Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 131 Gold and Silver Puppets

Downstream of the Qingyuan River, in a forest about ten miles from the Enchanted Bay, a figure appeared silently. He wore a bamboo hat and was completely shrouded in a black robe, revealing not a trace of his presence.

At one moment, a gentle breeze blew by, lifting the veil to reveal a large face—it was Liao Yonghuai.

"It's about time, it's time to make our move."

Looking at the sky and towards the direction of Muyu Island, a glint of greed flashed in Liao Yonghuai's eyes.

The next instant, he activated his magic technique, and a pool of mercury-like substance flowed out of his body. After several transformations, it finally formed a humanoid figure, except that he was thin and completely different from the chubby Liao Yonghuai.

At first glance, probably no one would associate him with Liao Yonghuai.

"The Taiping Sect has no protective formation, so it's impossible for them to discover my silver puppet. Today, let me see what this hidden spiritual object on Muyu Island is. Once I find it, everything will be much easier. If all goes well, I might even be able to kill Jiang Chen."

With a thought in mind and a spell in place, Liao Yonghuai handed his magic artifact, the Night-Walking Hat, to the silver puppet. This low-grade magic artifact had no killing power; its only function was to greatly enhance a cultivator's concealment ability at night.

After doing all this, Liao Yonghuai took out an array plate and set up a simple illusion array around himself. He then sat cross-legged and poured part of his consciousness into the silver puppet.

At that moment, the previously cold and lifeless silver puppet came to life.

"The Taiping Sect, hehehe..."

With a few strange laughs, the silver puppet was enveloped by a gentle breeze and instantly merged into the darkness, heading towards Wooden Fish Island.

When the silver puppet finally arrived at Wooden Fish Island after overcoming numerous obstacles, Jiang Chen, who was cultivating as usual, quietly opened his eyes.

He has never let his guard down these past few days, constantly monitoring the changes on Muyu Island.

"They took the bait? It went as smoothly as expected. It seems they are very confident in their methods."

Looking into the distance, Jiang Chen clearly spotted something unusual.

Although the other party was well hidden, they still couldn't escape his senses. With Peach Blossom's roots present, there were basically no changes on Wooden Fish Island that could escape his perception.

"His aura is somewhat peculiar, neither human nor inhuman, and his strength should be around the minor stage of Qi Refining."

After a brief sensing, Jiang Chen obtained some information.

At this moment, part of Liao Yonghuai's consciousness, parasitizing the silver puppet, had slowly approached Qingxin Xiaozhu.

"The Taiping Sect is ultimately just a bandit group with no real foundation. Not to mention their protective formation, they don't even have many strong members. They can't stop me at all."

Liao Yonghuai easily bypassed the Taiping Sect's sentry post without alerting anyone, and his heart was filled with pride and satisfaction.

A son of a wealthy family would not sit under a dangerous roof. The Golden and Silver Puppet Technique is an important secret art in his lineage. The Golden Puppet focuses on protection and is good at defense, while the Silver Puppet focuses on stealth and is good at intelligence gathering and assassination.

He paid a considerable price to create this golden and silver puppet, even delaying his own cultivation time and time again. However, the benefits it brought were also significant. With the help of this golden and silver puppet, he had avoided crises and gained benefits many times, just like today.

"Peach wood spirit, I've come. I hope you won't disappoint me."

Upon arriving outside Qingxin Xiaozhu, Liao Yonghuai sensed something amiss and, finding his figure perfectly blending into the darkness, went inside without much hesitation.

However, the instant he stepped into Qingxin Xiaozhu, accompanied by the cry of a crane, a streak of silver-white sword light descended from the sky, seemingly about to cleave him in two. Sensing this sudden change, Liao Yonghuai was greatly alarmed, and his mind faltered for a moment.

Fortunately, he had prepared for the current situation. At the crucial moment, he successfully crushed a magic coin refined from a golden toad coin. In an instant, a protective shield of spiritual light formed, enveloping his figure within it.

With a whoosh, the sharp sword light fell, instantly shattering the spiritual passport. However, it still bought Liao Yonghuai some time, allowing him to successfully turn his body and avoid a fatal blow, though he lost an arm.

"They actually found out... how could this be..."

Realizing something was wrong, Liao Yonghuai turned his gaze to the depths of Qingxin Xiaozhu, his face full of surprise and doubt. Of course, although things were somewhat unexpected, he did not lose his composure. Since he dared to come, he must have been confident.

"So what if they find out? I'm determined to have this peach wood artifact."

The spiritual light within him re-emerged, and as he watched the sword light slashing towards him once more, a ruthless look appeared on Liao Yonghuai's face.

"Let me down!"

Another coin appeared, and Liao Yonghuai unleashed the killing move he had specially prepared.

In the next instant, a strange power spread out, and the sharp sword light that had been slashing down suddenly showed signs of becoming undisturbed.

Seeing this, a smug look flashed in Liao Yonghuai's eyes. This was the Treasure Drop Technique, which was specifically designed to counter all kinds of magical artifacts. Of course, this Treasure Drop Technique was, after all, a simplified version of the spell, and its effectiveness was limited. It could only interfere with the opponent's magic artifacts and it was difficult to directly take them away. However, this was enough.

Seeing the sword light blocked, Liao Yonghuai, riding his silver puppet, unleashed a series of sharp blades from his remaining arm, resembling a curved dagger, and attacked Jiang Chen inside the room. At that moment, his speed reached its limit.

Taking in all these changes, Jiang Chen seemed lost in thought.

"It is indeed not made of flesh and blood; it is somewhat like a puppet, but it is different from a puppet in the general sense."

As their thoughts collided, Jiang Chen manipulated the threads of true energy.

In the next instant, countless threads of true energy appeared, transforming into a large net that enveloped the silver puppet controlled by Liao Yonghuai. It turned out that the entire Qingxin Xiaozhu had already been covered by threads of true energy, becoming a veritable cage.

Even though he was surrounded by a net of true energy and besieged on all sides, Liao Yonghuai did not give up his plan to assassinate Jiang Chen.

"Although I don't know how you did it, it seems that you did discover my existence a long time ago and set a trap for me. However, you are still too arrogant."

As the spell was activated, facing the overwhelming net of true energy, Liao Yonghuai directly unleashed the greatest mystery of the silver puppet, transforming it into a stream of silver water.

With a whoosh, Liao Yonghuai moved like water, instantly passing through the blockade of the true qi net. At this moment, Jiang Chen's figure finally appeared before his eyes.

"Die!"

His form shifted again, becoming like a serpent, as Liao Yonghuai lunged at Jiang Chen.

Upon seeing this, a crimson flame appeared in Jiang Chen's palm. The moment the flame appeared, Liao Yonghuai's heart trembled, as if he had encountered his nemesis. He instinctively wanted to run away, but it was too late.

In the next instant, the blood and fire swelled, transforming into a blurry ghost face that swallowed the silver snake that Liao Yonghuai had transformed into in one gulp.

Ah, a piercing scream rang out, shattering the tranquility of the night.

(End of this chapter)