Chapter 96

Whether it is the Zhou family, the Zheng family, or the Ning family, they all attach great importance to this joint test of the three families.

In the reception hall.

The Zhou family Patriarch sat in the main seat, the Zheng family Patriarch on his left, and the Ning family Patriarch on his right.

"It's strange, that Shadow Demon Cultivator doesn't know who he is, and he has disappeared!" The Zhou family Patriarch took a sip of tea and put down the cup, "This time, our Fire Persimmon Immortal City has lost all face."

That's what he said, but the Zhou family Patriarch's face was very calm, not at all angry, but rather leisurely and calm.

This is clearly a probing remark.

After the incident, the Zhou family's top management gradually came to their senses.

Just as Zhu Xuanji guessed, the Zhou family was also thinking about who the inside ghost was and who had secretly released the Shadow Demon Cultivator in advance.

The Zheng family Patriarch had a loud voice and said directly: "In my opinion, that Shadow Demon Cultivator ran away secretly long ago! On the day of the Fire Persimmon Festival, our three families' Golden Core ancestors worked together to dig the ground, almost digging the entire foot of the mountain empty, but they didn't find a ghost shadow."

The Zhou family Patriarch looked at the Ning family Patriarch, his eyes narrowed: "How does Brother Ning view this matter?"

The Ning family Patriarch spread his hands: "No matter where the Shadow Demon Cultivator comes from, or who he is connected with. These are not important."

"At present, City Lord Meng Kui personally sits on the top of the volcano, preventing all cultivators from entering the Immortal Palace."

"In this way, only the Qi Refining stage disciples can use the method of entering the Immortal Palace with their souls to compete for the inheritance rights of the Immortal Palace."

"Meng Kui's grandson, Meng Chong, has super-grade talent. The two brothers must know the meaning of Immortal Talent."

"Only by joining forces and cooperating closely can our three families fully support our juniors to have a chance to compete with that Meng Chong."

When saying this, the Ning family Patriarch did not know: Meng Chong's exploration of the Immortal Palace failed again and he had already fainted.

But his words won the approval of the two Patriarchs of the Zhou and Zheng families.

The pressure brought by the Immortal Talent Meng Chong to their two families was too great, which was also one of the main reasons why they agreed to the Ning family's alliance.

The three families had a strong willingness to form an alliance and were willing to take out their family's foundation to vigorously support the juniors. But the problem was how to distribute them.

If your family takes more, my family will use less.

None of the three families were willing to suffer losses, so the initial alliance was stuck on the distribution of interests.

The three families could not talk about it for the time being.

"Let's look at this test first." The Zhou family Patriarch said.

The Zheng family Patriarch nodded: "Then let's take a good look!"

The Ning family Patriarch remained silent, with a trace of worry in his eyes.

He knew that this cultivation test held jointly by the three families was not just on the surface, but also had a very important meaning inside—the three families would look at the quality of each family's cultivation team to determine the distribution of resources!

The Ning family Patriarch knew very well that his side was the weakest. He only hoped that the gap between them and the Zhou and Zheng families was not that big.

Ning Zhuo was led by an attendant to the Zhou family's martial arts field.

Many cultivators had already gathered on the square.

Basically, they were young faces, with few middle-aged and elderly people.

The crowd was clearly divided into three groups, which were the Zhou family, the Zheng family, and the Ning family.

"A-Zhuo, you're here." Seeing Ning Zhuo appear, Ning Yong immediately walked out of the crowd and trotted toward him.

Ning Chen was also in the crowd, waving to Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo smiled and waved back.

Since he bombed the Immortal Palace last time, the relationship between Ning Yong, Ning Chen, and him had undergone a qualitative change. From ordinary classmates, they had turned into comrades who had experienced life-and-death battles.

The martial arts field was noisy.

Ning Zhuo and Ning Yong merged into the Ning family crowd, very inconspicuous.

While chatting casually with Ning Yong and Ning Chen, Ning Zhuo observed the people around him.

"The scale of the Ning family's cultivation team has grown!"

In the martial arts field, the Ning family had the largest number of people, exceeding sixty.

The Zhou family and the Zheng family had scales of 29 and 45 people, respectively.

The Ning family gathered in one place, looking numerous and powerful.

Many young people scanned back and forth, sometimes looking directly at the cultivators of the other two families, with a sense of secret competition.

Ning Zhuo pondered secretly: "Among the three major families, the Ning family started the latest, and its overall strength is the weakest."

"Originally, the scale of the cultivation team was the smallest."

"The family's top management suddenly expanded, is it because they feel they lack confidence and are using people to make up the numbers?"

"The Ning family has a strong desire for the Lava Immortal Palace!"

Ning Zhuo observed the cultivators of the Zhou and Zheng families secretly again.

The Zhou family cultivators were generally silent, and there was little communication between them, giving people a sense of depression. In the center of the crowd, one tall and one short, one strong and one thin, two figures stood side by side, clearly with the demeanor of leaders.

"It's Zhou Zhu and Zhou Zeshen." Ning Zhuo mastered a lot of intelligence and identified them immediately.

The Zheng family cultivators were all muscular and exuded a fierce spirit. Their eyes were bright, and they looked like sharp soldiers, and many Ning family cultivators took the initiative to avoid their gaze.

And the young cultivator standing at the very front, wearing a headband, was closing his eyes instead. What was striking was that several hook-shaped magic tools were hovering around him.

"It's Zheng Jian!" Ning Zhuo thought.

After looking at the cultivators of the two families, he looked at the Ning family's again, and suddenly felt that although the Ning family had many people, they clearly had a sense of being a mob.

A Zhou family elder appeared in front of everyone, he opened the test formation and announced the start of this cultivation method test.

"Da Zhu, let's go." Zhou Zeshen said.

"Hmm." Zhou Zhu responded in a muffled voice.

Although he was the one with higher cultivation, he followed Zhou Zeshen.

The two were originally in the center of the crowd, but after they started, the Zhou family clansmen in front seemed to have eyes on their backs and moved to the side a few steps.

By the time the two Zhou family geniuses brushed past, they immediately returned to their original places.

Zhou Zhu and Zhou Zeshen walked out all the way, and the Zhou family crowd flowed like water, separating and combining freely, revealing the tacit understanding and exquisite cooperation in the battle formation. Every step they took seemed to be telepathic, and the figures in the formation crossed, but there was no confusion, showing the demeanor of a big family.

A flash of light flashed in Ning Zhuo's eyes, and he immediately captured the key clue, and then deduced: "These Zhou family cultivators are not simple, they cooperate tacitly, and they are like one body; they should have deep attainments in battle formations."

The Zhou family's cultivation team has the fewest people, but it cannot be underestimated!

Seeing this scene, many knowledgeable cultivators showed a look of solemnity.

More people didn't take it to heart, and the Ning family had the most people of this kind.

Under the gaze of countless eyes, Zhou Zhu entered the test formation first.

After entering the formation, he fully activated the *Five Elements Qi Law*, making the formation emit the light of the Five Elements.

The Zhou family elder took a look and announced loudly: "Zhou Zhu, third layer peak."

In an instant, the Zhou family cultivators cheered.

They were obviously prepared, and they made a sound together, with the same tone, making the cultivators of the other two families look sideways.

Then, Zhou Zeshen entered the formation.

"Zhou Zeshen, second layer middle stage!" The elder announced.

The Zhou family cultivators cheered again.

Someone in the Zheng family sneered and said disdainfully: "Still a genius? Why is it only the second layer middle stage? I've reached the third layer!"

Zheng Jian opened his eyes and glanced at the person who spoke lightly, and the latter immediately became silent.

This tiny scene also fell into Ning Zhuo's field of vision.

"Hmm, another useful piece of intelligence."

"Zheng Jian in the Zheng family's cultivation team is the absolute leader, with very high authority."

In the reception hall.

The Zheng family Patriarch sighed: "Brother Zhou, your family's 'Gathering and Scattering at Will Spirit Tide Formation' is really easy to use."

The Ning family Patriarch nodded slightly, feeling the same way.

They naturally knew more, understanding that Zhou Zeshen had only switched to cultivation for a short time and had reached the second layer middle stage.

This speed is very fast.

The Zhou family Patriarch pretended to sigh: "How can there be such results by relying solely on the 'Gathering and Scattering at Will Spirit Tide Formation'? This junior Zhou Zeshen is risking his life. Although he doesn't have Zhou Zhu's talent, he is frantically catching up by relying on a large number of treatment methods."

"There have been several times when he fell into a near-death state, making many clansmen worry about him."

The Zheng family Patriarch was moved: "With such a junior, why worry that the family will not flourish."

The Ning family Patriarch also echoed, but his heart became more and more heavy.

Ning Zhuo was still observing silently; he knew that Zhou Zhu and Zhou Zeshen had both studied in the Mud Flow Gate, and he was very curious about their mechanical foundation.

Unfortunately, in this scene today, they were not given a chance to show their mechanical arts.