Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

Chapter 812: Chapter 343: Secrets of Mountain and Sea

The apparition formed by the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm stepped beside Ning Qi.

Remarkably, it intentionally reminded Ning Qi, revealing that someone within the Mountain and Sea Realm intends harm against him.

The purpose of this act was naturally to instill fear in Ning Qi, setting the stage for later proposing to take him as a disciple.

However, even the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm couldn’t predict that Ning Qi isn’t afraid of those people at all!

Therefore, its attempt to pressure Ning Qi failed.

Ning Qi gazed at it, showing a thoughtful expression.

His increasing interaction with the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm also provided greater understanding, thus Ning Qi became more curious about its relationship with the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor.

”Realm Venerable, can you tell me why you wish to take me as a disciple?”

Ning Qi asked.

He certainly wouldn’t become its disciple but wanted to inquire about the reason anyway.

The apparition coughed and said, ”This Venerable wishes to take a disciple; in the entire Mountain and Sea Realm, no one would refuse. Why do you ask so many questions?”

”Would the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor also agree?” Ning Qi asked again.

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm suddenly fell silent.

After a while, it said to Ning Qi, ”Forget it. Since you don’t wish to become my disciple, let’s see how you handle their revenge!”

To this, Ning Qi naturally had to put on a show.

”Realm Venerable, now that I’m within the war realm and helping you seize nodes, claiming more territories, wouldn’t you want to protect me?”

The apparition snorted and said, ”You and I have no relationship whatsoever; even if I wished to protect you, I wouldn’t be able to.”

It looked up at the sky, seemingly gazing through realms toward the Mountain and Sea Realm.

”Though I stand as the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm, there are things even I cannot accomplish.”

Having said this, it spoke no further.

Ning Qi could only infer from its words that the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm must be constrained by the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor.

Otherwise, this being wouldn’t want to individually take him as a disciple, nor would it speak such words.

It completely lacks the aura to dominate a realm.

Ning Qi pondered whether this might become a chance for him to counterattack the Mountain and Sea Realm later?

Information is currently limited; he can only wait for future opportunities to further investigate.

In any case, he’s not in haste, having recently released twenty self-severed Harmonization cultivators from the Vast Realm, intensifying the war between realms. He doesn’t believe that, for their own survival, the opposition will remain silent forever.

Later, the apparition of the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm left rewards for Ning Qi’s conquest of Central Domain nodes and vanished before Ning Qi.

Compared to the rewards from conquering the Lower Realm, the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm offered more this time.

It didn’t deduct rewards because Ning Qi refused to become its disciple.

Looking at the map, Ning Qi discovered that his Three Domains army had seized the remaining nodes.

The entire Central Domain, aside from nodes occupied by the Vast Realm army, had wholly fallen into the hands of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

And those nodes occupied by the Vast Realm army, lacking defenders, would gradually transform into territories occupied by the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Once the Three Domains army returns, Ning Qi will decide whether to immediately launch cross-realm warfare.

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm, aware that twenty self-severed Harmonization cultivators had entered the Upper Realm, showed no intent to urge Ning Qi.

Ning Qi perceived its deliberate nonintervention, seemingly plotting something through this.

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Within the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Zhou Mountain Immortal Sect, atop Heaven-Reaching Peak.

The Mountain Ancestor still stayed atop the peak as if never moved an inch.

Named Haoshan, his colossal figure seemed a part of Heaven-Reaching Peak.

His form didn’t radiate any aura, yet it induced a sense of aloofness, akin to standing beneath an infinite Divine Mountain, making one’s existence feel insignificant.

Behind the Mountain Ancestor, a servant suddenly bowed and said, ”Mountain Ancestor, Domain Masters from the Celestial Fire Realm, Earth Gold Realm, and Vine Wood Realm request an audience.”

Upon hearing this, the Mountain Ancestor uttered no word.

The servant continued to bow, not daring to stand.

The Mountain Ancestor’s gaze remained fixed beyond the realms, toward the war realm’s direction.

Sporadically, his gaze lingered, glancing at the rising Sea Emperor’s throne amidst the blue waves within the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Seemingly observing the Sea Ancestor’s movements.

After a long while, the Mountain Ancestor suddenly said, ”Realm Venerable, do you have any latest news from within the war realm? I see the Southeast realm’s Central Domain also being swiftly secured by our forces?”

Before him, the apparition of the Mountain and Sea Realm will appeared and immediately replied:

”Haoshan, the disciple Ning Qi you wish to take has now encountered significant trouble.”

The Mountain Ancestor’s voice seemed to shift slightly, asking, ”Wasn’t he doing well before? What trouble has he encountered now?”

Hence, the Mountain and Sea Realm will shared its intelligence with the Mountain Ancestor.

Though the Mountain Ancestor stood at the pinnacle of Mountain and Sea Realm cultivators, his prowess involved creation and insight into the entire war realm.

Yet he still needed to rely on the Mountain and Sea Realm will to discern the occurrences within the war realm.

Upon hearing the Vast Realm had dispatched twenty self-severed Harmonization cultivators to eliminate Ning Qi,

Even carrying decrees from the Saint Ancestor of the Vast Realm, the Mountain Ancestor’s features subtly shifted.

”You mean, Ning Qi survived?”

”Not only did he survive, but he also forced them to flee across realms; of course, with help from this Venerable.”

The Mountain Ancestor nodded slightly.

”Surely this young one is extraordinary, alone worth a million men, a talent worthy of cultivating!”

He paused, then said to the Mountain and Sea Realm will, ”Realm Venerable, if you and I wish to break through to the next level, conquering the Vast Realm is a must. Now is the time to utilize talented people; Ning Qi must not be allowed to fall, ensure his safety.”

”If it weren’t for you and the Sea of Emotions seizing this Venerable’s power back then, I’d have long leapt to the Immortal Realm; such troubles wouldn’t exist!”