It turns out that the mountain was a martial arts arena.

Ning Zhuo was sweating profusely and panting. He waved to Lin Shanshan, indicating that he needed to rest.

Lin Shanshan stopped her attack, took out a bottle of medicinal wine and handed it to Ning Zhuo.

Since the rumors started, Lin Shanshan stopped using the martial arts arena on Xiaozheng Peak. In order to avoid gossip, she asked Ning Zhuo to secretly come to the original mountain and use the martial arts arena that his father often used.

This martial arts arena is not only of extremely high standards, but also sparsely populated, making it the most suitable place to teach martial arts.

"What is this?" Ning Zhuo was puzzled and reached out to take the medicinal wine.

Lin Shanshan explained: "This is warm autumn wine."

"The main ingredients are Chilong fruit, sunflower, and heavenly dew. They have a strong nourishing and warming effect on the body, and can definitely clear the coldness in your body."

Ning Zhuo was shocked: "This is a golden elixir-level medicinal wine, it will definitely be able to clear the bitter cold in my body."

"This is too expensive!"

"Someone has returned from Huoshixian City. Has your sect finally figured it out?"

Lin Shanshan shook her head: "The disciples sent out have not returned yet. I asked the elders of the sect for this in my personal name."

"From my heart, I believe in you, Master Ning Zhuo."

"From the perspective of the sect, there must be solid evidence and reliable intelligence. Otherwise, Dad would be acting arbitrarily, which is not the best way to lead a sect."

"I understand." Ning Zhuo sighed, "To lead a sect is actually to lead people's hearts. If you are always strong and overbearing, even if your intentions are good, you will lose people's hearts. The superior should be close to the people and be kind. The best way to govern is to be like the spring breeze and rain, moistening things silently, which is the best way."

Lin Shanshan's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she praised: "Mr. Ning Zhuo's words are very similar to my father's. Maybe in the future, you two can have a good conversation."

Ning Zhuo quickly said that he had heard of Lin Bufan's reputation a long time ago. This time when he moved to Xiaozheng Peak, he saw the prosperity of Wanyao Valley and witnessed Lin Bufan's governance ability, and he admired him very much.

"I know that Lord Lin Bufan is very busy, and it is almost impossible for him to meet with a small figure like me."

"I only hope that this time, I can take advantage of the opportunity to discuss cooperation between the two tribes. If I can meet with Lord Lin, it would be really great!"

Ning Zhuo really wanted to leave a good impression on Lin Bufan.

After all, in the future, he might very well propose to trade the Fetal Breathing Spirit Ge.

Although he knew in his heart that this matter was very difficult, he had to at least meet and talk with Lin Bufan first to determine whether there was any hope in this option.

Lin Shanshan said: "Since Master Ning Zhuo wants to challenge Chang Yan in the near future, it would be best if he can completely eliminate the bitter cold and recover completely, so that he will have a better chance of winning."

"According to the distance and date, the report from the disciples will be coming in the next few days."

"If you can't defeat Chang Yan, you may not be able to make it to the next alliance negotiation."

"I'm giving you the wine, not only for you as my friend, but also to gain more profits for my sect."

"Compared with the great cause of our alliance, what is a mere warm autumn wine?"

Lin Shanshan persuaded Ning Zhuo to accept the medicinal wine, her words were tactful and reasonable.

Ning Zhuo nodded: "Miss Lin is right."

He uncorked the bottle and looked inside.

The warm autumn wine is amber gold in color, as bright as the autumn sun, and exudes a faint medicinal and fruity aroma that is refreshing.

Ning Zhuo first sent a voice message: "Boss, be careful, I want to drink."

Sun Lingtong nodded and immediately responded via voice transmission, indicating that she was watching.

Ning Zhuo immediately raised the bottle and took a sip.

When you first drink the Warm Autumn Wine, it is warm and soft, with a hint of sweetness and coolness, just like a mountain spring sliding down your throat.

After a moment, a strong warmth rose from the throat and quickly spread to every part of the body. The warmth was like the spring sunshine, penetrating the skin layer by layer, dispelling the coldness in the body, making people feel as if they were bathing in the warm sunshine, extremely comfortable.

The bitter coldness left in Ning Zhuo's body quickly dissipated as the alcohol spread.

Not only that, the tension in Ning Zhuo's muscles and meridians caused by the special training also subsided.

"Good wine." Ning Zhuo exclaimed.

Lin Shanshan was moved. After thinking for a while, she said, "Mr. Ning Zhuo, when you travel to other places in the future, don't take foreign substances easily."

"At least, we need to check it out."

"My father has always taught me that the world is dangerous and people's hearts are hard to discern..."

Ning Zhuo nodded: "If it were someone else, I would check it myself. But Miss Lin, I can trust you."

Lin Shanshan couldn't help but smile and shook her head slightly.

Ning Zhuo stretched his limbs and said, "After taking a sip of the medicinal wine, all my fatigue has gone. Let's continue, Miss Lin."

Lin Shanshan said softly: "Okay."

The two continued to practice.

Ning Zhuo concentrated all his attention and devoted himself to the training. Every thought in his mind was about how he should fight in order to compete with Lin Shanshan.

He was gifted with intelligence and wisdom. Compared with the extremely complex mechanical arts, the martial arts were much simpler and clearer.

As a result, Ning Zhuo made rapid progress.

At first, he was suppressed by Lin Shanshan the whole time. Then, gradually, he occasionally counterattacked. Now, the number of counterattacks has increased, and his defensive posture has become more and more stable.

The special training reached Ning Zhuo's physical limit, and the two stopped again.

During the break, when talking about Ning Zhuo's next opponent, Lin Shanshan took the initiative to give him advice: "Chang Yan is a demon cultivator, his body is an earth snake, not poisonous, but very good at earth magic."

"Sir, if you want to increase your chances of winning, you must think of a way to use the Wood Element."

In the relationship of mutual generation and mutual restraint among the five elements, fire generates earth, and wood restrains earth.

Using fire magic to deal with earth magic will only get half the result with twice the effort. But using wood magic will do the opposite, getting twice the result with half the effort.

Lin Shanshan continued, "I saw you fight before. Although the five elements spells were fierce, after careful examination, I found that these spells were not biased towards fighting and killing, but rather towards refining. Is that right?"

Ning Zhuo touched his nose and said, "Miss Lin has a keen eye and has seen it."

"The skills I practiced came from the Lava Fairy Palace, and they are all used to refine mechanical devices."

"Using it against the enemy is not the advantage of these five elements spells."

Hearing that Ning Zhuo's martial arts came from the Lava Fairy Palace, Lin Shanshan's heart moved and she couldn't help but feel curious.

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But it was offensive to inquire about other people's skills, so Lin Shanshan suppressed her curiosity and continued the previous topic: "In this case, Mr. Ning Zhuo might as well learn the wood magic of our Wanyao Sect."

Among the five elements magic, Wanyaomen is naturally best at the wood element.

Even though their signature wood-based magic was either used for planting, refining medicine or healing, the Wanyao Sect was large and powerful and had also collected many wood-based magics that tended towards cultivation.

Ning Zhuo thought for a moment and said, "In a few days, I will challenge Chang Yan. I will have to improve other wood magics. It is almost impossible to succeed in such a short time."

"So, Miss Lin, do you want me to comprehend your sect's enlightenment diagram?"

Lin Shanshan nodded, and suddenly felt relaxed and happy, thinking that "talking to smart people saves time and effort."

"That's exactly what I meant." Lin Shanshan said.

"There are twenty-seven wood-type enlightenment diagrams in my Wanyao Sect."

"Twelve of them are related diagrams of the Three Powers of the Wanyao Sect, and they cannot be shown to outsiders lightly. But the remaining fifteen have the possibility for you, Master Ning Zhuo, to witness and comprehend them."

"It's just that you, Mr. Ning Zhuo, need to pick out a few of the fifteen first. We only have so much time left. I suggest that you pick three first and then carefully select one. Maybe that will work."

At this point, Lin Shanshan paused and added, "If it were someone else, they wouldn't be able to make such preparations. But Master Ning Zhuo, you have amazing comprehension, so there is really a possibility of success."

Ning Zhuo touched his nose and felt that Lin Shanshan had much more confidence in him than he did in himself.

In fact, he had come into contact with the Wufatu before.

The Ning family's two pictures of enlightenment, Lingshuang and Aoxue, are in his possession.

He had tried to comprehend it before, but failed. He stared at it for a long time but had no clue at all.

"If I can't comprehend the Wood Element Enlightenment Diagram this time, won't it be embarrassing?"

Despite such concerns, Ning Zhuo still agreed immediately.

This is an opportunity that has come to your doorstep. If you don't take what God has given you, you will suffer the consequences! Lin Shanshan had already prepared the jade slip and handed it to Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo swept his spiritual sense and carefully selected the fifteen pictures of the wood element enlightenment.

After a moment, he made a decision: "I choose these three pictures."

So, after today's special training, Lin Shanshan led Ning Zhuo to the library first.

She showed her token and gave it to the elder guarding the tower.

The elder had a haggard face and looked very old: "According to the rules of the sect, Shanshan, you are indeed qualified to bring one person to the top floor, but you can only take one book to read."

Lin Shanshan led Ning Zhuo up the stairs to the top floor and took away a picture of an old tree with tangled roots.

After going downstairs and registering, Lin Shanshan took Ning Zhuo to visit her second senior brother and borrowed a painting of Listening to the Waves in the Mountain at Night.

Finally, we arrived at the back door of her house.

"Sir, please wait a moment. I'll be back soon." After giving the instructions, Lin Shanshan entered the mansion and asked to see Lin Bufan.

Lin Bufan was not at home.

Lin Shanshan entered her father's study, searched for a while, and found the "Sky-peeping Map under the Tree" on the bookshelf.

Not long after, Ning Zhuo and Lin Shanshan both left their original mountain and went to Xiaozheng Peak.

Ning Zhuo had three wood-type enlightenment pictures on his body, and he took out his own Lingshuang picture and Aoxue picture.

Lin Shanshan was a little surprised: "It turns out that Master Ning Zhuo also has the Enlightenment Diagram."

Ning Zhuo said: "I am ashamed. Logically speaking, this is a treasure passed down from my family, but I carried it with me, hoping to comprehend it. But since I left home, I have had little time."

"I will temporarily pledge these two Dharma Enlightenment Pictures to you, Miss Lin."

Lin Shanshan refused to accept it.

Ning Zhuo exclaimed, "I said the wrong thing, haha."

"Fellow Daoist Lin, this time you and I discussed and exchanged ideas together. We were in high spirits and exchanged the Enlightenment Diagrams. This is truly a testimony to the gradual friendship between our two forces."

Lin Shanshan then smiled and reached out to take the two Ning family's enlightenment pictures.

(End of this chapter)