Chapter 1139: Fairy Tale
Chapter 1139: Fairy Tale
Wind blew from the distance, causing the fog formed by immortal energy to churn and spread throughout the immortal palace.
Finally, they landed on the Welcoming Immortals Platform of the Immortal Palace.
It flowed beside the cultivators here.
It was a huge black stone platform. The ground was covered in moss, and it exuded a sense of antiquity and the passage of time. It was as if standing here was like walking into time.
As for the center, there was a stone tablet with the information of the three paths written on it. However, it seemed that too much time had passed, so the writing was blurred.
At this moment, there were dozens of figures on the Immortals' Welcoming Platform.
All cultivators who entered the Immortal Palace from the outside world would immediately appear here.
Then, here, choose the route.
When Xu Qing, Li Mengtu, and the Earth Spirit Ancestor appeared, the cultivators here had turned into streaks of light and were rushing towards the left.
As they got closer, they seemed to have lost the ability to fly and landed on the ground one after another. They were wary of each other and kept some distance from each other as they walked forward.
The fog in the place they were heading to was not thick, but it seemed to be in a different space. That place was much darker than the Welcoming Immortals Platform.
At the same time, there was a light drizzle that was moistening things.
The ground, in particular, had become muddy.
However, it was clear that there was a small path there because too many people had walked there.
It was quiet and dark.
Only the rain continued to fall, gradually devouring all of the cultivators who were walking in that direction.
Staring at the path, Xu Qing didn't immediately move. Instead, he retracted his gaze and observed his surroundings.
First was the stone platform. Xu Qing examined it and found that it really existed.
The mist was the same. It carried a moist feeling, and when it landed on the body, it could be clearly felt on the skin. When it touched the clothes, it could condense into tiny water droplets.
Immortal Qi was also real.
Being here, Xu Qing could feel that his cultivation had increased significantly compared to the outside world.
Apart from that, there was also the sound of music.
In the direction he had seen from the outside world was the place where the Dao Debate was taking place in the depths of the Immortal Palace.
Xu Qing raised his head.
From his position on the Welcoming Immortals Platform, it was difficult for him to see the end because he was in this huge immortal palace. He could only see the dense fog covering the void in front of him.
There seemed to be a bridge in the blur.
On the bridge, there seemed to be a person moving forward in the fog.
"That's Xing Huanzi. When he appeared just now, I saw him heading towards this bridge."
Li Mengtu said in a deep voice.
At that moment, aside from them, there was no one else on the Immortals' Welcoming Platform. The other people who had entered had already chosen the path to enter the Immortal Palace.
"I wonder what Brother Xu will choose. If you choose the smaller path, we can travel together."
After Li Mengtu finished speaking, the Earth Spirit Ancestor immediately looked over with anticipation.
Xu Qing was silent as he looked at the figure walking further and further away on the bridge in the fog. The words of the land spirit about the three paths appeared in his mind. After a while, he slowly spoke.
"I want to walk on this bridge."
The Earth Spirit Ancestor was shocked.
Li Mengtu wasn't too surprised. He just took a deep look at Xu Qing, clasped his fist and bowed, then walked towards the path on the left.
He sighed softly in his heart.
The one who sighed was not Xu Qing, but himself.
As a Star, he naturally wanted to go further, but he understood that … even if he had inherited the Constitution, he still did not have the confidence to come out alive from that bridge.
"Since the ancient times until now, those that were able to take that path were few and far between, and those that survived … all of them comprehended their own constitution and didn't rely on the inheritance of those above them."
Li Mengtu gradually walked away.
The Earth Spirit Ancestor wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, he bowed and chose to walk onto the small path.
Soon, the two figures disappeared.
Only Xu Qing was left on the Immortals' Welcoming Platform.
However, he did not walk forward. Instead, he turned his head, and a strange light flashed in his eyes as he looked … to the right!
On the right, the fog was extremely dense. It was impossible to see through it with one's eyes.
As far as the eye could see, there was only churning fog.
Then … there was the sound of flowing water from the mist.
There was a black river on the right side of the road, and those who entered it would definitely die.
Although the words on the stone tablet on the Immortal Welcoming Platform had become blurry due to the passage of time, the information recorded on it would not disappear with time. Instead, it was passed down by word of mouth and became an important clue for the Aurora Immortal Palace.
That was how the Earth Spirit Ancestor found out.
"Over there, there's the guidance of the constitution …"
The moment he entered the Immortals Welcoming Platform, Xu Qing had already sensed that his Space-Time Constitution had formed a space-time resonance with the right side.
It seemed to be calling out to him.
This resonance, this attraction, this call, all converged in Xu Qing's heart, giving him a vague feeling.
Over there, there was a Dao of the same origin as his.
"The first impression I got from this Land of the Fallen Immortals was that it didn't exist in space-time.
"After that, the feeling became even stronger."
"This place clearly … contains the same Space-Time Constitution as mine!"
Xu Qing's eyes narrowed. If such a thing happened in any other place, it would be an extremely dangerous situation. Because it was very difficult for people of the same origin to coexist.
It often involved the swallowing of the strong and the weak.
However, the Aurora Immortal Lord had already fallen, so it was a different matter altogether.
"But his constitution is clearly an aurora. Could it be that the Spacetime Constitution will become an aurora when it reaches the depths?
Or perhaps … this Aurora Immortal Master has changed his path? "
Xu Qing pondered. Combined with the fact that he couldn't sense the origin of the space-time law, there was a high chance that Immortal Lord Aurora had changed his path.
Therefore, after a short moment of contemplation, Xu Qing's eyes shone with determination.
If he wanted his own Space-Time Constitution to go further, he needed to understand all the intrinsic qualities of this path. Comprehending it himself was one way, but seeing the traces of others on this path was another way.
Both of them were opportunities.
Thus, in the next instant, Xu Qing's figure suddenly flashed, and he took a step towards the dense mist on the right.
In the blink of an eye, it disappeared.
Only the mist continued to surge.
It became everything in front of Xu Qing.
The senses of his fleshly body were concealed, including the perception of his cultivation base. As Xu Qing moved forward, even the sound of the river gradually disappeared.
As far as the eye could see, it was pitch black.
He couldn't tell if it was fog or not, and he couldn't tell if he had already walked into the river.
Everything is just darkness.
Furthermore, there was no danger.
However, this pitch-black darkness had no beginning and no end.
Time seemed to have no meaning in this place. After an unknown amount of time, Xu Qing maintained his vigilance in the darkness and finally reached the end.
The end was still pitch-black.
The reason why it was called an end was because there was an invisible barrier in the darkness.
It stopped them from moving forward.
Magical techniques couldn't penetrate it.
Even divine abilities were hard to break through.
His physical body was also isolated.
At the end of the tunnel, in front of the invisible barrier, Xu Qing gave it a try. After a moment of silence, he closed his eyes, and the Eighth Polarity, Space-Time Form … suddenly opened.
His thinking had been upgraded.
It was as if he had transcended the darkness and walked out of the painting. With this kind of space-time thinking, he looked at the place again …
This place was originally just a black dot.
However, this point was incomparably large.
And there was more than one.
There were countless of these black dots …
They lined up together to form a line.
An invisible force enveloped him, causing Xu Qing to realize that he could only move forward or backward in this place, unable to move left or right.
Moreover, in Xu Qing's mind, he discovered that the line formed by countless black dots had no concept of height.
The same was true for the black spot itself.
There seemed to be no concept of nothingness on either side of this line. It was as if the supreme law here only allowed this line to exist.
Therefore, if one forced themselves to look at both sides, they would only see distortion, and this distortion would affect them.
Even though Xu Qing had the Space-Time Constitution, he could still see some differences, such as … countless space-time fragments.
But after looking at it for a long time, one's mind would become increasingly uncomfortable.
Only when he sensed before and after would everything be normal.
This was an extremely strange and extremely simple world.
After a while, Xu Qing's thoughts returned, and he opened his eyes in the black dot.
"The Spacetime Constitution's thoughts can leave this black spot, but my physical body can't."
Xu Qing pondered.
His physical body could be said to be his greatest weakness when he possessed the constitution.
Based on this direction, he had some plans.
For example, if he encountered a short battle, he could forcefully cover it. Although there would be some withering, as long as the battle ended quickly, the effects would be acceptable.
But here, it was obvious that he couldn't complete the exploration in a short time.
Therefore, after some consideration, Xu Qing chose to place his physical body in the Star Pagoda and then send it to a safe place.
This method actually had its drawbacks. On the one hand, safety was only relative and not absolute.
On the other hand, he couldn't take too long.
Otherwise, it would still wither.
A moment later, after doing all of this, Xu Qingshi's thoughts were no longer restricted. He turned to the barrier at the end of the tunnel.
He instantly teleported.
He reappeared in this strange world. Here … he followed that line and allowed the power of this world to lead him forward endlessly.
He wanted to see where this place ended.
As for time, it was indeed meaningless here. To be more precise, time did not exist here.
Space had become a thing of the past.
Continuing forward was the only path in this place.
Fortunately, he was not the only one like Xu Qing here.
Along the way, he saw a figure in a similar state to himself.
It was a medicinal pot with four limbs and a white beard.
It looked strange, like a freak.
It stood on the line, and from time to time, some medicinal pills would fly out of the medicine jar and fall on the black dots that formed the line, making their color even darker.
When it sensed Xu Qing, the medicinal pot smiled gently and spoke softly.
"Welcome to a fairy tale.
After saying that, he pointed into the distance and didn't say anything else.
Xu Qing stared at it for a moment before continuing forward. Soon after, he saw the second freak.
It was an octopus, and each of its claws had a face with different expressions. They were currently cursing.
After sensing Xu Qing's presence, a strange expression appeared on everyone's faces. Gradually, they began to cry.
Xu Qing was silent as he looked at the crying octopus. He didn't understand, so he could only leave.
Along the way, he even saw a finger with the head of a lion.
He called out to himself.
"Run, run …"
There was also a frog that thought it was his fish. It swam back and forth, but when it encountered him, it trembled and didn't dare to move.
......
Along the way, Xu Qing encountered ten freaks. Each of them had a different reaction when they met him.
Finally, he saw the eleventh statue.
It was a black-clothed old woman leaning on a walking stick. Her face was huge, but her body and limbs were very small. Her expression was savage, and from time to time, she would grab a black dot, throw it into her mouth, and swallow it.
When it saw Xu Qing, it grinned.
"It's good that he's dead!"
Xu Qing was silent for a moment before he left.
After an unknown period of time, they did not see any other freaks.
In the end, he saw a mirror.
That was the end of the line.
Countless black dots lined up and walked into the mirror.
It disappeared.
Staring at the mirror, Xu Qing fell into deep thought.
"Countless black dots formed a line, forming this first realm that only has front and back. I think I seem to know a bit about the state of the Aurora Immortal Lord's Spacetime Constitution."
"As for the eleven freaks …"
The number 11, combined with Immortal Lord Aurora's status, made Xu Qing think that there were 11 Immortal Lords in the fifth star ring.
"There's a high chance that this is formed from the Aurora Immortal Lord's thoughts before his death!"
"As for why it's so strange …"
Xu Qing didn't understand, but he recalled that this Aurora Immortal Lord was killed by an Immortal Venerable.
"Is it possible that it has something to do with the constitution of the Immortal Venerable?"
"Then what is the constitution of the Immortal Lord …"
Xu Qing suddenly recalled the words of the first freak he had encountered, the medicinal pot.
"Fairy tale?"-