Zhou Qiyun's face eased, saying, "I came to see if you have been slacking off. You're doing well, taking my matters to heart."

Xu Ying slightly bowed and said, "I dare not neglect the task entrusted to me by someone and be disloyal."

Zhou Qiyun said, "It would be even better if you don't just talk but also act."

Xu Ying blushed. These past few days, he had been busy fooling around with Yuan Weiyang, Guo Xiaodie, and others, and even secretly meeting with Feng Xian'er. He didn't have time to decipher the Tuoyu Xianshu.

Zhou Qiyun said this to him with the purpose of urging him on and not letting him slack off. He said, "The old man who came to trouble you has already been taught a lesson by me. He probably won't come looking for you again in the near future. I came here to tell you this."

Xu Ying looked at him in surprise and after a moment, said, "Is Zhou Laozu still the snake-catching boy from Yongzhou?"

Zhou Qiyun met his gaze and said indifferently, "No, he's not. Don't think too much. I don't sympathize with you, I only find you useful."

He turned and left, saying, "Don't keep me waiting for too long."

Xu Ying smiled and said, "Farewell, Zhou Laozu."

After Zhou Qiyun left, Xu Ying calmed down and focused on deciphering the Tuoyu Xianshu word by word. Not long after, Yuan Weiyang came looking for him and saw him deciphering the book, so she joined him.

Not long after, Guo Xiaodie peeked her head in and saw the two of them busy deciphering the immortal book. She waited on the side for a while, becoming restless.

She approached Yuan Weiyang and saw her writing, secretly praising, "Weiyang gege's handwriting is really elegant." Then she went to Xu Ying's side and thought, "Is this even considered handwriting? It looks like little bugs crawling around."

Xu Ying and Yuan Weiyang only took two days to completely decipher the remaining parts of the Tuoyu Xianshu. Yuan Weiyang said, "If we hand over this book, we might die."

Xu Ying looked at the Tuoyu Xianshu, pondered for a moment, and said, "Not necessarily. Zhou Qiyun already knows that the Tuoyu Xianshu is not complete. If he forcefully cultivates the book, he will only turn into a woman. He is such a proud and arrogant person with such strong control desires, he definitely won't let a technique dominate his own fate."

Yuan Weiyang came to his side and asked, "Xu Yao Wang, are you suggesting...?"

Her eyes flickered and she wrote three words on the paper.

Xu Ying looked at it and nodded gently.

Guo Xiaodie, Qi, and Da Zhong also came over to see. They saw that Yuan Weiyang had written the three words "Zhou Qiyun" on the paper.

They wanted to laugh but didn't dare to. Xiao Bo saw this and came over to take a look, unable to help but laugh, "Young master, Zhou Qiyun's name is not written like this..."

Then he realized and burst into laughter, "This is not a woman's name."

Then he realized again and quickly covered his mouth, not speaking anymore, cold sweat dripping from his forehead, thinking, "If Zhou Laozu were here, I'm afraid I would be annihilated."

Xu Ying said, "He wants to complete the Tuoyu Xianshu and break free from it. He is confident that he can break free. We have been in contact with him for so long, and we can see that he is extremely proud and confident. Therefore, he will definitely cultivate the Tuoyu Xianshu!"

The others were shocked and couldn't believe it.

Although the Tuoyu Xianshu was indeed a top-level technique among the cultivators, it had a fatal weakness, which was the lack of explanation for the Yang aspect. When women cultivate the Tuoyu Xianshu, they become even more enchanting and alluring, but when men cultivate it, they will only turn into women!

How could Zhou Qiyun, such a proud person, tolerate the Tuoyu Xianshu changing his gender?

Xu Ying's eyes flickered as he continued to speculate, "He cultivated it. Not only did he cultivate it, but he also sensed that his Yang essence was gradually diminishing, and his body underwent some strange changes. But after all, he is the Zhou family's old ancestor, a Tandian at the ninth level of the Niwan realm. He can control the vitality of his body and freely change his physical structure."

Although Yuan Weiyang had not cultivated the Tuoyu Xianshu, her understanding of this technique was extremely profound. She frowned and said, "Even if he changes his physical structure and turns himself into a man, it would be difficult to change his Taiyin physique. After all, according to the cultivation of the Tuoyu Xianshu, the Taiyin true essence in the body will not change."

Xu Ying smiled and said, "Our opportunity lies here."

Yuan Weiyang realized and said, "When he can't solve it himself, he will come to us and ask for our help."

Xu Ying said, "He is such a cautious person, a strategist second to none. He will definitely spare our lives to prevent future troubles."

The two of them smiled at each other.

Guo Xiaodie, seeing them discussing matters of life and death so thoroughly, felt both admiration and a bit of bitterness in her heart, thinking, "These two men are so intimate, I seem to be superfluous. But both of them are outstanding, and this Xu Yao Wang is not bad either, quite charming."

Xu Ying and Yuan Weiyang handed over the deciphered Tuoyu Xianshu. After waiting for half a day without Zhou Qiyun coming to kill them, they knew that their lives were safe and breathed a sigh of relief.

They went to the Chaozhen Taixu Dongtian to cultivate in this cave.

Xu Ying and the others did not stop at that isolated cliff. They descended the mountain and sat on Da She Qi's forehead. The big snake swam, carrying them to explore this cave, unknowingly arriving under the Ascension Radiance.

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Xu Ying said, "After drinking the tea, I vaguely heard the old man with a worried face say that this radiance is not the Ascension Radiance, but the Qi Refiners who were struck to pieces while crossing the tribulation here. Their physical bodies and primordial spirits were crushed into powder, forming this radiance."

Everyone was shocked to hear this.

Xu Ying continued, "People mistakenly think it is the Ascension Radiance, so many Qi Refiners come here and compete to cross the tribulation, but in the end, they all die in this cave, none of them survive."

Guo Xiaodie asked, "Xu Yao Wang, what kind of tea did the worried old man give you to drink?"

Xu Ying hesitated for a moment and said, "I have seen Meng Po's soup on Naihe Bridge before, and the color is similar to the tea he gave me."

Everyone was startled, and Xiao Bo exclaimed, "If you drank Meng Po's soup, then... I'm afraid you have forgotten your past lives and this life! The tea you drank is probably not Meng Po's soup!"Xu Ying said, "I drank the tea that Old Chou gave me. It made me feel very energetic. The more I drank, the stronger the aftereffect became, giving me a splitting headache. But the taste was good, with a sweet aftertaste and it moistened my throat."

Da Zhong suddenly said, "Ah Ying, if the tea you drank was really the Meng Po soup, then the problem with your soul cannot be explained by just a few Wanling Pills."

Xu Ying didn't understand what he meant.

Da Zhong said, "Although Wanling Pills are powerful, they cannot resist the Meng Po soup. If you can drink the Meng Po soup and still retain your memories, it is definitely not the effect of the Wanling Pills."

Guo Xiaodie laughed and said, "So the tea that Xu Yaowang drank was definitely not the Meng Po soup! I like drinking tea, so next time when someone invites you, bring me along so I can taste it too."

Xu Ying readily agreed.

While everyone continued to cultivate, they also enjoyed the scenery of this cave heaven. After seven years, they climbed onto the back of an ancient behemoth and traveled through the peaks on its back.

Although the seven of them were huge, compared to the ancient behemoth, they seemed insignificant. The behemoth didn't even bother to pay attention to them.

The seven swam to the top of the ancient behemoth's head, where there were mountains and several ancient houses. Half of the houses had collapsed, but fortunately, there was still a pavilion standing.

They cleaned up the pavilion and sat down inside.

The houses here were probably built by ancient Qi Refiners thousands of years ago. But now, thousands of years had passed, and the ancients had become legends, disappearing into the river of time.

Unexpectedly, the behemoths were still here. They were the true owners of this cave heaven, still wandering in the Tai Xu Cave Heaven.

Guo Xiaodie brought tea utensils and brewed tea, saying with a smile, "Try the tribute tea I brought from the palace. It might not be inferior to the Meng Po soup."

Everyone took their seats, and even the seven of them shrank their forms, transforming into small snakes coiled on stone stools, waiting to drink tea.

During the tea ceremony, Xu Ying talked about his experience that night, but he concealed the fact that Guo Xiaodie had come to his bed. He also didn't mention the fact that Phoenix Fairy had seen him three thousand years ago.

"Little Phoenix Fairy said she saw the world undergo a strange change, twisting and rotating, and then she fell into darkness and lost consciousness. When she woke up again, it was three thousand years later."

Xu Ying said, "This matter always makes me feel strange. Who sealed the world three thousand years ago? Who had such great power to seal it? Also, this time, the invasion of the Nai River and the invasion of the underworld, many new lands appeared out of thin air on both sides of the Nai River. Could it be that these new lands were the sealed world from back then?"

As he said this, Yuan Weiyang also suddenly realized something strange and said, "Xu Yaowang, I have been thinking. Could it be that the extinction of Qi Refiners is related to the great sealing of the world mentioned by Phoenix Fairy?"

Her words awakened everyone. Previously, whether it was Xu Ying, Da Zhong, or the seven of them, they had all overlooked this point.

The decline of Qi Refiners happened in an even more ancient era, but the extinction of Qi Refiners was mostly related to the great sealing of the world!

"My master disappeared after that great sealing. I haven't sensed his aura for three thousand years since then."

Da Zhong excitedly said, "In that case, it's possible that my master was also sealed! When I meet him again, I will show you what a true genius is, Ah Ying!"

Xu Ying laughed and flattered, "Master Zhong must be very powerful. I can't compare."

Da Zhong felt a little guilty in his heart, thinking, "My master's talent is indeed a little bit worse than him, but not by much, just a little bit."

Guo Xiaodie poured tea for them and said with a smile, "If all the Qi Refiners from three thousand years ago were sealed, then with the emergence of new lands, won't those ancient Qi Refiners come back?"

As soon as she said this, everyone was stunned.

Xu Ying stood up, holding the teacup, and looked at the vast world of the Tai Xu Cave Heaven, whispering, "Are the Qi Refiners from three thousand years ago really still alive?"

If the ancient Qi Refiners were sealed along with that piece of the world, then when they returned, would it change the current world, where the noble families ruled, the imperial power ruled the world, and the divine power ruled the underworld?

Da Zhong let out a melodious chime and said, "If the Qi Refiners from three thousand years ago were sealed along with that piece of the world, it can explain the mystery of the disappearance of Qi Refiners. They were the masters of that era. What will happen when the new masters encounter the return of the old masters?"

Yuan Weiyang held the teacup with both hands, sipped the tea lightly, and said calmly, "What's even more terrifying is, who sealed the ancient world, and who released it?"

Guo Xiaodie adjusted her strapless dress, fanned away the heat inside her body, and finished the tea in one gulp. Feeling unsatisfied, she grabbed the teapot and drank more.

After wiping her lips, she lifted her skirt and stepped on the tea table, loudly saying, "There must be a great conspiracy behind this!"

As for what the conspiracy was, she couldn't explain it clearly.

The seven nodded repeatedly, calmly drinking tea and conversing. "The person who is stirring up trouble behind the scenes is the most terrifying. I suspect that all of this..."

He paused and whispered, "Is a conspiracy against the ancient Qi Refiners of my demon race! They used the sealing of the Qi Refiners to destroy the history of my demon race, turning us into pitiful creatures who can only cultivate to the Qi Gathering stage, enslaved and discriminated against by others. Until Xu Yaowang emerged and broke through the Qi Gathering stage, leading my demon race onto the path of resisting human tyranny..."

He said this, then suddenly stopped, only to see Guo Xiaodie, Yuan Weiyang, Xiao Bo, and Xu Ying looking at him strangely.

The seven coughed and continued to drink tea as if nothing had happened, muttering softly, "The truth will be revealed one day, sooner or later."

Everyone looked at him again, their expressions strange.

The seven coughed again, sat up straight, and focused on their breath, whispering, "Justice will never be late, only absent. Sooner or later..."

Everyone no longer paid attention to the snake demon's ramblings. They continued to drink tea and cultivate, chatting and laughing, feeling quite relaxed.Guo Xiaodie had never practiced Qi cultivation before, but now she was practicing the Tuoyu Xianshu, and her cultivation was progressing rapidly.

Xu Ying and Yuan Weiyang were studying together to see if they could help Qi open the Niwang Secret Treasure. They argued fiercely about whether a person could only open one secret treasure in their body.

As for Qi, he was being studied by someone while secretly stealing Xu Ying's Dao seeds.

Da Zhong and Xiao Bo were both slacking off. One hung around Xu Ying's Dao field, waiting for the Dao seeds to fall on him, while the other kept drinking tea and enjoying the sunset.

Unconsciously, it was already evening, with two suns still hanging in the western mountains. They then walked towards the other half of the cliff of Jiuyi Mountain.

Xu Ying suddenly remembered the old man with the cane who had warned them to be careful of the ghosts and Qi cultivators at night. He smiled and said, "Do you remember that kind old man? He also reminded us to be careful of the fierce ghosts and Qi cultivators here at night!"

Everyone remembered and sighed, "What a great man!"

Qi said, "We have experienced danger, and what we fear is ghosts. But the ghosts have never harmed us. On the contrary, it is the treacherousness of human hearts."

Da Zhong laughed and said, "Have you forgotten about being drained of Yang energy by the ghost doll and having two ghost fires extinguished?"

Xu Ying asked, "Da Zhong, how much have you recovered from your injuries?"

"I have recovered one point!" Da Zhong happily replied.

At this moment, in the Zhenmo Hall, the old man with the cane sat on the shrine, his cane placed aside, staring at the water tank with a gleam in his eyes. He chuckled and said, "These little ghosts have come again."

He stood up, his gaze fierce, "Today, I will have a feast all by myself!"