Chapter 1254: Nightmares Come Before the Storm

10 Feb, 2025

Chapter 1254: Nightmares Come Before the Storm

God Emperor Li Zhu and Immortal Lord Zhan Lu had reached an agreement to exchange hostages …

This was not within Xu Qing's expectations.

Not to mention the fact that the Immortal Lord had appointed him to escort the hostages.

As the general's voice echoed, Xu Qing's eyes revealed a contemplative look.

According to his previous judgment, the Goddess was important because of the royal bloodline in her body. She had the power of her father, God Emperor Li Zhu's godhood.

Capturing her was a chance for the Immortal Lord to learn more about God Emperor Li Zhu's godhood.

It would give him more confidence and allow him to gain an advantage in the war!

But now, there was an exchange.

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes!

Above the crimson giant, a sea of light surged out in all directions. At the same time, it also isolated the fire pagoda that Xu Qing was in into a separate space!

In this space, the fire tower was invisible and the sky was red. All of this gathered on the scimitar!

Xu Qing held the scimitar and listened to the general's words. After pondering for a moment, he looked up at the general and spoke in a low voice!

"General, do you know why the Immortal Lord wants to exchange hostages with the God Emperor?"

When the general heard this, he looked at the stars. After a while, he spoke in an ancient voice!

"Because God Emperor Li Zhu gave a few conditions. One of them is a condition that the cultivators of the fifth star ring can't refuse."

Xu Qing was very curious. What kind of condition could make the Immortal Lord unable to refuse? What kind of condition could make the Immortal Lord agree to exchange the Goddess?

"First of all, God Emperor Li Zhu proposed to exchange five Lower Immortals who were captured by the fourth star ring and tortured to death as the first condition!

"Among the five Lower Immortals, one of them is Lord Zhan Lu's last disciple. He has guarded the border with Immortal Lord Zhan Lu for 10,000 years and has made great military contributions on the battlefield. He is mainly responsible for assassinations. Many years ago, he was captured by the gods. After that, the rescue failed. He has been tortured all these years!

"Although the other four are not as important as the former, they have made great military contributions to the fifth star ring. They were originally destined to be tortured to death, but now, they have a chance to return alive!

"This is the first condition proposed by God Emperor Li Zhu!

"As for the second condition, it is what I said before. The cultivators of the fifth star ring can't refuse. Even the Immortal Lord agrees to it!

"That is a Flying Space!"

At this point, the general's eyes shone with a strange light as he looked at Xu Qing.

"You ascended from the Immortal Capital. Although you have some knowledge of history, it is probably not complete!"

"Countless years ago, the battle between the cultivators and the local gods in the fifth star ring was extremely tragic. The massacre was earth-shattering. In the end, the battle between the Immortal Venerable and the God Venerable caused the fifth star ring to collapse!"

"Many parts of the starry sky were split apart, turning into several flying universes, separating into a fifth star ring!"

"In the years that followed, all the Immortal Lords shared a common mission, and that was to find all the Flying Space and make the fifth star ring … complete."

"That's because only the complete fifth star ring will contain the highest amount of natural laws, magical laws, and luck!"

"Over the years, most of the Flying Spaces have been recovered, but the largest one, the Flying Space, has never been found. Because of that, my fifth ring has never been complete!

"The second condition God Emperor Li Zhu gave was the last flying space that the fifth star ring lacked."

"Once we obtained it, the fifth star ring would be complete, and all the natural laws and magical laws would be restored. The luck would be even greater, and it would be beneficial to all living beings!"

"Tell me, who could possibly refuse such a condition?"

The general looked at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing's expression changed. An unimaginable thought arose in his mind, and he blurted it out!

"Could it be … that the Immortal Lord already knew that the Flying Space was in the hands of God Emperor Li Zhu, and that's why he captured the Divine Daughter?"

The general's moonlight was profound, and he didn't answer Xu Qing's question. Instead, he raised his hand and took out a silver jade!

As soon as the jade appeared, thousands of auspicious lights shone brilliantly, and an extremely strong immortal aura flowed within it!

Vaguely, one could see that the jade seemed to contain a bubble!

It was a mysterious bubble!

The moment he saw the bubble, Xu Qing's mind trembled. His own aura fluctuated violently, and so did his immortal embryo. It was as if … the bubble contained the supreme will of the fifth star ring!

It resonated with the luck he had obtained!

"This is …" Xu Qing said softly.

"This is the fifth Immortal Pill."

"Because it is connected to luck, only those with the status of a True Lord can use it. If an ordinary cultivator consumes it, they will die from the poison!"

"Its effect is to help a True Lord break through to the Lower Immortal Realm and increase the chance of success."

"This pill is the reward the Immortal Lord gave you for escorting the Divine Daughter."

Xu Qing stared at the jade before him, and his breathing became slightly rapid. He could feel the luck in his body resonating, and he could also feel the immortal embryo and even the immortal embryo trembling!

All of this allowed him to form a clear understanding!

This pill was very useful to him.

The general's voice continued, and this time, it contained some emotion!

"Xu Qing, Immortal Lord Zhan Lu thinks very highly of you!"

"Because the army is in formation, and the Immortal Lord will be watching during the exchange, there isn't much danger. It can even be said that this kind of exchange of hostages can be completed by anyone!"

No matter who it was, after completing this mission, they would first receive the gratitude of the five Lower Immortals and obtain a huge favor.

Moreover, they would obtain even more prestige and be able to attract the attention of the entire army!

"After this matter, you have enough qualifications and should be able to lead an army by yourself."

As he spoke, the general raised his hand, and the mysterious bubble appeared.

The mysterious jade flew toward Xu Qing!

In the end, it stopped before Xu Qing!

Xu Qing silently pondered as he looked at the item before him. A moment later, he took a deep breath and spoke!

"As the Immortal Lord commands."

The general nodded and no longer spoke. He turned around and walked into the giant silver eye!

As the giant eye flashed, the sea of light disappeared and everything returned to normal!

It was still the fire tower. Xu Qing was inside, and it was as if nothing had happened!

The giant eye had disappeared!

Even Xing Huanzi and Zhou Zhengli, who were experienced and knowledgeable, were in a daze at this moment!

Xu Qing slowly said, "This is the origin substance and military merit that the general sent over!"

As for the distribution, they had already reached a consensus. Xu Qing was the main force in finding the Divine Lady and capturing her alive, so he would receive 40% of the overall reward!

As for Xing Huanzi, because he participated in the capture, he would receive 15% of the overall reward!

The remaining 45% would be divided equally among the other ten people.

Whether it was the origin substance or the military merit, it would be distributed according to this method!

Therefore, the origin substance and military merit were quickly divided up. After everyone took it, their hearts were burning with passion!

No one had any thoughts about Xu Qing taking the lion's share. After all, this was how they had walked all the way. The distribution had always been like this, and Xu Qing's combat strength was worth taking it!

In Xu Qing's heart, he also felt that this distribution was reasonable.

Without the help of others, facing the Divine Lady and the Old God, it was impossible for him to kill and capture them alive with his strength alone!

After the distribution, Xu Qing also told everyone about the Immortal Lord's decision to exchange. At the same time, he also told everyone his doubts and guesses!

After everyone heard this, their expressions were different as they fell into deep thought!

This was their team's habit. When they encountered a problem, they would gather everyone's wisdom and think from different angles!

"What Xu Qing said is very reasonable. The risk of this exchange should not be small. As for the background of the exchange, I can think that the Immortal Lord does not want to expand the battle."

If the battle were to expand or become heavily tilted, then one side might have more Immortal Lords joining. If that was the case, then their side would also have to do the same. In the end, the Immortal Lord might even arrive!

"Then it will be the real decisive battle."

"This is a game between the God Lord and the Immortal Lord.

The game is more important! "

"However, this matter is a bit strange. What is Immortal Lord Zhan Lu's ultimate goal?"

"Who cares? Let's just do it. The two of us brothers are invincible."

Everyone spoke one by one.

Xu Qing listened to everyone's words and combined them with his own judgment. His mood fluctuated, and then he looked at Zhou Zhengli!

Xu Qing had a clear understanding of Zhou Zhengli's wisdom along the way!

Zhou Zhengli frowned at this moment and also looked at Xu Qing.

After hesitating for a moment, he rubbed his eyebrows and softly said!

"Young Master and fellow cultivators, do you think there is a possibility that this exchange itself is actually a part of the lantern?"

Xu Qing's eyes revealed a strange light as he slowly spoke!

"If that is the case, it is not enough to use the left war zone as the lantern. We need to make this exchange between the two sides become a brighter lantern. Then … I'm afraid that the hidden hand is most likely hidden.

It is very likely that it is not on the battlefield! "

"It is … inside the fourth star ring." Xu Qing's voice was like a storm that instantly surged in everyone's hearts!

Time passed. The day of the exchange that the General Lord had mentioned was approaching day by day!

During this period of time, Xu Qing and the others had reached a consensus. They were very vigilant about the exchange that was about to take place!

Xu Qing had also made preparations. In the past few days, he had been familiarizing himself with the Immortal Lord Dao Treasure. At the same time, he had used the source substance of this scarlet giant to stabilize his mid-stage Quasi-Immortal Realm!

He wanted to maintain his peak state!

At the same time, he also felt a different atmosphere in the outside world!

This was because outside this scarlet giant, there were armies crossing the starry sky almost every day and stationed around this star!

Their numbers were increasing!

The solemn atmosphere was becoming more and more intense!

It was not only like this here. In the area where Xu Qing and the others could not see …

It was even more so at the frontline of the left war zone. Whether it was the deity's side or the cultivator's side, they were all rapidly gathering. The amount of combat power gathered could be said to be enormous!

Therefore, black and white continued to intertwine in this left war zone!

A storm was brewing.

When there were only two hours left before the exchange, a desolate bugle horn blew from this scarlet giant!

That sound pierced through the starry sky and reverberated in the ears of countless cultivators!

Xu Qing opened his eyes from his cross-legged position.

In front of him, the sea of light shone brightly. A familiar figure who was bound flashed out from the sea of light and was sent to Xu Qing!

It was the Divine Lady.

Obviously, during the period when he was away from Xu Qing, he had a good time. The source substance in his body had grown by itself, and his skin had regained its luster!

After all, with the Immortal Lord's disposition, even if he wanted to investigate, he would not purposely torture him!

Therefore … the fragrance was even stronger!

Therefore, Xu Qing's eyes shone brightly as he instinctively licked his lips!

As for the Divine Lady, when she looked at Xu Qing, her legs tightened and her body trembled uncontrollably. Her heart was pounding violently!

It was as if she had seen a nightmare!