Night without Borders

Chapter 103 The Great Development Era

Qin Ming was training the spirit bird and had not yet sent Tang Xumi's consciousness into the fiery red bird's body. He wanted to "arrange it" after entering the spirit cave.

"Are you still in the mood to play with birds?" Meng Xinghai came and found that he was so leisurely.

"I am imitating the ancients and staying calm when faced with major events." Qin Ming said.

Meng Xinghai reminded: "Tonight, you should be more careful. Only you can stay in Luofuxian Town. The rest of us who have nothing to do with it must stay outside the town."

Qin Ming's face became serious when he heard this, and he said, "Among the disciples outside the sect, no one will take action in the town, right?"

Meng Xinghai said: "According to common sense, they dare not, but we must guard against accidents."

"My realm is probably the lowest among all the people in Luofu Fairy Town. I really need to be on guard." Qin Ming held the mutton-fat jade iron knife in his hand.

"It's okay, let Qingyue protect you." Meng Xinghai said with a smile.

Qin Ming didn't want to continue this, so he asked, "Uncle Meng, among Qingyue's competitors and those golden armored guards, which powerful figures are worth paying special attention to?"

“The core disciples participating in the competition this time should have already stepped into the second realm - Huangting, but most of them have only been in it for a short time.” Meng Xinghai informed Qin Ming that he did not need to take care of these people, Li Qingyue could handle it herself.

Qin Ming sighed: "Look at these names, Xinzhai and Huangting all quote scriptures and have their origins. Now look at our path, who gave these realm names?"

Meng Xinghai said: "These are the names we called out based on the actual situation at that time."

"Pragmatic!" Qin Ming could only praise the ancestor of this road in this way.

Meng Xinghai sighed, "In the early years, after the sun disappeared, fire springs appeared, giant beasts were rampant, and dangerous and mysterious plants were everywhere. The race was almost wiped out. During this period, the predecessors who walked out of the new path made a very great contribution. At that time, they relied on the continuous mutation of their bodies to fight against the giant beasts and eradicated a large number of terrifying plants."

Therefore, the name Xinsheng is indeed meaningful, representing the rebirth of the entire ethnic group during that period.

"As for the title of Outer Saint, it was indeed worthy of that era. After multiple rebirths, people have reached a critical point. The light of heaven begins to rush out of their bodies. When fighting against giant beasts with strange abilities, they are no longer so passive and powerless. They can also kill unknown creatures and cut off terrifying plants like mountains. They can protect an area and deserve the word Saint."

Therefore, the external saint has been called this for a long time.

All the changes are due to the emergence of ancient methods.

As humans gained a firm foothold, various religious texts from the past were rediscovered, and gradually there emerged those otherworldly people and masters of esoteric religions.

From then on, the term "waisheng" gradually lost its acceptability and was once ridiculed as "nephew".

Most of the time, people call it by its external meaning, which is in line with the state of the sky's external light.

"Have those dangerous monsters, mountain-sized plants, unclear creatures, unpredictable 'god-like' creatures, etc., been eliminated?" Qin Ming was very interested in that period.

Unfortunately, there is not much record about these in ancient books.

Meng Xinghai shook his head and said, "How can we wipe it all out? You don't think that the Night Fog World you've heard of is the entire world, do you? In fact, it's just a corner that we've opened up."

"A corner of the country?" Qin Ming was really shocked. Even after recovering his memory, he still didn't know these things. No one talked to him about this topic when he was at Cui's house.

Most importantly, the upper echelons seem to be deliberately concealing the truth about the world, and the records in various documents are very vague.

Meng Xinghai nodded and said, "The night fog is endless, and the dark world is boundless. We don't know how vast it is. Although we have stabilized and seem to have the upper hand, we still know a lot about the depths of the night fog world, so we won't open it up to the outside world for the time being. If we really have to fight again, it's hard to say what kind of species we will encounter as we move forward. No one knows what kind of terrifying creatures are ahead. It's estimated that there will be creatures close to gods."

He went on to say, "We are lucky to live in this era. After all, we have grown and become stronger, and we have taken the initiative for the time being. However, as the population continues to expand, the high-level fire springs will not be enough. When the giant city needs to expand, it is estimated that we will have to open up new land. When that time comes, you will not be surprised to see any bizarre species or discover any strange things. Even in the depths of the night fog world, it is not impossible to glimpse certain countries."

"The great pioneering era, the great development era..." Qin Ming whispered. This title, upon first hearing it, would make the young man excited and want to participate in such a big event.

Obviously, under such a background, there will definitely be many outstanding people who will rise up and quickly grow into the backbone of various paths.

There is no doubt that it will be an era in which heroes emerge in large numbers and stars shine brightly.

However, if we think about it realistically, we will know that if a great war of pioneering is launched again in the future and the era of great development comes again, many people are bound to die.

Glory, splendor, blood... many imaginable scenes will be accompanied by the rise of some strong men, making them more valuable and profound. However, there will also be many young people whose dreams are shattered, becoming insignificant bones on the road of the great pioneering and development era.

Meng Xinghai said: "It's too early to bring this up now. The higher-ups won't talk about it publicly because they are extremely cautious. After all, no one knows what lies deep in the vast night fog world. After all these years, no one has figured it out."

The two ended the topic and talked about the real problems at hand.

"Each core disciple can bring four golden armored guards into the arena. There are indeed some powerful figures among them, such as Tan Yu from Luoyue City. It is said that he has integrated more than ten kinds of Tianguang Jin in the freshman stage."

"More than ten." Qin Ming counted and found that he had already mastered more than a dozen kinds, and many of them were very powerful compound techniques.

Among them, the integration of the two extraordinary skills made his Tianguang Jin transform even more violently.

He was thinking that his strength might not be as great as those people, after all, his realm was still low, but if he was blessed with the power of Heavenly Light, he should be able to defeat some people.

"A young man named Chen Shuhang has mastered the Five-Colored Thunder and Fire Power. This is a well-known power method with enormous power, which can hurt outsiders of the same level." Meng Xinghai pointed out another dangerous person.

Then he said with a serious expression, "Some people even say that a registered disciple has emerged from the ancient Taoist sect that has been closed for two hundred years."

"What kind of inheritance is so important?" Qin Ming was surprised.

Meng Xinghai said solemnly: "They have mastered the Jade Purity Force, which is unfathomable. It should be as strong as the Sky-supporting Force and Tathagata Force. They are a hidden sect, and are quite low-key."

Then he added: "Fortunately, he is only a nominal disciple and should not be able to learn the real Yuqing Jin."

Meng Xinghai took a sip of tea and said, "Well, there is a rumor that someone has appeared in the secluded Five Elements Palace, and a young man has been invited to help. If he really has mastered the Five Elements Power, he will be very troublesome. He is considered a very scary and dangerous person in your generation."

Qin Ming said: "Why do I feel that these hidden sects have begun to become active? Could it be that the great expansion period of each sect is coming? Are the people on the sacred mountains shrouded in night fog going to go down the mountain?"

Meng Xinghai said: "Although there is such a trend, this time it is mainly the core disciples of Fangwai who are competing for the near-immortal items, which is of great importance. It can be said that the Eight Immortals are crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers, and they are all hiring people, which is understandable."

Afterwards, he commented on some people, including Tathagata's abandoned disciple, Cui Chongxuan, etc., all of whom were people who had mastered the strange Tianguang Jin. Qin Ming evaluated those opponents based on what he heard.

Meng Xinghai asked him to relax and said, "Don't feel pressured. You don't need to take action. Besides, except for a small group of specially invited people, the strength of the real golden armor guards is quite standard."

According to him, this age group is the time when young people are full of vigor and vitality. Who would be willing to be a follower?
Relatively speaking, the outer saints who can appear here are all forced to choose for people who are confused about the future and see no hope.

"Except for a few people who came to help temporarily, the truly outstanding people are all participating in the annual exam. They will not give up their future at this stage."

Meng Xinghai sighed: "Among these geniuses who took the exam, some will join the Outer World many years later and become Jade Armor Guards. The more powerful ones will have to endure for a while longer and eventually become Divine Armor Guards."

Qin Ming was completely speechless. Did people on this path end up being followers of other families? The more powerful people were, the later they compromised. In the end, they had to accept the cruel reality.

"Unless you reach a great realm like external manifestation or spiritual field, and can break through rapidly, it will take ten years of hard training to reach a small level. Can you bear it?"

"There should be a way." Qin Ming thought, and he found that the Overlord's strength growth was not slow.

Meng Xinghai left, he couldn't stay in Luofu Fairy Town for long.

Li Qingyue came back and accepted the advice from his senior master.

"The only people left in the town are the contestants. Tonight may not be peaceful." Qin Ming said.

"They don't dare to harass us, so you can sleep in the room next to me." Although Li Qingyue had a faint smile, she also showed her confidence.

As one of the popular figures this time, she is very confident.

She had retrieved the golden armor for Qin Ming and introduced three other people to him. The two men and one woman had been following her for more than a year.

Li Qingyue did not ask anyone else for help except Qin Ming. He just brought the three golden-armored guards with him.

"Let's go out for a walk," she said.

Qin Ming was surprised and said, "At this critical moment, we still have to go outside. Shouldn't we keep a low profile?"

Li Qingyue was dressed in white, with black hair that was crystal clear and shiny, and a flawless face that was glowing, like a divine flower in the ice and snow that bloomed in the cold wind, fresh and brilliant. She smiled and said, "It should be that they are afraid of me and fear me, not that I am afraid of them. If I didn't have this kind of confidence and self-confidence, I wouldn't have come to compete for that legendary item."

"Okay!" Qin Ming stood up and walked out with her.

It is now evening, the sunset has dyed the night fog red, and the fire spring in Luofu Fairy Town is flowing slowly, making the difference between day and night here.

There are many ancient monuments in Luofuxian Town, all of which were left over from thousands of years ago.

Other core disciples were also walking on the ancient streets, equally confident, with a group of people following them.

A group of people quickly gathered around Li Qingyue, all of them were disciples from the outside world.

Soon, Qin Ming found out that these foreign disciples centered around Li Qingyue, and would take the initiative to help her after entering the spirit cave this time.

These are the so-called core disciples, who already have enough prestige. Other disciples who feel they have little hope will actively move closer to them.

In fact, these people had already contacted Li Qingyue privately, and they could be considered her future team in Fangwai.

In fact, this can be considered as mutual fulfillment. These disciples from outside the sect know where their limits are, so they will naturally choose an outstanding person who is destined to rise to rely on very early on.

Cui Chonghe had already left the ancient town; he was not allowed to stay overnight.

The junior brother he supported appeared. He was a disciple of his uncle's teacher and was very talented. After receiving the help of his uncle's Yin-Yang medicine, his strength was greatly improved.

At this moment, Cui Chongxuan and the Cui family's carefully selected golden-armored guards were standing beside the young man.

Qin Ming realized that the powerful core disciples had come out and shown their "muscles" to give confidence to the outer disciples who depended on him.

Sure enough, he saw Li Qingxu again, and what caught his attention was the young man in golden armor holding a large spear next to Li Qingxu.

Qin Ming's heart suddenly moved. Could it be that teacher Li Qingxu passed the inheritance of the Overlord to the golden-armored guard of this lineage?

"Although the Overlord's inheritance is not difficult to practice in the early stages, can you really understand the true meaning of it? That is prepared for the future spiritual field realm!" Qin Ming doubted in his heart.

Li Qingxu was also surrounded by many non-Buddhist disciples.

Afterwards, Qin Ming saw some familiar faces from Fangwai, such as Lu Zhenyi, Chen Bingyan and others. They should be huddled together for warmth.

Wang Caiwei also appeared. She was as graceful and elegant as before, with long flowing black hair, quite bright and smiling. She was also accompanied by some people, including four extraordinary young masters specially invited by the Wang family for her. They all practiced the strange Tianguang Jin and had an amazing inheritance.

"Brother Li!" The core disciple Tang Xumi greeted him and gave him a simple smile. There were also many followers around him.

Qin Ming showed his snow-white teeth and gave him a brilliant smile in return, thinking to himself, you are really dishonest, you bird-chasing boy, and now you are still pretending to be simple.

Core disciples appeared one after another, and Qin Ming only knew a few of them.

"Li Qingxu, among your golden armor guards there are your cousins, right? Is there that Li Qingxiao? I heard that he got kicked in the ass recently and is crying?"

It has to be said that even in the outside world, there are all kinds of people among the core disciples. Now someone is taking the initiative to cause trouble and make fun of Li Qingxu.

Moreover, the person who spoke was actually a young girl.

"Luo Qingge, you really can't help it? Do you want to fight me now?" Li Qingxu looked at her, who was his "mortal enemy".

At the same time, he also said to himself: "The one who bullied my cousin was just the one who was beaten to a pulp by me with three sticks. Now he seems to be getting better... It's a bit unexpected."

Li Qingyue suddenly spoke up: "Li Qingxu, you can't get anything close to immortality with me around. The person you fought against back then was an old friend of mine. More than two years have passed, and it's time to settle the score. See you in the spirit cave!"

(End of this chapter)