Chapter 622: Chapter 339: Status Soaring
Ye State, many people are worried. The disappearance of the Taiyang, the drastic change in the environment, what will the future hold, and will there be earth-shattering changes in the world?
“As we open up new lands, we also wish to communicate with other civilizations, hoping to understand where they come from. Are we of the same origin?”
Currently, the situation of tracing origins is quite complex.
The most terrifying thing is that this world seems to have no end.
After opening up the west, departing from the Shenshang Plain, and moving hundreds of thousands of miles forward, one would encounter the endless West Sea.
However, the scouts of the Human Clan who entered the Demon Camp reported that the so-called West Sea, might only be a slightly larger inland lake.
In the past, a strong figure from the Demon Clan once crossed from this shore to the other, spanning about a million miles, and amazingly saw land again.
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Kunleng, Qin Ming and Wu Yaizu returned from the Western Territory and stayed here briefly to bury Zhao Ziyan’s ashes with Yu Gen Sheng.
Two days later, as they were about to set off again, this area trembled slightly. Then, a few people looked up to see a human skin burning all over, screaming miserably, crossing the night sky, and fleeing into the distance.
What is happening? Those who practiced special Pupil Skills were all taken aback.
Above the dark clouds, several Ancestor Masters stood silently, watching the fleeing human skin.
“They are probing Yujing, two turned to ashes, and one fled fully aflame!”
“It is very likely the mysterious civilization behind the Demons, some experts couldn’t hold back and approached Yujing personally.”
“This might actually be a good thing, the main players risk their lives to investigate, so it should be calm for a long time afterward.”
This matter stirred some ripples among the higher-ups, ordinary Cultivators had no idea, the recent pacification of the Demon’s invasion meant the Ancestor Masters of all paths didn’t want to incite meaningless panic.
No one knew that deep within the forbidden land of Kunleng, a place unreachable by outsiders, amidst the chaotic layers of the Void, a terrifying city was glowing.
It seemed to be hanging upside down in the sky, with city walls, grand yet blurry internal scenes, all “head down, feet up”, as if reflected there.
It was elusive and extremely distant, but its ripples of vibration were impacting a real Earth City.
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Xiao Wu bade farewell: “Brother Ming, I haven’t visited ninety percent of the magnificent landscapes here in Ye State, this time I plan to travel around and take a look.”
He earned a lot of Combat Merits, intending to hand them to Yu Gen Sheng for exchange, without waiting himself.
“Take care!” Qin Ming was quite assured of him, this brother had excellent adaptability, seemingly able to blend in anywhere as if like a fish in water.
Half a month later, in Chixia City, Qin Ming stood on the city gate tower, gazing at the world outside in the pitch-black night, with snowflakes dancing in the sky, and the ground all silver-white.
“Another year of the cold winter season!” A few days ago, he returned here.
He couldn’t help but think of the past; last winter, he experienced rebirth during the Golden Age, formally embarking on this road. Time flew by, in the blink of an eye a year passed, and he had reached the Third Realm—Spirit Field.
This speed would be terrifying on any path.
Qin Ming had many Combat Merits, clearly recorded in Memory Crystals, but he didn’t want to exchange rewards himself, waiting for Lu Zizai to emerge from seclusion.
He had slain more than a handful of Heavenly Demon Species and even cut down Baiyin Battle Beasts. It wasn’t prudent to collect rewards without a solid foundation.
“Brother Lu should manage a smooth rebirth!”
Then, Qin Ming looked towards the night sky in the direction of Black and White Mountain, where occasionally Blood Kites hovered, visible once every ten days to half a month.
A few days ago, he returned once to Shuangshu Village, Old Man Liu was still the same, sipping little shots, eating wild game, occasionally kicking the Big Yellow Dog, everything unchanged.
Wu Zheng came, saying: “Brother Qin, it feels like a dream. You walked out of Black and White Mountain with me, and now you are famous everywhere, becoming the facade, no, the face of the Newborn Road!”
He was very excited, feeling as if in a dream, reminiscing about the past, only a year ago, Qin Ming was just newly reborn like him, and had even come to his house to buy Gun and Arrow Double Excellence.
Qin Ming shook his head, saying, “Famous for nothing, now continuously reported by Nightly News and Realm News is not a good thing.”
He was quite averse to Nightly News; back in the day, during youth Battles in various cities and the overall exam, they only paid attention after being bribed, with all sorts of flashy stories.
Especially now, he felt a sense of malice; they uncovered his Foundation, saying he had lived in the Cui Family for over ten years.
It seemed like Nightly News was standing up for him, claiming the Cui Family missed out on a genius and didn’t have good foresight, but it drew a lot of animosity as well.
He didn’t want to be under everyone’s gaze and scrutiny, but Nightly News kept mentioning him repeatedly.
“Fortunately, Old Cao is crippled, becoming Cao Si.” Qin Ming muttered to himself.
Of course, with all paths joining forces to crush the Demon army, their relations were in a honeymoon period. Even at Old Cao’s peak, he wouldn’t dare to backstab.
“The Cui Family…” Qin Ming pondered.
“Xiao Qin, let’s not go home until we’re drunk today!” Xu Cheng arrived, with Sister Fenfang Zhou Lin in tow.
They were also shocked, past partners who hunted Spiritual creatures together in the mountains now reached this point, slaying Third Realm Heavenly Demon Species in the Western Territory, where no one dared take the field.
Qin Ming stayed in Chixia City for many days, during which he accompanied Meng Xinghai to pay respects to the teacher’s uncle.
Subsequently, he learned a piece of news from Meng Xinghai; there was some problem with a letter he received back then.
Qin Ming’s expression turned ugly, saying, “It was my grandfather’s handwritten letter, but someone used it, arranging something. If I pursue it, unexpected things might happen?”