Night Without End
Chapter 244 - 155 Lu Zizai

Chapter 244: Chapter 155 Lu Zizai

Before Stone Mountain, Fire Spring transformed into a babbling brook, flowing by, adorned with green bamboo, making this place fresh and tranquil.

The youth in coarse linen looked at Qin Ming, circled halfway around him, and with a light shout, said: "Old fellow, stop pretending to be young, humph, reveal your true form!"

Golden Radiance spewed from his mouth, his voice like thunder, with a commanding presence, but... nothing happened.

Qin Ming looked at him with a strange expression, could this seemingly immortal youth have visited the Shenshang Plain and been kicked by Lv Chongxiao?

The youth in coarse linen frowned, sizing him up and down, a pensive look on his face.

"Which one of us is acting unusual?" Qin Ming asked.

"You are!" The youth was someone with strong beliefs, and said to him: "You’re still in the Xinsheng Domain, yet your lifespan far surpasses your current realm by a great deal."

Then, he stared at Qin Ming and said: "I’m very sensitive to life extension and longevity, I suspect you’re an old fellow who has severed your past identity, accumulated life force, and revived yourself as a youth."

"Are there such people?" Qin Ming was greatly surprised.

"Since there are separated people, what’s so strange about that?" The youth was indifferent, staring into his eyes and after careful discernment, felt that he really didn’t resemble an old monster.

Qin Ming immediately became interested and said: "Then talk in detail about those conditions. Also, how long is my lifespan now?"

"You can live for at least two hundred and fifty years," said the youth assertively.

"Two hundred and sixty!" Qin Ming corrected, feeling like he was being insulted.

"Something like that." The youth in coarse linen had eyes like lacquer, seriously nodded his head.

Qin Ming carefully observed him, somewhat unfathomable, a person of strong will, with no emotional fluctuations to resonate with.

"Could it be that you are an ’old senior’?" He scrutinized the other party in the way of the linen-clothed youth, and asked the question.

Additionally, Qin Ming looked again at his black hair, which was indeed white at the roots.

He grew more suspicious, was he truly an old fellow?

The youth could not help but laugh silently and said: "I’m just eighteen, it’s merely a problem with my practice, I will recover soon!"

Then, he became serious again, sizing up Qin Ming and said: "Why does a person in Xinsheng Realm have such a high longevity?"

"I am endowed with exceptional talent!" Qin Ming looked at him and guessed again: "Could you be someone permanently afflicted with Possession?"

The youth had no trace of duskiness about him, his eyes clear, he shook his head to deny it.

Qin Ming took a deep breath, and the Green Mist flowed outside his body, he employed the Secret Technique from the Yimu Scripture to observe this youth, and the freshness of grass and trees permeated around.

Yimu Scripture is very special, capable of life extension, with unique insights in this domain.

Qin Ming confirmed that vigorous life force flowed through the youth, and his spiritual will belonged to the unique charm of youth, without even the slightest scent of decay and decline.

"You have quite a few tricks up your sleeve, saying you’re endowed with exceptional talent, then I’ll test you, let’s see if you can block my palm," said the youth in coarse linen.

As he spoke, his temperament changed, raising one hand as if a bright moon was rising from the sea, covering him, bright light flowing, making him seem transcendental and detached.

Qin Ming was slightly startled, making a move came with extraordinary phenomena, were the youths from the ancestral court all this powerful?

He quickly said: "Wait, you must be at least in the Outer Saint Domain, I’m still in Xinsheng Realm, how can I withstand your attack."

The linen-clothed youth shook his head and said: "Don’t worry, I’m only using Heavenly Light Force from the Xinsheng Domain, not exceeding the limits."

Qin Ming smiled and said: "If that’s the case, then you’d better be careful yourself."

"Quite confident, aren’t you? Come on!" The youth raised his hand, standing within a bright moon, transcendent and sublime, truly displaying the aura of a grandmaster, indeed extraordinary.

Qin Ming became serious and said, "Be careful!"

His fist stirred dazzling Golden Radiance as if twisting space itself, out of respect for the youth, he was really making a serious effort.

He always felt the youth was strange, he dared not be careless.

"Some skill!" The youth pressed down with one hand.

Boom! It was like a thunderclap occurred here, both the sound and the light were just too realistic, as Golden Radiance collided with pure white holy light, and then exploded.

This was an out-of-class Heavenly Light Force, rarely seen in Xinsheng Domain!

The youth was greatly astonished because he was retreating, one step, two steps... seven steps!

He found it unbelievable, feeling like he’d seen a ghost, was this the way a disciple who had just entered the Ancestor Court was supposed to be?

Qin Ming said with a grave expression, "You’re actually this strong?!"

The linen-clothed youth was stunned. Weren’t these words supposed to be said by him? Yet the guy opposite had said them first.

Qin Ming murmured: "To merely be pushed back, the Six Imperial Ancestor Court is truly a place where hidden dragons and crouching tigers abound."

The youth felt something was off, he was the one being knocked back, yet there he was, reflecting on himself—it just didn’t make any sense!

"Come, I’m serious this time!" The youth said solemnly, having never been defeated in Xinsheng Domain, he couldn’t believe he was underestimated in his own ancestral court!

"Brother, how should I address you?" Qin Ming asked seriously, thinking this was an extraordinary person.

"Lu Zizai, and you?" The youth also casually asked.

"Qin Ming."

"Alright, this time I will seriously weigh your strength." Lu Zizai said, his aura changing once again, his whole body dazzling, as if standing within Fierce Sun, the light so piercing that it brought tears to one’s eyes."

Qin Ming’s expression was grave; this opponent was far too peculiar. Previously, he hadn’t been boasting—an earlier attack hadn’t been at full strength.

Lu Zizai was like the Sun’s Child, illuminating all directions. The terrifying Heavenly Light Force had not yet been released, but it had already erupted with the sound of thunder, deafeningly loud!

From a distance, Zhou Tao and Zhou Shize heard the commotion and rushed over at once.

Upon seeing this scene, the two of them took one look and silently retreated.

Qin Ming exploded with similar brilliance, taking the initiative to hurl out that punch.

In mid-air, the two fists collided, sending out blinding flashes of Golden Radiance, like lightning bolts intertwining in the Void, engulfing and submerging the two of them.

The rocks and mountainside nearby showered down in powder. Anything touched was like a blade scraping rotten wood, breaking and falling apart.

This time, Lu Zizai was genuinely stunned, as he took three steps back once more, which somewhat overturned his understanding—he had truly never lost at this stage before!

Qin Ming was greatly shaken; the Six Imperial Ancestor Court was deeper than he had imagined. Meeting such a youth so casually, all he could do in the end was sigh and say, "Impressive!"

Lu Zizai’s eyes were deep; was this a compliment to his opponent?!

"Again!" he said with a deep voice, as the moon and the Fierce Sun appeared simultaneously.

"You can be stronger?" Qin Ming felt the pressure increase; indeed, he was shocked.

Lu Zizai felt something was off no matter how he heard it; in the past, wasn’t it always him making such comments about others? Today, things were a bit unusual—he actually faced a minor setback.

From afar, many Disciples heard the sound of thunder and were about to hurry over, but they were stopped by several old folks like Zhou Tao and Zhou Shize.

Beside Lu Zizai, the moon turned black, while the Fierce Sun blazed white hot. Then, the two forces intertwined, chasing each other in a circular dance like two fish.

As he raised his hand, the Yin Yang Qi began to swirl around his palm.

Qin Ming’s expression was extremely solemn. He said, "Who exactly are you?"

Although he had never seen the complete Six Imperial Heart Sutra, he knew that this individual was a bit outrageous; at the Newcomer stage, it was very difficult to start from the Yin Yang even with mastery of the Second Imperial Force.

"I am not the few old folks you imagined, but indeed, I do have some background," Lu Zizai said calmly.

This time, twenty-seven Divine Rings appeared simultaneously around Qin Ming’s body, as if stepping into a sacred Pure Land, with all flesh and blood releasing a glaring light.

"Your Heavenly Light Force seems familiar; I vaguely recognize it," Lu Zizai surprisingly said this.

Instantly, the two unleashed a collision that ordinary Newcomers could hardly imagine!

The black and white Yin Yang Qi collided with the layers upon layers of Divine Rings, unleashing astonishing ripples of Heavenly Light Force. The place was practically amidst lightning and thunder, and the night fog disintegrated.

It was only that their Heavenly Light could not extend too far; otherwise, the area might have been leveled, leaving nothing behind.

Qin Ming’s body wobbled slightly, while Lu Zizai took a step back.

This time Qin Ming didn’t utter a word; instead, he watched the other party. Surely he couldn’t get any stronger? This guy was too weird, and Qin Ming felt uneasy!

"You are indeed strong," Lu Zizai remarked.

Then, indeed, another stream of Purple Energy rose within his black and white Qi.

Qin Ming suddenly braced himself for a great enemy, sensing an abnormality. His previous estimation of the Six Imperial Ancestor Court being formidable was indeed correct—someone had cultivated the Three Imperial Power!

For a moment, he endured an immense pressure; on the other side, the black and white Yin Yang Qi, with the addition of Purple Energy, elevated the quality of the Heavenly Light Force.

For the first time, Qin Ming broke out in sweat, but he couldn’t wipe it away. He stood ready for battle, bracing himself for an even more intimidating strike from his opponent!

However, Lu Zizai suddenly dissipated the Purple Energy, followed by retracting the black and white Qi back into his body, calming the storm. He did not strike with that palm.

"Was that the Three Imperial Power?" Qin Ming asked seriously.

Lu Zizai nodded and said, "You don’t need to be fixated on the number of Imperial Forces. Some can break the Second Imperial Force with just the One Emperor Force; it’s about understanding the essence, not simply piling up."

He added, "My Second Imperial Force can break another’s Three Imperial Power."

"I know you’re formidable; I was just comparing your Three Imperial Power with my Heavenly Light Force. Why did you hold back?" asked Qin Ming.

Lu Zizai shook his head, "You’ve just undergone rebirth seven times; for me to use Three Imperial Power against you would be excessive and unsporting."

"You can tell?"

"Only an extremely few people with extraordinary perception, if they master the ancestral court’s Secret Techniques and scrutinize carefully, can detect your condition—that you’ve undergone just seven rebirths," said Lu Zizai.

"Do Elder Zhou Tao and the others know?" Qin Ming felt uneasy.

"They are not among those; such people with extraordinary perception are at least the most top-tier mutants. Your Secret Technique for disguising your roots is incomplete, so since you’re worried, let me complete it for you." Lu Zizai transmitted to him a Spell.

Qin Ming wore a shocked expression, saying, "Are you really not an old monster?"

"I am only eighteen!" Lu Zizai emphasized, seemingly very concerned about his age.

"What are your plans? Are you going to join the Six Imperial Ancestor Court, or do you have other ideas?" Lu Zizai asked.

Then he smiled, "No worries, feel free to speak; I won’t snitch because I’m planning to escape myself."

"Ah?" Qin Ming was astonished. Such a formidable person was leaving the ancestral court?

He asked, "Do you think the Six Imperial is corrupt, in decline, so you’re eager to cut ties?"

Lu Zizai smirked, "Who said the Six Imperial is finished? Only a fool would come probing for death. Do you see any true big shots daring to come?"

He explained, "The chaos of the Six Imperial starts internally, with numerous factions. Many Elders belong to several families; how can this last long? The Taoist lineage needs a blood change, a rebirth."

"Who exactly are you?" Qin Ming couldn’t hold back; he didn’t believe this was just a Disciple.