Chapter 51 The End of Joy

“If you want to do something well, you must first have the right tools,” Qin Ming murmured.

What he’s about to do could very well cause a storm in this region, and even alarm the city of Crimson Clouds, so he must be fully prepared.

Besides lacking a good sword, Qin Ming also needs to master one or two more Heavenly Light Force techniques.

He already had a sword manual, and with Old Man Liu’s initial persuasion of a once-powerful but now declining family, Qin Ming might gain another Heavenly Light Force. If he used the Three-Colored Flower, it would obviously enhance his strength, so he naturally had to do it properly!

Who is Qin Ming?

At the village entrance, people from Jinji Ridge were shouting, and they actually called out Qin Ming’s name directly.

“They really care about me.” Qin Ming was somewhat surprised. Clearly, the two bandits had given special instructions to their subordinates.

Old Liu rushed over, fearing that after his three rebirths, he would become confident and arrogant, unwilling to compromise himself. If he refused Jinji Ridge, a bloody disaster would soon follow.

Despite being grabbed by the collar by the bandit, Old Man Liu was indignant, but the situation was beyond his control. He muttered, “Let’s deal with this for now.”

“Don’t worry, I’m not that impulsive,” Qin Ming said. He calmly walked to the fire spring, nodded under the black and white tree, and agreed to join Golden Rooster Ridge, then registered them.

“Your goat is really strong, it’s very well raised.” A young man from Jinjiling took a liking to the black goat at Yang Yongqing’s house at the entrance of the village.

Then, he simply took advantage of the situation and pulled out the strong old sheep that was almost as tall as a person.

“Brother, I’ve grown attached to this goat, you can’t take it with you.” Yang Yongqing quickly stopped him. The black goat was getting stronger and stronger and was about to mutate, and he really couldn’t bear to part with it.

“To protect your villages nestled against the mountains, Jinji Ridge suffered heavy losses this time. We don’t even have many golden roosters left. This black goat is quite good; it can be used as a mount,” the young man said.

Then, he glanced at Yang Yongqing and said, “Well, you’re a newcomer too, why don’t you sign up for Golden Rooster Ridge as well? After all, you’re the owner of the black sheep, so riding it is perfect for you. If it were someone else, it might not cooperate, and they would definitely be killed and eaten.”

Yang Yongqing’s face turned ugly. He felt it was outrageous. Not only was this a case of stealing a sheep, but it also involved taking people along with it?

Qin Ming said, “Our village is very small. I can go by myself, right?”

“We’re short-handed right now, having a few more Black Sheep Knights would be nice. Come on, I’ll register you.” The young man remained unmoved and forcibly memorized Yang Yongqing’s name.

During this process, Old Liu, who also lived at the entrance of the village, quickly returned home, kicked the big yellow dog into its kennel, and warned it not to show its head.

The young man from Jinji Ridge rode away on a golden rooster. He was actually a second-generation reborn. Before leaving, he told Qin Ming and Yang Yongqing to report to Jinji Ridge in five days.

“Time is running out, I need to hurry!” Qin Ming said to himself.

Xu Yueping patted Yang Yongqing on the shoulder and said, “Try to think more positively. Although the people from Jinji Ridge are awful, the treatment there shouldn’t be too bad.”

That’s why not everyone dislikes their recruitment; in fact, some newcomers from certain villages have even volunteered, not caring about their bad reputation.

“Didn’t they say they were almost wiped out in the Great Rift Valley?” Yang Yongqing whispered.

Old Liu said, “Everyone knows that entering the Great Rift Valley might lead to a bloody battle over mysterious resources, so those who stay to guard Golden Rooster Ridge must have some connections. This group of people should be even worse; they could kill the wrong person with a single slash.”

Qin Ming glanced at him; the old man’s face was ruddy, and he was in the process of undergoing his third rebirth.

Fortunately, the two notorious bandits from Jinji Ridge were not here, otherwise they would have definitely noticed his abnormality.

Afterwards, Qin Ming went to Old Man Liu’s house and asked him if the matter of borrowing the secret manual had been settled.

“They reluctantly agreed, but the price they’ll ask for might be very high. Let’s go together tomorrow.” The main reason is that Old Liu’s three rebirths are not yet over.

Qin Ming nodded. Human regeneration is a process, and it would probably take him until tomorrow.

“You can’t do that. Your face is flushed. If a master sees you like that, they’ll definitely notice something’s wrong.” Qin Ming taught him the “Hide Your Light and Behave Like Dust” technique, which was very practical and easy to learn.

If Old Man Liu is exposed, Qin Ming’s situation will also be impossible to hide.

“Great! I was just worried about running into those two bastards from Jinji Ridge again,” Old Liu said.

Then, he asked in a low voice, “Have you mastered the Heavenly Light Force? Everyone says the more you practice, the better, because the truly famous martial arts techniques are all fused together. I have one here called the Silk Reeling Force, which was taught to me by an old mountain patrolman many years ago. You can try practicing it.”

“Alright!” Qin Ming naturally wouldn’t refuse; the silk scroll already emphasized “fusion”!

“Would you like me to teach you a kind of Heavenly Light Force?” Qin Ming asked, preparing to return the favor.

“Forget it, I think what you’re practicing is quite something. You’re not from here, so you must have some background. I’d better not get involved. In the three new realms, one type of silk-reeling energy is enough for me to practice. Tomorrow, I might be able to take advantage of the opportunity and see the secret manual of that local family.”

“Okay!” Qin Ming nodded. Outsiders definitely couldn’t practice what was written on the silk scroll, and the sword manual was indeed something that couldn’t be revealed to the public at the moment.

He returned to his small courtyard to first experience and master the Heavenly Light Force he had developed before preparing to study other techniques.

With a whoosh, his fingers barely touched the hammer handle before he quickly brought it into his hand.

Even when Qin Ming touched it with the back of his hand, the fluctuation of the Heavenly Light Force could still roll the long-handled hammer into his hand, which is a kind of “adhesive” characteristic.

If used against an enemy, his hand can stick to and tear off the opponent’s flesh with the slightest touch.

Qin Ming tried to exert force, and the Heavenly Light Force appeared, “sticking” the edges of the stone millstone together.

In addition, the penetrating power of this Heavenly Light Force is also very strong. When his fingers glow, stone chips fly everywhere, and his fingertips pierce into the stone millstone.

After studying it, Qin Ming discovered that his Heavenly Light Force was applicable in various directions, and most importantly, it was incredibly practical.

Soon after, he began to practice Old Man Liu’s silk-reeling energy. It was not much and relatively easy to learn, but it was quite ingenious. When this energy was released, it was like a silk thread swaying. The key was the word “reeling,” which emphasized using skill to overcome force and using weakness to defeat strength.

“This must be a technique that the old mountain patrollers of all generations summarized and researched when they fought against giant beasts in the mountains, right?” Qin Ming suddenly realized.

This is not a complicated Heavenly Light Force technique, but it is quite useful in actual combat.

Qin Ming studied it carefully and mastered it in about half a day. He couldn’t say he was an expert, but he could use it.

“It seems my talents aren’t so bad.”

If he were to encounter Huang Jingde and the old man from Jinji Ridge who had been reborn three times, Qin Ming believed that without using his immense strength, he could easily defeat both of them with his Entangling Silk Force.

“Huh?!” What surprised him most was that the silk-reeling energy matched his own Heavenly Light Energy perfectly, directly merging into the “adhesive energy”.

He was overjoyed when he successfully integrated other energy techniques on his first attempt.

Qin Ming tried it out, and the fused Heavenly Light Force was even stronger!

“The Heavenly Light that I had just developed some of the Silk Reeling Force was quickly dissolved. This cannot continue. I must practice it separately first. After consuming the Three-Colored Flower, I will fully perfect the Silk Reeling Force and then integrate it into my original Heavenly Light Force.”

Qin Ming sat on the stone millstone in the courtyard to rest, preparing to study the techniques of force in the sword manual.

At this moment, he felt a sense of accomplishment. Gazing at the night, his eyes seemed to see one magnificent and splendid city after another standing on the vast, dark land in the distance.

He wanted to travel far away, hoping to acquire more of the Heavenly Light Technique and witness the true nature of this prosperous land, a place rich in natural resources and talented people.

Suddenly, Qin Ming’s pupils contracted, but he quickly relaxed and remained calm, as if nothing had happened.

But his heart was not at peace; a storm was brewing within him, for he saw a black mist, like a serpent, moving from afar and circling above the village.

Finally, it fell downwards, presumably to the ground.

Qin Ming was initially overjoyed, but then this happened.

What was it? His heart was in turmoil, but he had to pretend to be calm and act as if nothing had happened.

No one else could see the black mist floating in the sky. Last time in the Great Rift Valley, even Old Man Liu, who had been reborn twice, didn’t feel anything.

Qin Ming calmed himself down. He couldn’t afford to act abnormally right now. After all, his mutton fat jade iron hadn’t been polished into a weapon yet, so it couldn’t be used against those special things.

He remained calm and returned to his room, where he began to peruse the torn sword manual. At first, he couldn’t concentrate, but gradually he became engrossed in it.

This ancient book carries the fruits of the labor of our predecessors. Qin Ming can resonate with the lingering emotions within it and see secrets that transcend the book itself.

Therefore, Qin Ming had high expectations for the techniques in the sword manual.

“Um?”

Today has been full of surprises. While reading the manual on internal energy cultivation, Qin Ming sensed two strong emotions.

One version is undoubtedly left by the old man who wrote the sword manual, while the other is due to reading notes left by later generations.

“I wish I could master the power of Buddha!” ​​That emotion was actually conveyed from this passage.

Qin Ming’s heart skipped a beat. Could it be that he had actually met this person before?!