Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

Chapter 532: Chapter 262 Gathering

"Ning, where are Elder Ye and Ye Chen of the Ye Family? Why aren’t they with you? And what about the other two great powers that were chasing you?"

Elder Ziyang voiced his doubts.

When surrounded, he had already guessed that the Ye Family was up to no good against Ning Qi, but now Ning Qi was unharmed, which was strange.

Others also stared at Ning Qi and Qin Minghao, deeply curious.

Ning Qi stated blandly:

"Earlier, Elder Ye Qingtian told us to scatter and flee. He took Ye Chen and fled in one direction, and the two great powers mainly pursued them."

"Unfortunately, the place they fled to had a mysterious strong figure in seclusion. That person immediately annihilated those two great powers, and Elder Ye Qingtian and Ye Chen also died in the aftermath of the battle. The mysterious figure then left the area."

Qin Minghao added a few words, consistently aligning with what Ning Qi said, just like when the sect asked about the demise of the Twelve Sects.

Upon hearing such bizarre news, everyone looked astonished.

But Ning Qi did not offer further explanations, leaving the others to wonder about the mysterious strong figure mentioned.

After all, this place is within the Three Gates Wilderness mentioned by Elder Ziyang, inherently dangerous, and the possibility of encountering a mysterious strong figure indeed exists.

Moreover, everyone used their Primordial Spirits to scan the battle area pointed out by Ning Qi.

There were indeed clear signs of battle there.

From there, they could infer that the three great powers had almost no resistance and were easily wiped out.

However, the events were so peculiar that some doubts lingered among them.

For a moment, they did not know whether to lament the bad luck of the two from the Ye Family or to marvel at the fortune of Ning Qi and Qin Minghao.

Jiang Ruhai, a great power from the Jiang Family, retracted his Primordial Spirit Power and said:

"The Infinite Sword Sect suddenly lost a Supreme Elder and a True Disciple. However, it’s too late to report everything now; it’s better to continue our journey."

Elder Ziyang nodded, saying, "Let’s record the scene with the Shadow-shooting Spirit Crystal, so we’ll have an account when we return. Additionally, inform the sect and ask them to send someone to investigate."

Thus, the two elders together used the Shadow-shooting Spirit Crystal to quickly document the battlefield and sent the coordinates to the sect.

Then, Jiang Ruhai took out a Treasure Ship, everyone boarded, and resumed their journey.

...

Along the way, this time the two elders were more cautious than before, releasing Primordial Spirit Power successively to guard the Treasure Ship.

Wang Ye discreetly sent messages to Ning Qi and Qin Minghao, genuinely concerned, almost worrying himself sick.

If anything were to happen to Ning Qi and Qin Minghao, he would be gravely saddened.

He had even thought that if the ones returning were those from the Ye Family, he would one day avenge Ning Qi and Qin Minghao.

After all, over the past decade, his gains on Five Elements Peak far exceeded the years spent on Wind Thunder Peak with Ye Chen. He even regarded Five Elements Peak as his home.

After that, Ning Qi quietly reevaluated the gains from this battle.

Instantly annihilating three great powers—all of whom used lower-grade Spiritual Treasures—yet all were intact.

And Ye Chen’s Wind Dragon Scale Armor used during the True Inheritor re-ranking was among them, a mid-grade Spiritual Treasure with inherent rules marks not as abundant as a regular mid-grade Spiritual Treasure, but still two to three times that of a typical lower-grade Spiritual Treasure.

Ning Qi couldn’t help but smile.

Besides, Ning Qi also acquired numerous pills, totaling twenty Void Path Purple Gold Pills, along with several Void Path Realm cultivation techniques previously they used.

There were also various miscellaneous items, including some intelligence from the Beixuan Upper Sect.

...

Half a month later.

The Treasure Ship of the Infinite Sword Sect landed in Ningyu City.

Ningyu City was built upon the Profound Truth Secret Realm, vast and bustling with people, usually lively.

With the Profound Truth Secret Realm about to open, the city’s population reached a peak.

The Beixuan Domain’s ten Upper Sects and the Southern True Domain’s more than twenty Upper Sects all sent representatives.

Additionally, there were some loose cultivators and small sect’s Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators seeking opportunities, but most would likely end up as cannon fodder—this was the battleground of Upper Sect True Disciple prodigies, as for others.

Sects from both domains regularly established their presence within Ningyu City, leaving sect outposts.

At this moment, a middle-aged cultivator stationed at the Infinite Sword Sect’s outpost received the news and came to welcome everyone.

"Supreme Elder Ziyang, Supreme Elder Jiang Ruhai!"

His name was Jiang Xi, a member of the Jiang Family.

The two elders nodded.

"Weren’t there led by three elders this time? Why are there only nine True Disciples?"

Jiang Ruhai chuckled, "Jiang Xi, let’s discuss once back at the outpost. Why don’t you take our sect’s True Disciples for a tour around Ningyu City?"

Jiang Xi immediately understood, "Alright, True Disciples, please follow me."

Elder Ziyang told the True Disciples, "You can go with him. Rest assured, city rules are set by the Northern and Southern Domains. No one dares to cause trouble here."

Everyone nodded.

The news of the Infinite Sword Sect’s arrival immediately spread among other sect disciples stationed here.

The rumored Immortal Species Ning Qi had appeared, sparking many discussions.

Moreover, the Infinite Sword Sect only brought nine True Disciples, without Ye Chen, the former top True Disciple before Ning Qi became famous, further causing astonishment.

No matter how other sects reacted, Jiang Xi escorted the nine True Disciples around Ningyu City.

He first took them to the southern marketplace, guiding them while saying:

"The Ningyu marketplace combines Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, cultivation techniques, pills, magical treasures, and spiritual treasures from both Northern and Southern Domains. You can take a look before entering the Profound Truth Secret Realm."