Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 28 French Cannon Puppet

Su Qing's eyes lit up at Manager Liu's overtures.

He preferred the way Baibaoge treated its guests, and his relationship with Yuanlailou was just a one-off deal; he had no intention of switching allegiances.

But he knew in his heart that Manager Liu was having second thoughts.

This is a bargain, why not take advantage of it?

"There is indeed a business opportunity; let's discuss it with the shopkeeper!"

After saying that, he paid the spirit crystals and put the Hunyang Treasure Umbrella into his storage bag, and was then led by Manager Liu to the second floor.

This time, however, he was discussing the business of Spirit Lotus Leg and Green Steel Leg with Manager Liu.

Ge Changyuan reminded him of this today.

The hunting grounds are now littered with blood and gore, and countless rogue cultivators are missing limbs.

Having just earned spirit crystals, they should be willing to spend some to get themselves a good leg.

With Baibaoge's channels, this kind of business is much easier for him. In addition, refining the Azure Steel Leg requires mastering second-tier material runes, and a large amount of spirit crystals are needed at the beginning of the refining process. With Baibaoge supplying these initial investments, he can be much more comfortable.

When he explained the effects of the Lotus Root Leg and the Green Steel Leg, Manager Liu was overjoyed.

He was prepared to lose money to keep Su Qing tied to the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, but he never expected that Su Qing would take out such a puppet that could make him a fortune.

"Fellow Daoist Su, rest assured, I will have the materials for refining these two types of puppets prepared immediately and delivered to you in the next two days!"

Shopkeeper Liu warmly escorted Su Qing to the door, then deliberately glanced at Wang Rong across the street, who had witnessed everything and looked displeased, before turning back to the shop with a smug expression.

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"There was nothing unusual at the Gao family's butcher shop last night. Could it be that the evil spirit has really left? But what about that headless man?"

Inside the Su family courtyard, Su Qing, who had just returned from the central district, was somewhat puzzled.

He had just returned from the Gao family's butcher shop and secretly replaced a group of wood spirit servants.

According to the Wood Spirit servants' observation yesterday, the Gao family's butcher shop was still operating normally last night, and nothing unexpected happened.

This made him wonder if he had overpaid for the Hunyang Treasure Umbrella and all the talismans.

The golden light array that the Gao family's butcher shop hired seems to be very effective.

"That headless man or some new evil spirit has little to do with the Gao family's butcher shop. Was I overthinking things?"

Muttering to himself, Su Qing decided to continue observing for a few more days. If there were still no problems, he wouldn't need to pay too much attention.

It was lunchtime, and they devoured three large bowls of spirit rice and half a pound of beast meat.

He finally put down his chopsticks, satisfied.

These past few days, perhaps due to overwork, his appetite has increased.

Being able to eat is a good thing, and he doesn't really care about it.

But right after he finished eating today, he felt warm and comfortable all over. On a whim, he opened his personal panel.

[Su Qing]

Current condition: Slight deficiency of Qi and blood.

【Lifespan: 24/92】

[Cultivation Level: Qi Refining Level 4]

[Puppet Master Realm: First Tier, High Grade]

[Items possessed: Iron-legged Horse*1, Wood Spirit Servant*946, Spider Doctor*3917, Lizard Warrior*3, Hunyang Treasure Umbrella, Dust-Avoiding Robe, Merit Wooden Fish, and various materials.]

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"My condition has changed from being deficient in both qi and blood to being slightly deficient in both qi and blood!"

"My lifespan has increased by sixteen years!" "Five years! Do you know how I got through these five years? I dared not go to the Red Sleeve Pavilion, I dared not look at the female cultivators, and I even dared not use the witch puppets myself. Finally, I've managed to recover some of this broken body!"

Inside the room, Su Qing was extremely excited.

Since his transmigration, his frail body has always been a source of anxiety for him.

It should be understood that a normal Qi Refining stage cultivator theoretically has a lifespan of over two hundred years. However, due to personal experiences, overwork, or physical damage, their lifespan may be reduced. But most independent cultivators can still live for over one hundred and fifty or sixty years.

As for him, when he first transmigrated, he only had a lifespan of about fifty years. After more than five years, especially the last six months, he has been able to recover to his current state by taking supplements after his physical condition improved.

"His qi and blood are slightly deficient, so he's in about the same condition as a typical puppeteer or talisman master."

Drawing runes is an extremely mentally taxing task. Therefore, puppeteers, rune makers, and weapon refiners generally don't live long. In this respect, even though they don't face direct danger, they are still risking their lives to make money.

Su Qing was in a great mood as her physical condition improved.

After lunch, he handed over a lizard warrior to Faxiu, who had come to pick up the goods, and then he began his work in earnest.

I've spent a lot of spirit crystals these past two days, so I have to hurry up and earn them back.

The lizard warrior trained from noon until nightfall, achieving one success and two failures, which is consistent with the current success rate.

After dark, he returned home and continued his arduous training, eventually creating another lizard warrior.

Seeing that his magical power was running low, he simply began to forge the Iron Horse and Wooden Ox.

Iron Horse, a universal puppet, does not require rank. It consumes one spirit crystal and can travel more than three thousand miles a day without getting tired.

Wooden Ox, a general-purpose puppet, not rankable, consumes two spirit crystals, can carry ten thousand catties of goods, and plow eight acres of land.

Making these two types of puppets was his main means of making a living.

While staying in Gejia Village, he produced countless batches of these products each year. Now, returning to his old profession, he was naturally adept at it.

In the short span of the night, three iron horses and five wooden oxen were successfully forged.

He put the wooden ox and iron horse into his storage bag, intending to complete Ge Changyuan's order as soon as possible, and then personally go to Gejia Village to deliver the goods.

On the one hand, Ge Changyuan didn't have a storage bag, so he couldn't easily transport these puppets back. In addition, the number of spirit crystals needed later was quite large, and he didn't feel comfortable letting Ge Changyuan run back and forth.

On the other hand, he was also curious about the current situation in the Spirit Field District and the Hunting Zone. He figured that if he didn't get involved in the demon hunting and just went to watch the excitement, there shouldn't be any problem.

"The premise is that, in addition to completing all the orders, I also need to build myself a Lizard Guard during this period. Without some military support, it's better not to watch this show!"

Creating a lizard guard was a plan he had long ago.

As a puppeteer, it's really unacceptable not to have your own combat puppet.

In the past, his business was small, so being cautious was fine.

Now that his business is growing bigger and bigger, anyone with a discerning eye can easily tell that he's rolling in money. If he doesn't improve his martial arts skills, he might just end up being murdered for his money.

In his mind, two light lizards, four heavy lizards, and six regular lizards, a total of twelve lizard warriors, would form a guard that would allow him to face the threat of a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

It's not that these twelve lizard warriors are necessarily stronger than a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining.

The key is that they are fearless and can even self-destruct. With them around, it's likely that even those in the late stage of Qi Refining wouldn't dare to fight me head-on.

"It's a pity that these are all melee puppets. If the panel could provide magic cannon puppets that can cast spells from a distance, that would be great. Combining the two would definitely increase our combat power exponentially!"

Su Qing thought with some anticipation that he now had Wood Spirit servants for scouting, Spider Doctors for healing, and Lizard Warriors for melee combat; all he was missing was a ranged turret.

However, even a skilled cook cannot cook without rice. The cheapest blueprints for magic cannon puppets available on the market start at five thousand spirit crystals, and those that can meet his needs would cost at least twenty or thirty thousand spirit crystals.

He can't afford to spend 20,000 or 30,000 yuan on a blueprint.

We can only hope to get them from free panel production.

(End of this chapter)