With the input of mana, the token finally showed different changes. Different from the lifelessness in the past, a layer of blue light suddenly appeared on its surface at this moment, as if it was activated.
However, there were no other visions beyond this.
Looking at the token with flashing blue light in his hand, Mo Juren couldn't help but frown? What's the use of just shining? Couldn't it be used for lighting?
He couldn't help but wonder if he was overthinking it and this thing was of no use at all? At least not for this place?
Han Li and Xu Qingcheng looked at each other in confusion, but did not dare to disturb them, so they could only stand there and wait quietly.
After some thinking, Mo Juren suddenly had an idea in his mind, and then his body flashed and shot into the stone door in front of him.
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The moment he finally entered the inner hall, the token in his hand changed again, and suddenly a dazzling blue light burst out. Then, a stream of information flowed straight into the sea of consciousness along the palm of his hand.
"This is..." After understanding the content of the message, Mo Juren was startled for a moment, and then showed a look of great joy. The message turned out to be a road map leading to an unknown place.
According to his guess, this token was most likely made by Fairy Bingpo, but he didn't know if it had anything to do with the 'Void Sky Stars Map' mentioned in the jade slip?
Thinking of this, he became more and more excited.
Putting away his thoughts, the white light flashed again in his hand, revealing a palm-sized jade slip. This is exactly what Ling Yuling gave, a topographic map of the inner palace, from the first to the fifth floor, all the places that need to be careful, including some dangerous restrictions, ancient puppets, the most appropriate route and many other information.
This is also one of the things he relies on here. At least he can still enter the fifth floor without anyone else leading him.
You must know that the situation in the inner temple is far more complicated than imagined. Not to mention the dangers, the route alone is a major difficulty. From the first floor to the fourth floor, there are all maze-like places. If you are not prepared, you may not even be able to find the way.
His spiritual consciousness penetrated the jade slip, and then he carefully compared it with the route map sent by the token. After about a moment, he finally determined the answer. This route matched the map on the first level.
This was somewhat beyond his expectation. He thought he would be on the top, at least starting on the second level. After all, although there are a large number of treasure rooms scattered in this inner palace, they become more and more precious as you go up.
Just being on the first floor is a bit unreasonable.
He didn't believe that the route specifically indicated in the token was just leading to an ordinary treasure room.
At this time, Han Li and Xu Qingcheng also walked in at the same time. Mo Juren did not hesitate, greeted the two of them and walked straight ahead.
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About an hour later, the dim teleportation array once again emitted a dazzling white light, and then two figures appeared, which were the two white-clothed elders from the Star Palace.
The two of them glanced around a few times and made sure that no one else was there, and then they breathed a sigh of relief.
"It seems that they have all entered. These old monsters would never have thought that our star palace had cracked the transmission ban here thousands of years ago, and they can enter this place at any time as they please." One of them whispered softly. smiled.
"Don't be careless!" The cold-faced old man looked stern and continued, "This plan is different from the past. There will definitely be a tough battle to be fought next. You and I still need to be very energetic."
"After planning for so long, with the help of two Taoist brothers, Lihen and Xuankun, and even borrowing several top-level treasures from the palace, there will be no problem. The only thing we need to worry about is that the other party escapes. Maybe, after all, if we let him hide in the treasure room, he can leave early, and then there will be nothing we can do..."
"This time I specially brought the 'Sealing Sky Net' and a large number of 'Forbidden Spirit Talismans' to deal with such a situation. I think they will be surprised..."
At this point, the two couldn't help but laugh sinisterly. Without hesitation, he immediately turned into two white lights and flew into the palace door.
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Time goes back to an hour ago.
After entering the palace gate, Mo Juren naturally did not choose to go to the second level teleportation array, but directly followed the route in the token.
I have to say that the layout here is indeed a bit complicated, like a large maze. In addition, the spiritual consciousness is subject to certain restrictions, making it feel dizzy and disorienting.
Fortunately, he had the exact route guide, so he didn't get lost.
All around are criss-crossing bluestone passages, tall and solid thick walls, and every time you pass a crossroads, a square stone door engraved with strange runes will appear.
The appearance and size of these stone gates are the same, with a length and width of about ten feet, but their orientations are different, and there seems to be no pattern. But its surface was all flashing with dull white light, and it was obvious that there was a restriction.
Looking at so many stone gates, Han Li and Xu Qingcheng were obviously curious. Only after asking Mo Juren did he find out that it turned out to be a stone chamber where treasures were hidden.
What is more helpless is that the restrictions on these stone chambers are very special, and they can be entered with the help of the 'Remaining Picture of the Void Sky'. However, once you actually step inside, you can't go back.
Of course, it is very suitable for those monks who want to leave Xutian Palace early.
After hearing this explanation, Han and Li immediately lost interest in these stone gates. You don't need to think about it to know that the treasure room on the first floor is definitely not too precious.
Besides, with his master here, there was no need for him to worry about this.
While he was thinking about it, suddenly, there was a dull sound of a heavy object falling to the ground in the passage ahead. Immediately afterwards, the sound sounded one after another, as if something huge was approaching.
Mo Juren thought of something almost instantly, and then his expression darkened and he said:
"You two, stand back, something is coming."
"Do you need me to take action?" Xu Qingcheng felt that the matter was not simple, and frowned slightly.
"You really can't help with this thing." Mo Juren shook his head directly. Of course, he was not making excuses, but telling the truth. The passage is too narrow, and ordinary monks cannot use it at all.
What will appear immediately is the unique wolf-headed puppet on the first level, which possesses powerful melee strength. In this case, it would be most appropriate for him to deal with it with his powerful physical body.
After blood fusion time and time again, his physical body continued to evolve and had already reached a terrifying level. Even compared to Man Beard's Tuotian Demonic Skill, it's not bad at all.
He is very confident in this aspect, so he is not afraid at all when facing the upcoming ancient puppets.
The sound of heavy footsteps got closer and closer, and finally, with a flash of silver light around the corner, a huge figure with a height of one foot appeared in sight.
The whole body is made of unknown silver metal. It is tall and powerful, with two strange black blades attached to its thick arms, and its head looks like a giant wolf.
Although it is a puppet, the giant wolf's movements are not sluggish, and a pair of ferocious wolf eyes burst out with an icy and deathly cold light.
As soon as the wolf-headed puppet appeared, a huge sense of oppression surged over.
When Han Li and Xu Qingcheng who were at the rear saw this, their expressions changed, and they all looked ahead with some worry. Even though he knew that the other party's physical body was ridiculously strong, he still couldn't help but feel a little worried when he faced this kind of iron lump made of unknown metal all over his body.
Mo Juren's expression remained unchanged, without any hesitation, he immediately turned into an afterimage and attacked forward. Since it is a hand-to-hand fight, and in such a narrow environment, there are naturally no tricks. Crushing with absolute strength is the way to go.
The wolf-headed puppet has no emotions and no fear. Facing the incoming enemy, he also raised his double blades high and fought back with all his strength.
The battle between the two sides can be described as "crazy and clumsy". There is no skill at all, just head-on confrontation.
I have to admit that this kind of existence that is simply made of metal is indeed a bit abnormal. At least in the battles Mo Juren has encountered, no one has such defense.
However, meeting him was a disaster for the other party. After all, it is just a puppet, and its flexibility is still somewhat lacking. Once the defense is no longer effective, the threat is greatly reduced.
Loud noises were heard, mixed with the harsh sound of metal friction. Soon, a pair of thick arms of the puppet were removed by him one after another.
At this time, the opponent's combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced, and Mo Juren is pursuing the victory. Suddenly, a ring bangs on the opponent's chest. In the next moment, a strange crystal stone shining with green brilliance is dug out by him.
Without the presence of the crystal, the wolf-headed puppet seemed to have no soul and instantly became sluggish. The next moment, he fell to the ground with a "boom".
"That's solved!" Han Li and the two people behind him looked at each other, thinking that it would take a lot of effort, but it was done after just a few thoughts. From this, it can be seen that the master's physical power is more terrifying than they expected.
Walking closer, looking at the motionless remains of the huge puppet on the ground, Han Li suddenly felt something in his heart and said quickly: "Master, do you still want these materials?"
"Just keep it." Mo Juren knew what the other party was thinking and waved his hand directly. The latter immediately beamed with joy, and then waved his arm to put the broken puppet into the storage bag.
"Master, what is this?" Han Li asked again looking at the green crystal in Mo Juren's hand. After all, it was dug out of the puppet, so it must be some important part.
"This is something called a 'soul stone', which is the core of ancient monks' puppet refining. As for the specific origin, I don't know the teacher..." Mo Juren did not go into too much detail to avoid disappointment. . After all, it was still unclear whether Han Li could enter the Land of the Underworld again.
He directly threw the soul stone to the opponent and said again,
"This all belongs to the category of ancient puppetry, which has been basically lost now. If you like it, you can pay attention to this information in the future."
"Thank you, Master. Disciple understands." Han Li nodded solemnly, not too disappointed. On the other hand, when Xu Qingcheng saw this, he suddenly sighed softly and said,
"There are some descriptions of the ancient puppetry in the manuscripts left by our ancestors, but unfortunately there is no specific method for refining them. Otherwise, I could give you a copy directly."
At this point, she suddenly paused, then took out a blank jade slip, burned it, and then threw it towards the other party and continued,
"This is information about ancient puppetry. It's a bit general and may be helpful to you."
"Thank you for the gift, senior." Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected gain. Han Li was naturally overjoyed and quickly saluted and thanked him.
After a moment of delay, the three set off again. However, with the appearance of the first wolf-headed puppet, more and more such puppets were encountered along the way. Even though Mo Juren was physically strong, it took a lot of effort.
It wasn't until several hours passed and countless passages passed that he finally reached his destination.
Looking at the tall stone wall in front of them, the three of them couldn't help but feel a little stunned. Especially the two people behind them, Han Li, showed expressions of surprise that could not be concealed.
There was no road ahead, and there was nothing around except three thick stone walls.
This is obviously a dead end. What is Master doing here?
Mo Juren frowned. The end point of the route guidance in the token is here, and it will never go wrong. But why is there nothing?
Is it possible that, like the situation on the fifth floor, there is a hidden teleportation array behind the wall?
Although the inner temple has an impact on spiritual consciousness, it is limited. It is not completely suppressed, and it can still be detected from a certain distance. Thinking of this, he immediately let go of his consciousness and looked inside the stone wall.
Sure enough, behind the stone wall in the center, there was actually an independent secret room. However, he did not notice the structure similar to the teleportation array.
What's even more peculiar is that there is a stone door on the stone wall that seems as smooth as a mirror.
This stone gate is built so secretly that you really can't find it if you don't look carefully.
He reached out and groped for a while somewhere on the wall, and then suddenly pushed hard. With a loud rumbling sound, a huge stone door that was several feet tall was slowly pushed open.
"Secret room!" Han Li and Xu Qingcheng's eyes lit up, and they both felt the joy of discovering a treasure. However, as the three of them stepped in, what they saw was completely different from what they expected.
This is indeed a secret room, the area is not small, more than ten feet square. However, in such a large stone chamber, except for a mysterious pentagonal pattern carved in the central area, there is nothing else around.
"Is this a teleportation array?" Xu Qingcheng wrinkled her beautiful eyebrows and said speculatively.
"Teleportation array?" Mo Juren was stunned for a moment and asked quickly,
"you sure?"
The pattern in front of me is very different from the teleportation array in the traditional sense. At least there is no way to know where the spirit stones are stored, let alone how to activate them.
"It's basically confirmed, but this formation is a relatively special teleportation formation. The base of the formation is connected to the surrounding spiritual veins, and there is no need to use spiritual stones to drive it. To open it, you must have a specific medium."
Xu Qingcheng nodded, and then she moved lightly towards the picture in front of her, her beautiful eyes scanning back and forth, trying to discover the key point.
Master and apprentice Mo Juren were not idle either, and they also tried their best to observe and search.
