Chapter 184

"Haha, you are indeed a good disciple of Kongtong, and you are sensible. Your master will come in the next few days. Although I helped you get rid of this disaster, it is against the will of heaven. I am afraid that you will have some troubles in the future. So, I will give you some more benefits. The Da Zizai Palace is full of female cultivators, which is not suitable for you to practice. You can go to the desert outside to hone your mind and become a disciple of Kongtong in the future, so as not to embarrass your master Guangcheng."

Zhou Qing was overjoyed to see that his Seven Apertures Soul Locking Method was successful. This Di Lingzi had completely surrendered. As long as he consolidated his consciousness and soul, it would be foolproof. As long as Zhou Qing suddenly launched it at some point, Di Lingzi would become a puppet. Now there is no rush. Let Di Lingzi retain his consciousness so that the old guys in Kongtong will not see the clues. Letting Di Lingzi practice in the desert is afraid that Di Lingzi will meet Zhou Chen and the little fox girl, which will arouse anger and affect the soul, which is also a bit inappropriate.

Besides, the head of Kongtong saw that Di Lingzi was not in trouble, but his power and cultivation had greatly increased. Zhou Qing was so powerful, so why would he raise an army to punish him? He might even curry favor with him. Zhou Qing wanted to use Kongtong to attack the provincial committee of his own sect. Moreover, he had Yun Zhongzi, a cheap figure, as a shield. The founders of the two sects were from the same sect, so Kongtong could not help but believe it.

Di Lingzi was affected by the Seven Aperture Soul Locking Technique. Although he was clear-headed, his character had changed a lot. He was not arrogant at all. Instead, he was humble and alert, and had the taste of a decent disciple. He nodded and thanked Zhou Qing when he heard his words. He was very happy to see that Zhou Qing was going to give him benefits.

"Well, this Tiandao Sect Master is really unfathomable, much more powerful than my master and uncle. He is really a master who has achieved Taoism and is generous. I don't know how many spiritual medicines I have taken to practice Taoism. When I was young, my master used his true energy to open up the meridians and exercise my muscles and bones. It took me more than 20 years to barely reach the middle stage of Taoism. Now I am about to break through to the late stage. As long as I practice hard for a while and condense my soul, I can steadily enter the late stage of Taoism. This is the cultivation of some old masters of the sect. If I get this benefit, won't the position of the head of the sect be more stable in the future? He also wants to give me benefits. Will he give me some magic weapons? That would be rich. Look at the disciples of Tiandao. The magic weapons are very powerful."

Di Lingzi himself didn't feel that he had fallen into Zhou Qing's trap at all, and his mind was still full of thoughts.

Zhou Qing stood up, stepped on the magic circle, and formed a seal. The Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree in his hand drew a talisman in the air. There were a few creaking sounds, and the sandalwood pavilion shook a few times. The abundant spiritual energy of the entire Da Zizai Palace and the essence of the sun and the moon that had gathered for thousands of years swarmed in. Countless golden rays, silver rays, and blue rays came overwhelmingly and gathered on the colorful talisman floating in the air. The talisman became more and more colorful, and the originally soft colored light became dazzling, making it impossible for people to look directly at it.

Di Lingzi was stunned. Generally, gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the essence of the sun and moon requires a large-scale formation. How could such a huge amount of spiritual energy be forcibly collected by just drawing a talisman? He really didn't know what Zhou Qing was going to do. Di Lingzi didn't dare to ask more. He saw Zhou Qing stop the spell, and all the essence of the sun and moon, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth were compressed into a bead the size of a sea bowl by the talisman. The three colors of gold, silver, and blue flashed on the bead. Zhou Qing blew a mouthful of true fire, condensed the three-color gem, and shrunk it to the size of an egg.

"Take this bead, refine it with your own true fire, and dissolve it into your true essence and soul. Within three days, it will stimulate the medicine stored in your body that has not been refined yet, and steadily enter the late stage of transformation. The magic weapon flying sword is just a trivial skill, and your own cultivation is the foundation. The male and female swords are the magic refining treasures of Guangcheng Xiansheng in the past. If you can use them freely, you can also stand alone." Every magic weapon on Zhou Qing's body is very useful. Why would he give it to Di Lingzi? Of course, high-sounding words still need to be said.

Zhou Qing didn't say much, and threw Di Lingzi into the desert outside. Di Lingzi also practiced complacently. In fact, Zhou Qing didn't spend anything to help Di Lingzi improve his Taoism. Di Lingzi had taken countless elixirs since he was a child, and a large part of the medicine was stored in his body. Zhou Qing just used the Xuan Gong true fire to help him refine it.

"Master Zhou, your method is really powerful. It really opened my eyes." Princess Zizai said with a smile. The Kongtong incident had nothing to do with her, and it did not cause any loss to the Great Zizai Palace. Moreover, with Zhou Qing as an ally, no matter how big the commotion outside was, there was no need to worry about any trouble.

"Palace Master, you are too kind. The situation is complicated now. Even several powerful overseas cultivators have come to the Central Plains. The cultivation world is about to have a big event. Kongtong is just the best shield. Although my Tiandao Sect is not afraid of any sect, there are only a few disciples under the sect, and the cultivation is not enough. I can't always do everything for myself. That would give me a bad reputation for bullying the weak, which is not good for future development. For the sake of the sect's development, I don't mind being a bad guy. Besides, I have never been a kind person. This time Kongtong hit me. If I don't let it suffer some bad consequences, I won't see my methods." Zhou Qing said coldly.

When the Palace Master heard this, he had nothing to say and stopped talking about this topic: "Master Zhou, can you tell me about the overseas situation? Master Zhou just said that all the overseas monks have come to the Central Plains. What's going on?" When the Palace Master Zizai heard about overseas, her expression was a little strange.

Zhou Qing didn't realize that the Palace Master Zizai was a woman, and she looked much younger than Fairy Yunxia. Of course, Zhou Qing would not always pay attention to the Palace Master's expression. When he heard the Palace Master's question, he didn't hide it and said everything he could. When he talked about the mixing of Wuzhen Old Nun and Kunlun Sect, the Palace Master Zizai's face suddenly changed, very unnatural. Yunxia noticed it clearly and asked quickly: "Master, what's wrong with you? Could it be that Wuzhen Old Nun wants to harm us?"

Before the Palace Master could speak, Zhou Qing suddenly laughed: "If I am not mistaken, the bipolar mysterious magnetic bottle in the hands of Wuzhen old nun and the pure and quiet willow branch in the hands of the Palace Master are a pair of magic weapons. Only when they work together can they exert their greatest power. The bipolar mysterious magnetic bottle should have another name, called the pure and quiet glass bottle. As long as the pure and quiet willow branch is inserted into the bottle, the willow branch will be nourished by the bipolar mysterious magnetic energy, and the nectar condensed on the willow branch will fall into the bottle, which can open up the various magical uses of the treasure bottle. It is a small matter to contain the sea and rivers. Could it be that the Palace Master and the Wuzhen old nun are from the same school? It's just that the pure and quiet glass bottle is the magic weapon of Cihang Taoist, and the Palace Master is the Taoist of Cihang Taoist. Why didn't he inherit this magic weapon, but got this willow branch? I remember that this pure and quiet willow branch is the magic weapon of the Western Paradise, so how could it fall into the hands of the Palace Master?"

Zhou Qing had been thinking about this question for a long time, and he took this opportunity to speak it out. Yun Zhongzi's records mostly covered refining and formations, and there were not many records of some secrets, so Zhou Qing certainly didn't know.

"After the Conferred Gods Battle, I sent my ancestor, Taoist Cihang, to Buddhism from Taoism. I was afraid that the Taoist tradition would be lost, so after I joined Buddhism, I passed down the Taoist tradition. My Da Zizai Palace is the Taoist tradition. The old nun Wuzhen inherited the Taoist tradition of my ancestor in the South China Sea, but the Qingjing Liuli Bottle remained in Buddhism. The ancestor was afraid that the Taoist tradition would not have magic weapons to protect it, so he picked the Qingjing Yangliu Branch from the West, sacrificed it into a magic weapon, and split it into two. Now I'm afraid that the old nun Wuzhen can't defeat a group of demon cultivators from overseas. I'm afraid they have come to the Middle Earth and must come to borrow my Qingjing Yangliu Branch. I'm afraid it's a bit troublesome." The palace master said what he was worried about.

"The Palace Master is right. The soul of the leader of Kunlun Sect fell into the hands of the old demon Xuanyuan Fawang. Kunlun cannot fight against the old demon, so it must help Wuzhen nun to disturb the Palace Master. The Palace Master is enjoying peace and quiet. No wonder the Palace Master calculated that there are some troubles, but it is just this little trick. However, Kunlun has even died now. What kind of masters can there be? Wuzhen nun's cultivation is also lower than the Palace Master. If she wants to forcibly borrow the quiet willow branch, I am afraid she does not have the ability. The Palace Master's worry is redundant."

Zhou Qing knew the strength of Wuzhen nun and did not know what the Palace Master was worried about.

"I don't need to worry about just the old nun Wuzhen, but Kunlun usually hides himself. I'm afraid there are some hidden masters in Yuxu Palace in seclusion. If the old nun Wuzhen comes to visit, I can't lend my magic weapon to them. It will be difficult for me to deal with it, and some of my disciples will inevitably be killed or injured."

"Please rest assured about this palace master. Anyway, Kunlun and I have some old grudges. Let him stay here for a while, and Yunxia and her sisters can reunite. As long as Kunlun and the old nun Wuzhen dare to come, I will make sure they come and go." Zhou Qing was surprised and happy. He didn't expect that the old nun Wuzhen really had some connection with the Dazizai Palace.

"But it's not a good idea to just sit there and wait. I have to think of some means to completely eliminate the hidden dangers of this palace master. The old nun Wuzhen must die. This Dazizai Palace is Yunxia's mother's home. If something happens, not to mention Yunxia's sadness, I will lose face. It's not good even if my sisters are killed or injured. Anyway, destroying Kunlun is also in my plan. It's just right to use the souls of his disciples as a sacrifice to prepare for my trip to the underworld. The fairy palace in the West Sea is guarded by Liao Xiaojin and guarded by the old Taoist Xuanwu. It is as solid as a rock. There is nothing wrong, but there is no rush to go back." Zhou Qing's face was uncertain, and he calculated for a moment.

There was no conversation at the moment. Fairy Yunxia was joking and playing with her sisters every day. Zhou Qing spent half a day instructing Little Fox and Zhou Chen to practice martial arts, and half a day chatting with the master of Zizai Palace about ancient secrets. Di Lingzi was hiding in the desert to refine the spiritual bead Zhou Qing gave him. He was also very quiet and did not make any noise. Zhou Qing spent a lot of effort for Little Fox and Zhou Chen. He directly split a fairy pill into two and gave it to the two women to take. Even so, the two women were not as strong as Liao Xiaojin. With Zhou Qing's best efforts to protect them, the two women were almost burst by the power of the medicine. However, in half a day, the two women's skills and Taoism were greatly improved. They had already forced themselves to the late stage of evolution and were comparable to Di Lingzi. As long as they did not encounter a master who returned to the void, the two women could deal with it with the magic weapons.

Another day passed, and before the third day, four or five old Taoists came to Kongtong, all of them were aggressive, holding magic weapons in their hands. It seemed that as long as Di Lingzi was not in trouble, they would start fighting. Zhou Qing had been waiting outside on the sand dunes for a long time. Looking at the old Taoists in front of him who were facing a great enemy, he felt amused.

"Master Zhou, I don't know how my evil disciple is doing. Can you bring him here to see me?" The one who spoke was the old Taoist Huanshen, the head of Kongtong. He held a whisk in his hand and wore a Bagua robe. He looked a bit like a master, but compared with Zhou Qing, he was much inferior. The other old Taoists saw that Zhou Qing didn't speak, and their faces became more and more angry.

"Master Zhou, why don't you speak? Could it be that my nephew has an accident? Master Zhou promised to save the nephew Di Ling. Now the head brother is here, at least the real person should give us an explanation!" The old Taoist Huanling saw Zhou Qing's methods and didn't dare to act rashly. He spoke politely, but there was a hint of anxiety.

"Hmph, Master Zhou, we also met once in Mount Shu. I never thought that the Tiandao Sect was actually the lineage of the sage Yun Zhongzi. It really has a deep connection with our Kongtong. If that's the case, why did you harm my nephew? Even if my nephew Diling did something offensive, you shouldn't have chopped off his head. What kind of tricks do you have? Can you reattach the head after chopping it off? And you used the destiny to deceive Brother Huanling. Do you really think that we Kongtong are easy to bully?"

Taoist Huankong was riding on a crane. He was very angry when he saw Zhou Qing just smiled and didn't say anything. He had seen Zhou Qing's methods in Shushan, and didn't believe what Taoist Huanling said about Zhou Qing's strength. He thought that Taoist Huanling was at a disadvantage and was exaggerating.

Taoist Huankong was really angry when he saw Zhou Qing didn't agree to his harsh question. He raised his hand and slashed at Zhou Qing with a sword. He couldn't see through Zhou Qing's cultivation and didn't use his full strength. He just wanted to see what realm Zhou Qing had reached. It hadn't been long since the incident. Even if he improved quickly, he couldn't reach that level. What's more, Kongtong lost a lot of face in this incident. If he didn't get some advantage back and spread it out, Kongtong's reputation would be greatly lost.

The Taoist Priest Huanshen did not speak, tacitly approving his actions. If Zhou Qing was really as powerful as the Taoist Priest Huanling said, and his apprentice was in trouble, then they would attack together. No matter how powerful Zhou Qing was, he was not a god after all, and he could not deal with the siege of five Return to Void masters.

Seeing the sword light of the Taoist Priest Huankong stabbing at him, Zhou Qing just brushed the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, and with a bang, the flying sword was knocked to the ground, jumping like a snake struggling for life.

"Huankong, you are also old, and you have practiced Taoism for more than a hundred years. Why are you so unsteady? You used the flying sword to stab me before I could say anything. Fortunately, I have some skills, otherwise I would have fallen into your trap. If you are like this, I am afraid that your future achievements will not be as good as your nephew's?" Zhou Qing said with a smile.

Huankong was furious when he heard Zhou Qing's ridicule: "You just rely on the magic weapon to look down on Kongtong. If you kill my nephew, I will never let you go." He jumped off the crane, pointed his finger, and the flying sword that was jumping on the ground flew up again. He made a virtual stroke and said, "Do you dare to take my sword again!"

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "Well, I will show my skills and be arrogant. You said that I rely on the magic weapon. I won't use the magic weapon to take your sword and call your nephew out."

"What, is the earth spirit really okay?" Several old Taoists looked at each other, their faces eased a lot, nodded, and Huanshen sent a voice to Huankong, saying, "It seems that the earth spirit should be fine, but this man is so big, he actually took the sword with his bare hands. I guess he has some skills. Don't underestimate it. You can do whatever you want. It's best to let him suffer a small loss, so as to save some face for Kongtong. Fortunately, this incident has not been spread out."

Taoist Huankong understood, put away his thoughts, gathered his spirit, and swelled his wide Taoist robe. He pointed again with a spell, and the flying sword shook a few times. After a few swish sounds, Zhou Qing's head was filled with dense flying sword entities. He couldn't tell which one was real or fake. Each sword contained sharp Gengjin energy.

Zhou Qing nodded secretly and thought to himself: "Kongtong is indeed not to be underestimated, but it lacks some magic weapons. Why is Guangchengzi so stingy and doesn't leave any good things for his disciples? Well, I will show my skills today and shock Kongtong, so that he won't have any thoughts and plot against me in the future."

Taoist Huankong didn't move either. Countless sword lights fell like rain, but there was no sound of breaking through the air. Zhou Qing could see clearly that some of them appeared and disappeared from time to time, and actually traveled through the space, hidden among the many sword lights. If Zhou Qing hadn't been careful and opened his eyes, he really couldn't see it.

"Fortunately, fortunately. If it was a male and female sword, it would be hard to say who would win."

Zhou Qing did not dare to be arrogant. He used 80% of his strength. The golden light rushed out of his head and formed a golden lotus flower about the size of an acre, which held the sword light. Then he flew into the air and smiled: "The golden lotus on the head can hold the sword. Kongtong's methods are indeed extraordinary."

Immediately, another golden lotus appeared under his feet, blocking several flying swords that stabbed silently from the space under his feet: "The golden lotus under your feet can hold the sword. Daoist fellow cultivators are going to make a sneak attack." The golden light absorbed the sword light, and it could not move.

When Taoist Huankong heard Zhou Qing's words, his face flushed. He was about to use his powerful skills again, but suddenly there was a long whistle in the desert, and a figure flew over with a flying light. Seeing Huankong and Zhou Qing fighting, he shouted loudly: "Master, uncle, you are here, uncle Huankong, why are you fighting with Senior Zhou? Stop it now!"

"Di Lingzi!? How can you fly with a flying light? You have reached the late stage of transformation? What's going on?" Taoist Huankong stopped immediately, and Zhou Qing asked him to put away his flying sword.

Di Lingzi met with several Taoists and told them the situation. Due to the influence of Zhou Qing's Seven Aperture Soul Locking Technique, Zhou Qing was praised to the sky. All the Taoists were delighted to hear it. In addition, Zhou Qing's display of skills just now shocked several Taoists. Several Taoists quickly put away their magic weapons and apologized to Zhou Qing. Zhou Qing also went with the flow. After a while, the two sides were polite for a while, and they were like good friends.