At the same time, traveling through time, starting from subverting the war at the top

Chapter 281 Entering the Inner Palace
"Does anyone still have any objections?"

Heaven and earth stood in solemn silence, flames raged across the sky! A mournful song of fire echoed through the vast, scorched earth!
Lin Mo's voice wasn't loud, but it was clearly audible amidst the howling flames. The ferocity he displayed in instantly killing the Nascent Soul cultivator was still palpable, and the cultivators were now trembling with fear, even deliberately keeping their breathing soft, for fear of attracting the attention of this ruthless star.

Qingyi Jushi finally understood why the barbarian had been behaving strangely.

Barbarian Beard was afraid of Lin Mo at the time.

It was obvious that Barbarian Beard already knew about Lin Mo's strength beforehand.

Fortunately, he didn't get on that treacherous ship of extreme yin. Qingyi Jushi felt a wave of fear afterward.

He also came to the same conclusion as the barbarian bearded man: Lin Mo was definitely a reincarnated Nascent Soul cultivator.

The other Nascent Soul stage cultivators present also realized this, and their expressions turned somewhat grim.

No one expected that Lin Mo, such a prodigy, would appear when the Void Heaven Palace opened this time. Even if they manage to retrieve the treasures from the inner palace, it's very likely that it won't be their turn!
Just then, a violent shaking sound suddenly came from the ground, and the huge stone door of the inner hall slowly rose up, revealing the blue stone passage inside.

"go!"

Without hesitation, both the righteous and demonic factions flew in, transforming into streaks of light and rushing swiftly into the passage. They seemed to want to rely on their previous knowledge of the inner hall's layout to reach the fifth floor as quickly as possible and take the treasure before Lin Mo arrived.

Seeing this, Lin Mo couldn't help but chuckle, then called out to Han Li and Yuan Yao before slowly stepping into the passage.

With the strength of his divine sense, even if these Nascent Soul cultivators were fast, they would not be able to escape the range of his divine sense in a short time. It was perfect that he didn't know the way, so having them lead the way was the best thing ever!
"Senior, shouldn't we speed things up? Those old monsters have already disappeared. If we're too late, they might get all the treasures first," Han Li said, looking at the composed Lin Mo.

"It's alright. There are traps everywhere here, and quite a few powerful puppets. They won't be much faster than us. We can let them clear the way for us!"

Lin Mo smiled faintly. As he was speaking, a pile of golden metal fragments appeared at the corner of the passage ahead. Upon closer inspection, one could discern the wolf-headed puppet head and the jet-black longsword and shield.

“These should be the puppet guards in the inner hall. Although these things are not very strong, they are quite troublesome for Core Formation stage cultivators!” Lin Mo glanced at the materials on the ground and said.

"Hehe, it seems those Nascent Soul stage monsters are in a real hurry. They killed the puppet and didn't even have time to collect the spoils. Senior, it seems you've put a lot of pressure on them!"

While admiring the materials, Han Li wanted to start collecting the scattered puppet materials.

Little did they know that Lin Mo, with a wave of his hand, had cleaned the ground spotless in the blink of an eye.

"I've recently gained some insights into puppet crafting, and these materials are just a waste to leave here. Why don't I take them back and study them carefully?" Lin Mo glanced at Han Li, who was frozen in place, with a half-smile. "What, Fellow Daoist Han, are you interested too?"

"No, no, that's not true."

Han Ligang's outstretched hand froze in mid-air, and he withdrew it with an embarrassed smile.

Seeing this, Yuan Yao couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The passageway on the first floor of the inner hall was very long, with many forks in the road. Without a correct route, one might encounter countless restrictions and puppets. However, these were no problem for Lin Mo. With Nascent Soul stage cultivators like Wan Tianming and Man Huzi, who were familiar with the terrain, leading the way, Lin Mo and his companions didn't take any unnecessary detours and always chose the correct path at the right moment at each fork in the road.

After Lin Mo collected over a dozen broken puppets, the first level of the passage finally came to an end, where a teleportation array emitting a faint glow stood. "Follow me!"

With a casual greeting, Lin Mo stepped into the teleportation array first, disappearing from Han Li and the others' sight in a flash of light.

Given Han Li's personality, he would normally observe an unknown teleportation array for a long time before entering it, making sure there is no danger.

But now, trusting Lin Mo, he didn't hesitate at all and followed him directly.

Amidst the flashing light, Lin Mo stepped out of the teleportation array. Gazing at the bluestone path, which was similar to the first level passage, he involuntarily released his divine sense.

The second level was much simpler than the first, with only a few forks in the road. However, the mechanical puppet guards here were considerably stronger than those on the first level. A dozen or so snake-headed puppets with bluish-red snake heads and covered in black scales were scattered throughout the second level's passage. At this moment, Barbarian Beard and his men had just dealt with the second puppet and were rushing towards the location of the third.

As Lin Mo used his divine sense to survey the second level of the passage, Han Li and the others also emerged from the teleportation array one after another, curiously looking around at their surroundings.

Following behind Lin Mo, Han Li and his companion felt that the second level was much easier than the first. Not only was the journey much shorter, but they also received some puppet materials from Lin Mo, which made Han Li secretly feel very satisfied.

Lin Mo collected these puppet materials so that he could use them to create puppets to protect the Miaoyin Sect.

Because Lin Mo cannot stay in the Chaotic Star Sea forever.

Not too many are needed; making twenty or thirty puppets should be enough.

Lin Mo gave some of the extra materials to Han Li.

Han Li, who was already practicing puppetry, had long coveted these puppet materials.

The next few floors were more like a tour than an adventure. The group constantly observed their surroundings, encountering no danger and collecting a considerable amount of materials. This made Han Li and his companion even more impressed with Senior Lin's abilities. Han Li even suspected that the inner palace of the Void Heaven Palace might have been built by him, otherwise how could he have such a thorough understanding of the terrain?

Lin Mo, on the other hand, had to admire Han Laomo's luck.

This guy really seems to find treasures wherever he goes; Han Li even discovered a map of the inner palace.

The terrain of each level on the map is clearly marked, and a hidden room is marked with a red line, which may contain treasure.

"Keep this map safe. We'll go check out the secret room after we retrieve the treasure on the fifth floor!" Lin Mo said, looking at the entrance to the fifth floor.

At this moment, the entire entrance to the fifth floor was shrouded in a white light barrier. On the far right side of the barrier, there was a square opening about the height of a person, which appeared to have been opened by the previous Nascent Soul cultivators using a special method. The opening was just the right size for a person to enter.

Lin Mo wasn't worried that Barbarian Beard and his group had taken the contents of the Void Cauldron beforehand.

Because they simply don't have that ability.

(End of this chapter)