Full level of enlightenment: I achieved Daozu by ascending to the lower realm

Chapter 339 Enemies within the Mountain and Sea Realm

The arrival of twenty Dao Integration Realm experts, led by Xue Shidi, in the War Realm was naturally for Ning Qi.

However, since the war zone is not yet fully stable enough to allow those at the Dao Integration Realm to enter, all twenty people have severed their cultivation to come here.

Their previous cultivation levels were all at the early stage of the Dao Integration Realm, so the Haoran Realm was extremely careful in selecting people.

For example, the leader of the Blood Slayers specializes in killing and the rules of blood, and is somewhat inclined towards the demonic path.

Compared to other cultivators at the Dao Integration Realm, Xue Shidi's cultivation also exhibits characteristics of a demonic cultivator. Even if he severed his own cultivation, he could quickly recover through demonic methods.

That is why, as a rare demonic cultivator in the Vast Realm, he was accepted as a disciple by the Holy Ancestor and was sent to the War Realm ahead of time.

Blood Killer's large hand gripped the neck of Jin Duanshan, the commander of the Earth Gold Domain. At this moment, Jin Duanshan had been completely turned into a dried corpse in his hands, his blood and primordial spirit gone!

After Blood Killer devoured everything in Golden Broken Mountain, he pinched it hard!
"Crack!"

Then everyone saw Jin Duanshan's body shatter into pieces, first turning into small fragments like scraps of paper, and then completely turning into ashes and disappearing.

This scene instilled fear in everyone present, even those cultivators from the same Haoran Realm, let alone the two captured Brahma.

With a single palm strike, Jin Duanshan, who had reached the pinnacle of his cultivation, devoured not only his blood and primordial spirit but also his memories. How could such a method not instill fear in everyone?

Fei Bing and the other two stood to the side with their heads slightly lowered, only daring to occasionally glance at Xue Shidi.

Even if they only glance at it, they immediately look away, afraid of offending the other person.

At the same time, the three of them felt a pounding in their hearts, thinking that Blood Killer was a bit too powerful.

The opponent had clearly severed his Dao Integration cultivation, yet his strength was still so terrifying. No wonder he was a disciple of the Holy Ancestor!
Fortunately, Xue Shidi was their predecessor and came to kill Ning Qi from the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Blood Slayer's blood-red eyes, gleaming with an eerie light, fell upon the remaining two.

Both the wooden pillar and Brahma felt as if all the dead souls were about to perish.

Mu Zhutian cried out, "Don't kill me! I'll tell you whatever you want to ask!"

Brahma, almost groveling, trembled as he said, "Senior...you are a Dao-Merging expert from the Vast Realm. Why do you need to personally attack us juniors? We are fortunate to meet you today. We will do whatever you ask without hesitation."

Upon hearing this, Fei Bing and the other two felt utter contempt for the two.

Especially Fei Bing, the Brahma he first met was a completely different person from the one in front of him.

Wasn't it said that Father Fancheng was one of the top fifty strongest people in the Mountain and Sea Realm? Why isn't it mentioned now?
So, when they're showing off, they bring up their background, but when they're in danger, they become bastards?

Xue Shidi frowned slightly, and the nineteen Dao Integration Realm cultivators behind him made almost the same expression.

Are all the commanders in the Mountain and Sea Realm spineless cowards?

But that's good, it makes things easier for the rest of the time.

Blood Slayer asked, "Do you know where Ning Qi is?"

The two shook their heads.

"Hmm?" Blood Slayer asked again, "Do you know Ning Qi?"

The two continued to shake their heads, but seeing the murderous expression on Xue Shidi's face, they quickly spoke up.

Brahma said, "Senior, we do not know Ning Qi, but as cultivators from the Mountain and Sea Realm, we can take you to him."

These words immediately made everyone despise him even more.

This guy not only begged for mercy from a powerful enemy, but now he's even betraying his own people and acting as a collaborator.

Blood Slayer said, "You are betraying the Mountain and Sea Realm. Aren't you afraid of the Mountain and Sea Realm's vengeance?"

Brahma's eyes darted around, but he still replied, "My father, Brahma, is one of the top fifty strongest under the Mountain Ancestor. With my father around, the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm won't do anything to me!"

"Ok?"

Blood Slayer asked in surprise, "Is this how your Mountain and Sea Realm treats traitors?"

Brahma replied, "Ordinary cultivators who become traitors should naturally be executed, but we are the true masters of the Mountain and Sea Realm, so we are naturally not included in this category."

Everyone was speechless.

Seeing that everyone fell silent because of his words, Brahma seemed to have found a chance to survive.

He winked at the wooden pillar angel beside him.

Mu Zhutian immediately understood and said, "To be honest, senior, we have never heard of Ning Qi in the Mountain and Sea Realm. He must be a genius who has emerged in recent years. However, no matter how talented he is, he is not one of us, so this does not count as betraying the Mountain and Sea Realm."

"Then what constitutes betrayal of the Mountain and Sea Realm?" Blood Killer asked.

Mu Zhutian replied, "As long as you don't betray your own people, it doesn't count as betrayal!"

Everyone immediately understood.

A glint of light flashed deep in Xue Shidi's eyes as he asked, "Can you really lead us to Ning Qi?"

Brahma said, "If we can't find him, can't we find his army? Once we find the army, we can naturally force him out!"

Blood Slayer suddenly turned around and asked the nineteen Dao Integration Realm cultivators behind him, "What do you think?"

A cultivator, slightly less imposing than Blood Slayer, named Sun Lei, said:

"Brother Xue, I don't think we need to go to such lengths. Our target is Ning Qi, not an ordinary cultivator from the Mountain and Sea Realm."

To find those ordinary cultivators, we must split up our forces for efficiency, but splitting up is dangerous. However, if we don't split up, we will waste a lot of time.

What if Ning Qi escapes across domains? Are we all supposed to follow him across domains?

That lower realm is completely occupied by the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm. Even with our strength after our self-severance, we would certainly not fare well if we entered!"

Upon hearing this, some people nodded in agreement.

Ning Qi is, after all, just one person. If he were as shameless as Fan Tian and the other two in front of him, how could they have found him?

At that moment, a young man dressed as a scholar said, "Brother Xue, I think their plan is feasible!"

This man was named Wu Xu, and he was skilled in using stratagems.

Seeing him speak, Xue Shidi immediately said, "Brother Wu, why don't you be more specific?"

Wu Xu glanced at Fan Tian and the other two, then continued:
"With these two around, we can not only find the remaining army of the Mountain and Sea Realm, but also shake their morale."

If the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm were to find out, it might even cause a great uproar within the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Our strategy can keep the enemy at bay and cause internal chaos! What do you and the rest of you think, Brother Xue?

Two opinions clashed in everyone's minds, and they pondered for a moment.

"I agree with Brother Wu's plan!"

“I agree with Brother Sun’s approach. We cultivators of the Vast Realm have always been upright. How can we be as shameless as these people from the Mountain and Sea Realm?”

Everyone expressed their opinions, with ten people ultimately supporting Wu Xu and nine supporting Sun Lei. Only Xue Shidi remained undecided.

Everyone stared at him. Xue Shidi narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "We will do as Brother Wu says!"

He added, "Although the cultivators of our Haoran Realm act with integrity, it is now the Mountain and Sea Realm that is invading our Haoran Realm. Faced with a powerful enemy, we cannot be bound by the same methods we use to treat our own people. I hope everyone can understand."

Xue Shidi looked at Fantian and the other two, and then said, "Besides, it was these people from the Mountain and Sea Realm who consider themselves the masters who came up with this plan. They are all prepared to exchange their own people for their own survival, so why should we show them any pity?" Xue Shidi's words made the nine people who held different opinions feel a little better.

……

Within the boundaries of mountains and seas.

Just as Jin Duanshan was being crushed to death by Xue Shidi.

In the Earthly Golden Domain, the Dao-Merging Domain Master, Jin Guanghua, was visibly shaken.

He took out a jade-green life tablet from his bosom, in which resided a wisp of the life soul of his only son, Jin Duanshan.

Looking at the shattered fate tablet, Jin Guanghua's eyes instantly turned red, and he disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Meanwhile, the two domain lords next door instantly received the message from Jin Guanghua.

"Elder brothers, second brothers, your only son has died in the war zone!"

Within the Heavenly Fire Domain.

A majestic being suddenly opened its eyes, which seemed to contain two suns.

This man is none other than Brahma's father, Brahma City!

He took out a special jade slip engraved with a sacred mountain, and his eyes flickered slightly upon sensing the message inside.

This communication jade slip was a special item bestowed upon his direct subordinates by the Mountain Ancestor. Only those recognized by the Mountain Ancestor could obtain it, and it represented his own people.

Fan Cheng immediately replied, "Second brother, third brother, come to my Heavenly Fire Domain at once."

Immediately, the jade slip received a reply from the two people: "Yes!"

Not long after, two figures appeared at the Heavenly Fire Immortal Sect in the Heavenly Fire Domain.

Upon seeing Fan Cheng, the two immediately bowed and said, "Big Brother!"

Fan Cheng teleported in front of the two men and helped them up with his large hands, "Second brother, third brother!"

Jin Guanghua looked sorrowful and said, "Brother, you must seek justice for my son!"

"Second brother, third brother, sit down and we'll talk."

The three took their seats, and Jin Guanghua continued:
"I have three things to tell you."

Firstly, my son has always been close to the children of my eldest and second brothers. Even when he went to the war zone, he probably accompanied his two nephews. Now that my son has died, his two nephews are probably also in danger!
Secondly, I hope my elder brothers can avenge my son!

Thirdly…

Jin Guanghua looked at the two of them.

Second Brother Mu Qingtian said, "Third Brother, you might as well speak frankly."

Fan Cheng also said, "The three of us went through life and death together back then, why should you be so formal, Third Brother?"

Jin Guanghua said, "Very well, I will speak frankly. I have heard that the Mountain Ancestor has a treasure that can bring the dead back to life. I wonder if you could ask for it for me, elder brother?"

Upon hearing this, both of their expressions changed.

When it comes to the Mountain Ancestor, everything is as weighty as a sacred mountain.

The two suddenly glanced outside the main hall. With their cultivation level and the location of their spiritual domain, they could see a divine mountain in the distance connecting heaven and earth. That was the Heaven-Connecting Peak where the Mountain Ancestor was located!
Fan Cheng said, "Third brother, I think we should wait a while. I will definitely ask around for you. However, at present, we know nothing about the situation of my son Fan Cheng and my second brother's son Mu Zhutian..."

Jin Guanghua suppressed his grief, cupped his hands and said to the two men, "I was being presumptuous. I originally came to remind you two elder brothers about the safety of my two nephews, but of course, the safety of my two nephews is the most important thing right now!"

Fan Cheng and Mu Qingtian nodded.

Mu Qingtian said, "Brother, you should ask the Realm Lord about the situation within the War Realm!"

"Ok!"

Fan Cheng took out the communication jade slip engraved with the image of the divine mountain again, made a hand seal, and used some kind of magic. Suddenly, the image of the divine mountain on the communication jade slip became extremely clear.

An unrecognizable phantom descended directly into the main hall.

"Lord of the Heavenly Fire Domain, what brings you here?"

The three from Fancheng immediately bowed and said, "We pay our respects to the Lord of the Realm!"

"Get up."

"Thank you, Lord Realm Lord."

Although the three from Fancheng acted with utmost courtesy, it seemed that they did not show much respect for the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

The illusory image of the Mountain and Sea Realm's will seemed unconcerned about this.

After all, this is just a clone of his will; his true main body's will is not here, and he would not easily mobilize it.

The Mountain Ancestor and the Sea Ancestor restricted its main body's will to a certain place, and it could only move out by relying on the will of its clones.

The three from Fancheng were subordinates of the Mountain Ancestor. They respected the Mountain Ancestor, not the will of this Mountain and Sea Realm avatar!
"Lord of the Realm, your subordinates would like to know about our son's situation within the War Realm."

The illusory image of the Mountain and Sea Realm's will closed its eyes briefly, and after a short while, it said rudely, "One person is already dead, and two have been captured by the other side. There's no saving them. Just wait to die!"

"what?"

Jin Guanghua was prepared, but Fan Cheng and Mu Qingtian exclaimed in surprise.

"Is the Lord of the Realm truly telling the truth?"

The illusory image of the Mountain and Sea Realm's will glanced at the two and said, "Hmph, Haoshan's subordinates are becoming more and more promising, daring to question me!"

The two men from Fancheng immediately apologized, saying, "Lord Realm, we are worried about our only son. Please forgive our rudeness!"

"Never mind!" The illusory image of the Mountain and Sea Realm's will said indifferently, "They are in the central region of the Southeast War Realm and have been captured by the army of the Vast Realm. This is their current situation."

Fan Cheng said, "I bestowed many protective treasures upon my son, and I believe my two younger brothers did the same. Even if they were no match for the enemy, they could have escaped. Why were they captured? Are the cultivators of the Vast Realm so terrifying?"

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm replied, "You can only blame your children for their bad luck. They could have waited for a guy named Ning Qi to join forces with the army of the Vast Realm across domains, but your son was too arrogant and actually led the army alone to fight against the combined forces of the three domains of the Vast Realm. If he wasn't captured, who wouldn't be?"

The three from Fancheng immediately grasped the key point.

"Lord of the Realm, does that mean my son's misfortune was caused by Ning Qi?"

"Hmph," the illusory image of the Mountain and Sea Realm's will sneered, "You certainly know how to grasp the key points. Ning Qi completely helped me conquer the Lower Domain, and then crossed over into the Middle Domain where your son resides, giving my Mountain and Sea Realm a complete advantage in the Middle Domain. It is precisely because of this that the Will of the Vast Realm sensed this anomaly, causing the armies of the three domains of the Vast Realm to flee in unison. What happened next was that your son took the initiative to chase after the army of the three domains, thinking that they were fleeing because they were afraid of him, hehe..."

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm seemed to know the situation inside perfectly, not missing even the smallest details, and told the three of them everything.

"By the way, the Central Region's Vast Realm has already sent twenty self-severed Dao Integration cultivators in. Your sons were killed and captured by them. Whether you want to save them or not is up to you. That's all I have to say!"

After saying that, the illusory image of the Mountain and Sea Realm's will vanished instantly, leaving behind three people with astonished expressions.

It took the three of them a while to come to their senses.

"Twenty self-severed Dao Integration Realm cultivators?" Jin Guanghua asked in astonishment.

Fan Cheng's face was filled with rage. "Ning Qi? It's you who ruined my son! If you don't rescue him, I will tear you to pieces!"

He doesn't blame his own son, but instead blames everything on Ning Qi, which is also an anomaly!

(End of this chapter)