I Cheated While Cultivating

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Zhou Heng’s plan to find people was very simple: to make a name, a big name, so that everyone would know of his existence.

In doing so, Cheng Jianjian and the others would naturally know that he had arrived and would come to find him on their own. Compared to looking for a needle in a haystack, this method was clearly more effective.

However, this approach required a sufficiently strong power base, as well as a surefire way to ensure one’s survival. Otherwise, it was very possible that one would be killed in the process of making a name for oneself.

This was not a problem for Zhou Heng.

He had made sure to inquire about the strength and performance of the Star Officer Li Chengyu.

Although Star Officers were also divided into ranks from Ninth Grade to Seventh Rank, the level of Middle Third Rank and Upper Third Rank did not correspond.

According to Li Chengyu’s description, Sixth Rank to Fourth Rank of Middle Third Rank were actually equivalent to the level of Secret Sixth Rank in the True Energy Realm to the True Gang Realm, while the Upper Third Rank Star Monarchs only manipulated the interwoven authority of star gods, nowhere near the standard of a Celestial Man.

Even if high-ranking Star Monarchs truly had the level of Celestial Men or even Tao Lords, Zhou Heng had cards up his sleeve and need not fear.

This gave Zhou Heng ample reason to act ostentatiously.

In fact, he was indeed very flamboyant.

On his way to Yuezhou, he made no attempt to hide his tracks, even deliberately skimming low to showcase his mana, which was completely incompatible with star energy.

This resulted in the sight of him riding the clouds and mist across the sky being witnessed by countless people, and it also alerted many Star Officers and Star Monarchs.

The appearance of someone who could fly without using star energy immediately caused a huge stir.

Zhou Heng, traveling along his route, saw chaos engulfing every city, town, and provincial capital he passed through.

Of course, some Star Officers barely managed to use their star arts to fly into the sky, trying to stop and even attempt to kill Zhou Heng, but all were inevitably suppressed by his single strike, utterly unable to put up any resistance.

The Star Officers in good condition were only equivalent to Sect Fifth Rank or Absolute Fourth Rank Martial Artists; now, with the Star Realm in anomaly, their strength was significantly diminished and they naturally stood no chance against Zhou Heng.

Thus, after Zhou Heng had defeated three Star Officers along the way, he finally arrived at the boundary of Yuezhou.

At that moment in Yuezhou City, the Star Palace had already gathered a large number of top-tier combatants.

—Thanks to the advanced star arts, the communication between Upper Third Rank Star Officers was very fast.

As such, before Zhou Heng arrived in Yuezhou, the Star Officers from various places had already received the news and came to help, many having traveled directly from other places.

They did so not for any other reason but to swiftly kill off this ancient demon who represented a massive threat.

Otherwise, there would be endless trouble!

Indeed, due to the various Martial Path techniques displayed by Zhou Heng, the Star Officers on the Star Palace’s side, just like Li Chengyu, had come to regard Zhou Heng as an ancient Evil God returning, and even assembled numerous Star Officers together, planning to exterminate this “ancient Evil God”.

In fact, not only the Star Palace took action, but Confucianism, Taoism, and the Buddha Sect also mobilized, sending a handful of Martial Saints to Yuezhou City.

After some secret investigation, they began quietly spreading information, proclaiming that Zhou Heng was the true pinnacle of the Martial Path, the beacon illuminating the future of Martial Arts, a legendary Saint, Heavenly Sovereign, Buddha.

So when Zhou Heng indeed arrived outside Yuezhou City, he saw a bizarre spectacle.

In the sky, twelve Star Officers draped in various colored starlight hovered aloft, connected by their energies, evidently having formed some Joint Attack Formation, linking their powers together to boost their combat strength significantly.

The looks these Star Officers gave Zhou Heng were filled with wariness, as if the moment Zhou Heng made any slight untoward move, they would unleash a thunderous attack.

Yet, the situation on the ground was entirely different.

A massive, dense crowd had gathered outside Yuezhou City, easily numbering over a hundred thousand.

These people were divided into three groups, each representing different organizations and each led by leaders from their respective groups.

Standing at the forefront of these three waves of people as their leaders were three communities.

Scholars, Taoists, Monks!

“We pay our respects to the Saint!”

“We pay our respects to the Heavenly Sovereign!”

“Boundless light of the Buddha! Compassion shines in all directions!”

Nearly a hundred thousand voices shouted almost at once, contending with each other, trying to drown out the other groups’ clamor, causing their cries to surge like a mountain roar or a tsunami, truly earth-shattering.

All this was the handiwork of Confucianism, Taoism, and the Buddha Sect; each wanted to associate themselves with a supreme powerhouse like Zhou Heng.

At this moment, however, Zhou Heng was a bit stunned, watching the scene before him, he almost thought he had taken a wrong turn.

Fortunately, at this time, the twelve Star Officers could no longer hold back and made their move.

“Ancient Evil God! You must be slain! Kill!!”