Night without Borders

Chapter 469 A powerful being on his deathbed suddenly sits up

Within the Great Rui territory, many people looked up in astonishment, speechless at the truly breathtaking scene. The night sky, which should have been as dark as an abyss, was now pierced by beams of enormous and blinding light.

Was that a sword cultivator traversing the night sky? No, what I saw before me was far more magnificent than the sword light that flashed by; it was like one after another burning stars streaking across the sky at high speed.

The night sky was completely pierced by dazzling beams of light!

Moreover, it sounded as if thunder was crashing down from the heavens, deafeningly loud, as if it were about to tear the entire sky apart.

"My God, what happened? How could such a level of beings have revived and roam the skies above Night State?" Many people's souls trembled, deeply shocked.

"This is... a celestial being passing through." Some of the older generation were deeply moved.

Soon, it was the turn of the Great Yu territory. The cities scattered across the dark earth seemed to have lost their voices, and the entire city was silent. People felt incredulous and stared at the sky like clay sculptures or wooden statues.

In the night sky, one terrifying sun after another blazed with intense light, burning the heavens and shattering the thick, leaden clouds, illuminating the sky and the earth.

Now, the battle between the Earth Immortals can no longer be concealed.

However, even when the masters from all the paths emerged, they could not see the figures of those powerful individuals clearly, their eyes filled with tears, unable to look directly at the "blazing sun".

"The bones of an Earth Immortal!" A few lucky individuals had an unexpected windfall, seeing the white bone fragments stained with brilliant blood, falling to the ground nearby. These were divine materials for refining weapons.

Those with bad luck let out a shrill scream, and when they were drenched in the blood of the beautiful earth immortal, they were burned to ashes on the spot, just like rotten wood meeting lava.

Some people even found lumpy, fleshy skin of a celestial being in front of their own courtyard gates, with bright red blood emanating from it and thick black mist, which startled them so much that they retreated repeatedly.

Nian Songhe, Xiao Qingheng, and Mu Cangwu were all severely injured. Along the way, some of them lost an arm, some had half their body blown off, and some even had their scalps slashed off by sword light, a truly gruesome sight.

The three great earth immortals once stood high in the heavens, extremely proud and indifferently looking down on the masses of people on earth. When had they ever been so disheveled and miserable?

During their escape, they were almost completely overwhelmed.

Some of them were disheveled and covered in blood, no longer sacred; others revealed their terrifying true forms as earth immortals, as large as mountains and as strong as wild beasts, with sticky liquid mixed with the blood of earth immortals dripping down and staining the night mist.

"The world is about to undergo a dramatic change, and the real world is approaching. You are all pillars of this era and can all ascend to heaven to become honored guests in the Jade Palace."

"Gentlemen, is there some misunderstanding between us? Please stop, you are still honored guests from heaven!"

Nian Songhe and Mu Cangwu shouted one after another, truly frightened. If this continued, their physical bodies would explode, unable to withstand the pressure.

However, no one paid them any attention. The people who made the move either had their faces covered with black cloth or wore golden masks, and all of them had fierce eyes.

This is clearly self-deception; do they really think they don't know their background?

Who are they trying to fool with this false pretense? Xiao Qingheng was so angry he felt like vomiting blood, while Mu Cangwu's face turned ashen. They stared at those people, just like the colossal giant spirit god who was as tall as an ancient divine mountain. Did they really think they couldn't guess that it was the old barbarian god?

Suddenly, someone shouted: "Demon from the west, are you courting death? You think you can impersonate my dear friend—the Old Barbarian God—by using the Law of Heaven and Earth?"

In an instant, Nian Songhe, Xiao Qingheng, and Mu Cangwu were dumbfounded. Was there really a "wild immortal" acting recklessly under someone else's identity?
Those who hunted them all used special magical treasures, mainly to conceal some kind of trace left in the night fog. Even if the old mountain in the sky traced back to the source of the "heavenly treasure" afterward, it would be difficult to find their figures.

With a bang, Mu Cangwu's injured body, which had been restored with secret medicine, suddenly exploded again on his shoulder, shattered by a huge golden finger.

That was none other than the legendary Immortal-Slaying Finger. No one knew who had used it, but it fell from the vast night sky, nearly causing half of Mu Cangwu's body to explode.

His shoulder was covered in blood, and his shoulder blade was shattered into pieces and flew off.

He shouted, "Do you know the consequences of doing this? You should be guests of heaven, but now you insist on being enemies of the Jade Capital?"

Silently, a black flying sword approached, like a black lightning bolt suddenly flashing by, making Mu Cangwu's hair stand on end and hurriedly dodge.

One of his ears was gone, and part of his scalp was also peeled off in the sword light. Even his face was torn apart by the terrifying sword energy, leaving it a bloody mess.

Beside him, Xiao Qingheng was in an even worse state. His Earth Immortal form had transformed into a colossal creature. His once smooth, jade-like, snow-white skin was now covered in bumps, thick, long black hair, and bird beaks and beast claws were growing from different parts of his body.

Her body was pierced by a flash of light, revealing her from front to back.

"Can't you all sit down and have a chat?" Nian Songhe wanted to make one last effort, but the night broke, and two huge hands fell, surrounded by dazzling immortal characters, closing in on him.

Nian Songhe dodged at lightning speed, but he was still a step too slow. One of his feet was caught by the closing hand, and the mysterious powerhouse on the sky crushed it with force, causing the Earth Immortal's foot and calf to explode completely.

Who are these ruthless people? Nian Songhe was shocked. They were truly hidden talents in the mountains and fields. He thought he was strong enough, but he suffered repeated setbacks on the ground.

"Hmm?" He sensed something; the one who made the move was probably that dog-like black and white bear again.

Because, in the night sky, a strong wind was blowing, and the black and white bear rubbed its two large paws together, as if it had used the power of heaven and earth to create a giant hand and hit him.

The Dog Sword Immortal turned his head to look at the Earth Immortal from the East beside him and said, "Brother, how healthy are you these days? I can smell the tonic on you; you seem a bit weak."

The immortal from the Eastern Land looked at it, then his eyes widened, and he almost lost his temper. His own medicinal field had been robbed some time ago, and this black and white bear must have visited it, otherwise how would it know that he was taking special tonics?
In particular, last time someone picked his divine flower, entered his meditation room, and used his longevity furnace to refine medicine on the spot, leaving behind two animal hairs at the scene.

"Beast God, did you steal the precious medicine I raised and then refine it on the spot?" The Eastern Land Immortal pointed at it.

"I swear, that was definitely not me!" Black and White Bear said righteously, because it really wasn't him. It was mainly Liu Mo who committed the crime before he left. Dog Sword Immortal was very restrained, and he only got some medicine from Old Liu.

The fact that the two "old friends" still had time to "have a heart-to-heart talk" during the pursuit of the three great earth immortals shows just how one-sided this hunt was.

Although they were not far from Gengjin City within the territory of Dayu, Xiao Qingheng and Mu Cangwu were really about to give up.

The three had no idea that several Earth Immortals had come to hunt them down, and that they had now been driven to the brink of despair.

During his escape, Nian Songhe roared repeatedly. After losing two incarnations and part of the Pure Yang consciousness, he began a bloody battle to the death.

In an instant, his true form as an Earth Immortal became enormous, like a mountain of flesh. It stopped emitting light and turned completely black, like a black lotus rooted on the edge of an abyss.

He was casting a forbidden spell, like a lotus emerging from hell. Parts of his flesh and blood turned into plants, and layers of black lotus flowers bloomed, their petals flying outward like black celestial blades.

Moreover, the leaves and roots of the black lotus clanged and clattered, carrying the power of the abyss, and surged up fiercely, tearing through the night. The demonic lotus danced in the gale, and the sounds of swords clashing and cleaving through the air were endless.

Its roots, leaves, and lotus flowers are all empowered by black immortal runes, transforming them into weapons that seem indestructible, fighting desperately against those hunters.

Nian Songhe's pure Yang consciousness hid in the darkness behind the black lotus, as if it were about to sink into that abyss.

"Deluding yourself into self-destruction, abandoning your physical body, and escaping with your pure Yang consciousness? Impossible!" someone shouted. Sword light fell from the night sky, lightning crackled, and a giant foot stomped down.

At least three powerful individuals are attacking, aiming to eliminate Nian Songhe.

With a bang, the black lotus, though tough and covered with immortal symbols, finally disintegrated, breaking into pieces and turning into a blood mist.

Even Nian Songhe's pure Yang consciousness was shaken out of the abyss.

On the other side, Xiao Qingheng screamed in agony. Despite her massive body bursting forth with dense feathers, like a magnificent phoenix soaring, and with sword energy shooting out, she still could not escape the fate of her physical body collapsing.

Someone swung a knife, cleaving her five-colored feathered sword into pieces, while the peerless warrior of the esoteric sect, shrouded in a seven-colored divine halo, swept towards her with overwhelming force.

With a soft "poof," Xiao Qingheng's newly generated arm shattered once again during the battle.

The esoteric sect's unparalleled warrior tore her mountain-like body in two with a powerful rip, while someone nearby swung a knife, slicing Xiao Qingheng's head apart.

Her pure Yang consciousness was emitting smoke, as if it had been set on fire. She screamed in pain as her spiritual light burned away, retreating backward.

As for her physical body, it was completely shattered.

Almost simultaneously, Mu Cangwu's physical body also exploded.

In the night sky, the thirty-six Heaven-Stabilizing Pillars revealed their cold outlines, drawing upon the essence of the flesh and blood of the three Earth Immortals.

"All things return to one!" Nian Songhe shouted loudly.

Xiao Qingheng and Mu Cangwu's pure Yang consciousness immediately flew towards him, and the three brilliant spiritual fields spun and actually merged into one in the night sky.

In an instant, an incredibly dazzling light erupted from there.

Some authentic scriptures expound the profound principle of "three giving rise to all things," and naturally, they can also go in the opposite direction, currently returning all things to oneness.

They temporarily merged into one, becoming a monster with an extremely powerful pure yang consciousness, but... they were still just running for their lives and couldn't stop the pack of wolves from hunting them down.

Their first attempt to counterattack was thwarted by the Chaos Force, the Yin-Yang Sword Light, and the Seven-Colored Divine Ring, and the fusion of the three Earth Immortals nearly shattered.

Most importantly, the night sky was blocked, and the hunters stood above the heavens, suppressing them and preventing them from returning to the heavens.

The three lost their physical bodies, and their pure Yang consciousness was also being extinguished; their fate was sealed.

However, the fusion of the three Earth Immortals has not given up, because they are now very close to the entrance of the Night Ruins.

……

During the hunt for the Earth Immortals, some members of the Night State's ancestral master group temporarily left to make various urgent arrangements.

Because everyone knows that after killing the four Earth Immortals, the "old mountain strongholds" in the sky will surely be furious, or a huge storm will descend.

One after another, lightning birds flew to various places, and void tunnels appeared near the super fire springs in many cities of Night State, connecting to unknown distances.

Without a doubt, this road was dug long ago, but it has only been started today.

"Something terrible has happened! Where did Xiao Qin go?" In Chixia City, Meng Xinghai was extremely anxious. This was the second secret letter he had received recently.

In particular, he already knew that a great battle was currently raging among the Earth Immortals, and there was a high probability that a third letter would arrive, outlining the arrangements and execution of the "Fire Seed" preservation plan. However, he couldn't find Qin Ming and didn't know where he was now.

"You..." Within the territory of Da Rui, the chief disciples of the four Earth Immortals were both shocked and frightened. Several figures appeared in the night sky and surrounded them.

With a deafening boom, a blinding celestial arrow shot out, crimson as blood, shattering the night sky like a massive bolt of lightning shattering the heavens.

"Ah..." Mu Cangwu's first disciple could not avoid the immortal arrow and was pierced through on the spot. Then he actually exploded, unable to withstand the power of the arrow.

His pure Yang consciousness struggled and soared into the sky, only to be submerged by the terrifying Heavenly Light Force. Someone clasped their hands together, like a pair of crystal-clear millstones, crushing him in between, grinding him to pieces again and again.

"You've rebelled against Heaven! Do you want to be enemies with Yujing?" Nian Songhe's chief disciple roared. He knew that things had come to this point, and it would be useless to bow down. The other side was determined to destroy them.

His entire body was engulfed in flames, his pure Yang energy boiling, ready to fight to the death.

However, he was determined to kill the enemy, but the opponent was too strong and used special weapons.

At this moment, a demon-subduing pestle descended, unleashing a burst of seven-colored immortal light that illuminated the heavens and earth. With a bang, it shattered him on the spot, leaving a trail of blood mist.

Immediately, the others took action and extinguished his pure Yang consciousness.

"The young man from the Five Elements Palace who possessed the Five Elements Spiritual Body is not here; he has already been sent to heaven ahead of time."

"Unfortunately, nothing is ever perfect. A few people were sent to the highest heavens, where they lost their freedom. We were a step too late."

"Everyone has their own path and their own destiny. It's hard to say what the future holds. If their will is as firm as iron, they may be able to escape their predicament in the future."

The chief disciples of the four great earth immortals all died violent deaths, their bodies exploding under the night sky. Many forces within the Great Rui territory that had pledged allegiance to the heavens trembled in fear.

In particular, some important members of the Great Rui royal family felt a chill run down their spines, and their bodies became somewhat stiff.

……

"How could you... treat me like this?!" Xiao Qingheng was indignant. Nian Songhe, who had once been very close to him, and Mu Cangwu, who wanted to become her Daoist partner, had actually used her spiritual light to block the Yin-Yang Sword Light.

Although the three of them are integrated into one, they are still distinct from one another.

At the critical moment, even her closest friends and confidants could not be relied upon, and she suffered a severe blow.

Fortunately, they managed to rush into the Night Ruins.

Behind them, the hunters, undaunted, followed and charged in, slowing their pace slightly in an attempt to drive away the three immortals and clear a path for them to explore the Night Market.

"We don't know if there really is an ancient powerful being's cave there, but that's our only chance."

"The odds are against us. Even if we obtain the Earth Immortal Fruit and instantly recover to our peak condition, we will still find it difficult to fight against those evil immortals and gods behind us, unless the cave is filled with a Heavenly Immortal Tree."

At this point, the three Earth Immortals were almost in despair.

They were not naive enough to believe that escaping into the Night Ruins would save their lives, or that entering the cave of that ancient powerful being would bring them good fortune. In fact, they were quite pessimistic.

Right now, they're just trying anything as a last resort; it's a choice they have no other option but to make.

"It's really here?!" In the deep sea, Qin Ming was almost petrified, staring into the distance, dumbfounded.

He casually had Xie Jinglan and Qi Daozhen write a letter, which actually attracted the Earth Immortal, which was somewhat absurd.

Soon, he realized something was wrong; the commotion was far too loud.
On the horizon, the pitch-black night sky was pierced through by thick beams of light, as if plowing through the earth, creating terrifying passages, and the clouds were completely blown apart.

Below, the vast ocean surged, its massive waves crashing against the night sky, merging with it as if all the seawater were pouring back towards the heavens—a truly awe-inspiring sight.

Fortunately, Qin Ming had anticipated all sorts of terrible situations. With safety as his top priority, he hid far enough away. Moreover, he wrapped his consciousness in a rag and covered his physical body with a yellow silk umbrella, spying from the shadows in the endless sea.

There are countless creatures in the ocean, and he blends in with the world so well that even an immortal wouldn't notice him.

"That's... the light of the Earth Immortals! Master and the others have arrived?" In the distance, Qi Daozhen almost burst into tears. He was very excited. Could it be that his master had entered the Night Ruins for his sake?
"Something's wrong, run!" Xie Jinglan, whose cultivation was far superior, grabbed him and plunged into the vast ocean, fleeing at top speed.

At this moment, the two were not in that cave, but were going out. They both felt the pressure of the Jade Capital pressing down on them, and they felt like they were suffocating. Just how many Earth Immortals had come from afar?

"You have gone too far! The heavenly realms will surely punish you!" Nian Songhe roared. Now he had no choice but to plunge into the cave of the ancient great power.

"Master Uncle Nian!" Xie Jinglan was shocked. This Earth Immortal was quite famous in Heaven, yet he was being hunted down.

"Could it be that our letter caused Master's death?" Qi Daozhen burst into tears.

Xie Jinglan said, "Don't be so cowardly and sentimental. Escaping is the priority. We must leave this sea area. I'm afraid there will be a great battle between Earth Immortals!"

The two disappeared into the vast ocean.

"Ahhh..." Three screams echoed from the mingled consciousness.

As soon as they entered the underwater palace, they saw the lush and verdant immortal tree, as well as the remains of an earth immortal, but before they could even make a move, they themselves began to tremble violently.

Before them, a sheet of paper pulsating with dark light and runes like countless stars rushed diagonally into their sea of ​​consciousness with an incredibly eerie appearance.

"How dare you! You actually try to enslave us?"

"A 'document' that resembles a divine contract, trying to force us to sign it!"

The three were shaken, both shocked and furious. What kind of being was this? How dare they lay a hand on experts of their caliber?

However, they were ultimately Earth Immortals with profound cultivation, and were not immediately affected.

The underwater coral city walls glowed, golden shells shone, jade palaces were dazzling, and endless runes billowed, along with black "light paper" that floated up and rushed into the three people's consciousness, trying to take root.

“Something’s not right,” the old barbarian god said from afar.

The Dog Sword Immortal unleashed a single sword strike, the black and white Yin-Yang sword light penetrating deep into the underwater palace.

"Hiss!" The remnant soul of the ancient powerful being was completely awakened and couldn't help but gasp for the cold mist at the bottom of the sea.

"What era is this? The world has changed drastically, and it is difficult for gods to be born in the world. Earth Immortals are already masters who stand on the mountain peaks. Why have so many of them appeared today? Do they want to besiege me?"

Undoubtedly, the overall environment in the Night Market has already changed.

Deep beneath the sea, in the depths of the Jade Palace, the ancient powerful being who had been lying in the coffin has now had the lid lifted.

His physical body was broken and lacked vitality, and even the remaining light of his consciousness was dim. Even so, his combat power should not be underestimated.

This was an old man with a crippled body and disheveled hair. He stared at the horizon and instantly noticed that six Earth Immortal-level beings were chasing after him, and there were more behind them.

"I have to go!" he shouted. With so many Earth Immortals appearing at the same time, even he would have to run away. His current condition did not allow him to recover and fight.

In an instant, the lush and verdant immortal tree began to shrink, transforming into countless emerald green branches that contracted onto the coffin.

The entire towering ancient tree miraculously revived here, its branches sprouting from a coffin.

Clearly, his coffin was no ordinary object.

At the same time, the four remains of earth immortals under the tree suddenly sat up, like zombies, their limbs and bones slightly stiff. They lifted the old man's coffin and fled into the depths of the ocean.

An ancient, powerful being, on his deathbed, was startled awake to find his coffin being carried away by four sets of remains!
"Where do you think you're going!" The old barbarian god unleashed a punch, his enormous golden fist smashing the ocean apart, evaporating the seawater and revealing the abyss-like seabed.

Even more impressively, a celestial being wielded a blade, sweeping away the four figures carrying coffins as they fled.

"The three of you will die here." Black and White Bear made his move, targeting Nian Songhe and Mu Cangwu.

The powerful figures of the esoteric sect, as well as the earth immortals from the East and West Seas, all made their moves at the same time, shattering that pure yang consciousness in the sea and repeatedly strangling it.

"Ah..." Xiao Qingheng, Mu Cangwu, and Nian Songhe screamed in agony, and were finally completely obliterated, dying a miserable death!
Subsequently, the Earth Immortals present began to hunt down the ancient powerful beings.

The sage of Pugong shouted, "Old man, you've really hidden yourself well, managing to hide here. But every cause has its effect. You should have foreseen this day, right? We've come to collect our debts."

Ahead, an ancient powerhouse, who had been on his deathbed, suddenly sat up and exhaled a breath of turbid air. The ferocious earth immortals who had attacked were indeed coming for him.

The powerful being sighed softly: "I knew it. Even if I hid here in seclusion and cultivated for countless years, I would still be unable to escape my fate. Please stop chasing me. I will make the map public, and the supreme treasure will be known to those who are destined to find it."

He flicked his wrist and produced a picture that grew larger in the night sky. The terrain on it was complex, with a dense array of glowing threads.

What's going on? A group of ravenous old monsters, all with strange looks in their eyes, were just killing two birds with one stone. Could they really be about to cause some incredible disaster?

They remained calm, and only one of them spoke, saying, "It's not detailed enough!"

The old man in the coffin frowned and said, "I don't have any more details. This is all. The strange gold cloth embroidered with most of a blazing sun is buried in this map."

In the distance, Qin Ming was shaken. He made a connection, and the reaction of the tattered cloth on his body undoubtedly confirmed his guess. The old cloth actually trembled twice.

High above the nine heavens, deep within the sea of ​​night mist, a magnificent divine palace shone. A gaunt old man suddenly sat up on his sickbed and whispered, "Something is about to happen."

"Ancestor, what's wrong?" In the Divine Palace, a powerful figure quickly rose from the futon and bowed deeply to the seemingly frail old man on the sickbed.

The gaunt old man had terrifying eyes, like abysses, as if they wanted to devour one's mind. His voice was weak as he said, "I traveled in my dream and sensed something was wrong. It seems something big is about to happen. Quickly go and investigate. What exactly is wrong, in the sky or on the ground?"

(End of this chapter)