Chapter Twenty-Four: Solution

  Zhou Heng stopped at this critical moment because he suddenly got a clue to grasp Ling Tian's third move!

  He didn't have the opportunity to comprehend it originally, but who knew Feng Teng would jump out and help him. Zhou Heng naturally wouldn't miss this chance either, immediately pouring his heart and soul into the subtleties of Ling Tian's third move.

  Such an opportunity may never come again if it is missed once!

  It can be met but cannot be sought!

  And now, he finally grasped it!

  Frosty sword held level, Zhou Heng's eyes locked onto Zhou Xianming, his aura firmly locking down the opponent.

  Zhou Xianming immediately felt a terrible danger approaching, which was the intuition he had developed through decades of fighting. He always believed in his intuition, which had saved him countless times.

  He can't even spare a hand against an opponent who is no weaker than him.

  Better be careful and adapt to changing circumstances!

  "Zhou Xianming, don't be slow to surrender!" The other four elders also shouted loudly and joined the battle.

  "Hmph, do you think you few rodents can turn the heavens upside down for me?" In Zhou Xuanming's gaze, a fierce and cold glint suddenly burst out, under which the four elders' bodies simultaneously stiffened.

  Zhou Heng let out a loud roar and his body shot out like a flying dragon in the sky!

  Zhou Xianming's uneasy feeling grew stronger, and after swinging a claw at Feng Tengyuan, he hastily retreated.

  Rapidly tread on flying cloud steps, Zhou Heng charges forward with a burst of energy, and thrusts out his sword!

  In Zhou Xianming's eyes, the entire world turned pitch black, leaving only a sharp sword cutting through the darkness, carrying an incredibly brilliant light flying towards him.

  My mind is blown!

  No way!

  Zhou Xianming hastily let out a loud cry, barely breaking free from the enormous mental suppression. However, the sky and earth remained dark, while that sword light grew brighter and more intense, its dazzling radiance unparalleled, completely piercing through the darkness, forming a vast expanse of white before him.

  He can't see anything anymore!

  Pfft!

  A sharp blade pierced through bone and flesh, the sound echoing through the air. Zhou Xuanming didn't feel any pain in his body, but his strength was rapidly draining away, his consciousness growing hazy. The white light before his eyes began to fade, and what he saw first was a gleaming long sword stuck in his chest!

  His heart was pierced!

  It was just a sword piercing the heart, which wasn't fatal for a master of the Refining Blood Realm, but his entire heart had been destroyed by the sword energy, turning into a pile of rotten flesh, and there was no way to save him!

  He was still able to catch his breath because he was a Refining Blood Realm existence, with an incredibly strong life force.

  "Unbelievable... Unbelievable..." Zhou Xuanming's eyes grew increasingly dim, he could not have imagined that in just one night, three generations of his family would die at the hands of Zhou Heng, a recognized waste, a small person who had never been taken seriously by them!

  Bang! The old man suddenly fell down, with fresh blood gushing out of his chest.

  He's dead! Zhou Xianming is really dead!

  Monster! A Bone Refining Realm junior actually killed a Blood Refining Realm existence, and it's even the strongest expert at the peak of Blood Refining!

  If this kid also grows up to the Blood Refining Realm, will there be any more opponents in the world?

  Unless it's those legendary figures who have traversed the Road to Heaven!

  The entire audience was silent, with only the sound of heavy breathing rising and falling.

  Zhou Heng broke the silence and bowed his hands to Feng Tengyuan, saying: "Thank you, senior, for your righteous assistance!"

  "No need to be polite!" Feng Tengyuan showed him a deep and meaningful smile, "Today the sky is already late, tomorrow morning I will visit again!"

  "Must sweep the threshold to welcome!" Zhou Heng bowed his hands again.

  Feng Tengyuan turned around, his body suddenly leaping up, and he was already floating away.

  Although he left, the crowd did not dare to have any thoughts about Zhou Heng. Just looking at how much this 12th layer cultivator cared for and protected Zhou Heng, who would dare offend him?

  Besides, this kid can even kill Zhou Cangming, let alone anyone else dare to provoke him!

  Since even Feng Tengyuan said that the timing was too late and didn't want to disturb Zhou Heng, others naturally dared not to do so either. They hastily moved out the bodies of Zhou Xianming and others. Now, a power vacuum has suddenly appeared in the Zhou family, and it is inevitable that there will be an internal struggle. Everyone is busy.

  Until everyone left, Zhou Heng suddenly shook his body violently and sat down on the ground with a thud, the wound on his lower abdomen bleeding profusely.

  Using the third move of Chui Lian Tian had completely drained his strength, and he was naturally unable to suppress the wound anymore.

  He struggled to get up straight, tore off a strip of cloth and tightly bound the wound, then dragged his heavy footsteps into the inner courtyard.

  "Dad——" Zhou Heng called out, but saw Zhou Dinghai lying motionless on the bed. He was startled and hastily stumbled over to feel Zhou Dinghai's pulse, and only relaxed after detecting some movement.

  Just fainted and fell into the past.

  Zhou Heng sat on the ground, operating the Moon Shadow Heart Technique to recover his true yuan force. He believed that after getting rid of Zhou Xianming, the family would absolutely not underestimate Zhou Dinghai again - who wanted to be the second Zhou Xianming?

  The current task is to restore strength.

  Not long after, the black sword shook violently, a large amount of free energy surged out, filling his body, but it was already midnight.

  He greedily absorbed these energies and soon fully recovered his strength, making great progress once again.

  With renewed strength, he went out to fetch some gauze and medicine, planning to re-bandage his wound. However, when he unwrapped the bandages, he was astonished to find that the wound had already scabbed over!

  This speed... is also surprisingly fast!

  Zhou Heng was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses. Under the transformation of Hei Jian's dripping and dropping, his body was developing in an absolutely powerful direction. Otherwise, even if he were a martial artist at the Bone Tempering stage, his wounds wouldn't have healed that quickly.

  He recalled the third style of Lingtian he had performed before.

  This third sword technique is more powerful than the previous two, and the burden on him is also greater! If his body hadn't become even stronger and entered the Bone Tempering realm, he would have burst his own body from gathering too much power when using the sword technique!

  Being able to kill Zhou Xianming, it's mainly because he was dragged down by Feng Tengyuan's 'essence' for half of the time. Otherwise, this sword might have caused him serious injury. But as for killing him with one sword, Zhou Heng is still not capable of that at his current level!

  After all, there is a difference of five realms between the two, and even Lingtian Jiushi or Frost Sword cannot make up for this huge power gap.

  He fought several battles, was injured again and lost a lot of blood. Before long, he couldn't hold on anymore and fell asleep on the ground. When he woke up after a nap, it was already dawn in the east.

  "Dad——" Zhou Heng hastily got up and rushed to the inner room, only to find that Zhou Dinghai had not woken up yet. He slightly relaxed, unbuttoned Zhou Dinghai's clothes, and saw a bright red palm print on his chest, as if it were alive, slowly moving.

  He touched it with his finger, and a scorching sensation immediately swept over him, as if it could burn his skin to ashes.

  Father, is it always so painful?

  Zhou Heng's eyes revealed endless killing intent, his fists clenched tightly, the bones crackling continuously.

  Just then, the big gate of the courtyard creaked open.

  The big "gate" was actually torn down last night, but Zhou Heng is not what he used to be, who dares to enter without permission?

  Zhou Heng walked out and found that the one knocking on the door was actually Feng Tengyuan!

  He hastily cupped his hands and said: "I've seen you before, senior!"

  "Haha, no need to be so polite!" Feng Tengyuan waved his hand and walked in with big strides, smiling at Zhou Heng and saying, "Are you wondering why I would lend a hand to help you?"

  Zhou Heng's mind was racing with thoughts, he had already thought about this problem last night.

  The other side had mentioned the two words "sect door" before, and Zhou Xianming was also cautious about him, even if he tore his face, he didn't dare to make a killer move, obviously full of reverence for the forces behind Feng Tengyuan.

  The only sect that can be linked to Zhou Heng is - Jiuling Sect!

  "Probably this sword?" Zhou Heng raised Frost Chill Sword.

  "Brilliant!" Feng Tengyu raised his thumb in approval, "This is actually the eldest miss's most treasured sword, and she gave it to you, tsk tsk tsk!" He nodded repeatedly, his face openly showing surprise.

  He didn't suspect at all that Zhou Heng had stolen or snatched the sword, because a sword can be stolen or snatched, but what about the Fei Pu Sword Technique? Yesterday, Zhou Heng had performed several moves of the Fei Pu Sword Technique, and he had already grasped its subtleties. How could this be possible if it weren't for Big Sister's careful instruction?

  The Frost Sword is something that Big Sister values most, never leaving her side. She would get angry if someone even touches it, let alone giving it to someone else!

  But this sword appeared in Zhou Heng's hand, a man's hand, what does that mean?

  Big sister has a crush!

  It's also true that Big Sister is nineteen this year, and if she were from an ordinary family, she would have been married and had children long ago!

  Old man!

  It was just yesterday that he risked his life to protect Zhou Heng, which is a great merit!

  Zhou Heng's heart skipped a beat and he said, "Senior, my father was poisoned by someone and suffered serious injuries. I am at a loss for what to do, can you take a look?"

  "You don't have to address me as 'current generation', just call me by my name!" Feng Tengyuan hastily said, if not for fear of being too familiar, he would have called Zhou Heng 'Heng Shao'!

  "You are a senior, whether in cultivation or age, you are placed there, and how can we not show respect to our elders!" Zhou Heng shook his head, but insisted on addressing him as "senior".

  Feng Tengyuan had no choice but to follow him, but in his heart he was delighted, thinking that this young master knew how to treat people, not arrogant or impatient, and was worth following.

  Two people came to the inner room, Feng Teng's eyes swept over Zhou Dinghai's body with a red palm print, and his face changed instantly, blurting out: "Chi Yan Xin Zhang!"

  "Senior, do you know the origin of this injury?"

  Feng Tengyuan's face flashed a hint of solemnity, saying: "The Blazing Flame Heart Palm is the ultimate technique of the White Jade Valley, only strong cultivators in the Gathering Spirit Realm can cultivate it!"

  White Jade Valley!

  What a coincidence, previously because of Mo Guo, he had a feud with Bai 'Yu' Gu, and later he was suspected by Jin Shao to have an affair with Lin Fengxiang, repeatedly provoking him!

  He even beat up his own father!

  This vendetta can only be repaid with blood!

  What if the opponent is strong? They not only want to kill Zhou Dinghai, but also make him suffer before he dies. If I don't avenge this, I'm not worthy of being human!

  While the Red Flame Palm is a unique skill of the White Jade Valley, anyone who can cultivate this technique must have a high status. To kill such an enemy, it's highly likely that he will have to make an enemy of the entire White Jade Valley!

  His current strength is still too weak, if he wants to avenge himself, the first step is to enter the Spirit Gathering Realm!

  Zhou Heng took a deep breath and suppressed the fury in his heart, saying: "Senior, is there any way to cure my father?"