In the Divine Wind Secret Realm, there was a small open space in the middle of an endless mountain range. The open space was surrounded by a dense forest. If one were to look from afar, they would not be able to see that there was actually a tribe in this open space.
This tribe was the Black Fire Tribe.
The Black Fire Tribe and the Heavenly Fire Tribe had existed for an unknown period of time. They had been passed down from generation to generation.
A long time ago, the two tribes were actually one tribe. However, because of disputes and differences in opinion, the Black Fire Tribe was separated from the other tribe. Since then, the two tribes had been fighting non-stop.
A long time ago, there were still outsiders who entered the secret realm. However, after that, there were almost no outsiders.
For so many years, they had always wanted to obtain the inheritance left by their ancestors. Through different channels, they had constantly collected various kinds of information about the Divine Wind Secret Realm.
Although they had not been able to open the barrier of the Inheritance Tower, they had secretly grasped some things that outsiders did not know about. Moreover, they had a certain understanding of the inside of the Inheritance Tower.
In the past month, with the arrival of outsiders, the Divine Wind Secret Realm, which had been quiet for a long time, had once again become turbulent.
When the Black Fire Tribe's Patriarch saw that many outsiders had broken the barrier of the Inheritance Tower, he had some ideas in his heart.
Originally, he had wanted to ally with the Heavenly Fire Tribe to do this together. However, the Patriarch of the Heavenly Fire Tribe had directly refused.
Therefore, the Patriarch of the Black Fire Tribe was prepared to do this alone. After this matter was completed, the Black Fire Tribe would be able to truly dominate the Divine Wind Secret Realm. At that time, they would directly annex the Heavenly Fire Tribe and become the sole overlord of the Divine Wind Secret Realm.
After that, the Black Fire Tribe would gradually develop and even rush out of the secret realm.
All of this seemed to be a wonderful thing.
At this moment, in the Black Fire Tribe, in a dark pavilion, there were several old men sitting on armchairs. The Patriarch of the Black Fire Tribe was sitting on the highest seat.
"Black Fire, why did you call us here in such a hurry?" asked one of the white-haired old men.
Apart from the Patriarch of the Black Fire Tribe, there were a total of five elders. These five elders were considered as hidden warriors in the Black Fire Tribe. Their strength had all reached the Qi Transformation Realm. They were the Black Fire Tribe's trump cards.
Normally, these five elders would not appear in front of the crowd at all. They were secretly researching the Inheritance Tower.
Over the years, they had obtained a lot of detailed information about the Tower of Inheritance.
"In the past month, outsiders have broken the peace here. I've gathered everyone here because of the Inheritance Tower," Black Fire said.
Every chief of the Black Fire Tribe had the same name, Black Fire.
"Inheritance Tower," an elder asked.
Black Fire nodded and looked around at the five elders before saying, "The restriction of the Inheritance Tower has been broken by outsiders."
The five elders were shocked when they heard Black Fire's words.
"What restriction was broken?"
"The outsiders have broken the seal. This is an opportunity. If we can seize this opportunity, the Black Fire Tribe will swallow up the Heaven Fire Tribe."
"That's right. Our research over the years wasn't a waste of time. We've grasped many secrets of the Inheritance Tower."
"Using this confidential information, we can completely seize the inheritance under the noses of many outsiders."
Black Fire nodded. He had the same idea as the five elders. This was an opportunity. If they could seize this opportunity, their Black Fire Tribe would rise.
Of course, every opportunity was accompanied by a certain amount of danger. Although there were many outsiders and each of them was very powerful, they had some confidential information about the Inheritance Tower in their hands. They could make use of the important information in their hands.
"Then, this matter is settled," Black Fire said.
"We must seize this opportunity."
"I'll go and prepare now."
The elders agreed one after another. Their faces were full of excitement.
After waiting for so many years, this day had finally come.
Soon, they reached a consensus. The six of them would quietly sneak into the Inheritance Tower and seize the inheritance.
After reaching an agreement, they began to act.
At this time, in the Tower of Inheritance, countless outsiders were undergoing the test.
When Fang Chen entered the Inheritance Tower, he discovered that there were a total of nine floors. The first six floors did not have any treasures. On the contrary, there were some tests. Once they passed the tests, they could obtain the treasures on the last three floors.
After Fang Chen and the others entered the Inheritance Tower, they found that they were in a wasteland. The Inheritance Tower was a space of its own.
"This is the first floor of the Inheritance Tower," Fang Chen said in a low voice.
"Fang Chen, what should we do?" Yun Jiu asked.
"We're the last to enter. The others have probably already entered the second floor. Let's speed up," Fang Chen said.
Then, the four of them quickly walked towards the center of the wasteland.
After walking for about an hour, the corpses of some monsters suddenly appeared in the wasteland.
"They must have been killed by other warriors," Zhu Tian said.
The other three nodded. They ignored the corpses and continued walking.
However, after walking for another two hours, they finally encountered some trouble.
At this time, some mechanical puppets appeared around the four of them. These mechanical puppets were very strong and were directly surrounded by the four of them.
"These are mechanical puppets," Broken Heart said in a low voice.
"Damn it, who is the owner of this Inheritance Tower? Why are there mechanical puppets here?" Zhu Tian said coldly.
Seeing the dozens of mechanical puppets around them, Fang Chen was quite shocked. He did not expect to see mechanical puppets here.
Simply put, there were some differences between mechanical puppets and human puppets. Human puppets were actually the souls of the weak controlled by the strong, making the weak obey their orders.
Mechanical puppets, on the other hand, had no consciousness or even life. When they were created, they were like walking corpses. Under normal circumstances, they only had one command.
The mechanical puppets in front of them were created to guard the Inheritance Tower and not let outsiders enter the second floor.
On the Ancient Sword Continent, there were countless civilizations. Among them, the most mysterious was the mechanical civilization. A long time ago, the mechanical civilization was the supreme civilization on the Ancient Sword Continent.
According to legend, the Yellow Spring Sect was related to the mechanical civilization.
However, in the end, the Yellow Spring Sect was attacked by all the forces on the continent because they had killed many warriors on the continent. After their destruction, the mechanical civilization never appeared on the continent again.
This time, the appearance of mechanical puppets indicated that the owner of the Inheritance Tower was in control of some kind of mechanical civilization.
Mechanical puppets were the most common technology in the mechanical civilization.
"Is the owner of the Inheritance Tower related to the Yellow Spring Sect?" Fang Chen thought to himself.
However, before Fang Chen could think about it, the dozens of mechanical puppets launched a fierce attack on the four of them.
Creak!
The mechanical puppets' bodies emitted a series of creaking sounds. Their bodies moved stiffly, occasionally launching powerful attacks.
Bang!
Fang Chen exchanged a punch with one of the mechanical puppets. His body kept retreating. After stabilizing his body, Fang Chen's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise.
The mechanical puppets' defenses were very strong, and their strength was also very strong. They didn't have any combat skills. They relied entirely on their tyrannical strength to kill their enemies.
After a fierce battle, Fang Chen finally discovered the mechanical puppets' weakness.
On the mechanical puppets' chests, there was a palm-sized glowing area. This area was the mechanical puppets' core.
The reason the mechanical puppets could operate automatically was because this area provided them with a large amount of energy.
After discovering this, Fang Chen shouted in a low voice, "Attack their chests!"
As he spoke, Fang Chen executed the Solitary Emptiness Fist. He punched out and directly collided with one of the mechanical puppets.
Just as the two fists collided, Fang Chen took out the Hidden Dragon Sword with his other hand and used the Water and Fire Sword Technique. In an instant, the Water and Fire Sword Light pierced the mechanical puppet's chest.
The mechanical puppet couldn't block it in time and was instantly pierced by the Water and Fire Sword Light.
Kacha!
As the energy core in its chest was pierced, the mechanical puppet's body came to an abrupt stop. Then, its body crashed to the ground and shattered into countless pieces.
Seeing this scene, the other three people also attacked the energy core in the mechanical puppets' chests. After a while, the dozens of mechanical puppets were defeated by the group.
Phew!
When the mechanical puppets were all defeated, the four of them heaved a sigh of relief.
"These mechanical puppets should be the lowest level. If we encounter high-level mechanical puppets, it will be troublesome," Broken Heart said.
Only low-level mechanical puppets' energy cores would be exposed. If it was a high-level mechanical puppet, its energy core would be integrated into its body. It would be impossible to find it.
"It seems that the master of the Inheritance Tower has limited mechanical civilization," Fang Chen said in a low voice.
The four of them rested for a moment and left the wasteland.
At this time, the two teams led by the Eighth Prince and the Eldest Prince had already entered the second floor.
Among the many princes, only the Eldest Prince and the Eighth Prince had the most hope of seizing the throne. Therefore, this trip to the Divine Wind Secret Realm was actually a contest between the two princes.
In terms of strength, the Eighth Prince had a slight advantage over the Eldest Prince. However, in the Inheritance Tower, everything was possible.
If the Eldest Prince obtained the inheritance first, the Eighth Prince's efforts would be in vain.
Therefore, the two princes were racing against time to enter the tower. They wanted to enter the last three floors as fast as possible and obtain the inheritance.