Chapter 712 Three People Practicing Together
If you want to rent a cave, you have to go to the Internal Affairs Hall.
In the Internal Affairs Hall, Ning Zhuo already had an acquaintance, Cao Gui.
Before, he cooperated with Cao Gui to deal with Yu Heye.
Ning Zhuo thought about it and decided to find him.
When Cao Gui saw Ning Zhuo again, he narrowed his eyes and asked directly, "Fellow Daoist Ning, are you a friend or an enemy?"
Ning Zhuo smiled: "Of course we are comrades-in-arms."
Cao Gui shook his head. "If that's the case, why did Fellow Daoist Ning repeatedly accept Yu Heye's invitations to banquets?"
It was the Cao family that Yu Heye offended back then.
As a member of the Cao family, one of the reasons why Cao Gui agreed to join forces with Ning Zhuo was to cause trouble for Yu Heye.
Another reason was that Cao Gui himself was relatively poor, and Ning Zhuo offered him a high salary.
Ning Zhuo bowed and said sincerely, "The friction between Yu Heye and me was just a minor one, and it's now resolved. I'm new here, and turning my enemy into a friend with a Jindan cultivator is the right thing to do."
"I personally think this does not hinder my friendship with you, fellow Taoist."
"After all, the Cao family is the Cao family, and Fellow Daoist Cao Gui is a fellow Daoist. Brother Cao, in your current situation, how much support has the family given you?"
Cao Gui sighed deeply, "Although I am a marginal figure in the family, I was able to get this job through connections in the family."
"How can a person forget his roots?"
Having said that, he waved his sleeves and said, "I understand Fellow Daoist Ning's choice. From now on, you and I can just be strangers."
Ning Zhuo sighed deeply, clasped his fists and bowed, "My fellow Daoist is so righteous, but I am so unlucky that I cannot be your friend. Farewell!"
Cao Gui watched Ning Zhuo leave, then he looked away and went back to work.
Ning Zhuo rode on a cloud and left the inner affairs hall and went to another place.
He had a blank expression on his face. This change in Cao Gui's attitude was one of the situations he had expected.
Originally, Ning Zhuo's plan was to use the opportunity of dealing with Yu Heye to get closer to the Cao family. Although the Cao family had declined, it was still a powerful force among the old four peaks.
But then an unexpected thing happened - Yu Heye surrendered on his own initiative.
As a Jindan cultivator, his admiration represented higher value, so Ning Zhuo naturally chose the latter.
This meant that his relationship with Cao Gui had been damaged. Meeting him today proved to be true.
"Becoming strangers is neither good nor bad."
At least they didn't turn into enemies.
After confirming this relationship, Ning Zhuo put the Cao family out of his mind.
It is impossible to please everyone. In other words, it is impossible to maintain good relations with all forces and people.
Especially in an environment full of games, you have to compete for cultivation resources.
Between Cao Jia and Yu Heye, Ning Zhuo chose the latter.
Between sinking the seal and covering it with leather, Ning Zhuo chose the former.
When the time is right, you must choose a side. In politics, neutrality is often the most dangerous. If loyalty is not absolute, then it is absolutely disloyal.
Only by choosing a camp can you continue to deepen the relationship.
Ning Zhuo's political literacy in this regard is absolutely sufficient.
Half an hour later.
Ning Zhuo stood in the bluestone cave.
This is the cave he newly rented.
The cave has five rooms and one living room.
The mossy stone foyer served as a reception area. The training room was paved with jade tiles and engraved with a Qi-gathering array. The alchemy room contained an earth-fire array, meeting the basic needs of alchemy and refining. There were two living rooms, but few amenities.
The last room was a martial arts training room, where a martial arts training array was built. This was the main reason why Ning Zhuo chose it.
The matter with Shuyuzhai has been resolved, and only the Luoshu pages remain. This is not something that can be resolved in a short time.
Moreover, Yu Heye can be considered as a hidden clue laid by Ning Zhuo. Ning Zhuo's long wait there will only attract attention.
He had just made an enemy of Pi Fujie, and was bound to make more enemies in the future. It would be best to withdraw as soon as possible.
It just so happened that Gongsun Yan joined in, and the original cave was no longer sufficient.
Ning Zhuo assigned the two living rooms of the Bluestone Cave Residence to the Kitchen Master and Qing Chi respectively. They were almost empty, but that was also convenient for them to decorate themselves.
As for Gongsun Yan, let him live in the alchemy room.
Ning Zhuo himself doesn’t even have a living room, so a practice room will do.
He doesn't have high requirements in this regard.
After Ning Zhuo made all the arrangements, he activated the magic circle in the training room and entered the space inside the circle.
The cost of the martial arts hall is actually not high, but Ning Zhuo did not dare to take the risk of exposing Xue Cainu Hui's spirituality.
He cast several rounds of five-element spells in the magic array space, causing ripples on the transparent boundary wall of the magic array space, which was considered to be a test of the defense strength.
Ning Zhuo did not release Xue Cainu Huilai directly, but left the Qingshi Cave Mansion alone.
He returned to the mountain where Yu Heye was, and with the help of the teleportation stone chamber in the mountain, he made a secret handover with Sun Lingtong.
Sun Lingtong returned to the bluestone cave, while Ning Zhuo sat cross-legged in front of the water vortex magic circle.
During this period, Sun Lingtong's research on the water vortex array had yielded some initial results. He also built a small array outside the water vortex array.
Ning Zhuo used the small formation to communicate with the core of the formation within the water vortex - the Luoshu page. Sun Lingtong himself didn't need to use his natural spiritual eyes every time, as that would be too tiring.
Ning Zhuo used the small formation to be influenced by the Daoist weapon, while Sun Lingtong also got a page of the Luoshu by hanging on a thread of life.
With this influence, Sun Lingtong carefully checked the magic circle of the bluestone cave, confirmed its safety, and then left quietly.
Throughout the whole process, the chef, Qing Chi and Gongsun Yan were kept in the dark.
There is no need to tell them.
Sun Lingtong's attainments in formations were far superior to Ning Zhuo's. Furthermore, with the help of the Luoshu pages, the test results were highly likely to be true.
The key point is that when Ning Zhuo chose this cave, the mechanism ring did not react.
The customers of this level of cave are usually wealthy among the foundation-building cultivators. In the Wanxiang Sect, there are many of them.
Unless Ning Zhuo was extremely unlucky and chose a special one among millions of choices, who would deliberately plot against him?
But if we really talk about luck, Ning Zhuo is not inferior in this regard.
After the White Paper Immortal City, he had gained Yang Tian's favor, so his luck was definitely not bad. However, at the Wanxiang Sect's main mountain gate, the influence of this luck was not clearly reflected. Every superpower has a proprietary treasure to suppress their fate.
After all these things, Ning Zhuo was almost completely certain that the Qingshi Cave Mansion was safe.
Only after he had a secret exchange with Sun Lingtong did he take out Xue Cai Nu Hui in the martial arts training array.
He only used human lives to secretly contact this mechanical puppet, then he hid his body and controlled a large number of mechanical beasts to besiege Xue Cainu Hui.
Xue Cainv Hui was surrounded and fought back on her own, tearing waves of mechanical beasts into pieces.
In every battle, Ning Zhuo deliberately left some gaps to allow Xue Cainu Hui to rest.
After all, spirituality is the main thing, and operating the puppets also consumes energy.
Every time Xue Cainu Hui wins, she will slightly raise her head and stand proudly on the spot.
Ning Zhuo could clearly feel through the hanging life that the emotions in her soul were expressed naturally time and time again, and his intuition for Xue Cainu Hui became more and more smooth.
"I guess that's the answer."
"Xue Cainu Hui's temperament is - pride."
"As long as we continue to satisfy her in this regard, we can express her temperament and help her go through the spiritual stage more quickly."
The good times didn’t last long.
Xue Cainv Hui's victories gradually increased, but the pride she felt after the battles became less and less.
Even if Ning Zhuo intentionally increased the difficulty, such as increasing the number of ordinary mechanical beasts to strengthen his control over them, Xue Cainu Hui's pride in her victory was significantly reduced.
When the income dropped to a certain level, Ning Zhuo decisively stopped.
"The joy of doing the same thing will indeed become less and less. For ordinary people, after doing it too many times, they will become numb to it."
"Then let's do something else."
Ning Zhuo knew Ning Xiaohui quite well, so he naturally thought of making talismans.
During his lifetime, Ning Xiaohui was quite good at making talismans.
Ning Zhuo called Qing Chi to the martial arts training room.
This time he showed up and arranged for Qing Chi and Xue Cainu Hui to sit cross-legged in front of him.
Qing Chi first observed the mechanical doll with curiosity, marveling at her beauty, and then his eyes fixed on Ning Zhuo. Even with his amnesia, he still showed a strong attachment to her.
Qing Chi responded enthusiastically to Ning Zhuo's call.
Ning Zhuo said, "I called you here this time to teach you the most basic talisman making. Watch carefully!"
After saying that, Ning Zhuo demonstrated in front of the person and made a light body talisman.
The talisman's function was to reduce the weight of the target. A mortal who applied it and activated it would be able to walk on snow without leaving a trace, fly over grass, and instantly become a master of light kung fu.
Ning Zhuo demonstrated it once, and then asked Qing Chi and Xue Cainu Hui to try to make it.
Qing Chi looked embarrassed. She had just stared at Ning Zhuo's face involuntarily, and she was not very clear about how to make the talisman.
On the contrary, Xue Cainu Huiqi's spirituality was worthy of being derived from Ning Xiaohui. When Ning Zhuo was making the talisman, she was deeply attracted to it and stared at Ning Zhuo's talisman-making movements, motionless and fully focused.
Ning Zhuo asked the two women to start trying to make talismans.
Xue Cainu Hui remained motionless for a long time before she started. Her movements were very methodical and mechanical, and she soon failed.
If the talisman making fails, at best it will consume your magic power and spirit, and at worst it will cause backlash.
Fortunately, the light body talisman is too low-end and simple, and the foundation of Xue Cainu Hui and Qing Chi is enough to withstand the consequences of a large number of failures.
After Xue Cainu Hui's failure, she continued to suffer negative consequences.
The same is true for Qing Chi, but her movements are getting faster and faster, her progress is rapid, and she is getting closer and closer to success.
Ning Zhuo was secretly surprised: "When I first started learning this talisman, my progress was a little slower than hers. I didn't expect that she also had such a good talent in this cultivation technique!"
He looked at Xue Cainu Hui again. Because someone's life was at stake, Ning Zhuo could clearly feel that Xue Cainu Hui was feeling anxious.
Obviously, she was very interested in talisman making, and she also noticed that Qing Chi was making rapid progress, and didn't want to lose to others like this.
Ning Zhuo looked at Qing Chi again and saw that Qing Chi was frowning and looked serious.
Even without anyone's life hanging in the balance, he could guess Qing Chi's thoughts—"I must give it my all! If I can't even defeat a mechanical puppet, won't Master Ning Zhuo be very disappointed in me?"
Ning Zhuo sighed inwardly and said, "I'm sorry, Qing Chi."
He then used the thread of life to connect with Qing Chi, which slightly affected her fingers.
Qing Chi was making a talisman when suddenly his movements became distorted and drew a rather outrageous arc, causing him to fail immediately.
Qing Chi frowned, thinking that his micromanagement was not good enough, and immediately started over.
In this way, with Ning Zhuo's help, Xue Cainu Hui's progress gradually surpassed Qing Chi, and she was the first to make the talisman.
She raised her head high, the amplitude was even more exaggerated than when she defeated the tiger demon before!
Ning Zhuo was also delighted. Through the hanging thread of life, he could feel the pride of Xue Cainu Hui, which was expressed extremely strongly, the strongest ever.
“This is the right way!”
Only Qingchi was about to cry.
Why am I so useless? Whenever I reach a critical moment, my fingers become uncontrollable and my movements become deformed!
She couldn't even beat a mechanical puppet, how could she feel?
As for why the mechanical puppet is so agile, Qing Chi, who has lost his memory and lacks common sense, does not find it strange.
Ning Zhuo nodded and praised Xue Cainu Hui, which triggered a small wave of pride in her. Then, Ning Zhuo comforted and encouraged Qing Chi.
The little girl bit her fangs, feeling deeply moved, and immediately said that she would work harder!
Ning Zhuo then asked the two sides to compete again.
Qing Chi tried her best this time, and Ning Zhuo didn't interfere, so she made great progress. But when she was only halfway through, Xue Cainu Hui succeeded again.
"Because it's a mechanism, as long as it's made once, will it be successful every time?" Ning Zhuo's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he keenly noticed that Xue Cainu Hui's talisman-making movements were no different from before.
Buddhist Doctor Meng Yaoyin wasn't one of his creations. Ning Zhuo had created the robotic bodies of Yuan Dasheng and Meng Yehu. However, both of these were combat-oriented, and Ning Zhuo didn't have them learn any cultivation techniques.
This was the first time Ning Zhuo encountered a situation like Xue Cainu Hui.
He felt that he had guessed the truth.
Next, he began experimenting.
Sure enough, Xue Cainu Hui succeeded in making talismans every time, and all the movements were exactly the same.
Without Ning Zhuo's secret interference, Qing Chi's speed had been increasing since she created her first light-body talisman. Because the talisman was so basic and simple, she had never failed.
But every time, she failed to defeat Xue Cainu Hui.
"As long as Xiaohui learns the talisman, the talisman-making speed will be the fastest."
"Qing Chi has great potential. If she competes a dozen more times, her speed will surpass Xiao Hui."
"Every time I win a talisman, the pride I feel is much greater than fighting a mechanical beast."
"It seems that Xue Cainu Hui has inherited some of Ning Xiaohui's characteristics. She prefers making talismans to fighting!"
With this discovery, the positioning of this mechanical puppet in Ning Zhuo's mind directly changed from combat type to production type.
"She should have a certain level of combat capability. During the period when Yuan Dasheng and Meng Yehu are not fully repaired, she can fill the gap in my combat power."
"But actually, she is more suitable for making talismans."
"When she grows spiritually in the future, I should equip her with a technique specifically for making talismans!"
"Of course, before that, I will let her try the rest of the Hundred Arts of Cultivation to find out her true condition."
Ning Zhuo had a hunch that Xue Cainu Hui's role was to create talismans. But to be on the safe side, he still had to try all the cultivation techniques.
Seeing that Qing Chi was about to surpass Xue Cainu Hui, Ning Zhuo spoke decisively: "Okay, next I will teach you the second kind of talisman."
Qing Chi cried out, but Ning Zhuo had already started the demonstration, so she had to put aside her regret and concentrate on observing.
With the previous lesson in mind, Qing Chi observed very carefully this time.
But when she tried to make the talisman, she still started making mistakes.
"What did I do?"
"It shouldn't be that difficult! Why am I so nervous?"
"Am I... too eager to show off in front of you, Master?"
Qing Chi became more and more anxious and gradually became suspicious.
On the other hand, Xue Cainu Hui's learning progress was naturally far behind Qing Chi's. After all, she was only in the Life Spirit Stage and had not yet grown to the Wisdom Spirit Stage.
Ning Zhuo naturally wouldn't let Qing Chi continue to doubt him. He stood up decisively, walked in front of Qing Chi, and directly reached out and held Qing Chi's hand: "I'll help you, don't be nervous, try to control your fingers and don't shake."
call!
Qing Chi seemed to hear the sound of hot air rushing out from above his head.
At this moment, I felt like I was about to explode, my heart was pounding.
She stared blankly at Ning Zhuo's hand, which was holding her own, and for a moment she felt as if she was in a dream.
Ning Zhuo taught her step by step, and told her over and over again where she had gone wrong, more carefully and patiently than he would teach a young child.
On the other side, Ning Zhuo secretly observed Xue Cainu Hui. Seeing her start to move, fail repeatedly, and make more progress, he nodded secretly.
Qing Chi's expression was stiff and her whole body was tense. Her heart was no longer on making the talisman, but on Ning Zhuo, feeling the warmth of Ning Zhuo's palm at all times.
She forgot the passage of time and felt that everything was wonderful!
So when Xue Cainu Hui succeeded in making the talisman again and Ning Zhuo let go, she woke up in shock.
The mechanical puppet tilted its head back again, even more than before.
The reason is simple, her opponent had more guidance, but still lost to her.
For a moment, a strong feeling of pride was beyond words!
Ning Zhuo asked them to make a second talisman. After Qing Chi woke up, he began to concentrate and give it his all. With his talent that even surpassed Ning Zhuo, he quickly caught up again.
After successfully making the talisman for the first time, her success rate was 100%, and her speed was getting faster and faster.
But when she was about to show signs of surpassing Xue Cainu Hui again, Ning Zhuo decisively began to teach the two of them the third kind of talisman.
After demonstrating it once, Ning Zhuo asked the two to start trying it.
The first line drawn by Qing Chi was crooked!
Filled with shyness, she mustered up her courage and looked at Ning Zhuo eagerly and expectantly: "Sir, my talent in making talismans is too low. Please help me."
Ning Zhuo: ...
This time, he did not resort to risking her life.
Ning Zhuo sighed inwardly, pretended not to know, and taught Qing Chi step by step again.
In this way, all three parties achieved their goals.
Most of the day had passed, and Xue Cainu Hui still needed to express her emotions and had not directly passed the spiritual stage.
Ning Zhuo compared Yuan Dasheng and secretly guessed: "Yuan Dasheng had just lost control and acted independently, venting his emotions extremely violently."
"Ning Xiaohui is not like that. Pride is a long-lasting feeling. Perhaps this determines that this is a slow and steady process."
(End of this chapter)
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