Chapter 138 Entering the Legend

In the spacious hall, numerous crystal chandeliers are pure and flawless, each containing a sunstone that refracts brilliant light.

Before the sandalwood table, acquaintances and old friends reminisce over drinks. The jade cups, illuminated by the firelight, gleam with a warm luster, and the fragrant wine reflects a kaleidoscope of light and shadow.

Over drinks and laughter, they reminisced about the past and talked about the future. Time flies like water, and the faces are still familiar, but not entirely the same as before.

The young have all grown mature, and with each toast, worldly wisdom and stories emerge. Even the once naive young girl is now elegant and graceful.

Qin Mingwei went out to see off an old friend.

Meng Xinghai, reeking of alcohol, waved to a group of acquaintances, whether out of genuine emotion or feigned.

After returning, Qin Ming’s drunkenness gradually subsided, his eyes regained their clarity, and he prepared to study the “Yi Mu Jing” and the “Zhu Shi Jing,” eager to improve his strength.

In the world of night fog, one’s own strength is the foundation that supports everything.

Meng Xinghai said, “Don’t rush into practicing. You need to find a highly skilled old monster on the path of new life to study it. If the technique has flaws, it could easily cause serious problems.”

Qin Ming nodded and said, “I’ll take a quick look.” Actually, he was fairly confident in judging the authenticity of the scripture. This was because the handwritten copy, which he had shown Mo Xiang, had left behind a considerable emotional impact.

Qin Ming soon learned that it was Cui He’s “resentment.” Cui Laosi didn’t want others to see the martial arts techniques he practiced, so he copied them himself.

“This Yi Wood Scripture does have some flaws. Although the defects are not obvious, it will definitely be difficult to perfect it if you practice it like this.” Qin Ming corrected and resonated with the correct passages of the scripture.

As expected, one shouldn’t practice cultivation techniques of unknown origin casually. The “Scripture of Preserving Life” also had some problems, which Qin Ming manually corrected. Not only that, he also resonated with Cui He’s “resentment” to create an additional page of scripture, increasing it from six pages to seven.

Unfortunately, Cui Laosi’s negative emotions far outweighed his contemplation of the scriptures. Qin Ming studied the *Scripture of Longevity* and found it very profound; his current cultivation level was insufficient to practice it, requiring him to first master the *Scripture of Wood*. He could sense that this scripture was quite extraordinary, offering unique insights into prolonging life, extending lifespan, and maintaining one’s peak condition.

Although it doesn’t cover as many areas as the “Destiny-Changing Classic,” it does have similarities, and we can perhaps verify each other and practice them together in the future.

Three days later, Qin Ming discovered that his jet-black hair had been tinged with green. His face stiffened slightly. Would he end up glowing green like Huo He when he used his internal energy in the future?

He tried to integrate it with the silk calligraphy style and found that there was no problem with the unified celestial energy, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

“It’s been a while since I returned from Mount Luofu. Once my body has fully recovered, I can consider my seventh rebirth!” Qin Ming was very much looking forward to it. With each physical transformation, his strength would increase significantly.

He was assessing his own Heavenly Light Force. He had once fought with Cui Chongxuan, who practiced the Six Imperial Forces, when he had just mastered the Fire Scripture and the Golden Silkworm Scripture.

When I mastered two extraordinary skills, my Heavenly Light Force underwent a qualitative change, enabling me to suppress Huo Chongxuan, who had only mastered one level of defensive force. According to him, in the emerging realm, only those of the Six Defense lineage who master two levels of defensive force are considered qualified.

Qin Ming pondered that, judging from this, he would need to practice at least four extraordinary skills during his freshman stage in order to be no weaker than the legendary internal energy techniques!

Of course, this is just the most basic superposition; he did not consider the fusion and conflict of various extraordinary skills.

He traded the “Li Huo Jing” and Xiang Yiwu, a disciple of Buddha, for the “Wu Ji Jing,” and now he has obtained the “Yi Mu Jing,” thus accumulating four extraordinary skills.

As for the *Destiny-Changing Scripture*, it’s a rare book that prolongs life and enhances one’s fortune, so its effect on the Great Radiance Force is probably not significant. “Rather than accepting help in the snow, they brought me the *Fire-Separating Scripture* from afar; it has truly been a great help,” Qin Ming murmured. Without the Fire-Separating Scripture, he wouldn’t have obtained the *Earth-Earth Scripture*, and his transformation within the Mountain and River Spirit Nest wouldn’t have been so complete.

Next, he diligently practiced the “Yi Mu Jing” (乙木经) to prepare for the next round of new students.

Qin Ming has won twenty consecutive matches, meeting the requirements to enter the Six Imperial Courts and can go there to undergo trials. Meng Xinghai arranged for someone to retrieve the “Golden Book” for him. Not long ago, he was still struggling to decide where to go, competing against the “number one” from different cities. Now, he holds two “Golden Books” and is suffering from decision paralysis. Meng Xinghai said, “From what I understand, the Six Imperial Courts, Qingtian, Yuqing, and other lineages have all relaxed their latest standards for accepting disciples. Even those who are not extraordinary individuals can compete for a core disciple position.”

It’s said that this is because those with extraordinary comprehension can unleash their full potential later on, or have ways to improve their innate abilities and alter their destiny.” Qin Mingran said, “These major sects and ancestral courts are all taking action, either by releasing top disciples abroad or by rapidly expanding, all in order to…”

Let’s prepare for the great opening up.

In recent days, Meng Xinghai has heard a lot of news: the secluded places and the esoteric sects are also actively recruiting top geniuses.

He handed some documents to Qin Ming and said, “The Yuqing, Qingtian, and Liuyu lineages all need to undergo two assessments to select the final core disciples, and there are benefits to be gained each time, attracting top talents to participate.”

Several lineages had similar conditions and seemed to be communicating with each other to avoid cutthroat competition. Qin Ming humbly asked him which lineage was more suitable. Old Meng also frowned, because it was truly difficult to judge.

He sighed, “In this era of great expansion, all the major sects seem to desperately need extraordinary individuals and top talents, as if the more the better. I’m just afraid that when the great era of creation arrives in the future, some of them will become cannon fodder. We have to consider this carefully. Moreover, some major sects are almost becoming training grounds for their descendants. If they are all core disciples, the allocation of resources will definitely be biased, with some favoritism and some difference between them.”

Qin Ming said, “Looking at it this way, special higher education institutions aren’t bad.” Meng Xinghai said, “Anyway, we still have time, let’s study it some more.”

The next day, he brought new information: the assessments for several powerful lineages were showing some progress. Meng Xinghai smiled and said, “We can take advantage of them first, and then make a final decision!”

The initial assessments of Qingtian, Yuqing, and Liuyu all provide some Heavenly Light Techniques, their unique classic texts, to test whether the registered geniuses are suitable for their methods. “Several lineages say that their assessment grounds contain extremely rare spiritual substances, and whether one can obtain them depends entirely on one’s own strength. This can be considered a benefit given to the participants.” Qin Ming, who is about to undergo his seventh rebirth, was immediately excited upon hearing this news.

Meng Xinghai smiled and said, “The spiritual matter in the ancestral temples of great sects is definitely much stronger than that outside. It’s worth looking forward to. Don’t risk going to the Thunderfire Alchemy Hall recently.” Qin Ming immediately nodded. Going to the legendary lineage to learn the Great Light Force Technique and obtain spiritual matter would be worthwhile, even if he didn’t ultimately choose that place. He was genuinely curious about the ancestral temples of the Six Emperors, Jade Purity, and Sky-Supporting Sect, and wanted to delve deeper to take a look. If he could resonate with some of the scriptures, that would be a huge gain!

“When does it start?” Qin Ming asked, eager to go immediately.

Meng Xinghai told him that he would have to wait a few more days. He took out six small cloth bags and handed them over, saying, “Here you go. These bags are full of fallen fruit.”

He knew that Qin Ming’s foundation was far beyond that of ordinary people, and he was afraid that when Qin Ming fused with the Heavenly Light Force for the seventh time, the bag of fallen fruit he won from Qi Daoming in Zhuguang City would not be enough.

He made a fortune recently, and some of these fallen fruits were lucky draw prizes, while others were bought with real money. Uncle Meng and I won’t thank him.” Qin Ming accepted them.

He has already comprehended the “Yi Wood Classic” and has also developed Shao Yang Strength, Dragon Claw Strength, Intercepting Gold Strength, and Wind and Fire Strength. He is just waiting to integrate them with the falling fruit after his seventh rebirth.

The mother tree that lost its fruit took root in the Great Light Pool, and all that was extracted from it was the essence of the Great Light of the World, which was almost condensed into a “liquid” and had amazing “medicinal effects”.

In the days that followed, Qin Ming actively “prepared for battle,” making various preparations. Whenever he circulated his Yi Wood Technique, his hair would turn a faint green.

In addition, he asked Meng Xinghai for help to polish some jade iron and exotic metals into weapons.

The overlord frame was dismantled by Li Qingyue. Its essence was black jade iron, and the total amount was not much. These fragments could be used to forge more than a dozen arrowheads.

Qin Ming felt that the mutton fat jade iron knife, which was slightly shorter than his arm, was still quite easy to use, so he didn’t add black jade iron to it for reforging this time.

Then, he solemnly took out a small piece of pure white, flawless, and warm-smooth gold, which at first glance resembled mutton-fat jade, but was more…

It is more understated, containing an inexplicable divine charm. The near-immortal Eight Trigrams Furnace is forged from a mixture of various exotic metals, including this snow-white, jade-like metal:

Qin Ming dug a handful of gold from the bottom of the giant pit, but afterwards, the old monsters collected them and only gave Li Qingyue one purple and one white piece. Now, he and Li Qingyue each have a piece of exotic gold.

A few days later, Qin Ming had twelve more jade iron arrows, but only the arrowheads. They were made of black jade iron, dark and with a jade-like luster, but extremely dangerous.

In addition, he had an extra pendant, about the length of a thumb, pure white and crystal clear, shaped like a small sword without a handle, and also somewhat like a cone, with a relatively sharp tip.

The priceless weapon made of exotic metal is extremely rare; even a small piece is hard to find. It can pierce through heavenly light, spiritual light, and divine wisdom. To block it requires extremely powerful methods.

The reason it took several days to polish this time was that it was extremely difficult. Relatively speaking, the very rare black jade iron was shaped into an arrowhead on the same day.

Meng Xinghai was a little envious and reminded him, “This pendant is many times more valuable than all the jade and iron weapons you have combined. Don’t lose it by accident.”

Qin Ming smiled and said, “If Uncle Meng likes it, then take it.”

Meng Xinghai shook his head and said, “What are you talking about? I’m a grown man, would I still remember your things?”

In the past few days, Qin Ming felt his body had fully recovered, and he could even undergo his seventh rebirth without any problems. He looked forward to entering the legendary ancestral temple of a great sect. Finally, the latest news arrived: the Six Emperors would be the first to begin assessing disciples. “This is quite a coincidence. The Cui family won’t think I’m deliberately going against them, will they?” Qin Ming began packing his belongings.

The Six Emperors held a transcendent position, and their mountain gates were located within the territory of the Great Yu Dynasty. No one dared to cause trouble around them, making them awe-inspiring to all beings. The distance from Chixia City to the location of the Six Emperors was approximately five thousand li.

This time, Li Qingyun personally came forward and used his flying mount to send him over.

Ahead, the mountains rise and fall, shrouded in ethereal mist, with spiritual light appearing and disappearing. Each mountain peak is like a dragon’s head extending from the ground. Putting aside everything else, the area of ​​the Six Imperial Mountain Gate alone is extraordinary.

Li Qingyun said, “Perform well, and I hope you can seize some opportunities. It’s said that once you master the Six Imperial Heart Sutra to the final stage, even powerful figures from beyond the mundane world will be wary of you.” He had already released Cui Laowu, and looking at that old face, he was tired of him. Mainly, he had practically sent Qin Ming to the Six Imperial Ancestral Court, so he didn’t need to worry about anything anymore.

Qin Ming smiled and said, “Master Li, don’t worry. Whether I stay here in the end or not, I certainly won’t let you down.” Outside the Six Imperial Mountain Gate, many people had already gathered, many of them young faces, all having traveled from various parts of Night Mist.

A top-tier prodigy.

Recently, the name Qin Ming has been circulating among the ancient aristocratic families, causing some members of the Cui family to become particularly wary. When they learned that Qin Ming had entered the Six Imperial Ancestral Court, some of their expressions changed.

The following day, Cui Changqing, the core figure of the Cui family and one of the actual power holders, the elder brother of Cui Laowu and the second master of the Cui family, personally ascended the Six Imperial Mountain Gate.

He was a recluse with immense strength. He also practiced the “Living Life Scripture” to prolong his life. He had long, emerald-green hair, a fair complexion, no wrinkles, and did not appear old.