Chapter 317: Prophetic Poem

In truth, this excuse is also far-fetched.

But having one is better than having none, and much better at that.

Everyone knows the true nature of this fig leaf. But with it, the entire Meng family's predicament is much improved; at the very least, they will not become a target for all, shouted at and beaten by everyone.

"Fine." Meng Hu is not someone who doesn't know the gravity of the situation; he was merely hoping Lord Meng Kui might have some good ideas.

Lord Meng Kui informed Meng Hu in detail, describing the situation, including his own previous actions and his future plans.

Meng Hu felt strange: "Brother, if it were me, I would have struck long ago. Yet you have remained in command at the mountaintop, striking very few times. You are a dignified Nascent Soul cultivator, the very sky of Fire Persimmon Xiancheng. If you were to strike repeatedly, you would have quelled the internal threats long ago, right?"

Lord Meng Kui smiled slightly and shook his head slowly: "Not long after the Xian Gong appeared, I used the Divine Machine Miraculous Calculation Incense, utilizing supernatural powers to perform a divination, and calculated a prophetic poem."

"According to what the prophecy reveals, although I am at the Nascent Soul stage, the strongest in the entire city, striking frequently will not have much effect on the ownership of the Magma Xian Gong."

Meng Hu reached out: "Brother, what is this prophecy? Let me, your clansman, take a good look at it."

Lord Meng Kui stroked his beard: "Just listen well."

Saying this, he began to chant aloud—

The Xian Gong has spirit, leaning toward the Meng gate,

True and false, enemy and friend, hard to distinguish.

The shifting winds and clouds are all illusions,

Only with immortal assets in hand is it true.

The Jin Dan falls, leaving only empty sighs,

When the volcano moves, the body remains unharmed.

The great ones chase objects like the moon in the water,

The juniors clash, deciding the fate of the world.

By playing both sides, the benefits will naturally appear,

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Endure and wait for the enemy to tire, then leap to the top.

Right and evil, gain and loss, all in a single thought,

A new master pacifies the people, filling the old pits.

After hearing this prophetic poem, Meng Hu was suddenly enlightened, understanding Lord Meng Kui's behavior.

He was somewhat dissatisfied and muttered: "Clansman, is your calculation accurate? I recall that the secret strategy book of the Heavenly Orbit Mansion states very clearly—"

"Always relying on fate will surely lead to being deluded by fate."

"Listening to this, the prophetic poem is ambiguous in many places; it can be interpreted any way."

"Only the last line is somewhat interesting."

"A new master pacifies the people, filling the old pits... pacifying the people... I have read the intelligence; isn't that Zhu Zhu Xuanji known as 'Observing the Hidden and Pacifying the People'?"

"Could it be that he will be the Palace Master of the Xian Gong? So, is he the enemy we need to watch most closely?"

"But the first line of the poem says this Xian Gong leans toward our family; I am confused."

Lord Meng Kui smiled slightly: "You don't need to figure it out; just act according to my orders. Watch."

Saying this, Lord Meng Kui pointed a finger.

A magic treasure-grade flying stone, small and exquisite, imperceptible, moved with lightning speed, piercing through the clouds and mist, shooting through the magma, all the way down, finally shooting into the Demon Ape Royal Court, causing an old sleeping ape to be injured and awakened.

The old ape looked at its pierced backhand, suddenly shocked and furious, erupting with Nascent Soul-level Qi, rushing out of the Royal Court toward the volcanic crater.

Hearing the old ape's movements, the two previous Nascent Soul-level Fire-Walking Snakes and Flame-Treading Lizards also began to stir.

The roar sounded like thunder; the Nascent Soul-level Demon Ape appeared aggressively, punching directly at the spherical light barrier.

At the same time, the Fire-Walking Snakes and Flame-Treading Lizards also appeared from two other locations, joining forces to attack the Magma Xian Gong!

Lord Meng Kui once again displayed the Great Handprint, roaming everywhere.

With the addition of a Nascent Soul-level demonic beast, his previous strength was clearly insufficient, falling short by a large margin.

The spherical light shield remaining from the Molten Xian Gong was soon pounded into countless cracks by the demon ape's fists.

Zhou Nongying was eliminated and was actively healing in the room.

"The Three Sects' Shangren are compassionate, sending me out in time to avoid death. But with my departure, the Zhou family has no hope of victory."

Zhou Nongying was sighing when he heard the sounds of the Nascent Soul battle.

He walked out of the house, looked up, and was suddenly shocked.

He happened to see the Fire-Melting Demon Ape's fist shadows flying, crushing the spherical light barrier.

"It's over, the Nascent Soul-level demonic beast is about to invade the city!" Zhou Nongying's face was filled with despair.

The next moment, a magic treasure-grade seal flew out, smashing down and knocking the Fire-Melting Demon Ape back.

Lord Meng Kui's roar came: "Don't even think about laying a finger on the Magma Xian Gong; I, Lord Meng Kui, am here! If you want to succeed, you'll have to step over my corpse."

His roar immediately stabilized some hearts, but it was not enough.

The Nascent Soul-level Fire-Walking Snake opened its mouth and spat out a river of flames. The fire river spread, incinerating all mechanical buildings along the way.

The Flame-Treading Lizard lowered its head and slammed fiercely into the Magma Xian Gong.

The Magma Xian Gong tilted violently, like an iceberg lifting a corner. The lifted part of the Magma Xian Gong fell heavily back, stirring up towering waves of magma.

As the giant waves slapped down, a large area of the Xian Gong's foundation collapsed, and along with it, the few remaining mechanical buildings on top were buried in the magma.

Following closely behind were tens of thousands of Scarlet Flame demonic beasts, landing from the outer circle of the Magma Xian Gong, which had completely fallen, and rushing toward the inner circle.

The Pointing Platform, the Five Elements Cannon Towers, and the mechanical armies were all operating at full capacity, doing their best to intercept as many Scarlet Flame demonic beasts as possible.

Fortunately, there were a large number of Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators who had moved over from Fire Persimmon Xiancheng.

These people filled the battle lines, forming small magic arrays. These arrays were like fortresses, blocking the attack wave of the Scarlet Flame demonic beasts.

A tragic battle of offense and defense broke out directly!

Zhu Zhen was terrified; while fighting to the death, he noticed the ruins of the Golden Furnace.

The task Zhu Zhu Xuanji had once entrusted to him suddenly dropped in difficulty at this moment, allowing him to see a huge possibility of successful completion.

The Magma Xian Gong shook violently, but inside the Turning Point Secret Pavilion, it remained calm.

Unlike Ning Zhuo used spirit stones, surrounded by a mechanical battle team, and broke through several secret pavilions.

Bang.

After he pushed open a door, he encountered the second cultivator he had seen.

It was none other than Zheng Danlian!

Zheng Danlian was dodging a giant wooden mallet. He wanted to approach the central area to close the mechanical trap and take the elixir deep within.

Seeing Unlike Ning Zhuo appear, Zheng Danlian's face lit up with joy: "Unlike Ning Zhuo! You've come at the right time..."

Bang.

Unlike Ning Zhuo slammed the door shut again.

Zheng Danlian's words were stuck in his throat, and his face turned gloomy.

"Under the Great Turning Point, the possibility of me encountering other cultivators has increased significantly."

"Taking advantage of this great opportunity, I had best unite with Brother Sun!"

Zheng Danlian's option was not the best, and he didn't have to pass through the current secret pavilion room. He had many routes to choose from.

Thus, Unlike Ning Zhuo decisively withdrew, chose another door, and drilled inside.

Not long after.

Three cultivators walked into this Turning Point Secret Pavilion.

It was the trio of Shu Zhongjun, Song Fuli, and the Zixiao Pavilion Jin Dan disciple.

The Zixiao Pavilion Jin Dan maintained a tracking spell, and after scouting a circle, frowned: "Why are there two paths? He opened one door, then retreated, and left through another door."

Song Fuli frowned as well: "Could it be that he sensed our tracking and set up a decoy?"

The Zixiao Pavilion Jin Dan disciple snorted: "Simple! We'll just open both doors and take a look, won't we?"

Thus, the Zixiao Pavilion Jin Dan and Song Fuli opened the doors respectively.

They successfully discovered the traces of Unlike Ning Zhuo's departure, and...

Zheng Danlian, who was still traversing the mechanical traps!

Of course, at the same time they opened the doors, Zheng Danlian also discovered them.

"Forget about Unlike Ning Zhuo, kill him first!" Shu Zhongjun made a decisive decision and rushed into the secret pavilion first.

The Zixiao Pavilion disciple was somewhat unwilling, but he also knew this was the best choice; after snorting, he followed closely behind.

Song Fuli was the third to follow.

Zheng Danlian stared.

Just one Shu Zhongjun made him quite wary. Now, there was also the Zixiao Pavilion disciple and Song Fuli. If a war started, what chance of victory would he have?

Zheng Danlian immediately had thoughts of retreating.

But the awkward thing was that he was in the mechanical trap, his movements were inconvenient, and he had no way to withdraw in time.

By the time he stepped to the edge of the mechanical trap, Shu Zhongjun and the other two had already surrounded him from front and back.

"If you want to eliminate me, I will surely drag one with me!" Zheng Danlian shouted, issuing a threat.

Shu Zhongjun smiled slightly: "I don't believe it. Do it!"

A three-on-one battle unfolded.

Zheng Danlian immediately fell into a disadvantage.

Forced into a corner, he could only completely abandon the plan to retreat, constantly backing up, retreating into the layers of mechanical traps.

He had been traversing here for quite a while and was close to successfully clearing the level, to the point where he could close the mechanical traps.

Looking at Shu Zhongjun and the other two, they had just arrived and were not familiar with it.

Zheng Danlian relied on the slight geographical advantage to temporarily stabilize his footing.

But clearly, his predicament remained precarious.

Sun Lingtong and Yang Chanyu ran side by side.

Yang Chanyu turned her head from time to time, looking at Sun Lingtong: "Such a serious and earnest expression on you is rare."

Sun Lingtong rolled his eyes at her: "We have worked hard until now, and we are just one step away. Please give it your all; once we capture the Xian Gong, we won't treat you poorly."

Yang Chanyu: "I am quite curious, even if we obtain the Xian Gong, how will we face Lord Meng Kui and the blockade of the city-protecting array, not to mention the surrounding demonic beast tide."

"We have a plan!" Sun Lingtong didn't want to say more.

If he could replace Yang Chanyu with Unlike Ning Zhuo, he wouldn't have the slightest hesitation.

"Under the Great Turning Point, I successfully united with Yang Chanyu."

"But if Little Zhuo is still alone, that would be quite dangerous."

"Sigh, if only there were a chance to return the Golden Blood Battle Ape, Da Sheng, to him during the second round of the palace exam, I could be a bit more at ease."

"Someone!"

Sun Lingtong pushed open a door and saw a figure sitting cross-legged and breathing.

After his disappointment, his eyes lit up again.

Yang Chanyu then crossed the threshold, and she also showed a look of interest: "Oh? It's actually Meng Chong."

Meng Chong had paid a huge price to defeat Zhou Nongying.

Fortunately, he had previously obtained healing elixirs, and after taking them, his injuries were mostly healed, though his face was still pale.

What made him more uncomfortable was that he hadn't obtained any spirit crystals like Unlike Ning Zhuo. This resulted in him only being able to accelerate the recovery of his Five Elements magic power through breathing. ===== CHAPTER 318 =====