Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 930 - 398: Buzhou Mountain Legacy

The legacy of Buzhou Mountain, bestowed by the Mountain Ancestor, led to the establishment of the Zhou Mountain Immortal Sect.

A rift once grew between the Sea Ancestor and the Mountain Ancestor, escalating into a complete breakdown of their sibling bond, transforming them into sworn enemies. This animosity is the root cause of the current division of the Mountain and Sea Realm into its distinct mountain and sea territories.

Tragically, the Sea Ancestor harbored a persistent desire to defeat the Mountain Ancestor, yet all her endeavors proved futile.

It seemed as though the mountain would perpetually loom over the sea, forever preventing it from engulfing Zhou Mountain.

Within the theater of war.

The colossal illusion of the Divine Mountain stretchedlimitlessly, spanning from the heavens to the earth.

The Sea Ancestor, the Saint Ancestor, Ning Qi, and all others present observed the apparition of the Divine Mountain in silent contemplation.

Coupled with Gong Tiandao and the numerous cultivators loyal to the Mountain Ancestor, they had followed their leader for an extensive period. Many had indeed witnessed the Mountain Ancestor unleash this Divine Technique before, but never with such magnificent grandeur and immense scale as they were seeing now.

Previously, when the two Ancestors clashed within the Mountain and Sea Realm, perhaps out of consideration for the inhabitants, the Mountain Ancestor had never fully deployed this Divine Technique. At its peak, it had only reached half the size of the current Divine Mountain Illusion.

But now, as the Divine Mountain Illusion continuously expanded, an undeniable sense of awe filled everyone present.

If such a mountain were to exist in reality, this divine manifestation would undoubtedly represent the grandest and most towering peak in all of existence!

This world was neither a diminutive realm nor the Spirit Realm; it constituted the entirety of the Sea of Realms.

The Saint Ancestor whispered, "Could this be the legendary mountain?"

He recalled encountering descriptions of such a phenomenon within the Ancient Road Sacred Map, and the connection to the Divine Mountain’s apparition before them was immediate.

The Divine Mountain Illusion conjured by the Mountain Ancestor was no mere phantom; it was, or rather, it was formed by the very rules governing the war realm.

Its majestic aura conveyed a powerful sense of actually summoning the spectral form of the fabled Buzhou Mountain.

According to legend, after its fall, Buzhou Mountain never truly vanished. Its true essence supposedly persists somewhere within the Sea of Realms, though its exact location remains unknown to all.

Standing before this overwhelming mountain, an insurmountable barrier to ascension into the Immortal Realm, everyone experienced a profound, speechless sense of suffocation.

Among them, the Sea Ancestor and the Saint Ancestor, cultivators who trod the closest path to the Immortal Dao, were particularly attuned to this suffocating pressure.

It felt as if a heavy weight pressed upon their hearts, constricting their chests and making each breath a struggle.

In stark contrast, Ning Qi, Zhao Yujun, Gong Tiandao, and the other cultivators did not feel the oppressive sensation with the same intensity.

"I now comprehend why you are unable to defeat him."

The Saint Ancestor spoke to the Sea Ancestor, who stood behind him, his voice calm, indicating he still had the capacity for conversation.

Upon hearing this, the Sea Ancestor clenched her silver teeth fiercely, her gaze fixed on the Divine Mountain Illusion with an expression bordering on madness.

Her lifelong inability to triumph over the Mountain Ancestor was a constant burden, the quintessential pain of her existence!

The Saint Ancestor continued;

"Do you still intend to stand with him, merely to safeguard the Mountain and Sea Realm?"

"Ha, are you truly protecting the Mountain and Sea Realm? Let me assure you, even should this Spirit Realm war conclude with our victory, I shall make no move to invade your Mountain and Sea Realm!"

"As for you, now that an external foe like myself presents a challenge to that individual, if you cling rigidly to your principles, once the Vast Realm falls, he will likely achieve a breakthrough in his cultivation. Do you truly believe you will still have any chance to defeat him then?"

The Saint Ancestor’s words flowed swiftly and with a disarming calmness.

There was no hint of manipulation or deceit in his speech; instead, it was characterized by an extreme candor.

Ning Qi shifted his gaze and observed the heightened internal conflict playing out on the Sea Ancestor’s exquisite face, clearly tormented by a moral quandary.

Ning Qi instantly perceived that the Sea Ancestor was visibly affected by the Saint Ancestor’s pronouncements, yet her allegiance and position created a profound internal struggle, leaving her teetering precariously on the edge of a decision.

As the Sea Ancestor of the Mountain and Sea Realm, her inherent duty compelled her to oppose the Saint Ancestor of the Vast Realm. However, she harbored an equally intense desire to vanquish the Mountain Ancestor.

The choice between these two compelling desires seemed impossible for her to make.

Ning Qi quickly discerned that the Sea Ancestor possessed a formidable capacity for self-restraint.

She appeared to be bound by her own stringent principles, which rendered her decision-making process arduous. To put it plainly, her moral compass was perhaps too rigid and lacked the necessary flexibility.

Ning Qi felt that a subtle nudge, a little fanning of the flames, was in order.

If the three Ancestors were not embroiled in a chaotic conflict, how would he possibly find an opportunity to secure an easy victory?

The Mountain Ancestor's might was truly immense at this moment, and more critically, his heart was as cold as ice, utterly disregarding the lives of those beneath him.

From the very instant he arrived, he hadn't once bothered to ask about the well-being of Gong Tiandao and countless other cultivators who followed him, treating them as mere disposable pawns on the battlefield.

Before the astonished eyes of everyone present, the Divine Mountain Illusion expanded relentlessly, eventually engulfing nearly the entirety of the world.

Within this phenomenon, the Mountain Ancestor floated, casting his gaze down upon all like a celestial being.

The aura emanating from the Divine Mountain Illusion grew progressively more potent, now releasing tendrils of an awe-inspiring presence.

The very appearance of this aura caused both Saint Ancestor and Sea Ancestor to blanch, and even Ning Qi felt his heart rhythm accelerate.

This was no aura belonging to the war realm or the Spirit Realm; it seemed to originate from a higher, more profound plane.

Ning Qi's eyes narrowed almost imperceptibly.

"Could this be the Immortal Dao Aura?"

Observing the drastic change in the expressions of Saint Ancestor and Sea Ancestor, Ning Qi surmised that only the Immortal Dao Aura could possibly elicit such a simultaneous shift in their countenances.

Ning Qi's gaze then shifted back towards the Mountain Ancestor and the now-massive Divine Mountain Illusion.

Whether by design or by happenstance, Ning Qi perceived that the Mountain Ancestor was employing the Divine Mountain Illusion to effectively obstruct the vast majority of the war realm, thereby completely severing the spatial connection between the Mountain and Sea Realm and the war realm.

In simpler terms, he had effectively blocked the retreat path for numerous cultivators from the Mountain and Sea Realm back to their own domain.

With the Divine Mountain Illusion sealing off their escape routes, they were consequently forced to advance further toward the direction of the Vast Realm.

Ning Qi, accompanied by Zhao Yujun and Gong Tiandao, found themselves continuously pushed backward while striving to shield their fellow cultivators.