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

The night was vast and hazy, several torches were raised high, supporting a small patch of light, dispelling the surrounding boundless darkness.

A group of six people, each with a burly figure, held torches and walked on a mountain path.

"Boom!"

A sudden thunderclap exploded in the distant mountains, rumbling and deafening.

"It's thundering, could it be that it's going to rain? Let's finish patrolling the mountain quickly and return to the camp early."

One of the patrolling martial artists urged.

As a martial artist, getting a little rain wasn't a big deal, wind and cold couldn't easily enter the body, but who would want to become a drowned rat?

The group of martial artists echoed each other, speeding up their pace.

"Brothers, that thunder seems a bit strange, it doesn't seem like it's going to rain."

The leading martial artist was a little surprised, but knowing that his brother knew a little about observing the sky and the earth, he couldn't help but ask:

"What's strange about it?"

"As soon as the thunder strikes, the clouds in the sky immediately dissipate, dissipating too quickly. Those two thunderbolts seem to have been triggered by something."

Triggered by something?

The group of martial artists' eyes lit up.

Those who had searched the mountains and sought treasures all knew that a sudden thunderclap meant there must be a monster.

Either a demon or monster was being punished by thunder, or a treasure of heaven and earth was becoming a spirit and triggering a thunder tribulation.

Maybe there was a great opportunity among them.

As for the hidden dangers, there certainly were some.

But...

The group of martial artists looked at each other, didn't think much about it, and voted with their feet, rushing towards the place where the thunder struck in the distance.

What danger or no danger, the patrolling martial artists had seen a lot, and weren't afraid of this one.

Moreover, whatever demon or evil spirit, after being struck by thunder, would be either dead or crippled, just right for them to pick up the scraps.

The group of martial artists didn't think much, running like horses, galloping in the mountains.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the group of patrolling martial artists arrived at the wilderness, listening to "Thank you Immortal Grandfather" "Immortal" and other voices coming from the distant wilderness, their eyes turned red, and they were extremely excited.

Opportunity!

It must be a peerless opportunity!

Maybe it was a treasure of heaven and earth becoming a spirit...

"Rustle!"

The group crossed the knee-high weeds, and upon closer inspection, they saw twelve young boys and girls bowing and thanking them repeatedly, with two charred corpses lying beside them, as well as a mechanical beast shattered into charred wooden pieces.

Each of them was stunned.

It wasn't a treasure of heaven and earth becoming a spirit or a monster at all, but twelve human children who had been bound.

As for the charred corpses, with their experience in the martial world, they could tell at a glance that they had died under the thunder.

"What happened?"

The group of martial artists' eyes fell on the children.

An older boy stuttered and opened his mouth:

"Bad people turned us into sheep, beat us, Immortal Grandfather sent down thunder and killed the bad people."

The boy was a little nervous at first, but after he started talking, he became more organized:

"Then the clouds billowed, the wind howled, the Immortal said in the clouds that he would send us back to the city, and also said that the patrolling martial artist uncles and grandpas would come soon, and let you report to the authorities and take us to find our families."

"This..."

The patrolling martial artist was stunned, and immediately understood what had happened.

Cultivators fighting... A master had rescued the children!

Immortal Grandfather...

The group of martial artists thought of the thunder, and looked at the corpses and the mechanical beast, and immediately understood the importance of the matter.

"Quick, report this matter to the Demon Suppression Division immediately!"

In less than half an hour.

Flying demon beasts galloped in the mountains, and figures of martial arts masters descended from the sky.

The leader, with a pair of tiger eyes with a faint golden color, large eyes and yellow pupils, a nose like a lion's, a tall figure, a tiger's back and ape arms, revealed a rich and noble appearance without a doubt.

Seeing the people coming, the patrolling martial artists widened their eyes one by one and took a deep breath.

It actually attracted this one...

"We have seen Commander Wei."

The person who came was none other than Wei Tanzhi, the commander of the Demon Suppression Division of Changle Prefecture, the top leader of the Demon Suppression Division of a prefecture.

Wei Tanzhi nodded to the few patrolling martial artists to signal, without saying much, he walked straight to the place where the thunder struck.

Soon, a group of Demon Suppression Division members followed closely behind, surrounding the two corpses and the mechanical beast at the place where the thunder struck, analyzing them one by one.

"The deceased was female, with the cultivation of Houtian Refining Self, her whole body was burned and charred, her body was devoid of life, without other external injuries, she died from a thunder strike, killed with one blow, her soul was scattered."

"The deceased was male, with the evil demonic energy in his body wantonly, a cultivator, suspected to be a Yin God master, also died from a thunder strike, killed with one blow..."

"The mechanical beast of the Wooden Puppet Sect, based on the damaged formation core, is a first-class mechanical beast of the Wooden Puppet Sect, possessing Xiantian-level combat power..."

The martial arts masters and clerks of the Demon Suppression Division were extremely skilled, and quickly verified the situation at the scene one by one.

Before long, Lin Shoulong, the deputy commander of the Demon Suppression Division, cupped his hands:

"Commander, the situation is basically clear, the deceased were a man and a woman, both remnants of the Wooden Puppet Sect, they were accomplices of the heretical demonic people who were captured in the mountains a few days ago. This time, they were suspected of buying young boys and girls from the Goat Thief of the Thieves Sect, and encountered a mysterious master on the way who led the heavenly thunder to intercept and kill them..."

"Hmm!"

Wei Tanzhi nodded slightly, his eyes leisurely:

"To move the heavenly thunder with a wave of his hand, what a great skill, I never expected that little Qingmu would be a place of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, and there is actually a true cultivator who has entered the realm of [Refining Qi into God]."

Lin Shoulong was also shocked in his heart, and couldn't help but ask:

"Is it really a monster of the Transformation God stage, could it be an old Yin God master?"

"Absolutely impossible."

Wei Tanzhi was extremely certain:

"Based on the words of the children and the patrolling martial artists, the other party is genuinely manipulating the celestial phenomena, driving the thunder, and诛杀evil cultivators. This kind of method can only be done by a strong person in the Refining Qi into God realm who has awakened the [Nascent Soul]. The talisman sect is declining, and it is absolutely impossible for a Yin God master to do it."

This...

The martial arts masters of the Demon Suppression Division were all silent when they heard this.

A "Refining Qi into God" expert is equivalent to a martial arts grandmaster, and, "Refining Qi into God" experts' spells and supernatural powers are mysterious, and they are often much stronger than ordinary martial arts grandmasters.

Some powerful "Refining Qi into God" experts even dare to fight with Martial Saints from a distance, fierce and incomparable, and extremely difficult to deal with.

For a time, a bitter look appeared on the faces of the Demon Suppression Division masters.

The appearance of this kind of strong dragon crossing the river in their jurisdiction put too much pressure on them.

"Huff~"

Lin Shoulong smiled bitterly, making the best of a bad situation:

"The only good news is that, judging from the other party's behavior, he should be a true cultivator with compassion in his heart. It seems that he should be able to suppress the demons for a while."

Wei Tanzhi nodded, quite agreeing.

In fact, his attitude towards cultivators was somewhat complicated. He used to hate evil like an enemy, shouting and killing at cultivators, but later he really saw "true cultivators", saw them being open and upright, acting righteously, and having compassion in their hearts...

In all honesty, he admired those true cultivators who adhered to the right path in his heart.

However, everything was on the premise that it didn't get out of control.

If it got out of control, it would still be a great disaster.

"This case is temporarily put on hold, the case of the Thunder-Driving Monster is designated as a forbidden case, and we will not actively collect clues about this master for the time being, we must not actively provoke him, and we must not cause misunderstandings."

"We obey!"

Qiu Zhen Valley.

"Hoo hoo hoo~"

Qiu Zhen finished dealing with the Qiu family members and returned to the valley. He collapsed directly on the ground, his face pale.

"Fortunately, I met the patrolling martial artists, and someone cleaned up the mess, saving me trouble."

Forcing himself to sit cross-legged on the ground, Qiu Zhen adjusted his breath and healed his injuries, with a self-deprecating look on his face.

A newbie just started cultivating, and his attacks were not light or heavy.

This time, the strike was too heavy, and even he himself suffered from the ferocity.

With his current level of cultivation, using the "Qingwei Summoning Thunder and Establishing Response Talisman" to control lightning was still too difficult.

Even with the help of the little wood sprite transformed into a sword, and the evil-repelling divine sword, the number one magical artifact of the Daoist sect, his cultivation was still insufficient.

After successfully casting the spell, he still suffered a powerful backlash, causing his Qi and blood to dissipate and severely injuring him. Only by suppressing it with his powerful nascent soul and divine consciousness was he able to stabilize the situation.

The little wood sprite also suffered a backlash, but it was not seriously injured, only somewhat listless.

Only the main culprit, Qiu Zhen, was truly seriously injured.

"It's okay, it's almost the same as the situation deduced by the nascent soul Dharma body."

Qiu Zhen, who was injured, inspected himself and was very satisfied.

He did not regret being seriously injured, and only felt excitement and joy in his heart.

Firstly, it was necessary for him to kill the two people, whether for his own future or for those innocent children.

Secondly, although he was injured, he also gained a lot.

He is now like an "infant", a critical period for exploring the world and finding the boundaries of power.

Taking action now is a process of clearly recognizing himself and discovering the treasures of the "Nascent Soul".

Depleting Qi and blood, losing cultivation, and greatly reducing power are indeed bad things.

However, besides insights, there are other good things as well.

"Bai Shu, bring me the treasure!"

"Young master, here you are!"

Bai Shu held a palm-sized jade stone, as green as jade, and handed it over.

This was not a jade stone, but a wood core, the foundation-building treasure of the middle-aged Yin God expert.

"Under the agitation of heavenly thunder, the demons in the foundation-building treasure have been wiped out. Thunder magic is indeed the head of all magic. The heavenly thunder purifies everything, and the demons are annihilated. This wave is not a loss."

Qiu Zhen was extremely satisfied in his heart. Immediately, his nascent soul Dharma body absorbed the remnant souls of the demons, releasing golden light, purifying the remaining demonic thoughts, and extracting the spiritual Qi essence.

His problem was encountering backlash and dissipating Qi and blood.

As long as he replenished it with "spiritual Qi essence", the situation could be reversed immediately.

Late at night, it was completely lonely.

Qiu Zhen sat cross-legged, entered a state of tranquility and meditation, and began to refine the "spiritual Qi essence" into essence, Qi, and blood.

As night passed, purple Qi came from the east.

Strands of morning light sprinkled on Qiu Zhen's body.

"Huff ~"

Qiu Zhen exhaled a mouthful of turbid air. The listless aura and pale face from last night disappeared, replaced by a ruddy complexion and thick, surging Qi and blood in his body.

"The fourth level of the Medicine King Five Animal Play is expected to be completed in 181 days."

"Not a loss, but a profit."

Qiu Zhen was very satisfied. In the past few days, through the deduction of the nascent soul, he needed two hundred and fifty-six days to complete the fourth level of Houtian, but now it only takes a little over one hundred and eighty days.

In other words, his cultivation not only did not regress after driving the thunder and encountering backlash, but instead increased.

"Young master, you're awake!"

Bai Shu and the little wood sprite came over in a hurry, looking Qiu Zhen up and down, very concerned.

"Yes, the injury has healed and I've made a big profit."

Qiu Zhen touched Bai Shu and the little wood sprite, feeling very good. Then, his gaze fell on the jade stone "tree heart" in front of him.

Another foundation-building treasure.

If he didn't sell this treasure, he didn't know how to use it before.

These days, he had been discussing and arguing with Apothecary An, occasionally chatting and talking, greatly increasing his knowledge and gaining insights.

Immediately, he took a hoe from the courtyard and buried the "wood heart" in the medicinal field.

Burying the foundation-building treasure in the blessed land can gather the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth, suppress luck, and strengthen the Qi of the blessed land. It is wonderfully indescribable.

In the future, if he kills a few more evil cultivators, the expansion of his blessed land will be just around the corner.

In the future, if he wants to use the foundation-building treasure, he can take it out, which is very convenient.

After dealing with these things, Qiu Zhen took out two golden pages from his arms.

The man who drove the mechanical beast had no treasures or spell inheritance. Ordinary silver notes were burned by thunder and fire, and he gained nothing from touching the corpse.

This item was searched from the young woman.

Under the burning of thunder and fire, the woman was cooked, but these two pages were not burned.

【Fierce Ghost Yin Wind Technique】

【Heart-Piercing Divine Arrow Technique】

"Two left-handed spells to harm people."

After Qiu Zhen comprehended them, he quickly understood and couldn't help but think of his fight with the old man "Yuan Hua" that night.

The spell that the other party used to plot against him must have been the 【Fierce Ghost Yin Wind Technique】.

Speaking of which, this spell is quite good. As long as you plan ahead and prepare well, you can injure people invisibly from several miles away, or even ten miles away, and its power is also very good.

It's just that Qiu Zhen happened to break through at that time, and his Qi and blood were surging, which happened to restrain the old man Yuan Hua, and he didn't hurt him.

Under normal circumstances, this spell would definitely give him a hard time.

In addition, 【Heart-Piercing Divine Arrow Technique】 and 【Fierce Ghost Yin Wind Technique】 are a set of spells. After 【Fierce Ghost Yin Wind Technique】, you can cast 【Heart-Piercing Divine Arrow Technique】, using hidden arrows to curse and injure people, which is extremely insidious.

At that time, if he hadn't broken the 【Fierce Ghost Yin Wind Technique】 at the first time, the other party would have used the 【Heart-Piercing Divine Arrow Technique】 to hurt him.

"This woman and the Yin God old man are indeed closely related. They even gave this kind of inheritance secret method to the woman for personal comprehension."

Qiu Zhen felt more and more fortunate for taking action this time.

If he hadn't taken action this time, given their relationship, after the limelight passed, this woman might have come to him, putting him in disputes again.

It wasn't that he was afraid of the woman's revenge afterwards, but he simply didn't want to cause trouble and just wanted to practice well.

"Finally, I can practice in peace."

Qiu Zhen felt more and more happy and was about to praise Bai Shu and Xiao Zaozi, who were squatting beside him, when he suddenly faintly sensed something and touched his arms.

The jade talisman 【Miro Palace】 had an abnormality.

His divine consciousness sank into it.

He was slightly surprised.

Monk Zhenkong and Fairy Yunrou were looking for him at the same time early in the morning.

Immediately, his divine consciousness sank in and replied.

"Fellow Daoist Zhenkong, Fairy Yunrou, you two are in such a hurry to find me early in the morning, have you encountered something big?"

"Fellow Daoist Qingwei, you've finally come."

Fairy Yunrou seemed a little anxious:

"It's not that something big has happened on our side, but something big has happened in your Qingmu last night. I heard that a cultivator senior with great supernatural powers has appeared on your side?"

Qiu Zhen was stunned.

A cultivator senior with great supernatural powers?

Who are you talking about?

"Where did you two hear about this?"

"Naturally, it's the Demon Suppression Division of Changle Prefecture. It is said that last night in the distant suburbs of your Qingmu City, in the mountains near the mountains, there was an old monster who refined Qi and transformed into a god... No, a senior drove thunder and annihilated the evil cultivators who abducted boys and girls. As soon as the news came out, the entire Changle Prefecture was shocked that night, and the Prefecture Lord had trouble sleeping all night."

"People who can drive thunder are all old monsters who have awakened their nascent souls, with great supernatural powers, and are true great seniors."

"Fellow Daoist Qingwei, you also practice thunder magic and are also in Qingmu. Is there some origin with this old senior? Could it be that you are the senior's disciple?"

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