Monster Locking Tower

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 Dao Bu Jin Flying Vessel.

"If Water Three Thousand!"

Ning Qi hurriedly activated his Formation formation Restriction.

In an instant, Water Runes appeared all around.

The ripples on the Water Runes 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 Runes.

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 Qi fluctuations that flickered on the arrows completely dissipated.

It remained completely still, as if it had never been activated.

"What a treacherous place."

Ning Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the stone gate before him, he couldn't help but smile, "Luckily I discovered 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's Restriction here, it means there must be some treasure inside."

"Otherwise, what's the point of wasting energy?"

Ning Qi considered for a moment, then immediately unleashed the Water Runes once more.

"Buzz!"

As the Water Runes rippled, it began to slowly merge with the Restriction 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; 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 possessing Spiritual Qi.

However, Ning Qi was not interested in these things and continued walking inside.

They quickly arrived at a treasure chest, but upon scanning it with their Divine Sense, they discovered that the chest could not be explored with their Divine Sense.

Each time he explored, an invisible force would isolate his Divine Sense from it.

"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 seemingly indestructible Chaos Sword failed to break open the treasure chest.

Not even a single sword mark was left.

"Tsk tsk, it's actually a good one."

Ning Qi clicked his tongue in Ning Qi, then immediately 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 inside.

Finally, seeing the place explode and become empty, they stopped.

After everything was packed up, he had no intention of staying any longer.

He turned and left.

After retracing our steps, we arrived at the square we had just visited.

"Owner!"

Upon seeing Ning Qi emerge, Medicine Spirit hurriedly flew over.

"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Seeing Medicine Spirit's anxious expression, Ning Qi said irritably.

"Master, look down the mountain! Someone's coming!"

Medicine Spirit 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 behind 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...?"

Medicine Spirit 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; we'll just go our own way."

"Good..."

Medicine Spirit 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 that person is here for revenge?

Then they're really in trouble.

Ning Qi didn't care; he simply took Medicine Spirit and continued walking towards the back mountain.

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 disciple can visit on ordinary days.

"Treasure Pavilion!"

"And there's the Demon-Sealing Tower!"

"Master, what could possibly be inside!"

Medicine Spirit looked curiously at the two symmetrically built towers in front of them and couldn't help but ask.

"Is there even a question of what kind of treasures are hidden in the treasure vault?"

"As for the Demon-Sealing Tower, I don't know. Why don't we go and 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 Medicine Spirit, preparing to have him translate for him.

"Master, I actually recognize this one!"

Medicine Spirit immediately became smug and began to tell Ning Qi, "This describes the Demon-Locking Tower, which is actually a place where this sect conducts its trials."

"Once you reach the highest level, you will be able to obtain the sect's Inheritance."

"There are records here; they lived for over 50,000 years."

"The highest record is reaching the fifth floor; no one has ever gone up to the next two floors."

"Then what?"

After listening to Medicine Spirit's explanation, Ning Qi then asked a question.

"That's it. The record disappeared several thousand years ago."

"Perhaps, it was around that time that they were wiped out!"

Medicine Spirit shook her head, a look of pity on her face. "It held on for tens of thousands of years, but couldn't survive until the very last day."

"There's nothing to be sentimental about."

"Even Mount Buzhou was shattered into pieces!"

"That place is far more powerful than this one; it's all predetermined!"

Ning Qi wasn't too saddened by this, but 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 only reaches the fifth level."

Medicine Spirit 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 Inheritance passed down through generations?"

"I have the strength, but I don't have many methods to use."

"Even a 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 leave during each level of the challenge."

In other words, there's only one way out: death!

Medicine Spirit 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 Medicine Spirit and said, "Don't lie to me."

"Master, in the past, sects had elders, and they could control the Demon-Sealing Tower."

"If I see my disciple is in grave danger, I will go to save him."

"Now that everyone in this sect is gone, there's no one to save us if something happens!"

Seeing that Ning Qi didn't believe her, Medicine Spirit spoke to Ning Qi earnestly.

"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 check out their treasure vault? Perhaps we'll find something useful."

Suddenly, Medicine Spirit Spirituality and pointed to another tower not far away.

They wanted to take this opportunity to divert Ning Qi's attention.

"I've already used my Divine Sense to search this place; there's nothing of value inside."

"They were taken away by their people when they fled for their lives."

Ning Qi shook his head and looked at the Demon-Sealing Tower: "This is the only valuable thing here."

"Huh? You've seen them all?"

"I can't believe it," Medicine Spirit asked.

"Good!"

Ning Qi nodded, then took a step forward.

It was at this moment that he suddenly sensed something.

I glanced behind me and 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 Medicine Spirit 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 fall apart.

In the blink of an eye, this place turned into a desolate desert.

Waves of heat still rolled across the horizon, carrying with them a sea of fire that surged in the distance.

"It's so hot!"

Medicine Spirit 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 Runes.

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, Medicine Spirit hurriedly asked.

"Strange, it can't be broken!"

Ning Qi looked around, his expression turning serious. "So, this isn't an illusion!"

"Not an illusion? Then what is it?"

Medicine Spirit 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's a Teleportation Formation 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?"

Medicine Spirit 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 we can find a way to leave this place soon.

However, after searching for a long time, the two of them still couldn't find a way out.

Moreover, they discovered that the longer they stayed there, the higher the temperature actually became.

It was as if they were being completely melted away 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 Immortal-Demon Power, he couldn't resist this heat wave.

Clearly, this heatwave is not targeting ordinary people.

Even with the strength of 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."

Medicine Spirit had slumped against his shoulder, her eyes filled with despair.

"Good!"

Ning Qi agreed and then put the Medicine Spirit away.

Facing everything here alone.

He stood there, gazing at the sweltering heat surrounding him, and then at the endless desert landscape.

For a moment, I sat down helplessly.

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 surroundings, and gradually his eyes lit up.

I wonder if my Red Fire Immortal Art will be effective here.

If possible, we should refine this heat wave and claim it for ourselves.

Wouldn't that enhance the power of my immortal techniques?

Ning Qi's Red Fire Immortal Art was previously derived from the absorption of the Crimson Lotus, although the Crimson Lotus's Blazing Flame were also very strong.

But something was always missing.

That's the kind of heatwave that's unbearable even for the soul.

If he could refine it, Ning Qi was confident that he could take his Red Fire Immortal Art 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 Pill Furnace from his Storage Bag.

Then it was placed on the clearing in the desert, and finally it leaped up.

He sat cross-legged directly on the Pill 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 Red Fire Immortal Art.

As he circulated the technique, the Blazing Flame of the immortal technique gradually began to appear around him.