First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 98: Formation of Puppetry Killing

The passage of the tomb is different from the remains of the Barbarian Bull Elder.

It is unusually spacious, even accommodating thousands of people without feeling crowded.

Every ten meters along the passage, there is a stone statue.

These stone statues either hold long swords or large halberds, all with a fierce appearance.

"Brother Lu, please lead the way on what to do next."

The disciples of the three major immortal sects entered the passage, but no one rushed forward.

They didn't know if there was any danger inside.

Therefore, all their eyes fell on Lu Ming, who came with Shen Mo.

The news of this tomb of the Lingfu Daoist was spread by him.

Naturally, everyone thought that he must have some understanding of the situation inside the tomb.

Sure enough, feeling the gaze of everyone, Lu Ming said seriously, "This tomb was left by a cultivator who was proficient in talismans and passed away hundreds of years ago."

"This senior was called the Lingfu Daoist, and his cultivation before his death reached the peak of the Spirit Sea Realm."

"Moreover, he was also a third-grade divine talisman master. His master estimated that he didn't leave behind many treasures, but each one is valuable."

Lu Ming continued to share the information he knew with everyone, "Although this senior chose to leave behind treasures in the Shanhua Realm for future generations to explore, he also set up two tests."

"Only by passing these two tests can one qualify to take the treasures."

Sweeping his gaze over the statues on both sides of the passage, Lu Ming said, "The first test is the Formation of Puppetry Killing!"

"Formation of Puppetry Killing?"

Xiao Linger raised her eyebrows and also looked at these stone statues, asking in surprise, "Brother Lu, are you referring to these statues?"

"Yes."

Lu Ming casually took out a spirit stone from his pocket and threw it towards the front of the passage.

"Crack!"

"Crack!"

"Crack!"

As the spirit stone flew through the long corridor, suddenly, the originally lifeless stone statues all opened their eyes.

The surface dust fell off one after another.

They suddenly came to life!

"Bang!"

The spirit stone was shot out and shattered by a horizontal attack before it could reach the middle of the passage.

"These guys are not ordinary statues, but puppets!"

The people from the Ghost Corpse Sect were most familiar with this kind of technique, so Li Chen recognized their nature at a glance.

Puppets, as the name suggests, are puppets refined by cultivators using special methods.

There are various types of puppets in the cultivation world, and their grades and levels vary.

Low-level puppets have no combat power and only possess a slight spiritual intelligence. They are cheap.

They are often used by sects or individual cultivators for tasks such as planting spiritual fields or burning furnaces.

But if it is a high-level puppet, it can possess powerful destructive power and can be used to kill enemies or guard caves.

Obviously, these nearly a hundred stone statues placed in the entrance corridor are not decorations, but high-level puppets with powerful combat capabilities used to guard the cave.

They are somewhat similar to the corpse puppets cultivated by the Ghost Corpse Sect, but the difference is that corpse puppets are usually refined using the remains of cultivators.

Puppets, on the other hand, do not involve the actual body of a cultivator.

This also means that the growth limit of puppets is far inferior to that of corpse puppets.

"The power of that horizontal attack just now was at least a full-force strike of the first stage of the Qi Gathering Realm."

Li Chen said calmly, "This corridor is a total of one kilometer long. With their speed, even if they have swift footwork, they will have to withstand at least twenty attacks before reaching the end."

"Ordinary cultivators in the early stage of the Qi Gathering Realm cannot withstand it."

A normal cultivator in the first stage of the Qi Gathering Realm can withstand at most three attacks from a cultivator of the same level without dying.

If they practice special body cultivation techniques that greatly enhance their physical strength, their defense may be stronger.

But in any case, it is difficult to withstand twenty consecutive attacks from cultivators of the same level.

Unless their true combat power far exceeds the level of Qi Gathering Realm.

However, individuals with such extraordinary combat power that surpasses their own realm are quite rare among the disciples of the three sects.

This means that just in the first stage, more than half of the participants will be eliminated.

"I'll give it a try."

Just as everyone hesitated and hesitated, someone took the lead and stepped forward.

The first one to challenge was Yang Qingshan.

He was confident that he had cultivated the "Bronze Muscle Iron Bone Technique" to its peak, and his physical strength far surpassed his peers.

Therefore, he faced this Puppet Killing Formation without fear.

"Step! Step! Step!"

With a stomp of his foot, Yang Qingshan's figure quickly passed through the corridor.

As his foot landed on the momentary white jade step under the stone steps, countless puppets immediately attacked.

"Boom!"

A puppet holding a long spear rushed towards him.

The long spear tore through the space, carrying a terrifying momentum.

"Hmph!"

Yang Qingshan took a solid hit, his figure slightly swaying, but he was not seriously injured.

He didn't dare to stay and continued forward.

One after another, more puppets attacked.

When Yang Qingshan reached the end of the passage, he had endured a total of twenty-four attacks.

"Poof!"

As his foot stepped on the stone steps at the end of the passage, Yang Qingshan's tense heartstrings relaxed slightly, and he immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

Just now, he had forcefully withstood so many heavy blows, and even though his body was as hard as iron, he still suffered some internal injuries.

But at least he passed the stage!

Although he succeeded, the disciples who had watched the formation were still terrified.

"This person has cultivated a powerful body refining technique. Even though he is seriously injured, we cultivators who only focus on Qi Refining and nurturing our spirits have weak bodies. I'm afraid we can't even withstand ten blows."

"But are you willing to just give up like this?"

"That's right, there must be valuable treasures inside the tomb. The restrictions have been opened. If we don't try to challenge the stages, we may never encounter such an opportunity in our lifetime!"

Soon, several disciples decided to challenge the formation.

They had already handed over the spiritual medicines and treasures they had obtained from exploring the mountains and rivers to their teammates, while holding the Breaking Boundary Talisman in their hands.

If they couldn't hold on, they would crush the Breaking Boundary Talisman and return. This way, they wouldn't have to worry about their lives and could also preserve their gains from these days.

But the courage to take a gamble couldn't make up for the lack of ability.

None of the people who decided to break the formation were able to pass.

The furthest one was only four steps away from the end of the passage.

But he had already been heavily hit by the puppets, and couldn't hold on any longer.

"Shen Mo, can you make it through?"

Cao Ren kept watching the disciples challenging the stage and asked quietly.

"This stage is not difficult," Shen Mo said calmly.

His "Dragon Elephant Blood Demon Body" was not cultivated in vain.

Even before he broke through the Dragon Body, he could easily pass the stage. Now that the Dragon Body was condensed, it went without saying.

"I don't think I can make it through. Maybe I shouldn't go in."

After struggling in his heart, Cao Ren finally didn't dare to step forward.

"Well, it's not a bad idea for you to stay here. After all, even if you manage to pass by chance, there are still other stages inside, and it's not easy to obtain the treasures in this tomb."

Shen Mo thought Cao Ren's retreat was a sensible decision.

There were quite a few who chose to give up like Cao Ren.

But more people still decided to give it a try no matter what.

(End of this chapter)