hotmtlnovel Chapter 631 Blood Pool
Chapter 631 Blood Pool
"go."
Without a second thought, Ning Qi continued, "I want to see what's going on."
"Ah, isn't this just going to our deaths?"
"There are too many monsters here; there must be even more over there."
Yao Ling shrank back, already having second thoughts.
"Then you can stay in the inner realm."
Ning Qi rolled his eyes at him and turned to Xu Wanrou: "Won't they show up when it's light?"
"They'll be hiding somewhere when it's light, so we can only act at night."
"But no matter where we go during the day, they can always keep up with us."
"We can't shake them off at all; it's like they're following us in the dark."
Xu Wanrou shook her head, revealing a hint of fear.
But this is mostly sadness.
After all, her guards, commanders, and possibly even her companions had all been killed by these monsters.
"What are your plans when dawn breaks?"
Ning Qi then asked.
"I want to go with you; I can show you the way."
"To avenge my dead friend."
Xu Wanrou gritted her teeth and made a decision.
"Oh, are you sure? Going there might get you killed."
"I'm not going to go out of my way to protect you."
Ning Qi looked at her and said in a deep voice.
"Then why did you save me just now?"
Xu Wanrou asked.
"I'm curious, I want to see what these things are."
"What exactly is going on with you guys?"
Ning Qi shrugged and said, "However, it seems you don't know anything either; you're just being chased with nowhere to run."
"That's true."
Xu Wanrou sighed and did not refute.
"Alright, let's rest first, and set off again when it's light."
Ning Qi said no more, and waved his hand.
They then left immediately.
As he passed the projection of the memory stone, he stopped again to look at the situation outside.
These monsters seem to know that there are people here.
Many people gathered here, hoping to find his whereabouts.
Unfortunately, he was in the inner realm, and they couldn't detect where he was at all.
“Master, I think the monsters we’ve imprisoned are communicating with them, but they can’t find the entrance.”
“They can’t even break through the space itself, since we are a self-contained inner world.”
"The power of origin alone is enough to leave them helpless."
Shi Xiaokun noticed the situation and came over to explain.
"Can you detect anything about these demons using your primal power?"
Ning Qi nodded and then asked.
"Not for now. I've already moved them to the side of the Lijiang River. With the restrictions here and the influence of the Lijiang River, their companions shouldn't notice anything anymore."
Shi Xiaokun pointed in a direction and said to Ning Qi.
"Oh, let's go take a look."
Upon hearing this, Ning Qi gestured for him to lead the way.
"it is good."
After Shi Xiaokun agreed, he began to lead the way.
Ning Qi followed him straight ahead.
They soon arrived at the foot of a mountain.
There was a cave entrance here, and Shi Xiaokun led Ning Qi directly inside.
After entering, continue walking along the passageway.
We arrived at a downward-facing cave entrance.
The two leaped down at the same time and soon reached the deepest part.
In the central position here is the stored water from the Lijiang River.
In the middle of the lake, there is a cage.
The surrounding area was filled with water prisons made from the water of the Li River, trapping several demons inside.
They were unwilling to give up and tried to break free of the water prison.
Unfortunately, every time they were touched, they were burned terribly.
The threat of their souls being burned meant that they would be severely injured every time they tried to break free of the cage.
Gradually, they began to stop resisting.
"With the river under their control, they have no way of contacting the outside world."
"You see, their souls are scattered, but they are all directly swallowed up by the Lijiang River."
Shi Xiaokun pointed ahead and said.
"Not bad, only you could come up with this idea."
Ning Qi exclaimed in admiration.
He never expected that Shi Xiaokun would make such use of the Lijiang River.
"Master, if needed tomorrow, our Lijiang water is available at any time."
Shi Xiaokun smiled and continued, "If we wanted to wipe out those demons outside right now, this number would be enough."
"But wouldn't it be a waste to release it?"
Ning Qi pointed to the lake and said, "We don't have enough water either."
"Master, don't worry, the water from the Li River is inexhaustible."
“In the previous cave, I retrieved the iron gourd that was separated from the river from the lake.”
“I have placed a restriction on the bottom of this lake.”
"As long as the iron gourd is here, even if all the water here is used up, it can be replenished immediately."
Shi Xiaokun said smugly.
"Oh, you mean this water from the river is released through the iron gourd below?"
Ning Qi asked curiously.
"Yes, I found this when I was collecting water from the Lijiang River."
"You can take a look."
Shi Xiaokun waved downwards.
"Shh."
"Splash."
Soon, an iron gourd leaped out from the bottom of the lake.
The gourd was entirely black, emitting faint glows.
There are also some complex inscriptions on it.
“Master, this iron gourd is easy to control. I will tell you the laws of the inscription.”
As Shi Xiaokun spoke, he passed on the inscribed decrees on the iron gourd to Ning Qi.
"call!"
Ning Qi absorbed it into his sea of consciousness.
He quickly grasped the secret.
"How about it?"
Shi Xiaokun asked.
“Okay, then I’ll use my iron gourd first.”
"I'll release them after I've resolved the Wanxiao Sect issue."
Ning Qi, holding the iron gourd, said with a smile, "Even if they have thousands, I have the endless Lijiang River. At worst, I can just flood the Wanxiao Sect."
"What can these monsters do to me?"
“Master, however, the Lijiang River will destroy this realm.”
"Where they go, nothing grows; even spiritual energy is corrupted and turned into evil energy."
"At that time, this world will be completely ruined."
Shi Xiaokun said.
"So what? This place was originally an abandoned inner world."
Ning Qi added, "I won't use them if they don't threaten me."
"Yes."
Shi Xiaokun said no more.
"Alright, go and rest."
Ning Qi simply put the iron gourd away.
Then it leaped out.
They returned to the mountain gate prepared by Shi Xiaokun and found a cave to rest in.
The night began to fly by.
When he woke up again, it was already daylight.
Ning Qi arrived outside the cave and saw that Xu Wanrou was already halfway up the mountain.
It's clear that they've already made preparations.
Shall we set off now?
She noticed that Ning Qi had also come out and came over to ask.
"Let's go, we'll have to go sooner or later."
Ning Qi didn't delay any longer, and with a shout, he sped towards the exit of the inner realm.
Xu Wanrou followed closely behind.
They soon arrived at his Sumeru space.
After leaving, they returned to the city gate.
By this time, all the monsters here had left.
She looked ahead; the bodies of her companions from last night had vanished. "Let's go."
Ning Qi glanced at her indifferently, then beckoned her to leave with him.
"it is good."
Xu Wanrou agreed and followed them down the city gate.
Then they rushed forward.
Given their strength, a distance of a hundred miles wouldn't take them long.
After a short while, they arrived at the gate of the Wanxiao Sect.
Ning Qi looked around and saw the scene before him.
It was indeed different from ordinary mountain gates.
This place is like a purgatory, with ruins and traces of fire everywhere.
The ground was littered with charred corpses, emitting a nauseating stench.
"These monsters came from here?"
Ning Qi looked at it for a moment, then asked in a deep voice.
"good."
"They are hiding in the back mountain, which is the core area of the Wanxiao Sect."
Xu Wanrou nodded and pointed towards the back mountain, saying, "There are also some puzzling things ahead. There are quite a few blood pools on the mountainside."
"Some of them had dried up, while others still had fresh blood, as if someone was being sacrificed at any moment."
"Hmm, do you want to come with me, or leave here to find your friend?"
Ning Qi turned to look at her and asked.
"I'll go with you."
"I don't know where they are. Even if I find them at night, these monsters will find me."
"It's the same path—death."
Xu Wanrou shook her head and decided to follow Ning Qi.
With him by their side, at least they had an inner world protecting them.
Avoid being hunted down by these monsters.
"it is good."
Ning Qi nodded, then suddenly descended the mountain and headed towards the mountain gate.
He sped along, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived at the mountainside of the mountain gate.
Here, he also successfully saw the blood pools that Xu Wanrou had just mentioned.
They were all pools of water, each several dozen feet in size, but they were filled with blood.
Some were already dried up, while others still contained blood.
However, because it has been sitting for so long, it has become extremely viscous.
The surrounding ground was soaked with blood.
Ning Qi frowned, staring at the blood pool.
"I feel that those monsters were conceived here."
"However, this blood is too strange; we must not touch it."
Xu Wanrou pointed to a pool of blood and said, "Our people tried to see what was inside."
"But after they got their bodies stained with blood, their bodies were directly corroded."
"Only by severing the arm can one avoid being corrupted."
"Oh? You tried it with puppets?"
Upon hearing this, Ning Qi turned and asked.
"Yes, I've already tried it."
Xu Wanrou nodded and continued, "After being corrupted, the puppets will become irritable and may even attack us."
"But I feel that in the end, they will all turn into monsters."
"It seems you know something about the situation."
Ning Qi looked at her with a hint of suspicion.
She didn't mention these things last night.
So, was it a deliberate cover-up, or what was the reason?
"Don't misunderstand, I'm not trying to hide anything from you."
Even if I wanted to keep it from you, you would still come back, wouldn't you?
"Besides, if I had a problem, why would I have come with you?"
Seeing this, Xu Wanrou quickly explained.
"You'd better not try anything funny."
Ning Qi simply said, "If I find any problems, don't blame me for being impolite."
"Don't worry, we're in this together!"
Xu Wanrou said seriously, "I still know what's important and what's not."
"it is good."
Ning Qi agreed and continued forward.
Soon we reached the summit.
Here, there is a larger pool.
The blood in the center was still churning and boiling.
"What's going on here?"
Ning Qi looked ahead and couldn't help but ask.
“I feel there is something inside, but we will be corrupted.”
Xu Wanrou shook her head, her expression grave: "And right now, there's nothing we can do."
"We can go in and find out."
"You wait here, I'll go down and check the situation."
Ning Qi frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly took off and leaped into the air.
They arrived directly above the blood pool.
"Master, you must be careful."
The medicine spirit, who had been silent until now, reminded him from within his dantian.
"It's alright, I have the Chaos Flame."
Ning Qi smiled and then activated his Chaos Flame.
His entire body was instantly enveloped in a ball of flames.
He activated the protective armor, which then shielded him.
Ning Qi took a deep breath and then rushed straight towards the blood pool.
"puff."
The next moment, he plunged directly into the pool of blood.
Protected by the chaotic flames, the blood that wanted to devour him was instantly evaporated.
This created a protective shield of flames around him.
"I can't see anything."
"That's what Yao Ling said."
"It's alright, your consciousness is unaffected."
As Ning Qi spoke, he extended his divine sense to explore the area, continuing to surge towards the bottom.
At first, nothing seemed amiss, but later he gradually realized there was a problem.
This blood seemed to be teeming with thousands of lives.
However, these lives are in a state of chaos and cannot awaken at all.
"Such powerful soul force."
The spirit medicine, residing in his dantian, couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"good."
Ning Qi then responded, "If these life forms were to awaken, they would probably turn into monsters."
"Master, there must be some way to wake these monsters up."
"I feel the answer should be at the bottom."
"It's a reminder," Yao Ling said.
"Okay, let's go down and check the situation."
Ning Qi agreed, then suddenly set off and swam directly downwards.
Just as he was about to reach the bottom, he was blocked by an invisible barrier.
"Buzz!"
The next moment, the barrier began to fluctuate, unleashing a powerful aura.
This forced Ning Qi to retreat.
"There's even a formation."
Ning Qi stepped back a distance and frowned as he looked down.
His divine sense quickly located the core of the formation.
"Compared to our Ruoshui Three Thousand, they are far too weak."
Yao Ling scoffed.
"Shh!"
"Shh..."
However, before he could say anything more, there was another commotion around him.
Dozens of figures appeared in the blood.
These figures, entirely blood red, swam towards Ning Qi like fish.
Its mouth was full of fangs, and it bared its teeth and claws at Ning Qi.
"Master, are these monsters?"
The medicine spirit couldn't make out the appearance of these monsters.
"You could say that, but you could also say that."
Ning Qi shook his head, then took out the Chaos Sword: "However, it doesn't matter anymore, I'll take care of them."
"Then let's find out more."
"Watch out, Master!"
The spirit quickly reminded him. (End of Chapter)