Chapter 97: Chapter 95: Red Flame Celestial Soldiers, Guardian Divine General

"All done."

Ning Xunqiu floated mid-air, staring at the island below, and gently patted the dust off his hands.

Hong Yan’s eyes were bright; the Immortal Master they followed had such Divine Techniques, his strength was extraordinary.

Ning Xunqiu looked at the empty sea area.

"Ah Qing, Junior Sister, a little help please."

Ning Xunqiu exerted himself outside to move mountains, while Gao Fei Xue and Ah Qing quickly took action, opening up the portal and guiding the water flow to surge in.

The three were busy, while from time to time, the world resonated with thunderous roars that made the Red Flame Soldiers lift their heads in shock.

The vast expanse of five hundred li of Cyan Mountain, under the filling of seawater and earth, rapidly underwent transformation.

The central core of ten li of Cyan Mountain did not expand, but instead, on the three sides of the sea area, three new islands were added. Among them, the largest island was precisely the land under the feet of the Red Flame Soldiers at this moment.

Another island was reserved for Yiya’s medicinal garden, for cultivating various rare herbs.

As for the remaining two islands, a suitable purpose has yet to be determined and they remain temporarily idle on the side.

"General Hong." Ning Xunqiu and the two descended on the Red Flame Island.

"I’m here." Hong Yan regained his composure and stepped forward to respond.

"That gate is called the ’Void Celestial Gate’. "

Ning Xunqiu pointed at the large gate standing at the edge of the island, saying, "This place is about three hundred li away from that gate; it connects to the outside, and there might be bandits trying to infiltrate Cyan Mountain through it. Thus, your Red Flame Army’s responsibility is to firmly guard this gate without fail."

"We shall not fail our mission!" Hong Yan’s voice was firm and powerful.

Ning Xunqiu nodded slightly, a trace of approval flashed in his eyes: "General Hong, from now on, you are the Guardian Divine General of the Cyan Mountain Dao Lineage!"

Besides his Junior Sister Ah Qing, Ning Xunqiu had no reliable generals. Hong Yan’s Martial Arts talent was extraordinary, a material worth nurturing.

Ning Xunqiu’s words became law.

In Hong Yan’s heart surged a mysterious tremor, fortune gracing him, as he felt a certain shackle quietly unlock, his entire being surging with energy.

Ning Xunqiu casually waved his hand, and a stone tablet rose from the ground, bearing two pieces of ancient seal script:

"The first one is the Martial Dao known as the ’Sumeru Dragon Elephant’, containing the profound essence of the Martial Arts Seventh Realm, which is the Great Dao I cultivate. If one can achieve the Seventh Realm Divine Person, they may wield the mighty power of ’Moving Mountains and Filling Seas.’"

"You’ve already witnessed the mighty power of moving mountains just now."

Hearing this, Hong Yan and the Red Flame soldiers and generals lifted their heads, their eyes shimmering with infinite longing for this ’Martial Dao’.

"The second piece is the Qi Cultivation Dao called the ’Cyan Heaven Great Sun Burning Qi Scripture’, through which even mortals can refine their own ’Red Dust Qi’ to open the Seven Apertures and embark on the path of cultivation, which you may comprehend on your own."

"Thank you, Immortal Master, for the Dharma Transmission!" The Red Flame men respectfully bowed.

Ning Xunqiu waved his hand, "You may go."

The Red Flame soldiers gathered around the stone tablet, eager to study the seal script.

Ning Xunqiu, meanwhile, took the two women to the front of the world gate, "This gate leads to Cyan Mountain."

"Which Cyan Mountain?" Ah Qing asked curiously.

"The very one you’re thinking of," Ning Xunqiu nodded lightly.

Junior Sister Gao Fei Xue’s eyes flashed with joy and she hurriedly said, "Senior Brother, doesn’t this mean we can bring Master here... as well as our Junior Brothers."

Ning Xunqiu gently shook his head, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes: "I already snuck in to explore it a few days ago. The passage of time inside is vastly different from the outside; it has already been hundreds of years."

"They’ve long become part of the soil."

"Hundreds of years..." Ah Qing and Gao Fei Xue were deeply disheartened.

Gao Fei Xue stepped forward, raising her hand as if to touch Cyan Mountain, but quietly lowered it again, only to let out a sigh.

This is the first barrier of cultivation — the separation of Immortal and Mortal.

Ah Qing stared blankly at the large gate, seemingly realizing something.

Ning Xunqiu touched the world gate, prompting a flood of information into his mind.

[Void Celestial Gate · Exclusive to Martial Master]

[First World, Qingxu Realm Martial Dao Ancestral Vein, now named — Mountain and River Realm.]

[Second World, constructing world passage...]

Ning Xunqiu pondered.

The Void Celestial Gate was constructing a world gate leading to the Mountain and River Seal. In the Mountain and River Realm, the world gate could expand to an infinite expanse or shrink to an imperceptible size, hide in invisibility or reveal itself to the world.

In the otherworld, it forms a realm of its own.

As long as he did not invade loudly, how could those mortals detect the existence of this world gate?

This makes sense; if the world gate construction was fully observable to the other world’s powerhouses, wouldn’t the Qingxu Realm become an easy target?

"The Second World..."

Ning Xunqiu’s heart stirred slightly.

"Then, can I construct a Third World at the same time? If I have the opportunity to enter the ’Returning Void Heaven’ and acquire a higher tier Spirit Seed, it would be a tremendous boost to my Martial Dao cultivation."

The Eighth Realm of Martial Arts is not a mere enhancement of physical strength that can be achieved.

But this ’Ten Thousand Species Struggle for Freedom in the Frosty Sky’, this method is a totality of Martial Dao. Simply put, the more Martial Artists he cultivates, the stronger their strength, thus as Ning Xunqiu becomes a Martial Dao Incarnation, his power naturally soars as well.

Ordinary Divine Beings can only suppress True Dragons, yet Ning Xunqiu can suppress the Four Sea Dragon Kings, which is a qualitative difference.

Moreover, he possesses Fortune with Fifth and Sixth Realm Martial Artists, which all serve as his resources.

"Might as well give it a try."

Ning Xunqiu mused to himself.

"The Third World — Returning Void Heaven."

With that thought.

The Void Celestial Gate quietly extended invisible filaments, tightly wrapping around Ning Xunqiu, intertwining, mutually sensing.

In the depths of his consciousness, Ning Xunqiu felt as if he had transformed into a majestic Tongtian Mountain, surrounded by swirling mist.

"It really works, am I the coordinate myself?!"

[Third World, Returning Void Heaven, already connected, constructing world passage...]

[Estimated time required, nine hundred and eighty years.]

"So fast..." Ning Xunqiu was surprised.

Before he stepped into the Divine Realm, when he obtained the Void Celestial Gate, he naturally worried, fearing other worlds would seize the opportunity to invade. But now, he had achieved Divine Being in the "Mountain and River Realm", with the powerful backing of the Liuli Immortal Venerable.

He only needs to immerse himself in the next few hundred years, elevate his Dao practice enough to wield the "Sword of Chaos", then self-preservation would be more than enough, without excessively worrying about external threats.

Unless, like the Qingxu Realm, struck by several divine entities from the outside.

Ning Xunqiu released his hand, pondering: "In the Celestial Derivation Volume, besides the Returning Void Heaven, there are the Sea Heaven Realm, Dark Star Realm, and Modo Realm."

"The risks of Sea Heaven Realm and Dark Star Realm are yet to be known, so I’ll try connecting the Fourth World to the Modo Realm."

As he thought, the Void Celestial Gate responded.

[Fourth World, Modo Realm, already connected, constructing world passage...]

[Estimated time required, thirteen thousand years.]

Ning Xunqiu glanced at the required time:

"The time differs so greatly..."

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