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

Chapter 380 The Snake Swallows the Elephant
As Ning Qi spoke, the Holy Ancestor immediately realized that he had been hit by an illusion attack.

He never expected to fall victim to this.

The Holy Ancestor's avatar gazed at the Central Region world before him. The continent was collapsing, and space was sinking. Ning Qi shattered the illusion right before his eyes.

Now that the Holy Ancestor has realized this, there is no point in him continuing to maintain it.

When facing a powerful figure like the Holy Ancestor, Ning Qi's strategy was to know when to stop while he was ahead.

The Holy Ancestor's clone blinked and found himself back in the Peach Blossom Spring space he had used to control Ning Qi.

Looking ahead, Ning Qi was smiling at him.

Even Ning Qi felt a great sense of accomplishment at being able to make the avatar of a patriarch of a realm sink into the illusion space.

At least, this proves that the ancestor was not truly invincible, nor was he infallible!
The Holy Ancestor's expression changed slightly as he realized that Ning Qi was not suppressed by his Hundred-Character Heavenly Stele, and that Ning Qi was completely unharmed.

He looked at himself and found that the shadow of the hundred characters was still protecting him.

The Holy Ancestor then asked, "How long have I been trapped?"

His primary concern was this issue; seeing that Ning Qi was still inside the Peach Blossom Spring space, he remained somewhat worried.

He feared that Ning Qi might take advantage of the time he was trapped to secretly leave the Peach Blossom Spring Space and go outside to join the battle, which would be a disaster for the cultivators of the Vast Realm!

"Can't you do a self-analysis?" Ning Qi retorted.

He put himself in the Emperor's shoes and naturally understood what the Emperor was worried about.

He immediately added, "Don't worry, I haven't left this space. Leave the battle outside to them. I only need to fight you!"

Upon hearing this, the Holy Ancestor's expression softened slightly.

At least Ning Qi was unable to launch an attack on the Haoran Realm cultivators while he was under control.

The Holy Ancestor's avatar didn't say much, but his divine eyes shone brightly as he quickly reviewed why he had been trapped in Ning Qi's illusion space.

He was the one who suppressed Ning Qi with the Hundred-Character Heavenly Stele, so why was he the one who was trapped by Ning Qi?

It is important to understand this, because it means that Ning Qi has once again surprised him.

The Holy Ancestor's mind quickly flashed back to the battle with Ning Qi, recalling various details.

He kept replaying the video in slow motion and finally discovered a clue.

His previous battle with Ning Qi, from the part where he used the Hundred Words Divine Power to fight the sword pellet, was without any problems. The problem arose when he took the initiative to attack Ning Qi.

The Holy Ancestor then reviewed the passage closely and discovered that when Ning Qi launched the Heavenly Stele attack, Ning Qi's sword pellet attack surged towards him like a tidal wave.

However, he used a hundred characters to form a celestial stele, which sent all the sword pellets flying like balls.

At that moment, it seemed as if his power was greater, but now, looking back, the Holy Ancestor realized that Ning Qi seemed to have smiled at that moment.

That was a smile of triumph!

The Holy Ancestor continued to search his mind for the specific problem, but apart from discovering this clue, he did not find anything else.

This puzzled him greatly, since with his knowledge and strength, he shouldn't have failed to discover it.

"Where exactly is the problem?" he muttered to himself.

Opposite the Holy Ancestor's clone, Ning Qi narrowed his eyes slightly.

He did not launch an attack while the Holy Ancestor was trapped, nor is he attacking now while the Holy Ancestor is reminiscing. Ning Qi is actually testing the waters.

He wanted to know whether the Holy Ancestor could break through his methods and uncover the truth, which was also very important to him.

If the opponent cannot, then it means that his subsequent battles against the Holy Ancestor's true form, or even against the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor in the Rebellion of the Water Mountain and Sea Realm, will also be of great significance.

Ning Qi only activated another technique he had comprehended during his tribulation when the Holy Ancestor launched an attack on him.

A technique called Reverse Space is based on spatial supernatural powers. It has a physical form, but it also incorporates various methods to confuse people's perceptions. It also has a false element, so it can be said that the real and the illusory are intertwined, seemingly real yet false, and half true and half false.

Ning Qi was confident that he could trap or even confuse an ordinary cultivator, but he was not so sure about a powerhouse like the Saint Ancestor. He wanted to test his abilities.

In fact, ever since Ning Qi obtained the power of the Vast Realm, he has been preparing to defeat the Holy Ancestor and the will of the Vast Realm.

Therefore, he entrusted the power of the Vast Realm to the main body of the True Martial Realm for research, and continuously analyzed the origin of the Vast Realm's power. So now it's just that the seed he planted back then has blossomed and borne fruit.

In order to confuse the Holy Ancestor's clone, Ning Qi, adhering to the principle of not wasting anything, used the sword pellet's divine power, which contained various rules, to actively unleash the reverse space divine power the instant the Holy Ancestor slapped away his sword pellet.

At that moment, he incorporated the power of the rules of the Vast Realm.

Having survived the tribulation of lightning, this is no longer a difficult task for him.

Ning Qi immediately created a space within a space within the Peach Blossom Spring space of the Holy Ancestor's clone.

Furthermore, Ning Qi simultaneously used the Primordial Spirit Embryo Technique to create a Primordial Spirit clone of himself, thus fabricating the illusion that he was being suppressed by the Holy Ancestor's Heavenly Stele.

He himself, meanwhile, hid to the side, waiting for the next move.

As expected, the Holy Ancestor's avatar believed that all of this was real, and he truly thought that he had suppressed Ning Qi.

Subsequently, the Holy Ancestor's clone opened the exit of the Peach Blossom Spring space, but he was unaware that Ning Qi had already created another real space within the Peach Blossom Spring space and set up a reverse operation for this space.

Ning Qi named this supernatural power "Reverse Space" precisely for this reason.

What is reverse? It means that once activated, it will trigger the exit of the original space.

As long as someone opens the spatial exit, they will be teleported into the space they have set.

So after all that, the Holy Ancestor had actually ended up in his reverse space.

Everything inside was also generated by Ning Qi using the power of the rules. The Holy Ancestor did not examine it carefully; Ning Qi disguised himself very well.

This is everything that happened before!
Ning Qi looked at the Holy Ancestor's clone and saw that the other party's brows were slightly furrowed, as if he had not found the flaw in his spell.

The Holy Ancestor's clone came to his senses and looked at Ning Qi.

"It's amazing!"

Ning Qi asked, "You noticed the flaw?"

The Holy Ancestor's avatar shook his head and said, "I did not find any trace of your spellcasting, but I found other flaws in the broken space behind you. If I had not summoned the illusory image to merge with the Dao at the beginning, but had carefully examined that space, I certainly would not have been deceived by you!"

Ning Qi felt a sense of relief and laughed, "It's a pity there are no 'what ifs'."

This old guy is too concerned about saving face. What does it matter if it was the beginning or not? If he didn't see it from the beginning, then he's the winner!
The avatar of the Holy Ancestor frowned and asked again, "Just how much benefit did you gain from that heavenly tribulation?"

"Aren't you being too nosy?"

Ning Qi immediately realized that he suspected Ning Qi of stealing the power of the Vast Realm from the Heavenly Tribulation.

That's why he was also caught in the trap in the previous space, but how could Ning Qi say that directly?

The Holy Ancestor's clone paused for a moment.

Among cultivators from both realms, aside from those of the same level, perhaps only Ning Qi would dare to speak to him in such a manner.

"Old man, let me test your strength again!"

After Ning Qi understood the situation of the Holy Ancestor's clone, he naturally refused to waste any more time and immediately attacked the Holy Ancestor again.

Having finally gotten this rare opportunity to interact with the Holy Ancestor's avatar alone, Ning Qi was determined to extract as much growth experience as possible from the old man. This time, instead of unleashing countless sword pellets as before, he used a different divine power.

"The myriad phenomena of banditry!"

With a loud shout, Ning Qi spat something out of his mouth.

A dazzling ball of lightning, like a magical artifact, flew out of his mouth, rapidly enlarging and hurtling directly toward the Holy Ancestor.

The moment this multicolored lightning ball appeared, it was as if another heavenly tribulation had struck the entire Peach Blossom Paradise.

Rumble!
Dark clouds suddenly gathered in the sky.

At the same time, it brings an extremely oppressive feeling, making one feel as if the sky is collapsing.

This lightning orb caused the world to change color, and it continuously drew upon the power of various rules within the Peach Blossom Spring space, transforming it into aid for the lightning tribulation.

The Holy Ancestor teleported several times, quickly dodging the impact of the lightning balls.

Unlike before, he did not directly confront Ning Qi's magic head-on.

Instead, they became more cautious, as the saying goes, "once bitten by a snake, twice shy."

Ning Qi was incredibly wicked in his eyes. If he accidentally fell into Ning Qi's trap again, what face would he have left?
As the Holy Ancestor retreated, a divine light flashed in his eyes as he continuously observed Ning Qi's supernatural abilities.

His expression darkened slightly, and he found Ning Qi increasingly repulsive.

This kid is growing up so fast, it's ridiculously fast.

Not to mention the various Daoist sects within his own Haoran Realm, even his personally taught disciple, Jiang Yingchu, the sect leader of the Haoran Immortal Sect who was entrusted with important responsibilities, could not keep up with Ning Qi's growth rate and abilities.

Furthermore, after the recent exchanges, the Holy Ancestor's avatar discovered that Ning Qi's growth was not a one-dimensional phenomenon.

Whether it was the sword pellet before, the space that deceived him, or the lightning ball in front of him, they all proved one thing: Ning Qi's mastery of the power of rules was terrifyingly vast, and his abilities were all-encompassing!
All attacks are not based on a single rule, nor are they a crude patchwork of several rules; rather, they are techniques that approach the Tao, achieving a complete mastery of the principles.

This move completely exceeded the Holy Ancestor's expectations of Ning Qi's strength.

The Holy Ancestor's avatar is now sensing the energy of the Vast Realm again from this heavenly tribulation.

This time, he didn't notice the power of the illusion. Suddenly, the Holy Ancestor hurled a lightning ball with his finger.

A strange black line shot out from the tip of his right finger.

Whizzing!

The black lines, whose origins were unclear, seemed to possess their own life force upon release, flying towards the lightning sphere.

Ning Qi immediately noticed the presence of the black line.

"This must still be due to his skill in calligraphy and painting, right?"

The Holy Ancestor's clone also gave Ning Qi a bit of a headache, because the power this old man possessed was unlike that of other Dao Integration Realms, and was truly quite strange.

Like the Holy Ancestor, he was also dismantling his opponent's strength and abilities while he was making his move.

Ning Qi also pointed at the lightning ball.

The lightning sphere expanded again, and lightning within it suddenly erupted, with countless bolts of lightning flying out from within the sphere like swimming dragons.

This scene was like a thunderball being an egg that had given birth to dragons, and the dragons breaking out of the eggshell looked incredibly powerful.

As soon as all the dragons burst out of the thunder sphere, they all used their supernatural powers to form a round of attacks, striking first at the approaching black rope.

The space between the two was completely covered by various attacks, including the power of lightning tribulation and what seemed like hundreds of lightning bolts converging into a sea of ​​lightning, but the black rope showed no sign of stopping.

It twisted rapidly in the air without revealing any aura; apart from its strange appearance, it looked just like a grass snake.

Suddenly, the grass snake rushed into the sea of ​​thunder.

"The snake swallows the elephant!"

The Holy Ancestor spoke softly.

Ning Qi immediately sensed that the grass snake had opened its mouth and its body was expanding, eventually transforming into a terrifying giant snake.

The various forces within the sea of ​​lightning struck the grass snake, but failed to sever it.

The grass snake, however, seemed to groan comfortably among them.

It was actually drawing power from the lightning tribulation, especially its head, which kept growing larger and eventually occupied the entire void.

The enormous snake head opened, seemingly capable of swallowing the entire space.

Therefore, the sea of ​​thunder was directly swallowed by the grass snake!

Afterwards, the countless dragons released by the lightning ball paused slightly upon seeing this, seemingly hesitant to charge forward.

They possess their own will, and Ning Qi did not manipulate them with his own will after releasing them.

But now, a single snake is defeating a group of dragons, which is quite a strange sight.

Upon seeing this, Ning Qi immediately focused his will on the numerous thunder dragons, and all the paused thunder dragons roared fiercely, their cries echoing throughout the space.

"It's just a rotten snake, what's so scary about it? Go inside and see what kind of magic this is, and burst it open!"

Instantly, all the thunder dragons charged forward.

This idyllic space no longer resembles a leisurely outdoor retreat; it now looks like the end of the world.

On one side was a gigantic snake's mouth that completely occupied the space, while on the other side were countless lightning dragons.

Thunder Dragon roared repeatedly as it charged towards the giant snake's mouth.

Zizi!

Countless bolts of lightning erupted, and it seemed as if countless flashes of light illuminated the giant mouth of the grass snake, making its black body appear somewhat transparent.

Ning Qi stared intently at it.

He then realized that the giant snake was also formed from countless small black characters.

The characters were so small that only spiritual senses could perceive them; even with a high-powered magnifying glass, they might not be visible.

All the small characters were different, as if they were composed of an article. More importantly, Ning Qi also discovered a strange power in them.

When the Holy Ancestor's avatar saw the sea of ​​lightning being swallowed by the giant serpent, the swimming dragons also voluntarily entered the giant serpent's mouth.

His expression also became more serious.

This magic serpent was a divine power he had cultivated for a full hundred years before mastering. He opened a barely perceptible spatial passage on the boundary wall of the Vast Realm and placed it into the outer sea.

For a century, it has continuously used the chaotic power in the Boundary Sea to grow stronger.

Although the divine power mastered by this clone is only a part of the Dharma Serpent, the Holy Ancestor is extremely confident that he can devour the energy of the Vast Realm or the Mountain and Sea Realm.

But now, the Holy Ancestor looked at the body of the Dharma Serpent, which was actually being impacted to the point of collapse.

"How is this possible? Even in the chaotic Boundary Sea, when subjected to all kinds of impacts, this Dharma Serpent can devour everything. Why can't it devour Ning Qi's lightning tribulation power?"

(End of this chapter)