Enlightenment in Night Prefecture [II]

That night, they withdrew from Black White Mountain.

"How is the outside world doing now?" Qin Ming asked.

Ten years ago, the various organizations under the jurisdiction of Jade Capital began to migrate, and the migration only came to an end a year ago, a rather long process.

In fact, the most proactive group of people had already left Night Prefecture many years ago.

Talking Finch reported, "In the past year, Night Prefecture has gradually become lively again, with more and more people coming from distant temples, and the whole land is showing signs of recovery."

He is now the head of the Black White Mountain intelligence department.

It added, "There are rumors that there is a mysterious object beneath Night Prefecture, which is the fundamental reason why Jade Capital is suspended here and has lingered for so long."

What exactly is attracting Jade Capital remains unknown.

Now, the influence of other dojos has officially infiltrated.

"Even pure-blooded True Dragon have appeared."

"Furthermore, Saint Disciple from other super-civilizations have arrived in Night Prefecture."

Qin Ming was taken aback. Night Prefecture hadn't become a cultivation wasteland; instead, it was flourishing in a strange way? What exactly lay beneath this land that even Yu Capital couldn't find?

"At this rate, will the core disciples of the major sects also come here? Are they all going to set up bases and expand their branches here?"

Based on the current situation, Qin Ming has reason to suspect that Night Prefecture has the potential to become a "hotbed".

He asked, "Has there been any conflict, or even a serious bloodbath?"

Talking Finch informed them, "Friction is unavoidable, but the problem isn't serious at the moment."

The world was a vast expanse of white. Qin Ming left Black White Mountain on foot, ready to read countless scriptures and travel thousands of miles.

"The Palm-Sized Bright Pig is still here; it hasn't gone far."

He was surprised to discover that a creature with profound cultivation had taken root in the desert on one side of Black White Mountain; it was none other than the former mountain lord.

"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, becoming a god in the future shouldn't be a problem."

Deep within the desolate desert, devoid of any light, lies an unfathomable power, where mysterious phenomena frequently occur.

Now Qin Ming could see through it all at a glance; it was all related to another realm, and the so-called forbidden lands were all formed by the power radiating from the Night Ruins.

Although these perilous areas are projected into reality, they are rooted in the Night Ruins. The more terrifying the perilous area, the higher the layers of its roots.

In the Beyond the Mundane Pure Land, Qin Ming stood with his hands behind his back. The Super Fire Spring before him was still blazing, but all the top-grade Treasured Medicine were gone, and only tender shoots remained in the spiritual field.

There are now dozens of sick cats and Little Cat here.

The powerful have all left, and not a single promising immortal Immortal Seed has remained; it's all desolate and quiet.

Qin Ming still remembers the scene of Lu Zizai leading him to pay a visit to the temple, as well as the scene of walking side by side with Qing Yue and discussing Daoism and drinking tea with Jiang Ran.

"Cao Qianqiu is gone too, damn it, why did I think of him first?" Qin Ming was speechless. He felt that he was deeply poisoned by Cao Qianqiu.

He knew that he had been affected by the last major war.

He vaguely remembered that when he fought the six Dao Venerable, Lao Cao seemed to be a confidant of an extraordinary figure.

"Yes, I thought of him in order to investigate his background."

Many old friends appeared before Qin Ming's eyes: Sun Taichu, Cui Chonghe, Li Bai, Helian Yaoqing, He Lian Chengyun... Pure Land indeed had a great influence among the Immortal Path, and produced many famous figures.

"Pei Gong has also passed away. I wonder if he has become Master, or if his body is still incomplete? He didn't mention it in his letter."

Whenever he thinks of acquaintances, Qin Ming inevitably pays homage to some of them in his heart, such as Tang Xumi, Su Shiyun, Zhuo Ya, An Youxing... Some of them are not familiar to him. He is just commemorating that period of his youth, and at the same time reminding himself that he should never be careless, otherwise no matter how talented he is, he may become just a passing scene on someone else's road.

Qin Ming Secluded Cultivation in Beyond the Mundane Pure Land in the Pure Land, where the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled remained, completely unaware of his presence. This time, he was mainly studying the "Golden Palace Jade Chapter," an orthodox Cultivation Method belonging to the Jade Capital itself.

"I think I've caught a glimpse of the Primordial Jade Clarity Light!"

He thought to himself, "Whose True Scripture is a foot and a half thick?"

The greatest truths are the simplest; some lineages of spiritual traditions are only a few dozen pages long, or even condensed into just a few pages.

"Damn it, how much magic did Jade Capital steal?" Qin Ming seriously suspected that ninety percent of this vast collection of scriptures came from other Daoist schools.

In order to shed his identity Rogue Cultivator, systematically improve himself, and uncover the most powerful forbidden technique in Jade Capital, he had no choice but to accept it reluctantly.

He had no masochistic tendencies; these complex scriptures could indeed broaden the horizons and increase the knowledge of someone who had to pioneer alone.

At the very least, he no longer falls into complete ignorance when certain secrets or anecdotes are mentioned; he has already earned the reputation of being knowledgeable and having a strong memory.

Furthermore, some of the scriptures were indeed incredibly profound, leaving him in awe.

Moon Queen, Qin Ming left the Beyond the Mundane Pure Land and came to an ancestral Ancestral Court of the Esoteric Sect, where he studied the path to godhood. For this, he did not hesitate to leap into a nearby Abyss.

"Can we go straight into the Night Ruins?" Qin Ming "Seeing God" here, and then began to display various acts of disrespect, which were serious blasphemy.

In the Night Ruins, the azure Fire Spring flickered, and Qin Ming had been traveling alone for dozens of days.

He didn't delve too deeply into it; everything was for the sake of practicing his skills. He returned to his original path after a month or so.

"That's about it." Qin Ming felt that he had caught up in both the cultivation of the Immortal Path and the Secret Sect Path, and could be considered to be progressing in parallel. His own Essence, Qi, and Spirit, and spirit were becoming more and more harmonious.

After leaving the stronghold of the Esoteric Sect, he went straight to the Ancestral Court of various sects along the New Life Path.

"The building is empty; all the old friends are gone."

He made a special trip to the ancestral Ancestral Court of the Jade Clarity Sect and learned that Sister-in-law Lu— Xie Yunshu —had left a year ago, and that Lu Zizai had personally taken her away.

"When I was cultivating with Senior Yin Jiuxu in Maple Forest City, Senior Brother Lu returned. His fiancée had been waiting here, and the two were finally reunited."

As the spring breeze blows, the ice and snow melt, tender buds break through the soil, and all things revive.

Qin Ming walked across the land of Night Prefecture, pushing his Essence, Qi, and Spirit to the limit.

"Nothing has changed at Black White Mountain. As expected, Old Liu's opponents have almost all been killed by him. He's a ruthless man!"

Qin Ming had a touch of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Even after honing his foundation to perfection, he was still perusing the one-and-a-half-foot-thick collection of scriptures. He was almost finished comprehending it, with only three fingers' thickness remaining, and he felt compelled to finish it. "Who would describe the scriptures of such a good family as one and a half feet thick or three fingers thick?" Qin Ming felt a strong sense of resentment every time he flipped through it.

These scriptures are too disorganized, some are not very useful, and some are even quite improper. For example, the method of identifying women by their scent—what shameless old man wrote this Secret Method?

Upon seeing this, Qin Ming couldn't help but find fault with the person, and he criticized him seriously for a long time.

"You old rascal, you've misled me! I actually wasted half a month trying to pick a fight with you across time and space!"

Later, he discovered a long-extinct Daoist temple in the collection of scriptures. The remaining legacy was actually the Secret Technique of thieves, which taught how to steal knowledge. Could it be the original predecessor of Jade Capital?

When Qin Ming closed the "heavy book," he realized that early summer was not far away.

In the final stage, he spent most of his time on the blurry, Primordial Jade Clarity Light, but unfortunately he still couldn't completely excavate it; he only grasped the outline.

"It seems this is a supreme Secret Method that can only be accessed by True Immortal and beyond."

He no longer harbored any resentment and put away the collection of scriptures.

Qin Ming introspected his true self and found that it wasn't a waste of time. He progressed steadily and achieved perfect integration, polishing his Dao foundation to a point where there wasn't a single flaw.

"Once I become an immortal, I can try to revise the scriptures of the New Life Path and compile a universally applicable True Scripture."

Before breaking through the barrier Qin Ming first expressed his long-held wish. "This time, I will break through in a pioneering manner."

In fact, at his level, even with brute force and the cultivation of an unparalleled Ancestor, he could kick through the barrier of a major realm and forcefully break through.

But that's not what he wants. He wants transformation, a Great Nirvana, and a path of sustainable breakthrough.

"This time, I don't want to venture into the macroscopic realm; I want to explore the internal body, to study the microscopic realm through the transformation of the body, and to uncover the true meaning of New Life."

Qin Ming's first choice for physique was the Longevity Dao Body, because it was already within reach.

Summer arrived, and he entered the Sunset Forest Plain.

This is a vast plain, covered with dense, lush forests, exuding a rich vitality.

"Cut!"

With a soft shout, Qin Ming unleashed the Longevity Sword Intent, causing himself to float up and stand atop the green leaves, merging with heaven and earth, radiating boundless vitality.

In an instant, as the light of the Longevity Sword pierced the air, his green hair grew wildly, and the pores of his entire body opened, drawing in the Vegetation Essence of the entire plain.

"Hiss!"

Qin Ming was shocked. Had he really consumed so much energy during his transformation into the Longevity Dao Body? He noticed that the leaves of many towering trees had dimmed, and some leaves had turned yellow and fallen.

He had to change his location, not wanting his transformation to cause the endless forest to wither and die.

Fortunately, he has now reached the pinnacle of his Dao foundation, and his control over various techniques is superb and exquisite. For example, the Longevity Sword Intent, which is not recorded in writing, can be stopped at will.

On that day, Qin Ming roamed around various parts of Night Prefecture, entering the Beyond-Mundane Immortal Land and Sunland, venturing into forbidden areas of the Esoteric Sect, and venturing into perilous places related to ruins, all for the transformation of his Longevity Dao Body.

During his journey, he discovered that Night Prefecture was indeed becoming more and more lively, with Saint Disciple and top-level species appearing one after another, leading to more friction and various bloody battles.

Is someone testing us?

Qin Ming felt a resonance and realized that some of the conflicts were deliberately provoked.

Jade Capital did make arrangements, leaving behind people to guard the land.

In recent days, the local authorities have suppressed three relatively serious bloody clashes.

"I am from Night Prefecture, and I am also revered as the Mountain Lord. Now I patrol the mountains in various places. It is only natural for me to suppress any bad incidents I encounter." Qin Ming saw the legendary species - the Jiuying. This creature is absolutely outstanding among the rising stars. It has the strength of Top-Tier Saint Disciple at just over thirty years old.

However, this monster was too arrogant, rampaging through the Giant City and causing considerable casualties.

Qin Ming frowned and said, "If this continues, do the outsiders intend to completely occupy the Beyond the Mundane Pure Land, the New Life Path Ancestral Court, and other places?" He appeared, his whole body bathed in green light, like a green- Solar Yang shining in the sky, exuding a rich and boundless vitality, after all, he could become an immortal at any time.

The Jiuying's massive body trembled as it gazed at the dazzling green light that appeared out of nowhere. It immediately cried out, "Senior, this is a misunderstanding! I merely accidentally crashed into a section of the city wall, inadvertently killing a few people."

Qin Ming said in a deep voice, "Who are you calling 'senior'?"

Is he that old? He's only a few years older than this monster at most.

Jiuying was immediately stumped. What should he call her? He didn't dare to address her as an equal.

He trembled under the pressure, yet he could not see the other person's true face.

"I did not intend to cause this bloodshed," Jiuying shouted, attempting to justify himself.

Qin Ming retorted sharply, "Did I ask you those questions? What I wanted to say was, who told you to step in with your left foot first!"

Jiuying was both shocked and furious; this fellow was clearly deliberately picking a fight.

In an instant, Sword Qi through the night sky like a rainbow, falling like dense raindrops and rapidly elongating. Streaks of green light filled the heavens and earth, shattering the Jiuying Serpent and turning it into ashes.

All of this was simply due to Qin Ming glancing up at the scene.

He teleported away in an instant, disappearing from the scene. "If this continues, will Great Sage- level beings and those old monsters also appear in Night Prefecture one by one?"

Qin Ming believed it was essential to become an immortal today.