Chapter 222

Zhou Qing was a bit puzzled, and both are fox spirits, why is their temperament so different?

However, Er Daye seemed to have mentioned that Lu Shi seems to be suppressing her breakthrough to the Soul Severance realm.

Perhaps, she has already touched the edge of the Demon Emperor, so she can hide her demon clan identity so perfectly.

"What exactly is going on?" Zhou Qing calmed down and continued to ask.

Lu Yaoyao told Zhou Qing everything she saw in detail.

Zhou Qing showed a thoughtful expression after hearing this.

Both are fox clan, and last night Lu Shi even almost moved to kill Imperial Consort Chen?

It seems that some unpleasant things must have happened between them; no wonder when Xuan Yuan Miss Muqian came to the academy to visit Lu Shi, she was so displeased.

Now it seems that everything has an explanation.

Forget it, without experiencing others' suffering, it is not easy for him to evaluate anything.

She clearly didn't want to contact people from the Imperial Capital, but she still came for Lu Yaoyao; she has really done well enough.

However—

Looking at the bright 【Good Daddy】 words on Lu Yaoyao's head, a complex emotion arose in Zhou Qing's heart, and finally, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"That, Lu Shimei Lu, can I ask you a question?" Zhou Qing asked, holding back his laughter.

Lu Yaoyao was focusing on touching the soft feathers on the hen; hearing Zhou Qing's words, she didn't even lift her head and said: "You can ask, Lu Shimei will definitely know everything and say everything."

Zhou Qing hesitated for a moment, a hint of entanglement flashed on his face, and said softly: "If I ask, don't get angry."

Lu Yaoyao immediately raised her head, revealing a pair of bright little tiger teeth: "Even if I get angry with anyone, I won't get angry with you; ask."

Zhou Qing regretted it immediately after hearing this.

Women, saying one thing and meaning another.

The last time Er Daye gave me the Immortal Drunkenness, I slept for seven days; after waking up, look at your angry appearance, and you scolded me endlessly.

Seeing Zhou Qing hesitate, Lu Yaoyao tilted her head, her eyes full of confusion: "What do you want to ask?"

"N-nothing, forget it," Zhou Qing retreated.

Lu Yaoyao immediately put down the hen, put her hands on her hips, and her cheeks bulged slightly.

"Saying half of what you want to say, this is really annoying, nagging, ask what you want to ask quickly."

She even stomped her feet like a spoiled child, her tone carrying obvious dissatisfaction.

Zhou Qing's skin couldn't help but twitch.

You still say you are not angry? It hasn't even started yet.

Helpless, he had to probe: "Am I, am I quite like your father? I mean when your father was young."

Zhou Qing asked cautiously, as if touching an extremely sensitive topic.

Sure enough, Lu Yaoyao's face changed immediately, and she even subconsciously grabbed the corner of her clothes, her eyes panicked, but she didn't dare to look at Zhou Qing.

Seeing Lu Yaoyao like this, Zhou Qing already had the answer in his heart.

But at this moment, he was even more curious about what happened to this girl?

How did her parents die?

Recalling all kinds of past events, she seems to have been looking for certain people whose traces match her parents.

For example, the Immortal Xuanyou with green and silver hair, the Ninth Princess's black with silver, including Imperial Consort Chen, and even Number Six's full head of silver hair.

No, to be precise, she seems to have first imagined herself as her father, so she asked him three or four times what kind of Taoist companion he was looking for, and the color of the Taoist companion's hair.

Otherwise, when he made up an orange hair at the Taiqing Sect, and the Ninth Princess happened to come, she would be so excited.

Unfortunately, it was a farce; Xuan Yuan Miss Muqian was just a sequela left by taking elixir, just like now, as if she had returned to normal.

And the picture book that once mistakenly gave him the recipe, not only had the portrait of Immortal Xuanyou, but also wrote the words "Big Mama" on it.

All of this is enough to show that his guess is correct.

"I, I have something else to do, I'm leaving!" Lu Yaoyao's voice carried a hint of trembling, her footsteps panicked, she turned and ran, even almost tripped by the threshold.

But soon she returned, grabbed the hen, and ran away without looking back.

Looking at her embarrassed escape, Zhou Qing really regretted it.

He should have just known it in his heart; why dig to the bottom? This is simply sprinkling salt on her wounds.

Zhou Qing was full of self-reproach and sighed secretly.

Not long after Lu Yaoyao left, Xuan Yuan Yichen came to visit.

After witnessing Zhou Qing's Divine Transformation realm combat power, he now had a hint of restraint on his face.

"Brother Zhou, that, I still want to ask you for help!" After entering, Xuan Yuan Yichen took out the square box again.

After opening it, inside was still that lamp that was pitch black.

This thing was identified by Zhou Qing in the academy last time, named 【Soul-Absorbing Lamp】.

The lamp body uses the hand bone of a Soul Severance realm expert as the handle, and the lamp shade is condensed from the resentment of resentful spirits.

However, in order not to cause trouble, he lied that he couldn't remember.

Unexpectedly, Xuan Yuan Yichen was so stubborn.

This time, he still shook his head, a look of helplessness on his face, and said: "That picture book on the street stall back then, I only flipped through a few pages, and I didn't read it later because I was bored; it's not that I can't remember, but that I have never seen it at all."

Xuan Yuan Yichen was disappointed after hearing this, sighed slightly, and had to say: "Sorry, it's just that this thing is quite important to me."

Zhou Qing couldn't help but say: "Senior Xuan Yuan is a Soul Severance realm expert, knowledgeable and experienced; you can find him to take a look."

Xuan Yuan Yichen shook his head, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes, and said: "Everyone has their own secrets; Grandpa Emperor doesn't know about this thing yet. And he doesn't like to deal with our princes' affairs, so please keep it secret, Brother Zhou."

Zhou Qing's heart skipped a beat.

Fortunately, he stopped the loss in time and didn't get involved too deeply.

Really don't know where Xuan Yuan Yichen got so many things from the fifth-level cultivation nation, and all of them can target the Soul Severance realm.

After this Seventh Prince left, Zhou Qing picked up the array insights of Su Lishan and Wu Tiangang again and began to study them.

But unexpectedly, less than an hour later, a knock on the door sounded again.

Why are there so many people today?

After opening the door, he found it was Jiang Pojun.

"Brother Zhou, sorry to disturb you, Imperial Consort Chen invites you!" Jiang Pojun said, cupping his hands.

Zhou Qing was puzzled and said: "Imperial Consort Chen invites me? What for?"

Jiang Pojun laughed: "Why do you look so scared? Don't worry, besides you, there is also Master Lin; I think it should be to thank you on behalf of the royal family for repairing the four-colored array."

Zhou Qing nodded, and after a simple cleanup, he followed and left.

After entering the main hall, he discovered that besides Imperial Consort Chen, there were also the Seventh Prince, the Ninth Princess, and even Lu Yaoyao.

However, at this time, Lu Yaoyao seemed to have thrown the matter from this morning to the back of her mind, with a bright smile on her face, hurriedly pointing to a low table and cushion next to her for Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing stepped forward first, saluted and said: "Junior Zhou Qing, pays respects to Imperial Consort Chen."

Imperial Consort Chen looked Zhou Qing up and down, her eyes full of appreciation, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly.

"Sure enough, heroes come from youth; Young Master Zhou is young, yet has such extraordinary bearing and cultivation; he is truly a rare young talent in the world."

"I just learned about you assisting Master Lin in repairing the four-colored array; such ability and courage are truly admirable."

"If there is time, I must go to the Taiqing Sect to see what kind of sect can cultivate such an outstanding disciple."

Zhou Qing heard this, saluted respectfully again, and said humbly: "Your Ladyship praises too much; it is really embarrassing for Junior. Assisting Master Lin in repairing the four-colored array is just Junior happening to meet the opportunity and doing a little bit of meager effort."

"And the repair of the array relies more on Master Lin's profound knowledge and exquisite means; Junior is just doing a little bit of meager effort on the side, really dare not take credit."

Hearing this, Imperial Consort Chen nodded lightly, extremely appreciative of Zhou Qing's humility.

Lin Daochen, sitting to the side, touched his nose awkwardly.

Imperial Consort Chen turned slightly, saying with all kinds of manners: "I heard that you defeated five commandants in a row, and even didn't stop at all in the middle; such strength, even in the Imperial Capital, is rare."

Zhou Qing said calmly: "Your Ladyship praises too much. Brother Jiang and the others are all extraordinary in strength; when sparring with them, Junior also went all out, not daring to be slack at all; winning is also a fluke."

Imperial Consort Chen heard this, and the smile in her eyes became stronger, saying: "But Miss Muqian was full of admiration for you in her words last night, and eight out of ten sentences were about you. To tell you the truth, this palace has never seen this child care so much about any young talent."

"Mother, what are you talking about?" Xuan Yuan Miss Muqian heard this, and her face turned red instantly.

Her eyes dodged, and she said coquettishly, "Brother Zhou is indeed powerful; I am just telling the truth, it's not like what you said..."

Looking at the Ninth Princess who lowered her head and unconsciously grabbed the corner of her clothes, Lin Daochen stroked his beard and smiled without saying a word.

Yan Xiaohu was full of envy.

Sure enough, people not only need to be handsome enough but also outstanding.

Back at the Taiqing Sect, in order to welcome their brother and sister, I acted to save people halfway, and later served as a guide diligently, but I didn't see you like this.

But it's good; Second Yuan Shijie married the Fourth Prince, and Number Four married the Ninth Princess; I'll see who dares to provoke me in the future?

But if you calculate it this way, will Number Four call Second Yuan Shijie Fourth Sister-in-law, or Second Yuan Shijie?

What will their children call each other in the future?

Lu Yaoyao was full of smiles.

There are three suspects, and each has a possibility.

One is at the doorstep, close to the water.

One has already had some signs and has a strong background.

The cultivation base of the other goes without saying, and she likes to talk about fate the most; at the very least, the mental method she gave her is simply perfect.

Zhou Qing was a bit awkward.

Where is all this coming from?

And Imperial Consort Chen looked at her daughter's shy appearance and couldn't help but laugh softly.

"Alright, alright, it's Mother who talked too much." Imperial Consort Chen said with a smile, her eyes full of doting.

Then she looked at Zhou Qing again, "Look, this child is shy. However, what this palace said is true; being able to get such praise from the Princess, Young Master Zhou's excellence is evident."

Zhou Qing had to give a sheepish smile and then sat down.

Looking at Yan Xiaohu who kept winking at him, Zhou Qing shook his head helplessly.

Afterward, Imperial Consort Chen came down personally to toast Lin Daochen and expressed her gratitude.

Just as everyone was talking happily, the originally calm space suddenly rippled violently.

Then, a dazzling light flashed, and Er Daye and Xuan Yuan Shuo tore through space and appeared abruptly in front of everyone.

Looking at the two terrifying Soul Severance realm experts, everyone hurriedly stood up to pay respects.

Xuan Yuan Shuo's eyes were like torches, scanning the circle; seeing Imperial Consort Chen here, his face didn't reveal too much surprise, just nodded slightly to indicate.

Then he cast his gaze straight at Zhou Qing.

Er Daye also looked at Zhou Qing and said, "Come out with me."

Zhou Qing was puzzled, but still followed the two to the outside of the hall.

The two surrounded him from left to right.

Er Daye spoke first: "Is that Taiyao Token of the Peng Emperor still on you?"

Zhou Qing nodded slightly and immediately took out the Taiyao Token from the storage bag.

Seeing the token, Xuan Yuan Shuo's eyes lit up instantly, full of surprise.

Er Daye grinned: "Left in a hurry yesterday, almost forgot; only remembered when I saw those demon kings trying to crack the place of residence. How about it, Old Man Shuo, I didn't lie to you, right."

Xuan Yuan Shuo nodded, a hint of emotion in his expression: "Back then in the battle in the Eastern Region, although I grabbed the storage bag, there was no Taiyao Token inside; I didn't expect it to be on you."

"That's right, this is called picking up what's ready-made; now it's an opportunity; if other demon emperors break it with brute force, I'm afraid nothing will be left inside. How about we split it three ways this time?"

Er Daye rubbed his hands, his eyes full of excitement.

Xuan Yuan Shuo laughed instantly: "Then let's say three-seven."

"Love to go or not, making it seem like we can't get in; heaven knows how many good things you got from his storage bag!"

Er Daye spread his hands, looking indifferent.

Xuan Yuan Shuo hurriedly said: "Only a fool wouldn't go; this Prince is also curious about how much family wealth this Peng Emperor has accumulated over the years."

Zhou Qing thought for a moment, then directly handed the token to Er Daye, saying sincerely: "I won't go, lest I be discovered."

"A demon emperor's cave heaven, are you sure you don't want to see it?" Er Daye tempted.

Zhou Qing hesitated, but Taiyao Mountain is full of flying birds; if he appears, once the mark is activated, he is simply the most eye-catching star in the dark night.

Er Daye smiled: "The thing was discovered by you; naturally, this treasure has your share. Moreover, this mark of yours has already been solved."

Zhou Qing was happy instantly.

"That, I'll take him to a place, the time is uncertain, but as soon as possible, alright!" Er Daye looked at Xuan Yuan Shuo and said.

Afterward, Er Daye drew a line in the void in front of him, spiritual power surged, and instantly tore through space.

Er Daye reached out and grabbed Zhou Qing; the two flashed and drilled into it, disappearing in an instant, leaving only Xuan Yuan Shuo, who was thoughtful, standing in place.

When the two appeared again, they were already in a wilderness.

Here, the wind was howling, sand and dust were all over the sky, showing desolation and decay; I don't know where they were at this time.

Er Daye slowly stretched out a finger and drew a line lightly toward the bottom.

Hearing a deafening loud noise, immediately afterward, the ground collapsed instantly, and a terrifying crack appeared.

Looking at this canyon that was torn apart in an instant, Zhou Qing was shocked and widened his eyes.

A strong sense of shock arose in his heart; this was the first time he had witnessed Er Daye perform such a terrifying means with his own eyes.

"Go!" Saying this, the two went down, until they found a suitable place and opened up a cave heaven.

Er Daye closed his hands violently again, and the originally huge crack seemed to be pulled together slowly by an invisible big hand.

And it made a dull roaring sound, shaking Zhou Qing's ears until they buzzed.

Accompanied by a violent vibration, the crack gradually closed, until it finally disappeared completely, leaving only a flat ground, as if nothing had happened.

Seeing this scene like a god, Zhou Qing once again had a deep awe for the terror of the Soul Severance realm.

"Envious, right?" Looking at Zhou Qing's fiery eyes, Er Daye's mouth raised slightly.

Zhou Qing nodded hard.

Er Daye said earnestly: "Don't worry, if there are no accidents with the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, it's definitely the Soul Severance realm."

"As for the Four Flowers Gathering at the Top, no one can say clearly how far you can go in the future; of course, the premise of all this is that you don't die halfway."

"In this world, there is never a lack of geniuses and monsters; just like that Li Hanshan you beheaded, he is definitely the object of envy for countless people from cultivation to comprehending the realm of understanding step by step, but what was the result?"

Er Daye looked at Zhou Qing: "You can step on him to reach this point, and others can also make you his stepping stone."

Zhou Qing nodded solemnly after hearing this, indicating he understood.

The path of cultivation is like sailing against the current; if you don't advance, you retreat; if you are slightly slack, you may be surpassed by others, or even fall into a place of eternal damnation.

Er Daye continued: "We are just the lowest fourth-level cultivation nation; I heard that some fifth-level and sixth-level experts have pure and powerful bloodlines; children born are at the Divine Transformation realm, and the realm of understanding was already comprehended in the womb."

Zhou Qing was shocked after hearing this.

However, this world is too big; not to mention anything else, the Shenxu Tiangong token left by the fallen seventh-level cultivation nation is enough to see a glimpse.

Afterward, Er Daye patted his storage bag, and six strange-looking herbs that radiated powerful spiritual power fluctuations floated out of thin air.

"These things are worth a fortune; just say this 'Peng-Binding Ginseng', a Wan Xiang auction once sold one, worth seventeen supreme-grade spirit stones, and the quality wasn't even as good as this. And this 'Rebirth Broken-Wing Orchid' and 'Space-Splitting Thunder Sound Fruit' are even rarer spiritual medicines..."

Er Daye introduced with amazement.

In short, these six spiritual medicines are worth at least fifty supreme-grade spirit stones on the market, and they are priceless.

It is as difficult as reaching the sky for an ordinary Divine Transformation realm expert to gather them.

Zhou Qing looked at these spiritual medicines, and a sense of being moved arose in his heart.

If it weren't for a Soul Severance realm expert taking action, who would dare to rashly enter the territory full of demon clan.

He will always remember this favor in his heart.

"Thank you, Grandpa, I still have some supreme-grade spirit stones here!" After Zhou Qing finished speaking, he handed the storage bag given by the Third Senior Brother to Er Daye.

Er Daye accepted it directly, but soon handed him two fire-attribute and three water-attribute Five Elements supreme-grade spirit stones.

"One yard is one yard; the share I promised to give you from the bet with Old Man Shuo is deducted from this; as for these herbs, it's just a matter of convenience, moreover, there must be good stuff in that feathered beast's cave heaven!"

Er Daye said excitedly.

Zhou Qing looked at the five supreme-grade Five Elements spirit stones, stepped back, and saluted respectfully.

"Alright, alright, hurry up and do the right thing!" Er Daye waved his hand, and then quickly formed seals with both hands.

Strands of spiritual power runes flew out from his fingertips, circling around those spiritual medicines, and soon shrouded them inside.

Immediately afterward, the rune cage began to rotate at high speed, bringing the spiritual medicines inside to rotate as well.

Not long after, a rich fragrance came from inside, making people feel refreshed.

Zhou Qing also hurriedly sat cross-legged, adjusting his state to the best.

Not long after, six drops of spiritual liquid of different colors began to take shape.

"I'm coming!" Er Daye said.

As he flicked his finger, the six drops of spiritual liquid entered Zhou Qing's sea of consciousness one by one, and then sank directly into that blood-colored mark.

In just a short moment, the originally quiet sea of consciousness instantly became surging.

And that harmless blood-colored mark seemed to be violently stimulated, directly turning into a blood-colored Jin Peng, flapping its wings and flying, just like that day in the martial arts arena.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Qing was pleasantly surprised; having a reaction is at least a good thing.

Soon, the blood-colored Jin Peng seemed to be in great pain, constantly making a deafening roar.

Afterward, it looked at the primordial spirit sitting in the sea of consciousness, hatred flashing in its eyes, roared, and directly launched an attack, as if it wanted to perish together.

Zhou Qing was nervous, forcibly suppressing the primordial spirit, and his gaze stared tightly at the four-colored flower rooted in the sea of consciousness.

Seeing that the blood Peng was less than three meters away from the primordial spirit, the four-colored flower finally perceived the danger and radiated strong light suddenly.

Immediately forming a defensive barrier in front of the primordial spirit.

The next moment, the blood Peng crashed into it, making a dull loud noise, and the entire sea of consciousness trembled because of it.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

Before the blood Peng could react, the four-colored flower began to rotate at high speed, and then turned into four light beam blades, directly performing suppression and cutting.

The blood Peng let out screams of misery.

In about less than a stick of incense time, after it let out its last desperate roar, it turned into points of blood light and disappeared.

Seeing this scene, the heart that Zhou Qing had been hanging finally let go.

But the sea of consciousness was consumed by the four-colored flower by more than half, which shows how stubborn this mark left by the Soul Severance realm expert before he died is.

At this time, Er Daye, who was waiting outside, looked at Zhou Qing's tightly frowned brows and couldn't help but worry a bit.

"This kid, nothing happened, right?" Er Daye said anxiously.

After a brief hesitation, he immediately pressed one hand on Zhou Qing's brow, quietly releasing a strand of divine sense, and slowly penetrated inside.

Just as he entered Zhou Qing's sea of consciousness, before he could see the specific situation clearly, the four-colored flower that had just prepared to fall came instantly.

As if triggered by some powerful defensive mechanism, before Er Daye could react, it directly shredded it into pieces.

Er Daye couldn't help but let out a muffled groan, hurriedly released Zhou Qing's forehead, staggered back a few steps, his face full of shock.

"This four-colored flower's master-protecting behavior is too strong, right? No wonder this kid said that the old Peng King, who had become a spirit after death, failed to seize the body and even lost a 'Di Huang Jing'; it seems it's true!"

Er Daye muttered to himself, his voice carrying a hint of lingering fear.

Preventing others from seizing the body, this amplification is really enviable.

(End of chapter)