Xu Ying felt a chill down his spine. Seventeen Nuo Immortals were hiding in his Hidden Realm, hoping to become immortal in the mortal world, but none of them survived!

So, does the path of Nuo cultivation still have meaning and value?

"They experienced great terror before they died. I checked their bodies, and they were often like this ghost Nuo Immortal, just a skin bag left."

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Zhou Qiyun carefully examined the skin of the white-robed Nuo Immortal, unwilling to miss any details, and said, "Some Nuo Immortals' bodies are still intact, but they are missing a part, such as the Nuo Immortal who cultivated the Mud Pill Secret Store, who is missing the Mud Pill Palace in his brain. The Nuo Immortal who cultivated the Vermilion Palace Secret Store had his heart dug out, and some were cut off their feet or had their heads removed."

Xu Ying and Yuan Qi couldn't help but shudder.

According to their calculations, the person who killed these Nuo Immortals was their master, who taught them the technique!

But from Zhou Qiyun's description, they seemed more like food raised for the picky gourmets who would choose the most delicious parts to taste, some Mud Pills were delicious, some hearts were delicious, so they only ate those parts.

Yuan Qi couldn't help but ask, "I read in a book that some people ascend by shedding their skin like a cicada, leaving only a skin bag, which hinders our worldly existence. Only by shedding the skin bag can we ascend. So is it possible that those Nuo Immortals who were only left with skin bags have already ascended?"

Zhou Qiyun was surprised and said, "You've read a lot of books."

Yuan Qi proudly raised his head and said humbly, "My family has a lot of books, and I've read some in my spare time."

He remembered that his family was gone now, and those books were probably buried at the bottom of the water. The glory of the three generations of the old cow family had been lost, and he couldn't help feeling sad.

When Zhou Qiyun heard the words "Old Cow Family," he frowned. He didn't know why this family was named Cow, but he didn't know that it was the incident caused by his unintentional leaving of the Elephant Power Bull Demon Fist.

"I also know of another method of ascension called the Robe Ascension. They say that when a Nuo Immortal dies or is killed, he is buried in a coffin. When the coffin is opened, there is no body, only clothes and nails left behind. It is said that this is Robe Ascension or Corpse Ascension. They leave behind clothes and nails to conceal the truth and avoid causing a stir."

Xu Ying had been silent all along, just listening to their discussion and thinking, "It seems that reading books is useful, but I can't join in on these conversations."Zhou Qiyun said, "What if all of this is fake? What if these Nuo Immortals didn't ascend, but were eaten and only left with their clothes and nails?"

Yuan Qi frowned and angrily asked, "Are all the books lying?"

Zhou Qiyun smiled and said, "It depends on who wrote the book. If I were to write a book, I would expose these deceits and write out the bloody truth, so that future generations won't go astray!"

He threw down the skin of the white-clothed Nuo Immortal, stepped out of the temple, and said, "These seventeen Nuo Immortals, their teacher is the culprit! These old things' purpose in passing on their skills is not to pass on their legacy, but to exploit others!"

He sneered, "They treat all the heroes of the world as vegetables, cutting them down again and again! But I refuse to be a vegetable! I will fight back!"

Xu Ying followed him, but saw that there were people crowded outside the temple, densely packed and black.

These people had extremely strong energy, and behind them, the chaotic sea was churning, and bright caves twisted time and space, inserted into the sea, and absorbed energy.

The dazzling light emitted by the caves even made the sun in the temple world lose its brilliance!

"The experts of the Zhou family are as numerous as the stars in the sky!" Xu Ying couldn't help but exclaim.

What a huge family, what a huge power!

Zhou Qiyun stood in front of the temple gate, and his voice spread throughout the mountains, "Zhou's children and students, listen to my orders. When you encounter a temple, break down the door, and when you see a house, uncover the tiles. All coffin nails must be pried out, and this hidden Nuo Immortal realm must be emptied for me!"

The Zhou family experts all bowed, "Yes!"

They went in all directions, taking away everything that was useful, even the hidden realm left behind by the white-clothed Nuo Immortal was refined by powerful Nuo Immortals and stored in peculiar vessels.

Xu Ying even saw the skin of the white-clothed Nuo Immortal being rolled up by them.

Some even went to the Five Sacred Mountains, cutting the flesh and blood into pieces and cultivating them in vessels, not knowing what they were planning to do.

As for the fossilized gods, they were also carried away, not one left.

From their orderly actions, they should have done this kind of thing many times before.

Zhou Qiyun continued to walk in front, and Xu Ying and Yuan Qi stood on the clouds with their own qi, following him involuntarily.

"Senior Zhou, have you not found a single surviving Nuo Immortal in your eighty years of searching?" Xu Ying asked.

Zhou Qiyun stopped and thought for a moment, "I found seventeen dead Nuo Immortals, but there are also some hidden Nuo Immortal realms that are empty. There are no Nuo Immortal bodies or ashes. I can't even be sure if they are alive, but the hope is slim."

Xu Ying understood what he meant.

Nuo Immortals who entered the hidden realm to cultivate basically had exhausted their lifespan. Even if they escaped the trap and came out, they probably wouldn't live for more than a few years.

"After I discovered the trap in the cultivation method, I searched the Five Sacred Mountains and found these Nuo Immortals who died in their own hidden realms. Although I was disappointed, I still gained something."Zhou Qiyun walked towards the entrance to the Broken Temple world and continued the previous topic, saying, "Those who can become Nuo Immortals are not mediocre people. They are more or less aware of the problems in the Nuo Master's cultivation technique. Some Nuo Immortals have even gone far and tried to find a solution from a more ancient cultivation system. I found some demon techniques in their relics."

Yuan Qi opened his mouth to speak but didn't say his guess about the leading civilization of the demon race. He thought to himself, "After all, the person with the surname Zhou is from the human race. Even if I expose the human race's conspiracy, it would only startle the snake in the grass. It's better to avoid trouble."

Xu Ying said, "The so-called demon technique is actually the cultivation technique of ancient Qi Refiners, but for some reason, it was lost and became the cultivation technique of demons. They started from this aspect and reminded Senior Zhou?"

Zhou Qiyun said leisurely, "Although they failed, their experience is rare."

Xu Ying's eyes flickered as he probed, "And you came to the new land of Yongzhou this time to find me and let me decipher the Qi Refiner's cultivation technique and solve the traps in your technique?"

Zhou Qiyun laughed and shook his head, "The traps in my cultivation technique have long been solved. Otherwise, I would not have dared to break through and open the ninth layer of the secret store 170 years ago."

He spoke with strong faith and self-confidence, saying, "I came to the new land for three things! The first and smallest thing is to kill the owner of the Mud Pill Palace and eliminate future troubles!"

Xu Ying's mind was shaken as he watched his back.

Zhou Qiyun was not a good person, but for some reason, he was very charismatic.

Zhou Qiyun stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky with bright eyes. "Although he has been my teacher, he intends to eat me, and I cannot sit idly by. In the past, I did not have the confidence to deal with him, but now I do. The battle on the Wumang Mountain was my first battle with him. I was distracted by another person and he escaped. But he will come again."

He was calm and relaxed, saying, "Next time, I won't give him any chance."

Xu Ying asked, "What about the second thing?"

Zhou Qiyun smiled slightly, "The second thing is to follow in the footsteps of the Great Saint Emperor Mingxiao and personally go to the underworld to talk to the Emperor of the Underworld. I don't want someone to stab me in the back while I'm doing my best."

Xu Ying looked at him in disbelief. Has Zhou Qiyun already had the power of the Great Saint Emperor Mingxiao to negotiate with the Emperor of the Underworld?

Zhou Qiyun smiled, "The third thing is the most important. I'm only doing the first two things to pave the way for the third thing."

Xu Ying regained his composure and asked, "So what is the third thing?"

Zhou Qiyun smiled, "Let's talk about it after I kill the owner of the Mud Pill Palace. It's too early to say now. Xu Ying, stay by my side and help me decipher the Tuoya Immortal Book."

"The Tuoya Immortal Book?" Xu Ying was puzzled.

"My Zhou family obtained a fairy book from an ancient cave in Douqiao Mountain. It's extremely mysterious and difficult to understand. The owner of the cave is called Tuoya, so it's called the Tuoya Immortal Book."Zhou Qiyun said, "My Zhou family already has many talents who have deciphered the immortal book and uncovered many useful contents. Xu Ying, with your talent for deciphering the immortal book, my Zhou family will not treat you unfairly."

Xu Ying's eyes twitched and he said, "Senior Zhou's invitation is a great honor and as my senior, I naturally cannot refuse. However, I have killed Zhou Yang and Zhou Yihang before, and I'm afraid there will be some misunderstandings when I go to the Zhou family."

Zhou Qiyun shook his head and said, "They won't be too excessive towards you."

"You misunderstood, senior."

Xu Ying said calmly, "What I mean is that I will retaliate."

Zhou Qiyun looked at him deeply and said with a smile, "Those who dare to kill gods are indeed lawless. You can retaliate as you wish."

They walked out of the ruined temple world and returned to the Shuikou Temple, where they saw someone inside. The young man in front was handsome and had a white robe and blue hairpin. It was Yuan Weiyang. The old servant in green behind her was Xiao Bo.

The two of them were originally near Shuikou Temple. They had clashed with Zhou Yupo in an attempt to rescue Xu Ying and were later escaped by Zhou Yupo. They chased after them for a long time but could not find Xu Ying and Zhou Yupo.

Coincidentally, Zhou Qiyun forcibly tore apart the disguise of Shuikou Temple, revealing the Five Immortal Mountains. The two hurriedly rushed to Shuikou Temple and unexpectedly met Xu Ying and his group.

Yuan Weiyang's gaze fell on Zhou Qiyun, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, and then she looked at Xu Ying.

Xiao Bo followed behind her and looked at Zhou Qiyun but couldn't recognize him as the ancestor of the Zhou family.

Zhou Qiyun had become famous more than two hundred years ago and had been hiding in seclusion ever since, rarely showing himself. Therefore, Xiao Bo had never seen him before.

Yuan Weiyang was about to speak when Xu Ying suddenly laughed and said, "Weiyang, you're here too? Long time no see!"

He walked up and grabbed Yuan Weiyang's hand, pinched it quietly, and said, "Senior Zhou, this is an old friend of mine from Lingling City. Weiyang, this is Senior Zhou from the Zhou family, one of the most outstanding people in the Zhou family."

He pinched Yuan Weiyang's hand again and wondered in his heart, "Why is his hand so soft? His skin is much smoother than mine, so slippery. The boys in the city really take good care of themselves, unlike the rough old men in our countryside."

Xiao Bo stared at his hand, his eyes almost spitting fire.

Xu Ying pinched it again to confirm that it was very smooth.

Yuan Weiyang withdrew her hand calmly and said softly, "Since you're not comfortable, Weiyang will take her leave first."

She turned and left. Xiao Bo's face changed when he realized that Xu Ying had meant well.

Yuan Wujia was the ancestor of the Yuan family and had an extraordinary cultivation base. He was already a myth in the Yuan family!

And this young man with white eyebrows said that Yuan Wujia had lost to him, so he could only be the ancestor of the Zhou family!

Zhou Qiyun's tone was not open to debate and he said, "Deciphering the Tuoyu Immortal Book requires a person with extremely high talent. The people of your Yuan family are all very talented, so you should stay."Xiao Bo was about to get angry, but was stopped by Yuan Weiyang's raised hand. Yuan Weiyang bowed and said, "I dare not disobey."

She came to Xu Ying's side and stood there silently, not saying a word, as if her own experience had nothing to do with her.

Yuan Qi suddenly noticed that Xu Ying was always sniffing his right hand with a strange expression on his face. He asked quietly, "Ah Ying, what's wrong with your hand?"

Xu Ying sniffed his fingertips again and whispered, "Strange, I just held hands with Brother Yuan and now there's a fragrance on my hand. Smell it!"

Yuan Qi sniffed and sneered, "This guy is so effeminate, his hand smells so good!"

-Thanks to the two great masters who can talk, Guai Deng and Shen Chao_Zi Hun, for their rewards!