ragginovel Chapter 179 We Are All Pawns
Chapter 179 We Are All Pawns
Once inside the Void Tower, one encounters a complex and ever-changing array of restrictions, resembling a maze.
At this moment, the three righteous cultivators, including Wan Tianming, who were holding the Heavenly Creation Instrument, were moving the fastest.
They not only had accurate routes, but they could also avoid the entangled ancient puppets.
As for the few members of the Demonic Path of Extreme Yin, with the two demons of the Lan Clan clearing the way, dealing with the puppets would not be a problem.
However, the group's skill in formations was lacking, and it took them a considerable amount of time to break through the restrictions.
As for Qingfeng, because of his new breakthrough in spatial understanding, he was able to break through the restrictions very quickly.
When encountering a troublesome puppet, the bearded man will simply activate the "Heavenly Demon Art" to easily sweep it away.
Thus, they surpassed Ji Yin and the others in terms of speed of travel.
"Qingfeng, these puppets are ancient puppets; their materials cannot be smelted. What use do you have for this junk?"
"I can't believe it," the bearded man asked, puzzled.
Hearing what the bearded man said, Qingfeng did not stop what he was doing.
He collected all the fragments of the ancient puppets into his storage bag.
"I'm quite interested in these ancient puppets."
Qingfeng said with a smile.
Others cannot smelt the materials from these ancient puppet fragments, but he can.
With the materials from these ancient puppets, he can upgrade the body of the Xuan Bone Puppet.
"Qingfeng's puppet is very strange; perhaps it has its own ideas."
Seeing Qingfeng picking up trash, Qingyi stroked his beard and sent a telepathic message to Manhuzi.
"Yes, you have a point."
Barbarian nodded, then collected some of the puppet remains and gave them to Qingfeng.
"Hehe, Brother Man, Qingfeng learns things very quickly. This puppetry skill is probably self-taught by him."
After this matter is resolved, I will pass on my mantle to him when I return home.
Qingyi transmitted his voice.
He didn't have much time left to live, and he didn't have much interest in the Heaven-Mending Pill inside the Void Heaven Cauldron.
My visit to the Void Heaven Palace was twofold: firstly, I was dispatched by Qing Sanyang, and secondly, it was because of Qing Feng.
He was originally very unwilling to join the Qingyang Sect under coercion from Qing Sanyang.
But ever since he took Qingfeng as his disciple, he wanted to live a few more years to see how far his disciple could grow.
"Hahaha! What a pity, Qingfeng has already inherited my 'Heavenly Demon Art'. I guess he looks down on your broken technique."
"I'm teasing him," the bearded man said deliberately.
"You barbarian...you can't expect anything good to come out of your dog's mouth."
Qingyi glared at the bearded man and then ignored him.
Half a day later—
Wan Tianming and his two companions were the first to arrive at the Hanlitai on the fifth floor of the Void Tower.
The Hanli Terrace is over a hundred feet long and wide, and about thirty feet high.
Directly in front of the three people was a stone staircase with hundreds of steps leading straight to the top of the platform.
"This Heavenly Gang Shield restriction has no other exit besides the one at the steps."
Wan Tianming distributed several battle flags to Mu Tengzi and Tian Wuzi.
"Sect Leader Wan, can the people of Qingyang Sect be trusted?"
Tian Wuzi looked at the array flag in his hand with some doubt.
"They know that Ji Yin has the Blood Jade Spider, so why don't they really join forces with Ji Yin and instead join forces with us?"
Could this be part of their scheme? What if Ji Yin and his group take the cauldron, and we then fight the demonic path, only for Manhuzi and his group to turn against us?
Fujiko also had doubts.
They're all cunning old foxes; they don't trust any verbal agreements to form alliances.
Wan Tianming stroked his beard and looked at the high platform that was shimmering with blue light within the light barrier.
Kiki and Tengo were right to be wary; they were absolutely right.
If the Bearded Man and the Extreme Yin join forces, the three of them will be in grave danger.
Even if they manage to escape, they will likely be seriously injured.
"Then set up two more magic arrays to ambush them. If the Barbarian Beard and his men turn against us, we can use the magic arrays to cover our temporary retreat."
Given the demonic path's style, once they take out the treasure, they will definitely fight with Barbarian Beard and his group.
"Then we'll come back and seize the treasure."
Wan Tianming calculated.
"Yes, I agree. I think we should not only be wary of them, but also of the people in the Star Palace."
They lent us the Celestial Creation Instrument; they must have had other motives.
Jin Kui would definitely be the one most eager to see us fight against the demonic forces and the Qingyang Sect.
Tian Wuzi pondered for a moment and said.
"Hmph, everyone who comes here now has ulterior motives."
"Let's go in and retrieve the cauldron first. Even though there's only a 20% chance, we should still try using the Golden Silk Cicada."
Wan Tianming summoned a set of his own array flags and arranged them around the Hanlitai Terrace.
Tianwuzi and Mutengzi also took out their own magic arrays and laid several more traps.
Only after they felt everything was ready did they enter the Heavenly Gang Cover and brave the cold air to walk to the top of the steps.
Two hours later.
A golden light suddenly struck the open ground in front of Hanlitai.
"Oh dear, these old bones of mine."
Qingyi broke free from Manhuzi's left arm.
"Haha! Qingyi, your Nascent Soul cultivator isn't even as healthy as my disciple's."
The bearded man patted Qingyi's small body with his large hand.
"Pah! Just because he's your disciple doesn't mean he's not mine!"
Qingyi retorted.
"Haha, not even as good as a Core Formation cultivator's physique, how shameful."
The bearded man laughed loudly.
"Hehe, you've cultivated the 'Heavenly Demon Art' for so many years, yet it's not as good as Qingfeng's."
If he hadn't taught you new methods of body refinement, you wouldn't have been able to advance any further even after you passed away.
In my opinion, you should call Qingfeng "Master." You should call me "Grandmaster," hehe!
Qingyi stroked his beard and shrugged.
"you!"
The bearded man was rendered speechless by Qing Yi's words.
He couldn't really refute it, because nominally he was Qingfeng's master, but in terms of cultivation techniques, it was actually Qingfeng who taught him a lot.
"You old rogue cultivator! I, the Bearded Barbarian, am not stingy with my disciples. Qingfeng, when I get back, I'll give you the secret treasure I've been hiding."
Manhuzi changed his perspective and continued arguing with Qingyi.
When Qingfeng heard that Manhuzi was going to give him his own treasure, he almost couldn't keep his composure.
Because he had already unearthed that treasure.
"Gentlemen, although Wan Tianming and his group have temporarily joined forces with us, we must still be wary of them."
Once the fight begins, try to drive the extreme Yin to a more distant place to carry out the attack.
Be especially wary of people associated with the Star Palace. Prioritize your own safety; if things go wrong, retreat immediately.
Qingfeng gave his instructions.
"Rest assured, we know what's going on."
Both Manhuzi and Qingyi are Nascent Soul stage monsters, so they naturally know about collapse, withdrawal, selling, and running away.
After saying this, Qingfeng asked Manhuzi and Qingyi to help search around the perimeter of Hanlitai for walls carved with images of ancient monsters.
With the help of two Nascent Soul stage monsters, they quickly found the wall.
"Is there anything strange about this wall?"
"I asked curiously."
Qing Yi was also very curious. He felt that Qing Feng knew more about the Void Heaven Palace than they, a group of Nascent Soul cultivators.
He knew perfectly well that there was something wrong with the walls in this place.
"There should be a hidden compartment here."
Qingfeng stepped forward and began to examine it carefully.
He quickly found the hidden compartment, and after knocking three times, it opened.
He took out an old, yellowed scroll from it.
"This is?!"
Manhuzi and Qingyi came over.
"This is a complete structural map of the Void Palace, including the dark areas that even the Star Palace is unaware of."
Qingfeng's lips curled up; only with this map could he safely retreat after taking the cauldron.
At this moment, a fierce burst of cold air erupted from the top of Hanlitai, which subsided again after a brief fluctuation.
"Wan Tianming and his group have likely failed. Now it's up to Ji Yin and his group."
Qingfeng put away the scroll and looked towards the entrance to the fifth floor.
The figures of the demonic cultivators had already appeared, with Han Li sandwiched between three Nascent Soul cultivators.
"Ji Yin will most likely approach us to discuss cooperation. The two of you will go and talk to him in a bit. You can reveal that Wan Tianming has already cooperated with Xinggong."
Although they are allies of the Reverse Star Alliance, the greater the rift they create, the better.
It would be best to let the Star Palace, the righteous path, and the demonic path fight each other.
Qingfeng gave the instructions.
Up to this point in the game, everyone, including him, is a pawn.
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