Chapter 261: Over a dozen years of struggle, finally arrived here!

This was an orange-red world.

The temperature in the air was very high; even without moving, just standing quietly would make the human body sweat naturally.

Unlike Ning Zhuo tidied up his bed.

He scanned the room, and after setting up some talismans, he pushed the door open and walked out of his temporary residence.

He and the members of the three-family renovation team entered the Molten Xian Gong together, bringing sufficient supplies. This was in preparation for a long-term stay.

Unlike Ning Zhuo walked out of the house assigned to him.

In the small courtyard, several Ning family cultivators were cleaning the courtyard.

Seeing Unlike Ning Zhuo appear, they bowed one after another, showing obedience and worship.

Through Unlike Ning Zhuo's hard accumulation over the past half year and various actions, his prestige in the Ning family renovation team had reached its peak.

Unlike Ning Zhuo smiled at them, nodded, and then left the station with a pace that seemed slow but was actually fast.

According to the order received not long ago, he needed to immediately go to a side hall to meet Zhu Xuanji.

Walking on the road, he looked up slightly, gazing into the high sky.

The sky was covered by a huge spherical light shield, which appeared pale gold.

From Unlike Ning Zhuo's perspective, he could vaguely see: outside the light shield, a dense, endless tide of monsters.

Monsters of different types, large and small, were frantically attacking the array shield of the Molten Xian Gong.

The shield was not absolutely safe. In some places, after the attacks reached the limit of endurance, cracks would appear. And from these obvious cracks, a burst of flames seeped in.

Immediately, the flames re-condensed in mid-air, forming a Foundation Establishment level Fire-Walking Snake.

The Fire-Walking Snake hissed and fell, but before it could fall to the ground, it was met by a large group of mechanical puppets, and a fierce battle unfolded in mid-air.

By the time the Fire-Walking Snake fell to the ground, it had already suffered a large amount of damage, with only half a life left. Then, it was swarmed by more mechanical puppets on the ground and completely submerged.

Such a situation could not make Unlike Ning Zhuo feel at ease.

On the contrary, he had already perceived the trend of the Molten Xian Gong's defensive power continuously declining.

The round of shelling he led had provoked a monster tide of extremely huge scale!

The Molten Xian Gong was at a disadvantage, and the situation was worsening as time passed.

"Sun Lao Da's risk in entering the Xian Gong is very high, and I don't know how he actually got in."

"Did he rely on the Empty Gate's Golden Core true disciple Yang Chanyu again this time?"

Thinking of Yang Chanyu, Unlike Ning Zhuo couldn't help but feel more worry in his heart.

Previously, Sun Lingtong went to steal the cloud merchants' goods, and in actual action, he had joined forces with Yang Chanyu again.

The fact that Yang Chanyu helped repeatedly was quite bad in Unlike Ning Zhuo's eyes.

Unlike Ning Zhuo raised his estimate of the price Sun Lingtong had to pay again.

"Next is to find an opportunity to secretly meet with Sun Lao Da and the others to hand over the Benevolent Water!"

"Then see if I can probe Yang Chanyu to find out the specific price Sun Lao Da had to pay for this cooperation."

"Sun Lao Da is unwilling to give that seven-colored auspicious cloud to Yang Chanyu; I will use it as a gift to see if I can get some words out of Yang Chanyu and secretly help Sun Lao Da bear some pressure."

Unlike Ning Zhuo walked in the streets of the Molten Xian Gong; he was gradually attracted by the scenery along the way and couldn't help but put away his thoughts.

This was his first time truly walking in the Molten Xian Gong.

How many times had he imagined this scene in his plans... today it was finally realized!

In the Molten Xian Gong, everywhere one looked, there were golden pillars and red bricks. Under the firelight reflected by the surrounding magma, the golden pillars and red bricks flickered with a slightly dazzling brilliance, like burning immortal light that would never be extinguished.

There were towering towers, majestic main halls, and exquisite side halls; the layout of various buildings was clear and reasonable. The heavy architectural structure gave the Molten Xian Gong a solid foundation, ancient and heavy. And statues of fire dragons, fire phoenixes, etc., were carved delicately and lifelike, giving a sense of magnificence.

Clearly, the two architectural styles were abrupt, but here, they appeared integrated and harmonious.

In front of Unlike Ning Zhuo, a wall gradually appeared.

The wall was quite thick, and on the wall, at intervals, a huge talisman was depicted, just like a window drawn on it.

"This is the Spirit-Hiding Wall," Unlike Ning Zhuo thought.

He reached out, walking while stroking the uneven wall.

The tactile sensation of the physical object conveyed by his fingertips was so clear.

This was a profound feeling he hadn't brought with him when his soul entered the Xian Gong!

His eye sockets gradually turned red, and he couldn't help but think of his deceased mother.

"Mother, I have finally arrived at the Molten Xian Gong at this very moment."

Unlike Ning Zhuo had been thinking about it day and night for over a dozen years, and he had also been planning it for over a dozen years.

When he decided to bomb the Xian Gong and took action, there was no turning back.

It was really not easy for him to get to where he was now.

Along the way, he had racked his brains, stumbled, and experienced several life-and-death crises, only then to be able to arrive here and walk on this road.

He only had the cultivation base of the Qi Condensation Stage, yet he had to maneuver among the four major forces of the Fire Persimmon Immortal City, bearing the huge pressure brought by Zhu Xuanji.

During this period, he used various means to struggle through every crisis.

Sometimes, he relied on the sufficient preparations he had made over a dozen years, and sometimes he had to rely on some luck.

In this process, if he was slightly careless, he would die without a burial place!

Many people exploring the Xian Gong only started fighting with their lives when they were fighting the Red Flame monsters now.

And Unlike Ning Zhuo had already entered the game from the beginning, placing his life on the table to gamble.

"If it were possible, I wouldn't want to do this."

Unlike Ning Zhuo looked at the pale gold spherical light shield in the sky again.

He looked at the dense monster tide outside the light shield: "I had no choice; forced by the situation, I could only be helpless and flip the table."

Of course, he controlled the force, and this table wasn't completely flipped over by him.

This time he used the monsters to create a situation where everyone had to go all out.

Only in this way could he alleviate much of the pressure placed on him.

When Unlike Ning Zhuo completed this step, the entire situation was already irreversible.

For the Molten Xian Gong, and for him, it was the same!

He was like a fledgling bird in a nest on the edge of a cliff, spreading its wings for the first time, either soaring into the sky or falling to its death.

Walking along the spacious street, Unlike Ning Zhuo finally arrived at a side hall.

"He's here." The people in the side hall heard the sound of knocking on the door and turned to look at the hall door.

Zhu Xuanji said: "Come in."

So the next moment, Unlike Ning Zhuo pushed the door open and walked in.

There were already several people in the side hall, and Unlike Ning Zhuo was the last one to arrive.

Besides Zhu Xuanji, there were Zheng Jian, Zhou Zeshen, and Zhou Zhu.

"Lord Divine Catcher." The white-clad youth Unlike Ning Zhuo took the lead in bowing to Zhu Xuanji, then apologized to the others, "Sorry, I'm late."

The three genius cultivators of the Zhou and Zheng families all smiled at him.

"We haven't been here long either."

"This isn't late; the time is just right."

By now, Unlike Ning Zhuo had not only gained huge prestige in the Ning family. His various actions and achievements also made the genius cultivators of the other two families admire him.

Even Zhu Xuanji, at the Golden Core level, looked at Unlike Ning Zhuo with newfound respect.

Unlike Ning Zhuo scanned the tops of the three genius cultivators' heads without a trace.

He discovered: they hadn't seen each other for a period of time, but the "Life-Thread" on their heads was thicker and more solid than before.

"It seems their recognition of me is also deepening."

Unlike Ning Zhuo looked at Zhu Xuanji and sighed in his heart: "If I could plant the Life-Thread on his head, my advantage would be great."

Unfortunately, with his current cultivation base, even if he possessed the complete divine ability of the Life-Thread, he couldn't do this.

"Perhaps, when I promote to the Foundation Establishment Stage, I might be able to plant the Life-Thread on the head of a Golden Core cultivator," Unlike Ning Zhuo had this speculation in his heart.

Zhu Xuanji was very direct: "Since everyone has arrived, let's sign the contract first."

He explained the content of the contract slightly.

Zheng Jian and Zhou Zhu didn't feel anything, but Zhou Zeshen and Unlike Ning Zhuo frowned slightly at the same time.

Zhou Zeshen had doubts but didn't dare to question actively, so he cast his gaze at Unlike Ning Zhuo.

Unlike Ning Zhuo indeed cupped his fists: "Lord Divine Catcher, please wait a moment, I still have some doubts."

"If it's just a constraint, the members of our three families and the City Lord's Mansion's renovation team... this is indeed fair, allowing us to use all our energy and time to compete for various positions in the Molten Xian Gong in a short period."

"However, besides the renovation team members of our four parties, there are many others who are also soul-entering the Xian Gong, competing for the treasures of the Xian Gong's inheritance."

"What should be done about these people?"

"What if a buried genius appears among them, who rises rapidly because of obtaining this inheritance, and eventually surpasses our achievements; what should be done?"

"If the renovation team members of our four parties cannot soul-enter the Xian Gong now, wouldn't that be leaving an opportunity for such people?"

"So I think, at least we must leave some people to monitor the trial levels of the Molten Xian Gong to prevent such a dark horse from appearing."

Zhu Xuanji nodded slightly: "We have already considered all the situations you mentioned."

As he said this, he took out a scroll.

Clearly, this was a Dharma Decree scroll.

Zhu Xuanji handed it to Unlike Ning Zhuo first.

Unlike Ning Zhuo unfolded it and saw that there was a large amount of content in the Dharma Decree scroll.

These words described the various details of this four-party contract specifically and in detail. The content perfectly solved the worries Unlike Ning Zhuo raised.

Each of the four parties would send a renovation team member to be stationed at the trial levels of the Molten Xian Gong to record and monitor the exploration of the vast city citizens in the Molten Xian Gong.

If a dark horse appeared, the four parties would inevitably take action in time.

The Dharma Decree scroll also stipulated the effective duration of the contract, as well as how to deal with various accidents that might occur in the middle. ===== CHAPTER 262 =====