Chapter 272: I want to comprehend the Intent of Filial Piety, Zhou Shixiong, just let me

At this moment, Zhou Qing also leaned in, rubbing his chin with a curious expression.

"So this is the Eight-Fold Post; it certainly seems quite interesting!" Zhou Qing muttered to himself.

Clang—

Immediately following, another sound rang out, and in front of this ring, an even larger one appeared.

The two rings interlocked, and the scene displayed within them changed once more, directly revealing a number of corpses in ancient attire wandering about in a daze.

Yet, if one looked closely, one could see thin threads controlling the heads of those corpses, though due to the angle of the rings, it was impossible to see exactly what was doing the controlling.

But at this moment, Shen Hanyi had already covered her mouth in shock.

"Senior, what on earth is this?" She looked at Zhou Qing again, unable to help but ask.

Zhou Qing made a shushing gesture, and then, ring after ring appeared, the scenes within them constantly shifting.

"This spiritual sense of a late-stage Soul Severance cultivator is truly terrifying!" Zhou Qing sighed inwardly.

No, to be precise, Shen Hanyi's mental power far exceeded those of the same rank; it was like his own, a kind of indescribable intuition.

It wasn't until the seventh ring appeared that the scene before them was no longer the shocking sights of various mine tunnels, but instead a sea of blood.

No, that wasn't water, but an endless expanse of red grass swaying in the wind, extremely eerie.

Subsequently, after the eighth ring appeared, the scene within it pushed forward once more.

It was still that endless red grassland, seemingly without boundary, evoking a sense of inexplicable fear in one's heart.

"It's actually real; that blood-colored plain is the third trial beyond the Ten Thousand Mine Tunnels!"

Shen Hanyi gazed at all of this, her eyes filled with shock, unable to help but mutter to herself.

Zhou Qing frowned slightly, lost in thought.

According to the description, the 【Eight-Fold Post】 only lasted for the time it takes to burn an incense stick, so he had to hurry.

"Try to see if you can slowly move these eight rings?" Zhou Qing looked at Shen Hanyi with burning eyes.

Shen Hanyi nodded lightly upon hearing this; she could clearly feel that her mental power was now perfectly fused with these eight rings.

To a certain extent, it felt as if the object before her was some kind of indescribable magic treasure.

As she closed her eyes, a few breaths later, the scene within the eight rings indeed began to move slowly.

Zhou Qing's eyes lit up instantly, and he stared fixedly at the image, not daring to be the least bit negligent.

Just like that, after about several dozen heartbeats, a man with a pale face suddenly appeared in the image.

"Stop!" Seeing this, Zhou Qing shouted loudly.

In fact, there was no need for Zhou Qing to speak; Shen Hanyi had already stopped, for she too had clearly seen the man in the image.

"Someone actually reached the blood-colored plain successfully? How is this possible!" Shen Hanyi said, full of shock.

In the image, the man was burly with bulging muscles; even just sitting there, he exuded a powerful aura.

Yet his complexion was deathly pale, and at this moment, his eyes were tightly shut, his brows furrowed, as if he were enduring immense pain.

Behind his head, there was a brilliantly radiant halo, flickering in and out of existence, like a desolate universe or an infinite starry sky.

However, it was currently covered in cracks, seemingly repairing itself very slowly.

This scene left both of them deeply shocked.

"He is that Divine Beast!" The next moment, both spoke in unison, their voices tinged with awe.

Although they were only watching from afar, facing this giant of a man, both felt as if they were looking up at a supreme existence, and felt an inexplicable urge to kneel and worship.

Sure enough, the man suddenly patted his chest, and a mouthful of golden blood sprayed out.

Almost simultaneously, the two heard that familiar, painful beast roar once more.

It was a roar that seemed to come from the depths of the soul, shaking one to the core.

But just then, an old man with white hair, carrying a roasted bird that was golden, crispy, and dripping with oil on his shoulder, suddenly appeared in the image.

His face was full of fawning smiles as he respectfully presented the roasted meat to the man, placed several jars of wine beside him, and chattered away happily.

Judging by his obsequious actions, it wasn't hard to guess that he was saying flattering things.

The man then slowly opened his eyes; his pupils were golden, and he seemed quite satisfied with the old man's behavior, patting his shoulder with a fan-like hand before beginning to feast.

Seeing the old man's appearance, Shen Hanyi was shocked once again—someone had actually become a lackey to that Divine Beast?

Zhou Qing hurriedly rubbed his eyes, staring at the image in disbelief.

He had never seen this old man's appearance before, but floating clearly above his head was the note: 【A trustworthy little doll】.

"Second Uncle!" Zhou Qing muttered in equal shock, though more so with excitement.

Sure enough, Second Uncle had reached the Fifth-Level Cultivation World and even gotten mixed up with that Divine Beast.

Back when he used to wander through various sects, he had relied on his unique charm to make countless cultivators scramble to drink and chat with him, and even sect masters were willing to leave their succession positions vacant for him.

Now, to be able to provide timely help while the Divine Beast was injured—this talent for making "noble friends" was truly rare in the world!

Zhou Qing was filled with emotion and admiration.

At this moment, while the man was eating and drinking, Second Uncle was smiling broadly, circling behind the Divine Beast to knead its waist and pound its back.

He kept spouting flattery, and the man nodded repeatedly in satisfaction.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing first gave a helpless, bitter smile, then let out a long sigh of relief.

It seemed Second Uncle had not only gained a firm foothold but was also thriving.

Shen Hanyi, equally shocked, took out her image stone, intending to record this precious moment, but was stopped by Zhou Qing.

He then said in a grave tone: "Some things are better kept to oneself."

"If this image were to spread, regardless of whether others believe it's real or fake, how would you explain it?"

"Would you be forced to have your soul searched to reveal the origin of these images, or be forced to walk this path again?"

Shen Hanyi's heart tightened instantly, and she sobered up.

In truth, she didn't want to spread the image everywhere; she just wanted to keep it to study later.

But she couldn't deny that if others found out, let alone herself, the entire Shen family would likely be implicated.

"I understand!" Shen Hanyi decisively put away the image stone, giving Zhou Qing a grateful look.

The two then fell into silence, quietly watching the scene in the image.

They saw that after the man had his fill of food and wine, he flicked his finger lightly, and a drop of golden blood exuding a strange luster flew toward Second Uncle.

Second Uncle's eyes flashed with surprise, and he hurriedly caught it with both hands, his face full of gratitude as he bowed repeatedly.

The man then closed his eyes again, his aura restrained, and entered a healing state once more.

After this, the image remained unchanged until the time for an incense stick had passed, when it began to blur, and the eight rings slowly dissipated.

And when Shen Hanyi looked at Zhou Qing again, her eyes were filled with awe.

Casually bestowing a Scripture-level divine ability, and this post itself was filled with an indescribable eeriness.

How many more things did this seemingly familiar person have hidden that she had never seen before?

It was as if the two were in different cultivation worlds.

Could it be that he came from the mysterious Sixth-Level Cultivation World?

"Let's go!" Zhou Qing, having achieved his goal, spoke up and withdrew.

Shen Hanyi followed closely behind.

After they transformed back into light orbs, before they could speak, a warm greeting suddenly came from the side: "Hello there, did you two team up to break into a forbidden area?"

Zhou Qing turned his head and realized that the Seventh Purple Orb had come online at some point.

Looking at the 【Fish】 character floating above Sikong Yan's orb, Zhou Qing frowned slightly.

In his mind, the scene of Sikong Yan mentioning the killing of the Fifth Prince and the image of the late Dandan he gave to Senior Uncle Gao Xuan surfaced involuntarily.

"You go out first; I have something to say to him." Zhou Qing turned to Shen Hanyi.

Shen Hanyi nodded, giving a cold glance at this person who had boasted about "having fun" with the Fourth, then exited the Divine Ruins space.

She still had to hurry and comprehend the new Scripture-level divine ability she had obtained.

In the blink of an eye, only Zhou Qing and Sikong Yan remained in the Divine Ruins space.

"Tsk tsk, truly impressive. Not only do you run around in forbidden areas, but you also summon people at will. Fellow townsman, you really are a role model for our generation!"

Sikong Yan said with an expression of worship.

Zhou Qing snorted, staring at him with sharp eyes, and said coldly: "There's no outsider here; tell me, why?"

"Why what? Are you asking about the Fifth Prince, or the image stone of Dandan?" Sikong Yan asked back, feigning ignorance.

Zhou Qing's eyes narrowed slightly, and just as he was about to speak, he suddenly realized something.

This guy is trying to trick me!

The scene in the image behind him was indeed the forbidden area within the Taiqing Sect. Although many peak masters and supreme elders had seen it, it didn't rule out the possibility that outsiders had been invited to explore it, which was why it manifested in the Divine Ruins space.

But if he asked about the Dandan image stone, it would narrow down the scope of suspicion.

After all, not much time had passed since the image stone was sent, and it happened when his master, Mo Xingjian, was acting sect master.

Plus, with the sect master and others in seclusion, a large group of people could be ruled out immediately.

Yet he couldn't deny it; facing someone like Sikong Yan who acted without any logic, any explanation could be taken as a cover-up.

You might think the other party wouldn't think that way, but he would do the exact opposite, because he was a madman who couldn't be figured out.

At this moment, Zhou Qing chose silence, and Sikong Yan didn't speak either.

The atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

Subsequently, Zhou Qing didn't say a word, his orb's color began to fade, preparing to leave.

Seeing this, Sikong Yan hurriedly shouted: "Wait, wait, why are you so stingy with words? You leave at the slightest disagreement; you're harder to please than those women."

Zhou Qing ignored him and simply exited.

If he really wanted to tell him, he would find him as soon as he came online.

Now, both sides were actually engaged in a psychological game.

However, he was in the dark, while the other party was in the light.

This Sikong Yan kept telling him various pieces of information just to lure him out from the shadows.

In the room, Zhou Qing rubbed his temples and put away the token; there were really too many troublesome things lately.

Just like that, a few more days passed, and news about the Jin Leizong came from the Qingyu Qingshu Qingshu Xian Zong.

Since the year of the Five Sects War, internal strife had occurred within the Jin Leizong, and two opposing factions had formed within the sect.

The rebellious vice sect master and some mid-to-late stage Soul Formation elders had been in confinement.

But according to the information dug up by the Qingyu Qingshu Qingshu Xian Zong, their soul lamps had mysteriously extinguished during this period.

At the same time, Lei Wuji announced his seclusion, and currently, the main affairs were being handled by his eldest disciple, Lei Lie.

Of course, there were also two supreme elders guiding from the shadows; other than that, there were no other abnormal situations.

Additionally, the Tianji Sect was still in a state of having no sect master.

Ever since the mine in the Gobi was destroyed by the Jin Leizong, they had completely abandoned it.

Therefore, there was currently no concrete evidence to show that the Tianji Sect and the Jin Leizong were secretly cooperating.

But bad news came from the Taiqing Sect: a small mine where they were excavating gray treasure rock had been attacked by an unknown force.

Everyone in the mine had their essence blood sucked dry, and the corpses exuded a foul stench; even two late-stage Golden Core experts had met a tragic end.

A day ago, Li Daoxuan, who had already broken through to the Soul Formation realm, personally led three Nascent Soul disciples to investigate, but no specific news had come back yet.

"Zhou Shixiong, you went to the Gobi that day; what exactly did you see? Why do I feel like the atmosphere in the sect has been a bit strange lately?"

That day, Lu Yaoyao came over, teasing the old hen while asking curiously.

Zhou Qing replied calmly: "Nothing major, just taking precautions against some potential problems."

Lu Yaoyao curled her lips, somewhat dissatisfied: "Master told me the same thing. Do you all think my cultivation is low, and that even if you told me, I wouldn't be able to help?"

Zhou Qing smiled and comforted her: "That's not it, don't overthink it."

Lu Yaoyao listened, then suddenly stood up, leaned close to Zhou Qing, stared tightly into his eyes, and pressed: "Really?"

"Really!" Zhou Qing retreated somewhat awkwardly, forcing a smile.

Lu Yaoyao shrugged helplessly and said: "Fine, forget it. By the way, why haven't I seen Zhou Shixiong Shen come out these past two days?"

Zhou Qing explained: "He's been busy with research lately; perhaps you could go see him."

"Research?" Lu Yaoyao seemed to imagine a certain scene, her face turning deathly pale, and she shook her head like a rattle-drum.

"Forget it. But speaking of which, I'm already at the late Nascent Soul stage; you started comprehending your Intent at this stage, right?"

Saying this, she turned around full of anticipation and asked: "Zhou Shixiong, what kind of Intent do you think I should comprehend?"

Zhou Qing said seriously: "This thing is hard to say; you have to find what suits you. Others can only give you a rough direction at most."

Lu Yaoyao asked eagerly: "Then as someone who has been through it, just give me a direction."

Zhou Qing looked at Lu Yaoyao carefully, and Lu Yaoyao hurriedly rested her chin on her hands, blinking her bright, sparkling eyes at him.

When he comprehended his Intent, Second Uncle had thrown him into the Haomiao Prefecture, and through observing the common people, he had finally realized his Overbearing Intent.

Of course, this took about nine months.

After finding the direction, it took another three years of life-and-death battles with various sect masters and elders to perfect the Intent and break through to the Soul Formation realm.

It was really hard to give advice on Lu Shimei Lu's situation.

"Do you have any thoughts or directions yourself?" Zhou Qing thought for a moment, really not knowing what to say, so he asked.

Lu Yaoyao's eyes lit up and she said: "Actually, I do have a somewhat vague direction."

"Oh, let's hear it!" Zhou Qing was also interested.

Lu Yaoyao hurriedly said: "I want to enter the Intent through Filial Piety; do you think that's possible?"

"Filial Piety? This..." Zhou Qing frowned.

Lu Shimei Lu's family was no longer in this world; how could she enter the Intent through Filial Piety?

Could it be filial piety toward Senior Uncle Sect Master? That could count as a way.

After all, she was a Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment cultivator, and her own talent was quite good; compared to ordinary people, this threshold was already much lower.

"Then Zhou Shixiong, what do you like to eat? I have nothing to do lately, I'll make it for you!" Lu Yaoyao said excitedly.

Zhou Qing: "..."

"Wait, you're being filial to me?" Zhou Qing finally reacted, surprised.

Lu Yaoyao nodded seriously and asked: "Is that not okay?"

Zhou Qing's face twitched uncontrollably, and he said helplessly: "Don't, I've been tormented by that Shen Yunzhou lately to the point of having psychological trauma; I'm currently fasting!"

"Fine, then do you have anything unhappy lately? Just tell me, I'll help you talk it out!"

Lu Yaoyao remained enthusiastic.

Zhou Qing shook his head repeatedly and said: "No, I'm actually quite happy; you should go find Senior Uncle Sect Master."

"You are my senior brother, it's only right for me to be filial to you. Don't push me away, Zhou Shixiong, I'm telling the truth... How annoying!"

As the courtyard gate closed with a "clatter," Lu Yaoyao stomped her feet outside in anger.

After knocking hard a few times and seeing no one open, she turned to look at the big tree in front of the courtyard and sighed lightly.

That night, when Third Mama first appeared, the whole tree turned into an ice sculpture; that scene was still vivid in her mind.

Unfortunately, she hadn't seen it since they left the Kunpeng Palace.

"Forget it, the Intent of Filial Piety probably won't work; I'd better find another way!" Lu Yaoyao muttered to herself and turned to leave.

Zhou Qing had been listening in the courtyard until he heard the sound of someone flying away, then shook his head with a bitter smile and muttered: "This girl..."

The next day, Shen Yunzhou rushed over from the other guest room excitedly.

"Zhou Shixiong, Zhou Shixiong, are you there?" The guy shouted excitedly.

Zhou Qing opened the door and, seeing the guy about to pounce, hurriedly raised his hand to stop him.

"Amazing, simply amazing!" Shen Yunzhou's face was filled with irrepressible excitement.

Zhou Qing asked: "Did that corpse fluid help you?"

"You bet! In just a few days, with its help, my Intent has become a bit more complete. Since I have time now, I'll show you!"

Shen Yunzhou said and prepared to display his Intent.

Zhou Qing hurriedly stopped him: "Don't, as long as it helps you, that's enough."

Shen Yunzhou seemed to understand Zhou Qing's concerns; a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face, and he gave two dry laughs.

Subsequently, he said to himself: "I never thought corpse fluid was a kind of filth; after all, to enhance my Intent, I've searched for all kinds of foul-smelling things."

"Coming here this time can be considered an eye-opener, and it has found me another path for future breakthroughs."

"By the way, Zhou Shixiong, what is your Intent? How is it coming along?" Shen Yunzhou suddenly seemed to remember something and asked curiously.

Zhou Qing had to say: "My Intent requires constant fighting."

"War God Intent? That's powerful! Let me tell you, in the Tianyun Holy Dynasty, there's a martial arts maniac who comprehended the Intent of War, calling himself the War God. Every day, he's either looking for someone to challenge or on the way to challenge someone..."

Shen Yunzhou immediately began to talk excitedly about that person, hoping it would be of help to Zhou Qing.

"Unfortunately, that guy never challenges me, saying my Intent is low-class."

Looking at the spittle-flying Shen Yunzhou, Zhou Qing could only smile politely and retreat a step without a trace, wiping his face.

I don't have the War God Intent, but the Overbearing Intent that can break all your Intents.

Especially the moment it breaks, it's like solving a puzzle you all carefully crafted.

That feeling is extremely wonderful.

Your Filth Intent might increase mine by a thread, but thinking about it, I'd rather not.

It's too disgusting; I'd rather not have it!

Just as Shen Yunzhou was still talking incessantly, Elder Jiang Pu suddenly flew over.

Seeing him, Zhou Qing couldn't help but shake his head with a bitter smile.

I really don't want to place a soul lamp; you're too dedicated, and besides, Senior Uncle Sect Master has already come out of seclusion, so your mission is complete.

And before Elder Jiang Pu could land, seeing Zhou Qing shake his head, he turned around and left quickly.

This sudden turn of events left Zhou Qing stunned.

"I'll come back to ask in a while!" Elder Jiang Pu's voice drifted from the sky.

Shen Yunzhou looked up and asked curiously: "Ask what? Is this guy playing matchmaker for you?"

"No, just a small matter!" Zhou Qing said.

And soon, Elder Elder Wu Zhu followed, which made Zhou Qing scratch his head.

Wait, you guys came one after another last time; is this planned?

Don't tell me Lin Jin came to ask him for a 【Bad Luck Post】 again?

"Little Sect Master, that man in white is here again!" Elder Elder Wu Zhu shouted after landing.

Zhou Qing: "..."

After Zhou Qing went out, he indeed saw Lin Jin standing quietly on a tree branch in the distance with his back turned.

"I don't like people who deliberately act cool like this; the smiling tiger Yan Sen is just like that, thinking he's so handsome."

Shen Yunzhou whispered as he looked at Lin Jin's fluttering robes.

"But these clothes are quite clean; let me stain them with some filth!"

Shen Yunzhou said, rubbing his hands, looking eager to make a move.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing hurriedly stopped him.

That guy is a late-stage Soul Formation expert, and his speed is not ordinary; so far, even with his Jin Peng true form, he hadn't caught up, and hadn't even seen his true appearance.

And doing that would just be pure provocation.

After giving Shen Yunzhou a simple warning, Zhou Qing stepped forward and asked: "Do you have business with me?"

Lin Jin got straight to the point: "That 【Bad Luck Post】 of yours is very useful; I want to buy a few more. Whatever conditions you need, just name them!"

(End of chapter)