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“Boss Zheng Jian, I wish you great success all the way!”

“Congratulations, Head, on entering the Medical Hall and being promoted to the rank of Medical Practitioner!”

“Young Master, that Ning Zhuo merely got a head start. With your talent, you are bound to surpass him and become the first in the Medical Hall.”

Zheng Jian walked and waved, his spirits high, full of vigor.

Under the gaze of all, he slowly entered the Medical Hall.

The main door of the Medical Hall closed automatically behind him, and the external noise suddenly receded.

Zheng Jian looked around, seeing rows of medical case desks and more rooms upstairs, and couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

He first chose to walk around, discovering that although he could go upstairs, many rooms were inaccessible.

“The position of Medical Practitioner is, after all, the lowest level in the Medical Hall. I still have a very long way to go to take charge of this place.”

Zheng Jian attempted to accept missions.

He was soon pleasantly surprised to find that after obtaining the position of Medical Practitioner, his mission list had suddenly expanded by at least threefold.

“Many of these missions are brand new, ones I’ve never encountered before.”

“The rewards for these new missions are clearly a notch higher than those for external missions.”

The feeling of surprise dissipated in his heart, and soon, his eyes lowered, revealing a sharp glint.

He thought of Ning Zhuo.

“Ning Zhuo got a step ahead of me and became a Medical Practitioner in the Medical Hall. He obtained these missions much earlier than me.”

“Fortunately, something happened to him, and he hasn’t shown up for two days.”

“This is the best time for me to catch up with him! If I miss this opportunity, I’m afraid I won’t have such a good one later.”

Zheng Jian regarded Ning Zhuo as his greatest competitor, with deep hostility.

This was because, after an urgent discussion, the Zheng family fully analyzed the mechanical structures in the Volcanic Immortal Palace, discussed all the positions, and decided to make the Medical Hall the top priority!

The Zheng family’s decision was conveyed to the Zheng family’s renovation team. As the most outstanding person among them, and the undisputed leader of the Zheng family’s renovation team, Zheng Jian naturally took on the most crucial mission – surpassing Ning Zhuo!

Outer Circle of the Volcanic Immortal Palace.

This is a zone where battles frequently occur.

A battlefield ruin.

Eight Mechanical Night Bats circled and flew in the sky, overlooking the ruins from above, detecting the overall picture.

The two genius cultivators of the Zhou family stood in the ruins.

While controlling the Night Bats, the two communicated.

Zhou Zeshen’s face was full of worry: “Since Shi Jiting and Ning Xiaohui had accidents, the number of times the Scarlet Flame Monster Beasts have broken through the light barrier and charged into the Immortal Palace has significantly increased. In my opinion, the golden light barrier is much weaker than before.”

Zhou Zhu, however, was unconcerned: “Isn’t this better? The more mechanical structures the Scarlet Flame Monster Beasts destroy while rampaging inside, the more opportunities we have to repair these houses and buildings.”

“This is exactly our strongest area. Repairing a mechanical structure can earn us far more merit than other missions.”

Zhou Zeshen slowly shook his head, his worry undiminished: “When the nest is overturned, no eggs are left intact. If the Volcanic Immortal Palace continues to exist, that’s fine. But if it’s destroyed by the beast tide, then all our plans will fall through!”

Zhou Zhu was more optimistic, immediately stating that he had great confidence in his family and in Meng Kui.

Zhou Zeshen: “The full extent of the beast tide is yet to be seen. A large number of monster beasts die every day, but the beast tide is still continuous.”

“The key is that the Nascent Soul level beings among the monster beasts have not yet shown themselves or taken action.”

“In addition, the Empty Sect is even more threatening.”

“The tentacles of this evil sect’s power extend across multiple countries. The key is that the location of their sect has never been exposed. Some even speculate that this unique evil sect intentionally doesn’t have a sect headquarters.”

“Therefore, comparatively speaking, sects like the Soul Devouring Sect, which have clear sect territories, are easier to deal with.”

As they spoke, the two successively put away their Night Bats.

They both closed their eyes, accepting the information transmitted by the Night Bats.

Then, Zhou Zeshen and Zhou Zhu squatted on the ground, their thread-like fingers infused with spiritual energy, taut and straight.

The threads moved around on the ground, quickly outlining a simple overall picture of the ruins.

The two discussed the repair plan, one after another.

The plan was not just to restore the former mechanical structures, but also to add many offensive and defensive mechanisms to the houses.

This was not the first time the two had carried out repairs; they had gained experience.

They understood that such enhanced restoration would earn them more merit afterwards!

Of course, doing so meant they would have to invest a lot of costs, paying for materials, labor, and many other expenses.

The Zhou family fully supported them.

Like the other two families, the Zhou family was also making every effort to secure positions in the Volcanic Immortal Palace.

Soon after, Zhou Zeshen and Zhou Zhu stood up simultaneously and began their actions.

They first released a dozen Ground Drills.

The Ground Drills rotated their spiral drill bits, drilling into the ruins, severing the building’s foundation, and incidentally investigating the situation beneath the foundation.

Afterwards, Zhou Zeshen released the White Tiger Charging Vehicle, while Zhou Zhu took out the Azure Dragon Crane.

The White Tiger Charging Vehicle had been showcased during the sparring between Zhou Zeshen and Ning Zhuo. Its appearance was lifelike, its limbs strong and powerful, as if it could leap at any moment. Large areas of the vehicle body were silver-white, reflecting the cold metallic light. The White Tiger’s eyes were made of crystal and could shoot light to observe the enemy’s hidden secrets.

When the Azure Dragon Crane was first taken out, it was in a coiled form. After unfolding, the bronze-colored dragon scales were dense and meticulous, and the dragon’s spine was highly raised, appearing very strong and powerful.

The White Tiger’s head of the White Tiger Charging Vehicle retracted into its body.

Zhou Zhu inserted the Azure Dragon’s tail into the empty space in the White Tiger’s neck, firmly fixing the two together.

The dragon’s spine hardened, the dragon’s head was held high, as if it wanted to soar into the sky.

Under the joint efforts of the two Zhou family geniuses, the White Tiger Charging Vehicle leaped forward, directly jumping into the ruins of the house.

The Azure Dragon Crane began to move, striking out in all directions, as flexible as a dragon or snake. Its mouth opened wide, holding a broken wooden beam, and then throwing it aside. Sometimes, when encountering something harder, its mouth would chew vigorously, directly crushing the waste stones and other materials for easier subsequent cleanup.

With such targeted mechanical creations, this area of ruins was quickly cleared.

Zhou Zeshen and Zhou Zhu then meticulously swept it clean again and began the reconstruction.

The two had previously studied at the Mudflow Sect and were very skilled in such construction, earning considerable merit.

While operating various types of mechanical creations, the two also had time to chat idly.

They talked about Ning Zhuo, knowing that he had not appeared publicly for two days.

They speculated that the reason might be that Ning Zhuo had actively abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, fearing being sought out by the Empty Sect.

After all, Ning Xiaohui’s death was right before their eyes.

Zhou Zeshen looked towards the direction of the Medical Hall: “In this case, Zheng Jian has an opportunity.”

“The position in the Medical Hall is quite important. Because it can not only repair mechanical creations but also treat people.”

“If Zheng Jian can open up the situation and allow the Zheng family to subsequently control the Medical Hall, then in the future, the position of the Zheng family in the Fire Persimmon Immortal City will inevitably be greatly enhanced because of this.”

“Ning Zhuo… when can you step forward?”

Zhou Zeshen had always had a good impression of Ning Zhuo, believing that the latter was someone who used his brain just like him.

And from the perspective of the family’s interests, Zhou Zeshen also very much hoped that Ning Zhuo could defend the interests of the Medical Hall and block Zheng Jian.

After all, the Zheng family was only below the Zhou family. If the Zheng family controlled the Medical Hall, it would inevitably cause a severe impact on the Zhou family’s position!

For both public and private reasons, Zhou Zeshen hoped that Ning Zhuo would step forward at this crucial moment.

Ning Jiufan also hoped that Ning Zhuo would step forward!

Two days had passed since the new political strategy was issued, but he found that Ning Zhuo had been staying in his room the whole time.

He was either cultivating the Five Elements Qi Regulation Art, studying mechanical classics, or researching the talismans and insights that Ning Jiufan had given him. There was no sign of him going out at all.

Ning Jiufan summoned Ning Zhuo: “A snake cannot move without a head. As the leader of the renovation team, you have won popular support, why do you stay indoors all day?”

“At this moment, the Zhou family and the Zheng family are doing their best to compete for various positions. The momentum of my Ning family is being suppressed, and a leader is urgently needed to contribute, boost morale, and lead the family members forward.”

Ning Zhuo said: “Ancestor, I am too dangerous!”

“My situation is different from that of Zheng Jian, and Zhou Zeshen and Zhou Zhu.”

“I once collaborated with people from the Empty Sect, and now I have abandoned the darkness and turned to the light. They must hate me to death and will definitely try every means to assassinate me, ambush me, and try to take my life.”

“If I’m not careful, I’ll end up like Ning Xiaohui!”

“So to be safe, I’ll just stay by your side all the time.”

“I am the only person with talent in the Qi Refining period of our Ning family. If I die, the family’s loss will be too great!”

Ning Jiufan was immediately infuriated, his beard bristling and his eyes wide. He once again scolded Ning Zhuo for being cowardly and lacking the backbone of the Ning family.

Ning Zhuo lowered his head and shrugged, looking helpless: “Ancestor, just scold me. If it can make you feel better, you can scold me for ten days or half a month.”

Ning Jiufan was choked by these words. He had never seen such a lazy person among the younger generation of the Ning family.

For a moment, he didn’t know what to say or what to scold.

After a short silence, Ning Jiufan looked at Ning Zhuo, who was like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, and said helplessly: “Tell me, what do you want in order to be proactive and uphold the prestige of my Ning family?”

Ning Zhuo said with a bitter face: “Ancestor, it’s not that I’m unwilling to contribute to the family. I’m worried about my personal safety. Those talismans you gave me cannot provide me with enough sense of security.”

“I once received the family’s targeted void escape talisman. This talisman can allow me to quickly transmit away in times of crisis.”

“I think if Ning Xiaohui had this talisman back then, she wouldn’t have sacrificed herself.”

Ning Jiufan shook his head slightly: “You’re thinking too beautifully, but even we Core Formation cultivators find it difficult to escape through the void in the Volcanic Immortal Palace.”

“There are restrictions within the Volcanic Immortal Palace, making the means of void escape extremely difficult to employ.”

Speaking of this, Ning Jiufan stroked his beard and said: “How about this, I’ll give you a spiritual talisman. It can protect you completely!”

Ning Zhuo’s eyes lit up, and he immediately cupped his hands and bowed deeply: “Thank you, Ancestor, for bestowing the talisman.”

Ning Jiufan widened his eyes and thought to himself: “Who said I was going to bestow it?”

(End of this chapter)