Qiu Zu: From an apprentice in a medicine shop to an immortal ancestor.

Chapter 111: A Person of Destiny! The Betrayal of the Myriad Gods Alliance

Someone's come to visit?

Qiu Zhen played with the ancient bronze seal in his hand, then looked outside the valley, lost in thought.

"Little Jujube, put the treasure away."

After thinking for a moment, Qiu Zhen tossed the ancient bronze seal to the little wood sprite and went straight out of the valley.

Someone had come to pay a visit, and out of courtesy, he had to come out and entertain them.

Qiu Family Village, main hall.

The Qiu Clan Elder ordered people to serve tea and entertain the guest, and they were chatting happily.

Sitting in the guest seat was a young man, burly and sturdy, about twenty or thirty years old.

He had dark, rough skin, sharp, thick eyebrows, wore coarse cloth clothes inside, animal skin armor outside, an animal skin belt around his waist, a hunting knife hanging on the left, a brown wine gourd hanging on the right, and a strong bow and a quiver of feathered arrows on his back.

He was dressed like a hunter from the mountains.

Qiu Zhen walked in from outside the courtyard, and everyone stopped talking and looked over.

"Xiao Zhen, you've finally come. This guest says he's an old acquaintance of yours. Come over and greet him."

The Qiu Clan Elder urged Qiu Zhen to come over and entertain the guest, not suspecting anything.

The reason was simple: Qiu Zhen often went into the mountains to hunt and search for treasures, and his attire was similar to that of the man in front of him.

It was perfectly normal for the two to know each other.

That was why he was so hospitable and gave him such high courtesy.

However...

Qiu Zhen's face flashed with a hint of confusion when he heard the Clan Elder's words.

The man in front of him was very unfamiliar; he had never seen him before.

Ordinary people might forget someone they had interacted with a long time ago due to a lack of vivid memory, but that wasn't the case with Qiu Zhen.

He had a photographic memory and could remember anyone he had met once, so it was impossible for him to have no memory at all.

"Clan Elder, I'll entertain the guest. You go ahead and do your work."

The Qiu Clan Elder was an experienced man and noticed that the atmosphere was a bit strange, but he didn't say much, nodded, and told the clan members to leave.

Soon, only the two of them were left in the main hall.

Qiu Zhen sat in the Clan Elder's seat and said to the man dressed as a hunter:

"Brother, we've never met before, so how can you say we're acquainted? Besides, I don't remember ever knowing a Innate expert as powerful as you!"

After awakening the Primordial Spirit Dharma Body, Qiu Zhen's intuition was extremely sharp.

Although the man in front of him had used an extremely clever technique to conceal his aura, he could vaguely feel a sense of danger from him, similar to when he faced Lin Shoulong, the Vice Commander of the Demon Suppression Division of Changle Prefecture.

Clearly, the man in front of him was an Innate expert, and not just a beginner. He seemed to be at the Innate True罡 Realm, with extraordinary strength.

Such a figure would definitely be a powerful person in Qingmu City, yet he was unknown and his origins were very mysterious.

"My name is Mei Qingshan, and I am the fifth child in my family. People call me Mei the Fifth. My family has been hunters for generations, practicing martial arts and cultivating ourselves, hunting in the mountains, and we are quite favored by the heavens."

"You and I have similar backgrounds, similar experiences, and similar martial arts realms. Our ultimate destinies may also converge. With great destinies upon us, before today, you and I were not old acquaintances, but we will definitely be in the future."

Mei Qingshan took a sip of tea:

"Good tea, Little Brother Qiu, what do you say?"

Qiu Zhen was slightly surprised to hear the other party's words.

Favored by the heavens...

Like him, hunting in the mountains, with similar experiences, and destinies that might "converge"...

Qiu Zhen couldn't help but think of why the "Mountain God Dharma Seal" had suddenly burst into golden light when Little Jujube was playing with it in the valley just now.

Good heavens!

It really was "divine objects hiding their brilliance."

The ancient bronze seal showed no signs of being extraordinary in the Nan family's vault or in Qiu Zhen's hands. It was ordinary, no different from scrap metal.

However, as soon as Mei the Fifth arrived, before he even saw him, just his proximity caused the ancient bronze seal to burst into brilliant golden light, excited beyond measure.

A Person of Destiny!

The Mei the Fifth in front of him was a true Person of Destiny with a great destiny, suspected of possessing the "Mountain God Destiny."

"Brother Mei is joking."

Qiu Zhen flatly denied:

"How could I possess a great destiny? I just have some good luck, I'm not a Person of Destiny."

These words were more honest than gold, without the slightest pretense.

However, Mei Qingshan shook his head when he heard this:

"Don't worry, I didn't come today to cause you trouble, no need to worry."

Saying that, Mei Qingshan glanced at Qiu Zhen:

"I'm taking the liberty of visiting today for no other reason than to see you, Little Brother Qiu. Cultivate well, you and I will inevitably have a battle of destiny in the future. Either you will fulfill me, or I will fulfill you."

"Hahahaha ~"

After saying that, Mei Qingshan drank the tea in his cup in one gulp and swayed his body.

In the blink of an eye, his figure was like a ghost, crossing mountains and ridges as if it were nothing, incredibly fast.

What was even more amazing was that during his mountain crossing, with each step he took, even though the stride was small, he would suddenly appear several feet away, as if he could shrink the ground.

Once he entered the mountains, he was like a fish in water, and the mountains and wilderness were naturally close to him.

Perhaps he was tired from walking, so he casually picked a leaf and played a tune. Soon, a group of tigers, leopards, jackals, wolves, and ferocious beasts came over, prostrating at his feet and offering their services, vying to be his mount.

This scene was truly extraordinary.

Before long, Mei Qingshan rode a tiger to the distant suburbs of Qingmu City, to a manor house.

As soon as he entered the manor, someone quickly greeted him, very enthusiastically.

"Is Elder Bi You here?"

Mei Qingshan entered the courtyard with ease.

"This old man just came out of seclusion, come in."

An old voice came from the side room in the courtyard. Detecting the approaching footsteps, the old man, with his white hair and linen clothes, like an old farmer from the countryside, opened his drooping eyelids and glanced at Mei Qingshan, sighing softly:

"You went to Qiu Family Village and saw the Little Divine Doctor Qiu?"

"That's right!"

Mei Qingshan nodded, very frankly, his face full of playfulness:

"Elder Bi You, I wouldn't say I've broken the rules. These days, Little Divine Doctor Qiu's name has shaken Qingmu City. I went there out of admiration, which doesn't violate the rules of our Myriad Gods Alliance."

Elder Bi You shook his head, noncommittal, and asked:

"You went to see Little Divine Doctor Qiu, how was it? Did you find anything?"

In fact, he didn't doubt that Qiu Zhen possessed a "destiny."

A year ago, they were already paying attention to Qiu Zhen. At that time, he was just a Houtian martial artist, and his refining skills were far from enough. In just over a year, he reached the Houtian Great Perfection stage in just a few months, breaking through the bottleneck in one fell swoop and achieving the Innate realm.

Even among martial arts geniuses with top-notch roots and extraordinary comprehension, such talent was extremely rare.

That was the "destiny genius," who accumulated strength and then burst forth when the opportunity arrived, so quickly and fiercely.

It went without saying that Qiu Zhen possessed a "great destiny."

The only question was whether he possessed the "Mountain God Destiny" and whether it conflicted with the other people recruited by the alliance.

"As soon as I went to Qiu Family Village, I felt a heaviness like a mountain pressing down on me, my heart surging and my blood boiling."

Mei Qingshan said excitedly:

"Presumably, I share the same destiny with him, and we will inevitably have a battle in the future!"

"This..."

Elder Bi You was stunned, then shook his head:

"He really does have the Mountain God Destiny. Searching for treasures in the mountains, easily subduing ferocious beasts and monsters, all kinds of magical abilities, too similar to you, it's not surprising that you're fighting for destiny."

"Elder, now that the alliance has produced two people with destinies, and there is a battle for the same destiny, what do you say, are you really planning to stand by and let the two of us fight it out ourselves?"

Mei Qingshan chuckled coldly:

"Don't forget, Qiu Zhen has taken Grandmaster An Xiao as his master. With such a master as his backer, he doesn't look up to the Myriad Gods Alliance."

"To put it another way, even if the Myriad Gods Alliance tries its best to please him, he won't sincerely rely on the Myriad Gods Alliance. He will always be wary, and you won't be able to warm him up!"

Elder Bi You fell silent upon hearing this.

Although Mei Qingshan said this to deliberately provoke him, he had to admit that this was the truth.

Over the past year, his subordinates had contacted Qiu Zhen many times, but the other party's attitude had always been distant, with a lot of wariness, making it impossible to win him over.

That was why they had never given him any substantial support.

A year had passed, and Qiu Zhen had officially achieved the Innate realm. Apart from his own luck and talent, the greatest credit probably went to Grandmaster An Xiao of Medicine King Valley.

At this point, even if he was unwilling, he had to admit that it was now difficult to win over Qiu Zhen.

For a time, the room fell silent.

Seeing Elder Bi You's silence, Mei Qingshan became more confident:

"Elder, if the alliance stands by, then it is biased towards Qiu Zhen. Don't you think that makes sense?"

"So be it!"

Elder Bi You seemed to agree with Mei Qingshan's statement and nodded slightly:

"Fifth Son, don't worry, this old man is not an inflexible person. Little Divine Doctor Qiu has not opened his heart to our Myriad Gods Alliance and cannot be won over, then he is an outsider to the Myriad Gods Alliance. You are the core, different from him. Whether it is the Myriad Gods Alliance or this old man, we will definitely help you with all our strength!"

"Thank you, Elder!"

Mei Qingshan's face lit up.

Knowing that Qiu Zhen was talented and had Grandmaster An Xiao, a master who was rumored to be likely to impact "Martial Saint", as his backer, even he, who was usually confident, was still somewhat worried at times.

In the battle for destiny, the winner is king, and the loser is just a stepping stone for others.

He dared not underestimate anyone.

"Elder's words have put me at ease."

Mei Qingshan perked up and asked:

"Elder, when will you introduce me to a Grandmaster expert to become a disciple? I..."

"What is it to become a disciple of a Grandmaster expert?"

Elder Bi You smiled mysteriously, with a hint of pride on his face:

"Since the Myriad Gods Alliance has chosen to bet on you, it will inevitably let you win this battle of destiny without any suspense."

"Without any suspense?"

Mei Qingshan was slightly stunned:

"Elder, what do you mean by this?"

"Hehe ~"

Elder Bi You did not speak, but turned to look outside the courtyard, at the faintly visible green mountains.

"Fifth Son, let me ask you, what is the largest mountain in our Qingmu area?"

Mei Qingshan blurted out without thinking:

"Naturally, it is Jade Dragon Mountain."

"Well said."

Elder Bi You laughed heartily:

"This old man can let you take Jade Dragon Mountain as your teacher and be favored by the mountains and land here. Tell me, what are your chances of winning the battle for destiny?"