Chapter 303: The Dao Recognizes the Master
A month has passed since the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm appeared.
Ning Qi would occasionally show up and discuss Taoism with the great masters of the various sects in the Xuanzhen Realm.
Although they were discussing the Dao, everyone knew that it was Ning Qi who was preaching the Dao.
All the sects showed more respect to Ning Qi. No matter whether it was their sect leaders or elders, they all treated Ning Qi as a disciple, even if Ning Qi did not acknowledge them.
This day.
A hidden place outside the Xuanzhen League headquarters.
Fu Chen's figure quietly appeared here, watched outside the Xuanzhen League headquarters for a while, then took out the communication jade slip and contacted a guy he had never contacted before.
Not long after, a figure flew out from the Xuanzhen League headquarters.
Niu Man looked around but found nothing.
"Brother Niu, I'm here!"
It was not until a voice came into his ear that Niu Man discovered his target.
Niu Man landed in front of Fu Chen and looked at him in surprise.
"Brother Fu, why did you contact me suddenly?"
The two were both among the five greatest geniuses back then, so naturally they left their contact information.
However, ever since Fu Chen left the Xuanzhen Secret Realm, this connection has been severed.
"I came here to ask Brother Niu for a favor."
Fu Chen smiled faintly, but when he noticed the fluctuations of cultivation emanating from Niu Man, the smile on his face froze instantly.
It was because he discovered that this stupid cow had already entered the realm of perfection in the Way of Void, and his cultivation was one level higher than his!
Niu Man's eyes, as big as copper bells, turned around and observed Fu Chen. Suddenly he smiled and said:
"Brother Fu, I haven't seen you for many years. How come you are lagging behind in cultivation?"
Reality can pierce through all self-righteous pride, the truth is the sharpest knife!
These words were like a sharp sword piercing Fu Chen's chest, causing him, who still had a trace of pride towards others, to suddenly become humble.
Fu Chen originally thought that he just couldn't catch up with Ning Qi, but with a teacher at the Hedao realm to teach him, his cultivation must be higher than that of other people of the same generation.
But upon first sight, it was not what he expected!
But why is it so?
His teacher Wei Wuya's original cultivation level was the Hedao realm. He had always been by Fu Chen's side, responding to every request and teaching him hand in hand!
And in the Niu Man's Bull Demon Sect, the highest level of cultivation within is only at the Fusion Realm.
Even if the other party is always helping Niu Man to improve his cultivation, it is impossible for Niu Man to improve faster than Fu Chen.
After all, Fu Chen felt that he had the strongest talent among the five geniuses, and Niu Man's talent was even inferior to Ren Zong and Chu Xiaotian.
So Fu Chen finally couldn't hold back and asked, "Brother Niu, I haven't seen you for decades, why is your cultivation level improving so fast?"
Niu Man seemed to see through Fu Chen's thoughts. He asked first, "Tell me why you are here?"
Fu Chen stared at him, knowing that Niu Man was close to Ning Qi, so he said: "The war in the spirit world is about to begin, I am here to seek refuge with the Territory Lord."
Niu Man immediately understood.
"Don't you forget what you took from the Xuanzhen Secret Realm? Now you show up in such a swagger, and all the cultivators from various sects are here. You are so brave!"
Fu Chen looked at the Xuanzhen League headquarters nearby. There was a terrifying momentum inside, and various brilliant lights kept flashing. It seemed that they were practicing against each other.
Wei Wuya had secretly told him before that there were dozens of auras of cultivators in the fusion realm here, which immediately frightened Fu Chen.
That's why he contacted Niu Man and planned to let Niu Man take him to find Ning Qi.
Fu Chen said: "Don't worry about this. I came here to present the Hedao Xuan Gong that I took away to the Territory Lord. I hope Brother Niu can take me to see it."
Speaking of the He Dao Xuan Gong, although Niu Man felt that Fu Chen's current strength was not good enough, he still had some value. At least the He Dao Xuan Gong would be of some use to Ning Qi, so he agreed.
"Okay, I'll take you to find the Territory Master right now. By the way, you asked me before why my cultivation level improved so quickly. Of course it was because of the Territory Master's teachings!"
Fu Chen was surprised and asked, "You said that the Territory Master taught the Dharma to other sects of yours?"
Niu Man said disdainfully: "The Territory Lord has a broad mind. Since he unified the Xuanzhen Territory, all the sect cultivators and even the independent cultivators have benefited from it. You don't understand!"
Fu Chen was stunned.
Next, Niu Man led Fu Chen into the headquarters of Xuanzhen League.
Only after he walked in did Fu Chen truly experience the grandeur inside.
The cultivators from various sects naturally integrated themselves into the group, without any distinction between them, some were communicating, some were practicing against each other. This scene almost made Fu Chen's eyes pop out.
Are these still the two northern and southern regions where the various sects used to guard against each other?
Perhaps it was because Niu Man was so famous and many people knew that he had a friendship with Ning Qi, so many people immediately noticed Niu Man and Fu Chen behind him.
In addition, Fu Chen's reputation is also quite big. After all, he was one of the five great geniuses of that year. Naturally, many people recognized Fu Chen.
"Fu Chen?"
"Okay, you finally showed up, why don't you hand over the Hedao Xuan Gong?"
Fu Chen was immediately surrounded by many cultivators, including some giants in the fusion realm, but in the end it was Niu Man who rescued him.
"My fellow practitioners, please don't block my way. Can't you see that I am leading Fu Chen? His He Dao Xuan Gong is ready to be presented to the leader. Do you still want to snatch it?"
Niu Man's words shocked everyone.
"Brother Niu, you should have said it earlier!"
"That's right. It turns out that he came to seek refuge with the leader. Since he is willing to hand himself over to the leader, we will not stop him."
"Xiao Niu, you are going to make a contribution again this time."
These words were spoken by a giant in the fusion state. He glanced at Fu Chen again and made way.
Fu Chen clearly saw that the greed that had previously appeared in his eyes quickly faded away.
He wanted to snatch the Hedao Xuan Gong from him, but when he heard that it was dedicated to Ning Qi, he immediately gave up the idea.
Fu Chen saw it all and realized in his heart how terrifying Ning Qi's power was now.
Niu Man asked everyone whether the leader was there. After learning that the leader was at the Wuji Arena, he continued to take Fu Chen to the Wuji Arena.
Passing by the huge hexagram teleportation array, Fu Chen asked like a dusty bun:
"Brother Niu, what is this?"
Niu Man smiled proudly, "This is the teleportation formation built by the leader, which directly connects to all the sects in Xuanzhen Domain. The cultivators from all the sects who participated in the spiritual world war only took half a day to reach the Wuji Arena, all thanks to this teleportation formation!"
Hearing this, Fu Chen was shocked. He didn't expect Ning Qi to have mastered this kind of formation.
Even Wei Wuya, who was hiding in him, was shocked. The immortal sect he belonged to back then did not have a teleportation array!
At this moment, several people came towards us.
They greeted Niu Man, and Niu Man responded with a smile.
The last few people's eyes fell on Fu Chen.
"I was wondering who it was, it turned out to be you!"
The person who spoke was Wu Qingxiao, one of the ten true disciples. Beside him were Jiang Qingxue, Wang Ye, and Qin Minghao.
Now when they met each other, they were all stunned.
At the beginning, they had fought with Fu Chen in the Xuanzhen Secret Realm.
Wu Qingxiao's sternum was broken by Fu Chen and it took a long time to heal. Later, Ning Qi helped him heal his injuries.
Even Jiang Qingxue and the other two joined forces, but were still no match for Fu Chen.
If Ning Qi hadn't arrived and scared Fu Chen away, the three of them might have been defeated by Fu Chen's sword.
Several people had particularly deep memories of Fu Chen. After all, apart from Senior Brother Ning, it was the first time they had met such a difficult guy.
But now, several people discovered that Fu Chen's cultivation was only in the late stage of the Void Dao Realm, and they were stunned again.
The genius of the past had finally been left behind by them, and the one who caused all this was their sect leader and senior brother Ning Qi, so they thanked Ning Qi again in their hearts.
Fu Chen naturally also noticed the cultivation level of Wu Qingxiao and the other three.
Wu Qingxiao has also reached the state of perfection in the Void Dao, while Jiang Qingxue and the other two have the signs of breaking through to the Fusion Realm, which can be considered as half a step to the Fusion Realm!
Seeing this, Fu Chen was hit hard.
He didn't expect that the people who were beaten by him at the beginning had already surpassed him and Niu Man in cultivation.
This is the Wuji Sword Sect led by Ning Qi. Is this the situation in the Xuanzhen Domain after Ning Qi became the domain master?
Wei Wuya inside the body seemed to sigh in Fu Chen's consciousness.
I don't know whether he was feeling sorry for Fu Chen or sighing at the current grand occasion of Xuanzhen Realm.
Finally, he sent a voice message to Fu Chen: "Xiao Chen, you have also seen the gap, even if I teach you in person, you can't catch up with the Territory Lord Ning Qi. You must seize the last chance!"
Fu Chen was silent for a moment before he responded, "Teacher, I understand."
…
Ning Qi appeared again in the Wuji Arena that he had built himself.
Seeing him coming, all those who were practicing immediately stopped and bowed to him.
Ning Qi simply nodded, and everyone continued to practice, working harder than before.
Currently, under Ning Qi's influence, the monks from various sects have almost made no distinction between you and me, breaking down the prejudices between their sects, and the cooperation between them has become more and more skillful.
Everyone is full of confidence in the subsequent spiritual war.
Because they felt that the cultivators in other domains would definitely not be able to be as united as they were, with seamless cooperation and being completely united as one.
Ning Qi sat in the main seat. Not long after, Niu Man suddenly appeared in front of him with a group of people.
"Alliance leader, look who I brought here." Niu Man clasped his fists respectfully, looking a little reserved.
Niu Man's cultivation has now reached the perfection of the Void Dao Realm.
But now he can no longer be as casual in front of Ning Qi as he was in the past.
After all, even Niu Dingtian had to respectfully address Ning Qi as the leader of the alliance, let alone him.
"Brother Niu, I've said it before, there's no need to be so formal about our friendship."
Niu Man quickly shook his head and said, "Alliance leader, I am grateful that you can remember me, but you are already the leader of the alliance and the lord of the domain. How can I, Niu, undermine your dignity?"
This guy is still as smart as ever.
Ning Qi may not care about those details, but Niu Man is self-aware.
If he still called Ning Qi "Brother Ning" as he did in the past, not only would Niu Dingtian not let him go, other people would probably be able to kill him with just a look!
Seeing Niu Man like this, Ning Qi followed him and then looked at the people Niu Man brought.
The person in front of him had a body as strong as stone. He was wearing a blue cloak, with messy hair scattered casually. He looked more experienced than before. It was Fu Chen.
A bloody machete was still clearly visible on his back, and he looked extremely murderous.
When Fu Chen saw Ning Qi again, he couldn't help but bow and said, "Fu Chen greets the Master of Xuanzhen Territory!"
Ning Qi said calmly: "Tell me, you have been hiding since you came to the Xuanzhen Secret Realm. Why do you appear in front of me today?"
Fu Chen only felt an invisible pressure pressing on his body, which made his cultivation in the late stage of Xu Dao seem to disappear. He was horrified and his face turned pale in an instant!
Suddenly, Wei Wuya, who was hiding on his body, quietly helped him bear some of the pressure, and Fu Chen regained a little bit of mobility.
He looked like he had just been pulled out of the water, sweating profusely.
Regardless of being tired, Fu Chen quickly took out the Hedao Xuan Gong he had obtained earlier, held the golden jade slip in both hands, and said respectfully to Ning Qi:
"I came here to seek refuge with the Territory Lord. I hope that the Territory Lord will allow me to join your Wuji Sword Sect because we have met several times in the past."
"I would like to give this scroll of Hedao Xuan Gong to the Territory Lord!"
Ning Qi did not accept the jade slip, but looked up at Fu Chen and said:
"Do you know why you were the only one who took the Hedao Xuan Gong?"
Fu Chen was stunned. His first reaction was that it was with the help of his teacher Wei Wuya that he was able to snatch the Hedao Xuan Gong in such an emergency.
But Ning Qi's question was very meaningful, as if he had already known that there was someone following him.
Thinking about what happened in the past, Teacher Wei Wuya met Ning Qi twice and told him to run away quickly.
A terrible thought popped up in Fu Chen's heart. Could it be that the reason he was able to obtain the Hedao Xuan Gong was not because he could really take it away, but because Ning Qi deliberately let him take it away?
"What do you mean?"
Wei Wuya, who was hiding on Fu Chen, was also shocked.
Ever since Fu Chen came before Ning Qi, his remaining soul has always felt like a thorn in his back, and it seemed that Ning Qi had known of his existence for a long time.
But how could Ning Qicai, who was only at the Yuanshen realm at that time, sense him?
However, when Wei Wuya thought about Ning Qi's ability to accomplish such a great cause, he felt relieved.
To a monster like Ning Qi, anything could happen.
Fortunately, Wei Wuya had prepared for exposure before coming here. Now that Ning Qi mentioned it, he was not so worried anymore.
"Come out, since you dare to appear in front of me, why do you continue to hide?"
Ning Qi's eyes sparkled as he stared at Fu Chen.
Fu Chen's throat moved, he knew that Ning Qi was not talking to him.
Niu Man on the side was puzzled and didn't understand what Ning Qi was talking about.
It was not until he saw a blue soul emerging from Fu Chen's body that Niu Man was so shocked that his mouth opened wide.
Why is Fu Chen carrying an old man with him?
If the energy fluctuations from the old man were not strong, Niu Man would have been ready to attack.
Niu Man was about to ask people to surround them, but when he looked back, he found that the space seemed to be completely closed.
He couldn't see the monks who were practicing in the Wuji Arena at all.
Seeing this, Fu Chen and Wei Wuya also reacted and realized that it must be Ning Qi's trick, and they couldn't help but be impressed.
Wei Wuya appeared, floating beside Fu Chen, bowed to Ning Qi and said:
"I, Wei Wuya, pay my respects to the Lord of Xuanzhen Territory!"
Ning Qi nodded slightly and said, "Are you Wei Wuya?"
Wei Wuya was stunned and asked, "Does the Territory Lord know me?"
Ning Qi said calmly: "Wei Wuya, before the Xuanzhen Realm was split, the Blood Fire Immortal Sect's late Hedao Realm Grand Elder died in a battle. I didn't expect you to be alive and possess Fu Chen."
Seeing Ning Qi clearly point out his origins, Wei Wuya smiled bitterly.
Niu Man was so shocked that he almost jumped up.
The residual soul of the old monster in front of him turned out to be the supreme elder of the Blood and Fire Immortal Sect hundreds of thousands of years ago, and he is still in the late stage of the Hedao realm?
Niu Man's eyes swept over Fu Chen and Wei Wuya, and suddenly he understood.
No wonder Fu Chen, a casual cultivator, was able to become a genius. It turns out that there was such a person behind him.
Now everything is clear, but Old Deng must be very shocked to have been discovered by the leader.
Niu Man's eyes flickered slightly, but he remained silent.
Ning Qi was able to keep him and let him see the old Deng in Fu Chen, which showed that he trusted him very much.
So he simply stood aside and watched how Ning Qi dealt with the two of them.
Wei Wuya said: "After seeing you today, I know that there are really evildoers in the world. I want to ask, did you find me when we were in the Xuanzhen Secret Realm?"
Ning Qi shook his head calmly and said, "At the beginning, I just sensed something on Fu Chen, and I didn't know it was you."
Wei Wuya nodded and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"The return of Xuanzhen Domain to its heyday can't help but bring back memories for me, so I asked Fu Chen to return to Xuanzhen Domain, hoping to join the Wuji Sword Sect. I wonder if the Domain Master can agree?"
Fu Chen still held the golden jade slip in his hand.
He felt nervous inside. Ning Qi had not agreed before, nor had he taken the jade slip in his hand. Now his teacher was also asking for help, and he wondered whether Ning Qi would agree.
Ning Qi asked, "Aren't you afraid that I will capture you for research?"
Wei Wuya spread out his somewhat illusory hands and said, "I am just a remnant soul. I have earned it to live for so many more years. As long as the Territory Lord agrees to accept Fu Chen, no matter how he treats me in the future, I will never resist."
Fu Chen turned his head and looked at Wei Wuya, his eyes covered with a layer of mist.
Wei Wuya added: "But before that, I hope the Territory Lord can tell me one thing, so that even if I die, I can die with my eyes closed."
Ning Qi asked: "What's the matter?"
Wei Wuya glanced at Niu Man and Fu Chen before looking at Ning Qi.
It seemed to be reminding Ning Qi that what was to be discussed next would involve extremely confidential information, and he wondered whether Ning Qi was willing to let them know.
Ning Qi's eyes suddenly released a spiritual wave, and Niu Man and Fu Chen's bodies suddenly softened and they fell into a deep sleep.
"Go ahead."
Wei Wuya sighed and said, "In the past, we fought for the position of Xuanzhen Territory Master, which eventually led to the destruction of the entire sect. I want to ask the Territory Master, after becoming a Territory Master, can I gain special powers?"
"For hundreds of thousands of years, I have been harboring a grudge against this matter. I hope you can tell me the truth, and then I will do whatever you want with it."
Ning Qi thought for a long time, and then said: "You guessed correctly. After becoming a domain master, you will indeed gain special power from the Mountain and Sea Realm, and you can control the power of an entire domain!"
Upon hearing this, Wei Wuya's eyes widened, and remained like this for a long time before he muttered:
"Sure enough, we guessed right at the beginning!"
He looked at Ning Qi and said with a wry smile, "I didn't expect that even with all our efforts, we still couldn't get the title of Xuanzhen Territory Lord, but now you have got it."
Ning Qi said calmly: "It was just a coincidence."
Wei Wuya's smile became even more bitter. "There is no such thing as coincidence. Territory Lord is too modest. Now that I know the truth, I have no regrets. Territory Lord, you can kill me or chop me up. It's up to you."
"I just hope that the Territory Lord can accept Fu Chen. Although his talent cannot catch up with the Territory Lord, he is still better than others. Of course, even if I have trained him, his cultivation cannot catch up with those taught by the Territory Lord. I am ashamed of my knowledge of Hedao."
Ning Qi stared at him, "Are you really willing to let me handle it?"
Wei Wuya said: "Really!"
"After all, you were once a powerful person in the Hedao realm. If I keep you around, the threat will be too great. Are you willing to separate a bit of your soul for me to control?"
Wei Wuya had seen a lot in his life, so he had no idea what Ning Qi was worried about.
However, if he were to hand over his spiritual power to Ning Qi, he would have to be under Ning Qi's control from now on.
He hesitated again and again, glanced at the sleeping Fu Chen again, and finally closed his eyes and said, "Just follow what the Territory Master says."
A wisp of original spiritual power separated from Wei Wuya's residual soul and flew towards Ning Qi's eyebrows.
Ning Qi carefully checked it before accepting his spiritual power.
"I promised you that I would take him in. Now that you are one of my own, I will also restore your cultivation for you."
Hearing this, Wei Wuya bowed and said, "Then I, old man, thank you, Master!"
"Just call me Domain Lord. I feel a little uncomfortable when an old guy calls me Master."
Wei Wuya's expression changed again and again, and finally he smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, Territory Lord!"
…
Half a year later.
The earth shook, and the clouds in the sky gathered together, forming a phantom with no end in sight. It was the reappearance of the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm.
The cultivators from all spiritual realms within the Mountain and Sea Realm looked up at the sky at the same time.
They knew that the war had finally begun.
"The war zone has been formed, hurry up and join the battle!"
Over the past six months, almost all ordinary sects and independent cultivators in the Spirit Realm have joined the strongest sects in the realm, with their personnel gathering in a few places.
Therefore, this also facilitates the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm, which will not open the entrance to the realm for every sect.
It only needs to open entrances in a few specific places in each spiritual realm.
There are often multiple immortal sects in a large spiritual realm. They have conflicts with each other, so it is naturally impossible for them to go to the same place.
The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm also understood this situation and did not force everyone to use the same realm entrance.
Otherwise, these sects might not have gone to the war realm to fight with the cultivators of the Haoran Realm, but would have started fighting among themselves first!
Finally, the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm issued another decree.
"No matter what conflicts you have among your sects, you cannot fight each other within the realm! If I find out, I will exile you and you will never be able to return to the Mountain and Sea Realm."
It gave such severe punishment regulations in order to require all sects to target the Haoran Realm as much as possible.
Of course, the war realm is the product of the combined forces of the Mountain and Sea Realm, the Haoran Realm, and the Realm Sea. The will of the Mountain and Sea Realm cannot completely control everything in it.
Therefore, the various sects may not do as it says at that time.
Fuyao Domain.
Sikong Qing, the ancestor of the Qingxuan Immortal Sect, looked back in the direction of the Xuanzhen Realm with his eyes slightly narrowed.
Unfortunately, the war realm is currently unable to accommodate strong men in the Hedao realm.
Otherwise, he would definitely find Ning Qi from the Wuji Sword Sect among them and vow to avenge him.
One is that the four perfect masters died at the hands of Ning Qi, and the other is that Lord Zhan Xuan must be related to Ning Qi and almost killed him, so he must avenge this.
Sikong Qing just didn't believe that Lord Zhan Xuan could protect Ning Qi this time!
After all, in his opinion, Zhan Xuan Shangjun was just a Hedao Zhenjun from another domain's immortal sect. The reason why he protected Ning Qi was because Ning Qi was a part of their trap set up in Xuanzhen Domain.
But now, the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm is interfering. In order to maintain the stability of each domain within the Mountain and Sea Realm, the movement of people in each domain is prohibited after the war domain is opened.
Therefore, Lord Zhan Xuan must be restricted and can only enter the war realm from his own spiritual realm.
Their Fuyao Domain is adjacent to the Xuanzhen Domain, and there is a high probability that Sikong Qing will encounter Ning Qi in the war realm later, but that Zhan Xuan Shangjun should not be from the surrounding spiritual realm.
Of course, there are still many cultivators in the Heti realm or even the Half-step Hedao realm under the Qingxuan Immortal Sect, but Sikong Qing did not give them orders to target Ning Qi and the Wuji Sword Sect.
Because Sikong Qing felt that Ning Qi could easily kill four of his disciples at that time, and the people under his tutelage were definitely no match for him.
Afterwards, monks from various domains stepped into the entrance of the war realm together.
At the Xuanzhen League headquarters, Ning Qi waved his hand.
The Xuanzhen Domain army behind him also stepped in!
(End of this chapter)
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