Chapter 277: Long Absence is Better Than a New Marriage, the Mistress of the Misty Palace, Night Concubine Rou

"To think there are still so many secret manuals and Inheritance Jade Slips."

Zhou Sui also discovered that inside the Storage Bags, these three Nascent Soul Cultivators had left behind a massive amount of Inheritance Jade Slips.

Clearly, for these three Nascent Soul Cultivators, various cultivation techniques and inheritances were quite important.

Some were obtained from the Xuanyin Sect, some from other Cultivators, and others from certain Cave Abodes; in short, they were the harvest of many years, and their value was immense.

Without even looking, he tossed these Inheritance Jade Slips directly to the Book Gu to consume.

Ever since he had experienced a trick involving an Inheritance Jade Slip once before, he basically would not use his own divine sense to probe them, so as to avoid encountering an enemy's trap.

Of course, he had tried using his divine sense to probe Inheritance Jade Slips, but that was always done by his clones.

After all, if something really went wrong, only the clone would die, so naturally, there would be no problem at all.

It would not involve his true body either.

"Hmm?!"

A moment later, Zhou Sui sensed the Xuni Tushuguan within the Book Gu's body, and books immediately appeared one after another; these books were all obtained from the three Nascent Soul Cultivators.

However, most of them were their respective demonic Secret Techniques, which were basically unsuitable for him.

After just glancing at the summaries, he ignored them.

"Wait, this is a defensive cultivation technique—Ancient Profound Turtle Art."

At this moment, Zhou Sui's eyes suddenly lit up; he had truly discovered a cultivation technique suitable for himself, which he had obtained from the Nascent Soul Cultivator Qi Heng.

It could only be said that this Qi Heng was indeed a Nascent Soul Cultivator who was quite afraid of death; not only did he spend a great price to buy defensive Spirit Treasures, but he also practiced a powerful defensive cultivation technique—the Ancient Profound Turtle Art.

The pity was that this Qi Heng seemed to have not yet reached the Beginner level in this cultivation technique.

If he had truly reached the Beginner level, I am afraid his Void Soul Thorn might not necessarily have been able to do anything to the opponent.

Because the power of this Ancient Profound Turtle Art is indeed quite immense.

It is a supreme profound art that simulates the Ancient Profound Turtle.

The creator of this cultivation technique had once seen an Ancient Profound Turtle and even depicted all the shell textures of the Ancient Profound Turtle, recording the defensive Runes on the body of this Divine Beast.

Once successfully practiced, one could form a Mysterious Turtle Cover around one's own body.

The defensive power of such a Mysterious Turtle Cover is absolutely first-class and powerful.

Even for a Sword Cultivator, wanting to split open a Mysterious Turtle Cover is an incomparably difficult task.

Moreover, it is an all-encompassing defense.

Whether it is physical attacks, spell attacks, or even Soul attacks, it can block them all.

If Qi Heng had truly successfully practiced this cultivation technique, there is a high probability that he himself would not have been able to kill him easily.

It is said that the founder of this cultivation technique once used this technique to face the siege of dozens of Nascent Soul Cultivators and remained unscathed, even resisting the attacks of a Spirit Severing stage expert with only Nascent Soul cultivation.

One can imagine the formidable nature of this cultivation technique; it is absolutely a first-class defensive technique.

In the past, Qi Heng also obtained this cultivation technique in a certain ancient Cave Abode.

He was immediately ecstatic.

The pity was that he still underestimated the difficulty of practicing this cultivation technique.

Even though he was a Nascent Soul Cultivator, he did not know how much time it would take to reach the Beginner level.

The reason it is so difficult to practice is that it requires comprehending the Ancient Profound Turtle Runes upon it.

It even requires many Profound Turtle Talismans to be combined together to form a Profound Turtle Array, condensing into a Mysterious Turtle Cover.

That is to say, if one wants to successfully practice this cultivation technique, one needs not only to have extremely high attainments in the way of Talismans but also extremely high attainments in Array Formations.

The problem is that Qi Heng did not have much talent in either the way of Talismans or Arrays.

This led to him being unable to reach the Beginner level in this cultivation technique for a long time.

Even after he had spent decades contemplating it, he had already given up on practicing this cultivation technique.

"Not bad, not bad, this is a top-tier cultivation technique, it is just right for me."

Zhou Sui's eyes suddenly lit up, and he was very excited.

According to Qi Heng's aptitude, he could not reach the Beginner level in this cultivation technique.

But he is different; he happens to have extremely high attainments in both the way of Talismans and Arrays.

The way of Runes has already reached Third-Tier High-Grade, and the Formation Dao has even reached Tier 4 Upper Grade.

Coupled with the help of the Book Gu, it is simply like adding wings to a tiger.

If even he had no way to comprehend it, then no one in the world would be able to comprehend it, and no one would be able to reach the Beginner level.

To tell the truth, although his body contains the Dragon Elephant Bloodline and his own physical defense is already quite good, comparable to a Low-Grade Spirit Treasure.

But who would be foolish enough to use their own body to resist an enemy's attack head-on.

If one could block it, that would be fine, but what if one could not block it? Wouldn't one be killed instantly, with body and soul extinguished?

Unless absolutely necessary, he would not use his own body to resist head-on.

Therefore, a defensive cultivation technique is quite important.

Clearly, this Ancient Profound Turtle Art is incomparably suitable for him and can make up for his shortcomings.

"Husband, how is it?"

"What Treasures are in the Storage Bags of these three Nascent Soul Cultivators? Is the harvest big?"

At this moment, Chu Dieyi had also finished catching up with Ji Bingyu and the other sisters, and then they all walked over, looking curiously at the several Storage Bags in Zhou Sui's hands, wanting to know what Treasures had been obtained this time.

"Not bad, they are worthy of being Nascent Soul Cultivators."

"Every one of them is a gift-giving boy; the harvest is huge."

Zhou Sui smiled slightly; he did not hide anything and told them about the Treasures inside the Storage Bags one by one.

"Husband, you actually obtained Nascent Soul Pills again?"

"Looking at it this way, there is great hope for the Nascent Soul formation of Sister Leng and Sister Shen."

Chu Dieyi sighed with emotion.

Hearing this, Leng Yuexi and Shen Biqian were also very excited; although they were still some distance away from forming a Nascent Soul, if they could prepare the resources for it in advance, they wouldn't need to waste so much time when the moment came.

Chuntao and the others also had their beautiful eyes sparkling, their hearts deeply moved.

After all, even though they were the handmaidens of Taohua Shangren, obtaining a Nascent Soul Pill was not an easy task.

Because the entire Wuji Alliance did not have many Nascent Soul Pills.

Everyone was eyeing them covetously.

If they wanted to obtain one, they didn't know when that would be.

Now, seven Nascent Soul Pills were completely enough for the sisters among them to form their Nascent Souls.

"If you want to obtain Nascent Soul Pills, it is not impossible."

"But it depends on your performance."

"Whoever works the hardest, the Nascent Soul Pill will be theirs."

Zhou Sui said brazenly, looking at his beautiful Dao companions.

"Husband, I wonder what counts as working hard."

"Does the daily bitter cultivation count?"

Shen Biqian's eyes were seductive as silk, and she came to Zhou Sui's side just like that, not hiding her principles in the slightest.

"Well, your principles are quite large; you decide."

Zhou Sui blinked his eyes.

He felt the Dragon Elephant Bloodline within his body seem to boil.

Soon, sounds of the Dao emanated from the bedroom.

Outside, the heavy rain poured down, the pattering water beating against the earth, seemingly drowning everything.

Bolts of lightning tore through the night sky, finally returning to stillness.

…………

Several more days passed.

It is said that a long separation is better than a new marriage.

Because Chu Dieyi had been away for so long and they hadn't met for a great while.

Now that they were reunited, she naturally couldn't bear to part from Zhou Sui.

It was as if she wanted to make up for the past dozen years, sticking to Zhou Sui like glue.

Therefore, during this time, Zhou Sui also cultivated diligently day and night with his Dao companions like Chu Dieyi, constantly tilling the fields, which could be considered a happy life.

"Husband, are you really not going to explore that Transformation God Relic?"

"I heard that this Transformation God Relic has many opportunities; perhaps there is a chance to ascend to the Transformation God realm."

Chu Dieyi's pretty face was flushed, her beautiful eyes looking at Zhou Sui like water.

After high-intensity bitter cultivation, she felt that even as a female Nascent Soul Cultivator, she was a bit strained.

It could only be said that her husband was worthy of being a Nascent Soul Body Cultivator; his physical fitness was astonishing, and he handled it with ease.

"Of course I'm not going."

"The Transformation God Relic has many opportunities, but also many dangers."

"It is filled with Nascent Soul Cultivators everywhere; how could it be our turn to intervene?"

"It is enough for us to stay in the Xianxia Sect and cultivate with peace of mind; don't spend all day thinking about things that aren't there."

"It seems the bitter cultivation during this time was not enough, as it actually gave you the energy to let your mind wander."

Zhou Sui stroked his chin.

What?!

Hearing this, Chu Dieyi's body trembled, yet she was unable to say a single word.

This man was simply a beast.

…………

At this very moment, the events happening in the outside world were intensifying.

That Transformation God Relic of the Kurong Sect had attracted too many Nascent Soul Cultivators.

The Wuji Alliance, Tianjian Sect, Sunset Sect, Piaomiao Palace, Xuanbao Pavilion, Heavenly Demon Sect, Xuanyin Sect, Black Fiend Hall, and other Human Race Nascent Soul forces gathered here one after another.

Even some loose Nascent Soul Cultivators joined in, attempting to get a share of the spoils.

"Is this the ruins of the Kurong Sect?"

"It is indeed extraordinary."

"The entire island is covered by a Five-Tier Great Array; even if we were to attack with all our might, I fear we would be unable to do anything about it."

The leader of the Wuji Alliance, Wuji Daoren, stood in mid-air, looking at this massive island in the distance.

This island was shrouded in endless white mist, making it impossible to see what the scene inside was like at all.

Only by the various Forbidden Arrays emerging from the white mist and the constantly flashing divine light of the restrictions could one realize what kind of power was guarding this island.

At this moment, behind him appeared a dozen or twenty Nascent Soul Cultivators from the Wuji Alliance.

They were also staring at the island, trying to find the flaws in the Array Formation.

"Old Monster Wuji, your Wuji Alliance has been exploring this Transformation God Relic for such a long time."

"Yet you still haven't found a way to enter this Transformation God Relic."

"It seems your Wuji Alliance has no affinity with this Transformation God Relic; why not leave quickly?"

At this moment, streaks of crimson light suddenly flew across the sky, and then powerful Nascent Soul Cultivators appeared in this sea area, their bodies permeated with a terrifying aura of flames.

The one speaking was none other than the Sect Master of the Sunset Sect, Yuyang Daoist; he had the bearing of an immortal, wore a crimson dragon robe, and seemed to be permeated with the power of exotic fire, as if he could burn the four seas in a fit of rage.

He is also a Great Cultivator at the Nascent Soul Late Stage, with Dharma Power that is earth-shattering.

Likewise, he is followed by a group of Nascent Soul Cultivators from the Sunset Sect, moving in a grand and imposing manner.

"That is not how one should put it; treasures belong to those who are capable."

"The reason Fellow Daoist Wuji has not yet entered this Transformation God Relic is merely to honor a promise."

"If it were not for dealing with the Sea Clan cultivators, I fear the Wuji Alliance would have already launched a massive assault on this Transformation God Relic."

"From this perspective, Fellow Daoist Wuji can be considered a person who keeps their word."

In the distance, a multicolored Tier 4 Flying Boat suddenly appeared; seen from afar, it looked like a magnificent warship, resplendent and extremely luxurious, constructed entirely from Tier 4 materials, incomparably extravagant.

This Tier 4 treasure ship is precisely the main warship of the Xuanbao Pavilion, possessing infinite power, and it is rumored to be capable of contending with a Tier 4 High-Grade Array.

The person speaking is none other than the Xuanbao Pavilion Master, Tiansuan Daoren; he is also an old man, dressed in gorgeous attire, wearing all sorts of Spirit Treasures on his person—clothes, trousers, shoes, pendants, earrings, rings, and so on—each one a Spirit Treasure, with treasure light flickering, literally armed to the teeth.

At a single glance, one could tell he is very wealthy.

In fact, this is the case; as the Xuanbao Pavilion Master, he is the wealthiest cultivator in the Canglan Sea.

After all, the shops of the Xuanbao Pavilion are spread throughout the Canglan Sea.

No one can imagine just how much wealth the Xuanbao Pavilion possesses.

"Hmm, regarding this point, Fellow Daoist Wuji is indeed worthy of trust."

With a *whoosh*, flying swords came flying from the distance, piercing through the air; each person wore white Daoist robes, carried a long sword on their back, and was permeated with intense sword Qi.

It seemed that the moment they arrived in this sea area, they triggered the resonance of countless flying swords and Dharma Treasures.

The sword intent soared to the heavens!

That omnipresent sword Qi made every cultivator's scalp tingle.

The one speaking is the Tianjian Sect Master, Chongxu Daoren, a Great Cultivator at the Nascent Soul Late Stage.

It is rumored that he is the number one Sword Cultivator in the Canglan Sea and also one of the cultivators with the strongest combat power.

Once, alone with a single sword, he slaughtered his way to the Sea Race Temple, finally forcing the Sea Race Temple to activate a Tier 4 High-Grade Array.

Only then was Chongxu Daoren blocked.

Otherwise, the entire Sea Clan headquarters might have been slaughtered to the last by him.

The moment these Tianjian Sect Sword Cultivators appeared, the cultivators present all felt as if they were being pricked by needles.

Staying with these Sword Cultivators whose killing intent soared to the heavens, they felt completely uncomfortable.

"I did not expect that all you fellow daoists would arrive."

"I have come a step late; I hope you fellow daoists will not take offense."

At this moment, another Tier 4 flying ship broke through the air, entirely azure blue, resembling a whale, swimming through the air; its speed was extremely fast, and it appeared in mid-air in an instant.

And this is precisely the famous Piaomiao Warship of the Piaomiao Palace, which can be called the fastest flying ship in the Canglan Sea.

It is rumored that this flying ship might even reach the Fifth-tier realm, with unparalleled combat power.

Following this, numerous female Nascent Soul Cultivators emerged from the flying ship.

Each one was stunningly beautiful, as if it were a beauty pageant, instantly raising the level of attractiveness among the cultivators present.

But even so, there was still one woman who surpassed all the others, standing independently from the world.

She wore a long white dress that outlined her proud figure, a waist that could be grasped in one hand, skin like congealed fat, a pair of beautiful eyes flowing like clear waves, her aura like a secluded orchid, delicate and boneless, enchanting to the extreme.

Every smile and every frown was soul-stirring.

It was just that she wore a white veil, covering her peerless face.

Seen from afar, she was simply a fairy descended from the Immortal World, her temperament refined and elegant, untainted by dust.

She is the Piaomiao Palace Master, Ye Feirou.

She is also a peerless beauty as famous as Taohua Shangren.

She once caused many Nascent Soul Cultivators to fight over her out of jealousy.

Even now, at six or seven hundred years old, she remains as magnificent as ever, not diminished from her younger years.

Of course, compared to the twelve-hundred-year lifespan that Nascent Soul Cultivators can attain, she is still considered to be in her prime.

At the very least, she can still live for another four or five hundred years.

"Haha, I did not expect that all five major righteous forces would arrive."

"How could such a grand event be missing us, the Three Great Demon Sects?"

"You wouldn't blame us for coming uninvited, would you?"

At this moment, three Tier 4 Flying Boats arrived in an instant.

Suddenly, the surroundings were permeated with monstrous Demon Qi, which seemed to dye half the sky black, making one's heart tremble with fear.

The person speaking is the Xuanyin Sect Master, Qiqing Mojun, a Great Cultivator at the Nascent Soul Late Stage.

He wore a black robe, which seemed to have words like 'anger', 'obsession', 'love', and 'hatred' written on it; his body was permeated with an ominous aura, as if he could trigger the emotions of countless cultivators at any moment.

"That is correct; for a grand Transformation God Relic, if the Three Great Demon Sects were missing,"

"I fear this relic would lose much of its luster."

"This time, the treasures within the Kurong Sect are something my Black Fiend Hall is determined to obtain."

Another middle-aged man stepped out from a flying boat, wearing a gray robe; the moment he appeared, he erupted with terrifying Black Fiend Qi, splitting the entire sea in two, his momentum aggressive.

He is the Black Fiend Hall Master, Liehai Mojun.

"My Heavenly Demon Sect does not have such great ambition."

"If we obtain some items for Nascent Soul formation, or perhaps Transformation God Spirit Objects, just share some with me."

"As for the remaining treasures, you fellow daoists can divide them equally."

The one speaking is the Heavenly Demon Sect Master, Qian Ziyun.

She giggled, seemingly releasing bursts of Magic Sound, covering a radius of several hundred miles with her body as the center.

Suddenly, the weak-willed Cultivators instantly fell into an illusion, as if their minds had been bewitched.

Each and every one of them stared at Qian Ziyun with obsession.

"Hmph!"

In an instant, Wuji Daoren and the others let out a cold snort, and an invisible Nascent Soul Dharma Domain erupted from their bodies, instantly dispelling this sound of the Heavenly Demon, thereby causing the Cultivators who had fallen into the illusion to wake up.

After the many Cultivators woke up, they all looked at Qian Ziyun with terror, no longer daring to look at this famous Sect Master of the Heavenly Demon Sect, fearing they would be implanted with a Heart Demon and controlled by the other party.

This peerless beauty, who shared the same reputation as the Palace Master of Piaomiao Palace, was simply a rose with thorns; not just anyone could pick her.

If one were not careful, they might even become the other party's Puppet.

Even Nascent Soul Cultivators had to be trembling with fear when interacting with Qian Ziyun.

"How about it? Do you Three Great Demon Sects intend to have a go with us?"

The Sect Master of the Tianjian Sect, Chongxu Daoren, gripped the long sword in his hand, and a terrifying sword intent erupted from his body, soaring into the sky, as if it had sliced the sky into two halves.

"Old Ghost Chongxu, don't be so nervous."

"We came to the Kurong Sect relic this time to seek wealth, not to start a war."

"If you really want to make a move, it won't be too late after we enter the relic."

"We haven't even seen the Treasure yet, and people are already starting to die; wouldn't that be a laughingstock?"

Qiqing Mojun smiled slightly.

Clearly, he did not want to make a move at this time either.

After all, no one knew what was inside this Transformation God Relic, and even this Five-Tier Array had not been opened yet; there was absolutely no need to start a battle.

If there were no Treasures inside, and a bunch of people died instead, that would be a joke.

He was a man who wouldn't release the hawk until he saw the rabbit.

"That's right, everyone is a Nascent Soul Cultivator, why fight to the death?"

"You are all here to seek longevity; there's no need to fight unnecessary battles, lest we benefit the Sea Clan."

"Although the righteous and the evil are incompatible, it is not impossible to cooperate."

"Harmony brings wealth, after all."

The Master of Xuanbao Pavilion, Tiansuan Daoren, smiled slightly, acting as a peacemaker.

To tell the truth, among the many forces, the status of Xuanbao Pavilion was the most special.

Although they could be counted as a righteous sect, they were more in a neutral position.

They not only did business in the sea areas ruled by the righteous path, but they could also do business in the sea areas ruled by the Demon Sect.

It could be said that their relationship with both the righteous and demonic paths was quite good.

Hearing these words, the Nascent Soul Cultivators present began to calm down; they themselves did not want to make a move either.

Now that they had been given a way out by Tiansuan Daoren, they followed the trend and stepped down.

One by one, they began to examine this Transformation God Relic, attempting to find the trick to breaking the Five-Tier Array of the Transformation God Relic.

However, it was clear that a Five-Tier Array was not so easy to break.

Even with the many Nascent Soul Cultivators joining in, it was the same.

For a time, the many Nascent Soul forces checked and balanced each other, falling into a brief equilibrium.

After all, before breaking the Guardian Mountain Array of the Kurong Sect, no one was willing to make a move and benefit others.

…………

Five years later.

Xianxia Sect, Xianxia Peak, a quiet room.

Boom~~

At this very moment, Zhou Sui was sitting cross-legged on the ground, and a huge golden air shield had formed with his body as the center.

It was covered with dense Runes.

It looked just like pieces of tortoise shell, and like a tortoise shell, it shrouded the area around his body.

Three hundred and sixty degrees without any blind spots.

"It's done."

"Finally, I have successfully cultivated this Ancient Profound Turtle Art."

At this moment, Zhou Sui opened his eyes, revealing a hint of excitement.

After five years of bitter cultivation, he had finally successfully cultivated this defensive technique.

It had to be said that the difficulty of cultivating this technique was indeed very high.

It was no wonder that the Nascent Soul Cultivator Qi Heng had spent decades and still could not even reach the Beginner stage.

Just comprehending the Ancient Profound Turtle Talisman had taken a great deal of effort.

Not to mention successfully combining these Ancient Profound Turtle Talismans to form the Mysterious Turtle Cover, which was like an Array Formation barrier.

This required extremely high attainments in both Runes and Array Formations.

Fortunately, with the help of the Book Gu, he had still thoroughly cultivated this defensive technique.

To tell the truth, all of this was worth it.

"The Ancient Profound Turtle Art at the Beginner stage only condenses a single layer of the Mysterious Turtle barrier."

"But the highest level of this technique can condense nine layers of the Mysterious Turtle Cover."

"In that case, it would be a true turtle shell; even Tribulation Lightning wouldn't be able to blast through it."

"It is worthy of being a supreme defensive technique; it is indeed infinitely useful."

Zhou Sui was very excited.

After successfully cultivating this technique, he immediately perceived its infinite wonders.

This technique can not only withstand an enemy's attacks, but it can also withstand heavenly lightning.

If he were to undergo the Nascent Soul tribulation, he could also employ this technique to block the Nascent Soul Lightning Tribulation.

Relying on this defensive technique, ordinary Thunder Tribulations cannot break through the defense of the Mysterious Turtle Cover.

"This technique is not only peerless in defense, but it can also conceal the aura on one's body."

"Once the Mysterious Turtle Cover is activated, the aura on one's body will be bound within the energy shield and will not leak out, just like a dead object."

"This also brings about the ability to play dead, thereby evading an enemy's divine sense detection."

Zhou Sui marveled endlessly.

Clearly, this Ancient Profound Turtle Art is indeed an incomparably exquisite technique; it is no wonder that even a Nascent Soul Cultivator would look upon it with envy.

Even if one fails to reach the Beginner stage for decades, it remains constantly on one's mind.

It is a pity that it is truly too difficult to successfully cultivate this technique.

Without sufficient talent, it is simply impossible to succeed.