Night without Borders

Chapter 397 The Lost Treasure of Yujing

Lightning flashed and thunder roared over Shuangshu Village, and black and white clouds appeared!

Liu Mo soared into the sky, no longer looking old and frail, his eyes like two small suns.

The thick clouds trembled and spun violently because of him, forming a giant Tai Chi symbol.

A blood-red phantom appeared in the night sky, approaching at lightning speed; it was the Blood Kite that had been roaming nearby for five hundred years.

With a clang, a rusty spear engraved with divine patterns suddenly appeared from within the clearly defined black and white clouds and landed in Liu Mo's hand.

Then, pure white bones flew over, one by one, piece by piece, all like mutton fat jade, rapidly shrinking and connecting into a string, transforming into a crystal-clear bone chain.

Liu Mo wore skin and bones, emanating a terrifying aura.

With a deafening roar, the massive Tai Chi diagram exploded, as if countless bolts of lightning had pierced through the clouds. He vanished from the scene in an instant, disappearing into the distance.

Deep in the sky, fierce winds blow, becoming more terrifying the higher one goes, capable of scattering the light of consciousness.

High in the heavens, there are some eerie areas where the unique gales can even extinguish pure Yang consciousness!

Liu Mo set out silently, searching for the Sky City.

A city, high in the sky, is naturally related to a grotto-heaven.

Finally, Liu Mo saw the gate to the Golden Palace!

It was extremely decayed and dilapidated, barely a remnant of a grotto.

The surrounding area was dark and gloomy, like a desolate wasteland.

Liu Mo stared intently at the cavern shrouded in night mist, his eyes deep, and said, "No wonder you've been 'indifferent to worldly affairs' all these years. What have you to fight with? Your strength no longer allows it, so you've shrunk your battle lines. This is a deliberate act of avoiding the world."

The broken entrance to the Golden Palace glowed faintly, indicating severe damage.

The so-called celestial beings were alarmed upon learning of the appearance of Number Seven and Number Eight. The earth immortals were revived and went to hunt down the two wanted criminals who were wanted by the Jade Capital.

And just then, Old Liu arrived!

"Unbeknownst to us, five hundred years have passed. It seems that a super terrifying event has occurred in the world. The grotto-heavens are damaged and half-ruined. No wonder there are no gods or immortals in this era. At most, they are earth immortals."

Even Liu Mo was moved when he saw this scene.

The upheaval brewed silently and erupted without spreading across the ground.

Liu Mo arrived in the city high above the nine heavens, his body vanishing without a trace. Black and white energy appeared in his hand, transforming into a yin-yang brush, which he intended to quietly sever certain Dao chains.

"You guys got off easy."

Before him was a stone book, enormous, resembling a mountain, containing a number of names.

"Hmm, it was already broken?" Liu Mo asked in surprise.

He vanished in a flash, sensing someone's arrival, who also seemed to be an outsider.

"Could there be others on the same path?" Liu Mo went away and observed in the dark. Then, deep in his eyes, a scene of shifting stars and cascading Daoist energy appeared.

"Nian!" Even Old Liu was shocked. Ordinary people could never see this kind of creature. Now, there was an exceptionally powerful Nian, far surpassing its kind, that actually appeared in the heavens.

"Alright, you can cover for me and walk in front, I'll just hide."

It is extremely difficult for Liu Mo to sever ties with the past and be completely reborn. The influence of Yujing is too great and omnipresent. He is making final preparations.

His sending the dog swordsman out was merely a feint.

He came here to test the waters and gauge the pressure, to avoid falling into a period of weakness and becoming completely disoriented while waiting to recover, which could lead to a real disaster.

"The remaining amount of true calamity light in the heavens is limited. In the past five hundred years, I have missed a terrible and extraordinary event!"

He gradually became certain that there were indeed no more gods or immortals in the area radiated by Yujing.

……

On the ground, the night stretched endlessly.

Auspicious clouds swept by, carrying experts into the "gate." Obeying the will of the Jade Capital, a group of people chased down two wanted criminals with great influence.

Yuheng turned around and sighed, "It's like a tiger fallen into the plains being bullied by dogs. Even you little brats dare to target us now."

He exuded an aura of decay; if he could still wield divine power, these people would not dare to pursue him and would have been wiped out long ago.

Mo Yuan spoke up: "Actually, there is another big fish lurking in the mortal world. You can go and investigate it."

He wanted to involve Liu Mo to attract the attention of the celestial beings.

“Others are unimportant!” a celestial being interrupted him.

What a joke! Two corrupt, fallen gods are already a huge problem. They really don't want to involve too many people. Do you really think they want to investigate this kind of "old case"? If things go wrong, they could get themselves involved.

Yuheng unleashed a blinding burst of runes, shattering the dark clouds, and said, "He has a bigger background than us!"

Upon hearing this, Mu Qinghe and the others were even less inclined to get involved, seeing no need to complicate the situation.

“Gentlemen, your bloodshed is actually not important!” one of the envoys said.

Boom!

Between heaven and earth, the order of thunder surged like a raging river, and the light shone brightly as the two sides talked and fought at the same time.

"Huh?" Yuheng and Moyuan were both taken aback upon hearing this.

A celestial being solemnly said, "You two, hand over the 'secret artifact' from the past, and your past sins can be mitigated, and you will be treated leniently."

"What the hell?"

The two decaying gods were stunned upon hearing this, clearly puzzled. Their hands were indeed stained with blood back then, but what was the "secret artifact"?
The two were initially bewildered, then frowned. Was there some misunderstanding?
"Don't you know what you took from Yujing?" an envoy asked in a deep voice.

"No way?!" Yuheng immediately paled.

In the past, when chaos broke out in Yujing, Liu Mo took the opportunity to escape. They followed him and managed to get away safely.

Under these circumstances, how could they have the confidence to steal the treasure?
After thinking it over, the two men's eyes widened. Had they stole something and touched a priceless treasure?
But they didn't take it seriously, throwing away what should be thrown away and discarding what should be discarded. Did they miss something by doing that?

Yuheng, breathing heavily, asked urgently, "What exactly is missing from Yujing?!"

"Don't you know what you've done? A piece of cloth, a stone," an old earth immortal said.

In fact, they didn't know what the two secret items were for, but the orders from above were to retrieve them.

"Did I just miss out on a great treasure in the Jade Capital?" Mo Yuan felt a tightness in his chest. What kind of opportunity did they miss back then?
In the past, a strange event occurred in Yujing. A corner of the Jade Temple collapsed, and rocks tumbled down from the clouds. When the two escaped, they merely picked up two items and didn't think much of it.

When they ambushed Liu Mo, they smashed a stone at the back of his head. It seemed that even before it got close, the stone from the Jade Temple dimmed, its spirituality faded, and it shattered into pieces.

"Is there something in the stone?"

"What if Liu Mo takes them away?"

Both corrupt gods showed regret. It was clearly a treasure that had been blown outside the Jade Capital and used as a foundation stone for the Jade Temple. They caught it without thinking and then used it to smash people!
“Heaven’s treasures are naturally hidden; perhaps… they have fallen into the Kunlun Mountains!” One of the envoys, his eyes gleaming, temporarily believed their words.

"Go back and investigate!" Mu Qinghe decided that even if she had to turn the entire Kunlun Mountains upside down, she would still try to find it.

Several Earth Immortals from outside Yezhou had bright eyes. In the past, such a heavenly treasure was left near Kunlun and has remained unclaimed to this day.
"Where is that piece of cloth?" the old earth immortal asked.

"Throw it away!" Yuheng was filled with resentment, feeling it was such a pity.

When he first grabbed the piece of cloth that was falling down, he discovered that it was woven from various kinds of exotic metals, and naturally realized that it was an extraordinary material.

Although he took it with him, he was afraid afterward, guessing that it might be the battle suit of some important person. Fearing that he would be traced back, he abandoned it on the way.

He said in a muffled voice, "I feel that it was taken away by a small, dilapidated altar on the Kunlun Mountains."

Although he was heartbroken, he felt that if he could clear things up and stop being hunted down by Yujing, then missing out on the treasure would be completely worthwhile.

In this land, many paths lead to the Jade Capital, but most of them are now deserted.

Several celestial beings from the heavens were deeply moved, and two of them immediately went to search the desolate secret path, hoping to make a significant discovery today.

However, a moment later, they returned with grim faces, having discovered that there was no such thing as a divine gift.

"You are lying!"

"Take it!"

The Earth Immortal's attempt to capture the two former Celestial Gods infuriated Yuheng and Moyuan. Their revelation of the so-called truth, coupled with being hunted down by the younger generation, truly infuriated them.

The pitch-black clouds were ignited, night turned into day, a divine rainbow soared into the sky, a dark blue-black hand covered the heavens, and all sorts of wondrous treasures flew about...

This land had become incredibly terrifying, with energy runes resembling a vast starry sea covering the sky, creating a horrifying scene of impending destruction. "If the war between Earth Immortals is already like this, what was it like during the era of Heavenly Gods and Heavenly Immortals?"

In the earthen city, some daring individuals crossed the gates to watch the battle from across the distant night sky.

In fact, some people wanted to take advantage of the chaos and search for divine objects in the temples of the gods, hoping to gain some good fortune.

However, the group of people were dumbfounded. In the shimmering golden lake, there were no golden lotus pods, not even lotus leaves, and the lotus roots had all been pulled out.

Not a single fish fry remained in the lake!
They realized something: the so-called "going to cut off the enemy's retreat" by the Night State's patriarch was not about intercepting and killing the two old monsters, but about cutting off the Heavenly God's backyard.

It all stems from the fact that Yezhou has quite a few ancestral masters, but at this stage, resources are scarce. They want to expand the roads, but they have reached a bottleneck period of resource shortage. Therefore, they are all very frugal and have a simple and honest folk custom.

……

The battle between the Earth Immortals was incredibly terrifying, even sending chills down the spines of distant grandmasters who witnessed it. They felt that each casual strike possessed the power to destroy a city and slaughter powerful clans, truly awe-inspiring.

A celestial being was severely injured, his blood splattering across the night sky.

“Since you are so stubborn and insist on going against the will of the Jade Capital, then we have no choice but to use the ultimate weapon!” an old earth immortal said.

At this moment, they all possessed extraordinary treasures, each radiating a divine light.

Mu Qinghe held a scroll painting that depicted the Jade Capital, hazy yet sacred, radiating a terrifying pressure.

Others held miniature versions of the Jade Capital City, carved from divine jade. When held in the palm of their hand, these miniatures emitted countless rays of light, like a sun illuminating the foggy night world.

"Boom!"

All these rare treasures related to Yujing were now being summoned by the killing light from the heavens above, with terrifying chains of energy shooting down towards the two decaying old monsters.

"What's going on? The killing light is too intense!"

"The Dao Chain has gone out of control! Above the Nine Heavens, the 'inventory' in the Golden Palace... has all been poured down!"

The celestial being from heaven cried out in alarm, not because he was worried about the lack of power, but because he was terrified that the power was too great and the consumption of energy would be too enormous. This battle would destroy all the stored reserves.

"Ah..." Yuheng screamed in agony. He was no longer a god after all. At this moment, he was pierced by the dazzling Dao chains, and his entire body was burning.

Immediately, he transformed into a human skin, his blood surging, and he was quickly burned to pieces. It was clear that he could not survive and was heading towards ultimate destruction.

Mo Yuan was in no better shape. Covered by the light of the true tribulation, his true form was gradually revealed: an aged skeleton with a decaying aura, the bones of a celestial being that had lost their spirituality.

The bones are breaking, shattering, and will eventually perish.

The several Earth Immortals were shocked and couldn't stop. The Dao chains from the Nine Heavens were inexhaustible and would not stop until they were completely exhausted.

They watched helplessly as the two old monsters were destroyed, leaving no survivors.

"They may not be the real ones!"

"Could they possibly live a completely new life, free from the influence of Yujing?"

"A withered vine sprouts new roots, a diseased tree buds new shoots; perhaps the two are not dead, but waiting for rebirth. However, I think they have a big problem. If they could truly break free from the past, they wouldn't have left so much power in their old bodies."

Nearby, the night sky was clear and bright. The light of the true tribulation slowly dissipated, but the remaining Daoist charm still illuminated the sky, and the black mist was dispelled.

The ground was shattered, and the mountains were broken, creating a terrifying scene. This entire area had been leveled.

A sudden and intense battle has now come to an end.

Mu Qinghe and the others looked grim. The celestial being from heaven hurriedly departed, wanting to return and investigate what exactly had happened in the Golden Palace.

……

Two days later, the turmoil gradually subsided.

The earth immortals in the heavens did not descend again; something seemed to have happened there.

However, many teenagers and some young people were sent down to the ground.

An old man spoke up: "In this age of geniuses soaring into the sky and stars shining brightly, everything is just beginning and the future is uncertain. Perhaps, the blazing sun will be born among you."

"Didn't they say that this generation of blazing sun might have already been born on the ground?" someone asked.

The old man said, "That's why I sent you here to hone your skills, to interact more with people on the ground, to learn from each other, and to improve yourselves."

He then added, "Moreover, there has never been a saying that there can only be two suns in the sky. In the distant past, there was even a strange phenomenon of ten suns appearing in the sky."

"Shall we learn from the blazing sun on the ground?" Clearly, these youths were incredibly arrogant and came with strong emotions.

In their minds, the blazing sun can only be born in the sky, but now they have come to the ground to hone their skills. This descent into a lower dimension, asking questions of ordinary people, is truly a banishment to the mortal realm.

Despite the dissatisfaction of many, they still followed the arrangements.

Now that things have gone wrong in Sky City, they have no choice but to descend to the mortal realm.

Su Mozhan and Gao Chan were responsible for leading a group of teenagers to meet some powerful figures on the ground.

"Aren't these patriarchs from Yezhou going a bit too far? They're not being respectful enough to the celestial immortals." A young man spoke up, having already learned about what happened two days ago.

One person responded, "All words and actions are based on strength!"

The group of teenagers looked over and found that the speaker was actually a blond-haired guy, and his tone was quite aggressive.

Qin Ming and Xiao Wu looked across and saw a group of young boys and girls, all of whom were quite young.

Su Mo Ran said, "Brother Qin, Brother Xiang, Brother Wu, I'm sorry to bother you..." She briefly explained her purpose.

Clearly, she held Qin Ming, Xiang Yiwu, and the others in high regard and hoped they could guide these young men.

She could even secretly send a telepathic message and give him a hard knock on the head, it didn't matter.

“No problem.” Wu Yaozu nodded.

"Are people on Earth all this arrogant?" a boy from the sky sneered.

These men and women, still quite young, were rather unconvinced. They ranged in age from thirteen to sixteen and felt that the people in front of them were not much older than them, and were all native inhabitants of the land. How could they possibly instruct them? What a joke!
They were dressed very elegantly, had a remarkable air about them, and were all of extraordinary status.

Su Mo Ran transmitted her voice: "This is paid guidance, so you can go ahead and educate these young men and women."

“These children really need discipline,” Wu Yaozu said.

Because a young girl was glancing at him sideways, with disdain and a provocative air.

Who is Xiao Wu? He immediately retorted because he had no intention of becoming a phoenix tail in the heavens; there seemed to be many problems above the nine heavens.

Suddenly, he felt like he had stirred up a hornet's nest.

"How dare you speak like that?" A group of teenagers gathered around.

Wu Yaozu asked Su Moran, "Is it okay to discipline him however you want?"

Su Mo Ran nodded, feeling that these teenagers did indeed need to suffer some hardships.

Wu Yaozu said, "Alright, then come over and greet us, call us Master."

Immediately, the group of teenagers erupted in chaos. Were all their peers on the ground, not much older than them, so ignorant of their own limitations? They were even more arrogant than them!

Immediately afterwards, someone spoke disrespectfully and very unfriendly to Xiao Wu.

Wu Yaozu grabbed one of the most disruptive boys and said fiercely, "Since you've come to ask for my guidance, you should show the proper attitude. If you don't call me teacher, do you really think I'm your father? I have no obligation to serve you."

Beside him, Gao Chan's face immediately darkened; that was his own brother.

"Let's see what you're made of!" Several people started to move.

As a result, Qin Ming's spiritual field expanded, suppressing them all and forcing them to bow their heads.

Wu Yaozu said, "This is your Master Qin. If you miss this day and don't pay your respects, it will be useless for you to call him Father Qin in the future. You will regret it for the rest of your life."

Beside her, Su Moran's face darkened slightly. Her cousin was inside. Did this Qin father mean she had to be a generation younger than him?

“We’re of the same generation, so I can’t really offer any guidance,” Qin Ming said calmly as he withdrew the spiritual energy field.

Those people stepped back, but a young girl stepped forward to greet them, her attitude sincere, and she actually wanted to become their disciple.

"I was just joking!" Even Wu Yaozu was taken aback; he had only been annoyed by their attitude earlier.

However, the girl was stubborn and had bright eyes, insisting on becoming Qin Ming's disciple, which was rather abrupt.

Su Moran's expression stiffened slightly; that was her cousin.

The girl's companion was shocked and said, "Are you crazy? He hasn't even reached the fourth realm yet. With your talent, you'll surpass him in another year or two. And you want to become his disciple? If you make this choice, you're bound to lose to your competitors. They've chosen Yuan, Jin Bodhi, Chunyangzi, and others to help them hone their skills. You'll definitely be ridiculed by them!"

(End of this chapter)