Starting from the Greyhound, seventy-two changes.

hum~
Then the little bee clone flapped its wings and flew towards the bronze guard holding the axe.

Chen Ku carefully observed the actions of the bronze mechanical guard.

As the bees approached, they moved fifty feet, thirty feet, twenty feet, ten feet...

When approaching the ten-foot position.

The bronze guard's eyes suddenly opened, emitting a red light, and then he shouted:
"The Xia Wang Underground Palace is for people who are not of our race. Anyone who enters without permission will be killed!"

He was about to swing the axe in his hand toward the sky!

boom!
The moment the axe was swung, a terrifying and powerful axe energy appeared, which transformed into a huge axe like a mountain-splitting axe and swung towards him!

Chen Ku's mind was shaking wildly as he saw that the axe energy swallowed up his bee incarnation in an instant. Then, with remaining force, the axe chopped down and split the mercury sea hundreds of feet away in half!

As a result, countless mercury shot up into the sky!

Even though Chen Ku had retreated to both sides at the first moment, he still felt the power of the axe spreading all around him, as if a whole mountain was brushing past him!
"So strong! So strong! So strong!"

Chen Ku was greatly shocked.

Watching the power of the axe, which annihilated his clone like dust, the bronze axe general seemed to lose its sense of the 'intruder'. Its eyes went out, and it returned to the appearance of a bronze mechanical general standing with an axe.

"How do I get in here?"

Chen Ku was completely desperate.

Looking at the area around the bronze warrior, it was a completely solid mountain with no traces of artificial bricks and stones. In other words, there was not even a crack. Even if he wanted to use earth escape to take advantage, he couldn't...

I don't even dare to risk my life by going invisible!
If he lost the bet, the power of the axe would make Chen Ku feel that even if he had the Five-Colored Peacock's ability to be invulnerable to metal, that was axe energy, and it was estimated that the power was at least at the seventh or eighth level, which could kill him on the spot.

Could it be that I can only look at the door but not enter?

Chen Ku was unwilling to give up, and he transformed several bees into a series of bees to test it: "Let's try to figure out the pattern of this bronze mechanism first!"

boom! boom! boom!
Several consecutive axe strikes prevented Chen Ku's incarnation from passing over the bronze mechanism from above, below, left, right, or even over its head.

But Chen Ku also summed up some experience:
"This bronze axe general is just a mechanical puppet after all. He will only attack when he senses an invasion within ten feet. And he always strikes forward. It seems that he has no other moves. As long as you are ten feet away, he will not chase you..."

He stroked his chin and thought:

"Then if someone can hold back this Bronze Axe General, then it would provide others with a chance to enter."

He certainly doesn't have that ability.

The bronze axe general must be at least at the seventh level in strength. If he dares to go up to him, he will be reduced to ashes in one encounter.

Chen Ku kept on thinking about the scenario in his mind...

Even if his own master Yang Luchan came, he probably wouldn't be able to withstand it.

unless……

It could be Qin Yuxian, or the masked man beside Princess Guan Hongluan, or maybe... or it could be the old man named Shan Lingguan.

After some thought.

Chen Ku looked at the bronze guard, unwillingly, but had to admit that he couldn't get in now.

"I can't get in, and Shangguan Yun probably can't get in either, unless he can find helpers from the Seventh Realm."

Chen Ku thought in his heart:

"Although I have been prepared for the dangers and difficulties in the underground palace, I never expected that I would be stopped at the entrance by a 'gatekeeper'. Should I say that this is worthy of the work of the Fourteenth Realm Heavenly King of the Mountain?"

It is understandable. In the previous life, the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang was still within the scope of mortals, but it had so many mechanisms and traps. How much more so for the fourteenth-level extraordinary powers in this world?
It would be abnormal if he could enter and get the treasure as if he were returning home.

"It seems that I have to consider becoming the disciple of the Grand Elder of the Huangjue Sect."

Chen Ku turned around one last time, took another unwilling look at the Bronze Axe General, then turned away regretfully.

No matter what.

This trip was not in vain, at least I have gathered the two cultivation conditions for the two transformation diagrams.

When Chen Ku came out from the crevice again.

……

Shangguan Yun’s residence.

Sui You stood beside Shangguan Yun and said thoughtfully, "According to the estimate of the expert from Tiangong Mansion, it will take about 40 to 50 days to completely open the outer stone layer of the underground palace. Sir, are you ready to deal with the bronze mechanical puppets in the underground palace?"

Thinking back to when they had just discovered the location of the underground palace and entered to start digging, they were attacked by many mechanical hands on the stone walls of the outer layer of the underground palace. It was not until they risked their lives that the gentleman from Tiangong Mansion finally figured out the attack rules of the mechanical hands and were able to finally defeat them.

From this point of view, there is a high probability that there will be more powerful mechanical creations at the entrance of the underground palace, and it will definitely not just be some mechanical hands.

Those bronze puppets that appeared on the battlefield during the turbulent times of hegemony 150 years ago must exist.

"At present, we don't know the situation at the gate of the underground palace. We can only figure it out first, but there is one thing that can be confirmed..."

Shangguan Yun stood with his hands behind his back, facing the moonlight, and said softly:

"Any underground palace like this must have a large formation. In particular, people from Tiangong Mansion also said that the power source of this bronze puppet comes from the large formation. And any large formation has a formation control stone, which is not only the hub of the mechanism, but also can be regarded as a 'mechanism token'. With it, you can control all the mechanical creations in the formation. I guess there must be such a formation control stone in the underground palace. As long as you find it, you can not only easily enter the underground palace, but also gain 'control' of all the mechanical creations."

"Sir..." Sui You hesitated for a moment, but still asked:

"Have you already started preparing to invite others to join in?"

"The underground palace built by the Fourteenth Realm Mountain King is difficult to pass through with the strength of this county alone..."

The two men were talking under the moon, but they did not notice that there were sparrows on the branches and mice in the yard, which heard their words clearly, then ran out and flew away.

……

By the time Chen Ku had no choice but to return to Baojiao County from the underground palace.

When he arrived at the Medicine King Hall, he saw a group of mice and sparrows inside and outside the house, chirping at him...

Listened for a long time.

Chen Ku repeated all the conversations between Sui You and Shangguan Yun during the day from the little kids like mice and sparrows.

Until I heard the 'balance stone'...

"A stone that can support the formation?"

Chen Ku's heart moved, and suddenly the map of the underground palace was reflected in his mind. He saw on the map that after entering the underground palace, he passed through several forks in the road that looked like a maze. In one of the caves, the words "Battle Stone" were clearly marked.

"Good! Good! Good!"

He looked at the words on the map excitedly. Before this, he had never looked at the underground palace route map carefully, because he didn't understand the meaning of some of the words. Now with the extra explanation he got from Shangguan Yun's mansion, he understood it all at once.

"This map of mine is the most comprehensive guide to the underground palace. The only thing missing is that I need to understand what these symbols and words on the map mean."

The concept of a pillar of support suddenly made things clear in his mind.

"Shangguan Yun knows the existence of the pillar, but he doesn't know where it is. This means that as long as I can get ahead of him and occupy the pillar, I..."

Chen Ku thought of the terrifying Bronze Axe General he had faced before, who had a terrifying combat power of at least the seventh realm:
"You will be able to control a large number of mechanical creations like the Bronze Axe General and become their master."

Thinking that he might have a large army of bronze creatures under his command.

At least seven realms exist.

"Oh my god, this can kill through the Qionglong Mansion!"

Chen Ku thought that the bronze mechanical creations in the underground palace alone were such a huge fortune, not to mention the real treasure of the chivalrous king.

Thinking about these things, he knew that he currently had an absolute advantage and there was a great possibility that he could get them before anyone else. He didn't sleep much that night.

the next day.

Chen Ku finally calmed down, but he didn't rest and went straight to find Qin Yuxian.

He wants to become an apprentice.

From what Shangguan Yun said, it seems that he wants to attract many experts to join the game. Then, Qin Yuxian, who is currently the number one expert in Baojiao County, will definitely be his first choice.

Chen Ku felt that it was necessary for him to take a step ahead of Shangguan Yun and bind Qin Yu and old man Shan Lingguan to his side first.

The premise is that the old man is really Qin Yuxian’s uncle…

Just when Chen Ku was led by Feng Buping, one of the Thirteen Guardians, to the courtyard where Qin Yu lived first.

Qin Yu saw Chen Ku coming first and asked everyone to leave.

Feng Buping, who brought Chen Ku here, was curious:
"Master really wants to accept a disciple?"

Of course,
After Chen Ku was the only one left in front of Qin Yuxian, he finally showed his emotions. He looked at Chen Ku and said in disbelief:

"I didn't expect that the successor that Master Uncle was looking for was really you, Chen Ku."

After hearing Qin Yuxian admit it himself, Chen Ku finally felt relieved and said, "That old... senior is really your uncle."

"Let's go, I'll take you to see him." Qin Yuxian said with a smile: "Since you are here, I think you have made up your mind."

"Well, Chen Ku is willing to take that senior as his master."

Chen Ku bowed:

"Master, please lead the way."

So, the two of them left the courtyard and came to a house in a village in Baojiao County. Standing outside the house, Qin Yu knocked on the door first and said softly:

"Uncle Master, I have brought the successor of our Huangjue Sect here."

Hear the sound,

The old man walked out of the kitchen quickly with a ladle, with some leftover soup on the spoon. He looked outside the door with surprise and expectation in his eyes, and to his amazement saw the young man of his dreams coming to his door in person.

He asked with a slightly trembling voice:

"Boy, have you made up your mind? Are you willing to become my disciple?"

Chen Ku bowed without hesitation, and said respectfully:
"Master, please accept my disciple Chen Ku's greetings." (End of this chapter)