Night without Borders

Chapter 360 Earth Immortal Transcends the Realm
In the freezing snow, Qin Ming, dressed in black, stood with his hands behind his back, watching the man and woman whose bones were creaking all over.

Although he didn't speak, his gaze pierced straight to people's hearts, scrutinizing them indifferently, as if to say, "Is this the so-called orthodox Chaos Force?"

In this chaotic world, often, having the right strength is more powerful than a thousand words. This one scene, with him looking down at the other, is enough!
The two of them were about to "fall over" before Qin Ming and "pay homage" to him.

No one expected that the two practitioners of the Chaos Force would clash upon their first meeting.

Many people understand that this is not a superficial debate about orthodoxy.

The young man, Xie Zhaoheng, let out a low roar, his outer garment burst open, revealing gleaming silver armor underneath. The light seemed to boil, almost burning fiercely, illuminating the night sky.

His entire right hand was bathed in golden light, and then his flesh became transparent, with the bones inside tinged with a pale gold color. Golden lines appeared and rapidly expanded throughout his arm and then spread to his whole body.

Xie Zhaoheng's power surged, blocking Qin Ming's view of the sky.

"Hmm, is that 'sage bone'? They actually managed to pave this path." Some of the older generation couldn't help but show surprise.

Dozens or even hundreds of golden threads intertwined within the young man's body, like the revival of dragon tendons, making him dangerous, and the light seemed to be undergoing a qualitative change.

What's going on? Many people were puzzled and consulted the older generation.

"The path to rebirth is slow, and the chaotic energy is too domineering, which can easily cause the body to explode. A patriarch once pondered whether it was possible to implant the living bone essence left behind by the predecessors after their disintegration into the bodies of later generations to help them transform."

Upon hearing this, everyone understood what was going on.

The young man's implanted sage bone was certainly far from the level of a patriarch, but now it seemed to have activated all his potential, making him seem to have undergone a transformation in an instant.

Xie Zhaoheng felt ashamed that he had almost knelt down just now. He looked young and tender, but he was actually much older than the boy opposite him.

As he moved forward, the ground of the manor trembled slightly, and the snow in the area was shaken up, with snow particles flying like waterfalls into the air.

However, the boy opposite him remained calm and continued to look down at him.

Xie Zhaoheng's hair danced wildly in the snow waterfall, his right hand rose, and his whole body was covered with dense golden "dragon veins," and the light of the sky burst out.

He unleashed sword energy from head to toe, hurtling towards Qin Ming. His right hand, in particular, was dazzlingly bright, causing the void to seem to twist and collapse, with deafening thunderous roars.

Qin Ming stood silently in the wind and snow, like a golden crow in human form soaring through the sky. His brilliant light illuminated the eternal night, and his black clothes were tinged with dazzling golden light. His eyes, eyebrows, and even strands of hair were bursting with light.

Xie Zhaoheng was shocked. He used the "Soaring Sword Scripture," and many of his golden meridians revived, mobilizing terrifying potential. Hundreds of sword energies slashed at the opponent, but what did he see in the end?
When all the sword energy touched the great sun's light outside Qin Ming's body, it shattered and finally turned into ripples that disappeared into the void.

Even with the blessing of the Sage Bone, Xie Zhaoheng's outstretched right hand, with its golden light expanding like divine flames, could not break through that majestic and sacred sun.

In the dazzling sunlight, Qin Ming, dressed in black, suddenly took a step forward. With a loud bang, as if the sky had collapsed and the earth had split open, the dazzling light surged and knocked his opponent back.

Xie Zhaoheng coughed up a mouthful of blood, his body hunched over from being suppressed, and he bowed deeply in a deep salute.

In fact, he almost knelt down.

At the critical moment, unwilling to be humiliated, his hand bones cracked, and golden runes burst forth from his sage bones to resist Qin Ming's unrestrained radiance.

In an instant, Xie Zhaoheng's virtuous bones dimmed, almost piercing through his flesh and blood.

He used this opportunity to retreat, but he was still struck by Qin Ming's heavenly light, like a small boat in a raging sea.

Qin Ming did not stop. Standing in the golden light, he stepped forward. Since others had already attacked him, how could he give up?

On the four-tusked white elephant, the little Buddha appears as a deity holding a flower, exuding a sacred and transcendent aura in the clear sky. Between his two fingers, the heavenly light flows and a golden lotus appears.

With a gentle flick of his wrist, his unique Primordial Tathagata Heavenly Light flew out in the form of a divine flower, crystal clear, with even morning dew rolling on its golden petals. It appeared delicate, but the power contained within it made many people's hearts tremble, even grandmasters were astonished.

Elder Ximing stepped forward, and with a flick of his finger, it seemed as if lightning struck from the heavens, and a terrifying and dazzling light poured out.

With a deafening boom, Gu Xicheng struck the golden lotus with the Great Thunderclap Heavenly Light. It was as if two comets had collided in mid-air above the manor, instantly brightening the night sky as if it were daytime. Then, the heavenly light expanded outward, evaporating all the drifting snowflakes and clearing them away completely.

The four-tusked white elephant cried out in agony, as it was thrown away by the aftershocks.

The young Buddha even flew into the air and retreated quickly, but he was not injured.

Many people looked solemn. This Chaos Force successor from Pugong was truly terrifying. After all, he was facing a Grandmaster!
The manor was completely silent.

The young Buddha was still in the fourth realm, yet he could already contend with a grandmaster?
For a moment, people's hearts were in turmoil. The Chaotic Force was indeed terrifying. Once mastered, it would cause headaches for all parties.

As for the two disciples of the Little Buddha, they clearly hadn't mastered the skills.

Suddenly, the stream of light reappeared in the void.

After the golden lotus was shattered by the Great Thunderclap Heavenly Light, the remaining divine essence actually manifested again!
It reformed into a faint flower bud and bloomed in the wind and snow, which is rather absurd.

The light emanating from the Little Buddha was eternally radiant, possessing the characteristic of immortality!
The lotus flower swayed and rushed towards Qin Ming at lightning speed.

Gu Xicheng took a step forward, ready to intercept.

However, Qin Ming took matters into his own hands, extending two fingers to gently pinch the delicate lotus flower, admiring it as if it were an ordinary flower, and continued walking forward without stopping.

This scene also stunned many people.

Even though it was a lotus flower formed from the remnants of a past life, Qin Ming held it in his hand with such ease that it seemed extraordinary!

At this moment, even the most simple-minded person could see that these people from Pugong, seemingly dancing with swords at Qin Ming, actually intended to target the lineage of the Buddha in this world.

Without a doubt, when the Buddha returned in the past, his selection of the "Little Buddha" was itself a power grab.

The internal situation within the Tathagata sect has been extremely turbulent recently, with severe infighting.

The people on other paths remained silent, for they too had encountered similar problems. Whether it was the esoteric sects or the immortal path, there were extremely old "retired emperors" returning.

For example, Helian Chengyun's uncle was already an extremely powerful and ruthless character five hundred years ago. He was ordered to go out to explore and find a way.

Now that he has returned to Yezhou, he is arrogant and boastful of his hard work and achievements, and wants to reap the rewards on the Immortal Path and become the master of the Pure Land, which is really giving everyone a headache.

While "admiring the flowers," Qin Ming walked through the snow, sending Xie Zhaoheng and the female disciple, who were staggering backward, flying. Both of them coughed up blood and fell to the ground in the snow.

Throughout the entire ordeal, Qin Ming never actually made a move, relying entirely on the overflowing golden crow illuminating the night sky to suppress the two of them like chicks.

He naturally knew the intention of Little Buddha to watch his disciples' fate unfold. Seeing that he was getting close to Xiang Yiwu and standing on the side of the Buddha of this era, he wanted to start with him.

The other party was well aware that he had a close relationship with the Buddha of this era, yet he sent him to pay homage to the Buddha of the past.

Qin Ming naturally wouldn't indulge them; trying to use him as a target was a mistake!
With a flick of his finger, the lotus flower in his hand shattered like a dream, and he walked past the young couple on the ground without even glancing at them.

In fact, the atmosphere at the scene was extremely tense, because among those returning from Pugong was a grandmaster who had mastered the Chaos Force, his entire body radiating terrifying beams of light. A top-tier grandmaster appeared silently; he was the foremost disciple of the Buddha in this era, and personally blocked this man's path.

Otherwise, after this old master from the Buddha's lineage appeared, perhaps no one could truly restrain him.

All parties felt a chill run down their spines. Those who had mastered the Chaos Force were terrifying; they could easily defeat even stronger opponents at higher levels.

Fortunately, they are prone to exploding and won't easily make a move!
Just like now, after a brief standoff between the grandmaster who had mastered the Chaos Force and the Buddha's chief disciple, they withdrew the light of heaven and vanished into thin air from the snow.

"These are turbulent times," someone sighed to themselves.

The complex internal situation of the Tathagata Sect is by no means an isolated case in Yezhou.

Subsequently, the three patriarchs who guarded the Golden Light Cave appeared and warned everyone not to cause trouble in this place.

All the new explorers were confined to the manor and told that they would not be able to enter the new world in the short term.

The group of experts from Pugon were disappointed and privately quite dissatisfied, but there was nothing they could do, because this was not just directed at them.

……

Rumble!
In the wind and snow, in the pitch-black night sky, thick clouds collided, and lightning actually appeared, tearing through the darkness.

Many people were surprised to find that it was winter thunder, a rare sight.

Moreover, it wasn't just one or two claps of thunder; it was continuous. As the night fog dissipated and the dark clouds churned, enormous bolts of lightning darted about, as if the sky had been pierced and torn apart.

Inside the manor, Qin Ming was getting restless and wanted to fly.

On any thunderstorm, he could draw upon the light of the heavens in the void. He wanted to ascend in spirit, but the manor was a mixed bag of people, so it wasn't entirely safe.

Qin Ming saw Xiang Yiwu, who was running wildly, searching for Gu Xicheng, shouting: "Elder, the lightning is here, it's time for the Heavenly Light to temper the soul."

"Do you want to travel in spirit, to the top of the clouds?" Qin Ming asked.

Xiang Yiwu nodded. He knew his own situation. He had a special constitution and was known as the Golden Cicada. He teetered between life and death, reincarnating in the mortal world with a living body, going through a cycle every few years.

"You're going up too?" He looked surprised.

Qin Ming was quite unsettled. The path of rebirth was different from other paths. At this level, it was normally impossible to travel in spirit!

No wonder Xiang Yiwu once said that his mission in life was to pave the way for the new system.

Qin Ming said, "Then let's go together!"

Xiang Yiwu nodded and said, "I'll go find the elder protector!"

His heart was filled with turmoil. After entering the third realm, he was reborn in the Seven Treasure Pond of the Buddha's teachings, which gave him this extraordinary foundation.

The brothers in front of me relied entirely on their own recklessness to get here.

Xiao Wu also rushed over upon hearing the news. He was on the path of rainbow transformation, where his essence, energy, and spirit condensed into a divine rainbow, allowing him to leave his physical body in the first stage.

Gu Xicheng arrived and led the three of them on a spiritual journey upwards. Of course, they were all taking a long detour, making it impossible for them to penetrate the thunderclouds.

Even a grandmaster wouldn't dare to directly face the thunder and fire of heaven and earth.

The four arrived above the thick clouds. Today, the place was no longer dark, as it attracted a large amount of sunlight and various strange substances.

The night sky was bustling tonight, and it wasn't just the four of them who appeared.

Not far away, Little Tathagata was radiant. He was in the fourth realm and had mastered the Chaos Force. He could already use the light of heaven to wrap his spiritual field and travel far away from his body.

At this moment, he sat cross-legged on a golden lotus flower, his appearance dignified and extraordinary.

With each breath, beneficial divine light, such as blessings as vast as the Eastern Sea and longevity as enduring as the Southern Mountain, enters his divine body.

He suddenly opened his eyes, his face showing disbelief.

In fact, on the path of rebirth, even at the fourth realm, many people's spirit and will are still unable to leave their bodies. Only a powerful person like him can be unrestricted.

On the other side, how could three young lads, only at the third realm, possibly ascend to heaven?
Further away, there were other figures, such as Jiang Ran, Pei Shuyan, Xie Lin, and others. They were using various dangerous substances in the sky to temper their spiritual light, hoping to achieve complete purification and transform into immortality.

A moment later, someone noticed something was wrong.

Qin Ming was really not "picky" at all. He would take in everything he saw along the way, whether it was the "Purple Qi Coming from the East" that prolonged life or the "Hell's Light" that consumed life force.

At this critical juncture, those who dare to venture into the night sky are naturally extraordinary individuals of exceptional status, and they are all astonished at this moment.

Xiang Yiwu was stunned; the unorthodox methods this brother was using were terrifying!

Qin Ming realized something and quickly opened his mouth, spitting out all the harmful sunlight to cover it up.

He flew towards the distance, not wanting to be observed, and drank like a whale from afar, swirling away clouds and devouring all kinds of luminous otherworldly matter.

In the end, he returned with a full load, burping contentedly, carrying with him the rich light and flowing fire, back into his body. This brief fifteen minutes was enough to make up for many days of his hard work.

Outside his body, a terrifying spiritual field expanded, its range noticeably increasing, and the spiritual field waves were almost materializing to the point that ordinary people could see them.

Qin Ming was quite looking forward to it. After returning in early spring and midsummer, without other great medicines or special terrain to aid his cultivation, ascending to heaven would be a very important choice for him.

……

Half a month later, the entire city of Niuben was shrouded in thick fog, while the manor outside the city was swept by strong winds and lightning, as if it had been thrown into hell by some great magic.

Everyone's heart was pounding, even the grandmasters, who were practically blind and couldn't see anything.

The world was as black as ink, shrouded in deathly silence.

"An Earth Immortal has passed through!"

The three patriarchs of this area felt a sense of dread. They decisively dispersed their pure Yang consciousness and spiritual light, choosing not to come into contact with the area that made them feel deeply oppressed.

The stronghold of the Minotaur race was like the underworld, cold, dark and boundless, where everything was silent. Many people's five senses seemed to be stripped away, and their consciousness seemed to be frozen and unable to function.

Beside the Golden Light Cave, the super fire spring is being frantically drained of its power. Accompanied by clanging sounds, an unfathomable entity is rapidly deploying resources to expand and reinforce the deep tunnel.

Immediately, the Golden Light Cave trembled violently, rumbling incessantly, and a terrifying pressure spread out, with the light of the Earth Immortals evaporating. It wasn't until a moment later that the place returned to calm.

(End of this chapter)