Night without Borders

Chapter 378 A Miracle That Shouldn't Have Happened
The earthen city is not magnificent, and even somewhat shabby. Its walls are made of pure rammed earth, without a single brick or tile, yet it exudes a desolate sense of historical weight. Because it is backed by Yujing, its intangible heritage is even more awe-inspiring.

People will not forget that in its silent era, the corpses of various super creatures hung on the tightly closed city gates, the dried bloodstains shocking to behold, accompanied by the swaying of broken wind chimes, emitting hollow ancient echoes.

Now, a powerful Earth Immortal has appeared in Tu City, and his power is so great that his first move was a devastating blow, causing a large number of giant mushrooms outside the city to explode.

"Earth Immortal!" The patriarchs trapped in the earthen city all had their pupils shrink, revealing their astonishment. Sure enough, the earthen city contained unfathomable power. At this critical moment, such a powerful figure had emerged.

This is a woman who looks to be in her early thirties. She is not stunningly beautiful, but her temperament is incredibly ethereal. Her blue dress flutters, and her fair face is filled with tranquility and peace. Her eyes are as deep as the starry sky.

Immediately, the First Ancestor stepped forward and paid his respects.

The Earthly Immortals of this era represent the highest level of combat power in this age.

Everyone knows that there must be higher-level beings deep within the world of night fog, but who has ever seen them?

Even earth immortals are just legends.

This is the first time in all these years that a living Earth Immortal has stood before everyone in Yezhou!
The twelve Golden Immortals all stepped forward, but she was the only one who obeyed.

Whether it's esoteric Buddhism or the Pure Land of the Outer World, there are patriarchs here. They glanced at the first patriarchs present and wanted to say: A bunch of old fogies, indeed profound, hiding a celestial being!
Actually, a group of "living ancestors" would rather punish them. Did they want to betray their master and ancestors by digging up such a creepy Zixia Cave? A bunch of unfilial descendants!
The Earth Immortal Mu Qinghe waved her hand, telling them not to stand on ceremony. She stood on the mud-brick city wall, watching the mushroom forest crumble into pieces.

Under the long night, even the main body of the Great Dream Mushroom was shattered, let alone the other colorful spirit mushrooms, which were at least 70% destroyed.

This is terrifying! This area is so vast, yet a single strike from a terrestrial immortal almost wiped it out!

The colossal Dream Mushroom, reaching straight above the thick clouds, let out a low roar. More than four months had passed, and its consciousness was now clear.

In an instant, under the cover of night, divine spores filled the sky, like countless fireflies fluttering about.

On the ground, countless spirit mushrooms burst forth from the soil and grew wildly. In the blink of an eye, towering giant mushrooms, like small mountains, were everywhere, all colorful, making the night hazy and dreamlike.

They continued to expand, spores surged forth, and light particles boiled, transforming into a "sea of ​​stars" that surged toward Tucheng.

Furthermore, from the earth's surface, a massive amount of fiery springs surged up, steaming into earth light and transforming into dazzling divine light, nourishing the countless "offspring" of the Great Dream Mushroom.

In the night sky, countless particles of light transformed into mushroom-shaped figures, falling towards the earthen city, and for the first time uttering a bloody cry: "Kill!"

This uniform rhythm, the combined killing intent of a large number of mushroom-like beings, was transmitted to the outside world through the Heaven-Stabilizing Stake.

In an instant, everyone felt a chill run down their spines. Was the final battle about to begin?

For a moment, everyone's heart was in their throat.

Outside the earthen city, the colorful spirit mushrooms that were as tall as mountains also transformed into human form, like giant spirit gods, taking heavy steps that made the earth tremble as they launched a general offensive.

Most importantly, the true form of the Great Dream Mushroom also took human form for the first time, personally going to deal with the Earth Immortal.

On the city wall, everyone was astonished to see its towering, enormous body shrink in an instant, until it was less than a meter tall.

It transformed into a small, rather sturdy old man, draped in a ten-colored robe and wearing a straw hat. With each step, it vanished into nothingness, until it reached the front of the earthen city.

The conical hat on its head is actually a mushroom-shaped umbrella.
The little old man, less than a meter tall, had eyes that shimmered with ten-colored divine light. He stood with his hands behind his back and said, "Fleeting fame fades with the clouds, the great dream is awakened by the tolling of the bell."

He seemed to be filled with endless emotions, saying, "I have been burdened with a great dream, yet I am trapped in it, sinking into eternal damnation, imprisoned in a deadly place, not knowing what year it is tonight."

As rumored, the Great Dream Mushroom was once sealed away. Who was responsible? It is said that the seal might belong to a celestial being!
However, his current behavior suggests he is a being at the Earth Immortal level.

On the adobe city wall, Mu Qinghe spoke: "You shouldn't have offended the adobe city that's related to Yujing."

"Yujing..." Upon hearing these two words, the short old man seemed to be stimulated. The mushroom hat on his head emitted a ten-colored fairy light. He rubbed his temples in pain and roared in a low voice.

Then, as if he had lost control, his eyes flashed with a blood-red, ferocious light. He leaped up and led a dense army of mushrooms toward the earthen city.

Boom!

With a casual strike, the old man caused the dark clouds in the sky to explode, and as he swung his hand downwards, a dense torrent of lightning rained down from the heavens.

This scene was chilling; endless bolts of lightning, all incredibly thick, engulfed the entire earthen city.

This is the Earth Immortal. Every move he makes stirs up the power of heaven and earth, and a single action can wipe out a city.

Mu Qinghe pointed to the sky, causing the night sky to tremble and even the dark clouds on the horizon to be torn apart. With a loud bang, divine fire descended from the sky, as if it had connected with the vanished sun. Boundless fire essence boiled and covered the old man.

The moment the two stepped off the field, their presence created an earth-shattering spectacle.

The defensive light barrier of the earthen city instantly distorted and collapsed, and an endless army of mushrooms from all directions charged towards the city. The towering giant seemed to be about to tear the entire city apart.

The Great War Between Earthly Immortals Erupts!

As you can see, endless mushroom-like figures are exploding and shattering, but the entire earthen city is also in turmoil, as if it could collapse at any moment.

Qin Ming discovered that the concentration of divine spores in the world was unprecedented.

He hid near the Heaven-Stabilizing Stake, separated by layers of mountains. Although he couldn't see the scene in front of the earthen city, he knew that the decisive battle had broken out.

"I'll refine, refine, refine the spores into medicine!"

Before him stood an ancient and authentic Bagua furnace, its opening gushing forth, drawing in the countless divine spores from the night sky.

This is the manifestation of the "Four-Page Jade Book," one of the three most difficult true scriptures on the path to immortality that he comprehended.

Qin Ming knew that he didn't have much time left to refine the divine spores into medicine here, so he needed to hurry and refine several more batches.

In a short while, the aroma of medicine wafted from the furnace. When he opened the furnace, a pool of liquid emitted a rich fragrance, its colors vibrant and its allure deadly.

He picked up the furnace formed from the light of the heavens, poured it into his mouth, and drank it all in one gulp, quite boldly.

In an instant, Qin Ming was "cracked" and covered in blood. This batch of medicine was indeed deadly, and ordinary people were simply not fit to handle it.

Because this is not a precious medicine at all.

Even without being smelted, divine spores are deadly; how much more deadly it would be if their essence were collected and refined.

Even though Qin Ming has recently adapted, it is about to disintegrate.

Furthermore, all those layers of illusions must be reflected.

"I'm using potent medicine to refine my true body." While refining his body, Qin Ming was also testing the methods and exploring the limits of silk calligraphy.

He knew very well that this true scripture was powerful, but also deadly. In the later stages, his physical body was very likely to explode. The more scripture meanings he integrated, the stronger he became, and the more dangerous it was for him.

He had previously dismantled the method, and finally used the "Destiny-Changing Scripture" to correct it.

Now that he has reached the third realm, he has not yet experienced the despair of being on the verge of collapse, and he really wants to try it.

The divine spores eroded and shattered even a celestial being like Tang Xumi, demonstrating their destructive power.

Now Qin Ming has taken the initiative to increase the pressure, and after refining it into a potent medicine, the silk calligraphy integrates various scriptures and operates wildly to test its limits of pressure resistance!
"I see a glimmer of light in this flaw; it can be improved!"

Qin Ming was invaded by the illusory realm and over-nourished by the spore "divine medicine." He felt a slightly intoxicated, hazy sensation, but at the same time, he was in excruciating pain. He was truly being torn apart.

Even the light of day that his consciousness was mingling with was crumbling.

He certainly wouldn't deliberately "courte himself"; everything must be done in moderation.

A moment later, the intense effects of the medicine wore off, and he sat down in the Eight Trigrams Furnace. Rather than refining himself, it was more like nourishing himself.

"Others are studying four pages of the Jade Book to refine their heart medicine, while I'm refining my body medicine. It's alright, I'll take it one step at a time." Qin Ming knew very well where his roots were; the Silk Script was his most important cultivation system!
After his injuries were fully healed, he once again guided the spores in the hazy night, and countless luminous particles surged into the Bagua Furnace.

Meanwhile, Qin Ming fine-tuned the silk calligraphy, amplifying the flawed light and finding its shortcomings.

Soon after, the fragrant aroma of medicine wafted from the Bagua furnace, which was the embodiment of the four-page jade book.

"Let's have another pot!"

After the furnace lid was opened, the colorful liquid was absorbed as he opened his mouth, like scalding five-colored magma, burning his flesh and blood until it was almost smoking, with astonishing destructive power.

Soon, Qin Ming cracked open again.

The silk calligraphy was running wildly, still under extreme pressure, repeatedly exploring where the end was.

He has extremely high standards for himself because he needs to integrate a lot of knowledge in the future. If he doesn't find the flaws and eliminate the hidden dangers now, he will inevitably be in great danger in the future.

Qin Ming saw the centipede-like wounds on the Buddha's body in the past. The opponent was very strong, but it was definitely blown up. He estimated that some of the wounds were difficult to heal on their own and needed to be stitched up with dragon tendons, immortal tendons, etc.

Qin Ming didn't want to be forced to mend and patch himself up one day.

In fact, if it really came down to that point, he would rather not practice silk calligraphy, because healing in that way would mean that this path had come to an end and that there was an upper limit to the fusion of the true scriptures.

I wonder why that sage living in the present world in Pugong didn't explode, and he seems to have broken through to the seventh realm. With the unparalleled combat power of this method, he might be able to look down on the Earth Immortal realm!
Qin Ming used his divine light to reflect upon himself and observe the "oversights" in the silk calligraphy.

"Five batches of medicine are not enough, drink ten more batches."

He used this place to refine precious medicines, and through tearing apart his body, he honed himself and perfected his silk calligraphy.

Qin Ming discovered several flaws and made minor adjustments to his most important scriptures.

In the end, he found that he really couldn't find any flaws.

His strictness, even at the cost of breaking himself, is all for the purpose of completely eradicating potential future problems. What he wants is "no limit"!
In his view, the silk calligraphy of the Pugong school is like dancing in shackles, with an upper limit, and the hideous scars of the Buddha in the past are the most direct manifestation of this.

Even though there was no flaw to be found and no defects to be seen, Qin Ming still did not stop. He continued to refine spore medicine, but the benefits seemed minimal. He kept cracking himself open, almost torturing himself.

His mingled consciousness, the light of heaven, was constantly compressed, transforming into a dazzling golden elixir, and then, like a blazing sun, condensed to its extreme before exploding.

Qin Ming is refining his true body, consciousness, celestial light, and true scriptures, paving the way for the future.

In the end, he was full of energy, his body was flawless, and his form and spirit were perfectly integrated. For a moment, he seemed to hear the sound of the chains of order breaking.

He felt completely clear-headed and relaxed, both mentally and physically, as if some kind of shackle had been severed from him. Qin Ming believed that there were no problems with the third realm of the Silk Calligraphy technique or with himself.

Between heaven and earth, countless divine spores danced in the air, and in the distant night sky, many giant mushroom-like beings roared, engaging in an exceptionally fierce battle.

Qin Ming sat quietly, refining medicine, waiting for the place to be unsealed.

After he consumed another batch of brilliant medicinal liquid, his body burst forth with dazzling light, a vast expanse of sacred smoke rose up, and the spiritual field, imbued with illusion, rapidly expanded outwards.

"After more than four months of hard work, I thought I had only honed my foundation, but I didn't expect that I would break through at the last moment."

Qin Ming was overjoyed. He knew that refining medicine, refining his true body, and fine-tuning the silk calligraphy would allow him to shatter some kind of invisible shackles.

His cultivation level improved, and he reached the seventh level of the Spirit Realm, corresponding to the late stage of the third realm.

This step is crucial, meaning that he is no longer afraid of facing even some of the top seeds and shining stars of the fourth realm.

Most importantly, he seems to have mastered the Great Dream Spirit Field.

Before the earthen city, the battle between the earth immortals reached its climax and entered a critical stage.

The little old man, less than a meter tall, possessed immortality. He was ever-changing, like the countless spores in the sky, omnipresent, and could change bodies at will, launching a frenzied attack on Tu City.

He even summoned meteorites from outer space to bombard his opponents throughout the city.

“We can’t kill him. As long as there are spores, he can be reborn.” The first ancestors in the city all frowned.

"There's no way to 'save' money; we have to resort to our ultimate weapon," one of the Twelve Golden Immortals said.

The immortal Mu Qinghe danced with flowing sleeves. Although she could not be called a peerless beauty, her otherworldly demeanor and composed temperament made her appear extraordinary.

She raised her delicate hand, holding a scroll, and gently unfurled it, instantly revealing a hazy Jade Capital City. As she chanted a celestial incantation, the city in the scroll glowed, shining its light outwards.

"Ah..." The old man let out a painful howl, and then he began to burn, a scene that was horrifying.

Within the earthen city, there exists a terrifying weapon capable of harming beings at the Earth Immortal level.

The old man quickly dissipated, only to revive in other mushroom-like beings, but this was to no avail. It was as if an indestructible celestial light had locked onto him, relentlessly pursuing and killing him.

“This is the light of the Jade Capital that has been brought here; you cannot stop it!” Mu Qinghe said calmly.

Then, all the mushroom people and spores in the world were illuminated by that light, and they all disintegrated, turning into raging flames.

"Can we borrow the power of the Jade Capital?" The patriarchs of all paths showed surprise.

The city in the painting became somewhat blurred, clearly indicating that using power of this level would damage the treasure.

The land was in an uproar as the Great Dream Mushroom and his "offspring" were being slaughtered.

It has to be said that this legendary mushroom is incredibly powerful. It has been shattered dozens or even hundreds of times, yet it still lives, unless all its offspring are wiped out.

In fact, he knew that the situation was hopeless. Once Tucheng released the light of the Jade Capital, even an Earth Immortal could not stop it.

"One day, I will return, my true form will break free from the seal, and reappear in the world!" The Great Dream Mushroom shattered and dimmed, and the endless mushroom people completely disintegrated. All the spores were ignited and turned into ashes.

Many people gasped in shock at the sight of him in the night fog; his true form was most likely that of an ancient celestial being!

In the distance, Qin Ming, who was refining medicine, discovered that the colorful liquid in the furnace had dimmed and turned into ashes.

Moreover, the spores that had clung to his eyes and brows had all vanished, the Great Dream Mushroom of this place had completely perished, and everything related to him had also disappeared with the wind.

The predicament of Tucheng was resolved in a single day.

Soon, the outside world learned that a sleeping Earth Immortal had been awakened, and with the light of the Jade Capital, he had suppressed and killed the Great Dream Mushroom of the Seventh Realm, completely eliminating the great threat.

"hiss!"

People were shocked. Tucheng was indeed unfathomable, with a celestial being lying in wait. Were there other unfathomable masters inside?
Afterwards, many people breathed a sigh of relief, as the crisis was finally resolved.

Under the cover of night, the news spread far and wide, shaking the world.

"Night Prefecture, the temporary stop of Jade Capital, is indeed a place with deep waters; there are even earth immortals living in seclusion there!"

Upon hearing this, many powerful figures from beyond the realm became cautious, recognizing that Night Continent was not a desolate place for cultivation and that it was home to truly powerful individuals.

"I feel that the leaders of all paths in Yezhou today are ruthless people. They would first throw themselves into the pit to find out the foundation and strength of their own ancestors and see if they are on the same path."

"Isn't it?"

"That's hard to say!"

Outside of Yezhou, some old monsters were talking about it, all with expressions of fear.

After the death of the Great Dream Mushroom, the patriarchs of each path did not immediately remove the Heaven-Stabilizing Stake. Instead, they took the Heavenly Mirror, imbued it with the scent of spores, and then used it to illuminate the besieged territory to detect any remaining hidden dangers.

Li Qingyue immediately made a request, wanting to enter the forbidden area to search for the person again.

Old Meng, with red eyes, also demanded to enter.

"Brother Ming, out of the three of us brothers, you're the one with the toughest life. Why did you leave early?" Wu Yaozu arrived, looking dejected.

Xiang Yiwu sighed, never expecting that a close friend who was paving the way for the new system would die so young!
“It shouldn’t be like this…” Yu Gengsheng was more heartbroken than ever before. In the battle of the Divine Desolation Plains, he lost his old partner Zhao Ziyuan, and now the young man he valued most had also passed away prematurely, which truly broke his heart.

"Little Qin, how could this happen? You shouldn't have died so young." Li Qingyun felt a lump in his throat. He had also come to the Kunling region. He had been recuperating since being severely injured in the battle against the demons in the Western Region, but he was unable to see the boy he cherished one last time.

At this point, many people were certain that Qin Ming had indeed died in that forbidden area.

While some are grieving, others are laughing.

Upon receiving these secret reports, many members of the Cui family immediately showed relaxed smiles.

“I’m really afraid that he will become a force to be reckoned with in the future. After all, as various truths come to light, his talent is truly terrifying.”

"So-called extraordinary potential and exceptional talent are worthless in the face of fate!"

Many people in the ancient family felt that ever since Lu Zizai brought Qin Ming to their door, that young man actually put some pressure on them, and many people were worried that he would really grow up and threaten them.

Now, what is there to say about the deceased genius to them? Yesterday's brilliance is nothing but a handful of dust today.

"Heh..." Accompanied by a cold laugh, many people said no more. How could a young boy shake a thousand-year-old family? He died prematurely before he could even grow up.

In the distance, the young man behind Xin Yuan smiled faintly and shook his head, saying, "It's a pity that I didn't get a chance to make a move. I thought you were someone important, but you're just a piece of ashes from this era."

In the secluded Pure Land, Grandmaster Helian Yunji was drinking tea with a friend and said, "He actually died. It seems that this boy was nothing special. He could not inherit the destiny of the new path and was not the one to pave the way."

"I was a little worried at first, that he might snatch the Four Sacred Beasts from me." Grandmaster Su Yuxiao chuckled.

"Qin Ming, the face of Xinsheng Road, has fallen in Kunling!" The night newspaper reported directly.

"Just like that, he died?" Helian Zhaoyu muttered to himself in Kunling, "In this era, only the survivors reign supreme!"

"Good riddance!" Qi Yunxiao, whose cultivation had been crippled by Qin Ming, said through gritted teeth after hearing the confirmed news.

……

Soon, the earthen city opened, and people, after being purified, came to the outside world.

At the same time, the thirty-six Heaven-Stabilizing Stakes also rose from the ground and were taken away by the patriarchs.

Outside the forbidden area, many people from various paths arrived, waiting for the return of the seeds in Tu City and the experts from each path.

Wu Yaozu looked at the portrait and immediately spotted Mu Xingyao. He rushed over and excitedly transmitted his voice to her, saying, "Fairy Mu, may I speak to you in private?"

"Who are you, and what do you want?" Mu Xingyao, dressed in purple, looked puzzled.

"Fairy, I've heard that you and Brother Ming are very close, strolling together by candlelight at night, flying wing to wing..." Xiao Wu secretly transmitted his voice.

Then, Mu Xingyao almost "exploded" on the spot. This guy was actually subtly probing in his words, asking if Qin Ming had any possibility of leaving offspring!

Is suspicion falling on her?

At this moment, Mu Xingyao really wanted to throw a powerful punch and smash it hard into his face.

……

"What... The Celestial Mirror captured a living creature, not one related to the Great Dream Mushroom, but a human being with flesh and blood?"

A sudden piece of news arrived, immediately causing a sensation.

Outside the forbidden area, a large number of cultivators gathered, and some who had returned from Tu City even heard this astonishing information.

It was impossible for Qin Ming to slip away quietly. When the patriarchs used the Celestial Mirror to investigate, they had already discovered him.

"That person wasn't in Tucheng, but living alone in the wilderness. My God, who is it? How could they be so lucky to be alive!"

People found it unbelievable that such a powerful person existed.
Not long after, a very "slender" figure was personally brought out by the patriarch.

"Is this... a ghost? How could he have survived this?!" Even some of the top-tier figures were shocked.

Cui Chonghe was smiling faintly, but his expression froze when he saw that figure.

"How is this possible!" Helian Zhaoyu was stunned, feeling that this was too absurd.

The group of people were stunned, feeling that this was a miracle that should not have happened.

(End of this chapter)