Chapter 239: Zhou Qing, could it be the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top? (6k)

Facing the worried inquiries of the two, Zhou Qing turned around and smiled, saying: "It's fine, just came to see on the way."

Indeed, nothing major; before coming, he thought something had happened on the Great Demon Mountain and was prepared to let him pretend to be the Peng Emperor again.

After all, the Peng Emperor's death was first caused by Prince Xuan Yuan Shuo's heavy injury.

Now that the various forces at the border have formed a check and balance again, plus the appearance of a mystical realm in Spirit Skull Mountain, Prince Xuan Yuan Shuo thought of coming to join in the fun.

Didn't expect to be late, and fortunately didn't go in.

However, according to those who came out alive, there were not many places where treasures were stored, but there were restrictions, plus the harassment of wandering souls, so not many people really brought treasures out.

"I know you followed Master Lin in the Bai Yu Taixu Academy to learn the way of restrictions, but I didn't expect you two to be so familiar!" Cao Zhengyang was excited.

Speaking of which, Zhou Qing now has a powerful endorsement; in the future, even if he displays the way of restrictions, no one will doubt it.

"I heard that Master Lin has become the third level-three array master of the Shengwu Dynasty; is this true or false?" Mo Xingjian asked.

Zhou Qing nodded and said: "It's true; his character is much better than Wu Tiangang and Su Lishan."

There are no outsiders here, so Zhou Qing briefly explained the border matter to avoid his uncles stepping on mines in the future.

It sounds like an array master is out of reach, but this time, they have already arrived at the doorstep.

Letting them know more is always good.

The two sighed after hearing it.

"Then how have you learned?" Cao Zhengyang asked suddenly.

Zhou Qing smiled slightly; with a movement of his mind, a full thousand spirit seals appeared around his body.

"So-so; now I am considered the ninth level-two array master in the cultivation country!" Zhou Qing said indifferently.

Watching the constantly flickering spirit seals, Cao Zhengyang and Mo Xingjian were stunned in place, unable to recover for a long time.

"By the way, Uncle, I will give you some materials; see if you can help gather them? I happen to have some time recently and plan to refine a two-color sect-protecting array for our sect, just in case!"

Soon, Zhou Qing seemed to think of something and took out a jade slip and handed it over.

He remembered the Third Senior Brother saying that the Cangyan Dao Palace was covered by a one-color array; now that he has returned after learning, how could he let his own sect be worse than others?

Cao Zhengyang took the jade slip blankly, his hand trembling slightly.

Looking at Zhou Qing again, his eyes were full of excitement and pride.

God, their Taiqingmen produced a level-two array master; who could believe this?

In order to crack the black-clothed puppets of the Cangyan Dao Palace, he found many connections before he saw Lin Daochen.

At that time, Master Lin was a level-two array master, but even so, there was no way to find any countermeasures.

Only saying that the birth of these puppets should have a mother-like existence; if they want to destroy them, they can only destroy their source.

But now, Zhou Qing has actually become a level-two array master; this surprise was too caught off guard for him.

At this moment, Mo Xingjian, who had recovered, looked at Zhou Qing with satisfaction and pride in his eyes.

This is his disciple!

Cao Zhengyang suppressed his excitement and said repeatedly: "Good, good! I will arrange it right away and will definitely gather the materials for you."

Using a two-color array as a sect-protecting array is too extravagant, but at the same time, the sect's safety will be guaranteed like never before.

"Sect Master, hurry, the entrance is about to close!"

"I'll block it; why are there so many wandering souls!"

"Not good, what is that thing? Ghost Emperor, it's the Ghost Emperor's aura!"

"Uncle Minghao, no—"

Qingyu Xian Sect!

Xianyou Xianyou Xianzi Immortal Xuanyou sat up from the bed, gasping for air, her forehead covered in fine beads of sweat, her hair messily sticking to her cheeks.

Four Supreme Elders were originally guarding on the side; seeing this scene, they immediately gathered around, their faces carrying surprise.

"Sect Master, you're awake; are you okay?" Supreme Elder Yun Jing spoke first, her eyes full of concern.

Xianyou Xianyou Xianzi Immortal Xuanyou looked left and right, her eyes panicked, then hurriedly grabbed Yun Jing's hand and asked anxiously: "Uncle, where is Uncle Minghao?"

After the four heard this, the expressions on their faces instantly solidified, their eyes full of pain.

"Minghao, he... he stayed behind alone to fight the Ghost Emperor to buy us time to escape..."

Yun Jing's throat seemed to be choked by something as she spoke, her eye sockets full of tears.

The three Supreme Elders, Ji Xuan, Po Po, and Lei Zhen, turned their heads, their shoulders trembling slightly, emitting suppressed sobs.

After Xianyou Xianyou Xianzi Immortal Xuanyou heard this, her eyes became hollow, her body swayed, and then she spat out a mouthful of blood.

"It's all my fault, it's all my fault; Uncle, if it weren't for me, he wouldn't have fallen in such a place..."

Xianyou Xianyou Xianzi Immortal Xuanyou muttered to herself, her voice getting lower and lower, until tears flowed uncontrollably.

Ji Xuan hurriedly wiped the corner of her eyes, turned around, and comforted: "Sect Master, this has nothing to do with you; don't think too much."

"Qingming let you cultivate forbidden arts back then; although you survived, your cultivation also advanced by leaps and bounds, but you were forever trapped in the late Divine Transformation realm."

"Watching you suffer such pain every day, he was actually blaming himself."

Yun Jing also said: "Yes, when the mystical realm appeared in Spirit Skull Mountain, he discussed with us, saying that maybe there were good things in such a place that could break this forbidden art, so he thought of trying his luck."

"After all, who could have thought that there would be a Ghost Emperor inside. Qingming, like us old guys, didn't have many years to live anyway; now sleeping there is actually a relief for him."

Another Supreme Elder, Lei Zhen, nodded repeatedly and said: "Sect Master, don't blame yourself; this has nothing to do with you; we old guys are actually quite happy to be able to do something meaningful before we die."

Xianyou Xianyou Xianzi Immortal Xuanyou just hugged her knees, sat on the bed, and shed tears without saying a word.

Seeing this, the four comforted her again, even using some means, until they watched her fall asleep again, and then they came out on tiptoe.

Afterward, they exchanged glances, hurriedly went to another hall, opened the soundproof barrier, and then looked at each other with solemn expressions.

"Yuan Shijie Yingliu failed to refine the Nine Nether Lotus Seed, so we had to think of trying our luck in that mystical realm; if we could find other spirit medicines to treat Xianyou Xianyou Xianzi Immortal Xuanyou's injuries, or get another Nine Nether Demon Lotus, that would be even better!"

Po Po, who had a scar on her face, said.

Yun Jing nodded and said: "But the result was that Senior Brother Qingming fell inside, and even the Sect Master had so much life sucked away by that eerie evil spirit."

Lei Zhen said: "The night we returned, Yuan Shijie Xing'ao also failed to refine and fell; we didn't dare tell the Sect Master; now, the Qingyu Xian Sect is only supported by us four old sisters."

Several people showed sorrow again.

"When the Sect Master was in a coma, you and I both investigated; now her meridians have begun to wither, death energy is entangled; if this continues, I'm afraid she won't last ten years!" Ji Xuan said.

Several people frowned tightly.

The Five Sect War and the Canglan Mountain Battle caused the Qingyu Xian Sect to suffer heavy losses, and the high-level power was reduced to an unrecognizable state.

It was already less than 20% of its peak period.

Adding insult to injury, the two Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters who refined the Nine Nether Lotus Seeds fell, and the Sect Master had less than ten years of life left.

The four sisters didn't have many days left either.

Among the younger generation, don't look at Zhu He breaking through to Divine Transformation; in fact, there are many shortcomings in personality and ability, and she is not suitable to be cultivated as the next Sect Master.

The Qingyu Xian Sect has truly begun to go downhill.

Even, a cliff-like gap appeared.

"No, no matter what, we must extend the Sect Master's life and buy some time for the sect!" Soon, Yun Jing gritted her teeth and said.

The other three heard this and immediately cast their eyes on Yun Jing.

"Now the only thing that can save the Sect Master's life is the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top!" Ji Xuan said with a solemn expression.

Yun Jing nodded slightly and continued: "That person once revealed to the Sect Master because of past feelings that Taiqingmen has someone with the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top."

"For this, we spent a lot of effort to investigate the many disciples of Taiqingmen, but finally found that only one person met the signs."

"You mean the Chief Eldest Senior Brother of the Small Spirit Peak, Ghost Mastiff? But the latest news we got is that he is not; according to reliable intelligence, what he refined back then should be the thirteenth-ranked Zhenyue among the Heavenly Dao Qi!"

Po Po frowned tightly.

Yun Jing's gaze was deep; she narrowed her eyes slightly and said: "I know, but didn't you notice that there is another person who has many suspicious points and is very likely to be a person with the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top?"

The three were stunned, and soon Ji Xuan reacted first and blurted out: "You mean Zhou Qing, who just returned from Haomiao Mansion after learning?"

Yun Jing's mouth rose slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.

"That's right, it's him. Don't forget, this child had his Jin Dan dug out back then; you and I both know that a damaged Jin Dan is almost equivalent to cutting off the path of cultivation."

"But afterward, he inexplicably recovered; not only did he re-condense the core, but his cultivation also advanced by leaps and bounds."

"According to his Master Mo Xingjian, he accidentally obtained a spirit medicine in a mystical realm, which helped him re-condense the core."

"But we might as well think in another way; where in the world is there such a magical medicine that can make a person with a shattered Jin Dan recover as before without any sequelae?"

Ji Xuan heard this and suddenly thought of something: "Double cores among the Yin and Yang Qi?"

The others' eyes also brightened.

If it were true, everything could be explained.

From the shattering of the Jin Dan to re-condensing the core, then to breaking through to Nascent Soul, until the Divine Transformation realm he returned to now, it took less than twenty years.

Such a terrifying advancement speed is extremely rare in the entire cultivation world; if he didn't have special opportunities, he couldn't do it.

"Five Sect War, you have also heard of this child's performance, and even he and his Third Senior Brother sneaked into the sect, saved Yuan Ya, and told us that reinforcements were behind!" Yun Jing continued.

The other three's hearts beat wildly.

Now the more they think about it, the more they feel it is.

Before, they had been targeting Ghost Mastiff, but they ignored him.

"Let's do this; I'll go to Haomiao Mansion to find out his detailed situation in Haomiao Mansion over the past few years. After all, a person's past experience often reveals his true identity and opportunities."

Yun Jing thought again and again and said directly.

The other three looked at each other and nodded in agreement, but this matter must be handled with extreme caution.

"It's a pity that last time the Sect Master borrowed the name of marriage with that girl Zhu He, but didn't see that brat." Ji Xuan sighed.

Po Po and Lei Zhen looked at each other, also helpless.

Can only slowly look for opportunities.

What Zhou Qing didn't expect was that the uncle hadn't gathered the materials yet, but Er Daye returned quietly at night.

And on his shoulder, there sat a child only the size of a radish, wearing a red bellyband, looking extremely cute, with a pink and jade-carved face that seemed to be able to squeeze out water.

"How is it? Are you envious?" Er Daye was full of smugness.

Zhou Qing immediately sent a round of flattery.

But don't forget, one-third of this is his.

At that time, it was to cooperate with you that I said I didn't want it.

At this close contact, Zhou Qing could clearly feel the majestic vitality and spiritual power contained in this ten-thousand-year blood ginseng.

If he could take a bite, maybe he could directly break through to the mid-Divine Transformation realm.

Seeming to notice Zhou Qing's slightly hot gaze, the ten-thousand-year blood ginseng was scared and hurriedly hid behind Er Daye.

Then, she carefully poked her large head out again, observing Zhou Qing with a lively gaze, and extended her soft, pink little fist in a threatening gesture, looking adorable.

Er Daye saw this and laughed loudly, waving his hand gently to put it away.

Immediately after, his expression suddenly became solemn, looking at Zhou Qing with burning eyes, and said: "Tell me about the Spirit Skull Mountain mystical realm you learned about!"

Zhou Qing nodded and detailed the various situations when the mystical realm appeared, as well as the Supreme Elder and the others guarding the passage.

But in the process of telling, he suddenly paused, showing hesitation, and said: "There is something I don't know if I should say."

At this moment, Er Daye frowned; he never expected that the mystical realm that appeared in Spirit Skull Mountain would be connected to the first coffin.

And Zhou Qing's approach was undoubtedly correct; once people knew that it was something in the Taiqingmen cave heaven forbidden area, I'm afraid the entire Taiqingmen would never have peace.

Even be coveted and besieged by many forces, falling into an irreparable situation.

"Stuttering, are you treating your uncle as an outsider? Hurry up and say it!"

Looking at Zhou Qing's hesitant appearance, Er Daye urged anxiously.

Zhou Qing had to tell a lie: "That day after following the uncle and aunt down to the abyss, everyone was waiting for the entrance to completely solidify."

"Because I was relatively close, I suddenly saw a figure flash by in the mist."

Saying that, Zhou Qing used spiritual power to outline the appearance of the Ghost Emperor in the air.

When seeing this person's appearance, Er Daye's pupils shrank suddenly, full of shock.

"Are you sure?" Er Daye's voice carried a trace of trembling, asking again.

Zhou Qing nodded forcefully, incomparably certain: "I am sure; for this, I specially went to the Ancestor Hall to carefully compare the portrait."

Er Daye heard this, put his hands behind his back, and began to pace back and forth, muttering to himself: "Impossible, True Person Canglong should have died of old age long ago; how could he appear there?"

Zhou Qing didn't speak again; after all, True Person Canglong intended to pass the Sect Master position to Er Daye back then.

Er Daye of course wouldn't do it, so he had to use the same trick again to escape death.

Afterward, he devoted himself to cave heaven exploration, but didn't expect to be trapped there.

Until Zhou Qing brought him out, True Person Canglong had already died of old age for many years.

"Although it was just a fleeting glance, I have a strong feeling that perhaps the Ghost Emperor in the first coffin is my Taiqingmen's previous Sect Master—True Person Canglong!" Zhou Qing added.

Er Daye heard this and immediately turned around, staring at Zhou Qing with burning eyes.

"Your idea... is very bold, but absolutely impossible; after all, no one knows the way to cross the blood river, let alone enter inside."

Er Daye said categorically.

He clearly remembered that when he entered the third coffin, True Person Canglong hadn't died of old age yet.

Zhou Qing hesitated and said: "When people face a desperate situation, they can often stimulate potential beyond themselves. Moreover, you were in the third coffin at the time, so how can you be sure he didn't enter successfully?"

Hearing Zhou Qing's words, Er Daye was silent for a while.

He suddenly remembered that last time when he brought Zhou Qing in, he always felt someone peeking at them in the dark.

Until they came out, this feeling completely disappeared.

At that time, he guessed it might be the dominant creature among them, but he never thought about True Person Canglong.

Could it be because he recognized him that the other party didn't attack directly like the Flame Fire Crocodile King in the third coffin?

No!

His current appearance is different from when he first joined Taiqingmen; he should have recognized Zhou Qing.

After all, this child not only cultivated the "Taiqing Xuanqi Jue" mental method but also opened the key for Duanmu Shu and others many times before.

"Whether it's true or false, won't we know if we go and see!" Er Daye stood up immediately.

Zhou Qing heard this and hurriedly said: "Is it too hasty? Perhaps the Master's Master did break through to Soul Severance, but he should not be able to control himself; what if we go in..."

"It's nothing more than a Soul Severance realm; there is also a Demon Emperor in the third coffin, and I have been dealing with him for hundreds of years; don't worry!"

Er Daye said, directly picking up the old hen sleeping soundly on the side.

"You follow too; after all, there are many restrictions involved inside, and your array attainments are far beyond mine now!" Er Daye said.

Zhou Qing was still hesitant; in the simulated state, the Ghost Emperor opened his mouth and told him not to come in.

"I heard that many Divine Transformation realms died inside; the storage bags are simply unimaginable!" Er Daye said leisurely.

Zhou Qing's eyes lit up, and he stood up immediately: "No time to lose, let's go now, but Uncle, before this, can you do me a favor?"

Er Daye shook his head speechlessly.

This guy, without any benefits, he won't move at all.

"Okay, tell me, what are you plotting again?" Er Daye asked.

Zhou Qing said: "I need two Flame Spirit Flowers; this thing seems to be in the third coffin."

"Flame Spirit Flower? What do you want that thing for?" Er Daye frowned and looked at Zhou Qing puzzled.

He had been trapped in the third coffin for many years and had indeed seen many Flame Spirit Flowers.

Zhou Qing explained: "I have use for it myself."

"Not going; that old crocodile sees me now as if it wants my life!" Er Daye refused directly.

Zhou Qing seemed to have expected this and had to say: "Then forget it; the ten-thousand-year blood ginseng actually has a similar effect; I want my one-third."

Er Daye was stunned; he didn't expect Zhou Qing to do this, and then he was directly laughed at by anger.

"You learned to be bad too fast, right?" Er Daye said, laughing and crying.

Zhou Qing smiled embarrassedly and began to complain: "In the Peng Emperor's residence, Senior Xuan Yuan got a priceless five-color array disk, and you got a ten-thousand-year blood ginseng that has transformed; I am the pitiful one, only getting some miscellaneous things."

"You are still pitiful? You burned three sticks of incense for the corpse and directly condensed so many spirit seals; you almost made me envious to death!"

Er Daye rolled his eyes and retorted.

Zhou Qing said: "I don't care; that is my own opportunity; we agreed to split the things inside equally, but now you all have gains..."

"Stop, stop, it's a deal; only pick the Flame Spirit Flower; I really don't have time to help you get other things!"

Seeing Zhou Qing going on and on, Er Daye had to compromise.

Moreover, in the Peng Emperor's residence, this child indeed didn't get any good things.

Zhou Qing smiled immediately and said: "Absolutely no other things."

Er Daye shook his head with a bitter smile, and after some preparation, the two appeared in Lu Yaoyao's residence.

At this moment, Lu Yaoyao was resting her chin on her hands, lying in front of the window staring at the passage, wondering what she was thinking.

Just as she looked up, she saw the two walking out of the space.

She of course knew Zhou Shixiong, but standing next to him was an old man with white hair.

After blinking for a short while, Lu Yaoyao reacted, then let out a long yawn and rubbed her eyes.

And then closed the window, as if she hadn't seen the two at all, and went to sleep directly.

Zhou Qing saw this and hurriedly said: "I accidentally told her once; it has nothing to do with her."

Er Daye smiled and said: "This girl is interesting; don't worry, I won't erase her memory; Uncle Lu values her very much."

After speaking, Er Daye jumped down, and Zhou Qing breathed a sigh of relief and followed closely behind.

"It's not blocked this time?" After the two drilled out of the tunnel entrance, Er Daye said with surprise.

Zhou Qing smiled and explained: "At that time, a Supreme Elder proposed to block the entrance, but it was rejected by others."

"On one hand, it was blocked so many times in the past, and every time a new entrance popped up, it was a waste of effort."

"On the other hand, if you hadn't taken me to the first coffin this time, maybe Taiqingmen would have been finished this time."

Hearing Zhou Qing's words, Er Daye reached out and stroked his beard, a proud smile appearing on his face: "They are sensible."

Afterward, Zhou Qing pushed the millstone to the passage and put it down.

After removing the danger of the passage, the two arrived at the end with practiced ease, looking at the ancient tree across the blood river, and the heart still beating vigorously on it.

Zhou Qing couldn't help but admire it.

A forbidden area that even the Divine Ruins Heavenly Palace can recognize, the past Sect Masters of Taiqingmen have been able to keep it secret until now.

If it weren't for a traitor like Gao Xuan, I'm afraid it would have been kept secret generation after generation.

"Tomb-guarding beast, let's go!" Er Daye shouted, and his whole body rushed out like an arrow from a bow.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing didn't dare to delay, instantly transforming into the human form of the Golden Winged Peng, following closely behind.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 240 =====