Outside Of Time

Chapter 1662: Useless Thing
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The Immortal Capital’s trial was divided into three segments.

The first segment involved the Immortal Capital distributing ten thousand tokens for the billions of cultivators from the four starfields to compete over.

This segment was very cruel and the tokens changed owners the most in this.

However, at the very least, cultivators still had a choice. They could choose not to fight or not to participate.

In the second segment, the inheritances given by the four Immortal Lords could be comprehended by all participants. This accelerated the trial.

In this segment, cultivators who had an advantage would see their strengths magnified, while those who didn’t would face natural elimination.

Slaying opponents in this segment allowed participants to seize both tokens and inheritances, progressively empowering themselves.

This incentive drove the intensity of the trial to new heights.

Finally, it was the third segment.

This segment was the final phase of elimination and choice.

The main focus of this segment was hunting and plundering.

After entering this decisive third segment, the total number of cultivators with qualifying tokens in the Fifth Star Ring would steadily decrease as they continued to kill each other.

Only those with a complete Ordinance could separate the token.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to take out the token that had fused into their body. Losing the token meant losing their life.

This was inevitable.

Every time the Immortal Capital’s trial started, the moment one decided to walk that path, their fate was sealed.

They must either succeed in entering the Immortal Capital or… face complete annihilation, body and soul, becoming mere sustenance for others.

A few, with extraordinary luck, might survive, but such survival diverged from the true purpose of the trial.

Therefore, the number of qualifying tokens in the Southern Starfield was decreasing almost every day. Now, there were less than 500 of them left.

Thus, in the Southern Starfield, the number of qualifying tokens dwindled almost daily, now numbering fewer than five hundred. Among these remaining cultivators with qualifying tokens, a great many felt a ripple through their minds, a subtle stirring that urged them to merge their consciousness with their tokens and check the star map.

On the star map of the Southern Starfield, it was clearly visible: the star once shining brilliantly from the Great Immortal Mountain, symbolizing Jiang Fan, had dimmed abruptly from its former dazzling brightness.

It was absorbed by another star.

Hence, a vast star that was brighter than all the other stars appeared in the Southern Starfield!

The only person who could barely compare to this star was the one from the Yuanshan Clan.

Other than that, there were no other stars that could compete with it.

In an instant, this scene caused waves in the hearts of those cultivators who had the qualifying tokens.

“Jiang Fan lost?”

“Who was able to defeat the number one star in our Southern Starfield?”

“If it’s not Yuanshan Su, could it be that stars from other starfields have arrived?”

An uproar surged in the hearts of those cultivators possessing the qualifying tokens, as they watched that radiant star streaking at an astonishing speed—heading straight for the Yuanshan Clan!

This scene immediately shocked the entire Yuanshan Clan.

As the number one family in the south, the Yuanshan Clan didn’t lack experts. It was just that according to the rules of the Immortal Capital’s trial, they didn’t have the qualifications to challenge. Hence, amidst their anxiety, Yuanshan Su walked out of the clan.

She, who was wearing a long white dress, stood on Sky Spirit Mountain outside her family and looked into the distance.

The surroundings were filled with her clan cultivators. All of them had solemn expressions.

If at first she had been uncertain about the identity of that third star appearing in the Southern Starfield, her doubts vanished when she noticed it had merely reached Great Immortal Mountain—and already absorbed the star representing Jiang Fan…

She had already guessed the other party’s identity.

“There are only two people who can do this… One is Star Ring, and the other is that person.”

“There’s news from the East that Star Ring’s star has fallen.”

“Then this must be that person.”

Yuanshan Su’s expression was a little complicated. After leaving the fourth realm, she was one of the first to walk out of the Immortal Palace. During the time she returned, every time she thought of the trip to the Immortal Palace, the figure of a person appeared the most in her mind.

Although she had obtained many benefits from achieving her goal and her cultivation base had also increased, that person’s figure was like a huge mountain, causing her to feel immense pressure.

Her emotions were quite complicated.

After all, she and that person had once performed the wedding rites together.

Though it had been a pragmatic alliance within the mirrored history, the ripples of it still lingered in the present.

Just as Yuanshan Su’s thoughts kept fluctuating, thunder suddenly rumbled in the distant sky and strong wind howled in the sky. As the clouds surged, a person walked over from the horizon.

He was dressed in black and had black hair. As he walked in the sky, it was as though he was walking through time, stirring up waves of time.

It was Xu Qing.

The moment he appeared, the expressions of the surrounding cultivators of the Yuanshan Clan changed. Among them, a few Quasi Immortal ancestors of the Yuanshan Clan spread out their auras, causing the surroundings to distort as though they were facing a great enemy.

However, Xu Qing ignored their show of might.

His expression was as calm as ever as he moved forward in the sky.

Step by step, he walked past the cultivators from the Yuanshan Clan and ignored the gazes of the ancestors. He arrived at Sky Spirit Mountain and stood in front of Yuanshan Su, raising his hand.

“Hand it over.”

Xu Qing calmly spoke.

These simple words contained an irrefutable meaning.

Yuanshan Su was silent. The few ancestors of her clan in the surroundings emitted obvious energy fluctuations. As they watched coldly, a soft sigh rang out from Yuanshan Su’s mouth.

As she sighed, she lifted her right hand and slapped her forehead amidst the exclamations of the surrounding clan cultivators.

There was a loud sound.

The qualifying token that belonged to her was forcefully extracted from her body.

After that, she waved her hand and her qualifying token carried a piercing light as it headed straight for Xu Qing.

Finally, it landed on Xu Qing’s palm.

Xu Qing didn’t look at the token in his hand. Instead, he stared at Yuanshan Su meaningfully and calmly spoke.

“Is there a third way to enter the Immortal Capital?”

The determination of Yuanshan Su to give the token made Xu Qing feel that there might be a third method to enter the Immortal Capital. Hence, he asked.

“Advance to the Quasi Immortal Realm during the trial. This is a special method that belongs to the eight stars in the Fifth Star Ring.”

Yuanshan Su took a deep breath and slowly spoke.

When Xu Qing heard this, he nodded.

He could naturally tell that Yuanshan Su’s aura was only a step away from stepping into the Quasi Immortal Realm.

The other party must have gained a lot from the Immortal Palace.

However, this had nothing to do with him.

At that moment, he clenched his fist. As the token in his palm disappeared, the sky churned and a resplendent light erupted from his body. This light rushed into the sky.

At the next instant, the sky rumbled and the southern star map appeared in the sky again.

On the star map, the star representing Xu Qing shone with an intensity that was unparalleled, standing out uniquely among all others!

The first place in the South!

There was also a vague sensation that spread out from the qualifying token, allowing Xu Qing to sense his ranking in the entire Fifth Star Ring.

Fifth place!

Xu Qing didn’t care who the first four were.

This was because as long as he followed his plan, no one would be able to fight with him for first place.

“Then, see you in the Immortal Capital.”

Xu Qing glanced at Yuanshan Sect before turning and walking to the horizon. Under the helpless gazes of the Yuanshan Clan’s cultivators, he gradually left.

A long time later, the few ancestors of the Yuanshan Clan landed and stood beside Yuanshan Su.

“Su’er has disappointed the ancestors. I didn’t even try to fight.”

Yuanshan Su lowered her head and spoke softly.

The ancestors remained silent. A few breaths later, one of them sighed.

“This person… Not to mention you, even we don’t have the confidence to win if we fight against him.”

“How is he compared to that Star Ring?”

Yuanshan Su shook her head.

“Star Ring has fallen. Although I’m not sure if he’s completely dead, I think his failure should be caused by this person.”

A few ancestors of the Yuanshan Clan sighed.

“It’s difficult to live in the same generation as such a person…”

When Yuanshan Su heard this, she smiled.

“This is more interesting.”

…

The Fifth Star Ring, Northern Starfield, Sword Immortal Sect!

Unlike the sprawling peaks of the Southern Starfield’s Great Immortal Mountain or the boundless Star Ring Tower in the East, the Sword Immortal Sect was established atop a massive meteorite.

This vast, mountainous stone was surrounded by a perpetual storm of sword energy, filling the heavens with the hum of countless swords.

The meteorite itself was immense, towering into the sky, almost disappearing into the clouds when viewed from below.

Many legends surrounded its origin.

Some claimed it was not of the Fifth Star Ring at all but had flown in from an outer star ring, acquired by Sword Immortal Sect’s Blue Teal Sword Immortal, who drew inspiration from its mysteries to establish the sect.

Others believed it was a leftover ‘filling star stone,’ a remnant from when the starry sky of the Fifth Ring was flattened.

There were many theories from unknown sources.

The Sword Immortal Sect was indeed built on this huge meteorite.

At that moment, on the surface of the huge meteorite, in the central square of the Sword Immortal Sect, Qianjun and Piyi were carefully setting up various restrictions.

As they set them up, the two of them communicated with their divine senses.

“He killed Star Ring!”

“Jiang Fan’s token has been snatched!”

“That b*tch Yuanshan Su is the most spineless. She actually didn’t even make a move!”

“That fellow is currently on his way to the North…”

“I feel that he isn’t here just for our qualifying tokens…”

“That’s right. I think that fellow is coming to subdue us!”

“To recognize a master in the fourth realm is the greatest humiliation in our lives!”

“We will never let this go!”

“We will never let this go!”

“According to our plan, as long as he comes, we’ll teach him a lesson!”

Qianjun and Piyi gritted their teeth and quickly cast all kinds of restrictions into the central square.

It was only after setting up this place for a few days that they heaved a sigh of relief in their hearts and sat down cross-legged.

“Now, we just wait for him to arrive!”

At that moment, above the two of them, in the sky of the Sword Immortal Sect, there was a person lying in the endless sword energy storm.

This person wore blue clothes and had gray hair. A blue ancient sword danced beside him.

The sword’s name was Blue Teal, so the world called him the Blue Teal Sword Immortal.

He lay on the sword energy, drinking as he watched his two disciples fussing around.

A long time later, he sighed.

“I was blind to accept these two good-for-nothings back then.”

“They can’t even defeat two against one and still want to set up restrictions. Are they trying to launch a sneak attack?”

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