Chapter 256: Three thousand Phoenix Dao patterns, Xuan Yuan Shuo's ruthlessness (6k)

Although the eldest and the second girl stepped into Soul Formation a step ahead of Zhou Qing, even if they were Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, it would probably take some years to break through to the mid-stage of Soul Formation.

Far from being as rapid as Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing smiled slightly shyly, then asked Mo Mo Xingjian about the general situation of the sect recently.

Fortunately, everything was not much different compared to the past.

Only the Lingku Mountain mystical realm side was much less than before.

Now a large part had chosen to leave, leaving only some stubborn people still struggling to hold on, hoping for the next opening of the mystical realm.

Not long after, Yan Yan Xiaohu came over holding an old hen, full of envy.

One was Zhou Shixiong, one was Shidi.

One was mid-stage Yuan Ying, one was mid-stage Soul Formation.

The gap appeared instantly!

"How about we just treat each other as equals from now on? You call me Zhou Shixiong, I call you Senior, or Elder is fine!" Yan Yan Xiaohu's eyes rolled.

Zhou Qing couldn't laugh or cry as he hugged the old hen.

"Third Zhou Shixiong, stop messing around!"

Although he said so, Zhou Qing still took out a jade bottle from his storage ring and handed it to him.

Yan Yan Xiaohu took the jade bottle with a puzzled face and asked, "What is this?"

Zhou Qing said, "Two drops of pure-blood level Golden-Winged Great Peng essence blood."

This time there were nine drops; he only refined seven, and coupled with the Yin Spirit Stones, he successfully broke through.

The remaining two drops, for him, were of no great use; eating them was tasteless, throwing them away was a pity.

Moreover, this essence blood was different from the previous Jin Wu essence blood or the old Old Peng Wang essence blood; it was much gentler and not manic.

There was no need to borrow the four-colored flowers to suppress it; it was purely a treasure containing majestic energy, which for Yan Yan Xiaohu, who was in the Yuan Ying Realm, could be called a great supplement.

Hearing Zhou Qing's words, Yan Yan Xiaohu's eyes widened instantly, full of ecstasy, and he knelt on one knee, hugging Zhou Qing's thigh.

"Old Four, Zhou Shixiong will hang out with you from now on; from now on, just throw all those scraps you don't need at my face, I definitely won't mind!" Yan Yan Xiaohu shouted loudly.

Zhou Qing hurriedly helped him up, and Mo Mo Xingjian on the side shook his head with a bitter smile.

Glib-tongued, shameless; why did he take such a thing as a disciple back then!

And after learning that Zhou Qing came out of seclusion, Li Li Daoxuan came excitedly.

After all, he had made a bold statement before going into seclusion that after he advanced to the Soul Formation Realm, he would definitely spar with Zhou Qing and compare notes.

Zhou Qing naturally agreed, but he still asked seriously: "Li Zhou Shixiong, for the sparring, should I use thirty percent of my strength or forty percent?"

Hearing this, Li Li Daoxuan immediately refused: "Zhou Shidi, you are looking down on me a bit. At any rate, I am the Chief Master Zhou Shixiong of Shenyue Peak; the way you ask is insulting me!"

"Fifty percent?" Zhou Qing asked tentatively.

Li Li Daoxuan straightened his back and said, "I know you have sparred with many lieutenants at the border, but I am different from them; I am Li Li Daoxuan, the Li Li Daoxuan of Taiqingmen!"

"How many percent exactly?" Zhou Qing moved his neck, and a terrifying aura suddenly erupted from him, causing the surrounding air to vibrate.

Seeing this, Li Li Daoxuan's complexion changed instantly, he subconsciously drew the long sword in his hand, his expression solemn, and after taking a deep breath, he said: "Eighty percent!"

Zhou Qing: "..."

In less than half an hour, Zhou Qing returned to the courtyard, and by the way, fed the old hen some spirit stones.

Now that he had broken through to the mid-stage of the Soul Formation Realm, it could be said that he was 100% crushing those of the same rank, and could even fight across ranks, or even easily kill in reverse.

As for Li Zhou Shixiong, who had just broken through not long ago, even if he only used twenty percent of his strength, coupled with intentional water-releasing, he only managed to let him persist for a while before being defeated.

"Pervert!" This was the remark Li Li Daoxuan left behind when he left limping.

Zhou Qing just smiled without saying a word.

Subsequently, he carefully took out the potted Ancient Tea Tree of Enlightenment.

Although he had been in seclusion for a year and a half, he often took time during the gaps in his cultivation to carefully water it with spiritual liquid.

Now, this Ancient Tea Tree of Enlightenment was very different from the past.

The originally lifeless withered wood now had eight tender green buds the size of hair tips growing on it.

And the edges of the leaves were flashing with a circle of faint golden halos, which was extremely wonderful.

After getting close, that faint fragrance became even thicker, making one's mind clear.

With caution, Zhou Qing performed an identification again.

【Ancient Tea Tree of Enlightenment: This is an Ancient Tea Tree of Enlightenment that has been carefully cultivated and regained its vitality. Although small, it still possesses the divine power of sudden enlightenment, far beyond what ordinary shape-shifting divine medicine can compare to.】

【Staying on the side to meditate can easily enter a state of sudden enlightenment, helping cultivators break through bottlenecks, comprehend cultivation techniques, and peek into the mysteries of the laws of heaven and earth.】

【But it is worth noting that one can only have sudden enlightenment for at most one hour each day, otherwise "Dao-Eroding Moss" that cannot be extinguished will grow on the body, corroding cultivation and flesh.】

【And this tree is still in a young state, and the sudden enlightenment sensation it produces requires supreme-grade wood-attribute spirit stones as energy exchange.】

Seeing this scene, Zhou Qing couldn't help but gasp.

"Dao-Eroding Moss? Corroding cultivation and flesh?" Zhou Qing was shocked.

Sure enough, one cannot be greedy for too much; fortunately, he cautiously identified it in advance.

Otherwise, possessing such divine medicine, he would have died under its "pomegranate skirt" without knowing it.

I wonder how the ten supreme-grade wood-attribute spirit stones under the formation are being consumed?

"Sure enough, there is no free lunch in the world; everything requires a price!" Zhou Qing gave a bitter smile.

It's simply a gold-swallowing beast; where can I find wood-attribute spirit stones in the future?

Why can't I get rich?

"Try it first!" Soon, Zhou Qing threw these behind his head, then excitedly rubbed his hands.

But before that, he took out a Star Light Spirit Jade, which had a sundial shape engraved on it, which could be used for timing reminders.

After doing all this, he immediately took out the cultivation scroll of "Hundred Tribulations Blood Curtain" and let out a long breath.

As it slowly unfolded, those cumbersome runes jumped out.

Although he had read these characters countless times and had long since engraved them in his heart, every time he saw them, it felt like the first contact; that kind of profound and obscure feeling had never faded.

Not to mention anything else, Second Uncle is such a genius, but the inscription-level divine ability "Nine Tribulations Thunder Talisman Scripture" he obtained contains a total of thirty-six thunder inscription runes, and he has only cultivated half of it to this day.

He even sighed to Zhou Qing, wondering if he could fully cultivate it in his lifetime.

And this inherited precious technique "Hundred Tribulations Blood Curtain" from the Blood Phoenix Clan before his eyes is even more complex than imagined.

It contains a full three thousand Phoenix Dao patterns, nearly a hundred times more in quantity than the "Nine Tribulations Thunder Talisman Scripture".

If one could master it all, its power would be comparable to a Dao-mark level divine ability.

"Second Uncle said that many Soul Severance Realm powerhouses have no chance to see an inscription-level divine ability in their lifetime; for a person to cultivate one in a lifetime is already a great opportunity."

Zhou Qing whispered to himself.

"This Blood Phoenix Clan can inherit such a powerful divine ability; it must be similar to the Kunpeng Clan. In the ancient times, it must have been a hegemon-level existence that dominated one side."

"Such a divine ability must be cherished and cultivated well."

Subsequently, he hugged the Ancient Tea Tree of Enlightenment directly in his arms, began to close his eyes and focus, adjusted his breathing, and entered a state of deep meditation.

As the branches and leaves of the ancient tea tree swayed gently, it emitted an ethereal aura.

Just a moment later, his consciousness gradually became blurred, and the originally obscure and difficult runes, at this moment, began to outline the initial outline in his mind in a hazy state.

Zhou Qing was overjoyed, hurriedly restrained his mind, concentrated all his spirit, connected those flashing runes, and constructed the complete operating context of this divine ability.

One hour later, under the reminder of the Star Light Spirit Jade, Zhou Qing opened his eyes, still wanting more.

In his eyes, there was still the excitement and intoxication from the sudden enlightenment just now.

Wonderful!

It's truly too wonderful!

Although there were still some key nodes that could not be fully connected, and the connection between some runes still seemed stiff, compared to before, it was already a world of difference.

At the very least, it already had that kind of familiarity similar to cultivating the "Emperor Imperial Scripture".

Subsequently, Zhou Qing looked at the Ancient Tea Tree of Enlightenment again, overjoyed.

"Perhaps it's because it's still too small; this kind of comprehension ability, although not comparable to the 【Sudden Enlightenment Post】, is already infinitely close!"

Zhou Qing was overjoyed.

Anyway, currently using it to cultivate "Hundred Tribulations Blood Curtain", or the formation inheritance left by senior Xuan Xuan Qingzi, is already completely enough.

One month later, a layer of faint blood light began to emerge from Zhou Qing's body; this blood light looked gentle, but exuded a different kind of majesty.

Even a miniature phantom of a Jin Wu and a Jin Peng manifested, bowing their heads in awe, seemingly worshiping a supreme existence.

At this time in his consciousness, a huge blood phoenix was hissing toward the sky in the burning blood flames.

Every feather on it was engraved with patterns similar to the Dao patterns Zhou Qing had comprehended, and around the blood phoenix was a world shrouded in an endless blood curtain.

The blood curtain surged, and wherever it passed, everything was turned into nothingness.

I don't know how long it took, but a feather on the blood phoenix became abnormally red, and there seemed to be a majestic force accumulating inside.

If you look closely, you can see that inside that feather is a space interwoven with dense Dao patterns; these Dao patterns entangle and collide with each other, constantly deriving various wonderful changes.

And every collision of Dao patterns releases a strange energy fluctuation.

If Zhou Qing is willing, he can extract this energy at any time, but afterwards, he will have to be like the golden flower in the four-colored flowers, needing time to replenish it.

"This, can it be considered a wisp of Phoenix Dao pattern that has already evolved?" Zhou Qing slowly opened his eyes, unable to hide his excitement.

According to the scroll records, it should be correct.

In this way, he has another life-saving divine ability, and it is the trump card among trump cards.

Subsequently, Zhou Qing looked at the Ancient Tea Tree of Enlightenment.

Now although it is still emerald green, it has lost its past spirit, giving people a feeling of being strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and one cannot feel that ethereal aura even when getting close.

"Equivalent exchange!" Zhou Qing shook his head with a smile, but all this was extremely worth it.

Otherwise, heaven knows how many years it would take for him to comprehend this wisp of Phoenix Dao pattern.

"Make money, must make money!"

The first person Zhou Qing thought of was Zhang Wanbao; I wonder if he has any wood-attribute spirit stones recently.

But even if there are, it must be exchanged for one hundred ordinary supreme-grade spirit stones, and this is still the internal price.

After contacting his master, he planned to go to Haomiao Prefecture to take a look.

But Mo Mo Xingjian came over very quickly.

"Since you are out of seclusion, just happen to go to a place with your master!" Mo Mo Xingjian said.

Zhou Qing was full of doubts and asked, "Where to?"

Mo Mo Xingjian smiled slightly and spat out four words: "Qingyu Qingshu Qingshu Xian Zong!"

When Zhou Qing arrived at the back mountain of the sect, he discovered that one of the two teleportation arrays that had long been closed was now actually operating again.

"Master, this teleportation array..." Zhou Qing was full of doubts and asked.

Mo Mo Xingjian's expression was calm, explaining: "This time it is unilateral, which means that all of us in Taiqingmen can enter its inner sect directly without the consent of the Qingyu Qingshu Qingshu Xian Zong!"

Zhou Qing was suddenly enlightened, thinking of the various things before, and couldn't help asking: "So, this was the condition that Shibo proposed to them when we left the Qingyu Qingshu Qingshu Xian Zong back then?"

Mo Mo Xingjian nodded slightly, his tone calm: "Hmm, one of several hundred conditions."

Zhou Qing: "..."

"They almost took your life; if it weren't for the situation in the Eastern Region, do you really think your Shibo would let them off so easily?"

"Now the Qingyu Qingshu Qingshu Xian Zong, after the passing of those four Supreme Elders and Sect Master Immortal Immortal Xuanyou, ultimately has to rely on our help. Remember, between sects, there are only interests and utilization; never talk about feelings."

Mo Mo Xingjian exhorted earnestly.

Zhou Qing's expression was solemn, and he nodded seriously.

Subsequently, master and disciple stepped into the operating teleportation array side by side.

In an instant, the light flourished, completely shrouding their figures, but in the blink of an eye, the two disappeared from the spot.

When they appeared again, they had already arrived at the inner sect area of the Qingyu Qingshu Qingshu Xian Zong.

Sect Master Immortal Immortal Xuanyou and his party had already been waiting here for a long time.

Compared to the last meeting, this time everyone's attitude was obviously much more respectful.

"Greetings, Peak Master Mo, greetings, Little Sect Master!" The five bowed in unison, full of respect.

Mo Mo Xingjian did not say much, glancing at Zhou Qing unobtrusively.

The reason he brought Zhou Qing here was mainly because he was worried that the last experience would leave a shadow in Zhou Qing's heart.

Seeing Zhou Qing's expression calm, as usual, Mo Mo Xingjian nodded secretly, his face full of appreciation.

It seems he was overthinking; with such a strong psychological quality, he can be completely at ease in the future.

"Are the things ready?" Mo Mo Xingjian asked straight to the point.

Immortal Immortal Xuanyou hurriedly stepped forward, handed over a storage bag, and said respectfully: "This is what our sect has collected and organized, all the information about the other major sects, now all organized and complete."

Mo Mo Xingjian took the storage bag, scanned it quickly with his spiritual sense, and after confirming it was correct, nodded with satisfaction.

"Are there any supreme-grade wood-attribute spirit stones?" Mo Mo Xingjian asked next.

Immortal Immortal Xuanyou nodded in response: "There are five left."

"Good, bring them all over; I have a use for them," Mo Mo Xingjian said.

Supreme Elder Ji Xuan heard this and immediately turned and left without any hesitation or reluctance.

Zhou Qing stood on the side, not interjecting from beginning to end.

It seems that Taiqingmen has quietly included the Qingyu Qingshu Qingshu Xian Zong in the track of an affiliated sect.

I remember at the beginning of the Five Sect War, he and the Third Zhou Shixiong sneaked into the Qingyu Qingshu Qingshu Xian Zong to report news, and then each pried away a wood-attribute spirit stone from the formation in its inner sect hall.

Only then did they save up enough five-element spirit stones and return them to Master.

"Little Sect Master, I am truly extremely sorry!" Xianyou Xianyou Xianzi Immortal Immortal Xuanyou raised her head, her gaze looking toward Zhou Qing, apologizing sincerely again.

Zhou Qing just nodded slightly, his expression indifferent.

Unknowingly, the identities of the two had undergone earth-shaking changes.

To tell the truth, not to mention that Xianyou Xianyou Xianzi Immortal Immortal Xuanyou's lifespan is now less than eight years, even in her peak period, with Zhou Qing's current strength, he could completely crush her easily, or even achieve a reverse kill.

Not long after, Ji Xuan returned, and Yuan Ya was also following beside her.

"Zhou..." Yuan Ya saw Zhou Qing and subconsciously wanted to call him Zhou Shidi.

But when the words reached her lips, she felt it was inappropriate.

In terms of cultivation, Zhou Qing had long since left her far behind.

In terms of status, Zhou Qing was the future Little Sect Master of Taiqingmen, while she was just an ordinary Yuan Ying Realm cultivator.

Zhou Qing saw that Yuan Ya was safe and sound, and a sincere smile finally appeared on his face, saying softly: "It's good that you're okay!"

Hearing Zhou Qing take the initiative to talk, and the tone was still as kind as before, a flash of joy also surged on Yuan Ya's face.

At this time, Mo Mo Xingjian took out a jade slip, handed it to Immortal Immortal Xuanyou and the others, and said: "Inside here is what you need. In addition, the other few things that Sect Master Zhou Shixiong entrusted must also be prepared in advance."

Xianyou Xianyou Xianzi Immortal Immortal Xuanyou took the jade slip, and a look of surprise appeared on her face instantly.

"Rest assured, this matter is beneficial to both our sects; we will definitely go all out and will not make any mistakes."

"In addition, the Jin Lei Sect and Tianji Sect have been in private contact with me recently; this is the content recorded by the image stone during the meeting."

As she spoke, Xianyou Xianyou Xianzi Immortal Immortal Xuanyou handed over two more image stones.

However, Mo Mo Xingjian did not reach out to take them.

"Whether it's sincere or fake, I believe you have your own judgment. Zhou Qing, let's go!"

Mo Mo Xingjian finished speaking, did not stay any longer, and took Zhou Qing away.

Xianyou Xianyou Xianzi Immortal Immortal Xuanyou and the others looked at each other, then sighed long.

Taiqingmen!

After coming out of the teleportation array, Mo Mo Xingjian immediately handed the five supreme-grade wood-attribute spirit stones to Zhou Qing.

"To tell the truth, the five-element spirit stones in the sect are extremely scarce, and even if there are, most are of other attributes. Otherwise, I wouldn't have spent so much time saving them back then."

Mo Mo Xingjian explained with a look of apology.

Two years ago, Zhou Qing refined a two-colored formation for the sect, and Cao Cao Zhengyang spent a lot of resources for this.

Afterwards, the Peak Masters of each peak, including himself breaking through the realm with the help of Yin Spirit Stones, also needed massive energy support.

The whole sect has many disciples, and now the resources on the account are already stretched, not to mention the five-element spirit stones among the supreme-grade spirit stones.

Regarding this, Zhou Qing was full of gratitude and hurriedly said: "Master, don't say that; I am already very satisfied. I can save up slowly, no rush."

Mo Mo Xingjian asked with concern: "You want these spirit stones, are you planning to refine a formation?"

Zhou Qing shook his head and replied: "No, it's for cultivation. It's really fine, Master, don't worry."

After hearing this, Mo Mo Xingjian nodded slightly and said earnestly: "Everything must pay attention to relaxation. You have just broken through to the mid-stage of the Soul Formation Realm not long ago; always being in seclusion and cultivation is easy to get into a dead end and form an obsession; you should understand what I mean."

Zhou Qing smiled and said: "Master, I understand. By the way, how are Shibo and the others now?"

Mo Mo Xingjian said: "Everything is normal, no problem."

Zhou Qing was also full of longing; in less than two years, the sect would have so many Soul Formation Realm Great Perfection powerhouses, coupled with the two-colored sect-protecting formation, looking at the entire Lingyun Prefecture, who else could easily invade!

Subsequently, Mo Mo Xingjian took out the information provided by the Qingyu Qingshu Qingshu Xian Zong to check, and as he looked, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"I didn't expect that we had never found out who the Jin Lei Sect and Tianji Sect were taking medicine to refine; they actually found it. It's a pity that they all failed, and even some fell!"

Mo Mo Xingjian said this, and his brows frowned again.

"It's just that I don't know what the situation is with the Cangyan Dao Palace; they actually shared ten Nine Nether Lotus Seeds!"

Zhou Qing did not speak, knowing in his heart that under normal circumstances, almost everyone would end in failure.

After all, the old Emperor was too cunning.

Just at this time, Yan Yan Xiaohu sent a message: 【Master, where are you? Has Old Four come out of seclusion? That Prince Xuan Yuan Shuo is here!】

Seeing this message, Zhou Qing was stunned.

Could it be that Xuan Yuan Shuo came to find him to help disguise as the Peng Emperor?

Master and disciple looked at each other and immediately rushed toward the front mountain.

After Xuan Yuan Shuo saw Zhou Qing, he immediately set up a sound-insulation restriction, and then asked urgently: "The Spider Emperor is dead? Do you know about this?"

Zhou Qing subconsciously wanted to shake his head and deny it, but on second thought, he felt it was unnecessary to hide it.

After all, the only eyewitness, the Flood Dragon Emperor, was still alive, and some things could not be hidden after all.

Sure enough, before Zhou Qing could answer, Xuan Yuan Shuo asked impatiently: "What is her name? How did you know each other? Where did she take you?"

Throwing out three questions in a row, Zhou Qing didn't know which one to answer first for a while.

But it was clear that Xuan Yuan Shuo was not completely ignorant, otherwise he wouldn't have asked so pointedly.

"Senior, I really don't know much about this. She just asked us to help with a favor, but there seemed to be an accident halfway, so she left me and Lu Lu Shimei behind and left in a hurry. We took the teleportation array all the way back."

Zhou Qing said with a serious face.

Xuan Yuan Shuo heard this and frowned: "That's strange. When I met her at the old Old Peng Wang's burial site, she didn't show such strong strength when both sides were competing, but now she can easily suppress and kill the Spider Emperor."

Subsequently, he cast his gaze toward Zhou Qing again.

During the brief confrontation with the Flood Dragon Emperor, he did pry out some words.

But he didn't expect that the two followers, a man and a woman, on the veiled woman's ship described by the Flood Dragon Emperor were actually Zhou Qing and Lu Lu Yaoyao.

After all, the border situation was already in chaos, and the original balance of power had been completely broken.

Of course, chaos also contained many opportunities.

"Then what were you doing in the territory of the Qingluo Beast?" Xuan Yuan Shuo asked next.

Zhou Qing immediately pretended to be indignant and said: "She just threw us there and left by herself."

"Later, when I met the Demon Emperor, in order to survive, I had no choice but to disguise myself as the Peng Emperor."

Xuan Yuan Shuo finally understood and sighed: "No wonder, it matches up. Jiang Jiang Pojun reported afterwards that a flying ship crossed the border; I didn't expect it to be you!"

Zhou Qing took the opportunity to ask: "Senior, what is the situation at the border now?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 257 =====