Immortal Creation.

Chapter 711 Studying Xiao Hui
"We won!" Su Lingkou cheered excitedly.

"This mechanical puppet is incredibly powerful!" Shen Xi was shocked.

He witnessed the entire battle, so he knew very well that this tiger demon was at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, and its combat power far exceeded that of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

His original form was a fierce tiger, possessing superhuman physical abilities. Although the magical artifacts he carried were somewhat inferior and did not match his cultivation and combat power, this was quite normal considering his background as a rogue cultivator and a demon cultivator.

This is a golden age of cultivation, a world ruled by the human race.

The two demonic talismans that Pi Fujie brought to the tiger demon increased his combat power by at least five times!
The Thousand-Scale Skin Talisman can be considered an excellent defensive magic weapon. The Blood-Burning Rush Talisman gives the tiger demon wings, greatly increasing its speed. This speed is not just about footwork, but also includes the speed of punching, turning, and the speed of blood circulation within its body, making it a comprehensive boost to speed.

The Shen family and the Pi family are mortal enemies, and Shen Xi is more aware than anyone of the power of the Seven Talisman Demon Skin Scripture.

Therefore, at the beginning of the battle, Shen Xi was worried and specifically reminded Ning Zhuo to pay attention to this point. During the battle, when he saw the tiger demon using two magic talismans to suppress Xue Cai Nu Hui, he was not surprised at all.

"But in the end, the tiger demon was completely suppressed by this mechanical puppet!"

Shen Xi was amazed.

The final freeze completely revealed Xue Cai Nu Hui's overwhelming combat power. This was genuine Golden Core level combat power!
Shen Xi couldn't help but wonder, "Who exactly is Ning Zhuo's backer? They actually left him a Golden Core level puppet."

He couldn't help but wonder which forces in the Flying Cloud Kingdom were skilled in mechanical arts.

"Is it the Ban family? The Xuanji Sword Sect? The Juzi Hall? Or perhaps the Zhixia Loom City?"

His skin covered his face, which was as still as water.

He stared intently at Xue Cai Nu Hui, who was looking up, and painfully realized that if he were to fight her, he would also be caught in a bitter struggle.

"Fortunately, this person was not good at controlling mechanisms. The battle went quite smoothly in the early stages, but in the later stages, when the tiger demon used two magic talismans, he became flustered and made a major mistake."

"But even so... this mechanical puppet should not be underestimated!"

"hateful."

Pi Fujie gritted his teeth in secret.

Although he believed that Ning Zhuo, as the controller of the organization, was the weakest link and that he would definitely target Ning Zhuo first if he were to go to war with him, he also had to admit that Ning Zhuo was a formidable enemy!
Ning Zhu put away Xue Cai Nu Hui, but did not leave the arena. Instead, he looked at Pi Fu Jie outside the arena and said, "Come on, your subordinates are dead. Next, it's your turn."

Ning Zhuo once again launched a strong provocation.

Pi Fujie's eyes flickered, and his fighting spirit plummeted once again.

In his view, Ning Zhuo did not personally take action and was not good at operating the puppets. He was obviously using Xue Cai Nu Hui to wear down the enemy and spy on their situation.

In fact, Pi Fujie had the same intention—he sent the tiger demon into battle to spy on Ning Zhuo's background.

As a result, the tiger demon was no match for Xue Cai Nu Hui and died in battle.

Pi Fujie knew in his heart: it wasn't that the tiger demon was useless, but that the mechanical puppet that the enemy had taken out was too powerful!

"If I accept the challenge, I will first have to deal with this mechanical puppet, which will inevitably be a tough battle, and my secrets will be exposed."

"Even if we win, what will we use to deal with this big-headed cultivator?"

"A wise person would not do such a thing!"

Upon realizing this, Pi Fujie immediately sneered, "I do not accept your challenge."

Ning Zhuo laughed loudly, his face full of sarcasm, and said, "Is this the Pi family's family tradition? Are you not the face of the Foundation Establishment stage of the family? You're a disgrace to the family!"

"Don't worry, I will spread the word that you are afraid of fighting."

Pi Fujie shook his head, his face ashen, but his refusal to fight was unwavering: "A true man can bend and stretch, advance and retreat as he pleases. Do not slander me as you please. The prestige of the Pi family cannot be shaken by a few rumors."

Ning Zhuo was not surprised that Pi Fujie did not accept the challenge.

He had already grasped the other party's temperament and deliberately acted assertively in order to make the other party back down.

Ning Zhuo turned to Shen Xi and said, "Brother Shen, this tiger demon has two demonic talismans planted on its body. I'm giving them to you. If you study them, you'll surely be able to learn the secrets of the Seven Talisman Demon Skin Scripture."

Pi Fujie remained unshaken, displaying strong self-confidence: "Go ahead and dismantle it. If you could easily learn the secrets of my clan's secret technique, my Pi family would not have been able to prosper for so long!"

He turned and left after saying that, quite decisively.

Having already lost a round, why not leave? Stay and let the other side continue to verbally humiliate you?

Shen Xi and Ning Zhuo were helpless as he left.

After all, this is the main gate of the Myriad Manifestations Sect, and everyone wants to join this super sect, so naturally they must abide by the sect rules.

The rules of the Myriad Manifestations Sect restrict the fights between cultivators, and the fights must be decided through martial arts demonstrations.

But Pi Fujie refused to accept the challenge, disregarding his reputation, and Ning Zhuo was not willing to use force.

Pi Fu robbed the martial arts hall, moving swiftly like the wind, exuding murderous intent and giving off an aura that kept strangers at bay.

With the tiger demon dead and Ning Zhuo so powerful, he was able to give an explanation to his family.

But if you lose the first game, losing the second game would be a real problem.

Next, he must find a way to regain his composure.

"My family supports me, and I have an advantage in dealing with Shen Xi, after all, I have more subordinates."

"But I didn't expect Shen Xi to have formed a powerful alliance."

"I'm outnumbered and outmatched if I have to deal with two people."

"Hmph! If Shen Xi can befriend experts, why can't I?"

"This time, the Ban family, known for their mechanical engineering, has also sent a promising young member to join the Myriad Manifestations Sect. The Ban family has always been extremely eager for superior mechanical creations, especially Ban Ji, who is notoriously greedy and would love to collect powerful mechanical artifacts..."

Pi Fujie began plotting his counterattack. Inside the martial arts arena, Ning Zhuo once again presented Shen Xi with the tiger demon's corpse; this was no casual remark.

Shen Xi waved his hand and clasped his hands in a salute: "Thank you, Brother Ning, but this is your spoils of war, the result of your hard work. How can I accept it?"

Out of personal motives, since Ning Zhuo had already become enemies with Pi Fujie, Shen Xi would not accept the tiger demon's corpse.

The tiger demon is only at the Foundation Establishment stage and has little value.

If he accepts it, the nature of this martial arts competition will change. It will change from the original feud between Ning Zhuo and Pi Fujie to Ning Zhuo standing up for Shen Xi and the Shen family.

Pi Fujie's voluntary retreat already revealed his fear of Ning Zhuo. If Ning Zhuo were to publicize the fact that Shen Xi had accepted the tiger demon's corpse in the future, Pi Fujie would very likely take advantage of the situation and have a legitimate reason to abandon his attack on Ning Zhuo, focusing instead on dealing with Shen Xi and his group.

This is the proper way.

Shen Xi continued to explain, "Brother Ning may not know, but Pi Fujie's words just now were indeed reasonable. My Shen family and the Pi family have a long-standing feud, and there have been countless casualties between us. My clan has collected quite a few corpses of Pi family cultivators."

“Our clan has long studied the Seven Talisman Demon Skin Scripture. This tiger demon corpse can indeed provide a glimpse into the secrets of the Seven Talisman Demon Skin Scripture, but it is no longer of any value to our clan.”

"Brother Ning might as well take a look. With your understanding and knowledge, you will surely gain some insights."

These explanations alone are not enough.

Shen Xi, as expected of a genius from a great clan, having received elite-level education since childhood, took out another jade slip: "Brother Ning is interested in the Nine Palaces Formation. Although I have only known Brother Ning for a short time, we get along extremely well. Brother Ning has once again stood up for my friend, so please allow me to give you this school notebook. I humbly request that you not refuse." A shrewd glint flashed in Ning Zhuo's eyes, and he immediately understood Shen Xi's intentions.

He immediately praised the Shen family's expertise in the Nine Palaces Formation, affirmed his friendship with Shen Xi, and finally accepted the jade slip.

With this matter resolved, both Shen Xi and Ning Zhuo felt that their friendship had deepened.

Shen Xi invited Ning Zhuo to accompany him to observe others' martial arts performances.

This was Ning Zhuo's original purpose for coming here, but encountering Pi Fujie was an accident, and what was even more unexpected was Xue Cai Nu Hui's performance in the battle.

This disrupted Ning Zhuo's original plan, so he politely declined Shen Xi's invitation, saying that he couldn't wait to study the school notes that Shen Xi had given him.

Shen Xi naturally wouldn't force Ning Zhuo to stay, and could only bid him a reluctant farewell.

Watching Ning Zhuo leave, Su Lingkou asked with some concern, "Cousin, you gave Fellow Daoist Ning Zhuo the academy notes. Could this have revealed the profound mysteries of the Shen family's array formations?"

Shen Xi smiled slightly and said, "Naturally, there are some unique secrets of my Shen family, but not many."

"Don't worry, cousin. I had already thought it through carefully before giving it to you."

“Ning Zhuo could have yielded a bit and avoided this battle. Because I would not back down and would have expressed my intention to fight to the death much earlier.”

"But he still stood up for me and showed me his sincerity in wanting to get closer to me through his actions. How could I avoid him?"

Shen Xi's gaze was deep and thoughtful: "And to express my gratitude, I must show my sincerity."

"I don't know the power behind Ning Zhuo, but judging from this battle, it must be quite powerful and have a deep foundation."

"Therefore, only by providing what he is sure to lack can we be absolutely certain of success."

"Right now, the school notes are the most suitable."

"With the unique insights of my Shen family into the Nine Palaces Formation, as long as Ning Zhuo comprehends it, he will surely have even more desires."

Su Ling clapped her hands and praised, "I know, cousin, this is the bait we put in!"

Shen Xilang laughed: "Haha, that's right."

"Among the ten classic static formations, the Nine Palaces Formation is particularly complex. My school notes are three years' worth of records. For ordinary people to study it, without family teachings, it would take even longer."

Su Lingkou smiled and said, "Cousin, I can already see Ning Zhuo eagerly holding his school notes, asking you for help."

Shen Xi laughed again.

Ning Zhuo returned to the rented cave dwelling and immediately released Xue Cai Nu Hui.

Supernatural power—life hangs by a thread!
He directly used the most powerful manipulation techniques to forcefully connect with Xuecai Nu Hui's spirituality.

At the same time, he stretched out his hands, and five-element threads shot out from the tips of his ten fingers, connecting to the joints of the mechanical puppet's body.

Xuecai Nu Hui immediately struggled, but did not actually break free.

Ning Zhuo, sensing the other party's impatience through the life-or-death situation, immediately understood.

A sharp glint flashed in Ning Zhuo's eyes, and he immediately made a judgment: "She has no sense of life hanging by a thread and does not want others to control her."

"Her spirituality has indeed reached the spiritual stage."

Ning Zhuo had read "The Theory of Spirituality" and knew that spirituality is divided into four stages: the stage of the dead spirit, the stage of the living spirit, the stage of the wise spirit, and the stage of the divine spirit.

Each period is further divided into five sub-periods.

Previously, Xue Cai Nu Hui and Xue Shu Yu Xie were both in the primate stage of the living beings' life cycle, with their spirituality fully perfected and their life force continuously increasing.

After the primate stage, one enters the primate stage.

During this stage, the spirit will exhibit clear and intense emotions, act on its own, and break free from the monk's control.

Ning Zhuo already has experience in this area.

Yuan Dasheng had previously fallen into this stage in Fire Persimmon Immortal City. At that time, he went outside the city and sat in silence for two days and one night at the secret burial site of his old master.

"At this stage, one should act in accordance with spiritual emotions and not forcibly control them."

"Only by following the natural flow can you make the spirit recognize you as its master and truly bring it under your control!"

Ning Zhuo harbored some concern about this.

After all, Ning Xiaohui died because of him.

Ning Zhuo had no choice.

At that time, it was either you or me who died.

"Xue Cai Nu Hui's spirit comes from Ning Xiao Hui. Normally, a spirit should not retain memories of its past life. But Yuan Dasheng was able to 'remember' the original owner's secret burial place... Could Ning Xiao Hui still consider me an enemy?"

It was precisely because of these concerns that Ning Zhuo had previously limited his work to the mechanical component, the Floating Ice White Jade Hand, rather than the mechanical puppet.

Therefore, after Ning Xiaohui showed the characteristics of the Spiritual Realm, Ning Zhuoxin was worried and did not stay in the Martial Arts Hall. Instead, he rushed back to check the situation.

"Her life hangs by a thread, a divine power that she could hardly resist, and she didn't even realize it. There was no murderous intent or hatred in her emotions toward me, but she was indeed impatient to be controlled by me."

The fact that the situation wasn't the worst possible outcome secretly relieved Ning Zhuo.

"Since she's impatient, then I should reduce my control over her during this sensitive period, and even give her temporary complete freedom."

"But how can her emotional needs be met?"

Ning Zhuo fell into deep thought.

He possessed three large mechanical puppets. However, the spirituality of the Buddhist healer Meng Yaoyin and Meng Yehu surpassed the Spiritual Awakening stage from the very beginning. Only Yuan Dasheng's case has significant reference value.

However, Yuan Dasheng went to his old master's secret burial site on his own to express his grief and sorrow.

Yuan Dasheng was very proactive, but Xue Cainu Hui remained completely unmoved.

Ning Zhuo pulled back the Five Elements Suspension Threads, leaving only the Life Suspension Thread to be secretly controlled, and the mechanical puppet remained stationary in place.

Ning Zhuo's mind raced with thoughts: "There is actually a clear thread running through this. Yuan Dasheng's loyalty to his old master is just his nature, hence the strong feelings of sorrow and lamentation in remembrance."

What was Ning Xiaohui's temperament like before her death?

Ning Zhuo gradually found the answer.

The battle with the tiger demon reappeared before his eyes. The memory was frozen on the tiger demon being frozen to death, and Xue Cai Nu Hui, who moved freely, proudly tilting her head slightly.

Thus, Ning Zhuo's answer was powerfully proven.

Ning Zhuo interrupted his thoughts and looked around: "I need to rent a new cave dwelling."

(End of this chapter)