Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword-Chapter 71 - A Half-Year Agreement

What a cocky kid!

This was Young Master Liu, the one who was destined to inherit the position of the Third Palace Master!

Given the current situation, there might be only two Palace Masters in the future in Black Water Hall, meaning Liu Shengjie’s power would be boundless!

To confront such a person, where did he get the courage, the confidence?

“You, you, you—” The young man, red-faced with anger, pointed at Zhou Heng, his hands trembling for a moment before he spread them wide like a tiger pouncing on its prey, and lunged at Zhou Heng.

—Black Water Hall strictly prohibited its sect members from injuring one another seriously, but sparring lightly was allowed as long as it didn’t result in death or maiming, which was the same as in the Nine Spirit Sect.

“Scram!” Zhou Heng kicked fiercely, and with a thud, the young man flew backward like a rubber ball, hitting a huge old tree in the courtyard, breaking it, then crashing through several walls before finally being embedded in the last wall.

Anyone else, even those at the Twelfth Layer of Body Refinement, would probably have broken nearly all their bones after such a strike.

But Spirit Gathering Realm was Spirit Gathering Realm; the young man jumped out of the wall almost immediately, with only a trace of blood on the corner of his lips, nearly unharmed.

Zhou Heng found this frustrating; he loved decisive, ruthless action, and wearing these heavy chains made him extremely uncomfortable!

“You’ve got some nerve!” the young man shouted from afar.

After having suffered once, he no longer had the courage to clash head-on with Zhou Heng, “I will report this to Young Master Liu!

Just you wait!”

“Get lost!” Zhou Heng flashed forward, appearing right in front of the young man, and kicked out again.

Thud!

The young man was immediately kicked into the air, like a small stone, powerless to resist!

Damn, this guy is really a freak!

He tortures peers in his realm as if he’s playing, truly an enigma!

Zhou Heng returned to his room, starting to plan for the future.

Staying in Black Water Hall ensured his safety but was like placing a huge set of shackles on him, limiting his physical, mental, and cultivation growth!

Therefore, he had to leave.

The outside was dangerous, Lv Sue was definitely looking for an opportunity to strike at him, the previous Bi Hecheng was merely to harass him, far from being an assassin.

Liu Chengjun wouldn’t give up either, being the son of the Third Palace Master, the resources and power he controlled were beyond comparison with Lv Sue!

Yet none of this could stop Zhou Heng.

He thirsted for power, and that was inscribed in every drop of blood within him!

If he could not be the Divine Dragon above the nine heavens, then he might as well blaze brilliantly like fireworks and perish!

“Zhou Heng, I’m here, come out!” A clear voice rang out; it wasn’t very loud but was sharp as a blade, bursting right beside Zhou Heng’s ears.

So powerful!

Chills ran down Zhou Heng’s spine; he knew who the visitor was—it was Liu Shengjie!

He took a deep breath and stepped out, only to see four people standing at the entrance of his yard, the leader being a man in white, appearing twenty-seven or twenty-eight, carefree in demeanor and somewhat resembling Liu Chengjun.

The other three were a few steps behind the man in white, one of them being the man Zhou Heng had just taught a lesson to.

“You must think highly of yourself, making me come to see you personally!” The man in white was naturally Liu Shengjie.

He was at the Initial Separation of the First Layer Heaven, overpowering Zhou Heng by a whole Great Realm, his invisible aura undulating around Zhou Heng like blades, seemingly capable of piercing him with thousand swords just with its force.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Zhou Heng’s figure moved swiftly, activating his Swift Cloud Radiant Step, retreating thirty meters, escaping from Liu Shengjie’s oppressive aura.

He smiled lightly and said, “What guidance does Young Master Liu have for me?”

This kid is really something, daring to speak to Liu Shengjie in such a manner!

All the disciples from Galaxy Court were silent, now wasn’t the time for them to speak, and none of them had the stature to do so.

“Yesterday, you hit my brother!” Liu Shengjie, however, did not get angry; a smile played across his face as he spoke composedly, “Originally, I wanted you to pay back double…

but I suddenly thought better of it!”

He stood with his hands clasped behind his back, proud and erect, as if he had suddenly become the center of the universe, his presence the only one that mattered!

“I’m giving you a tremendous opportunity, to become my dog!

At the Dayan Conference half a year later, I can give you a spot!

Zhou Heng, don’t miss out on this golden opportunity!”

“Hahahaha!” Zhou Heng laughed loudly, “Young Master Liu has great ambitions, but unfortunately, I am a true man, and I have never had plans to stoop low and serve as anyone’s lackey!

Liu Shengjie, spare me the nonsense; just bring it on!”

The crowd was almost stupefied; this was a blatant challenge to Liu Shengjie!

However, Liu Shengjie was indeed generous, actually willing to offer a spot at the Dayan Conference, causing everyone’s eyes to light up, wishing they could agree on Zhou Heng’s behalf.

“Such pride!

Such backbone!

Not bad, I quite admire that!” Liu Shengjie still did not get angry, instead, he began clapping his hands in applause.

At his signal, his three subordinates followed suit, and soon, a sporadic applause filled the courtyard.

“I admire talent, so I’ll give you another chance!” Liu Shengjie quickly placed his hands behind his back again, “Half a year, I’ll give you half a year to think it over.

After half a year, I’ll ask you again, if your answer is still the same, heh heh—”

His voice suddenly turned exceedingly cold, and anyone could guess that the consequences would be dire!

However, since Black Water Hall strictly forbade fratricide among sect members, even as Young Palace Master, he could not state his threat too explicitly, but it was enough for Zhou Heng to understand.

Liu Shengjie turned and left, his three followers sneering at Zhou Heng before following him.

The disciples of Galaxy Court just gave Zhou Heng one glance before quickly retreating into their rooms, afraid to get involved with such a calamity.

“Liu Shengjie is using me to establish his authority, to set up his future image as a palace master.

That’s why he didn’t strike immediately!

He even deliberately offered a spot at the Dayan Conference, but that was just for show!”

“Compared to his brother, this man is much more scheming and far stronger!”

“If I were to confront him head-on now, I would have no choice but to perform the Swift Cloud Radiant Step and escape!”

“However, half a year…

Half a year is enough; I will make everyone understand what ‘a common man’s wrath, blood splatters five steps’ means!”

“To the Green Cang Forest immediately!”

“Slaughter is my world!”

Zhou Heng made his preparations and then left the Ninth Peak, heading south.

Black Water Hall was fairly relaxed in managing its sect members, imposing no restrictions on their movements.

In fact, Tianhang Nine Peaks was a cultivation holy land; who would want to leave?

Thus, Zhou Heng left unnoticed by anyone.

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The Green Cang Forest was three hundred miles south of Tianhang, a massive forest full of demon beasts.

And yet, this place was also a natural treasury, abundant with all sorts of precious herbs, including a special product known as “Golden Sun Grass,” a top-grade product for boosting virility, which allowed even the least vigorous men to perform tirelessly through the night.

Golden Sun Grass was not only a hot-selling item in Cold Blue Country, but it was also highly sought after in the neighboring countries.

Historically, men have always considered this aspect of great importance.

Unfortunately, the yield of Golden Sun Grass was very, very low.

First, this spirit grass was naturally rare; second, the Green Cang Forest was extremely dangerous, even for a Martial Artist at the Twelfth Layer of Body Refinement, it was a deeply perilous endeavor, which kept the price of Golden Sun Grass exceedingly high, colloquially termed as ‘worth its weight in gold.’

Of course, it wasn’t just the Golden Sun Grass; the Green Cang Forest also contained many other kinds of spirit grass, attracting countless people every day to treasure-hunt, many of whom perished within, never to return.

Because of the danger, some merchants hired Martial Artists at the Spirit Gathering Realm to act as guards for ventures into the forest, and since Martial Artists at the Spirit Gathering Realm often sought to hunt demon beasts, they naturally did not refuse this lucrative side job, making such hiring a very popular business.

Zhou Heng joined such an herb collecting team, comprising about twenty people, heading to Blood Dragon Lake in the Green Cang Forest to collect Blood Sun Fruit, thus employing five Spirit Gathering Realm Martial Artists as escorts.

Aside from Zhou Heng, the other four were named Pang Hao, Xu Yishan, Cao Jian, and Kang Min, all under thirty years old, among whom Kang Min was a quite impressive beauty, dressed tightly, her voluptuous figure completely outlined, drawing frequent gazes from the others.

She was quite bold, not getting angry at others’ stares, sometimes even returning a flirtatious wink, stirring up fiery sensations in the onlookers.

Among these four, Cao Jian had the highest cultivation level, reaching the Second Layer Heaven of Spirit Gathering, while the rest were at the First Layer Heaven of Spirit Gathering.

On the herb collecting team’s side, the team leader Tao Han was also at the First Layer of Spirit Gathering, but those under him were only at the Fifth or Sixth Layer of Body Refinement, without even a single Bone Refinement Realm Martial Artist.

Protecting such a team required moving very slowly, but Zhou Heng did not mind because what he sought was to slaughter demon beasts and absorb their power.

The five guardians did not know each other before, but as they spent more time together, they naturally came to know each other more.

Among them, Cao Jian had the biggest background, a disciple of Guiyuan Sect from the Third Peak among Tianhang Nine Peaks, usually carrying himself with great airs, always mentioning “Guiyuan Sect” in every other sentence, as if afraid others wouldn’t know.

The other three were from smaller clans or sects within Tianhang City, though whether legitimately or not was anyone’s guess, as it was impossible to prove.

Cao Jian was very attentive to Kang Min, apparently wanting to forge a casual romantic connection during the journey, and Kang Min seemed quite interested in him as well; it took only a few days before they started sharing a tent at night.

The journey was not peaceful; almost every day they were attacked by demon beasts, including some powerful ones at the Spirit Gathering Realm.

Cao Jian, wanting to show off in front of the beautiful woman, always charged to the forefront, putting in the most effort, which benefited Zhou Heng, who only needed to use the Black Sword to deliver the final blow and absorb the benefits.

Nine days later, they finally arrived at a lake, this was Blood Dragon Lake.