Chapter 8: Moon Shadow Heart Technique
Zhou Heng continued to move forward towards the depths of the cave.
Don't look at the narrow entrance of this cave, but the more you walk inside, the wider it is. Of course, it's not wide enough to walk sideways, probably about three people can walk side by side.
After walking for over ten minutes, there was still no sign of reaching the end. Zhou Heng had a personality that refused to give up, and once his temper flared up, he decided to take on this cave and walk to the very end!
Outside it's still pitch black, let alone inside the cave. It's completely dark and you can't see your fingers in front of you. Fortunately, there are no forks in this cave, just one path that extends forward, so you don't have to worry about getting lost and not being able to find your way out.
Zhou Heng occasionally used his long sword to chop at the wall of the cave, using the weak light from the sparks generated by friction to take a look around the surrounding environment.
Another half hour passed and he still hadn't reached the bottom of the cave.
If it were someone else, they would have turned back long ago. But Zhou Heng was stubborn and once he made up his mind to reach the end, he absolutely wouldn't give up halfway - otherwise, he wouldn't have persisted for ten years under the trial of the Black Sword!
As long as it's not a maze, you can always reach the end.
Another hour later, a bright light suddenly appeared in front of him. Although it was very weak, for those who had been in the dark for a long time, it was no less than a lantern. Zhou Heng's heart was delighted, but his vigilance was even stronger, and he gripped the long sword in his right hand tightly.
After walking a few more steps, the light became brighter and a cave entrance appeared.
As he stepped out, his eyes suddenly cleared up, and he saw the bright moon and sparse stars, which turned out to be a secluded valley.
Zhou Heng looked up at the sky, but didn't know when the heavy rain had stopped. The valley was covered with green grass, and every blade of grass was dotted with sparkling water droplets, making it look even more lush and vibrant, emitting a refreshing and lively atmosphere.
The valley is not large, only about 100 meters in diameter, surrounded by mountains on all sides, forming a secluded valley. The mountain walls are steep and even the agile monkeys may find it difficult to climb to the top.
On the west side of the mountain wall, there is a small pond. Next to the pond is a large tree with its canopy stretching out to completely cover the pond. The leaves rustle softly in the night wind, making a gentle "shhh" sound.
When his gaze swept under the big tree, Zhou Heng's eyes tightened involuntarily.
A dead body!
Sitting on a large tree, the head, neck and hands had all turned into white bones, while the rest of the body was hidden under a crimson brocade robe, not exposing those eerie white bones, but one skull was already terrifying enough.
It was only now that Zhou Heng suddenly remembered that he had just killed someone not long ago!
What shocked him was that he didn't feel any discomfort, as if he hadn't killed a person, but slaughtered a chicken or a dog!
"The path of martial arts is inevitable with killings and battles, it seems I've already adapted ahead of time!"
"But I didn't mean to be a killing maniac... My bottom line is, don't mess with me!"
Zhou Heng's eyes were fixed firmly, putting aside the matter of killing, and walked briskly to the foot of the tree.
The skull and neck bones of the corpse were intact, Zhou Heng opened the clothes of the corpse, only to see that three ribs had been broken at the chest position, the broken bones had fallen to the ground, shining with a crystal color, pure white.
"This person must have suffered a blunt trauma before his death, causing internal injuries, and then escaped to this place, where he died of severe injuries!"
"This can be proven by the intact clothes on his body. If he was stabbed with a sharp object, it's impossible that there wouldn't be any holes in his clothes! And if his enemy had chased after him, it's also impossible for him to maintain this posture before he died!"
"Judging from the shape of the fracture, this is clearly a result of being punched!"
Zhou Heng picked up a broken bone and twisted it with force, but the broken bone was unexpectedly tough and didn't budge. He mobilized all his true yuan energy and tried again, but the broken bone remained as hard as iron!
"My current strength is absolutely over a thousand kilograms, and these bones have gone through at least decades of wind and rain, they should have lost their original toughness long ago, how can they still have such intensity?"
"Years ago, some grave robbers dug up the tomb of an old ancestor who had passed away decades ago. When they reburied him, someone accidentally stepped on his remains and they shattered immediately!"
"That old ancestor was an existence at the Blood Refining Realm before his death!"
In comparison with the two, Zhou Heng could only come to a conclusion that shocked him extremely.
Road to Heaven!
This corpse had once walked on the path of ascending to heaven and achieved an inconceivable existence!
In Zhou Heng's cognition, the warrior who crossed the Tianlu Road was equivalent to a legendary immortal. However, such an immortal was actually killed by someone with a punch that shattered his sternum, and he died miserably in this place!
Even in a world of strong people, there are those who stand out as particularly powerful, and even if they were to cross the road to heaven, they would not be invincible.
Zhou Heng carefully searched the body and found a book and a token near the coccyx.
This book was originally supposed to be hidden in the person's chest and abdomen, close to the body, but as the body rotted, the book fell out and ended up in the position near the coccyx.
However, this book is also made of unknown materials, and it has gone through the decay of the corpse without being destroyed. Moreover, after such a long time, this book has not changed at all, and when held in hand, it feels extremely soft, as if it were human skin rather than paper.
It's absolutely not simple!
What kind of information is recorded on pages made of such precious materials? And it's from a peerless expert who may have walked the path to heaven, what kind of treasure would be worthy of being kept by such an expert?
There were no words on the cover, Zhou Heng couldn't help but satisfy his curiosity and opened the book.
Moon Shadow Heart Sutra
The first page has only four words, written in a bold and powerful style, with a strong sense of grandeur.
A single word can reveal that this is basically a cultivation manual, but this "Moon Shadow Heart Sutra" might be the reason why that strong person fell, so how significant is it?
Zhou Heng couldn't help but continue flipping through it, reading this article from start to finish.
That's right, this is indeed a cultivation technique. The whole article has only over 4,000 words and is slightly obscure, but Zhou Heng stopped for a moment, and in just a few seconds, he suddenly enlightened, understanding it didn't take much effort.
His comprehension has been constantly enhanced in the process of cultivating Ling Tian Jiu Shi, although he still hasn't fully grasped the first sword technique until now, but comprehending Yue Ying Xin Jue is effortless.
"I'll try it out and see how effective this technique is!"
Zhou Heng sat cross-legged on the ground, using the Moon Shadow Heart Technique to refine and transform the food in his body, extracting free energy and converting it into his own True Yuan Force.
"Hmm!"
After circulating the Moon Shadow Heart Technique in his body for a full cycle, Zhou Heng involuntarily stopped, with a look of shock on his face.
Efficiency!
The efficiency of Moon Shadow Heart Technique in converting True Yuan Power is more than twice that of Fierce Sun Technique!
According to the description of Moon Shadow Heart Technique, practicing under moonlight can increase its effectiveness by 30%, but Fiery Sun Technique can also increase its speed by 20% when practiced under sunlight. In any case, Moon Shadow Heart Technique is much more powerful than Fiery Sun Technique!
Even if it's just twice the speed, this means that to reach the Bone Tempering stage, if it takes ten years with the Fierce Sun Fist, then using the Moon Shadow Heart Technique would only take five years!
No wonder this man encountered a disaster that cost him his life!
To know on the road of cultivation, time is absolutely the greatest enemy!
For example, if one cannot break through the Flesh Realm before the age of twenty, then this possibility will infinitely decrease, and there will basically be no hope - therefore, the Zhou family has a rule that those who cannot reach the Flesh Realm by eighteen years old are not allowed to cultivate.
Although Gongfa only increases the speed of accumulating true yuan force, being able to save half of the time on this will allow for more time to break through the great boundary.
Moreover, the higher the boundary, the longer it takes to accumulate true yuan power. After reaching the Blood Refining Realm, breaking through a small boundary can take as long as ten years! If one can reach the peak of the 12th layer of Body Refining in just 15 years, then naturally there will be more time available to charge towards the Heavenly Road!
Life is fleeting, a hundred years of time will pass in the blink of an eye, how many decades can be wasted?
Although Zhou Heng can obtain free energy from the Black Broken Sword, the Moon Shadow Heart Technique currently has little effect on him. But who knows how long this strange ability of the black sword will last?
Maybe after returning his ten years of hard work, it will all be over!
Moreover, this set of skills can also be passed on to Zhou Dinghai.
Zhou Dinghai had wasted many years of cultivation time, if he changed to cultivate the Moon Shadow Heart Technique, then with Zhou Dinghai's talent, in just five years at most, he could reach the 12th layer of Body Refining!
Zhou Heng put away his skills and waited for his father to return during the New Year.
It was still about an hour before midnight, and Zhou Heng took advantage of this time to dig a hole and bury the corpse. Since he had obtained a top-grade skill from the other party, letting the deceased rest in peace was the only thing he could do.
Buried with the dead was also that token, one side of which had the two characters "Nine Spirits" written on it, while the other side had the character "Su". It was made from some unknown material and was a deep purple color.
Zhou Heng thought it was the identity token of the deceased, so he buried it together with him.
After doing all this, it was almost dawn, he sat down on his knees and quietly waited for the black broken sword to release its energy.
Buzz!
At the stroke of midnight, the black broken sword trembled slightly, and a massive force surged out, instantly filling Zhou Heng's entire body. He hastily unfolded the Moon Shadow Heart Technique, frantically absorbing and refining these stray energies.
In less than twenty minutes, all the energy had been refined by him. Zhou Heng opened his eyes and was suddenly shocked!
A figure suddenly appeared on the mountain wall above the pond and was moving constantly!
Is anyone there? Who!
Zhou Heng hastily sprang up, his long sword clanging out of its scabbard, assuming a defensive stance.
He looked up at the sky, although the moon was hanging high in the sky, but the cliff was steep and it was absolutely impossible for a person to stand on top of it, so this shadow must not have been cast from above.
Is it reflected from under the water surface?
Zhou Heng suddenly felt a sense of incredulity, people moving underwater and walking on land are completely different, that figure was absolutely walking, not swimming!
Who can stroll under the water?
Water Ghost?
