The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple-Chapter 663 - 226 Ouch, Your Mother-in-Law is Here (6k)_3

Chapter 663: Chapter 226 Ouch, Your Mother-in-Law is Here (6k)_3

In the next moment, everything returned to normal, and Consort Chen acted as if nothing had happened, her expression unchanged.

She slightly turned her body and gracefully gestured for Zhou Qing to walk alongside her, her voice still gentle, "Let’s talk as we walk!"

Xuanyuan Muqian smiled and took her mother’s arm, seemingly unaware of the brief exchange just now.

Zhou Qing, momentarily stunned, glanced at the maids following beside Consort Chen, seeming to understand something.

He then stepped forward to catch up.

"Last time at the border, you helped Master Lin repair the Four-Color Array, and after just one meal, you left in a hurry. Honestly, I haven’t had the chance to properly thank you,"

said Consort Chen as she walked along

Zhou Qing replied, "I was merely assisting under Master Lin’s guidance. Being able to participate and contribute a small effort to defend the border is an honor for me."

Consort Chen nodded, seemingly very satisfied with Zhou Qing’s response.

But soon after, she changed the topic, "What do you think of Muqian?"

Zhou Qing froze, his steps momentarily faltering.

The maids behind him also raised their heads in surprise, but quickly lowered them again.

Xuanyuan Muqian’s face turned red again, and she gently stomped her foot, complaining, "Mother, what are you talking about?"

Although Xuanyuan Muqian said this, she shyly glanced at Zhou Qing.

Everyone here was intelligent, and Zhou Qing naturally understood the implication in Consort Chen’s words.

He then replied earnestly, "Mu Qian is very good, lively, cheerful, and kind-hearted. However, I am currently focused on my cultivation and do not consider such matters for now."

Consort Chen seemed unsurprised by his words.

Yet, Xuanyuan Muqian clenched her hands tightly, a deep sense of loss sweeping through her eyes.

After a few more casual exchanges, Zhou Qing excused himself and left.

"Walk with your mother for a while," Consort Chen said as she watched Zhou Qing’s departing figure, sighing softly. She then gently touched Xuanyuan Muqian’s head and turned down another path.

...

Once back at his cave mansion, after ensuring no one was watching, Zhou Qing carefully took out a white square box from his robe.

The box’s material was unknown, entirely icy cold, with a snow-white fox engraved on the top.

"It seems that this Imperial Consort is also helpless in the capital. But why didn’t she let Xuanyuan Muqian deliver it directly?"

Zhou Qing was puzzled.

Right, the last time Xuanyuan Muqian and the Seventh Prince visited Master Lu, Master Lu was unhappy. If they were to deliver this, they might face the same cold shoulder.

But, it shouldn’t have come to making me the scapegoat.

Looking at the jade box, Zhou Qing wanted to open it but felt it would be improper.

Moreover, there seemed to be a special demon power seal on it.

"Forget it, consider it a bit of interest!" Zhou Qing chuckled and proceeded with the appraisal.

[Jade Box: This is a box made from the unique Mineral Jade of the Extreme North Snowfield, containing a trace of Divine Thought of Imperial Consort Yue Chen of the Holy Martial Dynasty, as well as a secret recipe for breaking through the Spirit Severing Realm.]

[Unfortunately, the ingredients listed in the recipe, except for the Nine Nether Demon Lotus, are all fake. Of course, Imperial Consort Yue Chen is unaware of this.]

Seeing this, Zhou Qing’s heart skipped a beat, but upon reading the last sentence, he quickly regained his composure.

He had truly thought there was a recorded method to break through to the Spirit Severing Realm.

According to the Supreme Elders, for a Divinity Transformation cultivator to break through to the Spirit Severing Realm, they must sever their Obsession Spirit.

These Obsession Spirits come from the strong emotions such as desires, regrets, hatreds, and attachments accumulated from birth through the path of cultivation or life itself.

Like how, after the fall of the Peng Emperor of Spirit Skull Mountain, that region would not see sunlight for at least hundreds of years and would be shrouded in a thick negative emotion.

That is what the severed unwilling Obsession Spirits of the Spirit Severing Realm transformed into.

The Lotus Seeds of the Nine Nether Demon Lotus could create a Power of Deathly Silence, with a 20% chance of suppressing the Obsession Spirit.

And it would induce "Spiritual Retrospection" in the cultivator, allowing them to use their spiritual sense to flow backward through the river of memories, re-examining the key moments where those obsessions formed.

To slowly sever them, piece by piece.

He mentioned this to his second uncle, but his second uncle said that the information released by the Old Emperor back then was false and some things were hidden.

Hearing this at the time gave him quite a scare, as the Supreme Elders were reaching the end of their lifespans, and if they failed to sever the spirit, they could suffer severe physical trauma at best or complete soul annihilation at worst.

But his second uncle assured him that it was of no consequence, and the Nine Nether Lotus Seed was actually a rare opportunity for them, allowing Zhou Qing to relax a bit.

Recently, on their return from the border, his second uncle, in good spirits, holding a Ten Thousand Year Blood Ginseng, even shared some hidden secrets about the Spirit Severing Realm with him.

The Spirit Severing Realm was an upper limit for many cultivators, but this had been determined since their Foundation Establishment.

Because over 99% of people use the Human Dao Foundation Establishment, with only a few fortunate ones achieving Earth Vein Foundation Establishment.

As for the elite few, they may, by chance, acquire a trace of Heavenly Dao Qi and thus achieve Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment.

Like building a house, its foundation determines its height.

For example, Third Senior Brother Yan Xiaohu used Earth Vein Foundation Establishment. Despite his considerable strength, he had to rely on the potent medicinal power of the Nascent Soul Formation Pill to successfully break through.