Zhou Qing's divine sense penetrated through the hull of the ship, discovering that this dragon boat was actually a solid piece of red pine wood, only to find that it had been hollowed out and embedded with hundreds of large and small arrays. The entire nature of the red pine had changed completely, becoming not only more durable and resistant to insects, but also significantly lighter in weight. The surrounding heavenly and earthly spiritual energy was pulled into a vacuum by a powerful array method, causing the spiritual energy to flow continuously into the dragon boat's interior, where it was compressed. Zhou Qing even felt that the spiritual energy inside was almost about to condense into liquid droplets.
"There's actually such a huge red pine! I'm afraid it's at least tens of thousands of years old! How come this tree hasn't become a monster? Especially this boat design is simply ingenious!" Zhou Qing was quite surprised by the luxurious and extravagant style of the Grand Self Palace, but more importantly, the array settings on the seven-color dragon boat were just right, not too much or too little. The cleverness of the exercise equipment and techniques made Zhou Qing, a orthodox exercise equipment sect transmitter, feel inferior.
Seven-colored fairy saw Zhou Qing sitting upright and silent, her eyes turned around, and she opened her mouth: "Zhou senior came from afar to the Central Plains, I suppose you also want to see the opening ceremony of Shu Mountain's hundred-year-old sect?" Clap clap hands, six 15-16 year old girls, about the same size as Xiao Hu Li Zhou Chan, brought up several plates of tea cups and served a cup of fragrant tea to each of the seven-colored fairy, Yunxia, Zhou Qing, Liao Xiaojin, Xiao Hu Li, and Zhou Chen.
The tea lid had not been opened, and the faint fragrance had already spread throughout the cabin, mixed with the woody scent, a natural and refreshing aroma wafted around everyone. The little fox took a deep breath, and a look of intoxication appeared on its face.
Yunxia Fairy, who had been sitting next to the Rainbow Fairy with a cold expression, suddenly gazed at Xiao Hu Li and Zhou Chen. Liao Xiaojin, although also sitting upright, was glancing around the cabin with his eyes, and when he saw Yunxia Fairy secretly looking at Zhou Chen and Xiao Hu Li, he thought to himself: "Damn it, this little girl is ignoring me, a handsome guy like me, and instead looks at my two female disciples. Is she made of glass or something?" Indeed, Liao Xiaojin was wearing a blue Daoist robe, which was forced on him by Zhou Qing, saying that since it was a gathering of the cultivation world, they should dress in a more traditional way.
However, Liao Xiao Jin's outfit was quite fitting, paired with his handsome face and perfect physique, he also had an extraordinary demeanor, a complete big brother. But the other party didn't even give him a glance, Liao Xiao Jin felt rather displeased in his heart. "It seems that the cultivation world is even more realistic than the secular world! As long as you have strength, people will fawn over you!" Liao Xiao Jin noticed the Seven-Colored Fairy smiling at Zhou Qing. "Look! My cheap master, apart from having higher strength and deeper Taoism, what else does he have? He's completely a country bumpkin, humph!"
Actually, Yunxia Xianzi was just curious about the little fox and Zhou Chen. When the three of them came in, the ancient artifact Cloud Extinction Arrow embedded in her true yuan slightly moved, and Yunxia Xianzi noticed these three people. Liao Xiaojin was nothing special, but Zhou Chen and the little fox were genuine demonic creatures born into a demonic clan. Although their demonic aura was concealed by Zhou Qing's artifact, the Symbol Record, there was still a hint of it leaking out. Originally, Zhou Qing thought that as long as others' cultivation didn't surpass his own, they would definitely not be able to see that the two were demonic creatures. However, the Cloud Extinction Arrow was an extraordinary treasure in the hands of ancient sages, having slaughtered countless demons and ghosts, and was extremely sensitive to demonic aura. Even a single thread of it couldn't escape its detection.
Yunxia Xianzi was hesitant in her mind, fortunately, there was Zhou Qing as a warning, Yunxia Xianzi didn't dare to separate her divine sense to check on the two again. Otherwise, with Yunxia Xianzi's mid-stage cultivation of transforming into a god, it would be obvious that even the two late-stage cultivators hadn't reached the level of the fox spirit. Little fox Zhou Cang was lively and lovely, wearing modern clothes, she didn't want to wear Taoist robes, and Zhou Qing couldn't force her either. Zhou Chen wore a Taoist robe, unremarkable at first glance, but Yunxia Xianzi's heart skipped a beat as she looked closer, this Zhou Chen had a beauty that could sink fish and stun geese, close the moon and shame flowers. Yunxia Xianzi was already an absolute beauty, now looking at herself, she felt inferior to this woman. Yunxia Xianzi secretly glanced at Zhou Qing again, who remained silent, her heart wondering what he was thinking.
"This Dahzi Palace is employing child labor, isn't it?!" Zhou Qing looked at these little girls who came to serve tea, each with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, seemingly also beauties in the making. However, each of them had steady footsteps, clear gazes, and an aura of treasure light surrounding their bodies, obviously emitted by high-quality magical artifacts. Zhou Qing's curiosity about Dahzi Palace grew even more. Each girl was deeply cultivated, almost all of them having reached the later stages of Qi Refining. "Such strength, I'm afraid that even if Kunlun, Shu Mountain, Longhu, and Maoshan were combined, they still wouldn't be able to compare!" Zhou Qing had seen those disciples from various sects who formed the Dragon Group, and after comparing them, he came to this conclusion in his heart.
When the seven-colored fairy asked, Zhou Qing picked up his teacup and took a light sip. The fragrance filled his cheeks, and a warm current flowed through his throat, spreading throughout his body, making him feel extremely comfortable, as if he were about to float away on the wind. In an instant, the lazy current flowing inside his body changed, and the cool sensation made everyone wake up refreshed. Zhou Qing secretly sighed: "Indeed, it's good tea!"
The seven-colored fairy's words were naturally heard by Zhou Qing, who took another sip of tea and said: "Not bad, this time I really came to observe the opening ceremony of Shu Mountain's sect. Living overseas for a long time is quite lonely, and my several disciples also want to take a look at the cultivation sects in Central Plains, learn from their strengths." Zhou Qing spoke nonsense with a straight face, not feeling embarrassed or nervous. The three listeners, Zhou Chen, Liao Xiao, and Little Fox, looked at each other in dismay, and with Zhou Qing's hypocritical expression, they all more or less despised him.
"However!" Zhou Qing's tone changed, and he asked the Seven-Colored Fairy in a serious manner: "Although I have been living overseas for a long time, I know more or less about the Taoist sects of China and Western Regions. However, I have never heard of your sect before. Which ancient immortal's lineage does your sect inherit?" This question hit the nail on the head. Looking at the Seven-Colored Fairy and Yunxia Fairy's two treasures, "Seven-Colored Relic Treasure Umbrella" and "Cloudy Sunset Divine Arrow", both had a Buddhist glow to them. Moreover, when the Seven-Colored Fairy fought with the five scattered people from Western Regions, she shouted out the name of the forbidden technique "_A Pi Kuang Yin Tian Mo Curse". Zhou Qing vaguely felt that this Great Freedom Palace was likely connected to Buddhism in some way.
The seven-colored fairy smiled brightly, and the colorful light flashed, filling the room with radiance. Liao Xiao Jin was dizzy again, while the little fox and Zhou Chen remained expressionless, watching to see how the seven-colored fairy would respond. The seven-colored fairy and Yun Xia fairy exchanged a glance, their four beautiful eyes fixed on Zhou Qing's face. The seven-colored fairy spoke in a gentle voice: "Has Senior Zhou ever heard of Ci Hang Dao Ren?"
