Blending Light with Dust

Chapter 21 Blending Light with Dust. In the Shallow Night, Qin Ming carried a long-handled Black Gold hammer and a short sword, his feet swift as if he were about to lift off the ground, rushing into the dense forest at an extremely fast speed.

He felt a sense of urgency. The nobles of Red Haze City were coming, and once they set foot in the mountains, they would definitely search for various spiritual substances.

He didn't want the Blood Bamboo Forest to be taken first, as it was related to his second New Life.

The night mist dissipated, and the forest was still somewhat dim, but with his eyesight, he could clearly see the distant scenery.

"The Blood Bamboo Forest is not easy to enter, there must still be danger."

Otherwise, Feng Yi'an and Shao Chengfeng would have already taken action, why wait until their deaths to leave regrets.

"I'm a little impetuous."

Cool snowflakes fell on his body, some even entering his neck, this chill made Qin Ming gradually calm down.

His eager appearance just now was no different from Old Man Liu last night, wishing he could grow wings and fly into the Blood Bamboo Forest to pick up frozen Blood Snakes.

"Calm down." Qin Ming slowed down and adjusted his breathing in the mountains.

Isn't it just a second New Life? Even if he didn't get any spiritual substances, he would be able to break through smoothly with his own conditions.

"An unstable mind is prone to mistakes." Qin Ming stepped on the thick snow, walking slowly and steadily, gradually becoming calm and composed.

The Blood Bamboo Forest must be quite dangerous. With a second New Life like Fu Entao, the Mountain Patrol Group has been hesitant to take action, which is enough to explain the problem.

Qin Ming quietly moved through the dense forest, and finally dug out the knife manual from a certain place. The old leather pages were curled and severely worn, showing that someone used to read it frequently.

The whole book was not thick, with a sense of antiquity, and it was unknown where Fu Entao got it.

"Reading the crystallization of the predecessors' efforts to calm my heart." Qin Ming sat down in the forest.

After a while, he was completely attracted, wholeheartedly immersed in the book.

Unconsciously, he stood up from the snow, holding the leather book in one hand and gripping the long-handled Black Gold hammer in the other, wielding it like a long knife.

This was originally a heavy weapon, but in his hands, it was like a light wooden hammer, being swung at will, and gradually had a kind of freehand natural beauty.

To achieve New Life, one needs to practice corresponding scriptures, such as the Deep Night Meditation Technique, Willpower Skill, etc., which can improve physical qualities such as strength, flexibility, and speed.

Various fighting laws are techniques, which use the body's strength, speed, etc., to achieve efficient attack purposes.

Qin Ming's physical fitness was very strong, surpassing the Golden Foundation, but his fighting skills had not been systematically trained, and most of them were practical scattered styles.

Some came from the wild New Life methods he practiced for many years, quoted from those special movements, and some were learned from some old hunters in the village.

His actual combat ability was very strong, honed in the mountains.

The forest at night was very dangerous. Hunting in such an environment meant facing attacks from various fierce birds and beasts. A slow reaction would mean death.

What he practiced was mostly scattered styles, even wild styles, but the lethality was indeed extremely strong. Fighting with beasts did not follow any rules, relying on strength, speed, and adaptability.

That was why Fu Entao felt unusually 棘手 (棘手: troublesome/thorny) when facing him, unable to find a "fixed pattern" in his attacks, with no trace to be found.

Now Qin Ming read the knife manual, combined with his own experience of fighting with beasts, and his understanding between life and death, he was immediately fascinated, unconsciously holding the book in one hand and the hammer in the other, constantly changing the "Throwing Blade Stance" with his feelings.

Qin Ming comprehended the predecessors' efforts on the knife manual. When he was in high spirits, he increased his strength and danced. Although there was no light from a blade, there was a knife intent permeating, driving the snow on the ground to fly into the air. The long-handled Black Gold hammer turned into lightning, cutting through the silence of the forest.

He "swung his blade" and slashed at a big tree. In an instant, the very thick trunk burst. This kind of "slash" was too violent. Some different species nearby that were eyeing him covetously, staring in the dark for a long time, were all so frightened that they tucked their tails and ran away.

Among them was a mutated Black Tiger, over four meters long, which was now turning tail and running.

"Still dare to spy here, not leaving?" Qin Ming saw a Human-faced Vulture, far larger than its kind, circling close to the trees, only about twenty meters above the ground, reluctant to leave.

He had just comprehended the Throwing Blade Stance from the book and immediately executed it, the heavy Hammer Blade in his hand instantly disappearing into the night, flying into the high sky.

"Puff!"

Blood splattered in mid-air, feathers danced everywhere.

The mutated Human-faced Vulture had a wingspan of several meters and was originally quite ferocious, but now it was as fragile as porcelain, blasted apart by Qin Ming's Throwing Blade Stance! With a thousand pounds of force in his arms, such a strike was without suspense, the long-handled Black Gold hammer smashing the huge fierce bird to pieces, a large amount of flesh and blood fragments and scattered feathers falling to the ground.

Some of the mutated creatures in the distance, seeing this scene, immediately ran away, feeling that this two-legged human-beast was particularly ferocious and that they had to stay away from him, that this area was no longer safe.

"Good blade technique!" Qin Ming praised, wielding the long-handled Black Gold hammer and practicing again.

This blade manual was like a beacon in the night mist for him, illuminating the way forward, integrating his various combat experiences and wild fighting methods, and rapidly sublimating them.

Qin Ming was fascinated, eventually becoming somewhat lost in it, unable to extricate himself.

He practiced all the blade stances from beginning to end, and although he didn't achieve complete enlightenment, he did improve his fighting skills and significantly enhance his strength.

This blade manual was worth studying, giving him a deep understanding and was of extremely high value! "If Fu Entao thoroughly masters this blade manual, it will indeed be very troublesome." Qin Ming muttered to himself, but if he could fully comprehend this book, Fu Entao would not be limited to Second New Life.

This was not just a blade manual, but also some research on the New Life method, which was very enlightening to him.

For example, the book mentioned Heavenly Light, which first appeared during the Third New Life, but would run through the entire New Life realm, and even after the New Life was complete, it would be inseparable from in-depth research on Heavenly Light.

Heavenly Light, in this era of the sun's disappearance, it embodies people's beautiful wishes and carries infinite longing.

The Heavenly Light mentioned in the book was naturally not the light of the sky that people craved, but a kind of light within the body, given a beautiful name by people.

When a person undergoes the Third New Life, he will initially manifest this Heavenly Light, which is born in the body, a sign of the improvement of the level of life.

At this time, the strength of the New Life being will be greatly improved, and they can fight against various dangerous mutated creatures with their bare hands, and all of this is naturally bestowed by Heavenly Light.

Because, once Heavenly Light is born in the body, Heavenly Light Force will appear, which is a special force with extremely strong penetrating and tearing abilities.

Otherwise, compared to giant beasts, the body of a New Life being is too delicate and small, how can they fight against such behemoths?

The appearance of Heavenly Light Force allows New Life beings to tear open the scales of mutated giant beasts, and that kind of force can penetrate its tough and solid flesh.

However, in the New Life realm, Heavenly Light Force can only be applied to the body surface, extending slightly beyond the fists and feet, and cannot be expanded to weapons.

In fact, Heavenly Light Force is just a general term, and there are many kinds if subdivided. This book should have changed many owners, and the pages have various insights, notes, annotations, etc., all from different people.

Among them, someone highly praised a kind of Heavenly Light Force, leaving a sigh: I hate that I can't cultivate Tathagata Force!

For New Life beings like Qin Ming who came from a wild background, the various records and descriptions in the book made him yearn.

Unfortunately, although this blade manual mentioned some strange and powerful names of Heavenly Light Force, it did not record how to cultivate them.

Qin Ming was a little dazed, pondering for a long time.

Turning further back in this blade manual, it was a bit unsuitable for him to read, as he had not yet reached that level.

However, in the insights left by his predecessors, he discovered a very practical secret method called Blending Light with Dust, which could protect his own safety.

After careful study, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and at the same time, he was a little fortunate to have discovered this record.

According to what the predecessors said, the gaze of high-level beings is terrifying, capable of seeing through the strength of the life force within other beings at a glance. Even in the Deep Night, they can "see" those biological fields, whether strong or weak.

This is terrifying; low-level beings have no secrets from high-level beings.

Especially when Heavenly Light is born within a New Life or a Heterogeneous, to high-level beings, it's practically like a cluster of flames in the night.

"I have to master it quickly!" He wiped away cold sweat, suddenly feeling very dangerous in the mountains.

Fortunately, Blending Light with Dust is merely a practical secret method, not some profound and difficult-to-understand classic.

"Observe emptiness and stillness, the body like withered wood, the heart like cold ashes, concealing life force, gradually becoming weak, also able to dim the spirit." He slowly gained some understanding, already considered to have entered the door.

Qin Ming sat here quietly for a long time, silently experiencing and pondering, gradually figuring out more of the knack. Blending Light with Dust can conceal part of his life force, allowing him to blend into ordinary people.

Moreover, this "degree" can be controlled. After practicing to a certain level, even if Heavenly Light is born in the body after three New Lifes, it can be concealed if needed.

At this point, Qin Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

However, after thinking carefully, he smiled wryly. Perhaps his sense of crisis was too strong. Even if a high-level being passed by this place and could see through the strength of his life force at a glance, it probably wouldn't care, right? After all, he had only experienced New Life once. In the eyes of that kind of Heterogeneous, he was just a member of the "teeming masses" in the mountains.

Then he thought of the higher-ups of Red Haze City. Since they could negotiate and confront the mysterious beings in the mountains, they should also possess equivalent abilities, right?

"Too much chewing is hard to digest. Learning so much today is enough. I must consolidate, master, and grasp everything firmly!" Qin Ming got up, found a secret place, and reburied the blade manual.

Undoubtedly, he had gained a lot today. After studying those blade stances and incorporating his own insights, his strength had improved very significantly.

Qin Ming muttered to himself, "If I were to encounter Fu Entao, Feng Yi'an, and those people again now and engage in another battle, I think it would be much easier."

Most importantly, this book broadened his horizons and allowed him to learn about many things he couldn't access in the past.

"Fu Entao is actually not bad; he gave me a good book."

After leaving this secret forest, he headed towards the location of the Blood Bamboo Forest.