Night Without End-Chapter 378 - 230 Joining the Immortal Tao [Two - s Combined]

Once, someone speculated based on the records in mixed books that the sky tilted northwest, the earth sank southeast, and the Yewu World fell into the abyss.

Therefore, heaven and earth turned into Eternal Night.

Huangsha City, located in the northwest, belonged to the border between the Qian and Auspicious dynasties. This place has sparse vegetation, and during the dry season, sandstorms are more intense than night fog.

Qin Ming and Xiao Wu arrived by airship, looking at the modest-sized city before them.

Its walls weren’t high; they were compacted from watered yellow earth, essentially making it an earth city.

On ordinary days, this place is not bustling, but recently it became very lively, with many people from various factions of the Outer World and Esoteric Buddhism rushing here just to explore the mysteries in the "Recovery Territory" ahead.

Shallow Night, the Fire Springs in the city weren’t particularly bright, and the street lights had a bit of a dim glow.

"Take care, and come again next time." A woman with a beautiful figure waved from a three-story wooden building.

"What Hongyan Restaurant, never coming again. The promised century-old Hongyan wine turns out to be a century-old granny accompanying the drink, just listening to her babbling, what a swindle!" A middle-aged man cursed as he descended the stairs.

"We also have young beauty wine!" The woman upstairs called back with a smile.

"I’m afraid it’s twenty-eight barrels of wine, can’t finish drinking before getting scammed again!" The middle-aged man marched away without turning his head.

Qin Ming and Xiao Wu exchanged glances; they both were about to go upstairs but quickly retracted their steps.

"Hey young gentlemen, don’t leave. That fellow just now didn’t know the rules. Our place deals fairly, drinking is just a sideline, mainly we sell information. Since you’ve just entered from the city gate, you’re definitely interested in the local situation, right?"

The two went upstairs, getting straight to the point, to learn the latest news.

"Recently, the Kunleng Territory shrouded in fog up ahead is truly remarkable, appearing as a divine residency, and even those on the Immortal and God Roads are excited..."

Soon, Qin Ming and Xiao Wu felt their Day Gold was well spent, as the information provided by Hongyan Restaurant was very detailed.

Besides relics, there are also great sects in the mist where contemporary people can actually join a mountain sect. Although dreamy and with no cultivation to be brought out, this offers a chance to test, verify various skills, and gain cultivation experiences and insights, all extremely valuable.

Some have even brought out scriptures of immense value.

"Are you newcomers? There are experts on the Newborn Road stationed in that territory; you can proceed safely."

The century-old granny, who was actually the proprietress here, once the first beauty of Huangsha City, babbled on, providing all the latest news.

Afterward, Qin Ming and Xiao Wu went to find accommodation, yet the largest inn was overcrowded, and they unexpectedly ran into acquaintances.

It’s amazing how wherever there’s excitement or opportunity, Zheng Maorong and Zeng Yuan are bound to join; here they are again.

Moreover, Qin Ming saw Zhuo Ya and Cao Wuji, who opted to join the Six Imperial Ancestor Court, and also discovered Lu Yuzhi of the Yuqing Sect, with core disciples from the topmost great sect of the Newborn Road also present.

"Talking sparrow!" Qin Ming spotted a familiar figure, the talking sparrow coming out from Black and White Mountain alongside the Purple Lightning Beast.

In the end, he and Xiao Wu chose to stay at a guesthouse.

In the evening, Qin Ming comprehended the wonders of the Second Realm; at this level, his consciousness noticeably increased, and the Heavenly Light could now communicate with heaven and earth.

In the Outer Saint Domain, he needed to accumulate Taoist practice, but more importantly, blend in evil, absorb spirit essence, and other processes to enhance the power of Heavenly Light, all of which often resided in extremely perilous places.

The standard approach was to absorb Earth Qi, vegetation Qi, etc., but doing so might result in overly mild Heavenly Light after transformation.

Some blend in Netherworld Evil, Outer Heaven Qingming Energy, etc., causing their Heavenly Light to erupt with terrifying force, far surpassing those "nourished" with conventional material.

Of course, many of the powerful "evil" and "abnormalities" come with corrosive properties, harmful to oneself, and the stronger they are, the more they consume one’s life span.

Therefore, the Second Realm demands balance.

Overly pursuing the might of Heavenly Light might result in a short-lived life or even early death.

The choice among evil, abnormalities, spirit essence, etc., is a significant challenge, requiring both beneficial and harmful elements but in strict proportions, making Second Realm cultivation complex.

Choosing wrongly could easily injure oneself, damage one’s Taoist practice, and drastically shorten one’s lifespan.

In the Second Realm, besides practicing skills related to evil and abnormalities, maintaining a health cultivation technique to prevent vitality loss is extremely important.

Qin Ming felt that even if he didn’t refine abnormalities or blend rare Nine Heavens Pure Qi, just enhancing his Taoist practice and ordinarily breaking through realms, his Heavenly Light quality wouldn’t be lacking.

However, to be stronger, he must also consider extracting various extraordinary "evils" etc., to make his Heavenly Light even more terrifying.

"Are there spirit evils etc., that do not reduce vitality and are harmless to the body?" he pondered, though realizing such things would be difficult to find even if they existed.

After all, what he thought of right upon entering the Second Realm, numerous predecessors must have already thoroughly researched.

Qin Ming took a deep breath; standing in the Second Realm, he could already capture naturally existing spiritual material.

Currently, he hadn’t reached the stage of absorbing abnormalities or capturing the Nine Heavens Pure Qi, but he could draw normal beneficial factors to enhance his strength.

Moments later, Qin Ming frowned deeply, clearly seeing himself capturing some light dots with Heavenly Light, moving around within his body, but the efficiency was truly too slow.

At this moment, he empathized with the frustration and pain of his predecessors.

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