Chapter 2017: Chapter 2016: Eleven Puppets
"What has changed?" Zhang Xiaohao asked curiously.
"I can’t quite put my finger on what’s changed exactly, it’s just a feeling! It feels like your aura has changed; compared to before, you seem more imposing yet reserved, like a king reigning over the world, suddenly becoming inscrutable." Zixin said, frowning.
"Hahaha—! That’s because I’ve become more handsome." Zhang Xiaohao laughed.
"Indeed! Whether it’s in the Spirit Realm, the Demon Realm, or the True Spirit Realm, you’ll always be the most handsome, the unrivaled number one!" Zixin nodded earnestly.
"Hehe! Just being handsome isn’t enough; combat power must also be strong! Wouldn’t you agree?" Zhang Xiaohao said playfully.
"My lord!" Zixin said, her face blushing red.
If members of the Five-clawed Golden Dragon clan saw this scene, seeing their high and mighty, ice-cold, untouchable little princess showing such a shy expression, their reactions would surely be priceless!
Roar!!!
Zhang Xiaohao let out a low roar, then pounced fiercely like a hungry tiger.
After a day and a night.
Zhang Xiaohao, feeling refreshed, stopped, lying in the swimming pool, lazily smoking a panda cigarette.
The exhaustion from that period had all been vented out just now, feeling utterly wonderful from head to toe.
"My lord, I’m hungry!" Zixin said, her face blushing red.
"Hmm." Zhang Xiaohao nodded with a smile.
With a wave of his right hand, a large pile of food appeared on the ground: braised dishes, roasted skewers, and some exquisite meals. Of course, it included Zixin’s favorite drinks and even 1982 Lafite wine.
"Don’t just stand there! You can start eating; I’ll have a cigarette first to relax." Zhang Xiaohao said with a smile.
"Okay." Zixin nodded.
She picked up her favorite drink and began to eat, making slurping sounds as she did so.
Watching her devour the food, Zhang Xiaohao smiled slightly, lying in the swimming pool, lazily smoking a panda cigarette.
Smoke rings slowly drifted from his mouth.
After finishing a cigarette, Zhang Xiaohao rose from the swimming pool, casually taking a bottle of 1982 Lafite handed over by Zixin and sipped on it, then picking up a skewer and started eating.
Two hours later.
Zhang Xiaohao, full from food and drink, sat down by the side.
Zixin was still eating, and frankly, in terms of appetite alone, Zhang Xiaohao truly couldn’t match these True Spirits, especially those five-clawed gold dragon clans ranked first among True Spirits; they indeed have a large appetite.
"My lord!" Noticing Zhang Xiaohao staring at her, Zixin shyly called out.
"It’s nothing, just eat your food; I’m just thinking about some things." Zhang Xiaohao said with a smile.
"Okay." Zixin nodded, continuing to eat.
Half an hour later, all the meals on the ground were completely devoured by Zixin, including drinks and 1982 Lafite wine.
"Take this and cultivate! Break through to the Unification Realm as soon as possible, if the Spirit Stones aren’t enough, let me know, and I’ll give you more!" Zhang Xiaohao said.
He took out a storage bag and tossed it over; this storage bag contained ten billion top-grade Spirit Stones.
"Okay." Zixin nodded.
Then her body flickered, transforming into a stream of golden light, merging into Zhang Xiaohao’s arm, disappearing swiftly.
"It’s time to refine the substitute Puppet!!!" Zhang Xiaohao said with a sharp glint in his eyes.
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, he took the purple jade box from the side, with a wave of his right hand, breaking the seal on top to take out the substitute Divine Wood.
"Go!!!" Zhang Xiaohao summoned the World-purifying Heavenly Fire with a low roar.
The World-purifying Heavenly Fire spun swiftly, spreading terrifying golden flames over the piece of substitute Divine Wood, igniting it instantly.
Simultaneously, Zhang Xiaohao, without sparing any Spiritual Power from the Shennong Reincarnation Scripture, infused it into the World-purifying Heavenly Fire. A series of refining techniques fell continuously from his hands onto the substitute Divine Wood, aiming to refine it.
Refining the substitute Divine Wood into a Puppet seems simple and yet can be quite complex.
Simply turning the substitute Divine Wood into a Puppet can be easily done by anyone, with no high-level requirements.
The complexity lies in that the same size piece of substitute Divine Wood yields different numbers of Puppets depending on the refiner’s skill. For instance, in the hands of ordinary Cultivators, the best they might manage is to craft one Puppet.
Whereas, in the hands of an artifact refining master or grandmaster, this same piece could yield two or even three Puppets.
The value of each Puppet is immeasurable and could be considered heaven-defying! Especially for higher realm Cultivators, who would spend everything they own to acquire one, as these are life-saving!
For this reason, the Early Mahayana old monster who acquired this piece of substitute Divine Wood didn’t rush to refine it into a Puppet, instead looking for a grandmaster to attempt crafting additional Puppets.
Unexpectedly, in a gamble, Zhang Xiaohao ended up obtaining it.
As time passed, under Zhang Xiaohao’s refining, the piece of substitute Divine Wood was divided into eleven models, each resembling the Human Clan in form, albeit very small, about the size of a baby’s palm, but emitting strong soul energy.
"Three Heads and Six Arms!!!" Suddenly, Zhang Xiaohao let out a low roar, casting the Three-headed and Six-armed Great Divine Power.
He found, that with just two hands, even meeting the requirements of refining, he was slightly overwhelmed, thus resorting to such Great Divine Power.
With this Great Divine Power, the pressure on Zhang Xiaohao decreased significantly, two arms took care of consuming Elixirs, while the other four alternated printing techniques continuously over the substitute Divine Wood.
As time wore on, under Zhang Xiaohao’s control, the Puppets were gradually taking shape.
Three days later, with a low roar from Zhang Xiaohao: "Substitute Puppet—completed!!!"
With that declaration, a continuous flash of eleven beams of black light came from the eleven Puppets, marking their completion.
"Phew! Finally, they are completed! Simply drip a drop of your blood on a Puppet, and place it within the Nascent Soul!" Zhang Xiaohao said with a smile.
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