Chapter 698

Nanhuang Continent, Spring.

The sky was dim, filled with dark clouds.

It was clearly noon, but the black clouds were crowding together, endless, spreading over a huge range, as if wanting to cover all the sunlight.

The cold covered the earth, desolation sprinkled the human world; in the season when all things recover, there was no sense of vitality, and all of this formed a sense of suppression, covering an ancient city.

This city had existed for a long time; if one went to flip through ancient books, one would find that this city could be traced back to the Purple Profound Upper Kingdom period.

Of course, this Purple Profound Upper Kingdom was not that mysterious country that buried history, but the Purple Profound Upper Kingdom of the Nanhuang Continent.

Legend has it that the Purple Profound Kingdom of the Nanhuang Continent was the continuation of the descendants of that mysterious Purple Profound Upper Kingdom.

But it seemed that this country was cursed, and the two words "Purple Profound" were not tolerated by the world.

So the Purple Profound Kingdom of the Nanhuang Continent did not last long, and was betrayed by everyone, with the eight great noble families under its command usurping the throne.

Thus, there was Purple Earth.

At this moment, in this city that had experienced many years and still retained the architectural style of that year, there were few pedestrians; in this Purple Earth with strict hierarchy, too many people's value might not be as good as livestock.

This is the rule of the world, very difficult to change, and even if it is forcibly changed, it will still form similar things.

After all, the other side of civilization is exploitation and oppression.

Xu Qing walked silently through the streets of Purple Earth, walking past ancient buildings, looking at this city, looking at the people in this city; the wind blew from the front, making his hair flutter lightly.

In the city, there were his old friends.

In the city earth, there was his mentor.

Old friends, Xu Qing's spiritual sense swept over, knowing they were safe, and that was enough.

And mentor... Xu Qing looked at a flower shop beside him; the shops opened next to the public cemetery mostly sold things to sacrifice to the dead. The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man; after noticing Xu Qing, he hurriedly showed a flattering smile.

Xu Qing's neat clothes and handsome face made the small-character him immediately realize that this was a big shot; his guess was that the other party should be the son of some powerful noble among the eight great families.

Such a person, he dared not offend in the slightest.

Xu Qing's gaze swept over, bought a bunch of white magnolias, walked toward the public cemetery, and arrived in front of Master Bai's grave.

Gazing at the tombstone, gazing at the flowers placed there, Xu Qing's gaze was gentle, he put down the flowers in his hand, and knelt down.

"Teacher, be safe."

Xu Qing murmured softly, closing his eyes.

The clouds and mist in the sky flowed, revealing a gap, making the covered sunlight spill down, shining on this public cemetery.

This beam of light, like the dawn, represented beauty, fell on the public cemetery, making this place seem to become a pure land in the doomsday, and also sent the breath of spring.

And this only falling beam of light also quickly attracted the attention of many people in Purple Earth.

With the sweeping of spiritual senses, the purple cultivators were surprised one after another; they did not find any abnormality in the public cemetery.

In front of Master Bai's grave, it was already empty.

Only that bunch of magnolia flowers was blooming silently, and its flower language also represented the arrival of spring.

Xu Qing had already left.

Similar time, but different sky, and different seasons.

The spring of Purple Earth, for the eastern part of the Nanhuang Continent, was the beginning of winter.

The cold wind blew across the earth like a knife, rolling up snowflakes in mid-air, venting the icy cold.

In the wilderness, some motionless black shadows could be seen; those were people who had to migrate and were frozen to death.

The era had not changed, and it would not have too many changes because Xu Qing had become the master of a domain now, because... the Remnant Face in the sky existed eternally.

Xu Qing walked past silently, arriving at the original scavenger camp; it was still the same, but the old friends had basically died out, being re-occupied by later comers, continuing to live by picking seven-leaf grass around the forbidden area.

Dirty, cold, bloody, it was still the main theme here.

Even feather tents existed the same.

Xu Qing's gaze swept across the scavenger camp from the sky, and finally walked into the forbidden area ahead.

And the moment he stepped into the forbidden area, the entire forbidden area suddenly roared, the mist surrounding the forbidden area instantly became thick, constantly churning, and there were red lightnings shuttling through the clouds and mist.

All the trees trembled, and all the fierce beasts in the forbidden area shivered.

This violent change also attracted the attention of the scavenger camp outside the forbidden area; amidst the horror, roars from the depths of the forbidden area, carrying threats, came out of the forbidden area.

This sound... was like a fierce beast facing a natural enemy, constantly retreating, emitting the most powerless roar before encountering a huge danger.

There was even a sharp and rapid piano sound circling, as if wanting to stop Xu Qing from coming, but it had no meaning.

Xu Qing's expression did not change at all; his footsteps were heavy, and every step he took, the forbidden area would tremble and roar; soon all the fierce beasts in the forbidden area chose to prostrate.

Only the piano sound remained, still struggling.

And Xu Qing was annoyed by listening, and looked coldly at the depths of the forbidden area.

"Noisy."

As soon as his words came out, the shadow under his feet immediately expanded, and the greed and the sound of swallowing saliva surpassed the piano sound, covering everything.

The ancestor of the Jin Gang Sect also flew out instantly, floating in mid-air, the tip pointing at the forbidden area, looking like as long as Xu Qing gave an order, he would go directly to poke a thousand holes.

The piano sound stopped abruptly.

The flowers and plants separated in front of Xu Qing, the trees pulled up their roots on their own, quickly making way; soon a straight road was paved in front of Xu Qing.

At the end of the road was a trembling big tree and a lonely grave in front of it.

Xu Qing walked calmly, until he arrived in front of the lonely grave, leaned against the big tree, and sat down.

A wine gourd appeared in his hand; he took a sip and poured a sip.

No words, no need for any words; the moment he sat here, Xu Qing's heart was very peaceful, and vaguely it seemed as if the Lei Team appeared in front of him, accompanying him to drink together, looking at the sky together.

Until the distant sky, the sunset glow.

Xu Qing's voice carried some hoarseness, speaking softly.

"Lei Team, the Heavenly Fate Flower, I found it..."

This sentence carried reminiscence, carried regret, carried unspeakable thoughts, carried the helplessness of life.

Until a long while later, Xu Qing sighed, and drank the wine in the wine gourd in one gulp.

In the sky, the sunset fell.

In the sky, the bright moon rose.

Under the moonlight, Xu Qing stood up, knelt in front of the lonely grave, and after one bow, he stood up and walked toward the distance; the flowers, plants, and trees recovered behind him, covering this lonely grave.

And the blowing wind also sent Xu Qing's voice over.

"I will not wipe you out, but you must guard this place well."

With the echoing of Xu Qing's voice, a blurry figure appeared beside the lonely grave.

This figure was not Lei Team's former lover, but an old woman; looking closely, one could see that in her body, there was an ancient zither with broken strings.

She was the master of this forbidden area; at this moment, gazing at Xu Qing's back, she bowed her head silently and chose to obey.

Under the moonlight, Xu Qing walked in the sky; the moonlight in other places was bright, while on Xu Qing's body, it formed purple.

The halo formed by the purple moonlight made Xu Qing's figure in the night like a god, walking step by step to the only forbidden area of the Nanhuang Continent, and also the largest forbidden area Xu Qing had ever seen...

Huang Forbidden Area.

The Huang Forbidden Area was so large that it occupied most of the Nanhuang Continent, and even if the Flame Phoenix wanted to, covering the entire Nanhuang Continent would be easy.

And such a large forbidden area also produced some strange races; these races lived in the forbidden area, and how many there were, and how many types there were, were unknown to the world.

For outsiders, they obeyed the Flame Phoenix's decree and did not actively harm, but if the visitor provoked, they would not hold back.

It was precisely because of the terror of the Huang Forbidden Area that in the records of many races on the Wanggu Continent, the master of the Huang Forbidden Area was called the Flame Phoenix, and even more revered as the Nanhuang.

She was mysterious, ancient, and a rare existence that harbored a certain kindness toward life.

And at this moment, Xu Qing was in this moonlight, arriving at the edge of the Huang Forbidden Area, standing on a mountain peak of the Truth Mountain Range.

There was a person who obviously knew of his arrival long ago, so he waited here in advance.

So when Xu Qing walked over, he saw a little fatty, who was sucking on an egg from time to time, sitting on the edge of the cliff with a look of intoxication, humming a little tune.

"Not loving the mortal world, as if carved with traces of the past, flowers fall and bloom in their own time, I become a wife-gazing stone, going is a must, staying is also a must, if I don't stick mountain flowers all over my head, don't ask where I return!"

Listening to this little tune, Xu Qing walked toward Huang Yan and sat beside him.

Huang Yan grinned, waved his hand to throw an egg to Xu Qing, squeezed his eyebrows, fiddled with his small eyes, and spoke with a smile.

"Your sister-in-law hasn't given birth yet, her temper is getting bigger and bigger, sigh, it's just right that you came, accompany me to drink some eggs."

Xu Qing took the egg, poked it open with the previous method, and took a sip; it was sweet.

"How much longer until the Second Senior Sister gives birth?"

Xu Qing looked at Huang Yan.

Huang Yan's expression was proud, and he patted his stomach.

"My seed, extraordinary, born as a congenital spirit, naturally needs to be gestated for a long time; I estimate that in a few decades, it will be born."

Xu Qing nodded; if so, he should be able to return before the Second Senior Sister's child is born.

Just like that, Xu Qing and Huang Yan drank eggs and talked about their respective matters during this period; Huang Yan mainly talked about the mood and expectation of becoming a father, and Xu Qing talked about the experience of Jiyue and going to the Imperial Capital.

Time passed slowly, until the morning sun rose in the distant sky, the two looked at each other and smiled.

Xu Qing patted his clothes, stood up, and prepared to leave; he didn't ask if Huang Yan was the Flame Phoenix, that was not important; what was important was that he was Huang Yan, a friend.

Huang Yan didn't mention it either, everything was unspoken.

However, before Xu Qing left, Huang Yan thought about it, took out a storage bag, and took out a red feather, handing it to Xu Qing together.

This feather was crystal clear, like jade but not jade, emitting a scorching heat, and there was a rich divine power rising within, different from the aura of any god Xu Qing had ever encountered.

It seemed to contain the taste of ancient times.

"This item is for you."

"I know that in the Nanxin County, which you must pass through to go to the Imperial Capital, there is a younger sister; she came to the Nanhuang Continent before and liked the ground fruits here; at that time, the yield was not much, but now it is ripe, so you can send some to her on your way."

"My sister has a bad temper, but she is like me, very loyal."

Huang Yan spoke with a smile.

Xu Qing nodded, did not decline, put it away, and gazed at Huang Yan.

"Take care."

After speaking, Xu Qing flickered and walked onto the sky.

On the top of the mountain, Huang Yan looked at Xu Qing, his expression revealing emotion, and suddenly spoke.

"Xu Qing, still that sentence, if you are not happy outside, come back to the Nanhuang Continent, it is safe here!"

In the sky, Xu Qing's expression was serious, he nodded heavily, walked toward the distance, and his figure gradually went far away.

On the top of the mountain, Huang Yan's figure also blurred, and the moment it dissipated, deep in the Huang Forbidden Area, a pair of giant eyes suddenly opened, the aura dissipated, making all living beings in the forbidden area worship together.

She gazed into the distance, murmuring low.

"Take care."