Chapter 228: Ouch, your mother-in-law is here (6k)

After all, they had just arrived at Lingyun Mansion, and this person first found fault with San Shixiong, and now it was his turn.

Who would believe that they don't know each other?

If I weren't afraid of implicating Senior Uncle Gao Xuan, I would have questioned you right now whether you are Sikong Yan.

"I'll come find you tomorrow night; I'm free anyway!" The other party said, and Zhou Qing directly accelerated his speed to leave.

You wait for me; if I can refresh the 【Bad Luck Post】 again, I'll use it on you first.

Sure enough, the other party came again the next night.

But Zhou Qing didn't pay attention; after all, the gap in strength between the two sides was huge, and blind pursuit was just increasing frustration.

He simply calmed down and shifted his attention to the insights written by the three masters.

Seeing that they were about to return to Taiqingmen, mastering more things would always be beneficial.

If you have the ability, show up when Er Daye comes back.

Bullying the soft and fearing the hard!

Just like that, three days later, a paper man suddenly knocked on the door outside the cave dwelling.

Zhou Qing was startled and hurriedly opened the barrier.

The paper man immediately made Er Daye's voice, panting, as if he were being chased by someone.

"Zhou Qing, you should study knowledge about barriers and formations well these few days; I have some private matters here, and after I'm done, we'll return to the cave heaven."

After the paper man finished speaking, the spiritual power was exhausted, and the originally floating body suddenly softened, falling lightly and dropping to the ground.

Zhou Qing sighed lightly and bent down to pick it up.

He was happy for nothing; he thought it was Second Yuan Shijie who knew he was here and came to find him specifically.

After all, Second Yuan Shijie liked to use paper men, and he didn't know where she and Bai He went after coming to Haomiao Mansion?

Why hasn't there been any news for so long?

Two days later, Lu Yaoyao came out of seclusion.

Although he didn't know what trial Lu Yuanzhi had arranged for her, he could clearly feel that the aura of this girl was improving at a steady speed.

Moreover, a few days ago when he went to the Treasure Pavilion, while chatting, Xiao Cancan revealed an important piece of information to him.

Old Weng created this Bai Yu Taixu Academy, and it only took less than five hundred years before it became the cultivation holy land that all the geniuses in Haomiao Mansion were proud of.

But Er Daye said that Old Weng was not from the Sacred Martial Dynasty, and the aura of the five decays of heaven and man radiating from his body seemed to be healing here.

These can be set aside for now; just saying that Old Weng could choose the academy's location here is enough to prove that the secret realm must have extraordinary features.

Lu Shi could get permission from his hands and let that girl cultivate in it, which shows how much she values her.

And after seeing that Zhou Qing was still there, Lu Yaoyao teased the old hen for a while and then left.

Zhou Qing looked at the 【Good Daddy】 characters still conspicuous on her head and couldn't help but shake his head helplessly.

And that person in white came almost every day, shouting at him outside like calling a soul, making him feel annoyed.

He even prayed in his heart that even if he didn't get the 【Sudden Enlightenment Post】 anymore, as long as he could get a few more 【Bad Luck Posts】, he could properly cure this guy.

But then again, the 【Corpse Touching Post】 currently deposited in the Qi Tie Lu is still there, and one-third of the area has become dim.

That is to say, he can still touch a corpse two more times.

From the fourth-level formation master Situ Jiuyao, he had tasted the sweetness; he must carefully consider the remaining two people and choose the target well.

Another two days later, Yan Xiaohu and Li Daoxuan returned.

"Ouch, my hen, I missed you to death, Tiger Grandpa!"

As soon as Yan Xiaohu entered the door, he excitedly chased after the old hen.

"Where did Old Four go? It's only been a few days, why have you become so thin? Did that guy not take good care of you!"

After finally catching the old hen, Yan Xiaohu stroked the chicken's back gently while muttering with heartache.

Zhou Qing, who was meditating and cultivating on the side, sighed lightly and then walked straight to his side.

He leaned down slightly, put his mouth close to Yan Xiaohu's ear, blew air leisurely, deliberately lengthened his tone, and called out softly: "San Shixiong~~"

Yan Xiaohu shuddered violently and immediately let out a scream.

When he saw it was Zhou Qing, he patted his chest, panting heavily, and looked at Zhou Qing in shock.

"You, you, you... where did you pop out from? You scared me!"

Zhou Qing chuckled.

This level five 【Reduce Presence】, not to mention others, just for San Shixiong, is simply effective every time.

"I've been here all along; you didn't look when you entered!" Zhou Qing said.

Yan Xiaohu, who had come back to his senses, had nothing to say; after all, similar situations hadn't happened just once or twice.

He now seriously suspected whether there was something wrong with his eyes.

"Tell you something, Li Hanshan plans to return to Taiqingmen in a few days!" Xiaohu calmed down and said.

Zhou Qing was confused and couldn't help asking: "Didn't he just go back not long ago?"

Yan Xiaohu explained: "This time, with my help, his understanding of the realm of understanding has gone to a higher level, so he plans to return to the sect to go into seclusion."

"After all, there are quite a few powerhouses in the Divine Transformation Realm in our Taiqingmen, and more importantly, breaking through the realm requires a massive amount of spiritual power replenishment. He doesn't have that many spirit stones on him, so he can only ask Sect Master Senior Uncle for help!"

After Zhou Qing heard this, he felt happy for Li Hanshan in his heart.

Once he breaks through to the Divine Transformation Realm, it will fulfill his long-cherished wish for cultivation.

Just right, they can go back together then.

He just didn't know how much longer Er Daye would need?

"Brother Zhou, are you there?" Just then, a crisp and familiar voice came from outside.

The two looked at each other and immediately walked out.

Outside the cave dwelling, Princess Xuan Yuan Muqian stood gracefully, wearing a pale pink palace dress, fluttering in the wind.

Besides that, there were two academy law enforcement officers wearing majestic black robes, with long knives at their waists, their expressions solemn.

Seeing Zhou Qing and the two come out, the two law enforcement officers bowed slightly, and one of them said: "Princess, then you guys chat first; we'll leave first!"

After speaking, the two turned and left.

A flash of surprise crossed Zhou Qing's eyes; he raised his eyebrows slightly and asked: "When did you come?"

Xuan Yuan Muqian's mouth turned up, revealing a sweet smile, her eyebrows curved like a crescent moon: "Just came with Mother Concubine this morning; do you feel quite surprised?"

Zhou Qing nodded lightly.

After all, they had only returned from the border for two days, and when they left, they didn't see any intention of them coming to the academy.

"My Mother Concubine has something to find you for; do you have time here?" Xuan Yuan Muqian blinked, her eyes full of anticipation.

Before Zhou Qing could answer, Yan Xiaohu quietly leaned into Zhou Qing's ear with a wicked smile, lowering his voice, with a bit of teasing: "It's over; your mother-in-law has completely accepted you as her son-in-law."

The originally fair face of Xuan Yuan Muqian opposite instantly flushed red, and she even stomped her feet lightly, complaining: "Brother Yan, don't talk nonsense!"

Yan Xiaohu's smile immediately stiffened, his face sheepish, and his right hand unconsciously touched his nose.

The voice was a bit loud; I'll use sound transmission next time.

Zhou Qing also shook his head slightly, but he hadn't really considered the matter of men and women, and in this fourth-level cultivation country, the sect and the royal family always maintained a subtle distance; getting too involved was definitely not a good thing.

If it was really as San Shixiong said, he decided to make it clear to the Imperial Consort as soon as possible, which would be good for both sides.

Thinking of this, Zhou Qing took a deep breath, nodded slightly, and said: "Nothing to do at the moment."

"Great, let's go now!" Xuan Yuan Muqian was excited upon hearing this.

But seeing Yan Xiaohu following, she hesitated and said softly: "Brother Yan, you don't go; Mother Concubine only sees Brother Zhou alone."

Yan Xiaohu was preparing to follow along to join the fun, but was stopped by this remark; his footsteps stopped abruptly, and his face was embarrassed.

But soon his eyes rolled, and he hurriedly put the old hen in his arms on the ground, pretending to be calm and saying: "Who said I was going to follow? I'm just preparing to walk the chicken."

Seeing this, Xuan Yuan Muqian showed an apologetic look and apologized repeatedly.

Afterward, she flew away with Zhou Qing on her sword.

Watching the two figures leaving in the air, Yan Xiaohu curled his lips, his face full of jealousy.

"A young girl in spring; this Old Four fought five Divine Transformation Realm lieutenants in a row at the border alone, how majestic, no wonder he attracted Princess's heart so much. Think of me, Yan Xiaohu, also dashing and handsome, why don't I have such a romantic encounter."

As he spoke, he sighed again, shook his head helplessly, and started walking the chicken.

Imperial Consort Chen's space ship stopped outside the academy this time, and she only brought a few golden-armored guards and maids.

So no one knew that an Imperial Consort had appeared in the academy; otherwise, who knows how many people would want to watch the fun.

And the residence arranged for him by the academy was in Cuiwei Garden, which was a relatively quiet villa.

Zhou Qing stepped into it, looked around, then turned to look at Xuan Yuan Muqian, and asked curiously: "Did the Seventh Prince come too?"

Xuan Yuan Muqian shook her head lightly and said: "Since you broke through to the Divine Transformation Realm, Seventh Imperial Brother has felt unprecedented pressure, and is now rushing to condense the final realm of understanding, so he didn't come this time."

Zhou Qing nodded and asked a few questions about the situation at the border, and after learning that everything was normal, he felt a little relieved.

However, Xuan Yuan Muqian was shocked to say that the Demon Emperor of Tai Yao Mountain was still alive, and now the soldiers at the entire border were a bit worried.

She just didn't know which Soul Severance Realm powerhouse had fallen in the Eastern Region of Lingyun Mansion.

After Zhou Qing heard this, he just smiled slightly and didn't say much.

"Actually, Mother Concubine wanted to find Lu Yaoyao at first, but she seemed to be in seclusion and couldn't be found for a while, so after thinking about it, Mother Concubine decided to find you!" Xuan Yuan Muqian continued.

Zhou Qing was startled upon hearing this, and then a flash of understanding crossed his eyes; he tentatively asked: "Is Imperial Consort Chen trying to see Lu Shi?"

Xuan Yuan Muqian widened her eyes, full of surprise: "How did you know?"

The corners of Zhou Qing's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a faint smile: "Guessed, after all, Junior Sister Lu doesn't have much intersection with the Imperial Consort, and she is Lu Shi's student, plus you and the Seventh Prince visited Lu Shi last time, so..."

Zhou Qing didn't continue, but Xuan Yuan Muqian was already full of admiration.

As expected of Brother Zhou, his mind is so keen.

"Zhou Qing, we meet again!"

After turning a corridor, Imperial Consort Chen, wearing a gorgeous pale purple palace dress, was walking slowly with a thousand manners, and took the lead in greeting him.

"Junior Zhou Qing, pays respects to Imperial Consort Chen." Zhou Qing stopped and bowed.

"No need for formalities," Imperial Consort Chen raised her hand slightly, made a gesture of exemption, and said with a gentle smile on her face: "Coming to you this time is actually to ask you a question."

Zhou Qing was about to speak, but the scene around him seemed to stop suddenly, and even the chirping of birds on the branches beside the corridor came to an abrupt end.

Almost at the same time, he felt something extra in his arms, which seemed to be a box.

Before he could react, Imperial Consort Chen's urgent voice sounded in his mind: "No matter what, you must find a way to give it to Lu Yuanzhi; it's not convenient for me!"

The next moment, everything returned to normal, and Imperial Consort Chen seemed as if nothing had happened, her expression as usual.

She just turned slightly, elegantly signaled Zhou Qing to move forward together, her voice still gentle: "Let's talk while we walk!"

Xuan Yuan Muqian smiled and held her mother's arm, not noticing that brief moment just now at all.

After Zhou Qing was stunned for a short time, he looked at the few maids following Imperial Consort Chen and seemed to understand something.

He stepped forward to follow.

"Last time at the border, you followed Lin Shi to help repair the four-colored formation; we just had a meal, and you left in a hurry. Honestly, I haven't thanked you properly yet."

Imperial Consort Chen said while walking.

Zhou Qing said: "Junior just helped out; everything was guided by Lin Shi, and being able to participate in it and contribute a meager effort to guarding the border is Junior's honor."

Imperial Consort Chen nodded, seeming very satisfied with Zhou Qing's answer.

But soon, she changed the subject and said: "What do you think of Muqian?"

Zhou Qing was startled, and his footsteps paused unconsciously.

Even the few maids behind him raised their heads together, looking a bit surprised, but soon lowered their heads.

Xuan Yuan Muqian blushed again, stomped her feet lightly, and complained: "Mother Concubine, what are you talking about?"

Although Xuan Yuan Muqian said so, she looked at Zhou Qing quietly with a young girl's shyness.

Everyone is a smart person; how could Zhou Qing not know the meaning of Imperial Consort Chen's words.

Afterward, he said seriously: "Muqian is very good, lively and cheerful, kind-hearted. However, Junior is currently focused on cultivation and is not considering this aspect for the time being."

Imperial Consort Chen didn't seem surprised after hearing this.

Xuan Yuan Muqian, however, tightened her hands, a flash of deep disappointment in her eyes.

After the two chatted about some family matters, Zhou Qing left under the pretext of having something to do.

"Accompany Mother Concubine for a walk!" Watching Zhou Qing's back, Imperial Consort Chen breathed a sigh of relief, and after touching Xuan Yuan Muqian's head, she turned to another path.

After returning to the cave dwelling and confirming that no one was monitoring, Zhou Qing carefully took out a white square box from his arms.

He didn't know what material this box was made of; it was icy cold, and on the very top, a snow-white fox was carved.

"It seems that this Imperial Consort is also helpless in the capital, but why didn't she let Xuan Yuan Muqian send it directly?"

Zhou Qing was a bit confused.

Right, last time Xuan Yuan Muqian and the Seventh Prince visited Lu Shi, she was unhappy; if she sent it, she might also be given the cold shoulder.

However, it shouldn't be to the point of making me a scapegoat.

Looking at the jade box, he wanted to open it, but felt that such behavior was impolite.

And looking at it, it seemed to have a special demon power seal on it.

"Forget it, consider it collecting some interest!" Zhou Qing chuckled and performed an appraisal.

【Jade Box: This is a box made of unique mineral jade from the extreme north snow region, containing a wisp of divine sense of Imperial Consort Yuechen of the Sacred Martial Dynasty, as well as a secret recipe for breaking through the Soul Severance Realm.】

【Unfortunately, except for the Nine Nether Demon Lotus, everything else recorded in the secret recipe is fake; of course, Imperial Consort Yuechen doesn't know all this.】

Seeing this scene, Zhou Qing's heart skipped a beat, but when he saw the last sentence, he quickly returned to normal.

He really thought there was a record of how to break through the Soul Severance Realm on it.

According to what the Supreme Elders said, if a Divine Transformation Realm wants to break through to Soul Severance, they need to sever their own obsession spirits.

These obsession spirits are the strong emotions such as desires, regrets, hatreds, attachments, etc., accumulated from the moment you were born, whether you were cultivating or not.

Just like after the Peng Emperor fell in the Lingku Mountain basin, that region will not see sunlight for at least several hundred years and will be shrouded in a rich negative emotion.

That is what the unyielding obsessions once severed by the Soul Severance Realm have turned into.

And the effect of the lotus seeds in the Nine Nether Demon Lotus will produce a kind of deathly silence force, which has a five percent probability of suppressing the obsession spirits.

And it makes the practitioner produce "spiritual sense backtracking," taking advantage of the obsession spirit being suppressed, and letting the spiritual sense go upstream along the river of memory to re-examine the key nodes that formed the obsession.

Finally, severing them bit by bit.

He also told Er Daye about this, but Er Daye said that the news released by the Old Emperor was fake, and some things were hidden.

Hearing this news at the time really startled him; after all, the Supreme Elders were nearing the end of their lives, and once they started severing the soul, if they failed, they would be seriously injured at best, and their souls would fly away at worst.

But what Er Daye said was harmless; the Nine Nether Lotus seeds were a rare fortune for them, so he felt relieved.

And not long ago, on the way back from the border, Er Daye, while stroking the ten-thousand-year blood ginseng, was in a good mood and popularized some secrets about the Soul Severance Realm to him.

The Soul Severance Realm can be said to be the cultivation limit that many people can't reach, but all this was actually destined when they were building the foundation.

Because more than ninety-nine percent of people are basically human-path foundation building, and only a small number of lucky ones can rely on earth-vein foundation building.

As for that top-notch group of people, they will get a wisp of Heavenly Dao Qi by chance, and then Heavenly Dao foundation building.

Just like building a house, its foundation determines its number of floors.

For example, San Shixiong Yan Xiaohu, he is earth-vein foundation building; even though his own strength is not bad, he had to rely on the powerful medicinal power of the Nascent Soul Pill to successfully break through.

Fortunately, what he condensed was the violent Nascent Soul, ranked fourteenth among earth-level Nascent Souls; not only can he raise his cultivation by a small realm in a short time when fighting the enemy, but there are no side effects, and there is a thirty percent probability of touching the Divine Transformation Realm in the future.

Even if he breaks through to the Divine Transformation Realm, there will be countless fortunes in the future; if he wants to take risks to go further, he needs things like the Nine Nether Demon Lotus.

And this is also a huge problem that countless other Divine Transformation Realm peaks have to face together.

Like Zhou Qing's three-flower gathering top, he doesn't need to worry about these at all; his foundation is unprecedentedly solid.

But most people who have used Heavenly Dao Qi to build a foundation, although they have certain advantages compared to others when they want to cross that step.

But it's only slightly easier, and the rest is still incomparably difficult.

Like the Old Emperor of the Sacred Martial Dynasty, he was one of the Heavenly Dao foundation builders, but as an alchemist, he took a shortcut.

He researched some things from some ancient books, as well as other channels that even Er Daye didn't know about.

This includes that the Nine Nether Demon Lotus will produce a kind of deathly silence force.

Besides that, he also explored some other precious heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and even researched some unique elixir formulas.

Therefore, currently in the Sacred Martial Dynasty, the Soul Severance Realm powerhouses who have broken through have basically sought the Old Emperor, perhaps reaching some transactions, in exchange for the opportunity to break through.

But the news released by the Old Emperor only had the Nine Nether Demon Lotus, which also made countless people focus their eyes on the Nine Nether Demon Lotus, and not know about the others.

When they are completely at a dead end, they either accept their fate, or they go to find the Old Emperor.

And whether you are worth him using those things to help you depends on your aptitude and the value you generate.

After all, the things he wants to get are very expensive.

Thinking of this, Zhou Qing pulled his thoughts back to the jade box before him.

Extreme North?

He just didn't know which region of the eight counties and seventy-two prefectures it came from?

It must be the hometown of Imperial Consort Chen and Lu Shi.

"It seems that the capital is not so easy to mix in!" Thinking of the scene just now, Zhou Qing couldn't help but frown.

It seems that this Imperial Consort Chen racked her brains to get the secret of breaking through the Soul Severance Realm from the current Emperor.

Unfortunately, it's a fake.

Although so, she should have noticed that the Emperor had sent people to monitor her, and in order not to arouse suspicion, she used some kind of innate divine ability to hurriedly hand the thing to him.

And the current Emperor is not a good person; now the civil wars and domain wars of the major sects in each prefecture can't do without them fanning the flames behind the scenes.

Although the Seventh Prince reminded Taiqingmen with three paintings because of his friendship with the Great Senior Brother Ghost Mastiff, he is a member of the royal family after all.

Especially every time he takes out things related to the fifth-level cultivation country, it always makes him feel a trace of unease in his heart.

Try to avoid contact with the royal family as much as possible.

"But this thing—" Zhou Qing thought about it and decided to hand it to Lu Shi.

After all, he had already appraised it just now; besides the secret recipe, there was also a wisp of Imperial Consort Chen's divine sense; he thought there must be something to say.

At most, he would remind her when the time comes.

But then again, Lu Shi doesn't need this secret recipe, because she has already touched that level and can break through Soul Severance by relying on her own strength.

And he himself, because he cultivated the four-flower gathering top, will be easier than others when breaking through in the future, and naturally doesn't need to rely on the power of this secret recipe.

After letting out a long breath, Zhou Qing took out another jade slip, which was left to him by Er Daye regarding the demon race.

Before, he was still confused why Lu Shi wanted to suppress the realm that countless people yearned for; after learning from Lu Yaoyao that she was a nine-tailed fox, Zhou Qing was even more confused.

So on the way back, he consulted Er Daye about this.

After learning that Lu Shi was a demon race, Er Daye was also a bit surprised, because he hadn't discovered it either, so he found this jade slip and gave it to him.

After understanding, Zhou Qing completely understood.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 229 =====