"Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit, Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit...." Ning Zhuo called repeatedly, but got no response.
"Did it leave already?" Ning Zhuo's tone was disappointed.
He still had a lot of questions that he didn't get a chance to ask.
"It seems that the state of the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit is really bad."
In the small room, only the puppet Ning Zhuo remained.
This was the reward room Ning Zhuo reached after passing through the Buddhist Path.
The information of the Foundation Establishment Method had been transmitted to his mind when he opened the door.
On the wall in front of Ning Zhuo hung many waist tokens.
This was another part of the reward he had not yet collected.
He gazed at these waist tokens, his eyes somewhat blank.
He still thought about the conversation he just had with the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit.
This conversation had been very rewarding for Ning Zhuo—he finally found a way to become the Magma Fairy Palace Master.
That was to participate in the imperial examination and excel in it, ultimately ascending the throne.
As for the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit, Ning Zhuo could understand its decision to pledge allegiance to him in advance.
After all, the reasons given by the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit were indeed quite sufficient.
Ning Zhuo's other major gain was that he understood the enemy situation.
Like the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit, after Ning Zhuo understood the general situation of his opponents, he also felt tremendous pressure.
His several main opponents were all true inheritance Golden Core disciples from super sects.
Among them, Zhu Xuanji was from the Southern Bean Royal Family and was undoubtedly the most powerful competitor.
Meng Chong, although only at the Qi Refinement Realm, had a powerful force behind him—the Meng Family. Its influence in the Southern Bean Country surpassed that of super sects like Bukong Sect, Soul Devouring Sect, and Taiqing Palace.
And Meng Chong's grandfather was Meng Kui. Meng Kui was a Nascent Soul level cultivator, and the current City Lord of Fire Persimmon Immortal City, holding an absolute home-field advantage.
"If it weren't for my Buddha Heart Demon Seal and my mastery of the divine skill 'Life Hanging by a Thread,' I wouldn't even have the qualifications to be on the stage."
Ning Zhuo sighed bitterly in his heart.
The more he thought about it, the greater the pressure he felt.
Although Ning Zhuo had already been mentally prepared for this, he found that actually facing these pressures was entirely different from imagining them.
The opponents he was competing against for the position of Magma Fairy Palace Master were as grand as mountains.
In front of them, Ning Zhuo, who was merely at the Qi Refinement Stage, was as small as an ant.
How could he cross mountains and ridges?
"My mind is a bit unsettled." Ning Zhuo closed his eyes.
After a moment, he slowly opened his eyes, and his previously scattered gaze became firm again.
The Magma Fairy Palace was a treasure left behind by a Cultivating the Void level Grandmaster.
When Ning Zhuo decided to participate in this competition, he was destined to face such enormous, almost despair-inducing pressure.
He could no longer turn back.
All he could do now was muster all his courage and face the difficulties head-on!
"I now have the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit as my insider, and I know a lot about my opponents."
"Can I suppress and deal with these competitors as I did with Meng Chong and others before?"
Ning Zhuo couldn't help but think this way.
Since entering the Immortal Palace, he had relied on his outstanding means, years of accumulation, and significant early advantages to firmly control the overall situation on the Magma Fairy Palace route.
Despite frequent unexpected events, Ning Zhuo had always tried his best, taking great risks, to stabilize the situation, ultimately making it to this step.
His gains were enormous.
"In the current situation, Meng Chong can be temporarily set aside; Zhu Xuanji is the main threat now."
"What exactly is the Mechanical Demon General? How was it lost in the first place?"
"Can Zhu Xuanji obtain a second-rank position by retrieving it?"
Ning Zhuo felt puzzled.
He lacked a comprehensive understanding of the positions and ranks within the Magma Fairy Palace.
"Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit, Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit..." Ning Zhuo called again with deep feeling.
In the main hall, the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit pretended not to hear.
The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit did not dare to continue communicating with Ning Zhuo.
It had observed many times and was very clear: Ning Zhuo was not an ordinary sixteen-year-old boy!
He was extremely shrewd and had very deep plans.
The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit had witnessed the whole process of Ning Zhuo playing the four major forces of Fire Persimmon Immortal City like a fiddle.
In its view, Ning Zhuo's opportunities and combat power were excellent, but his most outstanding traits were always his strategies and maneuvers.
"He is a little monster."
The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit had long decided to reduce its time and frequency of communication with Ning Zhuo as much as possible.
Because the more it said, the bigger its flaws would be.
Who knew which careless remark would reveal its disguise to Ning Zhuo?
After calling for a while and still not receiving any response from the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit, Ning Zhuo sighed in disappointment.
Ning Zhuo really wanted to stop Zhu Xuanji, but what could he use to stop him?
Zhu Xuanji was a Golden Core level cultivator with strong investigative abilities.
But instead of continuing his investigation, he had focused his important time and energy on the Magma Fairy Palace.
This was a good thing for Ning Zhuo.
Now, should Ning Zhuo take the initiative to provoke such a person?
Just thinking about it gave Ning Zhuo a headache.
When facing Qi Refinement stage cultivators like Zheng Jian, Zhou Zeshen, and Meng Chong, he could barely manage the situation with his own accumulation and methods.
But once he faced Golden Core level beings, he immediately felt his own insignificance.
"I am still too weak."
"Although I am at the peak of the ninth layer of Qi Refinement, my cultivation still needs to be purified and refined."