Full level of enlightenment: I achieved Daozu by ascending to the lower realm

Chapter 402 Sudden Changes in the Sacred Mountain
"The big picture my ass!"

The sea god was so enraged that he swore.

In the past, Haizu and Shanzu had fought many times in the Shanhai Realm. In each battle, she would ask about the truth of what happened back then.

But each time, the Mountain Ancestor would righteously declare that it was a misunderstanding and that he had never murdered his master.

As for the old man Qiming, he sacrificed himself in the small world to save the two of them, and the mountain ancestor swore an oath to the heavens and the Great Dao.

Haizu still didn't believe it, but because she had lost consciousness when her father died, she still couldn't be sure what the truth was.

Moreover, she was no match for the Mountain Ancestor who had obtained the inheritance of that small world, which was the inheritance of Buzhou Mountain. Every war ended with the Mountain Ancestor's victory.

"Qinghai, why can't you calm down? Do you really think I'm that kind of person?"

"Look at how many casualties our battle has caused. If our teacher's spirit could see the state of the Mountain and Sea Realm now, and see you in your current madness, what would he think?"

"I forgive your recklessness, but I hope you will prioritize the bigger picture and stop being so willful!"

Each time, the Mountain Ancestor would respond to the Sea Lord with this reply, prompting her to give up the fight.

Haizu, however, has never truly given up, not even to this day.

Today, the truth of the past has finally come to light. Although it came from the Holy Lord's mouth, Haizhu believed him without hesitation and confirmed that this was the truth.

Of course, the main reason is that the mountain ancestor did not choose to refute.

Perhaps by today, he feels that he no longer needs to hide it.

Traces appeared in the void, and terrifying water-light blades, wrapped in gray flames, easily tore through the void and slashed towards the Mountain Ancestor.

"Thousand Blade Burial Wave!"

This is a forbidden technique created by the Sea Lord. Although she is in the War Zone, she has actually invoked the power of the Boundary Sea.

The moment this power was unleashed, even the Mountain Ancestor and the Holy Ancestor were taken aback.

When they reach their level, in order to break through and reach a higher level, they will more or less involve some power outside the spirit world.

For example, the serpent swallowing the elephant before the Holy Ancestor, and the twisted monster he summoned from the Boundary Sea.

The power of the Mountain Ancestor can also be said to involve the Boundary Sea.

After all, the phantom of Mount Buzhou that he summoned was said to have broken apart later, with its remains scattered throughout the Boundary Sea.

However, neither the Mountain Ancestor nor the Holy Ancestor were as impulsive and recklessly crazy as the Sea Ancestor.

Their connection with the Boundary Sea was all indirect, but the Sea Lord was different; he actively and personally tested the power of the Boundary Sea with his physical body.

That's why the two ancestors were so astonished.

Only Ning Qi sensed the current power of the Sea Ancestor and frowned slightly.

Compared to his tribulation, which allowed him to draw upon the power of the Boundary Sea and skillfully integrate it into himself, the Sea Ancestor's use of the Boundary Sea's power was entirely a forced fusion.

Ning Qi didn't know whether it was the Sea Ancestor who borrowed the power of the Boundary Sea, or the Boundary Sea who borrowed the Sea Ancestor's body.

However, based on the previous intelligence, Ning Qi seemed to understand why Hai Zu was so crazy.

His father was killed by his senior brother, and he was unaware of the truth. However, he was no match for his senior brother who had inherited the legacy.

Left with no other option, perhaps the only path she can take is to improve her abilities through other means.

This is undoubtedly a risky move!
However, Ning Qi also saw that Hai Zu's will was extremely strong.

Her forceful integration with the power of the Boundary Sea was merely a bit crazy; the fact that nothing else happened is quite remarkable!
Ning Qi continued to look.

In the void, countless gray flame water blades combined to form a large array resembling a group of ferocious sharks in the sea, devouring and biting towards the Mountain Ancestor.

As the mountain ancestor faced a swarm of ferocious sharks, he was already familiar with the sea ancestor's attack methods.

However, the attack surface is now covered by a layer of the power of the Boundary Sea.

This was also the first time he had seen the Sea Lord use the power of the Boundary Sea; apart from that, there seemed to be nothing else remarkable about it.

Therefore, the Mountain Ancestor remained suspended in the void, standing motionless.

However, the divine mountain phantom he summoned to protect his body was even thicker!
Puff puff puff puff!
Countless water blades struck the phantom of the divine mountain on the surface of the Mountain Ancestor's body, producing a dense series of impact sounds.

The water rippled and shimmered, almost like a high-pressure water jet, capable of shattering anything.

The gray sea-bound fireworks above it further stirred up endless gray shooting stars.

In an instant, the Mountain Ancestor and the phantom of the divine mountain were completely covered and submerged by the Sea Ancestor's attack, and there was no gap where a figure could be seen.

The entire war zone seemed to have transformed into a tsunami-like ocean, violently trembling due to this attack.

The only place that didn't tremble was probably the phantom of Mount Buzhou that the Mountain Ancestor had first summoned.

Its top is not visible, and it connects directly to the earth below, without any movement.

Since its appearance, it has been like an eternal and indestructible divine peak!

Everyone felt unsteady on their feet, like a small boat in a raging storm; they were merely experiencing the aftershocks.

After an unknown amount of time, Hai Zu's magic finally ended.

"Whoosh..."

The sea god gasped for breath, staring ahead.

It was unknown how many times she attacked in a row. Since everyone present was a cultivator, most of them could not count the number of times the Sea Ancestor attacked.

Everyone stared ahead, wondering what would happen after the Sea Ancestor's attack, which was capable of destroying the War Domain, struck the Mountain Ancestor.

The space where the Mountain Ancestor was located seemed to have been completely cleaved into nothingness.

After a short while, the damage caused by that space was finally repaired by the will of the two realms that maintained the existence of the war domain.

The space was restored to its original state, but everyone stared wide-eyed in disbelief at that spot.

Their mountain ancestor appeared unharmed.

The small phantom of the divine mountain he summoned on his body was only slightly damaged!

"..."

Haizu's breathing became heavier.

Within the smaller phantom of the divine mountain, the Mountain Ancestor glanced at the Sea Ancestor with what seemed like pity, but his expression was incomparably cold and confident.

"Qinghai, I knew this day would come sooner or later. I told you long ago not to pursue the truth, that the past is the past, and that we are still fellow disciples, but you never listened. If you insist on pursuing it to the end, then this is the result you will get: you will only find yourself becoming more and more powerless!"

Haizu stared at him, who was completely unharmed, her icy eyes wide with shock, her lips trembling, looking utterly incredulous.

"This can't be! It can't be like this!"

She grabbed her hair, her fingertips seemingly digging deep into her flesh, refusing to believe what she was seeing.

She even used the power of the Boundary Sea, so why is the Mountain Ancestor stronger than before?

Haizu simply couldn't accept this reality.

Ning Qi gazed at the two from afar, his eyes involuntarily falling on the phantom of the divine mountain that the Mountain Ancestor had initially summoned.

He discovered something strange.

After summoning the enormous phantom of Mount Buzhou, the Mountain Ancestor became extremely conservative in both his offense and defense.

Even after breaking through the Holy Ancestor's Divine Script Pagoda, the Mountain Ancestor used a Divine Power of Immortal Slaughter, but then did not use any other methods, which was extremely strange.

However, there was no energy transfer between the illusory image of Mount Buzhou and the Mountain Ancestor, meaning that the Mountain Ancestor did not use his own magical power to transfer energy to the illusory image of Mount Buzhou. But why didn't the Mountain Ancestor use other methods to deal with the Holy Ancestor and the Sea Ancestor?
Ning Qi couldn't figure it out for a moment, but he felt that the Mountain Ancestor must be plotting something he didn't know about.

Haizu seems to have gone even crazier.

Her face showed disbelief, intense hatred, grief, and all sorts of negative emotions, but no joy.

Upon seeing this, the Holy Ancestor suddenly appeared beside the Sea Ancestor and recited the Nine-Character Mantra for Subduing Demons.

Golden divine runes flew out of his mouth and drifted toward the Sea Ancestor.

Haizu suddenly felt as if he had been bathed in sunlight, and his whole demeanor became noticeably calmer.

"Don't let your emotions get the better of you, take a closer look at his situation!"

After the Holy Ancestor finished speaking, he made a sword-finger gesture and drew a divine symbol resembling two eyes in the void.

The divine runes, also composed of divine script, flew toward the eyes of the Sea Ancestor.

Hai Zu's body trembled slightly, and his eyes opened and closed several times.

This time, she seemed to finally see the state of the mountain ancestor.

"what is that?"

The Holy Ancestor said, "The legendary Buzhou Mountain is the closest place to the heavens. Anyone who wants to attain enlightenment and ascend to the heavens must pass through Buzhou Mountain. Therefore, Buzhou Mountain is not a paradise. There are many tragic songs there."

Ning Qi was taken aback when he heard the Second Ancestor's words.

He immediately activated his Golden Eyes of Truth and looked at the current phantoms of the Mountain Ancestor and Mount Buzhou, but he did not see anything different.

Could there be something that even he cannot see?

Ning Qi thought for a moment, then instead of using his own power, he directly transmitted his voice to the Holy Ancestor:

"Old man, what exactly did you see? Let me see it too."

The Holy Ancestor replied, "Is this how you ask for a favor?"

Ning Qi replied, "Are you going to do it or not? If you do, I might consider your suggestion."

The Holy Ancestor narrowed his eyes and did not respond to Ning Qi's words.

With a single hand gesture, he drew another divine eye in the air, which flew straight toward Ning Qi.

The divine eye hovered in front of Ning Qi.

Ning Qi reached out and touched it, and the Divine Eye shattered like golden light, shining into his Insightful Golden Pupil.

In an instant, Ning Qi felt as if his eyes had been injected with a power that even he found extremely powerful.

That's the power of immortal energy!
Ning Qi never expected that the Holy Ancestor would give him a wisp of immortal aura. Could it be that only those who possess immortal aura can see the situation of the Mountain Ancestor?
Ning Qi sensed the changes in his eyes, silently memorized the feeling, and retained a subtle portion of the immortal aura, preparing to study it in secret.

He opened his eyes again and looked at the mountain ancestor.

This time, what I saw was indeed different!
The Mountain Ancestor remained suspended in front of the illusory image of Mount Buzhou, with little change in his appearance.

However, the massive phantom of Mount Buzhou behind it had changed.

Surprisingly, countless shadows of living beings appeared on it.

It wasn't entirely composed of humans, but rather encompassed many different races of beings. These beings were no different from ghosts, floating above the illusory image of Mount Buzhou, silently bowing and worshipping the mountain ancestor!

Seeing this, Ning Qi felt a chill run down his spine.

What the hell does this happen?

Why are there so many living beings and ghosts on the phantom of Mount Buzhou summoned by the Mountain Ancestor?

Were they beings from ancient times who passed through Buzhou Mountain? Or were they beings who died on Buzhou Mountain after it collapsed? Or were they something else entirely?
Ning Qi felt that he had touched upon another secret, and behind this secret must lie a terrible past.

Suddenly, Haizu exclaimed, "Father?"

She glanced at the many ghostly figures on the illusory image of Mount Buzhou and seemed to spot a familiar figure among them.

"Don't look at those creatures that resemble those in your memories, or you'll be dragged into them sooner or later. They're all fake!" the Holy Ancestor warned.

Upon hearing this, Hai Zu immediately awoke.

"Then what about my attack just now..."

The Holy Ancestor understood what she wanted to ask. "I don't know the specifics either, but it must be related to this strange inheritance. Even if he is stronger than us, he can't be much stronger. It's impossible for him to be unharmed after being stabbed so many times."

Hai Zu understood.

The mountain ancestor gradually approached the enormous phantom of Mount Buzhou.

He stared at the Holy Ancestor and said coldly, "I didn't expect you old bastard to know so much. If I had known this, I should have killed you immediately!"

The Holy Ancestor smiled and said, "Hmph, it's still uncertain who will kill whom."

Meanwhile, the Sea Ancestor beside him silently charged at the Mountain Ancestor once again.

Seeing this, the Holy Ancestor followed in the footsteps of the Sea Ancestor and attacked the Mountain Ancestor.

Seeing the two attacking him together, the Mountain Ancestor flew directly towards the illusory image of Mount Buzhou, laughing wildly as he spoke:

"Haha, didn't I say from the beginning that you two should attack at the same time? Why did you wait until now!"

"Stop him!"

Hai Zu and Sheng Zu launched an attack together.

Countless divine runes and gray flame water blades filled the void, instantly surrounding the Mountain Ancestor.

But the Mountain Ancestor seemed not to see it at all. His figure suddenly became transparent, quickly passing through all the attacks and falling directly into the phantom of Buzhou Mountain.

"I will show you who is the strongest in both realms, and who can break through and ascend to become an immortal true immortal."

Upon entering the vast phantom of Mount Buzhou, the mountain lord uttered wild words, his entire aura surging forth.

He stopped looking at the two of them and instead gazed at Gong Tiandao and the others on Ning Qi's side.

"Gong Tiandao, what are you standing there for? Bring them here!"

Upon hearing this, Gong Tiandao's gaze swept quickly over everyone present.

"Yes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a strange array pattern appeared beneath his feet, abruptly enlarging and enveloping everyone.

Even cultivators under the command of the Sea Ancestor, such as Zhao Yujun, and Sword Ancestor and others under Ning Qi were all included.

Ning Qi naturally focused his attention on Gong Tiandao, and he instantly understood what Gong Tiandao wanted to do.

That array pattern was a teleportation array; clearly, he wanted to teleport everyone nearby away.

Ning Qi had already taken a step the instant Gong Tiandao's array patterns appeared.

The array patterns also appeared beneath his feet.

The shifting light and shadow disrupted the array patterns used by Gong Tiandao.

In the end, only Gong Tiandao and his cultivators, along with a portion of Hai Zu's subordinates who were nearby, disappeared from everyone's sight.

When everyone came to their senses, they realized that they had already fallen into the phantom of the divine mountain, sitting at the foot of the mountain ancestor.

(End of this chapter)