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

Zhou Qing took out some divine energy and absorbed the essence of heaven and earth within it to replenish his own power. In the void of the universe, no one except a saint can absorb the energy of the universe and can only rely on the divine energy they carry.

After an unknown amount of time, a dazzling light burst forth from his body, his entire body shimmering with precious radiance, and he had completely recovered to his peak condition.

At this moment, he was on the sixth small step of the Immortal 1, and there was still a small portion of the essence of the sun in his divine consciousness that had not been refined.

Because his consciousness was too pure, as long as he continued to absorb the essence of the sun, he could step into the second level of immortality in one step after reaching the ninth minor step, without being in the awkward situation of being a half-step great power.

Based on his previous refining speed, this small portion should only take about half a year, after which he will naturally break through to the Great Power level.

This speed seems a bit fast, but there's no way around it; Zhou Qing's solar essence is just too abundant.

Moreover, the solar essence he absorbed was about a hundred times higher in quality than ordinary solar essence. He had no shortage of resources, and the resource level was also high. Furthermore, he was refining it every moment, so naturally, his cultivation speed would be very fast.

Zhou Qing summoned the Gate of Chaos back. He could clearly see that many new lines and patterns had been imprinted on the Gate of Chaos, intertwined like dragons, which was very mysterious.

However, these patterns held no secrets for Zhou Qing, for he had just gained some insight into the Dao that these patterns represented.

"The Law of Void!" Zhou Qing was pleasantly surprised.

Unexpectedly, during the battle between the two weapons, his Gate of Chaos imprinted a portion of the Void Realm laws that evolved from the Heavenly Tribulation. Although it was only evolved from the Heavenly Tribulation, these Void Realm laws were still superior to those he had inscribed himself.

His Void Dao is indeed not top-tier at this level; he can only be said to have barely reached the level of a seventh-level forbidden cultivator, and is not comparable to other Void Realm cultivators of the same level.

The Primordial Chaos represents a substance at the beginning of heaven and earth, encompassing and nurturing everything. It can imprint all the great Daos in the world, just as heaven and earth can imprint the great Daos. It also possesses this characteristic.

Moreover, this kind of mark is different from the Divine Mark Purple Gold. The Divine Mark Purple Gold is to imitate the remaining Great Dao in the world and capture the profound meaning of the scriptures in the ruins. It is equivalent to helping cultivators comprehend some of the Great Dao that is about to dissipate.

However, the Chaos Origin Imprints it and makes it its own; this is a different characteristic.

Zhou Qing attempted to activate this part of the void laws, and immediately, a pitch-black vortex appeared on the Gate of Chaos, as if it were connecting to another space.

Although Zhou Qing was unable to inscribe these Dao patterns, he could still understand them by looking at them, and he naturally understood how important this part of the void laws was.

He stepped inside, and after a brief transformation, he emerged from the doorway to find himself standing before the Zhou family patriarch.

"Zhou Qing, you keep surprising me."

The Zhou family patriarch sighed deeply, saying that only by seeing Zhou Qing undergo a tribulation of lightning could he truly understand Zhou Qing's potential.

His various wondrous techniques, sacred artifacts, combat awareness, and talent for enlightenment far surpass those of ordinary people.

Although many forces in the Eastern Wilderness knew that Zhou Qing was very powerful, they did not have a clear understanding of him; they only heard it from rumors.

Zhou Qing rarely makes a move in the world. Although it is not few compared to the core geniuses of other forces, such as the Purple Mansion Holy Land and the Yao Guang Holy Land, since the core geniuses of these forces have almost never made a move and there are no reports of any battles.

However, Zhou Qing's progress was so rapid that even news that was only a year apart could cause huge errors, and other forces' understanding of Zhou Qing would soon be completely refreshed.

"Let's go back to the Eastern Wilderness now," said the Zhou family patriarch.

Zhou Qing thought for a moment and said, "I'm not in a hurry to return to the Northern Region. Leave me in the Southern Region."

Chapter 112 Jiang Qi

The Ancient Forbidden Land, one of the seven forbidden zones of life in the Eastern Wilderness, is located in the center of the Yan Kingdom, surrounded by eight hundred miles of primeval forest, and is filled with a wild and untamed atmosphere.

Zhou Qing stood on a high mountain, on the edge of this primeval forest, not too far in.

Because a terrifying being dwells deep within this primeval forest, they have not chosen to transform into human form, but instead continue to evolve in the form of beast kings, and are easily provoked when they see humans.

Zhou Qing opened his Heavenly Eye, but didn't dare to look closely. He glanced at the nine sacred mountains briefly before immediately closing his Heavenly Eye.

"This kind of power..." Zhou Qing frowned and lowered his head to think.

"Life, time, what kind of power are they?"

He sensed it briefly and felt a terrifying power, as if it had ravaged the years or devoured life, making it difficult to discern.

Even though he had studied the incomplete Devouring Demon Art for a long time, he was not sure if it was the power of the Devouring Path. It had a bit of its shadow, but it seemed to be mixed with something else.

“This place seems to have changed a bit. It wasn’t like this 100,000 years ago. There was no power that could imprison all magic and supernatural abilities.”

A voice rang out from not far away; it was the Zhou family patriarch.

"You may not know this, but six thousand years ago, a holy land that was at its peak invaded the ancient forbidden land and was eventually destroyed here," Zhou Qing said calmly.

"What?" The Zhou family patriarch was extremely shocked. He said, "Which holy land is so bold? Do they have several Great Saints or even a Quasi-Emperor? How dare they do this? You must know that every forbidden zone has at least one being who can fight against a Great Emperor. Could it be that they have used an Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon?"

The Zhou family patriarch looked incredulous. That was a forbidden zone of life! In the eyes of people at their level, it was the most dangerous place in the world. They knew too many ancient secrets and were well aware of the terror of the forbidden zone of life.

Zhou Qing shook his head and said, "No, you'll understand when you go back and look at the ancient books. It's said that he wanted to make the whole sect immortal."

The Zhou family patriarch could not hide his shock. Are all the younger generation so ambitious now? Back when he sealed himself as a divine source, even the Great Emperor Wushi, whose achievements were comparable to creation, had not yet become an immortal.

Unexpectedly, these younger generations not only wanted to become immortals themselves, but also wanted to lead the entire holy land to immortality. They were truly domineering and powerful, and even he admired their ambition.

"Rumble"

Suddenly, several miles away, more than a dozen towering trees collapsed, and hundreds of birds spread their wings, scattering leaves everywhere.

Zhou Qing couldn't help but look over, and he sensed the flow of divine power.

Several miles away, on a cliff, several figures were facing off, and the situation was tense.

A man with a gloomy expression looked at the man and woman opposite him and said in a cold voice, "Jiang Qi, are you sure you want to meddle in other people's business?"

The man opposite him looked furious and said, "The seventh young master of the Li family is also a disciple of Yanxia Cave Heaven. He's our fellow disciple. How could you do this to him?"

At the feet of the seventh young master of the Li family, a corpse lay there, blood gushing out and staining the ground red.

The seventh young master of the Li family had a gloomy expression, holding a small, emerald-green bottle in his hand, which he had carefully planned.

That's what I got from the unlucky guy at my feet.

He said coldly, "Which eye of yours saw me make a move? He clearly died from the venom of a demonic snake. What does that have to do with me?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qi became even more furious and said, "He was just passing by that snake cave, and it was quite far away. How could he possibly attract the attention of the demon snake? I clearly saw you secretly sprinkle some medicine on him."

The seventh young master of the Li family sneered, "That's a drug that erases one's own scent. I was trying to help him, but who would have thought that he would still attract the attention of the demon snake? It can only be said that he was unlucky!"

Suddenly, the seventh young master of the Li family took a few steps and, seemingly unintentionally, kicked the corpse under his feet off the cliff.

"Oh dear, I didn't notice this senior brother. Now his family won't even be able to see his final face. This senior brother is so pitiful." The seventh young master of the Li family feigned surprise.

"You!" Jiang Qi's anger went completely to his head. He had always been upright and had never imagined that such evil could exist in the world. At this moment, he couldn't help but take action.

Like a gust of wind, it arrived before the seventh young master of the Li family could react, and Jiang Qi swung a big slap hard.

"Snapped!"

A loud sound rang out from the cliff, stunning everyone.

The seventh young master of the Li family looked incredulous. He covered his swollen half-face and backed away repeatedly.

"You! How dare you slap me in the face? I am the seventh young master of the Li family, pampered since childhood. This is the first time anyone has dared to slap me in the face!"

Jiang Qi also came to his senses, but he did not apologize. He made another move and snatched the small green bottle in the blink of an eye.

He said coldly, "This is this senior brother's last legacy. I'm going to take it back to my grotto and exchange it for some worldly things to compensate this senior brother's family."

Another young woman flew over and said, "Seventh Young Master of the Li family, we are disciples who entered the sect at the same time, and we are even from the same town. But we really didn't expect that you would be so wicked!"

Young Master Li gritted his teeth, enduring the pain, his heart filled with fear, and refused to respond.

Jiang Qi was still angry, but he suppressed it and said coldly, "Considering that we entered the sect at the same time and are from the same hometown, I won't report you to the cave. But if you dare to do it again, you can forget about staying in the Misty Cloud Cave!"

After saying that, the man and woman left at the same time, leaving only the seventh young master of the Li family on the cliff, looking on in disbelief.

After a moment, his expression turned sinister, as if he were about to kill someone.

Suddenly, his body trembled, and he roared, "Damn Jiang Qi! What do you know! You're exceptionally talented! You're amazing! You're valued and receive preferential treatment, how could you possibly understand the hardships we people face! I swear, I will kill you! Kill you! Ahhh!"

He acted like a madman, roaring like a wild beast, before calming down after a long time.

He straightened his clothes, his expression calm, but his eyes held an endless chill. He said softly, "You wait, I will definitely make sure you die without a burial place."

Moments later, the cliff was deserted, with only a pool of blood on the ground telling the story of the cliff.

Zhou Qing watched all of this silently from several miles away.

Suddenly, his figure gradually disappeared, as if he had vanished from this world.

Chapter 113 Cultivation Requires Skill in Calculation

Not far away, Jiang Qi and his wife were walking towards the boundary of the primeval forest.

They hadn't ventured very deep to begin with, and were now gradually seeing the boundary, indicating they were about to leave this primeval forest.

Suddenly, the moment they stepped out of the forest, they saw a boy in purple standing not far away.

"You are so upright, yet you let that person go. Aren't you afraid of that person's revenge?" the purple-clad youth asked.

Jiang Qi's heart tightened suddenly. How come he hadn't noticed that there was someone else spying on him nearby, unless that person's cultivation level was higher than his?

But he was only tense for a moment before relaxing, because he realized that the young man in front of him had no intention of harming him and his wife.

He calmly replied, "I do not wish for fellow disciples to kill each other, nor do I wish for intrigue. I believe in the goodness in people's hearts, and I believe he will repent and start anew. Moreover, my cultivation is much higher than his, and I believe I can withstand his revenge."

Zhou Qing sighed, said no more, and directly made his move, using the power of fate.

In an instant, Jiang Qi and his wife's eyes became lifeless. Zhou Qing, with his own Dao of Destiny, dragged them into an illusion, enacting the most likely development of the future.

At this moment, a series of images slowly moved before Jiang Qi's eyes.

From a godlike perspective, he witnessed firsthand that a year later, when he brushed past several cultivators from the Li family, he was secretly given some drugs.

Later, when the couple went to the primeval forest to collect medicinal herbs, a terrifying lightning bird flew down from the sky.

In a mere instant, the couple was torn to shreds, their flesh and blood splattering everywhere, leaving them unrecognizable as human beings.

Even though their elders from Yanxia Cave Heaven rushed over, they were too late. In the end, they could only find a few pieces of their flesh and blood and buried them hastily.

At that moment, Jiang Qi wanted to close his eyes, unable to bear the sight, but he couldn't close them no matter what he did.

"Keep reading, there's more to come." A voice reached his ears.

Over the next two years, the Li family grew increasingly powerful in the town, and the couple's businesses in the town were gradually swallowed up, first the restaurant, then the inn, until finally only a very small eatery remained.

His elderly father and his daughter were always hungry and wore tattered clothes that they never changed. This went on for more than two years.

After a moment of disorientation, the couple woke up.

The woman, who was quite beautiful and known as the Fairy of Misty Clouds, the most beautiful flower in Misty Cloud Grotto, couldn't help but shed tears, murmuring, "Tingting, my Tingting."

Jiang Qi was also greatly affected, but his will became even stronger, and he regained his senses after a while.