[{"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-84":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},2344524,4583,"Chapter 84: Shadow of the Deep Sea Dragon","beyond-the-passage-of-time-chapter-84",84,"\u003Cp>The stories tell all Seven Blood Eyes disciples that once you encounter this strange scene while out at sea, do not take action, do not touch it, and most of all, do not disturb it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing was silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the records from the Sea Gazetteer surfaced in his mind, he sat cross-legged inside his magic boat, looking up at the countless ferocious ghosts rising into the sky in swarms amidst sharp, ear-piercing roars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The point recorded in the Sea Gazetteer is not the story itself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing gazed at the firmament, whispering in his heart amidst the chilling cold of the surrounding world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is... that it uses the word 'story' to describe all of this, not 'legend'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Compared to a legend, the term 'story' often represents a scene that truly occurred.\" Xu Qing took a deep breath and stared in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless ferocious ghosts filled the heavens and earth, rising and falling incessantly, their voices growing increasingly shrill; this scene was enough to terrify a timid person, making them tremble in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for Xu Qing, he was used to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen the eyes of a god, survived for over half a month in a dead city filled with fierce beasts and anomalies, and had seen too much life and death since childhood in the slums where the darkness of human nature lingered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having experienced tempering and baptism in the forbidden zone jungles and within the Seven Blood Eyes, to him, it was not just these anomalies that could take a life; anything in this world could cause a person to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, this level of spectacle might cause fear in others, but for Xu Qing, he was very calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this calm gaze, Xu Qing, in the dark of night, faintly seemed to hear the lingering echoes of a melody amidst the roars of the rising ghosts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing closed his eyes, motionless, as if listening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seen from afar, both he himself and this magic boat were insignificant in this vast sea, swaying and gradually being covered by this procession of a hundred ghosts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the lingering echoes grew clearer and clearer in Xu Qing's ears, long refusing to fade...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hundred ghosts walking at night, a hundred ghosts dancing at night, a hundred ghosts playing music at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This night slowly passed amidst Zhao Zhongheng's nervousness, Xu Qing's listening, and Senior Sister Ding's curiosity about Xu Qing's state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As morning arrived, the night music dissipated, and Xu Qing opened his eyes, the faint echoes still swirling in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senior Sister Ding fixed her beautiful eyes on Xu Qing and could not help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Brother Xu, were you listening all night? Did you hear anything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing ignored her, somewhat displeased at being disturbed at this moment; he did not blink, still immersed in the faint, barely perceptible echoes in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Senior Sister Ding even more curious, so she looked at Xu Qing, patted her storage bag with her right hand, and immediately took out a jade box and handed it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Brother Xu, there is a Clarity Pill inside; it has a very good effect on nourishing the soul. I'll give it to you, will you tell me the answer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Zhongheng on the Phoenix Bird instantly widened his eyes, his breathing rapid, the flames in his eyes almost impossible to suppress; this pill was a gift he had given earlier when he saw Senior Sister Ding looking impatient...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Xu Qing was displeased, and Senior Sister Ding had given a gift...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene made him go completely frantic inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Clarity Pill?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing's attention was instinctively drawn; he knew of the Clarity Pill and knew that the value of this pill was not small and that it was rarely seen in large quantities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, feeling somewhat surprised, he turned to take the jade box, opened it, glanced at it, and after checking to ensure there were no problems, he put it into his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xu Qing accept it, Senior Sister Ding was very happy, smiling as she looked at Xu Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Brother Xu, tell me, I know the Sea Gazetteer once mentioned that few people can hear the Night Music of a Hundred Ghosts; only those with keen perception can hear it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing nodded, a trace of reminiscence appearing in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard the sound of my Master's earnest teachings when he was instructing me in the knowledge of herbs and plants.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Brother Xu, you actually know the Dao of herbs and plants? How amazing.\" Senior Sister Ding's face was full of admiration, while Zhao Zhongheng on the Phoenix Bird showed disdain, curled his lip, and said in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who can't brag!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senior Sister Ding ignored the jealous Zhao Zhongheng and diligently stayed by Xu Qing's side, asking about the Dao of herbs and plants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing, for the sake of the Clarity Pill, although feeling somewhat impatient, still reluctantly replied a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the road that followed, Zhao Zhongheng was clearly even more anxious; in order to pull Senior Sister Ding back to his side, he began to curry favor in various ways, frequently offering gifts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Senior Sister Ding mostly refused with a cold face, only reluctantly accepting when she truly had no choice, but she had no intention of switching boats; instead, silver-bell-like laughter often rang out from Xu Qing's boat, which made Zhao Zhongheng's internal fire burn his five viscera and six bowels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially in the following days on the road, Senior Sister Ding's laughter was more frequent than it had been in a whole year facing him, and many times, he saw Senior Sister Ding taking the initiative to find topics with Xu Qing, asking about herbs and plants, even though Zhao Zhongheng clearly knew that this Ding Xue usually had no interest in medicinal materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if Xu Qing did not speak, she would give gifts as a consultation fee, and those gifts were all ones he had given her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene often left Zhao Zhongheng feeling somewhat dazed; vaguely, he felt that all of this was so familiar, and he and Senior Sister Ding seemed... somewhat similar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This discovery made Zhao Zhongheng feel a deep sorrow, yet he was unwilling to give up, so he could only force himself to keep his spirits up, trying hard to integrate and keep in sync.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even to attract Senior Sister Ding's attention, Zhao Zhongheng simply unleashed his cultivation base along the way, constantly capturing various sea beasts and inviting her to taste them, and this method did indeed have a little effect, which made Zhao Zhongheng's heart come alive again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until noon on the third day, as Xu Qing's magic boat and the Phoenix Bird were moving forward on the sea, a sharp screech suddenly came from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing, sitting cross-legged on the magic boat, opened his eyes and saw a Pseudodontornis flying in circles above the firmament; its huge and slender wings were over two zhang long, its cyan body covered in some mud spots, and most eye-catching was its astonishing beak, which looked like two huge iron pincers; one could imagine its bite force must be terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the sea was calm and tranquil, like a huge black mirror; looking into the distance, seabirds appeared frequently in the firmament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pseudodontornis was just one of them; many tiny black dots could be seen in the distance, which were different types of seabirds looking for prey at noon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, this Pseudodontornis circling high in the sky seemed to have identified Xu Qing and the others as its prey, so it followed along the way, but it also seemed to have sensed a crisis, so after circling a few times, it prepared to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing looked up at the Pseudodontornis in the sky, then looked down at the calm sea, a flash of sharp light in his eyes, and did not pay it any mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhao Zhongheng on the Phoenix Bird had a look of joy in his eyes and shouted with a smile to Senior Sister Ding, who had noticed the scene in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Sister Ding, the Sea Gazetteer says this kind of Pseudodontornis seems to taste quite good. I'll help you bring it down, and we'll eat it for lunch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Brother Xu, do you want to eat Pseudodontornis for lunch?\" Senior Sister Ding stood up, looked at the Pseudodontornis in the sky, and gave Xu Qing a sweet smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing did have some good feelings toward Senior Sister Ding; her love of learning reminded him of his former self, and although her consultations on herb knowledge were frequent, they were all paid for, and the value of the items given was already nearly two hundred spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, through these few days of getting along, Xu Qing also had a deeper perception of these two core disciples of the Seventh Peak, but he would not rashly negate all core disciples because of their performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Core disciples were also people, and as long as they were people, it was impossible for them to have only one personality; some were smart, some were stupid, some were alert, and some were reckless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, among the core disciples, some were simple, and there must also be those who were filled with the same murderous aura as the gray-robed ones who walked out of the cruel environment at the foot of the mountain; Xu Qing felt it was because he had had little contact with core disciples and had not seen them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Zhao Zhongheng was actually not bad; he was just very stupid, as the Captain had evaluated, a straw bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senior Sister Ding was not stupid either; she was just too well-protected, which was somewhat inconsistent with this chaotic world, but precisely because of this, it proved even more that her background was very large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This point could also be verified by Xu Qing from Zhao Zhongheng's attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially thinking of how the other party's hand had always been on the storage bag during the Night Procession of a Hundred Ghosts, Xu Qing could conclude that the other party must possess astonishing life-saving means, which was why her elders felt at ease letting her go out to sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Xu Qing gave a reminder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The sea surface is too calm; something is not right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Coward!\" Zhao Zhongheng on the Phoenix Bird sneered upon hearing this, raised his hands, and waved them, preparing to unleash a technique to capture the Pseudodontornis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just at this moment, the Pseudodontornis in the sky that was about to leave also seemed to have sensed Zhao Zhongheng's intent, so it became aggressive; after a loop in mid-air, it changed direction, no longer leaving, but suddenly accelerated, like a meteor falling from the sky, whistling over from behind the three people's magic boats at an angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seen from afar, the airflow formed by its figure cutting through the long sky set off bursts of sonic booms, showing its astonishing speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well-timed.\" Zhao Zhongheng laughed, his body flickered and he leaped up, leaving the boat and arriving in mid-air, just about to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing's expression shifted, alerted, and he stood up to look at the sea behind the magic boat, only to see that an area of fully several dozen zhang was now churning violently as the Pseudodontornis in the sky whistled closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if some existence in the seabed was rapidly approaching the surface!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold light flashed in Xu Qing's eyes, and he rapidly pinched a seal; in an instant, his magic boat transformed into a defensive posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the moment this posture was formed, he saw through his Dragon Whale that a behemoth was approaching at an astonishing speed behind the magic boat, arriving from the seabed in the blink of an eye and breaking the water surface in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the loud noise, the sea surface behind the magic boat exploded in a range of a hundred zhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A huge head, pitch-black all over and covered in scales, like a dragon and like a crocodile, broke out of the sea with unprecedented ferocity and cruelty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fishy smell instantly filled the surroundings, and the sea waves churned even more violently; this head opened its huge mouth and swallowed the incoming Pseudodontornis in one bite!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pseudodontornis looked large, but compared to this opened mouth, it was like a small snack; in an instant, it was completely swallowed by that dragon-crocodile-like mouth, and with a roar, the head fell back into the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The waves raised were monstrous, roaring and spreading in all directions, causing Xu Qing's boat and Zhao Zhongheng's Phoenix Bird to be like two leaves on the sea, involuntarily rolling away, except the former was orderly and the latter was on the verge of losing control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Zhongheng's expression changed instantly, horror showing in his look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he had already flown into mid-air; fortunately, his speed was not very fast, otherwise, if he had been closer to the Pseudodontornis just now, I fear it would not have been just that bird that was swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intense palpitation brought by the brush with death caused him, drenched by the seawater that had been kicked up, to turn pale and retreat rapidly, returning to the Phoenix Bird with all his might; until his feet landed on the deck, his body still could not help but tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if fearing that if he retreated slowly, that terrifying mouth would appear on the sea surface again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his basic quality as a Seventh Peak disciple still made him instinctively control the magic boat, causing his boat to gradually regain control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is... a Plesiosaur, Senior Sister Ding, come here to me quickly, we must leave this area immediately!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the churning waves, Zhao Zhongheng, standing on the swaying Phoenix Bird, shouted urgently while controlling the magic boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up, if it weren't for your stupid attack that provoked the Pseudodontornis, it would have flown away, how could it have launched an attack! The Sea Gazetteer records that the Pseudodontornis is the favorite meat of the Plesiosaur. It is obvious that the Plesiosaur was attracted by the Pseudodontornis in the sky; if you hadn't attacked recklessly, this Plesiosaur would definitely have followed it away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senior Sister Ding's expression was ugly; it was just that for a disciple of the Seventh Peak, among the hunters in the Forbidden Sea, although the Plesiosaur was not one of the strongest, being able to live in the Forbidden Sea filled with infinite anomalies, it was also known for its cruelty, and each one was difficult to judge by the strength of its cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, its massive size was an advantage; unless there was a clear difference in combat power between each other, the victory would likely belong to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Zhongheng wanted to defend himself, but when he opened his mouth, he could say nothing, and could only reply bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe it will leave in a while...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senior Sister Ding's quality was clearly much better than Zhao Zhongheng's; at this moment, even though her emotions were turbulent, she still circulated her entire cultivation base and took out a cyan long sword, ready to strike at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, her right hand was placed on her storage bag, as if she could take out a trump card at any time, looking at the sea vigilantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the two of them, Xu Qing was much calmer; he had sensed that this sea was not right before, so he had let the magic boat form a defensive posture in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the waves were churning, and the roaring waves, like a giant's big hand, slapped fiercely on Xu Qing's magic boat, causing his boat to move further and further away in these waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But looking at it overall, the magic boat was excellent in stability, so it did not lose control but was orderly retreating with the help of the waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, his calmness also caused Senior Sister Ding's emotions to ease, and her gaze slowly became sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It hasn't left!\" Xu Qing's eyes flashed with sharp light, and he spoke in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>",2731,"2026-06-21T00:45:15.441Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","26f9d81d40b71e822dd334fa1002d6b64cfe9759fcfffcab003e49fdb2d7ad37","beyond-the-passage-of-time-chapter-85","beyond-the-passage-of-time-chapter-83",998,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbeyond-the-passage-of-time-cover.jpg"]