Chapter 10

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Boom!

A sword stroke swept through, and all the accumulated snow in the valley surged upward, rising half a foot before falling back, leaving a scene of chaos.

"Finally... finally grasped a bit of the subtlety of the Nine Heavens Sword Technique and learned the first form!" Zhou Heng's face was filled with wild joy, and at this moment, he was as happy as a simple child.

It was just the first form!

Recalling the complete nine forms of the black sword dancing in his mind, Zhou Heng felt even more deeply shaken. The power of each form of the Nine Heavens Sword Technique increased, and if he could fully comprehend and execute all nine forms, there might truly be the power to cleave the heavens and destroy the earth!

This time, he truly and genuinely executed the first form of the Nine Heavens, and the power was even greater, while the consumption of strength was far less than before—this sword only consumed one-fifth of his true essence!

"Before, I was just imitating the form, and the power of the Nine Heavens Sword Technique was too strong, so I had to use my own strength to make up for the power of the sword technique, which naturally drained most of my true essence!"

"But now I have grasped the true meaning, and when the sword is drawn, the heavens and earth respond, as if there is a mysterious force attached to the sword technique, and all I need to do is to guide the movement of the sword technique!"

"It's like before I was pushing a cart by hand, which was both tiring and slow! Now, I am riding in a carriage, guiding and directing, saving effort and moving faster!"

Zhou Heng smiled with satisfaction. With this sword, who in the Zhou family could escape?

However, being able to hit an opponent and injuring an opponent are two different things!

Warriors at the Bone Tempering stage and Blood Tempering stage have bodies as hard as iron, and even if they stand still and let others cut them, they won't be injured! When facing enemies of this level, unless it is a true divine weapon, blunt weapons are actually more powerful.

"Divine weapon?" Zhou Heng couldn't help but sigh. How could such treasures be easily obtained?

"Stop thinking about it, have a good rest tonight, and leave the valley tomorrow!"

He retreated into the cave. Although the temperature was still low, after completing the Skin Tempering stage, warriors have considerable cold resistance, let alone Zhou Heng, who was almost at the completion of the Flesh Tempering stage. This temperature was nothing to him!

If he could reach the Blood Tempering stage, his body would be full of vigorous blood, immune to cold and heat, and he could probably dive into the icy pool in the valley.

"When I reach the Blood Tempering stage, I will come back and find out the secret of that mysterious figure!"

After a night, the heavy snow had stopped, and the snow in the valley was a foot deep, leaving a deep footprint with every step. Zhou Heng took one last look and then turned resolutely, quickly leaving.

Two hours later, he emerged from the cave, and the entire mountain forest was covered in white, with deep snow and icicles hanging, a magnificent sight.

"Leaving!"

Zhou Heng let out a long whistle. He naturally wasn't worried that the people from Baiyu Valley would still be searching for him in the forest. With the Flying Cloud Step, he ran swiftly on the snow, leaving only shallow footprints, which did not affect his speed at all.

Incredible!

After running for nearly two hours, he stopped to catch his breath, feeling his blood and qi fully circulating, warm and comfortable.

However, as soon as he stopped, his feet sank deeply into the snow, and he could only move slowly.

Huh?

Zhou Heng suddenly became alert, hearing the sound of a fight from a distance. Curious, he leaped up and flew over the branches.

Ahead was a large, flat rock, where a fierce battle was taking place.

One side was a human, the other a monkey as tall as two people!

The monkey was covered in golden fur, with emerald green eyes, giving off a powerful aura.

—Emerald-eyed Ape, a demonic beast!

An adult Emerald-eyed Ape is at the Bone Tempering stage, cruel and strong, feeding on the brains of tigers and leopards, and can easily wipe out a team of Flesh Tempering stage warriors!

To be able to fight such a creature, what kind of powerful being must it be?

Zhou Heng focused on the human fighting the Emerald-eyed Ape and found that it was not a burly man but a beautiful woman, around eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing a light yellow dress with a red silk belt around her waist, perfectly outlining her graceful and curvaceous figure.

This beauty also wielded a sword, with a blade as cold as water, clearly not an ordinary weapon, which is why the Emerald-eyed Ape was cautious and dared not approach too closely.

The sword energy was like a flying dragon, and combined with the woman's outstanding appearance and impressive figure, it was a feast for the eyes. To be able to face off against a Bone Tempering stage demonic beast, this beauty must be at least the eighth or ninth level of Body Tempering!

Zhou Heng found it pleasing to the eye, but the Emerald-eyed Ape was suffering, constantly roaring and dodging, not daring to face her head-on.

"If this sword had been thrust half an inch to the left, it would have been more effective!"

"Hmm, this sword was released too early, it could have been delayed by half a second!"

"How can you be so stupid, not knowing to follow up when the sword momentum is used up?"

As a fellow human, Zhou Heng naturally sided with the beauty, but watching her sword technique made him want to jump down and give her a good beating. How could someone be so clumsy, using a perfectly good sword technique so poorly!

"Hey, when did my eyes become so sharp?"

It took a while for Zhou Heng to realize that he could easily see through the flaws in the beauty's sword techniques!

Not only that, but it seemed as if he had practiced her sword technique a thousand times, ten thousand times, knowing it inside and out, both its strengths and weaknesses!

But he couldn't cultivate before, and he only started learning sword techniques two months ago, having only learned the Nine Heavens Sword Technique and mastered the subtlety of the first form!

Sigh!

What heights had he reached!

He had grasped the essence, transcending individual moves, and was almost at the level of the Dao!

Zhou Heng felt a surge of blood to his head, his mind a bit dizzy. When he came to, he saw the Emerald-eyed Ape roar and leap away, its figure like lightning, quickly disappearing.

The beauty did not pursue, knowing that with the Emerald-eyed Ape's agility, she couldn't catch it in the forest. She sheathed her sword and looked toward the tree where Zhou Heng was hiding.

"Still not had enough?" she coldly shouted, her voice like a clear spring, beautiful to the ear.

It turned out she had noticed him long ago!

Zhou Heng leaped down from the tree, the Flying Cloud Step naturally unfolding, the snow only reaching his feet.

The beauty couldn't help but show a look of shock, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed. "Who are you, and why were you spying on me?"

Zhou Heng waved his hands, smiling. "Don't misunderstand, I was just passing by!"

Spying on someone's practice or battle is a big taboo!

"Hmph, do you think I'll believe that?" The beauty's right hand slapped, and her sword shot out of the scabbard, cold and shiny. She thought Zhou Heng was hiding to steal her sword technique.

Zhou Heng, still a seventeen-year-old youth, naturally had a bit of pride. He curled his lip. "Your messy sword technique, why would I bother to steal it?"

"Hmph, then let you taste the power of my messy sword technique!" The beauty roared, her sword flying out, aiming for Zhou Heng's wrist.

Her name was Lin Fuxiang, the daughter of the Nine Spirits Sect's leader, a natural martial arts prodigy, incredibly intelligent! The Waterfall Sword Technique she practiced was a rare skill of the Nine Spirits Sect, very difficult to master, with fewer than ten people in the sect able to learn it!

And she had achieved some success in just three years, earning countless praises! Even the Emerald-eyed Ape had been forced back, though partly due to the power of her divine weapon, it still proved the strength of her sword technique!

This was her proudest achievement, and Zhou Heng dared to criticize her sword technique, which naturally made her furious!

She wasn't evil by nature, and this sword was just to teach Zhou Heng a lesson, not to hurt him.

Who would have thought that Zhou Heng just lightly stepped aside, giving her a sunny smile, almost driving her mad!

What a despicable boy, was he provoking her?

Lin Fuxiang felt a surge of anger, and she continuously swung her sword, determined to give this despicable boy a taste of his own medicine.

This level of sword technique... not even in ten thousand years would it touch the hem of my clothes!

In Zhou Heng's eyes, Lin Fuxiang's sword technique was full of flaws, and he easily dodged, even predicting her moves before she made them, reacting in advance.

Of course, this was also because he had learned the Flying Cloud Step. Otherwise, seeing the flaws was one thing, but dodging in time was another! If Lin Fuxiang were stronger and faster, exceeding the limits of the Flying Cloud Step, then no technique would be needed, and a single sword thrust would be enough to injure or kill!

As the saying goes, brute force can overcome ten techniques. When strength reaches a certain level, no technique is needed.

"Despicable boy, do you just know how to dodge?" Lin Fuxiang, unable to break through, resorted to provocation.

Zhou Heng laughed, his pride rising. "Then I'll show you how to break it!"

Clang, his long sword also came out of the scabbard. Seeing Lin Fuxiang's sword coming, he casually raised his sword.

Lin Fuxiang's face changed, this seemingly casual move directly pointed to the only flaw in her sword technique. If she didn't change, she would be stabbed in the abdomen first, and then her sword would cut Zhou Heng's shoulder.

She quickly shouted, her feet tapping, and her graceful figure flew back seven meters.

—Actually, with her Bone Tempering stage defense, even if Zhou Heng stabbed her abdomen, it might not cause much harm, and her divine sword could cut through metal and stone, slicing off his upper body!

But Lin Fuxiang didn't want to take such a risk, and this was just a sparring match, a matter of pride. What was the point of winning with a higher realm and a sharper weapon?

Just a coincidence?

Lin Fuxiang didn't believe Zhou Heng could break her Waterfall Sword Technique. She tapped her feet again, leaped forward, and swung her sword, creating a waterfall-like sword shadow.

Zhou Heng smiled faintly and casually swung his sword.

Another coincidence?

Lin Fuxiang quickly changed her stance, regrouped, and continued her attack, refusing to believe it.

Retreat, retreat, retreat, retreat, retreat!

After thirty-six consecutive sword strikes, Lin Fuxiang's shock grew, because there was no way the despicable boy could coincidentally break her proud sword technique thirty-six times!

She stopped, stomping her foot hard, her full chest trembling violently, a spectacular sight.

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