In the battle at the Altar Battlefield, Luo Si lost many Magic Treasures, almost left with only half of the Wangchuan Ferrying Line. It was this half fishing line that he used to fish out the Life Buddha Wheel of the Silent Ghost Monk.
Qing Chi, at the brink of life and death, miraculously used his own blood to ignite the Green Flame, refining the Netherworld Flood Dragon Scissors.
As for Ning Zhuo, during the subsequent battlefield clean-up, he picked up the Wangchuan Prefect Seal.
This Treasure Seal is also a National Treasure, previously suppressing the Silent Extinction Buddha Illusion, but after the seal was broken, it was suppressed by the Silent Extinction Buddha Illusion instead.
After the Silent Extinction Buddha Illusion was tricked by the Lord of Wangchuan and perished due to divine punishment after recklessly ascending the stage, the Wangchuan Prefect Seal was also left on the battlefield.
At that time, the body of the Lord of Wangchuan had already teleported away, returning to Wangchuan Immortal City.
He relied on the Heaven-Earth Two-Phase Formation, transitioning naturally from the Sky Formation to the Earth Formation. It is possible to transition from the Earth Formation to the Sky Formation, but that process becomes increasingly difficult, not only delayed but also extremely costly.
Only with the continuous, vast Earth-Lung Miasma, not the body of a Cultivator, can one withstand the consumption during this teleportation process.
Therefore, the Lord of Wangchuan stood idly by, truly powerless.
In fact, his body had already fainted due to the painful loss of the Netherworld Flood Dragon Scissors.
As for his Divine Separation, the Earth Evil God, it actively dispersed to deceive and soothe the Silent Extinction Buddha Illusion, planning to slowly reassemble in the future.
Ning Zhuo obtained this National Treasure and wanted to refine it, but was powerless. He had no Green Flame to use, and Qing Chi was deeply unconscious.
It wasn’t until they returned to the Mortal World that this dead National Treasure suddenly reacted, shaking violently.
But it was just a moment.
Immediately, it fell back into a state of deathly silence, the same as before. In fact, Ning Zhuo faintly felt that this silence was even more complete than before.
He was not puzzled by this situation.
Ning Zhuo had read many books and naturally knew a common fact: National, Official, and Military Equipment lose their function when out of a specific range.
For example, an Official Seal, when away from its designated official and in someone else’s hands, becomes unusable.
Military Equipment, when separated from its associated army, also loses much of its power and sometimes cannot be activated at all.
The Wangchuan Prefect Seal, as a National Treasure like a Monarch’s Jade Seal, is naturally unusable outside the jurisdiction of the Wangchuan Underworld, having moved from the Netherworld to the Mortal World.
These are deeply bound with the state, officials, and military, drawing on National Power, Official Power, and Military Power, respectively.
National Power Bricks differ from them. They are a consumable, essentially an artificial Spirit Stone, storing not natural Spiritual Power, but a country’s National Power.
With the permission of the country’s higher-ups, a Cultivator can extract National Power for use in various aspects.
Storing National Power Bricks is challenging; the farther and longer you are from the country, the quicker and more the National Power diminishes.
This is one of the reasons why Ning Zhuo quickly used up his National Power Bricks before.
One key reason the Wangchuan Prefect Seal fell into silence is that it was out of the Wangchuan Underworld’s jurisdiction, having moved from the Netherworld to the Mortal World, unable to draw the omnipresent National Power from the Wangchuan Underworld.
Ning Zhuo led the entire Qing Jiao Army out of the Netherworld River.
Upon entering the Mortal World, they immediately felt the pressure lift. During the march through the Netherworld, everyone felt an invisible pressure, as if a giant eye in the depths of the sky maliciously watched over them.
Now, this strange pressure suddenly disappeared. Moreover, despite the overcast sky, the entire Qing Jiao Army felt a warmth.
"This is the favor of Yangtian." Ning Zhuo and others were well aware of it.
Buddhist Doctor Meng Yaoyin’s message in the Jade Slip also addressed this point. She stated clearly: the entire Qing Jiao Army disrupted the Lord of Wangchuan’s century-long plan, inciting the wrath of the Netherworld’s Heaven while earning the favor of the Mortal World’s Heaven!
The favor will last for a while. During this period, everything the Qing Jiao Army does will go smoothly, perhaps even with heavenly assistance!
If heavenly assistance is truly triggered, the greater its intensity, the shorter the time a Cultivator receives Heaven’s favor.
Of course, each person receives a different share of Heaven’s favor. Ning Zhuo, Qing Chi, Luo Si, and Sun Lingtong, undoubtedly, received the most.
Ning Zhuo led the Qing Jiao Army some distance away from the Netherworld River, then made camp on-site.
He deployed the Festival Camp, providing the Qing Jiao Army a safe place to rest.
The march through the Netherworld was filled with dangers and threats. Thanks to Buddhist Doctor Meng Yaoyin’s advance warnings, and the timely interventions of Ning Zhuo, Luo Si, and others, many Cultivators in the Qing Jiao Army were injured, but very few were killed.
This newly formed army’s performance in the Netherworld was so dazzling that it was blinding. The death toll was minimal; most were preserved. It was practically a miracle!
The entire army received rest and recovery in the Military Camp, with morale steadily increasing.
"When acquiring this camp, I thought it would be of little use defending within the White Paper Immortal City. I never expected it to play such a significant role upon returning." Ning Zhuo sighed deeply.
Sun Lingtong took a different path and was less affected.
Luo Si felt somewhat peculiar, considering he previously commanded a large military force, using the Ghost Tide to aggressively assault the Wanchuan Army in the White Paper Immortal City.
"To avoid trouble, Luo Si, you should hide for now." Ning Zhuo advised.
Luo Si did not refuse and chose to comply.