fantasy novels Chapter 694 The Fisherman Reaps the Benefit
Chapter 694 The Fisherman Reaps the Benefit
“Let’s take the most dangerous route.”
Seeing the puzzled looks on their faces, Ning Qi pointed to one of the passages and said.
"This way?"
Ji Wanru hesitated.
However, trusting Ning Qi, she didn't say anything.
"Yes, this is the way."
Ning Qi nodded and continued, "The more dangerous the place, the safer it is."
"I think that's what the people here were thinking when they were trying to mislead us."
"Alright then, let's go this way."
After thinking it over, Ji Wanru decided to trust Ning Qi.
He has never failed along the way.
Each time, they managed to escape danger.
"Everyone, follow along."
"..."
Upon hearing this, the others followed suit.
Their eyes were filled with determination.
They walked into the passageway one after another, with Ning Qi leading the way.
"Master, if we continue like this, we should arrive soon, right?"
The spirit of medicine analyzed within his dantian.
"Okay, let's go, this place should be fine!"
Ning Qi nodded, then followed and continued to lead the way.
Inside this passageway, below the stone walls, are skeletons.
Judging from these skeletons, they had been dead for a long time.
There were no new bodies, and the others kept glancing at the scene. Their hearts, which had been clenched with anxiety, gradually calmed down.
The fact that there are no new bodies here is enough to prove that this place is indeed safe.
In other words, the claim that they sensed death outside was a deception.
"It really is safe here!"
Ji Wanru followed, looking relaxed.
"I told you before, there won't be any problems."
Ning Qi smiled and continued, "Now, do you believe me?"
"Well, it seems we can arrive safely!"
Ji Wanru nodded, then turned her gaze forward.
"Let's go out from here and see what's going on."
"If it's safe, we'll find a place to rest."
Ning Qi pointed ahead and said with a smile, "However, there shouldn't be any problems."
"The compass already shows that there doesn't seem to be any danger ahead."
Ji Wanru chimed in.
They continued forward, and after the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, they finally arrived at the end of the passageway.
An open space appeared before them.
However, what is shown here is different from what is shown on the compass.
This place is more like a beehive.
This open space was divided into countless parts.
"How is this going?"
Ji Wanru frowned as she looked at the situation.
She never expected to encounter this situation.
"Some ferocious beast must have come and taken over this place!"
Ning Qi looked at the beehive ahead and said, "Be careful, we don't know what's going on here yet."
"If we disturb the ferocious beasts here, it could be very troublesome."
"Everyone be careful, don't make any noise!"
Upon hearing this, Ji Wanru quickly offered a reminder.
"it is good!"
"understand!"
"..."
Upon hearing this, the group readily agreed.
They all wore solemn expressions.
They were all clearly aware that it was dangerous here.
After all, they didn't know what kind of ferocious beasts might appear here.
"You all wait here, I'll go check the situation!"
"If anything seems wrong, you guys leave first!"
Ning Qi stared ahead, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.
"No, that's too risky."
"Why don't we use puppets to take a look!"
Ji Wanru shook her head and said worriedly.
"Puppets are difficult to control. If they reveal their presence, we'll be in trouble!"
Ning Qi shook his head, then focused his attention on what was ahead: "I'll go myself!"
"All of you step back. If anything happens, retreat first!"
"Well... alright, you'd better watch out!"
Seeing that he insisted, Ji Wanru could no longer stop him.
I could only nod in agreement.
"it is good!"
Ning Qi didn't say anything more. After agreeing, he suddenly rushed forward.
The moment he stepped forward, he concealed his aura.
After suppressing it to the extreme, then rush forward.
He didn't fly, but instead moved slowly forward close to the ground.
After a short while, Ning Qi arrived at the front.
Before him lay wormholes with numerous entrances.
Although it's a wormhole, it's not small; it can easily accommodate two or three people.
Ning Qi didn't delay and went straight inside.
"call!"
As soon as I stepped inside, I felt waves of heat.
"It's so hot!"
The spirit medicine had already reached his shoulder.
Looking at everything before him, he couldn't help but say, "Master, could this be another fire-attribute ferocious beast?"
He still remembered the primal flames he had encountered before, and they had left a shadow in his heart.
"Don't worry, there won't be any problems!"
Ning Qi smiled and continued, "There's a primordial flame here. Do you think it would allow a second one to appear?"
"You're right!"
Yao Ling listened to his words and said with deep agreement, "Then, what could this be?"
"They must be ferocious beasts, and quite a few of them!"
"This must be due to their body temperature."
"But don't worry, let me see what's going on."
"Once we've determined the situation, we can then devise a solution."
Ning Qi looked at the wormhole ahead and then continued forward.
Soon they arrived at the intersection of several wormholes.
Here, every direction you go will be the complete opposite of the original path.
"This is troublesome. Finding a path that keeps moving forward isn't easy!"
Yao Ling couldn't help but sigh.
At this rate, there's no way we'll find a way out.
Because there is no straight line, if you choose the wrong path, you may end up in the wrong place.
"I'll try and see if I can open them."
Ning Qi touched the wall blocking his way and said.
This was actually a beehive built by the ferocious beast, but when he reached out to touch it, he felt something was wrong.
It feels a bit rough to the touch, but it gives the impression of being very hard.
Ning Qi touched it a couple of times and then took out the Chaos Sword.
It glides across this wall.
"Shh!"
In the instant it passed, a blinding flash of light erupted.
The wall in front of them bore only a single sword mark.
It is simply impossible to destroy.
"Master, what if we use our full strength?"
Yao Ling knew very well that Ning Qi had been extremely careful during his test.
He thought things would get better once he unleashed his full potential.
"I can't use any more force!" Ning Qi shook his head and put away the Chaos Sword in his hand.
"Huh? Why?"
Yao Ling frowned upon hearing this.
I just can't understand why I can't take action anymore.
"Do you see the threads on this?"
Ning Qi pointed to the wall and said in a deep voice.
"There really is one!"
Yao Ling leaned closer, observed it carefully for a while, and couldn't help but say, "It's just like a spider web, and it's layer upon layer!"
"The entire wall was formed in this way!"
"That's incredible! How did they do that?!"
"I believe this thread is connected to the ferocious beasts here."
"If we just touch them normally, they probably won't notice!"
"But if we go all out to destroy it, we'll definitely be detected!"
"Given the situation here, I feel they will definitely know exactly where we are!"
Ning Qi reached out and touched the silk threads on the wall again, then sighed, "So, we can't destroy it for now."
"This is tantamount to exposing ourselves!"
"That's troublesome. Let's search one road at a time!"
After hearing his words, Yao Ling couldn't help but say, "That's such a waste of time."
"That's not necessarily true. Let's wait and see!"
"I think I already have a solution!"
Ning Qi thought for a moment, then continued, "Let's look for it first, and I'll verify my judgment!"
"it is good!"
After Yao Ling agreed, she followed Ning Qi and continued walking forward.
When they encountered different forks in the road, Ning Qi would always try every single one of them.
Ultimately, the directions they took were all completely different.
Several times, he almost got lost, but he eventually found his way out.
"call!"
After a few hours, Ning Qi had to find a place to rest.
"Master, the consumption of immortal power here is too great!"
The spirit, perched on his shoulder, sighed in agreement.
"Yes, but it's good that we finally figured it out."
Ning Qi nodded, smiled, and said, "Next, we can smoothly follow this method to find the secrets here."
"Hmm, I didn't expect that going in the opposite direction every time would lead to the right path!"
Yao Ling said with a smile.
"Great, let's go!"
Ning Qi stood up and looked ahead.
Then they continued on their journey.
The two of them had discovered that each time they went to another passage, they had to go in the opposite direction.
That's why many people who come in can't find a way to compete.
Moreover, after each of the three opposite-direction passages, you must take a forward-direction passage.
The two of them continued to explore like this.
Finally, they found a way out ahead.
The two stopped at the same time and focused their attention on what was ahead.
This place is a nest.
Inside the nest, there are many things that resemble silkworm pupae.
Each one has a corpse on it.
And this corpse was none other than the sword spirit of this place.
In this way, their spiritual energy was absorbed by the silkworm pupae.
The silkworm pupae here are provided for hatching.
"My God, what's going on?"
Yao Ling looked at the scene before her and immediately became serious.
I never imagined that the sword spirits here would be used by these monsters to incubate their cubs.
"Hmph, how interesting."
Ning Qi laughed, stepped forward, looked at the silkworm cocoons here, and said, "I never thought that this arrogant sword spirit would be hunted down."
"Moreover, they were used as hatched puppets!"
"Master, we must be careful."
"If I get caught, I'll probably end up like the Sword Spirit, being used as a puppet and fed to these disgusting silkworms."
Yao Ling looked at the silkworm pupa in front of her, a look of lingering fear on her face.
He didn't want to be absorbed by these silkworm pupae.
I don't even dare to think about this situation.
"Don't worry, they shouldn't be here. I think they've gone hunting!"
Ning Qi shook his head, then continued, "So it seems that Ji Wanru and the others should be safe!"
"Huh, really?"
"Shouldn't they be in great danger?"
Yao Ling looked puzzled upon hearing his words.
"No, these ferocious beasts are all moving forward; they won't move backward!"
Ning Qi pointed in a direction and said.
"Huh? What's going on? How can you be so sure?"
Yao Ling became curious after hearing what he said.
I have no idea how this happened.
"Think about it, we didn't encounter a single sword spirit on our way here. Isn't that enough proof?"
Ning Qi laughed and explained, "This means they've already hunted down all the sword spirits behind us!"
"Therefore, the only way to continue hunting sword spirits is to go this way!"
"Ah, I understand!"
"In other words, they went to the next level to hunt sword spirits!"
Yao Ling immediately understood Ning Qi's words.
His eyes were full of laughter: "So, does that mean... there might be sword energy inside these silkworm cocoons?"
"Then, we'll have to look at them one by one!"
"You go ahead and scout ahead, I'll check the situation!"
Ning Qi pointed to the exit ahead and gave instructions to Yao Ling.
"Okay! I'll go right away!"
Yao Ling nodded immediately and then sped towards the exit ahead.
After watching him pass by, Ning Qi turned his attention to what was ahead.
Before him were countless silkworm cocoons.
Each silkworm pupa contains a sword spirit trapped inside.
What puzzled Ning Qi was that these sword spirits were in a spirit form, and the silkworm cocoons here could actually spit out silk, trapping these sword spirits.
This ensured they could never escape.
He could even see these sword spirits, some of which were still conscious, struggling incessantly.
Clearly, they have been trapped for a long time.
"Since that's the case, I'll take advantage of this opportunity."
As Ning Qi spoke, he walked over to a silkworm pupa.
Above him, a sword spirit was trapped.
Without a second thought, Ning Qi immediately began to circulate his immortal power.
Then it explored towards the sword spirit's chest.
"Shh!"
With ease, he reached out again and drew a gleaming sword aura directly from the sword spirit's chest.
"call!"
As soon as the sword energy appeared, Ning Qi took it directly into his palm without hesitation.
He instantly integrated it into his dantian.
"Not bad!"
Ning Qi looked at the sword spirit in front of him; it was still alive, though its aura had weakened somewhat.
In other words, it is still enough to support their absorption by the silkworm pupae.
This way, he can continue to draw sword energy from the sword spirit's body.
Next, Ning Qi began to withdraw the sword energy without missing a single one.
He didn't know how long it took, but he finally managed to extract all the sword energy from the bodies of all the sword spirits here.
At this moment, there were already several thousand sword energies within his dantian.
If this were done outside, he couldn't do it even if he worked himself to death.
"Master, how is it?"
At this moment, Yao Ling came over and asked Ning Qi.
"That's right, I've completely withdrawn their sword energy!"
Ning Qi said with great satisfaction, "Next, let's go check on another one!" (End of Chapter)