He'd rather run than be turned into a cannon fodder for the broken engagement.

Chapter 236 Elder Leng

No one knows when a cause and effect will occur, so we can only prepare in advance.

Both of them had their own tasks and responsibilities. Leng Huan was not only the elder who protected the sect, but also the elder who transmitted the Dharma. She lectured on the scriptures in the lecture hall for a month and answered the disciples' questions about cultivation.

Fu Xun has already made arrangements for the sect's affairs. The general direction remains unchanged, while specific details will be discussed by Leng Huan, the sect leader's wife and guardian elder, along with the elders of each peak.

He had to go into seclusion, but Leng Huan just smiled and encouraged him: "I'll give you three years. Please break through as soon as possible, Sect Master."

Three years? Fu Xun felt that within the space, a hundred years would be enough for him. That's equivalent to two years in the outside world. Saying it was three years was actually giving him enough time, meaning he shouldn't rush things, as haste makes waste.

Leng Huan began preaching and expounding scriptures, occasionally going to the main hall to discuss matters, and then meditating alone, while also studying the daily routine of puppetry.

She combined puppetry and weapon crafting to create small gadgets.

He had been secretly engaging in this kind of "underhanded" activity, and one day he was finally caught by the master.

Under the pressure of his disciple's rapid advancement, the master finally broke through to the Nascent Soul stage. When Leng Huan became his disciple, he was in the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

Leng Huan and Fu Xun are not only towering figures for the disciples, but also for the elders, putting them under immense pressure.

The younger generation has taken the lead; how can the old folks just stay put?

After their wedding, the entire sect was plunged into a frenzy of involution, and Fu Xun even proposed to revise the training and promotion methods for outer disciples, inner disciples, elite disciples, and core disciples.

The more tangible benefits are intended to give disciples hope and goals for advancement, encouraging them to continue their spiritual practice.

Especially after the sect wars of that year, everyone wanted to become stronger.

"Hiss, disciple, how did you come up with the idea of ​​using weapon crafting to create puppetry? And this thing also requires combining formations and runes... You were clearly a blockhead back then, how did you suddenly become so clever? Look at you, you quietly studied both formations and runes on your own, and reached the fourth rank in both... You're a late bloomer!"

At this moment, Jiang Ruoyu was holding a round-headed, long-legged, antenna-topped... mechanical puppet, looking it over and over, sighing repeatedly. Her eyes shone with a strange light as she looked at Leng Huan as if he were a bizarre creature.

"Back then, I didn't have any strange fire, so I only had theoretical ideas but couldn't put them into practice. With strange fire, crafting weapons is something anyone can do. What do you think, Master? This mechanical puppet is specially designed to guide and greet guests. It's very flexible and rarely makes mistakes. Although it doesn't talk much, it's very reliable. It can even fly. If it says it's going to Qi Refining Peak, it will never go to Sword Inquiry Peak."

"Excellent! Wonderful! I feel like I can take my weapon crafting skills to the next level. Um, disciple, do you think I could borrow this for a few days?"

"But yes, Master, you have to study the art of puppetry first, and then I need your help with something."

"Okay! It's settled then, I'm going back now."

Jiang Ruoyu carried the mechanical puppet back to the Qi Refining Peak. After putting it down, she touched the puppet, which was half her height, and asked, "What's your name?"

"My name is Yuanyuan, welcome. Where would you like to go, sir?" Her round, blue crystal eyes gleamed, flashing as she spoke, and her slender, mechanical hands were crossed in front of her. A veritable cultivation-themed ET (a popular Chinese fantasy novel).

Wow! They can actually have a good chat!

Puppet puppets are usually programmed with a few lines of dialogue, and only advanced puppets can have such rigid conversations, like the puppets in the trial grounds.

The one Leng Huan made is already comparable to the puppets in the training ground.

While Jiang Ruoyu was studying mechanical arts day and night, Leng Huan's runes reached the fifth rank. She had a greater understanding and interest in runes, but array formations were too difficult, and she gave up after barely reaching the fourth rank.

This is exactly the level of array she needs to create her puppet-like mechanisms. If she wanted to go even higher, she would rather find an array master to customize array flags to drive large-scale mechanical puppets.

Runes are much easier to learn. As long as you control your spiritual power with precision and understand the key points, intermediate runes are quite easy to learn.

Six months later, at the main hall of the Refining Peak.

Jiang Ruoyu asked, "What do you need my help with?"

Leng Huan took the teacup from the round, chubby nanny puppet, took a slow sip, and pondered for a moment:

“Master, there are too many disciples and too many questions about cultivation, but I am the only one, and there are only a few elders. Therefore, I want to be a puppet teacher who can answer questions independently.”

Jiang Ruoyu's eyes widened, and she stammered for a long time, "This... requires very complex array runes..."

He stroked his beard, pondering for a long time, then suddenly paused, "Have you already made a breakthrough?"

Leng Huan nodded: "More or less. I need to find an elder in charge of array formations to customize array flags, as well as Elder Mu's rune techniques... and you, Master. With your help, I'll be able to finish them faster."

"Row!"

Everyone got busy until the chaos on the mainland subsided and the disciples returned one after another. Leng Huan saw his children and Fu Yuqing and others.

"So you were with your aunt?" After the sermon, Leng Huan led the group of people who had come to listen to the sermon to the main hall.

Fu Yuqing was surprised to find a familiar-looking disciple with her. After thinking for a while, she suddenly remembered that the handsome young man was named Wei Liao. She hadn't expected him to be an elite disciple.

Yun Du and Yun Fei followed behind Leng Huan. The siblings seemed to have grown a lot after this experience.

Yun Yi tugged at her mother's sleeve and blinked at Leng Huan: "No, we met in Zhongdu City. Aunt and Uncle Wei were together."

"Ahem, we went to the Xia Kingdom in the north." Fu Yuqing blushed slightly and smiled awkwardly.

Leng Huan's eyes lit up, and he became interested. He asked Yun Du to take his younger siblings out to play and invited Fu Yuqing and her companion to sit down.

For some reason, Wei Liao seemed a little nervous. Leng Huan glanced at the two of them, not expecting that the two of them would end up together.

"When I first met Wei Liao, he was just a menial outer disciple. I never imagined he'd become an elite disciple. He's made great progress," Leng Huan praised with a smile. "You don't need to be nervous."

She thought to herself, "Fu Xun is in seclusion, so it's only right that I take care of my sister's marriage on his behalf."

"Wei Liao greets Elder Leng." The young man tried his best to remain calm and bow respectfully. Feeling a bit uneasy, he chatted for a few moments about recent events outside the city before taking his leave, leaving Leng Huan and Fu Yuqing to talk alone.

"Cousin, do I look that scary?" Leng Huan asked Fu Yuqing, touching his face as he watched her disappear through the door.

Fu Yuqing: "...A little. I was a little nervous when I first met you, but I'm fine now."

She sighed gently, "All the disciples know your legend. It's been decades since we last met. Yun Du even has younger siblings now. I'm so glad that you and Fu Xun are still doing well. It's like seeing flowers bloom."

To be honest, Leng Huan now feels this same sense of relief when he sees her.

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