Chapter 168 A Magnificent Scene

In the stillness of the night, Qin Ming found himself drawn into the pitch-black fog, uneasy and bewildered. Why was this happening? He walked through the thick fog, and as he ventured further, his vision blurred.

Qin Ming noticed that he was in “human form” and not dimmed. At the last moment before leaving, he covered himself with the tattered cloth.

He brought it in with him.

The piece of cloth was about the size of two palms put together, roughly square in shape, and about the length of a palm.

At this moment, Qin Ming is a consciousness, so size doesn’t matter. He can drape a dim cloth over his body, which means that when he manifests, he is only slightly taller than a palm.

It was a strange experience, a heightened sense of awareness, yet Qin Ming’s expression remained extremely grave, unable to muster a smile. In the dead of night, this unexpected situation would have thrown most people into a panic.

The fog was thick, and the place was incredibly deep, silent, and even deathly still; I had no idea where to go.

Soon, Qin Ming stepped onto the ground, which was black soil, resembling the legendary underworld. “Whoosh!”

He heard a crisp sound of chains clashing, and then he saw the chains fly silently toward him.

Qin Ming was slightly startled. Finally, there was movement. What was going on? Were they going to lock him up right away? He quickly moved away, and at the same time, he saw two enormous creatures deep in the mist.

They were all as tall as small hills, and now they opened their terrifying eyes and walked towards this place with heavy steps.

Immediately, Qin Ming saw a huge bull demon with rough horns, its whole body covered in black fur, its four hooves trembling the ground, its eyes golden, and a heavy aura of the underworld surrounding it.

Beside it was a horse demon with hooves as big as millstones, pure white fur, and silver pupils. When it swung its tail, it dispersed a large area of ​​night mist.

“You dare to resist when you see your superior?” The bull demon’s voice boomed like thunder, echoing through the night fog, and his mountain-sized body approached.

Its thick horns were wrapped with iron chains and locks, and black mist billowed from its mouth like a flash flood. It was the one that had tried to lock Qin Ming up.

“Where did these demons come from!” Qin Ming had no idea. In the wilderness, how many old demons had he killed? However, he suddenly realized that he had no physical body, only consciousness. How could he fight?

“Huh?!” Suddenly, he realized that he was not a pure consciousness, and his Heavenly Light Power followed him! Instantly, he realized something.

He practiced the secret technique that Li Qingyue passed on to him every day, but most of the spiritual light he generated was absorbed by his flesh and blood, and only a small amount could be accumulated.

Meng Xinghai’s grandmaster uncle gave him a very thin booklet, which he also practiced diligently. The divine wisdom he gained was also absorbed by his flesh and blood, leaving only a small amount behind.

The Heavenly Light Force was born from flesh and blood, and it seems to be intertwined with the spiritual light of consciousness and divine wisdom, and together they entered this black fog.

Qin Ming clenched his fist slightly, and golden light emanated from it, dispelling a large amount of black energy!

Then, in this form, he activated the Silk Calligraphy, and his whole body was instantly shrouded in golden light, somewhat resembling the figure standing in the black mist behind Lu Zizai and the Six Imperial Ancestors.

However, his body was small, far from being comparable to those towering giants. “What’s wrong with you?” The giant bull demon seemed surprised.

The chains on its head trembled again, and the attached chains emitted five-colored light as they fell directly towards Qin Ming. In this situation, how could Qin Ming possibly sit idly by and wait to die?

Qin Ming swung his arm, feigning a punch, mainly to shake off the tattered cloth draped over his body.

He had already tried this cloth in his physical form, and it was quite miraculous. He wondered if he could use it in this environment. With a slight activation, the cloth emitted a faint light and instantly shattered the five-colored lock.

The horse demon’s hoof, as big as a millstone, came crashing down, only to be touched by the tattered cloth. It let out a scream, and white smoke rose from one of its silver hooves, as if it were on fire. It was so frightened that it backed away.

“The heart lamp shines brightly, the light of pure Yang, this…” The bull demon was shocked. “The shackles don’t touch you, which means you have no sins,” the horse demon spoke.

Qin Ming coldly looked at them and said, “Don’t tell me you two are Ox-Head and Horse-Face, and this is the Land of No Return.” The bull demon said, “Although there are some differences, they are almost the same. We have some misunderstanding with you.”

“The light of pure Yang can enter and exit the secluded realms. This time we locked up the wrong person; we apologize. You are an important figure; you should head towards the Heavenly Palace. You should go that way.” The horse demon spoke and pointed the way.

Qin Ming threw a punch, feeling that they weren’t that strong. This time, he didn’t use the mysterious cloth woven from different metals on his body, but directly unleashed his Heavenly Light Force, which actually ignited the two of them!

“Ah, this isn’t pure yang fire, but why is it so similar?”

The two mountain-sized demons quickly disintegrated and turned to ash.

“Where is this place?” Qin Ming looked around carefully. After burning away the nearby black mist, he saw a high platform in the distance and walked over to ask about it.

Although it is made from five-colored stones, it is not dazzling; on the contrary, it is simple and unadorned, as if it has undergone endless years of baptism and settled into a sense of returning to its true nature.

There were only three characters on the high platform, which Qin Ming did not recognize. They were some kind of extremely ancient script, engraved with the remnants of an old era, but after a spiritual resonance, he already knew their meaning: Ascension Platform.

Qin Ming thought it was truly bizarre; this black mist world seemed to have everything, even using names like this so casually? He had originally intended to retreat, but now the force pulling him away had vanished.

However, when he looked back, there were no familiar sights; he couldn’t find his way home—only an endless, desolate wasteland.

“Is the same situation deep within the boundless black fog behind Lu Zizai and the Six Imperial Ancestors?” Qin Ming frowned; he was completely clueless.

I don’t understand the situation here.

He walked towards the Ascension Platform, truly refusing to believe it. He was just a newcomer; could he possibly ascend to the heavens and become a near-immortal?

As soon as he stepped onto the five-colored platform, auspicious clouds surged up, and hundreds of colorful rays surrounded him.

Then, Qin Ming found himself carrying a large amount of light rain, rising into the sky and flying towards the high heavens, as if he were about to enter another world.

Sure enough, it really did rise into the sky. Where was it headed?

As the melodious music played, the heavy night gradually faded away, and he stood on the white clouds, seeing a magnificent palace in the distance.

He looked back, but there was no way out.

Now that we’re here, let’s face it calmly! Qin Ming put on the piece of cloth woven with strange gold and walked towards the group of buildings.

Along the way, colorful clouds swirled and ethereal mists rippled across the water. Then he stepped onto a massive arched bridge made of pure jade, which seemed to be spanning a chasm.

In the vast, lake-like marshes of Qiaoxiawan, golden lotuses bloom in clusters the size of small hills, and beneath the enormous lotus leaves, dragons seem to swim.

Crossing the jade bridge, Qin Ming arrived at a place that resembled a heavenly palace. Here, magnificent buildings with jade inscriptions and golden bricks and jade tiles stretched as far as the eye could see. Moreover, he saw many women here, dressed in colorful flowing clothes, who seemed to be the legendary fairies, walking in the air.

A cry rang out from the sky, and golden light shone everywhere. The golden crow illuminated all things, and its radiant light was so sacred that Qin Ming, who had lived in the world of night for many years, was mesmerized and stared at it again and again.

“Senior, are you here for the banquet?” A woman in purple robes appeared out of thin air, with outstanding beauty, and greeted him with a smile.

“Am I old?” Qin Ming asked.

The girl in purple smiled and said, “Those who can come to this place must have reached the pure yang level of consciousness and spiritual light, and are not afraid of thunder and fire. Only then can they ascend to the nine heavens. Only senior experts can do this.”

“Where is this?” Qin Ming asked again.

The woman in purple replied solemnly, “This is a divine kingdom, and my master is the Demon-Slaying True Martial God.” Qin Ming nodded and said, “Have your master come to see me.”

The girl in purple said angrily, “Senior, you’ve gone too far. Even if you are of noble status, you cannot make such unreasonable demands. If you wish to attend the banquet, please respect the local hosts.”

Qin Ming laughed loudly and said, “Acting like this must be exhausting. What merit do I, a mere newcomer, possess that warrants such a grand display from you? It only proves that you are far too weak. Well, that puts my mind at ease, haha…”

The girl in purple glared coldly, while in the deepest part of the magnificent palace, in front of the central palace, a colossal figure slowly emerged, growing taller and taller, like a mountain standing above Qin Ming.

The other fairies in colorful clothes also took to the air and watched him from a distance.

Some of the banquet guests, sitting on colorful chariots, leaned out and looked this way.

Qin Ming said, “I already said that I am just a small newcomer, but you have made such a big scene and exposed your true colors.”

Before the Central Heavenly Palace, the enormous figure was a middle-aged man wearing a crown with swaying beads on his head. He was extremely cold and dignified.

Qin Ming said, “I want to thank you for going to such great lengths to let me see such a magnificent sight. Living in the world of night, such things are just a luxury for me, something I can only dream about. But today, you helped me construct a false magnificent sight. Although I saw the truth soon, I will savor those beautiful scenes for a long time.”

“You can see through all of this?” The girl in purple thought to herself, “It was all in vain; you’ve only given it a moment to be admired.”

“Yes.” Qin Ming nodded. When he resonated with the emotions, he sensed a strong resentment and saw the false scene constructed by his consciousness.

“Let’s finish this!” he shouted, not wanting to waste any more time, and genuinely afraid of being caught off guard.

“In the past, in my eyes, let alone a newcomer like you, even an Outer Saint would be no different from an ant on the ground. How lamentable, how pathetic!” The mountain-like middle-aged man spoke, his eyes flashing with blue light.

At the same time, those fairies and those who attended the banquet were all shattered.

Qin Ming didn’t dare to be careless. Even though he knew that his opponent was extremely weak and probably couldn’t do anything to him, he still went all out.

He activated the tattered cloth covering his body, mainly to activate the Remnant Sun Diagram. With a boom, a dazzling golden sun appeared outside his body, illuminating the area ahead.

In the blink of an eye, the magnificent palaces were ablaze, and the towers collapsed. The middle-aged man let out a scream, exclaiming in disbelief, “What is that? How could you have such a thing?!”

He retreated rapidly, but he was too weak to dodge. Compared to his prime, his current strength was negligible.

Otherwise, given his status, how could he possibly act with such “ants”? Boom!

The sky collapsed and the earth cracked; all the buildings collapsed and burned, flames spread across the heavens, and even the entire world began to crumble.

There was no magnificent divine kingdom here; the reality was nothing but rubble, broken walls, and scorched earth. A large, faint blue centipede stood before them, seemingly helpless.

This is the “Great Heavenly Being” that wants to “subdue” Crimson Cloud City and the surrounding mountains and rivers. Tonight, a wisp of its remnant spirit is stirring up trouble, trying to take revenge on Qin Ming and reclaim its divinity.

There was an altar in the ruins, from which blue light emanated. The remnant spirit of the giant butterfly used some kind of ritual to draw Qin Ming’s consciousness over.

But now, as the rags have emerged, the illuminating altar has collapsed.

“How hateful! I should have become a god, but I was ambushed. My last wisp of spirit couldn’t even deal with a mere newcomer. I’m going to perish here. Heaven, how unjust you are!” the blue centipede roared.

In fact, it had already been killed by the four masters; this was merely its last wisp of resentment stirring up trouble in this special world of black mist.

This desolate and ruined place was once its divine kingdom, which was destroyed and burned by the four great masters.

“You died not because you wanted to expand your divine path, but because you wanted to devour the entire surrounding land and cause the deaths of all the human pillars in the city. If you were to become a god, it would be an injustice to heaven and earth.” “Although Qin Ming took a lot of its divinity, he felt no remorse whatsoever.”

The last faint blue light exploded and vanished completely.

Qin Ming searched the area and found that the entire ruins had been emptied. When the four suns swept through, they breached the place, leaving no trace of any valuable items.

Finally, he found a piece of golden scale armor at the collapsed altar.

It was with this object that Da Yu activated the broken altar, thus guiding Qin Ming’s consciousness to this area.

Qin Ming was certain that this thing wasn’t here before; otherwise, it would have been taken away by the four great masters long ago. It must have been brought back from elsewhere by its remnant spirit.

He guessed that Tianyu Entertainment wanted to put him on the altar to save his life!

There were actually writings on the scales! Qin Ming was overjoyed to discover such a discovery. He felt that such records were definitely not simple!

At that moment, he felt a pulling force, causing him to drift away involuntarily. Qin Ming didn’t panic; he vaguely sensed that he was about to return to his physical body.

A moment later, he emerged from the thick black fog into the room, then with a whoosh, disappeared into his body. In the dead of night, he awoke.

Qin Ming sat up abruptly, somewhat doubtful. Was everything he had experienced earlier real? It felt like a dream, but when he looked down, he was certain it wasn’t!

Because right there on the bed, there was a palm-sized golden scale, shining brightly, covered with densely packed tiny characters.

(There’s more to come!)