Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

The Enlightenment Realm Tree automatically emerged within the True Martial Spirit Realm.

Its branches and leaves propped up the heavens like an opened umbrella, its fibrous roots sinking into the continent and the oceans.

The branches and leaves drooped like curtains, each leaf bearing a different appearance, wrapping the entire True Martial Spirit Realm within.

Thus, the entire True Martial Spirit Realm seemed to have transformed into a world completely condensed from the shadow of a single tree.

Ning Qi himself was the True Martial Spirit Realm, and the Enlightenment Realm Tree had also fused into the True Martial Spirit Realm; the two could essentially be regarded as one.

Accordingly, the golden light gathered upon Ning Qi from the Power of Faith of all beings was automatically absorbed by the Enlightenment Realm Tree, draping a faint golden radiance over the phantom it revealed.

At this moment, both of them were shrouded in a sacred aura, making all beings who saw them even more devout in their hearts.

Ning Qi touched the Enlightenment Realm Tree, and as if hearing a message it conveyed to him, he was instantly filled with astonishment.

This Enlightenment Realm Tree had become different from before over this period of time.

In the past, it would only actively appear when Ning Qi summoned it.

But recently, after Ning Qi obtained the Seed of Jianmu, the Enlightenment Realm Tree had taken the initiative to appear once, and now this Power of Faith of all beings was the second time it had appeared on its own!

Ning Qi suddenly realized that he didn’t seem to understand this Enlightenment Realm Tree very well.

He immediately examined all the changes of the Enlightenment Realm Tree; his own surging Realm Power swept invisibly, and in an instant scanned the entire Enlightenment Realm Tree from top to bottom, inside and out.

All of a sudden, Ning Qi’s Spiritual Sense converged toward a certain spot.

That was the location of the Enlightenment Realm Tree’s heartwood; Ning Qi perceived that at its heartwood there seemed to be a place that had become different.

At the heart of the Enlightenment Realm Tree, there seemed to be a spot that had become somewhat softer; countless golden Belief Power was converging toward this place, forming a single golden droplet of water.

It was incomparably pure, practically like tears shed by the sun, brimming with holiness and warmth.

Seeing this, Ning Qi couldn’t help being stunned.

Although he had learned from the Saint Ancestor’s avatar that the Power of Faith was something necessary for Cultivators to become Immortal during a certain ancient era, now that it was gathered by the Enlightenment Realm Tree and stored within its heartwood, what was that supposed to mean?

Ning Qi could not figure out this change, but no matter how he looked at it, it ought to be a good thing.

While he secretly split his attention to investigate, Ning Qi did not show any abnormality, nor did he neglect the masses in the plaza and throughout the entire True Martial Spirit Realm.

With all hearts turning toward him, in this state everyone gazed devoutly at Ning Qi, hoping to contribute some strength in the final battle; they were waiting for Ning Qi’s reply.

A faint golden glow also covered Ning Qi’s face, making him at this moment look like both God and Immortal, filled with compassion.

Ning Qi’s gaze swept lightly across the crowd.

He smiled and said, ”I have already understood your hearts. When the time is right, I will let you take part in the battle.”

Hearing this, all beings felt as if they had received the greatest affirmation, and were incomparably overjoyed.

Ning Qi continued, ”For now, you should still seize the time to Cultivate. I will take my leave first.”

He waved his hand to everyone, then turned into a streak of golden light, instantly vanishing from the plaza of the True Martial Immortal Sect, disappearing before everyone’s eyes.

The Saint Ancestor’s avatar and the Mountain and Sea Spirit Zhili exchanged a glance, the shock in their eyes still not fading.

”This brat, just when you think you’ve seen through everything about him, he always pops out something new to give you another fright!”

The Saint Ancestor’s avatar sent a voice transmission to the two.

”Get used to it early. I think he’ll create even more miracles.”

Light flashed in the eyes of the Mountain and Sea Spirit.

Zhili frowned slightly, not because he opposed these words, but because for the first time, he increasingly found himself agreeing with the Mountain and Sea Spirit he had originally opposed.

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In the Sea of Realms.

The massive phantom of Buzhou Mountain was like a jagged reef abruptly rising within this Sea of Realms.

This reef kept growing, enlarging, rising higher and higher, towering, and in the end formed a giant mountain that even the Sea of Realms could not ignore.

Around the phantom of Buzhou Mountain, the gray mist surged even more violently, as if the tides of the Sea of Realms were continuously scouring its surface.

And within it, at this moment, was no different from the Black Water Region of the Sea of Realms; it had been completely shrouded in darkness.

The Mountain Ancestor stood at the peak, occasionally casting his gaze toward the surrounding Sea of Realms.

He narrowed his eyes slightly.

”Where exactly is that brat hiding? In this Sea of Realms, it seems that apart from the area within the phantom of Buzhou Mountain where gray mist is billowing, there is no particular reaction anywhere else.”

Ever since that battle in the Vast Realm, the Mountain Ancestor had already regarded Ning Qi as his greatest obstacle.

Ning Qi had ruined his plan to devour two realms and sacrifice the beings of both; if not for Ning Qi’s obstruction, perhaps he would have already taken that final step, departed from this Sea of Realms, and achieved his goal of attaining the Dao and becoming Immortal!

Unfortunately, matters rarely follow one’s wishes.

The Mountain Ancestor was not actually in a hurry. Even though Ning Qi’s performance was indeed astonishing, to the point that he already showed signs of surpassing both the Saint Ancestor and the Sea Ancestor, and had even completely seized the Mountain and Sea and Vast two realms.

The Mountain Ancestor was still confident that he could deal with Ning Qi!

The only thing that displeased him was that Ning Qi was far too good at hiding, so reclusive that even he could not discern his whereabouts.

He secretly employed an Observing Heaven and Earth Secret Technique inherited from Buzhou Mountain, yet still failed to discover his existence.

Even in the places where Ning Qi had previously appeared, the Mountain Ancestor focused his attention to observe, but still did not sense anything unusual.

He withdrew his gaze and looked toward the interior of Buzhou Mountain below.

The entire inside of Buzhou Mountain had already become a paradise for the creatures of the ancient ruins.

The reason it could be called that was because within it remained power once left behind by the phantom of Buzhou Mountain.

Countless phantom tree roots pierced through it like tentacles; innumerable strange creatures—skeletons, zombies, as well as rats, insects, ants, and beasts—darted within, forming an all-encompassing army attacking the Saint Ancestor and the Sea Ancestor.