Previously on Cultivating with Top Enlightenment...
Saint Ancestor revealed that Mountain Ancestor killed Sea Ancestor's father, Elder Qiming, to steal his legacy. This accusation, coupled with the revelation that Sea Ancestor can wield the power of the Sea of Realms, ignites her fury. Mountain Ancestor admits to acting out of a desire to reach the peak, leading Sea Ancestor to launch a full-blown assault.
"Damn your grand strategy!"
Sea Lord cursed with rage. In the past, Sea Ancestor and Mountain Ancestor had clashed numerous times within the Mountain and Sea Realm. Every single encounter, she would press for the truth behind past events. Yet, each time, Mountain Ancestor would gravely insist it was a misunderstanding and that he had never slain her master. Regarding Elder Qiming, who self-sacrificed in the small world to protect them both, Mountain Ancestor had sworn by the great Dao to the heavens. Sea Ancestor remained unconvinced but couldn't verify the truth, having lost consciousness when her father passed away. Furthermore, she was no match for Mountain Ancestor, who had acquired the inheritance from that small world – the Buzhou Mountain inheritance – and each battle concluded with Mountain Ancestor's triumph.
"Sea of Emotions, why can't you find peace? Do you truly perceive me as that kind of individual?"
"Observe the devastating casualties our conflict has wrought. If our master were to witness the current state of the Mountain and Sea Realm and your descent into madness, what would be his thoughts?"
"I absolve you of your recklessness, and I implore you to consider the greater good and cease this obstinate behavior!"
Every encounter, Mountain Ancestor would reply to Sea Lord in this manner, pleading with her to abandon the fight. However, Sea Ancestor never truly relinquished her quest, not until this very day. Today, the truth of the past finally emerged. Although revealed by Saint Master, Sea Ancestor believed him without a shadow of a doubt, confirming its veracity. More importantly, Mountain Ancestor offered no rebuttal. Perhaps he deemed it unnecessary to continue concealing the truth any longer.
In the void, formidable water glow blade waves, enshrouded in gray flames, effortlessly sliced through space and hurtled towards Mountain Ancestor. "Thousand Blade Buried Waves!"
This was a Forbidden Technique conceived by Sea Lord. Though engaged in combat within the realm, she actually drew upon the very essence of the Sea of Realms. When this power manifested, even Mountain Ancestor and Saint Ancestor felt a tremor. At their profound level, in their pursuit of breakthroughs and ascension to higher realms, they invariably touched upon powers beyond the Spirit Realm. For instance, Saint Ancestor's serpent had previously devoured an elephant, summoning distorted entities from the Sea of Realms. Mountain Ancestor's abilities also bore a connection to the Sea of Realms; after all, it was rumored that the Divine Mountain Illusion he conjured had scattered its remnants across the Sea of Realms after its shattering.
However, neither Mountain Ancestor nor Saint Ancestor exhibited the same reckless abandon as Sea Ancestor. Their link to the Sea of Realms was indirect. In contrast, Sea Lord directly attempted to test the power of the Sea of Realms using her own physical form. This is precisely why the two ancestors were so astounded. Only Ning Qi sensed Sea Ancestor's power and knitted his brows slightly. Compared to his channeling of the Sea of Realms' power during tribulation transcendence, thus integrating its essence within himself, Sea Ancestor forcibly merged with that power. Ning Qi remained uncertain whether Sea Ancestor was borrowing the Sea of Realms' might or if the Sea of Realms was utilizing Sea Ancestor's vessel. Yet, considering prior information, Ning Qi began to comprehend Sea Ancestor's extreme madness. Her father's demise at the hands of her senior brother, her ignorance of the truth, and her inability to match her brother fortified by his inheritance – faced with these inescapable circumstances, perhaps her only recourse was to augment her own strength through unconventional means. This was undoubtedly a perilous undertaking!
Nevertheless, Ning Qi also observed Sea Ancestor's exceptionally strong will. Despite her forceful fusion with the Sea of Realms' power, it manifested solely as unbridled fury without any discernible adverse consequences, a truly rare phenomenon!
Ning Qi continued his observation. Within the void, countless gray flame water blades coalesced into an array, resembling a school of ravenous sharks in the ocean, converging to engulf and rend Mountain Ancestor. Confronting the torrent of ferocious sharks, Mountain Ancestor was already accustomed to Sea Ancestor's combat style. However, the surface of today's assault was coated with a layer of the Sea of Realms' power. He witnessed Sea Lord employing the Sea of Realms' power for the first time, and it seemed nothing overtly extraordinary beyond its presence. Thus, Mountain Ancestor remained suspended in the void, holding his ground. He simply summoned a more concentrated Divine Mountain Illusion to shield himself!
Bang bang bang bang!
Innumerable water blades impacted the Divine Mountain Illusion enveloping Mountain Ancestor, producing a cacophony of collisions. Water waves surged outwards, akin to high-pressure blades capable of breaching all obstructions. Combined with the gray flames of the Sea of Realms, they further ignited an endless shower of gray, flying stars.
For a fleeting moment, both Mountain Ancestor and his summoned Divine Mountain Illusion were utterly consumed and overwhelmed by Sea Ancestor’s barrage, vanishing from sight without even a sliver of space for a person to be seen.
The entire battlefield appeared to morph into a tumultuous sea, wracked by violent quakes as this onslaught unfolded.
The sole element remaining untouched, perhaps, was the Divine Mountain Illusion conjured by Mountain Ancestor.
It remained positioned high above, rooted to the earth, utterly unmoving.
From the very instant it manifested, it conveyed the image of an eternal, unbreakable Divine Peak!
All others felt tossed about, like fragile vessels in a tempestuous ocean, merely enduring the residual tremors.
After an interval that felt considerably prolonged, Sea Ancestor’s formidable technique finally ceased.
"Huff Huff..."
Sea Lord gasped for breath, their gaze fixed intently on the scene ahead.
The sheer number of consecutive strikes launched was unknown; among the assembled cultivators, the majority found themselves incapable of tallying Sea Ancestor’s relentless assault.
Every eye was fixed forward, eager to witness the outcome once Sea Ancestor’s world-altering attacks impacted Mountain Ancestor.
The very void where Mountain Ancestor had stood seemed utterly obliterated, sliced into non-existence.
