The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple

Chapter 1300: Chapter 386: Zhou, You’re Actually My Real Father (6k)_2

Looking up, Zhou Qing stood outside the courtyard gate with a smile.

The old man paused for a moment, his aged face gradually breaking into a gratified smile.

"Troublemaker..."

...

After bidding farewell to Master Lin, a few days later, they appeared atop a hidden mountain peak, quietly overlooking the battle below.

Leading the Zhuge Family, the ancestor donned a purple-gold robe. As his sleeves flicked, a crimson rune condensed in his palm.

With a low shout, the rune suddenly expanded, transforming into a gigantic seal a hundred feet wide, which smashed fiercely toward the entrance of the Secret Realm.

"Boom—!"

The void shook, waves of ripples like a tide appeared, and fine cracks emerged at the entrance of the Secret Realm, yet within an instant, they healed as if untouched.

On the other side, a middle-aged man in a dark green robe formed a Sealing hand sign, and countless jade-green vines appeared around him.

Entwining like dragons and serpents, they wove into a giant cage in the void, attempting to forcibly tear open the barrier of the Secret Realm.

At the same time, an elder with red hair from the Ji Family stepped through the air, a wisp of ghostly blue flame condensed at her fingertips, which grew wild in the wind, transforming into a vast sea of fire, incinerating the void.

"Break!"

The intertwining of vines and flames erupted with dazzling Spiritual Light, causing the space at the entrance of the Secret Realm to twist violently. The cracks spread further but still failed to fully open.

"I feel we are very foolish, considering how long it’s been broken by now!" The burly, bearded man from the Tuoba Family spoke coldly.

Flipping his hand, he summoned a Bronze Battle Halberd, its edge emitting a chilling gleam capable of slicing the heavens.

He stepped forward, sweeping the halberd, with its gleam pouring like a galaxy, slashing fiercely at the entrance of the Secret Realm.

"Clang—!"

The clash of metal echoed across the sky, and a pale golden light screen emerged at the entrance of the Secret Realm, forcibly blocking the strike.

The others exchanged glances, seeing the gravity in each other’s eyes.

"Let’s attack together!"

In an instant, twelve vast Spiritual Powers exploded simultaneously, myriad runes, Divine Techniques, Magical Treasures, and Arrays... all surged toward the entrance of the Secret Realm.

The entire world trembled, the void shattered inch by inch, yet the entrance to the Secret Realm stood unwavering. The cracks spread to their limits and slowly healed.

"Could this be a Five-Color or Six-Color Restriction? So many Spirit Severing Realm cultivators can’t break it?"

Lu Yaoyao widened her eyes, staring in shock at the intense battle scene in the distance.

Zhou Qing’s gaze was profound, slowly shaking his head.

It seemed not to be a Restriction but rather a special Sealing.

Remember, back then, Senior Sister managed to enter undetected as a Nascent Soul Realm, or rather, the White Crane entered even before that.

Later, several sects from the Southwest Two Domains battled here, capturing their figures, thus claiming this Secret Realm for co-development.

Luckily, they escaped quickly back then; otherwise, they would have perished long ago.

"Is this Taichu Master’s contingency plan..." Zhou Qing whispered, since the Demon Emperor awakened, something inside the Secret Realm must have been activated.

Soon, his gaze swept across the battlefield, his brows furrowing slightly: "Strange, Xuanyuan Shuo is not here?"

Never mind, maybe it won’t be long before he returns.

The secrets of this place, the Xuanyuan Family’s secret recipe, Sikong Yan, and the Kunpeng Secret Realm at the border, along with the master of the giant palm, are matters he must face next.

"Let’s go." Zhou Qing retracted his gaze, brushing his sleeves gently, taking Lu Yaoyao away quietly without disturbing the battlefield.

"Mmhmm!" Lu Yaoyao responded obediently, tightening her grip on the old hen in her arms, hopping to keep up with her father.

The old hen clucked twice in her embrace, its bulging eyes fixed on the Taichu Dojo, revealing a barely noticeable strange hue.

...

Two years later!

Jiuli Dynasty!

As a northern neighbor of the Holy Martial Dynasty, this veteran Fourth-level Cultivation Country has stood for over sixty thousand years, far surpassing the mere three thousand-year foundation of the Holy Martial Dynasty.

When Zhou Qing and Lu Yaoyao steered the Flying Ship through the clouds, the silhouette of Jiuli’s Imperial City finally came into view.

It was a behemoth beyond what could be described as a "city."

The city wall rose over a thousand feet, jet-black as ink, inscribed with ancient dark golden runes that flowed like blood vessels.

The walls extended to the horizon, resembling a slumbering giant dragon coiled on the plains.

"So magnificent!" Lu Yaoyao lay on the Flying Ship’s deck, her face flushed with excitement.

Her gaze remained fixed on the patrolling black-armored cultivators below, the ferocious Taotie patterns on their flags fluttering in the wind, seemingly ready to come alive at any moment.

Zhou Qing smiled gently, guiding the Flying Ship to land slowly.

As the necessary route to the Holy Martial Dynasty, Jiuli’s Imperial City is worthy of a visit.

More importantly, he wanted to inquire whether the master who once crafted the Four-Color Array at the border and built the Hidden Dragon Path Teleportation Array was still alive.

If he could converse with them, it would greatly enhance his expertise in Arrays.

The Flying Ship landed before the Azure Dragon Gate, flanked by eighteen Bronze Giants kneeling on one knee, supporting ancient lamps with palms burning gray-blue flames.

Passing through the city gate, the starry main path paved with star-fallen jade instantly glittered with bright starlight, as twelve hundred-foot-wide avenues stretched out like solar rays.

"Truly extravagant." Zhou Qing sighed, leading Lu Yaoyao toward an inn within the city.

In a foreign country, tasting the local delicacies is a must.

Inside the inn, the servant brought a variety of dishes: sauteed jade marrow shoots, spirit mushroom stewed snow lotus, emerald spirit bean soup...

Lu Yaoyao excitedly rubbed her hands, immediately indulging in the feast.

Zhou Qing tasted a bit, and had to admit the spirit cuisine of Jiuli indeed had a unique flavor.

"Waiter, one order of steamed moonlight mushroom, stir-fried nine-aperture lotus, and a pot of jade dew spirit tea."