"What is this thing? It looks rather marvelous."
Watching a gleaming metal crate drop out of the void in a flash of light and land steadily on the ground before them, several cultivators wore curious expressions.
They wore brocade robes patterned with flowing clouds, with star crowns on their heads or magical treasures such as pagodas and ruyi scepters in their hands. Dressed in this ancient style, they were clearly Outer Dao cultivators from the Earthly Immortal Continent.
Beside these Outer Dao cultivators lay a devastated hilltop. The surrounding forest was strewn thickly with all manner of mechanism puppets, with broken origin device components scattered everywhere.
A sizable battle had just taken place here, and its outcome was plain to see. The puppeteer controlling this Puppet Legion had been routed by several Core Formation cultivators working together.
He was merely a master artisan at the Foundation Establishment late stage, yet he had faced a joint assault from no fewer than four Outer Dao Core Formation cultivators and suffered a crushing defeat.
In the end, the Foundation Establishment master artisan had been captured alive. He lay on the ground not far away, barely breathing, and his treasure pouch had been seized.
While examining the magical treasures and other valuables belonging to this master artisan, the group naturally discovered his personal Myriad Realms Talisman. After a simple test, they activated it out of curiosity.
As a result, they, too, successfully bought something.
"Hiss..."
With the hiss of an air valve, the metal crate slowly opened, and a long-armed Blade-Wielding Battle Puppet stepped out, its silver-white finish giving it a distinctly metallic appearance.
"Mystic Capital Heaven-Sealing Seal!"
The spell cultivator, a spellcaster who had long been prepared, extended his arm. Ink-like Dao patterns appeared in the air, instantly weaving into a net that