On the 18th of August, Wang Yue and the three men were already in full gear and began their march to the Flying Cloud Pa*s.
In the imperial city, the white-haired Daoist rose into the air, Feng Xu riding the wind, and flew towards the Flying Cloud Pa*s.
However, when he reached the edge of Yanzhou and entered Yunzhou, he was suddenly met by a palm strike that broke through the air.
The palm force seemed infinitely small, yet infinitely vast, covering the four universes and carrying the great power of heavenly destiny, from which no one could escape.
“Boom…”
The palm strike struck the unresisting Qing Yu with an explosive sound.
And then, “Boom…”
The powerful recoil directly dispersed the palm force, revealing Qing Yu’s figure standing with his arms folded.
“Demon Daoist Qing Yu, you are indeed already at the Tong Shen realm, so was the red thunder over the divine capital caused by you?”
The figure clad in a dark blue cloak slowly took shape, and a vicissitudes yet young voice came from beneath the cloak.
“The Old Man of Time and Fate.” Qing Yu said with utmost certainty.
In the world, the only person who could approach him without a sound and who was impervious to his current self was the Old Man of Time and Destiny. For the rest of them, even if they were the strongest, Qing Yu could still see the slightest hint. The only one who could completely conceal his information was the Elder of Fortune, who was the best in the world in terms of celestial attainment.
And.
“It is the old man,” the Old Man of Timeless Destiny nodded, “Tell the old man, are you the one who triggered the Red Thunder?”
With the question, there seemed to be an invisible gaze that wanted to probe all of Qing Yu’s underpinnings. However, Qing Yu had the protection of the Void Devil Mirror, and he was also an expert in celestial machines, so although he was not as good as the Old Man of Time and Destiny, he could still guard his own details.
However, as Old Man Timeless Destiny probed, he was vaguely revealing the end of his strength.
”That slap just now was really just a test. His true strength is unfathomably high.” Qing Yu silently gauged.
This old monster, whom Qing Yu had been so wary of, had suddenly appeared, but had come to probe for Red Thunder. The secret behind Red Thunder was deeper than Qing Yu had thought.
“Is it because of the Red Thunder that Elder Timeless has come to see me? I do not know much about this matter.” Qing Yu calmly replied.
Anyway, this body was no longer Qing Yu’s original body, even if it was destroyed, it was only a slight pity. Qing Yu was naturally very calm and collected.
“You are also a member of the same path as I, blocking my divination, your attainment in celestial mechanics can be at least among the top ten in the world. With such an attainment, how could you not know much about that Red Thunder matter.”
The old man snorted, “Qing Yu, don’t pretend to be a fool, you should have discovered the limitation of longevity. A Heavenly Qi expert like us is not one of those reckless men with empty strength who would not know about that invisible lifespan limit.”
The limit of longevity does not come from oneself, but from the blockade of heaven and earth. Those who did not know the way of Heavenly Mechanics were strong, but they had not discovered the truth of the life expectancy limit.
Many of them think that this is the way it should be, that the life span of a God is only a thousand years, but they do not know that it is not a problem at all for a Bitter Realm Ascendant, who is equal to the God realm, to live for thousands of years.
“This world, there’s a problem.” Seeing that the Elder of Time and Destiny mentioned the longevity limit, Qing Yu no longer hid it and simply said it plainly.
There was indeed something wrong with this world, even the lifespan of a Saint Demon Yuan Tirth could be limited, that meant that the actual level of the world was not weaker than that of the Thunderbolt World. However, this invisible longevity limit was what killed the hopes of the Tong Shen realm powerhouse to advance any further.
“There is a problem, that invisible limit, blocking the path ahead of us. In a thousand years at most, even the most powerful people who can open up space will turn into dust… Qing Yu, don’t you want to break this limit and truly live forever?” The old man of time and fate tempted.
“What are you trying to illustrate?” Qing Yu said calmly, “The arrangement of the three stars of the Killing Wolf is also your handiwork, right? As the world’s number one master of celestial mechanics, you are the only one who can set up such a pattern and still not let anyone notice. Old Man of Destiny, what is your plan?”
“A plan, haven’t you heard the Shadow King say that? Of course it is to live forever.” Old Man of Time and Destiny said, “The limit of life expectancy for a Tong Shen is one thousand, but this limit can only be reached by the most powerful. When you are over 400 years old, the erosion of time will have begun, you will slowly age and your qi and blood will begin to dry up.
But when you are five hundred years old, you are already old and can only wait quietly for death. This sad fate is one that some people naturally cannot agree with.”
‘You’ll only live to six hundred years old, lie to the devil.’ Qing Yu bellyached in his heart.
One had to know that even Meng Shanhe had to look for the right moment to break the celestial cover of the Old Man of Time and Destiny back then. If he was just an ordinary Tong Shen, how could he have rendered even Meng Shanhe helpless.
However, the second half of the Old Man of Time and Destiny’s paragraph was a lie, but the first half was a revealing message.
“You said that the Shadow King ——,” Qing Yu caught the point and slowly said, “It seems that you are one of the group of people that the Shadow King said wanted to lead the robbery with robbery.”
“Not only the old man, you will also be one of this group,” the old man of time and fate said with an inexplicable laugh, “I can see that you are the same kind of person as the old man, and several others. The old man wants to live forever, and so do you. Even though you are still young now, you would never want to experience the taste of ageing.
Qing Yu, do you want to share long life with us?”
“You want me to join you?” Qingyu asked.
“Naturally, in your twenties as a Tong Shen, you are destined to be a supreme power. And, the Red Thunder that can cause chaos in the heavens should also be triggered by you, which already makes you qualified to join us. However ——”
The old man of time and fate turned his words around, “We are already full. If you want to join, the only way to do so is to get rid of one person, leaving the position vacant and proving your strength.”
“Oh?” Qing Yu seemed very interested, “You will tell me about your members?”
This kind of secret organisation, the Shadow King had not even mentioned its name, would Elder Timeless Life tell Qing Yu the names of its members so easily?
“The True Martial Sect’s Tong Jue, the name of the person you want to solve. He is no longer good enough to be our ally, and is just right to be used as your litmus test. Kill him and you can become one of us. That’s quite to your liking, isn’t it?” Elder Timeless Life laughed lightly.
Tong Jue, one of the three True Martial Elders. If Qing Yu wanted to take control of the True Martial Sect, then Tong Jue was the person he had to face. He would not think that Tong Jie would be willing to be at his disposal.
“After you have killed Tong Jie, the old man will come back to you. I hope you will be alongside us. Hahahaha ——”
The Old Man of Time and Destiny seemed certain that Qing Yu would agree, and after he finished speaking, he slowly disappeared in front of Qing Yu without leaving a single trace, except for a series of long laughter that still echoed in the air.
Qing Yu stood in the air for a long time and suddenly had to laugh softly, “Old Man of Time and Destiny, and that group of people who covet the longevity, it’s getting more and more interesting.”