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

Chapter 170: The Successful Spirit Travel and Sensing the Earth Veins

Before long.

Qiu Zhen, eager to return, arrived back at "Seeking Truth Valley."

"Whoosh!"

The Yin spirit returned to its body.

Qiu Zhen suddenly opened his eyes, his expression a mix of surprise and barely concealed excitement.

"The Dragon Palace Annex... I didn't expect Bai Shu to inadvertently come into contact with a second Dragon Lord's Annex while asking for a reward."

It really was a case of searching high and low without finding it, only to have it delivered effortlessly.

Several months had passed, and he had almost forgotten about the Dragon Palace Annex treasure.

The Jade Dragon Mountain Range was vast and boundless. Even a round trip with the Yin spirit would take an unknown amount of time. Furthermore, the mountains and rivers were complex, and a simple flyover without careful searching would likely fail to locate the Dragon Lord's Annex.

Who would have thought that they were exorcising evil spirits for the mountain demons, and Bai Shu, as the "broker," went to ask for a reward, inadvertently discovering a second annex.

"A true or false annex..."

Qiu Zhen muttered to himself, a sense of anticipation rising within him.

After seeing the "Viper King," he was basically certain that they indeed possessed the bloodline of the "Viper Dragon Clan."

The giant serpent monster in Viper Cave hadn't been boasting.

It was not surprising that Viper Cave had a "Dragon Lord's Annex."

With the ancient annex destroyed, the outside world suspected that Viper Cave harbored another annex.

Qiu Zhen felt a faint stirring of excitement in his heart.

If Viper Cave truly had such a "hidden annex..."

Others might find it difficult to discover, but he possessed the true key to the annex dwelling—the [Jade Dragon Treasure Seal].

Only by holding the [Jade Dragon Treasure Seal] could one enter the annex.

"A true annex!"

Qiu Zhen's heart pounded with excitement and anticipation.

He had refined the [Jade Dragon Treasure Seal], so as long as he approached the Dragon Lord's Annex, he would be able to sense it.

Whether Viper Cave truly had a hidden true annex would be known after he took a trip there.

However, he didn't act rashly or lose his reason.

The "Viper King" was a half-step Great Demon about to "transform into a dragon." Possessing the "Viper Dragon bloodline," its strength was likely comparable to Wei Tan, who had stepped into the "half-step Grandmaster" realm.

With this thought in mind.

Qiu Zhen's mind sank into his spiritual platform sea of consciousness.

A palm-sized blood crystal floated in the air.

It was obtained from exorcising the evil spirits for the "Viper King" and slaying the Demon General.

He didn't hesitate, and the golden light of innate wisdom enveloped it.

Under the refining of the golden light of life, the blood mist on the crystal quickly receded, and clusters of persistent thoughts dissipated, transforming into a crystal clear "spirit crystal" filled with spiritual light.

Wisdom Eye Analysis.

"Approximately equivalent to thirty-six clusters of spiritual energy essence."

One standard cluster of spiritual energy essence was equivalent to "twenty days" of arduous cultivation.

The spirit crystal in front of him was enough to advance his cultivation further.

Qiu Zhen was satisfied. Without another word, he refined the "spirit crystal" to enhance his power.

About half a day later.

"Hoo ~"

Qiu Zhen's body emitted a faint golden glow, with a hint of jade luster within the golden light.

After introspecting and analyzing himself, Qiu Zhen revealed a look of satisfaction.

"Cultivation and power have advanced further, the innate true energy is complete, and the [Day Wandering God] is complete."

Whether it was the Martial Dao innate true energy realm or the [Day Wandering God] realm, in Green Wood County, and even in Chang Le Prefecture, he could be considered a master.

If he could break through this step and enter the "innate inner scene realm," or become a "Qi-controlling Spirit Wanderer," then he would be a master among masters.

Looking at the entire prefecture, they would be the heads of large sects, elders with real power, and leading figures of local powerhouses and aristocratic families.

With Martial Dao Grandmasters absent, the innate inner scene and Qi-controlling Spirit Wanderer realms were the most active top experts in the martial world, leading the way in various places.

In fact, with Qiu Zhen's temperament, cultivation, and comprehension, the "Refining Essence into Qi" realm had no bottleneck for him.

Especially after comprehending the [Carefree Formula] passed down orally by Ancestor Lu, his understanding of the Dao of pills was profound. Breaking through to the late stage of Refining Essence into Qi, with the inner scene born in the body and the Spirit Wanderer controlling Qi, was effortless for him.

It was just that...

He had been cultivating too quickly recently, his power had been continuously advancing, his cultivation was superficial, and his cultivation was unstable.

For a time, he was unable to enter the realm of the five Qi blossoming and the inner scene born in the body.

"So be it, it cannot be forced."

Failing to break through, Qiu Zhen didn't force it. He stopped his cultivation and stood up.

In the sea of consciousness, the spirit crystal had shrunk by a circle, with about twenty clusters of spiritual energy essence remaining.

After Qiu Zhen stopped his cultivation and rested slightly, he called out to Bai Shu in his mind.

"Bai Shu, is the Viper King still hosting you?"

"No, it has gone into secluded cultivation, Young Master. Now is a good opportunity."

"Good, I'll rush over immediately."

Qiu Zhen was overjoyed. He immediately sat down cross-legged again, and his Yin spirit left his body.

Bai Shu was hundreds of miles away. It was unknown how long it would take for the physical body to rush over. Furthermore, the Yin spirit's travel was safer than the physical body and more suitable for this kind of thing.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh ~"

In the high sky, a violent wind howled.

After Qiu Zhen's [Day Wandering God] was complete, he was not only unafraid of the scorching sun but also no longer feared the violent winds in the high sky.

The Yin spirit traveled, riding the wind and soaring into the clouds, easily flying out at a shocking speed of twenty times the speed of sound.

Vaguely, he could sense where "Bai Shu" was.

With Bai Shu's guidance, Qiu Zhen effortlessly rushed over.

Before long, Qiu Zhen's Yin spirit arrived at a lake with vast blue waves, and hundreds and thousands of islands came into view.

"This is the ancestral land of Viper Cave, the legendary Dragon Transformation Pool, Dragon Son and Dragon Grandson Palace..."

Qiu Zhen vaguely sensed that Bai Shu was currently deep in the bottom of the lake.

Of course, what made him even more delighted was that upon arriving here, he had a vague feeling.

Obscurely, he was receiving some kind of call.

Qiu Zhen was immediately intrigued. After refining the [Jade Dragon Treasure Seal], he was very familiar with this kind of "call."

It was the call of the Earth Vein power.

The Dragon Lord had stripped part of the authority from the [Jade Dragon Mountain God Seal] and poured it into this [Jade Dragon Treasure Seal], making this seal a law outside the law, a seal within a seal.

Holding the [Jade Dragon Treasure Seal], he had a natural sense of the Earth Vein power of several annexes.

"There really is an annex!"

Qiu Zhen's heart stirred.

This annex was different from the annex ruins discovered last time.

The "Earth Vein power" here was extremely powerful.

Whether it was the Earth Vein power of "Seeking Truth Valley" or "Ruins Valley," it was far inferior.

This was not unexpected. Seeking Truth Valley was his work, and "Ruins Valley" had obviously experienced a major change in the world.

The annex near Viper Cave...

It was obviously the Dragon Lord's work, and the Earth Vein power was incomparably powerful.

"There's hope!"

With this thought in mind, Qiu Zhen didn't hesitate. The Yin spirit transformed from solid to void, concealed his figure, and flew towards the mountains on one side of the lake following the sensation.

That's right.

That sensation was not deep in the bottom of Viper Cave but in the mountains next to the lake.

Before long.

Qiu Zhen arrived in the mountains not far from Viper Cave.

Here, the mountains were towering, the peaks were strange, like the work of ghosts and gods. Some peaks pierced straight into the clouds, breaking through the sky, and some were like giants standing tall, majestic and spectacular.

Hundreds and thousands of strange peaks rose from the ground, forming a vast peak forest spectacle, with rolling clouds locking the mountains.

Upon arriving here, Qiu Zhen's heart couldn't help but jump.

The reason was none other than that in his body, the [Jade Dragon Treasure Seal] emitted a slight buzzing sound, appearing incomparably cheerful.

"This..."

Qiu Zhen was slightly stunned.

Treasures had spirits.

Last time, when he arrived at "Ruins Valley," the [Jade Dragon Treasure Seal] had no reaction at all.

Qiu Zhen's heart was overjoyed, and he had a faint premonition.

He might have really found the Dragon Lord's Annex.

Of course, he didn't act rashly and hastily offer the [Jade Dragon Treasure Seal] to communicate with the Earth Vein power.

His divine sense was released, searching everywhere.

Soon, Qiu Zhen seemed to notice something and suddenly glanced up, peering with his Heavenly Eye.

He saw a giant serpent with a huge body coiled on a giant peak in the cloud sea of peaks. A pair of giant eyes were like two red suns, blooming with raging fire, and an incomparably tyrannical aura came crushing down like a blanket covering the sky.

Qiu Zhen's expression changed.

"A Great Demon!"