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Three months later, at the East Teleportation Hall of Tianyuan City.

Su Ning arrived as promised, followed by Feng Xi and You Tian Kunpeng, who had concealed most of their auras and transformed into human form.

Seven Kill Daoist was already waiting here, with three other people standing beside him: an old man in the late Nascent Soul stage who was skilled in array formations and held a compass; a body cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage who was burly, carried a giant axe, and exuded a wild aura; and a female cultivator in the mid-Nascent Soul stage who was dressed in a green dress, had bright eyes, and seemed to be proficient in the principles of herbal poisons (Fairy of Herbs).

This team has a fairly complete roster.

Su Ning was somewhat surprised, thinking that Daoist Qi Sha would invite many cultivators in the Void Refinement stage, but he never expected that they would all be Nascent Soul cultivators.

It's not that Su Ning looks down on Nascent Soul cultivators; it's simply because the cultivation world places great importance on cultivation level, and high-level cultivators don't necessarily mingle with low-level cultivators.

When Qi Sha Dao Ren saw Feng Xi and Kun Peng behind Su Ning, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

He could sense that these two "people" possessed extraordinary auras and were definitely not ordinary followers.

But Daoist Qisha didn't ask any further questions, he just nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist Su is very punctual, let's set off now."

"it is good."

Then the group stepped into a large teleportation array. With a flash of light, they were far away from Tianyuan City and appeared in a desolate, primeval mountain range.

Guided by the mysterious fragment of the map obtained by the Seven Killings Taoist, the group traveled swiftly, traversing several dangerous places.

Although it was dangerous, it wasn't difficult for the group. They easily killed several ignorant level 11 demonic beasts and finally arrived at the entrance to an ancient cave hidden behind a huge waterfall.

The entrance was covered in moss and bore the marks of time, but the lingering aura of the forbidden barrier still sent shivers down one's spine.

An old man named Xuanjizi stepped forward, took out his compass, and carefully deduced the situation for several hours before finally finding a weak point in the restriction, his forehead covered in sweat.

"Senior Qi Sha, Senior Su, this is it! You need to attack this point continuously with tremendous force to open a temporary gap!" Xuanjizi pointed to a void behind the waterfall.

"I'll do it!" The body cultivator Pan Shi roared, his muscles bulging, and the giant axe on his back brought down with the power to split mountains and shatter rocks!
boom! boom! boom!
After several consecutive axe blows, ripples finally appeared in the void, and a crack, just wide enough for one person to pass through, slowly emerged.

"Hurry up! We can't hold out much longer!" Xuanjizi urged the others urgently.

No one dared to be negligent, and they filed in one after another.

Su Ning, along with Feng Xi and Kunpeng, charged in without hesitation, confident in their own strength.

The moment the last person (the Fairy of Herbs) entered, the crack suddenly closed, as if it had never existed.

The cave was not as dark as one might imagine; instead, it was filled with the glow of various magical barriers, making the passageway appear bizarre and surreal.

The air was murky, filled with a strange smell that was a mixture of decay and medicinal herbs.

"Be careful, everyone! This place is heavily fortified. One wrong step and you will be doomed!" Daoist Qisha warned in a deep voice.

However, he took the lead, his hands forming hand seals as he carefully avoided the dim yet dangerous runes on the ground.

Su Ning, who had been silently warning him from the side, couldn't help but nod, which showed that this Seven Killings Daoist didn't have much cunning.

However, the protection of ancient sects was no ordinary matter.
They had only gone a hundred feet when a follower in the late Nascent Soul stage accidentally triggered a hidden spatial rift restriction. Silently, he and his protective magic treasure were cut into countless fragments, without even being able to scream!

Everyone was horrified and became even more cautious.

Xuanjizi continued to deduce and pointed out the safe path.

The Fairy of Herbs then identified the poisonous miasma permeating the air and distributed antidote pills.

The rock is responsible for using brute force to forcibly break through some unavoidable obstacles.

Su Ning observed silently. His divine sense was powerful, and he could often detect some deeply hidden dangers earlier than Xuanjizi. However, he did not make a fuss, but only secretly reminded Feng Xi and Kunpeng to be careful.

The journey continued without major incident, and everyone managed to collect some scattered ancient spiritual materials and pills before finally arriving at a massive alchemy hall.

In the center of the hall, a huge bronze alchemy furnace had long since been extinguished, but the bottom of the furnace seemed to still retain some warmth.

There were many jade bottles on the shelves around, but most of them had long since lost their spiritual energy.

Only above the alchemy furnace, three pills, each the size of a longan and emitting an amazing medicinal fragrance, floated.
"The Seven Aperture Reincarnation Pill! It really is this pill! Taking it can temper the primordial spirit and greatly enhance one's understanding of the laws of reincarnation!" Seven Kill Daoist's eyes burst with wild joy!
But just as he was about to step forward to take the pill, a sudden change occurred!

Boom!

Suddenly, countless hideous demonic runes lit up on the walls surrounding the main hall!
The ground cracked open, and countless giant hands made of pitch-black demonic energy reached out and grabbed at the crowd!
At the same time, the lid of the bronze alchemy furnace was suddenly flung open, spewing out monstrous demonic flames and transforming into a three-headed, six-armed alchemy demonic puppet, whose aura had reached the peak of the early stage of the Void Refinement realm!

"Oh no! It's a trap! This alchemy furnace is the key to the formation, and the pills are the bait!" Xuanjizi cried out in alarm.

"Form a defensive formation!" The Seven Killings Daoist remained calm in the face of danger, shouted sharply, and summoned a blood-red shield to block the demonic flames.

The rock roared and swung its giant axe to cleave at the demonic hand. The Fairy of Herbs scattered countless seeds, which transformed into resilient vines, temporarily hindering the demonic hand's attack.

But the demonic puppet at the early stage of the Void Refinement realm had already arrived, each of its six arms wielding a demonic weapon, smashing towards Seven Kill Daoist with destructive power!

At this critical moment!
"You wicked creature! Cease your arrogance!" Su Ning finally made his move!
He didn't use the God-Slaying Spear, but instead threw a punch directly!
With the activation of the Great Wilderness Technique and the support of the Primordial Magnetic Divine Mountain and numerous body-refining techniques, a vast and ancient power burst forth from his body, and his fist seemed to be entwined with chaotic energy!

boom!
With a single punch, a demonic weapon thrown by the demonic puppet was blasted away!
The demonic puppet's movements faltered for a moment!
"What?!" Seven Kill Daoist and the others were shocked by what they saw!
They never expected that Su Ning's physical strength would be so terrifying that he could actually withstand the demonic weapon of the Void Refining Demon Puppet!
"Feng Xi, Kun Peng, clear out the fodder!" Su Ning ordered coldly.

"Yes! Master!"

With a long roar, Feng Xi revealed part of his true form as the Wind Rift Beast. With a flap of his wings, countless wind blades that tore through space shredded those giant demonic hands!

Kunpeng opened its mouth and inhaled, generating a terrifying devouring power that absorbed a large amount of the pervasive demonic flames into its belly and refined them!
The two spirit beasts unleashed their power, instantly relieving the pressure on the others.

Su Ning was engaged in a fierce battle with the demonic puppet!
He unleashed the Great Wilderness Technique, his fists, palms, fingers, and legs all containing terrifying power. Each strike shook the void and scattered the demonic energy!
Although the demonic puppet lacked intelligence, it possessed an extremely strong fighting instinct. With its six arms waving and its demonic power overwhelming, it fought Su Ning to a standstill for a time!

Seeing this, Daoist Qisha suppressed his shock and also went all out, unleashing a series of sharp, blood-red sword energies towards the vital joints of the demonic puppet.

The two joined forces and gradually suppressed the demonic puppet.

However, the demonic puppet seemed to be able to absorb the demonic energy of this place and continuously regenerate!
The battle has dragged on without a clear winner!

"Fellow Daoist Qi Sha, attack the core demonic rune on its chest!" Su Ning keenly discovered the source of the demonic puppet's energy during the battle.

The Seven Killings Daoist understood and, disregarding the depletion of his vital energy, unleashed his most powerful divine ability...

"Seven Killings Breaking Army Slash!"
A blood-red sword beam, condensed to its maximum, tore through the demonic energy and pierced straight into the demonic puppet's chest!

The demonic puppet seemed to sense the threat and extended all six arms to block!

Just then, a glint flashed in Su Ning's eyes as he seized this fleeting opportunity!

"Great Wilderness... Devouring the Heavens!"

He took a deep breath, and it was as if all the pores on his body had turned into black holes, frantically plundering the surrounding spiritual energy and even demonic energy!
Then he threw a punch, a punch that seemed to contain the weight of a primordial world. Ignoring the demon puppet's block, it struck first despite being behind, and slammed hard into the demonic runes on its chest!

Click!

It sounded like glass shattering!
The demonic runes on the demon puppet's chest instantly dimmed and shattered!
Its massive body suddenly stiffened, and its movements stopped!

Just then, the Seven Killings Daoist's crimson sword light arrived and instantly pierced through the core of the demonic puppet!
Boom! !
The demonic puppet let out a defiant roar, then exploded and dissipated into pure demonic energy.

After the battle ended, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, their gazes towards Su Ning filled with awe and lingering fear.

If Suning hadn't been stronger than they imagined, they probably would have all been defeated here today.

The three Seven Aperture Reincarnation Pills, no longer protected by the restriction, slowly fell down.

Seven Kill Daoist took two of them, and gave the last one, along with the broken bronze alchemy furnace (a top-grade refining material), to Su Ning: "This time, thanks to Fellow Daoist Su's efforts in turning the tide, this object should belong to you."

His attitude was more polite than before, even carrying a hint of treating each other as equals.

"Then I won't be pretentious." Su Ning didn't refuse and nodded to accept it.

After a short rest, the group continued their exploration and discovered the ruins of a medicinal garden in a side hall. Inside, there were several ancient medicinal herbs that had withered most of their roots but still retained a trace of life.

It was carefully taken away and nurtured by the Fairy of Herbs.

After this battle, Seven Killings Daoist fully acknowledged Su Ning's strength.

……

Having defeated the demonic puppets of the Alchemy Hall and obtained three precious Seven Aperture Reincarnation Pills and the valuable remains of the bronze alchemy furnace, the group was still shaken, but their excitement and greed were even stronger.

Such powerful protection means that the true core treasure of this place is probably far beyond their imagination! "Fellow Daoist Qi Sha, does your incomplete map mark other areas?" Su Ning looked at Daoist Qi Sha and asked calmly.

After the recent battle, his influence within the team has increased significantly.

Suppressing his excitement, Qi Sha Dao Ren once again took out the ancient animal hide map fragment, studied it carefully for a moment, and pointed to a side corridor covered by a restrictive light: "According to the map, after passing through this 'Hundred Battles Corridor,' there should be a 'Scripture Pavilion' and a 'Divine Weapon Tomb'!"

The Library of Scriptures! The Tomb of Divine Soldiers!
These two names made everyone's breath catch in their throats!
The value of the cultivation techniques and divine weapons passed down from an ancient sect is simply immeasurable!
But looking at the deep, battle-scarred corridor with countless broken puppets or the withered bones of cultivators standing on both sides, and the terrifying, violent light of the restrictive barrier flickering within it, the enthusiasm that had just been building cooled down.

“The Hundred Battles Corridor… as the name suggests, is probably a place where sects test their disciples or defend against external enemies, so the restrictions must be extremely dangerous,” Xuanjizi analyzed with a solemn expression.

"Fortune favors the bold!" The body cultivator, Rock Stone, licked his lips, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit. "I'll lead the charge!"

"Don't be reckless!" Daoist Qisha stopped him, looking at Su Ning and Xuanjizi. "Fellow Daoist Su, Xuanjizi, we still need to rely on your strength."

Xuanjizi took a deep breath, summoned the compass again, and activated his divine sense to the fullest extent, beginning to deduce the patterns of the corridor's restrictions.

Su Ning also quietly extended his divine sense. His divine sense was exceptionally strong due to the Great Wilderness Technique and his Void Refinement cultivation, and he could often detect some details that Xuanjizi had overlooked.

“Three steps to the left, metal and stone are triggered; seven steps to the right, there is a Yin Fire trap; there is a hidden quicksand restriction on the ground ahead…” Xuanjizi kept reporting the results of his deductions.

The group followed the instructions, proceeding cautiously as if dancing on the edge of a knife.

However, the restrictions of this "Hundred Battles Corridor" are far beyond imagination. It is not an inanimate object, but will automatically change and be triggered according to the intruder's aura and footsteps!
Just as they reached the middle of the journey, countless runes suddenly appeared on the walls on both sides, condensing into golden armored battle spirits wielding various weapons, roaring and charging towards them!

These battle spirits vary in strength, ranging from the Nascent Soul stage to the late Deity Transformation stage, and they seem to be immortal and indestructible, able to be reborn from the wall runes quickly after being scattered!
"Charge!" Seven Kill Daoist roared, his blood-red sword light crisscrossing, instantly shredding several battle souls.

The rock roared, and the giant axe swung so tightly that it was impenetrable, like a humanoid tyrannosaurus.

The Fairy of Herbs sprinkled out countless poisonous powders that could corrode the spirits of warriors.

Feng Xi and Kunpeng also made their move again, clearing a large area with wind blades and the power of space tearing.

Su Ning did not go all out; he simply protected himself and observed carefully.

He discovered that the rebirth of these battle spirits was not limitless, and that their energy cores were connected to a source deep within the corridor.

"Follow me! Attacking is useless. Find and cut off their energy source!" Su Ning shouted coldly, his figure moving like lightning, no longer dodging, and rushing directly into the depths of the corridor!

The Great Wilderness Technique was activated, and an invisible force field was formed around his body. Those battle spirits that rushed in were blasted away or even scattered as soon as they got close!

Upon seeing this, Seven Kill Daoist and the others immediately followed closely behind.

At the end of the corridor is a huge bronze door, engraved with patterns of battles.

In the center of the door, there is a blood-red gem that spins continuously, radiating a powerful fighting spirit! The energy of all the battle spirits originates from this gem!

"Attack that gem!" Suning pointed to the crimson gem.

However, just as everyone was about to take action, the patterns on the bronze door suddenly came to life!
A golden-armored divine general riding a dragon horse and wielding a halberd stepped out from the door, his aura clearly reaching the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm!

It seems to be the final guardian of the Hundred Battles Corridor!
"Intruder... Die!" The golden-armored general uttered a cold, mechanical voice, and with a swing of his halberd, a halberd beam that tore through space slashed towards Su Ning, who was leading the group!

"Well done!" Su Ning's eyes blazed with fighting spirit as he finally unleashed the God-Slaying Spear!
A murderous aura surged into the sky, and a spear thrust out, its gray spear light colliding fiercely with the halberd's light!
boom!
The terrifying shockwave shook the entire corridor violently!

The two were evenly matched!

Seven Killings Taoist also went all out, attacking the Golden Armored General.

The others desperately attacked the blood-red gem, trying to stop the battle spirit from regenerating indefinitely.

A fierce battle broke out!
The Golden Armored General possesses superb martial arts skills and immense strength. He can also mobilize the fighting spirit of the entire corridor to enhance himself, making him extremely difficult to deal with.

Su Ning infused the power of the Great Wilderness Technique into the God-Slaying Spear, each strike as heavy as a mountain, carrying an ancient aura that devours everything.

The Seven Killings Sword Technique of the Seven Killings Taoist is also extremely fierce.

Finally, at the moment when the crimson gem was shattered by Feng Xi and Kunpeng working together, the phantom of the golden-armored general paused slightly.

Seizing the opportunity, Su Ning unleashed an unprecedented brilliance with the God-Slaying Spear, and a "God-Slaying Void-Breaking" strike pierced directly through his chest!
The golden-armored general seemed to have a life of its own, letting out a roar of unwilling anger before vanishing with a bang, turning into an ancient general's token that fell to the ground.

The enormous bronze door slowly opened.

Everyone was panting, and they were all injured to varying degrees, but they were all filled with anticipation as they looked at the open bronze door.

Behind the door was not the library or the tomb of divine soldiers that one might have imagined, but a not-so-spacious altar room.

Above the altar, there were no statues of gods, only a tattered ancient map of the starry sky floating in the air. The stars in the map were dim, yet they emanated profound and mysterious fluctuations of laws.

Scattered around the altar were the remains of several skeletons, long since turned to white bones, still in a posture of worship.

"This is... a sect's inheritance altar?" Xuanjizi asked in surprise and doubt.

Su Ning's gaze, however, was firmly drawn to the ancient star map!

He sensed a powerful surge of desire emanating from the Void Realm!

This item is of utmost importance to him!

He cautiously stepped forward and tried to contact the ancient map with his divine sense.

boom!
A vast and powerful thought surged into his mind!

That was not a cultivation technique, but a much grander and more incomplete star map of the myriad worlds!

It contains the coordinates of many ancient star paths and secret realms that have long been lost, and even some weak points in space and passages that seem to connect to other interfaces!

One of the markings even faintly pointed to the vicinity of the human realm where he was before his ascension!

More importantly, this ancient map itself is a fragment of a rare treasure involving space and deduction!
"This item is destined for me." Su Ning suppressed his excitement and said in a deep voice, then carefully put the ancient star map into the Tai Xu Realm.

A joyful atmosphere immediately filled the Taixu Realm, and it began to automatically absorb the faint stellar laws contained in the ancient diagram to complete itself.

Although the Seven Killings Daoist and the others did not understand the value of the map, seeing how seriously Su Ning was taking it, they knew it must be a treasure. However, given Su Ning's strength and his previous achievements, no one dared to raise any objections.

In a corner of the altar, they also found a jade slip protected by a special restriction. It did not contain any cultivation techniques, but rather the secrets and insights of this ancient sect called "War Heaven Sect" regarding the crafting of war puppets and combined attack formations!
Its value is immeasurable for those who possess power!
The Seven Killings Taoist made a copy, but gave the original to Su Ning because Su Ning possessed such extraordinary strength.

At this point, the core area of ​​the site appears to have been fully explored.

Although everyone was exhausted, they had gained a great deal and were satisfied as they prepared to return the way they came.

However, just as they were about to leave the altar chamber, another change occurred!
The entire ruins suddenly began to shake violently! It was as if some kind of self-destruction restriction had been triggered!

"Not good! Run!" Seven Kill Daoist exclaimed in alarm!

Everyone rushed out frantically!

The corridor behind them collapsed, the restrictions exploded in a series of explosions, and space began to distort and collapse!
At the critical moment, the Kunpeng let out a long cry, revealing part of its true form. With a flap of its wings, it tore open a brief spatial passage: "Master, hurry!"

Feng Xi had already revealed his true form, frantically channeling the power of wind and thunder into his wings, transforming into a fleeting afterimage that followed closely behind.

The very next second they rushed out, the entire mountain behind the waterfall collapsed with a deafening roar!
That ancient sect's ruins were completely buried in the abyss, leaving no trace.

Thousands of miles away from the mountains, in a desolate wasteland, space cracked open, and Su Ning and his group tumbled out in a disheveled state, each one covered in dust and still shaken.

Looking at the collapsed mountain range in the distance, Daoist Qisha smiled bitterly, "That was close! I almost died in there. But the gains... were worth it!"

The group exchanged smiles. Although the trip was thrilling, the rewards far exceeded their expectations.

Through this battle, Su Ning not only obtained real treasures, but also established a preliminary friendship with the Seven Killings Daoist and gained a deeper understanding of the rules of exploring the spirit world.

He gathered his thoughts and looked toward Tianyuan City.

It's time to go back.

I need to process what I've learned this time.

The situation in Tianyuan City may also be stirred up by his return as a newly advanced Void Refinement cultivator.

...(End of chapter)