If the Evil Soul had Tier Three Combat Power, Li Chang’an wouldn’t need any other tricks. He could crush Murong Kang with the Evil Soul alone!

He returned to Changqing Mountain and continued his Cultivation.

「A few days later.」

Deep in the night, Li Chang’an sat in the depths of his cave abode, practicing the Great Yi Wood Sword Array.

Before long, a golden light materialized before his eyes.

[Divination has been refreshed]

[Today’s Divination: Auspicious]

[You receive a distress call and learn that Mo Wenyuan and many Mo Clan Members are trapped in a Puppet Mechanism City. You immediately go to their rescue and succeed in saving them. In the legacy left behind by the city’s master, you discover an offensive Divine Sense Technique.]

"A Divine Sense Technique!"

Li Chang’an’s eyes lit up, and he immediately stopped his training.

He read the Divination’s contents several times to make sure he hadn’t misread it.

As long as he rescued them, he would obtain this technique.

"This technique has come at the perfect time!"

Li Chang’an was overjoyed and immediately began to prepare.

’The Puppet Mechanism City mentioned in the Divination is probably not a good place. It’s most likely full of traps.’

Puppetry Technique and Mechanical Technique were two different Skills.

But the two had common ground.

Once combined, they could unleash unimaginable power.

’Mo Wenyuan has a Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivation, and his Puppetry Skill has reached Tier Two Low Grade. If even he is trapped, I can’t afford to be careless.’

Li Chang’an mused.

His Puppetry Technique had long since reached Tier Two Top Grade and was approaching Quasi-Tier Three.

For this rescue mission, he planned to bring extra Puppets to scout for danger.

...

「The next day, at the crack of dawn.」

A bird suddenly appeared, circling over Changqing Mountain. It looked like an ordinary Tier One Demon Beast.

Dahuang was about to make a move and take it down.

But Li Chang’an stopped him.

"Don’t. It’s here to ask for help."

Li Chang’an could tell at a glance that the bird was a Flesh Puppet. It carried Mo Wenyuan’s aura.

He raised his hand and beckoned.

The bird fell into his palm.

Then, Li Chang’an opened its body and took out a Jade Scroll from within.

Holding the Jade Scroll, he sent his Divine Sense into it and immediately heard Mo Wenyuan’s voice.

"Daoist Li, I and many of my Mo Clan Members are trapped inside a Puppet Mechanism City. The city is fraught with danger, and none of us can escape."

"Your Changqing Mountain is very close to the Mechanical City. I sent this puppet bird to ask for your aid."

"If you receive my plea for help, please pass this message on to the Mo Family’s Cultivators..."

Li Chang’an quickly finished listening to the entire message in the Jade Scroll.

Mo Wenyuan knew his personality well and didn’t expect him to come to the rescue himself, only that he would ask the Mo Family for help.

Inside the Jade Scroll, there was a very simple map.

It marked the location of the Puppet Mechanism City.

Li Chang’an took a look. It was indeed not far from Changqing Mountain; he could get there in half an hour.

’According to the Divination, I can rescue them by myself.’

After some thought, Li Chang’an called for Jiang Muyu.

He gave the message to Jiang Muyu and instructed her to go to Yellow Crane Immortal City and deliver it to the Mo Family.

"Muyu, be careful on the road."

Li Chang’an gave her many warnings.

"Don’t you worry, Young Master. I have a Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivation. I’m not a three-year-old child."

Jiang Muyu put away the message, transformed into a streak of blue Escape Light, and vanished over the horizon in an instant.

Li Chang’an, meanwhile, flew toward the Mechanical City marked on the map.

「About half an hour later.」

He arrived at the location of the Puppet City.

The area was a range of densely forested mountains, and the Mechanical City lay beneath the peaks.

Li Chang’an spread his Divine Sense and quickly found the entrance. With a flicker, he followed it downward.

Before long, a mechanical Giant Gate hundreds of zhang tall appeared before his eyes.

The entire Giant Gate was constructed from countless precise and complex mechanical components. Its surface was etched with dense, intricate Magical Power patterns, exuding an ancient and weathered aura.

It looked as if it had stood there for an eternity.

Li Chang’an noticed that a hole, about two zhang wide, had been blasted into the bottom-left corner of the Giant Gate.

’It seems Mo Wenyuan and the others weren’t skilled enough in Puppetry Technique and Mechanical Technique. They didn’t use finesse to bypass this Giant Gate but forced their way through. No wonder they’re trapped inside.’

He observed it carefully for a moment. Although he could understand some parts, he couldn’t decipher the entire Giant Gate yet.

He had no other choice but to enter the Mechanical City through the hole.

Beyond the Giant Gate was a silent and freezing passageway.

The walls on all sides were made entirely of mechanical components, faintly emitting a dangerous aura.

Li Chang’an soon detected the auras of more than ten Cultivators deep within the Mechanical City, including Mo Wenyuan and even the Mo Feng siblings.

At the same time, the dozen or so people also sensed his aura.

Mo Wenyuan’s pleasantly surprised voice rang out.

"Daoist Li, you received my message for help?"

"I did."

Li Chang’an replied while surveying the entire passageway.

A moment later, Mo Wenyuan noticed he was alone and couldn’t help but be surprised.

"Daoist Li, why have you come alone? You didn’t find the other Mo Family disciples?"

"Rest assured, Daoist Mo. I’ve already sent a Foundation Establishment friend to fetch the Mo Family. I came here to see if you needed any other help."

As soon as his voice fell, another, older voice echoed from deep within the Mechanical City.

"I am Mo Hong. Thank you for your help, Daoist Li."

Hearing this name, Li Chang’an was slightly taken aback.

He remembered that the new Mo Family Patriarch was named Mo Hong.

"Daoist Mo, why are you all trapped here? Could it be for some opportunity within this city?"

"Sigh... It’s a long story..."

Mo Hong sighed deeply and began to explain to Li Chang’an.

Not long ago, after he became the Mo Family Patriarch, he discovered many miscarriages of justice within the clan. These had caused a great number of Mo Family disciples to suffer grievances, and some had even betrayed the clan and left.

The most notable among them were the Mo Feng siblings.

That pair of siblings had been forced into betraying the clan.

He was determined to right these wrongs, but a faction of the clan members disagreed—especially the many members from the old Patriarch’s lineage.

The Foundation Establishment Cultivators from that lineage actually planned to launch a preemptive strike and kill the Mo Feng siblings.