Gou Zai created a blessed land in the immortal abode

Li Chengming learned the spell "Imperial Puppet Seal" very well, mastering it completely in less than an hour.

He then left the main hall and imprinted his spiritual mark on each of the puppets in the Immortal Market.

Li Chengming suddenly realized that he had the ability to control these puppets.

"I'll give it a try."

Li Chengming came up behind a puppet, took out a spirit stone, and put it into the back of the head of a Qi Refining level puppet.

Then, he made a hand seal, and in the next instant, the puppet slowly began to move.

Li Chengming made a hand seal, and the puppet's movements gradually became smoother from stiff.

First, it turns its head, then moves its arms, and finally even takes steady, deliberate steps.

"interesting."

Li Chengming made a hand seal and threw it at the puppet. The puppet only trembled slightly and was not substantially damaged.

"Its defense is very strong!"

He already had a plan in mind.

It would be difficult for a Qi Refining cultivator to escape from a puppet of the Qi Refining level in a short time.

He possessed a total of 360 such puppets, and if they were all activated, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the early stages would find them troublesome.

As for those two puppets at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, they were even more formidable combat forces.

However, the problem now is that he doesn't have that many spirit stones.

We need to find a way to get some spirit stones.

Li Chengming put the jade slip into his pocket and then searched the hall carefully.

Apart from the portrait and the jade slip, there was nothing else in the hall.

By the time we returned to Luoxia Village, it was completely dark.

Uncle Chen was waiting at the village entrance. When he saw the two return safely, a smile appeared on his face.

"Immortal, how was today's harvest?"

"Very good." Li Chengming nodded.

He looked at the simple, honest people in the village, lost in thought, and then took out several cultivation manuals.

"This is a cultivation method; you can take it and let everyone practice it."

Uncle Chen took the manual, his hands trembling slightly.

Although he knew nothing of cultivation, he understood what this extraordinary opportunity to become a celestial being, something ordinary people could only dream of, meant. The old man immediately knelt down, and the villagers behind him followed suit.

"The village of Luoxia will never forget the grace of the immortals who restored them."

Li Chengming raised his hand to support them, and a gentle spiritual force lifted everyone up.

"There's no need for that. Cultivation depends entirely on individual destiny. If anyone can guide qi into their body, they can come to the mountain to find me."

After saying this, Li Chengming rode the wind back up the mountain and then left the immortal abode.

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at this time.

The Kong Family Mansion.

main room.

Kong Shaoping sat in the head seat, and besides him were Kong Chengheng, An Mingxin, Kong Shaowen, and several clan elders.

The reason we've gathered here today is naturally to discuss how to deal with the Zhao family.

"Now the Zhao family has almost completely taken control of all the families and sects in the north, and their power has greatly increased. In addition, there are two Foundation Establishment cultivators... I'm afraid we will have a hard time dealing with them," an elder said in a deep voice.

Kong Chengheng remained calm:

"The news of the Zhao family consuming human pills has spread and is known to all cultivators in the world. Therefore, most of the rogue cultivators in the north have fled south. We can take the initiative to step forward and take them over, which would also be a considerable fighting force."

An elder, however, disagreed:

"No, not to mention that those rogue cultivators are a mixed bag, with low cultivation levels and questionable character. What if there are spies planted by the Zhao family among them? If the Zhao family finds out about our movements, we'll be at a disadvantage."

Kong Shaowen nodded slightly and said:

"In my opinion, this great battle has evolved into a war between the orthodox traditions of the North and South. The Zhao family has gathered all the forces in the North, and we must also gather all the forces in the South."

"Furthermore, the Zhao family is a family of talismans masters. In the future great battle, the cultivators in the north will need the blessing of talismans. Therefore, we should also open up the use of pills to allow cultivators in the late and middle stages of Qi Refining to improve their cultivation as much as possible within the limited time."

Kong Shaoping sat at the head of the table. After listening to everyone's words, he pondered for a moment before slowly speaking:

"You all have valid points. It is true that there may be spies of the Zhao family among the rogue cultivators. However, given the current situation, many rogue cultivators from the north are fleeing south. If these people can be properly gathered, they will become readily available fighting forces. If they are left unattended, they may be used by the Zhao family in return."

His gaze swept over everyone in the hall, his tone steady:

"My idea is to recruit rogue cultivators, but not all of them. Have three reception points set up along the river. Anyone who comes to join us must have their identity verified, their origins registered, and be issued a temporary token. They will then be incorporated into the outer camps, with some restrictions on their daily activities. Core matters will not be known to them for the time being. This will both strengthen our fighting force and prevent spies from entering."

"As for gathering the various forces in the south, this matter should be implemented as soon as possible."

The elders exchanged glances, and the one who had previously objected stroked his beard and remained silent.

An Mingxin chimed in, "Brother is right."

"As for the integration of the southern forces, I will personally handle the matter. The Zhao family's actions this time have been too domineering, and they have used evil things like human pills to harm cultivators. I believe that most of our fellow cultivators in the south are willing to join forces to resist them."

Kong Shaowen then spoke:

"In that case, I'll take care of the matter of the elixir."

"The Kong family's alchemy workshop has been operating at full capacity these past few days, but relying solely on our own resources is indeed insufficient. I suggest we unite with several alchemy forces in the south to jointly operate the furnace and centrally allocate resources. Breaking through from the mid-stage to the late-stage of Qi Refining, and from the late-stage to the next realm, both require a large number of pills, which our own resources cannot handle."

Kong Shaoping nodded slightly, agreeing with their opinions, and then turned to look at his son, Kong Chengheng.

"Chengheng, you have only just broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage. You still need to go into seclusion more often to solidify your foundation."

"Understood." Kong Chengheng nodded.

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Small courtyard.

Li Chengming recalled the events within the Immortal Abode, his heart filled with countless doubts.

He originally thought the Immortal Abode was an independent space, but unexpectedly, cloud dew insects first appeared inside, and now a mortal village and an immortal market have appeared.

He also learned puppetry from it.

"Could this immortal abode be another world?" Li Chengming wondered.

I thought about it for a long time but couldn't get an answer, so I simply stopped thinking about it.

"If anything unusual happens in the immortal abode, we simply won't go in."

In any case, the choice is in his hands.

If there is danger here, then run to the Immortal Abode; if there is danger inside the Immortal Abode, then run here.

"I should focus on my cultivation and alchemy."

For the rest of his days, Li Chengming's life began to become regular again.

He was either refining pills or cultivating, and occasionally he would talk to Kong Xuan.

It has been about a year.

Li Chengming met someone he had never expected.

He came with Kong Shaowen.

Dressed in a crimson robe, resembling a rising flame, he was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with a profound aura, and was actually a Foundation Establishment cultivator!

"Such a young Foundation Establishment cultivator, and from the Kong family, could this person be the young master of the Kong family, Kong Chengheng!" Li Chengming was greatly shocked.

He had heard of Kong Chengheng's name before, both in Yuehu Market and at the Kong family residence.

Because Kong Chengheng is undoubtedly the greatest genius of Youyang County in the last hundred years.