The chime of the Dharma Transmission Bell echoed in Ning Zhuo’s mind.

The contents of the Foundation Establishment chapter of the Three Sect’s supreme Dharma were imprinted upon his Divine Sea Upper Dantian.

Ning Zhuo’s primary attention was not on the Three Sect’s supreme Dharma.

He took a deep breath, savoring the wondrous feeling of the Foundation Establishment stage.

His divine sense had condensed and fused into divine consciousness, which could leave his body to scout, manipulate magical artifacts, and so on.

Using divine consciousness to control construct mechanisms was also one of the mainstream methods of mechanism control.

In his Qi Sea, his magical power had liquefied, no longer the True Qi of the Qi Refining stage. As his cultivation deepened in the future, the magical power accumulated in his Qi Sea would also increase significantly.

The upper limit of his storage had been raised considerably, and casting spells, due to the direct consumption of liquefied magical power, naturally resulted in a surge in spell power.

In his Essence Sea, his vital energy had expanded greatly, and had also liquefied.

During the process of Foundation Establishment, the Essence Sea also undertook the task of cleansing his tendons and marrow, elevating the essence of his physical body.

Even without using magical power, he possessed a strength of a thousand jin, could move as fast as a galloping horse, and had surpassed the limits of mortals.

More importantly, with every breath Ning Zhuo took, it had the effect of the Qi Refining stage’s respiration. His physical body was also more adapted to the absorption of spiritual energy.

This led to one outcome – Bigu (abstaining from grain).

After his body had been sublimated, Ning Zhuo could practice Bigu by absorbing spiritual energy and no longer needed to eat. Consuming ordinary food would accumulate impurities in his body and affect his cultivation, so it was best to consume only spiritual food from now on.

“Also, lifespan.”

“Cultivators who successfully establish their foundation will have their lifespan increased, ranging from two hundred to three hundred years.”

“How much my lifespan has specifically increased needs to be measured. However, with the Three Sect’s supreme Dharma, the increase in lifespan will certainly not be small!”

Ning Zhuo moved his body.

His foundation was so profound that breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage was almost effortless.

He didn’t experience a decline in his condition due to the breakthrough; instead, he felt a strong sense of comfort, as if every inch of his body had been thoroughly cleansed by spiritual energy.

The significant increase in strength made him feel incredibly robust.

His five senses also became much sharper, especially his perception of spiritual energy, which was completely incomparable to the Qi Refining stage.

Ning Zhuo’s heart was full of anticipation. For the first time in his life, he felt that he was extremely powerful!

But soon, he gently shook his head and cautioned himself: This was just the initial advancement to the Foundation Establishment stage, and the qualitative change in strength caused this feeling of being adrift. It was just an illusion.

Ning Zhuo recalled Zhu Xuanji’s heroic fighting posture, and the feeling of being adrift in his heart immediately vanished.

He was very clear: although he had advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, if he were to face Zhu Xuanji head-on, he would still not be his opponent.

The three divine abilities that Zhu Xuanji displayed in the previous battle were simply insurmountable!

“Perhaps, the Night Rain Demon Soldier in Zheng Danlian’s hand still holds some hope.”

“Or perhaps, I can use the divine ability Human Life Thread to try and plant it on Zhu Xuanji to control him.”

Ning Zhuo had already mastered the complete divine ability.

Even in the Qi Refining stage, he had sensed through the divine ability that once he advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, he would be able to influence Golden Core level beings with the divine ability.

This was not surprising.

Divine abilities and innate talents, containing Dao and reason, could inherently help cultivators challenge those of higher realms.

But now, after experiencing Zhu Xuanji’s power, Ning Zhuo began to doubt: Could the Human Life Thread divine ability really deal with Zhu Xuanji? Even if it was successfully planted and activated, how much influence could it exert?

“It’s too difficult for me to deal with Zhu Xuanji alone.”

“Fortunately, taking the position of Immortal Palace Master doesn’t necessarily require eliminating all competitors.”

“Furthermore, I am now in the shadows and can wait for the opportune moment, allowing Zhu Xuanji and the others to fiercely contend and exhaust each other.”

“As long as I am not eliminated, there is still hope. Even if the hope is slim, I will not give up!”

Ning Zhuo’s gaze was extremely firm.

For this, he was very grateful to Zhu Xuanji. It was the experience in the Orphanage that strengthened Ning Zhuo’s belief in fighting.

“Mother Silk Butterfly, hold on for a little while longer.” After instructing her, he immediately began repairing the Golden Core level construct monkey.

In addition, there was Nether Envoy · Qi Bai.

The interior of the Golden Core level construct monkey had suffered destructive damage, although the exterior had many fist pits and palm prints, it was relatively intact.

Ning Zhuo then took out the previously replaced construct components and skillfully installed them.

These construct components were obtained from the trial stages and were originally a set with the Golden Core level construct monkey.

After successful installation, the construct monkey regained its combat capability.

“It’s a pity that the Golden Blood War Ape · Da Sheng is still in Sun Laoda’s hands. If Yuan Da Sheng’s spiritual parasitic ability were present, it would save me a lot of effort in controlling the construct monkey.”

As for Nether Envoy · Qi Bai, its injuries were not light. In the previous battle, it was directly chopped in half by Zhu Xuanji’s palm.

After inspecting it, Ning Zhuo immediately decided on an emergency repair plan.

He would use the appropriate materials to first melt its two halves of its body into one. Then, using the Floating Ice White Jade Hand, he would cast the innate talent Ice Fat Jade Hand, unreasonably yet reasonably, to perfectly repair the intricate details of Nether Envoy · Qi Bai.

This greatly saved Ning Zhuo’s energy and time.

Click, clack, bang…

The sound of mechanisms sounded again.

After the previous major turning point in the Shifting Opportunity Pavilion, the number of mechanism pavilions cleared by the cultivators reached thirty-six, triggering the mechanism again.

This time it was a minor turning point.

The cultivators who were originally close to each other were pulled apart in the minor turning point.

The Dragon Tortoise Fire Spirit had long awaited this moment. As soon as the turning point ended, it would immediately transmit a message to Meng Chong, telling him the most correct path, allowing him to be the first to break through and enter the main hall of the Immortal Palace.

Magma Immortal Palace.

While the magical power hand and the three Nascent Soul level Blazing Flame Demonic Beasts were entangled, a five-tailed fire fox suddenly appeared.

The fire fox’s figure was like a small dog, inconspicuous in the raging sea of fire.

It wasn’t until it suddenly cast a spell that it revealed its vast Nascent Soul level aura!

Its mouth was tightly closed, its five tails swaying behind it, the tips of its tails like brushes, drawing mysterious talismans in the air.

The talismans immediately dissipated, and the sea of fire surged. Flames intertwined in the air, condensing into huge fireballs the size of hills.

The fireballs shot out with a roar, smashing into the Magma Immortal Palace.

Boom, boom, boom…

The scorching flames raged through the Immortal Palace. The explosions shook the Immortal Palace repeatedly, and countless construct mechanisms were burned in the sea of fire.

The flames even spread to the main hall.

In the intense scorching, countless mechanism blocks soared into the sky.

These mechanism blocks, each as large as a house, were connected to each other by purple and blue electric currents.

The originally normal space changed due to the appearance of the mechanism blocks.

The surging flames that had ravaged the area were temporarily isolated by the chaotic space created by the mechanism blocks!

“Is that – the Shifting Opportunity Pavilion?!” The cultivators who saw this scene reacted and exclaimed one after another.

At the peak of Fire Persimmon Mountain, in the high clouds and mist.

Seeing this, Meng Hu suddenly stood up straight. His pair of tiger eyes stared intently at the five-tailed fire fox.

The fire fox seemed to sense something, raised its head and glanced at the sky, its expression tense.

Its small figure quickly blurred in the sea of fire, and it plunged into the magma, disappearing from sight.

Meng Kui snorted coldly, his expression grim.

There were indeed fire foxes in Fire Persimmon Mountain, but the scale of the demonic beasts was very small, and their living space was completely occupied by the Fire Melting Demonic Apes, Fire Walking Snakes, Flame Stepping Lizards, and so on.

With such a small scale of demonic beasts, how could there be a Nascent Soul level five-tailed fire fox?

Meng Kui pinched his fingers and calculated: “As expected, it’s the Taiqing Palace!”

He immediately calculated the specific location and signaled Meng Hu to take action.

Meng Hu received the order, let out a roar, rushed out of the clouds and mist, and like a meteor, slammed fiercely into the mountainside about a mile away.

The small mountain shook violently, dust rolled, and it was almost broken in half by the impact.

A beam of green light rose up, revealing a young cultivator with beast patterns on his face.

“Demonic cultivator! I’ve been tracking you all the way!” Meng Hu roared.

The young cultivator’s eyelids twitched. He was a beast-taming cultivator who had just manipulated his spirit beast, the five-tailed fire fox, to heavily ambush the Magma Immortal Palace.

He didn’t expect to be caught by Meng Hu’s true body before he could enjoy his triumph for long.

“I am from Taiqing…” The young cultivator was about to state his identity when he was interrupted by Meng Hu’s loud roar.

Meng Hu charged forward, displaying extreme ferocity.

The young cultivator could only retreat continuously, releasing various demonic beasts from his beast-taming bag to defend against the enemy.

Magma Immortal Palace.

Central Main Hall.

The Shifting Opportunity Pavilion was struck, forced to resist the burning sea of fire, and the related restrictions were further greatly reduced!

Within the pavilion, Zhu Xuanji and the others simultaneously recovered their Golden Core level cultivation.

Furthermore, their divine consciousness spread out, penetrating the pavilion they were in, and could, to varying degrees, observe the situation outside.

Sensitive cultivators quickly used spells to detect that the communication between inside and outside had become unobstructed.

Cultivators at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages, as long as they avoided the purple and blue electric currents, could even enter these pavilions!

Zhu Xuanji’s divine consciousness spread far and wide, discovering the specific locations of the Meng family cultivators, Zheng Danlian, and others.

A Meng family Golden Core body cultivator pushed Meng Chong: “Young Master Meng Chong, according to your grandfather’s arrangement, you go first. We will hold off Zhu Xuanji!”

He was full of solemnity and voluntarily moved towards the pavilion where Zhu Xuanji was located.

At the same time, Zheng Danlian also rushed towards Zhu Xuanji.

Meng Chong did not look back, broke open a door, and according to the Dragon Tortoise Fire Spirit’s hint, went directly towards the correct exit.

“Sun Lingtong seems to be hiding, Meng Chong… troublesome.” Zhu Xuanji’s divine consciousness penetrated the pavilion, covering a very wide area, sensed Meng Chong’s movements, and immediately set off to intercept him.

Zhu Zhen’s voice suddenly came: “Brother, as you instructed, I was fortunate enough to excavate some bricks and stones from the Golden Furnace ruins.”

“Some materials have already been extracted. I can confirm that they originated from Golden Furnace No. 3!”

“Do you need me to send them over to you?”

Zhu Xuanji thought for a moment: “Send them over.”

The next moment, the two simultaneously cast spells.

Official Art – Guandu!

A mass of waste material in Zhu Zhen’s hand disappeared and reappeared in Zhu Xuanji’s hand.

Zhu Xuanji held the mass of waste material, his golden eyes flashing, exceptionally sharp.

Innate Talent – Golden Eyes.

Spell – Tracing the Source!

(End of this chapter)