Ning Zhuo frequently went behind Ning Chen or Ning Yong, placing his hand on their backs, helping them to manipulate the Sharp Advance Needles and open up channels of Qi ahead of time.

The cultivation of the two was behind Ning Zhuo, and many Qi channels had not yet been opened.

Ning Ze was already at the peak of the third layer, and now he had broken through to the fourth. He was very familiar with these Qi channels, like a local guiding outsiders.

The Ice Light Channel Strengthening Talisman and the Sharp Advance Needle formed a clever combination.

The newly opened Qi channels were still weak and insubstantial.

At this time, applying the Ice Light Channel Strengthening Talisman would often stabilize them, saving the cultivators a lot of subsequent nurturing and conditioning.

Soon, Ning Chen and Ning Yong each achieved breakthroughs.

Ning Zhuo paid constant attention, providing guidance at all times.

At first, Ning Chen and Ning Yong found it difficult to circulate the new spiritual energy.

But Ning Zhuo secretly manipulated the Puppet Silk of Life, directly controlling their bodies, allowing them to adjust their breathing and constantly optimize their rhythm.

At the same time, he also drew upon a trace of the power of the Buddha-Heart Demon Seal, guiding their thoughts and preventing them from discovering the truth.

They only believed that Ning Zhuo taught well, and that they were learning excellently.

Cultivators also have a limit to their daily Qi absorption.

Ning Chen reached his limit first, and Ning Yong followed soon after.

Ning Zhuo then withdrew his hands from their backs, “You should adjust your breathing. I’ll wait for you outside.”

Ning Zhuo took the lead in leaving the cultivation chamber.

Soon after, Ning Chen and Ning Yong emerged, looking weary.

Ning Chen was the first to salute, deeply grateful for Ning Zhuo’s guidance.

Ning Yong scratched his head, unable to imitate Ning Chen’s fine words, “Me too.”

Ning Zhuo laughed, saying that these were just small things within his ability.

Ning Chen looked solemn and bowed deeply, “Brother Ning Zhuo, if there is anything you need in the future, just give the order.”

Ning Zhuo nodded and smiled. Ning Chen was very perceptive, a quality that Ning Yong lacked.

Ning Yong wasn’t dense either. After hearing Ning Chen’s words, he immediately realized and quickly made amends, “I, me too.”

Ning Zhuo said, “In fact, there is something I would like to ask the two of you to do for me.”

Ning Chen breathed a sigh of relief and quickly asked what it was.

Ning Zhuo then told them to go to the headquarters of the Monkey Head Gang and find the current leader, Yuan Er.

Yuan Er sat upright in the main seat, with many gang elders in the hall engaged in fierce debate.

Their voices were loud, and when they argued, they would often slam the table, curse, yell, and compete for volume, seeing who could shout the loudest.

The once solemn council hall now resembled a chaotic marketplace.

Yuan Er’s face was ashen. Without Yuan Dasheng’s support, these elders were all emboldened.

Yuan Er couldn’t get a word in edgewise. He felt like a puppet doll, sitting in the main seat but despised by everyone.

On the surface, the elders were arguing, but in reality, they were all watching Yuan Er’s misfortune.

Yuan Er could clearly feel his already pitiful authority rapidly disintegrating.

“What to do?”

“Who can help me?”

Perhaps in answer to Yuan Er’s silent plea, Ning Chen and Ning Yong were led over by gang members.

Ning Chen looked solemn, while Ning Yong held his head high, taking the lead and loudly declaring as he entered the council hall, “Gang Leader Yuan Er, my young master has something to discuss with you.”

The council hall fell silent.

The gang elders turned their heads in unison, looking at the two Qi Refining stage young cultivators.

Their gazes converged on the identity tokens at their waists.

The Ning family?

A flash of joy appeared in Yuan Er’s eyes. He slowly stood up, carefully considering his words, “Is it Mr. Ning Zhuo who has something to say?”

Ning Chen nodded, “Precisely. Please move elsewhere, Gang Leader, so we can speak in detail.”

“Good, good!”

Yuan Er was already sitting here, feeling neglected and sitting on pins and needles.

This was undoubtedly the best way out.

“Esteemed envoys, this way please,” Yuan Er gestured.

Ning Chen strode forward.

Before leaving, Ning Yong waved his hand casually at the gang elders, “Ah, you guys continue, continue chatting.”

The elders were no longer as boisterous as before.

Although they continued the meeting, they were all distracted.

“When did Yuan Er get involved with the Ning family?”

“Who is Young Master Ning Zhuo? Never heard of him!”

“After returning, I’ll investigate thoroughly.”

Yuan Er led Ning Chen and Ning Yong into a side room. After learning their purpose, which was to collect everything related to Yuan Dasheng,

“Why?” Yuan Er asked, puzzled.

Ning Chen then conveyed Ning Zhuo’s explanation, saying, “Young Master Ning Zhuo keeps his promises. He is personally making a mechanical ape for you and will naturally do his best.”

“Because the main material is Yuan Dasheng’s corpse, the mechanical ape should closely resemble Yuan Dasheng’s fighting habits to better leverage the advantages of the raw materials.”

Yuan Er felt that this made sense and nodded repeatedly, “That’s right, that’s right.”

“Uncle Dasheng was skilled in close combat. His bones had been tempered by countless battles and skirmishes, making them perfectly adapted to his martial skills.”

“I will find all the recordings of Uncle Dasheng’s life and fighting style for Mr. Ning to reference.”

“As for his personal belongings, are they really necessary?”

Ning Chen shook his head, “No, this is what Young Master Ning Zhuo personally ordered. Creating a machine is like composing poetry, it requires inspiration.”

“You can think of the mechanical ape as a poem reciting Yuan Dasheng.”

“Young Master Ning Zhuo naturally needs to feel Yuan Dasheng’s essence through these personal belongings and various materials, so he can recite it better.”

“You had better collect everything related to Yuan Dasheng and send it to us.”

“The more comprehensive you send, the better the finished product will be!”

Yuan Er nodded repeatedly, “Understood, I understand.”

These days, his life had been difficult, and the trend was obvious — it would be even more difficult in the future.

No one was more eager for the mechanical ape than Yuan Er.

“Although Uncle Dasheng is gone, he will accompany me in another form, protect me, and control the entire Monkey Head Gang.”

Ning Chen and Ning Yong perfectly completed their mission.

They brought back a large number of items that were closely connected to Yuan Dasheng.

The reason Ning Zhuo collected these was to replenish the spirit of the Golden Blood Battle Ape – Dasheng.

According to the Fire Funeral Prajna Spirit Dissolving Sutra, all things have spirituality.

Strong spirituality will emanate outwards, so personal belongings often become contaminated with related spirituality.

The personal belongings of some great cultivators, after long periods of use, often give birth to a trace of intelligence.

Although Yuan Dasheng was not a great cultivator, he had only recently died, and his belongings more or less retained some of his spirit.

Because this spirituality was from the same source, the replenishment efficiency was very high.

This was also the most feasible plan for Ning Zhuo at present.

“Next, I need to train in the Fire Funeral Prajna Spirit Dissolving Sutra and then find an opportunity to refine these things and extract their spirit!”

“In addition to the issue of spirituality, the Golden Blood Battle Ape – Dasheng itself also needs better repair.”

Ning Zhuo also had to consider how to deal with the Zhou family’s discovery of the Golden Blood Battle Ape – Dasheng.

“Hm?”

Ning Zhuo checked the jade scroll provided by Yuan Er.

The images in the jade scroll recorded some of Yuan Dasheng’s martial arts training and actual combat scenes.

This opened Ning Zhuo’s eyes.

In particular, a set of combo moves that Yuan Dasheng used in combat left a deep impression on him.

When Yuan Dasheng encountered a strong enemy, he would first pretend to be losing and run away.

When the strong enemy pursued closely behind, he would suddenly squat down and reach behind him, making a downward scooping motion.

At that moment, his arm seemed to lengthen, and he would always be able to hit the opponent.

This was a martial skill that Yuan Dasheng gradually understood and perfected through actual combat in the streets and fighting arenas – the “look back scoop.”

The video recording showed that in middle age, Yuan Dasheng developed another martial skill – the “Crushing Yang Hand.”

He started practicing the Crushing Yang Hand by breaking wooden balls, then bursting stone balls, and then iron balls and steel balls.

Progressing step by step, the offensive was terrifying, and Ning Zhuo felt a chill watching it.

Ning Zhuo sighed, “First the look back scoop, then the Crushing Yang Hand. The two martial skills form a combo that is full of ruthlessness and viciousness. Yuan Dasheng deserves to be someone who fought his way up from the bottom. Very down to earth.”

An idea sparked in his mind, “Perhaps, when I repair Yuan Dasheng, I can start from this direction and make some modifications to it.”

“Once it has plenty of spirituality, maybe it can replicate its once-proud combo moves!”

Just thinking about it, Ning Zhuo was filled with anticipation.