The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple

Except for this, there were no other cultivators.

But before they entered, there was indeed a faint trace of divine sense that quietly swept around.

"Cunning rabbit with three burrows, sly Cang Yan Dao Palace, they definitely have something like the underground chamber at my place," Yan Xiaohu muttered, cursing under his breath.

Zhou Qing couldn't help but look at him, feeling amused.

"I'll go perform a Soul Search!" Yan Xiaohu said, then turned and left.

Zhou Qing had no choice but to wait quietly.

Not long after, Yan Xiaohu returned, looking embarrassed, and said, "That Manor Master is just an ordinary old man, he knows nothing about the Cang Yan Dao Palace. I gave him a pill as compensation for performing the Soul Search."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qing fell into deep thought and murmured after a while, "This is a clever use of 'a cuckoo occupying a magpie's nest.'

"Why don't we wait a little longer and see where that divine sense comes from," Yan Xiaohu suggested.

For now, that was the only option.

Then, the two of them found a hidden spot and focused intently on the surroundings.

About an hour later, that sense of being investigated reappeared.

Zhou Qing used the "Void Realm Dharma Aspect" to completely hide his aura, making Yan Xiaohu envious.

But this technique was incredibly difficult to cultivate, and so far, only the second senior sister and the fourth junior had succeeded on Little Spirit Peak.

He quickly suppressed his aura and stuck a talisman on his body.

The divine sense slowly swept over but detected nothing unusual.

"It seems like the divine sense of a late Nascent Soul cultivator!" Yan Xiaohu said.

Zhou Qing agreed.

If they really encountered two late Nascent Soul cultivators, or even more, their sudden intrusion was indeed too risky.

After all, they themselves were only at the early Nascent Soul stage. It was tough enough to contend with one late Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Seems like it's from over there!" Zhou Qing's divine soul was strong, and he sharply detected the source. The two of them hurried over.

Soon, they appeared in a back garden, where a pond shimmered faintly under the moonlight.

A few willow trees were scattered around, adding to the tranquility.

"Could it be underwater? Isn't this 'taking off your pants to fart'? Hiding in someone's home, afraid of being discovered, and yet stealthily sending out divine sense to scan around, also afraid that others wouldn't know their hiding spot," Yan Xiaohu criticized.

Zhou Qing replied, "Could it be deliberate? Might this place be a trap?"

With Zhou Qing's reminder, Yan Xiaohu's expression changed, perhaps it really was so.

"Should we retreat first?" Yan Xiaohu suggested.

Zhou Qing thought for a moment, then looked at the pond in front of him and proceeded with [Daily Reflection].

Soon, a line of information was fed back.

[Pond: This pond appears ordinary, but it actually contains secrets underneath. At the bottom, there's another pocket world where many secretly captured cultivators are held, used to refine humanoid puppets.]

Seeing this, Zhou Qing didn't expect the stronghold to really be below.

Humanoid puppets?

The half-broken humanoid puppet he and the third senior brother brought back had long been handed over to the sect leaders by their master for research.

But so far, they hadn't figured out the exact operational principles and corresponding restraint methods.

However, one thing was certain: refining these puppets required implanting unknown arrays into the bodies of live beings, allowing them to slowly merge until fully integrated.

Generally speaking, puppets give off a mechanical and cold impression, but the humanoid puppets from Cang Yan Dao Palace were refined from living beings and possessed extraordinary combat power.

Like the half-broken puppet he picked up, which was severely damaged by the self-destruction of many Cyan Feather Immortal Sect disciples. Despite this, it seemed it could still be used again after being retrieved, which was extremely eerie.

It was through the Soul Search on Meng Xing that they found out there were over four thousand humanoid puppets deployed in the Cyan Feather Immortal Sect alone, the weakest being in the Golden Core Realm, and the strongest reaching the Divinity Transformation Realm.

Especially the Divinity Transformation puppets, each possessing the terrifying power to fight three opponents single-handedly, which was truly frightening.

Perhaps they could take this opportunity to find some relevant clues.

"Let's go down and take a look!"

After speaking, Zhou Qing flicked his finger, creating an oxygen cover for the hen, and then leaped into the water.

He didn't want to end up searching the entire manor for the hen later.

Yan Xiaohu could only follow reluctantly.

Truly skilled, they did not worry that this place might be a trap in the slightest.

How did you manage to learn the boldness of the senior brother and the cautiousness of the second senior sister halfway each?

Entering the water, Zhou Qing felt like a dragon returning to the sea, a feeling of great joy arose spontaneously, as if he were one with the surroundings.

Not only that, but he could also sense some vague things through the water, as if telepathically connected.

"The enhancement from Four Flowers Gathering at the Crown is indeed wonderful!"

Practicing under the moonlight, balancing water and fire, with the reserved spiritual power and vitality, he now experienced all of this one by one and felt immensely benefited.

"Slow down——"

Just as he was experiencing joy and constantly diving, Zhou Qing suddenly had a feeling, took out his identity token, and found that it was from the third senior brother.

Turning around, he saw him quickly swimming over with his token and writing [When did your swimming skills become so good?]

Zhou Qing pointed at the water, which formed the six words [Innate Swimming Saint Body].

His Nascent Soul enhancement was known only to his master and the second senior brother so far, and since the third senior brother hadn't asked, he hadn't mentioned it either.