CHAPTER 842: CHAPTER 818 ASKING FOR HELP (2/3)

These Bright Immortals are indeed slippery, even if I have it, I won’t bring it out, what can you do to me?

Zhou Heng let out a cold smile. He tapped the table, first nodding slightly to the Bright Immortal of the Dongguo Family and the Taiyi Sect Master to show gratitude, and said, "Thank you, Old Dongguo and Sect Master Taiyi!" Then, he glanced coldly at the others, his gaze as sharp as a sword.

Clearly, this kid is just a Creation King; usually, they could crush him with a finger, but now, under Zhou Heng’s gaze, everyone involuntarily lowered their heads.

Whether in the Mortal Realm, Immortal Realm, or Bright Realm, strength is what truly commands respect!

It’s strength, not realm!

In most cases, the realm represents strength, but who can explain why Zhou Heng is so defiant of the heavens?

"If you don’t bring me what I want in three days, I will slaughter you all!" Zhou Heng said coldly; he had no fondness for those who hoarded treasures at this stage.

Everyone exchanged glances, hesitating in their hearts, was Zhou Heng really daring enough?

"If you don’t believe it, feel free to try! But I advise you to wash your necks first!" Zhou Heng added.

He flicked his hand, signaling everyone they could leave.

Although everyone wanted to say more, seeing Zhou Heng’s intense and cold demeanor, they swallowed their words back. However, the Bright Immortal of the Dongguo Family and the Taiyi Sect Master were asked to stay by Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng thanked the two people again; the Bright Immortal of the Dongguo Family left first, while the Taiyi Sect Master stayed, as some words were inconvenient to speak in front of outsiders.

"How are the Xiulan sisters?" Zhou Heng first asked about Bing Xiulan’s sisters.

The Taiyi Sect Master nodded, then said, "How confident are you dealing with that Dragon Emperor?"

Zhou Heng frowned and said, "If I only have my current strength, I wouldn’t even have a ten percent chance of success!" It’s impossible to have countless Bright Immortals to slaughter every time, constantly supplying his Spiritual Power.

And without the replenishment of Spiritual Power, he would soon be exhausted under the Dragon Emperor’s relentless attacks, and the outcome would be obvious.

"Are you collecting those materials to refine some Pill to enhance your strength?" the Taiyi Sect Master asked again.

"Hmm!" Zhou Heng nodded, having nothing to hide.

The Taiyi Sect Master sighed and said, "If I weren’t still seriously injured, it wouldn’t be difficult to fend off that Dragon Emperor!"

Zhou Heng shook his head internally, she still didn’t know that the Dragon Emperor was actually coming for her Red Lotus Heavenly Scripture, and until he succeeded, how could he possibly be pushed back? However, Zhou Heng had no intention of telling the Taiyi Sect Master this; it was meaningless.

How did the Dragon Emperor learn about the Red Lotus Heavenly Scripture?

Wasn’t it only the Taiyi Sect Master and her close friend who initially obtained the Red Lotus Heavenly Scripture? Zhou Heng immediately realized this secret must have been leaked by that "close friend"!

It is relatively easy to travel from the Immortal Realm to the Mortal Realm. Although the Realm Gate only opens once every hundred years, there are forty-nine Immortal Cities in total, so it averages out to opening every two years. Moreover, the opening of the Realm Gate merely requires a large number of Upper Grade Immortal Stones; though it’s costly, it’s affordable.

But according to several Dragon Sovereigns, opening the Realm Gate to the Bright Realm is incredibly difficult, and it would never easily send someone to the Lower Realm.

That "close friend" surely doesn’t have the qualification to descend, but she is unwilling to let the Taiyi Sect Master so easily possess the Heavenly Scripture. She might even worry that if the Taiyi Sect Master’s injuries heal, she would come back for revenge. Hence, the best course of action is to leak the secret!

Even if she can’t obtain the Red Lotus Heavenly Scripture herself, she can at least eliminate the Taiyi Sect Master, removing the fear of revenge!

Speaking of the Bright Realm, Zhou Heng suddenly thought of someone!

After telling the Taiyi Sect Master, he quietly left Juexian City, heading towards North Yin City.

— He was going to find Wang Youyue.

This beauty from the Bright Realm was on a mission to find the Heavenly Mysterious Spirit Crystal.

According to the Fire Divine Furnace, her power would be enormously greater than the former strongest in the Immortal Realm, Dugu Xuan, making her at least a Star King! If she were to help, withstanding the Dragon Emperor shouldn’t be too difficult.

He used Earth Series Runes to resonate with the earth, freeing himself from gravity’s constraints, allowing his speed to reach its zenith. In just one day, he arrived at North Yin City.

Zhou Heng’s first stop was naturally Taiyin City; this was because the teleportation portal of North Si City was destroyed; the bottom couldn’t ascend, and the Star Sea pirates above were eager to attack Juexian City. Except for some Star Sea pirates marauding in North Zi City, other places were peaceful, becoming the last pure land.

Hence, here, singing and dancing continued, life went on as usual, but the serious expressions on pedestrians and vendors indicated their worry.

How can there be any unscathed eggs under a collapsed nest?

If Juexian City fell, they too would suffer!

In this context, Zhou Heng arrived at Wang Youyue’s residence.

Because he needed her assistance, he knocked on the door, deciding to start with courtesy before resorting to force.

The little maid in the courtyard surprisingly recognized him, immediately leading him to the back garden, where the sound of a zither could be heard clearly, indicating that Wang Youyue was playing music again.

Sure enough, Wang Youyue, dressed in white, was elegantly seated on a stone bench, deeply absorbed in playing the zither, while seven young men quietly sat nearby, listening attentively, each with a look of focus as if they were masters of music.

Zhou Heng gently coughed.

Wang Youyue’s hands paused immediately. She raised her charming face with a hint of displeasure. But upon seeing Zhou Heng, she couldn’t help but display a look of surprise—as if she couldn’t remember Zhou Heng!

Back then, Zhou Heng was merely the Sunshine Emperor, but now he astonishingly was the Creation King!

This speed of cultivation level progression could be considered extremely fast even in the Bright Realm, and occurring in the Immortal Realm... it was simply defying the bounds!

Wang Youyue was certainly shocked!

"Where did this vulgar person come from, daring to interrupt Miss Youyue’s enjoyment!" A young man immediately confronted Zhou Heng. Of course, he didn’t have a grudge against Zhou Heng; rather, he saw it as a good opportunity to curry favor with Wang Youyue!

Slap!

A slap landed on his face instantly, but it was neither Zhou Heng nor Wang Youyue who hit him; it was another young man beside him.

"Yang Xiaoxiong, you dare to hit me?" The young man was infuriated, never expecting that someone who had previously called him brother would slap him like this, something he could never have imagined.

"Hah! This young master slapped you for your own good!" Yang Xiaoxiong spat, full of disdain, but when he turned to look at Zhou Heng, his face immediately broke into a grin, and he jogged over with a sycophantic demeanor, saying, "Brother Zhou, why are you here!"

——It was Yang Xiaoxiong who had introduced Zhou Heng and Wang Youyue.

Brother Zhou?

Since when did the first debauchee of Taiyin City so humbly and flatteringly bow to another young man? Ever since he established connections with Holy Pharmacist Zhou Heng, he had been terribly arrogant!

Ah, Brother Zhou, Zhou? Zhou Heng!

The remaining six young men stared at Zhou Heng with astonished eyes; they had never expected to witness this legendary figure in person!

Indeed, Yang Xiaoxiong’s slap was for that young man’s benefit. To dare speak disrespectfully to Holy Pharmacist Zhou Heng? If Zhou Heng truly pursued the matter, even if the young man’s Old Ancestor came, what could he do?

The young man was so frightened that his knees buckled as he knelt down, saying, "Master Zhou, it was my ignorance. Please, ambitious elder, forgive this junior just this once!"

Zhou Heng was indeed a bit displeased. The Starsea bandits had slaughtered their way to the doorstep, yet these people were still indulging in pleasure! But at this moment, he didn’t have the interest to chit-chat with them, so he waved his hand immediately and said, "You may leave."

"Yes! Yes!" Including Yang Xiaoxiong, everyone hurriedly retreated; even if Zhou Heng had come to "compete for a woman", what qualifications did they have to challenge him?

Now, in the courtyard, only Zhou Heng and Wang Youyue were left.

"Acting beyond your authority, what do you mean?" Wang Youyue continued to play the zither, but she clearly was not in the mood, producing only monotonous sounds, showing her mind was elsewhere. Although Zhou Heng’s cultivation improved rapidly, she didn’t take it to heart, after all, he was just the Creation King, she could kill tens of thousands of him with a single thought.

"The Starsea bandits have attacked, I want to ask for your aid to stop them!" Zhou Heng stated his purpose.

"It’s none of my business!" Wang Youyue flatly refused, adding, "And it’s not related to you either! Don’t forget our identities!" She assumed Zhou Heng was also from the Bright Realm or at least acting under its orders, carrying the same mission as her.

Zhou Heng shook his head, seriously said, "If Juexian City falls to the Starsea bandits, there will be no survivors, you certainly can escape unscathed, but ninety-nine percent will die because of it, then who will find your Heavenly Mysterious Spirit Crystal for you?"

These words caused Wang Youyue to frown slightly. Clearly, it touched a nerve. Yet after a brief moment, she looked up at Zhou Heng and said, "Ao Hongjie holds significant status among the Dragon Clan, I don’t want to clash with him!"

Ao Hongjie? Dragon Emperor?

Zhou Heng frowned, evidently realizing that the Dragon Emperor held remarkable status in the Bright Realm, Wang Youyue abstained from offending him!

This path was not viable!

Zhou Heng turned to leave, he did not yet have the ability to force Wang Youyue into battle—in fact, if he had such power, why would he need her help in the first place, he could manage the Dragon Emperor himself.

Wang Youyue did not try to stop him, and although she didn’t show it, the Starsea bandits’ invasion was a huge inconvenience for her as well, in tumultuous times, who would play with stones for her?

She was in enough trouble, let alone having time to deal with Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng resisted the urge to continue onward toward North Si City, since North Yin City was secure, then North Si City was surely even safer. Conversely, if Huo Tian and Hongyue clashed, the resulting destruction would be a hundred times more terrifying than the Starsea bandits!

A day later, he returned to Juexian City.

Since others are unreliable, one can only rely on oneself!

"Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law!" Upon returning to his lodging, he saw Bing Xiulan crying loudly as she rushed over, wailing, "Brother-in-law, you’re back, if you don’t come back, I’ll be tormented to death by my sister!"

"Is it really that exaggerated?" Bing Xinzhu hummed on the side.

Zhou Heng finally showed a smile, seeing old friends is always a delightful thing. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)