Chapter 306: Haoran Realm Coordinates
The cultivators of Xuanzhen Domain, under Ning Qi’s lead, concealed their figures and proceeded all the way, arriving near the realm node without being discovered by anyone from White Crane Immortal Sect.
They held their breath and focused their minds, hovering thirty zhang above the heads of the White Crane Immortal Sect congregation, constantly waiting for a good opportunity.
When the Sea of Realms black dragon unleashed its final killing move, Ning Qi immediately waved his hand.
The congregation immediately revealed themselves and attacked together, instantly killing and exterminating the vast majority of White Crane Immortal Sect’s people in one fell swoop.
Nascent Soul Realm and Void Dao Realm were almost completely wiped out, with only a few lucky survivors.
As for Integration Realm experts, six fell to the ground, still retaining some aura.
Only the strongest Shu Lingyu and Hao Qiuran stood separately in mid-air.
At this time, their robes were blasted to tatters, yet they had no time to repair them.
The two looked toward the Xuanzhen Domain cultivators who had abruptly appeared in the sky, their expressions filled with immense hatred.
They had actually been sneak attacked by cultivators from Mountain Sea Realm!
After truly seeing the opposing lineup clearly, the two could not help but feel a trace of shock, while a huge question mark arose in their hearts.
Did not Vast Righteous Immortal Sect say that they had encountered a sect from a low-tier Spirit Domain within Mountain Sea Realm?
Could a low-tier Spirit Domain sect have so many powerful cultivators?
Shu Lingyu and Hao Qiuran’s nascent souls quickly swept over the Xuanzhen Domain congregation, discovering that among them, cultivators of any realm outnumbered their own people!
Except for a few, the congregation wore unified Xuanzhen Alliance attire, immediately making them think they had encountered people from a sect.
Combined with the congregation’s extremely close and seamless coordination, it naturally led them to misidentify!
Even if told now that Ning Qi and the others were a gathering of sects from one domain, they absolutely would not believe it.
The only slight comfort for the two was that the overall cultivation of the Integration Realm cultivators among the opposing congregation was inferior to their side.
But the next second, the two used primordial spirit power to scan their surroundings.
Discovering that ninety-nine percent of White Crane Immortal Sect’s cultivators had perished, the two immediately changed color.
“Hao Junior Brother, quickly contact the other three teams of White Crane Immortal Sect.”
Hao Qiuran did not hesitate at all, a jade slip appeared in his hand, and he directly crushed it.
This was an extremely important contact method of their White Crane Immortal Sect; crushing the jade slip meant encountering the most dangerous situation, with risk of total annihilation.
It would transmit their final location to the others of White Crane Immortal Sect.
Shu Lingyu looked toward the white-clothed figure at the center in the sky, who was still holding a black flood dragon in his hand, shrunk to the size of an earthworm.
That black flood dragon’s final killing move earlier had instantly severely injured three Integration Realm cultivators on their side, yet now it was held in the hand of that young man who did not touch the dust, like pinching a bug.
Shu Lingyu and Hao Qiuran sensed Ning Qi’s cultivation fluctuations again—no mistake, that man’s cultivation was indeed late Integration Realm!
The two looked at each other in horror; they were not fools. If the opponent was truly at this cultivation and could still lead the group, it could only prove one thing: either his backing was extremely strong, or he was that kind of peerless prodigy.
In this War Domain, no matter how strong the backing, it was useless. Clearly, Ning Qi was the latter!
One after another, cultivators charged toward the others of White Crane Immortal Sect, but none charged toward Shu Lingyu and Hao Qiuran.
The two also did not make a move to assist; they kept staring at Ning Qi, not daring to act rashly.
The opposing army had no casualties; the two were already trapped in the opponent’s encirclement, and whether they could escape was another matter.
They now had only two paths to take.
First, delay time as much as possible, hold on in the upcoming battle until the others of White Crane Immortal Sect arrived, for a slim chance of survival.
Second, or the two capture the thief first by capturing the king, take down Ning Qi, force the opposing cultivators not to advance rashly, for a path to survival.
But now beside that youth, there was also another late Integration Realm cultivator.
From his positioning, he was clearly closely related to that young man, using a pair of sword eyes to scan them, occasionally looking toward the youth beside him.
In the sky above.
Ning Qi shook the black flood dragon in his hand; in his hand, the black flood dragon was no different from a bug, without even the strength to resist, shaken until dizzy!
As if finally unable to endure Ning Qi’s methods, suddenly, the black flood dragon endured the dizziness and spat out an object.
Ning Qi immediately used spiritual power to catch the object spat out by the black flood dragon, then condensed a stream of water to wash it clean.
Then, Ning Qi pulled it to his front and examined it carefully.
The thing spat out by the black flood dragon was a bead, the size of a basketball, with mixed energy within.
It could sense the power of Mountain Sea Realm, also the energy of the Sea of Realms, and even the energy of Haoran Realm, so the energy was extremely strong.
This bead was precisely the realm node, which should have been fixed in place.
But that black flood dragon was ferocious, as expected of a Sea of Realms fierce beast, actually peeling it away and swallowing it in one gulp.
These Sea of Realms fierce beasts had finally come from the Sea of Realms to the relatively stable War Domain with great difficulty.
Seeing the realm node with such intense energy, they naturally could not resist occupying it for themselves, using it as a divine object to raise their own cultivation.
Only after taking the realm node did Ning Qi lower his gaze to look at the two below.
Shu Lingyu and Hao Qiuran’s gazes met his in mid-air, and the two could not help but startle.
Ning Qi’s gaze, to them, was calm comparable to the Saint Ancestor they had once seen at Vast Righteous Immortal Sect, possessing that transcendent demeanor forever uninfluenced by the outside world.
Ning Qi said indifferently: “What sect of Haoran Realm are you from?”
Shu Lingyu and Hao Qiuran exchanged a glance.
To buy more time, Hao Qiuran replied: “We are elders of White Crane Immortal Sect!”
“An Immortal Sect?” Ning Qi said lightly.
“And who are you?” Shu Lingyu suppressed the irritability in his heart and asked.
For a good long while, Ning Qi did not respond; he stared at the realm node in his hand, not knowing what he was thinking.
Sword Ancestor stood beside Ning Qi and said to him: “They seem to have crushed something earlier; they must be summoning companions. We should take them down first.”
Ning Qi smiled: “Wouldn’t it be better if they come? Saves us searching everywhere. If you’re bored, go try your hand with the weaker one first?”
Ning Qi had always acknowledged Sword Ancestor’s strength and talent.
If not for the evil qi in Sword Ancestor’s body that could not be rooted out, he would probably have already stepped into Dao Integration Realm.
Now, Sword Ancestor could only grow along with his cultivation.
Ning Qi was late Integration Realm, and Sword Ancestor’s cultivation was also late Integration Realm.
Sword Ancestor was helpless, his gaze turned to Hao Qiuran, and said: “I know what you’re thinking—either wait for people or take down that Ning Qi kid.”
“Ning Qi?”
Only then did Shu Lingyu and Hao Qiuran learn Ning Qi’s name.
Sword Ancestor continued: “No matter how you plan, you won’t have a chance. Instead of sitting and waiting for death, why not come out and move around?”
The two had ugly expressions.
Both were foxes who had cultivated for tens of thousands of years; having their plans seen through was expected.
Hao Qiuran said: “Fine, let’s see how strong you, a late Integration Realm, really are!”
He soared into the air, seemingly distancing from Shu Lingyu, to fight Sword Ancestor.
But just after rising three zhang, he and Shu Lingyu suddenly formed a linked formation instantly.
“Crane Head Severs Immortal Path!”
The two figures disappeared from the spot, seemingly fusing together into a double-headed immortal crane, flapping its wings and slashing toward Ning Qi.
They still had not abandoned their previous idea; even though Ning Qi gave them a very terrifying feeling, they still prepared to capture the thief first by capturing the king!
The double-headed immortal crane transformed by the two, while still en route, had its crane feathers shoot out first, each one like divine swords, containing several kinds of rules within, strangling toward Ning Qi.
As for the two crane heads, one crane head emitted bursts of ethereal cries, yet darkly containing a desolate and murderous intent.
Every cry that spread caused the sound waves to distort the void; with each cry entering the ears, many cultivators immediately became dazed in mind, some even directly plummeting from the air.
As for the other head, it twisted its slender neck, as if transmitting power from within the crane body upward.
Suddenly, the already vermilion tops of the two crane heads became even more bewitchingly red, faintly seeping two strands of crimson mist that rapidly spread in all directions.
From afar, that double-headed immortal crane seemed to be immersed in red immortal mist, dreamlike and illusory, its speed increasing greatly again.
At the same time, at the edges of the immortal crane’s two crane wings, countless rule divine chains condensed, flashing with terrifying divine light.
Just the edges alone could slice open the void, then pouncing to kill toward Ning Qi.
The killing move unleashed by the two was layer upon layer; if it were anyone else, they might really be taken down.
Sword Ancestor sighed slightly, his entire body transforming into an incomparably wide Heaven-Cleaving Divine Sword, directly slicing across the void toward the double-headed immortal crane’s body, even faster than them.
Chirp!
An extremely shrill wail resounded through the void, interrupting the immortal crane’s previous ethereal cries, also slashing away the blood-red immortal mist, then cleaving the immortal crane in half from the middle!
Two figures tumbled out from within.
Shu Lingyu’s face paled, and a trace of blood had already seeped from the corner of Hao Qiuran’s mouth.
Both stared blankly at Sword Jingjue who had reappeared in form, never expecting that he, at late Integration Realm, was so terrifying, easily breaking their killing move.
The opponent’s transformation technique was purely single Sword Dao rules, and had several points resembling the prototype of a Dao Integration Realm body of rules.
Integration Realm fuses rules into the flesh body, Dao Integration Realm transforms into rule life.
The latter’s transformation is extremely difficult, uniting flesh body, nascent soul, and will to form a body of rules, the difficulty evident.
But the feeling Sword Jingjue gave the two was clearly that of a Dao Integration seed—this was too terrifying!
One was a top Venerable, the other a peak Venerable, both having touched a sliver of the Dao Integration Realm threshold, yet neither had as great a transformation as Sword Jingjue!
Sword Jingjue said: “I told you, you won’t have a chance!”
Hao Qiuran wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said to Shu Lingyu: “Senior Brother Shu, it seems we can only do as they demand!”
Shu Lingyu nodded bitterly.
Hao Qiuran flew back to a place in the void, with Sword Jingjue following behind.
Not long after, the two engaged in battle.
With Sword Jingjue’s previous stunning sword, Hao Qiuran fought with more and more flaws, completely suppressed by Sword Jingjue.
Not long after, Hao Qiuran was already covered in blood!
This was still because Sword Jingjue had held back; after all, Ning Qi had instructed early on to capture alive, not letting the opponent self-detonate and die.
Fortunately, Sword Ancestor could fulfill both requirements; he did not directly cripple Hao Qiuran, instead treating him as a suitable practice object.
After all, in Xuanzhen Domain, his battles with Ning Qi always ended in loss now, while battles with other sects’ Integration Realm were too simple.
So, Sword Jingjue took White Crane Immortal Sect’s top Venerable as a good object to vent his usual frustrations.
At the same time, he could verify the feasibility of the path to Dao Integration Realm.
Shu Lingyu’s eyes reflected the two’s battle, then he directly turned his head away, unable to bear watching further.
He looked toward Ning Qi, suddenly charging out again, angrily saying: “I do not have the habit of sitting and waiting for death!”
He transformed again into an immortal crane, like an Immortal Path sprite, directly shuttling through the void to arrive before Ning Qi.
His two slender crane legs kicked and clawed rapidly in succession; every kick imprinted a crane claw black hole on the void, slow to heal.
Facing the incoming Shu Lingyu, Ning Qi merely extended one large hand and gently patted out.
Pa!
The huge crane leg kicked onto the slender fair hand; the crane claw black hole did not appear again. Shu Lingyu kicked Ning Qi’s seemingly small palm but could not shake it in the slightest.
Ning Qi’s hand was like a divine mountain that could never be shaken; Shu Lingyu crashed into it, failing to injure the enemy while himself was covered in wounds!
Shu Lingyu could not help but spit out a large mouthful of blood, retreating to repair his half-broken bones, eyes wide as he stared at Ning Qi, seemingly completely unable to believe it.
Previously, Sword Ancestor’s sword was so strong, cleaving their jointly unleashed double-headed immortal crane back to original form; the two did not feel anything amiss.
Because Sword Ancestor had touched the prototype of Dao Integration Realm, his strength was traceable.
But Ning Qi’s one palm strike was so ordinary, like a mortal’s palm!
Shu Lingyu could not see any powerful aspects at all.
His mind raced, thinking for a good while, before suddenly murmuring: “Could you be the lord of a Spirit Domain, a Domain Lord of Integration Realm?”
Ning Qi was slightly stunned, not expecting the opponent to also know of Domain Lords’ existence.
Seeing Ning Qi did not deny it, Shu Lingyu’s blood-stained face became even more bitter.
“No wonder they all obey you—you’re a Domain Lord!”
Ning Qi did not let him speak again; the fair hand reached out once more, directly grabbing Shu Lingyu like the black flood dragon, single-handedly suppressing him.
Shu Lingyu struggled desperately, even using the immortal crane blood-burning technique, yet still could not escape being captured by Ning Qi.
Like the black flood dragon, his figure continuously shrank, finally transforming into a thumb-sized little person, grabbed back by Ning Qi.
Ning Qi looked toward Sword Ancestor, seeing him still constantly testing his sword; no matter what methods that Hao Qiuran used, he could not escape his grasp.
Even attempting self-detonation was cleaved back to prototype by Sword Ancestor’s sword.
Hao Qiuran, as an old monster who had lived who knows how many tens of thousands of years, was now nearly crying tears of old age.
“Sword Ancestor, take him down. More people are coming from the other side,” Ning Qi said.
Sword Ancestor was slightly stunned upon hearing this, then immediately took down Hao Qiuran and brought him back.
He released primordial spirit power but could not sense any incoming people at all, only marveling at how much stronger Ning Qi’s primordial spirit power was.
Below, the remaining few cultivators of White Crane Immortal Sect had been completely eliminated.
Seeing Alliance Leader and Sword Ancestor take down the opponent’s Venerables, reverence rose in their hearts again.
With Alliance Leader able to suppress a peak Venerable so easily, their trip to War Domain this time was truly safe as long as no Dao Integration appeared.
Shu Lingyu and Hao Qiuran were utterly dejected but showed no intention of begging for mercy.
“No matter how strong you are, you cannot resist the cultivators of our Spirit Bird Domain!” Hao Qiuran coldly glared at Ning Qi.
“Our White Crane Immortal Sect still has three equally powerful teams, and Spirit Bird Domain has more than just our White Crane Immortal Sect.”
Shu Lingyu also sneered coldly.
Their threatening words passed like wind, yet did not affect anyone.
At this, the two nearly exploded with internal anger!
Shu Lingyu released another piece of information, shouting loudly: “It’s not only you who is a Domain Lord!”
The threat still had minimal effect; only Sword Ancestor, Ning Qi, and Wei Wu Ya, who knew the inside story of Domain Lords, understood that Domain Lords could call upon Spirit Domain realm power.
Their expressions could not help but change slightly.
But Ning Qi was slightly pleased, asking: “Is this true? Has your Spirit Bird Domain’s Domain Lord also come?”
Shu Lingyu truly could not understand why this youth before him showed joy on his face.
Of course Ning Qi was happy; if Spirit Bird Domain’s Domain Lord had also come to War Domain, his subsequent gains would be much greater.
But logically, Spirit Bird Domain was a mid-tier Spirit Domain, and White Crane Immortal Sect was an Immortal Sect, so its Domain Lord should at least be a Dao Integration Realm expert.
Was not Dao Integration Realm unable to come to War Domain now?
Seeing Ning Qi’s abnormal reaction, Shu Lingyu immediately fell silent.
At this moment, Ning Qi suddenly ordered, “Form the array!”
The cultivators cooperated silently, forming the array in the blink of an eye.
Then, Ning Qi deployed the concealment grand array.
Not long after, several unfamiliar cultivators flew to this place, entering the congregation’s sight.
Ning Qi frowned slightly.
Did not White Crane Immortal Sect still have three teams? What was this with just a few people coming?
After a brief thought, Ning Qi understood.
Probably the other three teams of White Crane Immortal Sect received the emergency message from Shu Lingyu and the other, but currently they were not in the same place.
Now only one team had rushed over, but feeling too few in number, they only sent a few people to check the situation here.
He signaled the congregation to take down these few, then after asking the location of that team, kill over again.
But before leaving, Ning Qi took out the realm node.
Power from his body surged into the node bead; in an instant, the heaven and earth of this territory changed color.
Invisible power surged in, drilling into the node bead.
Then the node bead enlarged, turning into a stream of light flying toward the sky, becoming a star fixed at the top of War Domain.
The Xuanzhen Domain congregation only felt their bodies lighten.
Presumably, Mountain Sea Realm Will had occupied this territory, so the realm suppression power on them also decreased by a third.
Afterward, Ning Qi used interrogation methods.
Finally, from Shu Lingyu and the other’s mouths, he obtained the spatial coordinates related to Spirit Bird Domain, and also intelligence on Spirit Bird Domain’s Domain Lord.
It turned out that within Haoran Realm, Vast Righteous Immortal Sect reigned supreme.
The Spirit Domain Domain Lords below were all enfeoffed by Vast Righteous Immortal Sect, inheritable by descendants, unlike Mountain Sea Realm where most advanced by strength.
Understanding this, Ning Qi was immediately overjoyed; it seemed Spirit Bird Domain’s Domain Lord had also entered War Domain, and he was only Integration Realm strength!
Just unknown whether the opponent could call upon Spirit Domain realm power within War Domain?
