Outside Of Time

Chapter 1665: Different East

Editor: Atlas Studios

The third segment of the Immortal Capital’s trial was hunting and plundering.

The duration varied. So far, during the many openings of the trials, this segment was sometimes long and sometimes short.

This was decided by one key point.

This key point was the number of the tokens.

When there were only 1,000 qualifying tokens left out of 10,000… the Immortal Capital’s trial entered the final countdown, initiating a one-month period before the trial reached the end.

The relevant rankings would be publicized throughout the Fifth Star Ring and announced by the orthodox sects in their respective starfields.

Hence, not only could those with a token sense it, but even cultivators who didn’t have a token could learn of it.

And now… the number of people with qualifying tokens was already 1,000.

Hence, the final countdown started.

What followed was the ranking that shocked the entire Fifth Star Ring.

This ranking represented the combined standings from the vast regions of the four major starfields. Barring any unforeseen events, it was very likely to determine the final rankings.

The focus of everyone’s attention was naturally the top 100. This was because the top 100 in the past Immortal Capital Trials could basically be considered a safe position.

They could enter the Immortal Capital!

The top ten were heaven’s chosen. They were the absolute outstanding talents of this generation of the Fifth Star Ring.

Hence, after paying attention to the top 100, everyone’s gazes instinctively landed on the top ten!

However, in the top ten, there were only three stars. The other stars were all gone.

The reason was no longer a secret.

Whether it was the commotion in the north or the news from the south, many people had heard about Xu Qing!

Others were plundering tokens, while this person was hunting stars.

Jiang Fan lost to him.

Yuanshan Su could only choose to lower her head.

Qianjun and Piyi finally gave out the tokens.

With their light, Xu Qing’s star shone extremely brightly.

As a result, after they withdrew, several previously unknown cultivators rose to fill the vacant ranks on the leaderboard. It wasn’t until the fifth position that a familiar name finally appeared, recognized by everyone.

Li Mengtu was ranked fifth!

This star of the west had been rising domineeringly.

Above him was Xie Lingzi, ranked fourth!

This ranking, as far as everyone was concerned, was hard to judge as either high or low—but at the very least, it was acceptable.

The third place was none other than Xu Qing!

It was a little low.

Although he had gathered many tokens from the stars, there was a considerable gap between the top ten. Moreover, they were all seizing every moment to increase their rankings.

Hence, the current Xu Qing couldn’t take the first place in one go.

Above him was Zhou Zhengli!

Second place!

This ranking surprised many people. It had to be said that Zhou Zhengli’s image had always been too confusing. Although he was kind and righteous, his presence didn’t seem to be strong enough.

Often, when Xie Lingzi was mentioned, they would mention Zhou Zhengli, who had a fateful entanglement with Xie Lingzi.

As for first place… Under the attention of countless cultivators in the Fifth Star Ring, they saw an unfamiliar name.

Chen Batian!

This name was a little tacky, but it had to be said that no matter how tacky a name was, when it was ranked first, it still carried an astonishing aura.

At the same time, its unfamiliarity sparked widespread curiosity, and the discussions about Chen Batian began to overshadow even Xu Qing’s action of hunting down stars.

However, there was too little information about this person.

Most of them were rumors.

It was rumored that this person came from the Eastern Starfield.

There was also a rumor that this person had an extreme personality, and was extremely cruel and lecherous.

It was rumored that before the third segment, this person’s ranking was almost at the bottom. After the third segment started, he instantly rose.

He was rumored to be bloodthirsty. Anyone who fought against him didn’t seem to have survived.

Everything was just rumors.

Hence, the mystery that enveloped this person became a fog.

At the same time, as the rankings were publicized, everyone discovered something that shocked them.

There was no Star Ring in the rankings!

That number one heaven’s chosen of the Fifth Star Ring wasn’t in the top ten or the top 100. In fact, his name wasn’t even in the rankings!

This scene caused many guesses.

While everyone had different opinions, a Quasi Immortal who had been to the fifth realm of the Aurora Immortal Palace spoke of the reason.

In an instant, although the life-and-death battle between Xu Qing and Star Ring in the fifth realm of the Aurora Immortal Palace was like the wind in the past, it still formed a storm in the main world.

It swept through various places.

The topic of Xu Qing instantly soared. While it was causing countless waves, Xu Qing left the north.

With the help of the super-long-distance teleportation array in the star ring and many teleportations, on the 17th day of the countdown to the end of the Immortal Capital’s trial and only 735 qualifying tokens remained, Xu Qing arrived in the east.

He appeared at the foot of Mount Taia in the east.

His expression was calm as he walked up the mountain.

Mount Taia was the ninth mountain in the Eastern Starfield.

It towered into the clouds and was astonishingly vast. The color of the mountain was pitch-black, like a sharp black blade that seemed to want to slash through the sky.

Upon closer inspection, one could see fine red threads hidden in the mountain rocks like blood vessels.

It was rumored that this mountain… was formed from a horn!

This horn came from one of the nine god races under the Venerable God in the Fifth Star Ring, the Star Horn Venerable God!

That Venerable God had a divinity of stars and was the number one Lord God below the Venerable God Realm.

This was a rumor. As for the details, very few people really knew.

At that moment, on the peak of Mount Taia, there was a person sitting cross-legged.

This person was a youth dressed in black.

His appearance was cold and carried an evil aura. As he sat there, his entire body was filled with killing intent.

In front of him was a broken sword.

His aura seemed to be intertwined with this sword.

It was Xie Lingzi.

At that moment, he suddenly opened his eyes and stared down at Xu Qing who was walking over.

Xu Qing was as calm as ever. With a step, he walked through 10% of the path on this huge mountain.

His footsteps paused slightly.

This was because in front of Xu Qing, there was a small white bottle on the rock.

The opening of the bottle allowed the aura inside to spread out. This aura was like an immortal but not an immortal, like a god but not a god.

The bottle was filled with flowing liquid.

As Xu Qing’s gaze landed, the Illusion of Truth formed by the scattering of his soul stirred at this moment. It was as though this liquid was an incomparably important nourishing item to the immortal embryo.

“Origin essence…”

Xu Qing mumbled.

Origin essence was the source power of the 36 star rings. It was the source of gods and the essence of the star rings. Whether it was the god’s divine authority or the authority of cultivators, in essence, they all came from this.

This was the case even for divinity and the Ordinance.

This was the indispensable power to form the upper star rings.

It was also the best supplement for cultivators to mold their immortal embryo and even allow the immortal embryo to become an immortal!

This was because at the end of the day, the process of forming an immortal embryo and giving birth to an immortal was actually plundering and absorbing this essence!

This small bottle could directly increase Xu Qing’s immortal embryo by a step. Although it couldn’t reach the level of imperishable, it would still be of great help.

“Interesting.”

Xu Qing waved his hand and kept the small bottle. He then raised his head and looked in the direction of the mountain peak. He took the second step and when he appeared… he was already halfway up the mountain.

There, on the rock, was a blue bowl.

In the bowl, there was a fist-sized piece of mud.

It was crimson in color.

This item was known as the divine mud. It was one of the many methods cultivators in the Fifth Star Ring used to control gods. One could mold the god’s appearance and control It with this mud.

Hence, its value was astonishing.

Xu Qing kept it and took the third step.

When he landed, he was already close to the peak of the mountain. In front of him was a blade of grass. It looked ordinary but it contained faint staright.

This was a stalk of grass that Xu Qing was familiar with.

“Star Ring Grass!”

Xu Qing’s eyes narrowed.

Star Ring Grass grew at the boundary of the outer sea between the various star rings. There were very few of them.

By lighting it, one could open the passageway between star rings. Back then, Xu Qing came to the Fifth Star Ring because he had a Star Ring Grass.

The one in front of him was much smaller than the one he had back then but its value was still astonishing.

Xu Qing pondered. After a while, he kept the grass. After some thought, he took his fourth step.

He appeared at the top of the mountain and in front of Xie Lingzi!

The moment he appeared, Xie Lingzi, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly raised his hand. Immediately, the broken sword that had sunk into the ground in front of him stabbed down fiercely. The entire mountain rumbled at this instant.

Countless fine red threads flickered on the mountain and finally gathered at the top of the mountain.

They seemed to have been absorbed by the broken sword.

This lasted until the broken sword turned red and a drop of… red blood gradually flowed out of the sword!

The moment the blood appeared, the sky rumbled and wind surged. Waves of heavenly lightning roared over and echoed endlessly.

The surroundings also distorted and everything became blurry.

As for the mountain itself, all the red threads rapidly dimmed until they completely disappeared. It was as though the last trace of foundation had been sucked away.

Only the drop of blood on the broken sword became the only color in this world!

Staring at the blood, Xu Qing could hear a hurried breathing in his mind.

It was the emotions of the clay fox fluctuating intensely.

‘The blood of a Lord God! Moreover, it’s a Lord God whose authority is similar to mine!!’

‘Xu Qing, I need this drop of blood!’

‘If I absorb it, not only will I be able to advance to the Divine Platform in a short period, but the possibility of me becoming a True God in the future will also be infinitely great!’

Almost at the same time that the clay fox spoke anxiously, Xie Lingzi raised his right hand and waved it.

Immediately, the drop of blood on the broken sword headed straight for Xu Qing.

“Fellow Daoist Xu has helped me a lot in the fourth realm. The first three gifts are my repayment.”

“As for this drop of Lord God’s blood… I broke my promise to Lord Fox in the fourth realm, so I am using this gift as compensation.”

With that, Xie Lingzi stood up and bowed to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing didn’t speak.

A long time later, Xie Lingzi slowly retreated and walked out of the mountain. The broken sword also flew up and accompanied him.

In the air, Xie Lingzi bowed again. After that, he transformed into a rainbow and entered the sky.

Looking at Xie Lingzi’s figure, Xu Qing didn’t stop him.

The four valuable gifts were said to be gratitude and compensation but in reality, Xu Qing naturally understood that this was the money Xie Lingzi had used to buy the qualifying token.

“After taking these gifts, it won’t be good to take the token again.”

Xu Qing shook his head and stood at the top of the mountain. He didn’t leave. Instead, he turned his head and looked at the void on the other side of the horizon as he calmly spoke.

“What do you think, Zhou Zhengli?”

As Xu Qing’s words echoed, the waves in the sky seemed to spread layer by layer and Zhou Zhengli’s figure was revealed.

Gradually, it became clear that he was carrying an unconscious burly man.

The vitality of the burly dude was weak and contained an aura of death, making him look like a puppet.

After that, Zhou Zhengli walked over from the horizon.

With a step, he arrived at the top of the mountain and in front of Xu Qing. After throwing the burly dude to the side, he respectfully and humbly bowed.

“Greetings, Young Master.”

After that, he pointed at the burly dude.

“This person’s name is Chen Batian.”

“It’s a gift I personally forged for you in the east after I left the Immortal’s Fall.”

“I present it to you, so you may use it in your path to become the top contender in the Immortal Capital’s trial!”