Chapter 705: Chapter 218: Wartime Preparations
The flames burned quietly.
The tongues of fire danced silently, their movements graceful, emanating a benevolent Buddha’s intent.
It was the Cremation Prajna Spirit Liberation Sutra!
Ning Zhuo stood in front of the fireball, the flames reflected in his eyes, revealing a nostalgic expression.
In the flames, the original materials and components of the Iron Han Armor quickly melted, occasionally releasing spiritual nature.
The spiritual nature, in tiny specks, floated in the air, then, under the guidance of Ning Zhuo’s divine sense, mostly fell onto a mechanical puppet.
This mechanical puppet resembled an ascetic Bhikkhuni, its joints wrapped in linen robes, with bronze hands peeking out of the sleeves, and a red cinnabar mark on its forehead that glowed with Buddha light.
Its face conveyed a subtle smile, its half-lidded eyes revealing hidden compassion.
Its knees exposed bronze pivots, its feet were encased in straw sandals woven with magic formations, hard to distinguish.
It was indeed Buddhist Physician Meng Yaoyin.
A large portion of the spiritual nature was infused into the Buddhist Physician.
The remaining part was still stored by Ning Zhuo in the spirit box.
Ning Zhuo had enhanced and upgraded the Iron Han Armor, and the materials replaced were directly cremated, nourishing the spiritual nature of Buddhist Physician Meng Yaoyin.
“This way, I’ve used up my last resort.”
Ning Zhuo felt a faint sense of crisis.
The Iron Han Armor had always been his safeguard, preventing any mishaps with Buddhist Physician Meng Yaoyin. In case its spiritual nature declined to a critical level, the Iron Han Armor would be the life-saving artifact.
Burning the Iron Han Armor prematurely did not completely heal Buddhist Physician Meng Yaoyin.
It would be wiser to keep this trump card as a means of life-saving.
“I hope to obtain that mechanical carriage.”
“Besides that, the more, the better!”
If it were just one mechanical carriage, Ning Zhuo wouldn’t cremate it immediately but use it to replace the Iron Han Armor as the final insurance.
The flames continued to burn, no more spiritual nature was extracted.
After removing the slag and waste, Ning Zhuo placed a pile of relics into the fire.
These relics came from Tian Shuang, originating from Qi Bai. Tian Shuang had used these relics to calculate and deduce Ning Zhuo’s location.
Tian Shuang’s grand offering serendipitously allowed Ning Zhuo to acquire Qi Bai’s relics.
There was nothing more to say, just cremate them directly!
As the flames burned, the spiritual nature danced and gathered within the Netherworld Envoy Qi Bai.
The frame of the Qi Bai puppet was mostly black, with gray and white accents.
It stood six feet and five inches tall, slim in build. It wore a black lacquered conical hat, with a gray-white head resembling human bones.
Its eyes were covered with a black strip, in the middle of which was a gray-white horizontal line that emitted soul light.
Previously, Ning Zhuo had utilized the Netherworld Envoy Qi Bai in the Fire Persimmon Immortal City, depleting its spiritual nature. Since then, he had rarely used it.
During the battle of Heaven and Earth Twin Ghosts, Ning Zhuo hadn’t taken it out.
On one hand, taking it out would not solve the issue. On the other hand, it could expose himself, provoke the wrath of the Heaven and Earth Twin Ghosts, and worsen the situation.
The spiritual nature of Qi Bai continued to increase.
But the hope in Ning Zhuo’s eyes gradually dimmed.
For Qi Bai’s spiritual nature was elevating slower and slower, eventually stopping at ninety-two percent, ceasing to rise.
“Sigh, without reaching ten percent spiritual nature, no qualitative change occurs.”
“This Golden Core level puppet still can’t be used to its full potential.”
Ning Zhuo thought about Earth Ash.
According to Tian Shuang, Earth Ash also possessed some of Qi Bai’s relics.
“As long as they’re burned, Qi Bai’s spiritual nature could likely reach ten percent. After the qualitative change, its spiritual nature would restore itself.”
“Until then, it’s best to use it sparingly.”
Though a Golden Core level, the Netherworld Envoy Qi Bai, without qualitative change in its spiritual nature, was just a consumable, with limited uses.
Moreover, it involved the soul path, heavily characterized by demon path traits, filled with an evil sect aura, not suitable for Ning Zhuo’s public use.
“Once exposed, allowing the Heaven and Earth Twin Ghosts to detect its spiritual nature, they might realize the importance of Qi Bai’s relics.”
“To ensure future success, it’s best to endure for now, and keep this card in hand, without rushing to play it!”
Both the Netherworld Envoy Qi Bai and Buddhist Physician Meng Yaoyin originated from the Lava Fairy Palace, embodying the understanding of mechanical techniques by the three sect masters. They shared a common characteristic: integration.
Because the division between components was hardly visible, these two puppets seemed formed as a whole, making it extremely difficult for Ning Zhuo to analyze their structure.
Though Ning Zhuo had the intent to delve deeper, he always lacked the time and energy, feeling powerless in his desire.
Storing the two mechanical puppets away, Ning Zhuo took out the Iron Han Armor for testing and practice.
Currently, he had no Golden Core, so he could only use spirit stones, grinding them into spheres and embedding them in the Five Elements Golden Core Wheel Plate as a makeshift replacement.
He donned the new Iron Han Armor, vibrated the wings on his back, and flew into the sky.
When gliding, the wings were fixed, the shoulder armor drooped, the clasps on either side of the helmet, combined with the pointed head, formed a triangular shape between the shoulder and the head.
His arms were tightly pressed against his sides, his legs closed, leaving no gap.
At the hind legs and heels, there were fin-like panels that could adjust direction.
When gliding, the consumption of spiritual power was noticeably less.
When truly accelerating, the Golden Swallow wings would fold up completely, clinging tightly to the back. Various jets would reveal themselves on the Iron Han Armor, spewing Li Fire for powerful propulsion!
Once Ning Zhuo accelerated in this way, he became like an arrow leaving the bowstring, slicing through the sky, tearing through the air, leaving a long, straight Li Fire flame trail behind.