Chapter 471: The Wind Sweeps Through the Tower Before the Mountain Rain

Although the voice from the Ancient Xiang Linger Emperor was heaven-shaking, it seemed to worry that the fluctuation of emotions would cause Xu Qing to collapse and die instantly, thereby becoming a fixed coordinate that was difficult to erase. Thus, the divine might and the tearing power clearly converged.

Xu Qing, who was about to be unable to hold on, finally caught his breath.

His body staggered back, and he was about to leave. But looking up at the dragon snakes transformed from cyan destiny floating in front of the giant eye, and thinking of the longing Linger had emitted when in his sea of consciousness, Xu Qing's heart stirred, and he raised his hand to point, suddenly speaking.

"Respected Ancient Emperor, I borrow a wisp of destiny, and will return it with an object of equal value in the future!"

Once the words came out, the divine might that the Ancient Xiang Linger Emperor had retracted around him fluctuated again. That giant eye stared coldly at Xu Qing, its majesty even more intense than before.

"I am not asking for it; I am borrowing it." Xu Qing explained seriously.

That giant eye in the sky fixed its gaze on the red spots in the sky, then swept over Xu Qing, gazing at his Canglong Heavenly Dao.

After half an incense stick of time, a wisp of cyan destiny mist swayed and headed straight for Xu Qing. After Xu Qing grabbed it, the cyan dragon snake turned into a cyan crystal.

Crystal clear, incomparably beautiful, it was clearly a supreme treasure at a glance.

Immediately after, a low roar came from within the giant eye.

"Immediately, get lost!"

After saying this, the giant eye closed, no longer looking at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing did not have any hesitation. His body sped away, left the flesh and blood mountain, left the imperial palace, turned into a long rainbow in the sky, and with wings appearing behind him, his speed unfolded to the extreme.

To prevent accidents, Xu Qing did not put the purple moon back into the Fourth Tiangong, but fully dispersed the poison mist to cover the signal, occasionally looking at the sky.

He worried about the descent of the Red Moon, and also worried about the Ancient Xiang Linger Emperor opening its eyes again.

Under these dual concerns, Xu Qing could only fully erupt his speed, speeding along the path he had come.

Just like this, several days passed. Throughout the process, Xu Qing did not encounter any obstruction from evil souls. Until he returned to the place where he had landed, perhaps because the signal marker was covered, or perhaps because of the Ancient Xiang Linger Emperor's own efforts, the purple moon in the sky had dimmed, and the red spots had become blurry.

Xu Qing did not dare to stay, and rushed into the sky.

As the earth grew smaller and smaller, a suction force also came from the ground. Finally, the moment he rushed out completely through Xu Qing's efforts, he flew to put the purple moon back into the Tiangong, and the poison prohibition fully covered it.

After waiting for half an incense stick of time with his heart in his throat, confirming there was no danger, his body flickered and appeared within the Xiang Linger Abyss, gripping the cliff wall beside him tightly, fixing his body so he wouldn't be sucked down.

The cold cliff wall emitted waves of chill, assaulting his entire body. At the same time, Xu Qing operated the purple crystal to recover from his injuries while climbing upward.

When coming down, the process was smooth, but when going up, the suction from below the Xiang Linger Abyss was huge. Xu Qing was injured, and at this moment, he did not dare to resist with the purple moon, so climbing with the help of the rock wall was naturally more stable than flying.

Just like this, time passed.

Xu Qing occasionally paused to rest, and three hours later, he finally saw the altar above, as well as the old man Ban Quanlu, who was sitting cross-legged there, constantly forming hand seals, his face filled with worry as he attempted to open a gap once more.

Not paying too much attention, Xu Qing turned his gaze to the stone cave on the cliff wall, and until he saw the white-clad young girl sitting cross-legged there, he let out a sigh of relief in his heart.

Linger at this moment was no longer pale. She had breathing, her complexion was rosy, and she clearly had recovered her vitality.

It was just that her soul had been away from her body for too long, so she was still in the process of nourishing, unable to wake up for a short time. Around her were techniques from Ban Quanlu, guarding her.

As Xu Qing looked at Linger, the old man on the altar, who had failed to cast spells time and time again, suddenly froze. He lowered his head abruptly to look below the Xiang Linger Abyss. After noticing Xu Qing, who was climbing up bit by bit while gripping the wall, his eyes widened, and he exclaimed in shock.

"You... you actually came back yourself?"

Ban Quanlu's gaze was as if he had seen a ghost. It was really because he had cast spells many times these past few days, and even invited the Wood Xiang Linger Clan, wanting to open a crack again, but failed every time.

And he also understood in his heart that even if he truly succeeded, he probably couldn't save Xu Qing. After all, the situation at that time was the Ancient Xiang Linger Emperor opening its eyes.

So he was very worried in his heart. On one hand, he felt that Xu Qing had fallen into a long sleep to save Linger, and his heart was somewhat complex. On the other hand, he worried that after Linger woke up and knew these things, she wouldn't be able to bear it.

But now, in his incomparably worried state, he actually saw Xu Qing climb back himself.

"That is the Ancient Xiang Linger Emperor..." Ban Quanlu muttered, his whole person stunned there.

Until Xu Qing leaped onto the altar and appeared before him, Ban Quanlu gasped, just about to speak, when Xu Qing, panting, waved his hand and handed over the cyan destiny crystal he had obtained from the Ancient Xiang Linger Emperor.

"This is for Linger."

Ban Quanlu instinctively took it. After looking at it blankly, his eyes widened again, his mind roared, and his body even stood up with a thud, exclaiming in shock again.

"Ancestral Destiny Imperial Qi!!"

His breathing was incomparably rapid, gripping it tightly, his heart trembling. He knew very well that the value of this object was huge, especially for the descendants of the Ancient Xiang Linger Clan, it was even more priceless.

If Linger absorbed this Ancestral Destiny Imperial Qi, not only would her bloodline be even richer, but the curse on her body would also be alleviated to a certain extent under this Ancestral Destiny Imperial Qi.

And this object, in the era of the Ancient Xiang Linger Clan, was the companion destiny that only the Imperial Clan could possess.

It could allow Linger's cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds.

Seeing the other party's expression, Xu Qing felt relieved. He looked up at Linger meditating in the stone cave, and the scenes in the Xiang Linger Abyss surfaced before his eyes.

"Linger's bloodline origin is damaged this time, and it will take another month to wake up. But with this Ancestral Destiny Imperial Qi, her bloodline can not only recover but also go a step further."

Ban Quanlu spoke hurriedly.

Xu Qing nodded, waves of fatigue rising in his heart. Subsequently, he took out a black iron token.

"Do you recognize this?"

This token was oval-shaped, engraved with complex runes, emitting black light, incomparably cold, and vaguely, there were teleportation fluctuations emanating from within. It was obtained by Xu Qing from a corpse he had killed while traveling in the Ancient Xiang Linger Emperor's Great World.

At that time, he felt this object was not ordinary, so he kept it.

"This is a Xiang Linger Abyss Talisman!"

"This object is rare outside, but there are many within the Great World. After being opened with a special method, under the fusion of magic power, it can allow outsiders to teleport into the Xiang Linger Abyss at any time. At the same time, if a location appears in the mind during teleportation, it can also be teleported directionally."

Ban Quanlu explained hurriedly. Now in his eyes, this person Xu Qing was completely different from before. He still couldn't understand until now how the other party resolved that fatal crisis.

Xu Qing nodded, pondered for a moment, put this object away, then looked deeply at Linger who was meditating, and turned to leave.

"You... are you not waiting here for Linger?"

Ban Quanlu asked hesitantly.

"I have some trouble on me, not suitable to stay. We will naturally meet again in the future." Xu Qing spoke softly, walked toward the stairs, and gradually drifted away.

Looking at Xu Qing's departing figure, Ban Quanlu stood in place, his mind surfacing with the scene of the other party using his body to block the divine might and protect Linger within the crack he had opened earlier.

"Stinky brat, although you have many shortcomings and are not likable, but... you are ultimately a person who distinguishes between gratitude and resentment and values relationships!"

The old man muttered.

At this moment, outside the Wood Xiang Linger Clan, it was dusk. Red clouds permeated the sky, like blood.

Xu Qing's figure appeared in the sky. As the evening wind blew his sleeves until they rustled, he had hidden worries, gazing toward the direction of the Capital District.

The reason for leaving the altar was, on one hand, Xu Qing did not know if there would be future trouble in actively summoning the Red Moon within the Ancient Xiang Linger Clan's Great World.

And the other reason... was the sense of crisis that had appeared several months ago, which was incomparably intense the moment he left the Xiang Linger Abyss.

"Could it be, the Red Moon?"

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes, many thoughts surfacing in his heart. His body flickered and he was about to move forward, but just at this moment, the earth trembled abruptly!

Countless trees shook violently, as if an invisible ripple had turned into a gale, sweeping over from afar.

Even more, mountain ranges appeared with cracks amidst snapping sounds, spreading rapidly. In the distance, the ground also churned, and the earth shook and the mountains swayed.

The sky changed color abruptly. A huge boom that spread through half of Fenghai County came from the direction of the Capital District, as if... some place there had collapsed and exploded.

The lingering sound was heaven-shaking, turning into heavenly thunder, shattering the red clouds.

The sky instantly had black clouds, surging and spreading in all directions like a tide. Dusk was wiped away in the blink of an eye, and the entire heaven and earth became pitch black at this moment!

Xu Qing's heart shook violently. He felt the gale, felt the impact. As his body retreated uncontrollably in mid-air, he saw a huge figure shining with white light appear in the direction of the Capital District, which was very far from here at the end of the sky.

This figure was an old man, towering between heaven and earth, emitting terrifying pressure. Around him, countless small worlds formed rapidly, only to collapse rapidly, emitting vast might.

Although not comparable to a god, the feeling it gave Xu Qing surpassed the Palace Master.

At this moment, this old man's eyes revealed nostalgia, lowering his head to look at Fenghai County. Within his expression, a trace of reluctance was revealed. Gradually, black dots appeared all over his body, more and more, in groups and patches, rapidly covering his entire body. After that, the old man opened his mouth as if wanting to say something...

But in the end, he couldn't say a word. His body was swallowed by the darkness, slowly dissipating, thoroughly melting into the darkness.

Silently and without sound... fallen!

Heavenly thunder rose heaven-shakingly at this moment.

Amidst the booming explosion, drops of rain fell from the sky, sprinkling onto the earth like a downpour, falling onto the mountain ranges, falling onto the soil, falling onto the grass and trees, falling onto the countless clans of Fenghai County.

It also fell onto Xu Qing's body. In this wind and rain, an endless storm rose in his mind.

That figure, he had seen from afar in the Capital District several times.

"County Governor..." Xu Qing muttered, his expression revealing disbelief. ===== CHAPTER 472 =====