Chapter 2395

In the 1,270,000th year, Jiang Ding opened his eyes.

The aura on his body gradually withdrew.

There was no epiphany, his cultivation remained unchanged, he did not need to perfect his Dao-heart with the intense emotions of his mother's passing; everything seemed to return to how it was before, only his demeanor grew even more aloof.

"Go back."

"When I become an immortal, I will return here again."

Jiang Ding embraced his mother and sister, returning once more to the Tai Shang Ri Ri Tian Shu.

No burial was needed.

For when the Tai Shang Ri Ri becomes immortal in the future, all living beings from all past times will be resurrected, and there is no need for funerals, for they have not died.

Tai Shang Ri Ri Tian Shu.

Jiang Ding sat upright on the crystal divine throne, taking out a grass-stem jade slip sealed with layer upon layer of seals.

This is a forbidden-zone ancient immortal emperor's scripture; if one does not count the hidden dangers within, its value is immense, making it the foremost treasure of the current Wu Jin Kong Kong.

First treasure.

"《Grass-Character Immortal Sword Scripture》————"

"Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor, let this sovereign examine your path————"

Jiang Ding Zi muttered, and the layered seals on the jade slip opened.

Layer upon layer of blossoms unfurled, the grass-like immortal scripture runes bloomed accordingly, carrying a dark green, netherworld hue—this is the color of soul-scriptures.

This scripture is like a perpetually growing giant knotweed, threadlike and filamentous, continuously spreading outward.

"————Heaven has soul, earth has soul, life has soul————"

"————Leaves as blade, dew as edge, a hundred grasses luxuriant temper cold radiance, roots traverse dragons and snakes split the Yellow Springs, stems pierce the constellations————Slay the souls of heaven, earth, and man————"

Jiang Ding became immersed in this complete forbidden-zone ancient immortal emperor's scripture, deeply attracted by its astonishing sword-path wisdom.

In an instant, Jiang Ding seemed to see a weed standing between heaven and earth—just an ordinary weed, with no noble bloodline, no supernatural power, not even the instinct of spiritual plants to inhale heavenly and earthly qi, destined to toil through life, born in the morning and dead by dusk, living out a brief existence.

But one day.

This weed suddenly gained sentience.

It lay dormant in silence, grew in silence, learned silently all things of the world, endured wind, frost, rain, and dew, neither discouraged nor giving up; if there was no opportunity, it sought it; if there was no method, it observed heaven and earth to comprehend on its own; if it took a wrong path, it retraced its steps—growing step by step, step by step, from the natural cosmos of heaven and earth it perceived the essence of the three souls of heaven, earth, and man.

All things in heaven and earth must have a source.

This is the soul of all things.

Tracing the growth threads of all things in heaven and earth, tracing the past and future of time, then finding the source and cutting it down—this is the————Nine-Leaf Sword Path!

Nine Leaves!

Nine Leaves!

On this weed grew nine leaves: the five leaves for joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, and fear; the three leaves for fate, space, and causality; and finally the ninth leaf named "Source."

"Nine leaves, nine leaves————"

"The source of all things and all spirits, the root of all things and all spirits————"

Jiang Ding felt somewhat obsessed in his heart.

In an instant, he entered a deep state of Dao-comprehension, the Nine-Character Immortal Scripture project advanced at an unprecedented terrifying speed.

Soundlessly and silently, a grass seed appeared in his soul, slowly drawing in these Dao-thoughts to grow, continuously growing, spreading rootlets and leaves, branching out new stems and leaves, bit by bit pervading the Great Ri Immortal-Mortal Sword Soul, completing bit by bit replacement and substitution.

This newly grown weed exuded an aura of destroying laws and destroying souls, utterly terrifying.

At this moment, Jiang Ding felt he had become a weed, having endured wind, frost, rain, and snow, having lived an entirely new life, while his former human past was merely a brief interlude in this long life—such a past he had experienced too many times, having once become a human-demon, a god, having endured countless deaths and partings; that period of being human was not important.

Not important————

Not————

"No!"

"Not like this!"

"Not like this!"

Jiang Ding suddenly opened his eyes, vomiting a large mouthful of blood with a "wah" sound, his eyes full of terror.

"Nine leaves!"

"The Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor is worthy of the name of the Forbidden-Zone Ancient Immortal Emperor!"

Jiang Ding felt a chill in his heart, gazing upon the Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor who used Dao-comprehension as bait and forbidden-zone scriptures to lure him into a trap, striking him with this ultimate dazzling and beautiful terrifying sword.

At this time, the Great Ri Immortal-Mortal Sword Soul was covered in wounds.

The sword soul was riddled with a thousand holes, everywhere were grass-like growths like bone-deep sores, taking root in the soul's rootlets, continuously spreading and branching in the soul as the dark green netherworld weeds.

In a short instant, having comprehended Dao for just a moment, the entire Great Ri Immortal-Mortal Sword Soul was about to be usurped!

"Too terrifying."

"The Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor has long since shaken ancient and modern times on the soul's path; in this regard, I fear I can only gaze at his back and cannot draw near by even a hair's breadth."

Jiang Ding took a deep breath.

If it were during the Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor's revival in the present age, just this one strike would seize the entire foundation of the present ancient emperors!

Of course, if the Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor were fully revived, Jiang Ding would flee at the first opportunity and would not engage him in battle for long, nor would he contemplate his dangerous scriptures.

"Now————just as dangerous."

"One misstep, and ten thousand calamities cannot be undone; I fear I may be completely ensnared by this weed, and after the thirty-million-year epoch of the ancient emperors past, be utterly devoured, not even a scrap remaining!"

Jiang Ding spoke with eyes somewhat icy cold.

His heart stirred.

Hum!

The Annihilation of Laws Great Dao burst forth radiance.

A round formed from twilight, sword qi, and the terrifying will of the Annihilation Law Sword Dao descended from the heavens, a terrifying Annihilation Law Sun empowered by the might of the Nirvana Pupil and the Immortality Pupil, pressing down upon the countless weeds in the divine soul, destroying along the way all foreign forces not belonging to the Great Sun Immortal-Mortal Sword Soul, purifying once more.

In the clash of sword souls, Tai Shang Da Ri Gu Huang is not inferior to man!

Such a strike is enough to shatter countless ancient emperors throughout history; even a forbidden-zone ancient emperor, in his current state of incomplete recovery, can likewise be destroyed with crushing ease!

Boom—

Boom—boom—

Within the Great Sun Immortal-Mortal Sword Soul, destructive radiance burst forth, obliterating layer upon layer of weeds, root and leaf utterly destroyed, no vitality remaining.

Within the sea of consciousness, only a pure and clean divine soul remained, no impurities left, only growing weaker—this is scraping bone to cure poison, cutting flesh to heal wounds, a heavy price paid by oneself.

"Finally————"

"To comprehend the Nine-Leaf Sword Dao, one must proceed with greater caution, make proper preparations before attempting a second time."

Jiang Ding exhaled lightly, yet his gaze suddenly sharpened.

Within the pure and clean Great Sun Immortal-Mortal Sword Soul, originally all foreign powers had already been utterly destroyed by the ultimate Annihilation Law Dao, cleansed, everything returned to its original state.

But!

But at this moment, a terrifying thing occurred.

Deep within the sword soul, some scattered grass seeds appeared, extremely minute, carrying on their shells the intertwined aura of the Soul Dao and the Annihilation Law Dao, with fine, dense Tai Shang Da Ri primordial ancient script and Nine-Leaf primordial ancient script intertwined and wrapped around them, forming a terrifying transcendent defensive force.

It, in this destructive strike that purified the divine soul, was not completely eradicated, but instead evolved once more!

On the contrary, it became even more adapted to the environment of the Great Sun Immortal-Mortal Sword Soul!

Like a primordial forest that has endured great fire, these grass seeds, growing in inorganic-rich soil, spread forth, dark green leaves quickly sprouting in great numbers, occupying every corner of the Great Sun Immortal-Mortal Sword Soul, becoming more vigorous, more tenacious, as weeds once again covered the layered memories of the sea of consciousness.

"Nine leaves, nine lives, lurking, growing————"

Jiang Ding's heart sank, icy omens of death continually surfacing within his sword soul.

He suspected that if another purification were to come, these weeds would mutate and evolve again, plunging into an irretrievable state, completely beyond control.

This sword of the Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor is truly beautiful enough to make one breathless.

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