Chapter 771
Pang Mancang's Desperate Gamble! Ember Bone Poison Fire, Beginner Level
The magical treasures of the upper realm are quite different from those of the lower realm.
Therefore, Zhang Lingshan's divine sense did not leave immediately, but began to study the carriage in the other party's ring.
He noticed that there were various patterns on the carriage, some of which he recognized and some he did not.
However, thanks to his time in the weapon-refining pavilion, he had a certain foundation in weapon refining and was able to learn on his own.
In addition, Ding Dasheng, Lin Bai, and Wei Cuicui all had some books in their rings, including alchemy, weapon crafting, planting, mining, geography, and so on. They probably took them out to read from time to time and learn some knowledge in their spare time.
Or perhaps it was something you once received and casually tossed into a ring, too lazy to throw it away.
And now, it all benefits Zhang Lingshan.
As a pitiful creature who had been working like a beast of burden for others since ascending to heaven, Zhang Lingshan's understanding of the immortal realm came from his own observations and from listening to other people's conversations.
But the others are all pitiful creatures, how much could they possibly know?
and so.
Overall, Zhang Lingshan's understanding of the Immortal Realm was very superficial, perhaps even less than that of some seven- or eight-year-old children in the Immortal Realm.
However, with the books in Ding Dasheng and the other two's rings, Zhang Lingshan didn't need to steal them into his own pouch. He only needed to use his divine sense to peruse them, which allowed him to quickly improve his knowledge and deepen his understanding of the Immortal Realm as a whole.
This was of great benefit to him when he left Anning City to venture into the Immortal Realm. At least it laid a foundation of common sense, so that he wouldn't be completely ignorant and would greatly reduce trouble after he left.
and so.
Zhang Lingshan was extremely eager to learn, and in the days that followed, while refining pills, he also devoted a great deal of time to studying immortal and divine knowledge in many ways.
Because Zhang Lingshan's divine sense had broken through to the eighth level, making him stronger than Ding Dasheng and the other two, there were too many things he could do now.
Not only can one secretly use one's divine sense to peek at books, but one can also use one's divine sense to conceal the quantity of pills in the alchemy furnace.
Previously, he would produce seven or eight pills in one batch, and Ding Dasheng and his two companions could see them clearly, so he handed them all over.
But now, he refined fifteen pills in one batch, and he secretly put seven or eight of them into his pouch space.
In order to accumulate more Pure Lotus Pills for himself, he stopped hiding them and increased his pill-refining speed every day with great enthusiasm. Although each batch only produced seven or eight pills on the surface, his efficiency had improved.
Previously, eight batches were refined in twelve hours a day, but now twelve batches are refined, averaging one batch per hour.
This was because Zhang Lingshan used a large amount of his divine consciousness to read books and practiced techniques for stealing treasures from other people's rings from a distance.
otherwise.
He can be even faster.
Even though he wasn't using his full strength, his speed had already frightened Ding Dasheng and the other two, who were afraid that he would collapse from exhaustion again. They even tried to persuade him not to push himself too hard.
"Lord of the Domain, Zhang Lingshan's speed in refining the Pure Lotus Pill has increased. I suspect that his water-type spiritual root may have been forced to unleash more potential and become stronger under this frantic pill refining."
This day.
Wei Cuicui reported to Pang Mancang.
"it is good!"
Pang Mancang said, "Keep watching, and while you're at it, observe the surroundings for me. Describe the entire layout of the Pure Lotus Pavilion to me clearly, without missing a single detail. Describe every pattern, every decoration on the walls and floor. Do you understand?"
Wei Cuicui was taken aback.
What is the domain lord trying to do?
She couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine.
Now that I've essentially become an undercover agent and told the domain lord everything, I know perfectly well what he'll do next.
It was clear that his guess was correct. The Domain Lord believed that Zhang Lingshan could grow top-grade spirit rice, and was therefore prepared to defy the world and take a desperate gamble to steal Zhang Lingshan!
The reason the Domain Lord recommended me to join the Pure Lotus Pavilion was so that I could act as his spy and inform him.
If she could, Wei Cuicui would absolutely refuse to do so.
Because here one receives top-grade Pure Lotus Elixir every day, life is incredibly easy, like that of a god.
If Pang Mancang really steals Zhang Lingshan, how can I still have such a good life?
Forget about having a good life; I'm afraid they'll all be killed by a three-way alliance for tipping off others.
Although she wanted to refuse, Pang Mancang held her lifeline in his hands, and if she disobeyed his orders, she would suffer excruciating pain.
"What, you don't want to?"
Pang Mancang's voice drifted over: "Xiao Cui, do you know that if I hadn't taken a liking to you and saved you, you would have been dead long ago? Moreover, it was I who recommended you to Lu Zhaohe so that you could be a guard in Jinglian Pavilion. Without me, how could you have such a good life? Now you're reluctant to let me go?"
"Don't dare."
Wei Cuicui quickly replied, "This servant knows the great kindness of my master and will never betray him. Whatever my master asks me to do, I will do without complaint."
"Okay, that's good. Don't worry, I'll take you with me when the time comes. You just need to be prepared."
Pang Mancang said calmly.
Then, the communication via the jade pendant was cut off.
Cold sweat dripped slowly from Wei Cuicui's forehead, her expression extremely solemn, and she couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Sighing at my fate, I wonder why it's so bitter.
'Was Wei Cuicui also infected with Soul-Devouring Worm larvae?' Zhang Lingshan was secretly surprised.
It might not be a Soul-Devouring Worm larva; it could be some other treasure. In any case, the other party is being held captive by Pang Mancang.
The reason he knew this was because when Wei Cuicui and Pang Mancang communicated through the jade pendant magic treasure, their divine senses captured it.
This is the power of the eighth-level immortal divine sense.
Because his divine sense was far stronger than Wei Cuicui's, he could secretly eavesdrop on her with his divine sense.
Besides Wei Cuicui, Zhang Lingshan could also overhear the communications between Ding Dasheng and Lin Bai.
In short.
There was nothing in the entire Pure Lotus Pavilion that could be hidden from Zhang Lingshan.
Everything was under Zhang Lingshan's control.
At this point, Zhang Lingshan could be considered the true master of the Pure Lotus Pavilion.
'As expected, the source of the danger is that old scoundrel Pang Mancang.'
Zhang Lingshan cursed inwardly.
When he was taken to the negotiation room for the tripartite talks, that old bastard Pang Mancang pretended to be a good person, saying that he looked unwell and offered him some top-grade spiritual rice.
It's clear that this guy had his eye on him back then.
Fortunately, Ding Hong was quite vigilant and snatched the rice away, preventing herself from eating it; otherwise, who knows what might have been in that rice.
'The old man looks so honest and simple, I never expected him to be so cunning. I bet the entire Anning Army doesn't know that his relationship with Wei Cuicui is more than just that of superior and subordinate.'
Zhang Lingshan thought to himself.
If Lu Zhaohe knew that Pang Mancang completely controlled Wei Cuicui, she would not have agreed to let Wei Cuicui enter Jinglian Pavilion to guard Zhang Lingshan, and would have found someone else instead.
Of course.
Lu Zhaohe never imagined that Pang Mancang would be so ruthless as to steal Zhang Lingshan.
You should know that doing this would offend not only Lu Zhaohe, but also all the powerful figures from the Anning Army, the Ding family, and the City Lord's Mansion.
Pang Mancang dared to do this because he was prepared to leave Anning City and never return.
'Is that old scoundrel Pang Mancang so interested in me because he wants to monopolize the top-grade Pure Lotus Pill?'
Zhang Lingshan pondered this in secret and decided that this was probably not the reason. Because a high-grade Pure Lotus Pill wasn't worth the other party taking such a great risk.
Then there's only one reason.
Top-grade spiritual rice!
But why is this guy so convinced that he can grow top-grade spirit rice?
Zhang Lingshan was completely baffled.
The most likely explanation is that he may have exposed something during his time in the paddy field area.
The breath of life?
That's about it.
Because he comprehended the rules of life during the growth of the spirit rice, he was able to precisely control its growth.
Could it be that Pang Mancang discovered this?
But why did he only make his move now, instead of at the time?
Zhang Lingshan couldn't figure it out, and he was too lazy to think about it anymore. Maybe Pang Mancang wasn't there when he was in the Shuitian area, so he didn't make a move against him.
Anyway, it's all in the past, so let's not dwell on it now.
The important thing now is when Wei Cuicui can tell Pang Mancang about the entire structure of this place.
Once Pang Mancang has a complete understanding of everything inside the Pure Lotus Pavilion, his move will likely be imminent.
With this in mind, Zhang Lingshan lost interest in stealing the top-grade Pure Lotus Pill and thus slowed down his pill refining speed.
He focused more of his energy on methods of remote theft.
At the same time, they were also keeping a close eye on Wei Cuicui's movements.
Fortunately, Wei Cuicui seemed to be deliberately stalling for time, wanting to prolong these last good days, so her progress reports to Pang Mancang were quite slow.
According to her explanation to Pang Mancang, there were various monitoring formations in the Pure Lotus Pavilion, so she had to be careful.
Pang Mancang accepted this explanation, or rather, he wasn't in a hurry. Anyway, Zhang Lingshan was always here, so there was no need to worry about Zhang Lingshan suddenly running away.
Moreover, Pang Mancang was about to undertake such a major undertaking, so he must have secretly made various preparations. His preparation time might have been longer than Wei Cuicui's, so he didn't care about Wei Cuicui's little schemes.
In short, whatever the specific reason, all of this is a good thing for Zhang Lingshan.
The longer the time drags on, the more high-grade Pure Lotus Pills he can steal, and the more skilled he will become at retrieving items through the ring.
Speaking of this method of retrieving items through a ring, it requires not only divine sense but also spatial rules.
The spatial rules that Zhang Lingshan comprehended were the introductory spatial rules he had learned back in the mortal realm.
Recently, I've been adding points to it, raising it to the highest level. I've also been constantly honing my skills in retrieving items through the ring, which has increased my experience points in the rules of the mortal realm.
However, the space in the immortal realm is more solid than that in the mortal realm, and its spatial rules are more advanced. Although the spatial rules of the mortal realm can be useful, they are not very useful unless perfected.
[Spatial Rules (Mortal Realm): Great Completion, 3 Rang/100 Rang.]
[Energy Points: 97]
If you have enough energy points, you can directly add points to break through to perfection.
but.
【Ember Poison Fire: Beginner, 1 Rang/100 Rang】
Zhang Lingshan preferred to add energy points to the Ember Bone Poison Fire.
The spatial rules of the mortal realm are perfect, which makes it easier for me to retrieve items through the ring, but it doesn't significantly improve my combat power or escape ability.
The Ember Bone Poison Fire is a terrifying flame that even a powerful expert like Lu Zhaohe would fear.
After mastering this poisonous fire technique, Zhang Lingshan finally gained the ability to challenge even a Golden Immortal.
and so.
We cannot waste energy points on the spatial rules of the mortal realm.
The rules I've mastered are now almost sufficient; all that's missing is proficiency.
With more time to hone his skills, he can steal even faster and steal larger items, such as Ding Dasheng's flying magic weapon.
Time flies.
Three months have passed in the blink of an eye.
At this point, Wei Cuicui's stalling tactics seemed to be losing their effectiveness. It was as if Pang Mancang had used some means to torment her and taught her a lesson, so she began to speed up her progress.
Zhang Lingshan discovered this.
Without saying a word.
Add some points!
【Ember Poison Fire: Beginner, 0/1000 Rough】
Swish.
Inside his body, near his heart, Zhang Lingshan immediately felt a warm current.
The warm current quickly turned into a scorching heat, forcing him to immediately use the Xuanbing Tree to cool it down.
This, on the surface, utilizes his water-based spiritual root.
A surge of power began to coursing through his body, as flames and ice clashed and created a heat flow.
In the past, such a commotion, with Zhang Lingshan emitting white smoke, would have definitely drawn attention to his unusual nature.
However, these days, Zhang Lingshan not only improved his ability to retrieve items through the ring, but also devoted his attention to studying all the formations in the Pure Lotus Pavilion.
He learned all the arrays available in the Pure Lotus Pavilion, including shielding arrays, illusion arrays, trapping arrays, and so on.
Therefore, creating an illusion was not difficult for him; he only needed to use a burst of airflow.
Ding Dasheng and the others were not as good as him in terms of divine sense, so they naturally could not detect the movements here.
Little did they know, Zhang Lingshan had already completely mastered the basic level of the Ember Poison Fire.
now.
With just a thought, he could unleash poisonous fire within his body, directly attacking his enemies.
If he wanted to, Ding Dasheng and the other two would be instantly affected, burned to a crisp by the Ember Bone Poison Fire, even worse than Lu Zhaohe had been.
Fortunately, Zhang Lingshan was kind-hearted. Considering that the three of them had been taking good care of him and providing him with good food and drink, they didn't pressure him too much. They even comforted him and told him not to be too tired. So, he didn't go after the three of them.
Of course.
Now is not the time to deal with these three.
The most important thing right now is to be wary of a sudden attack from that old bastard Pang Mancang.
Seeing that Wei Cuicui had described the entire layout and formations of the place to Pang Mancang in great detail, that old bastard Pang Mancang might make a move at any time.
Zhang Lingshan had to be on high alert, so he slowed down the alchemy process again. Even though the three people were dissatisfied with this and reminded him several times, Zhang Lingshan always used the excuse that he was too tired to avoid the issue.
In the days that followed, Zhang Lingshan excitedly took things out of Lin Bai's ring every day.
Lin Bai's rings are always the most messy, and he never tidies them up. Who else would you steal from but him? (End of Chapter)