Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

Chapter 927: Chapter 396: Mountain Ancestor Enters the Fray (2)

I’m afraid all of them have been used by the Mountain Ancestor!

The Saint Ancestor suddenly transmitted a message to Ning Qi.

"Hey kid, how long are you planning to stay idle? Do you still want to gain the most from this war?"

Ning Qi was speechless; this guy was trying to coax him again.

At the same time, the Saint Ancestor seemed to be discussing something with the Sea Ancestor, who was pressing her forehead.

The Sea Ancestor showed an unprecedented anger.

"Say one more word, and I’ll kill you at all costs!"

The Saint Ancestor wanted to persuade the two of them, but neither paid him any attention, leaving him quite embarrassed.

"These pig-brained idiots, are they so loyal to the Mountain and Sea Realm? Can’t they change their minds and help my Vast Realm win?"

It’s unclear whether he was talking about Ning Qi or the Sea Ancestor.

...

In the Mountain and Sea Realm.

On Heaven-Reaching Peak.

The Mountain Ancestor stood at the peak, unmoving against the winds, lightning, frost, and sweltering heat.

He stared at the face of the War Realm, chiseled like a carved statue, indicating that he must have been a handsome young man.

Just as the Saint Ancestor took out the Ancient Road Sacred Map, the Mountain Ancestor suddenly said, "It tells me the old man has taken that thing out."

"And you haven’t moved yet?"

A voice from behind the Mountain Ancestor replied, standing on the Heaven-Reaching Peak’s steps, wearing a dragon-shaped mask — the Dragon-faced Servant.

Usually obeying only the Mountain Ancestor’s orders, he spoke up voluntarily, with a hint of urgency in his tone.

Upon hearing this, the Mountain Ancestor also said, "And you haven’t moved yet?"

Both spoke identical words, making Heaven-Reaching Peak instantly strange.

"If you move, I’ll naturally move!"

"Why don’t we decide who goes where by rock-paper-scissors, to make it fairer?"

"Do you really want to split things so clearly?"

"Isn’t dividing things preferable to leaving them unclear?"

"Wouldn’t leaving them unclear make them clearer?"

"..."

In the end, both voices sounded identical; any other listener would certainly be terrified to death.

However, the current Mountain and Sea Realm was like an empty shell, as true experts had long entered the War Realm.

Whoosh!

A wind swept across Heaven-Reaching Peak without leaving a trace, with no one visible!

The two atop the peak vanished simultaneously.

...

Within the War Realm.

The Saint Ancestor and Sea Ancestor continued to face each other.

The Sea Ancestor, surprisingly affected by something, refrained from attacking the Saint Ancestor.

She seemed to hum an unnamed and indistinct tune, occasionally sending a drifting note to Ning Qi’s ears.

Ning Qi recognized it as a widely circulated nursery rhyme, even sung in the True Martial Realm.

"What’s going on?"

Ning Qi didn’t quite understand the situation.

The Sea Ancestor hummed a nursery rhyme, while the Saint Ancestor didn’t seize the opportunity to attack.

The two Ancestors remained still, locked in eerie silence.

Many cultivators of the Mountain and Sea Realm watched each other with delight.

Finally, as the two Ancestors stopped, they no longer needed to endure the torrent generated by their clashes.

The happiest were the cultivators under the command of Gong Tiandao, leading the Mountain Ancestor’s followers.

They almost knelt down and shouted, "Heaven has eyes, protecting the good!"

Suddenly, the earth trembled, and Spiritual Qi in the War Realm surged as the Power of Rules erupted again.

Gong Tiandao and his companions, who had just been joyful, now appeared as if they’d swallowed an entire bitter gourd with seeds, looking utterly dour.

"Heaven, you are blind!"

They only dared scold in their hearts, while their eyes focused on the Saint Ancestor and Sea Ancestor.

However, to their surprise, the two maintained their previous stance, motionless.

Yet now, both looked toward their rear.

"Could it be..."?

Gong Tiandao immediately turned his head.

All the Mountain Ancestor’s cultivators followed suit.

At the boundary wall where the War Realm adjoined the Mountain and Sea Realm, powerful forces shook the ground, causing dust clouds to rise.

Responding to their hopes, the boundary wall bulged outward, as if someone were drumming from the inside!

"Is this how your Mountain and Sea Realm Ancestors treat the boundary wall of the Spirit Realm?"

The Saint Ancestor asked, puzzled.

Earlier humming nursery rhymes, the Sea Ancestor immediately regained focus, staring intently at the Mountain and Sea Realm’s direction.

The ground continued to vibrate, capturing everyone’s attention.

Finally, the Mountain and Sea Realm’s boundary wall broke open, and a massive figure stepped out of the breach.

Each stride was powerful, each step identical in length without deviation.

The massive figure was still on the horizon, yet Gong Tiandao already led the cry:

"Your subjects welcome the Mountain Ancestor!"

"Welcome the Mountain Ancestor!"

"Welcome the Mountain Ancestor!"

Each shout grew louder, stirring everyone.

Ning Qi observed the others present.

Not far away, Zhao Yujun’s pretty face briefly showed disdain, seemingly annoyed by Gong Tiandao and his followers’ actions.

Her followers mostly shared her sentiment.

The Sea Ancestor and Saint Ancestor both watched the massive figure approaching.

Ning Qi also turned to look.

The Mountain Ancestor finally emerged; judging by this display, it must be his true form.

Ning Qi didn’t know why he chose this moment to appear, but since he did, Ning Qi’s opportunity had arrived.

With the Mountain Ancestor entering the War Realm, didn’t it mean that no Ancestor-level figures remained in the Mountain and Sea Realm?

Ning Qi immediately contacted his main body, preparing to scout the Mountain and Sea Realm.

His current incarnation wasn’t suitable for use and needed to stay here as a human radar and camera.

The massive figure approached fast, without flying or rushing, calmly stepping forward.

Yet this walking pace only made him faster, ever closer.

"Shrinking the ground to an inch?"

Since becoming a cultivator, especially being able to fly with a sword, few chose to journey on foot.

The burly man was unique.

He strode over, finally stopping five miles from the Saint Ancestor and Sea Ancestor.

Standing with hands behind his back, even on the ground, he seemed atop the peaks, gazing downward.

"Reaching the peak, I am the summit," perfectly described the Mountain Ancestor.

"Come on!"

His voice resonated like a bell, not intending to delay, staring intensely at the Saint Ancestor!

"Haoshan!"

The Saint Ancestor hadn’t spoken, but the Sea Ancestor yelled instead.

"You know what time it is. You know I’m not here for you."

Haoshan was the Mountain Ancestor’s name, only called by an equal like the Sea Ancestor.

Hearing this, the Sea Ancestor’s chest heaved.

Her expression briefly twisted and conflicted, but she quickly masked it.

"You’re always saying this to me, you always..."

"Enough!" The Mountain Ancestor interrupted coldly, "If you really want to fight here, why not go at me with that guy!"

Ning Qi saw the Sea Ancestor clenching her fists tightly, her teeth grinding audibly, but she ultimately refrained from attacking.

The Saint Ancestor also stepped forward, glancing meaningfully at her as he passed.

The Sea Ancestor noticed but remained unmoved.

The Saint Ancestor spoke again to Ning Qi.

"Kid, I’ve decided to pass my knowledge to you, teaching you everything without reservation. Why don’t you join me?"

The old man still wanted to drag him into this, but Ning Qi just rolled his eyes.

Thinking it over, he replied in his mind:

"Old man, your offer is insulting. I was invited to be a disciple by those two when I was in the Integration Realm."

The Saint Ancestor replied, "Were they sincere? What have they taught you so far?"

Before Ning Qi could answer, he continued, "I’m different; I’ll immediately teach you the Light Divine Text Array I just used!"

The Saint Ancestor did transmit the method of the Light Divine Text Array to Ning Qi.

To his surprise, Ning Qi picked his ear.

"Sorry, I learned it while you performed it."

The Saint Ancestor halted.

He genuinely wanted to slap Ning Qi a thousand times, for being smug, arrogant, and boastful!