Chapter 210: The world is going downhill, the world is going downhill (6k)

Looking at this increasingly round Zhang Wan Bao before them, the two were speechless for a moment.

After not seeing him for a short period, his figure had grown another circle, and the flesh on his face was almost squeezing his eyes into a slit.

If he continued to eat like this, he was afraid he would really be like his father, too fat to walk.

"Go, go, go, let's talk inside!" Zhang Wan Bao was so enthusiastic, hurriedly grabbing the two with his chubby hands and dragging them inside without question.

After the few sat down in the comfortable inner hall, Zhou Qing explained his purpose directly.

Zhang Wan Bao heard this and immediately said: "Good stuff, how much do the two brothers need?"

Zhou Qing's face twitched. I haven't even handed you my storage bag yet.

"Stop messing around!" Zhou Qing said seriously.

Zhang Wan Bao had to call a manager and let him evaluate it.

"What? Cancan is here?" When he learned that Li Shitao and Xiao Cancan had also come, Zhang Wan Bao was so excited that he jumped up directly from his chair.

Then, with a face full of smiles, he leaned toward Zhou Qing and said with a hint of pride: "Zhou Dage, what you said about distance creating beauty really works."

Zhou Qing was embarrassed.

Yan Xiaohu drank a cup of wine, wiped his mouth, and joked: "The two of them went to visit the Haomiao Prefecture Lord! We have seen that Prefecture Lord's only son, Ke Shu, before."

"Both in appearance and temperament, he is dignified, and he has a good relationship with the Seventh Prince and the Ninth Princess. His connections are wide!"

Zhang Wan Bao immediately revealed a confident smile, patted his chest, and said: "Don't worry, little brother has confidence in himself. Besides, Cancan will definitely be able to withstand the test. With the feelings between her and me for so many years, there is absolutely no problem!"

The two looked at his fat body and shook their heads slightly.

I think it's hanging!

What do you have that she wants?

Your fat?

Your not washing?

Her father is a Prefecture Lord, what does she not have?

Some things still need to be fought for by yourself. Don't be too blindly confident. Matters of the heart cannot rely on just words.

Afterward, Zhou Qing consulted him about recent matters in Haomiao Prefecture.

After all, as businessmen, they traveled between all parties, were well-informed, and had their own unique news channels for the size of affairs in this Haomiao Prefecture.

"Why are you asking about these things? Did they offend you?" Zhang Wan Bao asked curiously.

Zhou Qing said: "No, just want to arrange a fight."

Zhang Wan Bao didn't understand.

If he wanted to fight, he remembered that the academy had a special Questioning Platform, where sparring was both safe and convenient, and could also receive the academy's recognition and protection.

Why go to such trouble to run around?

"Don't worry about it, just tell us if there's a way?" Yan Xiaohu said straightforwardly.

Zhang Wan Bao hurriedly nodded, smiling: "Yes, yes, yes, isn't this a small matter? The two brothers, wait a moment!"

After speaking, he immediately got up, walked quickly to the door, and whispered a few words to the attendant outside.

Not long after, a message jade slip emitting a faint light was brought up.

Zhou Qing took the jade slip and placed it on his forehead, and a stream of information instantly poured into his mind.

Afterward, he closed his eyes, checked carefully, and after a moment, felt clear in his heart.

"Thanks!" Zhou Qing said with a flash of satisfaction in his eyes.

Zhang Wan Bao waved his hand and said sincerely: "What's there to thank? But Zhou Dage, you must be careful. Haomiao Prefecture is not like the Eastern Region. Here, it is a full-scale war, and Divine Transformation powerhouses can directly enter the battlefield, and so far, quite a few have fallen."

Zhang Wan Bao said worriedly.

Zhou Qing nodded, indicating he understood.

What he wanted was a real tempering.

After the few chatted for a while, the two got up to say goodbye.

And Zhang Wan Bao also began to tidy himself up in a flurry, preparing to welcome Xiao Cancan's arrival with full joy.

The long street was bustling, and the crowd was like a weave.

The two intended to go to the boundary line between the Southwest regions—the Wuzu Mountain Range.

According to the news provided by Zhang Wan Bao, it had already become the core of the war, and more than a dozen sects with strength not inferior to the Taiqing Sect were having friction there from time to time.

But before they had walked a few steps, Zhou Qing's shoulder was patted by someone like a ghost.

He turned around abruptly, only to see Er Dadie standing behind him with a smiling face.

No, to be precise, it was the young version of Si Yunya, looking at him with great interest.

"Er Dadie!" Zhou Qing was stunned first, then revealed a pleasant surprise.

He never expected that at this juncture, Er Dadie would actually return.

【Heart Appraisal Point +9】

When Er Dadie sensed the aura on Zhou Qing, a flash of shock crossed his eyes.

The original tag note 【Little doll with a bit of heaven-defying opportunity】 on his head instantly changed to 【Little doll with more talent than me】.

You have to know, he used a short three years back then to comprehend the prototype of a realm of understanding. Not to mention anything else, at the very least, he was more powerful than ninety-nine percent of people.

But compared to this child before him, even he felt ashamed.

Is this the terror of the Four Flowers Gathering at the Top?

"Go over there!" Er Dadie pointed to a restaurant not far away, and the three went up.

Inside the private room, Zhou Qing told him without reservation about the realm of understanding he had comprehended and his subsequent plans.

Yan Xiaohu, holding the hen on the side, listened until he was dumbfounded, unable to recover for a long time.

One force breaks ten thousand laws, specializing in countering all kinds of flashy realms of understanding?

Old Four is a bit awesome, he could even comprehend this?

Er Dadie also gasped, carefully examining Zhou Qing, thinking for a long time, not knowing what words to use to describe it.

But soon he became excited.

"Such a realm of understanding, at least I have never heard of anyone comprehending it, let alone being able to comprehend it by oneself. You..."

Er Dadie stopped mid-sentence, then slapped his thigh hard, "Such a heaven-defying realm of understanding cannot be scattered just like that. Must strike while the iron is hot and break through to Divine Transformation in one go!"

"Can a realm of understanding still be scattered?" Yan Xiaohu, who had come back to his senses, couldn't help but ask.

Er Dadie explained: "That is natural. As long as the realm of understanding you comprehend is not yet fully mature, after a long time, if you have doubts about yourself and feel it doesn't suit you, there is a risk of it dissipating."

Zhou Qing was also hearing this for the first time and was full of surprise.

Er Dadie pondered for a moment and said: "Your idea is good, wanting to use other people's realms of understanding to temper and break through, but the direction is wrong."

Zhou Qing blinked, his face full of confusion, indicating he didn't understand.

Er Dadie said: "The realm of understanding you comprehended, like your Four Flowers Gathering at the Top, is somewhat extraordinary. If you want to polish it well, relying on those Soul Formation perfection and Divine Transformation early-stage cultivators is not enough. At the very least, they must be late-stage Divine Transformation, or even perfection experts."

Zhou Qing was instantly stunned.

Late-stage Divine Transformation and perfection?

What kind of person do you take me for?

Er Dadie continued: "Now you need a mature-level realm of understanding, which only late-stage and perfection Divine Transformation powerhouses possess. As for others, their realms of understanding are still slowly being supplemented and comprehended along with their cultivation, and there are certain defects."

After hearing this, Zhou Qing was thoughtful.

"But—"

"But you can't beat them, right?" Er Dadie seemed to see through Zhou Qing's thoughts, then leaned back proudly.

"Don't forget, there is still your Er Dadie! Go, go, go, I can't wait to witness your realm of understanding!"

Er Dadie seemed very excited, as if he had discovered something fun, and hurriedly took the two away.

In less than two breaths, the three walked out of space and arrived before the mountain gate of the Five Ghost Sect, one of the six major sects of the Western Region.

Such a terrifying teleportation method, although Zhou Qing had experienced it once from Number Six, he was still a bit shocked and envious.

The strength of the Soul Severance realm is truly terrifying.

As for Yan Xiaohu, he felt even more like he was dreaming.

Looking at the magnificent mountain gate before him, Er Dadie began to rummage through his storage bag.

Not long after, he found a dark-colored storage bag with worn edges, as if it had been sealed for a long time.

Immediately after, he took out five more dilapidated ones from this old storage bag, the runes on the bags a bit dim and unclear.

Er Dadie picked and chose, selected one, and then reached his hand in again. This time he actually took out nine storage bags of different colors, scattered all over the ground in a riot of colors.

Watching Er Dadie constantly taking out storage bags like nesting dolls, the two were dumbfounded.

This works too?

Yan Xiaohu was even more envious.

So many storage bags, he didn't know how many good things were inside; spirit stones, divine abilities, and treasures must be available.

"Found it!"

After a long while, Er Dadie let out a long breath, a triumphant smile appearing on his face, holding a blackish storage bag in his hand, with "Five Ghost Sect" crookedly carved on it.

"Too much time has passed, fortunately, my old man's memory is still not bad." Er Dadie was full of pride.

Afterward, he took out a pile of things from this bag, tokens of various colors and shapes scattered all over the ground, as well as some jade slips and scrolls.

"These are?" Zhou Qing couldn't help but ask.

Er Dadie explained while rummaging: "They say that having many skills doesn't weigh you down. Back then, I ran to many major sects. Some places had a good atmosphere, so I stayed to apprentice; some had bad customs, so I grabbed some benefits and left. This Five Ghost Sect, the atmosphere is very chaotic..."

Before he could finish speaking, he found another pile of image stones, rummaged through them for a long time, picked one out, and handed it to Zhou Qing with a smile.

Zhou Qing took it, only to see a "Six" carved on it, feeling a bit puzzled in his heart.

Er Dadie looked at him and said seriously: "If you want to comprehend a perfect realm of understanding, you must let the other party use it on you without reservation. The premise is to provoke the other party to the point of wanting to kill you to silence you."

"There is a secret in this?" Yan Xiaohu reacted instantly, his eyes shining.

Er Dadie chuckled: "You'll know when you see it."

Zhou Qing was also curious, immediately injecting spiritual energy to activate it.

Instantly, a picture was projected. He only took one look, his face turned red "whoosh," and he hurriedly put it away.

Yan Xiaohu blinked and said: "That, what is it? It's pitch black, I haven't seen it clearly yet, let me see it again."

Zhou Qing was helpless, handed the image stone to him, and turned to ask Er Dadie: "Er Dadie, this is?"

Er Dadie said: "It should be the matter of the Sixth Elder of the Five Ghost Sect. Too much time has passed... That kid, I saw you copied it."

Yan Xiaohu hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no, Old Four knows, I like drinking water by the river in the wild the most. This pair of dog men and women actually did this kind of thing in the water, I must condemn it properly, it simply affects my appetite."

Er Dadie rolled his eyes at him, snatched the image stone, reactivated it, and enjoyed it by himself.

Not long after, the picture shook, and then a young, unfamiliar face appeared, turning the recording screen over to record himself.

No need to guess, he knew it was Er Dadie.

"See that, the Five Ghost Sect's Sixth Elder Luo Hou is doing such shameful things with the Sect Master's wife. Listen to this sound, it's almost louder than the flowing river water, it's truly the world going downhill, tsk tsk..."

Er Dadie saw this and put away the image stone, saying: "It looks like that's it. When the time comes, you give this image stone to Luo Hou, and then make an appointment to meet somewhere."

Before Zhou Qing could speak, Yan Xiaohu said in surprise: "Er Dadie, you just said that the woman with her hands wrapped around the middle-aged man's neck, breathing rapidly, cheeks flushed, eyes blurred, disheveled..."

"Get to the point, no need for so many adjectives!" Er Dadie said.

Yan Xiaohu swallowed and said: "That slender-waisted woman is actually the Sect Master's wife? Is it this chaotic? If this Luo Hou finds out, he will definitely peel Old Four's skin."

"Don't worry, I will secretly make a move to suppress his cultivation when the time comes, you just go ahead and fight!" Er Dadie patted his chest and guaranteed.

Seeing that Er Dadie didn't look like he was joking, Zhou Qing gritted his teeth and decided to give it a try.

"Do I need to disguise myself or something?" Zhou Qing suppressed the anxiety in his heart and asked.

Er Dadie heard this and laughed heartily, teasing: "That is your Er Dadie's Soul Formation amplification, I can't give it to you, you've been thinking about it for so long."

Zhou Qing realized.

No wonder every time Er Dadie transformed, it was so perfect, figure, voice, and even his own aura could be 100% replicated. It turned out there was such a Soul Formation amplification.

At this moment, Zhou Qing gave up.

But Er Dadie still took out a wooden puppet and handed it over.

After all, the Five Ghost Sect was just Zhou Qing's first stop for tempering. In the future, the black material Zhou Qing mastered would only become more and more, and he didn't want this little guy to be hunted down and silenced by a group of Divine Transformation experts in the future.

"Inject a wisp of your own soul power and spiritual energy, and then you can transform into the appearance you want." Er Dadie explained.

Zhou Qing looked at the wooden puppet in his hand in surprise, he could feel its extraordinary nature.

"How long can it last?" Zhou Qing asked.

Er Dadie waved his hand indifferently, his tone relaxed: "Two or three days, enough for you to toss around. When you use it up, I'll refine another one for you, a small matter."

After hearing this, Zhou Qing's expression relaxed a lot.

Yan Xiaohu on the side saw this, his eyes lit up, and he leaned over with a face full of smiles, fawning: "Er Dadie, you see I'm also here to temper with Old Four, can you..."

"Give!" Er Dadie took out a purple jade slip and threw it to him straightforwardly, without a hint of hesitation.

Yan Xiaohu was stunned first, then overjoyed, holding it in his palm and examining it repeatedly.

Er Dadie said: "This mental cultivation method is called 【Purple Mansion Questioning Heart Technique】, it is much better than the 【Taiqing Xuanqi Technique】 you are cultivating, it just depends on whether you can discard the previous one."

Yan Xiaohu was so excited he couldn't speak coherently, thanking him repeatedly.

Afterward, Er Dadie turned his gaze to Zhou Qing, his brows furrowing, falling into deep thought.

"Your situation is a bit special, I don't have a mental cultivation method that is completely suitable for you for the time being. Let's see if there is a suitable one in that coffin later."

Zhou Qing hurriedly said: "Er Dadie, no need, I have a mental cultivation method that suits me."

The 【Yin Yang Technique】 he cultivated originated from the first coffin and was gifted by the Great Marshal Zhong Li Bo from the Starry Sky Battlefield.

A flash of doubt crossed Er Dadie's eyes, and he looked at Zhou Qing deeply. Seeing his serious expression, he nodded and didn't ask further.

Everyone had their own secrets, and he naturally understood this truth.

"Try it!" Er Dadie pointed to the wooden puppet.

Zhou Qing nodded, then took a deep breath, slowly closed his eyes, and carefully injected a wisp of his soul power and spiritual energy into it.

In an instant, a faint halo appeared around the wooden puppet, the halo spreading like ripples, tightly wrapping Zhou Qing.

Not long after, the halo gradually dissipated, and a decent-looking man appeared before the two.

"Li Hanshan!" Yan Xiaohu recognized him instantly, blurted out, his eyes full of shock and curiosity, then circled around Zhou Qing, examining him, his eyes carrying a bit of envy.

The Zhou Qing before him, except for not having that iconic halberd in his hand, was exactly the same as Li Hanshan, one of the five great talents of the Cangyan Dao Palace back then, even the texture of the clothes on his body was exactly the same.

"Er Dadie, actually..."

"Don't be too greedy!"

"Alright!" Yan Xiaohu immediately shut up.

Zhou Qing circulated his spiritual energy, condensed a mirror, and examined it carefully for a moment, secretly exclaiming in his heart.

This transformed Li Hanshan was simply a perfect replica, without any flaws.

Transforming into a dead person who was thousands of miles away, even if the Five Ghost Sect wanted to investigate in the future, there would be nowhere to look. In this way, safety was guaranteed a bit more.

"Go, I'll set things up!" After Er Dadie finished speaking, he took Yan Xiaohu and turned to leave, their figures soon disappearing into the dense mountain forest.

Zhou Qing took a deep breath, calmed his nervous mood, then straightened his back and flew with his sword toward the Five Ghost Sect mountain gate.

"Someone entrusted me to hand this image stone to Elder Luo Hou of your sect. The matter is urgent, please report it!"

Inside the Five Ghost Sect!

Sixth Elder Luo Hou was currently sitting in the study with a face full of iron, his brows furrowed, his expression restless.

A year ago, he secretly sent people to conduct resource trading with the Wan Hua Valley in the Southern Region, thinking it was unknown to anyone, but he didn't expect it to be discovered, and the people sent were all killed.

The only information the confidant hurriedly sent back was that they were bumped into by a white-clothed figure, but no one saw what the other party looked like.

Now, the Sect Master had started to doubt him, and many important plans had directly bypassed him, no longer letting him participate.

"Who exactly is it? Who exactly is playing tricks behind my back!" Luo Hou cursed in a low voice, slamming his fist on the table, causing the tea set on the table to clatter.

Just when he was full of restlessness, the report of a guard disciple suddenly came from outside.

Luo Hou looked up abruptly, a flash of suspicion crossing his gloomy face, countless thoughts flashing through his mind: "Someone wants to see me? And an image stone? Could it be the scene of the transaction back then?"

His heart tightened. After all, the people sent to trade were all confidants he had secretly cultivated for many years, acting extremely secretly on weekdays, almost never appearing in front of people. Even if they were recorded, no one should be able to recognize them.

Perhaps, there would be clues about that white-clothed person.

"Let him in!" Thinking of this, Luo Hou tidied his clothes, trying to make himself look calmer, then walked to the main seat and sat down, his gaze fixed on the entrance of the main hall.

However, after only a brief wait, the reporting disciple returned again.

"Reporting to Elder, I just went out and found that the other party had already left, and left the image stone behind!"

As he spoke, he respectfully handed over the image stone.

Luo Hou was puzzled, reached out, and the image stone fell into his hand.

After injecting spiritual energy to activate it, in an instant, the familiar scene came into view.

When he saw the scene inside, his face instantly turned pale, his eyes full of terror and anger, and the image stone in his hand almost fell.

And when he heard that unbearable sound, the disciple kneeling on the ground subconsciously looked up slightly, although he didn't see anything clearly, he immediately lowered his head in panic again.

Luo Hou looked at him abruptly, his eyes as if they were about to spray fire, and shouted sharply: "What did that person look like? What cultivation base?"

He stood up instantly, his heart pounding, his eyes as sharp as a hawk, staring straight at the reporting disciple.

The disciple was trembling all over in fear, hurriedly saying: "Very young, appearance quite dashing, cultivation base unknown..."

"Shoo!" Before the disciple could finish speaking, Luo Hou's figure quickly arrived before him like a ghost, pointing a finger at his brow, directly performing soul searching.

Soon, he saw Zhou Qing's appearance in the disciple's memory.

"Damn it!" Luo Hou cursed, a ferocious ghost shadow suddenly appearing behind him, instantly drilling into the disciple's body. With a miserable scream, this disciple directly turned into a withered bone.

Without a word, Luo Hou immediately headed straight for the mountain gate.

"Which side did that young man leave from?" Luo Hou's expression was panicked, his voice carrying a hint of undisguised anxiety.

The guard disciple pointed to the west, and just as Luo Hou was about to chase, he caught a glimpse of a disciple beside him with a pale face, trembling uncontrollably.

Seeing this scene, his eyes narrowed, he turned around, his cold gaze staring at him like a sharp blade, and said coldly: "That young man just now handed the image stone to you?"

"Y-yes, Elder." This gate-guarding disciple's voice trembled, beads of sweat the size of beans rolling down constantly.

"Did you watch it?"

"N-no..."

Before he could finish, Luo Hou slapped him, directly turning him into blood foam. Such a bloody scene made the others' expressions instantly stern.

Luo Hou's cold gaze swept over the others one by one, confirming there was nothing abnormal, before turning and leaving.

If it weren't for the two Divine Transformation elders guarding the barrier, in order to thoroughly cover up the secret, none of these people would have lived.

In less than half an incense stick of time, following the traces left along the way, Luo Hou soon caught up with Zhou Qing, who was fleeing rapidly ahead.

Instantly, he was full of killing intent, his spiritual power surging, and he suddenly accelerated.

Zhou Qing looked back and saw the cold, bone-chilling gaze of the other party, as if being stared at by a poisonous snake, his heart tightening, and he hurriedly accelerated.

"So many years have passed, and he is still at the late-stage Soul Formation. It seems the future realm is truly not easy to walk!"

Zhou Qing sighed and hurriedly fled.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 211 =====