"Let's go. I'll take you away from here." Nick Ning stroked Jane Yan's long hair, feeling moved by the hardships she had endured. Whether in her previous life or this one, her fate had always been difficult. If he hadn't stumbled upon Jane Yan by chance, this might have become his eternal regret.
"Mm." Jane Yan murmured, not wanting to say anything more. Only after a long while did she suddenly remember and quickly said, "Before we leave, I want to visit the Jue Family."
Before Nick Ning could ask, Jane Yan continued, "When I was in seclusion, the Jue Family trapped my residence with an array. If I didn't have a top-tier Talisman for Breaking Arrays, I might never have had the chance to see you again..."
Nick Ning snorted coldly, "The Jue Family has some nerve. Come, I'll go with you and smash the Jue Family to pieces."
"No..." Jane Yan quickly said, "I'm going to the Jue Family to express my gratitude, not to seek revenge."
Gratitude? Nick Ning looked at Jane Yan in confusion.
Jane Yan explained, "I'm going to bid farewell to Frank Jue of the Jue Family. During my time on Kuiyue Star, Frank Jue helped me a lot. Although I never took anything from him for free, I still owe him. That Talisman for Breaking Arrays was also something I obtained in a ruin. When I found the items in that ruin, Frank Jue discovered me. Not only did he not try to take my things, he even helped me once. As for being trapped by the Jue Family, I'm sure Frank Jue knew nothing about it."
Nick Ning nodded. "In an era when cultivation resources are so scarce, it's rare for someone like Frank Jue to act this way. Let's go to the Jue Family, then leave this place."
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"What? Jane Yan came here on her own?" Ethan Jue, who was still in the main hall, suddenly stood up, almost unable to believe what he'd just heard.
But soon, Ethan Jue's hand seal froze in midair. In that instant, he realized that even space and time no longer belonged to him; he was completely immobilized by the void.
Ethan Jue was no fool; he instantly understood what was happening. He looked at Nick Ning in horror, wanting to beg for mercy, but for a moment, he couldn’t utter a single word.
What kind of realm was this? To bind him with mere domain? What Ethan Jue didn’t know was that Nick Ning wasn’t using domain, but was controlling the very spatial laws he inhabited.
Nick Ning said calmly, "I’ve heard of someone from the Jue Family named Noah Jue. Is he one of yours?"
Ethan Jue quickly replied, "Senior, please spare me! Noah Jue is certainly a descendant of our ancestor Elder Jue. If you know Noah Jue, you must have deep ties with our Jue Family. My offense was entirely unintentional..."
Nick Ning nodded. "You’re right. Noah Jue is indeed Elder Jue’s son. Elder Jue was crippled by a friend of mine. I’ve heard that Noah Jue’s character is decent..."
At these words, Ethan Jue felt slightly relieved.
But before he could recover, Nick Ning continued, "However, after Noah Jue stepped into the Third Step, his temperament changed drastically. He even sought revenge against my friend, heh..."
Nick Ning was very clear about these events; Ye Mo had told him everything. Elder Jue, for selfish reasons, nearly turned a cultivation world to dust. If not for Ye Mo’s intervention, Elder Jue would have destroyed an entire cultivation world.
In his rage, Ye Mo crippled Elder Jue. Because Noah Jue was decent, he didn’t annihilate the entire family.
After the Gate of Destiny opened, Noah Jue, who had perfected his Dao Integration, also entered the Gate of Destiny. That was normal—Noah Jue was a cultivator of the Five Elements Universe, and entering the Gate of Destiny could only benefit his universe.
Unexpectedly, Noah Jue became the disciple of a mysterious powerhouse from the Genesis Universe, rapidly advancing to the Third Step and drastically changing his cultivation method and rules.
Who Noah Jue chose as his master was his own business. Even if he didn’t contribute to the Five Elements Universe, it was merely a personal choice.
But after his cultivation soared, Noah Jue deliberately leaked the location of the Five Elements Universe cultivators gathering on Blue Star. This in itself wasn’t a big deal—the cultivators treated Blue Star as their base, and Genesis City would find out sooner or later. The key issue was that before leaving Blue Star, Noah Jue revealed the location of the core of the protective formation.
The core of Blue Star’s protective formation was highly secret because it was mainly set up by Zixiao, Ye Mo, and Nick Ning. Noah Jue, with his extraordinary array skills, also helped refine formation banners and set up auxiliary formations. With such a grand formation, even the strongest array experts of Genesis City couldn’t break it quickly enough to cause heavy casualties among Blue Star’s cultivators.
Yet, because Noah Jue had the advantage of prior knowledge, he discovered the location of the formation’s core, leading to the rapid destruction of Blue Star’s powerful barrier and terrible losses among its cultivators.
"Senior..." Hearing Nick Ning’s words, Ethan Jue was terrified. He never imagined that the Jue Family ancestor had enmity with this senior.
Nick Ning didn’t bother with more words. He immediately began soul-searching Ethan Jue. When Nick Ning discovered that Ethan Jue intended to use Jane Yan as a furnace, he was enraged.
"Senior, please spare me! My Jue Family has a supreme treasure—the Stone-Seal Banner..."
Before Ethan Jue could finish, Frank Jue cried out in alarm, "Father, the Stone-Seal Banner is..."
But Frank Jue had barely spoken a few words before he could utter no more. He stared at Nick Ning in terror. With his cultivation, he was already among the strongest on Kuiyue Star, yet Nick Ning’s power made him feel a despair he could never hope to transcend—a crushing of his Dao itself.
"As long as it’s within the same universe, the Stone-Seal Banner can find the location of any member of the Jue bloodline..." Ethan Jue hurriedly explained.
It was thanks to the Stone-Seal Banner that he was confident in locating the Jue Family ancestor.
Nick Ning’s heart stirred. The Stone-Seal Banner was useless to him, but if it could locate Noah Jue, perhaps it could also reveal the person behind Noah Jue.
When he returned to the Genesis Universe, it would be time for his revenge.
With a wave of his hand, Nick Ning drew the Stone-Seal Banner from the depths of the Jue Family. Everyone watched in terror—no one could move the banner, yet Nick Ning had simply reached out and taken it. Such terrifying power.
What terrified the Jue Family cultivators even more was that, after obtaining the Stone-Seal Banner, Nick Ning released his divine essence without hesitation, and Ethan Jue instantly vanished in a cloud of blood mist.
(That’s all for today. Good night, friends!)
He had been searching everywhere for Jane Yan, and now, not only had she not fled far, but she had returned to the Jue Family. Was she seeking death?
Frank Jue's face turned pale. He suddenly stood up and stared blankly at Jane Yan, "Jane Yan, what are you doing here?"
"Frank, sit down. With such impatience, how can you lead our Jue Family to glory?" Ethan Jue reprimanded.
Jane Yan bowed slightly to Frank Jue, apologetic. "Brother Frank, thank you for saving me several times. I am leaving Kuiyue Star with my husband. Please take care of yourself."
"You're leaving?" Frank Jue asked, then suddenly understood Jane Yan's words. He looked at Nick Ning in astonishment. "Junior Sister Jane, are you saying he is your Dao companion?"
Jane Yan nodded, then shook her head. "Brother Frank, a husband and a Dao companion are not the same. A husband is my lifelong partner."
Frank Jue's mouth hung open, as if wanting to say something, but he soon realized that whatever he said would be meaningless.
"You have some nerve, daring to covet Jane Yan. Heh, since you’re here, you won’t be leaving..." Ethan Jue stared coldly at Nick Ning, his tone chilling. As he spoke, his immortal essence formed a hand seal and struck out.
Nick Ning’s cultivation seemed hazy; Ethan Jue sensed he hadn’t reached the Immortal Emperor level, likely due to some concealment technique.
In fact, even if Nick Ning lacked a concealment technique, Ethan Jue wouldn't be afraid. No matter what Nick Ning cultivated, his highest realm would be only a perfected Immortal Emperor. Here, in the Jue Family’s domain, Nick Ning’s cultivation was similar to his, but he couldn’t escape the Jue Family.