Chapter 304 Verification of the Three Feet of Snow
The Way of the Puppet has three main branches.
Human puppets, iron puppets, and beast puppets!
It is classified according to materials, shape, and function. The variants of zombies are equivalent to earth-level puppets, while the heaven-level puppets are of the same lineage as the heaven-grade bloodline among monsters.
It has almost never appeared in this realm.
At best, you can only reach the fourth rank. This is the upper limit, and it's also because your skills aren't refined enough. Furthermore, you don't have the corpse of a Nascent Soul expert to create a puppet for you.
The Earthly Grudge Puppet is a top-tier puppet-making technique that Wang Yu obtained from the Earth Demon Old Ghost when he was still in Guiling. The best material is the active corpse of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
This Yellow Spring Demon Bone somewhat meets the requirements.
Lacking vitality might prevent advancement, but it doesn't mean it can't be refined; it just means much of its power has been lost. Wang Yu felt he needed to try his luck.
If he could master a fourth-tier puppet, even if it was only at the initial stage, it would bring about earth-shattering changes for him. After searching for a while, he finally found his target.
First, check the placement bar.
[Placement Slot 6: Earth Grudge Puppet Master's Scripture (Puppet Making/Secret Technique/Tier 3)]
"Earthly Grudge Puppet Master Scripture (0/100): Practice three times a day, and you can complete it in twenty years."
Wang Yu frowned.
A third-tier secret technique... Could it be used to create the Earthly Wraith Puppet described within? Or is this merely a figment of the creator's imagination?
After all, anyone can brag, and there's no responsibility involved.
I thought about it.
He didn't take it down yet, waiting for feedback from the placement panel to see the quality of this secret technique. Even if he wanted to refine a puppet, it wouldn't be a matter of a day or two.
I've reorganized my collection.
These newly acquired storage rings, like Wen Hua's, are difficult to handle.
Regarding Wen Hua's pill, Wang Yu has currently only transferred the Nascent Soul Pill formula and the Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng, among other materials, into the Sea Heart Ring.
He didn't touch anything else, including the eye-type magical artifact that had shown some power before.
The main concern is that the Yin-Yang Sect might find clues about him based on the channels through which he sells stolen goods. Ideally, Wen Hua's storage ring should be exchanged for spirit stones on the territory of the Yellow Springs Temple.
Similarly.
These spoils from the Zhuo family were not easy to deal with. Wang Yu inspected the contents and burned all the items that seemed to have tracking capabilities.
It was removed last.
That white robe worn on the Yellow Springs Demon Bone.
【Magic Robe】A category of magic items, which can be armor, but its effects are generally not outstanding among items of the same tier.
Its greater function is actually to amplify the supernatural powers and spells originating from the wearer; the effect of a top-tier magic robe is no less than that of a magic weapon of the same level.
Wang Yu infused it with his divine sense, leaving an imprint, and began to refine it with his magic power, finally obtaining a lot of information from it.
This garment is named—【Three Feet of Snow】!
The cold-attribute robe not only suited the cultivators of the Yellow Springs Temple, but also suited him, Wang, very well. Its original grade was fourth-grade superior.
Due to battle damage and decay over time, only the third-tier low-grade is currently left. This isn't a big problem, as long as it hasn't turned into dust, it can all be repaired!
As for what it was worn by the corpse...
He has no taboos; as long as it brings benefits, it is auspicious.
Moreover, this item has only dropped in grade, so it's easier to restore than to forge a fourth-grade magic robe, not to mention that it's a high-grade fourth-grade one, which is extremely rare!
This garment is a typical ancient style.
It is pure white with silver patterns, and the straight hem and the slightly longer back hem below the buttocks are all tattered. There is also a hole torn by a sharp claw at the lower back.
Its appearance is still rough for now. Some small gaps can be slowly restored with the help of magic, but the big hole needs to be repaired.
Top-grade silk with ice properties should suffice; I'll keep that in mind.
One hour later.
Based on Zhuo Jie's memory and using the Mysterious Technique of Ten Thousand Miles of Trails, Wang Yu found a new tomb, which was not a palace built on the ground.
It was actually the entrance to the underground palace!
Most of the cultivators' tombs were built by themselves, and their scale and style were much more magnificent than those of the emperors in Wang Yu's previous life. Some even had special decorations.
certainly.
Those qualified to build tombs are usually those with considerable power behind them and high status; otherwise, they wouldn't even be able to protect their own corpses. Placing the tomb in a secret spatial realm is quite a grand gesture.
Now that we've seen the actual tomb, and considering the circumstances we encountered before...
He suspected that the Yellow Spring Demon Bone was likely the tomb guardian of the [Nether Spring White Bone Path], and that something must have happened to cause this secret tomb to be abandoned.
For example, the strange spirit puppet he encountered.
Zhuo Wenshi and that array master were most likely to have entered this underground tomb. This time, Wang Yu did not follow them, but instead released the Taiyin Sha Corpse and the Thunder Corpse.
Hidden in the misty atmosphere, their natural harmony made them feel right at home. Wang Yu's figure gradually became transparent and disappeared at the entrance.
Waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump!
…………
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Inside the nameless underground palace.
Zhuo Wenshi stared at the middle-aged array master and pointed to a coffin.
"Go and open it."
"Ah, me?"
After the middle-aged array master's moment of stunned silence.
His aggrieved expression was mixed with a hint of annoyance as he said indignantly, "Miss Zhuo, aren't you going a bit too far?"
"From before entering the secret realm, I broke through every restriction and formation I encountered along the way."
"Which of the spiritual materials harvested in front of this underground palace wasn't taken by you?"
"Make this clear: I am a guest retainer of the Zhuo family, not a slave!"
Seeing this, Zhuo Wenshi remained silent, pointed at the coffin, and raised her delicate chin, causing the middle-aged array master to blush.
"snort--
"Fine, I'll go!"
As they approached the coffin, the array master carefully examined the patterns on it, then used his divine sense to form a transparent mesh and carefully affixed it.
After pondering for a while, I finally arrived at the tail end of the coffin.
He tapped the ground with his fingers, then took out a whole bunch of tools, poking here and there for a long time before finally nodding to Zhuo Wenshi.
"The outermost layer of restrictions has been removed, but we don't know if there's anything wrong with what's inside. It's best not to touch it lightly; we'll check it first."
"knew."
As the outermost coffin was opened, a slightly smaller coffin was revealed to the two. Upon seeing this, the array master scratched his head and continued to decipher the puzzle.
Repeat this process twice.
The third layer is finally the actual coffin.
After pushing open the cover, Zhuo Wenshi's eyes lit up.
"This is the tomb of a cultivator from the Yellow Springs. This item should be Yellow Springs crystallization, a natural material that can only be formed from a third-tier corpse. What a treasure!"
The middle-aged array master stealthily retreated, then stomped his right foot hard.
His expression was quite pleased.
Immediately afterwards, the tomb chamber deep within the underground palace began to tremble, and a piece of broken stone suddenly fell from the entrance where the two had entered, causing turbid yellow water droplets to seep out from the surrounding walls.
The corrosive odor unique to the underworld began to spread.
Zhuo Wenshi's expression darkened as he stared at the middle-aged array master.
"Heh, I knew you had something going on, but I didn't expect you to be so patient. Tell me! Who sent you to infiltrate the Zhuo family?"
You know?
The middle-aged array master couldn't help but sneer.
"How could you possibly see through my perfect disguise and still let it go..."
He stopped talking as he was speaking.
The reason is simple: Zhuo Wenshi had been too much of a pressure on him along the way, and several times she had adopted a "do or die" attitude. Even the Zhuo family had gone too far.
"So what if I know?"
"I've already triggered the restrictions on the underground palace and tomb. Now you can enjoy the anti-tomb-raiding restrictions set up by the ancient overlord, hahaha~"
The middle-aged array master stubbornly said a few words and stomped his foot.
The tomb was deathly silent.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Stop stomping, or you'll crush the tombstone."
The middle-aged array master was utterly bewildered. He stopped looking at Zhuo Wenshi and muttered to himself, "How is this possible... Why didn't my Earth Array runes work?"
then.
He suddenly looked up, revealing a pair of eyes filled with murderous intent.
"You bitch! What did you do to my array patterns?!"
"You're already in such a hurry?"
Zhuo Wenshi pointed to the special mechanism on the four walls where water droplets seeped in and turned into jets of water, and a look of satisfaction finally appeared on her fair and beautiful face.
He reached into the coffin and took all the treasures before speaking.
Even if you don't say it, I can guess who you are.
"Zhuo Shouqing, right? There's another one of your men outside. You should kill Zhuo Jie and Zhuo Yu."
"But... how can you be so sure I don't have the means to confirm their fate? And how dare you take the initiative to attack me?"
The middle-aged array master didn't want to hear these things.
He was indeed Zhuo Shouqing's man, but his mission was merely to stall for time until Wang Yu arrived at the entrance to the secret realm.
Who knew the other party never came? With their lives threatened, they had no choice but to open the gate to the secret realm and barely managed to survive until now.
Furthermore, due to the oppression he experienced along the way, he harbored murderous intent towards Zhuo Wenshi. He tested her multiple times along the way and, upon discovering that she truly did not understand the Dao of Fighting, this scene unfolded.
Now it seems that it was all this woman's scheme.
He played the role!
—Damn it!!!
Seeing that the Yellow Springs Corrosive Water was about to spread after the prohibition was triggered, the middle-aged array master quickly flew up and glared fiercely at Zhuo Wenshi.
"Since that's the case, then let's die together, formation..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhuo Wenshi flew to the entrance blocked by the Dragon-Slaying Stone, smiled and waved to him, seemingly making a silent mouth gesture.
The figure vanished into the Dragon-Slaying Stone.
Those are his earth-based array patterns!
"No--"
But as he rushed over, the sudden burst of restrictions on the Dragon-Slaying Stone sent him flying backward, crashing into the Yellow Springs' Bone-Corroding Water.
In an instant, the flesh melted away, revealing the stark white bones.
No matter how agonizingly he screamed, there was no response, until the murky yellow poisonous water filled the tomb...
This "Yellow Spring Bone-Corroding Water" is a poisonous water prepared using a secret method. It is made by extracting certain substances from the real Yellow Spring water and then mixing them with bone-corroding poison.
It has an extremely strong ability to restrain flesh and blood creatures.
This item also exists in the current Huangquan Temple, but in much smaller quantities.
It is said that in their hands, this water can also become a material for cultivating a top-level supernatural power.
After leaving, Zhuo Wenshi did not return to collect the corpse of the array master.
Using the earth-traversing array, she returned to the surface, having already strayed from the entrance to the underground palace.
(End of this chapter)
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