Chapter 672

Swoosh!

The runes on the ground flared intensely, flashing with streaks of white light that wove together into a sheet!

Accompanied by a sudden pull from the void, Xu Que instantly felt a massive sense of weightlessness, and then the scene and images around him twisted!

The next moment, when he returned to normal, he found himself already in a pitch-black passage!

Aside from the frail woman transformed from Zixia Fairy, there was no one else!

"Be careful, this place is covered in restrictions, and there are also quite a few mechanical puppets!" A gentle voice came from his ear, her tone revealing a trace of genuine concern.

"Mm, Miss A Zi, you should be careful too!" Xu Que nodded and replied.

At this moment, he could already feel that Zixia Fairy had developed a slight fondness for his new identity as Supreme Treasure!

This bit of fondness wasn't about romance between a man and a woman; it was purely because she felt he was a decent person and didn't want him to meet with an accident.

"This is enough; at the very least, it's a good start!" Xu Que chuckled inwardly and muttered to himself.

The two moved forward slowly. Xu Que didn't sense any danger, but someone as powerful as Zixia Fairy appeared very solemn, as if she didn't have absolute certainty about breaking into this cave mansion.

This made Xu Que start to take things seriously, maintaining his vigilance as he moved forward slowly!

"Boom!"

Not long after, a muffled sound came from ahead, followed immediately by several shrill screams!

"Not good, retreat quickly!"

"This place is too bizarre! How did so many puppets suddenly pop out?"

"Ah! How can this be? My spells and dharma artifacts have no effect on them at all!"

"Damn it, we must use pure physical strength to smash them!"

"How are we supposed to fight this? The material of these puppets is too hard; unless one is a body-refining cultivator, who could possibly break them?"

"Let's retreat and find another path!"

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Amidst several sounds of breaking through the air, a few cultivators were rushing over from the end of the passage.

Seeing Xu Que and Zixia Fairy, they weren't surprised; after all, people were entering this passage all the time.

"Two fellow Daoists, this path is blocked. Someone accidentally triggered a restriction and brought out a bunch of puppets; you'd better get out quickly!" someone kindly reminded Xu Que.

Zixia Fairy also frowned slightly and looked at Xu Que, saying, "Supreme Treasure, let's go out first!"

"Miss A Zi, don't be in such a hurry. Actually, I have some research into puppets; perhaps I can crack this stage!" Xu Que smiled slightly, speaking with the air of someone in control.

"Impossible, the puppets here are different from the ones outside!" Zixia Fairy shook her head gently, her intention to retreat very clear.

This made Xu Que feel surprised; with her strength, it was impossible that she couldn't contend with those puppets!

"Miss A Zi, believe me. I've studied mechanical arts since I was young and know puppets very well. Once, in the Golden Origin Kingdom's Imperial Mausoleum, I saw powerful puppets, each comparable to the Infant Transformation Stage, but they aren't living things after all. As long as one finds their weakness, they can be cracked easily!" Xu Que explained patiently.

Zixia Fairy couldn't help but hesitate upon hearing this.

And that group of fleeing cultivators also felt a bit moved.

"Daoist, do you really have a way to find the weaknesses of those puppets?" someone asked with a face full of anticipation.

After all, having finally arrived here, if they went out and started over, it would inevitably waste a lot of time. Besides, even if they changed paths, who knew if they would encounter something even more dangerous!

Now that Xu Que was saying confidently that he could find the puppets' weaknesses, many people felt it was worth a try.

"Believe me, I've destroyed countless Infant Transformation Stage puppets. With my current vision, even if they were Void Refining Stage puppets, I could find their weaknesses and then destroy them!" Xu Que nodded and replied, then looked at Zixia Fairy, saying gently and elegantly, "Miss A Zi, let's go in. If we can't crack it, it won't be too late to leave then!"

Only then did Zixia Fairy ponder for a moment, nodding slightly, "Alright, remember to be careful. This place is truly very unusual!"

"Mm! I know!" Xu Que nodded heavily!

The other cultivators were also delighted and hurriedly said, "Daoist, then we'll follow behind you and provide support! Don't worry about walking ahead; most of the restrictions in this passage have already been broken by us. As long as you can find the weaknesses of those puppets, we'll all attack together to break them!"

"Alright, many thanks to you all!" Xu Que cupped his hands very politely and stepped forward directly!

Zixia Fairy watched this and couldn't help but shake her head slightly, sighing inwardly, "This youth is kind by nature, but he's also too straightforward. These people clearly want him to block the danger in front, yet he doesn't know it. Oh well, I'll look after him a bit more!"

Thinking of this, Zixia Fairy also stepped forward, following closely behind Xu Que!

The group moved forward rapidly like this!

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Soon, a series of dull sounds of heavy objects hitting the ground rang out; it was the sound of countless mechanical puppets walking.

The commotion was great, the passage was filled with this sound, and sand and stones were constantly being shaken down from the surroundings.

However, Xu Que was determined, taking the lead with full confidence.

Finally, hundreds of meters away, one by one, huge mechanical puppets appeared!

But they weren't as powerful as Xu Que had imagined; each one was comparable to the Nascent Soul Stage, their entire bodies glowing with a faint green light, and they were actually made of a special bronze material!

Only a few puppets in the back glowed with a golden light, their aura comparable to the Infant Transformation Stage—somewhat powerful!

However, with Xu Que's strength, he could easily solve them, but to avoid exposing his strength in front of Zixia Fairy, he had to stop and directly summon the system interface, preparing to exchange for something!

"Daoist, how is it? Did you find the weakness?" At this moment, the cultivators behind asked anxiously.

Zixia Fairy also looked at Xu Que; if he shook his head, she would immediately prepare to strike and take Xu Que away!

However, Xu Que nodded with a smile, saying happily, "I've found the weakness!"

"What? You really found it? That's great! Tell us quickly where the weakness is, and we'll join forces to break them!" The cultivators were instantly overjoyed.

Xu Que pointed forward with one hand and replied, "The weakness is their bodies. As long as you use brute force to smash them, they will lose their mobility!"

"Ah?"

Several cultivators were instantly dumbfounded.

The weakness is the bodies of these puppets, and we should use brute force to smash them?

Damn, who the hell doesn't know that?

But if we could smash them, would we still need to run?

"Damn it, I shouldn't have trusted this fool. Retreat quickly!"

Several people didn't hesitate at all and immediately retreated rapidly!

Zixia Fairy was also a bit stunned, never expecting Xu Que to give such a speechless answer.

Just as the others thought, when these puppets were crafted, they were covered in restrictions and immune to spells, so they could only be cracked with brute force. But the material on their bodies was too hard; unless an Infant Transformation Stage body-refining cultivator struck, it was simply impossible to move them!

"Miss A Zi, wait for me here for a moment, let me go and break these puppets!" At this moment, Xu Que had already moved, stepping on the Yu Step and charging forward directly.

Zixia Fairy was instantly moved: "Supreme Treasure, wait!"

However, Xu Que had no intention of stopping at all. With a swoosh, he waved his large hand, suddenly pulled a silver-red metal suitcase from between his legs, and shouted loudly: "Transform! Iron Man!"