"What's the matter?" Zhou Chen exited the Nine Heavens Hunyuan Pearl and asked doubtfully. He had told him not to disturb him if he had no important matters. Zhou Chen could tell from the knock on the door that the person coming was not Zhou Zhen. If it was
If Zhou Zhen is the case, he will definitely call him Chen'er after knocking on the door.
"Young Master Chen, three Tianyuan Sect disciples have come to the meeting hall, saying they are looking for you." A Zhou family guard outside the door said.
"Okay, you go first, I'll be back soon." Zhou Chen responded. He was a little confused. Tianyuan Sect is thousands of miles away from Qingyang City, and he is just an ordinary inner disciple in Tianyuan Sect. How could there be such a thing?
People from the Tianyuan Sect came here specifically to look for him? But Zhou Chen did not delay, straightened up and went to the meeting hall. After refining the medicine for a day, he was all disheveled.
Zhou Chen walked into the meeting hall and was stunned when he saw two men and one woman standing in the hall, wearing Tianyuan Sect's inner martial robes. They were young, handsome and energetic, chatting and laughing with Zhou Zhen.
"Why are you here?" Zhou Chen looked at the three people with a dazed expression. The three people in front of him were Zhou Lianyi, Liu Dahai and Zhang Erbao.
When the three of them saw Zhou Chen coming out, they immediately greeted him with smiles.
"I came to play with you, pervert Zhou." Zhou Lianyi puffed out her chest and said carelessly.
"Cough..." Liu Dahai and Zhang Erbao looked at Zhou Lianyi with awkward eyes, their heads covered with black lines, they put their fists in their mouths and coughed dryly.
Only then did Zhou Lianyi react and found that everyone around her was looking at her with strange eyes. She immediately blushed and retracted her head into her chest.
"Haha, it's okay. They are all my uncles and uncles, and they are all family members." Zhou Chen couldn't help laughing when he saw Zhou Lianyi's embarrassed look, and touched Zhou Lianyi's head.
Everyone was stunned for a moment and immediately burst into laughter. They could see that these three Tianyuan Sect inner disciples had a very good relationship with Zhou Chen, and there was no taboo in joking among friends.
Since the destruction of the Lu family, the atmosphere in the entire Zhou family has become much more relaxed. Everyone has a smile on their face. Even the old priest, who has always been stern and taciturn, has become lively. His face often
With smiles on their faces, everyone understood that the former Zhou family was back. Although not as strong as before, they were extremely united and it was only a matter of time before they could restore the status of the first family in Qingyang City.
"Chen'er, you and some of your friends haven't seen each other for a while. Let's take them to your house for a walk. We old men won't delay your chat." Zhou Zhen said with a smile.
Zhou Lianyi and others bowed to everyone in the Zhou family and followed Zhou Chen to the inner courtyard. Zhou Chen took several people to his small courtyard. There was nothing to visit in the Zhou family anyway. Zhou Chen called Xiao Hei out.
, the huge figure occupies the entire small courtyard. Everyone is accustomed to the elusive Xiao Hei, but Xiao Hei is really different every day, his momentum is much stronger than when we were separated, and his body is also a lot bigger.
Circle, now Xiao Hei is about to enter the middle stage of the fourth level.
When Xiao Hei saw Zhou Lianyi pouting her pink mouth, staring with big eyes, and stamping her feet, he cleverly shrunk his body so that Zhou Lianyi could touch its head. His innocent look made everyone laugh.
"We haven't seen each other for more than a month, and you are already at the late stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm, pervert Zhou." Zhou Lianyi noticed the powerful aura emanating from Zhou Chen's body and couldn't help but said in surprise.
"You are not bad either. Dahai and Erbao are both innately at the ninth level. Why are you still at the sixth level? Are you practicing?"
"Do you think everyone is as perverted as you? My master makes me practice formations every day, and I don't have much time to cultivate my realm."
"It's okay. I'll give you some pills later to ensure you can break through to the foundation building realm. By the way, why did you guys suddenly come to Qingyang City?" Zhou Chen asked.
"Elder Luo asked us to come." Liu Dahai touched his head and said naively.
"Elder Luo? What happened to the Tianyuan Sect?" Zhou Chen asked with a slightly nervous expression.
"Hey, with your expressive skills, let me tell you that Tianyuan Sect is fine, but the puppet secret realm is about to be opened. Elder Luo asked us to pick you up on the way." Zhang Erbao shook his head towards Liu Dahai and sighed, waiting for Liu Dahai to explain the matter.
It is clear that the sun is going to set.
"Puppet Secret Realm? What is that?" Zhou Chen had never heard of a puppet secret realm and asked in confusion.
"It is an ancient secret realm within the Shenyun Empire. It appears from time to time. There are no living creatures in it, only countless puppets. The last time it appeared was more than thirty years ago."
"If there are only puppets and no living beings, isn't there no danger? There is no one to control the puppets, so do they rely on agencies?"
Zhou Lianyi still knew something about puppets. Generally speaking, puppets must be controlled by others to exert their combat power. Of course, there are many ways to control them, but without biological control, the only way for puppets to be activated is to rely on mechanisms.
"It can be said that there is no danger, or it can be said that it is extremely dangerous. It depends on what you want to gain in it. This secret realm is filled with the relics of major forces thousands of years ago. Each major sect in the Shenyun Empire will send young disciples
Go in and look for opportunity.”
"How was this secret realm formed? Why have I never heard of it?" Zhou Chen asked.
"There are so many things you haven't heard of. Regarding this secret realm of puppets, most people think that it is just a place suitable for young disciples to gain experience. And some of the information I know may not even be known to Elder Luo." Zhang Erbao
He looked up and said as if the old god was here.
"Zhang Erguo, don't be so pretentious and tell me quickly."
Zhou Lianyi said impatiently. She gave Liu Dahai the nickname "Liu Darou", gave Zhou Chen the nickname "Zhou Pervert", and now she gave Zhang Erbao the nickname "Zhang Erbao".
No., Zhou Chen really wanted to give her a nickname, "Zhou Bolan", which means magnificent waves.
"Five thousand years ago, the Shenyun Empire had a sect known as the Invincible Sect, called the Puppet Talisman Sect. There were two major cultivation systems in this sect, the Fu Zhuan Academy and the Puppet Academy. The leader of the Puppet Talisman Sect, Qian Lingzi, was a weirdo.
, he has always had a wish, hoping to perfectly combine the talisman and puppet arts to create a brand new art, which he calls the human puppet technique. The human puppet technique is to implant a special talisman into the puppet.
It allows the puppet to have autonomous consciousness, and it can think and fight independently. This kind of talisman is very special. It not only allows the puppet to develop consciousness, but also helps the puppet absorb and store the spiritual power of heaven and earth. Although it cannot advance to the realm, it can continuously provide energy for the puppet.
Providing strength that will never run out." Zhang Erbao frowned slightly as he recounted the origin of this secret realm.
"This man's puppetry skills are amazing, and the leader of the Puppetry Sect can be considered a genius." Zhou Chen was quite moved after listening to Zhang Erbao's story, and said thoughtfully.
"Yes, he is a genius, but he is also a madman. The subsequent horrific disasters were all caused by his madness." A solemn look appeared on Zhang Erbao's face, as if he was thinking of some horrific scene.
"Disaster? What happened next?" Everyone looked at Zhang Erbao nervously with puzzled eyes.
"In order to make this human puppet, Qian Lingzi tried countless methods without success. Finally, he made an extremely crazy decision and sacrificed himself to the puppet. His body was annihilated by the flames and his soul was integrated into the talisman.
, in the end, the human puppet was successfully refined, but although this human puppet was very powerful, it was not perfect. It was only a semi-finished product at most. After Qian Lingzi's soul was integrated into the human puppet, the implanted talisman was not retained.
His memory and personality were completely erased by Fu Zhuan, and then a brand new personality was formed. After this human puppet was activated, thousands of people from the Puppet Fu Sect were killed overnight, like a Shura descending from hell.
In this world, all the Puppet Sect disciples were refined into new human puppets, forming a group of human puppet armies. These human puppet armies swept across thousands of miles, killing all the sects, and any Holy Spirit was destroyed.
Erased, this horrific catastrophe lasted for a full month. The whole world was bleeding like a river, and even caused the vision of the world to scream. There was no living thing within a radius of thousands of miles with the Puppet Sect as the center.
, all were refined into human puppets. Later, because too many people died, the death energy was too strong, which triggered a ban on this world, sealing the entire world, forming the current puppet secret realm, and these human puppets
It is also sealed inside for eternity.”
"What a tragic story. In order to realize his ideals, the leader of the Puppet Sect actually killed so many people." After listening to Zhang Erbao's story, Zhou Lianyi shrank unconsciously, feeling a little frightened.
"Only a madman can be so obsessed with one thing, but only this kind of madman can truly change the world and push the wheel of history, so genius and madman are of the same body." Zhou Chen also looked a little solemn, but
He seemed to be able to understand Qian Lingzi's behavior.
"Indeed, he also hoped that he could achieve greatness, but unfortunately things went against his wishes." Liu Dahai nodded and said.
"Let's talk about something practical. How to explore opportunities in this secret realm?" Zhou Chen waved his hand, interrupting everyone's thoughts.
"The main thing is to explore the ruins. These ruins all belong to the forces that existed more than five thousand years ago. Those forces in the past were much stronger than the forces in the Shenyun Empire now. No one knows what good things are left in the ruins.
, but there are many ruins here, and the opening hours of the secret realm are limited each time. In fact, most of the areas have not been developed."
When Zhou Chen and others heard about the good stuff, their eyes lit up. After all, it was left by the forces five thousand years ago. It must be something extraordinary.
"It's so dangerous here. Is it okay for a few of us to get in? By then, there will definitely be strong people like clouds and we will be like shit." Zhou Chen felt that the strength of their combination was too weak.
"Because too many people have died in this secret realm, the blood energy is too rich. In order to gradually purify the blood energy, this world has opened a self-protection ban. It has a repulsive reaction to monks with high realms. Only monks below the cave sky can enter.
That's why this secret realm has always been used by major forces as a place to train young disciples." Liu Erbao explained, knowing what Zhou Chen was worried about.
"The human puppets here are all transformed by disciples of those forces five thousand years ago, and the highest realm of monks who enter the secret realm is the Foundation Establishment Realm. Isn't that just giving food to the human puppets?" Zhou Chen's face turned even more ugly.
Now, the strongest realm that can be entered is the Foundation Establishment Realm of Dzogchen. How can we withstand so many people?
"Human puppets have a certain consciousness, and their world is also divided into levels. The weakest ones are on the outermost edge, and the stronger ones are closer to the central area. So as long as we don't go too deep, it won't be so dangerous."
"You idiot, have you memorized all the ancient books of the Shenyun Empire? Why do you know everything?" Zhou Lianyi felt that Zhang Erbao was a bit mysterious. He even knew such secrets, and he spoke so clearly.
"Tch, I know more than just the Shenyun Empire, I know a lot about the entire Northern Territory." Zhang Erbao looked carefree, as if he didn't care about anything.
"Erbo, I feel like you are hiding something from us. Are you the reincarnation of some old monster?" Zhou Lianyi frowned deliberately and stared at Zhang Erbao with a pair of big eyes, as if she wanted to see through his heart.
"Don't look at me like that. I saw these classics from the classics library at home." Zhang Erbao felt a little guilty when Zhou Lianyi looked at him, his eyes flickered, and he said quickly.
"Classics library? What is your house for? There is even a classics library." Zhou Lianyi's frown deepened, and her eyes stared at Zhang Erbao, almost touching her face.
"Uh... let's talk about this later." Zhang Erbao was so frightened that Zhou Lianyi almost broke out in a cold sweat, so he could only say angrily.
"Tch... it's mysterious and boring." Zhou Lianyi curled her lips and turned her head in disgust.
"When will this secret realm of puppets be opened?" Zhou Chen looked at the two of them bickering and was speechless, so he quickly returned to the topic.
"There is about a month left. This secret realm is very large and has many entrances. All forces may not enter at the same entrance, and currently the nearest entrance to us is near Qinglan City."
"Qinglan City? This is not very far from Qingyang City." Zhou Chen nodded and said.
"Then when will we set off?" Zhou Lianyi asked excitedly.
"I think this secret realm is not simple. There will definitely be many strong people entering by then. We must make good use of this month to improve everyone's strength as much as possible and make some preparations." Zhou Chen thought for a while,
said.
Zhou Chen is very cautious. He will not rush in and must be well prepared. Now this group is basically headed by him, so he has to consider the safety of others.
Zhou Chen pondered for a moment and said: "During this period, you should first improve your realm. Dahai and Erbao must first enter the foundation building realm."
"What about me?" Zhou Lianyi asked.
"How many formation patterns can you draw and carve now?"
"Let's just say four thousand."
"In this month, I have upgraded the formation patterns to eight thousand, and then learned how to arrange the fifth-level formations. I have a hunch that formations will play a big role in this secret realm."
Zhou Chen gave Zhang Erbao and Liu Dahai several bottles of dazzling pattern spirit-gathering pills. These pills were originally given to the Zhou family. After borrowing two training rooms from Zhou Chen, the two quickly entered and began to attack the foundation building realm.
, Zhou Lianyi also chose to practice the formation in retreat.
"Teacher, what do you think of this man's puppet skills?" Zhou Chen's mind entered the Jiutian Hunyuan Pearl and saw Lie Tianzun. Naturally, Lie Tianzun already knew about the secret realm of puppets.
"This "Human Puppetry" was not invented by the Puppet Sect. As far as I know, this Human Puppetry existed thousands of years ago. It was just classified as a forbidden art and has been lost for a long time. I think Qian Lingzi may
After getting this secret book, it is not surprising that the master of the Puppetry Sect ended up with this result, because this person's puppetry technique itself was flawed, so it eventually led to a disaster that destroyed lives, but I think this person still has a lot of puppetry skills.
The value that can be utilized, if I can get the secret book of human puppetry, maybe I can be resurrected in another way." Lie Tianzun stroked his white beard and said thoughtfully.
"Teacher, are you saying that you can borrow this person's puppetry to resurrect him?"
Zhou Chen looked at Lie Tianzun with great excitement. He had never forgotten that he would help Lie Tianzun regain his body in the future.
"It's just a possibility. Before we get the secret book of this person's puppetry, everything is still uncertain. And that doesn't count as resurrection. It's just a better way of existence than the Soul Essence Stone."
Lie Tianzun also understood in his heart that even if he could be resurrected using human puppetry, it would not be a true resurrection, so he was not particularly excited.
"No matter what, I must enter this secret realm of puppets, and I must find the secret book of the puppet technique." Zhou Chen looked at Lie Tianzun, his face full of perseverance.
"You brat are quite boastful. That secret book must be deep in the secret realm. With your level, how can you help me get it?" Lie Tianzun looked at Zhou Chen and smiled.
"There are monsters here from thousands of years ago. They will definitely be difficult to deal with, but I will definitely find a way to get them." Zhou Chen looked serious, and he also understood that there must be many dangers in the depths of this secret realm.
"You don't have to worry too much. Human puppets are just puppets after all, not real people. There are many ways to restrain them." Lie Tianzun is not that worried. Fortunately, this time we are facing human puppets and not real people.
A good person, with his understanding of people, can think of many ways.
"What can I do?" Zhou Chen asked excitedly.
"You go get these things first, and then I will tell you how to use them."
Lie Tianzun told Zhou Chen what he needed, and Zhou Chen also went to Tianbao Pavilion in Qingyang City. However, the Tianbao Pavilion in Qingyang City was too small and he didn't buy anything. Zhou Chen was helpless.
But the shopkeeper told him that he should be able to buy it in Tianlan City.
…
Five days later, Liu Dahai and Zhang Erbao came out of seclusion one after another. Strong real energy fluctuations flowed on their bodies, and their spiritual power turned into real energy. This was a sign of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Both of them successfully entered the early stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
, but judging from the intensity of the true energy fluctuations, these two people are much more powerful than the average Foundation Establishment Realm.
Zhou Lianyi also came out of seclusion. Zhou Lianyi has worked hard these days. Now he can draw and carve six thousand formation patterns, and his realm has also been upgraded to the seventh level of the innate realm.
I have to say that Zhou Lianyi's formation talent is indeed much higher than Zhou Chen's. Zhou Chen has only reached six thousand formations in the past few days, but he is already at the late stage of foundation establishment. Zhou Lianyi is only at the seventh level of the innate realm and can already draw and carve.
There are six thousand formations. Although the relationship between realm and the number of formations is not absolutely proportional, the higher the realm, the easier it is to draw and carve formations. This is for sure, so Zhou Chen gave Zhou Lianyi a lot of pills and asked her to
Knock hard, so what if his realm is illusory, Zhou Lianyi is an array mage, and he doesn’t need to fight hand-to-hand. As long as his realm improves quickly, his array talent can be brought into play. With Zhou Lianyi’s talent, he can do nothing all day long.
Just take medicine and practice. This is what Lie Tianzun told Zhou Chen. Everyone takes a different route and has a different idea of cultivation. Zhou Chen also lamented how important it is to have a good master. Zhou Lianyi was obviously a mediocre master.
It was delayed.
Zhou Chen looked at the radiant three people and grinned: "Departure, target, Thunder Cloud City."