Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 477 The Seal of the Star Puppet
"It succeeded, and it failed."

Beneath the lake, looking at the ghost infant so close at hand, Jiang Chen's face showed a thoughtful expression.

Following the example of the Blood Moon Mark and with the help of the Soul Suppressing Hall, he successfully stabilized the ghost infant's soul. However, due to the power of the Blood Moon, the essence of the ghost infant's soul had changed, and it could no longer develop spirituality.

At this point, although the ghost infant's soul still exists, its spirituality is gone, and it has become an empty shell. Although it is still alive, it can also be said that it is already dead.

"There are pros and cons. Although I can't turn this evil spirit into something like Rat Prodigy, I can turn it into a puppet. Its blank soul can just accommodate my will. I can even try to write commands for it directly as its code of conduct, just like Blood Moon did before."

As his thoughts raced, Jiang Chen pondered his next steps in dealing with the evil spirit.

Initially, he planned to cultivate the spirit of the evil spirit, help it break free from the control of the Blood Moon Mark, and use his own soul characteristics to control the evil spirit. He then used the evil spirit as a starting point to further explore the Western Regions.

The Western Regions are a harsh and dangerous place, making it far too perilous to explore in human form, but exploring in the form of a demon is a completely different story.

In this endless sea of ​​sand, the evil spirits are completely unique. They can come and go freely, just like fish in water. Few living beings are willing to provoke them, whether they are human, ghost, or demon. After all, evil spirits are not only vicious and difficult to completely destroy, but also offer little benefit.

If it really comes down to a fight, those shamanic creatures with little intelligence are truly reckless.

Although the evil spirit's spirituality has been erased and the original plan has completely failed, turning the evil spirit into a puppet is still a good option.

"In contrast to the Blood Moon, it possesses the power to obliterate spirituality, suppress the soul, and control the divine soul. From now on, I will call you the Star Puppet Seal."

Their eyes met, and through the ghost's empty gaze, Jiang Chen saw the star mark imprinted deep within its soul. He then named this secret technique, which was derived from the Blood Moon Curse Mark.

At this moment, the crimson color in the demon's soul has dissipated, replaced by gentle starlight that illuminates the demon's soul.

"A blank soul, a resilient spirit body, and remarkable supernatural powers—this makes for an excellent puppet."

"I can just entrust a bit of my consciousness to the Star Puppet Seal and remotely control the evil spirit. If I really encounter a fatal danger, I can simply abandon this bit of consciousness without causing any damage to my main body."

As the thought crossed his mind, Jiang Chen realized the advantages of using the evil spirit as a puppet.

After confirming that the evil spirit was alright, Jiang Chen took in the information coming from the outside world. Most of this information was related to the development of Lanyun City. He had not been able to deal with this information in time while he was in the deep border region.

Of course, this information itself wasn't anything extremely urgent, otherwise they would have woken Jiang Chen up.

As his divine sense swept across the area, imprinting each piece of information into his mind, Jiang Chen suddenly frowned.

"A mysterious call?"

Looking beyond Burial Sand Lake, Jiang Chen wanted to see something more clearly.

"Shu Tianjiao sent back a message earlier, saying that something unusual had been discovered, but now I have lost contact with it."

Looking into the distance, Jiang Chen fully unleashed his divine soul power, attempting to pinpoint Rat Tianjiao's location, but he failed.

However, Jiang Chen wasn't too worried about this, because although he couldn't pinpoint Rat Tianjiao's location, he could still sense through their subtle soul connection that Rat Tianjiao was not in any danger and was even in better condition than ever before. "Perhaps it really has stumbled upon an opportunity."

Thinking of the information sent back by Rat Tianjiao, Jiang Chen seemed to be deep in thought. The inexplicable call, the resonance of bloodline, all of this seemed to be extraordinary.

"Speaking of which, the location where Rat Prodigy disappeared seems to be the same as the location where Golden Spirit Mountain was born. Judging from the bloodline of Rat Prodigy's Golden Rat royal family, it may really be connected with Golden Spirit Mountain. After all, Golden Spirit Mountain is a place where hundreds of minerals converge."

As his thoughts raced and he combined all the information, Jiang Chen guessed at a certain possibility.

"Whether Rat Tianjiao is in Jinling Mountain or not, that place is still worth visiting. The only pity is that, according to the intelligence gathered by Lanyun City, that place seems to have been completely abandoned and has lost its original value."

"Although a treasure like the Great Evolution True Gold may have appeared in the world, it has already fallen into the hands of the Purple Mansion True Person Xin Yi, and has even caused a fight between several Purple Mansion True Persons."

Thinking of the information related to Jinling Mountain, Jiang Chen frowned.

"Although I have achieved the unity of man and sword, ordinary flying swords are not really suitable for me. I had previously considered refining a primordial spirit flying sword so that I could bring out the full potential of my powerful divine soul. Unfortunately, suitable materials are too hard to find."

"Judging from its various characteristics, this Great Evolution True Gold is a very good choice, but unfortunately it has already fallen into Xinyi's hands."

Thoughts collided, and at this moment, Jiang Chen thought a lot. The Great Evolution True Gold was a precious and rare treasure, and he did want it. However, since it involved the struggle for the Purple Mansion, it wouldn't be easy for him to get his hands on it.

"Although Xin Yi cultivates the Nine Revolutions Ascension to Sainthood Technique, she is also involved in swordsmanship. She will never easily give up such a treasure. With her abilities, she will most likely be able to take this treasure away."

"If that's really the case, maybe I should think of a solution."

Jiang Chen's mind raced, and various calculations flashed through his mind.

Although they had never clashed directly, he was quite certain of Xin Yi's abilities, after all, a true disciple of the Wuchang Sect would never be undeserving of a reputation.

"The situation is changing rapidly. The desert has been quite lively lately. I should go out and take a look."

"To be on the safe side, I will remain still and test the power of the evil spirit."

With a sudden thought, Jiang Chen made a decision.

In the next instant, a wisp of divine thought flew out and landed between the shaman's eyebrows, instantly bringing life to the shaman's previously empty eyes.

"This evil spirit's body is truly extraordinary. I'll just have to test what mysteries its Yellow Heaven Curse holds."

Having taken over the body of the evil spirit, Jiang Chen drew upon its power, transforming into yellow sand and vanishing in an instant.

The evil spirit had no cultivation techniques in its memory, but it was imprinted with the Yellow Heaven Mantra, which was the source of its power and a special method engraved in its bones. With the help of this method, it could merge with the sand sea, absorb the power of the sand sea, and forge a body of yellow sand that could support its own soul, thus obtaining all kinds of supernatural powers.

After a wisp of consciousness guided the evil spirit away, Jiang Chen's true body once again fell into silence, continuing his cultivation, accumulating resources, and preparing for his breakthrough to the Purple Mansion realm. He was now not far from reaching the Purple Mansion realm.

(End of this chapter)