Night without Borders

Chapter 226 The Truth of Kunling's Divine Records

In the withered palace, an old man with an almost rotten body sat high on a stone platform.

He lectured extensively on the Sutra of Dryness, from the sun at zenith to the setting of all things, to the prosperity and decline of all things, all of which are included in the true meaning of this sutra.

As he discussed scriptures and philosophy, his decadence reached its peak, as if he would decay and turn into dust at any moment.

A sick tree behind him was also changing: its green leaves turned yellow, its bark cracked, until finally the remaining leaves fell off, its branches became bare, and it became a dead tree.

Qin Ming showed a look of surprise. Although the old man looked like an evil ghost, he was not telling nonsense. This was a very important classic book and was worth serious study.

He suspected that this might be related to the "Scripture of Withering and Flourishing" that he had been thinking about, and involved most of it.

Qin Ming sat quietly on the futon, silently memorizing the scriptures. With his understanding, although the "Ku Sutra" was very profound, he was still able to "swallow" it.

He was not the only one sitting cross-legged. There were densely packed figures, as if they came from different time and space. Some were thinking hard, some were scratching their heads, and some were sighing.

Obviously, many people would find it difficult to understand the true meaning of the Sutra after the old man only explained it once.

The lecturer, with the old skin stuck to his face, seemed surprised by Qin Ming's understanding. He looked over with his cloudy eyes and grinned at him.

This sideways smile was quite creepy, and a large piece of the shriveled flesh on his face had almost fallen off and was already falling apart.

Qin Ming has been on guard all the time. This person who preaches the scriptures may very well become a fierce ghost and demand his life. How can he obtain the scriptures without paying a price?
"I just talked about the original sutra of the "Ku Sutra". Through the changes of rise and fall, it can be evolved to the highest level, and the "Rong Sutra" can also be obtained."

The old man performed a ritual on the spot. His aging posture changed instantly, and his rotten body began to come to life. Behind him, the dead trees also came back to life.

He preached again, but Qin Ming could not hear it. The meaning of the scriptures only focused on the vague figure on the cushion.

Qin Ming was very anxious because he was not among the "people who listened to the sutra".

"If no one can understand it, then forget it." The old man suddenly stopped, his body still withered. The sick tree was about to sprout new buds, but it held them back.

"Above the withering and flourishing, there is also a book called "The Book of Fullness and Void". If you can understand it, then if ghosts and monsters come to attack, what is there to fear? You can get rid of them anywhere in the world."

Qin Ming was shocked when he heard this.

Judging from the tone of voice, aren't the old man and the evil spirit lurking in the black fog the same person?
At the same time, he memorized the "Yingxu Sutra".

It goes beyond the scope of top-notch miraculous works like "The Sutra of Withering and Flourishing", is its continuation at a higher level, and is an extraordinary secret book.

The old man talked about the origin of the words "Ying" and "Xu": "The Book of Changes" records that when the sun is at its zenith, it sets; when the moon is full, it eclipses; the heaven and earth are full and empty..."

Obviously, the "Yingxu Sutra" can be compared with the secret book after the Yimu Sutra - the Zhushi Sutra.

The Zhushi Sutra still belongs to the realm of wood, but the Yingxu Sutra no longer belongs to it.

Qin Ming secretly pulled out the mutton-fat jade iron knife, because according to rumors, he had to be ready to fight this unfathomable old ghost at any time!

However, after the lecture, the old man did not express any opinion.

Qin Ming saluted and then backed out of the palace. Surprisingly, nothing happened.

Xiao Wu said, "Brother, are you too weak? People don't like your little flesh?"

Qin Ming was on guard, and he retreated several hundred meters before he said, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Boom.

In the distance, there was a huge noise, sand and rocks were flying, and the cliff of a rare stone mountain in the Gobi Desert was drilled through and large chunks of it were broken off.

The two of them immediately hid themselves and wanted to watch.

However, the next moment their faces changed, and smoke and dust rushed towards their land.

It was like a giant beast was stirring up a sandstorm in the desolate desert.

The two men turned and ran, but the sand blew behind them and buried them.

At the same time, the two smelled blood and saw a white-haired old man rushing past them. As his spiritual wisdom flowed, he splashed the blood on their bodies.

Qin Ming and Xiao Wu were unable to resist at all. The light protecting their bodies was pierced, causing severe pain in their skin and flesh.

"This old guy wants us to be his scapegoats!"

The two men immediately understood that the old man was being chased by a ghost, who saw them along the way and dragged them into the water.

Behind, the ground cracked, and a monster with disheveled hair, human body, skin and bones, like a zombie, was chasing after them.

The two turned around and fled towards the Gobi Desert. As long as they left the black fog area and returned to the outside world, the evil ghosts would not follow them out.

The speed of the monster was far beyond their imagination. It was so fast, as if it was flying on the ground. It arrived in the blink of an eye. Its skinny palm was shining with black light and flowing with mist, and it slapped forward.

The dull sound was like thunder falling from the ground. Qin Ming didn't have time to dodge. When he was hit by the black light, his body flew sideways and he coughed up blood.

Moreover, his flesh and blood were torn apart and his body almost exploded.

This made him feel the threat of death. It was just one attack, and it missed the target, but it seriously injured him. This monster was at least in the third realm.

Xiao Wu also screamed. Although they ran away, he was still hit and was covered in blood.

"The old guy in front is your target!" Qin Ming shouted.

Xiao Wu also shouted: "Yes, how much meat do we have? Our cultivation level is very low, it's not enough for you to eat!"

Both of them hated the old guy who dragged them into the water. If they could use them to block the attack a little, they might be able to escape successfully because they were not far from the outside world.

They didn't dare to delay and fled with vomiting blood.

The skinny monster had a head of messy dry and yellow hair that looked like weeds, a stiff face and empty eyes, but he was determined to kill them.

When the black light swept over for the second time, Qin Ming blocked it with his mutton-fat jade iron knife. The knife body trembled violently and he was blown away by the black light, as if he was hit by a mountain.

Qin Ming's arms were covered in blood, especially the hand holding the knife, which was completely fractured. Facing the monster of the third realm, he had no power to fight back.

"You..." In front, the old man who dragged them into the water screamed. He was stopped by the almost rotten "preacher".

A terrifying scream was heard in the black fog. The old man's body was rapidly decaying. His flesh and blood were separated and shattered on the spot. Even his bones had rotted away and turned into dust in the wind.

Before he died, his miserable cries echoed throughout the area. His spiritual wisdom was dried up like lamp oil, and his essence, energy and spirit were all absorbed and refined by the lecturer. He suffered unimaginable pain.

Qin Ming and Xiao Wu felt relieved at first, but then their hair stood on end. The preacher was indeed more terrifying.

Beside the two men, the monster with dry yellow hair seemed extremely frightened after sensing the aura in front. Finally, he slapped each of the two young men and then turned around and ran away.

Even though Qin Ming blocked it with the blade of the mutton-fat jade iron knife and protected his head with a rag, he was still sent flying by the impact of the residual black light.

Moreover, his body was breaking apart, and he felt that this was a monster even more powerful than the old woman from the Cui family who had made him "break into pieces".

Recently, he was reborn for the ninth time and his strength has greatly improved. He defeated Cao Qianqiu in the same field. He can be said to be a young man full of vigor and vitality.

However, the cruel reality soon gave him a blow. There was no fighting on the same level here, and he was quickly torn into pieces.

If it weren't for the adhesion, his body would have been scattered all over the Gobi Desert.

As for his internal organs and bones, they were cracked and broken and his injuries were very serious.

Xiao Wu was also screaming, but his condition was better than his, because the sign he was hanging, which was engraved with his grandmother, emitted a mysterious glow that blocked Wu's light.

"Brother Ming, are you okay?" Xiao Wu rushed over quickly. He knew his own affairs. He had practiced for more than ten years and had his own secrets. He could not die at all. He knew very well that Qin Ming had only been on the road to a new life for less than a year. Now he was hit by a third-level master. Logically, he would definitely die.

However, Brother Ming did not explode, which was not simple, indicating that there might still be hope.

"It's okay, run!" After Qin Ming landed, he steadied his torn body, his face pale, and looked behind Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu turned around, his face pale in an instant, and said: "Senior, we are not enough to fill your teeth. Our blood, flesh and energy are limited, and you don't enjoy eating them."

The old man who was preaching the sutra walked silently and was staring at the two of them.

He looked at Qin Ming and said, "You have comprehended the "Withered Sutra" in the shortest time. That's great. You can go now."

Then, he looked at Xiao Wu with a dangerous look in his eyes.

"Senior, I can also comprehend it!" Xiao Wu shouted immediately.

He stared at the sign on Xiao Wu's chest again and again, and finally said, "You can go too."

At this time, the condition of the preacher was obviously much better. His flesh and blood had a hint of spirituality and vitality. It was no longer almost rotten, but still looked like it had just crawled out of the dark earth.

"Senior, what's your condition? Are you a human or a ghost?" Qin Ming asked.

The old man said, "I am a disciple of Yingxu Palace. I went astray in order to prolong my life and set foot on the road of ghosts. You should leave quickly, or I will be unable to resist and devour your flesh and blood!"

He is different from ordinary evil spirits. He is very conscious when he just wakes up.

The two men turned and ran, not daring to ask any more questions.

Qin Ming left bloody footprints with every step, staining the gravel ground red. Xiao Wu hurriedly supported him so that he could concentrate on healing his wounds.

"Brother, you came out so quickly!" Someone outside saw them and couldn't help but joked that the two sides had communicated with each other not long ago.

The two were in no mood to respond and immediately rushed to the city ahead to stay in the inn to recuperate.

On the way, Xiao Wu was very angry and said, "The rules summarized by this group of people are completely useless. If they meet someone of a higher realm, they will immediately become their cannon fodder. That damn old man is too shameless."

Qin Ming became a blood gourd. After reaching the inn, he immediately tried his best to heal his wounds. Fortunately, the hidden danger of the silk calligraphy was solved by him, otherwise there would be another "chaos" and he might die.

This time, he used the newly learned "Golden Cicada Sutra" to heal his wounds, which was most suitable.

Because the true meaning of this sutra is to tear apart the old body, go through disasters and be reborn, and seek life in death, which is full of Zen spirit.

In the Golden Cicada Sutra, one has both the killing power to defeat the enemy and the living power to benefit oneself, and it has endless uses.

Qin Ming recovered quickly. His flesh and blood had gone through the ordeal. A cicada-like sound came from his body. Life and death alternated between each other. His muscles and bones resonated and vibrated, and his internal organs were all shining.

After nine rebirths, his physique was so strong that after one night, there would be no problem.

Two nights later, Qin Ming was better than ever. This time he had survived the catastrophe and was revived with endless vitality. He meditated silently, allowing the Golden Cicada Force to change again, reaching the current limit. He also mastered the killer move recorded in this miraculous skill - Golden Cicada Transformation.

A golden cicada transformed from skylight can flap its wings and kill its opponent within a limited distance. It has the characteristics of life and death conversion, eternal Zen rhythm, and cicada sound like thunder.

At the same time, Qin Ming also saw the end of his new life through this transformation.

In the past two days, he practiced the Golden Cicada Sutra. After his torn body healed and revived, strands of heat flow appeared in his flesh and blood again, which was the new energy.

He had a feeling that he was gathering strength for the ninth rebirth, and this would be the last time, because he vaguely saw the door of the Outer Saint.

Qin Ming originally felt it was a pity and suspected that the ninth rebirth was completely over.

Now that he has seen everything clearly, he feels that it is worth it to come this far based on his own talents and a stronger initial foundation than his ancestors.

Only an alien can be reborn nine times, and on this basis, he accumulated strength twice in a row, realizing "relay rebirth" and going even further!

He has thoroughly understood his situation and will be making his final relay in the near future. At the same time, he is also preparing to push the "Immortal Butterfly Sutra" to perfection.

"With the Five Elements Miraculous Skills plus the Dragon Snake Sutra, the Golden Cicada Sutra, and the Immortal Butterfly Sutra, I have mastered eight Miraculous Skills in my freshman year, which is pretty good."

He felt that there was no need to force himself to practice the ninth extraordinary skill, as it was already perfect and everything was just right.

The ancestors of all generations would probably master six kinds of extraordinary skills in their newborn stage, and then they would become Heaven-Shakers or those who have been blessed with the Three Imperial Forces. Qin Ming thought that what he has now is enough.

Afterwards, he felt disappointed, as he would never be able to be reborn again. From the time he became an Outer Saint, he would have to practice in a completely new way, which would be extremely difficult.

After the second realm, if each major realm is subdivided, there are only the early, middle and late stages, plus a stage of accumulation to perfection waiting to be broken through.

“Only when I step into the second realm can I be considered close to those immortal species and divine species, and I will soon achieve it.” Qin Ming looked back on his journey. It was more than enough to have achieved this in less than a year!
Xiao Wu appeared and informed him of the latest news: "Brother Ming, those are not real evil spirits at all, they are all living people who came from a certain road."

Some experts captured some of the "evil ghosts" and studied them carefully. Then they looked for various ancient books in Kunling, read and searched them carefully, and sorted out a lot of clues.

The so-called evil ghosts, in ancient times, were a kind of evil cultivators that were hated by everyone. They devoured the flesh, blood, essence, and spirit of other living beings and were indeed as cruel as evil ghosts.

Therefore, some people call them ghost cultivators, but they are definitely not spirits. They all have flesh and blood, and due to the characteristics of this path, their lifespans are relatively long.

In order to prolong their lives, some masters from other paths cannot help but voluntarily turn to the ghost path in their later years.

The Ghost Road was one of the most hated evil roads by people in ancient times, so it aroused public anger and was eventually eradicated by many parties.

"So, the earlier speculations from the outside world were inaccurate and unreliable. Those nearly decayed evil spirits devoured people from the outside world not to find scapegoats to replace them, but just to recover themselves?"

Xiao Wu nodded and said, "That's right. According to records, their ancestral temple was sealed in the Yin soil and buried somewhere underground in Kunling. Now it has been broken out of the seal."

Now these people who have walked the ghost road are not in a hurry to come out because their own conditions are extremely bad and they still cannot do without the nourishment of the Yin soil.

The Yin soil is icy and freezing, which can make those evil spirits sleep forever. After being sealed for so long, they are still alive and this time they see the night fog world again.

Moreover, in order to investigate the past, the major sects read through dozens of miscellaneous books such as "Kunling Leishen Ji" and "Jinxiandi" and found out part of the truth.

There are at least nine desolate places in the Kunling area, and the Yintu where people who walk the ghost road live is one of them.

Xiao Wu informed: "There are even more Jedi than the nine we thought. In the beginning, they were actually a whole, but as the original Kunling was broken, each fragment became a Jedi."

These are the recent research results of major religions.

Moreover, they believed that those ancestors should not be dead, but during the war, for some unknown reason, some seals were accidentally opened and they were temporarily trapped.

The current situation is extremely bad.

Everyone believed that they had to contact the missing ancestor and seal this area as soon as possible. If more Jedi appeared, the consequences would be disastrous.

"In the past, creatures that resembled gods and were close to immortals once opened all the sealed areas, hoping to get closer to the legendary Yujing. However, when they encountered that city, they encountered troubles, and hurriedly sealed Kunling and fled."

After hearing this, Qin Ming completely understood the contents of "Kunling God Records". Those old events actually had such hidden secrets.

Then, he took a deep breath of the night fog, because at this stage, the mistakes that the ancestors had unintentionally made were equivalent to following the old path of the god-like creatures and near-immortal creatures!

This time, if Yujing were to be born again, God knows what would happen.

After all, even the legendary creatures of that time escaped.

Qin Ming believed that even with the level of Master Tuolu, it would be difficult to seal the Kunling territory for the second time.

I will take a break for one chapter on the weekend and continue working hard tomorrow. Thank you all for your support.

(End of this chapter)