Chapter 495 Mulan, Please Be Patient

"Hmm?" The old demon cultivator frowned and observed again that Ning Zhuo's luck had changed.

"The previous increases were just a few lines or threads. This time it increased so much."

"Ning Zhuo is such a sinister kid!"

"If I had been deceived by the illusion and let my guard down, and easily used the three-line Qi-breaking spell, wouldn't I have fallen into his trap!"

The old demon cultivator was so frightened that his back felt cold and he immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

He snorted coldly, his eyes cold and vicious.

He took out a large number of precious materials again, but this time, he did not add these precious materials directly, but temporarily suspended them in the air.

The old demon cultivator took a deep breath, endured the severe pain, and tore off most of the fox skin on his chest.

Ignoring the blood, he raised his arm and threw the fox skin into the air.

The fox skin exploded in the air and turned into a cloud of smoke, burying and covering the precious materials floating in the air, without a trace of breath leaking out.

The old demon cultivator gritted his teeth and continued to arrange the precious materials.

Ning Zhuo got the mechanical puppet, but did not return to the Three Generals Camp. Instead, he secretly left the city, started his Wanli Wandering Dragon, traveled through the void, and came to an uninhabited valley.

The mechanical ring stopped moving, which made him feel at ease.

He shook all the storage bags and released all the mechanical dolls.

At one point, more than 400 mechanical puppets filled the small valley, on the rocks, on the trees, and under the trees.

Ning Zhuo mobilized his spiritual consciousness to activate the Buddha's Heart Demon Seal in his upper dantian, shooting out a series of pink heart seals.

After receiving the heart seals one by one, Ning Zhuo immediately developed a close connection with these mechanical dolls.

He then used his spiritual sense to control them, but he was only able to control more than 170 before he could no longer continue.

The number of targets that can be controlled by spiritual consciousness at the same time varies greatly depending on the cultivator's practice method, his own qualifications, the magical weapons he carries with him, etc.

The Mirror Table Spiritual Communication Technique that Ning Zhuo practiced was good at controlling multiple targets at the same time - but it needed to be used in conjunction with a mechanical mirror.

The method of making a mirror is recorded in the foundation-building chapter of the Mirror Table Spiritual Art, and it is called the Divination Mirror.

"When we return to the Three Generals' Camp, we will refine the Spirit Division Mirror."

Ning Zhuo thought so and spread out his ten fingers. Ten hanging threads shot out from between his fingers, controlling the ten strongest puppets nearby.

In an instant, the connection between him and these ten mechanical dolls became extremely close and strong.

This is the most commonly used control method by mechanical monks.

The connections are the strongest, but the number is the smallest.

Although monks also have many means to make their magic power branch out and control more targets, doing so will also weaken this connection.

And Ning Zhuo's most powerful means of control must still be...

Magical power - life hanging by a thread! But unfortunately, the life hanging by a thread is ineffective against the more than 400 mechanical puppets in the field.

"The life-saving thread can be used to control monks, and can also be used to control spiritual mechanical creations such as Yuan Dasheng."

"So, if I want to use my magical powers to control these mechanical puppets, there seems to be a way..."

Ning Zhuo took out the spirit box.

There are many spiritualities in it, which Ning Zhuo started to accumulate in the Lava Fairy Palace. They increased greatly when he burned many relics in the Mist Hidden Mountain.

The spiritual reserves are not small and are quite mixed.

Ning Zhuo slightly opened the spirit box, drew out the spirituality inside, and dropped it into the body of each mechanical puppet.

The mechanical puppet didn't move.

Ning Zhuo kept adding more spirituality to it.

The mixed spiritualities entangled, collided, and separated with each other inside the puppet's body. They did not condense into one and remained scattered, without any effect at all.

Ning Zhuo tried to use his magical power to hang the life thread, and it fell slightly above the puppet's head.

“Success!”

The joy on Ning Zhuo's face was fleeting, because he discovered that although the life hanging by a thread could be blessed, the mixed spirituality was quickly consumed in this state at an alarming speed.

Soon, the large amount of mixed spirituality that was filled in was consumed.

Ning Zhuo's face darkened.

Without spirituality, his life automatically detached from the mechanical puppet.

Ning Zhuo fell into deep thought: "Mixed spirituality can help people survive and control the mechanical puppets in a very short time."

"During this period of time, my control over these mechanical puppets will reach the most thorough level!"

"The combat power of this agency army will likely soar to its limit."

But still use it sparingly.

It can only be used as the last trump card.

If used too many times, it will expose your supernatural powers and put your life in danger.

Obviously, once this magical power is exposed, it will have a huge negative impact on Ning Zhuo's travels around the world and his interactions with others.

"But if the situation is too urgent, it will be the only option."

War is dangerous!

On the battlefield, anything can happen.

Ning Zhuo had a very deep impression of the previous ambush. Facing the surprise attack, he had no time to react, even though he was heavily protected by the army. From then on, Ning Zhuo had no sense of security at all.

Next, Ning Zhuo began to try to practice the Thief's Light Wind Formation.

Oh no, it's the Light Body Gale Formation.

Ning Zhuo's face quickly turned pale, a fine layer of sweat appeared on his forehead, and the spiritual consciousness in his upper dantian was severely consumed.

Ning Zhuo had only practiced 30% of the entire Light Body Gale Formation and was unable to continue.

Under normal circumstances, soldiers act independently according to the content of the battle formation.

But now, every movement of the mechanical puppet must be handled and directed by Ning Zhuo personally.

The difficulty of forming the formation therefore skyrocketed.

Only if one reaches a spiritual level like Yuan Dasheng or Meng Yehu, it will be possible for one to act on one's own and move back and forth following the battle formation.

"Refine a single spirituality and make it grow smarter so it can act according to battle formations."

"Refine treasures such as the Spirit Mirror."

"Increase my own skills in controlling mechanisms!"

"Increasing the strength and scale of my own spiritual consciousness will also allow me to control more mechanical puppets at the same time."

Ning Zhuo thought very quickly and soon came up with several plans.

"Use a variety of methods to achieve the level of allowing the mechanical puppets to form a formation."

Ning Zhuo also has some experience fighting on the battlefield.

The ambush made him realize deeply that only by forming a battle formation can the weak defeat the strong.

The battle formation is a very mature and excellent means that can almost perfectly combine the power of the majority of weaker ones to achieve the effect of countering the stronger ones.

In ancient times, the art of formation and military arts in the Hundred Arts of Cultivation had not yet developed to this point. There was no way to take advantage of numbers, which led to the cultivation world placing more emphasis on individual development and cultivation. Throughout the history of that time, there were often examples of one person fighting against thousands of troops and sweeping across an entire fairy city.

Sun Lingtong suggested: "Xiaozhuo, don't forget that I can also give you control of some puppets."

This is indeed a good suggestion.

Sun Lingtong's spiritual awareness is already very excellent.

And he himself also has certain abilities and can control various mechanisms. After all, he started studying the mechanism books left by Ning Zhuo's mother a long time ago.

But Ning Zhuo only practiced the Light Body Swift Wind Formation briefly before making a more important attempt.

The Art of War - The Art of Recovery of the Warriors!

With the help of this military strategy, Ning Zhuo intended to destroy the mechanical puppets under his command.

The extent of the damage varies.

The lightest damage was just to make the mechanical puppet escape from control and stop in place.

Then, the mechanical puppet is disassembled, but its parts are not destroyed. As long as you give it some time, you can put it back together.

Then destroy various parts of the mechanical puppet.

Finally, the mechanical puppet is completely crushed or even destroyed.

After a round of verification, Ning Zhuo's aura rose, and he came to a preliminary conclusion: "Simply dismantling will not provide an increase in holdings. The more thorough the destruction, the more combat power is retained before the destruction, and the greater the increase in holdings I will get."

Sun Lingtong was overjoyed: "Xiaozhu, in this way, won't you be able to have the combat power of Yuanying level?"

Ning Zhuo smiled and shook his head.

Sun Lingtong slapped his head and said, "Oh, I see. You are only at the foundation-building level. Your body and soul are too weak to bear the combat power of the Nascent Soul level!"

After all, there is a layer of Golden Core realm between the Foundation Establishment stage and the Nascent Soul stage.

Before, Ning Zhuo’s body in the Verification Map was just a part of his spiritual consciousness, a fake body condensed out.

If he really wanted to implement it in the real world, he would not be able to obtain such a large-scale increase. If the power of the Nascent Soul level was added to him, he would die instantly.

Ning Zhuo added: "Not only is it difficult for me to bear the burden, but the art of war, the Art of Restoration of the Warrior, may also be cracked by the enemy."

"This military technique, combined with the mechanical puppet army, can increase my combat power to the Golden Core level."

"If this method is used frequently, it will definitely be targeted by the enemy and can be easily cracked."

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Sun Lingtong nodded and offered his own opinion: "To exert a stronger power, Xiaozhuo, I suggest that you lead an army alone!"

Ning Zhuo shook his head: "I have also thought about it. If I lead the army alone and join the two countries, I can enjoy the blessing of the national strength of the two countries."

"This way, after the mechanical puppet is damaged, I will get more gains."

"Even at the beginning of the war, I can directly and proactively destroy some mechanical puppets to increase my own strength and improve my survival rate on the battlefield!"

Ning Zhuo's strength lies in organization.

Experiences such as the ambush and Gao Sheng's suicide note allowed him to figure out a set of combat methods for the mechanical puppet army.

This method is indeed unique and has promising prospects.

Ning Zhuo took a look at the mechanical ring, packed up all the mechanical dolls, and leveled the surrounding rocks before he left with the help of Wanli Youlong.

The first thing he did when he returned to the Three Generals' Camp was to meet Liu Er and ask for an organization for the mechanical puppet army.

Liu Er smiled bitterly, indicating that he was in a very difficult situation.

"Military Advisor, you also know the situation of the Three Generals' Camp."

"We have a limited number of spots. If we have to dig out a large portion and give them to the mechanical puppets, how many spots will be left? There are not enough spots for me, my second brother, and my third brother to command."

Liu Er rarely refused Ning Zhuo.

He smiled on the surface, but in his heart he was hiding hatred. This hatred came from the depths of Liu Er's heart.

Ning Zhuo nodded: "What a pity. In this case, I can only go to the Red Flower Camp to seek help. General, please stay. I will take my leave first."

"Hey? Hey?!" Liu Er was stunned and screamed in his heart. He subconsciously stretched out his hand and wanted to call Ning Zhuo.

If Liu Er had known that he could facilitate the meeting between Ning Zhuo and Mulan, he would definitely not have rejected Ning Zhuo.

"What am I doing? Sending Ning Zhuo to the Red Flower Camp? You think Ning Zhuo and Mulan aren't close enough, right?!"

Liu Er regretted it so much that he wanted to slap himself in the ass.

But he couldn't think of any suitable excuse, and in the end he could only watch Ning Zhuo leave again.

"Are they going to do dual cultivation?"

"But Master sent me a letter not long ago, asking me to stop lending out the Yin-Yang Qi Pot. What exactly does Master want to do?"

Ning Zhuo arrived at the Red Flower Camp and found that he was allowed to enter the camp without reporting.

"Ning Zhuo... Young Master." Upon hearing the news, Mulan immediately put down his military duties and went to greet Ning Zhuo.

After all, she was the daughter of a general and had a proud character. Even when there were no outsiders around, she still did not change her words and called Ning Zhuo "husband".

Ning Zhuo bowed to her and explained his purpose.

Mulan nodded and agreed without any hesitation: "The Red Flower Battalion has a full quota of 3,000 people, but it has been understaffed since a long time ago."

"I have many places here for your mechanical puppets."

"Wait a minute!" Zhang Chongyi lifted the door curtain and rushed in.

He hurried to Ning Zhuo's side and grabbed his arm: "You are finally here, Master Ning Zhuo!"

"Do you know how long I have been waiting for you?"

"Look, General Mulan didn't hesitate at all. He solved your staffing problem in just one sentence."

"You two are already husband and wife, it's time for you to show some respect."

Mulan coughed and said, "Uncle Zhang, please don't embarrass Mr. Ning Zhuo. If I have to say something, I have to thank him for what he did in the agency shop before..."

Zhang Zhongyi interrupted directly and stared at Ning Zhuo: "What do you think of General Mulan's injury?"

Ning Zhuo smiled bitterly: "Of course it has to be solved."

Zhang Zhongyi immediately replied, "It's better to do it now than to wait for a day. Do you know how many times I have been to the Three Generals' Camp and I couldn't find you every time? It's really strange that you happened to be out!"

Ning Zhuo then extended his hand: "In that case, please lend me the "Xuanjin Pojia Jue"."

"Xuanjin Pojia Jue"! The family-inherited technique of General Mu's mansion, the path of cultivation that General Mu relied on.

Ning Zhuo held the jade slip in his hand, reading it intently, his brows slightly furrowed.

"Xuanjin Pojia Jue" is a military method, not a metal-based martial arts method. Although it contains some metal-based principles, the main part is a martial arts method that uses military force.

"It is indeed a family technique passed down from the General's Mansion. It is mysterious!"

After Ning Zhuo pondered it for a while, he was filled with admiration.

In such a short period of time, he has learned a lot from the military strategy.

Zhang Zhongyi asked anxiously, "Master Ning Zhuo, can you cure it?"

"Of course." Ning Zhuo nodded.

His understanding of the Five Elements is very deep. Even though he is not familiar with the art of war, he can still come up with a set of treatment methods based on the Metal Element.

"Although this method only treats the symptoms and not the root cause, it can still provide significant relief."

"Come, I will explain it to you two in detail."

After Ning Zhuo's teachings, he was still stopped by Zhang Chongyi and stayed in the tent to treat Mulan.

In the middle of the treatment, Zhang Chongyi's left hand suddenly shook, and the needle deviated a few inches, causing Mulan to spit out blood.

"Hurry, hurry up and change the general's blood!" Zhang Chongyi called out hurriedly.

Ning Zhuo saw the opportunity and immediately came to Mulan, stretched out his palm and placed it on the latter's lower abdomen, rubbing it continuously and infusing it with magic power.

Mulan's condition was finally stabilized.

Zhang Zhongyi sighed deeply: "Alas, I am old now. I didn't expect that at the last moment, the needle would go astray."

"Alas." He sighed deeply again, glanced at Ning Zhuo and Mulan who were nearby, and stroked his forehead, "The rest is up to you two. I feel dizzy and need to rest urgently."

Having said that, he left directly without paying attention to Ning Zhuo's attempts to keep him. He moved so quickly that there was no sign of dizziness at all.

Ning Zhuo and Mulan were left looking at each other in bewilderment.

It was the first time for Ning Zhuo to have close contact with General Mulan in this way.

At this moment, he raised his head slightly and saw that the female general had distinct features and was full of heroism. Although her face was resolute, it was still gentle at this moment.

In order to heal her wounds, she had removed her armor and was only wearing a red lining.

The long black hair was tied up casually, with a few strands of black hair hanging down from the headband, gently brushing across the forehead, slightly messy, and a little sticky due to sweat stains, revealing fatigue and bravery.

The ends of the hair fall on the red dress, and the black and red complement each other in a clear contrast.

Mulan sat cross-legged, his upper body straight and upright, revealing a distinct military temperament.

Ning Zhuo noticed that Mulan had broad shoulders but a slender waist, and such feminine features were concealed by heavy armor in the past.

Mulan and Ning Zhuo looked at each other for a while, their breathing became slightly rapid, their eyelashes trembled slightly, and their gazes were no longer so firm, but they wanted to shift their gaze, but they were unwilling to back down and maintain their strong image.

Ning Zhuo lowered his head and looked at Mulan's lower abdomen seriously: "There is still one last knot, I want to break through it with all my strength, just bear with it for a while."

Mulan nodded slightly and was about to respond, but she didn't expect Ning Zhuo to do what he said.

She was caught off guard and the "hmm" sound she uttered turned into a moan.

In an instant, two blushes appeared on Mulan's face.

From childhood to adulthood, she had never been so close to a man, nor had she ever made such a sound.

The atmosphere in the tent became somewhat charming.

(End of this chapter)