Night Without End

Moreover, Cui Chonghe not only inherited Grandmaster Sun's teachings and learned the sect level True Scripture, but also mastered the legendary "Immortal Scripture," although he has never used it.

Cui Qi nodded and said, "Qin Ming, I underestimated him. However, the Twin Dragons of the Cui Family will definitely surpass him in the future, becoming Ta Lu Ancestors two hundred years ahead of him. During this period, let's see how he tries to catch up and whether he can endure it."

The future Heavenly God of the Cui Family, Cui Chongxiao, is a very heroic young man who is currently accompanying his master on a journey through the Forbidden Land.

In the past, Qin Ming encountered him briefly when he was at the Cui Family.

Cui Chongxiao is eight years older than him, and initially returned home once every one or two years, but later it became rare to see him in three or four years, as he mostly focused on his practice in the Esoteric Buddhism.

A mysterious bird brought a letter and landed on Cui Chongxiao's shoulder. After reading it, he frowned.

His master spoke, "In the future, if you wish to step into the Seventh Realm and even glimpse the Heavenly God Domain, you must cultivate the Unshakable Root Heart. Even if the Forbidden Land shatters before your eyes and the night's veil is torn by someone, you must maintain inner peace, not allowing external factors to ripple through your heart lake. To sever gods with your body and cut heavenly intentions with your spirit, you must first fortify your physical and spiritual self to remain immortal!"

Cui Chongxiao bowed and said, "Yes, Master, no external factors will leave shadows in my heart."

...

"Brother Lu, if you venture into the depths of Yewu World, take care!" At the moment of farewell, Qin Ming was somewhat reluctant.

If Lu Zizai departs like this, who knows when they will meet again.

In the vast, boundless unknown realms, the night is endless, and the path ahead is perilous, with certain territories clearly guarded by Earth Immortals, forcing even Ta Lu Ancestors to avoid them.

Lu Zizai said, "I will wait for you ahead, watching as you carve a path for the rebirth system!"

Then he added that he wouldn't set off immediately and would delay for some time. The scriptures Qin Ming gave him were extremely important and required careful study.

Furthermore, he would depart without fanfare.

Qin Ming understood his intention; Lu Zizai was so high-profile at the Cui Family this time, even attempting to confront Cui Geng, just to signify an attitude.

From now on, anyone who wants to deal with Qin Ming must first carefully consider!

The two parted ways, and Qin Ming set off alone.

In the vast snowfield, he followed the several place names provided by the Cui Family, exploring along the way.

Unfortunately, after more than ten years, finding the trail of an ordinary old man in this sea of people would be as difficult as reaching the heavens, even though he had thoroughly investigated from various angles.

"My grandfather left with an old merchant, I reckon this line might yield some findings."

However, he was still disappointed as the old merchant disappeared three years ago, after his last expedition, never returning.

Qin Ming was shocked to learn that the old merchant was over two hundred years old.

People in this profession wander in darkness for years, traversing uninhabited areas, eventually living as neither man nor ghost.

Old merchants who live beyond a hundred years are legendary, having experienced too many indescribable and unexplainable things, like ghosts, which are one of them.

Qin Ming himself had encountered such peril, narrowly escaping danger.

The ultimate fate of merchants typically merges with the darkness, ultimately disappearing entirely.

An old merchant over two hundred years old probably no longer existed as himself.

Qin Ming was filled with worry but could only sigh in the end, as this line also ended.

He rode the Thunder King Bird to the so-called ancestral old residence, which was desolate at first glance, with only broken walls remaining. A fire had burned everything clean here.

Qin Ming searched carefully, focusing his spirit to feel, discovering some things but without important clues.

This place was scorched by a ball lightning fire that suddenly descended from the night sky, frightening the neighborhood as they watched the long-abandoned house turn to ashes.

A soft whisper, Qin Ming was left heartbroken.

Because he felt he might never see his grandfather again, life rarely goes as expected; nine times out of ten, he felt powerless.

He had once fantasized that his grandfather had an extraordinary origin, but through rebirth and awakening childhood memories, observing those scenes closely, he realized his grandfather was indeed just an ordinary person.

This isn't a storybook tale but cold reality, devoid of many legends. Another snowy winter, could the old man endure it?

Perhaps, his grandfather was long gone.

After all, the old man had once lamented, saying that with his health, living another ten years was the limit, hoping Qin Ming would grow up quickly and take care of himself.

Qin Ming was filled with sorrow and set off with a sense of loss in the wind and snow.

At that moment, he felt a blockage in his heart, longing to return to Shuangshu Village.

...

Black and White Mountain, Shuangshu Village, today sees an old guest return.

The talking sparrow traverses the night sky, battling the wind and snow, flapping its wings on its return.

Seeing the increasingly bright Fire Spring at the village entrance, it widened its eyes: how did the spring upgrade from First Level to Second Level?

Moreover, those two trees were growing more vigorously, even in winter, with lush branches and leaves, distinctly black and white, as if carved from jade.

Suddenly, it opened its gem-like eyes wide, utterly shocked, saying, "Whoa, the home has been stolen. How did this red squirrel rise so rapidly?"

The Red Squirrel was uninterrupted by wind and rain, practicing on the tree, with unstoppable vigor, mastering the "Golden Cicada Scripture" and "Dragon and Snake Scripture" well, having comprehended their intricacies.

Evidently, it immediately spotted the returning sparrow and even keenly heard its words, promptly providing a "warm" response, "Damn it..."

The talking sparrow immediately dove, engaging in a fight with it!

Obviously, the Red Squirrel was not its match yet.

But this still astonished the sparrow; it had been out adventuring, enduring hardships everywhere, visited Kunleng, and even entered the Western Border Battlefield, rapidly increasing in strength, yet the red squirrel hidden at home wasn't slow either.

"What did you say? The Mountain Master returned and fed you, giving you Miracle Technique? If I had known, I would have explored less and stayed home sponging off the old, how wonderful!" The sparrow thought more and more about how difficult its journey was and then dragged the Red Squirrel over to give it a beating.

"Damn it, Grandpa, I'm not accepting this, fight me!" The Red Squirrel could also speak now, its fur infused with red and gold, incredibly radiant, and it immediately performed a flying kick, starting to fight.

Amidst chaos, after another fight between the two creatures, they finally ceased.

"What? You said even in the Forbidden Land of the Black and White Mountain, someone brings you food containing Spiritual Material? I truly want to cry... Feasting off the old in the rear is so delightful!" The sparrow was envious to the point beyond belief.

It decided not to leave temporarily, and would join in feasting on the old!

"Songzai, what's the commotion? Oh, the little sparrow back from traveling has returned." Old Man Liu appeared to comfort them.

He spoke, "You must get along now, in the future, if I'm not around, you two will be the dragons of Black and White Mountain, guard here well, and keep an eye on the tomb for me."

"Old man, what's wrong? With such good health, you'll surely live a millennium, no, ten thousand years." The sparrow hurriedly went forward to greet.

Old Man Liu sighed, "Seventy-three, eighty-four, two death thresholds, I'm seventy-three this year, feeling anxious; I probably cannot endure this winter, alas."

The sparrow comforted him: "You've experienced rebirth several times, you're not an ordinary person, these two hurdles mean nothing to you."

Old Man Liu was a bit bewildered, sighing to the sky, "Recently, I've had bizarre dreams frequently, the ideal state is to end at ninety-five, most perfect. Alas, life rarely goes as expected; this winter might be my great calamity."

...

Qin Ming returned, drawing near to the Heibai Village, seeing the bright Fire Spring from afar, along with the intertwined Heibai Dual Trees.

"Hmm?" He was surprised; the canopies of the two trees were distinctly black and white, entwined, resembling a Yin Yang Diagram, with black and white slowly rotating.

This was truly strange, with past scenes never like this!

What shocked him most was the emergence of a living Yin Yang Eye within the Heibai Yin Yang Diagram!

He carefully observed, discovering there were two little creatures, each dwelling on a large tree, seemingly divine strokes, completing the picture.

Meanwhile, a group formally entered Ye State from the desolate, boundless dark domain, someone sighing: "After many years, approaching home causes anxiety, finally returning to the homeland."