Chapter 201

Underground secret base.

A huge Blood Transformation Pool, looking like a coffin, hung from the top beam of the room.

A thick metal pipe extended from the Blood Transformation Pool.

The pipe was connected to a huge Blood Oil Bottle, which was filled with turbid essence blood, presenting a black-red color.

And from the bottom of the Blood Oil Bottle, five or six pipes extended.

These pipes were finally inserted into the back of a mechanical ape.

Inside the mechanical ape, Yuan Dasheng's spirituality was exerting the ninth layer of the Demon-Dyed Blood Tendon Art with all its might!

Essence blood was infused down from the Blood Oil Bottle, constantly infused into the mechanical body of Yuan Dasheng. Then, under the operation of the Demon-Dyed Blood Tendon Art, it became demon-dyed essence blood.

Unlike Ning Zhuo sat cross-legged opposite Yuan Dasheng.

And between him and Yuan Dasheng, as well as all around, was a simple and slightly sloppy magic array.

The magic array emitted a faint red light and a faint smell of blood.

The ninth-layer demon-dyed essence blood cultivated by Yuan Dasheng was purified through this magic array and finally entered Unlike Ning Zhuo's body.

Unlike Ning Zhuo then used the seventh layer of the Demon-Dyed Blood Tendon Art to continuously transform it; in this process, he eliminated the essence blood that did not fit his own constitution and continuously accumulated Essence Sea cultivation.

Often, out of ten parts of demon-dyed essence blood, only two to three parts could finally be used by Unlike Ning Zhuo.

But by doing this, Unlike Ning Zhuo did not need to cultivate himself at all, saving him a huge amount of time.

Moreover, as long as the scale is large enough, theoretically speaking, the speed of his Essence Sea cultivation would be very exaggerated!

"Having clansmen is really good."

"How can I expand the number of clansmen so that I can obtain more flesh and blood?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo has been pondering this question.

After tasting the huge sweetness, he found it difficult to extricate himself.

But he did not lose his mind.

He knew very well: his large-scale public acquisition of the clansmen's flesh and blood this time was already in a fairly gray area. As long as he took a slight step forward, he would be suspected of cultivating demonic arts.

He has been too much in the limelight recently, which goes against his principle of always hiding his clumsiness.

Now, many people are staring at him, waiting for him to make a mistake.

Previously, his large-scale purchase of clansmen's flesh and blood was like pulling chestnuts from the fire, which was extremely risky. Although he announced to the public under the name of "researching puppet machines."

Ning Houjun and Ning Youfu, the two former family elders of the branch, heard of Unlike Ning Zhuo's move and successively sent people or letters to remind Unlike Ning Zhuo to pay extreme attention to his reputation!

The scale cannot be expanded further.

If it expands further, it will be very easy for people to falsely accuse him, catch his pigtail, and ruin Unlike Ning Zhuo's reputation.

And reputation is extremely important for righteous cultivators!

Crack.

Suddenly, the mechanical ape's left arm made a muffled sound, and then it broke off at the arm.

Subsequently, as if triggering a chain reaction, the mechanical ape's shoulders, chest, abdomen, and other places all cracked with mechanical fragments.

A large amount of essence blood gushed out.

In the rushing blood flow, the mechanical ape could not bear the burden and shattered into slag.

Unlike Ning Zhuo frowned.

He was not surprised, nor did he feel heartache; after all, the mechanical ape was a typical shoddy product.

It's just that this was already the 132nd one.

The broken fragments of the body had already piled up into a small hill.

Unlike Ning Zhuo looked up at the house's top beam.

The giant Blood Transformation Pool and Blood Oil Bottle hanging there were also showing fine lines, having signs of disintegration.

"It's time to build a proper mechanical ape." Unlike Ning Zhuo thought to himself.

Previously, he and Sun Lingtong made shoddy products mainly to break through to the seventh layer as quickly as possible.

After reaching the seventh layer, Unlike Ning Zhuo's cultivation of the three treasures of essence, qi, and spirit broke through the shackles and could continue to rise.

Now that Unlike Ning Zhuo has reached the seventh-layer cultivation base, he needs to look to the future.

On one hand, he needs a Golden Core-level mechanical ape to fully exert the value of Yuan Dasheng's spirituality; on the other hand, he also needs a mechanical ape that produces higher-quality essence blood.

Combining the two, Unlike Ning Zhuo was determined to immediately set about refining a new mechanical body for Yuan Dasheng.

He took the initiative to visit Zheng Jian and invited him to jointly refine the mechanical ape.

Zheng Jian was very pleasantly surprised.

Last time, he cooperated with Unlike Ning Zhuo and learned a lot of mechanical knowledge, and he admired Unlike Ning Zhuo's mechanical attainments quite a bit.

"I wonder what ingenuity Brother Ning has this time?" Zheng Jian asked Unlike Ning Zhuo for advice.

Unlike Ning Zhuo shook his head: "I might disappoint Brother Ning; the machine I am refining this time is different from the last one..."

After he explained, Zheng Jian was indeed full of disappointment.

It turned out that Unlike Ning Zhuo did not intend to publish the mechanical design blueprints, but only needed to refine high-quality materials, which required the help of the Zheng family and Zheng Jian for refinement.

Zheng Jian hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded, feeling that based on his friendship with Unlike Ning Zhuo, he could help Unlike Ning Zhuo refine the materials once.

Unlike Ning Zhuo took out Red Sun Copper.

Zheng Jian was surprised.

"This kind of Golden Core-level copper material requires extremely high firepower to melt."

"No wonder Brother Ning came to find me."

"It's just that I am only at the Qi Condensation Stage; Brother Ning is overestimating me."

Unlike Ning Zhuo indicated: He can ask other cultivators of the Zheng family to do this job.

Zheng Jian then nodded: "As long as Brother Ning can afford the price, based on our friendship, I will definitely be able to help you invite a good hand from the clan!"

"The price is easy to talk about." Unlike Ning Zhuo appeared very straightforward.

The good hand from the clan invited by Zheng Jian quoted a high price.

Unlike Ning Zhuo smiled and bargained: "What if what I want to refine is not just Red Sun Copper."

He took out the second material.

As a result, the good hand from the Zheng family frowned after seeing it: "The forging of this Ten Thousand Strike Mysterious Iron requires clumsy effort, at least ten thousand strikes."

"Although it is a Golden Core-level material, it consumes too much labor."

"I don't have too much time to take on private jobs. There are many heavy responsibilities in the clan pressing on my shoulders."

Unlike Ning Zhuo took out the third material.

This time, the Zheng family's refining expert shook his head directly, indicating that it could not be done.

"Unless it is the Golden Core Stage, it can be refined directly."

"I am only at the Foundation Establishment Stage and need to use the Heaven-grade refining room to have hope of melting it."

"But currently, the Heaven-grade refining room is occupied."

Unlike Ning Zhuo then asked how long the occupation would take.

"That's hard to say. I advise you not to have too many expectations." The Zheng family expert was very honest.

After Unlike Ning Zhuo left the Zheng family, not long after, he contacted Zhou Zeshen.

Zhou Zeshen praised: "Brother Ning really has spirit; at the Qi Condensation Stage, you are already touching Golden Core-level mechanical creations, such a big move! Remarkable, remarkable!"

"I am willing to help with all my might!"

As a result, when Unlike Ning Zhuo stated his specific requirements, Zhou Zeshen expressed that it was quite difficult.

"Brother Ning, you want to set up arrays on these Golden Core-level materials, or set up such a huge and dense array; I, Zhou Zeshen, cannot do it."

"My family's Foundation Establishment cultivators can barely do it, but it requires a large number of people to work together."

"Otherwise, the construction period will be dragged out very long."

Unlike Ning Zhuo calculated, and the unit price of the Zhou family's reward was very high; with more people, this remuneration made Unlike Ning Zhuo feel quite strained.

It was the former deacons under Unlike Ning Zhuo's command who were gathered to assign the talisman-making task, and they received good feedback.

These elite Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Ning family all expressed that they could refine various martial arts talismans for Unlike Ning Zhuo free of charge.

However, how could Unlike Ning Zhuo agree?

Saving spirit stones is not important.

Unlike Ning Zhuo did not want to take the lead in breaking his own rules and the atmosphere of the team that he had worked so hard to build.

The money paid to this group of subordinates under him is far more valuable than paying the Zheng family and the Zhou family!

After a comprehensive calculation, Unlike Ning Zhuo found that if he paid spirit stones, he almost couldn't even reach one-third of the workload.

"This is not the Zhou family or the Zheng family deliberately raising prices; in fact, their prices are quite fair relative to the market."

With materials reaching the Golden Core level, the accumulation of funds in Unlike Ning Zhuo's hands immediately appeared much, much shallower!

His idea of leveraging forces from all sides to jointly refine machines was quite good, but when implemented in reality, he would find many difficulties.

After pondering for a while, Unlike Ning Zhuo came up with a solution.

"It's time to expose some of Meng Chong's intelligence!"

Through the Turtle Breath Gang, Unlike Ning Zhuo secretly "leaked" to the three major families that Meng Chong had successfully passed the checkpoints and obtained the cultivation techniques for the fourth to sixth layers.

Zhou Zeshen exclaimed: "Meng Chong is indeed powerful! The City Lord's Mansion is far in the lead!"

Zheng Jian clenched his fists: "I must obtain the subsequent cultivation techniques. Being stuck at the third layer is really too uncomfortable."

The Ning family patriarch discussed with many family elders: "The Five Elements Qi Law Art was left by the Three Sects' Ascendants, and its potential is very sufficient. Its subsequent cultivation techniques are a major matter for our clan."

The family elders discussed heatedly: "Who can shoulder this heavy responsibility?"

"Ning Xiaohui has already left the modification team."

After discussing for only a moment, the name Unlike Ning Zhuo appeared in the minds of the Ning family elders.

If the Ning family wants to obtain the subsequent cultivation techniques itself, it seems, looks like, should... only rely on Unlike Ning Zhuo!

The family elders continued to discuss: "Although I personally dislike him extremely, I have to admit that Unlike Ning Zhuo is capable."

"The key is, with Unlike Ning Zhuo's temperament, even if he obtains the subsequent cultivation techniques, will he hand them over to the family?"

When the family elders discussed this, they couldn't help but look at each other, all falling into silence.

After a long time, someone broke the silence and looked at the Ning family patriarch: "Unlike Ning Zhuo loves money; please, Patriarch, communicate with him more."

The Ning family patriarch nodded with an ugly face; just thinking of Unlike Ning Zhuo made his head start to ache.

There are two routes to explore the Magma Xian Gong. Entering the Xian Gong with one's body can use merit to exchange for various cultivation resources. Entering the Xian Gong with one's soul will be tested by heavy checkpoints, but one can obtain the subsequent cultivation techniques of the Five Elements Qi Law Art.

And this point is a reward that those who enter the Xian Gong with their bodies cannot obtain.

In the arrangements of the Three Sects' Ascendants, entering the Xian Gong with one's body is aimed at outsiders and guest ministers, while entering the Xian Gong with one's soul is to cultivate one's own people and will not publish true secret manuals to outsiders.

For the three families, they have deeply studied the Five Elements Qi Law Art, and even if there were only three layers, they discovered that this technique was extremely excellent. Their desire for subsequent cultivation techniques has always been there, silently accumulating.

And this kind of desire was discovered by Unlike Ning Zhuo and became the "puppet string" he manipulated.

Unlike Ning Zhuo didn't need to find them again; Zhou Zeshen and Zheng Jian successively took the initiative to find him.

They didn't know how many checkpoints they had to pass to obtain the cultivation technique reward.

But they knew that Unlike Ning Zhuo's strength was very strong and that he had a huge contradiction with the Ning family's main line.

If they could invite Unlike Ning Zhuo to help, it would be quite beneficial for them to explore the Xian Gong itself. Moreover, strengthening the connection with Unlike Ning Zhuo and supporting Unlike Ning Zhuo would be beneficial for the occurrence of the Ning family's second civil war.

Such a multi-purpose move made the Zhou family and the Zheng family, who had ulterior motives, enthusiastic and took the initiative to lower prices for Unlike Ning Zhuo!

The problem that plagued Unlike Ning Zhuo was thus solved.

The Ning family's main line was furious when they learned of Unlike Ning Zhuo's cooperation with the Zhou family and the Zheng family.

Many people wanted to use this to take action, rendering that he was colluding with outsiders, disregarding the family's own interests, and wantonly destroying Unlike Ning Zhuo's family reputation.

As a result, they were dissuaded.

The Ning family patriarch held his nose and once again took the initiative to summon Unlike Ning Zhuo.

Unlike Ning Zhuo went happily.

After he left, the sound of things being smashed came from the Ning family patriarch's study again.