Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 724 - 310: Jade Light Immortal Sect (3)
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The indicator whirled at high speed, producing a humming noise, before the hum slowly faded away. Gradually, the indicator decelerated and finally settled on a bearing, straight to the north!
Ning Qi gestured northward with a sweep of his hand and declared, "The army advances north!"
"Yes!"
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Guided by Ning Qi, the cultivators from the Profound Truth Realm swiftly seized two nodes in succession, one of medium size and one small.
Within the Lower Realm of this Southeast War Realm, the Mountain and Sea Realm included cultivators originating from two additional Spirit Realms.
These consisted of the Fuyao Realm and the Langya Domain.
The circumstances in the Fuyao Realm diverged from those in the Profound Truth Realm. In contrast to the Infinite Sword Sect, which rallied all Sect members and independent cultivators across the Profound Truth Realm to assemble a grand army spanning the domain,
the presence of two Immortal Sects in the Fuyao Realm meant that the various sects there aligned with one or the other, thus creating two separate forces.
Among these stood the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect.
The commander guiding the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect's forces into the War Realm went by the name Sikong Lan, who belonged to Ancestor Sikong Qing's lineage.
An Extreme Venerable himself, Sikong Lan received this crucial assignment from Sikong Qing precisely because of his family ties.
In the past, Sikong Qing dispatched four Venerables toward the Southern True Domain, aiming to confront and eradicate the Ox Demon Niu Mo Upper Sect along with the Infinite Sword Sect, but he spared Sikong Lan from that mission, sparing him from catastrophe.
At present, Sikong Lan directed the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect, bolstered by contingents from multiple allied sects, and surprisingly united with the Jade Light Immortal Sect's army.
The Jade Light Immortal Sect represented the other Immortal Sect in the Fuyao Realm and held the distinction of being the most ancient.
The fact that Sikong Qing managed to ascend and elevate the Cyan Profound Sect to Immortal Sect status highlighted the generous spirit of the Jade Light Immortal Sect.
Surprisingly, the Jade Light Immortal Sect's leader turned out to be a woman cultivator called Qi Keqing.
No one knew exactly how many thousands of years the Jade Light Immortal Sect had endured, but for anyone to rise prominently in such an enduring group and lead its warriors, she must possess either an immense heritage or cultivation prowess that dominated all others.
Qi Keqing embodied the second option.
The unexpected union of these two sects caught everyone off guard.
Sikong Lan inclined his head in respect toward Qi Keqing and grinned, "Junior Sikong Lan pays respects to Senior Sister Qi of Jade Light!"
Qi Keqing displayed a rather cool demeanor.
The troops arrayed behind her maintained a grave composure.
This differed sharply from the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect's contingent, which appeared somewhat irregular in strength.
In response to Sikong Lan's deferential stance, Qi Keqing remarked:
"Ah, so you're Junior Sikong from Cyan Profound. What brings your army to ally with ours?"
Through her words, Qi Keqing subtly cautioned the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect.
Back in the Fuyao Realm, their entry into the War Realm occurred separately. With this sudden merger, it was obvious the newcomers sought a beneficial partnership.
Qi Keqing harbored no outright hostility for the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect, yet she felt a measure of contempt.
Sikong Qing's achievement in reaching Harmonization owed everything to the Jade Light Immortal Sect's broad-mindedness.
Sikong Qing never once paid them a visit, and right before the Spirit Realm conflict erupted, he even drew in several sects from the Fuyao Realm, as if plotting to challenge the Jade Light Immortal Sect's dominance.
For that reason, Qi Keqing addressed the matter directly and without any politeness.
At her words, a flicker of unease crossed Sikong Lan's features, though it vanished in an instant.
Being part of the Sikong family, he focused chiefly on the Ancestor's deeper motives and requirements.
What exactly did Sikong Qing desire?
Sikong Lan could deduce it easily, even with a wild guess!
Chief among them was the drive to broaden the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect further, offering two possible routes.
The initial route involved growing the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect's sway within the Fuyao Realm, which inevitably demanded diminishing the Jade Light Immortal Sect's hold.
The alternative route entailed projecting the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect's reach into additional Spirit Domains.
This latter route tied neatly into yet another ambition of the Ancestor.
The Ancestor nursed a deep grudge against the Infinite Sword Sect located in the Profound Truth Realm.
Though Sikong Qing hadn't explicitly ordered the destruction of the Infinite Sword Sect inside the War Realm,
Sikong Lan possessed keen insight into his role, and naturally, he aimed to aid the Ancestor in realizing that goal to the fullest extent possible amid the War Realm.
Even with the Mountain and Sea Realm Will's decree against internal killings, Sikong Lan could simply manipulate proxies to carry out the deed!