Full level of enlightenment: I achieved Daozu by ascending to the lower realm

Chapter 433 Golden Water Drops
The Enlightenment Tree automatically appeared within the True Martial Spirit Realm.

Its branches and leaves reach for the sky like an umbrella, and its fibrous roots sink into the continent and the ocean.

The branches and leaves hung down like curtains, each leaf with a different appearance, enveloping the entire True Martial Spirit Realm.

As a result, the entire True Martial Spirit Realm seemed to transform into a world where the shadows of trees were completely condensed.

Ning Qi himself is the True Martial Spirit Realm, and the Enlightenment World Tree has also merged into the True Martial Spirit Realm. In fact, the two can be considered as one.

As a result, the golden light gathered on Ning Qi's body due to the beliefs of all living beings was automatically absorbed by the Enlightenment Tree, giving its illusory appearance a faint golden glow.

Both of them were enveloped in a sacred aura, which made all living beings even more devout upon seeing them.

Ning Qi touched the Enlightenment Tree and seemed to hear a message it was conveying, which immediately surprised him.

The Enlightenment Tree has changed in recent times.

In the past, it would only appear on its own when Ning Qi summoned it.

However, Ning Qi recently obtained the Jianmu seedling, which caused the Enlightenment World Tree to appear on its own initiative once. Now, this power of belief of all living beings is the second time it has appeared on its own initiative!
Ning Qi suddenly realized that he didn't seem to know much about this Enlightenment Tree.

He immediately examined the changes in the entire Enlightenment Tree, and his own surging boundary power swept through it invisibly, instantly cleaning the entire Enlightenment Tree from top to bottom.

Suddenly, Ning Qi's spiritual senses converged on a certain spot.

That was the location of the core of the Enlightenment Tree. Ning Qi sensed that there seemed to be a different place in the core of the tree.

At the heart of the Enlightenment Tree, a spot seemed to have softened, and countless golden spiritual energies were gathering there, forming a golden droplet.

Its purity is unparalleled, like tears shed by the sun, filled with holiness and warmth.

Ning Qi was taken aback upon seeing this.

Although he learned from the Holy Ancestor's avatar that the power of belief was a necessary thing for cultivators to become immortals in a certain period of ancient times, what does it mean that it is now gathered together by the Enlightenment Tree and stored in the heart of the tree?
Ning Qi couldn't figure out this change, but no matter how you looked at it, it should be a good thing.

While secretly observing, Ning Qi did not show any abnormality, ignoring the people in the square and even the entire True Martial Spirit Realm.

With everyone's hearts set on him, they all looked at Ning Qi with reverence, hoping to contribute in the final battle. They were waiting for Ning Qi's reply.

A faint golden light covered Ning Qi's face, making him look like a god or immortal, and full of compassion.

Ning Qi glanced indifferently at the crowd.

He laughed and said, "I understand your intentions. I will let you join the war when the time is right."

Upon hearing this, all the beings were overjoyed, as if they had received the greatest affirmation.

Ning Qi continued, "Now you should all focus on your cultivation, I'll be leaving now."

He waved to the crowd, then transformed into a golden light and vanished instantly from the True Martial Immortal Sect Square, disappearing from everyone's sight.

The Holy Ancestor's avatar and the two spirits of Zhili Mountain and Sea exchanged a glance, their eyes still showing surprise.

"That kid, just when you think you've figured everything out about him, he always manages to come up with something new that will surprise you again!"

The Holy Ancestor transmitted his voice to the two of them.

"If he gets used to it soon, I think he will create even more miracles."

The spirit of the mountains and seas gleamed with a sharp light.

Zhi Li frowned slightly, not because he objected to the statement, but because for the first time he felt that he was increasingly agreeing with the originally opposing spirits of mountains and seas.

……

In the boundary sea.

The enormous phantom of Mount Buzhou resembled a reef rising abruptly from the sea of ​​this realm.

The reef continued to grow, become larger, taller, and more majestic, eventually forming a colossal mountain that even the border sea could not ignore.

The gray mist around the phantom of Buzhou Mountain surged even more violently, as if the waves of the boundary sea were constantly washing over its surface.

Inside, it was now almost identical to the Blackwater region of the Boundary Sea, completely shrouded in darkness.

The mountain ancestor stands atop the peak, occasionally gazing out at the surrounding boundary sea.

He squinted slightly.

"Where exactly is that kid hiding? This Boundary Sea seems to have no special reaction except for the gray mist rising within the area of ​​the Buzhou Mountain phantom."

Since their battle in the Vast Realm, the Mountain Ancestor has regarded Ning Qi as his biggest obstacle.

Ning Qi thwarted his plan to devour all living beings from both realms and sacrifice them. If Ning Qi hadn't stopped him, he might have already taken that step, escaped this world sea, and achieved his goal of becoming an immortal!
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.

The Mountain Ancestor was not in a hurry, even though Ning Qi had indeed performed extremely well, even showing a tendency to surpass the Holy Ancestor and the Sea Ancestor, and had completely taken over the Mountain and Sea Realms.

Shan Zu remained confident that he could defeat Ning Qi!
The only thing that bothered him was that Ning Qi was too sneaky, so sneaky that even he couldn't detect his whereabouts.

He secretly used a secret technique of observing the heavens and the earth passed down from Buzhou Mountain, but still failed to detect its existence.

Even though the Mountain Ancestor had been observing the places Ning Qi had previously appeared in, he still couldn't detect anything special about them.

He withdrew his gaze and looked down into the interior of Mount Buzhou.

The entire Buzhou Mountain has become a paradise of ancient relics and living creatures.

The reason for this is that it contains the residual power of the phantom of Mount Buzhou.

Countless phantom tree roots, like tentacles, pierced through it, and countless strange creatures, including skeletons, zombies, rats, insects, ants, and beasts, scurried within, forming a massive army that attacked the Holy Ancestor and the Sea Ancestor from all directions.

Meanwhile, the Mountain Ancestor himself seized the opportunity to attack the two.

The entire interior of Buzhou Mountain was rumbling and trembling as if an earthquake had struck.

The Holy Ancestor radiated a great deal of golden light, and millions of divine runes expanded, transforming into a huge protective shield that protected him and the Sea Ancestor.

Its range is almost more than ten zhang in radius.

Hai Zu was also drenched in sweat. Although she was a practitioner of the Water Moon Law, she had forced herself to the point where she was covered in sweat.

Behind Haizu, a huge full moon appeared out of nowhere.

The full moon radiates a cool and silent light, each ray containing boundless power of rules.

Moonlight shone down, illuminating the space within the protective shield of the Holy Ancestor.

The cool moonlight, gentle as rippling water, seemed to penetrate the protective barrier and spread to a greater distance.

However, no matter how much light it emits, it cannot break through and illuminate further.

Further away, there was only deep darkness, countless howls, and eerie rustling sounds.

Now, facing this endless, seemingly unkillable army, the two have no choice but to resort to this large-scale attack.

"Hoohoo."

Hai Zu's chest heaved as he glanced at the Holy Ancestor not far away. The Holy Ancestor was also in bad shape; his body had become somewhat emaciated, as if he were exhausting his own strength.

“You’ve held out long enough, let me take your place in defense!” Hai Zu said.

The Holy Ancestor shook his head, revealing a hint of frivolity for the first time. "Who says old people can't persevere?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his previously withered body instantly became fuller again, which surprised Haizu.

"What are you doing?"

She was utterly shocked.

Both have been trapped inside the illusory image of Mount Buzhou by the Mountain Ancestor for a long time, where all sorts of strange attacks have emerged one after another.

The space inside the illusory image of Mount Buzhou was constantly shrinking, compressing the area where the two could move around.

At the same time, it was also quietly devouring the power of the two, and a sealing force was constantly pressing down on them.

Not only that, but there was also a special gravity constantly exerting itself on the two of them. As the space became smaller and smaller, the gravity became stronger and stronger.

Although both of them were close to immortals, they were finding it increasingly difficult to cope.

The illusory image of Mount Buzhou not only pressed down on the two of them in reality, but also quietly became an indelible pressure, shrouding their hearts and consciousness, making them feel extremely heavy in terms of body, mind and will!
They didn't know if it was just an illusion, or if it was actually an ability of the phantom of Mount Buzhou.

However, now, the Mountain Ancestor, who had been resisting for a long time, has actually recovered a lot of power, which surprised the Sea Ancestor.

The Holy Ancestor explained, "It's a pity you didn't use the clone technique to leave a clone outside. Otherwise, if you had a clone outside, you could have obtained a lot of power from Ning boy and transferred it to your main body."

"Hmm?" Hai Zu frowned, her icy blue eyebrows furrowing. "Didn't you say you couldn't contact your clone?"

The Holy Ancestor chuckled and said, "That was because my clone was in the Vast Realm before, but after the Vast Realm was merged with Ning, I don't know why, I was able to establish contact with it again."

He pondered for a moment, seemingly exploring the underlying principles, and then explained, "Perhaps it's related to that tree in Ning's True Martial Spirit Realm. Didn't you mention before that there's also a tree in the Mountain and Sea Realm? Ning obtained that tree."

Haizu seemed to understand.

"You mean, because of that tree, you were able to re-establish a connection with your clone?"

"That should be the case. After all, according to what you said, that tree seems to have originally belonged to the Mountain Ancestor. It's possible that the tree has an inexplicable connection with Buzhou Mountain. And since Ning boy planted that tree into the True Martial Spirit Realm, it has practically merged into the True Martial Spirit Realm. That's why I was able to establish a connection with my clone."

Haizu nodded. "Then why have you regained so much power?"

Upon hearing this, the Holy Ancestor laughed.

"You didn't see Ning's True Martial Spirit Realm. It's absolutely magnificent! I'm considered a leader of the Vast Realm, but now, facing Ning's True Martial Spirit Realm, all I can say is that my Vast Realm was nothing!"

While the Holy Ancestor unleashed more power to resist the invasion of enemies outside the protective barrier, he continued to talk with the Sea Ancestor.

"Is the True Martial Spirit Realm really that powerful?"

"It has merged the three realms and is still constantly changing. Even though my clone is only in it, it can still draw terrifying energy to replenish itself."

Hai Zu immediately understood the change in the Holy Ancestor. Her expression shifted, and she suddenly moved closer to the Holy Ancestor.

"Share some of your power with me?"

"Huh?" The Holy Ancestor was taken aback. "I'm still holding off the army's attack. Are you trying to undermine me?"

Hai Zu said, "After fighting for so long, our teamwork has become more and more familiar. Why don't we use a powerful divine technique together? It might have a miraculous effect."

Upon hearing this, the Holy Ancestor was slightly moved. He thought for a moment before saying, "Alright, as you say, but let's wait a little longer and accumulate more power before we talk about it."

"Row!"

The interior space of the illusory image of Buzhou Mountain.

The scarred mountain ancestor did not continue to fight personally, but instead used his power to summon these armies.

As the defensive circle formed by the Holy Ancestor and the Sea Ancestor grew smaller and smaller, and the light on it dimmed, a look of pleasure appeared on his face.

"It's a pity that Ning Qi didn't take away the branch of the Jianmu tree before. If they had that branch, their defense would be negligible and could be broken through in an instant!"

After all, it was a seedling of the Jianmu tree, which was born by devouring the power of the world. Its ability was to restrain the world and it could even pass through the world's walls at will, let alone the two people's defenses.

However, no matter how much Shan Zu regretted it, it was useless. His previous choice was not wrong. The only mistake was Ning Qi's appearance.

"No, I can't drag this out any longer. Not only is it disadvantageous to me in the battle, but if I use too much of the residual power of Buzhou Mountain, I might be assimilated by it..."

He glanced discreetly at the figure atop Mount Buzhou that looked exactly like him.

"That guy has become increasingly terrifying ever since he summoned the phantom of Mount Buzhou..."

Shan Zu frowned.

For some reason, as he looked at the mountain ancestor who looked exactly like him, a strange light appeared in his eyes that became increasingly obvious.

……

Ning Qi quietly appeared within the Boundary Sea.

He seemed to have assimilated with the energy within the Boundary Sea, making him completely undetectable and imperceptible.

The entire True Martial Spirit Realm is hidden within the Boundary Sea, shielded from all external perception by the hidden power of the Jianmu seedling.

Ning Qi looked in the direction of the illusory image of Mount Buzhou.

His gaze swept across both the top and bottom.

"Should I deal with the Mountain Ancestor above first, or go directly to the bottom of Buzhou Mountain to rescue the Holy Ancestor and the Sea Ancestor?"

Ning Qi pondered.

"If I remember correctly, the scarred mountain ancestor who fought me before was suppressing the second ancestor at the bottom."

"In other words, if I go to the bottom, I can reunite with the Second Ancestor, but in return, I will also enter the interior of Buzhou Mountain, where I will likely be subjected to great suppression!"

His gaze shifted upwards again.

"However, even if I choose to fight the mountain ancestor above, I will still have to enter the phantom of Buzhou Mountain. Therefore, if I want to fight them, I will not be able to escape entering the phantom of Buzhou Mountain no matter what."

Ning Qi shook his head and muttered to himself, "I really don't want to go in. I have a feeling this mountain is ominous, but there's nothing I can do. I'll just have to do it the old way."

His figure transformed into wisps of gray sea energy, silently following the flow of gray mist, surging towards the illusory image of Mount Buzhou.

Fortunately, Ning Qi had already stolen the power of the Boundary Sea and directly mobilized the power of the Boundary Sea within his body. He was even recognized by the Boundary Sea, which regarded Ning Qi as a part of itself.

Otherwise, if Ning Qi were to leave the Boundary Sea for the first time, the Boundary Sea would probably make him wish he were dead.

Soon after, Ning Qi, transformed into a gray mist, quietly touched the illusory image of Mount Buzhou.

"Hmm, this mountain wall seems to be blocking the flow of energy from the Boundary Sea?"

(End of this chapter)