Chapter 30 Win-win Cooperation This is an ancient building that seems to have been shaped by time...
This is an ancient palace that seems to have been forgotten by time. At the top is a towering stone throne, carved with complex totems and symbols, exuding an ancient and mysterious atmosphere.
On the throne was a huge stone sculpture. Its facial features were blurred, but everyone knew that this was Venerable Quinine.
His clothes were of ancient style, gorgeous and complicated, inlaid with various gems, shining like the bright stars in the night sky.
The walls of the hall were constructed of solid jade, cool and smooth to the touch. Carved upon them were various puppets: combat, defensive, auxiliary, curse... The variety was so vast it was dizzying.
The inheritance of the cultivation continent has never been broken, but there have never been so many types of puppets.
But when you think about the Venerable Quinin, who is known as the first master of puppets, it makes sense.
The puppets he made were world-famous, mysterious, and it was normal for them to be different from others.
Those puppets seemed to be integrated with the wall, yet they looked like living creatures, lifelike, and more like real people than the combat puppets seen before.
If you stare at them for too long, you'll inevitably have the illusion that these puppets will walk down from the wall.
In addition to these, there were two other people in the hall. Wei Mubai nodded to them and helped Xu Hui sit down aside.
Lei Xiao was surprised to see them suddenly appear, "Are you injured?"
Wei Mubai nodded, "Something unexpected happened."
"What accident?" Mu Yuan was originally meditating with his eyes closed, but he opened his eyes upon hearing this and looked carefully, as if evaluating the truthfulness of his words.
What kind of accident could this cave that tests Qi Refining cultivators cause to him, a Jindan stage cultivator?
Mu Yuan is determined to win this year's genius competition, but he is not arrogant. There are four people he cares about: Wei Mubai, Lei Xiao, Wen Jingchi, the sixth son of the Wen family, and Gong Yang Jue, the eleventh son of the Gong Yang family.
They were all geniuses who had become famous at a young age. Their cultivation was not much different from his, and they were not lacking in character and ability, and were on par with him.
If he wants to win the championship, he must give it his all.
But unexpectedly, Wei Mubai was injured here. Is it true?
Mu Yuan frowned slightly. He was not happy that Wei Mubai was injured.
As a genius, he has his own pride and only wants to win over others fairly and lead the Mu family to another peak, instead of letting others get hurt accidentally and his victory be unfair!
Understanding the pride in his heart, Wei Mubai shook his head slightly, "It's not serious, just rest for a few days."
As for any accident, there was no mention of it.
The two of them were tactful. Thinking about the unexpected events that occurred after entering the Quining Cave this time, they understood what kind of opportunity they had encountered.
It’s no wonder they thought so, because that’s how they were teleported to this hall.
Lei Xiao spoke first, "The Kuining Cave Mansion has been under development for so long, and there have never been any accidents. This hall has also never appeared in the world. Could this be a test from the Kuining Master?"
"Are you talking about inheritance?" Mu Yuan fell into deep thought. This was very likely. Looking around, he saw that everything here was related to puppets. The inheritance must be something like puppetry.
"Since I have the opportunity to meet you, I will not refuse!" Lei Xiao said with a smile.
Mu Yuan didn't say anything, but the determination in his eyes showed that he would never give in.
Wei Mubai nodded slightly, but the formation he had just sketched flashed through his mind. If it was just a method of making puppets, it would not be worth his trouble.
The Wei family has passed down the art of alchemy, so it would be nice to have a puppet, but it doesn't matter if you don't have one.
But if it is a formation that can continuously produce energy to repair puppets, it cannot be taken lightly.
Puppets are like spiritual weapons. In addition to the production method, they also require materials and personnel. Refining them is definitely not simple and requires a lot of manpower and material resources.
Most people in the Wei family focus on refining pills and do not have extra manpower to refine puppets.
But that formation does not require many people. Even if the puppets trained are of low level, it is still a terrifying puppet army. Once someone obtains it, it is bound to break the existing balance.
With these endless puppets, isn't it natural to develop the ambition to dominate the entire world of cultivation?
A faint light flashed in Wei Mubai's eyes, so quickly that no one noticed. When he looked up again, he was still the cold and calm Mr. Zhuozhuo.
"It seems that the inheritance has not yet been opened. Either there are not enough people, or they are waiting for a specific person," he analyzed.
The other two also saw this clearly, but they were not the kind of people who gave up easily. With the inheritance of a venerable in front of them, there was no reason for them to retreat without fighting for it.
Even if there is a specific candidate for the inheritance, it does not prevent them from giving it a try. Maybe they can turn the tide?
Things like seizing opportunities are unknown until the final result comes out, so you can still give it a try.
The three of them have their own thoughts, but compared to outsiders, they trust the people they regard as opponents more.
"How about we work together?" Lei Xiao smiled. "Cousin and Cousin Mu?"
Yes, it is normal for the ten major families to intermarry. The daughter of the sixth elder of the Wei family married the head of the Lei family, who is Lei Xiao's mother.
The Sixth Elder is the twelfth uncle of the head of the Wei family. The reason why he is the Sixth Elder is that after reaching the out-of-body stage, he will take on the position of elder and assist the head of the Wei family in managing the huge Wei family, and will step down when he reaches the Mahayana stage.
Of course, if there is a suitable junior to take over, you can also step down early.
Elder is a position, not an individual.
The current Sixth Elder is of extraordinary intelligence and is very suitable for managing general affairs, so he took over the position of elder early on.
From the perspective of blood relationship, the head of the Wei family and the mistress of the Lei family are cousins and have a very close relationship.
The Lei family and the Mu family also have an alliance through marriage. Although they are not in the main branch, they are also direct descendants of the side branch. The talented female disciples occupy an important position in the family.
For the sake of your elders, it is only natural to call them cousins to show your closeness.
It’s just a marriage, and sometimes they are of the same blood, but competition is inevitable.
Marriage is just a means to ensure that the two sides will not fight each other and to benefit those outside the aristocratic families.
Of course, it is also because the disciples of the top ten families are more outstanding and are familiar with each other, so it is normal for them to fall in love with each other.
Each family has a large number of people. In addition to intermarriages with other families, there are also affiliated families under the marriage, independent cultivators, and powerful people who join the head of the family.
With a large population and a broad foundation, naturally all aspects will be present.
So this marriage is important, but not that important.
The three are rivals, but at certain times, they can unite against the outside world!
Therefore, Lei Xiao's proposal did not surprise the other two.
Wei Mubai said simply, "I accompanied my fiancée to the trial. As soon as I entered, I found something wrong. I was isolated in a place, but I could see her training process through a water mirror. She was teleported to a strange independent space, where the spiritual power recovery speed is more than four times that outside."
Hearing this, Mu Yuan and Lei Xiao looked at each other and couldn't help but look at Xu Hui who was in a coma. They had never heard of this situation before!
Wei Mubai leaned slightly to prevent them from looking at him, and continued, "She practiced my family's inherited 'Qian Kun Sword Technique' and gradually gained the upper hand in the battle against the puppets. Those puppets with fixed movements were of little help to her, so I placed some spirit beasts in a cave and let her fight them. During the battle, the sword energy split the wall, revealing the puppet warehouse behind it."
"Warehouse?" Lei Xiao was surprised.
"Yes, endless!" Wei Mubai nodded. "There were too many. I could only take her to escape, but I was trapped in the formation. I could only get out by killing those puppets, so I got a little injured."
This was half true and half false, but the degree of danger was clearly explained, and all the puppets were dispatched, so we had to take it seriously.
"That shouldn't be the case. They're all in the Qi Refining stage..." Lei Xiao was about to explain when he realized something was wrong. "There's a Jindan stage puppet?"
Wei Mubai nodded, "Yes!"
This is true. After Xu Hui was teleported, he also entered a cave where there were fifty Jindan-stage puppets. It took some effort to kill them all.
Mu Yuan and Lei Xiao looked at each other, ecstasy and determination flashing in their eyes.
If it was just puppetry at the Qi Refining stage, then for a family like theirs, it would be dispensable, just a small magic trick for the head of the family.
To be honest, the aristocratic families have collections of various low-level skills and techniques in the world of cultivation, including low-level puppetry techniques, so it is not worth being interested in.
But if there are puppets in the Foundation Establishment Stage and Golden Core Stage, it will be completely different. They are good combat power and life-saving talismans.
Just think about it, although you are just one person, you carry several Jindan-stage puppets on your body, which is equivalent to having a few more Jindan-stage thugs, doubling your safety.
Wei Mubai naturally knew that if this news was revealed, it would make them even more covetous, but there was a trade-off. If he wanted to keep the replica of the formation a secret, he would have to pay something, otherwise they would become suspicious.
As expected, this news made both of them feel that Wei Mubai was being honest. Without hesitation, they told him their own experiences. "My situation was different from yours. I was teleported into a cave and attacked by thirty-six puppets in a Five Thunder Star Fighting Formation, which was perfect for my physical training. I didn't resist and stayed in there for a long time before I broke out."
After listening to this, Mu Yuan also talked about his own experience. "What I encountered was a hallucinogenic puppet. It set up a large illusion formation, combining the real and the fake, and switching freely. Although the grade was not high, it was extremely difficult to deal with."
He was good at refining weapons and had little understanding of formations, especially this kind of strange formation that could switch between illusion and reality at will, which he had never encountered before.
"It seems that the situation we encountered is completely different from those who entered the Kuining Cave Mansion for training in the past. It is very likely that the Kuining Master is selecting a suitable successor."
"Yes, I wonder how many different people there are. Let's join forces and distribute the inheritance according to the old rules?"
The so-called old rules are a distribution method in which the big families unite and cooperate to exclude others. Each of them swears an oath by the way of heaven and then executes it as required.
If someone breaks the contract, Heaven will punish them. Being hurt is the most basic thing, and the foundation will be destroyed, making it impossible to make further progress.
"Yes!" Mu Yuan immediately threw out a scroll made of special materials, took out a special brush, and wrote the contents of the contract on it with a few strokes.
Basically, three people work together to fight the enemy and seize the inheritance. If one person succeeds, he will take half of the inheritance content he has learned, carve it into a jade slip and hand it over to the other two.
Wei Mubai and Lei Xiao took a quick look and signed their names if there was no problem.
After that, they continued to wait. "How long do we have to wait? Counting the days, there's only half a month left until we compete in the Tianjiao Competition. If it takes too long, I can't wait any longer."
As the young master of the Lei family, he must participate in the Tianjiao Competition!
Mu Yuan is in the same situation as him. As for Wei Mubai, since Wei Muheng had already won the championship once in the previous session, it would be understandable for him not to go if the benefits of Quining Cave Mansion were greater.
Wei Mubai turned his head and looked towards the entrance, "No, the person is already here."
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