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

Some old trees nearby turned to ashes, and cracks appeared in the earth, as if it could not withstand the pressure.

Although the power of the bronze lamp had increased many times over, the raging flames it emitted could not get close to Zhou Qing, as they were all blocked by the golden sun.

"Rumble"

Zhou Qing stopped gathering his strength and pushed out with both palms, as if he were pushing a golden sun across the sky, making a huge sound.

At this moment, he seemed to merge with heaven and earth, and endless Dao power came from the void to combine with him, transforming him into a god, his whole body shining brightly.

Chen Jian watched helplessly as the scorching sun rolled in, knowing he couldn't escape it, and began to fight desperately, frantically burning his divine power.

"I refuse to believe I'd lose to such a little kid!"

"what"

"The Twelve Swords of the Galaxy!"

Chen Jian roared repeatedly, and immediately twelve sword lights shot into the sky, clanging loudly, as if twelve galaxies were stretching across the sky. A large amount of starlight flooded over and converged into twelve galaxy sword lights.

Chen Jian raised his right hand and pointed forward sharply. Instantly, twelve sword lights burst forth with dazzling brilliance, like dancing dragons, rushing towards the crushing sun.

Zhou Qing remained calm and composed.

In physical combat, he is strong, but only to a limited extent. However, in combat using Dao techniques, he can easily merge with heaven and earth, borrowing the boundless power of heaven and earth, and unleashing power that is at least ten times, or even dozens of times, greater than that of others of the same level.

Let alone Chen Jian, who is only at the second level of the Dao Palace, even someone at the fourth level of the Dao Palace would not dare to confront him head-on. They could only avoid his sharp edge and seek another opportunity to fight back.

His physique far surpasses that of an innate Dao embryo, becoming increasingly terrifying as his cultivation progresses. In his conjecture, once his physique reaches its peak, he will be able to wield the power of all Daos and suppress others with it.

However, just as the golden sun was about to collide with the twelve sword lights, a sigh suddenly came from the mountaintop.

At the heart of their battle, endless green light shot into the sky, and a gigantic vine rose from the ground, stretching towards the heavens, with a flower bud at its tip.

It was crystal clear and radiant with rosy light.

The vines soared into the air, and huge flower buds bloomed, imprisoning this area of ​​void. The great sun and the sword light were all unable to move.

The petals bloomed, their crystalline luster falling with a hissing sound, obliterating all the magical power as if it had never existed in the world.

“If you keep fighting, the trees on Zhuofeng will have no chance of survival,” Li Ruoyu said, stepping out of the palace and glancing at Zhou Qing.

"That depends on whether Junior Brother still wants to continue fighting," Zhou Qing said coldly.

Li Ruoyu looked at the other group of people, his face immediately darkening, and said, "Come here, all of you!"

Chen Jian and the others were unwilling, but at this moment they did not dare to be presumptuous and obediently moved closer.

"Fighting is forbidden on Zhuofeng Peak. Anyone who does it again will be expelled from Zhuofeng Peak!"

Li Ruoyu said in a deep voice.

Chen Jian and the others were all in a terrible state, covered in injuries. They didn't dare to say a word, but they all nodded quickly.

After all, we haven't achieved our goal of coming to Zhuofeng yet, so suffering a little grievance for it is nothing.

Thinking of this, several of them glared fiercely at Zhou Qing, their eyes seeming to devour him, extremely ruthless.

Zhou Qing didn't tolerate it at all, glared back, and snorted coldly.

A chill ran through them, and they shivered. An overwhelming fear gripped them, and they dared not look at Zhou Qing again.

After Li Ruoyu finished speaking, he returned to the palace to continue his cultivation.

Before leaving, Chen Jian and the others wanted to say something harsh, but when they turned around, they saw Zhou Qing's cold gaze. Thinking of their miserable state just now, they felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar and hurriedly left.

This great battle not only attracted the attention of other peaks, but also naturally caught the attention of others on Zhuo Peak.

Many people stood in the distant void, watching the event come to an end, and then they all left.

Zhou Qing also turned around, preparing to find another place with more Daoist energy to continue his cultivation.

As soon as he turned around, Zhou Qing saw a little boy, about the same age as him, looking at him from several hundred feet away. The boy's eyes were fixed on Zhou Qing with an indescribable look in them. This little boy was Hua Yunfei.

Seeing Zhou Qing looking over, Hua Yunfei's expression shifted slightly, and then he left.

Upon seeing Hua Yunfei, Zhou Qing felt it was time to make contact with him.

The next day, when a clear and natural melody drifted over, Zhou Qing followed the sound and found Hua Yunfei.

At this moment, Hua Yunfei was playing the zither, and he seemed to become the center of heaven and earth, with hundreds of birds coming to pay homage and white petals dancing around him.

It's clear that Hua Yunfei's piano skills have reached a level of perfection, almost bordering on the Dao.

He sat there quietly, like a little fairy, his fingers gliding across the strings like flowing water, quite naturally.

Then Hua Yunfei stopped playing the piano, stood up, looked at Zhou Qing, and asked, "Is there something you need?"

“The secret of the word ‘皆’,” Zhou Qing uttered only three words.

Hua Yunfei frowned, unsure of Zhou Qing's thoughts.

Zhou Qing threw out a landscape painting. As the scroll unfurled, a real world emerged, merging with the vast天地 (heaven and earth) outside and enveloping the two of them.

"The Devouring Heaven Demon Art." Zhou Qing uttered four more words.

Hua Yunfei was struck dumb as if by lightning, and repeatedly...

She stepped back, her face pale.

In other words, Hua Yunfei is still young and at a time of great anxiety. His secret was suddenly revealed, which is why he is so nervous.

"Don't be afraid, I just intend to make an exchange with you." Zhou Qing tried to make his smile as warm as possible.

"You were sent by them?" Hua Yunfei's expression hardened, his heart filled with unease.

"No, I come from the Zhou family in the Northern Region. You must have heard of this name."

"The Zhou family." Hua Yunfei seemed to remember the name.

The Zhou family was a powerful clan in the Northern Region. Although they had declined somewhat in recent millennia and seemed to have faded from public view, the Tai Xuan Sect still kept some records of this family.

“I know they’ve come looking for you,” Zhou Qing said calmly.

"Then you should know that once they find out about this, the entire Tai Xuan Star Peak wouldn't be enough for them to kill." Hua Yunfei's expression turned somewhat dejected as he said this.

He had considered telling his family about it, but Tai Xuan Star Peak wasn't an ancient aristocratic family, unlike the Jiang family, which inspired fear. If word got out, the entire Tai Xuan might face annihilation.

“At this time, your protector should not be by your side, otherwise Senior Li would not have been completely unaware.”

“I know you came to Zhuofeng for the secret of the character ‘皆’, but without a treasure for enlightenment, it is difficult to comprehend this secret technique on your own.”

"I can pass on this secret technique to you, but..."

At this point, Zhou Qing paused and did not continue.

"What do you want? Surely you don't want that demonic art?" Hua Yunfei asked suspiciously.

Zhou Qing nodded.

“You have the Devouring Heaven Demon Art, and I have the All-Encompassing Secret Technique. If we exchange them, it’s like each of us will gain two supreme techniques,” Zhou Qing said with a smile.

"This is a very good decision. What you want most right now is to increase your combat power and break free from the control of others."

Hua Yunfei frowned and pondered, weighing the pros and cons, before saying, "The Ruthless lineage is not that simple. The Devouring Heaven Demon Art is just a discarded pawn. It is always the demonic body that creates the divine embryo."

Zhou Qing nodded and said, "You don't need to know what I want the Devouring Heaven Demon Art for. You just need to consider whether or not to exchange it."

"They don't trust me yet; they only gave me half of it, and it's incomplete in many ways," Hua Yunfei said with a sigh.

“Perfect timing, that’s all I have right now,” Zhou Qing said with a smile.

"If I obtain the other nine secrets in the future, I will come back to exchange them with you. I hope that by then you will have obtained the complete scripture."

Hua Yunfei finally agreed. He transformed the scriptures in his mind into a seed of divine thought and gave it to Zhou Qing. Zhou Qing then obtained this half of the Devouring Heaven Demon Art, which contained the contents of the Sea of ​​Wheels Scroll to the Dragon Transformation Scroll, but not the Immortal Platform Scroll, nor the secret techniques in the forbidden chapters.

Zhou Qing also shared the secret of the character "皆" that he had come to understand with Hua Yunfei.

Zhou Qing couldn't possibly lose out in this exchange, since the All-Encompassing Secret is only one of the Nine Secrets, and what he got in return was already enough.

That is to say, Hua Yunfei was still a child at this time; otherwise, such scriptures would never have been exchanged so easily.

"Well, you're one of my Zhuofeng people now. They want to use you as a powerful medicine, but it won't be that easy."

Zhou Qing said, "As long as you are strong enough, your demonic body might be able to devour the divine embryo. At that time, it will be hard to say who will be the ultimate medicine."

Hua Yunfei's lips curled slightly. This was exactly what he was thinking. He had never been willing to be manipulated by others. What he was doing now was just an effort to break free from the river and leap into the air. That was all.

Chapter 22 Northern Territory

Now that he has obtained half of the Devouring Heaven Demon Art, Zhou Qing is about to leave.

There's no need to stay any longer with Tai Xuan. I've gotten what I needed, it's time to leave.

Zhou Qing went to the mountain peak. This time, Li Ruoyu was not cultivating. In fact, Li Ruoyu had already woken up when the Mountain and River Map was brought out.

Since attaining enlightenment at Zhuofeng, Li Ruoyu seemed to have suddenly become enlightened, his cultivation becoming increasingly profound and unfathomable, and he was fully aware of everything happening on Zhuofeng.

Although he didn't know what Zhou Qing was doing inside due to the isolation of the Mountain and River Map, he still noticed Zhou Qing flying towards him.

Li Ruoyu stood atop the mountain beforehand, and as Zhou Qingfei approached, he asked, "Are you leaving?"

Zhou Qing nodded and said, "I will come back, but I do have to leave for now."

"It's better for him to leave." Li Ruoyu nodded slightly.

After Zhou Qing said goodbye, he flew away not long after, with a small golden bird on his shoulder as he left.

After leaving Tai Xuan and traveling more than a hundred miles, Zhou Qing stopped.

He took out a piece of jade and infused it with a trace of divine power. Soon, a figure flew over from afar. At first glance, it was still on the horizon, but upon closer inspection, it was right in front of him.

"What's wrong? Is there anything you need that requires the help of this old man?" Zhou Chang asked with a smile.

This jade is a token for summoning Zhou Chang. If you input divine power into it, Zhou Chang will sense it and then fly over.

In fact, Zhou Chang had never gone far. Although he did not enter Tai Xuan with them, he stayed in a few cities around Tai Xuan.

Upon sensing that his jade pendant had been activated, he immediately flew over.

"Do you have the engraved jade platform with you?" Zhou Qing asked.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chang retorted irritably, "Would I not even bring this?"

As he spoke, he took out a jade platform.

"Where to go?"