Chapter 299: Meng Kui

Fire Persimmon Immortal City.

Dungeon.

Han Ming looked at Fei Si, feeling cold in her heart, and sneered: "You are daydreaming!"

Fei Si's eyes flashed with ghostly light, and he said slowly: "If you refuse to cooperate with this official to investigate the case, then don't blame this official for using torture."

"Just the tattooing punishment is enough for you to suffer."

"From now on, there will be a criminal mark on your face. As long as you are active within the scope of the South Bean Kingdom, you will be revealed because of this mark and known to everyone at all times."

"This mark will also suppress your cultivation, making your cultivation difficult."

"And to clear the mark, you must at least find a Nascent Soul-level figure to have such a possibility."

"Do you want to try it?"

Han Ming felt even colder in her heart, but on the surface, she was fearless, raised her head and said: "What's the use of saying so much?"

"Come, whatever punishment you have, just greet it."

"Old lady, I took the initiative to surrender, and I had the worst assumption long ago."

"Fei Si, you want me to serve you and help you practice? Hmph, no way!"

Fei Si chuckled: "Since you were used as a pawn by Luo Shang and sacrificed here, what are you still stubborn about?"

"I don't know the style of you demonic people?"

"Why, do you really want to die for Luo Shang?"

"Well, I will give you two choices. The first is that you help me increase my soul foundation. The second is to provide Luo Shang's location."

"Think about it."

For a moment, Han Ming hesitated.

But she quickly became tough again: "Fei Si, you are unworthy of being a righteous Jin Dan! Old lady, I choose nothing. Whatever tricks you have, just use them."

Fei Si snorted coldly, his palm like a knife, and he slashed directly.

Suddenly, a spell shot out, like a sharp blade, aiming at Han Ming's neck.

Han Ming immediately felt a strong threat of death, and the alarm bell in her heart roared, but she was bound in place and could not move.

"Am I going to die?!" At this moment, Han Ming roared in her heart unwillingly.

She did not die.

At the critical moment, a ghost hand reached out from her body, directly grabbed Fei Si's spell, and crushed it.

The ghost general then transferred out of Han Ming's body, making Luo Shang's voice: "Okay, Fei Si, don't scare a junior."

"Luo Shang! When did he plant means on me?" Han Ming was shocked.

At the same time, she also felt fortunate.

She made the right choice!

She had not escaped before this, instead biting the bullet and coming to the City Lord's Mansion to surrender, and just now she had not yielded to Fei Si's overbearing might, never once providing Luo Shang with any opportunity to eliminate a sect traitor.

Fei Si saw the appearance of the Jin Dan ghost general, and there was no surprise on his face.

As the Jin Dan-level ghost general who was Luo Shang's mouthpiece, he slowly floated into the air: "Okay, Fei Si, you are doing this just to force me to come forward. What do you want to do?"

Fei Si really changed his attitude before, stroking his beard and smiling: "Luo Shang, you sent Han Ming to report, just to provoke the relationship, create chaos, and profit from it."

"Might as well tell you, our side and Zhu Xuanji's side have already united and reached a secret alliance privately."

"Our South Bean Kingdom, how can we easily let you outsiders drill loopholes!"

"However..."

"Our side also knows: your sect's purpose is not the Lava Immortal Palace, but the rich soul treasure under Fire Persimmon Mountain. As long as you don't touch the Lava Immortal Palace, we actually have a basis for cooperation."

Regarding this intelligence, the City Lord's Mansion pried open the mouths of the two Soul-Eating Sect disciples (Triangle Eyes, Eagle Hook Nose) and learned it.

Even without this intelligence, according to the Soul-Eating Sect's past style of conduct, planned plans, etc., it is actually not difficult to guess.

Luo Shang was silent for a while and asked: "How to cooperate?"

"And how can I believe you? What can you righteous people cooperate with my demonic cultivators?"

"I won't be your gun!"

Fei Si stroked his beard, having a calm demeanor: "Might as well tell you, recruiting you demonic outsiders is not only the meaning of City Lord Meng Kui, but also Zhu Xuanji's attitude."

"As long as you fully assist in defending the city, our side is willing to cooperate secretly with the Soul-Eating Sect to jointly develop the massive soul treasure under Fire Persimmon Mountain!"

Luo Shang fell into silence again.

He pondered for a long time before saying: "I am indeed very interested in this cooperation!"

He came to Fire Persimmon Immortal City this time with a sect mission. On one hand, he wanted to ask for an explanation for Qi Bai's death and maintain the sect's prestige. On the other hand, he also had to continue what Qi Bai had not finished, exploring how much soul treasure was under Fire Persimmon Mountain.

If he could cooperate with the City Lord's Mansion and Zhu Xuanji's side at this moment, it would be of great help to completing these two tasks!

Luo Shang's statement made Han Ming secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

She understood that she was saved!

Subsequently, Luo Shang and Fei Si began preliminary negotiations.

This news was conveyed to Meng Kui, which also made this current City Lord breathe a sigh of relief.

At present, he is sitting at the top of Fire Persimmon Mountain, feeling great pressure.

The terrifying demon beast tide is like endless.

The Lava Immortal Palace has already had a Palace Examination, and cultivators are competing for the position of Palace Master, which is in full swing.

Plus the Non-Empty Gate was discovered, this evil sect super sect has been operating for many years.

And have to count the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit with different intentions...

Meng Kui has already occupied his main energy and time to deal with these.

If the Soul-Eating Sect makes any more moths, Meng Kui's pressure will be even greater!

There is one more point, others may have forgotten, but Meng Kui will never forget—that is Zheng Danlian's failure, killing the Jin Dan inner-sect disciple of the Taiqing Palace.

The Taiqing Palace will inevitably come to find trouble.

But the Taiqing Palace has always had no movement.

Do they not want to take action?

Hehe, how is it possible?

Meng Kui does not need to calculate, just think with his brain, and he knows that the best time for the Taiqing Palace to take action is now!

Because, all sizes of forces are competing around the Lava Immortal Palace. When these sizes of forces are exhausted, the sudden insertion of the Taiqing Palace will inevitably catch others off guard.

The key is that this time, the Taiqing Palace is famous.

Although the people of the Taiqing Palace were not killed by Meng Kui, the existence and safety of the Zheng family as a major cultivation family in Fire Persimmon Immortal City also have certain responsibilities of Meng Kui.

Therefore, this time the City Lord's Mansion lowered its posture and took the initiative to find Luo Shang to seek cooperation. In essence, this is to take precautions, and it is also a last resort.

Meng Kui needs to reduce his burden!

He is Nascent Soul-level, but if he wants to fight against the Non-Empty Gate, Soul-Eating Sect, and Taiqing Palace super sects at the same time, he also feels quite pressured.

If he can transform some enemies into his own combat power, the effect of this entry and exit is quite obvious.

"As for the Lava Immortal Palace, Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit..."

"Hmph!"

Meng Kui sat in the depths of the cloud smoke, his eyes full of cold light.

He does not have the corresponding mechanism attainments, so he cannot enter the Immortal Palace.

"But what about that?"

"I just need to collect combat power and maintain the demon beast tide. Let this demon beast tide constantly destroy and erode the Immortal Palace."

"There will be a moment when the Immortal Palace mechanism collapses, allowing me to intervene directly!"

Meng Kui never thought that he would be led by the nose.

To some extent, he let go, allowing the demon beast tide to destroy the Lava Immortal Palace.

Once the Lava Immortal Palace is weak to a certain extent, he can exert the power of Nascent Soul and directly interrupt the Palace Examination to become the final winner.

Meng Kui does not take action, but once he really takes action with all his strength, it will inevitably be earth-shattering!

Lava Immortal Palace.

Ning Zhuo, while holding the jade slip "Ice Carving Secret Classic," looked at the small ice sculpture just made on the table.

His eyes were shining, full of spirit.

"This ice sculpture mechanism book is unique and has its own characteristics."

"Ice sculptures are all carved on a huge raw material, formed in one piece, rather than assembled between mechanism parts in the normal sense."

"To sculpt the shape you want, you need to be proficient in the carving skills of one of the hundred arts of cultivation."

"Not just external carving, but more importantly, internal carving."

"Need to engrave all formation patterns and talismans on the inner wall of the ice sculpture in a closed space."

"Speaking of which..."

"This kind of ice carving mechanism art is a perfect match for my Ning family's ice-attribute talismans!"

Ning Zhuo studied the "Ice Carving Secret Classic" a little, and gained quite a lot.

This strange mechanism art greatly broadened his horizons, letting him know that the mechanism art he currently mastered was only a small part of the world.

At the same time, he also felt Ning Jiufan's obvious intention to cultivate him from this jade slip.

"This Ning family Jin Dan ancestor..."

Just as Ning Zhuo was pondering, the message was conveyed to his brain—the second round of the Palace Examination officially began!

White light burst out in front of Ning Zhuo, and then spread into a circle.

The circle soon became larger, to the extent that Ning Zhuo could drill in.

Ning Zhuo did not hesitate at all, tidied up his clothes slightly, took a step, disappeared from the room, and in a flash, came to the square again.

The square in front of the main hall of the Lava Immortal Palace had already raised ten arenas.

Ning Zhuo, like the other nineteen cultivators, appeared directly on the arena.

In the square, only the remaining three cultivators were watching with their arms crossed.

Can't see clearly.

The situation on the arena was blurred, and it seemed that they could not watch the battle.

New information continued to be conveyed to the brain, letting everyone know more detailed competition rules.

The remaining twenty-three spots will take turns to step onto the arena for one-on-one competition. Until everyone has competed with everyone else, the second round of the Palace Examination is considered over.

Each person wins one game and gets one battle result. A draw result is zero, and a loss result is negative one.

Each arena competition has a time limit.

Arena competition is mainly based on mechanism creature duels! The specific content will change slightly with the change of the field.

Cultivators are not allowed to attack the main body of others, and violators will be eliminated!

Trial level items can be used directly in the second round of the Palace Examination.

Finally, integrate the battle results to form the ranking of the second round of the Palace Examination.

The new ranking list will be changed with reference to the battle result ranking, and the last ten of the final ranking will be eliminated!