The Soul-Locking Formation

"Master, shall we go out now?"

Shi Xiaokun asked.

"Go out and check the situation outside."

Ning Qi nodded, then waved his hand.

An exit passage immediately appeared in the air.

"So strong."

Shi Xiaokun exclaimed in surprise.

The passage he originally opened required the use of Immortal-Demon Power.

But now, it's done with just a casual wave of the hand.

"Walk!"

After giving a shout, Ning Qi suddenly leaped away.

In the blink of an eye, they were outside. There stood the two people.

Xu Qingqiu was meditating cross-legged on a mountaintop, while Tu Hu was meditating in a makeshift cave abode he had built.

Looking around, I indeed didn't see the Medicine Spirit.

"Owner!"

Tu Hu sensed Ning Qi's presence and immediately rushed over.

He greeted her respectfully.

"Where's the Medicine Spirit?"

Ning Qi's expression was solemn.

He went to explore.

Tu Hu responded.

"Hmph, they're becoming increasingly disobedient to their master."

Shi Xiaokun snorted coldly, "When Master was dealing with the Tribulation Lightning Heavenly Tribulation, he discovered his true form was missing and was almost seriously injured by the Tribulation Lightning."

"Luckily, Master broke through directly, otherwise it would have been troublesome."

"I tried to persuade him, but he wouldn't listen and insisted on going."

Tu Hu shrugged and said helplessly, "They've been nagging me about it for days."

"Give him another chance, if he continues to act on his own initiative."

"I will withdraw the Heavenly Tribulation."

Ning Qi looked displeased.

He was a slippery character before we subdued him.

He lacked Shi Xiaokun's loyalty, courage, and composure.

In the past, when they lacked strength, they would always back down when faced with problems, and they would also complain incessantly.

After his strength improved, he became arrogant and disregarded everything.

Even the newly subdued Tu Hu is far inferior. "He should have been dealt with long ago."

"From now on, let him stay in the Inner Realm."

Tu Hu said irritably.

"Alright, let's ignore him for now."

"Let's go check out the situation up ahead."

"I stayed here for a few days, remember?"

Upon hearing this, Ning Qi asked calmly.

He simply suppressed his dissatisfaction with Medicine Spirit.

"Master, it's fifteen days in total!"

Tu Hu immediately replied, "Including today, it's the sixteenth day."

"But it's only morning!"

"Yes, that means half a month." Ning Qi nodded, then said, "Let me see which direction is better."

"Young Master Ning, how is my Nine-Tailed Cat?"

Xu Qingqiu also came over and asked curiously.

"I just checked, and it's very stable right now."

"There are already faint signs of a breakthrough."

Shi Xiaokun responded.

"That's good! I was just saying I'd go back and protect him!"

Xu Qingqiu nodded, relieved to hear that he was alright.

"Don't worry, I can check on him anytime."

"If there are any problems, I'll help!"

Shi Xiaokun comforted him.

"Thank you!" Xu Qingqiu thanked him, then thought of something else, "Medicine Spirit has gone out, should we inform him?"

"No need, let him go."

Ning Qi waved his hand and then took out the Compass.

With a mere wave of his hand, the Immortal-Demon Power surged forth.

"Whoosh!"

The Compass emitted a thick cloud of fog.

That's when the situation in the vicinity arose.

"Master, this isn't right, especially when we're outside."

"Compass can explore the terrain within a radius of hundreds of thousands of miles."

"How come we're only a few hundred miles away?"

Shi Xiaokun noticed something was wrong and couldn't help but say something.

"That's normal; this is the Mount Buzhou Inheritance Land." "Presumably, these places are bound by Formation Restriction restrictions."

Ning Qi didn't care and focused on examining the Compass.

"That's true."

Shi Xiaokun nodded and said nothing more.

After agreeing, I observed it with him.

"Over here!"

After observing for a while, Ning Qi pointed in a direction. "The fluctuations here are very strong."

"If you go this way, you're sure to find something."

"The Medicine Spirit is heading this way!"

Xu Qingqiu looked ahead and said with a smile, "Maybe we'll run into him again."

"Let's go, let's set off!"

Ning Qi didn't respond to her words, but simply waved his hand and led the way forward.

The others followed suit.

In the blink of an eye, the group was gone.

We travel through these mountains.

Every now and then, you can encounter some Spirit Beast.

You can also see different Spirit Beast vying for territory.

After discovering Ning Qi and his group, they all turned their attention to them.

Some overestimated their abilities and tried to deal with them.

However, they were all easily dealt with by Shi Xiaokun and Tu Hu.

Some of the weaker ones, under Tu Hu's intimidating presence, dared not act rashly.

Their journey went very smoothly.

By noon, they had arrived at an abandoned Ruins. "Phew!"

A gentle breeze blew by, stirring up the sand and gravel on the ground.

Here, the area around the Mountain Gate is filled with ruins and broken walls.

There was also a very deep ravine, clearly formed by the Sword Qi cutting through it.

"Such powerful Sword Qi! It still has such a strong deterrent effect after all this time!"

"If this were an ordinary person, their internal organs would probably have been shattered."

Shi Xiaokun remarked with a sigh, "The person who made this move must be at least at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm."

"That doesn't matter anymore; countless years have passed since then."

Tu Hu shook his head and continued, "I don't see anything wrong here. Shall we go check it out?"

Since we've met, it must be fate.

"Why don't we go in and take a look?"

Ning Qi did not refuse, but flew straight towards the Mountain Gate. He soon arrived at the dilapidated Mountain Gate.

"Buzz!"

Before he could continue upwards, he was blocked by a Light Wave.

"Interesting, there's even Formation Restriction!"

Ning Qi smiled and simply waved his hand.

Upon encountering the Formation Origin Power surged forth.

The moment he appeared, the Formation Restriction here collapsed.

They acted as if they were facing their king, and dared not act recklessly again.

"So strong!"

Upon seeing this, Tu Hu immediately showed a look of surprise. "This is the Origin Formation that Master refined?"

"Indeed, this Origin Power is very strong."

"No Formation or Restriction dares to act recklessly in front of him!" Shi Xiaokun nodded, then continued, "Including here, wherever there is Formation Restriction."

"Master, we can roam freely without hindrance!"

"That's great! That will save us a lot of trouble!"

"I can sense that there are indeed many Formation Restriction here."

Tu Hu nodded with great satisfaction and looked ahead. "Let's go, keep up."

While they were chatting, Ning Qi and Xu Qingqiu were already laughing and talking together.

We've reached the halfway point up the mountain.

Here, they also saw some cave abode.

However, it's unclear how long it has been abandoned.

"Okay, this is it."

Let's go take a look at the main hall.

Ning Qi stopped and pointed to the main hall not far away: "Miss Xu and I will go check the back mountain." "If you find anything, you can handle it yourselves."

"Yes, Master!"

Shi Xiaokun and Tu Hu both agreed.

So they went to the place he indicated.

Ning Qi and Xu Qingqiu continued their journey towards the back of the mountain.

They split up to avoid as much trouble as possible.

The two quickly arrived at the back of the mountain.

"Tell me, who is this ruthless person?"

"Their back mountain has been completely destroyed."

Looking at the situation before him, Xu Qingqiu couldn't help but complain.

In her eyes, the back mountain was no longer of any value.

Everywhere there were ruins and rubble. There were some houses and cave abode.

They were all destroyed.

There are still many corpses here, countless in number.

Clearly, this sect was determined to defend their back mountain to the death.

Unfortunately, they were still no match for their opponent.

Their entire family was wiped out.

"There must be some grudge, otherwise they wouldn't have used such force."

"This place has actually been placed under Restriction!"

Ning Qi narrowed his eyes, a serious expression on his face. "Let me take a look and learn."

As he spoke, a glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes.

It's as if it's reflecting the Formation Restriction here.

"You can see his layout?" Xu Qingqiu noticed something and couldn't help but show a look of curiosity.

"Yes, I have already refined the Origin Power the Formation."

"So, it's perfectly normal to be able to understand these."

Ning Qi smiled and walked downstairs, "Let's go, I've already grasped it."

"What? You grasped it after just a few glances?"

His words caught Xu Qingqiu's attention.

Those eyes were filled with disbelief.

I never imagined that this Origin Power was so formidable.

After refining, it allows people to comprehend a completely new Formation Restriction in such a short time.

Moreover, this could very well be a lost High Antiquity Formation Restriction.

If this were a normal Formation master, it would probably take several years to comprehend it.

"Yes, that's right!" Ning Qi replied simply.

"What kind of Formation is this?"

Xu Qingqiu couldn't help but ask.

"It's Soul-Locking Formation, not the ordinary Soul-Locking Formation we have now."

"And what was left behind from High Antiquity can not only imprison a person's soul here."

"Moreover, it can also trap the souls of all his related bloodlines here."

Ning Qi looked ahead, pointed, and said, "In other words, besides the people from this sect, there are others here."

"The souls of their loved ones are also trapped here."

"Why is this? What's the purpose?"

After he finished speaking, Xu Qingqiu immediately looked puzzled.

"Yes, to prevent the people here from having the opportunity to be reincarnated."

"It can also prevent his relatives from growing up and seeking revenge!" Ning Qi said in a deep voice, "It is indeed a very vicious Formation."

Are there still many souls here?

This is what Xu Qingqiu is concerned about.

"Yes, this Formation operates by constantly absorbing their Soul Power."

"Otherwise, it would have stopped working long ago."

Ning Qi nodded and explained, "There are many souls here, hundreds of thousands."

"Once one batch of souls has been almost completely absorbed, they will move on to absorb another batch."

"Once the souls from before have recovered, we'll return to continue absorbing their Soul Power, ensuring this continues for ten thousand years."

"What?! That's too cruel!"

"Use their own Soul Power to trap themselves here forever?"

Upon hearing his words, Xu Qingqiu immediately became agitated. "This is going too far."

"Yes, let's go down and take a look," Ning Qi said, and started walking down.

"Since this place is already destroyed, why go down there?"

Xu Qingqiu asked doubtfully, "Why don't you leave and continue exploring ahead."

"I plan to release the souls here."

"To be precise, the plan is to take them all in."

Ning Qi smiled, then called out, "Shi Xiaokun, come here!"

"Owner!"

After he finished speaking, Shi Xiaokun suddenly leaped over.

In the blink of an eye, it landed in front of him.

"This is Soul-Locking Formation; I have already grasped Formation essence."

"Able to control the souls here that are being controlled."

"These souls must have been members of the sects within Mount Buzhou back then," Ning Qi began to explain. "That's why I want to bring them into our Inner Realm!"

"Could we let them reincarnate in the Inner Realm, so that when someone is reincarnated..."

"We can learn what happened back then through their memories."

"Master, that's fine too."

"However, very few people can retain their memories."

"But it's still worth a try."

After hearing his explanation, Shi Xiaokun immediately understood what was going on.

This is to try and understand the secrets of Mount Buzhou through these spirits.

These people might even know how Mount Buzhou was destroyed back then.

"Alright, get ready to receive it."

"I'll get them all inside!"

Ning Qi nodded and explained, "Okay, it's actually not difficult."

"As long as you go back, the first thing you need to do is set up a Soul-Locking Formation!"

"Just take them back directly; we'll figure out how to arrange their reincarnation later."

"Leave it to me. I'll arrange it in batches."

Shi Xiaokun nodded and made the suggestion.

"Okay, it's settled then."

After agreeing, Ning Qi immediately disappeared in a flash.

It suddenly disappeared, and then reappeared.

They have returned to their Inner Realm.

He first carved out a space in the back mountain of the sect.

The Formation will be set up here.

Shi Xiaokun and Xu Qingqiu waited for him outside. "Do you think you can succeed by doing this?"

Xu Qingqiu asked with some curiosity.

She heard what the two of them were saying.

But remain skeptical of their actions.

If this creates a cycle of reincarnation within the Inner Realm, wouldn't that create a realm of its own?

That's simply impossible.

"Yes, our Inner Realm is different from the ordinary one."

Shi Xiaokun nodded, saying confidently, "In the future, Master will be the successor of Mount Buzhou."

"It could even be transformed into an Inner Realm that transcends the Three Realms."

"How is this possible? This will be punished by the heavens!"

Xu Qingqiu said in a low voice, "You'd better not mention such things."

"Don't worry, no one will hear us," Shi Xiaokun said nonchalantly.

"Hey, where did Master go?"

At this moment, Tu Hu also arrived.

He asked curiously.

"Going to set up the Soul-Locking Formation."

Xu Qingqiu responded.

"Soul-Locking Formation? What's so special about setting that up?"

Tu Hu asked, puzzled, "Could it be that he's going to trap all the souls here?"

"Yes."

Shi Xiaokun nodded and said with a smile, "These are all the souls of Mount Buzhou. If they can reincarnate, they can learn more."