#29 - Chapter 29: Vicious Ma Rongrong

The breakthrough to the Heaven-Human Realm wasn't the end.

The energy of the Demon King's demon core was too vast, far from being fully absorbed.

Heaven-Human Realm, First Level Peak!

Heaven-Human Realm, Second Level!

Heaven-Human Realm, Third Level!

Heaven-Human Realm, Fourth Level!

Heaven-Human Realm, Fifth Level, Fifth Level Peak!

Only then was the Demon King's demon core energy completely absorbed by Jiang Ning.

A great cultivator of the Heaven-Human Realm Fifth Level appeared overnight.

At this moment, Jiang Ning looked delighted, his heart filled with excitement.

For more than two years in this strange alien world, he had finally broken through to the Heaven-Human Realm.

This already placed him at the peak of the pyramid in the Xuanhuang Continent.

In the Three Great Holy Lands, he could serve as an elder with real power.

However, he couldn't afford to be complacent.

After all, all below the Saint Realm are ants.

Without transcending into sainthood, there was nothing to be proud of.

"The path to becoming a Saint is not far off, just one step away."

"However, this step is a chasm, and I don't know how many people are stuck in the Heaven-Human Realm for their entire lives, unable to take that step."

Jiang Ning thought of Jiang Shang.

In the end, he couldn't break through to the Saint Realm and could only exhaust his lifespan and pass away.

"You can't get fat with one bite. Let's set a small goal first, break through to Quasi-Saint and glimpse the demeanor of the Saint Realm."

Jiang Ning set his goal and then returned to the bamboo house.

...

In the days that followed, Jiang Ning lived a comfortable life.

Cultivating, wiping the stone tablet, taking care of the little fox.

The little fox was not yet able to speak human language.

So, to facilitate communication, Jiang Ning taught it to write.

The little fox had Nine-Tailed Fox bloodline, naturally intelligent, and quickly learned.

"I'll name you Xiaobai (Little White), are you satisfied?"

Jiang Ning communicated with the little fox.

The little fox grabbed the writing brush with its pink and adorable paws and wrote on a piece of white paper.

"I don't like it. I feel like you're just going through the motions."

Jiang Ning pondered for a while and said, "Then let's call you Bai... Qian (Shallow), then."

The little fox nodded in satisfaction and wrote, "I like it very much."

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "Xiaobai, I'm glad you like it."

The little fox was stunned, glared at Jiang Ning, its eyes almost popping out.

It quickly wrote on the white paper.

"You're Xiaobai! Your whole family is Xiaobai!"

The little fox's fur stood on end, very angry.

It liked the name Bai Qian very much, but then he called it the annoying Xiaobai again.

Unacceptable!

"Pick a new name," the little fox wrote.

"Daji, how about that?"

Jiang Ning was terrible at naming things and could only steal the name of a famous fox spirit from his previous life.

Daji, a great beauty that everyone loves.

The little fox's round eyes stared at Jiang Ning.

It touched its head, feeling that this unreliable guy was just going through the motions again?

"I want to take your surname," the little fox rejected the name Daji.

"Jiang Xiaobai, how about that?"

The little fox's face darkened. It was just covered in white fur, so he kept calling it Xiaobai.

Helpless, Jiang Ning had to seriously consider another name.

"Jiang Li, I'll call you Ali in the future, no more Bai, is that okay now?" Jiang Ning said with a wry smile.

This little guy has quite a few requests.

The little fox nodded in satisfaction and wrote, "Agreed, I'll be called Jiang Li from now on."

Just like that, Jiang Li became the little fox's lifelong name.

...

One day, Jiang Ning was on his way to the Stele Forest to work.

He encountered Yan Wang (Prince Yan) and his entourage.

"Isn't this the deposed Crown Prince Jiang Ning?"

"You still don't kneel when you see the royal carriage?"

The people from the Yan Prince's mansion began to mock him.

Prince Yan supported Jiang Tiantai's faction and was naturally unfriendly to Jiang Ning.

Seeing the now-destitute Jiang Ning, they couldn't help but ridicule him.

"If you were still the Crown Prince, you naturally wouldn't have to kneel when you saw this Prince."

"Now that you are no longer the Crown Prince, why don't you kneel?"

Prince Yan said sternly.

Wanting to make Jiang Ning submit and kneel.

"In the ancestral land, I only kneel to the dead. If you, Prince Yan, are dead, I can barely kneel."

Jiang Ning smiled mockingly.

"I still need to go to the Stele Forest to wipe the stone tablets, so I won't reminisce with Prince Yan."

Jiang Ning left without showing any weakness.

Truly ignorant, he wouldn't mind sending the people from the Yan Prince's mansion on their way.

In the eyes of Prince Yan and Ma Rongrong, there was nothing but killing intent.

If this wasn't the ancestral land, a deposed Crown Prince daring to be so rude would have been slapped to death long ago.

"Your Highness... there's no need to be angry over a small character. Don't forget the important matter of our trip."

Ma Rongrong whispered in Prince Yan's ear.

Killing Jiang Yu was the important thing.

Jiang Yu was still alive, and his strength was even stronger than Jiang Shang.

This made Ma Rongrong worried all day long, fearing that Jiang Yu would learn the truth and come looking for trouble.

"Mm," Prince Yan nodded.

That day, Prince Yan and his wife paid respects at the grave of his uncle, Jiang Shang.

In the evening.

Ma Rongrong was alone in the ancestral land, searching everywhere for Jiang Yu.

"Brother Yu, I know you're not dead, why don't you come out and see me?"

Ma Rongrong pretended to be deeply affectionate, calling out everywhere.

She firmly believed that with Jiang Yu's feelings for her, he would definitely come out to see her.

Jiang Ning was cultivating outside.

Hearing Ma Rongrong's voice, he was very surprised.

"I didn't expect that the woman who was in love with Jiang Yu was the Yan Prince's consort."

Jiang Yu died because of her back then. Jiang Ning didn't want this woman to be too sad, so he gave her one last farewell.

So he secretly instructed Jiang Yu to go see her.

Ma Rongrong was looking for Jiang Yu's whereabouts.

Suddenly, a man in black robes and a bamboo hat appeared in front of her.

His face was morbidly pale.

"Brother Yu, is that really you?" Ma Rongrong feigned excitement.

She was shocked that Jiang Yu's appearance hadn't changed at all.

Even though she maintained herself well, she showed signs of aging.

"It's me," the spirit corpse Jiang Yu nodded.

"Brother Yu, do you know, all these years, I've been missing you every moment, and finally I can see you."

Ma Rongrong excitedly went up and hugged Jiang Yu.

The spirit corpse had Jiang Ning's orders, so it didn't refuse.

"Is love really so great? Eighty years have passed, and this woman still hasn't forgotten Jiang Yu."

Jiang Ning thought to himself.

He felt a hint of longing for love.

He yearned for this kind of life-and-death love.

However, Jiang Ning was immediately slapped in the face.

Ma Rongrong, who was hugging Jiang Yu, suddenly revealed a fierce look.

A long needle with a black and eerie aura appeared in her hand, emitting endless death energy.

Taking advantage of Jiang Yu's unpreparedness, she suddenly inserted the Soul-Extinguishing Needle into his brain.

Jiang Ning was dumbfounded. What was going on?

Weren't these two deeply in love?

"You shouldn't still be alive. I can only personally send you on your way."

Ma Rongrong said with a ferocious look.

At this time, Prince Yan also appeared.

Believing that Jiang Yu was hit by the Soul-Extinguishing Needle, he was bound to die.

So, he triumphantly told him the truth of eighty years ago.

"I didn't expect that Rongrong never loved you."

"Hmph, from childhood to adulthood, you've always been stronger than me, stealing the limelight."

"Furthermore, my father died to protect your father."

Prince Yan said full of hatred.

Immediately, he embraced Ma Rongrong triumphantly, wanting to provoke Jiang Yu before his death.

But, to the surprise of both of them, after learning the truth, Jiang Yu was still expressionless and didn't go berserk.

How is that possible? Is this still a human?