Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 629 - 285: A Warning to Others (An Example Made) (2)

A flawless and unquestionable path had been forged by Ning Qi for his followers, a road that guaranteed success for any who dared to tread upon it!

Furthermore, the assembled crowd realized that the wisdom Ning Qi shared far surpassed their own comprehension and exceeded everything they had previously studied.

Truly, it felt as though an Immortal had pressed a finger to their brows, granting them the profound blessing of eternal life.

As the display concluded, Ning Qi spoke again, "This is the method for breaking through, and I possess many more techniques to bestow upon you all."

The True Inheritors from the lower realms were filled with immense joy upon hearing those words.

To them, the complexities of the Integration method had always seemed far too out of reach.

How could they not celebrate receiving additional profound teachings from the Sect Leader himself?

Ning Qi then proceeded to grant the perfected Infinite Sword Scripture to the group, while also creating various sword scriptures tailored to different elemental rules and innate talents.

Everyone accepted these gifts with eager excitement and gratitude.

This was especially true for the ordinary disciples; previously, only the Top Ten True Inheritance disciples were permitted to learn such Heavy Techniques, but under Ning Qi’s rule, even they were not excluded from these secrets.

With such a Sect Leader leading them, how could they not be prepared to sacrifice everything for him?

In their eyes, Ning Qi’s prestige was equal to that of a living Immortal. Every member of the sect now harbored the hope that the Infinite Sword Sect would rise to become the supreme ruler of the Beixuan Domain, and perhaps even the lands beyond.

Once the session of teachings concluded, the crowd slowly dispersed.

Eventually, the scene was once again occupied only by Ning Qi and the Sword Ancestor.

The Sword Ancestor stared at Ning Qi, his expression radiating an intense longing.

However, Ning Qi spoke first, preempting the old man's request.

"Sword Ancestor, I am already aware of what you wish to ask."

The Sword Ancestor was momentarily stunned.

By the time he regained his focus, Ning Qi had already flickered across the space to stand directly beside him.

Forming a sword gesture with his fingers, Ning Qi tapped the Five Elements Divine Chain seal located on the Sword Ancestor’s brow. He infused the seal with the vast power of his Integration Realm Cultivation, strengthening the Five Elements Divine Chain to better suppress the corrupted Evil Qi within the Sword Ancestor's body.

In an instant, the Sword Ancestor let out a thunderous howl as he followed Ning Qi’s lead in breaking through to the Integration Realm. This sudden surge of power once again sent shockwaves of astonishment through the entire Infinite Sword Sect!

"Our deepest congratulations to the Sect Leader and the Sword Ancestor!"

Now that the Infinite Sword Sect possessed two figures at the Integration Realm, who in the Northern or Southern Domains could possibly stand against them?

Following this, the Sword Ancestor briefed Ning Qi on all the intelligence he had gathered from the outside world during the last three decades.

"Kid, do you think we’ve been keeping too low a profile?" The Sword Ancestor licked his lips, his gaze becoming as piercing as a physical blade.

Ning Qi replied with a question, "What makes the Sword Ancestor say that?"

The Sword Ancestor began to explain the situation in a slow, deliberate voice.

"During your thirty years of seclusion, I have overseen the Infinite Sword Sect, strictly following your orders to hide our strength and wait for the right moment."

"However, the outside world has begun to mock and look down on us. They seem to have entirely forgotten the terrifying power the Infinite Sword Sect displayed in that past conflict."

The battle the Sword Ancestor spoke of was the one where Ning Qi single-handedly wiped out the eight Great Powers of the Beixuan Upper Sect.

In those days, many sects had sent their Great Powers to witness Ning Qi’s inauguration as Sect Leader, and five of those sects had their own Great Powers slain by his hand.

By all logic, with the Beixuan Upper Sect defeated, no other organization should have dared to challenge the Infinite Sword Sect.

Yet, over the last thirty years, things had unfolded in a way that defied expectations.

The Sword Ancestor continued his report:

"Several sects have taken advantage of our silence to seize many of our external properties and even several of our spiritual veins."

Ning Qi remarked, "I assume the top sects of the Southern True Domain are pulling the strings from the shadows?"

The Sword Ancestor laughed coldly, "Exactly. If they didn't have that backing, these Beixuan Domain sects wouldn't have the courage to act so boldly."

Suddenly, the Sword Ancestor’s aura became as sharp and freezing as cold steel.

"Now that your seclusion is over and we have both stepped into the Integration Realm, it is time to take back what is ours and make an example of those who crossed us."

Ning Qi gave a slight nod and said, "We shall proceed according to your plan then."

The two discussed their strategy, deciding to first leak the news of Ning Qi’s advancement to the Integration Realm.

They wanted to see if any of the offending sects would have a change of heart, which would allow them to identify the true troublemakers to be used as a warning to others.

In reality, these common sects no longer held much interest for either of them.

Destroying them would yield little profit; it was far more efficient to force them into submission without a fight.

Furthermore, Ning Qi chose to keep the Sword Ancestor’s breakthrough a secret. Maintaining him as a hidden trump card for the Infinite Sword Sect was a more strategic move.

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Within the True Martial Realm, Ning Qi’s original body was also undergoing a massive surge in strength. His combat potential was shifting from being unbeatable in the Integration Realm toward the heights of the Harmonization stage.

The True Martial Realm itself was also experiencing significant transformations.

The realm had expanded several times its previous size, and its natural laws had become far more sophisticated.

Every living soul was flourishing under the Realm Lord’s grace, and the number of cultivators had skyrocketed.

Utilizing the Enlightenment Realm Tree, these cultivators essentially possessed a slightly weaker version of the max-level enlightenment ability.

Combined with the wisdom and experiences Ning Qi occasionally shared with the inhabitants, a multitude of powerful figures had emerged within the True Martial Realm.

In thirty years, the number of Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators had reached two thousand, with many of them constantly breaking through to attain the status of Great Power.

The foundation of the True Martial Realm had now surpassed even that of the Infinite Sword Sect, the sect of Ning Qi’s reincarnated form.

Meanwhile, the old friends who had reincarnated alongside Ning Qi were carving out their own unique paths.

Using his authority as the Realm Lord, Ning Qi reached out to several of them.

In the Beixuan Domain, at the Luotian Upper Sect...

This was where Zhuang Chen had been reborn. His luck had been exceptional, landing him in the best position among all the reincarnators.

As the son of the Luotian Upper Sect’s Leader, he had spent his years with no shortage of resources or high-level Cultivation techniques.

Not only had he gathered many Spiritual Artifacts for Ning Qi, but Zhuang Chen’s own progress had reached the Void Path Realm, marking him as a rising Great Power within the Luotian Upper Sect.

Because he was the Sect Leader’s son, he was being groomed as the clear successor to the leadership.

Even the ancient, hidden ancestors of the Luotian Upper Sect looked upon him with great favor.

Zhuang Chen sent a message through the connection, asking when Ning Qi intended to begin the counterattack against the Mountain and Sea Realm.