Chapter 510

If you survive a great disaster, you are bound to have good fortune later!

After Sun Ling and Ning Zhuo talked in detail, both had similar sentiments.

"This time was truly too perilous." Ning Zhuo thought of Sun Lingtong hanging by a thread just moments ago, and his heart still pounded with fear.

His gaze became even more determined, and he subconsciously clenched his fists: "Our cultivation is too weak; we must increase it at full speed, and then increase it again!"

Sun Lingtong rested his hands behind his head, an excited smile on his face, his tone lingering: "It was too thrilling, truly too much fun."

Ning Zhuo immediately became serious, pointing his finger at the Fetal Breath Spirit Skiff: "Boss, you must not mess around. The Fetal Breath Spirit Skiff has already rotted into this state."

Sun Lingtong walked up to the Fetal Breath Spirit Skiff, examining the cracks and gaps all over the ship, the excitement on his face fading significantly: "We must find a way to repair it."

"I was able to escape and survive this time all thanks to it."

"It didn't just help me suppress the void rift; it also had previous merits."

"If I hadn't previously used it to cultivate my own physical body, relying on my past foundation as a body cultivator, I fear I would have only lasted a few breaths under the infiltration of the void rift!"

After a pause, Sun Lingtong added: "Little Zhuo, you will also need to increase your physical strength in the future, and you will have to rely on it too."

Ning Zhuo nodded.

After the two discussed it further, they made a new division of labor.

Ning Zhuo went to the dragon-head cabin, responsible for controlling the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon. Meanwhile, Sun Lingtong retreated into another cabin and began trying to crack the storage bag lost by the transport officer.

Regarding this storage bag, both Sun and Ning had strong expectations.

The reason was very simple.

The storage bag emitted starlight, attracting a terrifying pursuit from the Soul Transformation level.

Since the other party was so resentful and went to such great lengths, the things inside this storage bag must be of great importance and worth a fortune!

"This is a Nascent Soul level storage bag!"

Sun Lingtong rubbed his hands, his eyes shining.

He only had Foundation Establishment cultivation.

If it were before, he would have had no confidence in cracking a Nascent Soul level storage bag. But now, having risked his life to absorb the void evil god's bone marrow, the Empty Mark in his spirit sea had undergone a qualitative change.

And the Dao of the Void is the most suitable for cracking storage items.

"I must give it a good try!"

Sun Lingtong wrestled with the storage bag, while Ning Zhuo drove the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon, left the void, and returned to the present world.

The storage bag did not emit starlight, and there was no starlight striking down from the sky.

For the sake of caution, Ning Zhuo waited outside for a good while, but saw no movement.

The key was that the mechanical ring on his finger was also exceptionally peaceful.

After confirming safety, Ning Zhuo finally returned to the Three Generals Camp.

The Three Generals Camp was stationed on Dice Bone Giant Wood Mountain.

Liu Er had just finished today's training; his sweat had dried and soaked through repeatedly, leaving him physically and mentally exhausted.

A mountain breeze blew, Liu Er's body trembled slightly, and he sneezed.

He was walking, and because the sneeze disrupted his rhythm, his left foot tripped over his right foot, his knees went soft, and he almost fell.

He was, after all, at the Jin Dan level, with the foundation of a body cultivator.

The next moment, he steadied his steps and stood up.

Plop.

With a very faint sound, a blob of half-liquid bird droppings landed on his shoulder.

Liu Er looked at the bird droppings and used his magic power to dispel them.

His brows couldn't help but furrow, and he muttered in his heart: "Lately, I always feel empty inside, not grounded."

At this moment, a subordinate trotted over to report to him, telling him that Ning Zhuo had returned.

Upon hearing this, Liu Er was not happy, but he suppressed this negative emotion, put a smile on his face, changed direction, and trotted toward the camp gate.

"Military Advisor, haha, you've finally returned." Seeing Ning Zhuo, Liu Er grabbed the latter's arm and shook it a few times, looking overjoyed.

"General." Ning Zhuo also had a face full of smiles.

When he left the military camp, he had naturally reported it to Liu Er. After all, this was going out for battle, not daily military camp training.

Liu Er accompanied Ning Zhuo into the military advisor's tent, showing concern along the way.

Once inside the tent, Liu Er sighed, his face full of worry, and described the predicament the Three Generals Camp was currently in.

This advance, especially the capture of Dice Bone Giant Wood Mountain, resulted in many casualties for the Three Generals Camp. To treat the wounded and strengthen training, the spirit stones consumed daily were increasing, and the military funds were gradually bottoming out.

Ning Zhuo listened carefully, and at the end, he smiled and nodded: "General, do not worry. Here are 100,000 mid-grade spirit stones; take them first to fill the military funds."

Liu Er was overjoyed and hurriedly cupped his hands in thanks: "With the Military Advisor here, it is truly the fortune of my Three Generals Camp."

Ning Zhuo hurriedly humbled himself: "General, you praise me too much; this junior is terrified. I also relied on the General's divine might to be able to advance into the Thousand Peaks Forest and seek opportunities to avenge my family. Being able to meet the General is truly the honor of my life!"

Liu Er obtained a satisfactory result and finally left the military advisor's tent. Halfway through, the smile on his face faded.

His mood was very complicated.

Regarding Ning Zhuo, he had many feelings of loathing, especially since the Dice Bone Demon God had publicly submitted to Ning Zhuo, which made his feelings quite terrible.

But he had to endure it!

Because at the current stage, the Three Generals Camp really could not do without Ning Zhuo, this financial backer.

After Ning Zhuo sent Liu Er away, he instructed the guards on duty, telling them to decline visitors, as he was going into seclusion to cultivate.

Once alone, Ning Zhuo pulled out the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon from his waist.

His movements were very careful, as the damage to this mechanical dragon this time was even more severe than before.

He first held the shrunken Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon in his hand and examined it carefully.

A moment later, Ning Zhuo sighed deeply, then put down the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon and climbed straight into it.

Inside the cabin, he saw Sun Lingtong.

Sun Lingtong looked haggard, his hair disheveled, and his eyes bloodshot.

Seeing Ning Zhuo, he subconsciously pouted and told the latter dejectedly: "I didn't expect the anti-theft measures of this storage bag to be so rigorous."

"I used every method, but none had the slightest effect."

He had previously relied on the Empty Mark and held hope. But now, he had completely failed in reality.

He lamented to Ning Zhuo: "It was me who was sitting in a well looking at the sky."

"Comparing national-level anti-theft measures with civilian ones."

"The seal of this storage bag has dual seals of official arts and military arts, and the national power is extremely abundant."

"It is also at the Nascent Soul level, two major realms higher than my cultivation. Perhaps when I advance to the Jin Dan stage, I will have some weak possibility of being able to borrow the power of the void to steal some things out."

"In the short term, if there are no accidents, we will not be able to open this storage bag."

Ning Zhuo nodded: "So be it."

"Then let's wait until the future, when our strength is sufficient, to solve it."

Ning Zhuo had enough money to spend now, and he had quite a lot of treasure materials in his hands. The 100,000 mid-grade spirit stones he just gave Liu Er were actually not even half of what the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon consumed this time.

Ning Zhuo called Sun Lingtong to ask for his help.

This time, they still had to spare no expense in materials to repair the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon.

The void turbulence from not long ago made Ning Zhuo feel lingering fear every time he recalled it. "If it weren't for the mechanical ring prompting me earlier, I definitely would have chosen the repair method with a higher cost-performance ratio."

"And if I had really chosen that, both Sun and I would have perished in the violent void earthquake. The Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon would have been hard-pressed to hold on!"

Just as Sun and Ning were extensively cultivating the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon, the impact of the Green Sky Mountain incident also spread to the alliance leadership of the Thousand Peaks Forest.

Thousand Peaks Forest.

Dragon King Mountain.

Chen Lingfeng had been speaking eloquently for quite a while.

Accompanying him were Gu Ya and others.

They were all accusing one person, or to be precise, one demon.

The Old Demon Shi Zhong!

"For his own selfish interests, this demon plundered almost all of our spoils of war."

"The things we finally obtained, when calculated, only amounted to a mere 5,000 mid-grade spirit stones."

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Chen Lingfeng spread his hands, rarely showing the helplessness and frustration of a Jin Dan powerhouse.

To a large extent, this triggered resonance among many cultivators.

They discussed one after another:

"If such a demon cultivator is not severely punished, who will be able to fight wholeheartedly in the future?"

"If it weren't for people charging ahead, would there be an opportunity for Old Demon Shi Zhong to steal everywhere? Impossible!"

"Old Demon Shi Zhong is too hateful. The sooner such a tumor in the team is eradicated, the better."

Lu Lu Hongtu remained silent throughout, which formed a sharp contrast to his usual eloquent speeches in the past.

Lu Lu Hongtu's strangeness attracted the attention of some interested people, so someone asked: "How does Military Advisor Lu see it?"

Lu Lu Hongtu thought to himself: "I'm just here to watch you all make a scene!"

He was proud in his heart; very few people knew the cultivation of Old Demon Shi Zhong. Even Lord Long, it was just a guess.

Only he could truly be certain!

He thought quickly, thinking about how to help Old Demon Shi Zhong cover it up.

At this moment, an urgent intelligence report was delivered.

As the Chief Military Advisor of the alliance, after reading the intelligence in his hand, Lu Lu Hongtu was speechless for a long time.

The intelligence was witnessed by cultivators led by Gao Cuo, who escorted it back all the way. They even recorded the relevant images!

Lu Lu Hongtu looked at the spell images inside, his heart sinking.

"This starlight is very restrained, but the absolute power is unparalleled, reaching the Soul Transformation level."

"Old Demon Shi Zhong can withstand such an attack; his Soul Transformation cultivation is fully revealed!"

"This intelligence cannot be blocked. Now, not only me, but Lord Long will be certain, and the high command will not be able to hide it either."

For Lu Lu Hongtu, this was bad news.

It meant he could not use this information gap to his advantage in future actions.

He sighed, very helpless, and secretly thought: "So be it; this situation is not something I can control."

Thinking of this, he handed the jade slip containing the intelligence to others: "You all take a look."

The intelligence was quickly circulated.

Chen Lingfeng's face was a mess.

Gu Ya and others looked at each other, all feeling shocked and terrified.

The powerhouse cultivators in the main hall immediately changed their expressions and changed their words one after another.

"Good! Old Demon Shi Zhong is worthy of being the leader of our Thousand Peaks Forest, resisting the national power attack of two kingdoms, extremely powerful, and boosting morale."

"Old Demon Shi Zhong is a role model for our generation. Oh my, being a member of the Thousand Peaks Forest with him, I am truly fortunate."

"Hahaha! I understand, I get it! Old Demon Shi Zhong is indeed a master; every move has deep meaning. He was worried that we would suffer if we took the spoils, suffering spell pursuits from the enemy, so he put all these spoils on himself."

Everyone cast their gaze and saw that the person who just made these remarks was none other than Chen Lingfeng.

Chen Lingfeng laughed loudly and patted his chest: "It was me who was shallow, it was me who was shallow!"

"I used the heart of a villain to measure the belly of a gentleman."

"Old Demon Shi Zhong has done too much for us. He is too responsible. If I had carried the storage bag, I fear I would have already turned to ash and lost my life."

"From this perspective, Old Demon Shi Zhong is my savior!"

The main hall went quiet.

The onlookers stared at Chen Lingfeng, many with playful expressions in their eyes.

Chen Lingfeng coughed, scanned the room, and looked at the people behind him.

Gu Ya and others suddenly realized, echoing Chen Lingfeng one after another, saying that Old Demon Shi Zhong was too responsible, taking the risks on his own shoulders. Being able to fight under such a powerhouse was truly their luck!

These people finished expressing their stance, and the discussion in the main hall erupted.

The cultivators were generally very excited, and the center of the discussion was only one person—Old Demon Shi Zhong!

At this critical moment when the great battle was imminent, a Soul Transformation level existence suddenly appeared on the Thousand Peaks Forest side, which was truly morale-boosting and very helpful.

After discussing for two or three hours, Lu Lu Hongtu finally stood up and suppressed the crowd's enthusiasm.

Because this discussion was becoming increasingly outrageous.

Old Demon Shi Zhong himself was a recluse, and there were very few related deeds. But between the cultivators' discussions and arguments, many flattering rumors were born right under Lu Lu Hongtu's nose.

Obviously, Old Demon Shi Zhong swallowed a fragment of the Treasure-Dividing Rock, but now in the mouths of the cultivators, Old Demon Shi Zhong's true body was a ten-thousand-year earth essence nurtured in the Treasure-Dividing Rock.

This origin was dozens of times higher than the truth!

It was also said that the Heavenly Pillar Giant Wood Mountain where Old Demon Shi Zhong lived and cultivated almost collapsed. Old Demon Shi Zhong, by his own strength, suppressed and reshaped it, making a great contribution to the thousands of living beings on the Stone Demon Giant Wood Mountain.

This was too ridiculous!

The Stone Demon Giant Wood Mountain was extremely desolate; there were no living beings there. I fear there was only Old Demon Shi Zhong himself!

Lu Lu Hongtu really couldn't watch anymore and stopped the cultivators, forcibly turning the topic: "For the next military council, how should we annihilate the four armies that have broken in?"

This was indeed an important topic, and the cultivators were silent for a moment, falling into thought one after another.

Soon, a cultivator snorted coldly: "These four armies are all cannon fodder, so let them become cannon fodder. Directly mobilize the army and annihilate them!"

"No." Someone immediately retorted, "If we dispatch the army, our military deployment will be exposed. Du Tiechuan's strategy will then succeed."

Someone continued: "Therefore, it is best to dispatch a few powerhouses, or use some special means, to annihilate these armies!"

"I believe that with the many talents in our Thousand Peaks Forest, we won't be unable to come up with a way to deal with these four armies."

Green Sky Mountain.

Sun Gan looked at Green Sky Mountain from afar, his brows tightly furrowed, stopping in his tracks.

He held a jade slip in his hand, which was the latest military intelligence sent urgently through special means, consuming national power.

"Old Demon Shi Zhong, Soul Transformation level?!"

"The last location he disappeared from was Green Sky Mountain right in front of me?"

"What a joke!"

At this time, the deputy general came to ask: "General, we have rested for half a cup of tea. Should we set off to capture Green Sky Mountain?"

Sun Gan snorted coldly, put the jade slip in his bosom, and ordered coldly: "Go around it."

(End of chapter)