Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 882 - 375: Near-Immortal

The blood mist drifting through the air varied from dense clusters to faint wisps, at times mimicking dandelions and at others evoking shards of faded blossoms.

Approaching the heart of the Central Domain intensified these bizarre occurrences.

These visions appeared forged from the blood of slain cultivators, forever wandering the Central Domain and whispering tales of war's brutality.

At the overlooked frontier, bunches of blood mist silently fused into the grand array Ning Qi had etched ages ago.

This sight escaped everyone's notice, including the awareness of the two realms' wills.

Ning Qi, Zhao Yujun, and Gong Tiandao positioned themselves at the southern edge of the Central Domain.

The two Sect Leaders, Zhao Yujun and Gong Tiandao, each carved intricate miniature arrays into the earth.

Separated by a gap, these arrays remained notably shallow in depth.

Whether wary of clashes between the arrays or concerned about drawing unwanted attention remained unclear.

Ning Qi stared fixedly at the formations etched on the ground.

For his benefit, both arrays stood activated already.

Zhao Yujun's array took the form of a petite sea anemone structure.

Watery glows continuously swirled within this array, and lingering close by conjured echoes of crashing ocean waves in one's ears.

Beneath its simple exterior, Ning Qi detected numerous concealed shifts.

The sea anemone could morph into diverse sea demon beasts, boasting no fewer than thirty-six distinct forms.

Every shape embodied a sea demon complete with its secret prowess.

Ning Qi realized that upon full activation, the sea demon's might would solidify entirely, unveiling the array's true horrifying potential.

A barrage of varied powers would then assault foes, rendering it utterly dreadful.

Ning Qi shifted his gaze to Gong Tiandao's array on the right side.

On the surface, it mimicked a tiny 'mountain' glyph formation.

Though flattened against the soil and observed from overhead, this mountain glyph array bewilderingly suggested imminent upheaval.

It felt as if the glyph might surge upright any second, thrusting a sky-piercing summit that inspired reverence.

Beyond the obvious, Ning Qi perceived deeper layers under the mountain glyph array.

Some shadows evoked summits, others figures, certain mounds, and more vast dunes, mastering earth's myriad guises and channeling terrestrial forces.

Having examined both arrays, even Ning Qi conceded their origins from the Mountain and Sea Realm's premier Immortal Sects.

Honed across endless ages, their deep legacies could stun any Array Path prodigy, far less be outmatched.

Alas, he stood apart from that crowd.

"Taoist Friend Ning, have you thought of a way to harmonize the two arrays?" Gong Tiandao asked.

Ning Qi brushed him aside momentarily, probing the interplay between the pair of arrays.

One oceanic, one terrestrial, and though spaced apart, they astonishingly projected mutual repulsion.

Not overlapping in the least, they nonetheless began amassing energy to clash instinctively.

In the instant that followed, transformations gripped both arrays as they drew in ambient rule spiritual power together.

Wave roars collided with rustling mountain foliage.

Crack!

The soil between them cracked under the strain, spiderwebbing with fissures before shattering.

Without that divide, what cataclysm might erupt from true union?

Ning Qi contemplated briefly.

Why such fierce opposition between the arrays? Ordinarily, repelling forces wouldn't escalate this far.

Yet...

Ning Qi eyed Zhao Yujun and Gong Tiandao.

Both fixed their attention on him.

A touch of allure graced Zhao Yujun's lovely features as she hinted subtly at him.

Gong Tiandao's lips quirked faintly, his gaze twinkling with mirth.

Ning Qi uncovered something alarming: Neither's powers were purely their own; both carried the imprint of the Mountain and Sea Ancestors.

Exactly due to those embedded marks from the Mountain and Sea Ancestors, the arrays they deployed repelled and clashed.

Ning Qi pondered to himself, "Did the Ancestors treat them as mere pawns?"

No leisure for deeper reflection, as Gong Tiandao pressed:

"Taoist Friend Ning, can you resolve this? If not, we must devise alternatives swiftly—the foes won't afford us delays."

Ning Qi smiled back, "Of course I can!"

"Failure is also human nature, but Taoist Friend Ning must refrain from boasting in the future." Gong Tiandao dusted off his clothes.

Zhao Yujun looked at him in surprise.

"Ning Qi said he can!"

"Oh?"

Gong Tiandao jolted in shock, his face flushing red at once.

"What? Can it?"

Gong Tiandao gawked at Ning Qi in utter disbelief.

Ning Qi had no patience for more talk and strode right to the midpoint between the two arrays.

Having inspected both arrays closely, Ning Qi's sharp insight let him completely dismantle them in his mind.

With his current formidable power, he not only grasped the Array Path, but even without that, Ning Qi could fuse the two arrays using the mighty force inside him that merged Mountain and Sea, Vast Realm, True Martial of the Sea of Realms, and the Four Symbols of the World.

Ning Qi positioned himself amid the two arrays, as rule power roared beneath his feet, carving a new grand array effortlessly at his command.

Tai Chi births two forces, two forces spawn four symbols!

A majestic Tai Chi array diagram swallowed both within its embrace.

Since he cultivated the Tai Yin Sun God Technique, with inner forces in perfect equilibrium, blending this minor array was just a effortless gesture for him.

Zhao Yujun and Gong Tiandao beheld him forming an array through his steps, instantly linking their own formations, and their eyes popped wide open.

The formerly conflicting arrays now surged smoothly along the grand formation Ning Qi had etched.

The two forces blended flawlessly and commenced cycling in a precise rhythm.

Beyond that, Ning Qi appeared to have supplied a fulcrum, causing the energies in both arrays to pulse as one, evolving from fierce repulsion into harmonious creation.