[{"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-43":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},2344483,4583,"Chapter 43: The White-Clothed Faceless Woman","beyond-the-passage-of-time-chapter-43",43,"\u003Cp>This scene was seen by Xu Qing as he stepped into the forbidden zone; his eyes tightened, a powerful crisis of life and death erupted within his mind, and his entire body’s flesh and blood trembled uncontrollably in this instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this came from... the tall, red-robed elder rapidly approaching from the horizon in the distance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Core Formation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name of this realm instantly surfaced in Xu Qing’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was truly because the power of this pressure was so immense that even from a great distance, the shock it brought to Xu Qing was still astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other party’s identity was self-evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was none other than the Jin Gang Sect ancestor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the massive phantom behind him, that Vajra body filled with rage, appearing like a heavenly soldier, causing Xu Qing’s eyes to sting at this very moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gave him a feeling similar to when he was in the slums, watching those Qi Condensation rogue cultivators from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The feeling was similar, but the intensity far exceeded it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even just a single glance made him feel as though he had been locked onto by the other party; even if he closed his eyes, his mind could not help but conjure up that tall figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This figure seemed to carry a scorching heat, making his head ache faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a sense, this already counted as a wound to the mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Xu Qing had controlled the shadow many times, so he was no stranger to this feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, his copying of the divine statue had achieved some success, making his mind more resilient and stronger, so although his head ached, it did not affect his actions, and he sped up even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, while running within this forbidden zone, he raised his right hand to take out a handful of black elixirs, throwing them behind him one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black elixirs hit the ground and exploded instantly; after the clover juice on their surface dissipated, the spreading black elixir dust rapidly permeated the surroundings, seemingly forming a vortex that caused the strange substances within this forbidden zone to surge over in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking from afar, because Xu Qing had thrown more than ten black elixirs, the strange substances were as thick as a tide as they spread, surging in from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man with thick eyebrows who had been about to chase into the forbidden zone paused, his expression changing, and for a moment he dared not get too close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These black elixirs were actually failed products from when Xu Qing refined white elixirs; at the time, he felt it was a pity to throw them away, and they weren't entirely useless, so he kept them—using them now was the perfect time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the strange substances surged in from all around, the vast area behind Xu Qing became filled with an incredibly high concentration of them, and his figure sped away at full velocity amidst the constant convergence of these substances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, accompanied by a roaring echo, the long rainbow that had been on the horizon outside the forbidden zone suddenly drew near.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon reaching the edge of the forbidden zone, a flash of killing intent appeared in the eyes of the Jin Gang Sect ancestor; without the slightest pause, he let out a boom and stepped right in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Jin Gang Sect Elders behind him also gritted their teeth and followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that, the three figures submerged into the dense strange substances; although they rushed out quickly, what awaited them was still the arrival of more strange substances, which even contained large amounts of poisonous mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ancestor, this brat is very sinister!\" the middle-aged cultivator whose left foot was a bloody mess hurriedly spoke to warn the ancestor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jin Gang Sect ancestor let out a cold snort and suddenly blew a breath forward; a storm formed instantly, roaring and expanding in all directions, blowing away all the mist in the vicinity in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure did not stop for even a moment; grabbing the two elders beside him, he suddenly rushed out, accelerating in pursuit of the direction Xu Qing had left in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only, the sky had already passed dusk, and the dark night was descending rapidly; as the surrounding cold intensified, the strange substances permeating the area became even denser.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they continued to fly here, the Jin Gang Sect ancestor himself would be fine, but the thick-browed elder was already injured, and after a long time, he would surely suffer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the Jin Gang Sect ancestor spoke coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two follow behind; I will go capture this kid first!\" As he spoke, the Jin Gang Sect ancestor circulated his cultivation base, the Vajra behind him roared at the sky, and its figure quickly expanded, reaching a height of over thirty zhang, striding forward like a giant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each stride covered a range of dozens of zhang, equal to its own height, while the Jin Gang Sect ancestor stood atop the head of this Vajra giant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking from afar, if one lacked a certain amount of spiritual energy, one could not see the Vajra phantom; all one could see was the Jin Gang Sect ancestor standing and stepping through the air, appearing to float as he went further and further away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The ancestor is mighty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two elders in the rear were excited, having concluded that with the ancestor taking action personally, that kid would surely die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe the ancestor will return with that little brat's corpse very soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two were certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as time slowly passed, after an hour had gone by, the expressions of the two Jin Gang Sect elders changed; as they sped along, they looked at each other and saw the shock and doubt in each other's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the edge of their vision ahead, the ancestor’s figure was long gone; clearly, the ancestor had chased very far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, they could not understand how a mere body-refining Qi Condensation cultivator could possess such speed and ability that the ancestor still hadn't finished him off by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were puzzled, and the Jin Gang Sect ancestor was even more so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, very far away from the two elders, the Jin Gang Sect ancestor had an ugly expression, looking at the figure of a youth in the distance who was sprinting madly at an astonishing speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there was still a gap between the other party’s speed and his own, the gap was not very large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And every time he threw a punch, the massive fist shadow formed, combined with the Vajra’s fist beneath him, would strike from a distance; then, a light would shine outside Xu Qing’s body, forming a defense to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the roaring, although the protective light shield would shake and crack, the youth inside used this force to move even faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, due to the arrival of night, the already dense strange substances here continued to gather along the path the youth took, making the surroundings even colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this made even the Jin Gang Sect ancestor wary, forcing him to occasionally detour. This inevitably hindered his speed, and catching up would take time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\" As the Jin Gang Sect ancestor’s expression turned gloomy, Xu Qing in the distance looked pale, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins, and the veins on his forehead bulged as if they were about to burst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His left hand was clenched tightly, the blood vessels on it bulging, looking shocking to behold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his palm, there was, surprisingly, a scorpion tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the battle with the fire crows, his scorpion tail had some remnants, but at this moment, even though the entire scorpion tail was pierced into the flesh of his palm, the little remaining toxin inside could no longer provide a sustained overdraft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could only allow his speed to be bolstered for a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in his right hand was an incredibly blurry talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This talisman came from that enemy of the Lei team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now the talisman was about to dissipate, and Xu Qing knew very well that the boost from the scorpion tail toxin was rapidly weakening and about to lose its effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, at this speed, he had already seen the familiar ruined city from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting closer and closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, at the moment the scorpion tail's boost dissipated, although Xu Qing’s speed slowed down, he gritted his teeth and leaped forward as if staking everything; in this dark night, under the eerie moonlight of the sky, his figure instantly jumped onto the city wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place... was Xu Qing’s target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not contend with the Jin Gang Sect ancestor behind him, nor the two elders, so Xu Qing’s plan required the right time, the right place, and the right people!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The right time was the strange substances of the forbidden zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The right place was the familiar city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The right people were the anomalies within that city and the strange beast inside the City Lord’s mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With their help, he felt he had a possibility of escaping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he landed, because his speed had slowed slightly, a piercing whistle came from behind him; a massive fist shadow appeared out of thin air, directly crossing the distance, appearing behind him, and striking at him from afar with a fierce blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The talisman’s defense collapsed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing spat out blood; his internal organs trembled and even suffered fractures, his injuries extremely severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intense pain caused Xu Qing’s vision to blur, but he gritted his teeth hard and lunged forward, falling into the city and running frantically through the familiar streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a few bounds, his figure disappeared into the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, the whistling sound approached from outside the city, and the red-robed Jin Gang Sect ancestor arrived suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a cold expression and rotated his right wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That punch just now was the maximum distance he could strike; although there was a talisman treasure blocking it, failing to completely blast the enemy to pieces, he was confident that a Qi Condensation cultivator, having endured the residual force of his punch during the collapse of that talisman, would be either dead or severely injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he flickered and stepped into the city, but the moment the Jin Gang Sect ancestor stepped into this ruined city, his expression suddenly changed, and he heard crying in his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold aura suddenly permeated from the street corner where Xu Qing had disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this dark night, under this eerie moonlight, in this biting cold, a woman’s figure slowly walked over from the distant street corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This figure looked small from afar, but as she walked, she grew larger and larger, even exceeding the height of the surrounding houses without slowing down, eventually reaching over ten zhang in height.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wore a long white dress and had extremely long black hair, but... she had no facial features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her empty face had nothing at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only on her long dress were countless human faces protruding, all of them weeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After these cries gathered together, they turned into a shrill sound that spread in all directions; at the same time, the white-dressed faceless person also slowly walked toward where the Jin Gang Sect ancestor was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she approached, the crying grew louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene made the Jin Gang Sect ancestor gasp; even someone as formidable as him felt his heart tremble. He knew what this was, but the more he knew, the more he feared it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he did not hesitate in the slightest, immediately changing direction and dodging rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had not given up on hunting down Xu Qing, so he did not leave the city, but instead snuck into the city from another direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That kid is only at Qi Condensation; the possibility of him surviving after encountering danger here is extremely small, but I won't be at ease until I see him dead.\" Killing intent appeared in the Jin Gang Sect ancestor’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His experience told him that his previous judgment was correct; a person like that kid... unless he reconciled with him, if he couldn't kill him today and the other party survived, then in the future, he would surely be slapped to death by the other party one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, after changing direction and entering the city, the Jin Gang Sect ancestor immediately began to search carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to see the person alive or see the corpse if dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, while the Jin Gang Sect ancestor was searching, Xu Qing had already returned to the stone cave where he had hidden before, hiding inside and sitting cross-legged in meditation, his chest heaving until he spat out mouthfuls of stagnant blood, and his pale complexion regained some color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Xu Qing looked up through the crack at the outside, his expression gloomy; after a long while, he gritted his teeth and began to breathe and circulate the Sea Mountain Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The journey and the overdraft made Xu Qing’s cultivation base, which was already about to break through, finally reach the critical point after he recovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charge to the seventh level of the Sea Mountain Art!\" Xu Qing did not hesitate and immediately attempted the breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sixth level of the Sea Mountain Art had already given him the shadow of a fledgling ghost; he could kill an eighth-level Qi Condensation cultivator like the camp leader with full effort, though the ninth level was a bit of a stretch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Xu Qing very expectant of the combat power after breaking through to the seventh level of the Sea Mountain Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Sea Mountain Art is so sharp in my hands; it must be related to the purple crystal. It is bolstering me!\" Xu Qing had realized this long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he took a deep breath, endured the pain in his chest, and closed his eyes to breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>",2338,"2026-06-21T00:45:15.441Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","62ce4db91e098b412743cba2b934080d525b4a6e84782b2bd77bd1ae798f5c52","beyond-the-passage-of-time-chapter-44","beyond-the-passage-of-time-chapter-42",998,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbeyond-the-passage-of-time-cover.jpg"]