Mysterious mirror hanging high

The surrounding scenery flew by quickly, and countless tiny and abstract patterns and distorted lights filled Jing Yu's pupils, as if he had traveled through countless layers of space. When Jing Yu regained control of his body, he found himself in an empty square again.

Looking at the familiar puppet statue not far away, Jing Yu understood:

"came back."

This is actually the puppet secret realm near Wushan Market!

Looking at the golden token in his hand, the number [two] on it gradually blurred and finally turned into the number [one]. Jing Yu understood that if he used this token to teleport out of the secret realm again, the original four chances would be completely cleared, and the life-saving method given to him by the Nine-Life Taoist Lord would have completed its historical mission.

The last time Jing Yu came to this puppet secret realm was when he broke through to the [Baoqu Realm] through the [Kudu Sutra], which should have been the [576th year of the Changsheng Calendar].

Now it is the 741st year of the Changsheng calendar. One hundred and sixty-five years have passed, but this secret place has not changed at all, which makes Jing Yu feel emotional.

"Time passes in cultivation. The last time I met Daojun was over a hundred years ago. Now when I think about it, the scenes here are still vivid in my mind, as if it were yesterday."

Jing Yu sighed, "I wonder where you are now? In the eyes of the Taoist Master, I'm afraid that more than a hundred years is just a blink of an eye."

He slowly walked to the center of the square, looking at the towering puppet statue. Suddenly, he had an idea and flew to the outstretched palm of the statue, where he found a jade slip.

He placed the jade slip against his forehead, and probed it with his spiritual sense. After a while, he said in surprise:

"【Puppet True Explanation: Golden Core Chapter】!"

"Is this the golden elixir opportunity that the Nine-Life Daoist Monarch left for me?"

“It’s actually placed here?”

Originally, the Taoist Nine Lives said that he had placed this [True Explanation of Puppetry: Golden Elixir Chapter] in a hidden secret realm near Xiaoyao Immortal City. When Jing Yu was still in the Immortal City, he had put a lot of effort into searching for it, but found nothing. He thought that the time had not come yet, but he did not expect that the Taoist had taken it to this puppet secret realm near Wushan Market.

He also found a piece of paper next to the jade slip, with a few words written on it -

[Something has changed in the upper realms. I must reclaim all my divine consciousness incarnations. Before I leave, I'll leave the Puppet Master's Golden Elixir Chapter here to save you from searching everywhere... Jing Yu, your fate is mysterious, beyond the comprehension of me, a lowly cultivator. From now on, you must rely on yourself to forge a new path! Practice diligently and take care of yourself!]

Jing Yu was stunned for a while, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"Has there been any change in the upper realm?"

"Strange, Daojun is already qualified to survive the epochal catastrophe. The various disputes and causes of this era should not affect him. Moreover, Daojun Jiuming and Daojun Wanshou are protected by the [Eternal Green Dao Master] and are figures who can walk sideways in the immortal world. How can any changes in the upper realm affect them? Do they have to recall all the divine consciousness incarnations in the heavens and myriad worlds to deal with it?"

Jing Yu suddenly remembered that in Shendingtian, the incarnation of the Jade Buddha who had passed away had also said that [Pudu Buddha] had also taken back the incarnations that had made nests in the heavens and all realms, and had to pay the Nascent Soul stage subsidy to Yuanji in advance.

"The Dao Lords have disappeared, and the Dao Lords and Buddha Lords, who now stand at the top of the Immortal Realm, have also withdrawn their forces from the lower realms and hurriedly returned to the upper realms... It seems that even heaven is not at peace now..."

Jing Yu pondered for a long time, then suddenly shook his head and smiled. These things were too far away for him since he had not yet formed a baby. There was no need to worry at all. His top priority now was to form a baby.

He had just begun to delve into "The True Explanation of Puppets: Golden Elixir Chapter". After reading it through, in addition to the advanced versions of the Hundred Arts Puppets for Immortal Cultivation, he actually found a few new things that were of use right now.

"[Study Puppet]: This auxiliary puppet is modeled after the Dantian of a cultivator's Dharmakaya. It can almost perfectly replicate the human body's path of cultivation. Because it's a puppet, even if it's damaged, it can be repaired using materials without having to worry about damaging the Dharmakaya. Researching cultivation techniques on the puppet is possible without any scruples, accelerating the cultivation of secret techniques and even improving them."

"Great, with this [Yan Gong Puppet], it will be of great benefit whether I am practicing the secret method of awakening my mind or creating the subsequent chapters of [Questioning the Mirror and Observing Fate Method]..." Jing Yu thought secretly in his heart.

"[Puppet Golden Core]: A deadly weapon constructed from precision components, it perfectly replicates the structure of a cultivator's Golden Core. Using divine consciousness, it can mimic the self-destruction of a cultivator's Golden Core, with astonishing power. It is divided into [Low-grade Puppet Golden Core], [Mid-grade Puppet Golden Core], [High-grade Puppet Golden Core], [Purple Qi Puppet Golden Core], and [Flawless Puppet Golden Core]... The power and production cost increase in descending order."

"This [Puppet Golden Pill] is exactly what I need." Jing Yu played with the jade slip in his hand and said with a smile.

Now Jing Yu has mastered several powerful magical skills, and he also has some magical skills that can be compared with the self-destruction of the golden elixir. However, he does not really need to use this [Puppet Golden Elixir] as an offensive treasure - he is mainly interested in the other function of this [Puppet Golden Elixir].

Break the elixir and become a baby!

The cultivators of [Flawless Pill] have great difficulty in breaking the pill and becoming an infant. Even with the experience of Lu Yingzhao's predecessors as a reference, it is still difficult to find a method that completely suits themselves. The structure of this [Flawless Puppet Golden Pill] is very similar to the real Flawless Golden Pill, which is just right for Jing Yu to test the method of breaking the pill and becoming an infant.

"However, the production cost of this [Flawless Puppet Golden Core] is too high!"

Jing Yu frowned. His current wealth far exceeded that of ordinary Jindan cultivators. Even if one only looked at ordinary spiritual resources and objects, he was even richer than most Yuanying Zhenjun because of the Gongsun family treasure.

If we take into account treasures like the [Small Demon Refining Pot], which are of the level of ancient spiritual weapons, I'm afraid that no one in the entire Xianzhou world can compare with it except for Yuanji, who has a relationship with the [Cihang Palace]!

But the real good things cannot be seen in public, and there is no way to exchange them for ordinary spiritual resources. According to the production of [Flawless Puppet Golden Pill], it would be okay if only two or three were made, but if Jing Yu wants to create a secret method to break the pill and become an infant, it will definitely consume a large amount of golden pills. It will be difficult to succeed without more than ten or dozens of them. If he only relies on the treasure of Gongsun family, he will eventually run out of money.

He flipped his hand, and a bloodstained jade seal appeared. "I currently hold two imperial seals. I've already promised to give one to Yuanji Jieying, and I'll mail it to him shortly. The other one... can't be used outside the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty's fiefdom, and it's of little use in the real world. Should I just sell it back to the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty? I'm sure I can squeeze a lot out of them."