Chapter 335

Ning Zhuo grew older.

Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong caused a scene in the black market.

In the alley, several lurking cultivators fell one after another.

Ning Zhuo followed the sound, turned around suddenly, and was horrified to see these cultivators. If these people had really ambushed him, his outcome would be worrying.

He then called out in surprise: "Mother, why are you here? I haven't seen you for a long time!"

Buddha Doctor·Meng Yaoyin smiled: "I have seen everything you have done in recent days, very good."

She saw Ning Zhuo approaching and sighed: "Suddenly grown so tall, it seems like the Xiaozhuo who only fell asleep after listening to nursery rhymes was just yesterday."

"Follow me."

Ning Zhuo followed Meng Yaoyin, went deep underground, and entered the underground secret base.

Meng Yaoyin: "I have built many such secret bases, this is the Ding-type base."

"I left some things here."

"Now it seems that you are qualified to obtain these. Not so much that it would burden your mind, nor so little that it would be like a child holding gold in the market."

Ning Zhuo obtained the Cloud-Hidden Bud.

Ning Zhuo obtained the "Magma Xian Gong Essentials".

Ning Zhuo obtained a sickle mechanism.

Meng Yaoyin cared: "The Cloud-Hidden Bud is a strange flower, containing the principles of the Cloud Dao, which can help you hide many secrets."

"The 'Magma Xian Gong Essentials' is the experience compiled and summarized by Mother, as well as guesses about the arrangements of the Xian Gong, the three sects, and others."

"You need to pay the most attention to this mechanical sickle! This is the Night Rain Demon Weapon, extremely sharp, its ferocity is difficult to control; the more cultivators it devours, the greater its power. Mother paid a great price to tame it, so it is closest to Mother. Even so, every once in a while, Mother has to re-forge it to wash away the accumulated ferocity. Otherwise, there will be a worry of backlash."

"Before Mother died, she specially sealed it heavily."

"This is an expedient measure."

"The longer the time drags on, the greater the possibility of it breaking the seal. After breaking the seal, it will be even more ferocious, its killing intent terrifying, just like a hungry beast, and people around it will be in danger."

"You have the aura Mother left you, so it shouldn't cause you trouble at first."

"When you encounter a strong enemy that is difficult to deal with, unseal it and let it deal with the enemy. Then, take the opportunity to seal it."

"The number of times cannot be too many; the more enemies it devours, the harder it is to curb."

"Its biggest weakness is in the state of a snake-shaped mechanism, at the seven-inch position. This is where its ferocity is hidden; if it is removed, its ferocity will inevitably be greatly reduced."

"However, this ferocity has already been tamed by Mother."

"If in the future, it devours too many cultivators and its ferocity increases greatly, you will remove the seven-inch mechanical component, which will greatly weaken it."

"Any Night Rain Demon Weapon will breed ferocity. Every once in a while, you will install the seven-inch component. Let the old ferocity and the new ferocity fight and consume each other; this is also a way to control it. You must retain the original ferocity; this ferocity has already been tamed by Mother. You are Mother's own flesh and blood, so it will be relatively close to you."

"Remember, re-forging, sealing techniques, and ferocity consumption are the three major methods to control this sickle. The specific content is all recorded in the 'Magma Xian Gong Essentials' written by Mother."

Ning Zhuo nodded, indicating that he would definitely keep the instructions in mind, and then said: "Mother, I want to tell Sun Lao Da about our secrets, including this one. Do you think it's okay?"

Meng Yaoyin smiled slightly, stroking Ning Zhuo's hair: "Yes."

"Mother asked you to keep it secret before because she was worried about leaking secrets; after all, strangers cannot be easily trusted."

"But over the years, Sun Lingtong's performance and behavior have all been seen by Mother."

"I have to say, Xiaozhuo, your luck is really good."

"He is someone you can entrust your life to."

"Of course, this is only so far. People will change. You need to observe at all times and stay alert."

"Don't let him read the 'Magma Xian Gong Essentials' yet. Be wary of others, and always leave yourself a way out. If his heart remains unchanged, when the time is more appropriate in the future, it will be fine for you to let him read it."

Ning Zhuo shook his head slightly, his expression firm: "I believe in Sun Lao Da!"

Meng Yaoyin was slightly stunned: "Xiaozhuo, you have grown up. You have your own ideas, Mother is very happy. Then do as you think."

Ning Zhuo saw his mother supporting him, very happy, looking up at Meng Yaoyin with firm eyes: "Mother, wait for me! I will definitely find a way to cure your illness. I will take you back from the Magma Xian Gong!"

Meng Yaoyin's heart trembled; she knew Ning Zhuo's intelligence, and he must have seen her intention in giving him the inheritance.

Combined with the fact that over the years, the time she lost her memory became longer and longer, and the total time she truly recovered her reason was only one or two weeks a year.

Ning Zhuo couldn't have guessed that the mother and son's separation was close at hand.

She bent down and pulled Ning Zhuo into her arms.

Ning Zhuo didn't cry anymore; he just hugged Meng Yaoyin tightly.

Ning Zhuo brought Sun Lingtong, "discovered" the underground base, and obtained the Cloud-Hidden Bud, the Night Rain Demon Weapon, and other cultivation supplies such as the Floating Cloud Cloth.

The "Magma Xian Gong Essentials" was also among them.

Sun Lingtong sighed: "Xiaozhuo, your mother is truly painstaking. She specially arranged this inheritance and didn't give it to you before she died. On one hand, she was worried that someone would discover it, harm you, and plot for the treasure. On the other hand, she was also worried that you would be rich at a young age, lie on the achievements of your predecessors, waste your studies, live in decadence, and not seek progress."

"You passed the test set by your mother, followed the clues, and found this place; this is what your mother wanted to see."

"You did great!"

Ning Zhuo said: "If it weren't for you, Boss, teaching me how to steal, how could I have discovered the clues and finally found this place? Boss, thank you."

Sun Lingtong was immediately triumphant, hands on his hips, laughing hee hee: "That's right!"

Ning Zhuo took a deep breath, suppressed his nervousness, and was about to tell Sun Lingtong everything.

Sun Lingtong said solemnly: "The Cloud-Hidden Bud is a sharp weapon; according to the jade slip, it should be able to resist various investigation spells such as tracing the source."

"Xiaozhuo, this is a supreme sharp weapon for your self-protection; you must use it well."

"You want to seize the Magma Xian Gong, and in the future, you will inevitably face various investigations. I have always wanted to persuade you to join the Kong Sect Sect because there are mysteries in the sect that can resist this kind of investigation. But due to sect regulations, you must be a disciple to be qualified to cultivate."

"This Cloud-Hidden Bud fills the huge loophole in you."

"However, I won't read this 'Magma Xian Gong Essentials'."

"Also, don't let me know about such things your mother left you in the future."

Ning Zhuo was puzzled: "Ah? Why?"

"You idiot." Sun Lingtong said, "I just said, there is a Tracing Source Art. I have told you about the Divine Catcher Division of the Nandou Kingdom before, right?"

"We need to keep our own secrets, so that even if someone is caught in the future, the loss will be small and won't implicate other companions."

Sun Lingtong, who had been arrested many times for stealing, was experienced in this area and had the right to speak.

"In the future, if you or I are caught, and the other is searched out, wouldn't that give others a chance to follow the vine to find the melon and catch us all in one net? Conversely, as long as one of us is not implicated, there is more hope for rescue in the future, right?"

Ning Zhuo suddenly realized: "No wonder when I was young, Boss, you told me that keeping your own secrets is correct."

"That's right! I am your Boss after all." Sun Lingtong put his hands on his hips, laughing triumphantly.

Ning Zhuo secretly studied the "Magma Xian Gong Essentials".

The jade slip recorded how Meng Yaoyin infiltrated the palace, how she constantly tested, how she exploited loopholes, and how she entered the main hall as the Order Length of Construction, sat on the throne, and exercised a small part of the Palace Master's authority.

The "Essentials" explicitly stated: "There should be a Palace Spirit in the Magma Xian Gong, but it has never been seen."

Meng Yaoyin guessed that the Palace Spirit was extremely weak and had been sleeping for years, so the Xian Gong only relied on its own operation, constantly falling in standards.

"What, Mother actually possessed Jin Dan cultivation?!"

"Also, she has the Cloud-Hidden Bud, hiding her cultivation, which is naturally an easy task."

Ning Zhuo was shocked, then immediately relieved.

His thoughts ran wild, raising more questions: Why did Mother hide her name, and how did she meet and accompany Father? Could Father also be a Jin Dan?

Unlikely!

Although Ning Zhuo had never seen his biological father, he had probed many things from his biological mother and the surrounding clansmen.

He knew his father, Ning Zhong, was loyal to the family, proud of the family, and was a straightforward person. It was unlikely he was like Meng Yaoyin, hiding his cultivation.

"The Magma Xian Gong possesses many mechanical buildings, such as Five-Element Cannon Towers, Pointing General Platforms, Medical Halls, etc."

"Mother's position came from one of them."

"In the future, I should also emulate Mother, accumulate merits, and exchange for a position."

"Well, positions have command relationships. Perhaps, I should also make friends widely, concentrate strength to occupy a mechanical building, and monopolize related positions?"

Ning Zhuo continued reading.

"Zheng family? Hmph!"

"The two Jin Dan ancestors of the Zheng family made things difficult for Mother many times."

"Although Mother's injury and illness were not caused by them, it is a fact that they made moves many times, clashed with Mother, and delayed Mother's treatment of her injuries."

"When I have a chance in the future, I will definitely pay them back!"

Ning Zhuo didn't forget the key point; he carefully studied how to control the mechanical sickle.

From the "Magma Xian Gong Essentials", he learned the true name of the mechanical sickle—Great Snake Sickle!

He carefully studied the three methods to control it.

One is the sealing technique, which requires Jin Dan-stage cultivation.

Two is re-forging, which is even more difficult and requires a high-grade furnace.

Three is removing the seven-inch component and installing it back regularly, letting the new and old ferocity clash and consume each other.

Ning Zhuo was eight years old.

Watching the mechanical snake swallow the cultivators' corpses one by one, Sun Lingtong couldn't help but sigh: "Using it to clean up the battlefield is really useful."

"For the past two years, it has helped us eliminate many strong enemies. It's very handy, are you really planning to 'give' it to the Zheng family?"

Ning Zhuo nodded: "It's getting more and more ferocious."

"The sealing power left by Mother has been exhausted. We are not Jin Dan cultivators and have no ability to re-seal it."

"For re-forging, we lack a furnace; only the Zheng family has one."

"The number of times for ferocity consumption is too many, and the original ferocity is no longer that strong. If we continue to consume it, the new ferocity will completely kill the original ferocity, and our control over the Great Snake Sickle will drop to the lowest!"

"Find a chance to hand it over to the Zheng family, and attach the mechanical blueprints. In my opinion, the temperaments of the two Jin Dan ancestors of the Zheng family will definitely not let it go, and they will certainly ignite a passion for re-forging the Great Snake Sickle."

"We have basically mastered the black market now, and from now on, we will constantly hoard Night Wind Soft Iron."

"In the future, the Zheng family will inevitably choose the best materials for re-forging, which is Night Wind Soft Iron."

"At that time, I will mix the original ferocity into the Night Wind Soft Iron, and bet that the Zheng family won't discover it!"

Sun Lingtong laughed, his eyes shining: "Wonderful plan, wonderful plan. The things of the Night Rain Dynasty are very different from the principles of current cultivation; the possibility of the Zheng family discovering the original ferocity is too small."

"I will take the Great Snake Sickle and put it into the Magma Xian Gong."

"Hmm..."

"Cannot 'give' it directly to the Zheng family Jin Dan, must choose a suitable person to pass it through. Hehehehe!"