"Is this... the Xuan Ming Heart?"
Ye Lin stood upon ground covered in lava, raising his head to look at the blue gemstone floating in the air some distance ahead.
A faint blue glow radiated from its surface, suffused with an enchanting hue.
Countless chains surrounded it, protecting it securely within.
"Outsider, this is a restricted area. Leave at once."
The next moment, two burly puppets below slowly rose to their feet. A red gleam flashed through their eyes as they fixed their gaze on Ye Lin.
Their voices were incomparably thunderous, echoing continuously throughout the underground space.
Ye Lin merely waved a hand casually, and countless Sword Qi appeared, hovering around him.
The dense mass of Sword Qi pointed at the two puppets ahead, their tips continuously flickering with sharp sword radiance.
"Puppets comparable to the sixth level of the Golden Immortal Realm? They truly are fine things."
As Ye Lin looked at the two puppets before him, a strange glint flashed through his eyes.
Puppets comparable to cultivators at the sixth level of the Golden Immortal Realm were exceedingly difficult to forge, and the materials required were all of the highest grade.
Anyone capable of forging such puppets had to be an absolute powerhouse.
"Go."
With a light wave of Ye Lin's hand, the dense Sword Qi all around him shot toward the two puppets ahead.
"An intruder has entered. Eliminate this aberration."
"Eliminate the aberration."
At once, the two puppets spoke together. They each took a step forward, clenched their fists, and threw a punch.
An incomparably fierce gust from their fists swept forth, shattering the dense Sword Qi outright.
"Where is he?"
One of the puppets looked ahead in confusion.
There was already no trace of Ye Lin where he had originally stood.
"No matter how