Outside of Time

As time passed, the storm became more severe.

The whining sound of the wind, like crying, swirls in the main city of Qixuetong, wandering in every street and alley, meeting and embracing the rain from the sky again and again.

It also fell on Banquan Road, near Xu Qing.

The rain knocked on the bricks and tiles nearby, making a squeaking sound, and the wind was not to be outdone, blowing his gown and making a hunting sound.

Xu Qing, standing under the eaves, seemed not to be disturbed by the wind and rain. He blended into the darkness, like a hunter, motionless and staring coldly.

He is patient, breathes evenly, and is not impatient.

Just like that, another hour passed, when the lights of thousands of households had already been extinguished, and the entire city fell into darkness and silence, with only the rustle of rain coming out, a figure slowly appeared in the inn.

It was a middle-aged monk wearing a red robe. The body under the robe seemed to be very strong, with extremely broad shoulders. Standing there gave people a sense of oppression. It was Qingyunzi.

The spiritual energy fluctuations on his body are also very impressive, reaching the ninth level of Qi Condensation, which seems to be very strong.

But this kind of strength is only compared to the small forces of the small sect. For the disciples of Qixuepu, the difference in skills has already broadened the foundation of both parties. However, in the brutal environment of the main city of Qixuepu, After growing up, it only takes the seventh level of Qi Condensation to suppress the ninth level of a small sect like him.

So this made him very cautious in the main city of Seven Blood Eyes.

At this moment, he was inside the inn door. He first looked around and made sure that there was no danger, then he took a tentative step. The moment he stepped out of the inn, his whole body shook violently, and he was about to leave in the rainy night.

But after walking less than five steps, Qing Yunzi's expression changed, as if he had a talent for identifying danger. Although he didn't see Xu Qing, he seemed to be aware of the crisis, so he turned around suddenly and ran straight to the inn.

Xu Qing frowned slightly. He originally planned to wait for the other party to run some distance before taking action, but the other party was too alert. At this moment, a cold and stern light flashed in his eyes and he stepped out.

The speed was so fast that his whole body was like a bolt of lightning, moving through the rain.

The falling rain became extremely slow in front of him, and the whole street set off a sonic boom at this moment.

As the rain poured down one after another, Xu Qing's figure was like an arrow leaving the string, heading straight for Qingyunzi outside the inn.

Qingyunzi's face changed drastically. He saw Xu Qing and felt the terror of this speed. He also felt the forbidden sea aura coming from the other party's spiritual energy. It suppressed his whole body and stopped all his own spiritual energy. He was suddenly shocked in his heart and felt life and death. The crisis suddenly broke out at this moment.

His eyes turned red for a moment, and he bit the tip of his tongue as if activating a secret technique. He forced his cultivation to increase, so that his speed suddenly increased, and he was about to rush through the door of the inn.

At this moment, inside the door of the inn, the old man smoking a chimney also appeared there. In the light and darkness of the fireworks, he looked at Xu Qing, who was heading straight here.

The next moment, Qingyunzi's eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes. He was only half a step away from the inn door. He raised his right foot and was about to drop it when he stepped in. A black light approached at a faster speed, with a cold light and a rich forbidden feeling. The sea spirit energy broke through Qingyunzi's cultivation protection and suddenly passed through his raised right calf.

The speed and impact were so fast that Qingyunzi let out a shrill scream in the silent night.

His right foot couldn't fall down, and his body was deflected by the impact. He staggered and found it difficult to stand still. When he had to take a step back, a second black light also roared towards him. It was a dagger.

Bang.

The speed of the dagger was astonishing. In an instant, it pierced Qingyunzi's left arm directly. Terrifying spiritual energy exploded in his body, destroying his meridians and ruthlessly nailing his body to the ground. His face landed on the ground, a short distance from the inn door. , only within arm's length.

While screaming, veins bulged on Qingyunzi's forehead. He struggled to pull out the dagger and crawled towards the inn, but it was too late. Xu Qing's figure was approaching and stepped on Qingyunzi's back.

This kick was so powerful that it cracked the spine on his back. The severe pain caused Qingyunzi's whole body to shake wildly, and his screams became even more miserable.

In his misery, the old man in the inn put down his chimney. At this moment, his whole person seemed to exude a dangerous aura, and he looked coldly at Xu Qing who appeared at the door.

"You want to break my rules?"

His two eyes turned yellow, and tentacles could be seen coming out of them, and cracks appeared between his eyebrows, as if something was about to come out of his body at this moment, which was shocking.

At the same time, in his inn, there was a strange noise at this moment. A huge python, as thick as three people, actually hung from the beam of the inn. Its vertical pupils were cold and bloodthirsty, staring at Xu Qing.

Not only that, there were also a large number of centipedes emerging from the ground. Each one was pitch black and contained extremely poisonous substances. They all assumed an attack stance. Sharp auras emanated from the surrounding houses, and while locking onto Xu Qing, Ropes hung from the roof.

These ropes seemed to have come to life, like hanging ropes. They were looping slightly at the moment, as if they could wrap around Xu Qing in the next moment. There was an endless breath of death on them, as if countless people had died on these hanging ropes. All.

They were staring at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing stood at the door, stepping on the back of the screaming man at his feet, and looked up at the old man in the inn.

The two looked at each other.

Xu Qing didn't seem to notice the strange beasts in the inn, the aura locks coming from all around, or the ropes. He just looked at the old man.

The figure behind him transformed into a ghost, as dark as a ghost, and was ferocious and ready to attack.

At the same time, Xu Qing's Haishan Jue was operating at full strength, and every part of his body was ready to explode completely at this moment.

The same is true for the Sea of ​​Changes. The surrounding rain stopped in mid-air at this moment, surrounding Xu Qing and echoing the spiritual sea in his body.

It seems that a killing technique can be formed at any time.

The same was true for the poison, and his shadow, silently and undetectably, had spread into the inn and reached the feet of the strange old man.

Especially above his head, surrounded by water droplets, there was an illusory long knife, looming, as if it contained vast power. Now it was compressed and could cut down to the earth like a sword from the sky at any time.

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes and looked at the old man in front of him. He was not frightened by the tentacles in his eyes or the forehead that was about to split. He knew that the other party was very strong, but he could still escape unscathed, so he looked calm and spoke seriously.

"He didn't step in, so it's not a bad rule."

The old man's eyes flashed with a faint light. After staring at Xu Qing for a long time, he suddenly smiled.

"You have a point."

As soon as the smile came out and the words echoed, all the aura locked on Xu Qing outside the inn disappeared in an instant. The python in the inn also retracted into the beams, and the centipedes on the ground dissipated into the ground with the rustle of centipedes.

The ropes were also blurred and soon disappeared. As for the old man himself, the tentacles in his eyes and the cracks on his forehead all disappeared, and he turned back into the appearance of an ordinary old man. He picked up the pipe and took a puff.

"Are the bodies for sale?"

Xu Qing shook his head, grabbed Qing Yunzi's hair, and spoke lightly while the other party was trembling.

"Where is the woman you arrested two days ago?"

Qingyunzi's hair was disheveled, his face was covered in blood, and he was extremely embarrassed.

She was trembling at the moment, but she seemed to want to speak harshly and spit out blood and water towards Xu Qing, but Xu Qing pressed her head to the ground and wiped it carefully.

When the screams became even more tragic, Xu Qing raised his hand and pressed on Qingyunzi's right arm, crushing all the bones bit by bit, and then moved to the other arm. The severe pain made Qingyunzi tremble and scream.

Xu Qing looked calm, checked carefully, and punched Qingyunzi's Dantian again, destroying his cultivation. After making sure that the opponent was no longer a threat, he stood up, put away the dagger and black iron stick, and held Qingyunzi with one hand. feet, dragging forward.

The contact between flesh and blood and the ground, even if it was buffered by rain, the feeling of the flesh slowly breaking apart, rolling and being rubbed, made Qingyunzi's screams even sharper.

As Xu Qing moved forward, the screams continued, and a trace of blood slowly appeared on the ground. Although it was washed away by the rain, the traces could still be seen.

This scene made the old man in the inn shrink his eyes severely. He looked at the young man walking away in the rainy night, listened to the scream of Qingyunzi who was being dragged by him, and after a while, he murmured in a low voice.

"This kid is ruthless..."

In this way, Qingyunzi's screams continued all the way. Everyone walking in the dark night was shocked when they saw this scene. They were extremely impressed by the expressionless young figure.

Even the patrolling disciples heard the noise and came over. After seeing it, they recognized Qingyunzi's identity, and their expressions changed and they looked at Xu Qing.

He was able to kill the ninth level of Qi Condensation. Although he was just a miscellaneous cultivator from a small sect, he was captured alive and tortured to this point. This shows his fighting power and ruthlessness. No one is willing to easily provoke such a person.

This battle gave Xu Qing some prestige in the main city.

Qingyunzi's strength was lost after holding on for an hour. In a coma, he told Xu Qing a location and also told Xu Qing the secret about the informant.

That informant was actually the spy raised by Qing Yunzi. He did not know that the other party had informed Xu Qing of clues about him, but he had a habit of discarding any spy after using it for a period of time.

This time, it's the eyeliner's turn.

According to the address provided by Qingyunzi, Xu Qing went there and carefully checked to make sure there was no ambush before actually stepping in. Finally, he saw the dying informant in a sealed dungeon mixed with countless stench.

After losing the spirit coin, the smell of the poisonous powder remaining on his body was confused again, and it was closed in this sealed place, so Xu Qing could not find it.

But she wasn't dead yet, and she was surrounded by rotting corpses, both male and female.

The death methods of these people were extremely miserable. They were obviously tortured cruelly before their death, and a formation seemed to be drawn on the ground, as if their death was some kind of ritual.

The arrival of Xu Qing made the informant weakly open her eyes. When she saw the unconscious Qing Yunzi beside her, she got the strength from nowhere and went crazy. Regardless of Xu Qing who was beside her, she pounced on and bit her like a wild beast. , biting the unconscious Qingyunzi until he woke up, screaming miserably. Finally, she bit Qingyunzi on the neck, one bite after another.

It wasn't until Qingyunzi's flesh and blood were bruised, her body twitched and she died, that she stayed there, instinctively raised her head and looked at Xu Qing, who was expressionless at the side.

In her eyes, Xu Qing, who was dressed in gray robe, had a tall and straight figure, and his handsome face revealed a coldness that was hard for her to grasp. The aura emanating from his body made her a little breathless.

So the madness on her face was slowly suppressed, and after she became calm, she gradually showed her obedience under Xu Qing's gaze. Her body trembled instinctively, as if she remembered something, and she hurriedly rummaged around.

Finally, he found a jade slip, looked up at Xu Qing, slowly knelt down, and gave it to Xu Qing with both hands as if he was surrendering.

Xu Qing took the jade slip, which recorded an evil formation. The description conformed to the opening of the ritual, and incredible power would come to it.

But the conditions for the formation to activate require the creature's emotions, joy, anger, sorrow, and other extreme emotions.

Silently looking at the misery of the human world in the dungeon, after a long silence, Xu Qing dragged Qing Yunzi's body away. Before leaving, his voice echoed in the woman's ears.

"Be my informant seriously from now on."

Following the sound came another spirit coin and an antidote.

The woman held the spirit coin and the antidote, and stared blankly at Xu Qing who was walking away. His back was in her eyes and gradually engraved in her soul. She lowered her head and said yes.

At this moment, it was not far from dawn outside. Xu Qing took out a black paper umbrella, dragged Qing Yunzi's broken body, and walked silently on the street.

The accumulation of clouds in the sky seemed to reflect his mood, until he sent Qing Yunzi's body back to the department. After his colleagues left in surprise, Xu Qing looked at the early sun in the sky and the gods further away. His face was broken, and his eyes showed tenacity.

"In this cruel and troubled world, only by becoming stronger can we avoid... becoming the prey of others!"