161: Chapter 161 Teleportation Array

Nie Ning approached the groove next to the teleportation array, took out several low-grade magic crystals from his spatial ring, and placed them inside.

Immediately after, a faint blue light lit up on the formation, which then quickly spread across the entire teleportation diagram, forming a pillar of deep blue light.

"It seems it's not broken."

After walking a circle around the teleportation array, Nie Ning muttered softly to himself.

However, the formation flickered from time to time; clearly, the quality of the low-grade magic crystals was still a bit lacking.

Nie Ning pondered for a moment in a deep voice, then summoned the Human-Faced Balloon from behind him.

Following that, the soil on the ground broke open, and a two-meter-tall Flesh Spider crawled in.

Under Nie Ning's control, the Human-Faced Balloon separated a lump of flesh, which then rolled into the teleportation array.

As the formation lit up with a strong blue light, the ball of flesh vanished before Nie Ning's eyes in an instant, its whereabouts unknown.

Although the Human-Faced Balloon could not control the flesh ball, it could sense that the flesh ball still existed. Nie Ning guessed it must have been teleported to another location.

The energy consumption of the formation was enormous. Nie Ning tested it two more times, and after teleporting the Human-Faced Balloon away, the energy in the magic crystals was completely exhausted.

Nie Ning recorded the data; clearly, the larger the body size, the more energy the teleportation array consumed.

Furthermore, after the Human-Faced Balloon was teleported away, Nie Ning could no longer control it, and he couldn't even sense its direction.

One must know that even when he was in Weipala City, he could vaguely sense the Human-Faced Balloon on Lilith.

Looking at it this way, the destination of the teleportation array should be very far from Ska City.

Nie Ning didn't know exactly how far, but since a teleportation array was being used, it certainly wasn't a distance that could be covered in a day or two.

"Should I give it a try?"

Nie Ning was hesitant.

He didn't know the situation on the other side, but at least the Human-Faced Balloon wasn't dead; otherwise, the mental link between the two would have long since snapped.

For Nie Ning, if this teleportation array was real, perhaps he could travel to other places.

Currently, his cultivation speed was exceptionally slow. Although it was already much faster compared to other wizards, Nie Ning was still unsatisfied with the status quo.

He desperately wanted to find new strange beasts to strengthen his Strange Beast Body and increase the operational intensity of his crystal core.

"I'll try it. Even the Human-Faced Balloon is fine, so there's no reason for me to have issues if I go over."

Nie Ning grit his teeth and finally decided to give it a shot.

After all, he would have to make the trip sooner or later; continuing to wait for the right moment was just wasting his time.

Rather than being timid, he might as well take a gamble!

Thinking of this, Nie Ning took out a mid-grade magic crystal from his spatial ring.

Since he was using it himself, it was better to be a bit more secure.

As for the Human-Faced Balloon...

It was fine if it lived; if it died, he'd treat it as reducing the pressure of Malice Perception. In any case, having the Jerky Bear Head was enough for him.

If no accidents occurred, he probably wouldn't capture any other souls of Corruption.

Because the growth of a Corruptor brought immense mental pressure; if there were too many or they were too strong, it might lead to him being eroded by Corruption.

This was also the reason why he hadn't captured any new Corruptors for such a long time.

The passive adaptation of Supernatural Adaptability was a slow process.

Currently, Malice Perception was 'noisy' enough; there was truly no need to find another one.

Moreover, ordinary spirit bodies were useless; the blood qi of a High-Tier Knight alone could shatter them, so Nie Ning was too lazy to contract such useless things.

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After everything was prepared, Nie Ning walked into the teleportation array with an apprehensive heart.

As the formation lit up, Nie Ning abruptly disappeared.

Immediately, a dizzying sensation of weightlessness surged into his heart.

The surroundings were pitch black, with only the blue light enveloping Nie Ning.

Nie Ning suppressed the urge to vomit. After about a minute, his eyes suddenly brightened, and the feeling of solid ground returned.

But before Nie Ning could observe his surroundings, his expression suddenly changed. An inexplicably powerful pressure bore down on him, forcing his entire body onto the ground.

Under the heavy pressure, Nie Ning spat out a mouthful of blood, then his vision went dark and he passed out.

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Time moved forward slowly.

After an unknown amount of time, Nie Ning slowly woke up.

Although his body could move slightly, that pressure still weighed on him like a mountain, making it hard to breathe.

It wasn't the influence of gravity, but rather the spiritual pressure of a powerful expert. Clearly, there was something wrong here.

Nie Ning observed his surroundings. Under the light of a crystal, he was currently in a place similar to the previous stone chamber.

The Human-Faced Balloon stayed behind Nie Ning, appearing unaffected by the pressure, still able to wander around energetically.

"I do not know which Great One I have disturbed, but would you be willing to come out and meet?"

Nie Ning called out to the wide stone chamber.

But other than an echo, no one responded to him at all.

Next, Nie Ning tried crying out and acting pitiful, but the pressure on his body never dissipated; it only weakened slightly.

Nie Ning felt very strange. The pressure on his body was definitely real, but why didn't the other party come out?

Unable to figure it out, Nie Ning could only continue to wait.

However, something anomalous occurred.

Even though Nie Ning stopped crying and making a fuss, the pressure on his body continued to decrease.

Nie Ning thought of a formation, but on careful reflection, that didn't seem right either.

Because the power of a formation was constant; it couldn't be changed without someone controlling it.

After observing for a while, Nie Ning found that the stone chamber was covered in dust. It seemed no one had been here for a long time. So who was so bored as to exert pressure on him here?

Some secluded expert in closed-door cultivation?

...

After waiting for about three hours, Nie Ning was finally able to stand up against that pressure.

Nie Ning did not leave directly via the teleportation array.

After all, aside from the pressure, he hadn't sensed any malice.

It was rare to come here; he had to at least go out and take a look first.

If he couldn't leave the stone chamber, or if this place was too barren, then there would be no need to waste magic crystals coming here in the future.

Thinking of this, Nie Ning walked up along the stone steps.

There were still stones blocking the way. After using his Earth Control ability, Nie Ning found that the power of Earth Control had been weakened by twenty percent.

Although it was a bit strange, Nie Ning didn't pay it much mind.

When the tunnel opened, Nie Ning's eyes lit up.

Stepping out of the tunnel, a refreshing fragrance wafted toward him, and the elemental fluctuations in the surroundings were even more active than those in Ska City.

Nie Ning's gaze swept around. What met his eyes was a field of towering weeds.

But looking closely, there were actually many medicinal ingredients mixed within.

Seeing this scene, Nie Ning rubbed his eyes and hurried forward to check.

"Flower Beauty Grass, Earth Mud Root, Golden Wing Pearl, Purple Frost Sinew..."

Nie Ning counted the rare materials among the weeds, his eyes widening uncontrollably. "Is this heaven?"

Once he regained his composure, Nie Ning summoned his Ice Wings and flew high into the sky.

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