Chapter 883 - 375: Near-Immortal

"This..."

Zhao Yujun’s azure eyes once again rippled.

Ning Qi actually did it!

As the Sect Leader of the Moon Sea Immortal Sect, over the long years, her accumulation in the Array Path had reached a point where skill almost equaled the Dao.

With such a foundation, Zhao Yujun found herself unable to see through the array that Ning Qi casually arranged.

Now, Ning Qi stood within the grand array, with three arrays circulating beneath his feet.

Compared to the arrays imprinted by the other two before, the array Ning Qi etched with his feet appeared more delicate, more aesthetically pleasing, and filled with a mysterious Daoist charm.

The arrays of the other two, in contrast, immediately seemed shabby and defeated in front of his.

Gong Tiandao just awakened from his self-awareness bias, staring at the ground’s array, muttering incessantly: "This is impossible, this isn’t real!"

Zhao Yujun sneered coldly.

"The facts are right in front of us, Gong Tiandao. You’re a sect leader, yet you’re unwilling to acknowledge others’ excellence?"

Gong Tiandao’s face changed several times, still unwilling to believe.

"This is just a small array. If I inject more power into it, it will surely collapse."

As he said this, disregarding Ning Qi, he once again pinched his fingers and injected a segment of the Power of Rules into the array he laid earlier.

Whoosh!

Ning Qi lightly stomped on the ground, instantly activating the entire grand array. A stream of combined Rule power split out, catching the incoming Rule power from Gong Tiandao and absorbing it back like cradling a ball.

Actually, in this attack, Gong Tiandao quietly used a Divine Technique from the Zhou Mountain Immortal Sect, "Move Mountain, Set Star." He didn’t expect Ning Qi to catch it so effortlessly and integrate his power into the array.

"You... Taoist Friend Ning is indeed formidable; Gong admires you!"

Gong Tiandao reacted swiftly, immediately playing along and flattered Ning Qi.

Ning Qi gave him a calm look in return.

"Daoist Gong, do you wish to try again?"

Gong Tiandao quickly shook his head.

Resembling a burly man, his temperament didn’t match his appearance and was quite slippery.

"With Taoist Friend Ning joining us, we will surely win this battle."

Zhao Yujun had contended with Gong Tiandao for many years and knew his temperament. As long as he had no advantage, he would retreat immediately.

She didn’t know if she had driven him to be like this.

Now that Ning Qi had proven himself, Zhao Yujun had no intention of continuing to confront Gong Tiandao in the War Realm.

"Alright, let’s not waste time. There are still formidable enemies waiting for us. Our three armies should start etching arrays sooner. Since Taoist Friend Ning’s proficiency in the Array Path is so profound, why don’t you take the lead in drawing this array?"

Ning Qi naturally agreed wholeheartedly.

When Zhao Yujun spoke of the three armies, she clearly no longer considered Ning Qi a subordinate but regarded his team as a major force.

Ning Qi thought this woman was quite perceptive.

Ning Qi glanced at Gong Tiandao, who unexpectedly didn’t object.

"I agree!"

Then, Ning Qi selected cultivators skilled in imprinting arrays from the three armies. Along with Zhao Yujun and Gong Tiandao, they began quickly setting up formations in the southern Central Domain.

All the cultivators couldn’t help but marvel at his proficiency in the Array Path.

Even Zhao Yujun and Gong Tiandao began to lose their tempers.

Looking at the ground with a dizzyingly complex grand array, large parts of which were arrays from their sects, why did it become unrecognizable after Ning Qi’s modifications?

The two shook their heads decisively.

Wait, why do they feel a bit dizzy?

The two pressed their foreheads and refreshed themselves to feel better, gaining a deeper understanding of Ning Qi.

Gong Tiandao’s jealousy intensified but knew how to hide it. He occasionally praised Ning Qi’s strength to his subordinates.

Zhao Yujun reminded Ning Qi, "Be careful of that guy. He’s not as he seems from the outside."

Ning Qi nodded slightly, giving a reassuring look.

Zhao Yujun was also quite shocked but didn’t harbor the same jealousy as Gong Tiandao.

Perhaps she admired the strong more, especially a young strong person like Ning Qi.

Her vision could see further.

Just the grand array on the ground gave Zhao Yujun another idea, which even she found absurd.

Perhaps Ning Qi could surpass the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor in the future!

After all, the arrays underfoot contained the power of both the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor, and Ning Qi could easily harmonize both, showing his potential.

In her years, Zhao Yujun had grown tired, yearning for the Mountain and Sea Realm to improve.

...

Just as they completed imprinting the grand array, the virtual shadow of the Mountain and Sea Realm’s will descended before them.

"Well done!"

He praised them once, but his expression remained lofty, not casual like when alone with Ning Qi.

Ning Qi silently complained.

This guy seemed increasingly reluctant to lower his status in front of cultivators under the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor. Was this his last bit of stubbornness?

"Realm Venerable, when can the Boundary Wall dividing the north and south be removed?" Zhao Yujun asked.

The virtual shadow of the Mountain and Sea Realm’s will replied, "This Boundary Wall was jointly formed by the Vast Realm and me. Even if I wanted to withdraw my power alone, I couldn’t."

Gong Tiandao interjected, "Doesn’t that mean, as long as the Vast Realm doesn’t withdraw, we’re stuck waiting, letting them delay indefinitely?"

The Mountain and Sea Realm’s will shook his head.

"We’ve gained the upper hand outside the domain. If they keep delaying, as the outer domain falls into my hands, we can either circle behind them or dismantle the Central Domain. Then they will have no way to avoid the fight."

"However, I believe that guy is not that foolish."

At this moment, the opposite Boundary Wall squirmed as if responding to the Mountain and Sea Realm’s will.

They all looked quickly.

The Mountain and Sea Realm’s will suddenly spoke solemnly, "I sense a powerful force. Has that guy stepped in so soon?"

"Who?"

They were all startled.

Could it be...

They looked toward the opposite side of the Boundary Wall, and Ning Qi saw it most clearly.

In the north, a blood mist swirled, soaring to the sky at the Boundary Wall. An explosion opened a spatial passage in the Boundary Wall.

An elderly figure, slightly hunched, without any peculiar phenomena, just stepped down from the void, landing on the ground step by step.

Ning Qi squinted slightly.

The newcomer was none other than the Saint Ancestor, with whom he had indirectly clashed thrice.

Aside from the aura fluctuation upon arrival, Ning Qi could now sense no energy from him.

"It’s probably not his true form. If it were, the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor would not sit idly!"

Sure enough, the voice of the Mountain and Sea Realm’s will sounded beside them.

"That is the Saint Ancestor of the Vast Realm. He has sent a clone to the realm here, likely because the Vast Realm lost too many in Harmonization. Without an advantage, that old guy sent a clone ahead."

Zhao Yujun and Gong Tiandao, rare in their silence, exchanged a look.

Ning Qi noticed their unusual solemnity.

A descendant’s clone only, is it necessary?

Sensing Ning Qi’s doubt, Zhao Yujun finally spoke.

"Taoist Friend Ning, you haven’t seen the Ancestors; you don’t know their power. Even a clone is far beyond what we can handle."

Gong Tiandao rarely contributed something useful.

"We should be thankful the war realm hasn’t fully opened, limiting their strength. Otherwise, even if the three of us joined forces, we wouldn’t be their match. The battle would be pointless."

"An Ancestor’s clone is that strong?" Ning Qi’s eyes flickered as he spoke.

In front, the Mountain and Sea Realm’s will seemed to deliberately explain to Ning Qi:

"Boy, don’t be careless. They’re on the verge of breaking through. If the Spirit Realm didn’t limit them, they might have taken that step long ago!"

Hearing this, Ning Qi’s expression finally changed, with his body showing some anomaly.

For instance, unconsciously clenching his fists, or slightly lowering his gaze.

To outsiders, it seemed Ning Qi was feeling guilty, but Ning Qi knew he was excited.

Neither his true form nor his reincarnated form had issues handling the limits of Harmonization after overcoming the Heavenly Tribulation.

Now, to hear that several Ancestors were on the verge of a breakthrough meant they were Near Immortals!

Wasn’t this just another challenge sent his way?