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

While receiving the Emperor's enlightenment in the Divine Furnace of Li Huo, he broke through that boundary the moment he grasped that divine essence. After a month of continuous accumulation in the furnace, using the Emperor's enlightenment as a catalyst, he comprehended his own Dao and broke through the boundary of the Fifth Transformation of Dragon.

The insights gained from the Great Emperor are a valuable thing, but one should not abandon one's own path just because one has gained such insights, otherwise it will become increasingly dangerous as one progresses.

Like that Holy Son of Yaoguang, he was too deeply influenced by the ruthless man's ways and found it difficult to break free, which led to his tragic end.

However, this cannot be blamed on his lack of comprehension; it is simply that Ruthless Man's talent is too amazing. If he had obtained the Undying Heavenly Power at the Great Sage Quasi-Emperor stage, it would not have affected his attainment of the Dao, because at that time, a person's Dao is basically set.

However, he had been in this great path since the very beginning of his cultivation, but his talent could not surpass that of the ruthless man, so he had to rely on the power of others to get rid of the demonic fetus.

Zhou Qing felt that such cultivation was too difficult just thinking about it. If he put himself in Zhou Qing's shoes, he would also feel tremendous pressure.

For example, just as he was feeling incredibly excited after finally creating a new divine technique based on his own understanding of the Great Dao, he glanced at the Undying Heavenly Art and suddenly discovered that the Ruthless Great Emperor had already considered this divine technique.

They even looked down on this kind of divine art, discarding it as a useless technique. How could this not damage a person's self-confidence?

The Great Dao that she had painstakingly comprehended was something that the Ruthless Great Emperor didn't want at all, even within the Undying Heavenly Art. This greatly affected her mindset.

Unless, of course, his talent is comparable to that of a ruthless person, or even if it is not required to be comparable, but only slightly inferior, as long as one of his countless ideas is something that a ruthless person has not thought of, then he can regain some confidence.

However, the Myriad Transformations Sacred Technique is said to be a method that can transform all the secret techniques in the world. It is a peerless sacred technique created by the Ruthless Great Emperor after he had read through all the divine techniques in the world and touched the source and core of the techniques. If every time he created a technique, it was restrained by the Myriad Transformations Sacred Technique, how could he transcend the ruthless emperor's path?

Once one is too deeply influenced by the Dao of others, even becoming a Quasi-Emperor becomes a problem. This is the problem with the Fighting Saint Buddha. No matter how he cultivates or how he comprehends the Dao, he always feels that the shadow of the Fighting Saint Emperor is everywhere in his Dao. How can he become a Quasi-Emperor?

Taigu was trapped at the peak of the Great Sage for thousands of years. After being born, he met Shakyamuni and sat down to discuss the Tao for a whole night. He was moved by the Buddhist teachings on the afterlife and the cultivation of the future. He also studied various Buddhist scriptures for two thousand years before finally finding his own path.

Fortunately, Zhou Qing has always paid close attention to this issue. Every time he breaks through a realm, he will study the descriptions of various scriptures at the same realm again and again, not limiting himself to one scripture. This makes his vision extremely broad, which will be of great benefit when he creates his own laws and expounds his own Great Dao in the future.

"God-King Ancestor, we shall take our leave now."

The elder of the family head took his leave of the God King and then left with the Jiang family's divine body.

"Young Brother Zhou, you're welcome to visit me sometime. Let's have a chat." Jiang Yifei looked at Zhou Qing and extended an invitation, his expression very gentle, unlike the cold faces of the family head's lineage.

“Of course, of course,” Zhou Qing replied. He wouldn’t refuse such a thing just because he had a higher cultivation level. Discussions about the Dao were about a person’s understanding of the Great Dao. Everyone had their own characteristics, and there was nothing wrong with the two of them discussing the Dao.

Although Zhou Qing felt it was a bit strange to say it like that, after the people from the family head's lineage left, he felt that the atmosphere was much more relaxed than before.

Although both the God King lineage and the family head lineage belong to the Jiang family and always act in a public manner, they cannot achieve the close brotherly relationship within the family.

This is quite normal. After all, it's already rare for such a large family to have only two voices. The Zhou family can be divided into three branches, but unlike the Jiang family, the Zhou family doesn't have its own prodigies in each branch.

Apart from Zhou Qing, none of the young disciples of the Zhou family are outstanding. This has been the case for the past few thousand years. There are no special physiques, let alone any famous geniuses.

While the holy sons and daughters of the same era all became powerful beings, the strongest disciple of the Zhou family of the same era often only reached the half-step powerful level.

Zhou Qingdu suspected that the Gate of Destiny had drained the Zhou family's fortune of tens of thousands of years, which was why he appeared. After all, it was really amazing that such a huge family had not produced a genius for tens of thousands of years.

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That is why, even though the Zhou family can be divided into three branches, they are all surprisingly consistent in their treatment of Zhou Qing, treating him very well and regarding him as the hope for the family's rise.

Although the God King has now completed what he asked Zhou Qing to do at the Jiang family, the God King does not seem to be sending Zhou Qing away. Instead, he tells Zhou Qing that he can stay a little longer.

This made Zhou Qing feel extremely good. Having a wise and enlightened sage by his side, who was also willing to guide him on his cultivation, was an incredible opportunity in itself.

Zhou Qing never felt that his cultivation was progressing very fast, nor did he become arrogant just because his cultivation level was now very high among his peers in the Eastern Wilderness.

The Eastern Wilderness is still a bit too small. If we look at the entire Big Dipper region, there may be other Dragon Transformation Realm cultivators of the same age in the Central Plains, Northern Plains, Southern Ridge, and Western Desert.

If one were to look across all the heavens and myriad realms, Zhou Qing believed that there were definitely people of his age who cultivated faster than him.

Like Yin Tiande of the Ziwei Star Region, who was also around twenty-five years old, when the strongest young generation of the Beidou Star Region had just broken through to the Great Power realm a few years ago and was still in the early stage of that realm, he had already defeated the leaders of various sects, had one foot in the third level of the Immortal Platform, and could even discuss the Dao with the king of the Golden Crow Clan.

When Yin Tiande severed his Dao, there was no other young person in the Beidou region who had severed their Dao except for the Holy Prince.

Based on this age, Zhou Qing believed that Yin Tiande's cultivation level at this time was definitely no lower than his.

Zhou Qing's current goal is to improve his cultivation as soon as possible. If he can successfully sever his Dao before the emergence of the ancient races, especially before the emergence of the ancient princes, he will have a tremendous advantage.

However, the Path of Severance is truly mysterious. At this hurdle, there is little difference between cultivating for ten years and a thousand years. If one can comprehend it and has great perseverance, one may break through in a single day. If one does not understand it, one will be blocked for a lifetime.

It would be even more difficult to sever one's Dao before the world changes. The suppression of the Great Dao in the post-ancient era is too strong. Zhou Qing believes that he can become a great power soon, but it is impossible to predict how long he will be trapped by the hurdle of severing his Dao.

If he is unlucky and fails to comprehend it in time, then he can only do what the Peacock King and others did: sever the Dao after the world changes. At that time, although severing the Dao will be easier, the advantage compared to the ancient princes and others will not be significant.

A month passed in the blink of an eye. It is said that time flies when one is cultivating, and there is indeed some truth to that. Zhou Qing felt that time flew by during this month of immersion in cultivation.

During this month, his relationship with Jiang Yifei became extremely good. They often discussed philosophy with each other, especially when talking about their respective understanding of the Great Emperor's insights. Zhou Qing often gained a lot from this.

Jiang Yifei did not suffer any loss either, because Zhou Qing's unique ideas were like wild imaginations, like a gazelle hanging its horns, which made him feel that they were unexpected yet reasonable.

Sometimes, when Zhou Qing encountered a problem during his discussions with Jiang Yifei that neither of them could convince the other, he would turn to the God King for guidance.

The God-King also valued the two highly, always pointing directly to the core of the problem and explaining the mysteries of the Great Dao, which made the two of them feel enlightened.

However, after a month of this, Zhou Qing heard some interesting news, so he decided to go out and take a look.

"Have you heard? The Golden-Winged Roc King, who's been acting so arrogantly in the Central Region lately, almost died!"

"Yes, I heard it was a young man called Wolf God who made the move. I don't know where he came from, but he was really powerful. If it weren't for a strong person from the Golden-Winged Roc lineage arriving in time, the Golden-Winged Roc King would have been killed!"

At this moment, it seemed as if another major earthquake had struck the Eastern Wilderness, leaving everyone in shock.

Chapter 74 Longevity Teahouse

The central region, the central area of ​​the Eastern Wilderness, is an eternally pure land where many great religions have established their sects, making it far more prosperous than the Southern and Northern Regions.

The Purple Mansion, the Wind Clan, the Dao Yi, the Wan Chu, and other sacred lands are all located here, flourishing for countless ages to this day.

In addition, the demon race has tens of thousands of ancient traditions scattered throughout the central region, all of which were created by demon giants who survived the great war of the Dark Ages tens of thousands of years ago.

That was a dark upheaval launched by the Undying Mountain. Many ancient traditions were wiped out in that battle. The demon giants who survived were at least powerful beings. Such tens of thousands of traditions were terrifying.

Moreover, this land holds many secrets. It is said that the Eastern Wilderness Human Race originated here, and there are also rumors within the Demon Race that this is their place of origin. There are also legends that the Nine Secrets originated from here.

Therefore, this place has always been the place where the conflict between humans and demons has the most. Even tens of thousands of years ago, after the dark turmoil in the Undying Mountain, due to the large number of power gaps, the demons and humans often fought great battles, which was very chaotic.

However, in that era, an unfathomable Great Emperor Wushi appeared. He not only suppressed the Dark Turmoil, but was also dissatisfied with the endless war between the demon race and the human race. He then suppressed both sides with one hand, which allowed the two sides to begin negotiations peacefully.

The Central Region of the Eastern Wilderness has been home to many famous mountains and rivers since ancient times, and is a land of outstanding people and abundant resources. It gathers ancient purple energy, condenses the dragon energy of myriad veins, and nurtures the spiritual roots of heaven and earth.

Although it doesn't have dragon veins everywhere like the Central Plains, where dragon marrow can be found everywhere, it still has far more dragon veins than the Southern and Northern Regions.

At this moment, Zhou Qing had already traversed the void and arrived on this ancient land.

Tianhen City is one of the ten ancient cities in the Central Region. Its city walls are magnificent and built of bluestone, resembling a blue dragon lying horizontally.

This place is very bustling, with people coming and going, cars and horses, shops lining the streets, and the sounds of vendors hawking their wares filling the air.

In this city, there is a very famous teahouse called Changsheng Teahouse. It has five floors, is antique in style, and is filled with the aroma of tea.

The fact that this teahouse dares to use "longevity" as its name shows how powerful it is. There are no ordinary people coming and going here, not even cultivators at the Wheel Sea Dao Palace level. All those who come and go are high-level cultivators, and occasionally you can even see some Supreme Elders from holy lands.

The reason this teahouse is so famous is that it sells "Enlightenment Tea" once or twice a year, and it always costs a fortune.

Just think, the Immortal Mountain can only produce a few dozen tea leaves a year, but they can still make a harvest every year, and even sell one or two tea leaves. You can imagine how extraordinary this teahouse is, and there must be a powerful force supporting it behind the scenes.

When Zhou Qing entered the top floor, he found that an auction for Enlightenment Tea was taking place. The atmosphere was lively, with bids coming in one after another.

"Is there any higher price?" a middle-aged man shouted from the center.

Although the teahouse doesn't look very big from the outside, once you go inside, you'll find that it's not like that at all. It contains a spatial array, and each floor can seat many people.

Furthermore, the higher you go, the larger the space becomes. When you reach the top floor, it almost becomes a small world where you can freely change the seasons.

scene.

At this moment, the space presents a winter scene. This was all changed by the guest at the request of the host. The guest can change the season to whatever season he wants to see, as long as the guest comes from the host.

Of course, this also requires bidding. If multiple customers want to change, then it depends on who offers the highest price.

"If no one continues to bid, this Enlightenment Tea will belong to this fellow Daoist!" the middle-aged man continued to shout. He was the owner of the teahouse and was now acting as the auctioneer.

The middle-aged man looked around, his face beaming with joy. The price he had offered was already quite high, and this was all part of his performance. If the numbers on the books looked good, he would receive a reward from the powerful forces behind him, which was his most important goal.

Suddenly, he saw a young man dressed in purple walk up from downstairs, exuding an otherworldly calmness, as if he were in harmony with the pulse of heaven and earth. If he didn't have the cultivation level of the Dragon Transformation Realm, he would have even overlooked the existence of this young man.

When he saw the boy's face, cold sweat immediately broke out on his face. It wasn't fear, but an extreme tension.

He quickly walked up to the boy, bowed deeply, and said, "Your Highness, Divine Child!"

"You can continue with your work, don't worry about me," Zhou Qing waved his hand and instructed.

"Since you are here, you should certainly enjoy this Enlightenment Tea. This auction can be discontinued." The middle-aged man said very respectfully, bowing to Zhou Qing.

“There’s no need for that. The clan takes out these few Enlightenment Tea leaves every year just for you to sell. Do you think I need this kind of tea?” Zhou Qing raised one hand in the air and straightened the middle-aged man’s body.

"No, no!" The middle-aged man's heart tightened suddenly, and he broke out in a cold sweat, afraid of offending Zhou Qing.

"Go do your work," Zhou Qing instructed again.

"Yes!" The middle-aged man took his leave and returned to the center of the venue to inquire about prices.

As the two were talking, the attention of others was drawn to them.

"Who is this? Why is the teahouse owner so humble?" an unsuspecting cultivator quietly asked someone at a nearby table.

Most of the people coming and going in this teahouse are independent practitioners who travel all over the country and love places like teahouses and taverns.

“It’s him, Zhou Qing from the Zhou family!” An old man’s pupils shrank, as if he had seen someone extraordinary.

"What? It's him? How did you recognize him, old man?" The people nearby were shocked, but also puzzled, because Zhou Qing's portrait had not been passed down to the world.

"You might not believe it, but I was watching from nearby when he fought that Supreme Elder of the Five Elements Hall, and I even personally explained their battle."

The old man raised his pipe, took a deep drag, and exhaled a cloud of smoke, deeply moved.

At this moment, after chasing away the teahouse owner, Zhou Qing found a jade table, drank tea alone, and watched the auction.

This Changsheng Teahouse is owned by the Zhou family, and the owner is also a member of the Zhou family, but he wasn't highly regarded, which is why he was sent to manage businesses outside the family.

Zhou Qing is also interested.

That's why, after arriving in Tianhen City, I came here to see how business is doing.

Of all the Zhou family's businesses, the most lucrative in the Northern Region is the stone archway in the Holy City, while in the Central Region, the most important businesses are the various treasure palaces, divine towers, precious pavilions, and auction houses in the ten ancient cities.

Although the Longevity Tea House doesn't earn as much as those other industries, it has a greater reputation. After all, there aren't many forces in the entire Eastern Wilderness that would sell Enlightenment Tea.

When he becomes the Holy Lord of the Zhou family in the future, he will be responsible for deciding how these industries should be developed.

"Since there's no higher bid, this Enlightenment Tea will go to this fellow Daoist." Since no one had made a bid for a long time, the middle-aged man made the decision directly, took out the Enlightenment Tea, and walked towards a man in white.

The fragrant aroma of tea permeated this small space, captivating many and leaving them in a daze.

"Alas, it's said that even powerful beings might achieve enlightenment after drinking this Enlightenment Tea. It's truly a divine tea, but unfortunately, the price is too high—it's astronomical," someone sighed.