The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 236: The previous headmaster of Taiqing Sect is still alive (6k)

Zhou Qing grabbed the edge of the coffin with his claws and began to exert force.

The coffin, which had been motionless, began to move slowly, making a dull friction sound.

"It's much easier than last time!" Zhou Qing's face lit up with joy. He clenched his teeth and continued to increase his strength.

The gap in the coffin gradually became larger, and a gloomy and ancient atmosphere continued to emanate from it.

In just a moment, an opening as thick as an arm finally appeared before his eyes.

This was the first time in such a long time that he successfully opened the coffin with his own strength.

Zhou Qing couldn't hold back any longer and burst into hearty laughter.

Then he looked inside and saw that the inside of the coffin was pitch black, with a strange light faintly flickering.

And in the darkness across the blood river, a corpse wax crow stepped out.

But Zhou Qing did not choose to jump down. Instead, he made a quick decision and turned around and ran towards the ancient tree behind the coffin.

The golden claws quickly dug deep underneath.

The moment the corpse wax crow jumped behind him, Zhou Qing looked at the pale golden soil in front of him with excitement, his eyes revealing incredible surprise.

"Spiritual soil, it really is spiritual soil!" Zhou Qing was so excited that he was incoherent and his voice was trembling.

But the next moment, he was shot in the head and turned into a ball of light again.

"My guess was right. There is indeed spiritual soil under the ancient tree!" Zhou Qing was overjoyed.

Now, the only thing missing is the Flame Spirit Flower that grows in the extremely sunny place.

In a hurry, Zhou Qing jumped over the blood river again with ease and went straight to the third coffin.

Without any surprise, he pushed hard again and then jumped down.

At this moment, he felt his body falling at a very fast speed, with the wind whistling in his ears, which was similar to the situation when the second uncle took him with him last time.

The pungent smell makes people nauseous, and looking down, there is still a scorching purgatory scene.

Magma surged, volcanoes erupted, and an extremely huge crow bone lay quietly on the ground.

After Zhou Qing landed, he quickly transformed into his true form of the Golden Peng, spread his huge wings, and began to search carefully in this extremely sunny place.

About half an hour later, Zhou Qing's eyes lit up and he immediately landed on a dormant volcano.

I saw three strange flowers growing on the crater here.

"It's a fiery red color with faint golden flame patterns on the edges. It's the Flame Spirit Flower!" After Zhou Qing observed it carefully, an indescribable joy surged in his heart.

From then on, all the materials needed to plant the ancient Wudao tea tree were finally found.

but--

Soon, Zhou Qing frowned.

Looking around, there are at least eight hundred craters here, and there are definitely more than one that gave birth to the Flame Spirit Flower.

But how can I take it out?

He is only in the early stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm now. Even if he had ten times the courage, he would not dare to come here alone. It seems that he can only ask the second uncle to accompany him.

The next moment, he suddenly felt a creepy feeling coming from behind him.

When he turned around, he saw a huge fire crocodile with its wings spread out, its huge mouth opened with excitement, and biting towards him.

"A familiar...smell!" The Fire Crocodile King spoke in a low voice.

Zhou Qing shook his head and did not resist.

How could you not be familiar with me? Last time you chased me and Second Uncle. If it weren’t for the Golden Crow Fan, they really wouldn’t have been able to escape.

Moreover, I swallowed the Golden Crow blood that you extracted from the giant crow's body, and successfully practiced the "Golden Crow Burning Sky Classic".

In just a moment, Zhou Qing's consciousness returned to darkness. He opened his eyes again and turned into a red ball of light again.

"It's difficult!" Zhou Qing sighed heavily.

Seeing that there was only one last chance left, he quickly immersed himself in the picture.

【Ignore point +1】

As soon as he entered his main body, the system's prompt sound rang in his mind, and Zhou Qing's depressed mood improved a little.

After making sure that no one was paying attention, he swam across the blood river again, pushed open the first coffin with great effort, and dived into it.

What followed was a strong and cold air that hit me in the face.

After landing steadily on the ground, Zhou Qing immediately became alert and looked around vigilantly.

Just like the last time I came in, the surroundings were filled with thick fog, and from time to time, wisps of faint green light flickered in the fog.

Before Zhou Qing could breathe a sigh of relief, the fog behind him suddenly rolled violently.

Immediately afterwards, dozens of translucent wandering souls with distorted faces suddenly rushed out from the gray fog, making sharp cries and rushing straight forward.

During this time, he didn't even glance at Zhou Qing.

Soon, there were sounds of fierce fighting and screams coming from the front.

Zhou Qing's face lit up with joy. It seemed that [Reducing Presence] was working.

Then he quickly followed the sound.

Soon, he saw hundreds of wandering souls attacking a dozen Yuanying realm cultivators.

Those monks who had lost their ability to fight lay on the ground, struggling helplessly, while a group of wandering souls were frantically biting their bodies. The scene was extremely bloody and terrifying.

Even the Nascent Soul that fled in panic was caught and torn apart by the wandering souls, which was horrifying.

Fortunately, Zhou Qing and they are in a different dimension, so these people cannot see him.

To avoid being discovered, Zhou Qing left quietly.

Until he followed his memory and finally arrived at the location of Hongta Mountain.

Here, only Su Lishan was trying his best to break the spiritual patterns on the tower, while Xiao Ji, the Lord of Lingyun Mansion, and Ren Kun, the Lord of Qingming Mansion, were killing wandering souls lightly on the periphery.

There was nothing he could do now. He could only understand the situation first to prevent the situation from getting worse.

After a short stay, Zhou Qing headed to other places. Along the way, the sounds of fighting and looting were everywhere.

It was not until Zhou Qing stopped and watched a dozen wandering souls suck all the blood and essence from a corpse that a ray of red light appeared in their bodies.

Suddenly, the one with the brightest light in its body suddenly grabbed one of the creatures nearby and started to bite it.

It devoured it in no time, then pounced on the others with its fangs and claws.

In a short time, only the strongest one was left here.

And its aura also directly increased from the late Jindan realm to the perfect Jindan realm.

Looking at this scene, Zhou Qing was a little frightened.

"This is a feast deliberately prepared by the Ghost Emperor!" Zhou Qing muttered to himself.

Suddenly, two wandering souls in the Nascent Soul stage emerged from the mist and rushed towards Zhou Qing.

Thunder flashed in Zhou Qing's hand, directly turning it into ashes.

"We still have to be careful!" Zhou Qing stood up.

Although [Reduce Presence] has a 90% chance of ignoring him, there is still a 10% chance of being discovered, so don't take it lightly.

After doing all this, the wandering soul in the Jindan realm from a different dimension looked unsatisfied and rushed directly to the other side.

But the next moment, a wandering soul in the Divine Transformation Realm emerged from the fog. It was larger in size and had a terrifying aura, and it swallowed the other in one bite.

"Big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimps, this is a transformation!" The ominous feeling in Zhou Qing's heart became stronger and stronger.

I don’t know how long I walked, but the ground was covered with fresh white bones. All the essence and blood were sucked away by the wandering souls without a drop left, and the whole space was filled with a strong smell of blood.

In a trance, he seemed to have returned to the old Skull Mountain.

"good to eat!"

Suddenly, a creepy voice rang out in this den of ghosts, making people tremble all over.

Before Zhou Qing could react, he saw Wu Tiangang rushing out from the fog in front of him in panic, with fear written all over his face.

Next came the Lord of Haomiao Mansion, Ke Zhenxiong, and the Lord of Xinghan Mansion, Shen Yanshun. Both were covered in blood, and there was even despair in their eyes.

He didn't care about Wu Tiangang at all and whizzed past Zhou Qing's head, as if he was running away from something terrible.

Zhou Qing stared blankly at the front, and saw a tall figure slowly walking out of the hazy fog, seemingly holding two human heads in his hands.

The aura emanating from that figure made Zhou Qing feel terrified, as if all the blood in his body had frozen.

But before he could see his appearance clearly, Zhou Qing felt something and immediately withdrew subconsciously.

At this moment in the passage, Mo Xingjian was gently shaking him.

"Zhou Qing, Zhou Qing, are you okay?" Mo Xingjian was a little anxious. Just as he was about to use his spiritual power to check, Zhou Qing slowly opened his eyes.

Seeing this, Mo Xingjian breathed a sigh of relief.

"I was shocked. I turned around and found that you were not breathing."

Zhou Qing had no choice but to explain with regret: "It's okay, Master. I just felt something in my heart, so I practiced for a while."

"That's good. I just suddenly remembered something. Didn't you see the second young lady in Haomiao Mansion this time?" Mo Xingjian asked with concern.

Zhou Qing shook his head: "I am also confused. After all, when Second Senior Sister left, she said she was going to Haomiao Mansion."

"Could it be that Bai He did something bad?" Mo Xingjian asked worriedly.

Zhou Qing couldn't help but laugh and said, "Master, considering Second Senior Sister's steady personality, I'd rather believe that Bai He was sold out by her."

Mo Xingjian was still a little worried. After all, she was his only daughter.

Xiaohu told him a few years ago that there seemed to be a secret place in Haomiao Mansion, and the white crane had been trapped there for many years.

Just when they were in despair, the second girl came in with all the necessary preparations and took him out.

It was precisely because of this experience that Bai He continued to pursue the second girl.

This time when the second girl broke through to the spirit transformation stage, Bai He re-entered the secret realm and brought out a gift.

However, the second girl said that he had lost the most precious thing, so she hurried away to look for it.

Several years have passed, the fourth brother has become a god, but the two of them have not returned yet.

To say I'm not worried would be a lie.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing had no choice but to patiently comfort his master for a while.

Then, he leaned slightly closer to Mo Xingjian and whispered, "Master, the restricted area in our cave, which is the scene before us, besides the uncles and the Grand Elder, who else knows about it or has seen it?"

Mo Xingjian looked at Zhou Qing in confusion, thought for a moment and said, "There should be no one here. Even if the masters of previous generations were unable to explore it, they never invited outsiders. After all, this is a treasure that belongs exclusively to our Taiqing Sect." "Then would it be possible that Master Gao Xuan before..." Zhou Qing hesitated to speak, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

Mo Xingjian frowned and sighed, "It's hard to say. People change. God knows how many secrets he has leaked in the past."

Soon, five days passed quietly.

As a prompt sounded, Zhou Qing's expression instantly brightened and he quickly looked at his personal panel.

[Reduced Presence——LV6 (1/100)]

When Zhou Qing saw that his innate skill [Reduce Presence] had broken through to level six, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

From now on, below the Soul-Slaying Realm, he will really become a nobody.

It will be able to easily hide in plain sight without being noticed.

But it also means that the next brush point will become more difficult.

Because the tense and exciting multiplayer environment is about to turn into a group of soul-slaying realm masters, the difficulty can be imagined.

Sure enough, after waiting for a few more days, Zhou Qing didn't get any points.

Cao Zhengyang suddenly stood up, his eyes full of disbelief, staring at the token in his hand.

"Is it over?" Looking at the message sent by He Han on the token, Cao Zhengyang asked again about the authenticity of the matter.

It turned out that three days ago, many people had already rushed to escape.

Because there are so many wandering souls in that secret realm, it can be said to be massive.

As cultivators, they have vigorous energy and blood. No matter how hard they try to hide, they can sense it at the first moment and launch an attack.

In just a few days, countless people died there.

The four palace masters who entered one after another came out in a mess, seriously injured.

I heard that the two third-level formation masters who were specially invited suffered even more tragic consequences. One was left with only half of his body, and the other had his entire lower body gone.

"There's a Soul Severing Realm Ghost King inside, everyone retreat immediately!"

These were the words that Xiao Ji, the Lord of Lingyun Mansion, shouted at the top of his lungs after he escaped.

Although he tried his best to warn people, more than 50% of them still did not have time to escape, and the entrance to the secret realm disappeared.

It caused an uproar among countless people.

You have to know that the people who entered were from eight counties and seventy-two prefectures, and were the ancestors of countless sects.

I originally wanted to join in the fun after the fall of the Soul Slashing Realm, but I didn't expect to get myself involved.

After reading the news, Cao Zhengyang stood there in a daze, unable to recover for a long time, his heart filled with shock and fear.

Then, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Zhou Qing, his eyes full of relief.

If the child had not told him the truth, he and the others would probably have been kept in the dark and mistaken that dangerous place for a gathering place of opportunities.

"I wonder how many people from the other four sects have come out?" Cao Zhengyang muttered to himself.

After an urgent discussion with the Grand Elder and others, everyone decided to go out temporarily.

After all, the cave has a strict time limit. You can only stay there for one day at most, and then the key on the millstone will return to its original position.

At that time, any living creature in the cave will be ruthlessly attacked and killed by the three corpse wax crows.

This can be regarded as the second protection mechanism set up by the sect to protect the cave.

In the past few days, they always calculated the time to enter and exit the cave accurately, and then let Lu Yaoyao and Yan Xiaohu outside open it again.

After repeating this process over and over again, under the tempering of the special environment of the gravity zone, the spiritual powers of the two of them were not only fully tempered, but also became more powerful.

As everyone walked out of the cave, Cao Zhengyang and Mo Xingjian split into two groups.

One person went to Lingku Mountain to investigate the specific situation there.

The other person went to check whether all forces, including Cang Yan Dao Palace and others, were trapped in the secret realm so that timely countermeasures could be taken.

Gao Xuan once again took on the responsibility of acting head of the Taiqing Sect and stayed in charge of the Taiqing Sect to deal with various emergencies that might arise.

The others re-entered the cave as usual and guarded the passage.

After all, so many people in the Spirit Transformation Realm were trapped in the first coffin. If they worked together to break out, it would definitely bring huge trouble to the Taiqing Sect.

"Thank you for your hard work!" The supreme elder Duanmu Shu looked at Lu Yaoyao and Yan Xiaohu with a loving face, and generously gave each of them a top-grade spirit stone to help them restore their spiritual power.

The two were filled with surprise and thanked him repeatedly.

Zhou Qing didn't plan to go in. He also needed to simulate to further understand the situation in the secret realm.

After returning to his residence, he simply fed the old hen and waited until night. After roughly confirming that his third senior brother and his two brothers had lifted the restricted area again, he activated the token and entered.

As soon as we entered, we heard fierce fighting and screams from the fog around us, which showed that the people trapped inside were still resisting.

Before he had taken two steps, Zhou Qing saw a man with a golden label on his head. He was forming seals with his hands at an extremely fast speed, with spiritual power surging around him. He was fighting fiercely with more than a dozen wandering souls in the Divine Transformation Realm.

"Xuan Jizi!" Zhou Qing's eyes suddenly lit up and excitement surged in his heart.

I didn’t expect that this guy didn’t have time to evacuate in time. This is really a pleasant surprise.

Without saying a word, Zhou Qing quickly followed.

At this moment, Xuanjizi was in a very embarrassed state, his eyes full of regret.

The Taoist robe on his body was already riddled with holes, torn in many places by the sharp claws of wandering spirits.

He was almost out, but he didn't expect the entrance to close so quickly.

All that was left for him at this moment was deep despair.

He didn't know how long he had been running around in the past two days, but he couldn't find any other exit.

Even wanting to rest has become a luxury. There are so many wandering souls that they can always find their hiding places quickly.

In addition to them, there are some other strange things.

Just yesterday, he finally broke into a courtyard and thought he could find a moment of peace. However, if it weren't for the timely warning from the Bagua Plate, he would probably have been trapped to death inside.

After escaping, he was shocked to find that the courtyard was made up of three coffins of different sizes stacked on top of each other. Thinking of this, Xuanjizi still felt a lingering fear.

"We can't keep wasting time like this!" Xuanjizi quickly took out a top-grade spirit stone to replenish his strength and suddenly shouted.

Immediately afterwards, countless spells shot out and then exploded.

Two of the wandering souls in the Divine Transformation Realm were actually killed in return. For a moment, the remaining wandering souls saw this and became furious. They all scrambled to snatch the remaining energy of their dead companions, and the scene was in chaos.

Taking this opportunity, Xuanjizi suddenly sped up and tried to escape.

But in the next moment, a breath so powerful that it was suffocating slowly spread from the fog in front.

Zhou Qing, who had just caught up, suddenly changed his expression and started to feel alarmed. He suddenly recalled the horrific scene of the two palace masters being hunted that day.

At this moment, Xuanjizi was also shocked and looked up subconsciously.

In front of me, an old man in a black robe slowly walked out of the fog.

Every step he took seemed to be on the void, without making any sound at all.

But his appearance caused strange ripples in the air around him.

The old man's face was haggard, his skin was like dry bark, his eyes were sunken and emitted a blood-red light.

A strong ghost aura emanated from his entire body. In addition, the blood-red sword in his hand was constantly oozing thick blood.

"Ghost Emperor!" Xuanjizi exclaimed in his heart.

But soon, when he saw the clothes and the big knife on the Ghost King, Xuanjizi suddenly thought of something and his face was full of disbelief.

"Master Canglong? Impossible, how could you still be alive!"

Zhou Qing was also stunned when he heard Xuanjizi's scream. His face suddenly turned horrified and he immediately looked at the Ghost King in front of him, especially his clothes.

Zhenren Canglong, the previous headmaster of Taiqing Sect.

At the same time, he is also the master of Master and his disciples.

Recalling the last portrait in the Ancestral Hall, the clothes depicted are almost exactly the same as those worn by the person in front of me.

Didn’t he fail to even break through to the Great Perfection of the Spiritual Transformation Realm and died of old age?

How could he appear in the first coffin and become the Demon King of the Soul-Slaying Realm?

Zhou Qing only felt his heart beating wildly.

It's excitement, fear, and even more so, fear of the unknown.

At this moment, the ghost energy around the Ghost King was burning like black flames. He did not respond to Xuanjizi's scream.

He just slowly raised his hand and waved his dry fingers lightly.

The dozen or so wandering souls in the Spirit Transformation Realm that surrounded them again retreated to the side as if they had seen an emperor, standing respectfully with awe in their eyes.

Xuanjizi was trembling all over. In panic, he quickly took out the Tianji Sword of his sect, tightly gripped the hilt with both hands, and spoke in a pleading voice.

"Uncle Canglong, it's me. My master, Master Qian Suan, has brought me to visit you many times. This Tianji Sword is made of the precious minerals collected by the Taiqing Sect..."

call out!
Before Xuanjizi could finish his words, the Ghost Emperor was in front of him in an instant, so fast that Xuanjizi had no time to react.

The big hand like a dead tree grabbed Xuanjizi's head.

In an instant, Xuanjizi felt as if his whole body was tightly restrained, and his scalp was in excruciating pain.

"Do not--"

Xuanjizi roared in despair and struggled desperately to break free from the Ghost Emperor's control.

However, a late-stage Spirit Transformation Realm cultivator, whose combat power is not strong to begin with, is like an ant trying to shake a tree in front of a Soul Severing Realm cultivator, and is completely useless.

As a black flame curled out from the Ghost Emperor's palm, it directly wrapped Xuanjizi.

Xuanjizi screamed in pain.

All the blood and essence in his body seemed to be drawn by an invisible giant hand, flowing madly into the five fingers of the Ghost King.

In the blink of an eye, Xuanjizi's body shrank rapidly and his skin began to sag.

The eyes that were once full of life gradually lost their luster and became empty and lifeless.

In just a moment, it turned into a dried corpse and was thrown not far away by the Ghost King.

It raised a small cloud of dust and became another inconspicuous piece of wreckage here.

Zhou Qing, who witnessed the whole scene, felt his throat was extremely dry and couldn't help swallowing. He didn't even know when the Ghost King left.

The sect leader who had survived the war among the five sects had now died here in such a tragic way.

It took him a long time to come back to his senses. He walked to Xuanjizi and watched the note above his head about him being a "threat that needs to be eliminated soon" shattering bit by bit until it disappeared.

(End of this chapter)