Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword-Chapter 606 - 583: Moonlight Lotus (2/3)

"There are Demon Beasts roaming around here, now that the Moonlight Lotus has ripened, wouldn’t it have been taken by a Demon Beast?" Zhou Heng asked curiously. freeweɓnovel.cѳm

It’s quite obvious, isn’t it!

Immortal-Level Demon Beasts have already fully awakened their Spiritual Wisdom, how could they just watch treasures appear before them and not take action? Moreover, not to mention Immortal-Level Demon Beasts, even regular Demon Beasts would instinctively consume Immortal Herbs and Fruits.

"In other places, that might indeed happen, but not here!" Yang Lanxin shook her head and smiled at Zhou Heng, seemingly eager to make Zhou Heng impatient enough to ask her for answers proactively.

Zhou Heng smiled silently, simply gazing at Yang Lanxin’s face radiant like a blooming flower, then his vision drifted downward, sweeping past her snowy white neck, and finally resting on her prominent breasts.

Yang Lanxin’s face flushed involuntarily, his gaze felt like a rough hand kneading her chest, invasive, causing her to involuntarily remember the entangling battle that had only ended this morning and the aftereffects that hadn’t yet faded!

She dared not let Zhou Heng continue to look at her like this; otherwise, she would definitely throw herself into his embrace. It is strange how men and women behave: before doing that act, they maintain their dignity by all means, but once they cross the line, they become very open.

"Because the Immortal Herbs planted here are all surrounded by Restrictions, only someone with an Order can get through!" The one speaking wasn’t Yang Lanxin, but Liu Hanye, who couldn’t stand the two flirting blatantly in front of him.

Zhou Heng didn’t even look at him but continued to ask Yang Lanxin, "Immortal-Level Demon Beasts have already developed Spiritual Wisdom, wouldn’t they be able to find the Order?"

Unlike the Trials Participants who only have one month, the Demon Beasts live here all the time, they have plenty of time to locate the Order.

"It is useless even if they find it!" This time, Yang Lanxin did not dangle the curiosity but explained, "Those that have lived here for a long time will be tainted with a special scent, even if they acquire the Order, it would be futile, it would cause the Order to explode, and they themselves would be reduced to nothingness!"

So that’s how it is!

Zhou Heng thought for a moment and then said, "Then if I obtain an Order and don’t hand it over, accumulating them over time, couldn’t I easily take first place?"

"You sure have a lot of questions!"

"If I find something odd, naturally I must inquire!"

"Once the Order leaves this place, it can only last for three days before it self-destructs. Do you really want to keep such a dangerous item?" Yang Lanxin looked at Zhou Heng with a teasing smile.

Zhou Heng nodded his head, thinking that if he could think of such a flaw in an instant, there was no reason others wouldn’t have thought of it in millions of years; perhaps there were indeed loopholes in the beginning, but as soon as they were found, they would surely be fixed, not leaving others room to exploit.

The Starwind Trial has also been around for a million years and should be matured without peer by now.

"So, do we need to find a piece of Order first?" he said.

"Yes!" Yang Lanxin nodded her head, "That’s easy enough, though the Orders are scattered without any pattern, maybe hidden in some clump of grass, but one thing for sure, where there are ferocious Demon Beasts, there certainly is an Order!"

"Hey, hey, hey, after all this talk, what exactly is the Moonlight Lotus?" Black Donkey asked eagerly, drool already running down his chin.

Upon hearing the name ’Moonlight Lotus’ again, Liu Hanye and Lin Caijun, too, were once again stirred, trembling with excitement.

"For cultivators of the Moonlight Realm, the Moonlight Lotus is a true exotic treasure; consuming one section can add one wheel to their Bright Moon, and moreover... it can grant them at least Eight Wheels!" Yang Lanxin stated solemnly.

Add a wheel to the Bright Moon out of thin air? And at least owning Eight Wheels?

Zhou Heng shivered slightly, this is truly a great treasure!

If he were to consume it freely, with his monstrous ability to ignore the barriers between Realms, couldn’t he directly break into the Sunshine Realm?

"Such a treasure, even to the families of Juexian City, must be a treasure of treasures, right?" Zhou Heng said.

"The Starwind Space was established by the Big Shots of Juexian City, to those top-notch families, the Moonlight Lotus might not count as the topmost treasure!" Yang Lanxin pondered before responding cautiously.

Zhou Heng considered it; indeed, that made sense. If they had the ability to create a Starwind Space, why couldn’t they establish ten or a hundred of them for their own families? Thus, the preciousness of the Moonlight Lotus to those top-notch families would surely be reduced substantially.

"However, to families below Juexian City, the Moonlight Lotus will certainly be seen as a treasure of treasures; it’s incredibly potent for nurturing the young generation of the clan!" Yang Lanxin shifted her tone, and said again.

Zhou Heng pondered for a moment, then said, "Constrained by the orders of Juexian City, families of the Sunshine, Sublimation, and Creation Realms can only stay within the designated Immortal City areas, and cannot participate in the Starwind Trials of other Immortal Cities, but—"

"But, they can send their young members to lower-tier Immortal Cities to obtain a place in the Starwind Trial and compete with people from the lower-tier Immortal Cities!" Yang Lanxin chimed in.

Zhou Heng nodded, "Perhaps, that Yuan Shaohuang is someone sent down from a high-tier Immortal City!"

Yang Lanxin, Lin Caijun, and Liu Hanye all felt a chill in their hearts—it was indeed highly possible! Yuan Shaohuang appeared so suddenly, as if he had popped out of a stone; if he were said to be a superior member dispatched by a high-tier Immortal City, it would be easier to explain.

The three couldn’t help but turn their gaze upon Zhou Heng; this guy also fit the profile, could he possibly be from a high-tier Immortal City as well?

Yang Lanxin and Lin Caijun immediately shook their heads internally. When Zhou Heng appeared, he indeed carried the aura of someone who had just broken through to become a Moonlight King, and their meeting seemed quite coincidental. To say that this was a trap set by a high-tier Immortal City seemed too far-fetched.

Huo Tian didn’t seem concerned about anything; she merely lowered her head to gaze at the ground, her expression slightly focused as if something had happened. But Black Donkey was beside itself with impatience—its mind was full of treasures as it exclaimed, "Hurry up and start moving, or someone else will snatch away the Moonlight Lotus!"

"This is mine!"

It dashed off on all fours, quickly becoming a small black dot that vanished into the distance. However, just ten seconds later, a small black dot appeared once again in the far distance; the Black Donkey came galloping back, panting heavily.

"Donkey, why did you come back?"

"Ptui, I don’t know the way!"

"Ha ha ha!"

Everyone burst into laughter, with the cheeky Black Donkey around the mood was certainly joyful.

"If Yuan Shaohuang was sent by a high-tier Immortal City, then there must be more than just him!" After walking for a while, Yang Lanxin suddenly said.

"That’s right!" The others all nodded.

In the past, high-tier Immortal Cities wouldn’t interfere with the Starwind Trials of Low-Tier Immortal Cities because there was no treasure that could tempt them. But the Moonlight Lotus was different—even though it wasn’t much use to high-tier cultivators, it was an incredibly sharp tool for cultivating the younger generation of one’s clan!

During this Starwind Trial, the Moonlight Lotus was just at the peak of ripeness, sure to attract the covetous gazes of countless people!

A single segment of lotus root could produce a One Wheel Bright Moon, and at the very least, it could allow a cultivator to possess Eight Wheels. Benefits like these could accumulate into the next Realm! Just like when Zhou Heng possessed a terrifying Twenty-One Wheels Waning Moon as a Moonlight King and directly acquired Eight Wheels Half Moon when he became a Moonlight Sovereign!

The higher the Realm, the more valuable the Moonlight Lotus was. The difficulty for the Moonlight Emperor to form a One Wheel Bright Moon was certainly ten times higher than that of a Moonlight King, yet the Moonlight Lotus could ignore such differences in Realm.

Although Green Brilliance Pills could hasten advancement to the Moonlight King, their effect was a hundred times weaker for a Moonlight Sovereign, and almost entirely ineffective for the Moonlight Emperor!

Therefore, to the families in high-tier Immortal Cities that overlooked the Green Brilliance Pills, the Moonlight Lotus was incredibly precious!

"Zhou, if you can get a Moonlight Lotus, leave the Alchemy to me. One segment of the lotus root can be refined into ten Pills, and each Pill can add a One Wheel Bright Moon with undiminished effects!" the Fire Divine Furnace suddenly spoke up from within Zhou Heng’s Dantian.

Having been promised by Zhou Heng of a chance to consume Exotice Fire, the Pill Furnace had established a good relationship with him and now offered its services unreservedly.

Zhou Heng was delighted. He knew that even in full maturity, such Heavenly and Earthly Treasures couldn’t have many segments. With so many people depending on him, how would there be enough to go around? Now, hearing what the Fire Divine Furnace had to say, he was naturally overjoyed.

Huo Tian slightly tilted her head, glanced at Zhou Heng’s lower abdomen, and remained silent. Then she swiftly shifted her gaze away and resumed looking down at the ground as if a flower had bloomed there.

"Goodness gracious! Zhou, who’s this woman next to you? Why do I feel like I’m about to explode just from her glance?" the Fire Divine Furnace suddenly said with a tremble.

"My wife!" Zhou Heng cheekily responded. After all, he was communicating with the Fire Divine Furnace via Divine Sense, so no one else could hear.

In the past, he gained mastery over the Fire Divine Furnace using the Bone Talisman bestowed upon him by Huo Tian. A mere corner of a Rune had made the Fire Divine Furnace cry for its father and mother, let alone Huo Tian herself—for she possessed two hundred and six complete Runes!

"If you keep spouting nonsense, I’ll throw you out and hand you over to her!" Zhou Heng threatened.

The Fire Divine Furnace vibrated in fear, then calmed down.

A thought crossed Zhou Heng’s mind, and he asked, "Have you ever heard of the name Huo Tian?"

"Huo Tian? That does sound somewhat familiar!" the Fire Divine Furnace muttered.

"Oh? Tell me what you know!"

"I forgot!" the Fire Divine Furnace responded crisply.

"You’re just a broken Pill Furnace and you forget things?" Zhou Heng was angry.

"Hey hey, all I do is Alchemy and sleep; why would I care about other things? But I indeed occasionally heard my former master mentioning the name Huo Tian with great reverence!" the Fire Divine Furnace said.

Zhou Heng’s brows furrowed. Exactly what role did the Black Sword play in the Immortal Realm? He had asked Yang Lanxin, Tu Gang, and Situ Yaofang, but none of them had ever heard of the name Huo Tian or knew anything about the former master of the Black Sword.

Yet clearly, on the piece of the Fairy Continent that had fallen to the Mortal Realm, there was the dojo of Huo Tian’s sworn enemy, indicating that Huo Tian was connected to the Immortal Realm. How could it be impossible to find any information at all? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)