“Hee hee hee……” The little head ghosts, each as large as a millstone, floated in mid-air, bobbing up and down.

“Ha yi ha yi ha yi……” The big head ghosts, as large as a carriage compartment, leered and grimaced, rising and falling within the surging Yin energy like rolling stones.

The initial ghost tide was primarily comprised of these two types of ghosts.

They rolled forward like a tide, intermingling and relentlessly assaulting the White Paper Immortal City.

The City Guard Army Commander, wielding an eight-zhang long iron fan, stood atop the city wall, surveying the scene below.

The little ghost heads and big ghost heads continuously rolled and collided, striking the city wall. The wall shook, triggering talismans.

The talismans emitted a faint light, transforming into a black tide of water within the glow. This tide submerged the surrounding ghosts, causing them to sink into the black water one after another.

Some big ghost heads spewed forth Yin energy, forming rising currents of Yin wind.

The little ghost heads rode these Yin winds, rushing towards the top of the city wall, attempting to scale it.

The City Guard armies stationed on the city wall sprang into action, using paper-made long spears and great knives to continuously hack and chop.

Every little ghost head that was struck down either fell into the black water, never to surface again, or directly transformed into a talisman paper. On the paper, an ink-painted image of a little ghost head was vividly depicted.

The city wall absorbed these talisman papers, adding them to its structure, pasting on a new layer.

The City Guard Army Commander remained silent, witnessing the entire wave of attack from beginning to end.

The first wave of the ghost tide concluded.

The White Paper Immortal City’s defenses were formidable, standing firm and unyielding. The City Guard armies were experienced and handled the situation with ease.

However, the City Guard Army Commander was troubled.

This was all because he had received reports that despite several searches within the city by a portion of the City Guard armies, they had failed to discover the origin of these Water Ghost Yin Soldiers.

The preliminary guess was Ghost Gate Pass, but the City Guard armies had not seen even a trace of Ghost Gate Pass.

Until this major internal threat was apprehended, there would be no peace!

“If this continues, my city will sooner or later face troubles both internal and external, and the possibility of being attacked and breached will become increasingly higher.”

“Ah, I should first go and discuss this with Sang Le You Ling.”

The City Guard Army Commander, seeing the city’s defenses temporarily stable, decisively hefted his massive iron fan and walked into the city to see Sang Le You Ling.

Since the last attack, Sang Le You Ling had been confined to her sickbed.

“Iron Commander.” Sang Le You Ling sat half-upright on the bed. As soon as she spoke, a series of coughs racked her body.

City Guard Army Commander Iron Bone Zheng saw Sang Le You Ling and couldn’t help but slightly furrow his brows: “Currently, the City Lord is confined to the mansion, and you are laid up on your sickbed. Yet, the ghost tide has arrived early.”

Sang Le You Ling’s face was pale. She managed a faint smile: “Is there not still Iron Commander you? Your purpose for coming, I already know. It is nothing more than to unearth the source of those Yin Soldiers and Water Ghosts.”

“Undoubtedly, there is an inner traitor within my city, and one who holds a high position, otherwise they would not be unaffected by the city’s grand array.”

Iron Bone Zheng hesitated for a moment before finally saying: “Sang Le, could you perhaps divine this once?”

Sang Le You Ling shook her head: “I need to recuperate.”

“If I were to force a divination, it would surely delay my recovery and make it difficult for me to heal.”

“This is instead more likely the enemy’s scheme, precisely aimed at wearing me down.”

“The current situation is still acceptable; there is no need for us to be so hasty.”

“Although that inner traitor is unaffected by the grand array, the summoned Water Ghosts and Yin Soldiers are. Therefore, as long as the scale is not large, however many come are effectively buried, and can be easily exterminated by the City Guard armies.”

Sang Le You Ling clearly saw the situation: “The key to the ghost tide has always been our City Lord.”

“And to restore the City Lord’s state, we must focus on Yang energy.”

“Although we are wary of the enemy’s arrangements, we have recruited so many male consorts; they should be allowed to play a role.”

Iron Bone Zheng nodded: “I understand. I will immediately arrange for pills to be distributed to the Zang Yang Bi Fu, Zhuang Yang, Yin Yang, and Jiao Yang courtyards.”

After discussing for a while, Iron Bone Zheng urged Sang Le You Ling to rest well, then took his leave.

A moment later, he returned: “There is one more thing I almost forgot to mention.”

Sang Le You Ling helplessly sat up again: “What… wait! You are not Iron Commander!”

The words were spoken, but the time was short. The assassin, disguised as Iron Bone Zheng, let out a cold, sinister chuckle and suddenly struck, pouncing towards Sang Le You Ling.

Boom boom boom……

As the two clashed, a tremendous noise erupted.

Iron Bone Zheng, who had just left the courtyard, was greatly shocked and hastily turned back to offer aid.

He was quite close and rushed to Sang Le You Ling’s room. The attacker decisively retreated. Iron Bone Zheng’s gaze held hatred, but he only saw the last wisp of his foe’s clothing corner being teleported away.

Sang Le You Ling leaned against the corner of the wall. Seeing Iron Bone Zheng appear, she let out a sigh of relief and involuntarily spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Her old injuries were compounded by new ones, and all her previous efforts to recuperate were wasted.

First-class Room Number One.

Sun Ling Tong drank a few mouthfuls of water, his mood calming down.

He recounted the events to Ning Zhuo, sighing that a Golden Core cultivator like Jin Yang Zi had fallen in such a manner.

Ning Zhuo, on the other hand, felt little: “Soldiers face the dangers of fierce battles. In the Two Notes Country’s conquest of the Thousand Peaks Forest, many Golden Core cultivators perished like this. The White Paper Immortal City faces internal and external troubles, with treacherous waves. We must be more careful, not too ostentatious, then we will not be targeted by the inner traitor.”

Sun Ling Tong shook his head, emphasizing: “Jin Yang Zi is no ordinary Golden Core; he is a true disciple of a super force! His own strength is formidable. I suspect that to some extent, he could contend with Nascent Soul cultivators.”

“It’s a pity. The sneak attacker was even more powerful. Dao Field Long Qiu Yin Lin combined with Fu Shui – this combination is overwhelmingly powerful. Jin Yang Zi was forcefully beaten into retreat.”

“My identity at this level has been exposed and will definitely be investigated by that inner traitor. Little Zhuo, you must be careful next! Otherwise, you might as well return to your original identity and leave here.”

Ning Zhuo nodded, feeling this suggestion was quite good.

Sun Ling Tong then burrowed into the Ten Thousand Li You Long, returning to his original form as a companion.

Just as Ning Zhuo was about to make a move, he was found by the paper man attendant. The latter announced the silver-robed manager’s order: the ghost tide had arrived, and the entire White Paper Immortal City was under martial law. An inner traitor had appeared, and the City Guard armies were strictly checking all suspicious individuals. Furthermore, the Zang Yang Bi Fu would activate its grand array, and no male consort was allowed to leave!

Sun Ning were both somewhat surprised.

Sun Ling Tong had only brought back the intelligence about the ambush and Jin Yang Zi’s worrying fate; he was not aware of the ghost tide matter.

“If I act in my original appearance, I would likely have to avoid the City Guard armies.”

After all, Ning Zhuo had secretly infiltrated the city using Jiao Ma’s identity.

“What if I do this?” Ning Zhuo insisted on leaving, and the mechanism ring suddenly shrank slightly!

Ning Zhuo glanced at the ring on his finger, his expression turning serious.

He shared his guess with Sun Ling Tong: “It seems that inner traitor has probably followed your appearance and investigated to Jiao Ma here. As soon as I go out, I will be killed to silence me. On the contrary, staying here…”

Ning Zhuo had a thought, and the ring remained still.

Ning Zhuo continued: “On the contrary, staying here is considered a more optimal choice.”

Sun Ling Tong shrugged: “Then so be it.”

Sun Ning were both adaptable and decisively chose to stay here, no longer venturing out casually.

Sun Ling Tong pondered: “The Zang Yang Bi Fu accommodates a large number of male consorts. This matter concerns the state of the White Paper City Lord, therefore the defenses are strict, and it is not easy for an inner traitor to strike. In the short term, this should be a relatively ideal hiding place for us.”

The two began to thoroughly arrange the room, adding many alert measures.

After two hours of busyness, they finally stopped.

Ning Zhuo took out his newly acquired life-bound magic tool, the Spirit Mirror.

“Old man, let’s properly research and discuss the usage of this treasure mirror again. I still feel there is much to explore.”

Ning Zhuo was very interested.

Sun Ling Tong nodded: “My escape this time was thanks to this treasure mirror. Using it to deploy spiritual mechanism creations is extremely convenient.”

Sun Ling Tong was able to escape from Long Qiu Yin Lin’s Dao Field because Ning Zhuo, following the connection of the life-suspending thread, had spiritually summoned him back.

Sun Ling Tong was naturally sufficiently spiritual and actively cooperated. From a certain perspective, he could be seen as an extremely agile flesh mechanism puppet.

Ning Zhuo and Sun Ling Tong began to practice.

They primarily focused on utilizing the treasure mirror to rapidly spiritually summon and release Sun Ling Tong.

“Not good, not good!” After being deployed by the mirror light several times, Sun Ling Tong felt extremely dizzy and nauseous.

“My physical foundation is sufficient, and I have absorbed the Void Evil God bone, so I can withstand such spiritual summoning and deployment. But my head is spinning and my eyes are blurred; there’s no way I can fight immediately.” Sun Ling Tong shook his head. This matter was unsolvable, and the tactic failed.

Ning Zhuo frowned in thought: “Then I’ll use a mechanism to try.”

He took out Shadow Blade · Night Tiger.

The life-suspending thread descended, connecting Ning Zhuo and Meng Night Tiger.

Holding the treasure mirror, Ning Zhuo shone it once, first bringing Meng Night Tiger into the mirror, then shone it again, deploying him to a distant location.

Meng Night Tiger followed Ning Zhuo’s intent, immediately attacking without hesitation, directly cutting the target object into four or five pieces!

“Wonderful!” Sun Ling Tong praised heartily.

He could see that Meng Night Tiger’s state was completely unaffected.

Ning Zhuo’s character was more steady, and he repeatedly tested several times, thoroughly confirming that Meng Night Tiger’s state always remained at its peak.

Sun Ling Tong, looking at the treasure mirror, said: “The Three Sects’ Elders designed the ‘Mirror Platform Spirit Decree’ specifically to cooperate with mechanism creations. This is the true usage of this life-bound magic tool!”

Ning Zhuo nodded, agreeing with this statement.

He looked at Meng Night Tiger, his heart slightly moved: “In that case, I should even more so change Meng Night Tiger’s materials to more high-end ones.”

Undoubtedly, the Spirit Mirror’s deployment ability possessed extremely strong tactical value.

Ning Zhuo had participated in the Two Notes Country war and could immediately perceive this point.

Buddha Doctor · Meng Yao Yin was a trump card; the time was not yet right, and Ning Zhuo would not easily reveal her.

Heavy Armor Blood Ape · Da Sheng’s position was to guard by his side, so the treasure mirror’s deployment was not very significant for him.

Meng Night Tiger itself leaned towards sneak attacks and strong assaults. The spiritual use of the treasure mirror was simply like adding wings to a tiger for him!

“This single technique is very likely to become my most commonly used move.” Ning Zhuo already had this realization in his heart.

Not to say that his Five Elements spells were not good; combined with the Five Viscera Temple Spirit God technique, he could cast Five Elements spells very quickly and powerfully. But even so fast, it still required several breaths of time and consumed his own magic power.

The combination of the Spirit Mirror and Meng Night Tiger only required Ning Zhuo to shake the treasure mirror once.

Meng Night Tiger would immediately engage in close combat, which was more stable and persistent than Golden Core level spells. Because his attack methods were more varied, he was also more threatening!

Ning Zhuo shifted his cultivation focus, temporarily prioritizing the material upgrade of Meng Night Tiger.

He was now in the Anomaly Middle Symbol stage, primarily testing his understanding of the cultivation method. If he understood it profoundly, he could obtain complete spell symbols.

After obtaining three complete spell symbols, Ning Zhuo could advance to the next stage.

Comprehending cultivation methods was a painstaking process, and the harvest was difficult to stabilize. In comparison, whether it was the upgrade of his flesh, soul, or Meng Night Tiger’s materials, it was all more practical, and every cultivation harvest was tangible.

Sun Ling Tong used the Yin Yang One Qi Pot to transform Yin energy, and Ning Zhuo then immersed himself in cultivation.

At mealtime, the paper man attendant brought many pills and related commands.

The command required all male consorts to take medicine and exert their full effort to produce more Yang energy and transform more Yin energy, contributing to the overall situation of the White Paper Immortal City.

Those who were listed would gain more cultivation resources.

Ning Zhuo carefully examined these resources and was somewhat moved.

The others were alright, but the key was the spirit food; it could add quite a bit to his soul foundation. This was a benefit he could not easily enjoy elsewhere. Even if he could, the price paid would be much higher than now!

Ning Zhuo received the pills and used the spirit food. Just as he was about to cultivate, someone actively came to visit.

Ning Zhuo touched the ring, pushed open the door, and saw the visitor.

This visitor had whiskers on his temples and a very strong masculine aura. It was indeed Yang Wei Da.

“Jiao Ma, how do you feel about my Zhuang Yang divine medicine? Another share? I’ll give you a 70% discount!” Yang Wei Da stated his purpose as soon as he opened his mouth.

Ning Zhuo understood.

Obviously, not only he, but other male consorts as well, had received a large amount of Zhuang Yang pills. This situation would inevitably have a strong impact on Yang Wei Da’s pill business.

This made Yang Wei Da unable to restrain himself and decide to take the initiative to sell as much as possible.

Ning Zhuo thought for a moment, then accepted two large boxes of Zhuang Yang divine medicine. He spoke a few words to send Yang Wei Da away.

Yang Wei Da did not rush to leave but said to Ning Zhuo: “Jiao Ma, thank you very much for taking care of my business. You are truly one of our own.”

“I have been in contact with many other male consorts and have gathered quite a bit of intelligence.”

“Let me tell you, the situation in the city is very dangerous. Sang Le You Ling has been attacked again, and the assassin was very decisive and bold. Commander Iron Bone Zheng had just left when he struck Sang Le You Ling.”

“Sang Le You Ling is the City Lord’s right-hand woman. This time, she suffered a heavy blow and is seriously injured.”

Ning Zhuo was inwardly shocked. After inquiring carefully, he felt quite helpless.

He had originally wanted to find a way to privately contact Sang Le You Ling to seek a divination.

The result was that Sang Le You Ling had been assassinated again and suffered severe injuries.

Under such circumstances, Sang Le You Ling’s surroundings would inevitably be strictly guarded. How could Ning Zhuo approach her?

“And the ghost tide will become bigger and bigger, and the degree of martial law in the city will also become stricter and stricter.”

“In the short term, finding Sang Le You Ling again is probably not possible.”

Sang Le You Ling was the White Paper City Lord’s right-hand woman, holding a high and influential position. She would certainly devote herself wholeheartedly to the city’s defense and would not be distracted by Ning Zhuo’s “small matter” of divination.