: Fire Heart Temple

Author: Gu Zhenren

2025-02-19

: Fire Heart Temple

"Chen Zhi..." Including Ning Zhuo, everyone remembered this name.

Clearly, this was a talent who had stood out through multiple rounds of battle eliminations and selections.

Liu Er immediately took Chen Zhi aside for a detailed discussion.

Leaving Guan, Zhang, and Ning to look after the other soldiers.

Guan Hong stroked his beard, transmitting his thoughts with spiritual sense to express his worry: "These thirty-plus individuals were selected as the best among the best from our three generals' camp, the top seedlings we could gather."

"Whether in cultivation, combat strength, or personal willpower, they are all outstanding individuals."

"Even so, they find it so difficult to cultivate the Iron Skin Flesh Armor Technique."

"If not for our assistance, at least ten of them would have failed midway, suffering backlash, severe injuries, or even death."

Zhang Hei also rarely wore a solemn expression: "Looking at this situation, it seems others will find it even harder to master."

"Damn it! We clearly have enough heavy armor, but so few can actually cultivate it successfully!"

"Huh? Army Advisor, you still have the mood to smile?"

Guan Hong's heart stirred, transmitting with spiritual sense: "It seems the Army Advisor has already thought of a solution?"

Ning Zhuo denied it: "For now, I can't think of any method."

Zhang Hei glared: "Hey, Army Advisor smiling foolishly for no reason is unacceptable!"

Ning Zhuo shifted his tone: "Although I have no method, that doesn't mean others don't."

Zhang Hei grew somewhat anxious: "Who else? Ah, Army Advisor, at this point, stop keeping us in suspense!"

Ning Zhuo then pointed towards Mulun Town's direction: "I believe Marshal Du Tiechuan must have a method."

"I don't know much about the Iron Skin Flesh Armor Technique, but I've already discerned some aspects of Marshal Du's character and temperament."

Sure enough.

That very evening, new news came from the quartermaster's office.

The quartermaster department introduced multiple types of pills, talismans, and even formation disks. These items were all excellent auxiliary tools that could greatly help soldiers master the Iron Skin Flesh Armor Technique, improving efficiency and success rates.

Zhang Hei immediately exclaimed: "Army Advisor's divine calculation!"

Ning Zhuo, however, shook his head: "It's still Marshal Du's thorough methods, continuous and unending."

After experiencing this event, Ning Zhuo also gained insight.

Although he hadn't seen Du Tiechuan in battle or witnessed him employing military strategies, from this series of methods by Marshal Du, Ning Zhuo could already catch a glimpse of the latter's military prowess!

While the entire army competed to cultivate the Iron Skin Flesh Armor Technique, Ning Zhuo quietly left the military camp and went to an unmanned valley to begin cultivating the Five Viscera Temple Spirit Technique.

"Boss, I'm starting." Ning Zhuo sat cross-legged on the ground, his face full of solemnity.

If we're talking about the most dangerous part of this divine technique, it's undoubtedly the Fire Heart Temple that Ning Zhuo was about to perform.

Sun Lingtong immediately transmitted: "Don't worry, I'm watching."

Hearing Sun Lingtong's voice, Ning Zhuo's mood greatly relaxed, knowing the most reliable person in the world was by his side.

Ning Zhuo took a deep breath, took out a dagger, and cut towards his own chest.

The dagger pierced about an inch deep, then stopped abruptly.

Ning Zhuo only felt a slight sting; a few strands of blood came from the wound, then it stopped bleeding on its own.

"Oh, I almost forgot."

"I used the Fetal Breath Spiritual Boat to increase my physical foundation. My own defensive power is now far greater than before."

Mainly because too many things had happened recently.

Ning Zhuo had to mass-produce mechanical puppets, repair Yuan Dasheng and Meng Yehu, look after the three generals' camp and the Red Flower Camp, help them purchase heavy armor, and so on.

Ning Zhuo hadn't used the Fetal Breath Spiritual Boat for cultivation for many days.

The key point is that this cultivation method truly lived up to Sun Lingtong's genius idea. It maximally exploited the Fetal Breath Spiritual Boat itself, utilizing various hard-to-replicate conditions, possessing excellent cultivation efficiency.

Ning Zhuo's physical foundation rapidly climbed, so much so that he hadn't yet adapted to it.

Additionally, the Ten Thousand Year Fire Essence was suddenly delivered to him, and he hadn't given much thought to related cultivation matters.

As a result, he made a mistake in this minor detail.

"Boss, my dagger isn't good enough. Lend me yours." Ning Zhuo sought help.

Sun Lingtong: "Oh, no problem."

"No, no, no, no, no way!"

"To prepare for the big battle, I've already coated my daggers and other blades with poison."

"This poison mostly comes from that Yang Chanyu fellow."

Ning Zhuo nearly broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead.

Yang Chanyu's poison was formidable; Ning Zhuo didn't want to take the risk.

No choice, Ning Zhuo had to temporarily halt his cultivation. Using the Ten Thousand Miles Roaming Dragon, he returned near Mulun Town.

He found Mu Lan on the training ground and directly stated he needed help.

Mu Lan was training soldiers. Seeing Ning Zhuo come for aid, she immediately had the soldiers rest in place and went to Ning Zhuo's side.

This action immediately sparked widespread discussion among the officers and soldiers.

"Look there, quick, look there! That's the general's husband."

"Clad in white like snow, truly a fine figure of a man."

"Hmph, just a pretty face. How can he be worthy of our lady?"

"I think otherwise. Just the fact he dared to marry our general shows his courage."

"Hiss... that's true."

"Don't underestimate Young Master Ning Zhuo. In the previous Battle of Yuegou Mountain, if not for his timely reinforcement, the outcome of that battle would have been hard to say."

The officers and soldiers were watching the spectacle, chattering away.

Several female deputy generals of the Red Flower Camp were also gossiping.

"So far, only Young Master Ning Zhuo can immediately halt training and call the general aside, right?"

"Is there some urgent matter?"

"Look, the general even handed her personal golden dagger to Young Master Ning Zhuo."

"This golden dagger is extremely sharp; it's the general's most personal item. It seems the rumors are false, saying the general and Young Master Ning Zhuo are just an alliance of convenience. Now it appears, feelings have long been hidden between them."

The main purpose of this personal golden dagger was for female cultivators to either fight desperately or commit suicide to prevent dishonor in desperate situations.

It could be considered Mu Lan's final trump card, thus carried personally, holding significant meaning.

After exchanging just a few words, Mu Lan turned back to continue training.

Ning Zhuo, holding the golden dagger, moved away from Mulun Town to another unmanned valley to continue his cultivation.

Mu Lan's golden dagger wasn't poisoned. Ning Zhuo quickly cut a hole in his chest, severed the veins near his heart, and pulled out his own heart.

Simultaneously, he activated the Demonic Blood Tendon Skill, condensing a mass of blood tendons in the empty space where his heart was, temporarily taking over the heart's function.

Ning Zhuo took a deep breath. The cool, empty feeling in his chest made him uneasy.

He gently tossed his heart into the air.

Spiritual sense manipulation.

The heart thus floated in the air, not falling.

Ning Zhuo began to activate the Five Viscera Temple Spirit Technique.

The technique formed a sphere of bloody light, enveloping the heart, slowly refining it.

Within the dense blood light, a crimson hue gradually emanated. This was because among the five viscera, the heart belongs to the fire element, and the fire element was radiating red light.

At the same time, Sun Lingtong also performed the Cremation Prajna Spirit Liberation Sutra, igniting a large fire.

Ning Zhuo directly threw the medicine bottle into the great fire and broke the seal.

The sealed Ten Thousand Year Fire Essence had just rushed out of the bottle mouth when it was fiercely cremated.

It felt extremely puzzled.

Clearly, it was a fire essence, yet it couldn't merge into this flame, and was even being burned and melted.

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