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After resting for five days, Zhang Lingyu and his group, who had barely recovered 70-80% of their strength, continued their journey and finally arrived at their penultimate destination.

There are far fewer people now.

Zhang Lingyu scanned the entire area and estimated that the total number of cultivators gathered near the Heavenly Mystery Hall was probably less than one-third of the total number of cultivators still remaining in the Lingkui Sect ruins.

The cultivators surrounding the Heavenly Mystery Hall were almost all disciples of major powers. There were very few Golden Core forces like the Li family present at this moment, only a dozen or so, and their numbers were small. Most of them were affiliated with a major sect and stood on the periphery.

As for smaller forces or independent cultivators, they are almost never seen, with Lin Qing and his wife being exceptions.

The reason is not hard to understand.

The Lingku Sect ruins have been open for quite some time now, and everyone has gained something from them.

The Heavenly Mystery Hall before us contains not only access tokens but also other inheritances that are beyond the reach of ordinary cultivators.

This place is destined to be a stage for the great powers to compete and even fight to the death.

Those who lack the strength to force their way in are like moths to a flame, destined to become victims of the clash between giants and lose their lives in vain.

Therefore, many cultivators who knew their strength was insufficient or who had already gained something wisely chose to stop while they were ahead, or avoided these two core areas and turned to other corners of the ruins that might have been overlooked, or simply left the ruins altogether.

At this moment, all the cultivators' eyes were fixed on the increasingly dim, pale golden barrier outside the Heavenly Mystery Hall.

The light barrier is weakening at a slow pace. According to the rules of the Spirit Puppet Transformation Box, the restriction will automatically dissipate at noon.

During this period, there were some impatient or overconfident cultivators who tried to forcibly break the restrictions, just like they had done in the Spirit Herb Garden, hoping to be the first to enter.

The result was, without exception, complete failure!

Many even suffered the backlash of the restriction and perished on the spot.

The Spirit Puppet Sect was once second only to the Six Sects in strength, and its founder was a Nascent Soul True Monarch. The Heavenly Mystery Hall was one of the core halls, and its restrictions were far superior to those of ordinary places.

"Next comes the real melee."

Li Yan looked at the surrounding cultivators, his heart sank, and he sighed, "The Heavenly Mystery Hall isn't large, yet it hides thirty access tokens. With so many people, they're bound to destroy this hall."

To be honest, he was already having second thoughts. Competing with so many cultivators was extremely risky, and it wouldn't be too late to retreat now.

But then I think about the opportunities within...

"Luckily, I already let Yunrui go out first."

Just in case, he had already sent Li Yunrui with the Phoenix Fruit Tree out of the ruins first, so that even if he perished there, he could still complete the task assigned to him by his family.

As for whether it will be intercepted by cultivators outside, there is no need to worry, as our own master is waiting outside.

Zhang Lingyu, on the other hand, didn't seem so nervous.

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noon.

As the restrictions on the Heavenly Mystery Hall's doors finally dissipated, the cultivators rushed into the hall without hesitation, their sharp, piercing sounds causing a painful strain on their eardrums.

This time, Li Yan didn't stay in place like before. He immediately signaled Zhang Lingyu and the others to follow. Since it concerned the pass token, if they were even a second late, the token would probably be stolen.

As the group rushed into the main hall, they didn't see any interior furnishings. Instead, a dense darkness suddenly swept over them, enveloping them completely. In addition, there was a strong sense of weightlessness.

"What's going on...?"

"Fellow Daoist Zhang..."

The voices of Lin Qing, Li Yanhui, and others rang in my ears one after another, but quickly faded away and disappeared, as if everything had been swallowed up by darkness.

Zhang Lingyu was all too familiar with this scene; it was as if they had entered another secret realm, where the rules of the realm separated them once again.

He didn't panic too much. Before long, light gradually appeared before his eyes. There were ten dazzling points of light, which became brighter and brighter as time went by. When he got closer, he could see that they were gates of light.

The light behind the door was so bright that it was impossible to see what was inside.

Zhang Lingyu stood still, turning his head to the side. A humanoid puppet had appeared on his far right, staring at him curiously. After a long while, it finally spoke, "Little guy, you don't seem afraid?"

Being abruptly separated from their companions and then pulled into such a mysterious space would have left even disciples from major sects like Song Siyu momentarily stunned.

But the person in front of me didn't panic; on the contrary, they were able to find me immediately, which was quite interesting.

"The fact that you were able to detect me immediately proves that your divine sense is very strong, enough to rank you among the top five in this group of cultivators."

The puppet gave a thumbs-up, forcing a smile onto its stiff face, and joked:

Aren't you curious about who I am?

"Who else could have separated us so silently, besides the magical artifact, the Spirit Puppet Transformation Box, which controls the entire ruins? Surely it wasn't that sect leader who came back from the dead?"

It wasn't that Zhang Lingyu was particularly clever or quick-witted; in fact, any cultivator who entered could have said that it was not surprising that the magic weapon that controlled the entire ruins could transform into any form or possess any nearby puppet.

What he didn't expect was that this magical artifact had been held back until now.

Upon hearing this, the puppet's smile widened. It did not answer, but pointed to the several gates of light beside it and continued, "These ten gates of light each lead to a region within the Heavenly Mystery Hall, and each contains three access tokens."

"As mentioned before, obtaining a token grants access to the Spirit Puppet Palace. However, it doesn't mean you can go immediately after obtaining it. The passage will only open when there are three people remaining in each of the ten regions."

For hundreds of years, the Spirit Puppet Myriad Transformations Box has been transforming the Heavenly Mystery Palace, turning it into a small secret realm, and dividing it into ten regions, all for this moment.

After all, the small Heavenly Mystery Hall cannot withstand the turmoil of many cultivators. Another point is that it can prevent the tokens from being monopolized by a few large sect cultivators. Dividing them up in this way is fairer to the other cultivators.

It aims to select cultivators to inherit the sect's legacy, rather than allowing all cultivators to divide up the sect's inheritance.

"Just as the intelligence report stated."

Zhang Lingyu's heart sank. It meant that even if you found the token first, you couldn't get out. You could only wait until the last three people were killed. In that case, you wouldn't need to search at all. You could just wait for someone else to find it and then intercept them.

Although it may seem like a one-on-one battle, the chances of survival are still quite high if you find two strong allies to fight alongside you.

The key issue is that they have no idea which portal Li Yanhui and his team will choose to enter, and the intelligence system has already planned the optimal route for them.

Although I knew in advance, I couldn't tell them.

The puppet watched him fall silent, its smile unwavering: "Little fellow, will you choose to enter or give up?"

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