Yaoguang Immortal Sect

The yin-yang symbol on Ning Qi's body gradually dissipated, completely absorbed by him, and transformed into his own power.

He was able to absorb the Yin-Yang fish, which contained the energy of the Boundary Sea and the Mountain and Sea Boundary, thanks to the help of the people of the White Crane Immortal Sect and the will of the Vast Realm.

If they hadn't painstakingly compressed the two energies into the crystal jade, bringing them to a critical point of mutual restraint, how would Ning Qi have had the opportunity to absorb them?

After entrusting the task of establishing the altar to the people of Xuanzhen Domain, Ning Qi stood in the void, silently sensing the state within his body.

He transformed those two energies into a mutually reinforcing state using the Taiyin-Taiyang Divine Technique, and now that he has completely absorbed them, Ning Qi feels that he is even closer to the Perfection of the Integration Realm.

Previously, he absorbed a medium-sized fragment of rules, advancing about one percent of his progress towards the Perfection of the Integration Realm.

Having absorbed both types of energy, Ning Qi felt that he had advanced another five percent towards the Perfection of the Fusion Realm.

In other words, the two types of energy from this small node are equivalent to five medium-sized fragments of the rules!

Even Ning Qi hadn't expected such an unexpected gain.

The improvement in his cultivation was one of Ning Qi's gains, but his gains from conquering this half of the enemy territory were far more than that.

He silently practiced the Taiyin Taiyang Divine Technique, comprehending the meaning of the Yin-Yang cycle.

This was the first time he had used this technique. With this technique, even if he stepped into the Dao Integration Realm, or even reached the Perfection Realm, Ning Qi would not need any other Cultivation Method.

Moreover, the more deeply one studies this method, the more profound and extensive it becomes, capable of encompassing all the principles of Heavenly Dao within it.

If used properly, it can also unleash tremendous power in this war zone!

Just like the two types of energy Ning Qi just absorbed, there are countless other nodes within the War Domain.

At each node, whether they are cultivators from the Mountain and Sea Realm or the Vast Realm, if they want to completely occupy the territory, they must suppress the other two types of energy on the territory.

This also means that Ning Qi can use the Taiyin Sun God Technique to absorb excess energy at each node.

Thinking of this, Ning Qi smiled slightly.

For others, the War Zone is a place of life and death struggles, but for Ning Qi, it is a treasure trove full of opportunities!

Absorbing excess energy from nodes is like fleecing the war zone.

Once he truly captures the node, he will be able to exploit the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

They could still take advantage of the battles in the previous ones to fleece the cultivators of the Vast Realm.

The War Zone is practically the perfect place to fleece people!

If we could carve out some space within it and let the True Martial devour it, that would be even better.

Below, the cultivators of the Xuanzhen Domain constructed the altar at an extremely fast pace.

Because Ning Qi absorbed the excess energy here, they didn't have to exert as much effort as when they captured the first node.

The remaining energy must be suppressed in order to summon the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Therefore, just as the crystal spirit jade was placed on the altar, a beam of starlight shot down from the heavens, establishing a direct connection with Earth.

Everyone felt that the oppressive force here had completely disappeared, and a grand will had quietly descended.

The will of the Vast Realm suffered a setback here, and how could the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm not sense this? So, the moment it descended, it praised:

"You have accomplished a great feat by conquering half of the enemy's territory!"

"You are hereby rewarded with fifteen small rule fragments and fifty micro rule fragments!"

Everyone was taken aback upon hearing this.

Previously, when they captured the medium-sized node, the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm rewarded them with ten medium-sized rule fragments, while the other twenty micro-sized rule fragments were given for defeating the enemy.

Now, by seizing a small node from a cultivator from the Vast Realm, the rewards from the Mountain and Sea Realm have clearly doubled.

Clearly, seizing nodes from the enemy yields greater rewards from the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm!

Ning Qi accepted the reward that the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm had openly given him.

In the shadows, the voice of the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm resounded within Ning Qi's heart.

"As the domain lord, you have managed to force back the will of the Vast Realm; you are hereby rewarded with twenty strands of realm power!"

This time, Ning Qi did not let the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm leave, but instead took the initiative to contact it, saying:

"Lord of Realms, we need your realm power to conquer this semi-enemy realm. Could you provide more?"

"Realm Lord" is the title given to it by the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm, which is for the Domain Lord to use.

Upon hearing Ning Qi's voice, the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm was visibly startled.

In the entire world of mountains and seas, there are few who can communicate with it, and even fewer who can negotiate terms with it!

However, given that Ning Qi was personally appointed as the domain lord by it, and that this battle did indeed make the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm feel proud.

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm communicated with Ning Qi for the first time.

"I have my own standards for distributing rewards; how dare you ask for more?"

Ning Qi quietly sensed the presence of the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

He had previously sensed the will of the Vast Realm, and the will of the Vast Realm, as its name suggests, gave him a sense of vastness and righteousness.

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm was different; it gave Ning Qi the feeling of authority and unquestionable authority of a superior.

Ning Qi remained fearless and said, "Lord of the Realm, I think you also felt that it took me ten strands of the Realm Power you bestowed to conquer this half-enemy Realm."

"Now that you've granted me twenty strands, how will I take down medium-sized or large semi-enemy realms occupied by cultivators from the Vast Realm if my Xuanzhen Domain later encounters such realms?"

"If the half-enemy realm is like this, what about the enemy realm completely occupied by the will of the Vast Realm?"

Seeing that Ning Qi was neither humble nor arrogant, and that his tone was logical and reasonable.

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm remained silent for a moment.

Ning Qi was suspended in the void when suddenly he felt as if he had left his original place and arrived in another space.

This space seemed to be a separate void carved out from within the war realm, and Ning Qi was pulled into it.

Ning Qi looked around. This space was only the size of a room, with illusory walls in all six directions—up, down, east, west, south, and north—that rippled like water.

"Is the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm about to reveal itself before me?" Ning Qi thought to himself.

On the wall in front of him, the ripples on the water spread more and more slowly, and finally subsided.

The wall gradually turned into something like a transparent block of ice, and a blurry human figure faintly appeared on it.

"Are you confident you can continue to take over the enemy territory and the enemy territory?"

The blurry figure spoke.

Ning Qi replied, "As long as the Realm Lord grants me sufficient Realm Power, I have confidence!"

The blurry figure remained silent for a moment, then said:

"How much is enough? I have to take care of the nine war realms. If everyone asks me to give them enough realm power, what am I supposed to do with you? I might as well just take matters into my own hands!"

Ning Qi discreetly sensed the blurry figure on the wall.

Compared to the grand will of the past, this figure seemed more real and more human.

I wonder if this is a phantom projection of the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm?

Ning Qi said, "I'd like to ask you a question."

"Speak frankly."

"I learned from cultivators in the Vast Realm that some of their Domain Lords have entered the War Domain. If they also possess the power bestowed by the will of the Vast Realm, how should we deal with them?"

These details were not revealed by the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm before the start of the Spirit Realm War.

It only established a reward and punishment system, without specifying how many different situations would arise.

It seems that it doesn't matter to ordinary cultivators.

Only a domain lord like Ning Qi could speak with it, and when the time is right, the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm might clearly reveal the situation.

However, it is clear that although Ning Qi is the domain lord of the Xuanzhen Domain, he does not have much influence over the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

After all, the Xuanzhen Domain is merely a minor spiritual domain within the Mountain and Sea Realm.

The blurry figure did not answer Ning Qi's question, but instead said, "Do you have any other questions? Ask them all at once."

Ning Qi didn't seem to care, and instead asked two more questions.

"If the opposing domain lord can unleash spiritual domain power within the war domain, then the dozens of domain powers given by the realm lord are definitely insufficient against them. How can we possibly counter this?"

"There are hundreds of spirit domains within the Realm Lord's domain. How many Mountain and Sea World Spirit Domains are located within the War Realm where my Xuanzhen Domain is situated?"

The blurry figure seemed to be carefully observing Ning Qi.

The questions a person asks can indirectly reveal what they are thinking, the breadth of their vision, and the size of their mind.

Of course, this also requires corresponding strength; otherwise, it's just ordinary people talking about national affairs. No matter how eloquently and logically you speak, you can't participate at all, and it's all for nothing.

Ning Qi is different. Ning Qi has already gained some favor from the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm by seizing half of the enemy territory, which is why he has this space to communicate with it alone.

The blurry figure said:

"To answer your final question, the Southeast War Domain comprises nine spirit domains that have been allocated to this area."

"But you might not even be able to meet, because the Southeast War Zone is divided into three areas: upper, middle, and lower."

"Your Xuanzhen Domain is in the lower domains, and the neighboring Fuyou Domain and Langya Domain are also in this area."

Upon hearing this, Ning Qi's mind raced.

He now had a clear understanding of the situation within the realm of war.

It turns out that the war zone was also divided into three areas.

Their Xuanzhen Domain is actually located in a lower domain; no wonder the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm doesn't take it seriously.

If he weren't the domain lord who had seized half of the enemy realm, the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm probably wouldn't have even bothered to pay him any attention.

After all, the Mountain and Sea Realm is too vast, containing hundreds of spiritual domains, and within each spiritual domain, there are dozens of sects.

From the perspective of the Mountain and Sea Realm's will, most sect cultivators are actually cannon fodder who come in to deplete the numbers of the Vast Realm, so it naturally won't reveal more information to them.

The blurry figure continued, "I will not respond to the other questions you raised for now. I will inform you later, once you have sufficient strength and have captured more nodes within the War Realm."

"However, if you truly harbor the ambition to conquer half of the enemy realm, I can bestow upon you an item that will allow you to contact me at any time. At that point, I will lend you more power depending on the circumstances!"

Ning Qi looked at the wall ahead and saw a blurry figure disappear after saying those words.

But a circular mark was left on the wall.

Ning Qi stepped forward, ripped it off, and took a closer look.

The circular mark is made of an unknown material; it resembles neither gold nor wood.

It is engraved with a pattern, with mountains above and water below, which are harmoniously combined to form the image of mountains and sea.

Click!

A crisp sound seemed to signal to Ning Qi that he had returned to reality.

He looked at the Xuanzhen Domain army and found that they were still in the same position as before.

Seeing this, Ning Qi immediately understood that the exchange between the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm and him had only taken a snap of the fingers, and almost no time had passed.

He tossed the Mountain and Sea Imprint in his hand, which tumbled several times in the air before being caught by Ning Qi.

Ning Qi's expression at this moment held a hint of mystery.

Excellent! He's one step closer to making contact with the true will of the Mountain and Sea Realm!

Looking at the Xuanzhen Domain army waiting for his command, Ning Qi took out the Spirit Observation Disc and infused it with spiritual power.

The pointer inside, which was formed from a spirit sword, immediately rang out and began to spin continuously within the plate.

The pointer spun rapidly, making a buzzing sound. Then, the buzzing gradually subsided, the pointer's swing slowed down, and it finally pointed to a direction: due north!

Ning Qi waved his hand to the north and said, "The army shall march north!"

"Yes!"

Led by Ning Qi, the people of Xuanzhen Domain captured two nodes in succession, one medium and one small.

Within the lower domain of this Southeast War Zone, there are also cultivators from two other spirit realms in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

One is the Fuyou Domain, and the other is the Langya Domain.

The situation in the Fuyou Domain is different from that in the Xuanzhen Domain. Unlike the Wuji Sword Sect, it does not Commander all the sects and Rogue Cultivator in the Xuanzhen Domain, forming a large army that covers the entire domain.

Because there are two immortal sects in the Fuyou Domain, the various sects within it have each pledged allegiance to the two sects, forming two large armies.

The Qingxuan Immortal Sect is one of them.

The leader of the Qingxuan Immortal Sect who led the army into the war zone this time is named Sikong Lan, a member of the Sikong Qing clan, the ancestor of the sect.

He is also a Supreme Venerable, and because he is a member of the Sikong clan, Sikong Qing was entrusted with an important task this time.

Back then, Sikong Qing sent four Venerables to the Southern True Domain to destroy the Bull Demon Upper Sect and the Wuji Sword Sect, but he did not send Sikong Lan, which allowed Sikong Lan to escape a calamity.

At this moment, Sikong Lan, leading the Qingxuan Immortal Sect and the armies of several other sects that had come to join forces with the army of the Yaoguang Immortal Sect.

Yaoguang Immortal Sect is another immortal sect in Fuyou Domain, and it is also the oldest immortal sect.

The fact that it enabled Sikong Qing to break through and lead Qingxuan Sect to become an immortal sect demonstrates the magnanimity of Yaoguang Immortal Sect.

The leader of the Yaoguang Immortal Sect was actually a female cultivator named Qi Keqing.

The Yaoguang Immortal Sect has been established for countless millennia. To stand out Commander its followers within such a sect, one must either have a powerful background or possess cultivation sufficient to subdue everyone.

Qi Keqing, however, was the latter.

The convergence of these two cases is quite unexpected.

Sikong Lan cupped his hands in greeting to Qi Keqing and said with a smile, "Junior Sikong Lan greets Senior Sister Qi Yaoguang!"

Qi Keqing's expression was somewhat indifferent.

The army behind him stood solemnly.

Unlike the Qingxuan Immortal Sect, which appears to be somewhat uneven in quality.

Faced with Sikong Lan's humble attitude, Qi Keqing said:

"So it's Junior Brother Qingxuan Sikong. May I ask what brings you here with your army to join us?"

Qi Keqing's words implied that she was giving Qingxuan Immortal Sect some pointers.

They did not enter the war zone together in the Soaring Domain. Their reunion now clearly suggests that the other party is trying to curry favor with someone of higher status.

Qi Keqing harbored no hostility towards the Qingxuan Immortal Sect, only a degree of contempt.

Sikong Qing's breakthrough to the Dao Integration Realm was entirely due to the magnanimity of their Yaoguang Immortal Sect.

Sikong Qing had never paid a visit to them. In fact, on the eve of the Spirit Realm War, he recruited several sects from the Fuyou Domain, seemingly intending to rival their Yaoguang Immortal Sect.

Therefore, Qi Keqing immediately and bluntly pointed it out.

Upon hearing this, a hint of embarrassment appeared on Sikong Lan's face, but it quickly disappeared.

As a member of the Sikong clan, he was more concerned with his ancestor's thoughts and needs.

What are Sikong Qing's thoughts?

Even if Sikong Lan were to guess randomly, she could still figure it out!

There are two paths: one is to further promote and glorify the Qingxuan Immortal Sect.

The first point is to expand the Qingxuan Immortal Sect's influence within the Fuyou Domain, which naturally requires weakening the Yaoguang Immortal Sect's influence.

The second point is to allow the Qingxuan Immortal Sect's influence to spread to other spiritual realms.

This second point happens to be related to another idea of the ancestor.

The patriarch could never forgive the Wuji Sword Sect of the Xuanzhen Domain.

Although Sikong Qing did not mention to him whether or not to destroy the Wuji Sword Sect within the war zone.

However, Sikong Lan has a very high level of self-awareness, so of course she wants to do her best to help the ancestor fulfill his wishes within the war zone.

Although the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm stipulated that they should not kill each other, Sikong Lan could use someone else to do his dirty work!