A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu Transmigrates into a Book, the Dao Ancestor of Rein

Chapter 197 The Laborer and the Puppet Parts

"Han Li, where is Yan Li?"

At this moment, Ji Yin suddenly thought of something and asked with a slight change in expression.

Retrieving the treasures from the Void Heaven Cauldron is inseparable from the Blood Jade Spider.

"Master, don't worry, the spirit beast is with me."

Han Li initially appeared somewhat frightened, then pointed to the spirit beast pouch at his waist.

Upon hearing this, Ji Yin immediately breathed a sigh of relief:
"That's fine, that's fine."

He was terrified of losing everything.

You see, he invested in a string of Bodhi beads and a Xuan Yin ring. Especially the Bodhi beads, which could become a priceless heirloom of the Extreme Yin Island, and could not be lost. If his two newly accepted disciples absconded with the money, he would be incredibly frustrated.

"Master, we should be able to reunite at the teleportation point on the second floor at most."

"Well, let's go."

The three members of the Demonic Path nodded in unison.

Wan Tianming and his two companions went ahead.

"Huh? Don't you seniors plan to break through the restrictions on the gate of this stone hall and then go in to capture the Nascent Soul of that person from the Star Palace? That person from the Star Palace was able to enter using a fragment of the Void Heaven Map, so you seniors can certainly use the fragment of the Void Heaven Map to chase after him, right?"

The surrounding stone hall entrances were all the same size and shape, over ten zhang in length and width, forming a square. Their orientation varied; some faced south, some north, and others east or west, their orientation irregular. A faint, protective white light emanated from each stone door.

"Han Li, you are unaware of this since it is your first time visiting the Void Heaven Palace. Once someone enters the stone hall here, other cultivators will be unable to enter."

"Extreme Yin" explained.

"Does the inner palace still have such a rule that helps the weak to take advantage of others? The ancient cultivators who left the Void Heaven Palace behind really went to great lengths."

Han Li sighed softly.

"Let's go, follow your master to the fifth floor."

Extreme vagina.

After speaking, he looked at Man Hu Zi and Qing Yi.

The two looked at each other and nodded.

It was at this moment that the wounded Wu Chou stumbled in, carrying two Heavenly Capital Corpses. Also present was a late-stage Core Formation cultivator whose Forbidden God Token had been seized by the Barbarian Beard.

"Wu Chou, are you alright?"

"Thank you for your concern, Grandfather. I am fine."

Thanks to the two Heavenly Corpse Warriors who stood in front and withstood most of the attacks from the righteous Nascent Soul old monster, and the timely intervention of the ancient spiritual treasure bestowed upon him by his ancestor which also defused some of the attacks, he would have suffered a near-death injury or even died directly after taking that blow head-on.

"What about you?"

Barbarian Beard looked at the cultivator in the late stage of Core Formation.

"Junior, junior..."

The man had a broken arm and was covered in blood; his injuries were quite serious.

Upon seeing this, the bearded man frowned for a moment, then grinned:
"Alright, I won't force you. In your condition, forcing yourself to go to the fifth floor wouldn't be helpful; you'd only be a burden. Since you've lost your value in going to the fifth floor..."

Upon hearing this, a sinister smile appeared on Ji Yin's face.

Qingyi sighed softly.

The cultivator in the late stage of Core Formation sensed the coldness in the words and immediately felt a sense of impending doom.

just.

Before he could beg for mercy...

The verdict for the bearded man is here:

"Alright then, do as you see fit. Choose any stone house on the first or second floor of the inner hall. While healing your wounds, try to take the treasures inside. These stone houses contain excellent cultivation techniques, pills, spiritual herbs, treasures, and various spiritual materials. However, you must hand over what you obtain to me, Man, after leaving the Void Heaven Palace."

As he spoke, the bearded man tossed the man a fragment of a map of the illusory heavens.

"Eh?"

That's it?

Looking at the fragmented map of the Void Heaven that had been stolen and was now returned to its rightful owner, and recalling the words of the barbarian just moments before, the man was overjoyed and filled with emotion.

The feeling of surviving a disaster even made him feel a bit of goodwill towards the barbarian?!
...

The group acted quickly.

Along the way, the barbarian was always the one leading the way, dealing with all sorts of puppets.

Once the golden body of the Heaven-Supporting Demon Art appeared, the wolf-headed puppets on the first level were no match for it. The very first one that had just appeared was dismantled into pieces of unknown silver metal parts by the barbarian bearded man in just a few moves.

Even the golden wolf head was violently twisted off, torn off, and thrown on the ground.

The thick blade held by the ancient wolf-headed puppet was also destroyed by brute force into several black, dull pieces.

"Brother Man, how are you feeling?"

Han Li sent a telepathic message to inquire.

"Interesting. The puppets crafted by ancient cultivators are barely passable in terms of attack, only slightly stronger than ordinary mid-stage Core Formation cultivators, not even enough to tickle me. However, the materials used in their crafting are extremely rare, reaching the level of magic treasures. Therefore, even I cannot destroy them with a single, devastating blow."

"What a pity, what a pity."

He had heard that these materials could not be refined again and could not be used to create magical treasures for cultivators like himself. Otherwise, this trip would have yielded other gains.

Barbarian Beard shook his head.

Is the Wolf-Headed Puppet only at the level of the Heavenly Capital Corpse?

At most, it's only slightly stronger than a single Heavenly Corpse?
"Brother Man, I'm quite interested in these ancient puppets. Could you do your best to protect them along the way?"

This is a Core Formation level puppet.

One or two corpses are nothing.

But what if there are dozens of them?

Moreover, without exception, all of these dozens of puppets were high-level puppets that even a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would find difficult to kill or destroy in a single blow.

It's important to understand that the highest-level puppets in his storage bag right now are still just those few level 4 giant tiger puppets, which were nearly at the pseudo-core level and were crafted by the Dong family's weapon refiners back then. However, if he could gain access to the resources of the Void Heaven Palace and allow Barbarian Beard to minimize the damage, then once he repairs many of the ancient puppets, he wouldn't be unable to fight against top figures in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

"Brother Xiao, why are you interested in puppets?"

"I'm surprised," said the bearded man.

"I was imprisoned underground for hundreds of years in a dark and sunless place. When I was really bored, I would study the puppetry techniques of ancient cultivators to relieve my boredom. Over time, I became somewhat interested in it."

Han Li gave a simple and calm explanation.

But the bearded man sensed a strong murderous intent beneath that calm.

A strong killing intent towards extreme Yin.

“Brother Man, if you help me out, I’ll owe you a favor.” “Brother Xiao, what are you saying? You saved my life back then.”

This time, it will be a great help in obtaining the Heaven-Mending Pill.

This should not be underestimated.

then.

For the rest of the journey, both Qingyi and Jiyin were stunned.

This is because Barbarian Beard is no longer so devastating, no longer displaying violent aesthetics, but is becoming more and more skilled at finding the puppet's weaknesses and dismantling them.

Starting with the second mechanical puppet, most of these wolf-headed puppets were well preserved.

By the time he got to the fifth wolf-headed puppet, Barbarian Beard only needed a couple of moves to twist off the puppet's head or remove the green soul stone from its core, thus stopping the puppet from moving.

This also effectively preserved these puppets.

It is no exaggeration to say that when Han Li repaired it afterward, whether he did it himself or asked a master craftsman to do it, he only needed the remains of two wolf-headed puppets to piece together a brand new, complete one.

The group harvested more than twenty wolf-headed puppets on the first floor.

"Go up to the second floor."

By this time, more than half of the first day of exploring the inner sanctum had already passed.

Upon arrival, Han Li immediately sensed a divine sense imprint.

That's what he left on Yuan Yao.

Before going upstairs, he confirmed that Gan Rushuang's divine sense imprint had disappeared instantly.

In other words, Gan Rushuang herself entered a stone hall on the first floor and used the power of the stone hall's restrictions to isolate his senses.

"No beautiful mark?"

"So, that girl has already entered that stone house?"

Yeah.

"Seniors, Master, this way."

Han Li pointed in a direction.

The three of them frowned at first.

But after receiving different messages, they all felt relieved.

The second-level obstacle barrier and obstacle puppet are a level stronger than those on the first level.

For example, the snake guard puppet on the second level.

Also known as the "Snake Demon Puppet".

It had two slender, bluish-red snake heads, four limbs, and its body was covered in black scales. It moved with extraordinary agility, like a ghost, wielding a bluish-copper halberd and a flexible whip that combined strength and grace. Although it was relentlessly attacked by the unsuspecting barbarian and constantly pressured, it managed to barely protect a few vital points.

His overall strength is comparable to that of a top-tier late-stage Core Formation cultivator.

It can be regarded as a level 7 peak monster without special bloodline.

"The puppets on this floor are quite interesting."

The more the bearded man fought, the more energetic he became.

The more they played, the more interested they became.

"Brother Man, you'd better take it easy."

Han Li reminded him telepathically.

He also sent a telepathic message asking Qingyi to help restrict it.

It's not enough for just one person like Man Hu to work; the efficiency is much lower. It's much more efficient if two Nascent Soul cultivators work for him together.

As for extreme yin?

He gave up hope.

This guy won't show any mercy to the puppet.

If too many parts are damaged, repairing them will result in a loss.

When he reached the teleportation array leading to the third level, he had collected a total of fourteen snake-headed puppets.

Looking at the gradually increasing amount of ancient puppet materials in his storage bag, he was extremely satisfied:
"Not bad."

The pair of bronze halberds installed on the forelimbs of each snake demon puppet and the soft whip held on its hind limbs—it seems that the Extreme Yin Old Demon had some wicked intentions.
"I wonder what Han Li is collecting all these strange and unusual things for?"

Ji Yin couldn't quite understand this.

"However, the material of that bronze halberd is truly exceptional. Even with the barbarian's full strength, he could only bend the bronze halberd slightly."

He knew that ordinary magical artifacts would crumble with a mere pinch in front of the barbarian.

However, even if the barbarian had given it his all, he could not damage the bronze halberd.

This demonstrates the relationship between hardness and strength.

What a pair of rare treasures!

"It's fine if that kid collects them."

"Because of the Blood Jade Spider, Man Hu Zi and Qing Yi turned a blind eye to this, and even took the initiative to preserve the integrity of the puppet to curry favor with my good disciple. Tsk tsk, they are really good helpers."

"And I just need to go back and ask for it all back, hehe..."

His, his, it's all his.

The more he thought about it, the more secretly pleased he felt.

"Barbarian Beard, you'd better work hard for me, Wu."

"And you, Qingyi."

Hehehehe…

and so.

Having completed his self-consolidation and internal manipulation, the extremely yin old demon suddenly and actively joined in, helping the barbarian bearded man restrain the puppets. With the addition of another Nascent Soul stage monster, the team's harvesting efficiency increased again, and everyone's workload became much lighter.

Han Li observed this and remained puzzled.

"Is Ji Yin being so considerate of his disciple?"

Barbarian Beard chuckled coldly, "Extreme Yin, you've got a good plan, but... there's a big surprise coming your way."

Qing Yi also curled his lip:

"Extreme Yin, extreme Yin, you will understand what it means to try to draw water with a bamboo basket but end up with nothing."

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