Chapter 433: Chapter 350: Outpost No. 9
Xu Qing knew full well that he had to go to the Three Realms Battlefield. It was unavoidable, so he remained composed.
Besides, even on the Three Realms Battlefield, he would still have time for his Cultivation. In fact, experiencing constant combat would help him master his strength even faster.
"Good."
Xu Jingtian nodded slightly.
WHOOSH!
The next moment, Xu Jingtian waved his right hand. An ancient-looking flying boat materialized, hovering before him and Xu Qing.
"This is the Three Realms Flying Boat. It can take us to the Three Realms Battlefield."
Xu Jingtian said, "Come aboard."
"Alright."
Xu Qing nodded.
They both stepped onto the Three Realms Flying Boat. Xu Jingtian gave a slight nod and began forming seals with his hands. A stream of Dharma Seals flowed into the vessel.
VMMMM!
The Three Realms Flying Boat generated a barrier of light, enveloping Xu Qing and Xu Jingtian. The entire vessel then transformed into a brilliant streak of light and vanished without a trace.
"This is—"
Xu Qing could clearly feel the scenery change. Space and time seemed to distort and stretch out behind them, as if they had entered a unique passage.
VMM! VMM!
The Three Realms Flying Boat traveled through this unique passage.
Barely half an hour had passed.
WHOOSH!
The Three Realms Flying Boat burst out of the unique passage. As the surrounding scenery snapped back to normal, they realized they had crossed a vast distance and arrived at the Three Realms Battlefield.
"Master Xu."
Xu Jingtian took a deep breath. He scanned their surroundings and said solemnly, "We’ve arrived. This is the Three Realms Battlefield—specifically, the Ninth Outpost."
Xu Qing let out a slow breath, his expression calm. His senses and vision returned to normal as his gaze swept across the landscape, taking in a scene of utter desolation, solitude, decay, and the brutal aftermath of war...
The Three Realms Battlefield.
To be precise, it was a world and a dimension independent of the Profound Yellow Realm, yet it connected to the Profound Yellow Realm’s Mortal Realm, Celestial Realm, and Earth Realm.
On the Three Realms Battlefield, the Human Race of the Profound Yellow Realm had established 108 outposts, nine major cities, and a single Guardian City to protect the passages leading back to their realm.
Now, Xu Qing and Xu Jingtian had taken the Three Realms Flying Boat across a vast distance, entered the Three Realms Battlefield, and arrived at one of the Human Race’s 108 outposts: the Ninth Outpost.
The Human Race of the Profound Yellow Realm, the Divine Race, and the Death Deceit Race had fought innumerable wars on the Three Realms Battlefield. As a result, the entire plane was shattered and broken, devoid of any trace of life—only the scars of endless conflict remained.
It was a place of desolation, solitude, decay, and brutal violence...
"Alright."
Xu Qing nodded slightly. He followed Xu Jingtian’s gesture and saw a black tower soaring a staggering 999 stories into the sky.
Several cities were built around the black tower, surrounding it like stars around the moon, all of them standing guard over the 999-story structure.
This was the Ninth Outpost.
The 999-story black tower was the Outpost Tower, constructed by the Human Race of the Profound Yellow Realm at an immense cost. It was, in itself, part of a vast and magnificent formation.
With the black tower as its center, the formation radiated outwards for one hundred thousand kilometers, allowing the Ninth Outpost to instantly monitor any event that occurred within that vast radius.
Furthermore, it could teleport an army directly to the site of an incident to repel an invasion from the Divine Race or the Death Deceit Race, or to annihilate their forces.
WHOOSH!
Just then, a streak of black light tore through the air, coming to an abrupt halt in front of Xu Qing and Xu Jingtian, revealing a figure who stood before Xu Qing.
"You’ve arrived."
The Heaven-Reaching Daoist, a Supreme Elder from Shu Mountain, smiled faintly. He stood before Xu Qing, sizing him up. "Daoist Platform Third Layer Heaven."
"Not bad, not bad at all."
Surprise laced the Heaven-Reaching Daoist’s voice.
"Greetings, Commander of the Ninth Outpost."
Xu Jingtian bowed in greeting to the Heaven-Reaching Daoist.
"Commander of the Ninth Outpost..." Xu Qing murmured.
"Mm."
The Heaven-Reaching Daoist chuckled and explained, "That’s right. I am the commander of this Ninth Outpost. I truly didn’t expect your Cultivation to have already reached the Daoist Platform Third Layer Heaven, Xu Qing."
"It’s only because Shu Mountain provided abundant resources that I was able to advance so quickly," Xu Qing said.
"Haha..."
The Heaven-Reaching Daoist laughed. "The further one progresses in Cultivation, the more difficult it is to advance. If one’s aptitude is lacking, no amount of resources will make a difference."
"Xu Qing."
The Heaven-Reaching Daoist continued, "The fact that the Sect Leader himself accepted you as the Sect Leader’s Direct Disciple, and that you are even set to inherit the position of Sect Leader of Shushan in the future..."
"...coupled with your flawless handling of the Ancient Text Incident for the Supreme Dynasty, all proves your strength and aptitude."
"There’s no need to be so modest."
"Jingtian."
The Heaven-Reaching Daoist looked to Xu Jingtian and gave his orders. "I’ll leave Xu Qing’s arrangements to you. Although he is a Direct Disciple of our Shu Mountain and the future Sect Leader, on the Three Realms Battlefield, everyone is treated the same. No one enjoys special privileges here."
"Understood."
Xu Jingtian nodded slightly.
"Go on."
The Heaven-Reaching Daoist waved his hand.
"Yes."
Xu Jingtian nodded, bid the Heaven-Reaching Daoist farewell, and led Xu Qing away toward Building 820 of the Ninth Outpost.
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