Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 787 - 331: Kill Order

Upon receiving the attendant’s report, the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor displayed a clear shift in their usually impassive gazes.

Out of the twenty-seven war domains, solely the one hosting Ning Qi managed to rapidly overcome the Vast Realm cultivators.

Earlier, the Ancestors had assumed the Mountain and Sea Realm cultivators held the advantage, but the latest reports revealed the contrary.

"Interesting!"

The Mountain Ancestor seldom voiced approval.

The Three Spirit Realms—Profound Truth, Fuyao, and Langya—are governed by the Mountain Ancestor in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Yet, due to their isolation, he rarely concerns himself with them.

At present, these distant Spirit Domains have performed outstandingly in the war domain, drawing the Mountain Ancestor’s keen interest.

His Spiritual Sense swiftly linked with the Mountain and Sea Realm Will to probe the details in the Lower Realm of the Southeast War Domain.

He aimed to pinpoint the individual directing the forces that utterly wiped out the Vast Realm cultivators.

Soon enough, a reply came from the Mountain and Sea Realm Will.

"This individual is the recently named Profound Truth Domain Master, Ning Qi, possessing remarkably outstanding talent."

The Mountain Ancestor paused briefly and remarked: "So, Profound Truth Domain now has a new Domain Master? I remember it was always fragmented."

The Mountain and Sea Realm Will answered: "You’ve been focused on cultivation, so how could you notice such details."

Then it shifted tone and added: "Ning Qi has brought new life to Profound Truth Domain, so I granted him the Domain Master position."

The Mountain Ancestor gave a nod, now filled with curiosity: "Display this person’s background and accomplishments for me; anyone you deem so talented must be remarkable."

The Mountain and Sea Realm Will promptly transmitted Ning Qi’s entire history in Profound Truth Domain to the Mountain Ancestor, covering from his birth up to his involvement in the war domain.

Everyone born in the Mountain and Sea Realm has their life story readily available to the Mountain and Sea Realm Will, much like Ning Qi’s roots in the True Martial Realm.

Regarding Ning Qi’s actions in the war domain, where wills from two realms and three energy sources intertwine, it can only access regions under its influence, making the intel on his movements in the Mountain and Sea Realm less detailed.

The Mountain Ancestor reviewed Ning Qi’s life via his Spiritual Sense.

The deeper he delved into the records, the more astonished he grew beyond his initial findings.

"You call this level of talent merely exceptional? Why didn’t you alert me earlier about a prodigy like this? Plus, he’s reached Integration Perfection before even turning two hundred?"

Typically detached from mundane affairs, the Mountain Ancestor fired off three questions in succession, evidently captivated by Ning Qi’s story!

The Mountain and Sea Realm Will offered no quick reply, for as a Realm Venerable, its records would never include deceptions.

Even without an answer from the Mountain and Sea Realm Will, the Mountain Ancestor remained unperturbed.

Given his power, absorbing the records from the Realm Venerable required only an instant.

Yet here he was, revisiting them multiple times, savoring every detail like a newfound gem.

A faint smile even crept onto the Mountain Ancestor’s usually stern face.

The attending cultivators observed this and felt profound shock surging within them.

They couldn’t comprehend what event could draw such a reaction from the mightiest being in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Having examined the life record repeatedly, the Mountain Ancestor at last concluded, and his Spiritual Sense resumed its exchange with the Mountain and Sea Realm Will:

"Having a prodigy like this elevates the Mountain and Sea Realm to true Immortal Species status. But how can we allow such talent to wander unchecked?"

He thought for a moment and went on:

"Pass a message to Ning Qi: if he claims more territory for us in the war domain, I’ll accept him as my disciple!"

"You wish to take him as your disciple too?" the Mountain and Sea Realm Will inquired abruptly.

The Mountain Ancestor’s face altered, "What are you implying—does that mean..."

The Mountain and Sea Realm Will chuckled, "Exactly, your junior sister has already requested I inform Ning Qi ahead of you!"

Hearing that, the Mountain Ancestor voiced his frustration: "Is she out of her mind? Ning Qi comes from Profound Truth Domain, under my control—how dare she try to claim him as her disciple?"

The Mountain and Sea Realm Will replied once more: "Her words were that if she can’t mentor him, she’d destroy Ning Qi before letting you do so!"

This junior sister mentioned by the Mountain and Sea Realm Will was the Sea Ancestor.

The Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor had shared the same master during their early years.

Both prodigies themselves, after endless ages, they rose to become the dual Ancestors of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

They’ve always clashed and vied for supremacy in everything.

The Mountain Ancestor grumbled bitterly: "That madwoman—I won’t yield to her; let’s see who prevails!"

Suddenly, he questioned the Mountain and Sea Realm Will: "Whose side are you on?"

The Mountain and Sea Realm Will huffed coldly, "Never mind, I back neither of you. As long as it doesn’t hinder the conquest of the Vast Realm, compete as you please."

...

The Mountain Ancestor’s Divine Eye abruptly cut through the mountains and seas, staring toward the south.

There, an identical gaze met his own.

Their eyes appeared to cross vast distances, clashing once more.

In each other’s stares, they detected an unquenchable fire.

It was as though both declared, "Ning Qi belongs to me!"

...

Following that exchange, the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor redirected their attention to the war domain.

Differing from other Mountain and Sea Realm cultivators, these two Ancestors have mastered their arts to the utmost, standing as equals with the Mountain and Sea Realm Will.

They wield its might to survey the overall state of the entire war domain.

For most cultivators, the war domain represents a deadly arena, yet for the Ancestors, it’s just a game board or strategic layout.

At the start of the Spirit Realm war, this fresh battlefield lay empty and unmarked.

As the pieces advanced, clashing fiercely in struggle, the board gained vivid strokes.

And the Southeast War Domain, soon to be wholly seized by Ning Qi and his allies, was subtly shaded in blue-green tones, signifying the enduring hold of the Mountain and Sea Realm Will there.