out of time

Chapter 966 Purple and Blue

At this moment, in the imperial capital, in Ning Yan’s mansion, in the courtyard specially opened for Zixuan.

Zixuan is struggling.

She sat cross-legged as complex marks appeared on the ground around her, forming a seal that bound her body.

That mark is made up of soul threads.

This soul thread exploded at the moment when the Human Emperor was offering sacrifices to his ancestors, making Zixuan unable to leave.

In a private house not far from here, Erniu was also sitting cross-legged and struggling, with veins bulging on his face and bloodshot in his eyes.

There were also seals around him.

It’s not the soul thread, but the arrangement from Master Qi.

"Old man, you old idiot, actually plotted against me and sealed me up here. I'm going to betray my sect!!"

Erniu roared and struggled with all his might.

In the outside world, the wind from the Nine Netherworld blew across the human race’s imperial capital.

The sky seemed to be turbid for a moment, and the opening of the gate to the underworld could no longer be hidden. It was revealed to Wanggu, causing all parties who were attracted by the deification of the human empress to notice it.

After all, it was the revival of an ancient country, and the weirdness of the ceremony itself was extremely extraordinary.

But... it's different from the Empress becoming a god.

At this moment, no clan or god stepped forward to stop what was happening in the Heaven-Devouring Realm.

They all turned a blind eye.

It's as if there is a taboo there.

Because this is a sacrifice to the gods, and Shanghuang is happy.

In the human imperial capital, the empress raised her head, a complex expression flashed across her face for a moment, but it eventually turned into calmness.

His transaction with that person was now completely over.

Both parties achieved the desired results.

In the future, everything will be based on ethnicity.

As for the human race, it broke with the Holy Land, and the great emperor fell. From then on, looking back at the ancient human race, whether it was in turmoil or completely rising, it all depended on one's own shoulders, which would be carried forever.

Just like He said before, He alone will bear the responsibility of cause and effect!
The empress felt calm, she withdrew her gaze and looked at the human race. She glanced at the people in the imperial capital and felt their excitement. She also glanced at the ministers here and felt their waves.

He also saw all the princes and princesses and felt their nervousness.

Until the empress looked at Xu Qing.

"That younger brother in this life, the one chosen by the Emperor to carry the sword..."

In his eyes, Xu Qing was standing on the war drum of the human race at this moment, with sadness on his face that had not yet disappeared. After sensing his gaze, the other party also looked at him.

Bow to yourself.

The empress nodded slightly, and finally looked at the rising sun in the sky. Her majestic voice echoed throughout the heaven and earth.

"Send an order to the ancient east, all the great regions."

"From now on, all our people in the area will be properly resettled, and no one from outside the area will be allowed to die suddenly."

"King Zhenyan, King Beihe, King Yunlan... a total of seventeen Heavenly Kings, commanding seventeen armies, are heading to the various foreign tribes in the eastern part of Wanggu to take our people home."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's emotions began to waver.

Since Dongsheng, there have been too many people living outside. It's not that successive emperors didn't want to bring them back, but they were powerless to do so.

Until this moment, until today, the empress who became a god, assisted the strong of the gods to convey the order, and looked to the ancient east. Her voice on this day was the sound of heaven.

King Zhenyan and other heavenly kings flew out instantly, bowed to the empress in mid-air, and said yes in a low voice.

"The rest of the ministers, princes, and others will be in the Imperial Palace in seven days, changing the title to the Emperor and holding a grand court!"

The empress's voice echoed again, and all the ministers bowed.

"The sacrifice is over, everyone please disperse. Eleven, you follow me."

The Ancient Emperor Star roared, slowly sank, and returned to its original position. The sky was restored, and the destiny of the human race disappeared without a trace.

The cultivators in the ancient star were also moved out and appeared in mid-air.

This grand ceremony came to an end.

At this moment, the ministers also realized that the empress and her son obviously had something to discuss, so they did not disturb them. After each of them bowed, they left the palace silently with endless thoughts about this sacrifice.

Only Eleven was feeling both excited and nervous. Like a child who had done something wrong, he walked towards the empress with his head lowered.

After standing beside the empress, he opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he didn't know how to express it.

As for the empress, her eyes did not look at the eleventh prince beside her.

He looked up at the sky. After the human race’s war drums disappeared and after all the ministers left, Xu Qing was still standing there.

"King Zhencang."

The Empress spoke calmly.

Xu Qing in mid-air bowed to the empress.

"Your Majesty, I am waiting for someone. I think he will come."

Xu Qing responded softly.

The empress stared at Xu Qing for a while with a deep gaze. She stopped talking and turned to walk towards the palace.

The eleventh prince took a deep breath and followed nervously.

After a while, the world was quiet.

Compared with the grand ceremony here before, the sudden silence at this moment created an inexplicable sense of depression.

In this depressing world, Xu Qing was the only one standing in the air, and no other figures appeared from any direction.

Only he was looking at the horizon, waiting calmly.

He was patient enough because he had been waiting for this day for a long time.

He believed that the other party would come.

This was a hunch brought on by his intuition.

To be precise, when he arrived at the human imperial capital that year and saw the figure disguised as the imperial teacher in the imperial palace for the first time, he knew that the moment of facing him was not far away.

In this way, time passed little by little.

The sun in the sky slowly rises, and its light and heat spreads more and more in the world, until... it is noon.

The strong sunlight wiped away the darkness of the earth, melted the dust, and shone into the eyes, so bright that it seemed impossible to see the sky clearly.

Xu Qing has seen many suns like this.

Among them, there was one that was engraved in his memory and soul, and he would never forget it for the rest of his life.

That was Wushuang City, the last noon.

The sunlight that day was so strong that a figure appeared in it, and then blood rained down in Wushuang City...

And today, this figure appeared again in Xu Qing's sight, in the midday sun.

Purple invaded the light, isolated the heat, gathered from the sky, and came from the sky.

Step by step, towards the human world.

Finally, it replaced the skylight, replaced the sky, stepped into Xu Qing's sight, covered his world, covered everything in his eyes.

Prince Ziqing!

His face is handsome, his smile is gentle, his eyes are peaceful, and his footsteps are soft.

Standing in mid-air, he spoke softly to the palace.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, on finally becoming a divine platform."

The sound of calm echoed in the palace.

"At this moment, you should be in your domain, not my clan."

Ziqing smiled slightly and nodded when he heard this.

"The Empress is right. I will leave after I take the doll."

After saying that, Ziqing turned around and looked at Xu Qing.

His eyes were as gentle as ever, just like when he was in Wushuang City.

"Brother, have you been waiting for me?"

Xu Qing looked calm and nodded.

"It seems like he has really grown up."

Ziqing smiled, raised his right hand, and gently grabbed Xu Qing.

"Then let's go, I'll take you home."

With this grab, the sky reversed instantly, the earth roared, and a terrifying force descended upon the world, cutting off time in all directions and cutting off the fate of this place and Wanggu.

This made the space and time around Xu Qing independent from Wanggu.

Unstoppable and irresistible, this hand... is like fate.

He didn't even know if it was an illusion, but in the lines of this hand, Xu Qing seemed to see Wushuang City, the bloody rain, and himself crying helplessly while holding a doll.

But at this moment, a cold snort suddenly came from the palace.

Furthermore, five auras of gods erupted in the destiny of the human race, descended between heaven and earth, and locked onto Ziqing.

In an instant, the reversed world was set right, and the roaring earth was suppressed.

"Your Majesty, this is a family matter between my brother and me."

Ziqing's hand paused in mid-air, he looked towards the palace and spoke softly.

"Xu Qing is my minister, the King of Zhencang of my clan, and the tutor of the prince."

Inside the palace, the empress's voice was calm and unquestionable.

"Oh?"

Ziqing seemed to have heard something interesting, his smile became wider, and a look of tenderness slowly appeared in his eyes, which seemed bright, but actually revealed a hint of antiquity.

Even the sound is like this.

"My brother doesn't seem to want you to interfere, Your Majesty."

"But since Your Majesty has asked this, then...how about we play a game of choice?"

After Ziqing finished speaking, he raised his left hand and a purple wooden box appeared in his hand.

With a touch of fingertips, the box was opened.

A ray of light... suddenly came out from the wooden box!

The light is colorless and shapeless. It cannot be seen but can be felt. The moment it appears, the sky ripples, the earth roars, and the sun and the moon lose their luster!
Everyone in the imperial capital, whether ordinary people, cultivators, or ministers, all had their expressions changed drastically at that moment.

Because of that light...

It was the gaze that came out after the remnant of the god’s face opened its eyes!

The first time He appeared was when the Seven Blood Eyes were released from the hands of Yejiu beside Ziqing.

Later, Xu Qing also saw it when he was in the divine test body.

But at this moment, the light that appeared in the box in Prince Ziqing's hand was much, much brighter than when he had the Seven Blood Pupils!
At the moment when it was displayed to heaven and earth, no matter what level of cultivation the powerful beings had, no matter whether their magical powers could change the world, but at this moment... they were all trembling.

Gods are no exception.

Because, that is the crushing of the life level, it is the life and death symbol hanging over the heads of all races in the entire Wanggu Continent.

Level determines everything.

At this moment, as the wooden box was opened and as that invisible, colorless and even imperceptible gaze was released, the clouds and mist rolled violently, as if they had turned into a raging sea.

The imperial capital was plunged into an unprecedented blur, and everything was unclear.

There seemed to be a faint whisper that shook the soul, echoing in this world, making people's bodies unstable, spinning in all directions, and screaming madly in pain.

Everything in the world is blurred and distorted.

But none of the emperors had the Seven Blood Pupils, and the empress was even more powerful than a god. So the next moment the great formation of the imperial palace roared, and the luck of the human race rose into the sky. The five gods transformed by successive emperors instantly revealed their true forms and descended.

Inside the palace, there was an earth-shaking aura that suddenly emerged, as if it had turned into a huge whirlpool, sucking away all the light that fell here.

But... since Zi Qing has arrived and since he wants to play a game with the Empress, his behavior cannot be limited to this.

So the next moment, in the imperial capital, in a mysterious area that was heavily guarded all year round, there was also a gaze that rose up into the sky in shock.

This area is the historical mission of the human race. For tens of thousands of years, it has never been affected at any time.

There, in addition to the heavy troops of the human race, there is also a special sect.

Although this sect is one of the ten major sects of the human race, it has almost never had any disciples born, and they guard here all year round!
This sect is the Tibetan sect that shoulders a special mission under the abyss!

Their mission is to guard the gate, the gate to the abyss.

You may even disobey the emperor's orders.

The abyss is the hometown of Chimu and also the hometown of Li Zihua.

That is... the real Wanggu Continent!

It was the battlefield where Xia Xian, who came from Hou Tu, fought against the former Huangtian Divine Clan.

In that battle, Xia Xian won, and he sealed the Huangtian Clan and their God Emperor, and even transformed the ancient sky of that time into the earth.

Thus, there came into being the Wanggu Continent of later generations.

And under Wanggu, above the thick earth, the place where the sealed Huangtian Divine Clan was located was defined as the abyss in the Heavenly Dao.

There are nine doors in the abyss.

The human race is suppressed here by a fan!
At this moment, light burst out from the gate of the abyss, creating a terrifying power that echoed the light of the imperial capital outside.

The roar was deafening.

Nine cracks appeared at the gate of the abyss!

In an instant, there were loud noises in the human domain, whispers from the abyss, and unwilling roars, which spread from inside the door to the world.

They are coming back.

They are the real masters of Wanggu Continent.

They are the Huangtian God Clan!

Then the fluctuations spread violently, spreading across the entire imperial capital, and endless foreign matter also madly scattered out from the cracks in the gate of the abyss.

From the ground, from the sand, from the rivers, and from the mountains.

From within the city, from every brick and tile, from all the food, all the items!
Until, from all existence, they rose up and formed wisps of mist, filling the sky and shaking the earth.

The clouds in the sky changed color rapidly with the incorporation of this fog, and in the blink of an eye they became shocking red clouds. As crimson lightning rumbled across the sky, drops of blood-colored rain fell from the sky.

An unimaginable and irresistible terror is taking shape in the response of the two rays of light.

If it is not suppressed in time, once the gate of the abyss is opened, no matter what the future holds, it is certain that the human race and the nearby large areas will be plunged into catastrophe in the first place.

For a moment, the luck of the human race surged, the heaven and earth continued to roar, and thunder and lightning spread out.

Ziqing in mid-air smiled gently and spoke softly.

"Your Majesty, if you and these five corpses of the Human Emperor go to the abyss and suppress it for an incense stick, it is very likely that the cracks in the gate of the abyss can be healed."

"And I will take my brother away while you are suppressing the abyss."

"Then the game begins."

"Your Majesty, how do you choose? Do you choose an individual or a group of people?"

Ziqing looked towards the palace.

The whirlpool above the palace roared, and the empress's eyes appeared inside.

Three breaths later, the five corpse gods of the Human Emperor surrounding Zi Qing's body suddenly rose into the air and headed straight for the gate of the abyss, and the vortex in the palace also disappeared in an instant.

The empress inside, with one step, walked towards the abyss...

He chose the tribe.

Seeing this, Prince Ziqing's emotions fluctuated for the first time in this life and he started laughing.

He was just smiling, but memories appeared in his eyes.

It seems that I remembered that there was once a person who, faced with such a choice, chose ethnicity.

So he looked at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing's expression did not change from beginning to end, and he watched everything calmly.

"Brother, the empress has given up on you, and the people around you seem to have given up on you as well. No one seems to have chosen you at this moment."

"So, come home with me."

Zi Qing was gentle. He raised his hand and grabbed it. The next moment, the hand of fate grabbed Xu Qing without any hindrance.

The Emperor Sword made a sound inside Xu Qing's body, but Xu Qing did not respond. He looked at Zi Qing and spoke calmly.

"My brother, the Crown Prince of Ziqing Kingdom, over the years, I have gradually had a question in my mind. I want to ask you... What are you afraid of?"

Xu Qing's voice echoed in all directions and fell into Ziqing's ears. Ziqing still smiled and was about to speak.

But at this moment, a roar that made the sky rumble and the void shatter, with a determination to give up everything and a madness to overturn the world, rose into the sky from a private house in the imperial capital.

"I'll swallow you up!"

Inside the residence, the seal surrounding Erniu suddenly collapsed, shattered by the madness that surged from him, causing the madness to soar into the sky without any hindrance.

The sky turned blue at this moment.

Endless ice sealed the sky and froze the earth.

On the blue sky, countless blue arms appeared, densely packed in the sky, forming a blue vortex.

Amid the rumbling rotation, the breath of reincarnation, the breath of death, along with the sound of shattering seals, erupted within this vortex.

There was also intense gasping sounds echoing inside.

It was as if some terrible creature was struggling to crawl out from the depths of the whirlpool!
At the same time, blue snowflakes floated and fell.

Those snowflakes were actually transformed from blue worms, filling the world.

"Who said Ah Qing was abandoned? I didn't give up!"

The roaring sound spread throughout the imperial capital. Prince Ziqing raised his head and looked over.

Xu Qing's expression changed for the first time after he decided to wait for Ziqing. He suddenly turned his head and looked at the blue vortex. He sensed the madness of his senior brother and also noticed that the seal was being released.

Suddenly spoke.

"Big Brother, please be patient!"

The sky paused, and then an even more violent roar was heard.

"Why are you so anxious? It's time to fight now."

Amid the roar, the vortex in the sky became more and more terrifying, and the sound was earth-shaking, but it seemed that the act of forcibly unlocking the seal was more difficult than imagined.

So soon, the vortex collapsed in the deafening sound, and finally with a roar, accompanied by a shrill and unwilling roar, it dissipated in the sky.

Snowflakes, not here.

The blue of the sky is fading away.

Soon, this crazy aura rose again from the houses in the imperial capital, trying to erupt again with continuous roars, but still failed.

again and again.

The feeling of madness is extremely strong.

"Your senior brother seems to be acting."

Ziqing smiled, raised the hand of destiny, grabbed Xu Qing's body and brought it in front of him.

"It's okay. I won't hurt him today, but I'm a little curious about what you just said."

"And what I'm more curious about is, since you are waiting for me, then...what are you preparing for?"

Zi Qing's gaze fell on Xu Qing, who was shrouded in the hand of fate, and he spoke gently.

Xu Qing remained calm.

"I saw your move before, and confirmed my inner judgment."

Ziqing's expression was gentle, and there was even a hint of anticipation in his eyes, as if he was very interested in Xu Qing's next words.

"When I was in Fenghai County, I was thinking about a question: what method do I need to kill you?"

Xu Qing spoke just as softly.

"And I don't know your true fighting power, nor do I know your abilities, so I have been thinking about it for a long time but still have no answer, unless I become stronger."

"But I never gave up thinking about this problem."

"Until I saw an opportunity in the Moon Festival Realm."

Xu Qing looked at Ziqing.

"Then, I perfected it in the Flame Moon."

"Last night, through your actions, I saw you fiddle with time, cutting off Shopkeeper Zhao's time, and also cutting off your own time. You can even implicate the other person's fate as a tonic for yourself."

“So, I finally made up my mind.”

Xu Qing's voice was a little hoarse at this moment, like sand rubbing against time and drifting away memories.

"Why did I have a complete feeling when I played the drums before? Why did I see a part of the memory in Wushuang City that never appeared in my mind when I was in Jiyue Realm?"

"Why in my memory, the hand you gave me back then was warm and tender?"

"And another memory, your hands were cruel."

"My body is in pieces, just like the stitched-together doll you sent me."

"But why, I don't have this part in my memory."

Xu Qing sighed softly and looked at Zi Qing.

"Who cut off that cruel time, and who replaced it with a gentle time."

"If it is the same person, then why would he, who cut the cruel time, stitch it back together? This is a very contradictory behavior."

Ziqing listened to Xu Qing's words quietly without any interruption.

Until this moment, he smiled softly, and his gentle voice formed the words.

"Is it possible that after that person attacked you, he saw your broken body and felt compassion in his heart?"

"So I sewed you up again, brother, and gave you a gentle memory."

Under the sky, in mid-air, purple and green looked at each other.

The wind blew at this moment, lifting the hair of the two people, and they fluttered like the stitched dolls placed on the threshold of the Shangling Palace.

Same, swaying in the wind.
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