Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

Chapter 1066 - 463: Immortal Demon Power (2)

This Immortal Demon Power might not be as pure and singular as the immortal power in Mountain Ancestor’s body, but it contains everything within it.

Just as its name implies, it is like an Immortal yet like a demon.

It possesses the infinite expansion of Infinite Evil Qi, and also contains the perfection of immortal power.

Ning Qi sensed that its strength was above immortal power, at least stronger than the immortal power in Mountain Ancestor’s body.

Ning Qi drew a strand of Mountain Ancestor’s immortal power from the void.

For the sake of comparison, Ning Qi held Immortal Demon Power in one hand and pinched that strand of immortal power in the other.

The next second, the two powers in his hands suddenly went taut, like two sharp swords.

Ning Qi made the two powers collide and slash at each other.

Crack!

In an instant, the immortal power burst out in Silver radiance, as if turning into a pure white full moon, wisps of Immortal Qi continuously spreading out from it.

It was as if it had sensed a great threat and swore to cleanse all filth.

In contrast, the Immortal Demon Power appeared much more composed.

Its form also began to change, merely scattering into gray overcast clouds that invaded that full moon.

During this time, no matter how the immortal power struggled, it could not wash away the invasion of Immortal Demon Power.

Because Immortal Demon Power was not completely opposed to it; it also contained immortal power within.

Gradually, Ning Qi saw that full moon completely invaded by the gray Immortal Demon Power, causing it to utterly lose the ability to resist.

In the end, that strand of immortal power was completely devoured by Immortal Demon Power and transformed into a part of the Immortal Demon Power.

This scene was exactly the same as Infinite Evil Qi devouring other energies.

Ning Qi’s eyes narrowed slightly.

”It’s almost exactly as I imagined, I just don’t know what Immortal Demon Power will be like when it clashes with the immortal power of an Immortal who has obtained the Fruit of the Great Dao?”

He then thought of the human demons Mountain Ancestor had once mentioned.

”According to Mountain Ancestor, human demons are cultivators who wanted to take shortcuts. They fused with Infinite Evil Qi, but were instead controlled in reverse by the Infinite Evil Qi, thus drifting about the Sea of Realms and being regarded as great enemies by the Immortals of the Immortal Realm.”

”If some of them also possess immortal power, and then fuse with Infinite Evil Qi, would a power identical to mine be born?”

Several thoughts flashed through Ning Qi’s mind in succession, but he ultimately pressed them down.

He would eventually meet those people in the future; everything would become clear then.

At this moment, Ning Qi perceived a message coming from his avatar in Ten Thousand Venerable Mountain: Saint Ancestor and Sea Ancestor were going to attempt to test the Immortal Door’s grade again.

He disappeared from his Inner World in an instant, returned to Enlightenment Plaza, and merged with his avatar.

There were some matters Ning Qi felt were better handled with his true body present.

”How is the Cultivation Technique after its perfection?”

On Enlightenment Plaza, Sea Ancestor asked Saint Ancestor.

Saint Ancestor nodded and said with a smile:

”I just circulated the perfected Cultivation Technique a total of three thousand six hundred times and didn’t discover any abnormalities.”

”If there are no abnormalities, that’s good, at least it won’t go wrong.” Ning Qi said blandly. ”What I want to know is: compared to your previous Cultivation Technique, by how much has it increased?”

At these words, the smile on Saint Ancestor’s face grew even stronger.

”By my estimate, at least three times stronger!”

”Threefold?”

Ning Qi was slightly stunned and said, ”You’re not setting that number just because the three of us jointly participated in the perfection, are you?”

Saint Ancestor said helplessly, ”That’s not it. I truly sense its power.”

As he spoke, he directly condensed a strand of immortal power in the void before him.

The immortal power twisted nonstop in the void, like golden sunlight, radiating a warm glow.

If one viewed it with Spiritual Sense, magnifying the immortal power countless times, one would discover that even in its minutest parts, Divine Texts had been born.

Gazing at this strand of immortal power, both Sea Ancestor and Ning Qi were shaken.

”Not bad. Judging by its appearance alone, it has definitely surpassed the immortal power in Mountain Ancestor’s body!” Sea Ancestor murmured.

Ning Qi then added, ”I faintly sense a strand of Dao-rhyme upon it. Its power is probably second only to the immortal power formed after a True Immortal condenses the embryonic form of the Great Dao.”

Hearing the two of them, the smile on Saint Ancestor’s old face could hardly be contained.

”Sea Venerable, how about your power?”

At these words, Sea Ancestor’s incomparably beautiful face curved slightly at the red lips.

She did not speak in riddles, but directly condensed a strand of immortal power beside Saint Ancestor’s immortal power.

The immortal power radiated Silver light. Judging by that Immortal Radiance, it had a few similarities to the immortal power in Mountain Ancestor’s body, but like Saint Ancestor’s, it also bore an extra touch of Dao-rhyme.

From the moment it appeared, it made one feel as though gazing at the moon across the water, the heart softening by much.

Sea Ancestor said, ”Unfortunately, I may only be able to condense this kind of power here on Enlightenment Plaza...”

The two of them immediately understood what Sea Ancestor meant.

This place was suited for Enlightenment, allowing one’s state of mind to become tranquil, naturally suppressing the restless Sea of Realms energy within Sea Ancestor’s body.

If it were somewhere else, she might not be able to condense such perfect immortal power.

”It doesn’t matter. As long as you find a Realm Venerable to dissolve the Sea of Realms energy in your body, then you’ll be able to condense it anytime, anywhere, just like me.” Saint Ancestor consoled.

Sea Ancestor shook her head.

”Forget it, I’ll wait. After you explore the Immortal Door, I’ll see how things stand.”

At this moment, Sea Ancestor clearly trusted Ning Qi more and more. She still yearned to become an Immortal, but no longer regarded the Immortals within the Immortal Realm with such reverence.

After all, if someone like Mountain Ancestor could also become an Immortal, then if she still wholeheartedly believed the Immortal Realm to be such a wonderful place, wouldn’t that be the height of stupidity?

Ning Qi sensed the two strands of immortal power in the void.

The immortal power shone, each containing its master’s will and Great Dao.

Without a doubt, after re-cultivating and perfecting the Immortal Dao Technique, the strength of both had increased greatly.

This improvement was not only in quality; it also carried a further quest for the Immortal Path.

If the two of them, with their current power, were to face Mountain Ancestor again, Mountain Ancestor would probably no longer be able to suppress them as easily as before.

Ning Qi naturally compared it with his own Immortal Demon Power as well.

Ning Qi felt that his Immortal Demon Power still surpassed the two strands of immortal power.

It wasn’t that he was conceited, but that the greater the risk one was willing to bear, the stronger the corresponding power one ought to gain.

If Saint Ancestor and Sea Ancestor were also willing to fuse with Infinite Evil Qi, then they too would definitely obtain even greater power.

”Let me try it now and see what grade of Immortal Door I can condense this time.”

With that, Saint Ancestor once again condensed eight strands of immortal power from within his body, adding them to the strand already in the void.

The nine strands of immortal power quickly formed a rune array in the void, Saint Ancestor much more skilled than before.

Sea Ancestor withdrew her strand of immortal power and stood at Ning Qi’s side. The two watched to see whether Saint Ancestor could condense a stronger Immortal Door.

”I wonder how the grade of the Immortal Door is determined?” Sea Ancestor asked curiously.

Ning Qi thought for a moment and replied:

”According to my conjecture: first, it is related to one’s Cultivation Technique inheritance; second, to the background of the one who becomes Immortal; and third, to talent.”

”Those three are reasonable enough, but when I previously saw Mountain Ancestor condense an Immortal Door, I felt his identity as an inheritor of Buzhou Mountain was more important?”

Sea Ancestor blinked her beautiful eyes, her delicate nose wrinkling slightly, appearing quite resentful.

Ning Qi said with a light laugh, ”Nothing we can do. The current Immortal Realm is probably already different from what we imagined; it’s also a place where you have to rely on background.”

”Is there truly no place in the world that doesn’t look at background?” Sea Ancestor said somewhat dejectedly.

If becoming an Immortal really depended on background, then the three of them clearly lacked any background at all.

Ning Qi’s expression did not change. ”Of course there is.”

”Where?” Sea Ancestor looked at him, icy eyes filled with intense inquiry.

Ning Qi smiled and said, ”I want to say the True Martial Spirit Realm, but even though I’m the master of the True Martial Spirit Realm, it’d be hard to guarantee that no background-based matters ever appear in the True Martial Spirit Realm.”

The expression on Sea Ancestor’s face grew even more curious.

Ning Qi continued, ”But I can guarantee there is one place that absolutely does not look at background.”

”And what place is that?”

Ning Qi pointed to the sky.

”Only seek the Dao!”

Ning Qi’s voice was not loud, yet these four words resounded in Sea Ancestor’s heart like a great bell.

”Only seek the Dao...”

A light of comprehension flashed through Sea Ancestor’s icy eyes.

”Realm Venerable, you’re right. The Great Dao is born together with me; my Dao is not solitary. Only in pursuing the Great Dao does one not have to look at anything else. I am enlightened.”

On the side, although Saint Ancestor was condensing the Immortal Dao rune array, upon hearing the two’s words, he could not help but reveal a moved expression.

”My Dao is not solitary!”

A short while later, the Immortal Dao rune array transformed into a ring, and a hazy Immortal Door, as though crossing time and space, condensed from within.

This time, the Immortal Door’s colors changed extremely quickly, instantly shifting from earthy yellow to bronze, bronze to Silver...