Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 735 - 313: A Conversation (Part 3)

Previously on Cultivating with Top Enlightenment...

Sikong Lan speculated that the mysterious army decimating Vast Realm cultivators and Sea of Realms monsters at the node hailed from neighboring spirit realms in the Mountain and Sea Realm, though he dismissed the Profound Truth Realm. As Qi Keqing led the Fuyao Realm group closer, they witnessed the army's devastating ice, storm, and thunder attacks nearly eradicate the enemies, prompting hesitation among the Integration Realm cultivators about confronting fellow Mountain and Sea Realm forces. Qi Keqing urged them onward, emphasizing the chance to claim the node before an altar could be built, while reassuring that mere contact might suffice. A terrifying demon beast then emerged on the battlefield, clashing with the opposing army's leader, whom Sikong Lan shockingly recognized as Ning Qi from the Profound Truth Realm, stirring memories of past defeats inflicted on the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect.

From what he knew, the forces of the Profound Truth Realm's army stood no chance against those commanded by the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect.

Yet the spectacle unfolding right in front of him shattered Sikong Lan's beliefs entirely.

Nobody could have foreseen that the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect lacked the courage to seize the node earlier, relying on support from the Jade Light Immortal Sect just to make an attempt. But right now, Ning Qi's army was on the brink of claiming it!

How could Sikong Lan escape total shock?

He remembered the scheme of using another's blade to slay, and when Qi Keqing pressed him, Sikong Lan mulled it over for ages before replying:

"Senior Sister Qi, only after spotting that figure did I identify the faction behind this army."

Qi Keqing asked, "Who is it?"

The seventy-nine Integration Realm experts behind her also strained to hear.

Sikong Lan explained, "That's Ning Qi clashing with the demon beast, Sect Leader of the Profound Truth Realm's Infinite Sword Sect. His presence means the troops are undoubtedly Profound Truth Realm cultivators."

"What?"

Qi Keqing and her companions all froze in disbelief.

As the ancient Immortal Sect of the Fuyao Realm, the Jade Light Immortal Sect had long dismissed the nearby Profound Truth Realm since its division.

But Sikong Lan now insisted the forces ahead were Profound Truth Realm cultivators!

Qi Keqing peered forward and saw Ning Qi's skirmish with the demon beast wrapping up, as he pivoted toward them, aware of their nearing.

...

In fact, Ning Qi had picked up on the Fuyao Realm army's approach from over a hundred miles distant.

Yet he kept silent about it.

After all, the strategy to claim this node had been hashed out already.

Alerting them to the incoming group might spark needless turmoil, fueling extra doubts among the Profound Truth Realm cultivators just before combat.

So, he waited until eradicating the Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect and the Bee Demons horde entirely before mentioning it.

Now, surging on victory's high, the Profound Truth Realm army dreaded no arrivals, no matter the source.

The Profound Truth Realm troops rearranged their grand formation, aiming blades at the advancing party.

They ignored the sole surviving Bee Demon Queen lingering on the field.

With the Alliance Hierarch nearby, pinning down this Bee Demon Queen posed no challenge.

Ning Qi's eyes returned to the Bee Demon Queen.

She boasted an elegant build, and absent the head antennae, six limbs, and beguiling vibe, none would spot her as a Sea of Realms demon beast.

Just then, the Bee Demon Queen also felt the nearing army, a spark of optimism in her alluring gaze, convinced the intruders could deliver fresh prospects.

Ning Qi spoke evenly, "Submit or die?"

The Bee Demon Queen gazed at Ning Qi, ensnared by his profound, stoic eyes akin to an ancient well.

Her allure shook numerous cultivators present, yet Ning Qi's stare ensnared her.

Suddenly, the Bee Demon Queen sensed her thoughts yanked into a distinct realm.

It formed a lone cosmos, her body drifting over the land as she lifted her view.

There loomed Ning Qi's silhouette atop the heavenly vault.

Celestial eyes peered down without pity, causing the Bee Demon Queen's determination to dwindle without end, while Ning Qi's resolve swelled boundlessly in her mind.

One glance birthed and shattered the cosmos; the next swept through countless eras!

The Bee Demon Queen experienced ceaseless plummeting, bereft of any anchor in this domain, her Extreme Venerable might fully erased.

She reverted to a simple bee, hopelessly confined in this sealed cosmos.

Rumble!

The cosmos in the Bee Demon Queen's sight crumbled, divine echoes of the great Dao rumbling beside her ears.

"Submit or die?"

The Bee Demon Queen blurted instinctively, "I am willing to submit!"

With those words, her awareness snapped back to the present.

Gazing at Ning Qi anew, she bowed her head on reflex.

Ning Qi remarked softly, "If you don’t offer your Primordial Spirit Origin Power within three breaths, you will go to die together with the other Bee Demons before."

The Bee Demon Queen's bosom heaved; she refused to tarry further.

That youth's prior stare—whatever Divine Technique it embodied—had utterly tamed her.

From her brow's center, a strand of ethereal Primordial Spirit glow burst forth, shaping into her shrunken form, and darted to Ning Qi.

Releasing his Primordial Spirit Power, Ning Qi seized it and affixed it to his forehead.

Instantly, a life-and-death pact linked him and the Bee Demon Queen.

This became the second Sea of Realms demon beast Ning Qi tamed in the War Realm.

"Do you have a name?"

The Bee Demon Queen replied, "Master, I am Feng Baihua."

"Why haven’t you offered the Node Pearl yet?"

Feng Baihua parted her lips at once, releasing the site's Node Pearl, which swelled steadily before landing in Ning Qi's grasp.

Ning Qi nodded, "You and Black Jiao also set up formation, ready to face the enemy!"

"Yes!"

Black Jiao, fawning like a pup with wagging head and tail by Ning Qi's side, pleaded, "Master, the Bee Demon has a name, but I do not, give me a name."

Ning Qi eyed him, "I’ll call you Little Black."

Black Jiao: "..."

With Feng Baihua subdued, Ning Qi viewed the node as fully seized at last.

He gripped the Node Pearl, pouring his Spiritual Qi into it right away.

The Node Pearl morphed into a Heavenly Star without pause, hurtling toward the Celestial Dome Boundary.

Starlight rained down, restoring thirty percent of the stifled strengths among the Profound Truth Realm cultivators there.

"Divide a force from the army, and establish an altar."

"Yes!"

Leveraging two prior altar builds, Ning Qi chose a dedicated unit from the Profound Truth Realm army—Array Cultivators and Artifact Cultivators—to erect it.

They advanced then and started raising the altar straight under the Heavenly Star.

They moved with blazing speed, assembling without hitch.

Before long, the altar took shape, awaiting only the crystal Spirit Jade's placement at the summit.

Once set, it would fully ignite the Heavenly Star, funneling the starlight to harvest the Vast Realm energy and Sea of Realms energy in this area.