Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

Chapter 1046 - 453: Another Immortal Coffin Within the Ring (2)

He even added: ”The way of the world is just like this, whether in nature or among mortal cultivators, where isn’t the strong oppressing the weak? Why do you reject this harsh reality, refuse to face it, and not act according to the world’s way?”

”You and I are the strong ones, and strong ones should form alliances. Fighting to the death will only benefit those weaklings. Why not join forces to oppress them—wouldn’t that be better? They absolutely cannot challenge the order we establish!”

Upon hearing this, Ning Qi’s expression turned extremely unpleasant.

Some people’s thoughts are already twisted, or they’re inherently bad seeds, and the Mountain Ancestor is clearly one of those people.

Yet this kind of person often achieves great success, which is one of the world’s strange realities.

”It is precisely because of creatures like you that all beings suffer endless hardships.”

He pointed to the cage of Dao, and the whole cage instantly shot out infinite Dao Lei, striking the Mountain Ancestor’s immortal soul.

The Mountain Ancestor’s immortal soul let out a painful howl once again.

”You walk against the Dao... people like you... are the anomaly in this world.”

From behind, the Mountain Ancestor’s weak and intermittent voice came.

Ning Qi opened his eyes, his gaze clear and unfazed by the Mountain Ancestor’s twisted logic.

If the world is truly as the Mountain Ancestor says it is, then the weak might as well do nothing, quietly waiting for the strong to oppress them and calmly accept their fate.

If the world were entirely like that, then it would be hell!

No one is always strong, and no weakling remains weak forever.

Just like the interaction and transformation of Yin and Yang, this too is the way of the world.

Ning Qi will not subscribe to the Dao of the Mountain Ancestor; having embarked on the path of cultivating immortality, he defies this worldly Dao!

Ning Qi infused the immortal soul power into the chain-like restrictions, and in an instant, the restrictions unlocked layer upon layer, completely releasing the first layer restriction.

Ning Qi seemed like a locksmith, unraveling the various locks of this storage ring.

Though it appeared a small matter, it was indeed a test of his abilities, providing him with potential gains.

The gains weren’t just the treasures within the storage ring, but also the wisdom and skill in unlocking the ring.

”The second layer is a spatial restriction!”

Ning Qi activated the second restriction.

In an instant, the storage ring continuously transformed, its size fluctuating as if space could not bind it.

For a moment, it became a bracelet in Ning Qi’s hand, then it transformed into a single-person embrace-sized iron ring, and then it turned as small as a speck of dust, barely visible.

More intriguingly, it gave birth to multiple residual images, varying in size and constantly trembling.

The storage ring was essentially a fragment of space compressed into the ring.

The craftsmanship in its creation indirectly reflected the creator’s mastery over spatial Dao and the techniques of different eras.

Ning Qi was skilled in the spatial Dao and subtly gained a lot from it.

”Oh, this is adopting a method called space triple stacking, quite refreshing.”

The triple stacking method compresses three layers of space into the storage ring.

Conventional storage rings often have only one spatial layer, which is most practical.

But triple layered space separately compresses three different spaces, layered one over another.

The difficulty compared to a single layer is naturally many times harder.

And such a triple layered space, the deeper the layer, the safer it is, often meaning it houses the host’s precious treasures.

Ning Qi continued using his own spatial mastery to unlock the spatial restrictions upon it.

Moments later, the entire storage ring returned to normal, its size stable, indicating that the restriction had completely failed.

”There’s indeed a third layer restriction!”

Ning Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, assessing the storage ring’s condition.

It must be said, this storage ring inherited from Buzhou Mountain indeed had its merits.

”If a mere storage ring has three spatial layers and three restrictions, I wonder if the complete Buzhou Mountain also possesses three spatial layers and three restrictions?” Ning Qi suddenly thought.

Inferring similar patterns from different times.

Studying the storage ring is also studying the ancient era.

After learning these ancient secrets, he has always wanted to explore that period of history.

Why did Buzhou Mountain collapse in those years? Why did the Immortal Realm become fragmented? These questions and more formed question marks in Ning Qi’s mind.

Exploring all this would also indirectly unravel mysteries of the world, thus advancing his strength, potentially benefiting him in pioneering a new cultivation system.

On the storage ring, the final restriction emitted a unique aura.

Ning Qi sensed it briefly and understood what this restriction was testing.

He must cultivate the core techniques of Buzhou Mountain to unlock this last restriction.

”Three restrictions, quite extraordinary; such craftsmanship could also be applied in artifact refining, pill refining, and even the Array Path.”

As for the last restriction, Ning Qi wasn’t too troubled.

If anyone else acquired this storage ring, they might already be daunted.

One must unlock all three restrictions to open this storage ring, and any slight error could trigger a space collapse inside, destroying its contents.

This storage ring could even trigger an explosion; if the one unlocking it isn’t strong enough, they’ll perish inside, making it not worth the risk.

Fortunately, Ning Qi already comprehended the power within the Mountain Ancestor and had studied the Complete Heaven Immortal Guide Scripture.

Ning Qi could easily simulate its power.

A few breaths later, a cracking sound echoed, and the entire storage ring emitted a hazy immortal light, becoming resplendent, no longer retaining its previously simple appearance.

”Hmm, a surprise?”

Ning Qi seemed to have opened a mystery box.

”The material of this storage ring is rather unique; divine things often conceal themselves. I’ve never seen anything like this, perhaps made from materials only found in the Immortal Realm, let’s call it immortal silver.”

Ning Qi switched from material exploration to probing the storage ring with his spiritual sense.

In an instant, his spiritual sense appeared to be within a bizarre spherical space.

He overlooked this space, faintly seeing three spatial layers.

”Let me see how many treasures that guy has gathered over the years?”

Ning Qi’s spiritual sense quickly scanned the first spatial layer.

Just one glance and Ning Qi’s expression immediately changed.

This layer almost entirely consisted of miscellaneous items from various cultivators.

They resembled scattered meteors in the universe, piled together, strewn across the space.

There were spirit stones, spiritual treasures, cultivation techniques, and various Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures below the Unity Realm; furthermore, there were blood spheres and bones, a collection from Mountain Ancestor’s sacrifices upon all beings that made Ning Qi’s eyes redden with fury.

”Rest in peace!”

Ning Qi gathered thousands of Dao Flames, burning away those blood spheres and bones.

Mountain Ancestor evidently intended to keep those things for use at some time or place, but Ning Qi, upon seeing them, felt like he was witnessing one blood-soaked scene after another.

Ning Qi silently moved on to explore the second spatial layer.

The second spatial layer was full of items used by cultivators of the Unity Realm, similar to the resources of the first spatial layer.

However, there were also many intact corpses of Unity cultivators, soaking in a Blood Pool, emitting a terrifying blood glow.

”What kind of evil cultivation method is this? Did that guy acquire these things from his inheritance?”

Ning Qi didn’t burn them like he did the previous blood spheres and bones; he left them be.

Various signs indicated potential issues with Mountain Ancestor’s inheritance.

Ning Qi didn’t linger on any of it and continued forward, exploring the final spatial layer—the core space.

”Materials used by Unity and below cultivators were placed in the first two spatial layers; what exactly is in the final space?”

Even Ning Qi couldn’t help but be curious.

”Could it be an immortal object? But if it was, why didn’t he use it when battling me?”

With these doubts, Ning Qi sent his spiritual sense inside.

The core space felt like a starry sky, an initial impression for Ning Qi.

Amongst all these, the most eye-catching object lay at the center.

Its color was a dull green, exuding a faint immortal qi, it was astonishingly a bronze immortal coffin!

”Bronze Immortal Coffin?”

Ning Qi’s heart couldn’t help but leap—is there really an immortal hidden within?