He was about to break through the path of puppetry, but he didn't expect to meet such a troublesome opponent at the end. Yi Tian sized up the puppet and thought to himself. To be honest, he had done some research on puppetry. When he was young, he had broken through the Great Puppet Formation left behind by the Heavenly Fate Sect's seniors in the Western Wasteland.
Even so, it was pale and powerless in front of this puppet that guarded the path of puppetry. This puppet's strength had already exceeded his understanding. It wasn't difficult to imitate an opponent's attack and use it to defeat an enemy. However, using the art of puppetry was no small matter.
Yi Tian knew that there must be a shocking secret involved in this. If this technique was brought to the outside world, it might be fought over by tool refiners.
After looking at the puppet's body, Yi Tian frowned deeply. The inscriptions on the puppet's body weren't in the spirit language of the upper realm. In other words, this technique was originally passed down from the Tian Lan Continent.
The blue halo on the cover of its energy core and the black light on the puppet's body made him think of some high-grade treasures.
The best plan was to take it for himself, but it seemed impossible at the moment. Under the urging gazes of several people, Yi Tian didn't stop. He took out a round wheel and held it in his hand without releasing it.
At this moment, the wooden face of the humanoid puppet twitched a few times, producing a few cracking sounds. Then, it raised both of its hands and imitated the humanoid puppet to form a red light wheel.
Hao Ji and Dugu Tianfeng, who were standing to the side, looked pensive when they saw this. They saw that Yi Tian could suppress the strength of his spiritual pressure to the early stage of Jin Dan. The puppet also copied him and controlled its spiritual power to the same level.
Then, Yi Tian smiled and slowly increased his spiritual pressure. In less than three breaths, it increased to the late stage of Jin Dan. He turned around to look at the puppet, and saw that the spell in its hands was also rapidly increasing in power.
Earlier, when Hao Ji and Dugu Tianfeng attacked, Yi Tian used his Clear Spirit Dharma Eye to examine this humanoid puppet. Afterward, he discovered that every time it attacked, the flow of spirit energy inside it was no different from an ordinary puppet.
As for the key point, it was most likely the power output of the energy core. The power output was most likely determined by the humanoid puppet's observation of the opponent's strength and transmitted the information to the central energy core.
Thinking of this, Yi Tian retracted his spiritual power until the power of his spells was reduced to that of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. The humanoid puppet also followed suit and countered with spells of the same level.
The two people on the side looked happy. Hao Ji said, "Brother Yi, did you find a way to break it?"
Yi Tian calmly replied, "There is some progress. Fellow cultivators, please don't be impatient." His hands continued to weaken the power of his spells.
Seeing that the puppet was doing the same, Yi Tian's mouth twitched. He slowly withdrew the spell technique in his hand and focused his gaze on the puppet. This time, the humanoid puppet also stopped the spell in its hand. Then, it stood straight and looked at Yi Tian. The spiritual pressure fluctuations on its body were also restrained, just like when it first came out.
Then, under the surprised gazes of Hao Ji and Dugu Tianfeng, Yi Tian leisurely walked forward. At this moment, his spiritual force was completely retracted. At first glance, he looked like an ordinary person.
As it walked forward step by step, the puppet seemed to turn a blind eye to Yi Tian, allowing him to pass by. Twenty breaths later, when Yi Tian stepped out of the Puppet Path, a hint of joy appeared on its face.
He turned around and shouted at Hao Ji and Dugu Tianfeng, "What are you guys waiting for? Come here."
The two of them revealed uncertain expressions. In the end, Dugu Tianfeng clenched his teeth and took the lead. He retracted all his spiritual force and walked forward like Yi Tian.
However, when they passed by the puppet, Yi Tian noticed that the puppet seemed to be slowly turning its head to stare at Dugu Tianfeng. Yi Tian hurriedly called out, "Be as calm as water, don't make a sound. Don't provoke it."
Dugu Tianfeng revealed a helpless expression and was secretly on guard. He didn't look at the puppet and slowly walked toward Yi Tian. After Dugu Tianfeng walked out of the puppet path, he took a deep breath and joked, "Brother Yi, you were able to find the reason. You are indeed smart. I admire you."
"Fellow Daoist Dugu, you're too closely involved to see things clearly. Along the way, you've cut through all obstacles and directly eliminated all obstacles. I merely saw through the intentions of this Puppet Dao," Yi Tian replied teasingly.
After he finished speaking, he saw Hao Ji copy the two of them and slowly walk out of the puppet path. With their previous experience, they didn't care about the puppet's reaction. After 10 breaths of time, the three of them successfully passed the first trial.
Shaoqing heard a few more sounds coming from the distance, and he reckoned that there was another wave of Nascent Soul cultivators who were about to break through the formation. Dugu Tianfeng's expression sank and he said to the two of them, "Let's set off quickly. The Path of Refining Heart won't be easy to pass. When the time comes, Brother Yi, please help us."
Yi Tian nodded and slowly said, "Let's go."
Dugu Tianfeng noticed that Yi Tian, who was beside him, had already passed two stages. Although his expression didn't change, there was a hint of admiration in his eyes.
As they continued to explore, whenever Dugu Tianfeng encountered something he didn't understand, he would first discuss it with Yi Tian. Hao Ji also looked at Yi Tian with a strange light in her eyes.
The three of them walked up the mountain path from the puppet path. Whenever they encountered a fork in the road, they would pick up the map and carefully consider it. If this path was outside, it would only take an instant. However, here, the three of them felt as if they were walking on thin ice. They cautiously and conscientiously fumbled their way forward.
The sounds of magic techniques coming from the surrounding mountains became more and more urgent. Needless to say, some of the cultivators who had entered were trying to force their way out after being trapped.
Although his Divine Sense couldn't reach that far, Yi Tian could tell from the sounds that there were at least ten people coming in, including himself. It was just that the others were more or less trapped by the array path in front of them, so their speed was much slower than the three of them.
Not long after, Dugu Tianfeng, who was leading the way, shouted, "We've arrived at the Path of Refining Heart. Brother Yi, take a look at how to pass this trial."
Yi Tian slowly walked forward and looked up. He saw a flight of stairs in front of him that was divided into three rows. At the bottom of the stairs, there was a foot-tall stone tablet with the words "Refining Heart" written on it.
The three rows of stairs were marked with the words "Foundation Establishment", "Jin Dan", and "Yuanying". It seemed that the Path of Refining Heart was also divided according to cultivation. At this moment, Yi Tian remembered his experience in the Mysterious Yang Secret Cave when he was young. At that time, he also walked a similar path. However, at that time, his cultivation was only at Foundation Establishment, so it wasn't difficult. He didn't know how different the Path of Refining Heart would be now that he was at Yuanying.
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