Chapter 35 The End of the Northern Rest World God

Ji Ning also understood that an existence capable of leaving behind such sword techniques, even if dead, could casually leave behind means that would determine life or death at will. So Ji Ning did not hesitate much and directly walked toward the jade divine palace at the end of the void staircase.

The jade divine palace was magnificent and resplendent.

The palace walls, being like jade, were faintly translucent. Just approaching this jade divine palace brought calm to Ji Ning's heart.

"This palace..." Ji Ning stepped inside, sweeping his gaze around.

The contents of the divine palace were pitifully few.

At the center of the palace was a golden-glowing cushion, and far in front of the cushion was a simple stone platform. On the stone platform lay a slender sword, about three feet long and only one inch wide. The sword was blood-red all over, its surface covered with numerous cracks that ran through the entire blade, as if it might shatter at any moment. Even the blade had three obvious notches.

This was a damaged sword that could collapse at any moment.

Yet this sword was the source of the pressure emanating from the entire palace. Looking at this sword, Ji Ning felt more oppressed than when he saw the Human Sovereign Fuxi. Without a doubt, this was a sword far beyond the level of a先天灵宝.

"Chaos treasure?"

Ji Ning's heart warmed, but then he frowned. "Even if it's a chaos treasure, this sword... is too badly damaged."

He observed carefully for a long time.

Ji Ning could also recognize that the golden cushion was woven from the chaos object 'Winterheart Grass.' Similar cushions existed in the Three Realms, sitting on which could calm the mind. But its value... was only comparable to a先天灵宝. To Ji Ning, who possessed the World Prison, it was not really a concern.

"This mysterious place, the long void staircase, the only palace, yet inside the palace is enshrined such a dilapidated divine sword." Ji Ning was secretly puzzled.

The entire palace contained only the cushion, the stone platform, and the divine sword.

The cushion and stone platform were nothing special.

The divine sword's pressure was astonishing, yet it was broken and worn.

"Whoosh~~~"

As Ji Ning was still pondering and carefully exploring the palace, suddenly a ripple flew out from within the divine sword, descended to the ground, and condensed into a golden-armored female general. The golden armor had blood-red patterns.

"Northern Brightness Celestial Immortal Ji Ning?" The golden-armored female general looked at Ji Ning and spoke.

"You are?" Ji Ning immediately understood that the other party could call out his name, likely meaning that his arrival here was her arrangement.

"I am the sword spirit of the Northern Rest World God's divine sword 'Purple Light Qiong'," the golden-armored female general said, pointing to the dilapidated divine sword beside her. "This is Purple Light Qiong. You may call me Sword Spirit."

This golden-armored female general was merely the spirit of a treasure.

"Originally, you should have been sent out of the Moon Under Moon Pool World, but I guided you here," the golden-armored female general said.

"Where is this?" Ji Ning asked.

"This is still the Moon Under Moon Pool World," the golden-armored female general said. "But it is an independent space within the Moon Under Moon Pool. Before you came in, no one knew of its existence except me."

Ji Ning was puzzled: "So, the Venerable Jue Ming of that time never entered either?"

"Right. After my master died, you are the first living being to enter," the golden-armored female general said.

"Why did you bring me here?" Ji Ning grew even more puzzled.

"Because of the Five Treasures Sword Technique," the golden-armored female general said.

"The Five Treasures Sword Technique?" Ji Ning was startled, then said, "You were watching the every move of the Celestial Immortals in the Moon Under Moon Pool, so you learned of the Five Treasures Sword Technique?"

The golden-armored female general revealed a faint smile, which made Ji Ning feel a sense of stunning beauty. Previously, she had been expressionless, but now her smile was like a hundred flowers blooming.

"The Five Treasures Sword Technique was originally created by my master. How could I not know?" The golden-armored female general said with a slight smile, a hint of pride in her voice.

"Created by your master?" Ji Ning was taken aback. Yes, although in the Three Realms, Patriarch Fuju claimed to have created this sword technique himself, ever since Ji Ning had performed soul searches on some prisoners from the Nine Directions Chaos Country in the World Prison, he understood that sword techniques surpassing the limits of the Heavenly Dao were far beyond what a Patriarch-level figure like Patriarch Fuju could create. So it was created by the Northern Rest World God.

Ji Ning was also puzzled: "Even before creating the Five Treasures Sword Technique, Patriarch Fuju was a top-tier Patriarch. With such strength and status, why would he lie? If he lied, was he trying to hide a secret?"

"Do you know Patriarch Fuju?" Ji Ning asked.

The death of Patriarch Fuju had always been a mystery.

Countless mighty figures in the Three Realms had tried to uncover the truth but had never found out.

"Patriarch Fuju?" The golden-armored female general was startled, then looked at Ji Ning with a half-smile before saying, "Of course I know. Listen to me, and you'll understand."

"Speak," Ji Ning nodded.

"Back then, my master's remnant soul, using the divine sword 'Purple Light Qiong,' fled desperately until he reached your Three Realms and could flee no more. Oh, at that time, your Three Realms were still in the ancient era, considered the 'Pangu Chaos World,'" the golden-armored female general said. "Fortunately, my master had fled crazily enough that the three divine beasts, including the Black Flood Dragon, could not catch up. Back then, my master sensed that there was a Primordial God in the Three Realms who posed a threat to him—that is, the Nuwa you speak of."

"Although Nuwa at that time was only a Primordial God, she had reached the peak of Primordial Gods, far stronger than the other Primordial Gods of your ancient era. My master felt a faint threat. If he really fought her, it would be uncertain whether he could kill Nuwa, but he would surely die."

Ji Ning listened curiously.

"If my master were at his peak, he would not fear Nuwa. But at that time, he only had a trace of remnant soul. Although he could unleash the power of a World God, it could not last long. Naturally, he did not want to risk fighting Nuwa. So, in the endless chaos, he created the Moon Under Moon Pool," the golden-armored female general said. "My master was too severely injured. His divine body was completely destroyed, leaving only a trace of remnant soul. The true spirit within the remnant soul began to break down and collapse... My master could only try his best to slow the dissipation of the true spirit. Once it completely dissipated, my master would naturally die."

"My master created the Moon Under Moon Pool to attract Celestial Immortals. He was unwilling to let the three divine beasts, including the Black Flood Dragon, roam free and enjoy the great benefits. So he wanted to arrange for someone to deliver a message to 'Heavenly Cang Palace.'"

"My master could not live much longer and could not go himself to deliver the message. He had to train other Celestial Immortals."

"Later... Patriarch Fuju was roaming the chaos and was discovered by my master."

"So, my master possessed him," the golden-armored female general said.

Ji Ning's eyes widened.

"Possession?" Ji Ning was extremely shocked.

"Yes," the golden-armored female general nodded. "After creating the Moon Under Moon Pool World, my master focused on slowing the dissipation of his true spirit, even trying to stop it. After all, my master still wanted to live. So he figured out a method to nourish the true spirit with the 'physical body.' Then, he entered the chaos and happened to encounter Patriarch Fuju, who was roaming the chaos."

"If it were Nuwa, my master was not confident in possessing her. But that Patriarch Fuju... at that time, he was just an ordinary Patriarch. Naturally, my master possessed him with ease."

"After the possession, my master entered the Pangu Chaos World... and even slightly displayed his skills, revealing the fifth level of sword force, the 'Sword God Realm.' Thus, his status in the Pangu Chaos World became even more transcendent," the golden-armored female general said.

Ji Ning felt a chill of fear.

So Patriarch Fuju had already been possessed in the ancient era.

"My master had no interest in teaching disciples. He was focused on stopping the dissipation of his true spirit, even trying to recover. But... after exhausting all means and efforts, my master could not stop the dissipation. He could only use the physical body to nourish and slow it down. Even during the 'Ancient Destruction War,' my master did not exert much effort, unwilling to fight against powerful opponents like the Lord of All Things, the Heart Demon Lord, and the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons, as that would only hasten his death."

Ji Ning suddenly understood.

No wonder Patriarch Fuju, though the number one sword immortal in the Three Realms, was such a poor teacher that he had no outstanding disciples. Even Patriarch Source and Patriarch Bodhi had several disciples who became Patriarchs. It turned out that the 'Northern Rest World God' had no interest in teaching at all.

"After the Ancient Destruction, the Three Realms were born," the golden-armored female general said.

"My master finally gave up. He realized he could not stop the dissipation of his true spirit. Before dying, he made his final arrangements."

"He left behind the five peaks of the Sword Immortal Realm, on which he inscribed the complete 'Five Treasures Sword Technique,' hoping to cultivate a successor who could deliver a message to Heavenly Cang Palace and even personally avenge him," the golden-armored female general said. "Because my master followed the divine demon path, he required his successor to also follow the divine demon path. At that time, my master did not care whether it was a Celestial Immortal or a True Immortal. As long as it was the divine demon path... and the Five Treasures Sword Technique was mastered, one could enter the fifth peak. The so-called inheritance of the fifth peak was actually a spacetime passage leading directly here."

Ji Ning was stunned.

So the fifth peak led here?

"My master knew that very few truly talented individuals would enter the Moon Under Moon Pool, so he left those five peaks for countless geniuses of the Three Realms to view," the golden-armored female general said. "My master wanted to find a good successor."

"After leaving the Five Treasures Sword Technique and the five peaks, he went alone into the endless chaos to await death. As his true spirit completely dissipated, my master truly died."

Ji Ning listened with emotion.

A powerful World God...

Fled desperately, struggled, never willing to give up, until he was powerless, then left behind the Five Treasures Sword Technique and other means, calmly awaiting death.

"No wonder Patriarch Fuju's corpse was found in the endless chaos, and it was hard to see why he died," Ji Ning sighed. Such a mighty figure died like that. And Patriarch Fuju had been possessed and killed in the ancient era.

This was indeed a mystery hard to solve in the Three Realms.

If the golden-armored female general had not spoken, who could have known? Even Nuwa did not know.

"After endless ages, you have finally come," the golden-armored female general said, looking at Ji Ning.