Chapter 398: The Mysterious Stone Stele
After solving all the threats, Lin Yan breathed a sigh of relief and let Xiao Yingxue go, and Xiao Yingxue also looked at Lin Yan's sweat, and the emotion in his heart could not be described in words.
However, at this time, Lin Yan was more concerned about the issue of the puppet, and he was consulting Qi Tian.
"Can you tell me more about a puppeteer, and what are the requirements to become a puppeteer?"
"I'm afraid you don't know, a soul master can easily become a puppeteer. ”
"No, could it be that the Soul Master is also a puppet master, how come I've never heard of this kind of statement!"
"You don't understand what I mean, in fact, the soul master knows a lot of methods, many of which are deeply related to the production of puppets, such as this kind of corpse puppet, many soul masters know how to make it, but the methods used by each soul master are different. ”
Qi Tian's tone changed suddenly: "Of course, this kind of corpse puppet is actually not a real puppet, and its function and strength cannot be compared with some powerful puppets. ”
"What kind of real puppet is it? Is it the kind I once encountered when I was in the Misty Avenue of the Cliff Blessed Land? That kind of puppet is nothing special!" Seriously, Lin Yan really didn't pay much attention to the puppets he encountered that time, they were just some simple physical attacks, and they could be easily destroyed.
"I'm certainly not talking about the low-level puppets. Qi Tian was also quite disdainful, but then his tone was much more serious, "Have you ever heard of a kind of puppet that can cultivate on its own, continuously improve its strength, and has a high level of spiritual intelligence?"
"Is there really such a puppet?" Lin Yan was suddenly surprised.
"Of course, in ancient times, many super forces had a large number of these puppets, not only could they be used to guard the family, but they were also the personal bodyguards of these big forces to protect their core disciples, and they were once extremely popular. ”
Qi Tian continued, "Puppeteers who can create this kind of puppet are also very popular, their lower rank is no less than that of elixir masters, sealing arts, and array mages, and there are no people or forces willing to offend them easily. ”
"It's not hard to imagine, because who has nothing to do to trouble such people, if nothing else, just those crazy puppets make people's scalps tingle. If you are remembered by a terrifying puppeteer, it will be a nightmare!" Lin Yan had no doubts about this.
"However, the production of this kind of puppet is also extremely troublesome and difficult, and the materials required are also very rare and precious, and even special secret methods and formations are required, so you don't have to think about it now, wait until you have made achievements in the formation, and then think about it!"
Qi Tian also poured cold water on Lin Yan.
"As for this kind of corpse puppet, it can be said that it is useless except for being able to attack itself, and its production method is so cruel that it is simply outraged, so once exposed, it will immediately become the public enemy of mankind. And many puppeteers don't look down on this kind of corpse puppet, and even less disdain to make them. These puppeteers prefer to make regular puppets, which are made not from living people or corpses, but with special materials......"
"Of course, to make this kind of puppet, you must also know how to refine weapons and formations, because many of the materials made are refining materials, and the process and method are almost the same as refining utensils, but it is more difficult than refining tools, but it will not be blamed at all, nor will there be any moral hazard, let alone the slightest psychological burden. Making this kind of puppet is also more realistic for you. ”
After listening to Qi Tian's explanation, Lin Yan basically understood, "That is to say, in order to become a puppet master, you must learn the knowledge of formations and the art of refining. ”
"Yes, in addition, you also need to master some key puppet secret techniques, in fact, many puppet making secret techniques are also very similar to life soul techniques, which will not be too high for you to learn and master. ”
"Then if I have the opportunity, I will definitely learn and master the refining weapons and formations, and in this way, I will also have the opportunity to form a puppet army of my own!"
Thinking of the horror of the puppet, Lin Yan's heart was extremely yearning, and he had secretly made up his mind at this moment.
And Xiao Yingxue pushed open a stone door at this time, and suddenly a gloomy passage appeared in front of her, revealing mystery and coldness in the darkness, like a passage to hell as deep and terrifying......
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At the same time, Qiu Luquan had already passed through the passage, and a huge palace suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.
By the dim light of the torches in his hands, he found that the whole palace was quite peculiar, not the traditional and common square, but in the form of a hexagon, although the space of the palace was very large, it was very simple, there were almost no furnishings, not even a single stone pillar supporting the dome, only the bare stone walls, which seemed empty.
However, he was not disappointed, but was extremely excited, "Sure enough, it's here, Holy Palace, I'm already here!"
The next moment, he couldn't wait to rush to a stone wall, and groped his hands on the surface of the stone wall, obviously looking for something.
"It doesn't seem to be this side!" After groping for a long time, it seemed that he had found nothing, Qiu Luquan turned to the target and threw himself on a stone wall next to him, repeating the same action, and this time he touched it more carefully, not letting go of anything, but still found nothing.
"It's not this side either!"
Although he was slightly disappointed, he did not give up, and then stared at the stone wall next to him...... When he reached the fourth stone wall, he finally found a concave face, the size of a palm, rectangular in shape, and there was nothing unusual or special about it.
But at this moment, Qiu Luquan was so excited that he couldn't help but shout, "I found it! I finally found it, as long as I open this door, I can enter the Holy Palace, hahaha...... I'm going to develop Qiu Luquan......"
Excited, he immediately took out a rectangular metal card from his arms, and then put it into the concave surface without hesitation, and the size of this metal card also completely matched the concave surface, which was a perfect fit!
And the next moment, this metal card suddenly emitted a bright and dazzling white light, completely illuminating the entire palace!
Immediately afterward, the ground began to tremble violently, as if an earthquake had occurred, and a dull rumbling roar erupted.
Qiu Luquan didn't expect this situation at all in advance, and he suddenly trembled with fright, and his legs became weak.
"How so! What happened?"
Before he could react, the ground had already begun to crack, and as the cracks grew bigger and bigger, a huge circular stone platform gradually emerged from under the cracked ground!
A moment later, a huge round altar appeared and towered in the middle of the main hall, it was several feet square, several meters high, carved entirely from a single huge stone, extremely heavy, and full of ancient mystery.
When the altar was fully revealed, the ground stopped shaking and everything seemed to be calm again.
However, at this time, Qiu Luquan changed his confusion and uneasiness, and became extremely excited again, he jumped on the altar without hesitation, and then saw a black stone tablet in the center of the altar, and faintly exuded bursts of demonic energy!
However, Qiu Luquan didn't notice this demonic aura at all, he pounced excitedly, and let out an ecstatic cry from his mouth, "That's it, I finally found ......"
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This passage is not only dark and deep, but also dull and cold, bursts of cold air continue to invade Lin Yan and Xiao Yingxue, if it weren't for Lin Yan releasing spiritual fire to drive away the cold, I'm afraid Xiao Yingxue would have frozen, but even so, she still couldn't help but shiver from time to time.
"The cold atmosphere here is too heavy, and I feel that this place is very strange, it seems that there is something extremely terrifying, let's not go deeper!" Xiao Yingxue felt more and more worried and nervous.
"This ......" Lin Yan frowned, looking a little embarrassed, his second purpose here was to find the Pure World Holy Lotus, and he already felt that he was getting closer and closer to his goal, how could he give up easily.
However, at this moment, there was a sudden low roar, Lin Yan was fine, he just felt a palpitation, but Xiao Yingxue's face suddenly turned pale and she was terrified!
"This ...... What's going on?"
"It's coming from inside, as if something happened!" Lin Yan felt Xiao Yingxue's panicked mood, immediately hugged her tightly in his arms, and quickly galloped towards the exit.
Fortunately, the two of them had just entered here and did not go far, and Lin Yan quickly returned to the original hall with Xiao Yingxue in his arms.
After settling down, he also looked around the main hall, and found no signs of collapse above, Lin Yan was a little relieved, and at this time, the roar also stopped, and everything returned to calm.
"It was as terrible as the earth shook just now, and I don't think we should continue to take risks, if this place collapses, then we will be buried here forever. Xiao Yingxue was still afraid.
Lin Yan didn't respond immediately, but quietly felt it, and carefully inspected the four stone pillars supporting the dome, and found that there was nothing unusual, so he spoke, "I don't want to go out yet, and I can't give up, because I also told you, on the one hand, Qiu Luquan may be looking for something important inside, and the movement just now may also be related to him, I must stop him, and the other is that I must find the Pure World Holy Lotus." ”
"But......" Xiao Yingxue wanted to persuade Lin Yan again, but was interrupted by Lin Yan waving his hand, "Yingxue, you don't need to say more, I also know that you are worried about me, but this is my responsibility, I must do it, I believe you can understand!"
Then he put his hands on her shoulders and said solemnly: "But I plan to let you leave first and go back outside, because it must be full of unforeseen dangers, and I can't let you continue to accompany me on adventures, and I can't forgive myself if you make any mistakes." ”
His tone was very serious, and his eyes were also firmly fixed on Xiao Yingxue, full of tenderness and concern.
"Do you really have to work so hard?" Xiao Yingxue's eyes were also full of worry, "Even if Qiu Luquan will become a terrifying blood devouring demon, then you shouldn't stop it, there are people in this world who are stronger than you!"
"I don't have a choice, and I can't rely on others, because I've already fought him a few times and ruined his plans, and he definitely knows that I did it, so we're already on the same page, and once he gets what he wants here, the first one will definitely be to destroy me, and then I'm afraid I'll have to sit back and wait!"
Lin Yan's mood also became solemn and abnormal, it can be said that even if there is no Pure World Holy Lotus, he must stop Qiu Luquan. And what he said was by no means a lie, Qiu Luquan had already listed him as a must-kill target, and even planned to extend his claws to Xiao Yingxue.
Then he said, "Actually, if you go out now, I can have no worries or scruples, and I can compete with him boldly and boldly, and I firmly believe that I will be the one who wins in the end!"
After listening to Lin Yan's words, Xiao Yingxue realized the seriousness of the problem at this time, and at the same time felt that although Lin Yan was about the same age as herself, he was far more careful and serious in thinking about the problem than herself, so she no longer insisted.
"Then you must be careful, don't have an accident, I'll be waiting for you to show up outside!"
"I promise you!" Lin Yan's tone was very confident and extremely firm. Then he watched Xiao Yingxue walk out of the main hall, and he quickly turned around and entered the dark passage again.
Without Xiao Yingxue's drag, his speed was extremely fast, and after a while, he passed through this passage smoothly, and as soon as he appeared in the palace, he felt a strange and terrifying demonic aura rushing towards him!
At the same time, a huge circular altar appeared in front of him, and there was an ancient and mysterious stone tablet on it, and this demonic energy emanated from the stone tablet!
He hurriedly held his breath to prevent this demonic energy from eroding him, but he still felt that this place was full of darkness, desolation, and misery, as if this was a hell on earth.
"Look, it's really that guy, he's really here!" Qi Tian had already discovered Qiu Luquan, and at this moment he was looking for something on the altar like crazy, and from time to time he punched and kicked the stone tablet.
I saw that his eyes were red, as if he were crazy, and his mouth kept shouting, "Come out......! I know you're here...... You won't be hiding for long, I'll find you soon......"
Seeing Qiu Luquan behaving like this, Lin Yan was taken aback, he didn't expect this guy to become like this at all, "What's wrong with him?"
"It seems that he has been eroded by this demonic qi and is mentally delirious!" Qi Tian's tone was a little gloating, but he didn't forget to remind Lin Yan, "You also have to be careful, you must not inhale this demonic qi, otherwise he will be your role model." ”
"I know!" Lin Yan's expression was serious, his face was solemn, "What is going on with this demonic aura? It can make people lose their minds!"
"If I'm not mistaken, that stone tablet seems to have suppressed some kind of evil thing, and this demonic energy may be released by that evil thing! I really didn't expect this to be the scene here!" Qi Tian was obviously very surprised by everything here.
"Yes, Yingxue once said that the powerhouse of the Lingxiu Sect had entered here more than once in order to find the blood-devouring madman back then, but he had never found anything, but how could this altar appear here? This is a bit unreasonable!"
Lin Yan also felt that things were very strange.
Qi Tian guessed, "I guess there was no altar here, or nothing, just an empty palace, and the roar that appeared not long ago changed everything. Did you notice, the ground here is obviously cracked, and this altar is coming out of the cracked ground!"
"It's very likely that this is the case!" Hearing Qi Tian's explanation, Lin Yan immediately figured it out, "And it's also caused by Qiu Luquan, he should have just arrived here, and his purpose should be that stone tablet." It's just that everything here doesn't seem to have anything to do with the Pure World Holy Lotus!"
"Don't jump to conclusions, it's better to figure out what that guy wants to do and what he's looking for!"
"Do you think he is also for the Pure World Holy Lotus?" Lin Wai guessed.
"Originally, I thought so too, but at this moment, the scene here, and looking at his appearance, and thinking of the blood-devouring madman hundreds of years ago and the terrifying existence behind them, I guess that he may not have come for the Pure World Holy Lotus, but for another purpose!"