Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 786 - 330: Great Success in the Rule Realm (2)

Soon enough, the spatial passageway abruptly sealed itself, halting the transformations in the True Martial Realm to a sudden stop.

This unexpected halt puzzled every living creature.

Yet, shortly thereafter, another spatial channel materialized high in the heavens, steadily dispatching chunks of void matter inside.

As it happened, within the War Domain, Ning Qi had thoroughly cut off the majority of the space at that particular node.

He preserved only the sections next to other nodes, preventing detection by the wills of the two realms beyond the connections.

Ning Qi surveyed the vast region he had almost entirely emptied, a delighted grin spreading across his features.

In no time, this emptied-out space would get compressed by surrounding areas much like a vacuum amid ocean depths, vanishing entirely and erasing all traces!

Next, Ning Qi retrieved his compass, swiftly activating the teleportation portal and relocating to the subsequent concealed node site.

In front of him lay yet another massive node, akin to the last one, free from any influence of the two realms’ wills, and devoid of even savage beasts from the Sea of Realms.

Unlike Sikong Lan and his companions who had revealed the prior node, Ning Qi skipped exposure and straightaway commenced slicing the space, proceeding to ferry it over to the True Martial Realm.

Consequently, the inhabitants of the True Martial Realm witnessed that earlier moment of suspension.

Following the severance of two such spaces, Ning Qi teleported once more to the following hidden node.

Node after node, he detached the spaces, channeling everything into the True Martial Realm.

Roughly half a day passed before Ning Qi reached the final hidden node.

Among the six hidden nodes were precisely two large, two medium, and two small ones.

As he gazed upon the node ahead, Ning Qi probed the condition of the True Martial Realm.

His body relayed the True Martial Realm's status instantaneously.

Right then, the True Martial Realm shone with ninety-eight hues, resembling radiant rainbows or glowing auroras that blanketed the entire firmament densely.

At the same time, the True Martial Realm kept on growing.

Anchored by the cycle of the Five Elements, the True Martial Realm's growth proceeded with remarkable ease.

Even as the ground shook violently, it caused no disruption to the inhabitants; even with oceans heaving in tumult, no harm befell their existence.

Every creature across the True Martial Realm, beholding this celestial wonder, rejoiced in exuberant dances.

Earlier, the purpose of those void bodies plummeting from above eluded them; but now, comprehension dawned that these served as vital sustenance for the True Martial Realm's evolution, paving the way for its imminent ascension!

Only two additional colors needed to join the sky, reaching a full hundred, and the True Martial Realm would experience a monumental shift!

"Merely two more?" Ning Qi whispered to himself.

Those ninety-eight colors signified ninety-eight Rule Origins within the True Martial Realm.

The spaces harvested from the preceding five hidden nodes had rapidly infused the True Martial Realm with numerous Rule Origins at a staggering rate.

In truth, Ning Qi’s Five Elements Rule Divine Chain, situated in the Sea of Realms, managed to form just two Rule Origins over a year and a half.

Hence, for accelerating the True Martial Realm's advancement, plundering from the Mountain and Sea Realm and Vast Realm proved essential!

Without delay, Ning Qi started stripping the space from the final node's territory.

The space he extracted wasn't isolated Rule Origins but a fusion of diverse rules.

Therefore, the two lacking Rule Origins in the True Martial Realm weren't wholly missing, merely lacking in abundance.

Inside the True Martial Realm, the void bodies descended sequentially.

Bit by bit, two extra colors emerged overhead in the True Martial Realm.

These two colors shifted from faint shades to intense tones, eventually aligning perfectly with the rest.

Realm Lord Ning Qi materialized within the True Martial Realm, beholding the convergence of a hundred colors, and he offered a subtle smile.

"Forming a hundred Rule Origins means I too advance to the Great Success stage of the Rule Realm!"

Abruptly, the hundred-hued splendid clouds across the True Martial Realm’s sky started swirling toward a single point.

Concurrently, the blue radiance warped, forming a swirling vortex that spanned the entire sky.

A deafening roar echoed relentlessly in the ears of all life forms, but no one suffered unease; rather, a surge of vitality filled everyone, sharpening their thoughts to clarity.

Certain wounded creatures detected Spiritual Qi flowing ceaselessly into their forms, mending their wounds.

Others on the brink of death, with lifespans depleted and bedridden, abruptly noticed vapors ascending from the soil, permeating their bodies; their vitality surged back swiftly.

In a flash, they braced against the bed with both hands and rose unsteadily.

Countless common folk observed their gray locks darkening once more, as every creature's lifespan prolonged anew.

At the same time, numerous cultivators experienced their stalled progress exploding forward, past bottlenecks dissolving as if struck by sudden insight.

Innumerable beings shattered through their cultivation levels right away; this upheaval dwarfed all prior changes!

All creatures wept in profound thanks, dropping to their knees without hesitation, voices rising in unison, "We thank the Realm Lord for this bountiful blessing!"

Ning Qi’s form, however, lacked the moment to acknowledge the masses, for his personal metamorphosis was no less profound!

The resplendent clouds woven from the hundred Rule Origins whirled like a maelstrom and surged at him, fully merging into his being.

Boundless might flooded Ning Qi, swelling without cease.

Even attaining the Rule Realm with a substantial power boost had been daunting before, so this awe-inspiring surge, akin to ascending to the Immortal Peak, proved utterly overwhelming.

A satisfied sigh escaped Ning Qi as he murmured, "Could this be the Great Success of the Rule Realm?"

A mantle of hundred-colored garments spontaneously draped over him, crafted entirely from Rule Origins.

Upon touching it, Ning Qi marveled at the Sky-Craft Robe’s impenetrable defense; should he face Unity Realm Ancestors from the Mountain and Sea Realm or Vast Realm, enduring their frenzied assaults would leave him unscathed.

As Ning Qi examined his physique, the hundred Origins fused inseparably, radiating like an Immortal Heart, casting light over myriad peaks and streams!

...

Mountain and Sea Realm, Vast Realm.

While the wills of these two realms could penetrate the War Domain, neither the Ancestors nor Unity Realm experts could.

Still, the forebears from both realms vigilantly oversaw the happenings inside the War Domain.

Precisely as Ning Qi alone dismantled the six hidden nodes, his forces from the Three Domains eradicated the lingering Divine Wind Domain cultivators in that domain.

Afterward, the triune forces divided to seize the leftover nodes.

The Lower Realm nodes in the Southeast War Domain fell rapidly into their hands, capturing the notice of both realms.

Within the Mountain and Sea Realm, the Mountain and Sea Ancestors, who had been eyeing one another warily, abruptly directed their Divine Eyes toward the War Domain.

Their eyelids parted slightly, and they queried those nearby in sync:

"Within the Lower Realm of the Southeast War Domain, which armies from the Mountain and Sea Realm's Spirit Domains have invaded?"

"Answering the Mountain Ancestor (Sea Ancestor), it's recently come to light that three Spirit Domain armies from the Southeast War Domain have penetrated, specifically from Langya Domain, Fuyao Domain, and Profound Truth Realm, where Langya Domain holds the greatest might!"

Upon hearing this report, the pair of ancestors paused in mild shock.

They lifted their gazes anew to scan the breadth of the War Domain.

Nine directions encompass nine War Domains, each segmented into upper, middle, and lower tiers.

In finer division, the War Domains fragment into twenty-seven minor domains.

Yet currently, of those twenty-seven minor domains, solely the Lower Realm in the Southeast War Domain glowed with activity, signaling the swift node conquests by Mountain and Sea Realm cultivators within.

The remaining twenty-six domains displayed no comparable haste.

Witnessing this, the two ancestors recoiled in surprise. They pressed further, "Does that imply the cultivators of our Mountain and Sea Realm have utterly dominated the Vast Realm's forces in this domain?"

"This..."

The attendants to the two ancestors faltered briefly, then rapidly formed hand seals to divine the facts.

Moments later, their fingers ceased their ritual motions, and their faces twisted into bizarre expressions.

"What did you find?"

They replied at once, "To the Mountain Ancestor (Sea Ancestor), the forces of the Vast Realm in that War Domain hail from a mid-level Spirit Domain, whereas ours from the Mountain and Sea Realm originate from a low-level Spirit Domain!"

Mountain Ancestor (Sea Ancestor): "..."

"No chance of error in your divination?"

"Despite the incredulity, we stake our lives on its accuracy—the facts stand as such!"

In an instant, divine radiance flared from the eyes of both ancestors, as if a long-still sea exploded into colossal billows.