Chapter 296: Han Ming reports the case

After the first round of the Palace Examination, the ranking list was reduced to twenty-three.

And the ranking status had changed significantly.

Before, Jin Dan cultivators directly occupied the first half of the list, but now the cultivators were mixed together, with Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Jin Dan stages in a chaotic order.

Of course, Jin Dan cultivators were still the most numerous, occupying more than half of the entire list.

Looking at it this way, Jin Dan cultivators were the protagonists of the Palace Examination, while the remaining Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining cultivators were completely in the appearance of accompanying runners.

A sharp glint flashed in Ning Zhuo's eyes; he saw the hope of lifting the monitoring means from it.

At this time, another new piece of information was conveyed.

It was about the introduction of the second round of the Palace Examination.

Simply put, the second round of the Palace Examination would take the form of a ranking tournament, allowing every cultivator to have a relatively fair contest with each other.

After this information was conveyed, the ground of the square in front of the palace began to vibrate.

Subsequently, the floor tiles were classified, swallowing all the tables, and then spitting out ten circular arenas.

When these arenas were fully revealed, the floor tiles closed again, forming a tight and neat ground.

Teleportation circles appeared beside everyone again.

Many cultivators took steps and quickly stepped into the circles; they were racing against time to prepare for the upcoming second round of the Palace Examination.

There were also eliminated cultivators who lingered, but suddenly they couldn't move, and then the teleportation circle beside them expanded actively, swallowing them and forcibly teleporting them out.

After Ning Zhuo stepped out of the teleportation circle, he returned to his temporary residence.

He quickly ran out of the house, entered the next door, and visited Ning Jiufan.

"Ancestor." Ning Zhuo said, "The next is the second round of the Palace Examination, and the competition will inevitably be more intense. However, I have hidden dangers, and I am afraid of being harmed."

Ning Jiufan stroked his beard, understanding what Ning Zhuo meant.

What Ning Zhuo referred to were the various monitoring means planted on him by a group of Jin Dan cultivators.

Ning Zhuo told Ning Jiufan that he used to think these monitoring means were his amulets. Now that the situation has changed to this point, do these monitoring means have any control backhands?

If there really were control or influence backhands, it would be extremely unfavorable for Ning Zhuo, who was about to go to the arena to fight.

Ning Jiufan: "I will try to lift these means for you."

Ning Zhuo said: "Don't bother you, Ancestor. The second round of the Palace Examination is imminent, and you, Ancestor, are the greatest hope of our Ning family!"

"I think it is reasonable for our Ning family to obtain the Lava Immortal Palace!"

"My idea is, why not ask Lord Zhu Xuanji to come forward and put pressure on them to lift all the monitoring means on me."

Ning Jiufan nodded slightly: "This idea is indeed good. I will write a letter to ask Lord Zhu about his intention."

When Ning Jiufan was writing the letter, Zhu Xuanji was also writing a letter.

He was going to send it to Meng Kui!

In the letter, Zhu Xuanji recorded the fragmented fragments of the three cultivation techniques: Mirror Platform Spirit Communication Art, Demon Dyeing Blood Tendon Art, and Five Elements Qi Law Art from the test questions.

He wanted to ask Meng Kui to take action and calculate the relationship between these three cultivation techniques to see if they were the Three Sects' Supreme Arts.

"I hope to get a reply as soon as possible."

Zhu Xuanji looked at the loopholes in the light shield and the Red Flame Demon Beasts rushing in, sighing deeply.

With the withdrawal of the Nascent Soul-level Walking Fire Snake, the Red Flame Demon Beast tide became larger and more threatening than before.

Especially recently, because the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit secretly exerted force, the light shield had gaps, and Red Flame Demon Beasts kept rushing in.

The difficulty of breaking into the palace was greatly reduced compared to before.

Such changes greatly stimulated the Red Flame Demon Beasts. The offensive they launched was more brutal and more arrogant.

As a result, it became more inconvenient for cultivators to enter and exit the Lava Immortal Palace.

In the past, Zhu Xuanji might have acted in person; anyway, it was not far, so he would go directly to see Meng Kui and urge the latter to calculate in front of him.

Now, Zhu Xuanji preferred to send only a flying letter.

After all, he needed a lot of time to deal with the second round of the Palace Examination!

"According to the information given before, the second round of the Palace Examination is a personal battle."

"The so-called relative fairness, does it mean that those with high cultivation will be suppressed by the Immortal Palace to the same actual performance as those with lower cultivation?"

"After all, there are Jin Dan cultivators, Foundation Establishment cultivators, and Qi Refining cultivators on the ranking list."

"The Palace Examination stipulates that only means related to mechanism arts are allowed. This description of the scope is actually quite vague."

"If I have a large number of mechanism puppets, can I use them directly in the arena?"

"If there is Jin Dan-level combat power among these mechanism puppets of mine, what will happen?"

When Zhu Xuanji was thinking and pondering, Ning Jiufan's letter flew in front of him.

He unfolded the letter and saw it was about Ning Zhuo.

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The worry Ning Jiufan expressed in his heart was recognized by Zhu Xuanji.

The Divine Catcher thought for a while; Ning Zhuo's matter was small, but it highlighted the huge internal trouble of the three-family alliance—as the subsequent competition became more intense, the three major cultivation families that were once united would also fall apart, considering and acting for their own interests.

This was obviously not what Zhu Xuanji wanted to see.

He immediately decided to use Ning Zhuo's request to invite the Jin Dan cultivators of the three families to be present, discuss important matters, and consolidate the alliance!

A moment later.

The Jin Dan cultivators of the three families surrounded Ning Zhuo and successively revoked the monitoring means they had on Ning Zhuo.

Throughout the process, Zhu Xuanji drove his Golden Eyes to watch from the sidelines.

Ning Jiufan breathed a sigh of relief.

If he relied on himself alone to solve these monitoring means, he might not succeed, and it would be time-consuming and laborious. Now, letting these Jin Dan cultivators lift them themselves was the best thing.

Finally, at Ning Zhuo's active request, the monitoring means of Ning Jiufan and Zhu Xuanji were retained on him.

Zheng Shuanggou suddenly proposed a deal to Ning Zhuo.

He wanted to acquire the mechanism ape in Ning Zhuo's hands.

Not the Fire-Exploding Monkey, but the Jin Dan-level one that Ning Zhuo had coordinated with many parties and prepared for a long time with great fanfare.

Ning Zhuo naturally refused, saying that it had not been successfully shaped yet.

Zhu Xuanji on the side immediately saw through his lie.

Zheng Shuanggou didn't care: "Even if it is not constructed, it doesn't matter. The Zheng family is also willing to acquire half-finished mechanisms at a high price."

Ning Zhuo refused directly this time, which made Zheng Danlian snort coldly in anger.

During this period, Meng Kui's reply flew in front of Zhu Xuanji.

The letter recorded that Meng Kui calculated it himself and confirmed that Zhu Xuanji's guess was correct. Those three cultivation techniques were a set and were the Three Sects' Supreme Arts.

Meng Kui also calculated the approximate power of the Demon Dyeing Blood Tendon Art. The Mirror Platform Spirit Communication Art shapes mirrors in the spiritual sea dantian, directly communicating with things with spirits. At first, these mirrors could be counted on one's fingers, but as cultivation progresses, the number of mirrors will rise, and the quality will be higher!

In order to win over others, Zhu Xuanji took the initiative to share the content of the letter.

Ning Zhuo watched from the side and was tongue-tied, fully appreciating the profound understanding of cultivation at the Jin Dan and Nascent Soul levels. Even if it was just a few words, one could quickly figure out the subtle essence.

With the news of the second round of the Palace Examination, Ning Zhuo began to actively prepare for the battle.

His days were not peaceful.

People came to him one after another, offering heavy money, not only to acquire his Jin Dan-level mechanism ape, but also attempting to bribe him to throw the match.

Ning Zhuo refused all of them, and the demeanor he showed made Ning Jiufan quite surprised.

Courtesy first, then force.

Many people and forces began to use more intense means around the second round of the Palace Examination.

A Foundation Establishment-level rogue cultivator died tragically in the night and was only discovered at noon the next day. The way of death was that the heart was pierced and the soul disappeared completely.

The properties of the Ning family, Zheng family, and Zhou family were all targeted at the same time.

Even the stronghold of the All-Book Tower in Fire Persimmon Immortal City was stolen.

According to witnesses, the perpetrators were Shadow Demon Cultivators.

However, it is clear that being able to target a super sect like this is likely another super sect taking advantage of the situation!

"The second round of the Palace Examination..."

"Hmph, they are playing quite happily."

"Why don't we do it too, participate a little, what do you say? Han Ming?"

Luo Shang lived in the Immortal City, looking at the direction of the top of Fire Persimmon Mountain, sneering.

Han Ming lowered her head and drooped her eyebrows, very obediently: "Lord Luo Shang, what do you want me to do?"

Her heart was full of helplessness.

She had been hiding for a long time, but because of the demon beast attacking the city, she finally revealed her tracks, was discovered by Luo Shang, and was forcibly recruited and brought to his side.

Luo Shang: "Go and contact the City Lord's Mansion."

"They will definitely be interested in your intelligence."

"That Ning Zhuo is only a Qi Refining junior, but he has advanced to the second round. If something happens to him, Meng Kui's side can seize the handle and attack Zhu Xuanji's side heavily."

"Two tigers fighting, this scene is better to watch."

"Hahaha!"