Chapter 130 Migratory Birds in the Distance

The City of Light has existed for a long time, bearing the marks of time. It has a level four fire spring, which can be artificially controlled after nightfall to make the whole city as bright as day.

“Uncle Meng, it’s very lively over there. Many people are placing bets, and quite a few betting odds have been set up.” Qin Ming stopped, looking rather envious.

He is now quite wealthy, and his deceased rivals, such as Wang Nianzhu, Qi Huaien, and Ge Qianxun, generously gifted him their wealth after their deaths.

“Gambling is a very bad habit; you must quit,” Meng Xinghai said seriously.

Qin Ming explained, “I am about to travel far away to study, and I would like to buy a courtyard in a major city to facilitate my practice.”

Meng Xinghai said, “In truly influential megacities, you can see four-tusked white elephants on the streets and blue phoenixes passing by in the sky. They are places rich in natural resources and talented people. The housing prices in those places are much higher than you can imagine. The little money you have isn’t even enough to buy half a room, let alone a house with a yard.”

Qin Ming realized that he was still very poor.

He was lectured, and after thinking about it, he felt that betting on it was not very meaningful. Most of his money was kept in the city lord’s mansion, and he didn’t carry much with him.

Behind them, Li Qingyun smiled and secretly transmitted his voice, saying, “Are these betting platforms reliable?” “With your profound skills, are you afraid they’ll renege on their promises? I’m not afraid at all,” Meng Xinghai replied.

No one knew Qin Ming’s background better than them. He was sure to make money, so why wouldn’t he get involved? The two exchanged a smile.

As for the young man in front, he only had a dozen or so gold coins on him. What was he mixed in with? This gambling habit shouldn’t be tolerated; he needed to be disciplined.

Qin Ming stopped and said, “Uncle Meng, we’ve lost out big time. Look over there, Zhuguang City is selling tickets, otherwise you can’t watch the battle. The price is ridiculously high!” He finally understood why he could hear people talking about it on the street. Even passersby were discussing the battle between the two cities. Obviously, someone was stirring things up and deliberately hyping it up.

Meng Xinghai remained calm and said, “It’s alright, a portion of these profits comes from our Chixia City.” Qin Ming was lost in thought; a competition had turned into a business opportunity!

The training ground of Chasing Light City is very spacious, and the ground is paved with the hardest black gold stone.

There are elevated platforms and VIP lounges, with seats priced at an astonishingly high level, yet the tickets have already sold out.

After entering, Qin Ming scanned his surroundings. In the general spectator area, those at the front had seats, while those at the back had to stand. The crowd was dense and completely packed.

“Recently, some people outside have been saying that our ‘number one’ in Chasing Light City is truly just ‘candlelight,’ and would be easily defeated in other cities, unable to compete with the bright moon. Sigh, it really doesn’t sit well with me.”

“Hmm, they can only compete with Crimson Cloud City. I guess it’s like a sleeping dragon meeting a fledgling phoenix. Let’s see if there will be any surprises.” Qin Ming stood there expressionless. Before his opponent even stepped onto the field, these spectators had already “made their move,” and their words were quite sarcastic.

In the VIP section, he saw a woman in black with a graceful and elegant figure, like a fairy lotus rooted in the mortal world, sitting there quietly, exuding a transcendent charm.

Although she had changed her appearance, Qin Ming could still guess that she was Li Qingyue.

That secret manual, brought from the depths of the Night Mist World, would normally require outsiders to travel to a secluded place to pay a price to view it.

Now that Li Qingyue possesses an item close to immortality, her status and position have been greatly elevated, surpassing other core disciples. If she wants to see it, she can already bring it with her.

Just then, the Pure Land of the Mortal Realm arranged an opportunity for her to bathe in a spiritual pool imbued with immortal energy to improve her physique. Passing through this place, she brought books to meet an old friend. Qin Ming also wanted to take this opportunity to pass on the two scriptures he had obtained from the near-immortal artifact and the metal fragments to her.

The “number one” of Zhuguang City entered the martial arts arena. He was half a head taller than the average person, with a strong and powerful physique, well-defined features, and bright eyes that seemed to shimmer with a faint glow of fire.

“Hey, isn’t this Jiang Hong? Who is this? I’ve never seen him before.”

Many people looked surprised. They had thought it was Jiang Hong, the so-called genius in the city, but it turned out that the “number one” handpicked by the city lord was not him.

“I am Chen Yuan.” The young man who entered announced his name. He had a heroic air about him and was dressed in a crimson-gold armor. He had an extraordinary temperament.

Some people outside the arena immediately understood that these were “migratory birds” during the big exam period, outstanding individuals who had temporarily “migrated” from other cities to a city with few competitors in order to obtain the title of “first place”.

Immediately, many people’s eyes lit up. This was quite interesting; it was very likely the “second” or “third” from some giant city.

Clearly, Chen Yuan, a “migratory bird” during the big exam period, is far superior to Jiang Hong from this city!

“You really do like walking on the edge of the line.” Meng Xinghai looked at the somewhat ethereal middle-aged man beside him with an unfriendly expression.

Qi Daoming smiled and said, “He’s not some extraordinary person, just a ‘migratory bird’ from the eighth rebirth. It’s nothing. If our two cities fight, we can share the benefits equally, which is a win-win situation.”

Meng Xinghai glanced at him and said, “He can step into the outer saint realm at any time; even the heavenly light is overflowing.”

Qi Daoming laughed and said, “Brother Meng, since you care so much, you wouldn’t bet a lot on the betting, would you? I’m really looking forward to it.”

Meng Xinghai said, “You should prepare the fallen fruit. I heard that this year’s quality is quite good, each one is crystal clear and translucent, flowing with five-colored divine light.” The mysterious ancient tree rooted in the Heavenly Light Pool, its tender branches and buds that have just grown in early spring, would be considered very precious five-colored spiritual branches in the outside world.

The fruit it bears is incredibly valuable, without a doubt!

The old trees rooted in Tianguang Pond have just blossomed and borne fruit, but they are far from ripe and it is not yet the harvest season.

Although the branches are covered with dense fruit, most of them cannot stay on due to the constant impact of sunlight and will fall to the ground prematurely, which is the origin of the term “fallen fruit”.

After announcing their names, the two boys immediately took action without exchanging any words. They ran like lightning, colliding and separating in a flash.

Qin Ming had even killed some Outer Saints, so he was naturally not afraid of the young man in front of him. However, he was holding back in his fight. If he were to break through Chen Yuan, who had been reborn eight times, right away, it would probably alert the enemy, and some people in the Cui family would become even more restless.

A faint golden glow flowed across his body; this was the golden light shield he had practiced.

According to Qin Ming’s spiritual resonance with that ancient book, there was once a woman who cultivated golden light to a thickness greater than a city wall, standing in the center, seemingly impervious to any attack.

Chen Yuan was actually very strong. He had been reborn eight times and possessed a strength of over 6,000 jin. At the same time, the light of the heavens overflowed from his body, carrying a faint flame.

He charged forward, his footsteps cracking the black gold stone ground, which was as hard as iron. With the force of thousands of pounds, he looked like a giant beast.

His divine light, like flames, emanated slightly from his body, making each strand of his hair glisten and glow with a fiery red light.

With a loud boom, he threw a punch, and lightning and fire appeared in the void, a truly astonishing sight.

Qin Ming’s expression was serious. This Chen Yuan was indeed very strong. If he really advanced to the Outer Saint realm, he would be much stronger than many of the people he had killed in Luofu Mountain.

As Meng Xinghai said, geniuses disdain becoming golden-armored bodyguards. Of course, there are exceptions, such as a few who are invited to lend their support.

“A rare thunder and fire technique, coupled with eight rebirths, truly makes him worthy of being the best in a city.” This was Qin Ming’s assessment of him.

With a bang, he reached out and grabbed the fist that was crackling with lightning. Instantly, a muffled rumble of thunder seemed to echo in the void.

The golden light emanating from Qin Ming’s hand was incredibly dense. It was rare for a freshman to have mastered the Golden Light Shield technique to such a degree.

Chen Yuan’s Thunderfire Force was actually able to be released slightly, but it couldn’t penetrate that layer of golden light.

The black gold stone ground beneath his feet developed many cracks, and then shattered, with lightning and heavenly light surging out from beneath his feet.

“He blocked the thunder and fire force. Is he practicing a protective technique? On the surface, it doesn’t seem to be the technique described in the silk scroll, but it’s hard to say what it’s really like.”

“His strength is excessive!”

At this moment, in the VIP room, Cui He and Cui Shuning were talking, closely watching Qin Ming’s performance.

Both of them looked very serious and agreed that Qin Ming’s performance after embarking on the path of rebirth was definitely at the level of an extraordinary person, or even stronger.

This left the two with mixed feelings. Cui Chongxuan, whom the family had been focusing on cultivating, was only transforming into an extraordinary person despite relying on the Six Imperial Heart Sutra.

Qin Ming and Chen Yuan clashed rapidly, their palms, imbued with golden heavenly light, and their fists, flowing with lightning and fire, collided repeatedly, creating a deafening roar that seemed to make the vast martial arts arena tremble.

Li Qingyue smiled. She knew that Qin Ming was restraining himself; otherwise, what suspense would there be?

However, the onlookers were in an uproar, because this was a performance only a “first” of a megacity could produce.

It’s one thing for the “migratory birds” who came because of the big exam to be powerful, but that young man from Crimson Cloud City is also so powerful that he can stand on equal footing with them.

In the training ground, Chen Yuan’s fists emanated an increasingly astonishing Thunderfire Heavenly Light Force, emitting bursts of thunderous sounds.

However, Qin Ming’s Golden Light Shield had reached a high level. With his left fist and right palm gleaming with golden light, he was able to withstand the attacks head-on.

Suddenly, his expression changed slightly as he noticed a fluctuation of spiritual light between Chen Yuan’s brows.

Is this a two-pronged approach? Qin Ming realized that Qi Daoming had indeed found a formidable figure and wanted to defeat Meng Xinghai’s Crimson Cloud City.

He didn’t want to continue fighting, so he suddenly accelerated, and with a bang, he deflected the opponent’s fist with one hand, and then slammed his other fist into the opponent’s body at lightning speed.

Clearly, Chen Yuan’s spiritual light was far from being pure Yang, and it conflicted with the Thunderfire Heavenly Light Force, so they could not erupt at the same time. When he quietly changed his attack method, he was “accidentally” hit and was punched twice in a row, sending him flying.

“Wow, that was intense! So exciting!”

“This fight should be on the front page of the night paper!” someone shouted. The spectators all clenched their fists, incredibly excited.

Those in the know remained silent, feeling this was a battle that should have ended long ago. Qin Ming ignored the cheers around him and left the scene.

Meng Xinghai smiled and said, “A good harvest today. Hey, Qi Daoming, your face looks a bit stiff. Did you gamble big? A little gambling is harmless, don’t get too greedy.”

“Child…” Outside the martial arts arena, an old man smiled and waved to Qin Ming with a kind expression.

Qin Ming’s hair stood on end. That was the fifth master of the Cui family, the old man who had induced him to practice the silk script back then. He had actually come in person. This was an extremely dangerous moment.

As black mist filled the air, a figure silently approached the Fifth Master of the Cui family. Li Qingyun appeared, put his arm around the Fifth Master’s neck, and said, “Old brother, it’s been a long time. Come on, let’s have a couple of drinks.”

“I…” Fifth Master Cui was startled. He was so surprised that he didn’t even realize someone had gotten so close to him. His whole body tensed up, and he was unable to move as someone hugged his neck. He was being taken away as a hostage.

Not far away, Cui He and Cui Shuning were horrified. That was the fifth master of the Cui family, whose strength was extremely terrifying, yet he had been dragged away by someone using his armpits and could not struggle.

The two of them got goosebumps and were genuinely scared, so they turned and left. “Here, I’ve brought out the entire scripture for you.”

In a quiet room, Li Qingyue smiled, like the morning glow breaking through the clouds, radiant and beautiful, her long black hair flowing with a crystal luster, and a faint mist swirling around her body.

This book is not thin. Qin Ming had only flipped through a dozen pages when he realized that he had underestimated it. It contained specific methods on how to improve oneself.

“And this…” Li Qingyue placed some metal blocks on the table. She said, “The Overlord Spear was too conspicuous, so I dismantled it and took out the jade iron inside.”

Then she added, “Of those ‘exotic metals’ that were similar in material to the Eight Trigrams Furnace, I only got two pieces in the end.” Qin Ming looked at her and smiled, “I also have a gift for you.”