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Ning Zhuo only brought ten people with him to explore the Lava Immortal Palace.

They pushed open Gate One, Gate Two, and Gate Three, progressing very smoothly along the way.

Soon, the group arrived at the preparation room.

Many eyes focused on the rankings on the five stone pillars.

The list was filled with names from the City Lord’s Mansion.

Meng Chong firmly occupied the second position.

The first position was unshakably held by the “Entry Standard.”

“Meng Chong is still first, truly worthy of his immortal talent!” Ning Yong exclaimed.

Ning Chen sighed, “With Meng Chong around, the City Lord’s Mansion’s modification team always dominates the rankings. I really want to know what kind of rewards they receive from the Immortal Palace each time!”

Someone else said, “If it weren’t for Meng Chong, we would definitely be on the list. In this situation, Zhuo-ge would definitely be first.”

Ning Zhuo smiled inwardly, “I already am, and always have been, first!”

“And the real second place isn’t Meng Chong either, but Old Sun. It’s just that he isn’t on the list!”

In this regard, Ning Zhuo had concealed things quite well.

Until now, no one had discovered the trick behind the “Entry Standard.”

Next, the Ning family cultivators discussed the Entry Standard.

Everyone lamented that the Superior Ones from the Three Sects were indeed Transcendent Refinement cultivators, with high vision. They had been trying for so long, but still hadn’t reached the Entry Standard.

Even a talent like Meng Chong was the same.

Some people speculated about Meng Chong’s actual progress.

Being able to firmly hold the second position, just how far had he progressed!

With the Golden Blood Battle Ape Dasheng as his inside man,

Ning Zhuo was of course very clear about Meng Chong’s true progress – the first level of the Daoist path.

This was the result of Ning Zhuo deliberately holding back.

The Golden Blood Battle Ape Dasheng did not frequently appear to intercept Meng Chong.

Even though Meng Chong shouted and yelled about the mechanical apes every time he entered.

He very much wanted to fight Yuan Dasheng again and regain his standing.

Ning Zhuo needed Meng Chong to achieve results.

Ning Zhuo needed to show ‘progress’ in his cultivation – his outwardly displayed ‘Qi Refining Level Three’ cultivation was indeed a bit low.

He needed a suitable reason to showcase a stronger Qi Refining cultivation.

And to become stronger, he had to expose the Four Values, Six Levels cultivation method of the Five Elements Qi Rhythm Art.

Ning Zhuo’s plan was to first let Meng Chong achieve good results, and then he would catch up, reaching the level where he could obtain the subsequent cultivation methods.

He had to let Meng Chong do it first.

On one hand, it was the rankings; on the other hand, Ning Zhuo needed to maintain a secret cooperative relationship with the City Lord’s Mansion.

Once Ning Zhuo’s achievements surpassed Meng Chong’s, the City Lord’s Mansion would likely try to suppress him.

At that time, even if Fei Si admired Ning Zhuo, he wouldn’t be able to go against the will of Meng Chong and Meng Kui, and would act against Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo had reclaimed the Black Market, but he didn’t want Fei Si to expel him so quickly.

“Anyway, the Demonic and Buddhist paths have been closed by me!”

“The subsequent levels of the Daoist path are increasingly difficult. With Meng Chong’s strength, it won’t be easy for him to surpass me.”

“Based on the current reconnaissance, the possibility of Meng Chong exceeding me is minimal.”

“Judging by the arrangement style of the Superior Ones from the Three Sects, there might be a third Daoist path, requiring the Five Elements Qi Rhythm Art to be cultivated to the peak of the ninth level before it can be opened.”

“Putting aside everything else, Meng Chong’s cultivation is a solid Qi Refining Level Three.”

If he wanted to open the second Daoist path, he would have to cultivate to the peak of Qi Ocean Level Six.

And until now, he hadn’t even mastered the subsequent fourth to sixth level Qi Refining cultivation methods!

Room Four, Room Five, Room Six.

Under Ning Zhuo’s control, they charged all the way through.

“Zhuo-ge, charge, charge all the way through!”

“Zhuo-ge, you’re even stronger than before!”

“Yes, yes, I feel the same way!”

Ning Yong and the others were carried along by Ning Zhuo, cheering and shouting all the way, very happy.

At this moment, their mindset towards Ning Zhuo was different from before.

Ning Zhuo controlled the Black Market, giving orders with confidence, especially those Foundation Establishment cultivators of the older generation who went to work in the Black Market, becoming Ning Zhuo’s subordinates.

This deeply moved Ning Chen, Ning Yong, and the others, and could be described as a shock.

If they had sincerely admired Ning Zhuo before,

Then now, they worshiped Ning Zhuo with all their heart and soul.

Ning Zhuo deeply felt their change in mentality.

All because he could see the Threads of Life.

The Threads of Life of these people showed an unprecedented resilience and solidity.

“Eighth level passed!”

“Zhuo-ge’s strength has clearly increased, simply reborn!”

“Use my thigh, Zhuo-ge!”

“No, use my arm to beat the enemies, Zhuo-ge, I’m too free!”

“Ninth level, ninth level, wow! It’s my first time here, so this is what it looks like!”

Amidst the cheers of the crowd, Ning Zhuo cleared the ninth level and arrived at the transfer hall.

“Roar!”

At the right time, in the right place, the Golden Blood Battle Ape Dasheng appeared.

After a fierce battle, the giant wooden puppet fell apart, leaving only Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo returned to his individual form, quickly taking Yuan Dasheng with him to the destination.

He pushed open the second Daoist path and entered it, discovering with surprise that the Daoist path levels were indeed quite special.

Ning Zhuo was imparted a technique called: Five Elements Generate and Overcome Art.

The principle of this art was quite simple, being the five elements generating each other (wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, water generates wood) and the five elements overcoming each other (wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood).

However, casting it was very complex.

From the simplest point of view, this technique could be divided into ten minor techniques, corresponding to the two aspects of generation and overcoming.

On this basis, the techniques could be connected to each other, for example, wood generates fire, followed by fire generating earth, resulting in wood-type spiritual energy obtaining earth-type spiritual energy in the end.

Not just generation, but also the relationship chains of overcoming.

These techniques combined with each other to form a very complex relationship diagram.

Ning Zhuo tried it out simply and quickly discovered that this Five Elements Generate and Overcome Art had extraordinary significance for the Five Elements Qi Rhythm Art.

“In the past, if I wanted to cast the Ice Embrace Technique, I had to first extract the water element from the five elements of mana.”

“But now I can convert the other four elements of mana into water element mana!”

“In this way, I possess pure metal, wood, water, fire, and earth elements of mana, which can be used to cast techniques like the Ice Embrace Technique, not only more convenient, but also with abundant mana, allowing the Ice Embrace Technique to be even more powerful!”
After obtaining the Five Elements Intergeneration and Counteraction Art, Ning Zhuo faced another selection.

The walls of the room were covered with palm-sized circular pieces.

Some were perfect circles, others were elliptical, resembling array disks.

Each array disk bore the symbols of the five elements, along with intricate and complex array patterns engraved upon them.

These mechanisms were called Five Elements Spirit Transference Disks.

He had to activate his five elements’ magical power to unlock the puzzles on the array disks, only then could he take them for his own use.

“Clearly, the more complex the puzzle on the Five Elements Spirit Transference Disk, the higher the difficulty, and the better the quality.”

Ning Zhuo’s opportunity this time was not as advantageous as the Buddhist path.

In the first trial of the Buddhist path, he used Yuan Dasheng’s corpse to obtain the Golden-Blooded War Ape Dasheng, taking a significant advantage in immortal aptitude.

But in this second special trial of the Daoist path, he could only rely on his mastery of the five elements’ spells to attempt to solve the puzzles and obtain a Five Elements Spirit Transference Disk.

He was still too young and lacked the time to practice spells.

The reason he often imparted his insights on spellcasting to others was mainly due to the rewards from the ranking, which led to an abnormal accumulation of spellcasting experience.

Ning Zhuo tried for a moment and proactively withdrew from the Daoist path, entering the Buddhist path to attempt to pass the trial.

His Qi Sea cultivation was elevated directly using the Ice Jade Wine, thanks to his Divine Sea cultivation.

Ning Zhuo was keenly aware that his greatest advantage still lay in the Divine Sea.

Therefore, the Buddhist path was the most suitable for him to focus on.

However, the attempt still failed.

After his soul returned to his body, Ning Zhuo once again received the praise of the entire clan.

He cleared the ninth trial, entered the transit hall, and encountered the Daoist path. Such achievement was ranked first in the Ning family and broke his previous record.

Despite the numerous praises, Ning Zhuo remained calm and composed.

On the one hand, this was due to Sun Lingtong’s years of guidance; on the other hand, Ning Zhuo was very clear about the situation.

With the issuance of the Talent Recruitment Order, the situation was much more complex than before.

Ning Zhuo had to ensure that he remained in a competitively advantageous position on the path of soul entry into the Immortal Palace.

At the same time, he had to closely monitor the competition route of physical entry into the Immortal Palace.

Zhu Xuanji was a leader in the latter route.

This made Ning Zhuo feel pressured, but also relieved that Zhu Xuanji’s focus had shifted from investigating the case to the Immortal Palace.

And on the stage of soul entry into the Immortal Palace, Meng Chong, with his immortal aptitude, was Ning Zhuo’s most powerful challenger.

Ning Zhuo also encountered bottlenecks in the exploration of the Lava Immortal Palace, consistently stuck at the first trial of the second Buddhist path and the second Daoist path.

What Ning Zhuo needed to do now was to fully advance his own cultivation.

According to his understanding of the Lava Immortal Palace, a third Buddhist path, Daoist path, and Demonic path were likely to appear next.

By then, he would need the corresponding cultivation to be able to push open the doors.

Ning Zhuo was unlike Meng Chong or Ning Xiaohui, who had the support of their families, allowing them to focus on one thing.

Ning Zhuo had to navigate between various forces, seizing every opportunity to carve out a space suitable for his development, and do his best to absorb external resources.

For example, Ice Jade Wine was something Ning Zhuo urgently needed.

With it, he could directly save himself several months of hard work.

Allowing his Qi Sea cultivation to skyrocket directly to the peak of the sixth layer.

Ning Zhuo collapsed the Immortal Palace again, achieving excellent results.

Ning Xiaohui’s face turned pale when she heard this news.

Recently, Ning Zhuo had definitely been the star of the Ning family. He brought down the young clan leader Ning Xiaoren and, in the blink of an eye, unified the black market, becoming its new master.

Then, Ning Zhuo gathered most of the members of the Modification Team and successfully explored again, reaching the transit hall.

Ning Xiaohui felt immense pressure.

Every time Ning Zhuo successfully explored the Immortal Palace, Ning Xiaohui felt an invisible slap on her face, making her feel ashamed and indignant.

Ning Xiaohui deeply knew that she carried the dignity of the main lineage.

“I must explore the Immortal Palace and achieve accomplishments that surpass Ning Zhuo, only then will I be satisfied!”

“If I explore alone, that mechanical ape won’t find me so quickly, right?”

“Lava Immortal Palace, here I come!”

Ning Xiaohui opened her eyes and pushed open the first door in puppet form.

Yuan Dasheng was already waiting.

He grinned at Ning Xiaohui, revealing a slight smile.

Ning Xiaohui felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

End of this chapter.