Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword-Chapter 780 - 757: The Stone Statue Reveals Its Holiness (2/3)
Chapter 780: Chapter 757: The Stone Statue Reveals Its Holiness (2/3)
Zhou Heng happened to face away from the stone statue as he ascended the steps, so now all he could see was its back. Yet even just this backdrop filled him with the wonder of an extraordinarily beautiful woman, and what’s more, a sense of familiarity.
He began to walk, circling the massive altar. At least a few hundred people were worshipping devoutly, arranged in orderly circles, forcing Zhou Heng to navigate the outer regions.
While this meant he had to walk a bit further, what did a few extra steps matter to a Sublimation Emperor?
Two minutes later, he reached the front of the stone statue.
Though it was just a statue, the craftsmanship was exquisite, capturing every detail of the clothing on its body as a top-grade masterpiece. The sculpture featured a slender waist, a bountiful chest, and long hair that seemed to flutter in the wind—utterly lifelike!
However, as Zhou Heng’s gaze moved to the statue’s head, he felt as though doused with a bucket of water, his face immediately expressing great disappointment.
He couldn’t see the face of the stone statue!
With a sigh, Zhou Heng couldn’t help but feel regret; just as he was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly felt a shock.
How could he not see the face of a stone statue? This was an extremely odd occurrence in itself. Why had he so easily accepted it as if it were perfectly normal and then disregarded it?
Another oddity was the almost indistinguishable destructive power between the Sublimation Emperor and those in the Heaven-Opening Realm. It was as if he had developed dementia, repeatedly needing to recall the memory before recognizing its strangeness!
As if influenced by an unseen force, he became indifferent to these abnormalities, dulling the oddity of the situation.
Why was this happening?
Zhou Heng suddenly became intensely interested, sensing that this Supreme Deity might be hiding great secrets.
He sat down cross-legged, his gaze fixed on the face of the stone statue.
Before his eyes, layers of fog shrouded the statue’s face, obstructing his view. He concentrated, attempting to pierce through the fog and glimpse the true countenance of the statue.
Hum!
The cosmos unfolded before Zhou Heng’s eyes, with stars exploding and galaxies expanding, erasing eons in a blink!
Zhou Heng’s eyes flickered, and the visions disappeared in an instant. He found himself back on the altar, surrounded by devout worshippers, with a towering stone statue at the center still veiled in layers of fog.
Interesting!
A smile formed on Zhou Heng’s lips as he submerged his consciousness again, his gaze intent. Hum—the vast Star Sea unfolded before his eyes once more, infinite and boundless. This time, his mind was resolute, as steady as a rock.
He traversed galaxy after galaxy, witnessing the birth, growth, and destruction of countless stars, wandering the vast cosmos.
A profound epiphany circulated in his heart. Zhou Heng sensed it vaguely—these were his insights, yet he seemed to forget them as soon as he learned them, unable to retain even the slightest detail.
It was as if the level was too high, far beyond the limits of what he could comprehend, so he saw and simultaneously forgot!
This should be very beneficial to him!
Zhou Heng reminded himself silently, his spirit stirring as the Black Sword circulated quietly, emanating a supreme aura.
Hum!
The stone statue responded, beginning to emit a glowing luster. At first, it was incredibly faint, barely noticeable even to a martial artist of the Heaven-Opening Realm. But the glow grew stronger and stronger, until it drew the attention of many.
"The Deity shows her holiness!"
"Great True God, have you heard the calls of your faithful?"
"Heaven bless Golden Yuan City, the True God shows her holiness!"
The believers showed fervor, bowing incessantly. The miracle strengthened their faith.
Hum! Hum! Hum!
The stone statue began to release waves of blood-red light that instantly spread to every corner of the city.
"My legs! I can stand up! My legs are healed!" In a humble hut, a paralyzed man miraculously stood up.
"My eyes, I can see!" A middle-aged blind woman opened her cloudy eyes for the first time to see the world.
"I feel full of strength in my body, as though I could kill a tiger with a single punch!"
"It’s as if I’ve become twenty years younger!"
"My cultivation level is rising, and it won’t stop!"
"I’m about to have a breakthrough!"
"..."
Throughout the city, everyone was exclaiming, each ray of blood-red light bringing them tremendous benefits. They didn’t know how the miracle occurred, but they knew who was responsible. One by one, they devoutly knelt down, worshipping in the direction of the stone statue at the city’s center.
Yet, no one benefited more than Zhou Heng, as his cultivation level was the highest—and not by a small margin.
The Five Elements Rune automatically operated, continuously absorbing Broken Runes and recombining them. The runic lines swiftly increased from two hundred and seventeen to two hundred and thirty-four, and the number was still climbing!
This is the fluctuation of the Laws!
Laws, transcending power, are the pillars that constitute the great Dao of heaven and earth!
If the Laws dictate water to flow uphill, the water will climb; if the Laws grant you a life span as long as the southern mountains, you will possess a longevity indescribable; if the Laws declare you sturdy as a fierce tiger, even with broken limbs and missing hands, you’ll be able to heal instantaneously.
Zhou Heng’s Divine Sense could also envelop the entirety of Golden Yuan City, and he "witnessed" the occurrence of the miracle, clearly aware that this was the work of the Laws.
But he wasn’t in the mood to care about that; he was sensing that fluctuation, enhancing his grasp of the Five Elements Rune.
However, things would not always go so smoothly; the combination speed of the Five Elements Runes soon slowed down, and once the number of combined runes of a single attribute reached two hundred and eighty, the rate slowed to the point where only one more could be added each day.
This mere amount of time was something Zhou Heng could definitely afford to wait.
Ten days, twenty days, a month, two months!
Zhou Heng suddenly awakened, and the number of Five Elements Rune combinations had progressed to three hundred and twenty-seven, only twenty-eight away from the limit of three hundred and sixty-five.
If he could combine the last twenty-eight runes, Zhou Heng would be able to completely assemble a Minor Rune!
This would lead to a qualitative transformation!
Because each series of Minor Runes totals one hundred, and five hundred Minor Runes form the Five Elements Great Rune, the power of that... Zhou Heng hardly dared imagine!
What a pity! Such a pity!
Just short of twenty-eight Broken Runes, and it’d direct Zhou Heng’s battle power down a billion-fold!
Zhou Heng annoyed himself for a while, then couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
What else was there for him to be dissatisfied with? With his strength, he was originally not qualified to complete the assembly of Minor Runes in the Sublimation Realm; this was a supreme true solution that one only truly began to ponder upon reaching the Creation Emperor!
The stone statues had long since stopped glowing and ceased to produce fluctuations, but after this one miracle occurred, Golden Yuan City had already attracted countless pilgrims; not only was the altar crowded with people on their knees, but also the steps above and below. Looking down from a high vantage point, it was a sea of heads everywhere.
Although Zhou Heng had been occupying a spot, this was an altar, and nobody dared to cause trouble here, even though several high-tier Martial Artists of the Nascent Soul and even Divine Infant Realm had arrived.
He rose to his full height and slowly walked down from the altar.
After reaching the empty street, he flashed and entered the Immortal Residence.
"Big brother—" Hu Yin was the first to throw herself at him; after all, her "highest" Cultivation Level gave her the right to grab Zhou Heng’s hand with both gratitude and sorrow.
"Urgh—you irresponsible fellow, you’ve finally shown up!" The Red Dragon Queen had a haggard look on her face, as if she really had shed a few jins (500 grams), and she pointed weakly at Zhou Heng, "You really know how to pick your moments. You only come after this little miss stops making a fuss. I couldn’t sleep for days because of her nagging, I was nearly dead!"
Hu Yin had previously lost her father, and all the villagers she had long been living with had been slaughtered in one day; now her only kin had also died. How could she not be heartbroken?
"I’m sorry—" Hu Yin said feebly.
"Don’t mind her, she’s just moaning for no reason!" Zhou Heng patted the little girl’s head.
"What do you mean by moaning for no reason?" The Red Dragon Queen said unhappily.
"You’re too fat. I’m giving you a chance to lose weight for free, isn’t that good?" Zhou Heng said with a smile.
"What, how can you say I’m fat when I have such a fine figure? What’s wrong with your eyes?" The Blue Dragon Empress was immediately discontent, placing her hands on her hips and thrusting out her chest, "Oh, is it that you fancy me and are deliberately trying to get my attention with this trick? Pfft, you’re awful!"
"Second sister, shut up!" The Blue Dragon Empress couldn’t stand this sworn sister of hers making such a scene and hurried over to cover her mouth.
"Whoo whaa!" The Red Dragon Queen struggled frantically, with two voluptuous beauties tangled together, their towering peaks pressing against each other. The scene made Zhou Heng’s inner fire rise.
Fortunately, the Red Dragon Empress was too lazy to struggle for long, soon giving up resistance and allowing the Blue Dragon Empress to pull her aside.
"Unscrupulous uncle, Tongtong is hungry; I want to eat a whole house full of food!" Mu Tongtong also ran over, swinging from Zhou Heng’s other hand.
Except for Hu Yin, the others had now become mortals who couldn’t miss three meals a day. Thankfully, there were plenty of Low-Tier Immortal Fruits in the Immortal Residence; eating one could stave off a mortal’s hunger for a year or two.
But of course, none of these Immortal Fruits contributed to the Cultivation Levels of the Red Dragon Queen and the other two women. Instead, Hu Yin’s Cultivation Level kept climbing, and she had already reached the Mountains and Rivers Realm. However, due to a lack of comprehension of the Realm, despite her deep accumulation of Spiritual Power, she was unable to break through to the Spirit Sea Realm for the time being.
As for Black Donkey, it was happily eating the grass and flowers in the garden; Zhou Heng was very much looking forward to the expression of utter misery on its face when it regained its memory after leaving this place.
He chuckled at the thought. He really was heartless.
"Come on, let’s get something to eat!" Zhou Heng waved his hands grandly, taking everyone out of the Immortal Residence; as for Black Donkey, let it continue to graze—donkeys are supposed to eat grass, wouldn’t eating meat be indigestible?
He was really thinking of the donkey’s best interest, Zhou Heng told himself.
The group arrived at an inn where both the Red Dragon Empress and Mu Tongtong unreservedly started ordering dishes. The Blue Dragon Empress, however, kept giving Zhou Heng the side-eye.
Did I pen you in or cross you off that you keep shooting me dirty looks?
Zhou Heng glared back, thinking to himself that if this kept up, he might really have to deal with her, and she’d end up as a wife of the Zhou Family, under Huo Tian’s thumb. That’d keep her to a permanent scowl every day!
"Esteemed brother, may I borrow a seat here?" (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote your recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
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