Senior sister, I'm going to control you.

Level 3 Blood Spirit Grass.

He does have some in his storage bag, but those are his personal stash and cannot be handed over.

He went to great lengths, almost refining Su Yingxue, to accumulate these precious resources.

This level-three Blood Spirit Grass will be kept for unforeseen circumstances.

He certainly didn't want Han Laomo to get the level three spiritual herb.

She was meant to be the main ingredient for the puppet; the higher the puppet's completion rate, the faster this auxiliary ingredient would die.

We have to delay!

He deliberately mentioned Su Yingxue to test her.

Han Laomo didn't seem to want to investigate further, whether it was because she didn't have the energy or because the messages he controlled Su Yingxue to send had an effect.

Regardless, the outcome will always be in his favor.

Li Tianran didn't say anything more and focused on carving the patterns.

……

It was late at night when the engraving was finished.

The lower limb patterns of the Foundation Establishment Puppet were completely carved, and a dark red glow spread along the shinbone.

The entire puppet was covered in dense blood pact patterns, standing on the stone platform like a statue entangled in a spider web.

Old Demon Han raised his hand and patted its back, channeling his mid-Foundation Establishment spiritual power into it.

The patterns on the puppet's body lit up simultaneously, the blood jade at its joints resonated, and the entire cave wall trembled slightly.

The puppet stood still, its empty eye sockets facing Li Tianran.

Han Laomo said expectantly, "It hasn't been embedded in the soul yet."

Once the soul is embedded, it can approach the early stage of Foundation Establishment. With the Blood Puppet Technique, it can kill enemies of higher levels.

Do you think it can defeat Steward Ma and the others?

Li Tianran lowered his head.

"This disciple does not understand the strength of a Foundation Establishment cultivator and dares not speak presumptuously."

Zhang Xuan found an opportunity.

He immediately flattered, "Even if the puppets meticulously crafted by Master can't win, they'll definitely be on par with Steward Ma and the others!"

Zhao Ling: "Deacon Ma is also in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. If we can integrate a late-Foundation Establishment soul into the puppet, it's possible to fight to a draw."

Old Man Han nodded.

"You may all step back. I will contact you by voice if I need anything."

Upon hearing this...

The three left the cave, and the stone door closed.

Zhang Xuan suddenly rushed forward and blocked Li Tianran's path.

"You lowly slave, where did Senior Sister Su go?"

"What exactly is your relationship with her?"

Li Tianran stopped and looked up at Zhang Xuan.

He casually replied, "She's my senior."

Before Zhang Xuan could say anything, Li Tianran had already walked past him.

Continue walking towards the cave.

Zhang Xuan wasn't stupid; he had already figured it out when the inscription was being carved.

Li Tianran has replaced Su Yingxue's role.

Even if he hates Li Tianran now, and can't see him anymore, he absolutely cannot lay a hand on Li Tianran.

Moreover, Li Tianran appears to be an ordinary person, without any distinguishing features.

But once you provoke them...

Li Tianran's fighting style, which resulted in heavy losses on both sides, did not bring him any advantage.

Also, Li Tianran's arrogant attitude during the battle was just too damn pretentious.

Forget it.

There is ample time.

Zhang Xuan suppressed the urge to attack.

He took a deep look at Li Tianran's back, then watched Zhao Ling disappear into the gray fog, feeling a pang of sadness in his heart.

Dongfuzhong.

Li Tianran placed the reassurance given to him by Han Laomo and the second-level Blood Spirit Grass on the stone table.

He hasn't touched the things Han Laomo gave him yet.

It's not that we don't need it, it's that we dare not put it in our mouths directly.

Her bloodline is still implanted in his body; if he eats anything she gives him, he will be shackled.

Then there really won't be any chance to get rid of her.

He planned to improve his cultivation level before descending the mountain.

With only a pseudo-Qi cultivation level, he's no match for anyone of the same level.

Having sufficient strength is essential for securing the capture of blood slaves when descending the mountain.

Even if they can't be caught, they can still escape.

After all, what he did was not a good thing.

Furthermore, the disciples of righteous sects are bursting with a sense of justice, and they kill any disciples of the demonic sects they catch.

Strength is the only guarantee of everything.

But he didn't want to lose the reassurance pill and the Blood Spirit Grass.

I thought about it for a moment.

He then took out the Immortal Imprisoning Basin.

Dip your fingertip in the elixir and apply it to the surface of the pill to test it out and see if there are any problems.

As the clear, ethereal water seeped in, the calming pill suddenly underwent a change.

A layer of dark green patterns slowly emerged on it!

It's not a cinnabar pattern!

It's a Gu poison!

Old Devil's stuff is definitely problematic!

What a bunch of cunning old bastards!

Fortunately, he had the magic water and was cautious enough!

Without saying a word, Li Tianran poured another half bowl of immortal water and soaked the Blood Spirit Grass in it.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the fairy water turned black!

Old hag!

Li Tianran snorted coldly and put the polluted fairy water into an empty porcelain bottle.

Then he sat down, holding the complete Blood Puppet Technique jade slip in his left hand and placing one hundred spirit stones on his right knee.

Now that we have the complete cultivation method and a sense of security, we can cultivate on our own.

Without wasting words, he held the spirit stone in his palm and frantically circulated his cultivation technique.

The three gates of Baihui, Lingtai, and Zhiyang are opened in sequence...

I don't know how much time passed.

Li Tianran felt a stinging pain at the base of the horn, and the dark red horn pushed upwards by half an inch.

The barrier collapsed with a deafening roar when the last piece shattered.

Pseudo-Qi Refinement Level 6!

Thankfully, there's something to reassure you!

This breakthrough went very smoothly, without any illusions or inner demons.

Li Tianran opened his eyes and calmed his raging spiritual energy.

time is limited.

We must obtain the Blood Transformation Technique as soon as possible, or remove the blood taint from our bodies.

He glanced out the window; it was still dark.

There's no time to lose, let's hurry down the mountain.

He wrapped half a circle around the base of the horn with a dark strip of cloth to cover the bloody sheen.

He fastened the cloak and hood, and adjusted the breath-concealing pendant to the pseudo-fourth layer.

As we descended the mountain, the gray fog gradually thinned.

We walked all the way to the foot of the mountain.

Li Tianran took out a jade slip.

That was given to him by Ma Wencai.

Without saying a word, he immediately sent a message to Ma Wencai using a communication jade slip.

After waiting for a moment.

The reply consisted of only one line: Three miles east of the sect, under the ancient locust tree.

Upon seeing this.

Li Tianran set off immediately without hesitation.

He had been in the mountains for too long, and his understanding of the outside world was basically cut off.

If you want to find treasures in the marketplace or black market, you need an experienced person to guide you.

Ma Wencai is just right!

……

Fifteen minutes later.

The agreed-upon location: under the withered tree.

The abacus made a loud, clattering sound.

Ma Wencai squatted on the tree root, writing things down in the ledger.

He looked up and saw Li Tianran's attire, then grinned and commented:

"Your outfit is fine; it won't be easily noticed."

Last time, I exposed my identity and was chased for three blocks by my enemies.

As he spoke, Ma Wencai pulled a gray badge from his pocket and handed it over.

"Wear this when you go to the market. Don't even mention the Blood Spirit Sect; the Heavenly Sword Sect has bounty posters plastered on half a wall."

He paused, then lowered his voice.

"Did you capture a prisoner from the Heavenly Sword Sect?"

Li Tianran pinned the badge to his chest and nodded.

"Yes, it's still up in the mountain."

"She'd better stay in the mountains."

"Recently, a sword cultivator from the Heavenly Sword Sect has been frantically searching for people from our Blood Spirit Sect."

"Catch one, torture one, and then kill one."

"As long as it's not exposed, it's none of our business."

"The price offered for the bounty on our Blood Spirit Sect disciples is getting higher and higher."

"A human head obtained through Qi Refining can yield three hundred spirit stones."

Li Tianran raised an eyebrow.

It seems this descent from the mountain won't be too smooth.

While he was thinking.

Ma Wencai picked up the abacus again and started fiddling with it.

"Junior Brother Li, we're family, so let's not speak like outsiders."

"The fee for guiding the way will be calculated by the hour."

"Five spirit stones per hour, that's not expensive, is it?"