Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 656 - 292: Sword Destroys Feather Transformation

The eyes of Feng Feiyu and his four companions locked onto Ning Qi. They gazed at him like he was a bottomless void, shocked beyond belief that their mission had crumbled because of the least powerful mid-period Integration Realm cultivator among them.

Be it the renowned Niu Dingtian, Hu Xiaotian, or even Sword Shocking, the group might have stomached a brief clash if someone could hold their own against such foes.

Yet it was this mere youth, Ning Qi, who flipped the entire situation on his own!

Feng Feiyu along with the rest parted their lips, but no sounds escaped them.

Sealing effects from the Five Elements Divine Chain locked down their speech, sound transmission, and message sending; escape to the sect via alerts was impossible.

Even deeper despair hit the five, as self-destruction for mutual ruin was beyond their grasp too.

Ning Qi controlled Feng Feiyu and the remaining four, lifting them slowly to form positions at the four directional points.

In the instant that followed, those four got wrapped up just as securely as Ye Wuxin once was, thanks to the divine chains.

Devouring the rules inside their bodies, the Five Elements Divine Chain burst into brilliant radiance.

Boom!

Thunder-like explosions rang out four times, as the chains detonated, wiping out the four completely—body and soul alike.

Those watching from below gaped at the four explosive displays of doom, each frozen in stunned silence.

In particular, the Niu Mo Upper Sect demons witnessed Hu Xiaotian shaking violently, nearly dislodging his followers.

Ning Qi spared just the final one, Hundred Colors True Monarch, keeping him breathing.

Right then, his strikingly good-looking features twisted in sheer fright.

Trapped like a helpless butterfly in a spider's trap, control over his fate had slipped away entirely.

Should he have foreseen Ning Qi's might, betrayal of the Niu Mo Upper Sect would never have crossed his mind; he'd have stayed content as an ancestor figure there.

No such what-ifs exist, though. Ning Qi, of course, favored delivering this traitor straight to the Niu Mo Upper Sect for their judgment.

Once the others were handled, Sword Shocking spoke with a touch of resentment:

"Kid, next time, warn me ahead so I don't gear up to throw my life away just as you reverse everything? Keep pulling this, and I might lose the guts to offer myself up later."

Ning Qi spun around to steady the frail Sword Ancestor, grinning while replying:

"Sword Ancestor, don't talk like that. Your readiness to sacrifice sparked my hidden strength, letting us crush them all at once."

Helplessness washed over Sword Shocking, as he caught a subtle nudge in those words urging more self-sacrifice from him?

Ah, whatever—he couldn't best Ning Qi in fights or words, so silence it was.

Down below, Hu Xiaotian didn't slack off; he hauled Niu Dingtian from the misty gully's depths.

His trailing disciples had fanned out already, scouring the fog-shrouded pit for lurking threats.

Soon, Hu Xiaotian and Niu Dingtian stood before Ning Qi.

Niu Dingtian's once dark bull-like visage had drained to ghostly white, clear signs of heavy blood loss.

A fearsome gash ran diagonally over his chest, almost severing him entirely, with just a sliver of flesh and bone holding him intact.

Demon race bodies boast natural toughness, but Hundred Colors True Monarch still inflicted such damage.

Sure, it was an ambush, yet regardless, that strike from Hundred Colors True Monarch carried horrifying force, close to matching one slash from the Sword Ancestor.

Luckily, Ning Qi proved far more overwhelming, fully overpowering Hundred Colors True Monarch.

"Brother Niu, you okay?"

Niu Dingtian answered faintly:

"Clinging on for now. I'll draw on the spirit blood Younger Brother Ning shared with us in the Profound Truth Secret Realm to mend later. Got careless for a second, ambushed by a turncoat—sorry you saw my shameful side, Younger Brother Ning!"

His gaze shifted to Ning Qi, and only then did Niu Dingtian grasp the true depths of Ning Qi's power.

Back in their earlier skirmish, he'd sensed Ning Qi's cross-realm combat prowess, even edging past his own.

But Niu Dingtian vowed he'd never imagined Ning Qi soloing and erasing seven Integration Realm experts!

Ning Qi gave a nod, pulled a vial of elixirs from his storage ring, and passed it to Niu Dingtian with these words:

"Spirit blood isn't the best for wounds—try this vial from the Profound Truth Secret Realm instead. It heals even Unity Realm folks."

Surprise flickered in Niu Dingtian, but he accepted without protest.

Had Ning Qi not intervened, death would have claimed them all already. One debt more wouldn't hurt.

He popped a pill in without delay and downed it. His grievous injuries started mending visibly right away.

Before long, full recovery hit, and he even noticed a minor boost in his cultivation base.

As a result, the thanks gleaming in his bovine eyes for Ning Qi grew stronger.

Even with the sects' alliance, handing over a Unity Realm-worthy pill so freely struck Niu Dingtian as utmost largesse from Ning Qi.

A comrade like him deserves full life-or-death trust!

Ning Qi made a small gesture.

Suddenly, the sky-bound Hundred Colors True Monarch, still confined, dropped next to them.

"Brother Niu, with Hundred Colors True Monarch being Niu Mo Upper Sect's own, he's yours to handle. Don't worry—I've sealed his divine power fully; he's basically mortal-level now."

Niu Dingtian nodded, voiced thanks again, and fixed his stare on Hundred Colors True Monarch.

Pain and loathing swirled in those eyes.

Hundred Colors True Monarch stayed mute, just eyeing them with a woebegone look, his features begging for mercy.

In the end, Niu Dingtian let out a resigned sigh, declaring, "Xiaotian, he's under your charge to resolve."

Hu Xiaotian bowed fists to Ning Qi first, then approached Hundred Colors True Monarch, shifted to his original demon shape, and gulped him down in one go.

Thus, the matter concluded fully.

The mighty figures and key successors detected no further foes in the mist-veiled chasm underneath.