Night without Borders

Chapter 256 Just Practice [Happy New Year]

Under the cover of night, the lightning and fire on the tower dissipated, but the metal tiles containing special runes still glowed in the darkness.

In the quiet room, Qin Ming's flesh and blood were transparent and shining. A golden elixir in his abdomen was spinning at high speed, like a concentrated sun, and the room was filled with the fragrance of medicine, which was refreshing.

The light from the outer world had not yet dissipated and was still thick, covering him. As he took a deep breath, a bright glow surged between his mouth, nose, and pores, dazzling.

Qin Ming sat in meditation, with thunder and fire combining, dragon and tiger meeting, and he was refining the "miraculous elixir" internally.

Not counting calligraphy on silk, Qin Ming has mastered a total of ten extraordinary skills, including the Five Elements, Dragons and Snakes, Golden Cicada, Immortal Butterfly, Withering and Flourishing, and Black and White. Now all the methods are harmoniously integrated and have returned to the true unity.

"The ten great skills have been refined into a golden elixir. This time it is perfect and has reached perfection."

In the stone chamber, when Qin Ming opened and closed his eyes, it was as if electricity was generated in the void.

The golden elixir of ten miraculous powers in his stomach, after absorbing all the light from the sky, reflected his own image, exactly the same as him.

As Qin Ming's whole body glowed, it shook suddenly, and the entire perfect golden elixir exploded. A dazzling little man rose up, then turned into a stream of light and rushed towards his limbs.

"What an amazing sight!" Even an old man like Zhao Ziyuan was surprised.

"Amazing! No wonder Xiao Qin is so much stronger than other freshmen!" Yu Gensheng sighed.

Qin Ming felt the changes in himself. His physical condition and spiritual light had improved, his mental field had also become stronger, and his strength was naturally better than before.

However, he was frowning. This was different from what was recorded in the book. He should still not have reached the middle stage of the second realm. Something was missing.

He didn't stand up, just thinking.

Outside, Li Qingyue breathed a sigh of relief. The light from the outer world did not hurt him, so there was nothing to worry about.

Xiao Wu was puzzled and said, "I can feel that Brother Ming has become stronger. Why is he frowning?"

Zhao Ziyuan said, “The progress of the second level of the New Life Path is slow. He is looking for an opportunity to find another way and explore a more efficient way to break through.”

Qin Ming thought about it for a long time, and he roughly knew the "crux" of the problem.

This time, his overall strength has become stronger, but they are all caused by local changes. The improvement of physique, natural light, consciousness, etc. varies.

"It was just a breath away after all."

Qin Ming realized the problem. His body, mental field, etc. were not changing in a unified manner, but were "each acting on their own", lacking a sense of coordinated transparency.

In the past, when he was born in the first realm, there was a vigorous life force surging in his body, and every aspect of his life was transforming. He could even clearly feel that his lifespan was increasing.

Today is different, the changes are quite scattered.

"It should be a full-scale hair removal and marrow cleansing, just like getting a new life."

Qin Ming knew that some areas had not been able to keep up with the transformation and that this change still had flaws.

He stood up and walked out of the stone chamber.

"Xiao Qin, don't be anxious. All you lack is time." Yu Gensheng said.

Zhao Ziyuan said: "The newborn is in the second realm called external manifestation. He can capture various substances that are beneficial to the body through natural light. This is a process that requires long-term accumulation, and eventually quantitative changes will lead to qualitative changes."

Who doesn’t know this? Even a genius needs to “endure” time.

The second realm alone will consume a person's entire youth.

"Oh, in this case, I'm worried about Brother Ming." Xiao Wu said.

Yu Gensheng said: "The blood of the auspicious beast can allow Xiao Qin to achieve nirvana once."

They all knew that this was a shortcut.

However, does it mean that every small level, as well as the later great realms, requires searching for this rare blood medicine to deal with? It is simply unrealistic.

Qin Ming had been restraining himself and had not consumed the blood of the auspicious beast because he felt that good steel should be used on the blade and he did not want to be blocked by the first small level.

Li Qingyue suddenly spoke up: "According to various records in the immortal path, whether it is thunder and fire or the light from the outer world, every time it falls, it will bring with it a large amount of mysterious substances, and they are often different."

For a moment, the tower was quiet.

Naturally, the people present knew what this meant at the first moment.

Qin Ming is not afraid of the erosion of skylight, so he keeps on taking it on, and every time there is a thunderstorm, he goes into the high tower and the Thunder and Fire Alchemy Hall. It is believed that it won't take long before he can accumulate to "perfection", and quantitative change will lead to qualitative change.

Xiao Wu clapped his hands and said, "Well, when others are covered by the light from the outer world, it's like they are stepping into hell, a dead end, but Brother Ming is different, he can turn a dead chess piece into a living one!

"The Immortals have done extensive research on lightning, fire, and otherworldly light. They need to refine weapons and use them to refine immortal fire." Zhao Ziyuan nodded.

Li Qingyue said: "I will write some information for you. Different colors of lightning and fire, skylight, and what kind of special substances correspond to them. There has been detailed research in the outside world."

She was dressed in white, her figure was as slender as a fairy willow, she was not wearing any makeup, and with a slight smile, she looked like the morning glow breaking through the clouds on the sea, so brilliant.

Qin Ming's last confusion disappeared, and all he had to do now was to put it into practice.

However, he wanted to go to the evil land, refine the evil, and integrate the heterogeneous substances. It was urgent and he should do it.

Kunling has the forbidden land, the blessed land, the evil land, as well as the sealed Yin land and Yujing, which is extremely mysterious.

……

The next day, Yu Shaohua, the founder of the immortal path, gave a lecture, which attracted a large number of people to listen to the true words of the immortal path.

Qin Ming and Xiao Wu also went there, believing that one can learn from others' experience and draw inferences from other experiences.

"Hiss, Li Qingxu has broken through and reached the late stage of the second realm. With some more practice, he will be perfect and will be able to enter the third realm in no time!"

No one had expected that someone would actually break through while listening to a lecture. For a moment, many people cast surprised glances at him, secretly sighing that he was indeed an immortal, and even though he had suffered a major setback, he could still shine brilliantly.

Those who know the inside story know that it’s not that he is not strong enough, but that he fights only peak battles, and those who participate are all ruthless people.

For example: Li Qingyue, Xiao Wu, the geniuses of the ancient immortal temple, and Qin Ming. It can be said that all the opponents he met were "perverts."

In fact, the people who hurt Li Qingxu the most were his "own people", such as his senior brothers and famous figures in the clan. When he and Qin Ming had a public duel, after holding out for a while, those people actually thought that his performance was good enough.

"See? This is my disciple on the road to immortality. The setbacks in youth are just short-lived scenery along the way. Don't worry about it. Soon, the former opponent will be left far behind!"

"Yes, an old sage once said that if you encounter a newcomer who practices special power in your early years, even if you are 'falsely defeated', it is nothing to worry about. Just smile and leave your back to your opponent. In the future, you are destined to be people from two different worlds."

Li Qingxu's breakthrough sparked heated discussions, with some disciples on the immortal path expressing empathy.

That day, Qin Ming set out on the road to that evil place.

It is 350 miles away from Kunling City. It is shrouded in thick fog all year round, and evil lights rise from time to time, making it extremely dangerous.

In this area, not only are there newcomers appearing, collecting various evil spirits and heterogeneities, but there are also disciples from other roads coming in and out.

This is because all kinds of evil and magical substances are rare materials. They can not only be used to refine weapons, but also to sharpen the spiritual field.

On that day, news was reported back to Kunling City that Qin Ming was actually seen in the evil land.

In an instant, many people understood that he was refining the evil spirit, which was a necessary process for those on the road to rebirth in the second realm.

Some people looked worried, suspecting that he felt uneasy after hearing that Li Qingxu had broken through.

Even some of the freshmen were thinking this way and were worried about him.

One can imagine the reactions of the esoteric and immortal disciples.

People naturally thought that Qin Ming felt the pressure and wanted to break through as soon as possible.

However, this is easier said than done?

The key to a new life is accumulation. The more impetuous you are, the worse it will be.

At one time, many disciples on the immortal path deeply understood the value of the words of their predecessors.

"A false defeat is not a defeat. We are standing on the golden road, which is wide and long enough. As long as we practice step by step, we can leave our former opponents behind."

Some people also reminded that the young man on the road to a new life was extremely gifted and had only been on the road to a new life for less than a year, or perhaps only seven or eight months.

“Even if you are a future master-level figure, if you want to shine, you need to accumulate experience for hundreds of years at least, and anything can happen during this period!”

The greatest confidence of the people outside the country is that they have been opening up new paths and are in a leading position.

However, Xinsheng Road stagnated many years ago and there is no new section to travel on.

If this continues, the new Lu Patriarch who will be reborn hundreds of years later should not be a threat.

In the heavy fog, Qin Ming was highly concentrated, his eyes were hot, and all the scenery was clearly visible. He was using his "new eyes".

He had been in the evil land for more than half a day and had marked many areas.

During this period, he encountered Yin Sha, Di Sha, Huo Sha, etc., and he was not very satisfied with any of them.

His vision is now very high, and he only wants to find a legendary "Sha", otherwise he would be letting down the Spark Essence he has collected in advance.

"Five-Colored Divine Fire Demon!" Xiao Wu pointed to the front excitedly. This was considered an extraordinary "natural talent" and was recorded in many books.

"Chase!" Qin Ming whispered.

However, it disappeared in a flash and into the ground.

Xiao Wu sighed, "These evil spirits are all intelligent. Some instinct makes them avoid danger and seek good fortune. They are very difficult to catch!"

They did their homework before coming.

The so-called evil places are probably related to the immortal top sects in ancient times. They are the places they set up to breed evil spirits, otherwise there would not be so many of them.

Ironically, the so-called immortal religions of the past have all disappeared, but the evil land is still there and has been preserved.

No one knows what level of evil and mysterious substances are in the deepest part of this evil land. Because of the long years of nurturing, many evil spirits have mutated, some have become useless, and some have become even more terrifying.

As time went by, Qin Ming discovered several mutated evil spirits, all of which were outrageous. Some of them should be considered legendary terrifying substances.

For example, a ball of light contains internal textures, like a magic lamp hanging high in the night sky, extremely sacred, but its essence is still some kind of evil.

Unfortunately, when Qin Ming wanted to catch it, it disappeared in a flash.

"It's good to have it, but I'm afraid I can't even see it." Qin Ming was full of expectations. As long as he could capture the "dark night matter" and form a pair with the essence of sparks.

Then he will be perfect, and if he tries to break through the barrier, everything will fall into place naturally.

It was a desolate place, with barren land stretching for thousands of miles and no grass growing. In the darkness, the fog grew thicker.

"Brother Ming, there is a thatched hut and a dim lamp ahead. The wick seems to be a kind of evil spirit!" Xiao Wu felt his mouth dry. He actually saw an unusual scene in such a dead place.

Qin Ming nodded, he had already seen it.

"There is also a human-shaped lantern, emitting a faint flame." Xiao Wu was surprised at first, and then his scalp tingled, and he said, "Could that be a human skin lantern?!"

When they got closer, they breathed a sigh of relief and realized it was just made of paper.

However, after Qin Ming took a closer look, he was shocked. The human-shaped lantern was lifelike and looked very much like an old acquaintance from Shuangshu Village!
I wish you all a happy new year, good fortune to your family and all the best!
(End of this chapter)