CHAPTER 438: CHAPTER 251: THE EERIE IMMORTAL BEAST RUINS (PART 2)

"Great Elder, do you have it?" Lin Chen asked.

"The Dragon Seeking Ruler belongs exclusively to the Gu Family, how could I have it."

"Then why did you mention it?"

"I may not understand the Dragon Seeking Ruler, but I know a bit about Feng Shui."

The Great Elder squatted down on the ground, scooped up a handful of soil, and looked around. There were eight mountain peaks and three lakes. He then said, "This Yang Laoxie is truly astonishingly wealthy. Only one of these eight mountains is real; the others are fake, built later."

"So, the wealth should be in this one true mountain?" Lin Chen responded quickly.

The Great Elder observed again, thought for a long time, and eventually Wu Chen noticed the Great Elder’s shallow knowledge of Feng Shui, so he said:

"Great Elder, why don’t we go over and try our luck, and observe it further."

"Makes sense," Lin Chen agreed.

The Great Elder was not embarrassed, as he did know a bit about Feng Shui, but the terrain here had been specially treated, and he couldn’t discern it at the moment, so he said, "Alright."

They approached the nearest mountain, and as they got close, they heard a fierce battle inside.

Lin Chen and the others looked up and found several enormous Spirit Beast skulls engaged in a bloody battle with people.

"Did Yang Laoxie also make puppets?" The Great Elder was extremely furious.

Puppet making techniques are a product left over from the Taichu period, extremely bloody, requiring the process to begin while the Spirit Beast is still alive.

Not only were there many puppet Spirit Beasts, but looking further ahead, there were several gracefully shaped humanoid puppets that appeared almost human, except their pupils were hollow and lifeless.

...

These puppet Spirit Beasts had quite high levels, some even above level seventy.

The humanoid puppets beside them acted like Beastmasters, surprisingly able to use special techniques to tame and fight with beasts.

Although many came here seeking treasure, none wished to engage these creatures, and they noticed more puppet Spirit Beasts appearing.

"How does he have so many high-tier Spirit Beast puppets?" Lin Chen was shocked.

Creating them while they were alive and causing so many people and Spirit Beasts to disappear at once would surely raise suspicion.

The Great Elder was trembling with anger, saying, "Monstrous creature, monstrous creature!"

As he spoke, the Great Elder soared into the sky, summoning Spirit Beasts into battle.

His Spirit Beast, reaching over level eighty, dominated the field in an instant.

Lin Chen and Wu Chen quickly summoned their Spirit Beasts for self-protection, curious why the usually composed Great Elder suddenly lost control.

The Great Elder smashed several Spirit Beast puppets, stabilizing the situation. He then caught his breath and revealed the truth to Lin Chen.

Yang Laoxie was originally a main general, undoubtedly in command of an army, but back then, rumors about Yang Laoxie were positive. Injured generals and soldiers were sent to his mansion to recuperate.

Who would have thought that these generals’ and soldiers’ Spirit Beasts would ultimately be turned into puppets alive.

As for the humanoid puppets, they were the women he had exploited.

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen and Wu Chen’s expressions changed.

Yang Laoxie was truly inhumane, even cruelly killing his own subordinates.

"These were all soldiers defending the nation," the Great Elder lamented angrily. "The academy head should have executed him on the spot back then."

....

After a long time, the Great Elder finally calmed down.

What’s done is done, nothing can be reversed, but once he gets out, he will report this to the Dubhe Pavilion and announce it to the world.

Wu Chen also timely changed the subject, asking, "Great Elder, are we in the right place here?"

The Great Elder calmed down, looked around, and finally seemed to realize something, saying, "It seems to be the right place."

With that, the Great Elder led the two straight in; the mountain had three layers, and inside was an air ban formation, preventing flight.

So they could only fight their way up from the first layer at the base.

Lin Chen and Wu Chen certainly couldn’t help much and could only follow behind, watching the Great Elder fight the enemies.

"In the future, Xiaobai and the others can be this strong too..." Lin Chen watched this scene, yearning for the future.

Just then, they reached the third temple layer, with the Great Elder now followed by a crowd, but no one dared to step forward, deterred by the Great Elder’s power.

A bestial head copper plaque hung in front of the three-story hall, depicting a Spirit Beast.

It was a snake.

A Divine Beast Serpent!

"Everyone, look."

Suddenly someone shouted, and following their gaze, they saw a large snake coiling down from the roof.

It was the Serpent Beast.

This Serpent Beast differed from the other puppets; it had a physical body, lifelike, appearing alive.

Thus it was known, this Serpent Beast was level 89, one of Yang Laoxie’s Spirit Beasts.

Lin Chen and Wu Chen saw the level and became docile immediately, but Lin Chen stared at the white bead on the Serpent’s forehead.

"I remember the Serpent Beast not having this thing on its forehead," Lin Chen said in confusion.

The Great Elder pointed it out in a single sentence: "That is the Beast Immortal Pill."

At this remark, Lin Chen and Wu Chen were both taken aback.

In fact, not only did the Great Elder notice it, but others did as well.

The appearance of the Serpent Beast also brought a group of puppet Spirit Beasts. Though not as overwhelming as the Serpent Beast, most were at level sixty or seventy.

At this point, the Great Elder was in no hurry. He was the only one capable of confronting the Serpent Beast here.

So, the negotiation had to be done first.

Sure enough, soon two faction leaders approached and negotiated with the Great Elder, saying:

"This Beast Immortal Pill is yours alone; the rest, we’ll each claim what we can, how about that?"

The Great Elder turned back to look at the other factions, and the others nodded in agreement.