After some observation, Han Li raised an eyebrow as he remarked, "These servants all seem to be puppets."

"That's right, they are indeed all puppets," Daoist Hu Yan confirmed with a nod after some close scrutiny.

As the two of them were speaking, golden light began to converge up above, and a dense golden cloud emerged. The pill tribulation that had already appeared quite some time ago in the outside world had only just begun to make an appearance in this secret area.

Han Li tracked down the exact central point of the golden cloud, then cast his gaze downward to find that there was a resplendent golden palace with a round dome perched atop the tallest point on the mountain summit.

There were two figures on the plaza outside the golden palace, and bright blue light was radiating from their bodies as they cast strings of incantation seals at the gates of the palace.

"Looks like Luo Qinghai is already working on breaking the restriction. We should go as well," Han Li said.

"Fine by me," Daoist Hu Yan replied.

As soon as his voice trailed off, a patch of space over 1,000 feet away began to warp slightly, following which Feng Tiandu and Qi Tianxiao appeared.

Feng Tiandu took a quick glance...