Chapter 198

Floating clouds were deep, and Unlike Ning Zhuo was practicing silently.

Sometimes he was surrounded by five colors, his aura fluctuating, sometimes his essence and blood were booming, demonic energy was gloomy, and sometimes he was solemn, full of Buddha light.

After testing the three cultivation methods, he had a more intuitive and profound understanding of the follow-up cultivation methods of the seventh to ninth layers he had just obtained.

"These three cultivation methods all retain the biggest advantage of the past—fast cultivation speed."

"But if you really practice according to the original method, the cultivation time must be at least three times higher than the total before!"

This is because the seventh to ninth layers of the cultivation method have a new advantage—thickness.

Whether it is divine sense, magic power, or essence and blood, they are all much thicker than those obtained by ordinary cultivation methods.

Although the advantage of cultivation speed is maintained, the total standard of cultivation is three times higher, so the cultivation time is also suddenly lengthened by three times.

And there is one more point that makes Unlike Ning Zhuo frown slightly.

"Starting from the seventh layer, these three cultivation methods began to echo each other."

"Small realms are fine, but large realms must advance and retreat together, which is indeed a bit troublesome."

That is to say, the three cultivation methods must enter the seventh, eighth, and ninth layers at the same time. But it can be that one is in the early stage of the seventh layer, another is in the middle stage of the seventh layer, and the third is at the peak of the seventh layer.

Before, Unlike Ning Zhuo had a situation where his divine sea cultivation reached the sixth layer, and the other two cultivation methods were both at the fifth layer.

This situation must not appear here in the follow-up cultivation methods of the seventh to ninth layers.

According to the cultivation method, once this situation appears, it will greatly affect the possibility of successful foundation establishment.

Unlike Ning Zhuo knows the reason.

"Because this involves the integration of the three fields!"

It was mentioned before that after the Qi Refining stage is the Foundation Establishment stage. The Qi Refining stage has three main paths of cultivation, which are the upper dantian divine sea, the middle dantian qi sea, and the lower dantian essence sea.

For most cultivation methods, they specialize in one dantian. Therefore, there are no concerns in this regard.

But for excellent or top-level cultivation methods, what they specialize in is not just one dantian, often involving two dantians.

Regardless of which two dantians these two dantians are, they all involve unification. For example, the combination of god and qi, for example, the unification of spirit, and for example, the harmony of essence and qi.

Putting it here with the Three Sects' masters, what he wants to achieve is more—the unity of the three treasures of essence, qi, and spirit!

This kind of unity is not merging the three dantians into one, but making their auras unified, shaped like one body, truly opening up the path to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Without this kind of unity, Unlike Ning Zhuo practicing these three cultivation methods is like practicing three cultivation methods that are not compatible at all.

When impacting the Foundation Establishment stage, it is bound to fail.

All three dantians have cultivation, as long as there is any slight disharmony, and the primary and secondary are not divided, it will form a violent conflict, leading to failure in impacting the Foundation Establishment stage, causing the three fields to collide and break. Lightly, it will affect the foundation of cultivation, falling from a genius to a waste, and heavily, there will be a life crisis.

This is why the three-dantian cultivation is still very rare in today's developed cultivation world.

Unlike Ning Zhuo summarized: The Three Sects' cultivation methods reached the late Qi Refining stage, the cultivation speed advantage was maintained, the time was lengthened by three times, and the three cultivation methods must advance and retreat together.

He immediately thought of the difficulties in it.

"In this way, my divine sea cultivation cannot progress too fast."

"Must take into account the progress of the other two fields."

"Fortunately, small realms can be inconsistent, I can still use Ice Jade Wine to lift the qi sea cultivation."

"The problem is what to do with the essence sea cultivation?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo's cultivation in the essence sea has always been the slowest.

It's not that he has no talent in this aspect, nor is it really slow, but the divine sea that progresses rapidly, the qi sea that is lifted, the essence sea has always been the last one.

Before, this was not a problem.

But now, according to the Three Sects' late-stage cultivation methods, this is Unlike Ning Zhuo's biggest shortcoming in cultivation.

"The follow-up cultivation method is in hand, but new problems have also appeared."

Unlike Ning Zhuo only studied a few glances at the follow-up content of the Mirror Platform Spirit-Connecting Formula, and felt his own divine sea cultivation surging, with a trend of crossing to the seventh layer, scaring him to quickly dispel all relevant thoughts in the divine sea.

His qi sea cultivation also reached the peak of the sixth layer.

Only the essence sea cultivation was left behind.

"Must go all out to improve the essence sea cultivation!"

Those who have research on the essence sea are mostly demonic cultivation methods.

Unlike Ning Zhuo has not had much contact with this aspect.

His knowledge mainly comes from the public library of the Ning family, and his mechanism art attainments basically come from the legacy books of his mother.

Although he has also been collecting intelligence in the black market for many years, and has also paid attention to collecting books.

But the cultivation methods, magic spells, etc., that have flowed into this layer of the market are of low quality (Fire Persimmon Xiancheng is a new city after all). Unless it is picking up leaks or some auctions, it is very difficult to buy high-quality cultivation methods.

Demonic cultivation methods are also official items that are cracked down on and banned, and it is also very difficult to acquire them from the regular market.

Before the age of sixteen, Unlike Ning Zhuo always believed in his own development route of walking the righteous path, and had no thirst for demonic arts.

He also didn't think that the cultivation method of the Lava Xian Gong was three-path cultivation.

This made his preparation and accumulation in demonic arts seriously inconsistent with the actual needs.

Fortunately, he still has an old big brother, who comes from a major evil sect.

Unlike Ning Zhuo asked Sun Lingtong about this matter.

Sun Lingtong gave the answer directly: "This is very simple."

"To improve essence and blood cultivation, it is actually the easiest."

"But you definitely can't do it, Little Zhuo."

"Boss, just tell me." Unlike Ning Zhuo pursued.

Sun Lingtong gave the answer, making Unlike Ning Zhuo's face change slightly, and he immediately shook his head: "Can't do it, can't do it!"

The method Sun Lingtong gave was very simple, which is relatives of the same sect, possessing the same source of bloodline.

Terrible demonic cultivators, for their own benefit, slaughter their relatives to exchange for rapid progress in cultivation.

The key is, as long as demonic cultivators pay attention to refining and purification, this method really has no side effects!

Unlike Ning Zhuo was unwilling: "Boss Sun, besides this, what other methods are there?"

Sun Lingtong did put forward several plans, but they were all high-threshold, or distant water could not quench near thirst.

What should be done?

Unlike Ning Zhuo had to go all out to practice the essence sea while paying attention to collecting relevant intelligence to see if there were any such opportunities in the outside world.

Sun Lingtong comforted him: "You don't count as a bottleneck, it's still steady progress. This is clearly a normal cultivation speed, yet you are not satisfied."

Unlike Ning Zhuo sighed, and told Sun Lingtong his concerns.

Fire Persimmon Xiancheng has become crowded, and more and more outsiders are attracted by the Recruitment Order, coming here to try to explore the Xian Gong.

Unlike Ning Zhuo felt the pressure increasing day by day.

He must go all out, race against time, and do his best to increase the possibility of seizing the Xian Gong.

If there is any slack, he will not forgive himself.

"Sigh, Little Zhuo has tightened himself too much." Sun Lingtong sighed in his heart, but did not comfort him.

Because he knew very well: the significance of the Lava Xian Gong to Unlike Ning Zhuo's life.

He also knew: any persuasion is meaningless. Helping Unlike Ning Zhuo with all his strength is the most meaningful help he can bring.

This is why Sun Lingtong was wanted, yet risked staying in Fire Persimmon Xiancheng.

He always hid in the underground base, moving once every period of time. According to his personality, this kind of life is more tormenting than sitting in jail.

But Sun Lingtong endured it all, just wanting to get closer to Unlike Ning Zhuo and see what he could do to help his little brother.

He didn't know yet that his situation was more dangerous than Unlike Ning Zhuo's—he had already been targeted by two Golden Core true disciples, Luo Shang of the Soul-Devouring Sect and Yang Chanyu of the Empty Gate.

When he rotated to the previous underground base, he would fall into the enemy's trap.

Unlike Ning Zhuo's small courtyard.

"Good, this mechanism Fire-Explosion Monkey is of high quality, I bought it." Unlike Ning Zhuo took out money to buy a mechanism monkey.

Recently, the number of times he did this action has clearly risen.

"Hmm, you improved and manufactured this spray mechanism tube based on the mechanism diagram of the Lava Xian Gong?"

After getting an affirmative answer, Unlike Ning Zhuo also bought this spray mechanism tube as encouragement.

After Ning Xiaohui withdrew from the renovation team, the remaining main line members were few in number, and now lacking a backbone, they were completely not worth worrying about.

The Ning family's renovation team was completely decided by Unlike Ning Zhuo.

Unlike Ning Zhuo took the initiative to arrange for the renovation team members to go to various mechanism workshops to accumulate mechanism art attainments.

After a period of fermentation, the effect was visibly outstanding!

This once made Unlike Ning Zhuo doubt whether the Ning family was originally a family based on mechanism arts, and whether the current main cultivation of ice and snow cultivation methods was off track?

A former deacon at the Foundation Establishment stage solved his confusion.

This former deacon had participated in the work of the high-level selection of personnel.

Unlike Ning Zhuo then understood that the renovation team members were not randomly selected, but that the Ning family high-level spent a lot of thought to select them from a huge base, suitable for mechanism arts.

"The more people in the family, the more talents suitable for practicing different cultivation techniques."

"From the perspective of the family, having more people is still good, it is simply the more the better."

The people carefully selected by the Ning family now fell into Unlike Ning Zhuo's pocket and were used by him.

Sun Lingtong's former black market was also controlled by Unlike Ning Zhuo, and the revenue soared crazily.

Everything has pros and cons. Many outsiders pouring into the Xiancheng brought him huge competitive pressure, but also brought more transactions and more income.

The funds in Unlike Ning Zhuo's hands were getting more and more, accumulating rapidly at an unprecedented speed, even though he had been spending.

When donating to the orphanage, he donated a sum of spirit stones that was more generous than previously planned.

The proportion of the salary given to the Ning family Foundation Establishment subordinates to the total income was declining rapidly.

Unlike Ning Zhuo also invested a large sum of money to secretly collect intelligence.

A lot of intelligence related to accelerating cultivation with demonic arts was collected, but basically none of it was reliable.

Unlike Ning Zhuo had intelligence sensitivity cultivated over more than ten years, and for many intelligence reports, he could estimate how much of the rumor component there was at a glance.

There were many intelligence reports and clues collected, mostly floating in rumors, and had little value.

The vast majority of the answers were what Sun Lingtong mentioned—starting from relatives.

"Because it involves demonic cultivation methods and the Lava Xian Gong, I still cannot start from regular channels, and I cannot seek help from the three major families."

"The current situation is still okay, if the essence sea cultivation advances to the seventh layer, the time is lengthened by three times, then it is even more unbearable!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo pondered for many days.

On this day, he suddenly had a wonderful inspiration and achieved a gratifying breakthrough—

"Wait, I can let the mechanism puppet practice for me!"