The top of Fire Persimmon Mountain.
There were layers of clouds and smoke, and the monks, headed by Meng Kui, gathered together.
With spells and double cover from the formation, the countless red rock demon heads suspended above Huoshu Mountain cannot interfere here.
Meng Kui, as the only Nascent Soul cultivator in the field, looked around and then cast a spell to show all the Jindan cultivators present the battle situation at Huoshi Mountain.
Massive red flame monsters layer upon layer, densely surrounding the Lava Fairy Palace.
A considerable number of them rushed towards the Fire Persimmon Immortal City.
In Fire Persimmon Immortal City, many monks are making their own contributions on the front lines or in the city.
Faith stayed alone in the city, presiding over the overall situation.
Zhu Xuanji, Chi Dun, and three golden elixir monks all came to Meng Kui.
The spell image is constantly changing, revealing many important corners on the battlefield.
The strong and powerful red flame monsters were displayed in front of everyone. Especially among them, there was a fire-walking snake looming in the magma. Its body was slender and it already took on the posture of a dragon!
A Nascent Soul-level fire-walking snake!
The hearts of all the golden elixirs sank.
Meng Kui had a solemn look on his face and slowly said: "Everyone has witnessed the current situation."
"But according to my calculation, this is just the beginning of the wave of monster beasts."
"As time goes by, the scale of this beast tide will continue to increase."
"By then, it is very likely that there will be more than just this Nascent Soul-level fire-walking snake."
All the golden elixirs couldn't help but be moved.
Compared to human monks, monster beasts are often rough-skinned and thick-bodied, and have a long lifespan, giving them a huge physical advantage.
Meng Kui is not a physical practitioner. If he wants to resist the Nascent Soul-level monsters, he cannot fight head-on on his own. He can only rely on the city defense formation to hold on.
The combination of Meng Kui and the Immortal City Formation is feasible to resist a Nascent Soul-level monster, and it has an advantage in terms of combat power.
But if there are two sides, it will be different. The human side will be at a disadvantage.
If there are three heads... then we have to plan to relocate the city residents and ask for help from the royal family.
"Generally speaking, it is uncommon for two Nascent Soul-level monsters to appear in one beast wave." Ning Jiufan said.
Chi Dun sighed: "But our situation this time is unusual. A cannon was fired in the lava fairy palace, blowing up a large area. The monster community is in a strong mood of anger and revenge."
"We usually get along at the Nascent Soul level, and we are not kings. But now everyone is determined to take revenge and want to destroy the Lava Immortal Palace. Therefore, it is very possible for the Nascent Soul level monsters to join forces with each other!"
The faces of all the golden elixirs turned gloomy.
"Speaking of which, why did the Lava Immortal Palace suddenly fire its cannons and bombard the Fire Persimmon Mountain, angering so many red flame monsters?" Zhou Nongying asked.
Meng Kui said nothing. As soon as he had an idea, the magic image began to be interpreted, restoring the scene of the previous shelling.
He has been sitting on the top of the mountain, overlooking the lava fairy palace. His vision is quite clear and he can observe various scenes in the fairy palace.
Although he was practicing in Tuna at the time and did not immediately notice any unusual movements in the gun tower, the magic weapon he placed in the clouds and smoke has been recording everything around him.
As a result, the Jindans saw that in the Lava Immortal Palace, the five-element turret that originally had three floors rose up and became six floors.
Then, everyone on each level leaned out of the cannon.
After the infusion of mana, the main cannon and secondary cannon roared together, shooting out a large number of five-element shells. After leaving colorful trails in the air, they plunged into the magma one after another, and finally exploded deep within the body of Huoshu Mountain.
"Gong Ling is crazy?!" Zheng Shuangou was surprised.
"Could it be that it felt some kind of huge threat, so it took action in advance?" Zheng Danqian guessed.
"No, this kind of bombardment is too provocative. It is tempting the monsters to attack!" Zhu Xuanzhi made a judgment.
His eyes shone with golden light, and his face was full of solemnity: "This was premeditated and man-made."
"A monk controlled the Five Elements Gun Tower, bombed Huoshu Mountain, and single-handedly caused such a catastrophe!"
"This murderer is extremely vicious, has no regard for thousands of living beings, and has extremely ulterior motives."
"I swear, I will catch him and bring him to justice!"
Zhu Xuanzhi's eyes were sharp and his heart was filled with anger.
"Is there anyone else who can control this turret? Is it because of his merits and accumulated enough contributions that he has obtained relevant positions?" Zhou Nongying analyzed.
Ning Yifan Fuxu said: "Strange, where is the palace spirit? Does it just allow the murderer to be lawless and not stop it at all?"
Zhu Xuanji gritted his teeth and sighed softly: "Don't count on it anymore. The state of the palace spirit of Lava Immortal Palace should be very poor, and I'm afraid it won't be able to make normal decisions."
Zhu Xuanji glanced at Meng Kui, and then explained: "Before, Qi Bai, Sun Lingtong, and Cui Zuo Ke fought, and the monsters were also attacking the Lava Immortal Palace. It can be seen that the defense in the Immortal Palace is weak and the formations are weak.
It was very problematic. In the end, the palace spirit dispatched the Taoist masters, and they managed to hold on and drive the foreign enemies out of the palace."
"I found the Demon General in Fire Persimmon Mountain and used it to trace the source. I also saw that the palace spirit was in such poor condition that the Demon General died in the battle and was lost."
"I guess the Buddhist doctors in the three major institutions may have suffered the same thing."
All the golden elixirs were speechless.
Zhou Nongying’s voice was dry: “I see.”
Meng Kui remained calm. He did not inform Zhu Xuanji of his key discovery. Instead, he allowed his guess to go awry.
Why should you tell Zhu Xuanji?
Meng Kui's magical method of sitting on a mountain and watching the wind and clouds was very costly. He had lost a lot of life to get the truth, and he would never easily help the enemy.
Moreover, Meng Kui also saw some possibility of cooperation between his Meng family and him from the purpose of the dragon turtle fire spirit.
Because of this possibility, it was even more impossible for Meng Kui to inform Zhu Xuanji of his calculation results.
Meng Kui thought about it for a while, then slowly said: "Everyone, the murderer must be found and severely punished."
"But right now, our real problem is not to apprehend the real culprit, but to let the real culprit fail in destroying the Fire Persimmon City."
"Right now, the most important thing is how we can survive this wave of monsters!"
Catching the real culprit and inheriting the legacy are all secondary. The real focus is how to resist the tide of monsters.
If the resistance fails, the existence of Lava Asgard is still a question.
The golden elixirs are all worried.
They all understand in their hearts the truth of lips dying and teeth falling cold.
If the Immortal Palace does not survive, I am afraid that the Immortal City cannot be saved either.
The reason is obvious - there are no eggs left behind when the nest is overturned!
No one can guarantee that the monsters that conquered and destroyed the Lava Fairy Palace will calm down their anger and return to their nests obediently.
The greater possibility is that they are still angry and surge down, completely submerging the Fire Persimmon Fairy City!
If this really happened, tens of thousands of people would have died and died tragically from the mouths of various red flame monsters.
Zheng Shuangou: "The Lava Fairy Palace is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Now it has attracted the most monsters. We must help defend and kill the monsters as much as possible to make them retreat."
There are too many red flame monsters, and it’s impossible to kill them all.
But when the killing reaches a certain level, the monster group will take the initiative to retreat one by one.
In this case, only by killing to stop killing and showing the strength of the human race can the extremely enraged monsters regain their composure.
There was no need for Meng Kui to persuade. The Jindans had a broad vision and insight into the battle situation. After communicating with each other, they quickly reached a consensus.
If you want to protect your home, Immortal City, you must protect Lava Immortal Palace.
Lava Immortal Palace is also related to the inheritance of the masters of the three sects. The benefits are huge and there is absolutely nothing to lose!
Meng Kui said in a deep voice: "The current situation really requires the Golden Core cultivator to take charge of the Lava Immortal Palace."
"Currently, we have only detected one Nascent Soul-level fire-walking snake."
"But this time the scale of the beast tide is so huge, it must be more than just one Nascent Soul-level monster. We need to take precautions in advance!"
"The Master of the Three Sects is a great master of the Void Refining Level. This is one of his palaces. The palace itself is very powerful."
"You Golden Core cultivators, relying on the Lava Immortal Palace, will be able to occupy huge geographical advantages and be able to compete with Nascent Soul-level opponents."
All the Jindan monks understand what Meng Kui means.
He needs someone to contain the Nascent Soul-level monster head-on, and then fight for a chance to kill it himself.
If two Nascent Soul-level demonic beasts are dispatched at the same time, the Golden Core cultivator must rely on the Lava Immortal Palace to temporarily entangle one of them and hand the other to Meng Kui to handle.
On the side of the human monks, the core combat power is Meng Kui.
Only with his advantage can the human monks have the upper hand in the entire beast tide battle!
Zhou Nongying suddenly said: "Do we need to ask for help from the Nandou royal family now?"
Meng Kui shook his head and said that under the current circumstances, this was not necessary for the time being.
He didn't want to ask for help at all.
On the one hand, it is true that the situation has not reached this point yet. On the other hand, once he does this, his political achievements will be greatly reduced.
Meng Kui looked at Zhu Xuanji: "I intend to summon all the manpower to defend the Lava Immortal Palace."
"Both Zixiao Pavilion and Taiqing Palace can invite help. What does Zhu Shenqi think?"
The expressions of the two Jindan members of the Zheng family changed slightly.
Zhu Xuanji nodded in approval.
It was impossible for Meng Kui not to know that the true disciple of Jindan in Taiqing Palace had been killed. But he pretended not to know, and there was no flaw in his words, showing off the wisdom of an immortal official.
Meng Kui said again: "Then Yun Shang's power can also be used. Especially that Yun Whale, which is at the Nascent Soul level. Zhu Shenquan, what do you think?"
Zhu Xuanji nodded: "This Yun Shang team is huge and can travel all over the world. Naturally, it has two brushes. In terms of combat power, we can expect more."
"It's just that they are outsiders after all, so they can't take it completely lightly."
"Moreover, to negotiate with them about sending troops, the city lord's palace needs to personally take action."
Meng Kui nodded slightly, and finally said: "Besides them, there are two golden elixir monks, Yang Chanyu and Luo Shang, in the Fire Persimmon City."
"What does Zhu Shenqi think of the two of them?"
Zhu Xuanji pondered and said: "If you are tempted with a lot of money, it would be fine if you can borrow their strength."
Meng Kui looked relaxed.
It was impossible for him to raise this matter directly. After all, the charge of colluding with people in the devil's path would be very detrimental to Meng Kui's future political career.
But royal family member Zhu Xuanji is different.
Recruiting two people from the devil's path is quite sensitive and can easily be used by political opponents as evidence and leverage to attack oneself.
And the benefits of recruiting them are also considerable.
On the one hand, it is to borrow the combat power of the golden elixir. On the other hand, it is to guard against the two of them, place them under your nose in advance, suppress them, and prevent them from becoming monsters.
Zhu Xuanji: "I need to send a letter to the king to report the situation here."
"Also, I have a suggestion."
"We have repair teams from all over the world. It's time for these team members to enter the Immortal Palace collectively!"
The bombardment of the Five Elements Gun Tower made Zhu Xuanji pay more attention to various duties in the Immortal Palace.
Zhu Xuanji referred to Ning Xiaohui's situation and believed that the reform team members were all trial disciples and were members of the Lava Immortal Palace. They received great preferential treatment during their journey into the Immortal Palace.
They come to compete for positions and have great advantages.
For many positions, no matter how hard people like Zhu Xuanji who practice other martial arts work hard, they are not among their options.
Not an option at all!
All the golden elixirs looked at each other for a while, and then someone nodded: "This is right, but what should we do if one party secretly enters the Immortal Palace and competes for the Immortal Palace's inheritance while we are fighting against the tide of monsters?"
Zhu Xuanji had already expected this question, and he immediately said: "Sign a covenant to bind us and all members of the modification team."
"While the tide of monsters is raging, no one is allowed to enter the Immortal Palace and secretly compete for the inheritance of the three sects!"
"We desperately need our own people to occupy various positions in the Immortal Palace, and then we can better utilize the power of the Immortal Palace!"
No one had any objections, and they immediately discussed the contents of the covenant for a while and then signed it.
Zhu Zhen found Zhu Xuanji.
"Brother, I came here at the right time. The monsters are raging now, and I also want to help you." Zhu Zhen said.
Zhu Xuanji was curious: "Have you completed your investigation on Ning Zhuo?"
Zhu Zhen smiled bitterly: "Brother, how long has it been? I'm not some Nascent Soul cultivator, how much results can I achieve?"
"but……"
He then changed the subject: "This young man is indeed extraordinary."
"He experienced a lot of hardships in his early years and was very courageous and dared to fight."
"He is good at sneaking into camps, but he seems to be different from those who are groveling. It is obviously only the Qi refining period, but I always feel that he also has the cultivation of golden elixir."
"Brother, do you like him and want to cultivate him?"
"Speaking of which, he is indeed a good target."
"The Ning family originated from the North Wind Country. They came to our country and temporarily established a foothold. There are barriers between them and other forces."
"In this case, the Ning family is the most suitable on-the-ground ally for our Zhu family royal family."
"In addition, Ning Zhuo has talent. If he succeeds in practice in the future, he will definitely have extraordinary means. He has a high chance of becoming a golden elixir..."
After Zhu Xuanzhi heard what Zhu Zhen said, he waved his hand quickly: "Wait a moment, wait a moment. I asked you to investigate him, not to praise him."
Zhu Zhen laughed, winked and said, "Brother, don't be too pretentious."
"When I investigated him, I discovered that there are at least two groups of people secretly investigating Ning Zhuo."
"If you really want to recruit him, you have to hurry up. If such a good prospect falls into the hands of other forces, it will not be good for our Zhu family."
Zhu Xuanji was silent.
Zhu Zhen raised his request again. He wanted to help and enter the lava fairy palace to fight against the tide of monsters.
Zhu Xuanji fell into hesitation.
Compared with the monster tide, the strength of the human race is indeed at a clear disadvantage.
Therefore, at this moment, every fighting force is important.
At the same time, Ning Zhuo's figure appeared in Zhu Xuanji's mind.
"When the Five Elements Gun Tower fired, Ning Zhuo's soul entered the fairy palace."
"He can't control the turrets."
"He has never been seen in the fairy palace."
"He is only at the fourth level of Qi Refining... His suspicion can be ruled out."
Thinking of this, Zhu Xuanji nodded to Zhu Zhen: "That's fine."
"You just go to the Immortal Palace and fight against the beast tide."
"Based on your organizational attainments, you can easily meet the standards and be able to enter the Immortal Palace."
Zhu Zhen was overjoyed and quickly clasped his fists: "Thank you, brother!"
Lava Fairy Palace, main hall.
The dragon turtle fire spirit was nervous and uneasy, and kept wandering around.
"It's going to be over, I'm going to be over!" Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit was so nervous that his whole body was trembling.
It knew very well that it could not stop these extremely angry red flame monsters by itself.
But the next moment, Meng Kui personally took action and cast a spell to clear the temporary passage.
The golden elixirs united together, came to the vicinity of the Immortal Palace, received the shining of the precious light, and entered the Immortal Palace together.
After they arrived at the Immortal Palace, they immediately rushed to the front lines in all directions to participate in battles and resist the beast tide.
"call!"
Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit was completely relieved when he saw this scene.
It lay on the throne for a while and then recovered.
Its gaze penetrated the space, scanning all parts of the battle line, and gradually burst into laughter.
"Ning Zhuo! As expected of you."
"The development of the situation is exactly as you expected!"
"Although we blew up the monsters, the consequences will be borne by the Golden Cores."
"This feeling is so refreshing!"
"But you know what makes me happiest?"
"Hahaha, from now on, you will no longer be able to be the palace master."
"No matter how cunning you are, you still suffered a loss in terms of information. Let me trick you this time. Hehehehe!"
Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit had many things that he did not tell Ning Zhuo.
For example, participating in the palace examination requires merit. However, the merit will be deducted and become a negative number.
Although Ning Zhuo held a position, he fired artillery bombardments, triggering a wave of monsters and eventually causing damage to the entire Lava Fairy Palace.
When the time comes for unified settlement, his achievements will be heavily deducted and become a deficit within a deficit!
Ning Zhuo will completely miss the final spot in the imperial examination.
"So, I, the turtle, am the ultimate winner!"
Chapter completed!