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Not mentioning this batch of fellow villagers with Xin Xichen for the moment, now, Ning Zheng wants to go back and sort through the various traditional Divine Techniques of Nine-State.

For example, the Meiling Fish, which previously seemed ordinary...

But now, wow!

There are Divine Techniques like this even for Immortal Venerates, sneakily employing dirty tricks!

Someday we’ll cultivate a Meiling Fish of Nine-State, raise it... who knows, it might be of great use in the future!

Always believe in the sinister level of the Immortal Venerates’ intentions!

They use these tactics to ambush Immortal Venerates, clearly proven by history—sneak attacks with no bloodshed.

When uninjured, an Immortal Venerate won’t fall for it. But once an Immortal Venerate has lost a Law Avatar with a flaw, I could use a Meiling Fish for a First-Time Kill, catching the enemy off guard...

A seductive lure drawing them out.

Yet another way for a Bottle-Storage Immortal Venerate to die!

So, a Meiling Fish...

Must be raised.

A Meiling Fish Divine Technique’s First-Time Kill might just be the chance to kill an Immortal Venerate, and even if it’s not useful against them, it’s definitely devastating against a True Immortal!

Side effect?

After the seduction, the blacksmiths are not afraid of being devoured anyway.

As for who should be responsible for the seduction?

We’ll see!

We’ll choose the blacksmith with the least scruples, rich in seductive experience; for now, it seems Shao Chaikun is quite suitable...

He used to have cross-dressing seduction experience during dungeon runs!

I could create a batch of Shao Chaikun’s Embers, then resurrect, become a Ghost King, and throw them into the time stream, quickly becoming an Immortal...

A troupe of beautiful girls singing and dancing.

And learning from Su Yuniang’s Beast Taming Faction, linking one Meiling Fish to another, with souls in sync, wouldn’t that greatly enhance charm? Boost appetite?

Gasp!

The Reverse-Clone Harem Technique has potential.

Ning Zheng feels he should create a fourth NPC Embers army.

For now, choosing: Shao Chaikun NPC army.

Ning Zheng did not hide his thoughts and shared them with Jiucai Rong and Jiumu Qing beside him.

Jiucai Rong was instantly shocked.

This tactic, it seems really feasible?

While Jiumu Qing, this old-fashioned thinker, was even more impressed without knowing why.

He found it absurd but expressed respect!

Jiucai Rong, with a strange expression, silently thought to himself, "It seems we’ve really led the old steward astray—he’s coming up with battle tactics similar to our logical approach."

Yet on the surface, Jiucai Rong immediately said:

"We’ll start working on the fourth NPC army right away, a troupe of beautiful girls singing and dancing, Shao Chaikun wants to try it, others can try it too."

"Sir, don’t underestimate our current number of blacksmiths. There are a lot of green tea sisters, much more powerful than Shao Chaikun!"

Ning Zheng nodded, "Let the professionals handle professional matters. Leave this to you to arrange. Set up a large-scale [All-Star] recruitment event as the recent blacksmith activity side quest."

"Okay." Jiucai Rong, filled with ideas, took out his journal to jot down the leader’s decisions.

After all, whenever the leader inspects, there are always lots of new projects and ventures.

Ning Zheng nodded, "Jiumu Qing, I’ll grant you partial [Observer Perspective] access. See what might be lacking, because Jiucai Rong’s experience is still limited."

"Alright." Jiumu Qing smiled and nodded.

Ning Zheng realized, as his influence expanded, with departments under him increasing, managing everything was becoming more and more challenging.

Like those large companies and financial conglomerates on Earth, why do they quickly turn corrupt? Perform all sorts of questionable actions? Make nonsensical PR moves? And even mock the common folk?

It’s because they’re so large, leading to governance issues.

After all, every cog has its own ideas, wanting to extract benefits from the big machine.

Ning Zheng mused, "Fortunately, I have Embers, each with fixed logic, unafraid of corruption or decay, forever remaining in their youthful, passionate, and brave state, forming eternity."

Perhaps this is the true pursuit of an artist?

Ning Zheng suddenly understood a bit.

Anyway, these incorruptible passionate good men remain forever in their youthful, competitive boyhood. That’s really useful!

During Ning Zheng’s conversation, Jian Xin inside had almost deceived all of Life Country’s people.

The speed was so fast because each [Palace of Life] lost its core True Immortal Hall Master, leaving only the middle and lower level management.

With the final management recognizing Jian Xin’s Life Immortal Venerate reincarnation after a save reload.

"Success!"

"It’s over!"

All the blacksmiths cheered.

"Goodness, after holding on for half a month, we’ve finally cleared this dungeon!"

"It’s crazy, truly crazy; thinking back to half a month ago, I can only cry, the pioneering was too hard - infiltration, deception, abduction, breaking into people’s homes, rummaging around, getting beaten, sneaking in again, getting beaten again..."

"Damn it, being a spy is too tough, using all sorts of methods to infiltrate, only then clearing some of them inside, establishing a forward base, creating a courtyard residence before starting to study the Life Immortal Venerate reincarnation plan..."

"Awesome, super-large dungeon, Hell difficulty, full of a sense of accomplishment!"

...

All the blacksmiths were celebrating.

Recounting the previous hardships, the various undercover difficulties they encountered, many were venting their frustrations wildly.

But success was all that mattered.

And a group of blacksmiths, from Bai Pingtian’s Life Tao Fruit, opened a passage.

Carrying three Immortal Venerable Supreme Treasures, each proudly striding forward in handsome poses.

[Life Spiral]: Adjusts the foundational sequence of Life Origin composition.

[Life Long Knot]: Adjusts the hybridization and fusion of life.

[Holy Life Line]: Adjusts the length of life, lifespan scale, and the metabolism cycles of various skins and internal organs.

"Well done!"

Ning Zheng stood up to welcome his great achievers.

Each received a new limited edition commemorative weapon, Village Sword, and the exclusive dungeon title [Tao Fruit Vanguard] above their heads, along with encouragement:

"Let’s have a bonfire party tonight. Jiucai Rong, you are responsible for determining rewards based on their contribution value, don’t be stingy! Our manor never shortchanges any hero!"

"Okay." Jiucai Rong was also very pleased.

And the blacksmiths were extremely happy, each excitedly wearing the exclusive title, with the words [Tao Fruit Vanguard] appearing above them, beyond delighted.

They could show off in the future!

It’s limited edition.

Walking out the door in the future, they’ll be the coolest blacksmith.

The other blacksmiths were envious!

Damn it!

The colorful, extravagant, and golden exclusive title, I want it too!

Then Ning Zheng, looking at the three crystalline treasures plus the Life Tao Fruit, had four treasures in total.

Truly this was the adventure style Ning Zheng desired.

Send out the passive adventure team, a group of blacksmiths to clear the dungeon, and enjoy the achievements from the back.

No risk at all; they’ll just bring the spoils to you.

Just a few words of encouragement, giving away some [limited titles], limited weapons, and they’ll be super happy.

The cost is very low.

Ning Zheng glanced at Jian Xin among the crowd, smiling:

"Years ago, the Manor Master sent you to the Celestial Destiny World, and now you’ve helped Xi Rong clear the dungeon for us. If you have specific reward requests, feel free to discuss them with Jiucai Rong."

"Thank you." Jian Xin said.

Then came the blacksmiths’ cheers.

And Ning Zheng began to tally the rewards, finding that inside the entire Tao Fruit of Longevity, there were almost no material reserves.

Probably taken away first by those Immortal Venerate big-shots before they used them as bombs.

The valuable things were just those Life Country’s people, and these four treasures, very simple for a burial item of an Immortal Venerate.

But Ning Zheng, with his low expectations, was contented with these few Immortal Venerable Supreme Treasures.

Night fell.

After the bonfire party ended, countless blacksmiths clocked out excitedly.

After seven o’clock, Ning Zheng returned to his room.

He placed the few supreme treasures in front of him, reaching out for the Yin Yang Creation Furnace, seemingly studying how to fuse and modify it.