Night without Borders

Chapter 315 Status and Variables

The spring water gurgles gently, the woodland is shrouded in mist, and the fragrance of wildflowers and the fresh scent of grass and trees flow through the night fog.

The water in the large cauldron was boiling, and the dragon meat was crystal clear with a rosy glow, and its rich aroma filled the air, making the group eat to their heart's content.

Qin Ming said, "The environment of the Divine Desolation Plains is quite special, making it easy for creatures with unusual bloodlines to be born."

Last time, although he encountered danger several times in the border areas, he gained a lot.

Undoubtedly, there are even more valuable rare blood species deep within the Godslayer Plains.

As night deepened, Yu Gengsheng was the first to leave, saying, "Sigh, I'm getting old, I can't stay up as late as you young people anymore, I'm going home now."

Dragon meat is a great tonic, but it's nothing special to him at the fifth realm.

Qin Ming, Li Qingyue, Wu Yaozu and the others were all full of energy at this moment, with their pores open and glowing.

Soon, they all sat down cross-legged and used the food to supplement their practice.

"Qingyue, I will pass on the Diamond Sutra to you," Qin Ming said.

"I have been practicing the Immortal Willow Golden Body Technique, which is very suitable for me." As a top-tier immortal seed, Li Qingyue is naturally very well-rounded and is also practicing some body-protecting techniques.

However, Qin Ming still passed it on to her, and at the same time studied her Immortal Path Scripture, which was incredibly flexible and defensive.

The two corroborated each other's findings and both gained considerable insights.

The "Immortal Willow Golden Body Technique" is renowned in the secluded lands, and Jiang Ran, Leng Feiyue, and others are practicing it as well, which shows its true value.

After all, Jiang Ran is the number one person of her generation in the Immortal Land, while Leng Feiyue is a direct descendant of the old monster Leng Mingkong who paved the way.

"Brother Ming, Da Xiang and I will head back first. You two can continue your sparring." Wu Yaozu pulled Xiang Yiwu, who was still eager to eat more dragon meat while practicing his skills, away from the arena.

"Why are they fighting?" Xiao Wu observed from a distance, unsure of what to say.

He was very perceptive and made room for the two of them to meet alone. As a result, the forest was filled with surging sunlight and intertwined spiritual light, and the two of them began to fight.

"Qin Ming subtly used the Five Elements Sacred Fiend, which was hidden within the Five Elements Light Wheel." Xiang Yiwu observed carefully.

Subsequently, they discovered that when Qin Ming used the "Black and White Scripture," he also vaguely employed the Yin-Yang Heavenly Light Diagram.

Wu Yaozu exclaimed in surprise, "Fairy Li is truly too powerful; she has forced Brother Ming to reveal his true abilities."

In the woodland where the fire glowed softly, both of them were very restrained. Neither their Heavenly Light Energy nor their spiritual light soared into the night sky; they only released it slightly outwards.

They moved with lightning speed and their figures were as graceful as immortals, but they did not make a big commotion.

The two were merely testing each other's moves and exchanging techniques; it wasn't a real fight.

Qin Ming already knew that Li Qingyue had reached perfection in the third realm—Harmony and Light—and was about to break through the major barrier and reach a higher level.

The path to immortality begins at the Harmony and Light Realm, where one must undergo "tribulation" or be baptized by the mysterious "immortal fire" to purify one's consciousness and gradually endow it with immortality.

The so-called tribulation is when the consciousness and spiritual light leave the body and enter the dark sky, where they are eroded and tempered by various otherworldly lights.

Under normal circumstances, even if a person of immortal potential is undergoing tribulation, they must be accompanied by an elder to watch over them.

Because above the dark clouds, deep in the sky, there are many mysterious and unknown dangers, and various changes and accidents can easily occur.

Even in that otherworldly realm, unpredictable calamities may occasionally occur.

Those who walk the path to immortality are confident because they have a strong foundation. Starting from the third realm, whether they undergo tribulation or try to bathe in "immortal fire," these are all terrifying experiences that can bring about amazing transformations for them.

After sparring and exchanging ideas with Li Qingyue, Qin Ming became much more serious; the methods of the Immortal Path were indeed formidable.

At the same time, he also marveled that the names of the realms on the path to immortality all had origins and specific meanings.

In comparison, the names of the realms on the path to new life are indeed somewhat "back to basics".

Li Qingyue said, “The six realms of the Immortal Path are: Xinzhai, Huangting, Heguang, Baopu, Chunyang, and Qiuzhen. Starting from the third realm, Heguang, each realm is a step up to the heavens. After each breakthrough, the improvement will be enormous.”

Qin Ming nodded and asked, "Are you going to enter the fourth realm soon?"

"Hmm, the Eight Trigrams Furnace has a vague will. It tells me that there is something somewhat familiar beneath this immortal tomb. I should break through to the fourth realm."

Dressed in white, Li Qingyue gazed at the boundless night sky. In the evening breeze, her black hair and clothes fluttered, as if she were about to ride the wind to the heavens and travel far away.

……

As night fell, massive spaceships began to set sail one after another.

Yu Gengsheng was also leaving. He took the initiative to return first, worried about his old partner Zhao Ziyuan, and wanted to get to the Divine Desolation Plain as soon as possible.

In the battle in the desert, his injuries were minor; he lost just over a hundred sparse strands of hair on his head to the lightning strike from his opponent, which infuriated him.

"Little Qin, don't rush. Take good care of your injuries here and travel with Elder Jin Yuan of the Five Elements Palace. His injuries are quite serious, and he can also travel at night. You can ask him more questions about the Five Elements."

Qin Ming had originally intended to travel with him, but upon hearing this, his heart stirred, and he nodded in agreement.

He successfully fused the legendary Five Elements Sacred Fiend, which would be a good opportunity for him to exchange ideas with the senior figures in this field.

He soon learned that Jin Yuan had been severely injured in the battle, his body had been torn to pieces more than once, and he needed to rest for several days.

That day, many people embarked on their journey home, and even Li Qingyue and Jiang Ran and others boarded a spaceship and went far away.

It's uncertain whether there's any fighting on the Godslayer Plain right now, because the distance is too great and communication is difficult; no one knows the real-time situation. "Qin Ming, let's travel together on my spaceship," Helian Yaoqing said with a smile. She was still dressed as a man, with waist-length black hair, red lips, and white teeth—a dashing and debonair figure.

After Qin Ming demonstrated even more extraordinary combat power in the battle in the desert, she stopped mentioning having him follow her around and instead changed her tune, suggesting that they could be partners in the future.

"My injuries are too severe; I need to rest for a few more days," Qin Ming replied with a smile.

Helian Yaoqing smiled and said, "I have precious medicines and the most caring maids here. If you set off earlier, your injuries will heal faster."

Not far away, Helian Zhaoyu saw this scene and his forehead veins were about to bulge. His cousin really didn't care about his feelings.

Before leaving, Cheng Sheng, a prominent figure in the Tantric sect, greeted him, saying, "Brother, you performed quite well this time. When can we exchange ideas? Don't worry, I won't use my higher cultivation level to intimidate you. We'll spar on equal footing."

"Okay, I'll wait until I recover from my injuries." Qin Ming nodded, genuinely interested in the methods of the esoteric sect.

Before leaving, Pei Shuyan saw him and came over to say a few words.

Without a doubt, Qin Ming, standing at the second realm, has eliminated the seed of the third realm. His outstanding achievements have had a significant impact, at least among the younger generation.

Helian Zhaoyu had just boarded the ship and hadn't even left yet when some people already stopped caring about his gaze.

In particular, after the Helian family's large ship sailed away, even more people came to talk to Qin Ming. After the battle, his status and position seemed to have risen a notch.

Qin Ming decided that he needed to convert the Vajra Fruit into his own power in the near future and continue to maintain this momentum of constantly getting stronger.

After the bloody battle in the desert, he unknowingly got to know quite a few people, including young nobles from the three great dynasties, and seeds of the Immortal Path, the Secret Sect, and the New Life Path.

There are also scions of ancient families who I already knew, and whose relationship had cooled down for two years, but is now warming up again.

"The Thunder King Bird is seriously injured? This is a medicinal powder specifically for high-level exotic birds of the thunder attribute; it can help it recover as soon as possible." Before leaving, the Fourth Princess of Dayu had her personal maid bring her a bottle of medicine.

Qin Ming was very grateful for this. Without this mount, he certainly wouldn't have achieved such a high record, and he might not have been able to avoid being ambushed by those old guys in the fourth realm.

After taking the medicine, the Thunder King Bird, with its purple wings, improved considerably.

Initially, it was conscripted by Yao Ruoxian and left its original young nobleman. It was very dissatisfied and unruly.

However, when it witnessed its new master beheading hunters in the early stages of the third realm with a single stroke, it immediately became obedient and well-behaved.

Later on, it completely submitted, and its eyes lit up every time it looked at Qin Ming.

On that day, a major event occurred in the desert.

The patriarch who remained here had an intermittent and vague exchange with the earth immortal sealed in the main tomb, and things made a breakthrough.

That night, they couldn't wait to dig up a small ancient tomb, which was inconspicuous compared to the large tombs on high mountains.

Throughout the process, they used thirty-six sacred stakes to suppress the area, proceeding with great caution.

Immediately, the patriarchs were invigorated.

"This... involves spatial runes!"

The old monsters who wouldn't even flinch at the collapse of Feixian Mountain were all laughing, their faces showing excitement.

Beneath the ancient tomb lies a mysterious stone altar, densely covered with numerous immortal runes.

“Comparing this with the stone altar discovered in the Kunlun region will likely yield new findings. This earth immortal is truly willing to share his treasures.”

"He said that this stone platform is related to his homeland, and he probably wants to use our help to decipher and activate it."

Five days later, the three spaceships took off simultaneously, and Qin Ming embarked on his return journey.

The body pieced together by Elder Jin Yuan of the Five Elements Palace has healed. Although it is not completely cured, it can still fight in case of emergencies.

Qin Ming set off together with the pale-faced old man.

During this period, he visited the old man, and the two got along fairly well. If the old man hadn't been in such a bad state, he would have asked him all sorts of questions about the Five Elements long ago.

"Almost everything in the world can be encompassed by the Five Elements..." After traveling for two days, Jin Yuan's torn mental field had almost healed, and he began to talk about the Five Elements with Qin Ming.

The night fog was thick, and the world was pitch black.

On this journey home, ninety percent of the land is devoid of light and fire, and is extremely dark. Without knowing the route or having a special navigational tool, it is very easy to get lost.

Qin Ming increasingly felt that it was too difficult for cultivators of lower realms to venture alone into the depths of the Night Mist World.

Often, there is not a single ray of light for hundreds of thousands of miles, like an abyss. There are many such areas, and some are even millions of miles in a straight line where you can't see your hand in front of your face. It is easy to get trapped and die in them.

Add to that the unknown creatures and dangers along the way, and there's practically no way to survive.

"Some substances are not included in the Five Elements, and some methods are difficult to overcome by the Five Elements. How can this be resolved?" Qin Ming humbly asked on the large ship.

"Seek change in the Five Elements," Jin Yuan responded.

Suddenly, the pitch-black sky split open, and a blinding light fell, as if the entire foggy world had been cleaved in two.

Jin Yuan suddenly stood up and said, "What... what kind of place is this? Do we have to respond to every word we say? Could it be some kind of unexpected event from beyond the Five Elements?"

A dazzling light descended from the sky, accompanied by a vast expanse of white mist, forming a huge passage. The scene was terrifying and the commotion was immense.

(End of this chapter)