Node

Mysterious Realm.

The armies of each spirit realm entered the war zone one by one.

The more powerful a realm is, the more immortal sects it contains.

The people they sent out were all experts at the Integration Realm, and many of them were even top-tier Venerables or even Limit Venerables.

At the very center of the continent of the Mountain and Sea Realm, there is a mountain peak that pierces the sky, named the Heaven-Connecting Peak.

It is situated between the earth below and the sky above, making it the highest peak within the mountain and sea boundary.

At this moment, a tall, hazy figure stood atop it, seemingly surrounded by stars, but no one could see it clearly.

The figure gazed at the distant horizon.

Within the vast expanse of the mountains and seas, there also stands a magnificent floating palace.

The palace, supported by endless waves and icicles, seemed to rise even higher than the towering peak.

A figure, shrouded in the hazy moonlight, gazed in the direction of the Sky-Reaching Peak, without uttering a word.

However, the aura emanating from the figure was enough to keep the surrounding ten sea areas completely still, as if they were frozen.

Those who haven't yet entered the realm of war, even if they occasionally glance at the two out of the corner of their eyes, would not dare to look directly at them, even if they were Limitless Venerables.

In their hearts, the two Inheritance an ancient title: Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor!

Vast Realm.

The Vast Realm and the Mountain and Sea Realm are roughly the same size, and both are spiritual domains.

Since the two realms began to connect and construct the war domain half a year ago, the will of the Vast Realm has also mobilized the sects of its various domains.

However, unlike the Mountain and Sea Realm, the Mountain and Sea Realm is jointly governed by the Mountain Ancestor and the Sea Ancestor, and is generally divided into two major forces.

Within the Vast Realm, however, there is only one supreme sect, named the Vast Immortal Sect.

It can be said that the name of the Haoran Realm comes from the Haoran Immortal Sect.

The Haoran Immortal Sect floats above the center of the Haoran Realm, its influence extending to dozens of spiritual domains, making it the most coveted place for all cultivators within.

It has a similar status to the True Martial True Martial Realm.

The war between the two realms that has been sparked this time was an attack on the Vast Realm jointly planned by the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm and the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor. Therefore, the Vast Realm can be said to be passively responding to the enemy.

But the Haoran Immortal Sect is not afraid of war.

As beings from the Mountain and Sea Realm ventured into the War Realm, a Heavenly Immortal melody, like the tolling of bells and the sound of drums, resounded from the Immortal Mountain of the Vast Immortal Sect.

There's only one word. "War!"

The words became law, instantly exciting the cultivators from all regions of the Vast Realm. They shouted in unison:

"We swear to defend the Vast Realm to the death!"

Subsequently, cultivators from various realms within the Vast Realm also stepped into the War Realm.

Crossing the void, mountains and rivers shift.

Led by Ning Qi, all the cultivators from the Xuanzhen Domain who participated in the battle were teleported back to the light of day after a full quarter of an hour.

Everyone landed in a wasteland within the war zone.

Upon entering the war zone, everyone immediately felt the chaos of energy within.

They were like a group of fish living in familiar waters and temperatures, suddenly thrown into a place that was only half familiar and full of temperature differences, and everyone felt uncomfortable.

However, given Alliance Leader Ning Qi's years of preparation, they all reacted extremely quickly.

As soon as they landed, the cultivators from various sects subtly formed a large array.

Roar!

A Boundary Sea Fierce Beasts resembling a tiger shark, but with four claws, happened to be nearby.

The moment the group appeared, it seemed to have sensed their presence from the void.

Suddenly, it swung its enormous, windmill-like tail and hurtled towards the crowd like a meteorite.

Its enormous body was three thousand feet long and five hundred feet wide. Its gaping mouth revealed five rows of sharp, blood-red teeth, each as large as a small mountain.

A layer of gray mist faintly rose around it, making it look extremely ominous.

Rumble!

The cultivators of the Xuanzhen Domain instantly launched their attacks, unleashing a barrage of spells like fireworks towards the tiger shark Fierce Beasts, which exploded upon reaching it.

The tiger shark's charging body suddenly stopped.

Then huge gashes appeared on his body, and blood rained down from the sky.

The tiger shark roared endlessly, in pain and trying to escape, but found that it was already bound by something.

A terrifyingly powerful fusion sword light sliced it into several pieces, even obliterating the blood that had spilled from its body.

Faced with this Fierce Beasts that appeared as soon as they arrived in the war zone, the cultivators of the Xuanzhen Domain granted it a chance to meet only once.

With everyone withdrawing their troops, they finally had time to survey the war zone.

It is not a barren, desolate region; it also contains mountains and rivers, and its landscape is similar to that of the outside world.

The only difference is that its internal energy is chaotic, containing the Mountain and Sea Realm energy that they are familiar with, the Vast Realm energy that makes them feel suppressed, and the chaotic Boundary Sea energy.

Therefore, the cultivators were exposed to the complex energy from the three directions, which significantly suppressed their strength.

After dealing with the tiger shark, the cultivators in the Xuanzhen Domain who were skilled at gathering intelligence flew off in all directions.

They used their well-established methods to gather as much intelligence as possible within the war zone.

Before long, news began to come back one after another.

The person in charge of intelligence gathering was Xia Xing, the sect leader of the Tianchen Upper Sect.

Their Tianchen Upper Sect possesses a technique for observing stars, which allows them to use stellar power to perceive places beyond the reach of the naked eye and even the Primordial Spirit from extremely distant locations.

He walked up to Ning Qi, bowed, and said:

"Reporting to the Alliance Leader, preliminary intelligence gathering within the war zone has been completed."

Ning Qi nodded and said, "Speak, let everyone hear it."

Xia Xing then coughed lightly and said loudly:

"Our tests show that once inside the War Zone, the spiritual sense of a Nascent Soul Realm expert is suppressed to within a hundred miles, and the attack power and range of their spells are greatly reduced, by about half."

"As for cultivators at the Primordial Spirit stage, they are suppressed even more severely. Of course, this is only the initial information our intelligence team has gathered, and it will change as circumstances evolve."

Upon hearing this, everyone recalled the Fierce Beasts tiger shark that had attacked them earlier.

It was only at the late stage of the Void Dao realm, but it took the group half a time more effort than usual to take it down.

Xia Xing then added, "Our initial assessment is that this place exerts the same suppression on cultivators from the Vast Realm, so there's no need for you to worry."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions did indeed lighten somewhat.

Xia Xing then said, "You might ask, isn't there any benefit to this place?"

He smiled and said, "Of course there are. The Spiritual Qi here is even richer and more abundant than in the once-prosperous Xuanzhen Domain, and it also contains many rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures that have never been seen in the outside world, so you can collect as many as you find."

"However, before that, we hope you can hand over the unknown items to our intelligence testing team. We have fellow practitioners who specialize in alchemy and weapon crafting; they will determine their effectiveness."

The others then guessed the origin of these unknown objects.

It may be a unique product from the Vast Realm opposite, or something absorbed from the Boundary Sea.

Seeing that Xia Xing's information was well-organized, Ning Qi was very satisfied and interjected.

"The person who discovers the unknown and first hands it over to the Intelligence Department will be rewarded by the Xuanzhen Alliance with supplies of equal value."

Upon hearing this, everyone was overjoyed.

Following the alliance leader definitely brings many benefits.

Next, Ning Qi continued to sense the situation inside.

To his surprise, the suppressive force he experienced was not strong, only reducing his strength by about one-third.

Compared to the others who were suppressed to only half their strength, Ning Qi fared much better.

After a moment's thought, Ning Qi understood the reason.

His cultivation level did not originate solely from the Mountain and Sea Realm like others, but also from the True Martial, and even included the power of the Boundary Sea.

After all, the True Martial is constantly drawing rules from the Boundary Sea to supply itself, which is equivalent to supplying Ning Qi True Martial, even if he is a reincarnation.

If one were to secretly borrow the power of the main body, the suppressive force would likely be much weaker.

Apart from him, everyone else in the True Martial who has been reincarnated is, to varying degrees, better than the cultivators in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Ning Qi ascended into the sky, his Primordial Spirit power spreading outwards in all directions.

His spiritual sense could extend to a range of three hundred miles, twice as far as that of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator.

Ning Qi withdrew his Primordial Spirit power and pondered in secret.

Just now, under his perception, Ning Qi gained a clearer understanding.

This war zone is ultimately not a spiritual realm like the Mountain and Sea Realm or the Vast Realm; its rules are not complete.

It was originally prepared for war, so it can't even compare to the True Martial.

But it is much gentler than the energy and rules within the Boundary Sea.

Ning Qi then realized that if he could devour a large portion of the war realm's space, the current True Martial should be able to absorb it directly.

If things continue to develop like this, his physical strength will not only reach the Minor Completion of the Rule Realm, but he will also be able to take a big step forward on the path to the Major Completion of the Rule Realm!

With this in mind, Ning Qi was filled with anticipation; this was his next goal.

Of course, he couldn't reveal himself while he was with the cultivators from the Xuanzhen Domain; he had to plan carefully.

Furthermore, one must avoid being noticed by the wills of both realms, otherwise it's tantamount to courting death.

Before long, the cultivators who were collecting intelligence on the war zone sent back a second wave of information.

Xia Xing's face lit up with joy, and he said to Ning Qi, "Alliance Leader, we've discovered a boundary node to the west!"

The so-called boundary nodes are the places that cultivators from both realms need to fight for within the war boundary.

It is equivalent to the decisive point in the struggle for territory between the two realms within the war zone.

As long as each boundary node is occupied and a Mountain and Sea Altar is built on it, more Mountain and Sea Realm will power can be drawn in, thereby gradually suppressing the will of the Vast Realm.

Just like playing chess, one can then gradually approach and slowly invade the main body of the Vast Realm.

Therefore, Ning Qi addressed the crowd:

"Node detected; this is our next target."

"Where there are Fierce Beasts, you must remain vigilant!"

The cultivators responded in unison, "Yes!"

Ning Qi didn't say one more thing: be careful of cultivators from the Vast Realm, and even more so of cultivators from other domains of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

If that node is discovered by others, a struggle for it is inevitable.

However, everyone was fully aware of what had been left unsaid.

They weren't here for tourism, nor were they just here to kill Boundary Sea Fierce Beasts. Their enemies were cultivators from the Vast Realm, and possibly even cultivators from other domains of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Ning Qi ordered, "Head towards the node!"

"Yes!"

The cultivators immediately responded and moved, appearing from afar like a surging tide.

Their formation was completely out of order; they weren't arranged according to sect.

The past six months of training have allowed all cultivators in the Xuanzhen Domain to develop a unique style of teamwork.

Intelligence gathering is handled by intelligence groups.

The main defense team consists of defensive groups, who must hold their ground should an attack approach the group of cultivators.

There are also multiple groups such as main attack and main trap.

Fu Chen was not far from Ning Qi.

He stared at Ning Qi's retreating figure, momentarily lost in thought.

Five months have passed since Fu Chen joined the Wuji Sword Sect.

Over the past five months, he has fought against cultivators from various sects within the Xuanzhen Alliance headquarters, and with the guidance of Ning Qi, he has now entered the late stage of the Void Dao Realm.

I've finally caught up with my former peers.

However, it was during this time that he truly understood how powerful Ning Qi was, and not just in terms of strength.

Ning Qi taught everyone, and his teaching ability was incredibly powerful. He could always point directly to the Origin, allowing them to see the path of cultivation clearly.

Furthermore, Ning Qi's magnanimity made Fu Chen feel inferior.

Ning Qi accepted him as a student. Although his teacher Wei Wuyai had helped him a lot, Ning Qi did not treat him perfunctorily and personally guided him several times.

Each time, Fu Chen blushed; he finally realized how vast the gap was between him and Ning Qi.

What terrified Fu Chen was that, even someone as proud as him had begun to admire Ning Qi deep down.

As for his teacher, Wei Wuyai, he also followed him into the war zone this time.

However, the old man who was always with him did not continue to follow him, but instead possessed the ring in Ning Qi's hand.

Fu Chen knew that his teacher, who had been with him for over a hundred years, had established an unbreakable relationship with Ning Qi.

Before even entering the war zone, the sect leader seemed to have made some kind of deal with his teacher.

However, these are things that Fu Chen cannot intervene in now.

Ning Qi slowly followed the main force in flight.

His consciousness sank into the ring in his hand.

An aged yet respectful voice immediately came from inside, "Domain Lord!"

Wei Wuyai's strength has improved considerably. When he was with Fu Chen before, he was just one major realm higher than Fu Chen, at the Integrated Body Early Stage.

However, in the past few months, Ning Qi directly promoted him to the late stage of the Integration Realm, raising his strength to the same level as Ning Qi's.

The two exchanged many words, discussing many secrets of the Bloodfire Immortal Sect he once belonged to.

Finally, Ning Qi glanced at the Dao Integration Technique that Fu Chen had offered him.

It records a top-tier Cultivation Method from the Bloodfire Immortal Sect, called the Golden Sun Body Forging Technique.

Since it is a Dao-integrating profound technique, it is naturally closely related to the cultivation of the Dao Integration Realm, and it talks about how to achieve a life form governed by rules.

Ning Qi absorbed its essence and created a more perfect and powerful version, known as the Sun Body Tempering Method.

He took it out and shared it with everyone in the Xuanzhen Alliance who had reached the Integration Realm.

Everyone was immediately moved to tears.

Back then, the four top sects in the North and South were searching for the Dao Integration Technique but couldn't find it. Now, the Alliance Leader not only shared it with them but also launched an even stronger version, which almost made everyone faint with excitement.

Of course, Ning Qi has more than one version in his possession.

He combined the Cultivation Method left behind by the True Martial and created a more complete Cultivation Method called the Taiyin Taiyang God Technique, which he kept for his own use.