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

Chapter 345 A Pawn Away from the Player

Fan Cheng's words were filled with deep hatred.

Hearing his words, one can't help but wish to devour Ning Qi's flesh raw.

As Dao Integration Realm ancestors who also held the position of Domain Lord, the three from Fancheng stood at the very top of the entire Mountain and Sea Realm.

If they weren't currently unable to enter the war zone and wanted to revive their son, why would they come seeking the help of the Mountain Ancestor?

If they could enter the war zone, they could save their son immediately and also eliminate Ning Qi!
After Fan Cheng finished speaking, the three of them looked up at the figure standing atop the peak.

Unbeknownst to them, the black-clad waiter wearing the dragon-shaped mask seemed to have a glint in his eyes.

Before the three of them ascended the Heavenly Peak, the black-clad attendant had just overheard the Mountain Ancestor and the Realm Lord discussing Ning Qi's matter.

And now these three guys have come here wanting to punish Ning Qi, this...

The waiter in black silently cast a momentary look of sympathy at the three of them.

Shan Zu stood with his hands behind his back, his strong arms faintly visible beneath his wide robe.

He suddenly asked, "Fancheng, how long have you been following me?"

After a moment's thought, Fan Cheng replied, "Reporting to the Mountain Ancestor, Fan Cheng has been following the Mountain Ancestor for nearly 100,000 years."

"One hundred thousand years..."

The Mountain Ancestor sighed, and a beam of light automatically flew out from his sleeve and landed in Fan Cheng's hand.

Fan Cheng stared at the object in his hand.

It turned out to be not some kind of magical artifact, but a jade medicine bottle.

Although the jade medicine bottle was opaque, he could still see three perfectly round pills inside.

Although the pill was black, its surface radiated a dazzling golden light.

"Mountain Ancestor, this is..."

Fancheng did not understand why the Mountain Ancestor would bestow this elixir upon him.

The Mountain Ancestor said, "This pill is a newly developed resurrection pill based on the divine artifact. As long as the remnant soul remains, it can be resurrected with this pill."

Fancheng was overjoyed.

The three hurriedly said to the Mountain Ancestor, "We thank the Mountain Ancestor for bestowing the pills."

They all retained a wisp of their son's spirit, so the most important thing at the moment was accomplished.

After putting away the pills, the three exchanged glances, and Fan Cheng said again:

"Ancestor, regarding the matter of punishing Ning Qi, would you agree?"

Fan Cheng wasn't stupid either. Through the explanation of the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm, he also understood Ning Qi's current importance in conquering the realm.

They simply couldn't swallow their anger. They were top figures in the Mountain and Sea Realm. Could they really just endure the fact that their child had been killed by a lowly genius?
In his view, such talents from the lower classes should be used when they are useful, and once they have been completely utilized, they should be killed to vent his hatred!

Fan Cheng considered himself to be among the top fifty strongest in the Mountain and Sea Realm, and had followed the Mountain Ancestor for nearly 100,000 years.

Ning Qi is just a newly emerging genius, and the Mountain Ancestor will definitely stand on his side.

An echo came from the mountain ancestor ahead.

"Fan Cheng, you all need to help me manage the Spirit Realm below. I'll also need your help in the upcoming battle for the Dao Integration Realm. You can decide what to do then!"

Upon hearing this, the three from Fancheng seemed to understand what the Mountain Ancestor meant.

The Mountain Ancestor seemed to have agreed to their request, but only that they take action themselves.

The three from Fancheng were naturally happy about this.

It's definitely more satisfying to take revenge personally!
"Thank you, Mountain Ancestor!"

Shan Zu waved one of his hands, which was behind his back.

The dragon-faced attendant immediately said, "Gentlemen, please make yourselves at home if there is nothing else."

The three from Fancheng bowed deeply once more to the departing figure of the Mountain Ancestor, saying, "Your subordinates take their leave!"

The dragon-faced attendant raised his hand and waved it. A gray light emanated from the light, instantly engulfing the three of them and causing them to disappear from the spot.

When Fan Cheng and his two companions came to their senses, they found themselves already down Jietian Peak, standing on the Taxian Peak Square.

The three of them looked on in horror.

Jin Guanghua and Mu Qingtian need no introduction, but Fan Cheng, ranked in the top fifty, had a glint in his eyes.

The dragon-faced attendant's strength seemed to have become so great that even he couldn't discern it anymore!

"Brother, let's go back quickly, revive our children, and ask them what exactly happened in the War Realm!"

The speaker was the third brother, Jin Guanghua. Although the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm had told the three of them everything that had happened inside, he was still somewhat skeptical.

Fan Cheng nodded.

Mu Qingtian, who was standing to the side, said, "Big brother, third brother, if we want to kill Ning Qi, we have to wait until the War Zone is completely stable before we can enter. Isn't that a bit too slow?"

Fan Cheng looked at him, "What do you want to do?"

Mu Qingtian smiled sinisterly and said, "Brother, why don't we send people to slaughter the Xuanzhen Domain where Ning Qi is located, massacre his sect, and capture all his most important people? I want him to feel the same pain!"

Jin Guanghua said, "Brother, I also think this is a good idea. Ning Qi dared to attack our son, which is a capital offense. Killing him alone will not be enough to quell our hatred!"

Fan Cheng seemed to be moved by what he was said, and a ruthless look flashed across his face.

They have always been the ones who control the lives and deaths of their subordinates. Anyone who dares to resist is considered a grave offense, let alone committing such an outrageous act against their own son.

For such people, executing their entire family is the norm.

However, Fan Cheng glanced at the Sky-Reaching Peak again, his fierce expression softened, and he shook his head, saying:

"With the Spirit Realm War raging ahead, it would be easy for us to give others ammunition if we retaliate from the rear. Moreover, the Mountain Ancestor only allowed us to personally retaliate against Ning Qi, not that we could slaughter the entire Xuanzhen Domain. We should be more careful."

Upon hearing this, Jin Guanghua and Mu Qingtian finally suppressed the murderous intent that was about to erupt in their hearts.

"Alright, we'll listen to you, brother. Let's go back and revive our child first."

Immediately, the three set off back to the Heavenly Fire Domain.

……

Within the boundaries of war.

Ning Qi hovered in the void outside the boundary between the Middle Domain and the Upper Domain, silently waiting for the army of the three domains to return.

All the surrounding nodes have been captured, and the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm has also spread to this place.

Ning Qi reached out and touched the boundary wall, sensing its structure.

The boundary wall is also constructed from a mixture of three energies: the Mountain and Sea Boundary, the Vast and Natural Boundary, and the Boundary Sea.

Ning Qi walked along the boundary wall, touching an extremely long section of it.

Because of his background as the Lord of the True Martial Realm, his perception of this boundary wall became increasingly clear.

The three energies are mixed together, creating a slightly chaotic effect.

It is possible to form this lifeless barrier, but it is absolutely impossible to create a vibrant place like their respective worlds.

After all, this is a dedicated battlefield opened up by the two realms, not a world for cultivating all living beings to survive in.

The more Ning Qi perceived, the more he understood the three.

The energy of the Mountain and Sea Realm is like mountains and water, just like the vast natural world, which is filled with the feeling of the survival of the fittest.

The energy in the Vast Realm was neutral and peaceful, yet it had a strange, tainted feel to it.

Ning Qi was slightly taken aback, wondering why the energy of the Vast Realm was like this.

Having indirectly clashed with the Holy Ancestor several times before, he was extremely familiar with this feeling. It must be that the Holy Ancestor had influenced the will of the Vast Realm, which was why the energy of the Vast Realm was in such a state.

Ning Qi couldn't help but recall what the Holy Ancestor had said before.

The old man had said that he was not afraid of the Mountain Ancestor, the Sea Ancestor, or the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm, stating that the three were not united and were engaged in open and covert struggles. Clearly, this also reveals that the Holy Ancestor and the will of the Vast Realm cooperated extremely well.

The energy of the Boundary Sea, as always, is violent and aggressive!
Ning Qi's eyes burned with determination. One day, he would pacify these three forces and integrate them into the True Martial Realm.

Just then, the armies of the three regions gradually returned.

"Domain Lord!"

"Lord Ning!"

Sword Ancestor, Qi Keqing, and Zhu Yanchuan led their army to remain behind Ning Qi.

Everyone's face was slightly sweaty, radiating the heat of their journey.

For them, under Ning Qi's protection, the War Zone was no longer a perilous place where death was a near certainty, but instead became a blessed place for them to hone their skills.

Therefore, everyone cherished this opportunity.

Ning Qi nodded slightly and said to the three of them, "Now that everyone has returned, let's cross over to another realm."

He led everyone to the boundary wall.

Everyone looked puzzled.

It wasn't that they felt Ning Qi had done anything wrong, but rather that the boundary in front of them had changed.

Previously, the group stepped down from the lower domain and entered the middle domain.

The group had previously traversed boundary walls, but those walls were nowhere near as thick as the one before them.

That's why everyone was surprised and suspicious.

Sword Ancestor said, "Young Ning, it seems you're not leading us to the Upper Realm, are you?"

Ning Qi stroked the incredibly thick boundary wall, turned around and smiled: "Those twenty Dao Integration Realm cultivators from the Vast Realm have been in the Upper Domain for so long. If we go in now, what do you think will happen?"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the group all changed.

They relied on Ning Qi all along, believing that he could solve any problem, but they gave little thought to the big picture.

At this moment, Ning Qi brought it up, and the group of people quickly understood something.

Qi Keqing said, "Lord Ning, are you saying that they may have already joined forces with the cultivators of the Vast Realm of the Upper Domain and are waiting for us outside the boundary?"

Ning Qi shook his head and said, "You've underestimated it."

Zhu Yanchuan immediately added, "Lord Ning, are you saying that the will of the Vast Realm is also waiting for us?"

Ning Qi shook his head again.

Sword Ancestor laughed and said, "He means that not only the will of the Vast Realm, but the entire Vast Realm may have made another move!"

Qi Keqing and the other person were taken aback, then took a deep breath.

Ning Qi's appearance has already disrupted the course of the war across the entire war zone.

Since the Vast Realm had already taken notice of Ning Qi, and in order to eliminate this anomaly, they even sent twenty people who had severed their own Dao Integration to enter.

Now that the Central Region has been captured again, and the other side barely managed to save the lives of twenty Dao Integration Realm cultivators, could they not have foreseen that Ning Qi would cross over to the Central Region?

The big shots in the Haoran Realm must be preparing new methods.

They were locked in a fierce battle on the chessboard, and those important figures were both spectators and players. How could they be allowed to gain the upper hand step by step?
Perhaps, after sending twenty self-severed Dao-merging cultivators into the Upper Realm, they have already given orders to the vast army of the Upper Realm, and may even have added new deployments within the Upper Realm.

These are all possible!
That's why Ning Qi brought everyone here; he had no intention of playing by the rules.

Just kidding. If he played by the rules, he would probably be constantly noticed by the wills of both worlds, and thus be controlled by them. In fact, his location would become the center of a war between the two worlds.

Ning Qi doesn't want to become that kind of person!

Ning Qi said no more.

Within his palm, the Mountain and Sea Imprint appeared, and he pressed his palm against the incredibly thick boundary wall.

Suddenly, a gust of wind seemed to rise around him, and all the energy flowed towards his palm, all of it being the energy of the Mountain and Sea Realm!

If he were to step into a smaller domain within a larger domain, it would be very easy for him.

But now, fighting across vast territories has naturally become much more difficult.

Fortunately, having captured two smaller domains in the southeastern region, and with the support of the Mountain and Sea Realm's energy and will from these two smaller domains, it is enough to open a passage to the larger domain.

However, the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm did not intend to reject Ning Qi.

It seems to highly approve of Ning Qi's strategy.

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm didn't even manifest a phantom image, but instead whispered a soft laugh in Ning Qi's ear:
"Your move has gone beyond the realm of a chess piece, which will displease those playing outside the chessboard. However, I am increasingly optimistic about your future development!"

Ning Qi smiled slightly but did not respond.

The key to defeating the game lies in the fact that the pieces have developed self-awareness and do not move according to the will of the player who placed them.

Ahead, on the incredibly thick boundary wall, a round hole was gradually opened by the will and energy of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Once the round hole appears, it expands at an even faster speed.

Before long, Ning Qi and the others saw a phantom-like circular archway appear on the boundary wall.

Ultimately, the circular archway, no more than ten feet in size, could no longer be expanded and showed signs of shrinking back.

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm transmitted its voice: "Move forward quickly. Use the power of two small domains to open a portal across a large domain. Even I, the true self, can only do this much!"

Ning Qi immediately waved his hand and said to the army of the three regions behind him, "Enter immediately, do not linger!"

Dressed in white, he was the first to slip inside.

Sword Ancestor Qi Keqing and her companions followed closely behind, followed by the army from the Three Realms.

They were like walking through a long, dark tunnel.

Compared to the previous crossing of the boundary between smaller domains, this time it was significantly slower, and it also gave everyone a strong sense of oppression.

After an unknown amount of time, everyone's eyes finally lit up.

They were as if they had been squeezed out of the tunnel at the same time, falling one by one into another large domain.

Ning Qi stood alone in front, his spiritual sense spreading out, looking down over the entire realm.

The group lined up at the back, all scanning this unknown vast territory.

……

Within the boundaries of mountains and seas lies an endless ocean.

Within the heart of the sea, on the Heavenly Palace formed by the soaring dragon, the Sea Ancestor sits in quiet contemplation.

The phantom image of the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm suddenly appeared automatically.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

A voice, as cold and clear as ten-thousand-year-old ice, rang out, ethereal and elusive, its origin unknown.

The illusory image of the Mountain and Sea Realm's will looked at the Sea Ancestor and saw that her lips did not move at all, and she did not even glance at him.

He didn't care about that, knowing that Haizu was just that kind of person.

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm declared: "Qinghai, Ning Qi has already stepped into the war domain you control!"

The Sea Ancestor remained seated, his dark blue eyes seemingly radiating a cold light as he stared at the illusory image of the Mountain and Sea Realm's will.

"Shan Hai, is this really true?"

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm snorted in dissatisfaction, "Do you think I would lie to you about a woman?"

Hai Zu gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Shan Hai, are you asking for a beating again? How many times have I told you not to call me a woman!"

Unlike the Mountain Ancestor, the Sea Ancestor did not address the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm as the Realm Lord, but instead gave him a name: Mountain and Sea!

(End of this chapter)