Outside of Time [Webnovel]

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Xu Qing was calm.

The voice from the jade slip, with its sly and mischievous tone, seemed to carry a mysterious power that formed a vivid image in his mind.

In the image, the little person with words on its forehead was smiling proudly.

“Senior, using me as a medium to step out from the second realm… surely it wasn’t just to tease me?”

Xu Qing calmly spoke.

The jade token flashed.

The sound of the little person coughing could be heard from inside.

“Sigh, why are you still angry?”

“I’m a manifestation of the remnant consciousness of Aurora Immortal Lord before he died. To be precise, I am but a fleeting notion, lingering in the second realm and appearing in the present through you. My time here is limited, and there are many things I need to accomplish.”

“So, of course, I didn’t do it to tease you.”

“Don’t worry, son.”

“I won’t borrow your strength for nothing. Look, if it wasn’t for me, you might not have been able to come out of the second realm, right?”

“Also, I’ll resolve one of your doubts. Take it as a payment for bringing me out.”

“What you’re most concerned about is your Ordinance, right? Let me resolve your doubts. Um… I’ve progressed in your Space-Time Ordinance before, but I only walked till halfway. It was too difficult to progress further, and I couldn’t continue in that path.”

“I told you this because I hope you can continue on. That’s all. Goodbye, son.”

With that, cracks appeared on the jade token.

More and more cracks appeared and filled the entire jade token in the blink of an eye.

Finally, under Xu Qing’s gaze, this jade token collapsed. After it shattered into pieces, it turned into dust.

It was as though the current world didn’t allow its existence.

Xu Qing frowned, sensing a strong feeling of dismissal from those words.

As for the disappearance of the jade token…

Xu Qing carefully sensed his surroundings but didn’t find any abnormalities in the vicinity. The shattering of this jade token wasn’t caused by him either.

“Then what’s his goal?”

Xu Qing swept his gaze across the surroundings. At this moment, his mind suddenly stirred and he looked at his palm.

He saw that… the jade token that had disappeared earlier had silently gathered again.

As the jade token formed, that despicable voice of the little person appeared again.

“Hahaha, are you feeling frustrated? Are you cursing me in your heart? Do you think I’m just brushing you off, and now you’re incredibly disappointed, thinking after everything you’ve been through, all you get is this one sentence from me, right?”

Xu Qing didn’t reply.

“Not talking anymore? I guessed correctly. Hahahaha.”

“And then let me guess again. Now that you see me reappear and say these things, are you thinking I’m about to give you some special inheritance or reveal some hidden secrets?”

“Ahem, let me tell you: you’re wrong!”

“In fact… there’s nothing! Hahaha, goodbye, son.”

The jade token shattered again and disappeared without a trace.

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing’s frown relaxed.

He was certain that there was something wrong with this Aurora Immortal Lord’s brain.

Venerable Immortal did nothing wrong in killing him.

Hence, he no longer cared and his gaze landed on the side hall in front of him.

Earlier, when viewing the Immortal Palace from the outside, everything seemed peaceful—heavenly music filled the air, and the surroundings exuded an aura of prosperity.

But now that he was inside, what he saw was completely different.

This hall was in ruins, radiating desolation, with the unmistakable marks of time lingering everywhere.

Some areas had even completely collapsed.

“With the Immortal Palace having been opened multiple times, and wave after wave of cultivators entering, most of them entering this third realm, it stands to reason that many of the treasures and inheritances here have likely already been taken, probably seventy to eighty percent of them.”

“However, because the Immortal Palace is so vast and each opening grants access to different areas, there are still hidden opportunities, which continue to attract people here.”

“But for me, this third realm is not the focus. The real focus is… the fourth realm, which can only be accessed by those with Ordinance!”

Xu Qing silently walked forward.

He was going to explore the third realm and find the entrance to the fourth realm.

As for the jade token that had disappeared, he couldn’t be bothered with it.

His disregard seemed to have a special effect. After taking less than ten steps, his palm felt a chill. The jade token that had dissipated returned.

The voice inside also rang out…

“Haha, I’m here again. Let me guess. Are you saying that there’s something wrong with my brain and badmouthing me? Did you think it’s okay for Venerable Immortal to kill me? I…”

Xu Qing ruthlessly clenched his right hand.

With a cracking sound, the jade token turned to dust and the unfinished words stopped abruptly.

Xu Qing continued forward and walked past the side hall, looking into the distance.

After that… the jade token appeared in his palm again.

This time, before the little person could say anything, Xu Qing crushed the jade token again.

He then flew to the air and sensed his surroundings.

Although this was only a portion of the Immortal Palace, the range was still very large. Even if it wasn’t comparable to a large world, it was comparable to a small world.

In Xu Qing’s perception, countless halls, pavilions, and spirit gardens appeared…

There were also mountains and rivers.

However, most of the buildings were dilapidated with traces of damaged restrictions scattered everywhere.

The mountains had also collapsed and most of the rivers had dried up.

However, there were some places that weren’t damaged.

But there were clearly restrictions around them. Moreover, within the void between heaven and earth, black threads occasionally appeared, unpredictable and erratic, vanishing as quickly as they came.

These threads could slice through anything in their path.

Additionally, the weather in that place was unusual.

In some areas, it rained; in others, the ground churned, lightning cracked, or storms howled.

At times, parts of the space would suddenly vanish, only to reappear just as abruptly.

These chaotic forces overlapped and intertwined, creating great disorder.

One moment, a person might have been standing in one location, and with the next step, they would find themselves somewhere entirely different.

Overall, this area was constantly changing.

Xu Qing sensed some cultivators as well.

Some of them were alone, while others were moving in groups. They were scattered in this vast eastern area, searching for their own opportunities.

In his simple perception, Xu Qing did not find several of the stars, including Li Mengtu, anywhere in this place.

The people here were basically cultivators who didn’t have an Ordinance.

“There’s something wrong with the number of people. It’s much fewer…”

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes. He didn’t sense the aura of the Earth Spirit Ancestor among these people.

Hence, he looked further away.

“Therefore, before I came up, there might have been intense killings and battles here.”

“Or perhaps, there was some method that allowed people to reach other areas. After all, the Immortal Palace has been opened many times, and it is normal for those who enter to possess means to access regions that have not yet been revealed.”

“As for the eight great stars, they have likely gone to the fourth realm.”

At the same time, through the details and the few relatively intact buildings, Xu Qing recalled the Immortal Palace he had observed from the outside. After comparing them, he recognized that this time, the Immortal Palace that had opened was likely located in the eastern section.

“At that time, I saw a place for Dao lectures in the eastern part of the Immortal Palace.”

Just as he was thinking, Xu Qing clenched his right hand again and crushed the jade token that had formed on his palm. After that, his body swayed and he flew forward.

On the way, the jade token was incomparably persistent, and Xu Qing crushed it again and again.

As a result, its words were intermittent.

“You’re going too far. Son, you…”

Crack!

“Ah, let me say something. I…”

Crack!

“Arghh… Let me finish speaking…”

Crack!

Two hours later, when Xu Qing was investigating this place, the jade token formed again.

This time around, Xu Qing squeezed a little slower.

The screams of the little people immediately rang out from the jade token.

“Stop squeezing, stop squeezing! If you continue squeezing, I’ll die. I’ll give you one chance for guidance! How about that? Anytime in this secret realm, just call out ‘Daddy Aurora,’ and I’ll give you one piece of counsel regarding the Ordinance!”

Xu Qing was expressionless and was about to crush it.

“Senior, just call me Senior, is that okay?!”

Xu Qing thought about it and nodded slightly.

“Deal.”

The jade token let out a sigh of relief and said resentfully.

“But you have to promise me, no more squeezing! Seriously, my head’s already swollen. You… you’re way too good at this! It feels like you’ve been trained for this kind of thing before.”

Xu Qing ignored him. At that moment, he shuttled through the ruins here and finally arrived at the place where he had seen the Dao lecture hall before.

Unfortunately, this place was in ruins and there was nothing left.

It couldn’t be considered a pity.

Its destruction was also within Xu Qing’s judgment. Hence, after investigating, Xu Qing planned to find someone and ask how to enter the fourth realm.

However, just as he was about to head over, the little person in the jade token sneered.

“What’s the use of searching like this? You don’t even know the meaning of this third realm!”

When the first half of this sentence landed in Xu Qing’s ears, he had the thought of squeezing the jade token.

It was the latter half of the sentence that saved the jade token.

“Oh, what’s the meaning of this place?”

Xu Qing asked.

The little person in the jade token was arrogant.

“If you beg me, I’ll tell you.”

Xu Qing didn’t hesitate and calmly spoke.

“Please tell me.”

“Whaa?” The little person was stunned.

“You—you—you… where’s your dignity? Your backbone? How can you give in so easily?”

Xu Qing calmly looked at the jade token.

He was already used to this little person.

The method he used to deal with Eldest Senior Brother was enough to deal with this little person.

Hence, he calmly spoke.

“You have to keep your word.”

As he spoke, he squeezed the jade token.

The little person pursed its lips.

“Alright, I’ll tell you.”

“To cultivators who don’t have an Ordinance, this third realm is a land of opportunities and fortune. However, that’s all superficial.”

“The good things are all in the latter realms. You have to reach the fourth realm at least!”

“However, only those with Ordinances can enter the fourth realm! For cultivators who want to enter the fourth realm, this third realm has other uses.”

“This is the realm where you find an identity!”

“Because the fourth realm is a space-time realm and it has been frozen in the past.”

“The identity you obtain in the third realm will be your identity after you enter the fourth realm.”

“To put it simply, entering the fourth realm is actually you returning to the Aurora Immortal Palace of the past and experiencing your opportunities there.”

“So, identity is extremely important!”

When Xu Qing heard this, his heart stirred.

“How can I obtain an identity?”

The little person was incomparably smug as it spoke proudly.

“I won’t tell you!”

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