"Leave the most dangerous places to me."

Zhou Xuan always does just that, which is one of the reasons why the various You Shen of Mingjiang Prefecture increasingly respect him.

Even though Zhou Xuan currently only has five sticks of incense.

"Old Hua, what are you daydreaming about?"

After Zhou Xuan "shifted forms and shadows," and embarked on another Divine Soul Day Trip, his true self appeared eight thousand feet deep in the Earth Abyss. Seeing Painter dazed, he couldn’t help but give Old Hua a playful knock on the back of the head.

"Hey, I just spaced out for a moment."

Painter said embarrassedly.

"Are you on vacation here? This is the Earth Abyss!"

Zhou Xuan warned again. In such a place, let alone spacing out, even a slight lapse in concentration might invite some sinister entity to give you a chilling encounter.

"Old Hua, you’ve got a big heart; follow me closely."

After Zhou Xuan said this, his hands and feet clung to the wall of the Earth Abyss, moving as freely as a gecko.

This made Painter stare in awe.

The Earth Abyss is not a highway, but a straight path leading downwards, directly reaching the heart of Jing Country.

Zhou Xuan being able to come and go freely within the Earth Abyss through Divine Soul Day Trip was understandable, but now—his true self was here, and he wasn’t using the Day Travel Technique, so how was he moving so effortlessly?

"Great Master, what kind of Light Body Technique is this?"

Painter asked.

"My third incense is from the Dragon Seeking Sensing Sect."

Zhou Xuan patted his leg and said, "The essence of the Sensing Sect lies in the Step Technique. With Dragon Walk and Tiger Step, the agility of the body and the intricacy of the steps allow one to traverse mountains and streams as if walking on flat ground, and descending pits and holes is no exception."

Dragon Walk and Tiger Step is a Light Body Technique, and more so, it’s the domineering method that allows the Sensing Sect to dominate.

If in the land of streams and mountains, the Sensing Sect can borrow the Dragon Force of the mountains, using Dragon Walk to advance and then with the momentum of Tiger Step, step forward to crush the opponent’s "momentum."

The disciples of the Incense Fire Divine Dao, when engaging in combat, emphasize "momentum" the most. Once their momentum is crushed, defeat at the Dragon Seeking Hall is only a matter of time.

"The Dragon Seeking Sensing Sect truly has some depth, distinctly different from the acupoint sect’s Taoist techniques."

"Haven’t you thought about it? Three hundred years ago, when Lao Yun swept across the Taoist sects invincibly, among the various Taoist sects, who could stand against him besides those reclusive Taoist patriarchs?"

Zhou Xuan’s true self, utilizing Dragon Walk and Tiger Step, moved freely on the wall of the Earth Abyss, feeling more assured than during Day Trip. The unknown journey through the Earth Abyss was filled with more confidence.

The main reason for the boost in confidence was that within Zhou Xuan’s true self lay a Secret Realm, essentially an arsenal, which descended into the Earth Abyss with him.

"Ah Xuan, Ah Xuan, this Earth Abyss is not a dead cave but a living entity."

In the Secret Realm, Miss Qiang was initially playing "Monopoly" with the Blood Well Human Brains. Recently, the Buddha Country Main Brain had also improved; previously, it often got on Miss Qiang’s nerves, but now, it was able to join the gaming table.

As everyone was enjoying themselves, Miss Qiang suddenly sensed a strange sign of life and sent her consciousness out through Zhou Xuan’s forehead. Upon emerging, she felt the Earth Abyss was "alive."

"Alive?"

"Yes."

Miss Qiang, being the "Mother of Flesh and Blood" of the Bone Elder Association, had a profound perception and understanding of life.

She told Zhou Xuan, "Ah Xuan, place your hand on the Wall of the Abyss, and I’ll amplify the life signs for you."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuan immediately placed his hand on the wall.

He only felt the wall was moist and slightly sticky.

Miss Qiang’s consciousness attached to Zhou Xuan’s hand, and suddenly... a very peculiar sensation was captured by Zhou Xuan’s palm,

It felt like—holding a water pipe with no water, and then suddenly someone opened the gate, with strong water currents rushing through the pipe.

"Within the wall, it seems there are hidden currents flowing."

"Those aren’t hidden currents; they’re the blood vessels of the Earth Abyss."

"Uh..."

Zhou Xuan was a bit surprised, and just then, he felt a pulse beneath his palm—a faint throbbing, as if the soil of the Earth Abyss under his palm suddenly hardened, then pumped, and softened again.

"The Earth Abyss seems to have moved."

"That’s fetal movement. Haven’t you experienced anything like it?" Miss Qiang asked.

Zhou Xuan: "..."

I’ve never raised a child. How would I know what fetal movement feels like?

Zhou Xuan said, "Miss Qiang, does this mean the Earth Abyss is a massive mother, and she’s pregnant?"

"Yes."

Miss Qiang said, "This unborn entity is exceptional, and we’re walking on its mother. It can sense... we’ve arrived."

"What is this fetus, can you analyze it?"

Zhou Xuan asked again.

For the unusual and significant fetuses in Jing Country, Zhou Xuan only knew of one kind—the Divine’s offspring.

There are many kinds of Divine’s offspring: Great Buddhas, Evil Gods, Gods, Alien Ghosts—these four, reaching God-level, when combined and conceived, the offspring are all considered "Divine’s offspring."

"It’s a species even better than the Divine’s offspring."

Miss Qiang said, "This mother has a power resonance outside of the Incense Fire Divine Dao, and the frequency of this resonance is somewhat like... somewhat like..."

"Like what?"

Zhou Xuan asked.

"Like the consciousness of our Blood Flesh Divine Dynasty’s main brain."

Upon mentioning this, Miss Qiang realized her words were quite abstract, so she explained:

"The Buddha Country, Jing Country, Blood Flesh Divine Dynasty—all have different power attributes. The Buddha Country cultivates the Golden Body, forming Buddha’s image within with pervasive Buddha energy. Jing Country cultivates the Incense Fire Divine Dao, perceiving the original incense fire between Heaven and Earth and replicating it within. Our Blood Flesh Divine Dynasty controls mental consciousness.