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Chapter 323: Mother and Son Dependent on Each Other
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The previous chapter has been skipped, I posted it in the comment of previous chapter as well but I'll do it here too just in case.

Chapter 335: Ning Mom's Legacy (Requesting Monthly Tickets)

As Ning Zhuo grew older.

Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong caused a great stir in the Black Market.

In the alleyways, several lurking cultivators fell one after another.

Ning Zhuo followed the sound, spun around abruptly, and seeing these cultivators, couldn't help but be horrified. If these people had truly launched a sneak attack, his own fate would have been grim.

He then cried out in surprise and joy: "Mom, how did you get here? I haven't seen you in so long!"

Buddhist Doctor Meng Yaoyin smiled: "Everything you've been doing these past few days, your mother has seen it all. It's been very good."

Seeing Ning Zhuo approach, she sighed with emotion: "You've suddenly grown so tall; it feels like it was just yesterday that little Zhuo would fall asleep listening to nursery rhymes."

"Come with me."

Ning Zhuo then followed Meng Yaoyin, deep underground, entering a secret underground base.

Meng Yaoyin: "I've established many secret bases like this; this is Base 'Ding'."
"I've left some things here."

"Now it seems, you are qualified to receive these. Not so much that the immense wealth would burden your mind, nor like a child holding gold in a bustling market."

Ning Zhuo received the Cloud Hidden Bud.

Ning Zhuo received the 'Lava Immortal Palace Compendium'. rAN0BeS

Ning Zhuo received a scythe mechanism.

Meng Yaoyin instructed: "The Cloud Hidden Bud is a wondrous flower, containing the principles of the Cloud Dao; it can help you conceal many secrets."

"The 'Lava Immortal Palace Compendium' is a summary of the experiences your mother compiled and synthesized, as well as conjectures regarding the Immortal Palace, the Three Schools Supreme Being's arrangements, and more."

"This mechanical scythe, you must pay the most attention to it! This is a Night Rain Demonic Weapon, extremely sharp, and its malevolence is difficult to curb. The more cultivators it devours, the greater its power. Your mother paid a huge price to tame it, and thus it is most affectionate towards your mother. Even so, your mother had to smelt it down and reforge it every so often, to cleanse away its accumulated malevolence. Otherwise, there would be a risk of backlash."

"Before your mother's death, she specially sealed it with multiple layers of restrictions."

"This was a temporary measure."

"The longer time passes, the greater the possibility of it breaking its seals. Once unsealed, it will become even more ferocious and terrifyingly murderous, like a ravenous beast, and those around it will be in danger."

"You carry the aura your mother left on you, so it won't immediately cause you trouble."

"If you encounter a formidable enemy difficult to deal with, unseal it and let it engage the foe. Then, seize the opportunity to seal it again."

"Do not do this too many times; the more enemies it devours, the harder it will be to restrain."

"Its greatest weakness lies in the 'seven-inch' position when it's in its snake-form mechanism. This is where its malevolence retracts and hides; if you remove this part, its malevolence will significantly diminish."

"However, this particular malevolence has already been tamed by your mother."

"If, in the future, it devours too many cultivators and its malevolence greatly increases, you can remove the seven-inch mechanical component from it, which will greatly weaken it."

"Any Night Rain Demonic Weapon will breed malevolence. Every so often, you can reattach the seven-inch component. Allowing the original malevolence and the newly born malevolence to slaughter and consume each other—this is also a method of controlling it. You must preserve the original malevolence, as this specific malevolence has been tamed by your mother. You are your mother's flesh and blood, so it will also be relatively close to you."

"Remember this: re-smelting and re-forging, sealing techniques, and the mutual consumption of malevolence are the three great methods for controlling this scythe. The specific details are all recorded in the 'Lava Immortal Palace Compendium' that your mother wrote."

Ning Zhuo nodded, indicating that he would surely remember the instructions, and then said: "Mom, I want to tell Boss Sun all our secrets, including this one. What do you think, is that okay?"

Meng Yaoyin smiled faintly, and stroked Ning Zhuo's hair: "You may."

"Your mother previously told you to keep it secret because I was worried about secrets being leaked; after all, strangers cannot be easily trusted."

"But over these years, your mother has seen Sun Lingtong's performance and actions with her own eyes."

"I must say, little Zhuo, your luck is truly excellent."

"He is someone you can entrust your life and property to."

"Of course, this is only for now. People change. You need to constantly observe and remain vigilant."

"For now, don't show him the 'Lava Immortal Palace Compendium'. It's always wise to be cautious of others, and always leave yourself some leeway. If his resolve remains unshaken, wait until a more opportune time in the future, and then it would be fine to show him this compendium."

Ning Zhuo shook his head slightly, his expression firm: "I trust Boss Sun!"

Meng Yaoyin was slightly taken aback: "Little Zhuo, you've grown up. You have your own ideas now, and your mother is very happy. Then do as you think best."

Seeing his mother support him, Ning Zhuo was overjoyed, and he looked up at Meng Yaoyin with determined eyes: "Mom, wait for me! I will definitely find a way to heal your injuries and illness. I will bring you back from the Lava Immortal Palace!"

Meng Yaoyin's heart trembled. She knew Ning Zhuo was intelligent, and he must have discerned the intention behind her giving him this legacy.

Combined with the fact that over these years, her periods of memory loss had become longer and longer, and the total duration of her true lucidity was only one or two weeks in a year.

Ning Zhuo wouldn't fail to guess that the parting between mother and son was imminent.

She bent down and pulled Ning Zhuo into a hug.

Ning Zhuo didn't cry anymore. He just held Meng Yaoyin tightly.

...

Ning Zhuo brought Sun Lingtong, and 'discovered' the underground base, obtaining the Cloud Hidden Bud, the Night Rain Demonic Weapon, as well as other cultivation resources like the Flowing Cloud Handkerchief.

The 'Lava Immortal Palace Compendium' was also among them.

Sun Lingtong sighed with emotion: "Little Zhuo, your mother truly had good intentions and went to great lengths. She deliberately arranged this legacy, rather than giving it to you before her death. On one hand, she worried that someone might discover it, harm you in secret, and seize the treasure. On the other hand, she also worried that if you became rich at a young age, you would rest on the laurels of your predecessors, neglect your studies, live a decadent life, and lose all ambition."

"That you could pass the trials your mother set, follow the clues, and find this place, was by relying on your own abilities. This is what your mother truly wanted to see."

"You've done a great job!"

Ning Zhuo said: "If it weren't for you, Boss, teaching me how to steal, how could I have discovered the clues and ultimately found this place? Boss, thank you very much."

Sun Lingtong immediately became smug, placed his hands on his hips, and chuckled smugly: "Of course!"

Ning Zhuo took a deep breath, suppressed his nervousness, and was just about to reveal everything to Sun Lingtong.

Sun Lingtong said seriously: "The Cloud Hidden Bud is indeed a potent tool. According to the records on the jade slip, it should be able to counter various investigative spells, such as the Trace Back Art and others."

"Little Zhuo, this is a supreme protective artifact for you; you must use it well. If you want to seize the Lava Immortal Palace, you will inevitably face various investigations in the future. I've always wanted to persuade you to join the Empty Sect, precisely because our sect possesses profound techniques that can resist such investigations. But due to sect rules, only disciples are qualified to cultivate them."

"This Cloud Hidden Bud, however, fills a huge weakness you have."

"However, I won't read this 'Lava Immortal Palace Compendium'."

"Also, from now on, don't let me know about any other things your mother left for you."

Ning Zhuo was puzzled: "Huh? Why?"

"You idiot," Sun Lingtong said, "I just said, there's the Trace Back Art! I've told you about the Southern Dou Country's Detective Division before, haven't I?"

"We need to keep our secrets separate. That way, even if one of us gets caught in the future, the losses will be minimal, and it won't implicate our other companions."

Having been caught for theft many times, Sun Lingtong was very experienced in this regard and had a lot of say.

"If you or I get caught in the future, and our souls are searched, revealing each other, wouldn't that give others the chance to follow the vine to find the melon and wipe us all out in one go? Conversely, as long as one of us isn't implicated, there'll be more hope for a rescue in the future, won't there?"

Ning Zhuo suddenly understood: "No wonder when I was little, Boss, you always told me it was right to keep my own secrets."

"Of course! I am your Boss, after all!" Sun Lingtong placed his hands on his hips and chuckled smugly.

...

Ning Zhuo secretly studied the 'Lava Immortal Palace Compendium'.

The jade slip recorded how Meng Yaoyin infiltrated the Immortal Palace, how she continuously probed, how she exploited loopholes, and how she used the position of 'Maintenance Supervisor' to enter the main hall, sit on the throne, and exercise a small portion of the Palace Master's authority.

The Compendium explicitly stated: "'There should be a Palace Spirit within the Lava Immortal Palace, yet it has never been seen.'"

Meng Yaoyin conjectured about this, that the Palace Spirit must be extremely weak and in perpetual slumber, to the point where the Immortal Palace relies solely on its automatic functions, constantly falling below standard.

"What, Mom actually possessed Golden Core cultivation?!"

"Indeed, with the Cloud Hidden Bud, concealing her cultivation was naturally an easy feat."

Ning Zhuo was shocked, but then immediately felt relieved.

His thoughts ran wild, giving rise to more questions: Why did Mother hide her identity? And how did she meet and accompany Father? Was Father also a Golden Core cultivator?

Highly unlikely!

Although Ning Zhuo had never met his biological father, he had learned a great deal from his mother and the words of his surrounding clansmen.

He knew his father, Ning Zhong, was fiercely loyal to the family, proud of it, and a straightforward person. It was highly unlikely that he, like Meng Yaoyin, had concealed his cultivation.

"The Lava Immortal Palace possesses many mechanical structures, such as the Five Elements Tower, the Reviewing Platform, medical halls, and so on."

"His mother's position originated from one of these."

"In the future, I should also emulate my mother, accumulate merit, and exchange it for a position."

"Hmm, positions have hierarchical relationships. Perhaps, I should also make many friends, and pool our strength to uniformly occupy a mechanical structure, monopolizing the related positions?"

Ning Zhuo continued reading.

"The Zheng family? Hmph!"

"The two Golden Core ancestors of the Zheng family repeatedly caused trouble for Mother."

"Although Mother's injuries and illness were not caused by them, it is a fact that they intervened many times and clashed with Mother, hindering her treatment of her injuries."

"When I have the chance in the future, I will surely retaliate!"

Ning Zhuo didn't forget the main point. He carefully studied how to control the mechanical scythe.

From the 'Lava Immortal Palace Compendium', he then learned the mechanical scythe's true name—the Great Serpent Scythe!

He meticulously studied the three great methods for controlling it.

First, sealing techniques, which truly require Golden Core stage cultivation.

Second, re-smelting and re-forging, which is even more difficult, requiring a high-grade furnace.

Third, removing the seven-inch component, and reattaching it at regular intervals, to make the old and new malevolent forces clash and consume each other internally.

...

Ning Zhuo was eight years old.

Watching the mechanical great serpent devour the cultivators' corpses one by one, Sun Lingtong couldn't help but exclaim: "It's really useful for cleaning up the battlefield, isn't it?"

"Over the past two years, it has helped us eliminate many powerful enemies. It's so handy to use right now, are you really planning to 'give' it to the Zheng family?"

Ning Zhuo nodded: "It's becoming increasingly malevolent."

"The sealing power my mother left behind has been exhausted. Neither of us is a Golden Core cultivator, so we don't have the ability to re-seal it."

"For re-smelting and re-forging, we lack a furnace; only the Zheng family has one."

"The malevolence consumption method has been used too many times, and the original malevolence is no longer so strong. If we continue to use it this way, the new malevolence will completely kill the original malevolence, and our control over the Great Serpent Scythe will drop to its lowest point!"

"Find an opportunity, and give it to the Zheng family, along with the mechanical blueprints. From what I see, given the temperament of the Zheng family's two Golden Core ancestors, they definitely won't pass up the chance, and their passion for re-forging the Great Serpent Scythe will surely ignite."

"We have now largely taken control of the Black Market, and from now on, we will continuously stockpile Night Wind Soft Iron."

"In the future, when the Zheng family re-forges it, they will surely choose the best material, which is precisely Night Wind Soft Iron."

"At that time, I will mix the original malevolence into the Night Wind Soft Iron, betting that the Zheng family won't discover it!"

Sun Lingtong chuckled, his eyes gleaming: "A brilliant plan, truly brilliant. The things from the Night Rain Dynasty are vastly different from the cultivation principles of today. For a mere Zheng family to detect the original malevolence, it's probably too small a chance."

"I'll take the Great Serpent Scythe and place it inside the Lava Immortal Palace."

"Hmm..."

"We can't directly 'give' it to the Zheng family's Golden Core ancestors. We still need to choose a suitable person to act as an intermediary. Hehehe!"

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AINZOOALGON 16 Jan 2026, 17:11

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Peak🙌🙌🙌🙌

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Dark_ShadowX 10 Dec 2025, 14:41

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Ning Zhuo is the puppet master and every one else are but a mere puppet

Ning Zhuo cooked every single person in persimmon immortal city

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zapking5 17 Jun 2025, 00:59

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It is bad writing. The story is from Ning Zhou's POV, but the author just lied about his actual thoughts for the whole story...

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  Swampchill 28 Jul 2025, 20:12 ➥ zapking5
  
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  Maybe, but its still kinda cool to have this reveal part. Makes it feel more complete and also kinda makes the mc more in control and based, if you like an overpowered mc.
  
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hell 2011 24 May 2025, 11:16

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My goat Gu Zhen Ren popping off again.

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Chapter 323: Mother and Son Dependent on Each Other
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