Suddenly, Zhou Qing saw the young man's hand holding the command flag: Isn't this the law flag I used to set up the Heavenly God Formation? How did it end up in his hands? Could it be...? This person is actually the mastermind behind Tian Xuan Blood Demon! No wonder! With such a powerful figure backing him, Tian Xuan Blood Demon dared to deploy the Wan Gui Xi Yin Array without anyone from the Dao Gate coming to stop him. Alas, how could there be such a formidable figure, and one who's targeting himself at that? This is terrible. Zhou Qing finally understood the reason.
The mighty and unmatched divine thought swiftly enveloped the area within a hundred miles, and every subtle movement was transmitted into Xuan Yuan Fa Wang's mind. The spiritual energy transformed from the talismans surrounding Zhou Qing was swept away by this powerful divine thought, causing a violent fluctuation, and the spiritual energy rapidly dissipated.
Zhou Qing's heart was in a mess, unsure of what to do. The spiritual energy fluctuations were getting more and more intense, with a small portion already dissipating into the void. In just a few seconds, Zhou Qing's true body would be exposed under Xuan Yuan Fa Wang's divine sense scan. It was like being stripped naked for others to see, but even worse, it was like being X-rayed.
At this critical juncture, Zhou Qing took a deep breath and suddenly felt calm, his mind clear and his will strengthened. His heart was empty and his spirit hovered between existence and non-existence. With a burst of energy, the spiritual aura surrounding Zhou Qing's body could no longer withstand the impact of his thoughts and dispersed in all directions. His thoughts had barely passed over the place where Zhou Qing was hiding when he found nothing there, and immediately went elsewhere.
It was also Zhou Qing's good fortune that at the critical moment, his mind had entered the Empty and Bright Realm, and with the powerful True Essence of his second Yuan Shen, he temporarily entered the Way of Unity of Heaven and Man. His physical movements and divine thoughts were indistinguishable from those of heaven and earth, so how could Xuan Yuan's divine thoughts detect him?
"Could it be that there really isn't?" Xuan Yuan Fa Wang searched for half an hour but yielded nothing, recalling his divine sense. The Heaven and Earth Listening Technique was too spiritually taxing; even he couldn't withstand the strain after using it for half an hour. "Forget it! There's plenty of time in the future anyway. Since the refined artifact is in my hands, how can they escape from under my control? I'll go find that unlucky fellow at Shu Mountain instead." Shaking his head, Xuan Yuan Fa Wang's body twisted and disappeared.
At this moment, Zhou Qing was in a mysterious state of mind, where the unity of heaven and man was unattainable yet could be encountered by chance. Some cultivators spent their entire lives without entering this realm, while others who had just started cultivating for a few days might suddenly gain insight. This had nothing to do with one's level of skill or the strength of their true essence; it was purely a matter of an unspeakable encounter. As for whether entering the unity of heaven and man was good or bad, no one could say clearly. Some people gained insight into the heavenly mind, greatly increasing their powers and advancing their cultivation. Others became lost in the vast expanse of the heavenly mind, their spiritual bodies assimilated by it, ceasing to exist.
Fortunately, Zhou Qing had a similar experience when he practiced the Nine Heaven's Thunder God's divine power to summon the gods. He kept his mind intact and didn't let external objects disturb him, preserving his consciousness. However, Zhou Qing suddenly discovered a very serious problem - he had unintentionally entered the path of unity with heaven, but didn't know how to exit. If time went on for too long, his physical body would disperse, leaving behind only a spiritual entity drifting in the endless void, which would be truly worse than death.
Although Zhou Qing was aware of this serious problem, he didn't dare to be distracted, lest he become lost in the vast expanse of the heavenly mind. Colorful clouds floated about, and the aura of immortals assailed him. Countless flying fairy maidens flitted about in the air, amidst crystal towers and jade palaces, with flocks of immortal cranes. It was truly a beautiful scene of divine wonder. However, Zhou Qing knew that all this was just a spiritual realm - if you thought it was real, then it was real; if you thought it was fake, then it was fake. Reality and illusion were merely a thought apart. The scenery shifted once more, and the surroundings became a complete void, devoid of objects, airflow, color, or even the flow of time! It was as if he had been placed in a primordial chaos, like a fly frozen in amber, leaving him feeling stifled, quiet, desperate, and on the verge of madness.
Zhou Qing remained unmoved, single-mindedly guarding his original heart, hoping that the chaotic aura enveloping his spiritual body would soon dissipate. However, the chaos seemed to sense Zhou Qing's intentions and refused to change, perpetuating a suffocating scene. Time lost all meaning as he endured this environment for what felt like centuries or mere moments. As a human, Zhou Qing lacked the transcendent state of forgetting emotions, and despite his resolute will, the prolonged exposure to this atmosphere slowly gave rise to an overwhelming sense of despair that swirled within his heart.
Her mind was in disarray, and that chaotic energy surged up immediately, wrapping around Zhou Qing's spiritual body. The invisible suction force caused her spiritual body to constantly lose its vitality, and Zhou Qing felt herself on the verge of dissipating.
"The heart is the master of the body, the commander of all spirits. When it is calm, wisdom is born; when it moves, confusion arises. In the midst of joyful and bewildering scenes, only words are real; in the pleasure of having and being, who understands the emptiness of non-being? The mind's madness is entirely due to the place where it relies!"
Between life and death, a flash of insight suddenly appeared in Zhou Qing's mind. Isn't this a phrase from that strange incantation? Zhou Qing was like a drowning person grasping at a straw, desperately immersing himself in the incantation of that strange technique. Countless bizarre symbols, twisted and turning texts, were deeply imprinted on Zhou Qing's spiritual body. As the desperate negative emotions disappeared, the chaotic mass slowly retreated and dissipated, disappearing without a trace. In front of him was a vast starry sky, with countless shooting stars streaking across the void, leaving behind brilliant light. A massive black hole continuously devoured matter and light. Small planets collided with large celestial bodies, shattering into pieces that fell onto the surface of the celestial body, becoming part of it. Then the large celestial body was swallowed by the black hole, leaving only emptiness. Everything revealed the fundamental law of the universe: survival of the fittest!
"Heaven and earth have eight shackles, living spirits have nine orifices. To reach the eight shackles and connect with the nine orifices is to be able to exist forever in heaven and earth, this is the Eight-Nine Mysterious Merit!" As the last character deeply imprinted itself on Zhou Qing's spiritual body, Zhou Qing completely understood the cultivation method of this Eight-Nine Mysterious Merit. Coming back to his senses, Zhou Qing found himself lying at the base of a large tree.
"Haha! I'm really lucky, not only didn't I die, but I also grasped the divine technique's key point. Could it be that I'm a lucky star descended to earth? Is a true god possessing my body?" Zhou Qing was able to withdraw his spiritual body from the vast Heavenly Heart, and come back to life, naturally he was overjoyed.
"Haha! I knew you were here, old ancestor! You're quite cunning, kid! Unfortunately, I'm not falling for your trick!" A sinister voice crept into Zhou Qing's ears, almost giving him a huge fright. Standing not far in front of him, who else could it be but that terrifying young man from earlier?
Zhou Qing couldn't help but blame himself for being too careless. He activated his second yuan spirit with all his might, and the Blood God Knife inside him stirred restlessly, ready to strike at any moment. However, he didn't make a move, not because Zhou Qing didn't want to suddenly attack, but because his opponent's power was truly unfathomable. Zhou Qing had no confidence in being able to kill his opponent with one slash, so he could only hold back and wait for an opportunity.
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