Outside Of Time

Chapter 1733  True Monarch Ji Qing.

Six days passed in the blink of an eye.

As the day mentioned by the commander in the giant red star approached, Xu Qing and his companions were cultivating within their respective fire towers.

It must be said that the origin essence contained within this crimson star, though not as pure as that of the goddess, was far gentler, providing significant aid in their recovery.

Over the six days, the injuries that had been lingering among the group were almost completely healed.

Xu Qing felt this even more profoundly. He discovered that the origin essence of the crimson star was also highly effective in shaping his immortal embryo. Its gentle nature balanced out the origin essence he had absorbed from the goddess, making the absorption process smoother.

It even brought his immortal embryo to the threshold of the mid-stage Quasi Immortal Realm.

”Indeed, cultivation progresses faster on the battlefield.”

Within the fire tower, Xu Qing opened his eyes from meditation, his gaze shining with a bright light, as if countless stars were flowing within his pupils, giving him an extraordinary aura.

Coupled with his already peerless appearance, the immortal aura around him became even more pronounced.

”But itʼs a pity… The origin essence here is too gentle. Unless I have access to origin essence as pure and special as the goddessʼ to balance it out, this place is more suited for healing.”

Thinking of the goddess, Xu Qing couldnʼt help but feel a lingering sense of regret.

He had absorbed the origin essence of a True God before—after all, he still had one suppressed within his Heavenʼs Beyond, constantly providing origin essence.

However, even that True God was far inferior to the goddess in purity.

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

Xu Qingʼs mind flashed back to the moments of extracting essence from the goddess, and he couldnʼt help but lick his lips.

The goddessʼ essence was the most perfect he had ever tasted!

It was unparalleled.

But the goddess had already been handed over, and Xu Qing could only suppress his regret once more. Just as he was about to close his eyes and continue cultivating, something happened…

The crimson star erupted with another solar flare!

A deafening roar shook the heavens and earth, and an endless sea of light instantly swept across the entire star, engulfing everything in its radiance, as if the world had been submerged.

At the same time, the fire tower where Xu Qing was located was also enveloped by the sea of light and subsequently vanished, erased by the light.

It was as if a colossal force had been summoned by the sea of light, replacing the fire tower and transforming into a massive silver eye.

It opened in front of Xu Qing!

Xu Qingʼs mind trembled, and he immediately stood up, his expression solemn as he bowed deeply toward the giant silver eye.

”Greetings, Commander!”

The silver eye gazed at Xu Qing for a moment, and then an ancient voice echoed within the sea of light.

”The rewards for your great contribution have arrived.”

As the voice resonated, ten rectangular golden jade pieces, radiating brilliance, materialized out of thin air, accompanied by a military merit token.

The ten golden jade pieces emitted a rich aura of origin essence, with mysterious lights swirling around them, making them seem like rare treasures.

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

”These are ten units of origin essence and a token containing one million military merits—the reward for discovering the goddessʼ whereabouts!”

The ancient voice paused.

Then, one hundred more golden jade pieces and ten military merit tokens appeared one after another, floating alongside the previous rewards, forming a dazzling array of multicolored light.

These rewards, if placed in the outside world, would drive countless cultivators mad with envy.

”This is the reward for capturing Her alive!”

Xu Qing gazed at the rewards before him, his eyes gleaming with curiosity. He remained silent, suppressing the waves in his heart, and continued to wait.

”As for the title of True Monarch…”

The voice from the silver eye grew more solemn.

”There are some things you need to know. All disciples of the Immortal Lords hold the title of True Monarch.”

”In the Fifth Star Ring, when the Venerable Immortal opened the path of immortality, he refined countless gods, transformed spiritual traces, and established rules, ultimately creating a system of fortune!”

”Of this fortune, the Venerable Immortal enjoys fifty percent, the eleven Immortal Lords share forty percent, and all True Monarchs share the remaining ten percent!”

”Those who possess this fortune receive its blessings and are protected by the star ring.”

Xu Qing focused intently. He was aware that disciples of the Immortal Lords were True Monarchs, but he knew little about fortune.

 As he pondered this, the ancient voice suddenly boomed.

”Xu Qing!”

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

The voice thundered like a storm.

Then, golden threads materialized out of thin air, rapidly weaving together in front of Xu Qing to form a small golden crystal, about the size of a fingernail!

It resembled the divine aspect of a True God that Xu Qing had seen before, but it was clearly not the same thing.

Xu Qing instinctively looked at it, and as his gaze focused, his mind was filled with a roaring sensation, as if he could see the Fifth Star Ring rotating within it. The vast cosmos, the boundless starry sky, and Heavenʼs Beyonds filled his mind, causing his heart to tremble. Just as he was about to imprint his divine sense, something unexpected happened…

Suddenly, within the crystal, beside the eleven Heavenʼs Beyonds of the Fifth Star Ring, the former Aurora Heavenʼs Beyond began to shine brightly.

A single character—青—formed within that Heavenʼs Beyond.

Then, a green light erupted from within, sweeping across the universe.

A sound of surprise also emerged from the giant silver eye.

”The Aurora Heaven bestowed a name?”

Xu Qingʼs eyes were momentarily dazed, but he quickly recovered. When he looked back at the crystal, he saw that a character had already appeared on its surface.

青!

The moment he saw this character… the sounds of countless races worshipping suddenly exploded in his ears, converging into a title.

True Monarch Ji Qing!

It fused with Xu Qingʼs fate!

At the same time, a sense of connection, as if he shared the same origin with the Fifth Star Ring, arose in Xu Qingʼs heart.

This feeling tightly bound him to the Fifth Star Ring.

He even felt that no matter where he was, as long as he focused his mind, he could sense the call of the Fifth Star Ring.

”This… is fortune…”

Xu Qing murmured inwardly.

And at this moment, his cultivation, bolstered by the fortune of the Fifth Star Ring, suddenly broke through!

His body continued to resonate like a drum shaking the heavens. Behind him, a massive immortal embryo manifested, standing tall on the crimson star, stirring up vortices and storms. The aura of immortality shone brightly across the starry sky.

Then, his cultivation surged like a storm, breaking through the limits of the early-stage Quasi Immortal Realm and leaping into… the mid-stage Quasi Immortal Realm!

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

His long hair fluttered, and the pressure emanating from his body far surpassed what it had been before.

Vaguely, he even exuded an immortal aura!

This aura seemed to be the foundation for controlling oneʼs own destiny. At this moment, Xu Qingʼs eyes suddenly gleamed with a silver light!

This was one of the marks of an immortal!

At the same time, as Xu Qingʼs cultivation broke through with the blessing of fortune, a figure clad in Daoist robes appeared within the giant silver eye before him.

It was a middle-aged cultivator with an imposing presence, wearing a blue Daoist robe and exuding a rich immortal aura. His eyes seemed to contain the movement of cosmic starfields.

This was the commander of the left wing frontline.

He stepped forward, standing in front of Xu Qing, his gaze piercing as he looked at him.

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

The commander shook his head, and a gentle force spread out, preventing Xu Qing from bowing.

”With the title of True Monarch, if your cultivation reaches the Lower Immortal Realm, even I would have to bow to you. Even though your cultivation has not yet reached that level, your status is now equal to mine. Thus, there is no need to bow.”

”Moreover, after leaving the battlefield in the future, you will have the right to choose any Immortal Lord as your master!”

Xu Qing, understanding that the Fifth Star Ring operated on strict rules, no longer attempted to bow. However, he still expressed his sincere gratitude.

”Thank you, Commander, for your guidance and support. Xu Qing will remember this kindness!”

The commander nodded slightly, his eyes filled with approval.

”This is something you earned through your own efforts. You deserve it.”

”As for the final reward for capturing the goddess alive… it is an Immortal Lord Dao Artifact!”

Xu Qingʼs eyes shone with anticipation. What he had been waiting for all along… was this final reward!

The origin essence and military merits, though useful, were not irreplaceable. Even the title of True Monarch was merely a leap in status.

What he truly cared about was his combat power!

And the Immortal Lord Dao Artifact would be a game-changing weapon to enhance his strength!

Seeing Xu Qingʼs eagerness for the artifact, the commander smiled slightly and raised his hand. Countless silver lights flew out from his sleeve, forming threads that shot into the void above.

Xu Qing looked up, and in the next moment, his pupils contracted.

Above him, the void, now filled with the sea of light, began to rumble as the silver threads merged into it. In multiple spots, a bloody light appeared.

These spots expanded like blooming red flowers.

They connected with each other, as if polluting the sea of light, forming a crimson sky!

Within this sky, an internal pressure seemed to build, tearing open numerous spatial rifts. These rifts extended and intertwined, eventually converging into an irregular, massive gap!

The gap stretched across the sky, spanning a million feet.

A bloody mist cascaded down like a waterfall through these gaps, resembling turbid waves.

And within these churning waves, a pale white bone blade, exuding a fierce aura, slowly descended.

Its shape resembled an inverted crescent moon, glowing with a bloody light!

Countless patterns adorned its surface, some appearing natural, others seemingly added later, or perhaps a combination of both, intertwined inseparably.

As it descended, the sea of light around it collapsed into vortices.

Even more bizarrely, the spatial rifts torn open by the bladeʼs crimson light transformed into countless twisting threads of karma.

These threads intertwined into various conflicting laws, and under the bladeʼs command, they seemed poised to become a fatal arc capable of severing the cycle of reincarnation.

”This blade was forged by the Immortal Lord Zhan Lu after achieving the Dao. Together with several other Immortal Lords, he slew the last Lord God of the Fifth Star Ring and used Its nail to create this supreme treasure!”

”That Lord Godʼs divine aspect was one of slaughter, and thus… this blade has exceptional killing prowess!”

The commander spoke slowly.

As his voice echoed, the curved blade descended from the sky and landed before Xu Qing. The blade trembled, emitting a resonant hum.

The moment the hum sounded, the starlight in the surroundings seemed to reverse.

Countless remnants of souls slain by this blade were summoned by its hum, manifesting in the void as ghostly apparitions.

However, these apparitions dared not make a sound. Instead, they transformed into mottled blood mist that swirled around the blade.

Wherever the bladeʼs tip lightly passed, space was not merely cut—it was as if it had been devoured by a ferocious beast, leaving behind permanent voids.

This was the Immortal Lord Dao Artifact!

The sight of it shook Xu Qing to his core.

Instinctively, he reached out and grasped the curved blade!

The moment he held it, he felt as if he heard the roar of a deity reverberating through the cosmos. The sound penetrated all universes, dyeing the world before Xu Qingʼs eyes a rusty hue.

It exuded a terrifying aura that made Xu Qingʼs scalp tingle.

At the same time, the commanderʼs voice continued to echo.

”All rewards have been given to you.”

”And now, in half a month, a major event will occur!”

”The Lord God Chiuz of the Fourth Star Ring and our Immortal Lord Zhan Lu have reached an agreement to exchange hostages!”

”As for the one tasked with escorting the goddess to the exchange… the Immortal Lord has personally chosen you, Xu Qing, to take on this mission!”

”The location will be at the frontline of the left wing war zone. Our entire army will be there to protect this exchange!”