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

If an unsuspecting person saw these two god-slaying insects, they would probably run away immediately. Even a saint would feel a chill run down his spine and flee in panic.

Even though Dao Qingling didn't care about the life or death of this Dao body, she was still terrified the moment the stone palace opened.

If these two god-slaying insects, both at the saint level, were alive, an ordinary saint would probably not even have a chance to escape; they would be sucked dry on the spot.

"They're all dead, what a pity. Fortunately, their corpses are well preserved. Feeding them to those few semi-saint god-slaying insects will allow their bloodline to advance further, and the insect kings they eventually achieve will be closer to the pure-blooded ancestral insects." Zhou Qing's face was full of regret.

At this moment, after a brief shock, Dao Qingling also came to her senses. She could not detect a trace of life force from the two God-Slaying Insects.

Everything that is alive must have vitality, and even the spirits born from corpses are no exception.

With the power of the Divine Continent Imperial Weapon, she could sense the life force inside even through the Divine Source Stone skin. The fact that she couldn't sense it now could only mean that these were two God-Slaying Insects that had already died.

"Really dead!"

After careful observation, she discovered that the two divine sources that sealed them had long ago broken a hole, which meant that these two god-slaying insects had appeared in some unknown era.

Although he eventually managed to go back inside, the divine source had already broken its seal and no longer had the ability to self-seal, so he ultimately died inside the divine source.

Zhou Qing disassembled the Divine Source Block and pulled out two God-Slaying Insects, each over a meter long. They were dead but not decayed. Although their essence had almost dissipated, they still possessed a wisp of saintly pressure.

This is truly a wonderful thing. Putting aside everything else, the fact that this body remains indestructible is enough to make it a material for crafting sacred artifacts, and it can also be used as an external avatar.

Just as ancient sages would usually transform into the Dao after death, melting themselves into the world, it is extremely rare for a sage to be able to preserve his complete physical body.

But this seems quite normal when applied to the God-Slaying Insects. Even a God-Slaying Insect with the cultivation level of a half-saint possesses the physical body of a saint, let alone these two God-Slaying Insects with the cultivation level of a saint, whose physical bodies are far stronger than those of ordinary saints.

"What is this stone box? It's so small, yet the Feathered Divine Dynasty has two God-Slaying Insects with Saint-level cultivation guarding it." Dao Qingling picked up a stone box, stroking its surface, trying to identify its material.

quality.

The coffin was only four fingers wide and less than a palm long. The carvings on it were very blurry, but upon closer inspection, one could see that they depicted the sun, moon, stars, flowers, birds, fish, and insects—all very ancient and long-standing artifacts.

The most mysterious thing is that within the engravings between the sun, moon and stars, there are some extremely intricate and tiny runes, almost worn smooth by the passage of time. This can be seen with the Heavenly Eye, otherwise they would be completely invisible.

Zhou Qing put away the two corpses of the God-Slaying Insects, each over a meter long, looked at the small stone box in Dao Qingling's hand, and slowly spoke.

"This is a nine-layered coffin of a deity, an ancient coffin from millions of years ago. The ancient patterns can attest to this. Although the coffin is indeed a bit small, I am 98% certain that it contains a deity comparable to an emperor."

These words were undeniably frightening. Dao Qingling's expression changed, and she suddenly felt that the small coffin had become burning hot.

In ancient times, there were almost no coffins, and people of all ethnic groups did not use coffins for burial, but it was not that coffins were absolutely not used.

In those days, only those who were almost divine were entitled to use coffins, and sometimes such people would use them to reward their fallen subordinates.

"The nine-layered coffin of the gods should be buried in the heavens above, never to fall into the earth. Haven't you noticed? Even the Feathered God Dynasty buried it here in the Thirty-Three Heavens. The altar outside with the blood groove is used to worship it."

Upon hearing Zhou Qing's words, Dao Qingling had an epiphany. She connected the altar outside to the altar and realized that it was not dedicated to the Ascension Emperor, but to the Nine-Layered Coffin of the God.

They had visited so many temples and small worlds, but only this one had a stone tablet inscribed with "Thirty-Three Heavens." Clearly, the Feathered God Dynasty was not entirely unaware of the origin of this small coffin.

“There is an event that may have occurred in the mythical era or the early primordial era. It is said that a royal family, second only to the imperial family, obtained a nine-layered stone coffin, resulting in the annihilation of the entire clan. Later, someone sent it into space, which stopped the terrifying chaos,” Zhou Qing continued.

"Should we still take this small coffin of the deity? Or leave it here to fend for itself?" Dao Qingling asked hesitantly.

Zhou Qing laughed and said, "Of course we should take it. How can we miss such a good thing? Although what I just said sounds scary, it's actually not dangerous unless we actively open the coffin."

Dao Qingling hesitated for a moment, then immediately made up her mind and put away the small divine coffin.

If it were truly extremely dangerous, and would die the moment it was obtained, the Feathered Divine Dynasty would have thrown it into space long ago. Yet it has remained here peacefully for so long, which suggests that the situation of this divine coffin may indeed be as Zhou Qing said, and it should be absolutely safe as long as no one actively tries to open it.

Since that's the case, it's still necessary to bring it back. She doesn't know if it's the corpse of a god, but since Zhou Qing is so certain, it shouldn't be too far off. Zhou Qing's judgments haven't been wrong so far.

Then, they entered the thirty-fourth level of the temple mini-world.

This place is really scary, it's too eerie.

Ghosts roamed the mountains and fields, their eerie cries sending chills down one's spine.

Ghostly figures and wild corpses were everywhere, covering every inch of the land, creating a sinister atmosphere.

The ghostly aura sent chills down one's spine; the scene was utterly terrifying.

"You weren't scared, were you?" Zhou Qing asked.

Dao Qingling shook her head and said, "It's alright. Although it surprised me, it wasn't enough to terrify me."

"That's good. Just use the imperial weapon to intimidate them. Try to use as few weapons as possible, or you'll quickly become exhausted," Zhou Qing said.

Even if Zhou Qing possessed the cultivation of a sage, he couldn't unleash many attacks. Dao Qingling could use her powers even fewer times, though of course, she was far stronger than any powerful being.

The thirty-fourth temple mini-world is a world of evil spirits. In front of it is a mountain shaped like a volcano, surrounded by ribbons of demonic mist. Black gas is spewed out of the mountain mouth, accompanied by ghostly wails and howls. There are countless evil corpses crawling outwards.

“The First Ancestral Vein, which was originally the most sacred place in the Central Plains, has now turned into another extreme change, completely transformed into a ghostly realm, and become a paradise for nurturing Yin spirits.” Zhou Qing sighed.

This place is located on the ancestral vein of the Central Plains, and that volcanic cave leads to the underground ancestral vein. But what is the number one ancestral vein of the Central Plains doing now? Ancient corpses and vengeful ghosts are crawling out of there one after another!

The ghost mountains and seas are boundless and limitless; the entire small world is filled with them, and even tens or hundreds of thousands would be an understatement.

“However, only under such conditions is it possible for a life form like the Yin God, which has reached the extreme of death, to be born. How could an ordinary ley line give birth to something like the Yin God?” Zhou Qing said.

"boom"

Two supreme imperial mights pressed down, the roar was deafening, and almost all the ghosts fell to the ground, trembling.

Zhou Qing and Dao Qingling floated over and slowly descended to the foot of the black mountain.

There is a huge black hole in this mountain. Looking down, there are ancient buildings in the earth veins, including a temple that is the passage to the thirty-fifth level of the palace world.

There are even more vengeful spirits in this ley line, endless in number. Among them are hidden ghost kings who wield incomplete holy weapons. Even if an immortal holy land comes in with a holy weapon, it will not come out unscathed. No one knows exactly how many ghost kings are here.

If the entire army of the Feathered Divine Dynasty were to perish here, the appearance of millions of ghost soldiers would not be mere speculation, but a real possibility.

But in the face of the two supreme imperial weapons, none of the endless vengeful ghosts dared to approach, watching helplessly as Zhou Qing and the others pushed open the temple door one after another and entered the thirty-fifth small world.

The thirty-fifth temple world returned to peace, with palaces in front of it all deathly silent, a stark contrast to the noisy ghostly cries of the thirty-fourth world.

"There are two beings here. Judging from their vitality, they are very likely two saints. It seems that the male and female Yin gods are probably here."

As soon as Dao Qingling entered this small world of temple, she discovered two Yin spirits within it.

Dead life forms may escape her observation, but living life forms cannot hide from her.

The palace here has many stone carvings. The ancient carvings depict the stone figure in the shrine we saw earlier, and the myths and legends told all revolve around him. In the ancient gate tower, there are even real statues of the same person, resembling a Buddha or an old farmer, but they are indistinct.

The legendary Feathered Emperor should look like that statue, but the statue is somewhat blurry and its appearance cannot be fully seen.

"You two are quite bold, daring to come here with supreme imperial weapons. How laughable! With your cultivation levels, how much power can you unleash with imperial weapons? In front of the Great Emperor, you're just handing over two supreme imperial weapons."

Two voices rang out, and two young Taoist disciples emerged from the two palaces respectively.

A boy and a girl, who looked no more than eleven or twelve years old, spoke with very old voices.

Chapter 300 The Ascension Emperor's Daoist Attendant

It was quite strange that two young Taoist boys would emerge from the core of the Feathered Ancestral Temple, but Zhou Qing and the others showed no change in expression.

"Oh, so you two are the little Daoist disciples beside the Feathered Emperor. Becoming a Yin God is not easy. I advise you two not to obstruct us, or we will turn you to ashes in an instant," Zhou Qing said calmly and indifferently.

The two young Taoist boys' expressions changed, their eyes filled with anger.

Their Emperor of Ascension was right behind them, and this junior dared to threaten them? Did they even know whose territory this was?

"You have trespassed into the Emperor's slumbering place and dared to utter such arrogant words. Very well, go in and pay your respects to the Ascended Emperor. He will make you kneel down and apologize," the two ancient saints, who looked like children, said coldly.

The two young Taoist disciples showed no intention of making a move, but instead gestured for them to enter the final small world.

Although the two young Taoist disciples were filled with murderous intent, they knew in their hearts that if they really fought these two, they would not come out on top.

This wasn't two powerful beings wielding supreme imperial weapons; they couldn't withstand the power but were able to escape. This was a saint of the same caliber wielding an imperial weapon, and another with the cultivation of a king. They truly had the ability to turn them to ashes.

The two young Taoist boys had cold expressions. They pointed behind them and pointed to an ancient road that led straight to the final ancestral temple, where there was a tightly closed stone door.

Zhou Qing's deep eyes swept over the two young disciples' faces before he calmly said, "Qingling, let's go in."

He knew these two young disciples perfectly well; their thoughts were exactly what Zhou Qing had in mind. They simply wanted to use some means to refine them in the final ancestral temple. But he didn't care and walked straight forward.

Dao Qingling quickly followed, and they headed towards the thirty-sixth level of the temple mini-world.

"Plop la la"

As they walked deeper into the temple, many ghostly figures with demonic wings flew out, hanging under the eaves, looking quite eerie.

These are all descendants of the Yin Gods, capable of devouring a person's flesh and blood completely, leaving only a human skin, and now they are flying everywhere deep within this temple.

“Keep your descendants in check. If they dare to offend me, I won’t hesitate to wipe them all out.”

Zhou Qing's voice rang in the ears of the two Daoist boys, making their faces turn as cold as ice. They looked at Zhou Qing's back with inexplicable expressions in their eyes.

These two Daoist boys are no ordinary people. They were buried in the first ancestral vein of Zhongzhou. Their primordial spirit died, but their physical body did not perish. After hundreds of thousands of years of nourishment, their physical body regenerated and a new primordial spirit was born.

This is a completely new life form, a transformation at the extreme of death. It can cultivate and give birth to offspring, and it can be said that it has embarked on the path of proving the Dao through a corpse.

This is a heaven-defying change, escaping the judgment of the heavens. Such beings are terrifying beyond comprehension. They learn everything at an astonishing speed. As they grow step by step, they will eventually become invincible and able to contend with the greatest beings in the world!

Dao Qingling followed Zhou Qing and whispered, "Something's not right. Yin spirits shouldn't still have a past..."

They've severed all ties with their past lives; they're clearly new life forms now, so why do they still remember their previous existence? Could there really be a Feathered Emperor among them?

"Sense it yourself, is there really life in the last temple?" Zhou Qing replied telepathically.

Dao Qingling shook her head and said, "There is no life force behind it. With the power of an imperial weapon, I cannot be wrong in my perception. But if it really is a Feathered Emperor inside, he may have the means to completely seal his own life force."

There was some hesitation on her face, and she was not entirely sure. Although theoretically, no living being could escape the detection of this divine tree, the power of the Great Emperor was unfathomable. What if he had some heaven-defying means to completely hide himself?

"Don't worry, whether it's what I see in the Heavenly Secrets or your perception, it proves that there's nothing else in here. As for those two Daoist boys? Haha, they're just discarded pawns. Even their own master doesn't want them anymore!" Zhou Qing sneered.

He did not deny that the Feathered Emperor had stayed in this ancestral temple for a long time. Back then, the Feathered Divine Dynasty set up shrines throughout the Central Plains and manipulated the number one ancestral vein in the Central Plains. The actions of that dynasty were truly enormous.

Ancient texts left by predecessors speculate that the Feathered God Dynasty likely intended to sacrifice the dragon energy and ancestral veins of the entire Central Plains, sparing no expense to achieve the goal of the entire sect's ascension.

The reason why the first ancestral vein of Zhongzhou turned into the Ghost Realm was because it was a sacrifice under this grand goal. Few people outside know that the huge actions of the Feathered Divine Dynasty were to nourish a stone embryo. Perhaps they were hoping that the stone embryo would awaken and lead them to ascend to immortality.

These actions did indeed bring many benefits to the Feathered Emperor, so much so that the Holy Spirit, which would normally take at least a million years to reach its peak, only took seven or eight hundred thousand years for the Feathered Emperor, shortening the time by hundreds of thousands of years.

However, Zhou Qing speculated that after the stone embryo that the Feathered Emperor transformed into thousands of years ago awakened its consciousness, it saw that this ancestral vein had been broken by the Ruthless Emperor and its former miraculous effects were gone. In the end, it must have flown away and returned to the Feathered Ancestral Star to continue to be nourished on the first dragon vein of the Feathered Ancestral Star.

Although the Feathered Emperor granted these two Yin Gods memories of their past lives, there is no doubt that the Feathered Emperor had no intention of taking them away. Perhaps it was intentional, so that people would be more convinced that the Feathered Emperor had already died, and that ruthless person would not pay too much attention to his traces.

Of course, these are all Zhou Qing's guesses. Perhaps the Feathered Emperor really hasn't left yet, but it's hard to be sure.

However, given that so many people in the original timeline engaged in a fierce battle at the final ancestral temple, with imperial and holy weapons flying everywhere without a trace of an emperor's aura emerging, Zhou Qing felt there was really no need to worry about such a Schrödinger-like ascension emperor.

"boom"

The stone gate leading to the thirty-sixth ancestral temple was pushed open, revealing the final small world.