OUTSIDE OF TIME

372 Dangerous Land

Before coming to the Alliance, Xu Qing had seen an introduction to Three Spirits Suppression Mountain in the sect’s dossier.

The mountain that was a million kilometers long was like a mountain of corpses or a forest of bones.

The skin was like the carpet on it and the hair was like fur that turned the ground black.

Countless pieces of flesh and skin had rotted there.

There were also bones that piled up like a tree and their heads became fruits on the tree. They weren’t dead and would continue to wail in pain. Their dripping blood quenched the thirst of the fiends that passed by them.

It was a literal hell on earth with corpses and blood everywhere.

There were 137 countries of both humans and nonhuman races in its territory. They were all food.

Eat a country and make another country.

This was the description of the Three Spirits Suppression Mountain in the Seven Blood Eyes’ dossier.

This dangerous land was adjacent to the Eight Sects Alliance and was also by the sea, only separated by the Grand Affairs Misfortune Passing Mountain Range.

Xu Qing knew why the sect had chosen this location. On one hand, the Alliance could be considered one body. Although this place was the closest to the Suppression Mountain, both sides were major forces of the Yinghuang Province. If the other party attacked here, it would undoubtedly be a war.

On the other hand, this place was the closest to the tributary of the Immortal Enrichment River. The spiritual energy here was dense and under the invisible nourishment, it could cleanse the anomalous substances in the Seven Blood Eyes’ disciples’ bodies at all times.

At the same time, the benefits of diverting the river here and passing through the entire Seven Blood Eyes’ city were also the greatest. This was because when the two were combined, it could cause the new city of the Seven Blood Eyes to be filled with a dense spiritual energy at all times.

Moreover, the tributary of the Immortal Enrichment River belonged to the Alliance. According to the agreement, the river channel split from this tributary was considered the Seven Blood Eyes Sect’s assets.

The value of this city area of the Seven Blood Eyes had only increased greatly recently. Before the tributary had arrived, this place was worthless.

However, these were only Xu Qing’s guesses. He hadn’t attended the meeting during this period of time and couldn’t participate in the high-level discussions between the sect masters and ancestors. Hence, he had no idea what the true reason was.

However, he was extremely vigilant against the Three Spirits Suppression Mountain. This scene also made him realize once again that there was no paradise in this world. The peace on the surface was built with strength and it wasn’t foolproof. If he let himself be immersed in this paradise and didn’t strengthen himself, he would become someone else’s food sooner or later.

“Even things like sunrise and sunset might suddenly change, let alone peace.” Xu Qing retracted his gaze from the direction of the Three Spirits Suppression Mountain. He felt that he was still too weak.

“When the sect’s new city is constructed, I have to learn a divine art from Master. I have to become stronger!” Determination appeared in Xu Qing’s eyes. He took a deep breath and continued to guard the surroundings.

Just like that, days passed. The main city of the Seven Blood Eyes changed every day. The streets, buildings, and array formations were quickly built under the efforts of the Seven Blood Eyes’ disciples and mortals.

More and more disciples and mortals were teleported over, causing the originally empty city to be filled with liveliness.

The seven mountain peaks of the Seven Blood Eyes also arrived one after another and were placed in the middle of the city. As for the base in the Nanhuang Continent, the Seven Blood Eyes naturally wouldn’t give it up. They relocated seven mountains from the Truth Mountain Range again and covered them with array formations.

Moreover, they left a portion of the disciples to guard it. Although it wasn’t as powerful as before, as the Seven Blood Eyes was an upper sect now, no faction in the Forbidden Sea or the Nanhuang Continent would dare to provoke them for the time being.

Everything proceeded smoothly.

As one of the Eight Sects Alliances, some positions in the Seven Blood Eyes had to be blended. Only then could they better become members of the Alliance. For example, the Seven Blood Eyes didn’t have a sect master in the past.

Now it did.

There was no dispute about choosing Old Master Seventh to become the sect master of the Seven Blood Eyes, and the successor was his Dao companion, Ding Xue’s aunt.

The position of the elders had also been adjusted to that of a Dao Protector. Only after their cultivation reached Nascent Soul could they be called an elder, like the cultivation realms of the current peak lords.

The structure of the Seven Blood Eyes was clear from this. They hoped that all the peak lords could step into the Spirit Repository Realm in the future.

As the positions were adjusted, most of the matter after joining the alliance was completed. There were still a lot of things to do and everyone in the Seven Blood Eyes was busy.

Everyone had one or two fixed mission requirements.

However, the sect didn’t squeeze out the daily cultivation time of the disciples. They guaranteed the cultivation time of the disciples, and to continue with the fast completion of all the matters in the sect, they took out a large number of resources as rewards for additional tasks.

This kind of thing where one could obtain resources without fighting to the death made everyone incomparably enthusiastic.

Xu Qing also received his second fixed mission. He needed to cast spells with a few fellow disciples in the port area and push out some of the Forbidden Sea that was filled with anomalous substances outside the port. This would make it easier for the other disciples to reclaim land and build a harbor.

Xu Qing had suppressed the scene when he came ashore and also the dominating battle with Sima Ru.

This made him have a halo just like Saintly Star back then.

Although the alliance hadn’t announced it yet, everyone understood that he was already the number one heaven’s chosen of this generation of the Eight Sects Alliance. Hence, in the liberal Alliance, there were naturally many curious people.

Xu Qing arrived at the port area and cast a spell with the other disciples; the seawater rumbled and rolled back. As it spread out in a large area, one could see many disciples of the various sects of the Alliance watching from afar.

To them, the integration of the Seven Blood Eyes was already a major event of the Alliance, so they naturally had to come and take a look.

Most of them were female disciples. When they saw Xu Qing, their eyes lit up and they let out an uproar.

The Seven Blood Eyes’ disciples were used to this scene and didn’t find it strange. It had been like this for the past few days. While they sighed with emotion in their minds, they would occasionally glance at Xu Qing, who was calmly casting a spell in the air.

Xu Qing ignored the gazes and focused on casting the spell.

He discovered that the sect missions actually contained training parts.

For example, right now, as he circulated the Sea Transformation Art, he could clearly sense the pressure from the Forbidden Sea. This made him have to push back the seawater at all times to keep it from moving in again.

This involved the stability and tenacity of magic power.

The pressure of the seawater was like a huge grinding stone that could be used to temper one’s body.

With this discovery and understanding, Xu Qing naturally became even more serious.

While he was cultivating here, Ding Xue arrived.

She wore a plain green dress with cloud patterns and her beautiful hair was tied into a ponytail. She carried a jade tassel sword on her back and looked valiant and heroic. Her figure looked graceful as her dress fluttered in the sea breeze. Her red face and innocent gaze made her even more charming.

She walked over with a hint of curiosity in her gaze. She first sized up the female disciples who were looking at her Brother Xu Qing in the distance and smiled lightly. When Xu Qing finished casting the spell and sat down to regulate his breathing, she walked to his side.

“Brother Xu Qing.”

Xu Qing opened his eyes and glanced at Ding Xue before nodding.

“Brother Xu Qing, I’ve learned a lot about herbs recently and refined a bottle of Hundred Spirit Herb Liquid. I feel like its flavor is okay but I am not sure if the medicinal effects are up to par or not…” At this point, Ding Xue noticed that Xu Qing was frowning slightly, so she continued to speak.

“Brother Xu Qing, my uncle-in-law is too busy, and so is my aunt. Grandpa isn’t seeing anyone either, so I can only beg Brother Xu Qing. Brother Xu Qing, if you have time, can you give Xue’er some pointers?”

Ding Xue had a delicate and naive appearance. Her voice was soft and melodious. There was also a hint of coquettishness in it.

When Xu Qing heard Ding Xue mention the three people, he could only nod silently.

Ding Xue’s eyes were filled with joy. She took out a pill bottle and handed over a spirit ticket that was worth a lot.

Glancing at the spirit ticket, the unhappiness in Xu Qing’s heart from being disturbed during his cultivation dissipated a little. He picked up the pill bottle and glanced at it. With his understanding of plants and vegetation, he could tell at a glance if it was poisonous. After that, he drank it in one gulp.

After tasting it, Xu Qing calmly spoke.

“Not bad.”

Ding Xue was very happy when she heard this but she knew her limits. After saying a few simple words, she elegantly turned and left. Her gaze swept past the female disciples of the Alliance who were looking over and she snorted inwardly.

“A group of coquettish b*tches dares to think of snatching Brother Xu Qing from me? They are far away and can’t hear the specific conversation. What they see is that I walked over and gave Brother Xu Qing the pill liquid and Brother Xu Qing drank it.”

“This is a declaration of dominion!”

“However, these people aren’t an issue. I also got rid of Gu Muqing for now. Now that she’s in closed-door cultivation to break through to the Foundation Building realm, my greatest enemy now is Yanyan!” Thinking of Yanyan, Ding Xue gritted her teeth and was thinking about how to deal with her when Zhao Zhongheng rushed over anxiously from afar.

He was also an extraordinary person. Even though Xu Qing was like the sun at noon, he still didn’t give up on Ding Xue at all. He felt like Ding Xue would one day look behind and the person waiting for her would be him at the edge of that light.

Zhao Zhongheng was moved by his own thoughts and his gaze became even more determined.

Xu Qing noticed this scene. He was no longer ignorant about the matters between men and women like when he first entered the sect when he only knew that there was a feather tent in the scavenger campsite and many people would go there often.

Now that he had grown up, he could more or less see some of it from Huang Yan and his Third Senior Brother. However, he still felt that this matter wasn’t that attractive.

Hence, he didn’t bother with it and continued to cultivate and push the sea.

Several days later, as the harbor was built, Xu Qing no longer accepted missions. Instead, he transmitted his voice to Old Master Seventh.

“Master, I want to understand why some of the Alliance’s heaven’s chosens are stuck at the four fires and aren’t advancing to the Heavenly Palace. Also… I feel that my spells are a little lacking. Master, please enlighten me.”

“Come to the mountain.” A moment later, Old Master Seventh’s voice echoed in Xu Qing’s mind.

Xu Qing’s spirits were lifted and his eyes revealed anticipation as he headed straight for the mountain.

Among the seven mountain peaks of the Seven Blood Eyes, Old Master Seventh still chose the Seventh Peak to build the Sect Master Hall. Xu Qing had just arrived at the top of the mountain when he saw Ding Xue’s aunt, Old Master Seventh’s Dao companion, walking out of the Sect Master Hall with anger.

“Greetings, Madam-Master1.” Xu Qing hurriedly bowed.

Madam-Master stopped in her tracks and looked at Xu Qing, her expression softening.

“Little Fourth, you’re quite good. Ding Xue told me that you’re serious in your cultivation and your character is even more outstanding. You’re very considerate to her. Even though she’s willful sometimes, you never refuse her small requests and treat her gently as usual. You’re a good child, unlike someone who has lived for so long but hasn’t said a gentle word in his life. He deserves to be alone!”

Madam-Master was clearly angry. After saying that, she threw a purple bottle to Xu Qing.

“This is the Thousand Spirit Nourishing Pill. I can’t be bothered to give it to your master in person.”

With that, Madam-Master left.

Xu Qing had a strange expression on his face. He looked at the medicine bottle in his hand. When he entered the Sect Master Hall, he saw that Old Master Seventh’s expression was a little tired but he was still painting on the wall. What he was painting was the map of the Yinghuang Province.

On this map, there was a location that caused Xu Qing’s gaze to freeze. That was the main river of the Immortal Enrichment River that was extremely far away on the other side of the Grand Affairs Misfortune Passing Mountain.

Over there, Old Master Seventh drew a person sitting cross-legged and meditating!