The dark mountain shadow was not large, just enough to envelop the body of the Mountain Ancestor Immortal.
It is triangular in shape and floats in the energy of the boundary sea.
On one hand, it resists the invasion of the boundary sea's energy, and on the other hand, it has the ability to suppress evil energy.
The mountain ancestor remained in the shadows of the mountain, its body still flickering between light and shadow.
However, the bright time was significantly longer than the dark time.
Ning Qi sensed the boundless evil energy within the Mountain Ancestor's body and discovered that since the Mountain Ancestor resummoned the phantom of Mount Buzhou, the control of the evil energy within his body was rapidly weakening.
"Can Mount Buzhou suppress boundless evil energy?"
Ning Qi immediately realized the problem.
He had already moved to the vicinity of the Mountain Ancestor, and immediately shot out another wisp of boundless evil energy from his hand, flying towards the Mountain Ancestor.
The evil energy snaked like a serpent, shooting fiercely towards them.
However, this time, the boundless evil energy did not break through the mountain shadow barrier that could block the energy of the boundary sea. Instead, it bounced back a distance as if it had hit a wall.
This wisp of boundless evil energy writhed pitifully in the Boundary Sea, seemingly glancing at Ning Qi.
Ning Qi did not approach the Mountain Ancestor, maintaining a distance.
Seeing this, he couldn't help but frown.
The evil energy seems unable to approach the mountain ancestor; the shadow barrier of Mount Buzhou is so powerful.
It should be noted that the evil energy was so strong that even the protective aura of the Mountain Ancestor after he became an immortal was not detected. It was able to easily merge into the Mountain Ancestor's body and even invade his body to compete for control of his immortal power.
However, it is now shielded from the outer edge by the shadow of Mount Buzhou, which has been summoned anew by the Mountain Ancestor...
Just as Ning Qi was feeling troubled, the mountain ancestor in front of him gradually regained control of himself.
His body once again emitted the radiance of the full moon, but instead of radiating into the sea of boundaries as before, it was all confined within the mountain shadows on his body.
Ning Qi sensed that the boundless evil energy within the Mountain Ancestor's body had actually been forced out by the Mountain Ancestor.
Strands of evil energy gathered together, like a small snake, writhing incessantly before the Mountain Ancestor, emitting a soft hissing sound.
At the same time, its connection with Ning Qi has not been severed, and it is also calling for help from Ning Qi.
Ning Qi did not take any action for the time being, but stared intently at the Mountain Ancestor.
Shan Zu was panting heavily, his face covered in glistening beads of sweat.
His divine eyes were fixed on the boundless evil energy gathering before him, his gaze shining brightly, his astonishment still lingering.
Even if he has become an immortal, he will suffer greatly if this evil energy invades his body.
Even if you can't truly control him, you can still significantly weaken his strength.
This boundless evil energy is the most terrifying power in the depths of the Boundary Sea. If given time to develop, it can be said to be an existence equal to immortal energy.
If he didn't possess the legendary remnant of Mount Buzhou, he would never have been able to force it out in such a short time.
Buzhou Mountain is an ancient divine mountain that was once the only path for mortals to ascend to the immortal realm. Its remains still contain a great deal of divine power.
This is why Shanzu was able to force him away so quickly.
However, this was not without its side effects; Shan Zu's face was pale, his brows furrowed, revealing a hint of sorrow.
"Ning Qi, come out. The attack just now has allowed me to sense your location..."
The mountain ancestor looked in the direction where Ning Qi was.
A small portion of the celestial light emanating from his body suddenly pierced through the mountain shadows and shot towards the boundary sea.
The energy in the boundary sea receded upon seeing the light, revealing Ning Qi's figure.
Ning Qi emerged from the dark sea of boundaries, bathed in the celestial light as if under a spotlight, and once again faced the Mountain Ancestor.
"Congratulations on becoming the first cultivator in this realm to achieve immortality."
Ning Qi said calmly.
"I am also the first immortal to be made so disheveled by cultivators from below the Immortal Realm!" the Mountain Ancestor responded with self-deprecation.
Instead of immediately attacking Ning Qi, he treated the two as old friends upon seeing each other again.
However, the mountain ancestor's immortal eyes fell on Ning Qi, especially on the gray-black stream of energy at the tip of his left finger.
Shanzu couldn't help but twitch his eyelids.
"You still have boundless evil energy there, can you control it?"
After saying that, he chuckled to himself, amused by his own foolish question.
If Ning Qi hadn't been able to control the boundless evil energy, how could his immortal body have been invaded by it?
Upon seeing the evil aura twisting at Ning Qi's fingertips, even the immortal mountain ancestor became more polite, changing his previous demeanor.
Ning Qi looked closely at the Mountain Ancestor.
While talking to him, the Mountain Ancestor did not forget to continue dealing with the boundless evil energy that he had forced out of his body.
A celestial flame suddenly ignited, enveloping the wisp of evil energy.
The pure immortal power transformed into a terrifying temperature, scorching the evil energy, causing it to writhe and emit black, misty smoke that rose upwards.
The Mountain Ancestor seemed to find the smoke and dust extremely disgusting, so he expelled it from the Immortal Light and into the Boundary Sea.
The two stood facing each other, neither making the first move, both observing the other as if they were hesitant to act.
Suddenly, the boundless evil energy from Ning Qi's fingertips shot out once more.
The Mountain Ancestor narrowed his eyes, and a glint of light flashed from the shadow of Mount Buzhou that enveloped him.
Click!
This time, the boundless evil energy changed its form, with its front end resembling a drill bit, spinning at high speed and striking the mountain shadow barrier.
However, the mountain shadow flashed with a divine light, reflecting it back once again.
The sacred mountain is inherently defensive, and its divine nature is inviolable.
Upon seeing this, the mountain ancestor seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
"You seem quite afraid of this evil energy?" Ning Qi asked calmly.
"Hmph, with the protection of the divine mountain and the flawless immortal body, why would I fear this thing?"
Of course, his words were somewhat insincere. If he hadn't activated the power of the remnant of Mount Buzhou, he probably wouldn't have had the confidence to be so arrogant.
"Is that so?" Ning Qi smiled slightly. "One isn't enough, how about two or three?"
Dozens of Jade Bottles that sealed evil spirits instantly appeared around Ning Qi, swirling around him.
Each of the sealing jade bottles trembled, emitting a crisp sound.
As if something was about to break free, wisps of grayish-black smoke seeped out of the bottle.
Ning Qi was only able to barely suppress the evil energy by dispersing and sealing it away.
Now, Ning Qi's strength has increased several times over. Even if he merges them into one, Ning Qi feels that he can suppress all evil energy.
Since the Mountain Ancestor is afraid of this evil energy, Ning Qi doesn't mind releasing it completely.
However, in reality, only eight parts of the evil energy remained, not as much as the jade bottle surrounding Ning Qi.
However, in order to intimidate the Mountain Ancestor, Ning Qi naturally chose a method that combined deception and reality.
Crash!
With a series of sounds, the caps of two of the jade bottles immediately popped open, and two more wisps of evil energy flew out from them.
Adding to the one at Ning Qi's fingertip, three strands of evil energy twisted and stood side by side in front of Ning Qi.
Upon seeing this scene, the mountain ancestor's surrounding mountain shadows seemed to immediately thicken.
His voice was noticeably hoarse as he said, "You think I'm afraid?"
"How will I know if I don't try? I'm someone who likes empirical evidence."
Ning Qi once again manipulated the three streams of evil energy, striking the mountain shadow on the surface of the Mountain Ancestor's body.
The Mountain Ancestor did not choose to fight back, but instead focused all his energy on defense.
Ding ding ding!
This time, three strands of evil energy intertwined and attacked. The Dao gave birth to one, one gave birth to two, two gave birth to three, and they transformed into thousands of needles and shadows, constantly shooting towards the mountain shadow on the surface of the mountain ancestor's body.
Countless sparks erupted, yet the mountain remained unbroken, like a perfect, seamless tortoise shell with maxed-out defense!
The Mountain Ancestor was always keeping an eye on the Mountain Shadow's defenses.
Seeing this, his ethereal eyes seemed to gain even more confidence.
This was actually the first time he had used this defensive technique, so he didn't know much about its defensive capabilities.
However, the opponent they faced was the all-pervasive and boundless evil energy, which was an extremely terrifying existence, both in his lineage and in the information transmitted by the immortal sects. That is why the Mountain Ancestor acted so passively and conservatively, focusing on defense.
However, seeing this scene now, the Mountain Ancestor is almost certain that no matter how much evil energy Ning Qi has, he should not be able to break through the defense of Buzhou Mountain's shadow.
He was even more convinced that Ning Qi's boundless evil energy was much worse than the legendary boundless evil energy, belonging to the lowest level, and far less terrifying than the evil energy in the inheritance and intelligence.
Just like the immortal energy that the mountain ancestor transformed in his body when he first became an immortal, it was naturally inferior to that of those immortals who had been immortals for a long time.
"Haha, Ning Qi, Ning Qi, I must say, you really gave this Immortal Venerable a fright!"
The Mountain Ancestor laughed heartily, his face regaining all its former charm.
However, Ning Qi noticed that there seemed to be a trace of sorrow between his brows that he could not shake off.
The mountain ancestor stretched out his imposing immortal body, holding the Demon-Slaying Immortal Sword in his hand.
The Immortal Sword is a sword of Taoist magic, covered with inscriptions and shimmering with immortal patterns.
The Mountain Ancestor thrust out his sword, first aiming at the wisp of boundless evil energy burning in the immortal fire.
That wisp of evil energy had already absorbed a lot of immortal power, and even though it was scorched by immortal fire and emitted gray-black smoke, it was not burned away.
Now, with the Mountain Ancestor's sword thrust out, the aura of boundless evil energy was weakened considerably, but it still could not be completely eliminated.
The mountain ancestor was naturally taken aback again.
He could only say that this evil energy was indeed powerful. Even though it was only of the lowest level, it was still extremely strong. No wonder everyone in the Immortal Realm called it the source of chaos in the Boundary Sea.
The Mountain Ancestor's first sword strike failed, so he thrust out again.
Ning Qi's eyes flickered, and at this moment he seemed to have made some kind of decision.
In an instant, Ning Qi severed his connection with that wisp of evil energy and stopped trying to control and suppress it.
Ning Qi was afraid that the evil energy would get out of control, so he kept that wisp of evil energy under his suppression, which actually limited its power.
However, now that the Mountain Ancestor has captured it and imprisoned it in the Mountain Shadow, Ning Qi has no need to worry about it going out of control.
No matter how out of control things get, Shanzu will always be there to take the fall!
The Mountain Ancestor was naturally unaware of all this; he was only concerned with thrusting out his sword, wanting to eliminate this evil energy first.
As the magic sword slashed out, the evil energy seemed to vanish instantly.
Shanzu laughed heartily and looked at Ning Qi.
"Looks like this thing isn't so scary after all!"
He held the sword in his right hand, and touched the blade with his left, his immortal eyes shining even brighter.
Silvery-white celestial light pierced through the mountain shadows, illuminating the Boundary Sea once more.
The Mountain Ancestor immediately unleashed several sword strikes in quick succession.
The three wisps of evil energy attacking him from the outside were also continuously cleaved by the immortal sword, causing dust to rise and eventually seeming to be annihilated and dissipated.
The Mountain Ancestor walked step by step through the void of the Boundary Sea, heading towards Ning Qi.
"Release them all, let me see how you can compete with this Immortal Venerable now that you've lost your evil aura!"
Ning Qi's expression changed slightly.
The next second, he actually put away most of the Evil-Sealing Bottles, leaving only one.
"What, you know this thing is useless against me?" The Mountain Ancestor's eyes sharpened, and he said coldly, "Then I will capture you, find your world through you, behead you in front of all the beings in your world, and then sacrifice all the beings to accompany you on your journey!"
A wicked smile crept across Shan Zu's face.
Immediately, he rushed straight towards Ning Qi.
As the various powers within Ning Qi's body merged, a power similar to that within the Mountain Ancestor was faintly condensed.
He had been analyzing the power of the Mountain Ancestor for a long time, and now he could almost perfectly replicate the power of the Mountain Ancestor.
Of course, he was unable to replicate the immortal power of the Mountain Ancestor after he became an immortal.
Thus, the extra power of the Mountain Ancestor was also integrated into the other unified power within Ning Qi's body.
Ning Qi was wearing a Yin-Yang Taoist robe, and a Yin-Yang diagram suddenly rose from his body.
Shan Zu had already rushed up to Ning Qi.
Ning Qi suddenly made a hand seal, and his figure instantly teleported backward, while complex array patterns rose up in his original position!
"This is……"
Shan Zu's figure, who was charging forward, suddenly stopped, vaguely sensing that something was wrong.
Countless arrays appeared one after another in the Boundary Sea, seemingly connecting the four directions of the Boundary Sea with the Mountain Ancestor as the center.
"Besides immortals setting up formations to trap me, who else in the spirit realm can trap me? Break free!"
The Mountain Ancestor roared.
The magic sword in his hand emitted a blazing light, suddenly enlarged, and slashed at the magic arrays that appeared in all directions.
The layers of magic arrays seemed like illusory existences; when the sword light struck for the first time, only one of the arrays shattered.
"An illusion array?"
The mountain ancestor continued to slash with his sword without stopping.
Numerous array patterns appeared, connecting the entire Boundary Sea. Various arrays were based on the power of the Boundary Sea, including illusion arrays, trapping arrays, killing arrays, and slicing arrays, etc., constantly breaking and repairing themselves.
Even though they couldn't stop the attack from the Immortal Mountain Ancestor, they still unleashed their greatest power, trying their best to delay the Ancestor's advance.
Ning Qi appeared in the turbulent waters of the Boundary Sea, silently gazing at the Mountain Ancestor in the distance.
He had not forgotten the various powers he possessed, and array formations were one of them.
Array masters can use heaven and earth as their framework, and naturally they can also set up arrays in the Boundary Sea.
The Boundary Sea is boundless, its power is inexhaustible, and its energy is chaotic. An ordinary array master would naturally be unable to achieve this.
However, for Ning Qi, there was no place where he couldn't set up an array. Besides, he had a deep understanding of the energy of the Boundary Sea, so setting up the array was just a little more troublesome.
As the Mountain Ancestor continued his attacks, a terrifying force surged throughout the entire Boundary Sea, drawing energy from all directions towards this place.
It turned out that the area where he and the Mountain Ancestor were located was the Blackwater Zone, and at this moment, the two of them were in the turbulent currents of the Boundary Sea.
Ning Qi's eyes reflected the image of Mount Buzhou outside the Mountain Ancestor's body as he formed a hand seal.
"Using the Boundary Sea as the root, connect with the shadow of Mount Buzhou, and awaken the array within the remnant of Mount Buzhou!"
Ning Qi muttered the words of the Dao of Array.
The Mountain Ancestor has torn apart all the great formations and revealed his immortal form.
He found himself in the turbulent waters of the Boundary Sea. His body was unsteady for a moment, but he quickly regained his balance and was not too surprised.
"So your formation was meant to alter the Boundary Sea region? Too bad, these turbulent currents of the Boundary Sea are useless against me!" the Mountain Ancestor said coldly.
Ning Qi did not answer him, but instead pointed to the Mountain Ancestor.
In an instant, from the swirling vortex of the turbulent sea surrounding the Mountain Ancestor, inconspicuous array patterns flew out and stuck to the shadow of Mount Buzhou on his body.
The array patterns connected as one, radiating a dazzling light that even the Mountain Ancestor had to squint.
He was about to say something more when he suddenly felt a violent tremor within his body! (End of Chapter)
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