Chapter 1220: Azure Heaven!

Chapter 1220: Azure Heaven!

The once-brilliant Aurora Heaven Beyond Heaven now churned with unrest.

The scene unfolding here instantly drew the attention of beings far beyond mortal comprehension.

Strands of divine intent—imperceptible to lower-tier cultivators—radiated from countless Heavens Beyond Heaven, converging upon this long-masterless realm.

At the heart of this turbulence, Zhou Zhengli’s words struck like thunder. Whether Xing Huanzi, Yuan Shan Su, Xie Lingzi, or the other Ascended Ones—all felt their very souls tremble violently.

These were all peerless geniuses, and none more so than Xing Huanzi, whose combat prowess and insight placed him at the absolute pinnacle among his generation. He immediately grasped the logic and truth in Zhou Zhengli’s declaration.

Only this explanation could account for Xu Qing’s ascension stirring such a cataclysmic storm.

This Heaven Beyond Heaven was rejoicing—it was bestowing its blessing!

Only thus could the process of breaking through from Sovereign to quasi-Immortal manifest such an awe-inspiring spectacle.

Ninefold Immortal Embryo Blooms—like an entire galaxy unfurling!

And if the nine blooms were already this magnificent… then what of the Immortal Foundation that would follow?

At this thought, Xing Huanzi’s eyes blazed with wonder. The others, too, seemed to arrive at the same conjecture. Especially Zhou Zhengli—his expression burned with anticipation.

Few outsiders truly understood Zhou Zhengli’s “Constitution.” Even those who believed they did only knew what he had deliberately allowed them to see.

Only Xie Lingzi possessed some genuine insight into it.

This was because Zhou Zhengli’s Constitution bore a certain kinship—even a resemblance—to that of the Nine-Shore Immortal Sovereign himself.

Both contained profound secrets.

Yet their paths diverged.

Zhou Zhengli’s Constitution leaned toward foresight—precognition.

“In the historical visions of the Aurora Immortal Palace,” he murmured inwardly, “I sensed everyone… except Xu Qing. It was as if he lay entirely outside my range of premonition.”

“Because of the unique nature of my Constitution, even Immortals—though I struggle immensely—leave faint traces I can glimpse, however hazily. Still, I dare not touch them.”

“But this Xu Qing… he is even more extraordinary!”

“He leaves no trace whatsoever. He does not appear within my premonitions at all.”

“Until at last, when I departed the Aurora Immortal Palace, I waited there deliberately—hoping to catch another glimpse of him…”

Zhou Zhengli recalled that moment on the Fallen Immortal Plain, when Xu Qing had just left the palace and he cast that final glance.

Outwardly calm, inwardly his soul had been ravaged by shock.

Still, he saw nothing—only an abyssal void that chilled him to the bone.

But then—as he prepared to withdraw his gaze—he heard a faint, indistinct whisper from within his foresight:

“He has taken it.”

“For such immense grace, one Immortal Palace is insufficient. I have given him that Heaven Beyond Heaven as well.”

Those two sentences struck him like thunderbolts, shattering his spirit.

He knew—the speaker had let him hear them on purpose.

And in that instant, every lingering doubt or ambition within Zhou Zhengli was severed clean. All that remained was resolute determination—and the fierce desire to seize this opportunity known to no one else.

That was why he had continued calling Xu Qing “Young Master” back then.

Why he later surrendered the First Seat.

Why, even after arriving in Nine-Shore Heaven Beyond Heaven and up to this very moment, he had maintained an air of humility.

“Now… comes the moment of witness!”

Zhou Zhengli lifted his head, gazing upward.

Everyone waited.

And at the focal point of countless gazes—Xu Qing, seated cross-legged upon the asteroid—slowly opened his eyes.

Clarity and enlightenment shimmered within them.

“So… this is how it is,” he whispered inwardly.

In that moment of outward expansion, he had realized: the gift from the former Young Master of Aurora was not merely an Immortal Palace—but this entire Heaven Beyond Heaven itself.

Now, he could clearly sense the resonance between himself and this realm—their mutual yearning.

It was waiting for him.

Slowly, Xu Qing raised his head, gazing into the starry expanse.

For his Immortal Foundation, he had originally intended to use the Chrono Hourglass.

Later, upon obtaining the Nine-Hued Ice Coffin, he had considered using it instead—after all, the coffin itself radiated profound mystery and grandeur.

Yet overall, the Chrono Hourglass remained the superior choice.

It was, after all, a supreme treasure of space and time.

As for the violet crystal—he had never seriously entertained the idea. Years of experience had granted him some understanding of it, and he knew full well: this artifact was far beyond what he could currently refine.

“At the very least… one must reach the Immortal realm before attempting to condense such a crystal.”

Thus, in this moment, Xu Qing understood: compared to the Heaven Beyond Heaven before him, all other options were inadequate.

After a brief pause, resolve hardened in his eyes.

He rose slowly to his feet, arms outstretched as if embracing the cosmos. His divine intent surged forth, roaring outward in all directions—

until it enveloped the entire star system. From that point, he began…

Calling upon the stars.

Answering the void.

Receiving… this Heaven Beyond Heaven!

Across the vast expanse of this Heaven Beyond Heaven—innumerable universes, galaxies, and stars trembled as one.

Countless races, even the mighty Hun Tian Imperial Clan, felt an inexplicable pressure descend upon their hearts, filling them with dread and awe.

It was as if the lost Heaven… was returning!

As if the absent Sovereign… was ascending the throne!

Tidal waves of cosmic energy rose from the edges of Aurora Heaven Beyond Heaven, surging toward Xu Qing’s location with deafening force, shaking the very fabric of the realm.

Amid this earth-shattering roar, beneath the stunned gazes of myriad races and the inner tempests raging within Xing Huanzi and the others…

The sky above Xu Qing darkened.

A resplendent Immortal Palace—radiating overwhelming majesty and celestial brilliance—descended, eclipsing the stars above.

Crafted entirely of immortal jade, adorned with ancient carvings and ethereal pavilions, though weathered by time and bearing scars of ruin…

its status within this Heaven Beyond Heaven was absolute.

It was the sole center. The supreme authority.

It was… the original body of the Aurora Immortal Palace itself!

And it embodied the will of this Heaven Beyond Heaven!

Vast. Opulent. World-shaking!

The moment it appeared,

everyone present felt their hearts race uncontrollably, their thoughts blanked by sheer awe, overwhelmed by wave after wave of staggering disbelief.

And Zhou Zhengli—his eyes blazed with ecstatic triumph.

He knew.

He had gambled—and won!

He immediately lowered his head and bowed deeply toward Xu Qing!

In the next instant, the vast Aurora Immortal Palace transformed into a peerless immortal radiance amid the jubilant cries of the Outer Heaven of Aurora and beneath the tempestuous ripples surging through the starry sky.

It shot straight toward Xu Qing—

merging into the crown of his head, flooding into his body, fusing with his nascent immortal embryo!

Light blazed like a rainbow, illuminating the cosmos.

At that moment, an ethereal voice echoed through the hearts and minds of countless beings across the star-seas of this Outer Heaven:

“The Immortal Palace has found its master!

It shall become Xu Qing’s immortal foundation!

With this foundation, he shall command… the Outer Heaven itself!

He shall ascend as the unprecedented Quasi-Immortal!”

“Decree!”

Xu Qing’s eyes opened and closed; his deep voice resonated like heavenly decree, rippling throughout the Outer Heaven.

From this day forth, this heaven bore a new name:

Qing Heaven!

Requesting one day off.

Returning tomorrow with two chapters after reviewing the plot.