Xiao Lingyu forcefully withstood the raging flames around him and kept an armored cultivator who had already been refined into his Spiritual Abode.
Qing Xuan was shocked when he saw an armored cultivator suddenly appear beside him in his Spiritual Abode. He finally understood what Xiao Lingyu was trying to do.
"This guy is crazy. How dare he snatch something from a Celestial Venerable!" Qing Xuan cursed inwardly, but he was very impressed with Xiao Lingyu's actions.
Xiao Lingyu was not afraid of Celestial Venerables, but whether it was the Devil World or the Celestial World, he had come into contact with Celestial Venerables before and had never suffered any losses. Therefore, even though he was afraid, he would not allow a Celestial Venerable to bully him.
Then, one by one, the armored cultivators were kept in Xiao Lingyu's Spiritual Abode.
If he could not withstand the raging flames, Xiao Lingyu would return to his Spiritual Abode to hide and rest for a while before going out again.
After all the armored cultivators had been refined by the raging flames, there was not a single armored cultivator left in the space inside the mountain.
All the armored cultivators were now inside the Spiritual Abode, quietly arranged in a row. Since they had already been refined, they would not attack anything at will.
"Although you have taken them in, you might not be able to take them away. There are Celestial Venerables guarding outside," Qing Xuan reminded him.
"So what if they are Celestial Venerables? Although I can't defeat them, they might not be able to leave the Spiritual Abode behind, "Xiao Lingyu said nonchalantly.
"Actually, even if you did not take these armored cultivators in, the Celestial Venerables outside most likely would not let you leave. They would probably covet your Spiritual Abode," Qing Xuan said with a nod.
Xiao Lingyu was aware of this, which was why he took these armored cultivators in without any scruples.
He had already experienced whether or not Celestial Venerables would covet his Spiritual Abode. In fact, he had taken this Spiritual Abode away under Hu Yunzi's nose.
There was clearly a very powerful array outside, and the array was still operating, so now was not the best time to rush out. Xiao Lingyu stopped the Spiritual Abode at the entrance of the mountain and waited patiently.
While waiting patiently, Xiao Lingyu observed the armored cultivators.
Now, the consciousness of the ancient remnant souls in these armored cultivators' bodies had been completely erased. Previously, they were only close to being puppets, but now, they were real puppets.
"These puppets still have quite a bit of Spiritual Energy. As long as you refine them with the Puppet Technique and inject your consciousness into their souls, you'll be able to completely control them and make them act according to your wishes. However, these puppets are very advanced. If you don't know the Godly Puppet Art, it will be very difficult to refine them. "Qing Xuan narrowed his eyes and said.
"God-level puppetry technique? Hehe, it seems that I really do have one. "
Xiao Lingyu smiled and took out a jade slip.
This jade slip recorded a puppet technique called the "Divine Puppet Art." He had obtained it in the Yuehua Prefecture of the Chaotic Astral Ocean of the Cultivation World. He had used it to refine a Profound Iron Puppet comparable to a Ninth Tribulation Loose Immortal. The Divine Puppet Art was a genuine Godly Puppet Art left behind by an ancient expert.
"You seem to have everything," Qing Xuan said meaningfully.
Qing Xuan hadn't spent much time with Xiao Lingyu, but he was already a little numb from the amazement.
Xiao Lingyu was also used to Qing Xuan's amazement, so he didn't reply. Instead, he carefully studied the Divine Puppet Art.
The Celestial Venerables outside didn't know what was going on inside. The great array was still operating, and the fire was still burning inside the mountain.
Two years later, Xiao Lingyu carefully comprehended the Divine Puppet Art once more, especially the part about refining god-level puppets.
After comprehending the Divine Puppetry Art, Xiao Lingyu walked up to one of the armored puppets. A wave of scorching Primordial Fire shot out from his palm, completely enveloping the armored puppet.
Xiao Lingyu wanted to refine the armored puppet, but his Primal Chaos Truefire had only burned the puppet for less than two days. The refinement had only just begun, but the flames in the mountain suddenly disappeared.
"The great array outside has stopped!" Qing Xuan reminded him.
Xiao Lingyu put away his Primal Chaos Truefire, then took out piles of immortal crystals. Then, he made a hand seal and chanted an incantation.
The energy in the immortal crystals was rapidly absorbed by his Divine Palace, which also began to tremble.
"Go!"
Xiao Lingyu shouted softly and stopped his hand seal and incantation. After the Divine Palace shook violently again, it began to rush out along the mountain passage.
In an instant, the Divine Palace had rushed out of the passage, turned into a colorful light, and rushed toward the exit of the world where the Divine Tomb was located.
"Not good!"
Hu Yunzi, who had been waiting outside for many years, naturally saw the Divine Palace turn into a stream of light. He let out a loud cry, but he didn't chase after it. Instead, he rushed into the space in the belly of the mountain to take a look. Fairy Bluejade did the same.
Seeing that the space inside the mountain was empty, and that the thousands of armored puppets were all gone, Hu Yunzi and Fairy Lan Yao's faces were extremely ugly.
The two of them had set up the Heaven Sealing God Refining Array and asked hundreds of Immortal Emperor experts for help, but in the end, they didn't get anything. When had these two Celestial Venerables ever suffered such humiliation? When had they ever lost face like this?
"Is there a living person inside?" Fairy Lan Yao was so angry that her chest heaved up and down. She was full of suspicion.
"There must be something wrong with that colorful light. Let's chase after it first!"
Hu Yunzi immediately turned around and chased after it with Fairy Lan Yao.
Flying above the Jade Light Lake, the two Celestial Venerables spread out their Divine Sense and happened to see the colorful light flash by.
However, the two of them chased after the colorful light at the same time. Naturally, they were at their fastest speed.
If they had immediately chased after the colorful light instead of going into the mountain to take a look, their Divine Sense might have been able to lock onto the colorful light.
However, the colorful light had already flown out of the range of their Divine Sense. It was too difficult for them to chase after it.
Not long after, the two Celestial Venerables lost track of it. The colorful light had completely disappeared into the starry sky.
After stopping, Fairy Lan Yao said, "The treasure in that colorful light looks a bit familiar."
"It seems to be the Divine Palace that the Black Tortoise carried. However, it was later taken away by a cultivator with a pair of silver wings," Hu Yunzi added.
"It should be that person. He used the power of the Divine Palace to take away all of the armored puppets. We've worked for someone else again," Fairy Lan Yao said gloomily.
"As long as he's from the Immortal Realm, I don't believe that we can't find him!" Hu Yunzi said angrily.
"Hehe, the Immortal Realm is so big. If he wants to hide and hide on some planet in the starry sky, even if we mobilize all of the cultivators in the Immortal Realm to help, we won't be able to find him." Fairy Lan Yao shook her head and bitterly smiled.
"Hmph!" Hu Yunzi could only coldly snort. His expression became even uglier.
After raising the speed of the Divine Palace, Xiao Lingyu had been moving at its fastest speed. Because he was worried that the two Celestial Venerables would seal the teleportation formation, he didn't think about returning to the Divine Tomb Continent. Instead, he chose a direction in the starry sky and continued forward.
After nervously waiting for four hours and seeing that no Celestial Venerables had caught up, Xiao Lingyu and Fairy Lan Yao's expressions gradually relaxed.
"Can you give me half of these armored puppets?" Qing Xuan suddenly asked.
When Xiao Lingyu heard this, he slightly frowned.
"One-third is fine." Qing Xuan said.
"Didn't you say that you had no intention of fighting for the position of sect master? What do you want these armored puppets for? "Xiao Lingyu asked.
"Self-preservation." Qing Xuan answered.
"With your current strength, you can easily protect yourself in the Immortal Realm." Xiao Lingyu said indifferently.
"That's not necessarily true. If I encounter an Celestial Venerables, I won't be able to defeat them. Moreover, I don't have a Divine Palace like you to use to escape." Qing Xuan shook his head.
"That's your problem. I've saved you many times. Don't be too greedy." Xiao Lingyu said indifferently.
"We're from the same sect. How can you be so stingy?"
Qing Xuan was so angry that his body trembled. He added, "If I hadn't pulled you in, how could you have obtained these armored puppets?"
Xiao Lingyu smiled and said, "You still have the nerve to say that you were the one who kept pulling me in. If you hadn't forced me in, how could I have suffered such serious injuries? How could I have almost lost my life? "
It wasn't that Xiao Lingyu was stingy. It was just that these armored puppets could only display their greatest destructive power when they were grouped together. If they were divided into several groups, it would be difficult for them to combine their powers. He was afraid that they wouldn't be able to deal with Celestial Venerables.
"Are you really not going to give them to me?" Qing Xuan asked with a cold expression.
"No." Xiao Lingyu said firmly.
"Then don't blame me for not remembering that you've saved my life."
As Qing Xuan spoke, the aura on his body began to gather. The temperature in his Divine Palace also began to drop rapidly.
"Don't forget that you're in my Divine Palace now. In my Divine Palace, I have the final say." Xiao Lingyu reminded him fearlessly.
"Don't try to scare me. You haven't completely refined this Spiritual Abode. Other than being able to defend against external attacks and use it to escape, what other abilities can you use it for?" Qing Xuan asked in an unconcerned manner.
Qing Xuan was right. This was what she had observed and speculated over the years. It was the truth.
"I'm not greedy for your Divine Palace or the other treasures on your body. I only want one third of these armored puppets. Is this too much? Even if I haven't done anything, at least I've been in danger all this time. "Qing Xuan continued.
Xiao Lingyu hesitated for a moment. Then, he took a deep breath and said, "Alright, I'll do as you say."
With Qing Xuan's current strength, he wouldn't need to be afraid of Celestial Venerables if he had a large number of armored puppets with him at all times.
In fact, it was difficult for Xiao Lingyu to control so many high-level puppets at the same time. It wouldn't make much of a difference if he gave away a batch of puppets. With his current strength, even if these puppets belonged to him and were refined by him, it would still be difficult for him to deal with Celestial Venerables.
The overall strength of a cultivator was mostly reflected in his personal realm and cultivation. Magic treasures, techniques, and these puppets were only auxiliary.
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