Chapter 313: Initial Refinement of the Puppet, Lu Chenzhen Goes Mad

Persuading him to give up helping Zhuo Shouqing was one objective.

If that failed, intimidation would be the main approach. If he didn't enter the Blood Abyss and missed this opportunity, his future influence would be limited.

Driving a wedge between him and Zhuo Shouqing was the second.

After all, he would have to take the blame for this.

Death threats were the third. Scarlet Kite cultivators all valued their lives, and this would also allow them to display their strength, carrying a certain element of coercion.

The fourth was their most crucial objective.

To throw Wang Yu and Zhuo Shouqing off balance!

This "motionless as a mountain" strategy seemed to be effective, indirectly proving that the previous deductions were correct: Zhuo Shouyun was indeed struggling to gather so many helpers.

Since Su Yulong was so familiar with this strategy, sending him was reasonable.

He wanted Wang Yu to become anxious as well.

If they could truly lure him to the Xiangshan Duan clan's territory, their objective would be completely achieved.

Wang Yu remained unmoved; he was certainly going to enter the Blood Abyss.

As for Fu Xiao's threats, they were not worth mentioning; the person was over four hundred, nearly five hundred years old, and simply not qualified to enter the Blood Abyss Holy Land.

On another note,

He felt that the shift Zhuo Shouqing was waiting for was imminent; otherwise, the other party wouldn't have approached them so eagerly. The situation was still under control.

Stall as much as possible!

That night, Wang Yu messaged Zhuo Shouqing via a sound-transmitting jade talisman, exchanging information about the situation and continuing to reassure him, urging him to avoid going out as much as possible.

They just needed to wait for the Blood Abyss to open.

And so, a few more days passed.

Yu Tangtang arrived at Cold Blood Peak on her Three-Colored Dragon Phoenix. Besides informing him about the Alchemy Hall, she delivered a batch of materials for crafting puppets and new requests for elixirs.

"Daddy said the Alchemy Hall issue should be completely resolved. He went there himself to talk one more time."

"I see."

He patted Yu Tangtang’s head, withdrew his hand before she could show annoyance, and then asked,

"Sister Tangtang, I heard the sect's Blood Abyss Holy Land is about to open. Are you going?"

"The Blood Abyss…"

Yu Tangtang rubbed her tender chin, feigning seriousness, and said, "No, no, I'm not going. Are you?"

"Yes, I heard it's easy to improve one's cultivation in the Blood Abyss. Do you know anything about that?"

Yu Tangtang's large eyes swiveled, and she patted her chest.

"Of course Tangtang knows! But I won't tell you now. I'll tell you next time I come."

"Alright—"

Wang Yu sighed helplessly. Even though Yu Tangtang was almost a hundred years old,

her mind hadn't matured due to her small body. He felt she must have cultivated some secret technique.

However, she actually held many secrets, and Wang Yu didn't want to pry for now. Her current statement actually meant she didn't know the detailed information about the Blood Abyss.

The little sprite also liked to save face.

After playing with Yu Tangtang for a while, he finally saw her off.

He planned to visit Zhuo Shouqing in a few days to get all the information about the Blood Abyss, which would help him plan his next objectives.

According to his original plan, continuing closed-door cultivation to refine the Guanghan Dao was the fastest way to improve his cultivation.

However,

since the Blood Abyss was about to open, he didn't want to miss the opportunity.

Next, Wang Yu began inspecting the resources for crafting puppets. A fourth-tier puppet couldn't be refined overnight, especially since the power of the Yellow Spring Demonic Bone had severely drained.

Fortunately, he had harvested a large quantity of Yellow Spring Crystals and Azure Nether Crystals in the Burial Pit Secret Realm. These were perfect for replenishing the Yellow Spring Demonic Bone's power, as all three originated from the same source.

According to the secret method in the "Scripture of the Earth Grievance Puppet Master," it should be possible to nourish and replenish it. Moreover, Wang Yu had far more than just this one technique.

Three zhang beneath his cave dwelling at Cold Blood Peak.

As he was within the sect's mountain gate, he couldn't dig too deep, so Wang Yu only excavated a secret chamber three zhang underground.

Using the Feng Shui secret art recorded in the "Scripture of the Earth Mother," he used the Feng Shui compass as the core to maintain the "formation," and with several third-tier formation flags, he set up the "Earth Qi Soaring Feng Shui Formation"!

This knowledge was actually also recorded in the Yin Sha Corpse Refining Art, such as the Two-Yin Corpse Refining Formation. The difference was that after truly becoming a Geomancer,

with the aid of the Feng Shui compass and formation flags, many tedious arrangements and materials could be omitted, and the duration of the formation could also be extended.

Back then, preparing two blood pools took immense effort.

Now, with just a flick of the formation flags and the profound secret method, he could set up whatever he wanted within his capabilities.

It was a world of difference.

After setting up this temporary Feng Shui formation, Wang Yu took out the Yellow Spring Demonic Bone and arranged the Yellow Spring and Azure Nether Crystals at various nodes according to the formation's design.

The skeletal remains sat in the center, rapidly nourished by the Yellow Spring and Azure Nether aura, as well as the abundant earth qi continuously emerging from underground.

Coupled with hand seals,

the puppet-refining seals recorded in the "Scripture of the Earth Grievance Puppet Master" were continuously cast. Wang Yu also found spiritual items such as Yin Silk Silver Essence, Yellow Rock Marrow, and Water-Fire Spirit Liquid from the materials Yu Tangtang had delivered.

After calcining them with True Samadhi Fire, he integrated them into the Yellow Spring Demonic Bone.

As a result,

one could see dense silver threads growing on the skeletal remains at a visible rate, forming the structure of muscles.

As the Yellow Rock Marrow was infused,

its bones began to emit Yellow Spring Demonic Qi.

"—Demonic Qi!"

Wang Yu's eyes gleamed brightly. It was said that only Nascent Soul demonic cultivators truly embarked on the demonic path, and this was the reason.

As the remains of a Nascent Soul cultivator, the Yellow Spring Demonic Bone naturally possessed this extremely special demonic qi. To restore its foundation and tier, this Yellow Spring Demonic Qi was the most crucial element!

The hand seals changed, and the Water-Fire Spirit Liquid transformed into two glowing orbs, one red and one blue. The Yellow Spring and Azure Nether Crystals that had just been set up had their power drawn out.

After passing through the water-fire orbs, the power was absorbed by the skeletal remains. The wisps of demonic qi, supplemented by the power from the same source, slowly began to grow, though now many puppet runes flitted up and down within them.

"It's done!"

At this point, all of Wang Yu's puppet refining goals were achieved. Since the "Scripture of the Earth Grievance Puppet Master" was not yet perfected, he decided to complete the preliminary preparations first.

After all, refining a fourth-tier early-stage Earth Grievance Puppet would take a considerable amount of time. For now, he would just let it maintain its current state, periodically replacing the two types of crystals.

The power of the Feng Shui formation could more quickly and effectively nurture perfect puppet-refining materials.

"Xueyu."

"Awoo~"

The large fox, well-fed and sleek, over thirty meters long, shrank to two meters and happily trotted down the stairway.

The environment of Cold Blood Peak was very suitable for its cultivation.

With the token Wang Yu gave it, it could move freely across most of Cold Blood Peak, and during this time, it had befriended many spiritual beasts raised by other elders.

Seeing its childlike innocence, Wang Yu helplessly patted its head.

"You, with your opportunities from the Cold Pond, Dragon Vein baptism, and treating supreme-grade spirit pills like beans—ordinary cultivators don't get half as many chances as you. Hurry up and break through to Core Formation."

The Three-Tailed Snow Fox whimpered indignantly, raising its head. Its cultivation was already very fast; it had reached the late second tier at just over a hundred years old.

Moreover, the Demonic Essence Pills Wang Yu had recently withheld from the Blood-Eyed Demonic Jiao had all gone into its belly. In ten years, it would surely reach the peak of the second tier.

Breaking through to the third tier at that point would be effortless!

Once it reached that stage, it would be able to speak human language, awaken its innate divine abilities and demonic treasures, and greatly enhance its combat power, definitely being able to assist Wang Yu.

"Never mind."

Scratching Xueyu's neck, Wang Yu pointed at the Yellow Spring Demonic Bone and said,

"You guard this for me. If anything goes wrong, use this sound-transmitting jade talisman to contact me."

"Awoo~"

Having arranged matters within the cave dwelling, he did not retrieve the Feng Shui compass for now; with it presiding, the Feng Shui formation would be more stable.

The initial consecration of the puppet only took a few days.

Now was a good time to visit Zhuo Shouqing. He needed to grasp all the information about the Blood Abyss in advance—its opening time, intel, participants, and so on—for only by knowing oneself and one's enemy can one emerge victorious in every battle.

At the entrance of the Evil God Workshop's Enforcement Hall.

On the dozen or so steps, a soft couch was brazenly placed in the center.

Receiving the "attentive gazes" of passing cultivators!

It was merely covered by a thin veil, vaguely revealing several slender women serving a man inside.

Only Zhuo Shouqing could pull off such a grand display.

Since implementing the "motionless as a mountain" strategy, he had clearly felt the pressure exerted by Zhuo Shouyun from multiple directions. While it was described as endurance, his actual behavior seemed more like giving up entirely.

It was as if he was saying, "Hey, I have the protection of the Ancestor. As long as I don't make a move, there's nothing you, Zhuo Shouyun, can do to me."

This was a fact!

Later, learning that Lu Chenzhou was staking him out in front of the Enforcement Hall, he simply moved his couch out into the open, engaging in public debauchery.

This was something he could do.

Zhuo Shouqing was provoking his enemies!

It was a crude provocation, but it worked surprisingly well.

In the tall building to the right of the Enforcement Hall's main entrance, on a street-facing balcony, Lu Chenzhou grimly clutched a glazed cup. His eyes were tightly narrowed, yet they revealed an unmistakable killing intent.

Since agreeing to the terms with Zhuo Shouyun, he had personally come to stake out Zhuo Shouqing.

However... the results were far from ideal.

The opponent was even more of a "turtle" than he had expected. In retrospect, it made sense; Zhuo Shouqing had endured for so many years, there was no reason for him to lose his composure now.

This was also one of the few personal advantages he held over Zhuo Shouyun in their confrontation.

It was just a bit despicable.

"Crack—"

Lu Chenzhou crushed the wine cup. After days of such provocation, he could no longer stand it! He was about to explode!

In front of the Enforcement Hall.

Several Inner Sect disciples in the Qi Condensation stage were watching with relish as the figures behind the veil displayed their superb techniques, their undulating moans truly enchanting.

"Brother Yang, do you think... this is some kind of special cultivation technique?"

"It should be."

The cultivator surnamed Yang was somewhat uncertain, but a fellow disciple on the other side said, "I heard some cultivation techniques can greatly accelerate cultivation speed by leveraging emotions. Do you think this might be..."

"Gulp—"

The sound of swallowing echoed from their throats.

"Could it be some strange fetish?"

"Shh!"

"Just watch more. Maybe that person will get carried away and invite us to join..."

"No way. I heard that's one of the Three Young Masters of Inverse Spirits. It's been going on for days, and I haven't heard of anyone being able to join in."

"No... are you serious?"

There were six or seven people in this group, lost in who knew what thoughts.

The next moment,

A blood-colored figure charged forth, its Core Formation peak aura terrifyingly powerful. It slammed into the group head-on, instantly turning them into a bloody mist, leaving not a trace behind.