Chapter 437: Thoughts on Dual Cultivation

Red Flower Camp.

Ning Zhuo walked to the camp gate and showed his token.

"Young Master Ning Zhuo, please follow me." The guard already knew Ning Zhuo, and after identifying the token, one of them led the way.

This identity token was also voluntarily given to Ning Zhuo by Zhang Zhongyi after the last treatment.

Ning Zhuo came to the doctor's tent with ease, entered, and bowed: "Senior Zhang, I am troubling you again."

Seeing Ning Zhuo, Zhang Zhongyi stroked his beard and smiled: "Easy to say, little friend, sit here first."

After Ning Zhuo sat down, he untied his waistband.

He held the shrunken Ten Thousand Mile Swimming Dragon in one hand and showed it to Zhang Zhongyi.

Zhang Zhongyi looked closely, his expression slightly startled: "It's actually the Ten Thousand Mile Swimming Dragon."

"Seeing your friend appear suddenly last time, I thought it was a hidden soldier talisman or a military order."

"Little friend's wealth is truly rare."

Ning Zhuo showed the half dragon body to Zhang Zhongyi, telling the latter that the Ten Thousand Mile Swimming Dragon was hit by the Blood Shadow Cave Master's spell, and as long as it approached the Thousand Peaks Forest, it would be detected by the Blood Shadow Cave Master.

"I want to ask Senior to help again and help us remove this hidden danger," Ning Zhuo said directly.

Zhang Zhongyi first took the Ten Thousand Mile Swimming Dragon, placed it in front of his eyes, and occasionally pinched finger seals to cast spells to probe.

After a while, his slightly furrowed brows relaxed: "It is indeed the Blood Trace Shadow Tracking Technique of the Blood Shadow Cave Master."

"Solving this is not difficult."

"However..."

Zhang Zhongyi changed the subject, saying that he was no longer a Nascent Soul-level cultivator, and currently only had Golden Core cultivation, so he had to rely on external objects to solve the Blood Trace Shadow Tracking Technique.

"If there is a Nascent Soul-level alchemy furnace, paired with a few medicinal materials, and continuously refined for twelve days, the spell can be removed."

"Unfortunately, as far as I know, there is no such alchemy furnace in the entire Canglin Immortal City."

Alchemy furnaces and other production heavy weapons are often very expensive. A Nascent Soul-level alchemy furnace, if the quality is excellent, is likely to consume most of the wealth of a Nascent Soul-level cultivator.

Zhang Zhongyi was once an imperial physician, and he did not accumulate enough wealth to own his own Nascent Soul-level alchemy furnace.

"What should I do?" Ning Zhuo sighed, his eyes rolled, "If it's not an alchemy furnace, but a refining furnace, is it okay?"

Zhang Zhongyi sighed at Ning Zhuo's sensitivity and nodded immediately: "This is exactly what I want to say. At present, there is a Nascent Soul-level refining furnace in Canglin Immortal City, controlled by the national master craftsman Jin Li."

"Through him, we can also solve this Blood Trace Shadow Tracking Technique."

Ning Zhuo pondered silently, a little hesitant.

He trusted Zhang Zhongyi more, but he didn't know much about Jin Li.

He could deal with Zhang Zhongyi through "Human Life Hanging by a Thread" and "My Buddha Heart Demon Seal", but Jin Li was at the Nascent Soul level. If something went wrong, the situation would not be something he could handle at present.

Zhang Zhongyi saw Ning Zhuo's hesitation and said: "I know Jin Li quite well."

"He is upright, outspoken, and his words are as sharp as a blade."

"Furthermore, we can sign a contract to ensure that no one else knows that you possess the Ten Thousand Mile Swimming Dragon."

"It's just that the cost to invite him is not low. You have to be prepared."

Jin Li is a Nascent Soul level after all, and as a national craftsman, he has a heavy smelting task this time coming to Canglin Immortal City.

To let him take time to do private work, he must take out something that makes him tempted.

Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong communicated with spiritual sense and discussed it, then nodded and said to Zhang Zhongyi: "Just follow Senior's words."

Zhang Zhongyi immediately wrote a flying letter.

The flying letter flew out of the camp and flew directly into Canglin Immortal City.

Taking advantage of this time, Zhang Zhongyi dismissed the left and right, and only spoke to Ning Zhuo: "The old man also has one thing that needs to trouble little friend Ning Zhuo."

"Of course, this is just a proposal. If little friend is not willing, forget it."

"Just keep this matter strictly confidential."

Once this was said, it immediately aroused the curiosity of Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong. Especially Sun Lingtong, who immediately pricked up his ears in the mechanical swimming dragon.

Ning Zhuo immediately stated that as long as he could do it, he would definitely try his best.

Zhang Zhongyi smiled: "This matter is difficult to say, it is indeed difficult, and it is also quite easy to say, perhaps just in your thought."

"However, this matter is military intelligence. Before I describe it, let's set a contract first."

"And your friend, if you want to listen, please also set a contract."

As soon as the voice fell, Sun Lingtong jumped out of the mechanical swimming dragon, his attitude was quite positive.

Seeing Zhang Zhongyi so solemn, Ning Zhuo's expression became slightly heavy.

The contract was reached, and Zhang Zhongyi looked at Sun and Ning and whispered the proposal of dual cultivation.

"Dual cultivation? Me and General Mu Lan?!" Ning Zhuo widened his eyes and pointed at himself, very surprised for a while.

In his view, this span was too large.

"Hee hee hee, Little Zhuo, this is a great thing!" Sun Lingtong laughed and fell backward when he heard this.

He liked this kind of fun very much.

Zhang Zhongyi sighed deeply and explained the details to Sun and Ning.

"Profound Gold Armor-Breaking Art?" Ning Zhuo frowned slightly, "Perhaps, I can improve this technique to help the General."

"No need for dual cultivation."

"Please don't blame me, Senior. This is not my arrogance, but the significance of primordial yang to the path of life is extremely important."

Zhang Zhongyi nodded: "It is indeed so, so it needs careful consideration."

Sun Lingtong stared at Ning Zhuo: "Little Zhuo, you are not practicing the Boyhood Art like me. I have also seen the Three Sects Supreme Method you practice. Primordial yang is not that important to you."

"Furthermore, haven't you always complained to me that your cultivation is too slow? Now dual cultivation, there is a Golden Core-level dao companion, pouring top to you, your cultivation will surely advance by leaps and bounds!"

Zhang Zhongyi's eyes lit up slightly, stroked his beard and smiled: "If both of you are willing, this is a happy event, ha ha ha."

Ning Zhuo hurriedly waved his hand: "I am just a small Foundation Establishment cultivator, but General Mu Lan is a Golden Core cultivator, in charge of an army. If I dual cultivate with General Mu Lan, it is really climbing high."

"And the matter of dual cultivation is of great importance. It must be reported to our ancestor and obtained the family's approval before this major event can be carried out."

Zhang Zhongyi heard Ning Zhuo's intention to decline, the smile on his face faded, and nodded: "Involving primordial yang and yin, dual cultivation is indeed a major event, and it needs to be considered carefully."

Just as he was talking, a flying letter entered the camp and fell in front of Zhang Zhongyi.

It was Jin Li's reply.

Zhang Zhongyi opened it and was slightly surprised: "Brother Jin agreed, but he proposed the reward, which is the Nascent Soul-level treasure in little friend Ning Zhuo's hand..."

This did not exceed Ning Zhuo's expectations.

He smiled bitterly and used the previous explanation to Zhang Zhongyi, saying it was a family task to trade with a large force.

Ning Zhuo pondered for a while: "Family tasks are important, but removing the Blood Trace Shadow Tracking Technique is also quite important. I decided to agree to Master Craftsman Jin Li's request and ask him to help!"

Immediately, Zhang Zhongyi, Ning Zhuo, and Sun Lingtong took the mechanical swimming dragon to see Jin Li.

After Zhang Zhongyi and Jin Li discussed, combined with the power of the two, they conceived several ways to remove the Blood Trace Shadow Tracking Technique.

Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong discussed it and soon made a choice.

They chose the fastest method, and for this, they had to pay more. This price was not paying more remuneration, but the Ten Thousand Mile Swimming Dragon would be damaged in many places because of the radical method.

But in order to return to the Old Monster in the Stone as soon as possible and avoid long nights and dreams, this decision was undoubtedly wise.

Ning Zhuo watched with his own eyes as the Ten Thousand Mile Swimming Dragon entered the refining furnace.

The furnace door closed, the flames rose, and it began to burn fiercely.

According to Jin Li and Zhang Zhongyi's estimates, it would be three days and three nights at the fastest, and four days and five nights at the slowest.

Without the Ten Thousand Mile Swimming Dragon wrapped around his waist, Ning Zhuo was not used to it for a while, and his heart felt a little empty.

Although Sun Lingtong had an injury on his right arm, he couldn't hold back, parted with Ning Zhuo, and went into Canglin Immortal City to play.

Ning Zhuo returned to the Three Generals Camp alone, drilled into his own tent, and began his daily cultivation.

He first took out the futon.

This magic tool was still distributed by the three families in Fire Persimmon Immortal City, and it is still effective today.

Ning Zhuo then activated the Floating Cloud Cloth.

Since it was used in Fire Persimmon Immortal City, he seemed to have developed this habit, and without the Floating Cloud Cloth wrapped around him, he always felt uncomfortable.

The floating clouds were layered and covered Ning Zhuo's whole body, wrapping him into a big cotton ball.

In the cotton ball, Ning Zhuo took out various spiritual foods and stuffed them into his mouth one after another.

Compared with pills, spiritual food has a shorter shelf life, but fortunately, it has no medicinal properties, allowing cultivators to fully absorb it.

The taste of spiritual food in Canglin Immortal City is mostly sweet and spicy. Ning Zhuo was not very used to it and choked once midway.

He first practiced the Demon Dyeing Blood Tendon Art.

The demon light shone on his face, making his face blood-red, and the tendon membrane was vaguely visible.

And in the lower dantian, a piece of crimson ground, blood tendons crisscrossed, spread and intertwined, turning into a net, covering the entire ground.

After a large amount of spiritual food was digested, it was refined into essence blood and added to the blood field, making the blood tendon carpet more robust.

Ning Zhuo then practiced the Five-Element Qi Law Art.

He took out the magic tool Tornado Car and stuck it to his middle dantian.

In the Five Qi Heavenly Pivot Dantian, the five-colored swirl is like a tornado, standing upright. The five-colored five-element magic power is sometimes distinct and sometimes mixed. Under the blessing of the Tornado Car, the swirl accelerates its rotation, absorbs external spiritual energy, and converts it into its own magic power faster.

When practicing the Mirror Platform Psychic Art, he used the Meditation Bell.

The bell rang, allowing him to quickly enter a state of meditation and continue to deepen.

In the Bright Mirror Spiritual Light Dantian, thoughts emerged one after another, producing a large amount. Distracting thoughts were excluded and actively extinguished, and unique mirror thoughts were combined to form flat mirrors. And at the limits of the top and bottom, there were two huge mirror surfaces, acting as the sky and earth in the dantian.

And the most conspicuous in the dantian is the My Buddha Heart Demon Seal.

Besides that, it is the supernatural power "Human Life Hanging by a Thread" of the pink lotus and green leaves.

"According to common sense, the Foundation Establishment stage is mainly divided into six stages, corresponding to the early, middle, and late stages of the Foundation Establishment period."

"They are Opening the Field without Obstacles, Treasure Medicine Nourishing, Dantian Shining, Strange Phenomena Planting Talismans, Golden Light Internal Illumination, and From Void to Reality."

"The Three Sects Supreme Method is a supreme method, and the content in the Foundation Establishment chapter contains these six stages."

If it were an earlier technique, it might not contain these six stages.

The new method is excellent, compared to the old method, it can better strengthen the foundation of cultivators and more comprehensively promote the power of cultivators.

Looking at history, younger Foundation Establishment cultivators, because of practicing new methods, are often stronger than their predecessors of the same era.

Ning Zhuo mastered the Five Viscera Temple Spiritual Divine Art, this technique is too old, the early, middle, and late stages of Foundation Establishment have no difference at all.

If it is barely calculated, there is only the last stage "From Void to Reality", and it is mixed with the final tribulation crossing and pill formation.

Unlike today's techniques, which separate the two, are more detailed, and can be carved more.

"The time I spend on cultivation every day is three times that of ordinary people."

"Usually, the cost of cultivation for Foundation Establishment cultivators every day, converted into spirit stones, is about 1,500 low-grade spirit stones."

"The various spiritual foods I eat and the cost of the magic tools I use, the daily consumption is 5,000 low-grade spirit stones."

"Even so, it has not reached the state of Opening the Field without Obstacles, and there is not even a trace of a sign."

"Sigh..."

Ning Zhuo traveled the world and faced more and more strong people.

Sometimes, he even had to face the threat of the Nascent Soul level!

The situation where Foundation Establishment cultivators only encounter opponents who are similar to themselves, or at most a little higher, basically only exists in storybooks.

Reality is cruel and will not treat you well because you are weak; the fact is exactly the opposite.

Ning Zhuo really wanted his cultivation to increase rapidly.

He once asked Sun Lingtong about this matter, but was persuaded by the latter.

Ning Zhuo also knew that what Sun Lingtong said made sense, and his progress was actually very fast. A sixteen-year-old Foundation Establishment cultivator, this result is excellent in the entire cultivation world.

But Ning Zhuo still wanted his cultivation to increase greatly!

Especially this time, he was suggested by Zhang Zhongyi to dual cultivate with Mu Lan, which further stimulated this thought.

"I really want my cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds!"

"I'm only in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and I can't do many things. It's really too uncomfortable."

"Dual cultivation..."

Although Ning Zhuo declined Zhang Zhongyi, he was indeed tempted secretly.

Once he dual cultivates with Mu Lan, he himself will have his cultivation base soar because of dual cultivation. Coupled with Mu Lan's special situation, she will pour a lot of cultivation base into him, making his soar double!

"Losing primordial yang is nothing, but the significance of a dual cultivation partner is very important."

"Dual cultivation where primordial yang and yin intersect, in this life, there is only one time. Therefore, the choice of dao companion is very critical, and there is only one quota."

"After dual cultivation, the relationship between the two will be very close, and the effect of subsequent dual cultivation will be far higher than that of ordinary people, so it is even closer than husband and wife."

"As the patriarch of the Ning family branch, do I want to become a dao companion with the daughter of the Upper General's Mansion of the Liangzhu Kingdom?"

Ning Zhuo knew the difference very well.

If Lin Shanshan's feelings for Ning Zhuo were feelings, and Hua Guzi's love for Ning Zhuo stemmed from desire. Then, Mu Lan's feelings for Ning Zhuo were completely based on cold considerations of interest.

Ning Zhuo did not reject this at all. He saw a lot in Fire Persimmon Immortal City and learned a lot from books.

"This is the operation of the righteous path." Ning Zhuo just couldn't judge whether he was making a profit or a loss in this dual cultivation transaction.

In the future, will he have a better choice?