Outside of Time

In the Tenchang Tree area, the bright moon is hanging high at the moment, and compared with the surrounding dark sky, they seem to be distinct from each other.

Only occasionally clouds and mist drifted in front of the moon, gradually making the two sides look a bit blurry.

Just like the undercurrent hidden in the palace banquet at this moment.

This undercurrent made the water between Fenghai County and Shenglan Territory appear turbid.

Because Xu Qing and Kong Xianglong said some things as a matter of course. They had experienced the battlefield and witnessed all the changes that Fenghai County had experienced. They were witnesses of all this.

But it would be inappropriate for Zhang Qifan to talk about it.

Although the other party is from Fenghai County, he has not experienced all this. He is just like an outsider speaking out the pain of others with grief and anger, and looking like he feels it deeply and shares the same hatred.

This is too deliberate.

Obviously, the original development of things may not have been so deliberate.

However, due to the improvement of Xu Qing's situation, he prevented Kong Xianglong's anger, causing the situation to change. The person who arranged the situation was hasty, and such an outsider had to appear to speak the lines that should have belonged to Xu Qing and Kong Xianglong.

Let everything continue to develop and remain muddy according to the direction planned by the planner.

As for the impact this matter will have on Fenghai County, the person in charge obviously doesn't care.

The spearhead of all this is obviously... aimed at the Seventh Prince.

Then, the answer is actually obvious.

Not only Xu Qing understood, but most people who could actually sit in the banquet knew this.

Even though he praised the Seventh Prince in previous conversations, language is one of the most elusive things in this world.

Those who believe it are giving the initiative to the speaker.

Kong Xianglong looked at Xu Qing. Xu Qing had an expressionless face, as if he hadn't heard Zhang Qifan's words, and turned around and walked outside.

Kong Xianglong was the same. Although he was burly and seemingly careless, he was actually a very thoughtful person, but he still needed experience, so he didn't react immediately.

Now that he understood the situation clearly, he knew that Fenghai County was being used as a weapon to test the Seventh Prince, and he was unwilling to participate.

After all, Fenghai County currently needs stability. This is one of the reasons. The other is the game between the royal family. It can be extremely bloody, and it can turn into friendship in an instant. Those caught in the middle often have no good ending.

One moment it is a weight, the next moment it may be an abandonment.

The two people's behavior of ignoring them and preparing to leave also made everyone in the banquet feel different.

Meng Yun's white eyes showed a deep light and smiled.

Princess Anhai had no expression on her face.

The seventh prince picked up the wine glass and took a sip, his expression unchanged.

As for Zhang Qifan, his eyes flashed invisibly, his face was full of anger, and he flicked his sleeves and left.

But the next moment, Luo Jinsong, who had a very upright personality, widened his eyes and looked like a rough man. His neck turned red and veins bulged.

He suddenly stood up, and the fluctuations of his Nascent Soul erupted, forming a storm, and a huge shadow appeared behind him, wearing armor. The moment it appeared, evil aura rose.

There were twelve marks on the armor like totems, and each mark was Luo Jinsong's face.

And the fluctuations emanating from every face contain destiny and have experienced a fateful calamity.

At this moment, the evil intention spread, and he stepped out in one step, as fast as lightning, and went straight to Zhang Qifan.

"presumptuous!"

Roaring, Luo Jinsong took action, Zhang Qifan turned his head and released murderous intent. He raised his right hand to grab the void, and directly pulled out a blood-colored long sword. His left hand even made a seal between his eyebrows.

In an instant, a demonic aura erupted from his body, wings instantly sprouted from his back, and his body instantly withered like a skeleton. At the ferocious moment, he held a blood sword and faced Luo Jinsong.

At this moment, three people from the banquet crowd suddenly rushed out. They were so fast that they formed an afterimage and headed straight for Zhang Qifan.

In a four-on-one situation, there was no suspense at all. In the blink of an eye, Zhang Qifan spurted out blood, the blood sword in his hand collapsed, and his body staggered back to the side of Xu Qing and Kong Xianglong.

Kong Xianglong frowned, Xu Qing looked calm, ignored it, and continued to walk out. He felt that this was a farce, and the methods of the person who planned it were very crude.

At this moment, Luo Jinsong, who was full of evil aura, sneered.

"Although Kong Liangxiu seems to have done a lot of credit, the result was because he was greedy for credit and rushed forward. If he had been more calm and persisted in burning incense, wouldn't he have waited for the reinforcements of His Majesty the Seventh Prince?"

"For his death, no one else can be blamed!"

As soon as Luo Jinsong's words came out, Xu Qing, who was about to leave, suddenly stopped in his steps, and his eyes suddenly turned cold. Kong Xianglong next to him became even more angry, turned his head violently, and stared at Luo Jinsong.

"You fucking fart!"

Kong Xianglong couldn't hold it back, and this kind of humiliation had reached the point where he couldn't bear it, so while roaring, Kong Xianglong took out his command sword to transmit the message, and then stepped out in one step.

But Xu Qing's hand pressed on Kong Xianglong's shoulder.

Kong Xianglong is currently in the false infant accumulation stage and will be able to break through in a few months, so it is not suitable to fight Luo Jinsong, who has suffered a catastrophe of Nascent Soul at this moment.

The moment he held Kong Xianglong down, Xu Qing stepped out in one step. He was so fast that he appeared in front of Luo Jinsong, who had a strong aura all over his body.

There was a cold light in his eyes. The name and honor of the Palace Master could not be humiliated. This was his bottom line and it was also Fenghai County's defiance.

Anyone who offends will have to pay the price.

Regardless of whether the other party was a descendant of Tianhou or not, Xu Qing had murderous intentions at this moment.

He didn't want to assassinate him afterwards, because although some things needed to be done secretly, there were some truths that needed to be disclosed openly and openly.

But Xu Qing knew that there would be a lot of obstacles if he wanted to kill people here, so the only possibility was to fight quickly.

Then he raised his right hand and punched straight towards Luo Jinsong's chest.

Luo Jinsong's eyes narrowed. Xu Qing's speed made him fearful, and the aura he gave off made him even more wary, but he didn't show any cowardice. As he smiled ferociously, all the energy and blood in his body exploded, forming a blood-red mist that rushed into the shadow behind him.

Suddenly, the sinister intent on his body deepened, and the muscles all over his body bulged, with countless ferocious veins appearing.

His bloodline talent gave him physical blessings.

At this moment, with the explosion of energy and blood, his body surged, reaching nearly two feet. His arms were as thick as Xu Qing's waist, and he grabbed Xu Qing's stretched out arm.

The right hands were raised at the same time, grabbing them in the same way, as if they wanted to grab them with both hands, creating a tearing force.

But the next moment, Xu Qing's face was expressionless, and his body instantly turned translucent, allowing Luo Jinsong's hands to approach.

Just take advantage of it!

Xu Qing's body, in a mysterious state, could shuttle through matter, and its speed did not decrease at all. In a flash, it went straight to Luo Jinsong.

Luo Jinsong's expression changed, he knew something was wrong and it was too late to retreat.

But he reacted very quickly, opened his eyes angrily, and roared at the approaching Xu Qing's shadow.

Suddenly, the iron-blooded figure behind him erupted with red light, broke away from Luo Jinsong's body, and walked towards Xu Qing.

The red light formed an illusory sea of ​​blood and suppressed Xu Qing.

But in the blink of an eye, with a golden ray of light shining, the ancestor of the King Kong Sect controlled the fish bone, suddenly appeared, and stabbed the sea of ​​blood ahead and the iron-blooded figure fiercely.

Under the sharpness and strength of the fish bone, it was as powerful as a bamboo, and the sea of ​​blood and the iron-blooded figure were all penetrated into the gap in an instant.

With the help of this gap, Xu Qing's mysterious body exploded with speed, penetrating through Luo Jinsong's body in the blink of an eye.

When Luo Jinsong arrived behind him, there was a Nascent Soul in his hand!

It is one of Luo Jinsong’s Nascent Souls.

Xu Qing squeezed it hard, and the Nascent Soul immediately let out a shrill scream and collapsed suddenly. The destiny inside it followed Xu Qing's hand and quickly integrated into his body and turned into nourishment.

The remaining part of Nascent Soul was visible to the naked eye when Xu Qing waved his hand, and finally turned into a black shadow, exuding a cold and evil aura, floating behind Xu Qing.

This is his first demon body.

Luo Jinsong's whole body was shaking wildly, his eyes were horrified, and he spurted out a large mouthful of blood. When he staggered forward, his whole body was dark and visible to the naked eye, and rot appeared in many places.

"this……"

Just as he was about to speak, Xu Qing's figure melted into the void, and appeared silently like a ghost in front of Luo Jinsong's tall body.

A dagger appeared in his hand at some point and slashed across Luo Jinsong's neck.

Quickly and neatly, the head flies up!

With a bang, the head fell to the ground. After rolling a few times, it arrived in front of the Seventh Prince and Princess Anhai.

The head's eyes were still open, showing horror and disbelief. It seemed that until his death, he could not imagine why there were two corpses in two places in the blink of an eye even though his cultivation level was almost the same and he had the blessing of a physical body.

The poison on it also exploded, and soon the head turned into black water.

His body is also melting.

But Xu Qing's mind did not relax at all. After a slash, the dagger in his hand slashed towards Luo Jinsong's headless, poisonous body.

But at the moment of contact, a crack appeared in Luo Jinsong's headless body on his chest, and a red flame burst out from within.

This fire was full of astonishing aura and was absolutely extraordinary. As soon as it came out, heat waves were set off from all directions, heading straight towards Xu Qing, drowning him in an instant.

At the same time, a human-sized figure rushed out from the crack on Luo Jinsong's body, holding a black-bottomed Qiankun pot with gold patterns in his hand. The sea of ​​fire emanated from this Qiankun pot.

This person looks exactly like Luo Jinsong.

The moment he appeared, he immediately took out a large amount of antidote pills and swallowed them. His eyes were cold and cold, and he looked at Xu Qing who was enveloped in flames. He was about to speak, but in the blink of an eye, his expression changed again.

The sea of ​​fire that enveloped Xu Qing was visibly reduced at this moment. In just one or two breaths, all the flames poured into Xu Qing's mouth and he swallowed it.

Xu Qing's figure was revealed as the flames disappeared. His expression was a little strange. His eyes fell on the Qiankun pot carried by Luo Jinsong, and a subtle strange light flashed through him.

"Although the Luo family has declined, the skills of the ancestors of Tianhou are still passed down. They are called Xuantian Rhythm Skills. Every time you shed your shell rhythm, you can get more physical blessings."

Meng Yunbai's voice sounded in Xu Qing's ears.

Xu Qing ignored it, but at this moment, many people around him stood up and made sounds of obstruction.

"Don't do anything!"

"It's not appropriate to take action like this on such an occasion!"

"You two, fighting is not the only solution to anything."

A few more walked out.

Even the fighting here attracted the attention of the outside world, and many guards rushed in from outside the hall.

Seeing this, Luo Jinsong breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. With a cold look in his eyes, he glanced at Xu Qing and was about to retreat.

Xu Qing did not stop him. He raised his eyes from the Qiankun Pot, looked at Luo Jinsong, and spoke calmly.

"You cannot dissolve my poison."

Luo Jinsong's expression changed, and he was about to take out the detoxification pill again, but his body trembled instinctively, and then the blue and black color appeared all over his body again.

Huge panic arose in his heart, and his breathing became rapid. His cultivation was running around, trying to suppress it. He even turned back to look at the Seventh Prince and Princess Anhai, as if to ask for help.

But before he could speak, black blood flowed from his seven orifices. His tongue and ears fell first, turning into black water when they hit the ground. A whimpering cry came from his throat. Shockingly, his body rotted away in the blink of an eye. .

Flesh and blood fell off one after another, and within three to five breaths, Luo Jinsong's whole body melted into black water.

Before disappearing, he glanced at Princess Anhai one last time, pleading in his remaining eyes, but there was no response.

This scene finally caused a huge change in the expressions of everyone around.

They didn't think anything of Xu Qing's previous method of robbing Nascent Soul. There were similar methods, even if it was poison, it was the same.

However, when the soul shadow was formed, some people were surprised.

But it didn't show on his expression, even if Xu Qing beheaded Luo Jinsong.

They knew that Luo Jinsong would not die.

But it's different now.

Luo Jinsong had obviously been resolved, but the poison still existed, and the explosion was extremely fierce, so his eyes fell on Xu Qing.

Meng Yunbai, in particular, looked at Xu Qing with a look of confusion and fear.

Fairy Liu Ling from the Creation Mansion next to her had an unprecedented solemn look on her face. She looked at the black water and suddenly spoke.

"The poison of the divine curse!"

As soon as she spoke, everyone's hearts were shocked.

The seventh prince's eyes had a strange light, and Princess An Hai looked directly at Xu Qing for the first time.

Xu Qing looked calm and walked step by step to the place where Luo Jinsong turned into black water. He didn't mind being dirty and took out the Qiankun Pot from the bloody water. After putting it away, he bowed to the Seventh Prince and Princess Anhai.

"I killed this man because he insulted my heroic soul of the human race. The old palace master has been a human race all his life and served to seal the sea. His sacrifice was also regretted by the human emperor, and he agreed to be consecrated to the Ancestral Temple, and he will enjoy the incense of the human race from now on."

"But this person, as a descendant of Tianhou, humiliated the heroes, and even wanted to instigate chaos in Fenghai County. He has different intentions. He should be the one who deserves the punishment for his death!"

Xu Qing's tone did not fluctuate much, and his expression did not change at all. After speaking, he raised his head, took a few steps back, and turned towards Kong Xianglong.

As for Zhang Qifan next to Kong Xianglong, Xu Qing paid no attention to him and was extremely indifferent.

He didn't give any clues about what happened today, but he told others with his actions that he and Kong Xianglong were not knives in each other's hands. No matter how conflicted you were, it was your business.

It has nothing to do with us.

At the same time, he also told everyone that there would be a price to pay for offending Fenghai County's Ni Lin.

The seventh prince smiled, and Princess Anhai lowered her eyes slightly.

Everyone around him was also serious, and their understanding of Xu Qing became clearer.

"This person is not easy to mess with."

This is their consensus. As for Luo Jinsong's death, they don't pay attention. Other people's troubles have nothing to do with them.

And just when everyone's eyes followed Xu Qing to the door, Xu Qing suddenly stopped and turned to look at the Seventh Prince. After thinking for a while, he spoke.

"Your Highness, can the three states in Fenghai County be returned?"

As soon as Xu Qing said these words, the seventh prince fell silent. An elusive smile appeared on Princess Anhai's face, she picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

After a while, the seventh prince smiled and spoke gently.

"There are still some thieves in the three states. Once they are all cleared up, Fenghai County can take over."

This was not his original idea.

But what happened today, and at this time, Xu Qing's inquiry prevented him from directly refusing. After all, Xu Qing defined Luo Jinsong's behavior as instigation, and this was what he wanted.

As a result, he chose to give in on the ownership of the three states. Although he did not give a time limit, he expressed his attitude.

Xu Qing clasped his fists, turned around and left with Kong Xianglong. From the moment he took action until now, he and Kong Xianglong didn't even look at Zhang Qifan beside them.

However, Zhang Qifan looked calm and could not tell what he was thinking. At this moment, he returned to his seat and continued drinking.

Throughout the banquet, jokes soon spread again, as if what happened before had never happened. Only the black blood on the ground was occasionally glanced at, turning into fluctuations in the heart.

Until very late, the banquet ended after Princess Anhai got up to rest.

In the empty hall, the seventh prince was the only one sitting there. He looked calm, drank alone and smiled to himself.

"Sister Huang, I've set up the stage for you. It turns out you want to show me this trick."

"However, as smart as you are, why are you so clumsy this time?"

The seventh prince's eyes narrowed, his hand holding the wine glass paused, and he fell into deep thought. Soon, his expression darkened, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"Checks and balances!"

Time passed slowly, and seven days passed.

The return ceremony of the Shenglan tribe was held here.

During this period, Xu Qing and Kong Xianglong were in the camp in Fenghai County and did not go out.

He is studying the Qiankun Pot obtained from Luo Jinsong.

Mainly to study the flame contained inside.

The flame was extremely special. Xu Qing wanted to avoid it after experiencing its terror before, but he was still contaminated by it. When it burned in his body, it caused the purple crystal to change.

The purple crystal actually took the initiative to absorb the flames integrated into the body, and then there seemed to be a faint light emanating from it.

This light illuminated Xu Qing's sea of ​​consciousness at that moment. Although it only flashed by, his first life lamp, the big black umbrella, was missing a tip and seemed to have melted away!

This was the reason why Xu Qing's eyes showed a strange light before. At that time, there was a big wave in his heart, but the situation at that time was not suitable for observation, so after returning to the camp, Xu Qing immediately retreated to study.

Meng Yunbai came to visit, and Fairy Liuling also invited her.

But they were all declined by Xu Qing. On the one hand, he didn't have time, and on the other hand, he didn't want to get involved in any affairs in the imperial capital.

He and Kong Xianglong had already reported the matter of the private banquet to Li Yunshan after they returned. The other party's judgment was consistent with theirs and he had a more transparent view.

"It seems that in addition to participating in the return ceremony of the Shenglan tribe, the seventh prince invited us here this time. He probably wanted to see the real purpose of Princess Anhai's sudden visit."

"As for Xu Qing, you killed Luo Jinsong. It was a good killing. It humiliated the old palace master and deserved his death! I will report this matter to Marquis Yao. With his methods and the righteousness of our occupation, it will not cause trouble."

These were Li Yunshan's exact words after learning about the banquet.

On the seventh day, the return ceremony of the Shenglan tribe began.

This ceremony was very grand, with people from the imperial capital coming to read out the imperial edict, and the four great emperors of the Shenglan tribe arriving in person, as well as the projection of the ancestor emperor coming.

When it appeared, the color of the sky and the earth changed, the wind and clouds surged, and the entire Shichang Tree area became extremely depressing.

That is the pressure of Yun Shen.

Even time and space, in this short period of time, appeared in this area with a sense of chaos, and this was just the projection of Yun Shen.

The feeling given to Xu Qing was as if he had met a god, but it was also a little different. It was difficult for him to describe the specifics.

"Yun Shen...the rope cannot be named, and it returns to nothingness. It is called a formless form, an image of nothingness, and it is called a sudden blur. When you welcome it, you can't see the head, and when you follow it, you can't see the back."

At the ceremony, Li Yunshan spoke softly, with emotion in his expression.

Xu Qing raised his head and looked at the sky.

In the sky, he saw the four emperors of the Shenglan tribe, and behind them, a vast figure that seemed to be supporting the world, with no head or feet visible, seemingly infinite. So big and everywhere.

The ancestor of the Shenglan clan did not stay too long. After listening to and reading the imperial edict, his body disappeared into the world.

The imperial edict gave high recognition and praise to Ancestor Emperor Shenglan, and even gave his ancestor's former title back to him and canonized him as Grand Duke Shenglan.

The name of the Shenglan Domain has not changed, but the area is only half of the original area, and the remaining part is named the Deep Blue Domain.

This domain does not include Fenghai County, where the Seventh Prince's army is stationed and exercises military power. Princess Anhai is also appointed to assist in the management of government affairs.

At this point, the ceremony ended, and Xu Qing and his party also chose to return to Fenghai.

However, before leaving, something happened. The seventh prince returned the three states belonging to Fenghai County in advance, and also gave Fenghai County four more states, so that Fenghai County would have seventeen states from now on.

The Seventh Prince proposed this matter on his own initiative, and Princess Anhai also agreed.

At the same time, Guanyue County, which was secretly taken over by Fenghai County, was also successfully handed over to the Deep Blue Territory.

Xu Qing is not very clear about what happened here. Although Xu Qing guessed that there would be an exchange after Yao Hou informed Guanyue County about it, Xu Qing didn't know how to do it.

This is a choice that can only be made at the level of Yao Hou and Qi Ye.

But he can to some extent see some future trends from the imperial edict.

The situation in the Deep Blue Territory has changed due to the appearance of Princess Anhai.