Immediately, an elder pondered and said, "I remember this. Not long ago, Qi Bai received a mission to spy on the Fire Persimmon Immortal City in the South Bean Kingdom. There are rumors that there is a mechanical fairy palace in the Fire Persimmon Mountain that may have been born. It is the Lava Fairy Palace of the Three Sect Masters back then."

The Soul Devouring Sect's leader's eyes darkened slightly: "Master Sanzong..."

"This person is not ordinary. He has the cultivation level of Refining Void but can fight against the Fusion Stage."

"He practiced magic, Taoism, and Buddhism, and was indeed talented. But his later years were unlucky, and he seemed to have gone astray and committed suicide."

The sect leader thought for a while, looked at one of the sect elders, and said, "Elder Luo, how do you think we should deal with this matter?"

Elder Luo pondered and said, "The true descendant of our sect has fallen. We must investigate the real culprit and punish him severely! However, the Lava Immortal Palace is located in the Fire Persimmon Immortal City. If we want to dispatch an elder, I am afraid it will cause unnecessary misunderstandings."

"I think it would be more appropriate to send one or two capable Jindan monks and a few ghost generals to protect them."

"Let's first investigate the real culprit, and then discuss and make a decision."

The leader smiled and said, "This is the words of an experienced man who is planning for the country. Then, Elder Luo, which disciple do you think is more suitable?"

Elder Luo knew that the sect master had deliberately asked him the question, so he immediately said, "I recommend my nephew Luo Shang."

"Okay, that's Luo Shang." The sect leader immediately gave an order, sending Luo Shang to investigate Huoshi Xiancheng, and also sent a ghost general with Nascent Soul level combat power to protect him.

This is already the operating limit under normal circumstances.

In a large sect like the Soul Devouring Sect, the elders are at least at the Nascent Soul stage. Sending elders would inevitably make the South Bean Nation nervous and might lead to unnecessary fighting.

Once the misunderstanding gets out of hand and the Soul Devouring Sect gets into trouble with a behemoth like the Nandou Kingdom, that would not be a good thing.

In the world of cultivation, great power is often concentrated in one person.

A Nascent Soul cultivator can guard an area, such as Meng Kui guarding Huoshi Xiancheng. Similarly, a Nascent Soul cultivator can also invade an area.

Beings who have reached this level cannot be moved lightly.

Therefore, when the Soul Devouring Sect wanted to explore the soul storage in Huoshi Mountain, they only sent Qi Bai, a Jindan true disciple. It's not that the Soul Devouring Sect doesn't have Yuanying level, but under normal circumstances, sending Qi Bai is the most appropriate.

Now that Qi Bai is suspected to have died in Huoshi Immortal City, the Soul-Devouring Sect has reason to send strong men to investigate.

This strong man may not be in the Nascent Soul stage, but he must at least have Nascent Soul-level means. Therefore, sending a Nascent Soul-level ghost general to protect him is within the rules.

As for the Soul Devouring Sect, a great sect of the demonic path, why should it abide by the rules? The reason is very simple.

If you have constant property, you will have constant perseverance.

The Soul-Devouring Sect occupies a large amount of territory and controls countless cultivation resources. With such a large fortune, it naturally has many concerns.

After receiving the order, Luo Shang immediately set off for Huoshi Xiancheng.

Not long after he left, an inner disciple of the Soul Devouring Sect quietly sent a message.

The message was relayed through various layers and finally arrived at a town.

The town leader then passed the message to the nearest secret base of the sect.

In the base, several monks were discussing and analyzing a lot of intelligence.

"A true disciple of the Soul Devouring Sect has died? This is a big deal!"

"The Soul Devouring Sect has tentatively determined that he died in the Fire Persimmon Immortal City of the Nandou Nation."

"Isn't there a rumor that a fairy palace has been born over there?"

"Lava Fairy Palace? It's just one of the twelve palaces of the Three Sects' masters. It is indeed buried in the Fire Persimmon Mountain. This has been confirmed."

"Wait, over in Huoshi Xiancheng, aren't there any disciples of my Bukong Sect?"

"Yes, his name is Sun Lingtong. He manages the black market in Huoshi Xiancheng, so he is well-informed. But he did not confirm the authenticity of the birth of the fairy palace, he just reported some news."

"Sun Lingtong...seems to be Xu Wuyan's only disciple?"

"Yes. Many years ago, Elder Xu was trapped in the Lava Fairy Palace. Sun Lingtong stayed in the Fairy City and always believed that his master was not dead, but was trapped in the Fairy City. The sect wanted to recruit him back because he had talent, but was rejected."

"Haha, how silly."

"I think this boy's character is precious! And even if he returns to the sect, it may not be a good choice. Don't forget that Elder Qing is Elder Xu's mortal enemy, and now he has tremendous power in the sect."

"Stop, there's too much idle chatter. Report this in advance."

"Whether it's the Soul Devouring Sect or the Fire Persimmon Immortal City, it's time to send disciples to investigate further."

Several days passed like this.

A lot of information was collected at this secret base of Bukongmen.

The monks of Bukongmen discussed it again.

"Strange, the news about the birth of Fire Persimmon Fairy City has suddenly increased dramatically."

"We have verified the source. It is the Meng family of Nandou Country."

"Meng family?"

"Isn't Meng Kui, one of the four generals of the Meng family, the mayor of Huoshi Xiancheng? Why is he promoting this matter so vigorously?"

"It is indeed very strange."

"Has the higher-ups not decided to send the sect's elite to investigate the Fire Persimmon Immortal City? I feel there will be a chance."

Just as he was talking about this, a voice suddenly came: "I'm here."

Inside the secret room, a group of monks were horrified and scattered, using their magic powers frantically. A war was about to break out.

The female monk acted decisively and after showing up, she demanded all the information about Huoshi Fairy City and immediately set off for Huoshi Mountain.

"It's the true disciple Yang Chanyu."

"The sect actually sent her here!"

"Yang Chanyu is Elder Qing's favorite disciple. Her purpose this time must not be simple. Then Sun Lingtong will be in trouble."

Fire Persimmon Fairy City.

Ning Zhuo checked the latest intelligence and frowned slightly: "The recent rumors in the city seem to be a little off!"

Without the black market channel, he had to rely mainly on rumors to collect intelligence, and the quality of the intelligence declined by more than one level.

Even so, Ning Zhuo still felt the atmosphere was subtle: "Recently, there seem to be a lot more unfamiliar faces in the city. The inn's business has improved. Fights and accidents frequently occur in some places. If you look back carefully, you can see that the vicinity of these places are all very important areas or key buildings in the fairy city."

In the past few days, he stayed in the Ning family's land and hardly left the house. He was either practicing hard or working in the makeshift workshop.

The Tree Fighting Ape was destroyed, and the remaining skeleton became extremely fragile after the war because it was carrying the artificial bones.

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Ning Zhuo had to start from scratch and build the mechanical monkey.

This time it was not as convenient as last time, as Ning Zhuo lacked a lot of materials.

The last time he was at the Zheng family, thanks to Zheng Jian’s financial support, he used a lot of precious materials to create the Tree Fighting Ape.

Ning Zhuo was not so lucky this time.

While they were practicing asceticism, a messenger came with the order to assemble.

Ning Zhuo followed the order and met with Zheng Jian and others in secret.

"Brother Ning Zhuo, we finally meet." Zheng Jian smiled brightly and took the initiative to greet him.

Ning Zhuo not only saw Zheng Jian, but also Zhou Zhu and Zhou Zeshen.

"Congratulations on your recovery!" Ning Zhuo had a smile on his face, and his smile was quite sincere.

Zhou Zhu remained silent, while Zhou Zeshen said, "I heard that you and Ning Xiaohui were exploring the Immortal Palace and encountered Meng Chong?"

Ning Xiaohui couldn't help but snort coldly.

"Shame on you." Ning Zhuo sighed, a trace of fear on his face, "The gap between us and Meng Chong is too big, we have no power to fight back at all."

"To be honest, I have been feeling heavy-hearted these past few days and it's hard to be happy."

"With Meng Chong in the front, how can we be his opponent?"

Zhou Zeshen nodded, his expression becoming a little more gloomy.

Zheng Jian patted Ning Zhuo on the shoulder and encouraged him, "With our united efforts, we may be able to win. It's too early to talk about failure now, Brother Ning Zhuo."

Ning Zhuo forced a smile, looking depressed after being hit hard: "I can't fight against Meng Chong, I can only rely on you!"

Ning Xiaohui snorted coldly: "Ning Zhuo, with such a character, how can you be worthy of the surname Ning?"

"When you fail and are humiliated, you should hold your head high, work hard, and fight to avenge your humiliation."

"Follow me and watch carefully!"

Therefore, in the following action, Ning Xiaohui was the first to have her soul extracted by the Netherworld Envoy Qi Bai. Amid screams, her soul was on the verge of collapse, triggering the mechanism of the Asgard, sending her soul back to her body.

Zhou Zeshen continued, "This operation is very critical. We must clear as many levels as possible and catch up with Meng Chong."

Ning Zhuo satisfied him.

In the subsequent operations, Ning Zhuo communicated with Sun Lingtong and took the initiative to release the three joint teams to the maintenance room.

The three cultivators were all shocked when they saw the ranking list.

"Meng Chong is indeed number one!"

"So many people from the City Lord's Mansion renovation team are on the list."

"This is ridiculous! Meng Chong must have made great progress while we are recovering from our injuries!"

"It's just as we guessed before. The City Lord's Mansion is far ahead."

Zhou Zeshen was the second person to have his soul extracted.

The attack order discussed by Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong makes sense.

The first priority to attack is Ning Xiaohui, because her talent can not only contain various mechanisms, but also freeze trauma and then heal.

The second one is Zhou Zeshen. This person is outstanding in mind and good at commanding on the battlefield. Keeping him on the battlefield for a long time is irresponsible to one's own side.

"Meng Chong is so powerful, I really want to fight him in person. Even if I lose, it doesn't matter. It's a good opportunity to see the gap between the enemy and us, and then work harder." Zheng Jian said expectantly.

Ning Zhuo gave him doubly the satisfaction of his expectations—he asked Yuan Dasheng to pay him special attention.

"I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to die!" Seeing Yuan Dasheng rushing towards him, Zheng Jian's talent was triggered and he frantically gave warnings.

Zheng Jian became the third person to have his soul devoured.

Zhou Zhu was silent and stayed until the end. Ning Zhuo saw that he was not very smart, so he chose him as a witness and witnessed Ning Zhuo's "death in battle" with his own eyes.

(End of this chapter)