Chapter 443

Liu Er arrived outside the training ground, transmitted his spiritual sense, and called Guan Hong and Zhang Hei over.

He told them about Unlike Ning Zhuo's proposal and asked for their opinions.

Zhang Hei did not hesitate: "I listen to my big brother!"

Although he had only recently met Liu Er, they had been together for these days, training frequently, and had gradually developed a mutual understanding; the bond of their sworn brotherhood was rapidly warming.

Expressed externally, it was that Zhang Hei became increasingly obedient to Liu Er.

Guan Hong, however, pondered for a moment before saying: "Unlike Ning Zhuo comes from a great family, has Foundation Establishment cultivation at a young age, and can easily take out Nascent Soul-level treasures; his foundation is profound, and he cannot be treated with common sense."

"I observe his actions and see that he acts with purpose. He is quite heroic in his dealings with people. He is also conscientious in managing our military accounts."

"Our military funds are tight, and Unlike Ning Zhuo manages the account books, so he knows far better than we do about the severe situation at hand."

"Under these circumstances, he still proposes to set up an array for calculation, which shows that his premonition is truly not good!"

"Although I don't know how profound his divination method is, observing his temperament, he has a certain degree of certainty."

"We are facing a great battle; if we can know the evolution of the situation in advance, we will have a huge advantage."

Liu Er listened carefully and nodded: "I have understood the thoughts of my two sworn brothers."

"Even if Unlike Ning Zhuo's divination fails, it is worth a try!"

"I will go back and tell the military advisor now."

Although Unlike Ning Zhuo was inside the tent, he had been using "Human Life Hanging by a Thread" to listen secretly.

He had gained Guan Hong's support without using the "Buddha Heart Demon Seal."

This was slightly beyond his expectations.

He had originally thought that his relationship with Zhang Hei was the best and that the latter would speak for him.

As it turned out, Zhang Hei followed Liu Er's lead and didn't say a word for Unlike Ning Zhuo, while Guan Hong, whose relationship with him was usually cold, spoke up and strongly supported Unlike Ning Zhuo.

Soon, Liu Er lifted the tent curtain and came before Unlike Ning Zhuo again.

"Good news, my two sworn brothers and I have the same idea and both support you in performing the divination, military advisor."

"I don't know what arrangements you have, military advisor, or specifically what you need us to help with; you can just say it."

Seeing Liu Er full of smiles and extremely kind, Unlike Ning Zhuo couldn't help but secretly sigh that this person had excellent social skills.

He shook his head slightly: "This array-based divination must be carried out secretly to prevent the technique from being leaked."

Liu Er realized and hurriedly bowed: "I was reckless, military advisor, please don't blame me."

Many secret techniques are quite valuable and are not easily shown to outsiders.

Unlike Ning Zhuo indicated that since the three generals had agreed, he would act immediately, first go to purchase materials, then leave the city alone to set up the array for calculation. Regardless of whether he could calculate it or not, he would report to Lord Liu Er in a timely manner.

Having said this, Unlike Ning Zhuo hesitated.

Liu Er: "Military advisor, if you have something to say, just say it."

Unlike Ning Zhuo then indicated that he felt something was wrong. War is a matter of life and death, so one should consider defeat before planning for victory; he suggested that the three generals, Liu, Guan, and Zhang, train more battle formations that can set up and change quickly, making it convenient to move rapidly on the battlefield.

Liu Er's expression moved, and he nodded lightly.

After Unlike Ning Zhuo left the military camp, Liu Er re-entered the training manual, called a halt to the entire army, and announced additional training for the "One-Word Long Snake Formation."

Unlike Ning Zhuo headed straight for Azure Forest Xiancheng.

Inside the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon, Sun Lingtong saw that Unlike Ning Zhuo acted with measure and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Little Zhuo, your brain works well; have you already thought of a way to break the deadlock?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo nodded slightly: "It's not really a way to break the deadlock."

"I've thought about it; we are both constrained by the divine decree."

"Since we cannot seek help from the Two Note Kingdoms' military, we must act according to the divine decree."

"This is actually fine!"

"We are now both cultivators of the Southern Bean Kingdom, and the Two Note Kingdoms borders the Southern Bean Kingdom; if they suffer more losses in the war to conquer the Thousand Peaks Forest, it will also be beneficial to our Southern Bean Kingdom."

"And before Zhu Xuanji left, he specifically instructed me that some forces in the Thousand Peaks Forest are funded by the Southern Bean Kingdom."

"The three generals, Liu, Guan, and Zhang, as well as Zhang Zhongyi and others, have a good relationship with us; when the time comes, we will just bypass these people!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo was just an outsider and had no sense of belonging to the Two Note Kingdoms.

The reason he joined them was just to treat Sun Lingtong and to plan for his own mechanical carriage.

Sun Lingtong breathed a sigh of relief: "Little Zhuo, it's good that you can think this way."

Unlike Ning Zhuo continued: "The next problem is how we participate in the ambush."

"When the time comes, we two cannot show our faces and will inevitably have to hide in the stone ball."

"The stone ball cannot move on its own, so I plan to transform it into a mechanical creation to help us disguise ourselves even better."

"The divine decree requires us to go all out, and we had better do that."

"But don't forget, we only have Foundation Establishment cultivation; our performance of going all out will certainly not satisfy the Thousand Peaks Forest side."

"By then, the Cave Master of Ink Abyss and others will inevitably think that we are putting in effort without working. They might even monitor the army on the battlefield and take ruthless action against us to serve as a warning to others!"

"So, the requirement they have put forward for us is actually very high!"

Sun Lingtong had a grave expression and nodded in agreement: "We have to at least show Soul Transformation-level combat power? Isn't that a bit too difficult?!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo corrected: "It's Nascent Soul level."

"According to our current detection, the center of the stone ball is a ten-thousand-year earth essence, and the circle around the earth essence is filled with top-grade earth-element spirit stones."

"These spirit stones have sealed most of the Old Monster in the Stone's magic power before his death; this basic condition is available and is very crucial."

"Don't forget, I have already mastered the complete Stone-Casting Earth Treasure divine ability!"

"As long as I modify the stone ball, if things go smoothly, I can use the stone ball as a magic power pool to help me unleash the Stone-Casting Earth Treasure divine ability, and then the people of the Thousand Peaks Forest will have nothing to say."

Sun Lingtong realized: "So, you feigned deception to Liu Er and the others, but you are actually purchasing treasures to transform the stone ball into a machine?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo said: "I need to tell them about the ambush. After thinking it over, I can only use this divination as a pretext. Only in this way can I avoid a lot of suspicion and don't need to explain the source of this information."

Near Fire Persimmon Mountain in the Southern Bean Kingdom.

"Find a male cultivator who possesses Primal Yang and engage in dual cultivation with him."

He was waiting.

A moment later, Lin Bufan, looking like a mortal, walked up to the mountain peak to meet with Ning Jiufan.

"Senior Lin, I have troubled you to come out of the mountains to help this time. My Ning family will surely reward you handsomely!" Ning Jiufan saluted with a face full of joy.

Lin Bufan waved his hand slightly: "I came a little late because I sought help from a friend to conceal my aura. After all, City Lord Meng Kui is a wise general of the Meng family and is proficient in divination. If he calculates my existence from the fate, he will inevitably take precautions."

Upon hearing this, Ning Jiufan understood the implication: "Senior Lin, do you want to hide your identity, lurk on the side, and only take action at the final moment?"

Lin Bufan nodded and said: "None of us are proficient in divination; if I appear in advance, I will inevitably be calculated by Meng Kui. Only by catching him off guard can we possibly disrupt his layout."

Ning Jiufan sighed deeply and bowed low: "Senior Lin, you have helped my Ning family a lot! I will keep this kindness in my heart."

According to the rules of the righteous path, Nascent Soul-level cultivators like Lin Bufan cannot rashly trespass and should send a flying letter in advance to greet the local Nascent Soul-level cultivators before crossing the border.

After all, as cultivators increase their cultivation, their combat power soars. High-level cultivators can easily affect a region with the strength of one person.

This long-term precaution against cultivators gradually evolved into an unspoken rule for the interaction of Nascent Soul-level cultivators.

But now, Lin Bufan wanted to disguise his identity and "raid" Meng Kui, so naturally, he could not send a flying letter. Not greeting them, and actively helping the Ning family to destroy Meng Kui's layout, was completely a provocation to Meng Kui!

Although Ning Jiufan had obtained Lin Bufan's promise to help, he did not expect Lin Bufan to be so straightforward.

Seeing Ning Jiufan's face full of gratitude, Lin Bufan was secretly happy.

He had managed the Ten Thousand Medicines Sect for many years and had a plan in his chest; since he had secretly allied with the Ning family and the Zhu family, he decided to show the responsibility of an ally!

"Although the Ten Thousand Medicines Sect has been managed by me to be quite impressive, it is ultimately just a local sect force."

"Now, if we can utilize the alliance to show our value and win the favor of the royal family, the current invisible ceiling of the Ten Thousand Medicines Sect will be broken, its scale will inevitably explode, and it will be able to control more fields and become a local hegemon!"

"As for offending the Meng family on this trip, that doesn't matter."

Lin Bufan knew deeply that having no stance is the most dangerous stance. Since fate and opportunity had placed him and the Ten Thousand Medicines Sect on the side of the Southern Bean Zhu family, he would try his best to seize the benefits within it.

"Being able to stand at the game point of the Zhu family and the Meng family is already a once-in-a-century opportunity for me and the Ten Thousand Medicines Sect!"

Lin Bufan reached out and helped Ning Jiufan up: "I have not come out of the mountains for a long time; coming here this time, I am determined to obtain the Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Essence for you."

"This Fire Essence is native to Fire Persimmon Mountain; if the Ning family can control it, their status and strength in the Xiancheng will inevitably rise greatly."

"Combined with your Yuan Lao, you will be able to contend with Meng Kui even more!"

"Therefore, I suggest that you don't need to return home early; you might as well stay here and wait for the coming days."

"This period of time is enough for Meng Kui to lay out his plans."

"As the City Lord, he will inevitably be more concerned about the Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Essence."

"You might as well wait until he urges you several times and is forced to take formal action on the Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Essence before returning to the city to participate in the battle in time, without violating the agreement."

Lin Bufan was a hero among men, not someone who only knew how to cultivate; his mind was agile and he had deep plans.

Ning Jiufan nodded repeatedly after hearing this, indicating that these words made a lot of sense, and immediately obeyed, hiding on this mountain peak to wait for the opportunity.

Two Note Kingdoms, Azure Forest Xiancheng.

Unlike Ning Zhuo entered the city again, and after showing his token, he easily met the Two Note Kingdoms' master craftsman, Jin Li.

"Master Jin, I have come this time because I wrote to my family and received a reply, giving me more authority to act as I see fit."

"I would like to purchase some treasures from you."

Jin Li welcomed Unlike Ning Zhuo's arrival, but after hearing his request, he shook his head and laughed: "I am burdened with a heavy responsibility, forging weapons for many Golden Core cultivators for free."

"At the moment, the consumption of treasures is very high, and the gap is getting bigger and bigger; I am just about to use them, so how can I sell them to you?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo said: "Senior Jin, don't worry; I might not have explained it clearly. This is not a sale, but an exchange of what is needed."

As he spoke, he took out the treasures he had obtained from mining the inner circle of the stone ball not long ago.

Seeing the treasures of excellent quality again, Jin Li's eyes immediately lit up. He reached out, and an invisible force took the treasures in Unlike Ning Zhuo's hand and flew into his own hand.

Jin Li examined them carefully, called out "good" repeatedly, and then waved his hand, opening a secret door: "These are all the treasures I can part with; go and choose."

The materials Unlike Ning Zhuo chiseled from the remains of the Old Monster in the Stone were all earth-element treasures.

Master Jin Li's material warehouse was naturally very comprehensive, covering the five elements as a foundation, and even more including wind, ice, heaven and earth, meta-magnetic, star, and so on.

Unlike Ning Zhuo mainly selected five-element treasures, and after picking and choosing, he held a pile and walked out of the secret room.

Seeing this, Jin Li was stunned, then shook his head, indicating that Unlike Ning Zhuo could not take away so many.

Unlike Ning Zhuo smiled slightly and took out more of the Old Monster in the Stone's treasures.

Jin Li was overjoyed, his pupils shrank slightly, and he felt a small shock.

"Does your family produce high-grade earth-element treasures?"

"Did you find some kind of mineral deposit?"

"That's not right; these treasures are classified, and there are many kinds; how could one or two mineral deposits cover them?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo smiled without answering.

Jin Li reacted and took the initiative to apologize, indicating that he did not intentionally pry into the secrets of others' families.

Unlike Ning Zhuo shook his head: "This matter is actually not just my Ning family's business; behind it is the Zhu family. Senior Jin, the junior can only say this much; please do not leak this matter at will."

"Southern Bean Kingdom's Zhu family? The royal family!" Jin Li immediately showed a solemn expression, indicating that he would strictly keep this secret.

He couldn't help but treat Unlike Ning Zhuo with more caution.

Unlike Ning Zhuo bought enough five-element treasures, then drilled into the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon and quietly left the city.

Arriving at a remote valley, he stopped the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon, plunged into the cabin, measured the stone ball many times, studied the five-element treasures in his hand, and racked his brains for a method of modification.

The reason he chose five-element treasures was naturally because he had a strong advantage in the five-element realm.

Sure enough, after studying them, he knew the properties of the five-element treasures like the back of his hand.

How to modify the stone ball?

Unlike Ning Zhuo's first thought was to imitate it into a spherical Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon.

Of course, Unlike Ning Zhuo had no understanding of the principles of the void and could not make the stone ball shuttle through the void.

But the Old Monster in the Stone was extremely proficient in earth-burrowing techniques before his death.

Therefore, Unlike Ning Zhuo planned to recreate the earth-burrowing technique and add the burrowing techniques of the other four elements.

In this way, at the very least, he could utilize the five-element burrowing techniques and have a certain ability to run away on the battlefield.

Unlike Ning Zhuo buried his head in thought, racking his brains.

Sun Lingtong drilled into the Fetal Breath Spirit Boat again, pressed against the stone ball, and increased his physical foundation.

With a great battle imminent, the situation of Sun and Ning was awkward and dangerous, and the pressure in their hearts far exceeded that of the three generals, Liu, Guan, and Zhang.

In the upper dantian spirit sea, various thoughts rose and fell, colliding fiercely, sometimes producing spiritual light or sparks.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration burst forth, like a startled bird, slashing across the sky of the spirit sea upper dantian, causing the huge mirror surface acting as the sky to crack with a huge seam.

Unlike Ning Zhuo opened his eyes suddenly, extremely excited: "I've thought of it!"

"I didn't expect that the Five Viscera Temple Spirit Divine Art would play the most crucial role."

"Hahaha!"

"If it can be implemented successfully, we will not only be able to better play the role of the Old Monster in the Stone, but also help grow my qi sea cultivation."

"Boss, boss."

Unlike Ning Zhuo asked Sun Lingtong urgently.

"Do you have any cultivation methods for cutting the flesh and using it for sacrifice? I need it urgently."

Sun Lingtong was stunned for a moment: "Are you talking about things like the Blood Demon Disintegration Great Method or the Bone Sacrifice Skull Seat?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes."

Sun Lingtong was surprised: "These are all demonic arts that harm others and oneself, and bring disaster to the world."

Unlike Ning Zhuo's expression changed slightly, and he said solemnly: "Boss, can't you trust me? I am a person of the righteous path, with a sense of righteousness in my heart, loyal, filial, and kind; heaven and earth can testify, so how could I go astray?"

Sun Lingtong was silent for a moment: "My master instructed me when I was young, so I don't touch these demonic arts. It's all because practicing these cultivation methods will also exert a strong influence on the cultivator's temperament and thoughts."

"Little Zhuo, take it easy."

"If you really want them, you might as well go to the All-Book Tower to buy them."