Ning Jiufan took the initiative and said, "Fellow Daoists, why don't we go to my place for a cup of tea first?"
"Sure, sure," Zheng Danlian nodded.
Ning Jiufan looked at Zhu Xuanji: "Divine Hunter, the previous alliance was arranged too hastily. Why don't we discuss it over tea?"
Zhu Xuanji smiled faintly: "Then Zhu must impose on you."
...
Ning Zhuo sat cross-legged on a ditation mat, surrounded by layers of floating clouds.
The Magic Artifact, Dragon Tornado Windmill, closely adhered to his chest, slowly rotating.
Under the effect of the Magic Artifact, a tornado ford in Ning Zhuo's Middle Dantian Qi Sea.
The tornado swept around the surrounding Mana, absorbing it and continually grinding and refining it in the wind.
Nurous impurities were eradicated, the coarse parts were cleared away, leaving behind a purer portion.
Ning Zhuo was currently at the peak of the eighth level of the Qi Refinent Realm, with a vast Qi Sea and excessive Mana.
He continued to activate the Magic Artifact for a while, only then did he feel so relief in his Middle Dantian.
Originally, he had ten parts of Mana, but after refining, only six parts remained.
Of course, these six parts of Mana were still sowhat coarse, but the degree was much less than before and could still be further refined.
"But this requires to find another thod; relying solely on the Dragon Tornado Windmill can only achieve this much," Ning Zhuo understood this clearly.
The increase and purification of Mana, corresponding to quantity and quality, were issues that cultivators encountered throughout their lifelong cultivation.
Ning Zhuo cultivated with the Essence, Qi, and Divine simultaneously, and the situation in his Middle Dantian Qi Sea was relatively the best, with the aid of the Dragon Tornado Windmill.
As for the Essence Sea and the Divine Sea, he could only constantly consu Blood Qi and Divine Sense, then operate the cultivation technique to produce new Blood Qi and Divine Sense, using this cumberso thod to purify them.
"I should buy so Pure One Elixirs," Ning Zhuo thought to himself.
This type of elixir was the most classic and popular for refining one's cultivation level.
It was suitable for the Essence, Qi, and Divine.
Regardless of which of the Three Elixir Fields it was, it could be effective and perform the corresponding purification.
Having diligently practiced for a while, Ning Zhuo's mood beca slightly irritable, so he stopped the cultivation of the Three Superior Sect Techniques.
He took out the Five Elents asuring Ruler and divided his Five Elents Mana into five individual streams, repeatedly practicing the Five Elents Generating and Conquering Technique.
Ever since he obtained this technique, he had been continuously practicing it. The practice was the most extensive among all the techniques.
Ning Zhuo made visible progress in this regard.
After practicing the technique for a while, Ning Zhuo turned back and resud cultivating the Three Superior Sect Techniques.
Going back and forth like this, Ning Zhuo felt his body reach the limit for operating the techniques, only then did he finally stop.
He no longer practiced the Five Elents Generating and Conquering Technique, put away the Floating Cloud Handkerchief, and concealed the Cloud Concealed Bud in his mouth, displaying the appearance of having three levels of cultivation.
He left his residence, accompanied by four Foundation Establishnt Guards, and went to the Ning Family Clan Land.
"I need to consult so texts," Ning Zhuo arrived at the Secretary's Tower.
The Ning Family's Library was open to the public, while the Secretary's Tower was a higher level, aid at the family elite.
Ning Zhuo, at this mont, undoubtedly had the qualification.
He entered the Secretary's Tower and searched around, accompanied by the four Foundation Establishnt Guards, each with a peculiar expression.
Because Ning Zhuo was consulting texts related to dual cultivation.
"Hahaha, after all, Young Master Ning Zhuo is already sixteen,"
"Yes, he is transitioning from a boy to a man,"
"However, back then, I started reading these at eleven,"
The four Foundation Establishnt Cultivators communicated privately through sound transmission.
Ning Zhuo spent several hours consulting, then walked out of the Secretary's Tower with a furrowed brow and a look of deep thought on his face.
On the way back ho, he sat in the carriage, pondering all the way.
After this consultation, he gained a deeper understanding of dual cultivation.
"The most mainstream thod of dual cultivation is the union of yin and yang,"
"The male is predominant with yang, the female with yin, the convergence of yin and yang generates the power of two essences, which can enhance the body and boost cultivation."
"But this thod has significant drawbacks,"
"As Elder Sun said, using soone else's energy during cultivation leads to impurities within one's own Qi,"
"If one wishes not to affect the foundation and future, purification must be done to remove the foreign energy,"
"Therefore, after dual cultivation, one must go through a purification process. Without good thods, the results of dual cultivation will be minor and not as beneficial as solitary cultivation."
Ning Zhuo also understood that the union of Origin Yang and Origin Yin would produce the optimal results in dual cultivation.
However, doing so would an that the other person's energy would be deeply ingrained in one's core, making it impossible to completely remove it, thus the best course was to form a Dao partner with the other person.
"No wonder so many people beco Dao partners!"
"However, once a Dao partner dies, the other's cultivation will suffer a massive negative impact,"
"The risk is too high!"
"It is not worth it."
Ning Zhuo preferred solitary cultivation over exchanging his Origin Yang for temporary rapid advancent, which would bury imnse hidden dangers for the future.
"My previous dual cultivation was just a shallow union of Yin Qi and Yang Qi, which was not problematic,"
"The acquired foreign Qi, after thorough purification, can be entirely eliminated,"
"Additionally, dual cultivation with nature, aligning with the cosmos, is another thod with fewer foreign elents,"
Cultivators inhaled the Qi of the heavens and earth, absorbing the Yang energy of the sun and the Yin energy of the moon; this was of such kind.
"Even celestial alignnt requires self-purification,"
"Is there a way for to dual cultivate with myself? In doing so, there would be no need for subsequent purification."
Ning Zhuo's thought process was as follows: since dual cultivation with others resulted in foreign Qi as a side effect, dual cultivation with himself could fundantally eliminate the side effect, requiring no purification or thods like the Dragon Tornado Windmill or Pure One Elixir.
This was completely feasible in theory.
Normal personal cultivation was essentially the movent of Yang Qi to generate Yin, and the stillness of Yin Qi to produce Yang, thus achieving the harmony of Yin and Yang.
Male was predominant with Yang, possessing more Yang Qi than Yin Qi, using Yang Qi to generate Yin Qi.
Female was predominant with Yin, possessing more Yin Qi than Yang Qi, using Yin Qi to generate Yang Qi.
"Is there a way to extract my own Yin Qi, place it in a chanism component, let it operate through a specific thod and increase the Yin Qi?"
"When I need to dual cultivate, I would just extract this Yin Qi."
"Since the Yin Qi originated from my body, it would be in harmony with . Thus, after dual cultivation, there would be no need for purification!"
Ning Zhuo instinctively thought of chanism artifacts.
Undeniably, the previous dual cultivation had significantly inspired and touched Ning Zhuo.
Before this, he intended to create a Golden Core rank chanism body for Yuan Dasheng, assisting him in making a breakthrough in his demonic cultivation.
Ning Zhuo envisioned an enticing design for a chanism—one that could assist cultivators in speeding up their cultivation!
"I have already figured out the path for Yuan Dasheng,"
"By utilizing the blood and flesh voluntarily contributed by clansn, and with Yuan Dasheng's ability to perform the Demon-infused Bloodline Technique, I could obtain an endless supply of Essence Blood."
"After purification, this Essence Blood would be extra cultivation strength for !"
"As for Yin and Yang Dual Cultivation..."
Ning Zhuo was still contemplating.
The biggest technical challenge lay in how to allow Yin Qi to increase independently!
"How about creating a puppet, refining its spirituality, letting it use the techniques learned in life to increase Yin Qi?"
"If there is no suitable candidate to turn into a puppet, I would need to find a true scripture dedicated to increasing Yin Qi,"
"No, that won't work,"
"I cultivate the Three Superior Sect Techniques. If the puppet used another thod to increase Yin Qi, the Qi wouldn't naturally align with mine and would require subsequent purification."
"Unless..."
"I could create a fourth technique based on the Three Superior Sect Techniques, specifically to increase Yin Qi!"
With this thought, Ning Zhuo shook his head imdiately.
The thod of cultivating the Three Elixir Fields simultaneously was already extrely rare and precious. Based on his understanding of Yin and Yang and the Three Superior Sect Techniques, it was impossible to create a fourth technique.
"This path is not workable," Ning Zhuo sighed, continuing to imrse himself in thought.
...
Ning Jiufan and Zhu Xuanji's tea session had already reached the third round.
With the chanical Demon General in his hand as a significant bargaining chip, Ning Jiufan demanded that Zhu Xuanji promise to protect the entire Ning Family. Even if they failed to contest the Magma Fairy Palace in the future, they needed assurance of relocation to another Immortal City.
The even wiser move by Ning Jiufan was to draw the Zhou Family and Zheng Family into the negotiation. Beyond the exchange of interests, Ning Jiufan hoped Zhu Xuanji would extend the sa promise to these two families!
Zhu Xuanji pondered for a long ti, calculating the expenses multiple tis before finally nodding in agreent with imnse difficulty.
Thus, under the great joy of the three Golden Core families, they imdiately signed a higher-tier alliance with Zhu Xuanji!
Zhu Xuanji paid a hefty price but finally obtained the chanical Demon General.
"Submitting this will significantly elevate my status in the Magma Fairy Palace, an equivalent leap!"
"Alas, I have made a huge gamble!"
Zhu Xuanji bet on his own victory.
In doing so, at the critical mont of competing for the Immortal Palace, he would gain full support from the three major families. Later, after defeating the ng Family, he wouldn't need to arrange the relocation of the Zhou, Zheng, and Ning families.
The appearance of the chanical Demon General was fierce and rugged, but its internal chanism was ticulously precise, resembling a human body's intricacies.
Due to multiple severe damages, the chanism couldn't be activated.
So, Zhu Xuanji's upcoming crucial task was to perform the maintenance.
When Zhu Xuanji eventually held the chanical Demon General in his hand and carefully inspected it, his face changed dramatically, his heart sinking to the bottom.
He stared at a sheet of chanism iron.
The Blood Path Diagram Plate!
"This piece of the chanism diagram is smooth; once, it must have had a true scripture recorded on it."
"Where did the true scripture go?"
The true scripture was inscribed and infused with true aning.
Compared to ordinary script, it perfectly conveyed the profound mysteries and the exact intent of the original author, without the slightest loss in transmission.
The way that can be spoken of is not the constant way.
Words and language often fail to capture the essence and depth.
But the true scripture wouldn't fail in this regard!
"Because true scripture contains true aning, it will transfer on its own as soon as a more suitable host appears."
"Let see..."
Zhu Xuanji activated his divine Golden Eyes and employed the Trace Origin Technique.
The next mont, he saw an image from the past.
The battlefield was in chaos.
The chanical Demon General was rampaging through hordes of demon beasts under the control of the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit, heedless of its own life.
Ultimately, it was caught in a flaw, defeated, and fell to the ground.
The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit quickly retreated.
The chanical Demon General beca a spoil of war, passed through several hands. But none could comprehend the true scripture.
Until a young little monkey inadvertently touched the chanical Demon General while playing.
The true scripture on the diagram plate was triggered, imdiately transferring from the iron plate into the young monkey's body!
"Wait."
"This little monkey looks familiar!"
"Strange."
"Why do I have a vague familiarity with it?"
Zhu Xuanji looked puzzled.
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