Chapter 667: Meeting Peach Blossoms Without Recognizing You

Beyond the flow of time!

Previously, the poison prohibition indiscriminately affected everyone. Once it spread, everything within its range would be corroded. However, after integrating it with his gaze, Xu Qing's control over the poison prohibition power far surpassed his previous abilities. Now, wherever the mist passed, he could initially designate targets, preventing it from extensively affecting the Rebellious Moon cultivators. The focus of the killing was on the Red Moon cultivators.

Immediately, cries of alarm erupted. Numerous Red Moon cultivators, struck with fear, retreated rapidly. Some weaker ones let out piercing screams as their bodies visibly melted into pools of blood, soaking the ground. Many others experienced varying degrees of decay in their bodies. The excruciating pain and the threat of death caused their minds to reel, prompting them to unleash their Red Moon power to resist. Only a few powerful cultivators could temporarily ignore its effects.

Ultimately, the pressure on the Rebellious Moon cultivators significantly decreased. The Fourth Hall Master immediately ordered everyone to head straight for the great desert. He had previously used his own methods to deduce that the Young Master and others were likely not in the desert, and thus didn't want to implicate the area. He had been prepared to leave and fight the Red Moon cultivators to the death, ready to face his own demise. For years, his exhaustion had been immense. He didn't want to abandon this seemingly hopeless rebellion, but reality had left him with a bitter taste.

Now, seeing Xu Qing emerge and open the desert, the Fourth Hall Master gritted his teeth as his forces swiftly surged forward. He even personally intervened to buy time for his people. Roaring sounds and magical fluctuations immediately spread in all directions.

Although the Red Moon cultivators were momentarily halted by the poison prohibition, their powerful members would not give up. They quickly dispersed from all sides, intercepting and charging in simultaneously.

The 'chickens' around Xu Qing also rushed out to meet them. Xu Qing closed his eyes, raised his right hand, and pointed towards the outside of the desert.

"Ghost Emperor Mountain transforms into the Execution Platform! Ding Yi San Er's destiny forms the blade trough!"

As Xu Qing spoke, the heavens and earth changed color, and the outside world rumbled. Ghost Emperor Mountain and Ding Yi San Er manifested as thousand-zhang illusions, shaking the world and forming the execution platform and blade trough. Within it, the Ghost Emperor held a large prison in his hands, and the power of destiny transformed into a blade-trough canyon. The shocking thousand-zhang platform, amidst the shaking earth and mountains, landed on the six lands, behind the Rebellious Moon Hall cultivators, blocking the path of the Red Moon cultivators.

The familiarity emanating from this scene shocked all the cultivators.

"This is..."

"So familiar!!"

As exclamations echoed, a strange light gleamed in Xu Qing's eyes.

"The Heavenly Dao becomes the blade body, the divine curse poison prohibition becomes the blade edge, and the morning glow forms the blade aura!"

The firmament churned, and a divine dragon roared, transforming into the blade body. The poison prohibition gathered from all directions to form the edge, imbued with the rhythm of path-slaying. This was the Heavenly Blade, accompanied by a radiant aura that broke through all laws and transformed all techniques.

As the Heavenly Blade appeared, the familiar feeling in the memories of both Rebellious Moon and Red Moon cultivators instantly intensified. Some had already recognized the cause.

"It's the... God-Slaying Platform that appeared in our minds a while ago!"

"It's identical!"

"Could it be that this person was the one who revealed the God-Slaying Platform back then!"

Commotion erupted from all directions, and an uproar rose. Xu Qing simply stopped concealing his appearance, revealing his true face, which had appeared in the minds of all beings on that day. As his true face was revealed, the shock among the crowd completely erupted, like divine thunder exploding, shaking their entire bodies.

The cultivators of the Rebellious Moon Hall were all excited. In their most numb state, it was the image of the God-Slaying Platform in their minds that rekindled their spirit of resistance, aiming to ignite a prairie fire from a single spark. And now, in their most desperate moment, they once again saw the God-Slaying Platform and the figure from the image in their minds. At this moment, this figure seemed to overlap with the Overlord.

And his voice still echoed.

"The Golden Crow as connection, the Purple Moon as seal!"

Crows danced and the Purple Moon formed patterns, driven by divine hidden powers, becoming one.

"Contained by time..."

"Driven by the sundial life-lamps..."

Five sundials formed behind Xu Qing, their life-lamp flames vibrating the night sky. The gnomons on them spun rapidly, and the aura of time suddenly erupted. In the next instant, it was all set to the appointed hour of execution!

"At the sundial's noon, heaven and earth are severed together!"

Xu Qing's eyes gleamed sharply, and he slashed down with a single strike! The Heavenly Blade descended from the sky, like a colossal curtain or a mountain range, obscuring the firmament and shaking the earth. It was not cultivators it severed, but heaven and earth themselves. As the single blade fell, its divine power was boundless. The guillotine-like blade touched the blade trough, severing the void and shattering nothingness.

While terrifying all directions, it also completely cut off the path of the Red Moon cultivators. On the ground, a massive, shocking chasm immediately appeared. The stirred-up storm carried boundless malevolent energy, spreading to both sides. The Red Moon cultivators were all terrified and forced to halt.

At this moment, Xu Qing seemed like a revived Overlord; heaven and earth trembled in unison. The God-Slaying Platform, which had reappeared in the memories of all beings, was truly displayed to the world, to the Red Moon cultivators, and to the hundreds of thousands of Rebellious Moon cultivators. It shook their very souls, unleashing a world-destroying storm, with boundless momentum, unparalleled lethality, standing outside the great desert. His aura was like a rainbow.

The Fourth Hall Master gazed deeply at Xu Qing, then led his hundreds of thousands of cultivators, taking advantage of the deterrent created by the God-Slaying Platform, to step further into the great desert. Although the Void Return realm experts among the Red Moon cultivators were also shaken, the God-Slaying Platform formed by Xu Qing's cultivation was merely too renowned; its power wasn't yet enough to make them retreat. Thus, they were about to continue their efforts to block the path.

But just then, from the depths of the great desert, in the direction of the Bitter Life Mountain Range, a sky-shattering power surged forth. Instantly, the sun, moon, and stars materialized in the firmament, as if the constellations were shifting. Furthermore, a vast River of Time flowed from the heavens, and wherever it passed, the aura of the Grand Dao became incredibly rich. That was the fluctuation of the Spirit Accumulation realm! Faintly, a pair of eyes could be seen emerging from within the River of Time. Princess Mingmei's eyes.

At the sight of those eyes, all the Red Moon powerhouses outside the desert were horrified and immediately retreated without hesitation. They had dared to appear because they had learned that the Young Master and others had left the great desert. But now, this Spirit Accumulation aura instinctively terrified them. Although it might be a bluff, with the Red Moon approaching, these Red Moon cultivators disliked taking risks. After all, this scene at least indicated that a Spirit Accumulation strike was still present here. Thus, caution became the modus operandi for the powerful Red Moon cultivators.

Their retreat allowed the Rebellious Moon Hall cultivators to finally enter the great desert. Upon entering, everyone looked at Xu Qing, their expressions filled with excitement, and bowed to him. Xu Qing, hovering in mid-air, watched all this. With a wave of his hand, the great desert separated and then closed again, blocking his view of the Red Moon cultivators outside.

Having done this, Xu Qing turned his attention to the crowd, then cupped his fist towards the Fourth Hall Master, whose face was filled with the weariness of ages.

"Greetings, Senior."

The Fourth Hall Master's expression was solemn. He did not show the slightest disrespect due to the difference in their cultivation levels, bowing deeply to Xu Qing.

"Thank you for your assistance, young friend!" Xu Qing nodded, about to speak. But at that moment, among the hundreds of thousands of cultivators who had entered the desert, a few thousand of them, by their actions and cheers, caught Xu Qing's attention.

Previously, Xu Qing's focus had been on the Red Moon, so he hadn't paid close attention. But now, their attire made Xu Qing hesitate. Especially the woman leading them; she was incredibly excited, actually half-kneeling on the ground and kissing the sand. Most of the several thousand people behind her were doing the same. Xu Qing blinked, a strange feeling rising within him.

The Fourth Hall Master spoke softly, his voice imbued with emotion.

"Young friend, these are followers of Master Danjiu. The leader calls herself an apostle and listened to Master's Dao sound for a month. They gathered from all directions, are extremely united, and help each other. They weren't originally with me; I encountered them halfway."

"Their destination was precisely the great desert."

"Because they speculated that Master Danjiu was hidden here."

Hearing this, Xu Qing looked at the group. At that moment, the excited discussions of the group were in full swing, so loud that even the wind couldn't suppress them.

"This is our holy land."

"Exactly. The 'white wind' contained within Master's pills means that wind is crucial for the pills. Only this place in the entire Moon Sacrificial Domain has the necessary conditions."

"Precisely! Master must be hidden here. In these chaotic times, we must find Master, follow him, and protect him!"

Watching their fervent expressions, Xu Qing felt a strange sensation in his heart. Especially the woman leading them, Xu Qing spent a long time trying to identify her. Considering her claim of having listened to the Dao sound, he guessed she might be the bare-chested, robust man who was his neighbor.

And so, as the wind in the great desert began to blow again, everyone made their way back to the Bitter Life Mountain Range. The Fourth Hall Master and his group returned to their previously established encampment for rest, while the followers of Master Danjiu separated.

In the following days, this group dispersed throughout the Bitter Life Mountain Range, tirelessly searching and inquiring. Although they found nothing, they were extremely persistent and built their own camp not far from Xu Qing's earthen city. They even constructed a statue there, which was modeled after Xu Qing's divine statue in the Rebellious Deity Hall.

Xu Qing couldn't help but pay attention to them. He had never experienced anything like this before. Until the day the statue was completed, he couldn't resist going to see it. Upon entering the camp of Danjiu's followers, Xu Qing saw several thousand cultivators, all with excited expressions. They had also laid out a large map depicting the entire great desert. Parts of it were marked, indicating areas they had already searched.

Xu Qing's arrival immediately drew everyone's attention. They all bowed to him, and the apostle woman put down her work to personally greet him.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist."

Standing beside Danjiu's statue, dressed in practical attire and looking very capable, she had a solemn expression as she cupped her fist and bowed to Xu Qing, who was gazing at the statue. Xu Qing was observing the statue, finding it lifelike and full of detail. Hearing her words, he turned his head, his gaze falling upon this heroic and spirited woman. His mind couldn't help but recall the robust man who was his neighbor, but he simply couldn't reconcile the two figures.

So he glanced at the statue again and couldn't help but offer a few words of caution.

"As the Red Moon star approaches, it's not impossible for the Divine Temple to enter the great desert. Leaving the Bitter Life Mountain Range will be dangerous. You truly don't need to go out searching like this."

The spirited woman shook her head, her expression firm.

"Precisely because of this, we must speed up our search, because Master might also be facing danger!"

Xu Qing hesitated, then said, "Master might also be quite safe... and even if you did encounter him, would you truly recognize him?"

The woman looked proud, and those around her also smiled.

"Fellow Daoist, you wouldn't understand this. After all, you haven't met Master. But I listened to Master's Dao sound for a month, followed by his side countless times, feeling his grandeur, compassion, and unique aura. So, I would know with just one glance that he is the greatest Master." As she spoke, the woman glanced at Xu Qing.