They All Want to Take Me as a Disciple?

Upon hearing the news, Ning Qi's heart immediately stirred.

He instantly discerned many layers of information from the words of the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Firstly, the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor should have a way to detect the situation within the war zone and understand his experiences there, which made Ning Qi secretly wary.

Normally, the War Zone is formed by the will of both realms, and only the will of both realms should be able to perceive the situation within it.

Just like in the True Martial, only Ning Qi, as the Realm Lord, can freely investigate the situation in every place. No other living beings in the True Martial have this ability!

The fact that the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor, as cultivators within the realm, could perceive the situation outside the realm indicates that either their cultivation level was terrifying enough, or their relationship with the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm was extremely special, or both.

Neither of these situations is good for Ning Qi.

Secondly, the fact that the Mountain Ancestor and the Sea Ancestor actually wanted to take him as a disciple shows that the Mountain Ancestor and the Sea Ancestor not only knew about his situation in the War Realm, but also knew everything about his life in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

The two patriarchs were renowned throughout history, and it has been countless years since they last accepted disciples.

How can one accept a disciple with such a momentous matter as accepting one without knowing everything about them?

Ning Qi advanced to the Integrated Body Perfection in less than two hundred years, a feat unmatched in the entire Mountain and Sea Realm. Ning Qi wondered if the two ancestors would suspect his rapid advancement.

Moreover, whether they genuinely want to take him as a disciple, or have other plans, remains to be seen.

Thirdly, since the two ancestors of the Mountain and Sea Realm could sense his situation, wouldn't that mean that the Holy Ancestor of the Vast Realm could also know about his situation in the War Realm?

This was yet another threat to Ning Qi, and it also reminded him that he wondered what methods the Holy Ancestor might use against him.

Ning Qi feigned delight and asked the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm, "Realm Lord, did the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor really say that?"

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm said, "I have come personally to convey this message; do you still believe it to be false?"

Ning Qi said, "No, it's just that this news came too suddenly. I really didn't expect to be noticed by the two ancestors. I wonder if the World Lord informed the two ancestors about my situation?"

He asked this question in order to ascertain the abilities of the two ancestors.

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm manifested as a phantom-like human figure, whose face was completely obscured.

He appeared in front of Ning Qi, seemingly gazing at him.

"That's true, but even if I don't tell them, they can still find out about you."

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm offered a rare explanation.

Ning Qi immediately understood.

Good heavens, it seems the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor are indeed extraordinary in strength. Can they even assess the situation in the War Realm without relying on the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm?

Ning Qi was very curious about the relationship between the two ancestors and the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Generally speaking, even if the two ancestors were among the strongest in the Mountain and Sea Realm, they should still submit to the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

However, unlike Ning Qi, neither of them completely destroyed the will of the True Martial, nor did he become the ruler of the True Martial Realm himself.

"Lord Realm Master, both Ancestors wish to take me as their disciple, and I certainly cannot choose both. Since the Lord Realm Master has conveyed this message, I wonder if the Lord Realm Master could speak to me on behalf of this junior, and advise me on which Ancestor I should agree to?"

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm coughed before saying, "I advise you to choose the Sea Ancestor as your teacher. She said that if she cannot have you, she will destroy you and will never let anyone else have you!"

Ning Qi frowned involuntarily.

What kind of outrageous language is this? Is Hai Zu some kind of insane lunatic or a crazy old woman?

After a moment's thought, Ning Qi continued, "Lord of the Realm, I am the Lord of the Xuanzhen Domain, and should logically be under the jurisdiction of the Mountain Ancestor. If I choose the Sea Ancestor, will the Mountain Ancestor...?"

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm laughed, "You've thought things through quite thoroughly. The Mountain Ancestor has always been domineering. What do you think he would do if he saw that you chose the Sea Ancestor?"

Ning Qi remained silent.

What else can they do? They'd probably have to destroy the Xuanzhen Domain, wouldn't they?

He immediately said, "Then forget it. Could the Realm Lord help me explain the situation to the two Ancestors and ask for their favor? But I am only a Body Integration Cultivator and am truly unworthy to be their disciple."

Ning Qi did not want to be caught in the middle between the Mountain Ancestor and the Sea Ancestor, becoming the target of their struggle.

If things go wrong, and the two ancestors discover the goal he wanted to achieve after reincarnating in the Mountain and Sea Realm, it would ruin everything.

Besides, the two ancestors were unaware of their true intentions, and Ning Qi was a man of great stature, born between heaven and earth; how could he possibly be subservient to others?

Perhaps the two ancestors saw it as a favor bestowed upon him, but Ning Qi was even prepared to destroy the Mountain and Sea Realm and the Vast Realm, so what were the two ancestors compared to him?

However, he is unsure of the strength of the two ancestors. Even though the True Martial has gathered a hundred sects, it is still not enough in front of the two Spirit Realms. Therefore, Ning Qi still needs to build high walls and stockpile grains before declaring himself king.

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm was surprised for a moment upon hearing Ning Qi's words.

The opportunity to be accepted as a disciple by the patriarch would be something no cultivator in the Mountain and Sea Realm would give up, yet Ning Qi made him refuse the two.

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm couldn't help but think more highly of Ning Qi.

He suddenly said, "It is rare in this world for you to refuse the kindness and spirit of the two ancestors. Why don't you become my disciple?"

"Um?"

Ning Qi was taken aback.

His mind was in turmoil, and he couldn't figure out what was going on or why the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm wanted to take him as a disciple.

"This..." Ning Qi hesitated, "If the Realm Lord is willing to accept me as a disciple, I am naturally willing, but what about the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor?"

The illusory figure ahead stroked its chin before saying, "With your talent, as long as you follow me, wouldn't you be the next Mountain Ancestor or Sea Ancestor?"

Ning Qi stared at him, inwardly exclaiming, "Wow!"

The tone of the Mountain and Sea Realm's will seemed, to him, somewhat discordant with the Mountain Ancestor and the Sea Ancestor.

He became increasingly curious about the relationship between the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm and the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor.

The Mountain Ancestor and the Sea Ancestor have been at odds for many years and have a grudge against each other. Now, the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm also wants to cultivate him, and even said that he can become the next Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor.

Is the intention to cultivate him into a rival to the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor?

However, Ning Qi hadn't expected that they all wanted to take him as their disciple.

Ning Qi bowed slightly and asked, "Lord of the Realm, could it be that the Mountain Ancestor and the Sea Ancestor were both nurtured by you?"

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm replied, "Of course, I am the entire Mountain and Sea Realm. All living beings within it are born because of me, and my existence or death is related to the lives of all living beings within the Mountain and Sea Realm. Living beings are able to cultivate because I have bestowed upon them all the resources. All cultivators are, in a sense, cultivated by me."

Strictly speaking, that's true, but it's a chicken-and-egg problem—who can really say for sure?

Ning Qi's thoughts drifted away, and he couldn't help but think about the origins of the Spirit Realm, and then he thought about the situation in the True Martial.

He erased the original will of the True Martial and became the True Martial himself. How should we explain that?

Ultimately, might makes right, and strength reigns supreme!

Ning Qi silently buried his thoughts, then cupped his hands and addressed the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm: "I am honored by the Realm Lord's high regard, but I have always understood one principle: whether one wishes to become a disciple of the Realm Lord or the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor, there must be certain conditions, right?"

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm responded, "You are quite mature for your age, and very realistic. Indeed, you must survive in the War Realms and conquer enough War Realms for us!"

"I wonder how much is enough?"

"You must completely conquer at least one of the nine war zones before you are qualified to become our disciple!"

Ning Qi pondered for a moment, then said, "That kid should try harder from now on."

Suddenly, the entire earth shook.

Ning Qi hovered in the air, gazing around. Endless radiance rose within the war realm, and Spiritual Qi, like mist, permeated the entire area, stretching as far as the eye could see.

He sensed something and immediately took out the Solingcha Plate, looking down at it.

As he predicted, all the nodes in this war zone were captured by his three armies.

"Lord of the Realm, is this change the result of the complete capture of the node?"

However, Ning Qi still inquired of the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm before him.

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm seemed to reveal a hint of joy, saying, "That's exactly right."

He stared at Ning Qi, Ning Qi clearly sensed that he was paying special attention to the Solingcha Disc in his hand.

Ning Qi volunteered, "Lord Realm Master, while conquering various nodes, I invented this device. Please take a look, Lord Realm Master."

He gifted the Compass to the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

At this moment, seemingly due to the changes in this place, the illusory figure of the Mountain and Sea Realm's will has become more solid.

He invisibly grasped the Compass Ning Qi handed him and instantly understood Compass purpose.

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm rejoiced:

"You're quite something, to have invented something like this! No wonder out of the nine war realms and twenty-seven domains, only your army has conquered one domain so quickly."

Ning Qi then took out another Jade Slip and presented it to the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

"Since the Realm Lord has approved of this item, I will also present the method for its manufacture to him."

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm immediately accepted it.

"Excellent! Excellent! In this way, as long as this product is widely adopted, the war in the spirit world can be ended much faster!"

"Now that this region has been completely conquered by me, and you have produced this item, your contribution is immense, so I will reward you handsomely!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding void seemed to open like a treasure bag, from which many things flew out.

"Take it. With this, I won't keep it any longer. I must distribute it to all war zones as soon as possible!"

Ning Qi cupped his hands and said, "This humble one respectfully sees off the Realm Lord!"

The illusory figure in front of him vanished instantly. Ning Qi carefully sensed it, but could no longer perceive the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

He looked at the piles of rewards on the ground ahead, his eyes gleaming.

The rewards bestowed by the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm this time are extremely generous.

The regularly shaped fragments were about the size of a bucket; upon closer inspection, there were over a hundred of them!

These fragments of rules can no longer be compared with the rewards previously given by the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

The rewards he was previously given only consisted of three types of rule fragments: micro, small, medium, and large.

Even large fragments of rules are only about the size of a human head, but the current fragment of rules is as big as a farmer's water bucket, which can be considered extra-large.

Ning Qi picked up a piece and stared at it.

Within it lay a galaxy, shimmering with countless stars, each star representing a rule.

This enormous fragment of rules is much larger than the previous ones, and it contains far more rules!

It is likely that just this one piece would increase the cultivation level of everyone in the Xuanzhen Domain army by one point.

Ning Qi then looked to the other side.

On the other side of the void, hundreds of mountain and sea boundary forces twisted in the void like rays of light, each one meter long.

This was something bestowed upon him by the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm, the domain lord. After becoming a domain lord, the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm said that their domain lords could obtain ten strands of realm power from him every year.

This hundred realms of power is equivalent to ten years' worth of service for a domain lord!

Ning Qi casually stored all his gains into his spatial storage, a slight smile playing on his lips.

The Solingcha Disc he just gave to the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm is not the complete version; it is merely a basic version that includes a map and the ability to detect a nearby node.

To fully explore all the map nodes of the War Zone, it is only possible after all nodes have been explored.

Ning Qi gave the Compass -making method to the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm so that the battles between the cultivators of the two realms would become more frequent, thus pushing the great war between the two realms to arrive as soon as possible, and allowing those who have reached the Dao to enter the fray quickly.

It remains to be seen whether the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm, after obtaining this Compass, will be able to decipher it and create an even higher-level Compass.

Ning Qi had a backup plan; he figured that as long as the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor didn't enter the war zone, no one should be able to do this.

The greatest advantage naturally rests with him and his Xuanzhen Domain army.

In addition, Ning Qi also planned to "accidentally" let the cultivators of the Vast Realm obtain this Compass as well.

If only cultivators from the Mountain and Sea Realm obtain it, wouldn't that mean the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm has gained an advantage in the war between the two realms?

The sooner the two realms merge, the more intense the war between them will be, and the more opportunities Ning Qi's True Martial will have to develop.

The next second, Ning Qi took out his original Compass again, glanced at the positions of the three armies above, tore through space, and stepped into it.

In the blink of an eye, Ning Qi appeared beside the Sword Ancestor of the Xuanzhen Domain army.

Upon seeing Ning Qi appear, everyone had already accepted his sudden arrival.

"Sect Master, Senior Brother!"

"Domain Lord!"

The cultivators quickly greeted him, and cheers erupted.

Sword Ancestor laughed, "Boy, we have completely conquered this war zone. For every node we captured, the Mountain and Sea Realm bestowed upon us many fragments. Why don't you take them?"

Ning Qi waved his hand, looked at everyone, and smiled:

"You're all on my side. Since you're following me, I won't confiscate your spoils anymore; consider it a benefit I'm giving you."

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces lit up with joy.

However, the Sword Ancestor still said, "You are the sect leader of my Boundless Sword Sect and also the leader of the Profound True Domain Alliance. We are now like a major sect, so it is not unreasonable for us to accept the gifts from our sect leader and alliance leader, but..."

He paused for a moment before saying, "We all understand now that our achievements are due to your strength. I think you should accept it; it will help you improve your strength as soon as possible. Don't forget, within the War Realm, Dao Integration Realm experts will appear sooner or later!"

The Sword Ancestor always considered Ning Qi's interests, which deeply moved Ning Qi.

Ning Qi secretly transmitted his voice, "Sword Ancestor, no need. Having taken over the entire War Domain, the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm has already given me, the Domain Lord, a special reward. I have everything I deserve!"

"Why didn't you say so sooner!" Sword Ancestor said helplessly via telepathy, "Wouldn't I be going against the interests of everyone?"

Don't worry, I'll get it back for you!