Enlightenment World Tree and Jianmu

"Shield the entire spirit world?"

Ning Qi was delighted to hear Shan Hai's words.

Now that the True Martial has merged with the Mountain and Sea Realm, it has become a colossal entity within the Boundary Sea, making it difficult to hide any longer.

Soon, once the illusory image of Mount Buzhou completely devours the boundary wall of the War Realm, the Mountain Ancestor and the others will surely discover the existence of the True Martial Spirit World.

Therefore, upon hearing that the seedling of the Jianmu tree could shield the entire spirit world, it was like a pillow arriving just when one was sleepy.

Ning Qi asked, "How do I activate this feature?"

Shan Hai replied, "As long as you plant it in the core area of True Martial Realm, it will automatically shield you from external perception."

"Of course, if you manipulate the entire True Martial to move within the Boundary Sea, causing too much disturbance, it will be detected by the nearby Spirit Realms, just like when the Mountain and Sea Realm and the Vast Realm crossed paths. Originally, the Vast Realm could not detect the existence of my Mountain and Sea Realm."

Ning Qi nodded and continued looking at the Jianmu seedling.

A single withered leaf from the Jianmu tree can shield the spirit world from perception, and now it can also help the entire spirit world shield itself from perception. For this reason alone, it is worthwhile to subdue it.

Ning Qi suddenly thought of something.

Jianmu possesses this ability, and since it coexisted with Mount Buzhou, it should have also shielded Mount Buzhou from its existence.

That makes sense; according to legend, Mount Buzhou is hidden in the human realm, yet remains unnoticed by mortals.

Only by cultivating to a certain level can one perceive its existence, and then enter it to explore the path to immortality.

What happened next is unknown, but Mount Buzhou and Jianmu collapsed at the same time and scattered throughout the Boundary Sea.

Looking at the emerald green Jianmu seedling, the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm finally couldn't help but ask the question that had been accumulating in its heart for a long time.

"You still haven't told me how you subdued it? We are both the will of the world, so why was I sealed away by it, while you managed to subdue it?"

Ning Qi smiled slightly.

"In fact, the Sea Ancestor left the answer within the Mountain and Sea Realm long ago. Didn't you notice?"

"Hmm? When did the sea of love leave its answer?"

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm stood frozen in place, pondering deeply, but could not come up with an answer.

His main body's will was sealed, and only his clone could Patrol the Mountain and Sea Realm, but he did not see anything different.

Ning Qi was in a good mood and no longer concealed the answer from the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

He flicked his finger, sending a point of grayish-black light towards the sapling of the Jianmu tree.

Immediately, the sapling of the Jianmu tree dodged to the side, seemingly extremely disgusted by it.

Ning Qi explained, "Do you remember when you led me from the Moon Sea Immortal Sect into the eye of the Endless Sea? There was a space inside that imprisoned the Boundary Sea Fierce Beasts?"

"Of course I remember!"

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm seemed to be deep in thought.

Ning Qi received the Inheritance of the Sea Ancestor and condensed a key in that space, which opened the path to the core of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Thinking of this, the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm flickered slightly, as if it had gained some understanding, but it did not completely break through that barrier.

Ning Qi patiently guided him, "Why don't you consider why the Sea Ancestor would set up a prison in that space to hold the Boundary Sea Fierce Beasts?"

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm gleamed even brighter, "Could it be..."

"That's right. Haizu discovered long ago that the Jianmu seedling feared the power of the Boundary Sea, which is why she set up a prison there. This way, she could absorb the power of the Boundary Sea into herself and indirectly prevent the Jianmu seedling from leaving."

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm was trapped, and after that, his relationship with the Sea Ancestor became delicate.

In order to defeat the Mountain Ancestor, the Sea Ancestor also seized a portion of his power. At the same time, he had no choice but to help the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm to jointly resist the invasion of the Jianmu Seed into the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Because of this relationship, the collaboration between the two can only be described as a partnership where each party has their own agenda.

Therefore, Hai Zu never told the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm this.

Thinking of this, the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Indeed, as Ning Qi said, Hai Zu had written down the answer long ago, but unfortunately, he had not noticed it.

However, even if he realized it, his physical will was trapped and he was unable to draw upon the chaotic power of the Boundary Sea Boundary Sea deal with the Jianmu seedling.

"Why it would abhor the chaotic power of the Boundary Sea is quite strange," the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm said, looking at the Jianmu seedling.

Ning Qi squinted and shook his head.

"I don't know either; perhaps it's related to the great upheaval of that year."

After their exchange, Ning Qi carried the Jianmu seedling directly into the inner world of the True Martial.

He wanted to test whether it was true, as the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm had said, that the seedling of the Jianmu tree could help shield the spirit realm and prevent it from being discovered by the outside world.

The will of the mountains and seas follows closely.

Both entered the inner world of the True Martial Spirit World.

As soon as you look in, you see a sky full of divine runes and flowing rules, making the entire inner world shine brightly, like a fairyland.

Looking at Ning Qi's reincarnation sitting cross-legged in the center, the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm clearly sensed a familiar aura emanating from him, completely different from the Ning Qi beside him.

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm smiled wryly again, "So Ning Qi, whom I know well, is here."

Ning Qi replied, "Both are me, so why be bound by appearances?"

"Yes, yes, you're the boss now, everything you say is right."

Ning Qi smiled helplessly.

He also looked at the reincarnated body, who was sitting cross-legged, comprehending the ways of the two ancestors, and had completely comprehended the way of the Sea Ancestor.

However, the ancient Daoist sacred map that the Holy Ancestor gave him still has a little bit left.

The image depicts several figures of saints, but only one saint's image is emitting light, from which brilliant divine runes are continuously poured down upon the reincarnated being.

When the last divine inscription landed on his reincarnated body, he opened his eyes.

A golden light flashed in his eyes, and endless divine runes appeared, then slowly faded away.

He looked at Ning Qi's true form and said, "This drawing is incomplete; the Holy Ancestor should have given me a copy."

Ning Qi asked curiously, "Really?"

"Really!"

The silence between the two Ning Qi left the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm somewhat at a loss.

Then, the reincarnated Ning Qi suddenly took a step forward and walked towards the original Ning Qi, and the two instantly merged into one!

Ning Qi's main body cultivates the Realm Lord system he created, and he has now reached the Major Completion of the Rule Realm.

Ning Qi's reincarnation, however, followed the conventional path of cultivation.

Of course, what followed could no longer be considered conventional. With the blessing of the original body's comprehension, the reincarnated body experienced that unprecedented Heavenly Tribulation, merging the power of the four directions into itself, thus forging a different path.

Now that the two have merged, the entire True Martial Spirit World seems to tremble, becoming noticeably more perfect and flawless in its Great Dao.

Ning Qi gestured with his right hand, releasing the sapling of the Jianmu tree.

A vibrant green sapling of the Jianmu tree fell into the center of the inner world.

A beam of green light shot into the sky, then scattered into points of light and slowly disappeared.

Ning Qi immediately sensed that the entire True Martial seemed to be wearing an invisibility cloak.

"Indeed, it can block out external perception."

Ning Qi's face lit up with joy, but the next second, his gaze turned to the void.

In the void, the Enlightenment Tree that had merged into the True Martial reappeared on its own.

A massive tree shadow descended upon the inner world, swaying gently. A single glance at it brought a sense of clarity and enlightenment.

"What... what kind of tree is this?"

Shan Hai stood to the side, his mouth agape, muttering to himself.

He never expected that Ning Qi's inner world also had a tree, and this tree gave him a rather mystical feeling, almost completely integrated with the True Martial, indistinguishable from it.

Ning Qi stared blankly at the Enlightenment Tree that had appeared.

In the center of the inner world, every different leaf of the Jianmu seedling rustled and shook.

The Enlightenment Tree also adopted the same posture.

The next second, the sapling of Jianmu and the Enlightenment Tree flew towards each other at the same time.

The two collided, unleashing a burst of dazzling green light!

The entire inner world seemed to have completely transformed into a vast green ocean, bursting with endless vitality.

There was no life in the area, but now plants and saplings are sprouting from all directions, like a primeval forest at the beginning of time.

Flowers and plants grow in abundance, Vines entwine the trees, and a variety of refreshing fragrances permeate the air...

Ning Qi and the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm were engulfed by this green light, feeling completely relaxed, as if they had returned to the moment when heaven and earth were first created.

What happened?

Ning Qi was filled with puzzled questions. Even with his extraordinary comprehension, he never expected this to happen, let alone understand why it would happen.

The only thing that reassured him was that this change should be a good thing, so he didn't stop it but chose to continue watching.

Just as the inner world was turning green, the Enlightenment Tree and the sapling of the Jianmu tree, which had collided, had already disappeared.

What appeared beside Ning Qi was a brand new tree.

It stands proudly in the inner world, possessing both the spirit of the Enlightenment Tree and the various manifestations of the Jianmu Tree.

Thousands of different kinds of grasses and trees hang down from it, each leaf displaying its own color and radiating light, like special lamps.

At first glance, the lamplight seems to contain the mysteries of the heavens, beckoning one to delve deeper and seek to uncover its wonders.

When the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm came to its senses, it found that Ning Qi had appeared in front of the new tree at some point and was reaching out to stroke its bark.

His long, jade-like hand brushed over the tree trunk, branches, leaves, and buds, bringing Ning Qi an unprecedented sense of peace.

Simply by caressing the new tree, numerous clear and specific methods spontaneously emerged in his mind, which he then refined one by one.

The boundary tree swayed slightly, then suddenly stretched out a branch, pointing in one direction.

It cannot speak, yet it is conveying something to Ning Qi in this way.

Ning Qi looked in the direction the branch was pointing, and his mind automatically grasped the message the Boundary Tree wanted to convey.

"I see!"

Immediately afterwards, the Boundary Tree vanished from his grasp and returned to the True Martial.

In the inner world.

Ning Qi stood with his hands behind his back, gazing proudly towards the direction of the Vast Realm.

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm walked to his side and asked in confusion:

"What exactly happened just now? Those two trees..."

Ning Qi replied, "They were originally one."

"What?"

Ning Qi didn't explain further; this was something the Boundary Tree had taught him.

In truth, he didn't understand why the Jianmu tree, which grew alongside Mount Buzhou, would merge with his Enlightenment Tree.

This is something that even the mountain ancestor who Inheritance of Mount Buzhou probably doesn't understand, and even the cultivators who lived on Mount Buzhou during its most glorious period in High Antiquity don't understand it either.

Ning Qi said to the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm:

"You shall remain in the Realm of Mountains and Seas for now. I shall go to the Realm of Vastness, for it has just informed me that there is still a lingering connection there."

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm flickered, and suddenly said, "Could it be the branch that the Mountain Ancestor broke off?"

Previously, when Ning Qi first saw the Jianmu seedling in the core area of the Mountain and Sea Realm, it was half green and half withered.

On the withered side, a section of branch is missing.

Ning Qi had inquired about it, and the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm replied that it was broken off by the Mountain Ancestor, and its purpose was unknown.

However, now that the two trees have merged, the new Enlightenment Tree clearly states that the branch appeared within the Vast Realm.

Clearly, the Mountain Ancestor used it to enter the Vast Realm.

The seedling of the Jianmu tree has leaves that can shield one's senses, and branches that can easily carry one across the world's boundaries without being detected by the world's will.

"That's the one!"

Ning Qi has already dispatched an avatar condensed from the power of the True Martial Realm and his own Origin blood to the Vast Realm, hoping to explore its secrets.

However, it is now suspected that the Mountain Ancestor also sent people into the Vast Realm, and even secretly brought in branches of the Jianmu seedling.

Therefore, Ning Qi could no longer stand idly by; his clone was probably no match for it.

Therefore, Ning Qi's figure flickered, and his reincarnated body separated from his body.

"Leave this to me. You stay here and secretly control the True Martial Spirit World to approach the Vast Realm. If anything unexpected happens, it will be convenient to provide support."

Ning Qi nodded.

The reincarnated body instantly teleported to the high sky of the inner world, and then directly entered the boundary wall of the True Martial Realm, disappearing from the sight of the two.

Ning Qi's physical body and the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm remained in the inner world.

The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm scratched its head, feeling embarrassed to stay and bother Ning Qi any longer.

He said, "I won't disturb you any longer. Having been imprisoned for so long, I'm finally free, so I'll take a tour of your True Martial."

"OK!"

In the blink of an eye, the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm also left the True Martial.

Ning Qi sat alone in his inner world.

While manipulating the True Martial Spirit World to slowly move towards the direction of the Vast Realm, he also multitasked with looking at the Boundary Sea outside the True Martial.

Now, the Boundary Sea in this area is churning with gray mist due to the changes in the world, and the shadows of the Boundary Sea occasionally flash through it.

The Mountain and Sea Realm disappeared, True Martial Spirit World emerged in its place, becoming the largest world in this region.

However, to the side, beneath the outer shell of the War Realm, stood a phantom of a divine peak, which was constantly becoming more solid.

The aura emanating from it caused the chaotic energy in the surrounding Boundary Sea to surge like waves, with gray mist and black water constantly alternating and flowing towards this place.

Ning Qi's gaze fell upon the War Realm.

Currently, only the last layer of the War Realm remains, having escaped being swallowed by the phantom of the divine mountain.

It's unclear whether the Mountain Ancestor did this intentionally, not wanting the phantom of the divine mountain to be exposed in the Boundary Sea, or whether he was consolidating his power.

Various array patterns appeared in Ning Qi's eyes.

He had previously inscribed hidden array patterns encompassing the entire War Realm on the boundary wall of the War Realm.

Within the war zone, there are actually hidden nodes left over from the space he had previously severed.

Ning Qi planted array eyes that complemented the array patterns within the hidden nodes.

Now, the phantom of the sacred mountain has swallowed it up.

Ning Qi could sense that the array patterns he had inscribed and the array eyes he had set up had not failed; they had simply moved to a different location.

The array patterns draped over the phantom of the divine mountain, while the array's core entered the space within the divine mountain!