“Even if I don't know what this thing is, the fact that Ding Zhen is so attentive to it means it must be extraordinary.”
He carefully placed the bronze shard into the Taihuang Space.
For such especially precious items, Qin Xuan always carefully placed them in the Taihuang Space.
He was still a bit uneasy about other places.
“Judging from this shard, this bronze artifact must have been quite large. It seems to have shattered into at least a thousand pieces, so collecting all of them won’t be easy.”
Han Ye said with some hesitation.
Qin Xuan's most urgent task now was to Cultivate well with various resources, and he shouldn't waste too much Mental Energy on these matters.
Collecting all thousand shards would undoubtedly consume an unknown amount of Mental Energy.
Listening to this, Qin Xuan smiled and nodded.
“Senior, don’t worry, I naturally know what’s important and what’s not.”
“I only collected this shard because it seemed unusual; I naturally won't invest too much thought into it.”
“Besides, I don’t even need to collect these bronze shards myself; others will naturally collect them.”
Ding Zhen was searching for these shards, and in this world, who knows how many others were collecting them just like him.
Since that was the case, Qin Xuan would just wait until these people had collected most of them, then he would ‘borrow them’.
Of course, this was just a thought.
Those who could collect these bronze shards were probably quite powerful.
Shaking his head, he temporarily suppressed his conjectures about the bronze shard and then looked at Jin Ming.
At this moment, Jin Ming was eagerly looking at the Ghost King’s Physical Body before him.
“Let’s begin. Start refining the Corpse Puppet. It’s a good opportunity for me to learn as well.”
Refining the Corpse Puppet was the priority now.
“Yes!”
After bowing to Qin Xuan, Jin Ming began refining the Corpse Puppet.
Jin Ming dipped some Spirit Beast blood and then drew various strange patterns on the Ghost King’s Physical Body.
In just a short while, the entire Ghost King’s Physical Body was covered with various strange symbols and patterns.
Qin Xuan diligently memorized all these patterns.
Once the patterns were drawn, Jin Ming then added iron essence to these patterns.
As the iron essence and beast blood continuously merged into the Ghost King’s Physical Body, the Physical Body began to take on two colors, one red and one white.
Jin Ming did not hesitate and immediately threw the Spirit Beast’s Divine Soul, which Qin Xuan had captured on the way, into the Ghost King’s Physical Body.
“Crack…”
The Physical Body suddenly shook, startling Qin Xuan.
“Master, no need to be nervous. This is the Corpse Puppet completing its Two Ethereal Souls and Six Corporeal Spirits. Corpse Puppets are stronger and more flexible than ordinary Puppets, and this is what they rely on. However, for ease of control, Spirit Beasts’ Divine Souls are used.”
Qin Xuan nodded.
Next, Jin Ming followed suit, completing the remaining Two Ethereal Souls and Six Corporeal Spirits. This way, once Qin Xuan controlled the Corpse Puppet, it would have all Three Ethereal Souls and Seven Corporeal Spirits.
Since the Divine Soul had entered the Physical Body, the next step was to set up various Restrictions and Bloodline suppressions.
“Master, add some essence blood to the top of this Corpse Puppet’s head. This way, even if the Corpse Puppet loses control, you can still use this essence blood to control the Corpse Puppet to self-destruct, preventing it from harming you.”
Qin Xuan nodded and dripped the essence blood.
As the essence blood slowly merged into the Corpse Puppet, the Corpse Puppet on the ground suddenly opened its eyes, startling Qin Xuan.
If he hadn't known this thing was a Puppet, Qin Xuan would have thought it was a living being.
“Master, you can now control this Corpse Puppet.”
Jin Ming bowed to Qin Xuan, who then directly used his Mental Energy to make the Corpse Puppet move according to his thoughts.
Indeed, apart from its somewhat stiff movements, the Corpse Puppet’s actions looked almost indistinguishable from those of an ordinary person.
“Not bad. With the addition of iron essence, this thing’s Physical Body is indeed capable.”
Qin Xuan nodded with satisfaction. This thing was much better than he had imagined.
“Thank you for your praise, Master.”
Jin Ming bowed to Qin Xuan.
Qin Xuan looked at Jin Ming, then at the Corpse Puppet, and pondered.
“Jin Ming, if you were to enter the Corpse Puppet’s body now, could you control it?”
Jin Ming was stunned, then nodded.
“Of course, I can. Not only me, but any Divine Soul authorized by Master can enter this Corpse Puppet and control its actions.”
“This way, the problem of the Corpse Puppet’s stiff movements will be solved, and it will look completely like an ordinary human.”
Qin Xuan thought the same.
If a Divine Soul could specialize in controlling the Corpse Puppet, it would indeed be much more convenient.
“Master, do you want me to control this Corpse Puppet?”
Jin Ming looked at Qin Xuan.
“That’s right. I want you to control this Corpse Puppet. When we enter the Kun Peng Nest, I will need a more flexible helper. An overly dull Corpse Puppet won’t be of much help to me.”
Although after much negotiation, the Kun Peng Nest outwardly only allowed Cultivators of the Tianxuan Realm and below to enter.
However, Qin Xuan understood that for those large Sects, they certainly had means to conceal their cultivation and enter the Kun Peng Nest.
Later, when the situation became clearer, it was likely that some existences in the Taiqing Realm or even higher Realms would openly break their cover and enter.
That would be the time of great chaos in the Kun Peng Nest.
Qin Xuan would not wait until then.
He wanted to find himself a helper in advance, a trustworthy helper.
“Actually, Qin Xuan, I can also help you control this Corpse Puppet.”
Just then, Han Ye suddenly said to Qin Xuan.
Hearing this, Qin Xuan felt a surge of helplessness.
“Han Lao, I also considered that, but this trip to the Kun Peng Nest is truly too dangerous. I am already prepared to lose this Corpse Puppet inside. If things truly become troublesome, I will control the Corpse Puppet to self-destruct.”
“When the Corpse Puppet self-destructs, the Mental Energy inside will also be in danger, inevitably leading to death.”
“Senior, I once promised you that as long as you are willing to lend me a hand, I will certainly be able to grant you freedom in the future and re-condense a Physical Body for you.”
“With this Refining God Cauldron, I can certainly condense a good Physical Body for you, which will be much stronger than this Corpse Puppet.”
Qin Xuan comforted Han Ye with a wry smile, not knowing if he had truly listened.
“Alright, since you said so, then I’ll just wait a bit longer with peace of mind.”
Although Han Ye was somewhat disappointed, he understood.
After all, this Corpse Puppet could truly be controlled by Qin Xuan to self-destruct.
Once it truly self-destructed, the Divine Soul inside would at best be shaken into idiocy.
Under normal circumstances, the Divine Soul inside should be doomed to die.
Thinking of this, he no longer had any intention of arguing with Qin Xuan.
“So, what are your plans next?”
Han Ye asked Qin Xuan.
“Since the Corpse Puppet has been successfully refined, the next step is naturally to prepare to return to the capital. According to the timeline, they should have already arrived in the capital, and the selection will be in the next few days. If I'm late, I'll only be able to choose to cooperate with that Ding Zhen.”
Qin Xuan still wanted to enter the Kun Peng Nest through the Great Wilderness’s twenty slots.
Of course, once inside, he would naturally operate under a different identity, absolutely not revealing his true identity. This was extremely crucial.
A man is innocent, but his possession of a treasure makes him guilty. If he truly obtained the Kunpeng Legacy with his original identity, let alone the Qin Family, the Azure Green Sect and even the Great Wilderness would be finished.
These people from the Great Wilderness, according to the plan, were originally just there to accompany the Crown Prince in his studies.
