Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword-Chapter 72 - Golden Sun Grass King

It doesn’t matter if you, Black Sword Master, aren’t interested, but I am!

The lake was vast.

After circling it without any response from the Black Sword in his dantian, Zhou Heng gave up on treasure hunting and sat on the shore, gazing at the crimson lake.

In fact, the water was crystal clear, and it only appeared blood-red due to the reflection of coral-like rocks at the bottom of the lake.

Those rocks were not of any value, having been excavated and studied long ago, so naturally, Zhou Heng had no interest in diving down to explore.

After sitting for a while, he simply lay down on the ground to nap.

But how could he fall asleep?

Tossing and turning, he suddenly spotted a golden exotic herb growing in a crevice between the rocks, with five stems and leaves, and a golden fruit on top the size of a longan.

The fruit emitted a very faint fragrance, only perceptible when close, refreshing to the soul.

The exotic herb was extremely well-hidden; if Zhou Heng hadn’t been lying horizontally on the ground right next to the rock, it would have been impossible to find under normal circumstances.

Zhou Heng’s heart stirred, and he forcibly broke open the rock to pick the fruit, examining it in his palm for a while but unable to recognize its species.

During the three months he spent in Pingtian Mountain Range with Black Donkey, he had consumed countless spirit fruits and rare herbs, yet none resembled this particular fruit.

However, although Zhou Heng couldn’t identify it, with his experience from eating so many spirit fruits, he had considerable ability to discern herbs and knew the fruit was at least not poisonous.

After pondering, he tossed the fruit into his mouth, as most spirit fruits were best consumed immediately after picking to avoid the loss of medicinal effect.

The fruit was tender, turning into a stroke of honeyed liquid with a light press of the tongue, refreshingly fragrant, the aroma lingering on the teeth but before he could even chew, it had disappeared into his stomach, then into billions of particles, fusing into his bloodstream.

And then nothing!

No surge of spiritual energy, no physical changes, as if he had just eaten an apple or a peach.

How could this be?

Zhou Heng was puzzled.

With his discernment, he was sure the fruit was extraordinary, but the outcome was quite the opposite.

He thought for a moment before digging up the golden herb and taking it to ask the leader of the herb-collecting team, Tao Han.

Tao Han was over eighty years old but looked no more than fifty due to his Cultivation Level at the First Layer of Spirit Gathering, which greatly slowed down his aging process—if he took some youth-preserving pills, looking twenty years younger wouldn’t be a problem.

“Uncle Tao, do you know what this herb is?” Zhou Heng asked directly.

“Eh, Golden Sun Grass!” Tao Han was taken aback, then showed intense shock, “Such a large, thick Golden Sun Grass is incredible!

This is a Golden Sun Grass that must be over a hundred years old, it’s a Golden Sun Grass King!”

“Zhou Heng, where did you find it?”

Golden Sun Grass?

Isn’t that the spirit grass that fortifies yang, a specialty of the Green Cang Forest!

He had actually eaten a fruit produced by such an exotic herb!

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Could there be any side effects?

“Right by the lake, in the middle of a large rock!”

“No wonder, no wonder, so it could grow to this size, otherwise it would have been dug up by others long ago!” Tao Han exclaimed repeatedly, full of surprise, “Zhou Heng, how about you transfer this Golden Sun Grass to this old man?”

“I’ll give you two spirit stones for it!”

Zhou Heng was startled; two spirit stones were very valuable and hard to come by even with money, precious beyond measure to a martial artist!

“Not enough?

Three…

five stones!” Tao Han bit his teeth, giving the impression of making a painful decision.

This old fellow, despite being a martial artist at the Spirit Gathering Realm, was fundamentally an unmistakable businessman!

Zhou Heng didn’t believe for a second that Tao Han’s offer of five spirit stones didn’t include a hefty profit.

But this was an unexpected fortune, and Zhou Heng did not take it to heart.

He nodded and agreed, and Tao Han, fearing he might change his mind, hurriedly took out five standard Spirit Stones to exchange with him.

“It’s a pity there’s no Space Artifact, so some of the herb’s medicinal properties are still bound to be lost!” Tao Han treasured the Golden Sun Grass King like a precious gem, looking it over and over before finally storing it away in a jade box.

Zhou Heng had heard Lin Fuxiang mention Space Artifacts before; they are very special Magic Artifacts that could fit a universe within a mustard seed.

A single ring or a necklace could hold as much as a chest or even an entire room’s worth of items!

Unfortunately, only the Artifact Refiners of the Imperial Dynasty could create Space Artifacts, and acquiring one in the Cold Blue Country required not only a large number of Spirit Stones but also the right connections!

Zhou Heng thought for a moment and then asked, “Uncle Tao, what is the use of the fruit that the Golden Sun Grass bears?”

“What, the Golden Sun Grass can bear fruit?” This time, Tao Han looked at him with full puzzlement on his face.

From Tao Han’s counter-question, Zhou Heng knew he had asked someone who was clueless.

If Tao Han didn’t even know that the Golden Sun Grass could bear fruit, how could he possibly know the use of the fruit?

Would there be a problem with eating that fruit?

The Golden Sun Grass is an item that strengthens yang energy, so the fruit, presumably, has similar effects.

It should be…

fine, right?

The Herb Collecting Team stayed there for two days before embarking on their return journey.

It wasn’t that they didn’t want to stay longer, but because in another day a herd of Golden Iron Bulls would arrive.

These Demon Beasts, with mature bulls possessing the strength of a Martial Artist in the Body Refining Twelfth Layer, and occasionally an exotic variant would emerge, becoming a Golden Iron Bull, which has broken into the Spirit Gathering Realm and is extremely formidable.

Moreover, once the herd of iron bulls arrived, it would be in the hundreds, and even Martial Artists in the Third Layer of Spirit Gathering Realm would not want to provoke such a presence lightly.

The merchant caravan set out, and eight days later, they were about to leave the Green Cang Forest.

Everyone relaxed, and Zhou Heng killed more than thirty Demon Beasts in the Spirit Gathering Realm, successfully pushing his Cultivation Level to the late stage of the First Layer of Spirit Gathering with a speed so fast it was astonishing.

“Stop!” Cao Jian suddenly waved his hand and showed a solemn expression.

He called out to the front, “Who goes there?

Show yourself at once!”

“Ha ha, you’re quite capable indeed!” Amidst laughter, a group of about fifteen burly men emerged from the nearby shrubs, each with the Cultivation Level of the Spirit Gathering Realm.

The leader had even reached the pinnacle of the Second Layer Heaven of Spirit Gathering.

“The young master doesn’t want to make trouble, step aside at once!” Cao Jian snorted coldly, a bright sword suddenly appearing in his hand—his Magic Artifact.

Magic Artifacts are not something everyone can possess.

In the Nine Spirit Sect, only Lin Jianchen and a few Elders at the Third Layer of Spirit Gathering have them, while the Black Water Hall has a few more but certainly not something that ordinary Spirit Gathering disciples possess!

The fact that this man could use a Magic Artifact indicated that he was highly regarded in the Guiyuan Sect.

“Be careful, these are bandits that specialize in robbing merchants returning from the forest.

The leader is known as ‘Poison Hand’ and is very dangerous!” Kang Min stepped forward.

She and Cao Jian had been openly affectionate these past days, and their relationship had become extremely close.

“That slut actually knows the identity of your young master, ha ha, good—hand over all your possessions obediently, otherwise you will lose both your goods and your lives!” The bandit leader, “Poison Hand,” laughed loudly.

“Scram!” Cao Jian brandished his Magic Artifact, “Give me ten seconds, disappear from my sight immediately, or I will take your heads!”

Having heard the word “poison,” he also did not dare to press too hard, since such things are difficult to guard against.

“No need for ten seconds, I’ll take you all down first!” Poison Hand shouted, his figure leaping forward.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, he waved his hands repeatedly, and seven cold stars shot quickly towards Cao Jian, “Take my Poison Darts!”

Cao Jian swiftly raised his sword to deflect, but he only deflected three of the darts, and had to leap back, not daring to touch them with his bare hands.

Just then, a streak of cold light swept across, slashing violently towards his waist.

Thud!

Blood splashed, and Cao Jian was instantly cut in half, his face still showing an expression of disbelief, dead eyes fixed on the person who bisected him—Kang Min!

With Spiritual Power wrapped around it, even a non-Magic Artifact could possess the power to kill a Martial Artist in the Spirit Gathering Realm!

He had not dared to trust others, so while dodging, he had purposely chosen to move towards Kang Min’s side.

But he never imagined that this woman, whom he had shared a bed with, would strike at him at this moment!

Caught entirely off guard, this young genius in the Second Layer Heaven of the Spirit Gathering Realm fell without a sound!

Wiping the blood that splattered on her face, Kang Min sucked on her blood-stained finger, and a seductive flush appeared on her face.

Her eyes were as inviting as spring water, her laughter wanton, and the waves of her bosom surged as she provocatively said, “Don’t look at me with such surprise; I’ve always been with them!”

“Well done!” Poison Hand strode over and gave Kang Min’s pert behind a firm slap, eliciting a coquettish moan from her as she fell into his arms.

This woman was actually an undercover agent for the bandits!

So devious, she had taken down the strongest person in the group in a stroke!

No wonder Cao Jian was taken down so easily; they had long decided to exploit this close relationship to kill him!

“Kill them all!” Poison Hand waved his hand, and the dozen or so Spirit Gathering Realm experts behind him immediately charged towards Zhou Heng and the others.