novelapdf Chapter 278 Candidate
Chapter 278 Candidate
"Are you in such a hurry?"
Zhang Lingyu sighed inwardly, knowing that the Spirit Puppet Myriad Transformations Box was not going to let him go, or rather, this magic treasure did not allow a cultivator with relatively good strength to arrive last.
So even though he's still fighting with the people from Chiyang Prefecture, they might still move him away.
After all, for the Spirit Puppet Sect Master to successfully possess someone, they must both be severely injured.
To avoid revealing his intentions, he feigned excitement at getting so close to the central hall, but in reality, he wanted to delay a little longer to thoroughly explore the area.
But after searching again and again, I couldn't find any items of high value, not even those at the Foundation Establishment level.
Clearly, most of the items were placed in the four side halls.
Just as Zhang Lingyu was slowly approaching the central hall, a sense of crisis suddenly surged into his heart. He turned his head and saw that several puppets had appeared out of nowhere, rushing towards him with murderous intent.
Judging from its quality, it is in no way inferior to the three statues on the ninth floor of the pagoda.
To outsiders, this would seem like he had accidentally triggered some kind of restriction, which caused the puppet to chase him. But in his eyes, it was undoubtedly the Spirit Puppet Transformation Box forcing him to hurry to the main hall.
There was nothing special about it except that there were no puppets blocking the way to the main hall.
"What a persistent nuisance!"
Zhang Lingyu cursed inwardly. Fighting now would undoubtedly result in serious injury. If they then moved him to the main hall, wouldn't that be like a lamb entering a tiger's den?
There was no other way but to speed along the route planned by the Puppet Transformation Box. The puppets chasing behind him could catch up, but they were always just a little bit short.
In fact, Zhang Lingyu was not far from the main hall. At his speed, he could arrive in a few dozen breaths. However, apart from the friction between the joints of the puppets behind him, he could not hear any other unusual sounds along the way.
Clearly, the magical artifact had used restrictions to completely isolate the sound, in order to separate the cultivators of the six major sects and other powerful forces from them. It was no longer possible to find the main hall by following the sound.
It can be said that his plan to bring in external aid has become ineffective. Even if the cultivators of the six sects have the map, they can only enter the main hall after the sect leader of the Spirit Puppet Sect has successfully possessed the body.
As for whether Song Siyu and the others will have doubts, that's for sure. But given the special nature of this place, they will most likely think it's a test of the magic weapon.
As time passed, Zhang Lingyu could see the tightly closed main hall door at the end of the road. In addition, there were seven cultivators who were constantly casting spells to attack the hall door's restrictions.
These cultivators, like him, had no special backgrounds, but those who managed to obtain the passage tokens and get here were all outstanding individuals.
The area around the palace gate was very open. The seven people kept throwing down various spells and magical artifacts. Although the explosions they caused were loud enough for the cultivators in the surrounding side halls to hear, Zhang Lingyu, who was so close by, could not hear anything at all.
Only when I got closer and closer did I hear some rustling sounds.
"Hey, another one. Looks like another lucky one."
"It was that demonic cultivator who was fighting the cultivators from the Blazing Sun Palace earlier. I didn't expect him to escape so easily."
Although the restrictions in the hall could block sound, they could not block sight. The seven cultivators had already noticed Zhang Lingyu's approach.
Seeing that he was unharmed, the seven knew that he was exceptionally skilled. As for how he was able to find this place so quickly, he probably obtained a map of the Spirit Puppet Palace.
Fortunately, Zhang Lingyu was alone, and he wasn't a cultivator from any major power like the Six Sects, which relieved the others. (The original intention of picking flowers was to read the novel "Family Cultivation: My Intelligence Updated Daily," click to read now!)
As they approached, Zhang Lingyu stopped in mid-air to observe the restrictions on the door. These restrictions were powerful enough that they could not be opened in a short time.
But opening it isn't difficult; all it takes is for the eight of them present to exert their full strength.
This was undoubtedly a scheme by the Spirit Puppet Myriad Transformations Box. After they were exhausted and entered the main hall, they would see the treasure and fight again, which would save the Spirit Puppet Sect Master a lot of trouble.
"Fellow Daoist, you must have also received the map from that senior, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to find this place so easily and quickly."
An elderly man stepped out from the crowd, possessing an air of otherworldly refinement, yet dressed in the attire of the cultivation world of the East Sea, completely out of place with his demeanor. The old man simply said:
"To be honest, we were secretly delighted after receiving the map, thinking we had caught the eye of our senior and were about to receive a tremendous opportunity, but we never expected..."
"I didn't expect so many people to get the map, did I!" Before the old man could finish speaking, he was immediately interrupted by a burly man.
"What you say is true, fellow Daoist. I was indeed quite shocked when I saw you, but after thinking about it, it makes sense. After all, there's no such thing as a free lunch."
The old man wasn't angry. He pointed at Zhang Lingyu and said:
"It wasn't until you arrived, fellow Daoist, that I realized something: that senior likely intended to choose a successor from among us, and that succession lies within the main hall!"
No one objected to this statement. After all, those who have cultivated to this point are not fools. Didn't they see that those who came here are all rogue cultivators?
Those powerful cultivators all have sect lineages and are not the best candidates to inherit the legacy. Only this group of independent cultivators are the most suitable. Those who can stand here are the best among independent cultivators. Any one of them can be chosen to inherit the legacy.
There is only one spot for the successor, and the cultivators speculate that whoever wins in the main hall will be the one to inherit the legacy.
As for how to win, it's nothing more than a life-or-death struggle.
The reason they didn't immediately engage in a life-or-death struggle was because of the restrictions on the temple gates. Without breaking the restrictions, no one could enter and seize the inheritance.
The seven of them worked together to break the barrier, but they felt it was still a little short. Now that Zhang Lingyu has arrived, they should be able to break it again by working together.
"Fellow Daoist, what do you think? Let's rely on our own abilities after the restriction is broken."
Faced with the old man's invitation, what could Zhang Lingyu do but nod in agreement? However, including him, there were only eight people. According to the intelligence, there should be two more.
While it's possible to break the barrier by working together, that would require everyone to exert their full strength. Now that everyone knows the inheritance inside can only belong to one person, they're bound to have their own agendas and no one is willing to give it their all.
The more effort you put in now, the less advantage you'll have once you're in.
He simply smiled and said, "Gentlemen, why don't we wait a little longer? We should be entering different realms, right? Counting the number of people, there should be two more. Why don't we wait for the other two to arrive before we talk?"
"Fellow Daoist is right, but those two have not yet shown up. What if we encounter cultivators from other powerful forces instead of them? Wouldn't everything be for nothing?" The old man was anxious and thought that the restriction should be broken as soon as possible, so he retorted.
The other cultivators nodded in agreement.
Zhang Lingyu remained unmoved and smiled, "Don't worry, they will come."
"Since the seniors have chosen us as candidates, they won't let anyone else cause trouble. Please wait patiently for a while."
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