The strange black hole
After watching Medicine Spirit leave, Ning Qi had no intention of staying any longer.
The passage opened directly, and when they reappeared, they were back in the previous cabin.
It was midnight.
He checked the sky and, after confirming that it was safe, sat cross-legged.
Time to rest.
The night flew by, and he woke up from his sleep at dawn.
Others gradually arrived and gathered.
"Young Master Ding, shall we continue our journey?"
Xu Fu came over and asked seriously.
"Okay, let's get ready to go."
Ning Qi nodded and continued, "Today, we'll still split into three groups. Just keep a safe distance from each other."
"This way, we won't be too scattered."
"It's not that bad; if everyone's gathered together, they won't encounter better fortuitous opportunity."
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."
After Xu Fu agreed, he began making arrangements.
"You only need to arrange people for you and Shi Xiaokun; I'll go find them myself."
While making the arrangements, Lin Fan didn't forget to offer a reminder.
"Good!"
Xu Fu immediately agreed.
He was initially thinking that there weren't enough people.
Each person only received two or three people's share.
If he were alone, then he and Shi Xiaokun would have a few more people.
This way, any issues can be dealt with promptly.
After he agreed, Shi Xiaokun had already made the arrangements.
"Alright, I'm heading this way. You two can split up and go in two directions!"
Ning Qi explained the arrangements to the two men.
"Good!"
Both agreed at the same time, and then left with their respective groups.
Ning Qi watched as everyone left before looking ahead.
For him, having too many people would only cause trouble.
If he acts alone, things will be much easier.
It also makes it easier to handle any situation that may arise.
He came to his senses and immediately flew away.
Let's continue exploring ahead.
The swamp here is very extensive.
He flew like this for more than an hour, still in the swampy area.
However, dense jungle was already in sight.
In this part of the jungle, there are also some Spirit Beast roaming around.
Ning Qi observed the situation and then took out the Jade Pendant to communicate telepathically with Shi Xiaokun.
"Owner."
Once activated, Shi Xiaokun's illusory figure appeared.
Where are you?
Ning Qi asked directly.
"We're almost out of the swamp; just ahead lies a jungle."
After responding, Shi Xiaokun asked, "Then where are you?"
"My position is similar to yours, except we're not together."
Ning Qi responded.
"So what do we do now? Should we continue searching the swampy area?"
Shi Xiaokun asked again.
"No need, you can communicate with Xu Fu telepathically."
"Let him continue forward. We'll meet at the highest peak in the jungle ahead in two hours."
Ning Qi shook his head and then said, "Remind everyone to be careful."
"The environment here has changed; there may be new circumstances."
"Understood, I'll inform him right away!"
After Shi Xiaokun agreed, he ended the telepathic communication between the two.
Ning Qi put away the Jade Pendant, then suddenly flew forward and disappeared.
This time, he traveled at full speed.
They were clearly planning to go to this meeting place first to find out what was going on.
Because when he first arrived, he had already sensed a slight disturbance here.
However, because they are too far apart, it is impossible to determine what is happening here.
That's why they took the initiative to contact Shi Xiaokun.
Once their people arrive, we can explore together.
He thought to himself, and continued to accelerate.
Half an hour later, they arrived here first.
Here stands a towering mountain peak that reaches into the clouds.
Below the mountain peak are more than a dozen altars.
It's all dilapidated now; you can't tell who built it in the first place.
However, some of them still show traces of offerings.
Among them was a huge skull.
Clearly, these belong to some powerful and Fierce Beasts, as they still have fangs on them.
Even after so many years, one can still feel the awe-inspiring aura emanating from it.
The Fierce Beasts here must have been very powerful back then.
Unfortunately, he was still killed.
Ning Qi then continued looking ahead.
Soon, at the foot of the mountain, they discovered a cave entrance.
The cave entrance was pitch black, and gusts of wind were blowing out from inside.
There was a strange smell.
Fortunately, it didn't smell fishy or foul, which means there aren't many corpses inside.
Ning Qi looked at it, then landed.
I started to carefully observe the situation at the entrance of the cave.
There are some fluctuations around here.
That's clearly a Restriction.
Ning Qi thought for a moment, then circulated his Immortal Power.
They began attacking the stone walls and the ground.
"Boom!"
"Buzz!"
The next moment, even stronger fluctuations erupted from here.
A series of ripples caused the mountains here to shake.
Immediately following, a cloud of dust was stirred up.
There were also rocks that rolled down the mountain.
Some trees also fell down.
On the hillside, some birds and animals were startled and flew away.
Ning Qi observed everything around him but did not rush to take any action.
They only determined the location of the Formation Restriction here.
Then they waited for his people to arrive.
An hour later, they saw Xu Fu arrive with his men.
Not long after, Shi Xiaokun arrived with his men.
After they arrived, they greeted each other.
Then they all walked towards Ning Qi.
"Everyone, have you encountered any problems?"
Ning Qi waited until they all arrived before coming over to ask.
They must have encountered something along the way.
Otherwise, given their strength, they couldn't possibly be this much slower than him.
"We've encountered some Ruins, but they're underwater."
"We went down to explore, but didn't find anything, just some resources."
Shi Xiaokun spoke first.
"Me too, but I found them all on the Flying Vessel!"
Xu Fu smiled and then asked, "Young Master Ding, what have you gained?"
"Nothing was gained."
Ning Qi shook his head.
In fact, there is nothing today.
After all, what happened last night can't be counted as today.
"That must be the cave!"
Shi Xiaokun pointed to the cave in front of him and asked, "What's inside?"
"I don't know, I haven't been here long either."
"Previously, we only discovered that there were Formation Restriction here."
Ning Qi shook his head and pointed in one direction, saying, "The Formation are all over here, Restriction are over there."
"Young Master Ding, is this easy to break open?"
This is what Xu Fu was concerned about.
If you can't get in, there's no point in wasting your time here.
"It shouldn't be too difficult, I'll give it a try."
Now that everyone is here, I can finally give it a try.
Ning Qi looked ahead and said in a deep voice.
He didn't want to try it himself just now so that someone would come and protect him.
This place is usually guarded by Fierce Beasts.
He hadn't encountered this before because he was worried about being ambushed while he was breaking the Formation.
The Fierce Beasts that can survive here are definitely not ordinary.
"Okay, then we'll protect you!"
After Shi Xiaokun agreed, he began making arrangements for his people.
Xu Fu was not idle either; he also began to arrange for his men to be stationed there.
Meanwhile, people Patrol the area to prevent any incidents from occurring.
Meanwhile, Ning Qi had arrived at a Formation.
He frowned slightly as he looked at the Formation before him.
Then, he activated the Immortal Power within his body.
"Whoosh!"
It suddenly shot towards the Formation in front of it.
In the blink of an eye, the Formation was activated.
"Buzz!"
The next moment, the Formation emitted a buzzing sound.
"Whoosh!"
Immediately following, a wave of Light Wave instantly condensed into your form.
The tremors sent sand and gravel flying everywhere.
Gusts of Gale surged all around.
"Hmph, a mere trick."
Ning Qi saw through the situation in an instant.
Then, he directly activated If Water Three Thousand.
In the blink of an eye, it merged into the Formation.
After being integrated, the Formation began to become gentler.
It is no longer aggressive.
"Break!"
Ning Qi roared and then suddenly exerted his strength.
"Buzz!"
If Water Three Thousand suddenly became violent.
In the blink of an eye, the Formation here was broken.
Next, we'll look at the other Formation and Restriction here.
Ning Qi dispelled them all without exception.
As a result, the sky gradually darkened.
"It's getting late, shall we continue?"
Xu Fu came over, looked at the situation, and then asked.
"No need. We don't know what's going on inside."
"Then why don't we rest for the night and set off again at dawn tomorrow?"
Ning Qi shook his head, a solemn expression on his face. "To be able to set up so many Formation Restriction in a place like this."
"I have a feeling there's something going on inside."
"That's good. In that case, we'll arrange for people to rest here."
Upon hearing this, Xu Fu then made the arrangements.
"Alright, get started."
"And yours too!"
Ning Qi nodded, referring to the arrangements made by him and Shi Xiaokun.
"Yes!"
They both agreed, and then went their separate ways.
Ning Qi watched the two leave before turning his attention to the cave entrance.
Out of curiosity, he came to the dark entrance of the cave.
Standing here, I probed into it with my Divine Sense.
They wanted to see what was going on inside the Cave.
"Whoosh!"
However, after his Divine Sense probed inside, he didn't have time to check the situation.
Suddenly, it was as if his Divine Sense had been forcibly stripped away.
Suddenly, it was out of control.
"Call!"
Ning Qi took a deep breath and finally came to his senses.
This, ironically, made him even more interested in what was inside the Cave.
What kind of Formation or Restriction could shatter a person's Divine Sense?
It seems there must be something going on here.
Otherwise, no one would go to such lengths to build a Cave in this remote and sparsely populated place.
Moreover, there might not even be anything inside this Cave.
That's what attracted him.
"Call!"
Ning Qi took a deep breath, abandoning any thought of going in to investigate, and then stepped back.
After he left, he began to directly operate If Water Three Thousand.
Then, the Formation suddenly enveloped the cave entrance.
"Call!"
"Whoosh!"
Gradually, he set up the Formation here.
In this way, a protective Formation has been added to this place.
However, this Formation was controlled by Ning Qi.
"Call."
After finishing everything, Ning Qi took a deep breath.
They then retreated.
"Master, everything has been arranged."
At this moment, Shi Xiaokun returned.
"Okay, let everyone take turns resting."
Ning Qi nodded and offered a reminder.
"Yes!"
Shi Xiaokun immediately agreed and then left.
Clearly, they also dispersed completely here.
It's to prevent any issues from arising here.
Ning Qi ignored it.
These individuals are all quite capable, and they have coordinated their efforts throughout their journey.
Therefore, he wasn't worried about what might happen.
After he left, Ning Qi found a secluded Bluestone Slab and lay down on it.
After all that trouble they caused...
The sky was already darkening.
Ning Qi looked up at the starry sky, a solemn expression on his face.
He lay there the whole time, utterly bored.
Then, he returned directly to his Inner Realm.
They went to Medicine Spirit's place again to check on his condition.
"Owner!"
When Medicine Spirit saw him arrive, she came over to greet him.
"How's the swordsmanship training going?"
Ning Qi came over and asked directly.
"Master, I've Major Completion! I feel I can take over the Heavenly Tribulation at any moment!"
"Medicine Spirit said seriously."
His face was full of confidence.
"Oh, you're so confident, then let you give it a try!"
Ning Qi immediately became interested upon hearing this.
Therefore, he directly summoned his Heavenly Tribulation.
"Buzz."
After the Heavenly Tribulation appeared, a buzzing sound erupted.
The sword's cry pierced the clouds, causing the void here to tremble.
"Then I'll go in and give it a try."
Medicine Spirit's expression turned serious.
After giving a shout, they suddenly set off.
Transforming into a streak of light, it rushed towards the sword of Heavenly Tribulation.
"Whoosh!"
The next moment, after he rushed over, he suddenly merged into the sword.
"Buzz."
At the same time, the celestial Heavenly Tribulation began to shake.
Clearly, it was trying to prevent the intrusion of the Medicine Spirit.
Ouch!
Sure enough, not long after, Medicine Spirit was thrown out.
He rolled hundreds of feet on the ground before finally stopping.
At this moment, he was quite disheveled and had long since lost his previous appearance.
"How about it?"
Ning Qi suppressed a laugh and asked.
He hadn't expected such a strong reaction.
If this were an ordinary person, they would probably be seriously injured or even die.
It seems that becoming the Sword Spirit of a divine weapon is not an easy task.
"Try again, I refuse to believe it!"
Medicine Spirit gritted her teeth and leaped up again.
This time, he unleashed all the Life Essence within his body.
Then, it transformed into a streak of light and suddenly swept across the void.
"Call."
It was once again integrated into the sword body.
In the blink of an eye, the Heavenly Tribulation began to tremble.
Clearly, the Medicine Spirit inside had begun to resist him again.
Ning Qi simply watched the scene unfold before him, making no move to intervene.
"Ouch----"
After a short while, the Medicine Spirit's screams rang out again.