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"You all focus on healing your injuries. Use the necessary medicines if needed, and then leave the rest to me."

Ning Qi took a step forward, and before his voice had faded, his white robes traversed the void.

"Arrogant!"

Ren Zongwu and Dao looked grim and shouted angrily in unison.

This guy in front of them actually wants to fight both of them, these two prodigies, by himself?

Although they didn't know how Ning Qi had rescued everyone, the two assumed that Ning Qi had used some kind of powerful secret treasure.

This time, Ren Zong took the initiative, and hundreds of star shadows appeared on his body, as if he were wearing a starry sky curtain.

The boundless power of the stars emitted a hazy starlight. Suddenly, Ren Zong pointed at Ning Qi, as if drawing a bow and releasing an arrow!

An arrow of shimmering light shot towards Ning Qi, appearing to everyone as if Ren Zong had cut a section of the Milky Way from the night sky.

Their Heavenly Star Sect cultivates the Heavenly Star Codex. It is said that when they reach the pinnacle of their cultivation, they can grasp the sun and moon and pluck stars from the sky, instead of relying on external forces as they do now.

But right now, Ren Zong's attack is also extremely terrifying.

Ren Zong even felt that this was the most skillful performance he had ever given in his life.

Ning Qi traversed the void, and the incoming arrow of light suddenly magnified, truly crashing down like a galaxy.

But he simply extended his right hand and casually struck out with his palm.

Ning Qi did not even release the five-colored rainbow light that had helped everyone defend against the two attacks earlier.

Seeing Ning Qi Qi's response to his triumphant attack, Ren Zong's face turned extremely ugly, and he coldly said, "This kid is courting death!"

However, the next second, his pupils suddenly contracted.

As the arrow of light approached him, Ning Qi unleashed a seemingly ordinary palm strike, his single hand blotting out the sky like the deepest darkness in the universe, instantly annihilating countless starlight.

His white-clad figure flashed through the fading starlight, impervious to all magic!

In the blink of an eye, Ning Qi was already in front of the two, and his overwhelming hand was about to strike them.

Wu Dao flipped his palms, and clouds instantly rose beneath his and Ren Zong's feet.

In an instant, the two figures moved away from Ning Qi.

Their aloof figures exuded an air of superiority, giving the impression to others present that they were ascending to immortality, while the masses below could only remain trapped in the mortal world, looking up at them in awe.

Unfortunately, they encountered Ning Qi.

Wu Dao used Formation to shift the distance, and the two stood on the clouds, looking down at Ning Qi with disdain.

Suddenly, the two stumbled, the clouds shattered instantly, and the two immediately fell from the clouds.

They barely managed to regain their footing. Ren Zong felt utterly humiliated and looked at Wu Dao, asking, "Brother Wu, why did your teleportation Formation fail?"

Wu Dao was completely bewildered. Although he was unparalleled in array formations, he truly had no idea what had just happened.

But faced with Ren Zong's question, he couldn't show it directly, so he had to give a roundabout answer:

"Brother Ren, I apologize. I forgot that we are inside the main hall, which is Restriction."

Upon hearing this, Ren Zong thought for a moment but didn't dwell on it. Besides, Ning Qi's attack was imminent, leaving the two of them no time to think.

"This kid's physical body seems incredibly strong too, we must not engage him in close combat!" Ren Zong warned.

Wu Dao nodded.

"Don't worry, I'll use my treasured array of formations—trapping, limiting, exhausting, poisoning, and killing—to deal with him. So far, no one has been worth my time!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Dao's figure suddenly became blurry as Ning Qi attacked.

Not only him, but even the surrounding void became faintly illusory.

In the Formation, the most skillful technique is to make it impossible for others to discern that someone is setting up a formation.

Ordinary Formation always leave obvious traces when they set up arrays, but Wu Dao's actions clearly demonstrate that he has reached a profound level.

Ning Qi paused his attack and looked around.

Every time he looked in a certain direction, Wu Dao's face turned paler.

In the end, he was drenched in sweat, his chest heaving violently, and he almost vomited blood!

Ren Zong, who was standing nearby, was startled, thinking that Wu Dao was risking his life.

Little did they know that the sharp glint in Wu Dao's eyes already held a hint of barely concealed fear.

He roared inwardly, "Impossible! How could Ning Qi see where I set up my formation, down to the precise location of every single point?"

For Formation, the fear isn't that the opponent breaks their formation, but that their formation has been completely seen through before they even set up their own!

How can we play like this?

However, Wu Dao was unwilling to believe it. In both the North and South regions, he was the only one with unparalleled Formation. How could there possibly be anyone more skilled than him?

Therefore, with a sliver of hope, Wu Dao wanted to finish setting up the chain formation to confirm whether what he saw was real!

The void around Ning Qi distorted, and as Wu Dao landed at the last array eye, the great array was immediately activated.

Buzz!

Instantly, a colorful Barrier appeared in the void, enveloping Ning Qi within it.

Within it, there are trapping formations that restrict his movement, limiting formations that weaken his Law Power Primordial Spirit energy, fatigue formations that affect his mind, poison formations that release poisonous gas, and even deadly killing formations.

The combination of these techniques is Wu Dao's pinnacle of artistry.

Even Ren Zong was shocked when he saw this complex formation. He knew that if he fell into it, he would only be defeated.

Many of the people present, even those who believed in Ning Qi, couldn't help but feel worried.

After all, Wu Dao had only constructed two killing formations before, yet they had almost been wiped out by them. Wasn't this even more terrifying?

Wang Ye stared at the coordinated Formation and suddenly remembered the question Ning Qi had asked him ten years ago: which path should his three-headed, six- Military Sha take?

At that time, Ning Qi said that no matter what path he took, he should never forget six words.

Attack speed, defense, and crowd control—all six-in-one!

Senior Brother Ning had mentioned this before, and now that he's fallen into Wu Dao's trap, how could he not know Wu Dao's methods?

Wang Ye's blood boiled. He believed in Ning Qi and wanted to know how Ning Qi would break Wu Dao's formation, which could be considered a six-in-one Formation.

Within the colorful array, Ning Qi remained calm and composed.

Wu Dao had been watching his expression closely, and seeing this, his heart pounded.

He was afraid that Ning Qi had truly seen through everything about him, and he was afraid that someone else had a greater talent in the art of array formations than him.

Wu Dao gritted his teeth and suddenly clasped his hands together in front of his chest.

The large formation in front started operating at high speed, and even Ning Qi's figure became barely visible.

Just then, the chain formation shattered like a mirror, and Ning Qi slowly stepped out.

Ren Zong was dumbfounded, and Wu Dao couldn't help but take a step back, pointing at Ning Qi, unable to utter a word.

"Since you enjoy playing with Formation so much, why don't you try my Formation?"

Ning Qi's cool voice echoed throughout the entire Golden Palace.

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire hall trembled!

Next, Ren Zongwu and everyone present witnessed a scene they would never forget.

Inside the golden palace, there were originally many tall statues, but now those statues seemed to have come to life.

They automatically levitated and flew out like meteorites, surrounding Ren Zong and Wu Dao.

Even more terrifying, the various magical treasures in their hands emitted their own light, enveloping the two of them.

If Wu Dao's Formation skills were still inseparable from his own methods, then Ning Qi's Formation formation skills had reached the point where he could freely utilize everything around him.

"Brother Wu, what exactly is going on? Didn't you say you had connected with the Golden Palace's Formation? Didn't you close the Golden Palace's doors?"

For the first time, Ren Zong showed signs of panic.

When the statues surrounded them, he tried every means to break through, but he couldn't escape the great formation set up by the statues in the golden palace.

Even when he took out a complete mid-grade spiritual treasure, desperately poured his Law Power and Primordial Spirit into it, and unleashed an unparalleled attack, it only managed to create a slight ripple on the great formation.

Wu Dao did not respond to Ren Zong's questioning at all.

He finally knew who had locked up the Golden Palace: Ning Qi!

Ren Zong saw that he remained silent, while the various magical treasures in the hands of the surrounding statues began to gather power, clearly ready to attack them in the next second.

Ren Zong's expression changed several times, then suddenly his knees buckled, and he knelt directly in the center of the formation, looking at Ning Qi outside the formation, and said:

"Ning Qi, I was wrong. You are the true number one prodigy. I was blind to your greatness before. I hope you can spare my life."

However, he couldn't detect any sign of being persuaded on Ning Qi's handsome face.

Ning Qi looked at him as if he were looking down at an ant, or watching a monkey's performance.

When Wu Dao saw that Ren Zong had actually knelt down before Ning Qi in order to save his life, he showed a look of sorrow.

I thought that this trip to the Xuanzhen Secret Realm would lead him to join the Tianchen Upper Sect and forge his own path, but little did I know that he would soon die here.

However, Wu Dao did not kneel down and beg Ning Qi for mercy like Ren Zong did.

If kneeling was effective, all the people they had killed before would have knelt down before them long ago!

But will they let it go? Obviously not!

Ren Zong was not unaware of this, but he was too cunning and probably thought that he should save his own life first and settle scores later.

Wu Dao sighed.

He looked at Ning Qi and said, "There are always people more capable than you, and heavens beyond heavens. How laughable that I actually thought I was the only Formation genius in the North and South regions."

Niu Mo and the others remained silent.

Wu Dao was indeed a genius, a prodigy, a fact even they acknowledged. However, he encountered Ning Qi, a being with the divine seed.

There are different levels of genius!

"Can you tell me when you comprehended the Formation of this Golden Palace?"

Ning Qi said calmly, "When you used the Formation to trap the seven people from the Northern Profound Sect."

"So that's what happened!"

Wu Dao pursed his lips, seemingly unwilling to speak further, but after only a moment of silence, he couldn't help but open them again.

His narrow eyes shone brightly, and there was no one else in them but Ning Qi's shadow.

"Immortal Seed Ning Qi, I will remember you!"

Rumble!

The relentless attacks overwhelmed the two, the golden palace trembled violently, and the two perished instantly!

Behind Ning Qi, everyone's hearts were pounding wildly.

Of the five prodigies from the North and South regions, three died at the hands of their Senior Brother Ning, and all of them were defeated so decisively!

The crowd was filled with mixed emotions, a mixture of pride and worry.

But they were all certain of one thing: as long as Ning Qi was there, the Wuji Sword Sect would definitely rise to prominence because of him.

Because they had never seen such a monstrous talent before.

Both the Northern and Southern Domains contain detailed records of the successors of various sects throughout history, as well as those giants at the Integration Realm.

None of them, at Ning Qi's age, have accomplished the same thing!

The demons, including Niu Man, exchanged glances, seemingly understanding each other's meaning: they had to cling to this powerful figure!

After the battle, Ning Qi took possession of Wu Dao and Ren Zong's belongings.

Then, Ning Qi casually waved his hand, once again sending a chill down everyone's spine.

Inside the golden palace, the treasures held by the statues all seemed to have eyes, and flew towards Ning Qi on their own.

In particular, a Dao sword that displayed the rules of water and fire was the most proactive, as if it possessed intelligence and wanted to actively recognize its master.

Niu Man's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

That Water and Fire Dao Sword, which had been fought over by many people, was incredibly powerful, having repelled many on its own, including Fu Chen.

But now, it's like a little puppy, running to Ning Qi's hands on its own!

This is... comparing people is infuriating! Luckily, some people ran away and others died, otherwise they would have been so angry they would have died on the spot!

Ning Qi gripped the hilt of the Dao Sword with his right hand and gently stroked the blade with his left.

The flowing water and fire elements on it seemed to sense Ning Qi's touch and immediately emitted a resounding sword cry.

Furthermore, two Dao buds of water and fire colors sprouted from it, gently enveloping Ning Qi's hand as a sign of intimacy.

This Water and Fire Dao Sword is the only high-grade spiritual treasure in the entire Golden Palace, and probably the only one in the entire Xuanzhen Secret Realm.

Its value is immeasurable; it is undoubtedly the most precious item in the Mysterious Realm.

Even the sect leaders of the North and South Domains, and even those giants at the Integration Realm, did not possess a single high-grade spiritual treasure.

At the same time, Ning Qi suddenly remembered the golden key he had obtained in Shaoyang Palace, which was also incredibly mysterious.

For some reason, Ning Qi always felt that the golden key was not as simple as it seemed.

It was because of it that Ning Qi was able to control the entire Golden Palace so quickly, and even master the great formation within it, causing the Restriction protecting all the treasures to disappear.

There must be some secret hidden on the golden key; it was probably left behind intentionally by the owner of this golden tomb, a powerful expert at the peak of the Dao Integration Realm.

Although Fu Chen stole the Dao Integration Technique, Ning Qi believed that he had taken the two most important treasures.

As for the other treasures inside the hall, they floated in front of Ning Qi, emitting various colors of light, allowing him to collect them.

Ning Qi directly used his Primordial Spirit power to split the pile into two, placing one pile in front of Niu Man and the other pile in front of the junior brothers and sisters of the Wuji Sword Sect.

Please accept these.

"Huh?" Everyone was surprised.

They contributed very little, but Ning Qi unexpectedly gave them some more.

"Senior Brother Ning..."

Brother Ning...

Suddenly, the entire golden palace shook violently, interrupting their speech.

It seemed as if an immense, all-powerful force had materialized into a giant hand, grasping and shaking the entire sealed golden palace.

The people inside the hall could barely stand, their bodies swaying from side to side.

Ning Qi frowned slightly and stuffed the treasures presented to the group into their hands.

"Come quickly to my side. I just sensed that the restrictions of the rules of this Mysterious Realm seem to have been lifted, and the Golden Heavenly Tomb is about to collapse."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately used all their Law Power to fly towards Ning Qi.

Ning Qi activated something, and everyone's figures instantly disappeared from the Golden Palace.

As for outside the Golden Palace...

The Tianchen Sect disciples who were guarding the gate changed their expressions drastically when they saw the Golden Palace suddenly collapse.

"Oh no, Senior Brother Ren is still inside!"

"Look, it's not just the Golden Palace that's collapsing; the entire Golden Heavenly Tomb is crumbling."

Seeing this, the group glanced at the golden palace again, but ultimately, reluctant to leave, they fled for their lives.

Not only them, but everyone in the Xuanzhen Secret Realm was fleeing at this moment.

Ning Qi and the others were teleported to an unknown location, but they were still within the Xuanzhen Secret Realm.

"Brother Niu, it seems that Ren Zongwu Dao died in the collapsed Golden Heavenly Tomb," Ning Qi suddenly said.

Niu Man was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, but the demons quickly reacted.

"Yes, they insisted on fighting over the treasure, causing the Golden Heavenly Tomb to collapse. They deserved to die now!"

The group exchanged smiles and instantly agreed on their story.

Immediately, they rushed outside!