Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 733 - 313: A Discussion

Ning Qi glanced over his shoulder and addressed the group, "The army of Fuyao Realm is coming, prepare yourselves."

The group felt a jolt of surprise at his announcement and swiftly organized into their battle array.

Sword Ancestor furrowed his brow faintly; the incoming troops weren't foes, but rather the allied forces from Fuyao Realm. What purpose drove them to this spot?

The Bee Demon Queen had caught Ning Qi’s declaration too, her alluring gaze flickering as she pondered holding off a bit longer until the forces he spoke of showed up, allowing her to play both sides against each other.

With the Node Pearl under her control at this site, she could fully orchestrate the clash between the two sides.

True, she might not overpower Ning Qi, yet it appeared that nobody around could capture her anytime soon.

...

While Ning Qi commanded the Profound Truth Realm forces in their clash against Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect and the horde of Bee Demons.

A force from a hundred miles off was racing toward the node they occupied.

At the forefront stood a female cultivator clad in gleaming silver battle armor, her aura commanding and as formidable as any man's.

Only a single male cultivator beside her traded occasional remarks with her, as the rest kept quiet.

Sikong Lan of Cyan Profound Immortal Sect pointed the path: "Senior Sister Qi, we're nearing the node I described. Stay on high alert."

Qi Keqing replied, "Every cultivator from Fuyao Realm in this fight is gathered here, arrayed in the joint assault setup. What further readiness do we require?"

"Well..."

Sikong Lan managed only that hesitant word, caught off guard by Qi Keqing's no-nonsense demeanor.

"Better safe than sorry with extra caution."

Qi Keqing countered, "Against unknown adversaries, grasping your own strength and theirs opens the door to better tactics."

Earlier, Sikong Lan had dissolved his own officers and merged them into the Jade Light Immortal Sect’s ranks, enabling Fuyao Realm to unite all One Domain cultivators under Qi Keqing’s leadership.

Later, Sikong Lan brought up a node held by Vast Realm’s troops, prompting their swift advance after the merger of the forces.

Along the way, Sikong Lan came to grasp Qi Keqing’s nature.

Doubting yet assured, daring, with a commander's knack, earning the faith of all...

One had to concede, Qi Keqing possessed real talent.

Under guidance from someone like her, Sikong Lan abruptly questioned if allying Cyan Profound Immortal Sect’s cultivators was the right move?

Still, Sikong Lan recognized that figures like her could prove straightforward to influence.

In short order, their troops drew within a hundred miles of the node, where Spiritual Sense Power let them sense the ongoing scene.

Sikong Lan gestured forward, declaring, "Senior Sister Qi, in that direction's hundred-mile span, sense the node's position."

Qi Keqing gave a nod.

Their Spiritual Senses swept out right away.

The instant they extended, Sikong Lan noted, "Trouble, the fight there has heated up, Senior Sister Qi, we need to hurry."

At his words, Qi Keqing barked orders to her trailing army, "Ten Integration Realm cultivators, take charge and advance the main force swiftly; all other Integration Realm cultivators, come with me up front!"

"Yes!"

Qi Keqing had restructured her troops thoroughly, drilling responses for every possible scenario.

The freshly added Cyan Profound Immortal Sect contingent, even scattered, still moved under the directions of their formation captains.

The whole force operated like a well-oiled mechanism, shifting on a dime.

As a result, seventy-nine Integration Realm cultivators shot forward with her, joining Qi Keqing and Sikong Lan in their rush to the node.

The eighty-one kept their Spiritual Senses active during flight, probing the node's state from the hundred-mile line.

From detection to sending out the solo cultivators, the node's chaos evolved in mere seconds after the directive.

First, they detected massive flames soaring upward like a blazing sun, lighting up the whole void.

Within, the energies of cultivators and demon beasts boiled over, hitting the height of combat.

Moments later, a fierce divine wind howled from the core, scattering the gathered flames.

The energies of cultivators and demon beasts faded in spots right away.

Next, a dark crimson blaze plunged down at the heart like a shooting star.

At the node's core, over half the demon beasts' auras snuffed out.

Sikong Lan's face shifted as he flew, speaking to Qi Keqing nearby:

"This isn't right, Senior Sister Qi, looks like a third force has stepped in."

Qi Keqing had sensed it too.

That sudden dark crimson blaze in the middle screamed interference from outsiders.

By now, they had covered two miles in flight, their Spiritual Senses pushing two thousand meters ahead, revealing finer details at the edge of detection.

Since the dark crimson blaze fell, a force had quietly materialized on the battle's periphery.

Qi Keqing and her group quickly saw that the newcomers had encircled the Vast Realm cultivators and Sea of Realms demon beasts in the fray's midst.

What's more, this rival army had closed in so near without alerting Vast Realm’s cultivators or Sea of Realms’ demon beasts, proving their command of a potent stealth array.

Qi Keqing boosted her speed, while sending a message:

"Does anyone know which faction that force hails from?"

The Integration Realm cultivators trailing her shook their heads in turn, signaling no familiarity with this army's members.

Sikong Lan drew a blank for the moment as well.

He could never have guessed that Ning Qi, who had earlier cut down four Cyan Profound Immortal Sect victors, led that force.

For starters, Ning Qi hadn't shown himself yet.

Plus, the Profound Truth Realm had just reemerged lately.

In Sikong Lan’s view, the Profound Truth Realm came from the fresh blend of Southern True Domain and Beixuan Domain, lacking even an Immortal Sect.

The Profound Truth Realm’s forces ranked as the feeblest in this realm war!

How could the bold army up front, tackling both Vast Realm cultivators and Sea of Realms demon beasts at once, belong to the Profound Truth Realm?