Chapter 1423 - 641: Fierce Beasts Raised in Captivity

Chapter 1423: Chapter 641: Fierce Beasts Raised in Captivity

"My lord."

The leading commander approached, greeting respectfully.

Apparently, someone had already informed him that someone was coming.

"How is the situation across the river?"

Ning Qi asked directly.

He was also very clear that someone must have notified them of his arrival.

"My lord, the other side of the river is calm and peaceful."

"But we still need to be cautious."

"Although there’s no movement from the Immortal Race, within a hundred miles of the banks, there are restrictions and fierce beasts everywhere."

The commander responded.

"Still within a two hundred-kilometer range?"

Upon hearing this, Ning Qi couldn’t help but sigh.

He never thought there would be such a vast range.

"Yes, the areas on both sides were jointly arranged by us."

"Generally, on our side, our own people know whether it’s dangerous."

"But once we reach the other side, then we’re unsure."

This person nodded, pointing ahead, "My lord can follow us to take a look."

"Alright, lead the way."

Ning Qi nodded, then let him lead the way.

"Please."

The person respectfully took the order and began to lead the way.

Ning Qi said nothing, just continued to follow forward.

As they walked, through conversation Ning Qi also learned that this person was named Tie Shan.

His team had already separated from them when they reached the camp before.

Ning Qi and Tie Shan were now walking on the path leading to the riverside.

They did not speed along the way but walked on the ground.

"My lord, along this route, there are restrictions and arrays."

"If we fly, we might accidentally trigger the array restrictions, which would be troublesome then."

Tie Shan explained while leading the way.

"Hmm, you said there are fierce beasts here, what kind of fierce beasts are they?"

Ning Qi nodded, then asked.

"My lord, these fierce beasts are very powerful."

"Many have emerged from underground on this continent, we feel they were brought by the original owners here."

"They should be the fierce beasts guarding this place."

Tie Shan responded uncertainly.

"Oh, in that case, haven’t you gone down to explore?"

Ning Qi asked curiously.

"We have gone down, but unfortunately, we have found nothing and lost quite a few people."

Tie Shan sighed, "So, we can only guard here, waiting for the Immortal Trace below to loosen before going down."

"Who knows when that might happen."

Ning Qi continued to say.

"We have the time, and the Immortal Trace below has loosened a bit."

"Every time there’s some movement, we gather quite a few resources."

Tie Shan spoke eloquently, "That’s why we send people to keep watch here year-round."

"I see."

His words also confirmed Ning Qi’s previous suspicion.

"Master, there’s definitely a problem here."

The Medicine Spirit immediately said.

"Hmm, indeed."

Ning Qi communicated with it in his heart, "Everything here can be refined by someone."

"They are indeed stationed here for the resources."

"Master, if we went down, I wonder if we could find any resources."

The Medicine Spirit showed a slightly greedy expression.

"I’ll ask him."

After Ning Qi responded, he asked, "Where is the entrance to go down from here?"

"At the different stations of each of our races."

Tie Shan responded.

"Stations?"

Upon hearing this, Ning Qi couldn’t help but frown.

"Oh, at the stations, then we came out for nothing."

The Medicine Spirit looked disappointed.

"Is there no other place?"

Ning Qi asked in a deep voice.

He hadn’t expected this, otherwise, he wouldn’t have come out.

"There is, but we’re not sure where, because its entrance can shift."

Tie Shan shook his head and continued, "To find the entrance, one must go to uninhabited places."

"All fixed entrances are occupied by someone."

"Occupied, why don’t you explore it?"

Ning Qi turned and asked.

"My lord, it’s not that we don’t go, but it’s useless."

"We can’t break through its array restrictions."

"Even if we can break through some, they’re filled with mechanisms and traps."

"Making it impossible for us to continue exploring."

Tie Shan shook his head, "We feel like they’re deliberately luring us in."

"However, sometimes the revealed Immortal Traces yield some gains."

"So we stay here."

"So, you only take action when you detect feasible Immortal Traces."

Ning Qi finally understood.

"Yes, as long as there’s no significant resource to explore, we won’t take risks."

"Many entrances here are fake, meant to lure people to their deaths."

Tie Shan strongly nodded.

Finally explaining it clearly to Ning Qi.

"My lord, from here, it’s twenty more miles to the river."

Without realizing it, they were approaching the river as they traveled.

"Rumble..."

From afar, a rumbling sound could still be heard.

"What is this sound?"

Ning Qi frowned.

"My lord, it’s the sound of the flowing river."

Tie Shan continued, "This twenty-mile area is a place where neither side has set up arrangements."

"There are fierce beasts appearing here, but we’ve found a few paths that can be carefully traversed."

"Oh? You mean it’s not safe here either."

Ning Qi asked.

"Yes, my lord, I’ll escort you to here."

"Continue forward from here, and you’ll reach the river channel, which is the safest path we’ve found."

"As long as you don’t leave this path, you won’t be attacked by fierce beasts."

"Nor are there any array restrictions."

Tie Shan nodded, pointing to the path ahead.

Here, was a narrow trail, clearly the path they had trodden out.

"Alright, let’s part here then."