OUTSIDE OF TIME

Chapter 1753: Here? Here!

“The Mystic Nether Soul Refinement Art is an overwhelmingly domineering secret technique capable of forcibly refining the origin essence of True Gods!”

Xu Qing raised his head, gazing into the distance. The fog in his mind seemed to disperse slightly, as if a breeze had swept through.

He then ceased using the divine art and instead employed ordinary collection methods on the divine corpse to confirm his earlier judgment.

The result aligned with his expectations—nothing was gained.

“Indeed, it is as I thought!”

“To collect the essence of a True God, I must either rely on the power of the Aurora Heaven’s Beyond to suppress It, or the god must have Its realm weakened, as with the goddess.”

“Moreover, among the two I encountered earlier—one had only partially returned, and the other had been severely injured, unable to restore Its realm.”

“As for this divine corpse, Its origin essence has dimmed after death, being devoured by Origin Sins and absorbed by the Home Planet… Thus, ordinary collection methods yield nothing. Only the Mystic Nether Soul Refinement Art, with its domineering nature, can seize a portion.”

“With this technique, I can offset the absorption of my origin essence by this place, granting me the ability to stay here longer.”

“However, the Venerable Immortal’s purpose couldn’t possibly be just to have me absorb divine corpses here to enhance my cultivation and realm!”

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes. In his view, the Venerable Immortal’s layered plans were undoubtedly profound.

“I am likely just one piece of his plan, or perhaps an auxiliary!”

“Staying here is the foundation…”

“In other words, I don’t need to overthink the Venerable Immortal’s plan. By continuing forward, his intentions may naturally reveal themselves at some unexpected moment.”

“But this feeling… I don’t like it!”

Xu Qing fell silent. He disliked having his fate manipulated, even if the manipulator was the Venerable Immortal.

Yet, upon reflection, since arriving in the Fifth Star Ring from Wanggu, although much of his progress was due to his own efforts, it was undeniable that the Venerable Immortal’s unseen gaze had spared him many troubles.

Xu Qing could sense this throughout his journey.

With a soft sigh, he divided the absorbed origin essence, sending a portion to the clay fox to offset their losses. He then sat cross-legged and began absorbing the energy in earnest.

Several days later, as the divine corpse completely sank beneath the glacier, Xu Qing rose into the air under the blue gazes of the Origin Sins and flew away.

Soaring through the skies of the Primordial Home Planet.

“The refined origin essence is enough to sustain me and the clay fox for several days…”

“Next, I can explore this place further.

If I can find a way out, that would be ideal.

As for the Venerable Immortal’s plan… I’ll consider it repayment.

Until the Venerable Immortal’s plan reveals itself, I should focus on cultivation.”

Having made up his mind, Xu Qing also sent a portion of the origin essence to the goddess as he flew.

The goddess… could not die yet.

Because dying here would render Her worthless.

In Xu Qing’s mind, even if She were to die, it should be in a way that provided him with significant benefits, making Her death meaningful.

Thus, time passed, and half a month went by.

Since the Primordial Home Planet had no day or night, bathed eternally in the faint green moonlight, Xu Qing measured time based on Wanggu’s standards.

During this half-month, he witnessed multiple divine corpses falling from the sky. Most of them disintegrated mid-air, turning to dust. Only a few, those who had reached the Divine Platform realm, remained partially intact, becoming remnants that slowly sank into the glacier.

“It seems the goddess wasn’t lying about this… Gods below the True God level, even in divine decay, return here to become nourishment.”

“Only True Gods can have Their corpses fall intact.”

“So, rather than calling this the Primordial Home Planet, it’s more accurate to call it a Corpse Star, akin to the Netherworld.”

Xu Qing murmured inwardly as he watched a Divine Fire god turn to ash in the sky.

Behind him, a section of the glacier had collapsed, revealing countless Origin Sins staring intently at him.

Through the Origin Sins, a temple could be faintly seen at the bottom of the glacier, illuminated by the fragmented moonlight.

After a while, Xu Qing withdrew his gaze and looked at the glacier, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

Over the past half-month, he had explored not only the surface of the glacier but also its depths, locating three temples.

Without exception, each temple was surrounded by endless corpses and countless Origin Sins.

Xu Qing, unwilling to waste origin essence, unleashed his combat power to forcefully break through. In each of these temples, he found bronze doors.

Unfortunately, no matter how he tried to activate them, the three bronze doors, like the one he had first appeared before, showed no response.

“It seems the temple doors are the means to enter this place, but not the way out.”

Xu Qing confirmed this suspicion, his gaze sweeping over the Origin Beasts as another thought arose.

“There must be some connection between the temples and the Origin Beasts.”

This question remained unanswered for now. After a moment of contemplation, Xu Qing soared into the air and flew away.

He intended to search for more fallen divine corpses to replenish the origin essence loss for himself and the clay fox, buying more time.

This had been his routine for the past half-month.

Although he had not encountered another True God corpse like the first one, there were still remnants falling from the sky.

While these remnants couldn’t provide as much origin essence as a True God corpse, allowing him to sustain himself for several days at once, absorbing enough of them could still barely replenish his losses.

This enabled him to continue exploring the area.

Thus, time passed day by day, and Xu Qing’s exploration range on the Primordial Home Planet expanded as he replenished his origin essence. However, the surface of the glacier remained unchanged.

It was still black, still endless.

Apart from the Origin Sins beneath the glacier and the occasional falling remnants in the sky, there was nothing else.

The entire world seemed to consist solely of him, a normal living being, eternally flying through this desolate expanse.

Until… when Xu Qing’s senses had grown somewhat numb from the monotony, something unexpected happened. While flying through the sky, Xu Qing suddenly halted, his gaze fixed on the distance.

A gleam appeared in his eyes.

“That is…”

At the edge of his vision, on the black glacier, a massive fissure had appeared!

Like a canyon, it was both shocking and awe-inspiring.

This was the first time in a month that Xu Qing had seen a different landscape!

This discovery invigorated Xu Qing. He increased his speed, transforming into a streaking meteor that crossed the void in an instant, arriving above the canyon!

Looking down, the canyon was enormous, like a scar on the earth. Its length exceeded Xu Qing’s range of perception, and its depth was equally immeasurable.

What was even more astonishing, and what caused Xu Qing’s heart to churn, was that on the icy walls of the canyon, from top to bottom, there were countless bronze doors.

Some doors were sealed within the ice, some were partially exposed, and others were fully visible.

If that were all, it wouldn’t have stirred Xu Qing’s emotions. What truly caused his pupils to contract was that outside the fully visible bronze doors, there sat cross-legged unique Origin Sins!

These Origin Sins were not just blue-armed; their entire bodies were covered in blue ice, resembling the one inside Senior Brother to an uncanny degree.

“Wait, the one inside Senior Brother is deep blue, while these… are light blue!”

The moment Xu Qing saw these Origin Sins, his vigilance skyrocketed.

He had fought these Origin Beasts multiple times and knew Their nature and how troublesome They were. These light blue Origin Beasts were the first of Their kind he had encountered here.

And there were so many of Them.

Almost as soon as Xu Qing looked at Them, many of the Origin Beasts sitting outside the bronze doors also raised Their heads, Their blue eyes coldly staring at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing did not act rashly, and the Origin Beasts also made no move, simply watching him.

After a while, Xu Qing slowly retreated, and some of the Origin Beasts averted Their gazes.

“They can’t come out…”

Based on his previous experiences, Xu Qing reached this conclusion. He also knew that entering this canyon would be extremely dangerous.

“But why are They all sitting outside the fully visible bronze doors?”

Xu Qing frowned. After a while, he simply sat cross-legged in mid-air, facing the Origin Beasts while silently observing.

Several days later, a strange change occurred within the canyon, completely unraveling Xu Qing’s doubts.

Below, one of the many bronze doors slowly opened.

A divine murmur echoed from within as the door opened.

“Kanshan… Kanshan…”

It was a divine sound, imbued with the power of the star ring. As it spread, it attracted anomalous substances, forming illusory interwoven divine runes.

These runes floated out from the door!

Heading straight for the Origin Sin outside!

The runes exuded an ancient aura, containing unimaginable mystery. Just a glance caused Xu Qing’s heart to tremble, and he immediately retreated further.

As for the Origin Sin, its eyes glowed intensely with blue light, and it let out a deafening roar.

It was as if these runes were a tribulation it had to face. In its frenzy, it charged toward the runes.

Under Xu Qing’s watchful gaze, the Origin Sin and the runes collided.

In the next moment, the runes emitted golden light, while the Origin Sin burst with blue radiance. The two seemed to devour each other.

However, compared to the golden light, the blue radiance was like boiling water meeting snowflakes. No matter how brightly the blue light shone, it could not resist the golden light, which eventually engulfed and erased it.

Then… as if absorbing everything from the dead Origin Sin, the runes began to extend, forming bones, veins, and finally flesh…

Ultimately, a divine body took shape!

It was brimming with life!

A newborn god!

Moreover, the aura of a True God emanated from this body. Before it could awaken, the nearby bronze door suddenly sucked it in.

It disappeared.

Xu Qing witnessed this entire process clearly, and his heart surged with waves of emotion.

“This is the process of god reconstruction here!”

“So, reconstruction requires Origin Sins with fully blue-iced bodies as vessels, and what floats out from the door… must be the True Name!!”

“The True Name imprints itself, transforming into a new god. This process is unalterable for the Origin Sins, like destiny!”

Xu Qing’s heart raced.

“Then, since I also entered through a bronze door, did I come in the form of a True Name?”

Xu Qing was uncertain about this. As he looked at the Origin Sins and bronze doors below, he couldn’t help but think of Senior Brother!

“Then Senior Brother… from this perspective, is extremely special!

Every time he unleashes his power, an Origin Sin emerges from his chest, and it seems to be one with him!”

“Moreover, Senior Brother also possesses the concept of immortality!”

Xu Qing’s thoughts raced as he recalled everything about Senior Brother. At the same time, far in the sky, a divine corpse, having completed its long journey, finally arrived here.

It appeared in the sky.

Descending toward the earth!

During this process, it did not disintegrate!

It was a True God corpse!

The moment Xu Qing saw the corpse, he immediately set aside all his thoughts, his eyes gleaming with a bright light.

Refining remnants provided limited origin essence.

It was far inferior to a True God corpse!

Thus, Xu Qing shot forward like a hungry wolf, heading toward where the corpse would land.

At the same time, within the descending divine corpse, Fairy Spirit Phoenix opened her eyes.

“Husband, we’re here…”

Beside her, Young Master Aurora opened his eyes, his expression calm. Just as he was about to speak, his previously serene expression suddenly turned peculiar.

“Huh?”

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