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

The Azure Emperor emerged from the Immortal Transformation Pool 30,000 years ago, grew step by step, proved his Dao and became an emperor, and finally passed away 10,000 years ago. The Azure Emperor's Dao in the world also began to slowly dissipate.

Zhou Qing was only a little over twenty years old. How could the Azure Emperor have met him during the time the Azure Emperor was alive? They lived in completely different eras, and the Azure Emperor should never have met him.

Could it be that he had come into contact with something related to the Azure Emperor before, and the Azure Emperor sensed it? Zhou Qing wondered to himself.

However, after careful consideration, it was found that this was impossible, because this was just a killing intent of the Azure Emperor that was slashed out ten thousand years ago, and the memories it possessed were also those of the Azure Emperor ten thousand years ago, which had nothing to do with the present time.

The Azure Emperor's murderous intent implied that he had seen him before his death, which is why Zhou Qing was momentarily stunned.

"You should have a fist technique that can unleash the most rapid power in an instant," the Azure Emperor suddenly said.

"Huh? How do you know?" Zhou Qing was also puzzled.

The Azure Emperor could never have seen his Instant Divine Fist before; he never used this move in the Immortal Transformation Pool.

"Could it be?" At this moment, an unbelievable thought surged into Zhou Qing's mind.

"Do you remember that we fought twice on a chaotic and endless road?" Zhou Qing asked tentatively.

"It really is you!" The Azure Emperor's eyes suddenly brightened.

Zhou Qing was deeply shaken; this answer was truly beyond his expectations.

Because if he had met the Azure Emperor before, it was only during the two trials of the Dao Child. He not only met the Azure Emperor and saw his youthful appearance, but also fought with him twice and gained a lot.

But that was just a variant of the Heavenly Tribulation. All the figures were formed from lightning. He was certain of this because every young emperor turned into lightning and disappeared into the world after he died.

Why does the Azure Emperor's murderous intent possess memories of the battle during the Dao Child Trial? Zhou Qing was puzzled.

"It seems that it wasn't a dream. It was indeed because a long-sealed secret of heaven was unlocked that I was able to have several special memories in recent years." The Azure Emperor nodded slightly, but no one knew how surprised he was at this moment.

Some time ago, two secrets of heaven suddenly broke through, allowing him to see through the fog and recall two special memories.

In that memory, he was cultivating normally, but at a certain moment his consciousness was suddenly pulled into a chaotic and endless path, where he fought against a young man of extraordinary talent.

To his surprise, he actually lost. From physique to secret techniques, from combat skills to understanding and control of the Dao, he could not see a single flaw in that person.

His understanding and mastery of the Dao, in particular, made him feel that the person opposite him was like an ancient, divine mountain standing before him, unyielding no matter what.

It's insurmountable.

He initially thought it was a dream, a dream of his own invincibility, a dream of an opponent of unparalleled strength, which led him to re-examine his youthful fighting prowess from the perspective of the current emperor.

But when he saw Zhou Qing in the Immortal Transformation Pool, he was surprised to find that this person was exactly the same as the one in his memory, without any difference, which aroused his great interest.

So the little green lotus that he had transformed into flew into the young man's hand on its own initiative. With its profound cultivation, it secretly observed the various secrets of the young man without his knowledge.

He thought he had seen through everything about this young man, but as the young man talked to him, he felt something was wrong.

First of all, this young man was too certain that Xiao Qinglian was him. From the initial probing to the later genuine attempt to communicate with him, he saw not a trace of doubt. From beginning to end, this young man seemed very certain of the origins of the Xiao Qinglian he had transformed into.

Secondly, this young man knows far too much about the secrets of the mythical era and the ancient era. Although it is not unusual for a prodigy to have early access to some great secrets of heaven and earth that ordinary people cannot know, this young man's knowledge of the great secrets of the past is somewhat beyond common sense.

When he tried to peer into the memories in the young man's sea of ​​consciousness to learn about his past, he was blocked by a mysterious force. You see, he could cause the heavens and earth to collapse and creation to perish in the blink of an eye, but now he could not delve into the memories of a young man, which shocked him greatly.

"I never imagined that even after I attained enlightenment, there would still be secrets in this universe that I couldn't see through." The Azure Emperor chuckled softly, a complex smile appearing on his face.

Zhou Qing stood there, his brows furrowed, lost in extremely complex thoughts.

"What exactly is the Trial of the Dao Child?"

He always believed that everyone inside was formed from lightning, a trace of the Dao etched into their being, only the traces were too perfect.

Even when he discovered during the battle that those young emperors also possessed extremely strong learning abilities and their adaptability was no different from that of real people, he could only sigh in his heart that they were indeed worthy of being called the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, far surpassing the Great Dao of this universe.

But now he realizes that he may have underestimated the power of a being at the end of the road. If it was not just a Dao mark that had been copied, but a real battle between him and the young Azure Emperor of that era, then that would be terrifying.

Zhou Qing looked at the Azure Emperor, momentarily at a loss for words. He had no idea what the Azure Emperor was thinking.

“Weren’t you going to the dragon’s lair? What are you still doing here? You can go and make your move now,” said the Azure Emperor.

Zhou Qing quickly suppressed his various speculations, calmed himself down, and said, "If the Holy Spirit inside wants to attack me, please stop him."

The Azure Emperor sighed softly and said, "Go, it's alright. That Holy Spirit may not be able to attack you. If he does, I will stop him."

The Azure Emperor's gaze seemed to hold a deeper meaning, which Zhou Qing failed to perceive. Upon hearing the Azure Emperor's response, he no longer worried about the Holy Spirit within the Ancient Dragon's Lair, nor...

Before thinking about anything else, I decided to focus on completing the immediate goal.

"Ancestor, give me the Chaotic Ancient Sword, I'm going to capture someone from the Ancient Dragon's Lair," Zhou Qing shouted to the Zhou family patriarch.

The Zhou family patriarch stood silently to the side until Zhou Qing called him. He threw the Chaotic Ancient Sword over and then couldn't help but ask, "Have you never passed away? Have you always been alive?"

"I am a killing intent that arose ten thousand years ago, not the true body of an emperor," the Azure Emperor's killing intent said calmly.

The Zhou family patriarch suddenly realized what was going on, recalling the legend and understanding the identity of the Azure Emperor before him.

After that, the Zhou family patriarch stopped speaking. Even though he knew that this was not the true form of the Azure Emperor, standing with such a person still put him under great pressure.

However, the Zhou family patriarch dared not say more, but the Azure Emperor spoke up, saying, "Are you his patriarch? Which faction do you belong to?"

"Reporting to the Azure Emperor, we come from the Zhou family of the Northern Region. I am the Zhou family's legacy for future generations. Because I refined a divine pill, I still appear to be at my peak. That young man is Zhou Qing, the current head of my Zhou family, and also the most talented disciple in the history of my Zhou family."

"The Zhou family? So this is the family. If I'm not mistaken, the divine pill you refined must be the oldest pill formula left by your Zhou family's ancestors, right?" The Azure Emperor nodded slightly.

The Zhou family patriarch respectfully replied, "It is indeed that pill formula. If Zhou Qing hadn't fallen into a chaotic immortal land when he was young and brought back countless dreamlike immortal treasures, it would have been almost impossible to gather all the materials needed for that pill formula."

The Azure Emperor sighed and said, "Your Zhou family is truly blessed. That pill formula is renowned. Before I attained enlightenment, I heard a rumor that your Zhou family's ancestor, after working with the Great Emperor Wushi on the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill formula, developed a weakened version with his unparalleled talent, which could extend the life of a Quasi-Emperor to its peak. I never expected that you would actually refine it."

"This is also because Zhou Qing's luck is extraordinary. Throughout history, there are no more than a handful of emperors who have had such an experience in their youth!" the Zhou family patriarch exclaimed.

The Azure Emperor nodded slightly and said, "Tell me about Zhou Qing. I am very interested in him."

Although the Zhou family patriarch had some doubts, he still slowly began to recount the story, from the strange phenomena of heaven and earth when Zhou Qing was born, to the extraordinary aspects of his cultivation at each stage, and the recent conflict with a certain ancient clan.

The Zhou family patriarch was very proud of Zhou Qing's achievements. Even in front of the Azure Emperor, he spoke eloquently, his spirits rising higher and higher.

The Azure Emperor naturally didn't care whether the Zhou family patriarch felt proud or not. He simply listened quietly to Zhou Qing's past and, from the Zhou family patriarch's account, he gained a general understanding of Zhou Qing's past.

While listening, the Azure Emperor was also analyzing Zhou Qing's special qualities. He had to admit that this young man was far too powerful. The universe should not have given birth to such an existence, but for some reason, such a person had appeared.

This can be described as a variable born beyond the laws of the universe, possessing many secrets that remain unseen. What kind of impact will such a person have on the universe?

Even he could no longer see such changes.

"Could it be that he is related to the 'immortals' who died in the Immortal Realm?" the Azure Emperor couldn't help but speculate.

After his enlightenment, he conducted much research and sensed the mysterious gate to the immortal realm. If he wished, breaking through a path to immortality would not be a problem.

However, he also deduced from certain clues that there were no more immortals in the Immortal Realm, and apart from immortals, he did not think there was anything in this world that could stop him from spying.

"Is it an existence similar to me?" the Azure Emperor thought to himself.

The deceased immortals transformed into some kind of special life form, and then, by chance, countless years later, they transformed back into a living being and embarked on the path of cultivation. Perhaps Zhou Qing is such a life form?

He knew that the elixir of immortality might be the transformation of a deceased immortal, but after hearing the Zhou family patriarch recount Zhou Qing's past, he also knew that Zhou Qing was born normally and was not the transformation of the elixir of immortality.

Therefore, he guessed that Zhou Qing might be a special immortal who died. For some unknown reason, this immortal did not transform into an elixir of immortality, but instead transformed into other special life forms and was reincarnated into a living being in this world.

In the eyes of the Azure Emperor, only this explanation could account for Zhou Qing's extraordinary path of cultivation.

Zhou Qing was unaware of what had happened between the Zhou family patriarch and the Azure Emperor, nor did he know that the Azure Emperor was currently speculating about his origins.

At this moment, Zhou Qing had already flown into another great mountain beside the Immortal Transformation Pool. At the base of the mountain was an ancient cave that breathed out dragon energy, sacred and solemn.

"boom"

Suddenly, a violent tremor erupted, and the ancient dragon's lair at the foot of another great mountain spewed forth the true source of the dragon, its roar reaching the heavens and descending into the netherworld.

Clearly, Zhou Qing had already broken in, causing a dramatic change that brought the ancient dragon's lair back to life, with the cave constantly consuming and releasing dragon energy.

Within the ancient cave, there were elixirs of immortality, dream-level divine essences, and even a holy spirit comparable to an emperor. The Zhou family patriarch's expression changed immediately, worried that the commotion would attract that holy spirit.

But then he thought about it again. The Azure Emperor had already promised Zhou Qing that he would help him stop the Holy Spirit, so what was there to be afraid of? Besides, these were just their Dao bodies, and life and death were just trivial matters.

Within the ancient dragon's lair, the roars of dragons echoed, and the ancient cave flickered with light, with lantern-like eyes flashing, creating a suffocating atmosphere.

The ancient cave was constantly shifting between light and darkness, continuously absorbing and releasing dragon essence, as if it had come back to life. A divine pearl appeared, its crimson color almost dripping, floating and sinking amidst the myriad primordial energies.

"What is this? A pearl spat out by a true dragon?" the Zhou family patriarch asked in confusion. After observing it for a while, he realized what it was: "So that's it, this is the immortal elixir of the mortal world!"

After the true first ancestral dragon vein of the Central Plains, which was controlled by the Feathered Divine Dynasty more than 200,000 years ago, collapsed, the Qinling Dragon Cave gradually came to be known as the first dragon vein of the Central Plains.

Legend has it that being buried in this place can lead to becoming an immortal and receiving unparalleled blessings. As a result, ancient emperors competed to be buried here, leading to numerous tombs in the Qinling Mountains, where corpses are said to occasionally appear with spiritual energy.

The third-generation Source Master, whose Source Techniques could seize the creation of heaven and earth and calculate everything, was able to find the Qinling Dragon's Lair, which no one in history could find, yet he fixed it there and buried it.

So many years have passed, a full 70,000 years. Even a weed placed inside would have long since become sentient, let alone a strange corpse.

People speculate that the body of the Source Celestial Master absorbed moonlight and the ancestral energy of the Qinling Mountains, and was nourished by the dragon's lair, thus becoming immortal flesh containing the essence of life extension.

Where there is light, there is darkness; where there is yang, there is yin; where there is life, there is death. It is clearly an ancient and strange corpse, but it has been nourished by the sun, moon, and dragon's lair, thus possessing the secret of immortality.

If nothing unexpected happens, the third-generation Yuan Tian Master should have formed a divine elixir within his body. Just as the yin contains a point of yang, it absorbs the essence of the sun and moon, condensing into a yang elixir.

Although the Zhou family patriarch knew of the existence of this elixir, he did not expect it to be so special.

The bright red bead is as clear and translucent as agate, with a diameter of over one meter. It is a huge fairy bead, and its dreamlike color is intoxicating.

The elixir, with a diameter of over one meter, was indeed too large, so much so that even the Zhou family patriarch didn't recognize it at first glance.

Chapter 285 Awakening the Cai Family Ancestors

Having been cultivated over seventy thousand years, Heaven knows how potent its effects are; it should be considered a divine elixir for humankind, and easily absorbed by the human body.

This is an incomparably rare and immeasurable elixir, with no value to speak of. Its ability to bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded is minor; its greatest wonder lies in providing an opportunity to attain enlightenment.

Of course, it only gives people an opportunity to attain enlightenment, just like saying that someone has the potential to attain enlightenment. Having an opportunity does not mean that someone can definitely attain enlightenment; it only gives people a slight possibility.

If this elixir were given to someone else, it would most likely only add one more genius to the world with the potential to attain enlightenment. In the past, there were very few geniuses in the universe, so this elixir could indeed greatly increase a person's chances of eventually attaining enlightenment.

However, in this era of unprecedented change, with all kinds of exceptional talents emerging like a torrent, the effectiveness of this elixir will be greatly reduced.

Before coming to the Immortal Transformation Pool, Zhou Qing and the Zhou family patriarch had already analyzed all the situations in the pool. In the end, Zhou Qing decided that if they could obtain this Immortal Pill, they would have the Zhou family patriarch take it.

This result is based on the idea of ​​maximizing the effect. If Zhou Qing were to take it, given his current physique, the elixir would most likely be like a stone ox entering the sea, having no effect on him whatsoever.

If given to other young prodigies in the Zhou family, it would only create another minor genius with the potential to prove their Dao, which wouldn't be of much use to the Zhou family at present.

However, if the Zhou family patriarch were to take this pill, given that he is currently only half a step away from reaching the Quasi-Emperor realm, he would almost certainly be able to take that other half step after taking it. Moreover, the Zhou family patriarch's aptitude would be greatly enhanced, and he would also have the potential to prove his Dao.

Quasi-Emperor is a pinnacle of achievement, a peak in the human realm in a sense. Great Emperor is a step further, reaching true perfection.

Moreover, in the Dharma-ending Age, where one person's attainment of enlightenment suppresses all others, becoming a Great Emperor requires not only personal talent and effort, but also unimaginable fortune.

Once someone has taken this step ahead of others, those who come after them, no matter how talented, can only accept their fate within tens of thousands of years. Quasi-Emperor, on the other hand, is the highest realm that all the top geniuses in the universe can reach through their own efforts.