The messenger came to the military camp of the third general's camp,

The incense table has been set up.

Liu Er, Guan Hong, and Zhang Hei knelt on the ground. As a foreigner, Ning Zhuo only had to stand and bow.

The envoy took out the imperial edict, unfolded it, and read aloud an imperial edict from the emperor:

Liu Er, Guan Hong, and Zhang Hei are three generals who are extremely brave and loyal to defend the country. In the recent ambush battle, you fought with all your strength to resist the enemy.

He used his golden elixir cultivation to capture Yuan Ying monk Ma Feiqi alive, eliminating a major hidden danger for our two countries and achieving great military exploits.

You are the pillars of the country because you are brave and fearless in times of crisis. I am hereby ordering you and the three generals to be promoted from "guerrilla generals" to "capture generals" in order to encourage them and reward them with ten pieces of national power.

Although the military advisor Ning Zhuo was from another country, he had a right heart and fought bravely without fear of hardship. Before the battle, he even wrote poems to our troops.

His words were precise and foreshadowed the situation of the battle. He also assisted the army in ambush battles, repeatedly performed extraordinary feats and killed countless enemies. Such ambitions should be rewarded.

Specially grant four pieces of national strength as encouragement!

May you all remember this honor, live up to expectations, continue to fight bravely against the enemy, and defend our national prestige.

Admire this.

The three generals said in succession: "I thank you!"

Ning Zhuo also echoed.

"The envoy has been traveling all the way from the royal capital. It's really hard work. Please come here." After receiving the order, Liu Er greeted the envoy with a smile on his face.

When the banquet was about to end, Ning Zhuo came to the envoy and gave him many spiritual stones: "The military camp is simple and the reception is not good. Please don't blame the envoy."

The envoy smiled and took the spirit stone storage bag very skillfully. Soon after, accompanied by the three generals and Ning Zhuo, he left the camp of the three generals and returned to the royal capital to resume his duties.

late at night.

Ning Zhuo was in the camp, carefully looking at the national strength bricks.

The monks form a country of cultivation, and the upper echelons of the country will gather national power and create bricks of national power.

The two countries were founded by virtue of water, so the national power tiles appear black.

The lights in the tent reflected on the national bricks, and subtle ripples were faintly visible, like undercurrents in the deep sea, which were signs of water virtue.

Ning Zhuo rubbed the Guoli brick with his palm. The surface of the brick was cold, but not as biting as ice.

This was Ning Zhuo's first time coming into contact with the National Power Brick. He had only read about it many times in books before.

Ning Zhuo stimulated his spiritual consciousness and instilled it into the bricks of national strength.

A wave of waves came from the National Power Brick, covering Ning Zhuo's body, and he immediately sensed the military advisor's seal in Ning Zhuo's arms.

As if the lock had a key, the door slowly opened, and a trace of national power flowed out from the national power brick.

The national power was mobilized by Ning Zhuo's spiritual consciousness and first entered the Dantian of Shenhai.

Mirror Channeling Technique!

As Ning Zhuo took the initiative to practice, he went to Dantian, and his national power turned into a magnificent light, radiating in all directions.

Under the radiance, countless mirror thoughts sprouted, and the efficiency was extremely high.

Ning Zhuo mobilized this trace of national power into the sea of ​​qi in Dantian.

Five Elements Qi Rhythm Technique!

The infusion of national power is transformed into a large amount of Dharma energy cultivation almost instantly.

Demon-stained blood muscle skill!

Similarly, in the Lower Dantian, the national power is transformed into blood tendons, causing the blood tendons to directly thicken the earth by three feet.

"Wonderful, wonderful." Ning Zhuo suddenly felt that his three Dantians were swollen, and his whole body was filled with a powerful force.

This power is gentle, deep and tolerant.

Ning Zhuo stopped after a brief taste and slowly opened his eyes, his face full of surprise.

Because in such a short span of a dozen breaths, his cultivation level has increased by a small amount, which is equivalent to a month of normal cultivation!

"If you practice with the help of national power, if you receive direct initiation, there is no need to practice hard!"

"What's more important is that national power does not have the characteristics of the Five Elements, which can transform all the skills in the world."

"No wonder in ancient times, many monks risked their lives to help the Dragon Court."

In terms of military exploits in ambush battles, Ning Zhuo's achievements were far inferior to those of Liu, Guan, and Zhang. Although his poems were very accurate, they only had a positive impact on the three generals' camp and Honghua Camp.

Ning Zhuo's military exploits were largely attributed to Liu Guanzhang.

If it were not for the three generals to capture Ma Feiji alive, Ning Zhuo's military exploits would not have been shared so much.

Among them, there is also the reason why Liu Er deliberately emphasized the description of Ning Zhuo's achievements when reporting.

For these military achievements, Ning Zhuo did not hesitate and chose the national strength brick.

"If I were faced with such a choice before the ambush battle, I might still hesitate. But after experiencing the battlefield personally, national power bricks will be my must-have, first-choice, or even only choice for a long time!"

The ambush battle deeply touched Ning Zhuo.

At that moment, even though he was deep in the military formation, facing the flying horse's carbine, he was almost defeated and killed!

At the moment when life and death were decided, Ning Zhuo didn't even have time to react.

Afterwards, he used directional air escape to reunite with Sun Lingtong and went all out to grab the loot without having time to look back.

It wasn't until the whole army set off and rushed back to Canglin Fairy City that Ning Zhuo gradually realized it and felt scared.

"Cultivation!"

"Cultivation is the biggest cornerstone of everything!"

"Although my realm of the five elements is profound, without the support of cultivation, it is like a pearl cast in the dark."

"Foundation-building—weak!"

"Golden elixir—still weak!"

"Nascent Soul—still weak!!"

This battle greatly expanded Ning Zhuo's knowledge.

This is the result of traveling thousands of miles and traveling in all directions.

Of course, Ning Zhuo had known about the levels of cultivation such as Golden elixir and Nascent Soul a long time ago. He had read them countless times in various classics.

However, many life feelings must be experienced personally to truly appreciate their weight!

What I have learned on paper is ultimately shallow, and I know that I have to do it carefully.

As a foundation-building level person, even if there are countless comrades around him, he will be killed instantly.

Those Jindan-level Qianfenglin monks were killed by Liu Guan and Zhang Sanjiang one after another, like butchering pigs and dogs!

A Yuanying-level monk as strong as Long Ye was almost burned to death in the end.

These are all facts that Ning Zhuo witnessed with his own eyes, and these facts completely sparked the fire in his heart.

"Foundation building—not enough!"

"Golden elixir - it's not enough!"

"Nascent Soul—it's still not enough!!"

"I want to climb up, keep climbing up, and work hard to accumulate praise and cultivation."

"I want to become a powerful monk, and I want to take control of my own life!"

The moment he was almost killed, Ning Zhuo didn't even have the ability to react. He didn't want to experience such sorrow again.

However, how easy is it to accumulate praise for one’s cultivation?

Sun Lingtong's talent, understanding, and cultivation are still in the foundation-building stage.

It's not that he doesn't work hard, it's just that this is normal.

A few decades of practice in the foundation-building stage is considered a small amount, and the normal time is about a hundred years. Therefore, when many monks reach the end of their lifespan, they are unable to break through the bottleneck and advance to the golden elixir stage, so they die of old age.

Sun Lingtong's speed is actually very fast.

Ning Zhuo was only sixteen years old and was promoted to the early stage of foundation building. He practiced three techniques at the same time, and these three techniques were among the best in the world.

To practice one discipline alone requires you to accumulate more spiritual power than ordinary people and consume more time and energy.

On this basis, Ning Zhuo had to multiply it by three!

Therefore, Sun Lingtong expected that Ning Zhuo's cultivation would be slow and would take a long time.

Once upon a time, Sun Lingtong also persuaded Ning Zhuo not to be anxious.

Things in this world are never entirely good or bad.

Cultivation is slow, takes too long, and requires too much investment. This is the huge price of practicing top skills!

Ning Zhuo didn't want to follow the steps.

He is now traveling around the world, traveling all over the world and taking risks to save his mother. He has a strong need for cultivation and wishes he could become a Mahayana monk in the next moment.

Therefore, he has been actively looking for ways to speed up his practice.

Thanks to this splendid and glorious age of cultivation!

In this world, there are indeed many shortcuts to accumulation of cultivation.

The most common ones are to adopt higher-quality exercises, spiritual stones, elixirs, magic weapons, etc., followed by dual cultivation, initiation, swallowing and transforming other people's mana, etc.

National strength is similar to initiation.

Utilizing national power can directly increase a monk's cultivation level in a very short period of time. Instead of using spiritual stones, elixirs, etc. to increase the efficiency of cultivation, the cultivation level can be quickly improved.

The latter is equivalent to tree growth, but faster than before. The former involves directly moving a piece of tree trunk and grafting it directly with your own tree.

"I have four national power bricks on hand. To what level can they boost my cultivation?"

Ning Zhuo was flooded with thoughts, but he stopped extracting national power and used normal means to practice.

This moment caused a huge gap in his heart.

"Slow, normal practice is so slow!"

"My current situation and the speed of my practice are really unbearable for me."

The next day.

They went to Canglin Fairy City to entertain Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo went to the banquet on time.

Shuang Jing returned to his usual demeanor as a high-ranking disciple, wearing a green robe, elegant and calm.

Ning Zhuo bowed his hands.

Shuangjing sat in her seat and did not get up. Instead, she stretched out her hand to indicate that she should sit opposite her.

"This Little Bird House is the most famous restaurant in the entire Canglin Fairy City."

"What their family is best at is feasting with ten birds in all shapes and forms.'

"I have reserved the top floor, and I have specially ordered the chef to prepare this feast of ten birds and one heart. Commander Ning might as well try it out."

Shuang Jing smiled and introduced Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo naturally responded politely.

The first spiritual food served was called Yinbo Spiritual Energy Soup.

The soup is translucent, with a light silver light on the surface and a fresh aroma. It contains bird meat and is light white in color. It also has ginkgo, white fungus, snow pear, wolfberry, fish maw and other auxiliary ingredients.

Ning Zhuo first took a spoon and took a small sip. The soup was light and warm, with a natural fruity and medicinal flavor, and was cool with a hint of sweetness.

I took another bite of the bird meat, which melted in my mouth and had a unique taste.

Ning Zhuo was enjoying the delicious food reflected in his clear eyes. He carefully observed every move of Ning Zhuo and thought to himself: "The Ning family is indeed a rich family."

The Ning family once produced monks at the level of Nascent Soul, and they migrated from the North Wind Country to the South Dou Country, so the family heritage is still there.

In the eyes of a true high-ranking disciple, this kind of background can be clearly seen from the smallest details.

Although Ning Zhuo had lost his parents since he was a child, he was taught life etiquette by his uncle and aunt. In the school, there were also dedicated elders to teach the students daily behavioral norms, covering daily living, sitting, lying down, etc.

Moreover, when Ning Zhuo grew up, he read many books and trained on his own, improving his education in this area. In order to interact with some high-status monks and gain favor.

Shuangjing saw that Ning Zhuo's eating movements were simple, elegant, and seemed to be slow but fast. He felt much better and had an appetite, so he began to taste his own portion of the spiritual energy soup.

Ning Zhuo drank less than half of the spiritual energy soup and stopped eating it.

Shuang Jing said, "Do you know, Military Advisor Ning, what the main ingredient of this spiritual food is?"

Ning Zhuo said: "I think it's a bird perching on a branch."

Shuangjing added: "There are many kinds of branch-perching birds, which one is it specifically?"

Ning Zhuo said: "I noticed that this soup is silvery and has the taste of ginkgo. It is most likely a silver-feathered bird perched on a branch."

Shuangjing smiled and said, "Commander Ning is indeed an outstanding strategist, and his guess was not bad."

After saying this, he stopped talking.

Ning Zhuo was slightly surprised, because when Shuangjing invited him before, his attitude was warm and enthusiastic. This invitation was obviously to get closer to him, but after attending the banquet, he started to hold it up.

It seems that there is no external threat. After putting on the rich clothes, Shuang Jing has returned to his role as a high-ranking disciple.

The second meal was immediately served on the round table,

This is a grilled meal.

A flower was in bloom, and inside the flower was a roasted chicken.

Ning Zhuo checked it and found that it was not a roast chicken, but a roast bird.

The surface of the bird's body is coated with honey and decorated with cherries and cherry blossoms, which is quite romantic.

Ning Zhuo raised his chopsticks and tasted a piece of bird meat, his eyes brightened slightly.

The bird meat is sweet and crisp, with a unique flavor that reminds people of spring, with the spring breeze blowing in the face and cherry blossoms flying like rain.

Shuang Jing waited until Ning Zhuo stopped using his chopsticks, then asked what the main ingredient was.

Ning Zhuo replied: "It should be a bird perching on a branch, and it is a cherry blossom that loves perching on a branch."

Shuang Jing nodded, smiling and saying nothing.

Ning Zhuo's heart suddenly moved, and he realized the purpose of Shuangjing, but he did not reveal it.

When the third portion of spiritual food was delivered, it was in the shape of a "medicated chicken".

Ning Zhuo activated his magic power and cut open the belly of the "medicated chicken", immediately letting the purple rice and purple potatoes inside the "chicken's belly" leak out.

After Ning Zhuo tasted it, he couldn't help but nodded slightly.

The sweetness of the purple rice and the delicateness of the purple sweet potato were combined with the tenderness of the chicken. The deep taste made him feel at peace, and his thoughts in the Dantian of Shenhai were emptied and clear.

This time, without waiting for Shuangjing's reply, Ning Zhuo took the initiative and said, "This must be the Purple Wisdom bird perched on a branch."

When Shuangjing saw Ning Zhuo smiling and showing deep meaning in his eyes, he knew the heat was coming and finally spoke out his well-prepared words.

"The branch-perching bird has a long and slender beak. It inserts its beak into the trunk of the tree and sucks the sap."

"When they want to reproduce, they insert their beaks into the deepest part of the trunk and inject their life essence into the trunk."

"The same branch-perching bird chooses different trees, and its offspring will grow up differently."

"Born from the ginkgo tree is the silver-feathered perch. When it flies, its wings flash, its speed is very fast, and its sound is clear and clear."

"The cherry tree is a tree-bred bird with a pale pink body, a light body, and a soft, slightly sad song."

"Growing in the red sandalwood tree is the Purple Wisdom Perching Bird. Its feathers are deep purple. It can understand human speech and is the most intelligent."

At this point, Shuang Jing paused: "What kind of tree species often breeds what kind of branch-perching birds."

"It shows how important the growing environment is to a bird and a person!"

"Commander Ning is a young and handsome man from a wealthy family. To be honest, I don't quite understand how Commander Ning joined the Third General Camp?"

"You are like a talented and beautiful jade, but what is the Three Generals Camp? You are just a crooked-necked tree that cannot be named."

Ning Zhuo smiled and shook his head: "Do you want to persuade me to leave the Third General Camp and join the White Jade Camp?"

Regarding Shuangjing's intention, Ning Zhuo had discussed it with Sun Lingtong before coming here and was aware of Shuangjing's solicitation intention.

But Shuangjing shook his head: "My Baiyu Camp has been crippled and is in ruins. This reconstruction will not have the same support as before."

"How can I show my sincerity by inviting Commander Ning with such an army?"

Outside the window.

The sky is as clear as water, and the sun is radiating heat.

A flock of ginkgo birds fell from the blue sky, and their wings drew bright silver light in the sky.

They swooped down at extremely fast speeds, almost "colliding" into the dense canopy of a big tree in a death-seeking manner.

The chirping of birds, the flapping of wings, the sound of wind, and the rustling of leaves all intertwined into a strong sound that drowned out the conversation between the two people inside the window.

After Shuangjing opened her mouth and said something, she looked at Ning Zhuo with a look of intense anticipation in her eyes.

Ning Zhuo's eyes widened slightly, with a look of confusion between his brows.

He looked out the window and glanced at the noisy flock of ginkgo birds perched on a branch. In this short period of time, he was already thinking a lot.

When he turned to face Shuangjing, his expression had returned to calmness: "Retainer?"

Shuangjing nodded: "Becoming my retainer is my sincerity!"

"You should know the significance of my last name, right?"

Ning Zhuo nodded.

Of course he knows.

The double surname is the royal surname of Liangzhu country!

Shuangjing took out a jade slip and handed it to Ning Zhuo slowly: "Here is the salary after becoming a retainer."

"I know that you used your military exploits to obtain a reward of four pieces of national power."

"If you serve as my retainer, your status will be countless levels higher than your current role as military advisor!"

"When absorbing national power, the efficiency is nearly tripled."

"From this point alone, your military exploits have suddenly been magnified three times. The significance of this is too great, isn't it?"

Ning Zhuo looked solemn.

His spiritual consciousness poured into the jade slip, and his heart skipped a beat.

The conditions proposed by Shuangjing were very generous and did not even prohibit Ning Zhuo's freedom.

As long as Ning Zhuo wants to leave and doesn't want to be a retainer, he can get rid of this status at any time!
Chapter completed!