[{"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-67":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},2344507,4583,"Chapter 67: Stealing My Credit?","beyond-the-passage-of-time-chapter-67",67,"\u003Cp>The reward for this time is quite astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this, it is evident that the upper echelons of the Seven Blood Eyes harbor a deep loathing for the Night Dove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not just Xu Qing who felt moved; the entire Sixth Squad had their eyes light up at this moment. Some let out chuckles, others licked their lips, and many more revealed expressions of longing in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the disciples of the Seven Blood Eyes, the acquisition of cultivation resources determines everything about their standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, everyone uses various methods to capture wanted criminals to earn extra income, and opportunities for large-scale operations like this are rare. At this moment, everyone realized that if they performed well on this mission, they would not lack resources for the near future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, their breathing gradually grew rapid, and they all turned to look at the Captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain, when do we set off?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, let's just do it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the urgent voices of his squad members, the Captain smiled, took a bite of the apple in his hand, and produced a stack of jade slips, distributing one to each person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our target isn't large, but the two enemy chieftains who are at the Great Perfection of Qi Condensation must be ours!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once we arrive at the destination, we will infiltrate and decapitate. During the operation, I will go to deal with one first; as for the other, once you see them, surround them immediately. Kill them if you can, and if you can't, drag them out until I arrive. I hope that when this mission ends, you will all still be alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, move out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Criminal Investigation Department mobilized in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking from afar, within the yamen of the Criminal Investigation Department under the moonlight, one figure after another whistled out, rapidly advancing in every direction within the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speed was so fast and the intent to kill so intense that every figure was like a thorny tentacle of the Criminal Investigation Department. As they spread out, the entire department felt like an ancient giant beast that had awakened and stretched its entire body, its pressure erupting into the sky in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This caused all the monsters and demons in the entire city to be struck with terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the squad that kills an enemy chieftain, each person can receive ten spirit stones. There are two chieftains... if both are killed by the Sixth Squad, then each person will have at least twenty spirit stones as a base.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing, among the members of the Sixth Squad, murmured in his heart while accelerating, his eyes filled with anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already swiftly scanned the jade slip the Captain had issued; it contained the information of everyone at the stronghold they were heading to, and it was extremely comprehensive. Their appearances and the cultivation techniques they excelled in were all marked, showing that the department had investigated the Night Dove within the main city quite thoroughly during this period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they moved forward, everyone stopped talking, following the Captain in front. Their speed grew faster and faster, and their killing intent boiled, becoming increasingly intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dark night, the killing intent was overwhelming. The mobilization of the Criminal Investigation Department had not leaked any information in advance, causing everyone active in the night who saw them appear to have their minds roar with shock and terror, instantly hiding away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those brothels and gambling dens also quickly quieted down from their bustle; the people inside were dumbfounded and, trembling with fear, immediately closed their doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the monsters and demons knew in their hearts that with the Criminal Investigation Department mobilizing like this, it meant that tonight...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire main city would bleed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless people would die because of this, like thunder streaking across the sky, wishing to dispel all evil!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even many inns that operated at night chose to close today, and the same was true on Banquan Road...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Sixth Squad passed by Banquan Road. Xu Qing, from within the ranks, looked at the old man at the inn who was rapidly closing up, and their gazes met for a fleeting moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is afraid...\" Xu Qing narrowed his eyes, noticing the flash of wariness in the old man's eyes, and then lowered his head to look at the badge on his own clothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, tonight, the badge on his gray Daoist robe represented the majesty of the Seven Blood Eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any force, be it a snake or a dragon, had to bow its head and cower tonight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At such a time, any interference, no matter how slight, would surely be crushed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every place has light and darkness, and this place is no exception. Although the sect is 'raising insects' and allows for a dark prosperity within the main city, one must not touch the commoners, and two, outside Foundation Establishment cultivators cannot kill our sect's Qi Condensation disciples. These are the two red lines. Once you cross the red line... you must pay the price.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Captain in front spoke indifferently, finishing the assignment of tasks as they departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ripples stirred in Xu Qing's heart. Although he had realized this before, now that he was in the midst of the operation and experiencing it personally, he understood the overbearing nature of the Seven Blood Eyes even more profoundly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he followed among the squad members. The group had a clear objective, and half an hour later, they saw their destination from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bright moon hung high in the sky, and the earth was pitch black. Although there were lights within the manor, in this dark night, these sparks of light seemed precarious and about to be extinguished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the manor, as the Sixth Squad arrived, several Criminal Investigation Department disciples hidden in the shadows immediately stepped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were arranged by the department to be responsible for keeping watch, and at this moment, after cupping their fists to the Captain, they left rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to the task allocation, infiltration begins!\" A cold glint flashed in the Captain's eyes, and his body flickered as he darted into the manor. As for the members of the Sixth Squad, eight people split off to surround the manor, forming a blockade, while the remaining dozen or so scattered and infiltrated the manor from various positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing was among them, crouching low and moving at extreme speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking from afar, the members of the Sixth Squad were like a giant hand, reaching out to grab at the lights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the figures of another squad of Criminal Investigation Department disciples appeared in the distance. The leader was that Merfolk youth; they were the Earth-character Third Squad, and they were to coordinate with the Sixth Squad tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon arriving, seeing that the Sixth Squad had already laid out their formation and rushed in, the Merfolk youth showed contempt in his eyes. He sneered and waved his hand, and suddenly a black, circular object flew out, landed inside the manor, and exploded, emitting a deafening roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His subordinates also grinned hideously, each throwing out similar objects, and suddenly the sound of explosions echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dark night, this sudden sound immediately woke the Night Dove members within the manor. Their expressions changed, and they scattered rapidly, causing the Sixth Squad's plan of infiltration and decapitation to fail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing frowned. The Third Squad's intention was obvious: they wanted to use this method to interfere with the Sixth Squad's mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the explosive objects landed not far from him. Amidst the intense bombardment, the Night Dove cultivators within the manor scattered in all directions. Some even set fires and activated traps, causing the entire manor to be instantly filled with flames, with large amounts of smoke spreading in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smoke and fire obscured vision, and in this fog, sounds of slaughter, low roars, and explosions erupted instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A perfectly good decapitation plan was turned into a mess, adding unnecessary casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold glint flashed in Xu Qing's eyes. Ignoring the Third Squad, his body flickered amidst the spreading fog. Killing intent appeared, and he raised his right hand and grabbed fiercely at his side. A scream rang out; a Night Dove cultivator had his throat slit by the dagger in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person was a middle-aged man with a cultivation base around the sixth layer of Qi Condensation. His throat was severed, blood filled the air, and terror remained in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking the leather pouch from this person, he threw the corpse aside and ignored it. Xu Qing crouched and flickered, speeding through the fog. As the black light of the dagger in his hand shone, he approached another Night Dove cultivator, slashed fiercely, and cut open their throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the process, Xu Qing's expression remained normal. He let the cultivator, who was clutching their throat and gasping for air, twitch on the ground. He collected the other's leather pouch, stepped away quickly, and went to find the third target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that, time passed rapidly. After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, as the explosions and roars around him grew more intense, Xu Qing, who was moving forward, suddenly dodged, and a wind blade whistled past him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind lifted Xu Qing's hair, revealing the wolf-like gaze within. His speed erupted instantly, and he headed straight for the place where the wind blade came from. There, two Criminal Investigation Department disciples—one from the Sixth Squad and one from the Third Squad—were fighting someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Squad disciple's expression changed when he saw Xu Qing, while the Sixth Squad disciple showed pleasant surprise—a surprise that was rarely this sincere, because tonight, they were acting as a team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Qing, this is an eighth-layer Qi Condensation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were two corpses on the ground, mangled and bloody, and the Night Dove cultivator fighting the two, seeing Xu Qing arrive, retreated quickly, wanting to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was too late. Xu Qing's body lunged forward, his speed erupting with a sonic boom. Amidst the shock of the Third and Sixth Squad disciples, he was already in front of the Night Dove cultivator, slammed into them fiercely, and the dagger in his hand instantly slashed across their throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood sprayed, and as they hit the ground, the Night Dove cultivator was already decapitated, becoming a corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Squad disciple to the side turned pale, his eyes showing intense wariness. He had seen strong people, but it was rare to see someone who could kill an eighth-layer Qi Condensation cultivator with a single strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not daring to stay, he retreated rapidly. As for the Sixth Squad teammate, he also took a deep breath, looking at Xu Qing with shock, and after bowing deeply, he vanished into the mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing lowered his head to scan the three corpses on the ground, calmly bent down, and slowly searched their leather pouches one by one. Throughout the process, his expression did not change in the slightest, and he occasionally opened the pouches he found and placed them into his own pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until he picked up the pouch from the third mangled corpse, Xu Qing rubbed his hands and turned around, posing as if he were about to leave, but the dagger in his hand struck with lightning speed toward the center of the corpse's brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speed was so fast and the movement so sudden that there had been no warning beforehand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, the corpse actually moved, sliding away and flickering backward fiercely, causing Xu Qing's dagger to miss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corpse floated up, its eyes suddenly opening to reveal a cold, sinister glint, staring fixedly at Xu Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you discover it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've seen many corpses that died miserably; you didn't pretend well enough.\" Xu Qing looked at the 'corpse' in front of him and spoke indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so? Then it's your bad luck.\" The corpse wiped its face, revealing the appearance of a middle-aged man. His body flickered and erupted with power, rushing straight at Xu Qing, his Great Perfection of Qi Condensation cultivation base spreading out at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person was one of the enemy chieftains of this stronghold. He was cautious by nature and had originally intended to pretend to be a corpse and slip away quietly, but he hadn't expected to be discovered here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was also a ruthless person; knowing he couldn't delay, he simply used his full strength in his attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, spiritual energy fluctuated all over his body, and fire snakes manifested outside him, hissing ferociously as they charged at Xu Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were nine of these fire snakes in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each one could instantly tear apart the body of a ninth-layer Qi Condensation cultivator. Now, with nine of them circling, the power was the peak of what Xu Qing had seen among Qi Condensation cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xu Qing's expression still didn't change much. With a wave of his hand, countless water droplets appeared outside his body, and as the aura of the Forbidden Sea spread directly, each of these droplets twisted, gathering together in the blink of an eye to form the shape of a crocodile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This crocodile was covered in scales and was extremely ferocious. Its wide-open mouth had sharp teeth that flashed with a cold glint, and it seemed to possess intelligence. After appearing, it let out a roar and charged toward the nine incoming fire snakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They collided in an instant. Amidst the roar, the divine ability of Xu Qing's Sea Transformation Scripture was fully displayed; it actually swallowed five of the fire snakes directly. Although the remaining ones were still entangled, it was clear that the Sea Transformation Scripture could contend with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What shocked the Great Perfection of Qi Condensation cultivator even more was that Xu Qing stepped forward fiercely. The phantom of his blood-qi manifested behind him, forming a fierce ghost that roared as it accompanied Xu Qing's body, shooting out like an arrow straight toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are not an ordinary disciple of the Seven Blood Eyes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Night Dove chieftain's eyes shrank sharply. He felt a strong sense of crisis from Xu Qing. At this moment, his body retreated fiercely, and with a wave of his hand, he threw out a talisman treasure that shone with blue light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without even looking at the result, he retreated even faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This blue talisman treasure seemed to have been used too many times; its color was quite dim, and its power had dropped significantly. Although it erupted instantly, manifesting a blue ghost hand carrying a trace of Foundation Establishment aura to grab fiercely at Xu Qing, its power was far inferior to a true Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Xu Qing sensed that this talisman treasure was mediocre, he still dodged rapidly. However, the giant hand continued to chase him, preventing him from continuing to pursue the chieftain. But Xu Qing was not in a hurry; while dodging the giant hand, he looked coldly at the fleeing chieftain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The poison you've been struck with—is it not taking effect yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Xu Qing's words were spoken, the Great Perfection of Qi Condensation Night Dove chieftain's expression changed drastically. His mind fluctuated, accelerating the poison's effect. He spat out a mouthful of black blood, and a greenish-black color appeared directly on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Poison!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his terror, he stumbled, feeling the violence of the poison within his body; his internal organs seemed to be melting. His eyes suddenly revealed madness, and not knowing what secret technique he unleashed, he slammed both hands onto his own chest. The next instant, flames burned on his body, as if he were stimulating all his potential at this moment; the poison in his body was actually suppressed, and the greenish-black on his face faded rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the cost was clearly immense; at this moment, his consciousness was somewhat blurred, and it seemed he had only one thought in his mind: to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, with a flicker, he tried to flee into the distance at an even faster speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with this delay, Xu Qing also dodged the bombardment from the talisman treasure's giant hand. His body erupted at full speed, shooting out like lightning. His speed was so fast that he approached the Night Dove chieftain of this stronghold in an instant, his right hand raised and just about to grab him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this very moment, an intense life-and-death crisis made Xu Qing's expression change and his pupils shrink. He forcibly changed his body's direction and retreated fiercely. Almost the instant he retreated, a sharp flying wheel whistled past the spot where he had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It tore through the void, emitting a piercing sound. If he had dodged even a little slower, his body would surely have been sliced open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as he retreated, someone rushed over from the direction the flying wheel had come from. Ignoring Xu Qing, they headed straight for the Night Dove chieftain. The newcomer... was the Third Squad Captain, that cold and sinister Merfolk youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stealing my credit?\" Xu Qing's eyes turned sharp in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today is another big update of over nine thousand words across two chapters~\u003C\u002Fp>",2888,"2026-06-21T00:45:15.441Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","a2078646a5b9b33aac98fade5d035d31bc67b3b8cfbf9f41350870fe30835aad","beyond-the-passage-of-time-chapter-68","beyond-the-passage-of-time-chapter-66",998,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbeyond-the-passage-of-time-cover.jpg"]