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

Chapter 50: Tools, Materials, Difficult to Handle

In the Four Extremes Secret Realm, Zhou Qing has not yet mastered any of the four extremes, but he can still be called the first level of the Four Extremes.

Because the zero heaven does not exist in the four realms.

The first level of cultivation is called the first heaven. Cultivating the first level of cultivation is called the second heaven. Cultivating the third level of cultivation is already the fourth heaven. After cultivating all four levels of cultivation, one can be said to have reached the ultimate perfection of the four levels of cultivation.

At this level, although one cultivates one's hands and feet, one is actually comprehending the Great Dao.

Therefore, at this point, simply refining the divine source is insufficient to break through the cultivation realm.

Unless one consumes an extremely precious elixir containing fragments of the Great Dao, everything must be comprehended through one's own efforts.

Zhou Qing immediately went into seclusion after returning.

He imprinted himself on the void, blurring his form, in order to gain a deeper understanding of the void.

Then, search for the four great Daos of Heaven and Earth in the void, in order to connect one of one of his limbs to one of them.

As Zhou Qing immersed himself in the cultivation process, time passed by unnoticed.

A month later, Zhou Qing's left arm suddenly disappeared into the void, exploring the ends of heaven and earth, connecting with a certain extreme in heaven and earth, and becoming a manifestation of the Dao.

It was at this moment that a rumbling sound came from the sky again, which was the minor tribulation of lightning when breaking through a minor realm.

With a flash of light, Zhou Qing appeared in the void above the island, and a purple sea of ​​lightning descended from the sky, engulfing him.

The power of the lightning sea was much less than that of the lightning tribulation when breaking through the four extremes, and it lasted for a very short time, ending in just one hour.

During his cultivation, he not only comprehended the changes of each pole but also continued to practice his combat techniques, occasionally exchanging blows with the elders of his clan.

Six months later, his right arm disappeared into the void, leaving an imprint of the Great Dao of a certain extreme.

More than a year later, his left leg also succeeded in its cultivation, disappearing into the world and becoming eternal, thus becoming a manifestation of the Dao.

Two years later, Zhou Qing finally emerged from seclusion after breaking through to the Four Great Perfections.

"There's no other way. It's too difficult to break through further by just working hard." Zhou Qing's expression was also helpless.

He has already broken through to the peak of the Four Great Perfections, but he has experienced too few battles, and his foundation has gradually been exhausted.

Although he occasionally clashed with the clan's elders, these encounters only allowed Zhou Qing to stabilize his realm and ensure that his combat strength did not decline, but they did not allow him to comprehend the Dao in battle.

"At the current pace, it is not impossible to break through to the Dragon Transformation stage by relying solely on hard work, but it would take two or three years, which is too slow."

"Furthermore, our combat strength needs to be improved, otherwise we'll be vulnerable to being defeated by those who defy the laws of the immortal realm."

"I need to go out and gain some experience, and while I'm at it, I'll look for some opportunities and see if I can find a large piece of immortal gold. If I really can't find it, I'll have to use inferior materials to forge some artifacts for now."

Zhou Qing pondered silently in his heart, the thing that troubled him the most at the moment was the materials he needed to refine weapons.

Immortal Gold is extremely precious; even if a piece occasionally appears, it is usually only the size of a fingernail.

In fact, many emperors only found the materials for refining their imperial weapons after their cultivation had reached extremely high levels.

Very few people can obtain celestial metal to forge their own weapon at a young age.

Although the Zhou family had a stockpile of immortal gold

However, even if they were all put together, they would only be about the size of a few fists. Moreover, it would be impossible to give him all of these things unless he broke through to the Saint level now and truly gave the family hope of producing a Great Emperor.

"There is a piece of Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold in the Primordial Ancient Mine, but the location of Emperor Hengyu's sacrificial weapon is not clear. If we go to look for it, we don't know how long it will take, and in the end, it will most likely be in vain."

"There is a Chaos Stone near Licheng, but the materials contained within it have been taken by the Great Emperor Wushi to forge his Wushi Bell."

"There is a dragon-patterned black gold sword in the Divine City, but it is too small. The materials may have been used up before the forging process was even started."

"There's nothing we can do but wait for the right opportunity. If we can't find materials of the Immortal Gold level, then we'll have to come back and use materials of the Saint level to refine our weapons."

Although the clan wouldn't give him materials of the Immortal Gold level, they had a considerable stock of materials of the Saint level, and could still provide him with some for refining artifacts.

After deciding to go out and gain experience, Zhou Qing began to make preparations.

He first went to the clan's warehouse and took a lot of Xuan Jade Platforms. The Supreme Elder who was guarding the warehouse recognized Zhou Qing and prepared many Xuan Jade Platforms for him with a smile.

Then they went to another warehouse and took out a lot of materials for setting up array patterns, such as Imperial Blood Soil, Demon God Wood, Divine Phoenix Stone, Withered Dragon Wood, Star Stone, etc.

Then, another three million catties of source were taken out from the source warehouse, which went very smoothly again, and the elder guarding the warehouse did not make things difficult for him.

These three million catties of ore would have been very precious tens of thousands of years ago.

Back then, the family's resources weren't as deep as they are now, and three million catties of source would have been a huge financial drain on the family.

However, tens of thousands of years later, three million catties of source material is no longer a very large amount.

Previously, Zhou Qing used ten million jin of source to break through to the fourth level, and then used another ten million jin of source to construct the Pure Land of the Gods. It seems like a lot of consumption, but for the Zhou family's source treasury, it was just a minor pain, and it could be replenished in ten years at most.

Moreover, it will not affect other members of the family, and there will be no situation where all family members have to live in poverty for ten years.

After Zhou Qing had prepared everything, he went out.

He first went to Shizhai to take a look; they had developed very rapidly in recent years.

Zhou Qing observed from a distance and discovered that there were several more cultivators from the Dao Palace Secret Realm in the village.

The Black Emperor seemed to be absent, and no one knew where he had gone, but Zhou Qing did see that some people's forehead bones were glowing.

These people generally had very high cultivation levels; some were adults, and some were children. This was a sign that they had awakened a trace of their bloodline.

A few years ago, after he returned to his clan, he secretly told Zhou Chang some things, and then Zhou Chang told Zhou Qing's mother.

Finally, Zhou Qing's mother, a former disciple of Yaochi, returned to Yaochi herself. After some unknown exchange, she managed to borrow some stone skin.

Stimulated by these stone skins, many people have awakened a trace of their bloodline, though the concentration varies.

Among them, three people showed the most obvious signs of atavism: Wang Shu, Lei Bo, and Lei Bo's sister, Lei Ying.

This extra person really surprised Zhou Qing for a while, because it was different from the original trajectory he knew.

However, he then recalled that Reiber's sister seemed to have died quite young in the original timeline, because...

The exact nature of her bloodline is unknown.

Since that's the case, Zhou Qing stopped thinking about it. In any case, having another one would be a good thing, as it would only strengthen his family's power.

After taking a look at the situation at the stone village from afar, Zhou Qing took out the Xuan Yu Platform and crossed the void to leave.

Zhou Qing traveled 100,000 miles away from the Zhou family and arrived at an oasis.

This oasis is called Hanzhou. As the name suggests, the temperature here is very low, and heavy snow falls, covering the mountains and rivers in white.

A cold wind blows, making a whooshing sound and swirling up snowflakes.

Although it is an oasis, it is actually difficult to see any greenery; all that can be seen is a vast expanse of white.

Fortunately, after Zhou Qing emerged from the void, he could see a city not far away, which provided him with a place to stay.

After entering the city, Zhou Qing randomly found a restaurant and went straight to the second floor to sit down.

Several tables near him were full of people, all talking about something.

These people all seemed to be cultivators. Among them was a young man in his twenties dressed in blue, holding a folding fan. He looked somewhat refined, and his clothing and speech were quite elegant, clearly indicating that he was a disciple of a noble family.

He said, "Some strange things have happened in Hanzhou recently. Someone said that he saw the immortal realm in a certain mountain range, but when he tried to get closer, he found that he could not get there no matter what he did."

Another man in white said with a peculiar expression, "Not only that, that person also said that he found a celestial fruit that had fallen from the immortal realm, and after eating it, he directly improved by a minor realm."

"This is indeed quite miraculous. It is said that an elder from a certain holy land passed through this place and, after hearing about this, captured the person and examined him. He found that there were still some remnants of a celestial fruit in his body. It was determined that the celestial fruit could actually extend one's lifespan by fifty years!"

The man in blue shook his head and said, "But that elder stayed in that mountain range for half a year, and never saw any celestial realm or similar sights."

"Moreover, this whole thing has only been that person's side of the story from beginning to end. Who can guarantee that he wasn't hallucinating?"

The man in white sighed and said, "I thought I might find some good fortune here, but I've been searching for a month and all I see is snow. I've wasted so much time."

The man in blue sneered, "There are too many people who think like you. How many people have suddenly come to Hanzhou recently? Elders from holy lands and aristocratic families have arrived. In my opinion, these people will only find that they have nothing in the end."

The man in white asked in surprise, "Are you so sure? Don't you even believe that Hanzhou might really be hiding something?"

The man in blue glanced at him and said disdainfully, "I am a local from Hanzhou, and I often go to that mountain range to look for spiritual herbs and hunt strange beasts. I've been doing this for more than ten years. If there really is such an area, how come I have never seen it? There is no way such a thing could exist."

"Tap" "Tap" "Tap"

Just then, a rhythmic sound of footsteps came, as if it contained the laws of Tao, making the heartbeats of some people upstairs throb.

This was a young man with bright, sharp eyes. Although he wasn't exactly handsome, he had a unique air about him.

"It's him! That famous rogue cultivator, Ling Shuang Swordsman! He's actually come to Hanzhou too!" The man in blue was surprised and said in a low voice.

"Brother, is he very famous?" the man in white asked in confusion.

The man in blue said in a low voice, "This person once fought with a Grand Elder of the Myriad Beginnings Holy Land and finally killed him. You can imagine how high his cultivation level is."

"Is no one from the Myriad Beginnings Holy Land hunting him down? How dare he swagger out here like this?" The man in white was even more puzzled.

"That's why I say he's terrifying. A Supreme Elder from the Immortal Platform Secret Realm of the Myriad Beginnings Holy Land personally tried to intercept him, but he still managed to escape. Isn't that amazing?" The man in blue lowered his voice even further.

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The man with the sharp eyes glanced at them, and the two of them shut up, not daring to say another word.

The place suddenly fell silent, and people dared to communicate only with the buzzing of flies, for fear of displeasing the man.

Not long after the man left, people gradually began to talk loudly, and the topic was naturally about the man.

"I guess he's here because of that recent rumor about the Immortal Realm. The people coming here lately are getting stronger and stronger. But I don't think anyone from the Immortal Platform Secret Realm will come. At most, it'll be someone like the Frost Swordsman."

The man in blue, fanning himself with a folding fan, spoke confidently.

"Why do you say that? This is a legend from the Immortal Realm!" the white-robed man asked in confusion.

The man in blue glanced at him and said, "Brother, don't be fooled by how fantastical the rumors seem. In the vast Northern Region, there are countless such rumors, and many oases have similar stories."

"It is said that in a certain oasis, a mortal claimed to have reached the immortal realm, which caused a great sensation. All the major forces sent their experts to search for him, only to find that it was just the cave of a dead Dao Palace cultivator!"

"That mortal had never seen any powerful cultivators before, so when he accidentally entered that cave, he breathed in the rich spiritual energy, saw the spiritual herbs emitting a faint glow, and saw some cranes flying around, and thought that he had arrived in the immortal realm."

"Therefore, with these rumors circulating now, the major powers won't send important figures over. They'll mainly be bringing their disciples out to test their skills. If they do manage to open some kind of cave, they'll compete for the opportunity. If not, they'll treat it as training their disciples in real combat."

The man in blue said a lot, but the cultivator in white understood it and immediately cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for clearing up my doubts, brother."

The man in blue closed his folding fan and said, "I think you must be a rogue cultivator. Let me give you a piece of advice: don't get involved in this kind of thing. Otherwise, a rogue cultivator like you will only become a stepping stone for the disciples of these great sects."

After saying this, the man in blue left the restaurant.