Outside of Time - Chapter 1278

Chapter 1256 True Monarch of the Azure Sky

Six days passed in a flash.

As the day mentioned by the Great Commander

of the Crimson Star approached, Xu Qing and his group were cultivating in their respective fire towers. It must be said that the source essence contained within this crimson star, although far less pure than that of the Goddess, was much gentler, greatly aiding their healing.

In six days, everyone’s injuries, which had been subtly improving along the way, were basically completely healed.

Xu Qing felt this even more deeply. He discovered that the source essence of this crimson star was also very effective in shaping immortal embryos. Its gentle nature neutralized his collection from the Goddess along the way, making absorption easier.

It even allowed his immortal embryos to touch the threshold of the mid-stage of Quasi-Immortal.

“Indeed, cultivation is faster on the battlefield.”

Inside the fire tower, Xu Qing opened his eyes from his cross-legged position, his eyes gleaming with a dark light, as if countless stars flowed within his pupils, forming an extraordinary aura.

Combined with his already peerless appearance, the immortal spirit emanating from him was particularly evident.

“But unfortunately… the source energy here is too mild. Unless I have a source energy as pure and special as the Goddess’s to neutralize it, this place is more suitable for healing.”

Thinking of the Goddess, Xu Qing still felt a great deal of regret.

He had absorbed the source energy of True Gods before, and now there was one suppressed in his Outer Heaven, constantly providing source energy.

However, even that True God was far less pure than the Goddess’s.

“The daughter of the God Emperor, the bloodline of the God Lord… truly extraordinary.”

Xu Qing recalled the process of collecting the Goddess’s source energy along the way, and couldn’t help but lick his lips. The

Goddess’s source energy was the most perfect source energy he had ever tasted!

It was unparalleled.

But the Goddess had already been handed over, and Xu Qing could only suppress this regret again. Just as he was about to close his eyes and continue cultivating, a

solar flare rose again on this scarlet star!

The rumbling sound was earth-shattering, and an endless sea of light swept across the entire star in an instant, enveloping everything in endless light, as if the world was being submerged.

At the same time, the fire tower where Xu Qing was located also disappeared within this sea of light, wiped away by it.

A vast force seemed to sweep in from the sea of light, replacing the fire tower and transforming into a gigantic silver eye.

It opened before Xu Qing!

Xu Qing’s mind jolted, and he immediately rose, his expression solemn, bowing deeply before the gigantic silver eye.

“Greetings, General!”

The gigantic silver eye gazed at Xu Qing, and after a long while, a voice seemingly imbued with the weight of time echoed within the sea of light.

“The reward for this great achievement has arrived.”

As the voice rose and fell, ten rectangular pieces of gold and jade, gleaming with brilliance, appeared out of thin air, alongside a military merit token.

The ten pieces of gold and jade emitted a rich source essence, with mysterious light flowing around them, making them true treasures.

The military merit token, though seemingly ordinary, clearly held immense significance.

“This is ten directional source essences, and a token containing a million military merits, the reward for obtaining the traces of the Goddess!”

The ancient voice paused.

Then, one hundred identical gold and jade pieces, along with ten military merit tokens, appeared one after another, floating together with the previous rewards, converging into a dazzling array of colors.

These, if displayed outside, would be enough to drive countless cultivators mad with envy.

“This is the reward for capturing him alive!”

Xu Qing gazed at these items, his eyes gleaming with a strange light. He didn’t speak, but suppressed the turmoil in his heart, continuing to wait.

“As for the True Monarch title…”

The voice within the giant silver eyes became more solemn.

“There are some things you must know. All disciples of the Immortal Lord are True Monarchs.”

“And my Fifth Star Ring, back then, was created by the Immortal Venerable who opened the Immortal Path, refined myriad gods, transformed spiritual traces, and replaced the rules, ultimately becoming a destiny!”

“The Immortal Venerable enjoys 50% of this destiny, the eleven Immortal Lords enjoy 40%, and all True Monarchs enjoy 10%!”

“The possessor is blessed by this destiny and receives the unseen protection of the Star Ring.”

Xu Qing focused his mind. He naturally knew that disciples of the Immortal Lord were True Monarchs, but he knew little about destiny. Hearing this now, he seemed to be deep in thought.

The aged voice transformed into a low shout.

“Xu Qing!”

“This crystal was requested for you by the Immortal Lord Zhanlu. It is formed from the fortune of the Fifth Star Ring. Imprint your divine sense upon it, and the Star Ring will bestow a name upon you!”

The voice was like thunder, booming in all directions.

Then, strands of golden threads appeared out of thin air, rapidly intertwining before Xu Qing to form a golden crystal the size of a fingernail!

Its appearance resembled the divine essence of the true god Xu Qing had seen, but it was clearly not the same thing.

Xu Qing instinctively looked over, and the moment his gaze converged, his mind roared. He seemed to see the Fifth Star Ring rotating within it, the endless universe, the vast starry sky, and countless outer heavens stirring his mind.

He was about to imprint his divine sense upon it when… suddenly, within the Fifth Star Ring inside the crystal, beside the eleven outer heavens, the former Aurora Outer Heaven suddenly shone brightly.

A single character, “Qing,” emerged from that outer heaven.

Then, azure light erupted from within, sweeping across the universe.

A soft exclamation also came from within the giant silver eye at this moment.

“The title of Supreme Celestial Lord has been decided so early?”

Xu Qing’s eyes were somewhat dazed, and it took him a while to recover. When he looked at the crystal in front of him again, he saw a single character appear on it:

Qing!

The instant he saw this character… it was as if the sounds of worship from all races suddenly exploded in Xu Qing’s ears, converging into a title.

Supreme Celestial True Lord!

Merged with Xu Qing’s destiny!

A connection, seemingly of the same origin as the Fifth Star Ring, also rose in Xu Qing’s heart at this moment.

This feeling bound him to the Fifth Star Ring with unparalleled tightness.

He even felt that no matter where he was, as long as he had a feeling, he could feel the call of the Fifth Star Ring.

“This is destiny…”

Xu Qing murmured to himself.

And at this very moment, with the blessing of the destiny of the Fifth Star Ring, his cultivation suddenly broke through!

His body roared continuously, like the thunder of a drum, and a gigantic immortal embryo materialized behind him, standing tall on the crimson star, stirring up vortexes and storms, its immortal aura illuminating the starry sky.

Then, his cultivation surged like a raging storm, suddenly soaring.

He directly broke through the limit of the early Quasi-Immortal stage, leaping into… the mid-Quasi-Immortal stage!

The moment Xu Qing stepped into the mid-stage of Quasi-Immortal, he clearly felt an ocean of immortal spiritual energy surging within his body.

His long hair danced wildly, and the pressure emanating from his entire body far surpassed anything he had experienced before. He even

faintly sensed the presence of immortal essence!

This immortal essence seemed to be the foundation for controlling his own destiny, causing a sudden flash of silver light in Xu Qing’s eyes!

That was one of the hallmarks of an immortal!

At the same time, within the enormous silver eye standing before Xu Qing, blessed by fortune and having broken through his cultivation, a figure in a Daoist robe appeared.

It was a middle-aged cultivator with an imposing, dignified expression, wearing a blue Daoist robe, radiating a rich immortal aura, his eyes containing the workings of the universe.

It was the commander of the left wing front.

He stepped forward, standing before Xu Qing, his gaze fixed intently on him.

Xu Qing took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, and was about to bow.

The commander shook his head, a gentle force dispersing, preventing Xu Qing from continuing his bow.

“With the title of True Lord and a cultivation level of Lower Immortal, I would bow to you. Even though your cultivation is currently below Lower Immortal, you are still of equal status to me, so there is no need for you to bow to me.”

“And after you leave the battlefield, you will be qualified to choose any Immortal Lord to become your disciple!”

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing knew that everything in the Fifth Star Ring was governed by rules, so he did not bow, but still sincerely expressed his gratitude.

“Thank you for your guidance and mentorship, General. I will remember this!”

The General nodded slightly, his eyes showing appreciation.

“This is what you earned through your own efforts, and you deserve it.”

“As for the final reward for capturing the Goddess, it is an Immortal Lord’s artifact!”

Xu Qing’s eyes shone brightly. What he had been waiting for all along… was this final reward!

The previous Origin Essence and military merits, although useful to him, were not irreplaceable. Even the title of True Lord was only a leap in status. What

he truly cared about was his combat power!

And the Immortal Lord’s artifact would be his ultimate weapon to enhance his combat power!

Seeing Xu Qing’s obsession with the Dao artifact, the master smiled slightly. With a wave of his hand, countless silver lights flew from his sleeves, forming threads that shot straight towards the void above. Xu Qing

looked up, and in the next instant, his pupils contracted.

The void above, permeated by the sea of light, roared instantly as the silver threads merged with it. Crimson light appeared at multiple points,

expanding like blooming flowers,

becoming clusters

of red blossoms. Finally, they connected, seemingly polluting the sea of light and forming a blood-red sky!

Within the sky, an internal pressure seemed to expand, tearing open spatial rifts. These rifts extended and intertwined, converging into an irregular, enormous gap!

The winding sky stretched for millions of feet.

Blood mist, like a waterfall, cascaded down through these gaps like turbid waves.

And within these surging waves, a piece of white bone blade, exuding ferocity, slowly descended.

Its shape resembled an inverted crescent moon, gleaming with blood-red light!

Countless patterns adorned its surface, seemingly innate, acquired, or a combination of both, inextricably linked.

As it descended, the sea of light in all directions collapsed into a vortex.

Even more bizarrely, the spatial rifts torn open, stained by the crimson blade light, transformed into countless twisting lines of cause and effect.

These intertwined into a myriad of opposing laws, seemingly poised to become a deadly arc of light severing reincarnation under the blade’s dominion.

“This blade is a supreme treasure forged from the fingernails of the last god-lord of the Fifth Star Ring, forged by the Immortal Lord Zhanlu after his ascension to the Dao, in collaboration with several other immortal lords!”

“That god-lord was a master of divine slaughter, hence this blade… its killing power is astonishing!”

the General spoke slowly.

As his voice echoed, the curved blade that descended from the heavens before Xu Qing seemed to sense something, its blade trembling and emitting a resounding clang.

With this sound, starlight reversed.

Countless remnant souls slain by this blade were summoned by its roar, manifesting in the void as demons and monsters.

Yet, they dared not utter a single whimper, merely transforming into mottled blood mist that swirled around the blade.

Where the blade tip lightly grazed, space wasn’t simply sliced open, but permanently eroded as if devoured by a ferocious beast.

It was indeed a Celestial Lord’s Dao Artifact!

This scene shook Xu Qing to his core.

Instinctively, he raised his hand and grabbed the curved blade before him!

The moment he grasped it, he seemed to hear a god’s low roar that shook the starry sky, a sound that pierced through all universes, staining the world before Xu Qing a rusty color.

It exuded a terrifying aura that sent chills down Xu Qing’s spine.

At the same time, the voice of the General continued to echo.

“All rewards have been given to you.”

“And in the next half month, a major event will occur!”

“The Lord of the Fourth Star Ring, the God of Destruction, and our Immortal Lord Zhanlu have reached an agreement to exchange hostages!”

“As for the escort of the Goddess to the exchange, the Immortal Lord has appointed… Xu Qing, you will continue in this role!”

“The location is the front line of the Left Wing War Zone; our entire army is present to protect the exchange!”