Chapter 282

Lava Xian Gong.

Main Hall.

"Ah!" The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit screamed suddenly, waking up from a nightmare.

It subconsciously reached out and touched its own head.

"Still there!"

It relaxed, realizing that it hadn't been destroyed.

It had survived!

An existence like a spirit has no fatal wounds to begin with. So, being beheaded and having its four limbs cut off are almost the same.

The difference lies in the quantity.

If too much spirit is lost and it reaches the limit, the remaining spirit will also collapse and dissipate. Unless, at the moment of the life countdown, it can continue to supplement its spirit from the outside.

At this moment, the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit's body had shrunk by a third compared to before, leaving only about sixty or seventy percent.

Moreover, its whole body was shining with firelight, much brighter than before. This, on the contrary, proved its weakness.

Previously, it had a deep foundation, and its firelight was extremely intense yet restrained, giving people a sense of solidity and weight. Now, although its body was scattering light and was quite bright, it had a suspicion of being flighty and light.

At this time, the sound of calling was like smoke in the distance, ethereal and scattered, drifting into the heart of the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit.

"Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit of the Xian Gong, the direction of my heart, only you can burn."

"The flames of the fire dragon, the essence condensed by heaven and earth, burn everything to ashes, turning into spiritual light."

"I call upon you with a pious heart and a solemn thought. Respond, respond..."

"Your demands can all be negotiated. I am a scholar of the Meng family, please respond to my call, respond to my voice..."

These were the cultivators of the Meng family, who had been actively and continuously contacting the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit.

At the same time.

Unlike Ning Zhuo's voice also came secretly, and he was much more straightforward: "Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit, Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit, Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit..."

"Ah!" The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit yelled, shaking its head violently, "So annoying! So annoying!"

On the armrest of the throne, it retracted its dragon head into its turtle shell.

It roared in its heart.

"What Meng family, I don't look up to them at all. The only one I look up to is Meng Chong!"

"What Unlike Ning Zhuo, still Young Master? Bah!"

"The History Pavilion was destroyed because of me. What use are you?"

"You only know how to act!"

"Once you were targeted by Zhu Xuanji, you withered, and you were useless!"

"I can see it now, all of you—none of you are any good!"

"It still has to be me. I still have to rely on myself!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo couldn't call the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit no matter what.

He followed closely behind Ning Jiufan.

Ning Jiufan was not quite used to being followed so closely by him, so he stopped and turned to look at him: "You brat, why are you following me so closely?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo bowed, his face pale: "Ancestor, Ancestor, I'm scared."

It turned out that after he told the Jin Dan cultivators his crimes earlier, it had drawn a sharp rebuke from Ning Jiufan.

But it was just a rebuke.

After all, Zhu Xuanji had already forgiven and accepted Unlike Ning Zhuo, allowing him to make amends for his crimes. The three Jin Dan cultivators couldn't say anything either.

The only exception was Ning Jiufan.

According to the rules of the righteous path, as the master of the Ning family, Ning Jiufan naturally had the right to dispose of Unlike Ning Zhuo, one of the Ning family members.

But Ning Jiufan only rebuked him, not even hitting him once. It sounded extremely stern, but any slightly senior righteous person could understand Ning Jiufan's intention to protect him.

After Zhu Xuanji left, the Jin Dan cultivators discussed for a while and decided to act separately.

Unlike Ning Zhuo followed behind Ning Jiufan.

Unlike Ning Zhuo said: "Ancestor, I am in too much danger."

"Ning Xiaohui's death is right before our eyes. She was a dignified member of the family's main line, and she was secretly working for Lord Zhu Xuanji, and she was under the care of many Jin Dan cultivators..."

"With such protection, she still died!"

"This Kong Sect is too terrifying, too evil."

"I have turned over a new leaf now, and they must have discovered it. I don't want to die, please have mercy and save me, save me!"

Ning Jiufan snorted coldly: "You don't understand the situation at that time."

"The History Pavilion was the primary target, the spirit beasts were like a tide, and in the rush, defense was difficult."

"But if it weren't for the bombardment of the Five Elements Cannon Tower, we would have succeeded!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo spread his hands: "The History Pavilion is already in ruins, and my small frame is too weak to hold up."

Ning Jiufan was so angry that he bent his finger joints and gave Unlike Ning Zhuo a rap on his big head.

"Ouch." Unlike Ning Zhuo covered his head and cried out in pain.

"When did my Ning family produce a coward like you who fears death? Where is the backbone of our Ning family from the North?" Ning Jiufan rebuked him, feeling that iron could not be turned into steel.

Unlike Ning Zhuo looked at Ning Jiufan expectantly: "Ancestor, look at what you're saying! If I didn't fear death, I might have been killed by the evil demons of the Kong Sect long ago."

"As for the backbone of the North, what is that? When I was born, our Ning family had already migrated to the Nandou Kingdom. Wasn't our clan driven out of the North Wind Kingdom by someone?"

Ning Jiufan immediately blew his beard and stared, constantly knocking on Unlike Ning Zhuo's big head, muttering: "It was our clan that voluntarily withdrew, voluntarily withdrew!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo retreated, dodging Ning Jiufan's rap: "Ancestor, Ancestor, stop knocking, if you knock any more, I'll become stupid."

Ning Jiufan sneered: "You're still stupid? You're too cunning, hiding your crimes, and when Zhu Xuanji slightly bluffed you, you were so scared that you went limp and voluntarily surrendered."

"You should be a little stupider, that would be good for you."

"Your name is Unlike Ning Zhuo, where has your 'Zhuo' (clumsiness) gone?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo said 'Ah', looking like he had just realized: "Ancestor, are you saying that Zhu Xuanji was bluffing me? He only suspected me and didn't have any evidence of mine at all?"

Ning Jiufan sneered: "What do you think? Did you see him take out any evidence?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo stared, with an expression of disbelief, and whispered: "That, this... Lord Zhu is too cunning!"

Ning Jiufan snorted coldly again.

Unlike Ning Zhuo blinked repeatedly, looked at Ning Jiufan, rubbed his hands and said: "Actually, I was mainly worried that it wouldn't matter if I was exposed, but I was most afraid of smearing the Ning family and adding trouble to you, Ancestor."

"Heh." Ning Jiufan's mouth twitched.

He still couldn't help it and was amused by Unlike Ning Zhuo's shameless appearance.

Unlike Ning Zhuo colluding with the evil cultivators of the Kong Sect didn't really count for much in Ning Jiufan's heart.

You know, a common trick of the righteous path is to hire demonic cultivators to act as black gloves. Sometimes, they even actively play the role of demonic cultivators themselves.

Unlike Ning Zhuo's situation was just that he was young and weak, and was secretly controlled by cultivators of the demonic path.

Even if he participated in part of the conspiracy to bomb the Xian Gong, isn't the Lava Xian Gong still there?

No big deal!

Now that Unlike Ning Zhuo is exposed and has escaped the control of the Kong Sect, this is a great thing.

Unlike Ning Zhuo surrendering to Zhu Xuanji was beyond Ning Jiufan's expectations and did indeed put him in a passive position.

But how should I put it, one's own child still has to be protected.

Even if he makes a mistake, young people, who doesn't make a few mistakes?

Just educate him behind closed doors. Once educated, open the door and let him out, and Unlike Ning Zhuo will still be a disciple of the Ning family and a pillar of the Ning family in the future.

Ning Xiaohui is already dead, and now the only genius among the Qi Condensation stage in the Ning family is Unlike Ning Zhuo.

If Unlike Ning Zhuo also dies or joins an evil sect, then the Ning family will have a gap in this generation.

This is unfavorable to the Ning family.

Regarding Ning Xiaohui's death, Ning Jiufan was deeply heartbroken. Ice Fat Jade Hand... this heartbreak further prompted Ning Jiufan to protect Unlike Ning Zhuo.

Zhu Xuanji returned earlier than everyone thought.

He gathered the Jin Dan cultivators together again.

"I have reached an alliance with City Lord Meng Kui, and I am here to inform you all of this good news."

Speaking of this, Zhu Xuanji couldn't help but fix his gaze on Unlike Ning Zhuo.

Everyone present was a Jin Dan cultivator, and Unlike Ning Zhuo, who was at the Qi Condensation stage, was truly a bit out of place.

Unlike Ning Zhuo saw Zhu Xuanji looking at him and hurriedly bowed: "Greetings, Lord Zhu!"

His expression was respectful, his etiquette met the standards, and there were no mistakes.

Ning Jiufan spoke: "Now, Unlike Ning Zhuo has become the only genius among the younger generation of our Ning family. During this time, let him stay by my side."

"He has made such a serious mistake, and I will execute family law on him and punish him severely!"

Zhu Xuanji nodded slightly, tacitly allowing Unlike Ning Zhuo to stay in the venue.

But the divine catcher sighed secretly in his heart.

From Ning Jiufan's response, he heard the dissatisfaction of this Ning family Jin Dan.

Ning Xiaohui died.

She was working for Zhu Xuanji and was sacrificed to some extent as bait by Zhu Xuanji.

It is only human nature for Ning Jiufan to be heartbroken and protect Unlike Ning Zhuo.

At this moment, Zhu Xuanji was even more convinced that not performing soul searching on Unlike Ning Zhuo was the right decision!

If he had performed soul searching and caused this genius Unlike Ning Zhuo to be crippled, wouldn't Ning Jiufan have exploded?

"The Ning family is different from the Zhou family and the Zheng family after all."

"They wandered over from the North Wind Kingdom. I heard that the Ning family was dissatisfied with the government of the North Wind Kingdom and left on their own, decisively cutting off interests and connections. With such a fierce nature, they cannot be kneaded at will!"

With a thought flashing through his mind, Zhu Xuanji officially announced that the two sides would cooperate closely from now on, and no matter which family's cultivator obtained the Xian Gong position, it would be retained!

This news made the three Jin Dan cultivators show joy.

Unlike Ning Zhuo felt surprised.

After exposing Sun Lingtong, Zhu Xuanji and Meng Kui would definitely join forces. This was something Unlike Ning Zhuo could calculate.

He didn't expect that Zhu and Meng would cooperate to such an extent!

"No!" Suddenly, Unlike Ning Zhuo realized, "This was not proposed by Zhu Xuanji."

"He has already united the three families, so there is no need to take out future chips to win them over."

"Since it wasn't him, it must be Meng Kui."

"Why would Meng Kui propose this to win over the three families?"

"Interesting!"

A flash of brilliance shone in Unlike Ning Zhuo's eyes: "It's quite possible that someone among the three Jin Dan families present has already secretly contacted Meng Kui."

"Then, who could it be?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo first thought of the Zheng family.

Previously, Zhu Xuanji winning over the three families and forming a close alliance was a brilliant move.

But later, the demonic scripture plot laid out by Unlike Ning Zhuo triggered a Jin Dan melee, and the Zheng family killed the true disciple of the Taiqing Palace, causing a rift between Zhu Xuanji and the Zheng family.

"The Zheng family is therefore facing huge pressure from the Taiqing Palace. And the royal family side has been slow to express its stance."

"The Zheng family is very likely to seek help frantically because of this pressure. It is reasonable to hook up with the Meng family."

"Besides that, the Zhou family is also possible."

Previously, if the Meng family obtained the Lava Xian Gong, the Zhou family's loss of interests would be the greatest.

Therefore, the Zhou family was the most firmly opposed to Meng Kui.

But what if Meng Kui took the initiative to compromise and privately indicated to the Zhou family that he was willing to coexist with them?

It was impossible before because Meng Kui didn't look up to the Zhou family, a mere Jin Dan level force.

But after the three families united and gathered around Zhu Xuanji, posing a threat to Meng Kui, they had the value of being divided and won over.

Zhu Xuanji used the three families, and the three families were also using him to increase their own value.

Vertical and horizontal alliances, shifting and moving, this is the subtlety of the righteous path game.