Outside of Time

The so-called fire in the sky is a unique climate change in the Moon Festival area.

There are different opinions on the principle of its formation. Some people say that it is caused by the power of the tide of the red moon, because the closer to the arrival of the red moon, the more frequent the sky fires are.

Some people also say that the former master who was killed by the red moon is returning.

And every time the sky fire appears across the sky, the entire Moon Festival area will be bright, and the sky will be filled with flames, rising from the east until it covers the entire sky.

The farther to the east, the more intense the light and heat, and at the same time, varying degrees of fire rain fell.

It will not be until several months later that the sea of ​​​​fire in the sky will return and fall into the sea of ​​​​fire in the east again. This is considered a cycle.

During this process, the entire eastern part of the Moon Sacrifice Region, except for small altars and other places, was mostly burned in the rain of fire.

Both cities and plants will become fly ash.

This is also the reason why most of the cities in the alliance land of the two races are made of clay and are crude. Only their common holy city can barely withstand it with the blessing of the powerful powers of the two races and some special methods. But damage is inevitable.

Every time the heavenly fire returns, reconstruction must begin, and the soil must be renovated to drive away the poison of fire. This is the source of mundane food cultivation.

Fortunately, sky fires often occur once every few decades and are not too frequent. The destruction is mainly in the east, and other areas are not seriously affected. It is not difficult for monks to rebuild with magic.

As for ordinary people, they need to find a way to enter the Holy City to take refuge before then, but this will cost a lot of money. If the conditions are not met... then they can only hide underground.

They use their physiques that have been adapted to heavenly fire from generation to generation to avoid fire.

This is also the reason why Xu Qing saw the guards hiding underground. They wanted to complete their own decomposition before the sky fire arrived, so that they could become one with the soil underground.

The Tianmian Clan also has similar methods.

It's just that these methods were evolved by them to adapt to this place, and Xu Qing does not have them.

The ground where he was at this moment was extremely hot all around, and the soil began to crystallize. Amidst the high temperature, a strong feeling of discomfort also appeared in Xu Qing's heart.

"It's almost approaching the temperature of the magma surface, and this is just the beginning..."

Xu Qing's forehead was sweating, his body was sticky, and the water was gradually unable to be locked in his body. This made him feel vaguely uncomfortable and escaped deeper into the earth.

It wasn't until it reached a certain range that I felt a little better, but the warning caused by the mental crisis and the mosasaur's uneasiness was still strong.

So he did not withdraw his consciousness and paid close attention to the outside world.

In his perception, the sky outside was dazzling with fire at the moment, and the magma was rolling on the sky. With the pinch of the severed hands, it seemed to be driven away and continued to spread.

At the same time, a large amount of fire rain fell, and many mountain peaks began to melt and become more irregular.

The world and the earth are filled with endless flames, thick smoke billowing, and scorching heat.

The degree of terror, in Xu Qing's judgment, was comparable to the burning heat of being within a foot of magma.

"This can't go on like this!"

The sense of crisis became stronger in Xu Qing's heart. He looked deeper into the earth, thinking in his eyes.

It's not impossible to continue, but he has his own limit after all. After all, there is a squeezing force in the land of Wanggu Continent. If Xu Qing sinks too deep, he will be unable to bear it.

"Especially because I don't know whether this sky fire will spread deeper... If its spreading power exceeds the limit of my sinking, it will be a dead end for me."

Xu Qing weighed in his heart, he could feel that this was the first day of the Skyfire, and it would be even more terrifying after that.

So Xu Qing quickly took out a jade slip.

Inside this jade slip was a simple map, which was given by the old human man Duanmu Zang before he left. It was also he who informed Xu Qing that Tianhuo was coming and said that if he really had nowhere to go, he could come to the place where the map was.

After Xu Qing pondered, he decided to go and have a look first. If it didn't work, he would go underground to gamble, or he would leave the alliance of the two races at full speed and stay away from the source of the fire.

Thinking of this, he swayed and went straight to the ground.

He did not choose to escape deep underground, which would be relatively slow. At this moment, his body entered the high temperature. The closer he was to the ground, the more terrifying the temperature became.

Until it broke through the soil and appeared on the earth, Xu Qing's body had burn scars.

The pain spreads.

The temperature between heaven and earth has exceeded the scorching heat of the magma. Even though Xu Qing's body is good and has recovered, the pain of being burned is still strong.

The most important thing is that even if Xu Qing has the blessing of the Sundial Life Lamp, he cannot withstand the invasion of the soul by this sky fire for too long.

This is also the reason why he was unable to refine for a long time in the Sea of ​​Heavenly Fire.

The physical body is one aspect, and the soul is also another aspect.

Especially compared to the physical body, Xu Qing's soul is more fragile.

"Not for too long!" Xu Qing breathed hot air, which seemed to be burning inside and outside his body.

He rushed out without any hesitation. While galloping through the sea of ​​fire, he also took out the umbrella given by Duanmu Zang. After holding it up, the temperature was somewhat isolated.

Xu Qing's body relaxed and his speed became faster.

While roaring, he set off a storm, and flames roared wherever he passed.

In this way, two days passed, and the temperature outside became even more alarming. All he could see was a sea of ​​fire, a distorted lake, and his consciousness was cut off. At the same time, his umbrella was showing signs of collapse.

Fortunately, the place marked by the jade slip has appeared in the distance.

There doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary there. It was supposed to be a collapsed abandoned mine, but now it is melting more and more in the sea of ​​fire, without any trace of survival.

Xu Qing arrived quickly, glanced around and frowned.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like you can take refuge here. Even if you can enter the mine inside through some gaps, the heat radiating from inside is no less than outside.

"It's a pity that the spiritual consciousness is isolated and has a small spread range, making it difficult to perceive more."

Xu Qing pondered, glanced at his umbrella that was about to collapse, and then looked at the mine.

"However, judging from Duanmu's performance of hiding in the sea of ​​fire, if it is really a hiding place, it would make sense. After all, if it can be seen casually, it cannot be regarded as a hiding place."

Xu Qing was thoughtful, swaying his waist, and followed the gap in the abandoned mine in front to enter. As soon as he stepped in, a fiery force hit his face.

Xu Qing remained silent, kept vigilant, and continued to move forward. He was ready to go deeper to see the situation.

Even after walking for an hour, the mine had not reached the end, and the fiery power was still strong. When Xu Qing frowned, his expression suddenly changed, and he raised his head and looked into the distance.

Vaguely, he saw a figure lying there, motionless.

You can't see the man or woman, you can only see that the other person seems to be wearing thick armor, and there is an open umbrella next to him to protect him from the high temperature.

This was the only figure Xu Qing saw after the sky fire passed through the sky, so he narrowed his eyes, the shadow dispersed, covering it first, until his emotions fluctuated. Xu Qing was a little surprised, and he whizzed straight towards the other party.

In an instant, he was in front of this figure.

At this distance, even though the perception was relatively isolated, Xu Qing still made some explorations.

This is a clan monk who is cultivating the Three Fires of Foundation Building. He is already on his deathbed and is about to die.

He was wearing black armor all over his body, with all parts covered, and the armor was made of a special material that could insulate him from high temperatures to a certain extent.

The umbrella on the side also caught Xu Qing's attention.

This umbrella is exactly the same as the one given by Duanmu Zang.

Xu Qing was thoughtful, looked up at the depths of the mine, raised his hand to grab the figure, and continued moving forward.

In this way, another half an hour passed, and Xu Qing finally reached the end of the mine. There was nothing there. The surrounding soil crystallized and the high temperature gathered, making the heat here even stronger.

Standing here, Xu Qing looked around and suddenly spoke.

"Senior, I picked this person up on the road. Is he here to see you?"

As soon as Xu Qing spoke, a cold voice came from the wall.

"It's useless to treat people who don't follow the rules!"

Even so, the wall on the side still twisted and turned into a vortex. Duanmu Zang's figure walked out, raised his right hand, and grabbed the human race that Xu Qing had picked up from the air.

Xu Qing let go, and the human youth in armor went straight to the whirlpool. After being caught by Duanmu Zang, he threw him behind him and then looked up at Xu Qing.

"Boy, what are you doing here?"

After several contacts, Xu Qing had some judgments about the old man's behavior and knowingly asking questions, so he didn't say anything about the other party giving the jade slip, but just said it directly.

"One day, one hundred spirit stones!"

The old man snorted coldly.

"A thousand a day!"

"make a deal!"

Xu Qing nodded.

The old man glanced at Xu Qing and took a few steps back.

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes, and the poison in his body dispersed. After being prepared to explode if he encountered an ambush, he took a swaying step and headed straight for the vortex.

As he stepped in, his figure disappeared, the vortex quickly dissipated, and everything was as usual.

At the other end of the wall, when Xu Qing appeared, he was already in a cave. There were many incomplete statues scattered around, some with no heads and some with missing limbs.

Other than that, the entire crypt was empty.

As for the human youth, there was no trace. Duanmu Zang was sitting cross-legged on the neck of a headless statue in the distance, staring at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing quickly looked around, felt behind him again, and then his eyes narrowed.

At the entrance behind him was a huge wall with thousands of masks and a similar number of mirrors placed on it.

These masks were all refined with special techniques after the death of the Tianmian tribe members, and the same was true for the mirrors.

The mask of the Tianmian clan that wanted to attack Xu Qing was also among them.

"These two groups, in order to adapt to this place, have evolved many abilities from generation to generation. They can use them to block the sea of ​​fire. With some special methods and the layout here, they can avoid the sky fire to a certain extent."

The old man spoke calmly, with some arrogance in his voice.

"The fire in the sky usually lasts for a hundred days. One thousand a day. One hundred days is two hundred thousand spiritual stones. Bring it."

Xu Qing raised his eyebrows, glanced at the old man, and spoke seriously.

"One hundred days is one hundred thousand."

"A person has 100,000 yuan, and you have a snake, so that's 200,000 yuan!" The old man glared.

"I don't have that many spirit stones."

Xu Qing said truthfully that he had many spiritual tickets but not many spiritual stones on his body, so he took out a magic weapon and put it aside.

"Cancel this with this."

The old man glanced at it, raised his hand to grab it, and nodded.

"That's fine."

After speaking, his eyes showed a cold light, his tone was also solemn, and he spoke slowly.

"Because you are a human being, I will help you this time, but listen carefully, there are restricted areas outside this grotto. If you break in without permission... don't blame me for not caring about the human race!"

Xu Qing nodded when he heard this.

The old man gave Xu Qing a meaningful look, turned around and disappeared into the grotto.

Xu Qing's expression was as usual. After checking around, he determined that there was no obstruction here. He also saw that the statues were very old. There were no human beings in them, but dragons and snakes surrounding them, revealing the killing intent.

Although they are all incomplete, looking at them as a whole, it seems that when the statues are complete, they are in a state of worship, and this place is cold and cold, more like a tomb.

"Is this originally a cemetery?"

Xu Qing was thoughtful and found a statue. When he sat down cross-legged, Ling'er emerged from his collar, looked around and spoke quietly.

"Brother Xu Qing, this place seems to be related to our Ancient Spirit Clan."

Xu Qing's heart moved and she looked at Ling'er.

Linger looked around carefully and whispered.

"Brother Xu Qing, those statues are indeed the gods of the Ancient Spirit Clan. We are snakes when we are young, and we transform into humans when we are adults. If we have strong blood, after we break through the shackles of our cultivation, we will be accompanied by celestial dragons. From then on, dragons and snakes will protect our bodies. Invincible."

"Looking at the specifications here, it is the tomb of a certain ancestor of our clan."

"Generally speaking, our clan's tombs contain multiple layers. Brother Xu Qing, there should be a larger tomb below. This is just the first layer."

"I can feel that the restrictions on the cemetery are still there. Brother Xu Qing, I should be able to open the entrance to the next level." Ling'er said happily, feeling that she could finally help Brother Xu Qing.

Xu Qing looked around carefully when he heard this, then touched Ling'er's head and said softly.

"There's no need to open it. Since the current owner doesn't want us to disturb him, we'll just wait here for the sky fire to end and then leave."

Xu Qing is a person who knows the rules of proportion. Since the two parties are trading, he is willing to abide by the rules of the transaction unless it is absolutely necessary.

Ling'er was thoughtful. She felt that Xu Qing's approach was different from her father's, so she remembered this matter and prepared to learn from it.

Time flies, and half a month has passed.

The heavenly fire outside became more and more terrifying, burning the heaven and earth, destroying all things, and trembling all living beings.

Viewed from a distance, it looks like the wrath of gods, which is shocking.

The roaring sound was even louder than the sky thunder. The entire sea of ​​​​fire sank too much. Most of the magma inside was sucked into the sky, and the severed hand also disappeared.

In the mine, in the ancient tomb of the Ancient Spirit Clan, Xu Qing kept his promise and did not leave the grotto for even half a step. He was always practicing, and Duanmu Zang never appeared again, and everything was fine.

Ling'er was also very obedient and did not explore deeper. For her, as long as she was by Xu Qing's side, everything was extremely satisfying.

Only occasionally, she would feel a little useless.

"I also need to quickly digest the ancient spirit royal family's destiny power in my body and speed up my bloodline promotion." Ling'er thought so in his heart and was doing the same.

Xu Qing's practice here was interrupted by a visitor on the seventeenth day.

As the light of the formation shone on the ground of the grotto, a cautious figure quickly walked out from inside.

It's not Duanmu Zang, but a human youth wearing a blue shirt.

Xu Qing opened his eyes and recognized this person as the comatose person he rescued half a month ago. The person was still very weak at the moment, but he was no longer seriously injured.

Obviously the armor was very useful, and Duanmu Zang must have treated this person.

It's just that the fire poison on his body is difficult to dispel, and many places are burned and withered, blood red, and the skin cannot regenerate, which is a bit ferocious.

When Xu Qing looked over, the human youth had a worried face. He walked a few steps quickly and knelt down to Xu Qing.

"Junior Shi Pan is back, thank you senior for saving your life!"

Xu Qing looked at the human youth and saw that his name was a bit strange, but he didn't ask any more questions and spoke calmly.

"It's nothing. Even if I don't take action, Senior Duanmu will save you."

The human youth was still worshiping. After kowtowing to Xu Qing three times, he stood up and looked at Xu Qing, speaking nervously.

"In any case, it was the senior who came to the rescue, and this junior will remember this kindness in his heart."

As he spoke, he took out a food box from his arms and put it aside.

"The junior knows that the senior has a high level of cultivation, and the junior doesn't have anything valuable. These are some food made by my wife, thank you senior!"

After the human youth finished speaking, he stood up, bowed to Xu Qing again, stepped back respectfully, returned to the formation, and disappeared.

Xu Qing looked at the food box. It contained some cooked pastries, which were fragrant and exquisite. It seemed that they had been carefully prepared.

With Xu Qing's poison knowledge, he could tell if it was poisonous after just one sniff. At this moment, he could detect it without any problem. He raised his hand to pick it up and saw that Ling'er was swallowing saliva, so he took a bite and verified it again before handing it to Ling'er. piece.

Ling'er ate it in one bite and narrowed her eyes.

"Gulu gulu."

It obviously tasted good, so Ling'er couldn't help but make the sound of her childhood.

Seeing that Ling'er liked it, Xu Qing smiled and gave it to Ling'er.

Then close your eyes and continue meditating.

Time passed day by day, and in the following days, Shi Pangui came many times, each time bringing food with him, respectfully,

He hesitated several times, but finally couldn't hold it back, with longing in his eyes, and asked Xu Qing about the human race in the outside world.

"Senior, I heard the old king said that you are from the outside world? What is our human race like outside?"

Shi Pangui looked nervous and full of expectations.

In his life, he could not leave the Moon Sacrifice Territory, and his fate was doomed from the moment he was born. However, when he was very young, the people around him told him about the glory of the human race and the power of the human race.

But what he saw in his eyes was that the human race was humble and the food of foreign races.

All kinds of misery, all kinds of sadness, all kinds of things made his heart shaken and confused.

In fact, whether he answers or not cannot change his current situation, but he wants an answer.

He wanted to know whether the human race outside was really as full of glory and beauty as the old people told him.

This will become his inner support and pride.

Xu Qing looked at the human youth in front of him and was silent for a few breaths.

His silence made the light in Shi Pangui's eyes slowly dim.

"The human race outside lives and works in peace and contentment, has a good life, and there are not many disputes. Everything is beautiful, and the Human Emperor of this generation is even more talented and strategic. He fought against the Black Sky Clan some time ago and won a great victory."

"As for the foreign races, they must bow their heads before our human race. They will either choose to attach themselves to the subordinate race, or they will be wiped out."

"And here in the Moon Sacrifice Territory, the Human Emperor is also concerned about it. Everything is getting better."

Xu Qing had a smile on his face and spoke easily.

His words and his smile made Shi Pangui's eyes light up, his breathing quickened, and his heart was extremely excited.

"I knew that was the case!"

"Zhou Wangbei argued with me yesterday, saying that the human race is extremely humble outside. I said that this is impossible. My human race has noble blood, and the Moon Sacrifice Territory is like this out of helplessness. And my race once dominated the ancient world. It will be brilliant outside!”

"Thank you, senior!"

Shi Pangui was excited. After bowing to Xu Qing, he left with excitement. He wanted to go back and tell his Taoist companions, family and friends about these things.

Xu Qing watched the other party's figure disappear and sighed in his heart.

He understood the reason for the other party's name, "Pan Gui", which was the hope for the glorious return of the human race.

Looking north is because the human race's imperial capital is in the north.

In fact, through these days of contact, Xu Qing has already guessed what happened at the lower level of this cemetery.

There should be a human group there, and the leader of the country in their mouth is Duanmu Zang.

He sheltered some human races so that they could avoid the suffering outside and live here.

And this is also the reason why the other party warned him not to leave this place.

Xu Qing felt respect rising in his heart, stood up, looked behind him, clasped his fists in the distance, and bowed down.

As he bowed, the figure of Duanmu Zangmo Lake was revealed on a statue in the distance. He looked at the place where Shi Pangui left, and then looked at Xu Qing, silent.

After a while, his voice became hoarse and echoed in the grotto.

"Thanks."

"Did the human race outside really win the battle?" Duanmu Zang looked at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing nodded seriously.

"The Shenglan Territory now belongs to the human race, and the human race also has its own domain treasure."

Duanmu Zang took one step and reached Xu Qing's side. This was the closest the two of them had ever been. In the past, when they met, they were always separated by some distance.

After arriving, Duanmu Zang sat aside and threw a Xu Qing wine bottle to him.

"Tell me more about it."

Xu Qing took the wine bottle, took a sip, frowned, took out his own wine from the storage bag, and threw it to Duanmu Zang.

Duanmu Zang took it and his eyes lit up after drinking it.

In this way, while the two were drinking, Xu Qing spoke slowly and told Duanmu Zang roughly what happened outside a few days ago, but he hid his identity and only told the matter from the perspective of a passerby.

Duanmu Zang didn't say a word during this period and he listened very carefully.

After a long time, the drinks were finished and Xu Qing finished speaking.

Duanmu Zang narrowed his eyes and spoke in a low voice.

"What you saw about this seventh prince was his actions and the Human Emperor's will, but you overlooked one thing, his mother's clan!"

Xu Qing's expression condensed.

"As a prince, even if he has courage, he must have a deep foundation to handle such a situation with ease. So I think that his mother's family may not be a human race. Even if it is a human race, it must be extraordinary!"

"There is also the Human Emperor. It's interesting. I feel that he actually knows everything clearly...because when you look at the results, all the results seem to be within control."

"There is a big hand vaguely behind my back, always firmly in control."

After Duanmu Zang finished speaking, he looked up at Xu Qing and said something meaningful.

"The starting point of this matter is Fenghai County. If I were the Human Emperor, I would have arranged for a trustworthy person to be deployed in Fenghai County to act as my eyes."

"But the cultivation level should not be too high, which will make people guess."

Xu Qing looked normal, but there were waves in his heart.

Duanmu Zang didn't say much. He stood up and walked towards the distance. When his figure gradually emerged from the lake, he suddenly paused and turned to look at Xu Qing.

"Would you like to take a look at my home?"