Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

Chapter 743: Chapter 316: Resolute

Sikong Lan’s schemes run deep.

Earlier, when he saw he couldn’t persuade Qi Keqing to target Ning Qi, he considered leaving the Jade Light Immortal Sect’s army.

But then, by chance, he discovered that Ning Qi seemed to have a compass that could detect nodes.

He immediately changed his mind and decided to continue following Qi Keqing to see how things unfolded.

If Ning Qi could indeed locate node positions, perhaps Sikong Lan could devise a plan around this.

So, upon arriving here, the appearance of a large node completely proved the value of Ning Qi’s compass!

Even though Sikong Lan hadn’t seen Ning Qi or the Profound Truth Realm’s army, he believed they must be nearby.

Therefore, Ning Qi could indeed find the nodes!

And at this moment, the Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect’s army discovered them and sent two Extreme Venerables to intercept.

To Sikong Lan’s surprise, Qi Keqing acted with unusual decisiveness, directly killing the two, which summoned half of the Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect’s army.

Damn it, Ning Qi hadn’t appeared yet, and they were already engaged in battle. How could Sikong Lan make such a losing trade?

At this critical moment, Sikong Lan immediately contacted the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect and his own sect’s people, choosing to retreat amidst the chaos between Qi Keqing’s forces and the Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect.

Clearly, when it comes to playing the sixth fiddle, Sikong Lan is a pro!

He hadn’t chosen to leave the Jade Light Immortal Sect’s army earlier, fearing Qi Keqing’s dissatisfaction.

As for now, Qi Keqing was entangled with the Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect; what can dissatisfaction do, can she catch him?

As he left, Sikong Lan laughed and said, "Senior Sister Qi, you said I could leave with my people, so we won’t be staying!"

Watching the rapidly departing Cyan Profound Immortal Sect’s army, Qi Keqing and the Jade Light Immortal Sect’s army were nearly infuriated.

Though Sikong Lan seemed righteous, no one expected him to do something so shameless.

The only consolation for everyone was that not all of Sikong Lan’s original army shared his demeanor; a third of them remained with the Jade Light Immortal Sect’s forces.

Some of those who stayed either disdained deserting in battle or found Qi Keqing more reliable than Sikong Lan.

Sikong Lan was surprised that a third chose to stay with the Jade Light Immortal Sect’s troops, even though he laughed it off with nonchalance.

Fortunately, he chose to leave at this time.

If he had continued with Qi Keqing, perhaps more would side with her in the future.

Then would his Cyan Profound Immortal Sect become a solitary commander?

Qi Keqing led everyone to continue fighting the Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect; she didn’t have time to bother Sikong Lan, knowing the current priorities.

Moreover, Qi Keqing had previously ordered the annihilation of two Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect Extreme Venerables in an instant.

Such blood feuds were already established, and even if Qi Keqing wanted to pursue Sikong Lan, would the Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect let them go?

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Ning Qi and his army, hidden in the void ten miles from the node center.

Seeing the Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect split into two to battle the Sea of Realms’ fierce beasts and Qi Keqing’s forces, they immediately sensed an opportunity.

Everyone glanced at Ning Qi in admiration.

The Alliance Hierarch’s hidden array had achieved numerous victories in the War Realm.

In previous instances, ambushing squads from the White Crane Immortal Sect and Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect achieved unexpected, lethal results.

Now, with the Fuyao Realm’s cultivators following them, their arrays were inferior to the Alliance Hierarch’s, leading to their detection and attack by the Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect.

In contrast, the Alliance Hierarch’s meticulously set array made the Profound Truth Realm’s people feel secretly thrilled—there’s a clear difference!

Though they arrived first, they were safe and even got a spectator’s vantage point.

Initially, upon getting here, everyone was pondering how to seize this large node.

Whether it’s the Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect’s side or the Sea of Realms’ fierce beasts’ side, both were stronger than them.

Now, with Qi Keqing’s army joining the battle, the Profound Truth Realm’s people were sure they would be the biggest winners!

Of course, they didn’t expect someone to desert from Qi Keqing’s army, reducing their forces by two-tenths.

This made everyone a bit displeased.

Ning Qi recognized the leader of those deserters and had already been informed via sound transmission from Taoist Longshan and Ye Qinghe that he was Sikong Lan from the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect.

Ning Qi had nothing but contempt for such deserters and wished to strike him down with a single sword!

Ning Qi glanced at the Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect below; he had already obtained their cultivation methods.

With extraordinary aptitude, he could now instantly simulate the Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect’s spells.

Ning Qi pondered whether to impersonate the Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect, killing Sikong Lan right here.

Here, with mixed energies and the node not yet captured by any side, he could still pose as the Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect. Even if Sikong Lan were killed, the Mountain and Sea Realm Will likely wouldn’t suspect him.

But this thought was quickly suppressed by Ning Qi.

The grand scheme was more important, and he couldn’t act yet; striking down Sikong Lan from seventy miles away would be too conspicuous.

Even impersonating the Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect, they would certainly be noticed, forcing the hidden Profound Truth Realm’s army to reveal themselves.

So, Ning Qi decided to temporarily let Sikong Lan and the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect go.

When he and his Profound Truth Realm’s army did strike, they would ensure to annihilate the enemy in a flash, just like they had done with the White Crane Immortal Sect’s cultivators before.