Half-Enemy Realm
To do something well, you must first have the right tools.
Everyone knows this principle, but not everyone can create that device.
At least, apart from Ning Qi, none of the many cultivators in the Xuanzhen Domain could do that.
Even though many people have had such thoughts, none have been able to do it.
Sword Ancestor leaned closer to examine the Soul-Slaying Disc in Ning Qi's hand and discovered that its pointer was pointing in the northwest direction.
He couldn't help but say again, "Kid, you're really something!"
Ning Qi smiled, then pointed northwest and said, "Let's go now!"
Immediately, the Xuanzhen Domain army changed direction and flew towards the northwest.
A small node in the northwest direction.
At this moment, the remaining two teams from the White Crane Immortal Sect have just arrived here.
Two of the Ultimate Masters, Su Haoran and Wu Feiyu, are the leaders of their respective teams.
He also has twenty Nascent Soul Realm cultivators under his command, over a hundred Void Dao Realm cultivators, and nearly two thousand Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators.
However, with so many people gathered together, a sense of unease and fear of the unknown was evident on everyone's faces.
Even though Su Haoran and Wu Feiyu were both Limit Venerables, their expressions were not good at the moment.
The White Crane Immortal Sect is one of the medium-sized immortal sects within the Spirit Bird Spirit Domain in the northwest region of the Vast Realm. Even within the entire Vast Realm, its strength is considered average.
However, after arriving in the war zone, their other two teams encountered misfortunes one after another, and not a single survivor returned to report the news.
Not only did no one return alive to report the news, but they didn't even receive a single piece of intelligence about the enemy!
The first team only had time to crush the communication Jade Slip to inform them of the impending annihilation crisis they were facing, a crisis they couldn't even send back a message of.
Subsequently, all three teams headed towards its location.
At that time, Su Haoran discovered the small node where he was now and was preparing to take it over.
However, due to the urgency of the situation, they abandoned their plan to capture the small node and immediately went to provide support.
But not long after, the second team sent back a message.
"It's dangerous, we mustn't go! Let's gather together first!"
It seems the second team, being closer to the first, discovered something.
But they didn't know exactly what had happened; they just decided to meet up and talk about it later.
So Su Haoran headed towards the location of the second team, and an hour later, he encountered Wu Feiyu's team.
The two teams met up and continued heading towards the location of the second team.
However, at that moment, the two received a message from a second team. "Don't come, run!"
Su Haoran and Wu Feiyu stopped abruptly.
The two looked at each other, and a long-dormant sense of fear crept into their hearts.
The first team was wiped out, and even though the second team was mentally prepared, they still couldn't get back a single useful message about the enemy.
This is absolutely terrifying!
The two couldn't help but speculate about their enemy.
They did not suspect the Boundary Sea Fierce Beasts, or other sects in the Spirit Bird Domain.
The Boundary Sea Fierce Beasts could never prevent the two teams from the White Crane Immortal Sect, each led by a Limitless Venerable, from sending back even a message.
In contrast, the sects within the Spirit Bird Domain do not have any major problems, making it unlikely that they would fight each other.
Furthermore, it's equally impossible to prevent either of their teams from sending any messages back.
Therefore, there is only one possibility left: they encountered cultivators from the Mountain and Sea Realm!
But didn't the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion within the Vast Immortal Sect say that the cultivators they encountered in the War Zone were only from the Spirit Realm at the very end of the Mountain and Sea Realm?
If they weren't currently trapped in the war zone, they would have loved to capture the cultivator from the Haoran Immortal Sect who sent the message and get to the bottom of things.
This is the final spirit realm you were talking about?
How could cultivators from the lowest level of the spirit realm manage to kill so many people from a medium-sized spirit realm that they couldn't even send back any messages?
Su Haoran and Wu Feiyu felt a profound sense of powerlessness.
After much deliberation, they dared not go to the place where the second team had encountered trouble, even if the two teams had joined forces.
Besides, the second team also told them to run!
Finally, Su Haoran decided to go with Wu Feiyu to the small node he had discovered.
Only by capturing smaller nodes and connecting them to the will of the Vast Realm can we improve their sense of security.
So, the two of them led the remaining members of the White Crane Immortal Sect and flew desperately toward the node.
One hour later.
The two groups of cultivators arrived at the small node, where there were also Boundary Sea Fierce Beasts, namely three hungry wolves from the Boundary Sea.
However, with the help of their two teams of cultivators, they quickly killed him and seized the node bead.
Their method of drawing upon the will of the Vast Realm was the same as Ning Qi's.
Su Haoran and Wu Feiyu worked together to quickly inject power into the node bead, and the world instantly changed color.
An invisible force surged in, drilling into the node bead. The node bead then flew into the sky, transforming into a celestial star that settled on the domain wall above.
The power of the Vast Realm's will instantly descended, relieving the pressure on the people of the White Crane Immortal Sect and reducing their strength, which had been suppressed by the realm, by 30%.
Then, Su Haoran and his companion led the cultivators to begin constructing the altar.
Only after the altar is completed and the energy of the Boundary Sea is completely extracted can the will of the Vast Realm fully occupy this place.
It was during the time they were building the altar.
Ning Qi led the Xuanzhen Domain army and silently approached within 10,000 meters. The concealment Formation concealed their figures, so the people of the White Crane Immortal Sect had not yet discovered them.
He paused briefly, and the Xuanzhen Domain army also stopped in silence.
Everyone looked at the celestial stars on the boundary wall ahead, their expressions subtly changing.
The people of the White Crane Immortal Sect have transformed the node bead into a celestial star, attracting the will of the Vast Realm.
The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm also taught them how to seize the territories occupied by the cultivators of the Vast Realm.
The worst-case scenario is that the opponent has already activated the Heavenly Star and Earthly Star, allowing the Spirit Realm's will to completely occupy the Earthly Realm.
This boundary, defined by mountains and seas, is called the enemy boundary.
Even though it has stated that conquering enemy territory is extremely difficult!
A slightly better scenario would be that the opponent only managed to acquire the node bead, and had not yet fully established the Spirit Realm's will as a firm foothold.
This kind of territory was named the Semi-Enemy Realm by the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm, and the situation Ning Qi and the others were currently encountering was such a place.
Sword Ancestor, standing beside Ning Qi, noticed Ning Qi gazing at the stars and couldn't help but ask, "What are your plans?"
Ning Qi said, "Now they have summoned the will of the Vast Realm, although not completely, it has restored 30% of their cultivation."
"If we were to break into the central area now, under the watchful eye of the will of the Vast Realm, I would be unable to keep you hidden any longer, and we would inevitably reveal ourselves along the way."
"Moreover, once we enter that area, our strength will be weakened by one-third by the will of the Vast Realm. This shift in power will be extremely disadvantageous for us."
Everyone was taken aback upon hearing this.
Sword Ancestor, Niu Dingtian, and the others also frowned slightly.
If the current semi-enemy territory is so difficult to conquer, how difficult would it be to capture the true enemy territory?
Niu Heavenly Dao, "They outnumber us, so we will eventually win. If we wait any longer and the half-enemy realm becomes a complete enemy realm, that would be even more troublesome. Our Demon Race has stronger defenses, so let us lead the charge!"
After he said that, everyone's goodwill towards him increased.
To volunteer for the front line when at a disadvantage on the Battlefield and willingly become the shield for everyone is truly admirable.
But Ning Qi shook his head, then looked around at everyone in the Xuanzhen Domain and continued:
"Even if we win, many of us will surely die in this battle. As the leader, I understand that people will always die in a great war, but... I want to save as many lives as possible!"
Upon hearing this, everyone felt a surge of emotion.
Especially those cultivators at the Primordial Spirit Realm, whose strength is the weakest in the War Realm, are most likely to die if a battle breaks out.
Among cultivators at the Primordial Spirit Realm, there are also multiple levels.
The True Disciple of the Wuji Sword Sect are the strongest, followed by other sects, and there are also many small sects and Rogue Cultivator.
If the alliance leader disregards their lives and launches an attack directly, it goes without saying who will die the most.
Therefore, as soon as Ning Qi said this, those with weak cultivation felt even more that they had chosen the right person to follow.
These cultivators were long past the lifespan of mortals, possessed immense experience, and knew the consequences of following the wrong person.
If you encounter a ruthless person, using them as cannon fodder won't be enough; you'll even make them grateful!
Ning Qi continued, "Let me think about it for a while and come up with a better solution."
So everyone waited patiently.
Although there were still some warmongers among them who agreed with Niu Dingtian's suggestion and wanted to rush over directly to stop the White Crane Immortal Sect from continuing to build the altar, since the alliance leader had spoken, it wouldn't hurt to wait a little longer.
If no better solution is found in the end, then we can adopt the previous suggestion.
Among the cultivators, Fu Chen sat in one corner. He had now become a captain in the cultivator army, Commander several Void Dao cultivators and a hundred Primordial Spirit cultivators.
Having witnessed what had just happened, his understanding of Ning Qi deepened.
Fu Chen was extremely grateful at this moment. Fortunately, he had listened to his teacher Wei Wuyai and came to seek refuge with Ning Qi.
Otherwise, if they had insisted on staying in the Fuyou Domain and chosen to join the Qingxuan Immortal Sect, they would never be as comfortable as they are now.
Having spent half his life as Rogue Cultivator, Fu Chen knew that in the eyes of sects, Rogue Cultivator were not even considered human!
The stories he heard were mostly about Rogue Cultivator being driven by members of sects and then being betrayed, so he was always unwilling to join any sect.
Given his talent, many sects in the Southern True Domain invited him to join, but he refused them all.
If it weren't for the outbreak of the Spirit Realm War, he would never have pledged allegiance to any sect!
But Fu Chen now takes pride in joining the Wuji Sword Sect and in following Ning Qi.
Ahead, Ning Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at Su Haoran and the others.
Most of the cultivators from the White Crane Immortal Sect were gathered around the altar, extremely focused, eager to complete its construction as soon as possible.
Another group of people surrounded them, watching their surroundings warily, afraid that someone would attack at any moment.
Ning Qi glanced at Tianxing again.
The celestial stars shimmered with an alluring light, which spread further and further, signifying that the will of the Vast Realm was coalescing more and more.
Once the altar on the ground is completed, the celestial stars will influence the terrestrial stars, and the will of the Vast Realm will descend completely, turning this place into an enemy realm for cultivators of the Mountain and Sea Realm!
Ning Qi finally had an idea.
He turned to the crowd and said, "Set up a large formation here, and attack only after I make my move!"
Everyone was startled.
Sword Ancestor asked, "Are you going to go alone?"
His expression held a hint of worry.
Although the cultivators of Xuanzhen Domain now universally respect Ning Qi as both the Alliance Leader and Domain Lord, and almost all sects have become one.
But in the Sword Ancestor's heart, Ning Qi will always be the Sect Master of the Boundless Sword Sect!
Therefore, he cared about Ning Qi's safety more than anyone else.
Ning Qi laughed and said, "What, old man Jian, you don't believe me?"
The Sword Ancestor was helpless.
Is this a matter of belief or disbelief?
He had always believed in Ning Qi, but he still worried about him.
Not only him, but almost everyone in the Wuji Sword Sect shared the same thoughts as the Sword Ancestor.
Especially those who were close to Ning Qi, such as Lu Ziyue, Vice Sect Master Cang Wanhe, True Person Ziyang, Jiang Ruhai, and the original Ten True Disciple.
Only the reincarnated True Martial Realm beings remained completely calm. Although Qin Minghao was not a reincarnated True Martial being, he was just like them, after all, he already knew Ning Qi's true identity.
True Martial Realm Lord!
People from other sects were also somewhat worried.
After all, everyone has benefited greatly since following the leader.
Even setting aside the benefits they gained from following Ning Qi, they were extremely grateful that Ning Qi treated them the same as the Wuji Sword Sect.
Such a leader is extremely rare, one in a million.
They were unaware of the situation in other domains, but they were certain that the sects in other spiritual domains that were affiliated with the immortal sects would not be treated the same way by those sects.
Not to mention, facing the emerging semi-enemy realm, the leader didn't let them go first, but instead prepared to go alone!
Ning Qi naturally saw through the Sword Ancestor's thoughts.
He said, "Old Swordsman, before I make my move, I need your sword to break all laws. Don't let me down later!"
Sword Ancestor, his face dark, ignored Ning Qi's change of address from Sword Ancestor to Old Man Sword, and simply replied, "Go."
He knew he couldn't dissuade Ning Qi, so he could only do his best to assist him.
Ning Qi glanced at the crowd again, and they were all staring at him with complicated expressions, filled with various emotions.
Worry, reverence, admiration, belief... and so on.
Immediately afterwards, they saw Ning Qi's figure completely disappear.
No one could sense how Ning Qi disappeared, nor did they know where Ning Qi went.
However, the concealment array on their bodies did not disappear, so the people of the White Crane Immortal Sect did not know that the army was silently watching them from ten thousand meters away.
The only thing everyone was certain of was that Ning Qi would definitely appear at the location of that altar.
Therefore, everyone formed hand Method Formula, each using their own abilities to accumulate power, preparing to immediately provide support and eliminate the most enemies when the alliance takes action.
Meanwhile, Sword Ancestor Jian Jingjue quietly moved to the side, away from the others.
Before leaving, Ning Qi set up a small concealment array on him, which may have allowed him to escape the army.
His mission differs from the main force's; he will strike before Ning Qi, drawing the attention of the White Crane Immortal Sect members and creating an opportunity for Ning Qi.
At the same time, Ning Qi also gave him a magic jade. As long as the jade vibrates, he will immediately launch a sword attack on the people of the White Crane Immortal Sect.
Jian Jingjue quietly arrived at the opposite direction of the army and silently stared at the altar.
He thought to himself, "Kid, you have the potential to become an immortal, yet you're always at the forefront. I wonder if this is the reason for your rapid progress."
He was a sword cultivator, and in fact, he believed in this doctrine.
Fearless and unstoppable!
But now I always feel that Ning Qi is more enlightened than his sword heart.
Ning Qi had laid the most advanced concealment technique he could currently master on himself.
It isolates all fluctuations such as aura, scent, Law Power, Primordial Spirit, rules, and life force...
Then, using the technique of spatial teleportation, he quietly approached the group from the White Crane Immortal Sect.
Actually, he was experimenting.
To test whether I can remain undetected by the will of the spirit world when I exert all my strength.
This is very important to him, as it relates to his future battles against the Mountain and Sea Realm and the Vast Realm.
The War Realm was arguably the best place for him to understand the wills of the two spirit realms, where he could make various attempts to test their wills.
The celestial stars above the celestial boundary have summoned the will of the Vast Realm, but have not yet fully descended, presenting an excellent opportunity for testing.
Ning Qi hid in the void, shifting his body piece by piece.
It was moved from 10,000 meters away to 9,000 meters away.
Neither the cultivators of the White Crane Immortal Sect nor the will of the Vast Realm above them sensed his presence.
Ning Qi moved again, reaching a distance of 8,000 meters, but the other side still couldn't react quickly enough.
Seven thousand, five thousand, three thousand...
Ning Qi had already entered the two-thousand-meter range, which was within the vigilance range of the White Crane Immortal Sect's outer defense cultivators.
The other side still hadn't noticed his presence.
Ning Qi sensed everything, especially the will of the Vast Realm on the Celestial Dome Star.
The will of the Vast Realm is constantly gathering, and that celestial star is becoming increasingly brilliant.
Its light fell upon every place below, spreading ever wider.
In order to occupy territory within the war zone, these celestial stars were naturally not for decoration.
Its falling starlight can be seen as a manifestation of the will of the spirit world, capable of perceiving everything beneath it.
The beams of starlight fell first upon the site where the altar was built.
Therefore, this place is the most important, and it is also the place that the spirit realm's will pays the most attention to.
After that, the starlight will spread outwards from the altar.
The level of importance it focuses on changes with distance; the closer it is, the more it values it, while the farther away it is, doesn't mean it doesn't value it, but rather that the distance falls within its vigilance range.
At this moment, the starlight had spread to a distance of five thousand meters, but had not yet reached the location of the Xuanzhen Domain army.
Ning Qi had already reached two thousand meters away. He was hiding in the void, and the will of the Vast Realm still hadn't detected his presence.
Next, Ning Qi began to move inward, using a distance of 100 meters as a reference.
He originally wanted to combine space travel and earth escape to escape from the underground, which was the safest way.
However, this is the War Zone, a special space established by the two realms within the Boundary Sea.
There is no such thing as an underground place; there are only boundary walls.
Therefore, Ning Qi had no way to use Earth Escape.
If one were to cross the boundary wall, then beyond the boundary wall lay the endless Boundary Sea.
With the abilities of his reincarnated body, it was clear that he was completely unable to break through the boundary wall jointly constructed by the two realms.
Moreover, even his true form wouldn't fare well in a place like the Boundary Sea.
It contains endless Boundary Sea Fierce Beasts, and even more unknown and eerie dangers.
Ning Qi didn't know much about the situation inside the Boundary Sea. Perhaps only large spirit realms like the Mountain and Sea Realm and the Vast Realm had a deeper understanding of the situation inside the Boundary Sea.
Therefore, Ning Qi's true form had no intention of exploring the Boundary Sea.
It's not too late to explore the Boundary Sea after we've truly conquered the Mountain and Sea Boundary.
Ning Qi gradually moved towards the inner layer.
1900 meters, 1500 meters, 1100 meters, 1000 meters...
When they reached a range of one kilometer, Ning Qi stopped temporarily. Within that range, the starlight appeared noticeably deeper.
Ning Qi stretched out his finger and gently touched the starlight in front of him.
After waiting for a while, the will of the Vast Realm still did not find him.
Ning Qi breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems the spirit realm's will isn't as perceptive as he'd imagined, which is a good thing for him.
Ning Qi continued to move forward.
950 meters, 800 meters, 500 meters...
He has entered the circle of cultivators from the White Crane Immortal Sect who are currently constructing an altar.
Ning Qi continued to test the starlight using the same method he had just used.
He only continued after there was no response.
Three hundred meters, one hundred meters...
Once within a hundred meters, the starlight ahead was noticeably brighter.
Ning Qi reached out to touch it, and this time he felt something different.
When his hand touched the starlight within a hundred-meter radius, he clearly felt the starlight flowing like water, seemingly detecting anomalies, but still unable to detect his presence.
Ning Qi continued.
Eighty meters, fifty meters, thirty meters...
The starlight ahead was as bright as day, Ning Qi reached out.
The flow of starlight became increasingly rapid. As a domain lord and realm lord, Ning Qi could clearly sense a faint force of realm mixed with starlight flowing together, but he still couldn't detect his presence.
Ning Qi proceeded with confidence.
Twenty-five meters, fifteen meters, ten meters...
Ning Qi was truly moved to the core.
He hid in mid-air, about twenty feet above the ground below.
The ground below was filled with cultivators at the Integration Realm.
He reached out again, and the starlight in front of him had become somewhat scorching. He didn't know if it was because he was a cultivator from the Mountain and Sea Realm, or because the great array built by the cultivators from the Vast Realm was different.
In short, Ning Qi did not experience this scorching sensation when he built the altar and activated the Heavenly Star at that medium-sized node.
A question arose in his mind: Does the will of the spirit realm also possess its own attributes?
Without further thought, Ning Qi knew what was most important at that moment.
He sensed the will of the Vast Realm. Within a ten-meter radius, in addition to the scorching starlight, the power of the realm within was even more concentrated.
The power of the Vast Realm, as its name suggests, made Ning Qi feel a sense of vastness and power when he reached out and touched it.
This feeling is extremely wonderful. The sense of grandeur is not the kind of grandeur that ordinary people feel when they stand on the top of a mountain, looking down at the mountains below and seeing the boundless expanse below, or looking up at the sky and seeing the starry sky.
Rather, it is an extremely complex and vast expanse, possessing the vastness of humanity, the vastness of historical vicissitudes, the vastness of momentum, and the vastness of encompassing everything...
Ning Qi clearly sensed that the will of the Vast Realm seemed to be more upright and honorable than the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm.
This was a particularly strange feeling, which made him think even more deeply about his previous thoughts.
The will of the spirit world must also have its own attributes!
The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm that Ning Qi came into contact with gave him a sense of the ruthlessness of the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, it would plunder the surrounding small worlds to constantly enrich itself. This is why it would intercept the Vast Realm in the Boundary Sea and launch a war between the spirit worlds.
However, the will of the Vast Realm did not seem to share the same thoughts as the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm.
Ning Qi took a deep breath and began to break through to a range of ten meters.