Outside Of Time

Chapter 1659: The Gift on the God Blood River

Editor: Atlas Studios

The spiritual tides in the Immortal’s Fall Land were still fluctuating, not yet fully dissipated.

This was because the fortuitous opportunities brought by the Immortal Palace had not entirely concluded.

What concluded was only those below the fifth realm.

For those Quasi Immortal Great Emperors, the sixth realm was the place they longed for and desired to step into.

So, when Xu Qing ascended to the edge of the sky, standing atop the heavens and gazing down at the earth, he saw the Immortal Palace before him. In the midst of that hazy landscape, faint sounds of waves echoed through the heavens and earth.

At this moment, there were waves in his heart.

The authority from the Immortal Palace gave him a faint understanding.

“Someone has entered the sixth realm!”

A strange glint appeared in Xu Qing’s eyes.

The sixth realm was a place that only those who had the combat strength of a Lower Immortal could enter.

And because of the level of the Immortal Palace, even for Lower Immortals, it was an opportunity.

“Either an unknown Lower Immortal entered the Immortal Palace, or… someone among the Quasi Immortals broke through.”

“Unfortunately, though I possess the authority of the Immortal Palace, my cultivation limitations and the insufficiency of my current level of Ordinance prevent me from entering the sixth realm.”

Xu Qing shook his head. He wasn’t in a hurry.

After grasping the authority of the Immortal Palace, he no longer needed to wait for a specific time to enter; he could step in at any moment he wished.

“When my immortal embryo is formed and I gain some understanding of the tenth extremity, I can come here.”

“I wonder what the sixth realm is like…”

Xu Qing took a deep breath and disappeared in an instant.

When he appeared, he was already outside the Immortal’s Fall Land.

At this moment, the star map corresponding to the qualifying tokens gradually faded, once more shrouded by the crimson aurora.

However, the initiation of the third segment made the cultivators who possessed a qualifying token much more attuned to each other’s presence than before. By merging their divine senses into the token, the hidden star map would emerge in their minds.

It was convenient for killing and plundering!

This was the cruelty of the third segment.

It wasn’t impossible to hide the presence of the qualifying token. It was just that not many people could do it.

However, it was obvious that Star Ring could do it.

Hence, even though Xu Qing’s divine sense had fused into the qualifying token, he couldn’t find the star corresponding to Star Ring on this star map.

This was also within his expectations.

It was impossible for Star Ring to make such a mistake.

The purple crystal in Xu Qing’s body circulated and emitted an aura, enveloping his qualifying token. He also chose to conceal his token.

Only then would this pursuit be smoother.

“As for traces…”

A dark glint flashed in Xu Qing’s eyes as he lifted his right hand.

Immediately, the aura of Star Ring that he had absorbed from the space-time rose in his palm. As it continually shifted, it fused into Xu Qing’s divine sense.

Soon, he sensed a direction and sped off in pursuit.

Time flowed by.

Xu Qing’s speed was very fast but Star Ring’s speed was equally astonishing.

Although Star Ring Son’s cultivation realm surpassed Xu Qing’s, he had been killed once and had reformed his body using a secret technique, which left him somewhat weakened.

As a result, he couldn’t create much distance in terms of speed and found it difficult to truly escape from Xu Qing’s tracking based on his aura.

Just like that, three days passed.

Far away, a vast desert appeared in Xu Qing’s perception amidst his rapid pursuit.

That was… the Time Desert.

This was the third time Xu Qing had seen this desert.

The first time occurred in the past, with Yunmen Qianfan by his side.

The second was within the mirrored history, accompanied by the Aurora Immortal Lord.

This was the third time.

Staring at the desert, Xu Qing’s heart stirred. After a moment of silence, he walked into the desert.

The sandstorm howled ahead, as though it was telling an ancient story.

Sand churned in the world, wanting to kick off this story.

Xu Qing, who was walking in the desert, sensed the changes in space-time in the desert and listened to the story in the sandstorm as he silently moved forward.

With his current Ordinance level, he could see the space-time in the desert more clearly than before.

This lasted until the area the Aurora Immortal Lord brought him to was reflected in Xu Qing’s eyes.

Xu Qing stopped in his tracks.

Looking over…

In the mirrored history, this place had been a sea of orchids with all kinds of beautiful shapes and colors.

Some resembled butterflies gracefully dancing, while others looked like cranes spreading their wings. Each bloom exuded a unique fragrance.

They… were personally planted by Aurora Immortal Lord.

This was because his wife… liked orchids.

It was here, moreover, that the Aurora Immortal Lord had told his son that, in the future… he must plant a flower in this place every year.

Until the entire Time Desert became a sea of flowers.

But now…

Xu Qing looked over and saw that it was withered.

The sea of flowers had long ceased to exist in the years.

However, Xu Qing smiled.

This was because the focus of his gaze wasn’t the withered scene but the two small flowers that seemed to have been planted not long ago in the center of the withered sea of flowers.

The two orchids grew in the withered sea of flowers. As the breeze blew past, they swayed slightly and gently touched each other, emitting the fragrance of flowers that belonged to them.

Vaguely, the figures of the Young Lord and Fairy Spirit Phoenix appeared in Xu Qing’s mind.

They had planted two flowers here.

The voice from the Aurora Immortal Lord in the mirrored history seemed to have followed the wind and echoed in Xu Qing’s ears.

“In the future, you must remember to come here every year and plant orchids, so that there will always be a sea of flowers here.”

After a long time, Xu Qing withdrew his gaze, crouched down, and took the flower seeds from the space-time, planting them in the ground.

After that, he bowed.

He believed that every year from now on, there would be more flowers here. After a few years, this Time Desert would finally become a sea of flowers again.

The light from the crimson aurora became gentle at this moment and scattered on the orchids.

Although it wasn’t as golden as back then, it still added a dream-like romance to this place.

It also left a lingering fragrance on Xu Qing.

It was unknown if it was because of the blessing brought by the lingering fragrance, but on the third day after Xu Qing left the desert, he found Star Ring, who was hiding underground and recuperating.

It was as though Star Ring’s injuries couldn’t support his continued escape. Hence, he had no choice but to set up many array formations and restrictions to suppress his injuries.

Unfortunately, Xu Qing’s appearance interrupted this process.

Hence, a huge battle began again in the wilderness.

Even Star Ring at his peak had been killed by Xu Qing, let alone now in his injured state.

Hence, this battle didn’t last long.

Star Ring died for the second time!

However, this time around, after killing him, Xu Qing frowned.

He looked at the place where Star Ring had turned into ashes. After a long time, he muttered.

“He was deliberately waiting here for death… This eliminated my lock on him.”

Following the death of Star Ring, the aura in Xu Qing’s hand dissipated.

There were also no traces of Star Ring in space-time.

He couldn’t continue pursuing or lock onto Star Ring.

“As expected of the number one star. Even in such a difficult situation, he can still use such a method to cut off my pursuit.”

Xu Qing lifted his head and looked into the distance.

“However…”

“You’ll have to return to the East after all.”

“Although there are many paths to leave the Western Starfield and return to the East, there is one…”

“No matter how anyone looks at it, it’s the safest.”

A dark glint flashed in Xu Qing’s eyes as he looked in the direction of the God Blood River.

The uniqueness of the God Blood River lay in the ferryman.

As long as someone stepped onto the ferry, they would be absolutely safe under the rules of the ferryman.

The person in charge of this safety was the ferryman.

Even if there were pursuers, they would be stopped by the ferryman under the protection of these rules.

In addition, because the fee for using the ferry was a lifetime only during the third crossing, cultivators could afford the first and second crossings.

At the same time, during the journey on the ferry across the river, the safe environment was also very suitable for healing.

“If I can think of it, he can definitely think of it too.”

Xu Qing fell silent.

In the end, he still chose to head to the God Blood River.

On one hand, it was because the God Blood River was indeed one of Star Ring’s escape paths. Since he had lost track of the other party, rather than searching other paths, he might as well wait at a place.

It would be best if he came. If he didn’t… then he would leave it for later.

They would meet eventually.

On the other hand, Xu Qing remembered that Fairy Spirit Phoenix had said that she had left a gift for him at the God Blood River.

Xu Qing had a guess about this gift.

But he wasn’t sure.

“If it’s really the gift I guessed… then it will be interesting if Star Ring chooses to escape through the God Blood River.”

At the thought of this, Xu Qing made the decision. His body swayed and he teleported over.

Half a month later.

Xu Qing’s figure appeared on the shore of the God Blood River.

The God Blood River was vast but the location of the ferry was fixed at only one location.

The riverbank, eroded by the ancient currents, had turned a deep crimson, and the wooden walkway built there showed the same signs of decay, its wood weathered by the relentless washing of the river water.

As the wind blew, it howled like a ghostly wail, chilling the soul.

Standing on the red riverbank and walking on the rotting walkway, Xu Qing listened to the sound of the wind, inhaled the blood scent carried by it, and gazed at the blood river that stretched like an ocean before him.

There was no end to it.

One could only see the boundless waves churning, the color of the river reflecting the aurora in the sky.

In this ominous scene, where the red water melded with the sky, amidst the howls and wails echoing through the air, an ancient, worn, pitch-black ferry was slowly approaching from the distance.

The turbulent waters calmed in its presence, and the fierce winds grew gentle. It moved silently, as if a ghost were drawing near, until it finally docked beside the walkway, right in front of Xu Qing. This was the ferry.

However… there was no ferryman on it.

There was only a straw rain cape, a bamboo hat, and a jade token.

The jade token shattered the moment Xu Qing’s gaze landed on it. Fairy Spirit Phoenix’s voice echoed in the world.

“This is a gift from me to you.”

“There’s no karma, no restraints. This is because I’ve severed all karma. I’ve taken away all the restraints and even the mission of the ferryman.”

“This is a ferry that completely belongs to you and does not require you to fulfill its mission.”

“It was personally forged by my father.”