"Disciple! You scared her!" Zhou Qing smiled and said to Liao Xiao Jin. "No way! I'm so handsome and elegant, with such a refined demeanor, how could I scare anyone? Master, do you think her brain has been damaged by insects?" Liao Xiao Jin had just been startled by the girl and retorted sarcastically.
"Your brain must have been eaten by insects!" Ling Ruo Shui was furious. She had never been spoken to like that in her life. Without even asking how she got here, she retorted back at Liao Xiao Jin.
"This young lady, my apprentice was just joking! Don't mind it, don't mind it!" A voice came from beside Qing's ear, speaking in a half-ancient and half-modern language that made Ling Ruo Water's head spin. She seemed to remember going shopping with her best friend near school when suddenly several black-clad men appeared, along with a young man in a white suit who flashed a golden light towards her, and then she knew nothing else. Hearing the words "young lady" and "apprentice", Ling Ruo Water was shocked: "Could it be that I've crossed through time and space to come to ancient times?"
Ling Ruoshui quickly scanned the surroundings, and then saw the pile of cash on her bed, US dollars, yes, US dollars. Although Ling Ruoshui was born into a wealthy family, it was rare to see so many US dollars piled up together. "Fortunately! Still in modern times, how could there be US dollars in ancient times?" she said, patting her chest with her hand, and a cherry mouth slightly opened, revealing a hint of blush on her pure face. Indescribably cute.
Liao Xiaojin's eyes were relatively straight. "Cough! Cough!" Zhou Qing coughed several times before pulling Liao Xiaojin back from his wandering soul state. Ling Ruoshui only then noticed Liao Xiaojin and Zhou Qing by the bed. He hurriedly asked: "What is this place? How did I end up here? Who are you people?" Liao Xiaojin said: "We saw that you were affected by the evil Japanese technique at the airport, so we rescued you. This is Las Vegas in America. As for us, this is my master, Zhou Zhenren, the leader of the Tiandao Sect. I am Liao Xiaojin, the great disciple of the Tiandao Sect." Liao Xiaojin revealed his entire background and didn't forget to mock Zhou Qing severely.
"Whoosh!" Ling Ruoshui burst out laughing, looking at Zhou Qing and Liao Xiaojin as if they were just two young men: "Tian Dao Sect, Zhou Zhenren, haha you guys are filming a martial arts movie!" She immediately stood up and extended her right hand: "I'm Ling Ruoshui, thank you for saving me!" Indeed the eldest daughter of the family, Zhou Qing nodded secretly: "This girl's identity is not simple!" He walked forward, patted away Liao Xiaojin's outstretched hand, and gently shook Ling Ruoshui's hand. The soft, smooth, and round feeling transmitted to Zhou Qing's palm, but he was completely unmoved, extremely suave, and withdrew his hand: "Don't listen to him, he's joking, we're here on a trip to Las Vegas, saw you weren't okay, so we saved you. Don't take it to heart." Ling Ruoshui's eyes flashed with surprise, she had seen countless men, most of whom were infatuated with her, how could this guy seem completely uninterested? For the first time, Ling Ruoshui doubted her own charm.
He knew that Zhou Qing had been cultivating for five years, although he didn't have a famous teacher to guide him, and his spiritual medicine was not very effective. His cultivation progress was slow, but he specialized in the art of array formation, communicating with the universe, and emphasizing the connection between his heart and the heavenly heart. He used the power of heaven and earth, and Zhou Qing's heart was calm and peaceful, like a still pond or a clear mirror. Although it wasn't as deep as an ancient well, he had already mastered the art of controlling his emotions. Even if someone as beautiful as Ling Ruofeng appeared before him, she wouldn't be able to disturb his mental state. Think about it, the power of heaven and earth is boundless, and the spirit is vast and profound. Without a firm heart to control it, one would easily get lost, and the consequence of getting lost would be to be directly blown into powder by the massive power of heaven and earth, leaving no soul behind. In the history of cultivation, there were many examples of people being counterattacked by their own arrays.
"Ah, good! The best virtue is like water, water benefits all things and does not compete, it stays in the lowest places that people dislike, thus it is close to the Way." Ling Ruoshui smiled. Zhou Qing nodded his head. Seeing that Zhou was only a few years older than himself, yet he put on an air of an old master, Ling Ruoshui couldn't help but smile again, like a hundred flowers blooming together, dazzling and radiant. "Alright! Don't call me Miss Ling, just call me Ruoshui!" For some reason, Ling Ruoshui felt especially good today. Usually, she never bothered to exchange pleasantries with the young men around her, yet today she had taken the initiative to tell him her name. Even she herself was a little surprised.
"Hey! Ling Ruoshui! Do you know why those devils kidnapped you?" Liao Xiaojin immediately struck a pose. Ling Ruoshui also felt not bad about this handsome young man: "I don't know, my family's business is quite large, and my dad even assigned bodyguards to protect me, maybe it's because of my dad's business enemies!"
"It's not just a simple business enemy, they've actually mobilized the Japanese Kyokai and Ryūei factions, especially that elder's methods are quite formidable. Even if placed in China's Taoist school, he wouldn't be an unknown person. If I hadn't fallen into my own trap, it would have been hard to deal with him. But looking at this woman's expression doesn't seem like she's lying either, what is the truth? Zhou Qing was a bit puzzled. "Whatever, as long as it has nothing to do with me, whether the horse kills the cow or the cow kills the horse, as long as they don't disturb my peace, I don't care about their business."
"Miss Ruo Shui, you're awake now. Call your parents so they won't worry and can come pick you up." Zhou Qing knew things weren't simple and wanted to get rid of this trouble quickly.
"I won't! My dad and mom always keep me at home, I'm not even free to go to school. My brothers say it's dangerous outside, but this time I finally got out, so soon to go back? No way! You two big brothers are here on vacation anyway, I want to have some fun too, why don't you two accompany me?" "Okay! Okay! We're not busy!" Just as Zhou Qing was about to refuse, Liao Xiao Jin jumped in and said something that left Zhou Qing speechless.
She gave Liao Xiao Jin a cold and harsh look, while Zhou Qing had her own plan. "Alright! It's also quite late now, Xiao Jin, go and arrange another room for Miss Ruo Shui."
The next night was uneventful, but early the next morning, Ling Ruoshui ran over and knocked on the door. When Liao Xiaojin opened it, he saw Zhou Qing sitting cross-legged on the bed. "Ah! You guys really know kung fu! You don't need to sleep at all, just like my dad and my older brothers. Will you teach me kung fu? I've wanted to learn for a long time. The Taekwondo and Karate clubs at school are so cool, but unfortunately, my dad won't let me join."
Ling Ruoshui tightly wrapped herself around Liao Xiaojin. Liao Xiaojin nodded repeatedly, not blaming Ling Ruoshui at all. This Ling Ruoshui was born with a charm that was hard to resist. As a member of the Blood Clan, Liao Xiaojin's heart demon was heavier than ordinary people. Although he had practiced Taoist techniques, it was still early days for him. If it weren't for his feelings towards Zhen Ni in his heart, he would have been enchanted and lost his soul long ago.
"Hurry up! I haven't been to the US for a long time, and I've never been to Las Vegas before! You guys are really rich! This Caesars Palace isn't a place where ordinary people can stay!" Ling Ruoshui urged Zhou Qing, who was slowly packing things, "You'll have to treat us later!"
"Master! You were right, I should have gotten rid of this trouble from the start!" Liao Xiao Jin was carrying a large number of bags on his shoulders and in his hands, containing clothes and food. Despite his strong physique, he was panting heavily. "This woman has been shopping since morning till noon, and now she's still going strong! I think she can rival that 'Great Luojin Immortal' you mentioned!"
Zhou Qingti's spending was no less than Liao Xiaojin's. Upon hearing Liao Xiaojin speak, he couldn't help but smile wryly: "This little girl has already spent tens of thousands on me in just one day, is her family running a bank? Fortunately, she hasn't gambled yet, luckily we've made a fortune recently, otherwise, we'd be cleaned out! I don't care anymore, I'll hand it over to you tomorrow, I need to retreat and practice my magic treasure. My flying sword also needs to be re-forged."
Just as Liao Xiaojin was about to complain, Ling Ruoshui called out: "What's taking you two so long? Come quickly! There are good things being sold here!"
Liao Xiaojin said, "Damn it, looks like this little girl is treating us like attendants."
Three people spent the whole day shopping in most of Las Vegas, and when they returned to their hotel room at night, Liao Xiao Jin was so tired that he crawled onto the bed like a dead dog and complained: "I said, my Ling Ruoshui, your energy is really too good, aren't you tired today?" Ling Ruoshui was eating snacks on the bed while watching the plasma TV, and when she heard Liao Xiao Jin's complaint, she turned her head and stuck out her tongue: "Sorry, I'm used to having someone carry me, forgot today!" Seeing Ling Ruoshui's adorable smile, Liao Xiao Jin's resentment disappeared. Zhou Qing was shocked and wondered: "How does this girl naturally have a charming aura?"
"Brother Zhou, are you going out?" Ling Ruoshui asked as she saw Zhou Qing get up and change clothes. "Yes! I have something to do outside, might be back a bit late, Xiao Jin take care of Miss Ruoshui." Liao Xiaojin hastily nodded.
Las Vegas is surrounded by desolate desert, scorching hot during the day, but chillingly cold at night. Rattlesnakes and poisonous scorpions are everywhere. Unless someone is extremely bored with life, no one would dare to stay in the desert at night. Zhou Qing stood quietly on a sand dune, gazing up at the starry sky. "The outcome will be decided in this one move." Zhou Qing pulled out the Tian Luo Hua Xue Shen Dao, its thin, crimson blade emitting a quivering hum. The double-headed wolf's four eyes on the hilt seemed even more sinister, as the green glow illuminated everything within a ten-zhang radius with eerie clarity. Zhou Qing inserted the blade into the ground and arranged seven large stones in the pattern of the Big Dipper. The handle pointed towards the buried blade, while the Tian Luo Hua Xue Shen Dao was positioned in the direction corresponding to the North Pole.
After setting it up, Zhou Qing took out the jade bottle containing the six-winged golden silkworm and stroked it gently. He had soaked it in Liao Xiao Jin's blood for a whole day, and the six-winged golden silkworm had absorbed the 1.9 Lei Sheng blood contained in the blood. When Zhou Qing poured it out of the jade bottle, it suddenly swelled up against the wind, growing from a few inches long to over a foot long, with a thickness similar to that of a chopstick, and its wings were like a fan. Its body had grown ten times larger? Looking at the golden silkworm shining brightly in the starlight, Zhou Qing thought to himself: "Luckily! Fortunately, I'm clever, or else if I had released it earlier without taming it, this golden silkworm would have counterattacked me, and I would have been done for! Luckily, I erased its divine consciousness, so now it's like a vegetable, growing physically but without any thoughts. It's perfect for cultivating the second yuan Shen!"
The so-called second yuan god is a powerful treasure as the core, with one's own divine thought as the guide, and special exercises to refine it. In the end, a second self is split out, which has the same magical powers and abilities, and is also in the form of a treasure. The strength of the flesh is far beyond that of the original body, and the speed of absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is also much stronger than the original body. This was originally an ancient immortal's method to avoid the nine heavenly thunder tribulations. When the heavenly tribulation came, the second yuan god bravely rushed up to meet it, even if the treasure was destroyed, the main body could be preserved safely. It is a typical small pawn in the game of sacrificing pawns to protect the king. However, the second yuan god is often difficult to cultivate, not only requiring extremely high-quality treasures but also materials that are extremely tough and durable. To transform into one's own fleshly form is simply more difficult than ascending to heaven. Treasures with poor quality are useless, so in the thousands of years of China's history, except for the cow-like characters during the sealing god period, later cultivators who cultivated a second yuan god were extremely rare. But once they succeeded, they were often people whose abilities reached the heavens and participated in creation. Not to mention modern times when materials, spiritual medicines, and treasures are scarce.
In Zhou Qing's "Practitioner's Compendium", the method for cultivating a second yuan Shen is recorded as being quite extraordinary. It is said that some predecessor with unfathomable means combined ancient shamanic techniques to erase the divine consciousness of an animal or powerful demon, and then used a secret ritual to refine it into a second yuan Shen. Since they are both physical bodies, cultivating a second yuan Shen in this way is much simpler. However, there are also drawbacks. Not to mention that the stronger the demon, the harder it is to deal with, even if you subdue it, its physical body will often be severely damaged. Its divine consciousness is not easy to erase either. Generally speaking, no matter how strong a physical body is, it can't compare to a magical artifact, right? But Zhou Qing was extremely lucky and managed to obtain the larva of a six-winged golden silkworm. This six-winged golden silkworm is an evolved form with extremely low divine consciousness, let alone its larva. Its divine consciousness was easily erased by Zhou Qing, and after being nourished by the bloodline of the ancient demon god Chi You, this six-winged golden silkworm will evolve to what extent, even Zhou Qing doesn't know.
