In the reception room.

The head of the Zhou family sat in the main seat, with the head of the Zheng family on his left and the head of the Ning family on his right.

"It's strange. Who is that black shadow demon cultivator? He has disappeared without a trace!" The Zhou family leader took a sip of tea and put down the cup. "This time, our Fire Persimmon Immortal City has lost all its face."

Although he said that, the Zhou family head's face was very calm. He did not look angry at all, but instead seemed relaxed and at ease.

This is obviously a probing statement.

After the incident, the top leaders of the Zhou family gradually came to their senses.

Just as Zhu Xuanji guessed, the people of the Zhou family were also wondering who the traitor was and who secretly released the black shadow demon cultivator in advance.

The head of the Zheng family spoke loudly and directly, "In my opinion, the black shadow demon cultivator has already secretly escaped! On the day of the Fire Persimmon Festival, our three golden elixir ancestors worked together to dig the ground, and almost dug out the entire foot of the mountain, but we didn't find any trace of the ghost."

The Zhou family leader looked at the Ning family leader and narrowed his eyes: "Brother Ning, what do you think about this?"

The Ning family leader spread his hands and said, "No matter where the black shadow demon cultivator came from or who he is connected to, it doesn't matter."

"At this moment, Lord Mengkui is personally sitting on the top of the volcano to prevent any cultivators from entering the Immortal Palace."

"In this case, only the disciples in the Qi Refining Stage can use the method of entering the Immortal Palace with their souls to compete for the inheritance of the Immortal Palace."

"Meng Chong, the grandson of Meng Kui, has extraordinary talent. You two brothers must know the meaning of immortal talent."

"Only if our three families join forces, work closely together, and fully support our young people, can we possibly contend with Meng Chong."

When he said this, the head of the Ning family did not know that Meng Chong had failed again in his exploration of the Immortal Palace and had fainted.

But his words drew the approval of the two patriarchs of the Zhou family and the Zheng family.

The pressure brought by Xianzi Mengchong to their two families was too great, which was one of the main reasons why they agreed to let the Ning family join the alliance.

The three families all had a strong desire to form an alliance, and were willing to use their respective resources to vigorously support the younger generation. But the question was how to distribute them.

If your family takes more, my family will use less.

None of the three parties wanted to suffer a loss, so the initial alliance was deadlocked over the distribution of benefits.

The three parties could not reach an agreement for the time being.

"Let's just look at this test first." said the head of the Zhou family.

The head of the Zheng family nodded: "Then take a good look!"

The head of the Ning family remained silent, with a hint of sadness in his eyes.

He knew that this cultivation test jointly organized by the three companies was not just a superficial one, but also had a very important meaning inside - the three companies would look at the quality of each company's renovation team to determine the allocation of resources!

The Ning family leader knew very well that his side was the weakest. He only hoped that the gap between them and the Zhou and Zheng families would not be so big.

Ning Zhuo was led by his servants to the Zhou family's martial arts training ground.

Many monks have gathered in the square.

Most of them are young faces, with very few middle-aged or old people.

The crowd was clearly divided into three groups, namely the Zhou family, the Zheng family and the Ning family.

"Azhuo, you're here." Seeing Ning Zhuo appear, Ning Yong immediately walked out of the crowd and trotted towards him.

Ning Chen was also in the crowd and waved to Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo smiled and waved in response.

Since the last time he blew up the Immortal Palace, the relationship between Ning Yong, Ning Chen and him has changed qualitatively. From ordinary classmates, they have become comrades who have experienced life-and-death battles.

There was a lot of noise in the martial arts arena.

Ning Zhuo and Ning Yong merged into the crowd of Ning family members, looking very inconspicuous.

Ning Zhuo was chatting casually with Ning Yong and Ning Chen while observing the people around them.

"The scale of the Ning family's renovation team has grown!"

In the martial arts arena, the Ning family had the largest number of people, over sixty.

The Zhou family and the Zheng family have a size of 29 and 45 people respectively.

The people of the Ning family gathered together, appearing to be numerous and powerful.

Many young men looked back and forth, sometimes staring directly at the monks from the other two families, with a hint of secret competition.

Ning Zhuo secretly pondered: "Among the three major families, the Ning family started the latest and has the weakest overall strength."

"Originally, the size of the renovation team was also the smallest."

"The family's top brass suddenly expanded greatly. Did they feel they were not strong enough and wanted to use more people to make up the numbers?"

Ning Zhuo also secretly observed the cultivators from the Zhou and Zheng families.

The Zhou family cultivators were generally silent, and rarely communicated with each other, giving people a sense of oppression. In the middle of the crowd, two figures, one tall and one short, one strong and one thin, stood side by side, clearly showing the demeanor of a leader.

"It's Zhou Zhu and Zhou Zeshen." Ning Zhuo had a lot of information and recognized them immediately.

The Zheng family's cultivators all had well-developed muscles, exuding a spirit of vigor and strength. Their eyes were bright, and when they looked around, they were like sharp weapons. Many Ning family cultivators took the initiative to avoid looking at them.

The young monk standing in front of them, wearing a headband, had his eyes closed. What was noticeable was that there were several hook-shaped magic tools hovering around him.

"It's Zheng Jian!" Ning Zhuxin thought.

After looking at the cultivators from the two families, he looked at the Ning family and then at that family. He suddenly felt that although the Ning family had a large number of people, they clearly had the feeling of a mob.

An elder from the Zhou family appeared in front of everyone. He activated the test array and announced the start of the skills test.

"Dazhu, let's go." Zhou Zeshen said.

"Yeah." Zhou Zhu replied in a muffled voice.

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It was obvious that he was the one with higher cultivation, but he followed behind Zhou Zeshen.

The two were originally in the center of the crowd, but when they started moving, the Zhou family members in front of them seemed to have eyes on their backs and moved a few steps to the side.

As soon as the two geniuses of the Zhou family passed by each other, he immediately returned to his original place.

Zhou Zhu and Zhou Zeshen walked out, and the Zhou family members flowed like water, separating and joining freely, showing their tacit understanding and exquisite coordination in the formation. Every step they took seemed to be in sync, and the figures in the formation were intertwined, but there was no chaos at all, showing the style of a big family.

Ning Zhuo's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he immediately caught the key clue, and then deduced: "These Zhou family cultivators are extraordinary, they cooperate well, and they are like one body, they must have a deep attainment in battle formations."

The Zhou family renovation team has the smallest number of people, but they should not be underestimated!

Seeing this scene, many discerning monks looked solemn.

Most people didn't take it seriously, and the Ning family was the most likely to do so.

Under the gazes of countless people, Zhou Zhu was the first to enter the detection array.

After entering the magic circle, he used all his strength to activate the Five Elements Qi Law, causing the magic circle to emit the five elements light.

The Zhou family elder took a look and announced loudly: "Zhou Zhu, peak of the third level."

In an instant, all the monks of Zhou family cheered.

They were obviously prepared, as they spoke at the same time with the same tone, causing the other two monks to look at them sideways.

Then, Zhou Zeshen entered the magic circle.

"Zhou Zeshen, mid-second level!" the patriarch announced.

The Zhou family monks cheered again.

Someone in the Zheng family sneered and said disdainfully: "You're still a genius? How come you're only in the middle of the second level? I've reached the third level!"

Zheng Jian opened his eyes and glanced at the person who spoke, who immediately fell silent.

This tiny scene also fell into Ning Zhuo's field of vision.

"Well, another useful piece of information."

"Zheng Jian of the Zheng family renovation team is the absolute leader and has extremely high authority."

In the reception room.

The head of the Zheng family sighed, "Brother Zhou, your family's Gathering and Dispersing Ruyi Lingxi Formation is really useful."

The head of the Ning family nodded slightly, agreeing deeply.

They naturally knew more, knowing that Zhou Zeshen had reached the middle stage of the second level not long after his reform.

This speed is very fast.

The head of the Zhou family pretended to sigh: "How can such a result be achieved by relying solely on the Gathering and Dispersing Ruyi Lingxi Formation? This junior Zhou Zeshen fought hard. Although he does not have the talent of Zhou Zhu, he relied on a large number of healing methods to catch up like crazy."

"There were several times when he was on the verge of death, causing many tribesmen to worry about him."

The head of the Zheng family was moved: "With sons like this, there is no need to worry about the prosperity of the family."

The head of the Ning family also echoed the words, but his heart became more heavy.

Ning Zhuo was still observing silently. He knew that Zhou Zhu and Zhou Zeshen had both studied in the Niliu Sect and was very curious about their skills in mechanical engineering.

Unfortunately, in today's game, they were not given the opportunity to demonstrate their mechanical skills.

(End of this chapter)