He came out of the study and looked around the huge courtyard.
It was empty; a sweep of divine sense revealed no more treasures.
"Owner!"
But at that moment, he suddenly heard the spirit of medicine calling him from afar.
So, he flashed into the courtyard where the medicine spirit was.
"What's up?"
Ning Qi looked around but didn't find anything.
I don't know what Yaoling is going to do.
"Master, I sense spiritual energy in this courtyard; there must be some kind of treasure hidden here!"
Yao Ling sniffed around in the yard, but he couldn't figure out what the problem was for the time being.
They had no choice but to call Ning Qi for help.
"Oh? You can sense that?"
Ning Qi also investigated, but he didn't sense anything at all.
Even after releasing all of one's divine sense, it remained the same.
"Yes, definitely."
"I just don't know where it is."
Yao Ling nodded vigorously and said with great certainty.
After saying that, they continued their search.
Ning Qi was also drawn to him, and this time he no longer relied on his divine sense.
Instead, it stimulates the ability to perceive and comprehend the Dao.
Ripples of Dao patterns, like waves of water, began to spread out from his body.
Gradually, he successfully captured everything in the courtyard.
At first, there were some treasures hidden underground, but as you went deeper, you'll find something fishy going on.
Using the Dao patterns, they successfully located a secret room below.
Inside this secret room, there is a pool of blood-red water.
My vision started to blur here.
Ning Qi continued exploring and eventually discovered that the secret chamber did indeed contain rare and precious materials that even he found fascinating.
However, there were clearly restrictions below, and no matter how he explored, he could not get inside.
"Unfortunately, I can't find where it is no matter what I do."
At this point, Yao Ling began to lose heart: "Master, it seems there's nothing left here. Let's go."
"not necessarily!"
Ning Qi shook his head, then smiled and said, "Your perception is indeed quite good. I've found something underground."
"Huh? Really?"
Yao Ling's eyes widened in surprise upon hearing his words.
He initially thought it was just his imagination.
However, after hearing Ning Qi's words, he suddenly had hope.
"Good, let's go, the entrance is this way!"
Ning Qi nodded, then led the way, taking Yao Ling with him into a side room in the courtyard.
The spirit floated on his shoulder and followed Ning Qi to the door of the side room.
Soon you'll see that there's an underground entrance here.
However, it is protected by restrictions.
"No wonder I couldn't find it; this place was imprisoned."
Yao Ling analyzed the reasons with deep agreement: "Master, you still have to do it."
"I'll give it a try."
Ning Qi stepped forward and saw that the barrier began to fluctuate with spiritual energy because of his arrival.
It has clearly been activated.
"It's amazing that the restriction could still be activated after such a long time."
The spirit medicine was also curious and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"Wait, let me see if I can break it."
As Ning Qi spoke, he had already circulated his immortal and demonic power, and at the same time, a Daoist aura appeared around him.
After it appeared, it began to swirl around.
With his control, it began to slowly penetrate the restrictions below.
"Sizzle!"
Initially, the two sides were mutually resistant when they first made contact.
However, with Ning Qi's control, they gradually began to merge.
It's like two spider webs intertwining and eventually merging into one.
"call!"
After a short while, the seal on the underground entrance was put on hold.
Finally, Ning Qi activated it, and the entrance door was also shaken by a burst of spiritual energy.
It opened with a bang.
A warm current surged up from below, accompanied by a damp smell, and rushed towards us.
"It seems like no one has gone in for quite some time."
"We should be among the first people to enter this place after it was sealed!"
Ning Qi felt the fluctuations coming from below and couldn't help but admire them.
"Is there any danger down here?"
“I’ve seen it before; someone has already searched this place once.”
Why abandon this place of all?
Looking at the entrance below, Yao Ling couldn't help but say, "But the treasure is definitely down there; I can already feel it!"
"Yes, you can definitely feel it."
"After opening it, I could sense the fluctuation of spiritual energy, which is obviously a rare and precious treasure."
"Not weapons or armor."
Ning Qi nodded, then continued reading.
It is a long passageway that leads all the way down.
As their divine sense probed downwards, all they could perceive was the tunnel.
As for mechanisms and such, he hadn't sensed them yet, but since the entrance was sealed, things down below were definitely not peaceful.
Even if you have to go down, you must be extra careful.
"Master, shall we go down?"
Yao Ling really wanted to go down and find out what was going on.
However, he was too afraid to go down himself.
If Ning Qi wants to go down, that would be best.
"Now that it's open, let's go down and see what's going on."
"I'm more interested in that pool of water down there!"
Ning Qi has just discovered what's going on down there.
I'm also very curious about what's below.
"good!"
Yao Ling happily bounced and jumped on his shoulder.
Ning Qi then walked down directly.
Continue down the passageway, observing the surrounding stone walls as you descend.
These stone walls are carved with totems, and some are carved with characters.
Do you know him?
Ning Qi looked at them for a while, but he couldn't recognize any of the characters.
So he asked Yaoling if she had seen these words before.
"I don't recognize it. It feels like it's from a time even earlier than the one I lived in."
Yao Ling shook her head, then continued to peer down: "Master, we've never seen these totems before."
"I don't know what era it's from."
"Let's go. Since we're already here, let's make the best of it and see how things go."
Ning Qi stopped worrying and continued walking.
Along the way, they encountered some restrictions, but Ning Qi patiently resolved them all.
Some were quite tricky, and Ning Qi could only forcefully break through them using the Chaos Sword.
However, this also led to the two of them becoming increasingly embarrassed.
At first, nothing was wrong, but later, Ning Qi was already dressed in rags.
The medicinal spirit also changed from a crystal clear appearance to a charred black.
If you don't look closely, you can't even see him.
"We've finally arrived."
After many hardships, the two finally reached the bottom.
This is an open space with several passageways around it, leading in different directions.
"Master, which way should we go?"
This stumped Yao Ling, who looked around, unsure of what to choose.
However, Ning Qi already had an answer, regardless of what might happen.
He had only one goal: the passage containing the blood pool.
"This way."
He patted the spirit on the shoulder, then continued walking along the passage.
This time, the passageway was much wider.
No longer needing to be restrained, Ning Qi was able to stand up completely and continue on his way.
Even here, the restrictions still apply.
However, after traveling this far, Ning Qi still had a thorough understanding of the restrictions, formations, and traps here.
He also grasped the underlying patterns of its operation.
When they encounter it again, not only can they easily break through it, but they can also remove these restrictions directly.
I'll keep it for my own use later.
He knew every single pattern and every single node within it.
He moved it perfectly into his storage bag.
It took the two of them only half an hour to leave the main passage and reach another open area ahead.
Ning Qi looked at the several secret rooms in front of him, and finally focused his gaze on the door of the secret room with the blood pool.
Here, the door is nothing more than a door frame.
There are no restrictions or barriers.
Moreover, the same applies to other escape rooms.
"Master, can I go anywhere here?"
Yao Ling couldn't wait to find out what was going on.
The two of them had gone to great lengths; if they didn't find something, it would be a waste of their effort.
"Go ahead, but be careful."
"Let's check if there are any restrictions first!"
Ning Qi nodded, then let Yao Ling investigate on her own.
He headed towards the blood pool.
Once you reach the entrance, you can see the entire secret chamber containing the blood pool.
The main feature of the entire secret chamber is a huge pool of blood. In front of the pool is a stone table and a stone bed.
Along the wall was a row of bookshelves, on which were placed some ancient books.
Looking further ahead, in the center of the blood pool, there is a cauldron.
The cauldron was also engraved with arrays, the purpose of which was unknown.
Blood was still churning and bubbling around the cauldron.
The blood in other areas was relatively calm.
What puzzled Ning Qi was that the smell of blood wasn't particularly strong after he entered.
Surprisingly, the strongest aroma was that of herbs.
However, there is still a bloody smell, but only relatively speaking.
The fact that Ning Qi wasn't driven away by the stench proves that the smell of blood wasn't strong.
He first went to the bookshelf and looked at the ancient books on it.
Upon opening it, I found it to be true.
He didn't recognize any of the fonts, but he adhered to the principle that a thief should never leave empty-handed.
He collected all the books here into his storage bag, leaving none behind.
After collecting them, they went back to the stone bed to check it again, making sure there were no traps or missing items.
They arrived at the stone table again, only to find that there was nothing special there.
Only then did they turn their attention to the blood pool.
Ning Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the blood pool in front of him, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Instead of rushing forward to investigate, he slowly gathered his immortal and demonic power and then unleashed it.
"call out!"
The beam of light struck directly at the restrictions on the bronze cauldron.
"Buzz!"
Instantly, the bronze cauldron began to vibrate, as if the restriction had been activated, and a series of terrifying red lights emanated from it.
The red light surged and spread around it.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
The next moment, a monster covered in fangs emerged from the pool of blood.
It looks a bit like a fish, but it's more ferocious than a fish.
It surged in the pool of blood and then leaped up.
They returned to the blood pool.
His flesh and blood merged with the blood pool, becoming just as bright red.
"This strange fish can actually wield spiritual energy?"
"However, it uses demonic energy!"
Ning Qi sighed inwardly, watching as these monsters began to surge and churn in the blood pool from time to time.
You'e had already come to the side and was interacting with him.
With a flick of its tail, it stirred up a spray of blood.
It surged towards Ning Qi.
In the blink of an eye, it was instantly vaporized by Ning Qi's power of immortality and demonic energy.
It emitted a hissing, piercing burning sound.
"interesting."
Looking at the situation here, Ning Qi couldn't help but smile: "There are spirit beasts guarding it, and there's also a prohibition formation."
"So, what's inside this cauldron?"
"Owner!"
As Ning Qi was considering, he heard Yao Ling's excited voice.
Soon, his small figure flew in from outside.
Upon seeing the pool of blood, they couldn't help but stop: "My goodness, what is this?"
"Blood Pool, there must be some rare and precious materials inside this bronze cauldron."
"Look at these strange fish, they're guarding this place!"
Ning Qi pointed to the bronze cauldron in the center of the blood pool and said to Yao Ling, "Fly over there and see what's going on!"
"If there really is a rare and precious treasure, then we've succeeded!"
"Master, wait here, I'll go scout ahead!"
The spirit of medicine didn't hesitate, agreeing immediately and taking flight high into the air.
Then it flew straight towards the bronze cauldron.
Ning Qi had already activated the power of immortals and demons in his hands. If the strange fish below dared to make a move, he would make sure they never returned.
"call!"
"puff!"
Sure enough, when Yao Ling flew over the blood pool, several strange fish leaped out.
It opened its blood-red maw and lunged to devour the medicinal spirit.
"ah!"
"Master, save me!"
Yao Ling was startled; she never expected these strange fish to be so powerful.
It leaps out to devour itself.
Startled, he immediately turned back the way he came.
"Bang!"
"..."
At the same time, Ning Qi's attacks also landed on these strange fish.
To his surprise, he had already gathered at least 60% of his power for the attack.
After landing on these strange fish, it only knocked them back into the blood pool.
It didn't harm the strange fish at all; instead, it enraged them.
They kept provoking Ning Qi and Yao Ling at the edge of the blood pool.
"Master, I think we should give up. This is too dangerous."
"I also prepared some rare and precious herbs in the outer secret room."
Yao Ling has already started to back down.
He didn't want to risk his life here.
"Hmph, I really don't believe it!"
However, Ning Qi could not tolerate being provoked by a group of strange fish.
He's not afraid of celestial beings, so how could he be scared by a few strange fish?
That wouldn't be Ning Qi.
After saying that, Ning Qi took out his Chaos Sword.
"Whoosh!"
Then it directly unleashed the boundless evil energy within it.
In an instant, the Chaos Sword began to be surrounded by boundless evil energy, hissing and crackling.
"go!"
After Ning Qi unleashed the full power of immortals and demons, he combined it with boundless evil energy to unleash an astonishing destructive force.
It slashed directly at the bronze cauldron in the center of the blood pool.
This single strike instantly cleaved a rift in the void within the secret chamber.
Just as the sword's edge was about to strike, something surprising happened to Ning Qi. (End of Chapter)
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