I wield power with my innate talents, and forge the Heavenly Court.

As the chill in his body dissipated, leaving only a cool energy flowing through his mind, Xu Lao Er's smile deepened. After opening his eyes, he immediately looked in the direction of the dynasty, preparing to thank it once again.

"grown ups."

However, as soon as Wang Lao Er uttered those words, he suddenly realized that Wang Chao was nowhere to be seen.
"My lord, my lord"

Surprised, Wang Lao Er couldn't help but shout several more times.

However, there was still no response.

"Father, that older brother has disappeared."

"Disappeared?"

"Yes, it suddenly became transparent and then disappeared."

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Listening to his daughter's story, Xu Lao Er was momentarily stunned. Then, he thought of the strange and mythical tales he had heard from storytellers in the city, about the elusive and mysterious existence of gods and immortals. He couldn't help but show a thoughtful expression.

That gentleman
No, it was that deity called Wangchao who enlightened him, because he must have a connection with him.

After enlightening him, he may return to the celestial realm.

"Quickly, quickly, let's kneel down and thank the gods for saving our lives!"
No, no, no, the gods don't like kneeling.

"Well, let's set up a shrine for the gods and offer incense and sacrifices to them every day."

As they spoke, Xu Lao Er and his wife repeatedly clasped their hands and bowed towards the original location of the dynasty, murmuring words of gratitude.

Seeing the two's actions, Yao Yao also imitated them by putting her hands together and bowing.

"Thank you, big brother, for saving my father."

Looking at the already dark sky outside, Xu Lao Er decided to find someone to make the altar for worship the next day.

Nothing was said that night, and dawn arrived amidst the trepidation of everyone in Xujiazhuang.

After daybreak, someone finally cautiously stepped out of their house and boldly approached Xu Lao Er's door.

Then, they ran into Xu Lao Er.

"A ghost! A ghost!"

"Spare my life."

Chaos erupted at the scene, and everyone scrambled to escape.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't run away! Don't run away! I'm Xu Lao Er! I really am Xu Lao Er!"

Seeing the crowd scatter, Xu Lao Er was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what was happening and shouted loudly.

However, upon hearing this, everyone ran even faster.

It wasn't until Xu Lao Er, who was both amused and exasperated, suddenly mobilized the strange power within his body and rushed forward at a speed far exceeding his usual pace, stopping everyone one by one to explain, that the people slowly stopped, still somewhat doubtful.

"You...you really are Xu Lao Er? Or is it some kind of weirdo?"

"Of course I'm Xu Lao Er!"
I already told you, I was saved by a deity.

The person who spoke to me yesterday was a deity, not some strange being.

"Then... how come you run so fast?"

"With so many of us running in different directions, you still managed to stop us one by one."

Upon hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but change their expressions slightly, looking at Xu Lao Er with some fear.

"Hey, didn't I already tell you? I met a god."

"This must be a gift from the gods!"

As he said this, Xu Lao Er couldn't help but smile smugly.

Seeing his appearance, the crowd began to believe him.

Then, everyone began to ask what exactly had happened yesterday.

Xu Lao Er didn't hide anything and told the whole story.

"Oh~!"

At this point, everyone nodded in understanding. Although they still had some doubts, they generally believed it.

Subsequently, while asking the village carpenter to make a shrine to the gods, Xu Lao Er also began to try making paper figures.

Paper is not common, but we still have some at home.

After all, Xu Lao Er came from a well-off family and had attended a private school for some time.

According to the information in the Heavenly Position, Xu Lao Er first cut the paper, and then used the strange power in his body to cleanse the paper figure.

As the strange power within his body slowly flowed into the palm-sized paper figure in front of him, the originally ordinary, slightly yellowish white paper began to turn deathly pale, exuding a slight chill, and at the same time becoming increasingly tough.

In the end, the pale paper figure began to exude an eerie, sinister, and ominous aura.

Just as Xu Lao Er was about to stop channeling his power and draw runes with his internal energy, he suddenly felt the paper figure in his hand tremble slightly.

"Eh~?"

Unable to resist, Xu Lao Er let go of her hand.

"Splash, splash, splash"

As Xu Lao Er let go, the paper-cut figure, which had turned deathly pale, began to shake even more violently, making a rustling sound.

The surrounding天地能量 (heaven and earth energy), 怪气 (strange energy), and 丝丝傀傀规则的规则力量 (a trace of the puppet's rules power) began to merge into the paper-cut figure.

In an instant, shimmering yet eerie runes began to appear on the surface of the paper-cut figure.

In the end, the runes disappeared into the paper-cut figure, while the paper-cut figure stood up with a whoosh, took a few light steps forward, came to Old Master Xu's palm, rubbed against his palm, and then stared at him strangely, as if waiting for his command.

Looking at the paper-cut figure in front of him, Xu Lao Er couldn't help but feel a little incredulous.

So...it's done?
Wasn't it said that runes needed to be drawn? How come this paper cutout came to life just by injecting some strange power?

He didn't know, but the dynasty certainly saw it clearly.

Yesterday, after Wang Chao activated the puppet rules and condensed the paper-cut figure's position, his mind instantly connected with the puppet rules.

As if it belonged to him by nature, the puppet rules that permeated the heavens and earth resonated with him instantly, and endless information and power poured in.

In that instant, the dynasty almost lost control of this immense force and erupted directly.

Given the immense power of the rules, if that backflowing force were to erupt, it would instantly affect the entire Xu Family Village and the surrounding area for dozens of miles, turning everything within it into puppets in an instant.

Left with no other choice, the dynasty simply transformed itself into the Dao, merging all the physical will manifested in the late Ming world into the puppet rules.

The dynasty at that time could be considered to have aligned itself with the Dao to some extent, having become one with the rules of puppetry.

After merging with the puppet's rules, Wang Chao's mind instantly expanded, radiating throughout the entire world.

This also shows that this world is indeed inferior to the Celestial Empire.

After all, in the Celestial Empire, although various puppetry methods have been combined, the most basic fundamental rules have also evolved.

But most of it was just a sea of ​​spiritual energy that permeated the territory of the Celestial Empire, without even covering the entire Earth, let alone spreading to the whole world.

In this world, what was clearly just a projection of the most basic puppet rules had already spread to every corner of heaven and earth, along with other rules.

Puppet creation can take place anywhere in the world.

Furthermore, influenced by the puppet rule, many similar beings may even evolve into puppets on their own.

For example, the paper-cut figure chasing after Xu Lao Er.

However, although the puppet rule has merged with heaven and earth, becoming a rule of this world, it is ultimately only a basic rule that has barely evolved, and even in this world, it is the lowest level of rule.

Therefore, the puppets that evolved on their own in this world are basically all extremely weak.

Moreover, the puppet rules of this world originated from the Celestial Empire, evolved by the people of the Celestial Empire, and fused into the sea of ​​spiritual power.

Therefore, dynasties have some kind of mysterious connection with them.

Previously, the dynasty had not violated the puppet rule, so no changes had occurred.

However, when it triggers the puppet rules and evolves the paper-cut figure's position, the puppet rules instantly resonate with it and spontaneously merge with it, causing it to passively conform to the Dao.

If this were in the Celestial Empire, his fundamental consciousness would undoubtedly try to disrupt this fusion no matter what.

However, in this world, even though it is only a wisp of his consciousness, he does not mind undergoing a Dao Integration to gain a deeper understanding of the operation of the rules.

As he aligned himself with the rules, a wisp of his mind sensed the heavens and earth, and the dynasty instantly learned the general situation of this world.

This world is almost identical to the Celestial Empire, sharing only the sun, moon, and Earth, and its historical development is also similar.

The only difference is that this world had a certain amount of natural energy from the very beginning, and there were martial artists.

There is a Wudang Sect in Wudang, a Taishan Sect in Taishan, a Huashan Sect in Huashan, and various other martial arts sects and schools in other places.

Upon receiving the information from the Huashan Sect, Wang Chao was momentarily stunned and immediately focused his attention on it.

After careful observation, Wang Chao was disappointed to discover that the Huashan Sect was not what he had imagined.

There was neither Yuan Chengzhi nor Mu Renqing on this Mount Hua, clearly indicating that it had no connection to the novel from my previous life.

However, as the dynasty turned its attention to Mount Hua, the power of the puppet rules began to rapidly converge there.

On the training ground, the wooden dummy used for training suddenly began to creak and twist on its own, emitting a chilling sound.

Looking at the moving wooden dummies, Wang Chao was slightly taken aback, and then a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

Is this a case of being favored by Heaven and destined by destiny?
When the world's will takes notice of a certain being, the mysterious forces of destiny in the world will naturally converge on that being, making them the protagonist for a time.

However, to be honest, the dynasty hadn't expected that the wooden dummy could be transformed into a mechanical puppet.

Looking at the wooden dummy below, Wang Chao couldn't help but have an idea and made some modifications and restrictions to it.

On the other side, when the wooden dummy in the training ground started moving, the creaking sound immediately attracted the attention of the Huashan Sect members.

The Huashan Sect Leader lit a lamp and got up, muttering to himself.

"Which brat is this, practicing on the wooden dummy in the training ground in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

However, despite saying that, there was an undisguised smile on his face.

After all, he, as the sect leader, was naturally gratified by the hard work of his disciples and followers.

However, when he arrived at the training ground, the creaking sound suddenly stopped, and he found no one there.

"Huh? Where did everyone go?"
Who's here? Get out here right now.

Zou Jinshan?
Hou Tiande?
Qian Peifen?
Jiang Congshi?
Zhou Zhangshun?

However, no matter how many times he called out the names of his disciples, he received no response.

His expression turned rather unpleasant.

Where is that brat?

He, as the sect leader, was naturally pleased that his disciples were diligent.

However, if one deliberately avoids him and ignores him as the sect leader, that would be disrespectful to one's elders and would certainly require a proper lesson.

Just as he turned to leave, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him, followed by a series of surprised voices.

"Master?"

"Head?"

"Hmm~?"

The Huashan Sect Leader turned around in surprise and looked at his disciples behind him.

Were any of you practicing martial arts just now?

"Practice?"

The group looked at each other, then shook their heads in unison.

What kind of good person would stay up in the middle of the night and come here to practice martial arts?
"Really do not have?"

"Really do not have!"

"Forget it, let's go back!"

The Huashan Sect Leader shook his head and walked back with a somewhat gloomy expression.

However, he was already thinking about how to find this disciple and teach him a lesson.

After exchanging glances, Zou Jinshan and his disciples quickly followed.

Just after they had left the training ground, they suddenly heard a creaking sound and the clanging of wood coming from behind them again.

In an instant, everyone stopped in their tracks. The Huashan Sect Leader turned around abruptly, looking at the disciples behind him with an extremely gloomy expression.

"Who else isn't here?"

The group looked at each other, carefully observing the people around them.

"Hmm, it seems Junior Brother Zhou Zhangshun isn't here."

Zhou Zhangshun

Thinking of his beloved little disciple, the Huashan Sect Leader's expression shifted, then became even more somber.

His affection was not a license for his apprentice to act recklessly towards him.

Just as he was about to unleash his fury, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Master? Senior Brother? You're all here."

"Hmm~?"

"Eh~?"

"Junior brother?"

"Zhang Shun."

The Huashan Sect Leader turned around and looked at his little disciple, feeling a chill run down his spine.

Since his little apprentice is here, then who is in the training ground?
Scanning the people in front of him one by one, it seemed that apart from some servants, all the members of the Huashan Sect were here.

"Gulp, could it be that one of the servants is cleaning up the training ground right now?"

Someone swallowed hard and said cautiously.

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Everyone was speechless. The current head of the Huashan Sect was extremely strict. Who would dare to break the rules and go to clean up the training ground in the middle of the night?
For a moment, the scene was deathly silent, with only the suppressed breathing of the crowd and the pounding of their own hearts.

In the past, these free-spirited martial artists would not have cared too much about such things.

But things are different now. Strange occurrences are happening all over the world, and they can't guarantee that strange occurrences won't happen on Mount Hua.

After he realized that the training ground had fallen silent immediately, the thought of his earlier arrival was immediately dispelled.

Perhaps it's not so strange after all? (End of Chapter)