The Final Mobilization

“I truly have no idea what terrifying places that World God Northrest crawled into while he was fleeing, that he could damage a treasure as extraordinary as the Violet Light Qiong Divine Sword to such an extent,” Ji Ning murmured with a sigh. The ‘Three Flood Dragon Godbeasts’ who had hunted World God Northrest back then were also renowned figures among World Gods. Since they had made their move against him, they naturally had to ensure his truesoul was utterly wiped from existence.

If World God Northrest had managed to send a message back to the ‘Heavenly Palace of Azure’, they would have been doomed!

Thus, while Northrest fled, the Three Flood Dragon Godbeasts gave frantic chase! By then, Northrest only had a remnant soul attached to his divine sword. In order to escape, he charged into whatever dangerous places he could find. He plunged into regions that were practically death-traps even for World Gods! The Three Flood Dragon Godbeasts plunged right in after him!

Cultivators often took risks and ventured into dangerous territories.

Only truly absolute deathworlds, places from which there was no chance of emerging alive, were the things the Three Flood Dragon Godbeasts dared not enter.

Tearing through the void, crossing through time, charging through countless dangerous lands… the Violet Light Qiong Divine Sword had been battered and bruised in the process. Finally, he had managed to flee into the Three Realms, and he fled no further. By this point, only the core essence of the Violet Light Qiong Divine Sword remained intact and stable.

Ji Ning quietly meditated on the refining process.

The禁制 (forbidden seals) of the Triune Eternal Sword were clearly more complex. He refined the first layer of seals, then the second…

“Excellent.” Ji Ning felt a secret joy.

Having refined the first layer, the divine sword could move as he willed. Having refined the second layer, the three swords could merge into a single divine sword!

After another two or so days of refinement, he finally mastered the third layer.

“I’ve now reached the level of the Triune Swordmaster.” Ji Ning continued to ponder the fourth layer. The more seals one refined, the greater the power a divine weapon could unleash! That Triune Swordmaster was considered a powerful Ancestral Immortal even in the Nine Directions Chaosworld… but placed within the endless Chaos, he was merely mediocre. Figures like the Lord of All Demons were only minor characters amongst the Elder Gods and Ancestral Immortals of the endless Chaos.

“The fourth layer is rather difficult. Still, I should be able to refine it, I’ll just need some time.” After pondering for a long while, Ji Ning frowned slightly, estimating that refining it would take at least several years.

“I’ll refine it within the Heaven-Gazing Taihao Tower.”

Within the Tristar Crescent Major World.

The black-robed Ji Ning was fishing together with his daughter, Brightmoon.

“The young master has already caught twelve, Brightmoon… how is it you haven’t caught a single one?” Qiuye looked into the bucket and teased with a smile.

“How would I know?” Brightmoon frowned, turning to look at Ji Ning. “Father, are you cheating?”

Ji Ning looked at Brightmoon.

Brightmoon’s appearance was strikingly similar to Yu Wei’s, and like Yu Wei, she loved wearing black robes. Every time he looked at his daughter, it reminded him of his senior apprentice-sister, Yu Wei.

“Senior apprentice-sister.” Ji Ning thought to himself, “After the war ends, I will leave the Three Realms. The Three Realms is, after all, only a small place. There is no way to save you here… but perhaps out there, there might be.”

Leaving the Three Realms was partly to find the Heavenly Palace of Azure.

But on the other hand, Ji Ning clung to a sliver of hope that he might be able to save his wife. Saving his parents was comparatively easier – he just needed to become a World God or Chaos Immortal. But saving his wife… that was far too difficult.

“Brightmoon, weren’t you watching? If I were cheating, wouldn’t you have noticed?” Ji Ning said with a smile.

“Father, you’ve already fully comprehended the Heavenly Dao of Water. If you’re determined to cheat, how could a weak girl like me possibly detect it?” Brightmoon muttered.

“Haha…” Ji Ning laughed. Being with his daughter, he always found himself laughing involuntarily.

“Ji Ning, the final battle for celestial fortune has begun. Come to the Myriad Race Hall at once.” Subhuti’s voice suddenly echoed beside Ji Ning’s ear.

Ji Ning, who had been laughing with his daughter, was suddenly startled.

“Finally, it’s beginning.” Ji Ning’s aura itself seemed to shift subtly.

“Father?” Brightmoon looked at Ji Ning. “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing. Let’s continue fishing.” Ji Ning said with a smile.

A frozen star within the Chaos.

Whoosh.

The white-robed Ji Ning appeared in the sky above the frozen star.

“It has finally begun.” Ji Ning swiftly tore through the void and departed.

The Myriad Race Hall.

Whoosh.

The white-robed Ji Ning appeared at the entrance of the Myriad Race Hall. The group of major powers within the hall all looked over. Because his true body and Primaltwin had both entered the World Prison and were completely isolated from the outside world, Ji Ning hadn’t been able to form an avatar within the Myriad Race Hall.

“Ji Ning has arrived.” Daoist Three Purities rose to his feet. “Let’s go. The Seamless Gate has already mobilized their armies. We should mobilize ours as well.”

“Mm.”

Every great power present at this moment was in their true body. Everyone knew that once the final battle for celestial fortune began, the ‘final decisive battle’ could erupt at any moment. Thus, even Divine Farmer and Fuxi had all returned from the Chaos, each and every one of them. Even that hunched figure in a grey robe wearing a mask had appeared.

Ji Ning glanced at the grey-robed, hunched figure, thinking to himself: “He should be Gonggong.”

Daoist Three Purities, the Buddha Tathagata, Suiren, Fuxi, Divine Farmer, Houyi, Ji Ning, and the grey-robed, hunched figure walked at the very front. Behind them came Subhuti and the other major powers. This magnificent procession of great powers flew out of the Myriad Race Hall.

They flew high into the sky.

Ji Ning looked down. With a single glance, he could see that within the Human Sovereign Yu’s Great World, vast and densely packed armies of immortals and demons were gathered. They stretched all the way to the horizon, looking like countless dragons coiled across this boundless land.

“All the immortal and demon armies of our Nuwa camp throughout the entire Three Realms are gathered here.” Daoist Three Purities said softly with emotion. “Xuan Yuan, give the order.”

“Alright.”

The Imperial Lord Yellow Emperor, who had been standing behind them, stepped forward and issued a direct mental order: “March.”

BOOM.

A massive rift in space suddenly tore open in the distant sky. One legion of immortals and demons after another began to file out, flying into the void. The battlefield for the celestial fortune was… in the endless void! During the previous realm wars, the major powers had helped stabilize the Major Worlds, allowing them to withstand the shocks of war.

But for this final battle for celestial fortune, there were simply too many immortals and demons. These were virtually all the immortals and demons of the entire Three Realms from both camps. If they were to battle within a single Major World, that world would likely be shattered into pieces in an instant.

The distant Sunstar radiated its light, illuminating the endless void.

Yet the void still seemed dim. The distance was simply too vast, making even the Sunstar appear dim and unremarkable.

Within the vast, roiling void… the armies of the Seamless Gate were also constantly manifesting, forming grand formations scattered in all directions.

The immortal armies of the Nuwa camp also continuously emerged from spatial rift passages, deploying in a systematic formation. The two sides stood tens of millions of kilometers apart, facing off against each other.

Behind their own army stood the major powers of their camp.

Daoist Three Purities, the Buddha Tathagata, Suiren, Fuxi, Divine Farmer, Houyi, Ji Ning, and the hunched figure stood at the very rear of the army, gazing into the distance at their own forces.

“After countless cycles of propagation.” Fuxi said softly. “In terms of the number of major powers, the number of Empyrean Gods and True Immortals, and even the number of Celestial Immortals… the current Three Realms far surpasses the primordial era.”

“The scale of this battle truly does surpass the primordial Dawn War.” Daoist Three Purities nodded gently.

“Xuan Yuan, we leave it to you.” The Buddha looked towards the Imperial Lord Yellow Emperor beside him.

“Mm.” The Imperial Lord Yellow Emperor nodded.

The one commanding the armies this time was the Imperial Lord Yellow Emperor.

Ji Ning watched their own vast, surging army from afar. In a single glance, he saw his own senior apprentice-brothers and sisters from the Tristar Crescent Abode – Fengxiao, Junwu, Golden Crow, and the others… he also saw the Empyrean Gods under his personal command: Ninefang, Yuanguang, Lieyang, and others… he saw the Grand Xia Emperor… he saw the Sinner Empyrean Gods he had rescued from the Moon Underwater Abyss, the Seven Dragon Gods, the Dark Empyrean God, the East Void Empyrean God, the Fiery Roam Empyrean God…

Ji Ning’s eyes burned with candlelight, enabling him to see the armies of the Seamless Gate.

In a single glance, he saw the Evergreen Sword Immortal… he saw the three great demon gods of Devouring Mountain… he saw the Withered Grass Fairy… he saw the True Immortal Fulong…

“Northmont, do you still remember him?” The Buddha Tathagata suddenly said to Ji Ning beside him, pointing into the distance.

Ji Ning followed the Buddha’s gaze and saw a Buddhist Bodhisattva commanding a grand formation in the distance. He had fair, handsome features, wore yellow robes, and was barefoot.

“That is?” Ji Ning instantly felt it was very familiar.

“The East Ji Bodhisattva.” The Buddha Tathagata said with a smile.

“East Ji?” Ji Ning immediately remembered. No wonder he looked familiar. Back when he had gone to study the ‘Five Treasures Sword Art’ left behind by Daofather Fuju, he had encountered that arrogant and extravagant prince, East Ji. Ji Ning had made that Prince East Ji work as a waiter in a tavern for three hundred years, forbidden to fight back or curse in return.

“Yes. When you sent him to the mortal world to be a waiter for three hundred years, it tempered his arrogance. It allowed him to awaken to his true heart, and he naturally awakened to the Dao and became a Celestial Immortal. Afterwards, he entered our Buddhist faith and made astonishing progress…” The Buddha Tathagata explained. “He possesses a true Buddhist heart. Our Buddhist teachings are very suitable for him. Given enough time, he might even have hope of becoming a major power. But the Great Tribulation is upon us now.”

“Mm.” Ji Ning was also very pleased. He hadn’t expected that the arrogant and extravagant Prince East Ji, who had once provoked him, was now the East Ji Bodhisattva.

Ji Ning cast his gaze across the field.

These immortals and demons, scattered throughout the armies – those who had shown him kindness, those with whom he had ties of friendship, and even those with whom he had held grudges – were now merely small pawns in this final calamity. He himself had struggled and cultivated with all his might, adding a bit of luck and opportunity, and had finally reached the summit. He now possessed the power to truly influence the outcome of the battle.

“I wonder how many of them will survive after this war.” Ji Ning watched silently.

“Seamless Gate.”

The Imperial Lord Yellow Emperor’s voice echoed throughout the endless void, resounding in every immortal and demon’s ears. “In the beginning, we took you in and allowed you to enter the Three Realms. You didn’t even show a shred of gratitude; instead, you stirred up trouble and incited this great calamity! You’ve even gone so far as the base and shameless act of assassinating the kin and friends of numerous major powers, Empyrean Gods, and True Immortals… Hah! Do you truly think our camp is afraid of a fight? We crushed you back then, and we will crush you again today!”

“Enough of your prattle.” A cold laugh came from the camp of major powers from the Seamless Gate. “The victor is king, the loser is the bandit. The winner will rule over the Three Realms. This time, only one camp, our Seamless Gate or your Nuwa camp, will survive.”

“Then prepare to die.” The Imperial Lord Yellow Emperor’s voice rang out, icy cold, across the void.

“KILL!” The Imperial Lord Yellow Emperor gave the direct order.

“KILL!” “KILL!” “KILL!” From all eight directions, within every immortal formation, billions of immortals and demons roared in unison. The killing intent soared to the heavens, causing the entire Three Realms to tremble and shake.