: Five-Tailed Fire Fox of Taiqing

The sound of the Law Transmission Bell reached Ning Zhuo's mind.

The content of the Foundation Establishment of the Three Sects' Superior Methods was imprinted onto his sea of consciousness, the upper dantian.

Ning Zhuo's main focus wasn't on the Three Sects' Superior Methods.

He took a deep breath, savoring the wonders of the Foundation Establishment stage.

His spiritual sense coalesced and merged into divine sense, capable of leaving his body to scout and manipulate magical instruments.

Using divine sense to control mechanical constructs was also one of the mainstream methods of mechanical control.

In his energy sea, his magical power had liquefied, no longer the qi of the Qi Refining stage. As his cultivation deepened in the future, the accumulated magical power in his energy sea would increase.

The storage上限 had risen tremendously, and casting spells, by directly consuming liquefied magical power, naturally caused spell potency to surge dramatically.

In his essence sea, his vital energy had expanded greatly and had also liquefied.

During the Foundation Establishment process, the essence sea also undertook the cleansing of the meridians and marrow, elevating the fundamental quality of his physical body.

Even without using magical power, he now possessed the strength of a thousand jun, was fast as a galloping horse, and had transcended the limits of a mortal.

More crucially, every breath Ning Zhuo took now had the effect of his previous Qi Refining stage meditation. His body had also become more adapted to absorbing spiritual energy.

This led to one result: fasting.

After his body's sublimation, Ning Zhuo could fast by absorbing spiritual energy, no longer needing to eat. Consuming ordinary food would accumulate impurities in his body, affecting his cultivation, so from now on, it was best to only consume spiritual food.

"And lifespan."

"Cultivators who successfully establish their foundation will have their lifespan increase, between two to three hundred years."

"How much my lifespan has increased needs measurement. But with the Three Sects' Superior Methods, the increase certainly won't be small!"

Ning Zhuo moved his body.

His foundation was too profound, making his breakthrough to Foundation Establishment seem effortless.

He didn't feel weakened from the breakthrough; instead, he felt intensely comfortable, as if every inch of his body had been thoroughly cleansed by spiritual energy.

His greatly increased strength made him feel incredibly powerful.

His five senses had also become sharper, especially his perception of spiritual energy, which was completely incomparable to the Qi Refining stage.

Ning Zhuo felt eager, for the first time ever feeling truly powerful!

But soon, he shook his head slightly, warning himself: This was just the feeling of a qualitative change in strength after first advancing to Foundation Establishment, creating an illusion of levity.

Recalling Zhu Xuanji's formidable combat prowess, Ning Zhuo's feeling of levity instantly vanished.

He knew very clearly: Even though he had advanced to Foundation Establishment, if he truly faced Zhu Xuanji, he would still be no match.

The three divine abilities Zhu Xuanji displayed in the previous battle were practically unbeatable!

"Perhaps Zheng Danlian's Night Rain Demonic Weapon holds some hope."

"Or perhaps, I could use the divine ability, Human Life Hanging by a Thread, to try and plant it on Zhu Xuanji to control him."

Ning Zhuo had already mastered the complete divine ability.

Back in the Qi Refining stage, he had sensed through the divine ability that once he advanced to Foundation Establishment, he could use the divine ability to affect Golden Core level existences.

This wasn't surprising.

Divine abilities and innate talents contained principles of the Dao, inherently allowing cultivators to challenge those above their level.

But now, having witnessed Zhu Xuanji's power, Ning Zhuo began to doubt: Could the Human Life Hanging by a Thread divine ability really deal with Zhu Xuanji? Even if successfully planted, how much effect would it have after activation?

"For me to solve Zhu Xuanji alone is too difficult."

"Fortunately, seizing the position of Immortal Palace Lord doesn't necessarily require eliminating all competitors."

"Additionally, I'm currently hidden in the shadows. I can wait quietly for the right moment, letting Zhu Xuanji and the others compete fiercely and exhaust each other."

"As long as I haven't been eliminated, there's still hope. Even if the hope is slim, I will not give up!"

Ning Zhuo's gaze was very firm.

For this, he was grateful to Zhu Xuanji. It was precisely the experience in the Ciyou Garden that had solidified Ning Zhuo's belief in fighting.

"Wet Nurse Butterfly, hold on a little longer." After this concern, he immediately began repairing the Golden Core level mechanical ape.

Besides that, there was also the Nether Envoy, Qi Bai.

The interior of the Golden Core level mechanical ape had suffered destructive damage. While there were many fist dents and palm prints on the exterior, it was relatively intact.

Ning Zhuo took out the mechanical components he had replaced earlier and skillfully installed them.

These components came from the trial stages and were originally part of the same set as the Golden Core level mechanical ape.

After successful installation, the mechanical ape regained its combat power.

"Unfortunately, the Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, Da Sheng, is still with Boss Sun. If I had Yuan Dasheng's spirituality寄生, it would save me a lot of energy controlling the mechanical ape."

As for the Nether Envoy, Qi Bai, its injuries were serious. In the previous battle, it had been diagonally sliced in half by Zhu Xuanji's palm.

After inspection, Ning Zhuo immediately decided on an emergency repair plan.

He would use appropriate materials to first fuse its two halves together. Then, using the Floating Ice White Jade Hand, he would employ his innate talent, Icy Jade Hand, to perform a seemingly unreasonable yet logical perfect repair of the Nether Envoy's fine details.

This greatly saved Ning Zhuo's energy and time.

Click, clatter, clank...

The sound of mechanisms rang out again.

After the previous major shift, the number of mechanism chambers passed by the cultivators reached thirty-six, triggering the mechanism once more.

This time, it was a minor shift.

The cultivators, originally close together, were separated by the minor shift.

The Longyuan Fire Spirit had long awaited this moment. As soon as the shift ended, it would immediately inform Meng Chong, telling him the correct path to be the first to break out and enter the main hall of the Immortal Palace.

Lava Immortal Palace.

While the magical power giant hand was entangled with the three Nascent Soul level Flame Beasts, a five-tailed fire fox suddenly appeared.

The fire fox was small, like a puppy, inconspicuous in the raging sea of fire.

It wasn't until it cast a spell that it revealed its Nascent Soul level majestic aura!

Its mouth was shut tight, its five tails swaying behind it. The ends of its tails resembled brush tips, painting mysterious talismanic patterns in mid-air.

The talismans then dissipated, the sea of fire surged, and tongues of flame twisted in the air, condensing into fireballs as large as hills.

The fireballs shot forth, smashing into the Lava Immortal Palace.

Boom, boom, boom...

Scorching flames ravaged the palace. The explosions caused violent tremors, incinerating countless mechanical constructs in the inferno.

The flames even spread to the main hall.

Under the intense burning, countless mechanical cubes soared into the sky.

These cubes, each as large as a house, were linked together by purple-blue electric currents.

The originally normal space was altered by the appearance of the mechanical cubes.

The raging flames were temporarily isolated by the distorted space created by the cubes!

"That's—the Shifting Mechanism Chambers?!" Upon realizing this, the cultivators exclaimed in surprise.

Fire Persimmon Mountain Peak, amidst the clouds and high altitude.

Seeing this, Meng Hu abruptly straightened up. His tiger-like eyes fixed intently on the five-tailed fire fox.

The fire fox seemed to sense something, looked up at the sky, its expression tense.

Its small figure quickly blurred in the sea of fire, plunging into the lava and disappearing.

Meng Kui snorted coldly, his expression dark.

Fire foxes weren't absent from Fire Persimmon Mountain, but their numbers were small, their living space completely occupied by Flame Fusion Demon Apes, Fire-walking Snakes, Flame-treading Lizards, etc.

With such a small population, how could a Nascent Soul level five-tailed fire fox emerge?

Meng Kui calculated with his fingers: "As expected, it's the Taiqing Palace!"

He then calculated the specific location and signaled Meng Hu to act.

Meng Hu, receiving the order, roared, shot out from the clouds, his body like a meteor, crashing fiercely into a mountainside about a li away.

The small mountain shook violently, dust billowed, nearly broken in half.

A green light rose, revealing a young cultivator with beast patterns on his face.

"Demonic path scoundrel, I've been tracking you!" Meng Hu shouted.

The young cultivator's eye twitched. He was a beast-taming cultivator who had just used his spirit pet, the five-tailed fire fox, to launch a fierce sneak attack on the Lava Immortal Palace.

Before he could revel in his success, Meng Hu had found his true body.

"I am of Taiqing..." The young cultivator began to state his identity but was cut off by Meng Hu's loud roar.

Meng Hu charged with ferocious might.

The young cultivator could only retreat continuously, releasing various beasts from his taming bag to defend himself.

Lava Immortal Palace.

Central Main Hall.

The forced emergence of the Shifting Mechanism Chambers to resist the fire's burn greatly reduced the related restrictions again!

Within the chambers, Zhu Xuanji and the others simultaneously regained their Golden Core level cultivation.

Moreover, their divine sense extended, penetrating their respective chambers, allowing them to observe the external situation to varying degrees.

Agile cultivators quickly discovered through spell reconnaissance that communication between inside and outside had become畅通.

Cultivators at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages, as long as they avoided the purple-blue electric currents, could even enter these mechanism chambers!

Zhu Xuanji's divine sense swept out, locating the specific positions of the Meng family cultivators, Zheng Danlian, and others.

A Meng family Golden Core body cultivator pushed Meng Chong: "Young Master Meng Chong, follow your grandfather's arrangement, you go first. I will delay Zhu Xuanji!"

His face solemn, he actively moved towards the chamber where Zhu Xuanji was.

At the same time, Zheng Danlian also headed towards Zhu Xuanji.

Meng Chong didn't look back, crashed through a doorway, and following the Longyuan Fire Spirit's提示, rushed straight towards the correct exit.

"Sun Lingtong seems to be hiding. Meng Chong... troublesome." Zhu Xuanji's divine sense penetrated the chambers, covering a wide area. Sensing Meng Chong's movement, he immediately moved to intercept.

Zhu Zhen's voice suddenly transmitted: "Elder Brother, as you instructed, I fortunately managed to excavate some bricks and stones from the Golden Furnace ruins."

"I have now extracted some materials. I can confirm they originate from the No. 3 Golden Furnace!"

"Should I transmit them to you?"

Zhu Xuanji thought briefly: "Transmit them."

The next moment, both simultaneously cast a spell.

Official Art — Official Ferry!

The waste material in Zhu Zhen's hand disappeared, reappearing in Zhu Xuanji's grasp.

Zhu Xuanji held the waste material, his eyes flashing with golden light, sharp and extraordinary.

Innate Talent — Golden Eyes.

Spell — Trace to the Source!

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