Chapter 781: Continue to Soar

Ning Zhuo's flying letter flew straight into the cave.

Chef Lao opened the letter and read it, and a look of surprise immediately appeared on his face, saying to himself: "I didn't expect the Young Master to win the top spot in the Profound Armor Cave's trial!"

Regarding this operation, Ning Zhuo had explained in advance, saying that he only wanted to intercept Ban Ji and did not have high expectations for this performance.

Now the result was far beyond expectations.

Chef Lao brought the flying letter to Qing Chi.

Qing Chi was in the internal space of the martial arts array, practicing with Xue Cai Nu·Hui.

Both sides were fighting back and forth, evenly matched.

Qing Chi learned that there was a flying letter from Ning Zhuo, and immediately gave up the practice, but after reading the letter, he was not surprised at all: "Young Master Ning Zhuo is a genius, so naturally, one cannot think of him with common sense."

"He said he only wanted to 'intercept Ban Ji', but I knew it long ago, this is his excellent quality of being modest!"

Qing Chi was full of good feelings for Ning Zhuo, and his confidence was even more sufficient than Chef Lao, and even Ning Zhuo himself.

Xue Cai Nu·Hui stood aside and snorted lightly.

Chef Lao chuckled: "Give me the letter, I will go and notify Gongsun Yan."

Qing Chi put the flying letter away and kept it close to his body: "The Young Master won, and the news that he will stay in the Profound Armor Cave for a few days, Chef Lao, you can just tell Gongsun Yan directly, there is no need to use this letter."

"Besides, he is choosing materials and making statues. This is the task the Young Master gave him, let him be busy."

Chef Lao naturally saw Qing Chi's little thoughts, but didn't expose them, nodded and left, with more smiles on his face.

The Profound Armor Cave's Cloud-Rising Trial settled, and a lot of intelligence about this trial also began to spread after Ning Zhuo's flying letter.

Deep in the Pivot Cave.

Ning Zhuo was continuously accepting true meaning instillation and principle addition.

Things he once thought were the standard were broken one after another, and then reorganized, revealing multiple optimization directions in Ning Zhuo's sea of consciousness.

How to neutralize a certain extreme material property, how to perform attribute adjustment and guidance on the embryo, what methods to use to pursue extreme sharpness, and the flaws of the material itself can also become advantages, which can turn decay into magic.

"The principle of the instrument is circular!"

"The foundation of spirit-endowing was already set at the beginning of refining."

"How to make the magic power flow inside the instrument more stable and efficient—"

Master-level refining realm!

Ning Zhuo successfully jumped into it. Up to this point, the various standards of the past were crushed, and accompanied by Ning Zhuo's heart and mind, they were reorganized. To reach a certain refining standard, there were too many paths to choose from.

Among these choices, Ning Zhuo's own aesthetics and values were reflected, so every piece of equipment he refined with his own hands began to have his personal style.

The irrigation of true meaning came to an abrupt end.

A few breaths later, the principle addition also stopped.

Ning Zhuo opened his eyes and looked at Young Master Qingwu with doubt.

Young Master Qingwu nodded slightly to him with a look of joy: "It's okay, all my true meanings and principles related to refining have been passed on to you."

He moved his body subconsciously, feeling an unprecedented lightness.

The burden was reduced by 30%, and he felt the space to move forward in the other three paths. This was a wonderful feeling he hadn't had before.

A look of disappointment flashed in Ning Zhuo's eyes.

This was much less than he imagined.

Only master-level refining realm, and it's gone?

"Think about it carefully, this is also normal."

"The level of the Five Elements God Lord is much higher than Young Master Qingwu, and he even attracted heavenly punishment because of his own cultivation."

"His attainments in the five elements once compared to heaven and earth. Being taught the five elements true meaning by him naturally changed my five elements realm!"

Having experienced a lot, Ning Zhuo could realize more and more the huge value of the opportunity he obtained when he was at the Ten Thousand Medicine Sect.

"Compared to the Five Elements God Lord, Young Master Qingwu turned from an instrument spirit into a god, and all his foundations were accumulated passively."

"He wants to go further, so he needs to be pure and deep in one path."

Ning Zhuo's thoughts surged in his sea of consciousness, feeling that Young Master Qingwu's choice of martial arts was quite correct.

He participated in the Profound Armor Cave's Cloud-Rising Trial and used the Profound Armored Shell himself, so he had a deep feeling.

The Profound Armored Shell possessed the cultivation techniques of both mechanism and refining. When it was developed, it was to deal with the war, so it also contained military mysteries.

A cultivator using multiple Profound Armored Shells could form a battle array, which was the embodiment of the military family.

Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong created the Shou Zhuo Wheel Slash Array, which was indeed the correct way to use the Profound Armored Shell.

But compared to these three aspects, the true greatest value of the Profound Armored Shell was martial arts!

They underwent qualitative changes because of the martial arts they contained. A Profound Armored Shell containing profound martial arts could compare to Golden Core combat power, Nascent Soul combat power, or even higher!

"Letting the Profound Armored Shell fight on its own, although not as sensitive as a cultivator, from another perspective, they are more reliable and more practical."

The Profound Armored Shell doesn't have as many thoughts as a cultivator, and won't make the choice of defecting in the middle of a battle. So it's more reliable.

The rules between countries require Nascent Soul cultivators to report their actions publicly. But Profound Armored Shells with Nascent Soul combat power can freely enter and exit various national borders. This is one of the embodiments of being more practical.

Ning Zhuo couldn't help but have a question in his heart: "In the Profound Armor Cave, how many Profound Armored Shells with Nascent Soul combat power are there?"

Undoubtedly, this is a key number, which to a large extent determines the right to speak of this faction within the Myriad Phenomena Sect.

"Conversely, from the status of the Profound Armor Cave in the main gate of the Myriad Phenomena Sect, one can also infer the number of Profound Armored Shells."

This force of the Profound Armor Cave forms its own faction within the Myriad Phenomena Sect, with a very solid foundation, and has a kind of indifference and calmness watching the changes in the situation.

"From reality, there should be at least three Profound Armored Shells at the Nascent Soul level in the Profound Armor Cave. Do they have Profound Armored Shells with Soul Transformation combat power?"

Ning Zhuo shook his head secretly.

The significance of the Soul Transformation level is very significant, not something the Nascent Soul level can climb.

"This opportunity is not small!"

"Even if the next two realms don't have much improvement, just relying on the Profound Armor Cave force itself, it has enough value to make me maintain a good relationship."

Thinking of this, Ning Zhuo took the opportunity to thank Young Master Qingwu.

Young Master Qingwu nodded slightly, saying on the surface that this was for his own path, but inwardly felt: This junior Ning Zhuo is worthy of being from a great clan, sensible, knows the rules, and knows gratitude. Being able to meet him is undoubtedly lucky.

He will definitely have a bright future. With this cooperative relationship, plus he will join the Myriad Phenomena Sect, it is very necessary to maintain a close connection with him in the future.

After resting, Young Master Qingwu started again: "Little friend Ning Zhuo, next is the military path, get ready!"

Ning Zhuo had a solemn face, with more confidence than before: "Please take action, Young Master!"

In an instant, Ning Zhuo felt as if he had been thrown into a battlefield of Shura.

Bloody, chaotic, the shouting was deafening, the sword light and sword shadow were dazzling, broken limbs and remains were flying, and the breath of death pressed on every inch of nerves like substance.

His vision was blurred, and countless scenes were like looking at flowers on horseback.

Infantry, cavalry, archers, scouts—countless arms flew past his eyes.

Square array, round array, cone-shaped array—various formations were like lightning and thunder.

Flags, drum beats, food and grass, water sources, camps—all kinds of concepts came one after another.

In addition to true meaning, there were principles.

Principles added to the body made Ning Zhuo feel as if he had been cut by a blade, pierced by an arrow, and hit by a warhorse.

He felt illusory fatigue, as if he had experienced a tragic bloody battle, his whole body muscles were sore, and even because he had slashed too many times, he had spasms and convulsions one after another.

Ning Zhuo's face was pale, his whole body was trembling, and he broke out in hot sweat.

After this round, the sounds of fighting, wailing, and metal clashing still lingered in his ears. The strong feeling of vomiting and dizziness impacted his heart defense like a tide.

The second round was much more uncomfortable than the first.

After Ning Zhuo calmed his breathing slightly, he felt sincere joy.

His military path realm reached the peak of the apprentice level!

In the Fire Persimmon Immortal City, he rarely involved himself in this aspect. The Great War of Thousand Peaks Forest made him make up for it significantly, but even after passing the White Paper Immortal City battle, his realm in the military path was still at the apprentice level.

He had also worked hard to study military books, but Qing Chi understood them, while Ning Zhuo didn't gain much.

He relied on the battle array he realized from "Soldiers in the Same Armor" and "Gao Sheng's Last Words," which he had not yet fully mastered.

"My talent in the military path seems to be unremarkable."

"Perhaps because of this, bearing the true meaning and principles of the military family is more difficult than before."

When Ning Zhuo was thinking deeply, his face returned to ruddy, his breathing was completely normal, and his spiritual fatigue was relieved significantly, which was visible to the naked eye.

Young Master Qingwu had been observing carefully, and seeing such a scene, he was very happy and appreciated Ning Zhuo even more.

Even Sun Lingtong, who was observing Ning Zhuo's situation

Even Sun Lingtong, who was secretly observing Ning Zhuo's condition with the help of the Human Life Hanging Thread, felt astonished and thought to himself, "Little Zhuo's body has great peculiarities; it can actually carry so many external principles without suffering any disaster."

"I had never discovered this before."

"Is it related to that mysterious innate talent of his?"

Young Master Qingwu continued to instill true intent and bestow principles.

It was still the Way of War.

Ning Zhuo felt as if he were on the battlefield once again. But this time, his nervousness was greatly reduced, and the chaotic scene of the battlefield became orderly.

Battle after battle played out in his mind: scout reconnaissance, analysis of enemy situations, tactical design, formation selection, combat command, battlefield adjustments, post-battle inventory—

The Arrow Formation is good for breakthroughs, the Crane Wing Formation is adept at flanking, the advantages and disadvantages of terrain have a great impact—all sorts of insights and experiences poured into Ning Zhuo's mind like a flood.

His realm in the Way of War thus easily broke through the Apprentice level and reached the Artisan level.

While Ning Zhuo was wantonly collecting true intent and principles, intelligence regarding him had already begun to spread.

Evil-Slaying Hall.

Zhong Dao was buried in his work.

Among the jade slips piled up on the corner of his desk was an intelligence slip containing information about Ning Zhuo and the others.

Commerce Hall.

Cao Gui thought about the intelligence he had just received and sighed softly, "Ning Zhuo—"

Previously, after Ning Zhuo's reputation as a genius was revealed, friends in the family had suggested he make contact with Ning Zhuo again to establish a connection as a stepping stone for advancement.

Cao Gui knew very well that there must have been instructions from higher levels behind his friends.

"This time, Ning Zhuo defeated Ban Jie and even took first place. I fear the family's higher-ups will come to lobby me in person."

Green Bamboo Peak.

Qing Huangzi placed the intelligence jade slip by his side, laughed heartily, took a sip of tea, stood up, and walked out of the bamboo building.

He entered the depths of the bamboo forest.

Not long after, bursts of melodious flute music drifted from the bamboo forest.

Autumn Pear Cave.

"Congratulations to Young Master Pi on moving into your new home!" At the banquet, many cultivators surrounded Pi Fujie to offer their congratulations.

Pi Fujie laughed heartily, raising his wine cup in all directions: "Come, drink up, drink up."

A flying letter was delivered to his hand at this moment.

He scanned it with his spiritual sense, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat: "Ning Zhuo—"

The joyful expression on his face immediately faded significantly.

"This kid actually took action and went to intercept Ban Jie. He even took first place in the Profound Armor Cave and defeated Ban Jie again!"

"This time is different from the one at Green Bamboo Peak."

"Let them fight each other; as long as it has nothing to do with me, it's fine."

Pi Fujie secretly rejoiced.

Originally, he had provoked Ning Zhuo but diverted the disaster by drawing in Ban Jie. He had thought Ban Jie would give Ning Zhuo a sufficient lesson. As it turned out, the reality was the opposite; Ning Zhuo had already taught Ban Jie a lesson twice.

This was not just different from his plan; it was the exact opposite!

Martial Arts Hall.

Two groups of people stood in confrontation, the atmosphere tense.

Yan Linglong whispered to Situ Xing, informing him of the new methods recently displayed by their opponent in this martial exercise, Zhu Fenxiang.

Their duel was officially beginning today!

Both sides had engaged in an intense intelligence war.

Shen Xi suddenly received a flying letter; he unfolded it and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

This expression caught Situ Xing's attention.

Situ Xing: "Is there any latest intelligence regarding Zhu Fenxiang?"

Shen Xi shook his head: "It is not about Zhu Fenxiang."

Just then, Yan Linglong also received a flying letter. After reading the note, she looked at Situ Xing, her eyes flickering with a subtle expression: "I think Young Master Shen's letter must be intelligence regarding Ning Zhuo, right?"

Shen Xi immediately thought to himself, "Not good."

Situ Xing's heart stirred: "Oh?"

Yan Linglong handed the note to Situ Xing.

A cold light flashed in Situ Xing's eyes: "Ning Zhuo eliminated Ban Jie in the Profound Armor Cave trial? And he even took first place!"

"This person—is indeed outstanding."

"Hmph! Wait until I defeat Zhu Fenxiang, then I will suppress this person and take complete control of the situation."

After saying this, Situ Xing tossed the note in his hand, held his head high, and strode into the martial arts arena.

From the other group, a female cultivator also walked out, equally full of fighting spirit.

Commerce Hall.

Che Zhuzi came here every few days to inspect the market, making it convenient to price his spider silk.

At the same time, he also gathered other intelligence.

"Ning Zhuo eliminated Ban Jie in the Profound Armor Cave?"

"Is this kid's comprehension a bit too terrifying? He really is a genius!"

"Profound Armor Cave—"

Che Zhuzi's face darkened as a heavy scene from the depths of his memory surfaced.

He had been invited to the Profound Armor Master's residence, only to find his friend on his deathbed.

Che Zhuzi was shocked and tried to save him, but it was to no avail.

He asked his friend why he had fallen into such a state.

The Profound Armor Master said, "I was forced by the Profound Armor Cave to perform a divination, paying the price with my lifespan. You are my only friend, and I called you here to entrust you with my legacy."

Che Zhuzi gasped, his resentment toward the Profound Armor Cave unquenchable.

The Profound Armor Master: "I have hidden all my legacies within the tortoise shell. I trouble you, old friend, to cremate my body after I die and keep this tortoise shell, waiting for someone fated."

Che Zhuzi held the Profound Armor Master's hand, his eyes reddening: "I will certainly carry out your dying wish, old friend. But who will be the person to inherit your legacy? I don't know how to discern that."

The Profound Armor Master smiled slightly: "I have already divined it. You will keep the tortoise shell in the treasury and not touch it. One day, it will be stolen by someone. That person is the successor I place my hopes in."