Chapter 672: Xu Qing

The secret treasure is the standard for the Spirit-Storing Realm, and its function is to a certain extent similar to igniting the life fire.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator who has not ignited the life fire is just a large-sized Qi Condensation cultivator; only by igniting the life fire will a qualitative change occur.

The Spirit-Storing Realm is the same, and the appearance of the secret treasure can greatly enhance the cultivator in all aspects. As the Heavenly Dao furnace within it burns, it can provide the cultivator with astonishing power.

Not only can it allow Spirit-Storing cultivators to use rules, but it can also provide terrifying combat power.

This was Xu Qing's understanding of the secret treasure before today.

Until today, the appearance of the Divine Treasure changed Xu Qing's cognition.

He could clearly feel the difference between the two; it was not the gap before and after igniting the life fire, but the distance between a cultivator and a mortal.

However, Xu Qing still needed to ponder and study the specifics and application before he could master it.

At this moment, after a simple judgment, all he could do was use it like a secret treasure, bringing it out to suppress all things.

The method should be wrong.

Xu Qing pondered and looked around. The seal here had collapsed, and the surroundings were scorched earth.

"The true manifestation of the Divine Treasure requires time to comprehend."

Xu Qing murmured in his heart and stood up.

He understood that now was not the time to study, because he had one more important thing to do.

Thus, Xu Qing put away the leather bag. There was still a lot of Red Mother flesh inside, but he had temporarily reached a bottleneck and could not absorb it anymore. He needed to wait until he formed the fourth Divine Treasure before he could continue.

This object's value is immeasurable. Once I have the idea and preparation for the fourth Divine Treasure, I can use this to form it instantly.

Xu Qing took a deep breath, carefully put away the leather bag, tidied his clothes, and walked ten thousand steps toward the distant heavens and earth.

Every step he took, the land under his feet would shrink. This was influenced by his rules; within his ability, all things could change as he wished.

Just like this, Xu Qing walked out a hundred steps in a way that exceeded the imagination of ordinary cultivators.

From where he was, he walked to the edge of the Repentance Plain.

Once, this place was a sea of blood and islands, but now, after the divine war and Li Zihua's sacrifice, it had turned into a forbidden zone.

Looking around, the sea of blood was filled with countless vegetation; darkness and coldness were all that this area had.

The alien quality was even richer, and while influencing everything, it also caused countless strange lives to be born within this forbidden zone.

The ruins of the God Child Temple were also deep in the forbidden zone.

At this moment, Xu Qing stood outside the forbidden zone, gazing ahead. After a long while, he stepped into the forbidden zone and walked step by step toward the center.

The surrounding ghost-like plants could easily kill mortals who broke in, and even when facing cultivators, their alien quality would become a sharp weapon.

But to Xu Qing, walking in here was no different from walking in the outside world.

All the strange plants avoided him on their own before Xu Qing approached, not daring to touch him in the slightest, and even those strange lives born here were the same.

A black and red snake escaped a bit too slowly, and the moment Xu Qing walked past it, it turned into a skeleton...

Its life, its alien quality, and its aura were all silently extracted, disappearing behind Xu Qing.

Behind him, at a glance, there was nothing, but if one possessed a certain cultivation level, one could perceive that there seemed to be three huge black holes there, devouring everything.

Perhaps, for this forbidden zone, Xu Qing's existence was the forbidden zone.

Just like this, Xu Qing walked all the way, passed the former sea of blood, walked to the original island, and until he was in front of a huge mountain of flesh and blood, Xu Qing paused and bowed with cupped fists.

"Greetings, Ninth Grandfather."

This mountain of flesh and blood was also black and red, part of this forbidden zone, the core of this place, and the master of the forbidden zone.

It was molded from Li Zihua's flesh and blood, and under the gaze of the divine remnant face, a new life was born. At this moment, it was slowly wriggling, not truly awakened, but fallen into a deep sleep.

Despite this, an astonishing pressure still enveloped the surroundings, twisting the void.

And on top of it, a person sat cross-legged.

Dressed in black, with a cold expression like ice, and a long sword in front of his knees.

It was exactly Old Nine.

He opened his eyes, looking calmly at Xu Qing, especially taking several extra looks behind Xu Qing, with a strange light in his eyes. After a long while, he spoke indifferently.

"What is it?"

Xu Qing knew that this Ninth Grandfather in front of him had a cold personality and spoke very little, often remaining silent, but his heart was actually far from as cold as his appearance. Thus, he spoke softly.

"Ninth Grandfather, when the junior first arrived at the Festival Moon Great City, I once took in a disciple."

"She died in an accident, but at that time, someone told me that the souls of those who died in the Festival Moon Great Domain do not enter reincarnation, but gather in the God Child Temple."

"The junior came here wanting to retrieve my disciple's soul."

"What is her name?" Old Nine asked calmly upon hearing this.

"Shi Panyan, her name is Shi Panyan," Xu Qing said softly.

Old Nine closed his eyes, as if sensing. A moment later, he opened his eyes, raised his right hand, and grabbed toward the void. Instantly, the entire forbidden zone shook, and a huge vortex manifested out of thin air.

Amidst the rumbling rotation, a white light slowly flew out from within, drifting toward Xu Qing.

Inside the white light was a little girl, hugging her knees with both hands, eyes closed in sleep, but her brows were tightly furrowed, and her expression retained terror. It was exactly Shi Panyan.

Looking at her, Xu Qing's eyes softened. He raised his hand to gently hold her and sent out a summons.

"Panyan."

His voice merged into the white light, echoed in the void, and fell into the little girl's soul. Her body shook, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes, looking at Xu Qing with confusion.

After a while, her little face revealed surprise.

"Master..."

She wanted to get up to pay respects, but the weakness of her soul body made her unable to support herself.

"Master has come to take you home."

Xu Qing spoke softly and gently stroked the light ball with his right hand. The little girl gradually closed her eyes again and fell asleep, but compared to before, her brows were no longer furrowed, and her face was no longer filled with terror, turning into peace.

After gently putting Panyan away, Xu Qing looked up at Old Nine, bowed again, and turned to leave, but just at this moment, Old Nine suddenly spoke: "You have three gods behind you?"

Xu Qing paused and turned to look at Old Nine.

Old Nine's expression remained cold, but the strangeness in his eyes grew stronger. He gazed at Xu Qing, his low voice echoing.

"One is yourself, one is transformed by the Red Moon authority, and one is formed by a divine curse."

"But you seem unable to merge with them yet, finding it difficult to manifest them. I will help you."

As he spoke, the sword in front of Old Nine's knees suddenly rose into the air and pointed its tip toward Xu Qing.

A heaven-shaking sword Qi erupted from within. Amidst the surging winds and clouds and the roaring of all directions, this sword Qi carried extinction and destruction, heading straight for Xu Qing.

Xu Qing's eyes flashed with brilliance. A life-and-death crisis surged at this moment. His entire body's blood seemed to freeze, his cultivation was suppressed, and all his flesh and blood became stiff.

As if everything was sealed, only the Divine Treasure behind him became increasingly clear in Xu Qing's heart. Immediately after... the first Divine Treasure roared out from behind him.

Once the Divine Treasure appeared, the heavens and earth changed color, and even the forbidden zone trembled. The holy figure within it roared toward the outside world, as if wanting to resist the incoming sword Qi.

The sword Qi paused.

"Not enough." Old Nine's voice was cold, and the sword Qi erupted again, heading straight for Xu Qing.

At the critical moment of crisis, Xu Qing's body trembled frequently. At this moment, his cultivation was suppressed, and only the Divine Treasure was connected. Under this intense life-and-death pressure, the veins on his forehead bulged, and all his consciousness tilted toward the Divine Treasure.

Until the moment the sword Qi arrived, the Divine Treasure erupted like a volcano, roaring and forming terrifying Divine Origin, heading straight for Xu Qing and forcibly merging into his body.

The next instant, a low roar that shook the firmament came from Xu Qing's mouth.

Under this low roar, and amidst the merging of this Divine Origin, his body began to tear, new flesh and blood grew rapidly, his form changed greatly, becoming taller, larger, and more astonishing.

Until a moment later, a vast figure appeared in front of the mountain of flesh and blood.

This figure's body was incomparably majestic, looking similar to the Ghost Emperor, but the face was Xu Qing's, and on his head was an imperial crown, which was transformed by Ding Yisaner.

Dazzling golden light scattered from this body. It was clearly golden, but it formed seven colors in the surroundings.

Where the heart was, there was the Heavenly Dao furnace, beating thumping. Each beat was like heavenly thunder, and it erupted with raging flames that burned the whole body, making this body like a field of fire.

There was also a black long spear, wreathed in countless lightning bolts, appearing in the figure's right hand.

The moment he grasped the long spear, the figure's eyes suddenly opened.

It was exactly Xu Qing!

Xu Qing's heart surged intensely. He never expected that the method of using his Divine Treasure would be like this. At this moment, he clearly felt his own state, as if he had appeared in a divinized form like a transformation.

His combat power surged even more. Comparing himself to the Spirit-Storing cultivators he had encountered, he felt he could suppress them all.

Xu Qing looked up at Old Nine, waves rising in his heart, and bowed deeply.

Old Nine's eyes revealed a strange light, and he nodded slightly.

"This looks a bit like something."

"But this is only your first layer of divine state."

"You have three divine treasures, so theoretically, you should also possess three layers of divine state."

"However, your foundation is not enough to support it." After Old Nine finished speaking, his eyes revealed contemplation. A moment later, his expression was decisive, and he spoke in a low voice: "I can help you experience it in advance. Although this kind of experience is a bit wasteful, it can let you know the direction."

As he spoke, Old Nine raised his right hand, and a piece of flesh with feathered colors headed straight for Xu Qing. It was exactly Red Mother flesh.

Before it could get close, before Xu Qing could say anything, Old Nine's sword Qi swept across, and that piece of flesh instantly exploded, becoming a mist of blood that enveloped Xu Qing.

"Integrate this blood mist into your Divine Treasure and manifest your second layer of divine state. Remember, do not manifest it alone, but stack it on top of the first layer of divine state."

Xu Qing's heart shook, and the blood mist outside his body headed straight into his Poison Prohibition Divine Treasure uncontrollably.

After merging in an instant, this Divine Treasure roared and exploded, and large groups of black mist whistled toward Xu Qing.

In an instant, it merged into Xu Qing's first-layer divine state body.

The next instant... an even more terrifying aura, following the painful roar from Xu Qing's mouth, erupted heaven-shakingly on his body. ===== CHAPTER 673 =====