Outside of Time

Chapter 1121 It is possible not to be hostile

The Time Desert itself is ancient.

And what is even older than it is this teleportation array in the Western Region built by the Taoist Immortal Sect.

The entire Western Region is too vast. If there is no such large-scale teleportation array, even the strong will have to spend a long time to travel to distant places.

So, after the Western Region was filled up and the starry sky turned into the earth, the Taoist Immortal Sect, which became the orthodox Western Region, implemented the decree of the Immortal Capital and built a total of 108 teleportation arrays in various parts of the Western Region.

It is precisely because of this that no family or force in the Western Region dares to cause any damage to the ancient teleportation array.

At this moment, the teleportation array that appeared in Xu Qing's eyes was one of the 108 formations.

It is composed of 36 towering and vast stone gates, standing quietly on the barren plain.

Standing in front of the formation, you can see that both sides of all the stone gates are engraved with complex runes. Originally, they were dim, but as Yunmen Qianfan placed the fairy jades one by one, the entire formation suddenly set off fluctuations.

This fluctuation is not outward, but inward!

The earth around trembled, as if an ancient power was being awakened, opening its mouth in the earth to swallow everything outside.

Then came a rumbling sound, spreading from the teleportation formation.

At first, the sound was not loud, but soon it was like thunder, vaguely resonating with the sound of breaking through the sky in the distance.

The air around seemed to become heavy.

Xu Qing raised his head and looked at the sky.

There, someone was moving from nothingness at an astonishing speed!

At the same time, Yunmen Qianfan, who was not aware of the people coming from the sky, also put down the last fairy jade at this moment, and the runes carved on both sides of the stone gate flashed blue light, getting brighter and brighter.

But the scattered light gave Xu Qing a sense of bending.

The aurora in the sky was also affected when it flowed here, and it was bent... Just like at this moment, the place where the teleportation array was located became a depression.

All the materials passing by here will be attracted and bend.

This is true for the five elements, space, time, and light.

It seems that nature is making way for this mysterious ritual.

And such a formation also surpasses all the teleportation formations Xu Qing has seen in Wanggu.

However, compared with the whirlpool of the original sea, this place is still a little bit of a small witch.

"But the principle is the same."

Xu Qing's eyes fell on the formation. At this moment, he is no longer the same as before. Now he has a deeper understanding of space and time, so when he stared, he clearly felt the power of space and time emanating from the formation.

He also vaguely saw the essence.

"The so-called long-distance transmission actually relies on the method of space superposition to achieve the purpose of shortening distance and even time."

"It's like there are two holes on a piece of paper. When it is folded, the two holes overlap."

"Through this hole, you will naturally reach the other side."

"Then, if I have a deep enough understanding of space and time, can this world, this star field, and even this star ring... all be moved under my thought?"

Xu Qing pondered, but the abnormality in the sky made his thinking pause.

Even Yunmen Qianfan, who was about to chant a specific spell for transmission, felt the drastic change in the sky at this moment. The moment she looked at it, her mind was shocked.

On the sky, although the aurora was bent by the formation, a huge crack was instantly torn open from the void in this bend.

As the sound of crashing spread in all directions, a figure suddenly stepped out of the crack.

The moment he appeared, his momentum was amazing, the sky and the earth changed color, and the wind and clouds surged.

The terrifying pressure of the middle-stage master poured down from the sky like a tidal wave, covering all directions.

It was an old man in a black robe, with sparse white hair fluttering in the wind, like dead grass.

His face was covered with ravines of time, and his eyes were sunken, like two black holes, revealing a chilling cold light.

At this moment, he was standing on the sky, looking coldly at Xu Qing.

"Earth... Earth Spirit Ancestor..."

Yunmen Qianfan trembled, instinctively hid behind Xu Qing, and whispered the identity of the visitor.

Xu Qing looked up, his expression was normal.

The eyes of both parties touched invisibly, causing the void to tear apart instantly, and a deafening roar broke out strongly at this moment, and countless lightning spread around in the air.

Their respective pressures were also erupting.

Intertwined and annihilated each other!

The next moment, Xu Qing took a step back.

And the corners and sleeves of the Earth Spirit Ancestor in the sky turned into flying ash.

The initial confrontation between the two sides was evenly matched.

"You have no intention to fight."

Xu Qing shook his head and spoke lightly.

He had never fought with a mid-stage master before, and before he came to the Western Regions, he judged his combat power to be below the mid-stage master.

However, after coming to the Western Regions, during the year of healing, he had a better understanding of his own Tao. Although he did not form the eighth pole, after reaching a certain level of cultivation, his own understanding of Tao would greatly enhance his combat power.

But at this moment, he did not feel any intention to fight from the opponent.

In mid-air, the Earth Spirit Ancestor turned his head and looked at the iceberg at the other end of the desert. He was silent for a few breaths. When he retracted his gaze, he made a hoarse voice.

"I have got that secret key."

"And if you and I fight, someone will die. There is no need for us to have any grudges."

"And the secret key can be used by you and me at the same time, so... I came here to see if you have the qualifications."

"We can be not enemies, but future partners."

After saying that, the Earth Spirit Ancestor looked at Xu Qing deeply, then slowly retreated, walked into the crack, and disappeared.

From beginning to end, he never looked at Yunmen Qianfan.

Xu Qing was thoughtful.

For a strong man of this level, he was unwilling to fight him to the death unless it was absolutely necessary.

Especially at this moment, the principle of the teleportation array gave him more thoughts.

So Xu Qing retracted his gaze, stared at the array, and continued his thoughts that had been paused before.

For him, the perception of Tao is the key.

"I don't know if I can do what I want on the day when the eighth pole is formed, and move the star ring with a thought."

But soon, he shook his head.

"It may not be possible."

He thought of the ferryman on the Blood River of the Gods who had told him that when a cultivator reaches the quasi-immortal level, he will have a special ability.

That is the sublimation of Daohen's authority, called...Xian!

"He once said that the higher-level Xian, which enveloped the thirty-six star rings on the upper line, made the omnipotent Xian below unable to do it on the upper line."

"Although I don't feel it deeply now and don't understand what Xian is, it is likely that when I explore space and time to a certain extent, I will clearly feel the existence of Xian."

While Xu Qing was thinking in his heart, Yunmen Qianfan beside him, her heart was completely calmed down. She knew that this time, she was really safe.

So she took a deep breath, took a few steps, stood at the edge of the formation, and whispered the ancient spell.

The sound of the spell echoed on the empty plain, sending the ceremony of awakening the long-dormant power of the teleportation formation to its peak.

The runes began to emit a more dazzling light, and the bending of the world reached its extreme at this moment.

The next moment, all thirty-six stone gates roared.

A beam of light shot out from it, and after gathering together, it formed a thicker light that rushed straight into the sky.

A gorgeous trajectory was drawn in the night sky, connecting the sky and the earth, and also engulfed the figures of Xu Qing and Yunmen Qianfan.

...

One day later, outside the Black Cloud City.

This city is quite different from ordinary cities. It is not built in the outside world, but exists in a hollowed-out giant mountain.

Like a cave.

A huge light source formed by magic circulates inside, forming day and night.

Because the black stone on the mountain wall is like the sky, there are clouds between the concave and convex, and it looks like black clouds under the light source, so it is named.

So when you approach a certain range outside the city, the aurora is also blocked outside, and at this moment, the light source of the Black Cloud City is like the sunset, which should be dusk.

The glow from the Black Cloud City is reflected on Xu Qing and Yunmen Qianfan.

Xu Qing walked as usual, but Qianfan walked slower and slower.

But no matter how long the road is, it will eventually come to an end. Gradually... the city came into view.

Xu Qing stopped.

"The Yunmen family's mission is to send you here. I think your family has also arranged this Black Cloud City."

"Then, let's say goodbye."

Xu Qing spoke calmly.

Yunmen Qianfan's mood was ups and downs. This journey was both thrilling and wonderful for her. When she reached her destination, she should have been happy, but now she was more melancholy and reluctant to leave.

"Senior, there are not many arrangements made by the Yunmen family in Black Cloud City. This is mainly where my mother's family is located... I wonder if you are willing to become a guest here?"

"Or... it doesn't matter if you don't want to, you can still live here, I..."

Before Yunmen Qianfan finished speaking, Xu Qing had already shaken his head.

"I have other things to do."

As he said that, he turned around and was about to leave.

Looking at Xu Qing's back, a strong sense of loss filled Yunmen Qianfan's heart. She bit her lip and suddenly walked a few steps faster.

"Senior."

"Thank you for escorting me all the way. I have nothing to repay you. Please accept this."

"My cultivation is low and weak. I can't help you in combat, but this jade slip is made by me with my life source. It contains the power of divination. I hope it will be of some use to you in the future."

While speaking, she took out a jade slip from her arms and looked at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing paused, looked back at her, his eyes fell on the jade slip, nodded slightly, and raised his hand to grab it in the air.

Then, in the glow of the sunset, he walked out.

Behind him, the sound of the zither gradually came.

The sunset is like a dream.

The rivers and lakes are leisurely.

A lifetime of sorrow and joy.

In the end, everything turned into a pot of turbid wine.

The moment he walked out of the Black Cloud City, when the red aurora outside fell on Xu Qing, Xu Qing took it out and drank it.

One step, towards the sky.

At the end of the song, only Qian Fan's sigh echoed in silence.