Chapter 190: Asking Ning Zhuo to Present His Treasure
A piece of inner armor-style magic weapon was thrown into the furnace by Sun Lingtong.
Fire Burial Prajna Spirit-Resolving Sutra!
The magic weapon gradually melted, turning into nothingness, but it left behind a strong spiritual energy.
The spiritual energy rapidly infused into the Weather Sphere: Ice Crystal Snow, raising its spiritual energy to a perfect tenfold.
Tenfold spiritual energy, self-sufficient!
From now on, even if the Weather Sphere: Ice Crystal Snow’s spiritual energy was damaged, it could recover on its own.
The spiritual energy of the Weather Sphere: Ice Crystal Snow originated from the ghost cultivator Ning Xie.
When Ning Zhuo refined it, the spiritual energy was only at thirty-six percent.
However, it wasn’t difficult to increase spiritual energy.
You just had to find the corresponding relics.
Back then, Ning Zhuo also added spiritual energy to Yuan Dasheng’s item in one go.
When Qi Bai made it, the spiritual energy was severely depleted from use, dropping to less than ten percent. But after burning some personal items from his storage bag, its spiritual energy immediately surged to over ninety percent.
Ever since obtaining the Weather Sphere: Ice Crystal Snow, Ning Zhuo had used his subordinates, the black market, and the branch family’s channels to collect Ning Xie’s belongings in every possible way.
Through this, he continually accumulated its spiritual energy.
After Ning Zhuo blackmailed the Ning Family Patriarch a second time, he obtained some of the family’s public magic weapons.
The inner armor magic weapon being burned was Ning Xie’s main defense item in life.
Once burned, it filled the final gap in its spiritual energy, reaching a perfect tenfold.
Of course, what Ning Zhuo obtained from the Ning Family Patriarch wasn’t just this.
He also got a promise from the Patriarch—the Ning Family would use all their resources to help Ning Zhuo measure his innate talent.
Ning Zhuo had to show a strong desire for this!
For a young genius cultivator with talent but unclear innate abilities, unable to develop further, it made no sense not to explore his own innate potential.
“Luckily, this matter is in the hands of the Ning Family’s main branch, and they definitely won’t make it easy for me to measure my talent.”
The competition between the main and branch families was fierce, so the people on the Patriarch’s side would certainly try to hinder him in secret.
“Don’t disappoint me, main branch.” Ning Zhuo silently cheered them on.
Ning Zhuo also secured a special privilege from the Patriarch.
He was authorized to collaborate with the Zhou and Zheng families to jointly explore the Lava Immortal Palace.
This way, even if Ning Zhuo helped the Zhou and Zheng families achieve good results, his own family wouldn’t accuse him of betraying them.
Ning Zhuo was also granted the right to vigorously develop “Substitute Puppets,” which required increased collection of his clan’s flesh and blood.
With the Patriarch’s endorsement, Ning Zhuo removed many invisible obstacles.
Finally, the Patriarch extracted a lot of Red Sun Copper and other Golden Core-level materials from the family treasury.
Ning Zhuo’s grand project of refining Golden Core-level mechanisms began in full swing.
Dozens of Zheng Family weapon refiners worked tirelessly in the refining room, constantly hammering away at the Profound Iron.
To smelt Golden Core-grade materials, Zheng Hua was summoned to use the Celestial Gold Stone to solve a major issue.
Zheng Family, Heaven-Rank Refining Room.
This was the highest-grade refining room not just in the Zheng Family, but in the entire Huoshi Immortal City.
The raging underground flames were vast and mighty but were condensed into a tiny lamp flame.
The treasure—the Heavenly Craft Lamp!
This was the Zheng Family’s clan treasure, capable of concentrating immense firepower into a single point. Any refining technique used in the lamp’s flame would have its power at least doubled.
At this moment, within the lamp’s flame, a black snake was slithering.
The black snake looked fierce! Its body was flat and constructed of countless iron bars. As it moved, the iron bars collided, creating a continuous series of crisp clanging sounds.
Zhu Xuanji and several other Golden Core cultivators were all staring at the lamp flame, watching the mechanical black snake within.
Several Golden Core cultivators were displaying their abilities, casting various spells to investigate.
Moments later, Zhu Xuanji, using his Celestial Golden Eyes, was the first to discover something.
Then, two Golden Core cultivators from the Zheng Family and two from the Zhou Family gradually noticed the clue as well.
Zheng Shuanggou said, “The final part of this mechanical weapon is at its seven-inch mark. This position connects the top and bottom, and it’s one of the control centers for the weapon’s transformations.”
“If this piece is missing, we will only be able to control three basic forms of the weapon!”
“We need an extremely tough yet highly flexible material to complete it.”
Everyone discussed for a while.
Zhou Nongying first suggested Jade-Warm Profound Steel, Zheng Jianlian proposed Dragon-Scale Green Iron, Zheng Shuanggou mentioned Zixia Agate Gold, and Zhu Xuanji recommended Moonlight Cold Iron.
Finally, when the second Golden Core ancestor of the Zhou Family suggested Soft Night Wind Iron, everyone’s eyes lit up, and they all agreed this material was the most suitable!
Zheng Shuanggou rubbed his chin and said, “If we use Soft Night Wind Iron, the smelting technique must be pure. Using Fire Fiend power for refining is absolutely not feasible.”
Zheng Jianlian added, “The key is the cooling process.”
“Soft Night Wind Iron contains vitality, and an extreme cold quenching method would be unsuitable. Using such a method would severely damage the properties of the Soft Night Wind Iron.”
The Ning Family Golden Core Ancestor pondered, “That’s not difficult.”
“Our family has a junior cultivator in the Qi Refining stage who possesses Ice Jade Hand. This innate ability contains a trace of vitality even under extreme cold.”
“Brilliant,” Zheng Shuanggou immediately praised, “With this junior’s cooperation, we won’t need to alter our previous refining plan, saving us a huge amount of time and effort.”
With the discussion settled, the Ning Family Golden Core Ancestor immediately issued orders.
When Ning Xiaohui’s grandmother heard the news, she was extremely excited.
She eagerly sought out Ning Xiaohui, and upon meeting her, grabbed her shoulders, saying, “Opportunity, Xiaohui, your opportunity has come!”
Ning Xiaohui’s grandmother explained everything in detail, but Ning Xiaohui still had a look of disbelief.
Her grandmother reminded her, “Xiaohui, when you meet the Golden Core ancestors, you must be very respectful. They are all important figures, and since you’re helping them so much this time, even a small favor from them could benefit you for years.”
Ning Xiaohui, who had been very despondent, gradually changed from a numb, discouraged expression to one full of anticipation upon hearing this news.
Following her grandmother’s instructions, she went to pay respects to Zhu Xuanji and the three families’ Golden Core ancestors, behaving very obediently.
The Ning Family Ancestor was kind to her.
Zhu Xuanji nodded slightly at her and explained the current situation.
When Ning Xiaohui heard they needed Soft Night Wind Iron, she suddenly remembered a recent rumor.
The rumor claimed that Ning Zhuo had destroyed a secret residence of the former black market master and looted many valuable items. Among them, it was said there was a large quantity of Soft Night Wind Iron.
Ning Xiaohui said, “Honorable Ancestor, may I report something…”
She informed the Golden Core ancestors about the black market, Ning Zhuo, and the Soft Night Wind Iron.
The Ning Family Ancestor said, “Oh? Ning Zhuo has Golden Core-grade treasure Soft Night Wind Iron? This is exactly what we need.”
With a single command, Ning Zhuo was ordered to present this item.