Chapter 525 War Preparation

"Ning Zhuo?" Lu Hongtu's heart moved, and he felt that the name was a little familiar.

Immediately, he recalled the information about Ning Zhuo.

The first time Ning Zhuo entered his field of vision was during the initial ambush. Before the ambush, Qianfenglin's party had learned of Ning Zhuo's prophecy before the battle.

Lu Hongtu designed it accordingly.

After the ambush was won and lost, the old monster in the stone openly expressed that he was very interested in Ning Zhuo.

Therefore, Lu Hongtu and others did not take action against this foreign cultivator who was only at the foundation-building stage but could make relatively accurate prophecies.

However, although the old monster in the stone was active and repeatedly ambushed and robbed the transport teams of the two countries in the rear area near Canglin Fairy City, he never took action against Ning Zhu.

A piece of military intelligence that Lu Hongtu recently learned said that Ning Zhuo and Mulan had become husband and wife.

At first, Lu Hongtu thought it was false information.

But later, after Lu Hongtu learned more details and understood a lot of inside information, he realized that the information was true.

He sighed at the time: "This Ning Zhuo is really lucky!"

Lu Hongtu knew that Ning Zhuo was his enemy.

He also knew the truth about the conflict between the Ning family and the Liudong Sect.

Although we were wrong, this world is more about strength than right or wrong.

Lu Hongtu pondered for a moment, and immediately said to the two ghost cultivators in front of him: "Ning Zhuo, right? He is also my enemy."

"Oh?" The white-clothed ghost cultivator Tianshuang made a puzzled sound.

Lu Hongtu gave a detailed explanation, which immediately shortened the distance between him and the two ghosts of heaven and earth.

The black-clothed ghost cultivator Di Hui said cautiously: "Ning Zhuo has the life of a disciple of my Soul Devouring Sect on his person. We must capture him alive and bring him back."

Lu Hongtu: "I have no intention of competing with you two."

"He is just a minor foundation-building cultivator. If he were at the Golden Core stage, I would have already taken action to eliminate him."

"It is my great honor to be able to seduce the two of you to capture him alive."

"It's just that... this person is actually the prey of the old monster in the stone."

"If you two want to capture him alive and take him away, it would be best to seek the Stone Monster's consent."

Tian Shuang immediately shook his head: "No. The old monster in the stone is just interested in him, and we have a grudge against him for killing our fellow disciples."

"In this matter, the old monster in the stone should give in for us!"

Di Hui shrugged his shoulders and said in a nonchalant tone: "I feel that you think too highly of the Stone Monster. Although he has the ability to walk on the ground and can freely travel through the battlefield, he has never performed amazingly in frontal combat."

"A demon cultivator like this is of little use. Who knows, in the next battle, the enemy may have prepared a way to restrain his earth-walking technique."

Lu Hongtu was slightly surprised when he heard this.

He subconsciously turned his gaze to Mr. Long.

Mr. Long smiled at him.

Lu Hongtu understood immediately—the news that the old monster in the stone was at the god-transforming level was deliberately concealed by Master Long from the two ghosts of heaven and earth.

In fact, this military intelligence was only known to the top leaders of the Qianfenglin Alliance.

If the two ghosts of heaven and earth knew that the old monster in the stone was at the god transformation level, they would not have such an attitude.

After a little thought, Lu Hongtu understood Mr. Long's intention.

"It seems that the Dragon King Temple wants to promote the conflict between the old monster in the stone and the two ghosts of heaven and earth."

The old monster in the stone is a newly promoted god-transforming level person, and although the two ghosts of heaven and earth are only two Nascent Soul cultivators, they are both True Lords.

Moreover, the magical powers that they have each cultivated can be combined to form an extremely powerful attack.

Because of this, the Twin Ghosts of Heaven and Earth became famous, and even Lu Hongtu in Qianfeng Forest had heard of them.

“Even if the Heaven and Earth Ghosts are no match for the Stone Monster, don’t forget that they have the Soul Devouring Sect behind them.”

"This time, the Dragon King Temple hired the Heaven and Earth Ghosts to join the battle at a high price, not only to deal with Du Tiechuan's Iron Flow Pingchuan Military Strategy, but also to plot against the Stone Monster."

In the eyes of Mr. Long and Lu Hongtu, the old monster in the stone has always been the indigenous incarnation of Qianfeng Forest and a natural house monster. He once explored the veins of Qianfeng Forest and his intentions were obvious.

Therefore, the old monster in the stone poses a huge threat to the status of the Dragon King.

However, now that the armies of the two Zhu countries are outside, the Shenxu Dragon King is probably in a lot of trouble. He wants to deal with the old monster in the stone, but he has no time to do so, so he has to use this trick.

After Lu Hongtu realized the intention of the Dragon King Temple, he immediately chose to cooperate with Mr. Long.

After continuing the conversation for a while, Master Long called the servants, led the two ghost cultivators out, and treated them well.

Lu Hongtu and Long Ye were alone in a room.

Lu Hongtu said, "Master Long, right now, Du Tiechuan's intention is quite obvious, he wants to accomplish his goal in one fell swoop!"

"Therefore, whether we can take on his military strategy of iron flow and smooth flow is crucial!"

"Once we succeed, morale will surely be boosted, the army will be united, and we will have a great advantage."

Lord Long sighed, "Du Tiechuan is indeed a general of the two countries. If we advance slowly and fight one after another, we will have the advantage of terrain and will be able to continue bleeding his army."

"Now that he has done this, we have no choice but to deal with it. This time we hired the Heaven and Earth Ghosts, but we paid a very high price."

Seeing that Lord Long also knew the key to this battle, Lu Hongtu continued, "Lord Long, according to my idea, why not ask Master Shenxu to take action again."

"If Du Tiechuan is injured again, the balance of victory in this battle will undoubtedly be more inclined towards us."

Master Long sighed and shook his head slightly: "I have already used this method."

"But Master Shengxu is too greedy. The price he asked for this time is fifty times higher than the last time! He is asking for too much."

"Fifty times?" Lu Hongtu was also shocked and took a breath.

He immediately pondered and said, "Is this offer a negotiation strategy?"

Master Long sighed, "Maybe. Since Master Lu is interested, why don't you go as an envoy and try to persuade Master Shengxu to take action again."

"I'll give you a base price."

“Twenty times!”

"If the price exceeds this, it will be difficult for us to pay."

Lu Hongtu took the order and withdrew.

He seized every second and immediately escaped quietly, and met Master Shengxu in a courtyard in the mountains.

Although both of them are at the Nascent Soul level, Master Shengxu's strength far exceeds that of Lu Hongtu.

Lu Hongtu showed a humble attitude: "Sir, I came here this time to ask for a favor."

"The enemy is strong. If we don't act soon, I'm afraid our army will be in trouble. So I want to ask you to take action again and plot against the enemy commander. If you can be a little lenient in the reward, I, Qianfenglin, will do my best to repay you."

Sheng Xukongzi's face was pale, like a human being. He was lying on a recliner, his eyes barely opened, looking at Lu Hongtu.

His voice was very weak, like drizzling rain in the wind: "Master Lu... Last time, I successfully dealt a heavy blow to Du Tiechuan, but you didn't follow up with me."

"This time, if we want to assassinate again, the difficulty will increase by more than a hundred times. I raised the price by fifty times, which is already a half price cut."

Lu Hongtu said that it was indeed too difficult to come up with fifty times the amount, as military expenditure was huge every day.

Is it feasible to use other materials for deduction?

Paying the debt in installments would be a more feasible solution.

Master Shengxu sighed faintly and said lightly, "It's too troublesome to use other materials to offset. I usually only accept spirit stones, which is more convenient."

"This young master will never accept payment in installments."

"If you lose this battle, who should I ask for the debt?"

"If you want me to make a move, there is only one payment, and it must be received in advance."

After Master Shengxu finished speaking, his entire body collapsed on the recliner like a piece of rice paper, and even his breathing became much weaker.

Lu Hongtu was surprised.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would have been hard for him to imagine that such a patient, who was so weak on a normal day and had difficulty speaking, could actually threaten the combat power of the God Transformation level.

Lu Hongtu had no choice but to say goodbye.

He has strong persuasive ability, but in front of Master Shengxu, he has no room to show his ability.

As the alliance's military advisor, his time is very tight.

After returning to Longwang Juzhu Mountain, he immediately met with a group of key figures in secret.

An old man wearing a robe woven with green pine texture and a beard as green as pine needles is the Green Pine Mountain God.

A young and handsome man wearing a white jade crown is the Baishi Mountain God.

There is also the Iron Deer Mountain God who has a pair of antlers, and the Purple Ying Mountain God who emits purple light all the time.

"You are all the main force in dealing with Tieliu Pingchuan's military tactics this time. The alliance will repay all losses double." Lu Hongtu said.

The Green Pine Mountain God stroked his beard and said nothing.

The Baishi Mountain God was silent.

The Iron Deer Mountain God was very direct: "If this is the only benefit, I won't do it."

The Ziying Mountain God snorted coldly, revealing his disdain for Lu Hongtu's reward.

Lu Hongtu did not take it as a problem. He smiled and said patiently, "If you four have any requests, you can raise them first and we can discuss it carefully."

While the Qianfenglin Alliance was actively preparing for war, the military parade in Mulun Town was reaching its final stage.

On the tall reviewing stand, flags fluttered and rustled in the wind.

Only Du Tiechuan stood proudly on the reviewing stand, maintaining this huge magic weapon at all times.

From his bird's-eye view, armies were advancing slowly, their military appearance was magnificent! Every army that had managed to hold out until now was equipped with heavy armor, without exception.

The soldiers in heavy armor marched in unison, and the ground shook slightly with every step they took.

The heavy armor reflected a cold metallic luster in the sun. The sound of the armor plates interlacing and colliding mixed with the sound of every footstep, which was continuous and shocking.

Strong armor, swords, spears, halberds and other weapons, as well as shields and even heavily armed mounts, together constitute this torrent of steel.

Among them, each army is also different.

The red flower flag of the Red Flower Camp was flying, and the soldiers stood straight, wearing half jade steel heavy armor and half ordinary heavy armor. The army's morale was focused on Mulan who was at the front.

The soldiers of the White Jade Camp were very well equipped, each of them wearing heavy armor as white as snow, and the surface of the armor was as smooth as a mirror. The soldiers all held spears, and the spear tips stood in a forest, flashing cold light. At first glance, the entire White Jade Camp was like a glimpse of a white city wall slowly moving.

The Fire Cloud Camp also equips itself with heavy armor. Each piece of red copper heavy armor has an open and flamboyant shape, which is most conducive to the release of spells.

The heavy armor of the three generals' camps was half jade steel and half ordinary heavy armor. The three generals Liu, Guan, and Zhang were riding in the front, and behind them, Ning Zhuo was also riding a foundation-building level demon horse.

Unlike his previous embarrassment, this time he looked calm and composed.

Ever since he refined the Fire Heart Temple, he has been going all out, hiding in the Fetal Breathing Spirit Boat and actively improving his physical foundation.

In the following several consecutive parades, he gradually overcame the increasing difficulty, gradually adapted, became proficient, and made rapid progress.

Ning Zhuo, who was sitting on horseback, even started to slack off at this moment.

"The great battle is imminent. How much combat power do I have available?"

First of all, it is Ning Zhuo’s own cultivation.

He majored in the three sects' methods, cultivating essence, energy and spirit simultaneously. His cultivation was at the initial stage of foundation building, and he had already surpassed the stage of opening up the fields and entered the stage of growing precious medicines.

The strength of the physical body has increased dramatically recently. The specific strength can completely resist ordinary weapons and a small part of magical weapons.

The soul foundation has not improved much since leaving Huoshi Xiancheng, and is still two hundred times the normal standard.

In terms of talent, one talent has not been developed further, and the other talent is still shrouded in mystery.

Ning Zhuo's luck returned to normal level after its previous inexplicable strength.

"But my Five Elements Realm is at least at the Grandmaster level. I can establish a school and create new techniques in battle."

"The magical power has the power to make people's lives hang by a thread and the power to cast stone treasures."

After experiencing some events, Ning Zhuo became more cautious when using his magical power of hanging lives. Once he used it, his combat power would inevitably increase dramatically.

As for the Stone Casting Dibao magical power, its specific power is to turn all things in the world into stone, and then temper them over time, so that the stone gradually turns into precious treasures. Because it takes a very long time to take effect, it has little practical value.

Currently, Ning Zhuo mainly uses it to cooperate with the Taixi Lingge to practice physical cultivation, and as an auxiliary means to disguise himself as a monster in the stone.

Judging from what Ning Zhuo had mastered, his progress in cultivation was astonishing. At the age of sixteen, he had already reached the stage of precious medicine growth, leaving his peers far behind.

The shortcomings of the physical body have been made up for a lot, and there have been some achievements in the soul.

Talent has yet to be developed, but it is sufficient for now.

Ning Zhuo was completely baffled by the change in his luck. The big-headed boy was a complete layman.

Although the two great magical powers are not the main combat powers, they have extremely strong auxiliary functions.

Especially the life-threatening ability, which is very useful in daily life. It is so wonderful that Ning Zhuo has to cover it up to avoid being discovered and becoming a target of vigilance and targeting.

Although the magical power of stone-cast earth treasure is easy to obtain and has few applications at present, it is definitely an excellent tool for business and has a bright future.

The realm is the best. This makes Ning Zhuo's magic methods extremely rich. Coupled with the top-level Five Elements Qi Law, Ning Zhuo's spellcasting and long-range combat ability is extremely impressive.

Compared with his long-range combat ability, his melee combat ability is lackluster.

Previously, Ning Zhuo had made up for his shortcomings in close combat skills in the Wanyao Sect. In addition, his physical strength had improved by leaps and bounds recently, which also made up for this shortcoming.

But compared with his long-range combat ability, the difference is really not small.

(End of this chapter)