Given their temperament, they could sit in meditation for tens of thousands of years without getting impatient. But when they are forced to deduce things, things change. Occasional battles become a form of relaxation for them.
Chapter 616 Five Hundred Years (Seeking recommendations and monthly votes)
Several hours later, the ten men returned with the crippled Xuanwu.
"My lord, this is the tail of Xuanwu. According to Xuanwu, this part is the most delicious." Shi Di took out a severed tail that was several thousand feet long.
"Not bad." Lin Qing waved his hand and put the severed tail away.
Then, Lin Qing looked at the barely alive Xuanwu, which was only a few feet tall.
Even its severed tail was thousands of feet long, clearly indicating that Xuanwu was deliberately maintaining its size. The fact that the dying Xuanwu still retained its form was obvious; it was Shi Di and his group who were responsible.
"Xuanqing, it really is you, haha, I never thought you'd have this day." Bai Li, who was at Lin Qing's feet, suddenly laughed mockingly.
“You…you are Bai Li! Thousands of years have passed. I never thought you were still alive.” Xuan Qing looked at Bai Li and recognized him immediately.
"What, Xiaobai, you recognize it?" Lin Qing seemed a little surprised.
It's important to understand that the Boundary Sea is truly infinitely vast. Just think about how it took Shi Hao hundreds of thousands of years to reach the other shore in the original text.
Finding someone you know in such a vast ocean is truly an incredible stroke of luck.
"Yeah, this guy stole my wife, how could I not recognize him?" Bai Li said through gritted teeth.
"Oh?" Lin Qing immediately became interested.
The others all looked like they were gossiping.
"That bitch, that bitch, she's already my sister-in-law. Cough cough!" Xuan Qing cursed angrily.
"What? She actually married your brother?" Bai Li was immediately shocked.
"Tell me quickly, what happened?" Lin Qing immediately pulled out a small stool, took out some sunflower seeds, and started cracking them open.
Furthermore, he cast a healing spell, which restored some of Xuanqing's injuries.
Xuanqing, who thought he was going to die, was at a loss for what to do, and then began to explain the whole story.
Bai Xiaoxiao, the White Spirit Turtle, was Bai Li's childhood sweetheart. At that time, Bai Xiaoxiao was a True Immortal and Bai Li was a Quasi-Immortal King. The two were preparing to get married.
Who knew that Bai Xiaoxiao would take a fancy to Xuan Qing, who was also a quasi-Immortal King, and then win him over, abandoning Bai Li.
Xuanwu, that's the Xuanwu clan among the four divine beasts. Bai Xiaoxiao abandoned Bai Li without hesitation.
Bai Li dared not cause trouble for the Xuanwu Clan. In the end, heartbroken, Bai Li plunged into the Boundary Sea, partly to escape, and partly to achieve the status of an Immortal King.
Subsequently, over several thousand years, Bai Li indeed became a Celestial King, and one of the most outstanding ones at that.
Just as Xuanqing and Bai Xiaoxiao were preparing to get married, she set her sights on Xuanqing's older brother, Xuanming, who was already a Celestial King.
At that time, he learned of Bai Li's feelings back then. Overwhelmed with grief, he, like Bai Li, entered the Boundary Sea.
Ultimately, five hundred years ago, he became a Celestial King, and due to the nature of his original body, he has now become a top-tier Celestial King.
"How melodramatic! I used to think that such melodramatic plots only happened in TV dramas and movies," Lin Qing exclaimed.
"Haha, serves you right." Bai Li, who was laughing loudly, suddenly looked somewhat worried.
Even though he was already a Celestial King, he had never forgotten her even after thousands of years. One can imagine how deep his feelings for Bai Xiaoxiao were back then.
"Xuanwu should also know divination techniques, right? Hurry up and help me find my way back," Lin Qing immediately said to Xuan Qing.
"My lord, rest assured, when it comes to the art of divination, no other race is more proficient than our Xuanwu clan," Xuan Qing said, patting his chest.
"Ha!" Bai Li scoffed, but did not refute.
Xuan Qing activated his divination technique, his expression gradually becoming serious. An hour later, Xuan Qing spoke:
"We've found the location, but it's unstable in the Boundary Sea, so we need to continuously use the Deduction Technique."
"Very good, indeed better than this half-baked newbie. Xiaoqing, well done. You guys, hurry up and assist Xiaoqing."
Lin Qing breathed a sigh of relief; he had finally found the location.
Decades ago, a powerful storm swept them into a passage, and they didn't know where they ended up or how far away they were.
After that, Xiaobai could only find it intermittently, and judging by the speed at that time, it would take at least a thousand years to get back.
The thought that so much time had passed, and that upon returning to Earth, his parents would be old and dead, filled Lin Qing with irritation.
"However, it seems it will still take several hundred years to go back. Sigh!" Lin Qing sighed.
Lin Qing said, "Don't slack off. As soon as I get back, I'll set you free. A gentleman's word is as good as his bond."
"Yes," everyone replied in unison.
Time flies, and five hundred years have passed since Lin Qing entered the Boundary Sea.
On this day, a group of people stepped from inside the sea onto the dike of the border.
Lin Qing looked at the familiar surroundings, let out a long sigh, and said, "Finally back. It's time to fulfill my promise. You are free."
"Whether you want to go to the Boundary Sea to return to your own world, or you want to find the Great Dao within the Boundary Sea, or you want to stay in this world, it's all up to you."
"My lord, take care!" Bai Li clasped his hands in greeting, preparing to enter the Boundary Sea.
“My lord, please take care. I will go back with Bai Li to our home,” Xuan Qing said.
Over the course of hundreds of years, the two of them had long since become sworn brothers, and they prepared to return to their respective realms together.
"My lord, take care." More than twenty immortal kings followed behind Bai Li and Xuan Qing.
It seems they are planning to go to the Boundary Sea together. Even if Lin Qing is gone, they will still be a loving little group.
Lin Qing was somewhat reluctant to part, after all, they had spent hundreds of years together, but he did not try to stop him.
"And you?" Lin Qing asked, looking at the five True Immortals.
"We are willing to follow you, sir," the five said in unison.
They faced near-death experiences in the Boundary Sea; if it weren't for Lin Qing's protection, they would have died countless times already.
With the addition of Lin Qing, a powerful figure who was almost an Immortal Emperor, the five of them were very willing to follow him.
"Then you... um? No, you five should go with them." Lin Qing frowned slightly, then refused.
"Yes!" The five men paused for a moment, then replied with some disappointment.
Immediately, the five of them joined the Immortal King's group.
"Hehe, it's not that I'm unwilling to take you in, it's just that the end of the Dharma era is about to descend upon this world," Lin Qing explained with a smile.
"The Age of Dharma Decline?" Then the Celestial Kings began to ponder something.
A moment later, everyone's expression changed drastically, and Xuan Qing said anxiously, "My lord, wouldn't it be dangerous for you to stay here?"
"It's alright," Lin Qing quickly waved his hand and said.
"Well then, take care, sir. We'll be leaving now."
“Go!” Lin Qing said.
Everyone bowed to Lin Qing, and then they all entered the Boundary Sea, disappearing from Lin Qing's sight shortly afterward.
"Phew, five hundred years have passed. I wonder how they are doing. Xiaoxue should have come out of seclusion by now!" Lin Qing turned to look at the other world.
Chapter 617 I'm Back (Seeking Recommendations and Monthly Tickets)
"Huh? Someone's here?" Lin Qing suddenly noticed a figure cultivating below the dam.
"Five hundred years have passed, and little Shi Hao has actually become a Supreme Being." The figure below was none other than Shi Hao.
Lin Qing smiled and then came to Shi Hao's side.
At this moment, Shi Hao seemed to sense something and stopped cultivating. Instantly, his eyes widened as if he had seen something unbelievable.
"I'm back," Lin Qing said with a smile.
"Dragon... Dragon King Uncle, you're back?" Shi Hao shouted in disbelief.
"I'm back," Lin Qing nodded and smiled.
"I miss you so much, I miss Liu Shen so much. Liu Shen is gone, and you are gone too..." Shi Hao was very excited.
"Uncle Dragon King, you've been gone for five hundred years. I thought I would never see you again." As he spoke, Shi Hao's eyes reddened.
The prophecies he knew did not mention Lin Qing's existence, so he assumed that Lin Qing had entered the Boundary Sea and simply disappeared and died.
"Who am I? Can I be trapped? If it weren't for my poor deductive abilities, your uncle would have returned from the Boundary Sea long ago."
Lin Qing patted Shi Hao on the shoulder and said, "Not bad, you've already reached the Supreme Realm. It seems you've been cultivating very diligently."
"It's all my fault. If I hadn't picked up that pot of wine, Uncle Dragon King's spirit wouldn't have dissipated, causing him to lose his way back."
Shi Hao recalled the words Lin Qing's spirit had spoken when he saved him from dissipation, and he understood why Lin Qing had only returned after five hundred years.
"Don't worry about that. You have no idea how many Immortal King-level ingredients I collected in the Boundary Sea. You're in for a treat," Lin Qing said with a flick on Shi Hao's forehead.
"What, really? Ingredients from the Immortal King?" Upon hearing this, Shi Hao's expression changed, and his throat bobbed.
He has been cultivating here for over a hundred years, during which time he has not eaten anything. Now, upon hearing this, his mouth is watering.
"Are there a few little guys over there your companions?" Lin Qing asked, pointing towards Lei Yuan in the distance.
"Yes, they are all my friends. I'll call them all over." Shi Hao immediately went to call them.
"Why did you call them over? This is the boundary of the dike. Do you want them to die here?" Lin Qing flicked his forehead.
"Ouch, that hurts! I forgot. Let's go together then." Shi Hao grimaced, clutching his head.
With a flick of his sleeve, Lin Qing appeared in the Thunder Abyss with Shi Hao. As soon as Lin Qing appeared, the earth-shattering lightning around them automatically retreated.
In an instant, a safe zone spanning several kilometers appeared.
Looking at Cao Yusheng, Chilong, Mu Qing, Tianjiaoyi and others who were cultivating, Lin Qing waved his hand and gathered them from various places in Leiyuan.
"Huh, what's going on? Wasn't I cultivating? Where am I?"
"Who is it that dares to mock Master Ant?"