At the beginning of December, the heavy snow in the world has not yet reached the Western Kingdom, but the two-day brief gathering has ended.
In the city of the Western Kingdom, Zhao Xiang'er and Ning Changjiu ate noodles and walked together on the streets of a foreign land. Among the endless crowds, they watched various performances.
This is the place where the sun sets. People in the Western Kingdom also have a fanatical worship of the sun. Statues and ornaments related to the sun can be seen almost everywhere on the streets of the capital. Even the red carpet draped on the elephant is painted with an abstract sun pattern. .
When Ning Changjiu and Zhao Xiang'er walked through the street, they held hands, but they seemed to be shadows of nothingness.
Gradually, the number of pedestrians became sparse and the surrounding area became quiet.
Zhao Xiang'er stopped and raised his hand to point forward.
Ning Changjiu looked in the direction she pointed.
"Is this the statue of Suzaku?"
Ning looked at the statue in front of her for a long time. It was a woman in a long dress and a gold crown. The woman was graceful and gentle, like a reclusive princess. Her back was to the sunset, and her facial features seemed to be covered with a light black gauze. Unclear face.
Zhao Xiang'er nodded slightly, followed the black statue with her fingers, pointed at a certain patch of void, and said, "When the Year of the Vermilion Bird comes, the Vermilion Bird Divine Kingdom will be opened there."
Ning Jiujiu said: "I hope she is really not an enemy."
Zhao Xiang'er looked at the statue of the Vermilion Bird and said, "She may not be an enemy in the world, but she might be mine."
Ning Changjiu and Zhao Xiang'er stood in front of the Suzaku statue for a long time, each thinking about their own things, until the sun set.
"Okay, these two days of fun are over, no more wasting time."
On the way back, Zhao Xiang'er looked into Ning Changjiu's eyes and said seriously: "It's a pity that I can't leave the Three Thousand Worlds, and I can't walk with you on the future journey."
It's not easy to see each other again for two days after being separated for a year. Before that, their souls had been lonely for 3,500 years.
Ning Jiujiu said: "It doesn't matter, just wait for me to come back in the Western Kingdom."
Zhao Xiang'er smiled faintly, and the smile disappeared fleetingly, "Well, take care, too many people have died along the way. If we die again, the world may not be able to wait for the next batch of ascetics. has grown.”
Ning Changjiu said: "Don't worry, the Lord of the Kingdom of God is nothing to be afraid of."
Zhao Xianger thought for a while and asked: "The Kingdom of God is a symbol of rules. Now that so many Kingdoms of God are destroyed, will there be any additional impact on the world? For example, the counterattack of the rules?"
Ning Jiujiu shook his head and said: "The Kingdom of God is something outside the rules of the world and created by the Dark Lord. Destroying them will not have any impact."
Zhao Xiang'er nodded. She stared into Ning Changjiu's eyes, but she always felt that he seemed to be hiding something.
"Anyway, don't worry." Ning Changjiu smiled and said, "I am very happy to be with you these two days, and I will always remember it."
Zhao Xiang'er frowned and said, "Don't talk like that, it's not about separation between life and death."
Ning looked at the girl's face for a long time, nodded slightly, the two hugged each other, and then walked towards the top of the Three Thousand Worlds together.
In the world, Lu Yuai and Si Ming are both practicing. Lu Yuai begins to mobilize the true power of the sword spirit.
She sat cross-legged, her white clothes fluttering, and the spiritual energy of the three thousand worlds gathered towards her. Lu Marion's spiritual thoughts started from the Western Kingdom and spread to the entire human world.
The range that the divine consciousness could extend quickly approached the limit, but the swords scattered in the world were also sensed and responded with weak sword intent.
Lu Yueyou sensed their location.
She couldn't achieve the grand scene of raising her arms and calling out a hundred swords to come towards them. She could only feel their vague positions, and then go to the human world and take them out one by one.
Under the intense consumption, Lu Marian's spiritual thoughts quickly dried up. This depletion felt like a person in a void, with his body searching for poor air in his lungs. The fainting feeling caused by suffocation quickly came over, and he couldn't control it. The spiritual energy overflows from the body, like a thin layer of sweat forming on the skin.
After holding on for a long time, Lu Yuai's mind relaxed slightly, and her body heaved violently due to panting. She subconsciously stretched out her hand to her side, but couldn't catch anything. The sense of failure prompted Lu Yuai to return to her senses. She looked at Xiguo. The boundless world, after adjusting the breathing, began to extend the second round of spiritual thoughts.
Siming is currently in a small attic hanging upside down. The attic is absolutely silent because Siming sent her incomplete sundial.
This was the sacred instrument she had guarded in the Kingdom of Yufu, and it was the source of time authority. Unfortunately, half of it was broken in the City of Ten Thousand Demons.
But recently, Siming was surprised to find that in the cracks of this sundial, there was a feeling of a waning moon gradually filling up - the incomplete sundial seemed to be slowly becoming complete!
Siming didn't understand what he meant. Soon, she realized whether this might be related to the world gradually becoming real.
Time, like space, absolutely exists in the world regardless of whether it has been refined into authority or not. When the influence of the Dark Lord on this time and space becomes increasingly diminished, the authority of the broken time becomes more complete... That's right, time exists forever for humans, so how can the related authority disappear
Siming looked at the still incomplete sundial, the snowy color in his ice eyes getting heavier and heavier.
What would happen if all the sundials were restored one day? Can the world go back? If we can go back, can we directly go back to the future and see their endings
Countless ideas came to me.
Siming's silver hair danced with the windless mood, and his divine robe also made a hunting sound.
She took back her thoughts and sundial, and everything returned to silence.
She began to re-examine her Kingdom of God.
Quanfu is the first puppet of the Dark Lord to stand in the world, and what his will represents should also be the Dark Lord's will.
The Dark Lord gave Yufu the extremely powerful authority 'infinity'. Infinite authority is intertwined with time and destiny - people make countless choices on a timeline, and these choices are connected together, which is the so-called destiny.
But in the final analysis, this is just the fate of a single timeline. No matter how infinite power is extended, there is still a fixed world that cannot be escaped.
Therefore, even though Quanfu had unlimited power, he could not escape his fate of being killed.
If death is doomed in the end, what can be done to change this ending
Siming suddenly realized that at the end of Ning Chang's previous life, the master might have found the answer, but it was too late for her to tell the answer.
Time flew by, and as the sun set, Lu Marry's spiritual thoughts had completed the second round of expansion.
If the sea of consciousness is a map, then there are more than thirty light spots on Lu Jianjiao's sea of consciousness, which are all the places where the fairy swords were scattered.
Ning Jiujiu came behind her, looked at the pale woman, stretched out his hand to caress her back, absorbed the spiritual energy for her, and accelerated her breathing.
Lu Marry felt the warmth coming from behind her, and her frown relaxed a little.
"Where did you go just now?" Lu Marian asked.
"I went to see the Vermilion Bird Statue with Xiang'er," Ning Jiujiu replied.
Lu Marian nodded and said, "I have found the whereabouts of the thirty-two fairy swords. Later on my trip to the peaks, I can take them out one by one."
Ning Jiujiu said softly: "It's hard work to get married."
Lu Marion's breathing gradually stabilized. She opened her eyes and asked, "When will we set off?"
Ning Changjiu looked into the distance and said, "Just tonight."
Lu Marian asked: "Where should we go first?"
Ning Jiujiu replied: "Gu Ling Sect."
Ancient Spirit Sect…
Lu Marry couldn't help but think of the first time she saw the spirit swallower in the imperial city.
At that time, the soul-devourer with the same horns broke through the virtual realm, and his huge body smashed into the earth like a mountain. She held the sword and faced such a demon powerlessly. At that moment, she felt that the realm seemed to have lost its meaning, and the realm was vastly different. Under this, he can only wait on the earth to die without discrimination like a mortal.
Now that times have changed, they have become the executioners who slaughter those demons.
Lu Marry recalled silently.
Siming walked out of the attic and came to them. The pattern of the moon bird on Siming's dark robe has not yet faded away, and the thin moon is outlined behind him, illuminating his silver hair like a waterfall.
Zhao Xiang'er came soon.
Zhao Xiang'er gave an ugly folded paper crane to Ning Changjiu. The paper crane had no other intention and was just a blessing.
Ning looked at the paper crane for a long time and said, "This must have been folded by Xiang'er himself, right?"
Zhao Xiang'er snorted and said, "Of course, I've always been clever!"
Ning Jiujiu smiled.
Zhao Xiang'er looked at him and said seriously: "If something unexpected happens, don't force it. You must know that the world is endless and manpower is limited after all."
Ning Jiujiu said: "Next time we meet, I hope to see Xiang'er at the end of the world."
Zhao Xiang'er's eyes flashed, and the starlight turned into light spots and flickered in them. She said with a slight smile: "Stop talking nonsense, it would be good if you don't beg your Highness for your life."
Siming wondered: "What are they talking about?"
Lu Marian shook her head and said she didn't understand either.
Ning Jiujiu said calmly: "We are using ourselves as metaphors for things."
Zhao Xianger nodded in agreement.
They said goodbye in the center of the Three Thousand Worlds, promising a day when they would meet again next time.
…
In the Netherworld Temple, Ning Xiaoling has received the letter sent by the evil spirit.
She read the letter and looked at the door behind the Hades Palace, her delicate brows filled with sadness.
Kill the soul-devourers to a specific number, feed a certain amount of spiritual energy, maintain the most basic operation of the dark master, and prevent it from killing the practitioners with innate spirits... This plan sounds simple and beautiful, but the actual operation is still complicated. Not difficult.
First of all, Ning Xiaoling was not sure how many spirit swallowers there were in the entire Ruins Sea. They were scattered in the vast Ruins Sea. Each one had rough skin and thick flesh, so it was not easy to kill them.
What's more, even if some of them are killed, the rest of the spirit swallowers still cannot gather. How can they feed spiritual energy on a regular basis
Jiuyou, who was sitting on the throne, didn't know Ning Xiaoling's troubles.
These days, Jiuyou has always felt deeply guilty for Di Ting's departure. Even if Di Ting had already decided to leave, maybe it was the chili fish he had that night that made her decide, but... But she was just joking with it, no I want to bully it.
She wanted to apologize to Di Ting, but no matter how stupid she was, she knew that Di Ting would never come back.
Jiuyou sat blankly in his seat and stopped writing poems. He just looked outside and became more and more quiet.
Ning Xiaoling did not share her troubles with her.
While she was pacing back and forth in the Nether Palace holding the letter, a bird suddenly chirped behind her.
Ning Xiaoling was startled and looked back. A familiar three-legged golden crow stopped on the window lattice and looked at her through the darkness of the hall.
Ning Changjiu, Lu Jianjiao and Si Ming appeared in the hall one after another.
After controlling the sword for a night, they returned to the Ancient Spirit Sect.
Ning Xiaoling thought she had seen it wrong. She rubbed her eyes, but Ning Jiujiu had already arrived in the palace and gently opened her arms.
If it had been in the past, she might have jumped directly into her senior brother's arms, but at this moment, she just snuggled gently for a while and then let go.
Ning Xiaoling raised her head, raised the letter in her hand, and said, "Xiaoling has received this letter. Senior brother is worried that Xiaoling will not be able to complete the task, so is he here?"
Ning Jiujiu looked at the delicate and lovely girl, and was about to say that he believed in his junior sister, but Ning Xiaoling had already asked and answered her own question: "Senior brother's concern is correct!"
Ning Jiujiu was stunned for a moment and then laughed.
Lu Marion and Si Ming also came to the girl's side, and Ning Xiaoling obediently called out "Master" and "Sister" twice.
The four of them sat down in the Hades Hall, and Ning Xiaoling began to tell them about the problems they encountered.
Everyone listen carefully.
"Even if Xiaoling becomes Ming Lord, won't he be able to fully perceive the entire Xuhai?" Ning Jiujiu asked as he thought about it.
Ning Xiaoling nodded guiltily: "My Ming Lord is not inherited. Although I have obtained the power of reincarnation, I cannot truly possess the abilities that Ming Lord had back then."
Siming asked: "So, we can't be sure how many soul-devourers there are in the Ruins Sea, right?"
"Yeah." Ning Xiaoling responded.
Siming rubbed his forehead and sighed: "So, is this plan difficult to implement from the first step?"
Ning Xiaoling said quickly: "Maybe Xiaoling's realm is too low. When my awareness of the sea becomes stronger, maybe I can sense the entire sea of ruins."
Lu Marian said with relief: "Xiao Ling doesn't have to force it, just let us find a way."
With that said, Lu Marry looked at Ning Changjiu.
Ning closed his eyes for a long time and was thinking about the method. He has the body of Shura and is good at archery, so his mental power is particularly strong. He may be able to rely on the Golden Crow to measure the scope of the entire Ruins Sea, and then according to the distance of the Soul Devourer, Densely distributed, roughly estimating the number of spirit swallowers in the entire Ruins Sea.
But doing so not only results in inaccurate results, but also consumes a lot of time.
While Ning was thinking hard for a long time, a weak voice sounded in their ears, interrupting their thoughts.
Ning Jiuyou was slightly stunned, turned his head and found that Jiuyou was looking at them seriously.
Ning Xiaoling looked at her and asked in surprise: "What's the matter?"
Jiuyou raised his hand tentatively and said, "Let me try."
…
Ning Xiaoling suddenly realized that Jiuyou was part of Ming Jun and the true inheritance of Ming Jun. However, the descendants of this Ming Jun were not very lively. They looked silly and had no sense of existence, so that most of the time, everyone would She ignored it.
At this moment, Jiuyou recommended herself, and everyone suddenly realized her noble status.
Ning Xiaoling's heart tightened slightly. She stared at Jiuyou seriously and asked, "Does Jiuyou really know what we are talking about?"
Jiuyou grabbed the hem of her skirt and said seriously: "I heard it all. I can sense the entire market sea... I think I can do it."
Ning Xiaoling's tense heartstrings relaxed a lot. She was still a little curious and asked, "Why is Jiuyou different today?"
Jiuyou raised his head, looked at the dome of the Hades Palace, and said: "It's not different. I have been listening to what you said. I know that there is a terrifying big devil living outside us. It has sealed the sky so that we can't Leave, we have to defeat it..."
Ning Xiaoling asked: "Does Jiuyou also want to defeat the big devil?"
Jiuyou nodded vigorously, his eyes suddenly brightened, "Well, I also want to see the outside world."
Everyone looked at each other, and then they all showed a faint smile.
Jiuyou held up her skirt and came to the Netherworld Throne politely. She sat down on the throne and closed her eyes. The temple vibrated slightly as if there was a reaction. The outline of the Ruins Sea was outlined in her sea of consciousness. The girl fainted. He fell into a deep sleep.
Ning Jiujiu came to her, pointed at the center of her eyebrows, and then let go after confirming that the girl was fine.
"Jiuyou is using her spiritual consciousness to explore the Netherworld. When she wakes up, the exploration of the Xuhai will be completed." Ning Jiuyou gave everyone reassurance.
Ning Xiaoling laughed happily and said, "I didn't expect Jiuyou to be so powerful."
Lu Marian asked: "Then we have to stay here and wait for her to wake up?"
Ning Jiujiu hesitated.
He is not sure when Jiuyou will wake up. They still have to go to the mountains, collect the lost swords, and go to the human world to help the sword pavilion preach together. Even if the Suzaku Kingdom does not open, they only have less than two months left. It's time.
Ning Xiaoling also looked at her senior brother and whispered: "With my own strength, if I try to kill those soul-devourers, I might not be able to kill them all in ten years..."
Siming suggested: "Even if we can't stay here long, we can still find help for Xiao Ling."
"Help?" Ning Xiaoling asked, "Where can I find it?"
Ning Xiaoling looked at Siming. Siming turned the wooden chair to face her. Since she changed back to her long silver-white hair, her mood has calmed down most of the time. Her silver-black hair looks cool and tranquil. It looks like a perfect statue of a goddess.
Ning Jiujiu understood it and said, "I'll go out for a while."
He temporarily left the Ancient Nether Kingdom and came to the outside of the Ancient Spirit Sect, beside the iron cable bridge. He closed his eyes and silently called out his master's name in his heart.
…
Unexpectedly, among the lotus shadows, Ye Changong slowly came back to his senses.
She blinked her dry eyes, looked at the ripples in the water, and heard Ning Jiujiu's voice.
Ye Changong didn't respond much, only said: "Master, I know."
She looked outside the hall.
At this moment, Bai Zang was patrolling Dahe Town. She raised her head proudly and looked at this shabby town with disdain. Now she is the Elvis King here. Although the other cats, dogs, cattle and sheep in the town all have good origins, it can be seen that She only dared to avoid it.
Bai Zang was very proud of this. She felt that she had penetrated into the inside of the Immortal and was disintegrating the core strength of the Immortal.
The scenery is pleasant and spring-like all year round. She really likes it here. If she could choose, this place is indeed more beautiful than her cold Silver Snow Palace.
So she not only thought about defeating Ye Changong one day, stepping on her peaceful face with a cat's paw to enslave her, but also thinking about helping everyone protect Buxue and resist the dark master.
In the lazy sunshine, Bai Zang lay quietly.
Looking from the stone she was lying on, she could see five trees growing side by side.
She would occasionally water the trees with a bucket in her mouth. Because Siming often bullied her, she always deliberately watered her less. Watching Siming's tree grow the slowest was one of her rare joys.
Today, Bai Zang returned to Bu Kean after patrolling Dahe Town. She originally liked to sleep in the Luling Pavilion, until one day, a woman in a green skirt with a whisk in her arms came back and beat her severely, so she only dared to go around. There goes.
She came to an ordinary hall, found a statue of a fairy that looked kind-hearted, curled up next to the statue, and lay down to take a nap.
She suddenly felt that this was wonderful, and she seemed happier than when she was the Lord of God... But many ordinary cats could enjoy this kind of life. Is a wild cat happier than the Lord of God? This conclusion was somewhat unacceptable to her.
If so, then my bloody struggle and thousand-year obsession are just in vain
Bai Zang sighed, no longer thinking about this, and just wanted to live a life without fighting for a few more days.
But just when Bai Zang was about to fall asleep, Ye Changong's voice sounded in his ears.
Bai Zang's furry ears twitched.
Although she has made up her mind to live in peace with the world, she is a tiger after all. If there is still a chance to shake the mountains and forests, she is still willing to give it a try...
Bai Zang came to the Taoist temple anxiously and looked at Ye Chan Palace through the white gauze curtain.
The slender figure on the whirling white gauze is quite confusing, and Bai Zang cannot be sure what the current state of Ye Chan Palace is.
"Meow meow meow." Bai Zang called several times.
She is waiting for a great mission to come to her.
Ye Changong opened his eyes and said, "Go to the ancient Netherworld country."
"Meow?" Bai Zang was puzzled.
Ye Changong briefly explained the plan to raise the Dark Lord and said: "Spirit Devourers' scales are hard and you need a sharp knife to kill them. You are the most suitable one."
Bai Zang was very disappointed. She thought to herself that she had been recuperating her energy here for so long, but in the end she ended up chopping up a slow-responsive corpse like the Soul Eater
Ye Changong said: "Remember to listen to Ning Xiaoling's command and don't act out of impulse. If everything goes well, I can temporarily remove your dragon bone chain when you look back next time."
Bai Zang's pupils stood up slightly, shining brightly.
She had long been tired of the dragon bone chain around her neck. After all, the collar was a symbol of slavery.
Although she felt that he was overqualified, she still agreed to kill the Soul Eater.
"Meow." Bai Zang responded.
Then, a swirling water mirror appeared under her feet. Bai Zang was stunned and fell into it.
…
Jiuyou's awakening was already ten days later.
Ning Jiujiu and others had already left, heading for the highest peaks remaining in the world.
Ning Xiaoling went over the plan discussed by everyone over and over again. No matter how perfect the plan was, there was always worry.
When Jiuyou woke up, feeling dizzy, she rubbed her eyes and vaguely saw a white cat lying on the steps in front.
"Listen carefully?"
Jiuyou shouted softly.
Bai Zang licked his paws and screamed in denial.
Only then did Jiuyou wake up, "Ah, it turns out to be Xiao Bai Zang, why are you here?"
Ning Xiaoling smiled and said: "Maybe we in the Kingdom of the Underworld cannot live without cats."
Jiuyou felt a little more relaxed now.
Ning Xiaoling asked: "How is Jiuyou feeling?"
Jiuyou recalled for a moment and nodded vigorously: "I've finished counting!"
"Are they counting them one by one?" Ning Xiaoling was shocked.
Jiuyou bit her lip and said weakly: "Don't worry, you won't make a mistake in counting them. I even numbered them all."
Ning Xiaoling looked at her suspiciously.
Bai Zang shouted again, indicating that the operation could begin.
The dragon bone chain around her neck was also loosened a little, and the little white tiger quietly transformed into a girl.
"Knife." Bai Zang glanced at Ning Xiaoling.
Ning Xiaoling understood, took out the Blade of Shentu from the Underworld, and handed it to her.
Bai Zang took the knife lightly.
The girl in the snow-haired silver dress elegantly held the blade and walked towards the back of the Hades Palace.