Chapter 218: One Fish, Four Eats

Ning Zhuo had experience in adding spirituality to other items.

The spirituality of Yuan Dasheng, Qi Bai, and Ning Xie was all added through the Fire Burial Prajna Spirit-Dissolving Scripture.

He consumed the belongings of these people during their lifetime, and through the Fire Burial Prajna Spirit-Dissolving Scripture, Ning Zhuo could increase spirituality for them.

The effect was obvious, convenient, and fast.

"However, the spirituality taken by these two talismans comes from heaven and earth nature."

"It's not like Yuan Dasheng and the others, who were humans during their lifetime and had frequently used items to serve as fuel for the fire burial."

"If I want to start from this angle, I need to find the places where these spiritualities once existed. Burning mountains and rivers there?"

Ning Zhuo deduced to this point and felt that something was wrong.

He had no confidence in this at all.

He knew the reason: "I only know how to use the Fire Burial Prajna Spirit-Dissolving Scripture."

"Knowing the 'what' but not the 'why'."

From Ning Zhuo's tool-theory perspective, this art, the Fire Burial Prajna Spirit-Dissolving Scripture, is equivalent to a tool.

It exchanges for corresponding spirituality by consuming magic power and related relics, etc.

For example, this art is equivalent to a crossbow.

Ning Zhuo can use the crossbow and knows that pulling the trigger can shoot an object.

But he doesn't know the principle of the crossbow.

Only when he understands the principles can he modify it—transforming the crossbow into a bed crossbow, or modifying the arrow to make it fly farther and more accurately.

"Must understand the Fire Burial Prajna Spirit-Dissolving Scripture."

"This might be a long process, and it is also a huge project."

"Must wait until I have time in the future."

In his current situation, Ning Zhuo certainly had no way to carry it out.

He had to race against time even for cultivation.

Previously, when he practiced the Five Elements Mutual Generation and Mutual Restraint Technique to the stage of skillful instinct, he decisively slowed down.

Because the training results of the later stage were unpredictable to Ning Zhuo, and he couldn't control the specific time.

The pressure brought to Ning Zhuo from the outside world was truly too great!

His current situation was like an egg in the cracks of a giant rock.

The outcome of an egg hitting a rock can be imagined.

Ning Zhuo struggled to survive in the cracks of the four major forces and wanted to break through the siege through the cracks to reach the final place of victory—the throne of the Lava Xian Gong!

Ning Zhuo knew: he needed to think carefully about where to spend every second of his time, which was the most correct, most stable, and had the highest expected results.

It is very likely that a wrong choice he makes will lead to his defeat or even death in the near future!

"If in the future, I completely understand the Fire Burial Prajna Spirit-Dissolving Scripture."

"Even if this art cannot help increase natural spirituality, I can still improve it."

"I can create new arts on its basis to help the Flowing Clouds and Flowing Water Talisman and the Mysterious Ice Pure Snow Talisman increase spirituality."

Soon, Ning Zhuo left the Ning family grounds.

He didn't return to his residence but immediately took a carriage to the Full Book Building.

There, he decisively sold the subsequent cultivation art of the Five Elements Qi Law Art he had just obtained to the Full Book Building.

He obtained a considerable amount of building gold.

Because there were no books he wanted to exchange for the time being, Ning Zhuo didn't spend this reward for the moment.

After leaving the Full Book Building, he sent someone to invite Zhou Zeshen and Zheng Jian to a banquet.

In the private room of the restaurant, he directly took out two jade slips and handed them to the two.

The jade slips recorded the subsequent cultivation art of the Five Elements Qi Law Art, of course, only the beginning part of the art.

Zheng Jian and Zhou Zeshen both revealed looks of shock after scanning the jade slips.

Zheng Jian said in disbelief: "Could it be that this is the subsequent cultivation art of the Five Elements Qi Law Art?"

Ning Zhuo smiled slightly and admitted it frankly.

He told the two that he had led the Ning family modification team to explore the Lava Xian Gong and achieved great success!

Not only did they luckily force back the mechanism ape, but they also arrived at the second Dao Gate.

"As long as you touch the Dao Gate, you will obtain the subsequent cultivation art."

"Now, I want to sell these cultivation arts to you two."

Zhou Zeshen and Zheng Jian looked at each other.

Zhou Zeshen was the first to react.

"This is of course possible!"

"Brother Ning, you could have practiced quietly to establish the Ning family's advantage."

"But you didn't do that, but instead sold the subsequent cultivation art to me and others at the first opportunity."

"I, Zhou Zeshen, will remember this favor."

Ning Zhuo laughed: "I also have selfish motives."

"You two both know that my cultivation of this art is rapid, and it seems that my talent and physique are extremely compatible with this art."

"Next, I will definitely go into seclusion and practice diligently, striving to reach the peak of the sixth layer of cultivation as soon as possible."

"Only in this way can I push open the second Dao Gate."

"Not long ago, the news leaked from the City Lord's Mansion, and everyone knows—Meng Chong and the others are also practicing diligently."

"Now that we have also obtained the subsequent part of this art, we should seize the time; perhaps we can catch up with them."

"To be honest, I am very curious about what the leaderboard rewards are."

"Perhaps this time, one of our three families can make it onto the Lava Xian Gong leaderboard."

Ning Zhuo's words greatly aroused the competitive spirit of Zhou Zeshen and Zheng Jian.

The desire of the two to buy the subsequent cultivation art suddenly soared by a large margin.

Zheng Jian said directly: "Brother Ning takes the overall situation into account and takes the initiative to sell us the key subsequent cultivation art; such high righteousness is not comparable to a villain like Ning Xiaohui!"

"I don't know what Brother Ning wants to trade?"

"If there is anything special you need, just say it and let us hear!"

"Is it still related to forging the Golden Core-level mechanism ape?"

Ning Zhuo shook his head slightly.

He clarified again: "Regarding the mechanism ape, I feel more and more that I did wrong, and the step was too big!"

"Now it has caused a very bad impact."

"In fact, I just used the power of the three families to want to forge the shell and skeleton of the mechanism ape. There is still a long way to go before it can truly be activated."

"What I want more now are resources useful for my own cultivation."

"Especially things that can purify magic power!"

Zheng Jian and Zhou Zeshen heard these words, both revealing looks of contemplation.

Zheng Jian clapped his hands: "That's easy to say, my clan has magic treasures specifically for purifying magic power, which can be sold to Brother Ning."

Zhou Zeshen, however, thought a lot.

"According to Ning Zhuo's description, when he arrived at the second gate, it wasn't just him, but also other members of the Ning family."

"I don't need to buy the subsequent cultivation art from Ning Zhuo; perhaps I can start from other members."

"Forget it, no need to do this."

Zhou Zeshen soon thought: Ning Zhuo is the same type of person as him, both full of strategy.

"Ning Zhuo must have given instructions to the members of the modification team, and they will definitely keep the subsequent cultivation art strictly confidential."

"I might not succeed by doing this."

"Even if I succeed, I will fall out with Ning Zhuo."

"It is very obvious that the relationship with Ning Zhuo is more important."

Zhou Zeshen's thoughts turned like lightning, and he soon said: "My clan can send several formation masters to specifically lay out formations for Brother Ning's residence."

"Brother Ning can use the formations to purify magic power, and the efficiency will be very high."

Ning Zhuo had long had a plan for how to use the subsequent cultivation art of the Five Elements Qi Law Art.

Within a day, he sold this cultivation art to four parties.

One fish, four eats, allowing Ning Zhuo's own gains to be maximized.

"Meng Chong keeps rushing through levels; the Five Elements Qi Law Art is destined not to be kept secret."

This is unlike the Magic-Dyed Blood Tendon Art and the Mirror Platform Spirit-Connecting Art, because Ning Zhuo raised stone walls to block them. Everyone was kept in the dark.

If Ning Zhuo doesn't sell it, it will also leak from the City Lord's Mansion.

Now is exactly the time when the fourth to sixth layers of the Five Elements Qi Law Art are most valuable.

Ning Zhuo took the opportunity to take it out and sell it, and sure enough, he sold it for a good price!

He traded for the cultivation resources he needed most at the moment to purify magic power.

Ning Zhuo is a branch member of the Ning family and is not favored by the main branch. He has no background and no backer; if he wants to cultivate better and faster, he can only rely on his own hands to grab and plan.

Not long after Ning Zhuo returned to his residence, the family envoy brought him the Mysterious Ice Pure Snow Talisman.

This talisman was pure white, like top-quality silk.

Ning Zhuo touched it in his hand and felt a trace of coolness.

The talisman's lines were smooth, the pen tips sharp, carrying the unique personal style of the talisman master.

Ning Zhuo vaguely felt: the talisman master who made this talisman should have very deep attainments in talismans. But what level exactly, it was not something he could see at a glance.

Ning Zhuo placed this talisman on his palm.

After being left still for a period of time, the surface of the talisman would be covered with a thin layer of halo.

In this halo, the air temperature dropped, rapidly condensing into small snowflakes.

Each small snowflake was extremely tiny, like a gnat, crystal clear.

"Sure enough, there is spirituality!"

Ning Zhuo had used the Fire Burial Prajna Spirit-Dissolving Scripture to manufacture many spiritual mechanisms. He was quite familiar with this feeling of spirituality.

Ning Zhuo started his cultivation.

He used the Mysterious Ice Pure Snow Talisman to freeze himself in a block of ice.

When the ice block melted, Ning Zhuo couldn't suppress his surprise.

The Mysterious Ice Pure Snow Talisman's effect was amazing, far exceeding the upper limit of Ning Zhuo's estimation. The magic treasure Tornado Cart simply couldn't compare with it.

"Using it to purify the three dantian, and assisting with other means, I can thoroughly purify myself and annihilate all foreign Qi in about seven days."

"The only drawback is that the spirituality is limited. Every time it is activated, it will consume spirituality!"

"And, I only have fifteen uses."

Although Ning Zhuo had the right to temporary use, the Ning family patriarch also made strict regulations to prevent Ning Zhuo from abusing it and exhausting the talisman's spirituality.

Ning Zhuo thought of the Flowing Clouds and Flowing Water Talisman.

After using the Mysterious Ice Pure Snow Talisman, he could infer the good effect of the Flowing Clouds and Flowing Water Talisman.

"No wonder back then, Ning Xiaohui could catch up from behind and quickly reach the third layer of Qi Refining."

"Urge her tomorrow."

"The Flowing Clouds and Flowing Water Talisman shouldn't continue to stay in Ning Xiaohui's hands!"

Although Ning Zhuo might not be able to use it himself, he had to show urgency.

Moreover, taking the Flowing Clouds and Flowing Water Talisman from Ning Xiaohui's hands was also a powerful weakening of a competitor.

The Ning Zhuo of the past was just a marginal figure of the branch; when he proposed the Flowing Clouds and Flowing Water Talisman to Ning Xiaoren, he was slandered by Ning Xiaoren: "Delusional!"

The Ning Zhuo of today, by virtue of his own strategy and means, and with the help of the competition of the four major forces, had climbed to a high position.

Ning Xiaohui of the Ning family main branch also had to take the initiative to give up the treasure to him.

And his reputation was even heard and discussed by Golden Core-level ancestors.

Others were seeking the Lava Xian Gong, seeking the inheritance of the Three Sects' Supreme Master, but Ning Zhuo was using the Lava Xian Gong and playing games with major forces, digging countless cultivation resources for himself from them.

Without the resources of other forces, how could Ning Zhuo have cultivated to this level so quickly? ===== CHAPTER 219 =====