Please enlighten me.
Zhou Qing held his hands as if supporting a floating duckweed, ready to strike at any moment.
Upon hearing this, the Purgatory God instantly rushed in front of Zhou Qing, his pair of short halberds piercing through the air.
Heaven-Exterminating Claw!
Seeing this, Zhou Qing lunged forward, unleashing two claw shadows, one gold and one silver, to meet the attack head-on.
Then, with a loud "bang," both of them were sent flying backward.
As expected, his mastery of power far surpasses that of the Golden Yaksha.
After standing up, Zhou Qing's expression was solemn.
Despite his immense strength, the Golden Yaksha was riddled with flaws in his combat skills, and he couldn't even unleash half of his True God power.
The Purgatory God is different. The Wuji Power of the fourth level allows him to perfectly unleash his immense strength, far surpassing that of the Golden Yaksha.
Thinking of this, Zhou Qing had a sudden thought.
Dark World!
In an instant, as the power of heaven and earth coalesced, a vast expanse of heaven and earth descended with boundless suppressive power.
"This is?"
Feeling the terrifying suppressive power on his body, the Purgatory God's expression changed.
That wasn't all; Zhou Qing immediately used a Heartforce illusion technique on him as well.
Faced with Zhou Qing's series of attacks, the Purgatory God frowned deeply.
Due to the suppression of Zhou Qingxuan Realm and the influence of mental illusion techniques, he could only exert 60% of his strength at this time.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhou Qing leaped forward.
Then, a series of claw shadows swept past.
The claw shadows, intertwined with the Space Power, were exceptionally sharp, directly grabbing at the head of the Purgatory God.
Faced with Zhou Qing's swift offensive, the Purgatory God wielded his twin halberds and tried his best to defend himself.
However, the Wuji Power is not as good at defense as the Taiji Power, and shocking wounds began to appear on the powerful body of the Purgatory God.
Finally, half a day later, the Purgatory God made a careless move and was torn in two by Zhou Qing's sharp claws.
The two halves of the Purgatory God's body, torn apart, turned into flames and then merged back together.
"You win."
The Purgatory God, now fully restored, spoke to Zhou Qing.
"Your strength is far greater than the Snowfiend claimed."
As he spoke, the Purgatory God sounded somewhat frustrated.
"There's been some progress recently."
Zhou Qing chuckled.
"Truly defying the heavens..." The Purgatory God shook his head upon hearing this.
The Purgatory God had previously heard from the Snowfiend that Zhou Qing had broken through during their battle and mastered the Space Power of the fourth level.
Unexpectedly, only a year has passed, and Zhou Qing has already made another breakthrough.
I'll be waiting for you up ahead.
After saying this, the Purgatory God transformed into countless flames and vanished into the world.
Zhou Qing steered the flying boat forward and soon arrived at the edge of a gourd-shaped island.
Upon seeing Zhou Qing's arrival, the Purgatory God, located at the end of the floating bridge, rose to greet him.
"I heard that starting from this level, you can obtain the treasure of Moonlit Pool. I wonder where the treasure is?"
Upon arriving beside the Purgatory God, Zhou Qing asked directly.
After hearing this, the Purgatory God immediately led Zhou Qing to the place where he could choose treasures, and then, as usual, introduced him to the nine treasures that he could choose from.
But Zhou Qing had absolutely no interest in these treasures; his true intentions lay elsewhere.
What Zhou Qing truly desired was one of the foundations that nurtured these treasures— the Ice Heart Marrow.
This is one of the chaotic rare items he needs to cultivate the " Waterflame Jindan Refining Technique ".
"Would you mind giving me some of the Ice Heart Marrow?"
Upon hearing Zhou Qing's request, the Purgatory God refused without hesitation.
"No, this Ice Heart Marrow is the foundation of the Iceheart Spirit Leaf; how can I do something so short-sighted?"
Upon hearing what the Purgatory God said, Zhou Qing questioned him about why he had obtained fewer treasures than Jue Ming back then.
Upon being asked this question, the Purgatory God was immediately speechless.
After Zhou Qing's persistent pleading, the Purgatory God finally relented.
Finally, the Purgatory God allowed Zhou Qing to take away the five-zhang-long and five-zhang-deep Ice Heart Marrow, provided he gave up choosing other treasures.
After taking the Ice Heart Marrow, Zhou Qing continued to pilot the flying boat towards Ten Thousand Mountains Island, which was not far away.
He brought two clones with him to Moonlit Pool this time, and prepared plenty of Nine Flame Paste.
Therefore, on the way, Zhou Qing prepared to enhance the golden cores of the two clones within the magical treasure.
Inside the magical treasure cave.
In accordance with the requirements of the " Waterflame Jindan Refining Technique ", Zhou Qing's two clones each used Pure Yang magic power to condense array diagrams.
With the infusion of a large amount of Pure Yang magic power, array runes gradually appeared, and finally, after an hour, two array diagrams, one black and one gold, appeared.
The next moment, Zhou Qing had a thought, and a large amount of Ice Heart Marrow and Nine Flame Paste poured out from the two jade bottles beside him.
Under Zhou Qing's guidance, the Nine Flame Paste entered the golden fire array, and the Ice Heart Marrow entered the black water array.
Within a few breaths, after absorbing enough chaotic treasures, the water and fire arrays unleashed powerful Fireforce.
Then, this Fireforce entered the golden core spaces of Zhou Qing's two clones, gradually seeping into the Pure Yang Jindan.
Although it was slow, Zhou Qing felt that under the tempering of this Fireforce, the Pure Yang Jindan of his two clones were gradually transforming.
It'll be soon.
Zhou Qing, who was piloting the flying boat from the outside, nodded.
Once the tempering is complete, both of his clones will become Second-Tier True Immortal, their divine souls and magical power comparable to the weakest Dao Ancestor in the Three Realms.
Soon, Zhou Qing arrived at the third island of Moonlit Pool — Ten Thousand Mountains Island.
The island is called Ten Thousand Mountains Island because it is covered with Ten Thousand Mountains Island of thousands of mountain peaks.
These mountains are strangely shaped and tower into the clouds, making for a spectacular sight.
At the entrance to Ten Thousand Mountains Island, there stands a Black Stone Stele.
This stone tablet, like the one at the entrance to the Volcano Island, contains profound teachings.
To be precise, it was the halberd technique used by the Purgatory God.
After examining this halberd technique, which directly targets the fourth level of the Wuji Power, for a while, Zhou Qing went directly into Ten Thousand Mountains Island.
Not long after entering Ten Thousand Mountains Island, Zhou Qing heard some Empyrean God singing.
He followed the sound.
Soon, Zhou Qing encountered more than a hundred Empyrean God on Ten Thousand Mountains Island.
These Empyrean God were all born before Zhou Qing's Wu Xian avatar rose to power, so Zhou Qing was not very familiar with them.
However, with the help of the Seven Dragon God and the Empyrean God Xiuke, these were no longer problems.
Before long, amidst the clinking of glasses and exchanging toasts, Zhou Qing had become one of the hundred Empyrean God.
After feasting, the Empyrean God who had come to Ten Thousand Mountains Island by hiding in other people's Immortal Mansion scattered and went elsewhere.
The remaining nine Empyrean God, including the Empyrean God Feiyou, approached Zhou Qing.
Clearly, they all made it to Ten Thousand Mountains Island through their own strength.
"Junior Brother Taixu, you brought the Empyrean God Xiuke and the Seven Dragon God to Ten Thousand Mountains Island. Did they mention that Snow Mountain Island and Volcano Island face a crisis every thousand years?"
Among the nine Empyrean God, Empyrean God Feiyou, was a disciple of the Emperor Xuanwu and belonged to the same Daoist Daoist Sect as Zhou Qing, so they could be considered fellow disciples. Therefore, he was the first to speak.
"I've heard a little about it," Zhou Qing nodded.
"Actually, Ten Thousand Mountains Island also faces a similar crisis," Empyrean God Tianhe continued, picking up where Empyrean God Feiyou left off.
"However, the crisis on Ten Thousand Mountains Island is not like the previous two islands, which have a fixed time cycle. Instead, a crisis will strike whenever a new Empyrean God arrives."
"Now that Fellow Daoist Taixu has arrived, this crisis is just around the corner."
Then the Empyrean God Feiyou You added, "To overcome this crisis, we must cooperate sincerely."
"But before we can collaborate, we need to understand your strengths so that we can work together more effectively. So..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Qing replied, "I understand what you mean, Senior Brother Fei You. How about we have a friendly spar?"
"Alright!" Seeing Zhou Qing take the initiative to ask for a spar, Empyrean God Feiyou was also eager to try.
He was a warlike person at heart, and he often sparred with powerful figures from all walks of life when he was in the Three Realms.
After being trapped on Ten Thousand Mountains Island, he often fought against the island's Empyrean God, but it was always the same hundred or so people, Empyrean God Feiyou, grew somewhat tired of it.
Now that a powerful figure has arrived on Ten Thousand Mountains Island in one fell swoop, he naturally can't help but want to fight.