Outside of Time - Chapter 1312

Chapter 1290: Meeting

the Poison Lord Across 4 Million Words. Xu Qing remembered the matter vividly.

He hadn’t let his own experiences distract him from it.

That wasn’t Xu Qing’s nature.

In fact, his original plan was to first comprehend the Tenth Extreme, allowing himself to fully enter the Xia Immortal Realm, and then, before leaving this Fifth Star Ring…

kill the Poison Lord!

After all, the Poison Lord’s initial intention to borrow a path, though thwarted by him before it could be implemented, was still a matter of cause and effect.

As for the arrival of the other party’s avatar and the bronze puppet it presented…

Xu Qing’s gaze fell on the puppet in his palm.

He had thoroughly examined it before taking it, and now, with a flick of his wrist, his aura surged forth, sealing it before putting it away.

“Now, the most important thing for me is to wait for Master Bai…”

Putting the matter of the Poison Lord aside, Xu Qing raised his head, gazing at the starry sky outside.

After a long while… a faint sense of perception, becoming a stirring, floated in his heart.

“Here it comes…”

Xu Qing stood up, stepped out of the observatory, and as he stood in the outside world, the starry sky shifted, and a clear ray of light descended from the heavens, like the Milky Way pouring down, rippling through the nebulae wherever it passed. Finally,

it transformed into radiance, sprinkling upon the stars, turning the sky into a curtain, as if a long scroll of ink painting were unfolding between heaven and earth.

A faint, ethereal fragrance of grass and trees, mixed with the chilling aura of laws and regulations, arose from the void.

Accompanying all this was the ethereal sound of a zither, seemingly an ancient echo, yet also like the rustling of sprouting grass and trees.

In this profound and wondrous moment, a figure emerged from this ink painting.

He seemed to have stepped out of the painting. He

became increasingly clear.

It was an old man.

He wore a moon-white robe, the hem embroidered with subtle patterns of grass and trees, and a medicine pot hung at his waist.

As for his appearance, although his brow bones were sharply defined, his eyebrows naturally drooped, forming two compassionate arcs.

His eyes were deep-set like cold pools, his pupils swirling with nebula-like vortexes, occasionally streaked with starlight, like a galaxy flowing deep within them.

A faint, ethereal purple aura surrounded him, as if it were a manifestation of a spiritual vein that existed since the beginning of time.

At this moment, he smiled, gazing at Xu Qing.

“You’ve grown up.”

His voice was clear and melodious, like a spring striking jade, its starlight shimmering as it spoke, settling in Xu Qing’s heart like ripples, stirring up boundless memories.

Scenes from the past resurfaced endlessly.

Xu Qing’s eyes reddened slightly, and he bowed deeply.

“Teacher…”

These two simple words contained memories and emotions, softening Master Bai’s gaze even more.

“Walk with me,”

Master Bai said softly, raising his hand to guide him. Starlight fell upon Xu Qing, paving a starry path before him.

Xu Qing took a deep breath, filled with respect, and stepped onto the star path, arriving beside Master Bai. Together, they walked towards the starry sky,

disappearing from the supply planet and appearing in the boundless universe.

“Tell me your story after you joined the Seven Blood Eyes,”

Master Bai said gently.

Xu Qing nodded slightly, recalling everything from his past.

“After joining the Seven Blood Eyes, I became a disciple of the Seventh Peak…”

Xu Qing’s voice wove together illusory scenes, echoing and reflecting in Master Bai’s eyes. These

included the trials on Mermaid Island, the war of the Sea Corpse Clan, the migration of the Ancient Continent…

and the Sword Bearers… and Fenghai County.

There was also the Crimson Mother, the Empress, the Sword-Bearing Emperor…

…

In the starry sky, Master Bai led the way, Xu Qing followed on the right, half a step behind.

This scene seemed to transport him back to the scavenger camp.

At that time, Xu Qing was called a child, seeking Master Bai’s help to find the Heavenly Destiny Flower to save the Thunder Team, and secretly learning about plants outside the tent.

Finally, he was summoned into the tent for his spiritual awakening.

Now, this scene was repeated.

Wherever they passed, beneath Master Bai’s feet, the radiant light of blooming blue lotuses shone, instantly bringing forth vibrant greenery to every cosmos and star they traversed.

Even some previously barren stars experienced a rebirth, withered rocks sprouting new life.

As time passed, Xu Qing finished recounting his experiences in Wanggu.

Master Bai sighed softly.

“The Ninth Star Ring, originally, was no different from the other Star Rings…

until Shanghuang failed to ascend to godhood, yet he was the first to return from the umbilical cord of godhood, and he chose to go there.

He stayed in the Ninth Star Ring, on the Wanggu Continent.”

“From that moment on, all the supreme beings in the Star Rings turned their gaze to Wanggu.”

“We don’t know why Shanghuang went to Wanggu.”

“Other Star Ring deities entered the Ninth Star Ring to investigate Shanghuang’s condition, but all outsiders who approached perished… Although some succeeded in obtaining opportunities, they could not escape the consequences.” “

Like the deities of the Fourth Star Ring…”

“It seems that only those who originally belonged to the Ninth Star Ring could remain relatively unharmed if they were careful.

So at that time, I was commanded by the Immortal Venerable to use the art of reincarnation, without being tainted by any extraordinary power, to be born as a mortal on an overseas island far from the Wanggu mainland.”

“And I have no past memories, and I can never leave the island for even a moment in my life. Only after death can my true self perceive the memories of my incarnation.”

“Looking back… it’s an ominous sign because of the desolation.”

“Are you sure… you still want to go back?”

“If you choose to stay in the Fifth Star Ring, it won’t be long before you reach the Immortal Lord.”

Master Bai looked at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing was silent for a long time, then said softly.

“Teacher, I want to go back.”

Upon hearing this, Master Bai stopped trying to persuade him, like a wise hermit who had seen through the world.

Only the wrinkles on his face seemed to have increased.

Those wrinkles were not the furrows of time, but the lines of mountains and rivers, each fold seemingly hiding a thousand years of vicissitudes.

After a long while, he shook his head, his voice rising and falling.

“Before I saw you, I confirmed something in the Fourth Star Ring.”

“That place… is where you ascend to immortality!”

The moment Master Bai uttered these words, Xu Qing’s heart trembled.

At the same time, Master Bai’s figure also stopped in the starry sky.

In that instant, all the stars in this universe seemed to be summoned, changing their trajectories and converging from all directions.

Amidst the ripples of the starry sky, they gathered here, automatically arranging themselves around him.

They actually formed a vast star map shaped like a medicine jar!

Standing outside this star map, Master Bai looked up towards the direction of the fourth star ring in the distance.

He murmured softly, “Xu Qing, I will impart to you one last piece of knowledge.

It has nothing to do with plants and trees, but rather with the ‘outside’—

the thirty-six ascending star rings, including all the Venerables. They are all within, and what they seek… is the outside.”

“You don’t need to understand these two words now, but remember… when you have the opportunity to become a Celestial Lord or even a Celestial Venerable, remember this.” “

As for now…”

“If you wish to comprehend a higher principle, go to the fourth star ring!”

“You once encountered the God of Pain, succumbed to his illusion, broke through your level there, and traversed the years that caused you pain.

Though it was illusory, its illusion contained truth.

So, why don’t you truly experience it!”

“Let the real happen, and let the false become false again!”

With these words, Master Bai lightly waved his sleeve, and countless stars within the star map of the medicine jar trembled instantly, scattering dazzling starlight that converged to form a unique bridge.

Extending to the fourth star ring!

This bridge, interwoven with starlight and spiritual plants, was indistinguishable from reality, revealing the profound mysteries of creation.

It shared a similar essence with the illusory yet real nature of the God of Pain.

“Go, and when you return… you will be a Xia Immortal!”

Master Bai’s voice echoed, making the special bridge even more dazzling.

Gazing at this, Xu Qing’s mind churned.

Scenes from his immersion in the illusion flowed through his mind.

After a long while, a resolute look appeared in his eyes.

He bowed to Master Bai and took a step forward.

Stepping onto the bridge interwoven with starlight and spiritual plants, he headed towards the fourth star ring!

Amidst the ripples of the bridge, Xu Qing’s figure gradually disappeared.

Only the medicine pot-shaped star map continued to rotate, radiating a magnificent aura, with immortal fire appearing out of thin air, swirling around the medicine pot.

Master Bai’s figure appeared on the medicine pot star map, sitting cross-legged.

He used his own fortune and his own realm to bless Xu Qing’s journey, fulfilling the karma between Master Wang Gu and his disciple.

Beside him, in a still, undisturbed space, an old man in straw sandals stepped forward and stood beside Master Bai, gazing up in the direction Xu Qing had departed.

A golden rat licked its paws on his shoulder.

“I wonder if the item belonging to the Immortal Venerable has been properly stored?”

Master Bai asked calmly, without turning his head.

The old man beside him sighed.

“You still know I am the Immortal Venerable… so why this commanding tone?”

“That’s what you owe him!”

Master Bai said calmly.

The Immortal Venerable shook his head. Having spent countless years together, he naturally knew this man’s character, and he also knew that this man… seemingly at the Immortal Lord level, had actually reached the same realm as himself many years ago.

However, due to some unknown reasons, he had never taken that step.

Therefore, he didn’t mind the other’s tone and casually sat down beside him.

“It’s been stored properly. Although I don’t want to be entangled in karma, how could I be reluctant to part with that item?”

Master Bai said, falling silent.

After a long while, the Immortal Venerable’s voice echoed again.

“However, even with your help and my item, Xu Qing’s chances of success this time are still slim.”

“His constitution is different from others… a further step will directly reach the level of a Celestial Lord.

The leap is too great, therefore it will be extremely difficult.

If he fails, what will you do?”

The Celestial Venerable looked at Master Bai.

Master Bai remained silent for a long time, his voice hoarse.

“He will not fail.”

The Celestial Venerable looked at Master Bai, and after a long while, suddenly spoke.

“Is he the one Shanghuang is searching for? Or rather… is he the reincarnation of Shanghuang!”

These words seemed to freeze the universe.

“You have also been to Wanggu. If it is truly as you guess, with your cultivation, wouldn’t you be able to see it? Why ask me?”

Master Bai remained calm.