Chapter 839: Chapter 285: Not Strictly Dual Cultivation

White Paper Immortal City.

Qing Chi and Jiao Ma (Ning Zhuo) walked into the secret chamber together, side by side.

“Do you think they can succeed?” Jiao Ma’s father asked worriedly.

Standing beside him were Qing Yan, Li Xiangshang, and Wen Ruanyu.

Li Xiangshang sighed, “It is very difficult to refine the army spirit into an army seed. Jiao Ma and Qing Chi are both too young. How are their artifact refining skills usually?”

Jiao Ma’s father shook his head slightly, and his face showed even more worry.

Qing Yan said, “Even if it’s very difficult and the hope is slim, what else can we do? At this point, we just have to grit our teeth and go ahead.”

Wen Ruanyu laughed lightly, “I believe they can succeed.”

Three pairs of eyes immediately turned toward him, seeking an explanation.

Wen Ruanyu laughed again and said no more, maintaining an inscrutable demeanor.

Ning Zhuo looked around the secret chamber.

This was the secret chamber that the City Lord proactively lent out, always used by the City Lord himself. Equipped with a time-accelerating array, naturally, its specifications are very high.

After Qing Ning and Ning Zhuo surveyed the surroundings, Ning Zhuo began to infuse his Divine Sense to check the various facilities in the chamber, focusing mainly on the time-accelerating formation.

Qing Chi looked at Ning Zhuo, feeling a sense of happiness in his heart: “Being in the same room with Xiao Ma and refining the army seed together, it feels wonderful!”

“This time, with Xiao Ma by my side, I will definitely succeed!”

“As long as the army seed is refined, even if White Paper Immortal City gets engulfed by the Ghost Tide in the future, I will still be able to retreat alongside Xiao Ma.”

Qing Chi was filled with determination and was very hopeful about the future.

Ning Zhuo checked several times and did not find anything amiss, then asked Qing Chi to check.

Qing Chi couldn’t understand these things and had to review related Jade Slips and require Ning Zhuo to explain a bit before learning how to control these formations.

After a brief rest, both sat down cross-legged and began formal treasure refining.

Ning Zhuo initiated the array with a thought.

A fluctuation in space occurred, and a transparent ripple passed, revealing a pile of Green Sandalwood stacked like a small hill where there was nothing before.

The century-old bark shimmered with a bronze glow, giving a feeling of antiquity and weight. On the cross-section, amber-like sap quietly seeped out.

“Let’s begin,” Ning Zhuo directed Qing Chi.

Qing Chi responded with a determined expression, emitting Divine Sense, infusing mana, and starting to process these century-old Green Sandalwood.

Qing Chi is the hostess of the army spirit, so the whole refining process needs her to lead.

Even though Li Xiangshang’s mediocre Innate skill has reduced the standard by about thirty percent, this Green Sandalwood is still too large a quantity for Qing Chi alone.

If Qing Chi was refining alone, it might take two or three years to finish.

However, here, in the cultivation secret chamber, aided by the formation inside and Ning Zhuo’s assistance, she can save ninety-nine percent of her effort.

Moreover, the time-accelerating array greatly shortens her treasure refining time.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, groups of Green Flame erupted within the array, forming a fierce blaze.

The green flames filled the entire chamber.

The intensity of the fire startled Qing Chi.

“Such a big fire.” She quickly wanted to process the Green Sandalwood.

The result was an interruption by Ning Zhuo: “Wait, reduce the flame intensity a bit.”

“Okay.” Qing Chi followed Ning Zhuo’s advice without question.

The flames quickly subdued, less than half of what they were before.

Ning Zhuo transmitted his thoughts: “Adjust it slowly, then make it slightly larger.”

He possessed a profound Fire Realm and solid artifact refining skills, able to control the situation better than Qing Chi.

With the green fire adjusted to the appropriate power, Ning Zhuo promptly threw the Green Sandalwood into the flame for processing.

He took charge of assisting, while Qing Chi focused on treasure refining.

The mana of the Ghost Clan girl slowly declined, with sweat quickly forming on her nose.

She was fully attentive, controlling the array.

Within the fierce green flames, the Green Sandalwood seemed to melt like bronze, turning into pools of wood pulp.

Once all the Green Sandalwood melted into pulp, Ning Zhuo took out Chenzhou Cinnabar.

Cinnabar scattered into the wood pulp, adding countless purple dots within the green ink-colored pulp.

Qing Chi was breathless, with Divine Sense greatly depleted, nearly exhausted.

Ning Zhuo: “Save your strength, I’ll help you.”

He transferred the task to himself, his expression slightly changed.

The burden of treasure refining was heavier than he anticipated.

Fortunately, Ning Zhuo had a soul foundation of a million souls, with one of the Three Superior Sect Techniques, ‘Mirror Stand Spirit Communication Technique,’ giving his Divine Sense a strength beyond usual.

After a moment, he handled this step properly.

Ten thousand pounds of wood pulp condensed into translucent Green Jade Marrow, the marrow spiraling into tree rings, with millions of purple-black spots scattered throughout, like a starry sky.

Qing Chi regained the chance to breathe and had recovered more than half.

She looked gratefully at Ning Zhuo, transmitting thoughts, “Xiao Ma, thankfully you are here. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have passed even the first step.”

Ning Zhuo glanced at Qing Chi, gaining a renewed perception of her, realizing her artifact refining acumen exceeded his expectations significantly.

“Continue, you are the host of the army spirit; you must complete the final refining step.”

“Mm!” Qing Chi nodded, immediately biting her tongue and spraying a mouthful of essence blood.

The essence blood fell onto the Jade Marrow, instantly transforming into a ray of blood light permeating the Jade Marrow.

In a few breaths, the entire Jade Marrow radiated blood light.

As the blood light rapidly diminished, Qing Chi still didn’t proceed to the next step.

Ning Zhuo loudly reminded her, “Qing Chi!”

Qing Chi grimaced, struggling, “Xiao Ma… I can’t activate it.”