Chapter 435: Hoofbeats Trample Fallen Flowers

“Quickly, give it a try,” Sun Lingtong also felt greatly excited.

Ning Zhuo then closed his eyes, silently sensing his new spleen.

In a trance, he felt as though he had entered a temple.He sat solemnly on the platform, having become the Earth God statue enshrined within the temple!From outside the temple, a vast amount of blood, essence, qi, and the like continuously drifted in. Upon entering the temple, bathed in the radiance of the Earth God statue, they underwent round after round of purification.This purification continued without cease, absorbing impurities, settling them down, and fortifying the foundation of earth beneath the temple.The spleen's inherent function is to process food and regulate qi and blood, while also warding off illness. Now, with Ning Zhuo’s own spleen as the cornerstone, the Earth Element Spleen Temple forged is even more efficient in this regard!

“It can also absorb and settle all impurities, as though it were the Great Earth itself, accepting all, bearing all, and nurturing all. Through deep accumulation and the scouring of time, the waste is ultimately transformed into treasure.”

This immediately brought to Ning Zhuo’s mind the divine ability, Stone-Forging Earth Treasure!He began to infuse his arcane energy, urging the Earth Element Spleen Temple.Immediately, a surge of potent power rose from the depths of his spleen, then flowed outwards in all directions, actively participating in the vital operations of his entire body.Ning Zhuo felt as though he had been forcefully propelled, an indescribable sense of comfort gradually pervading his whole being.He sat down cross-legged, attempting to absorb the surrounding natural spiritual energy.In an instant, a vast quantity of Earth Element spiritual energy was drawn in, pouring into the Earth Element Spleen Temple within his body.This level of spiritual energy absorption caused a profound shock in Ning Zhuo's heart.Even though he was the one who had improved this technique, he was still pleasantly surprised by the actual cultivation effect!

“This rate of spiritual energy absorption far surpasses that of using my Cyclone Chariot magical artifact.”“No wonder the Five Element Divine Lord, who cultivated all five elements back then, still progressed with incomparable speed.”

Five Element Qi Regulation Art!Ning Zhuo quickly absorbed the vast majority of the Earth Element spiritual energy, transforming it into the spiritual energy of the other four elements, maintaining the balance of the five elements within his qi sea.

“In the future, if I can possess a complete set of Five Element Five Viscera Divine Temples, my cultivation speed will undoubtedly experience a tremendous leap.”

Ning Zhuo’s heart couldn’t help but stir with anticipation.

“This Five Viscera Temple Spiritual God Technique I am currently designing requires the essence of the five elements, and it is best if it possesses spiritual intelligence.”

Without spiritual intelligence, Ning Zhuo cannot create an external deity.His blood sacrifice of the organs is primarily to use his own spiritual intelligence to construct the temple and control the external deity.Having just refined it, he is almost the divine statue himself, possessing the deepest level of control. However, if in the future his own spiritual intelligence cannot be constantly replenished, the spiritual intelligence originating from the old monster in the stone will inevitably awaken, even gradually gain dominance, and ultimately control the Earth Element Spleen Temple.

This is the drawback of the Five Viscera Temple Spiritual God Technique!

“Therefore, the Earth Element Spleen Temple cannot remain outside the body for too long; it must frequently return to oneself to replenish spiritual intelligence and suppress the external deity.”

Ning Zhuo secretly cautioned himself.

“Next is the crucial part!”

With a thought, Ning Zhuo caused his spleen to vibrate, breaking free from its original position and transforming into a ball of earthy yellow light.

Ning Zhuo opened his mouth and exhaled the ball of light.While controlling the light ball to penetrate the stone sphere, he simultaneously activated the Demonic Infested Blood Sinews Art, causing blood sinews to form where the spleen was missing, temporarily serving as a replacement.The ball of light followed the thin hole previously drilled into the stone sphere, reaching deep into its core.There, the ball of light expanded, filling the empty space in the stone heart, faintly forming an Earth Element Temple. The temple doors were wide open, and within sat a divine statue, its appearance remarkably similar to Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo and his Earth Element Spleen Temple were in extremely close communication. He immediately controlled the Earth Element Spleen Temple, quickly permeating the stone sphere itself.A moment later, it felt as though he had grown another organ.He activated the Earth Element arcane energy within the supreme-grade spirit crystals inside the stone sphere. The arcane energy surged out, causing the stone sphere to immediately flip and roll in all directions with exceptional agility.With a thought, the Earth Element Spleen Temple instantly erupted with a strong 흡입 power, immediately drawing back the expelled Earth Element arcane energy and storing it within the spirit stone.

Sun Lingtong had been observing throughout. Seeing this scene, she clapped her hands vigorously: “Little Zhuo, you’ve succeeded!”Ning Zhuo also revealed a radiant smile: “Boss, with the Earth Element Spleen Temple, I can control the stone sphere as if it were my own limb.”“But it still needs to be modified internally to become an apparatus, so I can utilize it better!”

The core layer of the stone sphere consisted of a large quantity of supreme-grade Earth Element crystals, containing a surge of Nascent Soul stage arcane energy. This was a natural pool of arcane energy.Ning Zhuo also planned to create multiple stone mirrors.The stone mirrors were derived from the Mirror Altar Spiritual Communication Art, providing a unique amplification to divine sense. Coupled with the stone sphere, they would complement each other perfectly.

Time was extremely tight. Ning Zhuo worked without rest, continuously for two days and two nights, only then achieving his desired goal.He returned to the Three Generals' camp with a pale face and two rather obvious dark circles under his eyes.The Three Generals, while training the new recruits, were also very concerned about Ning Zhuo.After all, Ning Zhuo had taken away a considerable amount of military funds, and there had been no news since his departure.Upon learning of Ning Zhuo's return, Liu Er laughed heartily and personally went out to welcome him.Upon seeing Ning Zhuo, he was immediately stunned.The former Ning Zhuo wore white robes, possessed bright eyes and fair skin, full of radiant energy. Now, the young man was gaunt, his face pale, his eyes swollen, with deep dark circles, as though he had been drained of most of his yang energy by a female ghost.

Liu Er took a deep breath, reaching out to support Ning Zhuo’s arms: “The Strategist has done too much for our army, to be this exhausted!”“Come, enter the military camp, rest for a few days, and recuperate well. You must not toil like this again.”He only cared about Ning Zhuo, and did not even mention the matter of divination.Such social skill, regardless of whether it was sincere, even Ning Zhuo felt a warmth in his heart at this moment.

Ning Zhuo immediately shook his head and transmitted his voice to Liu Er: “Reporting to the Great General, I have fortunately not failed in my mission this time. My divination has been successful, and I have divined a prophecy poem.”“The content of the poem is shocking, therefore I dared not rest for a moment and immediately rushed back to inform the General.”“This prophecy poem is—”“Horses’ hooves tread on fallen blossoms,”“Wind rises, shadows sink in sand.”“Who can preserve the bright moon,”“And who will be buried in the mist and haze?”

Liu Er listened, his brow furrowed. After pondering for a moment, he looked at Ning Zhuo and transmitted his divine sense: “Strategist, what is the meaning of this poem?”

Ning Zhuo shook his head with a bitter smile: “I cannot fully comprehend it either. Just looking at this poem, I feel that the future is fraught with danger.”“The phrase ‘Horses’ hooves tread on fallen blossoms’ seems to hint that our army is about to march out.”“The word ‘fallen blossoms’ makes me shudder. As the saying goes, ‘fallen blossoms and flowing water,’ I fear the army’s advance will be perilous.”

Liu Er, however, shook his head: “‘Horses’ hooves tread on fallen blossoms,’ according to my understanding, can it not mean that as our army marches out, we trample our enemies along the way, crushing them like fallen blossoms and flowing water?”

Ning Zhuo was slightly taken aback: “This prophecy poem cannot be interpreted line by line, Great General.”“Because next, ‘Wind rises, shadows sink in sand’ indicates that the situation will take a sharp turn for the worse. The enemy rises like the wind, and the situation becomes confused and dangerous.”“‘Who can preserve the bright moon,’ the bright moon represents hope.”“‘And who will be buried in the mist and haze,’ mist and haze represent the smoke of war.”“These two lines suggest that some will perish in the coming crisis, while others will survive until the second night, seeing the hope of survival. This means that our army itself has not been completely annihilated, and there is still a ray of hope.”

Liu Er listened carefully, then shook his head again: “Strategist, you are being too pessimistic.”“In my opinion, the last two lines clearly say that there will be casualties on both sides on the battlefield; some will survive, while others will lose their lives.”“We need to be wary of enemies who are skilled in mist and haze techniques.”“But as I see it, doesn’t our Fire Cloud Camp, which can stir up fire clouds and engulf the battlefield, not constitute ‘mist and haze’?”“Hahaha.”

Ning Zhuo was speechless.He had indeed been in a hurry when he came, only conceiving this prophecy poem halfway through his journey.As a result, when he came to persuade Liu Er, the latter was unexpectedly optimistic.

Ning Zhuo took a deep breath: “Great General, I personally divined and experienced it myself, so I have my own inspirations and feelings.”“My mood is quite low; this is the biggest revelation!”“General, you must not be complacent.”

Liu Er nodded repeatedly, continuing to comfort Ning Zhuo, and even escorted him to the Strategist’s tent to rest.Zhang Hei and Guan Hong, upon learning of Ning Zhuo’s return to the camp, took advantage of a break in training to both seek him out.Halfway there, the three of them encountered each other.Liu Er waved his hand: “This divination has completely exhausted the Strategist. Go back, all of you, don’t disturb his rest.”

Zhang Hei laughed: “Hey, I knew the Strategist was trustworthy!”As he spoke, he glanced at Guan Hong.Guan Hong stroked his beard: “I merely stated that anything is possible.”He then asked Liu Er for the result of the divination.Liu Er recounted the prophecy poem.Zhang Hei was dumbfounded, while Guan Hong pondered: “Both the Strategist’s and the Elder Brother’s interpretations have merit. Prophecy poems have this ambiguous nature.”

Just as they were speaking, a military messenger arrived with a military order, riding a fast horse into the military camp.Upon seeing the three Core Formation stage generals, the messenger remained mounted, without any signs of respect, merely raising the military order: “Order the Three Generals’ camp to immediately prepare to depart early tomorrow morning and march to the front lines with the main army!”

Liu Er, Guan Hong, and Zhang Hei’s eyes widened in unison, and Zhang Hei even drew a sharp breath.This strange reaction startled the messenger.

“Why haven’t you accepted the order? Do you intend to defy it?!” the military messenger shouted.

Liu Er quickly took the military order token.

As soon as the military messenger left, Zhang Hei couldn’t hold back: “Elder Brother, Second Brother, the Strategist is indeed worthy of being called a Strategist; he truly has some skills.”“He actually predicted that our army would set out.”“Does this… mean that our future is bleak?”

Guan Hong remained silent, deep in thought.

Liu Er took a deep breath, his face solemn: “Second Brother, Third Brother, in reality, I trust the Strategist more.”“After all, the Strategist is skilled in divination, while I am completely an outsider.”“But why did I still comfort the Strategist like that?”

Speaking of this, Liu Er said with utmost seriousness: “Two virtuous brothers, if the future is fraught with danger, with risks of life and death, will we shrink back because of it?”“I will not!”

Liu Er took a deep breath, his eyes red-rimmed: “Although I have shed the blood of imperial relatives, what does it matter?”“Who will look highly upon me because of this identity?”“More people simply denounce me as a monsterous half-breed of human and demon!”“I want to make a name for myself.”“I desperately want to!”“But in today’s world of cultivation, cultivators with my background are rarely recognized.”“This campaign by the Two Notes Kingdom against the Thousand Peaks Forest is an opportunity that I must seize!”“Therefore, no matter how dangerous it is, I must continue forward.”

Liu Er’s words were sincere and impactful.Zhang Hei was moved and immediately said: “Elder Brother, I understand you!”“I moved a part of my clansmen to蒼林仙城 precisely because I wanted to rely on the resources near the Thousand Peaks Forest to grow stronger. But once we actually migrated, we discovered that all the important positions were already occupied.”“Although蒼林仙城 is large, there is too little, too little space left for outsiders to develop!”“Only by participating in the campaign can I earn merit and avoid being ostracized, truly achieving growth and development.”“So, Elder Brother, rest assured, I, Old Hei, will definitely charge at the front on the battlefield!”

Guan Hong also said: “I have traveled the world and seen this era of prosperity like oil boiling over a fierce fire, with cultivators as numerous as locusts.”“I believe that an era of great struggle is surely coming!”“We, outstanding men of this generation, should follow the trend and ride the waves at the forefront of the era.”“Elder Brother, Third Brother, Guan will never flee without a fight.”

Liu Er, seeing the two of them express their feelings, was immediately overjoyed. He grasped their arms with both hands: “Good! You are indeed my sworn brothers, Liu Er. From now on, the three of us will advance and retreat together, watch out for each other, and we will definitely achieve something in this world!”

“Elder Brother (Elder Brother)!”“Second Brother, Third Brother!”“Elder Brother (Elder Brother)!”“Second Brother, Third Brother!”

The three generals were of one mind and purpose, their bond deepening further.The three generals began to dispatch officers and soldiers, making numerous preparations for setting out early tomorrow morning.

The next day.Heavy fog.Dense fog enveloped the mountains. Rivers and vegetation were swallowed by the white mist. The distant peaks were barely visible, their outlines blurred, seemingly ready to be completely engulfed by the haze at any moment.The roadside vegetation hung low, wet dew drops clinging to branches and leaves, gently swaying, like silent whispers.In the mist, even the sunlight of the rising sun appeared pale and weak, as though everything had fallen into endless silence, vast and bewildered.

As the commander of the Golden Halberd Army and an important general of the Two Notes Kingdom, Sun Gan was in charge of this march.A messenger reported: “Sir, General Liu Er of the Three Generals’ camp has sent someone to inquire whether we should halt the march today due to the heavy fog?”

Sun Gan sat on his commander’s seat. Upon hearing this, he was startled, then scoffed: “Mere fog, how can it impede a march? Utterly ridiculous!”A moment later, Sun Gan sent someone to inquire: “Why has the Three Generals’ camp, as the vanguard, not yet moved?”Immediately, someone reported that the Three Generals’ camp had not yet finished dismantling their tents.Sun Gan snorted, highly displeased: “A bunch of good-for-nothings!”

The deputy general beside him said dismissively: “The Three Generals’ camp is originally a ragtag bunch. Fortunately, Commander Xu Dali of the Savage Demon Camp is still a military man, specializing in military strategy. What are Liu Er, Guan Hong, and Zhang Hei? They dabble in some military strategy and think they can lead soldiers into battle. Simply laughable!”

Sun Gan: “Pass down the order: the Three Generals’ camp is marching too slowly, in violation of military orders. General Liu Er, the main commander, will be given thirty heavy boards. Note this down for now, and execute military law upon reaching Wooden Wheel Town.”“Order the Savage Demon Camp to take the lead and serve as the vanguard!”“The White Jade Camp follows.”“My Golden Halberd Army is in the center.”“Following our army is the Red Flower Camp.”“The Three Generals’ camp will bring up the rear.”“The entire army marches out!”

Sun Gan’s punishment and reprimand were immediately conveyed to the Three Generals’ camp.Ning Zhuo said guiltily: “According to my plan, it has implicated the Great General in being struck by thirty heavy boards. This is my fault.”

Liu Er immediately waved his hand: “Thirty heavy boards is nothing; I can withstand it. It’s no big deal.”“The Strategist is thinking for our Three Generals’ camp; we all understand it in our hearts.”“Let’s not dwell on it. Pass down the order for the entire army to pack up properly, remain vigilant at all times, and not be careless or negligent. Those who violate this will be severely beaten with sixty heavy boards!”

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