“Who’s the first expert of the southern territory?” asked Tang Ye abruptly. He was rather interested in the peerless experts of the southern territory. “The Devil Exalt!” A strand of white light flashed as the woman that was originally within Tang Ye’s tiny vortex had appeared, and she said, “At that time, only a single person in the entire southern territory could firmly triumph my imperial father all those years ago, and it was the one who’s said to be the number one expert beneath the skies of the southern territory, the Devil Exalt!” “The Devil Exalt? The number one expert beneath the skies of the southern territory?” Tang Ye was surprised and revealed an expression of yearning. The number one expert in the entire southern territory! The woman nodded lightly and said, “He was the publicly acknowledged number one expert of the southern territory!” When she spoke up to here, the woman suddenly looked at Tang Ye before a wisp of a charming smile appeared on her face. She said, “Don’t be envious. I believe that your accomplishments in the future will definitely not be inferior to my imperial father or the Devil Exalt. I’ll marry you once you become the number one expert of the southern territory, alright?” Tang Ye returned to his senses when he heard this, and he said with ridicule, “Why aren’t you marrying me now and insist on waiting until I become the number one expert of the southern territory?” Tang Ye felt extreme disdain towards someone that could only enjoy wealth and status yet was unwilling to share hardships and tribulations. “Would you dare to marry me if I did so now?” The woman smiled spuriously as she gazed at Tang Ye. Tang Ye was speechless, but he was unwilling to show weakness and said, “If you dare to marry me, then I would dare to marry you!” He naturally didn’t think that this woman would marry him, and she was probably just joking. The woman’s eyeballs spun before she said with a smile, “You spoke these words! You better not regret it later! Otherwise, Xuan’er will really look down upon you!”When he saw her expression, Tang Ye immediately felt that something was slightly off. His instinct told him that this woman was definitely playing some sort of trick. However, he was truly unable to figure out why she said that he would regret it. He immediately said, “I think that it’s you who’ll be regretful!” Qin Xiyue shook her head to herself. Everything about this little brother is good, and it’s just that he isn’t too smart. She has laid a trap already, yet he still jumps into it. The woman smiled and didn’t speak any further. She walked slowly towards the coffin. When she arrived before it, the smile on the woman’s face had utterly vanished while traces of fluctuations flashed in her eyes, and she seemed to be recalling the past. After a long time, she took a deep breath before flicking her finger lightly, and a drop of blood shot towards the center of the forehead of that Gold Guard that stood in the lead. As soon as the pearl of blood entered the center of its forehead, the tightly shut eyes of the statue suddenly opened, and then it knelt before the woman under the astounded gazes of Tang Ye and Qin Xiyue. At the same time, the 11 gold statues behind it slowly knelt down as well. “This is....” Tang Ye gulped while his eyes were filled with disbelief. Earlier, Qin Xiyue had said that these 12 Gold Guards were peak Exalt Realm expert, and he felt that it would be extremely terrifying if these 12 Gold Guards were alive! “This is the Puppeteering Technique!” Qin Xiyue who was similarly shocked had returned to her senses, and she spoke in a low voice. “They aren’t alive, and they’re probably a product of the Mechanical Puppeteering Technique that was renowned through the southern territory at that time! The woman turned around to glance at Qin Xiyue with slight surprise, and then she said, “Nice knowledge. I never expected that you would even know about the Mechanical Puppeteering Technique that has been lost for hundreds of years. Your identity isn’t simple!” Qin Xiyue remained silent. Tang Ye asked. “Mechanical Puppeteering? In other words, these puppets aren’t the real Gold Guards, and they are just puppets?” The woman glanced at Qin Xiyue before she shook her head and said, “These aren’t ordinary puppets. Every single one of them was created with treasures of the heavens and the earth, and all of these puppets possess a strand of the soul of the 12 Gold Guards. Besides that, the Grand Preceptor even utilized a supreme secret technique to preserve their perception in combat from when they were still alive and sealed it within these puppets. Even though they aren’t at the Exalt Real right now, their strengths can’t be underestimated. Simply speaking, every single one of them is equivalent to a Spirit Realm Profounder!”