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

Chapter 396 Ancient Dao Sacred Diagram
Gong Tiandao sadly discovered that he was becoming increasingly humble in front of Ning Qi.

When they first met, he was the sect leader of Zhou Shan Immortal Sect, enjoying great prestige. He didn't think Ning Qi, a genius who suddenly appeared, was anything special.

He was still able to say a few sarcastic things to Ning Qi back then!
If it weren't for Zhao Yujun being there at the time, and the impending battle with the Haoran Realm cultivators, Gong Tiandao would have wanted to teach Ning Qi, this arrogant genius, a lesson.

But now, even if you asked him to go, he wouldn't dare.

He was so humble that Gong Tiandao even had the idea of ​​trying to curry favor with Ning Qi.

After all, he had realized that no matter what he did, he could never defeat Ning Qi.

It's true what they say: when you're not that far behind others, they'll hate you and try to undermine you. But once you've widened the gap between yourself and them, they'll have to start trying to please you.

This is especially true in a world where the strong are respected, like the world of cultivators.

Gong Tiandao glanced at Ning Qi from time to time, but Ning Qi paid him no attention at all.

Seeing this, Gong Tiandao was dissatisfied, but he had to hide his dissatisfaction.

Ning Qi gazed at the war zone.

The battle between the Holy Ancestor and the Sea Ancestor was so fast that cultivators at the Nascent Soul Realm probably couldn't even see them. They could only feel terrifying tremors and loud noises erupting everywhere.

Cultivators at the Void Dao Realm, who have already come into contact with the power of rules, can sense the chaotic rules within the War Realm, which makes them extremely uncomfortable, but they cannot see where the Holy Ancestor and the Sea Ancestor are.

Only cultivators who have reached the Integration Realm can barely capture some images, but those images quickly disappear, and they can only see some incomplete images.

As for the cultivators at the higher level of the Dao Integration Realm, they could see the movements of the Holy Ancestor and the Sea Ancestor, but it was extremely difficult for them.

Because the battle between the two ancestors had already transcended the Dao Integration Realm, which is the level of the Great Dao.

Although they are also called Dao-Merging cultivators, they are only merging with the Dao of the Spirit Realm. It is equivalent to the Spirit Realm opening up a portion of the control over the power of rules to them.

Legend has it that every outstanding person who wants to break through to the Dao will never be satisfied with this, but will forge their own true path!

But for them, the vast majority of people still cannot understand this, and even if a small group of people have this idea, how difficult it is.
Instead, they become even more confused, a kind of confusion without a sense of direction.

One reason is that they have doubts about whether they can surpass their ancestors, and the other is that they have no access to a wider world.

Even Zhao Yujun and Gong Tiandao were subject to this control.

Ning Qi was the only cultivator in the War Realm who could clearly see every detail of the battle between the Holy Ancestor and the Sea Ancestor!

The Holy Ancestor and the Sea Ancestor used the entire war zone as their battlefield, constantly fighting their way from the vicinity of the Vast Realm to the entrance of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Their battle was so terrifying that any aftershock that landed on the crowd of cultivators watching the battle would instantly kill any cultivator at or below the Integration Stage, without even a moment's struggle.

The situation is slightly better for cultivators who have reached the Dao Integration stage, but they still need to condense the rules within their bodies and exert all their strength to resist.

Only sect leaders under the patriarchs, such as Zhao Yujun and Gong Tiandao, could hold out for longer.

Ning Qi is not like them. He now possesses various powers. Although he is still not as good as the two ancestors, he is rapidly getting closer.

At this moment, in his eyes, the Holy Ancestor was like a monk or Taoist priest chanting scriptures, with characters condensed from his mouth flying out one after another.

Each divine inscription represents a profound principle!
For example, the divine script for the character "光" (light).

As soon as it flew out, it shone brightly, like a flashbang, briefly blinding many cultivators who were still watching the battle and illuminating the entire war zone.

This kind of blindness is not only visual, but also a loss of spiritual perception.

In that instant, most cultivators were stripped of many senses, becoming no different from ordinary mortals.

And this wasn't even the main target of them; you can imagine how terrifying the strength Haizu was facing!
Ning Qi was unaffected; he saw more in that word "light".

It incorporates the power of the "sun," "moon," and "stars," as well as various meanings of light, holiness, heat, and burning, and even mixes in various means of control and enhancement.

The character "光" (light) danced and suppressed Xiang Haizu.

Haizu immediately raised his hand.

Instantly, a sea of ​​Dao principles condensed above her head, blocking the word "light" from entering.

The light refracted instantly, becoming mottled and fragmented after passing through the ocean of Dao principles.

In Ning Qi's view, Hai Zu was like many fish lurking in the sea. No matter how terrifying the sunlight was, as long as there was a thick layer of seawater between them, it would not affect her at all.

boom!
The next second, the seawater surged upwards, seemingly trying to suppress the character "light" in reverse.

But in an instant, the character for "light" separated into smaller characters that revolved around it.

Just as Ning Qi had sensed before, many divine characters related to light, such as "sun," "moon," "star," and "hot," separated from the character for light.

They formed a group of divine runes, and their power increased more than tenfold!
The ocean of Dao principles that surged upwards was instantly suppressed, its convex shape turned into a concave one, and together they were pressed down towards the Sea Ancestor below.

"You old bastard, do you think you can suppress me with this?"

Hai Zu's lips curled slightly, and a divine power suddenly emanated from her fair, jade-like forehead, instantly plunging into the sunken seawater.

Instantly, the shape of the falling seawater changed, transforming into countless sea spikes that once again surged towards the array of divine runes bearing the character "light".

This is a battle between light and water!

Can the sun evaporate the seawater, and can the seawater extinguish the light?

Everything is unknown, or rather, it depends on the distance between the two, as well as their quality and quantity...

The light is silent, the sea roars.

Wow!

High in the sky, the two collided.

At this moment, the two seemed incompatible, yet they also seemed to have merged into one.

The ocean of Dao principles surged high, and the divine rune array of the character "light" fell into the ocean of Dao principles.

Both of them were flickering uncertainly at the same time.

The ocean rippled gently, creating numerous waves, and the divine runes of the Light character flickered in and out.

Ning Qi realized that the two patriarchs were competing in their respective Dao.

Suddenly, Hai Zu coldly proclaimed, "The highest good is like water!"

These four words, once uttered, seem to be the ultimate truth of the world.

The ocean currents in the high sky sometimes flow like a gentle stream, sometimes resemble the turbulent waves of the Yellow River, sometimes are calm and still, and sometimes resemble a deep abyss tsunami. All these changes are still confined to the principle of water.

However, they all became significantly stronger after the Sea Ancestor empowered them.

There is a tendency for them to completely destroy the Light Character Divine Script Array.

The Holy Ancestor frowned slightly, but kept talking.

"The world needed light, and so there was light."

As soon as he uttered these words, the divine script of light instantly became as bright and intense as a star, piercing through the darkness and loneliness of the universe and appearing before all living beings in the world.

In an instant, half of the ocean road was evaporated.

It seems that the Holy Ancestor has the upper hand.

However, Haizu below had a somewhat contemptuous expression on his face.

Ning Qi looked over and saw that a thick cloud had suddenly appeared high in the sky.

The power of the dark clouds and the ocean below work together, one above the other.

The ocean reflects the sky, dark clouds obscure the light, and a constant drizzle of raindrops connects the heavens and the earth.

Instantly, the array of divine runes containing the character "light" was completely covered and extinguished.

The Holy Ancestor was astonished. He had truly forgotten this incident. Water can form clouds thanks to the sun's evaporation, and dark clouds can obscure the light; this is the way of Heaven.

Whether he admits it or not, he has lost to Hai Zu; Hai Zu is clearly one step ahead.

Ning Qi was also quite surprised.

Is this how "the highest virtue is like water" is used?

He thought that the highest good is like water, which is closer to the Tao. Unexpectedly, it was indeed closer to the Tao, and even closer to the natural cycle of water.

Well, isn't the water cycle also a kind of way? Didn't you see that even the Holy Ancestor was prepared to admit defeat?
High in the sky, under the combined attack of clouds, rain, and ocean principles, the Holy Ancestor decisively abandoned his Light-Character Divine Script Array.

He withdrew his power, but Haizu had no intention of letting him go.

The water and sky merged into one color, and the clouds, rain, and ocean suddenly converged, continuously compressing and condensing, eventually turning into a drop of clear water, which spun around in the void.

As it rotates, it continues to vibrate, seemingly capable of endless transformations.

Don't underestimate the power of a water droplet; it may be small, but it contains the power of the ocean.

It can reflect all things in the world, refract light, nourish all things, and reveal all shadows...

In short, after fighting with the Holy Ancestor for so long, the Sea Ancestor's understanding of her Great Dao has become increasingly refined.

But it was the bystander Ning Qi who gained the most insight!
Ning Qi recorded everything about the battle between the two ancestors in his mind, and at the same time used his extraordinary comprehension to continuously internalize it into his own knowledge.

If Hai Zu said that he improved his Dao by fighting with Sheng Zu, Sheng Zu had the same idea, but Ning Qi integrated the Dao of the two into his own system.

Whether it is his original body as the Lord of the Realm or this reincarnated body, both are absorbing all the supernatural powers and strengths of the two ancestors and innovating upon them.

Ning Qi's eyes flashed like lightning; at this moment, he saw neither the Holy Ancestor nor the Sea Ancestor, but only the operation of the Great Dao.

The two ancestors came from two different spirit realms. They were truly the chosen ones of both realms, climbing all the way from ordinary people to the highest point.

Ning Qi still holds these two people in high esteem.

He just doesn't have that kind of luck!

With the help of his comprehension, he has cultivated for less than a thousand years, unlike those two old bastards who have been cultivating for at least half a million years!

Ning Qi composed himself and continued looking.

Haizu extended only one index finger, aiming at the tiny, almost invisible drop of water in the sky.

"go with!"

The water droplets floated lightly across the void, flying towards the Holy Ancestor.

The Holy Ancestor's expression changed slightly.

Although he was the Holy Ancestor of the Vast Realm and held absolute authority within it, he always believed that he was about to truly break through to the Dao Integration stage and achieve the status of an Immortal.

Even after the Spirit Realm War began, the Holy Ancestor always held this belief and thought that the Mountain and Sea Realm was nothing special.

The Mountain Ancestor and the Sea Ancestor in the Mountain and Sea Realm have always been at odds with each other. Given their discord, the Holy Ancestor felt that he had no reason to lose, nor any reason to be weaker than them who were trying to do two things at once. He believed that their Vast Realm would definitely win the Spirit Realm War.

But now he has retracted that view and has developed another one.

Perhaps it is precisely because there are two patriarchs in the Mountain and Sea Realm, and they compete with each other, that he has a greater chance of being the sole ruler in the Vast Realm.

This opportunity is not about the strength of one's cultivation, but about mutual promotion in the process of mutual struggle.

The Holy Ancestor had no such opportunity in the Vast Realm; not even a single challenger appeared.

He's been basking in his personal invincibility for far too long!

He hadn't tasted failure for a long time, until he met Ning Qi.

Ning Qi defeated him step by step, from his paintings to his calligraphy, and then to his clones...

The Holy Ancestor was unsure when Ning Qi would be able to defeat his true form, but that time was likely not far off.

Ning Qi's birth was certainly not accidental. Perhaps it was precisely because of the conflict between the two ancestors of the Mountain and Sea Realm that a prodigy like Ning Qi was born.

If Ning Qi knew what he was thinking, he would just roll his eyes at him and add, "You son of a bitch!"

He was not born from the struggle between the two ancestral masters of the mountains and seas!

The Holy Ancestor faced the approaching water droplets.

This time, he didn't use any supernatural powers or spells, but instead pulled out a slightly ancient scroll from the void with one hand.

The scroll was wrapped in slightly yellowed paper, and in some places it even looked like it had been gnawed by insects.

Ning Qi was slightly taken aback upon seeing this.

This old man is using paintings to fight again. Damn, how many paintings has he actually painted?
Hai Zu remained unmoved and continued to manipulate the drop of water to shoot towards Sheng Zu.

Suddenly, Ning Qi's eyebrows almost furrowed together.

Something's not right about that scroll. If it really was painted by the Holy Ancestor, how could it be so tattered?

After all, for a cultivator like the Holy Ancestor, there's no way that any painting he created himself would be preserved without problems.

So……

Ning Qi realized that the Holy Ancestor had produced a painting that was not his!
What exactly is this painting?
Ning Qi opened his eyes wide and looked at the Holy Ancestor.

The water droplets sparkled like diamonds, shimmering with seven colors under the refraction of light.

The Holy Ancestor held the scroll with one hand and poured his own power into it.

Suddenly, the scroll slowly unfurled, at a snail's pace, incredibly slow.

On the contrary, a single drop of Haizu's water had already reached the Holy Ancestor.

For the first time, Ning Qi saw a blurry scene.

When he looked again, the trace of any dripping water in the void had completely vanished without a trace.

The ancient scroll that the Holy Ancestor had taken out was already closed, as if it had never been opened.

"Ok?"

Ning Qi was stunned.

He kept replaying that scene in his mind, slowing it down and picking out the key parts to recall, but whenever he thought of that part, it naturally became blurry.

Even more frighteningly, Ning Qi discovered that his memories of the painting were also becoming increasingly blurred.

For the first time, Ning Qi felt a chill run down his spine.

"What is it that I can't even remember?"

Haizu, sensing that the water droplet had completely lost contact with her, spoke up and asked, "What was that just now?"

The Holy Ancestor weighed the painting in his hand and laughed, "It won't hurt to tell you, because you'll forget it soon enough."

Haizu remained silent.

The Holy Ancestor said, "This is an ancient painting that I obtained by chance, called the Ancient Sacred Path Painting!"

"Ancient Sacred Path Map?"

Ning Qi caught the Holy Ancestor's words, but just as the Holy Ancestor said, even a powerful being like the Sea Ancestor would quickly forget, and others were naturally included as well.

Ning Qi felt that this was definitely something important, and he had to record it!

(End of this chapter)