I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 308 The Labyrinth of Heavenly Craftsmanship (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

After the Cangling Sect members stepped through the giant gate, they were greeted by a deep, dark corridor of a thousand machines. The walls on both sides were covered with honeycomb-shaped hidden compartments. At this moment, most of the compartments had been violently broken open, revealing the twisted springs and broken crossbow bolts inside.

Scattered on the ground were charred puppet remains, indicating that Mo Ling and her group had just been through a fierce battle. On the bronze floor tiles in the center of the corridor, the remains of several shattered mechanical bees were still crackling with electricity.

Shang Shixu bent down and picked up half a bee wing, feeling a slight tingling sensation in his fingertips.

“Be careful,” Chu Qianji stepped forward to inspect the surrounding traps. “These traps have been triggered before, but…”

Before he could finish speaking, Qi Tian kicked a gear that was embedded in a crack in the ground, and three iron caltrops suddenly shot out from the right wall.

A sword flew out of Xiao Jue's sword box, blocking all the hidden weapons.

Qi Tian immediately retreated to Feng Wuhen's side.

Jiang Yi squinted and scanned the depths of the Thousand Machine Corridor. Not far ahead, there were two forks in the road with road signs. One side led to the Martial Arts Arena, and the other to the Heavenly Crafting Maze.

"Junior Brother Chu, how about we split up?" Jiang Yi turned to ask Chu Qianji for his opinion.

Jiang Yi, Chu Qianji, and Shang Shixu all noticed the hint given by the Mo family's guiding disciple. Shen Puning was talking to Xin Wushuang at the time, so the two of them missed the glance the guiding disciple gave Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi was quite interested in this Heavenly Crafting Labyrinth. She had obtained the Mo family's "Hundred Refinements of Heavenly Craftsmanship," but she didn't have the corresponding cultivation method. She was still lacking something in controlling the puppets. What she wanted was to be able to control hundreds or thousands of puppet armies simply by using the Broken Gold technique.

When facing the demonic tide, we can simply sweep through it. The puppets are inanimate objects and are not afraid of demonic influence, which can reduce casualties.

It would be even better if a fully automated production line for mass-producing puppets could be built in Youxian Ferry.

She had previously tried to teach the thirty little snow demons of the Broken Gold Sect to assemble puppet parts, but it failed!
Lazy people drive technological progress; she'll build this production line sooner or later!

The Jianbingtai is the site of the ancient "Tiangongmen". The "Tiangong Bailian" and "Tiangong Miku" are all called Tiangong, so there must be a connection between them.

It's a rare opportunity for Mo Family Castle to allow an outsider like her to enter; she couldn't miss it.

Chu Qianji nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this, “Alright, Senior Sister Jiang, take Junior Sister Shen, Junior Sister Xin, and Junior Brother Shang towards the Heavenly Crafting Maze. I will take the rest of you to the Martial Arts Arena, where there are many kinds of puppets, making it convenient to collect stone talismans.”

Of the ten people who came out this time, only Jiang Yi, Shen Puning, Xin Wushuang, Shang Shixu, and Chu Qianji were at the late stage of Foundation Establishment. The rest were at the mid-to-late stage of Foundation Establishment, still a step behind.

Although Chu Qianji also wanted to explore the Heavenly Crafting Cave with Jiang Yi, he was the team leader and had to ensure the safety of the rest of the team and help Mo Family Fortress collect resources.

Zhuang Chengxuan and Cang Qingyue had no objection to this division, but Qi Tian and the other two were a little unhappy when they heard it. However, before Qi Tian and the others could speak, Jiang Yi stepped on the ground and accurately stepped on the floor tiles that would not trigger the mechanism, quickly approaching the fork in the road ahead.

"Wushuang, you go first."

Shen Puning nudged Xin Wushuang, and the two followed Jiang Yi's steps, one in front of the other.

Shang Shixu, holding a jade flute, nodded to Chu Qianji and quickly followed. The four of them soon disappeared at the end of Qianji Corridor.

After passing the fork in the road, Shang Shixu stepped over Jiang Yi and walked ahead, with more than a dozen small insects flying out of his sleeve.

“I’ll lead the way. The mechanisms here are easy to spot in the field of vision of the Unseen Eye.”

Shen Puning followed at the back, watching the backs of the three people in front of her, and couldn't help but say, "If Senior Brother Zhao were here too, it would be great. Since the Azure Emperor Palace, it's been so hard for the five of us to get together."

Having gone through life and death together, people are naturally closer than others and more likely to place their trust in each other.

Jiang Yi replied without turning her head, "He has his own mission, and it's an exceptionally important one."

Even if Danxi didn't tell Jiang Yi, Jiang Yi could still sense that the problem with this demonic tide was that the Boundless Sea would be unobstructed next year, the matter of the nine seals would be exposed, and the seals in various places would be loosened.

Currently, all the major sects in Beixuan are probably planning their escape routes. Even if they don't move away entirely, they will definitely preserve a lineage and send their elite disciples to Dongzhou. This will directly lead to the major sects being powerless in the face of this demonic tide.

Her master wouldn't rely solely on the major sects to resist the demonic tide; Zhao Cangyun and the underground demon clan were her backup plans, and only Zhao Cangyun could handle this matter.

"There are puppets blocking the way ahead, two vanguard iron guards and two mechanical crossbowmen." Shang Shixu's voice transmission had just rang in everyone's minds when the clicking sound of gears meshing came from the corner of the Thousand Machine Corridor.

Two vanguard guards clad in heavy bronze armor appeared in orderly steps, while two skilled crossbowmen behind them raised their crossbows, the quivers gleaming coldly.

As Shang Shixu played his jade flute, a swarm of dark insects surged from his sleeves, blocking the way of the vanguard iron guards like splashed ink, interfering with their perception.

"Ayi, move aside."

Shen Puning leaped up with her toes touching the ground, and Jiang Yi stepped aside against the wall to make way for her.

Shen Puning's fist carried the force of a collapsing mountain. The moment the swarm of insects scattered at the sound, the iron fist slammed into the chest of the left Iron Guard. The breastplate shattered, and the gears inside the puppet's chest cavity scattered as if struck by a giant hammer.

The two crossbowmen behind him immediately aimed their crossbows at Shen Puning and pulled the triggers.

Almost simultaneously, a whooshing sound came from behind them. Xin Wushuang's arrow split in two and accurately struck the arrowheads of the two crossbowmen who had just fired their bolts.

A burst of golden light erupted, and the two skilled crossbowmen were sliced ​​to pieces by the sharp golden light, as if struck by Hua Gu's Bone-Shattering Wind.

As the sound of the flute changed abruptly, the swarm of insects transformed into a thin stream and burrowed into the crevices of the right side of the Iron Guardian's kneecap.

The puppet's leg-raising motion suddenly creaked like a rusty hinge, making a teeth-grinding sound. Shen Puning spun around and leaped up, delivering a whip kick. The Iron Guard's head, sparks flying, spun and embedded itself in the pillar, while the headless body collapsed to its knees.

Even though they hadn't seen each other for over ten years, Shang Shixu, Shen Puning, and Xin Wushuang still had the same tacit understanding and seamless cooperation during battle.

"Very good, keep it up." Jiang Yi just watched the whole thing without lifting a finger.

Shen Puning quickly put everything on the ground into her storage bag and gestured for Shang Shixu to continue leading the way.

Without wasting any words, they hurried through the Thousand Machine Corridor, as twelve hours was not a long time.

They encountered more and more puppets, and they learned to coordinate their attacks, but compared to the strength of Jiang Yi and his group of four, these puppets were still no match for them. They didn't even release their respective demon spirits.

Shen Puning became the main attacker, Shang Shixu and Xin Wushuang were responsible for providing cover and creating opportunities for the enemy, while Jiang Yi replenished their true energy.

The group felt reassured when Jiang Yi yawned and looked around in the back.

If Jiang Yi suddenly perked up and rushed forward, or drew his sword, then they would be truly afraid!
It took the four of them nearly an hour to finally reach the end of the winding corridor.

In the distance, two dark, stone mountains stood facing each other like the fangs of giant beasts. The barren mountains were covered with marks as if carved by a knife and axe. Countless broken bronze gears and remnants of mechanical mechanisms were embedded in the mountain walls. Rusty chains hung down like snakes, swaying slightly in the cold wind and making a tooth-grinding metallic scraping sound.

At the entrance to the gorge, a massive bronze gate has long since collapsed, with only half of the gate frame sticking out of the ground. The four ancient seal characters "Tiangong Miku" on the lintel have been blurred by the passage of time.

The darkness inside the door was thick and inky, impenetrable to divine sense. Faintly, the clicking sound of gears meshing could be heard from the depths, sometimes near, sometimes far.

When the four arrived, they caught a glimpse of Mo Ling and Mo Liao's fleeting figures.

Shen Puning asked in confusion, "Did they come from another route? Are they also going to explore the Heavenly Crafting Cave?"

Xin Wushuang remained expressionless and shook her head to indicate that she did not know.

Shang Shixu tried to send the Traceless Eyes inside to investigate. "We finally got in, so as disciples of the Mo family, we should naturally give it a try. However, our divine sense was disturbed inside the cave, so the Traceless Eyes couldn't fly very far. It seems we can only rely on our eyes to investigate."

Jiang Yi released Hua Gu, Hong Li, and Duan Jin. He also put the Heart-Piercing Mirror in his clothes to help him remember the way. Hua Gu could be split in two. Hong Li had a good sense of smell. Duan Jin had the ability to sense the earth's veins.

"Let's talk after we go in."

This time, Jiang Yi took the lead in exploring the way, and Shen Puning also released a pearl that could travel through the earth, following behind Jiang Yi, while Shang Shixu and Xin Wushuang brought up the rear.

(End of this chapter)