One day ago.

Ning Jufan flew all the way at full speed, and the lush green mountains beneath his feet slowly retreated backwards.

"Senior, according to the map, we are almost reaching Yugang Mountain." Han Zhou sat next to Ning Jiufan.

The two of them were sitting on a huge flying ice block.

The cold made Hanzhou feel at home, because he was originally from the north. Therefore, he also felt at home with Ning Qusu, the owner of the flying ice cube.

"Yugang Mountain is indeed in sight." Ning Jufan's vision is much stronger than Hanzhou's, after all, he is at the Jindan level.

He had already seen a hint of Yugang Mountain on the horizon.

But just when he relaxed a little, the sky and the earth suddenly changed color.

A large formation suddenly unfolded, instantly enveloping Ning Jufan and Han Zhou.

In the blink of an eye, the world returned to its original state, as if everything just now was just an illusion. Ning Jiufan and Han Zhou disappeared completely.

Ning surrendered and fell into the formation, shocked and angry.

All I saw was a dim yellow sky and a ball-like halo covering all directions.

Three blurry figures separated and surrounded Ning Jiufan and Han Zhou from a distance.

"Who is trapping me?" Ning Jiufan asked sternly, "I am Ning Jiufan, the Golden Elixir Patriarch of the Ning Family at Huoshi Mountain. Did you three Taoist friends trap the wrong person?"

One of the three figures spoke up: "Ning surrendered, we finally got you here. We want to eliminate you!"

Han Zhou was shocked and immediately became nervous. He didn't expect that this time when he followed the Jindan cultivator on the journey, he would encounter a life-and-death crisis.

Ning Jufan's heart sank suddenly. Since the other party was waiting for him specifically, he must be someone powerful.

He thought for a moment, and immediately took out the official seal from his bosom: "Don't make mistakes and let others instigate you! I am the hidden official of the Nandou Kingdom. If you stop and leave now, I promise that I will not pursue you."

"Otherwise, if anything happens to me here, the entire Nandou country will be wanted and hunting you down."

As a result, the enemy laughed out loud: "Just surrender, and we will kill you, you dog official!"

Ning Jiufan was shocked again.

Since the other party knew his identity and would rather kill the official than take action, it is very likely that they are from the Meng family.

After all, the Ning family moved to Huoshixian City, and the only powerful external enemy at present is the Meng family.

In addition, there are the enemies from Beifeng Country. However, this possibility is far less than that of the Meng family.

Han Zhou transmitted his voice: "Ancestor Ning, these three people all have golden elixir auras, why not just release Grandma Yuan and break the formation with force!"

Ning Jufan shook his head in his heart. He didn't want to do this.

If this ambush was really the work of the Meng family, how could they not be on guard against his Nascent Soul-level monster?

If we really release Grandma Yuan, we might fall into the trap of the other party.

Considering this, Ning Jufan snorted coldly, responding to Hanzhou and speaking to the enemy: "If that's the case, then let me show you the heroic fighting posture of the men of the North!"

"Show me your moves!"

As soon as Ning Jufan finished speaking, he took action.

For a moment, the north wind blew, causing heavy snow to fly, and the biting cold filled the air in an instant.

Among the three Jindan monks, one of them showed up and cast a spell to fight against the wind and snow.

Ning Jufan's wind and snow spell was suppressed, so he took out a talisman and activated it directly.

The talisman floated in the air, bursting with strong light, and quickly condensed into an ice and snow giant.

Snow clouds appeared under the ice man's feet, and he rushed towards another Jindan enemy with a long-handled ice-carved sword in both hands.

When the Jindan monk saw the Ice Man approaching, he quickly cast his spell, continuously suppressing him and slowing down his advance.

Ning Jufan tried three things at once and shot out a magic-level ice cone at the third person.

When the Jindan monk saw the ice cone coming at him with great power, he knew that ordinary magic could not resist it, so he immediately took out a large cauldron.

The big tripod flew forward and collided with the ice cone, making a loud clanging sound, but it was finally blocked temporarily.

Ning Jufan laughed heartily, and said in a heroic tone: "Is this all you three can do? If you have any other tricks, just use them!"

Han Zhou was extremely amazed watching from the side. He didn't expect that the ancestor of the Ning family could be so powerful even when fighting against three people alone.

But he soon thought of Ning Zhuo.

"Like grandson, like grandfather. From Master Ning Zhuo, we can see the excellence and strength of the Ning family."

"The behavior of the Ning family's Jindan Patriarch is actually a sign of things to come."

Han Zhou thought of the powerful trump card that they still had, Yuan Lao, who was at the Nascent Soul level. His heart gradually calmed down and he was no longer so nervous.

He didn't know that although Ning Juefan looked like this, he was actually very nervous. He even lost the advantage of the terrain after falling into the formation. Since the three Jindan cultivators were chosen by the Meng family, they must have some skills.

"This place is close to Yugang Mountain. It would be great if we could get some reinforcements."

The guard on Yugang Mountain is no longer Meng Zizhong, but a Jindan sent by the Zhu royal family.

Before Ning Jufan came, he had already notified her via FeiXin, and the two sides had exchanged FeiXin messages once.

But Ning Jiufan changed his mind and thought again: "Since the other party has set up an ambush here, how could they not consider the Jindan stationed at Yugang Mountain?"

"So, if we take action in this formation, I'm afraid that no sound will be transmitted."

"No, if it gets out, it will be even worse. They must have done it on purpose to attract the Jindan garrison to come to support them so that they can catch us all in one fell swoop!"

Hanzhou did not understand the real situation, and he didn't know much about the existence of the Jindan level.

But the idea of ​​​​surrendering also has its own limitations.

Even the three Jindan who set the ambush did not know that their ambush had actually been exposed.

High above the clouds, Zhu Xuanji and Shen Lingshu stood side by side, overlooking the battlefield below.

Although the battlefield was surrounded by a formation, Zhu Xuanji used his heavenly eyesight and magic to see through the scene inside.

Then through communication with spiritual consciousness, Shen Lingshu was also informed of the real-time battle situation.

Zhu Xuanji said: "Senior Shen, as you expected, Ning Jufan was ambushed during this trip."

"You've guessed he's safe."

"Haha, with us here, of course he is safe."

Shen Lingshu made some hand gestures and said, "I have figured out this formation. It is the Nine-Tailed Demon Bewitching Formation."

"The battle lines and battle patterns are all made of nine-tailed fox fur."

"There are eight array eyes and one array core. The array core is hidden in the array eyes. At first glance, they look the same, so it is difficult to find the key position."

"Right now, one of these three Jindan cultivators occupies the center of the formation, two occupy the center, and three of the centers are burning soul-bewitching incense. One center has a demon-slaying platform, one has a demon-binding rope, and the last center actually has a mysterious air bag."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xuanji couldn't help but sigh: "The other party is well prepared."

"The Nine-tailed Heavenly Demon has the power to confuse all demons. It uses its nine-tailed fox hair to set up an array. It's a big deal."

"The bewitching incense and the bewitching array can confuse Yuan Lao as soon as she is released, and she may even counterattack her master."

"Then, in a daze, he walked onto the demon-slaying platform, was beheaded by the guillotine, and lost his life."

"At the critical moment of life and death, Grandma Yuan might have erupted her survival instinct and managed to gain a glimmer of clarity. Therefore, the other party also prepared a rope to tie up the monster, in order to strangle its last bit of life."

"What kind of magic weapon is this mysterious air bag?"

Shen Lingshu said: "This treasure is specifically targeted at Qi. It can absorb the Qi of other objects and make their Qi low."

"With this treasure, we can prevent some accidents from happening. Many people with strong destiny often use their destiny to save themselves at the critical moment of life and death."

“Even if you are a mortal, as long as you have strong luck and flourish, you can even fall off a cliff and not die, and you will have good fortune in the future.”

"I see." Zhu Xuanji nodded and asked the most important question, "Senior Shen, can you figure out the clues or even evidence that these three Jindan cultivators came from the Meng family?"

Shen Lingshu shook his head: "I can't figure it out."

"This may be because Meng Kui's handwriting was very rigorous. He had already taken precautions and calculated it from the beginning of the layout."

"Can't you trace the source? Can't you see the connection between him and the Meng family?"

Zhu Xuanji smiled bitterly: "I only saw that these three people accepted this mission one after another in Youci Pavilion."

Youciting is a famous assassination organization, very secretive, and has distribution in various large and small cultivation countries.

It is so large in scale and has survived to this day, so it must have a certain foundation.

Shen Lingshu smiled slightly, but was not surprised: "The Meng family's move this time is probably revenge for the Yugang Mountain incident."

"We eliminated Meng Zizhong, and the Meng family set an ambush here to eliminate Ning Ruosu as a warning."

"If Ning Jiufan and Yuan Lao both die, the situation of Huoshi Xiancheng will fall to Meng Kui's side, and the remaining Zhou family will be unable to support it alone."

"And in the court, the sacrifice of these two people will have a profound impact on people's hearts and greatly weaken the prestige of the royal family!"

Zhu Xuanji said: "The fate of Ning Zhuo and the Ning family has finally come to an end."

"Our plan was to come to Wuyin Mountain to investigate the Fox God, but we hit the jackpot unexpectedly. We will not sit idly by and watch Ning surrender and die in battle."

Shen Lingshu looked solemn: "It seems like this is a coincidence."

"But we cannot rule out the possibility that someone's life is at stake, or that it was done under the king's orders."

"Ning will surrender and we will save him, but we might as well watch the fight for a while and let his luck be sucked away."

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Shen Lingshu then told his plan: "If Ning Zhuo has mastered the magical power and people's lives are hanging by a thread, the possibility of Ning surrendering is very high."

"In this way, the fates of both sides are linked. If Ning Jiufan's side continues to decline, it will inevitably affect Ning Zhuo's side."

"If Ning Zhuo has planted a thread of life in other people's lives, their luck will be low, and at best they will become mentally confused, or at worst they will suffer disasters, and all of these will show up."

“This is a good opportunity to verify it.”

Zhu Xuanji recalled the many secrets he had learned in the capital: "In the past, the emperor suffered a great defeat and nearly lost his country because of this drawback of hanging his life by a thread."

There is nothing perfect in this world.

Where there is strength, there is weakness.

Where there are advantages, there are naturally disadvantages.

The fate of a person is linked to his life. When the emperor is unlucky, his fate declines, and the others share the burden. This creates the effect of the king being punished.

But after all, it is not the real king's order. Therefore, once everyone encounters a catastrophic disaster, or the luck of some people declines too much, the emperor will also be in trouble.

In the past, it was because of this that Emperor Nan Dou encountered disaster and narrowly escaped death.

"Wait a minute." Zhu Xuanji suddenly had an idea and asked, "What if my Buddha Heart Demon Seal really has the power to suppress fate?"

Shen Lingshu thought deeply, "It depends on how powerful my Buddha Heart Demon Seal is in suppressing fate. Can it only protect him, or can it benefit others?"

"Even if the seal is powerful, Ning Zhuo is only at the foundation-building stage at this time, so he can't exert its true power at all."

"Back then, didn't the old emperor have a magic weapon that could suppress his own fate?"

"After all, there's no harm in trying."

Zhu Xuanji nodded slightly: "Okay, let's do it this way."

A thousand-mile dragon travels at high speed in the void.

Silver lines appear from time to time under the dark curtain.

The lower half of the Wanliyoulong's body was shining with blood-red light and shadow. This was the work of the Blood Shadow Cave Master.

Suddenly, the sky in front of him became bright bright, and the next moment, a thousand-mile dragon emerged from the void and came into the world.

Sun Lingtong did not dare to be careless at all and continued to control the Wanli Youlong into the dense forest.

After moving around for most of the day, they finally stopped.

"It was so close, so exciting!" Sun Lingtong licked her lips, and her heartbeat gradually slowed down.

He looked down at his hands.

Half of the palm had turned into stone skin, just like the appearance of the stone ball at the bottom of the cave.

Sun Lingtong gritted his teeth and could only continue to suppress it with his magic power, and then controlled the mechanical dragon to check on Ning Zhuo's condition.

Seeing Ning Zhuo fainted on the ground but still breathing, Sun Lingtong's eyes turned red and he wanted to slap himself twice.

"I'll just go on an adventure and seek some excitement, that's all."

"This time, I got Xiaozhu involved. Sigh, how could I be so unwise? I really deserve to be beaten!!"

Sun Lingtong felt extremely guilty, but in her current state, she didn't dare to get close to Ning Zhuo.

Fortunately, Sun Lingtong also had a lot of experience in mechanical devices. He immediately took out the mechanical puppet and controlled it with his spiritual sense, indirectly contacting Ning Zhuo and helping him wake up quickly.

When Ning Zhuo woke up, he was relieved to learn that he had escaped, but his heart was filled with fear.

Sun Lingtong sighed and said, "Xiaozhu, it's my fault that I got you into trouble and almost killed you."

Ning Zhuo shook his head: "Boss, I was worried about your injury, and I was also eager to take revenge on the Liudong Sect, so I didn't stop you from taking risks. I was also wrong!"

"How is your injury now?"

Sun Lingtong told Ning Zhuo the truth.

He shrugged his shoulders and gritted his teeth: "I originally wanted to follow the clues and find out the information about the old monster in the stone. I didn't expect that the other party could see through Wanli Youlong!"

He was so angry that he wanted to slap himself on the head.

Now thinking back, what happened?

It is my nature to like excitement and pursue excitement, but before that, I was too inconsiderate.

"Have you been living in the Fire Persimmon Immortal City for too long and have lived in comfort for too long, so you've become lazy?"

"Well, it's fine if something happens to me, but if it gets Xiaozhu involved..."

"He has great potential and a promising future. He has worked hard for more than ten years and his life is getting better. He has a family, friends, and is popular with female cultivators. Unlike me, who is alone and has a poor family, if he dies here because of me..."

Sun Lingtong was filled with self-blame and secretly warned herself that she would never take such a risk whenever Ning Zhuo was around.

This escape experience deeply touched Sun Lingtong's heart.

Throughout the whole process, Ning Zhuo was indeed implicated by Sun Lingtong. If he had found the stone ball at the bottom of the cave in the Dragon Head Cabin, he would certainly not have been as eager to mine it as Sun Lingtong was.

However, Ning Zhuo was used to it.

In Huoshi Xiancheng, he took action many times to rescue Sun Lingtong from the cell.

The deep friendship between him and Sun Lingtong is not only that they can trust each other without hesitation at the critical moment of life and death, but also deeper - even if the other party makes a mistake, he will easily forgive and even make up for the other party.

Ning Zhuo comforted him, "Although Nascent Soul cultivators can travel through the void, they can only do this with their Nascent Soul. It is difficult to do it with their physical bodies."

Therefore, it is very difficult to completely kill a Nascent Soul cultivator. Once the physical body is destroyed, their Nascent Soul can escape from the body and escape into the void, looking for an opportunity to take over another body and seek revenge.

"Wanliyoulong can take us through the void. Even if those Nascent Soul cultivators want to catch up, it is unlikely that they will take out their Nascent Souls, separate from their main bodies, and risk their lives to chase after them."

The Nascent Soul of a cultivator is the fruit of his cultivation, and it is crucial to his future path. He would not easily take risks with his Nascent Soul unless he had no other choice.

"That's why we went to explore the Six Cave Sect, right?"

"Our successful escape this time also proves this point. If the Demon Heart Cave Master really wants to abandon his physical body and use his Nascent Soul to chase us, I'm afraid the other two cave masters will attack his physical body."

"Boss."

“We have gained a lot this time.”

"For example, I saw the mechanical carriage that my mother rode in the past, and I knew that Lin You would get it. I must take this carriage back!"

"Without this adventure, how would I have known such important news?"

Sun Lingtong shook her head and spoke through the puppet: "Xiaozhuo, don't comfort me."

"We suffered a heavy loss this time."

"Wanli Youlong was attacked by the Demon Heart Cave Lord before, and about 30% of his body needs to be repaired."

"The back half of the mechanical dragon's body has been eroded by the blood shadow. This should be the Blood Shadow Cave Master's tracking method. If we can't get rid of it, the Blood Shadow Cave Master will notice us when we get close to the Thousand Peaks Forest in the future."

Ning Zhuo shook his head and slowly sat up: "None of this matters, Boss."

"The most urgent thing is to treat your injury."

"Xiao Zhuo..." Even though Sun Lingtong and Ning Zhuo had been together day and night for more than ten years, he felt a warm current in his heart at this moment.

Sun Lingtong: "But now, the Mechanical Dragon can no longer get close to the Thousand Peaks Forest. If we act alone, relying on our cultivation and combat power, I'm afraid we won't be able to penetrate deep into the Thousand Peaks Forest. After all, now that the war is about to begin, the Thousand Peaks Forest is already heavily guarded. Outsiders like us will be very conspicuous."

Ning Zhuo smiled and said, "Don't worry, Boss. I have already thought of a solution."

(End of this chapter)