Cultivating with Top Enlightenment-Chapter 815 - 344: A Chess Piece Breaking Free from the Player (2)
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Within the realm of war.
Ning Qi hovered silently in the void outside the boundary wall where the Central Domain and Upper Domain meet, quietly waiting for the return of the armies of the Three Domains.
The surrounding nodes have been captured, and the Mountain and Sea Realm Will has also radiated to this place.
Ning Qi reached out, touching the boundary wall, perceiving its composition.
The boundary wall is also constructed by the mixed energies of the Mountain and Sea Realm, Vast Realm, and Sea of Realms.
Ning Qi walked along the boundary wall, touching a very long section of it.
Due to the True Martial Realm Lord’s foundation, his perception of this boundary wall became increasingly clear.
The three energies mixed within it were slightly chaotic.
It was possible to form this lifeless boundary wall, but forming a land full of life like each respective world was absolutely impossible.
After all, this was a battlefield created by two realms, not a world suitable for all beings to live.
The more Ning Qi perceived, the more he understood the three.
The Mountain and Sea Realm energy was like mountains and water, akin to the vast natural world, full of the sensation of survival of the fittest within it.
The Vast Realm energy was impartial and peaceful, possessing a peculiar feeling from being tainted.
Ning Qi was slightly stunned, speculating why the Vast Realm energy felt this way.
After several indirect encounters with the Saint Ancestor, this feeling was extremely familiar to him; surely the Saint Ancestor influenced the Vast Realm Will, hence the Vast Realm energy exhibited such a state.
Ning Qi suddenly recalled what the Saint Ancestor previously said.
The old man said he did not fear the Mountain Ancestor, Sea Ancestor, nor the Mountain and Sea Realm Will, as the three vie openly and covertly, lacking unity.
Clearly, this revealed the Saint Ancestor’s excellent collaboration with the Vast Realm Will.
The Sea of Realms energy was consistently turbulent and aggressive!
Ning Qi’s eyes burned with determination; one day, he intended to settle the three, letting them integrate entirely into the True Martial Realm.
At this moment, the armies of the Three Domains gradually returned.
"Domain Master!"
"Domain Master Ning!"
The Sword Ancestor, Qi Keqing, and Zhu Yanchuan led their armies, resting behind Ning Qi.
Each person had a slight sheen of sweat, exuding the heat of their journey.
For them, under Ning Qi’s protection, the realm of war was no longer a perilous place of nine lives lost, but rather a blessed ground for honing oneself.
Hence, everyone cherished this opportunity greatly.
Ning Qi slightly nodded, saying to the three, "Since everyone has returned, let us cross the domain."
He led everyone to the boundary wall.
One after another, faces showed confusion.
They did not think Ning Qi was doing anything wrong, but the boundary wall in front of them had changed.
Previously, they crossed from the Lower Realm to the Central Domain.
They experienced traversing the boundary wall, and that boundary wall’s thickness was definitely not comparable to the one before them.
Thus, they were astonished.
The Sword Ancestor spoke, "Ning, it seems you are not taking us to the Upper Domain?"
Ning Qi touched the thick boundary wall, turning back with a smile: "The twenty Harmonization cultivators from the Vast Realm have entered the Upper Domain for quite some time; if we go in now, what do you think will happen?"
Upon hearing this, their expressions changed.
Relying on Ning Qi all the way, they only felt Ning Qi could resolve any challenge, leaving little thought for grand strategic considerations.
Now Ning Qi brought it up, their minds raced, instantly understanding some things.
"Domain Master Ning, are you suggesting that they might have already allied with the cultivators of the Vast Realm in the Upper Domain to wait for us outside the boundary wall?" Qi Keqing asked.
Ning Qi shook his head, saying, "You said too little."
Zhu Yanchuan immediately added, "Domain Master Ning, you mean the Vast Realm Will is also waiting for us, right?"
Ning Qi continued to shake his head.
The Sword Ancestor laughed: "He means not only the Vast Realm Will; perhaps the entire Vast Realm has made a move again!"
Qi Keqing and Zhu Yanchuan were stunned, then took a deep breath.
Ning Qi’s appearance had already disrupted the process of war within the realm of war.
The Vast Realm, having noticed Ning Qi, even dispatched twenty Harmonization cultivators to eliminate this anomaly.
Now, having recaptured the Central Domain, after working hard to preserve the lives of twenty Harmonization cultivators, could they not predict Ning Qi would cross the domain?
The major figures within the Vast Realm must have prepared new strategies.
Engaging in battle on the chessboard, those major figures as observers, also players, could they let them take advantage by following routine?
Perhaps, after sending twenty Harmonization cultivators, they already commanded the Vast Realm army in the Upper Domain, even possibly implementing new arrangements within the Upper Domain.
These were all possible!
Therefore, Ning Qi brought everyone here, intending not to play by common rules.
Jokingly, if he followed common rules, he would always be the focus of two realms’ wills, thus manipulated by them, even becoming the focal point of the two realms’ battle.
Ning Qi did not want to become such an existence!
Ning Qi spoke no more.
The Mountain and Sea Seal floated in his palm, and he pressed it against the thick boundary wall.
Immediately, a breeze seemed to arise, and all energy flowed towards his palm, gathering wholly from the Mountain and Sea Realm energy!
If he desired to cross a minor domain within a major domain, it would naturally be easy.
But now, crossing major domains into battle had naturally become much more difficult.
Fortunately, having seized two minor domains in the southeast realm, with the Mountain and Sea Realm energy and support of the Mountain and Sea Realm Will from two minor domains, it was sufficiently possible to open a passage towards the major domain.
And the Mountain and Sea Realm Will showed no intention to reject Ning Qi.
Regarding Ning Qi’s strategy, it seemed extremely appreciative.
The Mountain and Sea Realm Will did not even appear as a phantom but whispered in Ning Qi’s ear with laughter:
"You have stepped beyond the scope of a pawn, displeasing those playing the game outside the chessboard; however, I increasingly look forward to your development!"
Ning Qi lightly smiled, responding nothing.
A pawn attaining self-awareness, not walking according to the will of those playing the game, was key to overturning the game.
Ahead, the incredibly thick boundary wall gradually opened a round hole through the Mountain and Sea Realm Will and energy.
After its appearance, it expanded with greater speed.
Soon, Ning Qi and others saw an illusionary water-like round arch appearing in the boundary wall.
Finally, this round arch was merely ten meters large, difficult to expand further, and faintly showed signs of retracting.
The Mountain and Sea Realm Will transmitted: "Quickly enter, even with the power of two minor domains to open a teleportation gate crossing major domains, even I can only do so much!"
Ning Qi immediately waved his hand, instructing the armies of the Three Domains behind him: "Quickly enter, do not delay!"
Clothed in white, he boldly entered first.
The Sword Ancestor, Qi Keqing, and others followed closely, then the armies of the Three Domains.
They seemed to traverse a long and dark tunnel.
Compared to previously crossing minor domain boundary walls, this time was clearly slower, also producing an intense feeling of oppression.
Not knowing how long it took, light finally broke before their eyes.
They seemed to be squeezed out of the tunnel, dropping into another major domain one by one.
Ning Qi suspended alone at the forefront, releasing his Spiritual Sense, overlooking the entire realm.
Behind him, everyone lined up, collectively scanning this unfamiliar major domain.
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Within the Mountain and Sea Realm, Endless Sea.
In the heart of the sea, within the Dragon Ascending to Heaven Treasure Hall formed there, the Sea Ancestor sat quietly.
The phantom of the Mountain and Sea Realm Will suddenly appeared automatically.
"Speak, what’s the matter?"
A voice as cold as eternal ice issued, ethereal, impossible to locate its origin.
The phantom of the Mountain and Sea Realm Will looked at the Sea Ancestor, seeing her lips were utterly unmoved, without even glancing at him.
He paid no mind, knowing the Sea Ancestor had such a personality.
The Mountain and Sea Realm Will said, "In the Sea of Emotions, Ning Qi has crossed into your assigned war realm!"
The figure of the Sea Ancestor remained still, only a pair of deep blue eyes seemed to emit a cold glow, staring at the phantom of the Mountain and Sea Realm Will.
"Mountain and Sea, are you serious?"
The Mountain and Sea Realm Will snorted discontentedly, "Would I deceive a woman, really?"
The Sea Ancestor gritted her teeth angrily, "Mountain and Sea, are you asking for a beating again? I have told you countless times, do not call me a woman!"
Unlike the Mountain Ancestor, the Sea Ancestor did not call the Mountain and Sea Realm Will Realm Venerable, instead giving him a name, Mountain and Sea!
