Night Without End-Chapter 825 - 417: Night Ruins

Yujing falls, stones bloom, the moon appears in water, ghosts rise from clouds, various mysterious phenomena and terrifying things emerge like bamboo shoots after a rain, continually. Now, something even more severe involves a Heavenly Immortal?

Qin Ming ignored the sedan bearers, staring at the red sedan chair.

The owner of the delicate red shoes adorned with golden silk stepped out amidst an auspicious glow. A slender figure appeared in the night sky as her long scarlet dress fluttered in the cold wind.

It was a bizarre and eerie atmosphere; four sedan bearers dressed in white mourning attire, their faces hidden in shadows, resembling menacing demons and evil spirits. Yet, from within the red sedan emerged a red-robed Heavenly Immortal, which was truly abnormal.

"Hmm?" Qin Ming was stunned; amidst the ice and snow, the red dress floated in mid-air, somewhat ethereal. But why was there no head at the collar? It was empty.

He was astonished; it was just an empty dress, containing nothing. The red shoes merely floated there, absent of the celestial feet one would expect.

Despite this, the six old merchants all stepped back to make way when they saw the red sedan approaching, evidently feeling she was not to be provoked.

"Where did your scarf come from?" The voice from the floating red dress was that of the so-called Heavenly Immortal.

Qin Ming realized where the problem lay. He didn’t have a scarf; it was a replica of the broken cloth, once taken from Tang Yushang’s hand in the Great Leiyin Temple, used to tie her hair.

It was woven from various exotic metals, naturally repelling evil. In such an abnormal environment, he naturally used it to protect his nape, preventing any more ghostly attacks from behind.

"A friend’s gift, from Tai Xu," Qin Ming replied.

Always wanting to attack him, Tang Yushang came from the undamaged chosen land. If the red-robed Heavenly Immortal wanted to trace it back, she could weigh it carefully.

The red dress fluttered in the night breeze, and the delicate golden-silked red shoes stepped through the air. She approached slightly, as if someone were truly lowering their head at the empty collar, gazing at the replica of the broken cloth.

"It’s a pity, it’s ultimately not you." She sighed deeply.

Qin Ming’s heart was unsettled. He knew well that the woman was saying it wasn’t the real broken cloth; she’d surely encountered or seen it before.

But Old Bu was on him, could the red-dressed woman not detect him?

He recalled his experiences on Earth Moon; he was now a "temporary owner." Does this mean Old Bu conceals himself, undetectable to outsiders?

With light movements of her red shoes, the wide sleeves floated, and red mist faintly emerged from the cuffs, outlining the shape of a slender hand, reaching for Qin Ming.

Clang!

A sword light shot skyward, brilliantly dazzling. A mysterious iron small sword hovered in front of Qin Ming, ready to fight to the end with her.

Qin Ming didn’t believe that the red-dressed woman in her current state was truly a Heavenly Immortal. If she were of that caliber, she wouldn’t need to make a move; a sweep of consciousness would turn him to ashes.

"Six Ding Divine Fire, and runes practiced into it. Are you a core disciple of Doushuai Temple?" The woman quickly withdrew her hand, appearing strangely emotional, questioning how a core disciple from that sect could be within Yujing’s radiation domain.

To repel evil, Qin Ming not only employed mysterious metal weapons but also operated various holy methods, leading her to recognize the origin of the Six Ding Divine Fire at a glance.

"Forget it; you speak no falsehood. Tai Xu should indeed have replicas." She withdrew her hand and returned to the sedan.

Then, the four sedan bearers in mourning attire carried her into the night fog, gradually fading away, about to disappear.

Qin Ming’s thoughts churned; was the name ’Doushuai Temple’ so influential? The red-dressed woman left out of respect for him being a core disciple of that dojo.

He opened the Newborn’s Eye to observe carefully, quickly perceiving part of the blurred truth.

The red sedan passed through a layer of the mist, then delved into another, as if crossing between two worlds, completely vanishing from the real world.

The six old merchants observed the previous scene with apprehension, not lingering either, and each fading as they too disappeared into the first mist layer.

"Finally gone, my little face almost turned pale with fright!" The big crow spoke, then followed Qin Ming in a wild rush toward the great city ahead.

Chenxi City, with a population exceeding a million, was quite large and bustling. People frequently moved in and out, with interactions across various places.

Qin Ming decided to rest here, wanting to gain a deeper understanding of the changes in different areas. Otherwise, stumbling blindly along the way would be too dangerous.

Indeed, the advantage of a large city was access to information; he quickly learned quite a bit.

"Gentlemen, if you travel afar, don’t take shortcuts through the pitch-black uninhabited areas, or else accidents easily occur. For safety, go where there are people." Someone quickly summarized the experience.

Currently, places with more people, whether between towns or villages, have no major issues. Once you stray, the possibility of encountering demons and monsters becomes real.

That day, Qin Ming learned some very important information, all released by the City Lord’s Mansion.

"In the past, some mysterious phenomena further manifested, clearly emerging as if from a world beyond the night fog and now entering reality."

Qin Ming immediately thought of what he had encountered along the way; the old merchants, ghosts, red-robed Heavenly Immortal, etc.

The whole world was undergoing drastic changes, with some matters still developing; experts from various sides hadn’t fully grasped everything yet; more time was needed.

Qin Ming decided not to leave just yet, wanting to understand more.

Two days later, Earth City sent a message from the Great Perfection level Earth Immortal from the heavens, informing that behind the Yewu World lay a deeper domain, vast and expansive.

That kind of domain is known as - the Night Ruins!

For example, some indestructible "scenes" and incomprehensible "phenomena" in the Forbidden Land cannot be eradicated or annihilated. Why? Because they are rooted in the Night Ruins.