Chapter 1144: Immortal Palace Young Master

## Chapter 1149: Young Master of the Immortal Palace

Xu Qing's expression darkened.

He raised his right hand and crushed the jade slip.

Then, with a flick of his sleeve, he swept Earth Spirit Patriarch and the others out of the totem of South Heaven Mountain, sending them to the great hall outside.

Inside the hall, the three, including Earth Spirit Patriarch, regained their vitality. Each of them was excited and respectfully bowed to Xu Qing in gratitude.

The female cultivator among them spoke earnestly, "I am Ling Yuezi, a member of the Heavenly Moon Clan from the Northern Star Region. Thank you, fellow Daoist, for your assistance. If you ever come to the Northern Region in the future, Ling Yuezi will not hesitate to fulfill any request!"

The middle-aged man beside her also took a deep breath and solemnly conveyed his words.

"I am Zhang Shiyi from the Spirit-Awakening Gate in the Southern Region. I will never forget the life-saving grace you showed today. Fellow Daoist, whenever you give a command, I, Zhang, will exert my full strength!"

Their experience had been perilous; had Xu Qing not appeared, death would have been inevitable.

Thus, their gratitude was heartfelt and sincere.

Finally, it was Earth Spirit Patriarch's turn.

He was incredibly excited.

"My Lord, I've finally seen you."

After saying this, he suddenly remembered something more important and quickly transmitted a message.

"Lord Li Mengtu searched for you here, but to no avail. He eventually went to the Fourth World, and before leaving, he left a few words for me to tell you if I saw you."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing looked at Earth Spirit Patriarch.

"My Lord, the message Lord Li Mengtu asked me to convey is about the entrance to the Fourth Layer World and an inexplicable change that has occurred here this time."

"Previously, to enter the Fourth Layer World, one only needed to display their own constitution to step in."

"But this time, there's a special condition. According to Lord Li Mengtu's research and exploration, what's needed is an identity!"

"So, besides the location, he asked me to tell you how to obtain an identity here, and also his identity in the Fourth Layer World."

Xu Qing's eyes narrowed.

"The entrance to the Fourth Layer World is beyond the Northern Region, where there is a sea named North."

Earth Spirit Patriarch spoke quickly, revealing everything he knew without any concealment.

"Within the North Sea, there is a portal."

"As for how to obtain an identity in this Third Layer, it involves retrieving an identity token from under the North Sea, which depends on one's fortune."

"And Lord Li Mengtu's identity is... the study companion of the Aurora Immortal Lord's son."

"Finally, he told me to tell you that he's waiting for you in the Fourth Layer World."

Xu Qing was deep in thought.

From the little figure, he knew that entering the Fourth Layer World required an identity.

Combining this with Li Mengtu's message, it could be inferred that this identity requirement had not existed before.

So... why did it appear this time?

Xu Qing lowered his head and glanced at his empty palm.

"Is it because of it?"

Lost in thought, Xu Qing bade farewell to Earth Spirit Patriarch and the others, stepped into the fabric of space-time, and left the Southern Region.

He headed north.

At this moment, the jade slip reformed in Xu Qing's palm, and the little figure's voice rapidly emanated from it.

"Don't be angry! I'm not cursing this time!"

"It's really about this identity!"

Xu Qing's face was devoid of expression, about to crush the jade slip again when the little figure hurriedly materialized from within it. With a wave of its hand, the paper boat it had previously put away instantly appeared in mid-air.

"Don't crush it, don't crush it! The identity is here!"

Xu Qing paused his action and looked at the paper boat.

He watched as the paper boat, manipulated by the little figure's hands, gradually unfolded into a large white sheet of paper.

On the paper, eight large silver characters were written.

"Dao Wei, June twenty-first, Chou hour."

Gazing at these eight characters, the little figure's expression showed a ripple of emotion never seen before.

Then it raised its hand and drew a multicolored figure on the paper.

This figure was precisely Xu Qing's appearance in the Second Layer World.

At this moment, it merged with those eight characters.

After completing this, the little figure refolded the paper, but instead of returning it to a boat shape, it wrapped it around the jade slip.

"By wrapping this paper around the jade slip, you can use the power of the Second Layer World to make it real, thus truly aligning your destiny and becoming a reality within the illusion!"

As it wrapped, it looked at Xu Qing, its tone serious, without a hint of its usual mischievousness, instead advising him like an elder.

"Kid, remember these eight characters. After entering the Fourth Layer World, silently recite them, and you'll obtain your identity."

"And I truly need your help to bring me into the Fourth Layer World."

"Once inside, you cultivate your Dao, and I'll do my own thing..."

"Also, I need to remind you of a few things."

"When you go back to the past, even if you possess a time-space constitution, do not try to change history. Because history cannot be changed, nor should it be!"

"Unless you want to die."

"So, once you enter... you'll essentially be a spectator of history."

Having said this, the little figure had fully wrapped the paper around the jade slip. Then, its form flickered, and it returned into the jade slip.

Only then did it cough, and with its mischievousness returning, spoke its final words.

"Son, why aren't you hurrying to the Fourth Layer World, going back to the past, to see how extraordinary, invincible, and magnificent your father was... in battle against your grandfather!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing raised his hand and squeezed the jade slip.

But this time, the jade slip didn't shatter... the paper was protecting it.

Inside the jade slip, the little figure's mischievous voice echoed again.

"Haha, can't crush it now, can you? Alright, save your strength. I know I annoy you, but this is the last thing I'll say to you in this life."

"Kid, we'll... see you in the Fourth Layer!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the jade slip in Xu Qing's hand spontaneously combusted, instantly turning into ashes and dissipating.

Xu Qing remained silent.

He analyzed the little figure's words in his mind, while also weighing the pros and cons of this identity.

Clearly, no matter how he looked at it, this identity had more advantages than any other.

And based on the existing clues, Xu Qing could also determine that in the Fourth Layer World, identity... was crucial.

It determined opportunities, good fortune, and the extent of one's exploration.

It even determined one's authority within the Fourth Layer World.

Most importantly, the moment the little figure drew the multicolored figure on the paper, Xu Qing felt an ethereal pull settle upon him.

It felt as if it was connected to his destiny.

At the same time, this world seemed to have changed.

It gave him a feeling of goodwill.

After a long moment, Xu Qing looked up, gazing towards the north.

His body swayed, and he moved forward through space-time.

He traversed the Immortal Palace of this Third Layer World without pause, passed through the northern region, until he saw a vast ocean.

The waves surged violently, boundless and endless.

Ocean waves crashed against the shore's reefs, emitting rumbling sounds, as if narrating ancient tales.

Meanwhile, colorful sunlight pierced through gaps in the clouds, scattering across the sea, making the entire ocean shimmer and sparkle with vibrant points of light.

It also adorned these ancient tales with the colors of time.

Occasionally, huge illusory seabirds could be seen soaring in the sky, sometimes diving down to catch fish in the sea, and sometimes spreading their wings to fly high and vanish into the horizon.

But these were merely what one 'normally' saw.

Through his time-space constitution, what Xu Qing perceived was entirely different.

The colorful sunlight seemed to have never appeared.

The waves and seabirds had never stirred either.

Now, it was even night.

A pale moon hung high in the sky. The sea was crimson, turning into a sea of blood, or a sea of death, with countless corpses floating upon it.

A dense aura of death formed a thin mist on the sea surface.

And in the depths of that mist, two figures as tall as the sky were fiercely clashing.

One, wielding a broken sword, emanated overwhelming malevolence, every move erupting with world-destroying power, especially his broken sword, which seemed capable of severing all.

It was precisely Evil Spirit Son!

As for the other, it was naturally Zhou Zhengli.

Countless bolts of lightning shimmered around his attire, outlining a colossal figure, like the Lord of the Firmament.

Wielding a long halberd, wherever his weapon pointed, all was considered evil!

And whenever something was defined by him as evil, his strike would contain the power to break constitutions.

This was precisely his constitution... the Execution of Evil!

These two, upon encountering each other in this Fourth Layer World, immediately engaged in battle, sweeping across the east, continuing to the north, and were still clashing at the very entrance to the Fourth Layer World.

Thus, rumbling sounds, like heavenly thunder exploding, and ethereal fluctuations, transformed into sweeping gales, blowing across the sea, reaching the shore, and stopping before Xu Qing.

Xu Qing looked up, gazing at the battle between the two on the sea.

The disturbances he had felt upon entering this Third Layer World, the source of that feeling that a great battle was occurring, now had an answer.

It was the aftershocks of these two individuals' battle.

After observing for a short while, Xu Qing retracted his gaze, took a step forward, and stepped onto the surface of the sea.

The battle in the sky had nothing to do with him.

He was indifferent to the life or death of the two.

This was the entrance to the Fourth Layer; that alone was enough.

Therefore, Xu Qing's expression remained calm as he walked forward step by step.

When sword energy descended from the sky, he waved his hand to deflect it.

When lightning came like rain, he distorted space-time to divert it.

He continuously moved forward, constantly dispelling the aftershocks of the battle that landed near him.

His expression was composed, his heart serene.

His appearance naturally caught the attention of both Evil Spirit Son and Zhou Zhengli.

Although at first their focus was primarily on their mutual struggle, gradually, they both, by unspoken agreement, looked towards Xu Qing on the sea surface.

Compared to many, Xu Qing's age was very young.

And his appearance was peerless.

Thus, as the young, peerless individual walked on the sea surface, amidst such composure and serenity, it was as if he were strolling through his own garden.

Unaccountably, he exuded the aura of the master of this palace.

This feeling made the expressions of both men solemn.

They had seen Xu Qing before, but they clearly remembered that outside, he had not given off such an impression of being the master of an immortal palace.

At the same time, they both noticed different aspects.

"This person's killing intent... is exceedingly dense!"

Evil Spirit Son narrowed his eyes.

"This person's Dao is resonating with this world..."

Zhou Zhengli's eyes gleamed with a strange light.

Their clash, rarely, ceased.

Xu Qing paid no heed to this; he walked his own path, just like his Dao.

Step by step, he walked to the center of this vast sea.

There, he saw an ancient stone gate.

He paused for a few breaths outside the gate.

Then, he stepped inside!

He softly murmured.

"Dao Wei, June twenty-first, Chou hour."