"Seven Foundation Establishment Late Stage." Liu Suifeng stared at the seven dark red light spots on the array plate, and moved his fingers quickly on the plate, "The positions are scattered but the light spots are evenly spaced, three in front and four in back, a standard ambush formation. It doesn't seem to be a makeshift Rogue Cultivator."
Ling Shuyao looked away from the array plate and glanced in the direction of the palace door.
"I don't know if those five Rogue Cultivator spread the news after they escaped, or if they found here purely by chance. With seven cooperative Foundation Establishment Late Stage, the difficulty is more than double that of the group just now." She looked at Qin Tiexin, "What do you think, master?"
Qin Tiexin holds the Zen staff, Fire of Life is beating steadily in the ventricle. The murderous intention that exploded just now has been restrained again, but the cold hair on the back of the neck has not completely calmed down.
The seven people outside were still there, and their murderous intent alternated between strong and weak, indicating that the other party was waiting for them to walk out of the door unprepared.
"Let's explore first." He looked at Ling Shuyao.
Ling Shuyao nodded and summoned the two dark green puppets from the storage ring.
The puppet made a very slight sound of gears clenching when it landed, and eight arms unfolded at the same time. The four weapons, swords, shields, spears and crossbows, glowed coldly under the white light of the fluorite lamp. The fingers of her hands flew, and the spiritual power threads from her fingertips shot out silently. The two puppets walked towards the palace door one after the other. The gait was adjusted to a human pace, and the shoulders and back were slightly swayed. From a distance, in the dim light, they did look a bit like two monks walking side by side.
The puppet pushed open the stone door, and as soon as the door panel cracked a crack, the attack from outside arrived.
The first one to hit the market is the three-way restraint type Law Technique.
Gray-white spiritual light chains shot out from three directions at the same time, one wrapping around the puppet's lower body, one locking to the torso, and one sealing to the top of the head. Followed by two flying swords wrapped in flames, one on the left and one on the right, sealing the dodge space on the left and right sides. Behind the flying swords was an ice cone and a giant net glowing with earthy yellow light. The ice cone blocked the upper part, and the giant net blocked the escape route.
The seven attacks fell almost at the same instant, trapping, hitting and sealing, and the cooperation was extremely tacit.
The two puppets were entangled in the lower body and torso by chains, and flying swords followed closely. One pierced the shoulder joint of the puppet on the left, and the other split a crack in the arm shield of the puppet on the right. A huge net fell from the sky, covering the two puppets together with the chains.
"What a brutal ambush." Liu Suifeng looked through the crack in the door at the two puppets who were tied up like hedgehogs. "Chains immobilize the body, flying swords output, ice picks block movement, and giant nets cover the bottom. This set of combos is much more professional than the five rabble just now."
Ling Shuyao closed her fingers, and the two puppets struggled in the net for a few moments and then stopped moving. There was no distressed expression on her face, but she just whispered, "There is indeed an ambush."
Ling Shuyao's voice was calm, but there was a coldness passing through her eyes. If Qin Tiexin and Liu Suifeng hadn't noticed in advance and used puppets to explore the way first, she would never have been able to withstand this trick.
The ambushers outside the stone gate were obviously stunned for a moment. It was a seamless ambush. They saw two "people" coming out and launched a long-prepared attack without hesitation. However, when the attack fell on the "two people", the touch and sound were wrong. It was the sound of broken wood and twisted metal.
Now that he has been discovered, there is no need to hide anymore.
After a while, seven figures came out from behind the pile of rocks.
The seven people wore uniform dark blue sect clothing, with gear-like patterns embroidered on the skirts and cuffs. Each person was followed by a puppet. The puppet was about seven feet tall, and its body was mainly made of spiritual wood. The joints were embedded with dark copper-colored gears. The structure was somewhat similar to the semi-finished products in the Spirit Pivot Sect treasure house, but the workmanship was obviously rougher, and the Spirit Rune wiring of the joints was also simpler.
"It's not Spirit Pivot Sect's." Ling Shuyao lowered his voice, "It's an imitation. The puppet structure has been simplified a lot, and the driver core is also a common model on the market."
The leader of the seven took a step forward. He was thin, with a pale face, and had Foundation Establishment Peak Stage cultivation. The puppet beside him was larger than the other six. There were several dark golden Spirit Rune lines on the outer shell of the spirit wood, and a slowly rotating core array plate was embedded in the breastplate.
He glanced at the two puppets wrapped in nets on the ground and frowned slightly. Before he could speak, three figures walked out from the side of the stone door.
Qin Tiexin walked in front, with the Zen staff lying in front of him. The copper ring on the head of the staff glowed with a deep dark golden luster under the dark red sky. Liu Suifeng was half a step behind him, with the formation disk held on his left palm. The four formation flags are clasped in his right hand, and the restraint Spirit Rune on the flag is half lit. Ling Shuyao is walking at the end, and the spiritual power threads on the fingertips still have a very faint cyan light.
Liu Suifeng didn't wait for the opponent to speak, and slapped the formation flag on his right hand on the ground. Essence-Locking Spirit-Trapping Array and Confining Quicksand Formation were activated at the same time, and light cyan formation patterns spread out rapidly from the feet of the seven people.
The seven people stood really scattered, and the two sets of formations overlapped and covered only three people. Those three people felt that the spiritual power in Dantian suddenly stagnated, and the sand and stones under their feet turned into quicksand and spread over their ankles in an instant, and their expressions changed at the same time.
The four people standing on the periphery reacted very quickly. The puppets pressed forward to protect the trapped companions at the same time, and various weapons were aimed at the Qin Tiexin trio. At the moment when the two sides were about to fight, the Foundation Establishment Peak Stage monk raised his hand.
"Wait a minute."
The voice was not loud, but the tone was calm. The four people around him immediately stopped their offensive. The puppet stopped in place, with its weapons still raised, but did not take another step forward.
The quicksand under his feet had swallowed most of his calves, but the puppet beside him had used two arms to lift him up from the quicksand and place him firmly on his shoulders. He stood on the puppet's shoulders and held his hands towards the Qin Tiexin trio.
"Imperial Pivot Pavilion Meng Qingchen, I have offended you a lot just now, I hope you can forgive me."
The formation flag in Liu Suifeng's hand has not been retracted, and Spirit Rune on the formation plate is still on.
"Excuse me? Seven Foundation Establishment Late Stage set up an ambush at the door. When we met, there was a set of chains, flying swords, and ice picks in a giant net. If we hadn't taken a step first, we would be the ones wrapped in the net now. Fellow Daoist Meng, the word 'offended' is too light a word."
Meng Qingchen showed no annoyance on his face and still maintained his posture of holding hands.
"To be honest, we did not intend to be enemies with you three. We set up an ambush here because this treasure house has a deep connection with me, Imperial Pivot Pavilion. I apologize for disturbing the three of you." After that, he jumped off the puppet's shoulders and landed on a gravel, avoiding the range of the quicksand.
Meng Qingchen raised his eyes and recognized that among the three people in front of him, the one holding the array disk was none other than Thousand Mechanisms Array Sect's inner disciple Liu Suifeng. This person is known as the number one genius in formations. He is so skilled in formations that Foundation Establishment Realm can instantly cast Golden Core level formations. It is a pity that he is obsessed with formations and has neglected his practice. His cultivation level is still at Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
The woman behind the two of them had a soft and charming look all over her body. Although her cultivation level was not high, Meng Qingchen, who had a wide circle of friends, recognized her at a glance. She was Ling Shuyao, the senior deacon of Imperial Dao Arts Workshop.
Ordinarily, a deacon of a mere Cultivation Method shop would not let a True Disciple from a large sect like Meng Qingchen care so much. But according to reliable information, the person behind Imperial Dao Arts Workshop The backer is the royal family, and it is controlled by Moon Fairy, who has amazing combat power, unstable temper, and is expected to achieve Nascent Soul in fifty years. In this way, these sects that depend on the dynasty for their existence cannot help but think twice.
As for the one-armed warrior monk in front of the two of them, Meng Qingchen really didn't have much of an impression.
Although this person is full of Qi and Blood and his cultivation level is around Foundation Establishment Late Stage, his reputation is not obvious. It seems that he is not a famous person. He is probably a guard hired by the two of them.