Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, I am your second master

Chapter 118, Second Layer: Mysterious Crystal

At the location of the enormous stone sword.

"I've come here again. This is where I obtained the Yin-Yang Twin Flames, and I almost died here. The Yin-Yang Twin Flames and the Fallen Heart Flame fought a great battle within my body."

Ultimately, the Yin-Yang Twin Flames devoured the Fallen Heart Flame's sub-flame, granting them the Fallen Heart Flame's properties. "What a memory I dare not recall."

Xiao Li sighed, but soon a pain shot through his waist. He turned around and saw Yun Yun looking at him with a half-smile.

"Didn't you say you were confident? You lied to me? And you didn't even mention this to me!"

Yun Yun pinched the soft flesh on Xiao Li's waist.

Pei Yuru secretly transmitted her voice to her older sister, Pei Yuhan: "Sister, look, the Little Holy Prince is so easily manipulated by this woman. Do you think I can manipulate him?"

Pei Yuhan looked at her younger sister with a puzzled expression: "We're only responsible for the Holy Son's safety; we don't need to worry about anything else. Also, where did this little Holy Son come from?"

Pei Yuru smiled and transmitted her voice, "He's younger than us, but he's still the Little Holy Son."

While taking the pill, Zi Yan suddenly spoke up: "Xiao Li, there seems to be something behind that sword. How should I put it? It's like the vortex we came in from."

"Hmm?" Xiao Li was puzzled. Wasn't that the place behind the stone sword where the Yin-Yang Twin Flames had been before?

Xiao Li and the others bypassed the stone sword. Afterwards, Xiao Li, Zi Yan, Pei Yuhan, and Pei Yurou felt a spatial fluctuation and then saw a spatial vortex.

"Could this be the passage to the second level? I remember the Yin-Yang Twin Flames were here last time? Could it be that the Yin-Yang Twin Flames are blocking this door?" Xiao Li said, stroking his chin.

Pei Yuhan looked at the spatial vortex: "This spatial gate is not very stable. Entering it might be dangerous. Holy Son, are you sure you want to try?"

"Confirmed, but same as always, we'll go in hand in hand. Wait, I have a better plan. Come out, Heavenly Demon Puppet, Earthly Demon Puppet!"

Whoosh whoosh—

Five figures appeared, the one in the center being a golden figure, while the others were pure silver figures.

"This is a Heavenly Demon Puppet? Holy Son, you obtained the Heavenly Demon Puppet crafting manual that day, and you've already crafted it so quickly?" Pei Yuhan said in surprise.

"It's finished, but unfortunately the materials aren't very good. Except for the golden one, which is a Heavenly Demon Puppet, the others are all Earthly Demon Puppets, with strength ranging from eight-star Dou Zong to one-star Dou Zun."

Each of us brought a demon puppet with us this time. I was afraid that we would be separated when we entered the second level, so I made some small things when I was making the demon puppets. Each demon puppet can sense the presence of the other.

This will make it easier for us to find each other. Okay, let's go to the second floor.

Xiao Li explained the functions of the demon puppet to everyone, and they nodded in agreement. Having a puppet to protect them wasn't bad.

Xiao Li then picked up Zi Yan and made her sit on his neck. He then had the Heavenly Demon Puppet protect Yun Yun, while he led two Earthly Demon Puppets to be the first to enter the spatial vortex.

Yun Yun also decisively entered the spatial vortex, and the Pei sisters exchanged a glance and followed suit.

. . . . . .

Gate of Life and Death, Second Level

This is a strange, misty land where eerie lights occasionally flicker in the distance, only to vanish in an instant. A deathly silence envelops this unfamiliar land.

"Is this the second level? The energy is exceptionally dense, much denser than the previous level." Xiao Li sensed the surrounding environment.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh,

Three more figures appeared behind Xiao Li. Xiao Li turned around and breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, this secret realm didn't separate us. We were randomly teleported to a certain location. That's good too. There's strength in numbers."

Yun Yun never expected that the Gate of Life and Death she was familiar with had another level, and the environment on this level was even better than the previous one.

"The energy of heaven and earth here is even slightly stronger than that of the Sound Realm. This place is probably not a simple secret realm. It may be a space opened up by a Dou Sheng powerhouse, but it is different from the Sound Realm."

Pei Yuhan grabbed a handful of these misty gases, feeling the extremely rich and pure energy of heaven and earth within them.

"Hmm, let's go check it out first. Hmm? Someone's coming, but wait, it doesn't seem to be human." Xiao Li sensed that something was coming.

A blurry figure appeared in the distance, appearing and disappearing in everyone's sight.

"Heavenly Demon Puppet, attack!"

At Xiao Li's command, the Heavenly Demon Puppet charged out like a cannonball, shattering the illusory figure with a single punch. Then, a rhombus-shaped crystal, about the size of a thumb, appeared in front of the Heavenly Demon Puppet.

"Huh? What's that? Heavenly Demon Puppet, bring that thing back!"

Xiao Li gave the order again, and the Heavenly Demon Puppet retrieved the crystal, allowing everyone to see it.

"What is this? I can feel a strong energy emanating from it," Pei Yuhan asked, looking at the rhombus-shaped crystal in the Heavenly Demon Puppet's hand.

"This thing? Could it be?" Xiao Li held the crystal in his hand, injected his soul power into it, and found that the crystal was pure energy. After thinking for a moment, he sat cross-legged on the spot and began to circulate the "Eight Desolate Fire Scripture".

Xiao Li began to circulate his cultivation technique. Pure, warm energy surged from the crystal like a tide, flowing into Xiao Li's body.

What surprised Xiao Li the most was that the energy in the crystal did not require much refining. As long as it circulated through the meridians, it would gradually spread throughout the limbs and bones, and finally seep into the muscles, bones and cells.

"Holy crap!" Xiao Li cursed after absorbing the crystal. He felt his cultivation had taken a giant leap forward! If he had a few more of these, he could break through to the second-star Dou Zong level directly.

"How is it, Xiao Li? What is that thing?" Yun Yun asked.

Xiao Li's face lit up with joy: "This is a great opportunity! This crystal contains pure energy. You can absorb it simply by holding it in your hand and circulating your cultivation technique. Moreover, the absorption is even smoother than that of elixirs."

"Oh? Really?" Pei Yuru tilted her head, she didn't quite believe that such a magical thing existed.

"We'll see. Heavenly Demon Puppet, Earthly Demon Puppet, sweep around the area within five miles and take that crystal!"

Upon receiving Xiao Li's command, the Heavenly Demon Puppet and the four Earthly Demon Puppets burst forth, rushing out in all directions.

A few minutes later,

The puppets returned one after another. The Heavenly Demon Puppet had four crystals in its hand, while the other Earthly Demon Puppets had a total of ten crystals.

However, two of the earth demon puppets had some wounds on their bodies, indicating that they had obviously been attacked.

"Give it a try." Xiao Li took two more crystals and then began to absorb them by circulating his cultivation technique.

Yun Yun, Pei Yuhan, and Pei Yurou looked at Xiao Li with puzzled expressions, then each took a crystal and began to absorb it by circulating their cultivation techniques on the spot.

Zi Yan looked at the crystal in the Earth Demon Puppet's hand, took it down, waved it in front of her, and then bit it with her teeth.

Click, click—

A crisp sound rang out, and Zi Yan tossed the entire crystal into her mouth, crunching and chewing. Then, a surge of rich energy flowed down Zi Yan's throat and into her body.

"Wow, this really has energy! Although the taste isn't great, it's packed with energy." Zi Yan sat down to digest the energy.

After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Li opened his eyes again, feeling his fighting spirit rising once more. He figured he would be able to break through after obtaining a few more crystals.

"What exactly is this thing? Could it be the energy core of the Heavenly Tomb? But this isn't the Heavenly Tomb. The Heavenly Tomb belongs to the ancient clans, and it was forged by a Dou Di, making it extremely sturdy. It's impossible for it to be a damaged Heavenly Tomb."

Could it be that in ancient times, several Dou Di fought and partially destroyed the Heavenly Tomb, which then ended up here? Was the Heavenly Tomb of the ancient clans repaired later?

Tsk, I feel my brain circuits getting bigger and bigger. Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. If there is such a thing here, it means that this Gate of Life and Death Secret Realm has the same attributes as the Heavenly Tomb.

The Yunlan Sect leaders we encountered on the first level were likely energy beings, which explains why other sect leaders, despite their low cultivation levels, could survive in this way.

(End of this chapter)