Chapter 111: Human Life Hanging by a Thread (Seeking First Subscription)

Fire Persimmon Immortal City.

Zhu Xuanji stopped in front of a small house and gently pushed the door open.

The next moment, rich shadows surged out like a tide, submerging him.

The shadow tide surged, and after swallowing Zhu Xuanji, it covered backward, sinking the entire alley into darkness.

In the darkness, a pair of golden pupils suddenly lit up.

It was Zhu Xuanji's golden pupils.

Divine light overflowed from the pupils, piercing through the rolling shadows, seeing through the cover, and looking directly at the demon cultivator.

The demon cultivator was at the middle stage of Foundation Establishment; seeing his form broken, he was not panicked, but sneered coldly and lunged directly at Zhu Xuanji.

*Bang.*

In the heavy shadows, the two clashed.

Zhu Xuanji retreated a small step, while the demon cultivator groaned and flew backward into the shadows at a faster speed.

Zhu Xuanji did not pursue the victory, but frowned, feeling subtle.

"As expected of Lord Zhu, you easily saw through my disguise." The demon cultivator's voice came from all directions, "But can you see through the next one?"

As the voice fell, countless "demon cultivators" flew out of the shadows, surrounding Zhu Xuanji.

Zhu Xuanji exerted his magic power, defeating the incoming "demon cultivators" one after another.

The "demon cultivators" fell to the ground, scattering into a pile.

It turned out they were all mechanical creations.

But although these mechanical creations were scattered, they quickly reorganized in the shadows, continuing to besiege Zhu Xuanji.

Zhu Xuanji stood on the spot, letting the countless mechanical creations in the shadows attack, his defense solid, standing motionless.

In the shadows, the demon cultivator's true body felt something was wrong and was about to retreat and leave the scene, when he suddenly heard Zhu Xuanji say: "Liu Ying, you still want to leave now, isn't it a bit too late?"

Demon cultivator Liu Ying was stared at by the golden eyes, and his hair stood on end.

He retreated frantically, but Zhu Xuanji locked onto his true body and followed closely behind.

*Boom, boom, boom……*

The two sides fought fiercely for several rounds. Liu Ying fell to the ground, his chest broken, broken bones piercing his lungs, making every breath he took spit blood from his mouth and nose, extremely difficult.

"Don't, don't kill me, I'm willing to surrender!" Liu Ying saw Zhu Xuanji slowly pacing over and hurriedly begged for mercy.

Zhu Xuanji: "It seems you just used shadows to replace threads to manipulate the mechanical creations."

Demon cultivator Liu Ying was stunned: "Did Lord Zhu misunderstand something?"

Zhu Xuanji shook his head: "Just in case."

"If we talk about misunderstandings, the hundreds of people who died at your hands wouldn't think this is a misunderstanding."

Liu Ying's pupils suddenly contracted, and shadows like pythons attacked from behind Zhu Xuanji.

But within three feet of Zhu Xuanji, the shadows melted like snow.

Liu Ying's desperate strike did not work; before he died, he shouted: "I don't understand! I'm only at the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, although I've entered the Lava Immortal Palace, why did you, Divine Catcher Zhu, prioritize dealing with me?"

Zhu Xuanji did not answer.

The next moment, Liu Ying died at Zhu Xuanji's hands.

"The fifth one." Zhu Xuanji took out the list and crossed out Liu Ying's name.

Although this demon cultivator had a shadow escape technique, under the reflection of the golden eyes, he had nowhere to hide.

The order in which Zhu Xuanji arranged this list was not based on cultivation, but on suspicion and threat.

Liu Ying and the Shadow Demon Cultivator had many similarities in their methods.

A more critical point was that in Zhu Xuanji's heart, Liu Ying might have mastered the supernatural power of Human Life Hanging by a Thread; although the possibility was not great, it was enough to make him rank fifth!

Before Zhu Xuanji set off, he was summoned separately by the Monarch of Nandou and learned many secrets.

The Monarch of Nandou exhorted him: "Xuanji, you are going to Fire Persimmon Immortal City, you need to be careful. The Three Sects' Shangren left behind the supernatural power Human Life Hanging by a Thread in the Lava Immortal Palace."

"This supernatural power can control the same kind; the more you understand the same kind, the deeper the degree of control."

"If a Foundation Establishment stage master this supernatural power, even if you are Golden Core, it will be very dangerous."

"This is because this supernatural power's control over the same kind reaches the depth of Qi numbers."

Zhu Xuanji was extremely surprised: "Can Human Life Hanging by a Thread extract others' Qi numbers?"

"That's not quite it." The Monarch of Nandou shook his head slightly, his voice clear, "But Human Life Hanging by a Thread can make Qi numbers overlap and add up, never consuming or damaging each other."

"Once a cultivator masters this type of supernatural power, they can implicate others on a large scale, letting their own Qi numbers be implicated and bound with others."

"Our country's Retired Emperor started from scratch and originally had no royal mandate. It was all thanks to the Three Sects' Shangren who exerted effort to create the Human Life Hanging by a Thread supernatural power for her."

"It was precisely by relying on this supernatural power that many relatives and subordinates were pioneers for the King, acting as substitutes for the master!"

Zhu Xuanji showed a solemn expression and accepted the order with awe.

He was a Golden Core cultivator; even if suppressed by the great array in the Immortal City, in a real battle, looking at the entire Fire Persimmon Immortal City, those who could become enemies were few and far between.

What he feared was losing in the struggle of Qi numbers. After Qi numbers were weakened, it was easy to fall into a seemingly coincidental trap. At that time, even a Golden Core would have little to rely on.

Liu Ying was his former suspect.

Now, with Liu Ying dead, Zhu Xuanji dismissed his suspicion: "It seems I was overthinking."

"Speaking of which, it makes sense."

"These suspects are basically at the Foundation Establishment stage, how could they comprehend supernatural powers?"

The Nandou Royal Family was very wary of possessors of Human Life supernatural powers.

Because originally, their founding Empress used this as a foundation to develop and grow.

If such a possessor of supernatural power appeared within the territory of the Nandou Royal Family, the Royal Family would prefer to clean them up secretly to prevent this person from growing and shaking the ruling status of the Nandou nation.

The legacy meeting ended, and Ning Zhuo returned to the clan land.

Ning Zhuo closed his eyes and meditated, concentrating his spirit on the upper dantian.

In the divine sea, the lotus seed had already sprouted, emitting a faint radiance.

"The supernatural power embryo of Human Life Hanging by a Thread!"

Ning Zhuo had already understood the use of the supernatural power.

The power and mystery of supernatural powers often transcend magic power. The reason for this is that supernatural powers are built on a deep understanding of the principles of heaven and earth.

Taking Ning Zhuo as an example, on the surface, he was inspired by the stories of immortals and gods, and only then did he comprehend some essence, triggering the Illusion-Truth Lotus Seed in the divine sea.

But in reality, this was just a trigger.

A bigger premise was that Ning Zhuo himself had many insights into the operation of society, human behavior, thoughts, and so on.

These accumulations and accumulations underwent a qualitative change under the stories of the Supreme Immortal Teacher. Based on the Illusion-Truth Lotus Seed, the prototype of the supernatural power Human Life Hanging by a Thread sprouted.

Precisely because the comprehension was originally his own, once the supernatural power was comprehended, the cultivator naturally understood all its uses.

"If Han Ming's Qi number theory is correct, then this is probably the opportunity won by the flourishing of Qi numbers after I defeated Yuan Dasheng." Ning Zhuo realized.

The Golden Blood Battle Ape, Dasheng, shouldn't be it. Because its main material was Yuan Dasheng's corpse, which was something Ning Zhuo already possessed.

Opportunities are often like this.

For most people, a story is just for entertainment, and no one can gain huge benefits from it.

But for a certain person, the same thing can receive unimaginable benefits.

If it's not your opportunity, even if it's placed in front of you, you can't benefit from it.

"Uncle Ning." Ning Zhuo took the initiative to visit Ning Xiaoren.

Ning Xiaoren smiled and asked Ning Zhuo about his purpose.

But when he learned it, his smile stiffened: "You say, you want to forgive your uncle Ning Ze?"

Ning Zhuo nodded: "Yes."

"These days, I have been tormented by this matter. After thinking about it, I decided to forgive him."

"After all, he is my own uncle, the closest relative I have in this world."

Ning Xiaoren was not willing for such a situation to happen.

For these days, he had been pulling and showing favor with all his might, wasn't it to make Ning Zhuo think that he was the closest and most reliable person?

"Xiao Zhuo, you are truly a kind and good child."

"If it were an ordinary person, they certainly wouldn't forgive such an uncle. But you did it; you make me look at you with new eyes."

Ning Zhuo showed a shy smile: "After all, blood is thicker than water, and Uncle Ning Ze and I are one family……"

"As long as he can repay the cultivation funding and spirit stones that I have been secretly embezzled by him for these sixteen years."

"Uh." Ning Xiaoren was stunned, only then did he understand Ning Zhuo's intention in taking the initiative to visit him.

He couldn't help but slander Ning Zhuo in his heart—can you not gasp so much when you speak.

Ning Zhuo cupped his hands and bowed: "Please, Young Clan Leader, make the decision for me!"

"This is an extremely reasonable request." Ning Xiaoren thought for a moment, "Xiao Zhuo, I will make the decision for you."

Not long after.

The two came to the family private prison and saw Ning Ze who was being detained.

Ning Ze saw Ning Xiaoren arrive and thought he was being released, hurriedly running to the prison door.

Little did he know, the next moment, Ning Zhuo stated his intention.

"Uncle, I've thought about it."

"You are my own uncle after all, and I don't want to see you suffer."

"As long as you promise me to repay all the spirit stones and resources you embezzled from me over the years."

"I will choose to forgive you and not report you!"

Ning Ze's eyes widened, he glanced at Ning Zhuo, and then quickly turned to Ning Xiaoren.

As a result, Ning Xiaoren was standing behind Ning Zhuo, staring at him fiercely, as if warning him: Don't let it slip! Otherwise, you'll see what happens!!

Ning Ze's lips trembled, extremely stifled.

Where did he embezzle Ning Zhuo's spirit stones and cultivation resources? Ning Xiaoren hadn't given them at all.

But he couldn't point this out directly.

Watching Ning Zhuo stare at him, he wished he could slap him right now.

But he knew it was impossible. Because Ning Zhuo's status was different from before, he was reused by the family, and even Young Clan Leader Ning Xiaoren was pulling Ning Zhuo with all his might.

Finally, Ning Ze took a deep breath and gritted his teeth at Ning Zhuo: "Fine, I'll pay you back!"

"Thank you, Uncle." Ning Zhuo showed a smile and then bowed to Ning Xiaoren, "Thank you, Young Clan Leader, for presiding over justice for me!"

Ning Xiaoren laughed and patted Ning Zhuo's shoulder, but thought in his heart: This child is still too greedy for money.

Ning Ze roared in his heart: "Justice my ass!!!"

Ning Zhuo himself had 30% of the mechanical fire-exploding monkey business, and 40% gave profit to Fei Si. The resources issued to him by the three families were also very rich and abundant.

He didn't need to covet this "non-existent" funding.

But to settle Ning Xiaoren's heart and deepen the impression that Ning Zhuo was greedy for money, Ning Zhuo chose to do so.

A few days later.

Ning Zhuo bid farewell to Ning Xiaoren, saying he missed home and wanted to go back to live for a while.

Ning Xiaoren had long been impatient with Ning Zhuo eating and drinking in his mansion, sleeping in his bedroom, and not paying.

Considering that Ning Zhuo had already cut ties with his uncle Ning Ze's family, he pretended to be troubled, and only agreed after Ning Zhuo pleaded repeatedly.