After his battle with Qi Bai, at the final moment,
the giant fist slammed down, the chilly wind howled, and the terrifying murderous aura left one breathless.
Ning Zhuo looked up defiantly, glaring intensely at the Bull Head Ghost Soldier.
"In the end, do I have to resort to using the Buddhist Physician?!"
Boom!
The attack of the Bull Head Ghost Soldier was unexpectedly blocked.
All of a sudden, a figure stood in front of Ning Zhuo like a mighty mountain.
Ning Zhuo's eyes gradually widened, staring at the figure before him, his heart exclaimed, "Yuan Dasheng?!"
…
Ning Zhuo installed the Mechanism Core Ball Furnace·Fire Essence into the body of a Golden Core Level Mechanical Monkey.
Ning Zhuo thought deeply.
"Ordinary Fire Essence, even if consumed, provides the power that is hard to drive this heavy monkey mechanism."
"Fire Essence, Fire Persimmon, barely different, can't I just use Thousand-Year-Old Fire Persimmon or Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Fire Persimmon instead?"
"Just right, the Mechanical Buddha Doctor is hidden in the storeroom of the City Lord's Mansion, stealing Fire Persimmons will be easy!"
…
Zhu Xuanji received the Royal Family's calculated result and discovered it was Yuan Dasheng.
He flew up to the sky, loudly proclaiming, lifting the roof and descending in front of Ning Zhuo.
"Speak! Why did you want to kill Yuan Dasheng?" Zhu Xuanji suddenly spoke, his voice iron-like, devoid of any warmth.
A massive pressure, like an invisible mountain range, suddenly weighed down on Ning Zhuo.
Ning Zhuo staggered, his back inevitably bending, but he did not kneel, instead, he strained to maintain his stance.
He was ready to resort to the Black Shadow Demon Cultivator·Buddhist Physician!
…
Golden Core melee.
Seeing one Black Shadow Demon Cultivator after another making their entrance, Ning Zhuo immediately abandoned his original plan.
The Mechanical Buddha Doctor need not join the battle.
Zheng Danlian faced the true transmission of Taiqing Palace!
A gleam flashed in Ning Zhuo's eyes.
The Big Snake Scythe suddenly exerted its power, slaying the true transmission of the Taiqing Palace!
…
After entering the Immortal Palace.
Ning Zhuo transmitted a message to Sun Lingtong, "Boss, there's a problem with the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit! If it suddenly contacts you in the future, do not trust it one-sidedly."
"Moreover, although we can communicate through Life Hanging Thread, I fear the power of the Immortal Palace, our communication might be intercepted by the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit."
"After all, each of us upon entering the Immortal Palace, hangs a thread from the Lava Fairy Palace."
"Who knows, the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit might also have the ability to alter our messages!"
"For safety, we should mainly meet in person."
Sun Lingtong nodded, "Okay, I'll remember!"
…
Ning Xiaohui was dead.
Ning Zhuo slightly opened a sliver of the Spirit Box.
The next moment, some Spiritual Nature, like fireflies, drifted out, directly integrating into the Flowing Clouds and Streaming Water Talisman!
Ning Zhuo's eyes suddenly brightened, "It really can be done!!!"
For a moment, he was incredibly joyous, his eyes brimming with tears.
Previously, this was just his conjecture, but now, put into practice, it perfectly verified his thoughts.
To replenish the Flowing Clouds and Streaming Water Talisman's Spiritual Nature could completely be handled starting from a cultivator.
Ning Xiaohui, during her lifetime, had used this talisman and was particularly fond of it, almost regarding it as forbidden.
This relationship allowed some of her Spiritual Nature, after being refined by fire, to be absorbed by the Flowing Clouds and Streaming Water Talisman, adding to its foundation.
Ning Zhuo quickly closed the Spirit Box, clutching the Flowing Clouds and Streaming Water Talisman, standing still for quite a while.
…
The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit found Ning Zhuo again.
"Little Master, li-little master, I am the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit," its tone seemed very weak.
"That Zhu Xuanji wants to cause trouble again!"
"Now, he wants to use the Demon Beast Tide to explore the Golden Furnace in the Gourd Forest."
"Little Master, Little Spirit had probably told you before, right? Yuan Dasheng was used to make a mechanism, using up one Golden Furnace."
"If Zhu Xuanji discovers this..."
The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit revealed a hint of excitement, continuing in its weak voice, "Little master is decisive, extraordinary. Let us collaborate now, use the Five Elements Turret, and give them a fierce blow!"
Ning Zhuo was touched, "Why is the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit so anxious?"
"The Golden Furnace..."
"Number five Golden Furnace used on Yuan Dasheng, number three Golden Furnace is the Big Snake Scythe, number four Golden Furnace was used by my mother. The problem lies in number one and number two Golden Furnaces."
"There must be some undercover trick by the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit here!"
…
Ning Zhuo composed a "two" poem and handed it to Zhu Xuanji.
Zhu Xuanji did not tell Ning Zhuo the clues he detected, but it did not matter.
Buddhist Physician·Meng Yaoyin was tracking Zhu Zhen, able to collect firsthand information, enabling Ning Zhuo to make more accurate judgments.
"What are they looking for?"
"Related to the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit?"
Buddhist Physician·Meng Yaoyin already had enough spiritual nature to act independently.
During Ning Zhuo's palace examination period, she also constantly conducted reconnaissance.
…
The third round of the palace examination.
Meng Kui continuously unleashed water to guide the attacks of the Flame Demon Beast, resulting in most of the Lava Immortal Palace falling, with major decay in the related prohibitions.
The Buddhist Physician, Meng Yaoyin, was thus able to break into the Secret Pavilion of Transition!
Upon seeing Ning Zhuo scorched by the Karmic Fire and unable to rise from the ground, Meng Yaoyin, even devoid of memories, felt endless rage arise from within her heart.
She passed by Ning Xiaohui's grandmother.
She killed!
Sun Lingtong, not recognizing friend from foe, desperately tried to block and protect Ning Zhuo.
Meng Yaoyin pointed a finger, toppling her.
Her Spiritual Nature slightly trembled, filled with immense tender love, as she helped Ning Zhuo to stand.
"Mother," Ning Zhuo softly called.
Sun Lingtong's eyes widened in disbelief, his heart immensely shaken, "What did I hear?!"
The injuries on his body healed quickly, and the Karmic Fire in his eyes was purified by the Buddhist light.
He abruptly stood up, exclaiming, "Little Zhuo, you hid it well!"
Ning Zhuo gave a bitter smile, about to explain.
"Be careful!" Sun Lingtong cried out.
He saw Zhu Xuanji charging toward Ning Zhuo from behind.
Ning Zhuo, having just recovered and still harboring residual Karmic Fire, couldn't extend his Divine Sense beyond three feet from his body. His senses were slow to recover, and so when he felt a violent wind howling behind his ears, Zhu Xuanji was already behind him.
Divine Skills—Golden Mountain Stance!
Divine Skills—Jade Pillar Body!
Zhu Xuanji carried an unmatched might, like a mountain bearing down, its powerful force unstoppable and inevitable.
Facing him straight on, Sun Lingtong witnessed such a fierce attack and couldn't help but waver in spirit.
Compared to the burly Zhu Xuanji, Buddhist Physician Meng Yaoyin seemed frail and slender.
She suddenly moved to the side, extending a palm to protect Ning Zhuo.
Divine Skills—Jade Soft Flower Soft!
Divine Skills—Cloud Silk Echo!
A jade flower blossomed, delicate and beautiful. Clouds quickly formed around, swirling into rolling masses.
Zhu Xuanji's forceful attack, while formidable, dissolved before Buddhist Physician Meng Yaoyin, the powerful energy gathering into the clouds.
In the next moment, the clouds trembled, and the unmatched force rebounded, striking Zhu Xuanji squarely.
Unprepared for such a counterattack, Zhu Xuanji was pushed back several steps, once again retreating through the narrow door, leaving the secret chamber where Ning Zhuo was.
"What an excellent example of softness overcoming hardness!" Zhu Xuanji exclaimed in amazement. He hadn't expected that mere mechanical puppets could display dual Divine Skills.
These two Divine Skills, in coordination, matched more harmoniously than Golden Mountain Stance and Jade Pillar Body in combination.
"Kill, I shall kill!" Zheng Danlian's eyes reflected a fiery red glare. Already in a frenzied state, influenced by his dire fortune, he charged at Ning Zhuo filled with murderous intent.
Seeing this, Zhu Xuanji exclaimed in alarm, "Don't go!"
Zheng Danlian, holding a Mechanical Sickle in both hands, recklessly rushed into the narrow door.
The Mechanical Sickle raised high suddenly underwent a transformation, the blade extending like lightning, curving like a crescent, its tip stabbing into Zheng Danlian's forehead, then exiting through the back of his skull.
Zheng Danlian's rushing figure slowed, and when he reached in front of Ning Zhuo, he suddenly dropped to his knees.
He still clutched the long handle of the Mechanical Sickle, his eyes bloodshot and now completely vacant, though his face still bore the expression of wild, frenzied intent to kill.
Click, click, click...
The Mechanical Sickle transformed, turning into a giant snake.
The giant snake opened its mouth and swallowed Zheng Danlian's corpse entirely.
It emitted a joyful, satisfied hiss, then slithered in front of Buddhist Physician Meng Yaoyin, bowing its head voluntarily.
Meng Yaoyin stood sideways, extending a hand to gently stroke the snake's head.
The Mechanical Giant Snake flicked its tongue and raised its tail, joyfully swaying, affectionate and obedient.
Witnessing this scene, Chi Dun, who had recently arrived along with Zhou Nongying and Yang Chanyu, each drew breath in shock.
They instantly understood it was all part of a vast conspiracy that had calculated the death of the Zheng Family's Golden Core Cultivator!
Yang Chanyu realized in shock: Sun Ning's schemes were so deep and sinister! No wonder they were so confident about competing for the position of Immortal Palace Master of the Lava Fairy Palace.
In an instant, the Mechanical Giant Snake transformed back into a sickle, held by the Buddhist Physician.
Buddhist Physician, Meng Yaoyin, precisely aimed outside the narrow door and made a light swipe.
In that moment, Chi Dun, Zhou Nongying, and Zhu Xuanji found themselves enveloped in a dark, rainy night.
Desolate, helpless, despair, vastness...
The illusion was fleeting.
Chi Dun's neck splattered with blood, a huge wound nearly decapitating him. He hastily backed away, clutching his head, frantically activating his body technique to heal himself.
Zhou Nongying was sent flying, the Magic Treasure that protected his body cleaved in two, shocking him to the core.
A fierce golden light burst around Zhu Xuanji, the Golden Mountain nearly split into four parts by a diagonal blow. The Golden Branches and Jade Leaves on the mountain, swept by a hurricane, clanged crisply as they largely collapsed.
He spat fresh blood, finally steadying himself, then retreating several steps.
In his eyes, shades of purple spread.
Zhu Xuanji was horrified!
Merely facing the front attack from the Buddhist Physician and the Big Snake Scythe shouldn't have left him so disheveled. The key moment came when internal and external forces colluded, making his retreat inevitable after a single strike.
"When did I get hit?"
He suddenly remembered, "Was it when I traced back the origin and peered into the past of the Golden Furnace, affected by the purple, and thought I had eradicated it?!"
Yang Chanyu's face turned deathly pale, frightened, she stepped back several paces. Though she was unharmed, the ordeal was terrifying.
"Boss, let's go," Ning Zhuo said to Sun Lingtong, still clearly weakened.
Buddhist Physician, Meng Yaoyin, then escorted the two to the front door.
The Golden Core Cultivators, startled by the strike, remained frozen, some healing, some observing!
Ning Zhuo knew too well his own condition.
Buddhist Physician, Meng Yaoyin's Spiritual Nature had just deployed two Divine Skills, draining much energy. Utilizing the Big Snake Scythe to its full extent was like adding frost to snow.
Fortunately, his tactic of bluffing was effective, leaving their adversaries unsettled.
"Anyone who steps through this door, be slain."
Stepping in front of the large door, Ning Zhuo glanced back weakly, leaving behind this remark.
No one in the audience responded.