Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 768 - 745 Bright Immortal (2/3)

Chapter 768: Chapter 745 Bright Immortal (2/3)

Time had elapsed swiftly; three million years had passed, and everything had transformed beyond recognition.

For the Red Dragon Empress and the Blue Dragon Empress, a few million years of slumber might have seemed but a moment, yet that did not change the reality of the passage of time. Especially considering the great shattering of the Immortal Realm a million years ago, which had annihilated nearly all prehistoric beings.

The Dragon Clan, naturally, was no exception!

Thus, the sole wish of the two Dragon Sovereigns now was to find the Dragon Emperor and the other three Dragon Sovereigns, to ascend together to the Bright Realm—they were already Super Creation Emperors, so ascending further to the Bright Realm was not difficult.

However, the Blue Dragon Empress had been stupefied, sometimes lucid and at other times like a child, making her unsuitable for the task of searching for people! And as for the Red Dragon Empress, needless to say, inherently lazy, the most suitable activity for her was lying down and sleeping!

Therefore, they, or rather the Red Dragon Empress, entrusted this task to Zhou Heng, since he was a Holy Pharmacist with undoubtedly extensive connections. By promising to help refine high-tier pills, he could surely entice anyone in the world.

Such irresponsible women!

By the bonfire, Zhou Heng ate the roasted meat, grumbling inwardly. Yet, instead of letting these two Dragon Sovereigns go about causing trouble outside, it was better to keep them within a controlled range.

After all, refining pills was simple for him, and having people search for and keep an eye out for the whereabouts of the Dragon Emperor and Dragon Sovereigns was merely a matter of saying the word.

But even the Imperial Dragon Hall, after so many years, had discovered that the Flame Territory had drawn attention due to the emergence of the Heavenly Scripture, making the search for the other four members of the Dragon Clan no easy task! Especially with the vastness of the Star Sea; was he supposed to contact the Star Sea pirates?

For a moment, his thoughts drifted, and he even forgot to eat his meat.

"Are you thinking about those sisters again?" Yang Lanxin nibbled at Zhou Heng’s ear, her jealousy evident as she pinched his waist, "Don’t worry, they will definitely come looking for you before long!"

Zhou Heng gave a wry smile; he wasn’t thinking about the Bing sisters at all.

Bing Xinzhu had not followed him to North Si City, but had instead returned to Juexian City. This much Zhou Heng had anticipated; that woman was not the type to elope, although Bing Xiulan might be another story, likely seizing any chance to sneak out after a few days.

The Great Eternal Emperor was now a Seventeen Aspects Creation Emperor, standing at the pinnacle of the Immortal Realm. As long as he did not provoke conflict on his own, the big shots of Juexian City would not dare to trouble him, lest they needlessly create a powerful enemy!

After all, this sovereign’s dominance was such that he had dared to storm into Juexian City back when he was a Creation Sovereign; who could suppress him now?

It would be good enough to drive him away; as for what the Great Eternal Emperor did elsewhere, they turned a blind eye to it, pretending ignorance!

To be able to force Juexian City into compliance single-handedly proved that a great emperor was indeed a great emperor!

During the banquet, Zhou Heng took the opportunity to ask the Great Eternal Emperor about the ancestral matters of the Zhou Family, specifically what caused their bloodline to even influence the Heavenly Scripture. But even the Great Eternal Emperor could not answer this question; he was as perplexed as Zhou Heng.

"So, how exactly is a Super Creation Emperor determined?" Zhou Heng asked after a moment of pause.

"If you were not advancing a thousand miles a day in cultivation, old man would definitely smash you into the ground with one punch, and let you ask once your cultivation level is sufficient. However, your advancement is too fast; it’s quite possible that you could go out and return as a Creation Emperor!" the Great Eternal Emperor first showed a fierce face, then laughed, saying, "Creation Emperors create beings, but only their own avatars, just like in the Divinity Transformation Realm, causing the Divine Infant to transform into divinity."

Zhou Heng nodded; the ultimate cultivation in both the Mortal Realm and the Immortal Realm was consistent in the grand scheme of things, both involving the expansion of one’s Inner World to create life.

"After becoming a Creation Emperor, it’s again about expanding the Inner World. As far as I know, the first realm is the Stellar Realm!"

"Stellar Realm?"

"With the Moonlight and Sunshine, the next natural step is forming a sky full of stars. Just imagine, with a flick of the wrist, stars falling from the sky—what immense power is that?" the Great Eternal Emperor said with longing, not far from this realm.

Zhou Heng visualized the scene of a sky full of stars hurling towards someone and nodded involuntarily; it was indeed incredibly powerful.

"Between the Creation Realm and the Stellar Realm lies a gigantic chasm, so vast it’s like stepping from the Divinity Transformation Realm of the Mortal World directly to the Creation Realm. Thus, from ancient times to the present, the number of people who could break through to the Stellar Realm on their own can be counted on one hand!" the Great Eternal Emperor continued to say.

Indeed, there was a significant gap between the peak of the Divinity Transformation Realm and the Moonlight Realm, hence there were distinctions such as One Tribulation Quasi-Immortal, Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal, and Three Tribulations Quasi-Immortal, to differentiate the exploratory process of martial artists in the Divinity Transformation Realm along this path.

"Super Creation Emperor is a very broad category; Creation Emperors of Eight Aspects and above can be considered as such, but to explore the Stellar Realm, at least an Eleven Aspects Creation Emperor is qualified!"

"Thus, Creation Emperors of Ten Aspects and above are also known as Bright Immortals, between the Bright Realm and the Immortal Realm! Like myself, I am a Seventeen Aspects Creation Emperor, also called a Seven Aspects Bright Immortal. From Ten Aspects Creation Emperor onwards, only those with some understanding of the Stellar Realm can continue to form Divine Aspects, and the more Divine Aspects, the deeper the understanding of the Stellar Realm."

What a tacky name, significantly inferior to One Tribulation Quasi-Immortal, Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal! However, no matter what the name, a Bright Immortal represents a certain strength, the strongest existence in the Immortal Realm.

Zhou Heng thought for a moment and said, "So, according to this, a Twenty-One Aspects Creation Emperor is not the endpoint of the Creation Realm?"

"Indeed, the Creation Realm is a prelude to the Stellar Realm; exactly how many Divine Aspects constitute the endpoint of the Creation Realm is probably unknown to anyone!" the Great Eternal Emperor nodded in agreement.

Zhou Heng nodded and left. Although his conversation with the Great Eternal Emperor was brief, he understood what the road ahead entailed.

That night, the long-neglected ladies naturally wouldn’t let him off easily, ravaging him all night long until Zhou Heng could barely straighten his back in the morning. Having too many lovely wives was exhausting!

But thinking of the ladies’ varied charms, he couldn’t help but smile again. There’s a saying, "To die under the peony is to be a romantic ghost even in death." Worth it, absolutely worth it!

A bit of exhaustion is nothing to fear, he still needs to work hard, to increase the Zhou Family’s population!

Early the next morning, Zhou Heng went to the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion in the local landlord city and, taking advantage of this highly developed business hub, released a message inviting everyone in the world to seek out various forbidden areas. As long as the information was accurate, he would refine any pill free of charge.

The news spread and the Martial Artists of the whole Immortal City couldn’t wait any longer. Many people started searching every remote corner.

What kind of man is Zhou Heng?

One of the six Holy Pharmacists of the Immortal Realm, and also rumored to be the reincarnation of a Medicine Venerate, what pill could he not refine? A single message could be exchanged for a promise to help with refining medicine. If they then gifted this promise to a truly needy clan, wouldn’t they make a fortune?

For Zhou Heng, such a promise was just a small gesture, since it wasn’t he who actually did the refining.

Under great rewards, there will be brave men. Just a month later, various pieces of information came in waves, but unfortunately, most of the information was useless. Some Martial Artists thought they had found forbidden areas, but in reality, they were just the tombs of the Sunshine Sovereign or the Sublimation King.

Zhou Heng still fulfilled his promises, but subsequently made an additional clarification that the forbidden areas must be from prehistoric times.

Previously, spending a fortune for a skeletal horse had already created an effect. When Zhou Heng raised the requirement later, people didn’t feel like he was deceiving them. After all, as a Holy Pharmacist, he naturally would only be interested in prehistoric forbidden areas.

Half a month later, a merchant team just returned from the Star Sea brought news. They had stumbled upon a floating continent while exploring for minerals, where they lost half their crew, including a Sunshine Emperor!

A floating continent, of course, was destroyed in prehistoric times, and the forbidden area there must also be a remnant from that era; otherwise, who would bother wasting materials on a fragment of a shattered continent?

The Red Dragon Empress immediately took the Blue Dragon Empress and Zhou Heng on the trip.

Why bring Zhou Heng along?

The answer is simple; she’s lazy. Traveling doesn’t require effort, does it? Exploring relics doesn’t take time, does it? Naturally, someone had to do the work!

Zhou Heng actually didn’t mind exploring the relics, especially as his Realm had gotten higher and higher. To maintain rapid progress, he either had to slaughter rampantly or harvest various Holy Medicines.

Between the two, Holy Medicines were naturally quicker in effect.

This time, Huo Tian didn’t accompany them. The reason was the same as before; she didn’t want Zhou Heng to always rely on her power, and the females, too, needed to practice their cultivation and couldn’t accompany him. Besides the two Dragon Empresses, Black Donkey was naturally indispensable, along with Mu Tongtong.

The little girl, carrying the bloodline of the Elf Empress, naturally connected with Spirit Grass. She not only could accelerate the growth of Spiritual Medicines but also perform healing. By having her along, any harvested Spiritual Medicine could be brought back and continue growing.

For this, Zhou Heng bought an Immortal Residence, convenient for traveling and for storing Spirit Grass along the way. He had previously learned from his trip to the Flame Territory.

Although he was traveling with the two Dragon Empresses, Zhou Heng wasn’t worried about safety. Huo Tian had already warned the two of them. Just from seeing how nervous the Red Dragon Empress was at the mention of Huo Tian’s name, one could tell that not for all the courage in the world would she dare to cross Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng, now wealthy and bold, rented a star ship and set off towards the suspected forbidden region deep in space.

"Zhou, if you hog all the Holy Medicine again, I’ll bite your butt!" Black Donkey threatened.

"You think Holy Medicine is as common as dirt on the street!" Zhou Heng retorted with a glare at the cheeky donkey.

His trip this time was twofold: one was to help, and the other was to search for Holy Medicines.

Holy Medicines could significantly boost his Spiritual Power and Cultivation Level. But precisely because they are Holy Medicines, not only are they rare, they also require a very long growth period; otherwise, how could they provide such a rich accumulation of Spiritual Power?

There were a few in Juexian City, but unfortunately, none were ripe!

—The ripe ones had long been harvested and consumed!

Mu Tongtong, due to her insufficient Realm, couldn’t quickly mature Spiritual Medicines of this level; otherwise, Zhou Heng would definitely take the two Dragon Empresses and the Great Eternal Emperor on a grand sweep!

Now, he could only pin his hopes on the boundless starry sky, where human footsteps were rare. Perhaps there would be mature Holy Medicines! (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)