OUTSIDE OF TIME

Chapter 1554: Unknown World (2)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Time passed, and after an unknown period, under Xu Qing’s careful control, both he and the damaged pagoda he was in began to reduce their rotation speed.

They gradually reached a balance with the speed of the vortex.

At the moment they balanced each other, although the three sides seemed to be spinning, because the rotational speed was the same as the direction, in Xu Qing’s perception… it was as though he, the damaged pagoda, and the vortex had all stopped.

The instant this feeling of stillness appeared in his mind, Xu Qing saw his surroundings.

He saw the vast vortex and time that seemed to be flowing inside.

He saw countless spaces alternating with each other.

He even saw blurry historical scenes appearing in the vortex, intertwining with the future scenes.

Vaguely, he seemed to see himself…

However, before he could see clearly, time and space completely fused together under the power of the vortex.

A rumbling sound rang out from the vortex, the damaged pagoda, and Xu Qing’s mind.

At the next moment, the damaged pagoda and him completely fused into the vortex.

They disappeared.

As for Xu Qing, as the rumbling in his mind grew intense, he couldn’t suppress it anymore and fell into a deep sleep.

In an unknown star ring, within an unknown world.

The ground was desolate and parched, covered in spider-web-like cracks, stretching in all directions.

The sky was pitch black, with three malevolent eyes hanging high above, gazing down upon the land.

This world had little light, only the faint glow emitted by those three eyes in the sky, resembling moons, casting a dim illumination over the entire world.

While the world was hazy, it was also deathly silent.

Time flowed by and a day passed.

There was an additional eye in the sky.

Not long after the fourth eye appeared, a vortex appeared on the dry and cracked ground in this world.

This vortex only existed for a breath of time before dissipating.

It left behind a damaged pagoda.

A long time later, in the damaged pagoda, Xu Qing slowly opened his eyes. At first, his gaze was blank but at the next instant, it became clear and vigilant. He looked around and sensed his surroundings.

A while later, Xu Qing frowned.

He didn’t know if this was the fifth star ring.

Although it was likely, the appearance of the surroundings made him hesitate.

According to his understanding, he had passed through the Primordial Sea, so the location he appeared in should be the Primordial Sea of the star ring he was in.

He instinctively looked at his shoulder.

For some reason, the clay fox really became a statue and didn’t move at all on his shoulder.

Xu Qing fell silent and sensed his injuries.

He didn’t choose to leave immediately. Instead, he closed his eyes and meditated.

Two days later, as most of his injuries recovered, Xu Qing opened his eyes.

After pondering for a while, he got up and walked out of the damaged pagoda. The instant he stood outside, he looked at the six eyes in the sky.

“One more a day?”

Xu Qing mumbled.

The surroundings were quiet. There was no wind and no energy.

It was as though this world had withered to the extreme.

Xu Qing wasn’t unfamiliar with this feeling.

Before he entered the Seven Blood Eyes, he had lived like this in the wilderness of the Nanhuang Continent for several years.

The difference was that at that time, he was still a mortal.

“Firstly, I have to see what state this world is in. After that, I have to search for life and see if this place is the fifth star ring.”

“If it is, I have to head to the Immortal Capital as soon as possible…”

“If it isn’t…”

Xu Qing thought about it and put the damaged pagoda away.

After experiencing the vortex, this pagoda was now more damaged. Since it would be used when he returned to the ninth star ring in the future, it was not good to continue using it.

“After I confirm which star ring I am in, I need to find a place to repair this pagoda.”

After doing all this, Xu Qing didn’t hesitate. With vigilance, he moved forward and instantly disappeared from the spot.

He began his search.

A day later, the seventh eye appeared in the sky.

The light it emitted gradually revealed the color of blood.

As for Xu Qing, he wasn’t in the blood light; he had appeared underground in this world.

Over there, he saw a huge coffin.

It was buried deep in the ground.

Countless marks, runes, and iron chains bound the coffin. There was also a huge array formation around the coffin.

This array formation was constantly operating, extracting the life force of the existence in the coffin and nourishing this world.

After staring at it for a long time, Xu Qing’s pupils slowly narrowed.

“Inside the coffin is a god…”

Xu Qing slowly retreated.

Another day passed and the eighth eye appeared in the sky. The blood light it emitted became even denser.

Amidst the blood light, Xu Qing’s figure appeared at the top of a mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, there was a city.

Under the blood light, this city looked bizarre and ominous.

Xu Qing’s eyes revealed contemplation as he stared at the city.

In the past two days, he had traveled to many places.

It wasn’t just the underground where the coffin was located. He also saw the lives outside.

They weren’t humans but a race that was similar to humans. Their skin was blue and the pupils in their eyes were triangular.

The vast majority of them were cultivators.

However, whether they were mortals or cultivators, they were all skinny and didn’t have strong vitality. Their eyes were listless and they looked like walking corpses.

In addition, the highest level of cultivators here was only at the Nascent Soul realm.

Even in the city Xu Qing was looking at now, in his perception, the three people with the strongest cultivation levels were also Nascent Souls.

“Could this be a minor world?”

“However, according to the nutrients absorbed from that coffin to nourish this world, this shouldn’t be the case.”

Xu Qing fell into deep thought and stepped into the city.

As he walked in the city, the cultivators here couldn’t sense that there was a stranger beside them. The difference in cultivation between them caused them to be unable to sense Xu Qing if he didn’t want to.

Just like that, Xu Qing continued to walk through the city. He saw pedestrians, shops, and cultivators. Without exception, they were all skinny and dispirited. The aura they emitted the most was despair.

Xu Qing remained silent. He raised his head and glanced at the four eyes in the sky. After that, he found an ancestral hall where people of this city went to worship.

There were the most cultivators here, and the luxurious, exquisite architecture caught Xu Qing’s attention.

Walking into the hall, the first thing that caught his eye was the altar.

On it were nine bloody eyes.

The surroundings were carved with murals that described myths and legends.

This was the information Xu Qing needed.

Hence, he immediately looked over and gradually saw the story of this world from these murals.

This was originally a peaceful world. However, countless years ago, an evil sun suddenly appeared in the sky.

Its arrival brought decay and death, plunging the world into misery.

Finally, amidst this suffering and despair, nine heroes emerged. They defeated the evil sun but were mortally wounded in the process.

Thus, the nine heroes transformed into Heavenly Daos, becoming nine eyes that protected all living beings.

However, because of their severe injuries, they required sustenance to maintain the protection.

Every nine days, the inhabitants of this world willingly offered their own life force to nurture the eyes when they appeared together in the sky

“Nine Eyes, Nine Heroes.”

“The god underground should be the legendary evil sun.”

“Then who are these nine heroes…”

Xu Qing withdrew his gaze from the mural. To him, this so-called legend was merely a beautified tale meant to better harvest the life forces.

“However, there are clues.”

Xu Qing took a step forward and his figure disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already on the mountain peak outside the city.

Xu Qing sat there cross-legged. As he recovered from the injuries caused by his passage through the vortex, he looked at the eight bloody eyes in the sky, silently waiting for the ninth eye to appear.

He believed that the moment the ninth eye appeared, he would be able to understand this world more clearly.