Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 204, Article 196: An Ominous Premonition at Qingyuan

Wei Xu smiled and said, "My Dao heart is still somewhat lacking. When I break through, it is difficult to control my distracting thoughts. I originally wanted to spend another two months to settle down."

"Now that you're back, I can break through at any time."

Each senior alumnus, if they possess sufficient prestige, can exert a powerful spiritual influence on their junior brothers and sisters.

Zhou Qing is the strongest senior disciple in the history of the Qingyun Sect, and his influence is naturally immeasurable.

With him at Ziyun Mountain, the firmness of everyone's Dao heart can increase by at least 80% when they break through.

Zhou Qing laughed and said, "Alright, I'll be waiting for you to be the first to break through to the third level of Qi Refining."

Wei Xu shook his head with a smile and said, "I'm not the first one."

Zhou Qing was taken aback and asked, "Could it be that someone has broken through in the past six months?"

Wei Xu was about to respond when he suddenly heard light footsteps at the door, so he smiled and said, "Look, here they come."

Zhou Qing turned around and saw Yuan Hongying, dressed in a red dress, walking gracefully towards him.

He glanced at her from the perspective of the Heavenly Net and found that her spiritual pressure had indeed broken through to the third level of Qi Refining, which surprised him.

Yuan Hongying ran happily to Zhou Qing and said with a smile, "Senior Brother, you've finally come out of seclusion! Everyone has missed you so much these past six months."

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to break through to the third level of Qi Refining before Wei Xu. Congratulations."

Yuan Hongying said, "We are evenly matched, so it wouldn't be surprising if one of us broke through first. When Xinzheng suffered a disaster, my sister was extremely anxious. However, my senior brother resolved the situation, and my sister's anxiety subsided. Instead, she turned misfortune into blessing and found an opportunity to break through. In the end, it was all thanks to my senior brother."

Zhou Qing said, "There's no need to attribute all the credit to me."

Yuan Hongying chuckled for a while, then suddenly pulled someone out from behind her and said, "Weren't you pestering me to take you to see him? Why are you hiding and refusing to come out now that you've seen him?"

"It's you."

Zhou Qing recognized that the round-faced female cultivator behind Yuan Hongying was the one he had seen during the day. He seemed to have heard those people call her Junior Sister Yuan.

He didn't investigate further at the time, but now it seems that this junior sister is actually related to Yuan Hongying.

Junior Sister Yuan stood awkwardly in front of Zhou Qing, not daring to raise her head. She was completely unlike her usual cheerful self. Finally, she stammered, "Senior Brother."

"It's worthless."

Yuan Hongying smiled and playfully hit her, saying, "Senior brother, this is Yuan Feichen, a younger sister from my clan. She was found to have cultivation talent this year and was brought to the Qingyun Sect."

"Six months ago, when the Great Liang invaded Xinzheng, it was her father, Prince Yizhong Yuan Ben, who led the troops to defend the capital of Xinzheng. It can be said that her senior brother saved her father's life."

"So she often pestered me, hoping I would introduce her to my senior brother so she could thank him in person."

Zhou Qing nodded and smiled, "Your elder sister and I are good friends. I can't just sit idly by when her family is in trouble. Besides, the whole thing started because of me, so there's no need for special thanks."

Yuan Feichen finally mustered up his courage, raised his head, and said, "Senior Brother's lack of gratitude is a testament to his noble character. If we are not grateful, we would be heartless."

Zhou Qing was amused by her and said, "Why don't you play here with your royal sister today? You can come here often in the future."

Yuan Hongying led Yuan Feichen to a seat, while Zhou Qing casually chatted with the junior disciples around him, occasionally asking about their recent situation. If they encountered any difficulties, he would offer a word or two of advice, even if he couldn't solve the problem immediately, he could still show them the direction to solve it.

After leaving Zhou Qing's side, Yuan Feichen gradually regained her usual energy. She covered her face and said dejectedly, "Royal sister, was I very embarrassing just now?"

Yuan Hongying couldn't help but laugh and said, "Yes, it's very embarrassing."

"It's over."

Yuan Feichen said with a mournful face, "I don't want to live anymore." She had been looking forward to this meeting for so long, but she had behaved so poorly.

Yuan Hongying smiled and put her arm around her shoulder, saying, "I was just kidding. There's nothing to be ashamed of. Even people like us sometimes feel pressured when we meet him. You've already done very well."

Yuan Feichen felt better and said, "His aura is really strong. I feel like I can't even speak in front of him."

As she spoke, she looked at Zhou Qing in the crowd and saw him casually pointing at everyone, his demeanor carefree and composed, even more authoritative than their mentor, Lü Qingzhu, when instructing his disciples.

Their generation of disciples also had their own senior brother, but compared to this senior brother's authority, the senior brother was practically a greenhorn.

He truly lives up to his reputation as a legend in the sect.

Suddenly she remembered what Zhou Qing had just said and exclaimed excitedly, "Senior brother said I can come and play often in the future!"

Yuan Hongying was both amused and exasperated, and said, "You can come here often, do you think he'd kick you out?"

"Alright, stop looking so silly, just eat your food."

Yuan Hongying pressed her younger sister down on the table to prevent her from continuing her foolish behavior.

The banquet didn't end until late at night.

After seeing everyone off, Zhou Qing stood at the courtyard gate and saw Qing Yuan wandering around outside. He asked curiously, "Why are you wandering around here?"

Qingyuan looked troubled and said, "Zhou Qing, I feel something is wrong."

Zhou Qing was taken aback and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I can't explain it either."

Qingyuan said, "For the past half month, I have often felt a sense of unease, as if something bad is about to happen, but I can't figure out where the bad thing is coming from."

She paused for a moment, then said, "Do you think something might happen to the Longevity Sect?"

Zhou Qing said, "The Longevity Sect is an old-established Golden Core sect, and True Person Qingmu is also a Golden Core True Person with profound knowledge and experience. They will not have any problems."

Qingyuan said, "But why do I always have this ominous feeling?"

It's hard to say about Zhou Qing.

Cultivators often have some strange intuitions, and he couldn't say whether Qingyuan was just overthinking things.

Zhou Qing thought for a moment and said, "Here's what we'll do. Our Qingyun Sect's Array Court and the Changsheng Sect's Array Court have a long-distance communication system. Tomorrow you can go to Xuanzhe and ask him to help you contact the Changsheng Sect's Array Court and inquire about the Changsheng Sect's recent situation. That should dispel your suspicions."

Qingyuan immediately beamed and said, "I'll go tomorrow!"

"Zhou Qing, you're so kind!"

Zhou Qing smiled, waved goodbye to Qingyuan, and turned back to the courtyard.

Early the next morning, Zhou Qing set off into the depths of the Phoenix Tail Mountains, intending to test his current strength and see if he could destroy the Thunder Flood Horn.

As he was leaving, he saw Qingyuan also heading out, intending to go to Qingyun Mountain to find Xuanzhe.

Zhou Qing told her to let him know if she had any news, and then they parted ways and went to their respective destinations.

Zhou Qing ran towards the west of Ziyun Mountain, traveling three or four hundred miles away from the Qingyun Sect's territory before stopping.

This time he chose a location even further away than last time, to avoid making too much of a commotion.

(End of this chapter)