Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 686 - 299: Return to Prosperity (Part 4)

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Ning Qi negotiated with sect leaders to establish teleportation arrays linking their sects to the Infinite Sword Sect, proposing to teach their promising talents the necessary techniques rather than visit each one personally. He selected these disciples, including hidden allies, imparted array knowledge, and granted them activation tokens, then created one-way portals using provided spatial coordinates to swiftly return everyone to their homes. Array cultivators were dispatched in groups to assist, and over the next three years, the arrays were completed across all sects, with representatives stationed at the Profound Truth Alliance headquarters. The fulfillment of void spiritual veins near the Infinite Sword Sect unleashed a surge of spiritual energy, enhancing the entire region's cultivation environment.

Over the course of three years, the sects harnessed their full collective strength to restore the Spiritual Qi throughout their territories, following the guidelines of the Void Spiritual Vein Completion Technique.

On that very day.

The whole Profound Truth Realm shook violently yet again.

Up in the skies, every individual sensed the world growing fuller and more intact.

Spiritual Qi surged and swirled amid the heavens and earth, while each law resembled a flowing stream, cycling without end.

The Profound Truth Realm was drenched in a downpour of Spiritual Qi, filling everyone with delight.

They realized this marked the Profound Truth Realm's return to its former glory.

Through united endeavors over three years, all sects had managed to revive the realm just before the clash with the Spirit Realm.

In these recent times, prodigies from various sects have emerged in greater numbers, and on this day, numerous cultivators shattered their barriers right then and there.

The sects brimmed with elation, sensing their own power had climbed to an all-time high, mirroring the realm's resurgence.

And it was crystal clear to all that the root of these changes lay with the Alliance Hierarch positioned at the heart of the Profound Truth Realm.

Ever since the Hierarch took on the role of Domain Master for the Profound Truth Realm, disputes between sects had dwindled sharply, and over the three years of the Profound Truth Alliance's formation, not just external rivalries faded away, but even inner conflicts dissolved without a trace.

All were swept up in the mighty wave where aligning with Ning Qi brought steady advances in cultivation, viewing these three years as the most peaceful and fulfilling period in their existence.

As a result, Ning Qi's authority swelled even further without fanfare.

Be it as Alliance Hierarch or Domain Master, his status had firmly embedded itself in the minds of everyone in the Profound Truth Realm, solid and immovable like an eternal sacred peak.

The reincarnators from the True Martial Realm embedded in the sects also rejoiced at this development.

The Realm Lord secured the sects' loyalty without mobilizing forces for battle, and with reduced conflicts, their burdens lightened considerably.

As events unfolded so smoothly, in a century or several from now when they assumed control, the Profound Truth Alliance might evolve into a unified entity akin to a single grand sect.

Wouldn't that mean the True Martial Realm had outright carved out a foothold in the Mountain and Sea Realm!

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Cyan Profound Immortal Sect.

Ancestor Sikong Qing had stayed hidden in closed-door cultivation since nearly perishing at the hands of Lord Zhanxuan.

Even as the Northern and Southern Domains merged into the Profound Truth Realm, Sikong Qing showed no desire to emerge.

After all, from his perspective, restoring the Profound Truth Realm to its zenith would require no less than a century, and upon his recovery, opportunities would still await.

Yet on this day, urgent reports from scouts revealed that the Profound Truth Realm had fully reclaimed its peak state.

Jolted from his meditative healing, Sikong Qing soared out of the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect, directing his gaze toward the Profound Truth Realm.

Leveraging his Harmonization prowess, he keenly detected the shifts in the Profound Truth Realm despite the vast domain separating them.

Confirming the Profound Truth Realm's complete revival, Sikong Qing's eyes bulged in disbelief—how could such a feat be real?

The realm restored in mere years?

His forehead creased deeply, a nagging sense that some unseen force pulled the strings from the shadows.

The deeper his reflections went, the more awe and dread gripped Sikong Qing.

Recalling the unresolved grudge where the Infinite Sword Sect slew four venerables of his sect, Sikong Qing abruptly realized that further delays might erase any shot at retribution.

In these past two years, he had dispatched agents to collect details on Lord Zhanxuan.

However, after two years' effort, just two scraps of intel surfaced.

One detailed how he wiped out the Beixuan Upper Sect in the Beixuan Domain.

The other recounted how, during Sikong Qing's pursuit of vengeance against the Infinite Sword Sect, he stumbled upon Lord Zhanxuan and barely escaped with his life!

The mysterious Lord Zhanxuan had struck only twice, yet both incidents tied back to the Infinite Sword Sect.

Connecting these dots, Sikong Qing couldn't shake the suspicion that Ning Qi might have an Immortal Sect force supporting him, orchestrating events from afar.

This notion made Sikong Qing decide on greater prudence.

For now, confronting the Infinite Sword Sect for revenge was unwise; it was smarter to bide his time until the Spirit Realm war ignited.

He refused to believe the foe's reach could stretch into the chaos of the Spirit Realm's battlefield!