Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

Chapter 977 - 420: Withered Tree Soaring Dragon (Part 2)

"World-Devouring Roaming Dragon!"

Suddenly, a cold shout rang out.

Within the golden light, a yellow-brown shadow surged upward, continuously coiling and expanding.

In an instant, the golden light dimmed, then vanished completely, swallowed by the shadow within.

Ning Qi and the two others stared in shock.

The Dragon-faced Cultivator’s figure reappeared; he stood there, clean and unmarred, as a shadow of a yellow-brown roaming dragon emerged around him.

The dragon shadow grew larger, spiraling upward, shielding the Dragon-faced Cultivator within.

"Roar!"

A deafening dragon roar echoed, spreading throughout the entire space.

If there were any other cultivators present, the roar alone would have knocked them unconscious.

Ning Qi and the others watched the dragon shadow and the cultivator within, their expressions changing slightly.

For those golden hands imbued with Immortal Dao Aura of the Saint Ancestor’s clone were all devoured by the dragon shadow.

The Saint Ancestor’s clone and the Vast Realm Will suddenly sensed an alarming loss of their power.

Ning Qi observed closely.

The yellow-brown roaming dragon was not entirely formed by Magical Power; a treasure supported its dragon form.

Ning Qi was not unfamiliar with that treasure; it was very familiar to him.

His gaze fell on the treasure, which floated in the dragon head’s center within the dragon shadow. It was a dried yellow branch, the branch once cut from the Seed of Jianmu.

Previously, using this branch, the Dragon-faced Cultivator effortlessly entered the Vast Realm, deceiving the Saint Ancestor’s clone and Vast Realm Will, and easily obtained the Ancient Path Sacred Map True Copy.

If Ning Qi hadn’t arrived and relied on the connection between the dried leaves and the branch to locate it,

perhaps the Dragon-faced Cultivator would have continued to hide and do terrible things.

Just seeing the current dragon shadow devour the Saint Ancestor’s clone and Vast Realm’s energy was evidence enough.

Ning Qi focused on the dried branch.

The dried branch emitted a dry yellow light, imbuing the dragon shadow with the same color.

He hadn’t anticipated that the opponent could use the Seed of Jianmu’s branch in such a way.

This also indirectly proved that Buzhou Mountain’s legacy was terrifying.

"Zhili, quickly cut off your connection to those energies and withdraw your power from Buzhou Mountain’s shadow, use all your strength to deal with this person, or else the Vast Realm is in peril!"

The Saint Ancestor’s clone shouted!

Nearby, the Vast Realm Will hesitated briefly, then said, "Teacher, if I withdraw my power, wouldn’t it be harder for you to handle the Mountain Ancestor?"

"If the Vast Realm is destroyed, we won’t be able to handle anything!"

The Saint Ancestor’s clone’s expression grew intensely anxious.

He had already severed his mental connection to those golden hands.

At their level, one thought could unleash Divine Techniques, where mind and technique synchronize; thus, when he saw the roaming dragon could devour his power, he swiftly severed the connection.

But this severing immediately gave the Dragon-faced Cultivator the upper hand.

The entire cave space seemed thrown into a furnace, smelting minerals.

Meanwhile, the ever-expanding roaming dragon became the furnace’s fiery coals, baking the cave space soft, even on the verge of melting.

The roaming dragon grew more solid, continuously drawing and devouring its internal energy.

The Dragon-faced Cultivator stood within the dragon shadow, calmly looking at Ning Qi and the two others, speaking slowly:

"Stop struggling; no matter how you struggle, it’s futile!"

The Saint Ancestor’s clone erupted with dazzling golden light.

Suddenly, a spatial passage opened behind him, echoing with flowing water sounds.

Immediately, a torrent flowed from the space passage into the cave space, as if reinforcing something.

Ning Qi sensed these torrents should be the ones from the Saint Ancestor’s secluded space, the streams they encountered before entering the cave space.

The torrents flowed into the cave space, like water, like mist, instantly filling the entire space within.

Meanwhile, the Vast Realm Will also withdrew power from within Buzhou Mountain’s shadow, leaving enough power to maintain the operation of the Vast Realm and resist Buzhou Mountain’s shadow that had only just adhered to the Vast Realm, he pulled all remaining power into the cave space.

With the Saint Ancestor’s clone and Vast Realm Will unleashing their full strength, the speed of the roaming dragon devouring energy instantly slowed.

The Dragon-faced Cultivator squinted slightly, saying, "Hmph, do you think this can stop me?"

He pointed to the dragon’s body, injecting a pure Immortal Dao Qi into it.

Immediately, the dragon shadow’s head, the dried yellow branch of Seed of Jianmu rustled, as yellow-brown leaves shed rapidly from it, expanding quickly, flying to various parts of dragon’s body, becoming numerous Dragon Scales.

Every Dragon Scale glowed with mysterious light, ever-changing, manifesting various Dao Patterns.

This roaming dragon immediately became much more real, moving its body, emanating terrifying devouring power from all over.

This quickly raised the devouring speed, faster than before.

The Saint Ancestor’s clone and Vast Realm Will were startled.

Ning Qi suddenly transmitted to them, "Trust me once, let the Vast Realm Will extract some Sea of Realms energy and merge it into this space."

Both hesitated a bit, then the Saint Ancestor’s clone told the Vast Realm Will, "Listen to Ning Qi!"

The Vast Realm Will instantly opened the hidden channel in the cave space that connected to the Sea of Realms, immediately drawing a large amount of Sea of Realms energy into the cave space.

The entire cave space, in the next instant, seemed covered by a layer of gray fog.

The roaming dragon rolled within, its body suddenly contracted, its energy absorption speed slowing again, gradually weakening.

The Dragon-faced Cultivator in the center of it noticed, a baffled look flashed in his eyes.

He observed the three with confusion, saying, "Infused with Sea of Realms energy, the stream of Realm Water? You’ve thought of a way to slow down my World-Devouring Roaming Dragon so quickly, underestimated you!"

He was unsure if the opponent truly knew the World-Devouring Roaming Dragon’s weakness or just got lucky.

In any case, the Dragon-faced Cultivator was clearly less calm than before.

"Is it really effective?"

The Saint Ancestor’s clone and Vast Realm Will, seeing this, were delighted.

They completely followed Ning Qi’s advice; they actually didn’t understand the rationale.

Ning Qi stood behind the two, having not yet taken action, more like a strategist overseeing the situation.

In the entire cave space, even though the Saint Ancestor’s clone and Vast Realm Will withdrew their full power, the roaming dragon’s earlier devour had reduced the space by about one-twentieth.

At this moment, within the dragon body, the Dragon-faced Servant’s hands were continuously forming Dao Seals, seemingly preparing to launch some Divine Technique.

Both sides temporarily fell into a stalemate again.

Ning Qi took a chance to ask, "How is it outside?"

The Vast Realm Will replied, "Buzhou Mountain’s shadow has completely adhered to the Vast Realm, and the boundary wall connected to it is constantly being worn down; I’m mobilizing power to resist it."

Ning Qi heard this, feeling slightly reassured.

Sword Ancestor Zhao Yujun and others should be stationed near the intersection of the Vast Realm and the War Realm domain. If the Mountain Ancestor destroyed the Vast Realm’s boundary wall, then Sword Ancestor and others would likely be sucked into Buzhou Mountain’s shadow instantly, following Gong Tiandao and others’ fate, becoming sacrifices for the Mountain Ancestor.

Of course, even if they weren’t there but further within the Vast Realm, they might not escape.

As long as the Mountain Ancestor breached the Vast Realm’s defenses, those cultivators inside would probably have no escape.

Moreover, the Dragon-faced Cultivator was in the heart of the Vast Realm, one inside, one outside, collaborating, making this situation even more dangerous than the previous situation faced by the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Ning Qi eyed the Dragon-faced Cultivator protected within the dragon shadow; it was time for him to act.

At this moment, the Dragon-faced Cultivator finished forming seals.

The Vast Realm Will and the Saint Ancestor’s clone combined all their might, pressing down on the Dragon-faced Cultivator.

They had just realized the roaming dragon seemed somewhat afraid of Sea of Realms energy, extracting more from the Sea of Realms.

Yet, with the Dragon-faced Cultivator completing the seal, the entire dragon abruptly extended, filling the entire cave space!