Chapter 294: Palace Examination

The ranking list of the Palace Examination was leaked out very quickly.

Meng Kui, Zhu Xuanji, and others could not stop it at all, nor could they forbid it.

The source of the leak came from the rogue cultivators.

Once such explosive news spread, it immediately sparked widespread heated discussion in the Lava Immortal Palace and Fire Persimmon Immortal City.

Even with the threat of the demon beast tide, the attention of countless people was attracted by this news!

"After the Palace Examination, the Palace Master of the Lava Immortal Palace should be decided, right?"

"Once the Lava Immortal Palace has a Palace Master, it can unleash its full power and easily eliminate the demon beast tide, right?"

"Speaking of which, the Three Sects Masters are truly compassionate. The palace they set up is going to save Fire Persimmon Mountain again. And the number of times the Lava Immortal Palace has done this in the past years is already countless!"

Fei Si was gritting his teeth.

He stared at the Entry Standard in the intelligence, feeling a bright mockery.

"Non-Empty Gate, Sun Lingtong!" He secretly remembered this grudge.

Fei Si relied on his own strategy and was proud of it; he rarely had such an experience of being nakedly played.

Therefore, every such experience left him with a deep impression, even engraved in his heart.

Subsequently, he discovered Ning Zhuo's ranking, which was even higher than Meng Chong's.

This made Fei Si's mouth curl up: "This ambitious kid has really made a big splash this time."

"You'd better be careful."

Regarding Ning Zhuo, Fei Si clearly had more empathy.

Ning Xiaoren threw the intelligence on the ground and growled angrily: "Bah! This cunning and insidious little brat actually mixed into the final Palace Examination list."

"Why didn't I think of getting rid of this scourge at that time?"

Ning Xiaoren had already offered improved talismans through his father's plan, came out of the dungeon, and gained his freedom.

On the surface, he had been expelled from the family by the Ning family and became a wandering cultivator.

According to the guidance of the Ning family head, Ning Xiaoren also entered the Lava Immortal Palace, tried hard to get close to Ning Zhuo, and tried his best to win the latter's forgiveness.

But he did not succeed; Ning Zhuo didn't even look at him.

This made Ning Xiaoren feel a great humiliation, and his hatred for Ning Zhuo became even stronger.

Ning family territory.

Ning Xiaohui's grandmother was so angry that she wanted to tear up the intelligence in her hand.

Her face was twisted, and she tried her best to roar: "Xiaohui, where is my Xiaohui? What kind of thing is Ning Zhuo? Is he worthy of being on the ranking list? Since he is there, it is impossible for Xiaohui not to be."

"Xiaohui must be ranked ahead of him."

Ning Xiaohui's grandmother stuck the intelligence to her face, her eyeballs only a fingernail's distance from the paper.

She looked hard, reading word by word, and never found it.

She roared in anger, tore up the intelligence in her hand, and hissed like a poisonous snake: "Fake, fake, this intelligence is fake!"

"Hehehe, hahahahaha!"

Lava Immortal Palace, main hall.

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit was even weaker.

Because it secretly interfered with the normal operation of the Lava Immortal Palace and used the demon beast tide to destroy a core mechanism building in the Lava Immortal Palace, it suffered another fire blade decapitation.

Severely injured for the second time, the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit's condition was less than 50% compared to its prime.

In the entire Palace Examination ranking list, it only paid attention to three people.

One was Zhu Xuanji, who was ranked first, came from the South Bean Royal Family, and knew many secrets of the Lava Immortal Palace.

One was Meng Chong. The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit had hoped from beginning to end that he would inherit the Lava Immortal Palace.

The last one was Ning Zhuo.

"How did Ning Zhuo sense that the Palace Examination was about to begin?"

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit had too many things to pay attention to, especially now, the demon beast tide was where it needed to keep its attention more.

Therefore, in recent times, it had neglected Ning Zhuo.

However, it witnessed Ning Zhuo's bold offering of the Buddha Heart Demon Seal with its own eyes.

Such determination and decisiveness made the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit feel cold all over, and a chill arose.

Facing this little monster Ning Zhuo, it felt more and more afraid.

"Must not let him obtain the position of Palace Master."

"Otherwise, if I can't escape, what will my future days be like?!"

People began to guess, who would be the winner of the final Palace Examination? Who could laugh last and finally seize the Lava Immortal Palace.

The widely recognized first place was Zhu Xuanji. He was ranked first, represented the South Bean Royal Family, was famous throughout the country, and had high strength.

The public generally believed that the City Lord's side was too weak. Looking at the ranking list alone, there were only Meng Chong and some Qi Refining juniors. But the real insiders knew that the main force of the Meng family was in the second echelon, eyeing the top three and ready to go.

Just as the heated discussion started, the first eliminated person appeared.

To be precise, on the afternoon the list was announced, his body was discovered.

This was an assassination.

The heart of the body was destroyed, and the soul disappeared without a trace.

This immediately reminded people of Zheng Jian, just the same way of death.

Thus, a black pot was placed on Yang Chanyu's head!

"Someone is disguising themselves as me and starting to eliminate competitors. Hmph!" Being framed made Yang Chanyu feel quite unhappy.

But she did not take action, but hid deeper with Sun Lingtong.

They were in a dangerous situation now; once they showed their heads, they would inevitably be besieged.

In the past, Yang Chanyu was still the point of concentrated attack. But once the "Entry Standard" came out, Sun Lingtong attracted more hatred than Yang Chanyu.

Now, with this public opinion, the public believed that the top of the Palace Examination would become the master of the Immortal Palace.

A lot of cultivators were jealous. Even if they were not on the list, they were holding a fluke mentality, thinking, can they get the list by killing the people on the list?

Such an opportunity might only happen once in a lifetime. So there were many people who took risks and gambled big!

Ning Zhuo had already gambled; he bet his righteous path future, name, life, and even the Buddha Heart Demon Seal.

"Once the Palace Examination is out, it will be difficult for me to find an opportunity to build a foundation in a short time." Ning Zhuo sighed.

As soon as he knew the list, he ran to Ning Jiufan's side.

"Ancestor, it's too scary. I am also a member of the list, I am so afraid, afraid of being killed." Ning Zhuo did not hide his intention to seek protection.

Ning Jiufan scolded him for having no backbone, but still took him with him.

Not only Ning Zhuo, but several people like Ning Chen and Ning Yong were also listed on the ranking, so they were also brought by Ning Jiufan to protect them.

Not long after, Zhu Xuanji gathered everyone in one place.

Ning Zhuo discovered that not only Ning Jiufan, but the Jin Dan ancestors of the Zhou family and the Zheng family were also taking the Qi Refining juniors with them during their actions, protecting them in real-time.

After all, they only had Qi Refining cultivation, and their strength was too weak to protect themselves.

In the past, it was Sun Lingtong and Yang Chanyu of the Non-Empty Gate who might commit murder, but now that the Palace Examination list is out, well, righteous cultivators might also become murderers!

Zhu Xuanji considered this point and gathered everyone again, unified the front, and agreed to cooperate as much as possible, rather than consuming each other internally in the early stage.

This proposal of his was immediately recognized and agreed upon by the Jin Dan cultivators of the three families.

Zhu Xuanji also took care of them: if possible, try to collect fragments and pieces of the gold furnace.

He never let go of this key clue.

It was just that in the past, the gold furnace was extremely difficult to approach, as it was a restricted area of the Immortal Palace. Even trial disciples were the same.

But now, the Red Flame Demon Beast tide covers the outer circle of the Immortal Palace, and the offensive against the inner circle continues at all times.

If the demon beast tide affects the gold furnace area, then the defensive restrictions of the Lava Immortal Palace will inevitably be loosened, allowing cultivators to approach.

"These broken bricks of the gold furnace all have the value of tracing the source." This was Zhu Xuanji's original words.

Ning Zhuo was on the spot, heard it in his ears, and felt in his heart how difficult this Divine Catcher was. At this step of the Palace Examination, he was still thinking about clues.

"He might be pinning his hopes on these clues to find Yang Chanyu and Boss Sun."

"If this scene really appears in the future, I still have to use the Five Elements Cannon Tower to wash the ground." Ning Zhuo secretly warned himself.

The Palace Examination came faster than everyone.

A teleportation circle and a piece of information appeared at the same time—

The first round of the Palace Examination begins.

Please step into the circle, no overtime, otherwise it will be considered as giving up.

Everyone did not hesitate and stepped directly into the circle.

The next moment, they came to a huge square.

In the square, there were tables and cushions.

On the tables were piled a dozen jade slips each.

Every cultivator was arranged in front of a table.

They looked at each other and then at the table in front of them. Some impatient ones sat directly on the cushions.

New information was conveyed, and everyone knew: this is the first round of the Palace Examination, adopting the way of answering questions to obtain examination results.

According to the specific examination results, the ranking list is adjusted.

The last ten on the list will be eliminated.

Those who attack others on the way, plot and scheme, or attempt to cheat, will be out!

In an instant, everyone became nervous.

Ning Zhuo especially so.

After all, his current ranking is the last one.

"Hey, are you okay?" Yang Chanyu shouted at Sun Lingtong, "You are the last one."

Her shout immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Sure enough!" In an instant, everyone verified their guess.

Meng Chong glared at Sun Lingtong even more; it was this little child-like demonic cultivator who played with him!

Sun Lingtong was full of worry about Ning Zhuo in his heart, never looking at Ning Zhuo's direction, giggling in his mouth, expressing abundant self-confidence.

The Palace Examination officially began.

Ning Zhuo's heartbeat accelerated slightly, and he quickly took a jade slip and stuck it to his brow to check.

There were many questions, and he needed to imprint the answers on the jade slip with his spiritual sense one by one.

Ning Zhuo's eyebrows twitched, and his mood flew up.

Question 1: "Mirror combines Yin and Yang, observing inside and outside." The "Mirror Platform Spirit Communication Art" uses mirrors to observe things. How can it combine Yin and Yang and see through the truth and falsehood of things? Please combine the changes of Yin and Yang to expound the way of Mirror Platform Spirit Communication.

Question 2: "Those who dye tendons, bones are also strong." The "Demon Dyeing Blood Tendon Art" has a method of dyeing tendons and bones with blood. How can it make tendons and bones equally strong and double the power? Please combine the relationship between tendons and bones to discuss its effect on practitioners.

Question 3: The Five Elements Spirit Turning Disk contains one strand of each of the five elements' magic power. How many ways are there for a cultivator to leave two strands of water and wood magic power each after offsetting three strands of fire magic spells?

Everyone: "The Demon Dyeing Blood Tendon Art is indeed one of the Three Sects' Supreme Arts, but the content of the fifth level of Qi Refining does not involve the level of dyeing tendons and bones at all?"

"Also, what the hell is the Five Elements Spirit Turning Disk?"

"What is the 'Mirror Platform Spirit Communication Art'? It looks like one of the Three Sects' Supreme Arts too! But I haven't seen it at all!"

"It's over, it's over!"

"Don't panic, stay calm. I don't know, others don't know either!"

"Yes, yes, everyone doesn't know, the final ranking will not change much. It won't!"