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

Li Ruoyu's aura was so pure and natural, returning to its original simplicity. It remained the same aura from beginning to end, without any change due to the severing of his Dao.

"Senior Li, have you really severed your Dao?" Zhou Qing asked again, still very surprised.

He had never imagined that he could break through the Dao barrier in one fell swoop. Those who could do such a thing were all legends, and all of them were legends who achieved great things late in life.

For prodigies like them, the more talented, gifted, and extraordinary their experiences, the greater the obstacles they face in their quest to break through the barriers of the Dao.

Throughout history, no great emperor has ever been able to immediately sever his Dao upon reaching the ninth level of the Immortal Realm.

There are even records in ancient books that a great emperor of ancient times almost died at this level when he was young, suffering extremely serious injuries and barely surviving.

“Four years ago, you showed me a natural Dao with extremely high ideals. After that, I went on a journey and experienced a lot in Zhongzhou. I truly saw what this world looked like, and unknowingly, I severed my Dao,” Li Ruoyu said with a smile.

At this moment, Zhou Qing finally understood what envy meant. Before, others envied him, but now he envied Li Ruoyu.

Listen to this! What does it mean to sever one's Dao without realizing it? How could it be done without realizing it? Zhou Qing couldn't even imagine such a situation.

"Senior Li is truly wise in his apparent foolishness!" Zhou Qing exclaimed.

The Tai Xuan Sect Leader stood quietly to the side, watching the two talk without interrupting. Only now did he step forward and say, "It is an honor for Tai Xuan that the Divine Lord is willing to return to my sect."

Back then, when Zhou Qing was cultivating in Tai Xuan, they didn't know that Zhou Qing was from the Zhou family of the Northern Region. They only knew that there was a very powerful senior disciple on Zhuofeng who defeated Chen Jian and other promising young immortals at a young age.

Due to some historical issues, the people on Zhuofeng are entirely under the jurisdiction of the Zhuofeng Elder. As long as the Zhuofeng Elder deems it acceptable, the leader of Taixuan Sect does not need to investigate the person's identity.

It wasn't until Zhou Qing became famous after the battle in Hanzhou that his portrait reached Tai Xuan, and only then did the leader of Tai Xuan realize his true identity.

As for the fact that Zhou Qingxue had taken the natural path of Zhuofeng, they had no way to stop him and could not possibly pursue the matter.

In this world, only higher-level forces have the audacity to pursue lower-level forces; never has a lower-level force dared to pursue the wrongdoings of higher-level forces.

"Tai Xuan is not bad," Zhou Qing commented.

During Zhou Qing's conversation with Tai Xuan and his group, Ye Fan remained silent, still studying the light screen in front of him.

"Why does it feel like there's a sense of the other side of the starry sky?" Ye Fan wondered.

In a place with such an ancient worldview, the appearance of such a futuristic light screen feels very incongruous, but I can't quite put my finger on why.

"Could it be that the God Lord also came from the other side of the starry sky?" Ye Fan couldn't help but wonder.

"Impossible. The God's parents are both from the Zhou family, and the God was born in the Big Dipper. There's absolutely no problem with that. But this thing called the system still feels very strange to me."

Suddenly, his body flew up automatically. It turned out that Zhou Qing's communication with Tai Xuan and his group had ended, and he was now following Li Ruoyu to Zhuofeng.

“Yunfei has had a tough time too. Several years ago, a force was manipulating him from behind. Although I discovered it, I couldn’t bring him back.”

"Fortunately, something happened a few years ago and that force never came looking for him again. Now that I've cultivated to this level, that force can no longer control him through me."

Li Ruoyu sighed. He really wanted to bring Hua Yunfei back. However, in the first few years, although he discovered the traces of those people and fought with one of them, he did not achieve any results.

Zhou Qing listened silently until Li Ruoyu finished speaking, then he said, "I have taken control of the mind of that force, and Hua Yunfei's freedom was my order."

Chapter 158 Wildfire cannot burn it all, the spring breeze brings it back to life.

"Did you do this?" Li Ruoyu couldn't help but ask again, feeling very surprised.

“I’ve already had someone call the powerful figure who was hiding on Star Peak back. Hua Yunfei no longer has anyone controlling him,” Zhou Qing said.

"That's good, that's good. Yunfei has endured so much and done so many things he didn't want to do for Taixuan. Now he finally has his own freedom," Li Ruoyu said with emotion.

As they talked, they quickly arrived at Zhuofeng Peak.

Many disciples practicing on Zhuofeng Peak saw the figure flying across the sky and couldn't help but discuss it.

"Elder Li of my Zhuofeng has been traveling for several years. I wonder what level he has reached in his cultivation. He should be the strongest in Taixuan now, right?"

"It must be true. Last time I talked to a disciple of Xingfeng, he said that even the peak master of Xingfeng personally admitted that his cultivation was not as profound as Elder Li's."

"Two figures flew past just now. I feel like I've seen one of them in a portrait before; he seems to be the God Lord of the Northern Region."

"No way? Could the legend be true? Did the God Lord really stay in my Tai Xuan when he was young?"

Just then, a figure passed by. Chen Jian glanced at the group and said, "What legend? I experienced it myself, how could it be false? Now you should believe me."

"Senior Brother Chen Jian is indeed amazing! He actually fought against the young God Lord and retreated unscathed." Several people praised him, which made the smile on Chen Jian's face become more and more obvious.

When the Zhuofeng lineage was first established, there weren't many people on the peak. He was among the first group of people sent to Zhuofeng. Li Ruoyu had very strict requirements: the Zhuofeng Dao could only be comprehended by oneself; otherwise, one was not suitable.

Although he entered Zhuofeng ahead of time through back channels, he was unable to comprehend the inheritance for a long time. So he had some ideas and planned to forcibly take it from Zhou Qing. Zhou Qing looked very young and might be easy to bully.

Of course, he was beaten badly afterwards, but there were only a few people present at the time, and no one would specifically emphasize how badly they were beaten. After Zhou Qing became famous, he used that experience as something to brag about.

"Senior Brother Chen Jian, could you tell us how you fought such a fierce battle with the God Lord?" a disciple asked curiously.

"Is this something you can ask? Look at your cultivation level, only at the third level of the Dao Palace? Too weak! Why don't you hurry up and cultivate? Do you think asking about these kinds of things every day will improve your cultivation level?"

Chen Jian's face darkened, and he berated the disciple, causing him to slink away in disgrace.

Just kidding. I can tell you, the first blow broke my arm, and if Elder Li hadn't stopped the second attack, I would most likely have been killed.

After scolding the person who asked the question away, Chen Jian didn't want to stay there any longer and planned to find another disciple to brag about it.

"Who is Chen Jian? I'd like to see what you're capable of!"

Suddenly, a female voice came from outside Tai Xuan, reaching the entire Zhuofeng Peak.

At this moment, Zhou Qing was discussing philosophy with Li Ruoyu in a misty palace.

This is the top of the Nine-Tiered Heavenly Ladder. Long ago, the Nine-Tiered Heavenly Ladder transformed into nine platforms, upon which stood magnificent palaces.

The Jade Palace was shrouded in mist and clouds, and the two were discussing the Dao there.

Immortal flowers bloomed around them, golden lotuses covered the ground, and they themselves merged into the world and nature, explaining their understanding of the great way of nature.

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Zhou Qing couldn't help but glance at Tai Xuanwai.

"Xia Jiuyou? It's her? What's she up to? Does she have a grudge against someone?"

Outside the Tai Xuan Gate, a girl dressed in white, as white as snow, stood in mid-air, her long black hair flying in the wind, looking ethereal and otherworldly.

However, people could also see that this girl was truly powerful, a rare cultivation prodigy in the world. She wielded the Great Dao with every gesture, a manifestation of her cultivation reaching the Four Extremes Realm.

At the same time, Chen Jian, riding the divine rainbow, flew to the outside of Tai Xuan and stood in front of Xia Jiuyou.

"This person is... oh, the one I almost killed with my Supreme Yang Seal back then. How did she get into a conflict with this person?"

Zhou Qing was puzzled. He had spent half a year cultivating in the small world created by Gai Jiuyou and interacted with Xia Jiuyou every day. He knew very well that Xia Jiuyou had never left Luanyun Prefecture, so how could he have made enemies with the people of Taixuan?

Although she was extremely talented, she had little reputation in the outside world. She always stayed by Gai Jiuyou's side to cultivate, and at most she would travel around a few cities in Luanyun Prefecture. Zhou Qing couldn't figure out how she could have a conflict with the disciples of Tai Xuan in the Southern Region.

"Forget it, let her go. Anyway, in Beidou, as long as she doesn't do anything stupid, no one can threaten her life."

Although Gai Jiuyou is currently in seclusion, re-examining his own Dao and practicing his own methods, he is not in a dead-end retreat. With such a master by his side, Xia Jiuyou can roam freely in the Big Dipper except for forbidden zones.

After some thought, Zhou Qing stopped looking outside and continued his discussion with Li Ruoyu.

Within this small palace, the scenery of the four seasons flows, sometimes with the birth of all things, sometimes with heavy snowfall. Each of them evolves their own understanding of nature, and they resonate with the Tao of another person.

Li Ruoyu's Dao of Nature is truly extraordinary, rarely seen in the world. Even Nangong Zheng cannot compare to Li Ruoyu at this moment. It is also a level higher than Zhou Qing's Dao of Nature, which has brought him great gains.

The space they were in became increasingly empty and ethereal. All the strange phenomena appeared within the palace, and not a single one leaked out to the outside world. Both of them controlled their power extremely well, concentrating it within this small space.

At this moment, Ye Fan was walking on Zhuofeng Mountain. There were many disciples of Zhuofeng, and he communicated with them one by one, experiencing the cultivation atmosphere of this sect.

After being put down by Zhou Qing, he began to wander around Zhuofeng Peak, seeing various palaces and buildings, all built by the disciples of Zhuofeng Peak themselves.

He also saw a fighting arena, which was very lively. Two disciples were competing on it, either physically or with magical weapons. A large group of disciples below were watching with great interest.

It is said that Elder Li built this for them, so there is no need to worry about their attacks being leaked to the outside world. Moreover, every now and then, a small competition is held between the peaks.

Even in recent years, the Tai Xuan Grand Competition, originally held at Xingfeng, has been moved to this arena at Zhuofeng.

The position is getting higher and higher.

Especially after Hua Yunfei shone brightly, the cultivation levels of both the peak master and disciples of Zhuofeng ranked first in the Taixuan realm, and the peak had long since recovered its glory of five hundred years ago, and even surpassed it.

Five hundred years ago, Zhuofeng was shrouded in celestial mist and auspicious colors. Jade palaces and pavilions sat atop the clouds, a place where masters emerged in great numbers and where outstanding people and beautiful scenery abounded. Every disciple of the Tai Xuan Sect longed to ascend the nine-tiered heavenly ladder and become a disciple of Zhuofeng.

Since the founding of the Tai Xuan sect, whenever the Zhuofeng lineage begins, it has always soared to great heights. Even Xingfeng, which has produced half of the sect leaders in history, could not surpass Zhuofeng.

That's why Zhuofeng has all sorts of special features. For example, if you enter another peak, you can switch to another main peak, but once you enter Zhuofeng, you can't switch to another main peak.

Then, five hundred years ago, the peak master of Zhuofeng perished together with the Supreme Elder of Yaoguang Holy Land, and Zhuofeng gradually declined. In addition, its inheritance was closed again, making it difficult for people to comprehend, so only Li Ruoyu remained on the mountain.

Now, Zhuofeng has risen again and regained its glory. Although it is no longer shrouded in mist and colorful with wonders as it was five hundred years ago, it is more simple and natural, and more in line with the heritage of Zhuofeng.

Ye Fan talked with the disciples on Zhuofeng Peak, gaining a deeper understanding of the peak's story. He couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion, realizing that the legacy of Zhuofeng Peak was truly like a wildfire that could not be extinguished and would spring back to life with the spring breeze.

It may decline for a period of time, but after that decline, it will soar to new heights at some point, like a weed with a very tenacious vitality.

Suddenly, he felt the Bodhi seed inside his body trembling slightly, feeling warm, and a strange feeling welled up in his heart.

He took out the Bodhi seed, opened his palm, and examined it closely.

This was obtained from the Great Thunderclap Temple. It contained a primordial Dao diagram, originally depicting a large Buddha statue. However, during the time he was refining artifacts in the Fire Domain, Zhou Qing took the Bodhi seed and ventured deep into the Fire Domain. When he emerged again, the Dao diagram on it had changed.

There is still a diagram on it, but it is not a large Buddha or any human figure; it is a Tai Chi diagram.

Ye Fan felt that the Tai Chi diagram looked very familiar. It had the same Daoist charm as the Tai Chi diagram evolved from the Gate of Life and Death in the Bronze Immortal Palace. The two were very similar.

At this moment, after Ye Fan held it in his hand, his mind quickly calmed down, his mind became empty and clear, and he quickly merged with Zhuofeng, feeling a strange Daoist rhythm flowing through him.

"What? He actually comprehended the fundamental inheritance of my Zhuofeng?" someone exclaimed in shock, immediately attracting a large crowd.

"He actually comprehended it. I've been at Zhuofeng for several years and I've only comprehended a few passages of scripture. Judging from his appearance, it seems like he can comprehend the entire inheritance."

Who is this? Does anyone know him?

“I don’t recognize him, but I remember that this boy was brought by the God Lord.”

"Is that so? No wonder. It's only natural that he's more talented than us, since he's been taken in by the God Lord."

Everyone looked at Ye Fan with envy. Being able to pass the test of Zhuofeng meant that these people were compatible with the Zhuofeng Dao.

Even so, very few people have grasped the complete Dao of Humble Peak, and those few who have have done so only through...

It took nearly ten years of accumulation to achieve this.

boom!

Outside the Tai Xuan Sect, after a fruitless exchange with Chen Jian, Xia Jiuyou made his move.

She only glanced at Chen Jian and knew his true level. What right did an ordinary Level 4 Realm cultivator have to ride on Zhou Qing's fame?

She couldn't stand this person's constant boasting about his past achievements with Zhou Qing. She believed there must be something wrong with it, and the truth couldn't be what he said. So, she attacked with extreme killing power right from the start.