Chapter 110: Fog Cave
The battle between Zhou Heng and Jing Tian ended with Zhou Heng's victory, just as everyone had expected from the start.
But this process was beyond everyone's expectations!
How did Jiuling Sect cultivate two peerless great demons?
The battle temporarily came to an end, and after a simple recovery by Jing Tian, he fought against Yin Baolong with overwhelming advantages and easily won, then similarly crushed Yun Xiangrong, taking the last spot in the lineup.
This is also what everyone expects, Zhou Heng and Jing Tian, in the ruins of Daxie Zong, can't help but have a fierce battle! Who gets the most opportunities inside and breaks through the initial boundary first will naturally win without any suspense.
After all the battles were over, Jing Tian was invited into the imperial palace. Everyone could guess that the Nan Gong family must be recruiting Jing Tian, just like how Nan Gong Yue had recruited Zhou Heng before.
He is just a Zhōu Héng after all, merely a Double Three Star Human Spirit Body, and can't compare to Jǐng Tiān who has a Bloodline Power that reached the level of a Earth Spirit Body, so naturally their ranks are also different.
Two days later, news spread out, Jing Tian joined the Tian Xing Sect!
I don't know how many benefits the Tianxing Sect gave to the Heishui Temple, but the master of the Heishui Temple who came along was all smiles, and there was no sign of sadness at losing a talented disciple.
It was only later that it became known that although Jing Tian had agreed to join the Tiān Xīng Sect, he still retained his identity as a disciple of the Hei Shui Dian. This seemingly unreasonable demand was surprisingly accepted by the Tiān Xīng Sect, showing just how extraordinary Jing Tian's qualifications were, and how far the sect would go to recruit him.
Ten-Starred Spirit Body!
There is no wall that doesn't let wind through. On the last day before the opening of the Great Expansion Sect's ruins, Jingtian's secret was also exposed to the world.
Everyone was shocked!
Although I don't know what level of spiritual body the Water Moon Princess is, at most she's on par with Jing Tian, and it's highly likely that she's not as good as Jing Tian! No wonder the Tian Xing Sect spared no expense to recruit Jing Tian, this is truly a once-in-a-thousand-years genius!
After the news came out, no one cared that Jing Tian had lost to Zhou Heng before, because the thicker the bloodline, the greater the effect in high realms. Zhou Heng can still keep up with Jing Tian's pace now, but will only be left further and further behind by Jing Tian!
Maybe when Zhou Hengjin entered the initial stage of the Three Realms, Jing Tian was already in the Splitting Heaven Realm or even the Opening Heaven Realm!
Shuǐ Yuè Gōng Zhǔ is a good example, she entered the initial division at the age of 17. Jǐng Tiān probably has great potential but was discovered late, or maybe it's because he came from an ordinary background and didn't receive all-around training since childhood.
It is said that the Tianxing Sect is infatuated with Jing Tianbao, and even advised him not to enter the Dayan Sect ruins for safety reasons. Whatever cultivation resources he wants, they will give them to him! The Nangong royal family also intends to marry off Shuixue Princess to Jing Tian, first to win him over, and secondly, the offspring born from the combination of the two great earth spirits may also inherit this powerful bloodline.
To sum it up, Jing Tian is currently absolutely the most popular person. Not to mention Zhou Heng can't compare to him, even Shui Yue Gong Zhu was surpassed by him.
On the first day of the New Year, a grand festival celebrated by all under heaven, young warriors from the nation of Hansheng gathered at the foot of a great mountain thousands of miles away from the imperial capital. This was the site of the ancient Taiyuan Sect, where a battalion of soldiers stood guard, not allowing anyone to enter or leave.
Triggering prohibition is absolutely a dead end!
The entire mountain was shrouded in endless mist, and even Zhou Heng's gaze, which had gathered the spirits of three realms, could not penetrate it. His divine sense was also repelled as if hitting a wall, immediately bouncing back.
It was a grand occasion when the Grand Assembly of the Eight Trigrams occurred once every eighteen years, and Emperor Nan Gonghong would personally attend. By his side were his three favorite consorts, each one a stunning beauty.
"Which one is Nangong Yuexiang's mother?" Lin Xiangxiang and An Yumei were bored, so they started gossiping about the three women with the highest status in the imperial court.
Nan Gong Hong never became the empress, and his three favorite concubines were Ying Fei, Yu Fei, and Lan Fei. It is said that Nan Gong Yue Rong was born to Lan Fei. The three favorite concubines fought fiercely for the position of empress, causing a stir that was no less intense than the conflicts between the various sects.
"Isn't it the one in blue who is called Princess Lan?"
"It should be the one wearing a yellow skirt on the left, and she looks more like Nangong Yuexiang!"
The two women started arguing again over this boring issue.
"Never mind, it's the woman in yellow skirt!" Zhou Heng interrupted.
"Why?" both women asked in unison.
"Killing intent!" Zhou Heng smiled, "She has killing intent towards me! Probably because she's angry that I'm only worth a thousand spirit stones!"
An Yumei rolled her eyes, if it were her, she would also be furious to death. As one of the three favored concubines of the Emperor, with hopes of competing for the position of Empress, how could she not be enraged by being priced at a thousand spirit stones!
Soon, Nangong Hong gave a brief motivational speech, instructing everyone to help each other in the ruins and absolutely not harm others. As the master of a country, he had an impressive demeanor, and with his own cultivation at the Earth-Shattering Realm, he exuded even more authority, leaving everyone with no choice but to obey him.
But everyone knows that's just lip service! Everyone in the ruins is after treasure, and if they meet by chance, they might just smile and walk away. But if someone finds out you've got a treasure, there'll definitely be a fight!
It's hard to predict life and death at that time!
Help each other? Don't be kidding!
"Alright, let's begin!" At noon, Nan Gonghong nodded, and at this moment, all the masters from various sects who had come to escort stepped forward, pushing their spiritual energy onto a circular stone plate.
Buzz!
The stone disc began spinning immediately, and the fog at the foot of the mountain suddenly swirled up, forming a misty tunnel leading into the mountain, eerie beyond compare.
"Enter quickly!" Nan Gong Hong shouted, they can only barely open a passage once during the eighteen-year cycle of weakness in the array, this period of weakness is only one month, after that time, they will reopen and let people out.
Those who miss this opportunity will be stuck inside forever. No one has ever survived for eighteen years, until the next weak period.
Zhou Heng—— Only to see Nangong Yue Xiang walking in with a gentle and elegant step, every move of the royal noblewoman was full of poise, beautiful beyond description. She was on par with Jing Tian, and the two looked quite intimate, it seemed that the rumors were true, and the two really had the possibility of being paired together.
She didn't know what she said to Jing Tian, walked over alone, a beautiful smile on her face, but her tone was extremely cold and stern, saying: "If you don't want to die, it's best not to go in. Otherwise, this palace will never show mercy!"
Then she turned around lightly and walked to the edge of the well with Jing Tian, and the two walked shoulder to shoulder into the fog cave, disappearing quickly without a trace.
"What a stinky woman!" Lin Xiang was so angry that she wanted to chase after her and throw stones, but was pulled back by Zhou Heng, who glared at her and said, "Do you still want to go in?" Only then did she stick out her tongue and come to the back of a large stone, where she was taken into the Jiuxuan Trial Tower by Zhou Heng.
Zhou Heng didn't dare to leave her at the inn, as Nan Gong Lin was a scoundrel who might have healed from his wounds and forgotten the pain, and would take advantage of his departure to make a move on Lin Fengxiang!
Anyway, putting her in the Nine Profound Trials Tower won't affect the stability of the formation, so Zhou Heng naturally wants to bring her along. If Lin Xiang hadn't really been unable to bear the loneliness, he would have taken her in before they set off.
"We're going too!" Zhou Heng walked back and said to Gu Zi and An Yu Mei.
The three of them were the last ones left, Zhou Heng protected the two women as they walked at the back. When he also entered the fog cave, the entire fog cave suddenly shook violently, and the fog rolled in, showing signs of collapse.
"Pffft——" Those masters operating the stone discs simultaneously spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, their faces pale and weak, while the mist cave also began to collapse from the entrance!
"Hurry up!" Zhou Heng hastily shouted, this fog was the formation of the Great Yuanshan Array of the Daxie Sect, even an Open Heaven realm expert could be killed by it, he didn't want to experience the power of this array!
At this time he still didn't forget to turn his head and take a look, only to see on the high platform, Lan Fei revealed a hint of a cold smile!
It's her, it must be her who is playing tricks!
Zhou Heng disliked Gu Zi and An Yu Mei's slow pace, so he directly scooped up the two girls and unfolded his Swift Cloud Steps. With a few swift movements, he quickly overtook several people in front of him, and just two or three seconds later, he emerged from the other side of the fog.
Boom!
The fog cave behind him also completely collapsed at almost the same moment, re-fusing into the vast fog, calm as if nothing had happened, but the few people left behind could never walk out alive again.
An Yuemei was flustered and uncertain, and after clinging to Zhou Heng's chest for a long time, she finally said, "Is it because we brought one more person, exceeding the limit?"
It can only accommodate one hundred and fifty people is the calculation made by Jiufu, the master of formation method. With Jiufu's attainments in the way of formation method, no one has any doubts about this.
"No!" Zhou Heng shook his head, his face filled with murderous intent, "It's Lan Fei!"
"What?" An Yumeng and Gu Zi said in unison, but An Yumeng's voice was full of surprise, while Gu Zi was much calmer. "How could she possibly do that?" An Yumeng asked again.
"Among those who opened the formation and cleared the misty cave, there must be her trusted followers, who deliberately loosened their spiritual power when we entered the cave, or simply caused trouble. This passage naturally collapsed!" Zhou Heng said calmly.
He had no evidence, but from Lan Fei's calm and unsurprised expression, it was clear that it was probably true!
"That woman wants to harm us because of one sentence? And also implicated several innocent people?" An Yumei widened her beautiful eyes, looking extremely incredulous, did they have such a deep grudge between them?
"Some people's viciousness cannot be inferred by common sense!" Zhou Heng said calmly.
"How infuriating!" An Yumei was furious beyond compare.
Even if Zhou Heng didn't have the Swift Cloud Flash Step, he wouldn't die because he still had the Nine Profound Trials Tower. How could a mere Mountain and River Boundary formation possibly pose a threat to this artifact that was at least at the Nascent Soul level?
"No rush, since she's made a move against me, I absolutely won't let her off!" Zhou Heng gazed into the misty fog, as if he could see through to the past and behold that extremely venomous Empress Lan, "This day won't be too far away!"
"Let's go!"
No one stayed after entering, each of them was in a hurry to find their own opportunities. Zhou Heng turned his head and nodded at the two women.
"Go!"
