"Looking at things, I don't know whether this Xianyuan Fruit can fully ripen before the full moon next month. If it still hasn't ripened by then, I'm afraid I'll have to stay here for at least another month!"
Ning Wangshu thought to himself.
For the past dozen days, he had been staying beside the Xianyuan Fruit Tree, practicing formations, the Pre-Technique, the Lie Technique, the Eighty-Nine Mysterious Skill, and the Substitute Technique.
After more than ten days of practice, Ning Wangshu had improved in all of these secret techniques and skills. However, the Lie Technique was similar to the Pre-Technique: he had to cultivate it to Minor Accomplishment before he could use it.
Therefore, Ning Wangshu had no way to test how powerful this secret technique was. He could only wait until he had cultivated it to Minor Accomplishment before giving it a try.
As for the Heavenly Dipper True Thunder Sword Art, he hadn't practiced it during this time.
After all, practicing this sword art caused too much commotion. He was worried it might trigger some unforeseen events in the Immortal Mansion, so he'd decided to err on the side of caution and not practice it there.
He had tried refining the Dinglu he'd taken from the central hall earlier, along with the furnace flames inside that seemed to be Samadhi True Fire, in hopes of taking the Three-colored Flame for himself.
Unfortunately, his spiritual power was too weak at the moment, and he couldn't manage it. For now, he could only keep the Dinglu sealed with formations and store it in his Storage Ring...
While Ning Wangshu waited for the Xianyuan Fruit to ripen, deep in the mountains of southwestern Huaxia Land, inside a mysterious Underground Palace.
A man dressed in a blood-red robe stood quietly before a