“Follow this street for six *li*, the first alleyway has an old house. In the first courtyard of the house, there is an old well, and at the bottom of the well is a formation node…” Han Li led Leng Yan Old Ancestor and Lu Yuqing, starting to search for the formation nodes one by one.

Leng Yan Old Ancestor listened intently to Han Li's description, nodding or shaking his head from time to time, judging the authenticity of each formation node based on his memories from back then. The three of them walked together in this noisy city.

In reality, the White Stone Square where the three of them were was not large, but the area within the illusion array was immeasurable. Taking the old well in the ancient house in the alley as a starting point, the three passed through a low tavern and a brothel, turning several corners, and arrived at the backyard of a government office.

After that, they stepped on a white stone grinding disc in the backyard of the government office, climbed over a courtyard wall less than seven feet high, and arrived at a deep alley where ordinary people lived.

After leaving the alley, the three of them passed through seven or eight streets in succession, and finally arrived in front of a school.

During this period, Lu Yuqing's eyes gradually became blurred as she looked at the people coming and going around her. Fortunately, Han Li reminded her with a secret divine sense technique, so she didn't sink into it.

Inside the school, a teacher seemed to be lecturing, and the sound of children reciting books came from within, crisp and melodious, and full of rhythm.

Outside the school gate, there was an old elm tree that was over a hundred years old. It was not very tall, but it was very thick, looking about four people's arms in circumference.

At this moment, Han Li and the others were standing in the shade of the old elm tree.

“The exit of the last illusion array was a withered remains of a desolate beast, which is completely different from this one, so I am not entirely sure…” Leng Yan Old Ancestor looked at the old elm tree and said uncertainly.

“The flow of spiritual power here is very different from what we encountered before. I think it should be here…” Han Li observed the elm tree with the Eye of Truth and said slowly.

Having said that, he raised his palm, made a magic seal, and struck the old elm tree.

At this moment, the golden eyeball suspended above his head trembled slightly, and a golden ripple spread out from it, becoming brighter when it touched the old elm tree.

Amidst a golden light, a blue vortex more than one person tall suddenly appeared, and a narrow passage extending to the rear could be vaguely seen inside.

Leng Yan Old Ancestor stepped forward, carefully examined it, and nodded to Han Li and Lu Yuqing, saying, “It shouldn't be wrong. The situation inside the passage is almost exactly the same as last time.”

“Then let's go, we've already wasted a lot of time,” Han Li said.

With that, the light above his head flickered, and the golden light of the Eye of Truth dissipated, and he retracted it into his body.

Leng Yan Old Ancestor paused slightly, bent over and stepped into the blue vortex, walking towards the depths of the passage.

Lu Yuqing followed closely behind, and Han Li was the last to enter.

About half an hour later, a strange wave suddenly rippled in the void above the other side of the White Stone Square, and the figures of Han Li and the other three fell from the air.

After steadying himself, Leng Yan Old Ancestor glanced around, but couldn't see Xiong Shan's figure.

“Don't bother looking. He is a formation master, proficient in calculations. He also had the experience of breaking the formation once before. He must have come out before us and should have gone to the main hall by now,” Han Li glanced in the direction of the palace and said slowly.

With that, the blue light in his eyes flashed, and he looked at the center of the square again.

The mist there was surging unusually violently, and there were bursts of chaotic spiritual power fluctuations coming from it. Obviously, Xue Han had also broken into the illusion array.

“Let's go, while that fellow Xue Han is trapped in the array, take me to the place where the Great Zhou Celestial Stellar Art is stored first,” Han Li retracted his gaze and said to Leng Yan Old Ancestor.

Leng Yan Old Ancestor nodded and walked towards the central one of the three main halls.

The central one of the three main halls was the closest to Han Li and the other two. It was a double-eaved hall, much taller than the other two behind it.

Eighteen gilded pillars stood in front of the hall, engraved with dense, intricate Yin carved runes, which looked very simple and unadorned.

The main gate of the hall was over ten *zhang* high, cast entirely of purple gold, and was also densely covered with runes. However, the door on the left was slightly ajar, and the surface was pitch black, looking like it had been scorched by flames.

“This hall is just a trap. There's nothing inside except for two puppets,” Leng Yan Old Ancestor glanced at the hall door, and while speaking, he bypassed the hall and hurried towards the hall on the right rear.

“Was the restriction on that hall destroyed when you went in last time?” Lu Yuqing suddenly asked.

“Remember when I said that there were four of us who came out of the illusion array together? The other two died in that hall,” Leng Yan Old Ancestor said without turning his head.

Lu Yuqing's face turned slightly pale upon hearing this.

The three of them stopped speaking and soon arrived in front of the hall on the right.

This hall looked a size smaller than the one just now, but there was no difference in the building materials, and the style of the house was basically the same. The only difference was that its doors were tightly closed together, and the runes engraved on them were still complete.

“Fellow Daoist Han, the stone slab on which the first half of the Great Zhou Celestial Stellar Art was recorded was obtained from the back hall of this hall. As for the remaining half, it is also in it,” Leng Yan Old Ancestor said, looking at Han Li.

“You weren't able to bring out the complete technique at once back then, so there must be something strange in this hall, right?” Han Li nodded and asked.

“That's right. There is a copper puppet with the strength of an early Gold Immortal guarding this hall,” Leng Yan Old Ancestor nodded.

Han Li was startled at first upon hearing this, and then a trace of doubt appeared on his face.

“Forgive me for speaking frankly, but if there is a Gold Immortal puppet guarding it, with your strength before you cultivated the Great Zhou Celestial Stellar Art, there is no way you could have stolen that half of the technique, right?” He looked directly at Leng Yan Old Ancestor.

“Fellow Daoist Han is right. With my strength at the time, I couldn't even withstand one of its moves. So, I didn't fight it at the time, but released a few puppets that I carried with me to attract its attention. Then, I used a secret treasure to conceal my aura and secretly sneaked into the back hall. That's how I managed to succeed by luck,” Leng Yan Old Ancestor sighed lightly.

A look of sudden understanding appeared on Han Li's face upon hearing this.

Puppets, except for some specially made types, or those with intelligence like Crablord, are not very good at detecting and sensing. If the aura is hidden properly and the timing is grasped skillfully, there is a certain chance of secretly sneaking in and stealing treasures.

“However, when I took away the stone slab engraved with the first half of the Great Zhou Celestial Stellar Art, the Gold Immortal puppet immediately noticed it. I only took one punch from it and was seriously injured. Fortunately, for some reason, it didn't chase me out of this hall, and I was lucky enough to escape with my life. Thinking about it now, it was truly a narrow escape,” Leng Yan Old Ancestor said, still with lingering fear as he recalled the scene at the time.

“Based on your last experience, what do you think of this puppet's intelligence?” Han Li asked again.

“Although I only briefly fought it last time, I could tell that although its killing power is extremely great, its intelligence doesn't seem to be high. Otherwise, it wouldn't have failed to see through my clumsy distraction,” Leng Yan Old Ancestor pondered for a moment and said.

“If that's the case, the reason why it didn't chase out of the hall was probably because its original owner restricted its range of movement, preventing it from leaving the hall and requiring it to stay behind to protect the technique. If that's the case, it will be much easier for us to obtain the second half of the technique,” Han Li said with a glint in his eyes.

“Fellow Daoist Han, are you saying that we should use my previous method and steal the technique again?” Leng Yan Old Ancestor asked hesitantly.

“That's right, that's what I mean. It's just that in terms of specific actions, I still need Fellow Daoist Leng Yan to cooperate,” Han Li glanced at him and said.

“Fellow Daoist, feel free to speak,” Leng Yan Old Ancestor made a gesture of invitation and said.

Upon hearing this, Han Li explained his thoughts to him. Leng Yan Old Ancestor listened silently until the end, and then said, “This plan is feasible.”

“Brother Han, why am I not included in your plan? Do you think my cultivation is too low to be of any help?” Lu Yuqing stood aside, also heard Han Li's entire plan, hesitated for a moment, and asked.

“That's not the case. Our plan is to steal, not to rob, so the fewer people, the better. Moreover, the treasures hidden inside are only a technique for the two of us to cultivate, which is of no benefit to you. Why should you take the risk?” Han Li shook his head and explained.

“Since that's the case, I won't gild the lily,” Lu Yuqing said upon hearing this, so she didn't force it and nodded.

Han Li and Leng Yan Old Ancestor each took a pill, adjusted their breathing for a moment, and then set off and walked up the stone steps in front of the main hall.

The runes on the hall door were complete, and bursts of spiritual power fluctuations came from it from time to time, indicating that the formation sealing it was still in operation. After Han Li glanced at it, he discovered that it was not a difficult or profound restriction to break.

So, he raised his palm, and five silver lightning balls appeared on his five fingers at the same time, and he slammed them down on the hall door.

With a "bang" sound!

The two purple-gold cast doors of the main hall suddenly opened inward. The place where Han Li's palm struck was dented into a deep pit, and five clusters of black scorch marks appeared on it. The runes had been scorched into a mess.

In the center of the main hall, a dark golden copper man, originally sitting cross-legged and as tall as a *zhang*, suddenly opened his eyes, and silver light lit up inside. A look of rage appeared on his face, which seemed to have been carved with knives and axes, and he opened his mouth and let out a violent roar like metal clashing:

“Intruders die…”

As this voice sounded, the copper man's arms, which were held in front of his chest, suddenly drooped down. He stood up and raised his heavy steps towards the door of the hall, making a series of "clang clang clang" sounds.

Han Li glanced inside and flicked his five fingers towards the inside of the hall several times as if flying.

Streams of cyan and yellow light flew out from his hand, suddenly magnified in the hall, and transformed into seven or eight giant ape puppets in a series of "kaka" sounds.

However, after these puppet giant apes appeared, they did not join forces to attack the dark golden copper man. Instead, they all scattered and ran towards the corners of the hall.