The location of most barriers is fixed, with only a very small number moving according to certain special rules.
The cultivators from the Twelve True Palaces were afraid that Lin Yu had learned his lesson and wouldn't go with them this time.
Unexpectedly, the kid actually followed, and all the cultivators of the Twelve True Palaces breathed a sigh of relief.
"I knew this kid wasn't right in the head."
"I always feel like he's rushing us around."
"What nonsense are you talking about? We were the ones who were making him walk away."
"But they seem quite relaxed to me. Could they be planning something?"
"Don't worry, whether we have a backup plan or not, it's all the same once we're inside the barrier."
Lin Yu seemed to know exactly what the cultivators of the Twelve True Palaces were hoping for, taking every step exactly where they wanted him to, which made these cautious fellows breathe a sigh of relief.
In reality, Lin Yu wanted to be trapped by the barrier so that these guys would quickly take him to the location where the puppets were imprisoned.
Incidentally, there was one more thing Lin Yu wanted to confirm.
Lin Yu hadn't forgotten how the cultivators of the Twelve True Palaces created their puppets; besides those within the Twelve True Palaces, there were also their puppets in the outside world.
Whether these puppets will regain consciousness with the restart of the Twelve Palaces remains to be seen.
That's why Lin Yu wanted to confirm it with his own eyes.
Seeing Lin Yu's confident demeanor, the cultivators of the Twelve True Palaces all assumed he had some hidden tricks up his sleeve and were on high alert.
To their surprise, everything went smoothly after Lin Yu entered the barrier, and nothing unexpected happened.
Lin Yu, however, was somewhat helpless inside the barrier. He had made up his mind to "surrender" in order to see how this puppet was made.
So once inside the barrier, Lin Yu gave up struggling and let the barrier exert pressure on him.
To Lin Yu's surprise, even after going to such lengths, he still managed to break through three barriers.
Indeed, even without any struggle, Lin Yu shattered three barriers simply by using the spiritual pressure emanating from his body.
The shattering of these three barriers was actually beyond Lin Yu's expectations.
Seeing how arrogant the cultivators from the Twelve True Palaces were, Lin Yu initially thought they would lure him into a powerful barrier.
It turned out that the barrier was incredibly weak.
Before Lin Yu could even retract his spiritual power, three barriers were already shattered.
By the time Lin Yu withdrew his spiritual power, the fourth barrier he was facing had finally held up.
"Phew... Good heavens, who would have thought that even relieving oneself would be so difficult now?" Lin Yu almost wanted to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
It was only then that he realized that sometimes, being too powerful can also be a burden.
Lin Yu's cold sweat was actually a sign of guilt, but to the cultivators of the Twelve True Palaces, it appeared as a sign of utter exhaustion.
Even Lin Yu himself did not expect that an unintentional drop of sweat would cause the cultivators of the Twelve True Palaces to lower their guard.
But in fact, after seeing Lin Yu break through three barriers in a row, all the cultivators of the Twelve True Palaces became nervous, fearing that he would continue to break through.
What Lin Yu didn't know was that, in fact, let alone three barriers, even breaking through two barriers would be a problem for ordinary cultivators. The strength that Lin Yu had inadvertently displayed had already surpassed that of ordinary people.
Lin Yu's unintentional performance just now had already made the cultivators of the Twelve True Palaces extremely nervous.
They knew that with the strength Lin Yu had displayed, even if all of them were combined, they would still be no match for Lin Yu, let alone one of them.
"I thought you were something special, but now I've only managed to trap you with four barriers."
"Hahaha, I see you're nothing special."
"With your meager skills, you dare to show off in front of Grandpa? Don't you know who you are?"
"I think you'd better behave yourself and see where you are! The Twelve Palaces are our territory!"
The cultivators of the Twelve True Palaces resumed their boisterous laughter.
Lin Yu, suppressing his spiritual power, thought, "..."
"Ha ha ha ha..."
Sometimes, being a little silly isn't a bad thing; on the contrary, it can bring a lot of happiness.
After a long pause, Lin Yu slowly spoke, "So, you're planning to turn me into a puppet next, right?"
"I knew this guy was an idiot! This is the first time I've ever seen someone beg someone to turn them into a puppet!"
"Don't be too curious, because we'll be using this on you soon."
"I've heard that nine out of ten people who come here can't leave, and the remaining one, even if he manages to leave, must possess extraordinary strength," Lin Yu continued. "The rest will be turned into puppets and sent out to gather information, isn't that right?"
"So what if that's true?! What, do you think you're some kind of superhuman?"
"Let me give you a piece of advice: if you're truly exceptionally skilled, you'll never be caught by us from the very beginning."
"Hmph, you're already a prisoner, yet you still have the mind to ask us how to make puppets. You've got quite the leisure. But don't worry, it won't be long before you experience it for yourself."
Seeing Lin Yu's "eager for knowledge" appearance, the cultivators of the Twelve True Palaces could only find it amusing.
No matter how dangerous things were before, Lin Yu has now been captured, and even if he really has the strength, he can't use it now.
"To be honest, you brought this upon yourself. You should have known when you escaped from here that leaving wouldn't be so easy."
"That's quite astonishing; they actually dared to come back."
"You don't actually think you can run it twice after just one time, do you? You're really overestimating yourself, hahaha..."
Lin Yu remained unperturbed by their mockery, instead looking at the cultivators of the Twelve True Palaces with a rather contemptuous gaze.
"What are you looking at? A prisoner should act like one!"
Lin Yu's calm and composed demeanor clearly provoked extreme dissatisfaction among the cultivators of the Twelve True Palaces. Everyone looked at Lin Yu with furious expressions, on the verge of exploding.
Lin Yu, however, didn't seem to care. He simply chuckled and said calmly, "Although you're not prisoners, you're no different from them, and perhaps even worse."