Chapter 55
That's what I'm thinking, but I haven't tried it yet. I'll give it a try next time.
"Ah, oh, okay."
Alchemy? I knew Junior Sister Wen could draw talismans, but she can actually refine pills? That's amazing.
Unlike myself, who only knows how to make a few puppets to amuse children.
Wu Sinian looked at the corner steps with a sense of inferiority. There sat a humanoid puppet that resembled an adult man, its eyes closed. Warm sunlight shone on its fair cheeks, a gentle breeze blew, and its long eyelashes fluttered like butterfly wings.
Like a lifelike human being.
It was not made of flesh and blood, but a puppet pieced together from various precious materials such as thousand-year-old submerged wood and thousand-year-old black iron. Over the years, he had poured his heart and soul into the design of every joint and the arrangement of every thread, and finally created "it".
That was his "partner" for the sect competition. It was made from precious materials that his master and fellow disciples had found for him. He had made it into a human form, and now, all that was missing was a pair of beautiful eyes, and it would be complete.
Of course, even without the eyes, its strength would not be affected; the eyes are merely decorative.
The puppet's appearance was created by Wu Sinian based on his own aesthetic sense. He was actually a little worried about letting it fight, fearing that it would be disfigured, although it could be repaired.
The strength of a puppet has little to do with the puppeteer's cultivation level, but mainly depends on the puppeteer's skills and materials. A Golden Core cultivator can create a puppet that is comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator. Based on his ability and satisfaction with this puppet, the puppet's strength should be slightly stronger than his own.
However, in the sect competition, the contestants are all the chosen ones from each sect, so the puppets will inevitably suffer some damage.
Alchemy Room
Wen Wan took out the rare dragon core.
The spirit furnace I possess is sufficient for simple refining of this pill, but simple refining is no different from directly absorbing the dragon core when it is taken out; it only increases the absorption speed, and the effect is the same. From this perspective, there is no need to refine it at all.
Therefore, she had to add some other ingredients to refine it together, so as to double the effect of the dragon pill and live up to her expectations.
Wen Wan's mind raced. She took out some spiritual plants from her spatial storage that might be useful. After thinking it over, she glanced at the phoenix grass in front of her out of the corner of her eye.
That was a gift from Sister Qingqing last time, but she hadn't used it yet.
Purification and regeneration may be exactly what is needed.
After cleaning the alchemy furnace, he began to concentrate on refining pills, and soon the alchemy room was filled with wisps of smoke.
Upon returning from his outing, Yan Xingchen saw this scene from afar and immediately asked, "Third Junior Brother, has Master taken in another junior brother or sister for us? An alchemist?"
While pondering the puppet's eyes, Wu Sinian heard the voice, turned around, greeted him, and replied, "No, it's Junior Sister who's back."
"Junior Sister? Junior Sister is back so soon?" Yan Xingchen was somewhat surprised.
The bone finger was something he specifically used to "trick" his junior sister. If it weren't for the attraction of the bone finger, the formation at the burial site wouldn't have activated.
Many years ago, when he was on the verge of death, he was saved by the famous fortune teller Ge Lao. Ge Lao asked for nothing in return, only that he bring back something from his burial site a hundred years later to give to someone.
"What is it? To whom is it given? Will it endanger someone's life?" Although young, he was upright and worried that something bad might harm someone, so he asked the question anyway.
After all, one has to be careful when mingling in the cultivation world.
Old Ge calmly replied, "I won't harm anyone."
Then, in a profound and enigmatic tone, he said, "The secrets of this matter cannot be revealed. You will know in due time. It concerns the life and death of a small world, and it needs a savior."
He lived in a daze for a hundred years, and as promised, he arrived at the burial ground and received the bone finger.
The evil energy of the bone finger was too powerful. He used most of his cultivation to suppress it in order to ensure that he was not affected by it.
He had a feeling that this was the item that Elder Ge was referring to, although he didn't know why such an evil thing would be related to saving a world.
After returning to the Huashan Sect, he heard that his master had taken in a junior sister. Driven by curiosity, he went to see her first. The bone finger seemed to really want to be by her side.
However, his junior sister's cultivation was only at the Golden Core stage. If she were to be influenced by the Bone Finger and become a demon, wouldn't he become a sinner? He immediately dismissed the idea and decided to observe her further.
But when he came to his senses, the bone finger had already been placed in his junior sister's hand.
Damn it, I fell for that bone finger's trick; I must have been affected by it just now.
He could only observe his junior sister's situation from a distance, and discovered that another woman was talking to her, telling her to be wary of him, the senior brother who delivered the bad stuff.
The man was affected by the bone finger and dared not approach his junior sister. Only when his junior sister seemed completely unaffected did he feel relieved.
Perhaps my junior sister is the chosen one.
This matter concerns the life and death of a small world, and yet my junior sister has only been away at the Burial Ground for a few days? How could she have resolved it so quickly?! Won't she come back and settle scores with him?!
Not only did he give his junior sister a bad gift, but he also received the Illusionary Sound Bell as a gift from her. He could simply return the Illusionary Sound Bell, but! He broke it!!
"That's right, Junior Sister is refining pills. Junior Sister is really amazing, she can do everything." Wu Sinian said with admiration, "By the way, Second Senior Brother, you'd better apologize to Junior Sister quickly, or she'll settle the score with you."
"Settling accounts, what accounts..." Yan Xingchen silently took two steps back: "Right, remember I haven't been back, and I don't plan to come back anytime soon. Tell Master and Junior Sister not to worry."
After saying this, he quickly mounted his flying sword and left, staggering slightly in the process.
Seeing his second senior brother's escape, Wu Sinian understood that his second senior brother had really messed things up.
When Master and Senior Brother returned, they knew Wen Wan was refining pills, so they didn't disturb her.
It wasn't until dusk the next day that Wen Wan emerged from the alchemy room, completely unaware of her second senior brother's return. She was thinking that the pills were already refined, and of a fairly high grade, so she could confidently hand them over.
I stretched my limbs and saw my eldest and third senior brothers discussing something in the distance.
"Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, what are you looking at?"
"Junior Sister, I heard you're refining pills. How's it going?"
Luo Zifan was surprised to learn that Wen Wan was refining pills; shouldn't she be practicing drawing talismans?
"Not bad, I refined a few pills of decent quality." Wen Wan didn't discuss the topic further. These pills were all for Brother Chu. She had already informed him using the communication rune and was just waiting for his reply to send them to him.
Wen Wan was interested in the contents of the scrolls they had placed on the stone table: "What are you looking at these jewels for? Are you going to give them away? Would you like me to help you choose some?"
“It’s not a gift; it’s for Ling Yue,” Wu Sinian replied.
Wen Wan was stunned: "Ling Yue? Isn't this just giving him away?"
Wu Sinian pointed to the steps not far away, where a lifelike puppet stood: "Ling Yue, he is not human."
Wen Wan followed the gaze and saw a young man sitting on the steps, resting with his eyes closed.
"Third Senior Brother, why are you swearing?" Wen Wan turned to look at him, as if to say: I didn't expect you to be like this, Third Senior Brother, that you would actually swear.
Wu Sinian waved his hand anxiously: "He's not human, he's really not human."
Wen Wan looked at him and said, "You're still cursing."
Luo Zifan, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore and pressed down on Wu Sinian's waving hand: "Alright, alright, stop talking."
Then he said to Wen Wan, "Junior Sister, that's not a person, it's a puppet made by your Third Senior Brother."
"How is it? Isn't it realistic? Your third senior brother is amazing, isn't he?"
"A puppet??" Are there really puppets this beautiful?
Upon closer inspection, the man had fair skin, delicate features, long and sharp eyebrows, a high nose bridge, and naturally slightly upturned, pale pink lips, making him look like a refined and elegant gentleman.
His eyes were closed, and there was no heartbeat.
It is definitely not a living person.
Wen Wan was shocked. In her memory, puppets were always stiff and rigid pieces of wood with sharp edges that could hurt you, and their bodies had wood grain. She had never seen one so exquisite before.
She looked exactly like a living person and was very good-looking. If they hadn't explicitly told her, she would never have imagined that this was just a lifeless puppet.
Wen Wan looked at Wu Sinian with admiration and gave him a thumbs up: "Third Senior Brother, you are simply amazing!"
So the mechanical bird that can travel a thousand miles a day is just a small karami. The real skill belongs to this "handsome man" - Ling Yue!
That's absolutely amazing!
"So you're choosing this jewel for him...?" He's already so beautiful, are you going to give him even more treasures? That would be too perfect!!
"No, the puppet is still missing a suitable pair of eyes." Luo Zifan said, "Third Junior Brother is really too amazing. The puppet is too realistic, so we need to carefully design and create its eyes."
"It doesn't have to be an added bonus, but it absolutely cannot be too abrupt; the combination should be natural."
"It doesn't have to be the best, but it has to be the most suitable!"
Although it was only a few words, it was enough to show how much the senior brother cared about and valued this matter.
Wu Sinian, standing to the side, said somewhat embarrassedly, "Senior Brother, Junior Sister, you don't need to be so concerned. If there aren't any suitable ones, just don't get glasses for now; it won't affect your combat strength."
"I know, I know, let it be. But even if it's just a matter of fate, we should still take the initiative and look for it seriously. It's no trouble. We're just killing time anyway. Let's contribute to your new partner and create a perfect puppet. It'll be very rewarding." Luo Zifan understood Wu Sinian's mindset, so he didn't feel any pressure after hearing these words.
Upon hearing this, Wu Sinian visibly breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried that the puppet matter would delay their important business, but it was good that it wouldn't.
"Eye?"
Isn't that perfect? She just happened to have what she needed.
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