Blood River

Ning Qi observed for a while longer, but ultimately decided to continue forward.

Now that we're here, we should definitely see what's going on.

Otherwise, the trip wouldn't have been in vain.

After making up his mind, he continued on his way.

After passing through this area, we soon arrived at an underground river.

At first, he genuinely believed it was an underground river.

However, upon closer inspection, it was discovered that this was not an underground river at all.

This is clearly a river of blood.

Although it was a river of blood, it didn't smell very bloody.

He bent down to observe and then discovered the reason.

It turns out that this place was imprisoned by Formation.

This ensured that the blood river wouldn't dry up or emit any odor, thus preventing him from discovering it in time.

"A mere Formation, and you think you can deceive everyone?"

Let me see what's wrong with you.

A glint of light flashed in Ning Qi's eyes.

He suddenly waved his hand.

"Call!"

The Formation Origin Power was unleashed, shooting directly towards the river of blood ahead.

"Boom!"

"Whoosh!"

After being hit, a burst of blood-red light suddenly erupted from here.

The blood-red light surged in all directions.

The area was quickly filled with its own power. The Formation that had originally imprisoned the Blood River was now broken by the bombardment of Ning Qi Origin Power.

They were utterly vulnerable and were defeated in the blink of an eye.

Let the blood here begin to boil.

Inside, Blood Python were surging about.

"Roar!"

Before Ning Qi could observe further, a furious roar suddenly erupted from below the blood river.

Ning Qi looked closely and discovered the area beneath the river of blood.

A Black Shadow suddenly rushed out from below.

"A big one has arrived!"

Upon seeing this, Ning Qi suddenly retreated rapidly.

If you don't know the other party's background, it's best to avoid direct confrontation for now.

After retreating, I looked at the Black Shadow before me again. It had already appeared above the river of blood.

On a huge head, eyes the size of lanterns stared intently at him.

It also occasionally flicks its tongue.

"Whoosh!"

Ning Qi was still observing the giant python.

Before he could get a good look at it, it was near the giant python.

Several more giant pythons appeared.

It's about the same size as this one, and both are blood red.

I counted them carefully; there were as many as seven or eight.

Even just its head, which was sticking out, was several meters long.

If they all rushed out, they would be at least several tens of feet high.

Ning Qi narrowed his eyes, staring at the Blood Python before him. It seemed that this place had been used to seal these giant pythons before.

At this moment, he could already sense a Sha Qi emanating from these giant pythons.

Clearly, the Sha Qi from before emanated from these Blood Python.

So, who sealed them here?

He looked at the Blood Python with a puzzled expression.

These plants are clearly not there to collect their Sha Qi; that's why they're here.

It's very likely that it grew here because of the presence of Sha Qi.

Everything seems unrelated, but they are all connected.

"Hiss!"

A Blood Python, its tongue flicking, suddenly charged at Ning Qi.

As it charged, a stream of green liquid sprayed from its mouth toward Ning Qi.

Along the way, bursts of liquid erupted, scorching the void with a hissing sound.

This is clearly highly poisonous.

At the same time, the Blood Python opened its gaping maw.

They were about to devour Ning Qi.

"Whoosh!"

Ning Qi wasn't idle either.

Seeing the Blood Python's attack coming, he suddenly summoned his Dragon-Soaring Spear.

A phantom image suddenly materialized behind him.

The spear's edge then burst forth.

He had already thrust his spear forward before the Blood Python's attack could land.

"Bang!"

Even a jet of blood, upon colliding with the spear's edge, still produced a deafening roar.

The surrounding stone walls trembled violently.

Ning Qi did not back down; instead, he took a step forward.

He aimed the spear at the Blood Python once more.

He thrust it out with force.

"When!"

The spear's light flashed, transforming into several spear shadows.

He shoved it into the Blood Python's mouth.

A burst of starlight erupted as it collided with its fangs.

"So hard!"

Ning Qi felt a resistance and involuntarily retreated.

In the blink of an eye, they were gone. When they reappeared, they were on a giant rock.

The Blood Python, however, had an arrogant expression.

Looking down at Ning Qi.

At this moment, its enormous body had already appeared on the ground.

With just a slight twist, a cloud of dust was stirred up.

Even the giant rock could not withstand the weight and was pressed into a ravine.

Its speed did not decrease despite its enormous size.

Instead, it suddenly rushed towards Ning Qi at an astonishing speed.

At the same time, the other Blood Python also began to rush towards Ning Qi.

Compared to them, Ning Qi appeared exceptionally small.

Just like ants.

"I still have a chance against two. Seven or eight would be troublesome."

Ning Qi felt a headache coming on.

So many Blood Python attacked him simultaneously, even though he had already reached the strength of Archaic Golden Immortal.

But they were no match for them either.

Because these Blood Python are also at the level of Archaic Golden Immortal immortal.

In fact, their strength was definitely superior to his.

Who could possibly seal so many Blood Python here?

Presumably, their strength has already far surpassed that of the Archaic Golden Immortal.

Ning Qi didn't have time to think further and continued his rapid retreat.

Right now, he's no match for these Blood Python.

Moreover, the space here is limited.

He simply couldn't handle dealing with these Blood Python. The only option was to temporarily avoid confrontation.

Ning Qi retreated without hesitation, but the Blood Python persisted relentlessly.

Continue the pursuit.

He continued until he retreated to an area where there were many corpses.

The Blood Python suddenly stopped.

They looked towards Ning Qi and stopped pursuing him.

After observing for a while and confirming that Ning Qi had no intention of coming over,

They retreated, and in the blink of an eye, they were already back in the river of blood.

Ning Qi made sure it was safe ahead before continuing forward.

We arrived at the border area between the two regions.

Here, the ground has been crushed and ravaged by these giant pythons.

Everywhere were furrows carved out by the massive bodies of giant pythons. The place had been completely destroyed in the process.

"What's going on? Is there Barrier here?"

Ning Qi felt a surge of curiosity.

Why did these Blood Python come here and then retreat?

Could it be that there's something here that they might be wary of?

Ning Qi was completely baffled and began to observe the situation.

However, after looking around for a while, he didn't find anything strange about it.

There were no Formation Restriction, nor were there Barrier.

There was no treasure guarding it, and not even the slightest fluctuation.

It simply does not possess the conditions to threaten the Blood Python.

So why don't they come over?

Ning Qi couldn't understand it at all, and his eyes turned towards the Blood River. He decided to go take another look.

In the end, he made up his mind and decided to go and find out for himself.

Let's see what these Blood Python are afraid of.

When he returned to the Blood River, he was much more cautious this time.

He deliberately restrained his Qi and Blood and even his aura.

Once they reached the edge of the Blood River, they looked down at its bottom again.

They spotted the Blood Python below, which seemed to have sensed his approach.

It suddenly surged towards the surface of the river.

Ning Qi watched as the river of blood below began to churn.

Without the slightest hesitation, he suddenly retreated rapidly.

"Whoosh!"

"Splash!" At that moment, an attack came from the river towards him.

However, Ning Qi was prepared and did not give him a chance to attack.

As the attack approached, he had already retreated far away.

We've returned once again to the area where the two places previously met.

This time, however, the Blood Python did not behave the same way as before.

They chased after him and attacked.

Clearly, they also knew that Ning Qi had discovered the secret here.

I know that even if I chase after them, it won't lead to anything.

Ning Qi glanced ahead and couldn't help but smile.

"Not only are they strong, they've also gained intelligence!"

After his reflections, he suddenly remembered something.

Then, he suddenly summoned several Ants and Giant Bees from his own Sumeru Space. After they appeared, Ning Qi gave them orders.

Let them go to the riverbank and investigate.

The Ants and Giant Bees obeyed his commands.

They started climbing towards the Blood River.

Soon, they arrived at the riverbank.

However, before they could take any further action...

Then Blood Python appeared and swallowed the Ants whole.

However, they were not able to eat all of the Giant Bees.

They do have wings, so they're faster.

In the first wave of attacks, more than a dozen Giant Bees escaped their attack.

However, this was only the first wave of attacks.

Before they could even observe, another group of Blood Python appeared and swallowed the remaining Giant Bees whole. However, this gave Ning Qi an opportunity.

I saw some ripples in the deeper part of the river.

Following this fluctuation, Ning Qi successfully saw the situation below.

Beneath this river of blood lies a palace.

However, it was too blurry for him to see clearly what was below.

"I see, so they're protecting the palace below!"

After Ning Qi understood what was going on, a look of relief appeared on his face.

Since they are guarding the palace below, there must be some great treasure inside.

Therefore, it is definitely not some ordinary treasure.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have gone to such lengths.

They imprisoned so many Blood Python with the strength of Archaic Golden Immortal here.

Ning Qi pondered how to get inside and thoroughly search the palace. There must be some priceless treasure beckoning him from within.

Ning Qi smiled, then suddenly thought of something.

"Shi Xiaokun!"

He simply gave a greeting.

"Owner!"

Shi Xiaokun suddenly appeared, displaying a respectful expression.

"These Blood Python are guarding the palace below."

"I think a place guarded by so many Blood Python with the strength of Archaic Golden Immortal must contain some kind of supreme treasure."

"Is there any way to get past these Blood Python and directly into the palace below?"

Ning Qi glanced at Shi Xiaokun, pointed ahead, and explained the situation they had just discovered.

"Master, this is not a difficult task."

"However, I'm afraid that once we're inside, these Blood Python will discover us." "That would be troublesome; we'd be trapped like turtles in a jar!"

Shi Xiaokun thought for a moment, then a solemn expression appeared on his face.

"It's not that simple!"

Ning Qi smiled and continued, "I have Sha Qi Fruit here. I just need to shield myself with them later."

"Their scent will be the same, so I'll be the one who goes in."

"They couldn't possibly detect my presence!"

"What we need to do now is figure out how to get down there and trick these giant pythons."

"Master, that makes things even simpler."

"I'll use Ants and Giant Bees to distract these Blood Python."

"If you take out the fruit with the Sha Qi, you can sneak in."

"However, we need to be careful about whether this palace is protected by any Formation Restriction."

"If so, it's possible that the Blood Python will target us!" Shi Xiaokun explained his thoughts, his face still showing worry.

This method is feasible, but it's too dangerous.

If anything unexpected happens, there won't be enough time to escape.

They will be trapped below by these Blood Python.

"Then let's give it a try."

"Just bring out more Ants and Giant Bees!"

"I'll be careful, even if I get caught."

"I still have Formation Restriction that allow me to evade it!"

Ning Qi revealed a determined look, then continued, "Wait until they're all attracted."

"Just find a way to get here; they won't chase you this way."

"You just wait here for a while. I'll sense your presence."

"Then, through my Inner Realm, I can directly tear open the passage." "Escape from the Inner Realm, and I won't need to be entangled by these Blood Python anymore."

"Okay, I understand!"

Shi Xiaokun nodded, then continued, "Master, there's another way: we can wait a few more days."

"Tian Shang will be able to fuse the two swords soon."

"Once he integrates, your Sword Formation will be put to use."

"While I won't have the overwhelming power to defeat these Blood Python, I can certainly put up a fight against them."

"Could it really have that much power?"

Ning Qi looked puzzled upon hearing this.

These weren't just one or two Blood Python, but seven or eight.

He went all out and could barely put up a fight against Sanjo.

If they were to fight together, he would have absolutely no chance of winning.

Now, all it takes is a sword to have this opportunity. Ning Qi simply couldn't believe it.

"Yes, I've been working with Tian Shang to refine these two swords these past two days."

"I have firsthand experience of its power; there will be absolutely no problem."

Shi Xiaokun responded with a determined look.

"I'll try again when I have the chance."

"Let's get started right away."

"If we delay any longer, I'm worried that others will come in later."

"By then, our advantage will no longer exist."

Ning Qi shook his head and then reminded him, "Bring out both the Ants and the Giant Bees."

"Good!"

After Shi Xiaokun agreed, he began to take action.

He opened his Sumeru Space, and immediately Ants and Giant Bees surged out. In just a moment, hundreds appeared.

They crawled in front of the two men, awaiting their commands.