Chapter 114

Seeing this scene, Zhou Qing laughed dumbly, and couldn't help but recall the simulation, seeing the Second Grandfather dig through the wall again and appear, and learning his appearance, putting the three crows in the blood river on his shoulders and head, thereby avoiding the corpse wax crow for a short time, and getting the "Yin Yang Jue" in the green mist.

Soon, a colorful altar appeared in front of him, and there were eight grooves around it, with the aura and powder of superior-grade spirit stones remaining inside.

Zhou Qing squatted down and looked carefully, and seemed to understand a little.

If he guessed correctly, he needed to fill these eight grooves with corresponding superior-grade spirit stones to activate it.

By then he could be teleported to the other side.

There, dig a little further forward, it should be the location of that thief hole.

Now the altar is intact, which shows that although the Supreme Elders repaired the thief hole, they could not lock this place.

Looking at the altar, Zhou Qing couldn't help but admire.

This Second Grandfather is really a genius, not only can he find the cave, but he can also teleport in, and perfectly avoid the gravity zone.

A natural grave robber!

"Perhaps this place is the only channel for me to sneak in in the future!"

To avoid being discovered, he hurriedly turned back and took out a piece of paper to start recording and the soil quality around the channel.

Until he came to the bottom of the No. 2 Yanling Blood Pool again, looking at the dark channel that was still winding in front of him, Zhou Qing hesitated, but still returned first.

Pretending to soak for a while, after confirming that the Supreme Elder hadn't come yet, he came down again and started walking along the channel.

He wanted to see where the entrance to this channel was.

I don't know how long it took, he finally reached the end, and then used his hands and feet to start climbing up along the channel wall.

Not long after, he saw a glimmer of light coming from above, and at the same time, a stinky smell came to his face.

Zhou Qing hurriedly pinched his nose, frowned, slowly moved a stone on his head, carefully poked his head out, and was stunned.

Because less than two meters away, it was a latrine, no wonder it was stinky.

Afterwards, he looked forward again, and at this look, the whole person was stunned on the spot.

Because not far away, it was a courtyard for core disciples. At this moment, by the window, there was a girl, concentrating on carving wood with a small knife.

That appearance, who else could it be but Lu Yaoyao?

After a while, Zhou Qing, who reacted, hurriedly moved the stone gently, then leaped and jumped down.

For a moment, he was completely speechless about the Second Grandfather.

Putting the cave entrance next to the latrine, and there is a female disciple living nearby, he really can think of it.

However, thinking about it again, it seems wrong.

This channel has been around for some years. At that time, Lu Yaoyao was probably not born yet. It is estimated that this place was cleaned up later, so she was arranged to live in.

"The most dangerous place is often the safest place, but the latrine—" Zhou Qing still felt it was hard to understand.

After drawing the route, he hurriedly turned back, sealed the soil, re-laid the floor tiles, dissipated the spiritual power, returned the spiritual liquid to the bottom of the pool, and after confirming that there was no leakage, he drilled out.

"Too damn exciting!" Zhou Qing couldn't help but burst out a foul language.

Afterwards, looking at the pool full of spiritual liquid, he didn't dare to delay at all, hurriedly calmed down, and quickly operated the "Yin Yang Jue" to absorb it...

Time passed bit by bit, and seeing the color of the blood pool begin to fade, Zhou Qing couldn't help but slow down the speed of absorption.

"As expected of 'Yin Yang Jue', I walked around such a big circle before and after, and the absorption and refining speed are several times faster than the 'Taiqing Xuanqi Jue' used when I came for the first time!"

Zhou Qing sighed.

Although he also wanted to absorb all the medicinal power in front of him, it didn't match his current physical condition.

An ordinary person, such spiritual power didn't blow up your body, but almost refined it. Let me check, what is going on?

Or is the bottom of the pool leaking?

Zhou Qing gave a bitter smile and decided to stop. What's more, the three pieces of Yanling Blood Paste he got were far better than the liquid in front of him.

Not long after, Duanmu Shu's voice sounded outside.

"Zhou Qing, how is the soak?"

Hearing the voice, Zhou Qing hurriedly put on his clothes, came out with a flushed face, and then respectfully paid a visit: "Thank you, Supreme Elder, the harvest is fruitful."

Duanmu Shu nodded, went in to check roughly, and couldn't help showing surprise.

"The absorption is good, practice body-refining well. In fact, this is also a very good path of cultivation!" Duanmu Shu encouraged.

Zhou Qing thanked her again and then left.

When leaving, he carefully observed the surrounding environment and compared it with the channel map in his hand.

"A bit confused, I don't know if this No. 3 blood pool is really above that channel?"

If it is, next time sneak down from Lu Yaoyao's side, not only can you take a bath, but you can also dig a few more pieces of Yanling Blood Paste.

Just like this, walking all the way to the front mountain, passing by the Exchange Hall, he unexpectedly met Yuan Shijie Shi Zhen.

"Yuan Shijie, you are not in seclusion?" Zhou Qing said in surprise.

After seeing Zhou Qing, Shi Zhen immediately showed full gratitude in her eyes, and then said with a little embarrassment: "After the seclusion failed last time, the spirit stones accumulated over the years were basically consumed. This time with the Soul Formation Pill you gave, I have some confidence."

She paused and continued: "But the Soul Formation Pill is just the key to open that door. If you want to successfully step into it, you need enough energy to push it open. It's just that I came here to exchange some things I don't need for the time being at the Exchange Hall, to exchange for some spirit stones."

Zhou Qing nodded, almost forgetting this.

After all, Third Shixiong had already condensed the Soul Fire in advance, and even so, he consumed a whole supreme-grade spirit stone later.

Looking at it this way, the energy required for Yuan Shijie Shi Zhen's seclusion is estimated to be only more.

It's a pity that he really can't help with this. After all, he only has one and a half supreme-grade spirit stones left on him. He can't generously give them to Yuan Shijie again.

Moreover, one Soul Formation Pill is already comparable to one thousand mid-grade spirit stones. If this were placed at the auction of Lingyun Prefecture, it is estimated that it would not be grabbed.

At that time, when Zhang Wanbao presided, the remaining six Soul Formation Pills were auctioned to about 1,200.

"Looking at your flushed face, you have recovered well recently!"

Soon, Yuan Shijie Shi Zhen looked Zhou Qing up and down and couldn't help but say happily.

Zhou Qing touched his face. This was purely stimulated by the Yanling Blood Pool.

"It's okay, then Junior Brother will wish Yuan Shijie success in stepping into the Soul Formation realm early here!" Zhou Qing said with a gentle smile on his face.

Hearing this, Shi Zhen bit her lip lightly, then suddenly took a step back, and then bowed to Zhou Qing very solemnly.

"Junior Brother, this kindness, I, Yuan Shijie, will absolutely not forget. After I successfully step into the Soul Formation realm, I will definitely repay your great kindness!"

Shi Zhen's words were sincere, and her tone was extremely firm.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing hurriedly reached out to help her up and said hurriedly: "Yuan Shijie, you are too polite. It's really nothing. Anyway, I can't use that Soul Formation Pill myself. Giving it to you is making the best use of it. Okay, Yuan Shijie, you go ahead, I'll go back first."

After saying goodbye to Shi Zhen, Zhou Qing planned to walk back. After all, he soaked for a day, and he still needs to move around to make the medicinal power fully absorbed by the body.

And the body-refining cultivation method Master gave him seems good, so he might as well practice it during this time. It is ultimately beneficial and harmless.

Messages kept coming from the token in the storage bag, it is estimated that it should be Third Shixiong.

But for the sake of safety, he didn't dare to check it.

"Junior Brother Zhou!"

Just then, a greeting sounded.

Zhou Qing turned his head and saw Du Kui falling from the sky.

"I have seen Senior Brother Du!" Zhou Qing smiled and paid a visit.

Du Kui asked curiously: "Why did you come to Shenyue Peak? No, I mean, you came alone?"

The distance from Little Spirit Peak to Shenyue Peak is not generally far. Zhou Qing couldn't have walked all the way here alone, right?

Zhou Qing said: "I'm not planning to take the body-refining path, so Supreme Elder Duanmu Shu wanted to help me, so she gave me some opportunity. After finishing, she probably forgot that I couldn't fly on a sword, so I planned to walk back."

Du Kui suddenly realized. Thinking about it, Zhou Qing risked entering the cave many times, and now he has become like this. It is reasonable for Supreme Elder Duanmu Shu to give some benefits.

"How about this, I plan to go to the Soul Lamp Tower, why don't you wait for me here for a while, I will send you back later," Du Kui said.

Zhou Qing's heart couldn't help but move slightly.

Isn't this a once-in-a-lifetime excellent opportunity?

Since the talent skill 【Heart Appraisal Vision】 was upgraded to level 4, he has four more binding quotas.

Elder Jiang Pu, who guards the Soul Lamp Tower, is his first choice.

It's a pity that the other party rarely leaves the tower, and he has no excuse to go in. After all, the soul lamps of his Shixiong and others were taken out long ago.

Now, he no longer hopes to bind others to brush points for him, just ask not to be stabbed in the back by some people.

Taiqingmen is his home, and he doesn't want the collapse to start from the inside one day.

Zhou Qing asked curiously: "Senior Brother Du, what are you going to the Soul Lamp Tower for?"

Du Kui said helplessly: "Nothing, mainly because several Shidi have been out for a long time. As a Shixiong, I am a bit worried, especially since I had a bad dream last night, so I thought of coming to see today."

Zhou Qing understood a little. Only when he went to Jinyang Peak last time did he know that Senior Brother Gao Xuan had a total of five core disciples. Besides Du Kui and Luo Xue, there were three others who often went out to perform various tasks.

Senior Brother Du Kui is planning to see the brightness of the soul lamp and seek peace of mind.

Thinking of this, Zhou Qing said curiously: "Senior Brother Du, for so long, I have never been to the Soul Lamp Tower. Now that my cultivation base is gone, I am afraid I will have even less chance to contact it in the future. Why don't you take me with you and let me see the world by the way."

Hearing Zhou Qing's words, Du Kui couldn't help but feel sad.

He nodded immediately: "Okay, I will send you back directly after finishing."

"Thank you, Senior Brother Du!" Zhou Qing felt grateful.

Afterwards, Du Kui took Zhou Qing and flew on his sword towards the Soul Lamp Tower.

The Soul Lamp Tower is located in the northwest of the main peak, Shenyue Peak. This place is heavily guarded. Among the mountains, only one high tower stands alone.

According to what he understood before, the interior of the Soul Lamp Tower is not large, and what is placed is nothing more than the soul lamps of Supreme Elders, Peak Masters, Elders, Hall Masters, Deacons, and many core disciples.

However, it is guarded extremely strictly, just like what the Second Yuan Shijie worried about. Once the soul lamp is taken, if someone uses it to cast a curse or something, I am afraid it will cause extremely serious consequences.

And the one responsible for guarding the Soul Lamp Tower has always been Elder Jiang Pu alone.

The reason why such a crucial matter can be entrusted to him is not only because of the sect's trust in him, but more because of his terrifying cultivation base that makes people awe-inspiring.

Because the other party is a late Divine Transformation powerhouse!

"Disciple Du Kui (Zhou Qing) of Jinyang Peak requests to see Elder Jiang!"

As the two approached the Soul Lamp Tower, they didn't dare to continue forward, but bowed and saluted.

In an instant, a thin figure with a slightly hunched body appeared on the top of the tower.

In his hand, he still held a cane in the shape of a soul lamp. Who else could it be but Elder Jiang Pu?

"What's the matter?" Jiang Pu said.

Du Kui said: "Elder Jiang, the disciple misses my three useless Shidi recently, so I came here to see them, hoping Elder Jiang can accommodate."

Jiang Pu looked at Du Kui and cast his gaze on Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing smiled sheepishly and saluted again hurriedly.

Jiang Pu sighed lightly. When they met last time, the child's soul lamp was flickering. I don't know what happened, so I specifically came to the door to confirm it.

You little doll, like your Second Yuan Shijie, has a relatively serious persecution delusion, fearing that others will pose a threat to you through the soul lamp.

You even specifically asked your Master to take both soul lamps back. In just a short time, you and your Third Shixiong suffered this disaster.

Now the path of cultivation is broken. It seems that some things are destined in the dark.

"Wait a moment!" Jiang Pu said, and closed his eyes.

Du Kui felt grateful.

Zhou Qing looked at Jiang Pu, stared at him closely, and immediately performed the binding.

Soon, 【???】 on his head was slowly replaced by fourteen golden characters—【Unlucky guy who is miserable to the extreme after being too cautious】!

Looking at such an ultra-long entry note, Zhou Qing was speechless.

No, you grabbed Li Daoxuan's job?

We have only met twice in total, is it necessary to have such a long note?

How come I feel there is still a bit of mockery in it.

What is called being too cautious?

Is it the soul lamp that needs to be returned?

That's no way, I have to simulate in 【Shenxu Tiangong】 frequently, and I die three times every time. If it keeps flickering like this, I'm afraid you'll be scared.

But then again, Elder Jiang Pu's view of him made him a little unsure. Are he and Senior Brother Gao Xuan in the same group?

At least it looks normal now, which is a bit tricky.

Just as Zhou Qing was pondering, Jiang Pu opened his eyes: "All three are bright and vigorous, and there is no major problem."

Hearing Jiang Pu's words, Du Kui finally felt relieved. After thanking him again, he took Zhou Qing and left.

Zhou Qing asked curiously: "Senior Brother Du, how many Divine Transformation realms are there in our Taiqingmen?"

Du Kui thought for a while and said: "Thirteen Peak Masters, Supreme Elders, and various halls, as well as those we don't know in the dark, it's really hard to say the specific number. After all, our Taiqingmen is also an ancient sect with a long history."

When Du Kui said this, he sighed with some regret and continued: "It's a pity for Hall Master Gu Tao of the Task Hall. Others may not know his true identity, but we core disciples know it clearly. Alas, that is a powerhouse in the Divine Transformation realm, and he is just gone. By the way, has your Senior Brother sent any news back recently?"

Zhou Qing was thoughtful. Hearing Du Kui's words, he shook his head slightly: "Not yet."

Du Kui was envious and sighed: "Actually, from his duel with the Seventh Prince, I could see that he was not far from Divine Transformation, and he kept his hand on that Xuan Yuan Yichen. I don't know what kind of realm of understanding he comprehended?"

"I really don't know much about this. In my impression, Senior Brother seems to have been in seclusion and practicing. However, once he leaves seclusion, he is really moving forward. It feels like he is either fighting with others or on the way to fight!" Zhou Qing responded with a smile.

Du Kui agreed deeply with this.

Now the chief of each peak is basically Soul Formation Great Perfection, but a realm of understanding blocks them to death.

Every year, I don't know how many Soul Formation Great Perfection cultivators can only stand outside the door of the Divine Transformation realm, looking at the ocean and sighing, full of helplessness and unwillingness.

In the end, often because their lifespan is about to run out, but they have never been able to break through, they can only sit and die with regret.

Afterwards, the two didn't say anything. Du Kui took Zhou Qing and flew all the way until he landed steadily at the foot of Little Spirit Peak before leaving.

"Old Four, why did Senior Brother Du Kui send you back? Did you go to Jinyang Peak again?"

Zhou Qing didn't walk two steps before seeing Yan Xiaohu running down in a hurry.

"I went to find you this morning and found you weren't there, and the message didn't return," Yan Xiaohu said worriedly.

Zhou Qing had to say: "Didn't go to Jinyang Peak, it was the Supreme Elder who saw me pitiful and took me to soak in the Yanling Blood Pool for a night."

When Yan Xiaohu heard this, he was a little envious, and his eyes showed undisguised longing.

"You are now pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, and you can also win people's sympathy. I really want to change with you," Yan Xiaohu said sourly.

Zhou Qing couldn't help laughing.

After confirming that there was no one around, he secretly took out a jade box and handed it to him.

"What?"

"Yanling Blood Paste."

"What is Yanling Blood Paste? Go, this, this, this—"

"Lower your voice, isn't my nose relatively sensitive? I accidentally dug it out from the bottom of the pool. Everyone has a share!"

"I love you to death, worthy of being my good Shidi, not in vain for Shixiong to love you once."

"Shixiong, it is said that courtesy demands reciprocity, why don't you give me your ten-thousand-year blood ginseng? In fact, half is also fine. Shixiong, Shixiong, why are you walking so fast? I am a cripple now, I can't catch up."

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Yan Xiaohu is still too stingy. In the end, he only gave Zhou Qing two root hairs. Recalling the situation that day, Zhou Qing regretted that such a large blood ginseng was stuffed into his mouth, and he didn't take two good bites.

I heard that Master is in seclusion, fully refining that Soul-Resting Immortal Grass.

Afterwards, he took out the remaining two pieces of Yanling Blood Paste and performed today's identification.

【Yanling Blood Paste: Contains extremely rich medicinal effects and abundant spiritual power. Oral administration is better, soaking is second. Do not be greedy, it is easy to make spiritual power burn and become violent and out of control.】

After seeing the introduction, Zhou Qing hurriedly took out the identity token and sent the message to Third Shixiong.

Soon, he received Yan Xiaohu's reply.

【Got it, got it, I also fed a small piece to the old hen, waiting for the blood egg to be born.】

Zhou Qing was speechless. This Yanling Blood Paste is already a very good thing, no need to refine and extract it.

Afterwards, he cut off a small piece, put it in his mouth, and started refining.

Just like this, it took a full half a month for Zhou Qing to absorb the two pieces of Yanling Blood Paste completely.

Strength skyrocketed again, but there is still a distance from the Jin Dan Great Perfection.

Even if the third piece is not given to Yan Xiaohu, it cannot break through.

He still underestimated the energy required for the double core, especially after the Jin Dan Great Perfection, what is in front of him is the San Hua Ju Ding, the first in the Heaven-level Soul Formation.

To impact this realm, the energy required is even more massive. After all, this stage is building a solid foundation for subsequent breakthroughs.

"If I can get the Yanling Blood Paste in the No. 1 and No. 3 blood pools, I have the confidence to step into the Jin Dan Great Perfection in one fell swoop!"

Zhou Qing muttered to himself while roughly estimating, then took out the route map he drew and looked at it, frowning, and fell into a deep thought.

Just then, Lu Yaoyao's crisp voice suddenly came from outside, Zhou Qing's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly got up to open the door.

After seeing Zhou Qing, Lu Yaoyao turned her back and smiled shallowly.

"Zhou Shixiong, I'm here to send you something again!" Lu Yaoyao said with a grin.

Zhou Qing hurriedly invited her in, and then watched her constantly take out more wood carvings from the storage bag, feeling quite warm in his heart.

Half a month ago, when he poked his head out from the latrine, he saw her concentrating on carving. It seems these are all her achievements recently.

"Junior Sister Lu, in fact, I have already walked out, you don't need to spend so much effort to do these for me anymore," Zhou Qing said gratefully.

Lu Yaoyao nodded: "I know, anyway, your cultivation will definitely recover, it's just a matter of time. I have nothing to do, so I just carve for fun. Maybe it will be a craft for making a living in the future."

Listening to Lu Yaoyao's words, Zhou Qing was a little curious, and after hesitation, said: "You seem... to have a lot of confidence in me."

Lu Yaoyao arranged all the wood carvings neatly, then clapped her hands and said seriously: "That's for sure. In the entire Taiqingmen, the person I trust most is actually you. Even if you sell me, I am willing to help you count the money."

Zhou Qing was startled by these words and hurriedly waved his hands, saying hurriedly: "Serious, serious, this joke can't be made. How dare I sell you? You are not only the disciple most loved by the Sect Master Shibo, but also the little six most spoiled by several Shixiong like Li Daoxuan."

"That's not as spoiled as you are..."

Just as Lu Yaoyao said this, she seemed to realize something suddenly, stopped, and then immediately turned her head, pretending to look at the wood carvings on the table as if nothing had happened.

(End of this chapter)