Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 288 Establishing Prestige
In the starry sky outside the ultimate ancient road, the white pegasus had arrived beside Ning Fei, letting out long neighs. It affectionately nuzzled Ning Fei's chest with its head.

This celestial horse was a unique species that Ning Fei had encountered since childhood. They grew up together, cultivated together, and fought together, sharing a deep bond. In some ways, even a phoenix maiden might not be as close to it as this horse.

Ning Fei stroked its body and said softly, "Old buddy, it's been so many years. We can finally fight side by side again."

The white horse reared up and neighed, its blood surging, its divine light flowing, as if a divine beast was being revived. Over the years, following the Phoenix Maiden and the Immortal Fire Saint Spirit, its passion had almost completely died down, leaving it devoid of any spirit. Now, reunited with Ning Fei, it was as if it had been reborn, regaining its former glory.

Ning Fei couldn't help but smile. He mounted his white horse again, holding a silver halberd, and galloped through the starry sky, arriving at the majestic pass before the ultimate ancient road as if a god had descended to earth.

At this moment, Ning Fei had once again reverted to his former attire of dashing clothes, a white horse, and a silver spear. He walked slowly on horseback, and although Ning Fei's aura was completely concealed, his heroic and spirited appearance still captivated everyone.

Many cultivators have already secluded themselves in the formidable pass before the ultimate ancient road, hoping to reach the Great Sage realm and leave their names on the crystal tablet. Of course, some of the geniuses who have already left their names have also remained here, such as the rebuilt Nirvana Celestial Venerable and the Immortal Fire Holy Spirit.

After Ning Fei actually stepped into this place, countless cultivators turned their attention to him and began to discuss it.

"Is he Ning Fei? I heard that he almost broke through an ancient star road, and then jumped to another ancient road, but was defeated by the then-powerful Huang Tian."

"Yes, I also heard that Ning Fei has become Huang Tian's follower. The two are inseparable and have swept away countless geniuses from various realms."

"Then why didn't they come here together? Did they go their separate ways? After all, someone like Ning Fei probably wouldn't be willing to be subordinate to someone else."

"I thought Ning Fei would be disheartened and give up on proving his Dao after being defeated, but now it seems that he still wants to try again."

"Hmph, how dare a defeated general boast of bravery? A loser who has been defeated head-on dares to challenge the ultimate ancient path?"

Upon hearing these words, Phoenix Maiden's eyebrows furrowed, and she wanted to immediately teach this insolent person a lesson, but she was stopped by the Immortal Fire Saint Spirit: "What's the rush? Don't you know your lover's strength? He has to handle this himself."

Phoenix Maiden knew the Immortal Fire Saint Spirit was right; on the Ultimate Ancient Road and even the Starry Sky Ancient Road, face had to be earned. Only with sufficient strength could one gain the respect, hatred, and fear of other competitors. Although Ning Fei was powerful now, his past defeats inevitably made many people look down on him. Therefore, Ning Fei himself had to take action to make an example of someone to scare others and regain his status.

That made sense, but she still couldn't suppress her anger. After all, Ning Fei's ordeal was all because of her, and she absolutely didn't want to drag him down with her.

Soon, some people started to stand out.

A Saint King cultivator who had not yet left his name on the crystal tablet blocked Ning Fei's way and said loudly, "Ning Fei, it's a bit ridiculous for a loser like you to want to leave your name here. I advise you to go back to where you came from and not lower the standards of the geniuses here."

No matter how powerful Ning Fei was in the past, he is now a loser. Having lost his invincible Dao heart, his strength cannot remain unaffected. Since that's the case, let me, Qin Yun, step over him to establish my supreme prestige and embark on the path of enlightenment.

Ning Fei's white horse snorted heavily and galloped forward. Both man and horse were enveloped in divine light, radiant as the rising sun and magnificent as the aurora borealis. Holding a silver halberd, Ning Fei resembled a peerless god embarking on a campaign, his horse's hooves thundering, shaking heaven and earth. In an instant, the two arrived not far from Qin Yun.

Qin Yun was immediately startled. Ning Fei's aura far exceeded his expectations. Reason told him that the best thing he should do now was to retreat immediately. But he was, after all, a prodigy of a region, having stood at the peak of the Saint King realm for many years, and had never been defeated since embarking on the Ancient Star Road. If he retreated now, wouldn't that be a complete admission of defeat?

Suppressing his unease, Qin Yun unleashed his full power, his black spear transforming into a divine dragon as it thrust straight at Ning Fei, its roar drowning out the thunderous sound of hooves.

Ning Fei's long spear gleamed silver as he thrust it straight out.

Instantly, the black spear in Qin Yun's hand shattered, countless scattered sharp rays tearing the divine dragon manifested by the spear to pieces. Then, the silver halberd pierced directly through Qin Yun's chest. Ning Fei's momentum didn't diminish, and he launched Qin Yun into the air.

Qin Yun let out a series of wails, trying his best to break free, but he was bound by Ning Fei's supernatural powers and could not escape.

Ning Fei raised his hand and threw out his long spear, which turned into a streak of silver light, flying out along with Qin Yun and embedding itself deeply into the city wall of this majestic pass.

Ning Fei slowed his white horse again. Unarmed, his aura only intensified. He coldly surveyed the cultivators gathered there, his piercing gaze causing countless to retreat,不敢直视 him.

For a moment, the cultivators in front of the formidable pass fell silent, with only Qin Yun's screams and the sound of his blood dripping onto the ground from his battle spear.

Ning Fei's attack astonished everyone. Even before Ning Fei made his move, they hadn't thought much of Qin Yun, but they never expected Ning Fei to kill Qin Yun in a single strike. This elevated their opinion of Ning Fei to the highest level.

Ning Fei rode his horse to the crystal tablet, his fingertips flashing with light as he carved the two large characters "Ning Fei". Although he was not yet a Great Sage, with the forbidden domain, he had still met the standard.

Whether it's due to accumulated experience or the changing times, a total of ninety-seven people have already left their names here, and many more are continuing to arrive. If we also include those cultivators who are just a hair's breadth away from breaking through at the pass, the number of people who have left their names is probably more than two hundred.

Having achieved his goal of establishing his authority, Ning Fei recalled his long spear, while Qin Yun fell heavily to the ground, remaining there for a long time. After regaining his mobility, Qin Yun left without lingering, covering his face.

Ning Fei rode his horse to the side of the Immortal Fire Saint Spirit, dismounted, cupped his hands and said, "I am deeply grateful."

The Immortal Fire Saint waved his hand and said, "We just made a deal, and we're already even. Why thank me? As for anything else, Xiaohuang and I are good sisters now, and helping her is none of your business."

"You haven't seen each other for decades, you probably have a lot to say, so I won't disturb you any longer."

After pushing the somewhat shy Phoenix Maiden away, the Immortal Fire Saint Spirit drifted off, leaving the long-separated lovers embracing each other tenderly.

(End of this chapter)