Night without Borders

Chapter 459 Acting as a Member of the Imperial Family Under the Yellow Canopy
Qin Ming wanted to know whether they had invited a simple and honest young man from Black and White Mountain, or "Taiyi," or even the top-ranked figure whose name resounded throughout the heavens, such as "One Sword Pierces Through Thirty-Six Heavens."

If it's either of the latter two, then the problem will be extremely serious, leading to a collapse-level situation.

This means that he has no secrets left on the new list.

"I am but a mortal, how dare I aspire to be among the immortals?" Qin Ming replied, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

Deep within the Black and White Mountains, gurgling springs nourish towering silver pine trees, and the faint scent of pine lingers in the forest as the night breeze blows.

The man returned the greeting with clasped hands: "Brother Daoist, Taiyi, why are you so modest? You once ranked first on the new list in Heaven, and one day your name will surely be among the Earth Immortals."

He revealed the other party's identity and learned about his achievements in the Nine Heavens.

There was a thick layer of silver pine needles in the woodland, like snow that had not yet melted. Stepping on them produced a soft "crunching" sound. Qin Ming felt as if he were in a real snowy world, and a chill ran down his spine.

The people in the sky were indeed aiming for the top spot, and they found it every time.

He realized that something might have been tampered with on him.

"What does a little bit of empty fame in a realm matter? I think there must be some outstanding young heroes under the jurisdiction of Yujing who did not participate in the battle, otherwise they would definitely be ranked at the top."

Qin Ming's words were casual and he also flattered the geniuses of the "old factions," but in reality, these were all just appearances. His real purpose was to test them.

The young man just called him Taiyi, but didn't mention his identities as "Jingjie Sect" and "One Sword". Could it be that he only obtained partial information?

In the hazy light, both the man and the woman smiled, seemingly pleased with his praise of Yujing's orthodoxy, and their attitude towards him became increasingly friendly.

To this end, they even gave their names: Jiang Yan and Shen Wei.

The young man, Jiang Yan, smiled and said, "Although the 'Blazing Sun' lies dormant above the Nine Heavens, Brother Taiyi has already proven himself, and his achievements are truly astonishing."

Shen Wei spoke up: "In this era, the environment has changed drastically, which is not friendly to us and makes it difficult for a strong person of the eighth realm to emerge. However, if Brother Taiyi ascends to heaven, he may be qualified to live by the Great Dao Tree. In that case, it is not impossible for him to step into the realm of celestial immortals."

Qin Ming asked, "I have heard that there is also a Flower of the Great Dao. I wonder what kind of person is qualified to cultivate on it?"

"Brother Dao, you truly have the ambition of a celestial being!" Jiang Yan revealed a strange expression.

He knew very well that the times were wrong, and it would be extremely difficult to establish himself in that field. Many proud and arrogant creatures on the ground could only dream of it.

Because after the old hilltops were revitalized, there simply weren't enough resources to go around.

Shen Wei smiled faintly and said, "That is prepared for the core saints. If you, Brother Dao, were to try to obtain it, you might also be qualified. You should ascend to heaven as soon as possible."

In fact, a "maybe" is equivalent to a denial, but she would never say it outright.

Because, as the "Blazing Sun" that had been dormant within the old mountain emerges, given their status, they will most likely take turns using the Flower of the Great Dao with the saints, making it impossible for outsiders to approach them.

Qin Ming, with his simple and honest demeanor, asked, "If I may ask, have the two top-ranked individuals, 'Realm Sect' and 'One Sword Slaying Through Thirty-Six Heavens,' ascended to the Nine Heavens?"

Jiang Yan said, "Yes, someone will go and invite them soon."

Qin Ming thought to himself: Is it not enough for you guys? Do you have to come and ask me a second or third time?
He has determined that the information the two obtained from Newrank was incomplete and fragmented.

Suddenly, the mountain air was filled with a radiant light, which bathed the silver pine forest in a red glow, like the setting sun, and Qin Ming was also draped in a soft light.

Taking this opportunity, he casually took a few steps and asked, "I live alone in the deep mountains to cultivate, how did you two find me so naturally?"

As he moved, he released a source-level spiritual field, which expanded underground and connected with the Daoist rhyme, spreading into the void, touching the two people's aura, and probing their foundation.

Jiang Yan smiled brightly and said, "It's getting late, Brother Taiyi, we should set off. We should ascend to heaven as soon as possible."

"Please." Shen Wei also extended her slender, snow-white hand, behaving with impeccable manners.

The two were quite alert, realizing that although Taiyi looked young and simple, he had actually been subtly trying to get information out of them several times.

"Could you two make an exception? I need to say goodbye to my family. It's only natural. I can't bear to leave them and can't just disappear like this."

Qin Ming was still probing. He didn't have any family now, and he wanted to know if the other party was using the identities of Taiyi and Qin Ming interchangeably.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of bringing your family later. Any exceptional talent can bring a small number of relatives and friends to the heavens," Jiang Yan said calmly.

Qin Ming said, "Please grant me half a day!"

"I see..." As Jiang Yan pondered, a magic chain suddenly appeared in his hand, emitting a dazzling light.

Beside him, Shen Wei was the same, her slender white hands holding a chain inlaid with runes, which she swung with a whoosh towards the boy in the silver pine forest.

These two were very decisive. They realized that Taiyi was stalling for time and was unwilling to go to the Nine Heavens, so they took action without hesitation.

Qin Ming also launched an immediate attack, targeting their flying vehicle—the redwood boat.

In an instant, the nine-colored sword aura shone brightly, merging together and soaring into the sky at a speed exceeding the limit, striking the flying boat with a bang.

When Jiang Yan and Shen Wei saw the Nine-Colored Sword Aura soaring into the sky, they could hardly believe their eyes. What was going on?
They had heard that the "One Sword" on the new list was known as a peerless genius who had fused eight kinds of sword energy, shocking many sword cultivators in the heavens.

Is this Taiyi defying the heavens? He actually displayed nine terrifying sword auras of dazzling colors, surpassing the top-ranked "One Sword" of the third realm!
In fact, Qin Ming did treat them with an exceptionally high level of "hospitality." Fearing that their offensive power was insufficient, he launched an attack across the entire domain as soon as he made his move, and the spiritual field was expanding.

He wasn't this serious even when they were fighting in the heavens.

The result was gratifying; the so-called redwood boat that could carry the two of them to the heavens was shattered by his sword with a single strike, cutting off their escape route.

At the same time, Qin Ming moved like a ghost through the silver bamboo forest, dodging the attacks of the two magic chains, and a yellow silk umbrella appeared in his hand.

He said in a deep voice, "Big Yellow, greet the guests!"

The spirit of the Pantheon Banner was taken aback. Last time, the other party called it Old Huang, but this youthful way of addressing it was acceptable. A bewitching face appeared on its umbrella surface.

It was unaware that Qin Ming's acquaintance, Old Liu from Shuangshu Village, also kept a big yellow dog; otherwise, it would have been furious to hear such a name.

Even so, it was still annoyed and was once again faced with its own dirty and tiring work.

Currently, it takes the form of an imperial canopy, exuding an aura of majesty. However, suddenly, a thick black mist rises, disrupting the sacred and beautiful aura of the radiant golden clouds.

Although Jiang Yan and Shen Wei were shocked by Taiyi's unleashing of the Nine-Colored Sword Demon, they remained confident because they carried the Jade Capital's magic chains with them.

However, the next moment, their expressions froze. Two chains of magic pierced through the void. Although the runes of order were dazzling, they failed to restrain the boy.

The yellow parasol bravely met the attack. It was a priceless treasure that had been covered in dust. Although its offensive power was now insufficient, its ability to withstand pressure far exceeded outsiders' imagination.

The two chains of magic rose together, like two dragons vying for supremacy, wreaking havoc on the world, or like celestial light descending from the heavens, emanating wisps of calamity energy, which was extremely terrifying.

However, no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't penetrate the umbrella, let alone entangle Qin Ming.

Amidst the glaring runes, two magical chains, like tattoos, were branded onto the umbrella's surface, adorning the cloud patterns, dragon and phoenix designs, and starry river patterns.

"Hmm?" Jiang Yan and Shen Wei keenly noticed that the umbrella already had "tattoos" on it, indicating that this wasn't the first time they had experienced something like this.

Most terrifyingly, the Nine-Colored Sword Demon cleaved through the Silver Pine Forest, illuminating the deep mountains and dimming the consciousness of those who had wandered there in spirit.

"No!"

"How is that possible? It really is the Nine Perfections!"

They realized that they could not withstand that sword light and had actually witnessed the legend. Not long ago, it was not an illusion; the opponent had indeed fused nine kinds of holy evil.

Clang!
The lightning-struck wooden shields and the cyan lightning hammers that the two summoned were instantly sliced ​​in half by the Nine-Colored Sword Fiend, proving utterly vulnerable.

They retreated rapidly, trying to escape into the night sky and avoid this calamity.

When the nine sword auras converge into one, they can be called the Chaotic Sword Aura. When the difference in their cultivation levels is not too great, nothing can withstand its power and nothing can be destroyed!
With a whoosh, the nine-colored sword slashed, but before it could even touch the two people, their consciousness and spiritual light were about to dissipate.

"Leave them to me!" The yellow parasol emitted a faint but urgent sound, filled with longing; it was hungry and wanted to eat.

"Hmm!" Qin Ming nodded. The Nine-Colored Sword Aura trembled in the night sky, and the ripples it emitted were enough to knock the two of them down, almost killing them on the spot.

"You..." The two looked at the yellow parasol with horror, as if they were facing an endless abyss, about to be swallowed up at any moment.

Then, they looked at Qin Ming, who was wielding the Chaos Sword Demon on the side. He was eyeing them menacingly and could kill them as well.

"Newrank has made a mistake; the information on it contains very serious errors!"

Even so, they should have made no mistakes since they brought two magic chains with them. Just what level of weapon is that yellow canopy umbrella?

"How were you able to find me so accurately?" Qin Ming asked.

The two refused to respond, showing great backbone. Qin Ming nodded and said, "You came from a spiritual journey, but this is only a portion of your pure Yang consciousness, not the whole thing? If you sever it, your main bodies will still be alive in the heavens!"

He then said coldly, "In that case, move into the yellow canopy."

Dark light engulfed what lay ahead, and the umbrella covered the two of them.

"No!"

At crucial moments, they were no longer so tough; losing these pure yang consciousnesses would also weaken their main bodies.

"When you ascend to heaven, you will be imbued with the strange Daoist charm of the Nine Heavens, which can be considered a special 'Daoist marker'."

"The strange 'beacon' will disappear on its own within ten days."

However, it was too late for them to say anything. Before them was a real magical treasure—the Banner of Ten Thousand Gods—which had already covered them. The two of them, in their trance state, were no less than offering themselves up as food to this weapon.

"Ah..." they screamed in terror.

Qin Ming sighed and said, "Whether you are Daoist partners or not, you will be together forever from now on, advancing and retreating together. However, it will be difficult to have the reality of being husband and wife. Just be brother and sister under the yellow silk umbrella."

He turned and left, rushing towards Shuangshu Village to find the Thunder King Bird and use it for his long journey.

He carried some strange beacon, which might have allowed him to be located by people in the heavens.

"Big Yellow, did you see the signpost on me?" Qin Ming asked.

"Evenly distributed throughout your flesh and consciousness, do you intend to disperse all the Daoist energy on your own?"

"This..." Qin Ming frowned. This was no less than losing his power. The people in the sky had indeed been watching him for a long time and had left behind some inexplicable methods.

However, those people were unable to obtain all the information about him from Newrank, and their understanding was clearly flawed.

After Liu Mo left Shuangshu Village, the big yellow dog rarely came back, and when it did appear, it was listless.

However, the larks, red squirrels, and thunder king birds all live in seclusion here, and they cultivate at night in the black and white twin trees. They once said that they would help Qin Ming guard the village and help Liu Mo take care of the divine child.

Now, they have indeed become powerful. After the last mutation, they all have three heads and six arms or six wings, and their endowments have been greatly improved.

"Mountain Lord!" Yu Que exclaimed in surprise, as she hadn't seen Qin Ming for a while.

"Uncle Qin." The red squirrel completely changed its mind. The man who had survived by relying on its winter food supplies had helped it mutate, given it the true teachings, and truly guided it on its path. It was now willing to address him respectfully in this way.

"The situation is urgent, I won't say much more, just give me a ride." Qin Ming called to the Thunder King Bird.

He carries a beacon, making him extremely difficult to deal with. If the heavenly beings were to target him relentlessly, he would have nowhere to escape.

Qin Ming pondered that escaping Yezhou at this point would hardly solve the problem. Yujing's influence was vast, and the areas it encompassed, such as the Eastern Lands, the Northern Wilderness, and the Western Sea, were only a small part of its territory.

In an instant, the Thunder King Bird carried him soaring into the sky.

"I wonder how the founders of each path will choose," Qin Ming pondered. At present, the most feasible place is Night Ruins, which is not under the control of Jade Capital.

He whispered the order: "Da Yu, southwest, Gengjin City!"

Back then, in order to practice the Five Elements Manual, Qin Ming sought out a special place to meditate. Under the guidance of Yao Ruoxian, the fourth princess of the Great Yu Dynasty, he went there.

That area is where the Night Ruins merge. Qin Ming once ventured deep into it and saw the boundless blue ocean. He even killed the Jade Emperor there.

The Thunder King Bird sensed the impending danger and did its utmost to travel, traversing the night sky at breakneck speed, until it entered the southwestern region of the Great Yu Kingdom.

They traveled over 20,000 li and arrived that very day. The Thunder King Bird was so exhausted that its three tongues were sticking out and its six lightning wings were about to catch fire.

……

High above, the new leaderboard ignored the old faction, but they had a backup plan: they had recently obtained information on another top-ranked person.

"A true young man from the Realm Sect, not some old monster at the Earth Immortal level, retracing his steps... Hmm, his true realm is actually only at the peak of the second realm? This is simply unimaginable! His talent is unparalleled! This person must be brought to heaven, even if we have to kidnap him!"

High in the sky, some people were truly astonished and felt incredibly shocked. After extracting the information, they immediately prepared to take action.

"Jiang Yan, Shen Wei, did you get any results from your trip to invite Taiyi?" someone asked.

"No." The two shook their heads, then both frowned. They were more moderate and genuinely wanted to invite someone up, rather than making a big fuss and using force to take someone to the sky.

Moreover, they descended to the ground with two chains of magic, which would be enough to restrain the young man even if there were any accidents or conflicts.

“We’ll go there ourselves,” Jiang Yan said, realizing that there might be some trouble since his clone hadn’t returned after so long.

Shen Wei nodded and said, "Yes, bring more people with you this time."

Jiang Yan said, "If he really can't come even after being politely invited, then he's really asking for trouble!"

Subsequently, the two groups of people boarded redwood boats one after the other, pierced through the sea of ​​night fog, and landed on the earth, searching for people according to the "guides" they carried.

Finally, they entered Dayu one after another and appeared near Gengjin City.

Shen Wei was surprised and said, "Huh, that's strange. They've caught up with us too. Could it be that the Realm Sect and Taiyi Sect have joined forces and are both in this area?"

This time, the two of them came in person, accompanied by a boatload of people.

They tracked it all the way to a dark place three hundred miles outside Gengjin City. It was an abandoned earthly secret passage connected to the Night Ruins.

The first group of people had already arrived. Some of them had a sudden change in expression and said, "The Realm Sect has gone to another world. We must chase after them, or the Dao Beacon will gradually dissipate and we will lose our connection!"

The group rushed inside.

Jiang Yan and Shen Wei were astonished; they had actually ended up in the same place.

"Taiyi wants to use the special Dao energy within the Night Ruins to erase the Dao mark on his body; we can't afford to waste any more time!"

……

Qin Ming didn't let the Thunder King Bird enter the Night Ruins, fearing it wouldn't adapt to the Daoist principles of this world, so he ventured in alone.

Amidst the blue waves, various sea beasts and monsters appear and disappear, revealing a world of immense abundance.

Qin Ming was cautious and did not go to the original sea area. He traveled a long way and only stopped to rest after confirming that there were no problems.

"The Daoist principles of the two places clash, and the Night Ruins World is terrifying to us. It is completely different from other alien realms, and ordinary people find it difficult to adapt here. Fortunately, we are carrying the magic chains, which can keep us safe."

In fact, both teams were very cautious on this trip, and each even brought a higher-level Dao Chain.

Sky City's Dao Chains are almost exhausted, but other old hilltops still have reserves.

"Found it! The target is just ahead!"

The first group of people located the area and rushed there. They saw a young man enjoying a feast on the beach. A bronze cauldron was filled with seafood, the meat translucent and glistening. He was enjoying it immensely, not at all like someone who had fled from disaster.

Then Jiang Yan and Shen Wei arrived and were immediately shocked. Could their target, Taiyi, be the same person as the one from the Realm Sect?

"This..." The first group of people were also stunned.

The two groups were in turmoil. The two top spots had actually been merged into one. How extraordinary was the talent of the person before them? If this were to spread, it would surely cause a huge uproar and shock everyone.

One person spoke up: "Newrank has problems; they haven't provided us with accurate information!"

Qin Ming had already spotted them. In fact, he had observed them secretly before appearing on the beach to enjoy the exotic seafood.

He used his source-level spiritual field to confirm that there were no grandmasters among the two groups, which relieved him, as the experts were all seriously injured.

Therefore, he's prepared to reveal his hand!
An old man spoke with a gentle expression: "Fellow Daoist, you are both a Taiyi and a cultivator of the realm. With such talent, you are worthy of becoming a saint of the Jade Capital. Please come with us to ascend to heaven and cultivate under the Great Dao Treasure Tree."

"Do I need to baptize my physical body with the chains of Dharma?" Qin Ming asked.

"Yes, this is a blessing from the Jade Capital, which is beneficial to the body and can aid in cultivation!" the old man nodded and said.

With a whoosh, the nine-colored sword slashed across the night sky, instantly severing seven heads, separating their bodies, and splattering blood onto the beach.

With a loud boom, Qin Ming activated the Yellow Silk Umbrella, and instantly dark light soared into the sky, and black mist billowed, taking in the seven spiritual entities.

He began, “Everyone, today I also wish to bestow blessings upon you. Come, come, come, all of you, enter the yellow canopy and become members of the royal family!”

(End of this chapter)