Chapter 87

After searching for a day and a night, the many Golden Core cultivators still didn't dig out the shadow demon cultivator.

Facing this fact, the four major forces of the Fire Persimmon Immortal City were all faceless.

The martial law in the Immortal City was not lifted, but martial law could not stop the rumors and the surging undercurrents.

Zhu Xuanji asked Fei for some mechanical fragments.

These fragments all came from the mechanical monkeys that lost control and attacked Yuan Er.

Since the shadow demon cultivator didn't appear, these mechanical fragments became the only clue.

Zhu Xuanji fiddled with these fragments.

He also got the design drawings of the fire monkeys, looked at them a few times, and remembered them in his heart.

Spending half a cup of tea, he tried his best to piece together three mechanical monkeys from the fragments in his hand.

The mechanical fire monkeys were all broken and barely stood in front of him.

Zhu Xuanji took out the thread, infused magic power, and controlled these mechanical fire monkeys.

If Fei saw this, he would be surprised: it turns out Zhu Xuanji has this hand.

Zhu Xuanji had his own accomplishments in mechanical arts, and he was chosen to come here to investigate the case, which was one of the reasons.

After a while, Zhu Xuanji put away all the threads and sighed, finding no valuable clues.

"Let's review it again."

Zhu Xuanji closed his eyes and reviewed the process of his investigation. First the mechanical monkeys, then the thousand-pound fire essence, and finally the shadow demon cultivator.

"Using mechanical monkeys to self-detonate is obviously to guard against the Root-Tracing Technique."

"The thousand-pound fire essence has no traces on the market. If the four major forces do it, it is easy to achieve."

"The disappearance of the shadow demon cultivator is most likely because there is an insider who privately let him go!"

All clues were hinting to Zhu Xuanji that one of the three great families in the Fire Persimmon Immortal City might be the mastermind behind blowing up the Immortal Palace and playing the shadow demon cultivator.

"But if the shadow demon cultivator had already escaped in advance, why did he trigger the mechanical monkey explosion at the Fire Persimmon Festival to frame the Monkey Head Gang?"

"Isn't this superfluous?"

Zhu Xuanji thought more and more deeply.

"Perhaps the other party wanted to use this to disguise himself and create the illusion that the shadow demon cultivator was at the scene."

"In addition, the other party eliminated the old ape, probably because it performed too prominently. Solving it in public can weaken the prestige of the City Lord's Mansion."

"Finally, the other party seems to want to use this to confuse me and delay my investigation progress."

Bang!

Zhu Xuanji clenched his fist and smashed it on the jade table.

He felt the enemy's provocation towards him. These mechanical monkey fragments seemed to be laughing at his incompetence, as if saying: come and check, I left you clues!

But Zhu Xuanji had already learned the lesson of the mechanical monkeys, knowing that since the other party did this, it would inevitably be impossible to find anything, and instead waste his precious time and energy.

"If the mechanical monkeys are the other party's provocation, then did the old ape really make a mistake?" Zhu Xuanji thought of this layer, and returned halfway on the day of the Fire Persimmon Festival, not hesitating to use top-grade medicine to verify whether the old ape's mind was influenced.

Zhu Xuanji's verification result was no.

After thinking hard for a long time, he slowly opened his eyes and thought: "The most suspicious thing is still that explosion!"

The night was deep.

Zhu Xuanji hid his figure and went back to the Monkey Head Gang's residence, using spells to make Yuan Er sleep like death.

Afterwards, he took out the top-grade medicine and carefully dripped a drop on Yuan Er, but saw no effect.

Zhu Xuanji was frustrated: "What am I thinking? The possibility of Yuan Er's mind being influenced is too small!"

"Hmph, this evil obstacle also wasted a drop of my top-grade medicine."

Zhu Xuanji looked at the sleeping Yuan Er, his mood was not good.

When he turned to leave, he flicked his sleeve, and the airflow hit Yuan Er's cheek, making a crisp sound.

Zhu Xuanji quietly moved away from the Monkey Head Gang's residence, faced the starry sky, went to the top of Fire Persimmon Mountain, and met the City Lord.

"City Lord Meng Kui, I want to check all the records and thoroughly investigate everyone who has entered and exited the Lava Immortal Palace over the years!"

Ning Zhuo returned home, rested for a while, waited patiently until late at night, then put on the Cang Tie Han Armor and disguised himself as a young guest again.

He came to the dungeon through teleportation and saw Han Ming.

As soon as he pushed open the cell door, he saw Han Ming squatting on the ground, scratching his head, his posture very indecent.

Han Ming was startled, stood up hurriedly, waved his hands at Ning Zhuo, and said with a terrified face: "Lord, Lord, don't give me monkey souls anymore. My soul needs to digest, needs to purify!"

"Now, my soul has become deformed and has produced many monkey characteristics."

"My behavior has also changed unconsciously!"

Ning Zhuo nodded. He also knew that he couldn't fish in a dried-up pond, and said warmly: "You have worked hard during this time. Next, you only need to absorb this ape. I will give you a holiday and let you have a good rest for a while."

Ning Zhuo frantically bought wild monkeys and gave them all to Han Ming to absorb.

Ning Zhuo benefited from this, and his soul foundation rose to more than eighty times what it was when he first met Han Ming.

Han Ming's state declined sharply, and he also saw it.

Bang.

Yuan Dasheng's corpse was taken out of the storage bag and thrown on the ground.

Han Ming was startled, his hair standing on end. At first glance, it made her feel that this old ape was unusual!

"Swallow its soul, and you can have a holiday." Ning Zhuo said.

When dealing with the corpse, Ning Zhuo deliberately wore down Yuan Dasheng's soul and imprisoned it in the corpse.

Yuan Dasheng didn't practice soul-related techniques, so it could only be at Ning Zhuo's mercy.

But doing so still had risks.

Ning Zhuo's best choice was to let Han Ming absorb it, and then he would absorb it from Han Ming, maximizing the use of this trophy.

"Thank you, Lord, for your consideration!" Han Ming swallowed, and began to perform the Soul-Swallowing Technique.

But the next moment, Yuan Dasheng's corpse flashed a golden light.

Pfft.

Han Ming vomited a mouthful of blood, rolled his eyes, and fainted on the spot.

Ning Zhuo was shocked, while controlling several small puppets to rescue, while vigilantly checking Yuan Dasheng's corpse.

Han Ming soon woke up, still terrified, and shouted: "Righteous Bone Gold Firm!"

"This, this is a super-grade talent!!"

Ning Zhuo raised his eyebrows, surprised in his heart: "Super-grade talent? This old ape has immortal talent? You didn't see it wrong?"

Han Ming nodded, staring at the old ape's corpse, and said decisively: "Absolutely not wrong! I have read the sect classics and confirmed that this is the characteristic of Righteous Bone Gold Firm. The possessor often has a natural loyalty and is firm and unyielding."

"The whole body's bones are the hardest, comparable to King Kong, and even the flesh is solid and tough. When the soul is attached to the bones, it will be firm and unyielding, and will not be easily moved by external objects."

"With my current state, I can't absorb its soul. I'm afraid that even in my prime, I might not succeed."

At this time, Han Ming also identified the old ape's identity and sighed: "I didn't expect, I didn't expect that the old ape of the Monkey Head Gang, Yuan Yi's monkey pet, actually had immortal talent!"

Immediately, Han Ming was stunned.

She hurriedly raised her head and looked at Ning Zhuo, her eyes flashing.