That’s right, three months.
On the day when the [Avenue Crucible] was just refreshed, Zhou Qing chose to set off, but three months passed in a flash and he was still on the road.
During this period, the golden finger was refreshed three times, and the one-year lock position has been vacated. Because the subsequent golden fingers are relatively ordinary and not as useful as [Avenue Furnace], it is obvious that they will not be of any help to his trip to the earth.
So Zhou Qing locked onto the [Dao Furnace].
During these three months, Zhou Qing covered an extremely long distance, which could not be described by existing distance units and could only be described as infinite.
Zhou Qing didn't know where he was anymore. He passed through many worlds and encountered several strange beasts in the void.
When communicating with the latter, these strange beasts that wandered in the void all day long had never heard of the Xuanhuang Realm, which shows how far away it is.
But so far, the world where the Earth is located is still nowhere to be seen.
It is worth mentioning that Zhou Qing was traveling very fast, always maintaining the maximum speed. Every step he took crossed many layers of void, covering an immeasurable distance in time and space.
Because although the fragment of the Xuanhuang Seal looks ordinary, when it is guiding Zhou Qing, it is also traveling through time and space, reaching the end of the world in an instant, not really flying slowly.
The fragments of the Xuanhuang Seal always maintained a speed that Zhou Qing could keep up with, and it was at the extreme limit.
Looking at the boundless, pitch-black void, Zhou Qing was too tired to complain.
Zhou Qing had already vented his resentment in the previous three months, and now his heart was calm.
No matter what, we have already traveled for three months, and we can't give up now. Otherwise, these three months will be wasted, which is even more of a loss .
Besides, he didn't believe that the fragment of the Xuanhuang Seal could carry him wandering in the void for a hundred years, a thousand years, or even longer.
Of course, Zhou Qing knew clearly that the void was infinitely vast and was expanding all the time, with no boundaries at all.
At least it is impossible for Chunyang God and Zhenwu Saint to reach the "border" that no one knows whether it exists or not.
With his speed, the distance he could cover in three months of traveling at full speed would indeed be infinite, but compared to the entire void, it was actually nothing.
"But can't you just take me there in one go?"
The fragment of the Xuanhuang Seal did not respond to Zhou Qing and continued to move forward steadily without the slightest change.
The fragment is lifeless and cannot communicate with people. In fact, Zhou Qing cannot activate it and cannot display any of its power.
After being infused with power, all actions of the Xuanhuang Seal fragments were spontaneous and had nothing to do with Zhou Qing. He had no way of intervening and could only follow.
Zhou Qing had no way to deal with this fragment, let alone refine it. It was worthy of being a fragment of the Destiny Weapon, it was indeed special.
If this thing could be refined, even if only a tiny bit of its power could be unleashed, then the result would not be like this now.
Now...
Zhou Qing had no choice but to follow him.
This run lasted another three months, a total of half a year, which had made Zhou Qing's heart calm as a still pond, without a ripple at all.
It was only half a year. Considering his life span, it was just a matter of closing his eyes and opening them again. It was not worth mentioning.
Anyway, after being promoted to the Yuan Realm, I can't make any further progress unless I become a Dao Lord. There is no point in staying in seclusion in the Xuanhuang Realm. I can just treat this six months as a trip.
Besides, Zhou Qing is on the path to becoming a Taoist master in preparation for further advancement, so it’s all worth it.
If other Yuan Realm Great Celestial Lords were given a chance to become Dao Lords, they would be willing to let them wander alone in the void for five thousand years, let alone half a year!
Finally, on this day half a year later, the fragments of the Xuanhuang Seal stopped, as if they had reached their destination.
But Zhou Qing frowned, because the place where they were staying was empty. Not to mention the world, there was not even a piece of Void Stone.
Zhou Qing looked at the fragment of Xuan Huang Seal with suspicion. Did it get lost? The fragment of Xuan Huang Seal did not move further. Zhou Qing tried to continue to pour power into it. This time the fragment did react. It actively absorbed Zhou Qing's power, and the suction force was very strong, as if it wanted to squeeze Zhou Qing dry.
Zhou Qing was not surprised but happy. Doesn't this prove that things are not over yet?
After the fragment of the Xuanhuang Seal absorbed enough power, it burst into a Xuanhuang light, and this light was sometimes bright and sometimes dim, with a unique frequency, as if calling for something.
A few breaths later, in a void not far from the fragments, a mysterious yellow light also lit up, gradually becoming thicker and finally forming a vortex.
Zhou Qing watched this scene intently, feeling a little surprised.
Through the dark yellow vortex, one can see the faint presence of a cosmic starry sky behind the vortex.
There turned out to be a hidden world here! Before the fragment of the Xuanhuang Seal called out this world, Zhou Qing had no idea of the hidden things here. They were hidden too deeply and too perfectly.
"Is this the world behind the Earth?"
Zhou Qing stared at the dark yellow vortex, thoughts running through his mind.
From these things, we can see that Zhou Qing’s previous life’s world was not that simple, and it might be hiding some deep secrets.
Otherwise, there is no need to be hidden so that no one can find it.
Only the fragments of the Xuanhuang Seal can lead people here and open the passage to the hidden world. If people don't have the fragments of the Xuanhuang Seal, it would be impossible for them to discover the specialness of this place.
At least it is impossible for the Heavenly Venerable, or even the Taoist Master, to gain anything.
The soldiers of destiny are already above the Taoist master. It is normal that the Taoist master cannot find the place that needs the soldiers of destiny to open.
But what secrets does the world where the Earth lives have that deserve to be hidden with such treatment?
This matter is undoubtedly related to the one who carries the destiny. This is earth-shaking information.
But the problem is, as an Earthling in his previous life, Zhou Qing felt that the Earth was very normal. Compared with the Xuanhuang Realm and other worlds, it could even be described as ordinary. It was impossible to cultivate and it was difficult to achieve a leap in life.
Technology is indeed an interesting thing. It enables living beings in their mortal bodies to do things that even some practitioners cannot do.
But it is not only the Earth that has developed technology. In the vast void, there are also worlds where spiritual practice and technology coexist, and the technology is far more advanced than that of the Earth, and they are not in the same dimension.
The only special feeling that the Earth gave Zhou Qing was the various myths and legends about it.
It is still quite suspicious that in a world where true cultivation does not exist and which seems to be isolated from the world, there are legends of top powerful people in the void.
Since the earth world is isolated and closed, it stands to reason that there should be no traces of other void worlds appearing in it.
The existence of those myths and legends proves one point.
In the past, those mythological characters may have come to the earth, but then left. However, the deeds they left behind evolved into myths and legends that have been passed down through the ages.
Why do the strong men in the void come and go? Why can't the earth be cultivated?
Is the "person" who hid the world of Earth one person or a group of people? While Zhou Qing was thinking, the Xuanhuang vortex stabilized. Zhou Qing grabbed the fragment of the Xuanhuang Seal and stepped into the vortex.
Most of his doubts may be answered in this hidden world.
As for the mentality of being homesick, Zhou Qing naturally does not have that.
Although he has not forgotten the memory of the earth, it is actually quite distant.
After Zhou Qing entered the world behind the vortex, the passage immediately disappeared and peace returned to the place. No one knew that there was a world hidden here.
Dead silence, dryness, depression...
Zhou Qing arrived in the dark universe and his brows furrowed tightly at the first moment.
This world gave him a very, very bad feeling, as if it was a dead body whose body was still intact but had no life or energy left.
"How could this happen?" Zhou Qing murmured.
His perception spread, and the entire universe was within his sight. He instantly understood the situation of each patch of the starry sky.
Desolate and barren.
This universe has boundaries. From Zhou Qing's current perspective, it is not very big, and there is only one universe; there is no multiverse.
In the vast universe, there is no trace of life in most places, except for one planet.
Zhou Qing looked in one direction, where there was the only planet with life in the entire universe, that is:
Earth.
There are countless fantasy works with alien life as the theme. Everyone fully uses their imagination to explain their understanding of alien life.
However, until Zhou Qing traveled through time, humans on Earth had not actually discovered the existence of alien life, and did not even fully understand the universe.
Everything is still in the speculation and exploratory stage.
And today, Zhou Qing, who has returned to his hometown as the Great Celestial Master of Yuan Realm, can accurately tell the creatures on Earth and give them an answer to the question of whether there is other life in the starry sky of the universe.
That is: no.
Human beings are indeed lonely. The Earth is the only planet with life, and they cannot find anyone else to communicate with in this universe.
The most crucial thing is that this world does not have the energy of heaven and earth and the inspiration to support spiritual practice.
Not only is there no vital energy, spiritual energy, or essence, even the power of the stars does not exist.
Like the sun, it does shine and can bring warmth and vitality to humans, but it does not contain the power of the sun that can be used for spiritual practice. It is just sunlight in the conventional sense.
Apart from the fact that the energy of heaven and earth and spiritual inspiration do not exist at all, the laws of the Dao are also completely hidden in this world. Even though destiny has now become manifest in the void, it is still a place without Dao.
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This can no longer be described as the Age of the Dharma Ending Period; it is simply the Age of the End of Dharma, the Age of Nirvana, and the Age of the Extinction of the Tao.
In this world, even if you have a method of cultivation, it is impossible to embark on the path of cultivation. No matter how good your talent or how strong your physique is, it is useless. It is impossible to master extraordinary powers even if you practice for a lifetime.
There is no mysterious and supernatural soil here. There is only a ground made of steel, which prevents any supernatural factors from sprouting.
The only planet with life, the impossible existence of something extraordinary, and the completely hidden avenue make this world seem extraordinary.
Is this a natural phenomenon or a human-caused one? Zhou Qing was not sure. After all, although he was born in this world, strictly speaking, he did not realize the true side of this world until today.
Zhou Qing was not in a hurry to go to the Earth. He went to some places in the universe to carefully check the situation there.
He observed stars, black holes, various cosmic matter, etc. one by one, trying to see if he could find any differences from the normal world.
But the result left Zhou Qing somewhat puzzled.
The basic structure of all matter in this universe is very similar to that of matter in other worlds, except for a kind of energy that can enable people to become extraordinary. It is very mysterious and Zhou Qing cannot understand the truth.
After walking through several starry skies in the universe, Zhou Qing decided to go to the earth.
As the only planet with life in the world, the Earth must be the most special, and all kinds of secrets are likely hidden there.
Solar system.
This place was the same as before Zhou Qing traveled through time. Nothing had changed and several planets were still rotating in their orbits.
Zhou Qing stood outside the earth, looking at the blue planet with complicated eyes, but his heart gradually calmed down.
This is his real hometown.
When you just travel to the Xuanhuang Realm, you will also experience returning to Earth in the middle of the night, but in the end, all the dreams are empty when you wake up.
And today, he really came back.
Zhou Qing concealed his existence and did not stand openly outside the earth. Otherwise, if he was discovered, it would definitely cause a huge sensation throughout the earth.
By then he'll be an alien...
No, Zhou Qing was hit by a car and traveled through time. He, a person who was supposed to be dead, suddenly reappeared. It was not an alien invasion, but a supernatural event, a terrifying resurrection.
Outside the earth, there are satellites and space stations. The power of technology is actually very impressive and convenient. It has great potential, but it also has great limitations.
From Zhou Qing's current perspective, the Earth does not actually have the conditions to develop some super technology.
It’s not that human abilities and intelligence are not good enough, but that the environment is not good enough and it is limited by factors such as materials.
After taking a look at the situation around the Earth, Zhou Qing whispered, "The future scene I saw has become a reality at this moment."
In the historical scenes seen in the foreseeable future, he was standing in this position and looking at the earth, and at this moment, everything was just as predicted.
"Earth."
Zhou Qing looked at the Earth, the only planet with life in the universe. It was also desolate and impossible to practice cultivation.
At the same time, this is also a planet that looks very ordinary. Its environment and ecology are no different from some planets in the universe.
There are many planets similar to the Earth in the universe, but it is very strange that only here can give birth to life.
Zhou Qingren is in space and can directly see the specific conditions on the surface of the earth.
The progress of human civilization is also very strange.
Zhou Qing has been traveling through time for several decades, but this time is certainly not enough for human civilization to develop into an interstellar civilization.
But the time on Earth was still the same year as when he traveled through time, and not even a day had passed. What did this mean? That's right, now on Earth, only a few hours had passed since Zhou Qing traveled through time.
He traveled through time on August 31st, at around 10:30 in the morning. The current Earth time is still the same year, month and day.
Zhou Qing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. If he hadn't traveled through time because he was hit by a car, and had simply disappeared for a few hours, no one would have noticed that he was missing.
In his previous life, Zhou Qing was an older single man who worked and lived alone. In his situation, no one would notice if he lost contact for a few hours, let alone a few days, except for his colleagues.
Even if his colleagues noticed that he hadn't shown up for a few days, they would probably just think that he had run away.
Not to mention that there are only a few hours left. If it weren't for the special way of time travel, Zhou Qing would be able to seamlessly integrate into urban life after returning.
By then, the Heavenly Lord will return to the city...
Just by hearing the name you can tell what kind of fucking life it is!
Zhou Qing worked hard in the Xuanhuang Realm for decades. After coming back, he found that he was really the "young man" before. It was really full of drama.
"It seems that the speed of time on Earth is different from that of the void as a whole, and the difference is quite significant."
Zhou Qing thought thoughtfully: "In this way, perhaps the time points when those mythological stories on Earth took place can really match the time when some characters in the void were active."
In the history of the earth, some mythical figures lived thousands of years ago. This time span is too short in the context of nothingness and void. Thousands of years ago was still the Dharma Ending Period, and many powerful people disappeared without a trace, and should not have left any traces on Earth.
But since the speed of time flow is different for both parties, all this is possible.
Judging from the time difference today, the thousands of years that have passed on Earth and the time that has passed in the void must have been extremely long.
Zhou Qing took a step forward, entered the interior of the earth, passed through the atmosphere, and arrived at a city on the surface. He took a deep breath and nodded.
"It's still this familiar smell, but it's too foul."
In this world without any energy from heaven and earth, the air is no longer just polluted for practitioners.
However, with Zhou Qing's level of cultivation, he doesn't care about these things. It doesn't matter whether there is energy or not. He has endless power within himself. Now Zhou Qing is more pursuing that familiar feeling.
To do this, he suppressed his perception and supernatural powers.
Looking around, he saw people coming and going, cars and traffic, various technological creations that he was familiar with, and modern words appearing before his eyes and in his ears.
"What do you want to eat later?"
"Whatever. I'm fine with it."
"Can I eat something cold?"
"able."
"Then let's have a feast!"
“…”
Conversations like these continued to happen. Zhou Qing smiled knowingly as he listened to them, and long-lost memories emerged one after another.
I'm really back.
(End of this chapter)