The modification team of the City Lord’s Mansion has been in secluded cultivation for quite some time.

Li Duolun, Feng Feidao, and Guan Tiesuo, the three leaders, discussed Ning Zhuo when they met.

The plump Li Duolun spoke first, “Have you heard? Someone has matched our record!”

The short Feng Feidao nodded, “I know, it’s Ning Zhuo of the Ning family.”

Guan Tiesuo’s voice was deep, and he was puzzled, “We have Young Master Meng Chong here. What’s the situation with the Ning family? How did he manage it?”

Li Duolun then explained.

He learned that Ning Zhuo used the Five Elements Spells to blast his way through.

Even a tough guy like Guan Tiesuo couldn’t help but gasp softly when he heard this.

He admired, “Impressive!”

“We all cultivate these Five Elements Spells. Ning Zhuo can rely solely on them to reach the second gate, which shows his extraordinary mastery of spells.”

“You know, we are listed on the rankings. We can draw rewards from the rankings every once in a while.”

“As long as we choose a spell, we can receive an empowerment and gain casting experience.”

“Even so, none of us can achieve what Ning Zhuo has done.”

“He doesn’t have any rewards from the rankings and relies entirely on himself. That’s truly terrifying.”

Feng Feidao crossed his arms and speculated, “How can Ning Zhuo use the Five Elements Spells to such an extent in such a short time?”

“Could it be that he spends all his time practicing spells in addition to cultivation?”

“Thinking about it, he should have been stuck at the third level of Qi Refining for a long time.”

“But he doesn’t have subsequent cultivation methods, so his cultivation cannot improve.”

“In this case, it’s only natural for him to devote all his time and energy to practicing spells.”

But Li Duolun shook his head and said, “That’s just the standard for normal people. As far as I know, Ning Zhuo is not a normal person.”

Li Duolun obviously knew more.

He briefly explained Ning Zhuo’s deeds to the two of them.

Ning Zhuo owns the black market and eliminated the young patriarch of the Ning family.

Ning Zhuo is using the power of the three families to openly refine a Golden Core-level mechanical ape.

Although he has repeatedly clarified to the outside world that he is only forging the outer shell and skeleton of the mechanical ape.

But being able to do this with his third level of Qi Refining cultivation is already remarkable.

Now the Ning family’s modification team is completely under Ning Zhuo’s control, and he has the final say.

Ning Xiaohui, the genius of the Ning family’s main lineage, has been squeezed out by him.

“A young man like him, who climbed up from the bottom, should not be underestimated.”

Li Duolun had a high opinion of Ning Zhuo.

The other two fell silent after hearing this.

As pioneers, they felt the pressure of being chased.

Feng Feidao sighed, “This Ning Zhuo is indeed not an ordinary genius.”

“I’m very curious about what kind of talent he has.”

Guan Tiesuo’s eyebrows raised slightly.

With a hint of disbelief, he speculated, “Could it be that he even has immortal aptitude?”

The three looked at each other for a moment, speechless again.

The best cultivation secret room in the City Lord’s Mansion.

Meng Chong looked at the jade slip in his hand, frowned slightly, and muttered, “Ning Zhuo…”

Meng Chong officially learned Ning Zhuo’s name for the first time.

“Hmph!”

“You want to catch up with me? You’re far from it! First, do your best to stand shoulder to shoulder with me!”

“If that’s the case, I’ll be very happy.”

“Because the current exploration is a bit boring.”

Meng Chong was very much hoping that Jin Xuezhanyuan (Golden Blood Battle Ape) would win and come to trouble him.

He was eager for revenge.

However, during this period, under Ning Zhuo’s arrangement, Dasheng (Great Victory) took the initiative to avoid him, making Meng Chong feel very uncomfortable.

Putting aside the jade slip in his hand, Meng Chong immersed himself in cultivation again.

Immortal Aptitude—Rampaging Thunder.

In the next moment, countless electric lights streaked across his body.

With the help of the electric lights, his cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds, improving with every breath.

Because he frequently used his immortal aptitude, Meng Chong had lost weight again during this period.

Now his cheekbones were prominent, and his eye sockets were sunken. He was using his immortal aptitude too frequently.

But while he was paying the price, he was also reaping great rewards.

Currently, his cultivation had reached the late stage of the fifth level, approaching its peak.

City Lord’s Mansion, study.

Fei Si was handling official business.

He started working when the sky was just dawning.

The jade slips he had processed were neatly stacked in a corner of the desk.

The height was almost as tall as Fei Si’s chin.

Just as Fei Si was about to breathe a sigh of relief, his subordinate brought another pile of new jade slips.

Fei Si was already used to this situation.

He let out a sigh of turbid air.

Since the Edict of Talents was issued, the amount of work he had to handle had more than tenfold.

Many things seemed trivial, but they were actually of great importance.

Because too many important figures had squeezed into Fire Persimmon Immortal City.

For example, the Golden Core level true disciples of the Taiqing Palace and the Zixiao Pavilion.

Fei Si had to handle these matters properly.

If handled improperly, it would have a strong impact on the stability of Fire Persimmon Immortal City and Meng Kui’s rule.

At the same time, he had to guard against the Soul Devouring Sect and other Demonic cultivators.

Not long ago, Luo Shang (Wailing Wound) took action and launched a great battle in a secret underground base.

During the battle, even a trace of Nascent Soul-level aura erupted.

This situation sounded the alarm for Fei Si.

After the on-site survey, they also found the casting aura of the Bukong Sect.

According to their speculation, at least one Golden Core level true disciple of the Bukong Sect participated in the battle.

But it is not yet known who it is.

The Edict of Talents made Fire Persimmon Immortal City a whirlpool, with turbulent undercurrents.

This move by the Lord of Southern Bean greatly involved Meng Kui’s energy and manpower.

Not only Fei Si, but even Chi Dun was the same.

They were rushing around all day long.

It wasn’t that Fei Si hadn’t thought about recruiting a deputy, but he didn’t like any of the candidates.

Either their abilities were insufficient, or their status was not high enough.

Fei Si naturally thought of Ning Zhuo.

Although the latter only had the third level of Qi Refining cultivation, which was quite lacking in cultivation, the abilities he had shown were already noticed by Fei Si.

Fei Si couldn’t help but recall the latest intelligence about Ning Zhuo.
He hadn’t anticipated that Ning Zhuo could achieve such heights—actually matching Meng Chong’s record.

“Now, this lad Ning Zhuo has also obtained the follow-up cultivation methods for the Five Elements Qi Regulation Art.”

“But excess is as bad as deficiency.”

“Perhaps he doesn’t quite understand this principle, after all, he is young and has achieved so much, so quickly.”

“Only by experiencing the lessons firsthand can one truly understand them deeply.”

“Little fellow, you should stop now. If you go any further, you will face misfortune.”

Fei Si only said this in his heart, not truly conveying it to Ning Zhuo.

He admired Ning Zhuo greatly and held high hopes for him, considering Ning Zhuo to be his younger counterpart.

He had also suffered from the consequences of excess in the past.

Now, he wanted to see Ning Zhuo experience such a setback.

Fei Si silently awaited the opportunity.

He wanted to wait until Ning Zhuo fell into a trough before stepping in to offer assistance.

This way, his efforts to win over the young man’s heart would be twice as effective.

Within the Ning Clan’s territory.

“Damn it, damn it.”

Ning Xiaohui suddenly opened her eyes.

Her aura surged like boiling water, her chest heaving with agitation.

When she cultivated the follow-up methods of the Five Elements Qi Regulation Art, her mind was always restless and impatient.

Without comparison, there is no harm.

Especially after experiencing the great convenience that the Flowing Cloud and Flowing Water Talisman brought to her cultivation, she found it increasingly difficult to endure the current slowness.

This made her miss the Flowing Cloud and Flowing Water Talisman all the more.

It’s easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

Whenever she thought about the Flowing Cloud and Flowing Water Talisman falling into Ning Zhuo’s hands, she felt extremely uncomfortable.

Her treasured talisman was now helping her enemy and opponent, helping him increase his cultivation.

Ning Xiaohui felt extremely pained, utterly depressed.

She didn’t know that after Ning Zhuo obtained the Flowing Cloud and Flowing Water Talisman, he had set it aside and handed it over to Sun Lingtong for inspection. After all, this talisman was taken back from Ning Xiaohui.

Ning Zhuo couldn’t guarantee whether she had tampered with the talisman.

The thing Ning Xiaohui desperately sought was dispensable to Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo wasn’t concerned about the cultivation of a substitute. What he lacked was the purification and refinement of his Three Treasures cultivation.

Inside the cultivation chamber, Ning Zhuo sat cross-legged on a prayer mat.

He opened his mouth and swallowed a Pure Unity Pill, urging his power to rapidly digest the medicinal properties.

He then used the essence of his blood to envelop the medicinal power, circulating his qi and blood throughout his body, allowing the medicinal power to permeate every part.

He took out the Wind Churning Millstone to purify his mana.

At the same time, he also utilized the Clear Spring Treasure Mirror.

This magical artifact, obtained from the Zheng family, was purchased with the proceeds from Ning Zhuo’s sale of the follow-up cultivation methods.

The quality of the artifact was high, and its effect was far superior to the Wind Churning Millstone.

Ning Zhuo infused his own Three Treasures cultivation into the Clear Spring Treasure Mirror.

Then, the Clear Spring Treasure Mirror would return the cultivation.

The returned cultivation was much purer and more refined than before.

Throughout Ning Zhuo’s cultivation process, the formation within the cultivation chamber was constantly in operation.

The formation also provided significant assistance to Ning Zhuo.

This formation was specifically crafted for Ning Zhuo by Zhou Zeshen of the Zhou family, who dispatched several of the Zhou family’s skilled formation masters.

It possessed powerful refining effects.

The combination of all these methods allowed Ning Zhuo’s speed of purifying and refining his cultivation to become extremely astonishing.

The world of cultivation had developed to such an extent that the exploitation of most resources had become highly efficient.

All kinds of auxiliary cultivation methods were readily available and extremely advanced.

They influenced all aspects of a cultivator’s training.

This made cultivators’ demand for resources unprecedentedly huge.

As long as resources were abundant and there were suitable methods, cultivation could become extremely rapid.

Ning Zhuo relied on his connections and skills to make the resources of the three great families work for him.

Previously, even prodigies like Zheng Jian and Zhou Zeshen would have found it difficult to achieve what Ning Zhuo had done.

The emergence of the Lava Immortal Palace made each of the three families pursue their own goals, and due to the pressure from the City Lord’s Mansion, the three families had to cooperate closely.

This gave Ning Zhuo fertile ground for growth.

In the past, it would have been difficult to mobilize the resources of the three families as fully as Ning Zhuo had done.

Several days passed in such haste.

Inside the cultivation chamber.

Ning Zhuo was enveloped in layers of floating clouds.

He focused his mind threefold, pushing the ninth layer of the cultivation method, beginning the crucial breakthrough.

In an instant, he broke through from the peak of the eighth layer to the early stage of the ninth layer.

The breakthrough was so natural, without the slightest hindrance.

As Ning Zhuo continued to operate the three cultivation methods simultaneously, his essence, qi, and spirit also soared rapidly.

Early stage of the ninth layer, mid-stage of the ninth layer, late stage of the ninth layer… peak of the ninth layer.

Just as Sun Lingtong had predicted.

The previous dual cultivation of yin and yang was of great significance, allowing Ning Zhuo to accumulate a strong foundation.

When Ning Zhuo purified his eighth-layer cultivation to the extreme and broke through, he advanced from the early stage of the ninth layer to the peak in one fell swoop.

Ning Zhuo felt that his three dantians were finally no longer so swollen and uncomfortable.

He also felt much more relaxed.

“Peak of the ninth layer.”

“The speed is far beyond my expectations.”

“Next is further purification.”

“And preparing for Foundation Establishment.”

Three Dantians Foundation Establishment. Just thinking about it, Ning Zhuo couldn’t help but feel full of anticipation and excitement.

In the world of cultivation, it was extremely rare to be able to cultivate three different cultivation methods in three dantians at the same time and then advance to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Even in large sects like the Soul Devouring Sect and the Non-Empty Gate, it was the same.

End of Chapter.