Chapter 538: Heavenly Craft Forging Sound Score

Thousand Peaks Forest.

Battlefield edge.

In a deserted mountain valley, there is a secret thatched cottage.

Lin Bufan is sitting on a low stool made of wooden stakes in the open space in front of the cottage, leisurely sipping tea and watching the distant mountains under the clear sky.

A ripple appears in the air, and then Zhu Zhu Xuanji's figure penetrates the illusion formation and appears in front of Lin Bufan.

Lin Bufan is slightly stunned, then puts down his teacup.

Ever since he was "drafted" by Zhu Zhu Xuanji and brought to the latter's side, the two have secretly set up many camps.

This is just one of them.

Lin Bufan likes the scenery here, so he often lives here.

As for Zhu Zhu Xuanji, he is like a dragon seeing its head but not its tail, rarely staying in these secret camps.

Lin Bufan knows clearly: according to the national conditions of the Two-Note Kingdom, the Nandou Kingdom must have a great connection with the Thousand Peaks Forest. Zhu Zhu Xuanji was sent here to maintain close contact with the pro-Nandou Kingdom forces in the Thousand Peaks Forest. Even, there are personnel and forces personally planted by the Nandou Kingdom hidden in the Thousand Peaks Forest.

The Two-Note Kingdom building a new army and sending Du Tiechuan to conquer the Thousand Peaks Forest was not a matter of the Two-Note Kingdom itself from the very beginning, but involved other countries.

Seeing Zhu Zhu Xuanji come to find him, Lin Bufan understands that there is an important matter that needs him to handle.

Sure enough, Zhu Zhu Xuanji throws a jade slip to him.

Controlling objects with spiritual sense.

The jade slip floats in front of Lin Bufan and slowly lands on the latter's outstretched palm.

Lin Bufan scans with his spiritual sense, suddenly revealing a strange look: "I didn't expect that the first thing I have to do is still related to this kid Ning Zhuo."

The latest intelligence in the jade slip records that Ning Zhuo is marching with the army to attack the Ten-Mile Burning Forest.

Zhu Zhu Xuanji says: "Ning Zhuo's safety involves the ownership of Fire Persimmon Immortal City, so it is of great consequence and cannot be lost."

"Fellow Daoist Lin might as well go and secretly protect him. The Three Generals Camp is irrelevant; you only need to ensure Ning Zhuo's life and freedom."

Lin Bufan shakes his head and smiles bitterly: "This kid doesn't know yet that he has already been targeted by the Stone-Core Old Monster and the Heaven and Earth Twin Ghosts."

"The Stone-Core Old Monster is suspected to be at the Soul Transformation level, with extremely deep schemes and extremely mysterious whereabouts."

"The Heaven and Earth Twin Ghosts are powerhouses of the Soul-Devouring Sect, with far-reaching fame and known throughout the kingdoms. According to Ning Zhuo's current combat power, even with the help of a mechanical army, facing the Heaven and Earth Twin Ghosts, he will surely die!"

"If I were him, I would definitely shrink back in the frontline camp."

Speaking of this, Lin Bufan picks up his teacup, takes a sip of tea, and sighs: "Sigh, this errand is not easy to handle."

Zhu Zhu Xuanji smiles: "The cooperation between the Ning family and your Ten Thousand Medicines Sect is also very close, and I have also heard that Miss Lin of your sect has a very close relationship with Ning Zhuo."

"Perhaps in the future, you will be one family."

Lin Bufan stares: "Don't talk nonsense!"

"This kid Ning Zhuo has a family, and the one he married is the successor of a kingdom's Upper General's Mansion. Tsk tsk..."

Lin Bufan looks at Zhu Zhu Xuanji, slightly teasingly: "Speaking of which, ever since Ning Zhuo appeared in the Azure Forest Immortal City, he has repeatedly stated in public that he has a marriage contract with your Zhu family. Now that he has made such a scene, does your Zhu family have any response?"

"This kid..." Zhu Zhu Xuanji shakes his head and smiles.

Regarding Ning Zhuo's rumors, he did not expose them, and was not even angry.

Because in the Fire Persimmon Immortal City, he deeply and thoroughly appreciated Ning Zhuo's ability to endure, be cunning, and disguise himself.

Seeing that he couldn't probe any intelligence, Lin Bufan drinks the tea in his cup, stands up: "Let's say the ugly words first, whether it's the Heaven and Earth Twin Ghosts or the Stone-Core Old Monster, I can't beat them."

"If necessary, I will abandon Ning Zhuo to protect myself."

Zhu Zhu Xuanji nods: "That is of course."

"If Ning Zhuo is lost here, it is his fate to die."

"You should prioritize your own safety."

"As for your current action and the possible rewards in the future, just ask Ning Zhuo for them. This kid can now fund the Three Generals Camp and the Red Flower Camp; he is filthy rich."

Lin Bufan nods, immediately stands up, leaves this secret camp, and rushes to the Ten-Mile Burning Forest.

He hides his tracks, flying at a low altitude, while pondering every word Zhu Zhu Xuanji just said, as well as his changes in expression.

"I previously thought that Ning Zhuo's marriage to the Zhu family was just his boasting. But Zhu Zhu Xuanji didn't deny it just now."

"And, although Zhu Zhu Xuanji said 'it is his fate to die,' it makes me feel that he has great confidence in Ning Zhuo!"

"Strange."

"Although Ning Zhuo has high talent and great potential, in such a situation, why is Zhu Zhu Xuanji still so confident in him?"

Near the frontline camp of the Two-Note Kingdom.

The Heaven and Earth Twin Ghosts lurk in a dark corner, still as mountain rocks.

Ghostly creatures return to their sides from time to time to report in detail.

"Hmm?" Suddenly, the white-clothed ghost cultivator Tian Shuang raises his eyebrows slightly and immediately transmits to the black-clothed ghost cultivator Di Hui: "News obtained from the alliance side. The Three Generals Camp suddenly left the camp and went to conquer the Ten-Mile Burning Forest."

Di Hui immediately reacts: "This kid Ning Zhuo is also among them?"

Tian Shuang: "The intelligence does not state it."

When the Heaven and Earth Twin Ghosts returned to the frontline battlefield, they just happened to miss the Three Generals Camp's expedition.

They are outsiders after all; except for the results they personally detected, the intelligence they obtained was basically second-hand from the alliance side. Therefore, there was a delay in time.

Di Hui thinks for a moment and says: "If Ning Zhuo always shrinks back in the camp, we have no way to deal with him."

"Now is a good opportunity!"

"Regardless of whether he followed the army or not, such an opportunity is enough for us to move and go find out."

Tian Shuang: "I think so too."

"The only concern is, what if Ning Zhuo stayed behind in the camp? After we leave this place, he goes out alone to harvest the Ginseng Dragon Whiskers. Wouldn't we miss an opportunity?"

Di Hui thinks for a moment and immediately shakes his head: "There is a Soul Transformation-level combat power hidden in the Thousand Peaks Forest; we two must not separate at will. Then choose one; I suggest leaving here and heading to the Ten-Mile Burning Forest."

"Even if we come up empty-handed, we can wipe out the Three Generals Camp, causing Ning Zhuo's surrounding forces to suffer heavy losses."

To which Tian Shuang shakes his head: "Inappropriate."

"This kid Ning Zhuo has extraordinary means and hooked up with Mu Lan, becoming a husband and wife."

"If the Three Generals Camp is wiped out by us, Ning Zhuo will most likely join the Red Flower Camp. The Red Flower Camp can form a battle formation dharma image, which is much harder to deal with than the Three Generals Camp."

Di Hui is stunned for a moment, then reacts: "That's true. Then what should we do next..."

Before Di Hui finishes speaking, a flying letter is transmitted over.

The Heaven and Earth Twin Ghosts immediately notice and quickly receive the flying letter.

"Oh? Someone is interested in the three treasures we displayed and wants to join forces to take the treasures!"

"I didn't expect there to be three Jin Dan cultivators, one of whom is Fairy Fairy Hongxiu."

Regarding this female cultivator who masters the supernatural ability of moving mountains, the Heaven and Earth Twin Ghosts also attach great importance to her.

In this way, the balance in their hearts immediately tilts heavily, leaning toward staying here.

After all, staying here, they have a chance to harvest three heavy treasures. Even if the collection of heavy treasures fails, they will be driven away by the Two-Note Kingdom's main force, and they will also have a chance to obtain the souls of their companions to create ghosts.

By comparison, Ning Zhuo is only a mere Foundation Establishment, even if he has Jin Dan combat power and even masters strange ways, he is not worth worrying about in the hearts of the Heaven and Earth Twin Ghosts.

The reason they took this sect mission was just because they happened to come to the Thousand Peaks Forest and it was a matter of convenience.

Ten-Mile Burning Forest. The soldiers of the Three Generals Camp cheer in unison, and morale rises by ten percent.

The rat swarm and mayfly swarm both take the initiative to retreat, making their first contact battle a victory, and their confidence becomes more sufficient.

The four of them, Liu, Generals Guan, Zhang, and Ning, do not have a trace of complacency.

They know the intelligence: the Fire-Velvet Rats and Red-Refining Mayfly swarms in the Ten-Mile Burning Forest are specially raised, but they are not used for defensive combat, but to assist in refining weapons.

Fire-Velvet Rats belong to the scavengers and have a wide diet; not only can they eat the exploded bark and roots, but they can also swallow the fragments left over from large-scale weapon refining.

After they die, the debris remaining in their bodies that cannot be digested can be further refined, often yielding precious materials.

The Red-Refining Mayfly swarm is for when cultivators are refining weapons and need to carve formation patterns or talismans, which will attract a group of mayflies. Through spiritual sense control, the mayflies land on the magic tools or magic treasures and arrange themselves into the shape of talismans or formations. By sacrificing mayflies one by one, they leave marks, quickly forming talismans and formations.

"This is just the enemy's probing. The whole army obeys the order, continue to advance!" Liu Er waits for the whole army to cheer for a while before shouting to stop them.

The whole army continues to advance.

After walking another two miles, the soldiers have to stop.

!

The raging flames around them suddenly change drastically, turning into walls of fire, surrounding the entire army.

Subsequently, these fire walls burn higher and higher, like a curtain connecting heaven and earth, forming a red giant bowl covering them, covering the Three Generals Camp inside the bowl.

The soldiers are in a panic and commotion, but seeing that the three generals Liu, Generals Guan, and Zhang are all calm, they quickly recover.

Fairy Yan Liu, who is hosting the formation, is in front of the Vermilion Bird Incense Burner, going all out to mobilize the power of the great formation.

Immediately, a giant pattern of a Vermilion Bird appears on the curtain.

The temperature of the surrounding air rises rapidly.

Waves of flames attack the Three Generals Camp, and the ground also becomes hot, sprouting countless flames.

The flames grow rapidly, turning into a land of fire.

The entire Three Generals Camp is placed in a sea of fire, and the Frost Talismans on their bodies are rapidly consumed.

Seeing this, Liu Er immediately orders: "Change to the Iron Bucket Formation!"

Generals Guan Hong and Zhang Hei immediately cooperate, both activating military strategies.

Speed is the essence of war!

The soldiers' actions become very agile, generally maintaining calmness, and very few people make mistakes.

Soon, the Iron Bucket Formation is successfully concluded.

Once the battle formation is formed, it immediately adds powerful protection to the entire army. The soldiers immediately feel the temperature drop a lot, and the consumption rate of the frost on their bodies also decreases a lot.

Morale stabilizes again.

However, the soldiers can still feel that the surrounding temperature is still slowly rising, and the frost talismans protecting them are still being consumed, just at a speed more than three times slower than before.

Liu, Generals Guan, Zhang, and Ning immediately realize that long defense will lead to loss.

Zhang Hei is impatient and strikes first, swinging his black snake spear again, activating the military strategy "Grand Army Pressing the Border."

Black-water soldiers emerge again, but before they can rush to the red fire curtain, they are burned and melted halfway.

Generals Guan Hong wields the Blood Dragon Knife in his hand, releasing a huge blade light, hacking at the curtain.

The curtain sways and quickly stabilizes.

Liu Er holds the Profound Yellow Sword but does not strike.

The three generals have different focuses; Generals Guan Hong's attack methods are often restrained and most concentrated. Now that the situation is like this, it is suitable to break the surface with a point.

By comparison, even if Liu Er strikes, he may not have such good results. Military strength is precious; although it can be recovered quickly, what is consumed is the soldiers' combat power, physical strength, etc.

Generals Guan Hong continues to strike, hacking three times in a row, hacking the curtain until a huge gap appears.

Seeing this, Liu Er takes advantage of Generals Guan Hong's breathing space to add a sword strike.

This sword strike is just right, breaking through the limit that the curtain can bear and splitting it open.

The curtain disperses directly.

The soldiers cheer again and are able to continue the advance.

The reason why the Ten-Mile Burning Forest is named so is reasonable. Its front and back distance is about ten miles.

But the Three Generals Camp does not need to walk ten miles; they only need to march five miles to reach the central area and see the Fire-Crowned Divine Cedar.

This divine tree is the tree king in the Ten-Mile Burning Forest and an iconic giant tree.

The Three Generals Camp has already marched three miles, with only the last two miles left.

However, the subsequent journey is of greatly increased difficulty.

Walls of fire appear one after another, covering the Three Generals Camp, making their actions very difficult.

Although Generals Guan Hong can split the fire walls, such frequent attacks also consume him greatly.

He is at the Jin Dan level and already feels extremely exhausted, let alone the other soldiers.

The closer to the center of the burning forest, the more vigorous the flames, the higher the temperature, and the consumption of the Three Generals Camp increases rapidly.

Everyone supplements talismans more and more often, and the soldiers' physical strength is mostly consumed; although they ate some elixirs and military rations halfway, their physical strength is still in deficit.

Approaching four miles, suddenly a loud bell sound comes.

The bell sound vibrates, stirring up raging flames.

The soldiers' armor, talismans, and even weapons all appear with cracks and rapidly disintegrate.

The situation is critical; Liu Er hurriedly activates the military strategy "Guarding the Land and Consolidating the Foundation," winning key time.

Taking advantage of this time, the soldiers hurriedly supplement talismans, and Ning Zhuo also strikes to cast spells, trying his best to alleviate the predicament.

In the difficult process of resisting the bell sound, Ning Zhuo's thoughts turn rapidly, and inspiration flashes like lightning in his spiritual sea, exclaiming: "Could it be the Heavenly Craft Forging Sound Score?!"

Zhang Hei: "What?"

Generals Guan Hong also has a look of confusion.

Liu Er's eyes light up: "That's right, it must be this method."

Yan Jin, who specializes in the Heavenly Craft Forging Sound Score, is the master craftsman of the Ten-Mile Burning Forest. At this moment, he stands in front of a giant bronze bell, and every time he swings his fists and palms, he hits the bronze bell fiercely, stimulating a vast sound.

The bell sound can forge iron and create steel, treating the Three Generals Camp as mineral materials for refining!

The Three Generals Camp falls into a predicament, and the three generals Liu, Generals Guan, and Zhang are at their wits' end.

Because the bell sound is difficult to defend against, and they use means but cannot change the situation of being beaten passively.

"Passing through layers of fire walls to delay our advance. Then using the bell sound to forge and kill us." Ning Zhuo looks around and has already seen many soldiers bleeding from their mouths and noses.

This is because their internal organs cannot withstand the bell sound and have already bled internally in large quantities.

"The Heavenly Craft Forging Sound Score is a weapon-refining technique that amplifies power through a large bell. If the large bell is destroyed, this move can surely be neutralized."

"According to the intelligence, the Forest Master of the Ten-Mile Burning Forest is the Nascent Soul cultivator Luo Chen. He has not appeared yet."

"The Three-General Camp's marching speed is slow; they need to rely on the Iron Barrel Formation for defense, and switching to other battle formations is tantamount to suicide. The three generals, Liu, Generals Guan, and Zhang, are only at the Jin Dan level. Once they leave the Iron Barrel Formation to destroy the large bell, they will inevitably suffer an attack from Luo Chen."

"It is time for me to move."

Thinking of this, Ning Zhuo rotated his mechanical ring.

The ring had no reaction.

He immediately probed his spiritual sense into his storage belt and took out mechanical puppets one by one.

The mechanical army makes its debut!

(End of chapter)