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Chapter 121 Harvest and "Essence Puppet Technique" (Please subscribe)
At dusk.

Lingxia Immortal City, a small spirit boat carrying three teenagers, looking slightly tired, returned.

"Brother Ling, we owe you a lot again this time!"

"I am standing tall and straight," He Zijian said with a smile.

Along the way, the spiritual energy within his body has been mostly restored with the help of the Void Yuan Seal.

"Brother He, I only did this in a moment of desperation, by sheer accident!"

Zhou Ling said modestly.

“I just checked the wanted information from the Xuan Ting Division. These three people are Class B wanted criminals in Lingxia Immortal City. We have done a great service this time.”

"Now that you are a Heavenly Craftsman, I will have my uncle transfer the contribution points from killing those two to your name."

"You can use these contribution points to exchange for cultivation techniques, elixirs, and other items with the Heavenly Crafts Bureau!"

He Zijian smiled and said.

I originally thought Zhou Ling was just a talented but money-loving inscription master.

The killing of three Tribulation Cultivators this time completely changed his perception of Zhou Ling.

This kid not only loves money, but he's also low-key, and his talent in combat is quite impressive.

They will also be a good partner for future territorial expansion and cooperation!
"Alright, then I'll have to trouble you, Brother He!"

Zhou Ling thought for a moment, then, without being polite, cupped his hands in reply.

He did know about contribution points.

Now he earns ten contribution points for each black robe he forges.

I have already accumulated ninety contribution points.

He was planning in his mind to wait until he had enough contribution points.

They would then exchange their parents for more advanced cultivation techniques.

The techniques from the Heavenly Crafts Bureau are definitely better than the common ones outside!

So when He Zijian said that, he naturally didn't hold back, since He Zijian didn't lack those contribution points anyway.

"In addition, there are these three storage bags. We'll each take one, and the other one will be handed over to the Xuan Ting Division!"

"You can choose whichever one you want!"

"But don't tell anyone else about this!"

He Zijian took out three more storage bags and gave Zhou Ling some instructions.

"Will this... be alright?"

Zhou Ling asked in a low voice.

Of course, asking this question only shows Xiao's cautious attitude.

If it weren't for He Zijian's status as a Xuan Ting Guard, he would have taken the storage bag long ago.

But these three are, after all, cultivators who have undergone tribulation, and I cannot afford to lose sight of the bigger picture for the sake of small gains.

It might cause trouble, so there's no need to bother.

After all, no one knows what's inside this storage bag.

Compared to the long-term benefits and treatment I received at the Heavenly Crafts Bureau, it was nothing!

Unexpectedly, He Zijian, who is usually arrogant, also knows how to be flexible.

"What could possibly happen!"

He Zijian casually stuffed one of the storage bags into Zhou Ling's hand, and put the other two into his sleeve.

Zhou Ling quickly put the storage bag into her sleeve.

"Also, do you still want the Blood Lotus?"

He Zijian asked again.

"of course yes!"

Zhou Ling nodded.

"I'll bring it to you in a couple of days. As for the price, you can just have two high-grade first-tier armor robes made for my family!"

He Zijian laughed.

"it is good!"

Zhou Lingdao.

After the battle at Blood Raven Valley, He Zijian now views Zhou Ling with even greater respect.

Having experienced fighting side by side through life and death, the siblings trusted Zhou Ling even more.

After entering the city, Zhou Ling bid farewell to He Zijian and his sister.

"This kid is just a rogue disciple, yet his combat power is terrifying!"

Watching Zhou Ling's departing figure, He Zijian's gaze was somewhat complicated, and he couldn't help but say something.

"Brother, Ling-ge'er has been living in the mountains since he was a child, so in terms of actual combat, he is naturally better than us!"

He Lingyun smiled, looking at Zhou Ling's figure with admiration in her eyes.

"It is said that he has also made it onto the list of candidates for the six major academies. I hope he can also pass the exam for one of the six major academies."

He Zijian laughed.

After this life-or-death battle, he truly recognized Zhou Ling's abilities.

Facing three powerful rogue cultivators, this young man showed no panic whatsoever, and was even able to quickly strike and kill two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators in succession.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have found it hard to believe what others said.

"Little sister, you go back first. I'll go to the Xuan Ting Division to deal with these three tribulation cultivators!"

He Zijian gave He Lingyun some instructions and then walked in another direction.

He Lingyun then left as well.

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Seeing her son return unharmed, Li Ru, who had been quite worried, finally felt relieved.

He then inquired about Zhou Ling's experiences in the mountains.

Zhou Ling also gave a brief introduction to He Lingyun's trial.

The text highlights the power of the Haoyang Bird.

As for encountering the tribulation cultivator, they didn't mention it at all.

Although there was no real danger, Li Ru still warned with a worried expression, "Don't go into the mountains so easily again in the future!"

Seeing his wife's concerned expression, Zhou Shan shook his head. "Ling'er is all grown up now. There are some things she has to experience sooner or later. You don't need to worry too much!"

Li Ru rolled her eyes at him and said, "Now that our son is a member of the Heavenly Crafts Guard, he'll still have to go into the mountains to take risks in the future."

In her view, going into the mountains was a last resort out of necessity to make a living, and her son had no reason to take such a risk.

"Mom, it's alright. I'm hungry. Is there anything good to eat at home?"

Zhou Ling interjected.

"I'll make it for you right away."

Li Ru then went to the kitchen to cook dinner.

In the evening, Li Ru prepared a full meal of four dishes and a soup.

After finishing her meal, Zhou Ling returned to her room.

First, he opened his storage bag, took out all kinds of herbs, and sorted them into categories.

There are a total of forty-three plants, of which thirty-five can be used for absorption by the [Five Elements Qi-Eating Spirit Flame].

Then they were placed separately, as mixing different types of medicinal herbs together for a long time would affect their efficacy.

In addition, the storage bag also contained the corpses of two late-stage Tier 1 monsters: a Silver Claw Ape and a Gale Wolf.

Later, He Lingyun and Haoyang Bird also killed a late-stage Tier 1 fire lizard, but its corpse was completely shattered by Haoyang Bird.

There is no value in collecting it.

Zhou Ling was already quite satisfied with these two late-stage Tier 1 demon beast corpses.

If you were to sell it, you could definitely make two or three hundred spirit stones.

Then, his gaze fell on the Golden Fire Crow, which was still in a deep sleep inside the medicine basket.

Even under the soft glow of the crystal chandelier, its golden-red feathers still appeared dull and lackluster.

Zhou Ling frowned. "He's not going to die like this, is he?"

Fortunately, the divine imprint of the Golden Fire Crow still existed in his sea of ​​consciousness.

"Sigh, I should have asked He Lingyun and the others if she had any healing pills for spirit beasts when I said goodbye!" Zhou Ling rubbed his forehead and muttered to himself.

"Forget it, this trip into the mountains is the most dangerous one I've had in all these years."

"To be able to escape unscathed and even find the Blood Lotus is already quite an achievement!"

"As for the Golden Fire Crow, it would be best if it could come back to life, but if it can't, there's nothing we can do!"

Zhou Ling's gaze shifted from the Golden Fire Crow's body to the Blood Lotus.

Although today's battle may seem to have been won easily, only he knows the dangers involved.

Although he used the Palm Fire Thunder twice in succession with the help of spiritual flames, it also greatly depleted his spiritual power.

Finally, he used the Azure Gang Sword Technique, and with the help of the [Sword Control] talent and the Fire Gang Sword, he killed his opponent in a near-surprise attack.

He seemed unstoppable, but at this moment, his spiritual power was less than 20%.

If it weren't for the fact that the other party was a cultivator who had robbed people, and posed a potentially huge threat to the medicine-finding team, he would never have taken such a risk.

In fact, he had no idea what the other party's strength was.

Throughout the entire battle, he only knew to give it his all.

Fortunately, with the help of [Intermediate Insight] and [Intermediate Analysis]...

At that time, the two were less than a zhang apart.

For a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, this distance is just a blink of an eye.

However, his two talents allow him to clearly analyze his opponent's weaknesses, and he can quickly unleash the fire and lightning in his palm.

The three fire and lightning attacks caught the opponent completely off guard.

Although he managed to block the lightning and fire with the help of his robe, the second blow killed him instantly.

As for the last rogue cultivator, fortunately, He Zijian successfully killed him.

"Once Brother He brings the Blood Lotus, we'll send it to Aunt Wang. With Aunt Wang's alchemy skills, two Blood Lotuses should be enough to make a Blood Lotus Fusion Pill!"

After gently wiping the dust off the blood lotus root, Zhou Ling put it back into the storage bag.

"Let's see what good stuff that cultivator might have?"

After arranging all the spiritual herbs, Zhou Ling took out the storage bag belonging to the cultivator who had undergone tribulation.

Since Qi Refining cultivators generally have low spiritual awareness, they usually do not place any restrictions on them.

After the original owner dies, the magical imprint on it will also disappear.

Zhou Ling activated his magic slightly and opened the storage bag.

A small pile of things then appeared on the wooden bed.

"Sigh, there are quite a few medicinal herbs here. It seems that many herb seekers have fallen victim to their wickedness!"

Looking at the small pile of spiritual herbs in front of him, Zhou Ling knew that his decisive action to kill these two cultivators was definitely the right choice.

Besides the elixir, there were two jade slips, four low-grade magic artifacts of different shapes, five bottles of pills, and three runes.

There is also a small pile of spirit stones.

And some other miscellaneous things.

Zhou Ling first counted the spirit stones; there were 265 of them.

Looking at the spirit stones, Zhou Ling showed no joy. The more things they had, the more people had died at their hands.

Of course, he still deftly put the spirit stones into his spirit stone bag.

Two hundred spirit stones is a considerable fortune for a rogue cultivator.

He is now a first-grade inscription master, but he only has about three hundred spirit stones in his possession.

This was also the spirit stone he had saved up piece by piece to buy his parents higher-level cultivation techniques.

The four magical artifacts, one of superior quality and three of medium quality, are somewhat damaged, but with a little repair, they can still fetch a good price.

However, the origin of these items is unknown, and Zhou Ling has no intention of selling them for the time being.

The pills consisted of two bottles of Qi-Harmony Pills and three bottles of Bigu Pills, all of average quality.

These can be sold.

The three runes are a first-tier, high-grade Swiftness Rune and a Flame Rune.

If the opponent quickly activates this speed-traveling talisman, at least one of the three will likely be able to escape.

These three runes are quite valuable.

"What are these two jade slips?"

Zhou Ling picked up the two jade slips and infused them with his divine sense one by one.

"The Essence Puppet Technique and the Lightning Blade Technique!"

After withdrawing his divine sense from the jade slip, Zhou Ling looked delighted.

The Lightning Blade Technique is a mid-grade Yellow Rank blade technique, so it's not very useful to him.

However, this "Essence Puppet Technique" is a high-grade Yellow Rank technique. Once mastered, it can even be used to create puppets at the late stage of the second Rank.

"How could this cultivator possess such advanced techniques?"

Zhou Ling glanced at the storage bag again to make sure nothing was left out.

He then shook his head. There wasn't a single puppet in the storage bag. This cultivator could never be a puppeteer.

This book, "The Art of Puppetry," was most likely also looted.

Regardless of how it came about, it's all going to benefit me now.

"This 'Essence Puppet Technique' alone is incredibly valuable. Excluding the pair of spirit herbs, the rest are estimated to be worth four or five hundred spirit stones."

Zhou Ling said with a delighted expression.

Moreover, what he gained the most was the small pile of spiritual herbs in front of him.

At a glance, there are hundreds of them.

Among them were about ten first-grade high-quality spiritual herbs.

At an average price of three spirit stones per plant, this would cost three or four hundred spirit stones.

"No wonder there are so many cultivators roaming the mountains. The value of these things alone is enough for a family of three to live comfortably for several years."

"Indeed, no one gets rich without unexpected wealth!"

Zhou Ling shook his head.

They then continued to count the medicinal herbs.

After sorting the herbs, put them back into the storage bag.

He left behind the jade slip containing the "Essence Puppet Technique" and immersed his divine sense into it, examining it carefully.

"This puppetry technique is quite similar to weapon crafting!"

After a short while, Zhou Ling murmured as his divine sense withdrew from the jade slip.

The creation of a puppet is divided into two parts: the creation of the physical body and the creation of the soul imprint.

The first step is to create the puppet's physical body.

These puppets can be made of materials such as black iron and spirit wood, or they can be intact monster corpses, or even the bodies of cultivators.

Secondly, and most importantly, is the Soul Puppet Seal, which is the main means by which cultivators control puppets.

Puppeteers control puppets through Soul Puppet Seals.

The crafting of the Soul Puppet Seal is similar to that of the Inscription Seal, but it mainly consumes the power of the soul.

This "Essence Puppet Technique" is relatively complete, consisting of three parts.

The first part is the basic soul runes.

The second part consists of first-tier soul imprints, which contain soul imprints of various attributes, corresponding to puppets made of various materials.

The third part is the second-tier soul imprint.

"My current main cultivation technique is the Five Elements Qianyang True Technique, while my spiritual cultivation involves the Qinghui Nourishing Spirit Technique and the Qinggang Sword Technique. In addition, my technical skills include inscription and weapon crafting. This already fills up my entire day of cultivation time."

"However, in terms of my soul, I currently possess two talents: [Soul Training] and [Soul Like a Blade]. These are significant advantages, and it would be a waste not to make good use of them!"

"Moreover, I happen to have the corpses of the Silver Claw Ape and the Gale Wolf on hand right now. If I have the time, I might as well learn this puppetry technique!"

Zhou Ling murmured thoughtfully.

After making his decision, Zhou Ling took out a first-grade high-quality Fire Cloud Grass and began cultivating using the Five Elements Qianyang True Technique.

[Your Beast Flame and Spirit Flame absorb Wood and Fire Qi, Five Elements Qi-Eating Spirit Fire +1, Beast Flame and Spirit Flame Grade +1]

[You are absorbing Fireweed Grass. Herbal Stress +1, Fireweed Grass Power +1]

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(End of this chapter)