After their plan was set, the group had just left the underground chamber when they received a notification from Wu Yong.
Wu Yong said with a smile, "Young Master Huang, tonight, the lords have something to do, and the entire city will be under martial law. No one is allowed to leave their residence. We are no exception."
Sui Jin was taken aback. "No one is allowed to leave their residence? We can't even go for a stroll?"
Wu Yong smiled. "During the day, you can stroll as much as you like. But at night, going out is forbidden. Not just tonight, but for the next two days as well."
Sui Jin frowned. "What if we insist on going out?"
Wu Yong's smile deepened instantly. "Anyone found wandering outside after dark will be considered an enemy. You know Commander Tong's cultivation level; if he makes a move, there will be no escape from death."
Sui Jin seemed to be intimidated; his body trembled slightly, and he quickly agreed.
Wu Yong said gently, "There's nothing good to see outside at night anyway. Three days from now, when we go to headquarters, Young Master Huang can stroll as much as he pleases."
Sui Jin nodded. "Don't worry, I understand."
Wu Yong's gaze swept over the others, then he smiled and turned to leave.
After Wu Yong had gone far away.
Sui Jin took out several small wooden figures and distributed one to each person.
He whispered, "This is a simple mechanical creation. If you drip a drop of your essence blood into it, it can transform into our likeness and stay in the room. This way, we can slip away to investigate the truth."
"This mechanical creation can pass for us as long as it's not directly engaged in combat. If it's attacked, it will instantly reveal its true form. These wooden figures can be reused. I'll teach you an incantation, and you can use it to store or release them."
Sui Jin taught them the incantation, and everyone acknowledged it.
"In that case, let's all return to our rooms. I'll notify you when it's time to act," Sui Jin concluded.
The group took their wooden puppets and returned to their respective rooms.
Li Shuang held the wooden figure, feeling a little curious.
She remembered the bird that had delivered the message.
Although that bird was a mechanical creation and its power was very low, it surprisingly had its own personality.
This alone made it far superior to countless other mechanists.
Li Shuang had a vague feeling.
Sui Jin could deceive the heavens and make Huang Yue's name appear on the yellow paper, which was probably related to his identity as a mechanist.
Her third senior brother... was indeed not simple.
This thought only flickered in Li Shuang's mind before she suppressed it.
Sui Jin had many mysterious aspects about him. Luo Mingyue and the others clearly knew some things, but she wouldn't specifically ask.
She didn't think her senior brothers and sisters would deliberately hide anything from her; if they hadn't said anything, it meant it wasn't yet time for her to know.
Li Shuang looked at the sky.
The sky was gradually darkening, but there was still a faint yellow glow on the horizon. Now was clearly not a good time to act.
Li Shuang left a trace of her spiritual sense outside, then entered the jade slip space.
She had recently discovered a new sword path, and her comprehension of it was burgeoning. Whenever she had free time, she would go to the sword path space to hone her techniques.
As soon as she entered the jade slip space, Li Shuang became completely immersed in her sword path comprehension.
She wondered if it was her imagination.
She always felt that in this jade slip, when she practiced her sword, it was easier for her to enter a state of self-forgetfulness.
Su Mu watched Li Shuang practice her sword techniques with a smile.
Sword cultivation was a path of arduous training.
To hone one's sword techniques day after day, year after year, was not something an ordinary person could do.
Every sword cultivator who reached the peak had shed countless drops of sweat and endured countless hardships.
But Li Shuang.
Her eyes were bright when she practiced her sword techniques.
It was as if this was not a hardship for her, but a reward.
This was a person born for the sword.
Even though she was starting from scratch, forging a new sword path, Li Shuang's progress was astonishing.
Su Mu watched, unable to help but fall into contemplation.
Could it be.
That these two paths were meant to complement each other?
Before he could figure out anything.
Li Shuang's heart stirred. She put away her sword and bowed to Su Mu. "Senior, see you tomorrow."
Sui Jin had sent a message.
It was time to act.
Su Mu nodded. "Go."
Li Shuang instantly returned to her room. She dripped her essence blood onto the wooden figure, and soon, a person identical to her current appearance appeared in the room.
Li Shuang controlled the puppet to sit cross-legged on the bed and cultivate. Then, concealing her aura and form, she quickly left the courtyard.
According to Sui Jin's arrangements, everyone went their separate ways.
Li Shuang's task was the most important: to track the Copper Demon Guard. But besides Luo Mingyue, her spiritual power was the strongest among them, and combined with the characteristics of her cultivation technique, no one was more suitable for this tracking mission than her.
Chengping Town was only so big. Li Shuang hid in the night, planning to search carefully.
Suddenly.
Her pupils slightly constricted.
She didn't even need to look for him.
The Copper Demon Guard had already appeared swaggering on the central avenue!
Li Shuang further concealed her aura, quietly waiting for the Copper Demon Guard's next move.
The Copper Demon Guard appeared to be acting roughly, but his body was constantly tense, ready to strike at any moment.
He carefully surveyed his surroundings, confirmed that he found nothing amiss, and then took out a bright red compass.
He dug a pit in the central avenue, then placed the compass inside.
Afterward.
The Copper Demon Guard restored the scene.
He took out several equally blood-red crystals and arranged them around the compass.
Under his busy hands, a small array appeared on the scene.
Li Shuang focused her gaze, immediately memorizing the appearance of the array.
A moment later.
The array that had been set up suddenly disappeared completely, as if it had never existed.
The Copper Demon Guard lingered for a while, then he left the spot with satisfaction.
Li Shuang frowned.
This array and compass, at first glance, were not good things.
She continued to follow the Copper Demon Guard while engraving the array she had memorized in her mind.
She took out a fourth-grade treasure and exchanged it with the Heaven and Earth Smelting Furnace for the purpose of this array.
However.
The value of the fourth-grade treasure was insufficient.
Li Shuang increased the stakes, adding another fifth-grade treasure, and only then did the Smelting Furnace provide an answer.
"Simplified version of the Blood Fiend Body Tempering Array: This array can absorb the blood energy of living beings within a hundred-mile radius. (Because it is a simplified version, this array is only effective for living beings without spiritual power and who meet certain conditions.)"
Li Shuang's pupils suddenly constricted.
Blood Fiend Body Tempering Array?
She immediately recalled the Copper Demon Guard's extremely powerful physical energy. On the surface, he was only a cultivator at the Golden Core stage, but with his unparalleled physical energy, his strength was probably far beyond what it seemed.
And this array was called Body Tempering.
Was the secret to the Copper Demon Guard's strength this array?
This was a simplified version of the Blood Fiend Body Tempering Array, only effective for mortals.
Then.
What about the complete version of the Blood Fiend Body Tempering Array?
Would it also be effective for cultivators?
Could it be... this was why the Heavenly Venerate Society insisted on taking them to headquarters?
Was the so-called Heavenly Venerate going to use the complete Blood Fiend Body Tempering Array to refine them, these cultivators?