Chapter 1184: The First Star - Xu Qing

01 Nov, 2024

Chapter 1184: The First Star - Xu Qing

It was indeed not far.

The moment Xing Huanzi was killed in the world of the fifth level, at the entrance of the Immortal Palace, in front of the Immortals' Welcoming Platform …

A blurry figure appeared there.

This place was one of the three paths leading into the immortal palace. Back then, Xu Qing had seen a bridge in the fog from afar.

At that moment, the fog churned. After the figure appeared, Cai Ran retreated, and in the blink of an eye, she appeared on the Immortals Welcoming Platform.

The moment he stepped on the green stone, he staggered and coughed out a mouthful of blood.

His chest heaved up and down, and his breathing was rapid. His expression showed that he had just survived a disaster.

It was Xing Huanzi.

However, right now, his aura was intermittent, and his body was filled with a sense of weakness. One could even see that half of his body was intertwined between illusion and reality.

"Xu Qing …"

Xing Huanzi's expression was gloomy. His body flashed as he sped toward the exit of the Immortal Palace.

In the next instant, he had already left the immortal palace.

The moment he flew out, he saw several people sitting cross-legged outside the Land of the Fallen Immortals.

A quick glance revealed Li Mengtu and Zhou Zhengli.

Almost at the same time that he looked over, the other Cultivators sitting cross-legged in the area seemed to sense him. That was especially true of Li Mengtu and Zhou Zhengli. Their gazes came to fall upon Xing Huanzi.

Li Mengtu's eyes narrowed.

Zhou Zhengli was deep in thought.

As for Xing Huanzi, he didn't stop there. He took a step into the void and shot off into the distance.

His speed was pushed to the limit.

Only when he reached the edge of the Land of the Fallen Immortals did he turn around and look in the direction of the Immortal Palace.

As for the half of his body that was in between illusion and reality, as he breathed, it slowly faded away and became completely real.

This was his life-saving technique and also a secret technique of Star Ring Tower.

Using the Dao of Sacrifice, he molded his own Star Pagoda and then used the pagoda to replace his life.

In this way, he could resolve the crisis of life and death.

As for his Star Ring Tower, he had created seven towers over the years.

"I didn't expect that one of them would be wasted here …"

Thinking back to the scene in the fifth level, Xing Huanzi's heart was filled with fear. He had to admit that the other party's understanding of the constitution … exceeded his by quite a bit.

"Regardless of whether it's killing or hiding, his constitution can be said to be terrifying!"

"Therefore, if I want to suppress him, I need to raise my constitution to the point where I can destroy all the space-time that he controls. Otherwise … it will be extremely difficult to kill him."

"Unless …"

A dim light flashed in Xing Huanzi's eyes.

"I have a way to find his true body under the influence of my Rise and Fall of Justice!"

"This person's greatest weakness … is his true body!"

"His cultivation base is at the Sovereign level, and his immortal embryo is still in the process of forming. As long as we have a way to find his true body hidden in another space-time …."

"In that case, we still have a chance to kill him!"

Xing Huanzi was silent. In the end, he shook his head.

Theories were just theories.

If he wanted to complete it … Xing Huanzi knew that he couldn't do it yet.

Thus, he took a deep breath and disappeared in a flash.

He wasn't sure if the other party would continue to pursue him, but the sense of danger in his heart was still there.

Therefore, he understood that he had to leave the Western Star Field as soon as possible and return to the Eastern Star Field as soon as possible.

Only when they reached the east would the crisis be resolved.

......

At the same time, in the fifth level of the Immortal Palace, Xu Qing looked at the wisp of aura in his palm. He squeezed it and kept it in space-time. Then, he looked up and swept his gaze across the Quasi-Immortal Great Emperors.

Without saying a word, his body swayed and he took a step forward.

His body instantly became blurry.

But in the next moment, his figure became clear from the blur.

"Indeed, I can't go up to the sixth floor."

This step was an attempt to see if he could enter the sixth level.

Even though he knew that the sixth level of the Immortal Palace was a place where only those with the strength of an Inferior Immortal could enter, since he had already reached the fifth level, he naturally had to give it a try.

After verifying it, Xu Qing took another step forward. This time … he didn't insist on going to the sixth level. Instead, he returned.

In the blink of an eye, his figure disappeared.

When he reappeared, he was already on the Welcoming Immortals Platform at the entrance of the Immortal Palace.

"For me, this opportunity in the Immortal Palace is over."

Standing on the Welcoming Immortals Platform, Xu Qing raised his head and looked at the Immortal Palace.

These experiences appeared in his mind. Scene after scene, it was as if the river of time was churning, sweeping up the sand at the bottom of the river and flowing in his eyes.

In a trance, Xu Qing seemed to see a white-clothed youth.

He stood at the end of the River of Time, holding the marriage contract in his hand. Beside him was a young girl in a wedding dress. The two of them looked at him and smiled at him. Then, they held hands and bowed.

That smile contained an unspeakable past.

Perhaps it was youth, perhaps it was suffering, perhaps it was beauty, perhaps it was pain.

The splashes of the flowing water filled the picture.

Xu Qing turned his head and saw himself standing at the other end of the River of Time.

Then, he smiled and bowed towards the other end of the River of Time.

Yesterday's storm, today's echo.

The flowing water dispersed, and the sand turned into starlight, gradually dissipating as well.

Xu Qing straightened up, walked down the Immortals Welcoming Platform, and … walked to the exit of the Immortal Palace.

The moment he stood in the Land of the Fallen Immortals, the red aurora in the sky that he had not seen for a long time shone on him. The scenery before him was as red as ever under the aurora.

However, things were different now.

This light, in his place, became gentle.

It contained fatherly love.

Xu Qing closed his eyes and silently sensed his surroundings. After a long moment, he opened his eyes and saw the people outside the Immortal Palace.

The Earth Spirit Ancestor, Li Mengtu, Zhou Zhengli, and some other cultivators that he did not recognize.

These people were all people who had returned from the Immortal Palace. The reason most of them hadn't left was because they had chosen to stay here and wait for the Immortal Palace to end. When the tide receded, they would use this opportunity to cultivate and gain enlightenment.

After all, to them, this was only the third level. Although they had gained something, it wasn't much.

However, it was clear that Li Mengtu and Zhou Zhengli did not have such a plan.

The former looked at Xu Qing with a complicated expression and opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something.

It was as if everything in the fourth level had affected him deeply. When he looked at Xu Qing, he vaguely felt that he was still Zhong Chi …

As for Zhou Zhengli, who was beside him, he was clearly much calmer than Li Mengtu. He didn't consider the mirror history between the modern world and the fourth level.

To him, the most important thing was to grab hold of the opportunity and continue the fate of the past so that this fate would not end in a mirror image but would continue to exist in the future.

When he saw Xing Huanzi, who had clearly been seriously injured, flee in a hurry, he was even more certain of this idea.

Therefore, the moment he met Xu Qing's gaze, Zhou Zhengli quickened his pace.

When he arrived in front of Xu Qing, his posture was exactly the same as when he was in the fourth level. He was incomparably respectful as he bowed.

"Young Master."

"Congratulations, Young Master! You've made a breakthrough in your cultivation and reached the first star of the fifth star ring!"

Xu Qing looked at Zhou Zhengli.

"This is no longer a mirror of history."

Zhou Zhengli shook his head.

"It wasn't Young Master Aurora who convinced me."

When Xu Qing heard this, there was a deeper meaning in his gaze as he looked at Zhou Zhengli. The Earth Spirit ancestor by the side also swiftly rushed over at this moment. He bowed deeply towards Xu Qing and excitedly spoke.

"Now that Senior has returned, Junior's heart can finally be at ease. Previously, Senior saved Junior's life, and Junior has always been worried about Senior's safety in the fourth level."

"These days, I've been worried and anxious. I only hate that my cultivation is insufficient and I can't go to the fourth level to lend Senior a hand and be at Senior's side."

"It wasn't until yesterday that I suddenly had an epiphany and felt much more at ease."

"Junior is enlightened. Senior is a heaven-gifted genius with great foresight. You've thought things through carefully, and you've taken every conceivable possibility into account. No matter how great the storm in the fourth level is, it'll definitely be within Senior's expectations."

"Junior only needs to wait outside, because the final outcome will definitely be great luck, and everything will go according to plan!"

"Finally, thank you for saving my life in the Immortal Palace. I congratulate you for your success in this trip to the Immortal Palace. I wish you a bright future on the Path of Stars!"

The Earth Spirit Ancestor said loudly.

This attracted Zhou Zhengli's attention for the first time.

It also made the shadow under Xu Qing's feet shake.

Even the sky seemed to ripple because of the Earth Spirit Ancestor's words.

For a moment, the crimson aurora shone brighter and brighter. Waves of thunder that seemed to come from beyond the heavens rumbled unceasingly. It even affected not only the sky of this place …

The sky of the entire western region was rumbling.

Even the North, South, and East were the same.

The sky above the fifth ring seemed to be lifted by an invisible hand, revealing the starry sky and the stars.

Some of the stars were bright, while others were dim.

And they all corresponded to specific cultivators of the fifth star ring!

That was … the reflection of the Quasi-Immortal Token!

Everyone outside the Land of the Fallen Immortals looked up with astonished expressions.

They weren't the only ones. At this moment, most of the cultivators in the fifth ring were the same.

Because …

"The third and final stage of the Immortal Capital trial has begun!"

Zhou Zheng Li's eyes flashed with a strange light as he spoke in a low voice.

This segment was a slaughter and elimination!

Its arrival represented the final decision!

Following this, the Token of the cultivators with Quasi-Immortal Token began to glow.

Xu Qing was no exception. Dazzling light shone out, reflecting the radiance of the stars. At the same time, the sound of drums of slaughter filled Heaven and Earth.

Boom! Boom! Boom! It was as if heavenly thunder had exploded.

The faces of the cultivators who had been practicing cultivation outside of the Land of the Fallen Immortals flickered as they rose to their feet and left.

Zhou Zhengli took a deep breath and bowed to Xu Qing once again.

"Young Master, entering the Immortal Capital is already an inevitability for you. I still need to work hard. Once the trial by fire is over, I'll be able to … meet you in the Immortal Capital!

Next, all those who possess a Immortal Capital Token will place their focus on this trial. "

With that, Zhou Zhengli's body flickered as he shot up into the starry sky.

Seeing that Zhou Zhengli had left and that most of the people had left, Li Mengtu slowly walked up.

"Um … Army of a Thousand. When those two swords came out, they ran away faster than anyone else …. But I can sense that their auras aren't much different from the ones in the fourth level. I think that the master recognition will affect the real world."

"My constitution is also different."

"As for Xie Lingzi, I didn't see him. Presumably, he was the first to come out, so he left in advance."

"There was also Yuanshan Su. I saw her flying away with a complicated expression."

"I … I'm also going to train and improve my ranking on the Quasi-Immortal Token. So… you, do you want to come with me?"

Li Mengtu said shyly.

Xu Qing smiled when he heard this, then he shook his head and lifted his right hand. The aura of the Xing Huanzi flowed within his palm.

Li Mengtu's eyes narrowed.

"You want to …"

"There's something on Xing Huanzi that belongs to me. I'll go get it."

Xu Qing calmly spoke and then walked towards the horizon.