Grandpa, times have changed.

Sword Ancestor?!
Why is the Sword Ancestor in Qingxu?!

Gu was horrified as he stared at the eyes that were glowing with a faint red light.

Before anyone could react, streaks of crimson blades pierced the boundary between the present and the past. Countless sword lights shone from the river of time, attempting to cut off and sever the segment of time in which He existed.

Feeling the passage of time being constantly divided by the sword light, drawing ever closer to the present world.

Despite the perilous situation, Gu did not show much tension.

Rays of seven-colored light flowed from His body, drifting in all directions and disappearing into various fragments of the 'past'.

"When did you discover me?"

As a pre-heavenly cultivator who controls the past, one might be relatively average in terms of combat strength, but when it comes to survival...

Even the Sword Ancestor or the Xuan could not kill Him who was in the 'past'!
But He doesn't understand it now.

Why would the Sword Ancestor and the Charm Ancestor come to Qingxu at this time?

Could it be that they also suspect that the anomalies that occurred during their previous enlightenment process were related to 'Tai'?
"When I discovered you."

antiquity:"……"

"But I'm more curious as to why you came to Qingxu."

Xu Xingliang's eyes, glowing red, seemed to hold countless sword shadows. As the 'past' was continuously pierced by the sword light, the boundary between it and the 'present world' seemed to be becoming blurred.

Gu himself was no longer the majestic god he once was, but was now just a ring of time with endless light and shadow, with a ray of seven-colored light at the very center of the ring, which was constantly dimming.

The moment He discovered the Sword Ancestor, He realized that he could not escape unscathed this time.

So from that time on, He has been trying to find ways to reduce His losses.

Unfortunately, the Sword Ancestor didn't give him a chance at all.

Take action first, then ask questions.

The sword's seal was being reinforced; it needed to send out as much of its essence as possible before this period of time was completely sealed off.

"Did Xuan discover something?"

The moment he uttered those words, Xu Xing raised his longsword and thrust it forward horizontally!
Buzz~!

A crimson moon, encompassing all sword techniques from ancient times to the present, suddenly shone brightly!
The moonlight illuminated all directions, and even the ever-flowing river of time seemed to freeze for a moment.

The seven-colored light at the very center of the Time Ring dimmed considerably at this moment, with only a single ray of light rising from that frozen moment under the illumination of the Crimson Moon of Sword Dao—

An endless cliff, with swirling, gray-black mist in front of it.

The past of 'Qingxu'.

chap!
With a soft sound, the light and shadow were instantly split into countless pieces.

Right next to Xu Xing, Meizu seized the opportunity, raised her hand, and followed the sword that pierced into the 'past' to grab the 'past ruins' that had been cut into countless pieces.

Time itself loses its meaning at this moment!

A hand that transcends all laws and transcends the concept of time and space grasps the 'Past Ruins' that has been divided into countless parts and pulls it into the present world!

Not bad!

Their goal has always been the same!
Ancient beings living in the 'past' have such strong survival abilities that they are impossible to kill. It would be better to take this opportunity to obtain some potentially useful information.

The 'past' obtained without His intermediary may not be true.

Xu Xing glanced at them, then looked at Gu:

“It seems that Xuan also suspects that the previous anomalies are related to ‘Tai’.”

"...Couldn't it be that I have my own doubts?"

Realizing that the blockade was now complete, Gu abandoned the idea of ​​escaping.

The Sword Ancestor's cultivation level far surpasses His own, and He can no longer escape this aspect of His true nature today.

"Ah."

The sneer carried a hint of disdain.

antiquity:"……"

“But ‘Tai’ should have no reason to interfere in this matter, and He has already completely fallen, so He shouldn’t be able to do it.”

As they spoke, crimson sword light crisscrossed, and the Time God Ring, swirling with endless light and shadow, was on the verge of collapse.

Now that the initial goal has been achieved, we should give Him a profound lesson, otherwise it would be a great disservice to Him for coming to us today.

"Xuan must have noticed some anomalies in Tai, which is why he specifically sent you to Qingxu to check the situation."

Click!

Under the relentless torment of the sword light, the divine ring finally shattered.

In an instant, a hazy, seven-colored light appeared in the gray-black sea of ​​fog, as if countless 'overlapping shadows' identical to Qingxu were superimposed upon it.

From a distance, the entire Qingxu appears dreamlike and eerie.

Has a rare treasure appeared in the world?
Those who were being sent away from Qingxu stood on the edge of the cliff and saw this scene, and the same thought arose in their hearts.

Some of the more proactive ones have even started preparing ritual implements to go down there.

But if they move forward even slightly, an unknown force will send them back to their original position.

The same thing happened several times in a row.

Meanwhile, in the realm of the 'past' that no one could see.

Within that short span of time severed by the sword light, under its constant refining, the essence of the ancient remnant was reduced to a single, flickering seven-colored light, as if it might be extinguished at any moment.

Xu Xing stared intently at him, then suddenly seemed to have thought of something.

"Did Xuan trace the source of the anomaly from the remaining 'tribulation lightning'?"

"Or perhaps...it's related to your status as innate Dao attainers?"

Gu did not answer, but the frequency of that seven-colored light flashing increased.

Finally, after a brief flash, the remaining essence completely dissipated.

Seeing this, Xu Xing slowly sheathed his sword.

The red moon that had been hanging in the 'past' vanished, and the boundary between the present and the past became clear again. All the strange phenomena disappeared in an instant.

In other words, the spacetime of the Tai Xuan Realm is too stable, and since he is influencing the 'past' in the present world, time in the Tai Xuan Realm will continue to move forward.

In any other world, if Xu Xing were unwilling, time within that world would not move forward in the slightest.

A flash of red light, and the moon shadow in his palm vanished.

Xu Xing looked at Meizu beside him, only to see her shake her head slightly:
"Nothing was found."

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand in front of Xu Xing, a hazy ball of light floating in her fair and delicate palm.

It is precisely the 'past Qingxu'.

Because it was extracted through the 'medium' of antiquity, it is itself part of 'real history'.

Through the cluster of light, one can directly see the past of Qingxu.

From the moment they extracted this true history, tracing back to the beginning, they could even see that during the final battle, 'Tai' perished under the combined attack of all the immortals.

But as Meizu said, there were no valuable discoveries in this true history.

Xu Xing was not surprised by this.

"Put it away first."

If anomalies could be detected from the 'past,' then there would be no need for the ancients to risk approaching the present world.

Anyway, this experience can be considered a pleasant surprise.

Not only did they gain access to a 'true history,' but they also severely injured Gu You, who had just recovered from his wounds…

"Let's investigate carefully first, and then study it when we get back."

"Ah."

Meizu nodded slightly and put away the ball of light that represented 'true history' with his palms together.

Seeing this, Xu Xing turned around and looked ahead.

Raise your right hand and gently tap it in front of you!
A straight line of red light shot forward, splitting into countless tiny red rays the instant it left the fingertip, disappearing into the gray-black mist.

It seems that nothing has changed.

However, in Xu Xing and Mei Zu's perception, the entire Qingxu was dissected into countless pieces, just like the real history they had just witnessed.

"All paths must respect me," the Demon Ancestor said softly.

Compared to Ji Yinxue's earth-shattering punch, her voice seemed exceptionally ordinary. But soon, an invisible distortion spread out, initially extremely subtle, like ripples on a lake caused by a pebble thrown into it.

In less than a fraction of a second, it swept across like a storm, destroying everything in its path. In the countless fragments of the ruins, all concepts became clear.

……

……

Jian Zong.

Night had already covered most of the sky, with only a few traces of rainbow remaining in the distant sky.

A crescent moon hangs high in the sky, and countless stars twinkle, adorning the dark blue-green heavens.

In front of the Sword Venerable Hall, Bie Xuening looked in the direction of Qingxu, with a light screen floating beside her.

"It's a little later than expected..."

There was a reason for letting Meizu go along.

The Dao she wielded was able to eliminate some unnecessary interference when Xu Xing dissected the Qingxu.

Inside the light screen, Ning Ruo was dressed in a white lab coat as usual, sitting in a chair behind a silver-gray desk.

He leaned back slightly in his chair, arms crossed over his chest.

She was also looking in the direction of Qingxu at this moment.

"It seems that Brother Xu and Meizu have intervened in the past realm just now, and they must have encountered the ancients."

Although her cultivation level was still somewhat lacking, preventing her from leaving Lingyinfang, she was still able to detect the situation in Qingxu.

Not only her, but the other fellow cultivators should have noticed it as well.

"Does the appearance of the ancient in Qingxu mean that the abnormal situation that occurred when the Dongzhen Cang clan proved their Dao was indeed related to 'Tai'?"

“Not necessarily. If we can think of it, Xuan certainly can too.” Ning Ruo sat up a little straighter. “Maybe Xuan just sent Gu to Qingxu to check the situation, and he just happened to run into Brother Xu and the others.”

After all, Xuan had collected the remaining 'tribulation lightning' from the Dongzhen Cang Clan after their failure to attain enlightenment, and might have gleaned some clues from it.

"Let's wait until Brother Xu and the others return and ask them for details before we can discuss the specifics."

At this point, Ning Ruo paused, then suddenly smiled:
"If you're worried, you can come along and take a look. Anyway, your leaving the Sword Sect won't affect the will of Heaven to seal the seal."

"..." Bie Xuening withdrew her gaze, looked at the light screen and said calmly, "I will not go back on my promise."

She had promised that the guy would accompany her junior brother this time, and she naturally wouldn't break her promise.

But as she was speaking, her gaze lingered on Ning Ruo for a moment, and she couldn't help but recall what Mei Zu had said earlier.

She frowned slightly, then subtly withdrew her gaze.

Ning Ruo was unaware of Bie Xuening's unusual behavior:

"Okay, whatever you want."

The two continued to look in the direction of Qingxu.

After a while, the last glimmer of light in the distant sky disappeared.

Suddenly, both of them sensed a powerful aura approaching Qingxu.

Ok?
Ning Ruo smiled.

"If you don't go, someone else will."

Bie Xuening paused, and with a slight thought, another screen of light unfolded in front of her.

It is a very simple group chat interface.

Unlike the 'gang leader group', this group doesn't even have a name.

Sword Master: "You went to Qingxu? @Yuanjun"

Just as Bie Xuening sent out this message, the energy stopped moving.

Yuanjun: "There were some problems with Qingxu recently, and I was worried about it. Besides, I was nearby, so I decided to go and take a look."

She didn't even go straight over; instead, she walked over slowly.

Sword Master: "Bullshit, let alone my junior brother, that guy could easily beat Gu."

Sword Master: "You clearly wanted to go over there yourself / Pshaw!"

Yuanjun: "Think what you want."

Yuanjun: "So what if I go? If you're not happy, come and follow me. /shrug"

Sword Master: "You wait, little yellow duck sharpening its sword."

Seeing that the two were about to rush to Qingxu, singing in unison.

Meizu: "Hey! You two have gone too far!"

Meizu: "They've changed their minds about what they promised."

Do any of them still have any credibility?

Meizu: "We're fine here. Gu has already been driven away. You don't need to come at all."

Meizu: "If you guys come over, I'm not keeping my promise anymore /seriously"

Lingzu: "Even if they don't go, you won't obey."

Meizu: "/Stunned"

Meizu: "How dare you slander me!" (pointing her finger)

Lingzu: "Heh."

If this guy were trustworthy, she wouldn't have been the first one tricked into joining this group.

……

……

at the same time.

Xu Xing and Mei Zu have finished their exploration of Qingxu.

The result...

As expected, no abnormalities were found. Qingxu was still the same Qingxu, and Tai was completely dead.

Could it not be Tai, but one of Xuan, Gu, or Tian?
Or perhaps the Cang Clan's "Dao Guang" method of proving the Dao is not yet perfect, which is why an anomaly occurred during the process of proving the Dao?
The latter is less likely.

After all, he and Xuan witnessed the whole process, and even if the 'Dao Guang' method of proving the Dao was imperfect, it shouldn't have had such a problem.

After much deliberation, I still couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation.

Helpless, Xu Xing rubbed his temples.

Turning around, I saw Meizu looking worried and distressed.

"Don't overthink it. Although we didn't gain much from exploring Qingxu, we obtained a piece of true history and dealt a heavy blow to Gu. So this trip wasn't a complete waste," Xu Xing comforted him.

At least Gu can't cause trouble again recently.

"Huh? Ah?! Oh!!" Meizu seemed to finally realize, "Yes, yes, I understand."

Xu Xing: "..."

Judging from her expression, it seems that her frowning appearance is not because the trip to Qingxu was fruitless.

"what happened?"

"...Actually, it's nothing." Meizu hesitated for a moment. "By the way, what do you think of people who 'don't keep their promises'?"

"Dishonest?"

A sudden inspiration flashed through Xu Xing's mind.

and many more!

Could it be related to their little group chat?

"Emm...actually, sometimes you have to look at lies from multiple angles. What if it's a white lie?" Xu Xing said tactfully.

“It’s either a white lie or a simple breach of the agreement,” Meizu emphasized.

"That's not necessarily true..."

Before they could finish speaking, two figures appeared in front of them, one after the other.

It was Yuanjun and Bie Xuening.

"They broke their promise," Meizu immediately accused. (End of Chapter)