[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-beyond-the-passage-of-time":3,"chapter-beyond-the-passage-of-time-beyond-the-passage-of-time-chapter-27":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Beyond the Passage of Time",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2344467,4583,"Chapter 27: I Am the Dark Void","beyond-the-passage-of-time-chapter-27",27,"\u003Cp>Xu Qing’s gaze narrowed as he looked at the shadow on the ground; under his stare, the shadow trembled a few times, cautiously conveying emotional fluctuations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fire... boom boom boom...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing was silent. He somewhat missed the Jin Gang Sect ancestor; the truth was that while the emotional fluctuations from the shadow could sometimes be understood, most of the time it was difficult to accurately discern their meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two words \"Divine Fire\" were overly sensitive. According to Xu Qing’s understanding in the Moon Sacrifice Domain, it was a necessary path to becoming a god; only by igniting the Divine Fire could one be considered a god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Figures like the Red Mother and the God Child had both walked this path, though the former succeeded while the latter’s Divine Fire ultimately failed to fully ignite, instead burning the individual themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, after hearing the words \"Divine Fire\" from the shadow, Xu Qing’s heart fluctuated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you form a Divine Fire?\" Xu Qing asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow first nodded, then shook its head, and finally became anxious itself. \"Boom boom boom...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing frowned, pondered for a moment, then raised his hand to set up a perimeter around them before taking out a piece of the Red Mother’s flesh and feather!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at the feather, the shadow writhed excitedly on the ground, as if turning the floor tiles of the pavilion into a black mire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing the shadow’s emotions, Xu Qing waved his hand to toss the feather out. Before it could even hit the ground, the shadow rose impatiently from the floor, opened its maw, and swallowed the feather in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body, a black hole capable of devouring everything, made the feather disappear in the blink of an eye, and at this moment, the shadow also trembled violently, continuously expanding outward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing watched the entire process. After half an hour, the shadow’s fluctuations gradually diminished, finally stabilizing as it retracted from all directions back beneath Xu Qing’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within it came an intensely eager emotion from the shadow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Delicious...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want more...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thoughtful look appeared in Xu Qing’s eyes. After checking the remaining Red Mother flesh he had, he gritted his teeth against the pain and took out a piece the size of a fist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a large piece immediately excited the shadow to the extreme. It formed streaks of shadow-spikes from the ground, and as they continuously rose and fell, every eye within it revealed an expression of agitation, with the sound of swallowing saliva emanating from its wide-open maw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To eat this piece of meat, the shadow even formed a shadow-tail that wagged on the ground, just like a little dog!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unclear whether this was knowledge gained from the consciousness of the person it had once possessed, or if it was innate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing glanced at the wagging shadow-tail on the ground and threw the flesh in his hand to the shadow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, all the shadow-spikes rushed toward the flesh, shrouding it immediately, followed by the echoing sound of swallowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow’s fluctuations were even more intense than before, as if boiling and erupting, but clearly, such a large piece was somewhat difficult for it to bear, so its body quickly became unstable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until, with a boom, the shadow’s body collapsed, shattering like an inkstone dropped on the ground, breaking into hundreds of pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Red Mother flesh that had been thrown down also fell out from within it, but in the blink of an eye, the hundreds of shattered pieces of the shadow rushed toward the flesh like starving wild dogs from all directions, shrouding it again, continuing to devour, and continuing to collapse!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus it went, over and over; the shadow’s persistence was displayed vividly at this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the sky in the distance grew slightly bright, after a whole night, the shadow had shattered countless times, finally swallowing that piece of flesh bit by bit, its body barely managing to maintain itself without shattering again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet its heart was still unsatisfied; at this moment, while maintaining its body, it tried hard to radiate emotional fluctuations toward Xu Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master... good... want...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You swallowed a whole piece and there’s no change—what use are you!\" Xu Qing said coldly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt that there was a certain possibility that the shadow could change but was deliberately suppressing it; this suspicion made Xu Qing unhappy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he prepared to trigger the purple crystal to see if he could force out what the shadow had swallowed, while simultaneously intimidating it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing the purple light appearing on Xu Qing, the shadow immediately shivered, rapidly radiating emotions of begging for mercy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't... won't eat... forbidden zone... can!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing ignored it and suppressed it directly. In an instant, purple light radiated from Xu Qing’s body and landed on the shadow; a wail rang out as the shadow collapsed and spat out the piece of flesh that had been half-eaten!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing raised his hand and grabbed it from the air. The shadow trembled, watching longingly as Xu Qing took away its food. It was clearly anxious, circling Xu Qing at high speed to form a black vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swallow... swallow...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom boom boom,\" \"I... powerful... useful...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow hurriedly expressed its usefulness. Xu Qing looked on with cold eyes; it did not need extra flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... forbidden zone... can.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow cautiously conveyed its emotion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing did not continue speaking. He recalled that the shadow’s previous few ascensions were all related to foreign substances, and as for foreign substances, any forbidden zone had plenty of them, aside from what was on the flesh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, out of the need for the shadow’s promotion and his speculation regarding the two words \"Divine Fire,\" Xu Qing’s body vanished from the pavilion in an instant, appearing outside the commandery capital when he reappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure did not pause in the slightest. After revealing himself, he took a step forward; the earth beneath his feet seemed to shrink, and every step he took covered a vast area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rules and laws could already be initially manifested by a Spirit Repository cultivator. Just like this, an hour later, Xu Qing left the commandery capital’s territory and appeared in a neighboring state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This state was named Spirit Soil, the smallest state within the Feng Hai Commandery, named for the many Spirit Soil forbidden zones within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This \"spirit\" did not mean spiritual energy, but rather \"undead\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That forbidden zone was a paradise for the undead and the eerie; ordinary people were fine at the edges, but if they entered the depths, it was a life-and-death gamble. Only those whose cultivation had reached Nascent Soul, combined with a certain amount of luck, had a possibility of survival!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also a mandatory path for the Ghost Market Boat. When Xu Qing arrived here, he saw the Ghost Market. Although it was still daytime, black clouds permeated the forbidden zone in the distance, the firmament gradually turned pitch black, and mist churned to shroud the sky, causing the light to diminish and a cold, eerie intent to spread in all directions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dilapidated, massive ghost boat was moving forward through the mist in the firmament!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at this ghost boat, Xu Qing’s expression remained as usual!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was no longer the cultivator he was back then, nor did he have the same status. As a Commandery Governor, he had the authority to mobilize the destiny of this Feng Hai Commandery, and he had no great curiosity to explore this ghost boat he had once ridden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That ghost boat also showed respect to Xu Qing. Upon sensing Xu Qing’s presence, the mist of the ghost boat solidified; a large number of ghost shadows rose from the boat, floating outside, and bowed toward Xu Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing nodded, passed by it, and headed toward the Spirit Soil forbidden zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After his figure moved far away, the mist in the sky churned again, the ghost boat continued on its way and soon disappeared, and the firmament became bright once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An incense stick of time later, as Xu Qing moved forward, the Spirit Soil forbidden zone came into view. There were a total of thirteen Spirit Soil forbidden zones in the entire state!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each one was very ancient and had experienced much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to records, they were formed in the era of the Eastern Victory Human Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, it was a forbidden land of spirit soil, but in later generations, changes occurred. Overnight, the forbidden land collapsed and turned into thirteen parts, becoming forbidden zones. As for the reason, it was not recorded in any classic, but based on clues, some analyzed that a divine war might have occurred here, but the truth had been buried in history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the forbidden zone appearing before Xu Qing was similar in scale to the scavenger camp forbidden zone in the Nanhuangzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking from afar, this was a black forest; most things within it were black, exuding an intent of decay, and there was even dense foreign substance spreading within, forming a black mist that shrouded the forbidden zone. At the same time, roars that could be perceived by the soul constantly echoed from the depths of the forbidden zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when close, one could see the figures of skeletons wandering in the forest with the naked eye, and all kinds of eerie things also appeared within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, as Xu Qing stood outside the forbidden zone, he clearly saw an old woman standing inside!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This old woman was wearing burial clothes, her face was pale, and she was smiling at Xu Qing. Her smile was wide, revealing black teeth, and a thick corpse stench spread from her, permeating the surroundings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing’s expression was as usual; regarding the eerie, he had seen far too many on his journey to this day, and there was nothing strange about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were just food for the shadow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will only give you one chance. If you still cannot ascend, then I have no need for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing spoke calmly. The shadow beneath his feet shivered, and after conveying a firm emotional fluctuation, it immediately spread from beneath Xu Qing’s feet toward the forbidden zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the moment the shadow appeared, the old woman who had been staring at Xu Qing and smiling changed her expression drastically, as if she had seen a natural predator, and she turned around rapidly, intending to flee for her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she was too slow; the shadow’s spreading speed was faster. In the blink of an eye, it rushed into the forbidden zone and covered her figure, and then this old woman instantly melted and disappeared into the shadow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow did not pause; while emitting the sound of chewing, it went all out to spread in all directions. Xu Qing did not follow; he stood outside the forbidden zone, sensing the shadow’s actions through the connection between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gradually, his expression slowly turned into surprise, and finally, his mind was shaken!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it doing?\" In Xu Qing’s perception, this time the shadow’s range of spread completely exceeded the past and reached an unimaginable degree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had actually spread across the entire forbidden zone, and the moment the forbidden zone was covered by it, this entire forbidden zone appeared before Xu Qing, gradually blurring, as if it were being devoured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing soon confirmed that this forbidden zone was not \"as if\" being devoured, but was truly being devoured; it was becoming paler and more blurred, and the edges had already completely disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until a day later, Xu Qing looked at the front in shock; it had become empty and vacant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forest zone had disappeared. From then on, the Spirit Soil state no longer had thirteen forbidden zones, but was permanently one less; it had been devoured by the shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And on that vast, empty land, the soil was gray, with no intent of life and no aura of death; that grayness was like the background color of the world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above this background color was a mass of constantly writhing black shadow, and bursts of murmurs like those of a god were emanating from within the black shadow, echoing between heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three origins nurture, nine energies distribute, five dusts form the organs, seven stars make the end, all living souls depart, three feet above the head the starlight shines brightly, I am the Dark Void!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2076,"2026-06-21T00:45:15.441Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","cdedac477e805a0be278445034b5c75ead031b9fa22ca3c5bd7c04b7add5018c","beyond-the-passage-of-time-chapter-28","beyond-the-passage-of-time-chapter-26",998,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbeyond-the-passage-of-time-cover.jpg"]