Chapter 467 - 367: Cultivation Advancement, Daoist Palace 8th Heaven, Dragon Island, Master of the Cyan Dragon
Xuanhuang Guardian City.
"Hm?"
The Profound Yellow Elder also noticed the anomaly immediately. His expression flickered with surprise. He raised his withered, stick-thin right hand, and within his palm, various scenes began to materialize.
"This..."
Within the scenes,
The Outer Demon Abyss was collapsing, layer by layer. But instead of falling toward the Profound Yellow Realm, the countless crumbling fragments descended into the Abyssal World, one after another, like a meteor shower.
"It actually..."
Astonishment.
The Profound Yellow Elder was utterly astonished, completely shocked. With another wave of his right hand, countless new images and scenes appeared before his eyes.
"Xu Qing!"
The Profound Yellow Elder took a deep breath. ’He actually managed to pull this off,’ he thought. ’And that Twisted Demon God by his side has reached the absolute peak of the Seventh Realm. It’s even condensed more than one hundred thousand strands of the Light of the Great Dao. It’s only a single step away from the Eighth Realm.’
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!
The next moment,
With a thought from the Profound Yellow Elder, the Outer Demon Abyss finished collapsing. All the images vanished, and along with them, the A-level Task Universe and its spacetime were annihilated.
In fact,
everything Xu Qing and the others had experienced within Xuanhuang Guardian City was created by the Profound Yellow Elder’s supreme power. Although it felt real, it wasn’t a true world.
It existed in a state between illusion and reality.
Therefore,
the ’Outer Demon Abyss’ that Xu Qing had visited was not the real Outer Demon Abyss. The Task Universes and worlds he had experienced before were all creations of the Profound Yellow Elder’s supreme power.
Furthermore,
whether it was the Outer Demon Abyss or the Scientific Universe, they were all based on past events. The Profound Yellow Elder had intercepted them from the River of Time and fashioned them into Task Universes.
For example,
take the Outer Demon Abyss that Xu Qing just experienced.
In the true River of Time,
a member of the Human Race like Xu Qing had never appeared there.
Thus,
the Outer Demon Abyss ultimately shattered. Under the control of the Demon Race, it broke into countless fragments that rained down upon the Profound Yellow Realm like a meteor shower.
One could say that this disaster brought considerable losses to the Profound Yellow Realm. The demonic creatures from within the Outer Demon Abyss, in particular, caused the deaths of many people in the Profound Yellow Realm.
As another example,
the Scientific Universe that was invaded by the Ancient God Mysterious Race had an exceptionally tragic end. The entire universe was conquered by the Ancient God Mysterious Race, thrown into the Ancient God Forbidden Land, and ultimately Refined into Immortal Substance by the Forbidden Land Life within.
Meanwhile, inside the white, independent space where Xu Qing was,
"Respected Candidate."
Elf Tutor 01 appeared, bowing to Xu Qing with a respectful tone. "Congratulations on completing this A-Level Task and returning safely."
"Mm."
Xu Qing’s expression was calm as he gave a faint nod.
BZZZT!
The next moment, a panel of information materialized before Xu Qing’s eyes.
...
[Mission Complete!]
[Reward Acquired: 10,000 Candidate Value!]
...
[Hidden Mission Complete!]
[Reward Acquired: 100,000 Candidate Value!]
...
Two notifications appeared.
"Oh."
Xu Qing raised an eyebrow. ’So I even completed a hidden mission. Still, this reward is pretty stingy. Just a hundred thousand Candidate Value and no other tangible rewards.’
"Tsk, tsk..."
Xu Qing shook his head.
"Respected Candidate, not only did you complete the most difficult A-Level Task, but you even completed the hidden mission within that same task."
Elf Tutor 01 said in astonishment, "You are truly incredible."
"Mm."
Xu Qing just gave a faint nod, then waved his hand. "I’m going into seclusion for a while. Don’t disturb me."
"I’ll summon you when I need you."
"As you command, Respected Candidate."
Elf Tutor 01’s tone was deferential.
VMMMM!
With a flash of white light,
Elf Tutor 01 vanished.
It was gone.
SWISH!
With a thought,
the Candidate Value rankings appeared.
This time,
Xu Qing was no longer in last place. Because he had completed a hidden mission, his rank had shot up quite a bit. Moreover, the Candidate Values of several of the top-ranked candidates hadn’t changed at all.
The reason was simple.
They were completely stuck in their SS-Level Tasks with no leads whatsoever. Unable to escape their SS-Level Tasks, they couldn’t earn any more Candidate Value.
’Finally, I’m not in last place anymore,’
Xu Qing thought with a small smile.
With another thought,
Xu Qing sat down cross-legged. The Level 9 Twisted Demon God stood guard beside him as his consciousness connected with the Encyclopedia of All Things. A new panel of information appeared in his mind.
...
[Chaos Sword Dao LV13: 4 Quadrillion / 40.96 Trillion Jing Experience Points (Upgradeable!) (...)]
...
’Level 13 Chaos Sword Dao,’ Xu Qing mused. ’And my current Cultivation Realm has already reached the Dao Palace Realm. I’ve constructed twelve Daoist Palaces in my sea of consciousness using Dao Intent, reaching the Third Heaven of Daoist Palace Realm.’
"Upgrade Chaos Sword Dao,"
Xu Qing said in a deep voice.
BOOM!
The next moment, the Encyclopedia of All Things flared with a brilliant light. As countless images flickered past, an unimaginably terrifying Sword Dao Intent began to flow ceaselessly around Xu Qing...
...
[Upgrade Successful!]
[Chaos Sword Dao LV14: 3.95904 Quadrillion / 81.92 Trillion Jing Experience Points (Upgradeable!) (Through Condensing Chaos Sword Dao Dao Intent and using that Dao Intent to construct Daoist Palaces, you have now built fifteen Daoist Palaces, reaching the Third Heaven of Daoist Palace Realm.)]
...
[Upgrade Successful!]
[Chaos Sword Dao LV15: 3.87712 Quadrillion / 163.84 Trillion Jing Experience Points (Upgradeable!) (By further Condensing Chaos Sword Dao Dao Intent and using that Dao Intent to construct Daoist Palaces, you have now built eighteen Daoist Palaces, advancing to the Fourth Heaven of Dao Palace Realm...)]