Chapter 197

Lava Immortal Palace.

Second transit hall, second Dao gate.

"Wahahaha!" Meng Chong laughed, hands on his hips, head held high, looking extremely joyful.

The puppets standing behind him numbered seven or eight, all of them damaged.

They looked disheveled and broken, but everyone was exceptionally excited, cheering one after another.

"We passed, we passed again!"

"A new record, this is a brand new record."

"We are maintaining first place; the closest to us is the Ning family's Ning Zhuo team. But they have only just reached the first Dao gate; our advantage is too great."

"Truly worthy of Immortal Talent!"

The members of the City Lord's Mansion modification team looked at Meng Chong, filled with emotion.

They knew very well: Meng Chong's huge contribution to this result was truly significant.

Although Meng Chong was childish in nature and simple and straightforward enough that many cultivators looked down on him, everyone had to admire him, admire his Immortal Talent.

Wild Sprinting Thunder—its applicability was truly broad, its power was strong, and it could do what others could not!

Lava Immortal Palace main hall.

The Dragon-Turtle Fire Spirit lay on the throne, its gaze piercing through layers of walls and floor tiles, witnessing this scene of everyone celebrating.

It hummed in anger.

The people from the City Lord's Mansion had already entered the second transit hall, but until now, not a single person had discovered the peculiarity—if there was only one gate, why set up such a transit hall?

However, this peculiarity had not been noticed by anyone else.

The Dragon-Turtle Fire Spirit knew the reason very well.

Because Yuan Dasheng often appeared in the transit hall, which triggered everyone's incorrect guesses.

"That puppet ape didn't appear."

"Great!"

"I heard that the joint team of the three families, because there were too many people, suffered a double interception by the puppet ape and the slave-soul puppets, and they were defeated miserably."

"How did I hear that they almost won? It was just because Ning Xiaohui wanted to settle a private grudge, and at the most critical moment, not only did she not seize the opportunity, but she also delayed the battle."

"Damn it." Meng Chong clenched his fists, his face full of regret.

In his understanding, this kind of transit hall was often guarded by a puppet ape or slave-ghost puppets.

Meng Chong was very much looking forward to having another great battle with Yuan Dasheng.

But the number of times he had encountered the puppet ape recently was too few, making Meng Chong yearn for it.

Without Yuan Dasheng guarding it, the transit hall seemed empty.

Meng Chong walked forward to push open the second Dao gate.

The cultivators of the modification team hurriedly stopped him.

"Young Master Meng Chong, don't always rush to the front."

"Let us push the gate, we will."

"Yes, what if there is a trap behind this gate that severely injures you? Our exploration this time would definitely stop here."

"After passing the first transit hall, we haven't found any maintenance rooms. Young Master Meng Chong, take it easy!"

It must be said that Ning Zhuo's various puppet traps had left a deep impression on everyone.

"You worry too much!"

Meng Chong pushed everyone aside and walked to the gate again: "If there really is a trap, I am the one most capable of breaking it."

"You all stay behind and watch me break through this level!"

"Hahaha."

Meng Chong's laughter was hearty, full of drive.

But when he pushed the gate, he immediately let out a sound of surprise: "Hmm?"

"What's wrong?" The other cultivators were very nervous.

The next moment, Meng Chong laughed out loud, his laughter even higher-pitched and more joyful than before: "Found it, I found the follow-up cultivation technique!"

"As long as we touch this gate, we can obtain key information, which is the fourth to sixth layers of the Five Elements Qi Law."

Meng Chong's words made everyone very pleasantly surprised.

They had been at the peak of the third layer for some time now, and it was very uncomfortable.

Now that they had finally obtained the follow-up cultivation technique, their stagnant cultivation was finally back on track.

"The gate won't open; we must cultivate to the peak of the sixth layer to open it." Meng Chong felt very regretful.

Everyone else was overjoyed.

Watching the performance of this group of people, the Dragon-Turtle Fire Spirit was so anxious that it kept scratching the back of the main hall throne with its claws.

It really wanted to tell the celebrating crowd that besides the Dao gate, there were also the Demon gate and the Buddha gate.

Unfortunately, the Dragon-Turtle Fire Spirit's permissions were limited, and it could not get involved in this aspect.

While it was hating that they couldn't be forged into steel and sulking, the culprit who caused all this, Ning Zhuo, was calling out to the trial disciple mark.

"It's coming."

"I see it!"

In Ning Zhuo's field of vision, he saw a Life-Thread of Fate descending from the sky, hanging above his head.

Divine ability—Life-Thread of Fate!

The next moment, Ning Zhuo unleashed the complete divine ability.

The Life-Thread of Fate from the Lava Immortal Palace suffered a violent impact, like a willow branch in a gale, swaying left and right, unable to land on Ning Zhuo's head.

"Hmm?!!" Feeling the abnormality, the Dragon-Turtle Fire Spirit immediately cast its gaze over.

When it saw this scene, it couldn't help but blink repeatedly, feeling as if it were dreaming!

Is this real?

Ning Zhuo toyed with the Lava Immortal Palace's Life-Thread of Fate for a while, unable to help but smile.

He stopped interfering and let the Life-Thread of Fate hang onto the back of his head.

The next moment, Ning Zhuo influenced the Life-Thread of Fate again, letting it extract his soul and accelerate his entry into the Immortal Palace.

This strange feeling, again?!

The Dragon-Turtle Fire Spirit couldn't help but be shocked and suspicious, subconsciously standing up, its pair of dragon eyes widening to an unprecedentedly exaggerated degree!

Room No. 1.

Ning Zhuo quickly assembled his puppet body and, with a few leaps, came down from the mountain of puppet parts.

Now he was quite familiar with the puppet body, and his movements were very light, no longer stiff as before.

In Room No. 1, Ning Zhuo was not the only one.

"Young Master Ning Zhuo?" The Zhou family's modification team saw a big-headed puppet coming over and recognized Ning Zhuo's identity.

"Ning Zhuo." Leading this small modification team was one of the Zhou family's geniuses, Zhou Zhu.

Ning Zhuo had a relatively close relationship with Zhou Zeshen, but he had less contact and interaction with Zhou Zhu.

Moreover, Zhou Zhu himself was a man of few words, and few people were close to him.

Zhou Zhu knew Ning Zhuo's strength well, so even though he was reticent, he took the initiative to propose cooperation at this moment.

Ning Zhuo politely declined: "I am, after all, a member of the Ning family; my apologies, fellow Daoists of the Zhou family."

A puppet beside Zhou Zhu immediately spoke up: "Young Master Ning Zhuo, we all know that you were forced by the Ning family's main branch to admit that Ning Xiaohui's dealing with you was just a mistake."

"But all of us, everyone who participated in that operation, knows that this was not a mistake at all."

"It was intentional, deliberate. Fortunately, this is a trial level, and we are all in puppet bodies."

"If this were outside the Immortal Palace, she would be the murderer who tried to kill you!"

The Zhou family members were standing up for Ning Zhuo, little knowing that Ning Zhuo was the one who orchestrated it all.

Ning Zhuo sighed deeply, did not answer, but bowed to thank everyone, and then pushed open the door to enter Room No. 2.

He hid himself in the modification team; given his current status and reputation, exploring the Immortal Palace alone would not arouse the slightest suspicion.

Relying on spells, Ning Zhuo skillfully avoided all the traps in Room No. 2 and soon stood before the second gate.

The Zhou family cultivators followed in Ning Zhuo's footsteps and entered Room No. 2.

They witnessed the entire process of Ning Zhuo clearing the level alone.

"Amazing."

"I didn't expect Young Master Ning Zhuo to be so skilled in casting spells; it's simply effortless."

"No wonder he holds a symposium every few days. He takes the initiative to lecture on his spellcasting insights, and every time, the Ning family's modification team benefits greatly!"

Ning Zhuo turned his head and saw that the Zhou family puppets all had Life-Threads of Fate on their heads. These were all ones he had planted earlier.

Basically, the cultivators in the joint team of the three families had all been visited by Ning Zhuo, each with a Life-Thread of Fate!

At this moment, Ning Zhuo clearly discovered: the Life-Thread of Fate of everyone from the Zhou family on the scene was thickening rapidly.

"Everyone is recognizing me more deeply..."

After waving to the Zhou family members, Ning Zhuo pushed the door and entered Room No. 3.

Ning Zhuo was already famous.

He was the master of the black market, had brought down his own young clan leader, and was at odds with the Ning family's main branch. Everything that happened to him was highly topical.

And in the joint battle not long ago, although everyone failed in the end, Ning Zhuo performed the best, leaving a very deep impression.

Although after reviewing the battle, everyone found that Ning Zhuo had been obsessed with the smoke cart throughout the battle and had flaws in his combat command.

But the flaws did not obscure the virtues!

Now, even in the large joint team of the three families, Ning Zhuo was a heavyweight who could not be ignored or neglected.

Ning Zhuo acted alone, passed several levels, and arrived at Room No. 8.

Here, he reunited with the Golden Blood Battle Ape, Dasheng.

Afterward, with the help of Yuan Dasheng, he went through the levels like a hot knife through butter.

To prevent any accidents behind him, he also borrowed Qi Bai to use, lurking in Room No. 8.

Whenever any latecomers wanted to catch up, Qi Bai would move out and eliminate them.

Every time, Ning Zhuo let Yuan Dasheng go to open the door first, firmly grasping these details so as not to make mistakes.

Not long after, he and Yuan Dasheng arrived at the second transit hall.

Meng Chong and the others had already disappeared.

They had finally obtained the follow-up cultivation technique and were busy advancing their cultivation.

And just because they couldn't push open the Dao gate didn't mean Ning Zhuo couldn't.

What Ning Zhuo pushed open was the second Buddha gate.

Seeing his extremely relaxed appearance, the Dragon-Turtle Fire Spirit was even more furious, gnashing its teeth.

Ning Zhuo was already quite familiar with the first level behind the second Buddha gate.

Here, he first had to choose materials nine times, and then use limited tools to add as much armament as possible to Yuan Dasheng within a limited time.

Afterward, he had to use Yuan Dasheng to pass various tests.

During this period, Ning Zhuo could not control Yuan Dasheng and could only let its spiritual intelligence act.

"However, now, I have a divine ability."

"Life-Thread of Fate, let me see your power!"

Ning Zhuo unleashed the divine ability fiercely.

Dragon-Turtle Fire Spirit:!!!

It was extremely shocked.

At this moment, it finally confirmed that Ning Zhuo had mastered the complete divine ability, the Life-Thread of Fate!

The Immortal Palace rioted again.

Blinding firelight and soaring magma reflected each other.

The roar of the Dragon-Turtle Fire Spirit reached Meng Kui's ears, and the latter frowned slightly; what was going on?

He heard the meaning of panic in the roar.

The Life-Thread of Fate was effective!

Ning Zhuo didn't even need to cite the Buddha Heart Demon Seal; he just cheated by using the Life-Thread of Fate to command Yuan Dasheng, easily passing the tests one after another.

Although Yuan Dasheng had spiritual intelligence, it retained its habits from its lifetime and didn't like casting spells at all, preferring close-quarters combat.

This flaw, with Ning Zhuo's cooperation, vanished into thin air.

That day, Ning Zhuo cleared three levels in a row, reaching the third transit hall.

He touched the Buddha gate, the Dao gate, and the Demon gate one after another.

The seventh, eighth, and ninth layers of the Mirror Platform Spirit-Communication Technique, the Five Elements Qi Law, and the Demon-Dyed Blood Tendon Technique all fell into Ning Zhuo's hands.

Before leaving, Ning Zhuo thoughtfully raised the stone walls of the Buddha and Demon gates.

Leaving only one Dao gate.