: He Hid Too Deep!

2024-07-31 Author: Gu Zhenren

: He Hid Too Deep!

Rewind to earlier.

Ning Zhuo was still inside the underground base.

"Thread of Human Life?!" Sun Lingtong looked at Ning Zhuo, quickly revealing an expression of pleasant surprise.

"Xiao Zhuo, this is amazing! This is a supernatural power, one specifically left behind by the Three Sects Master."

"Good, very good!"

"You're only at the Qi Refining stage now, yet you've grasped the embryonic form of a supernatural power. Even among the true disciples of the Bukong Sect, few could achieve this."

Ning Zhuo explained to Sun Lingtong the process of obtaining the Thread of Human Life. Sun Lingtong was genuinely happy for Ning Zhuo from the bottom of his heart.

Ning Zhuo continued, "I've tested the embryonic supernatural power many times and have achieved many results. For example, I've secretly planted the Thread of Human Life on many members of the Ning family."

"My idea is, Boss Sun, I'll plant one on you too."

Sun Lingtong: ?!

Ning Zhuo went on, "My plan is like this."

"You see, I can now use the Thread of Human Life to extract Yuan Dasheng's spiritual essence and place it into a different mechanical construct."

"Extracting a soul is a bit harder than extracting spiritual essence, but not by much."

"This is what the embryonic supernatural power faintly makes me feel now."

"So, I plan to greatly enhance the embryonic supernatural power, and after my soul enters the Immortal Palace, see if I can pull your soul in too."

"Once your soul enters the palace, you can attempt the trials."

"As long as you pass the first Buddhist trial, you can borrow the power of the Molten Rock Immortal Palace to obtain a high-quality mechanical construct."

A glint flashed in Sun Lingtong's eyes as he immediately understood, "You mean, imitate Yuan Dasheng's creation experience and turn Qi Bai into a mechanical puppet too?"

"Great idea!"

"As long as the Molten Rock Immortal Palace kills Qi Bai, even if the Soul Devouring Sect comes looking for trouble, they'll have to take it up with the Immortal Palace."

"That way, Meng Kui definitely won't allow it, and the Southern Bean Kingdom should have the same stance."

"Brilliant." Sun Lingtong gave Ning Zhuo a thumbs-up.

He trusted Ning Zhuo one hundred percent: "Then do it! Give me a Thread of Human Life too!"

Ning Zhuo's understanding of Sun Lingtong was extremely profound; planting the Thread of Human Life was almost instantaneous.

"It's planted? Why don't I feel anything?" Sun Lingtong touched the top of his head but felt nothing.

Pressing for time, Ning Zhuo didn't explain much and soon parted ways with Sun Lingtong.

After that, Ning Zhuo returned to his family, and Ning Xiaohui actively sought him out to explore the Immortal Palace together.

Ning Zhuo was utterly willing in his heart, but on the surface, he showed reluctance and hesitation, then unwillingly let his soul enter the Immortal Palace.

Later, he successfully deceived Ning Xiaohui and also dealt with Meng Chong.

He first enhanced the embryonic supernatural power, then retreated through the trials all the way to Room No. 1.

After several attempts, he luckily managed to pull Sun Lingtong's soul inside.

The moment he succeeded, Sun Lingtong was dumbfounded, and the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit was utterly stupefied!

Its dragon head instinctively stretched out of its turtle shell, its neck extended long, and its eyes widened into perfect circles.

Extreme shock made it like a stone statue, the entire spirit motionless. During this time, the fire whip lashed it, but it didn't even twitch, as if it couldn't feel the pain anymore.

It was too shocked, absolutely stunned.

What did it mean that Ning Zhuo could pull someone else's soul into the trial stages of the Molten Rock Immortal Palace?

It meant he not only possessed the My Buddha, Heart Demon Seal but also, also mastered the supernatural power – Thread of Human Life!

Ah!

It's the Thread of Human Life!

Thread of Human Life!!!

How is this possible?

Why is this happening?!

He's just a mere Qi Refining cultivator! How could he have grasped the embryonic form of the Thread of Human Life supernatural power?!

Is this some kind of mistake?!

What's wrong with this world?

Can you even cheat at this?!

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit couldn't make sense of it no matter how hard it tried. It felt the world had become too dreamlike; even a weasel might start giving a chicken piggyback rides!

How did this happen?

Just who is this Ning Zhuo?!

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit couldn't figure it out no matter what. The extreme shock left it momentarily unsure how to react or how to handle the situation.

It remained utterly stupefied for over a dozen breaths, until the accumulated, severe pain from the fire whip lashes finally jolted it awake.

It let out a startled cry, howling in pain, flames spewing wildly from its mouth and nose.

Besides disbelief, anger, hatred, and disgust, a sense of horrified terror welled up inside it and rapidly accumulated.

What exactly is this Ning Zhuo?

A monster?!

Grasping the embryonic form of a supernatural power at the Qi Refining stage? This puts him far ahead of how many true disciples from super sects!

Stop him!

We must stop him!!

Use every possible method, exhaust every effort to stop him!!!

If someone as sinister, despicable, and full of schemes as Ning Zhuo becomes the new master of the Molten Rock Immortal Palace, how could the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit ever regain its freedom?

Freedom...

Freedom.

Freedom!

Who doesn't want it?

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit is also a living being, with its own thoughts.

Regarding freedom, it wants it, wants it badly, wants it very much.

It doesn't want to be trapped in the Molten Rock Immortal Palace, never seeing the light of day. It doesn't want to face endless monster attacks anymore. It's tired of roles like guardian, watchman.

It doesn't want to be one anymore.

It wants to get out, to regain its freedom!

In the past, it was a carefree Fire Dragon, roaming freely within the Fire Persimmon Mountain.

Therefore, as its spirit intelligence, over the long years, advanced from the Dead Spirit stage to the Living Spirit stage, and then accumulated enough quantity to qualitatively transform into the Intelligent Spirit stage,

it began pondering how to escape the Immortal Palace's cage and regain freedom!

Although it had its duties, through the long years of continuous study, it always found loopholes.

It exploited these loopholes to the best of its ability.

It deliberately stayed behind, allowing someone to take the My Buddha, Heart Demon Seal. It intentionally let the Demon General be destroyed in the formation, let the Buddhist Doctor go missing, leaving only the Daoist Master, a Golden Core level mechanical puppet.

It purposely gave slow commands, using each attack by the Blaze Demons to continuously weaken the Molten Rock Immortal Palace.

Each time the Molten Rock Immortal Palace weakened, it was like another layer of its prison being shaved away.

The four forces of the Volcanic Immortal City taking action to protect the Molten Rock Immortal Palace displeased the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit greatly.

When Ning Zhuo blew up the Immortal Palace, it was ecstatic and had once viewed Ning Zhuo quite favorably!

However, as Ning Zhuo grew step by step, successively revealing possession of the My Buddha, Heart Demon Seal and the Thread of Human Life, the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit no longer felt joy, but fear!

Because based on the current situation, Ning Zhuo was undoubtedly the strongest trial disciple!

If he were to become the Immortal Palace master in the future, would the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit have any good days left? Could it still have freedom?

Don't even think about it.

In the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit's view, the best master was Meng Chong!

On one hand, he was simple-minded, very simple, extremely simple. Compared to deceiving Ning Zhuo, deceiving Meng Chong was a world apart in difficulty.

On the other hand, Meng Chong came from the Meng family, which had substantial power. In the future, when the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit left the palace to wander freely, the Meng family would be powerful enough to guard the Immortal Palace and maintain the entire Fire Persimmon Mountain.

Roar!

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit roared in anxiety.

It tilted its head back and shot out a scorching, blinding pillar of fire; the entire spirit fell into a frenzy.

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