Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

Chapter 888: Chapter 378: Hundred-Character Heavenly Stele

Several incomparably refined strands of Sword Qi sliced through the void, reminiscent of lasers or bullets.

They struck precisely at the shadow avatars just summoned by the Saint Ancestor, instantly annihilating them all.

Ning Qi reappeared in front of the Sword Ancestor in a flash.

"I said, I’ll handle him."

Ning Qi glanced back at Zhao Yujun.

This glance instantly halted Zhao Yujun, who was preparing to confront the Saint Ancestor’s avatar herself.

She stared at Ning Qi’s back, a strong sense of reassurance deeply imprinting his silhouette in her memory.

Beside them, Gong Tiandao, upon seeing Ning Qi break free, breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, as long as Ning Qi was there, he could be a bit more at ease.

If he had to fight Jiang Yingchu alone, he wouldn’t have much confidence.

It’s not that he feared Jiang Yingchu, but losing an ally against the Saint Ancestor’s avatar truly unnerved him.

The power of that Saint Ancestor’s avatar was fearsome, and he and Zhao Yujun, who had long been in contact with the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor of the Mountain and Sea Realm, understood this power best, leaving a deep imprint in their hearts.

Ning Qi turned to face the Saint Ancestor.

The Saint Ancestor sighed.

Ning Qi had grown to the point where he could escape his avatar’s magical Divine Techniques, and even the Saint Ancestor had to admit that Ning Qi’s growth was astonishingly fast!

So fast that it was as if an ant, which found even his belongings difficult to handle yesterday, could now shake the tree today!

The Saint Ancestor ceased his movements, divine light flickering in his eyes.

In his mind, Ning Qi’s previous Sword Qi Divine Techniques flashed across.

The Saint Ancestor always favored research. His attainment of the Saint Ancestor position in the Vast Realm was not only due to his talent but, more importantly, his ability to delve deeply, achieving it step by step.

Previous scenes quickly resurfaced, slowing down in his consciousness.

Ning Qi’s Sword Qi was no longer ordinary; it was tiny like bullets, bright like silver.

That Sword Qi hit the shadow avatars he had just summoned, a crucial detail.

Another detail was that the Saint Ancestor noticed the Sword Qi bullets caused no excess energy scattering upon hitting each avatar, avoiding further destruction.

Most cultivators in battle don’t pay attention to such details. They often use as much force as they have, neglecting control over micro powers.

For instance, cultivators often invest their full force to kill a single person, creating a forty-meter Rule Blade, akin to using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

This might kill the opponent, but it also causes massive destruction elsewhere.

Thus, through the Sword Qi, the Saint Ancestor realized Ning Qi’s control over his own power had reached an extremely terrifying level.

He summoned the shadow avatars to make up for the combat power lacking among the Harmonization cultivators of the Vast Realm.

While those shadow avatars seemed alike, they were not.

The Saint Ancestor crafted them using the Hundred Phases Diagram specifically for war; their strengths and specialties varied for different enemies.

Some specialized in defense, some in attack, some in assassination, some in trapping, some in team battles, and so on.

Yet invariably, Ning Qi’s seemingly casual strike of Sword Qi obliterated them almost simultaneously without causing other destruction.

Isn’t this terrifying?

To the Saint Ancestor, Ning Qi’s casual strike was profound, not accidental, but a cultivator’s pursuit of excellence.

The Saint Ancestor inferred from these details Ning Qi’s current strength, realizing Ning Qi had surpassed his disciple, the Vast Immortal Sect Leader Jiang Yingchu, and naturally surpassed Zhao Yujun and Gong Tiandao.

The Saint Ancestor’s avatar naturally compared Ning Qi’s power to his own.

A trace of helplessness flickered through his heart as the Saint Ancestor’s avatar realized it would require immense effort to confine Ning Qi.

And without first resolving Ning Qi, he wouldn’t have enough time to do anything else.

As for why the Saint Ancestor’s avatar didn’t directly use Great Magical Power to annihilate the Mountain and Sea Realm cultivators?

First, his stature prohibited a grand Saint Ancestor from personally fighting cultivators not on his level in the Mountain and Sea Realm, as it would damage his reputation.

Second, the Saint Ancestor knew Mountain and Sea Realm cultivators did not willingly wish for war with the Vast Realm.

Without the push of the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor and the Mountain and Sea Realm Will, these cultivators would be foolish to seek a Spiritual Realm war.

Regardless of win or lose, the benefits they could gain were limited, instead sacrificing their lives for more interests and glory for those above them.

Third, the Saint Ancestor’s character refrained him from attacking ordinary cultivators; he believed in the Heavenly Dao.

He could summon other things to join the battle, but he himself couldn’t take action, a line he wouldn’t cross.

Even if he disregarded everything to make a move, wouldn’t the Mountain and Sea Realm’s two Ancestors do the same?

With the recollected scenes in his mind concluded, the Saint Ancestor’s avatar once again gazed at Ning Qi.

In a blink, his recollection spanned merely a moment, allowing him to deduce his next move.

"Since you wish to fight me, then I shall grant your wish!"

Something automatically flew out from his sleeve, which he grasped in his hand.

The Saint Ancestor’s avatar unfurled it, and immediately, the heavens and earth altered.

Ning Qi was slightly taken aback. Looking again at the Saint Ancestor, he realized they had already entered a peculiar independent space.

In this space, only the two of them existed.

Ning Qi glanced around the surroundings; this space wasn’t monotonous. Instead, it had mountains and water, with occasional sounds of roosters and dogs, like a paradise.