With a brush of his hand over his Storage Ring, another person instantly appeared before him. The man had a broad, square face that gave off an impression of being dependable and reliable, steady as a mountain.
This person was none other than the guardian-type puppet, Wang Shouwei! He was not skilled in attacking, but when it came to defense, he was absolutely not someone an ordinary Spirit Platform Realm cultivator could compare to.
The instant he appeared, his form began to change. His enormous hands transformed and merged into a massive shield, sheltering Wang Shouzhe within.
At the same time.
Wang Shouzhe crushed a jade talisman. As the talisman shattered, thick golden energy formed a shield that enveloped both Wang Shouzhe and Wang Shouwei. This jade talisman was called "Diamond Shield," a one-time consumable item that could, at most, withstand a full-force strike from a mid-to-late-stage Celestial Realm cultivator. If it were an ordinary early-stage Celestial Realm cultivator, they would have to spend some effort to break through this shield.
Wang Shouzhe had stocked up several of these Diamond Shield jade talismans for himself, and each one was worth about the same as a Spirit Artifact. How could an ordinary Seventh-Rank Aristocratic Clan possibly withstand such expenses?
Aside from that, Wang Shouzhe swiftly swallowed a Fourth-Grade Healing Pill, held a Longevity Tree Leaf in his mouth, and produced an ancient-looking piece of bark about the size of a palm in his hand. Under the urging of profound qi, it transformed in the blink of an eye into "Ancient Tree Armor" and clad Wang Shouzhe's body.
"Ancient Tree Armor" was one of the secret arts within the "Evergreen True Art." It was both armor and a living plant, and it had to be nourished over a long period by the