Chapter 1558 - 451: Master Zhou, You Arrived at the Perfect Time! (6k)

Then... dissolve the White Jade Taixu Courtyard, and kill our way back!

"And what about Ji Yunluo, Master Ji?" Zhou Qing asked again.

Yu Yan replied crisply this time, "She’s Weng Yunqi’s intimate confidante, just like you, both are fourth-level Array Masters."

After pausing for a moment, admiration appeared in her eyes, "I’ve heard she never believed Weng Yunqi would fall, and has persistently searched across the states all these years. Truly a devoted woman, regarded by many as a model of love."

Zhou Qing nodded gently, finally understanding their relationship.

After thoroughly inspecting the cave mansion, Zhou Qing bent down to gently kiss Little Yaoyao’s forehead.

Standing up, he solemnly folded his hands towards Yu Yan, "I’ll be counting on you for the next part."

Yu Yan pressed her lips together, her eyes showing worry, "You... must come back safely."

Zhou Qing smiled slightly, "Don’t worry, I have a daughter now, so I’ll think things through carefully."

After a few simple reminders, Zhou Qing took one last look at his daughter’s serene sleeping face.

He then turned into a streak of green light, vanishing into the dusk, heading straight for the Witch Ancestor Mountain Range...

...

When Zhou Qing arrived at the Witch Ancestor Mountain Range alone, the scene in front of him made his eyes squint.

The familiar sights of the past were long gone, replaced by two majestic, perilous peaks shaped like dragon horns, piercing the sky.

Between the two peaks, a dark blue void fissure twisted and writhed, exuding heart-stopping space fluctuations—this was the entrance to the Taichu Secret Realm.

At this moment, the fissure was trembling violently, with small space fragments continuously crumbling from its edges, clearly on the brink of collapse.

"Open up for me!"

A loud shout echoed through the valley, and a burly man in a gray robe stood in the air, seven dazzling light wheels slowly rotating behind him, each rotation causing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power to shake violently.

His palms danced rapidly, each strike seemingly capable of tearing the heavens apart, bombarding the secret realm entrance with a furious spiritual power storm.

"Tuoba Ye!" Zhou Qing’s pupils narrowed as he recognized him.

His gaze swept around, and seven figures sat cross-legged, each occupying a position in the array.

Although these people had slightly chaotic auras and damaged robes, the pressure they exuded was still intimidating.

What surprised Zhou Qing more was that he had met quite a few of them before—such as the ancestor of the Zhuge Family, the pale-faced scholar of the Wang Family, the purple-robed elder of the Sun Family, the one-armed swordsman of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion...

Recalling the scene by Bibo Celestial Lake, where nine Spirit Severing Realm individuals gathered to invite him as if it were yesterday.

"If counting Xuanyuan Shuo, who hurried back and was killed by me, doesn’t it make nine Spirit Severing Realm experts attacking this entrance, spending over a hundred years!" Zhou Qing thought to himself.

Staring at the precarious entrance, enlightenment flashed in Zhou Qing’s eyes, "Could it be the ’Formless Six Lights Profound Gate Array’ mentioned in Master Xuanqing’s memory inheritance? No wonder..."

This array, named ’Formless,’ naturally showed no trace of restrictions, making it difficult for outsiders to gauge its level.

But it was genuinely a high-level Five-Color Restriction.

Zhou Qing secretly felt fortunate to have left in time with his second sister, otherwise, they might have been trapped to death there.

"If I want to find the Blood Phoenix’s remains..." His gaze flickered towards the strong Spirit Severing Realm cultivators recovering their breath, "I can only rely on them to distract the Demon Emperors in the secret realm..."

Moreover, as the only entrance, he couldn’t silently bypass these people and sneak in.

Considering this, Zhou Qing no longer hesitated and immediately performed the [Daily Reflection] on the twisted entrance.

[Formless Six Lights Profound Gate Array: This is a Five-Color Restriction that can be forcibly opened in ten years.]

[The five focal points—Dubhe Xuanhuo Position, Earthly Fiend Cold Water Axis, Human Element Cyan Wood Seal, Solar Golden Light Realm, Lunar Jade Emptiness Platform—have long deviated from their original positions.]

[If all five focal points can be shattered simultaneously, the array can open a corner.]

Seeing the assessment feedback, Zhou Qing’s eyes gleamed.

Indeed, arriving early really is better than arriving at the perfect time!

...

Bang!

Tuoba Ye sent another powerful strike against the restriction, then cursed while wiping sweat from his forehead.

Descending from mid-air, "Could this damned restriction be the legendary Five-Color or even Six-Color level? Still unmoving after years of attack!"

The pale-faced scholar from the Wang Family slowly opened his eyes, gently shaking his fan, "Ten years ago, this entrance seemed on the verge of collapse, and it is still the same ten years later."

"If this continues, there might be a second or third decade..."

"What? Is it delaying your cultivation, Daoist Wang?" The Zhuge patriarch lightly shook his feather fan, speaking with sarcasm, "Then you might as well go back into seclusion and see if you can break through to the Mid-stage Spirit Severing Realm."

The pale-faced scholar from the Wang Family frowned, his face dark as water, "Zhuge Yu, you’ve gone too far!"

As he was about to speak further, he suddenly stopped, alertly scanning the surroundings, ultimately not continuing the conversation.

Zhuge Yu slowly stood up, lightly shaking his feather fan, "Rest assured, you saw the urgency of Xuanyuan Shuo’s departure that day, he surely won’t return any time soon."

His gaze swept over the attendees, lowering his voice slightly, "Moreover, regarding the forbidden medicine, we’re all quite aware."

"The Xuanyuan Family also knows we’ve detected something, and we’ve tacitly maintained surface harmony."

The old crone from the Ji Family stood up shakily, clutching her dragon head walking stick heavily to the ground, "Old Zhuge makes sense."

A hint of resolve crossed her wrinkled face, "Having chosen this path back then, I’ve never regretted it. However..."

Her voice grew lower, "Getting the antidote from the Xuanyuan Family is as difficult as ascending to heaven. This Taichu Secret Realm might be our last chance."

The one-armed swordsman from the Heavenly Sword Pavilion suddenly heard his broadsword emit a ringing sound, and he stood up abruptly, "Talking is pointless! With Xuanyuan Shuo absent, this is a heaven-sent opportunity."