If someone crouched on the ground and looked at him, they would be able to see that the soles of Jing Jiu's shoes weren't actually in contact with the ground.
The King Of The Underworld pointed at the soles of Jing Jiu's feet. Jing Jiu came back to his senses and landed on the ground, becoming shorter.
At the moment, Jing Jiu had a sense of existence, and the fairy aura was still there, but it was not as fleeting and traceless as before.
Looking at the King Of The Underworld, Jing Jiu also noticed the change in Jing Jiu's body.
The energy of the King Of The Underworld had grown much stronger, and his pupils that looked like black gems were more tranquil. The skin on his face was still pale, but it was not as transparent as before.
It was not because Jing Jiu's skin had grown thicker, but because the flowing light in his body had disappeared without a trace, or it might have been hidden in his body covered by his clothes.
The gentle wind blew over from the broken cliff, ruffling his black sleeves, making his aura look even more profound, like the night and the abyss, as if he could absorb all the light rays.
Why had the King Of The Underworld recovered so much of his Cultivation state? Though his Cultivation state was less than one-tenth of his Cultivation state, he was a completely different person compared to three years ago.
Jing Jiu and the King Of The Underworld had a long discussion about the Way of the Sword Ghost. The King Of The Underworld must have learned something from the discussion, but there must be a more important reason behind it.
The bell rang, followed by a cracking sound. A flash of lightning occurred in the dark clouds.
Jing Jiu fixed his gaze on the spot, and then looked at the formation diagram and the mosquitoes hiding in the gentle wind. He understood the reason.
"It turns out that you don't think it's too troublesome to use the Soul-Fire to drive away the mosquitoes; it's because your Soul-Fire is useless against these mosquitoes."
Jing Jiu said to the King Of The Underworld, "To put it more precisely, you have no way to deal with these mosquitoes. That is why you asked me for help three years ago."
The King Of The Underworld narrowed his eyes and asked, "When did you find out?"
"I knew it from the very beginning," said Jing Jiu.
This was a simple reasoning.
This place was the Fiend Prison, and the King Of The Underworld could be said to be the most important prisoner in the history of the human race. There must be a reason for the mosquitoes to appear here.
If the King Of The Underworld could kill or easily drive away these mosquitoes, then the deeper meaning would disappear, and there should not be any mosquitoes.
"That's right. These mosquitoes are a part of Taichang Prison, specially designed to suck my soul fire. That's why I can't deal with it, but you can."
The King Of The Underworld said, "Every day, these mosquitoes would suck away a speck of soul fire from my body. Then, they would enter the abyss through the astral gate and send it to the lower realm."
Jing Jiu said, "In this way, they can confirm that you are still alive."
The King Of The Underworld said, "That's right. Since you want to use me to threaten my subjects, then you have to prove that I'm still alive."
Jing Jiu said, "Don't they know that Mosquito didn't send your Fire of Soul to the Underworld?"
"I don't like the Underworld Master, but he is very smart and knows what to do. As for those mosquitoes …"
Looking at a spot in the valley, the King Of The Underworld said, "That dragon doesn't even know, so the Cloud-Dream Mountain doesn't know either."
After a moment of silence, Jing Jiu said, "Now that the Underworld hasn't obtained your soul fire for three years, they must think you are dead."
The King Of The Underworld said, "That's right. They should have been preparing for three years."
Jing Jiu pressed, "Preparing for what? War? "
The King Of The Underworld shook her head and said, "No, they will elect a new King Of The Underworld and cut off all ties with you people. She won't be a pawn in the hands of the schemers of the human race anymore, and she will live a peaceful and happy life from then on."
According to the rumors in Chaotian, the Underworld, which had never been exposed to the sunlight, was vicious and shameless, and was the greatest threat to the human race.
Unexpectedly, a swordsman like the disciple of the Underworld Master was merely a hired thug for some swordsmen of the human race.
Nobody knew what benefits the Cloud-Dream Mountain and the Emperor, who had the right to punish the King Of The Underworld, had obtained from the Underworld in the last six hundred years.
"Over the years, we have always come to the surface of the earth with great difficulty and then been driven back to the underground. We have never defeated you people. Why is the human world still afraid of us? It's because you need the populace's fear of us to maintain the lofty status of the Cultivation practitioners, and you need an enemy to maintain your rule over Chaotian. "
The King Of The Underworld said while staring into Jing Jiu's eyes, "It doesn't matter what the method is."
Jing Jiu said, "But it is you people who come to our place every time; we have never thought of going to your place."
The King Of The Underworld asked in a slightly mocking tone, "If you were in the Underworld, would you want to come up?"
Jing Jiu didn't use silence to express his attitude, but said directly, "Yes, so the war between the human race and the Underworld won't stop."
The King Of The Underworld said, "If you people are powerful enough, the war will stop."
"I understand what you mean. If the old doesn't go, the new won't come. You hope that the Underworld can get rid of you, the prison, and elect a new emperor, so that they can go to war lightly."
Jing Jiu went on, "But you will be forgotten by your populace and become a lonely soul in the human world, dying there."
The King Of The Underworld said, "This is the price I, as the King Of The Underworld, should pay for my populace, or in other words, make up for it."
Jing Jiu said, "Like I said, I don't think many people are worthy of my respect, but you are one of them."
The King Of The Underworld laughed out and stared at Jing Jiu intently, saying, "You are well aware that we can't defeat you people, so you don't mind letting me fulfill my wish."
This statement had a deeper meaning.
Jing Jiu suddenly said, "I've seen tens of thousands of flying swords set ablaze among the stars, but all of this will vanish in the torrent of time."
This statement had no head or tail, and no one knew where it had come from.
The King Of The Underworld was silent for a long time, then said, "The scene must be very beautiful."
Jing Jiu said, "I'll look at it a few more times on your behalf."
The King Of The Underworld looked into Jing Jiu's eyes and asked, "Where have you seen it before?"
Jing Jiu said, "Perhaps in a dream."
Having said this, he put away the bamboo chair.
The King Of The Underworld knew that he was about to leave, so she said, "Don't forget what you promised me."
Jing Jiu said, "Since the Underworld will elect a new emperor, what else do I have to do?"
The King Of The Underworld said, "Without the Imperial Jade Seal and the Defense of Soul-Fire, how can I be considered a new emperor?"
Jing Jiu said, "Very well."
The King Of The Underworld said, "In fact, I've always been curious about how you intend to leave."
Outside the verdant valley was a darkness devoid of time and space.
"I have my own way," said Jing Jiu.
He could actually leave this place after he learned the Defense of Soul-Fire; but what place in the world was more peaceful and suitable for Cultivation than the Fiend Prison?
Looking at the darkness outside the valley, Jing Jiu suddenly asked, "Do you know why I could find you?"
"Is it because you are the personal disciple of Taiping?" asked the King Of The Underworld.
Jing Jiu said, "The Zhongzhou School wouldn't tell him the secret of the Fiend Prison, but he spent a long time gathering information, and in the end he came up with a complete plan."
The expression in the King Of The Underworld's eyes changed slightly, as she asked, "What plan?"
"The plan to get you out of here."
Jing Jiu continued, "As such, I'm certain that it wasn't his plot that you were captured after coming to the human world from the Underworld."
The King Of The Underworld fell silent for a while before saying, "But he didn't do anything at the time."
Jing Jiu said, "He was still very young at the time, and didn't have enough power. When he was powerful enough, I locked him up in the Sword Jail."
"Why did you tell me all this?" pressed the King Of The Underworld.
Jing Jiu said, "I hope you can find the ultimate peace."
The King Of The Underworld smiled faintly, and said, "Thank you very much."
The King Of The Underworld thanked him because Jing Jiu told him the true thought of Taiping Zhenren back then, and also because of what Jing Jiu had said earlier, or in other words, that scene.
Jing Jiu walked toward the outside of the verdant valley.
The King Of The Underworld looked at his back in Silence.
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