Previously on Cultivating with Top Enlightenment...
Ning Qi extinguished a wisp of the Mountain Ancestor's Primordial Spirit and freed the true will of the Mountain and Sea Realm, seizing the Jianmu. While trapped in the Divine Mountain Illusion, the Mountain Ancestor could not prevent Ning Qi's actions, leading the Saint Ancestor and others to press their attack. Ning Qi absorbed the powers within the core region, including the realm's will, which, though weak, confirmed the realm's inevitable destruction. Ning Qi then proposed a competition with the Mountain Ancestor for the realm's power.
High atop the Heaven-Reaching Peak within the Zhou Mountain Immortal Sect, situated in the vast Mountain and Sea Realm.
The primordial core territory has fully unveiled itself, revealing Ning Qi alongside the very essence of the Mountain and Sea Realm.
Beneath them lies the continent's heart, the very location where the Mountain Ancestor established the grand Zhou Mountain Immortal Sect.
Yet, while the Heaven-Reaching Peak stands resolute, the land below echoes with continuous fracturing sounds.
Like an intricate web, fissures race across the entire continent.
Abyssal chasms claw at the earth, some bottomlessly dark, others erupting with molten lava.
The ground convulses, the land chars, and plumes of dust and smoke ascend.
An unending symphony of beings' anguished cries paints a picture of utter devastation.
A colossal tear mars the horizon, as if the heavens themselves were violently ripped asunder, shattering the seal confining the Mountain and Sea Realm.
This is the very rupture created when the Mountain Ancestor departed the Mountain and Sea Realm for the War Realm.
Beyond this tear, faint glimpses of the interconnected space within the War Realm can be perceived, now dominated by the imposing shadow of Buzhou Mountain.
Presently, a relentless torrent of Spiritual Qi and the realm's rule power is being siphoned through this breach, ceaselessly flowing into the shadow of Buzhou Mountain.
Ning Qi and the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm observe this with narrowed eyes.
As the Spiritual Qi and rule power are leached from the Mountain and Sea Realm, the proximity to the tear signifies escalating desolation.
The earth, stripped of its spiritual potency, crumbles to dust, and the void of space seems to drain of all vitality.
Ning Qi turns his gaze to the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm beside him.
The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm comprehends the grim reality; no other recourse exists.
Despite Ning Qi's intervention to save it, its remaining strength is insufficient to mend the rift, let alone thwart the Mountain Ancestor's continuous plunder of the Mountain and Sea Realm's essence.
As long as the Mountain Ancestor persists in decimating and draining the realm's power, its eventual demise is inevitable.
Rather than succumbing to the Mountain Ancestor's destruction, the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm accepts a fate at the hands of a kindred spirit, Ning Qi.
With a trace of lingering reluctance, it addresses Ning Qi, asking, "Can my will still endure?"
Ning Qi's brow furrows slightly as he replies, "I shall endeavor my utmost to ensure your will does not fade."
Thus, the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm wavers no longer.
Trusting Ning Qi, it acknowledges the urgency of the situation.
"Proceed. I shall lend my cooperation, and allow me to witness your true might."
A profound curiosity blooms within it regarding how Ning Qi attained such power.
Upon hearing this, Ning Qi propels himself towards the location of the Profound Truth Realm.
The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm follows in his wake.
Moments later, Ning Qi's form reappears in the celestial expanse above the Profound Truth Realm, anchored within the Endless Sea.
Below, all the cultivators of the Profound Truth Realm witness the return of their Domain Master, their gazes fixed skyward in astonishment.
However, none dare ascend to disturb Ning Qi's presence.
Silently, they watch, eager to discern their Domain Master's intentions.
In this era of terrifying transformations across the entire Mountain and Sea Realm, Ning Qi's appearance bestows a profound sense of calm.
With the Domain Master present, all is secure!
Ning Qi and the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm continue their ascent, reaching the very boundary wall of the Mountain and Sea Realm.
The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm casts a glance towards the Profound Truth Realm below, a sudden realization dawning.
They observe Ning Qi extend his right hand, his fingers brushing against the boundary wall before them.
Instantly, the boundary wall ripples, and a spatial passage materializes, forging a direct conduit to the True Martial Realm.
"!!!"
Not only the inhabitants of the Profound Truth Realm below are taken aback, but the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm is equally astounded.
Ning Qi has, in effect, breached the boundary wall of the Mountain and Sea Realm, establishing a connection to another world.
They sense the world beyond possesses an overwhelming vitality; while perhaps not as expansive as the current Mountain and Sea Realm, it exudes an exceptional stability.
"Is this the world from whence you hail?" the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm inquires, unable to contain its curiosity.
Ning Qi responds, "It is known as the True Martial Realm!"
As the embodiment of the True Martial Realm's will, Ning Qi perceives no need for further concealment; he immediately initiates the mobilization of the entire True Martial Realm towards the Mountain and Sea Realm.
Should an observer gaze upon the Sea of Realms, they would witness a colossal sphere hurtling towards another, equally immense sphere.
Like celestial bodies in motion, this grand spectacle unfolds in profound silence.
The two realms had already been linked, and although Ning Qi had previously employed his techniques to conceal the True Martial Realm from the Mountain and Sea Realm, that was no longer necessary.
His right hand made contact with the activated spatial passage, continuously releasing realm power from its core. This spatial passage served as the connection between the True Martial and Mountain Sea realms, much like a vine linking two gourds.
As Ning Qi infused his realm power, the vine gradually tightened, drawing the two realms ever closer.
Pop!
With a sound of immense yet silent accord, the union of the two realms manifested as a resonance audible only to Ning Qi and the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm.
Despite both realms being distinct entities, they merged seamlessly upon convergence, akin to two coalescing soap bubbles.
The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm experienced a surge of exhilaration at this miraculous preservation.
It had already sensed the conditions within the True Martial Realm. Though the True Martial Realm might not rival the Mountain and Sea Realm in scale, it pulsed with abundant Spiritual Qi and profound rules.
This was not the entirety of it; before its fragmentation, the Mountain and Sea Realm had surpassed the True Martial Realm in Spiritual Qi and rules.
However, what left the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm utterly astonished was the constant emanations of Dao Sound from the True Martial Realm, the formation of divine text within the void, and the condensation of Dao principles within its oceans.
In an instant, it perceived various powers that even it had to regard with utmost seriousness.
These were the inherited powers of the Sea Ancestor and the Saint Ancestor!
Furthermore, the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm even detected a realm power that felt identical to its own, leaving it momentarily bewildered as to why its realm power was present within the True Martial Realm.
