Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

Chapter 566: Chapter 7: Ambushing the True Monarch (Part 2)

Until she met Li Ji’an, she had no motivation to live.

And now, all her efforts are because Li Ji’an is there; if he weren’t, she would have no motivation or desire to live.

However, because she discovered Li Ji’an’s extraordinary nature, she now has even greater motivation.

She hopes to accompany Li Ji’an longer and further!

A moment later, Ning Sujin came to herself, her voice gentle yet firm: "Immortality!"

"Hmm? What?" Ning Yutan’s face showed a slight trace of surprise.

"I seek immortality!" Ning Sujin’s voice grew more determined.

"Without happiness, what’s the use of immortality? It’s just an endless, tedious torment." Ning Yutan didn’t understand; her only bond in this world was Ning Sujin.

Ning Sujin didn’t explain further: "Sleep now, I will wake you when I come out of seclusion."

"I hope you won’t regret it." Ning Yutan no longer persuaded her.

As Ning Yutan’s divine sense completely quieted, Ning Sujin’s primordial spirit became the ruler of the sea of consciousness.

Holding her breath and focusing her spirit, she adjusted her primordial spirit to its best state and swallowed the divine soul origin of the soul cultivator whole.

Meanwhile, Li Ji’an once again arrived at Xiaoqiao’s small courtyard.

Facing the nascent soul of the True Monarch of Ten Thousand Laws, he naturally needed to give it his all. The extraordinary abilities of Xiaoqiao, a Tier Three Earth Spirit Master, combined with her array expertise, could be of some help at the very least.

He then informed her of the matter in general terms.

"True Monarch of Ten Thousand Laws!" Upon hearing this, Xiaoqiao couldn’t help but be taken aback.

The True Monarch of Ten Thousand Laws was a supreme ruler in the minds of countless cultivators within the Celestial Cyan Domain.

She never expected to have the opportunity to meet the True Monarch of Ten Thousand Laws in her lifetime, let alone take part in something that could potentially extinguish his nascent soul in defiance against the celestial order!

"Ping’an, this is no small matter; is there any way to mitigate it?" After calming down for a while, Xiaoqiao was still uneasy.

Li Ji’an slowly shook his head: "Senior Sister, now that both Little Fire Spirit and Gugu are known to him, giving him any chance to escape would put me in a life-or-death situation. Most importantly, his aim might indeed be the Jianmu Relic Branch!"

"If we cannot strike him down while his nascent soul has yet to recover, our chances of success in the future will be smaller."

Once calmed, Xiaoqiao also regained her composure.

"In that case, we must be foolproof; we cannot let him escape or fall into someone else’s hands. My grandfather’s array inheritance does include a restraining ’Five Yang Soul-extinguishing Array’ that could work against damaged nascent souls if I fully integrate with the Earth Spirit."

"Thank you, Senior Sister!" Li Ji’an felt assured in his heart.

The two then began their careful preparations.

They eventually chose Li Ji’an’s dao field as the array site, as it was the core of the Odd Stone Forest, where the earth veins benefitted Xiaoqiao the most.

Afterward, Xiaoqiao began setting up the array.

Li Ji’an entrusted Xiaoqiao with all the previously prepared Tier Three divine soul poisons to find a way to incorporate them into the array.

Meanwhile, to prevent the True Monarch of Ten Thousand Laws’ nascent soul from escaping from Gugu’s mouth, Li Ji’an instructed Gugu to stay close to Xiaoqiao, ready to be positioned within the array as soon as it was set up.

Additionally, Li Ji’an called forth Little Fire Spirit, seriously explaining the situation it was about to face and patiently teaching it what to do in case of unforeseen circumstances.

Prompted by Ning Sujin, Li Ji’an realized that the nascent soul of the True Monarch of Ten Thousand Laws was not as weak as he had thought. Nonetheless, Little Fire Spirit’s burn effect on the Dark Light Umbrella showed it couldn’t be faked. Otherwise, it could have endured the burning to avoid Li Ji’an’s detection.

Being forced out by Little Fire Spirit’s burning, it was naturally afraid of the power of its spirit flame.

Little Fire Spirit remained Li Ji’an’s trump card against the True Monarch of Ten Thousand Laws.

As time passed by the day, the confrontation with the True Monarch’s nascent soul spirit body grew nearer and nearer.

That day, within the Peach Blossom Forest Dao Field, an extremely powerful divine soul pressure flashed and disappeared.

"Indeed, much stronger again." In the entire Odd Stone Forest Dao Field, only Li Ji’an, whose divine sense could rival an ascendant’s, and Xiaoqiao, who fused with the Earth Spirit, captured that hint of divine soul pressure.

Li Ji’an raised an eyebrow, noting that Ning Sujin’s primordial spirit had grown at least fifty percent stronger compared to a month ago.

Though she hadn’t truly advanced another level to the nascent soul middle stage in terms of primordial spirit strength, she was nearly twice as strong as the True Monarch of Ten Thousand Laws’ nascent soul spirit body primordial spirit.

He immediately headed to the Peach Blossom Forest Dao Field.

Inside the dao field, a layer of sweat beaded Ning Sujin’s forehead, her face somewhat pale.

Meanwhile, in her slightly opened eyes, two obviously different expressions alternated.

"Indeed a demonic technique!" Ning Sujin’s primordial spirit shivered, suppressing the divine soul she had just devoured.

However, that fragment of origin from the soul cultivator remained indestructible, even attempting to merge with her primordial spirit.

This was something she had sensed before deciding to devour it. The old thief of the Liu Family had given her this Divine Soul Technique, named "Heaven-Swallowing," which he discovered in the Storm Forbidden Land. She began practicing it when her divine soul was refined to the level of Qi Cultivation Perfection, intending to break into the Spiritual Sense Realm.

Originally, she resisted the technique, not for the reasons Li Ji’an had mentioned, but due to concerns about its future consequences.

However, upon learning what life-threatening situation Li Ji’an faced now, she unhesitatingly chose to devour it.

While pondering, her primordial spirit sensed Li Ji’an’s arrival, and Ning Sujin instantly composed herself, forcibly restoring her complexion so it appeared vibrant.

"Li Lang, I succeeded!" She then lifted the dao field restriction to meet Li Ji’an.

"From what I sense, the nascent soul of the True Monarch of Ten Thousand Laws is less than half of what you are now, and Xiaoqiao has already set up an array that can counter his damaged nascent soul, making this matter certain." After sensing it closely, Li Ji’an felt more assured.

Ning Sujin nodded: "The True Monarch of Ten Thousand Laws is not a soul cultivator; his nascent soul exited his body, causing great damage. As you mentioned, being wounded in the tomb with an injured nascent soul, his strength is likely just two to three-tenths of his peak. With my almost nascent soul peak primordial spirit now, I have even more confidence."

"Thank you, Sister Jin!" Li Ji’an solemnly bowed and handed a bottle of Six Gods Condensing Essence Pill to Ning Sujin.

"With the help of this Divine Pill, I can restore my peak strength in three days." Ning Sujin received the Six Gods Condensing Essence Pill with great joy.

Having confirmed Ning Sujin’s condition, Li Ji’an then proceeded to Xiaoqiao’s array setup.

The array hubs and bases were already in place, and these past few days, Xiaoqiao had been fully engaged in linking the earth veins to supply the array.

"Ping’an, the array is set and can be activated anytime." That night, Xiaoqiao transmitted the message to Li Ji’an.

Without hesitation, Li Ji’an had it activated immediately.

As Xiaoqiao fully integrated into the array hub and merged with the earth veins.

A light barrier gradually rose, containing five dazzling rays, each corresponding to the five supreme yang energies of the world.

Gugu had been waiting within the array, its two large bell-like eyes appearing somewhat bored.

Three days later, Ning Sujin officially emerged from seclusion, her primordial spirit power at its peak.

With everything in place, Li Ji’an had Ning Sujin sit outside the array; after all, Ning Yutan’s body was only at the Foundation Establishment Stage, too weak to confront the True Monarch’s nascent soul. He himself entered the array with the Invisibility Puppet, arriving before Gugu.

"Once I take out the Dark Light Umbrella, you immediately escape the array." Li Ji’an reminded Gugu again. Although it was already a Tier Three Golden Core Great Demon, it relied mostly on physical bloodline, and its demon power couldn’t harm the nascent soul, easily risking a backlash from it.

"Gua~" Gugu responded, finally sensing the tense atmosphere.

Li Ji’an hesitated no more and entered the universe within Gugu’s mouth.

In the Ten Thousand Merchants Domain, before forming his core, Li Ji’an had often placated the True Monarch’s nascent soul to keep him stable within Gugu’s mouth. He had always thought his plan had worked until a month ago when he realized the True Monarch’s true goal was the Jianmu Relic Branch.

Moreover, after forming his Golden Core, he had entered and placed a poisoned artifact, but the True Monarch hadn’t inquired about his core formation, making him think he had remained well-concealed. Now it seemed the True Monarch feared breaking this balance, which would prevent him from reassuringly nurturing and resting his divine soul within the Dark Light Umbrella while benefiting from the Jianmu Relic Branch’s fortuitous gains.

"True Monarch, this junior encountered an ambush and inadvertently fell into an array; please aid, True Monarch!"