Mysteries of Immortal Puppet Master

Chapter 1272: Chapter 493: "Shortsightedness" (Part 2)

It must be noted that Ning Zhuo previously acquired a Fire Seed, which was already exhausted in the battle against the Lord of Wangchuan Prefecture. His previous artifact refining used a borrowed Fire Seed from the Artifact Refining Hall.

"This Post-Tribulation Survival Fire Seed is a hundred times more precious and rare than the one I lost!"

"What other good items are there further on?"

His divine sense continued to browse.

With just a few breaths, he stopped again.

Buzhou Mountain Stone!

It was only a thumb-sized piece, yet it weighed three pounds and seven ounces.

"According to classical records, Buzhou Mountain was the Ancient Heavenly Pillar. This mountain stands sky-high and earth-bound, imbued with the power to support the heavens, even when fragmented."

"Even though Buzhou Mountain has collapsed, each piece of stone never undergoes wind erosion or wear. The larger the fragment, the closer you get, the greater the gravitational force it exerts."

Therefore, Buzhou Mountain Stone is the best Suppressing Artifact. Used within arrays, it produces a dramatically different qualitative change.

Moving Thought Wind!

This is a strand of peculiar wind, sealed within a Purple Crystal Bottle, resembling a transparent silk ribbon.

It appears negligible, yet as long as the cultivator fills it with thought, it can continuously evolve, virtually endless!

Once blown out, all living beings will start to have emerging thoughts, and without means to restrain them, the thoughts will become extremely complex, overwhelming the Divine Sea, and turning them into mad fools.

Three Lights Passing Water!

Great Power cultivators spent a hundred years consecutively, arranged Grand Arrays in three extreme regions, collected sunlight, moonlight, and starlight at their waning moments: the light when the sun is about to set but has not yet, the moon is about to rise but has not yet, the star is about to appear but has not yet.

The Three Lights Passing Water contains secrets of time, used in alchemy, greatly increasing the preservation time. Used in portraiture, it can depict past life vitality, strength, and even thoughts.

Supreme Forgetting Emotions Dao·Fragment!

The Ancient Forgetful Sect’s supreme Cultivation Technique. Cultivated to Great Success, it severs the seven emotions, cuts off the six desires, seeing the world as plain paper, living beings as straw dogs. The fragment allows cultivation to the "Forget Objects" realm. One who forgets objects possesses nothing beyond the body, and burdens not the heart. When cultivated, they hold artifacts without greed, face danger without fear, and see treasures without joy.

Nine Nether Soul Tempering Essence!

Obtained from the Land of Nine Yin Convergence, refined tens of thousands of Yin souls over twelve years of ice refining and thirty-six years of cold tempering to ultimately gain the essence and condense it into paste.

Little Reincarnation Array Plate!

An array plate from the Ancient Reincarnation Sect, approximately seven inches in diameter, inscribed with contours of the six paths, its Reincarnation Pattern indistinct. Used once, the pattern fades slightly. Once the pattern is completely worn, the array is wasted. It had been used seventy-three times, with approximately twenty-seven uses remaining.

According to records, the Evil Slaying Hall’s cultivators used this array plate to leap across multiple Great Realms and defeat formidable opponents. Even a Nascent Soul Level Evil Slaying Hall cultivator once used this array plate to lightly injure a Refining Void Level Great Power.

Life Rebirth and Yang Return Token·Incomplete.

This is a Transforming Spirit Level character sheet. By inscribing the name, birth date, death anniversary, and other information of the deceased on this token, it can summon lost souls from the Netherworld for temporary revival!

Evil Slaying Hall cultivators used this to summon sect ancestors to slay formidable enemies. Some even summoned gods!

...

Ning Zhuo was wide-eyed with wonder!

"This is just the Evil Slaying Hall, no, just one portion among the Evil Slaying Hall’s treasures."

[White Rainbow Righteousness Festival]Such treasures could not possibly be on this list.

"How immense is the foundation of the Myriad Images Sect." Ning Zhuo marveled inwardly repeatedly.

"Wait, what is this?!"

When he saw the last part of the list, his body suddenly shook, and his pupils slightly contracted.

He saw something that immediately caught his intense attention.

"Unexpectedly, the Evil Slaying Hall’s treasure contains the techniques of this Great Power!"

"Choose it, I must choose it!"

Ning Zhuo barely held back this strong impulse, scanning the remaining parts of the list with his divine sense.

Immediately, he slowly opened his eyes, looking up at Zhong Dao: "Hall Master, I have chosen one item from this list."

As soon as these words were spoken, many cultivators in the hall were amazed.

In most people’s view, if they were to make the decision themselves, surely they would not be tempted by immediate interests but would choose long-term goals.

"Why does Ning Zhuo seem so short-sighted?"

"If I had his talent and ability, what would three times of achieving A-grade merits be? Given enough time, I could certainly accomplish it!"

"Ning Zhuo made a mistake. This is [White Rainbow Righteousness Festival]. This was a promise made by the Hall Master in excitement, missing this opportunity means there won’t be another! [White Rainbow Righteousness Festival]is a non-sale item, aiming to privatize it in the future will be too difficult!"

A few people seem to be in thought.

Zhong Dao gazed at Ning Zhuo, a sharp light flashed in his eyes.

However, Ning Zhuo did not avoid eye contact, looking directly at Zhong Dao, calmly and confidently.

This demeanor made Zhong Dao chuckle lightly: "What did you choose?"

Ning Zhuo immediately responded but transmitted thoughts using divine sense: "I specialize in Mechanical Techniques, and Paper Binding Skill has quite a correlation. Today, I spotted the legacy work of the Great Power Scholar Taixu, my fervor for learning is unbearable, but I shamelessly request for it."

"Scholar Taixu, Paper Binding Skill..." Zhong Dao’s gaze flickered, with subtle feelings arising in his heart.

A while ago, during a discussion among the Eight Peaks, he was summoned to the array to delve into details concerning White Paper Immortal City, which was precisely the work of Scholar Taixu.

"Currently, negotiations on this issue within the sect are progressing slowly, mutual discussions are challenging."

"The key figure Wen Ruanyu is inherently one of the pillars of the Confucian Cultivator Group. Ning Zhuo also has a good relationship with the Confucian Cultivator Group. Could it be that he has heard their hints and set his heart on Scholar Taixu?"

Zhong Dao didn’t understand Ning Zhuo’s relationship with Meng Yaoyin, White Paper Immortal City, and could only think to this extent.

He had no reason to obstruct and instantly agreed.

Ning Zhuo’s top prize in the Evil Slaying Hall’s second trial was a text recording cultivation techniques, named "Taixu Cutting Form Book"!

This book was the result of Evil Slaying Hall’s cultivators successfully capturing a mighty demon cultivator once.

Just the book’s name made Ning Zhuo immediately think of the Taixu Disintegration Ruler.

This Treasure Ruler greatly assisted Ning Zhuo in the campaign against the Lord of Wangchuan Prefecture. Without the Taixu Disintegration Ruler, Ning Zhuo couldn’t possibly have succeeded, not having had the opportunity to defeat the Lord of Wangchuan Prefecture.

But Ning Zhuo, controlling the Taixu Disintegration Ruler, did so merely due to the position of Deputy City Lord.

"The names of ’Taixu Cutting Form Book’ and ’Taixu Disintegration Ruler’ are exceptionally similar."

"Both originate from the same source."

"Perhaps, by understanding ’Taixu Cutting Form Book,’ I can find a way to refine the Taixu Disintegration Ruler?"

"Even if I don’t succeed, through ’Taixu Cutting Form Book,’ I should gain much knowledge about White Paper Immortal City!"

The Yin Tide Black Swamp and White Paper Immortal City weigh significantly in Ning Zhuo’s mind!

Because the accumulated opportunities have assured him vastly: White Paper Immortal City is his place of cultivation.

Even the big-headed youth and Sun Lingtong have long secured a stronghold—planning to focus future efforts there! And if Ning Zhuo can get control of White Paper Immortal City, that would be splendid.

Ning Zhuo left Evil Slaying Hall with the "Taixu Cutting Form Book," and news about him capturing the top spot in the second trial of Evil Slaying Hall rapidly spread within Myriad Images Sect.

"Ning Zhuo secured the top spot?" The public found it no surprise.

"He’s under no competitive pressure at all."

"Even Golden Core cultivators like Gu Huaijiu and Lu Xuan’an aren’t his match?"

"The second trial of Evil Slaying Hall, even when the standards rise, doesn’t change its principles. Therefore, cultivation level is not the key."

"Zhong Dao personally rewarding Ning Zhuo is unprecedented in past sessions. Ning Zhuo joining Evil Slaying Hall seems inevitable!"

"Ning Zhuo is way too enviable! His joining Evil Slaying Hall signifies a brilliant future!"

"This is a win-win. A hundred years from now, Ning Zhuo grows to be Usafor the Evil Slaying Hall. Welcoming such a star from the Righteous Path, the Hall should be highly pleased."

Chen San gathered these public sentiments and reported them to Ning Zhuo.

Inside Bluestone Cave Mansion, holding the report, Ning Zhuo sighed quietly: "As expected, everyone has begun to view me this way. This is not good!"

He shifted his thoughts, immediately issuing new orders to Chen San. Not propagating falsehoods, but honestly spreading the experiences Ning Zhuo had within the hall.

Ning Zhuo didn’t temporarily abandon claiming the top prize of the second trial, ignoring the future possibility of acquiring the [White Rainbow Righteousness Festival] and opting for immediate rewards... He believes when the public receives this information, it will create more reactions.

Ning Zhuo eagerly awaited these reactions.

Of course, he anticipated "Taixu Cutting Form Book" even more.

So, after handing the instructions to Chen San, he eagerly unfolded the text.

"Hmm? Indeed interesting..."