Overwhelming Suppression

Above the Sanmen wasteland.

A surging tide of Spiritual Qi swept across the land, and the aftershocks of the battle shook the heavens and the earth.

Elder Ziyang and Jiang Ruhai, a powerful figure from the Jiang family, stood back to back, protecting the remaining seven True Disciple behind them.

Opposite them, four powerful figures at the late stage of the Void Dao Realm were scattered and suspended, surrounding the group.

Elder Ziyang swept his sword, and a purple Sword Qi containing fluctuations of rules erupted out, sweeping across the surrounding area, even causing space to seem to collapse.

However, the two powerful figures opposite them simultaneously unleashed a single hand, their palms surging with Law Power, completely leveling the space around them.

The sweeping purple Sword Qi was completely ineffective against them.

On the other hand, Jiang Ruhai, wielding an ancient frost sword, thrust it forward with tremendous force.

Suddenly, flowers bloomed from the tip of the sword, and a pale blue ice spike appeared. In the blink of an eye, the ice spike multiplied on its own, forming a tree-like net, and pierced towards the person opposite him.

The man raised his hand and unleashed a fiery seal, the raging Dao fire burning half the sky, instantly melting away all the icy trees that had pierced through.

Upon seeing this, Elder Ziyang's expression instantly darkened.

The enemy did not continue their attack, intending to kill them all. Moreover, judging from the state of the four, they seemed to be forming some kind of magic array, determined to trap them.

Elder Ziyang grew increasingly uneasy. The location and time of the other party's appearance were so precise, it was hardly a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Moreover, the timing of their trip was chosen randomly, making it impossible for anyone to have predicted it.

Therefore, it is self-evident why these people suddenly appeared; there must be a traitor within their ranks!

Furthermore, the situation we are facing today must have been planned and orchestrated in secret by someone.

The traitor on the ship, acting as an inside agent, had been relaying their location, which is why these people appeared so precisely and launched their attack at the opportune moment.

With Ye Qingtian using the power of the rules to take away Ye Chen, Ning Qi, and Qin Minghao, his purpose becomes crystal clear!

These people's goal was definitely to get rid of Ning Qi, and it goes without saying who the traitor was.

The figure of the Supreme Elder Ye Qingtian flashed through the air like a bolt of purple lightning, creating bursts of thunderous sonic booms, his speed astonishing.

Two powerful figures followed closely behind him.

"Don't worry, everyone, I will definitely ensure your safety!"

Ye Qingtian didn't forget to speak to the three people who had been swept away, his tone resolute and fearless in the face of death.

Qin Minghao struggled incessantly, but he was only at the Primordial Spirit Realm, while the person opposite him was an elder at the Void Dao Realm. The power of the rules covered them, making them no different from ordinary people who were bound, and they were unable to break free at all.

Ning Qi remained calm and composed, seemingly unconcerned about everything that had happened.

However, he didn't sit idly by. With a true Void Realm expert making a move, how could Ning Qi possibly pass up such a good opportunity to gain insight?

He immediately used his Primordial Spirit to sense Ye Qingtian's power of rules and quickly discerned a rule of thunderous order from it.

A Void Realm expert's Primordial Spirit merges with heaven and earth, comprehending a rule of heaven and earth through Divine Ability, and has a lifespan of 100,000 years.

They comprehend the rules between heaven and earth, and use the power of their Primordial Spirit to edit and construct the rules most suitable for themselves, thus achieving the Dao of Emptiness.

Before long, Ning Qi had grasped most of Ye Qingtian's power of rules.

There was nothing they could do; Ye Qingtian had deliberately used the power of the rules to envelop them.

It's not like it's an offensive spell. By actively presenting the power of the rules to Ning Qi, who has extraordinary comprehension, it's no different from handing over everything about oneself.

Suddenly, Ye Qingtian accelerated, seemingly burning his Primordial Spirit power, quickly widening the distance between himself and the two powerful figures pursuing him.

Before long, he managed to shake off the two men, and then Ye Qingtian suddenly descended, landing in a place full of strange rocks.

With the four of them stepping on the ground, Ye Qingtian finally withdrew the power of the rules that had been enveloping Ning Qi and the other two.

Qin Minghao immediately stood beside Ning Qi, facing Ye Chen.

Ye Qingtian turned around and glanced around.

Ye Chen walked to his side, and the two men's eyes met, both appearing quite relaxed.

"Why aren't you running anymore?" Ning Qi asked with a light laugh.

Upon hearing his words, Ye Qingtian and Ye Chen exchanged glances again, then suddenly burst into laughter.

Qin Minghao could clearly see undisguised malice in their eyes.

"I've finally waited for this day!" Ye said in a deep voice, his face contorted with rage.

Ye Qingtian's eyes swept over Ning Qi and Qin Minghao, finally settling on Ning Qi.

"Immortal Seed, this place is remote and secluded. What do you think will happen next?"

Ning Qi remained calm:

"It'll definitely be an interesting thing."

"Hmph, even now you can still remain so calm. I must say, your composure is indeed more refined than Chen'er's."

Ye Qingtian paced slowly, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Now that he has left the territory and ranks of the Wuji Sword Sect, this elder of the Sword Sect at the Void Dao Realm is the one who can decide the life and death of everyone here!

Look at his current demeanor; he's arrogant and haughty. Although he looks at Ning Qi and Qin Minghao at eye level, he gives off the feeling of looking down on ants.

Ye Chen stood beside them, looking at the two as if they were prey that had fallen into a trap.

He finally couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up:

"Ning Qi, Ning Qi, do you know how I've spent these past ten years? Every single day, I've thought about tearing you to pieces."

"But now, I suddenly feel that killing you outright seems too easy on you."

"Or, you could kneel down first, hand over the Purple and Green Twin Swords that you stole from me, and then offer up your own spiritual treasure with both hands. I can then plead with Elder Qingtian to stop being so violent."

Although Ye Chen spoke at length, Ning Qi on the other side didn't even glance at him, only replying with one sentence:

"Minghao, why does it feel like there's a fly buzzing in my ear?"

Ye Chen flew into a rage, "You!"

But when he actually faced Ning Qi, the humiliation of his repeated defeats prevented him from making a move. All he could do was angrily say, "You'll see later!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than two streaks of light descended upon the spot, stirring up a cloud of dust on the ground.

It turned out to be the two powerful figures who had been chasing them earlier.

As the smoke cleared, the two powerful figures glanced at the group, but surprisingly, they did not attack again as they had before.

Instead, they surrounded Ye Qingtian, forming a pincer movement, all laughing at the same time.

"Ye Qingtian, the location you chose is way too remote."

"Gentlemen, as long as we achieve our goal, it doesn't matter where we are."

Upon seeing this scene, Qin Minghao's expression changed drastically.

The answer is obvious: the men who attacked them were acquainted with Ye Qingtian, and they were all after Ning Qi!

Who exactly are you people?

Qin Minghao said coldly.

His mind raced, and he devised a plan. The most important things now were to protect Ning Qi and find out the identities of these people.

Despite Qin Minghao's questioning, the two continued to sneer.

"What, you two powerful figures don't even dare to introduce yourselves when facing Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators like us?"

One of them finally spoke up, "Kid, you're about to die, stop talking nonsense."

Seeing how cautious the two were, Qin Minghao had no choice but to look at Ye Qingtian and the other man and say:

"Your Ye Household's treatment of Senior Brother Ning will surely lead to your downfall at the hands of the Sword Sect!"

"Purge?" Ye Chen smiled coldly. "People are pragmatic. Who would provoke the Ye Household for the sake of the dead? And when the Ye Household regains power, it will be even less likely!"

"You..."

"Qin Minghao, if you stand with us now and join forces to attack Ning Qi later, I might spare your life."

Qin Minghao was almost laughing in anger. Even if he were to die today, he would never betray his cause.

"Ye Chen, have you been defeated by Senior Brother Ning so many times that you've lost your mind? Do you think I'd believe what you're saying?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen coldly replied, "Fine, don't blame me for not giving you a chance."

He turned to Ye Qingtian and said, "Elder, we absolutely cannot kill Ning Qi directly. Leave him alive so I can give him a good talking to!"

"Rest assured."

Ye Qingtian responded with a sentence, and he prepared to make a move, while the other two powerful figures of unknown origin remained standing in place watching the show.

Seeing this, Qin Minghao quickly transmitted his voice to Ning Qi:

"Senior Brother Ning, you go first. I'll risk my life to hold them off for a few more breaths."

His words conveyed a resolute determination to face death.

Ning Qi patted him on the shoulder and said calmly, "Junior Brother Qin, move aside."

"Senior Brother Ning?"

Qin Minghao's pupils contracted sharply.

He knew Ning Qi was very strong, and he also knew that Ning Qi was the ruler of a realm, who had easily wiped out a million cultivators from the twelve sects who had come to him.

But things are different now. We're not in Senior Brother Ning's True Martial now, but in the Northern Profound Domain, and we're facing three powerful figures at the late stage of the Void Dao Realm...

Ning Qi stepped forward and finally glanced at Ye Chen.

For a moment, Ye Chen felt a sense of relief at finally being noticed, but that gaze remained high above, regarding him as nothing more than a mosquito or an ant.

Ye Chen felt indignant and couldn't understand where Ning Qi got such confidence from.

Three late-stage Void Dao Realm experts—let alone a mere Primordial Spirit expert like him, even if another late-stage Void Dao Realm expert came, he would absolutely perish.

"I should thank you for giving me this opportunity."

"Opportunity? What do you mean?"

For a moment, everyone was completely bewildered by Ning Qi's words.

Ning Qi continued, "The rule imprints of three powerful beings are probably equivalent to three low-grade spiritual treasures, right?"

The crowd remained confused.

"Has this kid gone mad?"

"Was he originally a madman, which is why he has achieved what he has today?"

However, the next second, everyone was horrified.

Ning Qi's consciousness called upon his true form in the True Martial Realm.

A response immediately came from the direction of the True Martial the Unseen, as if an invisible, mighty force had descended upon him.

There was no fluctuation of Spiritual Qi on his body, nor did he release any Primordial Spirit power; he was as ordinary as an ordinary person.

But as he took a light, floating step, everyone felt a tremor beneath their feet.

The earth seemed to awaken and develop its own will.

Grains of pebbles suddenly floated in mid-air above the ground, followed by strange rocks rising up one after another.

The area where the six of them were located seemed to have been peeled away from the entire void, forming its own world.

In an instant, everyone except Ning Qi and Qin Minghao felt a sense of stagnation.

It felt like a huge boulder was pressing down on my body and my heart, or like I had fallen into a water prison; I felt extremely uncomfortable in every aspect.

Only then did they realize that the source of their discomfort was Ning Qi himself.

Everyone's heart raced. The aura emanating from Ning Qi brought them immense pressure, as if they were in a deep abyss or a prison.

"How is this possible?"

The three powerful figures were stunned; this was simply beyond their comprehension. However, the cultivation fluctuations emanating from Ning Qi were indeed those of a cultivator at the peak of the Primordial Spirit Realm.

Qin Minghao's heart, which had been in his throat, finally settled down. His eyes were filled with deep and unwavering admiration as he quietly stepped aside.

It was like being plunged into darkness only to be greeted by the rising sun; a heart filled with despair instantly found hope.

Ye Qingtian made the first move, extending a claw with prominent tendons and bones on his hand.

Suddenly, crystalline chains of divine order emerged from the tips of his five fingers, binding and piercing towards Ning Qi at the center.

However, to his surprise, the power of rules he used, at the late stage of the Void Dao Realm, slowed down the closer he got to Ning Qi. In the end, it stopped three zhang away from Ning Qi, unable to get any closer.

Whoosh!

Even more deadly was that those chains of rules rebounded later on, each one piercing through the void and heading straight for him!

Ye Qingtian was about to dodge, but his magical Law Power seemed to be suppressed by something, and his body stiffened.

The mud and rocks beneath his feet rose with a rumble, forming a large, earthy, and foul-smelling hand that grabbed him in its palm.

Pfft!

The giant hand of earth and stone clenched suddenly, and before Ye Qingtian could even let out a scream, his entire body shattered into dust, and bright red blood exploded, staining the giant hand of earth and stone.

In the blink of an eye, Primordial Spirit identical to Ye Qingtian escaped, carrying the spiritual treasure.

Ye Qingtian's Primordial Spirit was attached to a black spiritual sword, hovering high in the sky to the side, staring at Ning Qi below with a look of utter disbelief.

Although he no longer had a physical body, his entire Primordial Spirit remained vivid and lifelike, with little difference from his previous demeanor.

"Hateful!"

Ye Primordial Spirit roared, though he didn't know why Ning Qi was so powerful, he knew one thing: there was no way out today.

Only by fighting desperately can we gain a sliver of hope!

Thinking of this, his entire Primordial Spirit began to glow, emitting wisps of dark blue flames, which then energized the pitch-black spirit sword.

Suddenly, the entire area seemed to be rumbling!

Intense, bright electric light illuminated the entire space, accompanied by rumbling thunder, as if the space itself were a drumhead, with lightning striking it and creating the drumbeats.

Centered on the black sword and Ye Qingtian's Primordial Spirit, bolts of lightning converged in the void.

They intertwined and condensed, gradually giving birth to an incomparably dazzling sword of lightning.

This sword seems to have been created naturally, as if it were generated by the very rules of heaven and earth.

One sword strike!

The sword of lightning pierced through space, disappearing at one end and reappearing at the other, striking Ning Qi.

Click!

To everyone's surprise, Ning Qi was unharmed. Instead, his sword light shattered, his thunder sword broke, and the lightning was stripped away from him, transforming into its most Origin form and dissipating into the void.

Upon witnessing this scene, Ye Qingtian's Primordial Spirit was almost distorted.

It was one thing that the previous chains of rules couldn't get close to Ning Qi, but now that the Thunder Law Sword has struck Ning Qi, Ning Qi's unharmed, yet his Thunder Law Sword is shattered and broken. Is there no justice left?

Ye Qingtian's mind raced, and he held nothing back, burning his entire Primordial Spirit spirit with reckless abandon, unleashing his final Divine Ability.

Thunderous Aura!

Using his Primordial Spirit as a guide, the power of thunderous rules in the void devoured his Primordial Spirit, and it actually began to transform into various Immortal Realm Mutant Beast.

All sorts of Mutant Beast appeared, and the place where Ye Qingtian stood was like the beginning of the world, when all things were born.

All that is born follows a single will: to destroy the man at the center of this region.

Ning Qi touched the ground with his toes and soared into the air. Facing the endless onslaught of thunderous rules, he simply stretched out a large, slender, white hand.

Compared to the myriad phenomena, this hand is not large at all, but it possesses an immense and powerful force, capable of blocking the myriad phenomena with a single palm!

If Ye Qingtian's Primordial Spirit was using the laws of the Dao to create the world and all things, then Ning Qi's hand was returning to the Origin, annihilating all things and returning them to zero.

Ultimately, Wanxiang's momentum faltered, and Ning Qi, with a palm strike nearly crushing him, grabbed Ye Qingtian's black sword and stored it in his spatial storage.

Below, Ye Chen trembled violently, never expecting Ning Qi to be so strong!

Even the Supreme Elder was no match for him, not even a single palm strike!

His gaze involuntarily turned to the other two powerful figures, who were his last hope.

The two powerful figures sensed something was wrong when they saw Ye Qingtian being killed.

But the entire area they were in was now sealed off, so even if they wanted to escape, there was nowhere to run.

So, the two exchanged a glance, a fierce glint flashing in their eyes.

A person clenched a fist, and a pair of Gauntlets automatically appeared on the fist, with the Beast Soul faintly visible floating on them.

Another person carried a lantern, its design ancient and its charm extraordinary. Though it was just a small flame, it bathed the entire space in the same color.

The powerful figure who clenched his fist made the first move.

He took a single step and was already beside Ning Qi.

He launched a fierce attack with both fists in an instant, unleashing a hundred punches.

Instantly, a million beasts roared in unison, and the spirits of dragons, phoenixes, tigers, and lions appeared. Each strike seemed capable of shattering the void and shaking the heavens and the earth.

However, Ning Qi simply turned around and slapped his outstretched hand back at him!

Snap!

A crisp sound rang out, drowning out the roars of a million beasts.

The dragon, phoenix, tiger, and lion spirit images instantly dissipated, and the powerful figure's hands snapped in half, his entire body shattered like a fly as he flew back through the air.

The remaining powerful being exhaled a breath of Origin Spiritual Qi from the lantern. A wisp of flame separated from the lantern and floated out, shooting straight towards Ning Qi.

While still en route, the wisp of flame seemed to blaze like a scorching sun, its intense heat causing the surrounding void to warp and collapse.

Ning Qi merely opened his mouth slightly, and a stream of water flowed out, as calm as a stream, yet it extinguished the great sun.

White Mist rose in the air, obscuring everything.

The two powerful figures were defeated in their first move, and they exchanged a glance.

The two looked bitter; they were probably doomed this time!

There was no time for regret or hesitation; their entire Primordial Spirit to converge into one, and like Ye Qingtian, they launched a desperate attack.

Success means life, failure means death!

They knew that Ning Qi, dressed in white as snow, would never let them go, nor would he give them any extra time to prepare.

The powerful figure wearing the Gauntlets actually sacrificed his own physical body and combined it with his Primordial Spirit, pouring all his power into the Gauntlets.

In the void, a pair of Gauntlets pierced through space, hurtling towards Ning Qi like meteorites.

On the other side, the lamp shone, and the lamp-bearing sage's body aged instantly, transforming from a middle-aged man into a mortal who looked a hundred years old, with a withered face and sparse, falling hair.

He sacrificed his own life force, merging it into the magic lamp.

This time, no light flew out; instead, the entire magic lamp flew towards Ning Qi.

A single lamp illuminated the void, and countless blue flames filled the sky. Not only did they emit crackling sounds, but they also used the Spiritual Qi and fire rules in the void as fuel, enveloping Ning Qi.

Faced with the combined attack of the two, Ning Qi's body once again shone with five-colored divine light.

Within the five-colored divine light, a phantom appeared, as majestic as a mountain, existing since time immemorial.

It seemed to be the entire universe, seemingly existing alongside the world, sharing the same lifespan as heaven and earth, and shining as brightly as the sun and moon.

The Law Seals formed a hand seal, and the incoming Gauntlets, though like meteorites, instantly softened and fell lightly as they approached.

The countless blue flames immediately stopped burning, the divine lamp's flames subsided, and it fell into Ning Qi's hands.

The two powerful figures never expected that Ning Qi would thwart their attack in such a way.

They had previously believed that Ning Qi had either used some kind of extraordinary treasure that damaged potential life force, or had also taken some terrifying pills, to kill Ye Qingcang.

They believed that if they held on a little longer, Ning Qi would eventually give out.

But now, their attack was easily thwarted, while Ning Qi stood proudly in the void as if nothing had happened.

Ning Qi casually picked up the Gauntlets, and the powerful Primordial Spirit within it instantly vanished, leaving only the exhausted enemy powerhouse on the ground.

He gave another bitter smile, let out a mournful sound, and his entire body shattered into dust, vanishing from this world.

The fight between the several people lasted only a few breaths.

After a breath, only Ning Qi, standing proudly in the air, Qin Minghao below with an expression of admiration, and Ye Chen, who looked like he was in a daze, remained on the scene.

Ning Qi didn't give him a chance to speak at all. He struck out with one hand, and his physical body vanished. Five-colored divine light enveloped his Primordial Spirit and pulled it back.

Using his self-created soul-searching Divine Ability —the Great Reversal of Souls— Ning Qi disregarded Ye Primordial Spirit's screams of agony and learned the full details of the attack.

With a casual flick of his wrist and a pat on the remnants of his vanished Primordial Spirit, Ning Qi understood everything.

It turned out that the Ye Household, seeing Ning Qi's extraordinary talent, deduced that their Ye Household within the Wuji Sword Sect would likely be increasingly difficult. Therefore, they immediately contacted the Beixuan Upper Sect, intending to eliminate him as soon as possible.

The Northern Profound Sect also learned through intelligence that the Boundless Sword Sect had produced a celestial being like Ning Qi.

They worried that if Ning Qi continued to grow stronger, the Wuji Sword Sect would inevitably threaten their dominant position in the Northern Xuan Region under his leadership.

Thus, the two sides quickly reached an agreement and jointly planned this extermination operation against Ning Qi.

Everything around returned to calm, and the power of the Realm Lord was dispelled.

Qin Minghao came over and inquired about Ning Qi's situation. Ning Qi did not hide anything, and out of consideration for his loyalty, he told him everything.

"The Ye Household is utterly despicable. They actually colluded with other sects to target Senior Brother Ning. Fortunately, Senior Brother Ning possesses extraordinary Law Power, and they were defeated here instead."

Ning Qi made a grudge, but now was not the time to take revenge. He would settle accounts one by one after returning from the Xuanzhen Secret Realm.

After collecting the rule imprints left by the three powerful beings who had fallen, the two slowly flew back.

On the other side of the Wuji Sword Sect's main force.

Elder Ziyang and Jiang Ruhai continued to attack the four unfamiliar powerful figures, but they were outnumbered. Even though they might have an advantage in individual combat, they could not break through the Formation they had formed.

Just after Ning Qi eliminated two powerful figures in succession, the four powerful figures were terrified and sensed something was amiss.

They immediately realized that something terrible had happened. The four of them exchanged glances, left without saying a word, and fled in a certain direction.

Elder Ziyang and Jiang Ruhai were unable to pursue them due to the circumstances, as finding Ning Qi and the others was the most important thing.

They all immediately followed the scent left behind by Ning Qi and the others and rushed over.

Not long after, the two sides met.

Elder Ziyang and the others were immediately surprised. Why were only Ning Qi and Qin Minghao there? Where were Ye Qingtian and Ye Chen?

It wasn't that they cared about Ye Qingtian and Ye Chen, but rather that they genuinely hadn't expected this scene to unfold.