Chapter 1260: Foreign Land Star Ring

16 Feb, 2025

Chapter 1260: Foreign Land Star Ring

The sky was like a smoky curtain, boundless and endless.

The sun and moon could not be seen. It was as though there was no day or night here. There were only 360 emerald halos hovering above the dome. They were like bracelets, emitting a gentle light.

This was a star in an unknown universe.

There was a sea, a land, a mountain, and an island.

However, the sea was a liquid sea of phosphorescence.

The land was a land of star remains formed from the dust of the universe.

The mountain was a strange manifestation formed from amethysts.

As for the island, it was not in the sea. Instead, it was outside the cliffs of the amethyst mountains.

It was a floating island weaved by the Light-Eating Vines at the edge of the cliffs.

The roots of these translucent plants seemed to be able to pierce through space, absorbing nutrients from the unknown. That was why they seemed to have appeared out of thin air.

Just like the figure that had appeared out of thin air on one of the islands right now.

A tattered Daoist robe, disheveled hair, a blood-stained face, a weak aura, and a half-unconscious figure suddenly appeared, landing on the island formed from vines.

The moment they made contact, a wind from a different dimension spread out from the figure, causing the island of vines to shake violently, corroding it at a visible rate.

In the end, the island was unable to withstand it and was pierced by the figure.

With a boom, the figure pierced through the island and smashed into the forest below the cliff.

The forest was very large. However, in the place where the figure landed, for some unknown reason, all the trees within a thousand feet of him instantly disintegrated, transforming into specks of dust that flickered with starlight. They rose high into the air, engulfing the person who had landed.

Within the dust, one could vaguely see that the figure was not alone. In his hand … there was another person.

Even though he was unconscious, his hand was exceptionally forceful, choking her tightly, causing the person who was choked to fall unconscious as well.

Very soon, the surroundings fell silent once more.

The dust that had been stirred up slowly descended, gathering together once more, filling up the empty space within a thousand feet, making the forest complete.

The vegetation in the forest was actually not real. Instead, it was formed from dust!

They swallowed and spat out the starlight that came from the universe, drifting between the heavens and the earth. They seemed to be abiding by some ancient law, absorbing memories from the starlight. In the forest that they formed, they replayed the scenes recorded in the starlight.

Time slowly passed.

Rain gradually began to fall from the sky.

However, the rain was not in the conventional sense. It was formed by billions of phosphorescence floating in the thin atmosphere of the planet, drifting and falling.

From afar, it seemed as if there were gods tearing the scriptures apart, turning them into broken pages.

These broken pages burned between the heavens and the earth, emitting a light that surpassed the heavens.

"Bright candle... bright candle"

As the whispers were transmitted, blurry figures gathered from the burning light of the broken page and gradually became clear.

These figures all had the same appearance.

The body is a collection of light, without distinction between male and female. The entire body is woven from light, and twelve pairs of light wings follow it into a rainbow vortex.

They were walking, they were in all directions, muttering as they were, and walking,..

Wherever they passed, the dust on the ground was stirred up, becoming the whimpering wind that stirred up waves for them.

A mountain range of amethyst was resonated, producing an ancient humming sound similar to the sound of a Qiang flute, playing welcoming music for them.

The liquid phosphorescence sea protruded with countless gel-like light pillars, forming a flowing staircase that danced for them.

Even the vines on the island were secreting golden liquid, which solidified into hexagonal crystals that seemed to record the laws of the universe. Then, these crystals rose into the sky as if they were offering tributes.

As for the forest under the island, it also disintegrated completely at this moment, turning into a sandstorm that worshipped them as it spun.

In the sandstorm, only the person who had fallen was lying there motionless.

But soon … the eyelashes of the woman who was being strangled by this person trembled, and she slowly opened her eyes.

After looking around, she was first stunned, then her eyes were filled with surprise. Then, her gaze quickly fell on the person beside her, seeming to be hesitant and fearful.

Therefore, she did not act rashly. Instead, she opened her mouth to the distant figures in the sky, as if to transmit a divine voice.

She was sealed, and her Divine Thought could not spread out. However, as long as she was allowed to transmit a divine voice, she was confident that she could instantly attract those Gods.

But the moment she was about to speak … the hand that was strangling her neck suddenly stiffened, and a strong force surged inside, strangling her neck again, causing her voice to not come out at all.

The Goddess's body was still, and she saw Xu Qing beside her from the corner of her eye. At this moment, he had already opened his eyes.

She did not dare to struggle and remained motionless.

Xu Qing was expressionless and did not move either.

It wasn't until the figures in the sky were completely gone that everything returned to normal. Only then did he look at the Goddess and suck in a deep breath.

The Goddess was in despair. A terrifying suction force raged in her body. In an instant, the Source Substance that had just formed in her body was sucked away, and she fell limp.

Then, Xu Qing raised his hand and sealed her voice. He strengthened the other seals, and finally tied her up and put her away.

After doing all this, Xu Qing carefully spread out his Divine Thought and observed the surroundings.

Gradually, his face became gloomy. After a moment of silence, he spoke softly.

"Thank you."

"Young Master, you don't have to thank me. With our relationship, you don't have to treat me as an outsider."

The Mud Fox's voice was a little weak, but the charm in it was still obvious.

She naturally knew why Xu Qing wanted to thank her, because the moment she fell into this star, she had noticed the abnormality here and took the initiative to spread her Divine Breath to cover Xu Qing.

At the same time, she had seen that something was wrong with the Goddess, so she did not hesitate to use her Divine Origin to speed up Xu Qing's awakening and resolve the danger just now.

"Next, I need you to continue to support me."

Xu Qing said softly, then closed his eyes and meditated, beginning to heal his injuries.

He had some guesses about where this place was, but whether it was the location or leaving, he needed the support of his cultivation base.

Therefore, he understood that the most important thing for him now was to recover his cultivation base.

His injuries were very serious. Whether it was the price of using the Dao Artifact or the danger in the spatial turbulence, they had all made him extremely weak.

But fortunately … he had enough Source Substance.

The reward from capturing the Goddess was enough for him to recover his cultivation base. Not to mention, through the Aurora Immortal Palace, he could also absorb the God of Pain's original location, and … the Goddess.

Especially the latter, to Xu Qing, whether in the past or now, it seemed to be an inexhaustible treasure.

Just like that, time passed.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

During this half a month, under the concealment of the Mud Fox's divine aura, Xu Qing absorbed Origin Substance from the dusty forest and continued to heal. During this time, the forest created even more ancient scenes. Rain fell from the sky once more.

Looking at the light figures with twelve wings, Xu Qing sensed the will of the Gods on them.

But it seemed to be a little different from the Gods he had seen.

However, before he recovered to a certain level of cultivation, Xu Qing did not plan to investigate in detail, so he continued to heal his injuries.

Another ten days passed.

Xu Qing, who was sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes, which were shining brightly. His cultivation base … had recovered to 70%.

The rest was the burden on his soul from using the Dao Artifact, so it would take a longer time to recover.

But Xu Qing had a feeling that once he fully recovered, his soul would also be refined and purer than before.

"Then, let's see what this place is!"

Xu Qing raised his head, and his eyes flashed. The next moment, his Divine Will, which was concealed by the mud fox's divine aura, suddenly burst out and swept in all directions, covering the entire planet and even spreading to the starry sky.

There was a strong foreign substance and the fluctuation of the Gods.

All of this could not be the Fifth Star Ring.

Although he had a preliminary guess and judgment from the nearby environment when he first woke up, he still sighed in his heart after perceiving the whole area.

This was a strange starry sky.

Thinking of the surprise when the Goddess woke up, Xu Qing finally had to confirm that this was probably the Fourth Star Ring.

As for the planet where he was now …

Xu Qing looked down with his Divine Will and found that this planet was at the edge of a dusty nebula.

The entire planet was emerald in color. As it rotated slowly, he could vaguely hear the breathing of living creatures rising and falling in the rock stratum.

As for the surface, there was a crystallized plain, where there were countless scaly cows with bat wings.

Their scales were special and could resonate with the earth veins. When they flapped their wings, fine light spots would shake off.

What was more strange was that they were intelligent and had their own civilization, forming a country.

They had built temples to worship the Gods of their tribes and offered sacrifices every day.

That god looked like a glowing butterfly.

They were not True Gods. They were just God Altars. Xu Qing saw a dying scaly cow crawling in front of the temple, gradually transforming into a glowing butterfly-like creature and merging into the temple.

This was not the only place where the Gods lived.

In an area very far away from the scaly cows, there was a vast fluorescent carpet of fungi!

They sang in the wind and formed a huge country underground with their mycelium. They bathed in heavenly fire and burned themselves into rising blue mist.

In the mist, mist mayflies that fed on sound waves wandered. The Gods of their tribes could be seen sitting cross-legged in their transparent abdomens.

There were also humanoid existences on this planet.

They lived in the southwest part of the planet, where there were frequent magnetic storms. They built their houses on the moving Crystal Forest.

Those forests lived by devouring lightning. The arcs of light that spread out when they split were regarded as divine punishment by these humanoid beings.

Perhaps, it was indeed divine punishment. Because in Xu Qing's divine mind, he could clearly sense that in those lightning bolts, there was indeed the aura of the Gods.

In addition, what caught Xu Qing's attention the most was the 360 emerald halos in the sky. That was the source of the twelve-winged shadow. There seemed to be ancient temples there.

However, most of them were dim.

"No True Gods … It's suitable for hiding."

After a long time, Xu Qing retracted his divine mind. After pondering, he decided to completely recover his cultivation on this planet before considering leaving.

So, his body shook and disappeared in the dust forest.

When he reappeared, he was already in an Amethyst Mountain. There, he opened up a cave and sat cross-legged in meditation.

Time passed again.

The stars in the outside world revolved, and heavenly fire fell from time to time.

The sacrifice of the scaly cows was carried out thirty times. The Gods of their tribes became more and more brilliant.

The singing of the fungi carpet became a requiem for the burning of themselves in the heavenly fire over and over again, causing the haze to dance in the sky.

The dust forest also constantly showed starlight memories and weaved them with stardust.

During this period of time, they had absorbed the images of an unknown human civilization from the starlight.

In the image, there was a white-haired cultivator, hugging his wife who was about to die. In extreme sorrow, he fell into madness. He raised his head and shouted angrily at the sky. Then, he stepped into the sky, as if he was fighting against the Heavenly Dao.

His voice could not be transmitted, but the madness in the image caused the dust forest to be dyed red.

As for Xu Qing's cultivation, in this month, he had recovered to 90%.

And just as he was immersed in this cultivation, moving towards full recovery, on this day …

There was suddenly an unfamiliar voice in the breathing of the earth veins in the depths of this planet.

"The decree of the God Emperor Li Zhu: A human immortal cultivator escaped with a Goddess. All the Gods in the billions of stars in the fourth ring, if they find this person's whereabouts, they will be rewarded with a hundred blocks of Source Substance. If they capture him alive, they will be rewarded with a God Lord Dao Artifact!"

Accompanying this voice was a terrifying divine mind that swept across the starry sky towards this planet!