Chapter 1337: Old Friends

05 Jun, 2025

Chapter 1337: Old Friends

The trip to Brilliant Heaven came to an end.

Xu Qing left the world of Brilliant Heaven.

He took away the mysterious light and the key to the Primordial Mother Planet.

What was left behind was the sleeping Er Niu, Seventh Master, and an empty tomb.

The empty tomb was personally built by Seventh Master. He did not use any divine abilities or spells, nor did he ask Xu Qing for help.

Xu Qing watched from the side as his master finished building the tomb. He also watched him write a line of words on the tombstone.

The tomb of his master, Ling Fanzi.

Ling Fanzi was the Daoist name of the Ancient Immortal from the Holy Land.

Master Seven had built a tomb for his deceased master here.

He knelt in front of the tomb, and the grief in his expression seemed to be immersed in his soul.

......

As for the Brilliant Heaven God Race, as the karma of their God Emperor was erased, and as the source light of worship was fused into Xu Qing's body, they also lost their source …

Under the suppression of Zhou Zhengli and the others, some of them died.

Xu Qing did not completely destroy the remaining ones. Instead, he allowed them to stay in Brilliant Heaven and around Eldest Senior Brother.

Although Er Niu, who had fused with the Brilliant Heaven God Emperor's body, was still sleeping, to the remaining Brilliant Heaven God Race, he was their new emperor.

"Eldest Senior Brother's sleep will take some time before he wakes up…"

Before leaving, in front of the empty tomb, while Zhou Zhengli and the others waited, Xu Qing looked at Er Niu, who was sleeping in the distance.

There was a flash of light in his eyes. It was the overflow of the light that was fused into his body.

The light was in his body and could not be completely absorbed.

He also needed some time.

Therefore, Xu Qing already had the thought of going into seclusion.

Seventh Master also looked at Er Niu, but his gaze was still on the tomb.

After a while, he spoke softly.

"Are you planning to go into seclusion after returning?"

Xu Qing nodded.

"Now that most of the hidden dangers on the Wanggu have been eliminated, in the following time… I'm going to meet an old friend and then prepare to go into seclusion to absorb the light of worship of the Brilliant Heaven God Race."

"At the same time, I have to explore the secrets contained in this light many times."

"Also … with my current cultivation base, it's still not enough to deal with the existence of the Eminent Desolation and the prying eyes of the Venerable Gods outside."

When Master Seven heard this, he raised his hand and patted Xu Qing's shoulder. His expression was somewhat sorrowful.

"Master's cultivation in this life has already reached its limit due to the cultivation of Dao Will. The only thing I can do is protect the Wanggu for you while you are in closed door cultivation."

"So, you can go and do what you need to do. During this period of time, I'll be here."

Xu Qing looked at his master. He could sense his master's thoughts and understood that the end of Brilliant Heaven caused his master's heart to fluctuate. Now, he wanted to be alone.

Therefore, he didn't say anything else. After bowing, he transformed into a beam of light that shot up into the sky.

Zhou Zhengli and the others bowed to Grandpa Seven before following behind Xu Qing.

Soon, their group of figures went further and further away until they disappeared at the entrance to the Wanggu.

After he left, the entire Brilliant Heaven became quiet.

Master Seven withdrew his gaze from the sky and walked to the grave. He sat down and took out a jug of wine.

He took a big gulp and allowed the wind to blow his long hair as he muttered softly.

"Master…"

Back then, when his master left, he said that he would come back.

Thus, Master Seven guarded the Wanggu and cultivated a special Dao Will to extend his life with the Reincarnation Technique. He reincarnated again and again to protect the Wanggu.

In the end, his master came back.

But … the one who came back wasn't his master.

In the wind, all his thoughts gradually became ripples in his memory.

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Time passed.

It had been a month since Xu Qing left Brilliant Heaven.

During this month, he went to the Imperial Capital of the Human Race.

In the Imperial Capital, he witnessed the rise of the Human Race under the leadership of the Empress. The momentum of unification was like a rolling boulder that was unstoppable.

At the same time, as the Grand Tutor of the Human Race, he also witnessed the ceremony of Ning Yan being conferred the title of Crown Prince.

The scenes of the past with Ning Yan appeared in Xu Qing's mind amidst the thousands of colorful auspicious signs. His gaze could not help but fall on Ning Yan's stomach.

He remembered that there was a vine there.

Back then, Eldest Senior Brother had used Ning Yan as a weapon. Whether it was a shield or throwing it out to smash people, it seemed to be very effective.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Xu Qing's face.

As for Ning Yan, who was kneeling there, his heart was in an even greater turmoil. Even though he had digested all this time, he still felt as if he was in a dream when he saw Xu Qing.

This trance lasted for the entire ceremony.

After the ceremony ended, Xu Qing left.

He went to the Sacrificial Moon Great Region.

He went to the medicine shop and saw the Crown Prince, Third Madam, Ninth Grandfather…

He also saw Ling'er.

The moment they saw each other, Ling'er, who had grown up and was slender and elegant, burst into tears and threw herself into Xu Qing's arms.

Holding Ling 'er, Xu Qing's smile was gentle.

As usual.

But time didn't allow Xu Qing to stay in the Sacrificial Moon Great Region. A few days later, Xu Qing left reluctantly.

Before leaving, he stripped the Ancient Spirit Race's Providence from the Ancient Spirit Emperor and added it to Ling'er's bloodline, purifying her bloodline and allowing her to enjoy the Providence of the Ancient Spirit Race.

Then, he stepped on the road to the Southern Phoenix Continent.

On the way, on the Endless Sea, Xu Qing appeared on the island where Yanyan was and completely stripped the remnant Divine Will from Yanyan.

Yanyan's emotions were truly returned to normal.

During the whole process, Yanyan looked at Xu Qing with a complicated expression. She wanted to say something many times, but in the end… she chose to remain silent.

In the Southern Phoenix Continent, Xu Qing saw many old friends.

He saw Master Bai's other two disciples, Tingyu and Chen Feiyuan.

He gave them the thing that Master Bai entrusted to him, the seed, to him.

"Master is not dead. If you are willing to search for him and plant this seed, you can come to him under the guidance of the fragrance of the flower when it blooms."

He also saw Zhao Zhongheng.

Time had changed, but Zhao Zhongheng hadn't. He was still obsessed with Ding Xue. Over the years, this seemed to have become his Daoist Heart.

As for Ding Xue… Everything was the same.

However, because Xu Qing's height was no longer something she could reach, she could only settle the emotions of the past in her heart forever.

There was also Little Mute. His spirituality was the highest among all the people Xu Qing had met.

His cultivation had also reached the peak of the Core Formation Realm.

Xu Qing gave him a chance to reach the Nascent Soul Realm.

There was also Zhang San, the proud investor who had bet on Erniu and Xu Qing. After catching up with Xu Qing, he relaxed a little from the initial nervousness and told Xu Qing about his dreams.

He planned to travel the Wanggu Continent in the coming days.

"I want to spread my business all over the Wanggu Continent!"

Zhang San said proudly.

Xu Qing smiled and gave him his blessings. In the early morning rain, he watched Zhang San sail in the rain and then looked up at the sky.

In the sky, the Flame Phoenix was hovering, sending a proud divine thought to Xu Qing.

On its back was Second Senior Sister, who was waving at Xu Qing.

They planned to leave the Southern Phoenix Continent for a while and go to other large regions.

Behind them, a small bird was biting the Flame Phoenix's tail and flapping its wings constantly.

Looking at the young bird, Xu Qing smiled.

After a long time, in the pitter-patter of rain, Xu Qing stood at the port and turned his head.

Under the eaves behind him, a woman in a long green dress was standing, holding an oil-paper umbrella and staring at him.

"Long time no see, Qingqiu."

Xu Qing said softly.

The woman under the eaves was the little girl from the scavenger camp back then. She walked over slowly in silence and stood in front of Xu Qing, looking into his eyes.

Xu Qing raised his hand, took out a piece of candy from time and space, and put it in front of Qingqiu.

Qingqiu's gaze fell on the candy. After a long time, she took it gently and held it in her hand.

She took one last look at Xu Qing, turned around, and left silently.

When she was a thousand feet away and was about to disappear in the rain, her voice echoed in Xu Qing's ears through the rain.

"Brother."

"If my brother didn't take me away from the scavenger camp back then, and I went to the Seven Blood Pupil with you in the end, then what would our future be like…"

Xu Qing didn't say anything.

Qingqiu waited for a moment, put the candy in her hand into her mouth, and her figure disappeared in the rain.

After watching Qingqiu leave, Xu Qing strolled in the Seven Blood Pupil. He walked past one street after another, walked past one shop after another, and looked at the crowd that was gradually increasing.

There were mortals and cultivators in it.

As he walked along the path, he seemed to see himself in every familiar place.

His heart gradually calmed down as he reminisced about the past.

In the end, he came to the 176th port, took out the earliest spiritual boat from time, and walked in.

He sat cross-legged in the spiritual boat, and closed his eyes as the river flowed and the spiritual boat swayed.

He began… seclusion.