The Key to Ning Qi's Victory

A map of the central region of the due southern boundary appeared before Ning Qi.

Ning Qi glanced at it and immediately gained a clear understanding of the situation in the Central Region.

The situation in the middle region is similar to that in the upper region.

Of the thirty-six nodes, excluding the six hidden ones, eight remain unconquered, and the cultivators from both sides within them are engaged in a fierce battle!

Seeing this situation, Ning Qi was naturally not in a hurry, but some people were.

After receiving the Compass from Ning Qi, Ren Boping and his two companions, having barely recovered from the initial excitement of having it, immediately got down to business.

They naturally noticed the situation in the Central Region, and the three of them immediately changed their expressions.

Ren Boping said, "Lord Ning, our cultivators in this region are already embroiled in a fierce battle. We must go and provide support."

Beside him, Jiang Yuyue and Lang Yingying also bowed and made their requests.

"We humbly request Lord Ning's assistance."

Ning Qi hesitated for a moment, then said, "Alright, I'll go with you to rescue them first. But let's make it clear first, our army has to take half of the remaining nodes in this region."

Ren Boping and the others glanced at the map on the Compass again; half of it marked the four directions.

Compared to the profits gained from the four nodes, this deal is extremely worthwhile.

They understood Ning Qi's meaning. The reason he brought up the distribution of benefits first was because he was afraid that if he saved everyone and then discussed benefits later, they might not be willing to accept it.

Of course, Ning Qi's initial idea was to acquire all the remaining nodes in this domain.

However, now that he has been threatened by Haizu, he has to maintain good relations with his subordinates and share some of the benefits.

"We, on behalf of the brothers of this region, agree!" Ren Boping also cupped his hands in greeting.

Ning Qi nodded slightly.

"Alright, let's set off then!"

After saying this, he immediately reorganized the army and glanced at Ren Boping and his men's troops.

Ning Qi then said, "The three of you, in order to rescue our fellow Daoists in this region as soon as possible, I wonder if you would be willing to temporarily obey my orders?"

Ren Boping and the other two were stunned for a moment.

Ning Qi pointed to his army and added:

"As you've all witnessed before, my approach to rescuing people is to strike unexpectedly and catch them off guard. If you want to rescue people as quickly as you did, only my leadership can achieve the greatest efficiency."

Upon hearing this, Ren Boping and the other two exchanged glances and slowly nodded.

Although Ning Qi wanted to gain command, they thought about everything that had happened since they met Ning Qi and agreed that what Ning Qi said was true.

They observed that, compared to Ning Qi's army, they were almost inferior in everything except for a few areas of superior strength.

Regardless of the army's formation, Ning Qi's uncanny concealment methods, or his terrifying strength, if one wants to rescue the people as quickly as possible, it's naturally better to follow Ning Qi's orders.

Therefore, Ren Boping and the other two replied in unison, "Alright, we'll do as you request regarding the rescue, Lord Ning."

Ning Qi smiled slightly.

Don't worry about the other party not accepting it; once they do, they'll feel the difference in his leadership.

They will gradually become inseparable from him, just like Qi Keqing, Zhu Yanchuan, and others. At that time, these people will all become his loyal followers.

The thought flashed through Ning Qi's mind: Could this be considered poaching from Hai Zu's side?

Whatever, it's a step forward, a preparation for the future.

After all, the entire War Realm, including both realms, probably has more than two hundred Spirit Realm cultivators, and there will be Dao Integration Realm ancestors afterward.

Without enough subordinates to Ning Qi, Ning Qi's ability to accomplish anything on his own is extremely limited.

Therefore, Ning Qi used his abilities to temporarily integrate Ren Boping and others' troops into his own army.

These cultivator demon kings were scattered one by one, and as soon as they entered Ning Qi's army, they immediately felt the difference.

Everyone was in their proper place, and there seemed to be a sense of solemnity and order, allowing them to unleash their full potential.

Even the three domain lords, Ren Boping, Jiang Yuyue, and Lang Yingying, were reassigned by Ning Qi to form their own formations, along with Sword Ancestor, Qi Keqing, and Zhu Yanchuan.

After making all the preparations, Ning Qi suddenly waved his hand.

Instantly, the entire army he had commanded was enveloped by the concealment formation.

Ning Qi took out a sufficient amount of Spirit Stone and fragments of rules from his storage space, and shattered them all. The Spiritual Qi and power of rules within them were guided by Ning Qi and quickly condensed into a huge teleportation portal in front of Ning Qi.

When Ren Boping and other cultivators under Haizu witnessed this scene, they were all deeply shocked.

Good heavens, what did they see? A portal powerful enough to allow an army to cross space!

They were like raw recruits who had been walking, suddenly encountering a well-equipped unit whose leader offered them a ride.

Ren Boping and the others were immediately filled with excitement.

Some of these cultivators secretly glanced at the cultivators under Ning Qi's command, only to see the latter immediately straighten his back, his gaze seeming to say, "Little brat, never seen anything like this before, have you?"

For a moment, everyone felt a sense of inferiority, as if they had never seen the world before.

Ren Boping, Jiang Yuyue, and Lang Yingying stared at Ning Qi, thinking to themselves:

Just how many more abilities is he hiding?

From the moment they met Ning Qi, the various abilities Ning Qi displayed astonished them all.

They even wondered if Ning Qi was deliberately showing off his power in front of them, but when they saw the way Ning Qi's men seemed to take it all in stride, they knew it wasn't him.

Ning Qi said, "All soldiers, listen to my command: after entering the teleportation portal, do not move without my instructions, lest you be detected by the enemy."

Everyone responded in unison, "Yes!"

Ning Qi shouted, "Go!"

Dressed in white, he was the first to fly towards the teleportation portal.

The others immediately followed behind.

Ren Boping and the others had an excellent experience riding the portal for the first time. There was no darkness or dizziness as they had imagined, nor the feeling of being top-heavy when traversing the void.

Everything went black for a moment, and then they crossed the void.

When they came to their senses, they stared at what was in front of them and realized that they had appeared near the battlefield of the two armies in this region.

Ren Boping, Jiang Yuyue, and Lang Yingying's pupils suddenly contracted. Their first thought was, "They haven't been discovered, have they?"

But glancing at the chaotic army ahead, no one noticed their presence.

After they joined forces with Ning Qi's forces, they had a total of four and a half cultivators from different domains. It was one thing for so many people to cross domains through the teleportation portal, but they were also able to conceal their presence and not be discovered. They couldn't help but marvel at Ning Qi's terrifying ability!

"Lord Ning, what should we do now?"

Lang Yingying whispered.

She was a mermaid demon queen, skilled in illusion control and proficient in water-based rules, so Ning Qi assigned her to a corresponding team in the army.

Ren Boping and Jiang Yuyue also stared at Ning Qi, waiting for him to give orders.

Ren Boping, skilled in warfare, was assigned to the offensive formation by Ning Qi, while Jiang Yuyue, a great demon king, was assigned to the Demon Race's ranks, including Niu Ning Qi's.

This was their first time fighting against such an alien species, and they could only submit to Ning Qi's commands.

Ning Qi glanced at the chaotic army in front of him and carefully observed the battle situation.

He quickly devised a solution.

Ning Qi immediately transmitted his voice to everyone, readjusted the formation, and then waved his hand.

"Come on, follow me!"

Lang Yingying wasn't annoyed that he didn't respond to her; on the contrary, she found his focused expression exceptionally radiant.

Having laid out all the plans, winning the battle before us is naturally not a difficult task, just like rescuing Ren Boping and the others.

After a short while, Ning Qi led his army to completely rescue the cultivators in this region and annihilate all the cultivators in the Vast Realm.

The leader of the cultivators in this region was a nine-headed sea serpent demon. Previously, he was in the army, and each of his nine heads released different rules and Divine Ability. His powerful body rampaged through the serpent demon, killing many cultivators from the Vast Realm.

Now, he has transformed into human form, but he is a handsome, androgynous man named Qingchulan.

He was overjoyed to see Ren Boping and the others come to his rescue.

Subsequently, led by Ren Boping and others, they came to pay their respects to Ning Qi.

"Lord Ning, I am Qingchulan, the Lord of the Sea Serpent Domain. Thank you for saving me!"

This student was quite polite, and his expression was very respectful, presumably because Ren Boping and others had informed him of Ning Qi's situation.

Ning Qi said, "There's no need for formalities. We are all cultivators under the command of the Sea Ancestor, and helping each other is only natural."

Qing Chulan laughed and said, "Since Lord Ning has saved us, we will definitely seek credit for him when we return to the Mountain and Sea Realm."

Ning Qi glanced at Qing Chulan with surprise. This guy seems to know a lot about human relationships. Does having nine heads make him any smarter?

The other party then led two other domain lords to meet Ning Qi. After exchanging greetings, they began to discuss what they needed to do next.

This time, Ren Boping and the other two looked entirely at Ning Qi, regarding him as their pillar of support.

Ning Qi didn't refuse and directly assigned tasks to each army.

The most urgent task is to completely conquer this region first.

Ning Qi sent Jian Zu and the others to capture the four nodes that had been agreed upon beforehand. As for the other four nodes, the spoils were distributed among Ren Boping, Qing Chulan, and the others.

As for Ning Qi himself, he continued to focus on acquiring the six hidden nodes and integrating into the True Martial.

After receiving the reward from the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm, Ning Qi once again led his army to open the boundary between the Central Domain and the Lower Domain.

Then, following the same process, the lower domain was pacified.

Thus, after Ning Qi had finished conquering the six hidden nodes in the lower domain, Sword Ancestor and the others finally finished conquering the last node in the lower domain.

Having captured the last key point, they have now completely pacified the entire southern war zone.

Everyone clearly sensed that something was rapidly changing inside.

The entire lower realm was trembling, and not only that, a terrifying roar came from the north.

Everyone quickly flew into the sky and gazed at the north.

The north was the place where they crossed the boundary wall on their way here.

At that moment, the vast boundary wall shattered with a deafening roar, transforming into energy that flowed into the surrounding land.

Ning Qi teleported directly to the vicinity on his own.

He frowned slightly as he examined everything.

The boundary wall shattered, turning into energy that flowed into the boundary wall above and beneath his feet. Ning Qi clearly felt that the space inside became more stable.

However, the changes were not yet over. Ning Qi once again traversed space, instantly crossing the entire Central Region and arriving at the border between the Central Region and the Upper Region.

At this moment, the boundary here is also changing.

Ning Qi sensed that the energy of the surrounding mountain and sea realm was squeezing and shattering the boundary wall.

Beside Ning Qi, the illusory image of the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm appeared.

Ning Qi is now extremely calm in the face of the elusive phantoms, after all, he is also the ruler of a realm and has a deep understanding of this kind of ability.

Ning Qi asked, "Lord of the Realm, is this what will happen after we completely occupy a great domain?"

The illusory image of the Mountain and Sea Realm's will gave Ning Qi a rather appreciative look before replying:

"Now that the Southern War Zone has been completely occupied by my true self, I can remove the barriers and make the entire Southern Zone a free passage."

Ning Qi asked, "Does this mean that Dao Integration Realm can now descend upon this region?"

The illusory figure shook its head.

"It will take a while longer. Once the southern boundary has fully absorbed the power of the boundary wall, and I consolidate it further, I can then descend and merge with the Dao within it."

Ning Qi nodded, then asked:

"Lord of the Realm, you can already come and go freely in this domain. Why send anyone else in? With you here, how could the Vast Realm possibly seize this domain?"

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm suddenly laughed:

"I am the supreme being of this realm. If my power were truly unleashed, how could this war-torn realm possibly withstand it?"

He looked around. "This is determined by the spatial limit. Once I stabilize the space, it can only withstand the power of the Dao Integration Realm expert."

"Therefore, at most, I can only exert the strength of the Dao Integration Realm within it. Previously, you and others could only unleash my power after capturing the nodes, that's all."

Ning Qi immediately understood.

However, based on his own experience as a realm lord, he felt that there was still one thing the Mountain and Sea Realm had not been honest about.

That is, the range of the Mountain and Sea Realm's will is limited by region!

Because he belongs to the realm of mountains and seas!

His strength lies primarily within the Mountain and Sea Realm, not outside it. At most, he can only influence those outside, but he cannot truly be invincible outside the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Otherwise, he could continue to expand the boundaries of the Mountain and Sea Realm!

Obviously, this is impossible. After all, the Mountain and Sea Realm has already expanded to its limit. If he still has the capacity, why wouldn't he continue to expand himself?

Of course, Ning Qi also faces similar limitations.

For example, since his true form is the Lord of the True Martial, Ning Qi would not be able to exert his power outside the True Martial, according to common sense.

However, Ning Qi is different from the Mountain and Sea Realm and the Vast Realm in that he is human. Although he has erased the will of the True Martial and become the will of the True Martial Realm himself, he is still human.

Ning Qi can be seen as an anomaly, neither human nor non-human, neither from any realm nor any other; he is both human and from the True Martial.

Therefore, Ning Qi was Tiansheng that surpassed both the Mountain and Sea Realm and the Vast Realm!

Moreover, Ning Qi was able to separate his own soul and create this reincarnated body.

The reincarnated body is essentially his clone; he has a close connection with his original body and can transfer power to it at any time.

At that moment, Ning Qi suddenly understood the difference between himself and the Mountain and Sea Realm and the Vast Realm.

His eyes gleamed. Because of his existence as an anomaly, the scales of victory in this war in the spirit world would not belong to either realm, but would gradually tip in his favor!

"Lord of the Realm, the war zone in the south has now been pacified. What should I do now?"

Although Ning Qi had his own strategy, he still wanted to ask the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm what they were thinking.