Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 241 Departure
Zhou Qing did not stay in Yanlin Valley any longer, and he bid farewell to Yan Xuyang the next day.

The two Golden Core cultivators from Yanlin Valley, as well as the Golden Core cultivators from the Nine Sects Alliance who were still there, came to see him off.

Mu Zhuosha's expression was somewhat solemn as she said, "Why don't you come back to Qingyun Sect with me? Traveling is completely meaningless for you."

“Other disciples travel to broaden their horizons and temper their character. You have all of these, so why do something so thankless?”

Zhou Qing glanced at her with some surprise, thinking to himself, she clearly knew that her travels were for the sake of her promise to the sect leader, so why did she suddenly say that?
He looked her over carefully for a while and saw deep worry in her eyes, and instantly realized what was going on.

This girl must have deduced something from what she said yesterday, and she didn't want to take the risk herself.

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "Traveling the world is also a journey forging my Dao heart."

“Cultivating one’s character requires tempering in real-world situations. No matter how good it feels to stay hidden in a sect, one cannot truly claim to be invincible without testing one’s skills against heroes from all over the world.”

"All other reasons are just extraneous; this is my true feeling."

Mu Zhuosha immediately understood.

My junior apprentice seems to be very shrewd and not the type to show off his personality, but he actually has a deep sense of pride.

It's easy to imagine that a genius of this caliber would be proud.

This trip was a chance for him to fully unleash his pride, and he wanted to use it to forge an indomitable will.

This is the ultimate belief of those who seek immortality.

I couldn't persuade him to return.

Mu Zhuosha sighed and said, "Then take good care of yourself."

Where do you plan to go next?

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "Nowadays, the major powers in the Western Continent naturally regard the Hongfa Daochang as the most prestigious. Under the Hongfa Daochang, there are four major powers, and our Nine Sects Alliance is the best among them."

"Besides the Nine Sects Alliance, there is also the Northern Alliance, the Three Sects and Six Schools, and the Southern Alliance."

"I plan to visit these three forces one by one, and finally ascend to the City of Myriad Elephants to establish my fame."

Everyone listened with longing.

Yan Xuyang sighed, "The Alliance Leader has such a grand vision. Back then, my junior sister and I were still quite ignorant when we traveled. We didn't have any particular ideas. We just went wherever we ended up, and when we finally arrived in Wanxiang City to see the splendor of the heroes of our time, that was the end of it."

"But among the heroes we have seen, none of them have such great ambition as the Alliance Leader. We have never heard of anyone who has traveled the world with such determination that he has visited and subdued all the major forces. The Alliance Leader is the first of his kind."

Xu Jingfeng said, "But in doing so, you'll make too many enemies."

Zhou Qing laughed and said, "It's alright. I have many enemies, but I also have many friends, and there will be even more in the future."

"There are still quite a few sects in the Western Continent that remain neutral. Most of them are just waiting to see what happens. My trip will definitely put a lot of pressure on the other three alliances. You should take this opportunity to win over those sects that are watching from the sidelines."

The crowd solemnly replied, "Yes, sir."

Zhou Qing nodded, then nodded to the crowd, and soared into the air on his sword.

In mid-air, Zhou Qing recalled the topographical map of West Antarctica in his mind.

From Yanlin Valley in the past, heading northeast was the sphere of influence of the Northern Alliance.

The Northern Alliance has five Golden Core sects: Chongshui Sect, Yunwu Valley, Xuanying Sect, Huanshen Sect, and Dafosi Temple.

Zhou Qing planned to visit each sect, starting with Chongshui Sect.

He roughly estimated the location and then flew towards Chongshui Sect.

Yanlin Valley is about 20,000 li away from the Chongshui Sect's headquarters. If Zhou Qingruo continues flying, it will take him four or five days to arrive.

However, this method of rushing along is rather monotonous and misses the point of travel. The true meaning of traveling the world is to measure its vastness and richness with one's own feet. If one merely glances at it from the air and lets it pass by, it would be a waste of its beauty.

Therefore, Zhou Qing planned to travel by alternating between flying and walking on the ground.

When they encounter scenery that is too similar, they fly over it; when they encounter fresh scenery, they descend to the ground and walk.

Zhou Qing quickly realized the wisdom of this decision.

His walking speed was greatly slowed down, but his harvest became incredibly abundant.

That is an intangible gain.

As he traversed the desolate mountains and wilderness for dozens of days, the boundless vastness and solitude of the world gradually filled his heart.

He gradually felt that he could sense the breath of heaven and earth, and that his spirit was communicating with an incomparably vast existence.

He had touched upon this grand and magnificent spiritual state before, but only now did he truly and clearly feel it.

Two months later, Zhou Qing was walking through a mountain forest when he suddenly sensed a strong fluctuation of spiritual energy not far ahead.

He tensed up slightly and crept over.

He walked for about two miles and came to a mountain hollow.

There are large areas of destroyed trees in the valley.

Five young men and women are fighting against a group of ape monsters.

The group of ape monsters numbered about fifty or sixty, but only the leader and a few elderly apes had truly become monsters; the rest were mostly just ferocious beasts.

However, their opponents were not very strong. The five men and women were all at the same level, with the strongest being only at the ninth level of Qi Refining and the weakest at the fifth level.

Therefore, the two sides fought to a standstill.

Seeing that they couldn't defeat the human cultivators who had invaded their territory, and that their own descendants had suffered heavy losses, the apes were already considering retreating. When they discovered Zhou Qing standing nearby, they lost all will to fight and scattered in a chaotic frenzy.

The five men and women didn't pursue them. Instead, they excitedly discussed the battle they had just fought. Judging from their words, they had clearly just left the sect and didn't have much experience in combat, so they found it very novel.

After discussing for a while, the five people approached Zhou Qing.

The young man leading the group looked to be only about thirty years old; he was the ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator that Zhou Qing had discovered.

This young man was tall and elegant, with an impressive bearing, befitting a disciple of a major sect.

He cupped his hands to Zhou Qing and said, "Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist, in scaring away those monkey demons."

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, you flatter me. May I ask how you gentlemen are addressed?"

The young man said, "Xiao Xiao is an entry-level disciple of Cloud Mist Valley, and this is my junior sister, Lin Li."

He pointed to a petite, round-faced, cute girl next to him and said.

Zhou Qing nodded to the girl named Lin Li.

Then Xiao Xiao pointed to a female cultivator and two male cultivators beside him and said, "These three are the three outstanding talents of the Yin family who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage within the Chongshui Sect: Yin Rong, Yin Chang, and Yin Hong."

"We both left our sects to travel, met on the road, and then traveled together. May I ask your name, friend?"

Looking at these five people, Zhou Qing found it quite interesting.

Such interactions within the cultivation world are quite fascinating; making a few friends in one's youth can lead to a friendship that lasts for hundreds of years.

(End of this chapter)