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

The light faded into the distance, the Milky Way reversed, and even time itself became blurred. Before long, Zhou Qing saw the large purple star, which rapidly descended from beyond the realm and finally landed above the capital of the Purple Star Empire.

"Heavens! This is divine might! Has a saint descended?"

In the imperial capital, many people trembled under the aura of the Kunpeng Ancestor. Everyone was stunned when they saw the Kunpeng in the sky, which was at least several thousand miles in size.

"That's... Zhou Qing? He really came back to life?"

In the magnificent palace, Dao Qingling saw the figure above the Kunpeng and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"It really is the Demon Lord. It seems the divination changes a few days ago were true."

The seemingly hopeless situation was abruptly changed, as if Heaven had suddenly changed its mind; it was truly miraculous. The old Grand Preceptor was also astonished.

At that time, they would perform divination every now and then to see how Zhou Qing was doing. Shortly after Zhou Qing entered the starry sky, the divination results began to show signs of life, and then the signs of life grew stronger and stronger, which put their minds at ease.

However, with Zhou Qing not returning for so many days, they began to suspect that the divination had gone wrong, that the divine retribution was too strong, causing confusion in the heavenly secrets, and that the hexagram they had calculated was not actually the true hexagram.

Only now that they saw Zhou Qing return safe and sound did they finally feel relieved.

"I don't know what he did this time to bring about such a calamity. I've never seen a calamity with no chance of survival before," Xiaoyu muttered.

The old national advisor gave a wry smile. He could roughly guess what was going on, since the Demon Lord had been studying the classics within his lineage.

In the sky, Zhou Qing leaped down and slowly landed in the palace, while the Kunpeng Ancestor returned to human form and also came down.

A group of people arrived outside the main hall, including Dao Qingling and her entourage, the emperor of the Ziwei Divine Dynasty and his ministers, as well as Princess Yue Shi, the old national teacher, and others.

"This is the Demon Lord," the old Grand Preceptor introduced to the group from the Ziwei Divine Dynasty.

However, most of the people here have seen Zhou Qing's portrait and can naturally recognize him. The old national teacher is just introducing him to some living fossils who have been in seclusion for many years and do not care about court affairs. These people were all blown out during that devastating calamity.

Zhou Qing then introduced the person next to him, saying, "This is the Kunpeng Ancestor of the North Sea, the ancient sage in the legends of the North Sea."

"What?" Everyone was stunned.

Although they knew that this saint must be someone of great importance, they never expected that he would be the Kunpeng from the legend of the North Sea. He was a great saint who was invincible in heaven and earth in ancient times. It is said that he had been sleeping for a long time, but now he has appeared in their Ziwei Divine Dynasty.

"Kunpeng? That makes sense, it can only be that Great Sage." After the initial shock, someone began to ponder deeply, immediately connecting the details together. Thinking of the Kunpeng form that appeared in the sky, they realized that this might really be the Kunpeng Ancestor.

"You don't need to worry about me. I just went to the starry sky to look for this young friend, and now I'm returning with him."

The Kunpeng Ancestor appeared to be a middle-aged man, but his temples were already gray. Clearly, although he was not yet old, he could not be considered young either.

Having said that, the Kunpeng Ancestor left the palace, walked out of the palace gates, and went to the city to experience the mortal world.

He didn't like the atmosphere in the palace; he preferred to be alone and carefree.

In fact, many powerful individuals are like this. The higher their level, the more they prefer to be alone. They have no constraints in their eyes, only the Great Dao they want to pursue and the ethereal Immortal.

The group from the Ziwei Divine Dynasty looked at each other in bewilderment. Finally, the Ziwei Emperor whispered a few words to his subordinates, and several secret guards immediately left the palace, disguised themselves, and followed the Kunpeng Ancestor.

This is not about monitoring the Kunpeng Ancestor.

The Ziwei Divine Dynasty wasn't that foolish. They were afraid that someone in the city might offend the Kunpeng Ancestor. After all, some spoiled brats in the city were really prone to causing trouble, so they had to take precautions.

"Demon Lord, you really scared this old man this time." The Imperial Preceptor Ziwei smiled wryly, still feeling a bit of lingering fear.

"I never expected that just as I was about to start writing, it would lead to such a calamity. Fortunately, we've made it through now," Zhou Qing said with a hint of helplessness.

If he hadn't sensed the tribulation lightning in time and soared into the sky, the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion would probably no longer exist, and even the capital city would be in dire straits. Even with the great formation automatically protecting the city, it would take at least half of the city to be destroyed before it would trigger a reaction.

Moreover, the Ziwei Divine Dynasty could not open the city's protective array in advance. At that time, Zhou Qing was still on the city wall. If the city's protective array were opened in advance, it would be equivalent to helping Zhou Qing overcome his tribulation. At that time, the power of heaven and earth would increase exponentially in an instant. It was only after Zhou Qing left the imperial city that they opened the city's protective array.

"Zhou Qing, you were in too much danger this time. You almost died. Luckily, you had a chance to survive, otherwise I don't think you would have come back," Xiao Yu said, her eyes a little red.

Zhou Qing was also deeply moved. The power of the heavenly tribulation kept increasing, as if there was no limit. If he hadn't used the Gate of Destiny to change his fate and stop the power of the heavenly tribulation from increasing, he would have been unable to hold on sooner or later.

"I'll be more careful from now on," Zhou Qing said earnestly.

Every crisis is related to the Heavenly Secrets lineage. This lineage has too many taboos. You never know what you might do that will result in divine retribution and a lightning bolt striking you down.

Originally, because of the events of the Shenzhou Dynasty back then, he had already restrained himself a lot in his deductions and was no longer so reckless in his in-depth explorations.

As it turns out, he did not encounter any problems in his current deductions, but problems arose when he was compiling the Heavenly Secrets Classic. The taboos of this lineage are truly unpredictable.

After exchanging pleasantries in the palace, Zhou Qing and the old imperial advisor returned to their residence together.

This time, he had no problems compiling the Heavenly Secrets. Even the devastating calamity couldn't stop him. Heaven could only watch helplessly as he perfected this divine treasure word by word.

To put it bluntly, the Heavenly Tribulation is just a rule. It will produce different reactions depending on different people and events. Now that Zhou Qing has survived the tribulation, according to the rules, lightning should no longer be sent down.

"Woo."

Above the Imperial Preceptor's residence, a chilling wind blew, sounding like wailing. This wind had no source; it was merely an unusual phenomenon, revealing the extraordinary nature of this divine treasure.

"It's finished." Zhou Qing put down his pen, looked at the book he had compiled, and finally signed his name.

The Book of Destiny.

As soon as those four words were uttered, a thunderclap resounded in the sky.

A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, as if cleaving the world in two, splitting heaven and earth in two, and its light did not dissipate, just like the blazing sun.

"What, are you going to bring down another cataclysmic disaster? If you're going to do it, then do it. Don't bother with all this nonsense." Zhou Qing sneered, looking at the lightning in the sky with an expressionless face.

Finally, the lightning in the sky slowly dissipated.

At the same time, Zhou Qing suddenly had a sudden whim. He vaguely felt that this heavenly book might involve a huge cause and effect, which made him involuntarily frown.

Zhou Qing's gaze shifted, and he now...

The deductive methods were simply incredible, so he immediately took action, but he couldn't calculate anything. Was it just an illusion? He didn't think so.

Otherwise, with his current abilities, how could he possibly have any feelings about it?

Time passed, and several months went by. He had been in the Ziwei Imperial City for half a year.

Just today, a loud roar came from the Imperial Preceptor's residence.

"Hahaha, I finally understand the contents of the 'Heavenly Guidance Chapter'! I didn't know that the power of heavenly secrets could be sublimated like this. Demon Lord, you are a genius, a genius indeed!"

The old imperial advisor was extremely excited, gesturing wildly and constantly making gestures, as strange phenomena appeared around him.

"Ugh."

Zhou Qing sighed, realizing he had underestimated the difficulty of this path. The Heavenly Book has nine chapters: the first three discuss heavenly secrets, the middle three discuss cause and effect, and the last three discuss destiny. The "Heavenly Guidance Chapter" is only the first of the nine chapters.

This is a process of gradual improvement, with each three articles representing a qualitative leap.

What Heaven can do, so can cause and effect. But what cause and effect can do, Heaven may not be able to do. And cause and effect are the same as destiny. Therefore, this is the path of transforming one's own Dao fruit step by step.

Unfortunately, even someone like the old national teacher found it particularly difficult to comprehend the "Book of Destiny," and it took him so long to understand the first chapter, which was meant to guide beginners.

The old Imperial Preceptor is already the strongest Celestial Master on Ziwei Star, and the difficulty of each chapter varies greatly. In Zhou Qing's opinion, the old Imperial Preceptor can only comprehend the fourth or fifth chapter at most, and it is estimated that he will find it difficult to master any further.

This lineage places particular emphasis on talent. If you understand it, you understand it; if you don't, you may never grasp even a single point in your entire life. It's even more difficult than mathematics.

"Let's leave it at that. After all, it's just the beginning. When we go further down this path in the future, we may see a different view when we look back. It will gradually improve over time."

During this time, Zhou Qing also discussed the matter between the Ziwei Divine Dynasty and the Divine Infant with the old national teacher, and he understood what methods the Ziwei Divine Dynasty would use.

In fact, it's still the same old cause and effect system, without involving the power of destiny. Although the power of cause and effect is already strong enough, things like the Way of Heavenly Secrets and the Way of Curses are just lower-level Great Daos of cause and effect. But what they are trying to do is too difficult, and the probability of success is really small.

Originally, with their methods, it wouldn't have been difficult for the Ziwei Divine Dynasty to produce a genius with the potential to attain the Dao in this world. Unfortunately, they were thinking too big. What they wanted was not just a genius with the potential to attain the Dao, but a genius who was almost 100% certain to attain the Dao.

So, little girl came.

Good heavens, this is indeed far beyond the so-called qualifications for attaining the Dao. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she is 100% qualified to attain the Dao, because she was originally at that level. However, they couldn't suppress the backlash of cause and effect, which attracted an unexpected enemy, and in the end, they could only perish.

But this time, Zhou Qing saved them.

There's nothing we can do. Zhou Qing is just too strong. In the eyes of the people of the Ziwei Divine Dynasty, they don't think any divine infant can compete with Zhou Qing in this lifetime. The old national teacher said that they have released the national fortune accumulated over tens of thousands of years. If there are no accidents, a peerless hero will be born in twenty or thirty years.

"Boom!"

Lightning struck, engulfing the mountains. A sea of ​​lightning descended upon a desolate area outside the imperial city, and a tiny bolt of lightning reduced a mountain to ashes.

"Qingling is also about to face the challenge of severing her Dao."

Looking at the beautiful figure amidst the lightning tribulation, Zhou Qing suddenly felt that time really flew by. Unconsciously, they had known each other for eight years. Compared to their cultivation levels in the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm back then, their cultivation levels had gradually reached the pinnacle of the world.

After an unknown amount of time, the heavenly tribulation ended.

Zhou Qing stood outside the city. When he saw a beautiful and ethereal figure return, he smiled and said, "Shall we travel around Ziwei, just like we did in Zhongzhou back then? Only this time, we can choose from all four continents and the four seas."

Chapter 212 Memorable Scene: The Four Extremes Seize the Imperial Weapon

Outside the imperial city, Zhou Qing once again extended an invitation to train together. It was the same person, but this time their cultivation levels had reached the pinnacle of the world.

Zhou Qing's cultivation level is beyond question; there are few rivals in the entire Ziwei Sect. Dao Qingling, after this tribulation, has finally crossed the ninth small step and reached the pinnacle of sect leader.

However, the hurdle of severing one's Dao is extremely difficult, especially now that the world is about to undergo a change. In the next few years or even a decade or so of the late post-ancient era, even those with imperial potential may not be able to successfully sever their Dao.

Yin Tiande was considered to have good aptitude, and in the original story, it took him fourteen years to successfully break through to the Dao, but what does that prove?

No, because the world had already changed by the time he severed his Dao. At the same time, a large number of Seven Forbidden experts, including the Crimson Dragon Daoist of the Big Dipper and the Peacock King, also successfully severed their Dao.

In other words, even Yin Tiande failed to sever his Dao in the post-ancient era. If the rules of heaven and earth had not changed again and the conditions for severing the Dao had not been relaxed, it would have been very difficult for anyone with the qualifications to prove the Dao to pass this test. The reasons for each Dao-severing person in the post-ancient era were very complex, unrepeatable, and extremely difficult.

"You can decide for me." Dao Qingling, who had flown in from a distance, was taken aback, but agreed after a moment's thought.

The two walked back together, passing through wide and bustling streets, and arrived at an extremely luxurious and magnificent pavilion called Tian Shi Ge.

This pavilion, known as the number one of the five immortal restaurants in the imperial city, is suspended in mid-air. The palace carved from crystal jade is dreamlike and radiant.

The纨绔子弟 (sons of wealthy families) in the imperial city love to come here to flaunt their wealth, but of course, they can only sit on the first floor.

The cheapest food here costs five or six hundred catties of raw materials to order. Even a rich kid wouldn't dare to eat here every day, otherwise their elders would break one of their legs.

However, for Zhou Qing, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of kilograms of source energy were nothing. Sometimes, in order to study a source energy divine array, he would use three or four pieces of divine source energy the size of a human head. So he went straight to the top floor and chose the highest-level immortal banquet.

He had the people here collect the ingredients for this meal a month in advance; otherwise, he definitely wouldn't have been able to gather all the ingredients.

This is a celestial banquet specially prepared for sect leader-level powerhouses. Some ingredients even require the owner behind the Heavenly Food Pavilion to hunt them personally, because some ingredients can only be provided by beast kings at the Great Power level.

"You're making such a big fuss over just breaking through a small realm." Dao Qingling's voice was ethereal, yet it revealed a sense of helplessness.

“This is no ordinary minor realm. Once you reach this point, you can sweep aside all the sect leaders in the world. This realm is very meaningful, and this is not even a big show. When you sever your Dao, there will definitely be an even more luxurious immortal banquet than this,” Zhou Qing said with a smile.

Some people believe that spiritual practice requires distancing oneself from worldly affairs, reducing desires and seeking enlightenment alone.

But Zhou Qing didn't think so. He believed that cultivation was about becoming more free, more carefree, and more able to do as one pleased. There was never any rule that cultivation had to be austere.

If cultivation brings more limitations than not cultivating, then there's no point in cultivating. Besides, he wasn't lacking in resources to begin with, so he simply spent 100,000 jin of resources to reserve this incomparably precious immortal realm.

feast.