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

He was the only divine child of an ancient family, the designated heir, while they were just two ordinary children, like white clouds in the sky and grass roots on the ground, who should have never crossed paths.

However, the god who was the same age as them was able to sit with them and join the bonfire party. Moreover, he saw the potential in their bloodline, which caused both of them to revert to their ancestral bloodline and embark on the path of cultivation.

This was an unparalleled act of kindness. Both Shizhai and the people themselves underwent tremendous changes due to Zhou Qing's influence. Therefore, Wang Shu and Lei Bo both respected and admired Zhou Qing.

As for Zhou Qing, these two did not disappoint him. Like Lei Ying, they had recently entered the realm of great power and enjoyed a great reputation in the Northern Region. Together with Lei Ying, they were known as the Three Heroes of Silver Blood.

“The times have changed. With the continued emergence of the Primordial Clan, the three of you will face many more troubles in the future. Only by growing stronger as quickly as possible can you ensure your safety,” Zhou Qing said to the three.

All three nodded in agreement. In an era where the Silverblood Clan had been extinct, their awakening of royal blood was a good thing, but it would also bring them some dangers.

In the ancient times, many races were curious about why the Silverblood Clan's bloodline was so powerful, producing generation after generation of Great Saints and ranking among the royal families. They wanted to uncover the secret of the Silverblood Clan's strength and study why this bloodline could rival the royal bloodlines that had produced ancient emperors.

They wouldn't have dared to do this when the Silverblood Clan was at its peak, but now that the Silverblood Clan is gone, the ancient clans will naturally rise.

There were some ideas, but everyone knew that the Silver Blood Trio belonged to the Zhou family, so no one dared to do it.

That's why Zhou Qing was so ruthless towards the Blood Moon Clan. They knowingly violated his rules and didn't take him seriously at all. They treated the Silver Blood Three Heroes as objects to be disposed of at will. Only by annihilating the Blood Moon Clan with swift and decisive action could he serve as a warning to the other ancient clans.

After some time, the Three Heroes of Silver Blood left. Zhou Qing's Dao body threw the Chaotic Ancient Sword towards the Fusang Divine Tree, and then put all the resources obtained from the Blood Moon Clan's treasury into the Zhou family's treasury.

Sometimes, Zhou Qing would sigh with emotion. It was really easy to get rich by plundering other people's resources. The treasures contained in the Zhou family now were on a completely different level from those of the Zhou family twenty years ago. It was almost like heaven and earth.

Moreover, they don't hoard these resources in their treasury; instead, they use them to increase the cultivation resources allocated to Zhou family cultivators each month. The overall strength of the Zhou family is developing rapidly, and in just twenty years, the number of cultivators at all levels has increased several times compared to twenty years ago.

This terrifying rate of development has been witnessed by all the major powers in the Eastern Wilderness, who are incredibly envious of the Zhou family's growth. Sometimes they even fantasize about how wonderful it would be if the God Lord came from their own forces; perhaps they would be the ones now enjoying an even more glorious era.

The rise of a genius can easily propel a force forward, causing its foundation to expand rapidly; there are many such examples in history.

Beneath the Fusang Divine Tree, Zhou Qing himself caught the Chaotic Ancient Sword.

The Zhou family patriarch sighed, "You did the right thing. Those three Silver Blood Royals have immense potential and cannot be lost. Only a swift and decisive strike can deter others."

"And that Blood Moon Clan is indeed quite ruthless. I believe many ancient clans will even be happy about the destruction of the Blood Moon Clan. It can show the other ancient clans the strength of our Zhou family without making them resentful. The Blood Moon Clan is truly the perfect target for establishing our authority."

The Zhou family patriarch had seen a lot. He knew that establishing authority was something that would happen sooner or later. Even without the Blood Moon Clan, there would be other clans. There would always be ancient clans that looked down on the human race and didn't take them seriously. Conflict was inevitable.

However, if one wants to establish authority, one must be careful about the subsequent impact. The Blood Moon Clan, which has a notorious reputation and has enemies with many ancient clans, is a good choice.

The ancient demon's eyes flashed with murderous intent as he said, "Good! This race kept many of our human compatriots in captivity during the ancient times, treating them as food to be killed at will. If I had known it was this race, I would have fought alongside you."

The Kunpeng Ancestor felt no unease about the destruction of the Blood Moon Clan. Although the Blood Moon Clan was infamous, it could only be considered a mid-level royal clan.

He considered it perfectly normal for such an ancient royal family to stand up against the Zhou family and meet such a demise, but he was quite satisfied with Zhou Qing's decisive and efficient personality.

After all, the Kunpeng Ancestor was once a fearless and peerless figure who dominated an era in the Ziwei Star Region. He was carefree and did whatever he wanted. In his view, hesitation would prevent one from going further on the path of cultivation.

After resolving the Blood Moon Clan issue, Zhou

Qing continued his conversation with the Zhou family patriarch about the Immortal Transformation Pool.

Soon, each of them separated a Dao body. Zhou Qing gave the small furnace of Emperor Hengyu to the Zhou family patriarch, while he himself took the Chaotic Ancient Sword and the Chaotic Ancient War Chariot.

A golden ancient chariot, engraved with the sun, moon, stars, flowers, birds, fish, and insects, encompassing all living beings, galloped out from his body, emitting thunderous roars and its radiance engulfing heaven and earth.

Zhou Qing's Dao body and the Dao body of the Zhou family patriarch stood on the ancient war chariot. With a loud boom, the void opened up, and a golden cave appeared, as if leading to the supreme heavenly realm. The golden ancient war chariot carried them into it and disappeared.

"I wonder how the harvest will be this time. With such a celestial pool, the contents must be plentiful. It's just a matter of whether the harvest will be abundant or even more abundant," the Zhou family patriarch said with a smile.

A glint also flashed in Zhou Qing's eyes. He had high expectations for this Immortal Transformation Pool because he wanted to force his way in with powerful source techniques and overwhelming strength before the pool appeared on its own, so that they could monopolize its contents.

Although some of these rare treasures may be exaggerated by the world, it's always good to have them in hand. Perhaps they will allow the Zhou family patriarch to take the other half step, giving him more confidence when he fights against other ancient races in the Big Dipper.

The Qinling Mountains in central China cover an area of ​​no less than a million li, making them truly vast and boundless.

"boom"

A cave appeared in the void, and a golden ancient chariot rushed out. Zhou Qing and the Dao body of the Zhou family patriarch arrived on this land.

He had come here once before to obtain the secret of the military character, but because his cultivation level was very low at the time, his journey here was very rushed, and he did not explore other places.

Now he is about to explore the Immortal Transformation Pool and the Ancient Dragon's Lair, which he did not see back then.

Now, as he drove his chariot across the sky, looking down at the vast Qinling Mountains, he immediately noticed the difference here.

"Sure enough, there is a colossal dragon lying here, and it is alive and can move around. Every now and then, dragon energy will burst out from somewhere, forming extremely high-quality dragon marrow."

After he used the Origin Technique to observe the entire Qinling Mountains, a dragon hundreds of thousands of miles long appeared before his eyes. It was so magnificent that the dragon's aura soared into the sky and contained endless mysteries.

"How is it? Is it difficult to find the location of the Immortal Transformation Pool?" the Zhou family patriarch asked.

He was also observing this land. Although he had never been here before, he knew that this area was extraordinary. There was a terrifying dragon hiding here, and many people buried their bodies in the Qinling Mountains after they died, hoping to be resurrected.

It is precisely because of this that corpses here are sometimes believed to possess spirits and become a special kind of life, which is also a widely known characteristic of the Qinling Mountains.

While observing the terrain, Zhou Qing replied, "There won't be any difficulties, it just will take a little time."

After observing the dragon, he was even confident that, with some preparation, he could lock it down and prevent it from moving, thus allowing him to enter.

However, he was only thinking about it. With his abilities, it would probably take him more than ten years to complete this task, by which time the Immortal Transformation Pool would have already appeared.

"I'll stay here and observe a bit longer; it shouldn't take more than a few days..."

"We've found the way," Zhou Qing said, then steered the Chaotic Ancient Chariot, crushing across the sky and moving into the distance.

The Qinling Mountains have been shrouded in mystery since ancient times, and are associated with many legends.

Some say that in the past, an ancient sage was invincible and traveled throughout the five regions without encountering a worthy opponent. However, when he arrived in the Qinling Mountains, he was beaten to the ground by an old shepherd.

Even in recent times, a similar thing happened 20,000 years ago: eight powerful figures came to the Qinling Mountains to search for ancient sites, only to be thrown into a lake by a fisherman.

However, given Zhou Qing's current strength, it is almost impossible for him to encounter a reclusive master who surpasses him while traveling in the Qinling Mountains.

He drove his golden ancient chariot across the sky, its golden light obscuring the sun. Nine of each of the four celestial spirits flew around the chariot as if guarding the ancient Ziwei Emperor Star, their brilliance complementing each other.

Such an unusual phenomenon should have attracted the attention of many experts, but Zhou Qing concealed it with his magic and did not intend to travel in a high-profile manner, so no one noticed the golden chariot passing through the sky.

He drove his chariot into the mountains and saw many fake pools with ancient steles inscribed with "Immortal Transformation Pool". Some were huge lakes, stretching for thousands of hectares and seemingly endless.

Some are as small as a well, but they also have inscriptions. There are so many inscriptions for "Huaxian Pond" in the Qinling Mountains that it is difficult to distinguish them.

Zhou Qing opened his Martial Dao Heavenly Eye, piercing through the void and seeing incredibly far away. He took in a vast expanse of mountains, forming a topographical map, and then determined where the Immortal Transformation Pool was most likely to appear.

In fact, all those who are looking for the Immortal Transformation Pool are wrong; the real Immortal Transformation Pool will not be exposed to the outside world like this.

In front of the Immortal Transformation Pool is a type of terrain called the Ascension Land, which is recorded in the Book of Origin, but it is only a legend, and it is said that no one has ever actually seen it.

Of course, the third-generation Source Master must have seen it, but Zhou Qing guessed that he was about to enter the later years of the Source Master and had already started fighting against the red-haired man. He probably didn't have time to leave a detailed analysis of this terrain in the Source Book before he had to bury himself in the ancient dragon's lair.

As for the Ascension Land, according to the records in the Origin Heaven Book, several Origin Heaven Masters speculated that this kind of terrain might not be visible in normal times, but would be hidden in the void all year round. Only those who have cultivated the Heavenly Eye can see it, but even that is very difficult.

It only reappears in the human world every ten thousand years, taking on a new form, at which time people can capture traces of it and glimpse its existence.

Now, with less than two years until the descent of the Ascension Land, which occurs once every ten thousand years, the connection between this terrain and the human world has become increasingly close, and it is possible that it will be detected in advance.

A day later, Zhou Qing drove his golden ancient chariot to a stone forest.

This stone forest is very large, with each rock formation having a unique and strange shape. Some resemble a reclining ox, some a green tiger, and others a coiled phoenix.

Ahead, there was a small patch of water, which had originally been a lake but was now almost dry. However, Zhou Qing looked at it with delight, as if he had found a treasure.

"There's no mistake, this is the place."

Although the nearly dried-up lake might make one subconsciously overlook this place, Zhou Qing's Heavenly Eye easily detected that it was an illusion.

Moreover, he has already discovered the mark of a monk and the mark of a Taoist riding an ox on a boulder.

Two thousand years ago, these two people forcibly broke into the Immortal Transformation Pool once, so when Zhou Qing saw this mark, he felt that he had not come to the wrong place.

There is a mist in front of the lake. This is a kind of illusion that comes with the Immortal Transformation Pool. It is also a special mist brought about by the descent of the Immortal Ascension Ground to the mortal world. It has a terrifying power and will only dissipate after the true descent.

Chapter 278 Crossing the Ten-Mile Chasm

The mark of Shakyamuni is very clear, with a compassionate face and a solemn appearance, giving off the air of a great sage.

Lao Tzu's mark is a picture of a blue ox carrying a saint, with an old man riding the ox leisurely going west, depicting a state of mind of non-action and indifference, with purple mist rising from the stone wall.

"These two people are at a very high level!" The Zhou family patriarch exclaimed in surprise, his heart trembling.

Although they were just two marks, in the eyes of someone like the Zhou family patriarch, they could perceive a supreme and profound realm through these two marks, far exceeding the realm of a Great Sage.

Upon closer inspection, one can see that both marks are composed of tiny, strange characters, very finely detailed, as if leaving some information for future generations.

Unfortunately, neither Zhou Qing nor the Zhou family patriarch understood these scripts. Most of them were Sanskrit from ancient India, a few were bronze inscriptions, and some were oracle bone script. Unless they were both Qi cultivators from two thousand years ago, they would not know what information they had left behind.

Even if you brought a renowned scholar from Earth who is an expert in these languages, it would be impossible for him to decipher them word by word. Many of these languages ​​have not been deciphered by anyone on Earth.

Moreover, unlike the upper part of the Tao Te Ching engraved outside the Eight Views Palace, which, although also in ancient script, allows people to enter the realm of Tao and understand the Tao and the text, these two marks do not have this charm.

Zhou Qing felt it was a pity. If he was not mistaken, this should contain key information about the ancient star road, the Great Emperor, the Immortal, Gouchen, and various other star domains.

However, it is clear that Shakyamuni and Lao Tzu deliberately did not leave any written record of the Dao, because they did not want anyone other than Qi cultivators to obtain the information. There was nothing they could do but give up.

“Ancestor, let’s move forward,” Zhou Qing said.

Finally, they left and headed towards the seemingly dried-up lake, where a mist rose up and blocked their way.

Zhou Qing scanned his surroundings. There were stone forests and green plants. The surrounding mountains were lush with vegetation, displaying a vigorous vitality that defied common sense.

After a moment of thought, he took a step forward, and the Origin Heaven Patterns under his feet automatically appeared, like an ancient star field shimmering. The mist around him dissipated considerably.

Then, he walked forward step by step, his speed increasing. Origin Heaven patterns appeared under his feet, and his hands continued to carve in the void, casting unique Origin Heaven patterns into the void, shining brightly and echoing the Origin Heaven patterns on the ground.

The Zhou family patriarch followed behind him, stepping forward in his footsteps, without immediately using Emperor Hengyu's small furnace.

This terrain is quite interesting. Zhou Qing plans to study and decipher it while practicing his own Origin Technique, so he didn't let the Zhou family patriarch make a move so quickly.

When the Ascension Land first descends into the mortal world, it may not even have one percent of its area in contact with the world. Unlike in the original timeline, when the Ascension Land was only a month away from its full descent, the killing intent was greatly reduced, and anyone with a sacred weapon or a master of source arts could enter.

Even the ninety-mile path to immortality in the current Ascension Land is difficult for even saints to traverse. Fortunately, Zhou Qingyuan's skill level is high enough, and as he gains a deeper understanding of the terrain and mysteries of the Ascension Land, his pace becomes faster and faster.

Half an hour later, Zhou Qing walked out of the misty area, and at the same time, he inscribed a final Origin Heaven pattern in the void space.

"boom"

The heavens and earth trembled, divine light shone endlessly, and a rumbling sound arose. All the primordial patterns connected together, emitting a vast wave, and the mist instantly dissipated.

Even if Zhou Qing and his group enter this area again, they will not encounter fog blocking their way, as he has completely deciphered the terrain ahead.

Zhou Qing seemed to be deep in thought. Deciphering such a terrifying terrain had brought him a lot of gains. At least he could add more content to the description of the Ascension Land in the Origin Book.

At the same time, after the fog dissipated, more than a dozen humanoid creatures appeared. They were all rotting corpses, possessing some intelligence, and were lying in ambush in that area, preparing to ambush any creatures that had ventured into the fog.

However, they were all trembling with fear because the pressure emanating from Zhou Qing and the Zhou family patriarch was too strong, making them afraid to approach. That's why Zhou Qing hadn't seen them just now.

Zhou Qing shot out divine laws from his fingertips, piercing through the chests of more than a dozen rotting corpses and turning them into torches, burning with holy flames.