Chapter 231: Chapter 200 Puppet_l

The servants who came to welcome me were not living beings, but a series of puppets.

The appearance of these puppets leaves Xu Mu at a loss for words.

Models like those with human heads and beastly bodies, those with three heads and six arms were tolerable, even ones that are covered with heads or arms could be somewhat acceptable.

But, what’s the intention behind creating these puppets with tentacles all over their bodies?

Is it to disgust the opponent to death?

Xu Mu thought to himself indignantly.

Though he has seen a lot over the years, these bizarre puppets are something he has witnessed for the first time.

The strength of these puppets is not significant, most of them at the tier three & four level, comparable to the Qi Cultivation Late Stage and the initial Foundation Establishment phase.

These puppets, at their level, are not even qualified to be expendable to him. He doesn’t understand why the woman in front of him would create so many of them, instead of recruiting a few practical Qi Cultivators.

As if she read his thoughts, the woman explained, “I made these puppets to play around when I get extremely bored. If you like them, I can give you a few!” “Thank you for your kind offer!” Xu Mu refused, “No need!”

He couldn’t appreciate these abstract puppets at all, taking them back with him might get him laughed to death.

“Why have you become so reserved?”

Seeing Xu Mu’s reaction, the woman giggled and teased him.

“You used to take the initiative!”

Those were incidents from several decades ago, don’t make things up!

Xu Mu felt frustrated. In the past, he only teased others. He never expected that one day he would be the one who got teased.

The woman only stopped teasing Xu Mu after a while. She waved her hand to dismiss the puppets in front of them and led Xu Mu alone into the palace.

The corridor was empty. Apart from occasionally encountering a bizarre, inferior puppet, Xu Mu didn’t see a single living being, not even an animal.

Though he was curious, Xu Mu did not ask further.

The more he interacted with her, the more he sensed her extraordinariness. The less he probed, the better, as knowing more could lead to a quicker death.

After walking for a while, the woman stopped in front of a stone door. This was the deepest part of the palace. The woman used a specific hand Jue to open the stone door.

The space inside was not large, only about ten square meters in area. The walls were covered with formation talisman, densely packed, enough to make one dizzy at a single glance.

“Stand in the middle!” she commanded.

“Can I decline, elder?”

Seeing this room, Xu Mu was beset with some unpleasant memories. He had a feeling that no good would come from going in.

“You may!”

The woman surprisingly nodded with a smile.

But before Xu Mu could rejoice, she continued, “You can leave now. I definitely won’t stop you. But forget about your daughter! I quite like the child. She can stay with me from now on!”

II II

Damn!

This is a blatant threat, but Xu Mu couldn’t disagree!

“I was just joking! Please don’t take it seriously, elder!”

Forcing a smile, Xu Mu stepped into the room and stood in the center of the formation.

“That’s more like it! Why would I, your elder, wish to hurt you? Hehe!”

The woman giggled and quickly made the Jue. In the room, countless talismans lit up.

A terrifying aura emanated from her body, converging into a leaf-shaped seal in the air. This seal then fell onto Xu Mu’s chest and melted in.

“It’s done!”

The woman heaved a sigh, as if this had cost her quite a bit of energy.

Xu Mu didn’t rush to inspect the seal. Instead, he exited the room first.

“Can the elder tell me what the matter is now?”

“No rush, I’ll explain everything once the others arrive.”

“Others?”

Xu Mu frowned. Does this mean more people were involved in this mission?

The woman didn’t divulge more, so he didn’t dare to probe further.

“Could the elder allow me to see my daughter first?”

He wanted to ensure Xu Ling’s safety first.

“You can!”

The woman clapped her hands, and a white cat-like puppet suddenly jumped out from the darkness, stretched lazily, and let out a cat’s cry.

“Follow Little White, he will take you there!”

“Meow!”

With that, the woman’s figure disappeared into thin air. The puppet cat, stepping elegantly, walked towards a certain direction.

Xu Mu hesitated for a moment before following.

The lights in the corridor lit up one by one as they moved.

In this way, after traversing several corridors, they stopped in front of a hall dominated by gigantic, python-like roots.

“Meow!”

The puppet cat called out towards the hall.

The roots throbbed and slowly revealed two figures buried within.

A man and a woman, with eyes slightly closed, they looked as if they were asleep.

It was Xu Ling and Zhang Yu!

Energy surged within Xu Mu’s body, he instantly wanted to make a move.

But in the end, reason overruled impulse.

He merely used his Divine Intent to confirm that they both still had vital signs.

“Meow!”

The cat-like puppet yelled out again, and the roots wriggled, burying the two figures again.

It looked at Xu Mu and continued to walk forward. Xu Mu was not sure what this puppet intended to do, his eyes flickered for a moment, but he ultimately followed it obediently.

After making numerous turns and walking over a thousand meters, the puppet cat finally came to a halt. The door in front of them opened automatically, revealing the room within.

It was a simply decorated cultivation room, but the Spiritual Energy inside was extremely dense, comparable to the top-class cave dwelling he once lived in.

The walls around were covered with a large number of defensive runes.

“It seems she wants me to wait here!”

Xu Mu immediately guessed her intention and obediently went in.

Living under another’s roof, one must bow their head.

After he went in, the door automatically closed. The puppet cat, continuing its elegant gait, turned and left.

The corridor’s lamps were extinguished one by one as the puppet cat left.

When the outside became silent, Xu Mu took out the tools needed to construct formations from his storage bag. He first set up several layers of isolation and defensive arrays in the room. When he felt somewhat safer, he began to inspect the seal on his chest.

Under his Divine Intent’s detection, this seal appeared just like a mass of warm energy. It didn’t erode his body but stayed quietly on his chest.

Xu Mu tried to penetrate it with his Divine Intent, but was blocked each time. No matter how hard he tried, it was in vain.

“Her methods are far too superior, not something I can deal with right now!”

Xu Mu couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.

It had been a long time since he had felt so helpless.

“I wonder what’s going on? Will there be danger?”

In order to ensure his safety, Xu Mu began to organize his belongings so that he would not panic when the critical moment arrived.

The first were the only two magic artifacts he possessed, the Purple Cloud Handkerchief and Red Thread Ball. One was for defense, the other for attack and control. After years of cultivation, he could make use of these two artifacts easily.

The benefit of using magic artifacts was that they were versatile, efficient, and straightforward!

Next were a large number of talismans. Most of them were tier six, a few were tier seven, but there were none of tier eight or nine.

Such level of talismans were rare, and Xu Mu didn’t have any in stock.

Besides, there were various pills, Spirit Stones, and array formation tools.

After arranging all of his possessions, Xu Mu opened the system to continue his upgrade. This time he upgraded his Divine Skills.

[Divine Skill-Devouring Heaven +1000!]

[Divine Skill-Devouring Heaven +1000!]

[Divine Skill-Devouring Heaven +1000!]

[Tier Nine Divine Skill-Devouring Heaven; Transcendent 0/0]!

“I hope this will not disappoint me!”