The world was silent!
In front of the bright moon high up in the sky, a few clouds floated past, and the ethereal mist was born.
The purple moonlight spread to the source of Chang Street. Xu Qing stopped and turned around to look at the butterfly behind him!
Summer Palace!
Xu Qing had heard of this organization more than once. The earliest time was when Princess Anhai mentioned it on the way to the imperial capital!
She once said that this palace did not only exist in the human race, but also in many races in the ancient Wangu continent!
The ancient history of this palace could be traced back to the beginning of the ancient Wangu continent!
The 99 ancient Heavenly Axioms of the ancient Wangu continent were also the founders of this palace. They were also the ones who set the rules for this world and drew the boundaries for the Gods.
They came from a place called the Thick Earth, which was the Lower World!
Xu Qing's gaze was deep. After a long time, he spoke slowly!
"Every thousand years, the human race's Summer Palace will send out a disciple to travel outside. So, this generation's disciple is you?"
The butterfly flapped its wings. Bright starlight fell from its body like dust and disappeared into nothingness. A crisp sound echoed.
"I won't tell you. If you want to know, you can guess."
Xu Qing was expressionless. The soul threads in his body rushed into the butterfly's body!
With a boom, the butterfly collapsed. It quickly formed again, but was destroyed by the soul threads in the blink of an eye!
After a few dozen cycles, Xu Qing finally stopped!
The butterfly formed again. The pattern on its wings was like an eye. It seemed to be glaring angrily. Then, a helpless voice came out!
"You're still angry. You're too much. Don't fight."
"I'll answer your question!
I want to travel outside too, but the palace master said that I'm not strong enough. Sigh, it makes sense. I can't even defeat you … "
The voice in the butterfly sighed!
"So, are you going or not? If you don't, I'll keep following you. I have no choice. The palace master asked me to invite you. I can't do it if I don't complete it within the time limit."
"Don't be afraid. We won't hurt you. Also, you didn't realize that the array hasn't moved since we fought. No one came. You know why!"
"Because I represent the Summer Palace. We don't participate in the secular world in any race. We're just the chroniclers of history. We don't make enemies!"
"Although I don't know why the palace master wants to invite you!"
"Are you going or not!"
Xu Qing was annoyed. He realized that the mysterious woman seemed to have become a chatterbox after turning into a butterfly. She kept talking endlessly!
However, Xu Qing was very interested in the Summer Immortal Palace. With so many people paying attention to it, Xu Qing wasn't worried that going to the Summer Immortal Palace would be dangerous!
Thus, after pondering for a moment, he lowered his head and looked at the ancient sun tied to his waist. He felt even more at ease!
"Lead the way."
Xu Qing said calmly.
The butterfly cheered and flew forward. It was colorful and beautiful, leaving behind a path of starry skies!
Xu Qing followed behind him, all the way to the north of the Imperial City!
The size of the Imperial Capital was the inner ring of the Ancient Imperial Planet, so it was very vast!
There were many types of landforms here, whether it was mountain ranges or plains, there were many of them!
They were distributed throughout the Imperial City!
Compared to the other directions, the northern region was more spacious and had fewer buildings. Especially at night, it gave off a sense of desolation. After a while, the butterfly stopped in mid-air above a plain.
The resplendent light combined with the moonlight illuminated this place quite clearly!
In the light, a temple was faintly discernible!
There were no other buildings in the surroundings, standing alone on the ground. The temple was very old, filled with the feeling of time passing. The way it existed was also very strange, as if it was built between reality and illusion!
Xu Qing had passed by this place before. He clearly remembered that there was no temple here. Could it be like the Immortal Seeking Bell?
Xu Qing fell into deep thought.
"There's no need to guess. The Summer Immortal Palace of any race is like this.
Even if it exists, it doesn't exist. When you want to find money, you won't be able to find it! "
"Only if the Summer Immortal Palace invites you will you see it!"
After the butterfly's voice rang out, its body flashed and flew towards the temple, disappearing without a trace.
As it left, the door of the temple slowly opened!
The door was mottled, and the feeling of time was even more obvious. A sense of weariness spread out from the inside and outside of the temple.
Looking at it, it was like looking at history!
Xu Qing closed his eyes, and the sundial in his body turned slowly. When he opened his eyes, he could vaguely see a river of time flowing outside the temple!
This made the temple even more mysterious!
After a while, Xu Qing took a deep breath, tidied his clothes, and bowed outside the temple!
Then, he walked towards the temple door and stepped into the temple without stopping. The moment he walked in, Xu Qing saw a temple that was as old as the outside!
This temple rotated normally, and the layout was the same as the temples outside. It was empty and very quiet. Only the sound of candlelight burning could be heard!
The source of the sound came from the altar in front. There were nine candles, three of which were extinguished, and six of which were burning. The opening of the door caused the candlelight to flicker, dimming the entire temple!
Below the altar, there were three praying mats woven from withered grass. There were traces of wear on them, as if there were people meditating and worshipping there all year round!
What this temple worshipped was not a statue of a god, but nine ancient pictures. They were blurry, and could not be seen clearly. He could only vaguely see that they were paintings of people!
Other than that, there were also totems carved on the walls of the temple. The light from the candlelight gave off a mottled feeling!
Xu Qing's gaze moved away from the altar and landed on the surrounding walls. After looking carefully, his heart skipped a beat!
It was a miniature of the history of the human race.
On the mural, Xu Qing saw the depiction of Human Emperor Xuan Zhan's ascension. It was very clear, and the grandeur of the event was vividly displayed.
After looking at it, it was as if he was there!
After a moment, Xu Qing's gaze moved to the other murals. He saw another scene of the ascension of another human emperor. This emperor looked unfamiliar, but there were words left beside him!
Dao World!
Xu Qing looked carefully and continued walking forward. Wherever his gaze passed, he saw
Before Dao World, there was Human Emperor Jingyun.
In front of the sculpture of Human Emperor Jingyun, Xu Qing paused for a moment. He thought of Prince Ziqing and knew that this Human Emperor Jingyun was from the same era as Prince Ziqing!
That was also the golden age of the human race!
After a long time, Xu Qing continued walking and saw the Human Emperor of the Sacred Heaven. He also saw the Human Emperor of the East Victory, who was fond of grandiosity and had destroyed half of the human race's empire!
The scenes of the ascension of these human emperors were different. The most shocking one was the Human Emperor of the East Victory. In the scene, one could see many heavenly kings and rulers. Their momentum was vast, and their fate was extremely dense.
The human race at that time had a terrifying foundation. The remaining power of the ancient emperors was still present!
Looking back at Xuan Zhan's ascension, the decline of the human race was extremely obvious!
And these scenes seemed to have turned into a river that flowed in front of Xu Qing. With the help of the murals, it reflected the glory of the human race after Ancient Emperor Xuan You left!
"Then what about the Ancient Emperor Xuan You before the Human Emperor of the East Victory …" Xu Qing's heart stirred as he continued walking around the temple walls until a scene that surpassed all the later Human Emperors appeared in front of Xu Qing's eyes.
He saw the ascension of Ancient Emperor Xuan You!
The Ancient Emperor Planet shone brilliantly with countless auspicious signs. Heaven and earth lost their color. The 99 ancient Heavenly Dao revealed themselves and bowed their heads to the emperor. In the vast imperial palace stood a person who surpassed the heavenly might!
Below this person, countless races in the ancient continent were worshipping him with incomparable respect!
One person suppressed the ancient continent!
Sweeping through heaven and earth!
"Ancient Emperor Xuan You …"
Xu Qing stared for a very long time before slowly retracting his gaze. After calming himself down, he walked forward to see the human race before Ancient Emperor Xuan You.
Before Ancient Emperor Xuan You, the human race also had human emperors. The duration of their ascension was different. Some were long, and some were short. Their auras were the same!
After the third person, Xu Qing saw a scene as grand as the Ancient Emperor Xuan You's ceremony!
That … was also an Ancient Emperor!
Ancient Emperor Xuan You wasn't the first Ancient Emperor of the human race to unify the ancient continent. The Ancient Emperor before him was called Banished Immortal. This person was an Empress!
She was peerlessly beautiful and eye-catching. Her colorful wings spread across the sky!
Xu Qing's heart stirred. This was history that he didn't know before. Therefore, he looked at it more carefully and only left after a long time.
After that, there were more than 50 Human Emperors …
And at the end of the murals in the temple, Xu Qing finally saw the first Ancient Emperor of the human race!
A young man stood in front of the ancient imperial palace. He wasn't wearing an imperial robe but a Daoist robe. He didn't look at the thousands of races worshipping below. Instead, he raised his head and seemed to be staring at the starry sky!
His expression was a little melancholy, a little complicated, and a little yearning!
There were four words written on his handwriting … Ancient Emperor Tianjing!
"Ancient Emperor Tianjing is the first Human Emperor and also the first Ancient Emperor!"
An elegant voice came from behind Xu Qing at this moment. Xu Qing turned to look in the direction of the altar. There was an additional figure of a woman whose back was facing Xu Qing on the praying mat in the middle!
White clothes and long black hair. Under the illumination of the candlelight, a withered old painting appeared before Xu Qing's eyes!
The person in the painting seemed to exist in time. However, in Xu Qing's eyes, he couldn't tell if she was from the past or the present!
Her aura was like a god yet not a god, like a cultivator yet not a cultivator!
"Immortal …"
The finger of the deity that had been sleeping for a long time in Xu Qing's body trembled!
"I've only slept for a while. Why did you … bring me to see an immortal …"
The finger of the deity trembled and instinctively closed his eyes. He was prepared to continue sleeping. If he fell asleep, he wouldn't be afraid anymore!
Xu Qing didn't care about the finger of the deity that had awakened. Instead, his gaze focused on the figure.
At this moment, a butterfly appeared out of thin air. It fluttered around like a decoration and finally landed on the woman's shoulder.
The totemic eyes on the wings looked at Xu Qing!
"Xu Qing, this is my master and also the Summer Immortal Palace's Palace Lord!"
Xu Qing bowed solemnly!
"Greetings, Palace Lord!"
The ancient temple was silent for a long time. "You have the aura of the Summer Immortal on you!"
The figure's soft voice was like a drop of water falling on a limestone floor. The ethereal voice echoed in the ancient temple and lingered for a long time!