Full level of enlightenment: I achieved Daozu by ascending to the lower realm

Chapter 628 Water that Corrodes the Soul

“Good, let’s split up.”

Ning Qi nodded and then walked towards the backyard.

Yao Ling stayed in the front yard and began flying towards the side rooms.

Meanwhile, Ning Qi had already arrived at the backyard.

There is also a training platform that has been set up in the open space here.

However, it has collapsed due to the erosion of time.

Clearly, the previous owner of this place was also a cultivator.

Ning Qi also discovered spiritual essence here.

He bypassed the training platform and came to the side room.

After searching through several rooms, we arrived at the study.

On the bookshelf by the wall, I also saw some classic books.

Ning Qi opened it and saw that it contained classical Chinese texts, which he couldn't understand at all.

So, they summoned Shi Xiaokun directly.

"Owner."

He greeted him respectfully upon his arrival.

“Look at these ancient books, what do they record?”

Ning Qi pointed to the books on the wall and said to him.

"Okay, I'll take a look."

After agreeing, Shi Xiaokun went to the bookshelf and began to look at the books there.

Ning Qi, on the other hand, continued searching for other useful things here.

However, after searching around, no new discoveries were found.

“Master, these books mostly record information about this family.”

Meanwhile, Shi Xiaokun had already finished reading these classic texts.

"Hmm, is there anything of value?"

Ning Qi nodded, then asked.

“Master, there are some records related to this city, but they are all records of their business dealings.”

"In addition, some information about the city lord was introduced, but it's of no use to us."

"Everyone here has been killed."

Shi Xiaokun shook his head and continued, "Things of value are meaningless now, since this inner world is already in ruins."

"Aren't there any cultivation techniques or array formation manuals?"

Ning Qi pressed for an answer.

"No, this is not a cultivation clan."

"However, there is a record that there is a sect a hundred miles outside this city."

"It's called the Myriad Clouds Sect. Although it was destroyed long ago, we can't guarantee that we'll find anything there."

Suddenly, Shi Xiaokun remembered something, picked up a book and said, "This family once provided them with some resources, so there are records."

"Okay, put this away. We'll search the whole city and then go check it out."

Ning Qi nodded, and then said.

"Okay, I'll go search for it too."

"If there are more of us, we can find it faster."

After agreeing, Shi Xiaokun made the suggestion.

"By the way, how many people are currently available in our inner realm?"

Ning Qi also seemed to realize something and asked the question.

“Master, not yet. They need the primordial power here to nurture them.”

"Not so fast yet, but I'll let you know when it's ripe."

Shi Xiaokun shook his head and explained.

"Okay, then you go."

"Let's split up and look for it."

Ning Qi nodded and then walked out of the study.

Then they walked towards the other rooms.

After searching diligently for a while, he found nothing.

After saying goodbye to Yao Ling and the other person, they went their separate ways.

After leaving the mansion, he hurried on his way.

They soon arrived at the city lord's mansion.

He explored the area and found it devoid of life. As for Yao Ling and Shi Xiaokun, they had gone off to search in different directions from him.

So Ning Qi went directly to the airspace above the City Lord's Mansion and looked down at it.

This was clearly the site of the most brutal battle.

There are several ravines in the courtyard, which have sunk deep.

However, there must have been a formation here to prevent this place from being destroyed.

Ning Qi flew through the void, beginning to explore what else was worth searching for.

We went from the front yard to the back yard, passing through several courtyards, but we didn't find anything.

The difference is that there are some side rooms on the ground floor of this city lord's mansion.

Every now and then you can see some corpses, only they've turned into skeletons.

Ning Qi found the remaining storage bags next to these skeletons.

I found more than ten in one go, but instead of opening them all, I chose to collect them all and look at them when I had time.

Perhaps we can find some useful information here.

The city lord's mansion is full of cultivators; perhaps they possess some of the secrets of this place.

Ning Qi searched the entire area and finally arrived at the garden at the back.

This is actually a small courtyard, and the garden here is still well preserved.

The artificial hill remains the same, except that some weeds have grown on the ground.

However, there was still no trace of weeds in the areas covered with paving stones.

"This is more like a woman's boudoir."

Ning Qi looked at the surroundings and said with great certainty.

He looked around and then went straight into a side room.

There were dried bloodstains here, and bones on the stool and bed.

It has already been dried.

It seems there was a great battle here, but the people here were not strong enough to cause much damage.

Apart from that, Ning Qi did not find anything else useful.

Then he walked out and looked at the still relatively intact back garden.

Ning Qi activated his divine sense to explore, hoping to find out some information from this place.

However, he was being polite and searched the whole place but found nothing.

As he leaped into the air, preparing to leave, he happened to be above the garden.

"call."

Suddenly, I felt a ripple below.

This fluctuation carried a hint of excitement.

This caused Ning Qi to stop abruptly.

"Is there something alive?"

He stared down, his brows slightly furrowed.

He then used his divine sense to explore the area, but still found nothing.

However, there was indeed a fluctuation just now.

Ning Qi thought for a moment, then activated the Dao patterns.

It transformed into ripples of water, surging downwards.

"Sizzle".

Suddenly, a series of ear-piercing burning sounds erupted in the air above the garden.

Clearly, there is an array here.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be such fluctuations.

Ning Qi immediately became interested and landed.

However, when he landed in mid-air, a curtain of light suddenly rippled out here.

They wanted to completely isolate him from the outside world, preventing him from entering the garden.

"interesting."

This only made Ning Qi more interested.

After saying that, he stomped hard on the light screen with his toes.

The light curtain suddenly cracked.

Then, with a sudden jolt from Ning Qi, the light barrier shattered.

He then landed on the ground of the garden.

This time, he could finally sense that there was a secret passage here.

Ning Qi didn't delay any longer and shattered the restriction here with a single palm strike.

Then I saw a crack appear in front of me.

The crack leads all the way down, and it's bottomless inside.

"call."

A faint sound of wind could be heard from below. Ning Qi frowned slightly, then walked down.

The stone steps leading down are well-preserved.

The stone wall is intact, indicating that no one has ever been here before.

Even the mechanisms and restrictions in this passage have never been damaged by anyone.

Unfortunately, these restrictions were no match for Ning Qi.

He didn't even use any Dao patterns; he broke through all the restrictions here simply by relying on his own formidable strength.

"call."

Finally, he arrived at this deep underground place.

This is an open space, and there is a stone gate in front of it.

However, the stone gate has already collapsed.

"No one has been here before. What's the deal with this stone gate?"

Ning Qi frowned and observed the situation.

This left him confused.

Clearly, someone with greater strength, or someone more skilled in formations and restrictions, has come.

He thought for a moment, then stepped over the stone gate and went straight in.

Then another passageway appeared in front of them.

He continued forward and soon passed through the passageway.

They arrived at an open space again, but this one was different from the previous one.

There are some skeletons here, and some boxes on the ground.

Ning Qi walked over and used his divine sense to probe the boxes, discovering that there were still resources inside.

They consisted mainly of spiritual essences and some ordinary weapons and equipment.

Ning Qi then put all these things away and looked ahead again.

Further along from this open space, there are two or three passageways.

I don't know where it leads, but there are traces of people walking through each passage.

Ning Qi thought for a moment, then randomly chose a passage and continued on his way.

There are still signs of vandalism in this passage, and corpses can occasionally be seen on the ground.

Clearly, those who were previously weak lost their lives here.

He still hadn't found anything along the way, but soon he came out hungry again.

This time, he was no longer in an open space, but in a deep pool.

However, the water in this pool was black, and there were wisps of black air surging above it.

In the center, there is a small island, which looks no bigger than a single room.

However, there were many rotting corpses around this deep pool.

These corpses were different from those in the outside world; their bodies were completely black.

"This pool of water is poisonous."

Ning Qi quickly made a judgment, and then he tried to gather some of the black air currents together.

He sensed danger simply by exploring with his divine sense.

It gave him a jolt.

These black currents can actually erode a person's soul, and are even stronger than the currents in the Black Water region of the Boundary Sea.

"Shi Xiaokun".

Ning Qi frowned, went into his sea of ​​consciousness, and summoned Shi Xiaokun.

His physical body is in the outside world, but a wisp of his soul is in Ning Qi's sea of ​​consciousness.

Therefore, he can easily summon it.

"Owner!"

After Shi Xiaokun's illusory soul appeared, he bowed respectfully.

"Take a look at the pool here and see what's wrong with it."

"It's even stronger than the Blackwater of the Boundary Sea outside."

Ning Qi pointed to the pool here and said to Shi Xiaokun.

"Oh? That strong?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Xiaokun immediately became interested as well.

So the illusory soul floated to the shore.

"Sizzle".

Before he could move forward, his soul was burned.

"return."

Ning Qi beckoned him back.

"Phew, that was close."

Shi Xiaokun let out a long sigh, looking at the pool in front of him with lingering fear: "It can actually hurt a person's soul, it is indeed not simple."

"So do you know what kind of water this is?"

Seeing that he had also suffered the consequences, Ning Qi asked seriously.

“Master, although I have never seen it, I have heard of it.”

Shi Xiaokun then became serious: "If I remember correctly, this should be the Lijiang River water that appeared at the same time as the Chaos Stone."

"Oh, how did you determine that?"

Ning Qi asked curiously.

"Just a little bit is enough; it can damage a person's soul."

“This was once refined by a Great Luo Golden Immortal to attack enemies.”

Shi Xiaokun explained, "However, this is very rare, even rarer than the Chaos Stone. I didn't expect to find so many here."

"If we could also refine it, it would be like having another powerful weapon."

"If we bring all this water into our inner world, will it cause damage to it?"

This is what Ning Qi is worried about.

"No, it can affect a person's soul and also corrupt their body."

"But you see, the normal soil and water of this mountain will not be affected."

"Although it will release water vapor after being steamed by high temperature, which may harm innocent people."

"However, after we take it to the inner world, we'll also build a cave like this to store it. That way, it won't be affected."

Shi Xiaokun thought for a moment before analyzing the situation.

"Alright, then your main body should come over here and collect the black water."

Ning Qi nodded in satisfaction and gave the instructions.

“Master, no need, my soul is sufficient.”

Shi Xiaokun shook his head and said with a smile.

"Oh, when did your spiritual power become so strong?"

Ning Qi became interested immediately upon hearing this.

He never expected that Shi Xiaokun would suddenly become stronger.

“Master, after your breakthrough in strength, our inner world has changed.”

"My strength has also increased accordingly."

Shi Xiaokun chuckled.

"Alright, I'll leave this to you. Once it's done, you can reunite with your original body and come find me."

Ning Qi nodded and said.

"Yes, Master."

After Shi Xiaokun agreed, he prepared to take action.

"Your spirit fears this water; can you subdue it?"

Ning Qi suddenly thought of something and quickly asked.

"OK."

Shi Xiaokun nodded in agreement: "Open the inner world, I have the power of origin to support it."

"Okay, be careful."

After agreeing, Ning Qi left after saying just one sentence.

He returned the way he came and went back into the courtyard.

Looking at the surroundings, and then at the sky.

After a day of hustle and bustle, the sky is now darkening again.

It seems necessary to spend the night here.

Ning Qi thought to himself, then turned his attention to what was ahead.

Here he sensed the fluctuations of the medicinal spirit.

Then, in a flash, he arrived directly beside the Medicine Spirit.

"Owner!"

When Yao Ling noticed Ning Qi coming to find her, she quickly greeted him, "Did you find anything?"

"Yes, we've found the Lijiang River."

Ning Qi nodded and said in a deep voice.

"Lijiang River? There's actually such poisonous water here."

Upon hearing this, Yao Ling immediately became tense: "We must stay away; this water can corrode a person's soul."

"Moreover, the water will pollute the surrounding area after it evaporates."

"Therefore, this kind of water is usually sealed underground, and it must be sealed with arrays and restrictions." (End of Chapter)