Heavenly Demon Puppet
"Hiahiahia! I'm back!"
Arriving once again at the treasure trove of Demon Flame Valley, Zi Yan stood with her hands on her hips, looking quite pleased with herself.
Last time she came here, Xie Zhen spotted her and chased her for a long time.
This time, she's back.
She doesn't want to...
"Alright, stop with the legislation."
Before Zi Yan could finish her internal monologue, Qin Yu shoved her aside and blasted open the door to the treasure trove.
The cave was much larger than Qin Yu had expected.
The entrance is a narrow passageway with several luminous stones embedded in the stone walls on both sides, emitting a dim, eerie blue light.
At the end of the passageway was a heavy stone door. Qin Yu walked in front, his soul power sweeping across the area ahead, and he quickly noticed something amiss.
There's something behind the door.
He turned his head and his gaze fell on Zi Yan was rubbing her hands together in anticipation.
"Zi Yan, be gentle..."
"Boom!"
Before Qin Yu could finish speaking, Zi Yan had already rushed forward and slammed her fist into the stone door.
A dull, loud bang echoed through the passageway, and several cracks instantly appeared on the surface of the heavy stone door, sending debris flying everywhere.
The second punch followed immediately, and the stone door shattered, scattering large and small pebbles all over the ground.
What did you say?
Zi Yan withdrew her fist, turned around and looked at Qin Yu with a smug look on her face.
Just as the stone door shattered, a dark figure suddenly darted out from behind it, rushing straight at Zi Yan, who was standing at the front.
In fact, Zi Yan had overheard what Qin Yu had just said and was already prepared for this.
She dodged to the side, raised her right hand, and grabbed the snake by its vital spot.
Even though her palm was disproportionately large compared to the snake's body, her slender fingers gripped the snake's neck like iron clamps, rendering its twisting and struggling futile.
"Trying to ambush me?"
Zi Yan tilted her head, a mischievous smile playing on her lips.
The next instant, she swung her arm, swung the snake up, and slammed it hard against the stone wall on the left.
"Bang!"
Next is the right side.
"Bang!"
Then there are the rocks overhead.
"Bang!"
Back to the ground.
"Bang!"
Zi Yan treated the snake like a giant whip, as if she had found a new toy.
He swung the hammer back and forth in the passageway, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, sometimes up, sometimes down.
The snake struggled desperately at first, but then its struggles became less and less intense.
Later, the snake's entire body went limp, its head drooping, and it no longer had the strength to flick its tongue.
Qin Yu, Yun Yun, and Xiao Yi Xian stood aside and witnessed the whole process.
"..."×3
After a moment of silence, Qin Yu took the lead, stepping around the unconscious snake and entering the storeroom behind the door.
Yun Yun and Xiao Yi Xian exchanged a glance and silently followed.
Only Zi Yan remained in place, waving her "snake whip" and having a great time.
The interior of the warehouse is more spacious than the passageway, and the walls are made of special materials.
Inside the warehouse, there were many shelves displaying the collections of the Earth Demon Old Ghost over the years.
Of course, he took what he could use himself, and most of what's left here is valuable but not his.
"Take them, let's pick them all, and then the academy can take the rest back."
The storeroom contained more items than Qin Yu had anticipated, including three volumes of Earth Tier Dou Skills, one of which was the unmodified version of the Flame Manipulation Formula.
Not to mention all sorts of strange and unusual pills, and rare medicinal herbs, all of which Qin Yu and his companions pocketed.
"Hey, there's also a Wind Attribute Dou Technique here."
When Qin Yu put the three Earth Tier Dou Skills into his Storage Ring, he noticed the special nature of one of the Earth Tier Dou Skills.
"Earth Tier Low-Rank Wind Attribute Dou Technique, Cloud Dragon Nine Manifestations, looks quite interesting."
After glancing at the name of the Dou Technique, Qin Yu handed it to Yun Yun and then walked straight into the depths of the warehouse.
At the end of the warehouse, there was another platform, but this one was protected by a light shield.
Yun Yun and Xiao Yi Xian also noticed the unusual situation and came over.
Yun Yun reached out to test the light barrier, but her fingertips were bounced back by an invisible resistance just inches away from it.
She tried again, using her Dou Qi, but the protective barrier only rippled slightly and remained completely still.
"This seal is quite strong. With my cultivation level, forcibly breaking it would probably destroy what's inside as well."
Yun Yun withdrew her hand and shook her head.
Xiao Yi Xian also stepped forward to try, but quickly gave up as well.
"I can't open it either."
The two of them looked at Qin Yu at the same time.
Qin Yu didn't rush to act, but instead turned around and shouted towards the warehouse door:
"Zi Yan, come here for a moment."
A series of clanging and banging sounds came from over there, probably because they hadn't let the snake go yet.
Upon hearing Qin Yu call her name, Zi Yan exclaimed "Huh?" Immediately afterward, footsteps approached from afar and quickly reached the three of them.
Snake: Finally... it's over.
"Why did you call me?"
Qin Yu tilted his head toward the stone scaffold shrouded in light.
Zi Yan followed his gaze and a knowing smile appeared on her face.
She then ignored the barrier, went inside, and took the item out.
It has to be the innate ability of the Ancient Void Dragon; the spatial barrier is no different from paper to Zi Yan.
Although the seal left by the Earth Demon Old Ghost was quite strong, it was like showing off one's skills in front of Guan Yu when facing Zi Yan.
Here, for you.
After taking the things out, Zi Yan excitedly ran back to play with her little snake.
The snake had actually woken up, but was still pretending to be dead. When Zi Yan poked it, its body twitched.
The items inside the light shield were a Earth Tier Mid-Rank Lightning Attribute Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills, an improved version of the Flame Manipulation Formula by the Earth Demon Old Ghost, and Tier 7 Fire Attribute Magic Core —all of which were expected.
Qin Yu glanced at them briefly before putting them into his Storage Ring, his gaze settling on the last scroll of yellowed bamboo slips.
Unfold the bamboo slips, and densely packed characters leap out at you.
The method for crafting the Heavenly Demon Puppet.
He found a relatively clean spot, sat down cross-legged, and began to carefully read the contents of the bamboo slips, bit by bit.
About 15 minutes later, Qin Yu had carefully read through the contents of the bamboo slip from beginning to end.
He already possesses two of the three core materials needed to craft the Heavenly Demon Puppet.
Although the corpse of the Earth Demon Old Ghost was nearly dried out by that Blood-Cold Extreme Freeze Heaven technique, it was enough as a vessel for the puppet.
That Tier 7 Fire Attribute Magic Core would be just right.
The third thing, however, gave him some trouble.
A soul at the Dou Zong level.
Unlike corpses and Magic Core, the soul quickly dissipates into the world after death unless preserved by special means.
Qin Yu knew that there were other Dou Zong experts in the Black-Corner Region; as long as he killed them, their souls would naturally be released.
The problem is that killing is killing, and detaining is detaining.
His ability to kill a Dou Zong in battle does not mean he can preserve the opponent's soul intact for a short period after death.
He closed the bamboo slips and fell into deep thought.
He needs someone who is very knowledgeable about matters of the soul.
Suddenly, Qin Yu looked up, and a name popped into his mind.
Yao Chen.