Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 904 - 385: The Sea Ancestor’s Temperament

"Enemies or allies alike, they serve merely as stepping stones on my path to ultimate power!"

As the Mountain and Sea Realm Will departed, Mountain Ancestor muttered one final remark.

This unyielding conviction had forged him into the Mountain Ancestor standing tall today.

This same conviction propelled him to such heights.

In the ruthless world of immortal cultivation, strength commands respect, and only a heart as impartial as the Heavenly Dao leads to the pinnacle.

Endless Sea.

The silhouette of the Mountain and Sea Realm Will materialized next to Sea Ancestor as well.

While staring intently at the war realm, Sea Ancestor detected his arrival and murmured to herself.

"Looks like Ning Qi has whipped up another massive uproar in the war realm. Have you come to share some good tidings?"

The shadow of the Mountain and Sea Realm Will declared:

"Indeed, great news! Beyond the chaos from the earlier celestial tribulation, the Saint Ancestor’s avatar has now arrived in the Central Domain, and Ning Qi has already repelled it once!"

Sea Ancestor hesitated briefly before whipping her head around.

Her frosty gaze flickered as she questioned: "That old fellow dispatched his avatar too? Has Ning Qi advanced enough to challenge avatars like ours?"

The shadow of the Mountain and Sea Realm Will gave a wry smile: "Avatars are just the beginning of it."

Soon after, the Mountain and Sea Realm Will swiftly narrated all the events unfolding in the war realm to Sea Ancestor.

After he concluded, Sea Ancestor felt deeply stirred by his words.

"So, the Saint Ancestor’s avatar called forth warped beings from the Sea of Realms, and Ning Qi managed to hold them off?"

Sea Ancestor possessed matchless beauty, but right then, a fresh hue emerged on her face.

Upon hearing of the Sea of Realms, her look turned far more shocked than earlier, with the frenzy in her cold eyes apparently starting to fade.

With a direct wave, the Mountain and Sea Realm Will acted.

At once, employing the Power of Rules, he recreated the clash between Ning Qi and the aberrant fiends from the Sea of Realms, displaying it right in front of Sea Ancestor.

Sea Ancestor examined the fight meticulously, catching every moment.

Hundreds of warped entities emerged, only to be cut down by Ning Qi and Zhao Yujun until just ten lingered, then merged into one and finally obliterated by Ning Qi.

"He truly holds power over these warped entities!"

The Mountain and Sea Realm Will responded: "That fellow leaves even me in awe. He might well be the greatest prodigy since the Mountain and Sea Realm came into being, outshining both you and Haoshan."

After a brief pause, he went on: "His excellence shines not just in talent, but in his destiny too. Observe how he navigated celestial tribulations from two realms in the war realm, seizing Evil Qi to counter those warped fiends..."

Sea Ancestor fell quiet for a spell.

Ever arrogant, she had clashed with Mountain Ancestor across endless ages, never yielding an inch.

Blunt and truth-seeking by disposition, she always chased after facts.

As a realm ancestor, she refused to belittle Ning Qi’s gifts or turn a blind eye to the truth.

Deep down, Sea Ancestor recognized the Mountain and Sea Realm Will spoke true!

"So, you’re placing your hopes of liberation on Ning Qi, right?" Sea Ancestor remarked abruptly.

Confronting Sea Ancestor, the Mountain and Sea Realm Will offered no reply like he had given Mountain Ancestor.

He quipped inwardly, "What, you two claimed my power and now won’t let me dream of liberty?"

Sea Ancestor spoke gravely: "Mountain and Sea, you know I never meant to truly take your power. Against that man, I had no alternative!"

The Mountain and Sea Realm Will dropped the subject.

Sea Ancestor stopped as well; clearly, they both shunned revisiting that ancient grievance.

"With the Vast Realm Saint Ancestor dispatching yet another avatar to the war realm, I’ve come to warn you and Haoshan."

The Mountain and Sea Realm Will revealed his intent.

Sea Ancestor let out what sounded like a chilly scoff.

"You’re mainly telling me this. I doubt that fellow genuinely values the fates of his subordinates."

"You know him too well!"

"Well then, if he won’t commit his avatar, why should I?"

"You refuse?"

"To triumph over him, I can’t squander my strength beforehand!"

The Mountain and Sea Realm Will creased his brow faintly.

"Would you truly stand by as the legions you’ve nurtured for ages, all your followers, perish one after another? For victory, would you mimic him? I refuse to buy it!"

Suddenly, Sea Ancestor’s eyes moved away from the Mountain and Sea Realm Will; she glanced first at the far-off continent, then pulled back her gaze to fix it on the Endless Sea.

She had poured endless years into building a power that could match the Mountain Ancestor, finally arriving at this point.

Could she truly bear to lose everything, to see her loyal followers die one by one?

For a moment, visions of total annihilation flashed before Sea Ancestor—every soul lost, her lifelong achievements turned to dust.

All at once, ancient recollections surged back to her; she bit down hard on her crimson lips, a thin line of blood trickling along her exquisite jawline.

"Ha! If he won’t save them, then I will; if he refuses to dispatch his avatar, I shall!"

The Mountain and Sea Realm Will observed the apparently distraught Sea Ancestor, an unnameable glint flickering in its gaze.

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Vast Realm.

Saint Ancestor engaged in talk with the Vast Realm Will’s shadowy form.

Just like the Mountain and Sea Realm Will, the Vast Realm Will revealed every detail of Ning Qi’s triumph against the twisted monsters to Saint Ancestor.

Yet Saint Ancestor paid no heed to those events; his face underwent a stark change instead.

With grave intensity, he demanded: "Zhili, are you saying you fused your own will into those twisted monsters?"

Vast Realm Will gazed in stunned silence at Saint Ancestor, noting the unparalleled grimness etched upon his features.