In the joint team of the three parties, the five geniuses in the Qi Refining Stage are the clear leaders and the core figures in the battle.

Any combat plan basically cannot avoid these five people.

The benefit of being humble and hiding one's shortcomings was demonstrated at this time. He made up his mind to listen carefully, take notes seriously, and then come up with a countermeasure.

Ning Zhuo and five others entered a secret room.

The layout of the secret room is similar to that of a school, with a middle-aged cultivator in the foundation-building stage standing in front.

The five of them found a seat and sat down.

"My name is Zheng Hua," the middle-aged monk introduced himself. "I will explain to you the general strategy of this joint operation."

Ning Zhuo immediately recalled the relevant information about Zheng Hua.

He was a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building, and he was only middle-aged, but he became the patriarch of the Zheng family. This was mainly because of his own talent - he could process many materials that were difficult to smelt.

Zheng Hua himself is also quite accomplished in refining equipment, having reached the level of a grandmaster. He is the top refining cultivator in the entire Huo Shi Xian City.

Zheng Hua released his magic power, which condensed into the shape of the Golden-Blooded War Ape Dasheng in mid-air, and looked lifelike.

Zheng Hua said: "Everyone should be familiar with this mechanical monkey, or more accurately, it should be impressive."

Zhou Zeshen, Zhou Zhu, Zheng Jian and others all had solemn expressions on their faces.

Ning Xiaohui's face was even more gloomy.

Ning Zhuo frowned.

Zheng Hua continued: "According to the information we have collected so far, this monkey mechanism is a combat mechanism that mainly focuses on close combat."

"Its body should be Vermilion Fire Glaze, a material refined from Vermilion Flame Stone. Ice magic is the best choice to deal with this material."

"There is at least red gold and black iron in his skeleton, and there are magic prohibitions painted on the surface of his skeleton."

"Based on the forbidden patterns and the battle situation, it should be a defensive forbidden magic. Personally, I guess it is most likely a Vajra Body Protection Spell."

"So, using thunder magic to eliminate the magic ban is also a meaningful tactic!"

"The brain of the mechanical ape should have a mechanical part dedicated to calculations. If we can destroy it, it will be of great help in the battle."

"Because the material of the mechanical monkey is not outstanding, its combat power mainly comes from its exquisite fighting skills. To achieve this, the requirements for the calculation components are very high."

"If you can't destroy its head, then its paws will be the secondary target."

"It is very likely that there are multiple martial arts talismans hidden in its palms. Destroying the talismans can also reduce its combat capabilities."

Zheng Hua's analysis made the five people feel more relaxed.

Immediately afterwards, Zheng Hua's mind moved, and the magic power of Yuan Dasheng suddenly collapsed. When it condensed into shape again, he had turned into the Netherworld Envoy Qi Bai.

Zheng Hua's expression became more serious. "In my opinion, although this mechanical puppet appears less frequently, it is more threatening than the mechanical monkey."

"Its skeleton is made of Dark Blue Iron, and many of its bones are replaced with Soul Wood. We cannot determine the exact age of the Soul Wood at the moment, but judging by the specifications of the Mechanical Ape, it should be a hundred-year-old Soul Wood."

"But these alone are not enough for this puppet mechanism to control so many ghosts at the same time."

"It should have some important mechanical parts on its body to help it control ghosts."

"This puppet has the ability to attack and weaken the soul. Judging from the fluctuations of its mana, it is very similar to the Soul Devouring Technique."

"There is a mechanical part in the neck that can make a drum sound to attack, causing the soul of the living being to vibrate violently. Once it is released, it will be difficult for us to defend ourselves."

"Its eyes are the focus of its design. They are made of mixed materials. Its power is currently unknown. I guess it is very likely to contain some kind of killer weapon!"

"There are mechanical spray holes all over his body. Once opened, these small holes can spray out Yin-attributed gauze at high speed. The gauze can merge into one in the blink of an eye, forming a black robe to protect his body, which has excellent defensive power."

"From this point of view, perhaps we can use mud magic to block all the jet holes."

Zheng Hua finally said: "This slave ghost puppet has at least two sets of magic arrays. There are at least eighteen magic talismans. It is obviously a long-range attack type of mechanical creation. It is strongly recommended to engage in close combat."

The five people's expressions became serious again, and they were all thinking: Too little information! The information of the slave ghost puppet is obviously less than that of the mechanical monkey, and there are not many targeted tactics designed. It may be very difficult to deal with it.

Ning Zhuo's brows furrowed even more tightly, and he thought to himself: Too much information has been leaked. Zheng Hua's analysis was almost accurate, and he was worthy of being one of the Zheng family's signature weapon refiners.

As for the Soul Devouring Technique, although its details were revealed, no one associated it with the Soul Devouring Sect.

Because of the existence of spell improvements, there are multiple versions of Soul Devouring. It is not only the monks of the Soul Devouring Sect who can use this spell.

It’s just that the disciples of the Soul-Devouring Sect can use this spell with greater power.

In fact, the Soul Devouring Technique already existed before the Soul Devouring Sect was founded.

It is said that the original source was the Ghostly Soul Devourer, one of the ten ancient beasts.

The ghost-evil soul-devouring beast is thirty feet long, shaped like a lion or tiger, with a huge and sturdy body, strong limbs, and claws as sharp as knives.

Its body is covered in dark scales that glow faintly at night.

The Ghost Soul Devouring Beast has three eyes on its head, and the central eye can see the presence of ghosts.

Its mouth is wide and its teeth are sharp, capable of tearing apart any soul with ease.

Its tail is in the shape of a snake, and the tip of the tail is like a snake head. The snake head contains a gem that shines with blue light and can store endless soul power.

The Ghost Soul-Devouring Beast has a pair of huge black wings on its back, shaped like bat wings. It can fly at an extremely fast speed and can easily catch up with escaping ghosts.

Zheng Hua dispersed his magic power and looked at the five people with a serious face: "The above is just speculation based on all the information currently available."

"It is possible that if we mobilize all our personnel, the difficulty of passing the level will increase sharply, making the above two mechanisms even stronger."

"We can't even rule out the possibility of a third or even fourth mechanism!"

"Okay, if you have any questions, you can ask first, and I will try my best to answer them."

Zheng Hua shook his head: "No."

"Strings, staffs, and spiritual consciousness are the most classic control methods, but none of them are suitable for these two puppets."

"We guess it's spiritual manipulation."

"The Lava Fairy Palace has a palace spirit, the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit, which can control mechanical puppets."

"Earlier, the Lava Fairy Palace was besieged by monsters. The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit was suspected to have taken action and controlled a humanoid robot to control the situation."

"This is the relevant battle situation. You can circulate it."

Zheng Hua took out a jade slip and handed it to the five people in the hall.

After it was passed to Ning Zhuo, he held the jade slip close to his forehead and saw the defense battlefield of the fairy palace on the top of the volcano at that time, and saw the deployment of the puppet Taoist master with Jindan level combat power.

"This should be the time when Boss Sun and I fight against Qi Bai."

"Who recorded this video? How could they do this right under Meng Kui's nose?"

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"From this angle, it seems like we are looking far away?"

A name suddenly emerged in Ning Zhuo's mind - Zhu Xuanji.

He guessed right.

It was indeed the jade slip that Zhu Xuanji provided to the three Jindan ancestors.

Afterwards, the three ancestors made rubbings of the images and sent them back to their respective families.

While everyone was checking the jade slip, Zheng Hua continued, "If it is really controlled by the spirit, then the mechanical monkey and the slave ghost puppet can be regarded as spiritual treasures."

"Lingbao?!" Zheng Jian couldn't help but be amazed.

Talismans, magic tools, magical treasures, and spiritual treasures.

From the perspective of quality, Lingbao is already the highest end. The treasures of the super sects, families, and cultivation countries throughout history are all Lingbao.

"This person seems to be the Jindan ancestor of my family?" Ning Zhuo checked the jade slip and naturally saw the scene where the ancestor of the Ning family was hit on the head by a walnut and had to retreat.

He remained calm and passed the jade slip to the next person.

"The three companies have a very in-depth understanding of Yuan Dasheng and Qi Bai."

"They even guessed the truth about spiritual manipulation!"

"Sure enough, those who can become a major family in Xiancheng have background and strength, and should not be underestimated."

"However, they only guessed part of it, and are still some distance away from the truth."

But it's not their fault.

They just lacked crucial intelligence. Once they had it, they could immediately fill it in and restore the truth! "It can be imagined that if they had reached the coffin room and learned about the cremation Prajna Sutra, they would quickly doubt the true identities of Yuan Dasheng and Qi Bai."

"But I have already raised the stone walls of all the Buddhist and Demonic sects."

Before, Ning Zhuo had a flaw.

In the second transit hall, the Buddhist and Demonic sects were still present.

However, as the prototype of the life-threatening magical power was getting closer and closer to blooming, and Ning Zhuo's cultivation and soul power had made great progress, he was finally able to use his full strength to block the Buddhist and Demonic gates in the second transit hall with stone walls, completely covering them up.

Ning Zhuo deliberately said: "If this is all the information we have, I don't think our chances of defeating the mechanical monkeys and slave ghost puppets are high."

"I suggest that we hold off on this action and continue to conduct an in-depth investigation to gather more comprehensive intelligence."

"After sufficient preparation, we will explore the Lava Fairy Palace!"

Zhou Zeshen immediately cast an admiring look at Ning Zhuo and thought: Ning Zhuo indeed has the same idea as me. We are both people who use our brains.

Ning Xiaohui snorted coldly: "Ning Zhuo, why are you afraid before the battle?"

"You want to gather intelligence, so we can use this opportunity to have a good fight with this damn mechanical monkey!"

"If we tear it apart, won't we be able to gather the key information?"

Ning Zhuo snorted coldly: "Ning Xiaohui, I know that you are often tortured and killed by mechanical monkeys. I can understand your eagerness for revenge."

"But this doesn't mean you can fight without thinking."

"You will only suffer more failures if you act so recklessly!"

"You!" Ning Xiaohui stared, her face full of anger and disbelief.

No one, or at least no one of her age, had ever been so rude to her! Ning Zhuo was the first.

Moreover, he directly squeezed me in front of outsiders.

"You are just a branch..." Ning Xiaohui gritted her teeth, her eyes were spitting fire.

Ning Zhuo interrupted mercilessly: "You, the main vein, can't even achieve half of my results, what is your status?"

Ning Xiaohui jumped up and stood up straight, feeling cold all over.

A ghost as white and cold as snow rose from her body, staring at Ning Zhuo grimly: "When did the Ning family branch become so arrogant?"

Ning Zhuo's pupils shrank, and he quickly jumped back, distanced himself, and stared at the ghost: "Who are you?!"

The ghost was so angry that he trembled: "I am also the main branch of the Ning family!!"

(End of this chapter)