Swish, swish, swish!

Upon hearing the Third Elder's anger, the guards around him took out their puppets one after another. Various puppets were tied by silk threads made of spiritual consciousness, trapping Jiang Deng and his group inside.

Jiang Zhiling and Shi Tongling were fine. They both knew that Jiang Deng would not act rashly. He must have other plans for doing this.

But Qi Mei didn't know that she was furious as a conditioned reflex and looked around at the Puppet Cult followers with vigilance, ready to escape at any time.

Even though the situation was extremely dangerous, Jiang Deng's expression remained calm.

She had anticipated this situation beforehand, and it was easy to resolve...

Jiang Deng directly used the "Three Killing Sword Technique" that he had practiced on the way back to Tuxie Lingyu.

"Kill with one thought!"

Golden sword energy surged in Jiang Deng's eyes, sweeping around and directly cutting all the puppets around him in half.

I have to say that the "Three Kill Sword Technique" is worthy of being the unique skill of the Xiahou family. It is indeed very difficult to practice. Jiang Deng spent three days and only mastered two moves. He just has a clue about the third move.

"...You daring lunatic, how dare you harm our puppets? You're simply courting death!"

The followers of the Puppet Cult were heartbroken to see their precious puppets damaged, and they wanted to teach Jiang Deng a lesson immediately.

"stop!"

The third elder hurriedly called a halt.

His expression changed when he looked at Jiang Deng, and he began to doubt. He remembered that when he first met Xiahou Keqing, he had used this trick to save him...

"Are you really Xia Hou?"

"Of course." Jiang Deng's face changed, and then he turned into the appearance of Xiahou Patriarch. "Third Elder, is this so believable?"

Being able to change into another appearance so seamlessly must be a heavenly-level technique. Apart from Xiahou Keqing who easily saved him that day, no one else has this ability.

Besides, if this person is not Xiahou Keqing, who would know what Xiahou Keqing looks like?

The Third Elder heaved a sigh of relief. "It really is Brother Xiahou, but why are you dressed like this, Brother Xiahou?"

Jiang Deng coughed lightly and returned to his previous appearance. "Well, when traveling in the world of immortal cultivation, one always needs to have some disguise. Actually... this is my true appearance."

The Third Elder's eyes widened slightly. "That makes sense. Then what's the matter with your strength? I remember that the last time I saw you, your strength was unfathomable, even I couldn't probe it. How did you drop to the Nascent Soul stage now?"

"Oh, don't mention it!"

Jiang Deng sighed, "I believe you've heard about the annihilation of the Xiahou family in the Wanjian Spirit Realm. To be honest, I'm from the Xiahou family. I managed to escape from the battlefield, but my strength has been greatly reduced. Otherwise, why would I come to the Hun Tian Demon Realm?"

"It's said that evil cultivators cultivate the fastest, so I don't want to be a righteous cultivator anymore. I just hope that after joining your Puppet Cult, I can quickly recover my strength."

After hearing what Jiang Deng said, the Third Elder was already about 70% convinced. He nodded thoughtfully, "I see, Elder Xiahou... Sister, please come in, please come in."

Jiang Deng's mouth twitched when the Third Elder called her "Sister." "Okay, okay. My strength has declined significantly now. There's no need for you to be so polite, Third Elder. Just call me Xia Hou."

"No, no, etiquette cannot be abolished."

The Third Elder led Jiang Deng and his group up the mountain, explaining as they walked, "Sister Xiahou, it's easy for you to fall into evil ways. All you have to do is kill more innocent people. How about when the sect goes to other spiritual realms next year to capture living people to make puppets, will you come with us?"

Jiang Deng: “…”

As expected of a demon cultivator, he actually made capturing living people into human puppets as easy as going down the mountain to buy vegetables.

"Ahem," Jiang Deng coughed lightly and pretended to be calm. "Next year... I can't wait any longer. Is there any way to switch to the evil path faster?"

“Yes, there is…”

The Third Elder hesitated to speak, "In theory, as long as one can absorb and refine the demonic energy of our Hun Tian Demon Realm, one can become an evil cultivator. However, demonic energy is like poison to righteous cultivators. Sister Xiahou, your cultivation level will probably not improve in the short term, but will decline instead."

"Is there any suitable cultivation method?"

Hearing this, the Third Elder took out a secret manual from his storage bag and handed it to Jiang Deng. "This is the technique that everyone in our Puppet School practices, the Complete Guide to Puppetry. Sister Xiahou, you can practice it and maybe you can do it."

Jiang Deng took it and flipped through it twice.

In addition to some very bloody methods of searching for the memories of living people or spiritual beasts and controlling their bodies, "The Complete Book of Puppet Making" also talks about how to use spiritual consciousness to control inanimate objects.

The last point is quite useful to Jiang Deng. If she can master it, she won't need to enter the golem to control it...

Not long.

The Third Elder brought Jiang Deng to a spiritual residence on the mountain. He smiled and said, "Sister Xiahou, this is your residence."

Jiang Deng took a look around and found that this place was not bad. The demonic energy was sufficient and the spiritual palace was built magnificently. "Okay, thank you. Just let me know if you need anything."

The Third Elder explained, "Normally, you're fine. You can practice in the mansion without worry. Unless the sect is attacked or the leader personally assigns a mission, we generally won't bother you guests."

Jiang Deng nodded, and said this politely to the Third Elder before entering the Spirit Palace with Jiang Zhiling and his party. He also asked Shi Tongling to cast a protective formation to prevent the Puppet Cult from monitoring him.

Seeing Jiang Deng and his group enter the spiritual palace, the smile on the third elder's face disappeared instantly.

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