Night Without End
Chapter 87 - 55 Another Phase of Life

Chapter 87: Chapter 55 Another Phase of Life

"All things bear Yin and embrace Yang, imbibing Qi to harmonize, Cui Chong He." Qin Ming pondered, then used tea to write down the name "Qin Ming" on the table.

In those blurred and fragmented memories, Cui Chong He was his name.

"Why am I here, remembering the name Qin Ming?" He looked at the name on the table. Which part is true, and which is false?

Clad in rags and covered in blood, utterly destitute, he always remembered his name as Qin Ming, but why was he now gradually recalling another life veiled in obscurity?

Qin Ming pondered deeply, inhaling sharply. The Three Colored Flower’s streaming colorful mist carried a rich fragrance, making the scenes in his flickering memory smell familiar.

Soon, a past event surfaced in his mind, where a group of people, gorgeously dressed and adorned with beautiful jade, attentively watched a youth whose face still bore traces of childishness.

In front of the youth on a Jade Table, there was a Three Colored Flower and a jar of vibrant Medicine Liquid.

Qin Ming speculated, who were these people, and who was the youth? They all looked somewhat familiar, yet he couldn’t recall.

Initially, when he awoke in this remote place, the first thing he remembered was his name, Qin Ming. Later, as he underwent several rebirths, he remembered the silk scripture and his grandfather.

"I was also there, but at a distance, quietly watching the youth consume the Three Colored Flower and the vibrant Medicine Liquid."

Qin Ming watched these scenes, and everyone around him, men and women, old and young, cared deeply for the youth.

These people held prestigious identities. Some women had special ornaments in their hair, like feathers flowing with Purple Mist, intertwined with Chixia, holding exceptionally vivid peach blossoms.

"That youth looked to be only thirteen or fourteen years old, neither having reached the Golden age nor walking the path of the Immortal of Colossal Spirit. How dared he to rebirth prematurely? And yet, he reached this level."

Qin Ming wondered, was this indeed the standing of a truly top-tier noble family? Doing what ordinary people could not do.

He looked down at the Three Colored Flower in the Jade Box, about a foot tall, nourished by Heavenly Light and of supreme quality, comparable to the one the other party had.

Qin Ming took out the Three Colored Flower from the Jade Box, plucking its crystal-clear petals one by one, and brought them to his mouth.

Indeed, this mystical produce harvested from special nodes contained the essence of Heavenly Light, which upon entering his mouth, made him feel a burning heat, like flames engulfing him.

Although Qin Ming felt pain, he could endure it. Soon, intense Heavenly Light blazed within him, appearing to destroy his Body.

He remained calm, continuing to pluck petals and stuff them into his mouth, consuming them continuously.

Qin Ming shone bright, that was the Heavenly Light clashing. One was the Outer Heaven Light piercing through the night and falling on Spirit Mountain, and the other was the inherent Heavenly Light born within the human body.

"Indeed, it’s very painful." He did not stop, eating the entire Three Colored Flower, and then chewed and swallowed the leaves, roots, and stems.

In just a moment, two types of Heavenly Light inside Qin Ming seemed about to explode, but his flesh was remarkably tough, suppressing the outburst and bringing burning pain without real harm to his Primordial Qi.

In his abdomen, two heavenly lights entwined, constantly revolving and chasing each other, forming a circle, finally mixing to Return to Unity.

With a loud boom, the two heavenly lights inside him completely merged, then burst out violently, surging towards his limbs and bones, purifying his entire body anew.

Qin Ming’s total amount of Heavenly Light was rising, rapidly expanding.

This stimulated his flesh and spirit. In his heart sea, a thunderbolt burst forth, illuminating his body, while his internal organs and limbs likewise responded, subsequently emanating new Heavenly Light all over.

Qin Ming stepped outside, displaying several types of Heavenly Light Force, shining almost through his body, much stronger than before.

"Merge!"

He stood there, gathering several kinds of Heavenly Light Force.

At the same time, Qin Ming saw more scenes before him, again seeing that young boy and the elegantly dressed men and women.

"Indeed, after three rebirths, Chongxuan has merged four types of Heavenly Light Force, truly incredible!" Among them, a very prestigious old man with the appearance of a youth praised.

A regal-looking woman in her thirties in palace attire, her hair elegantly coiffed with a feather that flowed with Golden Light as a hairpin, nodded and said, "Although each type of Heavenly Light Force seems quite ordinary, this is the starting stage of ascending to the heavens. Just merging these four types can initially transform decay into something marvelous."

The youth, named Cui Chongxuan, still drew his name from outsiders’ scriptures.

Sweating profusely and shivering slightly, he indeed endured and successfully merged the four types of Heavenly Light Force.

The elder said, "Although you haven’t stepped onto the Path of Beyond, after your three rebirths, such a remarkable performance on this path, if word gets out, it could cause quite a stir, very good!"

An authoritative middle-aged man also spoke, "Who can say this path can’t be taken to the highest place? I have already found you a priceless Secret Scripture, the ’Six Imperial Heart Sutra’. Do not let down our expectations."

Qin Ming quietly watched, he should have been a bystander, far away from the crowd.

He retracted his thoughts; why did he feel like he had an extra segment of a false life?

Is he Qin Ming, or Cui Chonghe?

He didn’t know why, but he always felt that Cui Chonghe’s life seemed very illusory.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have completely forgotten it at one point, even less profoundly than the memories from his naïve childhood.

At this moment, Qin Ming had already merged all the Heavenly Light Force into unity, feeling unprecedentedly well; his body surged with a great increase of Heavenly Light, nourishing both his body and spirit with such rich Heavenly Light. Maybe next time, he wouldn’t need to search for Spiritual Material and could directly achieve rebirth, elevating his life level.

"Three stages of rebirth, integrating four types of Heavenly Light Force is considered powerful, huh?" Qin Ming mused to himself, unimpressed.

He had merged five types of Heavenly Light Force, and among them, Cutting Force and Mang Power were already not mere Jin Techniques.

Qin Ming stopped overthinking; he believed that he would soon understand those past events as the many blurry scenes became increasingly clear. Perhaps rebirth would reveal everything to him.

Once again, he tested his strength using the stone millstone, not with his fingers, but merely with the back of his hand channeling Heavenly Light Force, easily tearing and peeling off palm-sized coarse stones.

"I’m sorry, Old Mill." In recent days, although he had been suppressing his power, he still managed to make the millstone pitted and uneven.

"It seems I really am very strong," Qin Ming murmured to himself.

But soon, he doused himself with cold water; just before the coming of Shallow Night, he had experienced a perilous incident. Outsiders could fly, turn into fog, and become invisible; this time, if it weren’t for the Mutton Fat Jade Iron Blade, he would have been in grave danger!

"I am already merging various types of Heavenly Light Force according to the predecessors’ hints, but can the skill from the silk scripture cope with the outsiders?"

Qin Ming was uncertain, but now he had no choice; he could only continue to become stronger.

As Shallow Night was about to end, Old Man Liu finally returned. Having spent fifteen Day Gold, he would not leave early and had mooched a meal from Old Wu, insisting on staying until the night deepened.

"In these mountains, where can one find Spiritual Material that allows a person to experience rebirth four times?" Qin Ming asked casually.

Old Man Liu hurriedly waved his hand, saying, "Mutated beings that have transformed four times should not be trifled with easily; they all have some background, registered by the High level Abnormalities in the mountains, killing them would draw their attention."

Qin Ming immediately understood; it seemed he really needed to leave this place.

In the mountains near Dalie Valley, two bandits frowned deeply, the young man hadn’t returned, had something happened? They were somewhat uneasy.

After all, once the deeds of the outsider who could turn into fog were exposed, even they would be implicated.

They had already sent raptors to deliver messages, asking for advice from the old senior.

Finally, as the night deepened, the raptors returned, bringing their reply.

One bandit unfolded the letter, saying, "The old senior told us to wait another day; if he doesn’t appear tomorrow, we don’t need to worry about it, act as if nothing happened."

The other bandit asked, "We suspect he’s copying the mountain beasts’ graveyard rituals here, offering sacrifices, did the old man respond to this?"

His companion nodded, saying, "The old man said, he might be an Alien Species of Beyond."

"He’s not a Fangwai person, how did he turn into a beast?"

The two bandits leaned in close, carefully reading the reply, initially surprised, then they nodded in understanding.

There are people who enter the deep wild marshes, adjacent to forbidden lands, turning into Alien Species. Naturally, there are also beasts that choose to enter the giant city, experiencing the flourishing and brilliance of human life, even becoming the ruler of a city is not out of the question. More so, Alien Species transcending worldly matters to become beasts of beyond, all these are considered normal.

According to the old senior, there’s nothing impossible in this world.

The elder reassured the two to rest easy, that vaporizing young man, whether he is a Fangwai beast or not, wouldn’t be able to successfully offer tributes because the gravesite had long sunk beneath the ground of Black and White Mountain, let him knock his head in vain, they need not bother.

The next day, the two bandits from Jinji Ridge took people and left.

Before leaving, two Golden Chicken Knights personally went into the nearby villages, telling the people that each household needed to hand over a piece of night silver, and they would come to collect it mid-month.

"Indeed, this gang of bandits wants us to pay money," an old man couldn’t help but mutter under his breath.

In fact, the villagers had anticipated this; when the bandits in Jinji Ridge were forcefully recruiting Newcomers, the people in the villages had already guessed that they had suffered heavy losses this time and would definitely find a way to replenish their forces, eventually making the nearby villages support them.

Yet this winter, the villagers outside the mountains were already living in hardship, now spurring many people’s indignation, almost ready to directly clash with them.

Qin Ming heard the commotion outside; he felt it was time to arrange the matters and people around him, because he could no longer endure and was ready to take action against Jinji Ridge!