Night without Borders

Chapter 71: Fragrance from the depths of the mountains to the city

Zuixialou was very popular, and all the tables were full. The topic about the Thunderfire Alchemy Hall was very popular, and almost all the freshmen were talking about it.

After all, the time is approaching, less than half a month, and it will be there in the blink of an eye.

"I look forward to the ice and snow melting, the spring thunder roaring, and the grass and trees sprouting. This year, I, Old Zhao, am ready to fight hard. I am already 72 years old, and I will have no regrets even if I die there. But if the thunder and fire refining golden body succeeds, I will have a second spring!"

"I wish Mr. Zhao a new lease of life, baptized by the light of thunder and fire, and a new son next year."

"What you said makes me excited. How many chances do we have to fight in this life? Thirty years from now, when I am seventy-two years old, I will also walk into the Thunderfire Alchemy Hall and fight once!"

Qin Ming then noticed that the new students in Zuixialou were mainly young and strong, and some were very old. There were relatively few who were under 20 years old like him and Wu Zheng.

Xu Sheng said: "Most of the new students who come here are considered 'wild people'. They have not joined any local organizations or sects, nor are they nobles."

Of course, those who can become newborns are not simple people. Some of the masters here are very powerful and have strong appeal. When encountering tricky mutant creatures, they can call a large group of people into the mountains.

Then, Qin Ming asked a question that concerned him a lot, "Brother Xu, what level of newcomers can enter the Thunderfire Alchemy Hall?"

Obviously, if they could receive sunlight there, people who were reborn three or four times would have a greater chance of survival than those who were reborn once or twice.

"Anyone can go in. Generally speaking, if you are a newborn for the first time, it is enough to be struck by one bolt of lightning and fire in the bronze hall. For those who are eager for a second rebirth, it is enough to be struck by two bolts of lightning and fire in the bronze hall... However, according to your own level, after being struck by the corresponding number of bolts of lightning and fire, do you still expect to come out alive?"

Xu Sheng explained that even if there were people outside the hall to help and prepare ropes in advance to pull the person out at the critical moment, it would be of no use. The only difference was whether the body was intact or completely chopped to pieces. In any case, the person was already dead.

Qin Ming thought that if he went to the Thunder and Fire Alchemy Hall, he would have to be baptized by at least four rays of heavenly light.

Wu Zheng shook his head and said, "It seems that I need to follow the example of that old man and wait until I am 70 or 80 years old before going."

Xu Sheng laughed and said, "Haha, that makes sense. I'll wait until I'm a hundred years old before going."

Qin Ming asked: "If someone can withstand the baptism of thunder, fire and skylight, can they still go next time and still have the effect?"

"Being baptized once is already a blessing from heaven, and you want to go a second time? But now that you mention it, I remember that there really are people like this." Xu Sheng said.

He paused for a moment, thought about it, and said, "Several decades ago, there was a young man who survived for two consecutive years. In the third year, he died again. He was really a little arrogant, thinking that he could still receive that kind of 'God's grace', but he ended up dying tragically."

Xu Sheng explained that the young man had a prominent background and an unusual physique, but most importantly, his new method came from some extremely rare secret book, and when he practiced it to a high level, his fists could emit lightning.

Wu Zheng was shocked, and suddenly felt that his own ancient book on spears and arrows was no longer useful.

Xu Sheng was also very eager and said, "That is a rare secret book that can be used to develop special abilities, and it is related to thunder and lightning, so he dared to go. How could an ordinary person survive it?"

Qin Ming was also itching to try it out after hearing this. Some top-level inheritances were indeed fascinating. It went without saying that they were all in the hands of some amazing sects and mysterious large organizations.

Xu Sheng added: "A hundred years ago, there was an even more ethereal person who received two spring thunders. He also wanted to try the violent summer thunders, but he finally crawled out of the golden palace wailing. He was severely corroded by the skylight, his head turned red, and then his brains were cooked."

"Brothers, there is a problem in the mountains. A spiritual creature that has mutated five times has appeared in Huoyun Ridge. Boss Liang Yukang is leading people to hunt it and has already severely damaged the creature. But they have also suffered heavy losses and some are almost unable to hold on. Now they have invited people to come and say that anyone who sees it will get a share!"

A middle-aged man ran up to Zuixialou and quickly told the news.

"Huoyun Ridge, isn't that the territory occupied by the famous bird Huolin Bird? How dare you go to such a dangerous place? You are so brave!"

"I didn't make it clear. It's the forest outside Huoyun Ridge, which is an area where hunting is allowed!"

"go!"

With a loud crash, many new students rushed out of Zuixialou, all of them were tempted. Since the mutant creature had been severely injured, they could go and take a look at the situation first and take action if the opportunity was right.

Xu Sheng said, "Liang Yukang and his people have a good reputation."

"Shall we join in the fun too?" Qin Ming's eyes were glowing with passion.

"Xiao Qin, you are too impatient. You haven't even found an inn or put down your luggage yet, and you want to rush to go hunting in the mountains?"

Although Xu Sheng said so, he was also moved and asked, "How many times have you been a freshman?"

"Twice." Qin Ming responded with some reservation.

Xu Sheng nodded and said, "Okay, just stay away and watch for a while to gain some experience. Even if the mutant creature is about to die, you can't get close to it."

Wu Zheng was also jealous, but he knew that he was not strong enough. He was just a freshman and was not even qualified to watch the fun.

A large group of people walked out of the north gate, stepped on the knee-deep snow, and quickly entered the forest in the mountains.

In the early night, Chixia City was as bright as day. When entering the forest and feeling the night, some people took a moment to adapt before speeding up their journey.

Outside Huoyun Ridge, a giant green bull was covered in flames and was extremely angry. It had indeed been severely injured and was going crazy.

"So it's this old bull. I heard that more than ten newborns have encountered it in the mountains recently. All of them died under its hooves and were trampled to pieces."

"Killing it today will be considered getting rid of a nuisance!"

Although many people say this, they do not take action and want to wait for others to take action first.

"A cow this big must weigh thousands of pounds, and there is enough flesh and blood to share. Brothers, come together, lest we cause trouble at night and attract other monsters!" someone shouted.

With a loud bang, an old tree that required several people to hug was smashed into pieces by the green bull. With red eyes, it pierced another newborn with its horns.

"As expected of a spiritual creature, it has more than a dozen iron spears stuck in its body, but it hasn't fallen down yet, and it's getting more and more ferocious."

"Brothers, if you take action now, you will be able to share the flesh and blood of the green bull in a short while. If you wait until it falls down, you will not be eligible to share!" Liang Yukang shouted in person. His fine gold armor was broken and a deep wound was cut on his arm by the bull's horn.

Suddenly, many people couldn't help themselves, because the blue bull was seriously injured and might fall down at the next moment.

Some threw spears, some shot arrows, and some experts tried to approach it.

"puff!"

Qin Ming also shot an arrow from a distance, hitting the corner of the blue ox's eye. Although the ox had thick skin and flesh, the arrow did not penetrate deeply, but it was in its weak spot and almost pierced its eyeball. The ox roared in pain and blood flowed into its eyes.

"Attack quickly, its left eye is blurred by blood, take this opportunity to kill it!"

"Remember, this arrow was shot by my brother Xiao Qin. I'll give him an extra piece of beef later!" Xu Sheng shouted, rushing over as well.

Finally, a huge bull head fell to the ground. It was chopped off by Liang Yukang himself. The corpse of the green bull weighing thousands of pounds hit the ground, the forest trembled slightly, and the blood dyed the snow red.

Liang Yukang was breathing heavily, the shiny long sword in his hand was glowing with a terrifying light and stained with the blood of mutant creatures. His armor was broken and his hair was disheveled, making him quite shocking.

He shouted loudly: "Brothers, line up to share the meat, everyone has a share, no one should grab it, otherwise the long knife in my hand will not only be able to chop mutant creatures!"

"Boss Liang is really righteous. There is no need to fight for such a big bull. You can share some of it. Brothers, be more conscious."

In an instant, the forest became lively and everyone was very happy, especially those who arrived later, who gained something without much effort.

Half an hour later, the green beef was completely divided, and someone couldn't wait to roast a piece on the spot.

"What's going on? The beef looks translucent, but after being roasted, it feels less spiritual. What's going on?"

"We've been fooled. All the essence of this blue bull is in the bezoar. It must have been quietly collected by Boss Liang!"

"Where's Liang Yukang?"

"He said he was feeling unwell and was seriously injured. He passed away half an hour ago."

Suddenly, there was an uproar in the forest. A group of people were furious and started looking for Liang Yukang.

Everyone was swearing, including Qin Ming who couldn't help but curse a few times.

On that day, a large group of angry people came from the mountains to the city and cursed. When they broke into Liang Yukang's residence, they found that he had not returned and had completely run away.

A group of people cursed, especially the newcomers who had entered the mountains with him to besiege Qingniu at the beginning. They were furious. They were all seriously injured. As a result, Boss Liang swallowed the spiritual substance alone and escaped.

As for the few people who died in the mountains, that is even more tragic.

For the whole day, many people in Chixia City were talking about this matter, and many of them were cursing Liang Yukang for being unfair. It turned out that the good reputation he had accumulated in the past two years was all for the final "trap".

At night, the fire springs were not "active" to begin with, and coupled with the fact that every place was covered with stone slabs, the brightness of the entire city suddenly dropped and became a little hazy.

Some areas are even completely dark. This adjustability allows Chixia City to have day and night.

Qin Ming and Wu Zheng stayed in an inn. He grilled the piece of beef that was allocated to him and asked Wu Zheng to taste it together.

"It tastes good, but Liang Yukang is such a rip-off!" Qin Ming said.

Xu Sheng came with wine and sighed, "For a higher level of transformation and rebirth, there have been cases of fathers and sons breaking up, and husbands and wives turning against each other. Anything can happen, so be careful next time."

On the second day, Qin Ming entered the mountain again, this time with the help of Xu Sheng. He got news from his master, an old traveling merchant, that there was a nest of white apes deep in the mountains, guarding several snow lotuses that contained rich spirituality.

"Unfortunately, there is only one plant left. The others have matured and have been eaten by the white apes!" Xu Sheng regretted.

"This spiritual substance can give people four rebirths and is of extremely high value!" The person who spoke was a woman with fiery eyes. She was a friend invited by Xu Sheng.

"Trigger an avalanche to scare away the white apes, and then we will quickly pick the fruits. This nest of white apes is very difficult to deal with. If we fail, flee immediately and don't waste time."

However, after they successfully scared away the nest of white apes, a man in gray with his head and face covered appeared, picked the crystal clear snow lotus first, and disappeared into the mountains at an incredible speed.

Xu Sheng was so furious. He organized a group the moment he got the news, and it seemed like he was about to succeed, but was intercepted by a man in gray.

Qin Ming also breathed a sigh of relief. Although there was only one snow lotus, he estimated that even if he got a share, he would not be able to be reborn four times. However, when it was snatched away by someone, he still wanted to hit that person in the face with a hammer.

"Don't fall into my hands, don't let me know who you are!"

Even the woman couldn't stand it and kept swearing all the way.

This time, Qin Ming followed the local customs and, like them, traveled all the way from the mountains to the city.

He felt that it was not so easy to make a living in Chixia City, and the newcomers here were deceitful and evil.

"Alas, overall, I am still not strong enough. I hope the spring thunder will explode sooner!"

……

After only five or six days, strange sights began to appear outside the city. The ground was shining, the dark forests suddenly became bright, and there were bursts of light and rain.

That was the underground fire springs reviving, beginning to emit rays of light toward the surface, nourishing all things, and the snow began to slowly melt.

Many nobles went out of the city to enjoy the scenery. At this season, the mountains and forests are particularly gorgeous. The snow-covered mountains and rivers are in full view, and they are particularly magnificent in the mist.

"Early spring may come earlier this year," Xu Sheng judged.

"Brother Xu, take me to the Thunder and Fire Alchemy Palace in Chixia Mountain." Qin Ming prepared to scout the area in advance because the spring thunder could arrive at any time.

"Let's go together. I also want to see the golden palace." Wu Zheng said, but he soon regretted it.

Because they saw what a sea of ​​people looked like. When the ground began to evaporate, not only the nobles in the city drove out for a trip, but ordinary people also took their children out of the city.

A famous scenic spot like Chixia Mountain is manned by experts, so it is impossible for any weirdos to appear there. It would be really crowded.

Even if nobles came, there was nothing they could do. No one paid any attention to them. The crowd was surging, and even the exotic animal carriages were useless. Some noble ladies got off the carriages and walked. They were squeezed so hard that they screamed and looked so miserable that their hairpins fell off.

Qin Ming followed the crowd up the mountain, but he didn't get a clear look at the beautiful scenery of the mountain. He was carried up by the crowd.

Before he could get a close look at the various buildings on the top of the mountain, he was squeezed forward again. At the critical moment, he finally broke free and entered the Thunder and Fire Alchemy Hall.

Wu Zheng had a sad face. He was a freshman, but one of his shoes was lost due to being squeezed.

He said angrily: "I didn't even see what the Thunderfire Alchemy Palace looked like before I walked in!"

"I didn't look at it carefully!" Qin Ming said, standing in the Thunder Fire Alchemy Hall. He was highly concentrated, looking carefully and touching the wall with his hand.

"Boom!" He staggered and nearly fell to the ground, because he felt an extremely violent emotional fluctuation. This ancient temple could actually resonate with his spirit? He was very shocked.

(End of this chapter)