This battle had looked easy,
but in truth, it had been anything but simple.
It could be said that if these three Spider Puppets joined forces, even cultivators above the True Essence Eighth Layer Late-Stage would have to spend some effort dealing with them.
The reason they had not appeared particularly powerful was merely because he had exploited the flaws in the puppets' mechanisms.
And even so,
Zhang Qingyuan had gone all out in this battle,
all so that he could kill them in a single strike and swiftly clear away the obstacles. This was not a sparring match, and there was no need to waste time.
Thus, before the three Spider Puppets had likely even displayed a tenth of their true capabilities, they had been annihilated in Zhang Qingyuan's hands.
After Zhang Qingyuan slew the three puppets,
not long afterward,
a glowing formation appeared out of thin air upon the ground ahead, and a spherical crystal rose with it, suspended in mid-air.
"This is..."
After confirming that there were no traps around him, Zhang Qingyuan stepped forward several paces and examined the emerald green crystal radiating light from above and below.
After pondering for a moment,
he reached out and placed his hand upon it, while his divine sense began to seep inside.
Boom!
In an instant, the scene before him burst open with a crash, like a shattered screen, and he entered another empty, ethereal boundary of consciousness!
Flowing light flickered,
until the figure of the old man he had seen before appeared ahead.
"When I was young, I was fortunate enough to achieve Successful Enlightenment. Yet my aptitude was too poor, and people believed I could accomplish nothing, so I was abandoned..."
"My life had not known many twists and turns. My fame could not compare to