Yang Chanyu: “As expected, you were also eliminated.”

Sun Lingtong asked, “How are you?”

“Not dead yet. I didn’t expect Zhu Xuanji to be so powerful! He probably didn’t unleash his full power in the last battle.” Mentioning Zhu Xuanji, Yang Chanyu had lingering fears.

“Such a powerhouse is among the top tier of Core Formation cultivators in this world. Many True Inheritors of the Core Formation stage from super sects would likely fall to him in a real fight.”

Sun Lingtong nodded, his face also pale. He walked to the window and saw the numerous crimson flame demon beasts on the street, greatly astonished. “I didn’t expect the outside world to have deteriorated so rapidly and become so perilous.”

Yang Chanyu: “This Lava Immortal Palace might completely collapse in the end, and no one will get anything.”

“By then, even escaping will be a problem for us!”

All this time, the reason Sun and Yang could evade Zhu Xuanji and the others was by utilizing the geographical advantage of the Lava Immortal Palace.

If the Immortal Palace were to perish, exposed in the volcanic lava to the Nascent Soul stage Meng Kui and the Core Formation stage Zhu Xuanji, their outcome would be dire.

Yang Chanyu gasped for breath, staring at Sun Lingtong. “I’m very worried now that after so much effort, it will all be in vain. How about we retreat first?”

Sun Lingtong shook his head. “Ning Zhuo is still in the Turning Point Secret Pavilion.”

“Are you really that confident in him?” Yang Chanyu raised her eyebrows. “I don’t believe that a mere Qi Refining cultivator like him has any trump cards to turn the tables against Zhu Xuanji.”

“Betting further is quite unwise!”

“Sun Lingtong, we should retreat.”

Sun Lingtong rested his head on his hand. “Hehe, I believe in Little Zhuo. Haven’t you noticed? He hasn’t been eliminated yet.”

Only then did Yang Chanyu show a hint of surprise.

“Don’t worry, I have my limits. I won’t gamble my life on a losing bet.” Sun Lingtong appeared confident on the surface, but was actually deeply worried.

“Little Zhuo, from now on, you’ll have to rely on yourself!” Sun Lingtong sighed deeply in his heart.

Turning Point Secret Pavilion.

Within the Woven Light and Shadow Array.

The official restrictions on Mother Butterfly were already broken.

After regaining freedom, the mechanical puppet girl lay on a piece of ice, watching the young cultivator within the ice with immense worry.

The young cultivator was Ning Zhuo.

At this moment, his eyes were closed, and he had temporarily lost consciousness, falling into a comatose state.

Previously, although Ning Zhuo had hidden within the Woven Light and Shadow Array, he was still pierced by the relentless golden light.

Although he had avoided many fatal attacks thanks to the warning from the mechanical ring.

He still fell into a coma due to excessive injuries in a short period.

However, in the moment before losing consciousness, Ning Zhuo still raced against time, releasing a pair of mechanical puppets from his storage belt.

Floating Ice White Jade Hands!

The Floating Ice White Jade Hands contained Ning Xiaohui’s spiritual essence. By cremating the relics of Ning Xiaohui that her grandmother carried with her, Ning Zhuo had raised its spiritual essence to one hundred percent.

The Floating Ice White Jade Hands used their innate talent – Ice Jade Hand – on Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo was then frozen in a large block of ice for emergency healing.

What reassured the mechanical butterfly girl was that Ning Zhuo’s aura was becoming more and more stable, and more and more powerful.

The Floating Ice White Jade Hands remained suspended in mid-air, their palms pressed against the top of the ice block, continuously maintaining their innate talent.

Suddenly, Ning Zhuo’s eyelids trembled slightly.

He regained consciousness, realizing that he had just been in a coma and was now within the ice block, being treated by the Floating Ice White Jade Hands.

“The injuries are very serious!”

“Until now, I have never suffered such severe injuries.”

“However, it was precisely because I temporarily fell into a coma that I was deemed to have failed the battle, thus deceiving Zhu Xuanji and making my feigned death successful.”

Ning Zhuo’s divine sense continuously spread, penetrating the ice block, “seeing” the Mother Butterfly, the Floating Ice White Jade Hands, and “seeing” the Woven Light and Shadow Array that was still being maintained.

Ning Zhuo’s name in the palace examination was “Entry Standard,” while Sun Lingtong used the name “Ning Zhuo.”

Sun Lingtong proactively conceded and was eliminated. “Ning Zhuo” was gone from the palace examination list, but “Entry Standard” remained.

“Supreme Goodness is like Water…”

At the critical moment, Ning Zhuo used the only two remaining drops of Supreme Goodness is like Water to remove the surveillance methods on his body.

This was one of the key actions that ultimately led to the successful deception of Zhu Xuanji.

“As expected of a treasure of water element merit.”

Even though Ning Zhuo was in a state of unconsciousness at the time, he could still feel the utmost softness and goodness of water. Water has no fixed form, yet it embraces all things. When Ning Zhuo was being cleansed, his heart was as calm as a polished mirror reflecting a tranquil lake, as if he were freely flowing with the water.

“I fell into a state of unconsciousness with no combat power. The Lava Immortal Palace did not determine that I was eliminated… Is this because I released the Floating Ice White Jade Hands and have the Mother Butterfly, believing that I can recover?”

“Or is it that the restrictions of the Lava Immortal Palace have weakened to the point where they cannot teleport cultivators?”

The destruction of restrictions was not a single stage, with clear separations between each stage.

Since the restrictions of the Turning Point Secret Pavilion were destroyed, they have not been repaired and have been continuously deteriorating.

However, the noticeable effect was not as dramatic as the cliff-like drop when the Immortal Palace suffered heavy damage before.

It was precisely because of this concern that Ning Zhuo had to fight Zhu Xuanji earlier – he was very worried that Sun Lingtong would really die at Zhu Xuanji’s hands.

Of course, at the beginning of the confrontation, Ning Zhuo also hoped for victory for his side. After all, looking at the strength on paper, Ning Zhuo’s side had an advantage with three against one.

As a result, Ning Zhuo and the others never expected Zhu Xuanji to be so powerful!

“Learned, learned.” Ning Zhuo reflected deeply within the ice.

“This is the power and effect of concealing one’s strength!”

“To some extent, wasn’t this defeat because I didn’t conceal myself as well as Zhu Xuanji?”

“Mother was right, I must hide, I must be low-key.”

“Look at Zhu Xuanji, he is royalty, of noble birth, yet he can conceal himself so well. On the surface, he is a renowned divine constable, but in reality, he has mastered divine abilities like Golden Mountain Stance and Jade Pillar Foundation!”

“Compared to him, I have concealed too little, so what am I?”

“If not for Big Brother’s help, I would have really been eliminated this time!”

Ning Zhuo felt a lingering fear, took this battle as a lesson, and used Zhu Xuanji as a role model, deciding to emulate him in the future.

*Crack, crack.*

Cracks appeared on the ice block, and then it collapsed with a bang.

Ning Zhuo regained his freedom, half-knelt on the ground, then slowly opened his eyes and slowly straightened his body amidst the ice shards.

The Mother Butterfly cheered excitedly.

Ning Zhuo smiled slightly at her, then looked up at the sky above.

He secretly activated a divine ability, and clear suspended threads appeared in his vision.

“Supreme Goodness is like Water didn’t wash away the suspended threads.”

These suspended threads were naturally the life strings imposed by the Lava Immortal Palace on the palace examination cultivators.

Ning Zhuo’s expression suddenly changed slightly, and then he bent down and vomited some blood.

Mixed in the blood were many ice shards. There was blood in the ice shards, and also flickering golden light.

These were attacks inflicted by Zhu Xuanji, corroding Ning Zhuo’s body, frozen by the ice, and finally expelled from the body.

Even now, the golden light in the ice shards was still sharp and dazzling.

After vomiting the ice shards, Ning Zhuo took a deep breath, feeling completely recovered.

The Mother Butterfly asked if the Woven Light and Shadow Array should be withdrawn. She was gradually feeling overwhelmed.

Ning Zhuo looked around and had a plan in mind.

He asked the Mother Butterfly to hold on for a moment longer, while he took out a cushion, sat cross-legged, and began to recuperate.

Soon, his aura became incredibly peaceful.

The young man’s eyes were slightly closed, his fair skin radiating a faint cold light amidst the interwoven light and shadows.

“Now is a good opportunity.”

Ning Zhuo made a decision and formally began the final sprint towards the Foundation Establishment stage!

He took out a formation plate from his storage belt.

This formation plate was a magic artifact of the Foundation Establishment level, originating from the Zhou family.

At that time, Ning Zhuo had proactively contributed Night Wind Soft Iron, prompting Zhou Nongying to personally order a reward of a formation plate, which was this very item.

The Zhou family was skilled in setting up formations, and the formation plates they produced were clearly superior to those on the market.

Even if Ning Zhuo could set up a spirit gathering array himself, it would not compare to this meticulously crafted formation plate.

Immediately, he poured in his mana, causing the formation plate to hover above his head.

The formation plate began to slowly rotate, outlining a three-dimensional formation in mid-air, with the array patterns dense and harmonious.

Ning Zhuo then took out spirit stones and placed them in the various formation bases of the formation.

The spirit stones began to be consumed, transforming into spiritual energy, filling the space within the formation.

The spiritual energy accumulated more and more, quickly forming a mist.

Ning Zhuo took a deep breath and began to circulate his cultivation technique.

Lower Dantian – Demonic Blood Tendon Art!

His vital essence was abundant, his blood energy surged, and for a time, his aura rolled in waves, powerful and imposing, incredibly vigorous.

Blood tendons formed from blood energy appeared in large patches, quickly covering his entire body with flesh and skin, like a net-like armor of fresh blood.

Not just the outside, but inside his body, blood tendons also crisscrossed, protecting his internal organs, and attaching to the depths of his bones.

Ning Zhuo’s demonic might was overwhelming.

Middle Dantian – Five Elements Qi Rhythm Technique!

Ning Zhuo slowly inhaled and exhaled, and in his sea of Qi, five-colored mana surged endlessly, the spectacle magnificent.

The mana gradually expanded, reflecting the surrounding five-colored cycle, the laws strict, balanced, and harmonious.

The young cultivator was full of immortal aura and profound charm.

Upper Dantian – Mirror Platform Psychic Technique!

The divine sea was vast, and the mirrors formed by condensing divine sense flashed with mirror light, shining in all directions and sweeping all eight sides.

Ning Zhuo’s face showed a look of compassion, his Buddhist intent profound.

The extremely dense spiritual energy was absorbed by Ning Zhuo with all his might.

His absorption was so fierce, his speed so rapid, that it actually formed a vortex of spiritual energy.

The vortex spun faster and faster, rapidly expanding, and soon filled the entire internal space of the spirit gathering array.

And Ning Zhuo, at the center of the spiritual energy vortex, was filled with spiritual energy from head to toe, his meridians, limbs, head, internal organs, etc., all stimulated by spiritual energy.

A qualitative change occurred in an instant.

The lower dantian suddenly changed, blood energy flowing like a stream.

The first stage of Foundation Establishment – the Essence Gate was passed, as easy as breathing.

The middle dantian immediately changed, the gaseous mana condensed and compressed, forming a liquid state. In the sea of Qi, it was as if a continuous light rain was falling.

Each drop of “rain” was gaseous mana condensed by more than five times.

The second stage of Foundation Establishment – the Qi Gate was passed again, as natural as breathing.

The mirror light of the upper dantian expanded, illuminating the surroundings with clarity, changing the world, divine sense surging, easily undergoing a qualitative change, transforming into spiritual consciousness!

The third stage of Foundation Establishment – the Spirit Gate was passed again, as smooth as flowing water.

All three stages were passed, and the dantians were forged! Even more wonderful was that the three dantians were in harmony, their auras unified.

Three Sects’ Supreme Techniques!

Three Dantian Foundation Establishment!!

Achieved at this moment!!!

*Clang, clang, clang…*

Within the Lava Immortal Palace, bell sounds suddenly resounded.

“Dharma Transmission Bell?!”

“Why did it suddenly ring?”

All the cultivators were surprised.

“Could it be, Little Zhuo?” Sun Lingtong had a subtle feeling.

“Three Dantian Foundation Establishment! He did it, he did it!!!” The Flood Dragon Fire Spirit in the main hall shouted, his face panicked.

It had originally thought that Ning Zhuo was severely injured and would be weak for a long time, making it difficult for him to compete for the position of Palace Master of the Lava Immortal Palace.

Unexpectedly, Ning Zhuo recovered so quickly and seized this opportunity to climb and cause a qualitative change in his cultivation.

He had become a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator!