Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

Chapter 1013 - 437: Burial to Become Immortal (2)

”Very well, you have repeatedly thwarted my attempts at breaking through, so I shall no longer pursue perfection!”

Ning Qi remained seated in the void, unaffected by the Mountain Ancestor’s words.

In contrast, the Saint Ancestor and Sea Ancestor’s expressions changed dramatically.

The Mountain Ancestor’s mention of not pursuing perfection seemed like a dreadful signal, impacting the hearts of both.

It seemed the Mountain Ancestor was about to forcibly break through!

The Saint Ancestor and Sea Ancestor previously thought they were on the same level as the Mountain Ancestor, with only one step away from a breakthrough.

The onset of the Spirit Realm War, irrespective of its righteousness, whether by the aggressor or defender, was seen by the Saint Ancestor and Sea Ancestor as a potential opportunity for their breakthrough.

However, as the battle progressed, both realms vanished, and only then did they realize the Mountain Ancestor was much closer to the limit, with one foot already stepped into the Immortal Gate.

The two of them might still need a clear opportunity or greater tempering to smash open the Immortal Gate, but the Mountain Ancestor was evidently confident in breaking through.

”Could it be he no longer wishes to wait?” the Saint Ancestor murmured.

The Sea Ancestor breathed heavily, her pupils flickering, and her gaze silently fixed on the Mountain Ancestor through the gaps between the large hands.

She clenched her fist tighter, discovering a layer of cold sweat in her palm.

”After millions, perhaps tens of millions of years, none have become Immortal, can he really break through?”

The three Ancestors undoubtedly were filled with longing for becoming Immortal, a lifelong aspiration for them.

For them, becoming Immortal was not just an elevation to another realm but a transcendence from the Spirit Realm into the Sea of Realms, a once-unprecedented elevation of life.

As the Ancestors of a realm, everyone respected them across the two realms, but human desires are boundless.

Just like emperors in mortal history, who unified vast territories and held the lives of millions, yet their hearts remained unsatisfied.

They yearned for immortality!

And for the three Mountain Ancestors, becoming Immortal was their sole pursuit, not merely being content as realm Ancestors.

The seemingly revered status of an Ancestor was merely an accessory of their power.

Perhaps everyone envied their status, but the three of them were actually tired of such a life.

The Spirit Realm had trapped them for too long!

Their lifespan wasn’t infinite either; if they didn’t break through soon, they would begin to decline in the middle of their path, making becoming Immortal even more difficult.

Thus, the Spirit Realm War started with all three intending to seize this chance to become Immortal.

But now, with the Saint Ancestor and Sea Ancestor suppressed, they relied on Ning Qi’s sudden rescue.

Both of them nearly forgot their goal, their morale almost crushed by the Mountain Ancestor.

Of the three, it went without saying, only the Mountain Ancestor could seize the opportunity to step out!

The Saint Ancestor and Sea Ancestor’s throats moved, unable to remain calm, unable to take their eyes off the Mountain Ancestor.

On one hand, they feared the Mountain Ancestor really would break through, yet on the other, they wanted to see if he truly could, which would provide them a future reference.

If they still had a future, should they be lucky enough to survive this time.

As the Mountain Ancestor finished speaking, the Dual-faced Dharma Body ceased pursuing the True Martial Spirit Realm, no longer aiming to devour it to achieve perfection, and instead halted.

The Dual-faced Dharma Body’s form began to shrink, eventually reducing from the size of a small mountain to a height of ten zhang.

Yet, the three huge hands remained stacked together, enough to imprison Ning Qi and the others.

The next second, the palms of the Mountain Ancestor’s three giant hands exerted force, surging out endless Divine Power, while the reality of Buzhou Mountain in the other hand approached, seemingly to completely annihilate the trio.

The terrifying force suppressed the trunk of the Realm Tree protecting the three, causing it to creak with multiple cracks appearing.

As it was about to break, Ning Qi, seated in the void, suddenly awoke from his contemplation.

A golden gleam flashed in his eyes, shooting into the Realm Tree’s trunk, instantly repairing its cracks.

Even Ning Qi felt a bit of pressure at this moment.

His repair speed was almost equal to the Mountain Ancestor’s rate of destruction.

Fortunately, countless roots of the Realm Tree extended towards the Mountain Ancestor’s giant hands; even if they couldn’t penetrate, they provided sufficient support to maintain this space from collapsing under the Mountain Ancestor’s pressure.

Additionally, the Realm Tree silently absorbed the Mountain Ancestor’s power.

Feeling Ning Qi’s resilience, the Mountain Ancestor, with one hand holding the Buzhou Mountain entity, emitted a faint chaotic glow, intending to stack it atop the three giant hands.

Suddenly, the Mountain Ancestor’s dual faces tilted backward, with two blood-red pupils gazing into the depths of the Sea of Realms.

Their expressions noticeably changed, seeming to add a hint of urgency.

”Huh~”

The Mountain Ancestor exhaled and said, ”I have no choice but to spare you for now!”

One face of the dual sides said so.

The other side did not follow suit and instead asked with some uncertainty: ”What did you sense? Why didn’t I find anything?”

”It’s nothing, just some things from the inheritance,” replied the side that had spoken before, ”First, suppress them, don’t let them escape, I must draw some power to handle some post-Immortal crises!”

The dual-faced Mountain Ancestor, talking to himself in dialogue, nearly left the three within the encirclement of the giant hands dumbfounded.

They couldn’t comprehend why the Mountain Ancestor would appear as if he had split personalities, like two different people.

The other Mountain Ancestor silently complied, and one of his three huge hands restraining Ning Qi and others withdrew.

That giant hand reached towards the Buzhou Mountain entity in his other hand, levitating the Buzhou Mountain entity, and the two giant hands formed a mountain-shaped Dharma Seal.

Instantly, within the entity of Buzhou Mountain, a terrifying power poured into this side of the Mountain Ancestor’s dual hands.

Furthermore, the Mountain Ancestor’s merged dual form also drew out a force, resonating with the Buzhou Mountain entity.

Both sides closed their eyes.

The Sea of Realms remained exceptionally calm, and the Mountain Ancestor seemed to act more cautiously, striving to avoid causing any disturbance in the Sea of Realms.

”What are you doing?”

Suddenly, the other side of the Mountain Ancestor voiced curiosity.

Ning Qi and the other two looked in that direction.

It was only then they discovered that the face of that side of the Mountain Ancestor had numerous scars, the same one who battled Ning Qi in the Vast Realm.

The Sea Ancestor frowned, she always thought that was the real Mountain Ancestor, but the events unfolding seemed clearly dominated by the other Mountain Ancestor.

The scarred Mountain Ancestor, who previously used the blood of myriad beings to make the scars on his face disappear, had them resurfacing now unexpectedly.

”Why are you yelling, isn’t it about becoming Immortal?”

The other Mountain Ancestor scolded angrily.

Upon hearing the words ’becoming Immortal,’ the once voicing Mountain Ancestor fell silent again, seemingly enduring the extraction of power from within.

”Hmm?”

Ning Qi, observing the two, raised his eyebrows, blinked, and mentally communicated to the Saint Ancestor and Sea Ancestor behind him:

”Am I seeing things, or does the scarred Mountain Ancestor seem to be shrinking?”

On hearing this, the Saint Ancestor also engaged in Secret Technique observation.

”You’re not mistaken, that seems to be the case indeed.”

The Saint Ancestor responded.

The Sea Ancestor remained silent, feeling the scene before her was somehow eerie.

Time quietly slipped by, and the withdrawal of the Mountain Ancestor’s giant hand greatly eased the pressure on Ning Qi and the others.

However, the transformation of this Dharma Body became increasingly apparent.

Eventually, the scarred side shrunk to half its original size and started showing signs of energy loss, becoming withered.

Contrarily, the Mountain Ancestor’s face on the opposite end appeared increasingly red.

”Haoshan, your body...”

The Sea Ancestor couldn’t help but voice.

The scarred Mountain Ancestor seemed to realize something upon hearing this.

While enduring the energy extraction from his other half, still imprisoning Ning Qi and others, he had closed his eyes, unaware of his own transformation.

At this moment, he opened his eyes to look at his body.

This look made him jump in fright.

Ning Qi clearly perceived his grip on them becoming much weaker.

”I am the true self, are you weakening me?”

He asked again, puzzled and uncertain.

The other Mountain Ancestor also opened his eyes, with crimson light piercing into the Sea of Realms.

”Heh, you realized too late. When you gained the inheritance and split out this future self of mine, you should have known, the future buries the past!”

After he spoke, the scarred side of the Mountain Ancestor withered like a fading flower.

”Are you truly me...”

A lingering final phrase of fear emanated, echoing softly within the Sea of Realms.