I Cheated While Cultivating

The Desolate Bell.

In his past life, Zhou Heng had heard of such an artifact in legends, the sound of its tolling capable of making an enemy’s soul become detached, causing them to lose their senses or even fall into a coma, unconscious.

The effect was very similar to the Bronze Bell of Lu Jingcang.

Therefore, upon hearing the Qingxia God cry out the name “The Desolate Bell,” he immediately took action, using a multi-purpose skill card to produce the Radiance of Capturing Treasures, and snatched the Desolate Bell into his hands.

“This is the Divine Artifact of my sect, are you trying to seize it by force?” Lu Jingcang said in a deep voice, “Zhou Heng, Qing Emperor Palace has no intention of becoming enemies with Pure Yang Palace, please refrain from intervening in this matter.”

“Little Qing is considered my servant, and you chase after her so brazenly, yet you ask me not to intervene?” Zhou Heng directly placed the Desolate Bell into his Cave Sky world and looked at Lu Jingcang with an unpleasant expression, “How overbearing, Young Palace Master Lu.”

Little Qing??

The Qingxia God was first startled at his words, then furious, but soon calmed down and chose to lower her head in tacit agreement.

“Do you truly wish to meddle?” Lu Jingcang retracted his Qing Emperor Dharma Body and manifested his true form, a young noble floating in the air, and spoke in a serious tone, “Is Pure Yang Palace trying to obstruct my master’s path?”

“Don’t try to pin labels on me,” Zhou Heng said, his brow slightly furrowing, “I have no intention of being your enemy. You simply need to tell me where the Desolate Bell came from.”

“Ridiculous!” Lu Jingcang was infuriated and glared at Zhou Heng, vehemently shouting, “Zhou Heng, you should know that this person is the reincarnation of the ‘Qingxia God,’ the overlord of the Dark Era!

“Back then, the saints of the Middle Ancient era only established a new epoch and built a thriving civilization after they had laid to rest the Thirty-Six Gods of Darkness. And now, you consort with such a god of darkness; do you wish to fall into evil ways?”

“Hahaha.” Zhou Heng laughed, “I often heard that the Young Palace Master of Qing Emperor Palace, Lu Jingcang, had exceptional talent and unique insights into the Martial Path and history. I had no idea you were a ‘hat king,’ always trying to pin labels on people.”

“Zhou Heng!” Lu Jingcang was thoroughly enraged, his voice deepening considerably, “Are you really going to intervene in this matter? How important this is to Qing Emperor Palace and the sort of existence you will offend by stopping us, I presume you are well aware!

“I know you are the reincarnation of a powerful being, but you are ultimately just a Secret Six Rank martial artist now. Even if you have some powerful trump cards, do you think you can keep using them forever? Don’t be too arrogant!”

“Is it so difficult to answer one question? Always so endlessly talkative.” Zhou Heng was already getting impatient and spoke directly, “Lu Jingcang, now you have two choices: either tell me the specific origin of the Desolate Bell or confront me. Choose one.”

“Laughable!” Lu Jingcang snorted coldly, transformed in a swirl, and once again took on the formidable presence of the Qing Emperor Dharma Body, looking down upon Zhou Heng from above, “This is your last chance, leave this place, and I will pretend you were never here.”

“I only wanted to ask a question, why do you insist on forcing me?” Zhou Heng shook his head, his face a mix of helplessness and sigh, “It’s a pity, the Young Palace Master of Qing Emperor Palace, a Great Grandmaster so close to the Absolute Fourth Rank of the Celestial Man.”

“Tao Lord, I know the origin of the Desolate Bell! I know it!” Just then, the Qingxia God suddenly spoke up, “This treasured bell was originally mine in a past life. Qing Emperor Palace acquired it only because it was part of my legacy from that life; they don’t know its true origin!”

“Oh?” Zhou Heng raised his eyebrows and smiled, “So it’s like that. Why didn’t you say so sooner, causing me to argue with this surnamed Lu? If I had known it was once yours, I would have defeated him straight away.”

“Arrogance!” Lu Jingcang, unable to contain his anger, swung the Giant Sword once more, initiating the same strike he had used on Qingxia God, this time aiming at Zhou Heng!

In an instant, the vitality of all things in heaven and earth seemed to converge into this sword strike; facing such a sword felt like confronting the aversion of every affair in the world, becoming an enemy of all, subject to divine condemnation!

At the same time, the two Great Grandmasters of Qing Emperor Palace who had manifested the Tree King Dharma Body and the Medicine King Dharma Body also made their moves. They attacked in unison, following close behind Lu Jingcang’s assault to suppress Zhou Heng.

Three Great Grandmasters of the Absolute Fourth Rank had now joined forces against Zhou Heng!

Such a scene was unprecedented, with no Secret Six Rank martial artist ever having prompted three Great Grandmasters to act together against them.

At this moment, not only was the Qingxia God, who was not far from Zhou Heng, taken aback, but also the people in Yuanhe Prefectural City behind and in Huangtong Mansion City in front, as well as many viewers in distant places who were watching this battle, were all struck dumb with amazement.

Zhou Heng hadn’t used any backups from his past life, he was just a Secret Sixth Rank martial artist at present, yet the Qing Emperor Palace was being so cautious to an unbelievable extent, with three grandmasters joining forces in an attempt to suppress him.

Would Zhou Heng be caught in their trap?

Would Zhou Heng be suppressed just like that?

Would he display some powerful and miraculous countermeasure once again?

Would Yan Shouyi come to save him?

Would the Celestial Men of the Qing Emperor Palace be drawn out as well?

Many people were extremely curious in their hearts, especially those who were not involved, they were even more eager to watch from a distance, to see how Zhou Heng would respond to such an attack.

Normally speaking, any Secret Sixth Rank martial artist faced with a combined and reasonable assault from three pinnacle grandmasters would have no chance at all of resisting.

Under the crushing attack of the three great grandmasters, the principles of heaven and earth within this area seemed to be warped, as if besides the interwoven mana and Daoist rhyme of these three attacks, everything else was pushed aside.

For a Secret Sixth Rank martial artist, in such an environment, it would be nearly impossible even to draw upon the heaven and earth’s vital energy, let alone resist.

It was almost an impossibility.

But Zhou Heng was different. As Lu Jingcang and the other two pinnacle grandmasters launched their assault, he once again used a special skill card.

He wouldn’t think that with his current strength he could take on three great grandmasters alone.

Even if he pushed the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique and the Eight Gates of Life and Death to their limits and repeatedly executed the Sword Technique of Conviction, the Yin Yang Reversal Divine Light, and the Xuanyuan Tower Secret among other top martial arts skills, he still wouldn’t have the slightest chance of winning.

This was an absolute suppression of realms, and with his own strength alone, defeat was certain.

He had no choice but to cheat.

As for which skill card to use, Zhou Heng had long had a plan in mind.

The Qing Emperor Palace was primarily based on the Wood Element among the Five Elements Path.

What would be most suitable was already on the tip of his tongue—

“Activate the ‘Universal Skill Card’ to transform into ‘Five-Colored Divine Light [Copper]’!”

“Five-Colored Divine Light [Copper]: Can demonstrate the true meaning of the Five Elements Path and can erode all things in the world that belong to the Five Elements.”

Zhou Heng directly raised his right hand, with his puny mortal body, reaching out towards the three enormous Dharma Bodies materialized by the grandmasters.

This scene presented an incredibly stark contrast, as if an ant were challenging a deity.

But just as this “ant” raised his right hand, a shockingly brilliant and blinding divine light suddenly exploded from the palm of his hand!

This divine light shone with five colors, streaked across the universe, eclipsed heaven and earth, subdued the rivers and mountains, unified the Five Elements, and halted all things!!

Five-Color Divine Light!

Nothing can withstand its cleansing!!!

Legend has it that this was a technique of an immensely powerful transcendental entity, who once swept away countless immortals, divine beings, and saints, dominating many eras. At one point, it even caused the fall of a supreme being, and for a time, it stood as a symbol of the highest achievement within the Five Elements Path.

Even though the Five-Color Divine Light released by Zhou Heng now through a special skill card is a version weakened countless times over, its power is still enough to sweep away everything.

Back then, Liu Gaoyang and the Great Saintly Merciful Immortal had no capacity to resist underneath the Five-Color Divine Light. They were directly engulfed by it, ground into fine dust, with both body and soul annihilated!

And both of these individuals were stronger than Lu Jingcang.

The former had begun to lodge his Primordial Spirit into the void, attempting to prove himself as a Celestial Man and had even attained a sliver of the Dao’s power in his peak Dharma Body. The latter was even a reincarnated Loose Immortal, who had once been a Celestial Man and, after his fall, reshaped his body with an Immortal Yuan Spirit and switched to another cultivation practice.

The realms of these two individuals had surpassed the category of Absolute Fourth Rank, true powerhouses infinitely close to the third rank of the heavens. Yet, even they were like dust and powder under the Five-Color Divine Light, insignificant and unworthy of mention.

Not to speak of the current three people with Lu Jingcang now.

The instant Lu Jingcang saw the Five-Color Divine Light, he felt as if he were beholding the origin of the Five Elements Path, as though he was facing a Tao Lord who had cultivated the Five Elements Path. It seemed as if all the elemental entities in the world had become his enemies.

“This light, this divine light… Zhou Heng had used it a year ago in Yuanhe Prefectural City. It must be a contingency left by his previous life, but why, why can he still use it?”

Lu Jingcang felt utterly disordered. He had never seen a reincarnated being of such power, whose contingency measures were plentiful, let alone retaining so many of the same techniques?

This didn’t make sense!

Not only was Lu Jingcang astonished and unable to comprehend, but the Qingxia God behind Zhou Heng was also dumbfounded, staring at the sky-filling Five-Color Divine Light, almost doubting whether he was hallucinating.

What on earth was the reincarnate Tao Lord he pledged loyalty to thinking? How many Five-Color Divine Lights had his previous life left behind as contingency?

And wasn’t he supposed to be a reincarnation of the Middle Ancient Ruler Saint?

He had never heard of the Ruler Saint favoring the Five-Color Divine Light so much. Could it be a display through some distortion of the rules?

For a moment, Qingxia God’s thoughts were in disarray, feeling that Zhou Heng was becoming increasingly unfathomable.

At the same time, the many powerhouses who were watching the battle from afar were just as confused and dumbstruck upon seeing the Five-Color Divine Light, their scalps tingling, unable to understand what was happening.

They had a profound impression of this Five-Color Divine Light. A year ago, its radiant splendor erased a Loose Immortal; its power was boundless, solidifying Zhou Heng’s identity as a reincarnated great being.

This caliber of divine light could be considered the strongest measure of a reincarnated great being.

Yet later, when Zhou Heng was in Huangtong Mansion City, he deployed the Five-Color Divine Light again, which many powerhouses already found extremely outrageous.

And now, here it was once more.

Was he just so fond of the Five-Color Divine Light?

These people couldn’t even dream that Zhou Heng was simply selectively ‘cheating’ according to the characteristics of his enemies.

Under the unparalleled might of the Five-Color Divine Light, whether it was the Tree King’s Dharma Body or the Medicine King’s Dharma Body, or even the Qing Emperor Palace’s most prized Qing Emperor Dharma Body, they crumbled like piles of sand, shattering upon touch!

The Five-Color Divine Light, like surging waves, obliterated the Dharma Bodies of the three individuals including Lu Jingcang and imprisoned them within its brilliance.

“Congratulations! You have defeated the undoubtedly doomed opponent ‘Lu Jingcang’. Fortune Bag [Gold] +1.”

“Congratulations! You have defeated the undoubtedly doomed opponent ‘Yu Sha’. Fortune Bag [Gold] +1.”

“Congratulations! You have defeated the undoubtedly doomed opponent ‘Dong Baishan’. Fortune Bag [Gold] +1.”

The reward notification sounded.

Thereby, Lu Jingcang and the two Absolute Fourth Rank Great Grandmasters he brought along had all been taken into Zhou Heng’s hands. Whether they lived or died was at his mere thought.

“Why all this trouble?” Zhou Heng shook his head and chuckled. With a casual grasp, he retracted the Five-Color Divine Light back into his palm, turning it into a sphere of light with three shadows faintly visible inside.

At this moment, with just a thought, he could grind Lu Jingcang and the others into dust, annihilating their form and spirit, leaving behind nothing but the most basic elemental energy.

However, Zhou Heng did not do so.

For one, there was no need; he had no reason to forge a death grudge with the Qing Emperor Palace, and Pure Yang Palace had no reason to completely fall out with the Qing Emperor Palace—it had no benefits.

Secondly, even if the three individuals with Lu Jingcang did not die, he would not let them off lightly. Destroying their bodies and severing their paths was enough to ensure that they could never stir up any trouble again.

And thirdly… a ‘Celestial Man’ of the Qing Emperor Palace had already arrived.

Hum!

The void trembled, and the sky glowed a verdant green.

A dazzling green light arose from the horizon and coalesced into a crystal-clear celestial pathway that extended over the Qingxia River’s skies, arriving before Zhou Heng.

Then, a graceful figure appeared, treading on the green light and following this pathway through the skies. In a mere moment, she traveled from the horizon to this place as if shrinking the earth to inches.

This was a young woman clad in tight green scale armor. She appeared to be in her twenties, with a pretty and delicate face, giving off an air of a secluded orchid, cool and elegant.

“Mr. Zhou,” the young woman slowly began, glancing at the Five-Color Divine Light in Zhou Heng’s hand, her calm eyes betraying a hint of admiration. “Please, spare my three fellow disciples.”

“They sought to kill me, and you ask me to spare them?” Zhou Heng’s expression turned cold as he scoffed, “What kind of reasoning is that? Does Qing Emperor Palace think Pure Yang Palace is so easily bullied? Also, who are you? State your name first.”

He straightforwardly put a cap on the other party first.

After all, putting a cap on someone was something anyone could do. Moreover, it wasn’t a frivolous accusation; Lu Jingcang and the others had indeed taken action.

As for the matter of Zhou Heng using the Golden Light of Falling Treasures to take away the Despondent Bell, there was no need to mention it.

“I apologize for my earlier haste, forgetting to introduce myself; I am Liu Yufeng, an elder of Qing Emperor Palace,” the young woman said with a slight bow. “Qing Emperor Palace has no intention of being an enemy to Pure Yang Palace. My fellow disciples were only following orders, and I implore Mr. Zhou not to blame them.”

“Following orders to kill me?” Zhou Heng sneered.

“Not at all,” Liu Yufeng hurriedly shook her head. “May I know what it will take for you to release them?”

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