Meng Kui nodded slightly.

He strongly agreed with Feisi’s concerns.

Once such a major incident occurred, his political achievements would look extremely bad. This would undoubtedly be a significant blemish on his life.

Feisi requested to personally step forward and negotiate with Zhu Xuanji.

Meng Kui agreed to this request.

Feisi’s visiting card was quickly delivered to Zhu Xuanji.

After meeting, Feisi spoke directly: “Lord Zhu, the Nascent Soul battle has just ended. Even if our side wants to seize the Lava Immortal Palace, we absolutely do not wish to see such a chaotic battle happen again!”

“I believe Lord Zhu shares the same view as our side.”

Zhu Xuanji nodded.

He was originally known for his insight and ability to bring peace to the people, and being of royal blood, he naturally defended the state and its citizens.

Feisi continued: “The current situation is strange and unpredictable. As the acting City Lord, I cannot see clearly for a moment.”

“Whether Lord Zhu believes it or not, I came here this time to tell Lord Zhu: The City Lord’s Mansion has never had any shadowy demonic cultivators, nor has it ever received a demonic sect’s true scripture.”

“I smell a conspiracy. This is very likely a scheme laid out by a mysterious force behind the scenes. They orchestrated this Nascent Soul chaotic battle. Their original purpose was to incite a confrontation between our two sides.”

“It’s just that something unexpected happened during the process.”

“Zheng Family’s mechanical weapon was simply too sharp, effectively curbing the rise in the intensity of the chaotic battle.”

“Otherwise, following the previous trend, if the fight continued, the entire Fiery Persimmon Immortal City would suffer, and by then, lives would be devastated, with lamentations filling the whole city.”

Zhu Xuanji’s expression was solemn as he took a deep look at Feisi.

Feisi’s feelings were consistent with his own!

Because he also felt something strange and was wondering if there was a third party force behind the scenes.

Since that was the case, Zhu Xuanji also told Feisi: “Whether you believe it or not, the true scripture we snatched is fake and problematic. When Zheng Shuang Hook brought the true scripture back to the defense formation of his clan, that true scripture vanished into thin air.”

“Furthermore, after the carrier disappeared, no content of the true scripture was passed down.”

Feisi’s expression changed slightly after hearing this. He pondered carefully for a moment before saying: “Looking back, the third layer of rumors is the most crucial.”

Zhu Xuanji chuckled: “You don’t need to probe.”

“This third layer of rumors was spread by our side, with the purpose of countering your City Lord’s Mansion and preventing any action against Ning Zhuo.”

Feisi said in shock: “Why would my City Lord’s Mansion act against Ning Zhuo?”

Then, he suddenly realized, feeling a strong chill.

“I understand.”

“You suspect that my City Lord’s Mansion used Ning Zhuo to blow up the Immortal Palace and secretly arranged shadowy demonic cultivators in the Fiery Persimmon Forest. You suspect that the shadowy demonic cultivators are in league with our side?!”

“Absolutely not!!” Feisi emphasized solemnly.

Zhu Xuanji just smiled.

Feisi was a little anxious.

What was going on?

He was always the one who wronged others, how was he being wronged now?!

Feisi quickly calmed down. He neither argued nor explained, nor did he swear.

Because he knew that there was a deep rift between the City Lord’s Mansion and Zhu Xuanji’s side. Centered around the struggle for the Lava Immortal Palace, the two sides were in a state of hostility.

Under such a relationship, no matter what he said, Zhu Xuanji would not believe it.

Even using magical artifacts or other means to swear would be useless.

Because Zhu Xuanji would instantly speculate whether the City Lord’s Mansion had already prepared a way to break the oath!

After parting, both of them were deep in thought.

Although neither of them could gain the other’s trust, this meeting was still extremely necessary and yielded results.

Both sides achieved their main objective – which was to control the intensity of their conflict.

The Meng family did not want to rebel, and the Southern Bean royal family also wanted to maintain the stability of the country.

If the Southern Bean royal family became weak due to internal conflict within the Meng family, it would inevitably attract encroachment from the surrounding cultivation nations.

The current world of cultivation maintained a terrifying balance. Large and small nations had been doing their utmost to build up their military for nearly a century.

On the peak of Fiery Persimmon Mountain.

Deep within the clouds and mist.

Meng Kui sat suspended in the air, his gaze a deep blue, piercing through layers of clouds and mist, overlooking the entire Fiery Persimmon Immortal City.

The chaotic Nascent Soul battle had deeply affected him.

Like Feisi and Zhu Xuanji, Meng Kui also felt that a mysterious force was lurking in the shadows.

And this force was using the Lava Immortal Palace, to a certain extent, to control the situation of the entire Fiery Persimmon Immortal City.

The chaotic Nascent Soul battle was this force’s attempt to incite a conflict between the Southern Bean royal family and the Meng family!

“Who is it?”

“Show yourself!”

Ever since observing the situation from the sidelines last time, Meng Kui had remained still and unmoving.

This time, moved by the events, he took action once again.

Divine Ability – Sitting Mountain View!

He cast his divine ability and simultaneously took out talismans.

Great Wind Talisman!

Cloud Soaring Talisman!

Great wind rises and clouds soar, sitting on the mountain listening to the sound of pines.

No matter how the wind and clouds rage outside the mountain, I sit quietly in the mountain, listening to the sound of pine waves, untainted by wind and clouds, perceiving the changes in power dynamics.

Meng Kui silently activated his divine ability. After a moment, his vision suddenly changed.

It was no longer the ordinary scene of an immortal city or a volcano, but a miraculous sight where destiny was visualized!

He saw a raging inferno, a giant dragon turtle on a lava slab, its head raised to the sky, its dragon eyes filled with longing.

In the night sky, a giant mystical bird circled, its feathers a deep blue, enveloped in thunder, with a golden beak and silver claws, extremely majestic.

In the darkness, a colossal tree that seemed to prop up the heavens and step on the earth was only partially visible, with only its branches and roots extending.

Ink-green roots spread, rooting in the lava slab and also on the body of the red flame dragon turtle.

A large red fruit hung on the branches. The red fruit extended above the dragon turtle’s head, radiating red light that made the dragon turtle unable to lift its head.

Two streams of bloody tears flowed from Meng Kui’s eyes, and intense pain originated from the depths of his soul. The pain deepened sharply with each breath he took.

Meng Kui knew that his observation time was extremely limited, so he concentrated his mind, focusing his full attention on examining the details.

He quickly discovered that the dragon turtle’s four limbs were deeply buried in the lava slab beneath it. Beneath the lava slab was terrifying, endlessly boiling magma.

Buildings stood on the dragon turtle’s shell, resembling the Fiery Persimmon Immortal City.

The dragon turtle was restless, wanting to rise and move, wanting to pull its four limbs out of the slab.

However, if it did so, the rock slab would surely shatter, and at that moment, the golden-red magma would instantly drown it.

But if it didn’t, the thunderous mystical bird circling in the night sky would swoop down, extend its sharp claws, and scratch its dragon eyes. The roots and branches of the giant tree extending from the darkness would pierce its body, making it a prisoner forever bound here!

Meng Kui’s eyes suddenly went black.

The blood overflowing from his eye sockets also turned into black blood.

At the same time, large swathes of his hair instantly turned gray. A gentle breeze blew, and they quickly melted away like snow in the sun.

“So that’s how it is!”

“This Lava Immortal Palace seems unwilling to bear the heavy responsibility and wants to break free.”

“More accurately, the dragon-turtle fire spirit here wants to escape. No wonder it has gone crazy and caused trouble repeatedly.”

In Meng Kui’s understanding, the thunder bird undoubtedly represented him, Meng Chong, and the forces of the City Lord’s Mansion.

The destiny of the Lava Immortal Palace and the dragon-turtle fire spirit condensed into the form of the dragon turtle.

And the giant tree roots and branches extending from the darkness represented the Southern Bean royal family, represented by Zhu Xuanji.

Meng Kui closed his eyes tightly, healing his injuries while assessing the situation: “It’s almost the most crucial moment.”

“The dragon turtle wants to escape its predicament, but it has to face three layers of difficulties simultaneously.”

“The first layer is the lava beneath its feet, representing Fiery Persimmon Mountain. If it withdraws, the rock slab will shatter, and it will inevitably be devoured by the magma.”

“The second layer is the thunder bird pecking at its eyes.”

“The third layer is the giant tree’s erosion.”

“That red fruit on the giant tree’s branch, is that Zhu Xuanji? This person is the Southern Bean royal family’s significant achievement in the Nascent Soul stage.”

“He illuminated the dragon turtle, preventing its head from rising and its eyes from opening.”

Upper Dantian Divine Sea.

My Buddha Mind Demon Seal suddenly shook violently, radiating Buddhist light, protecting Ning Zhuo.

“What’s going on?!” Ning Zhuo was shocked.

The Buddhist light shone throughout his body, and Ning Zhuo immediately activated Cloud Concealment Bud to conceal himself.

The Buddhist light lasted for a while before slowly dissipating.

Ning Zhuo was surprised and uncertain, not knowing what crisis had triggered My Buddha Mind Demon Seal to save him again!

“What should I do?”

“I’m probably still being detected by the Nascent Soul cultivators’ means.”

“Is Zhu Xuanji still observing me?”

Ning Zhuo fell into a predicament.

He had to be careful with every move, not revealing the slightest flaw.

According to his analysis, he was very likely still being secretly watched.

This was because Zhu Xuanji had made it very clear before that he suspected a mastermind and warned Ning Zhuo not to relax his vigilance.

“According to Zhu Xuanji’s personality, knowing that I am in danger, he would not actively remove his surveillance methods.”

This made Ning Zhuo feel extremely inconvenient.

From now on, his every move would be severely restricted.

He could no longer meet Sun Lingtong in secret, nor could he try to dismantle the surveillance methods.

Once Ning Zhuo attempted to dismantle them, it would undoubtedly tell the Nascent Soul cultivators – he had ulterior motives!

Under normal circumstances, a young cultivator who was still in danger would wish that the detection methods planted on them were as numerous as possible.

“Why did Zhu Xuanji suddenly want to examine my three dantian?”

“After the Nascent Soul chaotic battle, what did he discover that caused his suspicion to fall on me?”

“Has Han Ming been captured?”

“Or is it due to the self-destruction of the demonic sect’s true scripture?”

If Han Ming were captured and exposed the fact that the Child-Haired Guest possessed Yuan Dasheng’s corpse, Ning Zhuo had already prepared a statement.

But Ning Zhuo knew well that the effect of such a statement would be weak.

Now that Zhu Xuanji had already begun to suspect him, this statement might even have the opposite effect!

“The subsequent reactions of the City Lord’s Mansion also need to be carefully observed.”

“Feisi… is also not easy to fool.”

“Alas, the destroyed demonic sect’s true scripture is a flaw!”

If possible, Ning Zhuo would rather hand over the real true scripture.

But the facts were not as he wished.

He was already lucky enough to have reached this point, able to invite Yang Chan Yu to create a fake.

Regarding this matter, Sun Lingtong had informed Ning Zhuo later through the Lava Immortal Palace.

“Brother Sun being able to invite Yang Chan Yu must have come at a price.”

“Although he told me he paid a heavy sum. But don’t I understand him? Hmph, he’s hiding something from me.”