Outside of Time

Chapter 727 Stretch your palms towards the sun

After bowing, the General Alliance bowed their heads and bowed respectfully.

During this process, he could feel the eyes of the seventh prince sitting high in the hall always falling on him.

Therefore, his expression did not hide anything, whether it was reluctance, relief or final calmness, it was fully revealed.

It wasn't until he left the main hall and walked far away that he stood up straight again and walked towards his residence in the capital with a smile.

When he meets familiar colleagues on the road, he will say hello gently.

He is not self-sufficient because of his Guixu second-level cultivation, and there is no airs in his body.

From the beginning to the end, his expression was gentle and elegant. When he returned to his residence, he lit an incense stick, sat there, took out the chessboard, and played chess leisurely by himself.

But if you look carefully, there is a hint of natural coldness deep in his eyes among the curls of smoke.

Like a poisonous snake hiding in the belly of a lamb!

"On the first day I came here, I mentioned the cauldron matter to His Highness Seventh Prince, but he didn't care at that time... But today, he suddenly summoned me over and raised the matter again..."

A gentle smile appeared on the corner of Zongmeng's mouth. This was his instinct. Every time he thought about a problem, he always had a smile on his mouth.

"The warlord, along with tens of thousands of soldiers, and Ling Yun... lost contact in Fenghai County."

"At this moment, His Highness the Seventh Prince asked me to get the furnace cauldron..."

The General Alliance's smile was softer, and the coldness hidden deep in his eyes was also more hidden.

He knew very well that this seventh prince was not an easy person. He was young, but he was born in an emperor's family. He was influenced by everything he heard and saw, so he was naturally very scheming.

So things should never be taken at face value.

"On the surface, he asked me to get the cauldron, but in fact he used me as a pawn to use my hand to test the true situation of Fenghai County. Then he can analyze the real reason why the army lost contact."

"And he himself can advance, attack, retreat or defend. If something goes wrong with me, he can shirk it off at will."

The General League smiled and picked up the chess pieces. It was clear that they did not fall, but the chessboard turned into two chess pieces on its own.

This scene seems simple, but if Guixu stares here, his mind will definitely be in a state of confusion, because this simple action contains an almost extreme application and sublimation of the law, transcending all kinds of reality and reality.

The state of returning to the void includes the shattering of thousands of emptiness, the transformation of reality into reality, the opening of billions of thoughts, and the unification of signs and phenomena.

"I like the number three."

The General League chuckled, gently and calmly.

At the same time, in Fenghai County, in the Immortal Forbidden Land, in front of Fengniao Hall.

As the door opened, black swallowed up everything. Not only the figures of Xu Qing and Zixuan, but also their minds were integrated with the spread of black.

A scene, whether real or illusory, appeared in their eyes.

The main hall in my eyes was silent and empty, as cold as a dungeon.

There is only one statue standing in the middle, as if sealed in a cage.

This statue is of a middle-aged woman, similar to Zixuan, but obviously not. Her appearance is graceful, her expression is smiling, her eyes are compassionate, and there are some fishtail-like wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, which are very clear.

She lowered her head slightly and looked at her hands in front of her.

There is a lamp held there.

Like the most precious treasure in her life.

This lamp is made of purple stone and looks like a blooming redbud flower, with a purple phoenix bird perched on it, its wings spread out, lifelike.

The moment he saw this lamp, Xu Qing's mind was torn apart, and the lost memories emerged one by one.

He turned around and looked at Zixuan. He remembered that he had entered here before and saw some pictures about Zixuan. He saw a woman who looked exactly like Zixuan appearing under the statue. He saw the door open and walked into a room. A man.

He also remembered the conversation in the picture. The man... seemed to be the son of the ancient emperor Xuanyou!

Everything appeared in Xu Qing's mind and turned into thunder, roaring in his mind.

At this moment, Zixuan was trembling. She looked at the statue with a sad expression. She let go of Xu Qing's hand and walked towards the statue unconsciously, murmuring in her mouth.

"My dream is a dark world with a light there."

"It was extinguished, and I imagined it to be a redbud in full bloom with a purple phoenix perched on it."

"This light always appears in my dreams, dreams without light."

"The world in dreams is right here."

Zixuan's voice had an ethereal meaning in this silent hall, as if it came from the years and echoed in this life.

As she walked away, the moment she stood under the statue, Xu Qing remembered that the vague figure that was exactly the same as Zixuan when she arrived appeared.

It's just that the illusory body that appeared this time actually overlapped with Zixuan standing there, indistinguishable from each other.

She looked at the statue with admiration and bitterness in her eyes.

And then, the scene in Xu Qing's memory appeared in front of him again. The prince's figure penetrated his body from behind and stood in front of Zixuan.

The royal robe of the four-clawed golden dragon and the shaking of the nine-bead imperial crown made this figure exude a strong sense of heavenly power.

The prince seemed to have said something, but Xu Qing couldn't hear it.

He could only see Zixuan looking at the outside world, with deep nostalgia and sadness in his eyes.

But this time, there was something different from what he remembered.

He heard Zixuan's voice.

"I will not leave!"

"Father's decision is wrong. He abandoned his people, abandoned his homeland, turned the outer world into a holy land, and lived there alone. What's the point of life!"

"To survive for oneself and ignore the ancient catastrophe, this ancient emperor... he is not worthy!"

Zi Xuan is sad and angry.

Xu Qing was shocked when he heard these words.

The figure in royal robes fell silent, and after a while, he stretched out his hand, as if making a last-ditch effort.

Zixuan's eyes showed determination and he shook his head again.

Finally, with a lonely expression, the prince took out a small purple bottle and poured a few drops of the liquid from the bottle into the lamp in the statue's hand.

After doing this, he put the vial aside and turned around silently, his expression filled with sadness and even a touch of pain.

Stepping towards the door of the main hall, passing in front of Xu Qing, walking farther and farther...

As he disappeared, the door of the hall slowly closed.

The whole hall was quiet.

Only the fire of the lamp continued to burn, making a slight sound. As the flame swayed, the light illuminated the hall.

In the firelight, Zixuan looked sad, squatting down against the statue, crying silently.

The scene in Xu Qing's memory ends here.

But this time, what appeared in front of him was not over.

Time seemed to have no value of existence in this hall, flowing silently until miserable wailing and painful roars came from the outside world.

Bloody light spreads outside.

The cry for help came faintly.

Zixuan's figure stood up again at this moment. A set of armor appeared on her body, penetrating Xu Qing's body step by step, and walked out of the hall.

Xu Qing couldn't move, he could only watch silently.

I don't know how much time passed, but the sounds from the outside world slowly disappeared, and Zixuan's figure returned to the hall with fatigue and weakness.

Most of her armor was broken into pieces, and her body was covered with scars, but she was holding a fish head in her hand.

The moment he saw this head, Xu Qing immediately recognized that it was the head of the Immortal Forbidden God.

Carrying this head, Zixuan's figure slowly walked to the statue, staring at the statue, her pale face showed a touch of tenderness.

"Mother, I can only kill that foreign god once. After a few years, it will revive here."

"But after he is revived, he will no longer have the status of a god. In addition, I used the spell that you once taught me, mother. He will die from cannibalism in the future."

"It's a pity...I can't see it anymore."

Zixuan whispered, trying to pick up the purple vial and add some oil to the oil lamp, but was unable to do so. In the end, he could only sit down against the statue and slowly closed his eyes.

The soul flies and the soul disperses.

The lamp is still burning, but without the addition of lamp oil, as time goes by, its flame gradually dims until it disappears completely.

The entire hall fell into darkness.

The coldness also came with the disappearance of the fire and the silence of the outside world.

Darkness swallows everything.

Time passed and the years changed. After an unknown number of years passed in the Immortal Forbidden Land, suddenly one day, there was a tremor, a sense of recovery rose, and a low roar of the gods echoed.

Flesh and blood appeared in the Immortal Forbidden City, covering the earth and flooding every hall, including here.

A long, long time passed.

Until this day, in this dark hall, in front of the statue, a purple circle suddenly appeared. It appeared out of thin air, and the moment it appeared, it immediately caused a roar in the entire Immortal Forbidden Land.

The roar echoed, and the terrifying divine thoughts erupted in the depths of the Immortal Forbidden Land, spreading rapidly towards here.

And at the moment when the spiritual thoughts swept over, a hand stretched out from the purple circle, grabbed the extinguished lamp, and pulled it into the circle.

This hand seemed to want to grab the purple vial, but it was too late, so he left decisively, but it was still a little too late. The divine thoughts from the immortal and forbidden gods came overwhelmingly, hitting the purple circle hard, and collided with it. The hands touched.

The circle collapsed and turned into countless fragments, blending into endless nothingness.

The hand trembled, and although it still left, the wick of the lamp in the hand fell off and was lost in nothingness, without knowing its whereabouts.

Everything is over.

At this moment, the picture disappeared in front of Xu Qing's eyes.

Also disappeared together with this hall and that statue.

This place was turned into ruins again.

Like a dream.

When I woke up from the dream, everything was gone. Only Zixuan stood on the ruins, like a snowy plum standing in the quiet valley. No matter whether there was anyone around her or not, she felt like she was alone in the deserted wilderness. .

Looking at the sky, looking lonely.

After a long while, she spoke softly.

"Let's go back."

Xu Qing walked over silently, and walked out together with Zixuan. They did not speak along the way until they left the Immortal Forbidden Land.

It was dark when they came, and when they walked out, it was no longer daylight.

The sky is blue and the sun is shining brightly.

Looking at the bleak figure of Zixuan in front of him, Xu Qing suddenly called him out.

Zixuan turned around and stared at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing didn't say much, just asked him to stretch out his palm.

Under the sun, Zixuan's palm was clear, one by one, like destiny.

"What's in your palm?"

Xu Qing asked.