The forbidden grounds on the second tier of Heaven-Supporting Peak served as the repair site for the Myriad Spirits Ancient Vessel. After Misty Rain and her companion left their Spirit-Infused Puppet bodies, the work here was chiefly overseen by Golden Light, the highest-grade Sixth-Rank Spirit-Infused Puppet, at the Grand Luo Golden Immortal level.
With restrictions placed on the two women, Xiao Ying did not fear them leaking his secrets. As for the future, there were plenty of ways to keep them from talking: oaths, restrictions, erasing their memories, and so forth.
Entering the secret chamber, Xiao Ying took out the Sixth-Rank Spirit-Infused Puppet Li Tortoise, along with the Silver-Robed Immortal Emperor's corpse.
Li Tortoise's hand still gripped the Five-Aggregate Purple Thunder Bamboo, but the earlier danger from spacetime was gone. The purple light and lightning it emitted no longer felt threatening. Instead, they dispelled distracting thoughts and cleared the mind.
It was easy to imagine that cultivating or seeking insights while holding the Five-Aggregate Purple Thunder Bamboo would sweep away all distracting thoughts, bringing one close to the state of "all five aggregates are empty" revered by the Buddhist School. It was somewhat akin to sudden enlightenment, naturally making cultivation astonishingly efficient. This was one of the heaven-defying qualities of Sacred Wood, and it was merely a supplementary effect!
Examining Li Tortoise closely, Xiao Ying found patches of rust on his surface. He now bore a distinct air of weathered age, as though he were an ancient existence.
Li Tortoise had only rushed four or five meters into the purple halo, caught the Five-Aggregate Purple Thunder Bamboo, and withdrawn. It had taken merely a few breaths, yet he looked as though thousands of years had passed. The fate of those who had charged into the purple halo was easy enough