Chapter 312: Is the Pigtail Guest Him?

After hearing Zhu Xuanji's account, Zhu Zhen finally understood the reason for Zhu Xuanji's previous inference.

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit was extraordinary even before it was chosen by the Three Sects Superior!

Refining its soul used the No. 1 Golden Furnace.

Refining its dragon body used the No. 2 Golden Furnace.

Now, before seven hundred and twenty years had passed, the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit had used its own snake body as the main material to refine a Yuan Ying-level mechanism creation—the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon.

Zhu Zhen calculated: "The Lava Immortal Palace is like a prison to it; it can no longer endure the days of being the Palace Spirit, so it wants to break out of prison."

"And to break out of prison, it must break the prison, which is to destroy this Lava Immortal Palace."

"Exactly so, the Lava Immortal Palace has been constantly dilapidated, opening up selection to the outside world, and the selection standards have been lowered again and again."

Zhu Xuanji sighed deeply: "The current situation is quite tricky."

Zhu Zhen was puzzled.

Zhu Xuanji continued to transmit, revealing more secrets.

When he was in the royal treasury, he didn't just see the scene of the Immortal Palace burying the mountain.

There were other images.

The Empress Dowager of the Southern Bean Kingdom, who was on her deathbed, left a will, warning her descendants: after her tireless and painstaking investigation in her later years, she had many new and major discoveries about the Lava Immortal Palace and the Three Sects Superior.

"The Lava Immortal Palace is definitely not a move made by the Three Sects Superior on a whim."

"His intentions are very deep."

The Lava Immortal Palace not only has mechanism inheritance and Three Sects Dharma, but also the Human Life Hanging Thread magical power!

On her deathbed, the Empress Dowager still cared about the affairs of the Southern Bean Kingdom: "My Zhu family has no king's life, so we must strive to master the Human Life Hanging Thread magical power."

"The magical power seed in the Lava Immortal Palace is the key to mastering the Human Life Hanging Thread, so we must strive for it."

She also said: "The supreme power of the Lava Immortal Palace is divided into three parts."

"One part is in the position of the Palace Master of the Immortal Palace, one part is in the Palace Spirit Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit, and the last part is the My Buddha Heart Demon Seal."

"The first two can be strived for, but the My Buddha Heart Demon Seal must not be touched."

"This seal has a great background, involving the battle between the Buddha and Demon worlds, carrying a huge amount of cause and effect. Ordinary cultivators and factions that accept this seal will have their vitality continuously and violently consumed until their vitality is weak or even exhausted, triggering heavy disasters."

"If in the future the Southern Bean Zhu family has no king's life and no one who masters the Human Life Hanging Thread, it will be difficult to maintain the domestic situation, the national fortune will be limited, and the country will be difficult."

"In such a situation, one must never covet immediate interests. Collecting the My Buddha Heart Demon Seal will bring national turmoil, external forces approaching, internal chaos, and finally the country will perish and the foundation will be lost."

Zhu Zhen heard Zhu Xuanji's account and couldn't help but look worried.

"The treasure seal cannot be taken, and the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit wants to escape, so if we want to control the Lava Immortal Palace, we must obtain the position of Palace Master."

Zhu Xuanji looked up at the dilapidated spherical light shield in the sky: "The current situation is even more complicated."

"Not only must we seize the position of Palace Master, but we must also destroy the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit's plan to break out of prison!"

"We don't know how to control the Lava Immortal Palace. Even if we become the Palace Master, it will be difficult to control the entire Lava Immortal Palace in the first time."

"Once the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit leaves, the defense of the Lava Immortal Palace without a host will inevitably plummet to the bottom."

"The red flames are roaring, and the beast tide is fierce. By then, the beast tide will rush to the end without any obstruction, quickly submerging the entire Immortal Palace!"

"Unless it is a Yuan Ying-level figure like Meng Kui, perhaps they can protect the entire Immortal Palace with their own strength?"

"Let's not have such delusional thoughts for Jin Dan cultivation."

Zhu Zhen nodded in agreement, his expression heavy.

Zhu Xuanji put his hands behind his back, paced a small circle with his head down, his thoughts settled, and he cautioned Zhu Zhen.

The primary task now is to search for the hiding place of the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon with all his might. If this mechanism can be intercepted in advance, it will inevitably break the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit's plan to escape.

"This is very difficult." Zhu Zhen transmitted, indicating, "It can be big or small, and it must be extremely valued by the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit, so it must be hidden very deeply. Searching for such a target in this huge Lava Immortal Palace is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

Zhu Xuanji cautioned him again to pay attention to the Golden Furnace Ruins at all times.

Zhu Xuanji: "The ruins of the No. 3 and No. 4 Golden Furnaces have been blown to pieces, but there are still very small parts that are integrated with the surroundings."

"You need to find an opportunity to approach again, dig the ground, and then solve the refining to restore the previous form."

"I always feel that there are important clues buried in the No. 3 and No. 4 Golden Furnaces."

Zhu Zhen felt even more difficult and transmitted: "Brother, the reason we were able to enter the Golden Furnace Ruins this time was a deliberate design. We also seized the excellent opportunity of the battle between the Shadow Demon Cultivator and Yang Chanyu."

"The Un-Empty Gate is deep in strategy; even if they have blown up that Golden Furnace ruin now, I'm afraid they won't easily give us another chance."

Zhu Xuanji nodded, recognizing Zhu Zhen's analysis.

To break the current predicament, there are roughly two paths.

One is to start from things, which is the mechanism building. In Zhu Xuanji's view: the reason the Un-Empty Gate can restrict them from approaching the Golden Furnace Ruins is mainly relying on the Five Elements Artillery Tower and the Pointing Platform.

If Zhu Xuanji can crack the Un-Empty Gate's control method and borrow the demon beasts to enter the Golden Furnace Ruins, there will be no obstacles.

The other is to start from people, which is Yang Chanyu and Sun Lingtong.

But these two are extremely slippery, hiding in the Lava Immortal Palace, and cannot be found at all.

This time, it was also because Yang Chanyu was forced out by the Shadow Demon Cultivator that she revealed her tracks during the time outside the palace examination.

Zhu Zhen transmitted: "I have been pondering the current situation recently and suddenly thought of another person who might become our breakthrough."

Zhu Xuanji looked sideways: "Oh? Tell me about it."

Zhu Zhen: "It's the Pigtail Guest!"

"Before, the Pigtail Guest joined Han Ming and Sun Lingtong to attack the Ziyang Courtyard. Later, he risked his life to fight the Jin Dan Qi Bai with Foundation Establishment cultivation, and finally forcibly rescued Sun Lingtong. Various clues show that his mechanism attainments are quite good."

"I highly suspect that the Pigtail Guest is likely the person controlling the Five Elements Artillery Tower and the Pointing Platform."

Zhu Xuanji asked: "Do you have any basis for this suspicion?"

Zhu Zhen only said: "How could the Un-Empty Gate not use such a mechanism cultivator? Unless the battle with Qi Bai left the Pigtail Guest seriously injured and he has been recuperating, otherwise he is hiding in the depths of the Lava Immortal Palace, monitoring the Golden Furnace Ruins at all times, guarding against us approaching."

Zhu Xuanji shook his head slightly: "I know."

Zhu Zhen said again: "The Pigtail Guest appeared in the black market very early and has always sold a kind of mechanism rope to the outside world, named the Up-Down As-You-Wish Rope."

"Among the cultivators exploring Fire Persimmon Mountain, this rope is very popular."

"Even now, there are still Up-Down As-You-Wish Ropes in the market and in the hands of many cultivators."

"I think, why not collect these mechanism ropes and give them to you, brother, to investigate."

"Under your golden eyes, brother, we should be able to find important clues about the Pigtail Guest, or even flaws!"

Zhu Xuanji laughed and couldn't help but pat Zhu Zhen on the shoulder: "Good boy, as expected of having been out for many years. Thinking is meticulous and has unique points, much stronger than before."

Zhu Zhen knew Zhu Xuanji quite well, and seeing his lack of interest, he was confused and asked: "Brother, what are you really thinking? Could it be that the clue I caught is wrong?"

Zhu Xuanji sighed, his expression quite complicated: "It's not wrong, it's just that I'm afraid I've already guessed the identity of this Pigtail Guest."

Zhu Zhen couldn't help but stare: "Since you guessed it, brother, why don't you go and catch..."

Suddenly, he reacted.

"Brother doesn't go to catch, proving that he doesn't need to catch, or perhaps he can't catch... Could it be?!"

Zhu Zhen turned his head fiercely and subconsciously looked at the residence of the Ning clan ancestor Ning Jiufan.

Zhu Xuanji said faintly: "In the previous palace examination, cultivators could invite outsiders as helpers. But on Sun Lingtong's side, mechanism cultivators like the Pigtail Guest never appeared. At that time, I felt strange."

Speaking of this, Zhu Xuanji patted Zhu Zhen on the shoulder: "Of course, this is just my guess. If you are interested, you can indeed go and collect the Up-Down As-You-Wish Rope. However, I think that after the Un-Empty Gate is exposed, the City Lord's Mansion will inevitably investigate all clues with all its might."

"Although Meng Kui sits on the top of the mountain, the acting City Lord Fei Si is also a capable person. According to his ability, he must have already collected a batch of Up-Down As-You-Wish Ropes. If you want to save some effort, why not write to him and directly transfer a batch of mechanism ropes."

Zhu Zhen opened his mouth and finally sighed: "I understand."

After a pause, he sincerely praised: "As expected of brother!"

Zhu Xuanji smiled bitterly and encouraged: "Go do things."

"According to my limited understanding of the Three Sects Superior, this palace examination probably only has three rounds."

"Now the second round of the palace examination is likely nearing its end."

"The situation is too tense! Outside there is a demon beast tide, inside there is the Un-Empty Gate causing trouble. Many things, we can only grasp the big and let go of the small."

"If the situation is stable and there is a large margin for error, we can pursue everything. But now, we can only be wrapped by the overall situation, unite allies, save energy and time, and attack one point."

Zhu Zhen could feel Zhu Xuanji's helplessness and looked taught: "Brother's teaching, younger brother will definitely keep in mind."

Zhu Zhen was a member of the Southern Bean royal family and had a deep friendship with Zhu Xuanji.

He was extremely fortunate now that he took the cloud whale, walked this route, reunited with Zhu Xuanji, and was able to contribute to this major event and help his brother.

After receiving the important task, he didn't care about the difficulties and went all out.

There were many holes in the light shield of the Lava Immortal Palace, the outer circle had basically fallen, demon beasts wandered freely, and the inner circle still maintained the line of defense.

Zhu Zhen checked, first gave up the outer circle, and only searched in the inner circle first.

He looked for many places, checked them all clean one by one, and couldn't even see a shadow of the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon.

During this period, he still wrote a letter and flew it to Fei Si. However, it was no longer asking for the Up-Down As-You-Wish Rope, but directly asking about all the information regarding the Pigtail Guest in the hands of the City Lord's Mansion.