Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword-Chapter 749 - 726: First Encounter with the Laws (1/3)

"What’s all the commotion about, did I miss something?" Black Donkey ran back on all fours, having been kicked quite a distance by Zhou Heng.

"Scram!" Bing Xinzhu was already furious, and upon seeing Black Donkey coming, she directed her anger toward it and sent it flying with a kick. The donkey instantly soared into the sky, turning into a small black dot.

"Who did I provoke—who did I—" Its plaintive and pathetic cry echoed in the sky.

"Sister, after you’re married, you really need to change your temper. From now on, you should focus on supporting your husband and teaching your children. You must stop being so rough!" Bing Xiulan took the rare opportunity to lecture her.

Bing Xinzhu was so angry she almost spat blood. How did this lazy troublemaker get the right to lecture her? Wasn’t all this chaos caused by her in the first place?

"Prepare the dowry, and come back to propose in a month!" The Taiyi Sect Master flung his sleeve and walked away, his ample hips swaying with each step, exuding mature allure.

Now, only Zhou Heng and the sisters, Bing Xinzhu and Bing Xiulan, remained.

"Well—" Zhou Heng rubbed his hands together, "are we considered fiancés now?"

Bing Xinzhu felt an overwhelming bitterness. It was bad enough with Bing Xiulan causing trouble, but why was even her master in such a hurry to marry her off? She glared at Zhou Heng and said, "Don’t come here in a month!"

"Why, how could I refuse a wife that comes for free?" Zhou Heng glared back.

"You—" Bing Xinzhu felt a murderous urge. Was she picked up for free?

"Come on, being a daughter-in-law to the Zhou Family isn’t such a bad deal!" Zhou Heng moved closer and said, "By the way, since we’re family now, what’s your dowry? I’m not greedy; just lending me your Heavenly Scripture to look at will do!"

Not greedy? Asking for the Heavenly Scripture as if it’s a stone you could just pick up from the street?

"No!" Bing Xinzhu rejected instantly without a second thought.

"Hehehe, did you not have enough fun just now?" Zhou Heng laughed, his gaze alarmingly dangerous.

Bing Xinzhu took a few steps back, assuming a defensive stance, "What do you want?" She had lost to Zhou Heng not because her abilities were far inferior, but because his momentum had completely overwhelmed her, catching her off guard.

If they fought again, she might not win, but she wouldn’t lose as miserably either.

"Just kidding, do you think I’m unreasonable?" Zhou Heng chuckled.

Aren’t you?

Bing Xinzhu thought to herself, but she didn’t want to further provoke Zhou Heng, especially since her master and sister were now on this man’s side, leaving her with little support.

"Let me ask you something—" Zhou Heng considered for a moment and asked, "Do you know about the Eternal Evil Venerate who caused great upheaval in Juexian City thousands of years ago?"

"Thousands of years ago?" Bing Xinzhu shook her head, "I’m not even two thousand years old; how could I possibly know something from tens of thousands of years ago!"

Indeed, this woman is exceptionally gifted, becoming a Fifteen Aspects Sublimation King in less than two thousand years. Meanwhile, Zhou Tong is nearly a thousand years old but still only a Twelve Wheels Sunshine King, a far cry from her level.

—The higher the realm, the more difficult it is to make a breakthrough, especially from Sunshine Emperor to Sublimation King, a threshold that has defeated many promising youths.

"Really? The Eternal Evil Venerate is so famous; you must have heard of him, right?" Zhou Heng moved closer to her without any hesitation.

Bing Xinzhu hurriedly stepped back a few paces and frowned, "Of course I’ve heard of the Eternal Evil Venerate, but he died long ago!"

"Died?" Zhou Heng paused, "How do you know he is dead?"

"That’s what everyone says!" Bing Xinzhu stepped back even more.

Zhou Heng suddenly grabbed her, assertively said, "Come on, let’s take a walk and get to know each other!"

"Ouch, let go!" Bing Xinzhu hastily exclaimed. How could this man just grab her hand so casually? She really wanted to kick his face. She couldn’t help but reflect on her suddenly violent inclinations.

"Embarrassed for what!" Zhou Heng held on and dragged her out of the Lotus Garden.

The two walked ahead, with Bing Xiulan following behind, grinning like a fox.

How could she not be pleased? This was all her planning, and everything was going as she expected, making her admire her cunning. She did an excellent job and finally got her sister married off, so no one would be there to control her anymore.

The trio walked along, and when the disciples saw Zhou Heng and Bing Xinzhu holding hands, they all respectfully paid their respects.

Bing Xinzhu was so beautiful, naturally, there were no lack of admirers and devotees within the sect. Seeing such a beauty taken, how could they not feel both admiration and melancholy?

Zhou Heng, making himself at home, pulled Bing Xinzhu around the Taiyi Sect for a tour, utilizing his own blood for divination, yet he sensed not the slightest trace of anomaly.

The Great Eternal Emperor was not here!

"I’ll come with the dowry in a month; remember to bring the Heavenly Scripture as your dowry!" At last, Zhou Heng let go of Bing Xinzhu’s hand and waved goodbye.

"Scram!" Bing Xinzhu shouted rudely.

"Sister, be ladylike! Be ladylike!" Bing Xiulan hurriedly consoled, fearing that Zhou Heng would be displeased and not marry her, which would ruin her carefully laid plans.

"You stop right there!" Bing Xinzhu grabbed her wrist in one swift motion—she couldn’t let the culprit get away!

"Sister, why are you grabbing me? Don’t you want to let me go? After today, you will belong to someone else, tasked with supporting your husband and educating your children. You won’t need to worry about me anymore! Sister, let go! Let go—Brother-in-law, save me!" Bing Xiulan exemplified how extreme joy turns to sorrow.

Zhou Heng, too, kept his distance from Bing Xiulan, and seeing her caught by Bing Xinzhu, he was more than happy to beat a hasty retreat.

"Brother-in-law, you’re so heartless—" Bing Xiulan wailed, realizing from Bing Xinzhu’s grim expression that she was in for a rough time.

Zhou Heng left Taiyi Sect and returned to his dwelling, only to find that Black Donkey had already returned. Upon seeing him, the donkey only showed the back of its head, lashing its tail loudly, clearly harbouring resentment from being kicked away twice.

He pacified the donkey, promising it some benefits, after which the donkey finally agreed to speak to him, seemingly letting bygones be bygones.

"The master of Taiyi Sect seems quite extraordinary!" Zhou Heng went to meet Huo Tian.

"She has been severely injured!" Huo Tian, however, revealed shocking news.

"What!" Zhou Heng was stunned. The woman was injured? It did not show at all! He asked somewhat cautiously, "If she were in her prime, could she contend with you?"

Huo Tian simply looked up at him, then lowered her head again without responding.

Clearly, she deemed the question too undignified to warrant a response.

The moment he stepped through that threshold to where Huo Tian resided at her peak seemed to be separated by countless steps! But what exactly was this threshold? Could it be the "Laws" mentioned by the Taiyi Sect Master?

"What are the Laws?" Zhou Heng asked.

"Laws?" Huo Tian was slightly taken aback. She could wield supreme power, but that was almost an instinct to her, much like how a black bear is naturally strong. Why is it strong? It’s simply born that way!

The air around her showed tiny whirlpools, her profound musings occasionally destabilizing space itself, reflecting her immense power—a power that could terrify even the Creation Emperor!

After a while, she nodded and said, "The entire world is made up of Laws, like why water flows downhill, why fire is hot, why trees grow!"

"The Laws compose this world, mastering the Laws is mastering the world!"

"The so-called Heavenly Scriptures are the cultivation techniques nurtured by heaven and earth, containing the mysteries between them, essentially the Laws!"

"However, the Laws recorded in the Heavenly Scriptures are fragmented, requiring one’s own power to actuate! If one completely masters the Heaven and Earth Laws, then with a single thought, the heaven and earth transform, altering as one desires!"

Zhou Heng listened, more and more astonished. Whether it be Mortals cultivating or achieving Immortality, from Gathering Spirit to Creation, this was the process in which a Martial Artist enhances personal power, and through this process, they gain longevity.

So, the so-called "threshold", does it refer to the Laws?

The Blood River Heavenly Scripture is actually tens of thousands of Broken Runes. Choosing a few to create Minor Runes could unleash terrifying destructive power. Zhou Heng knew that Minor Runes were incredibly powerful, but why they were powerful, he had no idea.

Now, hearing from Huo Tian, it seemed this was the power of the Rules!

He vividly remembered, when the Taiyi Sect Master struck at him, Huo Tian had easily neutralized it with peach blossoms! Considering that even a punch from the Super Creation Emperor took time, but Huo Tian needed none, as if she herself were right next to Zhou Heng!

This was not strength, but Rules!

If the universe dictates you can’t break through, you simply cannot break through!

He was continually combining the Broken Runes of the Blood River Heavenly Scripture, essentially taking small steps to understand the Heaven and Earth Laws! Of course, what he touched was merely a fraction. The entire Heaven and Earth Laws were incredibly complex, each Heavenly Scripture only recording a tiny fraction.

Why merging a world’s Heavenly Scripture makes one invincible is precisely because one grasps more and more complete Heaven and Earth Laws!

Zhou Heng suddenly realized why so many desired the Heavenly Scriptures.

This was probably the quickest and most effective way to approach that threshold.

But for Zhou Heng, considering the Laws now was premature, as evidenced by his cultivation of the Blood River Heavenly Scripture, where he could only rely on enhancing his Cultivation Level to combine more Minor Runes.

What he needed to do now was enhance his own strength; otherwise, he had no right to talk about the Laws.

Seven days later, Juexian City was suddenly shaken, but the disturbance lasted only a few minutes. However, Zhou Heng felt an indescribable sensation in his heart, as if something was calling to him.

"A Heavenly Scripture is about to appear!" Huo Tian said.

"What!" Zhou Heng was startled. Huo Tian had said that Heavenly Scriptures could sense each other, but usually, the holder would keep it in their Inner World, blocking this sensing, so even if they were close, it was impossible to know.

But now he sensed it—did this mean this Heavenly Scripture was masterless?

No wonder Huo Tian used the term "to appear." (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)

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