"Separation? That's ridiculous!"

"It's fine if Ning Zhuo is just making trouble, but you guys are grown-ups, and you're also making trouble too!"

"I don't agree to split up the family!"

Ning Shufan was furious when he heard the news and immediately called a halt.

"Splitting up the family will definitely cause great damage to the luck of our Ning family."

"Ning Zhuo is the son of a prosperous family, and we cannot divide him up at will!"

"If the Ning family splits up while I am looking after them, causing them to decline further, how will I, Ning, face my ancestors in the underworld?"

Ning's attitude of surrender was very firm.

He was the only Jindan cultivator in the entire Ning family, and his statement immediately overturned the entire situation.

"What? We were stopped by the Jindan ancestor of our clan?" Ning Zhuo looked unhappy when he heard the bad news.

The messenger who contacted him had a sad face and said, "The family has already brought your bloodline umbilical cord, as well as the branch family plaque and sacrificial tablet, but they were intercepted by the ancestors and confiscated."

"The clan leader specifically asked me to let you know that it's not that the main branch of the Ning family doesn't want to cooperate, but that we can't do anything about it."

Ning Zhuo was silent for a while.

He fell into deep thought, his fingers subconsciously stroking the cup lid.

After a long silence, he said, "I already know about this matter, and I believe in the sincerity of cooperation from the main vein."

"It's not your fault, nor mine. It's just that something unexpected happened along the way."

"I will still follow the previous agreement and release Ning Xiaohui's grandmother. At the same time, I will recruit Ning Xiaoren under my command and help him achieve merit."

"But I hope that the main branch of the Ning family will mobilize its forces and work together with me to persuade the ancestor."

"Take this wish of mine back with you."

The envoy felt mixed emotions and respectfully took his leave.

Ning Zhuo sighed deeply.

Ning Jufan had always ignored worldly affairs, but unexpectedly he suddenly got involved.

Was it because the separation of the family was a serious matter, or was it because Ning Zhuo himself was being constantly watched by Ning Jiufan? Or was it both? Not long after, Ning Zhuo took the initiative to meet Ning Jiufan and mentioned the separation of the family.

Ning Jiufan snorted coldly, his face full of displeasure, and gave Ning Zhu a slap on the face: "How dare you bring that up?!"

"You've been quiet for a while, but I didn't expect you to do something big right away."

Ning Zhuo complained: "This time it's Ning Xiaohui's grandmother..."

Ning Jiufan interrupted directly: "I don't want to hear this!"

"Since she has made a mistake, she should be dealt with according to the family rules. This is not a bargaining chip for you to seek benefits for yourself."

Ning Jiufan glared, "What did I tell you before? I told you not to waste your energy and time on worldly affairs and to focus on the palace examination."

"How did you do that?"

"Or do you think your record is good enough that you can relax?"

Ning Zhuo saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly said: "Grandfather, please calm down for now."

"Please forgive me for being so bold, but even if you stop me this time, can you stop my feelings?"

"I am serious about the separation and I am determined to do so!"

"I firmly believe that my separation from the main vein is a good thing, and we each have our own future. On the contrary, if we live together, we will get tired of each other and hinder each other. In the end, we will end up in a bloody fight, and unspeakable tragedies will occur!"

"If it really comes to that, you, the old ancestor, will also have a share of responsibility."

Ning Jiufan was furious: "Good boy!"

The golden elixir's aura burst out, directly pressing Ning Zhuo to his knees on the ground.

Ning Zhuo knew that this was a critical moment, so he held on to his body, and with blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, he still raised his head stubbornly: "Old, old ancestor, if you don't believe me, how about we make a bet?"

Ning Jiufan's momentum stagnated slightly: "What bet?"

Ning Zhuo left the house with a secretly made bet.

He sighed deeply. This was the best result he had achieved after trying his best.

Having come to this point, Ning Zhuo was of course unwilling to give up, so he simply made a bet with the Ning family's ancestor! After failing to split the family, Ning Zhuo still let Ning Xiaohui's grandmother go and recruited Ning Xiaoren, which caused widespread dissatisfaction among his subordinates.

The branch clans already hated the main clan, and Ning Zhuo, their promising future leader, behaved so fawningly.

Ning Ze and Wang Lan, a couple who were heartbroken over the loss of their son, were even more restless, spreading the word that Ning Zhuo had changed. They also secretly spread rumors that Ning Zhuo had reached a secret agreement with the main branch of the Ning family, accepted huge benefits, and forgotten about the entire branch of the Ning family.

They wanted to use this to force Ning Zhuo to prove his innocence.

How to prove his innocence? It is nothing more than to hold the murderer accountable and avenge his cousin Ning Ji! Because of the traitor Ning Xiangguo and others, the City Lord's Mansion saw the flaw and quickly seized this opportunity. They secretly cooperated with Ning Ze and Wang Lan to launch a crusade against Ning Zhuo in the Ning family branch, hoping that Ning Zhuo would stand up and explain the whole story and process.

Ning Zhuo did not show up.

He knew very well that once he stepped forward, he would have to give in.

Once he gave in and eliminated Ning Xiaohui's grandmother, he would lose the most important reason. How could the many elders of the Ning family approve of his proposal to split the family?

At the very least, we should maintain the hope of separation and not let it diminish.

The progress of the second round of palace examinations had reached a critical point, forcing Ning Zhuo to devote his main energy to the examinations.

Question 18.

The content of the test is undergoing minor changes - the arena is open, the preparation phase is masked, and monks are allowed to cast spells to assist.

Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong started fighting.

Sun Lingtong released the Golden Blood War Ape Dasheng, shouting and urging Ning Zhuo to admit defeat.

But after Ning Zhuo finished his preparations, he did not create any mechanical puppets, but simply refined more than twenty flying floating mobile phones!

"You are the one who should admit defeat, Sun Lingtong!"

"I want to take back all the humiliation that I have endured over the years of being coerced, bribed, secretly controlled, and oppressed by you in this battle today!"

Ning Zhuo shouted loudly, his fighting spirit was very strong.

The next moment, more than twenty flying warriors flew into the air and cast spells on the Golden Blood War Ape Dasheng.

The spell burst was extremely powerful, and with more than twenty flying warriors, such an extreme configuration pushed the attack power to the limit.

The Golden-Blooded War Ape Dasheng was submerged in the magnificent tide of magic.

It fought hard and knocked down nearly ten flying hunters, but in the end it fell down, its body full of holes and looking horrible.

"No, my mechanical war ape! You're dead, you little bastard!" Sun Lingtong yelled, his eyes spitting fire, staring at Ning Zhuo, wishing he could eat him.

Sun Lingtong, who has been in the black market for a long time and has been cultivated by his master since childhood, has excellent acting skills.

Ning Zhuo sneered fearlessly and shouted excitedly: "Sun Lingtong, do you know how long I have been waiting for this day? You think I don't know, but in fact, I have conducted many secret investigations and studies on your mechanical monkey!"

When the monks watching the battle saw the result, they shouted in surprise and cheered!

During this period, Sun Lingtong was invincible and was truly too strong.

Unexpectedly, Ning Zhuo won by chance this time.

That's right, in the eyes of the monks, Ning Zhuo simply adopted an extreme competition strategy. He did not create a conventional mechanical puppet, but went all out and created more than twenty floating hand spell-casting mechanisms.

Since he had studied it, why didn't Ning Zhuo tell everyone the valuable information he knew when the Golden-Blooded War Ape Dasheng just appeared on the scene?

If they tell it out, maybe they can defeat Sun Lingtong!

This undoubtedly made everyone realize that even though Ning Zhuo had pleaded guilty and been punished, he had concealed a lot of information.

This information can bring him some convenience.

For example, the victory in this competition was helped by intelligence. It was precisely because Ning Zhuo had an extraordinary understanding of the Golden Blood War Ape Dasheng that he was able to determine the advantage and finalize the victory in the early stage of the bombardment.

So, after the palace examination that day, an envoy came to buy intelligence from Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo pushed all the excuses away.

When the palace examination was held the next day, people were pleasantly surprised to find that Sun Lingtong did not use the Golden Blood War Ape: Great Victory again.

Sun Lingtong had a gloomy face and kept staring at Ning Zhuo. The hatred and anger in his eyes were so full that they seemed to be about to overflow.

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Therefore, everyone guessed that Ning Zhuo had severely damaged the mechanical monkey in the battle yesterday, and it could not be repaired in a short time at least.

Ning Zhuo gained more praise because of this. At the same time, without the Golden Blood War Ape Dasheng, people didn't value the little information he had as much.

In the next palace examination, Sun Lingtong no longer used the Golden Blood War Ape: Great Victory.

The purpose is to achieve a defeat, close to Ning Zhuo's performance. In this way, there will not be a huge difference between "Ning Zhuo" and "Entry Standard" on the record ranking list.

Once there is a difference, and it is inconsistent with the performance of Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong, then the cultivators will naturally easily guess the truth that the title does not match the person.

Question 20.

There is a five-element spirit-transforming plate on the table.

In addition, there are several other mechanical parts.

Whoever can design a perfect plan and make full use of these mechanical components will have a good record in battle.

While others were preparing and trying out the functions of the mechanical parts, Ning Zhuo just picked up the Five Elements Spirit Turning Plate and used it with great familiarity.

This scene was discovered by many monks who were sitting in the spectator seats.

Starting from question 21, the test questions examine large-scale mechanisms, and the monks are allowed to choose an outsider to serve as an assistant in refining the mechanism and participate in the palace examination.

Question 22.

The test question provided another blood path map for the mechanism parts! Ning Zhuo easily got the hang of it again and used it almost immediately.

Ning Xiaoren was chosen by him to serve as his assistant.

He ordered Ning Xiaoren to provide blood essence, and Ning Zhuo used the blood essence to perform the magic blood-stained tendon skill and create a blood path map.

"Not enough. Not enough."

"More!"

“I want more!!”

Under Ning Zhuo's ruthless demands, Ning Xiaoren's expression quickly turned pale.

He showed a look of horror: "Human essence and blood are limited. Ning Zhuo, if you let me continue to sacrifice, I will die!"

Ning Zhuo's eyes were cold: "Ning Xiaoren, don't you want to make a contribution? Didn't you confess to me and swear to atone for your sins? In this case, now is your best chance to redeem yourself!"

Ning Xiaoren was horrified: "You want me to die?!"

"Follow my orders!" Ning Zhuo shouted.

"No, no!" Ning Xiaoren retreated in panic, but he was on the stage and there was no way he could retreat.

Ning Zhuo sneered: "Even if you don't want to die, it's not up to you."

He suddenly turned his gaze to another arena, where stood Ning Jufan and the head of the Ning family.

"Clan leader, Ning Xiaoren is your son. Do you think he should dedicate himself to the family?" Ning Zhuo shouted.

Many monks looked at him sideways.

This scene is very interesting.

The Ning family head's face turned pale, and he struggled a lot. Finally, he said in great pain: "My son, it is indeed time for you to sacrifice for the family! Don't bring shame to my main line!"

Ning Zhuo laughed out loud.

"Dad!" Ning Xiaoren screamed in disbelief, extremely terrified and confused.

However, to the Ning family head's surprise, Ning Zhuo did not actually kill Ning Xiaoren, but only beat him to death.

When the palace examination ended that day, Ning Zhuo brought the unconscious Ning Xiaoren to meet Ning Jiufan.

Next to Ning Jufan, the head of the Ning family was trying his best to explain, stammering and sweating profusely.

Seeing Ning Zhuo coming, the head of the Ning family couldn't help but yelled angrily: "Ning Zhuo, how dare you trick me!"

It turned out that Ning Zhuo had already known that Ning Xiaoren was involved in the kidnapping case through the hint of the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit.

He quietly collected enough evidence and secretly threatened the head of the Ning family.

The head of the Ning family then realized that Ning Xiaoren had colluded with outsiders and murdered his own family members, which was an unforgivable crime!

So, Ning Zhuo wanted to draw blood from Ning Xiaoren to death in broad daylight. He behaved strangely, and although he looked quite hesitant and struggling, he finally spoke and persuaded Ning Xiaoren to sacrifice his life.

As a result, after the palace examination, he was grabbed by Ning Jiufan and criticized harshly.

The head of the Ning family then realized that Ning Jiufan had already known about Ning Xiaoren's crime of colluding with outsiders.

Ning Zhuo bowed deeply to Ning Jiufan and said, "Grandfather, I won this bet."

Ning Jiufan glanced at the pale-faced Ning family head and said in an extremely indifferent tone: "For your own power, you sacrificed your own son. It is really a blessing for our Ning family to have a patriarch like you!"

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The head of the Ning family fell to the ground, his eyes glazed with fear.

"My Ning family is a family of cultivators, connected by kinship and blood. You don't want to help your son, to free him from control and return to the light, but you only care about your own power and position."

"You really disappoint me!"

After criticizing the head of the Ning family, Ning Shufan looked at Ning Zhuo with a very complicated expression.

He wanted to persuade her, but under Ning Zhuo's determined gaze, he still opened his storage belt and took out the blood umbilical cord, the Ning family plaque, and the offering tablet.

"Here you go, my branch clan leader."

Ning Zhuo was overjoyed and hurriedly took it. He checked it on the spot and bowed to Ning Jiufan: "I will not set up a branch family immediately to avoid turmoil in the family until the palace examination is over."

"Grandfather, after we split up and build a new family, we will still need your protection."

Ning Jiufan snorted coldly: "Get out of here, you little bastard, you never make me feel at ease for a moment."

"Master Zhu is already outside your room. He came here specially to see you."

"You can say whatever you want, or you can keep it to yourself. Remember, you are already the head of my Ning family's branch clan."

Ning Zhuo quickly expressed his gratitude and respectfully took his leave.

(End of this chapter)