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Ever since her dual cultivation with Ning Zhuo, Yang Chanyu had been hiding in a corner of Fire Persimmon Immortal City, moving her location every so often.

Not only had she not left, but she also frequented the Lava Immortal Palace even more often, frantically earning contributions. She was one of the strongest contenders behind Zhu Xuanji.

When Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit introduced the enemies to Ning Zhuo, Yang Chanyu was included.

Sun Lingtong’s sudden appearance surprised Yang Chanyu.

“You actually came to find me personally. Hehe, you must have a pressing need for my assistance.”

Sun Lingtong giggled, “I’m here to cooperate with you and make a fortune together. Are you interested in pulling off something big?”

Yang Chanyu was, of course, interested and immediately inquired about it.

However, Sun Lingtong couldn’t reveal the entire plan; she only disclosed a part of it.

This left Yang Chanyu dissatisfied and wary.

“Sun Lingtong, what are you up to?”

“I need to know the entire plan, or I won’t easily participate.”

“I’m not someone who can be easily fooled.”

“Without knowing the whole plan, are you trying to use me as a tool?”

Sun Lingtong giggled, using her silver tongue to try and persuade her.

Yang Chanyu merely sneered, unmoved.

Left with no other choice, Sun Lingtong took a step back. “Fine, we can sign a binding oath.”

“If you’re worried, we can just make an agreement, right?”

Yang Chanyu still shook her head.

“We, from the Non-Void Sect, are best at making false oaths or exploiting loopholes.”

“Saying this to me only shows your lack of sincerity.”

“You want sincerity, do you?” Sun Lingtong bit her lip, her eyes fixed.

“Then, I promise you. After the matter in the Lava Immortal Palace is over, I will return to the Non-Void Sect with you!”

These words immediately changed Yang Chanyu’s expression.

Yang Chanyu sized up Sun Lingtong seriously. “What kind of significant event? What kind of benefits? To make you give me such a promise.”

“Sun Lingtong, you should understand what these words represent, shouldn’t you?”

Sun Lingtong’s small face was filled with solemnity. She gritted her teeth, then relaxed, spreading her hands and giggling, “Going back to see your master together means… I might die!”

Her eyes became even more determined. “But fortune favors the bold. This time, I’m risking death to gamble big!”

“So, I’m betting everything this time.”

“You wanted sincerity, right? This is my sincerity.”

“We are betrothed.”

“My promise is tied to the marriage, so you should be at ease now, right?”

Yang Chanyu was silent for a moment, then nodded. “Of course, I’m at ease now. Alright, tell me the specifics of the action.”

***

The puppet Ning Zhuo used all his strength to push open the third demonic gate.

The trial after the third demonic gate was special.

Within it, cultivators running the Demonic Blood Tendon Art would be rewarded with Blood Path Charts of corresponding quality based on their performance.

Ning Zhuo was at the peak of the ninth layer of demonic cultivation. Although he was a puppet body, the previous trials had allowed him to accumulate a lot of vital energy.

At this moment, he chose a blank and smooth Blood Path Chart and poured all his vital energy into it.

Despite its small size, the Blood Path Chart had a high capacity for vital energy.

Ning Zhuo’s vital energy was poured into the Blood Path Chart, far from reaching its carrying limit.

He urged the complete Demonic Blood Tendon Art layer by layer.

Each time Ning Zhuo completed a layer, the operating route of the Demonic Blood Tendon Art would be engraved on the Blood Path Chart, displaying a layer of blood path patterns similar to formation runes.

When he pushed the Demonic Blood Tendon Art to the eighth layer, his vital energy was exhausted.

The surface of the Blood Path Chart he obtained had dense blood path patterns. Layer upon layer, like a magic circle arranged using the technique of stacked formations.

Ning Zhuo sighed inwardly.

“My mastery of the Demonic Blood Tendon Art still needs to be improved. It’s far from being as familiar as the Five Elements Intergeneration and Counteraction Art, which is as familiar as breathing! The Blood Path Chart I made is far from reaching the standard of excellence!”

“On the other hand, the total amount of vital energy I possess is also a key factor.”

It was obvious that if he had more abundant vital energy, even if Ning Zhuo wasn’t so proficient in the Demonic Blood Tendon Art, he could eventually engrave the Blood Path Chart to the ninth layer of demonic cultivation.

“How can I obtain more vital energy?”

Ning Zhuo quickly reviewed the previous trials and rooms.

“Every demonic puppet with vital energy possesses a life force that can be seized and used for my benefit.”

“Indeed, there were some puppets that I wasted before.”

“In addition, some vital energy can also be purchased with spirit stones in the maintenance room.”

Ning Zhuo had previously used this part of the vital energy as material for making mechanical puppets.

Now, he discovered another use for vital energy.

“Finally, there are the rewards on the Five Stone Pillars Ranking.”

Ning Zhuo remembered that the Refining Essence Ranking list reward included vital energy, which was an option not available in the other ranking lists.

Ning Zhuo was unsatisfied with only obtaining this Blood Path Chart with only eight layers of cultivation.

He glanced at the gate ahead, pondered for a moment, and directly changed direction, walking back and pushing open the door he had come from.

He cheated again.

He used the Myriad Buddha Heart Demon Seal to return to the third transfer hall.

Ning Zhuo now possessed the complete Life Thread Suspension Divine Power. When he echoed and guided the power of the Myriad Buddha Heart Demon Seal, the loss of power during the transmission of the magic treasure’s power on the Life Thread Suspension was reduced to one-tenth of what it was before.

Moreover, Ning Zhuo’s cultivation had greatly increased, and all three cultivation methods were at the peak of the ninth layer. This was far beyond what it was before!

All of this allowed him to easily open and close these doors and freely advance and retreat in the later stages of the Lava Immortal Palace trial.

Ning Zhuo returned to the maintenance room and collected a large amount of vital energy rewards from the ranking list.

Currently, the modification teams of the four major forces in Volcano Immortal City were all immersed in practicing the fourth to sixth layers of the Five Elements Qi Rhythm Art, and almost no one came to explore the Immortal Palace.

However, there were still many wooden puppets active in the trial levels of the Immortal Palace.
As it stands, a multitude of ordinary cultivators have already achieved the qualifications to enter the Immortal Palace of Souls by mastering the Five Elements Qi Rhythm Art to the peak of the third level.

If these individuals were to discover that Ning Zhuo was freely exiting the trials, it would absolutely be inappropriate.

Therefore, before retreating from the trials, Ning Zhuo always had the Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, Dasheng, lead the way.

The Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, Dasheng, rampaged forward, forcefully scattering any mechanical puppets encountered, clearing the path for Ning Zhuo and ensuring he wouldn’t be discovered by others.

Why would these mechanical apes exhibit such frenzied behavior?

This completely defied the patterns painstakingly explored and summarized by the teams from the four factions.

Ning Zhuo could no longer concern himself with this. He could only leave it to them to imagine and speculate.

The situation was extremely urgent, not allowing him to attend to such minor details.

After acquiring a large surge of Blood Qi rewards from the leaderboard, Ning Zhuo once again lingered in the preparation chamber, following the Blood Path Diagram, to slightly modify his own body and that of the Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, Dasheng.

Soon, he once again led the Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, Dasheng, back into the special trial of the Demonic Sect.

Just as Ning Zhuo was about to utilize this even more abundant Blood Qi to create a Blood Path Diagram, a sudden inspiration struck him.

“Dasheng, come here,” he beckoned.

“Your General obeys,” Yuan Dasheng approached.

He received this abundant Blood Qi, substituting Ning Zhuo in operating the demonic art, applying it to the blank Blood Path Diagram.

In an instant, nearly all of Yuan Dasheng’s Blood Qi was poured into the diagram.

This was drastically different from Ning Zhuo’s previous infusion of Blood Qi.

“So, upon reaching a certain level of mastery over the Demon-Tainted Blood Tendon Art, one can instantaneously pour out all of their cultivation!” Ning Zhuo’s eyes lit up as he watched and learned.

Clearly, Yuan Dasheng’s attainment in this art far surpassed his own.

Therefore, the creation speed of the Blood Path Diagram was more than ten times faster than Ning Zhuo’s.

First layer, second layer, third layer…

These Blood Path Diagrams of the art swiftly appeared, layering upon each other, covering the Blood Path Diagram.

In just around twenty breaths’ worth of time, the Blood Path Diagram had been created up to the sixth layer of the demonic art.

Starting from the seventh layer, the creation speed noticeably slowed down.

In layers seven to nine, the Demon-Tainted Blood Tendon Art began to emphasize the accumulation of abundant Blood Qi.

However, Yuan Dasheng’s speed in refining the Blood Path Diagram at this point was still much faster than Ning Zhuo’s speed when creating the first six layers.

Seventh layer, eighth layer, ninth layer!

After Yuan Dasheng completed the ninth layer, there was still a large surplus of Blood Qi remaining on the Blood Path Diagram.

Yuan Dasheng showed no signs of stopping, continuing to create.

Soon, the Blood Path Diagram even inscribed the Blood Path Diagram lines corresponding to the Foundation Establishment Stage art.

Early Foundation Establishment Stage, mid-Foundation Establishment Stage, all the way to late-Foundation Establishment Stage!

At this point, the Blood Qi was finally exhausted, and Yuan Dasheng finally had to stop activating the art.

Ning Zhuo was pleasantly surprised and immediately took the Blood Path Diagram into his hands, carefully examining it.

He had only acquired the Demon-Tainted Blood Tendon Art, but only the Qi Refining Stage content. He had no knowledge whatsoever of the details of the Foundation Establishment Stage art.

But now, Yuan Dasheng had created this thing.

This also verified what the Dragon-Turtle Fire Spirit had said before.

The true scripture of the Demon-Tainted Blood Tendon Art had already merged with Yuan Dasheng, transforming into some kind of instinct for him!

“Yuan Dasheng, can you transcribe all of the content of the Demon-Tainted Blood Tendon Art?” Ning Zhuo made his request.

Yuan Dasheng was stunned for a moment, then knelt halfway down, cupping his fist and saying, “My lord, your General is incapable of fulfilling your command.”

Ning Zhuo inquired carefully, discovering that Yuan Dasheng only had use for the Demon-Tainted Blood Tendon Art that he possessed, not understanding.

He had been refined by the Lava Immortal Palace and had no memories remaining, only purified spirituality.

The complete content of the true scripture of the Demon-Tainted Blood Tendon Art had mostly transformed into a kind of instinct for him. If he were to delve deeply, he would not be able to completely express this instinct in the form of words.

“Even so, it’s still possible for me to use this special trial to have Yuan Dasheng complete the recording of the complete Demon-Tainted Blood Tendon Art!”

Ning Zhuo immediately thought that he could take a different approach from the Blood Path Diagram.

“However, in that case, the amount of Blood Qi required would be too great.”

Ning Zhuo briefly calculated the total amount of Blood Qi he could collect in the entire trial.

He also added up the Blood Qi he had consumed during the two times he created the Blood Path Diagram, and then compared the two results with each other.

He regrettably discovered that the total amount of Blood Qi he could obtain was not enough to reach the level of a Golden Core Stage art.

“Forget it.”

“When I seize the Lava Immortal Palace in the future, won’t I be able to see the complete content of these three supreme arts?”

“For now, it’s best to clear the Demonic Sect path first!”

This matter was very important to him.

In his plan, it concerned whether he could overcome this crisis.

“First, install the Blood Path Diagram.”

The puppet Ning Zhuo sat down on the ground, lowered his head, opened the small door of his chest, and revealed the mechanical structure inside his body.

In order to install the Blood Path Diagram, he had already modified himself in the preparation chamber.

He held the Blood Path Diagram in one hand and inserted it into the middle section of his spine.

There, he had specially modified a slot.

With a click, he smoothly installed the Blood Path Diagram into the slot.

The base of the slot turned inward at both ends, firmly securing the diagram.

Ning Zhuo did not have a trace of Blood Qi and could not invest Blood Qi into the Blood Path Diagram to activate it and verify whether the installation was successful.

Ning Zhuo secretly guessed: “The next trial must reward Blood Qi! Otherwise, the Blood Path Diagram would be useless.”

“The three supreme elders set up this special trial, it must have its purpose, it won’t be useless.”

Ning Zhuo gently wiggled the Blood Path Diagram, confirming that the Blood Path Diagram and the slot were firmly connected and would not fall off due to violent movement.

Ning Zhuo then closed the small door of his chest, and finally, patted it with his palm to ensure that the door was tightly closed and completely locked.

He repeated the process, opening the chest of the Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, Dasheng, and inserting the other Blood Path Diagram into it.

The mechanical structure of the Golden-Blooded Battle Ape was very tight.
Ning Zhuo’s impromptu slot couldn’t be placed at the height of the heart. He could only compromise, arranging it in the abdominal region—there were still some small gaps there.

Due to limited space, the slot mechanism accessories he made for Yuan Dasheng were much simpler than his own.

Installing the Blood Path Diagram Board for Yuan Dasheng required even more care.

Ning Zhuo gently held both sides of the Blood Path Diagram Board, aligning it with the slot, and then, with both hands exerting force simultaneously, he carefully inserted the Blood Path Diagram Board.

The locking method for Yuan Dasheng’s slot was also different from Ning Zhuo’s. Ning Zhuo had to manually fasten the buckles on both sides.

After completing this step, he followed the tubing from the end of the slot, all the way up, inspecting the heart component of Yuan Dasheng.

Confirming that there were no issues with the two tubes, and that the connections between them were secure, Ning Zhuo then closed up Yuan Dasheng’s chest once more.

(End of this Chapter)