The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 138 Three Paintings Sent by the Seventh Prince (6k)

Roar--

As soon as Zhou Qing entered, huge pressure came instantly, and at the same time, countless roars were heard in the passage.

Zhou Qing struggled to get up, speechless.

I originally wanted to try the "Golden Crow Burning Sky Classic" with a small level of success, but you gave me hope and allowed me to pass it smoothly.

I was finally ready to make a final push to see if I could get some benefit from the ancient tree, but you stopped me here again.

play me?
But now that things have come to this, what can he do? He definitely can't get over it.

As expected, twenty wandering souls in the Nascent Soul Realm appeared, followed by a large number of Golden Core Realm souls.

Zhou Qing was under tremendous pressure and quickly formed seals with his hands. As the seals changed, the spiritual power in his body surged like a surging tide, frantically converging towards his arms.

I saw a golden flame slowly emerging in the palm of my hand. At first, it was only the size of a bean, but it was extremely hot. The surrounding air was burned and distorted.

But in just a blink of an eye, the flame expanded at an astonishing speed and turned into a golden crow shadow about half a foot long.

The Golden Crow suddenly roared towards the sky, emitting a terrifying high temperature. It spread its wings, and the entire passage was illuminated in golden light.

Zhou Qing shouted excitedly and pushed the Golden Crow towards the group of wandering souls.

The Golden Crow instantly rushed into the group of wandering souls, flapping its wings rapidly, and each flap brought up a surging wave of fire.

Wherever the waves of fire passed, countless wandering souls let out miserable wails, and their cold bodies were quickly wrapped in the flames. No matter how frantically they struggled, they could not break free from the restraints of the Golden Crow flames.

It disappeared in just a few breaths.

And for every wandering soul burned to death, the Golden Crow would consume more spiritual power. Zhou Qing's spiritual power was continuously drawn out, rushing along the meridians to his arms, and then injected into the Golden Crow's phantom.

Soon his face turned pale, but fortunately, all the wandering souls were burned to ashes in a short while.

Zhou Qing's legs also went weak and he knelt on one knee, breathing heavily. Without saying a word, he quickly replenished the blood and spiritual power reserved in the fourth petal and returned to his peak.

"It's more powerful than I imagined, but there are too many wandering souls, and coupled with this terrifying gravity, it almost drained me dry!"

Zhou Qing smiled bitterly and simply didn't bother to move, so he just waited here.

After a while, the second batch of wandering souls arrived, and this time the number of wandering souls in the Nascent Soul stage increased directly to thirty-five.

Zhou Qing got up and tried the "Golden Crow Burning Sky Classic" again...

After being "dismembered", he turned into a ball of light again. He prayed that this last chance must be ignored. As soon as he entered, he heard the familiar roar coming from the front.

"Damn it!" Zhou Qing cursed immediately.

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Inside the room, Zhou Qing put away the dimmed high-grade spirit stone on the token. Just as he was about to ask his third senior brother if he had a chance to go out recently, there was a knock on the door outside the courtyard.

The people who came were none other than Master Mo Xingjian and Yan Xiaohu.

"Come on, I'll take you out!" Mo Xingjian said with a smile.

Seeing Yan Xiaohu nodding to him secretly, Zhou Qing seemed to have guessed something and became excited.

"Thank you, Master!"

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In a mountain stream, Mo Xingjian sat on a cobblestone, with a bonfire burning in front of him and three fat fish sizzling on the fire.

The fish body was roasted until golden and crispy, and fish oil oozed out from under the skin from time to time, dripping onto the hot charcoal fire, splashing bright sparks.

He leaned out and sniffed, then turned his head to look behind him.

Over there, Zhou Qing and Yan Xiaohu were engaged in a fierce battle with a large number of Cang Yan Dao Palace disciples.

Zhou Qing's figure was as fast as lightning, holding an ordinary long sword and waving it like the wind, with arcs of lightning surging in it. Every time the sword was thrust out, it brought up a sharp sword energy, killing the opponent.

Yan Xiaohu swung his sword, and with unstoppable force, he kept slashing at the opponent.

Other Yuanying realm cultivators clashed their weapons, and there was an instant burst of sharp sound of metal clashing and sparks flying.

He used the force to pretend to retreat, then quickly turned around and cut the other people who came to support him in half, causing blood to splatter and screams to be heard.

"Too slow, I'll eat first!" Mo Xingjian shouted to the two of them, then excitedly took out the seasoning packet he carried with him, pinched out a pinch of salt from it, and sprinkled it evenly on the grilled fish, making the aroma more intense.

Mo Xingjian blew gently, and the swirling hot air spread out in all directions. Then he took a light bite, and the taste was simply amazing.

"Hiccup~"

When the two men came back covered in blood, all the grilled fish had already been eaten by him.

Mo Xingjian picked up the wine jug, tilted his head back and took a big gulp, feeling so comfortable that he almost couldn't get enough.

"The main reason is that you are too slow. It took so long for these few Yuanying and Jindan realms," Mo Xingjian wiped his mouth and complained.

Yan Xiaohu was speechless and said, "Master, we are not made of clay. Do you really think we are chopping melons and vegetables with a knife? Why don't you help us when you are so relaxed?"

Mo Xingjian said: "Once the Spiritual Transformation Realm makes a move, the nature of the move changes."

Zhou Qing wiped the blood off his face and said, "Master is right. At least for now, the five major sects have tacitly agreed not to send out those at the Spiritual Transformation Realm. This is a good sign, especially for us."

"Okay, we've been out for two months. It's time to go back. Remember what we said, right?" Mo Xingjian looked at Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing nodded. "I remember that I stumbled upon an ancient cave dwelling by chance. Having no other choice, I took a risk and swallowed a pill. Luckily, I was able to repair the damaged dan and even broke through two realms in succession, successfully advancing to the late Jindan realm."

Mo Xingjian nodded. "That's good. I don't know how the situation has developed in the past two months. It's not a good idea to keep wandering around like this."

Seeing Mo Xingjian stand up to leave, Yan Xiaohu touched his belly and said, "Master, fish——"

"What fish? Don't forget that you are in the Nascent Soul stage now. You have been practicing fasting for a long time. You won't die of starvation if you don't eat a meal, but you live on your mouth all day long!" Mo Xingjian scolded.

Do you still have the nerve to eat?

Just now, Zhou Qing killed three of the five Yuanying realm masters in Cang Yan Dao Palace, including the strongest one in the late Yuanying stage. But you, on the other hand, were just following to accompany the prince in his studies.

Don’t forget, you are the senior brother!
Yan Xiaohu turned around immediately, muttering something under his breath, and started drawing circles on the ground.

Five days later, the three finally returned to Taiqing Gate.

Everyone could keenly notice that the entire Taiqing Sect had significantly fewer people than before.

The bustling scene of disciples coming and going in the sect is no longer seen, replaced by a slightly desolate and solemn atmosphere.

The disciples who survived and returned seemed to have undergone a complete transformation. They naturally exuded a cold aura, and even their gazes became as sharp as hawks.

At the same time, some people began to become silent, alert and suspicious.

They have become accustomed to speaking with actions, and even sit alone in a corner, silently wiping their magic weapon.

It's a mixed feeling.

When Mo Xingjian announced to everyone that Zhou Qing had been cured, everyone was stunned, and then they were all happy for him from the bottom of their hearts.

"I've said it before, Junior Brother Zhou, good fortune is with you. If you survive a disaster, you'll surely have good fortune in the future!"

"Who said it wasn't true? How dare you swallow an unknown ancient pill so casually? Fortunately, the bet was right."

"Junior Brother Zhou, well done!"

Many core disciples gathered around and offered their sincere blessings one after another. Zhou Qing thanked them repeatedly.

[Heart Judgment Points +9]

As the prompt sounded, Zhou Qing looked around and soon saw Gao Xuan staring at him with a gentle expression.

The original entry note above his head, which read "A little kid who is good at acting", was now changed to "Blessed with great fortune".

Meeting Gao Xuan's gaze, Zhou Qing had no choice but to smile and salute.

"Since God has chosen to give you another chance, you must seize it well in the future and never take risks easily again!" Cao Zhengyang said happily.

Zhou Qing nodded repeatedly.

But Cao Zhengyang's next words made his smile freeze on his face.

"The Grand Elders have been worried about not being able to enter the Cave Heaven recently. Now that you have chanced upon the path of cultivation again, if you have time, please help. I will still pay you the same hard work fee as before!"

Zhou Qing looked embarrassed.

You just told me not to let me take risks easily again. The last time I entered the Shenxu Heavenly Palace simulation, the second wave of wandering souls tore me to pieces.

"Junior Brother Mo, you're back just in time. There's something I need you to take a look at!"

Soon, Cao Zhengyang seemed to have thought of something and took out three paintings and handed them over.

"This was secretly delivered by the seventh prince Xuanyuan Yichen, who said it was for the Ghost Mastiff. But the strange thing is that he gave it directly to me and asked me to pass it on." Cao Zhengyang said.

Mo Xingjian unfolded it doubtfully, and Zhou Qing and Yan Xiaohu also hurried over.

The first painting is of a calm pond with lush grass at the edge, creating a sense of tranquility.

The second painting is similar to the first, but there is an extra pair of hands in the corner.

He threw a stone into the pond, breaking the originally calm water. Ripples appeared, light and shadows intertwined, and five fish seemed to be frightened and swam away.

The third one is blank, with nothing on it.

Looking at these three paintings, Mo Xingjian frowned in confusion, then asked, "What do you mean?"

Cao Zhengyang shook his head: "I don't know. The person who came was a protector who had always been by the Seventh Prince's side. He left without saying anything."

"When did it happen?" Mo Xingjian asked again.

Tong Min, the head of Yuqing Peak, said, "Yesterday afternoon, I just returned to the mountain gate when I ran into the person who delivered the painting. He simply handed the painting to me and left."

Mo Xingjian thought for a moment, then handed the third blank painting to Zhou Qing and said, "Smell it and see if there's anything hidden."

Zhou Qing: "..."

At this point, he had no choice but to stare at the white paper in front of him and make an appraisal.

【White paper: This is just an ordinary piece of white paper, of no value. 】

The others also immediately looked at Zhou Qing. After all, this kid had a very sensitive nose. They had studied it for a whole day and hadn't found any useful clues.

I don't know what the Seventh Prince wants to tell them. Why not just say it directly? Why does he have to play tricks on them?

Zhou Qing had no choice but to pretend to smell the white paper, then shook his head: "There's nothing, just an ordinary piece of paper."

Cao Zhengyang said, "I think the Seventh Prince came to warn us specifically for the sake of the Ghost Mastiff, but he couldn't say it out loud."

Mo Xingjian said nothing, but just kept comparing the first two paintings.

Especially look at the five fish that jumped out of the water in fright.

"The five major sects..." Mo Xingjian muttered to himself.

Cao Zhengyang nodded and said, "The Shengwu Dynasty is a fourth-level cultivation nation with a vast territory, encompassing eight counties and seventy-two prefectures. To be frank, the affairs of our five major sects are merely a trivial matter on the eastern edge of Lingyun Prefecture. How could it possibly attract their attention?"

Ling Yuexiao, the head of Bai Zhan Peak, also stepped forward and said, "Yes, there's no need for a prince to travel thousands of miles to send his confidant to remind him, and he's even timid and doesn't dare to speak out."

After hearing this, Mo Xingjian frowned even deeper, then looked at the hand in the second painting, as if thinking about something.

Cao Zhengyang said, "It seems you've also thought of something. We need to be cautious about this matter."

Mo Xingjian sighed, then picked up the third blank paper while cursing.

"Are you going to let us decide for ourselves?"

…………

Now Zhou Qing could finally fly openly on his sword. On the way back, Yan Xiaohu asked curiously, "Fourth Brother, you're smarter than me now. What do you think the Seventh Prince meant by this?"

Zhou Qing shook his head. He didn't quite understand either.

"Perhaps he wants to tell us that the current chaos in the Five Sects is caused by someone from the royal family," Zhou Qing said.

Yan Xiaohu's eyes suddenly lit up: "You mean to say that there is a royal shadow behind Tianji Sect or Cangyan Dao Palace?"

"That's very possible. Look at the first picture. Doesn't it resemble the daily life of our five major sects? Although there are occasional competition and friction, it's generally peaceful."

"In the second picture, a hand appeared and forced us out of the water."

Zhou Qing said after pondering for a moment.

Yan Xiaohu nodded repeatedly, thinking that Lao Si's analysis made sense.

"It's just that the drawing is disgusting. He had to draw it as a fish. Wouldn't it be better to draw five dragons? Now when I see fish, I remember that Master grilled fish many times and didn't leave any for us, and even said we were slow. So, in that case, the third picture should just be a fishing rod, catching us all and grilling us."

Yan Xiaohu curled his lips.

After hearing this, Zhou Qing's pupils shrank. He suddenly looked at Yan Xiaohu and then fell into deep thought.

When they heard that Zhou Qing and Yan Xiaohu had returned, Niu Guangmo and the others came over in surprise, and repeatedly congratulated Zhou Qing on his rebirth.

Unfortunately, there are only three left, and the rest have gone out based on the latest intelligence.

…………

The next day at noon, Yan Xiaohu came with a large amount of spirit stones.

This time when I went out with Master, I killed no less than eighteen Yuanying realm people from Cang Yan Dao Palace, and countless Jindan foundation building people.

After returning, they handed them all over to the third senior brother, who asked him to exchange them for points at the exchange hall, and then exchange the points for spirit stones.

"Killing and robbing is indeed the fastest way to make money!" Yan Xiaohu exclaimed.

You know, the two of them got quite a few spirit stones from those dead Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.

Zhou Qingze stroked the old hen. He brought it back this morning specifically. If he kept it any longer, the old hen would think it had a new owner.

It’s just that the look in Third Senior Brother’s eyes when he looked at him was a little resentful.

"Fourth Brother, now you can show off your cultivation openly. Do you want to come with me and do something big?" Yan Xiaohu said excitedly.

Zhou Qing was puzzled: "What?"

Yan Xiaohu quickly approached him, his face mad, and said, "I have a rumor that Song Yuan, one of the five great geniuses of Cang Yan Dao Palace, will be leading a team out a few days ago. If we can defeat him, we will definitely make a fortune."

"Song Yuan? What's his level of cultivation?" Zhou Qing said after pondering.

To be honest, after going out with his master and brothers for more than two months and participating in many battles, big and small, he can clearly feel the improvement of his combat power.

Fighting is always the fastest way to improve your realm.

After the Nascent Soul stage, every step forward seems like a chasm.

His talent is now beyond doubt, and he is practicing the most suitable "Yin Yang Jue" mental method. He now has a few top-grade spirit stones in his hands, and even the first flower of the Four Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head. If he practices under the moonlight, he can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

But despite this, after so long, he still didn't feel the bottleneck of the middle Nascent Soul stage.

In the path of cultivating immortals, the three realms of Qi Refining, Foundation Building, and Golden Elixir can be said to be the three easiest realms in comparison.

Even if one is unable to make a breakthrough on his own, he can still be promoted with the help of corresponding elixirs such as Foundation Establishment Pill, Blazing Acupoint Pill, and Infant Formation Pill.

However, each small step of breakthrough in the subsequent Nascent Soul Realm, the Spirit Transformation Realm, and the Soul-Slaying Realm is extremely difficult and requires enormous effort, and the difficulty is beyond imagination.

He needs a certain degree of fighting, otherwise it would be too unfair to the halo of the Four Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head.

Facing Zhou Qing's inquiry, Yan Xiaohu responded: "Late Nascent Soul stage, ranked fourth among the five great geniuses."

After Zhou Qing thought about it for a moment, he nodded in agreement.

The fifth-ranked Meng Xing whom I met last time in Qingyu Immortal Sect had extraordinary combat power. Fortunately, I managed to kill him through a sneak attack and saved Senior Sister Yuan Ya in the process.

There are quite a lot of things in his storage bag.

Seeing Zhou Qing agree, Yan Xiaohu also became excited.

"Okay, let's get ready and set off tonight!" said Yan Xiaohu.

Zhou Qing was curious and couldn't help asking, "Third Brother, where do you get all these gossips?"

Yan Xiaohu immediately chuckled and said, "Money makes the world go round, you know!"

When Mo Xingjian learned that the two were going out again, he did not stop them, but only reminded them to be careful in everything.

In his opinion, the truly strong ones have gone through numerous hardships and made their way forward step by step. They are definitely not those who cowardly hide under the wings of others and rely on others' protection to survive.

This is also the reason why he did not tell the headmaster and others that Zhou Qing was at the point of four flowers gathering at the top of the head.

Then, the two of them left under the cover of night.

On the flying sword, Yan Xiaohu looked at the old hen in Zhou Qing's arms and couldn't help but marvel at it.

"Last time before I left, I threw a large basin of spirit stone powder to it, which contained over a hundred spirit stones. But its brain is so clumsy that when I came back yesterday, it didn't touch a single drop of the spirit stone powder."

"But it pecked dozens of large holes in the floor of my secret room, and it managed not to starve to death. Isn't that amazing?"

Hearing this, Zhou Qing looked at the old hen sleeping soundly in his arms and shook his head with a wry smile.

"Lao Si, did it appear in your dream? It said that I abused it, so you are so eager to get it back?" Yan Xiaohu couldn't help asking.

Zhou Qing said: "No, it's just that I haven't walked it for a long time, and I miss it."

"Well, I guess you are not short of money now. It will take seven or eight days for it to lay one spiritual egg." Yan Xiaohu's eyes lit up as he said this.

"Old Four, how about I give you a nickname?" Yan Xiaohu looked excited.

Zhou Qing was puzzled.

Yan Xiaohu quickly said, "Just like me, every time I kill an enemy, I always make a handsome pose and leave a faint message - the killer is the Sword Master Yan Xiaohu!"

Zhou Qing nodded, it seemed to be true.

"You look more gentle and refined. I see some people call themselves Blood Prince, Poison Prince, Wonderful Prince, etc. Why don't you just call yourself Chicken Prince?"

"roll!"

"Master Jiqing?"

"Don't like it? Or you can use your broken sword as your symbol, and call yourself Master Ji Duan? Ji Duan Qing?"

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Four days later, the two arrived at a mortal city called Youhuang City, which was also one of the many cities under the jurisdiction of Lingyun Mansion.

However, the affairs of the five major sects did not seem to affect the prosperity of this place. At least on the surface, it looked very lively with people coming and going.

"Then Song Yuan is here? Are you sure?" Zhou Qing asked doubtfully.

Yan Xiaohu was also a little skeptical at this moment, and said: "Anyway, the gossip I got is heading in this direction. Since we are here, let's go down and take a look first."

Immediately afterwards, the two of them landed and entered the city.

Zhou Qing used a thin rope, tied one end to the chicken's feet, and held the other end in his hand to lead the chicken away.

"Even if the other party is really here, we can't take action. If we are not careful, innocent people may be harmed." Zhou Qing's face was solemn.

Yan Xiaohu certainly agreed with this.

"Junior Brother Zhou, Junior Brother Yan!" Just as the two were looking around, a surprised voice suddenly sounded from the side.

When they looked up, they were shocked to find that it was Senior Sister Yuan Ya who they had rescued in Qingyu Immortal Sect.

At this moment, Yuan Ya directly climbed out of the window and landed steadily in front of the two of them.

"Senior Sister Yuan Ya, why are you here?" Zhou Qing asked with a look of surprise.

When Yuan Ya saw the two of them, she was happy from the bottom of her heart.

After all, if it weren't for them, he would have been killed by Meng Xing long ago, and even his Nascent Soul would have been collected by that pervert, making his life worse than death.

Yuan Ya said, "I came here to do something. Actually, I've always wanted to find an opportunity to go to Taiqing Sect to thank you. However, the Qingyu Immortal Sect has been in a state of disrepair recently, and they have also declared war on the Cangyan Dao Palace. They are really short of manpower, so..."

The two expressed their understanding, with smiles on their faces, and said you're welcome.

"By the way, where's Junior Brother Li Si? Didn't he come with you?"

Yuan Ya's eyes wandered between the two of them, and finally she couldn't help asking this question. When she mentioned this name, her ears actually blushed slightly.

(End of this chapter)