Ch 189: High Grade Puppet Technique

Several hours later.

Qin Ming had already finished refining seven times.

Among them, there were still a few failures.

Finally.

When it came to the eighth refining.

Inside the Black Jade Furnace, a burst of five-colored colored clouds emerged, and the aura knotted without dispersing, lingering above the pill cauldron.

Qin Ming’s expression brightened. He raised his hand towards the pill cauldron and beckoned. Immediately, a transparent Spirit Pill with six Daoist Markings appeared in his palm.

“Fine Soul Returning Pill!”

After consuming all the remaining Materials, Qin Ming refined two ordinary-quality Soul Returning Pills, as well as two Fine Soul Returning Pills.

This Pill Formation Rate was already very high for Second-Rank Top-Grade Pills, which had a high difficulty.

Qin Ming held a few Pills and studied them for a while, then put them into a Jade Bottle.

“Tsk tsk, these seemingly ordinary Pills can actually allow a Cultivator to return to their Peak period, a flash in the pan.”

Although he had refined the Pills in less than a month, he was not in a hurry to go to Canghai Immortal City to deliver the goods.

Anyway, three months later, he would have to go to the Pill Cauldron Pavilion in Canghai Immortal City to get Spirit Materials in person, so he might as well go together then.

The next time.

Besides cultivating, Qin Ming was continuing to study the Puppet Technique from the High-Grade Puppet Technique he had obtained from Miao Renke’s Storage Bag back then.

After several years of research, Qin Ming’s understanding of Puppet Technique and the use of dividing his Divine Sense was already close to the Second Grade level.

The few scarecrow Puppets in the Spirit Field had also been upgraded to First Rank Top-Grade by him.

After returning from Canghai Immortal City last time, he also purchased some Materials along the way and began to refine Second Grade Puppets.

Inside the Immortal’s Cave.

Qin Ming was fully focused, fiddling with the objects in his hands.

After Qin Ming’s careful carving, numerous Materials gradually took shape. As he embedded a piece of black copper into the Core part.

A Turtle Puppet was assembled by him.

Qin Ming also painted its exterior with a layer of yellow paint, which looked lifelike at first glance.

Then Qin Ming embedded a Mid-Grade Spirit Stone into the Core Recess of the Turtle Puppet.

Immediately, the entire Spirit Puppet made a sound of ‘crackling’, and a streak of dark green Spirit Veins lit up on its surface.

The Three Zhang-sized Turtle Puppet moved a bit, and then it lit up a pair of Azure eyes, looking at Qin Ming, waiting for his Command.

Qin Ming unleashed the Puppet Technique, and split a strand of Divine Sense into this Puppet.

The next moment.

The Spirit Turtle raised its head and chest, and the huge Tortoise Shell behind it flashed with a layer of yellow Light.

The Spiritual Pressure it emitted was comparable to the Early Foundation Establishment among Cultivators.

“Second Grade Puppet! Finally refined it.”

“Although it is only a Low-Grade Second Grade Puppet, there is still room for improvement.”

Qin Ming looked at his carefully crafted work, and he was quite satisfied.

This Turtle Puppet was a Defense type Puppet. It could resist attacks below Mid Foundation Establishment, and it also came with a Water Arrow Technique, and its Power was not much different from the Magic of ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

The Puppet Technique was also very useful to Qin Ming, besides helping him dig and weed.

In the future Cultivation outings, if they encountered a Great Opportunity, if it involved a Core Formation Opportunity, and even a Nascent Soul Opportunity in the future.

Even though his Lifespan was sufficient, it was impossible for him to remain indifferent.

After the Puppet Technique reached Great Accomplishment, it naturally became the Cannon Fodder to pave the way for him.

It could reduce his risks quite a bit.

Spirit Beast Materials, Spirit Wood, Ore, and so on can all be used as Materials for refining Puppets.

What Qin Ming lacked the least was these things, so learning to refine was also quite smooth.

Since then, besides Spirit Plants and Alchemy, Qin Ming had another Hundred Arts of Cultivation, which entered the Second Grade Level.

……

Two months later.

After Qin Ming’s continuous improvements and the addition of Materials to improve the Puppet’s Quality.

Two brand new Low-Grade Second Grade Turtle Spirit Puppets were born in his hands. Although their Attack wasn’t great, they were extremely sturdy and durable. They could also be used as Cannon Fodder to scout ahead in the future.

Anyway, he still had quite a few Spirit Materials in his hands, and if they were scrapped, he could make them again.

“The three-month period has arrived, and the time is about right. It’s time to go to Canghai Immortal City.”

Qin Ming put the two Spirit Puppets into his Storage Bag, then summoned the Silver-Winged Frost Bee, opened the Mist Illusion Realm, and directly left Moonview Island.

The situation in the outside world hadn’t changed much, but the Demonic Beasts were much quieter than before.

Qin Ming rode the Silver-Winged Frost Bee, with full Speed, and traveled all the way. After more than an hour, he arrived at Canghai Immortal City.

The soil outside the Immortal City was still bright red. It seemed that they had experienced several Beast Tide Breakthroughs during this time.

“Hehe!”

“There’s a Fat Sheep here!”

“Fellow Daoist, please stay!”

“Rob… rob!”

Just as Qin Ming was staying not far outside Canghai Immortal City, he had just put the Silver-Winged Frost Bee into his Spirit Beast Pouch, and was about to send a Message to Lü Liang to open the Formation for him to enter the city.

Two Escape Lights flashed past, and the figures of two Cultivators, one fat and one thin, blocked his way.

The two had evil eyes, and they emitted Magical Power Fluctuation of the Early Foundation Establishment, staring at Qin Ming with a wicked smile.

It seemed that they were Bandit Cultivators lurking near the Immortal City, taking advantage of the chaos of the Beast Tide.

“Fellow Daoist is really courageous, daring to go out alone in such a chaotic world.”

“Since you’re alone, then you can’t blame us, the She Mountain Twin Killers.”

“If you obediently surrender, let our brothers save some trouble.”

“Maybe I can let you suffer less later, Eh Heh Heh!”

Qin Ming was also quite depressed. On the way here, he hadn’t encountered any Demonic Beast Attacks.

He hadn’t expected that as he approached Canghai Immortal City, he would instead encounter two Bandit Cultivators.

But the level of these two, compared to the Bandit Cultivator Squad like Lin Zixiao, was far behind.

A smile appeared on the corner of Qin Ming’s Mouth, “Two Fellow Daoists, this junior has a Treasure here, and I think you two are fated to have it. Why don’t you take a look?”

“What Treasure?!”

“Hurry up and take it out. If you dare to play tricks, we brothers will let you know why the flowers are so red!”

Qin Ming smiled when he heard this, then patted his Storage Bag, and two Turtle Puppets turned into two Streams of Light, instantly appearing in the air in front of him.

“Second Grade Puppets!”

The moment the Turtle Puppets appeared, the She Mountain Twin Killers on the opposite side couldn’t help but exclaim.

Originally, it was a situation of two against one, and the situation instantly reversed, becoming three against two.

In fact, Qin Ming was able to be so patient and bicker with these two stupid thieves. He actually wanted to test the Strength of the two newly-made Second Grade Spirit Puppets.

He was worried about where to test them, but he didn’t expect that two would be sent to him, and they were neither more nor less, just the Early Foundation Establishment Stage.

“Eh Heh Heh! Fellow Daoist, you misunderstood!”

“We made a mistake just now. We’re really sorry!”

“We’ll leave now.”

But they were just about to fly back.

Hum～

A silver Stream of Light flashed, and in an instant, it appeared out of thin air in front of the She Mountain Twin Killers.

The figures of the two Cultivators, one fat and one thin, who were flying back, suddenly braked in Mid-air.

Then they looked at the thing that blocked the two of them from retreating. When they saw it clearly, their Pupils couldn’t help but shrink!

They were so frightened that they almost wet themselves.

Because behind them was a Silver-Winged Frost Bee the size of a calf, emitting the immense Spiritual Pressure of a Mid Stage Second Grade Great Demon.

And it looked like it was still the Spirit Pet of the Cultivator with the ordinary Appearance.

“Oh my! Is this what you call a Fat Sheep?”

“I think we look more like Fat Sheep, don’t we?”

The two had already started Sweating Profusely, and they didn’t expect that on the first day they came out to seek profit, they would kick an Iron Plate.

“Fellow Daoist, we have eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai. We hope you can spare us!” The two returned again and bowed deeply towards Qin Ming.

Suddenly!

More than ten sharp nail Spirit Tools, flashing with green Poison Light, rushed straight towards Qin Ming’s face.

The She Mountain Twin Killers clearly didn’t expect Qin Ming to let them go, and they chose to break through from his Original Body, who had the ‘weakest’ Cultivation.

As long as they subdued Qin Ming, then the remaining Puppets and Spirit Pets would naturally obey.

But reality always had some Gap from imagination.

In an Instant, one of the Turtle Puppets moved sideways in the middle, and the Tortoise Shell on its back suddenly grew larger, emitting a yellow Light.

Ding Ding Ding Ding!

A series of Impact sounds rang out, and the Guaranteed Kill Sneak Attack from the two of them was completely blocked by the Turtle Puppet.

The two brothers looked dumbfounded.

Then the two Turtle Puppets, with the posture of a front and rear pounce and kill, pounced and killed the two Cultivators.

In an instant, the two Puppets and the two Cultivators fought together.

And Qin Ming and the Silver-Winged Frost Bee were watching the show from the side, in the state of Old God.

Various Magics burst in the air and flew around.

Even if the She Mountain Twin Killers used all their Strength, they couldn’t break through the Defense of the Turtle Puppet.

But once they wanted to take advantage of their Speed to run out, the terrifying Silver-Winged Frost Bee would appear in front of them in an Eerie way.

Gradually.

The two Bandit Cultivators were consumed by the two Turtle Puppets, and their Magical Power was almost depleted.

They were already a Spent Arrow.

Qin Ming had tested the Spirit Puppets enough, and immediately, he split a strand of Divine Sense into one of the Spirit Puppets.

Then the Turtle Puppet opened its mouth and sprayed out a blue water arrow, which flashed across the air and passed in an Eerie angle, instantly piercing the chests of the two Cultivators.

“Ah ah!”

The two of them Wailed, and lost their balance from the air, falling down.

Qin Ming didn’t even blink, and directly threw out two black Seeds, and unleashed the Thorn Technique on the two.

Then he harvested two Blood Beads, as well as two Storage Bags. As for the Corpse, it would become the food for passing Demonic Beasts soon.

Qin Ming opened the Storage Bag and took a look. It seemed that the She Mountain Twin Killers were also at the Bottom in the Bandit Cultivator world. Except for tens of thousands of Low-Grade Spirit Stones, the others were all ordinary things.

He beckoned with one hand, and the two Turtle Puppets shrank in size and flew to the front.

Qin Ming carefully checked, and after the fierce Fighting just now, the two Puppets only had a few not-so-obvious scratches. The others were all as usual.

“Well, not bad!”

Then he put away the Spirit Puppets and flew towards the Immortal City.

……

Halfway, Qin Ming sent a Message to Lü Liang.

After Half an Incense Stick.

Lü Liang came out of the city and personally let Qin Ming pass.

“Oh, Qin Fellow Daoist, I didn’t expect you to come to the Immortal City so soon!” Lü Liang greeted Qin Ming enthusiastically.

Fellow Daoist Qin smiled, “Trouble you, Fellow Daoist Lü, I have to trouble you to open the door in person every time.”

“Nonsense! What are you saying, Qin Fellow Daoist, you’re being too polite!”

“Qin Fellow Daoist, what’s the matter you’re here in Immortal City for? Is there anything I can help with?”

“It’s not a particularly important matter, just a Small Matter. There’s no need to trouble Fellow Daoist Lü.”

“Oh, if that’s the case, after you’re done with your business, please come to my Mansion for a chat. I’ll have that Girl, Wan-Jun, make a table of Wine and Dishes tonight.”

“Definitely, definitely.”

While the two were talking, they had already arrived in the Inner City.

Lü Liang had official business to attend to, so he went to get busy first.

Qin Ming then went directly along the Main Road and came to the Core Area of Canghai Immortal City.

According to Wei Wuya’s instructions, he turned through a few Alleys and came to a graceful Pavilion. The Plaque above was engraved with the three big words ‘Linglong Pavilion’.

It was the Industry that Thunder Yuan Sect opened in Canghai Immortal City.

Qin Ming immediately walked in.

As soon as he entered, an Old Man in a blue robe with white hair came out to greet him enthusiastically:

“Oh! It’s Qin Fellow Daoist!”

“My surname is Mei. I’m the Shopkeeper of this Linglong Pavilion. Young Sect Master Wei just told me not long ago.”

Qin Fellow Daoist observed Shopkeeper Mei a little and found that he was actually at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

He returned a Bow when he heard this, “Shopkeeper Mei.”

“This isn’t a place to talk. Please come upstairs.” Shopkeeper Mei smiled slightly and made a gesture of invitation.

After a Moment.

After the two went upstairs.

Shopkeeper Mei set up a Soundproofing Restriction in the Room before asking suspiciously, “Qin Fellow Daoist, you came to the Pavilion so early. Did something go wrong during the refining of the Soul Returning Pill?”

“Is there anything I can help with?”

“Or is there not enough Spirit Materials?”

“If that’s the case, I’m afraid I can’t help. The Spirit Materials for refining the Soul Returning Pill are really hard to find.”

Shopkeeper Mei didn’t think about the Success of the Alchemy when he saw Qin Fellow Daoist.

Because the time had just reached three months.

In his understanding, even the most powerful Second Grade Grandmasters would have a hard time figuring out the Pill Recipe, not to mention starting to refine it.

Elder Yan of the Thunder Yuan Sect also studied for a good half a year before he began to refine it. The result was still terrible.

Qin Dao shook his head. He didn’t plan to Stay too long here. He wanted to have a deal, and get the Spirit Materials that Wei Wuya had promised him, then he would leave.

He then took out two exquisite Porcelain Bottles, placed them on the table, and said frankly, “Shopkeeper Mei, thanks to Fellow Daoist Wei’s blessing, I have succeeded in refining two Pills.”

As soon as the voice fell.

Hum～

Shopkeeper Mei stared at the Pill Bottle handed over by Qin Ming, his mind was blank.

“Qin, Qin Fellow Daoist!”

“Did, did you refine it?”

Qin Ming nodded without denying it.

“That’s right, one of Ordinary quality, and one of Fine Quality Soul Returning Pill. Shopkeeper Mei can check it.”

“What?!”

“Fine Soul Returning Pill!”

“……”

Then Shopkeeper Mei impatiently opened the two Porcelain Bottles in front of him, and tilted them to pour out the two Pills.

As a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator of the Thunder Yuan Sect, he had been alive for so long, and he still had some Knowledge.

When he saw the six Pill Veins on one of the Spirit Pills, he finally showed a look of shock.