The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple

Chapter 1287: Chapter 383: Secrets Deep Within the Grotto Heaven Forbidden Area

When Zhou Qing stepped out of the cave mansion, Mo Xingjian looked at the youthful, spirited eyes of the lad and was immediately moved to tears.

His disciple, Mo Xingjian’s disciple, had finally reached the Spirit Severing Realm!

The Taiqing Sect now at last has its very own Spirit Severing Realm cultivator!

Ghost Mastiff, Luo Lingling, and Yan Xiaohu were already crying tears of joy.

Lu Yaoyao’s face was also full of tears, but her eyes held not only joy but also a tinge of anxiety about the future.

"Yoho, Brother Zhou, well done!" Shen Yunzhou laughed loudly and was about to step forward to hug but suddenly stopped in his tracks and scratched his head awkwardly.

He realized only now that he shouldn’t be the first to rush up.

Shen Hanyi stood quietly, feeling the domineering aura on Zhou Qing that hadn’t been fully restrained yet.

Although he had just broken through to the early Spirit Severing stage, he gave her the oppressive feeling of someone at the mid-stage Spirit Severing Realm.

Is this the power of the Yin Yang Qi and the Celestial Dao Nascent Soul?

Recognized as the number one Tao Foundation in the cultivation realm, it not only granted the refiner a sea of consciousness and spiritual power far exceeding the same level but also allowed the holder to crush peers of the same realm and even battle across levels.

Moreover, he had experienced the unprecedented Supreme Tribulation...

Zhou Qing slowly restrained his aura and solemnly walked over to Mo Xingjian, bowing deeply: "Master, your apprentice is fortunate not to have disgraced you!"

"Good... good..." Mo Xingjian, trembling, wiped away his tears and heavily patted his beloved disciple’s shoulder, all words condensed into these few words.

Turning to face everyone, Zhou Qing bowed once more: "Thank you, everyone, for your protection!"

Shen Hanyi slightly nodded and stepped forward to hand over a jade scroll flowing with silver light: "Having just entered the Spirit Severing Realm, the use of the Power of Space still needs honing. This contains some insights, which may help you avoid detours."

"Thank you!" Zhou Qing happily accepted the jade scroll.

"Now that this matter has concluded, I also must take my leave." Shen Hanyi said lightly, "If you have spare time, come to Nanhuang State for a chat."

"Leaving so soon?" Zhou Qing was taken aback.

"That matter can’t be delayed." Shen Hanyi glanced at Shen Yunzhou, "Until we meet again."

Shen Yunzhou immediately looked bitter—he originally wanted to attend the celebration banquet.

But thinking of the threat from his aunt’s family and the Blood Contract Pavilion, he could only accept it.

"Brother Zhou, this is a map jade scroll of Nanhuang State." He reluctantly handed over a jade scroll, "Visit when you can!"

Zhou Qing solemnly accepted it: "Definitely."

Now that the level of the talent skill [Lowering Presence] had been stuck at Level 6, to further enhance or obtain new skill fragments, a journey to a fifth-level Cultivation Country was the only opportunity.

Perhaps, this journey would soon begin for him.

"Let’s go!" Shen Hanyi waved her graceful hand, and dozens of array flags shot out from various places on the mountain, all of them being stored in her storage bag.

She lightly leaped onto the flying ship, and Shen Yunzhou quickly followed.

Before leaving, she gave Zhou Qing a deep look, with what seemed like a thousand words in her eyes, yet it vanished in an instant.

The flying ship turned into a white light and quickly disappeared into the horizon.

Zhou Qing looked at the gradually receding light and felt a sense of melancholy rising inexplicably in his heart, but more so a feeling of loss.

"Old Fourth!"

"Xiao Qing!"

Without outsiders, Ghost Mastiff and the others immediately gathered around excitedly, their faces full of exhilaration.

Feeling that power within him, vastly different from the Divinity Transformation Realm, Zhou Qing couldn’t help but feel his blood boil.

"Let’s go, home!"

...

Three months later, when Zhou Qing and his party returned to the Taiqing Sect, the entire sect was in an uproar.

After deliberation, the news of Zhou Qing’s breakthrough to the Spirit Severing Realm was officially announced to the public.

This was a legitimate breakthrough; why cover it up?

Now, with four Spirit Severing Realm experts, Taiqing Sect’s strength was on par with the Xuanyuan Royal Family.

Adding Zhou Qing’s status as a fourth-level array master, there was no one left to easily offend them.

The Lu sisters were filled with emotion.

They had anticipated Zhou Qing would reach this day, but not that his breakthrough would come so quickly and smoothly.

Shortly after the ancestor memorial ceremony ended, twelve Spirit Severing Realm cultivators from the Vast Mansion who attacked Taichu Dojo came together to congratulate.

This time, Taiqing Sect opened its gates wide, welcoming them with grand ceremony.

Last time, due to the special status of the Lu sisters and the former Sect Leader Canglong Taoist, hosting them was inconvenient, but times had changed.

More importantly, Zhou Qing needed to integrate into the Spirit Severing Realm circle for convenience in future dealings.

Otherwise, this group who had achieved breakthroughs through medicinal means was already jealous of a genius like Zhou Qing.

If he displayed an aloof demeanor, he might be ostracized and secretly undermined by them.

During the banquet, everyone invited Zhou Qing to assist in breaking the sealing entrance of Taichu Dojo as a fourth-level array master, promising him a share of two-tenths of the spoils upon success.

However, Zhou Qing politely declined the invitation, saying he needed to retreat and stabilize his cultivation due to his recent breakthrough.

Seeing this, everyone had to give up.

After sending them off, Zhou Qing stood alone in front of the mountain gate, his brows furrowed.

Taichu Dojo’s complexity was far beyond imagination—back in the day, Second Senior Sister and White Crane were trapped inside for many years, and he also glimpsed some secrets when he entered.

Based on the information Second Senior Sister had previously obtained, it was confirmed that Taichu Master was once a Demon Emperor level existence.

The Demon Emperors slumbering in the dojo today are probably not limited to those few on the surface.

More troublesome was that ten plus Spirit Severing Realm cultivators working together couldn’t breach the entrance, showing the strength of its defenses.

To rashly participate might not only be futile but also spark unnecessary disputes over uneven distribution due to having too many participants and too little gain.

Two months later, Xuanyuan Shuo, representing the royal family, came from the border to extend congratulations.

This time, Zhou Qing no longer addressed him as "Senior" but switched to "Brother Xuanyuan."

The other party naturally had no objections and even welcomed it, and after simple pleasantries, Xuanyuan Shuo took his leave.