Chapter 969 - 416: Enlightenment Realm Tree and Jianmu (Part 2)

A flash of golden light passed through his eyes, countless divine texts emerged, then gradually faded away.

He looked at Ning Qi’s true form and said, "This image is incomplete, what the Saint Ancestor gave me should be a copied version."

Ning Qi said, "Really?"

"Really!"

The two Ning Qis fell silent together, leaving the Mountain and Sea Realm Will somewhat at a loss.

Then, Ning Qi’s reincarnation body suddenly stepped forward, walked towards Ning Qi’s true form, and the two instantly became one!

Ning Qi’s true form cultivated his own Realm Lord system, which had now reached Great Success in the Rule Realm.

While Ning Qi’s reincarnation body took the typical path of a cultivator.

Of course, later this couldn’t be considered typical anymore, as the reincarnation body, with the support of the true form’s enlightenment, endured an unprecedented Celestial Tribulation, merging the powers from all directions within itself, thus carving out a different path.

Now that the two have merged, the entire True Martial Spirit Realm seemed to tremble, visibly becoming more perfect and the great way flawless.

Ning Qi waved his right hand, releasing the Seed of Jianmu.

The emerald green Seed of Jianmu fell to the center of the Inner World.

Green light soared into the sky, transforming into specks of light, scattering away, then slowly disappearing.

Suddenly, Ning Qi sensed that the entire True Martial Realm seemed to be draped in an invisibility cloak.

"Not bad, it can indeed shield external Perception."

Ning Qi’s face revealed joy, but the next second, his gaze turned to the void.

In the void, the Enlightenment Realm Tree that had merged into the True Martial Realm unexpectedly emerged independently.

The giant tree shadow descended onto the Inner World, its swaying branches only needed a gaze to make one feel refreshed and enlightened.

"What... what kind of tree is this?"

Mountain and Sea was beside him, jaw agape, murmuring.

He never imagined that Ning Qi’s Inner World would have a tree as well, and this tree gave him a very mystical feeling, almost completely integrated with the True Martial Realm, indistinguishable.

Ning Qi stared at the appearing Enlightenment Realm Tree, also momentarily stunned.

At the center of the Inner World, each different leaf of the Seed of Jianmu was swaying, producing a rustling sound.

And the Enlightenment Realm Tree also adopted a similar stance.

The next moment, the Seed of Jianmu and the Enlightenment Realm Tree simultaneously flew toward each other.

They collided, unleashing a dazzling green light!

The entire Inner World seemed to completely transform into a green ocean, with endless vitality erupting.

There was originally no life in the realm, but now from every corner sprouted vegetation and little trees, as if the primordial forest at the dawn of creation.

Flowers and grass gathered, vines entwined around trees, exuding various fresh fragrances...

Ning Qi and the Mountain and Sea Realm Will were engulfed by this green light, feeling entirely at ease, as if they had returned to the moment of creation of heaven and earth.

"What is happening?"

Ning Qi was filled with confusion, even with his extraordinary insight, he never expected this scene to unfold, nor could he fathom why it happened.

The only solace was that this change seemed positive, so he did not intervene, but chose to continue watching.

Amidst the Inner World turning entirely green, the colliding Enlightenment Realm Tree and Seed of Jianmu had disappeared.

Appearing beside Ning Qi was a brand-new tree.

It stood proudly in the Inner World, possessing both the charm of the Enlightenment Realm Tree and the characteristics of Jianmu.

Hundreds of varieties of grass and tree branches and leaves hung down from it, each leaf displaying its own color, radiating light, like special lanterns.

Looking closely, within the lanterns seemed to conceal the mysteries of the heavens, luring one to explore its wonders.

The Mountain and Sea Realm Will regained consciousness, discovering Ning Qi at some point standing before the new tree, hand stroking its bark.

Smooth as jade-like hands brushed over trunk, branches, leaves, and buds, Ning Qi felt an unprecedented serenity within.

Merely by touching this new tree, numerous clear and distinct Dharma Methods emerged in his mind, each optimized.

The Realm Tree slightly shook, suddenly extending a branch, pointing in a direction.

Though it couldn’t speak, it conveyed something to Ning Qi in this manner.

Ning Qi looked in the direction indicated by the branch, instinctively comprehending the information the Realm Tree wanted to convey.

"I understand!"

Immediately, the Realm Tree vanished from beneath his hand and returned to the True Martial Realm.

In the Inner World.

Ning Qi stood with his hands folded behind, gazing proudly towards the direction of the Vast Realm.

The Mountain and Sea Realm Will approached him, puzzled:

"What exactly happened just now? Those two trees..."

Ning Qi replied, "They were originally one."

"What?"

Ning Qi didn’t explain further, as this was something the Realm Tree had enlightened him.

He himself didn’t understand why the Jianmu, associated with Buzhou Mountain, would merge with his Enlightenment Realm Tree.

Such things, even the Mountain Ancestor carrying Buzhou Mountain’s legacy wouldn’t understand, nor would the ancient cultivators residing on Buzhou Mountain in its prime.

Ning Qi told the Mountain and Sea Realm Will:

"For now, you should stay in the Mountain and Sea Realm. I will go to the Vast Realm; it has just informed me that a branch remains in the Vast Realm."

The Mountain and Sea Realm Will’s eyes flickered, suddenly saying, "Could it be the branch the Mountain Ancestor broke off?"

Previously, when Ning Qi first saw the Seed of Jianmu at the core of the Mountain and Sea Realm, it was half-green, half-yellow.

The yellow side was missing a segment of a branch.

Ning Qi had inquired, and the Mountain and Sea Realm Will responded that it was broken off by the Mountain Ancestor, without knowing its purpose.

However, now the two trees have merged, the new Enlightenment Realm Tree clearly indicated that branch appeared within the Vast Realm.

Evidently, the Mountain Ancestor had used it to enter the Vast Realm.

The Seed of Jianmu’s leaves could shield Perception, and its branches could allow one to easily traverse the Boundary Wall without being noticed by the World Will.

"Precisely that branch!"

Ning Qi had already dispatched a clone condensed from the True Martial Realm’s Realm Power and his heart’s source blood, heading to the Vast Realm to explore its secrets.

Yet now, it seems the Mountain Ancestor might have also sent someone into the Vast Realm, using the branch of the Seed of Jianmu to sneak in.

Thus, Ning Qi couldn’t just watch unconcerned, as that clone might not be able to match it.

So, Ning Qi’s figure flickered, and his reincarnation body separated from him.

"Leave it to me, you stay behind to secretly maneuver the True Martial Spirit Realm to approach the Vast Realm, should any incidents occur, it will also be convenient to respond."

Ning Qi’s true form nodded.

The reincarnation body then instantly teleported to the high sky of the Inner World, drilling directly into the Boundary Wall of the True Martial Realm, disappearing before their eyes.

Ning Qi’s true form and the Mountain and Sea Realm Will remained in the Inner World.

The Mountain and Sea Realm Will scratched his head, feeling embarrassed to remain and disturb Ning Qi.

He said, "I won’t disturb you any longer, having been trapped for long and now having found freedom, I will explore your True Martial Realm for a while."

"Alright!"

In a flash, the Mountain and Sea Realm Will also left the True Martial Realm.

Ning Qi sat alone in the Inner World.

While he was maneuvering the True Martial Spirit Realm slowly towards the direction of the Vast Realm, he was also multitasking, watching the Sea of Realms outside the True Martial Realm.

Currently, in this region’s Sea of Realms, due to the world’s changes, gray fog churned, occasionally glimpsing shadows of Sea Beasts.

With the disappearance of the Mountain and Sea Realm, the True Martial Spirit Realm emerged to become the largest realm in this area.

Yet next to it, beneath the shell of the War Realm Territory, a Divine Peak Illusion stood towering, gradually solidifying.

Its emanating presence caused the chaotic energies in the surrounding Sea of Realms to surge like ocean waves, waves rising and crashing, gray fog and black water constantly alternating, sweeping towards this place.

Ning Qi’s gaze fell upon the War Realm Territory.

Now, only a final layer remains of the War Realm Territory’s shell, not yet swallowed by the Divine Mountain Illusion.

It’s uncertain whether the Mountain Ancestor deliberately left it this way, not wanting the Divine Mountain Illusion exposed in the Sea of Realms, or if he was consolidating strength?

Ning Qi’s eyes displayed array patterns.

Previously, he had inscribed a hidden array pattern encompassing the entire War Realm Territory on its Boundary Wall.

Within the War Realm Territory’s space, hidden nodes remained, preserved from prior space severances by him.

Ning Qi buried an array core within each hidden node, coordinating with the array pattern.

Now, the Divine Mountain Illusion consumes it.

Ning Qi could sense that the array patterns he engraved and the array cores he set hadn’t failed, just found new existence.

The array pattern draped over the Divine Mountain Illusion, while the array cores entered the space within the Divine Mountain!