Chapter 170: Three Flowers Crowned At The Summit, Follow-up On The White Ape Scene
Heavenly Human Perfection, although still within the scope of the Heavenly Human Realm, has an enormous gap with ordinary Heavenly Human Realm, almost reaching the upper limit of the current era. Anyone who steps into the Heavenly Human Perfection realm is sufficient to rank in the top ten of the Heavenly Human Ranking.
From this perspective, one can know the preciousness and power of the Heaven-Connecting Pill.
It can directly break through the Heavenly Human Realm bottleneck and reach the limit.
Ning Qi sat under the Enlightenment Tea Tree, his whole body entering an extremely relaxed state, his consciousness seeming to have detached from his flesh and blood, wandering outside the body, or rather, reviewing everything about himself from a ‘God’s Perspective’.
This state he had occasionally entered in the recent days, but today’s feeling was exceptionally strong.
With sudden enlightenment, he knew the breakthrough opportunity had arrived.
Ning Qi’s breakthroughs had always been natural progression.
In an instant.
His body began to undergo astonishing changes.
Under his gaze.
His own flesh and blood was glowing; that was the light of vitality, with abundant and immeasurable vitality surging, gathering, and condensing within it. Ning Qi’s flesh and blood foundation was terrifyingly solid, and much of his absolute strength came from excavating his flesh and blood.
At this moment, that vitality power filled the Seeker’s Courtyard. The already flourishing Enlightenment Tea Tree swayed gently, as if trembling in delight, and the True Martial Peach Trees bloomed even more vibrantly.
Above his chest, an invisible flower was condensing.
“Essence Flower!” Ning Qi had a realization in his heart. He did not interfere with any of this; it was all natural behavior after his flesh and blood reached the limit.
Once the Essence Flower formed, the vitality in the courtyard became even denser. Just the leaking qi was already so formidable, truly terrifying, far stronger than the Essence Flower condensed by the Blade Demon that day, not on the same level at all.
Next.
It was Gang Qi.
The Core Elixir vibrated, blooming with golden light. Previously, this golden light was not very dense, but with the recent cultivation of the Qi Flower, the golden light now completely enveloped the Core Elixir, making it look like a golden core.
Above the Core Elixir, an invisible flower also condensed.
“Qi Flower!”
With the Qi Flower fully formed, Ning Qi felt his already powerful Gang Qi as if led by a general, its cohesion rising more than one level.
Finally, it was Divine Intent.
As soon as this thought arose, Ning Qi felt his consciousness suddenly plunge back into his flesh and blood. He then realized that the wondrous state just now was his consciousness relying on Divine Intent.
Divine Intent was the most profound, able to replace eyes and ears to perceive everything, and this was also the key for Heavenly Human Realm experts to communicate with heaven and earth power.
Looking across the world’s Heavenly Human Realm experts, few who specialize in cultivation specialize in the Spirit Flower, which shows the difficulty involved.
Fortunately, it was not difficult for Ning Qi.
Having established the True Martial Sword Stele and the Myriad Dao Tower, he was already extremely familiar with this Dao, far exceeding the requirements, so it was just a casual feat.
Above his head, Divine Intent gathered, and an invisible flower slowly bloomed.
“Spirit Flower!”
Ning Qi opened his eyes, a look of joy appearing.
At this moment.
The Three Flowers condensed.
Dantian, chest, and head all bloomed with light, echoing each other.
With a thought, the Three Flowers brightly gathered at the apex, and that echoing sensation instantly amplified infinitely. All kinds of profound wonders surged into his heart, giving Ning Qi a sense of inexplicable emotion.
“Three Flowers Gathering at the Apex is a summary of cultivation. In a certain sense, this perfected Three Flowers is the ‘Dao fruit’ of all previous Martial Way cultivation!”
Ning Qi had a realization.
This ‘Dao fruit’ was both a reward for all past efforts of the martial artist and an embodiment of strength. The more profound the martial artist’s accumulation, the more powerful this ‘Dao fruit’ naturally was.
Without a doubt.
Ning Qi’s ‘Dao fruit’ far surpassed ordinary people.
In the back mountain.
The Blade Demon, who was in secluded cultivation, suddenly opened his eyes in astonishment. He sensed the fluctuations of Three Flowers Perfection, and that fluctuation felt somewhat familiar, but for a moment, he did not dare to confirm.
“This… seems like Tian Jian Fellow Daoist’s aura?”
His heart skipped a beat.
“But… how is that possible? How could Tian Jian Fellow Daoist only step into Heavenly Human Perfection now? Perhaps it was someone else from the True Martial Sect who stepped into Three Flowers Perfection?”
He found it somewhat inconceivable.
After all, the strength Ning Qi had shown before made him feel out of reach. Others might not know, but he sensed it clearly; in that battle that day, the opponent clearly still had much strength in reserve.
But thinking it over.
“It seems… Tian Jian Fellow Daoist has never shown the Three Flowers.”
His emotions fluctuated intensely; this exceeded his cognition. If Heavenly Sword True Person really only reached Heavenly Human Perfection now, it was hard to imagine how powerful he would be now. But thinking of the Demonic Blade saber intent that Heavenly Sword True Person displayed before him that day, he felt relieved.
For such a prodigy, having such an unexpected performance seemed normal?
He smiled bitterly and closed his eyes, but deep down, he felt more anticipation.
The more prodigious Heavenly Sword True Person was, the greater the possibility that he could walk the Martial Saint path, and then, perhaps he too would have hope to follow behind and witness the scenery at the peak of the Martial Way.
In the Seeker’s Courtyard.
Ning Qi slowly stood up, a smile on his lips, in a joyful mood.
He now felt his condition was better than ever.
Three Flowers Gathering at the Apex.
It was equivalent to locking his essence, qi, and spirit in a peak state that would not easily fall again. For a martial artist, even if only one day of lifespan remained, they could still maintain the peak state.
Although this breakthrough did not increase lifespan, the increase in strength was extremely obvious, equivalent to condensing all his power into one, able to erupt with even more astonishing power.
“Now, even without using Innate Divine Sword Qi, I can easily suppress the Martial Saint power within the King Yu Bead urged by the Demonic Sect Grand Elder! In other words, my current regular strength is enough to fight a Martial Saint, and if I use Innate Divine Sword Qi, I can probably suppress or even kill a Martial Saint!”
Ning Qi’s sense of security greatly increased.
Of course he knew Martial Saints also had nine grades, but Martial Saints like those in the Southern Border and Demonic Sect who forcibly stepped in with external force were probably at the lowest level of Martial Saints.
This way.
Even if that undiscovered Demonic Sect Leader had stepped into the Martial Saint Realm, he would not fear.
Next.
He could finally concentrate all his energy on exploring the Martial Saint Realm.
Whether it was the scenes deep in the White Ape bloodline or the Martial Saint power within the King Yu Bead, Ning Qi already had the conditions to explore.
With this thought.
He felt some anticipation.
…
In the Seeker’s Courtyard.
The White Ape sat under the Enlightenment Tea Tree. Now it appeared even more divine, its fur snow-white like silver. During Ning Qi’s exploration of the Illusion Breaking Golden Eye, the White Ape’s bloodline had been further developed, causing its strength to rise very rapidly.
The feedback on the Martial Way realm had already allowed it to successfully step into the White Mist Realm.
And its overall combat power was even more exaggerated, extremely close to the Heavenly Human Realm, completely deserving to be called invincible in the Gang Yuan Realm.
“Tian Sheng, focus and calm your mind.” Ning Qi lightly shouted, his voice like enlightenment.
The White Ape did it with ease.
Three Flowers faintly appeared above Ning Qi’s head, instantly entering a resonant state. He immediately felt the changes in his Divine Intent after Three Flowers Perfection, much stronger than before.
“Buzz!”
A sound of invisible buzzing.
Ning Qi then found his consciousness seemed to descend upon a vast ground. He was not surprised at all, looking at the silver giant ape in the distance howling at the moon, as tall as a mountain peak; he was already extremely familiar with it.
But this time, he could clearly feel that his perception of this special world was much clearer, everything seeming more concrete.
“Is it because of the Spirit Flower perfection?” he thought silently.
In the distance.
The giant ape roared and bellowed, swallowing moonlight and heaven and earth power.
Then, as usual, it began to grow restless, trampling mountains and cutting off rivers, as if to overturn heaven and earth.
Ning Qi watched silently, his consciousness becoming more focused.
Suddenly.
The giant ape turned around, its eyes emitting dazzling golden light sweeping over, as if to see through all illusions. Ning Qi held his breath, his heart involuntarily pounding. Every time before, it had been stuck here, and then his consciousness could not bear it, causing the scene to collapse.
But now.
The Spirit Flower was already perfected, and up to now, it was still within his bearable range.
Ning Qi also turned around.
Yet he found nothing behind him.
The silver giant ape’s eyes bloomed with golden light, brilliant beams piercing the ground and shattering the void. It was not just looking at Ning Qi but patrolling back and forth between heaven and earth, as if tracking something. Its roars grew more restless, even carrying a sense of fear.
But what Ning Qi saw was only the giant ape.
“What exactly is the giant ape fearing? Could there be some unknown existence lurking in the dark?”
Various guesses arose in Ning Qi’s heart. Like the giant ape, he looked around everywhere, trying to find the source of the giant ape’s fear, but still found nothing.
Suddenly.
An earth-shattering wail focused Ning Qi’s gaze.
His heart shuddered.
He saw the giant ape, originally like a mountain peak, beginning to shrivel at a visible speed, just like a full balloon suddenly deflating.
This was not a mere enlargement or shrinking of the body.
But an abnormal change.
The extremely shrill wail echoed continuously. Ning Qi could see the giant ape struggling desperately, or perhaps trying to escape something.
Even more horrifying changes followed.
Large patches of silver fur fell from the giant ape’s body, the exposed muscles shriveling at extreme speed, the ferocious fangs losing luster at an inconceivable speed, becoming loose, then falling off. The originally brilliant golden pupils dimmed and became turbid, filled with pain and torment…
The giant ape struggled continuously, but its power drained too fast, too fast.
In a short moment.
This powerful existence that treated mountains and rivers as nothing was tripped by a large tree. The giant ape staggered, kicking at the tree with one foot, but was repelled and fell to the ground. Now it was unbelievably old, unbelievably weak.
Seeing this contrasting scene, Ning Qi felt his scalp tingle.
The giant ape low-roared in sorrow, ultimately unable to escape its fate. It sat on the ground, looking up at the heavens, as if questioning why this was so.
But there was no response.
The giant ape sat on the ground, its mournful cry barely audible, gradually stiffening.
A gust of wind passed.
Some powder scattered with the wind, and the White Ape’s fur, flesh and blood, and bones were completely gone, not a trace left.
This scene made Ning Qi feel even more eerie. Then, his spirit shook, and he finally saw the culprit.
Strands of heaven and earth power fused into the void, making Ning Qi’s shock reach the limit.
“Heaven and earth power has a problem!”
As soon as this thought rose, the scene began to blur like ripples. It was not being forcibly expelled like before; this time it was a natural withdrawal, meaning that a scene recorded deep in Yuan Tiansheng’s bloodline ended here.
“This is a warning to the bloodline inheritor! Heaven and earth power absolutely has a problem!”
Ning Qi stood under the Enlightenment Tea Tree, his agitated mood unable to calm down for a long time.
The previous scenes replayed continuously in his mind.
He pondered the information contained within.
“The giant ape was swallowing heaven and earth power before, then suddenly met with disaster. Does that mean that at the very beginning, heaven and earth power had no problem, but then under some external interference, it changed?”
“Heavenly Beasts went extinct because of this reason!”
Heavenly Beasts were the darlings of heaven and earth, innately able to control heaven and earth power. If something went wrong with heaven and earth power, they would be the first to suffer.
“Not only Heavenly Beasts, but also innate Sword Bones like Little Ten, the ‘Heavenly Beasts’ among the Human Race, perhaps also disappeared for this reason. As for innate Sword Bones like Little Ten now, they are actually versions born after adapting to the changes in heaven and earth, so Little Ten cannot control heaven and earth power, and cannot even awaken Innate Divine Sword Qi.”
“Thinking back, those exotic beasts with Heavenly Beast bloodline might be the embodiment of Heavenly Beasts adapting to the changes in heaven and earth. Perhaps some Heavenly Beasts deliberately let their descendants ‘devolve’ to preserve them.”
The more Ning Qi thought, the more he felt the truth was this.
And the source of all this.
Was that heaven and earth underwent some unknown change.
“No wonder since I stepped into the Heavenly Human Realm, I have always been able to sense some great terror from heaven and earth power. The Blade Demon also said before that he felt this when trying to step into the Martial Saint Realm.”
“For those unaware of the truth, they would only think this is the shackle of heaven and earth, a inner demon tribulation. As long as overcome, they can glimpse a new Martial Way world.”
“But now it seems that if one really refines heaven and earth power into the body, they might die immediately.”
Thinking of this.
Ning Qi fell silent.
He originally thought that after Heavenly Human Perfection, he could start exploring the Martial Saint Realm. With his comprehension, relying on the information he now had, spending some years would surely allow him to break through the Martial Saint Realm successfully.
But now, everything had to be shelved.
“The root is that heaven and earth power has a problem. If I cannot figure out the crux of this, rashly refining it into the body would lead to endless trouble! Even if a Martial Saint Method appeared before me now, I definitely would not dare to cultivate it.”
Ning Qi thought of the miserable end of that silver giant ape, and his scalp tingled.
He was determined to pursue longevity and did not want to die inexplicably like this.
A breeze blew past, and Ning Qi exhaled lightly. For the first time, he felt it somewhat tricky. He waved his hand, and a gentle force sent the fainted White Ape into the room. Then he sat cross-legged under the Enlightenment Tea Tree, trying to empty his mind.
He needed to think carefully about how to figure out the source of this.
Without solving this problem, promotion was hopeless, and he would be trapped in this realm forever, which was absolutely not his wish.
