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

Chapter 182: Heart Meridian Tremors! Qiu Zhen's Sudden Enlightenment

Outside Qingmu City, at the Zhenmo Division's office.

In the underground prison, Zhenmo martial artists and clerks bustled in and out, a scene of bustling activity.

In recent days, with the arrest of Liang family members from the Chonglou Merchant Guild, a large number of people involved in the case were imprisoned, and the Zhenmo Division's prison was overcrowded.

As the saying goes, a person gains a reputation, and a tree casts a shadow.

The name of the Zhenmo Division is known to all, its notoriety widespread.

Not to mention being imprisoned, even a summons from the Zhenmo Division could frighten people, and they would basically dare not hide anything afterward, confessing everything like pouring beans from a bamboo tube.

This is the power of the three words "Zhenmo Division."

Wu Chuanfeng emerged from the Zhenmo prison, holding a dossier, with a hint of hesitation on his face.

A clerk beside him couldn't help but ask upon seeing this scene:

"Captain Wu, didn't we uncover a clue during the interrogation? Why do you look so worried?"

"What do you know?"

Wu Chuanfeng shook his head, not explaining anything to the clerk beside him, and left the small courtyard with the dossier in hand.

Not long after.

Wu Chuanfeng arrived at a secluded courtyard with beautiful surroundings in the backyard of the Zhenmo Division.

"Young Master, I have important matters to report."

"Chuanfeng, come in."

A steady and deep voice came from within the courtyard.

Wu Chuanfeng quickened his pace, entering the room in a few strides.

Inside the room, Wei Tanzhi was hunched over, reviewing dossiers, not even raising his head, and then asked:

"Have you found any clues about the Liang family?"

"Indeed!"

Wu Chuanfeng nodded solemnly.

As a Zhenmo Division captain, he had Innate captains above him, as well as the Zhenmo Division's Deputy Commander. Upon discovering clues, he should report them level by level.

Only in special cases would he report them out of order, reporting to his own Young Master as soon as possible.

And currently, the Chonglou Merchant Guild's Liang family's Dan Shu case was a special "case."

This case was not only highly valued by Zhenmo General Xu Guangmou, but also received great attention from the capital, belonging to the top priority case of the Zhenmo Division at present.

"Young Master, there is a very strange clue. I think it is full of doubts, so I came here specifically to report it to you."

Wei Tanzhi, who was buried in studying the case file, spoke sparingly:

"Speak."

"It's like this. According to my investigation, on the eve of our Zhenmo Division sending people to investigate Liang, the shopkeeper of the Chonglou Merchant Guild, someone from Yaowang Valley entered the Liang residence to propose marriage, wanting to marry Liang Yin, the Liang family's youngest daughter."

Yaowang Valley?

Wei Tanzhi, who was immersed in deducing the case, was somewhat surprised upon hearing this and raised his head to ask:

"Which family in Yaowang Valley?"

As a major Jianghu faction in Changle Prefecture, Yaowang Valley also had numerous factions within its ranks, with factions within the sect and differences within the factions.

"The two people who came to propose marriage were locals of Qingmu, formerly the shopkeeper and manager of Yaowang Valley's Qingmu Pharmacy. They had a good relationship with Liang Wei and are currently managers at Yaowang Valley's Guangling Pharmacy. This time, they went to the Liang residence to propose marriage at the request of their superior, Qiu Zhen, to propose marriage for Qiu Zhen's elder brother, Qiu Qing."

Wu Chuanfeng said this without concealing anything, revealing everything:

"Today, I interrogated the servants of the Liang residence and also sent people to ask Liu and Kang, the matchmakers, confirming that there was indeed a marriage proposal."

"Oh, so there was such a thing."

Wei Tanzhi became interested upon hearing this:

"Does Qiu Zhen have a good relationship with the Liang family?"

"I don't know about that."

Wu Chuanfeng shook his head, considering his words, and said:

"However, Qiu Family Village has had a lot of dealings with the Chonglou Merchant Guild. Most of the medicinal materials from their village are supplied to the Chonglou Merchant Guild. Over time, there have been many interactions. It is said that during the buying and selling process, Liang Yin, the Liang family's youngest daughter, met Qiu Qing, Qiu Zhen's elder brother. As time went by, the two exchanged glances and secretly developed feelings for each other."

"A few days ago, Qiu Qing practiced martial arts and achieved success, becoming a Houtian martial artist. Immediately afterward, the Qiu family sent people to the Liang residence to ask for her hand in marriage."

"Has Liang Yin been found?"

"No, she is currently on the run."

Wu Chuanfeng spoke eloquently. However, he didn't embellish anything in order to seek credit. What he said was extremely objective.

He basically only spoke about what he had found in his investigation, without adding his own subjective judgments.

"That's interesting."

After listening, Wei Tanzhi put down the dossier in his hand, a playful look appearing on his face:

"Chuanfeng, you've done well. This clue is crucial."

Upon hearing his Young Master's praise, Wu Chuanfeng didn't show much joy on his face, but instead felt curious.

In fact, Wu Chuanfeng didn't think that the Qiu family and the Liang family would have any connection. Based on his years of experience in handling cases, he thought it was purely a coincidence.

Of course, what he "thought" was useless.

His Young Master had instructed him that if there were any clues about "Liang family members," he must report and request instructions as soon as possible.

"Young Master, do you see any problems?"

"In terms of the case, it does seem like there are no problems."

After Wei Tanzhi finished speaking, his eyes were filled with complexity, and he slowly opened his mouth:

"If it were another family, this would be a very normal and regrettable marriage. But placed in the Qiu family, and related to Qiu Zhen, it's different."

Wu Chuanfeng seemed to have thought of something and said:

"Young Master, do you mean that Qiu Zhen will protect Liang Yin?"

"It's more than just protecting Liang Yin."

Wei Tanzhi shook his head, a slight smile on his face:

"Qiu Zhen has a great destiny, blessed with luck and profound blessings. It is rumored that he possesses the Mountain God's destiny and has a connection with the Jade Dragon Mountain Lord. He is one of the future candidates for the Jade Dragon Mountain God and Dragon King. Some treasures are unattainable for others, but when placed on him, it is often the opposite. Under the providence of fate, treasures and immortal opportunities chase after him."

Wu Chuanfeng's spirit was shaken. It was the first time he had heard of such a secret matter, and he was extremely surprised.

However, he didn't have time to be surprised by Qiu Zhen's background.

Soon, after many years of handling cases, he immediately understood something.

The reason why the Chonglou Merchant Guild case caused a sensation was because of the [Dragon Lord's Decree].

Dragon Lord Mountain God's destiny, Decree...

Wu Chuanfeng was not a slow-witted person and immediately understood his Young Master's meaning.

"You are planning to investigate Qiu Zhen again..."

Wu Chuanfeng hesitated, feeling worried. Last time he attacked Qiu Zhen, his Young Master suffered a great loss. And now there is no concrete evidence:

"Young Master, it's not good to take action based on mere speculation."

Wei Tanzhi smiled: "Heh heh heh, this time we won't take action."

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The backyard of the Qingmu County Government Office.

Late at night, moonlight was like water, slanting down, reflecting the swaying bamboo in the small courtyard.

The small courtyard was quiet and peaceful.

Occasionally, there were only a few chirping insects and the sound of the wind, nothing else, extremely quiet.

It was the time for a sound sleep.

However, inside the boudoir in the small courtyard, the lights flickered. On the exquisite carved mahogany bed, a young girl sat cross-legged, her heart surging with waves, unable to calm down for a long time.

"What pure spiritual energy essence, so true and so pure..."

Liu Wanqiu murmured to herself, her heart filled with joy and surprise.

Yesterday, after she used the [Heart Ape Great Art] to obtain five strands of spiritual energy essence from the [Heart Ape Divine General], out of trust in Qingwei, she basically didn't hesitate and started refining the "spiritual energy essence" that day to see what the effect would be.

In fact, although she recognized at the beginning that the "spiritual energy essence" was a good thing that could save her from hard cultivation, she thought the effect would be better than spiritual pills and immortal pills that strengthen the foundation and nourish the essence.

However, she didn't have too high expectations for the purity of the "spiritual energy essence."

After all, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is born from the union of yin and yang, a natural evolution, and inevitably contains impurities.

Even the legendary immortal paradises probably don't have "perfectly pure" spiritual energy.

However, the reality was a great surprise to her.

The five clusters of "spiritual essence" given by Qingwei were truly "perfectly pure," almost like the "primordial qi" that cultivators refine and temper within themselves for a long time.

She casually circulated her profound art, seizing Kan to fill Li, and after the dragon and tiger united, the primordial qi within her body surged and was born, causing her cultivation to rise rapidly.

She successively refined all five clusters of "spiritual essence," enhancing her power.

In just one day, her cultivation improved significantly.

The improvement was so great that it was visible to the naked eye.

According to her rough estimate, these five clusters of "spiritual essence" saved her at least two or three months of arduous cultivation.

Upon entering the "Refining Essence into Qi" stage, whether in martial arts or immortal arts, the improvement of cultivation is extremely slow, a painstaking process of "ten years to forge a sword," a day-and-night effort of gradual refinement.

Often, after a day of hard cultivation, the improvement in cultivation is not obvious, requiring daily persistence to see results.

Sometimes, even with a restless mind and demonic thoughts, cultivation can suffer losses.

Overnight, her cultivation visibly soared.

She had never imagined that cultivation could be so easy.

Even with her wealthy background and access to various resources, she had never had such smooth sailing.

Most importantly, "spiritual essence" is different from immortal pills and miraculous medicines that strengthen the foundation and cultivate the yuan, it is the most essential spiritual energy, containing no "pill toxins" or "turbid qi of precious medicines," and is no different from cultivators gathering and refining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

"Spiritual essence" is perfectly pure, a truly top-grade cultivation elixir.

If there were to be any shortcomings or hidden dangers, it would be that the improvement in cultivation from taking "spiritual essence" is too fast, making the cultivation superficial and unstable.

Without a certain level of mental cultivation, it can easily breed demonic obstacles.

"Where did Qingwei get this perfectly pure spiritual essence?"

Liu Wanqiu wondered in her heart.

She had entered the "Mid-stage of Refining Essence into Qi" two years ago and cultivated the [Day Wandering God]. If she were to cultivate step by step, even with her excellent talent, it would take at least six or seven years to perfect the [Day Wandering God].

Even if elixirs could improve her power, she wouldn't dare to take too many, daring to be greedy and reckless, and was extremely cautious about so-called "miraculous medicines."

But if there were such a top-grade cultivation elixir like [Spiritual Essence]...

Liu Wanqiu's heart couldn't help but beat faster, filled with anticipation.

"I wonder how difficult it is to obtain spiritual essence."

With this thought, Liu Wanqiu immediately took out the [Miro Palace] jade talisman from her sleeve.

At this moment, the [Miro Palace] jade talisman faintly glowed.

"Qingwei replied?"

Liu Wanqiu felt anticipation and immediately immersed her spiritual sense.

Soon, she couldn't help but feel disappointed.

The person sending the spiritual sense transmission was not Qingwei, but the core disciple she had transmitted the "talisman seed" to.

"Fairy Yunrou, I wonder if you have obtained the [Spiritual Essence] passed down by the Heart Ape Ancestor. This thing is perfectly pure, a first-class cultivation elixir in the world. If I had known about this treasure, I would have exchanged it with a friend for the method of searching for people and things to offer to the Heart Ape Ancestor."

"Fairy, can you request to see the Heart Ape Ancestor? I have a method in my hand that I am willing to offer to the Heart Ape Ancestor. However, it seems that the Ancestor is currently in seclusion."

"Fairy, I also have an ear-reporting method..."

Seeing the spiritual sense transmissions flying like snowflakes in the [Miro Palace], Liu Wanqiu helplessly shook her head.

However, she was not surprised.

For the people of the "Heart Master lineage," the attraction of "spiritual essence" is probably far greater than the [Dragon Lord's Tome].

After all, the opportunity of the [Dragon Lord's Tome] is illusory, while the [Spiritual Essence] is real.

With the emergence of this opportunity, it is not surprising that the Heart Master lineage is in an uproar.

While Liu Wanqiu was pondering, a pulling force came from the [Miro Palace].

In the next moment, her yin spirit left her body and entered the jade talisman.

Not long after, in the vast Miro Immortal Palace.

Inside the Immortal Palace, Jade Cicada Zi eagerly awaited, and upon seeing Fairy Yunrou and Monk Vacuum appear, he couldn't wait to ask:

"Two fellow Daoists, you have a deep friendship with Daoist Qingwei. Have you been able to contact him these past two days?"

Fairy Yunrou and Monk Vacuum exchanged a glance and shook their heads.

"We haven't."

"Even you haven't been able to contact him."

Jade Cicada Zi was somewhat disappointed and shook his head with a wry smile:

"After the Heart Master issued the order, the core disciples under my command were in an uproar, and they have all gone crazy, constantly asking me about [Spiritual Essence]."

"Amitabha, the same is true on my side."

Monk Vacuum twirled his Buddhist beads and said with a smile:

"The Heart Master is searching for methods to search for people and things, presumably Daoist Qingwei is currently assisting the True One and has no time for other matters."

"Presumably so."

Jade Cicada Zi shook his head:

"I don't know which fellow Daoist offered such a profound method that the True One is in seclusion and has no time for other matters. Alas, not to mention them, even I am a little restless at the moment. Our Heart Ape lineage is much stronger than I imagined. The True One is a true great supernatural cultivator."

Speaking of this, Jade Cicada Zi's face was full of emotion, and he showed no arrogance of a [Qi-Driving Spirit Wanderer] powerhouse. When he mentioned the "Heart Master," he was humble and respectful, with a hint of awe on his face.

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was mindful.

Liu Wanqiu frowned slightly upon hearing Jade Cicada Zi's words, and couldn't help but feel somewhat apprehensive.

The "profound method" in Jade Cicada Zi's mouth was exactly what she had transmitted to Qingwei.

Most importantly, she knew that Qingwei was seeking the method of searching for people and things not for the [Dragon Lord's Tome], but to find Liang Family's little daughter.

"I wonder how Qingwei's [Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden Ear-Reporting Method] is progressing, whether he has found Liang Yin or not..."

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Dragon Lord's Palace Ruins, valley.

A night passed in a flash, and the morning light began to shine.

Bai Shu and Xiao Zaozi stood guard at the entrance of the valley, one on the left and one on the right, protecting it for the entire night.

Suddenly.

A loud "rumbling" sound, and a thunderclap rang in the sky.

Bai Shu and Xiao Zaozi sensed something and turned their heads together.

Within the valley, a strong and terrifying aura suddenly erupted, as if a dormant and sleeping giant beast had awakened.

A powerful sense of oppression pressed from the depths of the valley.

"It's Young Master, Young Master has emerged from enlightenment."

Xiao Zaozi shook the branches and rushed into the valley without saying a word.

Bai Shu was stunned, and followed closely behind without saying a word.

The two little fellows were both stunned as soon as they arrived in the valley.

The reason was none other than that Qiu Zhen's body was covered in golden hairs, and mysterious light bloomed.

What surprised them even more was that clouds surged around Qiu Zhen, and an anomaly appeared.

In the rolling clouds, spiritual energy flowed, and the atmosphere was ever-changing.

There was a Azure Dragon in the sky, a White Tiger coiled, a Vermilion Bird flying, a Dragon Turtle sitting, a Thunder Duke with thunderbolts wrapped around his body, stars twinkling, and the sun and moon in the sky... In the rolling clouds, it seemed that hundreds of figures were appearing.