At this moment, Zhou Qing’s aura was majestic yet restrained, his eyes deep as the ocean, exuding an extraordinary confidence and composure with every movement.
Yan Xiaohu immediately sheathed his broadsword, hurried over, and circled around Zhou Qing, his eyes filled with undisguised shock and envy.
"You..." He opened his mouth but didn’t know what to say for a moment, feeling a wave of anxiety in his heart.
"Emperor’s Brilliance Scripture?" Yan Xiaohu spat out the three words, as if wanting to confirm once more.
"I want to practice it!" Yan Xiaohu said without hesitation.
Zhou Qing explained helplessly, "I wanted to share it with you all after I woke up last time, but I couldn’t say it. Didn’t Master say it’s a bloodline inheritance technique?"
Yan Xiaohu felt like crying, grumbling with a face full of resentment, "That damned feathered beast, why didn’t it possess me instead?"
Soon, he seemed to sense something, widened his eyes, and tentatively asked, "You broke through to the late Nascent Soul Realm?"
Zhou Qing looked at Yan’s eyes, which were filled with a complicated mix of worry and envy, and still nodded lightly.
Seeing this, Yan Xiaohu said nothing, immediately stuffed the old hen in his arms into Zhou Qing’s arms, turned around, and stormed off in a huff.
"Yan, where are you going?"
Zhou Qing didn’t expect that it didn’t take long for Yan to return.
He first ran turbulently to the big tree outside the courtyard, urinated as if no one was around, and then came to Zhou Qing with a face full of grievance.
The sight made people both amused and helpless.
"You said before that the Golden Crow Essence Blood was given to you by the second uncle, the Suanni Essence Blood was obtained by chance at Spirit Skull Mountain, and now it’s the Great Roc Essence Blood. How come all the good things happen to you?"
Yan Xiaohu’s words were full of unconcealed envy.
Zhou Qing, however, said seriously, "Yan, if I tell you these three opportunities, I risked my life for them, would you believe it?"
The Golden Crow Essence Blood was snatched under the threat of so many Flame Fire Crocodiles and the danger of a Spirit Severing Realm, with Zhou Qing himself getting burned all over with blisters.
The Suanni Essence Blood also carried some inexplicable causality. Moreover, he was entrusted by Master Xuanqing to prove in the future on the Starry Battlefield that he was not a deserter.
The Great Roc Essence Blood was acquired following a Spirit Severing Realm explorer. Fortunately, No. 6 was unconventional and believed in destiny. Would anyone else have let him take away three drops of rare Essence Blood?
At this moment, seeing Zhou Qing’s sincere expression, Yan Xiaohu suddenly felt a pang in his heart, realizing the hardship Zhou Qing had gone through.
The next moment, he suddenly laughed, stepped forward, put his arm around Zhou Qing’s shoulder, and said sincerely, "Brother, I’m not jealous of you. I’m actually more happy for you. As they say, with great power comes great responsibility."
"Look at you, now Four Flowers Gathering at the Crown, you’ve experienced so many life-and-death crises. Broken Pill, being eyed by the five top talents, almost possessed by a Corpse Spirit... Who knows what other hardships you will face. As your senior brother, I sincerely feel for you."
Yan Xiaohu said with a concerned expression.
Zhou Qing couldn’t help but tease, "Why the sudden sentimental talk? You’re speaking so genuinely. Is it real?"
"Of course it’s real!" Yan Xiaohu glared at Zhou Qing, then said seriously, "Think about it, once the secret of your Four Flowers is exposed, who knows how many enemies you’ll have!"
After hearing this, Zhou Qing nodded slightly and laughed, "Then you’d better keep your mouth shut tight, not many people know about this."
Yan Xiaohu immediately patted his chest in assurance, then his face lit up with excitement, moved closer to Zhou Qing, and whispered, "Brother, after your long retreat, our rankings on the kill list have dropped. Should we take advantage and do something big?"
"What do you mean?" Zhou Qing was immediately intrigued.
Seeing this, Yan Xiaohu explained in detail, "Do you remember Li Hanshan and Yu Ziqi? They severely injured our second senior sister before. If we hadn’t arrived in time, who knows what would have happened."
"Moreover, our second senior sister is estimated to reach the Divinity Transformation Realm in one or two years, according to the current rules, we can’t take action against those two then."
"Besides, those two have been using their cultivation level to kill many in our Three Sects alliance recently."
"The most aggravating part is, after each attack, they deliberately leave a survivor to spread the message that they are taking revenge on you for killing Sima Demoness. They blame you for everything!"
Yan Xiaohu became more furious as he spoke.
Zhou Qing’s eyes narrowed, a cold gleam flashing.
These two were shameless to the extreme. He didn’t care too much about how others saw him.
But they almost killed the second senior sister, a grudge that could not be ignored and must be avenged.
Now, he indeed had the strength and confidence to face them.
"Rumour has it that Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown already possesses extraordinary combat power. I’ve witnessed this myself from you, not to mention Four Flowers." Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮※𝓷𝓮𝓽
"Now you’ve broken through to the late Nascent Soul Realm, coupled with the powerful ’Emperor’s Brilliance Scripture,’ I think we can join hands and give it a try!"