Dozens of crossbow bolts suddenly appeared on the originally smooth, mirror-like stone wall.
Arrows rained down.
Ning Qi only needed one glance to discern the power of this rain of arrows.
It is definitely no weaker than the power on their inexhaustible flying boat.
"Like water, three thousand miles!"
Ning Qi hurriedly activated his array restrictions.
In an instant, ripples appeared all around.
The ripples on the water created waves around him, causing the surrounding space to tremble and shake.
This creates the same folded space effect that they experienced when they entered.
This was also a restriction that Ning Qi comprehended after seeing the folded space.
I didn't expect it to come in handy so soon.
"call!"
At this moment, the speed and force of these arrows were constantly being neutralized by the waves of water.
By the time they reached Ning Qi's vicinity, they had completely lost their offensive capabilities.
They all fell to the ground, and even the spiritual energy fluctuations that flickered on the arrows completely dissipated.
It remained motionless, as if it had never been activated.
"What a treacherous place."
Ning Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at the stone gate in front of him, he couldn't help but smile: "It's a good thing I found it, otherwise it would have been quite troublesome."
He then walked directly to the stone gate, this time without acting rashly as before.
"Since there are restrictions here, it means there must be some treasure inside."
"Otherwise, what's the point of wasting energy?"
After considering his options, Ning Qi unleashed the water ripples once more.
"Buzz!"
Under the ripples of the water, it began to slowly merge with the restrictions on the stone gate.
This caused the entire stone gate to begin to hum.
Then it began to tremble.
Ning Qi did not back down, as he was quite confident in his formation.
After a short while, the buzzing gradually subsided.
The next moment, the stone gate began to rumble.
Starting from the bottom, a gap gradually appeared.
The gap gradually widened, and in no time, it was big enough for a person to pass through.
Ning Qi didn't delay any longer and went straight inside.
I saw the scene before me.
This is a treasure trove, filled with all kinds of gold and silver jewelry.
Moreover, these are not ordinary items; they are clearly treasures imbued with spiritual energy.
However, Ning Qi was not interested in these things and continued walking inside.
They soon arrived at a treasure chest, but when they scanned it with their divine sense, they found that they could not explore the chest with their divine sense.
Each time he explored, an invisible force would isolate his consciousness from the outside world.
"interesting."
Ning Qi smiled, then stepped forward and took out the Chaos Sword.
They were about to cut the box open to find out what was inside.
"Whoosh!"
As the Chaos Sword slashed down with all its might, something surprising happened to Ning Qi.
This indestructible Chaos Sword failed to break open the treasure chest.
Not even a single sword mark was left.
"Tsk tsk, it's a good stuff."
Ning Qi clicked his tongue in amazement, then put away the Chaos Sword and looked around.
There must be a way to open the treasure chest here.
Looking at the mountains of gold and silver jewelry, he immediately understood what was going on.
These treasures must have been deliberately piled up here by the locals to avoid attracting attention.
The real purpose was to cover up the method for opening the treasure chest.
However, it would be too time-consuming for me to search for them one by one.
Let's put them all away first, and then check them one by one after we get out.
Ning Qi thought to himself, and then put everything away.
They only stopped when they saw the place explode and become empty.
After everything was packed up, he had no intention of staying any longer.
He turned around and left.
After retracing our steps, we arrived at the square we had just visited.
"Owner!"
Upon seeing Ning Qi emerge, Yao Ling hurriedly flew over.
"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Ning Qi looked at Yao Ling's anxious expression and said irritably.
"Master, look down the mountain! Someone's coming!"
Yao Ling pointed to the foot of the mountain below the square.
There, people were walking up the mountain.
Moreover, it wasn't just one person.
Upon closer inspection, there were more than a dozen people, all heading this way.
"Let them come, we're not bothering them!"
"Let's go check out the situation at the back of the mountain."
Ning Qi glanced down at it disdainfully, then headed towards the back of the mountain.
We prepared to continue to their back mountain to find out more.
"Master, what if they are..."
Yao Ling was still a little worried and couldn't help but say something.
"What if? What if?"
Ning Qi smiled and said, "We won't bother them, and they shouldn't cause me any trouble."
"Let's keep to ourselves and not interfere with each other's affairs. We'll just do our own thing."
"good……"
Yao Ling was still somewhat uneasy, but since Ning Qi had already said so, he couldn't say anything more.
He was confident in Ning Qi's abilities.
However, there are many people below, and they have just offended someone. What if the other party is here for revenge?
Then they're really in trouble.
Ning Qi didn't care, and continued walking towards the back mountain with Yao Ling.
The two arrived at the back of the mountain and saw that it was divided into several different areas.
Some are places for cultivation, while others are clearly places only inner disciples can visit on ordinary days.
"The Treasure Pavilion!"
"And there's the Demon-Sealing Tower!"
"Master, what could possibly be inside!"
Yao Ling looked curiously at the two symmetrically built towers in front of them and couldn't help but ask.
"Is there any need to ask? The treasure vault must contain some kind of treasure."
"As for the Demon-Sealing Tower, I don't know. Let's go take a look!"
Ning Qi looked at the two towers in front of him, then walked straight up to them.
Soon, the two arrived at the foot of the tower.
There is also an inscription in front of the Demon-Sealing Tower.
After Ning Qi walked over, he began to look at it seriously.
Unfortunately, he couldn't recognize any of the words on it.
"It's up to you now!"
Ning Qi glanced at Yao Ling, preparing to have him translate for him.
"Master, I actually recognize this one!"
Yao Ling immediately became smug and began to tell Ning Qi, "This is what the Demon Locking Tower is about. It's actually a place where this sect conducts its trials."
"Once you reach the highest level, you will be able to inherit the sect's legacy."
"There are records here; they lived for over 50,000 years."
"The highest record is the fifth floor, and no one has ever gone up to the two floors above that."
"Then what?"
After listening to Yao Ling's explanation, Ning Qi then asked a question.
"That's it. Several thousand years ago, this record disappeared."
"Perhaps, it was from that time that they were wiped out!"
Yao Ling shook his head, a look of sympathy on his face: "It held on for tens of thousands of years, but couldn't survive until the last day."
"There's nothing to be sentimental about."
"Mount Buzhou was also shattered!"
"That place is far more powerful than this one; it's all predetermined!"
Ning Qi wasn't too saddened by this. He simply looked at the Demon-Sealing Tower and said, "You just said that no one has ever gone up to the seventh and sixth floors?"
"Yes, the strongest one can only reach the fifth level."
Yao Ling nodded, then suddenly looked at Ning Qi: "Master, you don't want to go up and try it, do you?"
"Didn't you say there was a tradition passed down in this?"
"I have the strength, but I don't have many ways to use it."
"Every little bit helps, I'll go up and give it a try!"
Ning Qi looked at the Demon-Sealing Tower and said in a deep voice.
“Master, it says here that once you go in, you only have one chance to come out.”
"And you can't come out during each level of the challenge."
"In other words, there's only one way out: death!"
Yao Ling quickly reminded Ning Qi.
Clearly, he didn't want Ning Qi to go up.
"So, how did their disciples challenge them in the past?"
Upon hearing this, Ning Qi looked at Yao Ling and said, "Don't lie to me."
“Master, in the past, sects had elders, and they could control the Demon Locking Tower.”
"If I see that my disciple is in danger, I will go to save him."
"Now that everyone in this sect is gone, there will be no one to save us if something happens!"
Seeing that Ning Qi didn't believe her, Yao Ling spoke to Ning Qi with a serious expression.
"Oh? I see!"
Ning Qi believed him only after hearing his words.
However, he still showed no intention of leaving.
"Master, why don't we go and take a look at their treasure vault? Maybe we'll find something useful."
Suddenly, Yao Ling had a flash of inspiration and pointed to another tower not far away.
They wanted to take this opportunity to divert Ning Qi's attention.
"I just used my divine sense to explore this place, and there's nothing of value here."
"They were taken away by their people when they fled for their lives."
Ning Qi shook his head and looked at the Demon Locking Tower: "This is the only thing of value."
"Huh? You've seen them all?"
"I can't believe it," Yao Ling asked.
"good!"
Ning Qi nodded, then took a step forward.
It was at this moment that he suddenly sensed something.
Looking behind me, I saw that there was indeed a group of people following me.
They all looked towards Ning Qi.
Without waiting for them to arrive, Ning Qi led Yao Ling into the Demon Locking Tower.
This place truly lives up to its reputation as a testing ground; the door opened automatically as soon as I reached it.
"call!"
A gust of wind blew out from inside.
The wind carried a wave of heat that swept over us.
Ning Qi walked in without thinking.
After he entered, everything suddenly changed.
What was originally a layer of dew suddenly began to become fragmented.
In the blink of an eye, this place turned into a desolate desert.
Waves of heat still rolled across the horizon, carrying a sea of fire that surged in the distance.
"It's so hot!"
Yao Ling wiped away her sweat, a worried look on her face: "Master, won't we be roasted to death?"
"What's there to be afraid of? It's just an illusion!"
Ning Qi sneered: "Watch me, I'll break his illusion in no time."
After saying that, he once again unleashed his water ripples.
Waves began to surge and ripple here.
Soon, it began to merge with the void here.
"Sizzle!"
It emitted a series of ear-piercing burning sounds.
However, after this stalemate lasted for about half an incense stick's time, Ning Qi finally gave up.
"Master, what's wrong?"
Seeing that he had given up, Yao Ling hurriedly asked.
"Strange, it can't be broken!"
Ning Qi looked around and his expression turned serious: "So, this isn't an illusion!"
"Not an illusion? Then what is it?"
Yao Ling also began to worry.
To everyone's surprise, even Ning Qi couldn't break through the illusion here.
"That can only mean one thing: there is a teleportation array on this floor."
"We were transported to this trial environment."
"Only by passing the trials here can we get out!"
Ning Qi continued to observe the environment and began to think of a way to leave.
"Huh? We've been teleported out? Where are we now?"
Yao Ling immediately looked miserable.
She began to complain in her heart, but dared not show it too obviously on her face.
They could only follow Ning Qi and continue exploring this area.
I hope to find a way to leave this place soon.
However, the two of them searched for a long time but still couldn't find a way out.
Moreover, they discovered that the longer they stayed there, the higher the temperature became.
It's as if they're being completely melted down here.
At this moment, even Ning Qi took off his shirt.
"It's so hot!"
He used his clothes to fan himself.
He had just conducted an experiment; even with the power of immortals and demons, he was still unable to resist this heat wave.
Clearly, this heatwave is not targeting ordinary people.
Even with the strength of a true immortal, he couldn't resist it, which shows how extraordinary the power of this heat wave was.
"Master, I'm about to melt."
"You should just put me away; I don't want to dissolve here."
Yao Ling had slumped against his shoulder, her eyes filled with despair.
"good!"
Ning Qi agreed and then put the medicinal spirit away.
Facing everything here alone.
He just stood there, looking at the heatwaves that surrounded him, and then at the endless desert landscape.
For a moment, I had no choice but to sit down.
However, as soon as I sat down, I was scalded by the heat from the ground.
He quickly stood up again.
"How could this happen? We can't just be roasted to death here, can we?"
Ning Qi continued to observe the environment, and gradually his eyes lit up.
I wonder if my Crimson Fire Immortal Technique will be effective here.
If possible, we should refine the heatwave here and claim it for ourselves.
Wouldn't that enhance the power of my immortal techniques?
Ning Qi's Crimson Fire Immortal Technique was previously derived from the absorption of the Crimson Lotus, although the Crimson Lotus's flames were also very strong.
But something was always missing.
That's the kind of heatwave that even the soul can't bear.
If he could refine it, Ning Qi was confident that he could take his Crimson Fire Immortal Technique to the next level.
Only in this way can the destructive power of the immortal technique be achieved.
After a moment's thought, he took out the alchemy furnace from his storage bag.
Then it was placed on the open ground in the desert, and finally it leaped up.
He sat cross-legged directly on the alchemy furnace.
That way, you won't get your butt burned by the heat.
Once he was settled, Ning Qi let out a long sigh of relief.
He then began to slowly circulate his Crimson Fire Immortal Technique.
As he circulated the technique, the blazing flames of the immortal arts gradually began to appear around him. (End of Chapter)
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