Chapter 314: Let’s Talk
Ning Qi looked back and said to everyone, “The Fuyao Domain Army has arrived. Prepare yourselves.”
The congregation was shocked and immediately formed ranks, ready for battle.
Sword Ancestor frowned slightly. The approaching army was not an enemy but the neighboring Fuyao Domain Army. What was their intention?
Queen Bee Demon naturally also heard Ning Qi’s words. She blinked her beautiful eyes, hesitating whether to delay and wait for the army mentioned by the other party to arrive, and then mediate.
She had obtained the Node Bead of this place and could completely manipulate both armies.
After all, although she couldn’t defeat Ning Qi, it seemed that no one present could defeat her in a short time.
……
Just as Ning Qi was leading the Xuanzhen Domain Army in battle against the Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect and the swarm of Bee Demons.
A hundred miles away from them, an army was rapidly approaching the node where they were located.
Among the crowd, the person in the lead was a female cultivator, wearing silver female battle armor, with an imposing demeanor, who was second to none.
Beside her, only one male cultivator occasionally exchanged a few words with her; everyone else remained silent.
Si Kong Lan of Qingxuan Immortal Sect guided them, saying, “Senior Sister Qi, we are almost at the node I mentioned. We must be fully prepared.”
Qi Ke Qing said, “All the cultivators participating in this Fuyao Domain War are gathered here, and they are already in formation for the combined attack. What other preparations are needed?”
“This…”
Si Kong Lan had merely said a perfunctory sentence, never expecting Qi Ke Qing to take it so seriously.
“It’s always good to be more prepared.”
Qi Ke Qing replied, “The enemy and we are unknown. Only by knowing ourselves and the enemy can we continue to adjust.”
After Si Kong Lan dispersed his subordinate commanders and integrated them into the Yaoguang Immortal Sect army, the Fuyao Domain was considered to have completely integrated its cultivators, all under Qi Ke Qing’s command.
Afterward, Si Kong Lan mentioned a node being captured by the Haoran Realm cultivator army, and the two armies integrated and moved rapidly towards it.
Along the way, Si Kong Lan gradually understood Qi Ke Qing’s personality.
Serious, confident, bold, possessing the ability of a commander, and trusted by everyone…
It had to be said that Qi Ke Qing indeed had some skills.
With such a person leading the Fuyao Domain Army, Si Kong Lan suddenly wondered if it was the right decision for him to have the cultivators from Qingxuan Immortal Sect join them.
However, Si Kong Lan admitted one thing: people like her were easier to manipulate.
Before long, their army reached within a hundred miles of the node, and their Spiritual Sense could already discern the situation at that node.
Si Kong Lan pointed forward and said, “Senior Sister Qi, within a hundred miles in that direction, you can perceive the location of the node.”
Qi Ke Qing nodded.
The Spiritual Sense of the two was immediately released.
As soon as it was released, Si Kong Lan said, “Not good, the battle there has intensified. Senior Sister Qi, we need to hurry.”
Upon hearing this, Qi Ke Qing immediately ordered the army behind her, “Leave ten Integration Realm cultivators to lead the army to follow quickly, the rest of the Integration Realm cultivators will go with me first!”
“Yes!”
Qi Ke Qing had already reorganized the army and rehearsed how to respond to various situations.
Even the newly integrated Qingxuan Immortal Sect army, after being dispersed, followed the commands of the captains leading various formations within the army and reacted accordingly.
The entire army was like a machine with pre-programmed responses, capable of adapting to circumstances.
Therefore, seventy-nine Integration Realm cultivators immediately flew out under her command, rushing towards the node with Qi Ke Qing and Si Kong Lan.
The eighty-one individuals continued to release their Spiritual Sense as they flew, probing the situation at the node on the hundred-mile periphery.
From the moment they discovered it until the moment they dispatched cultivators to go separately, in just the few seconds it took to issue the order, the battle situation at that node was rapidly changing.
Initially, they sensed a surging flame rising like a great sun, illuminating the entire void.
Within it, the auras of cultivators and demonic beasts surged, clearly indicating that the battle had reached its peak.
Immediately, a divine wind howled from the center, blowing the condensed flames outward in the opposite direction.
The auras of cultivators and demonic beasts instantly dimmed partially.
Following that, a black-red flame descended into the center like a meteorite or comet.
A large portion of the demonic beast auras at the center of the node was directly annihilated.
Si Kong Lan’s expression changed, and as he flew, he said to Qi Ke Qing beside him:
“Something’s wrong, Senior Sister Qi, it seems a third party has intervened.”
Qi Ke Qing naturally perceived it.
That black-red flame, which suddenly appeared in the center, was clearly the work of a third party.
They had only flown out two miles at this point, and their released Spiritual Sense had moved forward by two kilometers, allowing them to see some specific details at the limit of their Spiritual Sense’s reach.
After the black-red flame descended, an army quietly appeared at the periphery of the battlefield.
Qi Ke Qing and the others immediately realized that the other party had surrounded the Haoran Realm cultivators and the Sea of Boundaries Monster Beasts at the center of the battle.
Moreover, the fact that they appeared at such close proximity without being detected by the Haoran Realm cultivators and the Sea of Boundaries Monster Beasts clearly indicated that this newly appeared army possessed a formidable Concealment Array.
Qi Ke Qing accelerated her flight and simultaneously transmitted a message:
“Have you recognized which force that army belongs to?”
The other Integration Realm cultivators behind her shook their heads one by one, indicating they had never seen anyone in that army.
Even Si Kong Lan couldn’t tell for sure at the moment.
He would never have imagined that the army was led by Ning Qi, who had killed four Venerables of their Qingxuan Immortal Sect.
Firstly, because Ning Qi had not yet appeared.
Secondly, because the Xuanzhen Domain had only recently reappeared.
In Si Kong Lan’s understanding, the Xuanzhen Domain was merely a product of the recent fusion of the Southern True Domain and the Northern Xuan Region, and it did not even have any Immortal Sects.
The Xuanzhen Domain Army was undoubtedly the weakest force in this War Domain!
How could the army that could conceal themselves from the Haoran Realm cultivators and the Sea of Boundaries Monster Beasts, and dared to attack both forces simultaneously, possibly be the Xuanzhen Domain Army?
Si Kong Lan’s thoughts raced in his mind, and after a moment of thought, he said:
“Although I don’t know which force that army belongs to, it must be cultivators from our Mountain Sea Realm!”
Si Kong Lan’s words were helpful but not very substantial, leading to a bit of an awkward silence.
Obviously, any force that could attack both the Haoran Realm cultivators and the Sea of Boundaries Monster Beasts at the same time would naturally be from their Mountain Sea Realm.
Qi Ke Qing asked doubtfully, “In this War Domain, besides our Fuyao Domain, which other Spiritual Domains from the Mountain Sea Realm have entered this place?”
Si Kong Lan replied, “Our Fuyao Domain is located in the southeast of the Mountain Sea Realm. Each War Domain absorbs cultivators from Spiritual Domains in the same direction. Therefore, I speculate that several Spiritual Domains around the Fuyao Domain may have entered this War Domain.”
He finally said something somewhat useful.
Qi Ke Qing murmured, “The Spiritual Domains bordering the Fuyao Domain are the newly reappeared Xuanzhen Domain to the east, Langya Domain to the west, Tai’a Domain to the north, and Penglai Domain to the south. I wonder which domain the cultivators ahead belong to?”
Si Kong Lan said, “It’s definitely not the Xuanzhen Domain!”
He looked forward, and his Integration Realm strength allowed him to see some of the scene at the node.
“No matter who it is, as long as they haven’t captured that node yet, we still have a chance.”
Qi Ke Qing nodded slightly, agreeing with this statement.
They continued to accelerate forward. Although they had exchanged a few words through their divine sense, not much time had passed, and they had already flown five miles.
Just then, the situation ahead changed again.
They sensed that the newly appeared army launched endless ice-elemental attacks mixed with storms, assaulting the two forces in the center.
After this round of attacks, half of the remaining Haoran Realm cultivators and Sea of Boundaries Monster Beasts perished.
Qi Ke Qing and the other eighty-one Integration Realm cultivators’ expressions turned grim.
The attacks of this newly appeared army were extremely sharp, directly targeting the weaknesses of the two forces.
They flew another five miles.
They discovered that monstrous waves were crashing down within the battlefield.
The life auras within continued to dwindle, leaving only the strongest.
Immediately, the battle changed again, and terrifying power of thunder swept through, merging with the water of the giant waves.
Even from a hundred or a hundred and eighty miles away, Qi Ke Qing and the others could hear the rumbling thunder.
Their Spiritual Sense perceived that the life force of the two forces in the center had almost completely vanished.
And now, they were still eighty miles away from the node.
Their forward-flying figures couldn’t help but pause slightly.
But seeing that the leader, Qi Ke Qing, was still speeding up, they immediately followed.
Someone couldn’t help but say, “Senior Sister Qi, the opposing side seems to have eliminated all the enemies at that node. Should we still go?”
Qi Ke Qing replied, “As long as they haven’t established an altar, we still have a chance.”
Upon hearing this, many people were stunned.
The army ahead was also from the Mountain Sea Realm. After they eliminated the Haoran Realm cultivators and the Sea of Boundaries Monster Beasts, they continued to approach. Wasn’t this suspicious of snatching from fellow realm cultivators?
Although this was not unusual in the world of cultivators, the Realm Will of the Mountain Sea Realm had clearly stated that cultivators of the Mountain Sea Realm must not kill each other.
Qi Ke Qing naturally saw their thoughts and added:
“Don’t worry, I merely proposed a possibility. When we arrive, we don’t necessarily have to fight them for the node. Even meeting them would be good.”
After these words, the Integration Realm cultivators following behind finally felt at ease.
In their opinion, the Mountain Sea Realm cultivators ahead possessed terrifying strength.
Whether it was their ability to conceal themselves or their successive targeted attacks, they had captured a node that even Qingxuan Immortal Sect dared not contend for.
If they were to become enemies with that force, it would clearly be unwise.
Just then, they sensed a terrifying Sword Light descend.
A terrifying demonic beast appeared in that battlefield.
And it seemed that the leader of the opposing army had appeared and was fighting that demonic beast.
Everyone’s Spiritual Sense focused on the cultivator fighting the demonic beast.
Si Kong Lan’s flying figure froze, his eyes widened, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face, his heart trembling violently.
“Impossible, how could it be him?”
Even though he roared in his heart, the subtle reaction of his body did not escape Qi Ke Qing, who was not far away.
It was unclear if Qi Ke Qing had been paying attention to him the whole time.
Qi Ke Qing said, “Junior Brother Si Kong, you seem to recognize the person on the other side?”
Si Kong Lan’s expression changed slightly, his eyes darted around, and he organized his words in his mind.
After recognizing Ning Qi, he realized that the army ahead was made up of cultivators from the Xuanzhen Domain.
However, this was too terrifying!
The last time their Qingxuan Immortal Sect interfered in the sect affairs of the Southern True Domain, at that time, neither the Southern True Domain nor the Northern Xuan Region had particularly strong sects.
After all, both top Upper Sects, Feathered Ascension Upper Sect and Heavenly Star Upper Sect, had sent people to their Qingxuan Immortal Sect for help.
Later, Ning Qi killed four Integration Realm Venerables of their Qingxuan Immortal Sect. Old Ancestor Si Kong intended to sweep across the domain to eliminate him, but was driven back by someone called Zhan Xuan Shang Jun.
Since then, their Qingxuan Immortal Sect had no longer bothered with the affairs of the Xuanzhen Domain.
After that, it had only been a few decades since the Spirit Realm War began.
The Xuanzhen Domain reappeared, and they expected Ning Qi to unify the Xuanzhen Domain.
However, the overall quality of cultivators in the Xuanzhen Domain was far inferior to that of their Qingxuan Immortal Sect.
After entering the War Domain this time, Si Kong Lan had no intention of fighting Ning Qi directly; he planned to use others to kill him, to avenge his Old Ancestor.
In his understanding, the strength of the Xuanzhen Domain Army was definitely inferior to even the army led by their Qingxuan Immortal Sect.
But the scene unfolding before him completely subverted Si Kong Lan’s understanding.
He never expected that a node that their Qingxuan Immortal Sect dared not take, and had to borrow the power of Yaoguang Immortal Sect to dare to approach, was now about to be taken by the army led by Ning Qi!
How could Si Kong Lan not be shocked?
He did not forget his plan to use others to kill Ning Qi. Facing Qi Ke Qing’s inquiry, Si Kong Lan thought carefully before replying:
“Senior Sister Qi, after I saw that person, I recognized which force this army belongs to.”
Qi Ke Qing asked, “Who is it?”
The other seventy-nine Integration Realm cultivators also listened intently.
Si Kong Lan said, “The person fighting the demonic beast is Ning Qi, the Sect Leader of Boundless Sword Sect in the Xuanzhen Domain. Since he has appeared, that army is naturally composed of cultivators from the Xuanzhen Domain.”
“What?”
Qi Ke Qing and the others were all taken aback.
Their Yaoguang Immortal Sect was an established Immortal Sect of the Fuyao Domain, and they had never paid attention to the subsequently divided Xuanzhen Domain.
But now Si Kong Lan was saying that the army before them was composed of Xuanzhen Domain cultivators!
Qi Ke Qing looked forward and found that Ning Qi’s battle with the demonic beast seemed to have ended, and he turned to look, as if he had already discovered them approaching.
……
Ning Qi had actually perceived the presence of the Fuyao Domain Army when they were still a hundred miles away.
But he had never mentioned it.
After all, they had already discussed and planned the battle to capture this node.
If he had mentioned the approaching army, wouldn’t it have caused complications and made the Xuanzhen Domain cultivators hesitate before the battle?
Therefore, he only mentioned it after completely eliminating the Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect and the swarm of Bee Demons.
And at this time, the Xuanzhen Domain cultivators were carrying the momentum of victory; no matter who came, they would not be afraid.
The Xuanzhen Domain Army reorganized their great formation, each sword pointing in the direction of the approaching enemies.
As for the only surviving Queen Bee Demon on the field, they didn’t care.
With the Alliance Leader present, this Queen Bee Demon could be suppressed with a casual effort.
Ning Qi’s gaze fell back on the Queen Bee Demon.
The Queen Bee Demon had a graceful figure. If not for the tentacles on her face, her six arms, and her seductive aura, no one would have identified her as a Sea of Boundaries Monster Beast.
At this moment, the Queen Bee Demon also sensed the approaching army. In her beautiful eyes, there seemed to be a glimmer of hope. She must have thought that the appearance of a disruptor would bring her new vitality.
Ning Qi said indifferently, “Submit or die?”
The Queen Bee Demon looked at Ning Qi, gazing into his deep, calm eyes, seemingly drawn in.
Her charm had caused many cultivators present to waver, but Ning Qi’s eyes captivated her.
The Queen Bee Demon suddenly realized that her mind seemed to have been pulled into a special space.
This is an independently existing universe, she floats above the ground, look up.
Ning Qi’s figure appeared in the sky.
A pair of Heavenly Eyes looked down at him mercilessly. The Queen Bee Demon suddenly felt her will infinitely shrinking, while Ning Qi’s will infinitely magnified within her consciousness.
One glance at the birth and death of the universe, one glance at time exceeding ten thousand years!
The Queen Bee Demon only felt herself constantly falling, with no support in the entire world, her Peak Venerable strength completely gone.
She seemed to have transformed into a mortal bee, unable to escape this closed universe.
Rumble!
The universe before the Queen Bee Demon was collapsing, and the divine sound of the Great Dao reverberated in her ears.
“Submit or die?”
The Queen Bee Demon couldn’t help but say, “This servant is willing to surrender!”
After she said this, her consciousness finally returned to reality.
She glanced at Ning Qi again, but unconsciously lowered her head.
Ning Qi said indifferently, “If you do not hand over your primordial spirit origin power within three breaths, you will die along with the previous Bee Demons.”
The Queen Bee Demon’s chest heaved, and she dared not wait any longer.
The youth before her, with just one glance, by some unknown supernatural power, had completely won her over.
From her brow, a phantom Primordial Spirit light, a miniature version of herself, shot towards Ning Qi.
Ning Qi’s Nascent Soul Power was released, he grabbed it and pressed it towards his own brow.
Instantly, a life-and-death contract was established between him and the Queen Bee Demon.
This was the second Sea of Boundaries Monster Beast Ning Qi had subdued in the War Domain.
“Do you have a name?”
The Queen Bee Demon said, “Master, this servant is Feng Baihua.”
“Hand over the Node Beads immediately?”
Feng Baihua immediately opened her mouth, and the node bead in this location flew out of her mouth, continuously enlarging, finally stopping in Ning Qi’s hand.
Ning Qi nodded, “You and the Black Flood Dragon should also form a formation to await the enemy!”
“Yes!”
The Black Flood Dragon was like a dog, wagging its tail beside Ning Qi. He said, “Master, the Bee Demon has a name, but I don’t. Please give me one.”
Ning Qi glanced at him and said, “I’ll call you Little Black.”
The Black Flood Dragon: “……”
After subduing Feng Baihua, Ning Qi had completely secured this node.
He held a Node Bead in one hand, and the spiritual energy within his body immediately poured into it.
The Node Bead immediately transformed into a Heavenly Star and shot towards the Sky Boundary Wall.
Starlight sprinkled down, and the strength of the Xuanzhen Domain cultivators present, which had been suppressed, instantly recovered by thirty percent.
“Divide a portion of the army to establish an altar.”
“Yes!”
With the experience from building altars twice before, Ning Qi specifically selected a team from the Xuanzhen Domain Army, including formation masters, artifact masters, and others, to specialize in building altars.
At this time, they emerged and began constructing an altar directly beneath the Heavenly Star.
Their speed was extremely fast, and they built with ease.
Before long, the altar had taken shape, with only the crystal spirit jade at the very top yet to be placed.
Once released, it will thoroughly activate the Heavenly Star, shooting towards the star beam, gathering the Haoran Realm energy and Boundary Sea energy of this place.
At the same time, it will also tie them down.
Now was clearly not a suitable time; the approaching person was only twenty miles away from them.
The Sword Ancestor stood beside Ning Qi and slashed out a sword strike towards the approaching person from afar.
This sword, once drawn, is not a straight sword.
Sword Qi crisscrossed for ten thousand meters, and sword light, a thousand meters away from both sides, carved out a wall that severed the void.
“Halt, whoever approaches!”
Such a terrifying sword strike naturally made Qi Ke Qing and the others who were approaching even more alarmed.
They sensed the Sword Ancestor’s cultivation, and seeing he was only at the Late Integration Realm, they knew this sword strike was enough to threaten them, Peak Venerables.
Everyone immediately understood that the opponent was a peerless prodigy.
As for Ning Qi beside him, he is probably even more terrifying.
After all, Si Kong Lan of the Qingxuan Immortal Sect had completely revealed some situations within the Xuanzhen Domain to them just now.
Among these there were biased additions, but Qi Ke Qing knew well that Ning Qi, by Jian Jingjue’s side, was the true leader, the commander of the Xuanzhen Domain Army, and also the Domain Lord of Xuanzhen!
Qi Ke Qing was no stranger to the title of Domain Lord.
Although their Fuyao Region and other nearby Spirit Realms have no Domain Lords.
But the great war that caused the Xuanzhen Region to split back then seemed to have started over the domain lord, so almost all neighboring spiritual domains have records of it.
These Spiritual Realms of theirs could be considered forces of Shan Hai Realm’s Mountain Ancestor’s side, situated in a remote area, but they also knew that in the central Spiritual Realm led by the Mountain Ancestor, there were many Domain Lords.
The immortal sects in these remote spiritual domains naturally also want to seize the heart of the domain lord.
However, after every sect tried, they all understood that becoming a Domain Lord was too difficult!
First, the entire Spirit Domain must be unified!
Second, all sects and all cultivators must inwardly recognize a unified sect for the Spirit Realm!
Remote spiritual domains do not have many immortal sects within them, unlike the central areas where a spiritual domain often contains multiple immortal sects.
So, it’s not difficult for them to unify the Spiritual Realm, the difficulty lies in the second point.
As for the Domain Lords of the central area’s spiritual domains, cultivators from remote spiritual domains cannot understand how so many immortal sects existing within a single spiritual domain managed to unify it and achieve the status of Domain Lord.
Thinking of the Domain Lord’s matter, Qi Ke Qing couldn’t help but feel a little more respect for the masked Ning Qi.
I heard that Ning Qi has the aptitude for an immortal seed. He is still under two hundred years old, yet he was able to achieve such a grand feat. He is truly an extraordinary person!
Qi Ke Qing and the others finally stopped outside the sword wall that Jian Jingjue had swung.
Qi Ke Qing cupped her fists and said, “I am Qi Ke Qing from the Yaoguang Immortal Sect in the Fuyao Region. Because I received information about a node here, I led my army to investigate.”
Sword Ancestor said, “Do any of you intend to seize the nodes?”
Si Kong Lan glanced at Qi Ke Qing, he naturally hoped Qi Ke Qing would snatch it.
After recognizing Ning Qi, he intensely hoped to provoke the Yaoguang Immortal Sect army, led by Qi Ke Qing, to battle the Xuanzhen Domain army, led by Ning Qi.
But Qi Ke Qing was not a fool after all, how could she be easily provoked by him.
Moreover, Si Kong Lan hadn’t expected to encounter Ning Qi so soon, and for a moment, he couldn’t think of a good plan, so he could only give up for now.
Qi Ke Qing said, “Honest people don’t speak in secret. If you hadn’t captured the node, I would have definitely led the army to seize it. But now that you have the node, I’ve just brought people to take a look.”
Ning Qi watched Qi Ke Qing.
He also sowed many True Martial Realm seeds in the Fuyao Region, and he had informants within the Yaoguang Immortal Sect.
Therefore, Ning Qi was very clear about the intelligence of this person, Qi Ke Qing.
Although this person is a female cultivator, her heart is vast. Despite her humble origins, she has been able to shine brightly in the Yaoguang Immortal Sect and possesses the ambition to achieve unparalleled deeds. She is an exceptionally rare talent.
Although that person has ambition, they are also considered upright.
Therefore, Ning Qi calculated that what she said had some credibility.
Qi Ke Qing said again, “I wonder if our two sides can sit down and talk?”
