Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

Chapter 975 - 419: Homeless (Part 2)

A light as radiant as a pillar shot directly into the gray mist.

"Who is it, who is helping Ning Qi from the sidelines to take my Mountain and Sea Realm away, show yourself!"

He roared like a madman, his eyes shining with divine brilliance, probing into the gray mist area.

Suddenly, there seemed to be a slight ripple within the gray fog.

The Saint Ancestor and Sea Ancestor sensed it too, and couldn’t help but look over there.

They really didn’t believe that Ning Qi could make the entire Mountain and Sea Realm disappear on his own, so they inclined toward the possibility of outside assistance.

Moreover, that person’s strength surely must not be weaker than theirs; otherwise, the Mountain and Sea Realm would not have disappeared so swiftly.

The disappearance of the Mountain and Sea Realm is certainly a big deal, but the two didn’t feel it was a bad thing; at least it stopped the Mountain Ancestor from continuing to seize power from the Mountain and Sea Realm.

But the problems that arise from this change force them and Mountain Ancestor to pay attention.

Because chances are good that there’s a third force equally strong!

Them fighting tooth and nail here, if there is a third party involved, that spells trouble.

Of course, the Saint Ancestor and Sea Ancestor didn’t think it was necessarily bad because they were in an unstable position themselves; if indeed there was a third party, it might be to their advantage instead, while Mountain Ancestor would have to split his focus as a precaution.

Mountain Ancestor’s gaze, sharp as a blade, immediately swept toward the rippling area in the gray fog.

"Zzz!"

Unexpectedly, the sound of flesh cutting followed by a short, sharp scream resounded, then returned to silence.

The three sharp-eyed individuals noticed what Mountain Ancestor’s gaze had just cut.

It was a fierce beast of the Sea of Realms, as huge as a mountain, instantly slain by Mountain Ancestor’s gaze!

"Is it merely a fierce beast of the Sea of Realms then?"

The question surfaced in the minds of the Saint Ancestor and Sea Ancestor.

Mountain Ancestor’s gaze moved on, continuing to explore the Sea of Realms.

Though he had just slain a fierce beast from the Sea of Realms, he still believed a third party must be hidden there.

Within Mountain Ancestor’s heart rose a strong sense of urgency and crisis.

Though he held the advantage in the current war, he had yet to fully deal with the Sea Ancestor and Saint Ancestor.

He anticipated dealing with the two and then devouring the two realms before making a breakthrough.

But now, with the Mountain and Sea Realm vanished, the energy he needed to devour was nearly halved; that’s not good!

Mountain Ancestor’s gaze, akin to a divine blade, continually sliced through the Sea of Realms.

Yet aside from slaying a few more fierce beasts that ventured to this place, he found no other presence.

Finally, Mountain Ancestor withdrew his gaze and abruptly closed his eyes.

His lips moved slightly, as if muttering to himself or sending out a signal.

"Hurry and conquer the Vast Realm, bring Ning Qi to me!"

"Roger that!"

Mountain Ancestor reopened his eyes, looking down on the Sea Ancestor and Saint Ancestor below.

"I didn’t want to end this so quickly, hoping to make my foundation more stable, but you see now, things have changed!"

He suddenly spread his hands wide, energy surging around him, flowing toward the virtual image of Buzhou Mountain in all directions.

The Sea Ancestor and Saint Ancestor below felt Buzhou Mountain clearly grow larger again.

Previously, Mountain Ancestor had, for unknown reasons, refrained from allowing Buzhou Mountain’s virtual image to completely devour the boundary wall of the war realm, maintaining the last remaining shell.

But now, Buzhou Mountain’s virtual image instantly expanded, swallowing the war realm’s final remaining shell.

Buzhou Mountain’s virtual image appeared within the Sea of Realms in an instant!

The entire Sea of Realms surged, countless gray fog enveloping Buzhou Mountain’s virtual image.

Those wisps of mist resembled fog drifting through the mountains, accentuating Buzhou Mountain’s virtual image, making it appear even more towering and majestic, gently floating in the Sea of Realms.

With this breakthrough, Buzhou Mountain’s virtual image clearly became much more solid, and its size expanded to terrifying proportions.

Bang! Bang!

Only to see on the left side of Buzhou Mountain’s virtual image, a terrible suction burst forth, completely sticking to the Vast Realm.

Joined together, Buzhou Mountain is actually larger!

The entire Vast Realm was like a large sphere pressed down by a mountain.

Within the endless Sea of Realms, the surface of the Vast Realm emitted a faint golden glow, and around it, were countless small spheres affixed to it, also endowed with its golden hue.

These smaller spheres were born attached to the Vast Realm, much like the smaller worlds surrounding the previous Mountain and Sea Realm.

In the next moment, a mystical luster subtly flashed across the surface of Buzhou Mountain, flying toward various sections of the Sea of Realms.

Those beams of light, like divine blades, slashed toward the small worlds surrounding the Vast Realm.

Instantly, the Saint Ancestor and Sea Ancestor saw one after another small world severed from their connection to the Vast Realm and collectively flying toward Buzhou Mountain’s virtual image.

One, three, five, ten...

A total of more than twenty small worlds constantly flew in from all parts of the Sea of Realms, unable to resist, converging toward Buzhou Mountain’s virtual image.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Deafening, earth-shattering sounds reverberated through the Sea of Realms.

These smaller worlds shattered like soap bubbles, like illusions.

Also similar to watermelons hurled from a height onto the ground, the rinds breaking to reveal red pulp and black seeds, scenes of blood and life and death playing out continuously.

Within Buzhou Mountain, Saint Ancestor watched, eyes glaring hard!

Mountain Ancestor was too ruthless, directly manipulating Buzhou Mountain to devour the small worlds surrounding the Vast Realm.

Those small worlds were also cultivated with painstaking effort over thousands of years.

Sea Ancestor watched this scene, his gaze flickering with sorrow, then turning to dizzying madness.

What rendered them powerless was that they were within Buzhou Mountain, inside a space rapidly compressing.

...

Within the Vast Realm.

The Ancient Path Sacred Map True Copy was grasped in the hands of a mysterious cultivator wearing a dragon-shaped mask.

"A treasure, absolutely a rare treasure!"

Ning Qi stared at the Ancient Path Sacred Map, his mind screaming out.

He had cultivated the Saint Ancestor’s legacy, even though the Saint Ancestor’s clone beside him did not reveal what the item was in the hands of that dragon-mask-wearing cultivator.

But Ning Qi merely glanced at it and recognized it as the Ancient Path Sacred Map True Copy, the source of the Saint Ancestor’s cultivation Dharma Method.

Perhaps what the Saint Ancestor cultivated cannot match Mountain Ancestor’s Buzhou Mountain legacy, but within the Ancient Path Sacred Map True Copy, there are multiple Ancient Saints’ paths.

The Saint Ancestor merely selected one to cultivate and consequently became the Ancestor of the Vast Realm; if one could complete the Ancient Path Sacred Map True Copy’s legacy, even if it doesn’t match the Buzhou Mountain legacy, it surely wouldn’t fall short.

In Ning Qi’s eyes, within the Ancient Path Sacred Map, seemingly innumerable Immortal Dao Aura flowed, revealing the energy of ancient saints.

It was just, now this treasure is actually in the hands of someone Mountain Ancestor had sent, making the Saint Ancestor clone beside him extremely wary.

The Saint Ancestor clone remained silently, watching the figure ahead.

The person wore a dragon-shaped mask concealing his face, making it impossible to identify him.

"Ning, you must retrieve the Ancient Path Sacred Map True Copy, or else once he hands it to Mountain Ancestor, everything we’ve done will be to no avail, and two realms are doomed to perish!"

The Saint Ancestor clone suddenly transmitted to Ning Qi.

"Don’t worry, I came to the Vast Realm precisely to stop them."

Ning Qi continued to observe the other’s hand with the Ancient Path Sacred Map until they activated their power to close and secure the map, then Ning Qi finally looked away.

Their identity was a mystery, but their tone and voice were very similar to Mountain Ancestor.

He paid no heed to the presence of the Vast Realm’s will and the Saint Ancestor clone, but recognized Ning Qi immediately, seeming particularly surprised.

Moreover, they used a Secret Technique, seemingly contacting Mountain Ancestor inside the Buzhou Mountain virtual image and transmitting some information there.

Despite clearly being there, they felt the space trembling.

Bear in mind this place was at the center of the Vast Realm, far from the war realm, and the Saint Ancestor’s dwelling was originally hidden in some space within the Vast Immortal Sect.

The cavern they were presently in had another layer of space separating it!

The Vast Realm Will sensed the external commotion, their face turning particularly grim.

"This is bad, Mountain Ancestor’s gone mad, capturing all the small worlds surrounding my Vast Realm, letting Buzhou Mountain’s virtual image devour them!"

"What?"

The Saint Ancestor clone was stunned.

Ning Qi was equally shocked.

His clone had seen those small worlds when previously entering the Vast Realm.

They were like ripe fruits accompanying the Vast Realm.

At that time, Ning Qi marveled at how those small worlds beneath the Vast Realm enjoyed such contentment, unlike those beneath their Mountain and Sea Realm, all consumed except the True Martial Realm.

Now, those small worlds had been destroyed by Mountain Ancestor!

Ahead, the unknown cultivator’s gaze was like a knife, fixed on the three.

"Destroy the Vast Realm, bring back Ning Qi!"

He received Mountain Ancestor’s message and learned everything happening outside.