Outside of Time

The content of the imperial decree was related to the arrival of the envoys from the Baize and Si'e races.

Simply put, the two affiliated races of Flame Moon had come here to sign a truce and the thousand-year agreement. However, the process wasn't smooth.

There were signs of a war starting again.

Although this was impossible, the attitudes of these two races were tyrannical and many of their requests were extremely unreasonable.

This stalemate was ultimately not good for the ancestral worship that was about to begin.

Hence… in the main hall of the palace, someone suggested that Xu Qing step forward to coordinate.

This matter had obtained the unanimous agreement of the ministers, so there was such an imperial edict.

Although Xu Qing was in seclusion studying, since the imperial decree had arrived, it wasn't good for him to reject it directly. This was especially so since he was the most suitable candidate to participate in this.

Hence, after pondering for a while, he stood up and left the Variant Immortal School. He walked out of the Imperial Academy and walked toward the Foreign Affairs Pavilion where the negotiations were taking place.

He didn't walk fast. As he moved forward, he thought about his gains in the past month.

During this period of time, he had already read all the inheritances and books in the Variant Immortal School completely.

Not only were there the changes in the divine diagrams, but there were also the insights of many ancestors in cultivation and their imaginations about the future of the Variant Immortal School.

These were all like nutrients that fused into Xu Qing's mind.

Gradually, a vague idea began to take shape in his mind.

It was the exclusive Variant Immortal cultivation art that perfectly matched him, which he had created for himself in the Nihility.

However, creating something was already difficult, let alone when it was with conceptual trains of thought like the Variant Immortal School.

Hence, the difficulty was naturally even greater.

Xu Qing wasn't in a hurry as he already had a vague direction.

"I still need to perfect it and try many times before I can finally confirm it…"

Xu Qing mumbled. As he pondered, he moved forward. Occasionally, he would subconsciously raise his right hand and perform hand seals according to his thoughts.

As such, a bizarre scene appeared on his body.

His entire body was sometimes blurry, sometimes clear, sometimes overlapping, and sometimes completely disappeared, appearing in the distance.

In addition, the mysterious feeling the school head had sensed on his body back then was even more intense at this moment. There were also some faint nomological threads that appeared out of thin air and flashed past him.

However, he didn't grab any of them.

He only silently sensed and observed.

Just like that, time flowed bit by bit with his footsteps.

At that moment, in the Foreign Affairs Pavilion, which was specially used to receive the foreign races, a negotiation that had lasted for more than a month was still undergoing intensely.

In this pavilion's main hall, the human cultivators were on the left. Led by the Eldest Prince, they were in charge of negotiating the agreement and signing it.

The members of the Foreign Affairs Pavilion assisted from the side. There was also a Heavenly King who overlooked the whole situation.

This Heavenly King was a woman. She was none other than King Yuelan, who was rumored to have a close relationship with the Sixth Prince.

At that moment, other than King Yuelan, who had her eyes closed and a calm expression, most of the others had gloomy expressions as they glared angrily at the nonhuman cultivators opposite them.

Opposite the humans, on the right of the main hall of the Foreign Affairs Pavilion, sat the representatives of the Baize Race and the Si'e Race. There were dozens of them in total.

Most of them had cold gazes that carried a hint of condescension. Although they rarely spoke, the aura on their bodies was filled with killing intent.

This was especially so for one from each of the two races. They sat there and emitted an astonishing aura. They were none other than the Heavenly Kings of the two races.

Although they weren't multi worlds Soul Accumulation, it still looked like they had two worlds. Their gazes locked onto King Yuelan with a hint of disdain.

As for the few people who spoke among the representatives of these two races, their words were quite sharp. Regarding the contents of the agreement, not only did they not give in at all, but they also increased their conditions.

"There's no need to talk about this anymore. My Baize Race will never give up the areas that have been conquered!"

"Regarding the captives, My Si'e Race only agrees to exchange them with your human race on a one-for-one basis. As for the remaining human captives, you will need to redeem them according to our prices."

"How can the noble human race be so stingy even when it comes to redeeming their own kin?"

"Furthermore, to enhance the friendship between our races and establish a millennium-long treaty of friendship, the exchange of secret arts naturally needs to be conducted fairly, requiring a one-for-one exchange!"

Hearing these words, the expressions of the human race's side were gloomy. After a few breaths of silence, the Eldest Prince's attitude changed from when he was in the Flame Moon. Instead, his gaze was like lightning.

"If the area your two races occupied aren't returned, we will release the Sun of Dawn. If you want to try, our human race will accompany you to the end."

"As for redeeming our clansmen, although you guys are asking for a sky-high price, we… agree to this!"

"However, our human race has a long history of trading secret arts. We once unified Wanggu and gathered so many secret arts. How can they be compared to you subsidiary races? Are they worthy of exchanging one-for-one?"

"What a joke. 30 for 1. Otherwise, we won't exchange!"

Upon hearing the Eldest Prince's words, the auras of the representatives of the Baize and Si'e races rose and their eyes revealed a cold glint.

To them, agreeing to a truce was already a gift to these humans. In reality, they were extremely dissatisfied with this, but they couldn't disobey the Flame Moon's order.

Hence, with such a mentality, it was naturally impossible for this negotiation to go smoothly. It was inevitable that they would have such an arrogant attitude.

In fact, in their opinion, if Flame Moon hadn't stopped them and the war continued, although it was impossible for them to devour the human race, they could summon a few more subsidiary races and send out troops together, crippling the human race.

Hence, the killing intent in the eyes of the Heavenly Kings of the Baize and Si'e races was intense. As for King Yuelan, her gaze was scorching, not giving in at all.

Although she was a woman, her personality was explosive. Compared to ordinary men, she was even more bloodthirsty.

Moreover, every time she led troops to fight against the nonhuman races, she would not take any captives.

She would order all the captives to be killed.

In fact, for the sake of victory, she had ordered the slaughter of entire nonhuman races several times. Even if she had to sacrifice her subordinates for the greater good, she wouldn't hesitate.

For the greater good, if needed, she could sacrifice herself as well.

Her identity was filled with the dense stench of blood of the nonhuman races and madness.

"There's no need to waste your breath. I don't have that much time after wasting over a month. Immediately give the order to restart the war. I haven't had my fill of killing yet."

King Yuelan slowly spoke.

Her voice was hoarse and the stench of blood instantly filled the entire hall.

The battle intent of the two Heavenly Kings also rumbled as they stood up.

Seeing that things had come to this point again, the Eldest Prince felt a headache coming on. This was the fifth time in the past month or so that he had seen such a scene.

Moreover, it glanced like it was about to happen more and more.

Although he comprehended that it was impossible for the war to start, he was still worried that there was a chance. After all, no one could be 100% confident about such a thing.

Moreover, in this month and a half, the Flame Moon Supervisor, other than appearing in a hurry on the first day, actually never appeared again.

If this person had stepped forward, this negotiation wouldn't have continued like this. After all, that person represented Flame Moon, and the order to stop the war was issued by Flame Moon's three magistrates.

"Why is Fan Shishuang like this? Is he avoiding Xu Qing?"

The Eldest Prince hesitated. He didn't know many details, so he was very puzzled by Fan Shishuang's actions.

Now, seeing that both sides were about to fight again, the Eldest Prince could only brace himself. He was about to speak up to ease the tension like he had done the previous few times and end today's negotiations.

However, at this moment…

A calm voice rang out from the entrance of the Foreign Affairs Pavilion.

"What's all the fuss about?"

When the voice entered the main hall, the human race's expressions instantly revealed surprise. The Eldest Prince even stood up abruptly and walked out quickly as though he had seen the Human Emperor.

As for the cultivators from the two races, their expressions changed drastically.

Even the two Heavenly Kings' hearts skipped a beat as they quickly glanced at the gate.

Under everyone's gazes, a slender figure in blue clothes with long hair that draped over his shoulders and a handsome face like an immortal walked in with an indifferent expression.

The sunlight formed a halo on his body. It was as though it was also subdued by him and was willing to serve him.

He was Xu Qing.

The Eldest Prince quickly strode forward and arrived in front of Xu Qing. He bowed like a junior.

"Greetings, Grand Tutor."

The other human cultivators also bowed.

"Greetings, King Zhen Cang."

King Yuelan also retracted her killing intent. Although she was expressionless, she still nodded at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing also nodded in response. After that, his gaze swept over and landed on the two races on the right.

The moment he glanced over, the cultivators of the Baize Race and the Si'e Race fell silent for a few breaths. As Xu Qing's gaze turned cold, they immediately left their chairs and knelt down in front of Xu Qing.

No matter what cultivation level it was, even the two Heavenly Kings were no exception!

No matter how conflicted they felt inwardly, how unwilling they were, and how they roared, they still knelt down.

This was because that was the Grand Mystic Heaven!

"Greetings, Grand Mystic Heaven!"

When the subsidiary races viewed the Grand Mystic Heaven, they had to kneel!

Even as Heavenly Kings of the two races, as long as they still cared about the race and respected the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven, they had to abide by it. This was the rule.

Flame Moon Mystic Heaven's rules.

Breaking these rules would result in consequences even more serious than death.

When the humans here viewed this scene, their expressions changed and waves of shock surged in their minds.

Although they knew the might of the Grand Mystic Heaven, knowing and seeing it with their own eyes were two completely different impacts. Hence, after witnessing Xu Qing's status with their own eyes, how could they not be shocked?

Even King Yuelan's eyes gleamed. Clearly, there were waves in her heart.

Xu Qing's gaze swept past the cultivators of the two subsidiary races and finally landed on one of them as he calmly spoke.

"Where's Fan Shishuang?"

Through the imperial decree, he naturally knew who Flame Moon's representative was.

"Reporting to Grand Mystic Heaven, King Fan is… in seclusion."

The heart of the Baize Race representative who was being stared at by Xu Qing trembled. He had personally seen the battle between Xu Qing and Flame Mystic and knew how terrifying Xu Qing was. Hence, he braced himself and spoke.

Xu Qing didn't comment. He moved toward the human race and sat at the corner.

"You guys can continue."

After saying that, Xu Qing closed his eyes and immersed himself in his thoughts of the Variant Immortal School art. He didn't seem to be interested in what was going on here.

However, his presence here represented his attitude.