Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword-Chapter 677 - 654 Blue Crystal Fruit (1/3)

Zhou Heng put away the Fire Divine Furnace; if he had no intention of silencing them, he certainly didn’t want anyone to know the power of this Immortal Artifact.

The people ahead had stopped moving. After Zhou Heng, Black Donkey, and Bing Xiulan walked forward for a while, they were only about thirty feet away from the group.

"I’ve seen Brother Lian before!" Zhou Heng cupped his fists and bowed politely. Seeing that Lian Jingxiang had treated him with considerable respect, he retained a measure of courtesy for Lian Youhao. Otherwise, he would never bother with such a person.

—But this man’s cultivation level had actually increased substantially. Could it be that he had a stroke of luck here? But he clearly should not have had the time!

Lian Youhao was initially taken aback; although he recognized Zhou Heng, the Zhou Heng he knew did not look like this young boy! Although one can change their face and body shape, a person’s temperament does not change, and he still recognized Zhou. Nonetheless, he huffed and carried himself with a lofty air.

"Brother Lian, who is this youth?" someone beside him asked.

"Just a dependent of my Lian Family," Lian Youhao said with disdain.

Hearing this, the others also showed looks of contempt; being a dependent represented a Loose Cultivator, an outcast, or perhaps someone from a small family, surely without any substantial background.

All of these people were Sunshine Kings, but none stood out particularly. They were able to get ahead of Zhou Heng, probably because they encountered no delays on the way, heading straight for the Imperial Dragon Hall!

Therefore, their pace was fast, but this also meant they were unlikely to know about the events occurring in recent days. For instance, the remarkable achievements of the five young Supremes in One Sword Breaks the Heavens, even more so that Zhou Heng had already broken through to become a Sunshine King and was an existence that had exceeded the limits!

Otherwise, they would never dare to look down on Zhou Heng!

Zhou Heng smiled faintly. He never took others’ attitudes to heart. In view of the respectful treatment from Lian Jingxiang, he chose to give way and not take issue with Lian Youhao.

"You can travel with us!" Lian Youhao thought for a moment and then beckoned Zhou Heng over.

Zhou Heng smiled indifferently. Since everyone was heading in the same direction, he might as well join them.

"Zhou, you can tolerate this too?" Black Donkey whispered in Zhou Heng’s ear.

"Let him be smug for a while; if he keeps being unreasonable, I’ll just blast him away later," Zhou Heng said casually.

"I hope this guy brightens up a bit!" Black Donkey smirked maliciously.

The group continued onward. Lian Youhao and the others kept involuntarily glancing at Bing Xiulan, not because the girl was as beautiful as an angel, but how could she, a mere Moonlight King, be unharmed by the cold here?

That white-light emitting object must be a powerful treasure!

A mere Moonlight King possessed an Immortal Artifact that could rival the tools of a Sunshine Realm cultivator. How could they not be envious?

The innocent are not guilty, the guilt lies in the possession of a treasure!

Including Lian Youhao, their eyes occasionally revealed a fiery desire, but because they were more focused on obtaining the Holy Medicine and Immortal Herbs ahead, they all controlled their impulses for the time being.

After all, the young girl was just a Moonlight King. She couldn’t escape!

The eight of them had formed an alliance due to the Dragon Transformation Nine Slashes, a common goal. If they started fighting over treasures now, it would likely lead to the disintegration of their alliance!

Therefore, the wise knew what to do.

They trudged through deep snow, with the extremely low temperature making their progress slow. A few hours later, a small hill appeared in front of them, swelling from the ground like a bulge, not tall, but stretching over a long area.

The hill had many entrances. Zhou Heng was sure the fragrance he smelled was emanating from these caves.

"Look over there—" someone suddenly pointed towards one side and shouted.

It was a pillar, transparent throughout, as if condensed from frost, with a very sharp tip, resembling a long spear.

The crowd gathered around, but after walking only a few steps, they found the temperature plummeting dramatically. Icicles formed on their bodies, their hair and eyebrows turned frost white, their blood froze, and their entire bodies seemed to be encased in ice.

They quickly retreated. Such extreme cold was beyond their ability to withstand.

Although they were all Sunshine Kings who had not broken through their limits, the temperature here was excessively fierce. Even those who had broken through the barriers of the Sunshine Realm could not approach, as the cold had exceeded the limits of the Sunshine Realm. At least they would need a Sublimation King to manage it!

But with the suppression from the realm barrier, even a Sublimation King would be helpless, creating an unsolvable dilemma.

Everyone sighed with regret. They could all see that this Crystal Pillar was no ordinary object, but without the ability to approach it, what use was it?

"Forget about this, let’s go into the cave quickly!" said Lian Youhao, his eyes filled with an intense longing as he looked towards the caves.

There was at least one Holy Medicine inside, and perhaps even more!

"With so many entrances, which one should we enter from?"

"Shall we go in separately?"

Lian Youhao and his group of eight exchanged glances, then nodded in agreement. Their alliance was fragile and easily shattered by the slightest conflict of interest. But this journey was not the end; to maintain "harmony," it was best to proceed independently.

Whoever got the Holy Medicine would keep quiet and profit greatly. Without mentioning it, nobody else would know, so there would be no need to fight over it.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, eight people simultaneously sprung up and chose a cavern to enter, disappearing in an instant.

"Zhou, what are you dawdling for? Let’s hurry in!" Black Donkey urged from the side.

Zhou Heng wore a thoughtful expression. How had that Flame Mountain been formed?

A Stone Man, which absorbed the Exotic Fire of heaven and earth. After its death, lingering flames oozed out to form a mountain of flames!

And this place?

An Ice Field, could it be the result of an Ice Man’s demise?

This land witnessed a colossal battle of Creation Emperor-level before prehistory, and several perishing Creation Emperors were not out of the ordinary.

The Fire Divine Furnace could absorb the Power of Flame, but it wasn’t particularly effective against the biting frost, unless Zhou Heng could open the lid and let fire out! He looked at the Crystal Pillar in the distance and took out the Fire Crystal Stone—it was the residue from the giant refined by the Fire Divine Furnace.

Zhou Heng raised his right hand and hurled the Fire Crystal Stone, which smashed onto the Crystal Pillar with a loud thud, immediately shattering it and sending shards of ice flying everywhere!

This fragile?

"Eh?" Zhou Heng’s eyes widened in surprise as he observed that, upon the breaking of the Crystal Pillar, a nearly three-foot-long blue ribbon fluttered out from its center, incredibly thin.

With the collapse of the Crystal Pillar, the ribbon also fell sadly to the ground. Being so thin, it hardly stood out against the white snow.

With one inhale from the Fire Divine Furnace, the Fire Crystal Stone was silently retrieved.

What’s going on?

"Zhou, hurry up, what’s there to look at?" Black Donkey was getting impatient.

"Calm down!" Zhou Heng moved around the mound, and soon found a second Crystal Pillar, which also contained a blue strip after being broken.

The third, fourth, fifth pillars all followed the same pattern.

Now even Black Donkey and Bing Xiulan were puzzled. What exactly were these blue strips?

"Shall we enter the cave first?" Even though Black Donkey was curious, when compared to treasure, what was curiosity worth?

Zhou Heng, unable to figure out anything, nodded, and the two of them, along with the donkey, chose a cavern to enter—the donkey chose it, claiming that it smelled the strongest there and should be closest to the Holy Medicine.

Inside the cavern, a faint light flickered. The cave walls themselves were glowing, not too brightly, but enough to make everything clear for someone of the Moonlight Realm, let alone the Sunshine Realm.

Threads of chilling air overflowed, piercing to the bone, and one must enhance their Spiritual Power again just to ward off such biting cold.

The cave twisted and turned unpredictably, and within a few steps, a fork appeared, and the forks kept multiplying, forming a virtual labyrinth!

Zhou Heng once thought of using brute force to break through, but it proved insufficient; his Brutal Strength wasn’t enough to blast through these walls. He had to navigate honestly through this place.

Luckily, a high-tier Martial Artist had a strong memory, able to remember routes after just one walk-through, quickly developing a mental map of the terrain. Once the map resembling a honeycomb was complete, everything became simple.

After five days, Zhou Heng and company emerged from a narrow cavern, the space suddenly opening up to a vast cave, akin to a gigantic Beast Fighting Arena, both spacious and tall.

Zhou Heng and his companions weren’t the first to arrive. There were dozens of people present, standing in dispersed circles with a jade table in the center, upon which rested a pale blue crystal fruit, solid to the eye.

All eyes were fixed on the Crystal Fruit, but they maintained at least a fifty-yard distance from the jade table, not daring to step forward.

—The fragrance didn’t come from any Immortal Herbs but was emanating from that blue Crystal Fruit!

What restrained everyone from approaching was a swath of Ice Blades; they surrounded the central table, emitting a harsh chill that sealed the path forward.

Unable to resist, someone made a move, summoning an Immortal Artifact to collect, but as soon as it drew near the Ice Blades, it instantly froze and crashed to the ground, shattering into pieces!

An Immortal Artifact destroyed just like that!

The crowd was frantic, scratching their heads and ears. The blue Crystal Fruit was surely a rare treasure of heaven and earth, but now guarded by such peculiar cold, they could only yearn in vain.

Zhou Heng too tried to use the Fire Crystal Stone, but this time it failed to impress, rebounding back upon hitting the Ice Blades, unable to break them. freeweɓnøvel.com

Unable to obtain the treasure yet unwilling to give up, everyone used their abilities in an attempt to retrieve the blue Crystal Fruit, but no matter their Mysterious Techniques, all efforts were in vain against the Ice Blades.

Zhou Heng thought unless the Fire Divine Furnace unleashed its power, the swath of Ice Blades could likely be dissolved! But the problem was, the Furnace wasn’t any Martial Path expert and would probably destroy the blue Crystal Fruit in the chaos!

That would truly be a loss on all fronts!

He was able to pick up and let go; without a solution, he might as well leave, wasting no more time here.

Just then, several overpoweringly strong presences surged over, causing everyone to tremble from their innermost being as they turned to look toward one of the entrances.

Four elders appeared, each exuding a terrifyingly grand presence! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)