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

"Do you really think that such a physique could be found so easily in the wilderness? As for that innate Dao embryo, I was only able to get some information about her because she was the next generation of holy maiden of a certain holy land. How could I possibly bring it back to you?"

After saying that, Zhou Qing's lips curled up slightly, and he said, "Black Emperor, I haven't forgotten what you said that night. Now you're the one who's more anxious."

A few days ago, the people of Shizhai held a final bonfire party because they were about to relocate, and many old wines that had been treasured for many years were brought out.

Black Emperor snatched several bottles and drank himself into a stupor, sitting in a corner muttering to himself.

Zhou Qing immediately took out his recording stone and recorded it without any hesitation.

Now, Zhou Qing put this stone to use. He took out the recording stone from his body, infused it with a trace of divine power, and immediately a somewhat sad, desolate, and unwilling voice came from the stone.

"Great Emperor, why won't you take me with you? I don't want to be sealed in the Godhood Source, I just want to be with you."

"Speaking of the Immortal Realm, discussing the Heavenly Path, throughout the ages, wars have raged, and even the Great Emperors have come to naught."

"You were the most stunning and powerful person in history, with a majestic and invincible appearance, yet you still grew old."

"I must enter the Immortal Realm. The Great Emperor will not die. I must find him."

"The innate sacred body must be born. The successor of the Great Emperor can only be of this physique. I want him to appear. I want to resurrect the Great Emperor."

The sound echoed around them. Zhou Qing smiled, while Black Emperor looked astonished.

The surrounding area was vast and desolate, and should have been utterly silent, but a voice kept emanating from it.

The voice was filled with sadness and sorrow, yet also with deep resentment and a sense of pent-up frustration.

Black Emperor's expression changed repeatedly, sometimes gritting his teeth, sometimes furious. Finally, his ears drooped, his whole body relaxed, and he lay down on the ground, as if admitting defeat.

The big black dog stared with its large, bell-like eyes and said, "Kid, you won, but you at least have to tell me about one of them first, otherwise you'll be in trouble later."

What if I change my mind?

Zhou Qing didn't ask for more. It was already quite difficult to get the Black Emperor to back down, so he said, "The Innate Dao Embryo is in the Purple Mansion Holy Land. It was discovered by the Purple Mansion Holy Land a year ago."

Zhou Qing wasn't lying to him; this was indeed information the Zhou family had received.

During the years Zhou Qing cultivated, in order to prevent him from becoming arrogant too early, the Zhou family would tell him any special information they received from other ancient families or holy lands.

For example, what did the Ji family's divine body do? It seems that the Jiang family also has a divine body that has been hidden away. The Supreme Elder of the Purple Mansion brought back a primordial Dao embryo from outside.

Although these physical constitutions are well protected by their respective forces, these secrets can generally be detected between aristocratic families and holy lands, and only rogue cultivators are not very clear about this kind of information.

Although the major powers cannot know exactly who those people are, they are all very interested in whether other major powers have outstanding next generations. As a result, they have reached a certain tacit understanding and will quietly leak some information.

Upon hearing the news, the Black Emperor relented: "I will take you to find the scriptures, but we need to look around the area first. Too many years have passed, and we need to re-determine the location."

Over the next three days, Black Emperor toured more than a dozen oases of varying sizes around the area, and finally said, "I remember now, the location is roughly in that direction."

Then Zhou Qing followed the Black Emperor and set off. After traveling for more than ten days, when they were more than ten thousand miles away from the Primordial Ancient Mine, they stopped.

This land is very desolate, with endless reddish-brown soil and nothing but sand and gravel.

Suddenly, they saw a strange sight: on the distant horizon, a white figure soared into the sky.

"Flying Immortal from the Jade Pool!" the big black dog roared, its eyes shining as if it were about to shoot out divine light.

"It seems that the old site of Yaochi should be in this area." Zhou Qing nodded.

The area where the old site of Yaochi is located is not difficult to find. After all, the miraculous sight of fairies flying over here occasionally occurs at night, and those who have seen it have spread the news.

However, this miraculous scene of flying immortals covers a vast area, and the old site of Yaochi is only a small area within this large area.

"It is said that when Yaochi evacuated, they completely sealed off their former territory. You should have another way to get in, right?"

The Black Emperor, his face dark, said, "Of course there's a way. What do you take me for? I told you I'd bring you here to find the scriptures, and I'm sure I'll find them."

After working all night, as the morning sun burst forth and illuminated the reddish-brown earth, the Black Emperor finally made his decision and said, "This is considered the edge of Yaochi. Logically, there should be an ancient well here. The seal is weakest here, so we can probably go in."

Zhou Qing nodded. It was because of this ancient well that he had to ask the Black Emperor for help. Otherwise, wouldn't it have been more convenient for him to find the "Western Emperor Scripture" himself?

However, there was no other way. Only those who had personally seen the Ancient Jade Pool before could pinpoint the location of this ancient well in this area. Otherwise, in such a large area, there was simply no way to find it.

Zhou Qinghua conjured a giant hand and slammed it hard on the sand, sending countless reddish-brown soil particles flying and creating a large crater.

In this large pit, an ancient well emerged, its opening sealed by a large stone.

The sunlight from the sky is drawn into this well, which automatically absorbs the essence of the sun and moon to maintain the seal for a long time.

"Time is merciless; even this ancient well has been buried." Seeing this ancient well, the Black Emperor seemed to think of the former Jade Pool and felt a pang of emotion.

Zhou Qing lifted the stone, revealing a dark well opening, and said, "Let's go down."

After saying that, Zhou Qing grabbed the Black Emperor and, without asking any questions, jumped down with him.

Chapter 30 The Land of Enlightenment

This ancient well is very deep; it took more than two thousand meters to finally reach the bottom.

As soon as Zhou Qing landed, he immediately felt that the soil beneath his feet was soft, and he would sink in if he put too much pressure on it.

There used to be an underground river here. When the ancient Yaochi was still there, the river was full of water, but now the river has dried up and the ground is covered with mud.

The river was pitch black, but this ordinary darkness meant nothing to cultivators, whose divine sense was sufficient to clearly see everything around them.

"You can definitely get into Yaochi from here, because someone did go in from here before. Of course, it has nothing to do with me; I've only heard about it," the Black Emperor said with certainty.

This underground river is very long, and the terrain gradually rises. After walking for thirty or forty miles, they could see a faint light shining. This was a seal set up by Yaochi, but this corner was too weak to block anything at all.

Before long, they emerged from the riverbed, and a rich spiritual energy wafted towards them, making them feel refreshed and invigorated.

"This should be the ancient site of Yaochi," Zhou Qing said.

He glanced around at the scene; they had emerged from the bottom of a large lake, the riverbed connected to a large crack in the lakebed.

The lake has dried up, with many large cracks at the bottom and some fish bones, some over ten meters long, lying on the ground.

“Something’s not right. Something unknown has definitely happened here.” A dark light flashed in the Black Emperor’s eyes as he scanned his surroundings. He could only sense a deathly stillness in the environment.

When they emerged from the lake, they found that all the surrounding trees had withered, all life had been extinguished, and even the land was riddled with cracks.

"As long as you lead me to the Western Emperor Scripture, I will not need any treasures you find here, no matter where you go after that."

Zhou Qing didn't plan to wander around aimlessly. Everything that could be taken away had already been taken by Yaochi, and he couldn't use the rest that couldn't be taken.

"You're not going to see the fairy lake in Yaochi? Yaochi got its name from it." The Black Emperor was taken aback; he had originally planned to go there to look for treasures first.

"No need. If you can really get anything from there, I'll give you everything." Zhou Qing didn't care at all.

"Great, I didn't expect you to be so generous!" Black King was overjoyed, and his bald tail even wagged.

After walking a few miles from this lifeless world, you will find a vibrant area full of life, with green plants everywhere, fragrant flowers and grasses, colorful and full of vitality.

However, after traveling through this area for only a kilometer, it turned into a desolate wasteland.

"Strange, it seems that it's not entirely a problem with the water source." Black Emperor was now filled with doubt.

Today, ninety percent of the former site of Yaochi is lifeless, with most of the mountains barren and devoid of any greenery.

After walking for dozens of miles, they finally saw palaces scattered everywhere. The palaces that once floated in the sky had all fallen down, and many were in ruins.

"The central area of ​​Yaochi is just ahead. The cliff inscribed with the 'Western Emperor Scripture' is in another area. I'll take you there first," the Black Emperor said.

Zhou Qing nodded.

He said, "Let's go."

They walked several dozen miles in another direction and arrived at a barren mountain range.

There is almost no soil here, only large rocks, and everywhere there are rocky mountains and cliffs.

As soon as he entered, Zhou Qing saw a charming carving. A woman was carved on the stone wall. The carving seemed to have been created naturally, giving people a sense of divine creation and a wonderful realm of harmony between man and nature.

"This is the very core of Yaochi. Many insights gained by sages during their enlightenment are engraved in this area. Go find it yourself. I'm going to soak in the Immortal Pool. It's a pool of water comparable to a divine spring. Why aren't you going?" The Black Emperor glanced at Zhou Qing.

"By the way, ancient books record that there are some scriptures on the stone mountain with a sun and moon carved on it, and some scriptures on the stone mountain with an ancient tree carved on it." After saying this, Black Emperor raised his head and walked away, his steps very fast, as if he couldn't wait any longer.

Zhou Qing ignored him. He was currently immersed in the Daoist charm of the painting. There were no magical methods or baptisms in it, only a state, which was the state of the Western Queen Mother after her innate Dao embryo was perfected, a state of oneness with the myriad Daos of heaven and earth.

Although this engraving can only describe a very small part of that state, perhaps less than one percent, it is a rare experience for Zhou Qing, allowing him to experience in advance some of the mysteries of this physique that is close to the Dao in the later stages.

Half an hour later, Zhou Qing finally looked away from the engraving. The gains from this experience could not be immediately apparent, but they were engraved into Zhou Qing's body as some foundation, and would only truly manifest themselves when his cultivation level was higher.

"As expected of the Western Emperor, none of these emperors are simple." Zhou Qing sighed. As a being who attained enlightenment as a woman, she was able to suppress all the geniuses of that era, which was truly admirable.

This area is characterized by towering rocky mountains and cliffs, with strangely shaped large rocks scattered throughout.

As Zhou Qing entered this mountain range, he immediately sensed the difference in this area. There was a very special feeling, and every large rock seemed to be attracting his attention.

Normally, if a cultivator stays in one place to cultivate for a long time, it will cause some wonderful changes to that place.

This area is not only the place where the Queen Mother of the West created the scriptures and attained enlightenment, but also the place where the Queen Mother of the West of Yaochi throughout the ages, and even some saints, liked to attain enlightenment. It can be said that countless traces of the Great Dao of the predecessors have been engraved in this area. Over time, this area has undergone a miraculous change and has become a natural place for enlightenment.

In short, staying here to cultivate will make it easier to attain enlightenment.

Zhou Qing strolled among the mountains, his gaze sweeping over the different carvings. Many of the carvings were not about cultivation techniques, but rather depicted some major events that had occurred in Yaochi in the past, though their meanings were now difficult to discern.

Upon arriving at a stone forest, Zhou Qing discovered a technique known as the Embracing Mountain Seal, which was also circulating outside. However, the engraving was incomplete.

This seal technique was once the supreme secret technique of a great sect. After the sect was destroyed, it was passed down and many sects obtained this Baoshan Seal. Zhou Qing naturally knew it as well.

Zhou Qing walked around this area for another half an hour, during which he encountered many incomplete moves. Whenever Zhou Qing had never seen one before, he would stop to observe it carefully and try to figure it out.

Many of the moves may not be very powerful, but they can broaden Zhou Qing's horizons. These moves were carved by the predecessors of Yaochi. They may have been casual to them, but to Zhou Qing, the ideas behind them were complex and multifaceted, making him feel as if countless wisdoms were flowing through him.

Chapter 31 The Core of the Battle Saint Technique

"Is this... a simulation of the Holy Art of Battle?" Suddenly, Zhou Qing arrived in front of a cliff and saw a very wide carving.

There are more than 500 carvings on this cliff, sometimes intermittent, sometimes simple, sometimes profound, trying to turn the mundane into the magical and deduce the sacred fighting techniques among the Nine Secrets.

"Impressive, truly impressive. To be able to deduce to this extent, this person must at least be a sage," Zhou Qing exclaimed. He had read every single diagram from beginning to end, completely understanding the person's deductive process.

This person is truly ingenious. At first, he only carved some very simple moves, but later it gradually changed. He combined these ordinary moves together, sublimating them and evolving them into a completely different kind of great power.

Zhou Qing observed this for a long time, comparing these deductive reasoning ideas with the secret techniques he had mastered, thus gaining a deeper understanding of the Douzi Secret.

"I really have to thank this person. Although he went astray, he is indeed a genius. Even I have been inspired by him." The more Zhou Qing looked at him, the more he felt that this person was very powerful, almost reaching the ultimate in complexity.

These more than five hundred engraved diagrams, progressing from simple to complex, from ordinary to profound, although they did not deduce the holy method of battle, they formed a very terrifying divine art.

"Unfortunately, it never evolved to the point of complexity. Moreover, although the Battle Saint Technique is ever-changing, it has actually reached the ultimate simplicity and returned to the oneness."

"Moreover, even if this person truly evolves to the extreme of complexity and then returns to oneness, he still cannot deduce the Battle Saint Technique. Or rather, what he deduces will no longer be called the Battle Saint Technique; at that point, it will already be a new secret technique," Zhou Qing sighed.