Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 511 - 495 Effeminate (1/3)

Chapter 511: Chapter 495 Effeminate (1/3)

"The Heaven-Earth Fruit is an extremely rare Spirit Fruit, born in a void, and after maturing, it crosses the starry sky, occasionally falling onto the earth where it is consumed by humans or other creatures!"

Huo Tian seemed to have activated another set of memories, her lovely face filled with a cold beauty that was unapproachable, making people want to prostrate at her feet and offer her everything.

"Upon ingesting the Heaven-Earth Fruit, one can awaken Spiritual Wisdom. Even such lower beings can start to speak, because the Heaven-Earth Fruit is born from the Heaven-Earth and helps those who eat it become naturally close to the way of cultivation, making their progress twice as effective with half the effort!"

So, this was why the lousy donkey could talk.

"Oh my auspicious omens of Heaven and Earth!" Feng Lianqing mounted the Black Donkey, eyes glowing red with saliva dripping, and said, "How about we eat this donkey, eh?"

"Oh your head, I am an auspicious omen of Heaven and Earth, eating me would be making an enemy out of the Heaven-Earth!" The Black Donkey was most afraid of three people, with Little Foodie ranking first, followed by Feng Lianqing. Both of them had voracious appetites, and it was entirely possible that one day they might chop off a leg to satisfy their cravings!

——It wasn’t reliable, but Little Foodie and Feng Lianqing were even less reliable!

However, the one the Black Donkey feared the most was the third person, Huo Tian! In front of this Peerless Heavenly Maiden, it felt as tiny as an ant, and even though it had reached the Divine Infant Realm, it couldn’t straighten its back in Huo Tian’s presence!

"Hmm, maybe there are still some medicinal effects of the Heaven-Earth Fruit that haven’t been utilized. Eating this donkey, we might be able to get a share!"

"They say dragon meat in the sky and donkey meat on the ground, we haven’t tried it yet!"

A group of women took the opportunity to tease, poking at the Black Donkey’s sore spots with loud voices.

The Black Donkey was dumbfounded, knowing it was a loudmouth, but it had not anticipated having such a powerful capacity for drawing hate, with so many joining in to kick it while it was down. It sat down with a thump, stretched out a hoof, and began drawing circles in the ground, silently cursing.

"Don’t bully the donkey, even though it’s shameless, it’s still our friend!" Zhou Heng stepped forward to speak up.

The Black Donkey turned its head to look at Zhou Heng with a face full of grievance. If you’re going to speak up for it, then just do so, why add that it’s shameless! Turning its head back, the Black Donkey started drawing circles again.

"We’ve arrived at Jiuhua City, let’s find an inn to stay in first!" Zhou Heng said aloud, and asked all the ladies to cover their faces to avoid trouble.

He could intimidate everyone in the Mortal Realm with his presence alone, but that was only limited to the Mortal Realm. They were going to enter the Immortal Realm soon, and at that point, Zhou Heng’s strength would not be enough to dominate and tyrannize as he pleased.

So, better get used to it now.

But the charm of these ladies was not something a thin veil could cover; their graceful figures were stirring desires, which made people itch for a closer look. Fortunately, with the Assembly of Heroes hosted by the Deng Family happening soon, no one dared to act recklessly or cause trouble, so no one stepped out of line.

There were many Martial Artists in the city, many of them even dancing in the skies, indicating that their opponents had reached the realm of a Half-Step Immortal.

The minimum requirement to participate in the Assembly of Heroes was at least reaching the Nascent Soul Realm, and each person selected to go to the Immortal Realm could bring along five family members. From this perspective, the Deng Family was quite considerate and sincere.

However, women from big families like the Ying Family and Han Family scoffed at this, saying, "The Deng Family doesn’t have such good intentions. On one hand, they’re garnering people’s hearts, and on the other hand, they’re also trying to retain talent. With family members accompanying them, could they even run away?"

Indeed, if one were alone, they might be tempted by better conditions from other families and choose to leave, because nobody would sign a contract of indenture! But with family connections, who could just up and leave so easily?

Especially after having children, it would become even harder to escape, and one would have to stay honestly and serve the power they were part of until death!

The Ying Family and Han Family might just be powerful families in the Mortal Realm, but their tactics for winning people over were similar.

Zhou Heng couldn’t help but smile. Could a power that dominated a region truly be a Charity Hall? Even if it were, it probably wouldn’t last long. Just like in the Mortal Realm, the Immortal Realm was rife with strife, ensuring that naivety simply couldn’t exist.

But even if the Martial Artists saw through this scheme, what of it? Becoming Immortal is incredibly difficult, and for any glimpse of hope, they were willing to risk their lives. Now that the opportunity to become Immortal presented itself, what’s another trap?

This was an open strategy and a case of mutual consent.

But then, why would powerhouses like Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate fight for the Star Core? Although the Star Core is a treasure, it’s not worth risking their lives for, right?

The answer is simple: the Realm Gate had only opened recently in the last ten thousand years. Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate and others were almost a hundred thousand years old; how could they rely on this to enter the Immortal Realm?

After staying in the inn for a few days, Zhou Heng’s group finally saw the start of the Assembly of Heroes.

This grand event was held in the central square of the city, fully organized by the powerful Qian Family. The Qian Family was a top-tier family from Dragon River Continent, with a One Tribulation Quasi-Immortal at its helm.

Actually, a thousand years ago, the Quasi-Immortal of the Qian Family could have gone to the Immortal Realm, since a powerful family from the Immortal Realm had come to the Mortal Realm to recruit talent. But the Old Ancestor of the Qian Family felt the family lacked a successor and so turned down that recruitment.

Now, with a family member about to break through to the Heavenly Venerate Rank and ensuring the continued prosperity of the Qian Family for another thousand or two years, the Old Ancestor decided it was time to enter the Immortal Realm.

In the Immortal Realm, being a Quasi-Immortal is almost worthless, so the Qian Family was putting great effort into the Assembly of Heroes. Naturally, this was to leave a good impression on their future lord so that they could receive better treatment in the Immortal Realm.

The Qian Family had locked down the central square early, clearing everyone inside, and they wouldn’t lift the seals on the ground either. Those who wanted to enter had to fly in from above.

——Those who could fly in were naturally at the level of a Half-Step Immortal, meaning they were qualified to participate in the Assembly of Heroes.

Simple and efficient.

Zhou Heng and his companions, except for Mu Tongtong, had all reached the Realm of Half-Step Immortal. Naturally, this posed no difficulty for them, and they each began to dance through the air, descending into the square.

By this time, many people had already arrived.

The level of Martial Path on the Dragon River Continent was a great deal higher than on Xuanqian Star.

All the Half-Step Immortals of the Three Great Dynasties on Xuanqian Star, including those sealed from Ancient Times, numbered at most a thousand or so. Yet, the Half-Step Immortals who had arrived at the scene already numbered fifteen hundred, and clearly not everyone had arrived!

"Brother Zhou!" The Moon Shadow Saintess floated over gracefully, dressed in white robes purer than snow, her beauty outshining the flowers. As a Heavenly Venerate, she naturally carried an air of unattainable grace, which only incited a greater desire in men to conquer this lofty woman and have her moan like a harlot beneath them.

"Fairy—" Black Donkey was the first to greet her, his donkey eyes gleaming with light, "Be a handmaiden for this lord!"

Slap!

The Moon Shadow Saintess kicked the Black Donkey three Zhang high, then executed the Overturning Heaven Palm. Her jade palm swept across, creating a surge of colossal palm shadows. The Black Donkey immediately let out a piteous cry, shooting up into the sky, quickly becoming a mere black dot that vanished from sight.

Lately, this donkey had always been treated like a ball, kicked around by people.

Zhou Heng couldn’t help but smile, his face showing not the slightest hint of sympathy. That despicable donkey wasn’t worthy of it.

"Oh my, what’s happening here?" A voice dripping with affected femininity rang out. An extravagantly dressed young man was sauntering over, looking to be in his twenties. Despite possessing a rather handsome face, he was caked in makeup, and his clothing was so flamboyantly vivid that even a brothel worker might feel too shy to step out in such attire.

Zhou Heng felt a wave of nausea. Here was a perfectly fine man, yet he was striking a flirty pose, taking a step and shaking his rear, casting "flirtatious" glances that could make anyone’s skin crawl.

However, this young man apparently held a high status as people all around made way for him as he passed.

Heavenly Venerate!

This effeminate fellow was actually a Divinity Transformation Heavenly Venerate, and had even attained the Third Layer Heaven!

An individual from the Immortal Realm!

Zhou Heng could immediately confirm this, for behind the effeminate man followed a purple-robed elder, whose emanating aura clearly reached the Three Tribulations Quasi-Immortal level, and pressure that far exceeded it!

An Immortal descending, strength suppressed!

The only Immortality that could appear here had to be from the Deng Family. Therefore, this effeminate young man was most likely a member of the Deng Family, holding a status similar to that of Linghu Xuan in the Linghu Family. Yet, while both were young masters of prominent clans, this one was... an eyesore!

"Ah, what a lovely sister!" After taking a glance at the Moon Shadow Saintess, the effeminate man’s face was full of envy, yet a clear murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Utterly bizarre!

He then swept his gaze over Huo Tian and the other women. Although their faces were hidden, their graceful figures spoke volumes. He couldn’t help but be dazzled, and the envy on his face grew even thicker.

"My dear sisters, should Tongtong call this person uncle or auntie?" At that moment, Mu Tongtong innocently asked, with a completely puzzled face that no one would question.

The effeminate man’s face instantly flushed red with embarrassment—this was too insulting!

However, the young girl was only five or six years old and knew nothing. With children’s innocuousness, how could she be blamed? And with everyone watching, and him wanting to recruit talents on behalf of the Deng Family, an indiscriminate attack would only chill people’s hearts.

So, this was a slight he had to swallow, whether he could bear it or not!

The effeminate man composed himself and said, "My surname is Deng, first name Deng Bufe. I hope you sisters will get to know me more in the future!"

Upon hearing the effeminate voice, goosebumps rose on everyone, as the man shamelessly postured and flirted, truly enough to make one lose their appetite.

Zhou Heng waved his hand and said, "Men and women should not touch; it’s better not to get too close."

"Oh, is the handsome brother getting jealous?" Deng Bufe raised his head and cast a "flirtatious" glance at Zhou Heng, covering his mouth with a giggle that made his entire body tremble, "Don’t worry, I won’t steal your thunder. I might even pay you instead!"

The moment the words were out, not just Zhou Heng felt like retching, but Ying Mengfan and the other ladies’ complexions turned grim.

This fellow was effeminate not just in appearance, but his psychology was also twisted to the extreme. Such debauchery between the same sex was not tolerated by the world!

Zhou Heng hastily led the women away, fearing that any longer exposure would sicken them for half a year.

"Truly unappreciative of passion!" Deng Bufe muttered, his eyes growing colder.

"Young Master Fei, the great matters of the family come first!" the purple-robed elder behind him timely reminded.

"Hmph, I know what matters, do I need you to point it out?" Deng Bufe’s gaze lingered on the departing figures of Ying Mengfan and the others, his lips curling up slightly. (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to vote for it with recommendation tickets and monthly passes on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)