Ao Yu and the others were all greatly startled. Yan Chihuo sent a voice transmission: "Get in, quickly. Don't let the Cultivators on Spirit Island discover us. Although there are isolation Restrictions here to avoid disrupting the Cultivators' operations above, Spirit Cultivation Stage Cultivators are extraordinarily keen. If we linger too long, we may arouse their suspicions."
Seeing Ao Yu and the others still hesitating, Yan Chihuo continued through voice transmission, "Don't worry. From She Qi's memories, I learned that these two Puppets are guards, and they are also responsible for relaying messages. If someone is not authorized to enter this place, the two Puppets will attack and kill them. She Qi happened to be qualified to enter here, so the Puppets had no intention of attacking at all. That was why I was able to destroy them."
Although Ao Yu had not expected entering the Control Nexus to be so easy, having reached this point, there could only be forward and never retreat. It entered as instructed.
The other three demons, along with Heaven-Hate True Lord and Che Qiongying, thought the same and entered together.
Inside was an utterly ordinary room, with stairs leading upward as well. Yet no one carefully examined their surroundings; all eyes were fixed on Yan Chihuo.
Yan Chihuo said, "There are five rooms upstairs. Two of them can control Spirit Island, but from the outside, all five rooms look exactly alike. More importantly, we cannot test them. The moment we do, those Cultivators will discover us."
Ao Yu asked, "Fellow Daoist Yan, have you discovered which room those Cultivators are in?"
Yan Chihuo said, "I did see seven Cultivators in one room, but the isolation Restrictions here are too powerful. If I force my Spiritual Eye through them, I fear I will draw their