Night without Borders

Chapter 461 Trinity

In the heavens, amidst the misty jade palace, an old monster nodded and said, "The results will be in soon. The patrol team has gone down and will likely follow up."

An old woman said, "I hope the people below know what's good for them. These days, even a grandmaster's illness worsens when he walks on the ground. Inviting those people to heaven would be their blessing."

They remained calm and didn't discuss the topic further.

"This tea is a bit bitter," a local immortal said, frowning as he looked at the tea soup, which was filled with Daoist charm, and found the taste unpleasant.

An old monster took a sip and said, "Make do with it. The Great Dao Tree has suffered a great loss of vitality after its disintegration. It is not advisable to pick too many new buds recently."

……

At night, by the sea, blue flames tinged the waves, and even the night sky was a deep, eerie blue.

The yellow parasol slowly rotated, and cloud patterns spread out from the tassels hanging from the edge of the parasol, accompanied by the soft cry of a phoenix and its slowly spreading wings, as well as the shadow of a dragon circling outside, and starlight scattering from the surface of the parasol.

Qin Ming stood tall and straight under the umbrella, his eyes deep, calm and composed. He alone intimidated the entire audience, forcing both teams to retreat as if facing a formidable enemy.

Many people turned pale and remained silent, while the sound of waves crashing against the rocks, like muffled thunder, echoed nearby from time to time.

Jiang Yan was quite famous in the heavens. He had been cultivating his sword and accumulating power for many years. Just now, he unleashed his strongest strike, causing the ocean to surge and the waves to rise. However, he was easily defeated by a casual sword strike, and both he and his sword were cleaved in two.

Just then, the dozens of massive waves that had been swept in by that single strike finally crashed down from the night sky, covering the entire beach like a stampede of ten thousand horses, deafeningly loud.

Under the yellow canopy, the boy stood like a rock, unshakable. Even before the waves reached him, they parted and crumbled on their own, as the seawater poured down from the sky. He walked forward with firm steps, pressing towards the crowd.

Shen Wei's eyes were cold as she gripped her halberd tightly. Her armor vibrated and gleamed. Her partner was dead. In fact, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Jiang Yan would become her Daoist partner in the future.

Qin Ming spoke up: "You hate me. Then join the imperial family under the yellow umbrella. Lovers should be together, whether alive or dead, they will eventually reunite."

"You're nothing but a demon from the abyss!" Shen Wei pointed her halberd at the figure in front of her, but she dared not leave the range of the magic circle.

“Extremely vicious.” Yu Botao’s silver hair flew wildly, like a silver lion. His face was gloomy, and his pure yang consciousness emanated from his body, with silver light surging and fluctuating.

To the people of these two teams, this was a major villain who was approaching step by step, stepping over the corpses of their comrades.

Qin Ming scanned the group and said, "Do you all think that because you come from the heavens, you are born to look down on those on the ground? And that anyone who dares to defy you is an unforgivable sinner? After so much self-aggrandizement, have you even come to believe yourselves? You gently and smilingly use chains of law to lock people's paths and employ local geniuses—is this an act of friendliness? Do you think that your actions represent orthodoxy and demonstrate morality? It's one thing to deceive those who don't know the truth, but have you yourselves come to believe it and become so immersed in it?"

Clearly, neither team could now look down on the boy in front of them with gentleness and friendliness; in their eyes, the figure under the yellow canopy was extremely dangerous.

"Let's combine the two formations and find a way to suppress him for a moment. Send someone to deliver a message." The group exchanged secret messages. Time was of the essence; otherwise, they would be in great danger.

Most importantly, Nightfall is downplaying Taiyi's role as a "beacon of the Dao," and if this continues, he will disappear.

Huang Luo Cangsan had also told Qin Ming that as he made his move, the spiritual matter flowed and exchanged with the Daoist aura within the Night Ruins, and the marks on his body were gradually fading.

Clang!
With a single sword strike, like a comet streaking across the night sky, Qin Ming's nine-colored sword energy merged into one, dazzlingly brilliant, and fiercely slashed into the opponent's magic array.

In an instant, the array flags shattered, and someone screamed as their body was cleaved in two.

Then, with a series of "poof" sounds, heads flew up one after another. The Chaos Sword Demon was sharp and invincible. It found a gap in the magic array, cut in, and killed enemies one after another.

"Use the chains of law to form an array!" someone shouted.

They still have two magic chains and one Dao chain, but they dare not easily lock Qin Ming up now. The opponent has a treasure covered in dust to resist, and now they can only use it to protect themselves.

The magic array stabilized, and the two array flags merged together, bursting out with an even more dazzling light. The runes shone brightly, like twinkling stars in the night sky.

"Charge!" They took the initiative and activated the magic array, which seemed to resonate with the sound of ten thousand swords. All of their weapons were enhanced by the runes of the array, making them clang loudly.

"A rabble!" Qin Ming countered, his nine-colored sword aura soaring into the sky, then swooping down from the depths of the night mist like a meteorite crashing into the earth, its power terrifying once it had gathered.

Now, many people will make certain associations. "One sword pierces through thirty-six heavens" once dominated the third realm, but it only fused eight kinds of sword energy.

The person before me has actually achieved "Perfect Nine-Point Sight," which is practically the reincarnation of an unparalleled god in the field of sword cultivation, a living myth!
Clearly, many people have realized that he is likely to be another top-ranked "swordsman".

Taiyi, Jingjiepai, and Yijian are actually the same person. If this were to spread, it would surely shake the world and also alarm the heavens.

This is truly astonishing. The top three spots in three different fields are held by the same person, which many people find incredibly unbelievable.

This is also why they were silent and speechless not long ago; they were truly stunned by this guessed truth.

However, they didn't reveal it, because even if they knew that the three of them were from the same source and were all one person, it wouldn't matter right now. They should get through this first and survive first.

With a whoosh, several people fled into the distance, scattering and trying to escape the Night Market to deliver a message.

"Run!" The faces of these people turned pale. Without the protection of the magic array, they were unable to withstand the impact of the different Daoist auras within the Night Ruins.

Qin Ming's Primordial Sword Aura unleashed a nine-colored radiance, incomparably sacred and dazzling, and shot out in an instant, carrying a large amount of light rain like a flying immortal, annihilating those who wanted to leave.

"Now is the time to suppress him!" Shen Wei, Yu Botao, and the others shouted in unison.

They had all realized that the Primordial Sword Fiend was formed from the condensation of Heavenly Light and Holy Fiend, taking away the "essence" of this young man. Now was the best time to kill him.

A group of people, their eyes bloodshot, surrounded Qin Ming with a glowing magic circle. Swords clashed and blades clanged as everyone fought with all their might, eager to kill him immediately.

The yellow parasol slowly rotated, guarding against the erosion of the Dharma Chain and the Dao Chain.

Qin Ming smiled faintly, his dark hair flowing freely. He faced his enemy with his bare hands, and then, the group of people were greatly shocked. Without the dense sunlight, how could Taiyi's body still be so terrifying?
Even immortals who cultivate their bodies need protection from heavenly light and sacred spirits.

Qin Ming caught the halberd that Shen Wei was slashing with both hands, twisted it forcefully, and heard a crack as the halberd blade broke instantly.

He charged forward like a ghost, and with a bang, he threw a punch that shattered Shen Wei's protective immortal light, causing pure yang energy to shoot out from between her eyebrows and explode.

Qin Ming followed up with a second punch, shattering her right arm and spreading the wound to her shoulder, tearing her chest apart and splattering blood.

Shen Wei screamed, covered in blood, and flew backward.

Everyone was shocked. What an incredibly domineering body cultivator this was!
Qin Ming attacked with his bare hands, breaking half of Shen Wei's body. She staggered, cracking sounds echoing inside her body as bones continued to break.

"How did he do that?" Even some of the older generation couldn't figure it out. The other party didn't use Heavenly Light or Holy Fiend, yet he could do this with his physical strength.
Qin Ming's understanding of the "Refining the Body and Uniting with the Dao Scripture" reached an extremely profound level, no less than when he activated the Heavenly Light.

If this true scripture is practiced to its highest level, it will be possible to slay gods with one's own body!

Moreover, he also comprehended the "Ultimate Golden Body" and benefited greatly from it. Even when fighting with his physical body alone, he was like a tiger descending the mountain or a true dragon swooping down from the clouds.

As Shen Wei dragged her battered body backward, Qin Ming, like a god or demon crossing a great abyss, had already arrived gracefully, leaving behind a series of afterimages, rendering the attacks of those around him ineffective.

"You..." Shen Wei opened her red lips, wanting to say something, but it was too late.

With a bang, Qin Ming punched her, and this woman, who was quite famous in the Nine Heavens for both her talent and appearance, was instantly shocked.

"I already told you, you're nothing but a pile of rubble under my fist, what's there to show off?" Qin Ming said, and at the same time he made a series of attacks, and the people nearby exploded one after another.

He went all out, holding nothing back, even more terrifying than the dueling arena in the heavens, like a young god or demon descending to earth, sweeping away all enemies.

Inside the magic circle, a group of people collapsed. Not long ago, they thought they had seized an opportunity to kill this fiend, but they never expected it to bring about a bloody disaster.

The yellow parasol collected the drifting spiritual entities, feeling quite satisfied.

Some pure Yang consciousness radiance originally required Qin Ming to destroy it multiple times to completely eradicate it, just like Cao Qianqiu's repeated body explosions before finally destroying 60% of his power.

However, with Huang Luo's umbrella at the moment, Qin Ming only needs to break their physical bodies and shake out their consciousness and spiritual light, and Old Huang will take care of it.

The two of them, one person and one umbrella, worked together seamlessly, showing great tacit understanding.

The Yellow Canopy Umbrella was in high spirits and showed its sincerity by drawing crimson blood energy from one shattered corpse after another, and blue rosy light from the blue fire spring in the sea. After mixing, it instantly turned purple. "The purple aura comes from the east, is it sacred?" it inquired.

"The smell of blood is pungent!" Qin Ming disagreed. This purple aura made him look like a great demon wreaking havoc, and he was far from being sacred.

With a loud boom, the yellow canopy descended on its own, scattering purple mist and bursting with light. Although the deep purple mist was almost black, it was indeed much more radiant and peaceful than before.

"You defied the Jade Capital's orthodoxy, and you will not escape the wrath of the heavens!" Yu Botao's voice was icy cold, his heart filled with uncontrollable rage. In ancient times, people like them would be equivalent to heavenly soldiers and generals descending to earth, but instead they were slaughtered by demons on earth and were about to be wiped out.

Qin Ming unleashed a palm strike, obliterating half of the old man's body. Blood mist and shattered bones flew up. The old man, who resembled a silver lion, roared, his essence, energy, and spirit burning. His pure Yang consciousness left his body, transforming into a celestial sword that slashed towards Qin Ming's physical body.

Undeterred, Qin Ming grabbed it with his bare hands. No matter how dazzling the five-colored divine sword was, it could not break free and was eventually crushed into pieces by his grip.

Yu Botao was in despair. What a terrifying monster this was! Even in the heyday of Yujing, the other party could probably have been one of the most core disciples.

With a bang, his body was kicked to pieces by Qin Ming.

At the same time, the Nine-Colored Sword Demon flew back and killed the fleeing person in the distance in just a breath.

At this moment, Qin Ming was like a tiger among sheep, unstoppable and valiant. Wherever his sword light passed, heads would fall. He was invincible, and as his spiritual field expanded and spread outwards, it would tear apart those who stood in his way.

This was a battle with no suspense; both teams, totaling over fifty people, were ultimately wiped out.

The Dao chain in the magic circle, along with two other magic chains, were unleashed by those in despair, and have become new tattoos on the yellow parasol.

After cleaning up the battlefield, Qin Ming carefully reflected on his own condition.

Old Huang told him that the road sign had become much fainter.

After this battle, Huang Luogai San truly saw that Qin Mingrong had refined nine kinds of sacred evil spirits, and also saw his true foundation. Old Huang's attitude changed.

It no longer ignores you like it used to, and its tone is much better when you talk to it.

Mainly, it was startled.

A transcendent immortal body refiner, a sword cultivator at the ninth level of perfection, and in addition, Qin Ming has also demonstrated the Divine Pure Land. He possesses unparalleled strength in every field.

The Banner of Ten Thousand Gods pondered that even in the vast cultivation civilization it belonged to, this young man was like the sun rising slowly in the black mist.

Looking at the cultivation system it belongs to, during its more glorious period, the talent of this young man was probably comparable to those legendary Daoists.

“Huang’er…” Qin Ming communicated with it.

Huang Luo, who was wearing an umbrella, immediately came to his senses and rebuked, "What did you call me?!"

If it weren't for its extreme weakness, it would have retorted defiantly: I'm not going to serve you anymore, I'm banishing you to the Divine Banner!
It's a renowned magical artifact. What do geniuses and anomalies have to do with it? If we can cooperate, we cooperate; if not, we'll break up and fight to the death!

Qin Ming ventured deeper into the Night Ruins, but dared not go too far, as he did not know enough about this world and feared he might encounter something unforeseen.

In fact, even Huang Luo, the umbrella-wielding official, spoke up several times, saying that the Night Market was unfathomable and seemed to contain immense terror, and should not be regarded as a safe place.

High above, in a jade palace shrouded in celestial mist, an old monster put down his teacup and said, "It's been quite a while. Why haven't those people returned yet?"

Beside him, a terrestrial immortal spoke up: "Taiyi and the Realm Sect are alright, but the real troublesome ones are the old guys on the ground. They are outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant, seemingly friendly on the surface, but actually very stubborn inside."

The biggest problem now is that people with high levels of cultivation are all seriously ill. Even grandmasters are now keeping a low profile and lying low, not daring to make a move easily.

After the Earth Immortal descended to the ground in his avatar from the Nine Heavens, he went to meet with the high-ranking officials of various paths. In just two or three days, the Pure Yang consciousness of the seventh realm was eroded, and he was seriously injured.

The environment has changed drastically, the Daoist principles are different, and the Night Market is approaching. The real world is being revealed, and the stronger the individual, the more serious the problems become. This is why the "Old Mountain" is eager to seal the heavens.

They need to carve out a pure land, nourish themselves with various natural substances, and slowly adapt to the changes in the world. After the great Nirvana, they will forcefully "open the heavens."

“The top scorers in the fifth and sixth realms may not necessarily be able to be ‘invited’ up,” an old man said.

Most importantly, those at the top of the list seem to have ways to conceal themselves, and the Earth Immortal has only extracted limited information from the new list and is still investigating.

"Currently, it can be confirmed that Taiyi and Jingjiepai are indeed young talents." This is also why the old monster values ​​these two top-ranked individuals; there is no better outcome.

These young prodigies, after being blessed with the Dao Chain, are nurtured from a young age, ensuring their safety and reliability, and promising future usefulness. That's why they mentioned it several times during tea tasting, hoping to meet them soon.

An old monster spoke up: "Even the New Ranking recognizes Taiyi and the Realm Sect. They should be at the level of core saints. Let's wait for them to ascend to heaven. From then on, two more true dragons will be raised in the Dragon Transformation Pool."

“The top spot is missing, and no one has arrived yet?” A young man bathed in celestial light walked over, with a golden rune mark between his brows. He addressed one of the Earth Immortals as his Grandmaster, showing that he was highly favored by the old monster and could freely enter and leave such an important place.

"I'll go take a look at Taiyi's place," the young man said with a smile, as if standing in the morning glow, his hair glistening and his handsome face radiant.

……

At this moment, in the Night Ruins, Qin Ming experienced another battle. A mysterious patrol team, consisting of more than a dozen people, caught up with him and was completely wiped out.

"It'll be soon, the marker will be washed away!" He estimated the time; once the mark disappeared, he would completely shed his top spot.

He felt that Newrank might have helped him, otherwise it would have been impossible to separate his identities such as Taiyi and Jingjiepai, and not overlap with his identity as Qin Ming, all of which seemed to be "going their own way".

……

In the heavens, in the Jade Palace, the young man with a golden symbol between his brows—Qi Daozhen—wanted to descend to earth to see the customs and culture of the land beneath the nine heavens, and also to see why Taiyi had not yet been invited up.

An old man spoke earnestly, saying, "Well, Daozhen, the world has changed. The Night Market is approaching, and the real world is revealing itself beyond our control. As the blazing sun in the sky, you should be more prudent and endure this dark period before emerging into the world again."

Qi Daozhen quickly bowed and said, "This disciple does not wish to compete with Taiyi, but only wants to do my part by patrolling the ground."

The old man nodded and said, "Yes, those of you who aspire to become 'Blazing Sun' will need to maintain harmonious relationships with figures like Taiyi and the Realm Sect. You are destined to spend a long time together in the future."

Beside him, an old monster laughed and said, "In the future, you should join hands and move forward together."

Qi Daozhen smiled, indicating his approval. To put it nicely, the Taiyi and Jingjie sects needed him to treat them with respect; to put it bluntly, those exceptionally talented individuals on the ground were essentially the right-hand men of this kind of "fierce sun."

To put it more bluntly, all the gifted individuals on the ground will be used by them, merely as followers and subordinates. After being blessed with the Dao Chain, how dare they disobey?

Not long after, Qi Daozhen left the Jade Palace.

“Even though the heavens have been sealed, the competition among us is still fierce.” Qi Daozhen muttered to himself. He was not the only one with the ambition of the blazing sun. After the “old strongholds” under the jurisdiction of Yujing were revived, which sect did not have a young leader?
Finally, he stood on a golden wooden boat, quietly sailed away, and descended to the earth.

……

At the night market, by the sea, Qin Ming felt a slight warmth in his body. When he was rebuilding the Silk Calligraphy, his body was shattered twice. After recovering, he felt a vibrant life force gestating within him, accumulating new life power.

Right now, after a series of battles, he is receiving the impact of Daoist energy in this alien realm, and he feels the signs of rebirth becoming more and more obvious. It seems that he is about to undergo Nirvana and his realm is about to improve.

Different worlds have different Daoist principles, which can harm those who rashly intrude. In severe cases, it can even lead to physical exhaustion and a sharp decline in one's cultivation.

Qin Ming had long been accustomed to the Night Ruins. He had previously secluded himself here to comprehend the "Overturning the Sea Scripture" and killed the Jade Emperor and Yun Shuyao, the princess of the sea tribe.

"This place is far enough away from that sea area that we shouldn't disturb that mysterious celestial maiden, right?"

According to the local sea creatures of Nightfall, the Heavenly Maiden may have come from the thirtieth heaven or higher. She fell into the East Sea during the ancient war and was on the verge of death. She remained frozen until this era when she finally awoke.

"Does Night Ruins have thirty-six heavens in total?" Qin Ming looked up in awe.

He found a quiet beach, sat cross-legged, and began to practice the Silk Script. His body was filled with primordial energy, and the nine-colored holy light flowed around him. His body was getting hotter and hotter. He was waiting for an important rebirth!

(End of this chapter)