Hula!
Right after those words were spoken, a huge group of inner demons appeared before Zhang Xuan.
There were more than a hundred of them.
Back then, in the Heart Division of the Combat Master Hall, Cang Xu had created a huge group of inner demons to kill him, but he had managed to tame them and store them away.
Tzzzzzzz!
More than a hundred Inner Demons charged straight at the puppet.
"That's mine! Don't fight with me over it!"
"I saw it first!"
"I'm Mo Bing, and he's Mo Ding. My teacher named me personally. Those who don't have a name can go to the back!"
Upon seeing so many puppets, the inner demons immediately charged forward in excitement. In the blink of an eye, before the puppets could even reach them, they were already lying on the ground.
"Y-you …"
Vicious was frenzied.
In order to forge these puppets, he had expended innumerable resources and artifacts, and he had thought that he would be able to become the main force of his army. He had thought that he would be able to defeat the fellow before him with ease, but who could have known that the other party had already prepared a backup plan?
To have so many inner demons … You must be a shop that sells inner demons, right?
"Hurry up and get up!"
Vicious roared furiously.
However, the eyes of the puppets that had been afflicted by the inner demons were completely glued to the ground, as if they had turned into zombies.
"Master, I'll kill them all. Otherwise, they might lose control of their inner demons and charge at us once more …"
Jin Yuan Ding walked up to the puppets and shook his massive bottom. If he could, he would have killed one of them with a single kick.
"Kill them?"
Zhang Xuan shook his head. "Even though they are puppets, they have their own consciousness. I really can't bear to kill them all!"
These puppets had been enchanted, and just like Jin Yuan Ding, they were considered as unique weapons. It would be too cruel to kill them all.
"Then …" Jin Yuan Ding was taken aback.
If he didn't kill them, wouldn't they be pummeled to death?
"Sigh, I'll deal with them!"
Zhang Xuan shook his head and waved his hand.
Huala!
All of the puppets lying on the ground were swiftly stowed into his storage ring.
These fellows were currently in a state of chaos, so they didn't know how to resist at all. On top of that, they were weapons, so they wouldn't die even if they were trapped.
"…" Jin Yuan Ding.
"…"
Vicious was so stifled that he nearly spurted a mouthful of blood.
These puppets were all his … His …
This was a bandit!
It's not that you can't handle it, but you've already thought of how to handle it!
He was frustrated, but he knew that there was nothing he could do.
This fellow had so many heart demons, causing the puppet's consciousness to fall into a state of chaos. It didn't even have the strength to fight, so no matter how angry he was, it was useless.
"Sigh, modifying so many puppets and making them abandon evil and do good is a great deed of virtue! I've made a great contribution to Mingshi Tang! "
Paying no heed to the speechless Jin Yuan Ding and his clone, Zhang Xuan remarked with a calm expression. He walked over to the mechanism that the puppet had walked out of and gently pushed it open.
Once again, a tunnel leading downward appeared. Just like before, the clone walked in front of him and followed him down.
This time, there was no danger. Soon, they arrived at the next level.
"Why does this look like a maze …"
Jin Yuan Ding scanned his surroundings and remarked.
Instead of a single room, the underground palace was filled with countless smaller rooms. There were paths everywhere, making it look no different from a maze.
More importantly, there was no end to it. It was hard to tell how far it extended underground, but it seemed like the entire island was filled with such things.
"This … What are they used for?"
The clone asked in bewilderment.
Not only them, even Zhang Xuan was taken aback by the sight before him.
With his eye of discernment, he could tell that these maze-like rooms were forged using unique materials, and it was clear that they had gone to great lengths to build them.
If the puppets from before had cost a fortune, these rooms must have been even larger, at least a hundred times larger!
"Are they for the puppets to live in?"
Jin Yuan Ding pondered for a moment before asking.
"For the puppets to live in? Even a hundred puppets wouldn't be able to house so many of them … "
Scanning with his Spiritual Perception, Zhang Xuan could see that there were more than ten thousand rooms here. Even if the puppets were to live in them, they shouldn't be able to house so many of them!
"Don't even think about it. Just be careful not to get assaulted by Vicious …"
Unable to make sense of what was going on, Zhang Xuan shook his head as he proceeded along the maze-like passageway.
If it had been anyone else, they would have surely fainted very quickly. However, through his Eye of Insight, Zhang Xuan was still able to vaguely discern the thin line in the sky. After following behind Zhang Xuan for close to ten minutes and passing by innumerable rooms, another stone door that led downward appeared before him.
Since they were already here, the duo and the cauldron began descending without any hesitation.
As soon as they stepped out of the stone door, they immediately felt an overwhelming killing intent gushing toward them, threatening to tear their consciousness apart.
While the clone was still able to withstand it, Jin Yuan Ding was already on the verge of collapsing.
Even though it was a Saint intermediate-tier artifact and its cultivation had reached Leaving Aperture realm advanced stage, it was still only a spirit, not a soul. Before the killing intent of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe, it was still too weak.
"You should return for now."
Zhang Xuan and his clone stowed the cauldron into their storage rings before raising their heads to take a look.
In the vast underground chamber, there was a square-shaped box hanging at the center of the room. Four metal chains were embedded into the wall, and it was impossible to tell what kind of material they were made of, but they emanated a cold gleam.
The surging Slaughter Qi was being released from it.
"Vicious … is inside?"
Zhang Xuan's clone was stunned.
"That's very likely!"
Zhang Xuan frowned.
To be able to emanate such concentrated killing intent, the bloodline prowess that it possessed had already surpassed that of the Qingtian Emperor. Most likely, only Vicious was capable of such a feat.
Beneath the box was an altar. It was similar to the one that Zhang Xuan had used to deal with the Qingtian Emperor, just that it was larger. There were some bizarre inscriptions inscribed on it, and it carried the same killing intent. It felt as if one would be sliced in two if they were to approach it.
Zhang Xuan's clone picked up a stone and tossed it toward the altar.
Tz la!
Several sword qi burst forth from the altar, and the stone was reduced to dust.
"This …"
Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up in astonishment.
The altar in his hand was used to capture souls, but the one before him seemed more like a Slaughter Formation that could easily kill a person.
Even if he were to step into the formation, he would surely be minced into meat paste in an instant.
In other words …
Regardless of who it was, anyone who dared to approach the metal box would be sliced apart by the sword qi, dying on the spot.
"Vicious, where are you?"
Zhang Xuan took a look, but his Eye of Insight was unable to discern what it was. Thus, he began scanning the surroundings.
"To be able to call out my name, it seems like you know quite a bit about Mingshi Tang's history. However, so what if you managed to find your way here? As long as you can't open this box, you won't be able to kill me! "
Vicious' voice echoed in the air.
"You are in the box?"
Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes.
"Indeed. Even if you know where I am, do you dare to let me out?"
Vicious sneered coldly.
"This …"
Zhang Xuan hesitated for a moment.
Back then, back at Chen Zhe's residence, when the other party used the black hole to capture him, he had muttered to himself that as long as he devoured him, a Celestial Master Teacher, he would be able to escape from his shackles … From the looks of it now, it seemed like he was referring to this box.
If he were to open it and allow the other party to escape, the Vicious in the Book of Heaven's Path would be no match for him either.
But … if he didn't let the other party out, with such a huge metal box protecting him, it would be impossible for him to kill the other party.
"Let me see what this is first!"
Perplexed, Zhang Xuan didn't panic. Instead, he slowly walked toward the metal box.
The further he walked, the more concentrated the killing intent became. If it had been Wu Shi and the others, even 8-star master teachers, they would have suffered a mental breakdown by now.
However, Zhang Xuan was different. Driving his Heaven's Path zhenqi, the killing intent immediately vanished, and he soon arrived at the periphery of the altar.
He didn't dare to enter this place for the time being, but with his Eye of Insight, he was able to clearly see what the metal box was.
From the outside, there wasn't the slightest gap at all. It looked like a lump of metal with a diameter of around fifty centimeters.
"What is this?"
Zhang Xuan's clone walked over.
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be … the Celestial Designer Lock!"
Zhang Xuan hesitated for a moment before replying.
"Celestial Designer Lock?" Zhang Xuan's clone was perplexed.
He had been staying in his storage ring for the past few days, and he hadn't shared the knowledge that Zhang Xuan had learned with him yet. As such, his knowledge was still lacking compared to his clone's.
"The Celestial Designer Lock is one of the most secure mechanical locks created by celestial designers. It's used to imprison certain artifacts that are indestructible. Once it's locked, even the designer of the lock won't be able to open it. Forcefully breaking it will result in the destruction of the artifact inside!"
Zhang Xuan.
Zhang Xuan's clone was stunned.
"This thing is different from the Celestial Designer Mechanical Box. It's designed to seal artifacts!" Zhang Xuan nodded.
He had seen Celestial Designer Mechanical Boxes before, and even though they were equally difficult to open, it was still possible to open them with the correct method. On the other hand, the Celestial Designer Lock before him was a dead knot. Its purpose was simple — to seal the artifact within, preventing it from leaving.
It could be said that once it was locked, not even a deity would be able to open it.
Forcefully opening it would only result in the destruction of the artifact within.
"Since it's this thing, isn't it simple? As long as we forcefully break the Celestial Designer Lock and destroy it, won't that Vicious be dead? "Zhang Xuan's clone blinked his eyes in astonishment.
They weren't here to save Vicious, so it would be best if they could die inside.
"This … It's not that simple!"
Zhang Xuan shook his head. Instead, he stroked his lower jaw and began walking around the area.
If it was as simple as his clone said, how could Vicious possibly allow them to enter the Celestial Designer Lock?
Even though they wouldn't be able to get close to the Celestial Designer Lock, as long as they could knock it with their zhenqi, they shouldn't be able to touch the altar.
If it was that simple, Vicious would be too easy to kill!
Zhang Xuan didn't believe that an expert of his caliber could be killed that easily.
"Let's split up and look around. Let's see if we can find anything!"
With a thought, Zhang Xuan imparted all of the knowledge that he had recently learned to his clone. After which, he walked around the altar and began exploring the surroundings.
The underground chamber was massive, and just like the labyrinth above, the walls were made of a unique material.
Frowning, Zhang Xuan reached out and touched it lightly.
Hu!
A book materialized in the Library of Heaven's Path.
Taking a look at it, Zhang Xuan frowned.
"This …"
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