Chapter 327: The Greatest Harvest
Kuang Shan Qing, as the Shenfeng Domain Domain Lord of Haoran Realm, had strength slightly superior to Chi Xiazi, whom Ning Qi had encountered before.
Chi Xiazi mainly cultivated the Way of Fire, while Kuang Shan Qing mainly cultivated the Way of Wind.
In addition, Kuang Shan Qing was particularly fond of the Way of Painting and Calligraphy. It was said that in his early years, he had entered the strongest sect in Haoran Realm, Vast Righteous Immortal Sect, to study for a period of time.
Fortunately, Kuang Shan Qing had been instructed by the Old Ancestor of Vast Righteous Immortal Sect and became his nominal disciple in the Way of Painting and Calligraphy.
Later, Kuang Shan Qing returned to Shenfeng Spiritual Domain and, due to his relationship with the Old Ancestor of Vast Righteous Immortal Sect, became the Shenfeng Domain Domain Lord.
At this moment, Kuang Shan Qing was using the Spiritual Domain Realm Power granted to him by Haoran Realm to suppress Qi Ke Qing, Si Kong Lan, and the others.
He had long learned from Si Kong Lan that the army led by Si Kong Lan and Qi Ke Qing consisted of Mountain Sea Realm Fuyao Domain cultivators.
With the two armies combined, the army dispatched by Fuyao Domain was entirely here.
Kuang Shan Qing glanced at the congregation and felt that the strength of one domain’s army from Mountain Sea Realm was only so-so, far inferior to their Haoran Realm’s spiritual domains. The arrogance on his face grew even stronger.
At the same time, Kuang Shan Qing had also asked Si Kong Lan about the situation in Mountain Sea Realm.
In order to survive, Si Kong Lan had long informed Kuang Shan Qing and the hidden Hundred Beasts Domain Domain Lord Qian Ying of everything he knew.
What Kuang Shan Qing and Qian Ying cared about most was not the number of troops, but the domain lords like themselves.
In a War Domain where Dao Integration Realm beings did not appear, domain lords granted realm power by Spirit Realm were the key to victory in the war.
But upon hearing that Fuyao Domain and Langya Domain had no domain lords at all, Kuang Shan Qing and Qian Ying were both extremely stunned.
How dare Mountain Sea Realm intercept their Haoran Realm in the Sea of Realms and proactively attack Haoran Realm?
Just based on the strength of places like Fuyao Domain and Langya Domain within it?
Later, they heard something even more outrageous: the only domain lord, Ning Qi, was not even two hundred years old and had only recently been promoted to domain lord.
Kuang Shan Qing and the hidden Qian Ying began telepathic communication.
“Brother Qian Ying, do we really need to wait one in the open and one in hiding for that Ning Qi to come? Although that guy is a domain lord, compared to us, he is really too young and inexperienced.”
He was arrogant by nature and disliked insidious schemes, preferring an open and upright battle.
Hundred Beasts Domain Domain Lord Qian Ying was currently hidden somewhere unknown, his stealth ability extremely superb.
Qian Ying responded: “Even a lion uses full force against a rabbit. That Ning Qi is the prey we two have targeted. His status concerns the victory or defeat of this War Domain. If we capture him, we will have complete control over this War Domain!”
“So Brother Kuang, what we are doing is necessary!”
Upon hearing this, Kuang Shan Qing inevitably felt that Qian Ying was making a fuss over nothing, but for the sake of victory, he still agreed with Qian Ying’s strategy.
Qian Ying continued: “Have you contacted Spirit Bird Domain Lord Chi Xiazi?”
Kuang Shan Qing shook his head: “No.”
Qian Ying frowned inwardly: “According to what the enemy cultivators said, Ning Qi led the army to annihilate Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect cultivators. Chi Xiazi came from Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect; he couldn’t possibly sit idly by! But now Qi Ke Qing, who was dealing with Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect alongside Ning Qi, has come here. What does that mean? Brother Kuang should understand, right?”
Kuang Shan Qing was stunned. “Brother Qian Ying, you mean…”
“Exactly. I contacted Chi Xiazi, but got no response. He has likely been killed by Ning Qi! Although Chi Xiazi’s strength is inferior to ours, it would still take us considerable effort to kill him,” Qian Ying replied.
Kuang Shan Qing’s heart jolted. He hadn’t considered this at all and had previously underestimated Ning Qi, but now he was instantly awakened by Qian Ying’s words!
“So, Ning Qi’s strength is probably on par with ours!”
A hint of gravity appeared on his face.
Immediately after, Kuang Shan Qing suddenly lowered his head and glanced at the compass obtained from Qi Ke Qing. Seeing that after injecting spiritual energy, the compass needle pointed to the node here, his grave face surged with even more complex emotions.
Unfortunately, Kuang Shan Qing was not skilled in the Art of Artifact Refining, so he could not disassemble the compass and reverse-engineer such a useful item.
Of course, he did not know that Ning Qi considered everything thoroughly. How could he overlook the possibility of the compass falling into enemy hands? He had already set a self-destruct mechanism on it.
As long as someone tried to disassemble the compass, it would explode and destroy itself.
Moreover, with Ning Qi’s unique technique of fusing various daos into one, unless it was someone at Dao Integration Realm who dual-cultivated Formation Way and Art of Artifact Refining, it would be impossible to glimpse even part of its essence without destroying the compass and replicate something similar.
Thus, seeing the treasure, Kuang Shan Qing eagerly said to Qian Ying:
“Brother Qian Ying, no matter what, let’s try our best to capture Ning Qi alive! His invention of this compass that can detect nodes is extremely useful for our Haoran Realm. If we can obtain this technology, inform Haoran Realm Will, and promote it, our Haoran Realm will surely be able to counterattack Mountain Sea Realm!”
Qian Ying thought for a moment and said: “Brother Kuang thinks far ahead. I almost forgot about this.”
Pausing slightly, Qian Ying continued: “Since that Ning Qi is so important, why not hide as well, Brother Kuang?”
Kuang Shan Qing considered for a moment and replied: “No, I just discovered that this compass has a telepathic communication function. Qi Ke Qing might have already sent a message to Ning Qi.”
“If I hide now too, Ning Qi will be extremely cautious if he comes here. It’s better for me to stay in the open. To save the Fuyao Domain army, they will definitely fight me. Then Brother Qian Ying can… do as you planned!”
He originally wanted to say “sneak attack,” but was afraid of embarrassing Qian Ying.
Qian Ying nodded. “Just as Brother Kuang says!”
The two communicated secretly, unaware that near a certain direction of this node, twenty li away, Ning Qi had already led the army to teleport over.
Through his main compass, Ning Qi immediately located the spatial coordinates of the compass given to Qi Ke Qing.
With spatial coordinates and within the same War Domain, with Ning Qi’s ability, leading the two domains’ armies to teleport over was naturally effortless.
But Ning Qi did not choose to teleport directly to the compass location, instead opting for twenty li away.
Firstly, to avoid the enemy’s ambush; secondly, although the XuanZhen Domain and Langya Domain armies were numerous, facing two domain lords, if discovered by the enemy, they would easily suffer heavy casualties.
As for why Ning Qi brought the two domains’ armies with him, he considered that the remaining Haoran Realm cultivators might only have one domain’s army left, possibly right here.
Additionally, after dealing with the two domain lords, the three domains’ armies from Mountain Sea Realm entering this War Domain would be fully assembled.
At that time, Ning Qi still had tasks to assign to them, and with everyone together, it would be convenient for him to issue orders to all.
Sword Ancestor and the XuanZhen Domain army were on Ning Qi’s left, while Zhu YanChuan and the three others along with the Langya Domain army were on his right.
Earlier, when opening the Teleportation Gate, Ning Qi had used the Concealment Grand Array to completely envelop the two armies, so even now after teleporting here, no one could discover them.
Originally, if Ning Qi had not been promoted to Integration Realm Perfection and Mountain Sea Realm Will had not granted him domain lord abilities, he would not have been confident in deploying the Concealment Grand Array undetected before two enemy domain lords.
But now it was different. As a domain lord himself, with his Main Body World Lord’s series of experiences, let alone domain lords—even Dao Integration Realm old ancestors—Ning Qi was confident he could deceive them.
The only thing he could not do now was to hide from the wills of the two realms.
The two armies followed behind Ning Qi, staring blankly ahead.
The XuanZhen Domain congregation was relatively calm, having followed Ning Qi for a long time, but this was the first time the Langya Domain army fought alongside Ning Qi, and each one had shock in their eyes.
They were frightened. Could an army fight like this?
Damn, two armies could cross unknown spatial distances in a few breaths and appear near the enemy—this was too terrifying!
By now, Zhu YanChuan and the other two’s cognition of Ning Qi’s terrifying strength involuntarily surged once again.
My god, what kind of fierce person is this?
With such ability, in a War Domain, wouldn’t he be able to rampage unchecked?
They were immensely grateful that Ning Qi was a Mountain Sea Realm cultivator, and even more grateful that they were on the same side as him.
Previously, they had been forced to swear oaths and be commanded by Ning Qi, but now, even if beaten to death, they would not want to leave him!
The two armies of cultivators followed Ning Qi but did not dare to speak. However, everyone looked ahead.
Twenty li was a distance where cultivators could clearly see everything.
Twenty li away, two armies were dispiritedly sitting on the ground—precisely Qi Ke Qing and Si Kong Lan’s sides.
“Si Kong Lan is actually here too?”
Sword Ancestor’s gaunt face revealed hatred, and the XuanZhen Domain army felt the same.
Zhu YanChuan and the other two did not understand why they harbored such deep hatred toward Si Kong Lan and the others, and did not dare to say or ask anything.
Ning Qi had long learned from Qi Ke Qing and the intelligence sent back by True Martial Realm cultivators who was present here.
His gaze fell on Shenfeng Domain Lord Kuang Shan Qing.
Kuang Shan Qing sat cross-legged in the void, like Jiang Taigong fishing—those willing take the bait. He was clearly waiting for him to appear.
Ning Qi perceived his strength; it was only slightly stronger than Chi Xiazi.
His gaze swept past Kuang Shan Qing and scanned the surroundings but did not see Hundred Beasts Domain Domain Lord.
Ning Qi immediately understood his intent and thought darkly: “Want to scheme against me? Hmph!”
He pinched his sword finger and swiped across his eyes; golden light flashed in them as Illusion Breaking Golden Eye activated!
Instantly, everything in the void near Kuang Shan Qing was revealed, nothing could hide.
Soon, Ning Qi spotted a peculiar existence and focused intently.
Golden eyes broke through illusions, probing straight to the source!
A human figure was crouched on the ground like a hunting leopard, with faint beast shadows emerging around him.
It was those beast shadows that possessed stealth abilities, making all his aura disappear.
If it were another domain lord of the same strength, they definitely could not detect that person’s existence, but encountering Ning Qi, one could only say the opponent was still too green.
“The Shenfeng Domain cultivator army isn’t here?” Ning Qi thought to himself.
In that case, the XuanZhen Domain army and Langya Domain army had no need to appear, to avoid being accidentally injured by the enemy.
Ning Qi immediately instructed: “The enemy has only two domain lords, no one else. For your safety, stay here.”
Sword Ancestor and the others were shocked.
Two domain lords? How come they only saw one?
The XuanZhen Domain congregation had confidence in Ning Qi; if the Alliance Leader said so, it must be true. Let alone two domain lords—even five, they believed Ning Qi could take them down.
Zhu YanChuan and the other two were moved upon hearing this, inevitably worried, but seeing the confident expressions of the XuanZhen Domain congregation, that worry temporarily dissipated.
For now, they could only trust Ning Qi.
“After my battle with them ends, if Si Kong Lan and the others are still alive, surround them!”
“Yes!”
After issuing all instructions, Ning Qi instantly vanished from in front of the congregation and quietly teleported toward Kuang Shan Qing.
While teleporting, Ning Qi pondered countermeasures.
Dealing with the two was easy; the key was how to avoid accidentally injuring Qi Ke Qing and the others, and ideally eliminate Si Kong Lan and company in the process—that would be perfect.
In the blink of an eye, Ning Qi had teleported to three kilometers from Kuang Shan Qing.
Suddenly, he seemed to sense something amiss.
“Why is there no Mountain Sea Realm energy or Haoran Realm energy here?”
He hadn’t noticed earlier, but now realizing the anomaly, Ning Qi immediately stopped, a strange smile appearing on his face.
“Good, good, good. Qi Ke Qing has truly earned great merit. If not for her capture, how could I discover that such a place untouched by the wills of two realms exists in the War Domain?”
Ning Qi’s eyes flickered, his expression even more joyful than before.
It could be said that discovering this place was his greatest gain since entering the War Domain!
Ning Qi had always been searching for a territory imperceptible to the two realms’ wills, to conveniently cut space and integrate True Martial Realm, accelerating its growth.
Wasn’t the current place exactly that? He had finally found it!
Ning Qi suppressed his excitement; everything would have to wait until after dealing with the two domain lords before slowly exploring.
His gaze fell on the node at the center of this place, and he immediately thought of a countermeasure.
These two guys, like Qi Baishou before, hadn’t seized the node and wanted to use it to lure him who had the compass.
Then…
Ning Qi smiled faintly and teleported again, arriving one hundred meters from Kuang Shan Qing.
Neither Kuang Shan Qing nor the hidden old schemer had discovered his presence.
Ning Qi concealed his figure and quietly appeared behind Hundred Beasts Domain Lord Qian Ying.
Looking at the old schemer still crouched on the ground facing forward, Ning Qi cast a spell silently: “Different Dimension Space!”
Instantly, the space where he was completely isolated from the original space, though he could still see the outside situation.
This was a supernatural power Ning Qi created after mastering the Power of Space Rules.
Ahead, Qian Ying frowned slightly.
The Qi Baishou killed by Ning Qi was his disciple. Qi Baishou commanded Hundred Beasts, while Qian Ying condensed Thousand Beast Shadows!
Qian Ying’s perception ability was extremely strong; he had learned various abilities from the thousand beasts. Whether his stealth or perception, even in the vast Haoran Realm, few could compare.
Ning Qi had pushed his stealth to the extreme, minimizing spatial fluctuations, but Qian Ying still sensed a trace of danger.
He glanced upward and saw Kuang Shan Qing still sitting cross-legged in the void, while on the ground below, the numerous Fuyao Domain cultivators remained dispiritedly seated.
Out of caution, Qian Ying suddenly leaped to the right, changing his crouching position.
Ning Qi thought this guy had discovered him and nearly attacked.
But soon realized it was instinct; he smiled inwardly and followed, teleporting behind Qian Ying again.
This time, Qian Ying sensed nothing.
Ning Qi pinched his sword finger, aimed at Qian Ying’s back, and instantly struck.
“One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Laws!”
A sword qi condensed to the extreme shot out instantly, yet extremely stealthy. Space stirred slightly as it was about to hit Qian Ying’s back.
In an instant, Qian Ying felt chills down his spine.
He turned his head, twisting his waist, thousand beast shadows emerging from his body, while his palms struck like beast claws, shouting: “Who is it?”
But he saw no one behind him at all. This was completely beyond his expectations, so even his extremely fast strike had no target!
Ning Qi’s sword qi would not miss, directly piercing through layers of beast shadows.
The topmost was a layer of mysterious turtle beast shadow, its shell half-virtual half-real, like the real thing.
Below it appeared an extremely divine pangolin, its scales opening and closing with faint sounds.
Next was a white rhinoceros, its hide thick like cement…
Beast shadows continuously emerged; Qian Ying’s defensive ability was top-notch.
But unfortunately, he encountered Ning Qi, who cultivated invincible Sword Dao in attack, mastering various powers of rules, all fused into Sword Dao—invincible at the same level!
Only hearing Qian Ying just shout “who” before turning into a miserable cry.
“Hiss~ Ah!”
The thousand beast shadows on his body were cleaved in two by the sword qi, along with his main body beneath, instantly slain by Ning Qi’s sword.
Qian Ying was confident; the Myriad Beasts Dao Integration Codex he cultivated, once reaching thousand beasts, allowed ascension to Integration Perfection. One more beast, and he could step into Dao Integration Realm.
But to guard Haoran Realm, Qian Ying resolutely entered the War Domain, prepared to establish eternal merit for Haoran Realm.
He never imagined that at this moment, without even seeing who the enemy was, he was slain by sword qi.
As his spiritual sense went extinct, Qian Ying barely gathered all his spiritual sense power, using his last breath to warn Kuang Shan Qing sitting in the void.
But his residual spiritual sense seemed blocked by space, unable to reach Kuang Shan Qing.
Qian Ying fell into extinction with extreme unwillingness.
Ning Qi stored his remains in space; as for his nascent soul consciousness, Ning Qi did not completely eradicate it.
For such a prodigy, Ning Qi merely sealed it for later handling—better not to kill if possible. If he could be put to use, that would be the best outcome.
After dealing with Qian Ying, Ning Qi glanced at Kuang Shan Qing above.
Fortunately, he had deployed Different Dimension Space. His clash with Qian Ying inevitably produced energy fluctuations; without it as a base, Kuang Shan Qing would definitely have noticed.
It took only a few breaths to resolve Qian Ying front and back. Ning Qi lightly withdrew Different Dimension Space and appeared behind Kuang Shan Qing.
His gaze quietly swept over Si Kong Lan and the others below, a thought crossing his mind.
Forget it; better to borrow a knife to kill.
The XuanZhen Domain, Fuyao Domain, and Langya Domain three armies all obeyed him. Even though this was a place untouched by the wills of two realms, if they acted to kill Si Kong Lan and others, it might leave some handle.
After all, the Fuyao Domain and Langya Domain armies were not like the XuanZhen Domain army, fully aligned with him.
Having thought this through, Ning Qi did not give Kuang Shan Qing the same treatment as Qian Ying.
He teleported secretly and immediately deployed another supernatural power.
“Spatial Teleportation Technique!”
Kuang Shan Qing sat in the void, extremely patient, waiting for Ning Qi to appear.
Unwittingly, he glanced below and was suddenly startled!
How had Qi Ke Qing disappeared?
Not only that, next Kuang Shan Qing saw Qi Ke Qing’s army vanish from under his eyes in the blink of an eye, along with the node bead condensed at this node completely gone!
“Ning Qi is here?”
Kuang Shan Qing stood up, his already released spiritual sense becoming even more meticulous, yet finding nothing!
He could not accept this result.
He immediately telepathically messaged the place where Qian Ying was hidden: “Brother Qian Ying, that Ning Qi is here!”
But received no response!
“Brother Qian Ying?”
After several telepathic messages, Kuang Shan Qing still could not contact Qian Ying and was utterly horrified.
Below, Si Kong Lan and the others also noticed the anomaly; the crowd instantly became restless.
Si Kong Lan looked up, about to shout “Senior,” but suddenly found himself mute, unable to make any sound.
He tried to send a telepathic message, but his spiritual sense could not extend; a chill shot up Si Kong Lan’s spine, his whole body cold as if possessed by a ghost.
Ning Qi held the node bead and appeared opposite Kuang Shan Qing.
He said indifferently: “You are Kuang Shan Qing, right? No need to look; Qian Ying has been dealt with by me, and Qi Ke Qing and the others have been teleported away by me!”
Seeing a white-clothed youth step out of the void, Kuang Shan Qing widened his eyes, forcibly suppressing his inner horror, and said: “You are Ning Qi?”
Ning Qi said: “It seems Si Kong Lan told you everything!”
Below, Si Kong Lan and the others saw Ning Qi appear and began trembling uncontrollably.
Finished, they were finished!
They could not comprehend why Ning Qi had become so terrifying?
Clearly, before, he had personally led the army in battle against Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect people.
How long had it been since they last saw him? Now Ning Qi could easily teleport away Qi Ke Qing and the others right under Shenfeng Domain Lord Kuang Shan Qing’s watch, leaving only them behind!
Ning Qi even said he had dealt with Hundred Beasts Domain Domain Lord Qian Ying—they simply could not believe it. How had Ning Qi done it?
Si Kong Lan and Sima Fei showed despair in their eyes. Now they had lost all value; only destruction awaited them.
Their only hope was that Kuang Shan Qing could delay Ning Qi a bit longer. If the suppressive power on them was lifted, perhaps they could try to escape.
As he thought this, Si Kong Lan suddenly heard the two above start talking again.
Kuang Shan Qing still did not believe: “You really killed Brother Qian Ying?”
Qian Ying’s stealth technique—even he could not see through it. If not for knowing Qian Ying’s position, he could not find him at all.
Yet Ning Qi had resolved Qian Ying first; the shock this brought him was imaginable.
Ning Qi said: “The word ‘kill’ is not quite right; I left him one breath.”
He looked down at Si Kong Lan below as if no one else was present, then continued: “You must be very puzzled how I knew how many of you there were and even knew Qian Ying was hidden nearby?”
Kuang Shan Qing indeed wanted to figure this out.
After all, when Qi Ke Qing and the others arrived, Qian Ying had already hidden nearby and never appeared.
Only Si Kong Lan and they had seen Qian Ying.
Ning Qi smiled: “This is largely thanks to Si Kong Lan. He surrendered on the surface, gave you some fake intelligence about me, but secretly informed me of everything because I gave him a magic treasure!”
