Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword-Chapter 751 - 728 Fire Elemental Fruit (3/3)

After much debate, Huo Tian finally glared impatiently at Zhou Yuhe, and the elder eventually fell silent, agreeing to let Zhou Heng enter the Flame Territory alone.

—Actually, his opposition would have been futile anyway; he didn’t possess a Heavenly Scripture!

"Go ahead!" Huo Tian waved her hand. She always refrained from showing her emotions, so Zhou Heng couldn’t tell what she felt at that moment—whether she too was filled with reluctance.

"Husband!"

"Zhou Heng!"

"Zhou!"

The women crowded around him; Zhou Heng’s journey might take who knows how long—perhaps another year or two of separation.

"If I do not return after a long time, please bring my parents to the Immortal Realm!" Zhou Heng instructed. The next opening of the Realm Gate near North Wu City wasn’t too far off, and in case he was delayed too long in the Flame Territory, he didn’t want to wait additional years or decades for other Immortal Cities’ Realm Gates to open.

"Zhou, if you receive any benefits, you must not forget Donkey Master, or I will curse your effigy a hundred times every day!" Black Donkey said, clutching Zhou Heng’s clothing, almost forcing him to draw a contract.

"You damn donkey, why don’t you just die!" Zhou Heng kicked the annoying donkey away, then turned to the women, saying, "I’m off!"

He rose swiftly into the air and whooshed into the Flame Territory.

Here, flames flowed everywhere, but the Blood River Heavenly Scripture, despite losing power from following him, was still a Heavenly Scripture after all, ruling over its small domain. It immediately exuded a crimson river around Zhou Heng, creating a space of ten feet.

This was the Blood River Heavenly Scripture operating on its own and not Zhou Heng casting Minor Runes, restoring it to its original form—a blood-colored river, not golden.

The Zhou Family bloodline was indeed peculiar—Blood River Heavenly Scripture, Yunyun Heavenly Scripture all displayed as golden light in Zhou Heng, and even the Great Eternal Emperor had enhanced a Mortal Realm Heavenly Scripture. It was too coincidental to be mere chance!

Perhaps the Great Eternal Emperor knew something about the ancient ancestors, and all could only be clarified after helping him out of his predicament.

Wait, something’s not right!

Zhou Heng suddenly realized he had overlooked a critical issue due to Zhou Yuhe’s unexpected interference!

Huo Tian had said there were seven Heavenly Scriptures here, but two didn’t belong to this realm!

Of these two Heavenly Scriptures, one was in the hands of the Great Eternal Emperor; who then held the other? Like the Great Eternal Emperor, from the Mortal Realm?

The Mortal Realm Heavenly Scriptures, the Blood River Heavenly Scripture couldn’t merge or absorb, for they were fundamentally different. Even if absorbed, they would just be a mass of Broken Runes, unable to enhance the completeness of the laws.

He had one part of the Blood River Heavenly Scripture; Bing Xinzhu had the Red Lotus Heavenly Scripture, Gongyang Taisun had the Green Wood Heavenly Scripture. Adding the obviously Fire-Attribute Heavenly Scripture here and the Mortal Realm Heavenly Scripture of the Great Eternal Emperor, that made five!

Who then controlled the last two Heavenly Scriptures?

Of course, it was unlikely Bing Xinzhu and Gongyang Taisun would enter here, but rather people like Taiyi Sect Master and Dugu Xuan behind them. However, this place was sealed by Huo Tian, preventing Dharmic Aspects and Divine Aspects from entering, and the realm power suppressed to the Sublimation Realm.

This meant the strongest here could only be Sublimation Emperors. Thus, even if Zhou Heng could not defeat them, escaping wouldn’t be difficult.

Only Huo Tian could wield such power, turning this struggle into a trial of Zhou Heng’s abilities.

How long would it take to catch up to this Peerless Heavenly Maiden!

Zhou Heng sighed; the stronger Huo Tian was, the greater the pressure on him!

The terrain started out flat, but soon a vast canyon appeared, and here in Juexian City, where gravity was incredibly strong, even as a Sublimation King, Zhou Heng couldn’t dance in the air!

Facing this grand canyon, Zhou Heng had no choice but to climb down and leap across.

This canyon was terrifyingly deep!

Zhou Heng descended for at least half a day and still hadn’t reached the bottom, while the Blood River Heavenly Scripture could clear out the flames, the scorched cliff face didn’t cool down immediately, burning him terribly. In half a day, his palms and feet were already scorched red!

Fortunately, he still had Minor Healing Runes and plenty of Healing Pills, enough to sustain him in this prolonged ordeal.

"Furnace, with such intense Power of Flame here, is there any Exotic Fire?" Zhou Heng asked the Fire Divine Furnace. Although the furnace could absorb flames, like the Blood River, it could not immediately cool the rock wall, hence bringing it out was useless.

"There are Heavenly Scriptures blocking sensing here; I can’t detect anything! Damn it, these Heavenly Scriptures aren’t strong, but who let them entangle with the Heaven and Earth Laws—even I can’t do anything," grumbled the Fire Divine Furnace.

"Tsk!" The Blood River Heavenly Scripture let out a soft sneer. It usually never spoke, but perhaps it was excited today and broke its usual silence.

"You little blood strip, sneering at what? Believe it or not, I’ll boil you into ox blood soup for drinking!" The Fire Divine Furnace shouted angrily.

The Blood River Heavenly Scripture ignored it, but after a few seconds, sneered again.

"Don’t hold me back, I want to burn it to charcoal!" bellowed the Fire Divine Furnace.

"Stop bickering! Stop bickering!" Zhou Heng suddenly waved his hands and gently sniffed the air, "There’s a scent!"

"Hehe, is it your meat that’s been cooked?" the Fire Divine Furnace mockingly enjoyed Zhou Heng’s misfortune, as Zhou Heng didn’t side with it.

Zhou Heng ignored it, his figure climbing like a nimble monkey, heading towards the rock wall on his right. After advancing nearly a mile, Zhou Heng couldn’t help but smile. A fiery red plant had appeared on the rock wall, topped with two dark red-black fruits about the size of cherries.

"Furnace, do you know what kind of fruit this is, and can it be used for alchemy?" he asked.

The Fire Divine Furnace responded, "Lad, you’re in luck. That’s a Fire Elemental Fruit. You don’t need to process it for alchemy; you can consume it directly. It will be greatly beneficial for you!"

This place only allowed those who possess the Heavenly Scripture to enter, and for countless years, hardly anyone had reached here. It wasn’t unusual to find rare Spirit Grass growing here.

Zhou Heng sped up and soon arrived a few feet away from the Fire Elemental Fruit, but just then, a sudden alarm went off in his heart.

Whoosh!

A whip-like shadow swept across, lashing fiercely towards him!

Was there a second person here?

No!

Zhou Heng’s left hand clung to the rock wall, his right hand transforming into a fist, and boom—he struck the whip shadow with his fist, feeling a strange pain as if even his bones would shatter, along with a wave of heat assaulting his body internally.

He focused his gaze and saw that the whip shadow was actually a long snake!

It was a five-zhang-long reddish Spirit Snake, extremely thin, its thickness no more than a wrist, which made it appear "slender" compared to its length. On the snake’s head was a fleshy, golden crest, much like a rooster’s comb and the only non-red part of its body.

Zhou Heng didn’t know the species of this snake, but he could sense its Realm—Sublimation Sovereign, and it was at the peak level, just a step away from advancing to a Sublimation Emperor.

This snake was clearly also waiting for the Fire Elemental Fruit to mature, to consume it and make the leap to Sublimation Emperor in one go!

However, Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Objects are destined for those who are fated to have them!

Zhou Heng, while holding on to the rock wall, chuckled, "Loach, I have my eyes on that Fire Elemental Fruit, better step aside gracefully. Otherwise, I’ll slaughter you and turn you into snake soup!"

Hisss!

The Crested Serpent immediately hissed back in retaliation, using its Divine Sense to vibrate the air as it spoke, "Human kid, this Spirit Grass has been guarded by yours truly, and today it will mature! I’m in a good mood, so hand over three Dharma Aspects for me to devour, and I’ll let you leave!"

"Haha, since you’re being so ruthless, I’ll eat that snake soup without any regrets!" Zhou Heng laughed heartily, his feet digging into the rock wall to resist the terrible strength, his right hand waving as the Black Sword was already being summoned.

This Spirit Snake was apparently a "native" born of this Flame Territory, and Zhou Heng did not believe that it carried a Heavenly Scripture.

"Insolence!" The Spirit Snake, agile on the rock wall, lashed out with its tail again, whipping viciously towards Zhou Heng.

The whip shrouded heavily!

Zhou Heng had no time to waste. In an instant, one hundred fifty-seven Broken Runes were all laid out on the Black Sword, and a Golden Light flowed over the sword’s black blade,

His sword slashed through, and with a dull thud, the whip shadow immediately split into two!

—As long as Zhou Heng’s strength was sufficient, the Black Sword was absolutely indestructible!

"Hissss—Hisss—" The Crested Serpent, in pain, hissed continuously. The Sword Qi of the Black Sword was filled with terrifying destructive power; the cut bled profusely, unstoppable!

Zhou Heng suddenly leaped out from the rock wall, the Black Sword rising, his Starry Sky Sword Technique sweeping out.

"Spare my life!" The snake quickly retreated, all the while vibrating its Divine Sense to plead for mercy.

"Too late, I now fancy a snake soup!"

"My father is the Thousand Python Immortal Monarch, he is not someone you can contend with, kill me and you won’t escape either!"

"So, your family has so many snakes, good, I’ll kill them all and make snake soup!"

Zhou Heng’s attack was relentless. It was inherent for humans and Demon Beasts to hunt each other; no one to blame for falling under an opponent’s hand.

"I’ll fight you to the end!" The Crested Serpent yelled, seven Dharma Aspects emerged, boosting its momentum significantly.

It clearly used some kind of Secret Technique for a temporary increase in Cultivation Level!

Zhou Heng snorted lightly, power surging through him, reverberating explosively!

Hum!

The aura of the Crested Serpent plummeted instantly; it was a Sublimation Sovereign, but not a Martial King, and was still affected by Zhou Heng’s aura—To be unaffected by Zhou Heng’s aura, a Martial King would have to be at least a realm higher; non-Martial Kings would need two higher realms!

With a swing of his sword, Zhou Heng decapitated the snake, its spirit and form utterly destroyed.

"Sigh, the Black Sword’s lethality is too strong; I originally wanted to study this Loach’s Divine Sense to learn more about this place," Zhou Heng muttered to himself, "Never mind, all existences here are repressed by Huo Tian in terms of Realm, even if I encounter a Sublimation Emperor, I can still escape if I can’t beat them!"

He stored the Crested Serpent’s corpse into his Space Artifact, a fine food source, the use of high-tier Demon Beasts hardly inferior to that of spiritual medicines, not to mention the delicious nature of snake meat—he had never been one to stint on his gustatory desires.(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote, recommend, and submit monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)

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