Chapter 1354: Beyond Time (End)

04 Jul, 2025

Chapter 1354: Beyond Time (End)

Time passed.

Three hundred years have passed since then.

In the past three hundred years, the Wanggu was peaceful and there were no more abnormalities in the world. The gods of the Wanggu also chose to leave with Xu Qing's return three hundred years ago.

Not many were left.

After the Venerable Gods disappeared, the god system in the entire ninth star ring had disappeared.

Only the Eminent Desolation was still there.

He was still hanging high above the Wanggu, and his complete face was still closed.

As for the old friends that Xu Qing was familiar with, they all had their own opportunities and fortunes in the past three hundred years. Among them, Master Seven, because of his special cultivation method and because he had reached the end of his cultivation, he chose to do the same as before.

He entered the reincarnation cycle again.

But this time, he didn't enter the Wanggu reincarnation cycle.

He went to the Deep Earth to reincarnate there.

That was his path.

After making this decision, he told Xu Qing.

"We'll meet again in the future."

Xu Qing naturally wouldn't stop him. After nodding silently, he personally sent Master Seven to the Deep Earth. Watching him disappear in the Deep Earth star ring, he bowed deeply.

Then, Xu Qing went to Brilliant Heaven.

There, he looked at his Eldest Senior Brother, who was still sleeping.

With Xu Qing's current cultivation and experience, he more or less had a clue about his Eldest Senior Brother's origin.

"It has nothing to do with the Primordial Mother Planet. Eldest Senior Brother… should be related to the umbilical cord of the gods."

Xu Qing turned around and left Brilliant Heaven, returning to Morning Dawn Mountain.

He continued the progress that he had been making for three hundred years.

Xu Qing had already touched the Immortal Venerable Realm.

The fusion of the two planets would truly be the path of the Immortal Venerable.

But the time needed was extremely long.

But Xu Qing wasn't in a hurry.

He didn't even completely immerse himself in this kind of cultivation. Instead, he used a calm heart to silently experience life and experience the changes of time with Zixuan.

Year after year.

One day, many years later.

On Morning Dawn Mountain, Xu Qing was listening to Zixuan talk about their meeting back then with a smile. Suddenly, his heart moved and he looked up at the sky.

In the next instant, he was still on Morning Dawn Mountain, but his other self had already appeared in the sky, in front of Eminent Desolation hanging high in the air.

Looking at the Eminent Desolation with closed eyes, Xu Qing sat down cross-legged and waited silently.

Dozens of breaths later…

The eyes of Eminent Desolation, who had remained motionless for the past thousand years, slowly opened!

It was no longer the same as before, where one was scarlet and the other was nothingness.

His eyes were clear and bright as he looked at Xu Qing.

"You're awake."

Xu Qing said calmly.

Eminent Desolation was silent. After a while, a monstrous rumble echoed throughout the entire Wanggu.

If one were to look at the Wanggu from outside, they would clearly see the centipede-like spine that wrapped around the entire Wanggu stretching out!

In an instant, it completely uncoiled. It was no longer coiling around. Instead, as it uncoiled, it rapidly shrank.

Together with Eminent Desolation's complete face!

Everything seemed to have disappeared in an instant.

On this day, at this moment, the minds of all living beings were in turmoil.

Because in the memories of their ancestors, the broken face that hung high in the sky had disappeared!

In the sky, a figure appeared before Xu Qing.

He was dressed in a black robe and had long black hair. He sat cross-legged in front of Xu Qing and raised his head, revealing a face that was similar to Xu Qing's.

"All these years, my appearance has caused trouble for you and your world. This is the karmic fire of my fate, and it will always exist with my fate."

"Therefore, on the day I became a god, I made a divine oath … All the living beings who died because of me will be glorious with me in the future!"

The figure spoke softly.

Xu Qing took a deep look at the figure in front of him.

"Should I call you Zi Qing or Eminent Desolation?"

"I don't know who I am. It may be Eminent Desolation or Zi Qing. It may even be the combined consciousness of the two, but I prefer the name Zi Qing."

Zi Qing looked at Xu Qing and smiled.

"Then, can you tell me where I came from now?"

Xu Qing asked calmly.

Zi Qing's eyes revealed a deep look.

"Do you really want to know?"

Xu Qing nodded.

Zi Qing was silent. After a while, he raised his head and looked into the distance.

His voice seemed to come from time and echoed in Xu Qing's ears.

"Your fusion has reached the end, and you may be able to complete the last step of the Upper Star Ring at any time."

"Whether it is the Venerable God or the Immortal Venerable path you follow, there is no true distinction between ‘early’ and ‘late’ stages—only the depth of your comprehension and the strength of your authority. When you reach that level, you just know it."

"This is the limit of the Upper Star Ring."

"But it is not the limit of us and the many predecessors. According to the most primitive records of the Strange Realm, there is a higher level after our realm."

"The Strange Realm calls it… the Living Strange¹."

"And today's Upper Star Ring calls it Living God."

"As for you cultivators, in the future, you will also have a special name for it. It is called Formless Truth², which is also the true form of the Dao."

At this point, Zi Qing retracted his gaze from the distance and looked at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing looked at Zi Qing, deep in thought, and slowly said.

"If you want to reach the level you mentioned, you can only leave the Upper Star Ring and walk the God Umbilical Cord!"

Zi Qing nodded when he heard this.

"The name God Umbilical Cord originated from the Strange Realm. In the era when the Strange Realm occupied it, it was called the Strange Umbilical Cord."

"It is the only way to leave the Upper Star Ring. Only by walking on that path can you pursue a higher realm."

"Back then, I walked to the deepest part of the God Umbilical Cord…"

"This process is also my breakthrough. In other words, every person who walks on the God Umbilical Cord begins their own breakthrough the moment they step in."

"If someone can completely walk out of it, they can become a Living God."

"As for me, I am only one step away."

Zi Qing sighed softly.

"It has something to do with me?" Xu Qing suddenly asked.

Zi Qing's gaze deepened, and he slowly nodded.

"In the deepest part of the God Umbilical Cord, I saw a long corridor with many doors. Each door represented a God Venerable or a Strange Venerable!"

"In this world, every time there is a Venerable God, there will be one more door there."

Hearing this, Xu Qing's eyes narrowed.

Zi Qing continued.

"Engrave your name on the door, push open the door, and walk out… You can truly breakthrough."

"At the end of that long corridor, there was a chair. On it… sat a person, holding a Purple crystal in his hand. Beside him was the skeleton of a woman and a withered blue worm. They had all been dead for a long time."

"He sat there alone, and his body was filled with an ancient aura, as if it could be traced back to the Strange Realm… I don't know who he was, but the moment I saw him, two words appeared in my mind — Si Yu³!"

"He was on the verge of death, and I was at my peak. He stopped me from engraving my name, so we engaged in a life-and-death battle!"

"In that battle, I lost and escaped with a broken body, but he didn't really win…"

"Because he died in the deepest part of the God Umbilical Cord."

"And before he died, he sent out a possibility through my power of return."

"In fact, now that I think about it, he might have stopped me because he was already at the end of his rope before me, and my appearance gave him hope. That's why, after I failed, he didn't kill me, but deliberately let me go. It was all for the sake of… taking away that possibility of him."

"That possibility merged with my possibility, so we went to the Primordial Mother Planet of Brilliant Heaven together."

"And then, he became you."

Zi Qing looked at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing was silent. These words set off ripples in his heart.

He thought of his purple crystal, the corridor in the depths of his soul, and the chair…

Most importantly, the skeleton of the woman and the blue worm that Zi Qing mentioned…

After a long time …

Zi Qing stood up.

"Since I've awakened, I'll continue to walk the God Umbilical Cord."

"This time, no one will stop me, and you… will you send me off?"

Zi Qing said with a smile.

Hearing this, Xu Qing slowly nodded.

.......

The god's umbilical cord could exist anywhere in the Upper Star Ring.

But to open it, the will of the Upper Star Ring had to open itself.

This opening was not what the will of the Upper Star Ring wanted.

But for Zi Qing, this was not a problem. When he chose to take the god's umbilical cord in the Eighth Star Ring, the will of the Eighth Star Ring trembled and opened itself for him.

It released a huge vortex.

That was the entrance of the god's umbilical cord.

Zi Qing did not hide his departure. Therefore, on the day he left, all the Venerable Gods in the entire Upper Star Ring showed up.

Including the Giant Beast and the Black Tower.

They understood that if the Upper Star Ring wanted to make a move, it would be the same whether they came or not. So… it was better to face it calmly.

Among them were the Immortal Venerable of the Fifth Star Ring and Master Bai.

The two of them, along with all the God Venerables, stared at Zi Qing and Xu Qing.

Looking at them, Zi Qing, who had walked to the entrance of the god's umbilical cord, suddenly spoke.

"Are there any of you who are willing to go with me?"

As soon as he spoke, all the God Venerables around were shocked.

They were well aware of the danger of the god's umbilical cord, but this was the path to a higher level.

Those who could reach the God Venerable Realm had their own pursuits and boldness.

If there was a possibility, they would not be willing to stop at the realm.

So, this was an opportunity!

In the end… some God Venerables, due to their own needs and thoughts, chose to walk into the god's umbilical cord with Zi Qing.

However, most of the God Venerables did not do so. Together with Xu Qing, they watched the battle leave.

Xu Qing's gaze did not retract until the vortex of the god's umbilical cord disappeared.

He did not see the long corridor that Zi Qing had mentioned.

And the God Venerables also left.

At the level of God Venerables and Immortal Venerables, they would not easily make a move. The two paths of gods and cultivators seemed to be nothing in front of the god's umbilical cord.

However, the Immortal Venerable of the Fifth Star Ring and Master Bai had a chat with Xu Qing before leaving.

Then, they returned to the Star Ring where they were.

As for Xu Qing, he also returned to Morning Dawn Mountain and continued to listen to Zi Xuan talk about the past when they met.

......

Time continued to flow.

Time passed by silently.

The stories of time continued to happen, one after another. There were new cultivators who rose up, and old cultivators who died.

It was the same for the gods.

It was as if it had never changed its trajectory since ancient times.

As for the God Umbilical Cord, it had been opened several times in the following period of time.

Every time, there would be a Venerable God who would choose to leave in search of a Living God!

However, no one knew if Zi Qing and the others had succeeded or not. No one knew if the Venerable Gods who had entered the umbilical cord of the gods were still alive.

Beyond that, it was like beyond time, unexplainable.

Until this year.

March, Waking of Hibernation.

Er Niu woke up.

The moment he woke up, the entire Brilliant Heaven rumbled. The noise was extremely loud, and it was accompanied by his heroic words and laughter that echoed through the ancient lands.

"Little Ah Qing, I'm awake now. I'm much more powerful than before. I'll help you deal with that Zi Qing!"

"There are still remnants of the face, I…"

Er Niu looked arrogant. As he spoke, he broke through the Brilliant Heaven and appeared in the sky of the ancient lands. He raised his hand and pointed to the sky… where the remnants of the face were originally.

But in the next moment, his eyes widened, and his voice stopped abruptly. He stared blankly at the empty sky.

After a long while, he quickly turned his head and looked around the sky several times…

"Uh… What's going on?

Where's the Remnant Face? "

"Eldest Senior Brother…"

Xu Qing's voice came from the void while Er Niu was confused.

Then the sky rippled, and Xu Qing appeared, holding Zixuan's hand. He looked at Er Niu with a smile.

Er Niu stared blankly at Xu Qing and then gasped.

He sensed an aura from Xu Qing that was far beyond that of a Immortal Lord. That aura…

"God Venerable? Immortal Venerable? "

"What… What's going on? Why did everything change after I slept… The remnants of the face in the sky are gone?

Zi Qing is gone too?

How did Little Ah Qing become a Venerable? "

Er Niu was confused.

Xu Qing smiled and said in a gentle voice.

"Eldest Senior Brother, I've been waiting for you for a long time. I'm going to take the umbilical cord of the gods. Are you… willing to go with me?"

......

After Zi Qing left, the umbilical cord of the gods was activated for the seventh time.

This time, it was activated in the ninth star ring.

The Immortal Venerable and Master Bai came to see them off, but they didn't choose to leave.

Instead, they decided to stay in the upper star ring.

So outside the vortex at the entrance of the umbilical cord of the gods, Xu Qing stood there with Zixuan and Er Niu, looking at the Immortal Venerable and Master Bai.

Master Bai nodded slightly.

"Do you still remember what I said back then? Heaven and earth are the guest houses of all living beings, and time is a passerby… Back then, you sent me off. Today, I'll send you off.

"As long as you don't die, we'll meet again."

Xu Qing bowed deeply to Master Bai.

Then, he looked back at Wanggu.

He raised his hand and scooped out the True Spirits of countless people in his memory, including his parents.

After doing this, he looked at Zixuan and Er Niu with determination in his eyes.

Zixuan nodded gently and was protected by Xu Qing.

Er Niu turned into a blue worm and lay on Xu Qing's shoulder, making a clamoring sound.

"Let's go. Isn't it just a broken umbilical cord? Let's go in and see if there's anything delicious inside!"

Xu Qing smiled and no longer hesitated. He took the last step toward the vortex in front of him.

He stepped into the umbilical cord of the gods.

He pursued a higher level… Formless Truth!

"I don't know how many times I've done this, but this time, I'll succeed!"

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The Finale.

Regarding Wanggu, I want to write each person's story more fully, but due to the length of the article, I will be accused of slow pace, and my update volume is also one of the reasons.

Therefore, regarding these people in Wanggu, please refer to the multiple postscripts after the end.

I'll write in detail in the epilogue and set it as a free chapter.