Beyond the Timescape

Xu Qing’s goal was very simple. The outsiders he had not yet identified were extraordinary individuals. Not one of them could be considered a simpleton. Unless it was absolutely necessary, they weren’t going to risk revealing themselves the way Li the Chosen had. And unless they did reveal themselves, finding them would be as difficult as fishing a needle from the sea. Each of them had their own unique goals and plans, making it that much more difficult to identify them. And if they knew someone was coming after them, they would work even harder to maintain their cover.

It was less of an issue for those who wanted to create waves in space-time. Xu Qing was fairly confident that he would be able to find them eventually. After all, they would eventually be like flames in the night, easy to spot. Good examples were Li the Chosen, Li Mengtu as Zhong Chi, and Zhou Linshan, who was the daughter of Nineshores, commonly referred to as Immortal Fairy Spirit Phoenix. All of them were using him as an anchor point.

Unfortunately, the whole process would take time. What was more, it was hard to say how many of the outsiders wanted to cause waves in space-time, and how many of them wanted to protect the status quo and just watch things play out as they did historically speaking. If they truly just played the role of spectators, it was going to be difficult to identify them.

All he could do was keep looking. Otherwise....

Since I have no way to immediately locate the hidden outsiders, then the first rumor I spread will at least tell them they need to exercise greater cautions. That way, even if I don’t find them, at least Fourth True Monarch will have to work a lot harder to do the same. As for the second rumor....

Inside Young Aurora Hall, Xu Qing was looking out at the sky.

It will force him even more into the open. The rumors could directly blow his cover.

Xu Qing’s eyes glittered. It didn’t matter whether or not the inhabitants of this time period believed the rumors. The important thing was that other outsiders be given some serious food for thought. They were being sent a message. At the same time, he was already creating a wave in history.

In the situation with Li the Chosen, I won the first half of the round, but lost to Fourth True Monarch in the second half. As for the current situation, I don’t yet know how Fourth True Monarch is going to react. If he gets bogged down trying to prove he’s not an outsider, all the better for me.

Right now, the most important thing for him to do was stay hidden and keep his eyes open. He wanted to see how the immortal palace would react to the tempest caused by the rumors, and what the ramifications might be.

In addition to the advantage I have because I’m still in hiding, there’s a second upside I have in this game of history....