anovelconsole Chapter 650 Reencounter with the Pool
Chapter 650 Reencounter with the Pool
"Let's just pretend we don't know and let them be."
"That's actually more interesting; otherwise, wouldn't our identities be exposed very quickly?"
Ning Qi smiled and patted Yao Ling: "Alright, you can rest in my dantian now, don't worry."
"Ok."
Yao Ling agreed and then returned directly to Ning Qi's dantian.
This time, he didn't say anything more, but simply closed his eyes to rest.
Ning Qi then turned his gaze downwards.
At this moment, he could see that Zhao Cheng had already woken up all of their fellow disciples.
They all looked sleepy.
I never expected that this would happen when everything was fine here.
Ning Qi looked down and soon noticed that Li Qiuwan was also looking in his direction.
After spotting Ning Qi, she even waved to him.
Ning Qi understood and then jumped down.
Soon we reached the foot of the mountain.
"How about it?"
Ning Qi asked.
"Just to be on the safe side, let's leave here first!"
Li Qiuwan sighed and said.
"Oh, if we go this way, it'll be troublesome to find a safe place later."
"I have a feeling they won't come here."
Upon hearing this, Ning Qi made a suggestion.
"I'm worried about what will happen if they come."
Zhao Cheng shook his head and sighed, "We've already lost too many brothers; we can't gamble anymore."
"Alright then, what are you planning to do?"
Ning Qi didn't say much, but just asked casually.
He didn't intend to stop them; as long as they weren't going to their deaths, he wouldn't interfere.
"Let's walk into the mountains over here."
"Just avoid them."
When Li Qiuwan heard his question, she took out a compass and pointed in a direction.
This direction is precisely the direction to their right.
If they head in this direction, Ning Qi can see from their compass that there are actually no ferocious beasts that they have pointed out here.
In other words, at least no ferocious beasts will come looking for them from this direction.
“If you walk this way, the river will end.”
"There are very few ferocious beasts here, so they pose no threat to us."
"We'll definitely be fine heading this way."
Li Qiuwan pointed in this direction and then said, "Let's hurry up and clean up, don't leave any trace."
"We'll find another way back after it gets light."
"Senior sister, we'll follow your instructions."
"Let's go then!"
"..."
After she finished speaking, everyone agreed.
Clearly, they follow her lead.
"Then let's go!"
Li Qiuwan didn't delay any longer and agreed to continue leading the team, preparing to leave this place.
Ning Qi didn't say anything.
Seeing that the group had started moving, I followed them and continued forward.
"Master, aren't there many ferocious beasts here? How come their compass shows that there aren't any ferocious beasts here?"
The spirit medicine began to have doubts again in his dantian.
At the same time, a hint of curiosity appeared on her small face.
"You've forgotten about the barrier we passed by before."
Ning Qi explained after hearing his question: "Since we crossed that barrier, we have already left the dangerous area between the Immortal Clan and the Demon Clan."
"Therefore, we hardly encounter any ferocious beasts here."
"Oh, right, I had forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it."
Yao Ling then suddenly realized what was going on.
They had passed by once before, and if Ning Qi hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have remembered that it had happened.
"Alright, let's see where they're going to take refuge."
Ning Qi stopped talking and continued to follow them.
Li Qiuwan was in charge of leading the team, holding their compass and observing carefully from time to time.
It would be really troublesome if they were to go astray because of this.
"Young Master Ding, I'm so sorry to have dragged you into this."
Seeing that Ning Qi had just followed, Zhao Cheng said apologetically.
"It's alright, as long as everyone is safe, then it's all worth it."
Ning Qi smiled dismissively, then asked, "Where are we going? Is it safe there?"
Although Li Qiuwan had just said that there weren't many ferocious beasts left in this place.
However, besides ferocious beasts, the only things here are traps and formations.
"It's safe. Our people have already explored this area!"
"Our compass map was passed down from people who explored this place before!"
“Every time we come here for training, different people come here to make maps and compasses for this place.”
"That way, we can save a lot of trouble next time someone comes."
After hearing Ning Qi's question, Zhao Cheng began to speak fluently.
He told Ning Qi everything he knew.
"I see."
Ning Qi understood.
Actually, the compass they use is the same as the one used by the demons.
However, Ning Qi did not know before that their compass maps were actually obtained by individuals risking their lives.
Those who went to those perilous places have long since perished.
"Master, these people seem to have paid a heavy price as well."
The spirit medicine, residing in his dantian, couldn't help but sigh and say something.
"That has nothing to do with us. What we need are resources."
Hearing this, Ning Qi said nonchalantly, "As long as we have enough resources, plus some good opportunities, and get some handy weapons, that will be enough."
"As for what happens between the two sides, that's none of our business."
"Master, don't forget, there are still members of the Zhao family here."
"Moreover, Miss Xu may have arrived quite some time ago."
"She must be with the humans!"
Upon hearing this, Yao Ling couldn't help but offer a reminder.
"I had forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it."
Ning Qi then realized something.
Yes, Xu Qingqiu is here too.
There are also members of the Zhao family.
Although they were using each other, they were ultimately together.
“Young Master Ding, we are only a few dozen miles away from here.”
"It's impossible for them to let the fighting spread to us now!"
At this moment, Li Qiuwan's voice interrupted him.
Ning Qi went to take a look.
They discovered that they had already left the mountains.
We arrived at a hilly area.
However, there are also dense jungles and plenty of grasslands here.
This is clearly a place where various landforms combine, and it is relatively open.
"Master, why does this place look so familiar?"
Yao Ling followed along, carefully observing the surroundings, and soon he realized something was wrong.
"what happened?"
Ning Qi didn't notice anything, so he asked curiously.
He felt that Yao Ling was always suspicious and paranoid.
"Isn't the scene here very similar to the place where we were refining spirits?"
Yao Ling offered her opinion before continuing, "Take a closer look and observe carefully."
"If all the trees here were to become as desolate as the ones next door, wouldn't it be exactly the same?"
"You know what, it really does look a bit like it."
After hearing his words, Ning Qi couldn't help but observe him carefully for a while.
They quickly discovered the situation here.
Just as he said, it's the same as the shattered continent from before.
"Do you think there's such a coincidence?" Yao Ling asked solemnly, pacing anxiously back and forth in his dantian.
This situation is utterly unbelievable.
What a coincidence!
"This is strange, and we don't know what's going on either."
"Let's go and see."
Ning Qi didn't say anything and just continued walking forward.
“Master, why don’t we ask them? Since they’re heading this way, perhaps they know what’s going on.”
Yao Ling suddenly remembered something and quickly reminded him.
"That's true."
Ning Qi suddenly realized.
After agreeing, he went straight ahead, past Zhao Cheng, and arrived at Li Qiuwan's side.
"Young Master Ding."
When Li Qiuwan saw him coming, she greeted him first.
"Miss Li, this place feels very strange. Do you know what this place is?"
After Ning Qi caught up with her, he asked slowly and deliberately.
"I don't know. I just followed our compass. Nobody knows where we are."
Li Qiuwan shook her head and asked curiously, "What, are you interested in this place? I can go back and ask my master."
“He’s been here before, so he must know what’s going on here.”
"No need."
Ning Qi shook his head.
He didn't want to get involved in this matter with anyone else.
Since they don't know, there's no need to investigate further.
"Master, I have a feeling that something is wrong here."
Yao Ling shrank back: "I think we should go and fight those people instead of going any further."
"Since we're here, let's make the best of it. What's there to be afraid of!"
Ning Qi said impatiently, "Quiet down."
Although Yao Ling had discovered the problem, he kept rambling on and on.
This made Ning Qi feel upset and confused.
He was initially unaware of the situation and was quite annoyed.
Having been away for so long, the sudden return to a similar place made him feel as if some kind of trap was waiting for him.
However, he still doesn't know exactly what happened.
Then we can only take it one step at a time.
After he said that, Yao Ling realized that he was too annoying.
So he chose to keep quiet.
However, he was still somewhat worried and full of doubts.
They are constantly monitoring the changing situation here.
If there is any real trouble, he will definitely tell Ning Qi immediately so that he can take precautions.
"We've arrived."
It was at this moment that Li Qiuwan suddenly spoke up.
She had stopped abruptly.
Her fellow disciples also gradually stopped.
Ning Qi then came to his senses and went to check the situation.
This made him widen his eyes even more.
Before him appeared a pool of water.
The area surrounding this pool was exactly the same as he remembered it.
"Master, isn't this the pool of water that's trapping us?"
"Why can I see the exact same thing here again?"
Yao Ling couldn't hold back any longer and said repeatedly.
He never expected there would be such an identical place.
Then it can no longer be considered strange.
Someone must have been sabotaging this.
"What exactly is going on? Could it be that this old man who eats spirits has found us?"
"This shouldn't be the case. If I were like Lei Shan, it would be one thing if he found me."
"But I've become myself now, how could he possibly still run into me?"
Ning Qi was filled with doubt.
A pair of eyes surveyed everything around them.
The original Gobi Desert is now the hills.
The desert is now the green grassland.
Everything has just changed its appearance; in reality, nothing has changed.
What exactly happened? Could it be that I had never escaped before?
Were we trapped in this pool of water until now?
But that's impossible. With my abilities, I can escape any situation.
There must be something wrong here; we need to investigate it thoroughly later.
"Senior sister, it's safe here now."
"That's right, we can no longer see them fighting."
"Now, I can finally get some rest!"
"..."
At the same time, many disciples began to discuss it.
They all looked relaxed.
Compared to Ning Qi, they had it too easy.
At this moment, only Ning Qi still had a worried look on his face.
"That pool of water is really nice; it'll allow us to relax!"
As Zhao Cheng spoke, he walked towards the pool.
He was already trying to use the pool water to relieve his fatigue.
The other disciples had also reached the shore, ready to swim and relax.
"Master, stop them quickly! Be careful they don't get trapped!"
Upon seeing this, Yao Ling quickly said...
"No need, I want to see what's going on in this pool!"
Ning Qi didn't offer any help or reminders.
Jiang, on the other hand, focused his attention on what lay ahead, preparing to see if the same situation would occur in this pool as in the one he had encountered before.
"Young Master Ding, aren't you coming down?"
Zhao Cheng had already reached the pool and was waving and smiling at Ning Qi.
I wanted him to go downstairs with them and relax.
"I'm not going."
Ning Qi shook his head and walked to the shore.
Then he crouched down and reached out to explore.
"call!"
When you put your hand into the pool, it feels icy cold.
It's exactly the same as the previous pool of water.
"Master, how is it?"
The spirit medicine was hidden in his dantian, and he couldn't help but ask curiously.
Actually, he really wanted to go in and see what was going on.
But he doesn't dare go in now.
"It feels the same. Let me see if there's anything different below."
Ning Qi squinted and looked intently at the pool of water.
The idea of taking action and exploring the matter further has already been initiated.
"Master, I think we should forget about it. Have you forgotten how difficult it was for us last time we came out?"
Seeing that he was about to leave, Yao Ling quickly reminded him.
He clearly remembered that if they hadn't been lucky back then...
They would probably have been trapped and died in the pool long ago.
"Hmph, I'd like to see who's playing tricks on me."
Ning Qi's mind was made up.
With that, he plunged headfirst into the pool.
He didn't play on the water like the others.
Instead, just like last time, it swam directly into the depths of the pool.
At first, he didn't feel anything was wrong.
However, the deeper he went, the more he felt that it was exactly the same as the pool water he had seen before.
Because it was night, he couldn't see the sunlight.
Therefore, no matter how far he went, he couldn't see the same scene as before. (End of Chapter)