Reunited with Ji Ning

Great Xia World.

Endless baleful aura permeated the vast wilderness.

Over the past decade or so, the Xia Emperor had led more than ten thousand Celestial Immortals, ten million Loose Immortals, and countless Godfiends in a decisive battle against the Seamless Gate.

The deaths of vast numbers of Immortals and Godfiends had long since turned this battlefield into an incomparably terrifying place. Resentment and baleful aura had gathered here; any ordinary cultivator who dared approach would likely suffer a shattered Dao Heart and die in an instant.

On opposite sides of the battlefield, the Seamless Gate's Wujian City and the Xia Emperor's Connate Numinous Treasure, Eight-Dragon Cloud City, floated in confrontation.

Both sides had now entered a truce, each making adjustments and awaiting the right opportunity.

At that moment, an enormous spatial rift suddenly appeared above Eight-Dragon Cloud City. One powerful figure after another emerged from behind it—Celestial Immortals and Empyrean Gods.

This was the first batch of reinforcements that the Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor had sent to the Great Xia World.

"So many Empyrean Gods and Celestial Immortals?"

Below, many figures flew out of Eight-Dragon Cloud City. Ji Ning, dressed in white robes, was among them.

Many Celestial Immortals were stunned. During the previous decisive battle in the Great Xia World, fewer than ten Empyrean Gods and Celestial Immortals from both sides combined had taken part. Yet now, dozens had appeared at once.

"Hmm?"

Ji Ning suddenly froze. Among those Empyrean Gods and Celestial Immortals, he saw a familiar figure.

"Master?" Ji Ning felt both shocked and overjoyed.

After studying at Mount Fangcun and returning to the Great Xia World, his greatest regret had been Zhou Yu's disappearance.

Although Ji Ning had later learned from the Xia Emperor that Zhou Yu was a "reincarnated expert" who had been taken away by a True God, he still found it deeply regrettable.

Ji Ning had never expected Zhou Yu to appear now. Moreover, judging by his aura, he had clearly become an Empyrean God.

At that moment, Zhou Yu noticed Ji Ning as well.

Whoosh.

With a single step, Zhou Yu entered Eight-Dragon Cloud City below.

"Master." Ji Ning swiftly flew over.

"Ji Ning." Zhou Yu looked at him, a faint smile appearing on his face as well.

"Over these years, you've grown to the point where you can stand on your own in the Immortal-Demon War." Zhou Yu sighed.

The Xia Emperor's Second Primal Spirit had already told him that Ji Ning had returned to Great Xia thirty years after leaving the Great Xia World and had stirred up quite a storm.

In particular, Shaoyan Chou had vanished. In order to win over the Shaoyan Clan, the Seamless Gate had deliberately provoked Ji Ning, who held an old grudge against the Shaoyan Clan, into dealing with them. Ji Ning had carelessly fallen into a trap, bringing down Karmic Fire upon himself. Fortunately, he had endured it in the end, and from then on, he had soared to new heights.

"It was also because Master guided me to participate in the Immortal Fate Assembly that I gained the opportunities I had afterward." Ji Ning sighed with emotion, then asked curiously, "I heard from the Xia Emperor that you are a reincarnated expert, Master. Why have you come to the Great Xia World now with so many Empyrean Gods and Celestial Immortals?"

"They are Empyrean Gods and Celestial Immortals of the Crimson Bright Realm. As for me, I came to help," Zhou Yu said.

"The Realm War in the Crimson Bright Realm is about to erupt in the Great Xia World."

"A Realm War?" Ji Ning was puzzled.

"A realm usually contains dozens of major worlds. When the many experts of these worlds gather together for a decisive battle, that is a Realm War," Zhou Yu explained. Ji Ning was startled upon hearing this.

The experts of dozens of major worlds, all gathered together?

What kind of terrifying war would that be?

"Fellow Daoist Ganyu, Beiming, you master and disciple can catch up later. Let's first discuss how to deal with the Seamless Gate." From afar, the Xia Emperor called out.

"Let's go over first. We can talk afterward," Zhou Yu told Ji Ning. Ji Ning nodded.

That day, after the Xia Emperor explained the current situation to the many Celestial Immortals, Ji Ning invited Zhou Yu to his military camp.

Having not seen each other for so long, Ji Ning had much to say to Zhou Yu. Especially after learning that Zhou Yu was a reincarnated expert, he had even more he wished to say.

Given Ji Ning's current knowledge, he guessed that Zhou Yu had probably already awakened the memories of his previous life when he accepted Ji Ning as his disciple. The proof was that terrifying life-saving item Zhou Yu had given him.

He had not understood it before, but now he naturally guessed that it was likely some kind of extremely high-level power.

After Zhou Yu followed Ji Ning into his camp, a young woman in black robes walked out as well.

"Martial Uncle Ganyu, it has been a long time." Yu Wei bowed.

"Master, my senior apprentice-sister and I..." Ji Ning began to explain.

"The child in Yu Wei's belly is yours, isn't it? It is no simple matter for Immortals and Godfiends to bear children. This is wonderful news." Zhou Yu smiled. The instant he saw Yu Wei, he sensed the dense life aura within her body and naturally understood that she was pregnant.

"It was also because Martial Uncle told me that Ji Ning had gone to participate in the Immortal Fate Assembly that I ended up with my junior apprentice-brother." Yu Wei smiled. "I had always wanted to find a chance to thank Martial Uncle."

"You needn't thank me. It was simply your own fate." Zhou Yu looked at Yu Wei, deep in thought.

When he had chosen to tell Yu Wei of Ji Ning's whereabouts, he had also left the choice to Ji Ning himself. In the end, the two had still come together.

Yu Wei was already a Celestial Immortal. There was no need to think about it—she must have awakened the memories of her previous life. That meant she was now a spy for the Seamless Gate.

If he left Yu Wei alone, her matter would become a trial for Ji Ning.

But pretending not to know and deliberately making Ji Ning endure this pain left Zhou Yu feeling somewhat guilty.

After considering it, Zhou Yu still used a Heart Force technique, secretly planting some suggestive methods in Yu Wei's heart.

This was a simplified application of Mind Power Soul Control. It lacked the heaven-defying enslavement effect of true Mind Power Soul Control, but it could still influence Yu Wei's thoughts to a certain extent.

God King Buxiu of the Seamless Gate specialized in the Heart Demon Path. In the Wujian Chaos World, this path was one of the Heavenly Daos. Since he had mastered this path, he was naturally skilled at manipulating people's hearts.

Buxiu manipulated hearts through the Heart Demon Path, while Zhou Yu interfered through Heart Force methods.

As for whether he could completely reverse Yu Wei's thinking, Zhou Yu could not be certain. After all, his Heart Force was only at the fourth level.

If it were at the fifth level, he could easily shatter the influence of God King Buxiu.

Of course, Zhou Yu did not truly wish to affect Yu Wei's mind. Otherwise, with the terror of Mind Power Soul Control, God King Buxiu's little tricks of manipulating hearts would amount to nothing.

At that moment, Yu Wei naturally noticed nothing unusual. Together with Ji Ning, she warmly invited Zhou Yu into the military camp.

After Zhou Yu and the others arrived in the Great Xia World, the Seamless Gate soon stopped pretending. Dao Ancestor Mozhu descended in a grand manner, using the vast pressure of a Dao Ancestor to give the Great Xia side a show of force.

Fortunately, not long afterward, the Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor arrived with reinforcements as well.

Endless Loose Immortals and Godfiends, along with a million Celestial Immortals, gathered together. Their aura alone shook heaven and earth.

"This is the scale of war I need." Zhou Yu stood within Eight-Dragon Cloud City, looking at the armies gathered on both sides. His heart surged with excitement.

The Origin Energy required for simulations was growing ever greater. Only through such slaughter could he rapidly accumulate enough Origin Energy for his next simulation.

"Still, the war must be fought slowly. I should reveal my many trump cards gradually. That way, I can kill more." Zhou Yu pondered.

To Zhou Yu, the intensity of this Realm War was still quite low. It would not be difficult for him to help the Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor win this war, but he also had to consider himself. Killing enough people was what he wanted.