Chapter 10: The Three Realms

Under the gaze of Ji Ning in his black Daoist robe, he too saw a river within the void.

That river was the River of Fate.

Fate exists everywhere. Every life has its fate—even powerful cultivators like Ji Ning, and even the mighty Eternal Emperors, each has their own fate. As long as one lives, there is fate. Countless fates converge into the endless ocean of fate, and the lives within the Three Realms are merely a small tributary of that endless ocean, taking the form of a river.

This river in the void is difficult for mortals to perceive.

Under Ji Ning's gaze, he could see countless true spirits rising and falling within the river.

"Whoosh." Ji Ning's gaze swept across, searching.

"Father! Mother!" A hint of excitement appeared on Ji Ning's face. He had found two true spirits that were clinging together, rising and falling. The aura of those true spirits was so familiar to Ji Ning. He would never forget it.

Those two true spirits were precisely the true spirits of his father and mother.

Only a great power who had personally seen Yuchi Xue and Ji Yichuan could pick out these two true spirits from the countless ones in the River of Fate.

"Freeze!"

Ji Ning moved his mind.

Rumble~~~ An invisible, powerful yet gentle sword-intent instantly enveloped the entire River of Fate, causing it to come to a halt.

It was easy to observe the River of Fate, but extracting a 'true spirit' from it to resurrect someone was difficult. This was considered 'defying fate' and violated the rules of the Three Realms. However, Ji Ning's strength could easily annihilate the Three Realms, so he could naturally accomplish this with ease. But if Ji Ning's parents had been born in an Eternal Realm,

then the River of Fate formed by the beings within that Eternal Realm would make it impossible for Ji Ning to extract their true spirits. The backlash from the rules of an Eternal Realm was too strong; only Eternal Emperors or some rebellious Dao Lords could forcibly withstand such backlash.

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The River of Fate halted, and the resistance of the Three Realms' rules was naturally imperceptible to the billions of mortal beings within the Three Realms.

However, some powerful immortals and demons within the Three Realms sensed it.

In the Xieyue Major World, on Mount Fangcun.

Two figures sat facing each other, discussing the Dao.

"Hmm? The River of Fate has stopped?" The big-bearded man with long cyan hair exclaimed in surprise.

"The only one who can forcibly halt the River of Fate is probably my disciple Ji Ning," said the white-haired old man 'Bodhi' sitting across from him.

These two were currently the strongest in the Three Realms.

One was Ji Ning's master, 'Bodhi', who had once been the foremost in spacetime mastery within the Three Realms. After Fuxi, Shennong, Suiren, Lord Sanqing, Buddha Tathagata, and Houyi fell in that battle, Bodhi indeed ranked first in the Nuwa camp, not counting Ji Ning, who had already reached the World level.

The other was the former Lord of All Demons of the Wujian Gate, now its sole leader, 'Feng Mo'. Long ago, his speed had already surpassed the limits of the Heavenly Dao.

Both of them had originally been at very high levels, far above most Ancestral Gods and Ancestral Immortals. After Ji Ning entered the World level, he taught them many techniques. With the guidance of these techniques, their strength increased dramatically. Now, in terms of realm, they were ready to become World-level at any moment. That was why they were discussing the Dao together, preparing everything before breaking through to the World level.

"It really is Ji Ning." Feng Mo's divine sense instantly enveloped the Three Realms and also discovered Ji Ning in his black Daoist robe within the void of the Three Realms. In his observation, Ji Ning's aura was vast and mighty.

"Let's go." Bodhi pointed, and a spatial vortex appeared beside him.

"Whoosh."

They entered the spatial vortex and headed toward Ji Ning's location.

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"The River of Fate has stopped?"

On Mount Ling in the West.

Maitreya Buddha sat high above. He was now the current Buddha of the Buddhist sect. His original realm was extremely high, only slightly inferior to Buddha Tathagata. Since Ji Ning taught many techniques, Maitreya Buddha's strength had greatly improved, ranking only behind Bodhi and Feng Mo.

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"Eh? Is that my junior brother?" The Monkey King, who was eating and drinking heartily on Mount Huaguo, was startled and then showed joy. "Let's go see."

Sun Wukong was also extremely talented, and his current strength ranked among the top ten in the Three Realms.

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Other strong figures of the Three Realms, such as Yuding Daoist, Kuafu, Shenghuo, Xuegu Demon Ancestor, Amitabha, and others, also followed the sensation and rushed over.

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Ji Ning in his black Daoist robe stood in the void of the Three Realms. He also sensed waves of spatial fluctuations as figures appeared around him.

Master Bodhi, senior apprentice-brother Sun Wukong, Yinyue, as well as Maitreya Buddha, Amitabha, Yuding, Xuegu Demon Ancestor, and others appeared one after another. Ji Ning nodded to them, and the crowd of immortals and demons watched Ji Ning from the side without intervening. Since Ji Ning broke through to the World level, he had taught them techniques.

Ji Ning was also amazed.

The cultivators of the Three Realms were not necessarily monstrously talented, but they were clearly superior overall to those of other Chaos Worlds. Figures like the Three Sovereigns of Humanity, Lord Sanqing, Tathagata, and Houyi had astonishingly high realms without any guidance from techniques, and even True Gods could cross ranks to fight Ancestral Gods. Their realms were far higher than those of many Ancestral Gods and Ancestral Immortals.

With techniques and guidance from a wise master, the Three Sovereigns of Humanity, Lord Sanqing, Buddha Tathagata, Houyi, and others could all achieve the World level. For instance, Jue Ming Buddha was not considered outstanding within the Buddhist sect; his talent was far inferior to that of Lord Sanqing or Tathagata. Originally, it was very difficult for him to even become a True God. Yet, as a Heavenly God, after enduring years of hardship in the Moon Under Moon Abyss and obtaining the techniques left by the Northrest World God, he was able to cultivate to the Ancestral God level.

The importance of techniques and guidance from a wise master was evident.

Not only the Three Realms, but also some strong figures from the original 'Wujian Chaos World', such as Huanmu, Xinmo, Moshou, and Feng Mo, were equally brilliant, no less than Lord Sanqing or Buddha Tathagata.

"The cultivators born from the Pangu Chaos World and the Wujian Chaos World have far higher talent and aptitude," Ji Ning marveled. "They are much more formidable than those from other Chaos Worlds. There must be some reason behind this."

The endless chaos was full of mysteries.

No one dared to claim they could see through all mysteries—not even the Great Lords. Ji Ning naturally did not dwell on it.

"Now that I have comprehended and integrated the five supreme Daos and become a Dao Lord, my strength will greatly increase. Then I will definitely purchase some precious inheritances and techniques to teach in the Three Realms, to strengthen my Three Realms," Ji Ning thought to himself.

The techniques he had taught before were some ordinary ones he had occasionally obtained, as well as some ordinary techniques left by Northrest.

As for precious inheritances?

Ji Ning had indeed learned many—those of Xuejian Emperor, over eighty thousand sword techniques from the Sword Pagoda Forest in the Sword Palace, the inheritance of the deceased Lord, and the 'Danye Seven Chapters'. However, these were all sworn not to be leaked. Even though the first chapter of 'Danye Seven Chapters' could be taught, it was about alchemy. How many cultivators practiced alchemy? It was too niche.

To strengthen a faction, one needed inheritances from various schools, and powerful ones at that. This was not easy.

"Previously, I only spread some ordinary techniques, and the strength of the Three Realms increased significantly. Master and Feng Mo are ready to become World-level at any moment, and Maitreya and others also have hope of reaching the World level. If I teach better techniques, I fear a group of World-level cultivators will emerge." Ji Ning looked forward to that day.

He looked forward to the day when the Three Realms would truly soar.

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Ji Ning continued to focus on the River of Fate.

That gentle, water-like sword-intent was truly very gentle, yet its power was immense. The gentle sword-intent carefully wrapped around those two true spirits.

"Hum~~~" The entire River of Fate began to tremble and backlash.

Ji Ning was extremely cautious.

He naturally did not care about the backlash, but he was worried that it might affect the true spirits of his father and mother. If even a trace touched them, their fragile true spirits would likely be annihilated instantly.

"Hmph." Ji Ning's sword-intent protected them layer by layer, slowly pulling the true spirits out from the depths of the River of Fate.

"Rumble~~~" The backlash of the River of Fate grew stronger and stronger. Eventually, the entire river frantically tugged at the two true spirits.

Ji Ning's sword-intent protected them layer by layer, resisting forcefully.

"Pfft."

Finally.

A ball of sword-intent light flew out of the River of Fate. The River of Fate had failed, and it calmed down, continuing to flow steadily.

"Success." Bodhi, Feng Mo, Sun Wukong, Yuding, and the others watched, all showing joy.

"Beiming, congratulations."

"Ji Ning, congratulations." Everyone offered congratulations. Now that the true spirits had been extracted, restoring their souls and reconstructing their bodies would be simple.

Ji Ning could hardly contain his excitement.

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