Chapter 21 Under the Night Sky

  The night sky was dotted with a few stars, Zhang Heng came out of Ou Yang's cave, greedily took a breath, and only then did he realize that the clothes on his back were soaked with sweat.

  After adjusting his slightly hurried breathing, Zhang Heng's heart was filled with a mix of emotions. It had only been a month since he arrived in this world and he had already encountered the first major obstacle, almost losing his life in the process. At this moment, Zhang Heng's body contained Ou Yang's Soul-Devouring Wasp, although intuitively he wasn't afraid of it, but psychologically, he felt a sense of being controlled by someone else.

  His body slightly lifted, and the low-grade spiritual instrument, Wuling Sword, was summoned from the storage bag. He then stood lightly on the enlarged giant spiritual instrument, facing the cool night wind, Zhang Heng drove the instrument to fly towards the main peak of Tieling Peak.

  Because Zhang Heng was only a Qi Refining stage cultivator, he didn't have the innate True Fire of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator within his body. Although this spiritual artifact had already been refined by him, it hadn't merged with his heart and soul as one, so he couldn't store the artifact inside his body.

  In the general Qi-refining period, cultivators who use spiritual artifacts usually summon them from their storage bags and then manipulate them with control techniques to attack or defend. This way, the power of the artifact is greatly discounted. If it were a cultivator in the foundation-building period who possesses innate true fire, it would be entirely different. Spiritual artifacts refined by innate true fire can merge into the body of a foundation-building period cultivator, not only are they extremely powerful, but they can also instantly leave the body to harm others, their effect far surpasses that of Qi-refining period cultivators.

  Zhang Heng's Xiantian Gong, however, can produce a very unusual true fire during the Qi-refining stage, which is related to the core of the Xiantian Gong. According to the jade cylinder, this true fire far surpasses the category of ordinary flames and possesses unimaginable divine powers.

  Once he enters the Transformation Realm's first layer, he will possess this special flame. At that time, Zhang Heng can use true fire to refine the mid-grade spiritual artifact he just obtained, allowing him to truly merge the artifact with his heart and soul. This way, he can fully unleash the artifact's power. By then, within the same rank, who can be Zhang Heng's opponent?

  Thinking of this, Zhang Heng's speed in driving the spiritual device increased by a few points, and he flew towards the main peak of Tieling Peak.

  Ou Yang's ancestral cave and other elders in the door are different, and they are not opened on the main peak of Tie Ling Peak, but are located more than 20 miles away from Tie Ling Peak.

  If it were in the past, Zhang Heng might have thought that this was because of Ou Yang's eccentric personality or discord with other elders, but after experiencing today's events, Zhang Heng understood that there must be some unknown secrets hidden within Ou Yang, and this was not just reflected in his cultivation.

  During flight, Zhang Heng expanded his divine sense, although it could only extend a few dozen meters in distance, but among the Qi Refining stage cultivators, it was unparalleled. Moreover, when expanding his divine sense, he could also increase the cultivator's own senses.

  Zhang Heng did this in order to become more familiar with the use of divine sense. In a cultivator's battle, the intensity and application of divine sense can even affect the outcome of the fight.

  After flying for over ten miles, Zhang Heng discovered two figures in the distance, a man and a woman, thanks to his superhuman vision.

  It's so late, and yet they're still going out on a date, Zhang Heng couldn't help but find it amusing.

  In the world of cultivating immortals, everything is measured by strength, and so-called love and romance are all built on the basis of interest. It's rare to see someone sneaking out for a secret meeting like this at night.

  He restrained the aura on his body, Zhang Heng didn't want to disturb the couple who were secretly meeting. During his university days on Earth, he had also experienced such situations, and was already used to seeing young men and women hugging each other.

  However, as the distance drew closer, Zhang Heng discovered that things were not as he had imagined.

  "Li Shixiong, it's so late already, what important matter do you have that you've invited Xue Rong out?" The speaker was a seemingly seventeen or eighteen year old lovely young girl. She slightly nodded her head, and her eyes, which seemed to be overflowing with raindrops, curiously gazed at the Shixiong in front of her. Her delicate face, like jade, had a faint flush on it.

  Li Shixiong let out a soft sigh, gazing intently at the girl in his dreams who was right before his eyes, a hesitant expression appearing on his face, and the words he had just prepared were thrown to the back of his mind.

  "Xue Rong, my junior sister, we've been together for so long, have you ever thought about our future... Moreover, the Fangyun Gathering is about to take place. With my current strength among the disciples of Fengxing Gate in this generation, I'm considered top-notch, but compared to several disciples from Xianyun Sect and Huoyun Gate, there's still a gap. To rank within the top ten at this Fangyun Gathering, I don't have much chance of winning..."

  Xue Rong's delicate white hands gently grasped Li Shixiong's left arm, her warm and gentle gaze fixed on Xu Shixiong as she softly whispered: "Shixiong, I know that getting into the top ten is your hope, and also a catalyst for you to break through your bottleneck. What do you want me to do to help you..."

  Li Shixiong gazed at his lovely junior sister who was leaning against him like a quiet night lily, thinking that even compared to Luochenshenzi, she wasn't much different.

  Facing such a delicate and lovely woman, he was somewhat embarrassed, but after a moment's thought, he gritted his teeth and said: "Junior sister, my cultivation has reached a bottleneck at this moment, and the wind spirit technique I am cultivating will also be difficult to break through in a short period of time. So, I want junior sister to help me, and practice dual cultivation with me..."

  Xue Rong's face suddenly flushed with a bright red color, and she slightly lowered her head. Her eyes flowed with a gentle, watery light, and she softly opened her mouth to say: "Brother, you know that my Cultivation of Soft Water and Quiet Heart should not be broken before the Foundation Building period... otherwise, it will be harder for me to break through to the Foundation Building period than climbing to the sky..."

  "Sister, don't worry. As long as I obtain a top-grade spiritual artifact this time, I will definitely be able to get the spiritual elixir and wonderful medicine in the cave left by Patriarch Yun's ancestors. Even if we can't get the Foundation Establishment Pill, we can exchange it with the sect leader. With the Foundation Establishment Pill, relying on your innate spiritual root, breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage will be an easy task."

  Li Shixiong grasped Xuefeng Shimei's slender white arm, his eyes revealing excitement and a hint of madness.

  Xue Rong's sister fell silent, pondering for a long time. The warm and gentle voice finally broke the stillness of the night: "Li Shixiong, I promise you... but in the future, you must treat Xue Rong well. Even if we can't get the foundation-building pill, Xue Rong won't blame you."

  "Sister, you're really too good." Li Shixiong hugged Xue Rong's soft and delicate waist tightly.

  Suddenly, a layer of crimson appeared on Snow Fragrance's face, her eyes gradually became hazy, and her slender body became even weaker. She looked at Master Xu with an unbelievable gaze, her voice barely above a whisper: "Soft Bone Powder...and Spring Charm Incense...Master Xu, why did you do this? Snow Fragrance has already agreed to your terms..."

  Her delicate, weak and boneless body had softly fallen into Xu Shixiong's embrace, a layer of tender redness like ripe peaches spreading across her white jade skin, her mouth emitting the intoxicating fragrance of orchids, her soft and restrained moans echoing in the night air, causing people to unknowingly become infatuated.

  "Brother Li gritted his teeth and said, 'Sister, don't blame me for this. Although the dual cultivation can also bring some improvement to my cultivation, it's not enough... I want you to be my furnace and cauldron.'"

  "Y...ou..." Xue Rong's junior sister stared at her in disbelief, but soon fell under the spell of Suo Rou San and Mi Hun Xiang, her consciousness gradually lost.

  "Sorry, junior sister, but I must get into the top ten and also obtain the treasure in the cave..." Li Shixiong steeled himself and carried Xuefeng's delicate body towards a hidden mountain cave not far away.

  Zhang Heng stood hidden in the air, standing on a giant spiritual instrument, looking at Xu Shixiong holding Xue Feng's sister's shadow, his heart hesitating, wondering whether he should make a move or not.

  Both of them knew Zhang Heng, and they were both disciples of the Wind Walker's Gate. The man was named Li Hong, a late-stage Qi Refining disciple, and he was the pride of the sect. The girl was named Ning Xue Rong, who had been in the sect for about seven or eight years, and she already possessed mid-stage Qi Refining cultivation. She was a rare female cultivator with a gentle and wise personality within the sect.

  Due to Zhang Heng's caution and the two people's negligence, neither of them discovered Zhang Heng in mid-air.

  After a moment's thought, Zhang Heng gave up this perfect opportunity for heroic rescue.

  With Li Hong's later cultivation, Zhang Heng can at most protect himself in front of his opponent and the probability of defeating his opponent is extremely small. Zhang Heng would not offend such a strong enemy for a female cultivator who has nothing to do with him.

  In this world where the strong prey on the weak, many things are beyond one's control. Zhang Heng wanted to survive in this world and strive for the pinnacle of power and longevity, so he had no choice but to make his heart cold and indifferent.

  As Li Hong carried Ning Xue's delicate and alluring body into the pitch-black cave, Zhang Heng couldn't help but think of Yan Yuqing, that stunningly beautiful girl who had been intimate with him.

  Perhaps, Ning Xue Rong at this moment is Yan Yu Qing back then, and Li Hong played the role of Tang Feng or Zhang Heng.

  The pitch-black cave swallowed up the two figures, Zhang Heng let out a light sigh and drove the spirit tool to fly far away.