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

"Come back!" the Bull God King roared.

That head

The Ox God King, having achieved the cultivation of a Great Perfection King, transformed into a wisp of pure energy, which entered the top of his head. From then on, the Ox God King's One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones was considered complete.

"Ahem, since you've wasted this pottery jar, I should make it up to you. Here, I'll give you this Vajra Bracelet!" The Bull Demon King coughed lightly and then tossed a white jade-like Vajra Bracelet to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing caught the Vajra Bracelet, examined it briefly in his hand. It was a snow-white, crystal-clear precious gem, spinning smoothly in his hand like an eternal star, emitting an aura that transcended the mundane world, a divine power that astonished the world.

This is a sacred weapon, and its material is also amazing. It is a white jade disc from the Nine Heavens Divine Jade, which is said to be a divine jade born from a piece of the essence of heaven. It is extremely hard and eternally immortal.

The Zhou family patriarch's weapons were also forged using this divine jade. The Nine Heavens Divine Jade is a sacred material, which can be used all the way to the Great Saint Realm without any problems. Only after reaching the Quasi-Emperor Realm will the Nine Heavens Divine Jade become useless, and one will need to find stronger materials to forge one's own weapons.

In the Eight Views Palace, there was also a Vajra Bracelet of the King-level divine weapon level, which was also made of this divine jade. After returning to Beidou, Zhou Qing gave it to Jiang Tingting.

It's clear that the Bull God King really enjoys forging weapons like the Vajra Bracelet, perhaps because Lao Tzu's weapon in this life was the Vajra Bracelet.

Although Lao Tzu left behind the crafting method of the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda in the Eight Views Palace, that pagoda was the weapon of the Dao Venerable, while Lao Tzu's weapon in this life is the Vajra Bracelet.

Whether it's the Vajra Bracelet in the hands of the Bull God King or the Vajra Bracelet in the ancestral star of the Mighty Bull Demon Clan in the starry sky, they are all imitations of the Vajra Bracelet in Laozi's hands.

“Niu Yi, you stay here. Zhou Qing and I will go see our master.” Yin Xi said to a blue ox behind him.

After entering this chaotic immortal land, Zhou Qing put away the chariot, and Yin Xi also got off the green ox.

"Understood." Niu Yi slowly walked towards a mountain peak.

Yin Xi's green ox mount wasn't something he had on Earth; he only acquired it after arriving in Beidou.

Niu Yi was originally a calf of the Mighty Bull Demon Clan in the Big Dipper Star Region. Two thousand years ago, he was born prematurely because he couldn't bear the loneliness. He happened to meet Yin Xi and was eventually taken in as a mount by Yin Xi.

Two thousand years later, Niu Yi, who was originally a calf, became a saint. In the Big Dipper Star Region, he was already the ancestor of the Great Bull Demon Clan. This shows how great an opportunity it is to follow a peerless powerhouse on the path of cultivation.

"The master is in the deepest part, unchanged from a hundred years ago, still cultivating diligently, wanting to take that final step," said the Bull God King.

Yin Xi sighed and said, "After Master found this ancient land, he seemed to have received many gifts. I thought that with Master's level of cultivation, he should be able to take the final step after receiving such a great opportunity, but now it seems that I was too naive."

Zhou Qing then followed behind Yin Xi, continuing deeper into this chaotic immortal land.

"Does Senior Brother seem anxious?" Zhou Qing asked.

"Yes, to be honest, Master once predicted that Hangu Pass would face a great calamity in the near future. If things go wrong, Earth might be doomed."

"It's been destroyed, so all these years, Master has been cultivating diligently, wanting to take the final step to prepare for the great calamity to come." Yin Xi's face showed some worry.

"Things will work themselves out, and there's always a way out. Perhaps when that time comes, we'll find a way out," Zhou Qing explained.

"I hope so," Yin Xi sighed.

Before they had exchanged more than a few words, they arrived at the depths of the area, where an old man sat cross-legged not far away. He looked incredibly simple and unassuming, with a natural and unpretentious air, yet he also exuded a majestic aura of the vast universe. These two feelings conflicted yet appeared in perfect harmony within one person.

"Master, I'm back. On the way, I met this junior brother next to me. He is the inheritor of your legacy in the Ziwei Star Region." Yin Xi bowed respectfully.

Laozi opened his eyes, looked at Yin Xi with a calm expression, then looked at Zhou Qing with a strange expression on his face, his fingers moving as if he were calculating something.

Then, his expression changed instantly, and he spat out a mouthful of bright red blood, sending a chilling aura of killing intent through the surroundings.

Lao Tzu swiftly stretched out his palm and swept it across, erasing the murderous intent within. Only then did that chilling murderous intent, which even made a sage feel, disappear.

"Master!" Yin Xi cried out and rushed to Laozi's side.

"I'm fine, but this disciple of mine is truly extraordinary." Laozi looked at Zhou Qing, his gaze filled with profound meaning.

"The Azure Emperor once commented on his disciple in the same way," Zhou Qing replied after bowing slightly.

Lao Tzu remained silent for a long time before speaking: "Indeed extraordinary. I suppose my inheritance is just icing on the cake for you."

Yin Xi was extremely surprised and asked, "Junior Brother, didn't the Azure Emperor pass away ten thousand years ago? How could you have met the Azure Emperor?"

"It's not the Azure Emperor himself, but a killing intent he left behind in the Immortal Transformation Pool," Zhou Qing explained.

"Huh? There really is the Azure Emperor's killing intent there? How come I didn't see it when I evolved at the Immortal Pool with my master back then?" Yin Xi was stunned.

"It won't affect us, so we didn't tell you," Lao Tzu said.

Yin Xi fell silent. So that's how it is. This is indeed something his master would do. He never does unnecessary things.

"No matter what happened in the Ziwei Starfield, since you ultimately obtained the Eight Views Palace, you naturally became my disciple. As for the other young man, it can only be said that he was unlucky," Laozi sighed.

Zhou Qing's face remained calm, but his heart was trembling. Laozi's words seemed to indicate that he knew that the one who should have received the Eight Views Palace's inheritance was Yin Tiande.

"However, this result was somewhat foreshadowed. Back then, I was supposed to leave behind a numerical secret in the Ziwei Star Region and seal the Purple Gourd and the Talisman Gate to the level of sacred artifacts. Only when the inheritor becomes a saint can he/she unlock the seal of the Purple Gourd and the Talisman Gate. But in the end, I vaguely sensed something, so I did not leave behind the numerical secret, nor did I seal the Purple Gourd and the Talisman Gate."

"Now that I think about it, perhaps it was because I had a premonition that the successor of the Eight Views Palace was about to change," Lao Tzu said.

Zhou Qing suddenly realized that he had been wondering why two such high-level artifacts were left in the Eight Views Palace.

The successor of the Chaotic Ancient Emperor can only unlock the seals of the Chaotic Ancient Chariot and the Chaotic Ancient Sword after becoming a saint. The Victorious Fighting Buddha also said that only after the Holy Prince becomes a saint will he be given the Immortal Iron Rod. All of this is because obtaining high-level artifacts too early is not a good thing for geniuses.

The purple gourd and talisman gate in the Eight Views Palace should have been sealed as sacred artifacts, so that the inheritor would not rely too much on weapons and other external objects in the early stages. However, due to some premonitions of Lao Tzu, he ultimately did not seal the two artifacts.

"Since you were the one who ultimately received the inheritance, then it is the way of Heaven, the way of nature, and all changes have their reasons. Now I will pass on the numerical secrets that should have remained in the Ziwei Star Region to you."

Laozi pointed his finger, creating a beam of celestial light that struck Zhou Qing's brow, causing a mysterious incantation to appear in his mind.

Chapter 311 The Secrets of Numbers, The Heavenly Master

Seeing that Laozi had passed on the numerical secrets to Zhou Qing, Yin Xi revealed a complicated smile.

"This is the number secret among the nine secrets. Although I also master this nine secret, I have not cultivated it to a very high level."

"Because this Nine Secrets is easy to learn but difficult to master. Getting started is not difficult, but reaching a high level is even more difficult than attaining enlightenment."

"From ancient times to the present, only Master has cultivated the esoteric arts of numbers to the highest level. Compared with Master, I am like a firefly compared to the bright moon, completely in a different world."

Before Zhou Qing could immerse himself in the secrets of numbers, he heard Yin Xi say something very helpless.

However, Zhou Qing didn't take it too seriously because he thought it was normal.

Aside from the creator himself, isn't it normal that later generations can't reach the level of the creator in cultivating this secret technique?

Just like the Xingzi Secret, the Free and Unfettered Celestial Venerable can use the Xingzi Secret to unleash the Light of Time, and after a desperate effort, he can even summon the River of Time, almost transcending time in terms of speed. But how could others possibly reach that level?

No one can do that; being able to briefly stop time is the limit for other practitioners of the Xingzi Secret Technique.

Therefore, it was perfectly normal in Zhou Qing's view that those who practiced numerology could not reach the highest level of mastery.

With an indifferent attitude, Zhou Qing focused his mind on the digital secrets, intending to see how this secret technique was cultivated.

But upon looking at it, he was stunned.

"The secrets of numbers, it turns out to be like this?" Zhou Qing murmured.

Unlike the "All" Secret, which is merely a mantra, the "Number Secret" and the "Soldier" Secret, though only a secret technique, actually contain extremely vast and profound content; each secret is a classic text.

The Digital Secret Path reveals the changes of the heavens, the birth and death of heaven and earth, and the cycle of all things. Based on this secret technique, one can naturally deduce all things in the past and future.

There is no forced prying, but rather the natural way, just as a falling leaf will fall to the ground, just as a burst river will destroy the downstream villages, just as a wild goose wounded by an arrow will fall to the ground with a mournful cry, naturally predicting a certain trajectory.

By following the natural order and knowing without doing, one can calculate the affairs of the world from a small space. This is the secret of numbers.

"The secrets of numbers, so it's the art of divination?" Zhou Qing muttered to himself.

Although it surprised him somewhat, upon closer examination, it was not impossible. Otherwise, how could Yin Tiande have accurately known the exact time and place when the Human King Palace and the Longevity Temple exchanged the ancient divine scriptures?

Yin Xi stood behind Laozi and said, "Although there are countless methods of celestial secrets in the universe, such as the Celestial Secrets Pavilion of the Big Dipper and the Celestial Secrets Sect of the Purple Star, the limit of these inheritances is only the peak of the Divine Master. However, when Master's numerical secret cultivation reaches its highest level, he can be called the Imperial Teacher!"

Zhou Qing was deeply moved. The importance of numerical secrets to divination masters was self-evident.

The realm of a Celestial Master is not as clearly defined as that of a Mystic Realm Master, but is even more ambiguous than that of an Origin Master.

Furthermore, they are not part of the same system, and it's impossible to correspond one-to-one with each realm. Roughly speaking, the Heavenly Mystery Master corresponds to the Saint to...

The Great Sage and the Imperial Tutor transcended them.

The realm of the Imperial Tutor has been a legend since ancient times, and there has never been a record of anyone reaching this realm.

The old national teacher of the Ziwei Star Domain is also a celestial secret lineage with an extremely long history. Zhou Qing once searched through all the celestial secret books of the national teacher's lineage, but he could not find any definite record that anyone had become a celestial secret imperial teacher.

Regarding that realm, those ancient texts only contained vague guesses and some breakthrough methods that even the compilers themselves didn't know were useful.

Because throughout history, all those who have tried to break through from a Divine Master to an Imperial Master have been struck down by divine punishment. Instead of sending down lightning tribulations, Heaven and Earth will use a death-defying divine punishment to obliterate those who attempt to touch the secrets of the origin of the Heavenly Dao. This is something that the Heavenly Dao cannot tolerate.

The digital secret weakens the divine punishment in a natural and effortless way, coexisting with all things, transforming it into a tribulation of life and death, thus making it possible to overcome this obstacle.

This is an incredibly stunning and crucial step in the transformation. Only with a profound and comprehensive understanding of the workings of the universe can one achieve the ingenious coexistence of humanity and the universe.

Other Divine Masters who reached the pinnacle of their cultivation also considered using this method to overcome divine punishment, but their understanding of the workings of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth was insufficient to support them in taking that step, and they all ultimately failed.

Only a Dao Venerable who is an ancient Heavenly Venerable could have created such a secret technique. Even other Heavenly Venerables, if they did not follow this path, would probably not be able to find that ingenious point of integration.

"So Master has already reached the realm of Heavenly Mystery Imperial Tutor. In terms of the Heavenly Mystery realm, Master should be the number one person in this universe." Zhou Qing said with respect.

His current Heavenly Mystery Realm is at the peak of the Divine Master level, placing him among the very top in the universe. Such a person holds a much higher status than the Great Sage, and all factions are willing to invite him as an honored guest.

The key point is that even if you're willing to invite such people, they might not necessarily pay attention to you. Those powerful figures are already incredibly fortunate if they're willing to give you a consultation, no matter how much resources they offer or how many benefits they promise.

If you try to force them, that's even more impossible. Such a person has an almost supernatural premonition about themselves, and if they want to hide, you'd have a hard time finding them even if you searched the entire universe.

The realm of the Imperial Tutor is a realm that Zhou Qing can only dream of. Such a person is even more terrifying. He can deduce all kinds of forbidden secrets in the universe and is unlikely to encounter any calamities. He always has wonderful methods and strange techniques to avoid them.

Lao Tzu was very stern, saying, "Those who learn from me will live, those who imitate me will die. I will pass on the secrets of numbers to you, but you must remember that if you only follow my methods without your own independent thinking, your future achievements will be limited."

"Disciple understands," Zhou Qing nodded.

In fact, he has his own "Book of Destiny". Even if he obtains the secrets of numbers, he can only absorb the essence of the secrets of numbers. In the end, he still has to find his own way of destiny.

Lao Tzu could reach the level of the Heavenly Master of Secrets by relying on the secrets of numbers, but others could not, because that was not their own method and could not perfectly suit their situation.

Of course, logically speaking, Lao Tzu is no longer the Daoist master he once was; he should be a new life form. So how could Lao Tzu cultivate the secrets of numbers to the highest level?

A profound realm?

Because Laozi's body had formed the Samsara Seal, and it was hard to say how many seals it had formed, Zhou Qing couldn't judge either, but one thing was certain.

Once the Reincarnation Seal is formed, it inevitably means that the former Dao Venerable has not completely perished. If the day comes when all nine Reincarnation Seals are gathered together in the future, the Dao Venerable of the mythological era may reappear.

Moreover, the arrival of that day will also mean that the Daoist will become an immortal!

The method of achieving immortality through the Reincarnation Seal can be considered one of the most powerful studies in the mythological era. Countless celestial beings have consulted it, and even the ancient emperors and human emperors of later generations valued this method of achieving immortality, considering it one of the closest methods to achieving immortality.

Thinking of this, Zhou Qing decided not to stay any longer and said, "This disciple will take his leave."

Laozi nodded, and then Zhou Qing returned the way he came, leaving this chaotic immortal land.

"The secrets your junior brother holds are far more powerful than those of the ancient emperors," Lao Tzu remarked in the same spot.