This is the territory to the east of Yujing. It is very large, about the size of Tianyue County, Tianyang County and half of Tianhai County combined.

Zhongzhou is a vast land with abundant resources, rich soil and abundant water, and is a first-class fertile land.

Taoist Tiemu brought Zhou Qing here.

Before setting off, Taoist Tiemu did not tell Zhou Qing where the place of inheritance was. Now it seems that it is here.

According to information from Xuandu Temple, Taoist Tiemu's hometown is Antai County. It is not surprising that he has returned here now.

Soon, a mountain range shrouded in clouds and mist appeared in front of Zhou Qing.

"Taiheng Mountains, where I once received my inheritance."

The two of them were riding on a flying artifact, standing in the air, and when they looked down, Taoist Tiemu's eyes were full of nostalgia.

"When I was fifteen, I had made some progress in my cultivation and went to the Taiheng Mountains with a group of people. Unfortunately, I didn't know how to judge people, and was betrayed because of a soul plant."

When life is long enough and you have experienced enough things, when you look back on some of the things that happened in the past, you are no longer angry, but instead feel a touch of nostalgia.

"With nowhere else to go, I jumped off a cliff. Not only did I not die, but I also unexpectedly received inheritance from my predecessors, and have lived to this day."

“…”

A classic cliff jumping adventure.

It’s a pity that your adventure is not big enough to be the “protagonist”, otherwise Taoist Tiemu’s name should be on the list of the most powerful people in the world.

Taoist Tiemu took Zhou Qing and flew into the Taiheng Mountains. To be honest, the flying artifact they were riding was not the Tianxing Shenzhou.

As a master of the Earth Realm who has mastered a special skill, Taoist Tiemu is quite rich. He has a better vehicle than the mid-grade Tianxing Shenzhou.

Tianxing Shenzhou, which once gave Zhou Qing a lot of face, seems to be slowly declining as his cultivation level breaks through to this level and the people he comes into contact with become more and more powerful.

However, he will always remember Zhouzi's contribution to Zhou Qing.

The Taiheng Mountains are a famous gathering place for alien races in Antai County. The highest beings in the area are beast masters, demon masters, and ghost masters...

However, no matter what demons and monsters there are, they cannot cause any waves in the area of ​​Zhongzhou.

This is the heartland of the Qi Dynasty, an area directly controlled by the royal family of Qi. They will not allow foreign races to cause chaos.

Kyoto needs harmony and stability.

However, with their strength, they were able to move freely in the Taiheng Mountains. They soon arrived at the edge of a cliff. Looking down, they saw poisonous miasma everywhere and it was eerie and terrifying. The cliff was very high and they could not see the bottom of the cliff.

If a mortal came here and looked down, his legs would probably go weak. From time to time, the earth-shaking roars of beasts could be heard in the distance.

The two were very calm.

Zhou Qing glanced over the Yin Shen's thoughts and said, "Is this the place? I don't think there's anything unusual."

Taoist Tiemu smiled mysteriously and said, "There are secrets down there. After I received the inheritance, even if a normal Heaven Realm expert came here, he would not find anything unusual unless he scraped the ground three feet deep to investigate."

“It’s so secretive.”

From this point of view, the puppet tradition below was probably left behind by a celestial puppet master.

It makes sense that the Taoist Tiemu was created by part of the inheritance of a celestial puppet master.

The two men went down the cliff, fell a full two kilometers, and then stopped.

The cliff at this location was very normal, with no caves or protrusions. However, there was a piece of dead wood growing on the cliff. Zhou Qing's Yin Shen thoughts just now covered this place, but unfortunately he didn't find anything.

"That's where I fell. My blood fell on this dead tree, which triggered the magic here. I luckily survived."

As Taoist Tiemu spoke, his finger cracked and a drop of blood flew out and landed on the dead tree.

Then a flash of light appeared on the rough cliff wall, and it began to fade. A cave appeared behind the light curtain that was rippling like water waves.

Zhou Qing was a little surprised when he saw this scene.

He inherited the legacy of a heavenly realm formation master. Whenever he had free time, he would delve into the art of formation restrictions. Now he had achieved a certain level of accomplishment. This light curtain was obviously a formation restriction.

But before it showed up, Zhou Qing didn't notice anything. After it showed up, Zhou Qing felt that it was flawless and could not be cracked.

Taoist Tiemu’s confidence in the secrecy of this place is not false.

It is normal for a puppeteer to be proficient in formations.

Because refining a powerful puppet itself cannot be separated from the help of the formation. Engraving formation patterns on the puppet and even using the formation to form an energy source all require the help of the formation.

Any successful puppeteer must also be a master of formations.

If it is just a simple, moving lump of iron, it cannot be called a puppet. The various formations and puppet structure inside it are the core.

"call!"

Taoist Tiemu made a seal with his hands, and then he saw a group of poisonous miasma nearby being attracted over, bringing with it the sound of wind.

The poisonous miasma changed in the hands of Taoist Tiemu, and finally turned into a human-shaped pattern that was shot out and imprinted on the light curtain.

"The restrictions here are integrated with the entire Taiheng Mountain. They use the natural environment to conceal themselves. They are like one with this place and will not be discovered."

"Unless the Taiheng Mountains are destroyed, the restrictions here will last forever and will last for a very, very long time."

If a peerless strong man really came here, it would certainly not be 100% safe.

But the probability is too small. Which peerless powerful person would have nothing better to do and come to such a place? Even if he passed by from the sky, he wouldn't even glance at this place.

"If you want to open the hidden restriction on the outside, you need a specific method, combined with the power of Mount Taiheng to do it."

Taoist Tiemu smiled and glanced at Zhou Qing, then said:

"If nothing unexpected happens, the mission of the forbidden formation here will be completed after today."

That's why he casually told Zhou Qing this information, because after obtaining the entire inheritance, it would be of no use here.

Zhou Qing smiled, "Then I would like to congratulate Pavilion Master in advance."

He obtained the advanced Six Spirit Earth Puppet smoothly and without spending any money, and Taoist Tiemu obtained the inheritance. Both of them have a bright future.

While the two were talking, the light curtain cracked, revealing a passage wide enough for one person to pass through. Taoist Tiemu entered first, followed closely by Zhou Qing.

Without turning his head, Zhou Qing "saw" the light curtain behind him close again, and the cliff that had been blurred reappeared and restored its disguise.

But the space inside the cave was not dark at all. On the walls on both sides, there were flames burning brightly, bringing light.

Use formations to gather the energy of heaven and earth, and then transform it into flames...

The two walked in silence deeper into the cave. They were safe along the way and did not encounter any formation disturbances.

If this road was dangerous, then the young Taoist Tiemu would not have been able to enter it and obtain the inheritance.

After walking for a while, Zhou Qing and his companion came to a spacious stone chamber.

There is only a tall stone table here, nothing else, it is very clean.

And at the deepest part of the stone chamber, there is a door.

“That’s where I received part of the inheritance.”

Taoist Tiemu said: "I took away everything here many years ago."

Zhou Qing nodded, indicating that he could see.

The search was very thorough.

"Behind that door is where the remaining inheritance is stored, and it is also the place I have never been able to enter."

"What should I do?"

"Use the method I taught you to open the portal, and then your puppet can enter. But at this time, only the puppet can enter."

Taoist Tiemu explained, "If the puppet meets the requirements, then this portal will be completely opened and we will be allowed to pass through."

"Then I'll try."

Zhou Qing took out the Six Spirit Earth Puppets and used the method taught to him by Taoist Tiemu.

This is considered a Taoist method, but it is related to puppets. Under normal circumstances, Zhou Qing would definitely not be able to use it.

Once he leaves here, if he doesn't delve into the art of puppetry, this method will lose its value.

But it is enough that it can take effect at this time.

The seal was displayed, and a twisted word "御" was constructed by Zhou Qing's magic power, and then rushed into the stone gate.

The stone gate became illusory, and Zhou Qing walked in controlling the Six Spirit Earth Puppets.

At this step, the restrictions on the stone gate will detect the seals and puppets.

If the two masters are not the same person and are not of the same origin, the puppet will be denied entry.

Taoist Tiemu performed a seal, and Zhou Qing took the opportunity to send the Six Spirit Earth Puppets in. This was not going to work.

Taoist Tiemu's temporary teaching of this seal technique to Zhou Qing was already an act of taking advantage of a loophole.

It would be impossible to find a bigger loophole, after all, this is the inheritance place of the Heavenly Puppet Master.

It can be said that even if there is an intelligent being here, Zhou Qing and his friends' current tricky behavior would be easily exposed and would not be able to succeed.

After the Six Spirit Earth Puppets entered the virtual stone gate, they did not go deeper, but stood still.

White light emerged from its surroundings and penetrated into the body of the Six Spirit Earth Puppet.

"This is a special method to check the potential of the puppet."

Taoist Tiemu's voice sounded, unconsciously carrying a hint of nervousness.

"All the puppets I brought before failed at this step. I hope it will succeed this time."

Zhou Qing didn't say anything. As he watched the Six Spirit Earth Puppet being tested, his vigilance was raised to the extreme.

Although he came here with Taoist Tiemu, Zhou Qing never let down his guard.

Normally, a person who has reached the second level of True Blood Refining would definitely not be a match for a veteran master of the Netherworld Realm. It would be even worse if he was ambushed.

Zhou Qing had no choice but to be cautious. Since entering the cave, he appeared calm on the surface, but he was always very alert in his heart.

However, what he was guarding against never happened.

More and more white light entered the body of the Six Spirit Earth Puppet, circulated and accumulated inside it, and finally did not come out.

Finally, the white light stopped emerging, but the Six Spirit Earth Puppet itself was glowing. The bright white light in its body was very warm, and then it materialized, and finally formed white dots.

"Puppet Heart Source?!"

Taoist Tiemu cried out in shock, and Zhou Qing turned to look at him.

"What?"

"It turns out that the test of the puppet's potential here is to integrate the puppet's heart source into the puppet. The essence of this process is to see if the puppet can withstand all the puppet's heart source!"

Please...collect 6_9_book_bar (Six//Nine//Book//bar)

"Yes, the more Puppet Heart Sources it can bear, the more it shows the breadth, carrying capacity, and inclusiveness of this puppet. This is indeed a good way to test potential."

Taoist Tiemu took a deep breath and said, "Puppet Heart Source is the most essential substance in the core of a puppet. From birth to destruction, a puppet must exist in the world for at least ten years and be nourished by the energy of heaven and earth. Only after destruction can a little Puppet Heart Source be extracted through special means."

"In a force like the Puppet Sect, it is easy to collect Puppet Heart Source, but for us casual cultivators, or those who are not from the Puppet Sect, collecting Puppet Heart Source is very time-consuming and laborious. It requires a long time and a lot of wealth to support it."

There is a world of difference between the power of one person and the power of an entire sect.

Being able to extract a little bit of puppet heart source from a ten-year-old puppet is very troublesome for a cultivator in the Earth Realm.

But for a force like the Puppet Sect, which has been passed down from generation to generation, it is easy to accumulate.

However, it is easy to accumulate and even faster to use, so in the Puppet Sect, Puppet Heart Source is also a precious resource.

"It looks like energy, but it's actually a metal-like substance."

"When each puppet fuses with another puppet's heart source, there will be rejection, because that is the essence of another completely different puppet left behind."

"But every time a bit of Puppet Heart Source is integrated, it is also an improvement for the puppet. It increases the power of the puppet's heart. If the number is large enough, it can form a huge source of power in the puppet's body."

"This is much more convenient than using formations and other means to absorb action energy, and can be better utilized."

"The number of those Puppet Heart Sources just now was extremely large. There must have been an energy source inside the puppet heart of this puppet. It can support it in fighting in the future, and it can slowly recover after it is consumed."

Zhou Qing was a little surprised when he heard that. So he wouldn't have to worry about not having the puppet's energy in the future?

But then he realized that he was just here to help.

"Pavilion Master, this Puppet Heart Source..."

"Once it merges with your puppet, it can no longer be separated."

Taoist Tiemu waved his hand and said, "Just consider it as your reward for this trip."

"When I brought puppets here to test their potential before, they could only fuse part of the puppet heart source, and then they reached their limit. After failure, the fused puppet heart source would be taken out again."

"Now that I think about it, the fusion before the Puppet Heart Source materialized was not a true fusion. It was just a rehearsal, a test of the upper limit of puppet fusion by the restrictions here."

"Your puppet did it, so it really got the puppet heart source, and it should belong to you. I have no chance to have these puppet heart sources."

"Thank you, Master."

Zhou Qing thanked him, feeling that he had undoubtedly gained the benefit for nothing.

After all, they had already agreed before coming that Taoist Tiemu would be responsible for helping him with all matters related to the puppet's advancement.

And everything in the land of inheritance belongs to Taoist Tiemu.

This is a very reasonable allocation.

But plans can't keep up with changes...

“What should I do next?”

"Another puppet will appear soon to fight with your puppet." Taoist Tiemu said, "Just now we were testing the potential of the puppets, and now we are testing their combat power. The puppet that will appear later will be at the level of Ksitigarbha."

"As long as your puppet can hold out in its hands for a while, it will pass the test."

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is the second small realm of the Earth Realm after the Netherworld.

As soon as Taoist Tiemu finished speaking, he saw a silver puppet walking out from the depths of the stone gate and arriving in front of the Six Spirit Earth Puppet in one step.

There is nothing much to say, the battle breaks out directly.

Although there were restrictions blocking them, Zhou Qing was able to directly witness the ferocity of the Earth Realm Puppet.

It is not realistic to let the Six Spirit Earth Puppets defeat that puppet now. After all, it was created by the Heavenly Puppet Master to guard the gate.

But if we can hold out for a while, there really won't be any problem.

This level was also passed successfully.

The light curtain on the stone gate disappeared and opened with a bang, but at the same time, the Six Spirit Puppets also disappeared together with the gatekeeper puppet.

Zhou Qing's heart suddenly tensed up and he looked at Taoist Tiemu.

The only Earth Realm combat force around him disappeared, and he was once again in an unprecedented weak state!

If Taoist Tiemu has ill intentions, this can be said to be the best time to take action.

He frowned slightly and said:

"This... I don't know what happened either. I only know the conditions for entering the door. This scene is not recorded in the inheritance I received."

"You'll know once you go in."

Taoist Tiemu walked in, and Zhou Qing did not fall behind.

Behind the stone gate is a passage, and after walking a few steps, you can see the second stone chamber.

This place is smaller than the previous stone chamber, but it contains many more things.

A stone statue stands in the middle, depicting an old man.

In front of the stone statue, there is a large stone table with a few things on it.

On both sides of the stone table stood two puppets, one silver and one gold. The silver one was the puppet that had just fought with the Six Spirit Puppets.

Behind the stone statue, there is a fire pool with flames rising in the pool, and a figure can be seen lying in the pool.

It's the Six Spirit Puppet.

Zhou Qing was anxious. My puppet was burned? "Pavilion Master, please take a look at the situation of the six spirit puppets."

Zhou Qing did not act rashly. The inheritance was happening in front of him, and he was afraid that any action he took would cause Taoist Tiemu to misunderstand him.

He believed that not only he was on guard along the way, but Taoist Tiemu was also on guard.

"Just be patient."

Taoist Tiemu walked behind the stone statue, explored it briefly, and looked at the scene in the fire pool. His expression suddenly became a little complicated.

"It has no problem. The current situation is not a bad thing for this puppet. On the contrary, it is a great thing."

?

Did I get benefits again?

Taoist Tiemu put away some of the things on the stone table and picked up something that was obviously a piece of letter to examine it.

That should be the last words left by the master who left his legacy here to his successor.

Zhou Qing did not show any behavior of spying on the will and the inherited treasures in order to avoid causing misunderstanding.

He didn't come here to compete with Taoist Tiemu for the inheritance.

Finally, after reading the will, Taoist Tiemu put it away, and Zhou Qing walked over.

He looked at the gold and silver puppets and said:

"The golden puppet seems to be stronger than the silver one?"

"Yes." Taoist Tiemu nodded.

“The gold puppet is at the level of Hou Tudi, and the silver puppet is at the level of Ksitigarbha.”

Houtudi, the third small realm of the Earth Realm, and above that is the pinnacle of the Earth Realm: Daluodi.

Zhou Qing asked curiously: "Is there no Heavenly Puppet here?"

"Master had it when he was alive, but it was destroyed in a battle before he died."

Have you already taken that dead strong man as your master?

However, since there once was a Heavenly Puppet, then this place was indeed left by a Heavenly Puppet Master.

Zhou Qing did not ask about other questions regarding inheritance.

"What's going on with the Six Spirit Puppet?"

"This is the puppet refining pool."

Taoist Tiemu said: "The last arrangement made by the master before his death is a good fortune for the inheritor. After the puppets here are opened and enter the puppet refining pool, they will be tempered and reborn."

"After your puppet comes out of the puppet refining pool, it will be upgraded to the level of Ksitigarbha. This is not a problem. This is just one of the benefits."

Zhou Qing was stunned. Such a great fortune...

It’s over. I can’t explain it now.

(End of this chapter)