Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 1396 - 627: Water That Corrodes the Divine Soul_2

"There are living things?"

He stared downward, frowning slightly.

Then he explored with his divine sense but still found nothing.

However, there were indeed fluctuations just now.

Ning Qi thought for a moment and then activated the Dao Pattern.

Transforming into water patterns, they surged downward.

"Sizzling."

Immediately, an ear-piercing sound of burning erupted above the garden.

Clearly, there is an array here.

Otherwise, such fluctuations wouldn’t exist.

Ning Qi became interested and descended directly.

However, as he descended into mid-air, a light curtain suddenly rippled open.

Attempting to completely isolate him from the outside world, preventing him from landing in the garden.

"Interesting."

This made Ning Qi even more intrigued.

He said a word and then pressed his toe forcefully on the light curtain.

Cracks suddenly appeared in the light curtain.

Then, under Ning Qi’s sudden shock, the light curtain shattered.

And he also took the opportunity to land, stepping on the ground of the garden.

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

Ning Qi no longer hesitated, directly striking to shatter the restriction here.

Then, a crack appeared before his eyes.

This crack extended downward, and its depth could not be seen.

"Whoosh."

A faint sound of wind blew from below.

Ning Qi frowned slightly and then walked downward.

The descending stone steps were well-preserved.

The stone walls were also intact, clearly untouched.

Even the mechanisms and restrictions in this passage were undamaged.

Such a pity, these restrictions couldn’t stop Ning Qi.

Without using the Dao Pattern, he relied solely on his formidable strength to break these restrictions one by one.

"Whoosh."

Finally, he arrived at the depths underground.

Here was an open space, and in the front stood a stone door.

Only, this stone door had already collapsed.

"No one’s been here, what’s with this stone door?"

Ning Qi frowned, observing the situation here.

Leaving him puzzled.

Evidently, someone more powerful, or more skilled in array restrictions, had been here.

He pondered for a moment before stepping over the stone door and into it.

Ahead appeared another passage.

He proceeded, quickly passing through the passage.

Arriving at another open space, which differed from the previous one.

Here lay some skeletons, and on the ground, there were some chests.

Ning Qi came over, using his divine sense to probe these chests, discovering resources inside.

They were mainly spiritual marrow and some ordinary weapons and equipment.

Ning Qi then collected all of these items and looked forward again.

Beyond this open space lay two or three channels.

Where they led was unknown; there were traces of people having walked through each.

Ning Qi thought briefly and carelessly chose a channel to continue his journey.

In the channel, there were still signs of previous disruption, and occasionally, bodies could be seen on the ground.

Clearly, the previously weaker individuals met their demise here.

Despite traveling this path, he found nothing significant, but soon emerged from it.

This time, he was not in open space but at a deep pool.

However, the pool water was black, and above it, streams of black energy flowed.

At its center was a small island, roughly the size of a single room.

Around the deep pool, however, were many decaying bodies.

These bodies differed from those outside; they were entirely black.

"This pool water is toxic."

Ning Qi quickly concluded, attempting to gather some of the black energy streams.

Just exploring with his divine sense gave him a sense of danger.

It made him tremble.

These black energy streams could corrode one’s divine soul, stronger than those in the Black Water Region of the Sea of Realms.

"Shi Xiaokun."

Ning Qi frowned and entered his sea of consciousness to summon Shi Xiaokun.

Shi Xiaokun’s main body was outside, but his soul had a strand within Ning Qi’s sea of consciousness.

Thus, he could easily summon him.

"Master!"

Shi Xiaokun’s illusory soul body appeared and respectfully bowed.

"Look at this pool water here."

"It’s even stronger than the Sea of Realms’ black water."

Ning Qi pointed at the pool water and told Shi Xiaokun.

"Oh? That strong?"

Shi Xiaokun, upon hearing this, also became interested.

He then drifted his illusory soul body to the shore.

"Sizzling."

Before he could proceed, his soul body began to burn.

"Come back."

Ning Qi waved a hand and summoned him back immediately.

"Phew, that was close."

Shi Xiaokun exhaled, looking apprehensively at the pool water before him: "It can harm the divine soul; it’s certainly not simple."

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

Ning Qi saw that Shi Xiaokun had suffered and asked him seriously.

"Master, while I’ve never seen it, I’ve heard of it."

Shi Xiaokun became serious: "If I’m not mistaken, it should be Li River Water, appearing around the same time as the Chaos Stone."

"Oh, how do you determine that?"

Ning Qi asked curiously.

"Just that it damages the divine soul."

"Previously, Daluo Golden Immortals refined it to attack enemies."

Shi Xiaokun explained: "Though rare, even rarer than Chaos Stones. Unexpectedly, there’s so much here."

"If we could refine it, it would mean gaining a powerful weapon."

"If we brought this water into our Inner Realm, would it cause destruction?"

This was Ning Qi’s concern.

"No, it can affect the divine soul and erode the physical body."

"But look here; the normal mountains, water, and soil are untouched."

"Although high-temperature evaporation may spread its vapors and harm innocents."

"After bringing it to the Inner Realm, create a similar cave to store it, ensuring no effect."

Shi Xiaokun thought for a moment and analyzed.

"Alright, have your main body come and collect the black water here."

Ning Qi nodded in satisfaction and instructed.

"Master, no need, my soul can do it."

Shi Xiaokun shook his head, chuckling.

"Oh, when did your soul become so strong?"

When Ning Qi heard this, he became interested.

He hadn’t thought Shi Xiaokun would suddenly grow stronger.

"Master, when your strength broke through, our Inner Realm changed."

"My strength rose accordingly."

Shi Xiaokun laughed.

"Alright, this is your task. After it’s done, reunite with your main body and come find me."

Ning Qi nodded.

"Yes, Master."

Shi Xiaokun agreed and prepared to act.

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

Ning Qi suddenly thought of something and asked hurriedly.

"Yes."

Shi Xiaokun nodded: "Opening the Inner Realm, I have Origin Power support."

"Hmm, take care."

After Ning Qi agreed, he left directly.

He returned the same way, coming back to the courtyard.

Looking at the environment here and then at the sky.

After a day’s ordeal, the sky darkened again.

It seemed necessary to stay here overnight.

Thinking to himself, Ning Qi’s attention shifted forward.

Here he sensed the fluctuation of a Medicine Spirit.

With a flash, he arrived at the Medicine Spirit’s location.

"Master!"

The Medicine Spirit noticed Ning Qi approaching and greeted quickly: "Found anything?"

"Hmm, found Li River Water."

Ning Qi nodded and spoke in a deep voice.

"Li River Water? This place actually has such toxic water."

The Medicine Spirit became tense upon hearing this: "We should stay away; this water can corrode the divine soul."

"And once it evaporates, it pollutes the surroundings."

"Usually, such water is sealed underground with arrays and restrictions."