Chapter 62: Accident

Peak of the third layer of Qi Refining!

Zheng Jian was pulled into the palace.

At the moment he got the information, his talent, Piercing Heart 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, when choosing rewards, concentrated his mind again, wanting to trigger Piercing Heart Insight.

No movement.

Zheng Jian was

Although he was not skilled in mechanism arts, he possessed extremely profound experience in artifact refinement, and he quickly experimented to find the true method of use.

But the moment he was about to push the door, an unparalleled sense of horror violently assaulted his soul!

"I will die! I will die! I will die!!"

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

Zheng Jian gritted his teeth, and instead, more courage was ignited within him: "Does this mean there is something lethal behind the door?"

"How can I know without seeing it with my own eyes?"

He pushed the door open.

He walked inside.

Bang!

He was shattered.

Dungeon.

Unlike Ning Zhuo gently loosened the chains and said to Han Ming: "You have worked hard these past few days; get some good rest."

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

Given that Han Ming had been actively cooperating with Unlike Ning Zhuo and offering up her soul essence after changing her attitude, Unlike Ning Zhuo was also constantly relaxing the conditions of her restraint. This time, loosening the chains allowed Han Ming to lie directly on the ground.

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

Unlike Ning Zhuo absorbed all the soul essence from the Soul-Absorbing Shuttle and discovered that his soul power was already approaching fifty times its original level!

"The soul foundation, the Golden Silk Jade Dew Cake, and the many elixirs have all allowed me to maintain high-speed spirit refinement."

"Demonic arts are naturally the fastest, but the speed of the Mirror Platform Spirit Communication Art is surprisingly not inferior."

Now, Unlike Ning Zhuo had already cultivated both arts to the first layer.

This was the period of his fastest progress in history.

Almost every day, there was visible progress.

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

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

Bang.

Zhou Zhu gritted his teeth and rammed open the first door.

Bang.

Zheng Jian: "Hmph, let's change the approach. This time, I'll use the line from the hanging ring to block the giant hammer overhead. It should be able to buy me some time."

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 on all five leaderboards!

Second layer of Essence Refinement, second layer of Spirit Refinement.

Unlike Ning Zhuo happily collected his rewards.

Spirit stones were a must-choose, and he even chose them twice.

Two hundred spirit stones were immediately in hand.

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

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

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

As for the other mechanism component, he verified his previous hypothesis: components selected from the leaderboard would be treated as an inheritance, carried over to the next exploration.

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

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

"Why, why is it so difficult?!"

"How long has it been, 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.

"This can't go on. Zhou Zhu, only by cooperating do we have any hope of passing," Zheng Jian proposed.

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

Zheng Jian was stunned and stared at him: "What kind of joke are you making? You are so tall and sturdy, like a pillar. If we rush in together, you hold off the heavy hammer and buy time, then I can rush through."

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

Neither could convince the other, and for a time, they remained at a stalemate.

Neither was willing to do the work for the other's benefit.

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

"It seems the day for cooperation between the Zhou family, the Zheng family, and the City Lord's Mansion is not far off," Unlike Ning Zhuo thought, clear on the matter.

This was inevitable.

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

In fact, the high command 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' masters are compassionate; they are persuading us to coexist peacefully and cooperate with each other."

Zheng family: "It must be so. The Lava Xian Gong has appeared, and rumors have already begun to spread widely. We must seize the time, cooperate sincerely, and strive to capture the Xian Gong 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 of the two families' intentions, he sneered disdainfully: "Only the weak huddle together; true experts always walk alone!"

Having succeeded in his special training, Meng Chong was once again pulled into the Lava Xian Gong.

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

Click!

With a soft sound, 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 hit nothing.

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 stood before the second door: "Hmph, a mere Room No. 2, nothing more."

He chose the spirit stone reward, exerted force, 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 Unlike Ning Zhuo had frozen and painstakingly moved from subsequent levels 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 were a bruised purple.

"Room No. 3 is even harder!" He glared, wanting to crawl up and continue cultivating. But he was too tired; just as he thought to rise, his vision went black, and he fell directly into a deep sleep.

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

"Although Meng Chong is not joining forces for now and is still working alone, his success will inevitably further stimulate the Zhou and Zheng families to join forces."

"Once they learn the true situation, these three forces will definitely urge others to change their cultivation paths with all their might."

"Therefore, from now on, I will have to face an increasing number of cultivator teams."

Unlike Ning Zhuo gradually felt that he could no longer suppress the situation.

The more people there were, the more troublesome another matter would become: the probability of Unlike Ning Zhuo being discovered while entering and exiting the Xian Gong would increase dramatically, leading to his exposure.

On this day, he entered the Lava Xian Gong once again.

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

The Ten-Thousand-Jun 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 complete mess.

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

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