Chapter 590: Demon Clan Passage |
Ning Qi didn't say anything, just nodded and moved to the side.
The middle-aged man then leaped away, quickly disappearing from his sight.
Only after he left did Pill Spirit dare to come out.
"Master, you... do you think this man's words can be trusted?"
Pill Spirit looked in the direction where the middle-aged man had vanished, asking worriedly, "If we follow him like this, we could be in big trouble."
"Don't worry, I believe him."
"Demonic Race members are few to begin with, why would he lie to me?"
"Just wait and see, nothing will happen when we go."
Ning Qi also looked forward.
Pill Spirit could only nod and sigh.
Clearly, he did not want to go to any Demonic Race place.
"Be careful, their people are coming."
After watching for a while, Ning Qi suddenly warned Pill Spirit.
"Okay!"
After agreeing, Pill Spirit directly merged into Ning Qi's dantian to hide.
After a moment, two figures appeared on the horizon of the mountain range.
Ning Qi looked carefully and saw it was the middle-aged man from before, with two or three others beside him.
All had burly builds and fierce faces.
In just a few breaths, they arrived at Ning Qi's location.
Before landing, the group all sized up Ning Qi.
Each wore a solemn expression.
Clearly, they were wary of Ning Qi.
After all, unlike the middle-aged man, they hadn't witnessed Ning Qi's skills.
Nor had they seen him manipulate demonic energy, so naturally they were cautious.
"Everyone, this is the young man I told you about."
The middle-aged man landed first, then introduced him to the people behind him.
"Honored seniors, pleased to meet you!"
Ning Qi politely clasped his fists and took the initiative to greet them.
"Big Brother, you don't even know his name?"
Another middle-aged man, with a somewhat heavy expression on his face, spoke up.
"I forgot."
The first middle-aged man slapped his forehead, then continued, "Young man, let me introduce you first."
"This is Lei Shan, my brother. My name is Lei Hao."
"This is also our brother, called Tie Yuan."
He first pointed to the man who had questioned Ning Qi, then pointed to another person beside him.
"Several seniors, this junior is Ning Qi."
Ning Qi didn't avoid the topic, directly giving his name. "I hope for your guidance in the future."
"Guidance is not the point. Are you a spy sent by the Immortal Race?"
Lei Shan looked at Ning Qi, then followed up with a question.
"No, I am mortal enemies with the Immortal Race!"
Ning Qi said solemnly, "My clan members were all killed by the Immortal Race."
As he spoke, he wore an expression of grief and indignation, as if it were truly the case.
In reality, it was just about having a chance to fight Dao Bujin.
To be precise, Dao Bujin had killed many of his subordinates.
"Then, show us your demonic energy!"
"Let us see which clan you belong to!"
Tie Yuan finally spoke, looking at Ning Qi.
Up to now, they hadn't easily believed Ning Qi based on his words alone.
They only believed whether he possessed demonic energy.
Because, within the Immortal Race, if their people acquired demonic energy, they would suffer backlash and die.
Even human race members, if tainted by demonic energy, would go berserk, become insane, and turn into their Death Servants.
"Alright!"
Ning Qi didn't hesitate either. After agreeing, he directly activated his Demonic Power.
Once he activated his Demonic Power, fierce streams of demonic energy immediately surged and churned around him.
As Ning Qi exerted force, the demonic energy suddenly ignited.
"Whoosh!"
Streams of demonic energy instantly transformed into blazing demonic flames.
The space around him twisted and distorted from the burning heat.
This was precisely the Chaos Flame he had obtained.
After merging with demonic energy and intertwining, it was even more destructive than ordinary demonic flames.
"This is..."
Lei Shan widened his eyes, showing a look of astonishment.
Clearly, Ning Qi's demonic flames had shocked them.
They never expected Ning Qi to possess such formidable demonic energy.
"See, I told you there was no problem, yet you were still suspicious here!"
"Could I have misjudged a person?"
Lei Hao looked at the two men, saying unhappily, "This makes things so awkward."
"Brother Ning, don't take offense. We've encountered too many liars over the years!"
Lei Shan scratched his head, apologizing to Ning Qi. "Sorry, brother."
"Brother Ning, from now on, your matters are our matters. We're all on the same side now."
Tie Yuan also chimed in.
His eyes were full of remorse.
Clearly, they realized they had been overly suspicious of Ning Qi earlier.
"Both of you, no need for formalities, I understand!"
"The Immortal Race people are too cunning."
Ning Qi nodded, then said nonchalantly, "From now on, we're all on the same side, no need for such politeness."
"Good!"
Lei Shan nodded, speaking heartily.
"Right, then let's head back!"
Tie Yuan also said.
"Senior, are we all going back?"
Ning Qi looked at Lei Hao beside him and asked.
"Don't call me senior anymore, we're brothers from now on."
"Your strength is no weaker than ours!"
Lei Hao smiled, then looked back. "Only Lei Shan will escort you back. Tie Yuan and I still need to stand guard here."
"Oh? There doesn't seem to be any trouble here, why not all go back together?"
Ning Qi showed a bit of curiosity, deliberately asking.
"We must remain vigilant against discovery at all times!"
"Otherwise, our plan will fail."
Tie Yuan said gravely, "You go back with Lei Shan first. We'll definitely have a chance to meet again in the future. Perhaps soon we'll have an opportunity to fight side by side."
"Alright, then we'll head back first!"
Ning Qi nodded, then turned to Lei Shan. "Senior, please lead the way."
"I told you, don't call me senior!"
"From now on, we address each other as brothers."
Lei Shan waved a hand, smiling as he said, "Let's go, we're heading back!"
"Alright!"
Ning Qi nodded, laughing heartily as he followed.
"Big Brother, Brother Tie, stay alert!"
"I'll be back soon!"
Lei Shan then clasped his fists toward the two.
"Don't worry!"
"Go and return quickly!"
Both men simultaneously clasped their fists, then reminded him.
"Alright!"
Lei Shan agreed again, then walked forward. "Let's go."
Ning Qi didn't respond, simply following directly.
Thus, they left this mountain peak.
Heading down the mountain.
Soon, they arrived at an open area.
Once there, Lei Shan waved a hand.
A pitch-black token appeared in his palm, which he then activated with his demonic energy.
The token suddenly erupted with a beam of black light.
As the black light surged, it instantly transformed into over a dozen giant black pythons.
They then shot forward toward the space ahead.
Soon, they struck the void in front of them.
"Hummm."
"Boom..."
In front of them, over a dozen barriers suddenly appeared. On each barrier, an illusory, condensed door materialized.
"Let me see which door we take today!"
Lei Shan glanced forward, then carefully discerned.
"Oh? Is there a difference?"
Ning Qi pretended to be curious, asking seriously.
"Yes, the people inside choose a different channel every day."
"We can only enter through that specific channel, otherwise we'll be killed by the traps and restrictions of the other channels!"
Lei Shan nodded, then seriously pointed to one channel. "This is the one."
"Oh? How do you tell them apart?"
Ning Qi curiously came over, looking at the channel he indicated and asking.
"It's simple. You just concentrate your demonic energy and probe inside."
"Only when our demonic energy probes inside will it become calm and peaceful."
Lei Shan smiled, then walked inside.
Seeing him enter, Ning Qi could only follow.
"Master, test the other channels with Immortal Power."
Just as he was about to enter, Pill Spirit quickly said.
"Do you think their people wouldn't notice that?"
Ning Qi said irritably, "We haven't even entered yet, and they'd discover us."
"Right, how did I forget that."
Pill Spirit hurriedly said, "Luckily you remembered, Master."
"Hmph, I'm going in to see what tricks they have inside."
Ning Qi snorted lightly, then suddenly walked forward.
"Whoosh!"
The next moment, his entire person passed directly through the channel entrance.
When he opened his eyes again, the scene before him had changed.
"Master, this is just a teleportation channel!"
Pill Spirit, within his dantian, could also see everything here.
"Yes."
Ning Qi looked left and right, communicating with Pill Spirit through mental connection. "It seems we've already left this space. I wonder where this leads to."
"Why doesn't the Domain Lord of this realm patrol his territory? A Demonic Race teleportation channel has appeared within his domain, and he doesn't even know."
"If we hadn't discovered it, it might never have been found!"
"Then when the Demonic Race people swallow this place, they won't even know why."
Pill Spirit observed the surroundings, complaining incessantly.
"Well, that has nothing to do with us."
Ning Qi smiled. "We can't even manage our own True Martial Spirit Realm properly. Coming here now is only because of Miss Xu."
"Also, I don't want them to ruin things before I go to the Realm Sea Battlefield."
"Judging from their actions, I feel they're about to make a big move soon."
"Exactly!"
Pill Spirit deeply agreed. "This way we can find out what they plan to do in advance, though it's a bit dangerous."
"Nothing ventured, nothing gained."
"Since we have this opportunity, we should naturally use it."
Ning Qi smiled, then continued forward. "Alright, quiet now. Let me see what's up with this teleportation channel."
"Okay!"
After agreeing, Pill Spirit fell silent.
However, he was still carefully observing the situation here.
Ning Qi was also observing along with him.
This channel resembled a wormhole passage within the Realm Sea.
But there were still some differences.
Ning Qi looked at the channel here, then peered deeper.
Both sides were solid barriers, clearly dug open by force.
"This is a channel tunneled through by an Expert of Golden Immortal strength from our side!"
"It cost us a lot of effort."
Seeing Ning Qi continuously observing the situation here, Lei Shan couldn't help but smile and say, "This place will absolutely not be discovered. Our Demonic Race's teleportation channels are unparalleled in the world."
"Even if an Expert of Golden Immortal strength came, it would be useless."
"Oh? Really?"
"Can't we, with our current strength, tunnel through one?"
Hearing this, Ning Qi immediately became curious.
"Yes, we still can't do it."
Lei Shan nodded, sighing. "This requires contending with the Power of Rules here. We don't have that ability."
"Only when our strength reaches Golden Immortal do we have such capability!"
"So that means we have a Golden Immortal Expert here?"
This sentence caught Ning Qi's attention.
Without a Golden Immortal Expert, how could this channel have been tunneled?
"Master, I feel they probably have more than one Golden Immortal Expert."
"Otherwise, with so many channels here, one person couldn't possibly have tunneled them all."
Pill Spirit began analyzing again within his dantian.
"You're right. I feel there are at least two!"
Ning Qi nodded, saying gravely, "It seems this realm is in danger."
"The strongest among them is only at Peak Celestial Immortal strength."
"The Sect Master of the Myriad Swords Sect is only at Half-Step Golden Immortal strength. If their Golden Immortal Experts take action, they'd have no power to resist."
"This is troublesome. Should we... still go in?"
Pill Spirit began to lose his nerve again.
"In for a penny, in for a pound."
Ning Qi shook his head, then continued to follow.
"We're almost there."
Lei Shan called out, "Soon we'll see our clansmen."
"Brother Lei, so we have a Golden Immortal Expert here?"
After catching up, Ning Qi asked seriously.
"To be precise, two."
Lei Shan shook his head, correcting him. "One is Heavenly Demon Zhao Lingtian, the other is Blood Demon Xu Shichang."
"Two? Then if they took action, wouldn't this place not need to be so troublesome?"
Ning Qi asked curiously again.
"Impossible, they're still fighting in the Realm Sea."
"Usually only one of them is stationed here, and even then not constantly!"
"Basically, they only come once every ten years or so."
Lei Shan shook his head. "Our territory is too vast, and our clansmen are also very scattered. They have too much to worry about."
"They can't stay here permanently, so we have to rely on ourselves!"
"So that's how it is!"
Ning Qi nodded.
"Master, I hope we don't encounter these two when we go out this time!"
Within his dantian, Pill Spirit had already started praying.
He really didn't want to encounter these Golden Immortal Experts at this time.
That would be too dangerous, since they were here as spies.
"Probably not!"
Ning Qi also said.
"Brother Ning, when your clan was destroyed, which Golden Immortal was stationed there?"
Lei Shan suddenly asked a question. "Every clan stronghold has a different Golden Immortal-strength Expert stationed there. Didn't you call for help back then?"
"I really don't know about that. I was still in swaddling clothes at the time."
"I was brought out by an old servant."
Hearing this, Ning Qi's eyes shifted slightly, instantly thinking of a countermeasure.