[{"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-981":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},2345421,4583,"Chapter 981: The Mysterious White Dust","beyond-the-passage-of-time-chapter-981",981,"\u003Cp>For the Demon Feather race, the Immortal Arts Hall is a place filled with sanctity, whether in the East or West Demon Feather territories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And every generation of Grand Immortal Master, even if their cultivation base is not necessarily that of a Sovereign, holds a status equivalent to one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is just that now, with the decline of the East Demon Feather and the fall of the East Immortal Arts Hall’s Grand Immortal Master, the East Demon Feather’s Immortal Arts Hall has gradually lost its former glory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the Immortal Masters within are locked in internal strife, each wishing to suppress the others to succeed to the position of Grand Immortal Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Yue Dong, though a disciple of the previous generation’s Grand Immortal Master, is not the only one qualified to succeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is why she had the crazy plan to cooperate with the Lan family to scheme for the corpse of the Underworld Flame Great Emperor; if she were to succeed... then never mind just an Immortal Arts Hall, even the entire East Demon Feather would be under her and the Lan family’s control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now... everything has undergone a change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, there is Erniu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erniu is kind-hearted and eager to help others, so Yue Dong’s plan has found a successor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, in a Demon Feather city closest to the East Demon Feather Immortal Arts Hall, Erniu, having heard that Xu Qing did not intend to act with him, fixed his gaze on Xu Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's true, what you need most right now is an identity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, after you obtain your identity, will you come find me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erniu asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Xu Qing shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had his own matters to attend to; just as the Senior Brother wanted to take control of the Immortal Arts Hall, what Xu Qing needed to do was resolve a problem that had troubled him for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing had pondered this problem many times, but had never found a solution, until... the appearance of Xue Chenzi gave Xu Qing some associations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, in response to the Senior Brother’s words, Xu Qing spoke calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not sure about the time of my return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are some traits on that Xue Chenzi that interest me, Senior Brother; I intend to go explore them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once I am done exploring, I will come find you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing’s words immediately aroused Erniu’s curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What traits?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing looked up, gazing into the distance, sensing that the mark he had left on Xue Chenzi had already dissipated by seven or eight tenths on its own, though he had left one of Little Shadow’s shadow eyes just in case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he had not lost the trail of this Xue Chenzi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sensing it now, a strange glint appeared in Xu Qing’s eyes, and he murmured softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Untainted by karma!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, Xu Qing took a step forward, his body blurring for an instant before vanishing into the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erniu gazed in the direction Xu Qing had left, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s fine too; anyway, with the Little Junior Brother’s current cultivation base, being cautious is no harm, and besides... this is the East Demon Feather, isn't there Lu Lingzi here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erniu licked his lips, turned to look toward the direction of the Immortal Arts Hall, and sped away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that, the Green-Cow duo separated here, each going about their own business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several hours later, in the firmament of the East Demon Feather, Xu Qing’s figure remained hidden, continuously closing in according to the direction guided by the shadow eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he drew near, waves rose in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Encountering Xue Chenzi and sensing the traits on Xue Chenzi was an accident Xu Qing had not anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this accident was the focal point of the waves in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the biggest problem troubling him during this period was precisely his cultivation base!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since he died in the Human Imperial Capital and was resurrected by his Master using the flesh and blood of the Remnant Face to reshape his body, although he had gained immensely, there were corresponding shackles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fusion of soul and flesh was only one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What made him most anxious was his cultivation base!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To a certain extent, his cultivation base had been stuck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To break through the Return to Void realm, he needed all one hundred Divine Rights within his sea of consciousness to shine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was incomparably difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wanted to become stronger; he wanted to step into the Divine Repository realm, because whether it was the threat of the Zi Qing Imperial Prince or the current war on the Wanggu Continent, everything required him to become a true powerhouse to go further and more calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for Xu Qing, remaining under his Master’s wings was not the path he wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, Divine Rights were not something he could obtain just by working hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was through enlightenment or plundering the rights of gods, both were uncertain matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the word \"uncertain\" was something Xu Qing, who had seen his cultivation base climb steadily in the past, could not accept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This body allows my defensive capabilities to remain unshaken below the Sovereign level, and it possesses infinite potential... but it has also imposed restrictions on me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And Divine Rights... although they have increased my combat power, every acquisition requires opportunity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Success comes from Divine Rights, and difficulty comes from Divine Rights.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing murmured in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had pondered how to resolve this before, and had thought of some solutions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when he was in the Nanhuangzhou, he had asked Seventh Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seventh Master’s answer was to tell Xu Qing that this was a brand-new path of infinite potential that no one could fully guide him on; everything, in the end, had to be explored by himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he could give him was the Profound Yang Immortal Light to accelerate the fusion of soul and flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During those few months in the Human Imperial Capital, while Xu Qing kept an eye on Feng Lintao, he was also looking for a way, and eventually, he thought of a method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was to create a clone to bypass the main body and cultivate separately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thereby achieving the goal of breaking through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end, he gave it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because after he deduced it, he found that the possibility of creating a clone to cultivate was almost zero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason for this was that the key lay in his own karma, which was too great and too vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was the karma of the Outer Seas, the karma of those gods, or the one with the Zi Qing Imperial Prince... most importantly, it was the one with the Remnant Face of the Upper Desolation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that even if he created a clone, those karmic ties would cause major problems for the clone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clone would be unable to bear this karma and would collapse on its own the moment it appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the Great Emperor’s scissors were sharp, they could not cut it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, the idea of creating a clone had already been rejected by Xu Qing in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until he encountered Xue Chenzi earlier!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance of Xue Chenzi, and the exchange with Xu Qing in the blood mist, allowed Xu Qing to see some strange aspects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The threads of fate on Xue Chenzi were different from those of ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the erasure of his authority, he saw that there was some white dust on Xue Chenzi’s threads of fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very subtle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was something Xu Qing had never seen in anyone else’s threads of fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he and Erniu had used the Six Thieves Delusional Immortal Art on Xue Chenzi at the time, it was inadvertently interrupted by the arrival of the youth in the magnificent robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the process of casting this Immortal Art, Xu Qing had already felt that those white dust particles actually resisted the Six Thieves Immortal Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made the branding of the seven emotions and six desires difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This peculiarity caught Xu Qing’s attention, and later, when the youth in the magnificent robe arrived, Xu Qing took the opportunity to intentionally let Xue Chenzi go, while burying this matter in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the road afterward, he appeared to follow along sluggishly, but while listening to the conversation between the youth in the magnificent robe and Erniu, he was also pondering Xue Chenzi’s peculiarity in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, he had a guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems untainted by karma.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange glint appeared in Xu Qing’s eyes. It was dusk, and as the afterglow fell, he looked up at a low mountain not far away, his body flickered, and he headed straight for the low mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, inside the low mountain, a cave dwelling was hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the cave dwelling, a formation permeated the area, providing not only concealment but also considerable protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And inside the cave dwelling, Xue Chenzi sat cross-legged in meditation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After escaping from Xu Qing and Erniu earlier, he did not return to his original cave dwelling, but instead checked himself for marks and left traces at multiple other cave dwellings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he opened this one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, his face was pale, looking as if he had suffered a great loss of vitality, with veins bulging on his face and the fluctuations on his body unstable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the Great Worlds on his body, which had changed from the original seven to five, and all of them were dim and lusterless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two missing Great Worlds were ones he chose to self-detonate during his battle with Xu Qing and Erniu, in exchange for the power to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That Yue Dong is not right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That bitch’s attacks were more insidious than before, her combat power was stronger, and that corpse puppet of hers... actually gave me a feeling of heart-palpitating dread.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Especially that corpse puppet, it could actually coordinate with Yue Dong to unleash her Six Thieves Delusional Immortal Art...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Chenzi’s heart churned, filled with unwillingness and resentment, but he did not doubt Yue Dong’s identity in his heart, because the Six Thieves Delusional Art was both the symbol of the East Demon Feather Immortal Arts Hall and the symbol of Yue Dong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This bitch must have obtained another huge opportunity after becoming part of the vanguard team and heading to Wanggu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In that case, if I want to kill her, I still need to plan a bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Chenzi felt helpless. While healing his wounds, he took out a jade slip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the mission jade slip issued by the Demon Feather Holy Land to all clansmen, which listed all the missions and the amount of battle merit obtained upon completion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must continue to accumulate battle merit to exchange for more resources and the qualifications to go to other secret realms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fortunately, there are enough humans, and there are quite a few weak ones among them; at worst, I’ll just kill more, and I can accumulate battle merit through sheer numbers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Chenzi had no choice but to suppress his murderous intent toward Yue Dong; he was a person naturally skilled in forbearance, otherwise he would not have waited until he felt certain of success before striking like a thunderbolt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now he understood that his strength was still insufficient, so he prepared to continue accumulating it, waiting until he became stronger before seeking revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, just as his spiritual sense was searching for a suitable mission on the mission jade slip, a fluctuation suddenly came from outside his cave dwelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fluctuation was slight at first, but in the next instant, it became abruptly intense, causing the ground to shake and the mountains to sway, with a loud roar echoing throughout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The formation was shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gate of the cave dwelling even developed cracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sudden change caused Xue Chenzi’s expression to shift, and he raised his right hand, about to press it against the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the ground all around him, teleportation marks were clearly inscribed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just one press, he could teleport away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his hand, when it was still three inches from the ground, stopped abruptly, and an eye opened within the shadow beneath him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Little Shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It erupted at the critical moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it had not yet fully controlled Xue Chenzi, it could still manage this one moment of control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Chenzi’s mind shook violently, and instinctively, a low growl escaped his throat as he struggled to lift his left hand to continue striking the teleportation array on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then, a cold voice emerged amidst his low growl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Found you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, as Xue Chenzi’s mind roared, Xu Qing’s figure appeared in an incredibly bizarre manner, manifesting his true form from within Xue Chenzi’s growl via sound waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, he became perfectly clear, and he raised his right hand to grab Xue Chenzi by the throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He surged forward, dragging Xue Chenzi’s body out of the teleportation array and slamming him hard against the wall of the cave dwelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a boom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cave dwelling swayed, and the mountain body trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Chenzi’s eyes widened in horror, and he attempted to counterattack, but the hand gripping his throat sent a force that made his entire body tremble, and his body was being invaded by strange substances in a wild and rapid manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene made his soul scatter in terror, and he instinctively tried to deploy some hidden trump cards, but in the next instant, he discovered with even greater fear that his body... was unable to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within his shadow, countless eyes appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Xu Qing’s strike, Little Shadow took advantage of the wavering of Xue Chenzi’s mind to successfully parasitize him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the fear in Xue Chenzi’s eyes grew stronger, especially since the person before him, while looking like a stranger at first glance, felt vaguely familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling of strangeness and familiarity intertwined, and after it erupted in his mind, he suddenly remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For someone like him who had obtained a large amount of military merit and killed many human cultivators, he had viewed the images of some high-level human figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the one before him... was exactly the one he had seen in the high-level human records... the Lord of the two human domains, Grand Tutor Xu Qing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing had actually appeared within the Holy Land, and had appeared right before him, attacking him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter caused Xue Chenzi’s mind to feel as if a heavenly thunder had struck, and amidst the rumbling explosion, he also suddenly realized that this matter must be related to Yue Dong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be said that his reaction was still very fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately, it was ultimately too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing was expressionless; he grabbed Xue Chenzi and turned to leave the cave dwelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staying hidden along the way, after several hours, he found a wasteland, walked underground, and after excavating a cavern, he finally released Xue Chenzi’s throat and sat cross-legged to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at Xue Chenzi, lost in thought and silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Xue Chenzi’s eyes, there was both despair and madness, but he could not control himself and could only watch helplessly as his body knelt before Xu Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cavern was silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, Xu Qing first used the Profound Heaven Demon Moon Pill of the Clothing Clan to form a pill targeting Xue Chenzi, then the Dao marks transformed from the authority wiped away by his right eye flashed suddenly; looking through his eyes, a large number of fate threads appeared on Xue Chenzi’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a careful examination, amidst Xue Chenzi’s trembling mind, Xu Qing raised his hand to extract one and observed it closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this illusory thread, just as Xu Qing had seen before, there existed quite a bit of white dust; they were also illusory, stained within the thread, and were gradually becoming one with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing intended to remove this dust and attempted to do so, but the moment he removed it, the dust vanished on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This white dust was very important to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by finding its source and obtaining enough dust could he use its property of not being stained by karma to make his idea of shaping a clone for cultivation a possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, after a long while, Xu Qing’s left eye also flashed with Dao marks; that was the authority of the Six Thieves Delusion Immortal Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Xue Chenzi’s heart roared again; on one hand, he was certain that Xu Qing and Yue Dong must be together, and on the other, he was also shocked by Xu Qing’s authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To possess two authorities before becoming a Sovereign was something that had never happened in his memory!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And before his shock could last too long, under the gaze of the Dao marks in Xu Qing’s eyes, Xue Chenzi’s mind blurred, and he lost consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xu Qing’s research had only just begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to explore what this dust actually was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, under his dual-eye Dao marks, the threads on Xue Chenzi’s body were not only comprehensive but also began to show color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside them were contained karma, and contained the seven emotions and six desires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing raised his hand to grab them, studying them one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that, time passed, and five days went by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In these five days, Xu Qing did not sleep or rest, immersed in his research, but regrettably, no matter how many times he tried, those white dust particles vanished on their own the moment he removed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No method could preserve them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This caused Xu Qing’s brow to furrow ever tighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be that the direction is wrong...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, as the dawn of the sixth day arrived in the outside world, Xu Qing suddenly raised his hand, snapped off one of Xue Chenzi’s fingers, held it in his hand to observe the flesh and blood, and at the same time, without wasting a single drop of the other’s blood, began a deep exploration of his physical body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It started with the finger, then the palm, then the arm, and finally extended to the internal organs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Xue Chenzi’s Great World was within the scope of Xu Qing’s research.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he discovered white dust hidden extremely deep within Xue Chenzi’s flesh and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This discovery gave Xu Qing a boost in spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was all, because the white dust within the flesh and blood also vanished rapidly once separated from Xue Chenzi’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if Xue Chenzi himself was the source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It exists within the fate threads, and it is also in the flesh and blood, but it is not in the Great World, so what about the soul...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several more days passed, and after finishing the research on the physical body, Xu Qing fed Xue Chenzi some elixirs to keep the dying man alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, he began his research on his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Researching a soul requires extreme caution, because even a slightly excessive force could cause irreversible results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would affect Xu Qing’s subsequent research.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, it took longer than before, and it was not until ten days later that Xu Qing withdrew his spiritual sense, his brow furrowing once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the soul, he searched every area and also found no white dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very strange, this Xue Chenzi seems like the source, yet also does not seem like the source.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand, releasing a trace of his own Misfortune Divine Authority, wrapping it around Xue Chenzi’s fate threads, while also deploying the Six Thieves Delusion Immortal Art to continue the invasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he focused his full attention and observed carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several days later, Xu Qing ended his research, closed his eyes, and pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through these days of observation, he saw the function of the white dust; the so-called \"not being stained by karma\" was actually the white dust devouring the karma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It slowly devoured the invasion of misfortune and the seven emotions and six desires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unable to strip it away... then now, only two paths remain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter which one succeeds, it is acceptable to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing’s gaze rested on the Xue Chenzi before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the other party no longer looked human; his flesh and blood were growing in a disordered manner, looking quite hideous, yet there were severed limbs and flesh fragments all around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mentally, he was completely withered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was on the verge of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the fire of life, under Xu Qing’s reinforcement, was still burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, being watched by Xu Qing, Xue Chenzi’s heart was already numb; the experiences of this month made him want nothing more than to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, Xu Qing raised his hand, and with a grab, pulled out Xue Chenzi’s soul, then sealed it to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first path he wanted to take was to refine Xue Chenzi’s physical body and, using the secret techniques of the Alien Immortal lineage, transform it into his own clone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difficulty lay in the homology with his own body and the peculiarity of the white dust, but once successful, Xu Qing would effectively have a clone not stained by karma, and thereafter, by cultivating with this clone, he could bypass the limitations of his main body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Xu Qing formed seals with both hands, and immediately, strands of soul flew out, merging into the flesh and blood before him to begin refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days later, as the humanoid shape pieced together before Xu Qing turned into a pool of blood and scattered, Xu Qing’s refining had failed after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ultimately, it cannot be homologous with me... even by merging with soul strands and reshaping my soul within this body, it still doesn't work; furthermore, that white dust is too special, which is also one of the reasons for the failure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing sighed, rubbed his brow, and his gaze fell on the only remaining soul of Xue Chenzi to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, it can only be the last path.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A resolute look appeared in Xu Qing’s eyes; this last path was to search the soul at the cost of Xue Chenzi’s soul being scattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By doing this, he would search for the source of those white dust particles within his fate threads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, a look of determination flashed in Xu Qing’s eyes; he raised his right hand and grabbed, immediately seizing Xue Chenzi’s soul in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spiritual sense expanded violently, and amidst the wailing of Xue Chenzi’s soul, he invaded comprehensively, bit by bit, not letting go of any memory fragment, and began a destructive excavation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw Xue Chenzi’s childhood, saw his growth, also saw the feud with Yue Dong, and even saw the human cultivators the other had killed to obtain military merit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless memory fragments emerged frame by frame before Xu Qing like a surging tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Xu Qing focused his attention on the memories from three months ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three months ago, Xue Chenzi had used his accumulated military merits to exchange for a qualification to enter the World Origin Secret Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The World Origin Secret Realm was a precious location within the Eastern Demon Feather, containing rich world aura and a vast amount of rules and laws, which were of great help for those at the God-Nurturing realm to improve their new worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It previously belonged to the Lan family, but now that the Lan family had fallen, ownership had shifted to Lu Lingzi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before this, the secret realm was not open to the public, but due to the current war, it was opened as a strategic resource, allowing all cultivators of the Demon Feather Holy Land to exchange for entry qualifications with massive amounts of military merits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was there that Xue Chenzi had forged his seventh Great World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was after leaving this secret realm that white dust appeared within Xue Chenzi's fate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After carefully examining and confirming this point, as Xue Chenzi's soul was extinguished, Xu Qing opened his eyes, revealing a sharp glint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xue Chenzi underwent changes in a canyon within that secret realm; unfortunately, the memories from the time he entered the canyon until he left are blank.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it is certain that the source is this World Origin Secret Realm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems I must make a trip to this secret realm, head to that canyon inside, and see exactly what Xue Chenzi experienced while he was there...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pondering, Xu Qing took out Xue Chenzi's mission jade slip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To go to the World Origin Secret Realm, a large amount of military merits was required to exchange for the qualification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And within this jade slip, the mission ranked first was precisely the wanted notice for Feng Lintao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing glanced at it, swept his spiritual sense over the other missions, and after a long moment, he narrowed his eyes, having made his decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body flickered, and he vanished from the cavern in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he reappeared, he was already in the sky, having transformed into Xue Chenzi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elixir of the Yi clan made Xu Qing's aura identical to Xue Chenzi's, and after a month of mastering it, Xu Qing had reached a level of minute detail; combined with the stitching of the Great Emperor's Needle, he was now a perfect replacement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was currently early morning, the sun was bright, and amidst the morning glow, Xu Qing flicked his large sleeves, causing blood mist to rise as he headed straight for the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two-in-one, 6200 characters.\u003C\u002Fp>",4299,"2026-06-21T00:45:20.082Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","de1a3fbf0538d28c02fe3a741d648b22a517345d94c0592340d83b4888342368","beyond-the-passage-of-time-chapter-982","beyond-the-passage-of-time-chapter-980",998,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbeyond-the-passage-of-time-cover.jpg"]