Chapter 241

According to Second Grandfather's guess, True Person Master Canglong back then should have also obtained this object and thus broken through to the perfection of the Divine Transformation Realm.

But becoming like that now is somewhat intriguing.

But no matter what, he is indeed a respectable person.

"This extra piece, wait until your realm of understanding is supplemented a bit more; after refining it, you will be able to break through to the mid-stage of the Divine Transformation Realm!" Second Grandfather said, handing the storage bag to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing looked at the storage bag being handed over, his heart full of mixed emotions.

The gravity zone was silently guarded by Guo Guo Guiqi, the first Sect Master of Taiqingmen, who was willing to turn into a puppet and become the sect's second line of defense.

And in the first coffin was the previous Sect Master, True Person Master Canglong, who, even with unspeakable difficulties, still kept the sect members in his heart.

"Then how should I tell Master and the others?" Zhou Qing raised his head, his expression complex.

Second Grandfather said: "Tell them the truth; let them have a belief in their hearts. Anyway, the atmosphere in Taiqingmen is quite good; with a backbone, they should be more united."

Zhou Qing nodded thoughtfully.

"Now the first coffin is completely sealed, and there are no good things in the third coffin. The remaining four coffins have a danger coefficient far exceeding these two, and the restrictions are even more advanced."

Speaking of this, Second Grandfather's gaze softened; he looked at Zhou Qing quietly, his eyes full of expectation and reluctance.

He said slowly: "Now I have nothing to be nostalgic about for a short time, so I plan to leave for a while."

"With Little Blood, I also have the confidence to explore the place that has haunted my dreams for many years."

When Zhou Qing heard this, he looked up at Second Grandfather immediately.

He could feel that this parting was definitely not like the previous few times, lasting only a few years; it might take a long time.

A sense of loss welled up in his heart.

He wanted to say something to make him stay, but he was speechless for a moment.

Second Grandfather looked at Zhou Qing's reaction, a faint smile appeared on his face, and he continued: "There is no banquet in the world that doesn't end; you still need to walk your own path."

Zhou Qing took a deep breath and bowed respectfully.

That was respect, gratitude, and reluctance!

"You also cultivate well; I am looking forward to our next meeting!" Second Grandfather laughed suddenly.

"I will definitely not let you down!" Zhou Qing promised.

Second Grandfather nodded, patted Zhou Qing on the shoulder, and then left the passage with him.

After returning to his residence, it was already late at night.

Looking at the old hen eating spirit stones on the side, Zhou Qing felt a mix of emotions.

He didn't know when he would see Second Grandfather next time, and the place he was going to should no longer be in the Saint Martial Dynasty.

Taking a deep breath, he tried to suppress the sorrow of parting in his heart; he remembered something happy and instantly regained his spirit, hurriedly setting up the barrier.

After doing all this, he walked quickly to the table and took out a jade basin from the storage bag.

Then he covered his hands with a layer of gentle spiritual power, carefully took out the spirit soil, and spread it evenly over the jade basin.

Immediately after, he took out ten wood-attribute high-grade spirit stones from the storage bag and placed them in different positions in the spirit soil.

He added some other rare materials and arranged them into a two-color spirit-gathering array.

When the array was formed, the spiritual power merged, and a slight humming sound was emitted immediately.

Seeing that the effect was quite good, Zhou Qing didn't stop at all and took out all the Flame Spirit Flowers.

Under the tempering of the Golden Crow Fire, the Flame Spirit Flowers gradually turned into drops of spirit liquid, emitting bursts of enticing fragrance.

Zhou Qing carefully collected these spirit liquids and put them into a large jade bottle; the whole process was focused, not daring to waste a bit.

"Only the last step left!" Zhou Qing was overjoyed and took out the Xuan Bing Sui, covering it with lightning.

A full day later, this piece of Xuan Bing Sui turned into a bottle of azure milky liquid.

After a short rest, he couldn't wait to take out the branch of the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree and insert it gently into the jade basin.

Then he picked up the bottle containing the Xuan Bing Sui liquid and poured it slowly along the roots of the branch.

As soon as the Xuan Bing Sui liquid touched the spirit soil, it penetrated immediately.

Immediately after, Zhou Qing added two drops of Flame Spirit Flower spirit liquid to further stimulate the vitality of the branch.

Just like that, he stared at the branch of the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree without blinking, full of expectation.

Time passed second by second, but the branch had no change, still lying quietly in the jade basin, like a withered tree branch.

Zhou Qing couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed, but he soon comforted himself.

After all, reviving this Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree was not a matter of a day or two; it still required patient waiting.

After Zhou Qing comforted himself, he put it away and then took out Master Master Xuanji's storage bag.

The person was dead, and there was no spiritual sense on the bag; Zhou Qing's spiritual sense entered it easily.

He didn't expect there to be so many miscellaneous things inside; all kinds of secret manuals were available, including cultivation methods, spells, elixir refining methods, etc., dazzling.

Considering the overall combat strength of the Tianji Sect, Zhou Qing thought about it and gave up directly.

Greed leads to indigestion, and these things were not of much use.

"Thirty thousand high-grade spirit stones, twelve high-grade spirit cores, and there are actually three fire-attribute high-grade spirit cores!"

As he continued to search, Zhou Qing was excited; what he lacked now was these.

"Hmm?" Soon, a strange box appeared before Zhou Qing's eyes, but it was covered with runes.

"These spirit talismans seem to be concealing the aura, preventing others from investigating and perceiving; could there be good things inside?"

Zhou Qing became curious and took it out.

But just in case, he decided to appraise it first.

【Heavenly Mystery Box: This is a type of box made by the Tianji Sect using special means, containing a drop of heart blood from Senior Sikong Yan of the Cangyan Dao Palace.】

【If activated by a special method, it can roughly divine the other party's location and can even be used to influence some of his decisions and thoughts.】

【And there are eight such boxes in total, each held by different people, and they do not know who holds the others.】

Seeing the feedback information, Zhou Qing frowned slightly.

"Influence a person's decisions and thoughts? This—"

Zhou Qing was full of disbelief; the Tianji Sect actually possessed such strange means?

Is this what they were relying on?

No wonder they dared to cooperate with the Cangyan Dao Palace; it turns out they could control Senior Sikong Yan to a certain extent.

This is too incredible, right?

Eight drops of heart blood; how on earth did they get them?

Does Senior Sikong Yan know about this?

Zhou Qing looked at the box, his brows furrowed.

He should know, but the eight drops of blood were scattered in the hands of eight different people; because Senior Sikong Yan was wary, he couldn't take tough measures against the Tianji Sect.

They say a biting dog doesn't bark; I didn't expect the Tianji Sect, with the lowest combat strength, to be able to control the Cangyan Dao Palace, which had the highest combat strength, by such means!

Is this the joy of the person behind the scenes?

"So in the Battle of Canglan Mountain, Senior Sikong Yan calculated the Tianji Sect into it; was it a kind of probing?"

"Although the Tianji Sect suffered heavy losses, they still acted submissive and surrendered, never leaving the Cangyan Dao Palace; in fact, it's because Senior Sikong Yan is their puppet to a certain extent."

Zhou Qing muttered to himself and looked at the system's appraisal again.

"It should only be occasional and silent guidance and control; most of the time, Senior Sikong Yan still has his own thoughts!"

Zhou Qing looked at the box carefully again.

"Could it be because of these eight drops of heart blood that that guy's brain became abnormal?"

Thinking of this, Zhou Qing suddenly had a bold idea.

Now the other party is in the light and he is in the dark, and this thing is useless to him anyway.

If he returned this drop of blood to Senior Sikong Yan, what do you think he would think?

He would definitely be full of awe and wariness toward him, just like No. 6.

He knows everything about them, while they know nothing about him.

And only by doing this would he not continue to investigate the Taiqingmen Grotto-Heaven matter.

After all, his brain wasn't normal to begin with.

Now with these thirteen Yin Spirit Jades, his Master and the others also need time to break through.

By then, when the Taiqingmen has thirteen more Divine Transformation Realm perfection experts, even if others know there are secrets in the sect, at least they will have the strength to resist, right?

After thinking it through, Zhou Qing carefully put the box away and cautiously cleared all traces of himself on it.

"Master Master Xuanji died in the Grotto-Heaven, and no one from Taiqingmen has ever entered, yet now I am returning this heart blood box to him!"

The corners of Zhou Qing's mouth rose slightly; he guessed that even if he died, he wouldn't be able to guess who this No. 1 was.

After checking the storage bag again and confirming there were no other useful things, Zhou Qing headed toward the mountaintop.

Not long after, thirteen figures gathered at Little Spirit Peak quickly.

Looking at the thirteen Yin Spirit Jades on the table, the Peak Masters were full of horror and irrepressible excitement.

But Mo Mo Xingjian on the side was trembling slightly; his gaze swept across everyone's faces eagerly, first landing on Sect Master Cao Cao Zhengyang, his lips opening slightly, as if he had thousands of words he wanted to say.

But he hesitated, and finally, he cast his gaze toward Zhou Qing.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing bowed respectfully first, then opened his mouth with a solemn expression: "Uncles and Aunts, tonight, Second Grandfather returned and took me into the first coffin; inside, I met Master's Master..."

As Zhou Qing narrated, the expressions of the crowd gradually turned from doubt to shock; except for Gao Xuan, the others all had red eyes.

But more than that, it was a kind of irrepressible excitement.

They never expected that Taiqingmen would have a Soul Severance Realm powerhouse, and it was their own Master, the previous Sect Master.

"He only let me bring these Yin Spirit Jades out, and then he sealed the entire coffin!" Zhou Qing informed everyone of the final situation.

"Master—" As Zhou Qing's voice fell, everyone knelt before the Yin Spirit Jades on the table, and many cried out.

Watching this scene, Zhou Qing felt a mix of emotions.

Soon, Cao Cao Zhengyang stood up first, wiped his eyes, tried to calm the waves in his heart, and then looked at his fellow disciples.

Then he said in a deep voice: "I want you to swear by the Heavenly Dao that no one is allowed to speak of tonight's events."

The small world in the first coffin is actually the same place as the mystical realm in Spirit Skull Mountain; this secret matter is known to very few people, including the Peak Masters.

But if people knew that Taiqingmen had a Soul Severance Realm powerhouse, then other Soul Severance Realm experts would inevitably flock here, trying to make contact and befriend them.

Even the Old Emperor and the others might take action.

By then, the secrets in the Grotto-Heaven would be highly likely to be exposed.

But the situation right now is very clear; Master's breakthrough to Soul Severance was so unexpected, and he himself must have had some problems.

Coupled with killing many Divine Transformation Realm ancestors of various sects in Spirit Skull Mountain, if these things were poked out, one could imagine what kind of devastating disaster Taiqingmen would encounter next.

Facing Cao Cao Zhengyang's request, all the Peak Masters swore on the spot without the slightest hesitation.

"Second Grandfather said that with these things, within three years, all the Uncles and Aunts should be able to break through to the perfection of the Divine Transformation Realm!" Zhou Qing spoke at the right time.

After the sorrow, the crowd's emotions were ignited again, full of excitement.

After an hour of discussion, in order not to arouse the suspicion of the other four sects, Cao Cao Zhengyang decided to let everyone break through in two batches.

And Zhou Qing gave him the materials needed to refine the two-color sect-protecting array, which he also needed to gather as soon as possible; some materials even had to be bought at the auction in Lingyun Prefecture.

For this decision, everyone agreed immediately.

"Having you is the blessing of our Taiqingmen!" After ordering everything, Cao Cao Zhengyang walked up, his gaze full of gratification and gratitude, and said to Zhou Qing.

Thinking back carefully, Taiqingmen had already avoided several life-and-death crises because of Zhou Qing.

The other Peak Masters also cast their gazes toward Zhou Qing, their eyes equally full of recognition and appreciation.

Meeting everyone's gaze, Zhou Qing bowed respectfully: "Being able to become a member of Taiqingmen in this life is the disciple's honor!"

Soon, the first batch of six people went into seclusion quietly, including Zhou Qing's Master, Mo Mo Xingjian.

And Zhou Qing left silently one night and returned three days later.

Subsequently, while continuing to concentrate on supplementing his own realm of understanding, he waited quietly for No. 7, Senior Sikong Yan, to come online.

At the same time, the entrance to the mystical realm beneath the abyss of Spirit Skull Mountain had never been opened again since it closed last time.

However, many people were unwilling to give up and were still waiting bitterly on the spot.

After all, when they escaped, they had witnessed the many treasures inside with their own eyes.

Even if there was a Soul Severance Realm Ghost Emperor inside, there was only one.

Now that they had the experience of entering once, as long as they were given another chance, perhaps they could also safely escape and bring them out, just like this time.

Half a month later, Senior Sikong Yan finally came online.

Looking at the purple light point flickering on the token, the corners of Zhou Qing's mouth rose slightly, and he deliberately waited for a while before entering.

Sure enough, his forbidden zone screen was now full of purple, clearly simulating.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing waited quietly on the side.

Speaking of which, his No. 1 red token came from the hidden space where the Blood Tai Sui was located beneath the Ghost City.

Where did Senior Sikong Yan's purple token come from?

Could it be from this forbidden zone that makes people's hair stand on end?

And Senior Sikong Yan not only learned the method to activate the token but even knew the origin and function of the token clearly.

This was interesting.

"Who on earth are you?" Just as Zhou Qing was waiting in boredom, a voice suddenly sounded from the side.

Zhou Qing turned his head to look and only then discovered that the No. 6 blue orb had come online at some point.

Listening to this voice, why did it feel like she was exasperated?

Has that unlucky guy who admired you already been troubled by you?

Zhou Qing looked at No. 6 and said calmly: "What are you worried about? Don't worry, I won't harm you!"

Actually, the one who should really be worried is me!

If you don't mess with me, I'll be thankful; you really don't need to be so anxious.

No. 6 stared at Zhou Qing for a long time without speaking.

Yes, he had never had the slightest thought of harming her; even when she asked for help, he did his best and provided some ideas.

This allowed her not only to save people with the Ice Glass Spirit Sparrow Grass but also to break through her own cultivation.

"Sorry—"

After thinking it through, No. 6's expression was sincere, and she took the initiative to apologize.

Zhou Qing smiled slightly and said softly: "It's fine; put yourself in my shoes, and I estimate I would be even more anxious than you. This kind of uncertain factor is indeed the most unsettling."

"Then do you like playing games?" No. 6 asked suddenly after a moment of silence.

Zhou Qing was full of doubt, but still told the truth: "I don't like it; why?"

No. 6: "..."

"If you like it, perhaps you can give me a little bit of your identity information, and then I'll explore it; you can observe from the dark; this is also a kind of fun," No. 6 said.

Zhou Qing couldn't help laughing and said: "It's indeed quite interesting, but the key is that I really don't like playing games."

"Just assume you like it; anyway, I'm idle recently!"

"I don't like assumptions."

"You..."

No. 6 was so angry at Zhou Qing that she couldn't speak for a long time.

Just then, Senior Sikong Yan began to condense the purple orb; it was clear the simulation had failed.

Seeing this scene, No. 6 left immediately.

This guy said he was a fellow countryman with No. 1; he probably doesn't know yet that No. 1 also knows her. To avoid exposure, she'd better have less contact.

Soon, Senior Sikong Yan, who had re-condensed the purple orb, looked like he hadn't had enough and was preparing to try again when he suddenly felt something and turned his head.

Only then did he notice Zhou Qing's red orb floating quietly in this space.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but smile and said: "I agree to the condition you mentioned last time; from now on, we won't interfere with each other, and I won't investigate you at all. How about it?"

Hearing this, Zhou Qing's expression was indifferent; he looked at him calmly and said slowly: "That would be even better. I came in this time to give you something."

"Oh, can things be exchanged in this space?" Senior Sikong Yan became interested immediately.

Zhou Qing said unhurriedly: "Not here. When you have time, go to the Blood Rock Mine; don't delay too long. After all, less than half a day's journey from the Blood Rock Mine is the currently hot Spirit Skull Mountain."

After Zhou Qing finished speaking, he logged out directly.

Senior Sikong Yan couldn't help but frown, then looked at his forbidden zone screen, hesitated briefly, and logged out.

Cangyan Dao Palace!

Secret Hall!

Senior Sikong Yan opened his eyes slowly, then looked at the purple token in his hand, his eyes flickering, not knowing what he was thinking.

After putting the token away, he stood up slowly.

Turning his head to look, all around the main hall were dense black-robed puppets.

And in the center of the array, a little girl wearing a floral dress lay quietly, but her body was filled with rich death energy.

"The problem, where exactly does it lie?" After muttering to himself, he lifted his feet and left the main hall.

Without bringing anyone, he headed straight for the abandoned mine of the former Cangyan Dao Palace—Blood Rock.

After arriving, this place had been abandoned for a long time, and because this place was relatively close to Spirit Skull Mountain, there were over a dozen people resting here.

He didn't pay attention to them but walked silently among them, his gaze constantly scanning and perceiving the surroundings.

Swish, swish, swish!

The dozen or so people seemed to be from the same sect; now seeing a stranger coming, they exchanged glances and understood each other.

Instantly, their figures flashed, landing around and surrounding Senior Sikong Yan.

As a medium-sized sect of the Xinghan Prefecture, it was clear they didn't know Senior Sikong Yan.

However, a lone person might have unexpected benefits on him.

One of the tall, burly men with a fierce face stood out, holding a big knife, grinning, and sneering: "If you're sensible, take what's on your body..."

Pfft, pfft, pfft!

Before the other party finished speaking, balls of purple flames suddenly shot out from the ground, so fast that people were caught off guard.

The man didn't even have time to let out a scream before he turned into ashes.

The others saw this, their eyes widened in horror, and they turned to flee.

But soon, the same scene played out again; the purple flames swallowed them mercilessly.

Over a dozen Soul Formation Realm experts, including one early-stage Divine Transformation Realm expert, dissipated silently just like that.

Leaving only a scorched trace and a few wisps of blue smoke that hadn't dissipated yet.

And from beginning to end, Senior Sikong Yan didn't stop his steps, continuing to investigate the surroundings.

A long time later, he arrived in a mine cave, reached out and grabbed, and a box wrapped in layers of talisman paper shot out from the stone wall, landing steadily in his hand.

As he opened it and saw the drop of heart blood inside, he was a bit surprised, but not too happy.

"Interesting; you really know more than just a little. Unfortunately, this is only the heart blood of the former Senior Sikong Yan, not mine. Wait a little longer; this body will no longer be constrained by it!"

After Senior Sikong Yan finished speaking, purple flames emerged, and the heart blood, along with the box, turned directly into fly ash.

"Even if the entire Cangyan Dao Palace is destroyed, what does it have to do with me? It's just because the chess game here hasn't unfolded yet, so I've stayed until now!"

"But now, not only is there that interesting little guy, but there's also you; it's an unexpected joy."

"Who on earth are you?"

Senior Sikong Yan muttered to himself, then turned and left.

In the following days, Zhou Qing concentrated on cultivation while dripping two drops of spirit liquid onto the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree every three days.

For safety's sake, he even made a special appraisal.

The feedback information showed that the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree was reviving, and only then did he let out a long sigh of relief.

Normally, two or three Flame Spirit Flower liquids would be enough, but Second Grandfather had him pick over a dozen.

So now, with the addition of high-grade fire-attribute spirit stones, the effect of absorbing them himself was not ordinary.

Especially the fire flower among the four-color flowers seemed to enjoy this energy, becoming increasingly lively and charming.

Until three months later, Cao Cao Zhengyang returned from Lingyun Prefecture and brought back various materials Zhou Qing needed to refine the sect-protecting array.

He heard it cost a large sum of money, but Cao Cao Zhengyang didn't feel a bit of heartache; on the contrary, he was extremely excited.

Before long, Taiqingmen would produce thirteen Divine Transformation Realm perfection experts; coupled with the two-color array, as long as a Soul Severance Realm expert didn't take action, who else could pose a threat to them?

"Refining an array must be very mentally exhausting; this is a little bit of heart from your Uncles and Aunts!"

After Cao Cao Zhengyang solemnly handed the materials to Zhou Qing, he took out a pile of elixirs of different colors and over fifty high-grade spirit stones from his storage bag.

He could have provided more, but they were going into seclusion next, and even with the help of Yin Spirit Jade, they would need huge energy to support them.

For this, Zhou Qing was already very grateful.

Subsequently, after greeting Lu Lu Yaoyao and Yan Yan Xiaohu, Zhou Qing turned off his communication token and began to refine with all his heart...

(End of chapter)