Chapter 160

City Lord's Mansion.

"We pay our respects to Young Master Meng Chong!" sixteen cultivators asked in unison.

Their cultivation was consistent, all at the peak of the third layer of Qi Refining, and they were practicing the Five Elements Qi Law.

Seeing Fei Si stood by Meng Chong's side and spoke at the right time: "Young Master Meng Chong, let me introduce them to you."

"Many of them were recruited by me personally."

"This one is called Li Duolun, skilled at using sawtooth wheels to attack enemies, and when designing and constructing new puppets, he also likes to use wheels that bite into each other."

Li Duolun stepped forward and bowed to Meng Chong: "I am willing to be driven by Young Master Meng Chong."

He was a fat man, tall, with a good-looking face, fat-headed and big-eared, reminding one of the Buddha statues in temples.

Seeing Fei Si said again: "This is Feng Feidao, the flying knife sleeve crossbow he designed is very refined, and can shoot more than ten flying knives at once."

"Each flying knife can also split into four or five. Countless flying knives disperse in the air, can cooperate with each other, form a formation, and slice the enemy into a thousand pieces."

Meng Chong looked at Feng Feidao and saw that he was a short man, dressed in a martial artist's outfit, masked, revealing a pair of small, thin eyes.

Feng Feidao knelt on one knee and expressed his loyalty to Meng Chong: "This little one can go through fire and water for Young Master Meng Chong!"

Seeing Fei Si finally introduced: "This is Guan Tiesuo, his specialty is controlling a large number of magnetic lock puppets, climbing onto the target, the locks combining with each other to form iron chains, eventually binding the enemy completely, making it difficult for them to move a single bit."

Guan Tiesuo's voice was dull, only saying: "I have met Young Master Meng Chong."

Li Duolun, Feng Feidao, and Guan Tiesuo were the three most outstanding leaders in the City Lord's Mansion's modification team.

Seeing Fei Si had also spent some effort recruiting them.

There were actually not many who were at the Qi Refining stage and also possessed certain puppet art attainments.

Puppet art was difficult to learn and master; the vast majority of Qi Refining cultivators, if they had the conditions, would choose alchemy, weapon refining, array formation, etc., and if they didn't, they would choose farming, fishing, hunting, etc.

Puppet art was recognized as a niche skill among the hundred arts of cultivation; unless one had an encounter or a special situation, no one would choose it as their first choice.

"Good." Meng Chong nodded and said bluntly, "Next, we will explore the Xian Gong together."

"It's very simple, when I charge, you just follow me and charge together."

Meng Chong had no command ability.

Seeing Fei Si coughed twice and took the initiative to remind: "Although there is strength in numbers, there are also drawbacks."

"According to what we know so far, the difficulty of the Lava Xian Gong's trial levels will be adjusted according to the number of people, strength, etc., of the trial."

"This time we have a large number of people, all entering the Xian Gong with their souls together, which is very likely to attract the puppet ape to attack us, increasing the difficulty of this trial."

"Even, the possibility of multiple puppet apes attacking together cannot be ruled out."

"If such a thing happens, you must protect Young Master Meng Chong with your lives. Even if you have to use your bodies, you must try your best to entangle these puppet apes and create opportunities for Young Master Meng Chong!"

"Understood!" the modification team responded in unison, solemnly obeying.

The City Lord's Mansion had spies and insiders in all three families.

The information about the Golden Blood War Ape · Dasheng intercepting the three families' geniuses in Room No. 2 had already been found out by the City Lord's Mansion.

Therefore, Seeing Fei Si attributed the appearance of Yuan Dasheng to a means of adjusting the difficulty of the Lava Xian Gong level.

Meng Chong suddenly said: "Wait!"

"If that puppet ape appears, none of you are to take action; I will deal with it personally."

"No one is allowed to interfere in the battle between us, do you understand?"

The members of the modification team looked at each other, and then cast their eyes toward Seeing Fei Si.

Seeing Fei Si smiled slightly: "Since Young Master Meng Chong said so, you just obey."

"Yes." everyone responded in unison again.

Only this time, their momentum was clearly much smaller than before.

Some people's eyeballs rolled, using their eyes to signal each other, clearly feeling indifferent to Meng Chong's choice to fight alone.

"What do you know?" Seeing Fei Si felt disdain in his heart.

Meng Chong's decisions all came from the heart, stemming from his nature.

Every action could allow him to stimulate his nature more and master his Immortal Talent more profoundly.

Since exploring the Xian Gong, Meng Chong had fought repeatedly despite setbacks, and his strength had improved tremendously.

"Moreover, he is far ahead of the geniuses of the three families!" Seeing Fei Si didn't know the truth and had always thought that Meng Chong was the first and occupied a huge advantage.

Especially since Meng Chong had informed Seeing Fei Si of the information on the leaderboard not long ago.

Seeing Fei Si specifically asked some questions, including whether he could change his name, and he was also led astray.

"Young Master Meng Chong has infinite potential, and City Lord-sama is far-sighted; if this continues, he will inevitably enter and take charge of the Lava Xian Gong!"

"The only thing to worry about is Zhu Xuanji!"

"This person colluded with the three families, stirred up trouble, and entered the Xian Gong under the pretext of investigating the truth. Even City Lord Meng Kui-my lord couldn't stop him openly."

"Quite troublesome..."

Righteous path acts according to the rules of the game. Going straight is the style of the demonic path.

Ning family territory.

In Ning Ze's cultivation secret room, Unlike Ning Zhuo was cultivating near-madly.

He was surrounded by floating clouds, thick as cotton balls, wrapping him so that not a bit of him could be seen.

He lit the incense for divine assistance, meditated on the Mirror Platform Psychic Art, his face full of compassion, calm and peaceful.

He tilted his neck, pouring a large amount of exquisite spiritual food into his throat, and while eating in large mouthfuls, he directly practiced the Demon-Dyed Blood Tendon Art.

He sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion, actively breathing the Five Elements Qi Law, using the Ice-Light Pulse-Strengthening Talisman and the Sharp-Advance Needle to boldly open up new qi meridians.

While Meng Chong, Zheng Jian, Ning Xiaohui, and others were all stuck at the peak of the third layer of Qi Refining, Unlike Ning Zhuo's Qi Refining cultivation had already reached the late fifth layer, his essence refining level had broken through to the sixth layer, and his spirit refining cultivation was even further ahead, advancing to the late sixth layer!

"Ever since I realized the prototype of the Human Life Hanging Thread divine ability, every time I refine my spirit, the effect has been excellent, without any bottlenecks, and everything has gone smoothly."

"The Demon-Dyed Blood Tendon Art was able to break through to the sixth layer rapidly, all thanks to my swallowing a large amount of spiritual food regardless of cost, paired with various high-quality pills."

"On the contrary, the Five Elements Qi Law, which I cultivated earliest, fell to the last, with only a mere late fifth layer."

"Even if I used the Ice-Light Pulse-Strengthening Talisman and the Sharp-Advance Needle, it was still like this."

"Unfortunately, for the sake of safety, I cannot use the Zhou family's Gathering and Scattering as One Spirit Tide Array. If I used this array, perhaps I could have caught up my magic power cultivation to the sixth layer."

Unlike Ning Zhuo thought of the news conveyed by the Ning family's upper echelons.

The Ning family ancestor personally spoke, vigorously supporting the Ning family's modification team, giving more unique and excellent cultivation resources.

"Three bottles of White Snow Yangchun Pills are given to the entire modification team as a guarantee; with such good healing pills, I am even less afraid of being injured due to cultivating too fast."

"Two Enlightenment Diagrams are also good. If I can comprehend the Pride Snow Art and the Ling Frost Art, then these two spells will naturally fit with the Five Elements magic power, without any modification."

"The most critical thing is the Ice Heart Jade Pot!"

"This is the treasure of our Ning family, which can brew Ice Heart Jade Liquid Wine, referred to as Ice Jade Wine."

"After taking this wine, one can use the divine treasure to drive the qi treasure, using the spirit to supplement the qi; it is the best cultivation resource for cultivating the Ice Heart Art."

The upper echelons of the Ning family's main lineage all cultivate the Ice Heart Art.

Once this art is cultivated, one is often calm or even cold, without the slightest emotional ripple.

As the saying goes: Cold frost is like a knife, Ice heart grinds the mirror. Guard the heart like ice, ten thousand evils cannot invade.

The magic power accumulation speed of the Ice Heart Art is not as good as most first-class techniques, but spirit sea cultivation is its absolute strong point.

Relying on Ice Jade Wine can allow spirit sea cultivation to drive qi sea cultivation, perfectly making up for the defects of this technique.

"Although I have Five Elements magic power, Ice Jade Wine is also very suitable for me."

Unlike Ning Zhuo's spirit cultivation far exceeds his magic cultivation; after drinking Ice Jade Wine, he can promote his magic power cultivation.

Of course, the drinking effect of Ice Jade Wine is best for cultivators who cultivate the Ice Heart Art. The purpose of creating this spiritual wine was to make up for the defect in the magic power accumulation speed of cultivators of the Ice Heart Art.

The same resource has different effects and different values for different cultivators.

Regarding this, Unlike Ning Zhuo felt secretly fortunate.

If it weren't for the four factions competing around the Lava Xian Gong, how could he, a small person on the edge of a family branch, come into contact with the Ning family's core cultivation resources?

Not to mention the Enlightenment Diagrams, even the Ice-Light Pulse-Strengthening Talisman was out of reach.

And now, Unlike Ning Zhuo only needs to perform best to be qualified to obtain Ice Jade Wine!

In normal circumstances, Ice Jade Wine would only be supplied in sufficient quantity to Jin Dan ancestors. Others, including the clan leader and all main lineage upper echelons, would have to queue up. How could it be Unlike Ning Zhuo's turn?

"Hmm?" Unlike Ning Zhuo took time to observe the Golden Blood War Ape · Dasheng.

Yuan Dasheng was left by him in the Lava Xian Gong, just like the previous arrangement.

Through Yuan Dasheng's perspective, Unlike Ning Zhuo discovered the City Lord's Mansion's big move.

Led by Meng Chong, the modification team had a full seventeen people entering the Xian Gong together, moving forward in a mighty and high-spirited manner.

"City Lord's Mansion? What a big move." Unlike Ning Zhuo exclaimed secretly.

Nowadays, the three families are united, and it is barely enough to gather sixteen people.

The City Lord's Mansion alone brought out sixteen people, which shows their preparation. A strategist like Meng Kui is indeed far-sighted.

"The City Lord's Mansion is so strong, no wonder the three families have to unite and become more and more united."

Unlike Ning Zhuo sighed while manipulating the Golden Blood War Ape · Dasheng to notify Sun Lingtong.

Sun Lingtong's soul was still left in the Xian Gong.

He was at the Foundation Establishment stage, his soul power was vigorous, and supporting it for two or three days was not a problem.

Sun Lingtong was currently hiding in the preparation room, using various puppet tools to work on himself, adding modifications.

Sun Lingtong's puppet attainments were also not low.

When Unlike Ning Zhuo was young, he shared his mother's puppet classics with Sun Lingtong.

In order to reunite with his master as soon as possible, Sun Lingtong had always been extremely serious and hardworking when learning puppet art.

He was a person with Immortal Talent, so his comprehension ability couldn't be low.

Therefore, although Sun Lingtong's puppet attainments were not as good as Unlike Ning Zhuo's, they also greatly exceeded the standard for entering the palace.

Sun Lingtong received the report from Dasheng and was shocked: "Someone is coming?"

Then, he was happy again: "Good, good, good, just as Little Zhuo said, let them in first."