Ning Zhuo only brought ten people to explore the Lava Immortal Palace together.
They opened Door No. 1, Door No. 2, and Door No. 3, and everything went smoothly along the way.
Soon, the group arrived at the preparation room.
Many people's gazes focused on the leaderboard on the five stone pillars.
On the leaderboard were the nas of people from the City Lord's Mansion.
ng Chong firmly occupied the second place.
The first place was the immovable "Entry Standard."
"ng Chong is still the first. No wonder he's a celestial talent!" Ning Yong exclaid.
Ning Chen sighed, "With ng Chong around, the renovation team of the City Lord's Mansion always dominates the leaderboard. I really want to know what kind of rewards they receive from the Immortal Palace each ti."
Soone else said, "If it weren't for ng Chong, we would definitely be on the leaderboard. In this case, Brother Zhuo would surely be ranked first!"
Ning Zhuo smiled slightly, "I already am, and have always been, the first."
"And the real second place is not ng Chong, but Boss Sun. It's just that he didn't appear on the list."
In this regard, Ning Zhuo hid it quite well.
So far, no one had discovered the trick behind the "Entry Standard."
Next, the Ning family cultivators discussed the entry standard. Everyone marveled at how high the vision of the Three Sect Lords was, being great cultivators of the Void Refining stage. Despite undergoing trials for so long, they still hadn’t reached the entry standard. Even a celestial talent like ng Chong was no exception.
So speculated about ng Chong's actual progress. They wondered how far he had reached, being able to firmly hold the second place.
With the Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, Dasheng, acting as an insider, Ning Zhuo was naturally clear about ng Chong's true progress—he was stuck at the first Dao Gate level.
This was the result of Ning Zhuo deliberately going easy on him.
The Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, Dasheng, hadn’t appeared frequently to intercept ng Chong.
Although every ti ng Chong entered, he would shout and make a fuss, constantly calling for the chanical Ape. He desperately wanted to fight Yuan Dasheng again to regain his honor.
Ning Zhuo needed ng Chong to make so achievents.
Ning Zhuo also needed his cultivation to "progress." His publicly declared cultivation of the third layer of Qi Refining was indeed too low. He needed a suitable reason to display a stronger Qi Refining cultivation. Ṝ�
To beco stronger, he had to let the fourth to sixth layers of the *Five Elents Qi Regulation Art* be revealed.
Ning Zhuo's plan was to first let ng Chong achieve such a result, and then he would follow, reaching the checkpoint where the subsequent techniques could be obtained.
ng Chong had to do it first.
On one hand, for the sake of the leaderboard. On the other hand, Ning Zhuo needed to maintain a secret cooperative relationship with the City Lord’s Mansion.
Once Ning Zhuo’s achievents surpassed ng Chong's, the City Lord's Mansion would likely take action to suppress him. By then, no matter how much Fei Si appreciated Ning Zhuo, he wouldn't be able to go against the will of ng Chong and ng Kui. They would target Ning Zhuo.
Ning Zhuo had regained control of the black market, and he didn’t want Fei Si to drive him away so soon.
"Anyway, I’ve already closed off the Demon Sect and the Buddhist Sect."
"The difficulty of the subsequent Dao Gate levels has increased sharply, and it won’t be easy for ng Chong to surpass with his strength."
"Based on the current investigation, the possibility of ng Chong surpassing is extrely slim."
"Judging by the style of the Three Sect Lords' layout, it’s highly likely that there is a third Dao Gate, which requires mastering the *Five Elents Qi Regulation Art* to the peak of the ninth layer to open."
To say nothing of other aspects, ng Chong’s cultivation was truly at the third layer of Qi Refining.
For him to open the second Dao Gate, he would need to cultivate to the peak of the sixth layer of Qi Refining. But up until now, he still hadn’t mastered the fourth to sixth layers of the Qi Refining technique.
Room No. 4, Room No. 5, Room No. 6…
The wooden giant puppet ford by the group, under Ning Zhuo's control, charged forward with unstoppable force.
"Brother Zhuo, charge! Break through all the way!"
"Brother Zhuo, you’re even stronger than before!"
"Yeah, I feel the sa way."
Ning Yong and the others were ecstatic, being swept along by Ning Zhuo, shouting and cheering all the way.
At this mont, their mindset toward Ning Zhuo was different from before.
Ning Zhuo now controlled the black market, commanding with ease. Especially when the Foundation Establishnt cultivators, who were like uncles to them, went to work in the black market and beca Ning Zhuo's subordinates, this left a deep impression on Ning Chen, Ning Yong, and the others, shaking them to the core.
If they had previously been wholeheartedly convinced of Ning Zhuo’s abilities,
Now, they worshipped Ning Zhuo with complete admiration.
Ning Zhuo keenly sensed their change in attitude, all thanks to his ability to see the threads of life.
The life threads of these people appeared more resilient and solid than ever before.
"We’ve passed the eighth checkpoint!"
"Brother Zhuo’s strength has clearly increased. He’s like a completely different person!"
"Use my thigh, Brother Zhuo!"
"No, use my arm to beat the enemies. Brother Zhuo, I’m too idle!"
"The ninth checkpoint, the ninth checkpoint! Wow, this is my first ti here. So, this is what it looks like."
Amidst the cheers of the group, Ning Zhuo broke through the ninth checkpoint and reached the transit hall.
"Roar!"
At the right ti and place, the Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, Dasheng, appeared.
After a brutal battle, the gigantic puppet collapsed, leaving only Ning Zhuo.
Ning Zhuo returned to his individual form, quickly leading Yuan Dasheng forward.
He pushed open the second Dao Gate and entered, pleasantly surprised to discover that the Dao Gate checkpoint was indeed special!
Ning Zhuo was imparted with a spell called the *Five Elents Mutual Generation and Mutual Conquest Technique*.
The principle of this technique was quite simple: the mutual generation of the five elents (Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates tal, tal generates Water, and Water generates Wood), and the mutual conquest of the five elents (Wood conquers Earth, Earth conquers Water, Water conquers Fire, Fire conquers tal, and tal conquers Wood).
But using it was very complicated.
At its simplest, the spell could be divided into ten small techniques, corresponding to both the mutual generation and mutual conquest.
On this foundation, the spells could be linked together. For example, after Wood generates Fire, Fire then generates Earth, resulting in the Wood elental energy ultimately transforming into Earth elental energy.
It wasn’t just about generation, but also about the chain of conquest.
These spells combined to form a highly complex network of relationships.
Ning Zhuo gave it a simple try and quickly realized that this *Five Elents Mutual Generation and Mutual Conquest Technique* held extraordinary significance for the *Five Elents Qi Regulation Art*.
"Previously, when I wanted to use the *Ice Embracing Technique*, I had to extract the Water elent from the Five Elents Mana first."
"But now, I can convert the other four elents into Water elent mana."
"In this way, I will have pure Wood, Fire, Earth, tal, and Water elental mana at my disposal. This not only makes casting the *Ice Embracing Technique* easier but also ensures ample mana, making the spell more powerful!"
After acquiring the *Five Elents Mutual Generation and Mutual Conquest Technique*, Ning Zhuo faced another selection.
On the walls of the room, nurous palm-sized discs were hanging. So were perfectly round, others oval, resembling formation discs.
Each formation disc had symbols of the five elents and intricately engraved formation lines.
"These chanisms are called *Five Elents Spirit Transformation Discs*. I need to use the Five Elents Mana to unravel the locks on the formation discs before I can take them for my own use."
Clearly, the more complex the puzzle on the *Five Elents Spirit Transformation Disc*, the higher its difficulty and quality.
This encounter wasn’t as advantageous as it had been at the Buddhist Sect.
In the first checkpoint of the Buddhist Sect, he had taken out Yuan Dasheng’s corpse and obtained the Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, Dasheng, reaping a huge benefit of celestial talent.
But in the special checkpoint of the second Dao Gate, he could only rely on his proficiency in the Five Elents spells to solve the puzzles and obtain a *Five Elents Spirit Transformation Disc*.
He was still too young and lacked ti to practice spells. The reason he often shared insights on spellcasting with others was mostly due to the leaderboard rewards, which had allowed his spellcasting experience to accumulate unnaturally.
After a brief attempt, Ning Zhuo voluntarily exited the Dao Gate and entered the Buddhist Sect path, trying to pass the checkpoint.
His Qi Sea cultivation was elevated through his Divine Sea cultivation, having been directly boosted by the Ice Jade Wine.
Ning Zhuo was clear-headed, knowing that his greatest advantage still lay in his Divine Sea. Therefore, the Buddhist Sect path was the one most suitable for him to focus on.
However, the attempt still failed.
When his soul returned to his body, Ning Zhuo once again received the praise of the entire clan!
He broke through the ninth checkpoint
, entered the transit hall, and saw the Dao Gate. His achievents were the best in the Ning family, breaking his previous records.
Praises ca from all directions, but Ning Zhuo remained calm.
On one hand, this was due to Sun Lingtong’s many years of teaching. On the other hand, Ning Zhuo was very clear about the situation.
With the recruitnt order in place, the situation had beco much more complicated than before!
Ning Zhuo needed to ensure that he maintained a dominant position in the soul-entering competition of the Immortal Palace, while also closely watching the competition of the body-entering route.
Zhu Xuanji was a standout in the latter competition.
This made Ning Zhuo feel pressured, but also fortunate that Zhu Xuanji had shifted his focus from investigating cases to the Immortal Palace.
In the arena of soul-entry into the Immortal Palace, ng Chong, with his celestial talent, posed the greatest challenge to Ning Zhuo.
In his exploration of the Lava Immortal Palace, Ning Zhuo had also encountered a bottleneck, getting stuck at the first checkpoint of the second Buddhist Sect and Dao Gate.
What Ning Zhuo needed to do now was to advance his cultivation with all his might!
Based on his understanding of the Lava Immortal Palace, it was highly likely that a third Buddhist Sect, Dao Gate, and Demon Sect would appear next. When that ti ca, he would need the corresponding cultivation level to open the doors.
Ning Zhuo wasn’t like ng Chong or Ning Xiaohui, who had their family backing them. They only needed to focus on one thing.
Ning Zhuo had to navigate between the major forces, seizing every opportunity to carve out space for his developnt, and do his utmost to absorb external resources.
For instance, the Ice Jade Wine was sothing Ning Zhuo urgently needed.
With it, Ning Zhuo saved himself several months of hard work, allowing his Qi Sea cultivation to soar directly to the peak of the sixth layer!
Ning Zhuo’s exploration of the Lava Immortal Palace once again bore fruit!
When Ning Xiaohui heard the news, her face turned sowhat pale.
Recently, Ning Zhuo had absolutely been the most prominent figure in the Ning family! He pulled down the young clan leader, Ning Xiaoren, and in no ti, unified the black market, becoming its new master.
Then, Ning Zhuo rallied most of the renovation team mbers and once again succeeded in his exploration, reaching the transit hall.
Ning Xiaohui felt enormous pressure!
Every ti Ning Zhuo made progress in the Immortal Palace, Ning Xiaohui felt like an invisible hand was slapping her face, filling her with sha and frustration.
Ning Xiaohui knew well that she bore the dignity of the main bloodline!
"I must explore the Immortal Palace and surpass Ning Zhuo's achievents to prove myself!"
"I’m exploring alone, so that chanical Ape shouldn’t find so quickly, right?"
"Lava Immortal Palace, here I co!"
Ning Xiaohui opened her eyes and, in puppet form, pushed open the first door.
Yuan Dasheng had long been waiting, grinning nacingly at Ning Xiaohui.
Ning Xiaohui felt like she had fallen into an icy abyss.
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