Gou Dao Changsheng: Starting from the Reincarnation of a Demon Cultivator

Chapter 690 The Test of Puppet Refining, The Divine Craftsmanship Puppet Manual

"Fang Yi, how is your puppetry skill? Show it to me."

Chen Ang, with a kind expression, wanted to touch Fang Yi's talent in the Puppet Dao.

With a grasp of his five fingers, he sketched out a blue-eyed, black-striped ant puppet in an instant, depicting antennae, carapace, and body.

"Fang Yi, if you wish to learn the art of puppet formations, you shall begin with the Green-Eyed Black-Striped Ants."

Three times three is endless, six times six is ​​infinite; three emerald-eyed black-striped ants can fight against a fake elixir cultivator.

If you can refine the Azure-Eyed Black-Striped Ant and set up the puppet array within ten days, it means you have the talent for this.

I will personally impart to you the [Divine Craftsmanship and Spiritual Treasure Book].

What if it doesn’t work?

You should focus on refining your magic weapon and improving your cultivation. In terms of combat ability, the Five Cloud Azure Sky Staff is also the most top-tier.

"【Divine Craftsmanship Puppet Spirit Treasure Book】?" Fang Yi activated his blood energy, a flush appearing on his face as he exclaimed with delight.

"Please, Sect Leader, take this seriously!"

Fang Yi will definitely go all out!

He too had received the inheritance of the Divine Craftsmanship Pavilion, and how could he not know the name of the "Divine Craftsmanship Puppet Spirit Treasure Book"?

Fourth-Order Puppet Array Inheritance!
The "Divine Craftsmanship Manual" is a first-class inheritance even among ancient sects like the Ghostly Craftsmanship Pavilion.

This record documents the cultivation and puppet-making techniques of the Nascent Soul stage of the ancient ancestor, Ghost Axe Heavenly Lord.

As for the inheritance of the Ghostly Axe Heavenly Lord, why is it falsely attributed to the Divine Craftsman Ancestor?

Cultivating the Puppet Path consumes a great deal of spiritual resources. In his early years, before he attained enlightenment, Ghost Axe Heavenly Lord collected spiritual materials to refine puppets.

He did many things that are too shameful to talk about.
Lady Yunhan, the Daoist partner of the Qingdi Palace, one of the ten ancient sects; and the ethereal fairy, the direct descendant of the Supreme Elder of Wuzhuang Temple.
The True Spirit Palace's fifth-tier divine beast, the Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox's true form; and the beloved pet of the Yin-Yang Dao's Sorrowful Wind Ancestor.
She always used the excuse of visiting her best friends to explain.

With beautiful eyes, nose, mouth, and nose, and fair skin, she perfectly replicates any beauty, whether it be the most captivating or the most alluring, whether it be bold or sweet.

Then, the soul is inlaid, and the mind is enlightened.

Aside from cultivation level, their behavior, actions, and even struggles were exactly the same as the original.

It can be described as the ultimate treasure for intimate pleasures.

Sold secretly to enemies and adversaries of various factions, they can be 30% more expensive than puppets of the same level. If a cultivator commissions one, the profit will more than double.

After the incident.

Even considering the profound resources of the Ghostly Craftsmanship Pavilion, none of the seven successors of the Ghostly Craftsmanship Ancestor survived.
Fang Yi's heart clenched slightly. How did he know?
Of the ten top-tier jade slips from the Ghostly Craftsmanship Pavilion that I obtained in my previous life, nine contained anecdotes and legends from various ancient sects.

It also includes commentary and paintings by female immortals from sects such as Qingdi Palace, Yin Yang Sect, and Wuzhuang Temple.
The fact that the Old Ancestor of Ghost Axe was repeatedly ganged up on and schemed against is of paramount importance.

Fang Yi was still extremely depressed when he thought about this matter.

The emergence of ten purple-gold inheritance jade slips in the previous life stirred up a bloody storm.

To seize the inheritance of the Divine Craftsmanship Pavilion, he fought bloody battles on all sides, losing more than sixty years of his lifespan.

The losses to magical artifacts, spirit objects, corpse puppets, and human puppets were even more severe.

'In the end, the nine jade slips turned out to be just anecdotal tale.'
But it must be said that the Old Master of Ghostly Axes had an exceptionally keen eye.

Chen Ang nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and took out a scroll of gold from his sleeve.

"This notebook contains my insights into crafting puppet arrays. Study it carefully; I will return to find you in ten days."

Before Fang Yi could reply, the blue mist churned and the array spirit vanished without a trace.

A golden book was left behind, bound with brocade, its energy swirling around it, suspended in the air.

Fang Yi reached out and grabbed the brocade and golden book into his hand, reluctant to part with them.

'The actions are so hasty, not even allowing for ten days, it seems the wear and tear of a thousand years has put considerable pressure on Chen Ang's soul.'
Unfortunately, he could no longer achieve the perfect cultivation of the Corpse God after forming his core, and his soul had been nurtured for a thousand years after forming his core.

The most top-tier soul puppet material

Next, you will demonstrate your talent in puppetry and obtain the [Divine Puppet Master's Spiritual Treasure Book].

The fourth-tier puppetry inheritance is unique in the Great Cloud Realm and should not be missed.

Fang Yi's heart burned with passion. He was originally a master puppeteer at the peak of the third rank. In this life, he refined human puppets and, after touching the pain of others, he made further progress.

Having obtained the [Divine Craftsmanship Puppet Spirit Treasure Book], he was 90% confident that he could advance the Puppet Path to the next level and reach the Quasi-Fourth Stage.

With the support of a sect, there is also the opportunity to become a fourth-tier puppet master in the future.
The Sutra of Life, Death, Prosperity and Decline states that spiritual practice can prolong life, but relative diligence is not as effective as practicing the same true Dharma.

The art of puppet formations greatly complements his abilities.

"Wow!"

The golden silk scroll was opened by Fang Yi's slender fingers. His divine sense flowed, his eyes gleaming, as he devoted himself to comprehending it.

'I see!
When creating puppets for a puppet array, they need to be refined by spiritual objects of the same level and imbued with the same energy.

'Things of the same origin can reduce the difficulty of the Puppet Array by more than 50%'

As the book was turned, Fang Yi's face became rosy and his spirits soared, indicating that he had gained many benefits.

"Very detailed indeed. I agree to refine the spirit objects within the puppet array. Based on their different resources and foundations, I will provide three different solutions and corresponding secret techniques."

The inscriptions on the scroll flowed, and the vigorous seal script recorded Chen Ang's insights and experiences.

'Chen Ang truly lives up to his name, Green Puppet Master. His mastery of wooden puppets is no less than my mastery of corpse puppets.'
They are all top-tier third-tier puppeteers, just one step away from taking the next step.

Fang Yi kept opening the scrolls in his hands, his eyes gleaming, unwilling to miss the opportunity to communicate with his fellow enthusiasts from afar.

"There are three methods for selecting spiritual materials in this method of refining puppet arrays."

The highest grade is when all the puppets used to create spiritual objects come from the same place.

The next level up involves spiritual objects of the same attribute, refined using secret methods to confuse their energy.

As for waiting until the next level...

Fang Yi paused in his movements, his brows furrowed, and he fell into deep thought.

He was completely baffled. The puppet arrays he was refining were of a different kind, and he did not use any secret techniques to connect their energy.
Second Class
Can we wait another time?
How then can one connect the energy channels to achieve a unified, harmonious whole?

He continued to unfold the golden scrolls and silk manuscripts.

If even first-class spiritual items don't meet the standards, how can we stop using the puppet formation?
The words written in red ink were particularly provocative and stirred up anger in people's hearts.

'【Another first-class spiritual object?】'
[With such poverty, there's no need to be a puppeteer]

Sell ​​all the spiritual items, exchange them for spirit stones, go to brothels for a bit of fun, and then build a burial place for them.
Those who are poor should not even dream of mastering puppetry.

Beside the Dharma Platform in the cave.

A crimson sun emitted spiritual light, and the heavens and earth were radiantly illuminated. The gilded spiritual flames transformed into many strange beasts such as golden crows, fire phoenixes, and crimson dragons.

Xu Qingshe sat cross-legged, his expression slightly somber.

'Elder Chen, the spirit of the cave's array left with a look of disdain; did it possess sentience beforehand?'

'Intelligence?' The bronze ring pulsed under the cover of clouds and mist, and 'Old Chen's' spirit became increasingly lively.

After Xu Qingshe condensed his golden core, he refined several batches of soul-nourishing pills, which restored much of his vitality.

After a moment's thought, 'Old Chen' offered some pointers.

"But I misjudged it. This cave should be the separate residence of a Nascent Soul True Monarch from the Green Wood Palace."

The spirit of the formation already possessed consciousness; it must have been transformed from the self-sacrifice of the Great Immortal.

To prevent their intelligence from being worn down by formations, the passage of time, and other external factors, they mostly remain in a state of slumber.

Only when it encounters someone capable of carrying on the tradition will it awaken from its slumber.

Old Chen muttered to himself.

'The Great Master sacrificed himself to create an array, the treasure of killing appeared in the world, the Great Celestial Master hid his head and revealed his tail, and the Nascent Soul Seed faked his death to escape.'

Young, longevity-enhancing turtles also occasionally appear.
Even the demonic beasts are far more cunning than the rest of the cultivation world.
Although Dayun is poor in spiritual resources and is a small place, it is truly a land of outstanding people and talents.

‘唔
As I predicted, the array spirit gradually awakened while investigating Fang Yi's background.

The Qi of the Heaven and Earth Furnace stagnated, Xu Qing's snake face turned ashen, his body stiffened, and he said in disbelief.

'Does Elder Chen mean that when Senior Brother Fang made his move, the spirit of the array regained its senses?'

What about before?!

"Could it be that I, as a Fire Dao Golden Core cultivator, am not worthy of the Azure Wood Palace's inheritance?" Elder Chen said calmly. "A Fire Dao Golden Core cultivator is naturally worthy of the Azure Wood Palace's inheritance."

This cave dwelling has existed for thousands of years, and there is more than one [Azure Wood Edict] revealed in Dayun.

You and Fang Yi are clearly not among the first to discover this place of opportunity.

However, the existence of the fourth-tier spirit wood indicates that no cultivator has fully inherited the lineage of the Azure Wood Palace.

'This array spirit doesn't look down on just one cultivator.'
"Young Xu, you've become too hasty since you condensed your core."

Old Chen remained calm, ignoring Xu Qingshe's grief and indignation.

We should seize this opportunity to crush Xu Qingshe's arrogance.

The cultivator's foundation for condensing the Golden Core is profound, exceeding that of 99% of True Immortals, making him a true prodigy of his time.

But which Nascent Soul True Monarch wasn't a prodigy, a trendsetter among cultivators?
Which one of them wasn't born a Golden Core cultivator, a person with boundless fortune?
Xu Qingshe's expression was grim and uncertain. Lies may not hurt, but the truth is a sharp knife, piercing straight to the heart.
'Old Chen'.

If you were to win in full victory, between me and Senior Brother Fang Yi, who would you choose as your disciple?

Inside the bronze ring, Old Chen glanced at Xu Qingshe without saying a word.

He brought shame upon himself.
His attitude speaks for itself.

The Wood Dao Golden Elixir with a lifespan of six hundred years is still of the nature of a longevity cultivator, acting steadily and skillfully in the art of spiritual medicine.

There are still over four hundred years to cultivate.
When Chen Lao was at his peak, he chose Fang Yi over Xu Qingshe.

The extra hundred years of lifespan greatly benefits cultivators in their Nascent Soul stage, far exceeding what a Golden Core cultivator could have imagined.

Three days later.

Deep within the cave, the Azure Spirit Tree flourishes with lush, verdant branches, surrounded by azure mist.

The Five Poison Cauldron was enveloped in azure flames, runes flowed around it, and the phantom of a green-eyed, black-striped ant puppet appeared and disappeared.
A millstone-sized piece of spirit ore, brown pine spirit wood covered with wood grain, and a clump of silvery marrow.
Beneath the graceful canopy of the tree, a handsome cultivator cast spells with his long index finger.

One by one, spirit wood was refined into spirit iron and inlaid with restrictions. The skeleton of the emerald-eyed, black-striped ant puppet gradually took shape, with runes flowing in its emerald pupils.
"disease!"

Fang Yi's five fingers moved nimbly, turning into afterimages as he unleashed a series of intricate spells like a butterfly flitting among flowers.

The silver moon sank in the west and the bright sun rose in the east; three days and nights passed in the blink of an eye.

"Bang!!"

As the explosion rang out, the spiritual tide surged and gushed. With the shattering of the restriction, the faintly forming emerald-eyed, black-striped ant puppet was covered with deep cracks.

Cracks spread like a spider web
"boom!"

The spirit ore exploded, the spirit feathers broke, the restrictions collapsed, and all the consumed spirit materials were turned into scrap iron and rubble.

"Pity"

Fang Yi's expression remained expressionless. He patted his storage bag, and the spirit-sealing box, containing numerous spiritual items, emerged like a fish and floated in the air.

This is no longer suitable for a puppet that has exploded for the first time.

If he hadn't made a fortune during the beast tide, he wouldn't have been able to afford to destroy such a useless spiritual object.

He made a grasping motion in his hand, and a mysterious suction force drew the blue-patterned stone into the Five Poisons Cauldron, where it was continuously refined by the alchemical fire.

"disease!"

Fang Yi's expression was solemn, and behind him, the Void Realm's Withering and Flourishing Banner shone with precious light.

The life force of the Yi Wood element, like a waterfall, cascades down, nourishing the body of the Dharma and continuously restoring its depleted magical power.

In the mysterious cave dwelling, a black stone mirror hung high. Chen Ang watched the puppets that were constantly exploding, his mind racing.

Half an hour later.
"Oh!"

The Five Poison Cauldron trembled and roared continuously. The half-finished Azure-Eyed Black-Striped Ant Magic Restriction remained unchanged, but the interconnected energy was completely destroyed.

"The energy channels of the refined spiritual object are deficient and difficult to restore."

"First, you need to regulate your Qi and blood circulation."

Fang Yi suddenly realized what was happening, and his well-defined hands reached out, gleaming with a golden light.

"Crack!"

"Photography!"

The sandalwood root, covered in black grain, was sliced ​​into rhomboid plates of varying sizes by Fang Yi, who used his palm as a knife, the blade gleaming with a cold light.

With a tap of his index finger, Ishimi Gin stretched out hundreds of thin, meridian-like threads.

Refining the Azure Spirit Tendon.
Simmer the Black Jade Bone.
Infusion of Silver Spirit Blood
Integrate into the Black Nether Armor.
Tendons, bones, blood, flesh, and skin—all the parts of the puppet are rapidly formed through the masterful puppetry technique.

"go with!"

One after another, pure energy was released.

Fang Yi channeled his magical power, and the Lesser Yi Wood Divine Light and the Lesser Rotten Divine Light took turns brushing down.

Numerous silver scriptures, mysterious bones, jade skins, and many spiritual objects blend together seamlessly.

'The last step!'

Fang Yi looked at the puppet that was basically formed from black-striped ants and pointed out with one finger.

"open!"

The jade-colored power of the green wood surged like a tide, unleashing a second-tier high-grade aura.

"Oh!"

The two ant puppets did not explode, but the connection between them dissipated completely, making it impossible to set up a puppet formation.

In a mysterious place, within a cyan spiritual pool, Chen Ang closed his eyes, continuously absorbing and refining the wisps of smoke.

The inkstone mirror shimmered with spiritual light, employing the technique of photographic preservation to reflect Fang Yi's every move.

Seven days later.

Outlined by azure light, Chen Ang, clad in a yellow robe, slowly revealed his form.

He stared at the two barely sketched puppets, his divine sense sweeping over them carefully. After a long while, his brows furrowed.

"You've spent this ten-day period refining these two ant puppets?"

Fang Yi's expression was slightly bitter as he awkwardly replied, "The art of puppet formations is profound and complex. This disciple is not comparable to the sect leader; my talent is limited."

This is already the limit.

Chen Ang shook his head slightly, then waved his sleeve, and a purple-gold jade slip emitted spiritual light.

"With your talent, the inheritance of the [Divine Craftsmanship Puppet Spirit Treasure Book] technique should not have been given to you."
The two puppet ants have been refined into form, barely managing to form an array. "I cannot go back on my word."

"This legacy is now entrusted to you; do not tarnish its prestigious name."

Fang Yi bowed respectfully, his face flushed with excitement, his cheeks rising as his inner energy surged.

"Thank you for your kindness!"
This disciple will certainly live up to the prestigious name of the Azure Wood Palace.”

With a kind expression, Chen Ang gently helped Fang Yi up.

He felt a chill in his heart.

If Fang Yi were truly exceptional, this puppetry inheritance would not have fallen into his hands.

As the most advanced puppetry inheritance, the [Divine Puppet Master's Manual] would inevitably face many complications if it fell into the hands of a puppetry prodigy.

Fortunately, Fang Yi's aptitude for puppetry was mediocre.

He didn't need to seek any other method; he simply read the "Divine Craftsmanship and Edict of the Spiritual Treasure Book."

According to the records in this Xunmo Stone Treasure Restriction, it would have been quite difficult for Fang Yi to advance to the third-tier puppet master within a hundred years.

So what if he obtained the [Divine Puppet Master's Manual]? In the end, he couldn't escape the grasp of this peak third-tier puppeteer.

'It's done!'
Chen Ang was indeed spying in the shadows.

Fang Yi held the jade slip, feeling the real energy of time, and was overjoyed.

'original!
"It wasn't in vain that I suppressed my puppetry skills; I managed to barely complete the crafting of two second-tier puppets."

Fang Yi probed the [Divine Craftsmanship Puppet Spirit Treasure Book] with his divine sense, and his mind trembled slightly.

'This lineage.'

(End of this chapter)