Cultivation begins with planting techniques

Chapter 334: Bait of Resurrection
"This is……"

Li Ye looked at the remnants of the battle in front of him, which were obviously more recent than the other traces of destruction, and frowned slightly.

He didn't expect that he would make a discovery so quickly by just choosing a path at random.

There were obvious signs of damage on the ground and surrounding buildings.

Covered on the old and dilapidated traces that are almost integrated with the environment, its appearance is similar to the purple fire of the Jindan Fire Beast, and it also has the black water erosion unique to the black water beads. The conflict between the two has caused even greater damage.

Judging from this, there is a high probability that it was left behind when Bihu Sanren fought against the Jindan Fire Beast.

"This place is actually not far from the entrance. This means that even though Bihu Sanren was being hunted, he was actually very close to escaping from here..."

He thought silently.

From the traces of water and fire, it can be seen that Bihu Sanren had some ability to deal with the golden elixir fire beast.

Since he couldn't escape in this way, it's hard to say what the means and combat power of the person behind the secret soul technique that killed him are.

If Li Ye had not made multiple preparations and his real body was not here, he would have turned around and left immediately after seeing this situation!
Following the traces, Li Ye sent out more poisonous insects to search and soon made more discoveries.

"This……"

Li Ye searched for traces all the way, and his eyes lit up when he saw a trace of jade-colored remnant breath that looked like the flowing red sun.

It's even a little unbelievable!
"This is... Huiyang Jadeite?!"

Huiyang Jadeite is a fourth-level Yang treasure. Directly refining it can increase lifespan and replenish the body's vitality.

For Jindan cultivators who practice Yang-attributed and Fire-based techniques, it has a miraculous effect of purifying their magic power and true essence to assist in breakthroughs, and this effect seems to be able to provide a slight boost even in breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

It is also the main ingredient for third-level longevity pills and some fourth-level pills. As long as the medicinal properties do not conflict, adding it as an auxiliary medicine in alchemy can also enhance the effectiveness.

Judging from the classics left by Kong Xing, Zhan Xinrui and others, Li Ye believed that this substance could be called a panacea. Even in the entire southern Xinjiang cultivation world, it was an extremely rare top-level spiritual material.

"To think there's such a treasure trove of spiritual materials hidden within this lava underground palace... Could it be that Bihu Sanren already got them?"

Li Ye could not help but remain silent.

He remembered how Bihu Sanren died.

He had obtained the thing that prolonged his life that he had longed for, but he did not have the life to take it away with him.

It is hard to imagine how unwilling he would feel to die in the torment of having gained and then lost again!
He sighed softly, suppressed his emotions, and continued to explore along the trail.

The many poisonous insects that were spread out also began to give him feedback, which made Li Ye's understanding of the internal path gradually clearer. After comparing it with the map, he finally figured out the direction.

At the same time, he had a grasp of the whereabouts of some Jindan fire beasts... He was almost certain that they were surrounding him from different directions, but they were always keeping a considerable distance, as if they were intentionally hiding.

Most of the time, the intelligence of fire beasts is lower than that of demon beasts. Even when they reach the third level, they may not be able to compare with demon beasts of the same level.

But it is not a problem to achieve this level of cooperation.

"Yet despite the disparity in numbers, they're still able to hold back, gradually surrounding and cutting off my retreat. It seems they're just waiting for me to get deeper before attacking... There's even a strong possibility that Yang Yucui is leaving this time as bait to lure me deeper in a certain direction?"

Li Ye thought so, turned his head to look, and then changed direction with a look of hesitation. His purpose of this trip was to obtain the fourth level of the Tiangong Sutra. No matter what the enemy had planned, he would not turn around and leave without seeing something.

But if you jump forward knowing that there is a high probability of a pit ahead, it would be a waste of the opportunity to explore.

Anyway, the person behind this is also looking for stability, and will only take action after completely cutting off his escape route. So why not let him plan slowly... any gains during this period will be considered his profit!

Thinking of this, Li Ye followed the map and headed directly towards the nearest internal affairs hall.

Although judging from the direction, the clue seems to point to an alchemy room, which must be very tempting for ordinary cultivators.

But Li Ye did not come here for the panacea, and there was probably a trap there waiting for him to jump in. How could he run over there?

This mechanical palace is a whole. The places like the Mechanical Pavilion, the Casting Pavilion, and the Secret Pavilion, which house the sect's valuable collections, must have formations and restrictions of the fourth order. Even if they are in ruins, they are probably not that easy to break.

The disciple tokens he had collected in the past did not have sufficient authority, so it was not easy for him to enter as an auxiliary.

If he could gain something from the Internal Affairs Palace, perhaps it would give him more chances to obtain the inheritance.

"Even this Huiyang Jadeite boy is not tempted..."

In a secret place somewhere in the palace, the human-shaped shadow was a little surprised when he saw Li Ye walking in another direction.

Could it be that he doesn't know the value of something?

Or are you still young and not very interested in such treasures that can increase your lifespan?
But how could anyone think that life span is too long?!
"He probably has a map of the Heavenly Palace in his hands, so he should be heading towards the Internal Affairs Palace... Fortunately, I can mobilize some of the forbidden formations there. Now those beasts have surrounded him, so he can't escape!"

"Do you think that you can explore safely and avoid danger by only sending my puppet? Little do you know that even with only the puppet, I can achieve my goal. No matter how cautious you have been over the years, you must finally make my wish come true!"

He murmured softly, seeming to be quite happy.

The voices were unreal and inexplicably overlapping, as if multiple mouths were speaking at the same time, which was quite strange.

Ever since this boy appeared in his sight, he was really annoyed by his cautious behavior over the years.

He originally thought that the restrictions of the Heavenly Palace formation had loosened, and even if he and many third-level fire beasts were trapped inside and unable to leave, they should be able to find a suitable host sooner or later as the situation escalated.

But those beasts were unruly and caused great chaos. This kid had clearly practiced the Tiangong Sutra, but he didn't go in to investigate when he had the chance. It was really hateful.

Fortunately, after he broke through the Golden Core stage, he finally had the courage to send his natal puppet in... When he seizes the body of this puppet, he will definitely devour the boy's soul, so that he can vent all the bad energy he has accumulated over the years!
The next moment, his figure flashed and he suddenly disappeared into thin air.

………………

"This is the place..."

Li Ye relied on the poisonous insect to find the way, and it didn't take much effort to find the front of the Internal Affairs Hall by referring to the map.

This hall is neat and tidy, with a sense of majesty and order. Although it is somewhat dilapidated, the formation on it seems to still retain most of its power.

It is almost at the top level of the third tier or even the quasi-fourth tier!
But no matter what, the restrictions here are far inferior to those in the Mechanical Pavilion. If he doesn't break through this place, he's afraid he won't be able to enter the Mechanical Pavilion!
Li Ye carefully watched the changes in the formation and was about to step forward to try to stimulate it a few times, observe how it was activated and look for any loopholes.

He saw it suddenly explode, the spiritual light of the formation expanded violently, and as the structure of the hall changed, it was about to drag him into it!

(End of this chapter)