Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword-Chapter 782 - 759 The Busybody is Here Again (1/3)

Three days passed, and the Ning Family ultimately did not take action.

However, a Martial Artist of the Divinity Transformation Realm had been observing them from the second day onward, scrutinizing them for two whole days before departing. It was believed that it was the Old Ancestor of the Ning Family; he couldn’t make out the depth of Zhou Heng and thus didn’t dare to act.

—At his level, he was cautious every step of the way, knowing that cultivation was not to be taken lightly, and treasured, as encountering a formidable foe could risk losing thousands of years of cultivation in an instant!

During these three days, the Ning Family concentrated their efforts on Hu Yin, attempting to persuade this Martial Arts prodigy to stay with the family, promising countless benefits, but Hu Yin ultimately decided to leave with Zhou Heng, much to the disappointment of the Ning Family.

"Brother Ning, I bid you farewell!" Zhou Heng bowed to Ning Youque. This young man had good talents, and if he dedicated himself to his cultivation, he could eventually break through to the Immortal Realm.

"Until we meet again!" Ning Youque felt a sense of relief, his expression unusually relaxed as he returned the bow to Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng smiled faintly and boarded the carriage provided by the Ning Family, heading towards the Immortal-Ascension Bridge.

This carriage naturally couldn’t compare to Ning Youque’s, being drawn by just two Heaven-Opening Realm Iron-horned Beasts. It seemed that after failing to attract Hu Yin, the Ning Family had become stingy, not even maintaining their usual decorum.

The carriage’s shock absorption was poor too; it swayed and rattled, much to the dissatisfaction of the Red Dragon Empress, as it made it difficult for her to sleep.

The distance of four hundred li was not too long for Heaven-Opening Realm Demon Beasts, and it took only two hours before they reached the end of what mortals could travel. Ahead was a Great Trench that stretched beyond sight!

Above it, dense white mist swirled, impenetrable even by Zhou Heng’s vision and Divine Sense, surpassing physical strength.

Laws!

Even Zhou Heng did not dare to cross this Great Trench. In the face of these laws, his Sublimation Sovereign cultivation level was as negligible as an infant’s.

The carriage traveled along the cliff for about ten minutes before a long bridge made of white jade appeared before them, but only about thirty meters of it were visible, the rest being obscured by the mist.

This was the Immortal-Ascension Bridge.

If even Immortals could not fly across, how could this jade bridge withstand the destruction of these laws? Could it be that a Supreme Deity was watching over mortals!

All five disembarked from the carriage, and Zhou Heng stood before the jade bridge, deep in thought.

If this Great Trench was regarded as a boundary between realms, then this side was the Mortal Realm, and the opposite side would be the Immortal Realm. Was this division due to the special natural environment here, or was it the work of a transcendent Big Shot?

Here, a Supreme Deity was honored, and through the Black Sword, Zhou Heng resonated with its Divine Statue, experiencing the circulation of supreme laws, which even greatly enhanced his mastery of the Chaos Heavenly Scripture!

If such a being truly existed, he definitely could not have obtained the shard of the Black Sword from him!

To leave this place, however, he feared he might need to establish some connection with this Big Shot.

It would have been easier with Huo Tian here!

Zhou Heng suddenly chuckled, thinking that Huo Tian’s decision was correct. With the Peerless Heavenly Maiden present, he would naturally leverage her capabilities to solve the situation.

Hmm?

He sensed something, his keen Divine Sense already detecting three people sprinting in his direction.

Soon, three figures appeared in his sight, one of whom was the Old Ancestor of the Ning Family—although they had not formally met face to face, after being watched by him for two days, how could Zhou Heng not recognize him?

But he didn’t know the other two, yet they also possessed Divinity Transformation Realm cultivation. At this end of the Immortal-Ascension Bridge, they surely counted as top experts.

"Young friend, please hold!" The Old Ancestor of the Ning Family called out, his figure already sweeping forward.

Zhou Heng showed no emotion and said, "What is it?"

The Old Ancestor of the Ning Family laughed heartily and said, "I have an unsolicited request—"

"Since it’s unsolicited, better left unspoken!" Zhou Heng immediately interrupted him, his interest in the Immortal-Ascension Bridge piqued, leaving him no mood to dawdle with these people.

"Young man, you are quite arrogant!" One of the Old Ancestor’s companions, an elder in purple robes, spoke discontentedly.

He was a helper invited by the Old Ancestor of the Ning Family, surnamed Zhang, a Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerate from the Zhang Family, his strength comparable to that of the Old Ancestor of the Ning Family. The last person, surnamed Qian, was similarly invited by the Old Ancestor of the Ning Family.

All three were dominant figures in their own right and naturally couldn’t tolerate Zhou Heng’s rebuff, which ignited their fury.

Zhou Heng glanced at him and said nothing. He was sensing the unique aspects of this white jade bridge. However, despite his observations, the material of the bridge seemed no different from ordinary jade.

"Young man—" the Zhang Family Old Ancestor couldn’t help but frown, but the Old Ancestor of the Ning Family quickly pressed a hand on his shoulder and shook his head, urging him to suppress his anger.

"Little Brother Zhou, my request is simple, just this young lady, to have her join my Ning Family! Just state your terms, and as long as you agree to release her, you can ask for anything!" the Old Ancestor of the Ning Family said.

In the end, the Ning Family was still reluctant to give up on this "prodigy."

Zhou Heng couldn’t help but smile and said, "Any condition will do?"

Seeing Zhou Heng seemingly moved, Old Ancestor Ning was overjoyed. He had spared no expense in inviting the Old Ancestors of the Zhang and Qian Families to intimidate Zhou Heng. Had he known Zhou Heng was so easy to persuade, why would he have paid such a hefty price!

"Anything’s fine, just ask!" he hastily said.

"I want to become an Immortal!"

Pah!

The three Old Ancestors of the Ning Family all spat in their hearts. If such a good thing were possible, wouldn’t they have become Immortals themselves long ago? Why would it be Zhou Heng’s turn? Old Ancestor Ning shook his head and said, "That’s unrealistic, Little Brother Zhou, please make another request!"

"But that is my only wish!" Zhou Heng said with a smile.

"Little Brother Zhou, are you deliberately making things difficult for me?" Old Ancestor Ning also showed displeasure.

Zhou Heng sighed and said, "It was you who came to me asking for a favor, and now I’ve made my condition and you say I’m making things difficult? Old man, I think you’re just asking for a thrashing, a condition that needs treatment, and the medicine shouldn’t stop!"

"Arrogant junior!" Zhang Family’s Old Ancestor was the most infuriated. He was merely invited by Old Ancestor Ning to help, but in a burst of anger, he couldn’t help being the first to leap forward, extending a hand to strike at Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng stepped aside, and with a casual palm strike, smack—the Zhang Family’s Old Ancestor found himself uncontrollably rushing towards the Immortal-Ascension Bridge.

"No—" The face of Zhang Family’s Old Ancestor was filled with fear. Not having reached the required cultivation level to challenge the Immortal-Ascension Bridge, it was a dead end! In that instant, he couldn’t even afford to think about why Zhou Heng had the ability to easily send him onto the bridge, nor did he have time to harbor resentment because he already felt the immense danger.

He quickly circulated his spiritual power, unleashing his full combat power, bang, bang, bang, as if fighting an invisible enemy.

Old Ancestors Ning and Qian looked at Zhou Heng with incredulous eyes. Zhou Heng had just made a subtle movement with his palm, unassuming and composed, yet a Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerate was pushed into the pitfall just like that!

Hiss!

To claim that this was just a coincidence, Old Ancestors Ning and Qian wouldn’t believe it even if they were beaten to death!

That was a Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerate! No matter how careless or underestimating he might have been, even a full-powered palm strike from a Divine Infant Realm expert couldn’t possibly have moved him an inch, let alone when he had already been warned by Old Ancestor Ning not to underestimate Zhou Heng!

But the fact that Zhang Family’s Old Ancestor was knocked onto the Immortal-Ascension Bridge was irrefutable!

Zhou Heng’s strength... fathomless!

Because of this recognition, neither of the great Old Ancestors dared to act, only staring at Zhou Heng as if his face were flowering.

Zhou Heng’s face wasn’t flowering, but Zhang Family’s Old Ancestor was indeed bleeding profusely!

On the bridge, a mysterious power circulated, a power that Three Tribulations Quasi-Immortals were qualified to confront! Although Zhang Family’s Old Ancestor had glimpsed a hint of the secret of Immortals, he hadn’t even achieved One Tribulation Quasi-Immortal status. How was he qualified to walk the Immortal-Ascension Bridge?

Whoosh, a figure flashed by, stepping onto the Immortal-Ascension Bridge, grabbed Zhang Family’s Old Ancestor, and with a whirl of his figure, had already retreated.

Imposing in stature, carrying a red wine gourd on his back, with black hair fluttering about, an aura of immortality around him.

"Gr-greetings, Immortal!" The two Old Ancestors Ning and Qian hurriedly bowed their heads in salute. Just the fact that he could ascend and descend from the Immortal Bridge unharmed showed that this person was definitely an Immortal! Moreover, the wine gourd ... that was the most unmistakable sign, as there had always been legends in the Mortal Realm of a certain great Immortal.

This Immortal enjoyed traveling the Mortal Realm, and countless people had been benefitted from his grace, with the large red wine gourd being his most distinct feature!

Legend, just a legend, yet this Immortal was an extraordinary figure even within the Immortal Domain!

"Arise!" Lu Dongyun waved his hand but inwardly cursed his bad luck.

Traveling the Mortal Realm was his pleasure, but naturally, he needed to return to the Immortal Domain at some point. Yet just as he was about to step on the Immortal Bridge, he saw a small Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerate daring to rush onto the bridge to court death, which made him intervene to save him immediately.

It was his old habit. Crudely put, he just couldn’t keep his hands to himself!

Now that he had saved the man, he also noticed Zhou Heng.

This young man was young indeed, but tragically, Lu Dongyun couldn’t defeat him, having suffered losses in his hands before! He had escaped in a sorry state last time, and seeing Zhou Heng again obviously did not sit well with him. Thankfully, he could still control his emotions with his cultivation level, but the awkwardness was inevitable.

"Senior, please preside over this matter, this man is clearly an Immortal, yet he dared to strike at a mortal!" both great Old Ancestors pleaded, whereas Zhang Family’s Old Ancestor was already head drooping, barely clinging to life, his expression utterly listless.

Lu Dongyun’s face twitched. He wanted to preside over the situation, he truly wished to punish Zhou Heng, but he genuinely lacked the power to do so!

Thinking of this, he felt a wave of tearful helplessness, why must the victim be blamed!

Zhou Heng couldn’t help but laugh. What a coincidence, to encounter this meddlesome old man again, "So, what would you have me do?"

"Lock him in the Immortal Prison, subject him to ninety-nine death penalties!" the slowly, waking Zhang Family’s Old Ancestor said through gritted teeth. Being a Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerate, he was already privy to some affairs of the Immortal Domain.

Lu Dongyun’s face spasmed violently. With the few reclusive experts of the Immortal Domain not intervening, there was simply no one who could suppress Zhou Heng, an existence so powerful that he could disregard the rules of the Immortal Domain. And yet, you all want him subjected to death by torture?

Please, if you want to die, don’t drag this old man down with you!

For the first time in his life, Lu Dongyun felt that saving people was sometimes not a joy to the heart and soul. Right now, he really wanted to strangle Zhang Family’s Old Ancestor himself. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)

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