Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

Chapter 407: Chapter 212: Inheriting the Immortal Artifact, Stars as Chess_2

He understood that the invaders in the spiritual realm war were feared to be at least of the Purple Mansion Realm in cultivation.

And from the terrifying whispers around him, Ning Qi discerned the identities of the two people from before. ”Mountain Ancestor, Sea Ancestor.”

His spirits were shaken, and he already understood what the scene before him was. ”This is... a memory playback of the Mountain and Sea Realm’s invasion of the True Martial Realm back then.”

Ning Qi’s emotions surged.

Hearing it from the old Profound Turtle was one thing, but seeing it himself was quite another.

Tragic, grand, ferocious.

This was Ning Qi’s impression of the spiritual realm war. ”This is a battle for the path, progress or retreat; if the True Martial Realm doesn’t want to devour others, it will be devoured by others.”

A thought emerged in Ning Qi’s mind.

The war scene before him gradually calmed down.

He then realized he was standing amidst a starry sky.

A majestic voice echoed throughout the starry sky: ”As my True Martial inheritor, you must face this as an adversary. Do you wish to undergo the assessment?”

Ning Qi understood at once.

This was vaguely the first invisible assessment—courage. After witnessing such a powerful enemy, continuing to participate in the assessment would qualify one as an extraordinary individual. But let’s not think this choice is simple. The previous memory replay was not a simple projection; it had a soul impact, and the terrifying presence almost felt substantial, enough to easily induce fear in a Martial Saint.

In fact.

Ning Qi didn’t know that among the many Martial Saints from the Martial Realm who saw this scene, 90% didn’t even have the courage to participate in the assessment.

Fortunately, this was not difficult for Ning Qi. ”Begin the assessment.” His mind was already completely calm.

Power didn’t instill fear in him; it only gave him more motivation.

Given enough time, what harm is there in being an immortal?

At Ning Qi’s words.

The starry sky before him began to change.

He felt his vision be lifted infinitely, as if he had become a giant spanning the heavens and earth. The once vast stars appeared minuscule in an instant, like... chess pieces.

And across the distant star river, a vague figure seemed to stand with hands held behind its back.

Ning Qi was shocked. ”Is this to play chess with the starry sky as the board and stars as the pieces, winning against the person opposite to pass this level? Or is it just about surviving long enough?”

What grandeur!

Yet the vague figure opposite was more shocking to Ning Qi. He vaguely felt that this figure resembled the True Martial Ancestor seen in the earlier scene.

Meanwhile, he also noticed a massive star hourglass. ”Those who pass the three levels may obtain True Martial Hall privileges and inheritance based on performance. The first level begins now.”

A majestic voice reminded once before completely vanishing.

Ning Qi gazed at the ’chess pieces’ of stars beneath him, pondering how to break this board without any hints, relying solely on his exploration. ”Could it be testing chess skills?”

As he mused.

The vague figure on the opposite side waved, and a star roared to life. In Ning Qi’s astonished gaze, the star transformed into a Heaven-Reaching Divine Sword enveloped in frost, slashing with terrifying power, instantly obliterating several stars on Ning Qi’s side. ”Within these stars... are all kinds of immortal arts or divine techniques?” He immediately discerned the mystery within.

Without the slightest hesitation.

His consciousness delved into one of the stars, and Ning Qi perceived a type of immortal art named Golden Flame Spirit Blade within that star. As long as he comprehended it successfully, he could wield it with Star Power to unleash supreme power. ”In other words, what this level actually assesses is comprehension? As long as you comprehend the spells and divine techniques within a short time, you can annihilate the opponent’s stars, rather than playing chess as I previously thought. So... to achieve good results, I just need to hold on longer.” ”Even... if I could defeat the person opposite, I should be able to achieve the best result.”

With this realization, Ning Qi smiled.

In terms of comprehension, he wasn’t afraid of anyone.

After stepping into the Martial Saint Realm, his comprehension had made a qualitative leap.

He had just perceived that the spells and divine techniques within these stars had not surpassed the Martial Saint Realm’s range, enhanced by Star Power to become so terrifying. Given this, he was even less fearful.

Boom!

A star from the opposite side exploded, becoming a massive finger pressing forward, simultaneously blasting several stars on Ning Qi’s side.

Ning Qi clearly saw.

The opposite star river was advancing toward him, and when close enough, it would instantly overwhelm him.

He even vaguely perceived the indifferent gaze of the vague figure opposite.

But he felt no panic.

His thoughts dived into the Golden Flame Spirit Blade star, and in his mind, waves of inspiration surged like a spring. After a dozen breaths, that star exploded, and a spirit blade glowing with golden flames soared into the sky, slicing through four stars across the way.

The person on the opposite seemed slightly surprised.

A dozen breaths later, another finger sent a star transforming into a flaming giant palm toward Ning Qi’s side. But Ning Qi was undaunted, as one of his stars turned into a golden armored giant, tearing apart the flaming giant palm.

He grew increasingly adept.

Martial Saint-level immortal arts posed no difficulty to him, especially after comprehending more, he became increasingly fast through analogy.

The two clashed.

One star after another was annihilated, and a series of divine techniques manifested. Ning Qi did not fall behind, even vaguely gaining the upper hand. From the initial oversight that led to the destruction of several stars, Ning Qi now gradually turned the tables.

The smile on his lips widened.

The vague figure opposite was visibly shocked.

He seemed incapable of imagining such a monstrous prodigy could actually clash with him, as the Star Comprehension level was originally never intended for a Magic Realm cultivator to pass, typically judged based on how long they could hold out.

It was the whimsical idea of a certain Ancestor back then.

But now.

Ning Qi completely defied convention.

One star magic after another clashed, and the stars in front of the opposite figure were decreasing at a slow pace, leaving him astonished.

But Ning Qi was not satisfied. ”Too slow, too slow!”

In the next moment.

Ning Qi split his mind three ways, simultaneously comprehending the magic within three stars—a Heavenly Demon Sword Qi, a Spirit Armor Tao Soldier, and a pitch-black Fist Seal. They appeared almost at the same time, leaving the opposite figure dumbstruck.

The three spells clashed, extinguishing one of the opponent’s spells before sweeping away more than a dozen stars.

This speed was more than ten times faster than before!

Ning Qi nodded in satisfaction. ”I can be even faster!”

He didn’t know what level of evaluation was required for complete control of the True Martial Hall, but he could only put forth his best effort.

Stars shone one after another.

Spells exploded in the starry sky.

Ning Qi fully indulged, experiencing powers he couldn’t yet command, now indulging through this method in advance.

Not only that.

Every spell here was extremely precious and powerful, making his foundation terrifyingly strong at an unprecedented pace.

Mind split four ways!

Mind split seven ways!

Mind split ten ways!

As ten stars simultaneously exploded one after another, the vague figure opposite was completely stunned, even forgetting to activate his stars.

What kind of monster is this!

The vague figure was shocked and rarely excited as he thought to himself, could there really be hope this time?

The star hourglass dripped slowly.

Ning Qi felt more and more exhilarated.

Unknowingly.

The stars opposite had been completely wiped out by him, while on Ning Qi’s side, there were still vast star rivers surrounding him. ”Senior, apologies.” Ning Qi bowed, then called the star river to crush forward. In astonishment, the vague figure was crushed into fragments by the star river, never imagining that he would experience such a sensation since the setup of this assessment.

Ning Qi saw.

The vague figure seemed to smile, as laughter gradually arose, lowly resounding in this starry sky.

Then the majestic voice reappeared: ”First level passed, evaluation... exceeding top grade, cannot be assessed.”