Chapter 1301

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Upon learning Xu Zhangqing's name and identity, the last shred of resistance these people had vanished utterly.

Eighth Direct Disciple under the Great Dao Venerable Seat.

Yuheng Star Lord.

Creation Dao Daochuan.

Any one of these three titles, taken at random — never mind those few Qinglong Donglu clans and sects, even if you bound together every power in the entire Four Directions Star Domain —

would still be merely a swarm of ants trying to shake a giant elephant.

After Sect Master Mo retreated to the side, he did not open his mouth a single time again.

The Mu Family members hung their heads, not one of them daring to breathe too loudly.

The Zheng Family Head's face was ashen as death.

And that minor clan's Family Head still lay sprawled on the blue stone road.

Xu Zhangqing swept his gaze over the crowd, his eyes settling on that group of minor clan people.

These people, from start to finish, had not dared utter a single word.

Fear, too much fear.

The leading Family Head had fainted; the remaining clansmen stood there trembling violently.

To speak the truth, they were victims of an unprovoked disaster from the beginning, dragged into this inexplicably.

"What are you still standing here for?"

Suddenly, Xu Zhangqing waved his hand at them: "Since the person responsible is already dead, this matter has nothing to do with you anymore.

Hurry up and go back, don't stay here blocking the view."

At these words, the minor clan people were first stunned, then reacted as if granted a great pardon.

The Family Head who had fainted dead away even snapped his eyes open in a single instant.

"Thank you, Senior!"

"Goodbye, Senior!"

"Go... hurry up and go!"

They bowed to Xu Zhangqing while backing out of this street.

The group left almost at a trot, not a single one daring to look back.

Afraid Xu Zhangqing might change his mind.

The Zheng Family Head's complexion grew even uglier than before.

Xu Zhangqing did not mention the Zheng Family, but that was precisely the most terrifying part.

He had spared that minor clan because the responsible party was dead, the account settled.

Yet he had not spared the Zheng Family, because the Zheng Eldest Miss was still alive.

Since that was the case, it meant the Zheng Family must give an accounting.

What accounting?

The Zheng Family Head knew clearer than anyone in his heart.

The Zheng Eldest Miss knelt on the ground, her whole body trembling.

She opened her mouth wanting to say something, but at this point, whatever she said would be useless.

Had she known it would come to this, why did she act that way at the start?

"I will remain in Qinglong Donglu for a period of time."

Leaving those words, Xu Zhangqing did not spare another glance at these people, and immediately rose into the air.

His whole person transformed into a streak of azure light, flying off into the distance.

"Respectfully seeing off Senior Xu!"

"Respectfully seeing off Star Lord Xu!"

"Respectfully seeing off Direct Disciple Xu!"

The crowd below, first Nangong He called out loudly, then the rest responded in succession.

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Xu Zhangqing used his own Qinglong Bloodline to faintly sense the Qinglong's location.

Following the bloodline resonance, he flew all the way, skimming over endless primitive forests, skimming over rivers winding like jade-green ribbons, skimming over countless Spirit Fields shrouded in Wood-element laws, finally descending in the center of a valley embraced by mountains on all sides.

Right in the middle, stood an ancient tree of unimaginable size, towering to the heavens.

Its form was extremely unique.

The tree trunk did not grow straight up, but coiled and knotted, like a wooden dragon lying dormant.

The canopy covered the sky and blocked the sun; every single leaf was dragon-scale shaped, its surface flowing with a blue-green halo.

At the forks of the thick side branches, each had a protrusion; from afar they looked like giant dragon horns.

Under Xu Zhangqing's sensing, this tree was the place where the Qinglong true body had resided year-round.

Right now, he did not know if it was absent, or had fallen dormant again.

"Wait a bit first!"

Xu Zhangqing found a flat piece of Blue Stone and sat cross-legged.

Immediately after, the Primordial Enlightenment Stone flew out and hovered in front of him.

The grayish stone surface had no luster, no patterns, no law fluctuations.

Ordinary, like the most common pebble by the roadside.

Xu Zhangqing closed his eyes and probed his Divine Sense into the interior of the Enlightenment Stone.

Amidst a Chaos, countless laws were self-deriving at an extremely slow speed.

They continuously split, recombined, collided, and annihilated in the Chaos, then gave birth to a brand new "self" from the annihilation.

The entire process had no starting point and no end point, merely cycling endlessly without cease.

Xu Zhangqing immersed himself in the Enlightenment Stone for an unknown length of time.

He discovered that his comprehension efficiency of the Chaos Laws was actually faster than the Origin Dao.

This had never happened before.

The Origin Dao was Xu Zhangqing's self-created Great Dao; logically speaking, the affinity should be highest.

But the Chaos Laws were different; Chaos was born before all laws, it is the most primitive state of the Universe.

And he possessed a Five Elements Spiritual Root; the five attributes of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth coexisted with all laws in his Shen Guo, coincidentally forming a miniature Chaos closed loop.

A Spiritual Root complete with the Five Elements has a natural Spiritual Root Advantage in comprehending Chaos Laws; Xu Zhangqing had never deliberately cultivated Chaos Laws before, so he had never discovered this.

Now, borrowing the Primordial Enlightenment Stone, he gained an understanding.

Just at this moment, the tree crown above his head suddenly underwent a change.

Branches and leaves silently separated to both sides, the entire sky above cleared up at once.

Immediately after, a giant Dragon, entirely blue-green, poked its head out from inside.

Its Body Type was incomparably massive; just the revealed portion was like undulating Mountain Ranges, unknown how many ten thousand zhang long.

Dragon Horns rose unevenly upward; each one flowed with Green Light purer than Top-Grade Spirit Stones.

Dragon Whiskers fluttered in the wind; each sweep brought a tide fluctuation of Wood Spirit Qi.

Dragon Scales were engraved with ancient natural patterns; each piece of Scale Armor was a law imprint.

Light between Heaven and Earth gathered into halos on the Dragon Scale surfaces, enveloping the entire Ancient Tree in warm Spiritual Light.

The Dragon Tail descended; on the tail tip grew ancient Lingti, each at least ten thousand years of medicinal age.

The Longmu were Amber Color; the Ancient Tree Phantom in the pupils still existed, only the Creation Power emanating was already negligible.

More instead was the aura of Wood Origin.

This was Xu Zhangqing's second time seeing the Qinglong.

The last time was six thousand years ago, when he first set foot on Qinglong Donglu.

Unexpectedly, the Qinglong not only glanced at him, but also bestowed the Heaven and Earth Furnace and Qinglong Bloodline.

"You came!"

The Qinglong seemed to know the person before it would return again.

Meeting again, Xu Zhangqing's mood was quite stirred; he raised his head to look at that Dragon Head covering the sky and blocking the sun, cupped his hands: "Senior, six thousand years unseen, have you been well."

The Qinglong lowered its Pupils and asked: "This time, what do you want?"

Xu Zhangqing Slight Smile: "By Master's order, I come to cross the Calamity!"

The Qinglong heard this and realized: "So... it's my turn!"

Xu Zhangqing heard something amiss and pressed: "What do you mean?"

The Qinglong gave an Explanation: "Between the Four Divine Beasts and the Dao Zun, there is an agreement.

Any Direct Disciple under his seat who Arrives at the Four Directions Star Domain to cross the Calamity, the Divine Beast of the chosen Star Land must pay with its own life to assist their smooth Breakthrough.

You chose Qinglong Star, so I must die!"

"What?"

Xu Zhangqing Stare Wide-eyed, his Whole person as if struck by lightning.

Master gave him three Choices.

River of Time.

Tian Shu Xing.

Qinglong Star.

The first two he dared not choose, fearing Origin Dao exposure.

Therefore, he picked a most Stable road.

Unexpectedly, this road was a "Dead End" from the very beginning.

The Qinglong before him, not only was it not assistance for crossing the Calamity, but instead became the sacrificial offering for crossing the Calamity!