Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 1008 - 434: Remnants of the Divine Mountain

The Mountain Ancestor's two bodies merged, not into a single entity, but a bizarre fusion becoming a four-faced, four-armed, four-legged being, as if two individuals were joined back to back.

A peculiar luminescence began to shroud the Mountain Ancestor.

The glow was a blend of blood-red and a hint of gray, evoking the image of a deity of slaughter.

From their vantage point below, the Saint Ancestor and Sea Ancestor observed the Mountain Ancestor's transformation, an immediate wave of chilling dread washing over them.

"Be cautious; his power feels different now," the Saint Ancestor cautioned, his brow furrowed.

The Sea Ancestor's icy gaze flickered, struggling to reconcile the imposing figure before her with the Mountain Ancestor she once knew.

At the mountain's summit, the Mountain Ancestor lowered his four gazes, observing the reactions of the three figures below.

His four eyes shone subtly, seemingly relishing the astonishment on the faces of the Saint and Sea Ancestors.

Abruptly, the Mountain Ancestor brought his four hands together, forming a duplicated "Mountain" seal.

"You three have finally convened; your demise shall be ensured here!"

As his declaration echoed, the spectral image of Buzhou Mountain began to expand once more.

This expansion manifested both externally and internally.

Externally, it grew in size, forcefully repelling the ambient energy of the Sea of Realms. This resulted in a colossal surge of gray mist, which seemed to stretch towards the Black Water Region.

Rumble!

Internally, a more intense compression took place. The protective barrier, previously spanning ten meters thanks to the combined light of the Saint and Sea Ancestors, rapidly contracted by two meters, leaving a mere eight-meter radius.

This was even with Ning Qi's Qi integrating into their light wheels; without that assistance, the barrier might have been halved in size.

Yet, this was merely the prelude. As the Mountain Ancestor completed his seal, a dual mountain shadow condensed within Buzhou Mountain, encompassing the three within its confines.

Instantly, the oppressive force they endured amplified manifold.

Their bodies involuntarily sank, weighed down by the increased pressure.

The protective shield enveloping them diminished by another meter, reducing their safe space to just seven meters, and the compression continued relentlessly.

Ning Qi let out a soft cry, expelling a breath.

"Break forth for me, Heaven-Supporting Pillar!"

Immediately, an immense power from the True Martial Realm surged towards his position.

Upon entering their vicinity, this manifested power acted like numerous seeds, instantly taking root and sprouting. They rapidly began to draw energy from the very core of Buzhou Mountain.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

These nascent forms grew with astonishing speed, branching out in all directions. In a mere blink, they transformed into several bare trunks, extending both horizontally and vertically.

Viewed from a distance, these spectral tree shadows appeared to spontaneously erect a colossal pillar.

The trunks creaked audibly under the immense internal pressure of Buzhou Mountain, emitting loud cracking sounds.

Nevertheless, they held firm, exhibiting both resilience and flexibility, pushing back the encroaching compressed space to an eight-meter radius and successfully countering the terrifying compressive force.

The Saint and Sea Ancestors immediately felt the reduction in pressure.

The Sea Ancestor gazed at the emergent tree trunks within the surrounding space, inquiring, "Is this the power of that tree from the Mountain and Sea Realm?"

Having previously encountered the Seed of Jianmu, she detected a semblance of familiarity in the aura of these trunks, yet there was also a subtle difference.

"Indeed, it is," the Saint Ancestor replied.

His avatar within the True Martial Spirit Realm had also borne witness to Ning Qi summoning it.

It was true that the Enlightenment Realm Tree had appeared twice before, both times emerging spontaneously rather than being intentionally summoned by Ning Qi, but the Saint Ancestor had attributed these occurrences to Ning Qi's actions.

Ning Qi directed his gaze upwards.

The Mountain Ancestor's four eyes remained fixed upon the spectral tree shadows below, seemingly unperturbed.

He spoke, "I anticipated you would employ the power derived from the Seed of Jianmu. Having obtained the legacy of Buzhou Mountain, did you not consider the implications of my deploying this Divine Technique?"

In that instant, one of the duplicated mountain seals he held underwent a transformation.

"Root-Seeking Art!"

Within the spectral expanse of Buzhou Mountain, innumerable dark roots materialized from the void. They resonated with profound mystery, connecting with the shadow of the tree summoned by Ning Qi.

All the roots swayed in unison, their tips pointing in a single direction.

Far removed from the shadow of Buzhou Mountain, within the Sea of Realms, turbulent gray mist gradually parted to reveal a colossal sphere.

Curiously, this sphere presented itself as a vast, empty void, devoid of anything within.

The Mountain Ancestor proclaimed, "At long last, I have discovered the realm where you conceal yourselves!"

The Mountain Ancestor's original strategy involved the consumption and sacrifice of two realms, a process that necessitated the utilization of the Seed of Jianmu.

However, Ning Qi had subsequently intervened, discreetly integrating those two realms into the True Martial Spirit Realm.

Though the Mountain Ancestor wasn't entirely disheartened by the sabotage of his schemes, he possessed secret tactics to recover all that was lost.

Nevertheless, the entirety of his plan rested upon Ning Qi.

If Ning Qi could be apprehended, nothing would truly be altered.

He remained unaware of the location where Ning Qi had spirited away the two realms rightfully his, and his extensive searches through the void, employing every Secret Technique he knew, yielded no results.

However, Ning Qi's recent act of rescuing the Saint and Sea Ancestors brought him to Buzhou Mountain. Utilizing the might of the Seed of Jianmu, he inadvertently allowed the Mountain Ancestor to pinpoint the realm Ning Qi inhabited by tracing the faint traces of roots left from Buzhou Mountain's shadow.

Observing the immense void within the Sea of Realms, the Mountain Ancestor's dual visages contorted into a malevolent smirk.

"I must concede, your concealment was truly impeccable; such an expansive world, yet I remained utterly oblivious to its presence."

A flicker of astonishment also crossed his features, as neither the Mountain and Sea Realm nor the Vast Realm approached the sheer scale of this newly discovered void, not even when their sizes were combined.

Even the now-enlarged shadow of Buzhou Mountain seemed diminished in comparison.