Chapter 781: Luck Continues to Soar

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

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

Regarding this operation, Unlike Ning Zhuo had explained it in advance, saying the expectation—just wanting to intercept Ban Ji, and he didn't 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 formation, sparring with Snow Color Girl·Hui.

Both sides were fighting back and forth, evenly matched.

Qing Chi learned that there was a flying letter from Unlike Ning Zhuo, immediately abandoned the sparring, and after reading the letter, was not surprised at all: "Young Master Unlike 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 Unlike Ning Zhuo, and his confidence was even fuller than Chef Lao, and even fuller than Unlike Ning Zhuo himself.

Snow Color Girl·Hui stood by, snorting lightly.

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

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

"Besides, he is busy selecting materials to make the divine statue. This is a task the Young Master entrusted to him, let him be busy."

Chef Lao naturally saw Qing Chi's little thoughts, didn't expose them, nodded and left, the smile on his face increasing a bit.

The Profound Armor Cave's Rising Cloud Trial was settled, and much intelligence related to this trial also began to spread after Unlike Ning Zhuo's flying letter.

Deep in the Mechanism Pivot Cave.

Unlike Ning Zhuo was continuously receiving true meaning instillation and principle blessing.

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

How to neutralize a certain extreme material property, how to adjust and guide the embryo, what methods to use to pursue extreme sharpness, and the flaws of the material itself could also become advantages, turning decay into magic.

"The principle of the instrument is circular!"

"The foundation of giving spirit 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!

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

Amidst various choices, Unlike 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 stopped abruptly.

A few breaths later, the principle blessing also stopped.

Unlike Ning Zhuo opened his eyes and looked at Green Martial Young Master with doubt.

Green Martial Young Master nodded slightly at him with a look of joy: "It's done, all the true meanings and principles I have related to refining have been passed on to you."

He subconsciously moved his body, feeling an unprecedented lightness.

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

A flash of disappointment appeared in Unlike Ning Zhuo's eyes.

This was much less than he had 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 Green Martial Young Master, and he even provoked heavenly condemnation because of his own cultivation."

"His attainments in the five elements once compared to Heaven and Earth. Being taught the five-element true meaning by him naturally allowed my five-element realm to change the world!"

Having experienced a lot, Unlike Ning Zhuo realized more and more the huge value of the opportunity he obtained when he was at the Ten Thousand Medicines Gate.

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

"He wants to go further, so he needs to purify one path and dig deep into it."

Unlike Ning Zhuo's thoughts surged in his sea of consciousness, feeling that Green Martial Young Master's choice of martial dao was quite correct.

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

Profound Armor possessed the technical skills of mechanism and refining. When it was originally developed, it was to deal with war, so it also had military mysteries.

A cultivator using multiple Profound Armors could form a battle formation, which was the embodiment of the military.

Unlike Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong created the "Shou Zhuo Lun Zhan Zhen" (Defending Clumsy Wheel-Slashing Formation), which was, in fact, the correct way to use Profound Armor.

But compared to these three aspects, the true greatest value of Profound Armor was martial dao!

Because they contained martial dao, they underwent qualitative changes; a piece of Profound Armor containing profound martial dao could compare to Jin Dan combat power, Nascent Soul combat power, or even higher!

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

Profound Armor didn't have as many thoughts as a cultivator, making choices like betraying in the middle of a battle. So it was more reliable.

The rules between countries required Nascent Soul cultivators to report publicly when taking action. But Profound Armor that could compare to Nascent Soul combat power could freely enter and exit various national borders. This was one of the embodiments of being more practical.

Unlike Ning Zhuo couldn't help but have a question in his heart: "In the Profound Armor Cave, how many pieces of Profound Armor possess Nascent Soul-level combat power?"

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

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

This force of the Profound Armor Cave formed its own faction within the Myriad Phenomena Sect, with a very solid foundation, and had a kind of indifference and calmness watching the wind and clouds change.

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

Unlike Ning Zhuo shook his head secretly.

The significance of the Transformation Spirit level was very significant, not something the Nascent Soul level could pull.

"This opportunity is not small!"

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

Thinking of this, Unlike Ning Zhuo took advantage of the mid-term rest to thank Green Martial Young Master.

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

He must have a bright future, and with this layer of 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, Green Martial Young Master started again: "Little friend Unlike Ning Zhuo, next is the military path, get ready!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo had a solemn face, his confidence a few points more than before: "Please take action, Young Master!"

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

Blood, chaos, the sound of shouting was deafening, sword light and sword shadows were blinding, severed limbs and wreckage were flying, and the breath of death pressed on every inch of his nerves like substance.

His vision was blurry, and countless scenes flashed by.

Infantry, cavalry, archers, scouts—countless arms floated before his eyes.

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

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

Besides true meaning, there were principles.

Principle blessing made Unlike Ning Zhuo feel as if he had been slashed by a blade, pierced by an arrow, and rammed by a warhorse.

He felt illusory exhaustion, as if he had experienced a tragic bloody battle, his whole body's muscles were sore, and even because he had killed too many times, he had spasms and convulsions.

Unlike Ning Zhuo's face turned pale, his whole body trembled, and he broke out in hot sweat.

This round ended, and the sounds of slaughter, wailing, and metal clashing still lingered in his ears. Strong nausea and dizziness rushed toward his heart defense like a tide.

The second round was much more uncomfortable than the first.

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

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

He relied on the battle formation he comprehended from "General and Soldier in the Same Armor" and "Gao Sheng's Last Letter," which he hadn't fully mastered yet.

"My talent in the military path doesn't seem to be outstanding."

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

When Unlike Ning Zhuo was thinking deeply, his face returned to a rosy color, his breathing was completely normal, and his mental exhaustion was relieved significantly, which was visible to the naked eye. 【781

When Unlike Ning Zhuo was in deep thought, his complexion returned to a rosy hue, his breathing became completely normal, and his mental fatigue was relieved to a degree visible to the naked eye.

Qingwu Langjun had been observing carefully; seeing this scene, he was very pleased and appreciated Unlike Ning Zhuo even more.

Even Sun Lingtong, who was secretly observing Unlike Ning Zhuo's condition with the help of the Life-Thread, felt astonished and thought to himself: "Little Zhuo's body has strange aspects; it can actually carry so many external Daoist principles without suffering any harm."

"I had never discovered this before."

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

Qingwu Langjun continued to instill his true intent and bestow Daoist principles.

It was still the Dao of War.

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

Battle after battle played out in his mind: scout reconnaissance, analyzing enemy intelligence, designing tactics, choosing formations, commanding operations, battlefield adjustments, and post-battle tallies—

The Arrow Formation is good for breakthroughs, the Crane Wing Formation is adept at flanking, and the advantages or disadvantages of the terrain have a significant impact—various insights and experiences flooded into Unlike Ning Zhuo's mind like a deluge.

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

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

Punishment Hall.

Zhong Dao was buried in his work.

Among the jade slips piled up on the corner of his desk was one containing intelligence related to Unlike Ning Zhuo and his companions.

Commerce Hall.

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

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

Cao Gui knew very well that the suggestion must have been authorized by higher-ups behind his friend.

"This time, Unlike Ning Zhuo defeated Ban Ji and even took first place. I'm afraid the family high command will come to lobby me in person."

Green Bamboo Peak.

Qing Huangzi placed the intelligence jade slip beside him, 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, the sound of a flute drifted from the bamboo forest, melodious and pleasant.

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 and raised 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: "Unlike Ning Zhuo—"

The joyful expression on his face immediately faded significantly.

"This kid actually took action and went to intercept Ban Ji. He even took first place in the Xuan Jia Cave and defeated Ban Ji again!"

"This time is different from the incident 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 offended Unlike Ning Zhuo but diverted the trouble to Ban Ji. He had thought Ban Ji would be able to teach Unlike Ning Zhuo a lesson. As it turned out, the reality was the opposite; Unlike Ning Zhuo had already taught Ban Ji a lesson twice.

This wasn't just a deviation from his plan; it was the complete opposite!

Martial Arts Hall.

Two groups of people stood in a standoff, the atmosphere tense.

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

The duel between the two was officially starting today!

Both sides had engaged in intense intelligence warfare.

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's not about Zhu Fenxiang."

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

Shen Xi immediately cursed to himself.

Situ Xing's heart stirred: "Oh?"

Yan Linglong handed the note to Situ Xing.

A cold glint flashed in Situ Xing's eyes: "Unlike Ning Zhuo eliminated Ban Ji in the Xuan Jia 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 completely control 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, her fighting spirit equally high.

Commerce Hall.

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

At the same time, he also gathered other intelligence.

"Unlike Ning Zhuo eliminated Ban Ji in the Xuan Jia Cave?"

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

"Xuan Jia Cave—"

Che Zhuzi's expression turned gloomy as a heavy scene from deep in his memory surfaced in his mind.

He had been invited to the residence of the Dun Jia Xuan Master and found 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 Dun Jia Xuan Master said: "I was forced by Xuan Jia Cave to perform a divination, paying the price of my lifespan. You are my only friend; I called you here to entrust you with my legacy."

Che Zhuzi gasped, his resentment toward Xuan Jia Cave unquenchable.

The Dun Jia Xuan Master: "I have hidden all my legacy inside the tortoise shell. Please, old friend, cremate my body after I die, keep this tortoise shell, and leave it for someone destined."

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

The Dun Jia Xuan Master smiled slightly: "I have already calculated it. Keep the tortoise shell in the treasury and do not touch it. One day, it will be stolen by someone. That person is the successor I have placed my hopes in."