Longevity begins with alchemy master

hum!
A strange sound suddenly rang out.

Then came a dazzling array of colors, rising in a misty haze.

The delicate and handsome young man seemed to transform into a bright moon, reflected in the beautiful woman's heart, and endless illusions arose one after another.

In an instant, Aunt Seven was trapped in the illusion, powerless to resist!

This was Zhou Fuyou's first time using the illusion technique "Mirror Flower Water Moon." Although she felt she had mastered it perfectly, she was still afraid of something going wrong, so she immediately inquired about the events of that year.

"What exactly was the tonic from fourteen years ago?"

Aunt Qi, in a daze, answered involuntarily, "Its name is Zhuang Shen Tang (Strengthening the Spirit Soup), but it actually contains a medicinal herb called Gui Ya Miao (Ghost-pulling Seedling). After taking it many times, the user will only feel physically strong and full of spirit, but Gui Ya Miao will gradually take effect, damaging the user's spiritual foundation and affecting future cultivation."

Ghosts pulling up seedlings!
Upon hearing the name of the medicinal herb, Zhou Fuyou's expression changed.

He had learned about this medicinal herb from a Taoist scripture, and it was not something that normal people could take.

Descriptions of the uses of Ghost-Pulling Seedlings often describe them as being used to refine pills that can temporarily unleash the body's potential and greatly invigorate the spirit. When facing a life-or-death crisis or an insurmountable enemy, consuming pills made from Ghost-Pulling Seedlings can multiply one's strength.

Normal cultivators wouldn't take this kind of medicinal herb, let alone Zhou Fuyou, who was only six years old at the time!
Zhou Fuyou was furious, her tone icy: "Why?"

Aunt Qi did not answer because the question was not specific.

Zhou Fuyou took a deep breath, suppressing her anger, and slowly asked, "Our two families have always been on good terms. Not to mention that I have a good relationship with your son, the fact that my father and Seventh Uncle have gone through thick and thin together should not have made you treat me so cruelly. Why did you do this?"

Aunt Qi's eyes were glazed over as she murmured, "Because you are too outstanding. You have shown extraordinary wisdom at such a young age. Once you can cultivate in the future, you will definitely achieve great things."

"Just because of this?" Zhou Fuyou asked incredulously.

Aunt Qi continued, "It's also because your father is quite capable and has been valued by the head of the family. He was also among the first to be considered for marriage. Your mother is from the main branch of the Qing Tong Lin family!"

Zhou Fuyou didn't believe it. "So what if my father is capable? Our two families are on good terms. The more capable he is, the more our family benefits. Would you really be jealous of him because of that?"

Aunt Qi murmured, "There is jealousy, but not enough for us to take action against him. It's my family's request."

"Make a move?" Zhou Fuyou asked, puzzled. Then, as if realizing something, her expression changed completely.

Aunt Qi nodded in confusion, "Yes, during the sea patrol mission, your parents did not die of natural causes, but were led into a deadly situation by Haiye, so their remains were never found."

chi chi chi...

Strands of spiritual energy shot out from Zhou Fuyou's body, hitting the surrounding swamp and splashing up countless clumps of mud.

His face was filled with murderous intent.

He never imagined that even his parents' deaths had such a hidden story.

At this moment, he could no longer resist killing the woman in front of him, who had a face as beautiful as a peach blossom but was as venomous as a snake.

But he forcibly suppressed it, only his tone of voice became increasingly cold.

"Why is the Yin family targeting my parents like this?"

"Because Zhou Yunshen's time is coming to an end."

"Ancestor?!"

Zhou Fuyou blurted out, his mind fluctuating under the successive shocks.

Even the high-level illusion spell "Mirror Flower, Water Moon" that he had cast showed faint signs of instability.

Aunt Qi's face showed a struggle, but under the suppression of the illusion, she was forced to answer her nephew's questions one by one.

"Everyone knows that Zhou Yunshen's days are numbered and he may pass away at any time. However, the Zhou family occupies the best fourth-order spiritual land within a radius of ten thousand miles, namely Bailuze. Once Zhou Yunshen passes away, the Zhou family will be unable to defend this land without a Nascent Soul cultivator. Therefore, our two major allies, the Qingtong Lin family and the Yin family of Hanjiang Valley, have been secretly plotting against us."

“Your father is too capable. He is very likely to succeed as the head of the family or an elder in the future. At that time, because of your mother, the Qing Tong Lin family will benefit.”

"Therefore, my Yin family will not tolerate your father's existence, and drugging you was just a convenient thing to do."

"Not only that, but they also secretly provided Haiye with a lot of resources to help him forcibly form his core and occupy a high position in the Zhou family."

"Once the Zhou family patriarch passes away, Haiye will cooperate with the Yin family of Hanjiang Valley to seize this precious cultivation land of Bailuze from within and without."

So, it was all for profit?

Zhou Fuyou's face was filled with sorrow. The murder of her parents and the accidental injury to her sister were nothing more than the Yin family of Hanjiang Valley coveting Bailuze, where the Zhou family lived.

Presumably, dealing with me was merely a way to undermine my father's former prestige.

He asked a question that betrayed his anger, a question that was somewhat infuriating.

"Seventh Uncle is a member of the Zhou family, how could he betray his own people?"

Aunt Qi said naturally, "He is not valued within the clan, and with the passing of the ancestor, the Zhou family will also perish. Under these circumstances, our Yin family extended an olive branch, helping him to form his core, helping him to take power, and even allowing our son Zhou Yuqi to attend classes at the Tiannan Dao Palace. Even if the Zhou family is gone in the future, he will still have a place. Haiye's choice is the wisest one."

Zhou Fuyou still refused to accept it: "Even if the ancestor passes away, the Zhou family still has the Grand Elder Zhou Cangyi to fight against the Nascent Soul stage, five or six Golden Core cultivators, and dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators. The Yin family of Hanjiang Valley cannot swallow up the vast Bailu Marsh!"

"The Zhou family is not a true Daoist clan. There are many humble and powerful families in the Tiannan Continent that have inherited the Daoist lineage. Once the big tree falls, all the monkeys will scatter. At that time, many families will rush in, and the Zhou family will not be able to stop them. As for my Yin family of Hanjiang Valley, all we need to do is, with Haiye's cooperation, get the most lucrative share of the profits."

Having said all that, Zhou Fuyou had no desire to ask any more questions.

He only had one last question.

"Zhou Yuqi, do you know these things?"

Do your childhood companions, your only "friend," know these things?
Aunt Qi's face softened. "Yuqi knows nothing."

Tick ​​tock!

A drop of water fell into a calm swampy pool.

Ripples spread out, and the mirror-like surface, as bright as the moon, shattered in an instant.

Aunt Qi blinked blankly and looked across at the other side.

As far as the eye could see, a water jet whistled past.

puff!

A blood-red plum blossom bloomed between the woman's eyebrows.

She collapsed in the filthy swamp.

suddenly!

A beam of light rose from her corpse, from which came an angry voice.

"Cherish Snow!"

So Aunt Qi's name is Yin Xixue?
Zhou Fuyou sneered and touched the ray of light with his spiritual sense.

"Seventh Uncle, mayfly is waiting for you!"

The light shattered in an instant, but Zhou Fuyou remained expressionless, and a blue jade ruler appeared in his hand.

With a flick of his wrist, the jade ruler disappeared into the thick mud.

Then he sat down with peace of mind.

Although his expression was calm, the killing intent in his heart was rising wildly.

The hatred between parents and children is irreconcilable.

He wants to settle this matter personally!

Moreover, he believed that Zhou Haiye would not bring anyone over, nor would he dare to bring anyone over.

This created an opportunity for him to personally kill his enemies.

Will Zhou Haiye come?
call out!
A piercing shriek came from the sky.

Crimson magic power pierced through the thickets of poison, revealing the figure of a middle-aged man.

Zhou Fuyou slowly stood up.

"Seventh Uncle, you really came."

Zhou Haiye's gaze fell on the corpse on the ground, his face turning ashen. "You little brat, how dare you?"

Zhou Fuyou chuckled softly, "Why wouldn't I dare? You all dared to harm my parents and poison me when I was only six years old, so why wouldn't I dare?"

Zhou Haiye's expression changed drastically. "How many secrets did she reveal before she died?"

“All of them!” Zhou Fuyou pointed.

Bang!
The beautiful woman's corpse on the ground was instantly exploded into a shower of blood.

Such a cruel and tragic scene enraged Zhou Haiye.

"you wanna die!"

"Do you dare kill me?" Zhou Fuyou sneered. "I am someone favored by the Ancestor, a genius specifically chosen by the Tiannan Dao Palace. Do you dare to make a move?"

Zhou Haiye hesitated.

Zhou Fuyou shook his head. "No, you must do it. If you don't kill me, your family will not forgive you, Zhou Yuqi will not have an easy time, and you will have no place to stay in the Tiannan Continent in the future."

"Yes, I must kill you. After I kill you, I'll say it was the White Heron Demon King of the swamp who did it, and no one will blame me."

As Zhou Haiye murmured, the spiritual pressure unique to the Golden Core stage suddenly pressed down.

Zhou Fuyou neither dodged nor avoided, his entire body circulating spiritual energy.

boom!
In an instant, a misty aura burst forth from his body, directly confronting the spiritual pressure of the Golden Core cultivator.

Moreover, the black currents surged outwards from him in all directions.

In a short while, it had covered an area of ​​ten miles in radius.

Faced with this scene, Zhou Haiye simply couldn't understand it.

But soon, he realized something.

"Foundation Establishment stage? When did you advance to Foundation Establishment?"

“When I killed your wife, you should have realized that I had at least the strength of the Foundation Establishment stage.”

As Zhou Fuyou spoke calmly, his figure took a step back and disappeared into the thick black air currents.

Zhou Haiye felt that many things were beyond his control, but his Golden Core stage cultivation allowed him to retain a sliver of rationality. "You're only twenty years old. Even if you've reached Foundation Establishment, it's just a quick fix, a pointless waste of your exceptional talent. Besides, you've never fought anyone before and have no combat experience. What makes you think you can provoke me?"

This time, Zhou Fuyou did not answer.

He concealed himself within the vast black currents of energy, unleashing a torrent of spiritual power that blasted up countless white egrets in the swamp.

Its figure moved with the waves, elusive and unpredictable.

One after another, spiritual incantations were cast from his hands.

"Killing you with the magic created by our ancestors can be considered cleaning up the sect."

Zhou Fuyou muttered to himself, pushing with both hands!

An air wall pressed down on Zhou Haiye in the distance.

The opponent countered with a flick of their wrist.

Then, three more thick air walls pressed in from three other directions.

Not only that, but an astonishing dragon roared from the sky. A blue dragon, shaking its head and wagging its tail, pounced.

Countless water arrows shot out from all directions, both above and below, in a dense barrage.

Once she made her move, Zhou Fuyou held nothing back.

Zhou Haiye's shock grew ever greater.

With a flick of his sleeve, he shattered the barrier of air; his magical flying sword severed the blue dragon; and a shield floated around him, blocking countless water arrows.

"How could he possess such abundant spiritual power, seemingly inexhaustible?"

"How could he cast his spells so quickly, with no gaps between them?"

"wrong!"

laugh……

Amidst the surging black currents, Zhou Haiye's top-grade defensive magic artifact was being continuously corroded, and even his Golden Core shield could not withstand the corrosive force.

It's miasma!
Zhou Haiye suddenly realized that these black currents of energy, infused with spiritual power, were clearly the highly poisonous miasma that had existed in Bailuze for countless years.

Considering the continuous reduction of miasma in Bailuze over the years, an unbelievable idea came to his mind.

"Zhou Fuyou actually refined the miasma of the vast Bailu Marsh, the kind of miasma that even Golden Core cultivators wouldn't want to touch, into his own body?"

If Zhou Fuyou knew his belated thoughts, she might also praise his rich experience.

Over the years, Zhou Fuyou has indeed lived in seclusion in Bailu Marsh, refining countless miasma into the growth-oriented spell "Qi Hai Fu Tian".

This is the cultivation method left on the jade slip by our ancestor Zhou Yunshen.

The technique "Qi Sea Floating to the Sky" is based on the Qi Sea, which contains the Qi of the entire universe and achieves boundless power.

Our ancestors cited many examples of this so-called "qi of the universe".

Miasma, malevolent energy, poisonous gas, and even extreme yin and coldness are among the many powerful forces present.

As long as the Qi Sea itself is sufficient and the cultivator can withstand it, it can continuously accommodate more!
Coincidentally, Zhou Fuyou possessed a sea of ​​qi that seemed like a bottomless abyss, and he discovered that his constitution was completely immune to such highly poisonous miasma.

Therefore, in just three years, he had already cultivated the "Qi Sea Floating Heaven" technique to a remarkable level.

He was extremely confident in killing his seventh uncle, Zhou Haiye.

It wasn't just Zhou Fuyou's strong confidence in his own strength, but also the fact that Zhou Haiye's Golden Core realm was obtained by trickery, and that after achieving the Golden Core stage, he became obsessed with vying for power and profit, without spending a lot of time consolidating his own realm.

"Today, it's not just about avenging our grievances, but also about cleaning house!"

Zhou Fuyou became fierce, unleashing all the spiritual power within her body along her wide meridians.

The black aura surged even more violently, completely surrounding Zhou Haiye in the center, and no matter how he tried to break free, it was to no avail.

Furthermore, a multitude of spells attacked from all directions, from the sky to the ground, from all sorts of unexpected angles.

This fighting style has nothing to do with combat experience anymore.

Pure waste!

A waste of spiritual energy, a barrage of spells.

Under constant corrosion, the shield surrounding Zhou Haiye shattered in less than a quarter of an hour.

And it was at this time.

A beam of blue light rose from the sky, transforming into hundreds of shadows that simultaneously struck Zhou Haiye.

"Our ancestor actually gave you his famous magic weapon, the Yin-Slaying Ruler!"

Amidst the roar, a scream rang out.

Then, Zhou Haiye took out a talisman and crushed it.

boom!
A blazing sun exploded amidst a terrifying black aura.

Seizing the opportunity, Zhou Haiye staggered into the air, attempting to escape.

However, the surrounding air currents transformed into ferocious dragons, which bit him and dragged him down once again.

……

The outer perimeter of Bailuze.

Zhou Junxiao, who was sitting in the center and in charge of the overall situation, suddenly felt uneasy and looked up into the distance.

As far as the eye could see, billowing black smoke filled the entire sky.

Faintly, another figure rushed out of the darkness, only to be pulled back by the vicious dragons.

That's Zhou Haiye!
His expression changed drastically. He told his people to "guard the line" and then rushed into Bailuze.

Soon, Zhou Junxiao arrived at the depths of the swamp.

Many Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Zhou family flew over here; they were all members of the clan who participated in the extermination of the demonic beasts in Bailuze.

Zhou Junxiao shouted, "Everyone, stay away! This black energy is extremely corrosive; your defenses can't withstand it!"

After saying that, he rushed inside.

As they traveled, the magical shield around their bodies came into contact with the black energy and was continuously corroded.

Zhou Junxiao's expression turned grim. He dared not stop and quickly flew towards the center.

He couldn't let Zhou Haiye die here, after all, the Zhou family didn't have many Golden Core cultivators to begin with, and couldn't afford such a loss.

However, when he stepped into the center of the battlefield, all he saw was a mangled corpse.

It's Zhou Haiye!

His face was blurred and his body was tattered.

Strands of black energy were constantly seeping in and out of the corpse's wounds, displaying remarkable spirituality.

Seeing this, Zhou Junxiao's eyes widened in fury, and he roared in a furious voice, "Who is it? Get out here for me!"

call!call!
A whooshing sound came from the air, and Zhou Junxiao looked up.

A very handsome man in white robes, holding a blue jade ruler, slowly descended from the dark sky.

Upon seeing the person who arrived, Zhou Junxiao was stunned.

"Zhou Fuyou?"

Zhou Fuyou calmly put away the blue jade ruler. "Fuyou greets the head of the family."

Zhou Junxiao looked around in disbelief, his gaze finally settling on Zhou Fuyou.

"You did it?"

"Yes, I killed Zhou Haiye."

"How dare you? He's a Golden Core cultivator from the Zhou family, and he's also your seventh uncle!"

Zhou Fuyou shook his head. "The details are too numerous to explain in a short time."

Zhou Junxiao took a deep breath, suppressing the anger that was rising again.

"No, I need an explanation!"

The nearby black currents were now returning to Zhou Fuyou's body as if swallows were returning to their nests.

That thin, not particularly strong body resembled a whirlpool.

Zhou Junxiao's eyelids twitched violently as he watched the strange air currents, which could have threatened him, being collected in this way.

This young man is only twenty years old!

How did he cultivate such a terrifying killing move?
Is this what it means to be an unparalleled genius?
Zhou Fuyou grinned. "Patriarch, you should think about how to explain Zhou Haiye's death to others! As for the real reason, I will wait for you at the Coral Palace, and you will get a satisfactory answer."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Fuyou quietly sank and disappeared into the White Egret Swamp.

Zhou Junxiao could hardly believe that the person who had just acted like that was Zhou Fuyou.

Such self-will, such aloofness and indifference.

He killed an elder of the clan, yet he was so arrogant in front of the patriarch!

He was furious, but when he thought of Zhou Fuyou's talent and the protection of his ancestors, he opened his mouth, but in the end he could only lower his head helplessly.

As the black aura dissipated, streaks of light began to approach.

Upon seeing the mangled corpse on the ground, they all gasped in shock.

Zhou Junxiao sighed and gave a reason that was hard to convince but had to be accepted.

"Sixth Elder Zhou Haiye died at the hands of the hidden demon king of Bailuze." (End of Chapter)