Ouhuang Zunhuang's expression was grave, "Kid, don't agree so quickly. That place is not something you or I can covet now. In the Shenlai Ruins, there's no shortage of Divine King realm powerhouses, and even Divine Emperor realm experts are present."
Mingzhi Tian looked on with yearning, "Divine Emperor realm? What realm is that?"
Ouhuang Zunhuang said, "It's the supreme realm, the highest and strongest realm in the entire Cultivation Ancient Realm, a realm that even I, in my prime, could not reach."
Mingzhi Tian asked, "Even you couldn't reach it? What about my master, the Martial Saint?"
Ouhuang Zunhuang said with great admiration, "I don't know. The Martial Saint, he is a legend. It's rumored that he had already reached the first heaven of the Divine Emperor realm before he was eighteen years old."
"!"
Only then did Mingzhi Tian realize that his master, the Martial Saint Ran Yizhou, was such a powerful, mythical being.
Ouhuang Zunhuang said, "What? Scared?"
Mingzhi Tian shook his head, "No, how could I be scared? I am destined to become the strongest man in the Cultivation Ancient Realm in the future. How could I be afraid?"
Ouhuang Zunhuang said, "So, you agree?"
Mingzhi Tian said, "Hmm... Why do you want to get that artifact back? Is it that powerful? So much so that even with Divine Emperor realm experts guarding that place, you still want to go?"
Ouhuang Zunhuang said, "Because as long as I wield the Ouhuang Blade, I will fear no Divine Emperor realm expert."
Mingzhi Tian remained noncommittal, "But we still need to be alive to get it. Don't want to be crushed like an insect before we even enter."
Ouhuang Zunhuang said, "You can rest assured. When the time comes, as long as both of us reach the Divine King realm, and with our natural strong physique as martial cultivators, we won't die so easily. Moreover, I have a trump card, the Mystic Eye Invisibility Talisman. Those at the first heaven of the Divine Emperor realm and below won't be able to detect us."
Mingzhi Tian said, "Then we can just use that Mystic Eye Invisibility Talisman now, right?"
Ouhuang Zunhuang said, "The Mystic Eye Invisibility Talisman has a limited usage time. Once it expires, we must escape the pursuit range of the Divine energy users before then, otherwise, with insufficient strength, we will have to leave our lives behind."
Mingzhi Tian shook his head helplessly, "Then there's nothing we can do."
He then asked, "That... do you really want to take me as your disciple that badly?"
Ouhuang Zunhuang's eyes lit up, "What? Changed your mind, forsaking your master for Ming?"
Mingzhi Tian shrugged, "No, just asking. Bai Yi Quan, I'm not interested in learning it."
Ouhuang Zunhuang was somewhat angered. That was his divine-level cultivation technique, yet Mingzhi Tian had devalued it with a single sentence.
Seeing this, Mingzhi Tian thought he was about to make a move, "What do you want? Don't move rashly. You are my puppet now. I'm not discussing this with you."
Ouhuang Zunhuang said, "Please mind your words. I can't guarantee I won't slap you."
Mingzhi Tian chuckled and reached an agreement with Ouhuang Zunhuang. To avoid exposing this trump card, it could only be stored in the storage bag for now.
For the next two days, Mingzhi Tian continued to roam around the graves in the tombfield, collecting all the necessary corpses to craft mechanical puppets.
Ten thousand... completed!
This was the result of Mingzhi Tian's sleepless effort. Ouhuang Zunhuang watched and couldn't help but ask, "Kid, what are you hoarding so many corpses and mechanical puppets for?"
Mingzhi Tian said, "It has its uses."
He still didn't fully trust Ouhuang Zunhuang and hadn't revealed everything. Time would tell.
Ouhuang Zunhuang, however, thought that Mingzhi Tian had taken a liking to a beauty and, in order to possess her, was willing to attack and conquer a city, then enjoy the beauty. He had done similar things in his youth.