Chapter 710: Three People Cultivating Together

To rent a cave dwelling, one must go to the Internal Affairs Hall. In the Internal Affairs Hall, Unlike Ning Zhuo already had an acquaintance, Cao Gui.

Previously, he had cooperated with him to deal with Yu Heyue.

Unlike Ning Zhuo thought for a while and decided to find him.

Cao Gui saw Unlike Ning Zhuo again, narrowed his eyes, and asked directly: "Is Fellow Daoist Ning a friend or a foe?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo smiled: "Naturally, a comrade-in-arms."

Cao Gui shook his head: "Since that's the case, why did Fellow Daoist Ning accept Yu Heyue's invitation to a banquet time and time again?"

The one Yu Heyue offended back then was the Cao family.

Cao Gui, as a member of the Cao family, had agreed to join forces with Unlike Ning Zhuo previously, one reason being to find trouble for Yu Heyue.

Another reason was that Cao Gui himself was relatively poor, and the remuneration Unlike Ning Zhuo offered was not small.

Unlike Ning Zhuo saluted and said sincerely: "My friction with Yu Heyue was just a small matter, and it has already been resolved. I am a newcomer,

and turning enemies into friends with a Jin Dan cultivator is the right path."

"I personally think this does not hinder the friendship between you and me."

"After all, the Cao family is the Cao family, and Fellow Daoist Cao Gui is Fellow Daoist Cao Gui. With your current situation, how much has the family supported you?"

Cao Gui sighed deeply: "Although I am a marginal figure in the family, this errand was obtained by going through the family's connections."

"How can a person forget their roots?"

Speaking of this, he waved his sleeves: "I can understand Fellow Daoist Ning's choice; from now on, you and I can just be strangers."

Unlike Ning Zhuo sighed, saluted: "Fellow Daoist has high righteousness; it is my lack of fortune that I cannot be your friend. Farewell!"

Cao Gui watched Unlike Ning Zhuo leave until he disappeared, then returned to his work.

Unlike Ning Zhuo left this Internal Affairs Hall on the clouds and went to another one.

He was expressionless; Cao Gui's change in attitude was one of the situations he had anticipated.

Originally, Unlike Ning Zhuo's plan was to use the opportunity of dealing with Yu Heyue to get close to the Cao family. Although the Cao family had declined, it was still a force among the old four peaks.

But later, an accident happened—Yu Weiye took the initiative to submit.

As a Jin Dan cultivator, the value of his submission was higher, so Unlike Ning Zhuo naturally chose the latter.

This meant that his relationship with Cao Gui was damaged. Seeing him today, it was indeed so.

"Becoming strangers, this situation is neither good nor bad."

At least it didn't turn into enemies.

Confirming this relationship, Unlike Ning Zhuo threw the Cao family line to the back of his mind.

It was impossible for a person to make everyone like them; in other words, it was impossible to maintain a good relationship with all forces and figures.

Especially in an environment full of games, where one had to compete for cultivation resources.

Between the Cao family and Yu Heyue, Unlike Ning Zhuo chose the latter.

Between Shen Xi and Pi Fujie, Unlike Ning Zhuo chose the former.

When the timing was ripe, one had to choose a side. In politics, the neutral faction was often the most dangerous. Not absolute loyalty was absolute disloyalty.

Only by choosing a camp could one continue to deepen the relationship.

Unlike Ning Zhuo's political literacy in this regard was absolutely sufficient.

Half an hour later.

Unlike Ning Zhuo stood in the bluestone cave dwelling.

This was the new cave dwelling he had rented.

The cave dwelling had five rooms and one hall.

The moss stone entrance hall was a place for receiving guests. The cultivation room was paved with green jade bricks and engraved with a gathering-qi array. The alchemy and weapon room had a geothermal array, satisfying basic alchemy and weapon refining needs. The two living rooms didn't have many facilities.

The last room was the martial arts room, which had a martial arts array built. This was the main reason Unlike Ning Zhuo chose it.

The Shuyu Studio side had already been settled, leaving only the Book of Luo pages. This was not something that could be solved in a short while.

And Yu Heyue could be considered Unlike Ning Zhuo's secret line; Unlike Ning Zhuo staying there for a long time would instead attract attention.

It just so happened that Brother Gongsun Yan joined in, and the original cave dwelling was no longer enough.

Unlike Ning Zhuo arranged the two living rooms of the bluestone cave dwelling for Chef Lao and Qing Chi respectively. They were almost empty, but it was convenient for them to arrange them themselves.

As for Brother Gongsun Yan, let him live in the alchemy and weapon room.

Unlike Ning Zhuo himself didn't have a living room; the cultivation room would do.

He didn't have high requirements for this aspect.

After Unlike Ning Zhuo arranged everything, he activated the magic array in the martial arts room and entered the space inside the array.

The cost of the Martial Arts Hall was actually not high, but Unlike Ning Zhuo didn't dare to risk exposing Snow Color Girl · Hui's spirituality.

He performed several rounds of five-element spells in the array space, hitting the transparent boundary of the array until ripples appeared, which was considered probing the protective strength.

Unlike Ning Zhuo didn't release Snow Color Girl · Hui directly, but left the bluestone cave dwelling alone.

He returned to the mountain peak where Yu Heyue was, used the teleportation stone room inside the mountain, and made a secret handover with Sun Lingtong.

Sun Lingtong returned to the bluestone cave dwelling, while Unlike Ning Zhuo sat cross-legged in front of the water vortex magic array.

During this period, Sun Lingtong's research on the water vortex magic array had achieved phased results. Outside the water vortex array, he had built another small array.

With the help of the small array, Unlike Ning Zhuo could communicate with the magic array core inside the water vortex—the Book of Luo pages. Sun Lingtong himself didn't have to use his natural talent "Spirit Eye" every time; that was too tiring.

Unlike Ning Zhuo was influenced by the Dao artifact with the help of the small array. Sun Lingtong also touched the Book of Luo pages through the Human Life Suspension Thread.

With this influence, Sun Lingtong carefully checked the magic array of the bluestone cave dwelling, confirmed it was safe, and then quietly left again.

The whole process was kept from Chef Lao, Qing Chi, and Brother Gongsun Yan.

There was no need to tell them.

Sun Lingtong's attainments in magic arrays were much stronger than Unlike Ning Zhuo's. And he had the help of the Book of Luo pages; this inspection result was highly likely to be true.

The key was that when Unlike Ning Zhuo chose this cave dwelling, the mechanism ring had no reaction.

This level of cave dwelling usually faced wealthy Foundation Establishment cultivators. In the Wanxiang Sect, there were many of them.

Unless Unlike Ning Zhuo was particularly unlucky and chose a special one out of thousands of choices. Otherwise, who would specifically plot against him?

But if it came to luck, Unlike Ning Zhuo didn't feel inferior in this aspect.

After the White Paper Immortal City, he had obtained the Yang Heaven Green; his luck would definitely not be bad. It was just that in the total mountain gate of the Fangxiang Sect, this luck influence was not clearly reflected. Any super force had exclusive treasures to suppress the luck.

With all these factors, Unlike Ning Zhuo almost completely determined that the bluestone cave dwelling was safe.

After the secret exchange with Sun Lingtong, he took out Snow Color Girl · Hui in the martial arts array.

He only used the Human Life Suspension Thread to secretly connect to this mechanism puppet, then hid his figure and controlled a large number of mechanism beasts to surround Snow Color Girl · Hui.

Snow Color Girl · Hui fell into the siege, counterattacked on her own, and dismantled the mechanism beasts into fragments one after another.

In every battle, Unlike Ning Zhuo deliberately left gaps, allowing Snow Color Girl · Hui to rest.

After all, spirituality was the main thing, and controlling the mechanism puppet also had consumption.

Every time Snow Color Girl · Hui won, she would tilt her head slightly and stand proudly on the spot.

Unlike Ning Zhuo could clearly feel through the Human Life Suspension Thread that her spirituality's emotions were vented one after another, and his perception of Snow Color Girl · Hui became more and more smooth.

"I guess the answer should be correct."

"Snow Color Girl · Hui's temperament is—pride."

"As long as you constantly satisfy this point, you can vent her temperament and let her pass through the Spirit Agility Stage faster."

Good times didn't last long.

The number of Snow Color Girl · Hui's victories gradually increased, but the proud emotions vented after the battle became less and less.

Even if Unlike Ning Zhuo deliberately increased the difficulty, such as increasing the number of ordinary mechanism beasts and strengthening his control over the mechanism beasts, Snow Color Girl ·

Hui's proud emotions vented from the victory were clearly reduced.

When the benefit dropped to a certain level, Unlike Ning Zhuo decisively stopped.

"Doing the same thing will indeed bring less and less joy. If it were an ordinary person, after many times, they would become numb."

"Then let's change to other things to do."

Unlike Ning Zhuo knew Ning Ning Xiaohui quite well and naturally associated it with talisman making.

Ning Ning Xiaohui was quite proficient in talisman making when she was alive.

Unlike Ning Zhuo called Qing Chi into the martial arts room.

This time he appeared, arranging for Qing Chi and Snow Color Girl · Hui to sit cross-legged in front of him.

Qing Chi first curiously observed the mechanism puppet, marveling at her beauty, and then her gaze stuck to Unlike Ning Zhuo. Even if she lost her memory, she revealed a rich attachment.

For Unlike Ning Zhuo's call, Qing Chi responded intensely.

Unlike Ning Zhuo said: "This time I called you here to teach you the most basic talisman making. Watch carefully!"

After speaking, Unlike Ning Zhuo demonstrated on the spot and made a Light Body Talisman.

The effect of the talisman was to reduce the target's weight. If a mortal stuck it on, as long as they could activate this talisman, they could walk on snow without a trace, fly on grass, and instantly become a master of light kung fu.

Unlike Ning Zhuo demonstrated it once and let Qing Chi and Snow Color Girl · Hui try to make it.

Qing Chi looked dazed; she had just been staring at Unlike Ning Zhuo's face involuntarily, and didn't see clearly how to make the talisman. Snow Color Girl · Hui, whose spirituality was worthy of Ning Ning Xiaohui, was deeply attracted when Unlike Ning Zhuo was making the talisman, staring at Unlike Ning Zhuo's movements without moving, fully focused.

Unlike Ning Zhuo let the two girls try to make it.

Snow Color Girl · Hui remained motionless for a long time, then started, her movements one by one, very mechanical, and quickly failed.

Talisman making failure, light ones consumed magic power and spirit, heavy ones suffered backlash.

Fortunately, the Light Body Talisman was too low-end and simple, and the foundations of Snow Color Girl · Hui and Qing Chi were enough to support the evil consequences brought by a large number of failures.

After Snow Color Girl · Hui failed, she constantly endured negative consequences.

Qing Chi was the same, but her movements became faster and faster, and her progress was rapid, getting closer and closer to success.

Unlike Ning Zhuo was secretly surprised: "My progress in learning this talisman back then was slightly slower than hers. I didn't expect her to have such extraordinary talent in this cultivation art!"

He looked at Snow Color Girl · Hui again, because there was a Human Life Suspension Thread connected, so Unlike Ning Zhuo could clearly feel that Snow Color Girl · Hui had an anxious emotion.

Clearly, she was very interested in talisman making and also noticed Qing Chi's rapid progress, not wanting to lose to others like this.

Unlike Ning Zhuo looked at Qing Chi again, and saw Qing Chi frowning, looking serious.

Without the Human Life Suspension Thread, he could guess Qing Chi's thoughts—"I must go all out! If I can't even compare to a mechanism puppet, wouldn't Young Master Unlike Ning Zhuo be quite disappointed in me?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo sighed in his heart, secretly saying: "Sorry, Qing Chi."

He used the Human Life Suspension Thread again, connected to Qing Chi, and slightly affected her fingers.

Qing Chi was making a talisman when her movements suddenly deformed, drawing a relatively outrageous arc, and she failed immediately.

Qing Chi frowned, only thinking that her micro-control was not good, and immediately started again.

In this way, with Unlike Ning Zhuo's partial help, Snow Color Girl · Hui's progress gradually caught up with Qing Chi, and finally succeeded in making the talisman first.

Her head tilted high, the amplitude even more exaggerated than when she defeated the tiger demon before!

Unlike Ning Zhuo also felt happy in his heart, and through the Human Life Suspension Thread, he could feel Snow Color Girl · Hui's proud emotions vented extremely intensely, the strongest time ever.

"This path is correct!"

Only Qing Chi was almost crying.

Why was she so useless, every time at the critical point, her fingers wouldn't listen, and her movements deformed!

She actually couldn't even compare to a mechanism puppet, which made her feel ashamed!

As for why the mechanism puppet was so agile, Qing Chi lost her memory and lacked common sense, so she didn't find it strange.

Unlike Ning Zhuo nodded, praised Snow Color Girl · Hui, and triggered another wave of small proud emotions in her. Then, Unlike Ning Zhuo comforted and encouraged Qing Chi.

The little girl bit her tiger teeth, full of emotion, and immediately indicated that she would definitely work harder!

Unlike Ning Zhuo then let the two sides compete again.

Qing Chi tried her best this time, and Unlike Ning Zhuo didn't interfere, and she indeed made great progress. But just when she was halfway through making the talisman, Snow Color Girl · Hui on the other side had already succeeded again.

"Because it's a mechanism, as long as it's made once, will it succeed every time?" Unlike Ning Zhuo's eyes flashed with brilliance, keenly noticing that Snow Color Girl · Hui's talisman-making movements were exactly the same as before.

Buddha Doctor · Meng Meng Yaoyin was not his work. Unlike Ning Zhuo had made the mechanism puppet bodies of Yuan Yuan Dasheng and Meng Meng Meng Meng Yehu. But both were combat types,

and Unlike Ning Zhuo didn't let them learn any cultivation arts.

Snow Color Girl · Hui's situation was the first time Unlike Ning Zhuo had encountered it.

He felt he had guessed the truth.

Next, he began to experiment.

Sure enough, Snow Color Girl · Hui succeeded in making the talisman every time, and all movements were exactly the same.

Qing Chi, without Unlike Ning Zhuo's secret interference, after making the first Light Body Talisman, her speed was also getting faster and faster. Because the talisman was too basic and simple, she didn't fail either.

It was just that every time, she didn't win against Snow Color Girl · Hui.

"As long as Little Hui learns the talisman, the talisman-making speed is the fastest itself."

"Qing Chi's potential is great. If they compete a dozen more times, her speed will exceed Little Hui's."

"Every talisman-making victory, the proud emotions vented are much larger than fighting with mechanism beasts."

"It seems that Snow Color Girl · Hui inherited some characteristics of Ning Ning Xiaohui when she was alive. Compared to fighting, she is more inclined to talisman making!"

Having this discovery, the positioning of this mechanism puppet in Unlike Ning Zhuo's heart directly turned from combat type to production type.

"She should possess certain combat capabilities, filling my combat power vacancy during the period when Yuan Yuan Dasheng and Meng Meng Meng Meng Yehu are not repaired."

"But in reality, she is more suitable for making talismans."

"When her spirituality grows in the future, I should equip her with a cultivation technique specifically for talisman making!"

"Of course, before that, I will let her try the rest of the cultivation arts to test her true situation."

Unlike Ning Zhuo had a premonition that Snow Color Girl · Hui's positioning should be talisman making. But to be safe, he still had to try all the cultivation arts once.

Seeing Qing Chi was about to surpass Snow Color Girl · Hui, Unlike Ning Zhuo decisively opened his mouth: "Alright, next I will teach you the second type of talisman."

Qing Chi said "Ah," but Unlike Ning Zhuo had already started to demonstrate, so she had to put down her regret and observe carefully.

With the previous lesson, Qing Chi observed quite carefully this time.

But when trying to make the talisman, she still started to fail frequently.

"What's wrong with me?"

"It shouldn't be difficult! Why am I so nervous?"

"Am I too eager to show off in front of Young Master?"

Qing Chi became more and more anxious, and gradually developed doubts.

On the other side, Snow Color Girl · Hui's learning progress was naturally far weaker than Qing Chi's. After all, she was only in the Spirit Birth Stage and hadn't grown to the Wisdom Spirit Stage.

Unlike Ning Zhuo naturally wouldn't let Qing Chi continue to doubt. He decisively stood up, came to Qing Chi, and directly reached out to hold Qing Chi's hand: "I'll help you, don't be nervous, try to control your fingers, don't shake."

Whoosh!

Qing Chi felt as if she heard the sound of steam rushing out from the top of her head.

At this moment, she felt as if she was about to explode, her heart beating wildly.

She stared blankly at Unlike Ning Zhuo's hand, which was holding her hand, and for a moment, she felt like she had fallen into a beautiful dream.

Unlike Ning Zhuo taught her hand-in-hand, tirelessly telling her where she went wrong just now, more carefully and patiently than teaching a child.

On the other side, Unlike Ning Zhuo secretly observed Snow Color Girl · Hui, seeing her start to move, constantly failing, and her progress growing, nodding secretly.

Qing Chi's expression was stiff, her whole body tense, and her heart was no longer on talisman making, but on Unlike Ning Zhuo, constantly feeling the temperature of Unlike Ning Zhuo's palm.

She forgot the passage of time, only feeling that everything was wonderful!

Until Snow Color Girl · Hui succeeded in making the talisman again, and Unlike Ning Zhuo let go, she woke up.

The mechanism puppet tilted her head back again, the amplitude even greater than before.

The reason was simple: her opponent had more guidance, but still lost to her.

In an instant, strong proud emotions were beyond words!

Unlike Ning Zhuo let them compete in making the second type of talisman again. After waking up, Qing Chi focused all her attention and went all out, relying on her talent that was even a step ahead of Unlike Ning Zhuo, and quickly caught up again.

After succeeding in making the talisman for the first time, she also had a one hundred percent success rate, and her speed was getting faster and faster.

But just when she had signs of surpassing Snow Color Girl · Hui again, Unlike Ning Zhuo decisively started to teach the two the third type of talisman.

After demonstrating once, Unlike Ning Zhuo let the two try.

The first line Qing Chi drew was crooked!

She looked at Unlike Ning Zhuo with full shyness, full of longing and expectation: "Young Master, my talent in talisman making is too low, please help me."

Unlike Ning Zhuo:

This time, he didn't use the Human Life Suspension Thread to affect her.

Unlike Ning Zhuo sighed in his heart, pretended not to know, and taught Qing Chi hand-in-hand again.

In this way, all three parties achieved their goals.

Half a day passed, and Snow Color Girl · Hui still needed to constantly vent her emotions, and hadn't directly crossed the Spirit Agility Stage.

Unlike Ning Zhuo compared it with Yuan Yuan Dasheng and secretly guessed: "Yuan Yuan Dasheng directly broke away from control and acted autonomously, and his emotions were vented extremely violently."

"Ning Ning Xiaohui is not like this; her pride is like a thin stream. Or perhaps this determines that this is a slow work." ===== CHAPTER 711 =====

Comparing her to Yuan Yuan Dasheng, Unlike Ning Zhuo secretly speculated: "Yuan Yuan Dasheng previously broke free from control and acted independently, venting his emotions extremely violently."

"Ning Ning Xiaohui is not like that; her pride is a long-flowing stream. Perhaps this determines that this is a slow, grinding process."