Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 22 Self-Destructing Puppet, Evil Spirit!

Three days later.

The Su family courtyard.

"Please, fellow Daoist, sell me a self-destructing puppet!"

The fellow Daoist in front of me was in a hurry, but there was no use in being anxious.

Su Qing poured him a cup of tea before slowly and deliberately saying:

"Let me correct you, it's lizard warriors, not self-destructing puppets. Of course, that's not important. First, let's talk about what requirements you have for the coating."
There are lightweight mobile models, medium-sized combat models, and heavy armored warrior models, each with a different coating.

"I see you're a magic cultivator, so I suggest you choose the light mobility model. Magic cultivators don't engage in close combat, so if you encounter danger, you can have the puppet carry you away, making you faster than others."

The wealthy and well-dressed monk took a sip of tea, was startled by its bitter taste, and frowned, saying:
"Whatever it's called, I want the explosion to be the most powerful and the most decisive!"

"Is that the heavily armored warrior version? But the power of such puppets when they self-destruct is extraordinary. If they really explode, they will inevitably hurt you!" Su Qing sincerely suggested.

"Then let's go with the light mobility version. How many spirit crystals?" The mage hesitated for a moment before choosing to accept the professional advice.

"I'll pay you 1,200 spirit crystals. Once you've paid, come back in ten days to pick up the goods," Su Qing said.

Fa Xiu stamped his foot. "Ten days is too long. Can't we move forward a bit?"

"There's no other way; business is about first come, first served. I already promised two fellow Daoists that I would refine it for them first..."

"I'll add money!"

"The goods will be ready for you in three days!"

Finally, after Fa Xiu paid an extra 300 spirit crystals for express service, the deal was done.

Waiting for Fa Xiu to be sent away.

Su Qing raised his cup and took a sip of the tea. It was indeed quite bitter. No wonder none of the fellow Daoists who had come recently had a second cup.

Life has been getting better and better lately, but we can't keep being so stingy. I'll ask someone to bring some spiritual tea back from the market tomorrow.

Things are unpredictable.

No one could have imagined that the Lizard Warriors would open up sales channels in this way.

Three days ago, the lizard warrior made a name for himself in front of a group of rogue cultivators.

"Let me tell you, everyone was stunned at the time. It doesn't matter if I die, but if the array is damaged, none of the fellow Daoists present will be able to escape."

In the blink of an eye, at the critical moment, unexpectedly, even to me, my puppet jumped out and saved me, simultaneously self-destructing and forcing the wolf king back. This led to our later triumphant victory, where we outlasted the wolf pack.

Thanks to Zhang Hai's relentless praise, most of the market now knows that there is a puppeteer in the market who is skilled at crafting a highly intelligent self-destructing puppet.

In the past three days, including the cultivator from before, four cultivators have come to him to order self-destructing puppets.

This allowed Su Qing to successfully earn 4,900 spirit crystals. Yesterday, she even made a special trip to visit Zhang Hai to express her gratitude.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Qing had made a considerable haul last time, gathering all the materials needed to break through to become a formation master, and was currently in seclusion at home, so there was no opportunity for him to express his gratitude.

"Whether it's the lizard warriors or the self-destructing puppets, popularity is always a good thing. Once these cultivators receive the goods and see the other wonders of the lizard warriors, sales may surge even further!"

Su Qing thought with a touch of smugness.

There are tens of thousands of runes in the world, and they are also divided into high and low grades.

Runes related to intelligence, biomimicry, the five elements, immortality, combat, and space are among the most prominent.

Although the lizard warrior is only a mid-grade first-tier puppet with two second-tier runes, it is equipped with four powerful runes, which is incomparable to ordinary mid-grade first-tier puppets.

"Starting at over a thousand spirit crystals, it's a bit expensive, but it's market price, and I'm only making a tenfold profit. I'm not being greedy, am I?" Su Qing felt that he had more principles than those unscrupulous merchants. After all, he could easily sell it for over 1,500 spirit crystals. The current price is just to help out the independent cultivators!
Close the gate and continue work.

He didn't rest during these three days. He ate beast meat and took spirit pills. His magical power cultivation didn't increase at all, but the progress of the puppet didn't fall behind.

As he became more familiar with the process of crafting lizard warriors, he could now craft five lizard warriors a day.

The puppet proficiency level has been increased to 60/200, the success rate has been increased to 30%, and four puppets have been successfully crafted.

Two of them were heavily armored and coated with 300 jin of black iron essence; one was a light armored version and the other a medium armored version.

He didn't plan to sell these four puppets. Although the market was more peaceful than before due to the monsters' revelry, it was still quite peaceful.

But once most cultivators realize they're not cut out for demon hunting, it's hard to guarantee that some won't have other ideas.

He's quite well-known in the market now, and he'd be a little uneasy if he didn't have a few combat puppets to protect his home.

Not only combat puppets, he even planned to get a set of first-tier formations from the Treasure Pavilion after he finished this busy period, so that he could truly settle down.

[Successfully created a Tier 2 intelligent rune, proficiency +80, current proficiency: 2568/3000 (Tier 1)]

[Successfully drew a second-tier bionic rune, proficiency +50, proficiency: 347/5000 (second tier)]

[Successfully drew a Tier 1 combat rune, Proficiency +80, Proficiency: 1686/3000 (Tier 1)]

[Successfully drew a Tier 1 Immortal Rune, Proficiency +80, Proficiency: 980/3000 (Tier 1)]

Perhaps because she was in a great mood after making her first order, Su Qing's refining process went extremely smoothly this time.

Even the often erroneous AI and immortal runes did not malfunction.

With all four runes successfully applied, the puppet was mostly complete; the rest depended entirely on his luck.

It seems he's having a lucky day.

Let the light lizard warrior, who was standing in front of the heavy lizard warrior like a greyhound, go stand in the corner and wait for its owner to come and pick up the goods.

Su Qing popped a Qi-restoring pill into her mouth. This pill could help cultivators quickly recover their mana. In the past, it cost about eighty spirit crystals to make one, but now it had skyrocketed to more than one hundred and thirty spirit crystals to make one.

He took one pill, which would ensure that his mana recovery speed could keep up with the consumption of his puppet-making for two or three days.

It's only because the Lizard Warriors are selling well that he's willing to take drugs to increase their efficiency.

After swallowing the pill and resting for a while, he buried himself in his work again.

As the moon rose in the west, a shrill scream suddenly ripped through the night sky.

This startled Su Qing, who immediately put down the puppet she was working on, ran into the room, and closed all the doors and windows before switching the perspective of the wood spirit servant to observe the surroundings.

The calls were not far away.

A wood spirit servant buried in the southwest quickly discovered the source of the sound.

It's Gao's Butcher Shop, which just opened in the residential area a few days ago!

Under the moonlight, the two large red lanterns hanging in front of Gao's butcher shop swayed slightly, spilling drops of crimson liquid.

After the Wood Spirit servant moved several dozen meters, he took a closer look.

Upon receiving its gaze, Su Qing panicked and immediately severed the connection with its divine sense.

What was that lantern was no longer; hanging there were two human heads!

"An evil spirit! It must be the work of an evil spirit! The Gao family shop has been bewitched!"

(End of this chapter)