Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

Chapter 762: Chapter 321: The Three Immortal Sects of Langya (2)

At present, these cultivators from the Vast Realm originate from a mid-tier Spirit Domain, while the people on the Mountain and Sea Realm side hail from a lower-tier Spirit Domain. Thus, it is almost as if the Vast Realm cultivators are pressing down on the people of the Langya Domain in battle.

In the Langya Domain army, even though the three great Immortal Sects cooperate seamlessly, complementing each other’s strengths, they still find it difficult to contend against the cultivators on the opposite side.

Among the three sects, the Red Sword Immortal Sect takes the lead, with the other two sects supporting.

The leaders of the three great Immortal Sects are: Zhu Yanchuan from the Red Sword Immortal Sect, Qiu Dingbang from the Settled Star Immortal Sect, and Ma Shuangjue from the Divine Pen Immortal Sect.

The three of them stood together, simultaneously attacking while anxiously communicating through sound transmission.

Zhu Yanchuan said, "Junior Brother Qiu, Junior Brother Ma, the opponents are cultivators from the Hundred Beasts Spirit Domain of the Vast Realm. Their overall strength far surpasses ours. Although my Red Sword Immortal Sect is unparalleled in assault, the overall strength of the cultivators within the Langya Domain is inferior. If this battle continues, I fear we will definitely lose many people!"

Ma Shuangjue said, "Senior Brother Zhu, we are aware of the current situation, but in a battle formation between two armies, momentum follows the principle of gaining strength at first, weakening next, and exhausting finally. If we retreat, they will be full of vigor while we are exhausted, resulting in even more losses!"

He then looked towards Qiu Dingbang and said, "Can Junior Brother Qiu lead the Settled Star Immortal Sect to deploy a trapping array to completely trap the people from the Hundred Beasts Spirit Domain? If we can trap them momentarily, we will have a chance to retreat!"

Qiu Dingbang said bitterly, "Senior Brothers, our Settled Star Immortal Sect may specialize in arrays, but the enemies are too strong. They have already seized the Node Pearl, and within this war domain, three types of energy are mixed. Setting up an array is already fraught with difficulties. Even if we lay down a trapping array, it would only block them for three breaths at most. How far could we escape in three breaths?"

Zhu Yanchuan furrowed his brows, "Junior Brother Ma, your Divine Pen Immortal Sect, with its dual excellence in script and painting, is also adept at constructing illusion arrays. How long can you and Junior Brother Qiu hold out if you join forces to set up an array?"

Ma Shuangjue said, "As Junior Brother Qiu mentioned, the opponents are too powerful. Even with our addition, the most we can delay them is two more breaths, and five breaths is still not enough for us to retreat!"

Zhu Yanchuan struck again with a ten-thousand-meter fiery sword light, shattering two incoming panther shadows hundreds of meters in size.

He was sweating profusely, his face flushed red, his breathing somewhat irregular, clearly showing signs of having overused his Spiritual Energy Rules.

"Damn it, we’ve sent so many cultivators to find others from the Mountain and Sea Realm’s different Spirit Domains; why is there still no word?"

Hearing this, both Qiu Dingbang and Ma Shuangjue quickly swept their Spiritual Sense over their Communication Jade Scrolls and found no response, leaving them to shake their heads.

Ma Shuangjue said, "Senior Brother Zhu, this war domain is vast beyond measure. Our Spiritual Sense can only extend a hundred miles, and without a map, even exploring nodes must be done location by location, let alone searching for people from other Spirit Domains."

Qiu Dingbang added, "The Spirit Domains entering the Southeast War Realm must also be from the Mountain and Sea Realm’s southeastern regions. Think of which Spirit Domains are in the southeast: Fuyao Realm, Profound Truth Realm, Baisha Realm, etc."

"Compared to those Spirit Domains, our Langya Domain, with three Immortal Sects, is among the strongest. If even we are struggling to cope, what can they do even if our people find them?"

Upon hearing Qiu Dingbang’s words, both Zhu Yanchuan and Ma Shuangjue were stunned.

They had not considered this issue; upon pondering it carefully, they found it to be true, as Qiu Dingbang had pointed out, leaving them feeling powerless.

Judging by the current enemy, the other Vast Realm cultivators who entered the Southeast War Domain are likely about as powerful as the Hundred Beasts Spirit Domain cultivators.

The Profound Truth Realm, Fuyao Realm, and other domains would undoubtedly encounter other Vast Realm armies, possibly dealing with even greater difficulty!

At this thought, for a moment, all three felt a sense of despair.

The Spirit Realm Wars are inherently brutal. As the vanguard, they never expected to achieve great success, fully aware that entering the war domain meant they were likely fodder, grateful just to keep their disciples alive.

If they encountered Spirit Domains of equal or lesser strength than their own Spirit Realm, they’d be in luck, but facing a stronger Spirit Domain meant survival depended entirely on luck.

Clearly, their luck was poor, facing a stronger Spirit Domain from the Vast Realm.

Zhu Yanchuan and the others launched another series of attacks. At the army’s forefront, many Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators were killed by the enemy, and everyone’s heart bled.

Zhu Yanchuan said again, "If I’d known the war domain was this dangerous, I should have sent people to contact each domain from the start, integrating their forces, possibly holding out for a few more months."

Qiu Dingbang and Ma Shuangjue smiled bitterly.

Who knew what the situation inside would be when they first entered? By the time they truly understood, it was too late!

Qiu Dingbang said, "I only hope the people we sent can find some Spirit Domain armies not yet engaged in battle. If they can come to our aid, we have a chance at survival!"

...

Ning Qi appeared here; given his current strength, he naturally did not draw the attention of the two armies’ cultivators.

Both armies had three Immortal Sects each, but with no Domain Master present, they could not detect Ning Qi’s arrival.

Ning Qi suddenly pulled out a Communication Jade Scroll, sending several messages within it.

Immediately, many cultivators in the Langya Domain army engaged in battle in the front had a change in expression, then their eyes filled with joy.

These people were precisely the True Martial Realm cultivators reincarnated into the Langya Domain that Ning Qi had invested in.

"Realm Lord, you’ve come?"

"Realm Lord, the Red Sword Immortal Sect cultivators of the Langya Domain salute you!"

"The Settled Star Immortal Sect cultivators salute you!"

"Realm Lord, we are being attacked by the Vast Realm’s Hundred Beasts Spirit Domain, and the situation is very dire. However, I will ensure to gather some relevant information on the Vast Realm before I die and transmit it back, so please rest assured!"

"..."

Several messages flowed back to Ning Qi’s Communication Jade Scroll like a stream.

He quickly scanned all the messages and looked toward the Vast Realm army.

"The Hundred Beasts Spirit Domain, huh?"

Ning Qi did not specify his location in the messages, but being able to contact them revealed to everyone that Ning Qi was likely already nearby.

This war domain was unlike the Mountain and Sea Realm; no matter the distance, Ning Qi could still contact the reincarnated True Martial Realm cultivators.

Upon entering the war domain, everyone’s cultivation was suppressed. Even the range that a typical Extreme Venerable could perceive was only a hundred miles. Though Ning Qi could perceive further, contacting the reincarnated True Martial Realm cultivators was extremely difficult.

Though everyone was pleased that Ning Qi had arrived, none reported the news to the three Immortal Sects.

After all, the Realm Lord Ning Qi held the highest position in their hearts; whether he would intervene was entirely his decision. They would never expose the Realm Lord’s existence, nor ask for his help.

Ning Qi’s eyes reflected the cultivators from the Hundred Beasts Spirit Domain.

Among them, one cultivator, as tall and sturdy as a small mountain, stood behind the army, calm and composed.

His aura was extremely imposing, possessing both the ferocity of a beast and the murderous intent of the Human Race, even combined with a strong, enduring blood fiendish aura.

Ning Qi did not know that man’s name, but judging by his status, he should be the leading cultivator of the Hundred Beasts Spirit Domain.

That man did not attack the Langya Domain people, perhaps because he felt his army could handle them, so he stood motionless behind them, rarely directing a gaze toward the Langya Domain army.

In his hand, he held a softly glowing white pearl, tossing and catching it repeatedly, as if playing with a toy.

Seeing this, Ning Qi let out a light snort.

"He’s holding the Node Pearl, not activating Heavenly Star with it, but playing catch as if to attract more Mountain and Sea Realm cultivators here?"

He chuckled gently; the man would never have imagined that his arrogance would result in losing a success that was already in hand.

If he had activated Heavenly Star and established an altar to fully summon the Will of the Vast Realm, completely taking control of this place, even for Ning Qi, capturing it would be far more challenging.

However, since the opponent was so confident, Ning Qi did not hesitate.

Ning Qi immediately concealed his form, quietly appearing above the man.

With a slight wave of his hand, the Node Pearl the man just tossed instantly traversed space to emerge in Ning Qi’s hand.

The man, it turned out, had also linked the Node Pearl with his own Magical Power, creating a connection that even an Extreme Venerable would not easily break.

But at this moment, the connection with the Node Pearl was severed instantly, causing the man’s face to change dramatically.

As the army’s commander, any change in him naturally could not escape the notice of the Langya Domain’s three leaders.

The somewhat despairing trio of Zhu Yanchuan, Qiu Dingbang, and Ma Shuangjue noticed the man’s anxious expression, and with the Node Pearl no longer in his hand, their eyes lit up.

"Junior Brother Qiu, Junior Brother Ma, quickly look at that Qi Baishou!"

"Where’s the Node Pearl in his hand?"

"What is going on?"