"Zhou Zeshen took the initiative to propose a sparring match because he wanted to get closer to me."

"In the first round of confrontation, he took the initiative to lose and deliberately stopped, allowing me to gain the upper hand and save my face."

"In the second round of confrontation, I will also return the favor and let him show his style."

"oh?"

At this moment, Ning Zhuo's eyes lit up and he saw Zhou Zeshen take out the white tiger mechanical beast.

"So, Brother Zhou, you're also feeling bored, so you want to add some fun, right?"

"very good."

"This is the perfect time to make it public."

Ning Zhuo touched his storage belt.

There was a flash of fire, and a python appeared in front of him.

The python is about five meters long and one foot and five inches in circumference. It is red all over and made of wood. Its eyes are made of red crystal. It is coiled like a giant tree and looks very majestic.

Zhou Zeshen raised his eyebrows, feeling happy: "Very good, this is more appropriate."

"Use your full strength, Ning Zhuo!"

Zhou Zeshen’s fighting spirit continued to rise.

Ning Zhuo then transmitted his message in a gentle voice: "Brother Zhou, look, this fire bamboo snake is a mechanism I recently created, and I use it as an elite force."

Zhou Zeshen's pupils shrank slightly. "Is this the new mechanism created by Brother Ning? Interesting, it successfully piqued my interest."

"But please be careful, Brother Ning."

"My White Tiger Ram is a classic mechanism of the Mud Flow Sect. It has been tested and equipped with three types of heads."

"If Brother Ning fails, don't blame me for not warning you in advance."

Ning Zhuo laughed and said no more. He used his magic power to control the fire bamboo snake and rushed forward.

The White Tiger Assault Vehicle commanded by Zhou Zeshen also moved its limbs and ran wildly in the mountains and forests.

Then, it leaped suddenly, its body stretching gracefully in the air, spanning more than ten feet and jumping onto the opposite mountain.

Bang! The mechanical tiger and the snake collided hard on the mountainside, and the snake head and the tiger head collided hard, making a loud bang.

The snake's head was raised high, and the tiger's head deformed accordingly and retracted directly into its neck.

The wheel slid inside the tiger's body, and when it stretched out again, it had changed from an animal head to a hitting head.

Although the buttress is carved with tiger head patterns, it is a whole piece, made of solid material and extremely hard.

The white tiger rushed over, creating a strong wind.

The fire bamboo snake dodged flexibly under Ning Zhuo's control.

White light suddenly burst out from the white tiger's body and shone on the fire bamboo snake, making the snake's skin transparent and revealing its internal mechanism.

I saw that every certain length of the fire bamboo snake's skeleton was connected to a huge ball.

One side of the ball is pitch black, and the other side is pure white. There is a word "death" on the black side, and a word "live" on the white side.

With every movement of the fire bamboo snake, the many balls rotated and paused from time to time, some stopped on the pitch-black dead surface, and some on the white painted living surface.

When the ball is turned to the white live side, the joints will move freely. When the ball is turned to the black dead side, the joints will be locked accordingly.

What’s even more interesting is that the sphere and snake bones are arranged in a magic circle, forming a cohesive whole.

"Interesting mechanical accessories..." Zhou Zeshen saw this scene up close through the White Tiger Assault Vehicle, and immediately understood part of the reason why the Fire Bamboo Snake was so agile.

This spherical mechanism accessory is exactly the half-dead, half-alive bead.

At first, Chen Cha felt guilty and gave all his savings to Ning Zhuo in order to compensate him.

The half-dead and half-alive beads are Chen Cha’s original creation.

In addition, there is a collection of formations called "Collection of Curved Snake Formations", which was an opportunity encountered by Chen Cha in his early years.

Ning Zhuo relied on these two skills, plus his own knowledge of mechanical devices, as well as some occasional inspiration, and finally created the Fire Bamboo Snake.

The snake and the tiger clashed with loud bangs, trees were broken one after another, and smoke and dust billowed in the battle area. For a while, it was difficult to tell the winner.

Zhou Zeshen's ten fingers twitched as they kept stretching and retracting. He focused most of his energy on controlling the White Tiger Ram.

The remaining energy is used to drill moles.

The first wave of confrontation was unfavorable. The retreating mole did not return to Zhou Zeshen, but drilled into the ground, sneaking all the way to where Ning Zhuo was.

Although there are more Night Sky Bats in the sky and they have the ability to fly, they can attack Ning Zhuo faster.

But Zhou Zeshen also has to save face.

He thought: Since Ning Zhuo deliberately let go in the air battle, he would be embarrassed to seize this advantage deliberately given by others to make a fuss.

So, he chose the mole.

When the mole was ten feet away from Ning Zhuo, he was discovered by the latter.

Ning Zhuo always maintained his magic for reconnaissance.

After discovering the mole, Ning Zhuo did not move, but took out a new mechanical inferno monkey to protect his body.

When Zhou Zeshen saw this scene, his pupils suddenly shrank.

Ning Zhuo's control ability is obviously better than his.

At this time, Ning Zhuo had to control the fire bamboo snake while controlling the first wave of five mechanical fire monkeys to rush towards Zhou Zeshen.

At the same time, he added five more mechanical inferno monkeys.

Under Ning Zhuo's command, the second wave of Infernapes were just as agile and agile as real monkeys.

If it were Zhou Zeshen, he would definitely not be able to do it to this extent.

His current limit of control is close to thirty.

But there are two premises for this number. One is that only Night Sky Bats or Drilling Rat, which are easy-to-control mechanical creations, are counted. The second is that Zhou Zeshen took elixirs such as the Soul-Separating Powder.

The White Tiger Assault Vehicle that Zhou Zeshen is currently controlling requires more control to unleash its true power.

This mechanism alone occupied most of Zhou Zeshen's attention. He also controlled three additional moles, and he had to save the few remaining strength for his own spellcasting at the critical moment.

It can be said that Zhou Zeshen has already maximized his control under normal conditions.

If Zhou Zeshen wants to improve his control, he has to take medicine.

"Sure enough, Ning Zhuo's talent lies in his brain."

"This allows him to have control abilities far beyond those of others under normal circumstances."

"At this level, what percentage of his strength is this? Eighty percent? Or ninety percent?"

Zhou Zeshen pondered secretly and continued to analyze.

Ning Zhuo used five mechanical monkeys to protect himself, leaving the mole no chance to take advantage. He also used a powerful mechanical fire bamboo snake to block the opponent's white tiger assault vehicle.

Finally, after Zhou Zeshen saw the five fire monkeys surrounding him, he exhaled, laughed loudly, and admitted defeat.

After a competition came to an end, the Ning family members who were watching the competition talked about it a lot, and they were very interested in the mechanical creations and the methods of controlling them.

The most discussed object is Ning Zhuo’s latest Fire Bamboo Snake.

In front of everyone, Zhou Zeshen handed the rivet-shooting crossbow and its mechanism drawings to Ning Zhuo.

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Ning Zhuo has developed a lot of favorable feelings towards Zhou Zeshen

He thought to himself: "Zhou Zeshen proposed a sparring match, deliberately held back, and voluntarily lost. This is to boost my prestige and give me fame."

"This is the welcome gift he sent."

"He knew that I had just risen to prominence and was in need of fame. So, he was willing to sacrifice his own reputation to facilitate this matter."

"This is a far more magnanimous person."

Zhou Zeshen looked at Ning Zhuo, and after observing his words and expressions, he felt that Ning Zhuo's attitude had become much friendlier.

He thought to himself: "A passionate battle is often no less than a confession of the heart."

"Although this time we didn't go all out to express our true feelings, it was enough to show the sincerity of both parties."

"The only regret is that I haven't tested the upper limit of Ning Zhuo's conventional combat power."

"Unless I take the Divine Dispersion Powder or other elixirs..."

But this is obviously impossible.

Once you take the medicine, it means that the friendly nature of the competition is gone. You become desperate and have a strong and urgent desire for victory.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zeshen still felt a little unwilling.

He couldn't help but use words to probe, secretly transmit messages, and deliberately provoke: "Brother Ning, I just played around this time and lost to you. But next time I will be more serious and use at least 50% of my strength."

Ning Zhuo's heart moved: "Sure enough, Zhou Zeshen didn't even use half of his strength."

He smiled and said frankly, "Brother Zhou is in a good mood, and I will do my best to accompany you. Next time, I will use more strength, at least 40% of my strength."

Zhou Zeshen patted Ning Zhuo's shoulder and laughed, "You."

At the same time, he secretly complained: "What a boast!"

"You know I'm testing you, so you're trying to evade me in this way?"

"hehe."

"Sure enough, I shouldn't have expected to find out your true identity with just one sentence."

Zhou Zeshen felt that Ning Zhuo was the same type of person as him, and Ning Zhuo also felt that Zhou Zeshen and he had a certain tacit understanding.

The two smiled at each other, both feeling that the other was a smart person, and there were many things between them that they understood tacitly.

Back in the courtyard, everyone chatted for a while.

Zhou Zeshen took the opportunity to propose to Ning Zhuo: Please ask Ning Zhuo to help the Zhou family's reform team to impact the rankings in the Lava Fairy Palace, and try to squeeze some of the cultivators from the City Lord's Mansion out of the top ten.

"Of course, it would be best if we could advance all the way and surpass the entry standard!"

Ning Zhuo shook his head: "Brother Zhou's lofty ambitions are admirable."

"Exceeding the entry standard?" Ning Zhuo sighed, "This is not something I can do. I'm sorry I can't agree to it, but I really can't help myself and can't extricate myself."

Zhou Zeshen did not give up: "Brother Ning, why don't you listen to the conditions for helping us?"

Zhou Zeshen reported a long list of resources, which left Ning Chen, Ning Yong and others stunned.

After they realized what was happening, everyone's breathing became heavier, as they were all attracted by this huge and generous reward.

Ning Zhuo shook his head with a smile on his face, and his attitude was polite, gentle but firm, and he never agreed.

In turn, Ning Zhuo proposed a new cooperation: "Lava Fairy Palace is a mechanical inheritance. We are now stuck at the peak of the third level and can only accumulate some mechanical skills."

"Since our three families have united, why don't we set up a joint school to teach mechanical arts?"

"The teachers of the school will be monks from various institutions."

"In my opinion, the guest official Chu Xiyao recruited by the nobles is very suitable."

Zhou Zeshen listened, his eyes rolled, and he thought to himself: "Among the three families, the Ning family's attainments in mechanical devices and accumulation of mechanical practitioners are the weakest."

"If the joint school is established, it will be most beneficial to the Ning family."

"However, this is indeed a good suggestion, and it will also be of great help to my Zhou family."

Thinking of this, Zhou Zeshen said that this proposal was very good, and he appreciated and supported it. However, this decision was not something he could make, and he had to report back to the family.

Ning Zhuo agreed.

When leaving, Zhou Zeshen sent him a message and offered him a piece of intelligence: "The heads of the three families have almost reached an agreement and are ready to gather the elites of the three families to explore the Immortal Palace once more with all their strength."

"Try to encounter that mechanical ape and defeat it!"

"Many people speculate that the Mechanical Monkey may be a challenge set by the Three Sect Masters. After defeating them, they are likely to receive a great reward from the Three Sect Masters."

"If we can really kill the Mechanical Ape, we can learn from its internal structure and target and restrain it in the future."

Ning Zhuo was surprised: "There is such a thing? Thank you for telling me. When will it start?"

Zhou Zeshen: "It will be implemented in the next few days. Before we fully explore the Immortal Palace, we will gather everyone for a unified secret special training."

"Brother Ning, you might as well make more preparations."

Ning Zhuo showed a solemn expression and nodded heavily with deep meaning: "It is indeed necessary to make more preparations!"

(End of this chapter)