The gray wind howled, carrying countless grains of sand, blowing across the flying ships in the expanse of the sky.
Although they had barriers, the relentless pounding sound still accompanied the words of the fourth hall master and Master Shengluo, entering Xu Qing's ears,
At the same time, the other subordinates of the fourth hall master on the flying ship also opened their eyes from healing, looking towards Xu Qing.
Xu Qing looked at the fourth hall master.
Previously, at the edge of the desert, when he first saw the other party, he had felt a sense of familiarity.
This feeling wasn't because they had seen each other's statues in the Moon Rebel Hall.
The statues and the individuals were different. In fact, their gender and race were hidden by the statue. Unless one had the highest authority in the Moon Rebel Hall, it was impossible to identify someone.
Hence, Xu Qing had been silently pondering over the source of this familiarity.
At this moment, he found it.
The most prominent feature of this fourth hall master was his stern and solemn demeanor. A smile seemed to be a rare expression on his face, and the forehead furrows intensified this sense of sternness.
This kind of facial expression reminded Xu Qing of Kong Liangxiu, the Palace Master of the Sword Palace in Fenghai County.
He thought of the Palace Master, even though several years had passed, waves still rose in his heart. The figure of the other party standing outside the Taboo formation, blocking the advance of the Holy Wave Race's army remained eternal in Xu Qing's mind.
"My Eldest Senior Brother was the one who made the arrangements in the Land of God Slaying."
Xu Qing spoke softly.
He wasn't lying. In the beginning, it was indeed Chen Erniu. Even the final outcome was also caused by Chen Erniu. It was just that there was a little accident in the process.
As for the truth, Xu Qing felt that there was no need for him to tell others.
"I opened the apothecary. I know a thing or two about alchemy."
After Xu Qing finished speaking, his gaze fell on Master Sheng Luo. Then he closed his eyes, crossed his legs, and sat in place. Because of the familiarity with the past, his mind immersed itself in the memories of Fenghai County.
The fourth hall master's gaze was deep and he didn't ask further. As for Master Shengluo, he sighed inwardly. He didn't think that Xu Qing's alchemy attainments could be high, let alone associate him with Pill Nine.
This was because in his heart, the person who could see through his thoughts and speak the ideal of the alchemy of the Moon Worship Region would definitely be the same as him, immersed in the pursuit of alchemy.
He wouldn't be so young.
Just like that, as Xu Qing immersed in the memories, time flowed by. These flying ships traversed the sandstorm and arrived at the Bitter Life Mountain Range a day later.
Under Ancestor Mogui's arrangements, the residency rights of over ten mountain peaks were given to the fourth hall master. That place would be the new home of the fourth hall master and his people.
Xu Qing also completed his mission and returned to the apothecary. He locked those little chicks in the backyard again and sat in front of the heir. He then took out the unused Soul Accumulation jade token and placed it to the side.
Princess Mingmei wasn't around.
As the heir drank his tea, his gaze swept across the jade token and he calmly spoke.
"Take it, consider it a life-saving item I'm giving you."
Xu Qing looked at the heir.
"Senior, are you planning to go on a long journey?"
"After some time, Third Sister and I will be going out to unseal Old Ninth. We don't need your help this time. We're fully confident and are just waiting for the right moment."
Xu Qing nodded and kept the jade token.
"You can't slack off in your cultivation either. As for the matter about D132 you asked before, I can now tell you."
The heir's gaze was deep as he looked at Xu Qing's body.
Xu Qing's spirits were lifted and he listened attentively.
Seeing Xu Qing like this, the heir felt comfortable in his heart. He had spent some effort thinking about D132. At that moment, he put down his teacup and calmly spoke.
"Your D132 is both a prison and fortune. It also contains a god's finger."
"Although this finger isn't much and looks like the finger of a lower god's clone, the fact that it was born as a god is quite rare and valuable."
"However, this has made your D132 complicated. I can tell that this finger also has authority. That's the power of misfortune!"
"But this misfortune doesn't belong to you. What truly belongs to you is the power of forgetfulness formed by the fusion of D132's fortune and misfortune!"
"This combination of luck and bad luck is very ingenious. I see many traces of human restrictions on it, and even the handiwork of the Sword Holder Palace. If I'm not mistaken, its prototype should be the Prison Department of the Sword Holder Palace!"
"It is the people of later generations who, with the help of past records, innovated and ultimately shaped it."
The heir's deep voice echoed in Xu Qing's ears, and Xu Qing shuddered as he felt a deep respect.
He hadn't said much about D132 to the heir but the other party could directly see through its essence. Xu Qing stood up and bowed.
"Senior, please guide me."
The heir laughed.
"Feel its power of forgetfulness. This is a new authority… It's also a direction that the Sword Holder Palace explored during the Ancient Sovereign Mystic Nether Era."
"Back then, someone called that direction the domain."
Xu Qing's heart stirred. He thought of the Grand Affairs Immortal Sect in Fenghai County.
Li Zimei had once told him that the cultivation techniques of the Grand Affairs Immortal Sect ultimately followed the path of domain.
The Sea Corpse Race's patriarch also took this path.
There was also the Grand Affairs Immortal Sect cultivator he had encountered under the Absolute Beginning Separation Pillar. The other party's attack also contained a domain.
Next was Qing Qiu. When the other party used her trump card, she also displayed a type of domain power.
Xu Qing didn't expect that after going around in a circle, it turned out that his D132 also contained this kind of ability.
Noticing Xu Qing's expression, the heir understood.
"It seems that you've encountered domain cultivators before. This is normal. After all, when the Ancient Sovereign Mystic Nether was still around, the Sword Holder Palace invited many experts to participate in the research for better understanding."
"However, this forgetfulness domain of yours is different from ordinary ones. After all, this is the result of the fusion of the fortune of all living beings and the god's misfortune. It's worth studying carefully."
"Moreover, back then, the purpose of the Sword Holder Palace's research on the domain was to construct a power that could make gods bow their heads."
After saying that, the heir picked up his teacup. He had now found the knack of educating Xu Qing. He needed to explain everything in great detail, leaving no room for Xu Qing's comprehension to play out.
And for what he only vaguely understood, it would be better to provide him with as many mysterious words as possible and give him a general direction. This way, it would be more suitable for Xu Qing's comprehension.
Moreover, this direction needed to be broad enough. As for whether he could achieve it was a matter for the future.
Xu Qing took a deep breath. The heir's words created him suddenly clear about D132, and he now had a direction. With a respectful salute, he immediately returned to the back room, and started contemplating.
The nascent soul in D132 also unlocked its eyes at this moment, revealing a green glow.
The god's finger that was being stared at instinctively turned over and continued to pretend to be asleep. However, Its mind was trembling.
This was even more so for the other criminals.
Regardless of whether it was the head or the stone lion, they were already in extreme reverence for Xu Qing. After coming to the Moon Worship Region, they felt that Xu Qing was becoming more and more inhumane and even more terrifying.
Even the painting old man was trembling. At that moment, even if he had a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare to clamor at Xu Qing at all.
Xu Qing didn't care much about these criminals. His divine sense overlapped with D132's nascent soul and swept past them one by one.
With the guidance provided by the heir, Xu Qing felt that with the god's finger as the source of misfortune and his nascent soul as the gathering of fortune, the greatest manifestation of the power of forgetfulness was actually these criminals.
Finally, his gaze landed on the painting old man.
The old man's face was pale and he had a bad feeling.
"Lord, I think our D132 isn't perfect yet. We lack people… We lack the water vat and the straw doll!"
"That's right, that's right, Boss. These two must be causing trouble for the people outside. We harbor justice and cannot allow them to be so unrestrained!"
The head quickly spoke.
Xu Qing was expressionless. He lifted his right hand and grabbed. Immediately, the painting old man flew over and landed in Xu Qing's nascent soul's hand. The old man revealed a fawning expression and was about to speak.
"Quiet."
Xu Qing transmitted his divine sense.
The old man immediately took out a brush and created a stroke across his mouth, sealing it shut. Then, he put on a fawning expression on his face.
Xu Qing nodded and pressed his hand on the forehead of the painting old man, sensing it carefully. Not long later, he grabbed the head and stone lion, similarly perceiving them at a deep level.
In fact, for the sake of better research, he simply waved his hand and smashed these three into minced meat. He stared fixedly at them and paid attention to their revival.
After the cycle repeated, under the pleading of the three criminals and the trembling of the god's finger, Xu Qing ended his research.
In the back room, Xu Qing unlocked his eyes, revealing understanding.
"Back then, most of D132's previous guardians died from misfortune, and I also experienced multiple episodes of forgetfulness…"
"These prisoners themselves are a part of misfortune, so to some extent, they are immortal."
"The reason why I forgot was because I was also tainted by misfortune, combined with the fusion of fortune, leading to the state of forgetfulness.
"Forgetting to sever the cause and effect. This is the core of D132."
"So, forgetfulness… requires misfortune and fortune to blend and erupt simultaneously in me."
Xu Qing remained silent. The D132 nascent soul flew toward the god's finger and pressed down on Its body.
The finger was unwilling but It didn't dare to resist. The instant D132 nascent soul came into contact with the finger, Xu Qing's main body appeared dazed.
This daze lasted for quite some time, until he instinctively sensed the fluctuations transmitted by the Moon Rebel Hall. Then, he grabbed out the mirror given by the heir and entered the highest hall.
The moment he stepped in, the captain's small totem appeared on the gate and wailed.
"Little Qing, something's wrong, really wrong this time. During this period, I've been sensing the traces of all my body parts through the Moon Rebel Hall. Although it's not precise, I can vaguely sense everything except one missing!"
"I-I-I… My past life's body appears to be missing a kidney, no matter what, I can't sense it at all!"
"I've checked many times but I can't find them. This is impossible! Even if it was eaten by someone, it should leave traces in the bloodline, and I should be able to sense it."
"Now, it's gone, no traces at all. My kidney, what happened…"
