Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 665 - 294: A Flaw in the Great Dao (Part 2)

The real secret rests on the manner in which the Integration Realm Ancestor of the Feather Transformation Upper Sect met his end.

Elder Zhu glanced at the gathered crowd, his face ashen and utterly grim.

He declared, "Honored Sect Leader, I employed star-gazing techniques to watch the battle from a distance."

"The Feather Transformation Upper Sect didn't just summon four esteemed experts from the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect in the nearby Fuyao Realm; they also hid an Integration Realm demon inside the Niu Mo Upper Sect. In total, the Feather Transformation Upper Sect deployed seven Integration Realm Ancestors against just four from the Niu Mo Upper Sect and Infinite Sword Sect."

Only then did many in the room grasp the full details of the clash, shocked that the Feather Transformation Upper Sect had gathered such a formidable force, yet...

Right away, a voice rang out: "With seven Integration Realm fighters against four, how could they possibly fall?"

Elder Zhu went on, "They started by deploying the demon embedded in the Niu Mo Upper Sect to strike down Niu Dingtian, leaving him crippled, so more precisely, it became seven against three."

The listeners stood stunned, eagerly awaiting his next words.

"Of those three, Hu Xiaotian scarcely moved, Sword Shocking fired off just one sword to shatter a technique from the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect, but the one who truly shifted the battle was that Ning... Five Elements Sword Venerate!"

Elder Zhu's thoughts kept replaying the sight he had beheld, leaving him speechless for ages.

Thus, despite his earlier disdain for Infinite Sword Sect and Ning Qi, right now he couldn't cling to that attitude, instead honoring Ning Qi as the Five Elements Sword Venerate.

"The Five Elements Sword Venerate took down all seven with mere strikes, his strength likely just shy of the Unity Realm."

Those present felt like a massive bell had tolled deep inside them, its vibrations spreading out and shaking their cores.

They struggled to accept it: against seven Integration Realm foes, the unlikeliest figure, Ning Qi, had alone reversed the fight, wiping out the enemy entirely.

Countless felt grateful that their Celestial Star Upper Sect had stayed out of the conflict between those two sects.

If not, even with their own Integration Realm Ancestors stepping in, they couldn't have stood against that Five Elements Sword Venerate.

Xia Xing's gaze shifted slyly, inwardly cursing how Elder Zhu had dug up this vital intel, revealing a slice of the Realm Lord's might?

Back when he ventured out to scout the two sects' details, if only he had traded roles with Elder Zhu.

Then, he might have shielded far more for the Realm Lord, but now complications brewed; time to watch how Celestial Star Upper Sect navigated this mess.

Once Elder Zhu wrapped up, noting the widespread astonishment, he sighed inwardly.

Even if it looked like boosting the enemy's spirit while weakening his own side's, such a huge event couldn't be glossed over lightly, right?

Should it sway the Sect Leader's choices later, the Feather Transformation Upper Sect's doom would foreshadow their Celestial Star Upper Sect's own path.

He dipped his head in a bow and asked, "Sect Leader, what's our next move?"

That query snapped the group from their daze.

They exchanged uneasy glances, brows furrowed in distress, torn over what path to take.

No choice seemed safe; the Celestial Star Upper Sect teetered on the brink of peril regardless.

Summer River mulled it over briefly, then sent private voice transmissions to the three Integration Realm Ancestors in their midst, finally clenching his jaw to decide.

With the Feather Transformation Upper Sect already crushed, their Celestial Star Upper Sect wouldn't endure much longer anyway, so why not drag the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect into the chaos before disaster struck.

The Cyan Profound Immortal Sect had four esteemed figures slain; they couldn't simply ignore that loss.

As Sect Leader, Summer River could read the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect's likely mindset.

That Si Kong Qing probably believed his dispatched experts had been hunted and killed by rival sects in the Fuyao Realm!

In his view, nothing in the Southern True Domain could endanger those he had sent.

This perfect mix-up was something Summer River resolved to shatter himself, forcing the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect to learn that his people fell to Five Elements Sword Venerate Ning Qi!

So, Summer River swiftly organized matters, heading out personally to the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect, while commanding Celestial Star Upper Sect to activate the Sect Protection Array and lock down the gates.

After his departure, his son and nephew Xia Xing wasted no time in relaying messages to Ning Qi.

Ning Qi had earlier reached out to numerous reincarnated souls in the Mountain and Sea Realm, picking one contact per sect to link with.

He had directed them to relay any big news to him without delay.

As such, Xia Xing, whether as a fresh powerhouse in Celestial Star Upper Sect or as Sect Leader Summer River's kin, didn't waver, straightaway forwarding word of Summer River's trip to the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect to the Realm Lord.

After all, for these True Martial Realm natives reincarnated here, this existence was merely a fleeting illusion.

Even death in this place wouldn't harm their real forms back in the True Martial Realm.

To stop the Mountain and Sea Realm from devouring the True Martial Realm, Xia Xing would defy Celestial Star Upper Sect without a second thought.

Still, for now, these actions were all he could manage, handing the rest over to the Realm Lord to handle.

...

Upon getting Xia Xing's report, Ning Qi reflected briefly but stayed mostly composed.

His Realm Lord true form dominated the Unity Realm without rival, while Si Kong Qing lingered at its early stage; fear held no sway over him.

Ning Qi's only goal was to lure Summer River to the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect, coax out Si Kong Qing, pulling him from the safety of his domain for the hunt.

Ning Qi planned to shift back into Zhanxuan True Man, striking down that Si Kong Qing and ending any looming dangers.

After all, didn't the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect echo the 'Xuan' in Beixuan Upper Sect?

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Fuyao Realm.

Cyan Profound Immortal Sect.