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

"Let's go to the vicinity of Demon Mountain."

The Demon Mountain is actually Purple Mountain. In this day and age, not many people know what's inside Purple Mountain; it's just a legend that it's a demon mountain.

Only a few people call it Emperor Mountain, and some ancient beings call it Ancient Emperor Mountain.

Zhou Chang's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, but he said nothing. He took out the Xuan Yu Platform and re-engraved more profound and complex array patterns on it before activating it. The two then traversed the void and departed.

After crossing the river four or five times, they finally reached the vicinity of Zishan Mountain, which was about two or three hundred miles away.

Once you reach the Northern Region, the scenery is completely different from that of the Southern Region. The landscape is filled with reddish-brown soil, dotted with a few rocks.

Although there are oases in the northern regions, they are insignificant compared to this boundless red soil.

Some believe this is because the source of success is also the source of failure; this mysterious substance, which condenses the essence of life, has drained the spiritual energy of the entire northern region.

This makes some sense, but the reason why the Northern Region has become like this is not entirely due to the source.

In fact, the reason why the Northern Region is so devoid of life is mainly due to the consequences of the Battle Saint Emperor's failure to transform into a Battle Immortal in the ancient times.

The process of transforming into a Battle Immortal was too brutal. After the Battle Saint Emperor failed, he immediately exploded and prematurely passed away. This also caused a great upheaval in the world, extinguishing all life in the Northern Region and leaving it barren for thousands of miles.

No grass grows.

Originally, if the rules of the Great Dao change naturally, even the Northern Region will be affected, but it will gradually recover afterward.

However, the consequences of failing to become a Battle Immortal were too severe, causing the Northern Region to never recover from the ancient times until now.

After Zhou Qing emerged from the void, he had Zapdos enlarge itself and then stood directly on Zapdos's back.

To be honest, Zapdos isn't faster than Zhou Qing, but this saves some effort. After all, if you have a mount, who would fly by themselves?

Zhou Chang smiled, then flew away alone, and no one knew where he went to wander off to.

Zhou Qing communicated with the lightning bird using his divine sense, and the two transformed into a golden lightning bolt, flying towards Purple Mountain.

On the road, Zhou Qing truly witnessed the chaos of this land. Bandits roamed everywhere. Some were villagers who could no longer survive, some were rogue cultivators who became bandits for cultivation resources, and some were bandits supported by nearby sects, with some even playing the role themselves.

The Northern Region is truly chaotic; at least for those at the bottom, bloodshed and chaotic battles are almost commonplace.

Most of the time, Zhou Qing would ignore such things, but some bandits were really too ruthless, so when Zhou Qing passed by, he would just wipe them out on the spot.

While we're at it, we can ask for directions from the people we've saved, since Master Zhang's ability to find sources is especially famous in this area.

Even more coincidentally, among the group of people he rescued were people from this stone village.

She was a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, in the prime of her youth, accompanied by two little boys, mingling among this group of people.

"You said you're from Zhang Wuye's village?" Zhou Qing asked.

"Ah, yes, little fairy, my name is Lei Ying, this is my younger brother Lei Bo, and that is also a child from the village, his name is Wang Shu."

The girl's voice trembled slightly at first, but then she gradually regained her composure.

Zhou Qing discovered that this girl had a pretty strong ability to adjust. You know, when he killed those people just now, he directly tore them to pieces, with limbs flying everywhere, which was quite terrifying.

However, as Zhou Qing's mind raced, he realized who they were; they were indeed from that village.

"That's good. You guys come on up too. I'll fly you over there quickly." Zhou Qing smiled and invited the three of them to get on the Zapdos's back. Of course, he was speaking to the girl, since she was clearly the core member of the group.

Lei Ying hesitated for a moment, and although she was a little scared, she still led the two little boys up.

She didn't know what Zhou Qing's personality was like. What if she refused him? Would that make the immortals lose face and then kill them in anger? She didn't dare to gamble, so she had no choice but to listen to Zhou Qing.

After taking off, Zhou Qing, following Lei Ying's instructions, slowly adjusted his direction and flew towards the village.

On the way, Zhou Qing asked a question that had been bothering him: "What's going on with you guys? How did you end up mixing with people from other villages?"

Lei Ying was a little nervous, seemingly a bit afraid of heights, but still managed to reply, "Little Immortal, we sneaked out this time to visit other big cities. We originally found a large group to follow us, but we were still targeted by bandits. Fortunately, you intervened, or we would have been in big trouble."

As he spoke, he pointed out the way, and soon Zhou Qing arrived at the village. There were many hidden opportunities here, and the stone artifacts left by Master Yuan alone were a huge fortune.

Most importantly, the goal of this trip is the Source Book, which is the real opportunity. It is different from cultivation methods and focuses on Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, examining the landforms, and observing celestial phenomena. It is an interpretation of heaven and earth from another perspective and is well worth seeing.

Chapter 23 Obtaining the Emperor Jade

When Zhou Qingfei flew over the village, he saw many people coming out of their homes.

Many young and strong men ran out with sharp knives and then hid the elderly and children in the village in their homes.

These young men were all very burly, with fierce eyes, and their knife-wielding posture was very standard, allowing them to fully exert their strength. They were clearly people who used knives frequently.

Lei Ying then saw the people in the village and quickly shouted, "Don't be nervous, everyone! It's me! I'm here!"

Lei Ying waved her hands and shouted loudly in the air, attracting everyone's attention.

Zhou Qing and Zapdos slowly descended, and dust billowed across the ground. Soon, everything calmed down, and Zhou Qing and his companions landed completely on the ground.

An old man stepped out from the crowd and asked, "What are you doing there? What happened?"

Lei Ying led the two children down from the lightning bird's back, and then the two children ran quickly towards the village, seemingly wanting to get away from the big bird as soon as possible.

Lei Ying looked embarrassed, but still replied, "Wang Shu and Lei Bo wanted to go to the nearby oasis, so they insisted that I take them. As a result, we encountered a group of bandits on the way, but fortunately this immortal saved us."

Zhou Qing stood aside and watched the villagers whispering and talking amongst themselves.

Zapdos shrunk back down and perched on Zhou Qing's shoulder.

"Thank you, little fairy. These children are still young and don't know any better. Please don't blame them if they offend you in any way on the way."

The old man took a few steps forward and bowed to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing said, "Old man, you don't need to do this. It was just something I did on the spur of the moment. May I ask if you are the famous Master Zhang Wu in this area?"

The old man was somewhat puzzled upon hearing this, and then said, "It is indeed I, an old man."

"So this is the village left behind by Zhang Tianshi ten thousand years ago?"

“That’s right, that Master Zhang is my ancestor.” Master Zhang looked at Zhou Qing with some nervousness, wondering what he wanted to do here.

"Don't be nervous, old man. I know that your 'Book of Origin' has been lost."

Zhou Qing said softly, "I want to enter Purple Mountain to retrieve the 'Origin Book,' but I don't know which direction to enter from."

Master Zhang had relaxed a little because Zhou Qing seemed polite, but when he suddenly heard that Zhou Qing wanted to go to Zishan, he became nervous again and hurriedly advised, "This won't do. The ancestral teachings say that it is an ominous place, and no one in the entire Northern Region can provoke it."

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "Don't worry, old man, I'm not going to attack Zishan. I just want to bring back that heavenly book from inside."

However, Master Zhang shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, no, it's too dangerous there. Going in rashly might cause a disaster."

Zhou Qing felt that he couldn't persuade them in a short time, and there was nothing he could do. He didn't want to force them, after all, he still wanted to subdue this village.

So Zhou Qing had no choice but to say, "Can I stay here for a while?"

This time, Master Zhang agreed quickly, saying, "Of course, it would be our honor."

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Qing was led into this village.

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The village is entirely built of stone, with only a few dozen households and a total population of just over two hundred.

The young and middle-aged men also put down their knives and went back to doing what they were supposed to do.

The stone house that the villagers had cleared out for him was fairly clean. Zhou Qing then sat cross-legged in the stone house and continued his cultivation until nightfall.

In the evening, the villagers held a bonfire party as a ceremony to welcome Zhou Qing, and everyone had a great time.

The people of the Northern Region are known for their fierce and unruly nature, and most of them enjoy drinking, including some women. However, perhaps because they felt Zhou Qing was too young, no one came over to challenge him to a drinking contest.

After nightfall, Zhou Qing slipped out of his house and headed to Zhang Wuye's door. He had already found out the location during the day.

The room was still lit, and the people inside didn't seem to be asleep yet.

"dong dong"

Zhou Qing knocked on the door twice, and it opened quickly. A face with many wrinkles appeared in front of Zhou Qing; it was none other than Master Zhang.

There are some things that are not easy to say in front of others during the day, which is why Zhou Qing came here specifically to have a detailed talk with Master Zhang.

Clearly, Master Zhang had anticipated Zhou Qing's arrival and had been waiting for him.

"Come in, little immortal." Master Zhang welcomed Zhou Qing into the house.

The two sat facing each other on the earthen kang (a heated brick bed).

“Alas, it’s not that I don’t want to retrieve my ancestor’s relics. A thousand years ago, that ancestor disobeyed the ancestral teachings and entered that mountain, and never came out again,” sighed Master Zhang.

"Old man, I know just as much as you do. The reason I dare to go in is because I am confident."

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "That ancestor must have left something behind. If you give me those things, I will be safer when I enter."

Master Zhang sighed repeatedly, seemingly sensing that Zhou Qing's idea was particularly firm and difficult to persuade.

Then, Master Zhang dragged out a large wooden box and took out many relics from it, including a stone garment made of the skin of the divine source, as well as some stone pendants, stone knives, star charts and the like.

"You're a good person. I can't change your mind, so I can only give you this in the hope that it will give you more hope of surviving."

Without hesitation, Zhou Qing put all these things away. Then he asked which dragon vein the person from a thousand years ago had entered through, and then he asked about the distribution of the surrounding oases, especially the locations of Xuan Yue Cave and Qing Xia Gate.

After asking all the questions, Zhou Qing left the house and returned to his own residence.

Before dawn that day, Zhou Qing had already gone out, riding a lightning bird, and was sweeping away the bandits around the stone village.

Finally, after reading the memories of several people, they found the stronghold where Chen Da Hu Zi was located.

Zhou Qing tossed out ten flags, which landed in all directions. Each flag was engraved with sealing-type Dao patterns, and once spread out, the area was completely sealed off.

"Who goes there!" a bandit shouted when he saw Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing did not respond. After leaving a blur in place, he vanished in an instant, moving with incredible speed like a ghost.

With a casual flick, a stream of seven-colored divine power transformed into a wisp of sword energy, leaving a thumb-sized blood hole directly on the person's head.

Even screams

Without uttering a sound, the man immediately fell backward to the ground.

However, his shout still attracted a lot of people to come out, and a large group of people bumped into Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing moved with wondrous steps, light and graceful, as if he were in an empty world, like flowing clouds or a gentle breeze, making it impossible for anyone to find his path.

Blood flowers bloomed here, both tragically beautiful and shockingly so.

In the distance, Chen Dahuzi was terrified, his body trembling. Looking at the corpses all around him, he desperately wanted to run away, but the next moment, a chilling coldness enveloped him.

"So you're Chen the Bearded Man?" With a flash of light, Zhou Qing appeared directly in front of him, his expression indifferent and his tone icy. A chill swept over Chen the Bearded Man, making his mind tremble.