Chapter 100: Bionic Puppet!
“Buzz!”
Just as Lu Qingyang’s fingers moved rapidly, forming several intricate hand seals.
A ball of crimson flame appeared out of nowhere.
The moment the flame appeared, the temperature in the entire hall plummeted. A faint blue mist could even be seen swirling and rising.
“Hissss~”
In the next instant, wisps of flame shot out from the fire, rapidly condensing under Lu Qingyang’s control into fist-sized fireballs.
Then countless spiritual ores and materials melted and were tempered within the fireballs.
“Sss~”
“This is…”
“What exquisite fire control!”
Everyone in the hall was stunned.
“This is… simultaneously refining multiple spiritual ores?”
“And he doesn’t even need tools to assist him?”
“Am I seeing things?”
“Truly worthy of a Dao-level Artifact Refiner. This technique is truly admirable.”
“…”
Wave after wave of exclamations rang through the hall, drawing the attention of many sect cultivators.
Almost all the cultivators who had come to observe the lecture were Artifact Refiners.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have come to join the excitement.
They all had Mahayana Venerables in their sects holding positions on the Sect Management Council.
After hearing that someone in the council was giving a lecture, their sects would be notified and send them to study and exchange.
However, although they had some skill in artifact refining, most were limited to mid to high-level Artifact Refiners.
Even the number of Top-Tier Artifact Refiners among them was no more than a handful.
As for Dao-level Artifact Refiners, there were only a pitiful few.
But a method of refining puppets like Lu Qingyang’s was something none of them had ever heard of.
Of course, what shocked them even more was Lu Qingyang’s control, which could only be called miraculous.
“The last person to have such control over artifact refining was probably the Sect Master of the Thousand Bamboo Sect, right?”
“That’s right, only the Thousand Bamboo Sect’s Sect Master could possess such skill.”
Everyone thought to themselves.
At this moment, they finally experienced what true extraordinary talent meant.
After all, the Thousand Bamboo Sect Master had been famous for a thousand years.
Though he himself had not reached Dao Integration, with his exquisite fire control, he held some fame in the Seven Stars Sea Region.
“Brother, this kid does have some skill. Only the Sect Master could accomplish something like this, right?”
Yun Qi took a deep breath and slowly let out these words.
Lu Qingyang’s control truly left him dumbfounded.
If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t believe anyone could refine so many spiritual ores and materials relying solely on themselves.
And without them melting and merging into each other!
Hearing Yun Qi’s words, Yun Fei also nodded solemnly.
He thought to himself, The Sect Master used the same fire control when refining puppets back then!
But… the Sect Master only gained this ability after stepping into Void Return and inheriting the sect’s secret canon.
This kid has no master at all! To think he could reach this level at such a young age. This… is simply terrifying.
As everyone discussed among themselves, Lu Qingyang’s hands paused.
Then he swiftly mixed the refined spiritual ores and materials in a certain ratio, finally adding some special ingredients.
As Lu Qingyang’s hands flew through hand seals.
A tiger-shaped puppet took form.
“Hm? It’s done just like that?”
Yun Fei’s eyes narrowed sharply.
After seeing the beast-shaped puppet Lu Qingyang had refined, he blinked.
After all, beast-shaped puppets were basically very rare in the Central Region.
Not because they were hard to refine, but because they were too time-consuming and didn’t suit the way of combat.
Basically, refining a beast-shaped puppet consumed dozens of times more materials than an ordinary puppet.
But this beast-shaped puppet before them was extremely lifelike in its design.
And within it, there was even a faint demonic qi.
“Everyone, this puppet was made by me on a whim.”
“Today, I’ll just make a fool of myself.”
Lu Qingyang smiled faintly.
“This puppet is called the Tier-Four Tiger Puppet. It uses spirit stones as its power source, consuming only one high-grade spirit stone per day!”
“Its speed and strength are comparable to Nascent Soul combat power.”
“As long as it doesn’t encounter a Soul Transformation cultivator, this puppet will basically never lose.”
At these words.
Everyone present was left speechless.
Even the Yun brothers showed shock in their eyes.
A Tier-Four Puppet made casually, and it consumed so few spirit stones!
“Elder Lu, why refine a beast-shaped puppet? A puppet like this must consume a lot of materials, no?”
Someone in the crowd asked in confusion.
The moment those words came out, they were immediately met with a mocking voice.
“Ignorance!”
“How so?”
The person was stunned.
“Why do beast-shaped puppets consume more materials? Because their design is intricate and requires carving many details. But this puppet is different.”
“Its beast form isn’t carved on the surface. It directly uses real demon bones as the puppet’s framework. That’s why it emits demonic qi!”
The speaker was Yun Fei, his eyes flashing with brilliance.
He had actually seen through a hint of it.
“Hm? Elder Yun has good eyes.”
Seeing Yun Fei point out the truth at a glance, Lu Qingyang couldn’t help but praise him.
But the other party had only seen through half of it.
The remaining half was what Lu Qingyang truly wanted to demonstrate!
Lu Qingyang raised his right hand and lightly formed a seal.
The puppet shaped like a demon tiger instantly transformed.
Layers of striped tiger skin actually grew out from within its skeleton.
In the blink of an eye, it was like a true Tier-Four Tiger Demon!
“This is…”
“My god…”
Everyone exclaimed in amazement.
“This puppet actually resembles a real demon beast so closely!?”
A group of Artifact Refiners cried out.
If they hadn’t seen the puppet transform with their own eyes, they would have thought it was a real tiger demon!
“Everyone, the point of this puppet isn’t actually for killing, but for espionage and reconnaissance.”
“Unless a Tier-Nine Demon Venerable investigates up close, ordinary Demon Race members can’t see through it at all.”
“My idea in refining this puppet was to make it easier for our human race to investigate the Demon Domain’s secrets in the future, and to plant hidden agents against the Demon Race. May I ask if you all think this idea is feasible?”
A sharp light flashed through Lu Qingyang’s eyes.
“Sss!”
“Sss… sss!”
“…”
The hall was dead silent.
After hearing Lu Qingyang’s words, everyone present drew in a sharp breath.
“This…”
The shock in everyone’s eyes deepened.
They knew Lu Qingyang was right.
If a Demon Race expert didn’t examine it up close, it was absolutely impossible to tell whether this puppet was real or fake!
If that was truly the case, did the human race really have hope of pushing into the Demon Domain!
After a moment, a Soul Transformation Artifact Refiner finally stood up.
He cupped his fists toward Lu Qingyang from afar and bowed.
“Please, Elder Lu, teach us this puppet refinement technique!”
At these words, the cultivators and Artifact Refiners present all rose to their feet.
In unison, they bowed toward Lu Qingyang, their expressions solemn.
“We beg Elder Lu to teach us this technique!”
“We beg Elder Lu to teach us this technique!”
“We beg Elder Lu to teach us this technique!”
“…”
Which of the countless sects in the Central Region didn’t have a blood feud with the Demon Race?
Even the Chaotian Sect, not even counting the score with Venerable Xuanji, had lost nearly a thousand disciples in the Southeastern Coast battle alone.
That debt was naturally placed on the Demon Race’s head.
So after witnessing Lu Qingyang’s ghost-god-like puppet refinement technique, everyone saw hope for revenge!
One by one, disregarding status and realm differences, they respectfully cupped their fists toward Lu Qingyang.
Even the Yun brothers, after a moment of silence, slowly rose and cupped their fists in salute.
Seeing this, Lu Qingyang naturally felt everyone’s sincere hearts.
Very well. Aside from the spiritual power compression which cannot be taught, I’ll teach them the rest.
Perhaps these people can even improve it and bring about a scene of blooming flowers.
Lu Qingyang’s eyes flickered, his decision already made.
And he certainly wouldn’t understand just how much today’s actions would influence the future landscape of the Prison Dragon Realm.
Later generations would even call this day… Open Source Day!