Ling Xiao was indeed very interested in the Puppet Technique, and the thought that there might be Puppet Technique of the Black Spirit Race remaining within Black Spirit City truly enticed him.
"What about you, have you made your decision?"
The avatar, Wang Nan, asked.
"No problem."
Ling Xiao nodded in agreent.
"Very well, I never thought that I, the true self, would actually have a day of cooperation with you—it’s truly sigh-inducing."
The Demonfla Celestial’s avatar, Wang Nan, felt sowhat emotional inside.
When Ling Xiao first entered Moon Hua Sect, he was nothing but an insignificant ant, and Wang Nan didn’t even deign to glance at him.
But who would have thought that today, he would have to collaborate with this ant—a lot of Ling Xiao’s abilities were even beyond his reach, necessitating reliance on him.
Would he sincerely cooperate with Ling Xiao?
Of course not!
This was rely a mutual use.
Neither the Demonfla Celestial, Bai Feifei, nor Ling Xiao could possibly let the other walk away with their benefits.
The Demonfla Celestial planned to use Ling Xiao.
And Ling Xiao also intended to use the Demonfla Celestial’s experience to get through here.
Once their usefulness ended, the Demonfla Celestial would naturally betray Ling Xiao, seeking to kill him!
He is still unaware of the matters of the Land of Dragons; if he knew, he would probably try to kill Ling Xiao even faster.
As for Ling Xiao, he also had decided.
He intended to eliminate Bai Feifei here, not allowing this foolish woman to grow stronger.
Further, he also wanted to destroy the Demonfla Celestial’s avatar, completely shattering the Demonfla Celestial’s sches.
He could even imagine the enraged expression of the Demonfla Celestial after his plans were thwarted.
The thought was quite satisfying.
Bai Feifei was definitely colluding with the Demonfla Celestial; this foolish woman had learned her foster father Demonfla Celestial’s ruthlessness and arrogance, yet failed to learn his craftiness.
The Demonfla Celestial was probably plotting not only against Ling Xiao but also preparing to calculate against Bai Feifei as well.
As for Ling Xiao, he bore grudges against the other two, naturally regarding both as opponents and even enemies.
The three proceeded into Black Spirit City with unspoken mutual understanding, yet their minds were far from in harmony.
The Demonfla Celestial’s avatar, Wang Nan, led the way at the front.
Ling Xiao was in the middle.
Bai Feifei was trailing behind, keeping an eye on Ling Xiao.
This foolish woman was probably worried that Ling Xiao might harm the Demonfla Celestial’s avatar, so she wanted to keep watch over Ling Xiao.
However, Ling Xiao just sneered disdainfully; whatever he wanted to do, Bai Feifei could not stop him even if she tried.
Although nurous monsters appeared on their journey, there were none of the chanical Puppets that the Demonfla Celestial’s avatar had spoken of.
And these monsters were generally around the power level of the Transcendent Realm Eighth Layer, so with the strength of the Demonfla Celestial’s avatar, he didn’t even need to act; simply walking past would scare the monsters into retreating out of fear of the black flas.
Thus, their journey was quite leisurely.
"Ahead should be the most noteworthy place in Black Spirit City, that’s the City Lord’s Mansion. It may have experienced a battle long ago, inside there are many bodies, and a great number of scattered Divine Weapons and treasures."
About one shichen later, the Demonfla Celestial’s avatar, Wang Nan, stopped and pointed at a building engulfed in red light in the distance and said.
That glaring red light was actually the terrifying aura of slaughter and resentnt.
A fearso war broke out here a hundred thousand years ago; it must have resulted in a considerable death toll indeed.
"I alone am not enough for what cos next, I need help from both of you. The chanical Puppets in that place, even the weakest have the cultivation level of the Transcendent Realm Ninth Layer Initial Stage, and the strongest might reach the level of a Half-step Celestial," explained Demonfla Celestial as he glanced at Ling Xiao and Bai Feifei.
After hearing Demonfla Celestial’s words, Ling Xiao was skeptical.
He activated his Mountain and River Martial Soul. In an instant, his pupils beca profound, flickering with strange inscriptions amidst the darkness.
He wanted to analyze the City Lord’s Mansion himself. There was definitely no good intention behind the Demonfla Celestial’s actions.
In a flash, the entire map of the City Lord’s Mansion was fully displayed on the Mountain and River Map, including the positions of the chanical Puppets and an approximate idea of their strength—everything was clear at a glance.
This Demonfla Celestial, as expected, was cunning. He only ntioned the chanical Puppets inside but failed to ntion that there was another type of creature—the Haze Demon.
Haze Demons are creatures brought by the Black Spirits from another world. They do not have a fixed form and usually appear as a clump of haze. Yet, once they launch an attack, they are almost impossible to defend against.
The strength of the Haze Demons within the City Lord’s Mansion was generally lower than that of the chanical Puppets, but only by one or two levels, which was still extrely formidable.
Moreover, their ability to ambush was sothing to be wary of, and if one were unaware at first, going in would definitely result in a disadvantage.
It’s likely that Demonfla Celestial had been defeated by the attack of a Haze Demon initially, which is why this ti he did not point out their existence. It was clear he was setting a trap for Ling Xiao.
The three of them continued on their journey, and upon entering the City Lord’s Mansion, they could see corpses on the ground.
These corpses had been left too long and were already decayed and degraded. Most of the Divine Weapons in their hands were also destroyed in battle, and fragnts were scattered everywhere, causing Ling Xiao great distress.
Inside the City Lord’s Mansion, the chanical Puppets were divided into two categories.
One category was Black Iron Puppets, and the other was Bronze Puppets.
The strength of most Black Iron Puppets ranged from the Transcendent Realm Ninth Layer Initial Stage to the Late Stage.
They were nurous.
The strength of the Bronze Puppets was mostly from the Transcendent Realm Ninth Layer Peak to one tenth the power of a Half-step Celestial.
Of course, they were very rare.
If it were just chanical Puppets, Demonfla Celestial might not have bothered to recruit Ling Xiao, given that they considered each other enemies.
The key was probably the presence of the hidden Haze Demons.
So Haze Demons were even hidden inside the bodies of chanical Puppets, waiting for an opportunity to ambush.
"Ling Xiao, you and Feifei are responsible for drawing the attention of those chanical Puppets. I will go get the item, and then we will leave together!" suddenly said Wang Nan, Demonfla Celestial’s avatar.
"Do you want to go on a suicide mission? And you’re even willing to risk your own foster daughter?"
Ling Xiao sneered secretly.
But on second thoughts, it didn’t matter much; Bai Feifei was after all the daughter of Master Baiyun, and Demonfla Celestial had never considered her his daughter.
This foolish woman, however, wholeheartedly considered him her father, a thought that was both pitiful and sad.
But the saying goes, those who are pitiable often have a despicable side to them. Since Bai Feifei acknowledged a thief as her father, it was her own fault and she deserved what ca to her.
With that in mind, Ling Xiao smiled and said, "Alright, Heavenly Lord, with your strongest strength, you should take charge of retrieving the item, I definitely trust you."
Demonfla Celestial had thought he would have to spend more effort talking, yet unexpectedly, Ling Xiao readily agreed, which instead made him feel a bit uneasy.
"Aren’t you afraid I’ll take the item and run?" he asked.
"Hahaha, you won’t be able to get away, I’m sure of it," Ling Xiao laughed heartily and rushed into the City Lord’s Mansion.
Demonfla Celestial’s expression turned stern. He could not fathom Ling Xiao’s thoughts—was this man bluffing, or did he truly have a way to prevent him from leaving?
"Hmph, just a Transcendent Realm Seventh Heaven Martial Artist, when has the majestic Demonfla Celestial ever feared this little boy?" In a flash, his expression beca confident and arrogant again. He, the formidable Demonfla Celestial, had no reason to fear a re Ling Xiao.
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