Outside of Time

Chapter 1104 Ferryman

The time of the fifth star ring is calculated by the small vortices formed by the red aurora flowing in the sky.

When the number of small aurora vortices reaches one thousand, it is the year of the fifth star ring.

Then all the aurora vortices dissipate and become streams, and a new year begins.

Now, the 753rd vortex is forming in the red aurora in the sky.

In mid-air, Xu Qing looked up and looked at this scene from afar.

This is the 30th vortex day of his full speed.

At his current speed, if it were placed on the Wanggu Continent, this time would be enough to fly back to Fenghai County from the human imperial capital.

But here, it is still on the southern edge of the fifth star ring.

The land is still a swamp.

The fifth star ring is really too big.

"But we finally reached our destination."

Xu Qing retracted his gaze and looked at the land.

In the distance of the swamp, stood a vast and majestic city.

This city is all black, and under the aurora, it is like a sleeping beast.

It looked a little dim, and the naked eye could not see the edge.

Its scope was so large that in Xu Qing's perception, it was comparable to an entire state.

In the memory of the master's servant, this city... was actually just an ordinary small city in the south of the fifth star ring.

There are many cities like this in the south, and there are also many cities that are more shocking than it.

For example, the clan city of his family is much larger than this one.

As for other big cities, due to his status and cultivation, the master's servant has never seen them.

He has actually lived in this remote place in the south all his life.

As for the family of his master, that is, the master, Xu Qing has learned more about it through soul searching and observation of the outside world along the way.

Although this family controls a large area in the outer area of ​​the south, and the level of the ancestor has reached the quasi-immortal emperor, it is not a dominant force.

There are some similar families in the outer area of ​​the south.

"It seems that there are some differences in my previous judgment."

Xu Qing looked at the city in front of him, thinking in his heart.

At first, because he didn't know much about the spiritual mine, when he saw that a guardian was actually a master, he thought that the strongest person in the other family might be the legendary Xia Xian.

This made him extremely alert.

But obviously, Xia Xian's level is not a common status no matter where he is.

"But you have to be cautious. There are indeed many powerful people in the fifth star ring."

Xu Qing took a deep breath and ran straight to the city in front.

With Xu Qing's current cultivation, he changed his body shape and breath, hid his cultivation, transformed into the servant of the master, and entered the city with his identity token. The process was naturally smooth.

He did not encounter any obstacles that could not be solved.

So soon, Xu Qing's figure appeared in this huge city.

Looking around, there were countless people, and almost all of them were cultivators, with very few mortals.

There were even more shops.

The sound of the bustling crowd kept surrounding his ears.

Even with Xu Qing's knowledge, he was a little dazed when he saw so many cultivators after entering the city.

He had never seen this scene even in the human imperial city of Wanggu Continent.

There were too many people.

And the feeling of strangeness also unconsciously emerged in Xu Qing's heart at this moment.

Human nature is like this. Not only does the emptiness make people feel strange, but on the contrary, when there are countless people but no familiar people, they will also have a strong sense of strangeness.

However, Xu Qing has been to too many places since he was a child, so he soon calmed down his thoughts, walked forward, and slowly integrated into the crowd.

During this period, he was also observing the passers-by around him.

Find the differences between himself and them in words and deeds, and make self-adjustments.

In this way, after half a vortex day, Xu Qing could hardly see the difference between him and the monks here, whether in accent or behavior.

And through his understanding of the monks' discussions around him, he had more judgments about this fifth star ring and this city.

Although this information is fragmented, it is enough to find the required shop at least.

At this moment, Xu Qing is standing outside a shop.

The store is shaped like a three-story palace, with a luxurious and grand appearance. There are many monks coming and going.

Inside, you can see rows of shelves, with different kinds of magic weapons, and each one is sealed and cannot be easily taken, but there are jade slips next to it, describing the effects of the magic weapon.

The things sold here are magic weapons.

Walking on the first floor, Xu Qing's eyes fell on those magic weapons.

Staring for a moment, some emotion rose in his heart.

In Wanggu Continent, magic weapons are rare, and they are often the treasures of a sect.

Such as the blood-colored eye treasure of the Seven Blood Eyes.

Those that can be spread outside are even rarer, and even a fragment of a magic weapon is a precious thing.

The most circulated ones are just magic tools.

But here, they can be found everywhere.

"The fragmentation of magic weapons in Wanggu Continent mainly comes from gods."

Xu Qing recalled Wanggu.

"If the remnant of Shanghuang had not appeared, then the present day of Wanggu Continent would not be so different from here, even if there is a gap."

"In addition, there is another key reason why Wanggu is not as developed as here..."

"That is, there is no road above Xiaxian in Wanggu."

"But here, it is obvious that the Fifth Star Ring found the road above Xiaxian a long time ago, so there is today's prosperity."

Xu Qing glanced over and did not stay for too long. Although the magic weapon was good, it was no longer needed for his current level.

So soon, Xu Qing walked towards the second floor.

There, he found what he needed.

It was the map of the fifth star ring.

"The value of items like maps varies greatly. The more detailed, the more expensive it is."

On the second floor, there was a maid. After noticing that Xu Qing stopped beside a jade slip of the fifth star ring map, she walked over quickly and smiled.

"This senior, the map in front of you is very detailed about the southern area, but I want to remind you that the map items we sell are all rubbings, and there are restrictions. It is not allowed to be rubbed again."

Hearing this, Xu Qing withdrew his eyes from the jade slip in front of him and spoke lightly.

"Just the south is not enough."

As soon as he spoke, the woman's eyes lit up and she smiled sweetly.

"There are also maps of higher levels. Our Xianbao Palace has countless branches throughout the Fifth Star Ring, so we are naturally comprehensive in terms of maps.

"What level of map do you need, senior?"

Xu Qing thought for a moment, looked at the maid beside him, and slowly spoke.

"Including the entire Fifth Star Ring, as well as various forces and geniuses. The more comprehensive the better."

The woman narrowed her eyes and looked at Xu Qing carefully. She thought to herself that this person was likely to participate in the Xiandu Hunting. Only this kind of people would buy such a map.

Because what they have to face is not only the opponents in their place, but also the entire Fifth Star Ring.

Every one of these people is a killer.

Thinking of this, the woman's attitude became more respectful.

"This kind of map is available in our Xianbao Palace, but the price must be settled in fairy jade, and the quantity..."

When Xu Qing waved his hand, a small mountain of fairy jade piled up in front of him instantly appeared, and then it was put away, looking at the maid calmly.

The maid spoke immediately.

"Senior, please go to the third floor. "

Xu Qing nodded and walked towards the third floor.

On the third floor, there were fewer monks, and they were all in separate compartments, which provided some privacy protection.

After following the woman into a compartment, the woman bowed and left. Not long after, she returned with a tray in her hand.

On it was a white jade slip.

Xu Qing raised his hand and grabbed it, and the jade slip flew over in an instant. After it fell into his hand, he scanned it with his mind.

Suddenly, a huge map appeared in his mind.

This map included four major regions, east, west, south, and north, as well as the symbols of families and sects, and even some local customs.

And it also contained information about the geniuses from all sides. All are introduced.

Very detailed.

But a lot of key information is vague.

Obviously there are restrictions, and you need to buy it before you can see it clearly.

Xu Qing was satisfied. After retracting his divine thoughts, he did not waste time and traded the qualification for rubbing with a large amount of fairy jade.

Then, in the respect of the woman, he left the pavilion, walked into the crowd, and disappeared.

In the crowd, Xu Qing changed his body shape several times and replaced his breath many times. After he was sure that he had not caused any subsequent troubles due to this purchase, he turned into an ordinary cultivator and sensed the information on the map while moving forward.

"In the middle of Xiandu, it is sacred and cannot be explored."

"There are four major areas around it, east, south, west and north."

"These so-called four major areas can actually be seen as four large star fields. Each place is actually divided into east, west, south and north. It’s just that because the whole is in the fifth star ring, people mainly call it by the star ring. "

"And each of these four large star regions contains many sects and families..."

"Among them, the most orthodox are the Great Immortal Mountain in the southern star region, the Sword Immortal Sect in the northern star region, the Star Ring Tower in the eastern star region, and the Taoist Immortal Sect in the western star region"

"The reason why these four major forces are orthodox is that they all have lower immortal ancestors who are responsible for patrolling the sky in the immortal capital."

"And in the entire fifth star ring, outside the immortal capital, there are a total of sixteen immortals patrolling the world!"

"In addition to those four, the other twelve are transformed into stars, walking in the aurora, guarding all parties."

Xu Qing sensed the map information in his mind, and finally made a large-scale judgment of the fifth star ring.

At the same time, he also had a clear understanding of his location.

"Where I am is the edge of the southern star region of the fifth star ring, very close to the western star region, almost bordering it, separated only by a river of divine blood..."

"There is a legend in the description of this river, which seems to be formed by the blood of gods. ”

“It is dangerous and strange. Unless you have the cultivation of a great emperor, you cannot cross it.”

“So, this river of divine blood has become an inaccessible gully between the west and the south.”

“If ordinary cultivators want to travel between the two places, they can only take a boat...”

“And on this river, there is also a special profession called ferryman... Only ferrymen can take people to safely cross this river of divine blood.”

“Because every ferryman comes from Xiandu. They seem to be sinners, punished by Xiandu, and come here to serve as ferrymen.”

“And crossing the river requires fees, and this fee is not spiritual stones and fairy jades, but life.”

“The first time crossing the river, the fee is six days of the ferryman’s life, because the time to cross the river also takes six days.”

“As for the second time crossing the river, the fee will skyrocket and it will take a lifetime.”

“There will be no third time.”

“Because the third time is a lifetime.”

Xu Qing was moved when he saw this.