newbobooks Chapter 624 Mirage
Chapter 624 Mirage
"It's alright, just have your people stick close to you."
Ning Qi shook his head and did not agree to his suggestion.
"Alright, if you have any questions, feel free to contact me."
Seeing Ning Qi's insistence, Zhao Tianlei didn't try to persuade him any further and could only nod in agreement.
"Then I'll take my leave."
Ning Qi clasped his hands in a fist salute, then bid him farewell and left.
After he left, I spotted a direction and sped off.
"Master, do you think those people might retaliate against us?"
The spirit medicine had already landed on his shoulder.
A hint of worry appeared in his eyes.
Whether they can or not is up to them.
"We just need to find our own opportunity."
Ning Qi didn't care, and instead said, "I have a feeling that there should be some treasures down there."
"I can also sense that there seems to be some powerful life form here."
"However, I don't know what it is either."
Yao Ling also looked down.
Ning Qi then went directly to the broken star.
"call!"
When he landed on a desert, a strong wind blew through the area.
As far as the eye can see, there is only Gobi Desert.
Looking further ahead, all you could see was endless yellow sand.
"Master, why have we come to a place like this?"
The spirit flew around, its eyes filled with confusion.
There are some beautiful mountains and clear waters nearby, but Ning Qi chose to stay here.
"With so many people coming here, we should definitely do the opposite."
Ning Qi smiled and explained, "They will definitely go to places where resources might be found, but I feel that this is where the opportunity lies."
"Huh? Why?"
"Isn't it easier to encounter such things in places with celestial energy and fluctuations?"
Yao Ling immediately looked puzzled, and looked at Ning Qi with curious eyes.
"Take a closer look at the situation here before you speak."
Ning Qi pointed to the Gobi Desert in front of him and said with a smile.
"Oh? Master, have you already discovered something?"
Yao Ling became curious after hearing his words.
He then leaped out and began to observe the situation.
However, after looking at it for a while, he still couldn't figure out what was so strange about it.
Finally, it flew back to Ning Qi's side.
By this time, Ning Qi had already traveled quite a distance.
"So, did you find it?"
When Ning Qi saw him return, he couldn't help but ask with a smile.
"Master, I haven't found anything. I don't feel like there's anything here."
The spirit landed reluctantly on his shoulder, its eyes filled with confusion.
"Didn't you sense the signs of a battle here? There's also a powerful aura present!"
Ning Qi pointed ahead and added, "Moreover, there are also fluctuations from restrictions and formations here."
"Imagine if there were nothing here, how could there be such fluctuations?"
"How could there possibly be such a powerful aura fluctuation?"
"Oh? Master, now that you mention it, I can indeed sense a slight fluctuation in energy."
"But there are restrictions here, and there can be restrictions elsewhere too."
"There's fighting here, and it's the same elsewhere."
After hearing his explanation, Yao Ling began to refute him.
He always felt that Ning Qi's visit was unnecessary and a waste of the opportunity.
By the time they return, those places will have already been looted.
This would be like doing all the work for someone else's benefit.
"We can make a bet that I'll definitely find our resources and opportunities here!"
Ning Qi smiled and then continued, "If I win, I'll grant you one request; if you lose..."
"If I lose, I will give you a drop of my primordial life."
Yao Ling spoke first: "I only have ten drops, and I usually can't bear to waste them."
"If that's the case, then it's settled!"
Ning Qi nodded in agreement.
He knew that Yao Ling was holding back, but he just hadn't been interested.
However, since he offered to gamble it away himself, we can only accept it.
"Okay, it's a deal!"
The spirit said with absolute certainty, "Master, you will definitely lose this time!"
"Oh, then let's walk forward and see."
Ning Qi smiled when he heard him say that.
They continued forward and soon disappeared into the yellow sand.
However, none of this had any effect on him.
At this point, he had already reached the strength of a Golden Immortal, and such a low-level natural phenomenon was like a tickle to him.
He continued on his journey, and gradually, the Gobi Desert began to reveal skeletons.
As you continue forward, the number of skeletons gradually increases.
Some are still intact, while others have been dried out.
"Master, some of these corpses are very powerful. They must have been very formidable people in life!"
Yao Ling observed the surroundings and spoke to Ning Qi.
"Indeed, these people must have been incredibly influential back in the day!"
"Unfortunately, they were all tricked when they arrived here."
Ning Qi nodded and said with a smile.
"Ah, we were outmaneuvered? How did you figure that out?"
Upon hearing this, Yao Ling couldn't help but ask curiously.
"These people's bodies were all well preserved."
"This proves that, at least by the time they got here, none of them had experienced combat."
"If they die without fighting, what other reasons could there be?"
Ning Qi smiled and asked.
"It could be a formation or poisoning, so it's hard to say."
Yao Ling shrugged and said.
"They were outmaneuvered; they were outmaneuvered."
"That's why it's like this!"
Ning Qi looked ahead: "However, once we get there, we don't know what will happen. Let's go and check the situation."
"it is good!"
Yao Ling stopped thinking about it.
After agreeing, he continued on his journey with Ning Qi.
They crossed the Gobi Desert, which was littered with corpses, and soon reached the desert region.
There were indeed not many corpses left here.
However, the further you go, the more uneasy you feel.
"Master, is there some kind of ambush here?"
Yao Ling then remembered what Ning Qi had just said.
If that's the case, they need to be careful.
"Then we'll have to go forward and see how things go."
Ning Qi did not do any analysis.
Instead, they chose to take it one step at a time.
"Master, be careful. I have a feeling that something is not right here."
The spirit medicine was no longer wandering around on his shoulder.
Those eyes were filled with worry.
They were constantly on guard about their surroundings.
Ning Qi continued on his way, stumbling along the road.
They soon reached the depths of the desert.
"Master, look, there's an oasis ahead!"
At this moment, Yao Ling suddenly noticed the situation, so she pointed ahead and excitedly said to Ning Qi, "Finally, there's a place where we can rest for a while."
"Alright, let's go see what's going on." Ning Qi glanced ahead, then lowered his head and continued on his way with Yao Ling.
They walked for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, and finally arrived at the oasis that the herbalist had seen.
Here, there is an oasis, not very large, but full of rare and wonderful herbs and plants.
There is also a small grove of trees.
In the center is a small lake.
When they arrived at this side of the lake, they saw that there were actually schools of fish swimming in the water.
"That's really good, there's still life."
The spirit of medicine danced around, constantly observing the situation: "Master, do you think there might be some treasure here?"
We'll have to see.
Ning Qi didn't say anything.
He simply spread his divine sense outwards.
However, he didn't find anything.
However, when he explored the lake with his divine sense, he suddenly encountered a reaction.
"what happened?"
Yao Ling noticed Ning Qi's condition and immediately came over to inquire.
There's something in here.
Ning Qi snapped out of his daze and focused his attention on the lake: "Let's go see what's going on."
"it is good!"
After Yao Ling agreed, she followed Ning Qi directly to the lake.
Ning Qi took a deep breath and then plunged directly into the lake.
He summoned Xuanwu directly from the lake.
"Owner!"
Xuanwu bowed respectfully.
"Come, take me down here and let me see what the problem is."
Ning Qi pointed to the water below the lake and said to Xuanwu.
"Yes!"
Xuanwu agreed and then suddenly vanished.
It transformed directly into a suit of armor and landed on Ning Qi's body.
With the protection of his armor, Ning Qi no longer cared about the water here.
It felt like a fish in water.
So he sped up and swam downwards.
In the blink of an eye, they arrived at the depths of the lake.
Surprisingly, the lake was like a bottomless pit, and the water never reached the bottom.
"Strange, what's going on?"
Ning Qi looked down and frowned.
You can clearly see the bottom of the lake, it's so close.
However, no matter what, it was impossible to reach the bottom.
"Master, is there some kind of formation here as well?"
Yao Ling, standing beside him, couldn't help but remind him, "Otherwise, why would it be so strange?"
"Maybe I'll give it a try."
Ning Qi nodded, then activated the Dao patterns.
The ripples on the water began to spread.
He quickly merged into the lake water, and after a few breaths, Ning Qi came to his senses.
"How about it?"
Upon seeing this, Yao Ling immediately came over and asked.
"There are no restrictions or formations."
Ning Qi shook his head and said.
"What should we do then? Should we go down?"
Upon hearing this, Yao Ling couldn't help but show a worried expression: "I have a feeling that something is going on down there."
"Let's go down and take a look, otherwise we'll have come down for nothing."
Ning Qi made his decision and continued downstream.
Gradually, he felt the bottom getting further and further away from him.
So he turned around and looked up.
Upon seeing this, he immediately frowned.
He discovered that the sky above him had turned into a well.
"wrong."
The spirit medicine also noticed the problem and said, "Master, have we been tricked?"
"If that's the case, then you've lost."
Ning Qi smiled and looked at Yao Ling.
"Yes, I admit defeat, but are we trapped?"
"This... why do I feel like the exit is getting smaller and smaller?"
At this moment, Yao Ling had no time to care about anything else.
He was completely focused on what was happening right in front of him.
"Let's go back. I want to see who this devil is, playing tricks on us here."
Ning Qi then headed upstream back.
During this process, he kept accelerating, and finally unleashed his full power.
However, no matter what, the exit he saw above was always very small.
Just like the bottom, it's something you can never reach.
"Master, it seems we have really been tricked."
"But you just checked and there are no array formations or restrictions here. What's going on?"
Yao Ling looked up, then down.
His brows furrowed.
I racked my brains but still couldn't figure out what was going on.
"Don't you find it strange?"
Ning Qi suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but ask.
“Strange? What’s strange about it?”
Yao Ling was immediately puzzled when he asked her question.
He was completely unaware of what Ning Qi was saying from beginning to end.
"This is clearly a desert, so why is there an oasis?"
Ning Qi thought for a moment before saying seriously, "Something is definitely amiss. There must be something wrong here."
"Ah, Master, are you saying that we were tricked from the very beginning?"
Upon hearing his words, Yao Ling suddenly looked enlightened: "But how come we didn't notice anything at all?"
"If we've been tricked, why hasn't he come out yet? Is he deliberately trying to make a fool of us?"
"This place has been in ruins for who knows how long. Do you think someone would still be alive even if they plotted against us?"
Ning Qi continued upstream, analyzing, "So, this might be a trap that was set up long ago."
"They're just waiting here to lure people in and then trap them."
"What do we do now? We're trapped."
Yao Ling immediately became worried and cautiously observed her surroundings: "I felt something was wrong when I came down here."
"Why did the fish we saw at the beginning disappear after we got down?"
"Besides, this is a lake, why haven't we seen a single fish after swimming for so long?"
"Yes, that's the problem!"
"This is an illusory space; everything is an illusion!"
Ning Qi nodded, then looked around at the surroundings: "So, there won't be any real life forms here."
"The fish we saw earlier, we must have been under an illusion since then."
"Huh? You mean this is all an illusion?"
After listening to his analysis, Yao Ling couldn't help but look puzzled: "But when did they set up this illusion? Why didn't we notice it at all?"
"If we realized it, would we still come down?"
Ning Qi smiled and continued, "In that case, I'd like to see how he breaks this illusion!"
"Master, do you think this is a mirage?"
Yao Ling suddenly thought of something and hurriedly asked.
"No, if that's really the case, will we still have the chance to experience it firsthand?"
"I'm afraid even if we walk around for a year, we still won't find him."
Ning Qi, however, immediately rejected his analysis.
"This isn't it, that isn't it, we can't stay trapped here forever, can we?"
Yao Ling sighed and shrugged. (End of Chapter)