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

However, to her surprise, Zhou Qing stopped after completely destroying her divine power, essence, and primordial spirit. This made her wonder if she still had a chance to live.

However, she gave up on the idea the next moment.

"what!"

It was an incredibly intense pain. Her face was contorted and twisted, as if she were enduring the most excruciating agony in the world. Even those who heard it could empathize with her, as if they were experiencing super intense pain themselves.

Of course, Dao Qingling and the other two would not feel any sympathy. It was originally Granny Tianyao who wanted to ambush them, but now they were the ones who killed her. If they had been captured and refined into a great medicine, they would have suffered even more.

A Great Dao Treasure appeared in Zhou Qing's hand.

The bottle, with its flowing dark light, resembles a vessel of the Great Dao, seemingly capable of suppressing all realms. This is a vessel of the "Dao" that can only be condensed after reaching a very high level of understanding of the Devouring Heaven Demon Art, capable of gathering immeasurable magical power.

However, for Zhou Qing, the treasure bottle is no longer used to absorb magical power, but to absorb something more primordial.

"Ah, my Heavenly Demon Body's origin!" Heavenly Demon Granny cried out in terror. Strands of primordial energy were extracted from her body, and various Dao principles manifested within them. These were the original Dao principles of the Heavenly Demon Body.

"What kind of technique is this?" Princess Yue Shi trembled. Even as an observer, she felt a great terror at this moment.

This was truly terrifying. Even though she wasn't a special physique holder, she felt a chill run down her spine. Once this technique was revealed, all the special physiques that people with special physiques were proud of would be nothing more than a great medicine in the eyes of practitioners of this technique.

Before long, Granny Tianyao became skin and bones, with white hair and her life essence was draining away, and she aged rapidly.

In a very short time, he became frail and old, emaciated, with cloudy, dull eyes and his lips moving as if he wanted to say something, but he could not utter a word.

Zhou Qing opened his mouth and spat out a primordial Dao sword, which cleaved open the Heavenly Demon Granny's immortal platform, pierced her primordial spirit, and caused her corpse to fall heavily to the ground.

This technique is indeed vicious. Even Dao Qingling frowned and said, "Fortunately, you didn't use this technique when you were in Beidou. Otherwise, even you would be condemned by all the major sects in the world and eventually become an enemy of the whole world."

She recognized the technique at a glance because Zhou Qing had told them about it, but it had never been used in Beidou. It was the Devouring Demon Art of the Ruthless Great Emperor, which was used to devour people with various special physiques.

She wasn't afraid of this at all. The trust between her and Zhou Qing was very strong, and she wouldn't be affected by a single cultivation technique. She was just worried that Zhou Qing would face a situation where he was surrounded by enemies.

Once this technique appears in the world, even if it is only taught by disciples of a major sect, it will incite a united attack from all over the world.

Of course, the "world" mentioned here does not refer to all people in the world. In fact, it refers to the various immortal forces of the Big Dipper. Because those with special physiques are often the chosen ones of their era, the Devouring Heaven Demon Art is a kind of technique that must be eradicated for them.

As for the claim that excessive killing has offended Heaven and Earth, that's just a pretext. There are many cultivation methods in the world that rely on killing to cultivate, but it's only when such methods truly threaten their core interests that they elicit such a strong reaction.

The Nine Transformations of the Tengshe Clan can easily kill millions of living beings, but no one criticizes them because they are only killing small groups. Some cultivators even slaughter billions of living beings on an entire planet and call themselves Great Demon Gods, but it doesn't cause any public outcry because they are only killing mortals.

However, the Devouring Demon Art is ruthless because it devours only the most elite geniuses of each race, geniuses who are likely to lead an era and elevate their power to a higher level. The Devouring Demon Art is specifically designed for these people, which will naturally create a situation where the whole world is against it, since these immortal forces rule the world.

Therefore, Zhou Qing never used the secret techniques from the Devouring Heaven Demon Art and the Undying Heaven Art in Beidou; he only silently comprehended them and used them after arriving in Ziwei.

Although major sects like Ziwei should theoretically have records of this technique, the environment there is very different from that of Beidou, and it doesn't seem to have such a fearsome reputation. To this day, no major sect has recognized the ruthless man's secret technique.

After Zhou Qing swallowed the Heavenly Demon Body's origin into the Great Dao Treasure Bottle, he spat it out. His Martial Dao Heavenly Eye shot out two beams of divine light, scattering the origin and revealing the most fundamental Dao principles within it. In this way, Zhou Qing comprehended the supreme mystery of this physique.

In his eyes, countless principles were at work, deconstructing the deepest mysteries of this physique. In Princess Yue Shi's eyes, this was simply a completely demonic cultivation technique, too terrifying.

"Qingling, who is this?" Princess Yue Shi asked quietly. Because of some past experiences, she had come together with Dao Qingling, and she couldn't help but ask the question now.

"You may not know his name, but you definitely know his title. He is the Demon Lord who was famous throughout the world during the Battle of the North Sea," Dao Qingling said with a smile, her eyes filled with an indescribable meaning.

"What? He's the Demon Lord? That makes sense, no wonder he has such methods, it's terrifying." Princess Yue Shi trembled, her words becoming somewhat incoherent. She was already terrified of the Demon Lord, and now, having witnessed such methods, and with him appearing right before her eyes, could there be anything more terrifying in the world?

Dao Qingling saw the reaction she had anticipated, and her smile deepened. For some reason, she always found it amusing to see how Zhou Qing's reputation instilled such fear in others.

When he was in Beidou, his reputation was quite normal, but after he came to Ziwei, such a change occurred, making all the major sects turn pale at the mention of his name. It's very strange.

"Qingling, let's run!" Princess Yue Shi said nervously. She wanted to escape, but she didn't know how, because three powerful figures who had tried to escape had just been drowned by a black water.

"Escape? Why should we escape? We're waiting here for Zhou Qing to finish his enlightenment, and then we'll go to the East Sea." Xiao Yu asked in confusion after hearing Princess Yue Shi's voice.

Princess Yue Shi was taken aback, and stammered, "Xiao Yu, you two know each other?"

Xiaoyu was puzzled at first, then suddenly realized and said, "Oh, I forgot to tell you, we came to Ziwei with Zhou Qing. We are from the Shenzhou Dynasty."

A flash of inspiration struck Princess Yue Shi. She recalled some things she had heard in the court, including that the Demon Lord had indeed descended with two other women.

"So it was you? I can't believe I'm only finding out now?" Princess Yue Shi's beautiful eyes widened in disbelief.

"Hehe, don't be afraid, Zhou Qing isn't that scary," Xiaoyu said with a smile.

However, first impressions are indeed very important. In Princess Yue Shi's mind, after her first meeting with the Demon Lord, she could only say that he lived up to his reputation. He was indeed a fearsome person from beyond the realm, and his methods of devouring people's essence were truly ruthless.

However, being with her two good friends made her feel much more at ease. Even if the Demon Lord was ruthless, he wouldn't directly devour her two best friends.

Is she her sister?

Half a day later, Zhou Qing closed his Martial Dao Heavenly Eye, replaced it with a pair of black gemstone-like pupils, and with a slap, dispersed the mass of origin.

With his physique, there was no need for him to devour this so-called Heavenly Demon Physique. That would only add impurities to his physique. The reason he extracted the source was simply to observe the most fundamental secrets within it. After reflecting the Dao principles of this physique onto the Martial Dao Heavenly Eye, there was no need to keep it. He could comprehend it in detail later.

"It's a pity I didn't get to fight someone like that with my own skills; I died a little too quickly," Zhou Qing said regretfully.

When you want to hone your skills, fight others with your own abilities. When you want to end the battle quickly, use whatever you want, like the Pure Land of Gods or a holy weapon, to crush them to death.

Sometimes, he longs to find an evenly matched opponent, preferably one whose strength is not too different from his own, so that they can better prove their path in battle. Unfortunately, such a person is too hard to find, and he often can't use his full strength.

During his time in Beidou, virtually no one knew his true strength. Only when he fought against the ancient emperors during the Great Realm Tribulation could he experience the joy of battle.

"Who is this?" Zhou Qing asked, looking at the unfamiliar woman.

"This is Princess Yue Shi of the Ziwei Divine Dynasty. She is said to be the second most beautiful woman in the world. By the way, where is my little servant Yi Qingwu?" Xiao Yu answered immediately, while asking curiously.

Zhou Qing paused. Well, no wonder he felt like he'd forgotten something over the past month; he'd forgotten that Yi Qingwu was still in the Landscape Painting.

He took out the Landscape Painting, and in the landscape there was a woman who seemed to be the reincarnation of the Goddess of the Luo River. She had a slender figure, her black hair was as shiny as silk, and there was a bright red mole between her eyebrows, which added to her endless spirituality.

He flicked his hand, and the woman rolled out of the picture, tumbling several times on the ground. When she stood up, she was covered in dust.

"You haven't let me out for a month!" Yi Qingwu was furious. Although her freedom was restricted when she was in Beihai, she could still move around in the outside world. This time, however, she was directly suppressed for a month and could not do any cultivation.

"Yi Qingwu?" Princess Yue Shi exclaimed. Seeing this goddess of Guanghan Palace, she finally understood why Guanghan Palace had been making such big moves lately, as if it wanted to turn the North Sea upside down. It turned out they were looking for someone.

Chapter 178 The Purple Star Divine Dynasty

"Who are you?" Yi Qingwu asked, frowning as she looked at the unfamiliar woman.

As a princess of the Ziwei Divine Dynasty, Yue Shi exuded an air of refinement and propriety in every move she made, like a snow lotus on an iceberg. She revealed a smile and said, "I am Yue Shi of the Ziwei Divine Dynasty. Fairy Qingwu should have heard of me, right?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Qingwu immediately recognized the person and said, "I know you. What are you doing here? Could it be that your Ziwei Divine Dynasty has joined forces with the Demon Lord?"

When Yi Qingwu spoke, her voice was calm, as if she were not a prisoner, but the holy maiden of the Guanghan Palace.

But she broke down the next second. A lively young girl with a bright smile walked over, placed a bunch of tea-making utensils in her hands, and said, "Go on, if we're in a good mood, we might let you go sooner."

Yi Qingwu's defenses crumbled, her face flushing red instantly, not from embarrassment, but from rage rising to her head. Who was she? The Holy Maiden of Guanghan Palace, the number one goddess of the Ziwei Star Region. When had she ever needed to do such a thing? It was always others who were her maids, but now others wanted her to be their maid.

"What, aren't you going yet? Are you planning to make me use the 'Soldier's Secret' to control your body and brew tea?" Xiaoyu threatened, as she also knew the "Soldier's Secret."

When they were in the North Sea, Yi Qingwu was initially unwilling to do the service work of cooking and brewing tea. However, her cultivation was sealed tightly by Zhou Qing, and only a little bit of it was exposed. All the magical artifacts on her body were confiscated. After Xiaoyu used the "Soldier" secret technique, her body became out of control.

After all, Xiaoyu's "Soldier" secret technique also benefited from the cultivation experience of the Cai clan's elders for eight or nine thousand years. This secret technique was cultivated to a very profound level. Due to the limitations of her cultivation, she was originally unable to control Yi Qingwu. However, Zhou Qing sealed too much of her cultivation, so she was completely unable to resist Xiaoyu's "Soldier" secret technique.

Yi Qingwu was furious, but she really couldn't resist. If Xiaoyu controlled her body, she might do something. She should go and brew tea, at least she could have control over her own body.

Xiaoyu nodded secretly, feeling that this little servant was alright. She had thought that after a month, Yi Qingwu would suddenly become fierce and require her to spend some time training her again.

Although Yi Qingwu had a great reputation in the Ziwei Star Domain and was a successor of the Guanghan Palace, in Xiaoyu's eyes, none of that mattered.

The power inherited from a Great Sage is far inferior to that of their Divine Continent Dynasty. If it were placed in the Big Dipper, it would be a vassal power of the Divine Continent Dynasty. Although the Holy Maiden among them has a noble status, her position is only the same as hers. Being a maid for Princess Qingling is not much of a torment for her.

Of course, Xiaoyu never imagined that although the Guanghan Palace in the Ziwei Starfield was only a Great Sage's power, its status was at the pinnacle of the entire starfield, which was very different from the cultivation environment of the Beidou Starfield. Therefore, in Yi Qingwu's eyes, this was an insult to her.

Princess Yue Shi watched as the legendary Holy Maiden of the Moon Palace walked to the side, transformed her faint magical power into innate Dao Fire, and actually went to brew tea.

Princess Yue Shi's eyes were filled with shock. In terms of beauty, Yi Qing Wu was even superior to her. While the group of brilliant talents from Ziwei admired her, they absolutely did not want to...

To my surprise, Yi Qingwu was doing something like this at that moment.

"How did you end up with Princess Yue Shi?" Zhou Qing asked Dao Qingling.

"We met on the road, and after a conversation, she became very interested in us and wanted us to join the Ziwei Divine Dynasty, so she followed us all the way," Dao Qingling said helplessly.

"I initially thought you two were independent cultivators, which is why I was considering bringing you into our Ziwei Divine Dynasty. But I no longer have that idea," Princess Yue Shi quickly explained upon hearing the conversation.

If she had known beforehand that Dao Qingling and Xiaoyu were both from the Shenzhou Dynasty, she would never have had such thoughts.

Although the Shenzhou Dynasty migrated to the legendary Big Dipper tens of thousands of years ago, the fact that it can still send people back now shows that the dynasty is still prosperous even in the Big Dipper and has not lost its way back to Ziwei.

That was the Divine Continent Dynasty, which had produced great emperors in history. Compared to their Ziwei Divine Dynasty, it was a behemoth. In fact, their Ziwei Divine Dynasty was established after the Divine Continent Dynasty had migrated away.

Tens of thousands of years ago, there was only one dynasty in Shenzhou, which ruled over all religions on the continent and was extremely powerful. That dynasty was the target of their Ziwei Divine Dynasty.

"Your Ziwei Divine Dynasty's name suggests you have quite a grand ambition," Zhou Qing said meaningfully.

When Zhou Qing asked Princess Yue Shi, for some reason, she kept thinking about Zhou Qing's methods of extracting people's essence, and she felt a little scared, but she still answered, "This name was given because it was influenced by the Divine Continent Dynasty."

Dao Qingling was surprised and asked, "How did it become influenced by the Divine Continent Dynasty?"

Princess Yue Shi spoke to Dao Qingling rather casually, saying, "Because at the beginning of the founding of the nation, our Heavenly Mystery Grand Master believed that giving the nation a grand and imposing name could gather more of the heaven and earth's fortune, making it easier for geniuses to descend upon the nation."

"Then we thought that the reason why the Divine Continent Dynasty was able to produce such an outstanding person who could shake the world and become an emperor might be because it was named after the Divine Continent and gathered a quarter of the fortune of the Ziwei Star Region, which is why such a brilliant genius appeared."

"Therefore, at the founding of the dynasty, we established the name Ziwei Divine Dynasty, hoping that the next divine infant would descend in the future and lead the dynasty to flourish."

Princess Yue Shi recounted the story behind the name Ziwei Divine Dynasty, but Zhou Qing remained expressionless, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.

"You should know that the reason why the Divine Continent Dynasty is called the Divine Continent Dynasty is because they had occupied most of the territory of the Divine Continent before that, and they were fully qualified to represent the Divine Continent. But your Ziwei Divine Dynasty is now just one of the many immortal forces in the Divine Continent. Aren't you afraid of the consequences?" Zhou Qing said calmly.

"I'm not afraid to reveal some information to you all. Our current Grand Master of Heavenly Secrets is nearing the end of his life, and he has a vague feeling that the next Divine Infant may indeed be born in the future."

"Before passing away, the Imperial Preceptor will use all his Taoist power to deduce whether the future Divine Infant will really descend and what changes it will bring to us."

“If the Divine Infant truly descends, how could it not flourish? And if the Divine Infant grows up, our names will truly live up to their name,” Princess Yue Shi said with a smile.

"You guys are really something, trying to turn things upside down."

"The result? For hundreds of thousands of years, countless generations of Heavenly Mystery Masters have been striving in this direction, which is why you are so fearless." Zhou Qing said coldly.

"You actually figured it out?" Princess Yue Shi was very shocked. This was a top-secret technique of their Ziwei Divine Dynasty, which had been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years. It was so easy for the Demon Lord to see through it, which made her very uneasy.

"I just want to say that you underestimate the power of divine retribution. Even just peeking at the secrets of heaven will be targeted by the forces of righteousness. You still want to reverse cause and effect? ​​Great prosperity? I think in the end it will only be a last gasp before death. After great prosperity, it will surely perish!" Zhou Qing said coldly.

Princess Yue Shi's expression was somewhat unpleasant, but she stood firm against Zhou Qing's imposing manner and said, "For hundreds of thousands of years, countless generations of Heavenly Mystery Masters who have reached the pinnacle of cultivation have been working towards this goal. Their current methods are already so profound and complex that they are beyond the imagination of others. It is impossible for them to fail."

Zhou Qing remained expressionless and did not reply. There was really nothing to say. Since they were so confident, he decided to let them try.

Honestly, among the hundreds of thousands of races in the starry sky, known as the myriad realms, it's quite remarkable that the little girl of the Ruthless Great Emperor happened to descend upon the Ziwei Star Region and even this divine dynasty. They really have something going for them; their methods are truly formidable.

The name of a power is not something that can be chosen casually. Otherwise, the establishment of a Heavenly Court would not have made people so wary. Many people want to establish a Heavenly Court. In this world, there is a person who is about to attain enlightenment and calls himself the Emperor. He wants to establish a Heavenly Court.

However, he only dares to call his power the Divine Court now, and does not dare to use the name Heavenly Court, because the power in the dark and the backlash of fortune are not something that an enlightened person can withstand.