Wu Shattered Star River

Jiang Han and the others indeed arrived at the sixth level, appearing inside a dark cave.

This cave was devoid of any light, an absolute blackness where even soul perception couldn't penetrate.

Jiang Han and the others remained still upon entering, their soul perception limited to a radius of a hundred zhang, fortunately encompassing all the nearby cultivators.

A group of cultivators gathered together, some producing treasures that emitted light, but even these were swallowed by the darkness.

Even with several cultivators producing luminous treasures, they could only illuminate a few hundred zhang around, the light failing to reach any further.

The slightest bit of light eased everyone's anxiety.

Once all the cultivators had entered, Jiang Han commanded, "Move forward, Dao Ancestor Realm Seventh Stage cultivators in the lead, leave five Dao Ancestor Realm Seventh Stage cultivators at the rear to guard the retreat!"

Following Jiang Han's order, the group immediately formed a formation and advanced slowly.

The terrain here was an underground cave, extending westward, with black stones on both sides and above, faint black light flowing across them, clearly indicating the presence of formations, making them difficult to break.

The passage was ten thousand zhang wide, quite spacious, but the ground was uneven, with signs of past battles in many places.

Observing the signs of battle, Jiang Han warned, "There might be monsters here, perhaps even powerful puppets!"

The group of cultivators became highly vigilant, mainly because the visibility was too low, soul perception was impossible, and they might be ambushed by lurking monsters.

After proceeding for a hundred li, two forks appeared in the path ahead, and the group of cultivators looked towards Jiang Han.

Jiang Han shrugged and said, "Just pick one, it's all a matter of luck!"

"Then let's take the left!"

Pei Sui waved his hand, and the group of cultivators rushed towards the left, only to encounter another fork after another hundred li.

The cultivators' expressions turned grave, wondering why there were so many forks. How big was this place? With such low visibility and no soul perception, could this be a giant maze?

They continued to press on, finding signs of battle along the way, but so far, no monsters or puppets had appeared.

After another hundred li, they encountered yet another fork, this time with three paths.

The cultivators frowned, realizing that this was likely a maze, and a very large one, possibly beyond their imagination.

However, the magic energy here wasn't chaotic, nor was there any gravity, and no formations were detected, which slightly reassured the group. Even if they encountered danger, they would at least have a fighting chance and be able to escape.

They continued forward, encountering one or two forks every hundred li, the path twisting and turning, sometimes veering this way, sometimes that way, occasionally looping around. After half an hour of running, they had no idea where they were.

"There's a monster!"

After another half hour of travel, covering tens of thousands of li, Pei Leyang, who was at the front, suddenly said in a deep voice.

With soul perception restricted, sight was more reliable. The group of cultivators looked ahead and saw a pair of faintly glowing eyes in the darkness. The eyes were like copper bells, very large, and gleaming with a cold light.

However, the eyes were motionless and lacked any bestial aura. Everyone saw the eyes, yet the monster remained still.

"I'll go scout it out, you guys stay put!"

Jiang Han concealed himself and crept forward, quickly discovering the monster's full form.

It was clearly a puppet, with cold iron chains binding its legs. The puppet was very tall, a full hundred zhang in height, wielding a meteor hammer in each hand.

"There's a treasure!"

Jiang Han's soul perception quickly locked onto the giant beast's chest, where there was a cavity containing a treasure box, the contents of which were unknown.

He retreated and described the situation, immediately exciting the group of cultivators. Pei Sui waved his hand and said, "Send a few Dao Ancestor Realm Seventh Stage cultivators to test it out first!"

Pei Sui led six Dao Ancestor Realm Seventh Stage cultivators forward. As they approached, the statue was triggered, and streams of light illuminated its body. A powerful aura flowed from it, making the cultivators feel oppressed.

Jiang Han had the remaining cultivators gather to the side while he went to observe the battle.

"Boom!"

The puppet swung its two massive meteor hammers in attack. Jiang Han had just arrived when he saw Pei Sui struck by a meteor hammer. The armor on Pei Sui's chest cracked, and he coughed up blood as he was sent flying backward.

Jiang Han glanced over, secretly shocked. Pei Sui's armor was a top-grade treasure, yet it was cracked by a single blow. The puppet's attack was very strong, not weaker than a Dao Ancestor Realm Seventh Stage cultivator.

"The meteor hammer can extend and retract freely, be careful!"

Pei Sui scrambled up and shouted. The other Dao Ancestor Realm Seventh Stage cultivators didn't need his reminder, having just seen the meteor hammer fly out a hundred zhang and send Pei Sui flying.

The group of cultivators quickly distanced themselves and unleashed ranged attacks.

"Boom boom boom boom!"

Several attacks bombarded the puppet, but the puppet's defense was very strong, much stronger than the previous puppets. The attacks only made its body tremble slightly.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

The two meteor hammers flew wildly, occasionally striking at a cultivator from afar. The chains connecting the meteor hammers could extend and retract freely, covering hundreds of zhang in an instant. Fortunately, the Dao Ancestor Realm Seventh Stage cultivators were on guard and dodged immediately.

"Not a big problem!"

Jiang Han watched for a few moments and nodded secretly.

The puppet's attack power was strong, and its defense was strong, but it was restrained. Moreover, it couldn't fight against so many cultivators at once. With so many cultivators taking turns, they could easily wear it down.

Jiang Han retreated and said, "You can get a little closer to observe the battle of experts. If you're confident, you can go up and fight. But you must learn to cooperate, mainly relying on the Dao Ancestor Realm Seventh Stage cultivators, with you assisting them. I observed that as long as you keep a distance of one hundred and fifty zhang, you won't be in much danger."

Jiang Han's words excited the group of cultivators, who slowly moved forward, some rubbing their hands in anticipation of joining the fray.

Jiang Han followed the main group forward, and the cultivators stopped about two hundred zhang away to observe the battle first.

After waiting for a moment, several Dao Ancestor Realm Fifth and Sixth Stage cultivators rushed forward and began to cooperate with the Dao Ancestor Realm Seventh Stage cultivators, unleashing ranged attacks and bombarding the puppet.

Pei Zhu didn't attack, gazing at the puppet in the distance, she whispered to Jiang Han, "Is this all there is to this level? If it's all puppets like this, then this level isn't very dangerous, is it?"

"Alright!"

Jiang Han shrugged indifferently. He was mainly here to protect them, not to snatch treasures. If it was too dangerous, he naturally wouldn't risk his life.