Chapter 113: The Game within the Game [5K for monthly tickets and subscription] They were two wolf-shaped puppets made of second-level spiritual wood. Their cultivation was comparable to the initial stage of foundation building, and each of them carried several wolf-fang magic weapons. This surprised Ye Linyuan a little. The cost of a puppet at the foundation-building stage was not low. The two puppets in front of him used at least dozens of spiritual materials. Among these spiritual materials, the lowest one is of the first-order rare treasure level, and its core components and shells are all made of solid second-order low-grade materials. The cost of such a puppet is probably no less than three thousand spirit stones, and the market price is no less than ten thousand spirit stones. It is dozens of times more expensive than a second-level inferior spiritual weapon. Ten thousand spirit stones in exchange for a combat power at the early stage of foundation building, although it is a bit expensive, this deal is still very cost-effective for ordinary foundation building sects. After all, the annual salary of a foundation-building cultivator for fifty years is no less than ten thousand spirit stones. However, few forces would purchase foundation-building puppets, because foundation-building puppets are more likely to have backdoors, and no one wants the puppet they bought with their own money to betray them one day. Secondly, repairing and maintaining puppets, replacing and upgrading parts require a second-level puppeteer. If there is no second-level puppeteer, it will be a huge loss after purchasing it. To sum up, most puppets are used by puppeteers themselves, or traded within sects and forces, and are rarely sold on the market.

But no matter what, this kind of puppet at the foundation-building level is not something that an ordinary foundation-building cultivator can produce. At this moment, seeing the help of the puppet, Jiuqu Linghe breathed a sigh of relief and said, "With the help of the foundation-building puppet, we can at least resist you for a period of time. This period of time is enough for Jiaoyue Shell to complete its transformation." "I advise you not to waste your energy. It is better to retreat now." "Is it?" Minghuang Jianzi's face turned cold. He suddenly drew out his sword and slashed down towards the Taiyin Soul-Captivating Formation. In an instant, a war between the two sides was about to break out. Minghuang Jianzi fought against the two foundation-building puppets and the Nine-Curved Spirit Crane alone, but he was still in an absolute upper hand. Fortunately, this Taiyin Shehua Formation also has a certain defensive capability, and under the stimulation of the Nine-Curved Spirit Crane, it can barely resist for a while. "As long as we hold on for a little longer, the Moonlight Shell will complete its transformation." Jiuqu Linghe was extremely nervous at this moment. On one hand, he activated the formation to fight against Minghuang Jianzi, and on the other hand, he kept an eye on the Jiaoyue Shell at all times. But at this moment, a bright light suddenly appeared behind him. When he was caught off guard, a black nail filled with murderous aura broke through the air and stabbed directly into his heart. Jiuqu Linghe managed to avoid the vital points by instinct, but was still pierced through the chest by the attack, leaving a nearly fatal wound in his lungs. "what--" The Nine-Curved Spirit Crane let out a painful howl, looked back at Su Shaoyu in disbelief, and revealed a look of great anger. But after each black nail pierced through his chest, it flew back to Su Shaoyu's hands and hovered. "Black Heart Nail." "Su Shaoyu, why did you betray me?" Its face was filled with shock and an expression of disbelief. He knew that there was a traitor in Qinghe Immortal Sect. He had suspected the ten elders and even almost everyone, but he had never suspected Su Shaoyu.

Because Su Shaoyu was raised by him, and the superior martial arts that Su Shaoyu practiced, the Cang Hai Chang Jing Juan, was also obtained by him at a huge price. Such a person is the first genius of Qinghe Immortal Sect in hundreds of years, and is also the hope for the rise of Qinghe Immortal Sect in the next few hundred years. Why and what reason did he have to betray himself? Disappointment, confusion, anger, disbelief, all kinds of emotions surged in his heart, making Jiuqu Linghe even forget his near fatal injuries. "You chose it yourself." Su Shaoyu spoke calmly, his face lacking the sharpness of the past, and instead revealed a hint of indescribable indifference. At the same time, after a sound of breaking air, Minghuang Jianzi had torn a hole in the formation, and then walked in calmly. The Minghuang swordsman was dressed in a golden robe, like the Minghuang God strolling from the sky, and the golden light he emitted illuminated the entire ocean. He just stood there, and an invisible pressure swept over like a wave, making everyone present feel suffocated. "He's right, you made your own choice." Minghuang Jianzi spoke calmly and said calmly: "Do you still remember what happened in Tianjing Cave Mansion a year ago?" "Sky Whale Cave Mansion?" Jiuqu Linghe's expression suddenly changed, as if he suddenly remembered something and showed a look of disbelief. When Ye Linyuan heard this, he immediately guessed something. Thousands of years ago, there was a brilliant and talented cultivator in the Tianxing Sea. His name was Taoist Tianjing. His cultivation level was as high as the late Jindan realm. Even if you look at the entire southern Cangling Sea, he could be considered a top figure. Hundreds of years ago, Taoist Tianjing died and there has been no news of him since then. Until sixty years ago, the cave of Taoist Tianjing was revealed, which became an extremely sensational event in the Tianxing Sea. The Jiuqu Linghe immediately broke in to look for treasure, and eventually obtained two sets of superior skills left by Taoist Tianjing. But now it seems that this Taoist Tianjing's cave is most likely fake, and everything is just a trap set for him by Minghuang Jianzi. At this moment, he revealed an extremely bitter smile, and laughed wildly as if he had gone mad: "Hahahaha, so that's how it is, so that's how it is." "What a good plan, what a calculation! It turns out that all of this was just a trap set by you." At this moment, Jiuqu Linghe almost went completely crazy. An incredible sense of fate made it difficult for him to breathe. It turned out that he had no chance of winning from the beginning to the end, and everything was just within Minghuang Jianzi's calculations. All the calculations he thought were successful and the glimmer of hope he thought of were actually just a slight illusion deliberately given to him by Minghuang Jianzi. "Grandfather, you taught me." "The world of immortal cultivation is full of intrigues and deceptions. If you want to live a better life, you must learn to be ruthless and cruel." Su Shaoyu spoke calmly, but the coldness in his words made people feel cold in their hearts. He did not look at Jiuqu Linghe again, but looked at Minghuang Jianzi and said, "Senior, the Sky Whale Stone you promised me."

"Since we have an appointment, I will not miss you." Minghuang Jianzi opened his mouth and casually threw a crystal clear jade to Su Shaoyu. When Ye Linyuan saw this scene, his eyes couldn't help but move slightly, and he immediately recognized the origin of this Sky Whale Stone. The so-called Sky Whale Stone is formed after an adult Sky Whale transforms into a Tao, with the essence of Tao interwoven with the materials of heaven and earth. It contains a trace of the essence of Tao of the Sky Whale and is an extremely rare treasure in the world. Because the Sky Whales are a demon race with a rare bloodline, this race can reach the great perfection of Qi training in their childhood, break through the foundation-building stage when they are teenagers, and basically can reach the Golden Core stage when they reach adulthood. In the entire Cangling Sea, the Sky Whale tribe is a very powerful race. It is said that even the forces at the Nascent Soul level do not dare to offend them easily. The Sky Whale Stone in front of him was most likely purchased from Tianxing Immortal City, and it was also the core reason why Su Shaoyu betrayed Jiuqu Linghe. "Okay, let's end it." After being gifted with the Sky Whale Stone, Minghuang Jianzi drew his sword and slashed towards the Nine-Curved Spirit Crane. At this time, the Jiuqu Linghe was no longer able to fight and was almost dying. Facing Minghuang Jianzi, he had no room to resist at all. However, the first time he saw Minghuang Jianzi, he still roared unwillingly. "If you want to take my soul, I will never let you get it easily." The Nine-Curved Spirit Crane roared and soared into the air, ignoring its own near-death injuries, and flew towards the void farther away. In response, Minghuang Jianzi casually slashed down with his sword, and the dazzling edge slashed directly at the Jiuqu Linghe, completely cutting off his retreat. Minghuang Jianzi's strength was too strong. Even if the Nine-Curved Spirit Crane exerted its full strength, even with the help of the two foundation-building puppets, it was of no avail. Just as it was about to be killed with one blow, suddenly seven blood-stained flags emitting black smoke flew in from the sky, covering the entire sky and blocking the attack for the Nine-Bend Spirit Crane. "Black Blood Banner, I didn't expect you to have refined seven of them." Minghuang Jianzi's pupils turned cold, and he said with a cold face: "Old Ghost Xuehun, do you want to stop me too?" “Hehehe, this is such a lively event, I naturally have to intervene.” In the darkness, the old ghost of Blood Soul laughed twice, then looked at Jiuqu Qinghe and said: “Fellow Daoist Jiuqu, you should leave quickly. I can delay you for a while here.” "Thank you very much." Taoist Jiuqu did not hesitate. He just bowed and expressed his gratitude before heading towards the Qinghe Islands. "You dare." Minghuang Jianzi showed a look of rage, and immediately controlled his flying sword to chase after him. The old ghost Blood Soul naturally would not let him get his wish, and immediately activated seven blood flags to reveal seven blood-colored demons to entangle Minghuang Jianzi. This person's strength is not as good as Minghuang Jianzi's, but he is also a top figure in the middle stage of foundation building. He cooperated with the two puppets to fight against Minghuang Jianzi, and for a while he actually greatly delayed Minghuang Jianzi's speed. They fought as they moved forward, and soon disappeared at the end of the horizon. When everyone disappeared, the atmosphere suddenly became silent. Xuanling Sanren and Su Shaoyu stood facing each other more than ten feet apart, and there was a hint of solemnity in each other's eyes. At this time, the blood transformation of the Bright Moon Shell in the formation was nearing completion, which made both of them look at the Bright Moon Shell with a hint of greed. The Xuanling Sanren looked solemn, and finally could not help but speak first: "Fellow Daoist Su, you have already obtained the Sky Whale Stone, why don't you give this Bright Moon Shell to me."

"joke." Su Shaoyu sneered, and then said: "The Soul Binding Net is a thing of my Qinghe Immortal Sect, and the Bright Moon Shell was also cultivated by Minghuang Jianzi. I cooperated with Master Jianzi, so I naturally have to return the Bright Moon Shell to you." "Heh." Xuanling Sanren sneered and said with a hint of sarcasm: "Are you still a member of Qinghe Immortal Sect?" "As long as the Nine-Bend Ancestor dies, I will still be the young master of the Qinghe Immortal Sect." Su Shaoyu spoke calmly, then looked at the Jiaoyue Shell and said, "I'm afraid I can't give this thing up." Xuanling Sanren's expression suddenly darkened, but he looked at the Bright Moon Shell and said, "This Bright Moon Shell is the chance for me to attain enlightenment. If you really want to stop me, we may have to fight." "Shhhhhh!" In an instant, a war was on the verge of breaking out here. The two great geniuses of the near future collided with each other, and their first move showed their strength to crush those who had reached the great perfection of Qi training. At the same time, Ye Linyuan remained unmoved and had no intention of taking action. "Old Ghost Xuehun, a cultivator of the Demonic Path who is building his foundation, should have no connection with the Qinghe Immortal Sect. Why would he help Jiuqu Qinghe?" Ye Linyuan's mind was wandering, constantly calculating various possibilities, and finally an idea gradually emerged. But he took a deep breath, suppressed his breath to the limit, and finally sneered: "Speculators harm others for their own benefit, and they will not act without reason." "The biggest possibility for him to stop Minghuang Jianzi is..." "boom--" In an instant, an extremely powerful aura suddenly burst out from the darkness. Ye Linyuan clearly saw a dark figure breaking through the air, holding a big knife and slashing at the two people who were in a stalemate. "Do it!" In a flash, Xuanling Sanren and Su Shaoyu suddenly retreated, as if they had expected it, and simultaneously activated the shortcut spell to attack the newcomer. Then there was a loud collision sound, and the man split the moon wheel and the illusory giant whale, and turned his knife back to chop at the two of them. After a violent collision, Su Shaoyu and Xuanling Sanren retreated dozens of feet in succession. Only then did everyone see the appearance of the newcomers. He was a burly man who was over ten feet tall, with red hair and black clothes. His eyes were filled with blood red, and he looked more like a killing machine. "Red-hearted Loose Man." The moment they saw this person, they were immediately shocked. In their eyes, Chixin Sanren had died in the Heikui Islands, but they didn't expect that he was alive here now. "It's a blood puppet. He has been transformed into a blood puppet." Xuanling Sanren was knowledgeable and experienced, and he reacted quickly, immediately revealing an extremely solemn expression. Even Ye Linyuan in the dark frowned slightly. The Blood Puppet Technique is an extremely cruel spell. It is a branch of puppetry but it is very different. Because in order to refine a blood puppet, one needs to use a living person as the refining material, carve various formations on their bodies, and then add gold and iron ore into it.

The blood puppet created with such cruel means needs to endure the torture of the formation and the gold, stone and minerals in the body day and night. It can be said that life is worse than death. Moreover, the bodies of ordinary cultivators are simply unable to withstand the erosion of array patterns and minerals. Only cultivators who are good at body refining and have reached the great perfection of Qi training, or those who are above the foundation building stage, can be made into blood puppets. With such harsh conditions, the blood puppet is naturally very powerful. Because the formation is engraved in its body, the blood puppet's physical strength will be much stronger than when it was alive. The blood puppet transformed by Chi Xin San Ren in front of him has a physical combat power that is several times higher than when he was alive, and is almost enough to be compared with a foundation-building cultivator. "The master has ordered that if you return the Enlightenment Flower and the Bright Moon Shell, the Soul Binding Net and other treasures, he will spare your lives." The Red-Hearted Blood Puppet spoke in a hoarse voice, with a hint of bloody murderous intent in his tone. At this moment, Ye Linyuan couldn't help but nodded slightly. The appearance of this Red Heart Blood Puppet once again verified his guess. The reason why the old ghost Xuehun stopped Minghuang Jianzi was to take back the Enlightenment Flower from Su Shaoyu's hand, and at the same time to seize the Bright Moon Shell and various rare treasures here. As a speculator who accidentally broke into this game, the Blood Soul Old Ghost was an unexpected person in Minghuang Jianzi's game, and was also a person who was not in Minghuang Jianzi's calculations. Originally, according to Minghuang Jianzi's calculations, he would kill the Jiuqu Linghe here, and kill Xuanling Sanren in front of the two people behind the puppets, and finally take back the Jieyue Shell that he cultivated. His plan was almost perfect, but unfortunately it was disrupted by the appearance of the old ghost Blood Soul. As a speculator, the Blood Soul Old Ghost was particular about maximizing profits. He first sacrificed the Blood Soul Banner to enhance his foundation, and then refined the Blood Puppet of Red Heart Wanderer to enhance his strength. When he discovered that the Nine-Bend Spirit Crane was about to be defeated, he decisively took action. Because once Jiuqu Linghe dies in battle, he will no longer have the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, and all the treasures here will fall into Minghuang Jianzi's hands. He stopped Minghuang Jianzi, fought with him while retreating, and then sent Chixin Blood Puppet to kill Xuanling Sanren and Su Shaoyu. In the end, not only will he be able to find the Enlightenment Flower and obtain the Bright Moon Shell, but even the treasures of the two great monks, and even the top-grade spiritual weapon, the Moonlight Mirror, will all fall into the hands of this old ghost, the Blood Soul. "A speculator, quite interesting indeed, but it's a pity that he missed me." Ye Linyuan whispered in his heart, and couldn't help but smile. If he had not come, the Blood Soul Ancestor might have gotten what he wanted, or at least achieved a considerable part of his goal. "Do it." At this moment, Su Shaoyu and Xuanling Sanren reached a tacit understanding. They instantly attacked the Red Heart Blood Puppet with their close-range magic. One has to admit that the two geniuses were indeed powerful. They used the might of shortcut spells to suppress strong enemies, and the power they exerted was enough to make even those in the early stages of foundation building take it a little seriously. Even if ten ordinary Qigong masters joined forces, they would be killed one by one by the two of them. But the Red Heart Blood Puppet was no ordinary person. He was originally a leader in Qi training. After being refined into a blood puppet, his physical body was improved by more than several times. His comprehensive combat power was already 80% to 90% of the level of the initial foundation building stage. Such amazing strength is far more powerful than the two of them. Facing the attack from the two, Chixin Blood Puppet roared and fought against the enemy with a big knife in his hand. The battle between the two sides became fierce almost instantly. In just a few moments, they fought for hundreds of moves. At this point, Xuanling Sanren and Su Shaoyu were both exhausted, but they still could not inflict fatal injuries to Chixin Blood Puppet. The most crucial thing is that seven or eight blood puppets rushed out from the darkness. These blood puppets were only refined with ordinary Qi training. Their bodies had no extraordinary features when they were alive, and their strength was only at the level of ordinary Qi training.

Due to their insufficient physical strength, they looked like disposable blood puppets that could be damaged at any time, but they still brought considerable pressure to the two. "We are losing a lot of mana. If we delay any longer, I'm afraid we will run out of mana." Seeing that if the fight continued, the two would most likely die under the siege, they finally could no longer sit still. But the Xuanling Sanren's face darkened slightly, and then he said decisively: "I have a treasure that can fight with him, but I need your cooperation to suppress him head-on." (End of this chapter)