Chapter 296

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

And the ranking situation had changed significantly.

Before, Jin Dan cultivators directly occupied the first half of the list, but now it is a mixture of cultivators, with Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Jin Dan stages in chaos.

Of course, Jin Dan cultivators still have the largest number, occupying more than half of the entire list.

Looking at it this way, Jin Dan cultivators are the protagonists of the Palace Examination, and the remaining Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining cultivators are completely like companions.

Unlike Ning Zhuo's eyes flashed with a sharp light; he saw the hope of lifting the monitoring means from it.

At this time, another piece of new 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 will adopt 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.

The teleportation light circle appeared again beside everyone.

Many cultivators stepped forward and quickly stepped into the light circle; they were racing against time to prepare for the next second round of the Palace Examination.

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

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

He hurriedly ran out of the house, entered the next door, and paid a visit to Ning Jiufan.

"Old Ancestor." Unlike Ning Zhuo said, "Next is the second round of the Palace Examination, the competition will inevitably be more intense. But I have hidden dangers on me, fearing being secretly harmed."

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

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

Unlike 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 exist as control backhands?

If there really are control and influence backhands, it is extremely unfavorable for Unlike Ning Zhuo, who is about to go to the arena to fight.

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

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

"I think it is reasonable for our Ning family to obtain the Molten Xian Gong!"

"My idea is, why not seek help from Lord Zhu Xuanji and let him come forward to exert pressure and lift all the monitoring means on me."

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

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

He wanted to send it to Meng Kui!

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

He wanted to ask Meng Kui to take action and calculate the relationship between these three cultivation techniques, whether they are the Three Sects Superior Arts.

"Hope to get a reply as soon as possible."

Zhu Xuanji looked at the loopholes in the light shield, looked at the Red Flame demonic beasts constantly rushing in, and sighed deeply.

Accompanied by the withdrawal of the Nascent Soul-level Walking Fire Snake, the Red Flame beast tide became larger and more threatening than before.

Especially recently, because the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit secretly exerted force, the light shield had a breach, and Red Flame demonic beasts constantly rushed in.

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

Such changes greatly stimulated the Red Flame demonic beasts. The offensive they launched was more violent and arrogant.

As a result, it became more inconvenient for cultivators to enter and exit the Molten Xian Gong.

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

Now, Zhu Xuanji is more inclined to just send a flying letter.

After all, he needs a lot of time to properly 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 the high cultivation base will be suppressed by the Xian Gong, suppressed to the same actual performance as the lower cultivation base?"

"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 mechanical arts are allowed. This scope description is actually quite vague."

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

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

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

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

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

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

This is obviously not what Zhu Xuanji wants to see.

He immediately decided to use Unlike 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 Unlike Ning Zhuo and successively revoked the monitoring means they had on Unlike Ning Zhuo.

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

Ning Jiufan breathed a sigh of relief.

If he relied on himself 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 personally is the best.

Finally, at Unlike Ning Zhuo's own request, the monitoring means of Ning Jiufan and Zhu Xuanji were retained on his body.

Zheng Shuanggou suddenly proposed a deal to Unlike Ning Zhuo.

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

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

Unlike Ning Zhuo naturally did not want to, and pushed back that this 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 semi-finished machine, my Zheng family is also willing to acquire at a high price."

Unlike Ning Zhuo refused directly this time, making 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 personally and confirmed that Zhu Xuanji's guess was correct. Those three cultivation techniques were a set, the Three Sects Superior Arts.

Meng Kui also calculated the approximate power of the Demon Dyeing Blood Tendon Art. The Mirror Platform Psychic Art creates mirror surfaces in the Spirit Sea Dantian, directly communicating with spiritual objects. Initially, these mirror surfaces could be counted on one's fingers, but as the cultivation base progresses, the number of mirror surfaces 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.

Unlike 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, they could quickly figure out the subtle essence.

Accompanied by the news of the second round of the Palace Examination, Unlike 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 mechanical ape with Jin Dan-level materials, but also attempting to bribe him to throw the match.

Unlike Ning Zhuo refused all of them, and the demeanor he showed made Ning Jiufan feel 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 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 various industries of the Ning, Zheng, and Zhou families were targeted at the same time.

Even the stronghold of the All-Book Pavilion in Fire Persimmon Xiancheng was stolen.

According to witnesses, the perpetrators were black-shadow demon cultivators.

However, it is clear that being able to target a super sect like this, it is highly likely that another super sect is 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 Xiancheng, looking at the direction of the top of Fire Persimmon Mountain, sneering.

Han Ming lowered her head and eyebrows, extremely well-behaved: "Lord Luo Shang, what do you want me to do?"

Her heart was full of helplessness.

After hiding for a long time, because of the demonic beast siege, she finally leaked her traces, was discovered by Luo Shang, forcibly recruited, and taken by his side.

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

"They will definitely be interested in your intelligence."

"Although Unlike Ning Zhuo is only a junior at the Qi Refining stage, 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."

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

"Hahaha!"