Night without Borders

Chapter 125: Where the Lights Dim

There are a lot of people coming to the Luofu Mountain ruins.

Recently, the competition among non-Buddhist disciples for things close to immortality can be said to be one of the hottest topics.

The big shot from the Pure Land of the West said, "I saw quite a few acquaintances today, and even an old friend who I haven't seen for 120 years is here. What a rare guest! Let's go to Luofu Fairy Town and reminisce about the past."

Many people were shocked. They hadn’t seen each other for 120 years, and they realized that he was actually an “old friend”. They expected that his status was also very high.

For a moment, the atmosphere here became more and more heated.

People from blessed lands, thousand-year-old families, dynasties, esoteric sects, high-level aliens... all came, and their status was relatively high, so the scene was quite grand.

In Luofuxian Town, a real four-tusked white elephant appeared. It was of great importance and had transformed into a human form. It was a young man, followed by an old elephant with all its teeth lost.

A prince from the Dayu Dynasty came and chatted and laughed with Cui Chonghe. They got along quite well. He was about to enter the outer world.

Qin Ming discovered that a competition among Fangwai disciples actually attracted many people of extraordinary status and turned into a gathering where many people were expanding their network.

Soon, he saw the fifth master of the Cui family and wanted to go over and ask him if his grandfather had really gone to the capital of Dayu.

Qin Ming knew that those were probably lies. When he was at Cui's house, the Second Master and the Fifth Master of the Cui family and others had only made up those words in order to induce him to practice silk book.

He restrained himself and did not look in that direction again. With his current status, he was not qualified to get close to the top leaders of the thousand-year-old family.

Luofuxian Town, this relatively deserted ancient town, is extremely lively today. The blessed land and the thousand-year-old family have made arrangements in advance and even had someone prepare a dinner.

Without a doubt, the most dazzling person now is Li Qingyue. Although there are many distinguished guests, including old seniors and talented geniuses, many eyes are focused on her.

Li Qingyue was surrounded in the center, where there were many shining stars. Many young people were direct descendants of the blessed land, the dynasty, and the secret sect, and they were also the future high-level officials.

Senior Brother Pei is handsome, elegant, mature and steady. As one of the most outstanding young people in their twenties in the blessed land, he knows a lot of people and helped Li Qingyue introduce them one by one.

These people have been influenced by their families since childhood. Even teenagers are relatively mature and precocious. There are no disturbances or accidents. Everyone is eager to make friends and communicate in a friendly manner.

After Lu Zhen, a young man from Yin Yang Temple, took off his armor and put on his black and white robe, he was also invited over by some people and was qualified to join.

Because the Yin-Yang Black and White Power he practiced was famous throughout the world, and at this stage, his peers in the Pure Land and Esoteric Buddhism were very afraid of him.

The most important thing is that the Yin-Yang School is a very powerful Taoist school, and Lu Zhen is a core disciple there.

Qin Ming took a look at Li Qingyue in the bright lights and knew that her rise was unstoppable, which was evident from everyone's attitude towards her.

With something close to immortality in hand, and with her stunning performance this time, Fangwai Pure Land would probably regard her as one of the most important seeds.

"I wish you a smooth journey and all your wishes come true." Qin Ming whispered.

Then, he turned his head to look at Meng Xinghai and said, "Uncle, it's time for us to go."

"Don't you want to say hello before you leave?"

"No, the occasion is not suitable." Qin Ming shook his head.

Now, there were many people in front of him. Although they were all young men and women, they all had prominent backgrounds. It would be inappropriate for him to go there as a golden-armored guard.

If he really went over there, he would definitely attract a lot of people's attention, which might be risky, so he needed to leave quietly now.

Meng Xinghai was very pleased, smiled and nodded, saying: "No, it's good!"

Qin Ming immediately realized that the few words Lao Meng said to him tonight were all tests, because he was worried that he felt a psychological gap and was not mature enough.

"Uncle, you really are..." Qin Ming didn't dare to call him Uncle Meng here, for fear of revealing his identity.

Meng Xinghai said, "The road ahead is still long. What's the point of the little glory in front of you? What's wrong with taking the path of body mutation? Who says that the future is limited to being a bodyguard for outsiders and a follower for the secret sect? The real path is under your feet. If you can keep going fast and be promoted to a young master, becoming a young pioneer, you will be much more dazzling than those so-called geniuses, who will overwhelm them."

Of course, he only said these words secretly, otherwise even someone as strong as him might get into trouble on the spot.

Qin Ming said: "Uncle, you really are spurring me on all the time. Since you like the path of mutation so much, why don't you stop thinking about becoming a god, turn around and come back with me."

Meng Xinghai immediately waved his hand and said, "Stop, I can't do it anymore. I've been beaten to a pulp on this road and I can't walk any more. Look at my contemporaries. Those former geniuses are gone. They either changed their ways, fell into secluded places, or became guardians of the secret sect. It makes me feel sad."

Qin Ming continued to persuade him, saying, "We uncle and nephew should walk together, one of us will become a young master, and the other will become a middle-aged master. How wonderful!"

Meng Xinghai didn't laugh, but said seriously, "In the past five years, I have not made any progress on this path. I am discouraged. Even someone as talented as me can't do it, so you can imagine what other people of my generation can do. Fortunately, I am doing well in the secret sect. I hope that in the future I will have a chance to climb to the top and get close to those unknown terrifying creatures."

Qin Ming knew that the path of the esoteric religion was much crazier than that of the outside world. First, one would approach the "quasi-god" and then embark on a disrespectful journey!

"Uncle, let's go!" Qin Ming left first. He wanted to go back to Chixia City, keep his feet on the ground, and work hard to rise in that remote place. Although the lights in front of him were bright, they were actually quite far away from him.

The blessed land, the thousand-year-old family, the dynasty, the esoteric religion, the pure land outside the world, these are all huge things that he cannot approach and are too dangerous at the moment.

Meng Xinghai nodded and said, "Well, it's time to go back. The exams in various places have entered a critical stage. Do you want to compete with the top players in other cities? There should be rich rewards."

The two walked away without stopping.

Li Qingyue felt something and looked back suddenly, and found a familiar figure at the end of the street, and then quickly disappeared into the night.

……

Luofu City was very magnificent, and the night fog could not cover its splendor. At this time, the entire huge city was already under the feet of Qin Ming and Meng Xinghai. They stood on the backs of high-level flying mounts, facing the night wind, and flew away quickly. The golden high-level exotic bird wore a helmet made of secret gold on its head and armor made of rare metals on its body. It was covered tightly, like a big turtle with wings.

Soon, the Luofu City behind him completely disappeared.

The road ahead was dark, the night fog was thick, and the whole world seemed to be stained with ink.

Qin Ming had stayed in the brilliant land of fire springs for several days and could not feel the darkness. Now he returned to this familiar and real world, looking a little dazed.

Fortunately, he adapted quickly.

"Don't take the original route..." Meng Xinghai sent a message to the advanced alien, showing it the way to an unknown place.

"Uncle Meng, why don't you go back directly? Are you worried that someone is following you?" Qin Ming asked.

"From my perception, there should be no problem. But to be on the safe side, let's take a detour to visit my uncle-master and ask him to help us purify it." Meng Xinghai secretly transmitted the message.

He is very cautious. If there is something unusual and even he doesn't notice it, then it means the problem is very serious.

This advanced alien was extremely powerful and could fly very fast, passing through the night fog like a streak of light going away. In a short while, it had flown eight hundred miles and was approaching its destination.

On the way, Meng Xinghai gave directions and told us the specific location.

After flying for dozens of miles, it began to slow down and passed a small town with dim lights. It gradually descended and finally landed ten miles outside the town.

"Uncle-master, I have come here specially to visit you!" Meng Xinghai shouted.

This is a high cliff, extremely huge, as if a mountain that once towered into the clouds was cut in half, and now only a vast platform remains.

Even in the middle of the night, an old man was still sitting on the edge of the cliff fishing. He didn't even turn his head and said, "Come on, when did you specifically look at me? There must be something else going on."

Meng Xinghai smiled and said, "Isn't it because I'm afraid of disturbing your deification? I don't dare to come here on weekdays, but I passed by today and bought you two jars of good wine."

Qin Ming had a strange look in his eyes. This was the fine wine from the dinner party at Luofu Fairy Town. When it came out, no one saw him stealing it.

"Don't mention the word becoming a god to me. I'm going to vomit. I can't even become a mountain god. I've been fishing for a hundred years, but it won't take the bait!" The old man seemed a little angry.

Then he put away his fishing rod, stood up and walked over. The old man was tall, at least two meters tall, full of energy and vigor, with a ruddy complexion, but he didn't have much hair left.

"Hello, senior." Qin Ming saluted him and was quite curious. What does becoming a god have to do with fishing here? He looked down at the broken mountain.

"Don't look at it, it's easy to get into trouble. The things down there are scary. This is a special place." The old man reminded. He had a good temper and didn't have the airs of an elder.

Meng Xinghai told Qin Ming that there was an endless abyss below, shrouded in fog and mysterious, so it was best not to peek.

"Well, you are causing trouble for me again. It's quite interesting. An old guy put a simple mark on this young man." The old man pointed at Qin Ming.

Then he asked, “Is this child special?”

"This..." Meng Xinghai was surprised and quickly told Qin Ming about his experience of this trip.

Qin Ming himself added that he had actually fallen into the sight of a certain important figure?

"I understand. You pretended to be Liu Yu's disciple. When he was young, the old man was slapped by Liu Yu. Now he probably heard that Liu Yu was going to die. He didn't know whether the news was true or not, so he wanted to find out the truth through you. This is nothing, not a big deal."

After the old man finished speaking, his eyes glowed, causing a faint light to rise from Qin Ming's body, which then burned and disappeared without a trace.

"Uncle-master, what do you think of this child's path to esoteric Buddhism?" Meng Xinghai asked.

"Do you think everyone can have 'divine wisdom' and is suitable for this path? Well, wait a minute!" Suddenly, the old man's expression changed slightly, and divine light flowed in his eyes, turning into symbols, staring at Qin Ming.

"Hiss, what a good seedling, very good, with rich intelligence!" he exclaimed.

"I know he has it, but is his wisdom so sufficient?" Meng Xinghai had mixed feelings. He was relieved that Qin Ming had a new way out, but he also felt a little disappointed. After all, is there no one who can go all the way to the end on this new path?
"Take this scripture away and let him try to practice it. Come back in half a year. I'm fighting this abyss and don't have the energy to be distracted." The old man was very straightforward. He stuffed a very thin booklet into Meng Xinghai's hand and started to drive him away.

In fact, Qin Ming memorized the opening formula on Broken Mountain, and then began to practice it after setting off.

When the high-level exotic bird descended on Chixia City, he told Meng Xinghai, "Uncle Meng, I have cultivated a sacred light, but..."

"What's wrong?" Meng Xinghai asked hurriedly. He had mastered it so quickly, his aptitude must be too good.

At the same time, he also heard that something unexpected seemed to have happened, so he was a little nervous. The road to becoming a god cannot be taken lightly and needs to be taken seriously.

"The sacred light has been... melted." Qin Ming said. He actually encountered this situation again!
Meng Xinghai examined him immediately and found nothing wrong with him.

"Let's talk about it when we get back."

For the next two days, Qin Ming practiced the methods in the book.

As a result, whenever the divine light appears, it will be melted away, nourishing the body and slowly improving its physical condition, leaving only a small amount of divine light to maintain a certain balance.

On the third day, Meng Xinghai called Qin Ming and said, "Well, don't practice this one yet. Someone has sent you a priceless secret book. They brought the first three pages first. Go over quickly and see if you can practice it. If not, I will need to replace it with a normal special skill."

"What secret book is it and who sent it to you?" Qin Ming asked.

"Who said they would give you some skills?" Meng Xinghai asked with a smile.

(End of this chapter)