Night Without End
Chapter 205 - 133: Very Realistic

Chapter 205: Chapter 133: Very Realistic

In the living room, Meng Xinghai gently tapped a set of bronze chimes, producing a crisp and melodious sound.

He said, "The Cui Family cares a lot about their reputation, which makes things much easier."

"Is there something going on here?" Qin Ming asked.

Meng Xinghai answered, "You’ve won over a dozen matches in a row. Normally, the Nightly News would definitely cover it on the front page, but the Cui Family has put in a word and suppressed it."

The Cui Family wanted him to "keep a low profile," not wanting him to re-enter the public eye; otherwise, it could remind people of those past incidents.

Meng Xinghai said, "The Cui Family values face. They have given up on you before, and if you forge ahead with resounding success now, wouldn’t that be embarrassing for them?"

Qin Ming also felt somewhat helpless; surely he couldn’t just lie low for the sake of the Cui Family’s face, and never rise up—why should he?

Meng Xinghai chuckled and said, "I spoke to an acquaintance at the Nightly News, so when you won your fifteenth match, I had them mention it to test the reactions of Cui He and the others. From the feedback, it seems the effect was good."

Qin Ming immediately understood that Old Meng was a "master of pacing." No wonder he liked to play the Bronze Chime and other instruments.

At the same time, he marveled that the Nightly News was really something else, very "commercialized"—if it weren’t for Meng Xinghai pulling strings, his victories wouldn’t even make the news.

And this time, the Nightly News only mentioned cities like Chixia and Jinxi; his name was replaced by "someone."

However, he felt it was also good this way. Being too high-profile was not necessarily a good thing. He even had to thank the Cui Family for keeping him under wraps.

Meng Xinghai continued, "I’ve been studying this recently. Some Great Sects and High Level Academies had set a rule long ago, where ’Firsts’ from different cities can battle each other. If one manages twenty consecutive victories, they can report there, go through some trials, and then become Core Disciples."

This was a long-forgotten matter, as many had long since forgotten it.

Because those trials were incredibly difficult, obtaining such qualifications meant little.

Meng Xinghai felt that these would pose no problem at all for Qin Ming; a win streak of twenty matches in the near future was enough.

In this way, with a "pointer" from him, it was very likely that Cui He and the others would rush to arrange for a master to stop Qin Ming’s winning streak. When the opponents wanted to compete, they would need to put up rare Scriptures as stakes.

"It would be even more wonderful to get hold of the ’Zhu Shi Scripture’; at best, it could extend one’s life by ’half a lifetime,’ truly a Secret Scripture of inestimable value." Although there wasn’t much hope, Meng Xinghai still wanted to give it a try.

The reason that ancestor of the Cui Family lived for so long was because he had practiced the "Yimu Changqing Zhushi Scripture."

Afterward, Qin Ming quickly won four more matches and now he had a winning streak of nineteen.

Next, he could take it easy and wait for Old Meng to make arrangements.

"The Life Changing Scripture is indeed extraordinary and unique." After calming his mind, Qin Ming studied the Ancient Scripture from the depths of the Yewu World.

Li Qingyue had brought the Secret Scripture to him, and Qin Ming had already delved into it carefully, but there were many things in it that required continuous contemplation.

The Life Changing Scripture was a peculiar book with many hazardous attempts described within—to increase lifespan and bolster one’s foundation, it proposed various seemingly feasible hypotheses that could result in instant death.

He believed that even the creator of this Scripture had not tried all the outlandish methods. But he read with fascination and thought deeply.

The book mentioned seeking out the "Evil Cave," stating that entering it would inevitably shorten life by fifty years. However, if one could survive the ordeal and receive a certain purification of the body, it may lead to a life extension of sixty years.

When Qin Ming read this part, he didn’t know what to make of it—how was the extra sixty years calculated and could it withstand verification?

Not to mention the outcome if one fails completely, what if, even if one succeeds, life is only extended by thirty years instead? What then?

Qin Ming dared not fully trust these specific methods in the book, for fear of being tricked to death.

Such absurd Dharma methods were not few. The book mentioned withstanding strikes from Purple Mist Thunder Fire, and as long as one survived, one’s constitution would definitely improve.

After reading this section, he was utterly speechless.

Afterward, he studied another passage which suggested that if one saw "Dragon Water Absorption," a narrow, long twister reaching from the clouds down into the lake or sea, one could try to collect "Dragon Blood" to strengthen oneself.

This phenomenon contained not the true blood of a True Dragon but an extraordinarily valuable and rare substance from within lakes and seas.

"Just trying it could get you swept up into the sky, resulting in a horrible death. Moreover, the text also mentions that ’Dragon Blood’ doesn’t appear every time there’s Dragon Water Absorption."

Although Qin Ming doubted if the author of the book tried all the methods, he was very interested because he saw some thought-provoking ideas.

He had already been reborn six times and had three more chances to enhance his constitution.

The rebirth stage is the period when progress is made the fastest on this path.

Once one enters the Outer Saint Realm, breaking through becomes extremely difficult. Many who walk this path find that over time, reaching the critical point, it may take years or even a decade to climb up a small step, eventually leading to despair.

Qin Ming read the Life Changing Scripture in detail. Considering the various dangerous attempts within, he felt they might be utilized to breakthrough!

Perhaps, by using these stimulating methods, subsequent realms like the Outer Saint Realm and the Spirit Field wouldn’t be so daunting.

However, the prerequisite, as the odd author of the book stated, was: as long as one doesn’t die...

Such an eccentric statement deterred many, for if one died, the author wouldn’t jump out of his coffin to help revive the deceased.

Of course, the book had many valuable Chapters, though opaque and difficult to practice, but Qin Ming had already overcome many obstacles and understood most of it.