The candlelight in the main room was dim. The master and disciple discussed for a long time, and finally Qin Shou decided to go and retrieve the Rebirth Flower.

Xiao Xuan also said that if he were given another ten years, he would be able to enter the Tribulation Transcending Realm. At that time, he could set up the Vermilion Bird Heaven-Changing Array, gather the national fortune of the twenty-seven states, and concentrate the power of millions of cultivators into one person, which would allow him to temporarily raise his cultivation to the level of half-step Mahayana Realm.

However, Qin Shou felt that his method was not very reliable and that it would be better to just let Yi Cheng go. After all, the twenty-seven states covered hundreds of billions of lives, and if they were defeated, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The word 'forbidden zone' often represents cause and effect, and Qin Beast must accept this cause and effect, but there is still time to plan ahead.

Finally, Qin Shou and Xiao Xuan discussed things for a while longer before Qin Shou watched Xiao Xuan leave.

The next day, Qin Shou began to instill in Yi Cheng the idea that she should work hard to cultivate. He even brought out all the pills and herbs in the house and made Yi Cheng take them as much as possible, since taking pills was like consuming energy for her.

In the blink of an eye, fifty years have passed.

On this day, Qin Shou awoke from his cultivation, his cultivation having reached the eighth level of the Tribulation Transcending Realm, and he had comprehended more than two thousand laws, with all his techniques and spells blooming in his palms.

"Master, the goose has already reached the fourth level of the Tribulation Transcending Realm. It doesn't want to eat grass anymore; even meat doesn't taste as good."

In the Lotus Blessed Land, Yi Cheng sat on a golden lotus flower, pouting with a face full of grievance.

For many years, she had been eating grass and candy every day, and she felt that her master must not love her anymore.

"Alright, today it'll be an all-meat feast."

Qin Shou laughed loudly, and thought of the evil dragon king who had been causing trouble thousands of miles away. The avatar of the Fusion Realm was nearly ten thousand feet long. He stewed the whole thing in a big black pot, and Yi Cheng even threw in a basket of spiritual herbs and medicines as if they were scallions. The turtle immortal next to him was drooling and exclaimed that Yi Cheng was a big sister who was very generous.

Soon, the aroma of meat wafted for hundreds of miles.

During this meal, Yi Cheng and his companion smelled thousands of tons of meat, and their bodies emitted a burst of white energy mist, almost turning into a pool of sea. The scene was quite spectacular.

After the meal, Qin Shou called Yi Cheng over. Yi Cheng said she wanted to sunbathe for a while. Qin Shou said, "Come over here first." Yi Cheng said, "Why don't you come and sunbathe for a while, Master?" Qin Shou said, "You can sunbathe later. Come over here first. I have something to tell you." Yi Cheng said, "The sun will set soon, and I won't be able to sunbathe then." "Sigh..." Qin Shou sighed and said, "Alright, you can sunbathe for a while then."

After a while, once Yicheng had finished sunbathing, Qin Shou led her to the peach tree, squatted down, and looked at her earnestly, saying, "Yicheng, I have something very important to tell you."

Upon hearing this, Yi Cheng immediately pouted, "Master, that's what you always say when you lie to me about cultivating. 'I'm already working so hard, I want to go down the mountain and play, I don't want to cultivate anymore.'"

"This time, I'm not trying to trick you into cultivating—ugh, I haven't tricked you into cultivating before either, it's just... never mind." The more he explained, the more confused things became, so Qin Shou simply stopped explaining and said directly, "This time, I'm going to fight, fight someone very powerful. It's very dangerous. Do you want to go with me?"

"I'm willing!" Upon hearing about the impending fight, Yi Cheng's little orange eyes lit up instantly. He immediately raised his two small golden hammers and roared, "For you, I'm crazy! For you, I'll bang my head against the wall for my master!"

".......？........???"

Qin Shou was stunned for a moment, then immediately stroked Yi Cheng's little belly with gratitude, "My good disciple!"

"Come on, let's have a fight, master and disciple. But before we fight, I need to tell you something. First, if you lose this time, your eldest brother is doomed, so when I give the order, you must use every ounce of strength you have, without holding back at all. Second..."

"Master, the goose hasn't had any milk. The goose has been watching over me and cultivating every day, and it hasn't been able to go to Aunt Leopard's house for milk for a long time." Yi Cheng's little eyes widened, and she quickly waved her little hands in denial.

"..." Qin Shou's lips curled slightly. "Secondly, when I tell you to fight, fight with all your might. But when I tell you to run, you must run with all your might, without looking back, as fast as possible, understand?"

"Yes, Master, the goose will be obedient."

"Yes, my orange-haired thief is obedient now."

Qin Shou patted the little guy's chubby head, then took off Wen Nuan's Xuanwu Immortal Armor and put it on Yi Cheng. He then took out a substitute death talisman from his pocket and injected it into Yi Cheng's body.

Yi Cheng's physical body is invincible. Even though he is only at the fourth level of the Tribulation Transcending Realm, Qin Shou estimates that he can be compared to a half-step immortal body. Now that he is wearing the Xuanwu Immortal Armor and the substitute death talisman, the protection will be greater and there should be no problem. However, Qin Shou, who is always cautious, still stuck many strange talismans on Yi Cheng's body, three layers inside and three layers outside, while he himself stuck more than a dozen layers.

"This is a cross-dimensional talisman. Keep it safe, Yi Cheng. Crush it if you encounter danger."

Materials for cross-realm talismans are hard to find, and Qin Beast has refined three so far. He has also infused them with the laws of time and space, which can interfere with the field and give them a chance to escape even if they are covered by an array.

Qin Shou rambled on and on, and Yi Cheng scratched her ear, getting more and more confused by her master's rambling. However, she still clearly remembered two things: one was that when her master told her to fight, she had to fight with all her might and not hold back; the other was that when her master told her to run, she had to run without looking back and not stop.

An hour later, Xiao Xuan arrived as promised.

"Master, let's go."

"good. "

Qin Shou prepared to set off with Xiao Xuan and Yi Cheng.

"Hmph hmph."

Just then, Da Bao ran out of the bamboo forest, grabbed Yi Cheng, and asked her where she was going. Yi Cheng said she was going to fight. Da Bao whined, wanting Yi Cheng to take her with her. Yi Cheng said, "Da Bao, Master said it's very dangerous this time. You can't go without the geese. You should stay home and nibble on bamboo. When the geese come back, we'll all climb the bamboo together to watch the sunset and eat cookies."

"Hmph hmph." No, baby wants to go with you, baby wants to fight with you.

"Ah..." Yi Cheng blinked her little eyes and looked up at her master, "Master, should we take Da Bao along?"

"No."

Qin Shou shook his head and refused. Da Bao was a chaotic beast with a powerful physical body, but it was still much weaker than Yi Cheng. It would probably be difficult for Da Bao to withstand the killing power of a half-step Mahayana cultivator. Moreover, Qin Shou no longer had any immortal armor to protect it.

Most importantly, he was afraid that taking Da Bao and Yi Cheng into a fight would create a kind of 'chemical reaction' when their intelligences were put together, which would be uncontrollable.

In the end, Qin Shou comforted Da Bao for a long time, coaxing and cajoling him until he finally got him to go back to the bamboo forest to gnaw on bamboo.

......

Shenmingzhou.

In the far north lies a restricted area.

It is ancient and weathered, having survived for millions of years. It is one of the ten forbidden zones of life in the world. Legend has it that it was transformed from a fallen immortal, while others say that more than one immortal being lurks inside.

What are fallen immortals? They are sinners punished by the gods of the upper realm, their immortal foundations severed. They fall to the lower realm, creating forbidden zones to isolate themselves from the world in an attempt to slow the erosion of time...

Some say it's a manifestation of something strange from the ancient lower realms, and that it contains power at the level of true immortals...

However, none of that matters. What matters is that this place is a universally recognized forbidden zone for all living beings. For thousands of years, even powerful beings at the Tribulation Transcending Realm have not dared to enter it casually, and have kept it a closely guarded secret.

However, on this day, the peace here was shattered.

The void above the forbidden zone trembled, and several figures materialized from it. They stood in the void, gazing at the distant forbidden zone. The snow was vast and boundless, stretching as far as the eye could see, even beyond the divine sense of cultivators. It seemed like an endless world.

This place is also known as the coldest place on the Tianxuan Continent, because even a single snowflake here is enough to freeze a Nascent Soul Realm expert to death.

"Master, we've arrived. This is the Snow Ash Forbidden Zone." Xiao Xuan spoke from outside the forbidden zone.

"Hmm." Qin Shou nodded slightly and activated the system's detection function to probe, but he did not detect any life force. Perhaps it was because the distance was too far. He had heard that each forbidden zone was a world in itself, and he did not know how far away those beings were. Only by breaking in could he find out.

Boom!

At this moment, a rift opened in the azure sky, and a pitch-black ancient coffin crossed over, its body shrouded in black mist, as if it had given rise to a dark world.

Immediately afterwards, from the direction of Beiju Luzhou, a golden road stretched out and Luo Xihe, wearing golden armor, holding a golden spear, and stepping on a page of the Great Dao Golden Book, slowly came.

Then, Xiao Xuan's brow shone brightly, the Nine Heavens Secret Cave trembled, and a figure in flame form rushed out. Through spatial leap, it arrived in front of Xiao Xuan in a few breaths, holding a crimson cauldron in its hands. It glanced at Xiao Xuan with its golden eyes and slowly nodded. Then it stepped into Xiao Xuan's body. Instantly, divine light surged around Xiao Xuan, flames roared, and its aura rose steadily. In a few breaths, it had reached the half-step Mahayana stage.

A large, crimson cauldron above their heads slowly rotated, casting shimmering divine light.

"A divine artifact!"

The black coffin trembled and uttered a soft whisper.

He came from the Netherworld and was an assistant sought out by Xiao Xuan. He was at the half-step Ghost Immortal realm, which was actually equivalent to a human at the half-step Mahayana realm, only their cultivation systems were different.

The ancient coffin he rode was the Coffin of Rebirth, one of the Ten Great Treasures of the Underworld.

As for Luo Xihe, he was naturally found by the Qin beast.

The group of five all possessed combat strength at the half-step True Immortal realm.

"Thank you all for your help."

Qin Shou cupped his hands, the Immortal Emperor Bell appeared above his head, and three peerless immortal swords floated beside him. He then led the charge into the forbidden area.