Chapter 1100: The Fifth Star Ring

06 Aug, 2024

Chapter 1100: The Fifth Star Ring

The red aurora was like a long river that flowed in the sky and covered a vast area.

Because the light was flowing, it was not scattered evenly, so it was sometimes bright and sometimes dark on the muddy ground.

Not only was the divine spirit mine filled with silt, but the world outside the divine spirit mine was also filled with silt.

Xu Qing had learned this from the memories of the Sovereign's servant.

This place was in the southern part of the fifth star ring, and it was in a remote peripheral area.

A long time ago, there was an ocean here.

It was the Primeval Sea of the fifth star ring.

Then, under the power of the Immortal Venerable, the starry sky of the fifth star ring was filled, and so was the Primeval Sea where countless gods lived.

Therefore, this place became a place where cultivators could live.

It was just relatively barren.

However, there was no heterogeneities.

All the gods in the fifth star ring were suppressed, and to a certain extent, it could be said that the gods were forbidden.

Therefore, the heterogeneities formed by the aura of the gods that was harmful to the cultivators naturally did not exist. Instead, under the Spirit Refinement Realm, the gods were used as nourishment to quench the life force and transform it into Spirit Qi that could be absorbed by the cultivators.

At this moment, Xu Qing felt it very strongly as he walked between heaven and earth.

All the hair on his body was stretching, and his body instinctively absorbed the Spirit Qi of heaven and earth, as if the dry land was waiting for spring rain.

The Spirit Qi was endless, and although it was not as strong as the divine spirit mine, it was still rich.

"This kind of environment does not exist on the Wanggu Continent," Xu Qing murmured.

Xu Qing murmured. As he absorbed the Spiritual Qi instinctively, his Divine Will also spread out. As he sensed the world, he also sensed the rules and laws here.

This was a unique ability of Soul Accumulation cultivators.

Through the rules and laws here, he could indirectly sense the world.

In his Divine Consciousness, translucent threads appeared in the world. These threads connected everything, and each of them was a rule and law.

When one's cultivation reached a certain level, they could control the fluctuations.

Under Xu Qing's Divine Consciousness, he focused on the source of these rules and law threads.

Soon, Xu Qing's expression became thoughtful, and at the same time, a sense of vigilance rose in his heart.

Because in the process of perceiving the world, he clearly felt that in this vast world, at the source of the rules and laws, there were majestic wills.

"Many of the sources of the rules and laws have been occupied."

Xu Qing retracted his divine sense and looked up at the sky.

He didn't probe those powerful wills directly. Instead, he used rules and laws to sense them indirectly.

It was not offensive to do so.

"Besides that, even though the Rules and Laws of this world seem to be orderly, there's a strand of indescribable chaos beneath it ….

Xu Qing muttered to himself as he looked around.

Through the feedback of the world's rules and laws, he could feel blood and slaughter.

"It seems that this place is not only a place where the strong preys on the weak, but it's even worse."

Xu Qing muttered.

And this feeling of his was verified a day later.

It was a massacre.

On one side was the vast and mighty caravan in the sky.

There were thousands of them, and they were using rhinoceros-like behemoths as vehicles to transport goods that Xu Qing didn't know about, but obviously couldn't be stored in his storage space.

Judging from the aura in the surroundings, he could tell that there were experts protecting and circling the area.

Such a caravan was obviously not weak. In Xu Qing's opinion, there should be very few people who would provoke them.

And yet, a massacre still occurred.

The side that carried out the massacre, as the earth suddenly rumbled, thousands of people rushed out like bandits towards the caravan.

It was extremely tragic, and many people died. The cries of cultivators and the roars of the behemoths reverberated.

The smell of blood filled the surroundings.

And in this massacre, there were even enslaved divine creatures that appeared one after another.

What was even more shocking was that in the end, the caravan actually sent out a divine spirit.

It was a giant eye that had been bound like a slave.

This eye originally had many tentacles, but now those tentacles had been cut off, and there were seals in the eye.

This was a Divine Fire Realm divine spirit.

It seemed to have become a trump card, and in this massacre, it was like a tool.

As for the final outcome of this battle, Xu Qing didn't know.

He was at the end of the sky, looking at all of this. When he sensed that both sides had sent a divine sense towards him, Xu Qing chose to leave.

This massacre had nothing to do with him, and he didn't intend to get involved.

At first, things didn't go very well for him. The two streams of divine will closed in, filled with hostility. However, as soon as they neared, Xu Qing's eyes flickered with cold light, and he unceremoniously sent his divine will out in all directions.

Sometimes, if you want to avoid trouble, you can't choose to keep a low profile.

Letting others know that you're not to be trifled with was the best way to avoid trouble.

Whether it was here or in Wanggu, it was the same.

In the next moment, their divine senses touched each other.

In the sky, lightning flashed, colorful, and rules and laws appeared. Amidst the rumbling, even the weather was greatly changed.

Wind, snow, and heavy rain fell at the same time.

Then … the two divine senses retracted. Obviously, they were afraid and didn't stop him.

And Xu Qing was expressionless as he stepped away.

In the next few days, Xu Qing saw similar things happen three times.

Xu Qing had gained a deeper understanding of the bloodshed and slaughter in this world through his repeated killings.

"Is it like raising poisonous insects?

"Using the entire fifth star ring as a field to raise powerhouses who can walk out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood."

Xu Qing murmured and looked down.

At this moment, there was a canyon where he was.

Within the valley, a slaughter had just ended.

Corpses were strewn everywhere, and the aura of death had dispersed the spiritual energy.

Among the corpses was a small mountain of flesh and blood, on which sat a black-robed young man.

His expression was cold as he absorbed the aura of death.

In the next instant, he opened his eyes, looked up at the sky where Xu Qing was, and spoke indifferently.

"This is my spirit field," he said coolly.

Once he announced the ownership of this place, the black-robed young man's eyes suddenly shone. In the next instant, the ripples in the air around another person who had been hiding outside the valley were forced out.

It was a young woman with a charming appearance. She was about to speak, but it was too late.

A flying sword shot out from the black-robed young man's head, giving off a cold light as it shot toward the woman.

It was so fast that it pierced through her forehead.

The young woman's corpse fell to the ground, and the flying sword returned. It shone with a bloody light in front of the black-robed young man as it pointed toward the sky and locked onto Xu Qing.

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes. He had naturally seen through the young woman's concealment. Sensing the black-robed young man's hostility, Xu Qing didn't say anything and simply left.

Seeing Xu Qing leave, the black-robed young man's gaze remained fixed on the sky, not daring to relax in the slightest.

After a while, when he was certain that the mysterious expert had left, the young man let out a sigh of relief.

"That person … gives me a sense of extreme danger."

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At the same time, Xu Qing was thinking back to the black-robed young man's sword attack.

"Although he's not a Sovereign, he's still a Soul Accumulation cultivator. But he has authority, and his power is related to death.

"Also, his body doesn't seem like a living person's."

There was no enmity between them, so after some thought, Xu Qing felt that this cultivator from the fifth ring was very important.

"There are few weaklings in this world," he murmured.

"That's right," he said.

"Everything I've seen so far is just as the Sovereign's servant described. There seems to be a natural law in the fifth ring, but in truth, it's called the Immortal Capital. It's high and mighty.

"As long as you don't touch it, the natural law is filled with danger and chaos.

"Furthermore, the Sovereign's servant's cultivation base is too low, so he only knows a general idea. He doesn't know much about the fifth ring, such as a map of the entire realm and other factions. His memories can't be trusted so easily."

Xu Qing was a cautious person, and he naturally knew that he couldn't completely trust the Soul Search.

If he were to place too much trust in the information obtained from the Soul Search, then once the other party made a mistake in their understanding, he would have to pay the price for his mistake if he didn't investigate.

"Therefore, I still have to follow my original plan and find a city to test it out."

Xu Qing muttered to himself for a moment. Then, he recalled the memories of the Sovereign's servant and sped off.

At the same time, in the southern core area where Xu Qing was located.

The cultivators in the southern part of the fifth ring called this place the Great Immortal Mountain.

Although it was called a mountain, it was actually a mountain range with no end in sight. There were numerous mountain ranges within it, and there were probably no less than a few hundred thousand of them.

The surroundings were filled with white fog all year round, and the figures of immortals could be vaguely seen. Occasionally, when the wind whistled and the fog was slightly thinner, luxurious palaces with carved railings and jade could be vaguely seen.

It gave people a feeling of being in a fairyland.

As for the Immortal Spiritual Aura, it was even stronger than the other regions in the south. It was the strongest in the south of the fifth star ring.

At this moment, in the middle of the Great Immortal Mountain Range, surrounded by countless mountain peaks …

There was a silver palace in the center of the palace.

There were stairs on all sides of the palace, and there were more than ten thousand of them. The overall shape of the palace was that of a tall palace, sacred as an altar.

The palace itself was vast. It was made up of sixteen thousand Immortal Green Nanmu trees. The roof was covered with golden spirit glass tiles, and on both sides stood tall golden osmanthus trees with coiled dragons. The railings were delicately carved with immortal jade, and there were also innumerable carved beams and painted rafters.

There were also slates of immortal jade in the square below, and one hundred and sixty statues that shone brilliantly. They stood in two rows in a magnificent manner.

At this moment, inside the palace that was filled with the splendor of tens of thousands of years, an old man in a silver robe sat on a sacred throne.

He sat there, looking like an ordinary person, but occasionally, there would be a sharp glint in his eyes, as if he was looking down on the world.

Below, singing and dancing were going on.

Sleeves fluttered, bells tolled, and the music was melodious.

The sandalwood incense on the platform shrouded the hall in smoke, making everything blurry and mysterious. Then, someone walked in from outside the hall.

It was a middle-aged man wearing a robe with cloud patterns. As he walked, it was as if clouds were rolling. He gave off an extraordinary aura. He passed through the dancers and the fog to reach the main seat.

The middle-aged man bowed respectfully.

"Greetings, Immortal."

"The Immortal Capital's Hunting Ground is open. I wonder how many disciples the Great Immortal Mountain will send out to train this time?"

His voice echoed in the main hall. After a while, the old man on the throne seemed to nod his head slightly as the fog covered the old man's figure.

"Thirty percent. I hope there will be a good seedling."

"Also, all of you must remember not to make the same mistake as last time and break the rule that the Great Emperor can't interfere directly."

"The Immortal Capital wants geniuses who can fight their way up fairly, not flowers."

His voice was calm, but his words carried a warning tone.

The middle-aged man named Lan Yun respectfully nodded.

On the throne, the old man glanced at the middle-aged man below and said indifferently.

"Lan Yun, there is no need for such etiquette between us."

Lan Yun was silent, then shook his head.

"The Immortal position is supreme. Etiquette cannot be ignored."

With that, he took his leave.

The old man didn't say anything else.

The singing and dancing continued.

As the smoke from the sandalwood incense on the platform lingered in the hall, the colorful and vivid spirit paintings inlaid on the walls also became hazy.

Together with the light from the octagonal palace lantern hanging in the center of the hall …

The entire hall was completely shrouded in it, making it even more mysterious.