OUTSIDE OF TIME

592 Kneeling

It was noon and the sunlight was strong. The wind blew from the north, lifting everyone’s hair.

Xu Qing stood on this unfamiliar land and turned his head to look at Fenghai County like Qing Qiu. After a long time, he retracted his gaze and calmly sized up his surroundings.

This was his instinct. When he went to any unfamiliar place, the first thing he would do was to familiarize himself with the environment.

The landscape stretched out before him, with the dark brown land covered in sand and gravel. The mountains in the distance rose and fell, but there was hardly any greenery to be seen. Occasionally, patches of half-melted white snow could be spotted.

Actually, there was nothing different about the world here. After all, the difference between the Holy Wave Race and the human race was very small in essence, other than the fact that their blood was mixed with the blood of Black Heaven.

While Xu Qing was observing the environment, the captain glanced at the Holy Wave Race youth and nodded in response to his words.

The fanaticism in the eyes of this youth from the Holy Wave Race became even more intense. His expression was also sincere as he spoke to Xu Qing and the captain again.

“It’s all thanks to the help of the two lords, otherwise our caravan may not have returned intact. I implore the two lords of the upper race to come to my Zenith Nation and let me do my best to host you.”

“Also, in my hometown, the True Immortal Ten Guts Trees are about to bear Dao fruits. The next few months will be very lively, and there will be some phenomena. Although it cannot compare to the upper race, it is one of the wonders of the Holy Wave Domain.”

“As for the items you need, my king will definitely gather them for you.”

After the youth from the Holy Wave Race finished speaking, he took a few steps back and bowed respectfully to Xu Qing and the captain.

Xu Qing remained silent and looked at the captain.

The captain narrowed his eyes with a hint of deep meaning in them. After exchanging glances with Xu Qing, he calmly spoke to the youth.

“Might as well.”

When the youth heard this, his expression was filled with joy and excitement. He ordered the convoy to move forward.

Very soon, as the sounds of the whipping echoed, the convoy sped forward.

The captain and Xu Qing didn’t hide anymore. They were sitting on the four-legged beast, and were wearing black robes in order to avoid the direct sunlight.

As for Qing Qiu, she was like a servant. She was sitting with her head lowered behind the two of them while enduring the killing intent in her heart.

The Holy Wave Race didn’t have the qualifications to use the teleportation array in the human race’s territory, so it took a long time to travel. However, it was different here. Very soon, their convoy arrived at a public teleportation array of the Holy Wave Race.

The convoy from the Zenith Nation quickly stepped into the teleportation array. As the array formation rumbled, the four-legged beasts disappeared one after another. It took an hour for the whole convoy to be teleported to the western region of the Great Wilderness East County.

This was the place where the True Immortal Ten Guts was located. It was also the territory of 36 small cities.

As soon as he appeared, Xu Qing looked to the west.

That place was relatively dark.

The landscape was dominated by several colossal trees that twisted and turned like intestines, reaching up to the sky. Their branches and leaves intertwined, forming a vast canopy resembling an umbrella.

It was extremely vast and covered half of the sky.

The canopy formed by the interwoven huge trees blocked the sunlight and created a dimly lit area. The only source of light was the countless human-shaped lanterns floating around, which made normal life possible in this area.

This scene was very astonishing.

In this large area filled with lanterns, other than the dense jungle, there were also many small cities. They were built in circles with the giant trees as the center.

Every city had its own colors. Some were monochrome, and some were multicolored.

All of this gave off an exotic atmosphere. At the same time, the astonishing pressure from the huge tree in the distance spread in all directions like the sea, causing waves of emotions to surge in the hearts of everyone who came.

“Lords, this is the True Immortal Ten Guts where my Zenith Nation is located. The completely white city in front is my Zenith Nation.”

“I’ve already informed the king. They’re probably preparing to welcome us. My lords, please.”

The gaze of the Holy Wave Race’s youth was still fanatical. As he led Xu Qing and the captain forward, he introduced enthusiastically.

“Lords, it’s said that this True Immortal Ten Guts was transformed from the last pure-blooded member of the Calamity Immortal Race who became an immortal. It has existed for an extremely long time”

“Every hundred years, the trees will bloom and bear fruits. This is also the reason why we have to transport mica stones.”

“These fruits are extraordinary. They are considered extremely rare refining items”

As the carriages moved forward, a white city gradually appeared in front of everyone.

Although this was a small city, its range was very large. It was about the same size as the main city of the Seven Blood Eyes.

At that moment, there were already many cultivators waiting outside the city.

There were hundreds of cultivators present, including many Golden Cores and Nascent Soul cultivators. The middle-aged man in the king’s robe was especially powerful, with the three secret repositories behind him emitting astonishing cultivation fluctuations.

Upon seeing this scene, Qing Qiu’s breathing hastened slightly and her mood became even bleaker. She knew that there was little hope of her escaping.

Xu Qing and the captain maintained their composure. At that moment, the youth looked at his hometown with a rueful expression and a sense of familiarity. As he moved forward, he continued to speak respectfully.

“Lords, it’s also because the value of the Dao Fruits in my hometown is extremely great that every time this happens, many despicable outsiders will use all kinds of methods to sneak into this place.”

“Especially the human race. In the past, they either sneaked in or disguised themselves as nonhumans to trade here. Sometimes, they would even transform into members of our Holy Wave Race.”

“Our 36 cities have made a report. They disguised themselves as our Holy Wave Race members more than 900 times and secretly infiltrated more than 700 times. In order to obtain the fruits, those foreign races used all kinds of methods.”

“By the way, Lords, do you know that there have been about 30 times since ancient times when people disguised themselves as the Black Heaven Race members and came to our True Immortal Ten Guts’ 36 cities?”

The youth from the Holy Wave Race smiled and crushed a jade slip. His body instantly disappeared and when he reappeared, he was already outside the distant Zenith Nation, standing in front of the king.

His smile was still there, but the fanaticism on his face was replaced by intense mockery. He stood there and smiled as he slowly spoke to Xu Qing and the captain.

“Lords of the upper race, welcome to our Zenith Nation. So are you humans or are you from other races?”

“The first time I saw you, I sensed that there was something wrong with you. It was too coincidental. I knew that the Black Heaven Race was active in your human race and I happened to encounter you guys who were being chased.”

“You wanted to deceive me and bring you guys to the Holy Wave Race. As a small cultivator, I naturally have to agree when facing the upper race. Although there were twists and turns on the way, I finally managed to deceive you guys.”

“It seems my trip wasn’t in vain. Father, can this be considered my contribution?”

This youth from the Holy Wave Race had a charming smile on his face. As he spoke, many of the Holy Wave Race cultivators beside him smiled and looked at Xu Qing and the captain mockingly.

The Spirit Repository king laughed and looked at his son in admiration.

This sudden scene surprised Qing Qiu. Her eyes narrowed as she stared at the two members of the Black Heaven Race in front of her in surprise.

She originally thought that these two were really from the Black Heaven Race, but now that everything had reversed, she was caught off guard.

However, she quickly discovered that the expressions of these two Black Heaven Race members didn’t change much. Hence, her heart stirred.

Qing Qiu wasn’t wrong. Xu Qing’s expression showed no changes.

Although the captain’s expression was gloomy, he didn’t overreact either. He only looked coldly at the Zenith Nation entourage in front of him and spoke calmly.

“The Holy Wave Race is quite bold. Call your state preceptor over.”

As soon as the captain spoke, everyone from the Zenith Nation sneered. The king narrowed his eyes. The prince who had tricked Xu Qing and the captain laughed when he heard this.

“Lords, you two are a little forgetful. Didn’t I tell you just now? Since ancient times, the 36 cities have recorded more than 30 instances when outsiders pretended to be from the Black Heaven Race. How do you think we sensed it? Since you’re still continuing the pretense, I’ll reveal your true colors.”

“Originally, on account of our friendship on our way here, I wanted to leave some face for you guys. Forget it now.”

The youth spoke with a teasing expression before waving his hand. The white city behind him rumbled, and a massive black statue rose into the air from within the city.

This statue was over 300 feet tall and had the appearance of the Black Heaven Race.

It was covered in armor and had its arms crossed. There was also a moon totem carved on its forehead that emitted a powerful aura.

“We request the Black Heaven Statue to verify this person’s identity!” The prince revealed a sinister expression as he laughed and pointed at the captain.

As his finger pointed, the huge Black Heaven Statue shook and emitted a dazzling black light. It slowly turned its head and looked at the captain coldly.

After a glance, as the captain’s body trembled, thunderous rumbling sounds rang out from the mouth of the statue.

“His faith is mixed and his race is chaotic. He’s not from the Black Heaven Race.”

As soon as the statue’s voice rang out, killing intent erupted from all the Holy Wave Race cultivators outside the Zenith Nation. The Holy Wave Race’s prince laughed even more proudly as disdain appeared in his eyes.

“Are you still stubborn?!”

“And you!”

“We request the Black Heaven Statue to inspect this person!” The prince disdainfully pointed at Xu Qing.

At the next instant, the high and mighty Black Heaven Statue looked down at Xu Qing from mid-air. However after a glance, under everyone’s surprise, it actually shook.

This shaking was extremely intense. It even affected the black light emitted by its body, causing the light to fluctuate even more intensely.

Wherever it passed, the world would distort.

Amidst the shock and disbelief of the surrounding Holy Wave Race members, this statue took large strides toward Xu Qing and knelt down.

An unprecedented fanaticism appeared in its eyes as it let out a loud shout.

“Greetings, Master!!”