28: Blood-Glass Treasure Lotus Lantern, poisonous fog? Great tonic!

Li Yan swept his hand through the air, clearing a thick layer of moss from the stone tablet.

On the tablet were four large characters: [Sect Armory].

“These characters are very ancient; this must be a building left over from the ancient Demon Sect Holy Land back then.”

Li Yan tried to push open the stone door, but even using all his strength, he couldn’t move it an inch.

“Su Mo, you try.”

Without hesitation, Li Yan directly let the Corpse Puppet try.

But even Su Mo, the incredibly strong Corpse Puppet, after pushing the stone door several times, only managed to open a small crack.

She bit her lip, her small face flushed, but even with all her might, she couldn't push open the stone door.

One must know, Su Mo’s Physical Body as a Corpse Puppet was in the Blood Core Realm; even she couldn’t push it open!

When she relaxed, the crack in the stone door closed again.

Li Yan, standing by, stroked his chin thoughtfully: “This stone door is probably powered by some Formation; even a Blood Core Realm Physical Body can’t push it.”

Su Mo, who had exerted all her strength, was as frustrated as a child, her feelings clearly displayed on her face.

“Master, it’s heavy.”

Not completing Li Yan’s command made her feel uneasy and sad.

Li Yan reached out and patted her head, comforting her.

In his mind, he pondered how to open this ancient Demon Sect Armory; not being able to get his hands on the fat meat that was right there made him feel like ants were crawling all over him.

Li Yan’s gaze finally fell on the crack in the stone door.

“A crack… Hmm? I’ve got it!”

Li Yan issued another command: “Su Mo, push the stone door open!”

Corpse Puppet Su Mo tilted her head; her small mind couldn't understand what her master wanted to do now.

But she still complied, pushing the stone door with all her might, opening up a crack.

Li Yan formed a hand seal with two fingers, activating the Blood Shadow Art, allowing his shadow to slip into the crack of the stone door.

“It worked!”

His eyes lit up, unable to hide his excitement.

But Corpse Puppet Su Mo still didn’t understand; her master’s shadow went in, but how could it take anything out?

Su Mo’s pure eyes were filled with curiosity about her master.

It seemed that after absorbing a large amount of poisonous mist, her intelligence had improved again.

However, at this moment, Li Yan’s entire focus was on the Armory; he was thinking about how to empty this ancient Armory.

Upon entering the Armory, the dazzling array of Magical Artifacts made one’s eyes blur.

Soul-Summoning Bell, Soul-Locking Banner, White Bone Sword, Soul-Hooking Rope, Bone-Splitting Axe, Wolffang Hammer…

Magical Artifacts he had seen and those he hadn’t, everything was there!

“The types of Magical Artifacts here are varied; this truly is the Armory of the ancient Demon Sect!”

Li Yan used the Blood Shadow Art, sending his shadow into the Armory to inspect it.

The worst items inside were mid-sixth-grade Magical Artifacts! They were incomparable to the fake and shoddy goods made by those Jianghu swindlers from Jingxu Sect.

Both in grade and quality, they were vastly different from today’s Magical Artifacts.

Even the Magical Artifacts used by Old Daoist Xuanwang and others were Magic Treasures passed down from ancient Cultivators.

It was clear that the current Immortal Cultivation World was living off the legacy of its predecessors.

As for how to get all the treasures out of there?

That didn't stump Li Yan.

Li Yan placed his Storage Ring against the door crack and manipulated his shadow to throw the Magical Artifacts out.

The Magical Artifacts near the crack were all sucked into the Storage Ring!

Just by using this tiny crack, his shadow, and the Storage Ring, he could empty an entire Armory!

In less than a moment, Li Yan’s ring was already filled with dozens of Magical Artifacts.

Watching the Magic Treasures enter the ring one by one, the Corpse Puppet Su Mo beside him showed an expression of disbelief in her eyes.

She smiled foolishly and gave Li Yan a thumbs-up: “Master, ama~zing.”

Only then did Li Yan realize that the Corpse Puppet’s intelligence had improved.

“Hmm?”

He noticed that Su Mo’s intelligence seemed to have increased from that of a three-year-old child to a six-year-old?

However, having such a loyal Corpse Puppet with high Physical Body strength, her intelligence increasing was also a good thing for Li Yan.

Seeing that she had gained some intelligence, Li Yan teased, “Su Mo, do you like these Magical Artifacts?”

“I like them.”

Su Mo nodded, her pure eyes filled with a longing for the ancient Magical Artifacts.

“Then pick any weapon you like, which one do you want?”

Li Yan waved his hand, and dozens of Magical Artifacts poured out of the ring, floating in mid-air for Su Mo to choose from.

Under Li Yan’s curious gaze, this silver-haired Fairy reached out and chose the largest and most imposing-looking Evil Bone Greatsword.

“Master, I want this one.”

Her hands tightly gripped the Evil Bone Greatsword; her petite figure carrying a greatsword taller than her created a strong visual impact.

“Are you sure?”

Li Yan looked at her suspiciously, though he knew her Physical Body was that of a Blood Core Realm expert.

It was just that her height of one meter seventy-five carrying a three-meter-long greatsword was somewhat…

But then Su Mo replied in a childish voice: “It, very big, good for smashing people, can protect Master.”

Saying that, she even demonstrated how to use the greatsword for defense.

The blade of the Evil Bone Greatsword was large enough that Su Mo’s slender figure could hide behind it, making the Evil Bone Greatsword even usable as a shield.

“Since you like it, it’s yours.”

Seeing her master agree, Su Mo’s face showed a faint smile.

Li Yan captured a faint emotion from the Corpse Puppet’s facial expression.

Since entering the depths of Broken Sword Valley, the Corpse Puppet’s intelligence had clearly increased significantly, becoming more and more like a living person.

But who would have thought that this silver-haired Fairy was actually a Corpse Puppet without a Soul?

A state between life and death.

Having obtained the Evil Bone Greatsword, Su Mo hugged this three-meter-tall Magical Artifact, unable to put it down.

Like a child who had received a new toy, her happiness was simple and pure.

It was also at this moment that the shadow beneath Li Yan’s feet trembled!

“Hmm? What Magical Artifact did the shadow find again?”

He closed his eyes again, checking the shadow's situation through his Minds Eye.

The shadow had already entered the interior of the Armory and stopped in front of a lamp.

The upper part of this lamp was refined from blood glass, and the lamp handle was forged from golden profound iron.

This blood glass treasure lotus lantern was placed alone on a stone table, and in the pitch-black storeroom, this blood glass treasure lotus lantern emitted a crimson light.

Li Yan controlled his shadow to clear the dust from the table.

On the stone table, a line of text was carved.

[blood glass treasure lotus lantern, do not touch.]

“There must be some mechanism or trap, but my Blood Shadow Art isn’t afraid of any mechanisms.”

Li Yan clenched his five fingers, and through his shadow, he picked up the blood glass treasure lotus lantern.

At that instant, Li Yan could hear the ‘click, click, click’ sound of mechanical rotation.

A dark purple poisonous mist surged out from the base!

“The Yin Plague Qi has gotten denser?”

“So that’s how it is!”

Li Yan finally understood the maliciousness of this mechanism: when someone took the blood glass treasure lotus lantern, the stone table would rise, rapidly releasing dense miasma.

If anyone else were inside the Armory, they would immediately be poisoned to death by Yin Plague Qi with over a hundred times the concentration.

Yin Plague Qi would corrode flesh and blood, erode bones, and paralyze the Soul.

But for Li Yan, a hundred times the concentration of Yin Plague Qi, taking a breath would almost be heavenly.

“Since we’re here, we can’t waste it! Su Mo, push the door open, let the poisonous Qi drift out, and we’ll take a few breaths together.”

“Yes, Master!”

The poisonous miasma that others avoided, Li Yan and his Corpse Puppet pushed open the door crack and sat at the entrance, inhaling wildly!

Meanwhile, at the outer perimeter of Broken Sword Valley.

Old Daoist Xuanwang raised his head and took a sniff.

“Hmm? The sour stench in the mist has gotten stronger?”

“Haha, that brat Li Yan triggered a trap inside and got poisoned to death in there!”

The cross-eyed old Daoist felt the putrid smell wafting in the air and happily slapped his thigh.

“That Rebellious Disciple, he deserved to die!”

Old Daoist Xuanwang probably never dreamed that Li Yan was, in fact, rapidly improving his strength through these poisonous miasmas.