The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit fell into panic.
It got up, pacing restlessly in the main hall.
All the hard work it had accumulated over the years was nearly destroyed!
A large number of cultivators with expertise in mechanisms had entered the Immortal Palace, frantically working for the Magma Fairy Palace, accumulating more and more contributions.
Zhu Xuanji even retrieved the damaged Mechanical Demon General.
Back then, the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit didn't know how many attempts and efforts it took to ensure the Mechanical Demon General was lost outside.
The fear in the heart of the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit grew by the day.
It yearned for freedom, wanting to control its own spiritual life.
But now, its hope of breaking free from its shackles and regaining freedom was dwindling.
It roared angrily, spitting flames into the sky.
The Magma Fairy Palace erupted once more!
The mechanism cultivators within the Immortal Palace suddenly found themselves in danger.
A massive force of the Fire Movement rampaged around, forming tides of magma that surged back into the Magma Fairy Palace, alarming the Red Flame Demon Beasts, which once again appeared around the Magma Fairy Palace.
Even a Golden Core Stage Cultivator had to exert full effort to protect themselves and safeguard their lives at this moment.
"Come on, come fight me!" The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit vehemently wished Meng Kui would attack it, roaring in its heart.
But Meng Kui sat calmly in the depths of the clouds, quietly overlooking the turmoil of the Immortal Palace.
He did not take action immediately.
Only after many mechanism cultivators in the Immortal Palace suffered heavy casualties did he use the Immortal City Great Array of the Fire Persimmon Immortal City to suppress the Magma Fairy Palace.
He could not hear the shouts of the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit, maintaining the current situation, striving for stability, just as he always had.
"Meng Kui, you fool!" The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit spat flames in anger.
While everyone else was practicing the subsequent cultivation techniques, Ning Zhuo was wholeheartedly breaking through the levels.
The first level of the third Buddhist Sect.
A light orb transferred onto the crafting table, spitting out a damaged Kung Fu Doll.
The countdown began.
The invisible barrier in front of Ning Zhuo disappeared. He stepped forward to the crafting table, immediately examining the Kung Fu Doll.
"Cracks in the array inside the chest, leg joints stuck, right arm missing," Ning Zhuo summarized in his heart, then asked himself, "How should I repair it?"
There were many ways to repair it, but the tools and materials on the crafting table were very limited.
Indeed.
The first level of the third Buddhist Sect tested the repair ability of the trial disciple.
The challenger faced various damaged mechanism artifacts and had to repair them within a limited time using limited materials and tools.
This was already the twelfth mechanism artifact Ning Zhuo had repaired consecutively.
"The provided materials can make an arm to replace the missing one on the Kung Fu Doll."
"I should try to replicate its intact left arm."
"No, that's not right."
"This might be a trap! I should first examine the internal array."
Ning Zhuo took out the mechanism tool, the Array Sound Hammer.
He carefully tapped the chest of the doll with the hammer head.
Each time he tapped, he stopped with the hammer head suspended in the air, quietly listening to the clear sound it made.
The sound entered his ears, stirring thoughts in his mind, which quickly gathered, forming a corner of the array.
After frequent tapping, the array diagram in his mind gradually became complete.
From the complete array diagram, he quickly found the missing damaged parts and identified the type of the array.
"It really is a trap!"
"This array integrates the doll's limbs. The doll has a left arm, but the right limb is a drill."
If Ning Zhuo simply replicated the left arm and forged the right arm, he would undoubtedly fall into the trap and fail this level.
"So, the Three Ancestral Masters want to remind us that repairs on mechanism artifacts must not be preconceived. Initial judgments are incorrect; adequate investigation and observation are necessary."
Ning Zhuo understood the good intentions of the Three Ancestral Masters.
After repairing the Kung Fu Doll, he smoothly passed on to the next level.
After repairing thirty-three mechanism artifacts consecutively, Ning Zhuo reached the second level.
Roar!
A living Magma Demon Ape appeared before him, startling Ning Zhuo slightly.
He quickly noticed that this Magma Demon Ape was injured and could only stand on one leg.
Ning Zhuo carefully observed, "Oh, it was shot in the knee."
The explanation of the level was transmitted to his mind through the Life Hanging Thread.
Ning Zhuo realized: The second level required him to work on living creatures, crafting mechanical limbs to benefit those with disabilities!
The difficulty of the second level was much greater than the first.
After multiple failures, Ning Zhuo consulted various texts outside and even used some of his building gold in the Complete Book Pavilion to obtain some related mechanical diagrams, enhancing his abilities before finally passing the level.
The third level of the Buddhist Sect was even more challenging.
Ning Zhuo couldn't control the Golden Blooded War Ape - Dasheng and could only let it fight freely. Ning Zhuo acted as the repairman after each intense battle.
However, during the level, he could recover the demon beasts and mechanical puppets that Yuan Dasheng defeated, repairing them to assist Yuan Dasheng in combat.
Ning Zhuo struggled, overcoming each minor challenge with difficulty.
Yuan Dasheng was highly spirited, but the level's difficulty was too high! Ning Zhuo exhausted all his efforts, racking his brain to recover, repair, and enhance the auxiliary battle forces.
The battle damage was overwhelming!
The recovered combat forces from the first battle were often entirely expended by the second battle.
Ning Zhuo's best achievement stalled at the fifth minor challenge.
Until a flash of inspiration revealed the right way to pass the level.
Though he couldn't participate in the battle or directly control the mechanisms or beasts, he could still use his repair tools during the fight.
"The Three Ancestral Masters aim to train and evaluate our ability to repair mechanisms in the heat of battle."
Realizing this, Ning Zhuo's record saw a continuous rise.
He reached the thirty-third level, where the difficulty became absurdly high.
Ning Zhuo went all out but couldn't keep up with repairs. The amassed auxiliary forces were quickly overwhelmed by the massive enemy horde, giving him no chance to spare for repairs during combat.
After three failed attempts, Ning Zhuo reached the thirty-third minor challenge for the fourth time.
Determined, he did not withdraw the Golden Blooded War Ape - Dasheng.
Yuan Dasheng, following Ning Zhuo's instructions from before the battle, decisively activated its Immortal Aptitude—Righteous Golden Firmness!
The Immortal Aptitude unleashed, making it invincible.
With sheer might, it slaughtered a vast number of opponents single-handedly.
Yuan Dasheng was battered and paid a heavy price, but it pushed Ning Zhuo through the third level.
As Ning Zhuo had guessed, he opened the door to the third level and reached the end of this trial route!
The method for Foundation Establishment was transmitted to his mind, with additional rewards placed before him.
The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit's extremely weak voice reached Ning Zhuo's ears, "Little... Little Spirit greets Master."