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

Before long, he will change his mind and will no longer be himself.

“You’re a devil,” he whispered.

Zhou Qing knew that it was indeed very difficult to get such a saint to submit on his own.

Because this is not a young saint who still yearns for cultivation. If it were ordinary geniuses on the ancient starry road, it would be normal for them to follow a stronger young supreme in order to have a better future in cultivation.

But Saint Chenyuan is different. He didn't have many years left to live anyway, and now he doesn't care about his own life or his future in cultivation. He has no desires and has no reason to be forced to submit. At worst, he will just die.

"Think about it yourself. Will you choose to submit or be converted by me?" Zhou Qing said as he finished speaking, and then stopped talking about it.

Zhou Qing then continued to deduce the Sorrow Fist. This secret technique was originally created by the Sage Chen Yuan, but now in Zhou Qing's hands, it has undergone a change different from its creator, and its power has become stronger.

Now, when Zhou Qing occasionally exchanges a few words with Saint Chenyuan about his insights on secret techniques, Saint Chenyuan gradually responds and shares his own views.

It must be said that the creator was indeed unique and provided Zhou Qing with some inspiration. Zhou Qing also made some modifications based on those insights, making this secret technique even stronger.

However, he eventually reached his limit, and Zhou Qing put down the secret technique in his hand and began to study other things.

Besides the Sorrowful Fist, there was another weapon that Zhou Qing also studied in depth.

The death knell of kings.

This weapon was left behind by a peerless king of the Taiyin Divine Cult in ancient times, and it should be the weapon he used to prove his Dao, not an ordinary weapon he forged casually.

The weapon used to prove one's path can be seen as a continuation of a cultivator's life, because the path of the great Dao that a cultivator himself has walked is inscribed on the weapon.

Through his Martial Arts Heavenly Eye, Zhou Qing carefully studied all the principles and truths on the King's Death Toll, and comprehended the various mysteries of this great Dao.

The sound of a death knell can evoke a range of negative emotions, making people feel fear and loneliness, as if they are the only person in the world, facing death alone.

"when!"

Zhou Qing sat cross-legged in front of the King's Death Bell, letting the bell toll and his negative emotions surge, yet he remained calm and composed.

He was trying to understand the profound truth within it, using this artifact left to posterity to comprehend the path its owner had taken.

In the dim light, he seemed to see a person surrounded by black mist, with a cold expression. Wherever he passed, the grass withered and the flowers died. Wherever he went, the world turned dark.

This person is like a messenger of death, walking through the world, spreading fear, with a mountain of skulls behind him.

Zhou Qing found records of this person in the ancient books of the Taiyin Divine Sect. He was an invincible king more than 20,000 years ago and a peerless genius.

This person had a unique understanding of the Taiyin True Scripture, making him an anomaly in that era.

Most people's understanding of the Way of Yin is actually very simple, and can be summarized in one sentence.

A power of extreme yin and cold.

Therefore, most people who practice the Taiyin True Scripture mostly use the black mist formed by the power of Taiyin to attack in a straightforward manner, which is very simple and lacks variation.

This extraordinary genius, however, turned to another direction, believing that Yin and Yang were not simply a division of forces into golden and black.

Yin and Yang encompass many things, and the sun and moon are just the most easily understood forms among them.

Heaven and earth, male and female, hard and soft, movement and stillness, manifestation and concealment, emptiness and fullness, etc., are all forms transformed by yin and yang.

This extraordinary genius transformed the power of Yin into another form.

If the sun represents the positive emotions in people's hearts, then the moon represents the negative emotions in people's hearts.

Therefore, the power of Taiyin is not only a power with pure attributes such as death and cold, but can also evoke various negative emotions in people's hearts, such as fear, loneliness, sorrow, and despair.

By inciting these negative emotions, one can directly attack a person's moral compass.

This power can not only attack a person's physical body and spirit from the outside, but also destroy a person's Dao heart from the depths of their mind.

Later, this prodigy, following his own understanding, forged his own unique path and successfully severed his own path in the post-ancient era!

Chapter 229 A Sacrifice to Humanity

Zhou Qing did not underestimate the Dao of this prodigy in the slightest.

If there weren't problems with this world, and if this happened before the ancient times or even before the primordial era, someone with such talent would at least be a saint, and there's a high probability that they would become a great saint.

This prodigy severed his Dao at the age of 500 and achieved great success at the age of 1000. His future is promising, and even in the post-ancient era, he has a high probability of attaining sainthood.

Unfortunately, this person lacked luck and encountered misfortune in a ruin left by a quasi-emperor from ancient times. He passed away at the age of over a thousand years, causing a huge uproar at the time.

This is even worse than Jiang Taixu's situation. Although Jiang Taixu mistakenly entered Zishan, Gu Tianshu happened to be awake at the time. So he did some tricks and secretly helped Jiang Taixu overcome many life-threatening crises, thus tempering Jiang Taixu.

This king was trapped in the ruins of a quasi-emperor, encountering all sorts of life-or-death crises, but no one came to his aid.

At the time, the Taiyin Divine Sect even considered sending a powerful figure to rescue this king.

It should be understood that once the foundation is revealed, if the sect does not have the Divine Source Liquid, then that foundation can never be sealed back.

This is equivalent to the Taiyin Divine Cult wanting to exchange a saint for a king!

This seemingly foolish choice surprisingly did not provoke fierce opposition at the time.

The first sage they awakened was the Sage Chenyuan, whom they reported this matter to.

At that time, Saint Chenyuan was still in the Divine Source and had not truly left. However, after hearing about the deeds of this young, accomplished king, he was somewhat moved and developed a desire to acquire talent.

Because this king is absolutely a peerless genius. To be honest, the talent of Saint Chenyuan is somewhat inferior to that of this king.

In the post-ancient era, to sever one's path, possessing at least seven forbidden restrictions is a necessary but not sufficient condition. Kings such as the Human King, the Light King, the Heavenly Demon King, and the Golden Crow King all possess either eight or seven forbidden restrictions.

But besides having at least seven prohibitions, there must also be various other complex reasons, great fortune, great enlightenment, and the ability to truly comprehend one's own path in order to successfully sever one's path.

Otherwise, like the Peacock King, the Red Dragon Taoist, and others, they will never be able to successfully sever their Dao until the day when the world changes.

Saint Chenyuan was once an unparalleled genius who dominated the Ziwei Star Region for an entire era and was the only one of the Eight Forbidden Ones of that era.

Later, due to some unforgettable experiences in his life, he successfully broke through the mortal path amidst immense pain, changing his title to Chen Yuan, meaning to distance himself from the mortal world, escape the sea of ​​suffering in life, and wholeheartedly pursue the Great Dao.

The owner of the King's Death Knell, that peerless genius, was also an Eighth Forbidden Realm expert. His combat strength at the same level was even stronger than that of Saint Chenyuan, and he was no less than Yin Tiande of this era.

After exchanging ideas with Saint Chenyuan, the Taiyin Divine Sect awakened the potential of several saints. In the end, a saint with low cultivation and not particularly strong combat power among his peers emerged from the Divine Source.

Unfortunately, when the sage cleared a path to guide the king, the king was already critically injured and dying.

In order to overcome the various life-threatening crises in the ruins, this prodigy not only exhausted his source of power but also suffered severe injuries to his Dao, greatly reducing his lifespan.

Later, less than six months later, he passed away peacefully, leaving behind only a king's death knell as a testament to this extraordinary man.

Traces of what once existed.

"when."

The sound of the bell echoed in all directions, and the ripples of its influence spread, filling the area with various negative emotions.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Qing, who had been sitting cross-legged in front of the King's Death Bell, suddenly stood up.

He clenched his fist, slammed it out with all his might, and struck the King's Death Knell.

"when!"

The world suddenly darkened, and black mist spread throughout the land with the sound of the bell, even eroding the earth into a deep black.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

Zhou Qing's fists pounded the King's Death Bell, causing black ripples to spread out as if they were materializing, transforming into black divine rings.

The Daoist aura in this world is becoming increasingly intense. If a powerful being were to enter this area at this time, their mind would be instantly eroded by various negative emotions, their Dao heart would collapse, and they would never recover.

Because this was Zhou Qing making his move, maximizing the power of the bell.

Even if its master were to be resurrected, in terms of sheer power, he could not surpass Zhou Qing at this moment.

Fortunately, no one would disturb Zhou Qing's cultivation. Unless Zhou Qing himself stepped out of his cultivation state and talked to others, no one would trespass into his cultivation area. Everyone in Tang Valley followed this rule.

when!

The final chime echoed for a long time in this area.

A rich Daoist aura flowed through this area, and all the black mist was emanating endless negative emotions.

Zhou Qing closed his eyes to comprehend the Daoist principles, and only opened them after a day and a night.

This time, he threw a punch towards the sky. His fist traced the path of the Dao, creating boundless Dao patterns and even producing chains of divine order that tore through the void.

boom!

Black clouds rose, like a vast ocean, with surging waves crashing against the sky, scattering all the clouds above.

The symbols of the Great Dao spread out in large swaths, the Dao patterns intertwined in complex ways, the sky shook, black holes appeared in clusters, this world seemed to be heading towards the end of the world, nothing would exist anymore.

What's even more terrifying is that it contains a power that targets the human heart.

If it were those geniuses who only train physical strength and not their Dao heart, they would definitely suffer greatly under the erosion of this kind of power!

One wrong move and one's Dao heart could collapse, plunging into an abyss of no return.

This fist technique is called the "Fist of Mourning." Once one's Dao heart is deeply affected by the negative emotions it contains, one will fall into despair, depression, and mental breakdown, with no chance of rising again.

Although this is a fist technique that Zhou Qing comprehended, its origin lies in the path taken by the master of the King's Death Knell.

After truly comprehending this path, Zhou Qing couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

This path is too poisonous; it not only damages a person's body but also their mind, truly leading to their utter ruin.

Even the most gifted genius, if their Dao heart is not perfect, and is corrupted by the negative emotions of this move, may ruin their life!

Although the Sorrowful Fist can affect a person's heart and plunge them into sadness, once this move ends, the opponent can easily get out of this emotion.

In short, the effect of the Sorrowful Fist is temporary, while the effect of the Mourning Fist will last forever.

Unless that person can struggle after a mental breakdown, refuse to give in, and rise again.

However, those who have truly perfected their Dao heart will not be affected by the Wrathful Fist from the beginning. Those who are affected by the Wrathful Fist are those whose Dao heart is flawed.

How can someone with a flawed moral compass possibly rise up amidst such an ocean of extreme negative emotions? That's virtually impossible.

"This person is truly a genius!" Zhou Qing exclaimed.

He put away the King's Death Knell, and once he comprehended the great Dao within it, this kingly weapon became useless.

He can deduce the next steps on his own.

However, he is not in a hurry to develop this path into something more profound. Instead, he has turned his attention to studying another lineage of Dao.

Human desires.

The word "desire" contains endless mysteries.