Chapter 62: Accident

Peak of the third level of Qi Refining!

Zheng Jian was pulled into the palace by soul.

At the moment of getting the message, his talent, Heart-Piercing Insight, was also triggered.

"Pass through the first room and enter the second room?"

He subconsciously mobilized the Five Elements Qi Law.

A moment later, he touched the door and chose the reward, and again concentrated his energy, wanting to trigger Heart-Piercing Insight.

No movement.

Zheng Jian was not discouraged, analyzed it, and chose the mechanism component hanging ring.

Although he was not good at mechanism arts, he had extremely profound experience in weapon refining and soon tried out the real usage.

But just as he was about to push the door, an incomparable sense of horror struck his heart!

"Will die! Will die! Will die!!"

The intuition given by Heart-Piercing Insight made his body and mind tremble.

Zheng Jian gritted his teeth and was stimulated to have more courage: "In that case, there is something fatal behind the door?"

"If I don't see it with my own eyes, how can I know?"

He pushed the door open.

He walked in.

Bang.

He shattered.

Dungeon.

Ning Zhuo gently loosened the chain and said to Han Ming: "You have worked hard these days; have a good rest."

All along, he had been using chains to restrain Han Ming, keeping her in a standing posture.

Given that Han Ming changed her attitude and took the initiative to cooperate with Ning Zhuo to pass on soul essence, Ning Zhuo was constantly relaxing the conditions of restraint. This time, loosening the chain allowed Han Ming to lie directly on the ground.

Han Ming was also very tired, and after falling to the ground, she closed her eyes and fell into a coma.

Ning Zhuo sucked up the soul essence in the Soul-Sucking Shuttle and found that his soul power was close to fifty times the initial level!

"Soul foundation, Golden Silk Jade Dew Cake, and many pills have kept me in high-speed spirit refining."

"The demonic cultivation method is the fastest, but the speed of the Mirror Platform Psychic Sutra is not inferior."

Now, Ning Zhuo has practiced both cultivation methods to the first level.

This is the period when he has made the fastest progress ever.

Almost every day, there is visible progress.

This made him addicted to cultivation and unable to extricate himself.

Zheng Jian went all out and pushed open the first door.

Bang.

Zhou Zhu gritted his teeth and hit the first door.

Bang.

Zheng Jian: "Hmph, change the train of thought. This

Bang.

Zhou Zhu: "According to the method taught to me by A-Shen, I should be able to make a breakthrough this time."

Bang.

First place on all five leaderboards!

Qi Refining level two, Essence Refining level two.

Ning Zhuo happily collected his rewards.

He had to choose spirit stones, and he even chose them twice.

Two hundred spirit stones were in his hands immediately.

There was no help for it; with the addition of Zhou Zhu and Zheng Jian, Ning Zhuo’s mechanical traps were being consumed faster.

For the remaining three choices, Ning Zhuo selected two spells and one mechanical component.

He had already tested that if he chose spells he had already learned, he would gain more experience and insight, which helped him save a massive amount of time and energy; it was the most cost-effective option.

As for the other mechanical component, he verified his previous hypothesis. Components selected from the leaderboard would be treated as an inheritance, passed on to the next exploration.

However, the mechanical components Ning Zhuo redeemed were basically all used to set up traps.

Ning Zhuo’s arrangements caused the exploration experience of Zhou Zhu and Zheng Jian to slide immediately from initial surprise to astonishment, then to pain, and finally to fall into despair.

"Why, why is it so difficult?!"

"How much time has passed, and we can't even pass the first door?"

Zheng Jian and Zhou Zhu looked at each other.

They had already met and confirmed each other's identities.

"If this continues, it won't work. Zhou Zhu, only by cooperating do we have any hope of passing," Zheng Jian proposed proactively.

Zhou Zhu nodded: "Fine, you go first."

Zheng Jian was stunned, staring at him: "What kind of joke are you making? Your physique is so tall and large, just like a pillar. If I rush in with you, you block the heavy hammer and buy time, then I can rush past."

"Why isn't it you blocking for me?" Zhou Zhu retorted.

Neither of them could convince the other, and for a time, they reached a stalemate.

Neither was willing to do the thankless work for the other.

Through the hidden mechanical components, Ning Zhuo observed this scene after the fact.

"It seems the day for the three parties—the Zhou family, the Zheng family, and the City Lord's Mansion—to cooperate is not far off," Ning Zhuo realized clearly in his heart.

This was inevitable.

Without cooperation, they couldn't even pass the first door; only by cooperating was there hope.

In fact, the higher-ups of both the Zhou and Zheng families had reached a consensus, believing that sincere cooperation was the foundation for passing the assessment!

Zhou family: "The Three Sects' Venerables are merciful; they are urging us to coexist peacefully and collaborate with one another."

Zheng family: "It must be so. The news of the Lava Immortal Palace’s emergence has already begun to spread widely. We must seize the time, cooperate sincerely, and strive to seize the Immortal Palace before the outside world reacts!"

After the Zhou and Zheng families reached a consensus, they secretly contacted the City Lord's Mansion.

Meng Chong was approached, and upon learning the two families' intentions, he sneered disdainfully: "Only the weak huddle together; true experts always walk alone!"

Having completed his special training, Meng Chong was once again pulled into the Lava Immortal Palace.

Under the excited gaze of the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit, he pushed the door and entered.

Click!

A soft sound, and electric light shot out.

The fishing net came to scoop him up, but it was a beat too slow.

The heavy hammer smashed down, but it missed.

Between the walls, there were tough, transparent threads everywhere.

Meng Chong identified the position of every thin thread and, following the gaps, pierced through all obstacles!

He held his head high and chest out, standing before the second door: "Hmph, a mere Room No. 2, nothing more than this."

He chose the spirit stone reward, exerted force suddenly, pushed open the door, and stepped into Room No. 3.

Inside Room No. 3, thirty or forty martial arts puppets raised their heads in unison, pairs of eyes glowing with piercing yellow light.

These were the ones Ning Zhuo had frozen and painstakingly moved from later stages to Room No. 3.

Meng Chong: ...

A moment later, his soul returned to his physical body.

Because he had used his immortal talent too many times, Meng Chong’s cheekbones were now protruding sharply, and his large eye bags had turned a bruised purple.

"Room No. 3 is even harder!" He glared, wanting to climb up and continue cultivating. But he was too tired; just as he thought to get up, his vision went black, and he passed out directly.

"As expected of a super-grade talent," Ning Zhuo remarked with heartfelt emotion after watching the footage of Meng Chong passing the stage.

"Although Meng Chong hasn't joined forces for now and is still working alone, his success will definitely further stimulate the Zhou and Zheng families to join forces."

"Having learned the true situation, these three forces will definitely urge others to change their cultivation methods with all their might."

"Therefore, next, I will have to face more and more teams of cultivators."

Ning Zhuo gradually felt that he could no longer suppress it.

The more people there were, the more troublesome another matter would become. That was the probability of Ning Zhuo being discovered while entering and exiting the Immortal Palace, which would increase sharply.

That day, he entered the Lava Immortal Palace once again.

"What happened?!" He entered Room No. 2 and discovered that all the mechanisms had been destroyed.

The Thousand-Jun Heavy Hammer Platform had been pushed to the side of the wall.

The giant timber used for horizontal strikes was broken into pieces.

The scene was a mess.

He hurriedly retrieved the hidden mechanical components to review the previous scene.

The next moment, Ning Zhuo’s body and mind were shaken violently.