Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 782 - 328: Saint Ancestor’s Strike (Part 2)

In that instant, Ning Qi abruptly awakened, instantly sensing all the events unfolding around him.

Swiftly, confronted by two Cyan Dragons unleashing the Four Symbols in their assault, Ning Qi refused to deploy any evasion arts. Instead, an immense wave of arrogance surged within his chest, compelling him to confront the heavens themselves!

He activated the Taiyin Sun God Technique, streams of Yin and Yang swirling around his figure, manifesting a Tai Chi Diagram that enveloped and safeguarded him.

The foremost talons of the two Cyan Dragons had already collided against Ning Qi.

"Roar!"

Dragon roars thundered once more, as the dual Cyan Dragons impacted Ning Qi, driving him to repeatedly withdraw.

Observed from afar, the scene evoked two dragons juggling a gem, with Ning Qi manipulated beneath the grip of the twin Cyan Dragons.

Kuang Shanqing nearly froze in astonishment at this sight!

Though he witnessed Ning Qi being relentlessly forced back by the pair of dragons, Kuang Shanqing continued to hover in the void.

"How could he break free from the Saint Ancestor's spiritual confinement?"

Kuang Shanqing whispered to himself, his face revealing even deeper shock than when he beheld Ning Qi cleaved by the two dragons.

In his perception, Ning Qi ought to remain trapped eternally in the Wind God Painting, crafted by the Saint Ancestor who poured his full might into its creation.

The Saint Ancestor represented an idol revered by every cultivator across the Vast Realm, many even ready to perish for his sake!

Within Kuang Shanqing’s mind, the Saint Ancestor gleamed like a deity, unmatched by any, incapable of being resisted even by a single assault!

Yet at present...

Despite Ning Qi enduring blows from two Cyan Dragons, alongside descending wind, thunder, rain, and lightning,

the Tai Chi Diagram he had just invoked appeared impervious to every law. Be it the wind dragon or the four elements of wind, cloud, thunder, and lightning, none could shatter his barrier.

The sole wound Ning Qi suffered stemmed from the surprise assault by the dragons immediately after his awakening, unable to brace fully against the first clash, resulting in him being repelled a full ten miles!

Having been hurled ten miles through the void, Ning Qi at last came to a halt.

The two Cyan Dragons exhibited a spark of awareness, and upon noticing Ning Qi’s stabilization, they both appeared startled.

"Ha, is this the might of an attack from the Saint Ancestor?"

Ning Qi lifted his gaze, fixing it on the two Cyan Dragons and the enveloping wind, cloud, thunder, and lightning.

Now, spanning the ten-mile gap, the two Cyan Dragons loomed like twin celestial supports flanking Ning Qi.

Enshrouded by wind, cloud, thunder, and lightning across a ten-zhang radius around the dragons, the whole region felt dominated by the Cyan Dragons’ domain.

Ning Qi, positioned amid it, seemed utterly insignificant.

However, his diminutive frame blocked every force, barring the two Cyan Dragons from pressing onward.

Kuang Shanqing still gripped the Wind God Painting, his demeanor more vacant than Ning Qi’s had been earlier.

He kept murmuring, "Impossible, nobody can overcome a blow from the Saint Ancestor... The Saint Ancestor reigns supreme!"

Farther in the rear, the forces of the Profound Truth, Fuyao, and Langya Domains exhaled in relief.

Prior to this, they had been gripped by intense worry, paralyzed with fear.

Witnessing a Domain Master manifest inside the war realm was startling enough, yet being ensnared in such a horrifying painting by Kuang Shanqing escalated the terror.

Simply the two Cyan Dragons, each surpassing Kuang Shanqing in prowess!

Though ignorant of their source, they recognized these as supreme treasures of the Vast Realm.

Thankfully, regardless of the divine item's dreadfulness, Domain Master Ning had halted it, displaying power that eternally exceeded their wildest dreams.

Ning Qi meticulously examined the two Cyan Dragons, profoundly pondering the concealed strike embedded in the painting by the Saint Ancestor, aware that he had employed formidable strength to repel it.

Ning Qi not only invoked his mightiest current cultivation method, the Taiyin Sun God Technique, but also linked to his primary body, drawing forth the primal realm power under his exclusive command.

Thus, the two Cyan Dragons merely displaced him ten miles without inflicting any damage.

Should Ning Qi depend solely on his reincarnation body’s strength, he might not assure unscathed survival, potentially facing division by that very strike.

With his acute insight, Ning Qi detected that the force ingrained in the Saint Ancestor’s hidden strike within the painting vastly eclipsed the realm power wielded by Domain Master Kuang Shanqing!

Ning Qi harbored a delusion that within this strike, half comprised the Saint Ancestor’s will that lorded over the entire Vast Realm, the other half the Vast Realm’s own will, fusing to produce such a devastating onslaught.

He started to harbor doubts, interrogating the actual bond between the Vast Realm and the Saint Ancestor?

Why did it seem as if the pair were collaboratively ruling the Vast Realm?

Ning Qi couldn’t confirm if his sensation was mere fancy, but since he had endured this strike, pursuing further was unnecessary.

At that juncture, Ning Qi abruptly disappeared from his position.

The two Cyan Dragons, akin to sky-piercing pillars, promptly detected Ning Qi’s motion. They wheeled around in unison, directing their gaze toward Kuang Shanqing, then surged ahead, hurtling toward him.

Ning Qi crossed the void and materialized next to Kuang Shanqing.

"Lend me your painting scroll!"

Ning Qi’s words pierced his ears, rousing Kuang Shanqing from his daze. He regarded Ning Qi with sheer horror and uttered, "Stay away from me!"

Ning Qi narrowed his eyes faintly, having just countered the Saint Ancestor’s assault without focusing on Kuang Shanqing. What had altered Kuang Shanqing into this state, as though his convictions had crumbled?

He was naturally unaware that enduring the Saint Ancestor’s attack had inflicted a profound shock on Kuang Shanqing, not bodily or soul harm, but a total shattering of the faith enshrined in his heart.

That faith centered on the Saint Ancestor’s invulnerability, that no individual could endure a single hit from the Saint Ancestor!

Ning Qi had no leisure for such concerns; Kuang Shanqing fled toward the Cyan Dragons, with Ning Qi in hot pursuit. In a flash, he seized the cherished painting scroll that Kuang Shanqing treasured and pondered ceaselessly.

At this juncture, the two Cyan Dragons were midway in their return, borne on winds, thunder, rain, and lightning.

The painting scroll rested in Ning Qi’s grasp, as if alive, struggling fiercely to break free from his hold.

Yet Ning Qi simply channeled realm power, instantly quelling the scroll with ruthless suppression.

Next, Ning Qi clutched the scroll in one hand, aimed it at the oncoming Cyan Dragons, and it quivered, unleashing immense devouring force.

The two Cyan Dragons, shrinking at a pace swifter than their advance, their pillar-resembling forms contracted rapidly, vanishing into the scroll in a mere instant.

The winds, thunder, rain, and lightning blanketing the lands faded away, every disturbance ceased. Solely Ning Qi and Kuang Shanqing lingered, floating in the void.

Ning Qi flicked his right hand once more, restoring the complete Wind God Painting to scroll form and stowing it away.

Ning Qi’s eyes settled on Kuang Shanqing.

With the scroll confiscated and the Cyan Dragons inside reclaimed by Ning Qi through potent sorcery.

Kuang Shanqing’s frame quaked fiercely, speechless and unable to form words, he merely gaped at Ning Qi in stunned silence.

Ning Qi declared: "Don’t assume feigning idiocy will earn your freedom!"

He extended his hand anew, conjuring a colossal five-hued palm that subdued and confined Kuang Shanqing.

Ning Qi disregarded whether Kuang Shanqing’s fear was genuine or feigned; apprehending a live Domain Master from the Vast Realm promised immense worth to him.

And the painting scroll, derived from the Vast Realm’s Saint Ancestor, carried even profounder significance. Ning Qi intended to scrutinize it thoroughly afterward, to grasp the circumstances surrounding the Vast Realm’s Saint Ancestor.

Undoubtedly, the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor of the Mountain and Sea Realm mirrored the Saint Ancestor in nature.

The trio of Ancestors alongside the wills of the two realms would form Ning Qi’s forthcoming goals, entities to subdue.

Upon subduing them, the True Martial Realm could fully escape peril, perhaps even assimilating the two realms!

Upon beholding Ning Qi restraining Kuang Shanqing, the three armies of the Profound Truth Realm promptly stopped concealing themselves and hastened toward Ning Qi.

The forces from the Profound Truth Realm and Langya Domain trailed after, remaining passive, a sense of discomfort lingering.

Meanwhile, the Fuyao Realm’s army, rescued single-handedly by Ning Qi, brimmed with appreciation for him at this moment.

As they soared forward, discussions erupted among them.

Within the Fuyao Realm’s ranks, a recognizable elder abruptly addressed Commander Qi Keqing aloud:

"Senior Sister Qi, Domain Master Ning has rescued us many times. I propose we offer three-tenths of our gained treasures to Domain Master Ning."

This individual was none other than Elder Li, full name Li Chikui, who had clashed with Qi Keqing before.

Now, he proactively advocated yielding three-tenths of their loot to Qi Keqing, proclaiming it openly before all, marking a remarkable shift!

Qi Keqing paused in surprise, inquiring: "Elder Li, do you truly mean that?"

Li Chikui surveyed the Fuyao Realm’s members, then pressed on: "I do. And it’s not only me; I wager nobody present would oppose, correct?"

The crowd regarded him, indeed agreeable, yet oddly sensing exploitation by this elder.

They felt no deception in donating spoils to Domain Master Ning, but Li Chikui’s mention evoked a cheated sensation!

Indeed, this sly elder relished gaining edges. His forwardness surely aimed to impress Domain Master Ning slightly.

Given Domain Master Ning’s vast abilities, how could he miss their dialogue?

Qi Keqing paid no heed to that; she pondered solely why Li Chikui had altered so abruptly?

With brief reflection, she discerned Elder Li’s underlying intent.