Chapter 1156: Guard Stealing from the Vault

Different positions naturally lead to different mindsets and actions!

They cannot be simply divided by good and evil!

Because good and evil as markers often occur only within the same race!

Therefore, for other races, one can hate, be angry, or feel helpless—after all, their ancestors were once divine spirits; if this fifth star ring had not undergone change, then they would now be the orthodox!

The human race is merely a slave race, to be taken and exploited!

And now, the gods have been slaughtered, raised in captivity, imprisoned—these other races have all become fish and meat!

To some extent, it is like a cycle of rebirth!

One cannot say right or wrong; one can only say……no matter which race, whether immortal or god, their positions have already determined everything!

The weak are destined to be devoured by the strong!

The backward are destined to lose the qualification to face directly!

Thus, cultivators have not become the divine spirits of old, but rather this is simply a case of following the example set above!

The star ring, and indeed all things and all beings, is the law of all life!

You cannot demand that victims remain victims forever, nor expect perpetrators to remain perpetrators forever!

In the end, it is a cycle!

These principles, Xu Qing already understood when he was on the Eastern Wanggu continent!

After arriving at the fifth star ring, the experiences he underwent and how this place treats divine spirits have made him even more clearly aware of this law!

Like the lingering obsessions within the Yingxian Mausoleum, this is actually the entire fifth star ring's attitude toward divine spirits and other races, and Xu Qing agrees with this in his examination of conscience!

However, he has his own judgment—among those many indifferent gods, there exist some gods who are more human than humans!

But this does not include the divine spirits in this prison!

Xu Qing also does not possess that universal love to deeply engage with and judge each one selectively for redemption!

Therefore, regarding overexploitation, his heart remains undisturbed; now he has come upon that leaf, in the last speckled world!

The environment here is a black, viscous sea!

The sea surface is calm, yet lacks any sense of peace; from the fishy odor of the seawater, a strong sense of otherness emanates, spreading in all directions while also attempting to influence the surroundings!

And beneath the sea, a skull is buried!

This skull resembles a bird, covered in bristles, constantly secreting mucus!

Over time, the mucus has become this black sea!

At the moment Xu Qing descended, the otherness in the sea instantly surged, the surface rose into great waves, and the skull at the seabed trembled slightly, its eyes suddenly opening!

Golden light pierced through the sea from its eyes, gazing toward the heavens, accompanied by a startling, strange sound that instantly entered Xu Qing's ears, then transformed into thoughts not his own, taking root in his mind!

In the next moment, these intangible thoughts became tangible, turning into threads secreting black mucus, seeking to entwine Xu Qing's brain!

The surrounding otherness also became a storm, rushing from all directions straight toward Xu Qing!

The waves on the sea surface grew larger, and at this moment, the entire world underwent a reversal!

Thus, the sea became heaven, and heaven became earth!

Following this……a black sea of fire poured down like rain!

Even including that skull within, aided by this reversal force, it broke through the sea and emerged!

In the next instant, the world blurred, heaven and earth roared, covering everything!

Until after several breaths, a thick immortal qi erupted from within the blur, transforming into a thunderous roar, overturning mountains and seas, destroying the weak and crushing the strong, spreading layer by layer, forcibly dispersing everything around!

Restoring brightness to heaven and earth, restoring clarity to the world!

The otherness dissolved in the immortal qi, the viscous sea vaporized in the immortal qi, Xu Qing's figure became visible, his right hand gripping a divine spirit skull far larger than his body, his five fingers exerting force, piercing into the flesh!

And although visually the size difference between the two is enormous, the fearful party is actually that massive skull!

Threads of golden source substance are being drawn from within it, merging into the jade slip in Xu Qing's palm!

After a while, accompanied by a mournful cry!

That divine spirit skull dimmed into gray, turned to dust, and dissipated between heaven and earth!

In midair, Xu Qing stood alone there, his eyes cold and stern, gazing in all directions!

"The seal of this place is about to be worn away! That is why this divine spirit can act on its own!"

But this seal does not seem shaken by itself; rather, it seems as if some other existence helped it wear away half the seal first, thus giving it the opportunity to continue wearing it down, waiting for it to go break out of prison!

"So……is this the action of external other races, or……is this prison itself, the guard stealing from the vault?"

Xu Qing pondered; having once been a prison guard, he was quite familiar with the petty corruption here!

In thought, Xu Qing narrowed his eyes, his body flickered, he left this speckled world and appeared in the starry sky, gazing at the crimson seaweed!

He carefully observed the other leaves in detail!

The seaweed swayed; after a while, Xu Qing suddenly spoke!

"The divine spirits imprisoned on the other leaves should mostly already be dead, devoured by you……"

As soon as his voice rang out, the swaying speed of the seaweed suddenly increased, all the leaves unfurled, and from all directions they slowly drifted toward Xu Qing!

Xu Qing remained unmoved, continuing to speak!

"The leaf previously given to me should have been specially reserved by you on one side, so that when someone comes to collect, they are instructed, thus concealing your guard-stealing behavior—I say this correctly!"

A terrifying will sharpened at this moment, a shocking pressure followed, spreading outward!

The surrounding starry sky emitted crackling sounds, strange seals appeared in all directions, sealing this place!

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes again and spoke once more.

"The Young Master of the Aurora and I are on good terms; you can sense my aura and judge my permission in the Aurora Immortal Palace!"

"The Nine Shores Immortal Sovereign values me greatly; the aura on this object, you should be able to sense!"

"I am the first ascendant in this realm; if I fall here, you cannot escape!"

Xu Qing raised his hand and took out a wooden slip; this object is the guide item of the ferry boat on the Divine Spirit Blood River!

The seaweed paused, and in the next moment, the terrifying will it contained arrived instantly, enveloping the wooden slip Xu Qing had taken out; then this will clearly rippled!

Immediately afterward, the will of this place shifted from the wooden slip to envelop Xu Qing, as if conducting a deeper inspection!

Xu Qing's expression remained normal!

After the mirror-image journey of the Aurora Immortal Palace ended, since others in the mortal world have delays, there's no reason he shouldn't have one here!

Although in this heaven beyond heaven, Xu Qing previously couldn't sense it, he judged this was due to the true Aurora Immortal Palace being concealed!

And his inability to sense it doesn't mean the seaweed growing in this heaven beyond heaven also can't sense it!

So he is trying to prove his identity through indirect means; if it fails, it's fine—the title of Nine Shores Immortal Lord and being the first to ascend in this realm are enough to save his life!

Thus Xu Qing allowed the other's will to inspect him!

After a while, when he felt the seaweed's will showing greater ripples, even the seaweed itself trembling, Xu Qing's eyes gleamed—he knew his guess was correct.

And that seaweed, while trembling, had its breath become disordered, as if caught in a dilemma!

It indeed felt, under this deep inspection, that this human before it concealed the Aurora Immortal Palace's authorization within its body, and there existed great karma!

This authorization made it wary!

After all, it belongs to the Aurora Immortal Palace; although the Aurora Heaven Beyond Heaven has lost its master, its identity remains.

But its actions have already committed a grave crime, so now its dilemma is difficult!

And just then, Xu Qing's voice echoed again!

"Having suppressed this divine spirit prison for countless years, occasionally getting hungry and eating something—this is also normal!"

The seaweed paused!

"Even if it's almost all eaten, possibly wanting to leave a leaf behind, also shows diligence in duty!"

The seaweed's will boiled somewhat!

"After all, I am someone the Nine Shores Immortal Lord highly values; being a little late is no fault of yours!"

All the seaweed's leaves fluttered rapidly, and the surrounding pressure mostly dissipated; it could judge that what this person said was true!

"So, past events are past; as for now, I ask you—you……want to eat Him?!"

Xu Qing pointed at the sun enveloped by the seaweed's roots!

All the seaweed's leaves trembled at once, then a low divine thought circulated around Xu Qing!

"Want."

Xu Qing nodded!

"Let me enter, guard the Dharma for me—I'll see if I can……get some out, we'll split it."

The seaweed hesitated a bit, then after re-inspecting Xu Qing's aura, its roots suddenly trembled and swiftly unfurled part of itself, as if opening a path!

But before this path could fully open, the seaweed's divine thought suddenly scattered outward in a sweep!

"Don't be nervous—it's my people arriving; you open a gap to let him in."

Xu Qing spoke calmly!

The seaweed pondered, then after a moment loosened a crack in this place's seal; the next instant, Zhou Zhengli's figure rushed in from outside!

After appearing here, he quickly glanced around, then put on an act of having seen nothing, and bowed toward Xu Qing!

"What is it!"

Xu Qing asked!

"Young Master, during this trip, others' collections—some went smoothly, some not—but overall, all can be resolved!"

However, in the Hun Tian Royal Clan's place, some accidents occurred, so this humble official came here, asking the Young Master to go, using your status in this Aurora Heaven Beyond Heaven, to suppress those who think this heaven beyond heaven has no master!

Of course, if the Young Master is unwilling to use status to suppress, this humble official can also have Xing Huanzi handle it instead!"

Zhou Zhengli conveyed respectful words.

Xu Qing glanced at Zhou Zhengli.

Needless to say, Zhou Zhengli is clever; if not considering his possible rebelliousness, using this person would make one very comfortable!

"Let Xing Huanzi handle it!"

Xu Qing spoke slowly.

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Zhou Zhengli heard this, retreated respectfully, and left along the exit; the moment his figure vanished, the exit was sealed again, and the will from the seaweed once more enveloped the surroundings!

Xu Qing paid no attention to this, turned his head toward the roots.

"Alright, now you can open it. I'm hungry—I bet you are too!"

Hearing this, the seaweed hesitated no longer; in an instant, its root system spread, revealing the entrance to the sun.

Xu Qing's eyes gleamed, and he took a step forward.