out of time

Chapter 546
Outside Yinghuangzhou, the black forbidden sea was undulating, and the thick heterogeneity turned into a gloomy and cold atmosphere, corroding all the races on the sea, even if the midday sun radiated scorching heat, it could not melt the heterogeneity.

It does not illuminate the mysterious depths of the sea.

This is why, for countless years, there have been many legends about the Forbidden Sea, especially the stories of divine creatures, which have emerged endlessly.

Only the great clans or high-level monks in the sea know that although those divine creatures are powerful, they are not invincible.

And the gods in this world are not the only one with a crippled face, so... the most terrifying thing in the depths of the Forbidden Sea is not a divine creature, but a sleeping god.

The gods can sleep on the sun and the moon, they can live in the forbidden palace of the immortals, and they can exist in fierce places, so the forbidden sea that surrounds the ancient continent is naturally the choice for the gods to sleep.

Especially... the Forbidden Sea is too big.

Just the sea area between Yinghuangzhou and Nanhuangzhou is incomparably vast, let alone beyond Nanhuangzhou.

In fact, even the sea area where Nanhuangzhou is located, compared with the entire Forbidden Sea, it can only be regarded as an offshore area.

The former name of the Forbidden Sea was the Endless Sea, which already revealed its scope.

It seems to be a world of its own, confronting the continent and facing the sky.

At this moment, outside Yinghuang Prefecture, amidst the rolling waves of the sea, above the sky, a large black wing was roaring forward.

This is Qi Ye's big wing, and Qing is allowed to use it in Fenghai County.

But the big wing has a spirit, so there is no need to control it personally, as long as the power source is sufficient and with the blessing of authority, anyone can control it for a short time.

Traveling with Xu Qing were a thousand sword bearers from the county capital, a Taoist from Sinan, and Qingqin, who was soaring in the higher sky.

Under the sound of rattling, the birds that existed in the sky did not dare to ascend to a comfortable height. They could only choose low altitudes, rushing into the sea from time to time, catching their prey, and returning quickly.

It is precisely because of this that the figure of a plesiosaur is attracted. They often break through the water in an instant and rush out, bite the low-altitude flying birds, and fall into the sea with a roar, setting off even bigger waves.

Xu Qing stood on the roof of Dayi, his eyes fell on the sea, watching the big waves created by a plesiosaur, he thought of the scene when he went to sea for the first time.

After a long time, Xu Qing withdrew his gaze and looked at the fishbone thorn in his hand.

Under the sunlight, this black thorn seems to have become a black hole. While absorbing the light, the fluctuations emanating from it are even more astonishing.

Many sword wielders outside the tower had dignified expressions after sensing it, but Xu Qing here, because of his physical body, even though he felt coercive when holding it in his hand, it was more of the same meaning.

Staring at the thorn of doom at this moment, Xu Qing's eyes showed thought, and he suddenly spoke after a long while.

"You Lingzi."

In an instant, the black iron stick flew out of Xu Qing's storage bag and floated in front of Xu Qing. While trembling, the figure of the ancestor of the Vajra Sect appeared on it, paying respects to Xu Qing.

"Lord!"

The heart of the Vajra Sect patriarch was extremely nervous at this moment, the sense of imminent disaster was extremely strong, his voice was trembling, and his heart was full of despair.

He has always felt that as long as he doesn't work hard, he will be killed by Xu Qing. This idea comes from his character and is deeply rooted. Therefore, every time Xu Qing's cultivation level improves, he is actually terrified.

But today, the appearance of that fishbone let him know that what was supposed to come was coming after all.

Although he had tried his best, he still couldn't keep up with Xu Qing's footsteps.

It's not that he doesn't work hard, it's that the other party walks too fast.

"My lord, I've already made preparations. In the scriptures I've read in my life, all the protagonists in it have grown rapidly in cultivation. It's hard for ordinary people to accompany them for a lifetime."

"This further proves that you, my lord, exist just like the protagonist of the story."

"But I understand that I can't hold you back. I don't ask for anything else, I just ask the Lord to give me a happy time because of my hard work in the past few years."

"If there is an afterlife, the little one will definitely follow my master again, saddle up for you, and watch you walk to the top of the world."

The Patriarch of the Vajra Sect was full of sadness. Even at this moment, he looked at Xu Qing with a sense of loyalty. This was the only chance he thought he could save himself...

He understands that he knows too many secrets, if he were Xu Qing, he would also have killing intentions, so he tried his best to impress Xu Qing, and let Xu Qing put away his killing intentions because of his hard work.

If you can let yourself go on an impulse under a soft heart, it will be completely perfect.

Xu Qing gave the Patriarch of the Vajra Sect a deep look.

He didn't feel the loyalty of the other party, but he saw the actual actions of the ancestor of the Vajra Sect over the years, which helped him a lot.

The grievances of the year can also be resolved.

After all, the iron sign is no longer enough to support one's cultivation, even if one has practiced it once, but compared with the fish bone, the difference in level is not small.

So today, Xu Qing originally planned to unlock the seal for the other party, let him go, and understand a certain cause and effect. As for the secret, he has other means to guard against it.

But the words of the ancestor of the Vajra Sect made Xu Qing think for a while, and then retracted what he was about to say, with deep thoughts in his eyes. He thought that he might give the other party a chance.

While the Patriarch of the Vajra Sect was nervous, he also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He felt that his words had worked, and the evil star in front of him was finally moved by him. The groaning in his eyes at this moment was the evidence. The other party was weighing his hard work, whether it could be deducted from death.

"It's too difficult. I just want to be free and live. Why is it so difficult?"

When the Patriarch of Vajra Sect grew more and more grief and indignation, Xu Qing's eyes flashed decisively, and he raised his right hand to pinch the tactic, and suddenly a flame rose up, covering the iron sign in an instant.

Burn the iron sign to refine it.

The Vajra Sect patriarch was startled.

"Lord, I..."

"I'll give you a chance, just bear with it." Xu Qing said in a low voice, and made a tactic with both hands. Immediately, the twelve Nascent Souls opened their eyes at the same time, and all spit out their life fire.

There are also five life lamps revealed, blessing the flames.

In an instant, under the wailing of the Vajra Sect patriarch, the iron sticks that had been fused together by the two thunder tribulations began to melt and gradually turned into molten iron.

This molten iron is actually the body of the Vajra Sect Patriarch.

The pitiful screams of the ancestor of the Vajra Sect became more and more miserable, and the frightened Xiaoying kept twisting and trembling, and quickly flattered Ling'er who was watching all this.

In this way, as time passed, the wailing of the Vajra Sect patriarch became weaker and weaker, until it was almost inaudible, and the iron sign completely melted into crimson molten iron.

Xu Qing clasped his hands together and pointed, and immediately the crimson molten iron turned into silk threads and went straight to the fish bone, not blending into it, but flowing into the lines of the fish bone.

At the same time, Xu Qing mobilized the divine essence in his body, and his body emitted fluctuations, blessing it during this filling.

Finally, the moment the temperature of the molten iron dropped and solidified, it was completely embedded in the fish bones.

The appearance of the fish bones changed drastically.

Black bottom, red stripes, a stronger killing atmosphere circulates inside.

And the ancestor of the Vajra Sect, as the tool spirit, also indirectly half-fused to the fish bone through this method.

Compared with the fish bone, its existence is too different, so it is impossible to become the spirit of the thorn of doom in a normal way. Only with this method of inlaying the coat can it indirectly control the thorn of doom.

Although it is impossible to be flexible, with Xu Qing's assistance, he can also kill the enemy on his own, which is much better than before without the weapon spirit.

And being infected by the fishbone of the gods all the time, the state of the ancestor of the Vajra Sect will be gradually changed.

In this way, maybe one day, the Patriarch of the Vajra Sect might be able to transform and become a magic weapon spirit.

It's just that in this process, the degree of pain is much stronger than before. After all, this kind of transformation is equivalent to a slow rebirth. The torture is hard to describe.

And it has to be immortal in the future and not be swallowed...

All this made the Vajra Sect Patriarch a little dazed. After feeling all this, he was at a loss in his heart, but he also felt joy. Although the process was painful, and the future life and death were hard to say, at least today's catastrophe was over for him.

"It's a good thing I'm smart, otherwise I would have broken it today!"

The ancestor of the Vajra Sect was grateful and moved, and just about to speak, Xu Qing's eyes revealed the meaning of encouragement, and the words came out.

"You Lingzi, originally I planned to give you freedom, but since you want to follow forever, I will help you this time."

"what?"

The ancestor of Vajra Sect's eyes widened when he heard the words, and then there was a huge wave in his heart, and his body trembled violently, but in the next moment, he suddenly reacted.

"This is a test of me, it's blowing me up, that's right, it's a test of my loyalty. It's too cunning."

Thinking of this, the Patriarch of the Vajra Sect spoke loudly.

"My lord, I, You Lingzi, have already realized a truth since I followed you, freedom is more important than freedom!"

"My happiness in these years is unprecedented in this life. I am not willing to lose that sense of freedom. If I can't follow you, I must be in great pain. Even thinking about it now, I feel heartbroken."

"My lord, I don't want to be free, I just want to follow you, because I desire freedom more than freedom."

Ling'er was moved by the words of the ancestor of the Vajra Sect. She looked at the ancestor of the Vajra Sect and whispered to Xu Qing.

"Brother Xu Qing, this old man is a good man."

Xu Qingmu had deep meaning and did not explain. After a few words of encouragement, he put away the fish bones, and then looked down at the shadow under his feet.

The shadow trembled in fright, and his emotions fluctuated rapidly.

"Breakthrough... Immediately... Good Lord... Mistress, very soon... I'm amazing... Useful!!"

The shadow was really scared. It had seen the purple crystal erupting before, and couldn't escape after seeing the god's fingers, so it had been desperate for a long time, and it just wanted to live well.

So in the moment of tension, I will say everything I can express.

Xu Qing pondered, he had an idea in his heart, maybe he could speed up the breakthrough of the shadow, he couldn't do it before, but now he is sure.

So Xu Qing stopped looking at the shadow, sat down cross-legged, and began to meditate.

He now has thirteen heavenly palaces, twelve of which have formed Nascent Souls and have experienced a catastrophe.

Only in the Heavenly Palace transformed by the Blood Wing Lantern of the Underworld that was finally obtained, no Nascent Soul has yet appeared, but with the help of other Nascent Souls, a siphon has been formed, making the fifth lamp's Nascent Soul also take shape rapidly. middle.

"almost."

Xu Qing murmured in his heart, closed his eyes and practiced.

Time passed, and seven days later, Da Yi traveled across the ocean and finally arrived at Nanhuang Continent. From a distance, Xu Qing saw the seven blood pupils he had lived with for many years.

Compared with when we left, there is not much change here, it is still bustling and bustling, and when people come and go, we can see many Seventh Peak disciples' boats coming in and out of the port.

Although the seven mountain peaks in the distance were taken to Yinghuangzhou back then, they have been reshaped a long time ago, and everything is as usual, except that there is no bloody eyes on the top of the mountain.

The arrival of Dayi aroused the emotions of everyone in Seven Blood Pupils. When countless people looked up into the distance, Xu Qing failed to transmit the sound to Second Senior Sister.

When he left from the Eight Sects Alliance before, Qi Ye saw him off, and mentioned that the second senior sister was retreating and breaking through.

So Xu Qing didn't stop at Seven Blood Eyes, and left this place with his wings whistling, and headed towards the east of Nanhuang Continent at a high speed.

For Xu Qing in the past, Nanhuangzhou was so big that he had to teleport it anywhere, but after going through so many things, looking at Nanhuangzhou again, Xu Qing already understood why Qiye said that Nanhuangzhou Huangzhou is an island.

Compared with Wanggu Continent, Nanhuang Continent is indeed just an island.

With Da Yi's speed, it only took half a day for Xu Qing to arrive at the scavengers' camp.

This place is still so messy, the scavengers inside, Xu Qing is not familiar with many.

For those scavengers who wander between life and death, unless they are very lucky, a few years is often a lifetime.

Xu Qing lowered his head in the sky, stared at all this, and walked alone after a while, stepping into this familiar yet unfamiliar camp of scavengers.

Walking in it, Xu Qing passed by scavengers and civil buildings everywhere, and the fluctuations in his body were naturally hidden, so that he would be forgotten when he saw it in the eyes of ordinary people.

This is the ability of Ding Yi San Er Yuan Ying.

For monks, it will be more difficult to be affected and forgotten, but in the scavenger camp, the ability to forget can erase everything.

Xu Qing walked by silently, with a clear goal.

Not his former residence, but the blood-stained street.

There is a grocery store there.

The shop is still there, but the owner is not what it used to be.

At the moment opposite the shop, under the eaves, sat a man in black robe.

The robe covered the thin body, and the face could not be seen clearly, only a huge evil spirit sickle was carried by this person on his shoulders.

It is youth.

Around it, there are a few corpses of scavengers that no one dared to take away. They are obviously people who are not open to provoke. After all, not everyone in this world has normal thinking.

It is also because of the existence of Qingqiu that this small street is very quiet, and all the shop owners are trembling and dare not speak.

And she had obviously been here for some time, perhaps to investigate some clues, or perhaps because she couldn't believe what she saw in the county.

So, here she is, waiting silently.

Maybe even she herself didn't know what she was waiting for.

To this day, footsteps can be heard in this empty small street.

Xu Qing walked towards Qingqiu step by step until she reached her side.

Qingqiu looked forward, did not turn his head, but slightly tightened his hand holding the evil ghost's sickle, and then slowly let go, without saying a word.

Xu Qing followed her gaze and looked at the grocery store.

Vaguely, he seemed to see a dirty little girl with a scar on her face busy in the shop.

seven years.

Seven years ago, they met in the scavengers here, and they were all lucky enough to survive after experiencing the crippled face of the gods.

Seven years later, they returned again.

Xu Qing didn't speak, Qingqiu was also silent, but her shoulders began to tremble.

After a long time, Xu Qing took out a greased paper ball and placed it on the ground in front of Qingqiu.

"I was once here, and someone gave me a piece of candy. When she told me that she was sad, she would be much happier if she ate it."

Xu Qing spoke softly.

"I can roughly guess the turmoil in your heart, but I want to tell you that I ate that piece of candy back then, which relieved the sadness in my heart, and this piece was bought for you from Qixuetong. "

There was reminiscence in Xu Qing's voice, and after he finished speaking, he turned and left, walked more than ten steps, Xu Qing paused, did not look back, and spoke in a solemn tone.

"Also, remember to report back to Commander."

"Yes!" Qingqiu replied instinctively. After she finished speaking, she realized that she immediately lowered her head and gripped the sickle tightly.

The corners of Xu Qing's mouth raised, he didn't speak any more, and walked into the distance.

Until he left, the wind came out, lifted the dead leaves on the ground, and shook the oiled paper, which also fell on Qingqiu's body, shaking her mind.

After she saw Xu Qing's Nascent Soul at the altar of the county capital, a huge wave had never been set off in her heart.

The sudden scene made her a little unacceptable.

She couldn't believe that the source of her efforts to become stronger, the person she wanted to find in Nanhuangzhou, had always existed by her side in the past two years.

And she is so excellent and so powerful that she, who doesn't want to admit that she is inferior, has to admit this fact.

This made her a little dazed, and endless complications arose in her heart, because all her hard work, all her hard work, was to protect that very important figure in her life one day.

Just like when the other party stood in front of him and replaced the bamboo slips to protect him.

This is her pursuit and dream.

But now, the person she wants to protect doesn't need her to do anything at all.

Even these days, she recalled the past in the county. Since the ten intestine tree, she has been silently protected all the time.

So, she came here, with a complicated heart, while slowly sorting out all this, she also had some expectations, whether she would meet Brother Kid here.

she met.

"hateful!"

Qingqiu gritted her teeth, thinking of her instinctive response before, so she angrily raised her hand towards the oiled paper in front of her, but when she touched it, she became extremely gentle, treating it like a treasure, and held the oiled paper ball in her palm.

Gently opened it, revealing a piece of crystal candy inside.

She didn't eat, and looked at it, with a smile on the corner of her mouth under the mask.

Seeing all this, the evil ghost sickle spoke excitedly.

"Aqiu, you must seize it. This is a good opportunity given by heaven. From now on, you must obediently listen to Master Xu Qing. Do whatever he asks you to do. Don't refuse."

"In this case... we will have the opportunity to perish together with the Void Powerhouse in the future, and even... perish with the gods, it is not impossible!"

"Oh my god, if we can die together with the gods in this life, that would be our supreme glory!!"

The evil ghost sickle was extremely excited, his body trembled, and a red glow appeared in his eyes.

Qingqiu didn't shout to shut up this time, but thoughtful.

At the same time, Xu Qing, who had left the scavengers' camp, was walking in the restricted area, heading towards Team Lei's grave.

Ling'er didn't speak this time, she wanted to say something, but she felt that Xu Qing's mood was a little depressed after entering the restricted area, so she pressed Xu Qing's cheek obediently.

But in her heart, she murmured.

"Is that little sister Xu Qing's childhood friend? She used to have a lot of mood swings, but when she saw that piece of candy, she immediately recovered."

"Candy is so useful? Then I'll buy some when I go back."

"And if brother Xu Qing is unhappy one day, I will take it out to him."

Ling'er thought so from the bottom of her heart, and when she felt that she had learned useful knowledge, Xu Qing came to Team Lei's tomb.

There are more weeds here.

The tombstone is as old as it was.

Xu Qing sat silently by the side, leaning against the big tree, looking at the tombstone.

At this moment, the sky is already dusk, and there is some thin fog around, which is gradually thickening.

Xu Qing didn't pay attention to these, he took out two jugs of wine, put one jug in front of the tomb, and held the other jug ​​in his hand, holding it high.

"Captain Lei, I did a big thing a few days ago..."

Xu Qing smiled and spoke while drinking.

He talked about the county capital, about the sword bearer, about the war, and about the palace master.

"Eldest brother said that I have grown up, yes, seven years...Lei team, you told me before that time can blur everything, so you have waited for so long, and you don't want to wait anymore."

"But why sometimes when I close my eyes, I still want to have a meal, the meal you made back then..."

Xu Qing murmured that after the disappearance of Wushuang City, he was wandering in the world and tasted the warmth of the first person he met to bring home to his family. He couldn't forget the slightest bit.

Xu Qing lowered his head, drinking the wine, taking one sip after another.

Until dusk passed and night fell, the fog became thicker and thicker around, and after everything was drowned, Xu Qing's murmur came from within the fog.

"Captain Lei, I miss you..."

After a long time, Xu Qing sighed softly in the mist, kowtowed towards the grave, then stood up, left there, and walked step by step towards the depths of the restricted area.

He got the shadow here back then, so he wanted to bring the shadow back here, let it absorb the heterogeneity of this restricted area, and see if it can help the shadow break through.

And the shadow also fluctuated after Xu Qing entered the restricted area.

And as Xu Qing went deeper at this moment, the fluctuation became more and more clear, and at the same time as emitting desire, it also spread to the surroundings under Xu Qing's feet.

Wherever it passed, the trees began to shake, and gradually turned into a coffin, full of eyes.

And the fog in this place, as the shadow dispersed, suddenly became thicker, and there were bursts of greed, as if in the depths of the fog, malicious eyes fell on Xu Qing and the shadow.

What followed was a rustling sound, as if countless existences were whispering, floating in the fog in this silent restricted area.

Xu Qing glanced at the mist, with a cold glow in his eyes, but he still walked forward until Xu Qing passed the temples of the year and walked into the depths of the restricted area, where the fog was extremely thick and spread continuously In the middle, vaguely, he heard singing.

This is the second time he heard singing in the restricted area.

There is a legend in this restricted area, if the person who hears the singing is immortal, he will receive a gift from the restricted area, and he can see the person he wants to see when he hears the singing for the second time.

At this moment, as the singing sounded, the surroundings became gloomy and cold, and icy breaths came from all directions.

Xu Qing's footsteps paused, he raised his head, and looked at the mist in the distance, where...the sound of footsteps came.

(End of this chapter)