Chapter 514: Fire Heart Temple

Chen Zhi." Including Ning Zhuo, everyone remembered this name.Clearly, this was talent that had emerged after rounds of elimination and selection through fierce battles.Liu Er immediately led Chen Zhi aside for a detailed discussion.Leaving Guan, Zhang, and Ning to oversee the other soldiers.Guan Hong stroked his beard, expressing his worries through divine sense transmission: "These more than thirty individuals are the select of the select from our Three Generals Camp, they are the most top-tier seedlings.""Whether in terms of cultivation, combat strength, or willpower, they are all exceptional.""Even so, their cultivation of the Iron Skin Flesh Armor Technique is this arduous.""Were it not for our assistance, at least ten would have failed midway, suffered backlash, and been severely injured or even died."Zhang Hei's expression also became serious for once: "Judging from this situation, it will be even harder for others to cultivate it.""Damn it! We clearly have enough heavy armor, yet so few people can ultimately cultivate it!""Hmm? Military Advisor, you're still in the mood to laugh?"Guan Hong's heart stirred, transmitting through divine sense: "It seems the Military Advisor has already thought of a solution?"Ning Zhuo denied: "For now, I cannot think of any solution."Zhang Hei glared: "Nonsense, Military Advisor smiling foolishly without reason, this is unacceptable!"Ning Zhuo changed the subject, saying: "Although I have no way, it doesn't mean others have no way."Zhang Hei was a little anxious: "Who else? Oh, Military Advisor, at this point, stop keeping us in suspense!"Ning Zhuo then pointed towards the direction of Mulun Town: "I believe Grand Marshal Du Tiechuan must have a method.""I don't know much about the Iron Skin Flesh Armor Technique, but I have already somewhat grasped Grand Marshal Du's character and temperament."Indeed.That evening, new information came from the Quartermaster's office.The Quartermaster's office introduced several elixirs, talismans, and even formation plates, all of which were excellent auxiliary items.They could greatly assist soldiers in cultivating the Iron Skin Flesh Armor technique, improving efficiency and success rate.Zhang Hei immediately exclaimed: "Military Advisor's divine calculation!"Ning Zhuo, however, shook his head: "It is still Grand Marshal Du's meticulous and continuous methods."Having gone through this event, Ning Zhuo also gained insight.Although he hadn't personally witnessed Du Tiechuan's battles or his deployment of military strategy, from Grand Marshal Du's series of actions, Ning Zhuo could already glimpse the latter's military prowess!While the entire army was vying to cultivate the Iron Skin Flesh Armor Technique, Ning Zhuo also quietly left the military camp and went to a deserted valley to begin cultivating the Five Viscera Temple Spirit God Technique."Boss, I'm about to start." Ning Zhuo sat cross-legged on the ground, his face solemn.Among the most dangerous parts of this divine technique, none surpassed the Fire Element Heart Temple that Ning Zhuo was about to undertake.Sun Lingtong immediately transmitted: "Don't worry, I'm watching."Hearing Sun Lingtong's voice, Ning Zhuo felt greatly relaxed, knowing that the most reliable person in the world was by his side.Ning Zhuo took a deep breath, took out a dagger, and gouged at his chest.After the dagger penetrated an inch, it stopped abruptly.Ning Zhuo only felt a slight sting, and only a few trickles of blood emerged from the wound, which then stopped bleeding on its own."Oh, I almost forgot.""I used the Fetal Respiration Spirit to increase my physical foundation; now my self-defense capability is not what it used to be."The main reason was that too many things had happened during this period.Ning Zhuo had to mass-produce automaton puppets, repair Yuan Dasheng and Meng Yehu, and also look after the Three Generals Camp,the Red Flower Camp, helping them purchase heavy armor, and so on.Ning Zhuo had not been cultivating with the Fetal Respiration Spirit for many days.The key was that this cultivation method was truly worthy of Sun Lingtong's genius idea. It squeezed the Fetal Respiration Spirit itself to its limit, utilizing various hard-to-replicate conditions, and possessed excellent cultivation efficiency.Ning Zhuo's physical foundation had risen rapidly, so much so that he hadn't adapted to it yet.Furthermore, the Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Essence was suddenly delivered to his hands, and he hadn't thought much about related cultivation matters.As a result, an error occurred in this minor detail."Boss, my dagger isn't good enough. Can I borrow yours?" Ning Zhuo asked for help.Sun Lingtong: "Oh, no problem.""No, no, no, impossible!""To deal with the great war, I have already smeared poison on my daggers and other bladed tools.""This poison is almost all from that fellow Yang Chanyu."Ning Zhuo's forehead almost broke out in a cold sweat.Yang Chanyu's poison was extremely potent; Ning Zhuo didn't want to take the risk.There was no other way; Ning Zhuo had to temporarily stop his cultivation and return to the vicinity of Mulun Town with the help of the Ten-Thousand-Mile Traveling Dragon.He found Mu Lan on the training ground and directly stated that he needed help.Mu Lan was training the earth soldiers. Seeing Ning Zhuo requesting assistance, she immediately had the soldiers rest in place and hurried to Ning Zhuo's side herself.This action immediately caused widespread discussion among the officers and soldiers."Look there, quick, look there! That is the General's husband.""White robes like snow, truly a handsome and talented man.""Hmph, just a pretty boy, how can he be worthy of our Lady?""I don't think so. Just by daring to marry our General, his courage is evident.""Hiss—that is true.""Don't underestimate Young Master Ning Zhuo. During the battle of Yuegou Mountain, if he hadn't arrived in time to provide reinforcements, the outcome of that battle would have been hard to say."The officers and soldiers were all watching the excitement and discussing animatedly.Several Golden Core female lieutenants of the Red Flower Camp were also gossiping."So far, only Young Master Ning Zhuo can immediately halt training and call the General aside, right?""Is there something urgent? Quick, look, the General even gave her personal golden saber to Young Master Ning Zhuo.""This golden saber is extremely sharp and is the General's most personal item. It seems the rumors are false, saying that the General and Young Master Ning Zhuo have a relationship of interest. Now it seems there has long been hidden affection between them."The main purpose of this personal golden saber was for female cultivators in desperate situations, to prevent themselves from being humiliated, or to fight to the death, or to commit suicide.It could be considered Mu Lan's last resort, thus it was kept close to her body, making it highly significant.Mu Lan and Ning Zhuo exchanged only a few words before she turned back to continue training.Ning Zhuo, holding the golden saber, left Mulun Town and went to another deserted valley to continue his previous cultivation.Mu Lan's golden saber was not poisoned. Ning Zhuo dug into his own heart, quickly making a hole in his chest, cutting off the meridians near the heart, and taking out his own heart.At the same time, he activated the Demonic Dyeing Blood Tendon Art, condensing a ball of blood tendons in the empty space of his heart to temporarily replace the heart's function.Ning Zhuo took a deep breath. His chest felt cold and empty, making him feel uneasy.He gently tossed his heart into the air.Divine sense levitation.Thus, his heart floated in the air and did not fall to the ground.Ning Zhuo began to activate the Five Viscera Temple Spirit God Technique.The technique formed a ball of blood-colored light, enveloping the heart, and refining it slowly.Within the dense blood light, a crimson color gradually emerged. This was because among the five viscera and six bowels, the heart belonged to the Fire Element, and the Fire Element emitted crimson light.At the same time, Sun Lingtong also performed the Fire Burial Prajna Liberation Scripture, igniting a large fire.Ning Zhuo directly threw the medicine bottle into the fire and unsealed it.The sealed Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Essence just rushed out of the bottle mouth and was immediately subjected to a brutal fire burial.It felt extremely puzzled.It was clearly a Fire Essence, yet it could not merge into this flame, and was even being burned and melted.To survive, it quickly burrowed back into the medicine bottle.As a result, Ning Zhuo, in the next moment, detonated the medicine bottle, putting the poor Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Essence into the sea of fire once again.The Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Essence rushed left and right, but was blocked by the combined efforts of Sun Lingtong and Ning Zhuo. Soon, it was burned beyond recognition, like a half-burnt candle.The Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Essence realized it was about to perish and fell into a state of hysteria, madly trying to break out.Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong had cold expressions, intercepting it every time.Finally, the Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Essence was completely refined, turning into a ball of crimson spirituality.Ning Zhuo's heart fell into the sea of fire and merged with the spirituality of the Fire Essence.Ning Zhuo continuously activated the Five Viscera Temple Spirit God Technique, gradually refining the merged spirituality into a ball of light.The light ball was crimson red, and a blurry temple could be vaguely seen within."It's refined!" Ning Zhuo showed a hint of joy, using his divine sense to retrieve the Fire Element Heart Temple,and placing it within his chest.The blood tendons that were temporarily acting as the heart automatically retreated, leaving the space empty.The Heart Temple fell into its original position and transformed back into a heart, automatically connecting with the surrounding heart meridians."Thump-thump-thump."The heart pulsated, once again propelling blood through the meridians, providing power for Ning Zhuo's body's blood circulation.Sun Lingtong stopped maintaining the Fire Burial Prajna Liberation Scripture and immediately cast healing spells to heal Ning Zhuo.The injury on Ning Zhuo's chest quickly healed under Sun Lingtong's full effort.Ning Zhuo infused his divine sense directly into his heart.In a trance, he found himself within a temple, sitting on a divine throne, having become the statue of the Fire God worshipped in the temple.From outside the temple, large amounts of blood, like a long river, surged in, washing the base of the Fire God Temple.Ning Zhuo tried to mobilize the power of the Fire God Temple, gradually increasing the intensity.The Fire God Temple began to emit burning light and heat, full of vitality, suddenly heating the great river of blood, then rapidly boiling it until it evaporated.Thus, large amounts of blood energy, like a waterfall rushing upwards, soared into the sky. From the base of the Fire God Temple,it surged upwards all the way, piercing through the sky.And Ning Zhuo's physical body immediately experienced an upward surge of blood energy. His entire person was like a lobster, his breathing thickened, he sweated profusely, and his life force surged upwards, continuously rising and rising!Ning Zhuo felt his physical strength and power greatly increase, and even his thought process doubled in speed.The function of the heart is blood circulation. Increasing the blood circulation and making it vigorously surge can comprehensively improve the cultivator's abilities from the inside out, greatly increasing the cultivator's vitality and making it turbulent.However, when Ning Zhuo stopped the power of the Fire God Temple, he immediately felt intense fatigue engulf his entire body."The state just now cannot last; it was an over-the-limit explosion of the foundation within my body."Ning Zhuo immediately felt a pang of hunger.Ravenous!He quickly took out spiritual food, stuffed it into his mouth, and swallowed several large bites forcefully.The spiritual food he swallowed was quickly digested.Ning Zhuo's heart stirred, and this time he infused his divine sense into the Earth Element Spleen Temple.He became the divine statue in the Earth God Temple, presiding over the absorption and digestion of external substances. The small amount of impurities in the spiritual food were also accepted into the divine temple, continuously accumulating, like the earth collecting everything, forming the Earth Element Spleen Temple's own accumulation.After a long time, this accumulation will one day undergo a qualitative change, turning waste into treasure."The Fire Temple accelerates consumption, while the Earth Temple helps with absorption. The two are responsible for one end each and can cooperate.""In the future, when the Water Temple, Metal Temple, and Wood Temple are completed, the five elements can be merged, forming a complete and profound cycle."Ning Zhuo's thoughts were vivid, and he couldn't help but imagine a beautiful future.Thousand Peaks Forest.Dragon King Giant Pillar Mountain.The assembly hall was packed, and the atmosphere was heavy.Ever since Du Tiechuan built the Nine Pillars of Dragon Shadow Review Stand, cultivators in the assembly hall had suggested sending troops to attack Mulun Town directly.But this proposal was firmly rejected by Lu Hongtu.As a result, when Du Tiechuan's tactical objective was revealed, the cultivators' criticism of Lu Hongtu surged violently.Now, another cultivator brought up the suggestion: "This is the last chance! The power of the Iron Stream Flat Plain military strategy has long been known; everyone knows how powerful it is!""Fortunately, Du Tiechuan's subordinates are newly established, newly recruited new troops, hence their insufficient training and need for time to prepare.""This is a huge flaw left by the enemy, a victory opportunity granted by heaven.""But what are we doing now? We are actually sitting idly by, letting the enemy calmly and leisurely organize, and ultimately allowing the military strategy to be successfully executed?!"These words immediately resonated with many people.For a time, echoing voices filled the hall, a clamor of noise.The eyes of these cultivators were almost all focused on Lu Hongtu.Lu Hongtu's face was stern: "Hmph, I still say the same thing. You all underestimate Du Tiechuan too much.""Observing his previous campaigns, meticulous and rigorous, under gradual deployment, he always leaves no room for either the enemy or ourselves to act, forcing us to follow his arrangements.""If we mobilize troops, abandoning the excellent geographical advantage of the Thousand Peaks Forest, it is discarding our strengths and exposing our weaknesses, plunging headfirst into the enemy's ambush circle, which is extremely unwise!"Lu Hongtu also had supporters, although fewer in number, who spoke up one after another after Lu Hongtu finished speaking.For a time, the entire hall was filled with the sounds of arguments and curses."Alas!" Lu Hongtu sighed deeply in his heart, knowing that this meeting, like the previous ones, would end in noise and achieve nothing."This is the drawback of the alliance. Only a few people can truly decide this war." Lu Hongtu left behind a phantom clone and quietly departed to pay a visit to Lord Long.Lord Long was receiving guests. Upon learning of Lu Hongtu's visit, he immediately dispatched a servant to lead the latter into a secret chamber.Lu Hongtu entered the chamber and saw Lord Long entertaining two ghost cultivators.One ghost cultivator was dressed in white, with crimson eyes and shrouded in mist. The other was as black as charcoal, and as he breathed, faintly visible cracks on his body emitted crimson fiery energy.Lord Long smiled upon seeing Lu Hongtu's arrival and introduced: "Gentlemen, this is our Chief Military Advisor, the Sect Master of Six Caves Sect, Lu Hongtu! He has had a difficult time presiding over the meetings these days.""Hongtu, these two are from the Soul Devouring Sect, named Tianshuang and Dihui."Lu Hongtu's heart was instantly shocked. He saluted with one hand: "So it is the Heaven and Earth Twin Ghosts, I have long admired you, long admired you."The white-robed ghost cultivator Tianshuang nodded slightly: "The two of us have come with two sect missions. First, to assist you in battle, and second, to capture a person alive, a young man named Ning Zhuo."