[{"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-992":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},2345432,4583,"Chapter 992: The Scoundrel Makes a Name for Himself","beyond-the-passage-of-time-chapter-992",992,"\u003Cp>Xu Qing was also helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to his own nature, he would not have acted or spoken in such a way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However... this was, after all, the Empress's decree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress had hinted in her words for him to be ostentatious, and having received her favor, Xu Qing could not refuse to carry it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he could only recall the Eldest Senior Brother's manner of acting and tone of voice in his mind, which led to the words he had spoken earlier, as well as his current air of arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his figure, in the eyes of the crowd, was more than just arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be called brazen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, standing beneath the Sovereign Mountain with his hands behind his back, Xu Qing felt incredibly overbearing to everyone on the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing a high-level mighty figure at the ninth stage of Spirit Severing, he had actually uttered such words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, in the next instant, the anger of the many cultivators on this mountain rose one after another; figures ascended into the sky, and their gazes converged, all locking onto Xu Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing such pressure, Xu Qing was extremely vigilant internally, but he revealed nothing on the surface, and even closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this caused the old man at the ninth stage of Spirit Severing who had stepped out to laugh in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, good, good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing's words and arrogant attitude caused a cold glint to flash in the old man's eyes; in his life of battle, he had certainly encountered those as brazen as the one before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that almost all of them had become corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Xu Qing had even closed his eyes, the old man at the ninth stage of Spirit Severing, who was in mid-air, suddenly raised his right hand; the next instant, the firmament changed color, the earth rumbled, and a storm swirled all around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, the moment the old man's right hand descended, a massive palm print materialized directly behind him, seemingly replacing the sky of this place, piercing through his own body, and together with his hand... slammed toward Xu Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This palm strike fully displayed his power at the ninth stage of Spirit Severing, forming a world-destroying might; even the rules and laws were tearing apart under this palm print.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracks even appeared in the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It headed straight for Xu Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a gale sweeping across, it whipped up Xu Qing's long hair and robes, but Xu Qing remained with his eyes closed, motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until that massive palm print, carrying the power of extinction, crashed down, and the heavens and earth shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eyes of everyone, at this instant, black flames appeared on Xu Qing's body, and these flames spread rapidly beneath his feet, forming a brilliant black lotus!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This lotus bloomed, surrounded by countless flaming petals, and the spot where Xu Qing was located was the very heart of the lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lotus of black fire rising around him seemed to have forged a perfect defense for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It collided directly with the massive palm print falling from the firmament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The booming sound was deafening, spreading across the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black lotus remained as it was, still burning, its petals circling and still dancing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing, within it, was not affected by even a single strand of hair, and he did not even open his eyes, only speaking faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two moves left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice echoed; the old man in the firmament narrowed his eyes, and the many cultivators on the Seventeenth Sovereign Mountain also had their expressions change one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just anyone could withstand a full-force strike from the ninth stage of Spirit Severing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being able to do this in itself represented strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since... among them, there were scholars who stared fixedly at the black fire lotus around Xu Qing, feeling vaguely familiar, as if they had seen it in some descriptions before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, someone recognized it and gasped in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the Underworld Lotus!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The protective secret technique of the Great Emperor Ming Yan from the Eastern Demon Feather!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the voice echoed, more and more people immediately recalled the various rumors and records about that Great Emperor Ming Yan documented in the classics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Xue Chenzi actually mastered this kind of secret technique!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder Sovereign Lü Lingzi brought this person along when coming to our Western Demon Feather this time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is also the reason for Xue Chenzi's arrogance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The uproar spread in all directions; Xu Qing remained as usual, standing there with his eyes closed, while the old man at the ninth stage of Spirit Severing in mid-air frowned deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had heard of the Underworld Lotus; it was rumored that this secret technique was astonishing in its defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he narrowed his eyes and suddenly raised both hands, rapidly forming seals; immediately, the nine great worlds behind him shone in unison, each raising the highest peak within its world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These nine peaks turned from illusory to real, appearing from his worlds into the firmament of the Sacred Land; linked together, the moment they appeared, they stirred the laws of the surrounding heavens and earth, causing lightning and thunder to explode continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, under the old man's pointing fingers, the nine mountain peaks whistled toward Xu Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did not end there; after displaying the second technique, the old man simply raised his right hand to press against his brow, and immediately the nine great worlds behind him rumbled again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless rules and laws emanated from within, all of which were the Dao the old man had realized throughout his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After they appeared, he let out a low roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Dao forms the tip!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Dao converged before him, forming a massive spear tip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the old man's voice was low and echoed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The worlds form the body!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nine great worlds aligned and connected with each other; viewed from afar, they truly looked like a spear shaft!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The techniques burn to form the tassel!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man roared, and countless techniques erupted from his body, colorful and swirling around this earth-shaking spear shaft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, a flash of killing intent appeared in the old man's eyes, and he pushed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This massive spear that shook the soul headed straight for Xu Qing in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man's plan was clearly to display the second technique and the third divine ability together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such techniques, he intended to try and blast open the legendary Underworld Lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the heavens and earth changed color, and countless gazes were focused; one could see that the first things to slam toward Xu Qing from the firmament were the nine mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these nine mountains, while seemingly massive, shrank rapidly during their high-speed flight, eventually becoming like nine great swords, slamming with full force into the Underworld Lotus of fire rising outside the body of Xu Qing, whom everyone was watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The momentum was like toppling mountains and overturning seas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing's body shook; the Underworld Lotus in the eyes of the crowd shone intensely, and as the flames churned, no matter how sharp the nine swords formed by the mountain peaks were, they still failed to shake Xu Qing in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, with the eruption of the Underworld Lotus fire, the nine mountain swords returned from reality to illusion one after another, until they vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment they dissipated, that terrifying spear pierced through all illusions and landed directly on the top of Xu Qing's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear tip was sharp and exposed, forming an extreme power that erupted intensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A great roar arose, accompanied by a shocking impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under this impact, Xu Qing's body could not remain in its original position and was forced backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as his body retreated, this terrifying spear continued to charge forward with unstoppable force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing's eyes suddenly opened, and he moved to raise his hand to block, but the spear's speed was too fast; before Xu Qing's arm could be raised, it had already pierced his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear tip made contact, Xu Qing's body shook, and he retreated again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten zhang, a hundred zhang, five hundred zhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He retreated again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And though the spear tip's momentum was like a rainbow, it could not break through Xu Qing's physical body; at the moment Xu Qing's body had retreated to a thousand zhang, the momentum weakened slightly, and Xu Qing stepped back with one foot, coming to a sudden halt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the spear tip piercing his chest trembled, emitting a cracking sound; cracks appeared visibly to the naked eye, and then it shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting from the tip, it spread continuously and shattered continuously; soon it reached the spear shaft, and finally, with a massive roar, the spear... collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of this spear had reached the peak of Spirit Severing, but in the end, it still had not reached the Sovereign level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the wind blew across the heavens and earth, and Xu Qing, standing there, spoke faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surroundings were silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In mid-air, the old man at the ninth stage of Spirit Severing looked at Xu Qing with a complex expression, and after a long while, he silently shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned and took a step, returning to the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing walked forward, crossing a thousand zhang, and returned to the foot of the Sovereign Mountain; he stepped onto the stairs before him, sat down cross-legged, and looked up at the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the Eldest Senior Brother's usual posture in his mind, he spoke faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will sit here; below the Sovereign level, without using Sovereign treasures, if anyone can break my defense within three days, I will consider myself defeated!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Seventeenth Sovereign Mountain, the cultivators were silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the cultivator at the ninth stage of Spirit Severing had been unable to break Xu Qing's defense, and the other Spirit Severing cultivators all felt a sense of powerlessness in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Continuing to attack was meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And although there was more than one cultivator at the ninth stage of Spirit Severing on this mountain, and through Xu Qing's previous actions, they had already judged that Xu Qing's lethality seemed somewhat insufficient, his defense was simply too extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, unless they did as the other party did—sitting there and letting people attack—they were also helpless against this Xue Chenzi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for those with higher cultivation than Xue Chenzi to have to helplessly choose to do so would be equivalent to admitting their own inferiority...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the two sides' cultivation levels were not equal, it was reasonable for Xue Chenzi to be unable to blast open their defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to them, a victory obtained by relying on such a method... was no different from failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was even very likely that they would lose more face than if they had lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, this appeared to be a struggle between cultivators, but in reality, it was a struggle between Sovereigns, and even more so, a competition between the Eastern and Western Demon Feathers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the entire Sovereign Mountain fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed, and three days went by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Western Demon Feather was already stirred by ripples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing opened his eyes right on time and stood up; amidst the complex gazes of the cultivators on this mountain, he said nothing, turned, and walked toward the horizon, heading for the Sixteenth Sovereign Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon approaching, amidst the hostility of the cultivators within the Sixteenth Sovereign Mountain, Xu Qing sat cross-legged on the steps of the mountain and spoke indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should already know the rules.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Below the Sovereign level, without using Sovereign treasures, if anyone can break my defense within three days, I shall consider myself defeated!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days later, Xu Qing shook his head and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, several cultivators from this mountain made their moves, but all failed; in the end, just like with the Seventeenth Mountain, they chose silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Xu Qing went to the Fifteenth Sovereign Mountain, continued to sit down, and continued to speak the same words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From then on, it was three days for every mountain, until half a month later, when his figure appeared at the Tenth Sovereign Mountain, the name Xue Chenzi had already become completely resounding throughout the entire West Demon Feather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one did not know, no one was unaware; he had become the focus of countless West Demon Feather cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Likewise, the deeds of Xu Qing in the West Demon Feather also spread back to the East Demon Feather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, the cultivators of the East Demon Feather were all stirred up, and many even crossed the border to come to the West Demon Feather to witness all of this with their own eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, within the East Demon Feather, in the Immortal Art Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Dong sat cross-legged in a hall, while outside, a bloody aura was spreading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, footsteps echoed outside the hall; Yue Dong opened her beautiful eyes and gazed outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw a youth wearing a magnificent robe, his face full of deep affection, walking over quickly, carrying a head in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After approaching Yue Dong, the magnificent-robed youth spoke gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dong'er, this old thief actually dared to question your identity; I have already eliminated him for you. Rest assured, with me here, no one in the East Demon Feather dares to harm you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just... a situation has arisen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You still remember that Xue Chenzi, right? It's all my fault; last time you could clearly have killed that dog thief, but it was I who disrupted your strike, sigh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't expect this dog thief to have such good fortune, becoming a follower of the Tenth Sovereign, and now he has even made a name for himself in the West Demon Feather, damn him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But rest assured, I will definitely help you kill this dog thief and take his dog life!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magnificent-robed youth spoke with solemn vows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Dong blinked, stunned for a moment; during this time, someone had been helping her handle the power struggle in the Immortal Art Hall, so she had been focusing on studying the immortal arts she had obtained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not know about the events happening in the West Demon Feather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing these words at this moment, Yue Dong's heart skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Ah Qing actually managed to get to the side of the Empress? And even made a name for himself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking that his junior brother's limelight had once again overshadowed his own, Erniu took a deep breath, suddenly feeling immense pressure, while at the same time, an inexplicable sense of grievance arose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't this hogging the fun? How did the two of them end up together now, leaving me behind?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2468,"2026-06-21T00:45:20.082Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","ac00d17913954589f4805d0321f7e434aef8b7374050f789d6399c0b12ecd78b","beyond-the-passage-of-time-chapter-993","beyond-the-passage-of-time-chapter-991",998,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbeyond-the-passage-of-time-cover.jpg"]