Chapter 304

"Bombard the Golden Furnace?" Ning Zhuo shook his head, decisively refusing the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit, "Although I can do this, the loss is too great!"

"The Golden Furnace is the essence of the Gourd Furnace Forest; if I bombard it, my merit will be deducted into the negatives again."

"Not appropriate, very inappropriate!"

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit was anxious and angry, trying its best to persuade: "That is just the Golden Furnace ruins, little master. A complete Golden Furnace has strong defenses and might not necessarily be destroyed in the bombardment!"

Ning Zhuo shook his head again: "You can't be sure either. Doing this is too risky!"

"Then are you just going to let Zhu Xuanji obtain the clue to the Golden Furnace?!" The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit glared; it couldn't understand why Ning Zhuo was so calm.

Ning Zhuo then said: "Be patient, I have already made arrangements. Just watch."

Soon, a large number of mechanical creations began to mobilize, forming several forces, actively charging toward the invading Red Flame demonic beast group.

This scene made Zhu Xuanji and the others feel astonished.

This was because they had considered this link in advance and had already asked all the modified team members who held positions at the Pointing Platform to try their best to ignore the defense tasks of the Gourd Furnace Forest.

Zhu Xuanji and the others hurriedly contacted the cultivators who held the relevant positions.

As a result, they found that not a single person had made such a troop arrangement.

Zhu Xuanji soon believed their words.

The reason was simple: the deployment of such a large force was unprecedented. A cultivator capable of doing this must have a very high position.

With the interception of the mechanical puppets, the Red Flame demonic beast group was blocked on the periphery and could not get close to the Gourd Furnace Forest.

Zhu Xuanji and the others were not in a position to take action either.

Ning Zhuo then mobilized the Five Elements Artillery Towers to conduct continuous bombardment.

Even though many mechanical creations were within the range of the bombardment, Ning Zhuo did not care.

After all, these were not cultivators, but mechanical creations.

Even if they were destroyed, just build another one.

In fact, these cannon-fodder mechanical creations sacrificing themselves here was the only way to fully exert their own value!

The Pointing Platform arranged troops, the Five Elements Artillery Towers bombarded from afar; Ning Zhuo, with two coherent moves, quickly eliminated the crisis in the Gourd Furnace Forest.

Zhu Xuanji's hope was dashed, but he did not have any look of disappointment.

He gazed with interest in the direction of the Pointing Platform.

After this battle, how could he not understand that the Pointing Platform had also been infiltrated by the enemy. And the enemy who took action was very likely the Unoccupied Gate!

"The cultivator who secretly controls all this doesn't even need to enter or exit the artillery towers and the Pointing Platform to control all of this."

"Do they have a high position, or have they mastered the loopholes in the Lava Immortal Palace?"

"Regardless of who they are, whether they possess a high position or have mastered the loopholes, I understand that there must be important clues hidden here!"

"The enemy is wary of my talent and my method of tracing the source, so they are trying every possible way to obstruct me."

"Interesting, hehehe."

Ning Zhuo's actions, instead, further fueled Zhu Xuanji's determination to search the Golden Furnace ruins and find clues.

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit circled in the main hall.

It let out a sigh of relief, the pressure in its heart eased a lot, but it still felt like a giant rock was pressing down on it.

As long as Zhu Xuanji was not eliminated, or rather, as long as the Golden Furnace ruins were not destroyed, its grand plan for freedom was in danger of being overturned.

"Ning Zhuo, this guy, is rarely reliable for once!"

"But it's still not stable."

"Why not fire the artillery and directly destroy the Golden Furnace ruins? A final decision is the best!"

Thus, the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit contacted Ning Zhuo and brought up this suggestion again.

Ning Zhuo shook his head: "I even handed over my Buddha Heart Demon Seal; if I don't become the Palace Master, I definitely won't be able to get it back."

"I must become the Master of the Lava Immortal Palace!"

"Once I become the Palace Master, the entire Lava Immortal Palace will be mine. The value of the Golden Furnace is too high; how can I destroy my own treasure?"

These words left the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit speechless.

It slandered endlessly: "What level are you? Just at the Qi Refining stage! What confidence do you have to achieve final victory in such a situation surrounded by strong enemies?"

"Ning Zhuo, oh Ning Zhuo, you are truly overconfident."

"No, perhaps it's not confidence. It's that this gambler has already lost his mind."

"He bet my Buddha Heart Demon Seal, he bet his own life; he can only bet that he wins in the end!"

"This damn gambler!!"

"You bet your life, don't drag me, the Dragon Turtle, down with you."

At this time, Ning Zhuo sent another message: "Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit, I need your help!"

"Next, there will inevitably be endless conspiracies unfavorable to me."

"Since the Lava Immortal Palace is your territory, you need to pay attention to these people and things that are unfavorable to me at all times. You must report to me in time!"

"If I am targeted and caught off guard, it will be your fault."

"You must perform well and help me win the position of Palace Master. Have confidence, the future is ours!"

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit was so angry it hummed.

It felt that Ning Zhuo was becoming less and less polite to it; before, there was still a tone of discussion, but now he was directly ordering it.

"If I really let you become the Palace Master, commanding me here and commanding me there all day, will I have any good days left?"

Thinking of such a situation, even the Fire Spirit couldn't help but feel a chill in its heart.

Ning Zhuo continued: "Did you hear me? We must cooperate fully."

"You give me warnings, I will resist Zhu Xuanji, and at the same time, I can prevent the conspiracies against me in advance."

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit yelled in anger: "So annoying!"

It took a few deep breaths, then pretended to be weak, agreed to Ning Zhuo, and at the same time encouraged the latter to fight with all his might and strive to win the position of Palace Master as soon as possible.

The second round of the palace examination.

The eighth question.

Ning Zhuo passed through the teleportation light circle, stepped onto the arena, and saw his opponent at a glance.

Today's first opponent was actually Meng Chong.

Meng Chong also saw Ning Zhuo and gritted his teeth: "It's you. I let you win narrowly the last few times, but this time I will make you taste the flavor of failure!"

Meng Chong's mechanical attainments were very low; facing Ning Zhuo, his record was naturally all losses.

Ning Zhuo bowed and smiled: "Brother Meng Chong, it is my good fortune today to be able to face you in the first battle; it is a great honor."

Meng Chong waved his hand: "Don't say these useless, hypocritical nonsense. Eh? I can actually see you?"

This was still in the preparation stage, but everyone's vision was clear.

Ning Zhuo nodded slightly: "It seems that the rules of today's trial have changed slightly again."

The content of every question would have small changes.

After these days, all the cultivators had become accustomed to it.

Sure enough, new information came, announcing that this trial would not obscure the crafting process and could be known to others.

The palace examination officially began!

Meng Chong took a step, rushed to the table, and began to analyze and check the materials.

Ning Zhuo, with his hands behind his back, walked slowly to the table, scanned the materials, and also observed the outside world.

These materials were many and few; some were Qi Refining-level materials, and some were Foundation Establishment-level.

The material supply had already had differences after continuous evolution compared to before.

Immortal Asset—Galloping Thunder!

After checking, Meng Chong fiercely activated his most powerful trump card.

His whole body flashed with electric light, making every movement of his at least twice as fast as others!

Whether it was smelting or cutting, these actions were also accelerated by twice under the blessing of the Immortal Asset.

In the same amount of time, others could only produce one mechanical puppet, at most with a little spare time. But Meng Chong could produce two.

It was precisely by relying on this trump card that he fought two against one, winning more than losing.

"His Immortal Asset ability has already been developed to such a degree; he is worthy of being a heaven-favored son."

Even though Ning Zhuo had long known about Meng Chong, he couldn't help but feel emotional at this moment.

One must know that in the process of crafting mechanisms, many steps and details require fine and subtle control.

Meng Chong achieved this point; even when accelerated by twice, he still achieved this degree.

His progress in developing his Immortal Asset was truly too fast.

Ning Zhuo still clearly remembered that when Meng Chong first used Galloping Thunder, he could only charge in a straight line. Because he couldn't brake, the entire puppet body crashed into the thread trap, and the threads cut it into countless pieces.

Now, he was handling it with ease.

"However, you are still unwilling to use your brain."

"Today's question is not about the faster the better." Ning Zhuo's mouth curled slightly, and he was very relaxed.

Meng Chong's movements were fast, his progress exceeded Ning Zhuo's, and the entire crafting process was clearly visible to Ning Zhuo.

Thus, when Ning Zhuo was crafting, he deliberately adjusted the design plan and crafted mechanical parts specifically targeting Meng Chong's mechanisms.

After the battle started, Ning Zhuo fought one against two, used the mechanical parts to target them, and won easily.

"Ah, ah, ah!" Meng Chong grabbed his hair, a bit crazy.

He hoped to defeat Ning Zhuo and regain the face he lost from his consecutive defeats, but he didn't expect that this time he would lose even more cleanly!

"Good, good, good, Ning Zhuo! Next time, we'll compete again!" Meng Chong was not discouraged; before walking off the arena, he left a harsh threat.

This scene was witnessed by several cultivators under the arena.

One of them was from the Meng family.

He frowned: "This Qi Refining junior, Ning Zhuo, seems to have won a bit too many times."

After realizing this, he hurriedly checked the battle record statistics and was surprised to find that it was not his illusion; Ning Zhuo's personal battle record was prominently ranked at the forefront!

Ning Zhuo's previous battles were always bumpy, and many times they were narrow victories, which easily led people to misunderstand.

But this time, he defeated Meng Chong, very cleanly and neatly, making him noticed by those with intentions.

That night.

Ning Zhuo received bad news: there were multiple public security incidents in the black market, and even if the former stewards of the Ning family acted collectively, they suffered counter-charges from the thugs.

The black market order was in chaos, and every merchant and vendor had more or less losses.

And these people also quickly connected and collectively demanded compensation from the black market side!

On the black market side, no one could make this decision, and the City Lord's Mansion was also holding them accountable. Facing such huge pressure, they had no other way and could only send a message to Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo saw this letter, and his heart was filled with realization: "It seems someone finally realized my excellent battle record."

Although he really wanted to continue hiding, his outstanding mechanical talent could ultimately not be covered up.