Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit

Black and white thick smoke billowed around the palace, and scorching magma flowed slowly at the bottom of the palace.

The palace, with its red bricks and golden pillars, stood tall and majestic, like an ancient giant lying in the hot magma river, bathing.

In the deepest part of the main hall, on a high-backed throne, a small dragon was coiled.

This small dragon was entirely orange-red, as if condensed from magma, with golden light flowing within its body, making it exceptionally divine and magnificent.

It had a dragon head, a dragon tail, and four dragon claws, but its upper body was that of a turtle. The surface of its turtle shell was covered with uneven reddish-brown rock blocks. The blocks were spaced apart, with gaps crisscrossing, outlining a well-shaped turtle pattern.

It was precisely the palace spirit of the Magma Immortal Palace—the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit!

At this moment, the resting Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit slowly opened its eyes.

It raised its head and looked towards the top of the palace.

The Magma Immortal Palace trembled slightly, helping its vision penetrate the palace roof, penetrate the layers of clouds and smoke, and finally see a blurry figure.

It was the City Lord of Fire Persimmon Immortal City!

To avoid being detected by the City Lord, the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit did not look closely, and immediately changed its thoughts, its gaze beginning to spread downwards.

Its gaze was extremely fast, quickly covering the entire Fire Persimmon Immortal City, and only stopped abruptly when it reached the dense and scorching Fire Persimmon Forest at the foot of the mountain.

In the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit's crimson eye sockets, its golden pupils shone brightly.

It increased the intensity of its inspection. In its field of vision, solid objects such as the mountain city, forest, and residents gradually became ethereal, revealing a magnificent grand array.

This grand array had two array cores, one giant array core within the mountain body, and another smaller array core located in the City Lord's mansion. There were also five array pillars, located respectively in the residences of the Zhou Family, Zheng Family, and Ning Family, as well as in the dungeon and the city guard barracks.

The array was vast in scale, almost covering the entire Fire Persimmon Mountain, and was also interconnected with a large number of smaller arrays in the Fire Persimmon Forest at the foot of the mountain.

And the base of the grand array plunged directly down from the summit of Fire Persimmon Mountain, deeply embedded within the mountain body.

The green array patterns of the Immortal City's grand array were intertwined, like an overwhelming giant net, locking down the entire Fire Persimmon Mountain. The Immortal Palace was like a bird in a cage.

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit snorted. This feeling of being restrained made it extremely irritable.

It used its front claws forcefully, propped itself up, and suddenly leaped up.

It had no wings, but it flew swiftly and agilely. Its speed was extremely fast, shuttling through the air, like a bright orange-gold stream of light.

The stream of light drew a brilliant circle in the air and then fell back onto the seat.

In an instant, the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit transitioned from motion to stillness, and specks of fire followed the inertia, hitting the seat and then splashing around in the dim palace.

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit vented its frustration slightly, then continued to tilt its dragon head slightly, looking into the distance, observing the outside world.

Its gaze first focused on the City Lord's mansion.

At this time, in the mansion, a burly young man with large eyes was sitting cross-legged, actively cultivating.

Unlike usual, the burly young man was not accumulating magic power, but rather dispersing it.

He was the City Lord's grandson—Meng Chong!

The City Lord's voice seemed to still echo in Meng Chong's ears.

"Meng Chong, my grandson, I have already used the Opportunity Decree Talisman to link the aura of the Magma Immortal Palace to you! I also lit the Divine Calculation Incense to calculate the best steps."

"Remember, you need to be the first to cultivate the Five Elements Qi Rhythm Art and reach the third level of Qi Refining. This is crucial and will give you a huge first-mover advantage. Achieving this step is half the battle. The advantage will accumulate like a snowball, and you will gradually leave the other competitors behind."

"It's a pity that the Five Elements Qi Rhythm Art is a Daoist cultivation method. If it were a Buddhist one, my Salvation Pills could be used for you."

"Now, you need to quickly disperse your cultivation and re-cultivate the Five Elements Qi Rhythm Art!"

"Someone will send you enough Meridian Nourishing Body Protection Powder. You don't need to be stingy; take it all and achieve perfect cultivation dispersion as quickly as possible!"

Meng Chong exhaled a turbid breath, his large eyes filled with determination.

The Opportunity Decree Talisman and Divine Calculation Incense were Nascent Soul level treasures, worth a fortune. The Fire Persimmon City Lord's significant investment could be said to have placed the heavy burden of seizing the Magma Immortal Palace directly on Meng Chong's shoulders.

Meng Chong's heart was filled with fighting spirit!

"Grandpa, you've done so much for me. If your grandson still doesn't succeed, I won't deserve the surname Meng!"

"I definitely won't disappoint you."

"I will surely win this first place!"

Meng Chong's face was full of determination. He closed his eyes tightly and continued to disperse his cultivation.

However, his previous cultivation was too high, reaching the ninth level of Qi Refining. Dispersing it now required even more time.

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit slowly shifted its gaze from the City Lord's mansion to the Zhou Family's territory.

In an underground secret chamber of the Zhou Family.

Zhou Ze Shen and Zhou Zhu stood before a large array.

Zhou Ze Shen said, "This Gathering and Dispersing Wishful Spirit Tide Array is something only our Zhou Family has in Fire Persimmon Immortal City."

"Da Zhu, next, you will enter this array to disperse your cultivation. Then choose the Five Elements Qi Rhythm Art and re-cultivate."

"This large array can help you speed up the dispersion of your cultivation and also help you re-cultivate as quickly as possible."

"I'm counting on you!"

The Zhou Family had deep foundations and was ranked first among the three major families. There was no dispute about this.

In order to plot for the Magma Immortal Palace, the Zhou Family had made various attempts a long time ago.

Among them, they arranged for family disciples Zhou Ze Shen and Zhou Zhu to join the Mudflow Sect for cultivation.

The Mudflow Sect was a rare sect skilled in mechanism techniques. After Zhou Ze Shen and Zhou Zhu achieved success in their studies, they returned to the family to await orders.

Unexpectedly, they waited for the Dharma Transmission Bell.

This forced them to make a choice.

After careful consideration, the Zhou Family decided to keep Zhou Ze Shen and let Zhou Zhu take the risk of switching to cultivate the Five Elements Qi Rhythm Art.

Zhou Zhu had no objection to this and said in a muffled voice, "Brother Shen, you are smarter than me. Whatever you tell me to do, I will do."

"There's no need to feel guilty towards me. It's only right for me to contribute to the family!"

Zhou Zhu stepped forward and officially entered the array.

He did not sit down cross-legged but stood upright, like a tall pillar, stable and unpretentious.

The dispersal of cultivation began.

Zhou Ze Shen sighed, feeling regret for Zhou Zhu.

Zhou Zhu had a cultivation of the eighth level of Qi Refining, one level higher than him. Dispersing the magic power he had painstakingly cultivated for many years was a huge loss.

But there was no other way!

The Five Elements Qi Rhythm Art was very likely the key to competing for the Magma Immortal Palace.

The Dharma Transmission Bell rang for the first time and caused such a stir. This all indicated that the selection method for the Magma Immortal Palace had undergone a major change after reaching the Qi Refining Stage!

To cope with the possible changes, the Zhou Family chose to be conservative while also making active attempts.

The great array began to hum, and a hint of pain appeared on Zhou Zhu's face.

The invisible power generated by the great array forcefully extracted the magic power from Zhou Zhu's body. This inevitably caused Zhou Zhu harm!

But Zhou Zhu himself possessed the Vitality Stillness Body. As long as he remained still, vitality would burst forth within his body, allowing his injuries to recover at full speed.

The great array was helping him violently disperse his cultivation, while Zhou Zhu's own self-healing ability was also activated, actively mending the injuries to his meridians.

This was the key factor in choosing Zhou Zhu to re-cultivate.