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

The powerful figures stared at the roasted meat in their hands, all somewhat bewildered. The information contained in that single sentence was too much for them to believe.

"Zhou Qing, what is your cultivation level?" At this moment, a powerful figure couldn't wait to ask first, his face full of anticipation.

Zhou Qing didn't speak, but directly released his aura. A holy might surged out like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing down, as if a sky had fallen, or as if tens of thousands of mountains had pressed down on everyone, making it almost impossible to breathe.

Everyone looked astonished and utterly shocked. It was as if a lower life form had encountered a higher life form, as if this life form could kill them all with even a drop of blood or a strand of hair. It was so terrifying that their minds went blank.

Zhou Qing only released it for three seconds before withdrawing it. The powerful figures of the Zhou family immediately gasped for breath, like mortals who were about to drown in the ocean. Their hearts were pounding, and they looked at each other in silence.

"Zhou Qing, are you... perhaps a saint?" An old man with gray hair and withered skin stepped forward and asked tentatively.

"I broke through in the starry sky just a month ago." Zhou Qing nodded with a smile.

"Hahaha, he truly is a saint! With Zhou Qing in my Zhou family, how can we worry about the future prosperity of ten thousand years! Such talent is unprecedented, truly unprecedented!" Upon hearing this, the old man laughed heartily, opened his arms and hugged Zhou Qing tightly, with tears even glistening in his eyes.

"Ten thousand years ago, my Zhou family could produce twenty great masters in a thousand years! Five thousand years ago, my Zhou family only produced ten great masters in a thousand years, and in the last thousand years, only Zhou Wuji became a great master in my Zhou family within a thousand years. The family has been declining generation after generation, constantly regressing, which has become a thorn in our side. Fortunately, Zhou Qing was born!" Another living fossil with gray hair sighed.

"This is truly a case of extreme adversity turning into prosperity! Zhou Qing of my Zhou family is not only exceptionally talented but also possesses astonishing luck. In his childhood, he was able to fall into a vast chaotic immortal land, bringing countless benefits to the family. Such resources would last for tens of thousands of years!" Several elders huddled together, not squeezing into the crowd, and looked at the excited crowd with beaming smiles.

Zhou Qing did not bask in the praise of the crowd. He walked slowly forward, and the crowd made way for him, their eyes following his movements.

Ahead along this road stood the highest point of the Zhongtian Yangji Palace, where a man in flowing white robes, seemingly untouched by the world, stood. He did not squeeze in.

Instead of joining the crowd, he looked at this side from afar with a kind smile.

However, after Zhou Qing called out the word "father," the man couldn't hold back any longer and quickly came down.

"How have you been in the foreign lands all these years? Without the support of your family and the protection of your ancestor, have you suffered any injustices there?" Zhou Wuji asked gently.

"Yes, Zhou Qing, even we didn't expect you to go into the universe alone to sever your Dao. This is too worrying. No wonder the patriarch didn't tell us. If you suffer any grievances in the universe, tell us. Putting everything else aside, my Zhou family's Great Sage Ancestor is still alive and well." The hot-tempered burly man grinned.

"No, not at all. With my strength, and the magical power that the ancestor infused into the white jade bead beforehand, how could I be bullied?" Zhou Qing shook his head and said with a smile.

In reality, he was the one who bullied others, not the one who was bullied. Two great and immortal religions were even destroyed because of him, their glorious heritage becoming a thing of the past overnight, leaving only ruins.

“By the way, this is Ancestor Kunpeng, a great sage I met in Ziwei. He was a peerless figure in the ancient times of the Ziwei Star Region, and his power shook an era.” Zhou Qing drew everyone’s attention to Ancestor Kunpeng.

Upon entering, although everyone saw the middle-aged man, they did not know his identity. Moreover, Zhou Qing's figure was more attractive to them, so they ignored him and paid him no attention.

Now that Zhou Qing has given a brief introduction to the Kunpeng Ancestor, everyone present is once again showing expressions of shock.

"A Great Sage?! This is a peerless figure who can dominate an entire star field, yet he would follow Zhou Qing to my Zhou family?" The group of powerful figures were completely bewildered.

In those few short minutes, everyone experienced countless unbelievable things, and even the powerful were almost completely bewildered.

Kunpeng Ancestor stood at the door, a smile on his face, and nodded to the group of powerful figures from the Zhou family.

This is all because of Zhou Qing's reputation. Otherwise, let alone a powerful being, even a fully accomplished king would have been swallowed whole if he dared to approach his lair in the North Sea during the Ziwei era, without any hesitation.

When the powerful members of the Zhou family saw that a great sage had responded to them, they all bowed to show their respect.

"Has the Ancestor not emerged from seclusion yet?" Zhou Qing inquired.

He still remembered that before he went to the Ziwei Star Region, the ancestor left a message in the white jade bead, saying that if he found that Zhou Qing had not returned after he came out of seclusion, he would go to Ziwei to find him.

He has now returned, but the ancestor's white jade bead still shows no reaction. Could it be that there was a problem during the breakthrough process?

“The Ancestor is still in seclusion, but information was sent out half a year ago that there were no problems. He is just searching for his own path to becoming a Quasi-Emperor and has become so engrossed in it that he has lost track of time,” Zhou Wuji said.

Zhou Qing nodded slightly. This was quite possible. At that level, a single seclusion could last for decades or even centuries, especially when one was at a critical point in their cultivation. They could hardly perceive the passage of time in the outside world, and a long time would pass in the blink of an eye.

He stopped asking about the ancestor and instead waved his hand again, releasing a large number of treasure chests, ancient medicines, divine resources, metals, and...

Other types of rare and precious treasures appeared on the scene.

This was half of the wealth accumulated by the Taiyin God Sect over countless years, which was divided equally between him and the Sun God Sect. Now he simply threw these treasures onto the ground, and their dazzling brilliance illuminated every inch of the hall, filling it with divine radiance.

"Let's put these in the treasury. These things aren't that useful to me anymore, so they'll just fill up the family treasury," Zhou Qing said slowly.

"You don't want any of these?" Zhou Wuji asked in surprise.

This place is incredibly rich in treasures; there's even a small amount of Saint-level materials. You should know that even a small piece the size of a fist is enough for a Saint to forge into a legendary weapon. These materials could easily be used to forge at least a dozen such weapons.

The pile of divine essence and spiritual herbs, which formed a small mountain, made him suspect that Zhou Qing had destroyed a major sect.

So he immediately asked, and Zhou Qing truthfully recounted the events involving the Taiyin Divine Sect and the Golden Crow Clan, surprising everyone present once again.

"Actually, I still have many things to put into the family treasury, such as a large number of sacred scriptures. I hope you elders are all free today? Come with me to the treasury. I will put some of my gains from beyond the realm into the treasury. Please see if there is anything of interest to you," Zhou Qing said with a smile.

“We were originally going to discuss some recent events at Qishi Mansion today, but now that you’re back, you’re the most important thing for the Zhou family. Everything else can be put aside,” a powerful figure said.

“Alright, let’s go to the treasure vault now and sort through all the treasures I have,” Zhou Qing said, and walked out of the hall, followed by all the powerful figures present.

With a wave of his hand, the world spun and the stars shifted, and everyone was instantly at the entrance of the treasure vault.

He possessed various sacred scriptures, including those obtained from the Holy Emperor's palace on the Fusang Divine Tree, various sacred-level and above Great Dao scriptures passed down to the human race by the Holy Emperor in ancient times, sacred scriptures and secret manuals of the Golden Crow Clan, and various sacred scriptures and secret manuals of the Taiyin Divine Sect.

One by one, the scriptures of the sages were placed into the treasure vault by Zhou Qing, leaving all the great masters dumbfounded.

That wasn't all. Next came two more of the most important scriptures, the "True Scripture of the Sun" and the "True Scripture of the Moon," which Zhou Qing placed at the very top of all the scriptures.

Zhou Qing obtained permission from the higher-ups of the Ancient Sun Cult to pass on the "True Scripture of the Sun," because the Zhou family's "Supreme Yang Scripture" was originally derived from the "True Scripture of the Sun." In addition, Zhou Qing had helped the Ancient Sun Cult in Ziwei a lot, so they readily agreed.

As for the "Taiyin True Scripture," since the Taiyin Divine Cult has been destroyed, there will naturally be no problem if he puts it in his own clan's scripture library.

After Zhou Qing transmitted the scriptures, the atmosphere in the room seemed to freeze. The eyes of all the powerful figures remained fixed on the two mother scriptures, as if they had been frozen in place.

"Could these be the legendary two mother scriptures of the human race!" After a long silence, a powerful being finally broke the silence and murmured.

"That's right, these two ancient scriptures are the same as the ancient scriptures I obtained before."

"No, these two are different. All the children of my Zhou family can study them." Zhou Qing nodded.

He possessed many ancient scriptures, but many could not be passed on casually. For example, the "Western Emperor Scripture" was too sensitive, so even if it was to be passed on, he could only do so secretly to a few people.

For example, the "Devouring Heaven Demon Art" and the "Undying Heaven Art" are even more sensitive. If they were to be blatantly displayed in the scripture library, they would offend more than just one major sect.

For example, the "Chaotic Ancient Emperor Scripture" is not too restrictive. All the powerful and above members of the Zhou family have read this ancient scripture. However, he cannot openly put it in the scripture library for ordinary disciples to study, unless the Chaotic Ancient lineage is cut off or he gains the recognition of the true Chaotic Ancient lineage. Otherwise, such an approach would be too provocative.

Zhou Qing stood there, pondered for a moment, and then extracted the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones Secret Technique from the Tao Te Ching and placed it on the top shelf of the Secret Techniques section. As for the Tao Te Ching itself, he did not display it.

After all, a successor is a successor, and a family is a family. Public and private matters must be kept separate. If you want to study the entire Tao Te Ching, you either have to become his disciple or Lao Tzu's disciple. This is the bottom line for being a person.

Zhou Qing had already thought about it on his way back to Beidou. Apart from the two great mother scriptures of the human race, which were truly pure and without any entanglements, the other scriptures on his body had all sorts of causes and effects. They could be passed on secretly, but not openly.

"This is a secret technique for creating avatars. It can create three avatars that are identical to the real body. Anyone who wants to cultivate it must obtain permission from me, the Ancestor, or the Patriarch before they are qualified to do so." Zhou Qing's voice resounded throughout the treasure vault.

The crowd whispered amongst themselves, discussing the matter, but no one raised any objections.

The principle that the law should not be passed on lightly is not only true in the Zhou family, but also in all other ancient families and immortal holy lands. It is impossible for a disciple of a Dao Palace Secret Realm to master the entire ancient scripture.

Generally speaking, when a disciple reaches a certain level of cultivation in a secret realm, the higher-ups will pass on the cultivation method of that realm to him. Only those like Zhou Qing, who are truly nurtured by the entire clan and are practically destined to become the future head of the family from birth, will receive the complete ancient scripture in advance.

For example, in the Ji family, Ji Haoyue is outwardly being nurtured with all the family's resources, but in reality, his status in the Ji family is far inferior to that of Zhou Qing in the Zhou family. Only by constantly cultivating, proving his abilities, and obtaining the position of candidate family head can Ji Haoyue be qualified to fully view the last page of the forbidden chapter.

Afterwards, he put the weapons he had captured, such as the Xuanci Mountain, the Nine Nether Bamboo, the King's Death Bell, and the skull of the Taiyin Saint, into the treasury.

He took out a book with a golden cover, which was "The True Explanation of Cultivation" that he had personally compiled. However, now that the perspectives of saints and semi-saints are different, it is time to update it again.

He gently brushed his palm across the book, and the pages rustled as they turned. One after another, the ancient golden characters seemed to wriggle and change. After he brushed his hand across the book, its thickness increased by one-tenth.

He then made a grabbing motion in the void, and endless power of destiny flowed over, condensing into a "Book of Destiny" out of thin air, which he placed next to the "True Explanation of Cultivation".

"That's all," Zhou Qing said, stopping what he was doing.

"This is truly astonishing." The powerful figures were completely taken aback, unsure of what to say.

Looking at the dazzling array of sacred scriptures, and the two radiant imperial scriptures on the top shelf, their covers flowing with the sacred power of the sun and the sacred power of the moon respectively, they were suddenly overwhelmed by the difficulty of making a choice.

"My God, is all of this real?" Even now, the powerful being felt dizzy, as if he were dreaming. His eyes kept turning between the "True Scripture of the Sun" and the "True Scripture of the Moon," his brows furrowed.

Zhou Qing left the treasure vault, leaving a group of powerful beings looking at each other in bewilderment. In the end, everyone chose to use their accumulated contribution points over the years to first examine the "True Scripture of the Sun".

After all, the Zhou family's "Supreme Yang Scripture" evolved from the "True Scripture of the Sun." Of course, although both talk about the way of the sun, they are two different scriptures.

Even if people cultivate the same path, a thousand people will have a thousand different ideas. For the great masters of the Zhou family, seeing the differences between the "True Scripture of the Sun" and the "Supreme Yang Scripture" they cultivate can also give them various inspirations and make it easier for them to break through their realms.

Chapter 253 Planting the Fusang Divine Tree

Zhou Qing could even guess that some people would choose to switch to the "True Scripture of the Sun" because the two scriptures originated from the same source, so the switching process would be very easy and the transition would be very natural.

Now he came outside the door and stood with his father, Zhou Wuji.

He needs to understand the current status of BeiDou and its current development stage so that he can make plans for future actions.

"Some time ago, the Immortal Abode of Qishi Mansion opened, causing a torrential rain of blood. It is said that they entered a burial ground for immortals deep within the Immortal Abode and discovered the divine thoughts of the Undying Emperor, as well as the Dao traces left behind by the Supreme Emperor."

"This battle lasted a long time. Three supreme imperial weapons clashed, the divine will was obliterated, the five-colored divine ice shattered in the midst of the fierce battle, the skin of the Undying Emperor was born, and even some ancient kings were alarmed and ran to the Immortal Mansion to demand the skin of the Undying Emperor. The situation was extremely chaotic."

"More than a month has passed since this incident, and it remains a hot topic of discussion in the Five Regions of the Big Dipper. However, our aristocratic families in the Eastern Wilderness did not participate in the matter, so we are unclear about the final outcome."

"There are two matters concerning our Zhou family right now. The first is that Ye Fan killed the Holy Son and Holy Daughter of the Yin Yang Sect at the Qi Shi Mansion, which angered the Yin Yang Sect. However, they only dare to make some small moves in secret. After all, it was a direct confrontation, and being killed was simply a matter of being outmatched. Moreover, two of my Zhou family's powerful figures are by Ye Fan's side. They have to think twice before doing anything. In the end, this matter will not have any problems."

"The second thing is that Wang Teng of Qishi Mansion has recently emerged from seclusion. It is said that his cultivation has reached the pinnacle of the Great Power realm. He has made a bold statement to the outside world, saying that he wants to fight you again to avenge the grudge from more than ten years ago," Zhou Wuji said as he walked.

After hearing this, Zhou Qing spoke again, asking about the Yaochi Grand Gathering to see if the scene he remembered had occurred.

As expected, half a year ago, when the Yaochi Grand Gathering began, some ancient beings emerged from the Primordial Forbidden Zone and delivered a letter from the Primordial King.

The letter states that between one and five thousand years later, the sleeping kings will awaken one by one and return to the earth. The author of the letter believes that the territory occupied by the human race is too vast, and the ancient beings must obtain a portion of the land upon their emergence.

The letter demanded that the entire area within a radius of 100,000 li, where the ancient king slept, belong to them.

After delivering the message, the ancient being departed. After discussion, the major human sects present decided that if there were only a few or a few dozen ancient races emerging, it would be fine to give them to them.

After all, this land is vast, and sometimes there are no people for hundreds of miles around. Given its sparse population, giving them a portion of their living area is really not a big deal.

However, if there are a large number of ancient races, then we need to discuss this separately. In particular, the ancient races are not fools. The clan lands they chose in the past were all places of spiritual beauty, pure lands for cultivation.

The humans of the Eastern Wilderness are not fools either. Most of their established forces are located in spiritually rich lands. Under such circumstances, the probability of a clash is extremely high. Perhaps some major sects have ancient races sleeping beneath their walls. Naturally, they would not easily give up their 100,000 li of territory.

After the Jade Pool Gathering, the Qishi Mansion will be held once every ten thousand years.

The competition reopened, and the Zhou family had two spots. After discussion among the powerful figures, the spots were ultimately given to Ye Fan and Pang Bo.

In recent years, the Zhou family's fortunes have improved, and two or three cultivation prodigies have emerged. However, they are all too young, only eleven or twelve years old. At this age, it would be better for them to stay in the clan and receive instruction from the clan's great masters than to go to the Qishi Mansion.

Ye Fan and Pang Bo were very excited when they learned that Qishi Mansion might have an ancient star road. They immediately set off to Qishi Mansion to report for duty, wanting to know if the ancient star road of Qishi Mansion could reach Earth.

The Immortal Abode incident happened just a month ago. Now, the focus of attention in the Five Domains is on the Immortal Abode, wanting to see which geniuses will emerge in this generation, because if nothing unexpected happens, this group of people will dominate the world in the future.

"Now that you've returned, you've not only successfully severed your Dao, but you've even become a Saint. And the world is becoming increasingly turbulent. The curtain has been raised on a glorious era. With my cultivation level, I'm no longer able to support the future of the Zhou family. So, do you still remember what I told you eight years ago?"

As Zhou Wuji was speaking, he stopped and turned to look at Zhou Qing, staring into his eyes.

"Of course I will not forget the position of family head. Now that I have returned, I will definitely take over. I have long been prepared. I will support the future of the Zhou family. I will not only ensure the Zhou family's stable survival, but also lead the Zhou family to the pinnacle of the Big Dipper, and even the pinnacle of the universe!"