Who let him join the Sword Sect!

Chapter 489 The Scheme of Lily, the Evil Yapool (Part Two)

It was probably triggered by some kind of warning; the bright spots on the hair-finding magic circle flashed for a while and then suddenly went out.

After that, no matter how many times it was triggered, there was no response.

Xiangxiang reacted quickly and teleported directly to the location marked by the magic circle.

Before leaving, he threw a map of the Tongtong House's interior onto Zhang Ze's face.

Xiangxiang hopped between the various instruments and soon arrived at a metal door.

The room marked by the magic circle was right across from the door, but there were no anchor points for Xiangxiang to jump to.

Moreover, this room had been cut off from the surveillance network by Lily a long time ago.

It became a completely dark place.

All signs indicate that the evil Lily the Demon King anticipated being exposed and made many preparations in advance.

Just as Xiangxiang was about to pry open the door, the space around her distorted, and Zhang Ze jumped out of the vortex and placed his hand on the door.

"I come."

Without Zhang Ze casting any spell, the iron gate, forged from crystal gold and cold iron, turned into rotten wood.

The magic array carved on it was also completely destroyed, and the colorless light annihilated the energy generated when the magic array exploded.

Stepping inside, Zhang Ze crushed a Thousand Machine Thunder that was shot at him.

However, the lightning did not explode as Zhang Ze had expected. Instead, it acted as a trigger, activating the trap array in the room.

In the blink of an eye, the room was filled with golden light and smoke, like a disco.

Zhang Ze only caught a whiff of the smoke, and his lips twitched involuntarily.

Some want to laugh.

It wasn't that he was mocking Lily for her despicable methods, but rather that he had been poisoned.

The poison I was given was a rare toxin developed by Fuhime and Xiaoxue at the beginning of this year. [Fuhime smiles]

Even cultivators at the Void Refinement Realm cannot be immune to this poison if they smell it.

It won't kill you, but it will annoy you.

Once poisoned, one will burst into uncontrollable laughter, lose their sense of taste, and even drinking the northwest wind will taste like eating organic compost.

In the instant he was poisoned, Zhang Ze formed a hand seal and activated his Innate Dao Body, resetting his state.

At the same time, they tacitly accepted the small rouge-themed toy handed to them by their junior sister who arrived late.

The little rotten girl was thrown into the room, and with a long, long inhale, the poisonous fog in the room dissipated.

"belch!"

Little Fuji let out a comfortable burp.

"Did you call anyone?" Zhang Ze asked, turning around after dispelling his innate Dao body.

"They called, but not all of them came here. Most of them went to the Thousand Machine Pavilion and the Sword Pavilion to prevent Lily from showing herself there."

Zhang Ze: "Where's the trap?"

This time, it was Xiangxiang who spoke.

"All the traps specifically designed to capture Lily have been activated. From Qianji Town to Qinghe, a total of 720 traps are all in operation."

In the split-screen image projected by Xiangxiang, various glittering little gadgets were either hidden in nooks and crannies or openly hanging on trees.

And all around these high-quality gadgets are tracking traps.

After confirming that the net had been set up, Zhang Ze finally had time to look around the room, wanting to see what big thing Lily was planning.

The room was equipped with spatial magic and was several times larger than it originally was. Apart from some basic research facilities and the Beast Taming Sect's magic array, the most eye-catching thing was the series of interconnected transparent jars.

These jars are all spatial artifacts. The miniature mountains and rivers inside them are full of life under the control of the magic array, but the creatures raised inside have disappeared.

I guess he ran away with Lily.

Zhang Ze scanned the area, and the magic circle diagram appeared before his eyes. He quickly found the teleportation magic circle that had led Lily to escape.

It's right on the ceiling.

However, the magic array had been completely destroyed, and it was impossible to tell where it led.

Zhang Ze clicked his tongue inwardly, looking at the room's furnishings, a very bad premonition crept into his heart.

His main concern was Lily.

Lily, to some extent, is also somewhat ill; she is an evil demon king in a superposition of cowardice and courage.

You might call her a coward, but she's also incredibly daring. When something interests her, she'd rather blow herself up than let go.

She's brave, but when something happens, she backs down and protects everyone else, so you can't count on her at all.

Seeing Lily like this now, it's almost certain that she's in her courage form.

Lily in her Courage form is no less destructive than a Mahayana cultivator, and might even be the kind of person who leaves a lasting stain on one's reputation.

Especially since she now has three precious children by her side: Tongtong, the old man, and Meimei.

Needless to say, he's a reckless brute.

The old man and the sheep are pure bastards, with the sheep even showing a tendency to become a fun-loving person.

To prevent Lily from doing anything outrageous, we must find her quickly.

As for what she was doing, Zhang Ze suddenly had some guesses.

"Mao Mao. A small individual. Lily. Could it be that she's an older brother?"

Zhang Ze imagined the scene and suddenly felt a chill run down his spine: hundreds of tiny, long-haired puppies, no bigger than a fingernail, calling out to their big brother.
In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures are needed. To prevent Lily from making an irreparable mistake, Zhang Ze activated one of the Thousand Machine Pavilion's ultimate trump cards.

Fukihime Intelligence Network.

As Zhang Ze stomped his feet three times, Fu Ji, wearing a peaked hat and a white robe, walked in from outside the door.

Without Zhang Ze saying a word, Fu Ji grasped his hand.

In an instant, the Fu Ji within a small portion of the Qingjing area formed a net, dragging Zhang Ze into it and sharing his thoughts and vision with him.

These rotten women, everything they just sensed and saw, appeared before Zhang Ze's eyes.

After several trials at Qinghe Society, Luoyu Mountain, and Xizhou Sacred Tree, Zhang Ze's mind was no longer the same as before, and this level of mental impact was not fatal to him.

The perspective shifted rapidly, and with the help of the rotten princess, the mind became extremely sharp, and various clues turned into clear leads.

He finally spotted the dog's furtive shadow.

"found it!"

Zhang Ze released Fu Ji's hand and looked south.

Beside the Qinghe River, at the former site of Xiaoyao Gate.

As the former hidden branch of the Hundred Demon Sect, the Free and Unfettered Sect naturally became useless after the Hundred Demon Sect was destroyed.

The carefree sect leader who had turned over a new leaf earlier moved to the East Sea with his disciples who had clean identities, settling down in the Buddhist territory.

This second-hand sect was then sold again, ending up in the hands of the wealthy and powerful Thousand Machine Pavilion.

Because of its secluded location, lack of people, expansive scenery, and proximity to a river, the former site of Xiaoyaomen was transformed by Lily into an experimental field.

It's used to experiment with things that aren't very secure but are noisy and take up a lot of space.

For example, cannons, excavators of the Furnace Hook series, self-destructing mechs, portable mech cities, and the like.

However, such important events don't happen every day, so the Xiaoyao Sect's experimental field is usually deserted.

Only a few fully automated sword spirits and Thousand Machine Puppets guard the area.

There's no need for security; there's nothing here except dirt, stones, and some dilapidated prefabricated houses.

At least that's how it appears on the surface, and according to the internal records of the Thousand Machine Pavilion.

Master Cheng appeared in the sky above the Xiaoyao Sect's experimental field, holding his Taiyi Golden Crystal Sword, followed by several purple-robed Celestial Masters from Longhu Mountain.

When the exorcists who had captured Lily received Zhang Ze's intelligence and rushed over, Master Cheng happened to be taking a walk nearby.

After finding out the reason, the old man decided to get involved.

As the nominal second-in-command of Longhu Mountain, but in reality the leader, Master Cheng's strength goes without saying.

After all, the fact that Longhushan has not disbanded or been sold off by Lao Tang over the years is entirely due to Master Cheng's skillful management of the household.

Add to that the impressive lineup of this elite Celestial Masters group, and even if Xiao Jing himself were to appear now, they would still have a chance to clash.

It's really uncertain who will win and who will lose.

Sending Master Cheng to lead the team to capture Lily is somewhat of a waste of his talents.

But don't ask, the answer is that Master Cheng is just bored.

Although he'll regret it soon.
Master Cheng landed on the roof ridge of the old Xiaoyao Gate's main hall, spreading his divine sense to thoroughly scan the area inside and out.

However, after looking around several times, no abnormalities were found.

But a moment later, Master Cheng's expression suddenly hardened, as if he had noticed something amiss.

'wrong! ’

Before he could make a move, a purple-robed Taoist priest landed behind Master Cheng.

"Uncle-Master, it might be hidden underground. Should I come?"

He twirled the five elements of his magical artifact, as if preparing for a major construction project.

But Master Cheng shook his head. "No need to act rashly. Zhang Ze is making a mountain out of a molehill; why are you all being so foolish? I've met Lily before; she's a very steady child. What if you hurt her with your earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic that allows one to escape through the earth)?"

"Uncle-Master is right; it was my oversight," the purple-robed Celestial Master said, bowing.

Master Cheng waved his hand, "You all go to the outer perimeter and keep a close watch on the teleportation spell. As for Lily, that doll, I'll go find her."

During this time, Master Cheng has been studying the innate Dao embryos that were transformed from ancient worship.

In addition, with the information Zhang Ze had sent back recently regarding the Earth Sea and the records from the beginning of the Primordial Era, he had also gained some insights and made further progress in his cultivation and research.

In terms of insight into this matter, even Zhang Ze is not as good as him.

Just now, he had already figured out the tricks of this place and seen through Lily's methods.

It's just a smokescreen.

Long ago, when Zhang Ze was in Hancheng, he encountered a strange magic circle that could distort people's cognition. Once you entered it, you would forget a certain thing.

In retrospect, this magic array, like the Stone Elixir Magic Array, is also a replica of the miracle of that time and a wish made to the will of the four continents.

The Thousand Machines Pavilion originally intended to use this magic array to store valuables and money, but after several experiments, they discovered that this forgetting was indiscriminate, and even the storer himself would forget it.

It was very inconvenient to use, so it was eventually abandoned.

And there is such a magic circle here.

However, the object it was concealing was not Lily, but a secret base hidden beneath the experimental field.

Because of the magic circle, Lily herself probably doesn't even remember the existence of this place.

She probably just set up a teleportation array in advance that links to this secret base, so that in case of an accident, people would be automatically teleported here.

There must be more than one of these secret bases that even Lily herself doesn't remember.

Logically speaking, Lily's three-pronged approach should be quite reliable, but unfortunately, besides Lily, the old men are also making progress.

Lily's methods are still a bit naive.

Master Cheng carried the Taiyi Golden Crystal Sword on his back, gathered his hands in front of him, and formed a Daoist incantation he had never seen before.

Then, he extended his thumb and pressed it down.

In an instant, ripples spread out from his thumb.

After a soft popping sound, like a bubble being burst, the mysterious magic array that enveloped the Xiaoyao Sect's experimental field vanished in an instant.

Meanwhile, the Celestial Masters guarding the perimeter had already constructed a sealing array, as instructed by Master Cheng, to prevent Lily from teleporting away again.

As the forgetting array dissipated, the true nature of the Xiaoyao Sect's testing grounds was revealed to everyone.

The golden palaces are built against the mountain, forming a continuous complex. Most of the facilities are embedded in the mountain, and the mechanisms and magic arrays rotate freely, as if a giant were nestled within them.

The plaque above the main hall bears the inscription "Lily Shrine".

The sight left Master Cheng completely stunned.

He felt that Lily wasn't planning to flee, but rather to secretly ascend the throne here; what was the point of these regulations?

However, just as Master Cheng was about to enter the Lily Shrine to drag Lily out...

But Lily Shrine stood up on her own.

The earth and rocks crumbled, the palace deformed, and a golden giant stood on the earth.

After the transformation was complete, the giant's body mechanisms opened and closed again, revealing pink crystals beneath, its two horns splitting on its head, and its left hand taking out a giant shield from nothingness.

The small square box held in its right hand deformed and expanded, revealing a gigantic fire unicorn spear in its grasp.

After the giant made a dazzling appearance, he did not run away, but instead adopted a tactical shooting stance of subduing dragons and tigers, aiming at Master Cheng.

This sight surprised Master Cheng once again.

Apart from his unlucky senior brother Lao Tang, no one has dared to point a gun at him for a very, very long time.

Just as the golden giant pointed its gun at Master Cheng and prepared to fire, two sounds of left and right brains fighting each other suddenly rang out in the center of its breastplate, where the driver's cab should be.

One of them should be Lily's.

"Are you stupid? That's Master Cheng. Why are you pointing a gun if you're not going to run?"

The other one was somewhat unfamiliar, but I had heard of it before; it seemed to be that magical artifact called the Half-Star Chart.

Of course, it might not be, but that's not important.

All you need to know is that the other voice is arrogant and deserves a beating.

"Live to fight, die to live. I've slapped Mahayana's head before. In a narrow encounter, the brave prevail! Charge into Thousand Machine City!!!"

However, although courage is a hymn to humanity and also to the spirits of artifacts, singing hymns is of no use in the face of an absolute difference in strength.

Master Cheng admired their courage, so he decided to go all out.

The Taiyi Golden Crystal Sword in his hand disappeared and then hovered in the sky. His right hand was filled with spiritual light, and a landscape painting suddenly appeared, enveloping everything around him.

Before Master Cheng could continue, the golden Thousand Machine Giant suddenly knelt down.

It seems that Lily has regained control.

"Master Cheng, no, no, no! I was wrong, I admit defeat, I surrender! This thing is so expensive, don't break it!"

Master Cheng, "."

After a while.

After Lily, Tongtong, the old man, Meimei, and Banlaxingpan, along with their accomplices and key criminals, were escorted out of the various cockpits of the Thousand Machine Giant, Zhang Ze and his group also arrived here.

When Lily saw that it was Zhang Ze, she immediately put on a smile and greeted him in a cheeky manner.

"Boss, I've missed you so much, let's go."

"Let's go back to Qianji Pavilion. I'll tell you, the cafeteria recently got a new chef, and the braised pork ribs are absolutely delicious!"

Zhang Ze first glanced at the Thousand Machine Pavilion version of the Unicorn Gundam kneeling on the ground, and then reached out to lift up Lily, who was trying to get away with it.

Zhang Ze said with a cold face.

"Speak! Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely! What exactly are you up to?"

Lily won't admit it until she sees the coffin; she'll never admit it.

"No, I didn't do anything. I just set up a Transformation Thousand Machine City."

"Because the expenses were a bit higher, I canceled the bill myself and tampered with the database a little."

"I really didn't do anything else."

As she spoke, she looked at Xiangxiang with a sullen expression, just like Mao Mao who had stolen the bone.

Zhang Ze handed Lili over to his junior sister for interrogation and then prepared to interrogate the female spy, Meimei.

"What are you doing?"

"I don't know, I was just passing by. What are you talking about? I don't understand."

The female spy, who looked like a rag doll, pretended to be stupid.

Zhang Ze, “.”

"Looks like I'll have to resort to some methods." With that, Zhang Ze took out a bottle of lubricating grease.

"You wouldn't want this doll's body to be covered in oil that you can't wash off, would you? Tell me, confess honestly!"

Meimei's expression changed drastically, "You bastard!"

Zhang Ze, "If you don't want to be smeared with oil, then confess honestly."

Meow, "I...I don't know!"

While Zhang Ze was preparing to torture the female spy, Master Cheng was also busy, circling around the Thousand Machine Giant who was kneeling and kowtowing.

He was pondering how this thing could be so agile.

Simply manipulating objects and using mechanical techniques cannot achieve that level of skill.

Or rather, Lily's cultivation level is insufficient for it, even with the assistance of those magical artifacts and the Star God.

Master Cheng stopped behind him, gazing thoughtfully at the pink light streaming through the gaps in the armor.

Perhaps it's related to this?

He summoned his magic sword, which was suspended in mid-air, and gently stabbed it into a section of his back armor, creating a small opening.

Sure enough, after removing the armor and the restrictions beneath it, a magic circle he had never seen before appeared before his eyes.

The secret seems to lie beneath this magic circle.

Master Cheng reached out to open it.

His movements were not done in a way that was meant to be hidden, and were naturally seen by Lily, who was constantly glancing around furtively.

Upon seeing Master Cheng's actions, Lily's face turned deathly pale in an instant.

"No! Master Cheng! No!"

However, it was all too late. Curiosity not only killed Hakizer, but also Haki Oldden.

The moment the magic circle was activated, the light emanating from the Thousand Machine Giant abruptly went out.

Then countless 'cute little guys' poured out through that magic circle, smearing Cheng Ye's face with their pent-up energy.

"Buzz~ Buzz~ Buzz buzz buzz~"

"Swish swish swish~ Swish swish swish~"

There are so many, so many insects!
(End of this chapter)