Chapter 226: Divine Catcher Resolves Doubts

When Zhu Xuanji came, there was thunder; when he left, the wind whistled, which was particularly eye-catching.

His cultivation base reached the Jin Dan level, and he was also a royal family member, a Divine Catcher famous throughout the country; every move would attract attention.

Now that he had such a big move, it had already set off a storm in the whole city.

Countless people were curious and suspicious about this: what exactly happened to make Lord Zhu Xuanji make such a big fanfare?

Soon, gossip spread wildly, and Unlike Ning Zhuo thus broke into everyone's line of sight.

Although Unlike Ning Zhuo was only a small cultivator at the third layer of Qi Condensation, if one looked closely, his identity was also extraordinary.

He possessed mysterious talent, and in the recent period, he had emerged, showing off his brilliance.

He not only pulled the young patriarch of the Ning family's main line off his horse, but also had remarkable achievements in exploring the Lava Xian Gong, which was very amazing.

Even the Ning family's Jin Dan ancestor, Ning Jiufan, thought highly of Unlike Ning Zhuo, publicly saying that Unlike Ning Zhuo had made contributions to the Ning family.

One side was Zhu Xuanji, and the other was Unlike Ning Zhuo.

What exactly happened between these two people to make Zhu Xuanji act like this?

For a time, everyone in the city was very curious about the inside story.

After Zhu Xuanji returned to his residence, he gave an order to summon the three Jin Dan ancestors.

The three Jin Dan ancestors were curious about Zhu Xuanji's behavior, and upon receiving his summons, they went happily.

Soon, they all gathered in front of Zhu Xuanji.

After the trip to the Fire-Melting Demon Ape nest, the relationship between them had become a bit closer.

They were natural allies with Zhu Xuanji.

Because the stance of the three major cultivation families of Fire Persimmon Xiancheng was to unite with the Nandou royal family to resist the Meng family!

If Zhu Xuanji of the royal family could become the Master of the Lava Xian Gong, then Fire Persimmon Xiancheng could maintain its original state.

If the Meng family mastered the Master of the Lava Xian Gong, then the entire Meng family force would massively erode Fire Persimmon Xiancheng.

Ultimately, this city would become the private property of the Meng family. By then, the three families would have no room for survival and could only be squeezed out.

In the reception hall.

Zhu Xuanji's face was full of solemnity, he scanned the room, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone is here."

"I know everyone has questions in their hearts."

"Before we talk in detail, please sign this oath first."

Saying this, Zhu Xuanji took out a scroll from his bosom.

The specification of the scroll was very high, a magic treasure level, and its shape was like a decree of the Nandou royal family.

Unfolding the scroll, one would find that the scroll was arranged with extremely fine magic arrays. Occasionally, following the direction of the light, one could see dense array patterns flashing and disappearing.

Even the three Jin Dan ancestors were seeing such a quality contract treasure for the first time.

Zhu Xuanji continued: "Please, everyone present, in front of everyone, use this scroll to swear that you have no connection with the Shadow Demon Cultivator."

As soon as these words came out, the three Jin Dan ancestors were surprised.

In the recent period, Zhu Xuanji had stopped investigating the bombing of the Xian Gong.

His focus had changed, and he was fully exploring the Xian Gong to obtain more merit and contribution.

How did he suddenly get involved with the Shadow Demon Cultivator again?

Although they didn't understand what Zhu Xuanji was up to, the three Jin Dan ancestors still followed his requirements and one by one held the decree scroll and swore an oath in public.

Seeing the oath established, Zhu Xuanji's expression softened a bit.

"Sure enough."

He slowly put away the decree and said to everyone: "Since everyone has no secret connection with the Shadow Demon Cultivator, then I will speak clearly."

"The source of all this is this Blood Path Board."

Zhu Xuanji took out the Blood Path Board and handed it to everyone to check.

This Blood Path Board was of high quality, a magic treasure level, and its surface was smooth.

The Jin Dan cultivator of the Zheng family, Zheng Shuanggou, was the first to see the clues, and his expression revealed a look of shock.

"Such a high-specification Blood Path Board should have originally recorded a True Scripture."

"True Scripture?!" Everyone was surprised.

Zhu Xuanji nodded slightly and admitted: "That's right."

"This Blood Path Board is a mechanism part, which I took out from the body of the Mechanism Demon General."

"The Mechanism Demon General itself has no spirituality. But it possesses this board and True Scripture, so it can operate the content of the True Scripture and exert cultivation techniques."

"The Mechanism Demon General is confirmed to be Jin Dan stage combat power, which means that the demon art True Scripture on this board is also at least Jin Dan stage."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but feel excited.

Ning Jiufan stroked his beard and said: "The Three Sects' Master had a bumpy and peculiar life, and practiced three cultivation techniques, which is rare in history. It is not surprising that he left behind some demon arts."

The Zhou family's Jin Dan ancestor said: "I have long heard of the so-called Three Sects' Upper Method. The Three Sects' Master left behind a mechanism inheritance in the Lava Xian Gong, and the most valuable is the Three Sects' Upper Method. Besides the Five Elements Qi Law Technique, there are two other cultivation techniques, which correspond to the three dantians of the human body."

"As long as the three cultivation techniques are practiced together, one can form a three-dantian Foundation Establishment."

"Now, the Five Elements Qi Law Technique has appeared, perhaps the demon arts on this Blood Path Board are also one of the Three Sects' Upper Methods?"

Zhu Xuanji nodded, his face revealing a faint smile.

"I have the same thoughts as you."

"I am also quite curious about the content of the True Scripture once recorded on this Blood Path Board."

"If I can obtain it, perhaps I can get a glimpse of the Three Sects' Upper Method and confirm whether this rumor is true."

"Besides this, if I retrieve the True Scripture, it will also be greatly beneficial to the merit and contribution I obtain when handing over the Mechanism Demon General."

"So, I used the Root-Tracing Technique on this Blood Path Board."

"I obtained a key clue—in the early years, a small ape monkey accidentally came into contact with the battle-damaged Mechanism Demon General."

"When it touched it, the demon art True Scripture actively threw itself into the small ape monkey's body."

"I wanted to retrieve the True Scripture, but I didn't know the current appearance of the small ape monkey."

"So seven days ago, I secretly wrote a letter to the Nandou royal family seeking help."

"The royal family's cultivators helped me deduce the appearance of the small ape monkey as an adult and as an old man."

"With this image clue, I can use the Fire-Melting Demon Ape group in Fire Persimmon Mountain to help me investigate and search."

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Speaking of this, Zhu Xuanji couldn't help but look at Ning Jiufan.

Ning Jiufan's face sank slightly, and he immediately understood Zhu Xuanji's meaning.

Since the last exploration of the bottom of Fire Persimmon Mountain, he had become an honored guest. In that largest Fire-Melting Demon Ape group, he was very popular.

If he came forward with this image clue to seek help, the Fire-Melting Demon Ape group would likely lend a helping hand.

Relying solely on words to communicate, the intelligence of the Fire-Melting Demon Ape group might be difficult to clearly understand.

But with this image, they had clear and unmistakable content to investigate.

Zhu Xuanji continued: "Today, I received the royal family's reply."

"And thus I knew what the small ape monkey looked like as an adult and as an old man."

"The result surprised me—this small ape monkey was actually Yuan Dasheng!"

"Yuan Dasheng?" The Jin Dan ancestors looked at each other, not having heard the name of this small figure.

Ning Jiufan asked: "Since Lord Zhu knows, where is this ape now?"

"Yuan Dasheng!" The Zhou family Jin Dan ancestor frowned, his face revealing a strange look, "It is already dead."

The other Jin Dan ancestors couldn't help but look at him.

Thus, the Zhou family Jin Dan detailed the series of things that happened at the Fire Persimmon Festival.

At that time, the black-shadow demonic cultivator had vanished without a trace. The City Lord's Mansion led the Golden Core ancestors to search every inch of the ground, yet they still failed to find this demonic cultivator, causing the entire high command of Fire Persimmon Xiancheng to lose face.

The Zhou family Jin Dan suspected that Yuan Dasheng's corpse contained a person, so he went to the Monkey Head Gang with Fei Si and Zhu Xuanji to find out.

As a result, they learned there that Yuan Dasheng was dead, so they went to the Flying Disc Mechanism Workshop and confirmed Yuan Dasheng's corpse.

"So, Yuan Dasheng's corpse ended up in Unlike Ning Zhuo's hands?" Ning Jiufan was stunned.

Zheng Shuanggou suddenly realized: "So that's it! That's why Lord Zhu, after learning it was Yuan Dasheng, immediately set off to find Unlike Ning Zhuo to retrieve the True Scripture."

Zhu Xuanji nodded: "But I didn't retrieve it. Unlike Ning Zhuo told me he knew nothing about it."

The three Jin Dan ancestors looked at each other.

The Zhou family Jin Dan ancestor pondered: "Lord Zhu possesses the Heavenly Beauty Golden Eyes and has many magic arts, so he can detect lies. None of us can hide a lie."

"Unlike Ning Zhuo is just a small third layer of Qi Condensation; his saying he knew nothing should be true."

"Then, where did the True Scripture go?"

Zheng Shuanggou was full of confusion: "Yes, if the True Scripture is not on Unlike Ning Zhuo, where is it?"

Zhu Xuanji said at this time: "This is the main reason why I found you and asked you to sign the oath in public."

Speaking of this, Zhu Xuanji held the contract decree and swore in public: "What I say next may not be the truth, but it is mostly my personal experience, without the slightest bit of lying."

After saying this, Zhu Xuanji took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

"We all know that Unlike Ning Zhuo is the inventor of the Mechanism Fire-Exploding Monkey. He once took an incomplete Mechanism Fire-Exploding Monkey to consult Chen Cha, the owner of the Flying Disc Workshop. And Chen Cha was a person recruited by Fei Si. After that consultation, Chen Cha reached an agreement with Unlike Ning Zhuo that his mechanism workshop would be responsible for producing mechanism monkeys and selling them to the outside world."

"Not long after, the Shadow Demon Cultivator tried to approach the Lava Xian Gong and was discovered by fellow Daoist Zheng Shuanggou. The two sides engaged in a fierce battle. In the fierce battle, a fire-exploding monkey carrying a large amount of fire essence bombed the Xian Gong, prompting the Lava Xian Gong to appear in advance, and the sound of the Dharma-transmitting bell resounded throughout the city."

"Fellow Daoist Zheng Shuanggou personally saved Unlike Ning Zhuo and other Ning family cultivators. Not long after, the Shadow Demon Cultivator appeared near the dungeon, Chi Dun attacked, trying to pursue, but the Shadow Demon Cultivator broke into the Fire Persimmon Forest. Fei Si came forward to protect the Fire Persimmon Forest, preventing Chi Dun from continuing the pursuit."

"I started investigating the mechanism monkeys, but found that this mechanism creation could be seen everywhere in Fire Persimmon Xiancheng, and the sales situation was quite hot. I investigated the sales channels of fire essence again and found that there were no large-scale purchase records in the market."

"When I was suffering from no clues, Chi Dun advised and Fei Si invited me to take action at the Fire Persimmon Festival against the Shadow Demon Cultivator, and I agreed to them."

"At the Fire Persimmon Festival... everyone present participated and saw Yuan Dasheng of the Monkey Head Gang being attacked by more than a dozen mechanism fire-exploding monkeys. The attack was not successful."

"But after this, when Yuan Dasheng was picking fire persimmons, a mistake inexplicably appeared, triggering a terrifying explosion. In the process of the explosion, I observed through the Golden Eyes that Yuan Dasheng wanted to exert demon arts to protect itself, but it was forcibly suppressed by itself. It seemed that it didn't want to implicate the son of its former master."

"I felt its loyalty, appeared in public, and ordered Fei Si to open the array. Fei Si was once unwilling, but under my forced request, he opened the passage. After I entered, I treated Yuan Dasheng. The latter got a glimmer of vitality, fell into a coma, and was then carried back to the gang's residence by the Monkey Head Gang members."

"Fei Si handed his waist token to Unlike Ning Zhuo. Unlike Ning Zhuo carried the waist token, went deep into the Monkey Head Gang's residence, and persuaded Yuan Er with words to let Yuan Dasheng die without saving it. Yuan Dasheng ultimately died from severe injuries, and Unlike Ning Zhuo took its corpse away."

"We searched for the Shadow Demon Cultivator in the Fire Persimmon Forest, but never saw his trace. Fellow Daoist Zhou suspected that Yuan Dasheng's corpse contained a person, so he went to investigate with me and Fei Si."

"We first went to the Monkey Head Gang's residence, learned that Yuan Dasheng was dead and the corpse was taken by Unlike Ning Zhuo, so we immediately went to Chen Cha's mechanism workshop. When we arrived, all the essence blood of Yuan Dasheng had already been extracted from its body."

Hiss...

The Jin Dan ancestors all gasped.

They all understood!

"It's the City Lord's Mansion!?" Zheng Shuanggou had an expression of disbelief, "So, the Shadow Demon Cultivator is a person from the City Lord's Mansion, they bombed the Xian Gong, why?"

Zheng Shuanggou had a look of confusion: "Before this, the Meng family and my Zheng family and Zhou family secretly united, and we had already reached a contract privately and discussed it." ===== CHAPTER 227 =====