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

Secret techniques like the "Dou" character technique cannot be fully deduced because they contain not only profound principles but also the unique concepts of the creator.

Even if others can truly transform complexity into simplicity and then return to simplicity, although the resulting secret techniques will still be incredibly powerful, as long as the will that created the technique is slightly different, then no matter how similar the two secret techniques are, they will still be two different secret techniques.

"The core of the Battle Saint Technique lies in combat, or rather, in achieving the desired result through combat."

Zhou Qing muttered to himself, "Combat is a means, and attack is one form. The reason why it needs to be ever-changing is because there are many forms of combat. The reason why it needs to have overwhelming attack power is simply because attack is the most effective form of combat."

Zhou Qing seemed to vaguely grasp a trace of the thoughts of the Celestial Venerable who created this secret technique back then.

"If you want something but someone won't give it to you, then fight, and take it from them through battle."

"If you want to go somewhere but something is blocking your way, then fight. Fight your way in."

"Heaven wants to take away my lifespan, but I refuse. So I will fight and, through the battle, take away endless lifespan from Heaven."

"Fighting is not the goal; the real goal is to get what you want through fighting."

"This is the true core concept of the Douzi Secret!"

After viewing the more than five hundred engraved images, Zhou Qing was originally pondering Yao...

The question of what the difference was between the secret technique deduced by Chi Qianxian and the Battle Saint Technique actually touched upon the core of the Battle Secret.

At this moment, although he did not make a move, he knew that his mastery of the Dou Zi Secret Technique had reached an extremely high level. The level of his Dao had changed, and the power of the Dou Zi Secret Technique had increased significantly.

"Perhaps this is why it's so difficult for later generations to reach the level of the creator of the law," Zhou Qing realized.

The laws created by the creators perfectly align with their own Dao philosophy, thus their power can reach 120%. However, it is almost impossible for later practitioners to reach that level because they cannot grasp the core ideas of the laws. Even if they manage to get close, it is only a superficial understanding, because everyone's Dao is ultimately different.

Zhou Qing stood silently before the cliff for a long time, pondering for a long time, until it got dark before he finally left.

With a bright moon and sparse stars, the pale moonlight flowed down from the sky. Zhou Qing strolled among the cliffs and found the first stone mountain with part of the Western Emperor Scripture carved on it.

This rocky mountain is bare, without a single carving on it, but there is a hazy sun and moon, no bigger than the palm of your hand. Even upon close inspection, it is hard to imagine that it was carved by man; it looks like it was formed naturally.

Zhou Qing walked closer and placed his hand on the blurry sun.

"boom"

In an instant, a burst of light erupted, and a blazing sun rose from the rocky cliff, intensely hot.

The entire stone mountain turned crimson, flames raged, and the fire burned half the sky red. The red sun hung in the sky, huge and vigorous, and Zhou Qing stood in the sunlight, his appearance solemn and dignified.

Every inch of Zhou Qing's skin shimmered with light, as clear and flawless as seven-colored glass, exuding a sacred aura that purified people's souls.

This round sun and moon is an extremely profound Dao pattern, containing the imprint of the Western Queen Mother.

Originally, to generate extraordinary phenomena, one needs the guiding scripture of that particular volume. Through the guiding scripture, one can resonate with a portion of the Daoist rhyme within it, and only then can one trigger the mark of the Western Queen Mother within this Daoist pattern.

However, Zhou Qing had not yet used the meridian to guide the flow of energy. When his palm touched the Dao pattern, the imprint within seemed to be greatly stimulated and suddenly appeared.

Within this great sun, there were no scriptures or sounds, only a Daoist rhythm, which perfectly explained the secret realm of the Daoist Palace and the hidden treasures of the mind.

Zhou Qing stood within this celestial sun, his entire body shimmering like seven-colored glass, immersed in a profound Daoist aura.

This Daoist rhythm does not contain any specific scriptures, but it encompasses all the changes within the mind's spiritual essence.

It wasn't until dawn was breaking and the darkness was receding that Zhou Qing came to his senses about this change.

The sun in mid-air suddenly burst into thousands of rays of fire, which rushed into the mark on the stone cliff.

"Such a change actually happened." Zhou Qing was also surprised that he had drawn out the mark in the Dao pattern without even using the meridian guide.

However, although a strange change had occurred, Zhou Qing could understand it to some extent. He had also been amazed when he read the ancient book in his clan that recorded Dao patterns. There were some Dao patterns that he couldn't understand at first, but those Dao patterns would pull his mind into them and allow him to deeply experience the meaning contained in the Dao patterns.

Zhou Qing then left that stone mountain and soon discovered a palm-sized gold essence mark on another stone mountain.

As soon as he placed his hand on the mark, an aura soared into the sky, and the golden essence rang out. He was drawn into a metallic divine light and began to receive the inheritance of the Dao Palace's Lung Treasure.

Like the previous one, this metallic divine light also contains no specific scriptures, only the evolution of the Lung Divine Treasury Chapter, which is explained to the utmost extent without being conveyed through words.

Chapter 32, the complete scroll of the "Western Emperor Scripture"

Next, Zhou Qing continued searching for other marks, and soon found the Liver Divine Treasury Chapter on a stone mountain carved with ancient trees. Then, the Spleen Divine Treasury Chapter and the Kidney Divine Treasury Chapter were also obtained.

"I've got all the Dao Palace scrolls, but I wonder how many more I can get," Zhou Qing thought to himself.

Suddenly, a dog barked in the distance, and a dark light shot out like lightning from the distant mountains.

"Damn it, we've lost big this time." A huge black dog, as big as an ox, cursed and charged from a distance, running in a very disheveled manner, glancing back every now and then.

When Zhou Qing saw the Black Emperor, the Black Emperor also noticed Zhou Qing. He immediately turned around and charged towards Zhou Qing, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Before long, the Black Emperor ran up to Zhou Qing, baring his teeth and saying, "You actually didn't come with me to the Immortal Pool! You missed a great opportunity!"

"Oh? What great opportunity?" Zhou Qing asked, feigning curiosity.

"Naturally, it's the water from the Immortal Pool. That water is comparable to a divine spring. Soaking in it for a while will make you feel refreshed, energetic, and moisturized. It can also accelerate your cultivation. In the past, only the fairies of the Jade Pool could enjoy this," the Black Emperor tempted.

"Really? Then why did you come back? Why didn't you stay there?" Zhou Qing continued to ask, curious about how the dog would try to trick him.

"Heh, it's all because I thought of you, you silly boy, and didn't want you to miss this great opportunity. You should thank me properly." The Black Emperor looked arrogant.

“I didn’t expect you to think of me. It’s a pity I’ve only just finished finding the complete Dao Palace scroll. I still need to continue searching for the other chapters, so I don’t have time to go,” Zhou Qing said.

"What? You actually obtained a portion of the 'Western Emperor Scripture'?" This time, the Black Emperor was taken aback.

"You obtained the Yaochi Scripture before? Otherwise, how could you have triggered the mark?" The Black Emperor asked, his face darkening with resentment.

"What? Does that mean you can't get the 'Western Emperor Scripture' without that 'guide scripture'?"

"Of course not, just kidding, I was just asking casually," Black Emperor said with an embarrassed smile.

"You're still trying to fool me. Do you really think I don't know I need a meridian to guide me?" Zhou Qing looked at it with an unfriendly expression.

Black Emperor said with a forced smile, "I've only heard that it's recorded in ancient books, but I'm not sure."

Zhou Qing glanced at it sideways and said, "That so-called Immortal Pool is full of female corpses. I'm not going there."

"How did you know?" Black Emperor asked somewhat guiltily.

"I learned about it from ancient books, I didn't expect it to be true."

Black Emperor grinned and said, "Damn it, kid, you're not being fair. You knew and didn't tell me, but you were searching for scriptures here while I was trembling with fear."

Zhou Qing teased, "You also hid some things, so now we're even."

Black Emperor's face darkened, and he felt an urge to curse, feeling extremely frustrated.

Zhou Qing then continued searching for the marks in this rocky mountain area. This time, he had a big black dog with him, which made the search a little more efficient.

Not long after, a huge yin-yang diagram was discovered on another cliff. Although it was somewhat blurry, the strange phenomenon still appeared when Zhou Qing touched it.

On the cliff, yin and yang embrace each other, transforming into a divine disc.

It evolved into a primordial Dao diagram, and Zhou Qing stood at the center of this diagram.

The Yin diagram is composed of an ocean, which transforms into death energy, forming the Yin diagram. The Yang diagram is composed of a life wheel, which transforms into a life compass, forming the Yang diagram.

Yin and Yang interact and blend with each other, life and death flow in and out, and vital energy and death energy circulate continuously, achieving a balance.

"The Wheel Sea Scroll? Did this kid recite the incantation? How did he get the Wheel Sea Scroll?" The Black Emperor was a little stunned. It originally thought that Zhou Qing getting the Dao Palace Scroll was already a great opportunity, but he actually got the Wheel Sea Scroll as well.

Half an hour later, the strange phenomenon disappeared, and Zhou Qing also obtained the evolution process of the Western Emperor's Sutra Scroll from this mark. Although there were no specific scriptures, the evolution process engraved in his heart was much clearer than the specific scriptures.

He continued searching and soon found one of the four poles, which Zhou Qing triggered again.

An arm swayed in the air amidst chaotic energy, then suddenly disappeared into the void, as if it had become one of the poles between heaven and earth, supporting the entire universe.

Half an hour later, the evolutionary process of this pole was completely imprinted in Zhou Qing's mind.

They continued searching for other marks until it got dark, at which point they found all the marks on the four poles.

“This stone forest is too vast. Back then, when the Queen Mother of the West was creating her magic, she also carved the things she had come to understand here. I don’t know exactly how many places she carved.” Zhou Qing said helplessly. Searching like this would not only be very troublesome, but it would also be possible to miss some parts.

"You should be content. You can get an imperial scripture just by wandering around here. If this were outside, people would never even dream of such a thing." The Black Emperor curled his lips, a little jealous.

"I really have to thank you. If you hadn't found the location of the ancient well, I might not have been able to get in here," Zhou Qing said with a smile.

"Good to know. Once you're out, remember to tell me where the Holy Body is. If you dare to back out, I'll make sure you know that I'm not someone to be trifled with." The Black Emperor rolled his eyes.

Although it had gotten dark, this did not prevent Zhou Qing from continuing to search for other marks. This ordinary darkness could not affect a cultivator's divine eyes. By slightly activating his divine power and circulating it to his eyes, he could see as clearly as during the day.

There are nine Dragon Transformation Marks in total, far more than the Four Extremes Marks. Fortunately, these nine Marks are almost adjacent to each other, and it didn't take much effort to collect the Dragon Transformation Scroll.

That night, the roars of dragons echoed, and one after another, great dragons appeared, rising up and radiating celestial light, as if they were ascending to immortality, which was both terrifying and astonishing.

Over the next seven days, Zhou Qing and the Black Emperor thoroughly explored every inch of this place of enlightenment and finally collected all the Sendai Scrolls.

From then on, Zhou Qing obtained the "Western Emperor Scripture" which contained complete cultivation content. Of course, it only contained content about cultivation and did not include the forbidden chapters. However, this was already an unimaginable opportunity.

After Zhou Qing collected all the "Western Emperor Scriptures", he didn't linger and led the Black Emperor all the way back to the dried-up lakeside from this area.

Not long ago, the Black Emperor was unwilling to accept that he had gained nothing from the Immortal Pool, so he went to explore it again, but returned empty-handed once more.

So when Zhou Qing and Hei Huang arrived at the dried-up lake, suddenly, a terrifying shockwave emanated, and dozens of miles away, billowing black mist shot into the sky, turning the sky as black as ink.

"Look what you've done." Zhou Qing glanced at Black Emperor.

"Stop talking, run!" Black Emperor felt a sense of horror and suddenly hugged Zhou Qing's leg, saying, "I can't fly, I can't let you leave me behind."

Without saying much, Zhou Qing immediately took to the air and flew swiftly along the river towards the wellhead, successfully emerging from the water.

Chapter 33 Lingzhou

After emerging from the ancient well, I saw the crimson land of the Northern Region once again. The sun blazed brightly in the sky, and golden light shimmered on the crimson soil.

"It's time to let go," Zhou Qing said helplessly, looking at the Black Emperor who was hugging him.

The image is actually quite strange: a large black dog, comparable in size to an ox, is hugging a seven or eight-year-old child. To an uninformed person, it would look like the black dog has gone mad and is about to pounce on the child.

"What if you try to renege on your debt and run away from me?" Black Emperor said seriously.

The Black Emperor was still very cautious. Now that Zhou Qing had obtained the scriptures he wanted, it couldn't be sure if Zhou Qing would simply abandon it.

"You're overthinking it. Do you think I'm that kind of person?" Zhou Qing said with a serious expression.

"You're being very unfair. Who knows if you really won't do that?" The Black Emperor stared at him, then curled his lip and said, "Hurry up, the Dao Embryo is in the Purple Mansion Holy Land, but where is the Holy Body?"

"The Holy Sacrament. In the Future."

"What do you mean? The future is the name of a holy land?" Black Emperor pondered for a while, then suddenly realized and gritted his teeth, saying, "Damn it, you really are unreliable. You actually dared to lie to me."

Black King angrily opened its mouth wide, about to bite down.