“It required immense effort for me to forge even a low-grade holy artifact, yet in the blink of an eye, I encountered a Xing Shen wielding a mid-grade holy weapon… If I hadn’t used my puppets to buy some time, wouldn’t I have been captured and completely destroyed? No, this place is no longer safe for me—I must escape immediately…”
As these thoughts raced through Shui Miao’s mind, he instantly activated his low-grade holy artifact cloak to its fullest, preparing to escape the scene.
Yet, before fleeing, he was still reluctant to abandon the numerous forging materials, pills, and crystals on his two puppets.
Under Shui Miao’s mental command, the White Tiger Emperor-Divine puppet immediately transferred all its materials to the Qintian Immortal Emperor puppet, then charged straight at Lüzheng.
Meanwhile, the Qintian Immortal Emperor puppet swiftly darted to Shui Miao’s side and handed him the materials.
“Crack!”
Just as Shui Miao began collecting the materials, he heard a sharp sound—the White Tiger Emperor-Divine puppet had been instantly sliced in half by Tianluo Golden Strength Blade!
Thus, the White Tiger Emperor-Divine puppet was utterly destroyed and could no longer self-destruct.
Seeing the dark energy and array formations inside the puppet’s body, Lüzheng was momentarily stunned before realization dawned: “So this Immortal Emperor was actually a puppet!?”
“Oh no!”
After collecting the materials, Shui Miao disregarded everything else and immediately activated his time-shield artifact, fleeing at full speed.
The Qintian Immortal Emperor puppet immediately blocked Lüzheng and detonated itself.
Lüzheng was simply too terrifying, so Shui Miao didn’t even care whether he had escaped far enough.
“Boom!”
Before Lüzheng could react, he was once again blasted into confusion, his protective artifacts heavily damaged. Yet, as a martial cultivator of great prowess, his body was strong enough to endure the explosion’s core. Though shaken, his inner energy was only slightly disturbed.
“It turns out the chaos in the Immortal Realm was caused by this kid!”
“He actually forged such evil puppets—I must capture him…”
Lüzheng immediately swallowed a Heavenly Energy Replenishing Pill and gave chase to Shui Miao.
This time, however, Shui Miao fully activated his Time-Shield Spirit Pearl, flying shoes, and low-grade holy artifact cloak, greatly enhancing both his speed and concealment.
Ahead lay the sacred mountains of various sects, filled with numerous disciples, making Lüzheng’s search even more difficult.
Shui Miao directly infiltrated one of the sects, concealing his aura completely.
After circumambulating several sacred mountains, Lüzheng immediately contacted the other four Xing Shen for assistance.
Thus, Shui Miao’s situation became even more perilous.
Disguised as a young Daoist apprentice, Shui Miao hid among the dense forest and rocks within the sect.
Before long, a butterfly flew over and landed gently on Shui Miao’s shoulder.
Everything in the Immortal Realm was highly spiritual—why wouldn’t this butterfly fear him? As Shui Miao was puzzled, the voice of Saint Mother Shui Tianyi suddenly echoed in his mind: “You brat, I’ve been searching everywhere for you. I’m Saint Mother Shui Tianyi, and I’m here to save you. Don’t resist—I’ll draw you into my artifact and help you escape.”
Shui Miao was momentarily stunned, instantly sensing a surge of energy enveloping him.
“You’re Saint Mother Shui Tianyi? How is that possible? I heard you had gone mad!” Shui Miao quickly resisted with his energy, unwilling to be drawn into an artifact so easily.
Shui Tianyi grew anxious: “I only pretended to be mad out of necessity. The Celestial Court has dispatched five Xing Shen to suppress the sects of the Immortal Realm. Now that Lüzheng has discovered you, he will surely summon the other four Xing Shen. Each of them carries a mid-grade holy artifact. If you don’t come with me now, you’ll never escape again.”
“But how can I trust you? If you really are Saint Mother Shui Tianyi, then give me a Heaven-Stepping Talisman so I can escape on my own.” Shui Miao wasn’t foolish. Even if this butterfly was indeed transformed by Saint Mother Shui Tianyi, she was no ordinary figure. Being drawn into her artifact could bring either fortune or doom.
Sensing that all five Xing Shen had already started using Heaven-Stepping Talismans to draw near, Shui Tianyi grew even more anxious: “You fool! Using a Heaven-Stepping Talisman in front of them will alert them to the energy fluctuations, allowing them to trace your path. Do you think they’re ordinary people? They are the five disciples of Patriarch Xingtian! If you don’t leave now, I’m leaving without you!”
If she failed to rescue him and ended up endangering herself, that would be a terrible loss.
Although Saint Mother Shui Tianyi was not especially afraid of the Five Xing Shen, she did fear their mid-grade holy artifacts.
Seeing the urgency in Shui Tianyi’s words, Shui Miao felt slightly convinced.
At this moment, many immortals, including the sect leader and elders, had ascended into the sky to welcome the Five Punishment Deities.
Shui Miao’s final puppet, the Kunpeng Immortal Emperor puppet, had also arrived.
However, before the Kunpeng Immortal Emperor puppet could even approach the five Xingshen, a ghostly Xingshen activated a mid-grade holy artifact, instantly dispersing the puppet’s soul essence!
This was simply too terrifying!
Shui Miao was shocked and quickly ceased resisting, allowing Saint Mother Shui Tianyi to draw him into her artifact.
At this moment, Shui Miao finally understood—those arrays within the Six Heavens Forging Bureau weren’t the entirety of the Immortal Realm’s arrays. For instance, this technique that instantly dispersed the puppet’s soul essence wasn’t among them.
The butterfly, having transformed into Saint Mother Shui Tianyi, slowly and naturally flew away from the scene while mentally speaking to Shui Miao: “You’re too naïve and think too highly of yourself. The three most powerful formations in the Immortal Realm have all been sealed by the Celestial Court. Neither you nor your master, Forgemaster Luo Tong, know the secrets of these sealed formations.”
“Saint Mother, what exactly are these three arrays?” Shui Miao, deeply fascinated by arrays, asked eagerly.
“Don’t call me Saint Mother anymore—I no longer wish to be a pawn of the Celestial Court. From now on, call me Sister Tianyi.” Shui Tianyi calmed her emotions as much as possible, concealing her aura: “The three arrays sealed by the Celestial Court are the Reincarnation Array, the Void Destruction Array, and the Celestial Mechanism Array, known only to the Celestial Emperor. The mid-grade holy artifact that just destroyed your puppet contained the Void Destruction Array.”
“The Void Destruction Array—how powerful!”
Shui Miao’s mind raced as he urgently asked: “Sister Tianyi, how can I obtain these three arrays?”
“Hmph! If we can’t gain the advantage in arrays, we’ll overwhelm them with sheer numbers—such as forging the Chessboard Array I’ve always dreamed of. Unfortunately, all my forging materials were stolen. Do you know why I rebelled against the Celestial Court? Because the one who stole my materials and tried to kill me was the Celestial Emperor’s cousin—Celestial Mechanism Venerable.” In truth, Saint Mother Shui Tianyi had discovered Shui Miao long ago. She had secretly followed him here and now fully trusted him, considering him her own ally, which was why she revealed these secrets.
Of course, she also knew that Shui Miao had obtained a large amount of forging materials through his puppets.
Shui Miao pondered, inexplicably feeling that Saint Mother Shui Tianyi’s words were genuine.
After a pause, he decided to take a gamble and trust her, speaking openly: “Sister Tianyi, I’ve gathered some materials using my puppets, though I still lack Emperor Qi. Why don’t you give me the Chessboard Array formation for study first? If possible, I’ll forge this Chessboard Array myself. Together, we can fight against the Celestial Court.”
“Excellent! My dear little brother, I’ve been waiting for you to say that!” Saint Mother Shui Tianyi was instantly thrilled: “Brother, from this moment on, you’re truly my younger brother! I’ll give you the Chessboard Array formation right away. As for Emperor Qi, don’t worry—I’ve already stored plenty. Together, as siblings, we shall overthrow the Celestial Court and reshape the Nine Heavens!”
“Overthrow the Celestial Court, reshape the Nine Heavens!”
Shui Miao was deeply moved, his heart surging with a rush of passion.
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