The labyrinth

"That's true."

Ning Qi nodded, then walked up to the Black Armor Corpse.

A pair of eyes were fixed on the corpse in front of him.

The corpse still exuded a powerful aura.

How strong must this person have been in life?

He stared at the corpse, lost in thought.

"Master, look, his wound."

The Medicine Spirit suddenly noticed something and spoke up.

Ning Qi looked over and immediately noticed the wounds on the corpse.

He had been pierced through the chest with a single finger.

At this moment, the wound on his chest was still bleeding.

This was what surprised Medicine Spirit. Ning Qi only needed to glance at it to realize the situation.

This person has been dead for who knows how long, yet they are still bleeding?

"Master, let me try and see how much life force he still has!"

Medicine Spirit was very curious and made a suggestion.

"Okay, be careful."

Ning Qi didn't object and agreed.

"Good!"

Medicine Spirit nodded, then circulated his Life Essence.

It transformed into streaks of green Light Wave, which then surged into the corpse.

"Whoosh!"

The next moment, the Life Essence successfully entered the corpse.

The Medicine Spirit began to manipulate the Life Essence, circulating it through the corpse's meridians. It quickly reached the Dantian.

Ning Qi simply watched from the sidelines, waiting for the outcome.

"Master, no."

After a moment, Medicine Spirit took a deep breath and said, "There's Restriction inside this corpse; it was isolated after reaching the Dantian."

"If I try to explore further, I will suffer a backlash."

"Why don't we take him back to the Inner Realm and investigate him slowly?"

"Then, let's explore this area first, just in case anything unexpected happens."

"Well, since that's the case, we'll have to do it this way."

Ning Qi nodded, then waved his hand.

Open the Inner Realm passage directly.

"Whoosh!"

The next moment, the corpse was directly drawn into the Inner Realm. Ning Qi then followed.

After entering, he suddenly brought the corpse into the Time-Difference Formation.

"Master, what are you going to do?"

Medicine Spirit followed in, looking puzzled.

"I'm not sure if he's a threat."

"What if he suddenly wakes up? That's why we have to seal him here."

"The Time-Difference Formation can slow down time here."

Ning Qi explained, "In this way, we'll be outside for a year."

"It's only been a few days here; we'll also use If Water Three Thousand to suppress it."

"I guarantee that nothing will go wrong with him."

"That's right. Also, let's have Ants and Giant Bees guard this place."

"If anything goes wrong, we'll know immediately!" Medicine Spirit nodded, offering a reminder.

"Good!"

"Go and summon the Ants and the Giant Bees."

After Ning Qi agreed, he began to set up the If Water Three Thousand Formation here.

Meanwhile, Medicine Spirit wasn't idle either.

Soon, the Giant Bees were also summoned.

Protect this place.

"Alright, let's go!"

Ning Qi breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

Reopen the passage and take the Medicine Spirit out again.

"Call!"

After the two emerged, a gentle breeze blew by. They stood at the foot of the mountain leading to the immortal gate.

Although the place was already dilapidated, some fluctuations could still be felt.

"Walk!"

At Ning Qi's command, they suddenly sped up the mountain.

He had no interest whatsoever in the various cultivation cave abode along the way.

We arrived directly at the summit of the mountain.

Standing here, you can feel a slight fluctuation.

Upon closer inspection, one can see sword marks across the plaza.

There were skeletons everywhere, some of them clearly human.

Some are Spirit Beast.

"Master, the Vines here are very strange."

"Just like that corpse, it's still alive," Medicine Spirit said after carefully observing a patch of Vines.

"Don't bang."

Seeing that he was about to reach out and grab something, Ning Qi quickly reminded him, "Everything here is too strange, don't touch anything."

"Huh? Is it that scary?"

Medicine Spirit looked puzzled upon hearing his reminder.

However, he listened to Ning Qi's advice and ultimately did not touch the Vines.

His eyes were full of curiosity.

Looking at the Vines in front of me.

"Be careful, there's a strange smell here, can't you smell it?"

Ning Qi came over and reminded him in a deep voice.

"Strange taste?"

Hearing his reminder, Medicine Spirit took a deep sniff. However, he still couldn't smell anything. "Strange, I can't smell anything!"

"This must be related to you becoming Sword Spirit!"

"You should be able to smell it after you get used to it."

After hearing what he said, Ning Qi thought about it seriously and replied.

"It's true, ever since I refined the Sword Soul, I've lost my sense of taste!"

Medicine Spirit then understood and said, "I wonder if it will recover in the future."

"Don't think about that now."

Ning Qing didn't care about his sense of smell.

Instead, they focused their attention back on what was ahead.

Ahead of them lay the end of the square.

There is a grand hall here.

This is also the best-preserved building in this immortal sect. "Shall we go in and take a look?"

The Medicine Spirit also noticed the situation and came over to ask.

"Okay, be careful."

Ning Qi nodded, then took the lead and walked forward.

The two quickly arrived at the entrance of the main hall.

Medicine Spirit peered inside and found the hall completely dark.

It's like another space.

"Master, this isn't right, isn't this a Teleportation Formation?"

He paused for a moment before questioning.

"Possibly."

Ning Qi squinted and looked carefully for a while. "Let's go in and take a look."

"Okay!" Medicine Spirit didn't refuse; she agreed immediately.

In the past, he would never have gone to see it under any circumstances.

But now, he is fearless.

After agreeing, he followed closely behind and walked inside with Ning Qi.

"Call!"

Just before entering, Medicine Spirit dodged away.

It suddenly merged into Ning Qi's Heavenly Tribulation.

Ning Qi simply walked inside.

"Buzz!"

Once inside, everything went black.

A buzzing sound erupted, giving him a splitting headache.

The next moment, a beam of light shot towards him. "Whoosh!"

Ning Qi took a deep breath and suddenly retreated backward.

In the blink of an eye, they were gone.

However, to his surprise, this did not result in him leaving the area.

"No, I've backed up this far."

"Logically, they should have already left, so why are they still in this dark area?"

Ning Qi sensed something was wrong and frowned as he spoke.

"Master, I'm going out to check the situation!"

Medicine Spirit spoke, she prepared to remove herself from his arm.

Because Ning Qi Heavenly Tribulation has already subdued the Heavenly Tribulation.

When not in use, he usually keeps it tucked away on his arm.

Therefore, the Medicine Spirit that went in was also in his hands. "Don't come out!"

"This place is strange. If you come out, you might get separated from me!"

Ning Qi refused outright.

"But this place is too eerie. Let me check the situation!"

Medicine Spirit, still uneasy, continued.

"I'll try it with Ants and Giant Bees, and see what's going on here!"

Ning Qi shook his head, then waved his hand.

He then summoned several Ants and Giant Bees from his Storage Bag.

These were all intentionally collected here by him.

The purpose is for unforeseen circumstances.

Now, I finally have a chance to use my skills.

Hiss! Buzz!

"..."

Under Ning Qi's control, the Ants and Giant Bees began to swarm away.

Before long, they surged in all directions.

In just a few moments, they were already far away from the two.

"Master, how is it?"

"Any discoveries?"

The Medicine Spirit, unable to detect any movement from the Ants and Giant Bees, quickly asked.

There's nothing new at the moment.

"However, some Ants and Giant Bees have already been killed."

Ning Qi's expression turned serious, and he continued, "There is one direction that is safe!"

"Ah? That's good, let's go this way?" Medicine Spirit immediately relaxed.

Since one direction is safe, it means this is a safe route.

"Hmm, not bad, let's go this way!"

Ning Qi nodded, then walked over.

His goal was also to get across from here.

Since the Ants and Giant Bees here are all fine, we can give it a try.

After saying that, he suddenly rushed forward.

They soon arrived at the front.

In this direction, the Ants and Giant Bees he sent were clearing a path for him.

Not a single one was killed.

Those in other directions had already been killed.

And so, Ning Qi continued forward in this direction. Soon he reached the end.

Because he could sense that there was a wall in front of him.

His Ants and Giant Bees also stopped here.

"Master, why are you stopping?"

Medicine Spirit asked curiously, "Did you... discover something?"

At this moment, he was in the midst of Ning Qi's Heavenly Tribulation.

I have no idea what's going on here.

All they could do was keep asking Ning Qi.

There's a wall!

After responding, Ning Qi continued, "I'll try and see if I can open this wall!"

After uttering those words, he immediately activated his Immortal-Demon Power.

After channeling the energy into his palm, he pushed forward with it. After this move, the wall in front of him shook.

However, there is no sign of any change.

Ning Qi frowned, then activated the Dao Patterns.

Even a ripple of Water Runes is incorporated into it.

Let's explore further.

This time, with the ripples of the Water Runes, it was successfully driven into it.

"Whoosh!"

"Sand!"

The next moment, the wall, which had been quite sturdy, began to loosen.

It's broken!

Ning Qi sighed, then took a step forward.

"Whoosh!" The next moment, he felt as if his whole body was immersed in water.

Just as he was about to unleash his Immortal-Demon Power to defend himself...

Then, this feeling suddenly disappeared.

Immediately following, a blinding light flashed by.

In the blink of an eye, his eyes were irritated and became painful.

Ning Qi quickly activated his Immortal-Demon Power to defend himself.

This way, you can avoid injuring your eyes.

The next moment, Ning Qi slowly opened his eyes and focused his attention on what was in front of him.

This time, he saw the situation here.

A training ground appeared before them.

There are many Meditation Cushions here.

Directly in front of this Meditation Cushions are several stone steps. Above the stone steps is a small table.

Ahead, there was a Meditation Cushions.

Compared to the one below, this Meditation Cushions also emanates waves of energy.

The fluctuations made one clearly feel the power of the person who owned the Meditation Cushions.

"Such a powerful aura! This far surpasses that of the corpse from before!"

After sensing the power, Ning Qi's expression turned serious. "Who is this person? They are incredibly strong!"

"Let me go take a look!"

At this moment, Medicine Spirit could no longer restrain herself.

It flew straight out of his arm.

It transformed into a streak of light.

Suddenly, I arrived in front of this Meditation Cushions.

A pair of eyes curiously examined the Meditation Cushions in front of him. "Don't do anything rash!"

Ning Qi reminded him again, then focused his attention on this point.

"Master, this should be a training ground!"

"Specifically designed for teaching apprentices!"

Medicine Spirit listened to his words and did not act recklessly.

Instead, they focused their attention on the rear.

"Indeed, the people here are all very strong."

"Judging from their auras, they are all experts."

"There are a few whose auras are even much stronger than mine!"

Ning Qi nodded, standing beside a Meditation Cushions, and said, "Especially this one, it's terrifyingly strong."

"However, none of them are as strong as this!"

Medicine Spirit pointed to the Meditation Cushions in front of him and said, "Master, this one is very strong. I feel that if he were here, he could probably kill you with a single glance."

"They can crush us a few times over."

"Good!"

Ning Qi also walked over and observed the surroundings. "It is indeed a Daoist temple!"

"However, it was still vandalized."

"It's easy to imagine how powerful the people who came here to wipe out that entire family must have been!"

"I don't know, all I can say is... they're incredibly strong!"

Medicine Spirit shook his head, then analyzed, "Master, we can't prove that everyone here is dead either."

"It's also possible that they escaped."

"After all, someone with such strength couldn't possibly be killed so easily."

"Escape is their only option!"

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have lived long enough to grow this strong!" "What you said makes sense!"

Ning Qi nodded, then said, "Let's see if there's anything else of value here!"

"Perhaps, we can find the resources we need!"

"Good!"

After Medicine Spirit agreed, she walked to the side.

There's another Side Room there.

Ning Qi glanced at him but showed no intention of going with him.

Instead, he looked back first.

He just came in without even noticing what kind of Formation Restriction he had just passed through.

Now that I have the opportunity, I naturally want to find out.

As he turned to look, he finally saw what the outside world was like.

This place is actually a Barrier. Outside the Barrier, the first things you see are his Ants and Giant Bees.

Looking further out, you can see even more Ants and Giant Bees.

However, they are all going in different directions.

In other directions, there were Formation, Restriction, and secret passages everywhere.

Many Ants and Giant Bees fell in by accident.

He was the last one to be strangled.

The path he took was clearly the Life Gate.

"Master, this isn't right. The path we've come from isn't a straight line."

Medicine Spirit also turned her attention back to the way she came, and that's when she realized something was wrong.

They always thought that following the Bees and Ants was in a straight line.

But looking at it from here, it's clearly not a straight line at all.

It's clearly a series of wrong Maze. "I never expected the path to be like this!"

Ning Qi exclaimed, "That was close!"