Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 914 - 390: Harvest
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In the vast Sea of Realms, a passage resembling a sealed bridge connects two colossal spheres, creating a dumbbell-like formation.
This configuration, at a remote edge of the Sea of Realms, mirrors the current state of the Mountain and Sea Realm and the Vast Realm.
Such formations are replicated countless times throughout the Sea of Realms, with some even linking multiple spheres of varied sizes, their proximity to the Mountain and Sea Realm and the Vast Realm remaining unknown.
Within the War Domain.
The entirety of the War Domain has been thoroughly purged, with only the borders adjacent to the two Spirit Realms retaining their defensive barriers.
These represent the final defenses of the two Spirit Realms; breaching them would grant direct access to the opposing Spirit Realm.
Ning Qi observed these inter-realm barriers, sensing a subtle shift, as if the boundary wall were on the verge of parting.
However, a closer examination revealed the barrier remained in a state of poised opening, a situation that instilled a sense of unease.
Only cultivators from the Mountain and Sea Realm now remained in the entire War Domain.
The cultivators of the Vast Realm had been dislodged and sent back to their own realm by an avatar of the Saint Ancestor, employing the universe-in-sleeve divine technique in conjunction with the Vast Realm's Will.
Subsequently, the avatars of both the Saint Ancestor and the Sea Ancestor, having expended their energies, vanished from the War Domain.
Ning Qi surveyed the scene below.
Zhao Yujun, Gong Tiandao, Sword Ancestor Qi Keqing, and nearly all others were also looking towards him.
With no adversaries remaining, their only options were to await the descent of the Ancestor's physical body or the moment the Ancestors shattered the enemy's defenses, enabling an invasion of the opposing Spirit Realm.
As the conflict reached this stage, the cultivators of the Mountain and Sea Realm clearly held the advantage.
Undeniably, Ning Qi's individual contributions were instrumental in this outcome.
His preemptive conquest of numerous War Domains and his innovation of the Compass had irrevocably set the pace for the war's swift progression.
Among the assembled cultivators, a segment shared the desires of the Vast Realm cultivators, hoping the Ancestors would permit their return to the Mountain and Sea Realm, thus avoiding further combat.
Those who had survived until this juncture of the Spirit Realm war were, by and large, powerful individuals who had accumulated significant resources from their campaigns.
Consequently, some cultivators felt their ambitions were already met.
Yet, a larger faction remained unfulfilled, eager to assault the enemy's Spirit Realm for extensive plunder.
Ning Qi's gaze swept over these individuals, perceiving the myriad facets of human nature, with their diverse emotions, inner thoughts, and inherent humanity laid bare.
Now finding himself idle, Ning Qi took stock of his current state, meticulously compiling his accumulated gains since his entry into the War Domain.
His cultivation had surged from the initial Integration Realm to the current late Unity Realm, a leap across a major realm, encompassing six minor stages.
At present, Ning Qi's cultivation within this reincarnation body alone positioned him as the foremost figure, surpassed only by the two Ancestors and the Mountain and Sea Realm Will.
Even powerhouses like Zhao Yujun, the Sect Master of the Moon Sea Immortal Sect, and Gong Tiandao, the Sect Master of the Zhou Mountain Immortal Sect, were now considerably outmatched.
Ning Qi himself found this progression astonishing; those he once revered were now beneath him.
And he could now aspire to the ranks of those who were once supreme!
Regarding material acquisitions, Ning Qi had vanquished a multitude of Vast Realm cultivators, securing vast spoils including diverse cultivation techniques, spiritual treasures, spirit stones, and an uncountable number of heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
This collection represented only a portion of his gains, as the annihilation of these adversaries also yielded corresponding rule fragments and realm power rewards from the Mountain and Sea Realm Will.
Furthermore, the Fuyao Realm army, led by Qi Keqing, and the Langya Domain army, formerly under Zhu Yanchuan's command, offered thirty percent of their spoils as tribute for following him, amassing another substantial treasure trove.
However, apart from realm power, Ning Qi placed little value on other acquisitions.
He promptly utilized a portion of these resources, distributing them as rewards to the armies under Sword Ancestor and Qi Keqing, thereby dramatically accelerating their cultivation advancements.
From an initial contingent of merely dozens in the Integration Realm upon entry, the ranks now boasted over a hundred in the Unity Realm—a truly remarkable improvement, which could also be attributed as one of Ning Qi's accomplishments.
Certainly, these material gains were not Ning Qi's ultimate reward.
His true achievement lay in his covert integration of all residual hidden spaces within the War Domain into the True Martial Realm, propelling his Realm Lord body to the Great Success stage in the Rule Realm!As a result, the True Martial Realm experienced swift expansion and reaped considerable advantages. While it still couldn't rival a Spirit Realm like the Mountain and Sea Realm, its progress brought it nearer to its ultimate potential. Concurrently, Ning Qi personally underwent an unparalleled Unity Celestial Tribulation, merging with quadruple power, bestowing upon him a transcendence sufficient to prevent succumbing to the fate of becoming a slave to the Mountain and Sea Realm. Furthermore, Ning Qi was gifted two enigmatic leaves from the Mountain and Sea Realm Will, offering protection against the scrutiny of any Spirit Realm Will. Ning Qi surmised these artifacts possessed a profound background, though he remained entirely unaware of their true nature for the time being. He also possessed two other enigmatic items: one was the malevolent Qi expelled from Sword Ancestor’s form, potent enough to annihilate the corrupted monstrosities from the Sea of Realms, and the other was a golden key capable of subduing this very evil Qi. Ning Qi harbored a persistent conviction that these items would prove pivotal at some juncture in the future, and he was determined to unveil their secrets. Regarding his capabilities, apart from his discernible cultivation level, Ning Qi had been relentlessly developing novel divine techniques while also assimilating those of formidable individuals he encountered, thereby enhancing his prowess in divine techniques.