Lan Hua thought of all the sects in the Half-Heaven Realm in her mind, and the only one directly related to mechanical arts was the Gongshu family, which she had never encountered before.
The Gongshu family was not only skilled in mechanical arts but also in forging, which is why they also crafted special arrows for the Lü family, a renowned family of archers.
"This mechanical man is most likely related to the Gongshu family!"
Lan Hua approached the mechanical man.
Although the latter had lost its power, its damaged body was still struggling to move, like a severely injured person trying to survive.
"What an amazing mechanical robot, it's made like the Terminator."
The outer shell is so hard, no wonder it couldn't be pierced by the invisible arrow. If it weren't for the talisman arrow, we probably wouldn't have been able to defeat them so quickly!
Just as Lan Hua turned to leave, a green light emanated from the chest and abdomen of a mechanical man, catching his attention.
"Hmm? Could this be the power source for the mechanical beings?"
Lan Hua paused, hesitated for a moment, and then took out a green crystal the size of a duck egg from the hole.
"This crystal is somewhat different from spirit stones; could it be a spirit essence?"
Lan Hua was overjoyed and carefully examined the spirit, finding it to be of extraordinary level.
"Judging by its appearance, it's most likely a high-grade spirit essence; this is worth a lot of money!"
He then muttered to himself, "Although this spirit contains a lot of spiritual energy, it definitely can't withstand the use of such a powerful move. There should be more than one spirit among these mechanical figures!"
Lan Hua made another move and, sure enough, pulled out five more round, plump spirit stones.
"Six spirit stones form the power source for the mechanical robot; that's about right!"
Lan Hua showed no mercy, hollowing out the bodies of the remaining five mechanical figures and reaping a rich harvest.
"Once I leave Tianyuan Cave, I will use the Yuanli Furnace to refine these spiritual essences, obtain pure Yuanli, and then absorb it, so that not a single bit of this spiritual energy will be wasted!"
Lan Hua's cultivation level has improved rapidly, thanks in large part to the Yuanli Furnace.
The spiritual energy in the Half-Heaven Realm is relatively abundant, and every once in a while, it will gather a furnace of Yuan Power, which will help him increase his cultivation.
"So we've passed this hurdle?"
Lan Hua muttered to herself and arrived at the edge of the large pit in the center of the space.
Looking at the corpse lying below, he frowned and decided to go down and investigate more carefully.
Arriving beside a dead powerful figure, Lan Hua remained cautious, only half-crouching.
There were no fatal wounds on the body; the only serious injury was to the shoulder, caused by a beam of light from the mechanical manipulator.
"That's strange. The injury was serious, but it wasn't fatal. Why did this person just disappear without a trace?"
"Is there something fishy going on here?"
Lan Hua refused to believe it and stripped the corpse naked, examining it closely until she finally found something suspicious on the thigh.
On the corpse's thigh, there was an extremely small pinhole, which was the result of a hidden weapon fired by the mechanical man.
"Could this hidden weapon also contain a deadly poison?"
Lan Hua examined the man's complexion and found that he did not appear to have been poisoned.
Following the traces of the battle, Lan Hua found a hidden weapon, about the size of an embroidery needle, stuck in the ground.
Lan Hua wrapped her right hand with a cloth, pulled out the hidden weapon, which was clean and odorless.
"There are too many suspicious points here, let's keep this under wraps for now!"
Just then, a loud bang shook the entire cave, sending countless stones and dust flying.
"Hmm, there's something going on outside, let's go check it out!"
Lan Hua leaped lightly out of the pit and then darted towards the cave entrance.
Once outside the cave, the outside was bright; we had arrived between two cliffs.
Before him was an extremely long and straight mountain path, as if it had been cleaved out by a single blade.
Touching the stone wall, the surface was extremely smooth, just like a cut.
"Damn, this mountain path is so deep and so long, it couldn't have really been carved out with swords and blades, could it?"
Despite her feelings of regret, Lan Hua kept moving and quickly arrived at the scene of the incident.
Two people were lying on the ground, covered in blood. One of them was in the worst condition, having lost an arm.
Not far from the two was a large pit, with a lot of metal lying inside and outside the pit.
It looked like it had fallen from the mechanical doll, but Lan Hua couldn't see any trace of the doll.
"How are you two?"
Those with severe injuries remain silent, their chests heaving rapidly.
This person's primordial spirit has been damaged, which is extremely bad.
Lan Hua pointed a finger at the man's chest and channeled a stream of Yuan energy into him, which temporarily stabilized his injuries.
"Thank you, young friend, I feel much better!"
Lan Hua also channeled a wisp of Yuan energy into the other person, and the three of them began to talk.
The one with minor injuries was named Ruan Yu, and the one who lost an arm was named Li Feng.
The reason the two were so badly injured was because the mechanical manipulator self-destructed.
"Self-destruct?" Lan Hua was taken aback.
Ruan Yu smiled wryly and said, "This mechanical man is really amazing. Although he doesn't have any armor, his sturdiness is almost on par with that of a precious armor."
However, the mechanical man was a bit slow, and we beat him to a pulp using guerrilla tactics.
To our surprise, the mechanical man suddenly self-destructed, and we two, unable to avoid it, perished!
The fact that the mechanical man would self-destruct was truly unexpected for the three of them.
Lan Hua asked, "Who invented these mechanical figures?"
“It’s definitely the Gongshu family!” Li Feng said through gritted teeth.
"Such ingenious and exquisite mechanical arts are unparalleled in the Half-Heaven Realm, apart from the Gongshu family!"
Lan Hua nodded slightly, thinking to herself that it was exactly what she had thought.
"But as you said, no matter how well these mechanical puppets are made or how strong they are, their movement techniques still can't keep up with ours. Why have so many powerful people fallen?"
Ruan Yu sighed, "The mechanical man's hidden weapons are truly formidable. Although they are small, they are quite heavy."
With the aid of mechanisms, its power is considerable, making it difficult to defend against, and it seems to be coated with a strange poison.
Several people hastily dodged the beams of light from the mechanical puppets, but were accidentally injured by hidden weapons and quickly fell unconscious, thus losing their lives!
"Poisoning?"
Lan Hua muttered to herself, "It only makes the victim unconscious. Could it be that, like that red snake, it's a kind of strange poison that specifically targets the nervous system?"
"Hmm, maybe it's the same poison!"
Lan Hua seemed to have grasped a key point, and then asked, "Now that you two are seriously injured, what are your plans?"
Li Feng said bitterly, "Of course we have to keep moving forward. We've come this far, there's no turning back!"
Ruan Yu said, "Young Hero Lan, there's no need to wait for us. Go ahead on your own. Perhaps a smooth road lies ahead, and the Heavenly Origin Fruit awaits you!"
After a moment's thought, Lan Hua agreed with Ruan Yu's idea.
Both of them were seriously injured. Tianyuan Cave was already dangerous, and if he forced them to come along, he would probably suffer as a result.
"Take care, both of you. I'll be waiting for you at the end!"
After saying that, Lan Hua continued walking along the mountain path and soon disappeared into the new underground space.
Not long after Lan Hua left, several vines suddenly appeared on the mountain path, baring their fangs and claws, sweeping towards Ruan Yu and Li Feng.
The two were already seriously injured, and after only a short time of barely managing to fight back, they were entangled by the vines.
The vines were covered with thorns, which pierced into their bodies.
"ah!"
The two screamed, and then fell silent.
Then, two orbs of light flew out from their bodies and disappeared into the vines, and the mountain path immediately became calm.
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