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

He couldn't understand the essence of this Pure Land at all. It seemed to be outside of all time, space, eternity, chaos, and the Dao, beyond the limits of his cognition. The past and future should be constant. However, Zhou Qing knew that the Holy King Pure Land he had condensed was far from having that power.

This Holy King's Pure Land is now roughly equivalent to a Chaos Immortal Land, surpassing even a small world. It is something far beyond the level of a saint, terrifying beyond imagination.

One of the abilities that Zhou Qing found most interesting was "the emptiness of fate." Anyone who was taken into Zhou Qing's Holy King's Pure Land would have all their fate threads hidden, and no curses, causes and effects, or schemes from the outside world could find that person.

Although the thread of fate will reappear between heaven and earth after this person leaves, as long as he remains in the Holy King's Pure Land, all those who want to attack him from afar will fail.

Even if this person's past self is severed, it will not have any effect on him in the Holy King's Pure Land.

This is the true meaning of "Pure Land": pure, solemn, and sacred, inviolable.

As long as the Pure Land exists, no one can deal with this person remotely through some unseen connection.

He could even hide inside himself, just like a saint hiding in a small, empty world he created.

The difference is that a saint's small world might be discovered, thus breaking the small world and killing the saint, while Zhou Qing's Saint King Pure Land isolates all auras and all detection, making it almost impossible to catch him once he hides.

At this moment, countless uses for it came to Zhou Qing's mind.

With this ability, he immediately thought of many things related to BeiDou, which gave him a basis for implementing many of his plans for BeiDou, and would bring about unimaginable changes.

Chapter 250 Returning to Beidou

This is an unfamiliar star field, dotted with stars, imprinted against the dark cosmic background, radiating their own faint light.

"咻" "咻"

Two brilliant streaks of crimson light flashed across the sky, instantly piercing through the unfamiliar heavens and disappearing into the darkness.

"I never expected you to possess such a secret artifact, capable of traversing the universe at incredible speeds, allowing a sage to achieve a speed only a Great Sage could possess."

The Kunpeng Ancestor observed the magic weapon made of crimson feathers in Zhou Qing's hand. When a Quasi-Emperor's feather is refined into a magic weapon, it can tear through the universe and travel after locating short-distance spatial coordinates. However, the one in Zhou Qing's hand seemed to be even better.

If this feather were used by a Great Sage, it would probably be as fast as the Five-Colored Altar, and it wouldn't take long to traverse the entire universe.

"This was forged by the Holy Emperor after his brief awakening. Because of the rush, this feather doesn't have much power; it's a secret artifact specifically designed to traverse the universe," Zhou Qing replied.

"What? It was made by the Holy Emperor?" Kunpeng Ancestor's heart skipped a beat. The imperial might that the Holy Emperor unleashed back then had awakened him from his slumber in the depths of the North Sea, leaving an extremely deep impression on him.

Zhou Qing was also very curious about the feather in his hand, guessing that it might be the Immortal Phoenix Feather left behind by the Undying Emperor. He wondered what exactly happened back then, that the Holy Emperor's body was intact, but the Undying Emperor seemed to be injured.

He knew that history must have changed from the history he remembered, and the reason for this change was most likely "him" who existed countless years ago in an unknown form.

Fortunately, it seems that most of history has not changed. The great emperors of history are still the same great emperors, and the events are still the same events, as if a predetermined trajectory has been set. Minor things can be changed, but major events will still develop in the same way.

Suddenly, Zhou Qing stopped, and so did the Kunpeng Ancestor.

"You also noticed what happened up ahead?" The Kunpeng Ancestor looked somewhat surprised.

"A descendant of an ancient god and demon seems to have lost his mind, frantically unleashing his own Great Dao Laws. In my perception, this behavior is a thousand times brighter than the sun." Zhou Qing's expression changed slightly.

His mind raced, and his consciousness, situated on the river of fate, quickly deduced the whole situation.

“Let’s go. This is a Saint King that I can handle. It’s a good opportunity to practice.” Zhou Qing laughed.

His current realm is the fifth level of Sainthood, which is enough to deal with some low-level Saint Kings. Moreover, his probability of activating divine restrictions is now incredibly high.

Because during the Dao Child Trial, both he and his opponents were in a state of divine restriction, a state in which their combat power could be multiplied without limit, and he experienced this state for a whole year.

In his view, only places like the Dao Child Trial, where there is interference from the power of the End of the Road, can offer such a great opportunity. Staying in the Divine Forbidden Zone for a year is impossible under normal circumstances. Therefore, his understanding of the Divine Forbidden Zone is also exceptionally terrifying, and he has summarized a unique method to trigger the Divine Forbidden Zone.

To face off against the young emperor, a divine barrier against a divine barrier—something that strikes fear into the hearts of countless people—is the thing he looks forward to most.

Among his peers, his combat power, suppressed by the Eight Forbidden Ones, was truly too...

There were far too many, and the inability to fully unleash his combat power made him extremely uncomfortable. Once the divine restrictions clashed with divine restrictions, the despair would definitely fall on the young emperor's side. Among those of the same level, his divine restriction state was stronger than everyone else's.

"Roar!"

With a roar, a colossal beast resembling a real hou went berserk in a star field, shattering an asteroid with one foot and smashing another with one claw, without any clear target.

This behemoth's body was comparable to a star, radiating an exceptionally strong holy might that surpassed the laws of ordinary saints, making it worthy of being called the king among saints.

"So it was it." Zhou Qing stared blankly, recognizing the familiar figure.

Years ago, they caught a fleeting glimpse of this sage king in the five-colored altar passage from Beidou to Ziwei, never imagining they would see him again now.

"The bloodline of the ancient gods and demons has awakened, but it has failed to suppress its ferocity and has been completely enslaved by the bloodline." Zhou Qing scanned the giant beast with his divine sense and learned a little about the reason.

This behemoth had bloodshot eyes, was devoid of any normal emotions, and would destroy anything it saw.

Suddenly, it turned its head and saw Zhou Qing and the Kunpeng Ancestor. With a loud roar, it shattered several stars around it and strode across the sky, stepping on the broken stars.

"Oh? Is it that ferocious? You can't even tell the difference in strength." Zhou Qing found it quite amusing.

The Kunpeng Ancestor beside him made no attempt to conceal his Great Sage aura, yet the giant beast still approached, its eyes filled with bloodlust, seemingly wanting to tear them both apart and devour them.

Suddenly, a terrifying aura emanated from the giant beast, like a shattered galaxy or a raging flood, crashing down upon it.

A gigantic black claw descended, its scales stretching for tens of miles, a truly terrifying sight.

"Holy King's Pure Land." Zhou Qing didn't care at all. He made a cross with his hands, and the Holy King's Pure Land expanded. Countless tortoise shell patterns appeared in front of him.

The black claws pressed down, but didn't even cause a ripple in the tortoise shell's texture; it left no trace of damage.

He himself couldn't even judge how strong the Holy King's Pure Land was now. In any case, he knew that even if a hundred more of these giant beasts came, they wouldn't be able to harm him in the slightest.

"Eternal Divine Fist." After deflecting the claw, Zhou Qing directly raised his fist to strike.

His aura suddenly became many times stronger, affecting the operation of this star field. More than a dozen stars were shaken off their orbits by the aftershocks and collided with other stars in pairs, blooming into the most dazzling fireworks in this sky.

The universe roared as his punch pierced a gaping, bloody hole in the beast's abdomen. The beast's blood emitted a hazy, radiant glow, drifting into the cosmos in wisps.

Zhou Qing chased after it again, tearing the giant beast in two with his bare hands from its wounds.

"The food looks pretty good today. My divine and demonic bloodline has awakened quite a bit, and my body's essence is also very rich. I wonder how it tastes," Zhou Qing commented.

He opened his mouth and spat out a surge of innate Dao fire, which engulfed the entire enormous beast, continuously burning and refining its essence into a Saint-level medicine.

He used his magic to draw out streams of divine and demonic blood, like a long river, which emitted a colorful glow. This kind of bloodline is considered to be relatively atavistic.

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Five-colored rivers floated in the starry sky, constantly condensing under the innate Dao fire, dissolving the killing intent, gathering essence, and radiating intense divine light, eventually transforming into five Divine Demon Pills.

Zhou Qing distributed the Divine Demon Pills to everyone. These pills were made from highly refined divine and demonic bloodlines. Consuming them could increase a person's potential and allow them to go further in the future. They were especially useful for the Sun Saintess.

At the same time, the seemingly enormous life form had most of its flesh and blood evaporated after being refined by the innate Dao fire, leaving only a few thousand feet of flesh and blood. This was the essence of the Saint King's flesh and blood. Although it was scarce, it was purer and richer in essence, without a trace of killing intent within it.

This massive chunk of meat, thousands of feet long, was golden in color, radiating a dazzling brilliance and displaying a myriad of colors; it was clearly a highly nourishing food.

Zhou Qing cut off two large pieces and gave one to him and Kunpeng Ancestor. The rest was put into the Gate of Chaos, where there were three other people.

"This is the flesh of an ancient god and demon descendant. I have refined it. It is edible, but you must do so within your limits. Digest the previous piece before eating the next one," Zhou Qing transmitted his voice into the Gate of Chaos.

“Even if you were to walk through the universe now, you wouldn’t be considered weak.” The Kunpeng Ancestor said with great emotion.

Great Sages are rare in the universe. If there is only one living Great Sage in a star field, it can be called a glorious era. Saint Kings are already the most common high-level combat forces in the universe. Zhou Qing was able to kill a Saint King, so he can also be called a strongman in the universe.

Zhou Qing took a big bite of meat, and rays of light spilled from his mouth, rising and dissipating into his stomach as they melted into beams of light.

Once one reaches the level of a sage, every inch of flesh and blood contains the laws of the sage path, so a drop of blood or a piece of flesh contains incomparably powerful energy.

Even if this Saint King's combat strength is not good, his realm is still there, and this flesh and blood is a great tonic for Zhou Qing.

He ate tens of thousands of kilograms of meat by himself. After it entered his stomach, his whole body glowed and was submerged in auspicious energy. It took more than ten minutes for the energy to slowly dissipate, and he completely refined it.

As for the Kunpeng Ancestor, there was no unusual phenomenon after he took a bite. This level of meat was of no use to him; he was simply enjoying the delicious taste.

Zhou Qing cleaned up the battlefield, leaving not a drop of blood or a piece of bone behind, and then said, "Let's go. We're very close to Beidou now, only three or four days' journey away."

He took out the divine phoenix feather, activated its divine power with the power of a saint, and disappeared into the starry sky with the Kunpeng Ancestor.

The Purple Gold Warship was not far from the Big Dipper to begin with, and the Saint King was even closer to it. Zhou Qing could already see the brilliant Big Dipper among the countless stars.

However, he was not in a hurry to get back, so he did not push his speed to the maximum. Instead, he traveled at a stop-and-go pace, and sometimes he would even land on a star.

In the pitch-black universe, Zhou Qing traversed through strange star fields.

On his journey, he observed the movement of the sun and moon, the explosion of supernovae, the engulfing of everything by black holes, and the different evolutions and unique rules of various stars, including red giants and white dwarfs.

He gained some understanding of the rules governing the universe, gradually returning to his original simplicity. The Daoist aura emanating from his body receded into his body, and his power became increasingly concentrated.

Kunpeng Ancestor did not urge him. Although his cultivation level was much higher than Zhou Qing's, Zhou Qing was the one who gave way to Kunpeng Ancestor.

The Qing dynasty was the primary ruler.

The main reason why Ancestor Kunpeng followed Zhou Qing was because he sensed the possibility of breaking through to Quasi-Emperor, and as time went by, he became more and more convinced of his judgment.

The mere Daoist aura emanating from Zhou Qing made him feel that his realm was somewhat loosened, that he saw the flaws in his Dao, and that there was room for improvement.

Once Zhou Qing's realm truly surpasses his, perhaps even a casual remark will enlighten him, allowing him to find his own path to becoming a quasi-emperor.

This ability is not something everyone can possess, but he was absolutely certain that Zhou Qing would reach this level in the future.

What should have been a three- or four-day journey took Zhou Qing a full month to complete. It took a long time, but it wasn't a waste of time.

This was Zhou Qing's first time experiencing the rules governing the movement of stars up close, and seeing the entire universe from a broader perspective.

In his eyes, the entire universe was getting smaller and smaller, and he could see star fields coming into view. He even saw scenes of the universe being created and destroyed, and the world turning upside down.

Only after they finally arrived in the Big Dipper Star Region and saw the star in this region that exuded imperial might did Zhou Qing end his comprehension of the star's movement.

"Is this the Big Dipper?" Upon getting closer, even the Kunpeng Ancestor couldn't help but feel awe.

This is the renowned Emperor Burial Star in the universe, the legendary site where the Immortal Path opens. Perhaps in a few decades, one cosmic saint after another will come here.

Some sages may have already set off and are on their way now, but it will take them decades to reach the Big Dipper.

If someone could view the Big Dipper from the perspective of the entire universe, they would find that it is practically the center of the universe, with countless streams of light converging on it from all over the universe.

Although most of them were just ordinary saints and were still on their way, the real masters had not yet set off, which changed the atmosphere of the entire universe.

As the Big Dipper was born, it was also about to enter the most chaotic period of order collapse.

Zhou Qing had a premonition that the future era was destined to be turbulent, perhaps filled with slaughter and bloodshed, and that humanity would face its most dangerous era yet.

Too many ancient races still retain the customs of the ancient times. Once they are born, they are simply unrestrained, talking about tens of millions of races at the drop of a hat.

Even if they only manage to reclaim their original ancestral lands, it would mean that humans within tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of miles would perish, billions upon billions of mortals would fall in pools of blood, and countless great religions would be destroyed.

Zhou Qing's return not only provides the Zhou family with a stabilizing force, but also adds a significant amount of combat power to the human race.

He himself was a super expert capable of fighting a Saint King, and he even brought back a Great Saint like the Kunpeng Ancestor, which was definitely exciting news for the human race.

"Beidou, I'm back."