Chapter 643 Return to Dust

"senior……"

Ning Daoran fell to the ground, touching his swollen face: "Laugh if you want to. It's so hard to hold it in."

“Wahahahahahahahaha~~~”

Emperor Jiuyou burst into laughter immediately, and after a while he said, "My dear Ning, I don't know why it makes me so happy to see a genius like you being humiliated."

“Same.”

Ning Daoran said: "If I could see a senior in the Nascent Soul stage being humiliated, I would probably also be unable to hold back my laughter."

"So, what can Mr. Ning conclude this time?"

"Um."

Ning Daoran nodded: "I still have to go into seclusion. With my current practice, it is still impossible for me to defeat the senior at that time. I must make up for it in some way."

"Okay."

Emperor Jiuyou nodded: "I will wait for you to come out of seclusion!"

"Thank you!"

Ning Daoran entered Lingpu Cave and went into seclusion again.

…

The practice in the underground world seems to have nothing to do with time anymore.

Time flies, and five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

“It worked again!”

In the small house, Ning Daoran pushed the door open and walked out, looking excited.

At this time, he was surrounded by yellow vines, which were full of Wu Earth essence. In the past five years, he did nothing but indulge in refining the Eternal Immortal Vine. Finally, he merged the Eternal Immortal Vine with Hou Tu Jue and obtained these earth vines in front of him! The earth vines containing Wu Earth essence were unbreakable with their toughness, which was of great benefit in both combat and the completion of the Five Elements rules.

“Ahhh~~”

The big stupid deer walked forward, nudged the eldest brother's arm, and asked if they could win this time.

"I don't think it's possible, but I might as well give it a try."

The big stupid deer nodded. That was all he could do.

"Sir."

Xiao Bai transmitted his voice: "If you can really pass the test of the Nine Nether Demon Realm, will the Nine Nether Emperor really agree to your conditions? I feel a little worried. Letting you and Ning Tianyi and others leave is not a big deal, but the Nine Nether Emperor actually promised to disperse the remaining souls and return to dust with his army. Do you think he will really do this?"

"Perhaps."

Ning Daoran said: "This kind of existence that has surpassed the Spiritual Transformation Stage... is hard to say. After all, we cannot understand how painful it is to live forever as a soul. Besides, I have no other choice. Do I have any other choice but to believe him?"

"Too."

Xiao Bai pursed her red lips and said, "Young Master, come on!"

Ning Daoran walked out of Lingpu Cave.

"Again?"

Emperor Jiuyou opened his eyes and said with a teasing smile: "Tsk tsk, my friend has actually cultivated a method to contain the essence of Wu Earth. It is really extraordinary. It seems that the challenge set by this seat is also of great benefit to you. Even if you fail the challenge in the end, you will benefit a lot from your practice over the years when you leave this world in the future."

"Well, I really have to thank you, Senior!"

Ning Daoran clasped his fists respectfully, but after thinking for a moment, he said in surprise: "Senior, what you mean is... if I can't pass the challenge in the end, you will let me go?"

"Exactly."

Emperor Jiuyou sighed, "My remaining soul has been lingering in the human world for many years, and I have long been tired of it. Now I can meet a friend like Mr. Ning, who is much older than me, and I am actually very happy. If I take your life again under such circumstances, I would be worse than an animal. Go, and meet your challenge!"

"Okay, thank you, Senior. I will definitely not let you down!"

Ning Daoran spoke every word with a sonorous voice, and turned around and stepped into the Nine Netherworld Demon Realm.

…

After a cup of tea.

He walked out of the devil's realm with his face covered in bruises. Although he was not completely swollen like a pig's head, he was in a very miserable state. Even one of his legs was broken. He had to lean on the Big Blue Dragon to get out.

“Ahahahahaha~~~”

Emperor Jiuyou couldn't help but burst into laughter on the spot: "My friend, why are you like this?"

"The senior was indeed too cruel when he was young."

Ning Daoran grinned: "It seems that I am still far from the situation at the Nascent Soul stage. I still need to make up for some shortcomings. I hope you will be patient and wait for a few more years for me to make a breakthrough!"

"Um!"

Emperor Jiuyou nodded heavily and watched Ning Daoran return to Lingpu Cave.

"well……"

A strange look flashed across his eyes.

In fact, he had a clear understanding of the battle in the Nine Netherworld Demon Realm. This time, Ning Daoran lasted for a cup of tea before being defeated, which was a great improvement over the previous times.

And to be fair, when I was in the early stage of the Nascent Soul, I relied on the Five Elements Destruction Art to be invincible at the same level. If we exclude this point, Ning Daoran's combat power has actually surpassed that of myself in the early stage of the Nascent Soul.

Emperor Jiuyou has reason to believe that the next time Ning Daoran comes out of seclusion, he will definitely give him a more satisfactory answer, and by then he will surpass himself in all aspects!

…

Four years later.

"It finally worked..."

In the small room, Ning Daoran was shaking with excitement.

At this time, strands of vines filled with chaotic artistic conception were lingering around him. After four years of fusion, he finally completely merged the Five Elements Immortal Vine and obtained the Chaos Immortal Vine in front of him! Moreover, it was not only the Chaos Immortal Vine that was improved, but also the Chaos Spiritual Power in his body had undergone a complete transformation compared to before, and the strength of his mana had also increased by more than double. At this time, he seemed to have vaguely seen the bottleneck of his early Nascent Soul stage!

“Swish!”

Ning Daoran walked out of Lingpu Cave.

"oh?"

Emperor Jiuyou immediately cast a glance at him and said, "Friend Ning... you actually fused five kinds of immortal vines? You have achieved this in just four years... I am beginning to admire you."

"Senior, you are so kind."

Ning Daoran clasped his fists respectfully and said, "Whether the fusion of the Immortal Vine will be successful this time depends on the result of the challenge in the Nine Nether Demon Realm. The senior was too strong at that time and almost left a psychological shadow on me. So even if I can successfully fuse the Five Elements Immortal Vine, I am not very confident."

"Hahahaha, it's good for young people to be humble, but being too humble is a bit annoying."

The Emperor of the Nine Netherworlds opened the Nine Netherworld Devil Realm with a flick of his sleeves and said, "Go ahead. I will wait and see the results of your battle."

"Yes, thank you, senior!"

Ning Daoran turned around and stepped into the Nine Netherworld Demon Realm.

…

An hour later.

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He slowly walked out of the Nine Netherworld Demon Realm, holding the Big Blue Dragon in his right hand and the Fire God Sword in his left hand. His clothes were torn to pieces, and his arms and legs had wounds of varying depths, but this time he was not swollen like a pig's head!

Finally, after obtaining the Chaos Immortal Vine, Ning Daoran defeated the Nine Nether Emperor at the early stage of the Nascent Soul!

He immediately knelt before the Emperor of the Nine Netherworlds and said in a deep voice: "Ning knows... Senior is determined to sharpen the cultivation of this junior... That's why there is the trial in the Nine Netherworlds Demon Realm. Now Ning's cultivation has soared, all thanks to Senior..."

“…”

Emperor Jiuyou felt a little embarrassed. He had never thought of this before. He just felt that Ning Daoran was an interesting boy, so he planned to keep him to kill some boring time.

Perhaps, with the anger that he had accumulated over ten thousand years, even if Ning Daoran passed the test, he could still be slapped to death if he was in a bad mood.

But Ning Daoran actually knelt down and said confidently that he wanted to sharpen his cultivation...

For a moment, it was impossible for Emperor Jiuyou to take action again.

"That's all."

He looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, saying: "This is the fate and destiny between you and me. You and I are meant to be together today."

As he spoke, he flicked his sleeves lightly, and the breeze from his sleeves blew away immediately. The stone sculptures that had been petrified for several years began to slowly peel off, revealing the skin underneath.

"Friend Ning."

Emperor Jiuyou said in a deep voice: "I will keep my word. Since you have completed the challenge, I will let you leave with everyone else. However, there is really no opportunity to reward you in Jiuyou City. You can leave with everyone else."

"yes!"

Ning Daoran clasped his fists respectfully.

…

Behind him, Ning Tianyi, Ning Mingyu, Du'e Zhenjun, Liuyun Zhenjun and others escaped one by one, their stone skin peeled off and they transformed into human form again.

"Young friend Ning?"

"elder brother……"

"Fellow Daoist Ning!?"

Everyone was confused, their memories still stuck on the day when the town was sealed off several years ago.

"My fellow Taoists."

Ning Daoran turned around and stopped them, saying, "Don't do it. I have already made peace with Senior Emperor Jiuyou. There is no need to fight here anymore."

"oh?"

Ning Tianyi, who had already summoned the Dark Sword, was stunned.

“Hmph~~~”

The Emperor of the Nine Netherworld flicked his sleeves lightly and said with a smile: "Ning Tianyi, you have invaded the Emperor of the Nine Netherworld without permission, and I have killed you once. This is a punishment for you, but I have a connection with you, so I decided to let you go. Now leave. From now on, human cultivators are forbidden to enter the Nine Netherworld City. You don't have to worry, I will lead my people to disappear between heaven and earth!"

"this……"

Ning Tianyi and others were stunned and could hardly keep up with the pace.

"Three armies, listen to my orders!"

Emperor Jiuyou looked up at the sky and said with a smile, "I once led you to conquer the world and unify the world of immortals. Now that everything is done, there is no need for our remaining souls to linger in the human world. Let's all disperse... Soldiers, follow me to the dust and sleep forever!"

As he spoke, Emperor Jiuyou let out a long roar, and his body quickly turned into dust and dissipated with the wind.

And those countless troops of the Nine Nether City standing in the distance were annihilated and dispersed one by one, turning into dust. Soon, a blood-colored ban rose from the Nine Nether City.

"My fellow Taoists, leave immediately!"

Ning Tianyi soared into the air and said loudly: "The Nine Nether City is about to be sealed again. We should quickly get away from it to avoid any harm!"

One by one, everyone rose up and rushed to the outside world.

In the distance, the Yin River had dissipated along with the demise of Emperor Jiuyou, and everyone could cross it without having to sacrifice the treasure boat. Soon, a ray of sunlight appeared above, and after seeing the light of day again, everyone looked excited.

…

“It’s so good to be alive…”

Longque Sanren stroked his beard gently: "Although I feel like I just woke up, I always feel like a lot of time has passed...I wonder if this is the case?"

"certainly."

Ning Daoran said: "It has been ten years since we last attacked Jiuyou City."

"ten years!?"

Ning Tianyi, Du'e Zhenjun and others were all horrified.

(End of this chapter)