Chapter 290: Mourning

Hearing the change-cultivation team members saying more and more excessive things, Zheng Hua snorted coldly: "Enough!"

"Keep such groundless speculations to yourselves."

"I know you are all filled with sorrow and anger at this very moment. But don't let these emotions cloud your judgment. Remember! You are surnamed Zheng and carry the glory of my Zheng family."

"Don't let outsiders make a joke of us. Invite Unlike Ning Zhuo in."

Unlike Ning Zhuo walked into the hall.

Looking around, it was a sea of white mourning clothes.

Zheng family cultivators lined both sides. Some raised their necks, closed their eyes tightly, and wept silently. Some covered their faces and knelt on the ground, burning paper money. Most of them turned their heads to look at Unlike Ning Zhuo, glaring at him with anger.

Zheng Jian had high prestige during his lifetime, and his death made the Zheng family's change-cultivation team share a common hatred, having a strong sense of mourning soldiers.

Unlike Ning Zhuo couldn't help but recall before, when this group of people faced the Jin Dan level Yang Chanyu, they dared to fight and charge.

At that time, Unlike Ning Zhuo was full of emotion—Zheng Jian actually won people's hearts to this extent! The Zheng family's blood and courage were evident!

In the air, the hostility of the Zheng family toward Unlike Ning Zhuo was overflowing.

Unlike Ning Zhuo looked sorrowful and walked to the coffin.

He first bowed to Zheng Hua, then stood before Zheng Jian's corpse, not saying a word.

His face was solemn, his eyelids lowered, as if he were feeling the lingering warmth of the deceased hero in silence.

A breeze blew his robe hem, and Unlike Ning Zhuo slowly widened his eyes.

At this very moment, his eye sockets were red, and his gaze revealed endless sorrow.

"Brother Zheng Jian!" Unlike Ning Zhuo cried out in sorrow, breaking the dead silence in the hall.

"Little brother survives in the world, but you, brother, have left!"

"From now on, we look at each other from afar, separated by heaven and man."

"Little brother's heart is like being cut by a knife, my liver and intestines are broken with pain!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo wailed, knelt on both knees, and began to cry bitterly.

"Alas, Brother Zheng! Recalling the past when we refined the mechanical monkey together, you had high-reaching strategies, and I assisted with craftsmanship; our cooperation was seamless, and a refined machine was thus created. Your talent was outstanding, and I deeply admired you. Being able to have you as a friend is truly a blessing of three lifetimes."

"Painful, Brother Zheng! Recalling the trial pass, I broke through the enemy with you, hand in hand. Although the enemy was dangerous, you and I were of one heart, invincible. Pity because of Ning Ning Xiaohui, we fell short, but I received your comfort, valuing the spirit of heroes rather than gain or loss, only then did I resolve my heart."

"Sorrowful, Brother Zheng! Although you and I ran for our respective families, our hearts were connected, and we had an agreement: I was willing to retreat from the medical hall, and you would repay me with heavy gold. Now the person is gone, the promise is empty, and my heart hurts like it is burning."

"Like it is burning!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo tore his clothes, tears streaming down like a spring, his voice hoarse and exhausted, his heart aching to the core.

Seeing Unlike Ning Zhuo so sincere, everyone in the hall was moved.

Many people's hostility greatly reduced, and they cried. A few people, even if they remained suspicious of Unlike Ning Zhuo, were infected by the huge sorrow and grief at this moment and wept silently.

The sound of crying connected into a piece, gradually increasing.

Unlike Ning Zhuo suddenly raised his tone: "Brother's death must not be taken lightly! Little brother will definitely avenge you!"

"Countless Zheng family brothers in this hall, we must avenge you!!"

The people in sorrow were stirred by this shout, and the hatred and roar in their hearts were ignited.

They shouted one after another.

"Revenge, revenge!"

"In my lifetime, I must kill Yang Chanyu!!"

"I swear to slaughter the entire Kong Sect!"

Zheng Hua felt his eyelids twitching.

The Zheng family disciples were saying more and more excessive things, and their emotions were completely stirred by Unlike Ning Zhuo.

Why Zheng Hua was urgently dispatched, on one hand, was to protect the change-cultivation team, and on the other hand, was to stabilize the situation and stabilize morale.

Unlike Ning Zhuo's shout made the hall full of indignation, and the situation seemed to be getting out of control.

This forced Zheng Hua to open his mouth and shout sternly: "Revenge is necessary! But look at you now, each one is at the Qi Condensation stage, not even Foundation Establishment. How can you kill a Jin Dan?!"

"Want revenge now? Is it revenge, or is it sending yourself to death? Huh?!"

Zheng Hua had quite a bit of authority, and under these words of his, the young cultivators in the hall stopped talking one after another.

In the silence, Unlike Ning Zhuo stood up, swaying.

He faced Zheng Hua and bowed: "Senior Zheng Hua."

"Before, Brother Zheng Jian and I had almost discussed it properly; my side would withdraw from the competition for most of the medical hall positions, only retaining a few spots, while your side would take a sum of heavy gold as compensation."

"Brother Zheng Jian is a person I respect. Although he has passed away, I am still willing to do some things within my power."

"How to take revenge?"

Speaking of this, Unlike Ning Zhuo stood straight, lowered his arms, and scanned the surroundings.

He then added: "Although we are only at the Qi Condensation stage, we also have our own unique way of revenge!"

He raised his fist and said with a clang: "The enemy does not want us to obtain Xian Gong positions, so we must succeed, making the enemy's schemes fall through!!"

"I am willing to assist the Zheng family, personally take action, and help every member of the Zheng family's change-cultivation team to complete repair missions together, so as to improve the merit of the cultivators in the hall as quickly as possible, so that you can enter the medical hall faster and receive the position of medical scholar."

"Moreover, I make a promise here with everyone: from now on, the focus of the Ning family's change-cultivation team in obtaining positions will absolutely not be the medical hall!"

"Although we Ning family have obtained some positions in the medical hall, I swear on the reputation of my Ning family here that the medical hall positions on us will not increase again!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was moved!

Zheng Hua also looked at Unlike Ning Zhuo with new eyes.

After Unlike Ning Zhuo left, the Zheng family cultivators communicated with each other, and their impression of Unlike Ning Zhuo had greatly changed.

"I didn't expect this Unlike Ning Zhuo to have a sense of responsibility!"

"Such high-mindedness, I misunderstood him."

"Hmph, even if he didn't do this, could our Zheng family not defeat the Ning family and seize the medical hall?"

"Don't underestimate Unlike Ning Zhuo. Only Boss Zheng Jian could suppress him among us!"

"I think I misjudged Unlike Ning Zhuo before. He could have not done this, but he did."

"He just mourned the head and cried bitterly; I think although he and the head were from different families, they cherished each other as heroes and were already confidants."

Unlike Ning Zhuo returned to his temporary residence and visited Ning Jiufan.

He had already reported to Ning Jiufan before taking action.

Ning Jiufan: "Looking at your expression, it is already done. Do you really want to help the Zheng family like this?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo said with a solemn face: "Old Ancestor, this is what I think."

"Firstly, Zheng Jian did indeed divert firepower for me; if Yang Chanyu had attacked me first, how many blades could the treasure talisman withstand? I survived by luck, and he contributed!"

"Secondly, the conflict between my Ning family and the Zheng family over the medical clinic still hasn't been resolved."

"Thirdly, by accomplishing this, I can gain a lot of righteous reputation. And if I don't do this, according to the Zheng family's strength, their morale will still force my Ning family to retreat."

"Fourthly, letting the Zheng family cultivators occupy the medical clinic positions first is also not bad. Don't forget, the Taiqing Palace and the Unoccupied Gate are both enemies of the Zheng family. Perhaps in the future, there will be a turning point."

After Ning Jiufan finished listening to this analysis, he finally showed a joyful expression, stroked his beard and said: "Good, good, good. At such a young age, your thinking is thorough."

"What the Unoccupied Gate wants to do is to comprehensively curb your actions. The reason Yang Chanyu killed Zheng Jian first should be that she sensed the treasure talisman on your body."

"After all, she studied under the Unoccupied Gate and is very good at sensing treasures. And this treasure talisman was not refined by you, so it cannot be stored in the body, and its aura is always leaking; it is quite normal to be discovered."

"Therefore, you don't have to be so grateful to Zheng Jian. If you want to blame someone, blame their family's two Golden Core ancestors for being so careless about their own genius cultivators, giving too few protective items, or giving ones that weren't good enough."

Unlike Ning Zhuo suddenly realized, showing an expression of being taught: "So that's how it is!"

At this point, he had settled both the Zheng family and Ning Jiufan, clearing the way to help the Zheng family openly and honestly.

Ning Jiufan said again: "Give me that Slippery Oil Talisman, and I will replenish your magic power."

"I will bestow another talisman upon you, called the Water-to-Fish Talisman. Although it has no spirituality, it can still be barely used after being refined with essence blood."

"In the future, if you encounter a situation like today's and the Slippery Oil Talisman is triggered, you will use the Water-to-Fish Talisman; it will perfectly match the slippery oil vapor, causing your speed to increase sharply, while also having flexible turning, just right."

Without Unlike Ning Zhuo needing to remind him, Ning Jiufan had already taken the initiative to give him more means of saving his life.

After all, the fall of this genius cultivator, Zheng Jian, was right before his eyes.

In the following days, Unlike Ning Zhuo fulfilled his promise, personally helping the Zheng family's renovation team, boosting their achievements, and allowing them to quickly enter the medical clinic to obtain the position of medical officer.

During this period, Unlike Ning Zhuo went to the severe-case treatment room and took a new spirit box.

Yang Chanyu had invaded Zheng Jian's soul. After the latter fell into Sun Lingtong's hands, he was refined by the Cremation Prajna Spirit-Resolving Scripture, purifying a strand of spirituality.

Because only the soul was available, the spirituality was only thirty percent.

Unlike Ning Zhuo successfully made a mechanical ring, stored Zheng Jian's spirituality, and wore it on the index finger of his left hand.

Unlike Ning Zhuo sought out the belongings of Ning Ning Xiaohui and Zheng Jian before their deaths, while taking care of the Ning family, trying his best to arrange for them to enter the Five Elements Artillery Tower.

He also reached an agreement with Zhou Zeshen to help them obtain the position of the General-Summoning Platform as soon as possible. Unlike Ning Zhuo received quite a lot of compensation for this.

At the peak of Fire Persimmon Mountain, deep in the clouds and mist.

Lord Meng Kui's eyes shot out sharp rays of light, and he performed his divine ability again—Sitting on the Mountain Watching the Clouds and Wind!

Great Wind Talisman!

Cloud Rising Talisman!

The great wind rises and the clouds fly, sitting on the mountain watching and listening to the pines.

Lord Meng Kui's field of vision suddenly changed.

Roaring flames, the dragon turtle like a mountain, carrying the Immortal City on its back, stepping on the stone slabs, raising its head and roaring to the sky.

The night sky was pitch black, a huge mysterious bird shot out electric light, circling and dancing, almost pouncing down.

A giant tree, so huge it supported the sky and stepped on the earth, extended its branches and roots, deeply embedded in the dragon turtle's body, deeper than before!

The dragon turtle was weak, and lava-like bright red blood fire flowed from the wounds where the roots were embedded.

Its situation was precarious, the rock slabs were broken, causing its lower body to fall into the scorching magma, with a violent trend of being submerged.

Lord Meng Kui tried hard to watch, his eyes shedding blood and tears.

"How is that possible?"

"Why? Why can't I see the fate of the Unoccupied Gate? Where did the fate represented by Sun Lingtong and Yang Chanyu go?!"

This was already the second time Lord Meng Kui had performed this divine ability.

The first time was after the Golden Core melee.

But both times he performed the spell, he did not see the fate of the Unoccupied Gate!

This made him unable to understand.

Suddenly.

The magma erupted violently, forming a huge wave.

The scorching magma formed a vortex, fiercely sucking and dragging the dragon turtle down.

The dragon turtle let out a mournful cry, trying hard to crawl out, but could only sink deeper and deeper!

Seeing this scene, Lord Meng Kui immediately forgot his previous questions, his face full of gravity.

"The terror of the Red Flame Monster Beast swarm has begun to manifest!"

At the same time, in the real Fire Persimmon Mountain, a Nascent Soul-level Fire-Walking Snake let out a long hiss, revealed itself, and its flaming body crashed directly into the Lava Xian Gong!