He remembered that when the Demonic Academy was first established, Old Hai had mentioned Ye Fan as a genius disciple. His first sentence was not about how talented he was, but that he might not be able to afford the tuition fees.
Lu Chen finally understood why this was the case!
Ye Fan was a Ten Tribulation True Immortal. He had the best potential in the Seventh Heaven. He could endure hardships, had good comprehension, and was very strong in combat. But now that he thought about it, he might have used his lifetime of fortune to exchange for these talents.
"So, you returned all the spirit tablets to the Earth Spirit?" Lu Chen looked at Ye Fan with disappointment.
"You can't call it returning. After all, I tried my best," Ye Fan said seriously.
Lu Chen shook his head helplessly. "Don't you know your gambling skills and fortune?"
"Master, I thought about it carefully. I gambled based on luck. In other words, it was a matter of probability. According to probability, I have never won before, so I should have won at least once."
Lu Chen nodded. "Yes, very good. Your thinking is very clear and reasonable. But what about the spirit tablets?"
"I lost them all …"
"That's it!" Lu Chen could not do anything about this disciple of his.
But Lu Chen knew that if Ye Fan could really win, he would not be Ye Fan.
Although Ye Fan did not get anything, the others still had a good harvest.
Jiu 'er also comforted Ye Fan. They had only reached the second stage, and there were still chances. As long as Ye Fan did not gamble, his final harvest would not be less than the others.
After resting for a while, the team continued to explore deeper.
Not far ahead was an ancient city. The entrance was very narrow, and there was a bronze cauldron in front of the door. It looked like a cauldron for refining weapons.
"As expected, it corresponds to the ruins on the surface," Ling Long said. "This is the refining area. The ruins on the surface have been explored many times. Now, there are only a few synthetic materials and ready-made equipment left. But underground … if we are lucky, we can find equipment."
Jiu 'er asked, "Sister Linglong, there should be quite a number of mechanisms here, right?"
Ling Long nodded. "Of course there are traps, but they are not the scariest part. There are Weapon Spirit Puppets in the Equipment Refining Area."
"Artifact Spirit Puppet?" Ye Fan asked curiously, "I've never heard of this kind of puppet before."
Ling Long said, "I'll just talk about the situation on the surface. As you all know, when you reach a certain level of refining, you can refine metal puppets."
Jiu 'er and Ye Fan both nodded seriously. Although Lu Chen didn't understand, he also nodded to prevent himself from standing out too much.
He was only at the fourth or fifth level of Blacksmithing, so how would he know anything about refining metal puppets … He could only follow behind and listen.
"In addition to some divine artifacts left behind in the refining area on the surface, there are also a large number of metal puppets. The artifact spirits of those divine artifacts, having been left here for a long time, have begun to control the puppets!"
"The puppets controlled by the artifact spirits are different from the puppeteers. They don't need any puppetry techniques. After all, they are in the form of spirits and can directly 'parasitize' the puppets."
"In other words, the artifact spirits have turned the puppets into their own physical bodies! Therefore, although the artifact spirit puppets are puppets, they are not real puppets. "
Everyone listened attentively. In the Jiutian, there were indeed all kinds of strange things. Even now, they could still encounter all kinds of strange new things.
"The artifact spirit puppets are unique to the refining area of the Immortal Ancestor ruins. Their strength is determined by the strength of the artifact spirit and the strength of the puppet," Ling Long continued. "The artifact spirits here also have survival of the fittest. Every time the Immortal Ancestor ruins are opened, there will definitely be a king of artifact spirits in the refining area. They are all very strong."
"I remember that the artifact spirit puppets on the surface, in terms of True Immortal level, the highest level that appeared before was equivalent to a two-star Sengoku's strength!"
"A two-star Sengoku!" Everyone's eyes widened.
Ling Long nodded. "Although it only appeared once, and there was only one of it, more than 40 True Immortals died in its hands. In the end, it was a five-star Sengoku who subdued it."
Ye Fan frowned. "That was on the surface. No one has come to the underground ruins for many years. After thousands of years of elimination and evolution, the final king of artifact spirits is definitely much stronger than a two-star Sengoku!"
Ye Fan's worry was the same as everyone else's at this time.
In the team, Lu Chen was the strongest, and he had the strength to kill three eight-star True Immortals. However, if he encountered a Sengoku, the result was hard to say.
If they encountered a high-leveled Sengoku again, even Lu Chen would definitely not be able to stop it!
Lu Chen thought for a while and said, "This time, let's not split up. Everyone, be careful. If we encounter a True Immortal level artifact spirit puppet, I think we should be able to fight it. As long as we avoid the king of artifact spirits, we can still pass through here!"
Ye Fan nodded. "Nothing ventured, nothing gained. If we can find a piece of divine equipment, we can break even with one!"
"Break even? We didn't lose the spirit tablets," Ling Long said mercilessly. "However, I agree to continue exploring. No one has been here before. This is our opportunity!"
"As long as we don't encounter the king of artifact spirits, we can escape with the teleportation talisman!"
Jiu 'er did not have any objections, and Lu Chen led the team into the ancient city.
Different from the artifact refining area on the surface, the artifact refining area here had a roof, just like a huge ancient castle.
There were torches on the walls. Lu Chen thought for a while. Not only were there artifact spirit puppets here, there were also traps. They definitely could not pass through in the darkness.
Thus, he flicked out a spark and lit up the torches.
After walking for more than ten minutes, they did not encounter any danger for the time being.
Ling Long whispered, "We haven't entered the main area of the artifact refining area yet. We should be arriving soon."
Jiu 'er suddenly said, "Brother Nameless, this place doesn't seem to be affected by the Jiutian Star. From the moment we entered until now, my Dark Erosion Nine Souls have been in a normal state, which means that it has been in a positive state. "
Lu Chen frowned slightly. Sometimes, the reversal of the universe could help them. However, now that there was no reversal, there was one less variable that could help them.
Lu Chen took a deep breath and continued to lead the team forward carefully.
After walking for a few more minutes, a spacious room appeared in front of them. There was a copper cauldron in the room. The copper cauldron was rusty, and it looked like it had not been used for a long time.
There was a row of weapon racks next to the copper cauldron. Some equipment hung on them, but they looked a little shabby.
Ling Long whispered, "Be careful. That's the artifact refining room. Traps, artifact spirit puppets, equipment, and artifact refining materials are most likely to appear in the artifact refining room!
"Because it's been too long, the equipment racks need to be checked one by one. Some high-level equipment will also be dusty and damaged because of its age."
Lu Chen nodded. "I'll go in and see if there are any artifact spirit puppets."
Lu Chen crouched and leaned against the wall. He moved carefully and leaned sideways to observe the artifact refining room.
Lu Chen had just poked his head out when he heard a clicking sound coming from a dark corner of the artifact refining room. Then, a dull voice sounded. "Finally, someone has come to accompany me!"
The next second, a strong spiritual energy shot directly at the wall where Lu Chen was hiding!
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