Chapter Sixty-Five: Heading to Black Water Temple

  Not enough, ah! Less than 100 new collections added, wuwuwu, let's accumulate them.

  Her own mother wasn't dead!

  Zhou Heng was stunned for a while before accepting this fact, because he knew his father would never deceive him.

  "Why did Uncle want to take Mother away?" Zhou Heng furrowed his brow, if it was just a brother and sister reunion, then why would they separate Zhou Dinghai's couple, causing them to be separated as husband and wife, and himself being a child without a mother since childhood.

  "Your uncle... is very proud, he thinks I'm not worthy of your mother!" Zhou Dinghai revealed a hint of bitterness, "He said, as long as I can withstand one finger from him, he'll let your mother come back."

  "Your dad is useless, really useless!" Zhou Dinghai grabbed his own hair, revealing a pained expression.

  Zhou Heng suddenly became furious, how could this uncle be so overbearing? People say that it's better to demolish ten temples than to ruin a marriage. He had the urge to beat him up, regardless of whether he was his uncle or not. Letting his father and mother separate for more than a decade, he must take revenge for his father!

  Don't go too far, be careful not to take someone's life.

  "Dad, don't worry, I'll definitely bring Mom back!" Zhou Heng said solemnly.

  "Believe in you!" Zhou Dinghai nodded, but his expression turned serious and he said, "Your cultivation progress is indeed very fast, however, there are too many masters in this world. Your uncle is truly a rare talent, although I also have the reputation of being a genius, but compared to him... Ah, let me tell you about the overall situation of the world!"

  Limited to his level, Zhou Heng only knew that above Yuanshi Town was Fengyu City, and above Fengyu City was Tianhang City. Then there was the massive entity of Hansheng Country. As for the world beyond that, he knew nothing.

  "It is said that in the earliest times, the entire Xuanqian continent had only one powerful country, as for what it was called, it has been lost to the dust of history." Zhou Dinghai began to teach Zhou Heng.

  "Afterwards, the mainland was divided, and various heroes rose to power, forming four major dynasties. My father only knew of one of them, which is the Tianlong Dynasty, under which there are four imperial courts: Yuanqian Imperial Court, Dongsheng Imperial Court, Shuanyue Imperial Court, and Langyue Imperial Court!"

  "That's right, your mother is from Langyue Imperial Court!"

  "Under the Langyue imperial court, there were also dozens of small kingdoms ruled, and our Hansong Kingdom was just one of those dozens of small kingdoms!"

  It turns out that the world is so big! It turns out that Hansheng country is actually so small!

  No wonder Zhao Duotian refused to acknowledge Zhou Dinghai and his son, as a prominent family in the Langyue imperial court, the Zhao family indeed had an air of arrogance!

  But Zhou Heng would never accept!

  "Han Cang country, although it is the Nan Gong clan that claims kingship, they are only one branch of the Tian Xing sect. They are merely the strongest among them, which allows them to claim kingship in the mortal world. This branch has a super strong expert who has opened up the sky realm sitting in charge!"

  "Right, you don't know about the martial realm of Jiling yet? The three heavens of Jiling, going up, is the initial separation realm, then the earth-breaking realm, the heaven-opening realm, the mountain and river realm, the spiritual sea realm, the fetal formation realm, the divine infant realm, and the god transformation realm. Each one differs by a major realm boundary, and the difference in strength is like that between heaven and earth!"

  Actually Zhou Heng already knew, but he didn't interrupt Zhou Dinghai, just quietly listening on the side.

  "Even if it's the Open Heaven Realm, one can only claim dominance within a dynasty. But among the Four Great Dynasties, there exists a realm that surpasses even that - the Fetal Movement Realm!"

  "Your uncle was already in the Open Heaven Realm over a decade ago, now... he might have reached the Spiritual Sea Realm!"

  Zhou Dinghai's face revealed a hint of bitterness. Could he really match up to such a strong opponent? Over the past decade or so, not only had he failed to catch up by even a hair, but he had instead been left even further behind.

  Is it Linghai Boundary?

  Zhou Heng clenched his fists, and his eyes shone with determination. He was sure he could surpass!

  "Dad, I'll definitely bring Mom back!" Zhou Heng said loudly, "But, Dad, you'd better move to the Jiuling Sect first!"

  "Are you afraid of Bai Yu's revenge for your father?"

  "Not bad, and there's also Lü Su'e from Heishui Temple!"

  Zhou Dinghai thought for a moment, nodded and said: "Your father won't hold you back, tomorrow I'll go with you to the Jiuling Sect!"

  ……

  After staying at Zhou's house for just one night, Zhou Heng left with Zhou Dinghai and Lin Fengxiang from Yuanshi Town to rush back to Jiuling Sect.

  On the road, Zhou Hengyuan originally wanted to teach his father Zhou Dinghai the swift and agile steps of Xunyun Liu Guang, so that he could have an extra lifesaving skill. However, he didn't expect that no matter how hard Zhou Dinghai tried, he just couldn't learn it. He merely imitated the footsteps for a moment before tripping himself up and falling to the ground.

  Zhou Heng didn't believe in evil spirits, so he had Lin Fuxiang follow him to practice as well. The result was the same, and it only ended up with Lin Fuxiang getting hit by a few more fists.

  Thinking of the true Swift Cloud Step's speed, Zhou Heng was certain that this technique's level was too high, ordinary people didn't even have the qualifications to imitate it! He could learn it, necessarily because of Black Sword's relationship! Thinking about that black donkey also not learning it shows how difficult it is!

  It's just like Ling Tian Nine Forms, this is absolutely a divine technique that far surpasses the Spirit Gathering Realm level!

  He had no choice but to give up, and three days later, they returned to Jiuling Sect.

  As for Zhou Heng's request to let Zhou Dinghai stay in Jiuling Sect temporarily, Lin Jianchen naturally had no objection. This was the best opportunity to get closer to Zhou Heng. As long as Zhou Dinghai was still in Jiuling Sect, he wasn't worried that Zhou Heng wouldn't lend a hand if he encountered any danger.

  After settling all matters, Zhou Heng left with Jing Tian and the people of Heishui Temple, heading towards Tianhang City. The disciples of Jiuling Sect came out to see them off, including Shen Xinqi, Han Yulian, Shi Qingfeng and others, who had different expressions, but Zhou Heng was already an existence that they could only look up to, separated by a chasm.

  What she regrets most is Shen Xinqi. If she had been more proactive and far-sighted at the beginning, with her charm, she could have made Zhou Heng surrender to her skirt! Of course, this was just her own wishful thinking.

  "Hmm, you really are a lingering 'dark' spirit, why do you always follow me!" Zhou Heng sighed.

  "A dog's mouth can't spit out ivory, do you think I must follow you? Let me tell you, I'm also going to Black Water Temple to pay respects, how arrogant!" Lin Fengxiang said with a pout, her beautiful eyes sparkling with charm, making Zhou Heng's heart skip a beat.

  To be honest, Lin Fengxiang's innate talent in the Jiuling Sect is considered to be among the upper echelons, but compared to Zhou Heng or Jing Tian, she falls short by a significant margin. Logically speaking, she doesn't have the qualifications to enter the Black Water Temple—at least not before she entered the Jiling Realm.

  But who let her have a grandfather who is an elder, and still a white silver level elder with quite a status, it's naturally easy for him to open the back door for her.

  Just like Zhū Zhì and a few others, whose age is similar to Lín Fēi Xiāng's, but have not even crossed the Blood Refining Realm threshold, their status in Hēi Shuǐ Diàn is not low. So it can be said that being born into a good family can save you from struggling for several lifetimes!

  Zhou Heng didn't want his future generations to have such feelings, he himself was about to reach the pinnacle of the world.

  They didn't encounter any obstacles along the way and after hurrying for twenty days, Zhou Heng and his group finally arrived near Tianhang City.

  Heishui Temple is also not located in Tianhang City, but on the ninth peak outside the city.

  Tianhang City was guarded by nine giant peaks, and the nine peaks were said to be full of spiritual energy, making it a sacred place for cultivation. As a result, it naturally became a coveted target for various major forces. After experiencing many bloody storms, an unwritten rule was formed.

  Only the strongest of the nine major forces can occupy these nine peaks and become the master of Tianhang City!

  Heishui Temple can occupy one peak, which is enough to prove its strong power. However, the nine peaks have a ranking, from the first peak to the ninth peak, which is also the ranking of the strength of the nine major forces. Heishui Temple can only occupy the ninth peak, indicating that there are eight major forces stronger than it in Tianhang City.

  Zhou Heng and his group did not go to Tianhang City, but instead came to the ninth peak of Tianhang from afar, where they could only see the outline of this giant city.

  From the ninth peak, you can see the full view of the other eight peaks. Each peak is at least 2,000 zhang high, and one peak is higher than another, surrounding a large city in the middle.

  Zhou Heng had already reached the realm of gathering spirits, and as soon as he arrived at the foot of the ninth peak, he felt that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here suddenly became extremely rich, which greatly invigorated his spirit, with a wonderful feeling of ascending to immortality.

  No wonder every powerful family is eager to take down Jiufeng. Cultivating here can increase one's progress by at least 50% compared to other places!

  It is said that the higher the ranking of the peak, the more concentrated the spiritual energy will be. The ninth peak is already like this, I really don't know what the first peak would be like?

  The entire mountain peak is exceptionally steep, but a three-zhang-wide mountain road has been dug out, paved with bluestone, all the way to the top of the peak, giving people a sense of grandeur.

  As you walk up from the foot of the mountain, you can see people sitting on the rocks by the side of the road everywhere, with different ages, both men and women, all closing their eyes to practice, ignoring passersby.

  So many spiritual realms exist!

  Zhou Heng couldn't help but feel secretly shocked. The Jiuling Sect only had a few dozen cultivators at the Gathering Spirit Realm, yet he saw no less than a hundred such existences just by walking along this one road, and there were even those who had reached the third heaven of the Gathering Spirit Realm.

  Of course, most of them are martial artists in the Refining Blood Realm, generally fourteen or fifteen-year-old boys and girls. If these people were placed in the Jiuling Sect, they would all be considered geniuses among geniuses.

  It's just like the genius of Yuanshi Town being placed in Jiuling Sect is worthless, and the genius of Jiuling Sect being thrown here is like a raindrop falling into a pond, at most it will only stir up a little ripple.

  Of course, this time it's different from the previous two freaks, Zhou Heng and Jing Tian. That's why they were brought to the Black Water Temple so quickly.

  Zhou Heng walked and suddenly stopped, turned his head to the left, only to see a woman in her thirties staring at him. Although she saw him looking back, she didn't withdraw her gaze, her eyes were extremely sharp.

  This beautiful woman has a full figure, with a pair of breasts that seem to be bursting out of her clothes, a slender waist and plump buttocks, with a pair of long and straight legs, exuding mature charm and radiating allure in all directions.

  Lin Fengxiang had been holding onto Zhou Heng, and immediately followed his gaze to look over, suddenly becoming unhappy, stretched out her hand and fiercely pinched Zhou Heng's finger: "Don't stare at her!"

  Zhou Heng waved his hand and turned around, saying: "Niu Shixiong, who is that person?"

  That ox senior brother was the emissary of the Black Water Temple to receive Zhou Heng and his three men at the Jiuling Sect. His name is Li, with a cultivation base of gathering spirits in the third heaven, and both Jing Tian and Lin Fuxiang were quite afraid of him. But Zhou Heng had killed Jin Tengyi, so he wouldn't be afraid of him, although he was polite, he completely treated him as an equal.

  "Oh, she is Lv Su'e, and her reputation in this palace is very great!"