Chapter 736 Soul Searching Technique is Very Useful

Demon cultivators are most natural in nature.

Their greatest instinct is survival.

From the very beginning, no matter what kind of life it is, the instinct for survival is deeply ingrained and extremely powerful. In other words, to survive, every life form will do whatever it can, even if it becomes a demon cultivator, it is often capable of anything.

Propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame do not exist.

As long as it can buy a chance to survive, demon cultivators are often willing to pay any price.

This is vividly embodied in Lady Pan Si. After realizing her advantage in beauty, she changed her cultivation method, making full use of this advantage many times to seduce people with her beauty, making her life better.

Isn't it right to say that she did this?

In Ning Zhuo's opinion: Without life, how can there be any reason? Survival is not about right or wrong!

As for sacrificing one's life for justice?

Ning Zhuo has also been studying Confucianism recently. He knows this, but deep down he cannot agree with it completely.

"For my mother and my boss, I can definitely sacrifice myself. But other people, or other reasons, are not enough for me to sacrifice myself."

How to find the way without life?

Everything comes from fate.

To survive is the biggest reason!

Therefore, Ning Zhuo did not feel any aversion to Pan Si Niangzi's initial arrogance and subsequent respect, and he easily accepted the other party's change in attitude.

"My cultivation and age are not enough to gain respect from others."

"If my record is exposed, the world will not look at me with common sense."

"And Lady Pansi learned my information from Ban Ji. And Ban Ji's knowledge was also partial. In fact, when I dealt with Pi Fujie, it wasn't Pi Fujie himself, but the tiger demon he had just recruited."

"Madam Pansi is in the late Foundation Establishment stage and is quite powerful. Although she's a casual cultivator, she has many opportunities in life. For a renowned cultivator like her, the first choice isn't surrender, but a challenge."

Lady Pan Si can "play" with Ban Ji, and this time she was hired by Ban Ji with a large sum of money, so she is naturally not a weak person.

Ning Zhuo had an expressionless face as he watched Pan Si Niang slumped on the ground and begging for mercy from him.

He secretly tried to figure out the other party's character, and even extended it to the entire group of demon cultivators.

Lady Pan Si pleaded for a long time before Ning Zhuo finally spoke, "Never mind. I'll give you one last chance. Tell me everything you know about Ban Ji's plan to attack me."

Lady Pan Si was suddenly surprised and nodded quickly.

She told Ning Zhuo the truth, and she really told him everything she knew. She not only told him in detail how Ban Ji would deal with Ning Zhuo, but also told him about her previous cooperation with Ban Ji.

Ning Zhuo looked at Pan Si Niangzi and said, "So, you and Ban Ji didn't sign any kind of confidentiality agreement?"

Madam Pan Si nodded and said, "Please forgive me, sir. This was just a lie I used out of fear to protect myself."

"The four of us are equals to Benji. There's no reason for us to sign a secret agreement just for him."

"If we violate this, we will suffer, but Banji will not be able to lose an ounce of meat."

Ning Zhuo nodded slightly, and had a better understanding of the nature of these demonic cultivators.

"Lady Pansi, the Rust Craftsman, the False Monk, Liu Qingyan..."

"Ban Ji found these four people, hired them at great expense, and tried his best to harass me. He himself seized the opportunity to participate in the Xingyun trial, which suited him... This was undoubtedly the most correct strategy."

Since Ning Zhuo has already demonstrated his attainments in soul-searching techniques, what Pan Si Niang said this time is basically credible.

"This time it's Che Zhuzi. According to Lady Pansi, she's Ban Ji's next target."

"Adding the previous Qinghuangzi... so, I've already ruined his plans twice."

"This hatred is getting deeper and deeper."

Although Ning Zhuo had the upper hand twice in a row, he did not underestimate Ban Ji at all.

Ban Ji's choice alone reveals his excellent qualities of forbearance and focus on the overall situation.

Ning Zhuo's current situation is good, and that's also because Ban Ji has no time to deal with him.

Besides, Ban Ji has never been a casual cultivator, the Ban family is standing behind him!

"Ban Ji practices magic techniques, not the Ban family's protective techniques. He's a special case. How much support will he receive from within the family?"

If Ning Zhuo wants to deal with Ban Ji, he must consider the Ban family!

"The Xingyun Trial is very important for newcomers. I need to actively disrupt Ban Ji's plan so that even if he joins the Wanxiang Sect, it will be difficult for him to gain a foothold."

"It would be best if we could directly exclude him and prevent him from joining the Wanxiang Sect."

"But that's too unlikely."

Ning Zhuo secretly assessed the difficulty and found that his most likely outcome was to suppress Ban Ji.

Ning Zhuo entered the main gate of the Wanxiang Sect, and the Xingyun test was carried out many times. A real enemy appeared.

Yu Heye, Lin Jinglong, Che Zhuzi, and even the current Pansi Lady were not real enemies, because the conflicts between them and Ning Zhuo could be resolved.

This is not the case with Banji, at least not yet.

He is a mechanical cultivator, and Ning Zhuo also wants to participate in the Xingyun trials.

This point deeply illustrates the truth that competitors are enemies.

Ning Zhuo asked Pan Si Niangzi, "Do you know if Ban Ji, besides hiring you four with a large sum of money, has any other plans against me?"

Lady Pan Si shook her head and expressed sincerely that she knew nothing about it. She was afraid that Ning Zhuo would become suspicious, so she swore that it was the truth.

Ning Zhuo remained silent and fell into deep thought for a moment.

"What Madam Pansi said is very likely true. I have mastered the soul-searching technique, so I can easily verify it on her."

"Now, she's the prey and I'm the butcher. There's no need to risk deceiving me in this place. It's pointless!"

"She doesn't know what Banji will do next, and it doesn't matter."

"First, I can send others to keep a close eye on Ban Ji and gather intelligence. Second, I can search all the Xingyun trials in the Wanxiang Sect. Anything related to mechanical techniques could be Ban Ji's target."

Ban Ji secretly dealt with Ning Zhuo, but Ning Zhuo was naturally not the type to accept it submissively, so he immediately thought of fighting back.

"Doesn't Confucianism also emphasize that 'it is impolite not to reciprocate'?"

"Banji's matter may appear to be a problem, but it is actually an opportunity."

Ning Zhuo has the strength to support it. After analyzing for a moment, he found that counterattacking Ban Ji has more meaning.

"My true test will be when the higher-ups of the Wanxiang Sect covet the position of Lord of Baizhi City and attack me."

"Wen Ruanyu concealed the truth for me in order to protect me, but it couldn't last long. She also asked the Confucian community to help me become famous."

"The Confucian cultivators' Xingyun trial has already gone through two rounds, but there should be more to come."

"With the help of the Confucian cultivators, I can gain fame and make a brilliant debut within the Wanxiang Sect. On this basis, if I can forcefully suppress Ban Ji, it will undoubtedly be the icing on the cake and will also give me the power to intimidate others."

Originally, Ning Zhuo could only passively defend. However, his rapid progress in soul-searching techniques caused his learning ability to skyrocket dozens of times, to an extremely exaggerated degree.

This resulted in him having a lot of spare energy, which not only enabled him to deal with the small trials of Xingyun at hand, but also provided him with extra strength for external conquests.

"The Ban family is well-known in Feiyun Country."

"My defeat of Benji will be the best way to establish my authority!"

Thinking of this, Ning Zhuo couldn't help but smile slightly.

Lady Pan Si had been observing Ning Zhuo's words and expressions, and she keenly noticed that there was a strong fighting spirit in Ning Zhuo's smile. She couldn't help but panic and nervous, fearing that the other party would use the Burning Boat Soul Crossing Technique on her.

Ning Zhuo thought it over carefully and turned his gaze to Pan Si Niang again.

Madam Pan Si didn't dare meet Ning Zhu's gaze and quickly lowered her head, looking at the floor tiles. At the same time, her posture had changed from slumped to kneeling on the ground, looking extremely weak and willing to be dealt with.

Ning Zhuo said calmly, "Madam Pansi, you are a demonic cultivator, and you are guilty of sin. But if you have a good attitude in admitting your sins, I will give you a chance."

"You have some ability to set up a magic array, so go to the cabin and set up a magic array. I want to plant Wensong and Wusong there."

This was the development plan that Ning Zhuo had after he mastered the "Songtao Yangqigong".

Among Ning Zhuo's current subordinates, Qing Chi has lost his memory and excels at military formations. Chef Enyi is an expert in cooking. Gongsun Yan, a skilled weapon refiner, has a request for Ning Zhuo.

There is a lack of capable people in the formation.

After Pan Si Niang surrendered, she immediately filled this gap.

Lady Pan Si breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said that she would do her best to complete the task.

Ning Zhuo stuffed it into the Wanli Youlong watch on his waist, carried it with him, and monitored it at all times.

After arranging things for Lady Pan Si, Ning Zhuo slowly stood up and looked around the empty space inside the formation.

Magical power hanging thread.

The next moment, a thread of magical power extended from each of his ten fingertips. They were all condensed from the five elements of magical power, forming a spiral of mixed colors.

Ning Zhuo's spiritual sense penetrated into the storage bracelet, and with a wave of his hand, he sent out a large number of small bamboo puppets.

When the bamboo puppets were scattered in the air, Ning Zhuo's five elements magic hanging threads were like a spirit snake hunting, and each thread was tied to the bamboo puppet with incredible precision.

The rest of the bamboo puppets fell to the ground, but ten of them were tied up by magic threads and lifted in mid-air.

Each of these bamboo puppets carries a vowel reed, which was prepared by Ning Zhuo for the Xingyun test of Qinghuangzi.

Ning Zhuo used his magic power to suspend the threads and control ten of them at the same time.

Ten little bamboo puppets were hanging in the air, performing various actions.

After a dozen breaths, their movements became faster and more precise.

"It's easy, much easier than before!" Ning Zhuo felt it carefully, and a faint feeling of joy rippled in his heart.

He had just extracted three souls from Lady Pan Si to create a soul cloth, and then used the Soul Burning Boat Crossing Technique to burn the soul cloth and obtain many memories.

Under the Burning Boat Soul-Ferrying Technique, Ning Zhuo seemed to have transformed himself into Lady Pansi, and his experience in controlling spider silk suddenly skyrocketed.

The prototype of Pansi Lady is a spider, and she uses spider silk just like humans use their legs, feet, fingers, etc.

Ning Zhuo used his magic power to suspend the thread this time and immediately benefited from it!

The slightest hook, pick, twist, or pressure of his fingertips felt like pluck- ing a nerve in a certain part of his limbs. The magical thread seemed to become a part of his body, giving him the feeling of being able to control it as if it were his own arm.

The ten bamboo puppets also benefited from this, allowing Ning Zhuo to control them as if they were alive. Their agility was far greater than before, and the details of their movements were rich and delicate.

"For an ordinary person to have this level of control, it would take at least ten years of hard work, right?"

"I accomplished it with just one practice!"

"The Burning Boat Soul Crossing Technique... This is the advantage of demonic cultivation. They usually take unconventional approaches, which come with many side effects, but their cultivation is truly fast."

Each movement of the thread followed Ning Zhuo's thoughts. The various levels of importance, urgency, and so on were also reflected one by one on the thread of magical power. Controlling them was as natural to Ning Zhuo as breathing.

"So, next..."

Ning Zhuo's ten fingers trembled slightly, and the single thread of magic power extending from each fingertip suddenly forked and turned into two.

In an instant, Ning Zhuo had twenty five-element magic threads.

The ten extra threads of magic power also connected to the bamboo puppets on the ground, manipulating them to stand up and move around.

The little bamboo puppets seemed to come alive, running, rolling and playing on the ground.

Ning Zhuo's fingers trembled, hooked inward, and retracted from time to time, commanding the twenty hanging threads delicately and swiftly.

"One use of the Burning Boat Soul Crossing Technique only burned a piece of soul cloth, but it saved me at least five years of hard training!" Ning Zhuo evaluated and became more and more happy.

His fingers flew, and the little bamboo puppets interacted naturally, like naughty children gathering and dispersing to play together.

Whenever Ning Zhuo was performing complicated operations, the little fingers of his left and right hands would curl up slightly.

This small action happened frequently and attracted Ning Zhuo's attention.

He thought about it for a moment and discovered the reason: "This is the habit of Lady Pansi when she manipulates spider silk. It's a small orchid finger movement."

This action, performed by Lady Pan Si, was charming and seductive, but when performed by Ning Zhuo, it felt awkward and strange.

Ning Zhuo also felt a little awkward.

"It's okay, this little trick can be corrected."

"The solution is simple. Find a spider demon, absorb its soul, and burn it. Wouldn't that quickly reduce the impact?"

"With my own will alone, I can get rid of this bad habit if I'm given some time."

Ning Zhuo put away all the bamboo puppets, took out the Cang Tie Han Jia Jin Yan, and put them on.

He activated the mechanical armor, causing the wings behind it to spread out and circle in the air.

This time, his attention was focused on the shining golden wings.

Every time it flaps, it no longer has the previous artificiality, but becomes soft, smooth, and full of a natural beauty, as if it were really a bird's wing.

"Good!" Ning Zhuo praised inwardly.

His previous soul-searching of the Spirit Bird had also been helpful. After all, flying was a necessity for a bird.

"If I use the Burning Boat Soul Crossing Technique, the improvement will be even more obvious!"

Ning Zhuo learned soul-searching techniques and used them in practice, benefiting greatly from them.

In comparison, the Burning Boat Soul Ferry Technique was undoubtedly the most effective. The other Soul Search Techniques could only serve as supplementary tools.

For example, the Three Souls Spinning Wheel Technique is designed to cooperate with the Burning Boat Soul Crossing Technique, allowing a soul to repeatedly provide experience and memories.

Ning Zhuo decided to use the Burning Boat Soul Crossing Technique!

(End of this chapter)