Night without Borders

Chapter 88: Heavenly Eternity
Chixia City is magnificent and tall, bright as day.

Qin Ming returned safely, bathed in the warm breeze of early spring. He just happened to see a team of experts leaving the city, their armor shining, like a torrent of steel going away.

There is no mountain lord in this area, and the City Lord's Mansion is the most powerful. When a high-level alien figure suddenly appeared in the distance, the people in the city were immediately alarmed.

Although there are top-level alien creatures such as the psychic jade rhinoceros and black dragon in the deepest part of the mountains, they never dare to challenge the status of Chixia City. They usually live in peace with each other and both sides will not easily let high-end combat forces cross the line.

Soon, the small group of new students who were stopped by the aliens on the road returned safely.

Wu Zheng happened to see Qin Ming returning to the inn and greeted him, "Brother Qin, you just came back from the mountains alone? I was about to go out, so I'll bring you dinner."

"How did you get injured?" Qin Ming found that his neck and hands were wrapped in gauze, with a little blood seeping out.

Wu Zheng was frustrated and sighed, "I have also been in the mountains in the past few days, and four of my companions died. My archery and spear skills are pretty good, so I escaped. Alas, it is too difficult to obtain spiritual substances in the mountains."

This is the reality. Many newcomers can only risk their lives if they want to improve themselves again.

After Qin Ming returned to the room, he threw away the "White Jade Powder" for the sake of caution. This is a powder specially used by men that can cover up excessive body odor.

There was no peculiar smell on him, he just changed his identity and went into the mountain on purpose. Afterwards, he took a hot bath and changed into clean clothes.

"Brother Qin, I brought back some beef patties and a few home-cooked dishes. I wonder if they suit your taste." Wu Zheng knocked on the door and came in.

The seventeen-year-old boy was full of energy and looked forward to his future when he came out of the Black and White Mountains, but now he seems depressed due to successive setbacks and injuries.

Wu Zheng's eyes were slightly red, obviously he had cried.

"Would you like to eat something more?" Qin Ming asked.

"No, I've already eaten enough outside." Wu Zheng shook his head.

"Then go to your room and take this." Qin Ming took out the jar of spiritual substance that he bought from Wu Yiyi of the snake tribe at a very low cost price.

Wu Zheng was puzzled. After he took it and opened it, he saw the liquid flowing with spiritual light. He was immediately shocked and realized what it was.

"Brother Qin, this... is too valuable. I can't afford it." He quickly covered the jar, worried that his spiritual power would be lost.

"Take it. Improve your physical condition first, and other problems will be easy to solve." Qin Ming said, stuffing it into his hand.

Wu Zheng is one year older than him. He always calls him Brother Qin and is genuinely enthusiastic. Moreover, Qin Ming has also learned the Wu family's unique skills of spear and archery and can easily solve the boy's difficulties. He is willing to lend a hand.

"Brother Qin!" Seventeen-year-old Wu Zheng had tears in his eyes. He nodded heavily and left with the spiritual material.

After dinner, Qin Ming began to count his haul. Looking at the three ancient books stained with blood, he could imagine the scenes of life and death contained in them.

Once entering the mountains, everyone is not only a hunter but also a prey. Even if they have a "story" to tell, once they die in the mountains, that's the end of it all.

Today's experience was a bit bizarre. He had not expected that the Purple Lightning Beast was so powerful that the alien creatures in the mountains gave him such a big gift in order to please it.

Qin Ming couldn't help laughing after encountering it twice. He guessed that the purple electric beast was so angry that it was about to explode.

"Don't meet me again next time." Anyway, he didn't want to meet the Purple Lightning Beast again. If he was recognized, it would definitely be a fierce "storm".

Qin Ming felt no guilt. When he first saw the purple lightning beast, it leaped into the air and stepped on his head. If it were a newborn, it would most likely have died.

No matter what noble race they are or how great their origins are, they are still dangerous creatures in the mountains. Most of the time, they are each other's prey, and life and death are a matter of life and death at any time. It is difficult for Qin Ming to empathize with the feelings of these aliens.

"Flying on the Grass." Qin Ming first picked up the secret book about leg techniques and looked at the three words on the cover with great anticipation.

He studied it carefully, and after a long time, he resonated with the author's lingering emotions and combined it with his own understanding, he completely mastered this secret method.

This whole book is mainly about escaping. After using the special "wind power", one can run as fast as the wind and the body will be unusually light and agile. In short, this is a way to save one's life.

This book of leg techniques also includes offensive techniques, but due to limited space, they are not its main focus.

Qin Ming felt that this book “Flying on the Grass” was very interesting, and he was just in need of such a method of escape.

He picked up the second secret book "Body Strengthening", which was a method of increasing the strength of the body. It practiced a kind of "forging strength" to make the body as hard as gold.

Qin Ming concentrated his mind highly, resonating with those remaining emotions, and with his own comprehension far beyond that of ordinary people, he understood the true meaning of this technique.

The third book bound in golden animal skin is titled "Golden Light Shield". As the name suggests, it is a body protection technique that mobilizes the light from the sky to form a layer of golden light on the body surface to protect itself.

When one reaches a high level of practice, golden light will shine everywhere and be able to expand outward, far beyond just covering the entire body surface.

Qin Ming's heart was shocked when he saw the strength of the founder. After the woman practiced the golden light shield to the highest level, the rich golden light was thicker than the city wall!

"How amazing!" He couldn't help but exclaim. No wonder Bai Xi from the psychic Jade Rhino clan hid himself at first. He must have wanted to sell him for a sky-high price in the future.

The golden light shield can not only protect itself, but also shoot out terrifying sky light from the rich golden light, strangling the surrounding enemies.

Qin Ming believed that this martial arts technique was extremely valuable, and the "Golden Light Power" in it was definitely an extremely powerful composite power technique.

"I wonder if this "Golden Light Shield" and that "Vajra Armor" can be integrated. If they are finally combined into one, the power will definitely increase." He was looking forward to it. Qin Ming not only brought back these three books, but also several animal skin scrolls that could not resonate with the spirit. He had enough comprehension and wanted to practice a few more by himself.

However, he frowned soon. He thought that the secret book he bought from outside could not be practiced randomly. There were pitfalls. The first ten pages were fine, but practicing the later parts made his blood boil and he felt extremely uncomfortable.

He quickly used the method written in the silk book to regulate his body, slowly exhaled, and threw the books aside.

It was enough for him to obtain the three skills of Flying on the Grass, Body Strengthening and Golden Light Shield by going into the mountains once. In addition, there was Ge Qianxun's "Vajra Armor" and the invaluable "Lihuo Sutra" given to him by Ning Siqi. These were enough for him to study and practice in the short term.

If he could digest all these secret books, his strength would definitely increase significantly!

Afterwards, Qin Ming took the ochre-colored stone in his hand and observed it carefully. It was only the size of a palm and had some mysterious patterns on it.

As soon as it made contact, his Sky Light became restless. When he performed the Yellow Mud Palm, the properties of the Sky Light changed accordingly. It was no longer a soft force, nor an extremely soft hard force, but a heavy, majestic ochre-colored Sky Light force.

This is the power of silk calligraphy. It can integrate various kinds of Tianguang Jin, transform them into a certain single Jin method, or transform them into the most suitable Tianguang Jin along the route of some miraculous skills.

"The essence of the underground soil veins condensed into stone!" Qin Ming knew what this was. There was no record of this in the secret book about the Yellow Mud Palm, but the old man had mentioned this strange stone during the emotional resonance.

He was immediately excited. It was very difficult to practice the Yellow Mud Palm to a very deep level. At least it had to be practiced when the light of heaven was released. At that time, it could capture spiritual substances from the outside world, such as the air of the earth.

Now Qin Ming has obtained a strange stone formed by the essence of earth veins, which can speed up this process.

He knew very well how terrifying the Yellow Mud Palm was when it was practiced to the highest level. It could make beating a giant beast as big as a mountain like hitting a clay dog. Soft strength could be transformed into hard strength, and it could also absorb the essence of the earth and destroy it with ease.

Although this strange stone is far from being able to allow him to reach that level, it can definitely improve him a lot and add a palm technique with extremely lethal power.

In the next few days, Qin Ming practiced diligently. Except for the most difficult and extraordinary skill "Lihuo Jing", he had not yet studied it. He was making progress in all other skills and had initially mastered the Tianguang Jin.

Especially the yellow mud palm. After completely absorbing the essence of the strange stone, there was a faint yellow mist between his fingers when he performed the palm technique.

When he tried his hand, a huge strange stone placed in the yard suddenly turned into powder, and the rockery also collapsed.

The innkeeper was not happy with this and asked him for compensation. Qin Ming didn't want to make a big deal, so he quickly paid the money and told him that it was done by the black-clothed man from the City Lord's Mansion who often visited, and he should not say anything.

"Then I don't want compensation."

"No, you keep it. You have to compensate me. This is what you should do."

……

Two days later, Meng Xinghai sent someone to find Qin Ming.

In the living room of the City Lord's Mansion, soothing incense curls up from the incense burner.

Meng Xinghai handed him four pages of paper with a serious look and asked him to comprehend them on the spot.

Qin Ming was puzzled, but he took it anyway. After a short while, he put the paper down and went to the yard to practice.

"How do you feel?" Meng Xinghai came out and asked shortly afterwards.

"I feel like I'm close to developing the first ray of skylight power." Qin Ming said.

"So fast?!" Meng Xinghai was shocked again. This kid seemed to give him surprises every time. His comprehension was so high that he couldn't keep a calm expression.

"I have always been a quick learner. Many people knew this when I was in the Cui family," Qin Ming said.

Meng Xinghai kept himself calm and regained the composure that an elder and city lord should have. He nodded and said, "Well, this is an introduction to a certain inheritance that has been lost outside. If you can get started as soon as possible, you can practice the rare and precious Qigong. Since you are very suitable for it, I will put aside my old face and ask my two friends to work together to see if I can help you obtain this technique."

Qin Ming said: "You are only in your early thirties, in the prime of your life, and at the golden age of forging ahead, how can you say that you are old? A teenager like me is still at an age of ignorance, and needs Uncle Meng to take care of me more."

Meng Xinghai said with a smile: "You kid, you've even fed me a drug of love. Otherwise... I'll just take you as my godson."

"Uncle, you are not that much older than me, right?" Qin Ming found that Meng Xinghai seemed very busy. In just a short moment, many people came to see him.

Soon, he knew what happened.

After a careful investigation, Meng Xinghai, combined with the information he learned from Ge Qianxun, discovered that the Golden Thief actually had many secret industries in Chixia City.

Obviously, the gold thieves had sensed something and wanted to quickly withdraw from those businesses and take away all the property.

Meng Xinghai knew he couldn't wait any longer and had to take action to not let them run away with the money.

He knew that if he did so, he would surely face revenge and counterattack from the Golden Thieves. They would not dare to do anything to him, Meng Xinghai, and Chixia City, and would most likely cause chaos in the surrounding areas.

"Uncle Meng, I want to go back to Black and White Mountain temporarily!" Qin Ming stood up suddenly. He knew very well that if the Golden Thief wanted to retaliate against Meng Xinghai, it would definitely involve the Black and White Mountain area.

Especially since he had personally destroyed Jinjiling, the hatred there might be remembered by the Gold Thief.

Since embarking on the road of new life, Qin Ming has made breakthroughs all the way and it has been quite smooth. He feels that this time he should test himself with a big battle. He wants to have a bloody fight to stop the golden thieves from attacking the remote place where he once lived!

(End of this chapter)