Chapter 308: Addicted to Puppet Technique of Wang Qingqing

A Flying Eagle Puppet appeared above a quiet courtyard. The courtyard was filled with a large patch of colorful spiritual flowers, where a swarm of red bees were collecting nectar among the blossoms. Inside the courtyard stood a two-story cyan pavilion.

"Aunt, are you there?"

Wang Qingjing, sitting atop the Flying Eagle Puppet, called out loudly.

She called out more than ten times in a row but received no reply.

"Is Aunt not here? Or is she in secluded cultivation?"

Wang Qingjing thought for a moment, formed a hand seal, and the Flying Eagle Puppet slowly descended into the courtyard.

The moment she landed in the courtyard, a large expanse of white mist suddenly appeared around it, and the swirling fog enveloped her.

"A formation! Oh no, why is there a formation set up at Aunt's residence!"

Wang Qingjing's delicate eyebrows furrowed. She hesitated slightly, then walked forward.

She walked for a long time but found that she couldn't get out of the dense white mist.

In a certain secret chamber, Wang Qingqi sat cross-legged on a green meditation mat. In front of him was a red alchemy furnace about a zhang high, and a large expanse of crimson flames engulfed the bottom of the furnace.

On the floor around the alchemy furnace, four jade plates, continuously glowing red, were placed. The jade plates were crystal clear, and their surfaces were covered with mysterious runes.

Wang Changyue stood not far away, holding a palm-sized red formation disk in her hand. The disk had a flame pattern on its surface.

A quarter of an hour later, a strong medicinal fragrance drifted out from the alchemy furnace.

Wang Qingqi's face showed joy. He formed a hand seal, and the flames greatly diminished.

Less than a quarter of an hour later, he changed his hand seal, and the flames flickered wildly before extinguishing. A thick medicinal fragrance filled the chamber.

Wang Qingqi struck the alchemy furnace with a hand seal. The lid of the alchemy furnace automatically flew up and slowly descended to the ground.

He stood up and quickly walked towards the alchemy furnace.

Inside the alchemy furnace, there were three pale green pills, emitting a strong medicinal fragrance.

Wang Qingqi extended two fingers, carefully picked up one of the green pills, examined it closely, his eyes filled with joy, and muttered to himself:

"Finally, success! A low-grade Tier 2 pill, the Azure Sprout Pill."

He suddenly remembered something, looked at Wang Changyue, and said gratefully, "Thank you, Aunt, for helping me set up the low-grade Tier 2 Fire Gathering Formation. Otherwise, I don't know when I would have been able to refine the Azure Sprout Pill."

Wang Changyue smiled and said, "We're family, no need for formalities. Your refining of the Azure Sprout Pill also earns spirit stones for the family. The Fire Gathering Formation can assist your alchemy, but your success in refining the Azure Sprout Pill has a lot to do with your diligent practice. How many times have you tried to refine the Azure Sprout Pill now?"

"This is the seventeenth time. I finally succeeded."

"That's good. It's a pity that no Tier 2 alchemist has appeared in our clan yet, so there's no one to guide you. If you had stayed at Hundred Spirit Gate, with the guidance of a Tier 2 alchemist, you probably would have refined Tier 2 pills much earlier and wouldn't have failed sixteen times."

Wang Qingqi gave an honest smile and said seriously, "It was the family that cultivated me and allowed me to become an alchemist. It's only natural that I repay the family."

Wang Changyue nodded and was about to say something when a voice transmission talisman flew in, stopping in front of her.

Wang Changyue crushed the voice transmission talisman, and Liu Qing'er's anxious voice suddenly rang out, "Changyue, is there a formation set up at your residence? Qingjing went to visit you and accidentally got trapped in the formation."

"That girl, she must have trespassed into my residence and got trapped in the illusory formation. Qingqi, I'm giving you the formation disk. You've already learned how to control the Fire Gathering Formation, so I don't need to say more."

Wang Changyue handed the formation disk to Wang Qingqi, opened the door of the secret chamber, and walked out.

Liu Qing'er was pacing back and forth outside, her face full of anxiety.

"Changyue, you're finally out! Go back quickly! Qingjing is trapped in the formation you set up. It's been three days and three nights, and I don't know how that girl is doing."

As they walked towards Wang Changyue's residence, Liu Qing'er recounted the events to Wang Changyue.

At dinnertime, Wang Qingjing didn't return, but Wang Ruyan and the others didn't find it strange. Wang Qingjing often stayed overnight at the homes of elders, so they didn't think much of it, assuming she was staying with Wang Changyue for a few days.

But three days passed, and Wang Qingjing still hadn't returned. Liu Qing'er, missing her granddaughter, went to Wang Changyue's residence to visit them. It was then that she discovered a formation had been set up at Wang Changyue's place. She called out more than ten times and even threw a voice transmission talisman, but received no response, and the formation remained. She inquired with others and only then learned that Wang Changyue wasn't home at all. Wang Ruyan had sent people to search all over Wangjia Fort but couldn't find Wang Changyue. Liu Qing'er guessed that Wang Qingjing was most likely trapped in the formation.

Not long after, they arrived at Wang Changyue's residence, where a large expanse of dense white mist covered the entire courtyard.

Wang Ruyan and Wang Mingyuan stood at the courtyard entrance, their expressions anxious.

"You girl, why on earth would you set up a formation in your own home? Quickly remove the formation and let Qingjing out! It's been three days and three nights; that child must be starving. May the ancestors bless her, Qingjing must not be harmed!"

Liu Qing'er complained, her eyes filled with worry.

"Mother, I'm raising some Fire Cloud Bees. My original intention for setting up the formation was to contain them and prevent them from flying out of the courtyard. Without my control, they would run wild. I never expected Qingjing to wander into the formation."

"Alright, stop talking so much! Quickly remove the formation! Qingjing is still dependent on food and has been trapped in the formation for three days and three nights; she must be starving."

Wang Mingyuan urged.

Wang Changyue quickly took out a white formation disk, struck it with several hand seals, and the disk glowed brightly.

The dense white mist in the courtyard quickly dispersed, and Liu Qing'er and Wang Mingyuan quickly rushed into the courtyard.

In the center of the courtyard, Wang Qingjing sat cross-legged on a green meditation mat, holding a lifelike tiger-shaped puppet in her hands. She was fully engrossed in carving the puppet, and a Flying Eagle Puppet lay beside her.

"Qingjing, my dear granddaughter, are you alright?"

Liu Qing'er quickly rushed to Wang Qingjing's side and asked with concern.

"I'm fine, Grandma! I was just about to refine a tiger-shaped puppet beast! Aunt, you're finally back! This is a mid-grade Tier 1 puppet beast I personally refined, how is it?"

Wang Qingjing pointed to the Flying Eagle Puppet beast beside her and said proudly.

"You girl, how many times have I told you? If I'm not here, don't just barge in! Thankfully, you're alright. Otherwise, Dad and Mom would never forgive me."

Wang Qingjing smiled faintly and said, "What could possibly happen to me? I originally wanted to show you the puppet beast I refined, but Aunt wasn't here. Since I was trapped in the formation, I just decided to make puppet beasts inside."

"Qingjing, you must be starving! Trapped in the formation for three days and three nights. To be honest, it's all your aunt's fault. Why on earth would she set up a formation in her own home?"

Liu Qing'er said with a face full of loving kindness.

"Mother, you can't spoil Qingjing too much. Changyue is a formation master; there's nothing wrong with her setting up a formation at her own residence. She just wanted to contain the Fire Cloud Bees. Qingjing, if you dare to recklessly barge into Aunt's residence again next time, I definitely won't let you off lightly. By the way, how did you manage these three days? You haven't reached the food-abstaining stage; where did you get food from?"

"I had some dry provisions with me. Refining a puppet beast takes a long time, so I'm used to carrying some food with me to focus on the task. If you hadn't come, I would have been fine for another half a month. By then, the puppet beast should have been refined."

As she finished speaking, her face was full of excitement.

Hearing this, Wang Changyue and the other three didn't know whether to laugh or cry. That girl clearly didn't care about being trapped in the formation; her mind was entirely on refining puppet beasts.

"Alright, from now on, you're not allowed to recklessly barge into Aunt's residence again, and the same goes for others' residences. Go back with Grandma! Grandma will make you something delicious."

"Grandma still loves me the most. Aunt, when I refine a high-grade Tier 1 puppet beast, I'll show it to you then."