Chapter 472: Wolf-Headed Puppet

Han Li and the others were currently walking in a place similar to a maze.

Bluestone passages crisscrossing, tall, solid, and thick walls, and every time they passed a crossroads, they would see a stone gate carved with strange runes.

These stone gates were all the same size, ten or so feet long and wide, square, sometimes facing south, sometimes north, and some opening in the east and west directions, seemingly without any pattern to follow. But they all shone with faint white light, and at a glance, one could see that some kind of restriction had been cast on them.

Although crossroads generally only appeared after walking a long distance, Han Li estimated in his heart that after walking this way, he had seen at least seven or eight stone gates. And this didn't count the intersections on other routes parallel to their group.

As such, the number of stone gates was truly not small!

After passing another intersection, such a stone gate stood right in the direction facing the crowd.

Han Li's expression shifted.

This gate was somewhat different from the previous ones; although it had the same runes and other reliefs, it was dim and lusterless, as if the restriction had been broken.

As such, Han Li looked at it a few more times with a strange expression.

"Junior Martial Brother Han, this stone room has long since been looted. What is there to look at? If it weren't for the fact that each person can only open one stone room door with the Void Heaven remnant map in their hand, and once they go in, they can never come out regardless of whether they succeed in taking the treasure, and those who take the treasure will be teleported directly out of the Void Heaven Palace, I would also like to pick a stone gate to break into. After all, we Core Formation stage cultivators can only take treasures on the first floor. As for the other floors, entering them is almost the same as 'suicide'." Wu Chou, seeing the expression on Han Li's face, said enthusiastically and familiarly.

"Junior Martial Brother Han?"

Han Li heard this title from Wu Chou's mouth, and although he had heard it more than once, he still felt extremely uncomfortable all over.

In total, his concentration was superior, and he replied with a smile on his face without any strange expression:

"Then why doesn't Brother Wu pick one to go in and take the treasure? Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of this rare opportunity if you reach the second floor or higher?"

"Cough! I do have this intention. But Ancestor had long since warned that I must always follow by his side this time, perhaps there will be a time when I am needed." Wu Chou stared at the stone gate, revealing a look of reluctance, and greed flashed across his face.

Han Li smiled slightly upon hearing this, his gaze only sweeping across the stone gate. But the words that one could be teleported out after taking the treasure were kept firmly in his heart.

Who knew, would he use this method to escape in the future?

At this time, the group was about to pass through this intersection and enter the bluestone path ahead.

But just then, a dull sound of a heavy object hitting the ground came from the opposite side, followed by this sound ringing one after another, as if something huge was slowly approaching the crowd.

Ancestor Ji Yin and Qing Yi Qingyi Jushi's expressions changed slightly, and they stopped their steps, staring fixedly at the opposite passage, with solemn expressions in their eyes.

And Man Man Huzi, upon hearing this sound, gave a wild laugh, revealing a look of excitement, and at the same time, golden light flashed on his body, and a layer of glistening golden scales appeared all over his body; he had already activated the Heaven-Supporting Magic Technique.

This was the first time Han Li had seen the strange image of the Heaven-Supporting Magic Technique at such close range, and he couldn't help but look at Man Man Huzi, who was in this state, a few more times out of curiosity.

But Man Man Huzi sensitively sensed Han Li's gaze and actually turned his head to give Han Li a ferocious smile, which, combined with the tiny scales all over his face, was terrifyingly scary.

Han Li's heart "thumped," not knowing what the other party's intention was, but he still forced a smile back at him on the surface.

Fortunately, after Man Man Huzi laughed, he immediately turned his head back.

And that heavy moving sound was getting closer and closer, seemingly only twenty or thirty feet away.

But the passage opposite was pitch black, and Han Li couldn't see anything clearly at all. Clearly, there were still some restrictions in this inner hall, limiting the cultivators' divine sense to a certain extent.

But Han Li noticed that the old monsters like Ancestor Ji Yin had cold light flashing in their eyes, seemingly having seen something.

Before Ancestor Ji Yin and the old man in the Confucian robe could make a move, Man Man Huzi let out a low roar and transformed into a golden light, flying into the passage.

Then a burst of "whoosh whoosh" wind sounds from punches and kicks suddenly arose in the distance, mixed with the "tseng tseng" friction sound of metal touching, incomparably harsh!

Ji Yin and the old man in the Confucian robe saw this scene and couldn't help but look at each other.

Han Li was somewhat puzzled, but with a "boom" sound, a series of crisp breaking sounds rang out, seemingly something had shattered into pieces.

Han Li's heart stirred, and he faintly thought of something.

At this time, the opposite side fell silent, followed by Man Man Huzi's wild laughter, seemingly incomparably satisfied.

"Let's go! It's fine now. Almost forgot, we are no longer at the cultivation level we were three hundred years ago. These guards on the first floor don't pose a threat to us." Ancestor Ji Yin seemed to have remembered something and laughed dumbly.

"Indeed! Old man also almost forgot this matter. When Qing came to this place last time, it was also not long after entering the Nascent Soul stage, and this thing left too deep an impression on us. It's just that Man's Heaven-Supporting Magic Technique is just right for dealing with them; otherwise, we would have to spend more effort to deal with them now." The old man in the Confucian robe also relaxed his expression and laughed lightly.

Then the two took the lead and walked forward, Han Li and Wu Chou followed closely out of curiosity. And the originally expressionless Xuan Gu revealed a trace of disdain, walking at the very end unhurriedly.

After walking only ten or so feet, Han Li saw Man Man Huzi standing in front with his hands behind his back, and a pile of silver-shining things at his feet.

"Not bad, this thing is just right for me to warm up. This Void Heaven Palace is finally truly interesting! However, this thing doesn't seem as powerful as the rumors say!" Man Man Huzi, seeing Ji Yin and the others, moved his neck and said lightly.

"This is because Man's Heaven-Supporting Magic Technique is incomparably sharp, while other cultivators using magic treasures in such a narrow place would have some trouble." The old man in the Confucian robe said with a face full of flattery.

Man Man Huzi heard the flattering words in the other party's speech and gave a wild laugh without saying anything more.

The golden scales on his body were fading rapidly, and then he walked in front unconcernedly. It seemed that the fight just now hadn't been enough for him.

Ji Yin and the old man looked at each other and smiled; Man Man Huzi was willing to clear the way for them, so they were naturally happy to follow silently.

When passing by that pile of silver things, Han Li stopped and lowered his head to examine them carefully.

"Mechanism puppet!" Sure enough, it was this kind of thing. But what level of puppet was this? It could actually trade blows with a Nascent Soul mid-stage cultivator for a while without being instantly killed. Han Li felt somewhat horrified in his heart.

On the ground, most were pieces of unknown silver metal shattered into chunks, and besides that, there was half a broken golden wolf head, several sections of pitch-black, dull, thick blade edges, and other miscellaneous strange things.

"Don't look anymore, these materials are indeed rare, but they cannot be refined into magic treasures; someone long ago took them back to test them." Xuan Gu said lightly as he flashed past him, then walked away without looking back.

Han Li was stunned for a moment, but still stared at the ground with concentration as if he hadn't heard.

His gaze landed on a bright green gemstone; it flashed and flashed, emitting an incomparably cold aura, giving him a very strange feeling.

After pondering for a moment, Han Li immediately took action and swept all these things into his storage bag, only then catching up with the group in front.

Han Li's idea was very simple; even if these things were truly useless, the design structure and refining techniques of these puppets could always let him understand some of the ancient cultivators' puppet art attainments and characteristics.

After all, the fourth-level puppet in the highest layer of his Puppet True Scripture was only at the level of a Core Formation fake-dan stage. It was the giant tiger puppet beast he had seen that day, which required a mid-level spirit stone for a full-power strike.

And these golden wolf-headed puppets had strength above that of a Core Formation early-stage cultivator. Man Man Huzi and them fought without using any powerful magic treasures, appearing somewhat like child's play. But the importance Ji Yin and the old man in the Confucian robe placed on them showed their extraordinary nature.

Such good things, Han Li naturally wanted to figure out some clues.

Moreover, looking at the current situation, he certainly wouldn't have the opportunity to enter these stone gates to take any treasures.

After all, he sensed very clearly that although the three Nascent Soul stage old monsters were walking in front, every move of his was under the simultaneous surveillance of several people's divine sense. Wanting to sneak away halfway or suddenly break into those stone gates was purely wishful thinking.

And with Han Li's personality, entering a treasure land and returning empty-handed was truly somewhat unwilling.

These destroyed puppet parts, let's just treat them as a consolation for his inner hall trip!

As for the treasures in the Void Heaven Cauldron, Han Li didn't have any delusions at all.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 473 =====