Chapter 343: Magnetic Immortal City

Random Recommendation:Facing Sun Lingtong's question, Ning Zhuo smiled slightly and said, "First, the Black Wind Tiger Demon consumes a large amount of flesh and blood every day. Relying solely on his group's scavenging might suffice for a short time, but how can it last in the long run? Therefore, he must have others assisting him!"

"When I first saw the Black Wind Tiger Demon, his appearance was similar to the previous Just Mountain God, Night Tiger. I guessed that the former should be related by blood to the latter and receive his protection and support. But later, I thought, for a position like Just Mountain God, it's not difficult to arrange a good place for his outstanding descendants."

"At the very least, he would seek a proper demon cultivation technique. Why would the Black Wind Tiger Demon resort to cultivating demonic arts?"

"The fact that the Black Tiger cultivates demonic arts suggests that there are significant problems with the Just Mountain God!"

Sun Lingtong wasn't foolish; he had just been confined for over ten years. His sudden departure had slightly unbalanced his state of mind, making him disinclined to think deeply.

At this moment, reminded by Ning Zhuo, he immediately understood: "Right, the first god we prayed to was the Just Mountain God, hoping he would help. As it turned out, that deity didn't exert himself, only telling us to find the Fox God. Now it seems, it wasn't laziness, but rather out of necessity."

"Perhaps, the Tiger God we saw was just someone in disguise!"

Ning Zhuo nodded and continued his analysis: "After being intimidated by the Great Serpent Kama, the Fox God instructed us to explore the western mountain valley. The meaning was unclear, and the attitude was subtle."

"I suspect he wanted to use my hand to expose this secret."

"From his perspective, as the Mountain God of Mist Hidden Mountain, he must have known about the Black Wind Tiger Demon and even the true condition of the Just Mountain God long ago. According to common sense, he should have reported it to the authorities and sought assistance from the Southern Bean Kingdom. Perhaps he could even use this to bring down his superior and be promoted from deputy to official."

"But he didn't do so. Instead, he pretended not to know and played dumb. Clearly, he believed that even reporting it proactively wouldn't yield the outcome he expected. What prevented him from reporting it?"

Sun Lingtong chuckled lightly: "Simple! This means the Southern Bean Kingdom isn't trustworthy; there's a mastermind behind the scenes. So, you actively searched around, went to Jade Steel Mountain, and discovered Meng Zizhong?"

Ning Zhuo nodded: "The previous stone-named town mayor of Jade Steel Town was diligent and strict during his tenure. It would be difficult to displace him through conventional means."

"But the Meng family succeeded. A group of bandits led by the Black Wind Tiger Demon stormed into the town and massacred extensively, allowing Meng Zizhong to take over and become the current mayor."

"All along, the tiger demon's group has been roaming and committing crimes in the vicinity, causing the townspeople to live in fear. Even though Meng Zizhong has repeatedly trained troops, costing money and time, he has still gained everyone's recognition and respect."

"Meng Zizhong thus tightly held onto military power, preventing the royal family from easily replacing him. He also deliberately relaxed supervision to attract a large number of rogue cultivators. These rogue cultivators think they can take advantage of the mine, but in reality, they are being lured in by Meng Zizhong. Many of them have become the tiger demon's food."

Sun Lingtong took a light breath: "How dirty."

"However, this is a good thing for us. Little Zhuo, you want to secure Jade Steel Mountain. Meng Zizhong and the tiger demon's secret are now known to us. If we use it well, we might succeed!"

"Next, we'll continue to collect evidence and get irrefutable proof."

Ning Zhuo shook his head and sighed: "Difficult. The Meng family, being a large aristocratic clan, must be prepared for a clean break. Once they discover it, they will certainly sever ties like a gecko shedding its tail. Even if we can bring down Meng Zizhong, it probably won't be our turn, nor the turn of my Ning branch family, to control Jade Steel Mountain."

"Big brother, sometimes evidence isn't that important; it's just an opportunity for a legitimate move."

"If the situation and interests require it, even grinding pearls into powder and claiming it's poison to frame the other party is possible."

"To get a share of the flesh and blood, it still depends on how strong we are."

Speaking of this, Ning Zhuo's gaze was deep, and his tone was complex: "Essentially, we are not much different from the demon cultivators in the valley fighting over flesh and blood."

"Hundreds of years ago, the Supreme Sovereign of Southern Bean founded the kingdom. Today, the Southern Bean Kingdom can be considered the Black Wind Tiger Demon. The Jade Steel Mountain we are vying for is merely the leftover scraps from this behemoth's meal."

Sun Lingtong was silent for a moment: "Fortunately, the Southern Bean Kingdom is temporarily on our side. They need us to maintain the structure of Fire Persimmon Immortal City and obstruct Meng Kui's advancement. From this perspective, the damaged Lava Immortal Palace is a great advantage for us, helping us delay the situation and buy more time to grow stronger."

"Given our current identity, seeking help from the Southern Bean royal family, they might allow us to share Jade Steel Mountain considering Fire Persimmon Immortal City."

Ning Zhuo nodded: "Not allowing, but promoting. My Ning branch family has just started, like a baby babbling, just learning to walk. It needs someone to give it a push."

"Let's go, we'll find the local prefect."

Floating Magnet Immortal City!

Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong controlled the Myriad Mile Wandering Dragon, traversing the void, and arrived at the central hub governing the surrounding region.

Looking from afar, a magnificent immortal city was situated atop Magnetic Stone Mountain.

The immortal city did not touch the ground; it used the immensely powerful geomagnetic force to float in mid-air.

Large, dark gray square city bricks, as large as houses, were assembled to form two or three huge rings, slowly drifting around the entire immortal city, a magnificent sight.

The square wall bricks contained magnetic force, attracting and repelling each other. Therefore, they could be freely dismantled and reassembled, typically forming circular city walls, but also serving as city gates, boardwalks, railings, etc., with endless variations and wide applicability.

The main body of the immortal city was not a single entity but two levels, upper and lower.

The upper level was the Yang layer, and the lower level was the Yin layer. The two layers were also separated from each other, relying on magnetic repulsion and attraction.

Although a portion of Floating Magnet Immortal City's protective formation was constantly active, assisting various monitoring magical treasures, and city guards, either wearing magnetic clothing or piloting magnetic boats, patrolled everywhere, they still couldn't detect the Myriad Mile Wandering Dragon.

A dragon, capable of being large or small, rising or falling, roaring or hidden. This classic mechanical creation is unremarkable for combat, but when it comes to movement and displacement, it is absolutely powerful.

"Big brother, it's up to you. Floating Magnet Immortal City can artificially create Xuan power magnetic fields and maintain invisible magnetic tracks for a long time. If the Myriad Mile Wandering Dragon accidentally touches these magnetic tracks or fields, it might be detected," Ning Zhuo said.

Sun Lingtong said confidently: "Leave it to me."

He used his innate spiritual eyes and borrowed the mechanical components in the Myriad Mile Wandering Dragon to greatly increase his field of vision, immediately observing many invisible magnetic fields and tracks.

In his unique vision, these magnetic tracks crisscrossed, long and short, interspersed inside and outside the immortal city, together weaving a complex bird's nest-like route.

In the gaps of the bird's nest-like magnetic tracks, magnetic fields of various sizes, piece by piece, some centered around buildings in the city, others centered around magnetic boats, cultivators, etc., moved around within a certain range.

The Myriad Mile Wandering Dragon concealed its form, carefully绕过 the magnetic fields, avoiding the magnetic tracks, and finally reached the prefect's yamen on the upper level.

The yamen was located on the central axis of the city, with a vermilion lacquer gate inlaid with numerous magnetic iron nails, colored brass.

A plaque hung high above the gate with the four characters "Floating Magnet Prefect," shining brightly in golden light.

On both sides outside the gate, a pair of stone lions sat and lay, looking majestic.

The Myriad Mile Wandering Dragon silently entered the main gate, seeing the ceremonial gate. Passing the ceremonial gate, they arrived at the main hall.

In the center of the main hall, there was a prefect's desk, with a plaque "Two Sleeves of Fresh Wind" hanging before it, and portraits of famous officials of the Southern Bean Kingdom hanging on the four walls.

The main hall was empty. The Myriad Mile Wandering Dragon, carrying Sun and Ning, quietly entered the second hall.

To the east of the second hall was the prefect's study, and to the west was the meeting hall.

Beyond the second hall was the back courtyard of the yamen, which was the prefect's private residence, where the prefect's family lived.

Sun and Ning didn't need to go deeper; they found the current Floating Magnet Prefect in the study.

Ning Zhuo first returned to the outside of the study door and released the Heavily Armed Blood Ape · Great Victory from the mechanical dragon.

The Floating Magnet Prefect was startled and angry: "Who?!"

He was at the Nascent Soul level. He abruptly stood up from his seat, and his magical power surged out, firmly suppressing Yuan Dasheng.

Yuan Dasheng spoke with difficulty and took out a letter and a token.

The Floating Magnet Prefect saw the letter. The content described his previous official positions, how he rose to power, and how he reached his current position. It analyzed that for a mere rogue cultivator like him to rise so quickly and have a smooth career, it was due to the favor and promotion of the Zhu family royal family.

In the latter half of the letter, Ning Zhuo finally stated that he had a major case to report.

The Floating Magnet Prefect also looked at the token. This was specifically given to Sun Lingtong by Zhu Xuanji. After all, according to the Edict of Recruitment, the Southern Bean royal family was to reward those who met the "entry standard." Therefore, they gave Sun Lingtong a token, making it convenient for him to enter the royal capital in the future and choose a treasure from the royal treasury.

"It is indeed a royal token. Little friend Ning Zhuo, you can come out and meet me." The Floating Magnet Prefect relaxed his power, allowing the Heavily Armed Blood Ape · Great Victory to regain freedom.

The Myriad Mile Wandering Dragon then revealed itself, a beam of light shooting from its dragon eyes and shining on the ground.

Following the beam of light, Ning Zhuo transformed from small to large, finally landing, his body upright. He solemnly bowed to the Floating Magnet Prefect, starting with an apology and a plea for forgiveness, then emphasizing that his actions were justified and unavoidable.

"Myriad Mile Wandering Dragon? No wonder you were able to sneak in here..." The Floating Magnet Prefect glanced at the Myriad Mile Wandering Dragon and then examined Ning Zhuo with a scrutinizing gaze.

"I know you, kid. You've been jumping around Fire Persimmon Immortal City, quite active. But what do you think this place is? If you treat Floating Magnet Immortal City like Fire Persimmon Immortal City, you are greatly mistaken."

"Speak. I'd like to hear what major case you need to report. If you exaggerate, don't blame this official for punishing you."

Ning Zhuo smiled slightly and directly reported Meng Zizhong, explaining the matter of the Black Wind Tiger Demon, and handed the copied image over as evidence to the Floating Magnet Prefect.

Upon hearing the case, the Floating Magnet Prefect's pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly.

His scalp tingled, a chill rose from the bottom of his heart, and he desperately wanted to turn a deaf ear and walk away!

(End of this chapter)