Over the following days, Jie Ning devoted most of his energy to researching this matter.
In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.
On this day, Jie Ning rarely left his newly established experimental field, leaving only his Death God Avatar behind to observe the changes in the souls. In terms of sensitivity in this area, the Death Rule surpassed the Life Law.
Korur led someone into the living room of the Hall of Life.
"Jie Ning, this is Dinar." Korur wrapped an arm around the purple-haired man beside him and introduced him to Jie Ning.
Dinar was clearly accustomed to Korur's enthusiasm. He merely looked at Jie Ning and greeted him solemnly, "Hello, Jie Ning. This is our first meeting. Sorry to disturb you."
"You are too polite, His Highness Dinarl," Jie Ning replied courteously.
"So, have the two of you already made up your minds?" Setting down his tea, Jie Ning asked them seriously.
"We've discussed it already. Since we've decided to take a gamble and go to the Supreme Plane," Korur said with a solemn expression, "we naturally need to make every possible preparation."
"Isn't that right, Dinar?" After saying that, Korur elbowed Dinar.
"Korur, I'm not deaf." Dinar first shot Korur a dissatisfied glance, then turned to Jie Ning.
"We truly cannot bear to give up this chance to strengthen our souls." There seemed to be a trace of embarrassment in Dinar's tone. "We'll have to trouble you, Jie Ning."
"Since that is the case, please follow me," Jie Ning said, nodding at them and signaling for them to follow.
The group left the City of Life, and Jie Ning led the two of them to an empty plain.
"What do you two think of this place?" Jie Ning asked.
"I'm fine with anywhere." Korur casually looked around.
"This place is quite good." Dinar had no objections.
"Then let's go down."
The three arrived on the ground. Jie Ning looked at them, then tossed each of them a Space Ring.
They caught the rings. Korur looked at Jie Ning. "So what do we need to do first?"
Dinar also watched Jie Ning with a serious expression.
Jie Ning smiled faintly and took out a Seed, demonstrating as he said, "I prepared Seeds from all kinds of plants in the Space Rings I gave you. For the first step, you only need to inject your own Soul Power into them like this."
These Seeds were versions Jie Ning had modified. They had a strong capacity to contain souls and had been specially cultivated by Jie Ning to lower the difficulty.
"You don't need much. Just keep it at about this amount." Jie Ning raised the Seed he had already prepared to show them.
"Once you succeed, just give the Seeds to me."
Korur and Dinar bound the Space Rings to themselves, took out Seeds, and began following Jie Ning's example.
This was not particularly difficult, and the two of them succeeded quickly.
"Done." Korur and Dinar handed the Seeds to Jie Ning.
Taking the Seeds back from them, Jie Ning manipulated them to connect the Soul Power they had injected with the Seeds' own souls.
Korur felt in amazement that, under Jie Ning's manipulation, his Soul Power within that Seed had fused with a soul so weak it was almost imperceptible. Yet his Soul Power still belonged to him, and he could completely absorb it back at any time.
Dinar naturally felt the same thing. However, unlike Korur, he did not have so many thoughts. He merely watched Jie Ning's work intently.
Even though he could not understand any of it.
Meanwhile, Korur had a feeling. This ability seems capable of more than merely nurturing souls.
However, he did not say anything.
Practice made perfect. Jie Ning was now thoroughly familiar with this step.
Very soon, Jie Ning planted the two prepared Seeds.
He activated his divine power. Germination, growth...
Korur and Dinar clearly felt that trace of soul beginning to change. Though the change was subtle, it had indeed grown a little stronger.
It really works. Neither of them could hide their excitement.
Two tiny sprouts appeared where the Seeds had originally been, and the two of them stared at the sprouts as though they were gazing at their beloved.
At that moment, Jie Ning stopped channeling divine power and looked at them. "That is basically how the early steps work. After this, we will need to leave it to time."
"You only need to inject Soul Power into the Seeds. Leave the rest to me," Jie Ning told them with a smile. "Once the plants mature, I will sever the connection between the plants' own souls and the external Soul Power."
"At that point, you only need to reclaim your respective Soul Power."
"I will remain here with you during this period."
Having personally experienced the change in their Soul Power, Korur sighed to Jie Ning, "This is truly incredible. But I'll have to trouble you during the days ahead."
Dinar fell silent for a moment, then suddenly looked at Korur. "I've decided not to go to the Supreme Plane for now."
"What happened?" Korur was utterly confused.
Dinar ignored Korur's confusion and turned to Jie Ning instead. "After this, I am willing to follow you for five hundred years as repayment. During that time, I am willing to obey all your commands completely."
After saying that, Dinar walked to the side, took out some Seeds, and began working.
Jie Ning was too stunned to react, his face full of surprise.
"Dinar, you..." Korur's expression turned complicated as he looked several times at his old friend. Then Korur also turned to Jie Ning.
Seeing Korur, Jie Ning was just about to say something. "His Highness Korur..."
Korur stopped him. "Jie Ning, you don't need to say anything."
"And there is no need to persuade Dinar. I know his temperament. Even if you refuse him, he will only find somewhere nearby to live and wait for your orders at any time, until those five hundred years are up..." Korur said with a bitter smile.
"This..." Jie Ning did not know what to say.
As though he could read Jie Ning's thoughts, Korur said, "I won't be like Dinar..."
"I can't do what Dinar did." It seemed as though flames were burning in Korur's eyes. "I've already lived more than a thousand peaceful years on the Bana Continent. I no longer want to endure it."
"I decided long ago that I would definitely go to the Supreme Plane." Korur's gaze was resolute.
Jie Ning understood his thoughts. If he put himself in Korur's place, he might not have been able to endure for over a thousand years either.
"According to the fragments of information left behind after Overgods descended in the past, Hell in the Supreme Plane is said to have been created by the Destruction Supreme God. That is the highest god in Heaven and Earth."
Korur looked at Jie Ning and suddenly swore, "I am willing to swear upon the Destruction Supreme God that if we ever meet again in the future, I will do any three things for Jie Ning Darut. This oath shall remain valid forever."
The moment the words fell, Korur vaguely sensed that some force had acknowledged the oath.
Jie Ning had been too late to stop him and felt a headache coming on.
With the matter settled, Jie Ning could only look helplessly at Korur. "Why must you two do this?"
"Lord Jie Ning, you can just call me Dinar from now on." Dinar, who appeared to be focusing intently on injecting Soul Power into the Seeds, suddenly spoke.
"Jie Ning, you don't need to take it too seriously." After making the oath, Korur seemed much more relaxed. He joked, "I merely exploited a loophole. At your rate of growth, perhaps when we meet again, all I'll be able to do for you is run errands."
"Ah, you two really..." Jie Ning sighed. He had only wanted to do a good deed.
"However, His Highness Dinar..."
"Call me Dinar, Lord Jie Ning," Dinar corrected him.
"Fine, Dinar." Seeing Dinar's serious gaze, Jie Ning relented. "But you should just call me Jie Ning as well."
Seeing that Dinar still wanted to say something, Jie Ning hurriedly added in an extremely firm tone, "Let's speak normally. Otherwise, I absolutely will not accept your help."
Seeing Jie Ning's attitude, Dinar stopped insisting and could only nod. "All right, Jie Ning."
Korur sighed. "With Dinar's rotten temperament, if there had not only been the two of us God-level beings back then, how could there have been a Dinar Empire?"
"A group of people who disliked me but couldn't beat me forcibly supported Dinar and made him establish an empire..."
"Since you've already agreed with Dinar on that, don't call me His Highness anymore either. It sounds rather uncomfortable." As he spoke, Korur deliberately shivered at Jie Ning.
"All right, Korur... You two should hurry up and get to work." Jie Ning agreed. Sure enough, none of those who could stay with Darut were serious people.
Korur walked away in satisfaction and also began working.
And so, Jie Ning's God of Life Divine Avatar remained nearby to complete the remaining steps for the two of them, occasionally returning to his experimental field to check on its progress.
His main body returned to the cultivation chamber and focused wholeheartedly on cultivation.
As time passed, the original plain gradually became covered in forest.
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