Chapter 703 How many golden elixirs can Ning Zhuo have?

Su Lingkou didn't understand and was very puzzled. "My cousin and Lin Jinglong's fight for the second spot is a very serious matter, and both sides are very serious about it."

"How come once Ning Zhuo gets involved, it becomes a game of rock-paper-scissors to decide the winner? How can this be such a joke?"

Why did Shen Xi agree?

Because at that moment before, he suddenly woke up - the situation had completely changed!

He originally thought that Ning Zhuo and he would form an alliance and support each other, and at least this time, he would be one of his capable men. However, Ning Zhuo's actions never went according to his expectations.

Ning Zhuo went straight to Lin Jinglong and had already successfully hosted the banquet. Judging from the atmosphere, they might have already reached a private agreement!

Under such circumstances, if he continued to maintain a tough attitude and expressed his desire for the second place, he would likely provoke a joint attack from Ning Zhuo and Lin Jinglong.

So, he agreed to it, which meant he made a concession and left himself some room to maneuver.

There's no need to resist!

Even if the second position is lost, it will only be a small loss, far from being a serious injury.

Ning Zhuo did not greet them casually, but stood up and took the initiative to greet Chen Xi and Su Lingkou.

Seeing him do this, Yu Heye quickly stood up.

Lin Jinglong came from a prominent family and had his own bearing. He stood up almost at the same time as Ning Zhuo.

But Yu Heye's actions still made Lin Jinglong's heart tremble slightly, and he quietly raised his evaluation of Ning Zhuo to a higher level.

Ning Zhuo arranged Chen Xi and Su Lingkou to be on Yu Heye's left.

This ranking is very interesting.

Yu Heye sat in the main seat, with Chen Xi on his left and Lin Jinglong on his right. Next to Chen Xi was Su Lingkou, and next to Lin Jinglong was Ning Zhuo.

Judging from the seating arrangement alone, Ning Zhuo's status is similar to Su Lingkou's.

As for Gongsun Yan, he stood behind Ning Zhuo and Lin Jinglong and did not take a seat.

Yu Heye pointed at the delicacies on the table, introduced them and brought up the topic.

Everyone followed this topic and exchanged pleasantries first, toasting each other for a few rounds before getting to the important points.

When they heard Ning Zhuo clearly state his intentions, Chen Xi and Lin Jinglong were both surprised.

Su Lingkou felt that he had misheard and asked Ning Zhuo again for confirmation: "What, you don't want to participate in the game?"

Ning Zhuo smiled and said, "I was recommended by Brother Shen. How can I be above Brother Shen? It is an honor for me to be able to participate."

Chen Xi and Lin Jinglong looked at each other and saw each other's surprise and suspicion.

Both of them couldn't help but wonder the same question - if Ning Zhuo had never coveted the second seat, why was there such a fuss?

They underestimated Ning Zhuo too much.

For Ning Zhuo, this wasn't a big deal. Speaking his true thoughts out loud might hurt others.

At first, Ning Zhuo just wanted to try out the Five Elements Life and Death Fan.

He also learned about Gongsun Yan's situation from Shen Xi's Feixin, so he suddenly decided to go and treat Gongsun Yan. Of course, there was also an element of deterrence.

But I didn’t expect that Gongsun Yan would surrender right away!

Ning Zhuo had already undermined Lin Jinglong's foundation, so he had no choice but to go with the flow and test the combat power of the Five Elements Life and Death Fan on Lin Jinglong.

Lin Jinglong was naturally no match for Ning Zhuo.

To deal with the aftermath, Ning Zhuo had no choice but to ask Yu Heye to come forward again and entertain Lin Jinglong and Chen Xi at the same time. As for Su Lingkou, he was just a sidekick and unimportant.

Chen Xi stared at Ning Zhuo and said hurriedly, "Brother Ning, you have such a profound understanding of the Five Elements, and your strength is extraordinary. The two of us are inferior to you, so you should be the second in command."

Ning Zhuo said, "Well, I just relied on the advantage of my magic weapon. Besides, Fellow Daoist Lin and I were just sparring, it didn't escalate to a life-and-death battle. Therefore, Fellow Daoist Lin must have some magic weapon or trump card that he hasn't used yet."

"Once the fight really starts, the outcome is unpredictable."

Lin Jinglong smiled slightly. Ning Zhuo's words were quite true. He really hadn't used his trump card.

However, Ning Zhuo's decision not to compete for second place really puzzled him.

He still wanted to probe Ning Zhuo's true attitude, so he said, "Fellow Daoist Ning, you are too modest. Putting aside other things, this Ghost Dao Golden Pill alone is enough for you to take the second place. I can't afford such a grand gesture."

When Lin Jinglong said this, he took out the Ghost Dao Golden Pill and showed it to everyone.

Chen Xi was puzzled, while Su Lingkou asked directly: "Was the golden elixir in Master Lin's hand also given by Master Ning?"

Lin Jinglong nodded slightly.

Yu Heye's pupils couldn't help but shrink.

Among those present, he had the highest cultivation level, a Golden Core cultivator. But now that he knew Ning Zhuo had given away his second Golden Core, his psychological advantage in cultivation was completely gone.

Su Lingkou frowned slightly, thinking: his cousin had obtained the Ghost Dao Golden Elixir, but he had also paid for it with his beloved array magic weapon, the Array Gap Wandering Shuttle. What had Lin Jinglong paid for it?

In fact, Chen Xi and Yu Heye also have this problem.

Lin Jinglong went on to explain that Ning Zhuo gave the Ghost Dao Golden Elixir to help Gongsun Yan break free from the contract between the latter and the Lin family.

The answer is really unexpected.

Yu Heye, Chen Xi, and Su Lingkou all turned their eyes to Gongsun Yan.

Gongsun Yan nodded: "It is truly an honor to be able to take refuge with Master Ning Zhuo. I would also like to trouble you to advance the expenses for me..."

"Ah," Ning Zhuo interrupted, "I'm truly honored to have Daoist Fellow Gongsun Yan's help. This isn't an advance payment, but rather a response to that honor, and a thank you to the Lin family for helping Daoist Fellow Gongsun alleviate his talent drawbacks. I'm grateful to the Lin family and Daoist Fellow Lin Jinglong for helping me establish this bond with Daoist Fellow Gongsun."

These words sounded very nice, but Chen Xi was a shrewd person.

He was very surprised in his heart. He never expected that Ning Zhuo would directly undermine Lin Jinglong's biggest strength!

"Lin Jinglong is not angry?!" Shen Xi looked at Lin Jinglong.

Lin Jinglong noticed the gaze and gave Chen Xi a bitter smile.

Chen Xi was startled again, then suddenly realized, "Gongsun Yan is the most valuable of Lin Jinglong's subordinates. If he defected to someone else, Lin Jinglong would never let it go. But his current attitude suggests that Ning Zhuo has plans to strike back and intimidate him."

"Although Ning Zhuo gave me a Ghost Dao Golden Pill, Lin Jinglong would never treat me like this just because of a Golden Pill!"

"The question is, was Lin Jinglong intimidated by the elders and powerful people behind Ning Zhuo, or was he beaten up by Ning Zhuo?"

Ning Zhuo quickly waved his hand, his attitude very humble: "Fellow Daoist Lin, please help me achieve my goal and fulfill the fate of Fellow Daoist Gongsun. We cannot be the bad guys and let this matter escalate, allowing others to take advantage of us and look down on Fellow Daoist Lin and the Lin family."

"So, I implore you all not to spread this information and to keep it a secret as much as possible."

These words made Lin Jinglong feel favorable towards him.

Shen Xi sighed and agreed: "Of course."

Su Lingkou's emotions were complicated.

She subconsciously glanced at Gongsun Yan. They had fought yesterday, and while the match was a draw, she was actually at a disadvantage. The power of the Heart Fire made Su Lingkou, looking back on it later, secretly shudder.

Unexpectedly, just one day later, Gongsun Yan became Ning Zhuo's subordinate.

"How on earth did he do that?"

"How high a price did Ning Zhuo ask?"

Su Lingkou shifted her gaze to Ning Zhuo again. At this moment, she suddenly realized: Ning Zhuo was definitely not a character like her or Gongsun Yan. Ning Zhuo should have a status similar to that of her cousin.

"How high a price did Ning Zhuo ask?"

This question also lingered in Lin Jinglong's mind.

Lin Jinglong also secretly observed Gongsun Yan and was surprised to find that the latter was full of energy and seemed to have a different confidence than before.

Lin Jinglong thought about his battle with Ning Zhuo again and secretly guessed, "Ning Zhuo's fan is his life-long magic weapon, so it is very powerful. He only revealed a defensive magic weapon before, so he must have other hidden cards."

"He must be practicing a Five Elements technique. Perhaps his other magical weapon is also of the Five Elements type, specifically designed to address the shortcomings of his Heart Melting talent."

"That's why Gongsun Yan was attracted to join us!"

"I have magic weapons too... I have three!"

"It was just that during the previous sparring, there was no need, so none of them were used."

Although Lin Jinglong was "tied" by Ning Zhuo, he didn't think he would actually lose. The style of the big family made him stop when he saw the advantage and not fight hard.

"As for the Golden Core... Ning Zhuo took out two in a row, undoubtedly showing off his true strength."

"Based on this posture, he should still have some."

"But not much!"

"This is a golden elixir! There can't be more than ten of them. Hehehe."

Lin Jinglong kept trying to figure out Ning Zhuo's strength.

Perhaps because he was distracted by this, he lost to Shen Xi in the next game of rock-paper-scissors.

At this point, Chen Xi took the second spot, and Lin Jinglong took the third spot. As for Ning Zhuo, he made it clear that he would not participate in the ranking for the time being.

"As long as I can communicate with you all and learn and progress together, I will be satisfied!" Ning Zhuo was quite humble.

There's really no need.

All he had to do now was wait for his identity to be exposed. Before that, he had to learn as much as possible about the surrounding situation and find the most suitable entry point for himself.

After the banquet, Ning Zhuo said goodbye to everyone and returned to his cave on a cloud with a pensive look on his face.

The old cook was guarding the cave, while Qing Chi ran to greet Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo asked her a few words of concern and inquired about her own cultivation.

Although Qing Chi had lost her memory, her cultivation remained intact. Having already established her foundation, switching techniques lightly would come at a heavy price. Therefore, she remained focused on her original cultivation method.

"Sir, everything went well!" Qing Chi said there was no problem.

This is as it should be.

Even though Qing Chi had lost his memory, his body had practiced the technique countless times, and it had long since developed a kind of muscle memory. Furthermore, while practicing, his ghost-like body was also being transformed into a more suitable form by the technique.

Therefore, it is not a problem for Qing Chi to master the skills again.

"This is Fellow Daoist Gongsun Yan, who is also willing to practice with me." Ning Zhuo introduced Gongsun Yan to the two.

Gongsun Yan followed behind Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong, glanced up and down at the old chef and Qing Chi, bowed and saluted with a calm attitude.

Both Chu Lao and Qing Chi were at the Foundation Establishment stage. Gongsun Yan considered them to be Ning Zhuo's retainers and subordinates, unlike Sun Lingtong's servant, who was close to him. Therefore, Gongsun Yan's attitude was indifferent.

If it were a human female cultivator, Gongsun Yan might have thought that Qing Chi would be Ning Zhuo's personal maid and looked up to her.

But the ghost people...

Gongsun Yan subconsciously treated Qing Chi as an ordinary subordinate.

Ning Zhuo first arranged for Gongsun Yan to settle down, then entered the training room and began to practice.

The six stages of foundation-building are: unobstructed cultivation, growth of precious medicines, radiance in the elixir field, planting of talismans with unusual visions, inner illumination of golden light, and transformation of the virtual into the real.

Ning Zhuo's cultivation has advanced to the stage of planting strange phenomena and talismans, which belongs to the middle and late stages of the foundation-building period.

He started practicing again at the age of sixteen, changing to the Three Sects of the Supreme Method. The Three Sects of the Supreme Method involved practicing the three dantians simultaneously, so the speed of practice would be very slow.

But Ning Zhuo is now seventeen years old, but he has already reached the middle and late stages. The speed of his cultivation is simply astonishing!

What’s even more terrifying is that his main focus is not even on spiritual practice.

His most important goal was to save Meng Yaoyin. After leaving Huoshi Xiancheng, he had been traveling a lot. Although he practiced diligently, the time he actually devoted to cultivation was quite scarce.

Ning Zhuo knew full well that his terrifying cultivation efficiency was entirely due to external objects, such as the Three Enclosures Interchange Talisman, and the vast amount of spirit stones. Most importantly, the National Strength Brick!

Practicing with the help of national strength really has miraculous effects, it is simply an exciting feeling like ascending to heaven!

Ning Zhuo had the good fortune to experience this several times. He still had the National Strength Brick in his hand.

It is only the stage of planting strange phenomena and symbols, and it cannot produce huge results. It is to test the cultivator's understanding of the skills.

"I've already reached the cultivation level of the Sea of ​​Spirit and the Sea of ​​Qi, and have mastered the Spiritual Communication Technique and the Five Elements Life and Death Technique respectively. However, the corresponding technique of the Sea of ​​Essence, the Devil-stained Blood Sinew Technique, still has a long way to go."

"Alas... I am indeed a person of the righteous path, and I am not suitable for the magic path."

Ning Zhuo already had a plan on how to speed up his comprehension of the Demonic Blood-stained Tendon Technique.

He took out a flower bud, which was the restriction cast by the Dharma image of the Red Flower Battle Formation, and Lin You was imprisoned inside.

This person is the son of the Lord of the Demon Heart Cave, and practices the same martial arts as the Lord of the Demon Heart Cave, which should be similar to the Demon Blood-stained Tendon Technique.

Ning Zhuo originally planned to educate him in the righteous way, let him reveal his skills, and help Ning Zhuo understand the magic skills, which could be regarded as a way to atone for his sins and make a contribution to the righteous way.

But Ning Zhuo didn't expect that after passing the Baizhi Fairy City, the flower bud still existed.

"So much time has passed. Could Lin You have starved to death?" Ning Zhuo felt a bad feeling in his heart.

But he was helpless in the face of the red flower buds.

This is the power of military tactics. If it were the Five Elements Magic, Ning Zhuo would be able to capture it easily.

There was another flower bud like this, and Wu Hen was imprisoned inside. Similarly, although the flower bud was extremely shallow, its texture was tough and it still firmly imprisoned the cultivator.

Ning Zhuo put away the flower bud and fell into deep thought.

He mobilized the magic power of the five elements, then activated his innate magic, the Five Elements Birth and Death Technique, and then secretly mobilized the Wood Element Lung Temple.

A large amount of wood-type magic power gushed out from his hands, circling, growing, and constantly changing shape in his palms.

This situation lasted for half a cup of tea, and suddenly, a flash of lightning appeared in the ever-changing green magic power!

(End of this chapter)