Outside of Time

In the temple, the moment Xu Qing's hand touched the door, he was shocked.

The vast will that had appeared many times before suddenly enveloped his mind from the temple gate.

Without giving him any chance to react or retreat, this will was like a sea, filling Xu Qing's mind in an instant, drowning everything in him, and then turned into bursts of severe pain.

The severe pain radiated from every inch of flesh and blood in his body, erupted from every bone, and swept across like a storm.

It was like countless sharp blades, cutting his flesh and blood piece by piece, and even scraping away at his bones.

The sudden drastic change shocked Xu Qing's heart, and in the next moment, the pain changed, but it did not weaken, but became stronger.

It turned into flames and burned all parts of the body.

Immediately after the burning dissipated, the meaning of decay was formed. Both the body and the soul were sinking into the underworld at this moment. This kind of severe pain made Xu Qing tremble even though he had experienced many serious injuries in the past.

But he couldn't fall into a coma.

And the next moment, on top of the rot, there was also the pain of being bitten.

It was as if he was in a huge mouth, his body being bitten off in sections, and crushed into a pulp between his teeth.

The most terrifying thing is that all this pain is constantly amplified, and finally reaches the extreme, becoming indescribable torture.

Just for a moment, Xu Qing's perseverance could not help but make a muffled sound, her body was shaking violently, and she could no longer stand firm.

After more than ten breaths, all of this was reversed in an instant, and all the pain dissipated in an instant.

Only the sweat seeped out along the cracks of the statue, and fell on the ground drop by drop, turning into pieces of brown flowers due to the ink.

Xu Qing's breathing was rapid, and the vast spiritual thoughts that filled his mind echoed with lingering words that lingered for a long time.

"This is the moment when the Scarlet Mother's Curse breaks out. The pain you will endure in the future is also the torture that all sentient beings in this domain will endure."

"This is also the third test. You don't need to complete it. You just need to deeply experience the pain of the curse."

"So, do you want this to be the future?"

"If not, if you want to struggle, if you want to resist, open this door and welcome to join us and join the Moon-Counter Palace!"

Divine thoughts dissipate.

Everything is an illusion.

Xu Qing raised his head. He finally knew what the third assessment was.

"Let all participants feel the pain of the curse breaking out in advance, so as to strengthen their heart against the moon."

Xu Qing murmured, but he was stunned for a moment.

"If this is the third test, then what was the test that I used to open the passage?"

Xu Qing hesitated, looked a little strange, looked back at the altar, and fell silent.

After a while, Xu Qing's eyes shone brightly, and he no longer thought about these trivial matters. He raised his hand and pushed hard towards the wooden door of the temple in front of him.

The creaking sound carried a long and ancient meaning, echoing in Xu Qing's ears, and the door of the temple slowly opened.

A strange world came into Xu Qing's eyes.

The sky is a long-lost blue, the sun is shining on the sky, and the surrounding area is a curtain of flowing light.

Waves of fragrance flowed into Xu Qing's nose, and soft light shone into his eyes.

Compared with the dimness of the Moon Festival Domain, Xu Qing's first feeling here was that it was like a paradise.

Xu Qing felt this way as a visitor from the outside world. You can imagine the shock of those living beings who have been here all their lives when they just saw all this.

Xu Qing's heart was filled with excitement as he stepped out of the temple. In front of him was a rusty bronze tripod, and where the temple was located was a mountain peak.

The only mountain in this world.

This mountain is infinitely large, and countless temples have been built, some are dark, some are shining, but every temple has a sense of ancient times.

"This should be the Niyue Palace."

Xu Qing looked up at the foot of the mountain, and a sense of his own insignificance could not help but rise in his heart.

He saw nine larger temples floating in the sky above this huge mountain.

They are high up in the sky, exuding vast power. Five of them are brilliant, and the auspiciousness of the gods within them can be vaguely seen.

The remaining four are dark and without light, and there is no god within them.

Above the nine temples is the sun that shines all these lights, but if you look carefully, you can see that there is actually a temple inside the sun.

Just the door is closed.

It was obviously built on the sun, but when Xu Qing saw the temple, he instinctively felt that this temple... was dead and there was no god in it.

Or to be precise, there are no residents in it!

In addition, Xu Qing also saw statues of gods similar to his own, going in and out of countless temples in this huge mountain, coming and going, and occasionally communicating with each other.

While it was lively, Xu Qing also felt as if he had arrived in the kingdom of gods.

It even gave him an incredible thought, and he instinctively looked back at the temple behind him.

"It's like the world I live in is just inside this temple..."

Xu Qing shook his head and waved away this thought. He knew that this was impossible, so he controlled his statue body to rise into the air to observe the Niyue Palace in more detail.

Time passed, and with Xu Qing's caution and exploration, he finally had some basic understanding of the Moon-Reverse Palace.

The dimness of the temple here means that no one is staying, it is not opened and cannot be entered.

The shining light indicates that there is a spirit inside. Even if the owner is not present, other statues can enter freely as long as they are not actively restricted.

There are different numbers of light groups floating in almost every temple, and each light group contains transaction information.

"The initial function of Niyue Palace is trading?"

Xu Qing was thoughtful and walked into various temples to check and confirmed this.

Outside every temple, there are bronze tripods. Some are empty inside, while others are filled with incense, fire and birds, giving people a sense of prosperity.

Xu Qing was a little confused about this. He didn't know how the incense in the bronze tripod appeared.

Until he observed for a long time, he found that every time a statue entered someone else's temple, the amount of incense in the temple's bronze tripod changed after the transaction was completed.

Sometimes one is missing, sometimes there is one more.

"It feels like word-of-mouth..." Xu Qing pondered, and when he looked at the temples, he felt that they were like shops.

Xu Qing searched for it in thought, and finally found out in a temple's light group that the owner of the temple needed to trade some poison pills, and the payment was some precious herbs.

There were several plants inside. Xu Qing was moved when he saw it. He felt that this person should be a good alchemy master. When he was checking, the statue on the altar of the temple suddenly moved. He opened his eyes and looked at Xu Qing. A cold sound came out.

"I've been looking at it for a long time. If you don't want to change it, please do it yourself."

Xu Qing pondered and asked.

"I wonder what kind of poison elixir you need?"

The statue glanced at Xu Qing and spoke calmly.

"Practice as a poor Taoist means that a hundred poisons will not invade the body, so any poisonous elixir is needed."

Xu Qing thought for a while, took out one of his own poison pills, and gave a reminder.

"The power of my poison elixir is a bit strange. Fellow Taoist, you can try it little by little when using it."

Saying that, Xu Qing put the poison pill into the light group.

The statue sneered in his heart and secretly said that I have been taking poison for many years. I have encountered this kind of reminder to myself in the past, but most of them were ordinary. I felt it at this moment and felt that this elixir was acceptable, so I completed the transaction.

Soon, a medicinal herb that Xu Qing wanted was revealed in the light group and fell into Xu Qing's hands. The next moment, there was a faint fluctuation in his mind.

This fluctuation contained simple spiritual thoughts. He could choose to be dissatisfied or satisfied.

After Xu Qing was satisfied with his choice, an extra incense appeared in the bronze cauldron outside the temple.

"I see."

Xu Qing became interested and left the temple. Before leaving, he looked at the statue and gave some more instructions.

"Fellow Taoists must be cautious. You can scrape off some medicinal powder to try at the beginning. It is best not to swallow it in one gulp."

"You can do whatever you want." With a frown, he was a little impatient and said coldly.

Seeing that the other party was so confident, Xu Qing secretly thought that there were people outside the world, maybe he was shallow, so he stopped persuading him and turned around to leave.

Walking between the heaven and earth of Niyue Palace, Xu Qing looked around. He felt that Niyue Palace was different from what he had imagined. In addition, as he visited more temples, he also gained more knowledge about this place. understanding.

What is traded here is not only items, but also information, help, and wanted orders... all kinds of things, all kinds of things.

Information on some research curses is also available.

One of the items caught Xu Qing's attention because it was too expensive.

That is the solution to the problem!

Regarding the Difficulty Solving Pill, Xu Qing only learned about it after he and his senior brother were wanted by the Yin Yang Huajian Sect. He understood the value and function of this pill, but he was still shocked by its price.

This elixir is not a spiritual stone that can be purchased, and the quantity is very small. Either one needs to trade it for heavenly materials and earthly treasures, or it needs to complete the task specified by the other party.

In the treasures of heaven and earth, Xu Qing saw red sky fire crystals, and the number required for the transaction was twenty!

Xu Qing has red sky fire crystals, and he knows how rare they are. Twenty of them can basically allow a small clan to complete a sacrifice to the red moon.

As for the tasks, most of them are related to Lingzang, such as killing the designated Lingzang strongman and exchanging their souls.

Others require signing a soul contract and making sufficient contributions to the other party.

Xu Qing checked for a long time, and after purchasing curse information in multiple temples, he finally returned to his small temple at the foot of the mountain. He met several neighbors on the way.

The statues in the nearby temples all had strange looks in their eyes when they saw Xu Qing, especially in the neighboring temple, when Xu Qing returned, a statue with orange light coming out of its body came out.

This statue looked like a big man, with a large chest and some stone ribbons on his body. He looked very majestic and glared at Xu Qing, showing strong dissatisfaction.

Xu Qing noticed this and was alert in his heart. He quickly returned to the altar in the temple. The moment he closed his eyes, he appeared in the back room of the medicine shop.

Realizing that the surroundings were normal, Xu Qing's eyes flashed brightly. He recalled the scenes in Niyue Palace and felt strange. After a while, Xu Qing took out the cursed jade slip he had traded and his spiritual consciousness merged.

At the same time, in the Niyue Palace, after Xu Qing left, the statue of the big man with a big chest and leaking breasts looked at Xu Qing's temple and snorted coldly.

"I thought he was some kind of ruthless character. He kept roaring for more than a month, making him look so powerful. It disturbed me so much that I couldn't rest in peace!"

At the same time, in a small temple at the other end of the mountain, the door opened with a creak, and a skinny statue with a dark face and six eyes, holding a treasure vase, walked out.

On the two shoulders of the statue, there was a sacred bird standing on each of them, which looked very extraordinary. After walking out, the statue stretched out its arms, looked proud, and spoke proudly.

"Little Ah Qing, it's not that senior brother is late on purpose. It's really that you, senior brother, and I are too good. Even after doing small things, I actually got the qualification to enter the Niyue Palace. Alas, I am too good. I have no choice but to continue to be good. Bar."

"Furthermore, given the difficulty of this test, little Ah Qing's actual situation means he probably won't be able to get in. It's a pity that I can only enjoy the scenery here."

"And that stupid bird, I don't know if it has flown to the Kusheng Mountains. Don't stop midway..."