Outside Of Time

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Karma Outside “This qualifying token, as far as I know, was obtained by Ruler Lingdu after selling several incredibly powerful treasures and leveraging a significant amount of personal connections to trade for it from others.”

“His goal should be to give it to others as a gift… So, he only kept it and didn’t activate it.”

“Otherwise, if he had died, his ghost mark would have appeared on the token.”

The young man spoke carefully, divulging everything he knew without the slightest concealment. He completely repressed all his resentment and thoughts of betrayal.

He knew that such an existence would easily sense even the slightest trace of ill will, potentially leading to his utter ruin.

Hence, he was extremely cautious.

Xu Qing listened to the youth’s words and pondered as he looked at the token in front of him.

There was indeed no ghost mark on it.

Xu Qing expressionlessly glanced at the youth and calmly spoke.

“Continue.”

The youth’s heart trembled. He couldn’t tell from Xu Qing’s expression if the other party was satisfied with his answer. The feeling of death was still intense. Hence, he racked his brains and searched through all his memories before speaking again.

“Senior, Immortal Capital Qualifying-Token is quite rare compared to the number of cultivators in the entire Fifth Star Ring. Some consider themselves fortunate to obtain one, while others view it as an ill omen.”

“If you have enough strength, you can naturally use this opportunity to soar into the sky. However, if your strength isn’t enough, holding this qualifying-token… is equivalent to taking half a step onto the path of death.”

“Because possessing a token not only means facing the greed of those without one but also the predatory intentions of other token holders.”

“After all, the criteria for entry into the Immortal Capital are only revealed at the end, so unless one can rank in the top hundred… otherwise, they wouldn’t feel secure.”

“Therefore, the slaughter and plunder are naturally intense, and the ranking is determined by the number of tokens acquired.”

“By killing a token holder, one can obtain their token and all the marks on it.”

At this point, the youth paused. He had basically told Xu Qing everything he knew about the Immortal Capital Qualifying-Token.

“Is this the only way to enter the Immortal Capital?”

When the youth heard this, he hurriedly responded respectfully.

“There’s another way.”

“When those outside of the Imperial Capital cultivate to the level of a Great Emperor, they are not allowed to participate in the hunt. They will be granted a temporary entry quota, and if they can break through to become a Summer Immortal within five hundred years, they will be granted permanent residence in the Imperial Capital.”

Xu Qing’s eyes narrowed.

“In that case, in all the areas outside the Fifth Star Ring’s Immortal Capital, the highest cultivation is the Great Emperor?”

The youth shook his head.

“That’s not the case. My Fifth Star Ring has countless sects and clans, and there’s no lack of Lower Immortals among them. Not all of these Lower Immortals, after ascending to the Immortal Capital, choose to reside there permanently.”

“Many people from the Immortal Capital will be arranged to patrol the sky.”

“These Lower Immortals, other than some lone wolves, are mostly the ancestors of the various large sects and clans.”

Xu Qing fell silent. He now had a better understanding of the Fifth Star Ring.

Although he had long known how powerful the cultivators of the Fifth Star Ring were, his heart was still stirred. After a long time, he analyzed the youth’s words and suddenly spoke.

“In other words, the killing and fighting between those holding the qualifying-tokens… doesn’t allow the interference of the Great Emperors and Lower Immortals?”

When the youth heard Xu Qing’s words, he hurriedly nodded.

“According to the rules, they can’t help directly. However, I heard that the Immortal Capital allows indirect help to a certain extent. As for the details, it is not something I can know.”

The youth replied nervously.

Xu Qing pondered for a while before his gaze landed on the youth.

The youth’s body trembled and a bad feeling erupted in his heart. He was about to beg for mercy.

Xu Qing had already grabbed the youth.

He pressed his palm on the other party’s head and began to soul search to verify the authenticity of his words.

The youth was extremely nervous and his breathing was hurried. He knew that his life or death would be decided now.

In order not to be injured by the soul search, he endured his fear and tried his best to not struggle, allowing Xu Qing to check his memories.

A while later, Xu Qing fell into deep thought.

Because the difference in their cultivation levels was huge and the other party didn’t struggle at all, the process of soul searching was extremely smooth and did not cause much damage.

After completing the soul search, Xu Qing thought for a moment and decided not to kill the man. Instead, he sealed his soul, cutting off all senses, and then placed him inside a storage bag.

For Xu Qing, this person was still somewhat useful. Moreover, his answer the entire time was quite honest which showed that he was a smart person.

“When I leave the Fifth Star Ring, I’ll give you your freedom back, but during this time… you will be my guide.”

Xu Qing transmitted his divine sense and ended the conversation. His gaze then landed on the token in front of him.

After pondering for a while, he didn’t choose to activate the token immediately. Instead, he kept it and decided he would consider whether to participate in the competition for the Immortal Capital after he left.

“Then, let’s leave this place first.”

Xu Qing mumbled inwardly. After that, his divine sense swept over and landed on the shattered small bubble worlds in the spirit mine.

About seventy percent of the small bubble worlds here had collapsed. Hence, the spiritual energy inside spread out and filled this place. It was extremely dense and looked like fog.

All of it was being absorbed by the vortex on the dome.

However, because most of the minor worlds had collapsed, this absorption became a one-time thing. The spiritual energy couldn’t be extracted endlessly like before.

After the minor worlds collapsed, the living beings inside no longer had their vitality absorbed. Hence, to a certain extent, they could be considered to have gained freedom.

However, most of these living beings were at a loss now. They were still in a state of panic and adaptation. Moreover, due to their cultivation levels, it was difficult for them to fly out under the pressure from the inside and outside.

They didn’t know about the world beyond their skies.

However, this wouldn’t last long. After some time, there would be heaven’s chosens in the minor worlds who would attempt to rush out of their worlds and come outside to see the true sky.

Xu Qing didn’t interfere in this matter.

“There’s no karma between us. That’s their fate.”

At the same time, as his divine sense swept over, Xu Qing once again confirmed his judgment that this was a god prison. This was because in every small bubble world, there was a god sealed and suppressed.

Some were already dead, and some were on the verge of death. Moreover, They had all lost Their intelligence.

However, it was obvious that the quality of this god prison, or rather, these spiritual mines, wasn’t high.

This was because the gods suppressed by the seals here were all at the Divine Fire Realm.

Xu Qing didn’t sense the existence of the Divine Platform.

“However, before I leave, instead of letting the vortex absorb the spiritual energy, why don’t I absorb it?”

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes and opened his mouth, inhaling hard.

Immediately, the dense spiritual energy here churned and surged toward Xu Qing. He absorbed it through his mouth and his entire body absorbed it. While nourishing his body, it also nourished his Seven Extremities Dao.

However, the vortex on the dome that sealed this place was also absorbing it.

Xu Qing raised his head and took a look. After some thought, he didn’t destroy it.

After all, the fear contained in the gaze of the middle-aged Ruler when he looked at the vortex before he died was still fresh in Xu Qing’s memories.

“He was worried that the collapse of these spirit mines would affect the absorption of the vortex. In that case, the source of this vortex…”

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes. After some thought, he sat down cross-legged and circulated the five elements in his body. Time and space also erupted, forming an even greater suction force.

Immediately, the spiritual energy here split into two. One portion gushed into the vortex and the other portion was pulled away, gushing into Xu Qing’s body.

Just like that, time flowed by.

As the spiritual energy in the spirit mines gradually decreased and Xu Qing’s cultivation base slowly rose, the spiritual energy absorbed by the vortex on the dome that sealed this place also became thinner and thinner.

Its influence also began to appear in a certain place in the Fifth Star Ring.

In that world, lightning filled the sky and the ground was crimson. Two figures were fighting intensely in the air.

These two figures were both youths. One had red hair and the other had white hair. Both of them had killing intent in their eyes. Every strike they made contained Great Dao and authority.

The red-haired youth had dozens of vortex tattoos on his body. Every vortex tattoo emitted dense spiritual energy, providing him with endless enhancement to his cultivation.

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However, at that moment, one of the vortex tattoos suddenly dimmed and the spiritual energy it provided was extremely low.

If it was any other time, he wouldn’t care if a spirit mine vortex was exhausted.

However, now that he was in a life-and-death battle, as heaven’s chosen, he had to do his best to deal with the other party. Once he killed the other party, the number of his token marks would skyrocket.

Hence, he couldn’t afford to lose.

However, an accident happened.

“Damn it, what happened to that spirit mine? At such a critical moment…”

The red-haired youth’s expression turned gloomy.

However, he was in the midst of a fight and had no time to check. He could only suppress this matter and use his forbidden arts to fight with all his might.

At the same time, outside the spirit mine, in the dim sky, a black boat with a white flag was swiftly approaching.

Its speed was astonishing.

There were eight to nine figures on the boat. All of them had relaxed expressions as they chatted and laughed.

The totem on their boat was distinctive, taking the shape of a circle, as if it had a specific meaning.

At that moment, as the flag fluttered, the sounds of laughter drifted in the wind.

“In front is the clan’s spirit mine guarded by Senior Ling Du. When we get there, we can take a good rest.”

“On this mission, we’ve gathered satisfactory results and uncovered critical information—enough to report back to the clan. Now, I plan to visit a minor world in the spirit mine for some fun. This journey has been exhausting, and I need a break.”

At the mention of going to the minor world for fun, everyone on the boat laughed. All of them revealed looks of anticipation.

For elites like them, the minor worlds in the spirit mine were a place of relaxation where they could have fun as they pleased.

As they chatted and laughed, a huge dorm seal appeared before them. That was their destination.

“We’re here.”

The boat stopped in mid-air and headed straight for the spirit mine.