Global Games: Reporting the Great Ascension Stage at the Start

Zhang Ning sat upright on the main seat in the main hall, feeling exceptionally relaxed!

She definitely hadn't read the article "The Donkey of Guizhou." If she had, then Taipingmen would be the tiger in the story, and Fangxiandao would be the donkey, which had now reached the stage of "leaping and leaping, severing its throat, and devouring its flesh."

Shen Hua flew into the main hall on a magical artifact.

The main building of the hall was intact, but the ground was covered with dark red bloodstains, indicating that a battle had taken place here.

"Sect Master," Shen Hua stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

"Hmm." Zhang Ning smiled and nodded, then waved her hand, and a jade box flew through the air and landed steadily in front of Shen Hua.

Shen Hua reached out and took it.

At that moment, the jade box opened automatically, revealing its contents. Inside lay a golden vine about half a foot long, its entire body gilded, its branches outstretched, gleaming with a warm luster in the light.

【Golden Vine】

Attribute: Gold

Quality: Tiangong

Note: Where the golden vine reaches, even metal and stone can be moved.

……

It is indeed a thousand-year-old gilded vine.

Moreover, Shen Hua was an expert in medicinal properties. With a gentle pinch of his fingers, he could tell from the touch that this gilded vine was about 1,500 years old.

He looked pleased, closed the jade box, and put it into his backpack.

We've already obtained two of the four spiritual items needed to harmonize our spiritual roots. The most difficult to acquire, the Thousand-Year-Old Gilded Vine, is already in our hands; obtaining the remaining two is only a matter of time.

Zhang Ning, seated in the main seat, asked, "Deacon Xia, why do you want this thousand-year-old gilded vine? With your current cultivation level, you don't need spiritual materials of this caliber, do you?"

The thousand-year-old gilded vine is usually used by Golden Core cultivators to refine magic weapons, and Shen Hua is far from reaching that level.

Shen Hua pondered for a moment, then looked troubled: "This... can I not say?"

Zhang Ning crossed his arms and laughed, "Of course you can, after all, you've got quite a few secrets to hide."

But as she said this, her brows furrowed slightly, and the smile on her face vanished instantly.

Shen Hua noticed the change in her expression, but didn't know what had happened.

After a moment, Zhang Ning's expression turned serious: "Deacon Xia, you've witnessed Fang Xiandao's fate as you came in. What are your thoughts on this?"

"Thoughts?" Shen Hua didn't know how to answer for a moment.

If I had to give my opinion, I would certainly praise the sect leader's wise decision.

But judging from her expression right now, it doesn't seem like she wants him to say that.

Before he could speak, Zhang Ning turned around, put his hands behind his back, and said, "You saw it too. Those cultivators from Fangxian Dao are all talk and no action; they're just sickly and easily defeated!"

"Your cultivation progress is extremely fast; you've reached the second level of Qi Refining in just a few months. But if you only focus on meditation and cultivation, you'll inevitably become a sickly person like them in the end."

"Now that we've figured out the true nature of Fangxian Dao and Huanglao Dao, we're going to launch a major counterattack, seize all the resource-producing areas outside the city, and finally drive Huanglao Dao out of Tan County completely!"

"In the future, the sect will release a large number of combat missions. I hope you will take the initiative to participate and accumulate more practical experience. Don't end up like the Fangxian Dao disciples."

"Disciple will remember the sect leader's instructions!" Shen Hua bowed and replied.

Zhang Ning was overthinking it; Shen Hua's combat experience was far richer than she imagined.

Moreover, Shen Hua is a master weapon refiner, so it's not a problem for him to lack combat experience.

However, Shen Hua did not refute it.

It's good to do some combat missions in your spare time, and he also remembers several locations where hidden treasures can be found.

These locations are similar to the Cloud Mine, which produces mica crystals, and many good things are buried inside!

Although these things are not as precious as mica crystals, they can be converted into cash much faster than alchemy or weapon crafting, and you can also earn an extra amount of contribution points.

Shen Hua was puzzled. Why did Zhang Ning's mood suddenly change?

At first, she was in a good mood, but when the secret that Shen Hua was hiding was mentioned, she frowned. What was the reason for this?

……

After Shen Hua left, Zhang Ning turned and entered the back hall of the main hall.

The back hall was filled with bamboo couches, on which lay the wounded deacons and elders. Some of the wounded groaned softly, while others coughed incessantly. Their injuries varied in severity; some were still barely conscious, while others were already unconscious, their breaths so weak they were barely clinging to life.

Zhang Ning walked straight to the corner, where he saw a woman lying on a bamboo couch.

The woman's eyes were tightly closed, her face deathly pale, and she was surrounded by a blinding red light. Her body was enveloped in layers of red light, and her head kept shaking, as if she were trapped in a nightmare and enduring immense pain.

Not only that, the skin on her entire arm turned blood red and kept oozing blood, which looked extremely terrifying.

However, the woman was not wearing the yellow clothing of the Taiping Dao, but a blue dress with white embroidery on the cuffs.

If Shen Hua were present, he would be greatly surprised, because this was none other than Xu Lan's mother, Madam Lan!

The Lan family also participated in the previous battle.

She was ambushed during the battle and was severely injured. The red orb of light clung tightly to her, and she couldn't shake it off no matter what she did.

Two Taiping Sect cultivators dressed in yellow robes stood beside the bamboo couch. Their robes were embroidered with black alchemy furnace patterns, indicating that they were alchemists from the Pill Cauldron Department.

One of the two was a middle-aged man with a thin, bamboo-like build, and the other looked to be only thirteen or fourteen years old, a lively and lovely girl.

However, considering that most cultivators possess the skill to preserve their youthful appearance, no one can say for sure how old this girl really is.

Upon seeing Zhang Ning approach, the two quickly bowed and greeted him, "Sect Master."

"No need for formalities." Zhang Ning looked at Madam Lan and asked, "Do you two have any way to heal Fellow Daoist Ning's injuries?"

The two exchanged a glance, their faces full of embarrassment.

The gaunt middle-aged man was the first to reply: "We've tried everything we can, and we're really at a loss."

"She not only carries a deadly poison, but is also entangled in a curse that directly invades her soul, making her extremely dangerous. Although we are skilled in alchemy, we are powerless against such a curse."

The girl beside her nodded in agreement: "Sect Master, we mainly focus on alchemy and are not good at detoxifying or breaking curses. To be honest, in the entire Xuzhou region, probably only the alchemy masters of the former Immortal Path can dispel such evil poisons and curses."

Although they are all alchemists, each alchemist has a different area of ​​expertise.

Most alchemists primarily focus on refining pills to enhance cultivation. However, when it comes to healing illnesses, curing injuries, and breaking poison curses, the alchemists of Fangxian Dao are far more skilled.

The lineage of the Fangxian Dao sect lies in this aspect.

The two also speculated that this cursed poison was probably obtained by Fang Xiandao when he fought against the Demonic Sect. The alchemists in the sect separated and preserved it, but it was now being used on the Lan family.

Lan was relentlessly entangled by the poisonous curse.

Zhang Ning had previously tried to treat her, but she was completely unable to break the curse.

Now, even the two remaining alchemy masters in the sect who were summoned to try to treat him are helpless.