Reunion, Six Hundred Years Later!
"Wujian Gate bowed down?"
"The Lord of Myriad Demons has bowed his head?"
At this moment, a large group of powerful beings had appeared in the void.
Many of these powerful figures, especially those from the Wujian Gate Sect, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise upon hearing the Lord of Myriad Demons ' words.
yes.
The Lord of Myriad Demons felt a bitter taste in his heart.
Even Wind Demon him has to bow his head one day.
Take a look at the Nuwa Faction faction!
Zhou Hao, Houyi, Suiren-shi, Rulai Tathagata—these alone represent four powerful leaders, not even counting the Sanqing, Fuxi-shi, and Shennong-shi, who were not present...
If we don't count the clones, Nuwa Faction has seven publicly known leaders, while Wujian Gate, even including Styx and Lu Ya, only has five.
If we include clones...
Even with the addition of the two powerful leaders hidden within the Wujian Gate, they are still far inferior to Nuwa Faction.
This is still under the condition that no more powerful figures remain hidden in Nuwa Faction.
Given such a disadvantage, how could he not bow his head? How could he dare not bow his head!
"Endure!" the Lord of Myriad Demons thought to himself. "As long as we can refine the remaining Lord of All Things, there will still be hope for the final battle. We must endure now!"
What is the source of this catastrophe? We've lived with Nuwa Faction for countless years without incident, so how did fate suddenly decide that only one of us—our group or Nuwa Faction— can survive...?
He, Wind Demon, would not admit defeat until he found out exactly what had happened!
The Master Hengmu and the Demonic Hand Dao Ancestor were well aware that they were at a disadvantage, so they stood Bu Yu beside the Lord of Myriad Demons.
Styx and Lu Ya, one having lost two supreme sword treasures for killing and the ' Saha Sacred Tree ' which is considered the foundation of the Asura Demon Cult, and the other having their mental treasure ' Immortal-Slaying Flying Dagger ' destroyed, were naturally filled with resentment.
However, after their eyes met, they seemed to have reached some kind of consensus and ultimately remained silent, which secretly relieved Master Hengmu, who had been watching them closely.
The situation has already deteriorated to this point. If the two newly surrendered leaders, who are also powerful figures, cause further trouble, things will become even more difficult for our side in the future.
"Senior Brother Zhou Hao," Ji Ning said anxiously.
He had finally gotten the Wujian Gate to relent, and he really didn't want to give up.
"Don't rush," Zhou Hao smiled. "We have the upper hand now. Let Suiren-shi and Rulai take this opportunity to get more benefits. Handing over Yu Wei's soul is just the bottom line. After so many powerful people like us have gone through this ordeal, it won't be so easy to let it go."
"Hmm." Ji Ning felt relieved and stepped aside, silently watching the leaders and powerful figures of both sides negotiate.
"Junior brother." Jidian walked over slowly, holding a fan and smiling.
"Second Senior Brother, Junior Brother." Another streak of light flew over, and it was the Monkey King wearing golden divine armor.
"Second Senior Brother, Sixth Senior Brother," Ji Ning greeted them.
He had already met his second senior brother, "Jidian," at Fangcun Mountain, but this was the first time he had met his sixth senior brother, "Sun Wukong." He couldn't help but take a closer look at this Monkey King, who was extremely famous on Earth.
"Second Brother, is your hand alright?" Sun Wukong asked with concern, looking at Jidian's right wrist.
When he was learning martial arts at Fangcun Mountain, Jidian Dian was already a disciple of Bodhi Ancestor. However, Jidian was reincarnated and entered the Buddhist sect, mastering both sects and possessing even greater supernatural powers than before.
"It's alright, it's alright. I'll regain it in a few decades," Jidian, shaking his wrist nonchalantly.
But Ji Ning clearly saw that the arms and hands exposed under his second senior brother's patchwork robe were obviously not the same color.
"It was my junior brother who caused my second senior brother's injury," Ji Ning said with shame.
"Fellow disciple, you're too kind," Jidian laughed. "If it weren't for everyone coming to your rescue, I wouldn't have known that our senior brother is actually Houyi."
"Yes, yes," Sun Wukong chuckled. "When I first became a disciple of my master, my eldest brother even gave me directions. I thought he was just an ordinary Woodcutter. Later I found out he was actually my eldest brother. I thought to myself, 'This eldest brother is hiding his identity quite well.' Today I learned that he is actually the ancient god Houyi, and he's been hiding his identity far beyond what's ordinary."
Houyi became famous too early.
Back when he was still a celestial being who shot nine arrows in succession to kill the Golden Crow Demon King, Sun Wukong hadn't even been born yet.
"And Changsheng Daoist Changsheng," Jidian sighed, shaking his tattered fan. "To see both Senior Brother and Changsheng Daoist Changsheng make their moves today, tsk tsk, the strongest prodigies of two eras meeting, truly a rare and precious occasion."
Sun Wukong and Ji Ning both looked at the two figures standing together, calmly facing the leaders and powerful figures of the Wujian Gate.
An ancient myth, a modern legend—even just standing there, the two of them had already attracted the attention of the vast majority of the audience.
soon.
The powerful figures of the Wujian Gate departed, but the powerful figures of Nuwa Faction, at the invitation of Emperor Xia Yu, went to the palace of the Ancient Imperial Clan for a banquet.
This time, the Wujian Gate relinquished six of the Great Worlds they had already conquered and withdrew its armies from the six that were currently engaged in battle. Emperor Xia Yu was overjoyed and naturally wanted to hold a grand banquet to celebrate.
"Master, Senior Brother, Senior Brother Zhou Hao." Ji Ning saw Bodhi Ancestor, Hou Houyi, and Zhou Hao walking side by side through the void from afar, and their eager eyes brought smiles to the faces of the three of them.
"It's done." Bodhi Ancestor waved his hand.
Wow.
A stunningly beautiful girl in black, appearing somewhat ethereal, appeared before Ji Ning.
"Senior sister." Ji Ning's eyes instantly reddened.
He recalled how his senior sister seemed to crumble and dissipate before his eyes like countless grains of sand, while he could only stand there blankly, watching her vanish.
He recalled his senior sister trembling fearfully in the hands of the Black-Robed God King, watching helplessly as she was cast into the deepest hell to suffer endless torment, while he could only kneel and beg for mercy...
Now, my senior sister is back.
"Junior brother."
Yu Wei looked at Ji Ning.
"Senior sister."
Ji Ning looked at Yu Wei.
Their eyes met.
At this moment...
It seemed to have become eternal.
"Foolish child, foolish child." Bodhi shook his head and looked at Houyi.
Houyi's face remained calm, but his eyes were filled with bitterness.
"Can you help me?"
A clear voice rang out beside him, Houyi looked at Zhou Hao.
He smiled.
This was the very first thing he had said to the young man in front of him.
"No need," Houyi said with a smile.
He knew what Zhou Hao was referring to.
"I want to cut down the Osmanthus Tree on the Lunar Star myself and bring Chang'e back from the Moon Palace."
Zhou Hao nodded and said no more.
As one of the Supreme Star, the Lunar Star nurtured the divine tree ' Moon Laurel ', which was no ordinary tree.
It should be noted that the Solar Star, also one of the Supreme Star, gave birth to ten Golden Crow, which once roamed freely in the ancient Pangu World.
Although the sacred tree ' Moon Laurel ' has not yet taken on a living form, it contains boundless vitality. Unless it can be severed in one blow, any small part of it will instantly regenerate.
But how difficult it is to sever it in one blow! Even a peak Ancestor God would probably have to shake his head in disbelief.
Unless Chang'e is willing to leave the Moon Palace voluntarily.
But she had also sworn that unless the Moon Laurel broke, she would never leave the Moon Palace, for she would never have the face to see Houyi again...
Thinking of these love stories of lovesick men and women, Zhou Hao shook his head.
It's always good to have a harmonious family.
"Disciple thanks Master, and thanks all senior brothers." Ji Ning, along with Yu Wei, knelt down in the void to greet everyone.
"Disciple, the person you should thank most this time is Fellow Daoist Changsheng," Bodhi said. "The Wujian Gate originally wanted to request that your true form go to Moonlit Pool, but Fellow Daoist Changsheng refused and guaranteed that he would not interfere in the struggle for destiny again, which is why we were able to successfully retrieve Yu Wei's soul."
"Senior Brother Zhou Hao," Ji Ning said gratefully, "Your great kindness to me, Ji Ning, is something I will never forget..."
"There's no need for that," Zhou Hao said with a smile, waving his hand. "Yu Wei calls me 'Shishu' (a term of respect for a senior martial arts master). I saved my own junior martial nephew; you shouldn't have to repay me with your whole life."
"Master Changsheng." Yu Wei knelt there, sobbing uncontrollably.
She is now fully conscious. When she crushed Shennong's Medicine, her soul was scattered. The God King took away her true spirit and reincarnated it into a weak soul.
However, the weak soul was no longer bound by any restrictions, and the God King did not try to tempt her again, since Yu Wei, trapped in the endless purgatory, was no longer worth tempting.
With her soul no longer bound, and having endured decades of burning in the Avici Hell, Yu Wei became even more lucid.
She knew full well that everything she had done back then was tantamount to betraying her sect, yet now her Changsheng Uncle Changsheng was still willing to call her his niece...
"Alright," Zhou Hao said gently, "This ordeal is over, but the days ahead are long. Mingyue is still in the Longevity Realm, eagerly awaiting her parents' return. Let's go."
Upon hearing her daughter's name, Mingyue Yu Wei couldn't stop the tears from flowing.
But those were tears of happiness and joy.
The Longevity Realm.
After bringing Ji Ning and Yu Wei back to the Longevity Realm, Zhou Hao sent them to another residence to reunite with his daughter, while he himself returned to the Five Village Temple.
Having just witnessed a long-awaited reunion, another dramatic scene of deep sorrow and resentment awaits me inside the Daoist temple.
"Young friend Zhou Hao."
A desolate voice, a lonely figure.
"This old man... I am ashamed!" Elder Yuan's hair and beard were disheveled, his eyes were closed and his head was bowed, looking ashamed to face anyone.
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Zhou Hao secretly rejoiced, but sighed and comforted them, saying, "Styx Lu Ya and the others chose to walk a path of no return themselves. What does it have to do with Fellow Daoist Yuan?"
"I... sigh." Elder Yuan shook his head painfully. "I've made up my mind. I have no face to stay in the Three Realms. I only ask that young friend Zhou Hao arrange a quiet valley for me in the Longevity Realm Immortality. When the final battle is over, I want to see... see the fate of those three. Then I will leave the Three Realms and venture into the Chaos."
ha.
This is your real purpose, isn't it?
Zhou Hao sneered inwardly, but readily agreed, saying that there was no need to go anywhere and that they could just stay in the Five Village Temple.
To put it bluntly, even if ' Elder Yuan ' wanted to leave, he would still try to find a way to keep him here, so that ' Elder Yuan ' wouldn't go and harm others again.
"In that case, this old man will accept it with a thick tongue." A very faint smile appeared on the lips of the Elder Yuan.
Years passed.
Ten years, a hundred years, two hundred years, three hundred years...
Six hundred years have passed since the battle in the Xia Yu Domain.
No matter how fierce the struggle for destiny among the Three Realms may be, the Longevity Realm has always remained peaceful, becoming the most longed-for pure land for all beings in the Three Realms.
This day.
"Rumble~~~"
An aura of endless Heavenly Dao descended, enveloping the entire Five Village Temple.
"The Heavenly Dao of Destruction... I have finally comprehended and mastered it." A deep sigh echoed throughout heaven and earth.
A towering vortex of surging chaotic energy appeared above the Five Village Temple, pouring down upon the black-robed figure sitting cross-legged below.
"Smack!"
The Elder Yuan, who was leisurely fishing alone by the lake, had unknowingly snapped his fishing rod in half.
"Another breakthrough! Another breakthrough!" The ' Elder Yuan ' showed joy on his face, but in his heart he was screaming wildly.
The speed at which my mental energy was eroded was still slower than the speed at which he broke through his cultivation realm and his soul was enhanced...
How long am I supposed to wait?!
When will this ever end?!
Second update.
That's all for tonight, see you tomorrow.
It's time to wrap things up.
Let me talk about Ji Ning and Yu Wei.
Well, it's not really fair to say that Zhou Hao deliberately saved him. First of all, it was explained at the beginning of the book that Ji Ning was the protagonist of the novel that Zhou Hao followed before his death in his first life, and he liked him quite a bit. So it's not hard to understand why he treated him a little better.
Another point is that Yu Wei is Zhou Hao's junior apprentice and an old acquaintance. The young girl keeps calling him "uncle-master," so it seems unreasonable for Zhou Hao to ignore her when he has the ability to help her.
Finally, the path to becoming a strong person does not necessarily require sacrificing one's life as motivation. Or rather, because of the lifespan limit of 108,000 Chaos Eras, both Zhou Hao and Ji Ning will continue to improve in order to ensure their own and their families' Changsheng and eternal companionship, and will not be content with the status quo.
There's also Moonlit Pool. Even if he wasn't forced to go by the Wujian Gate, with Ji Ning's talent in swordsmanship, he could directly master the Five Treasures Sword Art from the Sword Immortal World and go to Moonlit Pool to obtain the inheritance he deserves and a reason to leave the Three Realms.
This will be briefly mentioned later, so I won't go into detail.
There's no need for fans to worry about the original owner Ji Ning's growth.
I write fanfiction, and although it's only my second book, I rarely steal the opportunities or things from the original protagonist.
Even the ultimate Universe Controller —whoever it belongs to, it belongs to.