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Chen Yang has already elevated the Hundred Acupoints Golden Viscera Technique to a perfect and ultimate level.

Currently, he still has 10,000 spirit stones in his account.

It seems like a lot, but it's really not enough.

Moreover, this puppetry technique is extremely difficult to learn! Chen Yang was genuinely afraid that this skill would be too expensive.

Chen Yang opened his system panel and checked the Puppet Technique.

It takes one thousand spirit stones to progress from beginner to intermediate level.

Upon seeing the figure, Chen Yang breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't as expensive as he had imagined, which showed that the system was quite benevolent.

Chen Yang immediately chose to upgrade within the Hall of Enlightenment!

[Ding! You have consumed 1,000 spirit stones to upgrade your Puppet Technique to the minor completion stage.]

Chen Yang felt a sharp pain in his head, his mental strength increased, and at the same time, some basic methods of puppet making and the key to controlling puppets appeared in his mind.

To control a puppet, one must inscribe a corresponding array inside the puppet that can connect with one's own consciousness; this is the most crucial step.

Chen Yang felt a headache coming on, but he didn't stop; he continued to choose to improve!

[Ding! You have consumed 2,000 spirit stones, and your Puppet Technique has reached the advanced stage.]

Chen Yang felt his divine sense had become stronger once again, and he had become proficient in using puppetry.

[Ding! Your Puppet Technique has reached its peak level after consuming 4,000 spirit stones!]

This time, Chen Yang couldn't hold back. He suddenly clutched his head, feeling as if a large amount of mental energy had been crammed into it in an instant.

Previously, Chen Yang's mental power was already boundless, but at this moment, after raising the puppetry technique to its peak, he discovered that his mental power had increased by a full 30%!

Keep in mind that this was a 30% increase based on his already incredibly strong mental power!

If an ordinary Golden Body Realm cultivator cultivates puppetry to its peak, his spiritual power will be directly increased by more than ten times!

Chen Yang was panting heavily, and at the same time, he gained a deeper understanding of puppetry.

Moreover, at his peak, Chen Yang not only possessed powerful mental strength, but he could also multitask—simultaneously dispersing his mental strength into five puppet formations, allowing him to control the five puppets at will!

Chen Yang gasped for breath. He opened his eyes, and despite his throbbing head, he couldn't help but grin: "This puppetry technique is indeed incredibly powerful!"

At this moment, Chen Yang gained a completely new understanding of puppetry, and also a more comprehensive understanding of the five damaged dwarven puppet sets in his storage ring.

Those five dwarf golems were indeed formidable!

The materials are special, the cost is high, and the puppet formations are exquisite!

Each of these small puppets is actually equivalent to the combat power of a peak Golden Body Realm cultivator!

No wonder it was rated as a top-grade spiritual weapon!

If you can control five puppets, you'll be even more powerful!

Unfortunately, those five puppets are currently damaged and cannot be used by me.

Chen Yang took a few breaths and then looked at his system panel.

[Host: Chen Yang]

[Remaining Spirit Stones: 3000]

[Cultivation Techniques: Vajra Giant Spirit God Technique, Perfected to the End. Purple Thunder Refining God Technique, Perfected to the End. Shadowless Wind Meteor Sword: Perfected to the End! Mad Fiend Dragon Capturing Hand: Perfected to the End. Concealing Breath Detection Technique: Perfected to the End. Beast Taming Technique: Perfected to the End. Golden Dragon Blood Refining Great Technique: Perfected to the End. Puppet Technique: Peak Level.]

[Items: Heart-Locking Armor: High-grade Magic Weapon; Cage of All Things: Low-grade Spiritual Weapon; Blood Droplet: Mid-grade Spiritual Weapon; Black Scale Armor: High-grade Spiritual Weapon (damaged, repairable); Dwarf Puppet Set: High-grade Spiritual Weapon (damaged, repairable); Thundercloud Sword: High-grade Spiritual Weapon; Five Elements Universe Ring: High-grade Spiritual Weapon.]

[Special Items: 1x Otherworldly Source Fragments, Black Iron Griffin, Golden Dragon Eye.]

There were only three thousand spirit stones left in his account.

To upgrade the Puppet Technique to the Perfect Supreme stage, you still need 5,000 spirit stones!

If I am already this powerful at my peak, how much stronger would my mental strength and puppetry be if I were to reach the Perfect Supreme stage?

Chen Yang sighed inwardly, "Why am I so short of money? Where am I going to earn these five thousand spirit stones?"

As Chen Yang was still pondering, the whispers of students drifted from afar in the Hall of Enlightenment.

Wang Duobao excitedly said to the boy next to him, "Have you heard? The Pill Academy has raised the reward for this mission again! The prize is a whopping five thousand spirit stones!"

"Are you referring to the mission to find the hair and heart of the red-haired mutated mandrill?"

"Yes! That's the mission! I heard it was personally issued by Professor Sun Siyi, the alchemy professor, and there are hidden perks too. If you complete the mission, Sun Siyi said he'll give you other benefits!"

"This mission is nowhere near as simple as it sounds! It's been posted for four days, and so many people have gone but no one has completed it. I heard quite a few people have even died!"

"Fatty, you don't actually want to go, do you?"

Wang Duobao immediately waved his hand: "I know my own limitations; those five thousand spirit stones aren't so easy to earn!"

Hearing the whispers of these people, Chen Yang was suddenly struck by a sudden surge of emotion!

A mission requiring 5,000 spirit stones!

This is a must-win situation!

Professor Sun Siyi of the Alchemy Academy is quite generous. In the past, the tasks issued by Wanxing Academy only rewarded academy points. Who would be willing to give away spirit stones as rewards?

Chen Yang immediately got up and headed straight for the mission hall of Wanxing Academy.

At the very top of the mission lobby hangs a red mission marker.

The mission description is simple: A mutated red-haired mandrill has appeared near the Black Dragon Pool in the Demon Mountain Range. If you can obtain the mandrill's red hair and its heart, you can get five thousand spirit stones and Professor Sun Siyi's personal guidance.

Chen Yang stroked his chin, surprised that the mission was in the Demon Mountain Range near Qingzhou City. He could also take the opportunity to go back and visit his maid, Meng Shuang!

Chen Yang immediately went to the counter and accepted the task issued by Sun Siyi.

The academy staff gave Chen Yang a mission card and a rough map. After receiving the mission, Chen Yang immediately left Wanxing Academy.

He reached a secluded spot and jumped directly onto the Black Iron Griffin.

With a flap of its wings, the black iron griffin carried Chen Yang straight towards Qingzhou City!

Standing on the bird's back, Chen Yang looked down at the magnificent landscape of the Ming Dynasty below, and a surge of pride welled up in his heart.

Now he is a true seventh-level Golden Core Realm cultivator, wielding two high-grade spiritual artifacts, possessing boundless spiritual power, and his cultivation techniques and combat skills are all incredibly powerful!

I'm truly at the pinnacle of my combat prowess right now!

This feels amazing!

Recalling the last time he and Liu Qingxia escorted the Qingtie Mine, they had to carefully conceal their whereabouts along the way, fearing that they would be discovered by the Prime Minister's Mansion.

And at this moment, I no longer need to fear the pursuit of the Prime Minister's Mansion!

Qingzhou City is quite a distance from the capital; even at the fastest speed, it would take two days and two nights to reach it.

Chen Yang, riding the Black Iron Griffin, arrived in Qingzhou City the next morning, after only one night.

He leaped from the bird's back and jumped directly onto the city wall of Qingzhou, then returned to the city where he had lived for more than three years.

I used to consider this place my hometown. I cultivated myself, started my business, and settled down here. I wanted to get married, have children, and live peacefully in this strange world. But I never expected that Ma Xinran, that bitch, would ruin everything!

Upon his return, Chen Yang's mindset, perspective, and fighting prowess have completely transformed.

Looking at Qingzhou City again, Chen Yang realized that it was indeed quite small.

It's like a boy who leaves his mountain village, goes to a big city to work hard, get promoted, and get a raise. When he returns to his mountain village after earning a million-dollar annual salary, that's how he feels about it.

Chen Yang couldn't help but chuckle. How could he have come up with such a comparison?

He walked towards the direction of the Treasure Pavilion.

When Chen Yang left Qingzhou City, he auctioned off the City Lord's mansion, so even though Meng Shuang was the acting City Lord, she could only live in the Tianbao Pavilion branch now.

Enter Tianbao Pavilion.

Chen Yang then heard someone angrily shout, "You ungrateful wretch! Do you know who I am? Even if you were the city lord of Qingzhou City, you'd still have to kneel and serve me! You have absolutely no sense of propriety, just like a wild girl from a small town!"

"That's right! Our young master is doing you a favor by entrusting you with his service and leading us into the Demon Mountain Range, giving you a better future. And you're still refusing?"

"Young Master, I think this woman is quite pretty. Why don't we take her back and discipline her slowly?"

Chen Yang frowned upon hearing the conversation inside.

He kicked the door open and strode inside!

Inside, Meng Shuang was standing there with several subordinates, looking aggrieved and angry.

Opposite Meng Shuang were five people.

Chen Yang glanced at the five people and suddenly froze – although he didn’t recognize them, the clothes they were wearing were actually the uniforms of Wanxing Academy!

Two of them were even wearing badges from Wanxing Academy!