Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 808 - 341: Encountering the Saint Ancestor Again

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Previously on Cultivating with Top Enlightenment...
Ning Qi confronted the intimidated Brahma Heaven and Mu Zhutian, swiftly killing them with a five-colored palm strike despite their high status as sons of Domain Masters, leaving the Vast Realm cultivators in fearful shock as no punishment from the realm's will followed. He then pursued Blood Slaughter Enemy and twenty self-slain Unity Realm cultivators attempting to escape via an arrowhead formation under the Mountain and Sea Realm's influence. Ning Qi's palm crushed Sun Lei's golden fist attack, redirected two companions' blade and sword strikes against their group, and shattered their defensive stone shield, turning its fragments into meteor-like projectiles.

The Stone Shield Fragments grew massive, turning into blazing meteors that tore through the heavens, bearing down on the twenty elders from the Vast Realm who had severed their Harmonization.

From a distance, the Vast Realm forces watched the intense outline of the white-cloaked man, every soul struck with shock, mouths hanging open in disbelief.

They had never dreamed that Ning Qi would launch the first strike, showing no hint of fear at all!

These elders represented their forebears, consisting of the twenty Harmonized elders from the Vast Realm, with Blood Slaughter Enemy among them—a direct disciple accepted by the Saint Ancestor!

In the present battle domain, those twenty who had voluntarily cut off their Harmonization could essentially dominate every level, unmatched by any.

Yet it was exactly this that highlighted Ning Qi’s formidable power.

As the meteors hurtled forward, Blood Slaughter Enemy and his companions kept retreating even as they fought back against the barrage.

On this occasion, a solid ten of them struck out.

Blade Qi, sword beams, gusting blades, lance phantoms, and all sorts of rule-based strikes lashed out at every incoming meteor.

Boom!

A thunderous blast echoed, with clouds of dust blanketing the sky overhead, nearly hiding everyone from view and obscuring sight.

Ning Qi waved his long sleeve, summoning a mighty gale that blew across, and in an instant, all their forms reemerged clearly.

The expressions of the twenty Harmonized elders grew darker still; the deeper their clash with Ning Qi, the clearer his horrifying might became.

Right now, just one thought filled their minds: who in the world was this guy?

Could he possibly be a heir of the legendary Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor from the Mountain and Sea Realm?

That was the only guess they could make, considering Ning Qi’s youth and his talent that crushed theirs, meaning such an astonishing prodigy couldn’t possibly be commonplace!

Wu Xu, clad in scholarly robes, creased his brow deeply, fixing his gaze on Ning Qi. “Damn it, if the Mountain and Sea Realm Will wasn’t holding back our cultivation, we wouldn’t be this pathetic!”

Sun Lei sent a mental message too. “You all head out first; I’ll remain to block him!”

Before either could move, Blood Slaughter Enemy abruptly emerged from the group, sending them a transmission. “Don’t do anything hasty—follow my command!”

“Brother Xue, you...”

Blood Slaughter Enemy went on. “You need to unleash everything you’ve got and break free from the Mountain and Sea Realm Will’s coverage as fast as possible!”

His imposing, lofty frame boldly soared to the back of the formation, facing off against Ning Qi.

All eyes widened in surprise at this sight.

“Brother Xue, do you intend to deploy that artifact?” Sun Lei inquired.

“We can’t afford more delays!”

Blood Slaughter Enemy’s gaze shifted to a crimson hue, his presence surging higher and higher.

Ning Qi’s multicolored colossal palm slammed down toward him, resembling a towering ocean surge overwhelming a fleeing vessel.

From his chest, Blood Slaughter Enemy drew forth a tiny scroll.

The scroll measured small, barely spanning his palm’s width, suggesting its contents were quite sparse.

Then, he channeled his magical energy into it, and the scroll spread open in his grip.

Precisely then, Ning Qi’s enormous hand arrived right before him.

In that split second, the massive hand appeared blocked by the scroll the foe held, unable to press forward a single bit!

Ning Qi halted, eyeing the scroll in the other’s grasp, as though he grasped the situation.

Earlier, during his bout with Kuang Shanqing, the rival had produced a Wind God Painting too; clearly, this treasure came from the Saint Ancestor as well.

With the scroll now unfurled, it revealed not artwork but a written incantation this time.

Etched upon it shone a luminous “Suppress” glyph!

Blood Slaughter Enemy, clutching the incantation, locked eyes with Ning Qi and declared:

“This stands as a Suppressing Script granted by my realm’s Saint Ancestor. Ning Qi, I never planned to employ the Saint Ancestor’s boon against you, yet you’ve cornered me into this!”

The Suppressing Script burst into flames abruptly, emitting a dazzling glow; the paper bearing it burned away in moments, leaving just a spectral “Suppress” glyph hovering in the air.

Ning Qi had figured it might resemble the prior Wind God Painting, concealing strikes from the Saint Ancestor, so he’d readied his countermeasures.

But to his surprise, the glowing Suppress glyph ballooned outward, its lines morphing into an enormous peak or perhaps a confining enclosure, bearing down upon him.

In that very instant, even the surrounding Mountain and Sea Realm Will seemed quelled, hastily withdrawing from the vicinity.

Seizing the opening, Blood Slaughter Enemy and his group dashed away swiftly.

Ning Qi remained solitary, facing the formidable incantation, a subtle wave stirring in his steady gaze.

This signified his second indirect clash with the Vast Realm’s Saint Ancestor.

Aware that he’d unraveled the earlier Wind God Painting, what sort of might did this Suppressing Script, delivered by a different hand, conceal?

Ning Qi burned with curiosity; his form bathed in golden radiance, though it was unclear if this stemmed from the Suppressing Script’s light or an inner emission.

Ning Qi sensed himself nearly wholly restrained!

Not just his flesh and soul, but the very void encircling him faced the same restriction.

The glyph settled over him, each stroke turning into a celestial column, trapping Ning Qi inside.

Oddly enough, in that juncture, minute Suppress glyphs appeared to sprout from it, like dark threads of talismans, surging at him, slithering over his flesh, as if striving to shackle and utterly subdue him!

“Interesting!”

Two rays of light burst from Ning Qi’s eyes.

The Vast Realm’s Saint Ancestor truly set himself apart, always granting him novel encounters.

The adversary differed from the typical Vast Realm cultivators; even Blood Slaughter Enemy and the other Harmonized ones seemed insignificant to Ning Qi.

This was because the rule techniques honed by Blood Slaughter Enemy and his ilk, Ning Qi had essentially comprehended them all, so for one with his exceptional perception, breaking them down was effortless.

Nevertheless, the Saint Ancestor proved unique, blending masterful handwriting and artistry, while apparently wielding substantial rule forces too.

Last time, he’d woven personal conviction into the Wind God Painting, all the while solely fusing the Wind Rule into the creation.