Mysterious mirror hanging high

Yun Ji naturally had no idea what Jing Yu was up to at this time. He followed Jing Yu's instructions and sent invitations to the Yuanying Taoist sects in the five seas and four continents. However, there were very few responses. Probably only a few dozen familiar Taoist sects sent their True Lords to come.

These Yuanying True Lords were nominally sent by their own sect, but it would be better if they came to establish a relationship with Jing Yu. Naturally, they did not take Jing Yu's so-called "puppet" seriously.

After all, this "Nine-Aperture True Lord" who has become famous in recent years has only been heard to have made great achievements in the art of alchemy and divination, but no one has ever heard that he is proficient in the art of puppetry. Those so-called novel puppets are probably just some small gadgets that are not worthy of being shown on the stage.

But after these Yuanying Zhenjun gathered on Fugui Island, they stayed on the island for several days before they left the East China Sea stealthily and returned to their own Taoist sects.

After these True Lords left, Yun Ji asked to see Jing Yu. He pushed open the door of the cave and was instantly dazzled by the precious light rising into the sky from Jing Yu's cave.

"This...these are..."

Yun Ji, a dignified Jindan Zhenren, also felt a stinging pain in his eyes. He subconsciously raised his sleeves to cover his face. After adapting to the piercing precious light, he could see the scene inside the cave clearly.

Jing Yu was seen sitting cross-legged in front of a jade table, piled with rare treasures rarely seen in the outside world:

Several [Xuanyin Blood Marrow Beads] were suspended in the air, and the blood threads inside the beads were moving like living things, looking extremely strange.

A half piece of [Nine Tribulations Lightning-Struck Wood] was placed aside. The wood was as lustrous as jade, with golden threads flowing on the cross section. It was said that this wood had the magical effect of warding off evil and avoiding disasters. It was a rare treasure even in the Taoism of Transformation.

Dozens of open jade boxes were piled up in the corner of the wall, one of which was filled with [Millennium Earth Core Milk], with golden light floating on the milky white spiritual liquid; another box was covered with [Five-Colored Innate Soil], in which a [Seven-Leaf Resurrection Grass] had matured, with dewdrops rolling on the leaves, and every drop was full of vitality.

Some of the treasures in the other boxes were things Yun Ji had never even heard of.

Jing Yu waved his sleeves, and three more magical weapons appeared on the table, almost touching the threshold of spiritual weapons:

A [Red Sky Flame Sword] hangs on the left, with a hidden line of fire running across the sword.

On the right side is a golden [Dragon Locking Immortal Rope], which is a very famous binding treasure.

In the middle was a palm-sized tiger talisman. Yun Ji was knowledgeable and recognized it. It should be the [Bingsha Tiger Talisman] from the Nascent Soul power [Tiansheng Mansion] of [Tianxiang Xianzhou]. It was said that it could summon a Nascent Soul-level Bingsha Tiger Talisman to fight the enemy. There were only twelve of these in the entire Tiansheng Mansion. How come the master had one?

"These treasures..." Yun Ji said with difficulty, his throat rolling.

Jing Yu tapped the table with his fingertips and smiled softly, "These are all spiritual resources I got from selling the [Shovel]."

"Shovel...those puppets?" Yun Ji was stunned.

A jade slip was tossed to Yun Ji. The acting headmaster, after a divine sense check, was immediately shocked and said, "Skill Puppet... once this puppet appears, all low-level cultivators who specialize in cultivating the Hundred Arts of Immortals can change their careers!"

Jing Yuyan said, "I have given the manufacturing blueprints of the Skill Puppet to the dozens of Taoist sects that were invited, and I promised that these puppet technologies will not be disseminated in the short term. These magical treasures and spiritual resources are the compensation given by the various Taoist sects to our Xuanjing Immortal Sect."

"Dozens of Taoist sects... this technology can't be kept secret for too long, it will definitely spread throughout the world." Yun Ji couldn't help but say.

"A few years is more than enough." Jing Yu shook his head. "It's just a first-mover advantage. If we delay it for a year or two, the benefits gained by each sect will be enough to make up ten or a hundred times more than the spiritual resources we have invested today!"

"If we make this kind of puppets ourselves, and then use them to make pills and weapons..." Yun Ji said excitedly.

"You're overthinking it. You said it yourself. We're just an ordinary Yuanying sect in the East China Sea. There are only a few of us, big and small. How can we possibly take advantage of such a huge profit? I'm afraid that as soon as the news leaks out, the God Transformation Heavenly Monarch will arrive at the mountain gate the next moment."

Jing Yu said casually, "These puppets were originally meant to be spread across the world, and now these spiritual resources are ours for free... Please register them and store the magic weapon spiritual resources."

"Yes!"

Yun Ji bowed and was about to leave when Jing Yu suddenly called him:

"Wait a moment."

Jing Yu held a thousand-year-old blood ginseng in his hand, a thoughtful expression on his face. "Instruct the sect disciples: within the next year, make every effort to purchase low-level spiritual medicines, ores, and other raw materials from the East China Sea. Do not use spiritual stones, but instead use barter methods, directly exchanging finished elixirs and magical instruments for them."

"And collect more spirit stones, regardless of their attributes or quality... the more the better."

Yun Ji was stunned and said, "Master, this isn't right... If we buy a large number of them in such a short period of time, the premium will probably be sky-high..."

Jing Yu said meaningfully, "Soon these [premiums] will become [actual prices]."

----

A year passed quickly. On this day, in the first fairy city [Huangsha Fairy City] of Penglai Fairyland [Huangsha Region], the person in charge was the true disciple of the current [Emperor of Heaven] Xiao Guanying, [Yan Jiuming] who was in the early Nascent Soul stage.

"Report!"

A Jindan Zhenren walked into the hall and bowed, saying, "Your Excellency, the Territory Guardian, the battle situation on the front lines of the [Mulin Territory] is encouraging. Our [Heavenly Court] soldiers have pushed the front line to the vicinity of the [Heavenly Cliff] and have almost swallowed up nearly one-third of the territory of the Mulin Territory..."

Yan Jiuming raised his eyebrows slightly. "Have there been any unusual movements from the Yuanying Zhenjuns of the Penglai Righteous Path who are guarding the Mulin Territory?"

"No," the Jindan cultivator replied, "Ever since the True Lord Battle six months ago, all the Righteous True Lords in the Wood Forest Territory have been injured to varying degrees. It would be difficult for them to recover in just six months... I'm afraid they won't be showing up for a while."

"Okay." Yan Jiuming narrowed his eyes. "It's a pity that our True Lord has also suffered considerable damage. Otherwise, we could have taken advantage of this opportunity to push forward."

"Lord Territory Guardian, there's one more thing..." The Jindan cultivator said, "Our reserves of spiritual herbs, spiritual medicines, minerals, and spiritual stones are almost empty..."

"What?!" Yan Jiuming exclaimed in shock. "How could this be? The war in the domain has been protracted, and spiritual resources are of vital importance. Now that the raw materials are running out, how can we still make pills, refine weapons, draw talismans, and set up formations?"

The Jindan cultivator said, "Don't worry, Lord Territory Guardian. In the past six months, many merchants have appeared in the Heavenly Court's territory, selling elixirs, magic tools, talismans, formations, etc..."

"Not only do they need a large amount of spirit stones, they also use barter, promising to let us use the raw materials for refining spirit resources as compensation..."

The Jindan cultivator laughed and said, "Although our stockpile of raw materials has run out, the treasure house has been completely exchanged for various elixirs, magical instruments and talismans!"