Chapter 1209: Divine Food

29 Nov, 2024

Chapter 1209: Divine Food

In the starry sky, Xu Qing transformed into a shooting star that whistled forward.

Wherever it passed, layers of ripples were set off, distorting the starlight.

This was a natural reaction brought about by his cultivation, and at the same time, it was the power contained within the immortal embryo itself.

To a certain extent, they were already similar to gods.

This was a necessity after one's cultivation reached a certain level.

Just as there were many ways for the weak to become weak, the end of the strong was often to return to one.

Now that Xu Qing had locked onto the direction, he did not deliberately display his maximum speed.

While he was sensing his Immortal Embryo, he was also moving forward to sense the universe and Heaven Beyond the Heavens.

"Although everything that happened in the Land of the Fallen Immortals is a mirror image of history, but …"

"Qian Jun and Bi Yi recognized his as its master, and Li Mengtu's Poison constitution also had a source …. As for the mud fox, she created the Hundred Flowers Palace outside of the Black Lands.

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"All of this means that the experiences in the mirror did not change the real world. It's just that the traces are very faint and not heavy."

"But in the mirror history, I've already obtained the authority of the Aurora Immortal Palace!"

"The Immortal Palace is the center of the Heaven Beyond Heaven. It's the highest place in the Heaven Beyond Heaven. Therefore, what appeared in the Land of the Fallen Immortals was only its appearance due to the Spirit Wave. As for the real location of the Immortal Palace, it's most likely still within the Heaven Beyond Heaven."

"Then, with the authority of my Immortal Palace, in this Heaven Beyond Heaven …"

Xu Qing's eyes shone with a strange light. This was what he was most curious about.

Therefore, on the way forward, he also tried to spread out his Divine Will to try and sense.

Unfortunately, perhaps it was because too much time had passed, or perhaps it was because the Immortal Palace was silent.

Therefore, Xu Qing did not gain anything.

After a long time, he sighed inwardly. He temporarily gave up and sped up.

His target was prison A29.

It was the largest God Prison in the entire Spherical Heaven Universe, and it was also the mine with the most Origin Substance on the surface.

As the leader of the Greedy Envoy, he could naturally cut the best cake first.

As for those so-called subordinates of his, Xu Qing didn't care whether they lived or died.

Xu Qing also didn't pay attention to how they obtained Origin Substances in this Spherical Heaven Universe, whether they collected them from other prisons or outsiders.

Even if those people encountered obstacles in the process of gathering Origin Substance, or if they got into a conflict with the Outsiders, there would naturally be other people who would take care of it in order to obtain more Origin Substance.

Unless he encountered an extreme situation, otherwise, Xu Qing did not plan to participate.

His goal was clear.

"Absorb the Origin Substance and upgrade the Immortal Embryo!"

Xu Qing's eyes shone brightly as he made up his mind. His speed increased, and he used the teleportation portals here many times. Ten days later, he had crossed a small portion of the Spherical Heaven Universe and arrived at his destination.

This was a red starry sky!

That red color did not come from the starlight. Instead, it was emitted by an astonishingly enormous red seaweed.

It had nineteen leaves!

Each leaf was long enough to encircle a star.

As for the junction of the 19 leaves, which was the root of the seaweed, there were countless filaments.

These thin threads were wrapped around an extremely large sun. They went deep into the sun and continuously absorbed it, providing nutrients for their own survival.

Looking at the seaweed in front of him, Xu Qing's eyes glowed.

"Such a Starry Sky Plant … I wonder if my God Vine will be able to grow to such a level in the future."

Xu Qing sensed his Star Pagoda. The Divine Vine that had fused with the Star Pagoda was still sleeping. However, judging from its aura, it didn't seem to be far from waking up.

Then, Xu Qing retracted his perception and looked at the seaweed in front of him.

He could clearly see that on the nineteen leaves of the seaweed, there were spots of different sizes.

"Every speck is a small world and a prison!"

"And the biggest prison is inside that sun.

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Almost at the same time as Xu Qing was observing, the seaweed flashed red and a terrifying divine sense spread out from the seaweed.

He locked onto Xu Qing.

That degree of terror made Xu Qing feel as if he was facing an immortal.

Xu Qing's eyes narrowed. He knew that in addition to being a prison, the seaweed also had a mission to suppress.

Hence, he took out his token and mission jade slip and spoke in a low voice.

"On the orders of the Nine Shore Heaven, I've come here to collect Origin Substance!" Seaweed's divine will instantly enveloped Xu Qing and scanned his identity token and mission jade slip.

A moment later, as if it had confirmed something, the divine sense lazily returned. A leaf slowly floated up and landed in front of Xu Qing.

Xu Qing looked at the leaf, and then looked at the sun shrouded by the roots of the seaweed. After pondering for a moment, he took a step forward and went straight for the leaf.

He locked onto one of the spots and quickly approached it.

The dot grew larger and larger in Xu Qing's eyes until it was an entire world. Xu Qing himself shot through the void, through the barriers, and descended amidst rumbling sounds.

It landed on a piece of black land.

This place was filled with decay and death. It was boundless in Xu Qing's eyes.

Moreover, there was no wind, no spirit, and no abnormality in the surroundings. Everything was desolate and deathly silent.

Xu Qing looked around, then looked down at the ground. His expression was the same as ever as he lifted his foot and stomped down.

"Wake up!"

The moment the soles of his feet landed, the earth rumbled. Wind stirred up, spirits stirred up, abnormalities stirred up, and a storm was stirred up.

The storm rose from the ground and swept in all directions. It swept up the black soil and covered the sky, instantly engulfing Xu Qing's figure.

At this moment, if one was not standing on the ground or within the storm but looking down from a high vantage point, one would be able to clearly see …

A long scar appeared on the ground. With this scar as the starting point, the soil on the ground was lifted up like a wave and spread in a certain direction.

Then, a huge, bloodshot eye appeared on the ground.

He opened his eyes!

There was actually a closed eye buried in this black earth. And now, with Xu Qing's foot, this sleeping eye had no choice but to open.

Xu Qing stood motionless in the middle of the storm. He was standing right above the pupil of the giant eye!

He stared at Xu Qing with indifference in his eyes. There was neither joy nor sorrow in his eyes as his divine voice echoed.

"Lower race, slave."

Xu Qing's expression remained the same.

This was the eye of a Flawless God.

"The so-called flawless is only relative."

Xu Qing looked at the God's Divine Eye beneath his feet and said calmly.

Not long ago, Xu Qing had met a similar God Divine Eye in the Wanggu Continent.

Every time he saw one, his entire body would tremble, and his mind would rumble. His body would be filled with a strange quality, and as he watched, his flesh and blood seemed to want to be separated from him.

That was a result of the difference in the level of life. But now, he calmly gazed at it, as if everything was normal.

As for the God's Divine Eye that he was looking at, it gradually became distorted and blurred. More and more blood vessels appeared.

Not to mention that he was no longer the same as he was in the past, even if he had returned to his peak, facing the current Xu Qing, he could only do so.

Xu Qing raised his right hand, and the token representing his identity as a Greedy Envoy flew out.

This token was both a status and a special item used to collect Origin Substance.

With this token in hand, Xu Qing pressed down in the air.

The distortion of the God's Divine Eye became even more intense, and a faint roar could be heard coming from it.

Waves of golden Origin Substance seeped out from the eye.

Every time it was pulled away, the God's Divine Eye would feel excruciating pain.

After a while, when 49 threads were extracted, the God's Divine Eye turned gray, as if it had reached its limit. It was about to close and fall into a deep sleep.

However, Xu Qing frowned.

"There are too few of them."

The Origin Substance in front of him was only the size of an infant's fist.

In terms of purity, it was far inferior to that of the Black Lands. Naturally, the amount required to absorb it was much greater.

When he thought of this, a cold glare flashed in Xu Qing's eyes. He did not put away the identity token. Instead, he pushed it down from its position in the air and pressed it against the God's Divine Eye that was about to close.

Tightly fitting!

In the next instant, the God's Divine Eye suddenly opened wide, and for the first time, a different fluctuation appeared in its expression.

That was the fear of death that all intelligent life had!

However, that fear didn't last for long. As Xu Qing continued to pull away, even more golden threads shot out from the eye.

This was no longer extracting Origin Substance; this was extracting his life!

Thus, the roar turned into a wail of anguish. Not long after, the wail of anguish came to an abrupt end. What disappeared along with it … was the God's Divine Eye. It turned into ash, and its body and soul were destroyed.

His death also contributed even more Origin Substance.

As he gazed at the Origin Substance in front of him, Xu Qing felt the mud fox imprint on his arm tremble.

Thus, Xu Qing scattered some of the Origin Substance he had extracted onto the imprint.

"Do you want it?"

The mud fox's trembling suddenly stopped. A moment later, a gravitational force began to emanate from the sealing mark. The Origin Substance began to fuse into Xu Qing's mind, whereupon a soft voice could be heard.

"Thank you, Young Master. You're the best."

Xu Qing's expression remained the same. He stood where he was and began to absorb the energy as well.

As the Origin Substances entered his body, his Immortal Embryo began to shine and his aura continued to rise. A moment later, Xu Qing's eyes lit up and he licked his lips.

"That's too little. I need more …"

Saying this, his figure flickered as he dashed toward the next small world where the gods were being held captive.

Just like that, time passed.

Xu Qing's figure appeared in the small worlds of the Gods on the leaf. Each of the Gods had sacrificed their own lives to contribute Origin Substances to the leaf.

This caused Xu Qing's immortal embryo to shine even brighter.

To Xu Qing, keeping these gods for future extraction was not the best choice.

Furthermore, there was no requirement in the jade slip that they had to be kept alive.

Therefore, his collection became more and more thorough.

At the same time, the other ascenders were also using their own methods to gather Origin Substances in different places.

Part of it was because of the mission, but most of it … was for his own cultivation!

If one looked at them from a different standpoint, they would indeed look like jackals and wolves.