308: Chapter 308 Puppet

"What is this?"

Ding Yi looked at this bead; he seemed to recognize its origin, but for a moment, he couldn't quite recall it.

"Wood Source Bead."

Lin Ming said.

A wood-attribute spiritual item, the Wood Source Bead had the effect of stimulating the growth of Spiritual Plants.

"A sixth-rank spiritual item, a Wood Source Bead... No wonder the Demonic Path would establish this Spiritual Plant garden."

Ding Yi also came to a sudden realization.

With the existence of a Wood Source Bead, which could stimulate the growth of various Spiritual Plants, it was no wonder the Inverse Demon Cult would establish this Spiritual Plant garden.

"These Spiritual Plants were likely sucked dry by the Wood Source Bead."

Lin Ming said, looking at the Wood Source Bead in his hand.

This Wood Source Bead was also in a damaged state; if more time passed, it would likely be completely destroyed.

Now that it was in Lin Ming's hands, he naturally had a way to repair it, and his Spiritual Plant garden happened to need such an item.

"I'll take this item."

Lin Ming glanced at the people behind him and directly put away the bead.

"Junior Brother found it, so go ahead and take it."

Ding Yi nodded.

None of them had noticed the bead's location; only Lin Ming had found it.

Moreover, they could also see that this Wood Source Bead was severely damaged, and repairing it would likely require a significant cost.

And even if it were repaired, it might not achieve its original effect or value.

Furthermore, if it were anyone else, they might have fought over it, but since it was Lin Ming, there was no need for that.

The other two also had no objections.

However, since Lin Ming could find a Wood Source Bead here, perhaps there were other treasures they hadn't discovered yet.

The three of them began searching the area, even resorting to digging three feet into the ground.

Unfortunately, they found nothing.

"The Inverse Demon Cult probably didn't value this place much; the good stuff is still ahead."

Rong Xiu said.

"Don't waste time, let's go."

Yan Jingtong said, somewhat frustrated.

The five of them then stepped onto another passage.

Not long after the group entered this passage, the sound of fighting rang out.

This made the group a bit more alert.

Those ahead of them were the people from the Shangji Sect, meaning they had encountered enemies?

Lin Ming and the others moved forward quickly and soon reached the end of the passage.

But as they stepped out of the passage, a burst of black light suddenly surged toward them.

"Watch out."

Yan Jingtong reacted quickly; he stepped forward, and a hand seal was cast from his hands.

The soil beneath his feet rose up, forming a rock wall that blocked the black light.

In the blink of an eye, the rock wall was shattered.

"Converge!"

Yan Jingtong gave a light shout, and a brown shield condensed in front of them, blocking the black light once more.

This time, the black light could not break the shield and dissipated after about ten seconds.

Their gaze then turned forward.

The Shangji Sect Disciples were being besieged by over a dozen people, and these dozen or so people were not those who had entered the treasury.

"Not human?!"

Rong Xiu said with an uncertain tone.

He didn't sense any life force from these dozen or so people.

Or perhaps they were hiding it too well.

"They really aren't human."

Ding Yi nodded.

He also sensed that there was no life force present in these dozen or so people.

Corpses?

Perhaps that was a possibility.

After all, these Demonic Path forces had many methods for manipulating corpses.

"Puppets."

Lin Ming said with interest.

Others hadn't recognized them, but Lin Ming could see that these dozen or so people were indeed not human, nor were they corpses, but Puppets—Spirit Treasury Realm Puppets.

He remembered that when he was choosing his Auxiliary Path, he had considered puppetry.

But Yuanxu Mountain did not have the Legacy of a Puppeteer; because of the great catastrophe ten thousand years ago, many of the Puppeteer Legacies in the Qingxuan Realm had been lost.

As a result, Puppeteer Legacies in the cultivation world were extremely rare.

Lin Ming only knew that the Baijue Mountain and a cultivation clan possessed the Legacy of a Puppeteer.

"Puppets?"

Yan Jingtong asked in surprise.

"That's right. In my spare time, I also like to study some Auxiliary Paths. These dozen or so people are Puppets."

Lin Ming said with a certain tone.

"If they are Puppets, then that makes sense."

Rong Xiu nodded slightly.

If they were Puppets, it was indeed logical.

However, he didn't fully believe Lin Ming's words and held a skeptical attitude toward them.

"Everyone from Yuanxu Mountain, lend a hand."

Huang Zhang noticed Lin Ming and the others at this time and immediately called out.

These dozen or so Puppets all had the strength of the Lingcang Peak; the five of them were indeed having some difficulty dealing with them.

"Should we help?"

Ding Yi asked.

To be honest, he didn't really want to help the guys from the Shangji Sect.

"Let's help. Here, the Shangji Sect is not our enemy."

Rong Xiu stepped forward and said.

They were indeed at odds with the Shangji Sect, but they at least belonged to the same Righteous Path camp.

There were still Demonic Path cultivators within this treasury.

Demonic cultivators were their true enemies.

"True. Since we've run into them, let's lend a hand."

Yan Jingtong said.

"Junior Brother Lin, Junior Sister Su, there's no need for you two to join. Just protect yourselves."

Yan Jingtong and the other two then joined the battlefield, dealing with the Puppets alongside the people from the Shangji Sect.

Lin Ming and Su Lianxue stood obediently to the side.

Lin Ming watched this scene and only shook his head a few times.

Forget it.

Since his Senior Brothers wanted to help, let them; anyway, he had no interest in helping these Shangji Sect Disciples.

Rather than that, he was interested in these Puppets.

After eight thousand years, these Puppets were still functional; the quality was actually quite good.

Could it be that the Inverse Demon Cult's treasury contained the Legacy of a Puppeteer?

Lin Ming suddenly became interested in this.

With the addition of Yan Jingtong's trio, the pressure on the five Shangji Sect members was greatly reduced.

Moreover, as time passed, the Puppets' movements clearly slowed down significantly.

This allowed those in the fight to feel a sudden reduction in pressure, and after paying a small price, they managed to defeat them.

During the process of defeating them, they discovered that these dozen or so people were indeed Puppets, just as Lin Ming had said.

"Boom..."

As the last Puppet was blasted against the rock wall, the battle finally came to an end.

"Many thanks for your assistance."

Huang Zhang said to Yan Jingtong and the others with a smile.

"It was no trouble."

Yan Jingtong also said.

In passing, he also directly took away the Puppets that they had defeated.

Seeing this, the members of the Shangji Sect couldn't say much.