Chapter 629: Starfall, Hair Like Blood

The heavens and earth roared, and fierce winds raged. The sea of light in the sky churned. Under everyone's gaze, the continuously forming nail ultimately failed to fully materialize, beginning to disintegrate after reaching a certain brilliance.

Inside the back room, Xu Qing sat cross-legged, a seven-colored Nascent Soul floating before him. Endless dawn light dissipated from the seven-colored Nascent Soul, transforming into a sea of light. As for Xu Qing's physical body, his right hand's palm was touching the hand of the Nascent Soul. It could be clearly seen that the outline of a nail in Xu Qing's right palm was now dissipating and blurring.

At first glance, the skin on his right hand appeared the same as elsewhere, but upon closer inspection, subtle differences could be noticed. The skin of his right hand, especially the palm, seemed slightly whiter than other areas, as if it had been steeped for many years, giving off an impression of extreme purity.

Moments later, as the outline of the nail in Xu Qing's right palm completely vanished, the nail formed by the sea of light outside also disintegrated and disappeared.

Xu Qing opened his eyes.

In an instant, all the dawn light rolled back, converging into his dawn Nascent Soul. At the moment Xu Qing opened his eyes, the Nascent Soul transformed into light and returned to his physical body.

Xu Qing sighed softly, "Things I've seen in my memories still can't be fully simulated, and this 'Transformation of All Methods' has its limits. It's not a true path if it can't simulate every technique I might encounter in the future."

Xu Qing shook his head, stood up, and walked out of the back room with a sense of regret. The moment he stepped out, he saw everyone in the main hall.

Ning Yan stared at Xu Qing as if he were a monster, wanting to speak but holding back. Wu Jianwu, meanwhile, looked dazed. His mind uncontrollably recalled their first encounter on the Forbidden Sea years ago. Back then, he could still compete with Xu Qing, their battles generally ending in a draw. But now, Wu Jianwu felt immense disappointment, his eyes turning bloodshot. He resolved that he had been too lax recently and needed to continue cultivating.

The Blood Parrot dared not speak. Li Youfei respectfully lowered his head. You Jing looked deeply at Xu Qing. As for Old Ancestor Mo Gui, it was the first time he had focused on anyone other than the four 'Cultivating God' realm experts.

The scene involving Xu Qing earlier made him feel something extraordinary. This was not a power a Nascent Soul could display, nor even something a Spirit Repository could achieve. Thinking of this, he suddenly understood why this young man who walked out of the back room could be the core of this medicine shop and sit alongside 'Cultivating God' realm experts.

Compared to them, Ling'er was also surprised and doubtful, but more so proud. The Captain blinked, clearly delighted. As for Old Eight, he looked at Xu Qing and grinned. Fifth Sister's eyes revealed a strange glint. Although she hadn't participated in the Prince and Second Sister's guidance of Xu Qing, she now noticed some clues. The Prince nodded slightly, a profound expression appearing on his face. At this moment, he didn't realize that his expression was actually becoming more and more similar to Xu Qing's master's. As for Princess Mingmei, she looked at Xu Qing, seemingly expressionless.

Xu Qing glanced at Ning Yan and the others, knowing why they were acting this way. After all, manifesting the Sovereign Nail was naturally a shocking sight. However, Xu Qing was actually dissatisfied with his failure, especially the expressions of Princess Mingmei and the Prince, which made him sigh even more. So he walked over, bowed his head, and spoke.

"Senior, I still failed."

The Prince's face twitched slightly, then naturally settled into an expression of disappointment. "I saw it," the Prince said. Then he added blandly, "But you are still young after all; occasional failures are normal."

Xu Qing nodded. Just as he was about to speak, Princess Mingmei's voice rang out.

"Extend your right hand."

Hearing this, Xu Qing extended his right hand.

The next moment, Princess Mingmei, the Prince, and Fifth Sister all swept their divine senses over Xu Qing's palm, their expressions peculiar. Afterwards, the Prince suddenly raised his hand, and a mass of black long hair immediately appeared before him, continually contracting and expanding. Within it, countless vengeful spirits were vaguely contained, emitting terrifying soul power.

"Simulate it," the Prince said, looking at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing didn't hesitate. The glow on his body instantly spread out, covering all directions before rapidly focusing into a beam. It landed on the black hair mass. At the same time, his right palm reached out and grasped the hair mass. Instantly, black appeared distinctly within his white palm, and the shape of the hair mass gradually emerged indistinctly.

The next moment, a similar hair mass also appeared before Xu Qing, but it was not real, only indistinct. Its power was far inferior, seeming to possess only partial form and no divine might whatsoever.

But this scene still moved You Jing and Old Ancestor Mo Gui. The Prince fell silent, feeling a bit weary inside. He never expected that Xu Qing could actually simulate his divine ability using dawn light. While its power was incomparable, like the moon compared to a firefly, and it was merely a form, lacking any divine might, laws, or authority, he was a 'Cultivating God' realm expert. He had never seen or heard of a Nascent Soul being able to achieve this.

"This child's comprehension is demonic!" The Prince didn't want to speak anymore.

Princess Mingmei now also raised her hand and gave a slight wave. Instantly, a nearby chair transformed, actually turning into a white dove which flew before her. This dove appeared ordinary, but being formed by a 'Cultivating God' realm expert, it was naturally extraordinary, as if it could travel through any period of time.

"Simulate it!"

Xu Qing took a deep breath and attempted to simulate it using the same method, pressing his hand towards the chair. The chair immediately twisted, and strangely, hair began to grow on it. But unfortunately, it didn't transform into a dove. Instead, the hair grew chaotically, and in the end, it simply disintegrated.

This scene startled Ning Yan and the others. As for the parrot, its eyes instantly widened, its breathing became a little rapid, and a strong gleam appeared in its eyes.

Xu Qing felt regret and whispered, "I still can't do it!"

Old Eight, who was nearby, became interested. He suddenly exuded an aura of rage, which distorted everything around him, and vaguely formed the heart of a raging dragon between heaven and earth. This beast's entire body was engulfed in flames. Each scale exuded terrifying might. As its body churned, the Bitter Ox Mountain Range trembled. Its teeth clacked open and closed, revealing a chilling sight, and its roar echoed within the medicine shop.

"Try to simulate me."

Ning Yan and Wu Jianwu instantly went limp, and others weren't much better. Xu Qing's breathing quickened. Under this overwhelming pressure, his soul and body trembled. In such a state, he had no way to simulate anything.

Princess Mingmei's expression remained calm. She let out a cold snort, and as her words were spoken, Old Eight's body vanished with a bang, along with all the external phenomena. The world returned to normal; everything was restored.

Xu Qing sighed in relief and bowed his head even more respectfully.

Princess Mingmei's expression remained calm. She said blandly, "You couldn't do it because your current cultivation is insufficient. You lack laws and trump cards. Though your authority is good, it's not omnipotent."

"All this will change significantly as your cultivation improves, when you reach the Spirit Repository realm. Furthermore, you must view cultivation as..."

Princess Mingmei was about to give guidance on comprehension, a habit from her earlier years when she used to teach and guide her disciples this way. But this time, before she could finish, she paused.

Xu Qing looked up, listening intently.

Mingmei was silent for a few breaths, then she spoke blandly.

"As an experience."

Hearing this, Xu Qing looked thoughtful.

His expression made the Prince and Princess Mingmei instinctively exchange glances. Just as they were about to speak further, the next moment, Mingmei and the Prince's expressions changed simultaneously, and their figures vanished in an instant, appearing in the sky. Also appearing with them was Old Eight, who had returned, and Fifth Sister. They all looked towards the horizon.

In the distant sky, a thick, blood-like red light, which had been spreading according to a certain pattern over the past month, now suddenly erupted. The red light on the horizon surged by a factor of two, dazzling and piercing everywhere, dyeing the entire Sacrifice Moon Grand Territory completely red!

At the source of the endless red light on the horizon, at this instant, a colossal object, like a star, appeared. It was indeed a star. It was entirely crimson, as if molded from blood, immense in size, and shaking all directions. On this star, one could even see sprawling mountain ranges and uneven terrain everywhere.

It was the Red Moon! It was flying towards the Sacrifice Moon Grand Territory at an extremely fast speed.

Mountains in the Sacrifice Moon Grand Territory collapsed one after another. Fragments of rock, fallen trees, and even all other things, including some corpses, were lifted into the air to varying degrees. From then on, they would float between heaven and earth. This was the Red Moon's tide. And with the tide came an immense sense of pressure, causing the inhabitants of the Sacrifice Moon Grand Territory to wail endlessly. Curses within ordinary mortals were triggered and erupted, and cultivators were no exception. All of them had distorted expressions, suffering immensely. Only high-level cultivators or those who had taken the 'Difficulty-Solving Pill' could barely suppress it at this moment.

And this was just the beginning. As this star grew larger and larger, eventually replacing the entire sky upon its arrival, the earth would collapse. All things would ascend into the sky, and all living beings would perish.

Xu Qing and a few others now appeared in mid-air, gravely gazing towards the horizon. It wasn't just them; at this moment, the powerful experts of all tribes within the Sacrifice Moon Grand Territory had their minds churning violently in their respective locations.

The Red Moon... was now visible to the naked eye.

Xu Qing's heart also stirred. He could feel the power of his Red Moon Authority; at this moment, it felt even stronger than before. It seemed that the closer the Red Moon approached, the more astonishing the power of his authority became.

"Little Junior Brother, do you remember what I told you before? That when the Red Moon star is seen on the horizon, that is the day we depart? Because the place we are going cannot be entered normally. For the ritual to begin, several conditions are necessary, the most important of which is called 'Green Threads Like Blood'."

"Legend has it that the Azure Sand Desert was formed from a single strand of hair. Look, the land is already like blood." The Captain in mid-air spoke in a low voice, gazing at the great desert.

Xu Qing looked at the desert below. Under the reflection of the blood-red light from the horizon, its azure color was gone, replaced by a crimson hue.

"We depart tonight." The Captain patted Xu Qing's shoulder and spoke softly.