Chapter 37: Secret Harm

Unlike Ning Zhuo slowly opened his eyes and discovered that his vision had changed greatly, and he had returned to his underground workshop.

A strong sense of weakness welled up from the depths of his heart.

Unlike Ning Zhuo stood up and examined himself.

"My physical body is fine, but my soul has been weakened too severely."

In Room Number Two, he had suffered too many collisions from the giant logs.

"Although this was my first exploration of the Magma Xian Gong and I didn't enter Room Number Three, I have gained a lot!"

"Especially the spell reward from Room Number Two, which I luckily brought back."

Unlike Ning Zhuo didn't rush to study the spell he had obtained, but first drank water and ate.

His soul was pulled away, so his physical body was in a comatose state; his heartbeat and breathing were maintained, but not moving for a long time was also very inappropriate.

After all, Unlike Ning Zhuo was currently only a Qi Condensation cultivator and had not specifically cultivated any body-refining techniques. His physical body was not powerful.

While eating and drinking to replenish his physical body, Unlike Ning Zhuo calculated the time.

"The first exploration of the Magma Xian Gong took about three hours."

"The way Qi Condensation cultivators who cultivate the Five Elements Qi Law enter the Magma Xian Gong is different from before. Before, it was the true body entering the palace; now, the soul is pulled... this means that even if the City Lord is guarding the top of Fire Persimmon Mountain, it doesn't have much significance."

"No, the City Lord should continue to keep it sealed."

"On one hand, he needs to stop cultivators above the Qi Condensation stage from entering the palace with their true bodies. After all, now, the Magma Xian Gong has already appeared."

"On the other hand, doing so is also beneficial to his own faction. His own grandson, Meng Chong, is still at the Qi Condensation stage and began preparing to plot for the Magma Xian Gong very early on. In this regard, the City Lord's side still has the greatest advantage."

"Meng Chong possesses a super-grade Immortal Aptitude—'Wild Thunder Rush'! It's simply not something I can compare to."

"Sigh, I wonder which stage he has passed? Room Number Two certainly wouldn't stump him."

Mortals with spiritual roots have the basic qualifications for cultivation.

Above spiritual roots, there are countless cultivation aptitudes.

Super-grade natural talent is called Immortal Aptitude, which is extraordinary; defeating enemies across levels is the norm.

Unlike Ning Zhuo's first exploration, although he didn't even enter Room Number Three, had huge gains.

The Magma Xian Gong treats "outsiders" and "its own cultivators" with completely different treatment.

This is very beneficial to Unlike Ning Zhuo.

According to the previous method, Unlike Ning Zhuo would need to face Foundation Establishment, Jin Dan, and even Nascent Soul stage competitors.

But now, under this trial method, his opponents are temporarily just Qi Condensation cultivators.

Unlike Ning Zhuo recalled the information he had collected.

"Among the City Lord's side's Qi Condensation cultivators, Meng Chong is definitely the leader."

"The Zhou family's Qi Condensation cultivators include Zhou Zeshen and Zhou Zhu. These two specifically joined the Mud Flow Sect, and their attainments in mechanical arts are immeasurable."

"The Zheng family's Zheng Jian is the face of the Qi Condensation stage; he possesses a superior natural talent like 'Heart-Piercing Insight,' which is also quite remarkable."

"As for the Ning family, among Qi Condensation cultivators of the same level, Ning Xiaohui is the best. However, she is not willing to switch to the Five Elements Qi Law."

"Sigh, these are all geniuses of cultivation."

"Compared to them, I only have the lower-grade 'Early Wisdom' Immortal Aptitude, completely unremarkable."

"The key is that they have deep backgrounds and can receive strong support from their families, or even help from Nascent Soul-level cultivators. I can't; I am too ordinary and can only fight alone. In this regard, I can only look up to them."

Unlike Ning Zhuo thought about the situation, his head aching unbearably.

He found a bottle of elixir to restore the soul, poured out a few pills, took them with water, and swallowed them in one gulp.

Afterward, he hurriedly threw himself onto the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

While he was resting, a conflict was occurring in the Zhou family.

"Why can't I use the 'Gathering and Scattering Wishful Spirit Tide Formation' here?" a Qi Condensation cultivator shouted, his expression arrogant.

"Just because I am here." Zhou Zeshen walked out with a gloomy face.

The Zhou family Qi Condensation cultivator's mouth twitched, and just as he was about to mock him, he saw Zhou Zeshen take out a small flag.

He aimed it at the Zhou family Qi Condensation cultivator who had come to cause trouble and gave it a shake; the soil under the Zhou family cultivator's feet immediately churned, turning into a swamp, swallowing him rapidly.

The Zhou family Qi Condensation cultivator shouted: "Zhou Zeshen, you are too rampant, actually using force in the clan grounds! Ah—"

He couldn't speak.

His whole body was almost swallowed by the swamp mud, his chin and mouth submerged in the soil, but his nostrils remained above, giving him a chance to breathe.

He struggled desperately but couldn't move, his whole body exploding with anger, his face flushed red, his eyes glaring.

Zhou Zeshen sneered, then scanned those around him and said to the onlookers: "I know that some in the family are dissatisfied with Zhou Zhu and me."

"But using such petty tricks to disgust people is really looking down on me too much."

Just at this moment, a sharp alarm sounded from underground.

Zhou Zeshen's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly turned around and rushed into the basement.

The Gathering and Scattering Wishful Spirit Tide Formation had already stopped slowly, and Zhou Zhu was lying on the ground, his eyes closed, blood flowing from every pore on his body.

"Da Zhu!" Zhou Zeshen shouted, rushed into the formation, checked on Zhou Zhu, and gave him emergency treatment.

Not long after, a Zhou family elder with a livid face rushed over: "Investigate, we must find the culprit and punish them severely!"

Zheng family.

In the refining room, it was hot and bustling.

A one-zhang-high furnace opened its mouth wide, the firelight illuminating Zheng Jian's face red.

At this moment, he was shirtless, his muscles bulging, sweat rolling, refining with all his might.

One hand held the iron tongs, the other held a hammer high, constantly striking the artifact embryo.

The artifact embryo was quite small, only the size of an infant's palm.

Suddenly, the artifact embryo shone brightly.

Zheng Jian's eyes shot out sharp light; he hurriedly put down the hammer, scooped up a ladle of water, and sprinkled it directly down.

The clear water fell onto the artifact embryo, making a hissing sound, steaming out a large amount of white water vapor.

Zheng Jian immediately felt a trace of danger and hurriedly retreated.

But he had already inhaled a small amount of white water vapor and couldn't help but cough twice, coughing up blood directly.

"Damn it, this water was poisoned!"

Zheng Jian's face turned pale, and he darted out of the refining room.

City Lord's Mansion.

A black-clad assassin climbed over the courtyard wall, stepped on the roof, and silently took out a blowpipe-like magic tool.

He secretly used a spell to melt a small hole in the roof and then slowly extended the blowpipe down.

But the next moment, he heard a low roar: "Thief, die!"

The blowpipe was pushed fiercely, carrying terrifying electric light, directly piercing through the black-clad assassin's mouth and shooting out from the back of the assassin's head, then disappearing into the high sky at an extremely fast speed.

In the dazzling electric light, the assassin trembled violently a few times.

The next moment, he turned into charcoal and fell headfirst. He rolled down the roof until he fell to the ground.

"Hmph!" In the room, Meng Chong slowly closed his eyes and continued to disperse his cultivation.

Ning family.

Ning Xiaohui stood before the clan leader, with her grandmother and the Talisman Hall elder by her side.

"It's not impossible to make me switch to the Five Elements Qi Law. But I have some requirements!" Ning Xiaohui changed her tune.

It turned out that the Ning family's main line had never been able to nominate a decent figure, so they could only nominate Ning Xiaohui.

Ning Xiaohui's grandmother and the Talisman Hall elder who supported her could gradually no longer withstand the joint pressure from others and could only choose to compromise. ===== CHAPTER 38 =====