Eternal Life by Daily Divination

RUMBLE!

The ground shook violently as sounds echoed all around.

”We have to get out of here first!”

Chi Qingxuan was decisive. She grabbed Zhuo Wanshuang and tried to use an Escape Technique to flee.

But she quickly discovered that at some point, an invisible barrier had formed around them.

All of them were trapped within the barrier, unable to leave.

Just then, a mocking voice rang out from nearby.

”Hahaha! A bunch of foolish Human Race Cultivators! You thought you could capture me with your pitiful abilities?”

The words had barely faded when a Cyan Dragon Demon Beast, over ten zhang long and constructed entirely from the parts of Mechanical Puppets, appeared before them.

It was none other than the Little Cyan Dragon Mechanism Beast!

It sneered. ”This place is the ruin of a branch of the Ancient Mo Family, and it’s filled with Tier Four mechanical traps. The only reason you didn’t notice is because I used Divine-Burning Incense to interfere with your Divine Sense. Now, enjoy your stay!”

As it spoke, the ground around them collapsed, revealing one decaying mechanical contraption after another.

The group realized they were standing in the middle of a massive Mechanical City!

And yet, they hadn’t noticed a thing until now.

”Stay on your guard, everyone.”

Yu Tao scanned their surroundings, his expression wary.

Chi Qingxuan and Chi Qingwu flanked Zhuo Wanshuang protectively, their expressions grim.

Among the group, only Li Chang’an remained relatively calm.

He trusted his divination.

The divination had been auspicious, indicating they wouldn’t encounter any life-threatening danger on this trip.

’If this place is a branch of the Mo Family,’ Li Chang’an mused, ’I wonder if this Mo Family Disciple Token can command the traps here?’

Li Chang’an gripped the Token, lost in thought. It had already grown quite hot in his hand.

Just as he was thinking, the Little Cyan Dragon spoke again.

”You bunch of morons, I’m right here. Why did you stop chasing me?”

Hearing this, Zhuo Wanshuang’s expression turned grim.

After all, she was the one who had led them into this trap.

At that moment, the sounds of whirring machinery from all sides merged into a single, continuous roar.

It was as if the countless mechanical contraptions had come to life. They shimmered with Spiritual Light, their radiance linking together to form one barrier after another, preventing any escape.

Beside them, the walls, which were made of innumerable mechanical components, suddenly shifted to reveal a series of dark tunnel entrances.

A strange roar suddenly echoed from one of the tunnels.

ROAR—

Immediately after, a thoroughly decayed Mechanical Beast shot out of the tunnel, roaring as it charged the group.

It exuded an astonishing aura, having reached Tier Three Peak.

”Suppress!”

Chi Qingwu unleashed his Magical Treasure, bringing it crashing down.

The Mechanical Beast instantly shattered, collapsing into a pile of rotten scrap.

But just then, hundreds, if not thousands, of roars suddenly echoed from the surrounding tunnels.

Chi Qingwu’s brow furrowed. ”We can’t linger here,” he said. ”Sisters, let’s use our cards together and tear open this barrier!”

”Alright!”

Chi Qingxuan and Zhuo Wanshuang responded in unison.

In the next instant, three Tier Four Talismans appeared in their hands.

The intricate Spirit Patterns on the Talismans ignited in unison. Brilliant golden light flared, transforming into three blinding golden longswords that instantly lanced toward the barrier above.

HUMMM—

The barrier trembled, its surface rippling like water, but it showed no signs of breaking.

Seeing this, Chi Qingwu’s heart sank.

He used over a dozen more Tier Four Talismans, but still couldn’t break through the barrier.

Left with no choice, he gave up and turned his attention to the mechanical walls around them.

”Open!”

He roared, and the Magical Treasure in his hand flared with brilliant light, instantly shredding countless attacking Puppets and Mechanical Beasts to open a path for the group.

However, with a grating screech of machinery, the passage he had just blasted open rapidly sealed shut.

Everyone realized that the ruins had well and truly come alive.

They continued to strike, shattering countless mechanical contraptions as they dodged and weaved through the massive Mechanical City.

But it was all in vain.

Not only did they fail to fight their way out, but they also sank deeper and deeper into the trap until they were completely surrounded by the ever-shifting mechanical contraptions.

Along the way, they fell into several Tier Four mechanical traps. Fortunately, the traps were dilapidated and decaying, allowing them to break through using their Tier Four Cards.

But they couldn’t keep this up forever.

The traps here were endless, but their cards were not.

The Little Cyan Dragon’s voice grew even more grating and arrogant. ”Hahaha! You’re unbelievably stupid! Even if you had ten times as many Tier Four Cards, you still couldn’t escape this place!”

”You damned beast!”

Zhuo Wanshuang gritted her teeth, her heart a storm of hatred and regret. She had underestimated her enemy and chased it too recklessly. If she hadn’t, they wouldn’t be trapped here.

Now, it was impossible for them to escape on their own.

’I’ll have to ask Father to intervene.’

Chi Qingxuan and Chi Qingwu were thinking the exact same thing.

’Looks like we’ll have to ask Master to intervene,’ they thought. ’He can use his Nascent Soul Power to shatter this place and get us out.’

Both of them sighed.

As his disciples, they were supposed to solve problems for their master, not create them.

They really hadn’t wanted to trouble Cyan Dragon True Monarch unless it was an absolute last resort.

Just then, they suddenly noticed that all the mechanical contraptions around them had ground to a halt.

”What’s going on?”

The group remained on high alert, scanning their surroundings and spreading their Divine Sense.

The grating sounds of the machinery had vanished, leaving an eerie silence in their wake.

They assumed the Little Cyan Dragon was responsible for the change.

Yu Tao said gravely, ”Don’t let your guard down. That Little Cyan Dragon is probably preparing its next move.”

However, he had barely finished speaking when the Little Cyan Dragon’s own astonished voice rang out.

”How can this be? I clearly obtained control of this place’s central hub! Why are the mechanical contraptions no longer under my control?”