Then two bright footprints appeared on the pure white clothes of the sleeping Luo Heng.
Perhaps hurt by her step, Luo Heng frowned and slowly opened his eyes.
How come Senior Brother Luo Heng came down with us? This damn thing has such a big appetite that he actually pulled down three people at once, and he wasn't even afraid of eating too much.
"Save me..."
The hoarse sound like bark sounded again. Leng Qingning seemed to have heard this strange sound when she just fell unconscious. The three of them walked forward in the direction of the sound, and were shocked when they saw the scene in front of them.
Not far ahead, I saw a pile of countless puppets of various shapes. The appearance of these puppets was extremely lifelike, and their panicked expressions were just like those of real people.
There were also several puppet dolls that looked extremely similar to the group of men in black who attacked them.
"Don't waste your energy shouting, anyone who comes here can't leave."
A weak voice sounded, Leng Qingning trembled all over and turned around quickly.
Only then did she notice that there was an unkempt male cultivator leaning against the corner of the cave entrance. The male cultivator had a thick beard and judging by his clothes, he seemed to be a disciple of the Cangjian Sect.
However, his upper body was normal, but his lower body was too horrifying. It was actually a pair of wooden doll bodies, and his legs below the waist had turned into a pair of wood.
Leng Qingning looked at the man warily and pulled the silk rope around his waist. Yan Ci looked at the lower half of his legs. He seemed to be thinking about something, and his beautiful phoenix eyes narrowed.
"Are you... Senior Brother Yin from Yin Tangfeng?" Luo Heng's uncertain voice came from behind.
"You... are? Luo Heng?" Yin Tangfeng's expression was a little stiff, his skin looked a little strange, and when he spoke, he had a forced smile, like a spooky puppet.
"Senior Brother Luo, do you know each other?" Leng Qingning asked with some confusion.
Seeing Yin Tangfeng's miserable state, Luo Heng suddenly felt something was wrong. He explained, "We've met a few times before, but Brother Yin has been missing for two years. I didn't expect that he was trapped in this secret realm."
"Brother Yin, what's going on?" In his impression, Yin Tangfeng was the pride of the Cangjian Sect, full of vigor and energy, and fond of studying the way of the sword. How could he be so decadent now, looking like he was about to become a dead end?
Yin Tangfeng's haggard face paused slightly, as if he was recalling something.
His pupils suddenly dilated and fear appeared in his eyes.
"At the time, I was out training and accidentally touched a crack in the secret realm. I came to this secret realm and found that there were countless spiritual herbs here. I was overjoyed at the time, but unexpectedly, my consciousness suddenly became dazed, and when I woke up, I found myself here."
"There are countless puppets in this mysterious cave. At first, I didn't know what these puppets were, but as time went by, I finally understood what was going on. These puppets were originally human beings just like us. As time goes by, the people here will gradually become puppets, until they are completely transformed into puppets, which means complete death."
"What's even more terrifying is that over the past two years, I've found myself slowly becoming a puppet. At first, I just felt a little stiff, and then I realized I couldn't make any extra facial expressions. Even more terrifying, a year later, my legs actually turned into wooden stakes. Now, as you can see, my lower body has completely become a puppet, and I can't move at all."
He was once a proud son of heaven, highly regarded by the seniors in the sect. He was considered a top-ranked genius both in the sect and in the entire Donglin Continent. But now he has ended up like this and died in such a miserable way.
He was really unwilling in his heart!
Yin Tangfeng's words shocked her greatly. If what he said was true, the most important thing for them now was to find a way to leave here.
Leng Qingning and the other two all looked at the cave that was filled with puppets.
She walked closer to take a look and saw the expressions of fear and despair on the faces of these wooden dolls before they died. No wonder when she first saw these wooden dolls, she felt that they were no different from real people and felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
"Brother Yin, do you know why these people turned into puppets?"
Yin Tangfeng stared blankly at the puppet, shaking his head slightly, "I don't know what's going on either."
Suddenly, he looked stunned, as if he had thought of something.
“I remember it seemed like a dream in the second month after I landed here.”
"What did you dream about?" Leng Qingning asked curiously.
"At that time, I was feeling anxious because I couldn't leave this place. At night, a voice whispered in my ear, asking me to give my soul to it. It promised that if I gave my soul to it, it would not only help me get out of here, but also grant me one wish."
"At the time, I was so proud and arrogant. I thought that something as important as my soul was so precious that I could easily give it to someone else. Who knew what he would do with it? When I woke up, I found that everything around me was the same. I always thought it was just an ordinary dream."
He had stayed here for too long, and as he became increasingly depressed, he no longer remembered many past events clearly.
If Leng Qingning and the other two hadn't asked him just now, he would have almost forgotten about this matter.
Luo Heng pondered, "So, these puppets should be related to that strange voice. What I'm more curious about is, what does he want to do with these people's souls?"
Leng Qingning thought for a moment and said, "How about we look elsewhere in the cave to see if we can find any clues?"
"It's useless. I've searched everywhere here and found no clues. If you want to go to the cave in front, I advise you not to go. The barrier there is not something our level of cultivation can break."
Leng Qingning trusts her intuition more. She won't give up until she sees it with her own eyes. "It's too early to say anything. How can you know if you don't try? What if you can break it?"
Luo Heng knew that Yin Tangfeng had been locked up here for too long, and because his body had gradually become like a puppet, he had given up on himself. Finding a way out depended on the three of them.
"Brother Yin, please wait here for us while we look for clues elsewhere."
After saying this, the three of them turned around and continued walking forward.
Shortly after they left, Yin Tangfeng looked forward with hollow eyes and said, "I am willing to dedicate my soul to you. Can you really let me go?"
A hoarse and strange voice sounded, "You finally thought it through. I've been waiting for you to say this. I will never break my promise."
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