txolops Chapter 223 The Favorability of a Nascent Soul Cultivator? Whoever wants it can have it!
Chapter 223 The Favorability of a Nascent Soul Cultivator? Whoever wants it can have it!
Everything is ready.
Lin Chuan found a flat spot on the mountaintop, sat down cross-legged, and with a wave of his hand, a large pile of materials shimmering with various colors of spiritual light appeared out of thin air in front of him.
The most eye-catching thing is the two bundles of gleaming silver chains. These are the "Heavenly Fire God Chains" that were used to bind the corpse demon in the cave of Yunmeng Mountain!
The chain is made of an unknown material, and its toughness is beyond comprehension. Back then, Lin Chuan, with his mid-Nascent Soul cultivation, used the Great Geng Sword Formation to slash at it with all his might, and it took him a lot of effort to break a few of them.
In the human realm, this substance is almost indestructible, making it an excellent material for crafting the main skeleton of a puppet.
Beside it was a large pile of silver gravel that shimmered with a cold metallic luster—Gang Yinsha!
Also obtained from the Fallen Demon Valley, each grain of this sand weighs a thousand pounds and is extremely hard, making it difficult for ordinary magical treasures to damage.
Such a vast amount of Gangyin Sand is enough to complement the Heavenly Fire Divine Chain, forming the most solid physical foundation for the puppet.
Inside an open jade box, three jet-black, translucent "magic marrow diamonds," each the size of a thumb and radiating pure demonic energy, lay quietly.
This item comes from the abyss of demonic energy in the boundless sea. It is a supreme treasure of the demonic path, incomparably sharp, and capable of bearing immense demonic power. It is perfect for forging three indestructible close-combat flying blades for the puppet.
Beside it was a large, constantly wriggling, seemingly alive, grayish-white mud-like substance—"Transformation Mud".
Also derived from the abyss of demonic energy, this mud has peculiar properties. When hard, it is comparable to refined iron, but when damaged, it can absorb spiritual energy and slowly recover. It is the core material that gives puppets the ability to "self-repair".
Of course, there's also the newly acquired "Five Elements Jade" with its five colors, and the "Radiant Crystal" that changes color with its seven-colored luster.
The Five Elements Jade will be embedded in several key nodes within the puppet's body, forming a simple "Five Elements Cycle Protective Shield," which greatly enhances the puppet's defense against Five Elements spells.
The dazzling crystal will serve as the mounting base and energy conversion center for the core of the puppet—the "Soul Stone" or a high-level spirit stone—ensuring efficient and stable energy transmission.
Other auxiliary materials, such as "deep-sea sunken silver", "ten-thousand-year-old ironwood heart", and "earth fire refined gold", were also neatly arranged in categories.
Lin Chuan even prepared to use the remaining Gangyin Sand, along with some other spiritual metals, to forge a sturdy and thick giant tower shield for the puppet, further enhancing its defense.
The attack has three magic marrow-drilling throwing knives, the puppet's own immense strength, and possible elemental spells.
It has a defensive system consisting of a Five Elements Shield, a powerful body forged from Gangyin Sand and Heavenly Fire Divine Chains, a self-repairing ability to transform into divine mud, and a giant tower shield.
With the stable power supply of the dazzling crystal and the balanced attributes of the Five Elements Jade... a perfectly designed, all-encompassing, and infinitely potential late-stage Nascent Soul puppet has already taken shape in Lin Chuan's mind.
"Great Evolution Divine Lord, all the materials needed for the refining are here. Now, it is your turn, the founder of the Thousand Bamboo Sect, to personally guide us."
Lin Chuan spoke to the seemingly ordinary bluish-gray bamboo tube he was carrying on his back, his tone carrying a hint of a smile and a touch of solemnity.
"Haha! Lin boy, you really didn't disappoint this deity! You actually managed to gather all the materials in such a short time!"
From the bamboo tube came the aged yet excited voice of the Great Evolution God, who had been waiting for this moment for far too long!
"Rest assured, with me here, I will guide you in crafting an unprecedented, top-tier puppet! You only need to calm your mind and follow my instructions step by step, and you will not go wrong!"
"Good!" Lin Chuan's spirits lifted, he cleared his mind of all distractions, and his eyes were only on the materials in front of him and the weapon-refining method that the Great Evolution Divine Lord was about to impart.
"The first step is to use your Infant Fire as the primary element and Earth Fire as the secondary element to melt and refine the Heavenly Fire Divine Chain and the Gang Silver Sand, removing impurities and shaping the basic framework of the main body. Pay attention to the heat; the Heavenly Fire Divine Chain has an extremely high melting point and needs to be calcined with intense heat for three hours, then switched to gentle heat to nurture it..."
Under the detailed guidance of the Great Evolution Divine Lord, a former grandmaster of weapon crafting and the ancestor of puppets, Lin Chuan officially began the most complex and important weapon crafting of his life.
He opened his mouth and spewed out pure azure infant fire, which in turn attracted the earth's core fire gathered from the underground array. The two fires merged and transformed into a ball of blazing white flame, which enveloped the Heavenly Fire Divine Chain and a large amount of Gang Silver Sand, slowly melting them together.
At the same time, he also had to focus on controlling his magic power, using the secret method taught by the Great Evolution God to initially process the Transformation Divine Mud, cut and polish the Five Elements Jade into a specific shape, and carve the Demon Marrow Drill into the prototype of a flying blade...
This is an extremely lengthy process that consumes a great deal of mental energy, magical power, and time.
Lin Chuan worked almost non-stop, completely focused.
When magic power is insufficient, one can drink a mouthful of millennia-old spiritual milk.
At the summit of the rocky mountain, the fire burned day and night. Within the array, the temperature fluctuated wildly, sometimes reaching terrifying heights and sometimes freezing cold. The spiritual light and strange sounds of various materials rose and fell in waves.
Time passed day by day.
The skeleton is crafted, shaped, and internal energy circuits and restrictive runes are inscribed. Five elements jade nodes are installed, a dazzling crystal base is inlaid, and the unified divine mud is fused to give it "activity." The limbs and head are assembled, and the magic marrow drill flying knife and the silver tower shield are crafted. Finally, all parts are seamlessly spliced and fused together into one.
And a groove was left at the core to control the divine consciousness and install the driving source...
Every step is crucial and cannot be taken lightly.
Lin Chuan proceeded with extreme caution, as if walking on thin ice, completely following the instructions of the Great Evolution Divine Lord.
The Great Evolution Divine Lord also imparted all his knowledge, even at the cost of consuming his own already weak divine soul power, to help Lin Chuan sense the subtle changes during the fusion of materials and correct any possible deviations.
Spring passes and autumn comes, cold comes and summer comes.
More than half a year passed quietly in this tedious, arduous, yet expectant refining process.
It was noon on this day.
At the summit of the rocky mountain, at the center of the formation.
The blazing flames finally died down, and the last complex control rune was firmly imprinted by Lin Chuan with his blood essence and divine sense deep between the eyebrows of the already formed "body" before him.
"Buzz—!"
A deep, primordial hum resounded from within that "body".
Immediately afterwards, a powerful aura, vast, cold yet carrying a hint of vibrant life, slowly spread out, like a sleeping beast awakening!
Lin Chuan slowly finished his practice, his face pale with fatigue, but his eyes shone brightly, filled with joy and accomplishment.
A figure stood silently before him.
The figure was about eight feet tall, with a metallic texture that was a mix of silver and dark gold, yet it had smooth muscle lines and realistic skin texture, almost indistinguishable from a real person.
Its face is stern, its eyes are closed, its posture is upright, and when it stands quietly, it exudes an aura of profound stillness and immovability.
Behind him, three long, narrow throwing knives, all black in color, with only their hilts about a foot long visible, were slung across his back.
To the left, leaning against a massive, dark silver tower shield almost as tall as him, its surface smooth as a mirror, with simple protective runes engraved on its edges.
A combat puppet at the late Nascent Soul stage has been successfully crafted!
"Phew...Finally...I did it!"
Lin Chuan breathed a long sigh of relief.
Looking at the masterpiece before him, which had consumed countless efforts and rare materials and embodied the wisdom of him and the Great Evolution God, he felt an indescribable excitement and satisfaction.
The intense refining process, which lasted for more than half a year without sleep, was a huge drain on both magical power and mental strength, but at this moment, it was all worth it!
With this puppet, his overall strength will experience a qualitative leap!
The successful creation of the late-stage Nascent Soul puppet greatly boosted Lin Chuan's confidence.
But he was not satisfied with that.
The more strength you have, the better; the stronger you are, the more stable you are.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, we can make the best of a good start and refine the "Imitation of the Tongtian Lingbao Hunyuan Jade Disc" in one go!
Although the Hunyuan Jade Disc is a replica, its defensive power still far surpasses that of ordinary magical treasures.
The concept behind the creation of this treasure is both complex and simple.
Its core is to use various types of high-grade spirit jade with different attributes as the main material, supplemented by "spiritual materials" that are essential for refining the Heavenly Treasure, and then combined with special refining arrays and restrictions to finally refine a jade disc.
When activated, simply injecting magical power will unleash layers upon layers of incredibly tough "Primordial Qi" shields, providing astonishing defensive capabilities.
Of course, given the resources and crafting skills of the human realm, attempting to forge a true heaven-reaching spiritual treasure, the "Primordial Jade Disc," is nothing short of a pipe dream.
The refining method in Lin Chuan's hands was a "replica method" that the Great Evolution Divine Lord painstakingly deduced and simplified based on the complete spiritual treasure refining diagram and combined with the actual situation in the human world.
Although its power is not as great as the original, if it can be successfully refined, it can still be an excellent trump card for protecting one's life and path within the Nascent Soul stage.
"Senior Da Yan, the materials for the Hunyuan Jade Disc are ready. Next, I will have to trouble you again," Lin Chuan said to the bamboo tube.
"No problem! I am quite interested in crafting such a defensive treasure. Take out the seven elemental jades: 'Frost Jade,' 'Earth Core Jade Marrow,' 'Star Sand,' 'Earth Essence,' 'Fire Essence Crystal,' 'Wood Spirit Heart,' and 'Metal Essence.' Also prepare the blending ingredients, such as 'Star Iron,' 'Ten Thousand Year Warm Jade Powder,' and most importantly, that pile of 'spiritual materials'..."
The voice of the Great Evolution God Lord rang out again, tinged with excitement.
Guiding him in crafting such a treasure, which is close to the level of a Heavenly Treasure, is also a rare experience and verification for him.
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Lin Chuan did as instructed, taking out all the rare materials he had prepared beforehand.
Instantly, the summit of the stone mountain shimmered with precious light, filled with spiritual energy, and the power of the five elements subtly flowed. Among them, the "Frost Condensing Jade" obtained from the Spirit Jade Sect exuded an icy aura; the Earth Core Jade Marrow was thick and warm; the Stardust shimmered with starlight; the essence of Earth was as solid as a mountain; the essence of Fire was blazing hot; the Wood Spiritual Heart was full of vitality; and the essence of Metal was sharp yet restrained.
The seven top-grade spirit jades, each with different attributes, correspond perfectly to the five elements and yin and yang.
"Let's begin! First, wrap the Void Stone with Infant Fire and refine it into a jade disc embryo."
Note that the embryo must be hollow, with a spiritual energy channel in the shape of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams left inside, for the flow of spiritual materials and the inscription of restrictions...
The Great Evolution God's voice turned serious, and he began to provide detailed instructions.
In particular, it is necessary to perfectly fuse the seven types of spirit jade with their mutually reinforcing and restraining attributes and different properties, and embed them with the mysterious "spiritual materials" to create an extremely complex defensive restriction. Every step must be taken with utmost care, and no mistakes are allowed.
Lin Chuan calmed himself down again, cleared his mind of distractions, and devoted all his attention to refining the weapon.
He opened his mouth and spewed out infant fire, carefully scorching and shaping the Void Stone embryo. At the same time, he distracted himself by manipulating other materials, melting and extracting their essence little by little in a specific order and proportion. Then, as if painting the most intricate scroll, he incorporated the essence of spiritual jade of different attributes into the embryo, layer by layer, to construct a complex internal energy network.
The summit of the rocky mountain was once again enveloped in firelight and various spiritual lights.
Time slipped away quietly as the crafting process continued with focused concentration.
Spring goes and autumn comes, another half year has passed.
On this day, a soft yet incredibly resilient milky-white light suddenly burst forth from the summit of the rocky mountain!
A burst of light shot into the sky, and even with the array covering it, it still caused a ripple in the spiritual energy of the surrounding sea, creating slight waves on the surface.
The radiance lasted for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before slowly dissipating.
Before Lin Chuan floated a strange jade disc, about a foot square and three inches thick. The jade disc was a warm, milky white color, with a misty aura flowing inside, and faintly visible seven-colored spiritual light flashing alternately before finally settling into a chaotic white.
The jade disc has a smooth, mirror-like surface with simple cloud patterns engraved on the edges. In the center is a slightly concave palm print, which is the core into which magical power is injected and the protective shield is activated.
The Primordial Jade Disc has been successfully crafted!
"Phew...it's done!"
Lin Chuan's face was even paler than when he was crafting the puppet, and blood vessels were visible in his eyes. The mental strain he had endured in the past six months far exceeded that before.
But his eyes were filled with an irrepressible joy.
He reached out his hand, and the jade disc, as if possessing a spirit, slowly landed in his palm. It was cool to the touch, and its texture was neither gold nor jade, yet it was incredibly tough.
"Let's try it out!"
With a thought, Lin Chuan tossed the jade disc into the air and simultaneously activated the Azure Origin Sword Technique, injecting a stream of pure magical power into the palm print groove in the center of the jade disc from a distance.
"Buzz—!"
The jade disc trembled slightly, and a milky white radiance instantly burst forth!
A solid, thick, semi-transparent spherical light shield with a slowly rotating chaotic airflow on its surface rapidly spread out from the jade disc, completely enveloping Lin Chuan within a three-zhang radius!
As the protective barrier formed, Lin Chuan could clearly feel his mana consumption suddenly increase, though it remained within a tolerable range. He then commanded the Nascent Soul stage puppet standing quietly to his side, "Attack this barrier! With all your might!"
A flash of red light appeared in the puppet's empty eyes. Without hesitation, it took a step forward, clenched its right fist, and the fist, forged from Gangyin Sand and Heavenly Fire Divine Chain, slammed into the milky white Hunyuan Shield with a deafening roar that tore through the air!
"Thump—!!!"
A deafening roar, so deep it was almost muffled, resounded like a giant hammer striking a heavenly drum!
Centered on the point of impact, a visible shockwave suddenly spread out, hurling and pushing away all the rubble and dust on the mountaintop! The mountain beneath our feet even seemed to tremble slightly.
However, the seemingly thin milky white protective shield only rippled violently, like water surface where a stone has been thrown in. The light flashed for a moment, but it firmly and resiliently received the punch that was powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks!
Lin Chuan, inside the protective shield, didn't even feel the slightest vibration!
"good!"
Lin Chuan's eyes gleamed with excitement, and he was overjoyed.
The puppet's punch was absolutely powerful enough to reach the late Nascent Soul stage, yet it was actually withstood by this Primordial Chaos Shield!
Although I could feel the energy of the shield being rapidly depleted, and my own mana was flowing out like water being released from a dam, the defensive effect had far exceeded my expectations!
"If I advance to the late Nascent Soul stage in the future, my magical power will be even more abundant and pure. Activating this treasure will undoubtedly make its defense even stronger! At that time, even if four or five cultivators of the same level join forces to attack, they won't be able to break through this barrier in a short time! With this treasure protecting me, I'll be practically invincible! I'm afraid... only the legendary Nascent Soul cultivators will have the ability to forcibly break through this defense with absolute power in a short period of time!"
Lin Chuan was extremely satisfied with the power of the Primordial Jade Disc. With this treasure, along with the late-stage Nascent Soul puppet, his ability to survive and his overall combat strength had reached a whole new level.
Even in the Great Jin Dynasty, a land teeming with hidden talents, as long as he doesn't actively provoke those super powers with Nascent Soul stage experts in charge, he can act with impunity.
"very good!"
Lin Chuan carefully retrieved the Hunyuan Jade Disc, meditated and regulated his breathing for several days until he was back to his peak condition, then removed the formation on the deserted island, rode his escape light, and left the sea area.
"Next, it's time to go to southern Xinjiang to keep our appointment with Fu Cheng."
Lin Chuan determined the direction and flew towards the southwest of the Great Jin Dynasty.
During the flight, Lin Chuan suddenly remembered something.
"The eastern coast of the Great Jin Dynasty... Tianfu Gate seems to be nearby?"
He recalled that when he fell into the "Land of the Underworld," he had encountered the former leader of the Great Jin Heavenly Talisman Sect, who had also been stranded there.
In a desperate situation, the old sect leader bestowed upon him the complete inheritance of the Tianfu Sect's supreme martial art, the "Spirit-Subduing Talisman," on the condition that if he were to return to the human realm one day, he hoped that he could return this inheritance to the Tianfu Sect.
"Having received the inheritance, I bear the karma of others. Since I'm passing by, I'll return this 'Spirit-Summoning Talisman' to the Heavenly Talisman Sect; that would put my mind at ease."
Lin Chuan made up his mind, adjusted his direction, and flew towards the location of the Heavenly Talisman Sect in his memory.
The Heavenly Talisman Sect is just an insignificant sect in the Great Jin cultivation world. It is said that the strongest person in the sect is only a cultivator at the early stage of Core Formation, and it seems that he is the only Core Formation cultivator in the sect.
Such a small force is like a drop in the ocean in the vast Great Jin Dynasty.
However, when Lin Chuan was still about 600 miles away from the Tianfu Sect's mountain gate, the daily divination in his mind was updated on time.
[Today’s hexagram: Zhongji]
[The divination reads: Today you went to the Heavenly Talisman Sect to return the 'Spirit-Summoning Talisman' inheritance, which could have smoothly resolved the karmic debt. Later, due to your interest in the talismanic tradition, you wished to visit their talisman storehouse. During this process, you unexpectedly encountered a 'familiar face' disguised as a Qi Refining stage cultivator, lurking within the Heavenly Talisman Sect—a Nascent Soul cultivator named Xiang Zhili. You took the initiative to greet him, exposing his disguise and gaining his slight favor.]
"Zhongji? Returning the heritage, visiting the warehouse, a chance encounter... a gesture of respect?!"
When Lin Chuan saw the first half of the divination text, he thought it made perfect sense. But when he saw the second half, especially the words "the ceremony towards him," "a Nascent Soul cultivator," and "lurking," his pupils suddenly contracted, and a chill ran from his tailbone straight to the back of his head!
A gesture of respect!
Of course he knows this person!
This is one of the few Nascent Soul cultivators in the human realm, an old monster who has lived for countless years. He possesses great supernatural powers, is elusive and often plays in the mortal world, lurking in various sects as a low-level cultivator to experience the mortal world.
This person's personality is unpredictable, sometimes righteous and sometimes wicked, entirely dependent on their mood.
"What kind of 'auspicious' is this?!"
Lin Chuan's mind immediately went on high alert, and he almost burst out laughing.
A Nascent Soul cultivator who had concealed his cultivation level and was lurking in a small sect like the Heavenly Talisman Sect for some unknown reason took the initiative to approach and greet him, thus exposing the other party's disguise.
And even "gained a sliver of his favor"?
What if the other person is in a bad mood at the moment, or feels that they have discovered their secret and finds them annoying, and slaps them on the spot? Who can you complain to then?
For a Nascent Soul cultivator to kill a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, even if that mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator possesses several powerful treasures, it would probably be no different from crushing an ant!
Is that so-called "slight goodwill" more important than my own life?
The risks and rewards are completely disproportionate!
This "medium-auspicious" hexagram might be pushing me into a fire pit.
Lin Chuan made a decision instantly.
"Forget it, let's postpone it for now! We can return the Heavenly Talisman Sect's inheritance later. Right now, getting to the Southern Frontier is the priority!"
Without hesitation, Lin Chuan immediately turned his escape light around and sped off in the opposite direction from Tianfu Sect, that is, to the southwest of the Southern Frontier, instantly leaving Tianfu Sect behind as if it were some kind of dragon's den or tiger's lair.
Currently, the best strategy for Lin Chuan in dealing with an unpredictable Nascent Soul cultivator is to keep his distance.
Even the best opportunities require the right life to enjoy them.
Lin Chuan had no intention of risking his life for that vague "slight bit of goodwill".
He recalled that when he fell into the "Land of the Underworld," he had encountered the former leader of the Great Jin Heavenly Talisman Sect, who had also been stranded there.
In a desperate situation, the old sect leader bestowed upon him the complete inheritance of the Tianfu Sect's supreme martial art, the "Spirit-Subduing Talisman," on the condition that if he were to return to the human realm one day, he hoped that he could return this inheritance to the Tianfu Sect.
"Having received the inheritance, I bear the karma of others. Since I'm passing by, I'll return this 'Spirit-Summoning Talisman' to the Heavenly Talisman Sect; that would put my mind at ease."
Lin Chuan made up his mind, adjusted his direction, and flew towards the location of the Heavenly Talisman Sect in his memory.
The Heavenly Talisman Sect is just an insignificant sect in the Great Jin cultivation world. It is said that the strongest person in the sect is only a cultivator at the early stage of Core Formation, and it seems that he is the only Core Formation cultivator in the sect.
Such a small force is like a drop in the ocean in the vast Great Jin Dynasty.
However, when Lin Chuan was still about 600 miles away from the Tianfu Sect's mountain gate, the daily divination in his mind was updated on time.
[Today’s hexagram: Zhongji]
[The divination reads: Today you went to the Heavenly Talisman Sect to return the 'Spirit-Summoning Talisman' inheritance, which could have smoothly resolved the karmic debt. Later, due to your interest in the talismanic tradition, you wished to visit their talisman storehouse. During this process, you unexpectedly encountered a 'familiar face' disguised as a Qi Refining stage cultivator, lurking within the Heavenly Talisman Sect—a Nascent Soul cultivator named Xiang Zhili. You took the initiative to greet him, exposing his disguise and gaining his slight favor.]
"Zhongji? Returning the heritage, visiting the warehouse, a chance encounter... a gesture of respect?!"
When Lin Chuan saw the first half of the divination text, he thought it made perfect sense. But when he saw the second half, especially the words "the ceremony towards him," "a Nascent Soul cultivator," and "lurking," his pupils suddenly contracted, and a chill ran from his tailbone straight to the back of his head!
A gesture of respect!
Of course he knows this person!
This is one of the few Nascent Soul cultivators in the human realm, an old monster who has lived for countless years. He possesses great supernatural powers, is elusive and often plays in the mortal world, lurking in various sects as a low-level cultivator to experience the mortal world.
This person's personality is unpredictable, sometimes righteous and sometimes wicked, entirely dependent on their mood.
"What kind of 'auspicious' is this?!"
Lin Chuan's mind immediately went on high alert, and he almost burst out laughing.
A Nascent Soul cultivator who had concealed his cultivation level and was lurking in a small sect like the Heavenly Talisman Sect for some unknown reason took the initiative to approach and greet him, thus exposing the other party's disguise.
And even "gained a sliver of his favor"?
What if the other person is in a bad mood at the moment, or feels that they have discovered their secret and finds them annoying, and slaps them on the spot? Who can you complain to then?
For a Nascent Soul cultivator to kill a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, even if that mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator possesses several powerful treasures, it would probably be no different from crushing an ant!
Is that so-called "slight goodwill" more important than my own life?
The risks and rewards are completely disproportionate!
This "medium-auspicious" hexagram might be pushing me into a fire pit.
Lin Chuan made a decision instantly.
"Forget it, let's postpone it for now! We can return the Heavenly Talisman Sect's inheritance later. Right now, getting to the Southern Frontier is the priority!"
Without hesitation, Lin Chuan immediately turned his escape light around and sped off in the opposite direction from Tianfu Sect, that is, to the southwest of the Southern Frontier, instantly leaving Tianfu Sect behind as if it were some kind of dragon's den or tiger's lair.
Currently, the best strategy for Lin Chuan in dealing with an unpredictable Nascent Soul cultivator is to keep his distance.
Even the best opportunities require the right life to enjoy them.
Lin Chuan had no intention of risking his life for that vague "slight bit of goodwill".