Chapter 388 The Spell of Pulling Silk
Fang Shiping smiled confidently and said:
"Since you two are from the same sect and are entering here together to buy puppets, you can naturally share the discounts."
This offer is available for purchases of goods worth 100 high-grade spirit stones, and it's absolutely satisfying.
This is a secret technique that allows one to split their consciousness so that they can control multiple puppets simultaneously.
"The two fellow Daoists only need to swear an oath on the Great Dao, promising not to pass on the secret technique to a third party."
It's called a secret technique, but it's actually just a skill for using divine sense.
The cultivators of the Golden Puppet Sect fight with puppets and can control multiple puppets at the same time, which requires a very high level of spiritual strength.
The core inheritance of the sect is a cultivation technique that can enhance the strength of the soul. It is divided into four levels and leads directly to the Nascent Soul stage.
The secret technique of splitting one's consciousness is merely an application skill of the first level of cultivation, allowing one to control up to five puppets simultaneously.
This type of secret technique is common in many Nascent Soul sects in Central Continent; it's not exactly rare.
Another very important point is that even if a cultivator without some talent learns the secret technique, they will never be able to control five puppets at the same time; at most, they can only control two or three.
Therefore, this discount is not that great.
However, for cultivators from the Western Continent, such secret techniques are truly wonderful methods.
Ji An immediately became interested and said:
"Since your esteemed establishment is so generous, I must carefully select a puppet."
He knew in his heart that the secret technique the other party had brought out was certainly not something very rare, but it sounded very practical, and there was no similar inheritance in the sect.
Fang Shiping said happily:
"Welcome to purchase! Deacon Liu, please introduce this to Fellow Daoist Ji."
In his view, the other party's magic was so powerful that he must be a wealthy cultivator.
Shops that open for business prefer customers who can afford to pay.
Deacon Liu stepped forward and said kindly:
"Senior Ji said he wanted to buy a reconnaissance puppet, and I recommend the Golden-Winged Bird."
This is a puppet created by the sect based on the Golden-Winged Bird. It has basic thinking abilities and can execute simple commands.
At the same time, it contains a memory bead at its core, which can store the information it sees and hears.
It can record information up to the most recent hour; new information will continuously overwrite old content.
As he spoke, a puppet the size of a pigeon appeared in his hand, its entire body covered in feathers.
The feathers on its belly are light gray, and its wings are dark gray with bright yellow patterns and covered with brown spots.
"Chirp chirp," the puppet jumped onto Deacon Liu's shoulder, tilted its head slightly to glance at everyone, and its eyes sparkled with a lively light.
The bird's movements were just like those of a living creature.
Ji An raised his eyebrows. If he could sense the bird's life force, he would have really thought it was alive.
If you are far away, you won't realize it's a puppet.
Putting everything else aside, just for this disguise alone, we should take a good look.
He raised his hand and said:
"Please allow me to observe carefully."
Deacon Liu gave a simple instruction, and the little bird flew to Ji An's hand.
The puppet, made of some unknown material, was surprisingly soft and very resilient.
Fang Shiping took on the role of commentator, proudly stating:
"This is the best reconnaissance puppet in our store. Its speed is comparable to that of an ordinary cultivator in the Chaoyuan stage who can fly away on clouds."
Fellow Daoist, did you notice that there's a spot on its abdomen that's a little different? That's also an eye, used to observe the environment.
Because of its small size, it goes unnoticed and is easily overlooked subconsciously.
If powered by a high-grade spirit stone, one spirit stone can sustain high-speed flight for three thousand hours without interruption.
It can perform reconnaissance missions around the clock, and the darkness is no obstacle.
Ji An nodded in satisfaction and asked:
"Where will the spirit stones be placed?"
Deacon Liu stepped forward and said, "I'll give you a demonstration, senior."
He picked up the bird puppet and felt around in its abdomen for a while. The puppet's body cracked open, revealing its internal structure.
The interior was densely covered with magical restrictions, and in the very center was a high-grade spirit stone.
About one-third of the spirit stones turned gray, which was a sign that the spiritual energy had been depleted.
Ji An began to speak:
"Fellow Daoist Fang, how much is this bird worth?"
Fang Shiping held out a hand. "Only two high-grade spirit stones are needed."
"A defensive puppet at the Chaoyuan stage only costs forty high-grade spirit stones, and this thing is worth two?"
"No bargaining either," Fang Shiping explained, not backing down.
"They have different uses and are not comparable."
These puppets don't need to fight; theoretically, they could last for hundreds of years without any problem.
Ji An shook his head. It was a seller's market now, and he didn't have many options.
"I would like to trouble Deacon Liu to introduce the other reconnaissance puppets as well."
Deacon Liu then introduced two more types of puppets, but neither of them, the Golden-Winged Bird puppet, was to his liking.
"Senior, there are only these three types of puppets that meet your requirements."
Other puppets were either too large or not fast enough.
Ji An stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and then said:
"Let's put the reconnaissance golems aside for now and introduce the flying attack golems."
There's only one requirement: the stronger the attack, the better. Please introduce your three strongest puppets.
Hearing his boastful tone, Fang Shiping was overjoyed. Based on his experience, he judged that as long as the puppet satisfied the other party, reaching a deal would not be a problem.
Deacon Liu began his enthusiastic introduction, "Our shop's most powerful flying puppet is the Storm Thunder Eagle, which can unleash Wind Blade Technique and Wind Roar."
Wind Blade Technique can easily cut through the fur of a demon beast at the Foundation Establishment stage. If Wind Roar hits head-on, the damage is equivalent to a Perfected level offensive spell cast by an ordinary cultivator at the Origin stage.
The Storm Thunder Eagle's defense is average, but its speed is extremely fast, reaching the level of a sword cultivator at the Chaoyuan stage, which completely compensates for its lack of defense.
After saying that, he released a golden puppet with a wingspan of about ten feet, which gleamed with a bright metallic luster.
"Its main material is Heavenly Fiend Dark Gold, a second-grade top-quality metal-element spiritual material. This spiritual material is light in texture and has good toughness."
Fang Shiping interjected, "This time, I will demonstrate the power of the puppet to you, fellow Daoist."
The Storm Thunder Eagle is a second-tier top-grade puppet. Deacon Liu is only a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and his spiritual power is too weak to activate it, so he cannot fully demonstrate the puppet's power.
Under his command, the Storm Thunder Eagle took off instantly, circling the room at such a speed that it left only afterimages.
If your dynamic vision isn't strong enough, you won't be able to capture its true appearance at all.
Deacon Liu released two bull-shaped late-stage Foundation Establishment puppets specifically for testing. Storm Thunder Eagle unleashed Wind Blade Technique, quickly turning them into sliced fat cattle.
Then Storm Thunder unleashed a howling wind, instantly destroying another monster.
Ji An's eyes lit up, his gaze fixed intently on the Storm Thunder Eagle. He could sense that the power of the spell posed a great threat to cultivators in the Chaoyuan stage.
Fang Shiping gave his subordinate a wink, and Deacon Liu continued:
"The second recommended flying golem is the Flame Dragonhawk, which can unleash fire clouds and explosive fireballs."
Two quarters of an hour later, Ji An witnessed the puppet's power and said solemnly:
How fast does the Storm Thunderhawk consume spirit stones?
Given his personality, if he had the money, he would naturally buy the best.
Fang Shiping coughed lightly and said in a deep voice:
"The Storm Thunder Eagle can be loaded with three high-grade spirit stones at a time, and can release about five hundred Wind Blade Techniques and ten Wind Roars.
These puppets can serve as an excellent means of restraint, posing a significant threat to cultivators at the fifth level of the Yuan Qi realm or to demonic beasts.
"How many high-grade spirit stones would it cost to buy?"
"For just seventy high-grade spirit stones, you can take it away, fellow Daoist."
Ji An grinned; he didn't have that many high-grade spirit stones.
Over the years, he has received more than thirty high-grade spirit stones from the sect's benefits, and exchanged a few more high-grade spirit stones using minor merits. He has a total of forty-two spirit stones in his possession, which is far from enough.
He transmitted his voice:
"Senior sister, do you have any extra high-grade spirit stones?"
"If I buy the defensive golem, I'll only have six high-grade spirit stones left."
Ji An frowned and pondered for a moment before speaking:
"Fellow Daoist Fang, do you buy second-tier top-grade Azure Dragon Wood?"
Not having enough high-grade spirit stones, after much thought, the only thing the other party could use was Azure Dragon Wood.
"Of course I'll buy it, but I'd like to ask which part of the material you're using, fellow Daoist? The root material is the most expensive."
Ji An took out a piece of wood, about the thickness of a bucket and ten feet long, from the virtual space. "This is it. Give me an estimate, and I'll sell it if it's worth it."
He had a two-zhang-long piece of Azure Dragon Wood in his hand, which he had cut into two sections. The section he took out was not the root.
Fang Shiping probed with his divine sense, and when he sensed that the spirit wood still had a certain degree of moisture, a thought suddenly struck him.
The trees had not been felled for long and had not been completely dried.
He released a secret technique to test the spirituality of the spirit wood, and a vast dragon's roar suddenly resounded in his sea of consciousness, as if a giant dragon was roaring in his sea of consciousness.
Fang Shiping was shocked. Top-grade spiritual wood is further subdivided into different grades. Although this piece of spiritual wood is not the root, it can be rated as a superior grade.
'Materials of this caliber are only consistently mass-produced by the Divine Wood Sect. What incredible luck they have to obtain a piece of it!'
His mind raced, and he leisurely measured the spiritual materials, calculating their volume in his mind before speaking:
"The quality of the spirit wood is quite good; this piece can be discounted by twelve high-grade spirit stones."
It's a pity it's not the root; otherwise, it could be worth seventeen or eighteen high-grade spirit stones.
If this piece of spirit wood were sold by a cultivator from the Divine Wood Sect, his asking price would be fifteen high-grade spirit stones.
Ji An remained calm and said:
"Fellow Daoist, are you taking advantage of my ignorance of the market?"
The other party's offer actually exceeded his expectations, and he was overjoyed. He was confident that he could cultivate a continuous supply of top-quality Azure Dragon Wood.
However, it's inevitable that the other party will try to lower the price; now it all comes down to who has the better acting skills.
"How could I deceive you, fellow Daoist? The Golden Puppet Pavilion has always been honest and trustworthy, young and old alike,"
After some haggling, the deal was struck at thirteen high-grade spirit stones.
Ji An took out another Azure Dragon Wood. He still didn't have enough high-grade spirit stones, so he made a deal for seventeen high-grade spirit stones this time, and made it clear that the Golden-Winged Bird would be a free gift.
After paying with spirit stones and making a vow to uphold the Great Dao, the two each received a puppet and a secret technique—the Silk-Pulling Spell.
(End of this chapter)
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