Cave of meditation.

Inside the cave, a separate stone chamber was opened up, where spiritual energy surged, pressure spread, and the air was filled with the aura of thunder and fire.

The thirty-six Tiangang Thunder and Fire Talismans were arranged in three layers, upper, middle and lower, forming a circle.

In the middle of the circle, the ordinary jade talisman was suspended in the air, with fire and electric arcs intertwined, connected to the thirty-six thunder and fire talismans.

Every dozens of breaths, wisps of thunder and fire power were drawn out from the ordinary talismans and gathered into the jade talisman.

…

Outside the stone room filled with thunder and fire, the Five Elements Mysterious Spirit Trapping and Killing Array covered this place alone.

"Thank you, sir."

Inside the main stone chamber, Shen Lian was bowing.

He made one for each of the four directions, east, south, west and north, while muttering something.

Nothing else, mainly I’m in a good mood.

Half a month ago.

He used his perception points to activate the puppet inheritance and reached the lower level of the second order in one breath.

I thought that the inherited puppetry technique was similar to the previous alchemy and talisman making, and was passed down bit by bit according to the grade.

That is indeed the case.

Both methods of puppetry in the world of immortal cultivation have been passed down.

But in addition to these two types of puppetry, a technique called the Wanlingxian Puppet Technique was also passed down.

The puppetry inherited in this method is completely different from the way puppetry is inherited in the world of immortal cultivation.

All spirits can be puppets.

How to say it, for the two types of puppetry inherited in the world of immortal cultivation, the quality of the puppet is determined by the strength of the monster and the quality of the spiritual material.

The monster puppet made of monster materials has a fixed size and can only be put into a storage bag when not in use.

Even if it is refined into a natal puppet, as the cultivator's strength increases, the natal puppet will eventually not be able to keep up with the cultivator's progress. Of course, this does not count cultivators who are stuck in their realm.

However, the Wanlingxian Puppet Technique is guided by spiritual objects and emphasizes practicing as one with the immortal cultivators.

The refined fairy puppet is not restricted by appearance. It is soft when it should be soft, and hard when it should be... it stands up when it should stand, and flows when it should flow.

The main point is to do whatever you want.

Such a spirit puppet is perfect for Shen Lian.

Refine the five elements puppets and use different spells according to the different fighting environments. When running away, you can also run fast according to the local conditions.

In addition, the Wanlingxian Puppet Technique is very thoughtful, and comes with a method of forging divine thoughts specifically for controlling puppets.

Puppets are inanimate objects that need to be controlled by the cultivator's spiritual power to fight. This limits the combat range of puppets and makes them highly dependent on cultivators.

For example, Shen Lian’s own spiritual power is over 600 feet long, and the puppet’s combat range is also 600 feet long.

The method of forging divine thoughts in the Wanlingxian Puppet Technique is called the Silk Condensation Method, which can forge divine thoughts into silk-like shapes, extend the length of divine thoughts, and thereby extend the combat distance of the puppet.

Since the strength of the spiritual power is not good enough, we can make up for it in length.

The first step of Wanlingxian Puppetry is different from that of ordinary puppetry. The first step of ordinary puppetry is to find the materials and carve the puppet runes.

But for the Wanling Immortal Puppet Technique, the first step is to prepare the materials for soul-infusion.

After repeated inquiries, Shen Lian came up with a simple and clear explanation: hatching eggs, you know.

The first step is similar to hatching eggs.

Use the selected spiritual material's blood as a guide to carve fairy puppet patterns on it until it can be taken into the body to nourish, and it is best to incubate... warm it.

It is like warming up a spiritual object from a solid entity into a state that is both real and virtual.

He is a handsome male cultivator and a master in foundation building in the world of immortal cultivation. What is the difference between this method and squatting at a crossroads in the market to relieve himself?

So shameful.

…

The cave was filled with the smell of blood.

Shen Lian was sitting cross-legged, with a jade box, two jade bottles, and five spiritual objects that flashed in green, red, yellow, gold, white, and black.

The jade box and jade bottle contained the monster blood pills and Qi-replenishing Sanbao pills sponsored by Fellow Daoist Pei.

He had already taken a few of the Monster Blood Pills and one of the two Qi Replenishing Sanbao Pills.

Among the five five-colored spiritual objects, the green one is a jade-like branch, taken from a piece of the Puyu Qingying wood.

The red one is a piece of flint, which is a companion mineral from the second-level red flame mine, called red crystal fire jade.

The yellow one is a translucent spiritual object called Tai Sui Root.

The golden and white one is earth gold jade, and the black one is a bead taken from an old clam in the deep sea.

These five spiritual objects are all of the lower grade second level. Some are better and some are worse, but they are all natural objects.

Originally, Shen Lian bought these in order to condense the Five Elements True Liquid, and now they can be used as materials for fairy puppets.

Shen Lian has already carved three spiritual puppet patterns on the five spiritual objects.

The puppet patterns carved by the Immortal Puppet Technique are called Spirit Puppet Patterns.

The spirit puppet pattern is spiritual and consumes more spiritual power than the puppet runes of ordinary puppets. It also requires one's own life blood to guide it.

Moreover, after being sacrificed and refined into a puppet, it is called a spiritual fairy puppet. Just the name suggests that it is very different from other ordinary puppets in the world of immortal cultivation.

Then he grabbed the Tai Sui root and continued to work.

Not until he had finished carving the spirit puppet patterns on all five spirit objects did Shen Lian feel as if he had been hollowed out, his spirit and blood were weak.

Five spiritual objects came close to him. Although they were obviously dead objects, he felt a vague connection with them, as if they were a part of him.

This is just the beginning. You will have to repeatedly engrave the spirit puppet patterns until they are completely integrated into the body, and then you can start the second step of hatching.

After Shen Lian finished his practice, he opened his eyes and saw Dahei squatting beside him.

"Master, what happened to your Dantian?"

Dahei raised his head, and there was a gleam in his black crystal-like eyes.

"Get lost."

After scolding Dahei and sending him away, Shen Lian sighed softly.

My ancestor, which senior invented this Wanling Immortal Puppet Technique? It’s really amazing.

Inside the body, the five spiritual objects have lost their original appearance and when put together they seem to be a whole.

"out!"

Then he cast a spell.

Aura of light appeared with a whoosh, and transformed into five rays of light that moved and intertwined outside the body, emitting hazy light and shadows.

"go!"

Immediately, the five kinds of spiritual light merged into one, flashing an earth-yellow light and crashing into the mountain.

The next moment, the spiritual light passed through the mountain and appeared outside the cave, flying out five hundred feet away and then split into five again in the air.

Five beams of light formed a vague human figure and crashed into a pool of water below.

At the moment when it was about to hit the pool of water, it merged together again, flashing a black light and merging into one with the water in the pool.

Splash! Then, the pool of water exploded.

The five rays of spiritual light merged into one and changed colors. When they rushed into the jungle, they turned into a green light, passed through the mountains and rocks, and quickly returned to Shen Lian, and turned into five blurry figures again.

Although the five spirit puppets are five kinds of second-level low-grade spiritual creatures, they are dead objects after all, not real living creatures. It is still difficult to fully activate all their spirituality in a short period of time.

So after Shen Lian went through the ritual and refining, the individual Qi of his energy was still a little short of the foundation-building stage. However, after they were combined together, he had the aura of a foundation-building stage.

"It's still too short."

Standing up and approaching the spirit puppet, Shen Lian began to outline the spirit puppet pattern again.

If you want to control it more easily, the more spirit puppet patterns you engrave, the better.

Moreover, Shen Lian also discovered that the Five Elements Yuan Yuan Qi and Five Elements True Liquid produced after refining the five elements spiritual objects through the Five Elements Yuan Yuan Gong he practiced could be used to improve the spirit puppets.

…

East of Qianwang Island.

A large spirit boat was traveling at a rapid speed.

In the attic on the spirit boat, nine monks were sitting cross-legged.

The leading cultivator was at the foundation-building stage, and the other eight cultivators were at between the eighth and ninth levels of Qi training.

Ai Jinfu opened and closed his eyes and looked at the eight figures in front of him.

"I won't say much about the mission. If you complete it well, you will be rewarded. If anyone talks nonsense, don't blame me for being rude."

"yes."

"Please rest assured, Deacon, we will complete the task."

Some disciples patted their storage bags to express their determination.

"Um."

After nodding, Ai Jinfu closed his eyes again and took a nap.

This mission is simple and ordinary, which is to make the mortal kingdom on Thousand Kings Island fight a few battles.

…

There are five countries on Qianwang Island, and the largest country is called Qian.

Qian State is located in the center of the island, occupying the best plain area on the island, and the country has a larger population.

The reason why Qian Kingdom can occupy the best territory and have the largest population is that it is backed by the Xuanhai Sect, the largest sect in Wanxinghai.

On this day, in Qian Kingdom's capital, bells rang from the imperial palace. Upon hearing the bells, all the civil and military officials in the capital rushed towards the palace.

Inside the palace of the royal city, King Qian sat high on the throne, looking at the officials who were lined up.

"My lords, the border has reported that the people of Ying country have attacked the border beacon fort, and two hundred soldiers have been killed or injured. I have decided to lead an army to attack Ying country."

"General..."

…

After the court session was dismissed, the dignified Prince Qian returned to the main hall of the harem, his face full of flattery and obedience.

"Master, I have already issued an edict to mobilize a million troops to attack Ying Kingdom."

"Um."

Ai Jinfu was sitting cross-legged on a chair in the hall that was as wide as a dragon bed. As for the concubines and palace maids in the hall, they had already hidden in the corner trembling with fear. He didn't even look at them.

“Well done.”

"It is my honor to be commanded by the Lord."

Prince Qian lowered his head and pondered. He didn't want to know the whole story at all. He just did whatever the Immortal Master of the Supreme Sect told him to do.

A month later, a bloody battle broke out on the border between Qian and Ying. The two sides fought for five days, with blood flowing like a river and corpses piling up like mountains.

Beneath the battlefield, deep in the earth, a strange formation was slowly turning.

In the sunken array plate at the center of the formation, a drop of crystal blood was trembling, and a deep blue halo was emanating from the blood bead.

(End of this chapter)