Chapter 87

Up until now, he had never even heard of a Fifth-Level cultivation nation, let alone a seventh-level one. In such a terrifying nation, perhaps anyone at the level of a city lord could easily wipe out their Sacred Martial Dynasty.

Yet, despite this, this seventh-level cultivation nation had actually fallen; this was simply too inconceivable.

Seeing that the No. 1 Red Sphere still didn't say a word and hadn't exited, the No. 6 Blue Sphere felt much more at ease and continued to explain to Zhou Qing: "As the scene manifests, the Divine Void Tiangong can instantly lock onto its location and replicate it perfectly."

"Not only can you experience it firsthand as if you were there, but you can also invite others to enter and explore together."

"Just as I said earlier, the scenes are replicated one-to-one, which means you can conduct simulated exploration inside, and everyone has three chances to respawn each time."

"Afterward, when you feel you have explored the areas that need exploring, you can head to the actual location in reality to begin the true search for opportunities."

Hearing this, Zhou Qing was filled with disbelief; this was simply too heaven-defying.

"Alright, alright, No. 1 probably knows better than us. Old man... well, No. 1, invite us in for a look. Since there are only the four of us right now, and we are all in different cultivation nations, separated by who knows how many thousands of miles, being able to meet in this way can be considered fate."

The No. 4 Green Sphere said with a grin.

"I agree. Of course, if you are willing, the forbidden zone I've seen also welcomes you to join in exploring it. It's been over four hundred years, and I haven't even been able to pass the second stage, which has severely damaged my confidence," the No. 5 Cyan Sphere said dejectedly.

"... the three of us couldn't pass it even by joining forces; I guess our cultivation realm isn't high enough, and we simply can't get through."

Hearing the three's conversation, Zhou Qing's heart jolted violently.

This time span of hundreds of years shows that their cultivation bases are unfathomable, far exceeding his imagination.

If he were to rashly enter their scenes, or invite them into his own, a slight carelessness would expose his own cultivation.

Once these scheming fellows followed the clues to find him, not only would he be in danger, but the entire Taiqingmen could face the disaster of annihilation.

"Next time!" Zhou Qing changed his voice to say, yet as soon as the sound was emitted, it unexpectedly transformed into that gender-neutral tone on its own.

Interesting!

After hearing this, the three light spheres were all somewhat disappointed.

The world is vast, and there are countless forbidden zones everywhere; they actually quite wanted to go in and take a look.

Subsequently, Zhou Qing's mind stirred, and he dove into his own scene.

And under the gaze of the other three, the No. 1 Red Sphere's scene was instantly filled with a crimson color, and nothing could be seen.

"Looks like a cold and aloof person, and their guard is extremely high!" After the No. 4 finished speaking, he sighed and dissipated.

No. 5 said: "Probably just a stranger here, it will be better later on. No. 6, when you have time, come to my scene to explore."

No. 6 gave a soft "Mm," then watched as Zhou Qing's scene completely dissipated and left.

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At this moment, Zhou Qing only felt his feet land on something solid, and before he could observe his surroundings, a terrifying sense of gravity rushed toward him.

Caught off guard, he almost knelt to the ground.

Looking around, he didn't expect it to actually start from the gravity zone.

"This time it's not in the light sphere state, but as if the physical body has entered!" Zhou Qing touched his body and couldn't help but exclaim.

"To be able to gain the recognition of the first layer of the Divine Void Tiangong, it's clear that those things deep in the cave heaven are definitely extraordinary. After all, the entire Taiqingmen was established because of it," Zhou Qing muttered to himself.

I wonder where these No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 come from?

They shouldn't be people from the Sacred Martial Dynasty.

Roar——

Just as he was pondering, a familiar roaring sound suddenly came from the corridor ahead.

"It's those wandering souls!" Zhou Qing's eyes couldn't help but light up.

Since it's a simulation anyway, he might as well have some fun. If he happens to be sent in again next time, he can't guarantee that his luck will be this good every time, being completely ignored.

He tapped his storage bag, and a broken sword flickering with silver lightning arcs leaped into his hand.

Watching the three Foundation Establishment wandering souls and a large group of Qi Condensation wandering souls rushing out from the opposite side, Zhou Qing let out a loud shout and then charged up.

In an instant, the entire corridor was intertwined with lightning, with only one light shadow constantly shuttling through it.

The sword momentum fell like a violent storm, and every time the broken sword was swung, it was accompanied by dazzling lightning and deafening thunder.

Many wandering souls constantly dissipated amidst shrill shrieks.

Until Zhou Qing was panting and covered in sweat.

The three Foundation Establishment Perfection wandering souls and over twenty Qi Condensation wandering souls were now completely gone.

"As expected of Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, it allows me to remain at ease even when facing multiple opponents of the same rank, but I cannot be careless. These wandering souls don't have various cultivation techniques or divine abilities, and they are relatively rigid!"

Zhou Qing stood up slowly under immense pressure and began to move inward step by step.

But before he had walked a few steps, roars came again from deep within the corridor, followed by more chilling energy rushing toward him.

"There's actually a second wave?" Zhou Qing was somewhat shocked.

That's right, in the two times he entered before, whether it was Foundation Establishment, Qi Condensation, or the Jin Dan wandering souls attracted later, they had never been wiped out like today, so he never knew that one wave would be followed by another.

It seems that everyone has underestimated this gravity corridor.

"Since that's the case, then come on. I want to see where my limit really is?"

A sharp look flashed in Zhou Qing's eyes, and soon, a full six Foundation Establishment Perfection wandering souls appeared.

"Kill!"

Zhou Qing raised his sword and charged again...

I don't know how much time passed, when a hair-raising sense of weightlessness struck, making Zhou Qing's expression dazed.

Looking again, he appeared in this space once more.

"Did I just die?" Zhou Qing hurriedly touched his neck, only then noticing that he had turned back into the red light sphere state.

Not long ago, he had ushered in the fourth wave, a full ten Foundation Establishment Perfection wandering souls. He was already nearly exhausted from the first three waves, and coupled with the terrifying gravity that left him powerless, he was finally ambushed by two wandering souls from behind, who pierced through his neck.

At that moment, he felt his heartbeat accelerating and his life force fading, and before he could react, he had already appeared outside.

"Does this count as using up one chance?" Zhou Qing felt everything was so wonderful; it really was a simulation.

Not only that, everything seemed to start over, and the previously consumed spiritual power returned to its peak state.

However, the combat techniques and experience against the enemy remained firmly in his heart.

"Interesting, I want to see how many waves I can push through along this path?"

Zhou Qing felt curious and charged in again...

Early morning, Zhou Qing opened the window, looked at the fish-belly white at the horizon, and let out a long breath.

Then, looking at the token in his hand, he gave a bitter smile.

The second chance was still lost on the fourth wave, but he struggled through the third time, and he could already see the stone mill key on the opposite side.

As long as he was given a little more time, he could rush over, but unfortunately, the fifth wave of wandering souls appeared.

"It seems that as long as one is in the gravity zone, those wandering souls will appear endlessly; there is no limit to their number at all!"

It's just that he was a bit puzzled; the cave heaven should be composed of two parts.

One is the gravity zone, which was set up by Taiqingmen itself, with the purpose of preventing experts from breaking in and seeing the true secrets belonging to Taiqingmen.

Moreover, the gravity zone seems to hide a terrifying existence, making the Supreme Elders and the Sect Master afraid to break in easily, for fear that the thing would be awakened and not distinguish between friend and foe.

They can only use Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment, or at most Jin Dan, to probe and enter to open the key.

And the true core is those eerie scenes that trapped the Second Grandfather.

But now, he had seen with his own eyes that the wandering souls were coming from deep within the corridor, yet the Supreme Elders and the others still didn't know the hiding place of this thing.

And now, after several simulations, he could basically conclude that these wandering souls were also a kind of trial, and they came from deep within the corridor.

If they didn't want them to enter, they could just send a large number of wandering souls to block the door. Why would they release different levels of wandering souls according to the cultivation of the entrant, and one wave after another?

Have these two merged into one?

Zhou Qing couldn't figure it out, and at this moment, he didn't want to think about it anymore.

He was just shocked by the terrifying nature of this 【Divine Void Tiangong】, which could instantly lock onto the location of a forbidden zone seen by others and replicate it perfectly.

It shows its high grade; one must know that this is only the first layer.

"There are three simulation chances each time, but to enter again, one actually needs to inject a full thirty mid-grade spirit stones into the token to open the passage to that space. Isn't this too money-burning?"

Now he only had a total of one hundred and fifty-six mid-grade spirit stones on him, along with some scattered inferior-grade spirit stones, which means he could enter at most five times.

And those No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 were clearly extremely wealthy; otherwise, they wouldn't have spent so many mid-grade spirit stones to come in and meet him after sensing a newcomer, only to leave.

"It seems I'm the only poor person, I must hurry up and make money. The simulation of this cave heaven is of great help to me, especially combat techniques, and perhaps I might even be lucky enough to go inside and take a look."

After feeding the hen some spirit stone powder, Zhou Qing yawned and lay on the bed to rest.

It wasn't until noon, when he heard a collision sound outside, that he got up, eyes still bleary with sleep.

At a glance, he saw that pink paper crane outside the barrier.

"Is this girl so idle every day? Doesn't she cultivate?"

Zhou Qing thought for a moment and let it out.

Subsequently, the paper crane landed on the windowsill, and Lu Yaoyao's cheerful voice soon came from inside.

"Zhou Shixiong, what are you doing? My Third Shixiong is having a birthday at the Jade Meal Hall today. If you have nothing to do, you can come over and join the fun!"

Zhou Qing let out a chuckle.

How can you be so innocent? You didn't see the way your five Shixiongs looked at me.

Seeing the paper crane turn blue, Zhou Qing said: "Not going!"

Afterward, he picked up the paper crane and threw it away.

Ensuring no one would disturb him, he took out thirty mid-grade spirit stones and injected them into the token. The suction force came again, and after opening his eyes, he was indeed back in this place.

However, this time, those three people didn't come in again.

Looking at his own scene, he dove straight in...

Hu! Hu! Hu!

I don't know how much time passed, Zhou Qing lay on the floor tiles, panting heavily. Compared to last time, this time the speed was much faster. After wiping out the fourth wave, he finally jumped out of the gravity zone one step ahead.

And the rustling sound from deeper in the corridor also retreated completely at this moment.

"Too close, if this fifth wave comes, I definitely won't be able to hold on!"

After resting for a while, Zhou Qing didn't turn the millstone but came to the place where the Second Grandfather's thief hole used to be.

The repair was exactly the same, showing it was indeed a perfect restoration.

After letting out a long breath, looking at the even darker passage in front of him, Zhou Qing held the broken sword and stepped into it.

Puchi——

Carefully walking less than half a meter, one side of the corridor suddenly caved in, and a pitch-black bone spur shot out like black lightning. Zhou Qing didn't even have time to react before it pierced directly through his heart.

"Damn!"

Turning into a light sphere, he cursed loudly and entered again.

This time, as the bone spur shot out, Zhou Qing, who had long been prepared, narrowed his eyes, and the broken sword in his hand was instantly raised, accurately blocking the pitch-black bone spur.

The sound of metal clashing echoed in the corridor, and sparks flew for a while.

Feeling the powerful force coming from the bone spur, Zhou Qing let out a muffled grunt, his arm trembled slightly, and as his internal spiritual power circulated, he turned his wrist and directly flicked it away.

The bone spur fell to the ground with a clatter but soon floated up again.

As if a chain reaction had occurred, the entire passage appeared dense with bone spurs, all aiming at Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"Finished!"

Before the "Silver Dragon Step" could be executed, countless bone spurs shot out, piercing him through the heart.

"I don't believe it!" The third time, Zhou Qing came here again.

But this time he wasn't impulsive but observed carefully for a while.

The force of each of these bone spurs was at least a Jin Dan level attack. With so many bone spurs, even a Soul Formation expert wouldn't be able to hold on.

But the Supreme Elder could pass through safely. Zhou Qing didn't believe they relied on brute force every time.

If that were really the case, how much would be consumed? If they came a few more times, this place wouldn't need to defend against enemies.

"Right, Daily Identification!"

Zhou Qing slapped his forehead; how could he have forgotten this.

Subsequently, he performed an identification on the passage in front of him.

【Passage full of killing weapons: This is a passage full of crises, with killing weapons everywhere above, below, left, and right. In the deepest part, there are even three layers of illusion arrays imprinted within. If you want to pass, just move the millstone and place it at the entrance.】

Seeing the feedback information, Zhou Qing was pleasantly surprised.

I knew it, there must be a way.

If you can use your brain, definitely don't use your hands.

Subsequently, Zhou Qing hurriedly turned around and rolled the millstone not far away to this place bit by bit, but suddenly, he seemed to think of something.

When he was first sent in by the Supreme Elder, he never found the millstone key, and then he saw the thief hole, as well as the millstone outside this passage in front of him.

At that time, he was excited and just jumped onto the millstone when he was taken in by the Second Grandfather.

"It seems the Second Grandfather passed through this passage in this way at that time!" Zhou Qing felt he was really stupid; he couldn't even copy the answer.

Subsequently, he rolled the millstone to the previous position.

"Clang——"

Some sound seemed to ring out deep in the passage, and then it returned to silence.

Only then did Zhou Qing let out a long breath and stepped in.

Sure enough, this time that bone spur didn't pop out, and nothing else was seen.

Even the entire dark passage began to glow slightly.

Zhou Qing walked in step by step.

"That is——"

Not long after, his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but quicken his pace.

At this moment, in the corner of the passage, over a dozen mushrooms were actually growing.

These mushrooms were crystal clear throughout, emitting a faint light, with slightly red caps and stalks as white as jade, delicate and smooth, giving a sense of purity.

As he approached, he could feel a gentle spiritual power fluctuation, and a faint fragrance rushed toward him.

"It's actually the medicinal primer for refining the Opening Pill—Spirit Essence Mushroom!"

At Foundation Establishment Perfection, wanting to successfully step into the Jin Dan realm and condense one's own Jin Dan is extremely difficult. At this time, if one has an Opening Pill, it will greatly increase the success rate.

It's similar to the Foundation Establishment Pill, but even more precious.

One Opening Pill is worth at least thirty mid-grade spirit stones, which is three thousand inferior-grade spirit stones.

Three thousand spirit stones, for an ordinary Foundation Establishment, is also a fortune that needs to be saved for a long time.

You must know, as a core disciple, he only had over three hundred spirit stones before, and using 【Daily Identification】, he only earned a little at the Second Grandfather's stall.

One Spirit Essence Mushroom, plus other rare medicinal materials, only refined three Opening Pills. With so many Spirit Essence Mushrooms, I don't know how much money they can sell for.

Zhou Qing reached out and touched them; it was so real. Unfortunately, all of this was simulated. Only when he reached the real cave heaven could he bring them out.

"Dan Hua Peak has its own unique medicine field; it's impossible to plant them here. After all, this place is the core secret of Taiqingmen. Then there is only one possibility: the Spirit Essence Mushrooms here grow naturally, and I guess they will be fully mature before long!"

Zhou Qing felt an itch in his heart.

The Supreme Elder and the others, as Soul Formation experts, passed by many times without picking them; I guess they didn't look at them at all.

But these are of great help to Zhou Qing, who is now at Foundation Establishment Perfection.

After all, his condensation of the Jin Dan is different from ordinary people; that's a full two cores, not to mention the energy required.

Even if there are leftovers, they can be sold for money and then exchanged for mid-grade spirit stones to wander around in the 【Divine Void Tiangong】.

"I wonder when the Supreme Elder will enter the cave heaven next time?"

Zhou Qing muttered to himself, remembered the place, and then left reluctantly, continuing to go deeper.

After passing through the passage, he finally saw the scene in front of him again.

Red river, dead crows, giant trees, heart, coffin...

That pressure spread to the surroundings like a surging tide, pressing Zhou Qing until he couldn't breathe, nearly fainting.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Every time the huge black heart beat, Zhou Qing's heart followed it, and then a large mouthful of blood was spat out.

He immediately knelt on one knee, clutching his chest tightly, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

Creak——

Just at this moment, a low sound rang out.

Zhou Qing raised his head with difficulty and saw a coffin trembling slightly under a tree in the distance, and then the stone coffin lid began to move slowly.

The sound of the heavy stone rubbing against the coffin body echoed in his ears like muffled thunder.

Immediately after, he seemed to see a mass of green energy diffusing from it, and then, everything went black before his eyes.

After opening his eyes again, he had already turned into a red sphere floating outside.

"What is that thing?" If he had a physical body, Zhou Qing would definitely be panting heavily right now, his face full of lingering fear.

Unfortunately, he didn't see anything in the last scene.

"Still, my cultivation is too weak; I can't bear the synchronized beating of that huge heart at all. Forget it, let's try again after stepping into the Jin Dan realm next time!"

Zhou Qing sighed lightly.

"No. 1, how is it?" Just at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded beside him.

Zhou Qing turned his head and saw the No. 4 Green Sphere had entered at some point and was greeting him.

Zhou Qing didn't pay attention; after all, he didn't have a very good impression of this guy.

"Why don't you come to my scene for a turn? With your knowledge, maybe you've been there too. Then we can team up in reality..."

Before the No. 4 Green Sphere could finish, Zhou Qing's light sphere dissipated in the air and retreated.

"Cold and aloof guy!" The No. 4 Green Sphere cursed and dove into the first scene...

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"Old Four, Old Four——"

Listening to Yan Xiaohu's shouting outside, Zhou Qing yawned and came out speechlessly.

After all, he hadn't slept all night, using it all to clear the levels.

Soon, he was stunned.

Because today Yan Xiaohu not only had a new hairstyle but even his clothes were changed to new ones.

It's just this red robe and green pants; no matter how you look at it, it's awkward.

Yan Xiaohu turned around happily in front of Zhou Qing and asked excitedly: "How is it? How is it?"

Zhou Qing didn't know how to evaluate it for a moment, so he had to say: "Third Shixiong, red and green together, like dog shit, you this——"

"What do you know? To attract others' attention immediately among countless young talents, this is the fastest way. If I stand in the crowd like this, will you notice me?" Yan Xiaohu asked hurriedly.

Zhou Qing nodded with a smile: "That's a must, and in my heart, I'll be thinking, yo, which flamboyant man is this, his taste is too bad..."

"Stop, stop!" Yan Xiaohu immediately stopped Zhou Qing from continuing with a huff, but soon leaned in with a grin and gave Zhou Qing a shoulder rub.

"Old Four, how do you think Shixiong treats you on weekdays?" Yan Xiaohu asked.

When things are abnormal, there must be a demon.

Zhou Qing looked at Yan Xiaohu's embarrassed look, full of doubt: "Third Shixiong, besides borrowing money, if there is anything you need help with, just say it."

"Good brother!"

Hearing this, Yan Xiaohu was so excited that he slapped Zhou Qing on the shoulder.

It hurt Zhou Qing so much he winced.

No, if you want to talk about something, just talk, why use your hands?

"Oh, sorry, does it hurt?" Yan Xiaohu hurriedly gave Zhou Qing a light rub.

Zhou Qing shook his head.

Only then did Yan Xiaohu say: "It's like this, this favor is actually quite simple, it's just whether you can not come out tomorrow and just stay at home."

"Why is that?" Zhou Qing was somewhat puzzled.

Yan Xiaohu couldn't help but cough lightly and said: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that the Seventh Prince and Ninth Princess of the Sacred Martial Dynasty are coming tomorrow, especially the Ninth Princess, who is coming to my Taiqingmen for the first time. I have inside information, heard she is very beautiful."

Yan Xiaohu's eyes shone when he said this, and he couldn't help but wipe the drool from his mouth.

(End of chapter)