I Cheated While Cultivating

Fengwang Mountain, located over a thousand miles from Huangtong Mansion City, is a mountain range stretching nearly a hundred miles.

Rich in vegetation and teeming with wild beasts.

On normal days, plenty of hunters would enter Fengwang Mountain to hunt, and they generally returned loaded with game; however, starting from over half a year ago, the beasts in these parts inexplicably dwindled in number, causing many hunters to return empty-handed.

Nevertheless, this did not cause any uproar, since hunting hauls were never stable to begin with and were not considered particularly strange, and since hunters, being fringe figures, interacted little with the outside world, news did not spread.

In reality, inside Fengwang Mountain’s deep recesses, earth-shattering changes had occurred.

Originally, a group of tigers lived in these fertile lands, but now, only their bones remained scattered across the ground, reduced to dried-up piles, seemingly gnawed on by some massive beast.

From the broken state of these tiger bones, it appeared they had been chewed on by some type of colossal beast.

Beyond these tiger bones, in the outer areas, lay the dry bones of many other wild animals in a similar state, apparently gnawed upon by a colossal beast as well.

As it turned out, the reason for the decrease in wildlife within Fengwang Mountain was not due to migration, but because they had been eaten by some sort of gigantic beast!

Suddenly, from a cave deep within this fertile region came a deep growl, followed immediately by a gust of wind that made the entire forest sway.

“Roar roar roar!!”

The growling intensified, gradually becoming hoarse and strained, as if enduring immense pain; it also contained extremely powerful force, causing a drastic change in the wind and clouds, to the point where even Fengwang Mountain itself shook!

“Roar!”

Finally, after an explosion of a roar, akin to a thunderbolt, the central peak of Fengwang Mountain, thousands of feet high, suddenly burst open, releasing an eye-dazzling golden light and grinding the exploded rocks to dust.

Next, a giant blue lion hundreds of feet tall and nearly a thousand feet long appeared where the mountain peak once stood. Its eyes burned with golden flames, its expression one of intense pain and fury.

“Humans! You seek death!”

The enormous aberrant lion roared to the heavens, its current desire nothing more than to immediately rush to that human and tear them to shreds before gulping them down.

Meanwhile, outside Fengwang Mountain, many hunters about to enter the mountain heard this roar and also beheld the giant lion, larger even than an ordinary hill.

“Monster! It’s a monster!”

“Quick, report to the officials! To the county city, report to the officials!!”

“Such a huge lion! Run for it!”

“Monster!”

The reactions of the crowd varied, but they shared one thing in common.

That was the appearance of such a giant lion would undoubtedly bring them crises beyond description, and they might even die on the spot!

They had to save themselves!

For ordinary people, the best way to save themselves was undoubtedly to report it to the officials.

Ordinary people simply lacked the ability to deal with such monsters.

Only martial artists could!

And only martial artists were capable of doing so!

At this time, the giant lion felt that the impact on its divine soul had lessened somewhat and also noticed the villages outside Fengwang Mountain and the people in panic-stricken flight. ꭆἁꞐȱВƐŞ

“Curse these tiny human creatures, using a magic weapon to grievously injure my divine soul from afar, even forcing me back into my original form. I need blood food to recover, and they will serve!” The giant lion’s eyes, ablaze with golden flames, locked on the mass of people outside the mountain.

For a great monster of its level, consuming dozens of humans was far too easy, requiring no preparation; it simply opened its mouth, intending to inhale and sweep these fleeing villagers into its jaws.

The giant lion had barely begun the action of inhaling when a fierce wind surged forth.

The fleeing ordinary people, like random weeds caught in the wind, were all lifted into the air and hurtled towards the giant lion’s gaping maw.

“No! Don’t!”

“Help! Somebody help!”

“Wah, I don’t want to die!”

“Somebody, save us!”

No matter whether they were lifted into the sky or not, everyone screamed and cried out in despair, completely unsure what to do now.

Looking at the giant lion’s actions, it was clear it intended to eat them all.

“Wicked beast!”

Just then, a crisp shout suddenly rang out from the sky and reached the ears of these struggling people.

At the same time as they heard this voice, everyone outside Fengwang Mountain saw a thousand-foot-tall giant materialize, walking on air and clouds, flying towards them.

The giant had the appearance of a handsome young man clad in a Taoist robe, enshrouded in multicolored auspicious light, and utterly sacred.

It was Zhou Heng.

His gaze swept down upon the giant lion in the middle of the mountains, which was in the process of inhaling people, his face filled with indignation. Immediately, he clenched his fist into a seal, radiating purple, gold, black, and white light, as if holding a Jade Ruyi. He ferociously smashed it down upon the giant lion.

It was as if an ancient immortal descended from the ninth heaven to strike, the colors of purple, gold, black, and white shone brightly, as though forming an ageless, pristine, and dignified Jade Ruyi. Gold petals scattered along with the “Jade Ruyi,” rushing towards the giant lion.

“You overestimate yourself, mere human!” The giant lion showed no fear, believing that for humans to engage the Demon Clan in direct combat was suicide!

This was true even for beings on the same level of power, and even more so when the human in question was merely a Fifth Rank Sect Master.

Five hundred years ago, it had already become a great monster, comparable to an Absolute Fourth Rank Dharma Body Great Grandmaster of the Human Race.

If this man before it had cultivated a Yang God’s Dharma Body and fought with the power of a Dharma Body, perhaps it might manage a few exchanges, but this human was no more than a Fifth Rank Dharma Phase, truly seeking his own death!

This was like striking a stone with an egg!

The giant lion, unfazed by Zhou Heng’s descending punch, not only did not dodge, but also raised one of its paws, striking out at the fist, ready to meet Zhou Heng in direct combat.

“The greatest advantage you humans possess are your myriad curious and ancient magic weapons. If you confronted me with that Celestial magic weapon, I might have some reservations, but here you are, choosing to face me head-on!”

“Hahaha! An ant trying to shake a tree, how ludicrous and overestimating one’s capabilities!”

This lion’s paw was incredibly powerful, and as it lifted, it drew the energy of heaven and earth from within a thousand miles, coalescing into golden flames as sharp as blades, as if tearing the sky apart.

In comparison, Zhao Heng’s punch seemed much simpler.

However, a smile appeared on Zhao Heng’s face as he looked down at the giant lion lifting its paw towards the sky and chuckled lightly, “Interesting.”

The fist mark still fell.

Boom!

As the “Jade Ruyi” plummeted, a deafening explosion burst forth, and waves of shock waves spread out like a tsunami, clearing the clouds above the sky.

The power contained within this punch was immense, and it embodied the suppressive traits that the Three Treasures Ruyi Fist was known for.

The moment the giant lion came into contact with this punch, it sensed something was amiss, but it was too late—its claw collided with Zhou Heng’s fist.

In an instant, a force so terrifying it seemed capable of smashing the very earth surged forward, and the demon’s body, which it took pride in, was obliterated like paper.

The lifted paw was crushed into dust by the punch, not even a fragment of bone remained.

Moreover, after smashing the giant lion’s paw, the punch’s momentum didn’t decrease but continued to hammer down.

Boom!

With a thunderous noise, Zhou Heng’s fist landed on the back of the giant lion, instantly bending its spine downward, spreading its limbs in all directions, and smashing its thousand-zhang-long body directly into the remaining mountainside.

“Impossible, what kind of fist technique is this, how can it possess such tremendous power? It seems to weave together some strange forces, even capable of pushing me back, how is this possible, how could this be?”

The giant lion was in immense pain and utterly shocked, questioning its existence after being hit by such a fist.

If it hadn’t personally experienced this punch’s terrifying power, it would never believe that a human’s frail body could cultivate martial arts of such might.

After all, in the giant lion’s inherited memories, the Demon Clan had always far outstripped the Human Race in strength, and in terms of physical prowess, humans couldn’t hold a candle to demons.

At least, that had been the case until the Middle Ancient Era.

As for after the Middle Ancient Era… this bloodline had left the human world in the early days of the Middle Ancient Era and secluded itself overseas, only having a rough understanding of later events and not much clarity.

Naturally, there wasn’t much inheritance of memory about this part of their lineage.

“Damn it, it’s only been a few thousand years; what on earth has happened to humans to produce such powerful martial arts? This human scoundrel, is only a Grandmaster!”

The giant lion could hardly believe the reality before it, “I am a great demon, according to human classification, I am already an Absolute Fourth Rank Great Grandmaster!

“Even if this human used a magic weapon to ambush me and hurt my Divine Soul first, but after all, he was only a Fifth Rank Grandmaster, how could he be so powerful? Why, why is this happening?”

Boom!

As the giant lion was engulfed in doubts and fears, another thunderous noise tore through heaven and earth, as Zhou Heng struck down at the giant lion with another palm.

This palm was dark and profound, containing within its center the cosmos and all beings; with a single flip, it was as if the sky and earth were turned upside down, yin and yang reversed.

Overturning Heaven Three Palms!

Heaven and Earth Capsize!

If the Tri-Treasure Ruyi Fist’s power lay more in suppression, then Overturning Heaven Three Palms was a thorough act of destruction.

It overwhelmed everything with a terrifying force at its absolute peak, ferocious to the extreme, indestructible!

Bang!

The already suppressed giant lion by the Tri-Treasure Ruyi Fist’s power solidly endured another devastating blow of Heaven and Earth capsizing, and was once again severely damaged. Its body, which stretched for a thousand zhang, nearly broke apart, its vast vitality began to disperse, and its essence, qi, and spirit plummeted.

The body that was previously thousands of zhang long now rapidly began to shrink, and within moments, turned into a less than one-zhang long aqua-blue lion, although its eyes still burned with golden flames.

Zhou Heng could clearly feel that the power of this great demon had fallen to its nadir.

In such a state, it was unable to even stand up and run away, let alone escape with its divine soul.

Because, under the dual bombardment of the Tri-Treasure Ruyi Fist and the capsize of heaven and earth, the great demon’s connection with the outside world had been severed, making it utterly impossible to leave its body with its soul.

One punch, one palm.

This Absolute Fourth Rank great demon had been crippled by Zhou Heng.

“What kind of thing are you, where did you come from, monster, and why did you come to the human world?” Zhou Heng also retracted his Dharma Phase and descended upon Mount Fangfeng, standing beside the lion.

“Human, how can you be so powerful?” The lion struggled to muster some energy, looking at Zhou Heng in disbelief. This human’s strength was too dominant, completely overturning his cognition.

“You’ve been in the human realm for half a year and haven’t heard my name?” Zhou Heng smiled.

“Just a Grandmaster, why would I bother to inquire specifically about you?” The lion, though in dire straits, was still defiant.

“I haven’t made an appearance much in the last six months, so it’s somewhat excusable.” Zhou Heng stepped closer to the lion, and spoke in a deep voice, “What’s your relationship with that fox demon from Yu He’s family?”

Two demons appearing in Huangtong Mansion City one after another—he didn’t think this was normal, there was probably some connection between the two.

“Don’t ask about things you shouldn’t know.” The lion’s attitude was terrible, it sneered: “You think just because you’ve beaten me, there will be no consequences? You have no idea of my identity, no idea who’s will I represent; kid, you’re finished!”

“…” Zhou Heng fell silent for a moment at these words; the lion’s style was indeed quite unique, then he laughed again, “Do you think standing behind you there’s someone stronger than me, stronger than the Pure Yang Palace? Hmm, is it a person or a monster?”

“It is said that in the Middle Ancient Era, many great demons and even Loose Immortals were made pets or mounts by the Human Race’s mighty ones. Although most of the Demon Clan viewed this as humiliation, there were demons who considered it an honor―you wouldn’t be one of the latter, would you?”

“Heh, you simply don’t understand. It is my honor to be the mount for that True Man.” The lion still sneered, “I came to the Central Plains on my master’s orders. By causing me harm, you make yourself an enemy of my master!”

“In this era, there are still those who make great demons their mounts… Do you hail from the Eastern Sea?” Zhou Heng’s eyebrows rose slightly, thinking that after the Middle Ancient Era, many great demons escaped overseas, “Is your master a Loose Immortal?”

“That’s right, my master is one of the Eastern Sea’s seventy-two immortals, the True Man Yu Que!” The lion said proudly: “My master has vast Divine Skills and boundless Mana; someone like you cannot even compare to one of his fingertips!”

“The Eastern Sea’s seventy-two immortals? I’ve heard they are some Loose Immortals who strengthened their bodies with special methods to regain Celestial Man-level Mana,” Zhou Heng had heard a bit about this and nodded lightly, and then smiling at the lion said, “No wonder the demons only fit to be pets or mounts.”

“What, what are you going to do?!” The lion suddenly had an ominous premonition.

“Answer what I ask you. Now that I’ve cleared up your origins, what use do I have for you?” Zhou Heng’s eyes narrowed slightly.

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