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

"boom!"

Suddenly, the head of the Lord of the Fourteenth Level of Hell exploded instantly, and his body slowly fell down, completely dead.

Zhou Qing frowned, not because of the gruesome state of the corpses—that was nothing—but because he hadn't obtained any valuable information and had triggered the restriction as soon as he ventured deeper.

"It seems that having only a few half-step great powers hiding inside isn't enough. We need to find a way to convert the masters of a small world, otherwise it will be really hard to find the ancient halls of the human world and hell," Zhou Qing pondered.

The ruler of this small world was not easy to deal with, but because he had inscribed a large number of Origin Heaven Patterns in advance, turning this place into his home ground, he was able to defeat the Lord of Hell so miserably.

"I hope they won't give up on me because of this, otherwise I'll have to find a way to lure them out."

Chapter 115 Breakthrough: Immortal Two at Less Than Fifteen Years Old!

In a place shrouded in black mist, a terrifying palace sits deep within, constructed of bones, with the skin of ancient saints laid out on the ground as a carpet, radiating a chilling luster.

"What a pity, a junior who was able to successfully sever his Dao after the changes in the world was killed just like that." A hoarse voice rang out.

“Holy One, I misjudged this time, and I am willing to personally correct this mistake.” Another sinister voice rang out.

"Don't act rashly. If we fall into a trap, our losses will be even greater. With your talent, you have the potential to become a saint after the changes in the world," the hoarse voice said.

"Yes," another voice replied.

In the past two months, Zhou Qing has arrived in the Central Region and visited all ten ancient cities. For example, there is the high platform of Wangkong City, which is said to be the place where the Great Emperor Wushi would sit for an entire night to contemplate life. He sat there for a while but didn't feel anything special.

There was also Zitiandu, which was said to have survived the Great Dark Calamity and existed for a very long time. It also shared a name with a certain ancient being. Zhou Qing wandered around this city for a while and then visited the nearby Ziwei Sect.

This was a very friendly visit, at least that's what Zhou Qing thought. But the people from the Ziwei Sect initially thought Zhou Qing was there to cause trouble, like paying homage to the sect, trying to establish his authority by finding someone his own age. In the end, nothing happened.

Youyue Ancient City is one of the ten ancient cities closest to the Tianxuan Ruins, and it is also very close to the Zifu Holy Land.

In the central region, the ten ancient cities form ten different centers, and the surrounding areas are densely populated with a large number of humans and demons.

Here, Zhou Qing saw a familiar figure—no, it was the shadow of a dog.

"Black Emperor?" Zhou Qing found it somewhat unbelievable.

This was not only because the Black Emperor was seen here, but also because a figure was seen next to him.

She was an ethereal young girl, detached from joy and sorrow, possessing a transcendent serenity.

Most importantly, the girl was wearing the attire of the Purple Mansion Holy Land.

"Could this be a primordial Dao embryo?"

Zhou Qing merged into the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and in an instant, he felt the special nature of that physique; it was indeed a congenital Dao embryo.

"Good heavens, a congenital sacred body and a Dao embryo, and he went to find the Dao embryo first because he couldn't find the sacred body?" Zhou Qing felt more and more outrageous.

No wonder the villagers said that Black Emperor's whereabouts have been strange these past few years, and they don't know what he's been doing. Zhou Qing thought he seemed to have found the reason.

At this moment, Zixia, who was walking on the street, felt that the world had suddenly taken on a will, but now it was back to normal, making her wonder if she had misjudged it.

“Zixia, the ruins from last time must have been an accident. The opportunity I’m taking you to find this time will definitely not disappear.”

Black Emperor said somewhat awkwardly.

"Big Black Dog, you're really unreliable. You always make such promises to me with such conviction, but every single time something unexpected happens."

Zixia scolded.

“There will definitely be no problem this time. Although a long time has passed, there will definitely still be some traces of the Dao of the Great Emperor Wushi there.”

"Black Emperor said firmly."

"Really? I don't believe it," Zixia said calmly.

The Black Emperor grew anxious and said:

"You've known me since you were eight years old. Don't you trust my character? When have I ever lied to you?"

Zhou Qing watched quietly as the person and the dog crossed the intersection ahead.

Upon seeing the Black Queen, another thought popped into his mind.

"Could we trick him into revealing that piece of the Boundless Array Diagram? Without it, obtaining the Word of Movement Technique is virtually impossible."

Zhou Qing began to plan some things. He knew that to obtain the secret of the Xing character, he needed a corner of the Wushi Formation Diagram and a powerful person who was at least a saint.

As for whether one can enter without the Boundless Formation Diagram, that's hard to say.

In any case, neither Gai Jiuyou nor Gu Tianshu dared to do it; when retrieving the Investiture of the Gods, they still had to rely on the corner of the array diagram controlled by the Black Emperor.

Anyway, even the vice-leader of the Divine Court, that quasi-emperor Yu Huatian, didn't dare to go in; he just lingered outside.

That's not like the incomplete array in the Sun Star, which is less than a tenth of the original. That's a complete Emperor's array pattern. If Wushi were to slap it down, even a Quasi-Emperor would be smashed to pieces.

"Forget it, let's think about this later. There's no need to rush to get the Nine Secrets right now."

Zhou Qing put this matter aside, as he had other things to attend to now.

He left Youyue Ancient City and arrived at Yanyun City, which is said to have a glorious past and traces left by ancient emperors.

However, by now, the city has fallen into ruin, with a population of less than 40,000, like a stagnant pool, devoid of any vitality.

"Why hasn't the assassin leader come to assassinate me yet?" Zhou Qing wondered.

"Perhaps they dare not come." A figure appeared from the void; it was none other than the Zhou family patriarch.

"They might think that your swaggering around in the Central Region is a trap that has already been set."

Zhou Qing frowned and said, "Do you think they could possibly guess your existence?"

The Zhou family patriarch laughed and said, "They probably didn't guess my existence, but rather thought that a powerful figure from my Zhou family would be lying in ambush around you with a sacred weapon, so they didn't make a move."

Zhou Qing sighed and said, "It's a pity. At this rate, when will we ever find their oldest temple?"

"The foundation of the Assassin Dynasty is not so easy to find. I remember there was a rumor back then that even the destruction of the Heavenly Court was due to these two Assassin Dynasties revealing the location of the Heavenly Court's small world, not the discovery by those aristocratic families and holy lands," said the Zhou family patriarch.

“Alright, let’s go back to the Northern Region, go into seclusion, cultivate, and break through,” Zhou Qing said.

The Zhou family patriarch unleashed his magical power, carrying Zhou Qing all the way back to the Northern Region in no time at all.

When the Zhou family patriarch was around, Zhou Qing almost never needed the Xuan Yu Platform anymore; he could simply fly with him to various parts of the Eastern Wilderness.

When Zhou Qing returned to his clan this time, he clearly felt that the elders looked at him with even more fervor.

This is understandable, as Zhou Qing has brought too many benefits to the clan. Just a quick look is enough to tell you the number of new powerful figures in the clan.

In just over two years, nearly ten Immortal Elders broke through to the Great Power level, bringing the total number of Great Powers in the clan to more than forty, on par with the number of Great Powers in the Extreme Dao forces.

This alone shows how rapidly the Zhou family has developed recently, and there will only be more breakthroughs at the other four levels and the Dragon Transformation level.

Zhou Qing returned to his clan and began his seclusion. Because he had traveled around the Southern Region and then the Central Region, he had actually survived two minor tribulations and reached the eighth level of the Immortal Realm.

Now, after he went into seclusion, he broke through several levels in just a few months, reaching the same level as the Holy Lords of the major holy lands. He has become a rather young Holy Lord-level figure!

Chapter 116 The Dialogue Between the Zhou Family Ancestor and the Great Emperor Wushi

Beyond the Big Dipper constellation, Zhou Qing was undergoing his second-stage Immortal Tribulation. This was the location he had chosen for the tribulation, and the tribulation was so immense that even those who had severed their Dao would be terrified.

Meanwhile, in Beidou, the Zhou family patriarch was teaching a little girl, Jiang Tingting, who had recently been taken in by the Zhou family.

The Zhou family patriarch chanted the Great Dao scriptures, and a celestial sound resonated all around.

The scripture he recited did not contain specific methods of practice; it was a scripture used to plant the seeds of the Way in young children.

The main purpose is to cultivate her sense of Tao, let her experience the beauty of enlightenment, and thus plant a seed in her heart to follow the Tao.

While reciting scriptures, he watched Jiang Tingting's changes and used his divine sense to observe the differences in the Taiyin body.

"Huh? How could someone with this kind of physique have such a defect?"

After careful observation, the Zhou family patriarch suddenly discovered something strange.

This baby girl, who clearly shares the same physique as the Taiyin Holy Emperor, has developed some health problems, to the point that she may not live past the age of twenty.

"Strange, truly strange. I remember there was no record in ancient books of the Taiyin Holy Emperor having such a problem when he was young. What could be the reason for this?" The Zhou family patriarch pondered deeply but could not find an answer.

"Let me take a closer look." The Zhou family patriarch carefully sensed the strangeness of this physique and meticulously examined every fluctuation. Sure enough, this led him to find something amiss.

"Hmm? It seems like some of the laws here are missing, and something is broken over there. Why is there such a big problem with the origin of this physique?"

The Zhou family patriarch's expression was extremely serious. This was the first time he had ever seen a physique with incomplete laws within its origin, and he didn't know what caused it.

"Let me think... I feel like I've heard of this somewhere before, I vaguely remember it."

The Zhou family patriarch frowned, deep in thought.

Most people are unclear about the essence of physical constitution.

As for the Zhou family patriarch, with his level of cultivation, he naturally understood that physique is the innate divine treasure of the physical body. From birth, some special doors are opened, thus giving people different abilities.

These doors are not empty; they contain their own inner paths, corresponding one-to-one with the Great Dao of the outside world.

Those with a Yin constitution are born with certain doors related to the Yin Way, which is why they are very close to the Yin Holy Power in the outside world.

The inner path, also formed from the rules of the Great Dao, is a kind of innate Dao pattern, or perhaps a divine chain of order; in any case, it should be an extremely rigorous structure.

However, at this moment, although Jiang Tingting's body surface looks normal, there is a big problem with her internal energy. It's like a faulty gear being forced to run, which will eventually collapse completely.

The Zhou family patriarch kept searching for this sense of familiarity in his memories, and suddenly, he remembered something from a long time ago.

At that time, he had not yet become a saint and was still a young man. He followed the Zhou family's quasi-emperor ancestor, who was also his father, to meet the Great Emperor Wushi.

He was too young and his cultivation level was too low at the time, so he didn't have much interaction with Emperor Wushi. Most of the time, he was just listening to his father and Emperor Wushi talking.

And now, he remembered that...

Everything he heard.

"Tianyang, with your talent, it's a real pity you didn't become an emperor." This was Emperor Wushi sighing softly.

"Great Emperor, perhaps this is fate." These were the words of the Zhou family ancestor.

"If you are willing, I can condense a celestial source for you and seal you away for tens of thousands of years before you are reborn."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, but there's no need for that. I still have some confidence in my ability to attain enlightenment."

“Your talent is truly exceptional. Even disregarding my own ancient origins, you are undoubtedly the most talented person in this world.”

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty, but what good is my talent if I am still too late?"

Wu Shi remained silent. He knew that these words were not a complaint, but rather an expression of regret.