Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 774 - 751

Chapter 774: 751

There are no walls in the world that wind cannot permeate, and Zhou Heng had not the slightest intention of acting like a thief. To gather information, he spent money lavishly, drawing attention was inevitable!

The household he visited was the Chen Family, a prominent clan in the city. The Chen Family had a Land Cleaving Expert in residence, ranking highly even among the powers of Baiming City. A few days ago, during a routine inspection, they discovered that their warehouse had been burgled!

This was a serious matter!

The Chen Family had launched an internal investigation while searching the city for any trace of the thief. Initially, they suspected an inside job, considering their tight security; how could an outsider...not even a fly could enter. How could someone leave with six cumbersome chests without alerting anyone?

But they soon found their culprit.

—The gold and silver ingots from the Chen Family were all stamped with the family’s private seal, which made them very easy to identify! Zhou Heng was spending money openly and without concern, immediately attracting the attention of the Chen family.

Since the theft was so bizarre and happened in such a highly secure area, the Chen Family did not dare to be negligent and promptly dispatched four Initial Separation Third Layer Heaven Experts! The thief had entered the Chen Family’s territory unnoticed and stolen so much, their strength not to be underestimated!

In reality, the Chen Family could ignore the loss of some gold and jewelry, considering their vast wealth. After all, the thief’s skills were quite extraordinary and it was better not to provoke them if possible—what if they ended up losing an Initial Separation family member? That would be a huge loss!

But what made them unable to turn a blind eye was one of the chests Zhou Heng took contained "Spiritual Medicine"!

Inside that chest was a Green Spirit Ginseng!

This was an item the Chen Family had obtained at great cost, even suffering a severely wounded Land Cleaving Expert in a battle against a Demon Beast guarding the medicine! But it was all worth it, as the Green Spirit Ginseng could help a Land Cleaving Third Layer Heaven Expert break through to the Open Heaven Realm!

Once the Chen Family’s Old Ancestor ascended to the Open Heaven Realm, the entire Baiming City would have to heed the family’s words!

In the recent days, the Chen Family’s Old Ancestor had been making final preparations, centering his spirit and calming his restlessness, planning to consume the Green Spirit Ginseng in five days to make a breakthrough to the Open Heaven Realm—after all, Spiritual Medicine could only assist, the individual’s effort was the main factor!

But right at this moment, the Green Spirit Ginseng was stolen!

This was a disaster!

Therefore, once the Chen Family learned of Zhou Heng’s whereabouts, their vanguard forces immediately rushed over!

Delay could bring more trouble, the Green Spirit Ginseng was too important. What if other families found out? An intense battle would be inevitable!

"Sir, please accompany us to the Han Family!" Four Initial Separation Third Layer Heaven Experts stood side by side, arms crossed in front of them, their gaze upon Zhou Heng filled with murderous intent.

Four beautiful girls... none of them Martial Artists, disregard! A donkey... damn, a very human-like donkey, actually sitting in a chair, but that’s just a bit weird, disregard!

That left only this young man!

But this young man looked no different from an ordinary person, and didn’t seem like a Martial Artist either!

Could it be that the real thief was deliberately framing him to divert their attention? Very possible! But regardless, Zhou Heng was certainly implicated, so they had to take him back to the family for the Elders to personally interrogate.

Zhou Heng blinked, unaware of who these people were and why they were so aggressive, and chuckled, "Do I know you?"

"Sir, these silver taels are what you’ve been using these past few days, right?" One of the Chen Family’s Initial Separation Experts threw out more than a dozen silver ingots, which clinked as they fell to Zhou Heng’s feet.

The Black Donkey’s eyes immediately lit up upon seeing them.

Although it had lost its memory, its ingrained greed hadn’t changed; it couldn’t help but drool at the sight of shiny objects. It immediately pounced forward and surrounded the silver ingots with its limbs, protectively like it was guarding its food.

This donkey... so human-like, but also so cheap!

Everyone was somewhat stunned; was this really a donkey, not a human wearing a donkey’s skin?

Zhou Heng uttered an "oh", finally realizing these were the owners of the items he had "borrowed" casually. The saying goes that one feels compelled to be soft when taking from others, and he couldn’t help but burst into laughter, saying, "You have quite the nose on you!"

With you spending money so openly, how could they not know immediately, given the Chen Family’s control over Baiming City?

The faces of the Chen Family’s Initial Separation Experts turned cold as frost. They expected Zhou Heng to deny the accusations for a while, but to their surprise, he admitted everything so readily. Was he fearlessly confident, or just insufferably arrogant?

"Kid, since you’ve confessed, just obediently come with us!" one of the Chen Family’s Initial Separation Experts said. If they were sure of Zhou Heng’s strength, they would have already taken action.

"Borrowing for a few days, I’ll return them to you in a bit!" Zhou Heng waved his hand casually. With his current Sublimation Sovereign realm, he really had no interest in stooping to the level of a few Initial Separation Martial Artists, instead finding a peculiar sense of amusement.

He had nothing better to do, anyway!

"Insolence!" one of them could no longer hold back. This brat was too detestable, not only for stealing from their Chen Family but also for his indifferent attitude as if their Chen Family was some Charity Hall.

With a clanking sound, he unsheathed a long sword and swung it towards Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng’s expression turned cold, and with a casual grab, the long sword landed in his hand. With another rub, the sword was crushed into an Iron Pellet, leaving the onlookers pale with shock!

While it wasn’t a Magic Artifact, the material was no different from that of an Initial Separation Magic Artifact—extremely sturdy!

Just casually turning such material into iron pellets, what kind of strength is that?

Land Cleaving Realm!

No wonder he dared to steal from the Chen Family, no wonder he was interested in the Green Spirit Ginseng!

Zhou Heng tossed the "Iron Pellets" casually, speaking indifferently, "Looking at your aggressive manner, killing at will, you don’t seem like good people on a regular day! Although I am not someone who abhors evil as if it’s a personal enemy, since I’ve stumbled upon it, reflect well on yourselves!"

He lifted his head, smiled slightly, but in the eyes of the Chen Family members, he appeared like a devil.

...

Chen Qilong, the Supreme Second Elder of the Chen Family, a Land Cleaving Second Layer Heaven expert, was the second most powerful figure in the family under the Old Ancestor. As soon as he got the news of a "thief," he personally took action to resolve the trouble swiftly.

But when he arrived at the inn, he was so furious he almost spat fire!

The younger generation of his family were actually kneeling in front of the inn’s doorway, bare-chested, slapping their own faces while cursing at each time they slapped, drawing an unknowing crowd of onlookers.

It was over, the next day the whole city would be laughing about the Chen Family!

But who could be so bold?

It’s commonly said that even a powerful dragon cannot suppress the local snake, this person not only stole first but now dared to humiliate the Chen Family this way, was this an outright provocation?

"Have you gone mad, get up for me!" Chen Qilong landed, yelling at those family members, wishing he could smack them to death himself.

"Second Ancestor!" Seeing Chen Qilong, the people from the Chen Family had tears streaming down their faces as they crawled over, throwing themselves at Chen Qilong’s feet, lamenting their fate of being forced to reflect there by that devil.

"That person is too strong, we couldn’t beat him at all!"

"He forced us to reflect here, to confess our sins. Each time we spoke a lie, he would punish us, torturing us with pain as if our hearts were being cut, unbearable agony!"

"Second Ancestor, you must seek justice for us!"

Chen Qilong’s face was frosty with anger; with a shake of his right hand, bang, those people were all sent flying. He shouted angrily, "A bunch of useless fools, don’t you have any backbone? To be humiliated so by others, you’ve lost all the family’s face, if I were you, I would have committed suicide to preserve my dignity!"

Scolded by his anger, the members of the Chen Family were sheepish. Commit suicide to preserve dignity? Easy to say, but when the blade is actually against one’s throat, how many could truly make the cut?

"Brother Chen, why such anger?" At this moment, an elderly man in a green robe walked out from the crowd, his visage gaunt, but his eyes as sharp as an eagle.

Chen Qilong’s heart skipped a beat in surprise!

This green-robed elderly man was Luo Yufu of the Luo Family, with a cultivation level similar to his own, a Supreme Elder of the Luo Family, incisive and formidable.

The situation was worse than he thought. With the family members making such a display, it was hard not to stir up a commotion!

If the Luo Family had come, could the Zhao Family be far behind?

He scanned around and, as expected, spotted a black-clad elder standing not far away on the rooftop, seemingly keeping his distance and not wishing to meddle for the moment.

That was the Zhao Family’s expert, Zhao Siliang. Although his name sounded plain and common, he was a genuine Land Cleaving Second Layer Heaven expert. Coming from a collateral branch of the Zhao Family, he was not valued as a child but encountered a stroke of fortune as an adult. After consuming a Spirit Fruit, his cultivation soared.

In Baiming City, it was the three great families—Chen, Luo, Zhao—who were revered, for they had the most Land Cleaving Realm experts and were the only three families with a Supreme Expert of the Land Cleaving Third Layer Heaven in residence.

Their title as the three titans was well deserved.

"So it’s Brother Luo!" Chen Qilong forced a smile, trying hard to suppress his anger, "Just some minor issues, no need for Brother Luo to worry!"

"Haha, then I shall just enjoy the spectacle!" Luo Yufu did not say he would intervene, but made it clear he would watch. If there were any benefits to be reaped, he definitely wouldn’t mind grabbing a share.

Chen Qilong regretted his decisions internally, wishing he had only instructed the Vanguard Army to monitor that thief, to avoid startling the snakes!

Of course, the snakes he referred to were not Zhou Heng but the Luo and Zhao families.

He strode into the inn.

Knowing that Zhou Heng had run afoul of the powerful Chen Family, the other guests in the inn had naturally fled early on, fearing the repercussions should a fight break out and the innocent bystanders get caught in the fray. As soon as Chen Qilong entered the inn, he saw only one table of guests still dining.

That naturally was Zhou Heng’s group of five plus one donkey.

"How may I address you, sir?" Chen Qilong did not dare to make any rash moves. He had inquired about the situation before entering, and the other party’s strength had definitely reached the Land Cleaving Realm, perhaps even the Land Cleaving Second Layer Heaven, in no way inferior to his own!

Zhou Heng was teaching Yin cultivation. The young girl’s name was Hu Yin, with a pure heart that had rapidly matured over the past several days. Knowing Zhou Heng’s strength, she pleaded with him to teach her cultivation. She wanted to personally avenge the villagers and her father who died tragically and to save her mother!

If it were anyone else in the city teaching her, even with Hu Yin’s talents, she would need at least ten years to reach the Land Cleaving Realm and thirty to fifty years to advance to the Open Heaven Realm, barring any special opportunities.

But she had met Zhou Heng, a true Immortal! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)