Night without Borders

Chapter 573 The Ultimate Secret
Qin Ming and Tang Yushang uttered the word "kill" softly, bathed in light and rain, and traversed the vast night sky like two comets, rushing towards a group of saints.

They don't have many opportunities, so they must seize them.

Otherwise, once the special weapon is completely lost, the two will inevitably be captured by the nine saints, and their fate will be extremely tragic.

A saint spoke up: "The weeds are not yet completely removed. Two weeds, having been showered with the rain of immortality, also want to stir up trouble."

The man, formed from a moon worm, stood with his hands behind his back, his figure unmoving. Behind him, a bright moon rose, its silvery light pouring down like a ribbon, shining on the two people in the night sky, trying to freeze them in place.

Zhou Wenchan, a white-robed saint from the Divine Society, stood with his hands behind his back, his face cold, and said, "Anyone dares to trespass into a place like this?"

The experimental grounds of the three supreme factions involve the secrets of immortality, and have always been places where one can enter but never leave; it is no exaggeration to call them forbidden areas.

A three-eyed saint from the Godlike Society said with a faint smile, "This is no less than two mongrel dogs suddenly barking at us from a pack of ferocious beasts, overestimating their own strength."

Suddenly, he looked surprised and corrected himself, "You misspoke. One is a mongrel, and the other is a beautiful canary. She is very pretty and looks like she was raised by a noble family. She would be suitable to be a concubine or a maid."

As they were talking, Qin Ming and Tang Yushang suddenly tore open the array's source patterns. The two sides were not far apart to begin with, and in the blink of an eye, they shot towards each other.

"Be careful, they are wearing remnants of celestial artifacts!" said the saint controlling the array source of the Rebirth Puppet Organization, the jade tablet in his hand shining brightly.

Only then did the liquid armor on Qin Ming and Tang Yushang burst forth with dazzling divine light, revealing itself and flowing like a gentle stream over their bodies.

Qin Ming, wielding the Five-Colored Heavenly Blade, shattered the incoming moonlight with a clang.

A halo appeared in Tang Yushang's right hand, resembling a precious mirror or a small sun, radiating an intense divine light that shone towards the opposite side.

Qin Ming channeled his Chaos Force, pushing himself to the pinnacle, his longsword illuminating the night sky with dazzling brilliance.

He charged toward the saints who were holding longevity jade tablets and were reborn as terracotta warriors. The power of this strike caused even the most composed saints to change their expressions slightly.

Tang Yushang assisted in trying to hold off the other saints and buy time for Qin Ming.

Clearly, the saint of the Rebirth Puppet Organization held an extremely high status; otherwise, he wouldn't have been in charge of opening this longevity experiment field.

He activated the jade tablet, causing the Dao patterns in the night sky to intertwine even more densely.

However, the two sides are too close, and they are both in this area. If a devastating storm is attracted, they themselves will also suffer.

The main problem was that he hadn't expected someone to be able to follow them so closely.

Qin Ming's strike was naturally delivered with all his might. After this special weapon was revived, it shone brilliantly, cleaving through the array patterns and illuminating the night sky, like a majestic heavenly force descending.

Clearly, Qin Ming's strike, which broke through the power expanded from the array's source, consumed a great deal of energy, yet he still managed to reach the Rebirth Terracotta Saint.

Zheng.

A sharp, resounding clang shook the heavens. Beside it, a jet-black longsword slashed down with incredible ferocity, carrying an aura of chilling coldness, as if it came from the deepest hell.

This was also a special weapon, made by Zhou Wenchan, a white-robed saint of the God-like Society. At the critical moment, he slashed across the sky, cutting off Qin Ming's momentum.

That is the infamous sword of death, also known as the Dark Blade.

Zhou Wenchan has an extremely powerful background and has been identified as the future God of the Underworld.

Qin Ming's hair stood on end. In a moment of haste, he deviated the trajectory of his five-colored longsword, placing it in front of him to clash with the pitch-black Nether Blade.

That terrifying metallic tremor ripped through people's eardrums and pierced their souls, shattering everything, from ethereal light rain to the night mist high in the sky.

Qin Ming was blocked and had to deal with a powerful enemy.

He was somewhat alarmed, his pupils contracted. The opponent's strike was terrifying, actually posing a threat to him. This white-robed saint from the Godlike Society was ridiculously powerful.

Zhou Wenchan was even more alarmed. Who was he? One of the future chief gods of the Godlike Society. While others were still vying for this qualification, his position had long been secure.

The God of the Underworld is one of the strongest main gods in the pantheon, holding an incredibly high position.

In his view, his strike should have blasted the man into a bloody mist, but it was blocked.

Most powerful people share a common flaw: extreme self-confidence. They disregard everything else, considering others mediocre and insignificant.

Of course, it is precisely because of this strong belief and character that they are able to achieve brilliance and continuously climb to new heights.

Tang Yushang's offensive was also thwarted. As a secondary attacker, she was actually subjected to a targeted "baptism" by the array source, with dense array patterns engulfing her.

Their actions were thwarted by the intricate network of Dao patterns.

The liquid armor formed from the jade mirror glowed, fiercely tearing through layers of textures, braving the danger of being lost, and broke into the ranks of the saints, where there were many opponents but sparse array patterns.

With a clang, Qin Ming's Five-Colored Heavenly Blade trembled once more.

This time, it wasn't Zhou Wenchan wielding the sword, but rather a saint from the Rebirth Puppet Organization holding a jade tablet, whose left hand reached out to meet the special weapon head-on.

Qin Ming was awe-inspiring. This Saint of Rebirth was rather special. In addition to wearing a golden jade burial suit, he also wore finger guards, which were broken special weapons.

This team consists of nine saints, two of whom possess remnants of celestial artifacts, and both of whom Qin Ming encountered.

With a whoosh, the Saint of Rebirth streaked across like lightning, his speed terrifying. After his right hand swept across the blade, he closed in and slammed towards Qin Ming's chest.

Qin Ming shrank back and shifted to the side, his five-colored armor glowing, his right fist gleaming, as he struck at his opponent.

At the same time, Zhou Wenchan wielded the Nether Blade and attacked violently, freezing the entire void with its icy chill, as if he had entered the underworld.

Qin Ming felt a chill run down his spine. The situation was extremely unfavorable for them. Their target possessed a special weapon, and failing to capture him immediately would cause them serious trouble.

Moreover, the two saints possessed terrifyingly high levels of spiritual cultivation and astonishing combat talent.

Qin Ming plunged into the crowd, intending to kill the other saints and disrupt their formation.

If you break into their midst, the effect of the magic array will be reduced.

He and Tang Yushang reunited and together they attacked the saints.

On the spot, some people's bodies cracked, and half of their bodies were covered in blood.

If it weren't for the special weapons that suppress this area, some saints would have been blown to bits just now.

Even though it's just a fragment of a celestial artifact, it's still terrifying.

Qin Ming and Tang Yushang felt it was a great pity; in another place, the two of them would have surely achieved brilliant results with the help of the immortal robes.

Suddenly, the ground cracked open, accompanied by terrifying shockwaves, and six golden figures burst out from underground, charging towards Qin Ming and Tang Yushang.

They were all humanoid, skin and bones, and looked quite ferocious, yet their skin was a brilliant golden yellow, making them appear to be six golden corpses.

At this moment, a saint from the Rebirth Figurine Organization played a flute, reviving the six golden statues, which carried a portion of the power of the rules.

Qin Ming felt heavy-hearted. In the past, when he fought against the third Dao Seed of the parasitic civilization, a blood-red monster carrying some fragments of the rules participated in the battle.

Now he has encountered six of them at once. If they do not have special weapons to protect them, he and Tang Yushang will surely die.

Moreover, the monster in front of them, which carried the remnants of rules, seemed even stronger, and actually rammed into them, sending them flying backward.

Blood trickled from the corner of Qin Ming's mouth as he blocked the four golden monsters. Tang Yushang's blood was also churning, blood dripped from her nose, and she staggered.

"Fifth brother, you're no good!" Qin Ming said to the five-colored treasure fragment.

The treasure fragment responded: "I am caught in a great calamity of confusion. This place... is a land of calamity for us."

At this moment, Zhou Wenchan, wielding the Nether Blade, stood with the saints of the Rebirth Puppet Organization. The two of them could use the power of the Longevity Tablet to isolate themselves from the erosion of the mysterious array source.

Qin Ming said, "Even if you can't unleash your peak power, you should at least be able to protect yourself. You can't even withstand this golden body? I've never lost to someone of the same level, but your record is tantamount to being defeated by someone else."

The fragment of the five-colored treasure said, "I'm fine. Let those golden monsters fight me; they can't penetrate the five-colored armor. My only worry now is getting lost..."

Qin Ming coughed up blood and said, "Damn it, I'm in trouble. I was shocked and bleeding from all seven orifices. Can your defense be any higher?"

……

Outside, six grandmasters stood in mid-air, looking down at the ninth experimental field of Changsheng Ridge. Those who had cultivated divine eyes had already vaguely seen what was happening.

“A saint from another faction actually broke in. Fortunately, those two are already in dire straits. Those Dao bodies and divine embryos that have been nurtured for five hundred years must not be lost.”

An elderly grandmaster spoke in a deep voice, his eyes shooting out terrifying beams of light as he stared intently ahead.

In his eyes, those physical bodies that have been rid of all death energy are extremely important.

Of course, among the six grandmasters, only two or three know the whole truth. Even though they are all direct descendants of the old chairman and the Insect Emperor, they still need to learn about those secrets little by little.

“Grandfather, are those physical bodies important?” a “newcomer” asked.

Both grandfather and grandson were Grandmasters, which is an extraordinary achievement. Even among the descendants of the former president of the Divine Society, not everyone can be as outstanding as a dragon, especially the clan members dozens of generations later, many of whom have become just ordinary people.

Of course, the outstanding ones among them are also terrifying, including many peerless powerhouses at the seventh realm.

In this day and age, such a person has already reached the top, looking down on all races, standing at the very top of the pyramid, and able to face the strong from any system.

The elderly Grandmaster nodded and said, "Some physical bodies are very important. They belong to famous figures in the history of the Divine Society, the Rebirth Puppet Organization, and the Strange Insect Alliance. They cannot be lost."

His grandson looked astonished and said, "They're already dead, can they really... come back to life?"

The elderly grandmaster nodded solemnly and said, "The old president is a living example. Perhaps he has made a preliminary breakthrough on the path to immortality!"

The grandfather and grandson secretly communicated and discussed this taboo topic.

In this world, there are ten-colored icebergs and immortal tree sap, both of which can put ancient people into a deep sleep, maintaining their original state and preventing them from dying for a certain period of time.

But that's not immortality; to put it nicely, it's a long sleep; to put it bluntly, it's just a lingering existence.

"Becoming a living dead means you can't interfere with the real world, and when the time comes, you'll still perish. Such a miserable existence is meaningless. What the old chairman pursues is to preserve powerful strength in the real world and walk among people at the peak of their abilities. That is true immortality."

However, everything has a lifespan. Whether it is the physical body or the spirit, everything will decay. Even celestial beings and gods can only live for more than two thousand years.

The newly promoted Grandmaster said, "When the spirit decays, it is considered the complete demise of a person. How can it ever reappear?"

His grandfather shook his head and said, "The mystery of life is hard to explain. We can only try and fail and keep blazing new trails. It has now been confirmed by the old chairman that the physical body may be more important than the spirit."

"This..." The newly promoted Grandmaster looked doubtful.

Then, he said with utmost seriousness, "The physical body research I'm about to talk about is probably the only feasible path to immortality at present, and someone has successfully traversed it once, so it can be regarded as the ultimate secret."

"Huh?" The newly promoted Grandmaster was startled.

The old man asked, "Do you know what possession is?"

Actually, there's no need to ask; people at their level are capable of taking action.

The old man continued, "Tell me, if I were to possess another body and acquire a perfectly compatible one, and then have descendants, whose descendants would they be?" The newly promoted Grandmaster hadn't considered this question and immediately replied, "Naturally, yours."

The old man shook his head and said, "Wrong. All signs indicate that those offspring are still descendants of the original owner, inheriting all of his traits."

"This……"

The old man said, "The imprint of life is rooted in the deepest part of the flesh and blood. For example, when a person dies and is confirmed to have completely died, his 'fertility' that was frozen in advance can still be retrieved many years later and he can still reproduce."

He recounted a fact: a certain chief god of the pantheon once fought a battle with an opponent, and although his physical body collapsed, he successfully severed the opponent's consciousness.

Finally, he felt that his opponent's broken body was suitable for his powerful and indestructible spirit, and thus he possessed it.

Decades later, the god was heartbroken to discover that his newly born descendants resembled his adversary in every way.

There was even a descendant who was almost like that rival reborn, not only in appearance but also in personality.

He wanted to slap the boy to death, but then he felt that he had developed feelings for him, and he was truly torn.

The newly promoted Grandmaster asked, "If it's taught and seriously intervened after birth, wouldn't it be more like one's own spirit on a spiritual level?"

The old man shook his head and said, "You know cuckoos, right? They lay their eggs in other birds' nests and never raise or touch their own. But when the baby cuckoos hatch, without ever being taught, they already know to push the other birds or eggs out of the nest so they can enjoy the food provided by their adoptive parents. This is the mark etched into their flesh and blood; the body carries the ultimate secrets of life. The spirit is like duckweed, its roots are in the flesh and blood. As long as there is a body, consciousness can be born."

His use of an ordinary bird as an example illustrates this point.

Then, the old man went on to discuss his in-depth research into the field of body possession, believing that the physical body could influence the spirit.

He gave another example: someone had successfully possessed another body, but decades or even centuries later, that person was shocked to find that their temperament, habits, and so on were showing signs of transforming into those of the original owner.

The newly promoted Grandmaster was shocked and exclaimed, "Is this really true?"

The old man nodded and said, "Yes, especially when the weak occupy the body of the strong, they are ultimately more affected by it."

According to the personal research of the old president of the Shenmeng Association, as long as the physical body is still alive, the life essence imprint within it will inevitably continue to radiate spiritual light and merge into the consciousness of outsiders.

Of course, it is almost impossible to detect. Each thread and strand is completed over decades or even centuries, so it can be said to be a gentle, silent process.

Upon hearing this, the newly promoted Grandmaster was lost in thought and remained silent for a long time.

The old man said, "This 'forgotten corner' involves an ancient war between celestial beings, and there are many different races involved. In order to facilitate experiments and obtain life-saving materials, the old patriarch once had his disciples and grand-disciples possess the bodies of some patriarchs of great clans. As a result, hundreds of years later, some individuals almost lived out the lives of the original patriarchs and followed their original life paths."

It can be said that large-scale possession can be considered a kind of research, providing invaluable experience for the former president's later rebirth.

The old man said, "The old chairman's lifespan had already come to an end. In the end, after studying the theory of the physical body, he nurtured his old body in the Supreme Longevity Land."

The newly promoted Grandmaster listened intently. The old president had survived a near-death experience, and like a dream, after being silent for five hundred years, he was resurrected and returned.

"What era is this from?"

The old man said, "I don't know, but it is true."

Back then, the old president of the Godlike Society had his most trusted direct descendant of the seventh realm bury him in the supreme land of longevity, the Land of Creation. His spirit did indeed dissipate, but his physical body, after five hundred years, severed the death aura and underwent a rebirth.

The newly promoted Grandmaster asked, "His physical body is not dead, but his spirit has completely dissipated. How can he be revived?"

He had heard some of it, but he knew nothing about the secrets and details.

The old man said, "First of all, he has consumed a lot of various medicines related to resurrection. He firmly believes that if his physical body is revived one day, the spiritual flame will still be born bit by bit. In addition, he did not hesitate to lend his body to the peerless geniuses of later generations to take over his body, just like what you see before you, when Zhou Wenchan and his disciples wanted to take over those Dao bodies and divine embryos."

The newly promoted Grandmaster was puzzled and asked, "Why introduce an external soul? Why give your body to someone else to use...?"

The old man said, "Although the physical body has been revived, it has been dormant for many years, like a rusty machine that needs someone to run it. The more gifted the saint, the more compatible they are with this revived body, and the smoother the machine will run. Once everything is on track, the birth of spiritual light from the original physical body will naturally follow."

The newly promoted Grandmaster felt a chill run down his spine. No wonder his grandfather had been so indifferent, believing that it was still uncertain who the final winner would be. Some saints were sent in only to "ignite the fire" and accelerate the revival of that powerful physical body.

The old man said, “Dying once may seem like severing the past, but the land remains, the roots remain, and the wildfire cannot burn it all away as the spring breeze brings it back to life.”

Of course, for them to be compatible, their physical and spiritual realms must also be in sync.

The old man said, "Those important historical figures were once at a very high level. Unfortunately, now that they have been reborn and have eliminated all death energy, their bodies are at the Grandmaster level. Therefore, they are just right for the current generation of saints to activate and ignite the old machinery to run again."

The newly promoted Grandmaster asked, "What level of person did the old guild master need to ignite it back then?"

The old man secretly replied, "A powerhouse of the seventh realm!"

The newly promoted Grandmaster was shocked and asked, "How high was the original cultivation level of our ancestor in his first life?"

The old man stared at the Longevity Ridge. Some of those Dao bodies and divine embryos were the bodies of his opponents, who were used for experiments simply because their aptitude and physique were too good. However, there were also "one of our own" who had been personally instructed by the old guild leader to be spared.

The old man guessed that the person was very important. Otherwise, given the ancestor's status, he wouldn't need to concern himself with such matters.

The newly appointed Grandmaster asked, "Besides the former president, has anyone else successfully traversed this path?"

The old man sighed and finally shook his head.

The newly promoted Grandmaster was stunned and said, "This... cannot be replicated. If the old guild master were to try again, would he still be able to succeed?"

The old man said, "If the old chairman were to take this path again, he would only have a 60% chance of success, which is very risky. Therefore, the three major camps have joined forces to conduct various longevity experiments, not placing their hopes on any one path."

The newly promoted Grandmaster said, "Huh, those two haven't been captured yet. Their special weapons are a bit too advanced, and they've been holding out for quite a while."

He was somewhat worried and asked if a strong intervention was necessary.

The old man shook his head and said, "There are senior elders guarding Changsheng Ridge. It seems that it has been disturbed and revived. We only need to guard the outside."

During the battle, Qin Ming resonated with some complex emotions and realized that those mindless flesh and blood bodies were all Dao bodies and divine embryos, which were very important to the three supreme camps.

The saints present were all ordered by the higher-ups not to harm these living dead, but to treat them as their own true selves.

Moreover, among the saints, there are those who know the truth; they are special envoys sent from above to oversee the other saints.

"There's a great secret. Even if the saints are lost, they can't harm one of the women, or even a strange insect?" Qin Ming's heart trembled, and then he became concerned.

He transmitted his voice, "Tang Miao, I have an idea. Let's go and snatch those physical bodies; they'll be very useful."

After a terrifying resurgence, the five-colored treasure fragments and the jade mirror temporarily escaped the calamity of being lost, tearing apart and repelling the six golden-bodied monsters.

Qin Ming successfully seized a flawless female body, which seemed to be still alive, with a faint heartbeat.

He threatened, "No one is allowed to lay a hand on us!"

Some saints wanted to attack, but the saint holding the longevity tablet and the terracotta figurine stopped them. He knew the truth and understood that some divine beings here were more important than the lives of the saints.

"Throw the longevity tablet over here!" Qin Ming said.

"Here you go." The Saint of Rebirth didn't care; the other party wouldn't use it anyway, so it was essentially a useless card.

At the same time, he activated the warning array in the area, summoning the old monster to revive.

Qin Ming threatened, "Tell me how to extinguish all the magic arrays, or I'll snap their necks right now!"

The saint of the Rebirth Figurine Organization frowned and calmly explained how to operate the jade tablet to shut down the magic array.

"Something's happened!" Deep underground in Changsheng Ridge, a monster has awakened, raising terrifying smoke and light that bursts from the ground, tearing through the night.

One of the Grandmasters' expressions changed, and he said, "Damn it, he's stealing the essence of Longevity Ridge to nourish himself, instead of staying in the area he's supposed to be protecting."

"It's alright. Now that he has recovered, everything is fine."

"Go!" Qin Ming fully revived the five-colored treasure fragments. Now that the tribulation of being lost was over, he could unleash his full power and escape.

"Who dares to cause trouble here!" The old monster underground finally came to its full senses and rushed out. It stretched out a large hand and reached out to grab the two people who had already flown into the sky.

Without the protection of the remnant celestial artifact, Qin Ming and his companion would definitely not have been able to withstand that kind of pressure.

"Here you go, catch!" Qin Ming threw out a physical body and then applied force, causing it to bleed from its seven orifices. If that old monster didn't care, this physical body would definitely explode.

"You..." The newly revived expert shuddered. He had been ordered not to damage those physical bodies, so he naturally dared not strike down with his palm.

He changed to the gentlest of powers and lightly guided them across.

Qin Ming said anxiously, "Fifth brother, are you sure you can do it? Didn't you claim to be one of the top celestial weapons in the past? Is this all you've got? You can't even fly as fast as a dying old monster."

The five-colored treasure fragment retorted indignantly, "That depends on who's urging me on; you don't have enough power to support me."

Tang Yushang asked, "Jade Mirror, do you have a solution?"

Yu Jing responded, "Give me the Rain of Ascension, and I will get rid of him."

"Okay, I've stocked up a lot." Qin Ming immediately provided an unlimited supply, and in that tattered space, the feather-like light rain almost accumulated into a river.

Even so, the old monster managed to close the distance during the initial explosive phase of the Jade Mirror.

Qin Ming threw out those Dao bodies and divine embryos one after another, hammering them with chaotic energy, trying to make them explode.

This made the old monster behind them hesitant to act rashly, and he indeed dared not do anything reckless.

In the end, the jade mirror fully recovered, dragging the five-colored treasure fragments, and used a near-mirror-like technique to disappear from this place. When it reappeared, it was already 1,500 miles away.

It flashed several times, finally shaking off its pursuers.

A few days later, Qin Ming and Tang Yushang, disguised as the Bull Demon couple, finally approached the Ancient Mystery Gate of Yezhou and breathed a sigh of relief.

In Shuangshu Village, at Black and White Mountain, Yuque was anxious and said, "How did the Mountain Lord disappear? There's been no news for over half a month. Where did he go? I want to tell him that something terrible has happened—Cui Chongxiao has reached the Nascent Soul stage."

In fact, Bai Meng had been very worried during this time. His sister and Qin Mingren had arranged to meet at dusk, but she never returned. Where did they meet?
Before the Ancient Mist Gate, Tang Yushang frowned slightly and said, "You still have three physical bodies in your possession, why didn't you throw them away?"

Qin Ming said, "They might have an extremely powerful background."

Tang Yushang said, "So, what do you want to do with the most beautiful female body you have?"

One of the women was indeed exceptionally beautiful, with an outstanding appearance.

Qin Ming said, "What are you thinking? I want to keep it for practicing my skills. Why don't you choose one too?"

Tang Yushang teased, "Is it a technique practiced by two people?"

Qin Ming said, "I want to step into the realm of Grandmaster and deal with the True Form Tribulation. I need to use this kind of powerful Dao Body and Divine Embryo to explore the way first and see how terrible that tribulation is."

The two successfully returned to Yezhou without further incident.

"Finally back, meow!" Tang Yushang completely relaxed.

Qin Ming's expression turned strange. He felt that Tang Miao might get into trouble if he wasn't careful, and he was actually looking forward to it.

(End of this chapter)