On the dragon carriage, Zhou Qiyun looked up at the giant snake in front of him, his eyebrows furrowing slightly. His dragon carriage was a treasure, but it couldn't fit this huge creature.

Yuan Qi's size was about thirteen or fourteen zhang, and he could easily lie straight in the dragon carriage. But now, he had not only grown longer, but also thicker, making it difficult to squeeze in.

Yuan Weiyang looked up at Yuan Qi and advised, "It's only been a few days, and you've already gotten so fat? You should lose weight."

Yuan Qi sneered, "No way!"

Xu Ying said to Zhou Qiyun, "Zhou Laozu, don't worry. He has cultivated the Ba Snake True Cultivation and can change his size. The dragon carriage can still accommodate him. Xiao Qi, make yourself smaller."

Yuan Qi shouted, "Xiao Ying, don't call me Xiao Qi anymore. Call me Niu Qiye!"

After saying that, he activated the Ba Snake True Cultivation and tried hard for a while, seeming to have become a little smaller.

Xu Ying turned to Zhou Qiyun and asked, "Zhou Laozu, can your dragon carriage become bigger?"

In the end, they came up with a compromise. They squeezed Yuan Qi into the carriage, with his snake head sticking out. Even so, the inside of the dragon carriage was still a bit crowded.

Zhou Qiyun entered the carriage and squeezed in with Xu Ying and the others. This important person didn't mind at all. As long as you had talent and were useful to him, he could tolerate you as much as possible.

But if you were useless, then you were in danger.

The four divine dragons pulling the dragon carriage struggled to take off. They had just stepped on the clouds formed by the incense, almost falling down. Their legs trembled, but they finally managed to ride the clouds and mist, heading towards Yongzhou Prefecture.

The dragon carriage sailed into the clouds, passing through the green mountains and rivers. A waterfall hung between the mountains, and the mist shone in the sunlight, forming a colorful rainbow between the two mountains.

The dragon carriage passed under the rainbow, picking up some of its moisture and shining with colorful light under the sunlight.

Inside the dragon carriage, Zhou Qiyun sat by the window and took out three scrolls of books, flipping through them casually. Xu Ying took a peek and found that the contents of the three books were basically the same.

At this moment, a soft and gentle hand grabbed his hand and drew something in his palm.

Xu Ying looked down and saw Yuan Weiyang sitting next to him, holding his hand and quietly writing with her index finger in his palm.

She wrote the words "Immortal Book."

Xu Ying nodded slightly. The three scrolls that Zhou Qiyun was reading were actually deciphered versions of the Immortal Book!

Xu Ying held her hand and wrote and drew in her palm. Yuan Weiyang carefully identified what he wrote, and after a while, she realized that he wanted to write a long passage, but she didn't know how long it would take, so she quickly withdrew her hand.

Xu Ying calmly placed his hand under his nose and thought, "Why does Yuan Brother's hand smell so good? Could he be a flower demon?"

He had heard legends of flower demons, who lived in flower buds and emitted a captivating fragrance. When the flowers bloomed, the flower demons would dance in the flower buds.

But Xu Ying had been walking on the night road for so long and had encountered many monsters, but he had never come across a flower demon.

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"It's strange. The fragrance on his hand today is not the fragrance of osmanthus or orchids."

Xu Ying carefully distinguished it and thought, "It should be the fragrance of lilies and gardenias. Hmm, there is still a hint of milky sweetness. Could it be that Yuan Brother drinks milk every day?"

Yuan Weiyang saw him sniffing his fingers non-stop and looked at him strangely, then glared at him fiercely.

Zhou Qiyun, who was reading, suddenly asked, "Dagongzi, after cultivating the Immortal Book, you must have become very different, right?"

Xu Ying snapped out of his thoughts, feeling a chill running up his spine and to the back of his head.

In his mind, Da Zhong also trembled suddenly, thinking to himself, "He knows about our plan to kill Dagongzi!"

Yuan Weiyang's heart sank. Although she didn't know what had happened, if Zhou Qiyun asked about it, it must be something important!

Zhou Qiyun didn't say anything else, as if waiting for Xu Ying's answer.

Xu Ying remained silent for a moment, and then truthfully said, "After cultivating the deciphered Immortal Book, Dagongzi has become very powerful, but his Yang energy has been depleted, and he has transformed into a female."

Zhou Qiyun raised his head and looked directly at him.

Xu Ying's gaze was clear, without any evasion, as he met Zhou Qiyun's eyes.

Zhou Qiyun withdrew his gaze and said, "Then why didn't you cultivate the Immortal Book?"

Xu Ying's forehead broke out in a fine sweat, and he immediately understood what Zhou Qiyun meant. Dagongzi Zhou Zhi had stolen the Immortal Book and couldn't resist cultivating it when he saw it. Xu Ying had deciphered the book, so why did he resist cultivating it?

"Perhaps he wanted me to decipher the Immortal Book to see if I would become a female like Dagongzi!" Xu Ying calmed down and smiled, "Because when I deciphered the Immortal Book, I already realized that cultivating according to the book would deplete my Yang energy and turn me into a female. So I didn't cultivate it."

Zhou Qiyun looked at him again, his gaze falling on his face, and said, "Why didn't you tell me?"

Xu Ying maintained his smile and said, "I could see it, so how could Zhou Laozu not see it? Zhou Laozu is an immortal in the mortal world. How could he become a female just because of a mere Immortal Book? Someone as talented as Zhou Laozu would at most use the Immortal Book as a stepping stone to create his own unique skills, rather than be bound by the techniques of his predecessors."

Zhou Qiyun smiled and said, "You handle things very well."

Xu Ying hesitated and said, "Zhou Laozu, about Dagongzi..."

Zhou Qiyun continued reading, and said lightly, "He was originally a man, but turned into a female, which is a disgrace to the Zhou family's reputation. It's better if he's dead, so I don't have to do it myself."

Xu Ying fell silent.

After a while, Xu Ying got off the dragon carriage and went to the front of the carriage. Seeing this, Yuan Weiyang also followed.

The old servant in the green robe, Xiao Bo, wanted to come out when he saw Yuan Weiyang, but leaving Zhou Qiyun alone in the carriage seemed impolite. Zhou Qiyun waved his hand, and Xiao Bo felt relieved and walked out of the dragon carriage.

He came outside and saw that Xu Ying and Yuan Weiyang were not on the front of the carriage. His scalp tightened, and his mind went blank. "Have they been kidnapped? How can I explain this to the old lady?"

He quickly jumped onto the roof of the carriage and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Xu Ying and Yuan Weiyang sitting on the head of the giant snake Yuan Qi.

Yuan Qi had a large head, with two large scales in the center of his two thick antlers, which were as smooth as giant stones. Xu Ying and Yuan Weiyang sat down. It was already April, and the weather was getting hotter. Sitting here, facing the wind, there was no coolness at all.

The wind was a bit strong, blowing away the young man's clothes and hair.

Yuan Weiyang reached out and touched the fur behind Yuan Qi's head, surprised, "It's so soft, it's really feathers, like the fluff on a newborn bird!"

Xu Ying reached out and touched it as well, marveling at the softness of Yuan Qi's fur, which had a feather-like texture. When he stroked it from top to bottom, it felt very good.

"Stop touching or I'll bite you!" Yuan Qi's body was trapped in the carriage, but his head threatened.

Xu Ying and Yuan Weiyang ignored him and continued to stroke him. Yuan Qi shouted, "I'm a snake, without human nature. If you touch me again, I'll spray poison gas and kill you!"

Xu Ying and Yuan Weiyang reluctantly stopped. Xu Ying said, "Qiye, when can you transform into a human?"

Yuan Qi exhaled, creating clouds and mist, and inhaled to form a whirlwind. He said slowly, "This time, I sensed that I was about to reach the Profound Gate. The power of transformation in my body has gradually grown. So I came to the Black Iron Profound Gate and comprehended the profound roots of heaven and earth. I comprehended the Tai Xiang of the reversal of heaven and earth and the movement between Li and Kan, thus establishing my own profound roots. The Profound Gate opened as a result. I also sensed the call of my ancestors' blood from the vast darkness, and naturally transformed into my current form."

Xu Ying listened to the mysterious words, his eyes widened in shock. He asked Da Zhong, "Zhongye, can he still transform here?"

Da Zhong said, "I don't know how many times a snake can transform. But most monsters seem to be able to transform only once, and he has already transformed twice..."

Yuan Weiyang admired him greatly and said, "He has comprehended the essence of the Dao and awakened the ancient bloodline within his body. Qiye is a monster with great talent. At this moment, he already has the appearance of a great Dao."

Xu Ying's heart trembled, and he felt that after Yuan Qi opened the Tail Gate Profound Gate, there seemed to be something ethereal in his body. When he was still, he seemed like a mountain, and when he moved, he carried an indescribable sense of oppression and majesty, possessing the characteristics of the great Dao.

In his body, the bloodline of the ancient snake was gradually awakening. He didn't know if it was because of the Profound Gate or the locust flowers, or the result of his transformation.

Da Zhong said, "A Ying, look at this foolish snake. This time, his Profound Gate cultivation is a proper cultivation for a Qi Refiner! Can your cultivation be called a cultivation?"

Xu Ying humbly asked for advice, "Zhongye, is there a fundamental difference between Qi Refiner cultivation and my cultivation?"

Da Zhong said, "There isn't. He just has some snake-like insights into life."

Yuan Qi's gaze was deep as he looked into the distance, and his voice became heavy and profound, "I have comprehended the vastness of the heavens, the weight and breadth of the earth, and the emptiness of life. I have comprehended... I'm so hungry, is there anything to eat? The locust flowers have withered these past few days, and I'm starving up here!"

Xiao Bo walked over with a solemn expression and said, "Why not eat the emptiness of life?"

As soon as he said this, Xu Ying and Yuan Weiyang couldn't help but burst into laughter. Xiao Bo's mouth twitched with a hint of a smile, but he quickly put on a serious face and coughed, "Young master, don't laugh with your teeth showing."

Yuan Weiyang hurriedly sat up straight, and after a while, said, "Xu King once mentioned that he had tried to fly with a sword many times but couldn't figure it out. These days, I have looked through some of the collections of the Zhou family and found that the art of flying with a sword has been lost. The ancient books have some sporadic records about flying with a sword, mostly about the Qi Refiners in the pre-Qin era. They didn't stand on the sword, but turned their sword energy into flowing light, enveloping their bodies."

She took out the transcribed books, and one of them had a picture. The picture showed a person pinching a sword finger, and sword energy flowing around their body from top to bottom.

Yuan Weiyang said, "This kind of flying with a sword is like a flying shuttle, sharp at both ends and bulging in the middle, with the person hidden inside, breaking through the air."

Xu Ying leaned in to take a look and praised, "In this way, the sword light protects the body, allowing one to pass through sound barriers and thunder and fire without being harmed. It is indeed much better than flying on top of a sword."

Yuan Weiyang said, "Unfortunately, the art of flying with a sword has been lost. There is no record in the Zhou family's collections on how to fly with a sword, only descriptions from previous generations. Although my Yuan family has many books, there are not many records about flying with a sword."

She took out several transcribed volumes, one by one, and said, "My Yuan family has the Divine Perception Soaring Technique, the Zhou family has the Flesh Transformation Technique, and the Guo family has the Cloud Stairway Technique. Among them, the Guo family's Cloud Stairway Technique is the most advanced, allowing one to ascend to the sky with a light leap, as fast as a shooting star. My Yuan family's Divine Perception Soaring Technique is a method of storing thoughts. By borrowing thoughts, one can create objects in the void and step on them to travel through the air."

The transcribed books contained simplified versions of the Divine Perception Soaring Technique. Xu Ying read through them once and quickly understood the principles.

The Divine Perception Soaring Technique was actually walking in the sky, but it was walking in the sky by borrowing thoughts.

This method was to first store a foothold in the air through thoughts, such as a square brick. In this way, one could step on it and then store the next square brick, allowing one to move their feet.

In this way, one could step by step walk in the air.

If one's divine perception was powerful enough, they could store a smooth path in the air, directly running on the path, and the road would continue to extend forward.

However, this method of soaring consumed a lot of divine perception. Even Yuan Weiyang, who had opened the Yellow Court Secret Treasure, a master of divine perception, was reluctant to use this method to travel, preferring to walk.

As for the flying techniques of other families, they were all based on thoughts flying in the sky, including the Zhou family's transformation into a flying bird.

Obviously, these methods were not as good as the art of flying with a sword.

Xu Ying's heart trembled and asked, "Zhongye, do you know the art of flying with a sword?"

Da Zhong said, "In my era, Qi Refiners were already declining, and many things have been lost. My master also didn't know the art of flying with a sword, but he found the remnants of the art of flying with a sword and recited it in front of me."

He recited it once, and Xu Ying listened carefully, understanding the method of using divine perception to control the sword. It was very short, with only thirty-something words.

Xu Ying recited the remnants, and Yuan Weiyang took out paper and wrote it down. Although the remnants were short, the meaning was profound, and Yuan Weiyang couldn't understand it for a while.

But Xu Ying understood it at a glance and explained the meaning of the remnants. After being guided by him, Yuan Weiyang was pleasantly surprised, "My Yuan family has some extraordinary abilities in divine perception. We might be able to fill in the missing parts of the remnants!"

The old servant in the green robe, Xiao Bo, hesitated for a moment, wanting to stop them, but then stopped himself, thinking, "If they can use the Yuan family's techniques to fill in the missing parts of the remnants, it would be a great thing. It shouldn't cause any major problems to spread a bit of the technique."

Yuan Weiyang wrote more than a hundred words on the paper, but then her wisdom was exhausted and she couldn't continue writing.

Xu Ying leaned in and pondered the scriptures, then continued writing with his pen. The two of them were people who could comprehend the great Dao of swordsmanship with just a hint of sword intent. Their talent was extremely high, and they quickly wrote a sword technique manual of more than two hundred words.

Xu Ying and Yuan Weiyang exchanged a glance, their eyes shining.

Xu Ying said, "I'll try it first. With Zhongye here, I won't die even if I fall."

Yuan Weiyang smiled, suddenly leaped up, and jumped down from Yuan Qi's head, even before Xiao Bo could stop her!

Xu Ying was shocked and quickly jumped down.

Xiao Bo and Yuan Qi both exclaimed, but they saw the two falling rapidly from the sky, their speed getting faster and faster. At this speed, even an iron man would be smashed to pieces!

Just as they were about to fall, two sword lights suddenly appeared on their bodies. They were dancing sword energy, bursting out from their fingertips, rotating around their bodies, gradually turning into a flying shuttle. The sword lights flew faster and faster, almost sticking to the mountain peaks on both sides, and then flew up rapidly, circling the mountain peaks.

At this moment, Zhou Qiyun was also alarmed. He pushed open the window and looked outside. He saw the two sword lights meeting at the top of the peaks, intertwining with each other as they flew higher and higher, quickly surpassing the dragon carriage. Suddenly, they separated and passed through the valley.

A smile appeared on Zhou Qiyun's face, and he whispered, "Such great talent, actually comprehending the art of flying with a sword. But..."

His face turned cold, and he felt a bit uncomfortable. He sneered, "A pair of dogs!"

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