Exploding the Immortal Palace!

Ning Zhuo, relying on the locations he remembered, lightly leaped behind Ning Yong.

Ning Yong felt a breeze behind him and instinctively turned his head, his eyes wide like copper bells, but he couldn't see the Azure Iron Han Armor that was so close.

With a light strike, Ning Zhuo knocked Ning Yong unconscious, then casually tossed him into the corner.

Using the same method, Ning Zhuo also knocked Ning Chen unconscious and threw him beside Ning Yong.

Having accomplished this step, Ning Zhuo quickly retreated, running at full speed towards the magma lake.

"One person directly ahead, five steps away."

"Two people to the left, one step and four steps away."

"Three people to the diagonal right, grouped together defensively, three steps away."

Although the black smoke obscured vision and blocked divine sense, Ning Zhuo was well-prepared and had clearly remembered the position of every Ning Family cultivator from the moment before.

Others were like blind men, but he was like someone with open eyes, precisely avoiding everyone along the way.

He rushed forward, his figure like lightning, arriving before the magma lake.

Protected by the Azure Iron Han Armor, he was completely unaffected by the scorching heat.

"Now!"

Ning Zhuo shook his storage bag and released the Mechanical Fire Ape from within.

The Fire Ape was half a person tall, its fur entirely crimson, its muscles bulging, and its movements agile.

Under Ning Zhuo's control, the ape plunged directly into the magma without the slightest hesitation.

Ning Zhuo turned and ran!

Every second counted!!

The Fire Ape dived down, swimming strenuously through the thick magma.

The terrifying heat quickly melted its pure red, blood-like fur.

The exposed body was lifelike, but its surface rapidly turned black, hard, and brittle, carbonizing quickly in the magma.

The "blood" flowing within the Fire Ape fully utilized its heat dissipation function, evaporating in large quantities, causing streams of steam to appear on the surface of the mechanical ape's body.

By the time the Fire Ape reached the surface of the Magma Immortal Palace, it had been burned down to its Sky Gold skeleton.

But it succeeded!

Under Ning Zhuo's mental control, the storage formation opened, instantly spitting out the thousand jin of Fire Essence it had stored.

"It's coming." Ning Zhuo's heart skipped a beat.

Boom—!

The explosive airwave surged violently, slamming outwards.

The next moment, a terrifying explosion roared in his ears like thunder! The airwave slammed into his back, but fortunately, he had already activated the Azure Iron Han Armor, which withstood the impact, preventing his bones from breaking and tendons from snapping.

Propelled by the airwave, he arrived at the location he remembered, at the corner of the wall, bent down, and accurately scooped up the two people.

It was Ning Yong and Ning Chen.

Ning Zhuo huddled in the corner, bending his back and shielding Ning Chen and Ning Yong in front of him, facing the direction of the explosion with his back.

The next moment, the firelight from the explosion struck, briefly pushing back the thick layers of shadowy smoke.

Ning Zhuo struggled to resist, feeling the temperature on his back rise sharply. His iron armor melted, causing him intense pain.

He gritted his teeth, pushing the Han Armor's defense to its limit.

In just a few breaths, two-tenths of the Foundation Establishment Pill was severely consumed, leaving only the last tenth.

Fortunately, Zheng Shuang Gou then let out a low roar, sacrificing a magic tool to unleash powerful force, blocking the explosive crimson flames and the surging magma.

The Black Shadow Demonic Cultivator laughed heartily, "Zheng Shuang Gou, this old man will be back!"

Before leaving, he threw out another black ball magic tool.

The black ball exploded again, adding countless dark shadows and thick smoke.

Zheng Shuang Gou's divine sense was limited; he couldn't even see what was happening three zhang away, let alone lock onto the enemy. He also had to maintain the underground passage to prevent being buried alive if it collapsed, which infuriated him to the point of wanting to vomit blood. He could only stay put.

By the time the black smoke dissipated, Zheng Shuang Gou could only see the severely damaged walls of the passage and the original site of the magma lake completely covered by layers of magma.

As for a corner of the Immortal Palace building, it was completely buried.

Oh, and there were the Ning Family cultivators lying on the ground. Some of them had survived, but they were all unconscious.

Zheng Shuang Gou cursed in a low voice, "Damn it!"

His eyes flickered for a moment, but he didn't pursue rashly.

The mysterious Demonic Cultivator had disappeared, and Zheng Shuang Gou was worried about being lured away. To prevent the opponent from making a comeback, he simply stayed put.

He casually took action and rescued these Ning Family cultivators.

Ning Zhuo activated the My Buddha Heart Demon Seal, feigning unconsciousness, and successfully deceived Zheng Shuang Gou.

When the right time came, Ning Zhuo slowly opened his eyes and found himself back at the volcano crater.

After this series of thrilling events, only eleven Ning Family cultivators had survived.

With the help of the black smoke, no one should have discovered that I was the real culprit behind the explosion!

This time, it went smoother than expected.

But even though I triggered the explosion, did I actually succeed?

Ning Zhuo pondered inwardly.

"I'm alive, I'm alive! Woo woo woo..." Ning Yong reacted and cried loudly.

Ning Chen also seemed to wake up from a dream, his face pale with lingering fear. "All the other newcomers died. It's really lucky that we survived."

Neither of them knew that their survival was entirely due to Ning Zhuo's protection.

The two walked up to Ning Zhuo. Ning Chen asked with concern, "Are you okay?"

"Are you hurt?" Ning Yong also asked.

After this life-and-death battle, the impression the two had of Ning Zhuo underwent a qualitative change. The calmness and courage Ning Zhuo displayed during this perilous exploration earned their secret admiration.

The concern at this moment was also completely genuine.

Ning Zhuo was initially in a daze, his eyes vacant. After he came to, he immediately showed the fatigue and terror of someone who had narrowly escaped death.

This expression did not affect Ning Chen and Ning Yong's perception of him at all; instead, it made them feel closer to him.

Because they had just experienced the great terror between life and death to the fullest! They empathized with him.

On the other hand, they could be considered to have fought side-by-side and gone through life and death together.

Ning Zhuo took a few deep breaths and gave a wry smile, "We actually all survived, it's unbelievable... It's really good... However, I never want to enter this Crimson Flame Demon Lava Cave again."

Ning Chen and Ning Yong quickly comforted him.

The awakened Ning Family cultivators stood up. Some were healing their injuries, while others were thanking Zheng Shuang Gou beside them.

Zheng Shuang Gou watched as a large number of City Guard cultivators filed in through the ground opening, and snorted coldly, "Your Ning Family was used by that Demonic Cultivator! He used your aura to hide, which made me momentarily unaware. Afterward, he even lured out a small beast tide, still trying to confuse things."

"After you go back, all of you prepare to apologize!"

The Ning Family cultivators were stunned, then immediately said, "The opponent was a Golden Core Demonic Cultivator. Our Ning Family is weak, which is why we were taken advantage of by the enemy. Furthermore, our Ning Family is the one with the heaviest losses!"

Zheng Shuang Gou impatiently waved his hand, "Take all these excuses back to your Patriarch and the City Lord."

The good mood of the surviving Ning Family remnants, who had just narrowly escaped death, completely vanished.

Before parting, the Ning Family cultivators once again solemnly thanked him, "Fortunately, Lord Zheng Shuang Gou repelled the Demonic Cultivator and did not let that person succeed."

No matter what, Zheng Shuang Gou was their savior.

Just as the two sides were about to part, suddenly, the ground shook violently!

Countless rays of treasure light broke through the large and small openings, pierced through the volcanic white smoke, and shot straight into the depths of the night sky.

Beneath the feet of the cultivators, the great formation sealing the volcano crater operated at full speed, revealing dragon-snake-like formation lines and points.

The City Guards shouted, issuing warnings.

"What's going on?!" The Ning Family cultivators swayed unsteadily, many of them screaming in fright.

Zheng Shuang Gou's face turned extremely grim, and the last trace of hope in his heart completely vanished, "Damn it! The battle just now still affected the Magma Immortal Palace after all!"

Rays of treasure light pierced through the night sky, extremely dazzling.

The volcano trembled slightly, and the entire Fire Persimmon City was awakened!

A colossal blue cloud hand, covering the sky, pressed down.

It descended from the sky, trying to suppress all the treasure light back.

The crimson treasure light and the cloud hand were in a stalemate for a moment, like sharp swords piercing through a giant hand resembling a god, and then they drove straight into the depths of the night!

Large areas of the red rock ground cracked, and the scorching ground energy from countless cracks surged outwards incessantly. Flames erupted in all directions like angry dragons.

The cultivators fled in panic.

Zheng Shuang Gou decided to see his good deed through to the end. With a sweep of his long sleeve, he brought the Ning Family cultivators up into the sky with him.

From high above, one could see the spire of a tall tower, like a spear piercing the sky, shooting straight upwards with unstoppable momentum. Following that, the entire tower, as if it were the axis of heaven and earth, broke through layers of obstacles and boldly revealed itself to the world.

Immediately after, large swathes of palace rooftops broke through the heavy red rock ground, slowly rising towards the sky.

Mountains roared, heaven and earth shook!

The remaining members of the Ning Family swallowed hard, watching in stunned silence.

Rocks continuously cracked, and intense firelight surged from countless fissures. Golden-orange magma splashed everywhere, and heat waves surged violently, terrifying countless people.

"Mag... Magma Immortal Palace?"

"The Immortal Palace has appeared!"

More people were speechless.

Hidden deep underground for ages, now revealing its brilliance. Such a spectacle was truly breathtaking.