"Automaton Puppet!"
Lin Bai was not overly surprised by the sight.
Formation restrictions and Automaton Puppets were both common methods used to guard tombs in the martial-arts world.
The reason was simple. Whether formation restrictions or Automaton Puppets, so long as their source of power remained undamaged, they could continuously provide themselves with strength.
Especially in tombs that had existed for tens of thousands of years, only formation restrictions and Automaton Puppets could endure such an incredibly long span of time.
That was their advantage over living beings.
Even if a martial artist cultivated to the Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm or the Primal Chaos Dao Fruit Realm, his lifespan was not endless. Even with Natural Treasures and miraculous pills that extended one's life, he could live at most fifteen thousand years.
Using martial artists and living beings to guard a tomb was clearly not a wise choice.
Of course, there were not absolutely no exceptions.
Among the Demon Race, certain demonic beasts had lifespans far exceeding those of humans. In the tombs of many Great Mystic Art Users, several demonic beasts would also be chosen to guard them.
Looking left and right, Lin Bai saw dense ranks of Automaton Puppets blocking both ends of Holy Lord's Ancient Road. For him, it was practically an unsolvable death trap.
Tong Yun's heart cried out that something was wrong, and she hurriedly prepared to use her movement technique.
Buzz... Before Lin Bai could steady himself, the hum of a sharp blade tearing through the air rang beside his ear. He turned his head and saw an Automaton Puppet's saber already descending in front of Tong Yun.
In an instant, a sky-covering barrage of fire arrows shot toward one spot.
"I still have to find a way to break out."
Even so, mass-producing