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

Her gaze slowly moved until she saw Zhou Qing. Her pupils suddenly dilated, and her eyes lingered on Zhou Qing, completely captivated.

In her eyes, the Great Dao Qi there was like a vast ocean undulating, as if it were the center of heaven and earth, the master of all Dao, and seemed to be able to control everything in the world.

Although she had sensed Zhou Qing's domineering aura before, she had never felt it as clearly as she did now.

The more exceptionally talented a person is, the closer they are to heaven and earth and the more they are to the Dao, the more they can feel this terror.

Yin Tiande had a deep understanding of this. Whenever he saw Zhou Qing, he couldn't help but speed up the circulation of his magical power to resist the attraction.

"How are you feeling?" Zhou Qing asked.

The Sun Saintess regained her senses, took a deep breath to calm herself, and tried to keep her voice steady as she said, "The Great Dao of Heaven and Earth has suddenly become much easier to comprehend. I feel that I can break through to the Great Power level right now."

"Oh? Then go ahead and break through." Zhou Qing looked somewhat surprised.

He could deduce that his blood was definitely no less than some rare and precious herbs that could improve one's physique, but how strong the effect would be would depend on how much the Sun Saintess's cultivation would change in the future.

The Sun Maiden soared into the sky like a golden divine bird, and with a thunderous roar, a bolt of lightning descended.

"Heavenly Tribulation? This level of Heavenly Tribulation is indeed quite different from before."

In the sky, patches of dark clouds

As they converged, bolts of lightning descended, growing increasingly fierce until they transformed into a sea of ​​thunder crashing down.

This kind of heavenly tribulation isn't among the strongest, but it's still quite good. A significant portion of the holy sons and daughters can't even trigger a heavenly tribulation. Even if there is a heavenly tribulation, not everyone starts undergoing it at the Four Extremes Secret Realm.

The Sun Saintess only began to experience heavenly tribulations after she entered the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm, but the difficulty was not too high. However, the heavenly tribulation she is currently undergoing is vastly different in power from the one she should normally undergo.

Seeing the effects of his blood essence baptism, Zhou Qing became even more curious about his origins. What exactly was it that could have such a similar effect?

Not long after, the Sun Saintess returned from her tribulation.

Her expression was incredibly excited. This physical change made it almost seem like she had entered a completely new world, where everything she saw, heard, and felt was different from before.

"Thank you so much! Yu'er will follow you forever and never leave you!" The Sun Saintess knelt down on one knee before Zhou Qing and bowed her head in gratitude.

Zhou Qing helped the Sun Saintess up and said with a smile, "I was just giving it a try. As for the results, we'll have to see how well you perform in your cultivation."

However, Zhou Qing knew that although it could be considered an improvement in the Sun Saintess's physique, it would be difficult to raise her aptitude to the level of becoming an Eighth Forbidden.

He was just testing how much his blood had changed at the semi-saint stage. Once he reached a higher level of cultivation, the effects of his blood would certainly not remain the same.

For the Sun Saintess, the best way to improve her foundation is definitely to utilize the Fusang Divine Tree.

The Fusang Divine Tree has no fruit or anything like that, but it constantly flows with the most primordial solar holy power. As long as you keep cleansing your body with this solar holy power, your physique will definitely gradually become more compatible with the solar holy power.

However, this process takes a very long time, possibly hundreds or even thousands of years to take effect. But the advantage of the Fusang Divine Tree is that it has a wide coverage area, allowing everyone in the area to benefit from it subtly.

Compared to other immortal medicines that take thousands or tens of thousands of years to produce results and then instantly transform the physique of a few people, the Fusang Divine Tree improves the physique of everyone in a region over a long period of time, in a subtle and gradual way.

Unfortunately, the Fusang Divine Tree is too small now. It's hard to predict how long it will take to restore its two main roots, which were thousands of feet tall, to their former glory.

At this point, a month had passed since the Taiyin Divine Sect was destroyed.

Zhou Qing took half of the treasures from the Taiyin Divine Sect's treasury. Although those things were of little use to him, the higher-ups of the Taiyang lineage still gave him quite a lot.

Over the past month, his main focus has been on comprehending the contents of the Taiyin True Scripture, delving into the Way of Taiyin, and exploring methods for the fusion of Taiyin and Taiyang.

It is certainly difficult for the Yin and Yang to cultivate together, because if the fusion of the Yin and Yang fails, they will naturally clash and cause a major explosion.

If successful, the initial fusion will generally take the form of a Tai Chi diagram, and in the later stages, there is a very high probability that it will fuse into chaotic power.

After all, the possibility of the Yin origin and the Yang origin merging into the Chaos origin is very high. However, that is a natural fusion of life, and the success rate is particularly high.

If it were to be artificially synthesized, such as by cultivating both Yin and Yang simultaneously, the difficulty would be on a completely different level, and the probability of conflict would be far greater than the probability of successful fusion.

Fortunately, the fusion of Yin and Yang does not have to be a complete fusion at the beginning; it can be a fusion one realm at a time.

After a month of cultivation, Zhou Qing was able to fuse the Yin and Yang of the Sendai Scroll's powerful domain together.

The move I just practiced with the Sun Saintess was a small result of the past month.

This is a result of strategic foresight; once you get to this point, the difficulty of further integration increases exponentially.

Chapter 228 The Sublimation of the Sorrowful Fist

Besides the Taiyin True Scripture, the Taiyin Divine Sect has many other scriptures written by sages.

There are scriptures left by the true lineage of Taiyin, that is, the scriptures left by the ancestors of the human emperor, as well as scriptures left by the families of those executioners.

For example, the Thunder Dao Scripture left by the Sage Tianyuan is a different scripture from the Taiyin Dao. There are also some good secret techniques, such as the Sorrowful Fist of the Sage Chenyuan, the mysteries of which are very interesting.

This Sorrowful Fist, if judged solely on its power, could already be considered a forbidden domain for the Sage Chenyuan, but unfortunately it has some flaws.

It will immerse the enlightened one in the path of sorrow, making it impossible to escape the influence of their own secret technique.

Moreover, once one's own grief weakens, the power of the fist technique will also decrease. Therefore, although this secret technique is very profound, it is still a little lacking and did not truly enable Saint Chenyuan to enter the forbidden realm.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Zhou Qing has been cultivating in Tang Valley for a year.

During that year, in addition to attempting the fusion of the Yin and Yang, he also spent a long time studying the scriptures and secret techniques of other saints of the Taiyin Divine Sect.

He dissected various scriptures into pieces, analyzing them from the most basic changes in Dao patterns, and step by step reconstructed the path of the Great Dao walked by that sage.

Among them, the one he was most interested in was the Sorrowful Fist. For this reason, he even released the primordial spirit of Saint Chenyuan from the Mountain and River Map many times to communicate with him about the various mysteries of this fist.

At first, the saint was quite indifferent and remained silent, just watching Zhou Qing talk to himself.

However, as time went by, even without the Sage Chenyuan, Zhou Qing had thoroughly grasped the various mysteries of this punch, and even tried to perfect it and deduce its subsequent changes.

At this moment, the sage could no longer remain indifferent and couldn't help but say, "Your talent and comprehension are truly unparalleled in my life, but is there any need to insult me ​​like this?"

Saint Chenyuan's face was extremely ugly. If it was just that he had spent his whole life researching a secret technique, which someone else had mastered in a month or two, it was nothing.

There are many geniuses in the world who can do this. For those true young supreme beings, once they reach the semi-saint realm, they can learn the secret techniques in the scriptures of saints in no time and master them in no time.

After all, learning from the paths others have already taken and creating your own path are two different concepts.

However, after mastering this secret technique, Zhou Qing was still making further deductions, and some of the ideas he proposed were even beyond what Sage Chenyuan had thought of, which was quite terrifying.

This is a pure suppression of talent and comprehension of the Great Dao, which shows that even though his cultivation is at the Saint Realm, the gap between his understanding of the Dao and that of the person in front of him is enormous.

Hearing the words of Saint Chenyuan, which contained hidden anger, Zhou Qing laughed instead and said, "I didn't insult you. Haven't I been communicating with you about the Great Dao? It's just that you've been holding your breath and never responding."

So Saint Chenyuan fell silent. This person destroyed the Taiyin Divine Sect and still wanted him to hand over his various insights into the Sorrowful Fist. Wasn't that too far-fetched?

Zhou Qing didn't say much, and continued to delve into the concept behind this punch.

For Saint Chenyuan, this fist technique had reached a bottleneck; he had already pushed it to its limit.

To achieve even greater perfection, perhaps only by breaking through to the Saint King realm, and only when one's realm is higher, can one deduce more profound mysteries.

However, Zhou Qing's understanding of the Dao far surpasses his. Whether in terms of the richness or depth of his understanding of the Dao, Zhou Qing completely overwhelms him.

When Zhou Qing was nearing the Great Power stage of severing the Dao, his understanding of the Great Dao was comparable to that of a Saint. Not to mention now that he has reached the level of a Half-Saint, his physique is moving towards the Great Perfection, and his Dao sense has increased tenfold, making it even easier for him to comprehend the Great Dao.

Whether it's the various sacred scriptures of the Zhou family, the Golden Crow clan, or the Taiyin Divine Sect, or the Chaotic Ancient Scripture, the Western Emperor Scripture, the Taiyin Sun Scripture, and the Devouring Heaven Undying Scripture that he himself possesses, or the insights of his predecessors that he unearthed from the ruins, all of these have become his profound foundation.

He didn't have the problem of having too many scriptures and being unable to digest them. What was a difficult point that would require others to ponder for years or even decades was as if it didn't exist for him. He ran wildly towards the most essential point.

Therefore, Zhou Qing's current understanding of the Great Dao is extremely profound, surpassing even those Saint Kings with lower realms. With such a profound understanding of the Great Dao, his deduction of the Sorrowful Fist will naturally be further than that of Saint Chen Yuan.

As time went on, the Sage Chenyuan became increasingly restless.

In Zhou Qing's hands, the Sorrowful Fist, which should have been the most familiar to him, became increasingly unfamiliar, yet also increasingly mysterious and powerful, with its flaws being remedied one by one.

“Saint Chenyuan, what do you think of the changes in this place? I used another Great Dao to construct the Dao patterns in this part. I personally believe that simple sorrow does not have enough power. There must be anger in sorrow, persistence in sorrow, and a strong change in belief in order to increase more power. Don’t you think so?” Zhou Qing asked casually.

As Zhou Qing shifted his body, he threw a punch forward. His demeanor suddenly changed, and a sense of sorrow and grief flowed between heaven and earth.

The world instantly plunged into darkness, even the Great Dao was affected, and a torrential downpour began. Later, the rain stopped, but the darkness of the entire world only grew denser.

It's like something incredibly beautiful being torn apart right before someone's eyes, leaving them feeling hopeless, sad, and angry, yet helpless. In the end, even shedding tears becomes a luxury.

But in this sorrowful atmosphere, a ray of light suddenly illuminated the entire dark world.

Within Zhou Qing's fist, a dim spark appeared. This spark appeared powerless on the surface, but in an instant, it brought a glimmer of light to the entire world, and the power of the entire fist technique increased dramatically.

This is the fire in my heart, the fire of obsession, the intense belief born from despair, a vow to become stronger, to change everything, and to ensure that such sorrow never happens again.

Boom!

Saint Chenyuan's heart trembled suddenly, his pupils widened, and a feeling of profound enlightenment arose in his heart.

"So that's how it is, so that's how it is. I went astray back then. 'If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening!' I went astray. If I had had such strong conviction back then, how could I have ended up with such a..."

Bitter fruit!

Saint Chenyuan's expression changed constantly, sometimes laughing heartily, sometimes bursting into tears, seemingly laughing but actually crying, with a deep sense of regret in his expression.

Memories buried deep in his heart for countless years kept surging up, making his sorrow grow stronger and stronger, even causing changes in the weather.

The changes in a sage's mood directly affect the flow of the Dao in a region. Dark clouds gather and press down, blocking all the light from entering.

"You said that by staying away from the mortal world and focusing on the Tao, I could forget my sorrow. I did as you said, but the sorrow in my heart not only did not dissipate, but it also increasingly affected my Tao heart, almost causing me to go astray and merge into the Tao."

Saint Chenyuan stared blankly, two lines of tears slowly streaming down his face. He muttered to himself, "It's because I lacked this kind of determination. If I had been more forceful back then, none of these things would have happened. Everything would be different!"

Zhou Qing silently watched Chen Yuansheng mutter to himself, listening to what he was saying.

After a long time, Saint Chenyuan finally suppressed the turmoil in his heart, and his expression gradually calmed down.

When he looked at Zhou Qing again, he could no longer maintain that indifferent attitude. He sighed and said, "Your punch made me realize many things. I have to thank you for helping me find the path I should truly take, even though it's meaningless now."

Because he was already a dying man, and if he fell into the hands of the enemy, there was no future for him. Even if he understood his own path, he would have no chance to continue.

"What if I told you you have a chance to live?" Zhou Qing said calmly.

Saint Chenyuan looked surprised, unable to tell whether it was the truth or a lie.

"There's only one condition: I'll brand your destiny, and from then on, you'll be under my control for all eternity," Zhou Qing continued.

Saint Chenyuan's face turned angry, then cold again. He said, "Kill me or torture me as you please. Why say such unrealistic things? I will not submit."

Zhou Qing shook his head, sighed, and said calmly, "Your primordial spirit is currently in my hands. Making you submit will not be difficult for me."

"You underestimate me. So what if you brand my primordial spirit? I don't have much life left anyway. The moment you brand my primordial spirit, the seal on my primordial spirit will dissipate. At that time, I can just self-destruct my primordial spirit. What does that matter?" Saint Chenyuan said coldly.

"Did I say it was a method of imprinting a primordial spirit? You should have heard of the Ruthless Great Emperor's Divine Transcending Technique, right? Although I don't understand this secret technique, I do have similar methods. Are you sure you can withstand it?" Zhou Qing said calmly.

Sage Chenyuan was startled, his scalp tingling, and he truly felt a sense of crisis.

He had naturally heard of the Divine Technique of Dudu. It was infamous throughout history. It did not start with the divine consciousness, but directly from the heart. It did not invade the mind, but naturally changed the heart. There was great terror in it!

If this person truly possesses similar abilities, then he might not be able to withstand it. Although his cultivation level is relatively high, he has already lost the power to resist. Once he is converted over many years...