Immortal Creation.

Chapter 698 Breakthrough in Cultivation
Two days later.

A flash of light appeared inside the teleportation room, and Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong appeared within the teleportation array.

"Xiao Zhuo, come with me." Sun Lingtong took a step forward and led the way.

He pushed the door open directly.

Ning Zhuo followed him and entered the array hub together.

Sun Lingtong walked straight to the array plate, which was the size of a millstone. He stretched out his chubby little hand, placed it on the array plate, and directly poured his magic power into it.

The array plate emitted a buzzing sound and a faint glow, which Sun Lingtong could control at will.

Sun Lingtong exclaimed, "The Luo Shu is truly a divine artifact. If I hadn't relied on it to comprehend it, I wouldn't have been able to solve this problem even in a hundred days."

In just two days, Sun Lingtong had already broken the magic array of Shuyuzhai's cave.

Ning Zhuo sincerely praised, "When it comes to breaking the magic array, we still have to rely on you, boss."

Sun Lingtong chuckled, quite pleased with herself: "Xiao Zhuo, you have talent. When I have time in the future, I'll teach you properly, and you can be as excellent as me. Of course, you might even be better than me!"

Ning Zhuo shook his head: "Boss, your sense of space is exceptionally keen, and you always seem to find the right answer. This talent is extremely advantageous for setting up formations. I don't possess it."

"However, once I join the Myriad Manifestations Sect, I will definitely read the sect's scriptures carefully, study diligently, and enrich myself!"

Ning Zhuo is a studious person.

He once read through all the books in the Ning family's library.

He had no time to read books anymore, mainly because he was busy seizing the Lava Palace and traveling.

He is still too young, only a teenager, and there are so many aspects of him that need to grow.

There's just not enough time!

Sun Lingtong beckoned: "Come here, also refine the array plate once, and leave behind your magical aura first."

Ning Zhuo did as usual, and in this way, he was able to move freely within the Shuyu Studio.

Sun and Ning traveled together to visit Shuyuzhai.

Although Ning Zhuo had experienced the entire adventure at Shuyu Zhai with the utmost cares, as if he were personally present, sharing the perilous journey with Sun Lingtong, the feeling of his true self being there now was entirely different, causing his emotions to fluctuate wildly.

Sun Lingtong had by this time figured out the layout of Shuyuzhai.

Shuyu Zhai was a complete palace, but its actual layout changed drastically after Meng Yaoyin's renovation.

The central hub is the array hub, where a small teleportation room was later added. The teleportation array inside connects to the teleportation stone chamber inside Baoteng Cliff. This is a secret route of entry and exit.

There are six doors in the array, leading to the Paper Puppet Room, Fish Dance Pavilion, Storage Room, Jade Rinsing Courtyard, Divination Room, and Living Room.

Between the pivotal room and the six rooms, there is a corridor connecting them, known as the Six-Bend Corridor, which is formed by the superb skill of using the array to create a spatial environment.

As Ning Zhuo walked along the shimmering corridor, he couldn't help but think about what his mother must have looked like living here.

"The colorful fish shadows of Jade Lake swirled on Niang's elegant robes, but she had no time to appreciate them. Without pausing, she walked straight toward a certain room."

Ning Zhuo arrived at the Fish Dance Pavilion. He stopped by the spring, stared intently, and with a thought, took out some spiritual food and threw it into the spring.

The red-scaled goldfish live here, able to breathe in and out spiritual energy, and feed on aquatic plants. When they see spiritual food being offered to them, they scramble for it, seemingly wanting a change of pace.

In an instant, the fish became active, splashing and thrashing on the surface of the water.

Ning Zhuo couldn't help but ask himself, "Does Mother sometimes feed the fish by the spring to relieve her boredom when she's feeling down?"

The goldfish ate the spiritual food and then spat it out.

Some were choking on water, while others simply rolled over belly up.

"Uh..." Ning Zhuo was taken aback, realizing that he was feeding the fish with a terrible dish.

He immediately used his magic to try and save the patient.

The goldfish came to life and slithered to the bottom of the pond, avoiding Ning Zhuo at all costs.

Ning Zhuo arrived at the paper puppet room.

He sat at the table, gently stroking the surface: "My mother must have often sat like this, making all kinds of paper puppets."

He looked up and cast his gaze across the surrounding walls, where he saw the shadow puppets of the twelve zodiac animals: "Did Mother make all of these?"

Ning Zhuo arrived at Shuyuting.

As he looked at the jade pit, he imagined Meng Yaoyin sitting alone on the edge of the pit, making hand gestures to collect the jade.

Ning Zhuo then went to the living room.

The image that flashed before his eyes was Meng Yaoyin dragging her weary body back here. She lay alone on the huge seashell couch, falling asleep with a furrowed brow.

Three hundred and sixty dream beads floated silently around her, emitting a soothing light, but they could not dispel the weariness and worry between her brows.

Even in her dreams, Meng Yaoyin was training herself.

Finally, Ning Zhuo arrived at the divination room.

He stood before the whirlpool, watching its ever-changing patterns, then surveyed the room, now completely destroyed and beyond recognition, as if he could see Meng Yaoyin here, struggling to perform divination before the pages of the Luo Shu.

The brilliance of the magic made her figure appear exceptionally small and lonely, like an ant exploring the world, seeking the answer to her own destiny.

Sun Lingtong sighed at the vortex: "This problem is too difficult to solve; it's changing all the time."

"The magic array in the corridor is based on external cloud formations and can be changed at will. But this vortex is calculated using the pages of the Luoshu (Lo Shu Square)."

"To quickly obtain the Luoshu, we must violently destroy the water vortex. This magic array is quite complex, but its actual size is insufficient. As long as we are well prepared, we can still destroy it directly."

"But doing so would cause a huge commotion. The entire Shuyu Zhai might even be at risk."

Sun Lingtong sighed deeply.

His personality dictates that he can't stand having treasures right in front of him but being able to only watch helplessly. This really makes his heart itch!
Ning Zhuo remained as composed as ever: "No rush, boss."

"I've already calmed Niu Cheng down."

"Let's move all the items in the cave to the Wanli Youlong first."

Sun Lingtong nodded: "Let's go, let's do it together."

He couldn't make a move before.

Now it's different. The entire cave's magic array is under the control of Sun Ning and his companion, so moving these objects won't trigger alarms or the array's defenses.

After much hard work, almost all the items were moved to Wanli Youlong.

After reviewing the information, Ning Zhuo's mood gradually calmed down.

Thus, he successfully completed one of the tasks in the jade slip containing the message from the Buddhist physician Meng Yaoyin.

"As Mother instructed, as long as the Great Serpent Scythe vibrates, I can burn all of this to replenish Mother's spiritual energy." "I just wonder... how much spiritual energy will be gained after burning down a cave like Shuyu Zhai?"

"And there's the Yunlu Liucheng Workshop. Inside the workshop is a talisman-making room, which was where my mother often stayed. According to intelligence, my mother also personally participated in many of the constructions of the talisman-making workshop."

Ning Zhuo originally included the Fetal Breathing Spiritual Boat in the list, but the Buddhist Physician Meng Yaoyin left a message in the jade slip, specifically mentioning this quasi-spiritual treasure and strictly ordering Ning Zhuo not to burn it.

Ning Zhuo is a good boy, so of course he will listen to his mother.

After finishing the move, Sun Lingtong clapped her hands as if dusting off some dirt: "Xiao Zhuo, now you're going to take back Yunlu Liucheng Workshop, right?"

"According to the intelligence, this won't be easy."

Jin Zi, the deputy workshop master, had long been in control of this talisman-making workshop. He respected Meng Yaoyin very much, often mentioning her to others, and frequently issuing tasks to drive many cultivators out to search for Meng Yaoyin's whereabouts.

Although the soul lamp related to Meng Yaoyin had been extinguished within the sect, and the Shuyu Zhai had been sealed away, Jin Zi still maintained an attitude of disbelief.

Since taking charge of the talisman-making workshop, he has worked diligently and meticulously, never slacking off or being careless. He has managed the entire workshop flawlessly, and the business has become increasingly prosperous.

Despite their young age, Sun and Ning had both experienced the harsh realities of life and knew the beauty and ugliness of human nature. They both saw through Jin Zi's intentions.

His relationship with Meng Yaoyin was not close. He was just one of the subordinates that Meng Yaoyin recruited. However, he pretended to be loyal to his former master and won people's hearts with minimal cost, so as to "legitimately" control the entire talisman workshop.

He was very attentive to the workshop, and it was clear that he secretly treated it as his own private property.

Sun Lingtong therefore judged that if Ning Zhuo took the contract and went directly to collect the workshop, he would likely not get what he wanted and would instead alert the enemy.

Ning Zhu smiled and said, "No rush, no rush."

He's already got his hands on the belongings, so he's really not in a hurry.

Ning Zhuo had his own plan: "Once Wen Ruanyu has finished her report and my true identity is revealed and recognized, it will be much easier to take over the talisman-making workshop than it is now!"

Sun Lingtong chuckled: "It seems my worries were unnecessary. Xiao Zhuo, it's good that you understand."

That very evening, Wen Ruanyu sent a text message.

In the letter, he told Ning Zhuo about his progress in that area: firstly, he had been stationed in Baizhi Immortal City for too long and had too many things to report, which had caused delays.

With the Flying Cloud Assembly approaching, most cultivators were busy with this important event, and not many were asking about or recording Wen Ruanyu's report.

Secondly, the Myriad Manifestations Sect attaches great importance to the White Paper Immortal City. This time, such a significant event has occurred in the White Paper Immortal City, so they need to invite a highly qualified high-ranking member of the sect to personally oversee the matter.

However, the selection of senior personnel has yet to be finalized.

Wen Ruanyu keenly sensed that the higher-ups of the Myriad Manifestations Sect had begun to covet the interests of the White Paper Immortal City, and that various forces were secretly vying for the position of the person in charge.

In this way, a certain force can directly intervene in the affairs of the White Paper Immortal City through the person in charge.

He also revealed this speculation directly to Ning Zhuo in the letter.

Wen Ruanyu also mentioned that she had not yet informed the higher-ups about Ning Zhuo's situation, but asked Ning Zhuo to make preparations as soon as possible.

"The damp and humid swamp is located between the Flying Cloud Kingdom and the Northern Wind Kingdom. It is a very delicate place and definitely needs to be controlled."

"Moreover, it possesses extremely rich cultivation resources in the Ghost Path and Soul Path. Even the two neighboring countries would find it difficult to find such a treasure land."

"That's not bad either."

Ning Zhuo needs time to adapt to the new environment.

His status as Meng Yaoyin's son is advantageous to him. Putting aside everything else, the inheritance alone is quite substantial. Being the heir of a sect's Golden Core cultivator is a testament to his impeccable lineage and makes him more likely to be accepted by his fellow disciples.

However, once this identity is exposed, Ning Zhuo will lose his hidden advantage. For example, Jin Zi will definitely focus his attention on him.

This is something Ning Zhuo does not want to see.

Over the course of more than a decade, Ning Zhuo had become more adept at patience and keeping a low profile. It was only after he began traveling that he gradually changed, displaying a more dignified and assertive demeanor, ready to confront any challenge with iron-fisted resolve.

"You can see things more clearly when you're in the dark."

"Being Meng Yaoyin's son is a very important identity for Baizhi Immortal City. Not to mention, I also hold the position of deputy city lord. In the eyes of the higher-ups, this should be a pawn that must be fought for."

Ning Zhuo had a premonition that he would fall into the eyes of the higher-ups and become the object of many forces vying for his attention.

However, Wen Ruanyu is deliberately taking care of Ning Zhuo and has not yet reported to him, indirectly giving him some free time to move around.

Ning Zhuo was secretly grateful and diligently practiced his spiritual cultivation.

When the three schools of Buddhism reached the stage of enlightenment and practice, the "Demon-Stained Blood Tendon Technique" was still a hindrance.

Ning Zhuo's focus in cultivation is the Five Elements Golden Elixir Wheel.

The previous Golden Core Wheel could only hold one Golden Core of the five elements. Then, through the magic array within the wheel, one element generates four others. The entire wheel thus provides the power of the five elements.

The new roulette wheel was designed by Ning Zhuo. It was only slightly larger and had an additional triangular pattern compared to the previous one.

At each of the three corners, there is a circular groove, which can be inlaid with any three of the five elements' golden pills.

Yes, the new Five Elements Wheel can hold three Golden Elixirs of the five elements at the same time. As a result, the wheel's magical power is at least three times greater than before. The circulation of magical power between them is also much faster than before.

Ning Zhuo took out three golden pills that met the standards, tried circulating them, and found that the effect was similar to what he had designed.

Design successful!

The inspiration came from Yu Heye's Reverse Five Elements Golden Elixir. After Ning Zhuo tried to manipulate it, he gained a deeper understanding of the Five Elements.

The greatest help comes from the pages of the Luoshu book.

It was with the help of the deductive ability of this Dao artifact that Ning Zhuo was able to obtain the new Five Elements Formation after a large number of calculations.

The Five Elements Formation was carved into the formation plate and then refined several times to make the formation plate and the formation a unified whole. Only when this was done could the task be considered complete.

The art of array formation is widely used in cultivation. This can be seen from the Five Elements Golden Elixir Wheel. Otherwise, array formation wouldn't be recognized as one of the four great arts of cultivation.

Ning Zhuo boasted about his successful research to Sun Lingtong.

Sun Lingtong was genuinely happy for Ning Zhuo, her eyes shining: "In that case, our Cang Tie Han Armor will be even more powerful! Let me play with it."

Ning Zhuo then smiled and handed Sun Lingtong the Five Elements Roulette, while pointing out, "Boss, you should play it like this..."

Ning Zhuo gave half of his instructions, then suddenly froze and stopped talking.

Sun Lingtong was about to ask what was wrong, but seeing Ning Zhuo's expression, she immediately shut her mouth.

Ning Zhuo was now desperately trying to capture the fleeting inspiration in his mind.

He caught him!

Once the inspiration was captured, it was as if he had pierced through a window, and his understanding of the Five Elements Qi Law deepened more than twice as much.

Ning Zhuo immediately sat cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes tightly, and focused all his energy on reviewing the contents of the Five Elements Qi Law.

Within his dantian, a radiant light shone, producing a strange phenomenon that condensed into a seed of a talisman.

At this point, Ning Zhuo's Qi Sea had also reached the stage of the Extraordinary Phenomenon Seed Talisman!
(End of this chapter)