Chapter 164: The Royal Family's Invitation (5/5)

  Zhou Heng immediately thought of a question, which was why the powerful families of Langyue Country had not intervened.

  It's impossible for Zhou Heng to believe that the Ling Core has no appeal to the aristocratic families of Lang Yue Country.

  It was Xiao Huoshui, this "native" rich young lady who solved his doubts for him. There were two reasons for this: firstly, each country had a certain degree of autonomy, which was one of the rules jointly formulated by the three major aristocratic families of Langyue Country.

  So even Fengshuo Sect behind the cold and desolate country did not dare to openly defy, the backing of the other three countries was also the same.

  Secondly, the possibility of a spiritual core in that mine is extremely low.

  The spiritual energy of heaven and earth is not evenly distributed, but rather it becomes denser towards the center of the continent, then gradually thins out as the distance increases.

  The Tianlong Empire naturally occupies the center of the continent, with the densest spiritual energy, and only there can high-quality spirit stone mines be formed. The four major imperial dynasties are scattered around the periphery of the Tianlong Empire, with a slightly lower concentration of spiritual energy, where medium-quality spirit stone mines can be formed.

  In the cold and desolate country, it's almost the end of the continent. If you run further to the edge, there is an endless ocean. The spiritual energy is thin, and even the birth of a low-grade spirit stone mine can be smiled at!

  Ninety-nine percent of the lower-grade spirit stone mines are not qualified to produce spirit cores, which is why the major families of Langyue Country did not intervene. Otherwise, even with the ban of the three major families, they would still secretly manipulate things behind the scenes.

  Now they just care about getting benefits.

  Zhou Heng quickly made a decision, he wanted to go to the mine to explore it. This trip wouldn't be a loss, and if there really was a Ling Core, wouldn't that be a huge gain? With his Swift Cloud Flowing Light Step and Nine Mysteries Trial Tower, if he were to obtain the Ling Core, he would immediately activate his movement technique and run away, disappearing into thin air before drilling back into the tower, making it impossible for anyone to know what was happening.

  The news of Ying Feng's death was transmitted back to Langyue Country, and it would take some time for the Ying family to respond and send a master to Hanshang Country to investigate. Although Liu Qingxuan could confirm that Zhou Heng was behind it, with the Mei family backing Zhou Heng, he didn't dare to make a move.

  More crucially, he knew that even if he took action himself, it would be very difficult to kill Zhou Heng, as the kid's speed was simply too fast, and there were also a large number of Broken Void Arrows, making it fundamentally impossible for him to exhaust Zhou Heng to death with his powerful strength.

  As for the Yue family, they also have to wait for the Langyue country's family to react. However, with Mei Yixiang's support, even if they suspect that Zhou Heng is behind it, the possibility of giving up revenge will be greater.

  Zhou Heng suddenly became idle, fortunately, the Tianbao Pavilion continuously sent various weapons over, including ordinary ones and artifacts. He constantly strengthened his physique, but spent money like flowing water, and hundreds of millions of spirit stones were quickly depleted.

  Of course, the benefits are also very obvious. Zhou Heng's bone density is now not inferior to that of a law enforcement officer in the realm of splitting the earth, and even if he doesn't activate his metalized bloodline power, he can still withstand the impact of a law enforcement officer at the same level with just his physical body!

  And once he metalized his fists, he could even shatter the indestructible artifacts of the heavenly realm with a single punch, making him a human-shaped monster!

  In addition, his physical strength has also increased significantly. When he bursts out with all his might, his combat power can be increased by about 10%! Don't underestimate this 10% increase in combat power, as he originally had a dantian space that was eighty times that of an ordinary Earth Realm cultivator. This 10% increase is equivalent to the strength of eight Earth Realm cultivators!

  Indeed, the poor cultivate literature and the rich cultivate martial arts; cultivation is a bottomless pit! Without strong capital support, how long would it take to reach this level? And if these millions of low-grade spirit stones were distributed to others for cultivation, how many people could accelerate their cultivation speed?

  Zhou Heng touched his head and thought to himself that he was almost penniless again, so he had to think of a way to get some money!

  At this time, he was indeed nostalgic for the likes of Ying Feng, robbing them not only made people feel happy and content, but they were also wealthy, if not for Zhou Heng's expenses being too large, even a hundred million spirit stones could be used by his grandchildren.

  He used to be able to get a stable income from selling moon pearls, but that tiger cub named Little Gold was quite a foodie, one pearl a day wasn't enough for it, let alone having any leftovers.

  A moon pearl can sell for at least two or three thousand low-grade spirit stones, this little tiger cub is absolutely a prodigal son!

  As Zhou Heng's physical strength increased, ordinary metals could no longer enhance his body's strength, and he had to find extremely precious ones. Now his physical strength has caught up with the boundary, that is to say, at least a heavenly artifact of the Splitting Earth Realm would be required.

  The treasure of the Immortal Realm is extremely rare, and the Tianbao Pavilion is out of the question. Even if it appears at this price, it's still too expensive for Zhou Heng's current wealth to compete with. However, if he can plunder a sect like the Tianxing Sect, it will definitely be a huge harvest!

  If it weren't for the relationship between Tian Junzi and Xiao Yuheng, Zhou Heng really wanted to sneak into the Tiān Xīng Sect immediately to steal something big, but considering those two people's sake, Zhou Heng forcibly suppressed this tempting idea.

  Human feelings aren't as easily owed after all!

  Zhou Heng thought for a moment and decided to let Xiao Huoshui and Lan Fei go through the Nine Xuan Trial Tower separately. Both women were in the initial three realms of heaven, as long as their combat abilities met the standards, each person could get two pass rewards.

  Both women were unaware that the Jiuxuan Trial Tower had such a function, and when Zhou Heng mentioned it, they both showed strong shock. This treasure is incredible! If you let a large number of Jiling Realm warriors go in to challenge, wouldn't it become a treasure basin, constantly producing treasures like Dan medicine, Gongfa, and Faqi?

  Zhou Heng didn't think it could go on like this, the Jiuxuan Trial Tower was sealed with a large number of treasures as rewards when it was built, and they couldn't just appear out of thin air. After so many years of being emptied, how much stuff was left inside was truly questionable.

  Two women took the challenge at the same time, but what made Zhou Heng depressed was that they barely passed the first level, and couldn't pass the second level at all. They had strength but didn't know how to use it, and were beaten by the monsters in the second level until they fell into the water and flowed away.

  Zhou Heng didn't force them, some people are born with a strong fighting instinct, while others are tempered and grown in the long battle. Xiao Huoshui and Lan Fei were both pampered and had no desire to pursue their own strength, they cultivated mainly for longevity, how could their combat power be strong?

  They are typical examples of being challenged by Yue Jie. A slightly stronger initial division can easily defeat them with one blow, how pitiful!

  It was a simple pass, and each of them received a reward. Xiao Huo Shui got a magic weapon that had just reached the Gathering Spirit Realm, with a rank of 4th grade, but unfortunately, no one could use it.

  But Lan Fei got a "Chu Xin Wan", which can greatly improve the cultivation of Jiling Realm warriors.

  These two rewards are extremely rubbish, Zhou Heng guessed that it was because the two girls passed with great difficulty, so although they got the reward, it was incredibly worthless. And he always succeeded in passing through at the first try, so the rewards were unusually generous.

  It's also fair!

  Zhou Heng sold the magical artifact and the Chun Xin Wan to Tian Bao Pavilion, and in return, he got tens of thousands of Ling Stones. Finally, he received a sacred decree from the Nan Gong Imperial Family, summoning him to enter the palace for an audience.

  This is more like an invitation than a holy order. Zhou Heng has already reached the realm of splitting the earth, and his combat power is even stronger, absolutely the first person under the open sky realm, enough to dominate the cold country!

  Unbeknownst to him, Zhou Heng had already reached the pinnacle of martial arts in Hansheng Country. Although Nan Gong Changkong and a few others were stronger than him, they would never be able to kill him easily. This kind of person was someone even Nan Gong Hong had to treat with caution!

  Although there is no evidence, most people are guessing that Ying Feng was killed by Zhou Heng! Master Ying's family status is unknown how much higher than Nan Gonghong's, and for his own life, Nan Gonghong dare not be overly respectful to Zhou Heng!

  Otherwise, he would be secretly killed by Zhou Heng and sneaked into the palace. Could Nan Gong Changkong still bring him back to life?

  Zhou Heng went there with a smile, wanting to learn more about the newly discovered Ling Stone mine. Currently, this is classified as confidential, even Xiao Huishui is not clear.

  "Please, have a seat!" Nangong Hongji was being polite. Facing a strong cultivator of the Earthly Realm, his role was no longer that of a national leader, but rather a representative of the Tianxing Sect in the mortal world, and similarly, just an Earthly Realm cultivator.

  Zhou Heng stood calmly, and with his current strength, even if Nan Gong Chang suddenly launched a sneak attack from the shadows, he would not be afraid. He could completely dodge in time. He was no longer the youth who had just left Yuan Shi Town, having undergone a baptism of blood and death, and both his temperament and strength had undergone a complete transformation.

  Nangong Hong sighed inwardly, if he had known earlier that Zhou Heng would have such achievements now, he should have recruited him together with Jing Tian at the beginning. Even if he could only recruit one, he should have chosen Zhou Heng instead of Jing Tian!

  Unfortunately, it's too late now. The grudges between them have gone too deep, and being able to maintain a superficial politeness is already quite good.

  This time, Zhou Heng was invited to the palace, and as expected, it was about the ownership of the newly discovered Ling Stone mine. The problem was that the Ling Stone mine was located at the intersection of the four major countries, and each country declared that they owned the mining rights, so there was a problem with how to allocate them.

  Every country must have some benefits, otherwise it can't be explained, but it's also impossible for everyone to share equally, which is also a problem. In the end, we reached a consensus and returned to the simplest idea, with strength deciding everything.

  Each of the four major countries can have one-tenth of the mineral resources, and the remaining six-tenths will be decided by battle. Everyone sends out six people, divided into six groups to fight, and whichever country wins a group battle can have an additional one-tenth of the mineral resources.

  The Tianxing Sect only has four Open Heaven Realm cultivators, and even if An Luo Chen is included, there are only five. Naturally, they need to find a cultivator in the Severing Earth Realm to make up the numbers, and Zhou Heng is naturally the best candidate.

  The other three countries don't have that many Open Heaven Realm experts either, maybe four or five, but definitely no more than six!

  As long as Zhou Heng catches a group of Splitting Heaven Realm cultivators, with his strength he can completely win two battles and take down one-tenth of the mineral resources!

  It's precisely because of the importance of the relationship that the Nangong imperial family would hold their noses and come to invite Zhou Heng.