He was invincible from the beginning of the Heaven-Covering Era.

In a small meditation room, Dao Qingling was lost in a state of enlightenment, her ethereal beauty captivating and otherworldly.

"As expected of you, your understanding of the Dao is still so profound that you can discuss the Dao with ordinary Great Accomplishment Kings."

Zhou Qing felt a little emotional, but he could understand. After all, he was the number one person in Zhongzhou at that time, and his talent was subtly a notch above that of Wang Teng, Qi Lin and others. The Shenzhou Dynasty placed infinite hopes on him.

Throughout history, the greater the era, the more likely it is to produce outstanding talents; similarly, the more turbulent the times, the more likely it is to produce outstanding talents.

This era is a once-in-a-million-year opportunity for the emergence of immortals, a true golden age. In addition, this era also carries the risk of the greatest dark upheaval since the beginning of this era. With these two fortunes combined, the number of geniuses born in this era is unimaginable.

Even if we exclude all the ancient geniuses and only consider the living beings of this era, it is still terrifying beyond measure. All kinds of peak physiques, such as the Overlord Body, the Saint Body, and the Godly Venerable, have appeared. They are all beings born to face the tribulations of this era.

As the Burial Emperor Star, which has been coveted by all emperors throughout the ages, if it were to truly erupt and give birth to geniuses, the number would be absolutely unimaginable.

Like the end of the last era, the greater the turmoil in history, the more beings will be born to meet the calamity, defy the heavens and rise upwards, break through all obstacles, and fight until they are invincible throughout history.

Zhou Qing's avatar slowly got up and walked out.

Xiaoyu sat in the courtyard, waving a willow branch that shimmered with a faint light. Her face was filled with boredom, and her legs dangled below.

Seeing Zhou Qing come out, she shook her head, looked behind him, and asked in confusion, "Where is Miss?"

"I have attained enlightenment," Zhou Qing said.

Xiaoyu nodded and asked no more questions.

Seeing that she was looking a little bored while fiddling around by herself, Zhou Qing said, "I'm going to take a walk around the streets. Why don't you come with me?"

Xiaoyu looked pleased, but hesitated for a moment before saying, "But Miss needs someone to watch over her during her seclusion, so I can't leave here at will."

Zhou Qing sighed and said, "Don't worry, I can cover the entire city with a single thought, so I can naturally leave a trace of my will to take care of this place. Just tell me if you want to go out or not."

"Go out, of course we have to go out!" Xiaoyu's face beamed with a smile, full of youthful energy.

Once on the street, Zhou Qing overheard some people talking about beheadings and such.

"Have you heard? The last two successors of the Human Desire Path have also been captured. This lineage is finally going to be completely destroyed!"

"They say they're going to be dragged to the execution ground today and beheaded as a warning to others. Let's go see!"

Zhou Qing followed the crowd to an execution ground.

"So many days have passed in the blink of an eye. I thought the Ziwei Divine Dynasty had already secretly killed them, but I didn't expect them to be killed today." Xiaoyu showed a hint of surprise.

The flow of people is increasing.

There are no ordinary people here, only cultivators, who are no strangers to the Human Desire Sect.

When the prison van arrived, the crowd...

Someone in the crowd looked surprised and shouted, "Isn't that the legendary Young Master Yixi? Is he also a member of the Human Desire Sect?"

With a loud shout, everyone immediately looked in the direction he was pointing and saw a man dressed in a moon-white robe.

"Young Master Yi Xi is him. He has experienced the six desires of the mortal world and cultivated a heart free of ruthlessness."

"It is said that there was a holy maiden in Luzhou who was once very fond of him, but he soon abandoned her and later hated him to the bone. Now she has been searching for his whereabouts every day. I never expected to see him on the execution ground today."

"Young Master Yixi is actually a successor of the Human Desire Sect? No wonder I saw him a few times before and felt that the women's feelings for him were very strange. He was probably influenced by some secret techniques of the Human Desire Sect."

As the sun revolved, at the moment when the yang energy was at its strongest, the executioner roared, his blade gleaming, and he severed both heads.

With a gurgling sound, the two heads closed their eyes and rolled down, covered in blood.

"Good! Hahaha, that's wonderful! Daughter, you can finally rest in peace, sob sob sob sob," a middle-aged man cried and laughed at the same time.

"It was him, the Marquis of Dingyuan of the Ziwei Divine Dynasty. He once made a great contribution. It is said that not long ago, his daughter was taken away by a flower thief. After being rescued, she became mentally impaired and her Dao heart almost collapsed. Later, she finally regained her senses, but a few days later she was found dead in her room. It was suicide."

"He's a pitiful person."

The crowd looked at the middle-aged man with pity. Even though he was the famous Marquis of Dingyuan, whose achievements shook the world, in their eyes he was no different from an ordinary person now.

The tradition of the Human Desire Sect has been destroyed!

The news surprised the world, and everyone applauded.

"Grandmaster, our sect's great grudge has finally been avenged!" Some sect leaders lit incense for the passing grandmasters in a sacred place within the sect that very day, and told them the good news.

These are all victims of the dark era of the Human Desire Cult. Back then, almost every sect with female disciples was raided. Now, they are eager to tell their ancestors that the Human Desire Cult is finally gone!

"Hahaha, today is truly a good day! Let's drink a big toast!" someone laughed loudly, and then tears streamed down their face.

They have all sorts of identities: father, master, or someone who was once a Daoist partner, but now they are all laughing.

Cultivators are also human beings. As human beings, they have seven emotions and six desires, love and hate, and things they cherish that they absolutely must not touch.

On the execution ground, Zhou Qing gradually sensed a mysterious and unpredictable power flowing through him.

Under the influence of this force, many people were affected, resonated with it, and cheered loudly.

This is a mysterious will, formed by the unconscious convergence of the thoughts of all those present who resonated with it.

"Humanity Resonance!" Zhou Qing's eyes were deep as he sensed this power flowing around him, trying to invade his will and make him resonate as well.

His primordial spirit sat cross-legged on the immortal platform, emitting a blazing light that blocked all the resonant power that surged in.

However, Xiaoyu next to him did not have such an ability. Guided by the power of humanity, her expression became more and more excited, and she was about to shout it out.

At the critical moment, Zhou Qingdu transferred some of his magical power.

That's what brought her back to her senses.

The power of humanity is terrifying. The human resonance flowing here is not controlled by anyone; it just flows naturally. Even a dragon-transformation cultivator like Xiaoyu cannot stop that resonance power.

Humanistic resonance is simply one of the most easily manifested influences of humanity in the external world; it is a force that naturally arises when the will of all beings is unified.

The power of the will of all living beings has no upper limit, and even mortals can be moved by the power of humanity.

In the original work, even the resentment of a mortal from an ancient star in the Big Dipper was enough to make Ji Zi, who had become a Great Sage, dare not disobey anymore, otherwise she would fall into eternal damnation. When the Dark Turmoil came, the combined power of the thoughts of all beings in the universe unconsciously blew an ancient supreme being away, and cracks appeared on his celestial platform.

And this is only the power of a single strike.

It is conceivable how terrifying it would be if this power were consciously controlled and used by cultivators to unleash it ten or a hundred times more efficiently—it would be absolutely earth-shattering!

Humanity, an incomparably terrifying path.

However, this force came suddenly and went very quickly.

As the people near the execution ground gradually dispersed, this force dissipated.

Fortunately, Zhou Qing managed to grasp a glimpse of humanity in that short time, which was indeed mysterious and unpredictable, and he gained a great deal from it.

While Zhou Qing's avatar and Xiao Yu were wandering around the capital, his true self had been in seclusion for several days.

My days are peaceful; I spend every moment studying the secrets of the heavens.

Each of these books of celestial secrets carries an overwhelming aura—the aura of calamity, an aura Zhou Qing is all too familiar with.

He already knew a lot about the Great Dao of Tribulation. Before he severed his Dao, he had mastered three types of tribulations: the Yama-fu-ti Tribulation Water, the Momentary Flame, and the Xuanhuang Tribulation Earth. Moreover, Gai Jiuyou had personally performed the Transcending Tribulation Immortal Song for him.

The Immortal Song of Tribulation also contains content related to the Great Dao of Tribulation.

Humans face tribulations, mortals face tribulations, immortals face tribulations; all things in heaven and earth, every blade of grass and every tree, are subject to tribulations.

Therefore, people are crossing the river, dust is crossing the river, immortals are crossing the river, and all things in heaven and earth, every blade of grass and every tree, are striving to cross the river.

To understand the origin of the world, to listen to the secrets of the immortals, and to struggle through countless lifetimes in this mortal world—this is Gai Jiuyou's Tribulation-Crossing Immortal Song, whose level of Dao has absolutely reached the level of proving the Dao.

During his tribulation of severing the Dao, in order to preserve his power, he absorbed all the terrifying tribulations, such as the initial Nine-Five Great Heavenly Tribulation, the Five Elements Thunder Tribulation, and the Chaotic Thunder Sea, using the Pure Land of the Gods. Naturally, this also led to the evolution of the next tribulation.

The Eternal Divine Wind can transform everything into eternal wind, leaving no trace of existence. Unfortunately, due to the incompatibility of the lightning attribute in the tribulation, he still needs to comprehend this tribulation himself and understand all the Dao within it before he can transform this tribulation into his own power.

As Zhou Qing studied the books of celestial secrets, his understanding of the workings of the power of destiny became increasingly rich. Although these celestial secret masters did not understand the power of destiny, they had done extensive research on it and made many guesses about the power of destiny based on it.

Zhou Qing verified these speculations one by one, occasionally demonstrating them. There were some ways he had never thought of using them before, but after seeing the speculations of these celestial masters, he tried them out and found that some of the characteristics of the power of destiny they speculated about actually existed, making him more and more familiar with the power he controlled.

It's as if he went from being a genius with unparalleled talent who could only rely on his innate strength to compose music with inspiration, to gradually learning the most basic music theory and gaining a deeper understanding and interpretation of his own works.

He now has a deeper understanding of the power of destiny and a wider range of ways to use it.

A day, two days, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

His inspiration was boiling in his mind, his insights were surging, and countless flashes of inspiration were born from the collision of ideas.

He read through all the celestial secrets and gained a great deal.

He mastered the underlying operating logic of the Celestial Secrets Technique, its macroscopic and microscopic interpretations, and its ever-changing applications.

Finally, he began compiling classical texts.

He had so many insights, it wasn't just that he had made some progress in his research, but that he had truly gained a great deal, and he had to compile them into a classic text now.

This is also a process of organizing one's insights, which will remove the dross and retain the essence.

Chapter 210 Heaven's word is not enough!

The old national teacher, who was cultivating in the palace, suddenly felt a pang of fear today, as if something terrible was about to happen.

For a diviner, a sudden whim is never without reason; usually, it means that something is about to happen, and their divine abilities are giving a warning.

He closed his eyes, trying to deduce a glimpse of the future, hoping to weather this crisis.

"boom!"

Before he could finish his deduction, a bolt of lightning crashed down, piercing through the sky and the earth, its intense electric light seemingly becoming the only thing in the world.

Suddenly, a figure soared into the sky, as if carrying a vast and wondrous world, with magnificent mountains and rivers, blocking the heavenly tribulation head-on.

Rumble!

The world was as bright as day, dazzling and spectacular. Only one bolt of lightning fell, but it was thicker than dozens or even hundreds of mountains combined, stretching down from the sky and existing eternally.

"A single bolt of lightning? How could even this kind of lightning appear?" The old national advisor looked on in astonishment, gazing at the sky and the figure that had completely blocked the lightning, somewhat shocked.

Every diviner wants to grasp that "one," but it's impossible. Often, only at the moment of death will such a lightning bolt descend upon them, making them almost spiritually enlightened at the moment of death, able to understand all the secrets.

Thunder roared, the void exploded, like an endless fire burning fiercely. Heaven and earth, the four corners of the earth, the six directions and the eight wastelands, were all surrounded by blazing light that never dissipated, terrifying beyond measure.

Everyone was startled by the thunder and came out of their homes. When they saw the lightning bolt falling from the sky, they were stunned and their bodies trembled involuntarily. It was fear of the power of heaven and earth that was engraved in their bones.

"Father, should we activate the city's protective array?" In the palace, Princess Yue Shi's expression changed drastically as she asked a middle-aged man beside her.

The man, dressed in a yellow robe and wearing a dragon crown, exuded an imposing aura without being angry. However, his expression turned serious at this moment, and he was indeed tempted by Princess Yue Shi's words.

"Your Majesty, you must not activate the city's protective formation, or the heavens and earth will be enraged, and all things will perish!"

At this moment, an aged voice reached the ears of the Purple Star Emperor, and he immediately recognized whose voice it was.