Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

Chapter 727: Chapter 311: Old Friends from the Profound Lady Sect (Part 3)

Sikong Lan’s expression changed several times once again.

He turned to glance at his army, who were also looking at him.

Sikong Lan’s mind was racing as he transmitted a message to the leaders of each Sect.

"If you are scattered, would you still follow my orders if needed?"

"Rest assured, Brother Sikong, we are all new Sects, having snatched a bite to eat from those old Sects, so we must stick together!"

With this assurance, Sikong Lan felt more at ease.

If they talked about righteousness, Sikong Lan would never trust them.

But when it came to profit, especially the shared interest of taking food from the mouths of the old Sects, Sikong Lan believed them.

After all, these Sects were all newly established, unwilling to be restricted by the old Sects, with a desire for independence, which is why they aligned with the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect and formed an alliance.

"In that case, I’ll have to trouble you for now, make sure to calm the people below."

"We understand, Brother Sikong."

Only then did Sikong Lan turn back around, a spring-like smile appearing on his face once more, as he said to Qi Keqing:

"I discussed it with them, and we are willing to join Senior Sister Qi’s army, but there is one condition: can Senior Sister Qi grant me the right to withdraw at any time? And also the right to make suggestions?"

Qi Keqing gazed deeply at him and at the army behind him.

As the second Immortal Sect in the Fuyao Realm, Cyan Profound Immortal Sect, along with its backing Sect, had quite a number of people, accounting for thirty percent of the military force in the entire Fuyao Realm.

Acquiring this thirty percent of the force would undoubtedly be tempting for Qi Keqing.

Therefore, Qi Keqing took a while before saying, "Yes!"

Qi Keqing was confident that as long as these people joined her ranks, she could keep most of them!

As for Sikong Lan’s suggestions? If they aligned with her needs, of course she would accept them, if not, well...

Then, the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect army led by Sikong Lan was dispersed and merged into Qi Keqing’s Jade Light Immortal Sect army.

Qi Keqing made a place next to her for Sikong Lan, as a sign of respect.

After Sikong Lan took his place, he asked, "I wonder how many nodes Senior Sister Qi has captured?"

Qi Keqing replied, "I was fortunate enough to capture one large node!"

Upon hearing this, Sikong Lan’s eyes turned almost green with envy.

He had asked casually, not expecting the other party to be this boastful.

Sikong Lan said, "Senior Sister Qi is indeed lucky. It seems joining your ranks was indeed the right decision."

Qi Keqing asked, "How about you all?"

"We captured a small node, but later discovered a medium node. However, the Vast Realm cultivators arrived ahead of us and started taking over. There were more of them than us, so that’s why I sought out Senior Sister Qi."

Qi Keqing frowned, "Such an important matter, why didn’t you mention it earlier? It took so long to deal with!"

Sikong Lan thought to himself, "Mention it earlier? Before understanding your temperament, if I let you profit, wouldn’t I become the sinner of Cyan Profound Immortal Sect?"

But he said outwardly, "Don’t worry, Senior Sister Qi. I’ll take you there, that node is teeming with Fierce Beasts from the Sea of Realms, and the Vast Realm cultivators can’t take it down for a while."

"Lead the way immediately!"

Sikong Lan flew out from the army, heading straight in one direction.

The army immediately turned and followed behind him.

Sikong Lan flew in front, but quietly transmitted a message to Qi Keqing: "Senior Sister Qi, this node was discovered by us. I wonder, if we capture it, can we receive an additional ten percent of the reward?"

Qi Keqing narrowed her eyes slightly.

She only replied with a single word: "Yes!"

She had always been generous, never like Sikong Lan, calculating every inch and ounce.

...

Just as Qi Keqing was making her way to the node discovered by Sikong Lan.

Ning Qi was also leading his army towards that node.

Although Sikong Lan discovered the node first, he couldn’t take it down alone and spent a considerable amount of time seeking assistance everywhere.

Therefore, Ning Qi’s Profound Truth Realm army, being the closest now, had the advantage.

With the guidance of the Soul-Searching Plate, Ning Qi and his team once again activated the concealing array, quietly approaching the node.

At a glance, they saw Vast Realm cultivators still battling with the Sea of Realms Fierce Beasts, and they couldn’t help but smile upon seeing this.

The Sword Ancestor said, "What luck, a medium node again, and it hasn’t been seized by the Vast Realm cultivators yet. When should we strike?"

With the prior experience of capturing nodes, all the sects in the Profound Truth Realm had confidence in Ning Qi’s command and strategy.

They all listened attentively, waiting for Ning Qi’s decision.

Ning Qi was not in a hurry and said, "Let’s observe first."

He released his Spiritual Sense power, carefully probing the situation inside.

The aura of those Sea of Realms Fierce Beasts was the easiest to detect, as they had no intention of concealing it, revealing their cultivation level as it was.

After probing, Ning Qi discovered that those Fierce Beasts resembling giant hornets, the strongest among them were at the Integration Realm specifically, late-period.

This was evidently a swarm, including ten Integration Realm Bee Demons, hundreds in the Void Path Realm, and thousands in the Primordial Spirit Realm.

They surrounded the Node Pearl, having constructed a hive-like structure, shining brilliantly in yellow.

Occasionally, the attacks by Extreme Venerables from the Vast Realm cultivators would fall on the hive, only to be absorbed and dissipated.

Evidently, the hive not only possessed impressive defenses but had other functions as well.

Ning Qi carefully sensed the hive, finding its structure similar to mundane hives, composed of numerous hexagonal chambers.

However, Ning Qi felt the power of an array from it, which somewhat surprised him.

Typically, demon beasts were not adept at setting up arrays, but this Integration Bee Swarm was evidently an exception; they were born array masters.