Immortality and cultivation: Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable.

The only strange thing about this place is that there are nine oddly shaped statues in the courtyard.

Some statues resemble demonic wolves, some resemble strange birds, and some resemble centipedes.

Various kinds of monsters were carved into stone statues and placed in the middle of the courtyard.

"Look at this monster statue, this place is definitely related to that demonic scourge," Jiang Shi said to Liu Yue.

"That must be it, it's a pity Master Li isn't here," Liu Yue said with a sigh.

Just as Jiang Shi and Liu Yue were talking, Lu Wenbo heard that there were no resources or traditions here.

Disappointment welled up in his heart, and his eyes turned to the nine statues in the courtyard.

"There's definitely something wrong with these stone statues. According to the book, perhaps blood can activate them, and there might be a legacy hidden inside!"

Thinking of this, Lu Wenbo rushed over quickly. He used his magic to cut his hand, and blood flowed out.

Then he pressed his bleeding hand onto the centipede statue.

"Junior Brother Lu! What are you doing?" The Qingyun Sect disciple next to him was startled by Lu Wenbo's actions.

Jiang Shi and Liu Yue heard the sound and looked in the direction of it.

But what I witnessed was a truly terrifying scene.

Lu Wenbo pressed his hand on the centipede statue, and blood kept flowing from the wound, being absorbed by the statue.

"Help me...!" Lu Wenbo's pitiful voice rang out.

His hands were immobilized, firmly fixed to the statue.

"What happened?"

The crowd discussed the scene.

"Get out of the way!" Liu Yue saw that everyone was gathering around and getting closer and closer, so he quickly ordered everyone to step back.

The centipede statue underwent a strange change, and the area became extremely dangerous.

The Liu family guards and the independent cultivators obediently withdrew, making way for them.

However, a few outer disciples of the Qingyun Sect disobeyed Liu Yue's orders and remained standing in place.

In their eyes, Liu Yue was just a rogue cultivator; what right did he have to order them around?

Moreover, since the person involved was a disciple of the Qingyun Sect, they should naturally stand up and help Lu Wenbo.

One of the bolder ones even tried to grab Lu Wenbo's hand.

That person was Liang Yunlei.

Seeing this, Jiang Shi moved swiftly, arrived beside Liang Yunlei, and kicked him away.

Whether Liang Yunlei lives or dies is none of his business.

But what if Liang Yunlei's death makes the situation even worse?

"Manager Liu, what should we do now?" Jiang Shi asked Liu Yue, looking at Lu Wenbo who was constantly having his blood drained.

"Senior Brother Lu, save me! Please, save me!" Lu Wenbo frantically tried to pull his hand away, but it was no use.

Moreover, his blood was being drained faster and faster, and his body was starting to give out. He leaned weakly against the centipede statue.

Jiang Shi and Liu Yue looked at each other, but neither of them made a move.

These nine statues are extremely terrifying; if you act rashly, you might end up getting yourself killed.

Just then, a rustling sound rang out.

"Watch out! Prepare for battle!" Liu Yue noticed that the centipede statue had actually started moving on its own. It coiled around Lu Wenbo's body as if it had come to life.

"Let's make our move now, we can't wait any longer!" Liu Yue reminded him. After speaking, he took out the mid-grade magic weapon, the Green Wood Bow, and drew it repeatedly, shooting several wood-type magic arrows towards the centipede statue.

bang~

The arrows struck the surface of the statue, but had absolutely no effect.

It's completely impossible to break through the centipede's defenses.

"What?! This is a Foundation Establishment stage monster!" Liu Yue shouted, somewhat out of control.

Everyone was startled upon hearing this, as the Foundation Establishment stage and the Qi Refining stage are worlds apart.

If it is truly a Foundation Establishment stage monster, even if it is only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, it is not something that a mere Qi Refining stage cultivator can handle.

They might all die here!

"Blow him up!" Faced with this situation, Liu Yue immediately took something out of his storage bag.

This object is about the size of a duck egg and is pitch black.

"Fire Thunder!" A knowledgeable cultivator recognized the item and couldn't help but shout it out.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shi's heart tightened.

I never expected Liu Yue to have such a trump card.

The Fire Thunderbolts possess extraordinary attack power; it is said that they can even injure Foundation Establishment cultivators.

This is one of Liu Yue's trump cards, one that he didn't even use during previous critical moments.

The reason for using it this time is that the monster statue in front of us is at the Foundation Establishment stage.

He can only use his trump card to get through this.

"Everyone, get away from me!" After saying that, seeing that everyone had retreated, Liu Yue took a deep breath and threw the fire bomb in his hand.

Throw it at the centipede statue.

Boom!

The fireballs exploded on the centipede statue, producing a tremendous sound.

The violent explosion blew the upper half of the centipede statue apart, and Lu Wenbo, who was attached to the statue, was also blown to pieces.

Pieces of flesh and blood splattered everywhere.

Seeing this, Jiang Shi and Liu Yue's faces darkened.

Because they saw that the scattered flesh and blood on the ground had come to life and were quickly crawling towards the half-corpse on the ground.

"It's a demonic puppet!" Jiang Shi said in a deep voice.

The demonic puppet is immortal and indestructible. Even though they knew the puppet had a core, they couldn't find its location or destroy it.

The Foundation Establishment stage demonic puppet has an exceptionally fast recovery ability. It recovered its body in just a short while.

However, the lower half of the centipede demon puppet still resembles a statue.

The lower half of the statue dragged down the entire puppet's body.

It cannot move freely.

"It can't move! Listen to my command, unleash ranged spells and begin the attack!" Liu Yue discovered the problem and quickly issued the order, arranging for everyone to launch an attack.

By this time, the outer disciples of the Qingyun Sect no longer put on airs.

They began to follow Liu Yue's instructions.

A variety of attacks, including fire palms, wooden spikes, and stone knives, followed one after another.

It kept attacking the upper body of the centipede statue.

Jiang Shi also mingled in, using only a few low-grade Xuan-level techniques to attack.

To avoid revealing their identity.

These attacks were completely ineffective against the Centipede Demon Puppet, which was at the Foundation Establishment stage.

The centipede demon puppet, under attack, twisted its upper body.

The centipede legs began to fall off, and as they fell to the ground, they transformed into tiny centipedes.

Dozens of small centipedes scurried towards the group.

In an instant, the once united group began to fall apart.

Everyone wanted to escape and kept backing away.

Upon seeing this, Liu Yue's face turned cold.

A centipede swooped down, aiming straight for Jiang Shi's face. Jiang Shi dodged it, then opened his storage bag, and a fan flew out.

This item is none other than Lu Wenming's low-grade magic weapon, the Fire Feather Fan.

Now it belongs to Jiang Shi. He has broken the spiritual imprint inside and left his own spiritual imprint.

With the Fire Feather Fan in hand, Jiang Shi openly used a low-grade magic weapon, but in reality, he was secretly casting the spell "Wood Generates Fire".

As the temperature rose, a raging fire erupted, forming a wall of flames that blocked the centipedes from entering Jiang Shi's room.