Lord of Time: From a Five Elements Cultivator to a Master of All Daos

Chapter 152 Beloved
"I don't feel much threat from this formation, which means it's not at the fourth level. But considering Wei Zhong's character, he's at least at the upper-middle level of the third level."

"Is it possible for Fellow Daoist Wei to refine a third-level puppet now?"

Wei Zhong replied: "It took many years, but I was able to refine it successfully."

Miao Lishan glanced at Wei Zhong. His progress was no slower than those in the Chamber of Commerce.

"If you can refine a fourth-level puppet, I'm afraid your status in the Chamber of Commerce will far exceed mine."

Wei Zhong understood the meaning of his words. A fourth-level puppet master is different from a fourth-level weapon refiner or even an alchemist. The latter two are auxiliary skills that serve Nascent Soul cultivators.

The puppeteer, on the other hand, is a real fighting force.

A fourth-order puppet can be compared with a Nascent Soul cultivator, and a puppeteer can even create multiple puppets at the same time if the materials at hand allow.

Therefore, a fourth-rank puppeteer is even more valuable than an average early Nascent Soul cultivator.

Moreover, there is no such thing as a puppet's lifespan. Even if the puppeteer passes away, as long as he leaves behind the method of controlling the puppet, future generations can use it to achieve Nascent Soul combat power.

"Senior, you are joking. How could I achieve this position? It is not easy to reach the fourth level in alchemy. Puppet, it is very difficult!"

Wei Zhong shook his head repeatedly.

“It’s just a metaphor. If you can master multiple fourth-level skills at the same time, you can reveal your identity and stand on the stage.

As for safety, my Yunji Chamber of Commerce will guarantee it. It is not impossible for even a Nascent Soul cultivator to protect you all the time."

To be honest, Wei Zhong was a little moved after hearing such a promise.

But Wei Zhong had practiced for many years and didn't like to put his safety in the hands of others, so he replied:

"Thank you for your kindness, Senior. I will definitely work hard."

Seeing that Wei Zhong's face showed little emotion, Miao Lishan knew that he did not take his words seriously.

He nodded and said goodbye. Wei Zhong sent him out of the formation and watched him leave from afar.

After returning to Spirit Island, he murmured, "It will take some time to become a fourth-level puppeteer."

Then he knocked on Ling Ziwei's training room and handed out a jade slip. This was the inheritance of a fourth-level formation master that Wei Zhong had specially obtained from the Yunji Chamber of Commerce in exchange for contribution points.

There are four to five levels of puppet formations in "The Divine Induction Technique", but they all rely on puppet formations, and are ultimately not the orthodox way of formations.

If Ling Ziwei wants to transform from a third-level formation master to a fourth-level one, she still needs an authentic fourth-level inheritance.

After handing the jade slip to the other party, Wei Zhong returned to the cave to meditate.

He took out various items obtained from Miaoli Shan, including spiritual medicines and various spiritual materials, ranging in levels from one to four.

Wei Zhong planned to practice in the coming days, use alchemy to earn spiritual objects, and focus on puppetry to upgrade and strengthen the Five Elements Killing Formation.

"We must refine five third-stage or top-level puppets this time! In addition, the combination of multiple psychic cores must also be put on the agenda."

Thinking of this, golden flames appeared in Wei Zhong's hand...
A month later, Song Linfang appeared in Zhigang Palace in the form of Nascent Soul, put order out of chaos, and suppressed many Jindan elders in the sect.

At the same time, he officially announced to the outside world that he had successfully advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, and that the Gang Palace had since become the number one Nascent Soul sect in Luohe Prefecture.

"The Yuanying Ceremony will be held at Zhigang Palace in half a year?"

Wei Zhong, who had just refined a puppet leg, was very disappointed by the news, but since it concerned a Nascent Soul cultivator, he had to treat it with caution.

"Accept it, and then we'll go to the banquet."

Wei Zhong left these words and returned to the cave.

I have to accept Yuanying's invitation, but my most urgent priority is my own cultivation and puppetry.

Half a year later, Wei Zhong successfully refined a third-stage late-stage puppet. This puppet was dark yellow in color and was of the earth attribute.

Its body is much larger than that of ordinary puppets, and its strength is also superior.

"It's a pity that I don't have any earth-attributed magic runes. Although there are runes engraved on puppets in the inheritance, I don't have much time to comprehend them."

Wei Zhong didn't practice many techniques, and most of them were for auxiliary purposes, with few for attacking and killing. There was not even one technique with earth attribute.

Over the years, he has only refined four first-level spells to a peerless level and obtained four spell runes.

Even if we want to obtain other runes from scratch now, it will take nearly a hundred years, which is not worth it.

“The first-level magic is just the starting point, and any Qi-refining cultivator can perform it.

But this does not mean that the first-level spells are weak. Instead, they will be improved and enhanced in power as the cultivator's mana increases and his proficiency in the spells improves.

The unique spiritual techniques displayed by many cultivators stand out from the other techniques they have practiced.

My current situation is similar to this.

The complexity of the second-level and higher-level spells is higher than that of the first-level spells, so there are certain requirements for the cultivator's cultivation. It will also be more difficult to improve proficiency.

At the same level of proficiency, the power of high-level spells is greater than that of low-level spells.

But a skilled low-level spell is not necessarily worse than an unskilled high-level spell."

The four peerless spells in Wei Zhong's hands are typical examples. The spells are instantly cast and extremely powerful.

“There is nothing wrong with learning new techniques, but you still have to choose carefully, after all, time is limited.

Not only was he busy with his cultivation, he also needed to improve multiple skills at the same time, so he really couldn't spare much time to study magic.

It would be best if it could improve combat power and be helpful to the art of puppetry."

"It is better to spend some time to study the runes in the Divine Attraction Technique."

After figuring this out, Wei Zhong stopped worrying about it.

He came out of seclusion, invited the two girls with him, and went straight to Gang Palace.

When they arrived at Gang Palace, a group of people arrived early.

These are the people from the Jinguan Pavilion, which is as famous as the Zhigang Palace and is one of the two major Jindan sects in Luohe Prefecture. However, this title has completely become a thing of the past with the formation of Song Linfang's infant.

"Fortunately, the Pavilion Master was cautious, and we did not offend the Zhigang Palace because of the false news, otherwise..."

Song Xinhe felt a little emotional.

The other sect elders were also afraid.

When they heard the news of Song Linfang's death, who wouldn't want to tear a piece of meat from Zhigang Palace? If it weren't for the Pavilion Master's desperate efforts to suppress everyone, Jinguang Pavilion might be in a terrible situation now.

"I heard that the elders who caused trouble in Zhigang Palace were sentenced to death and completely stripped of their positions as elders. Now their fate is almost the same as that of slaves. It is really sad."

A female elder spoke up, with a hint of fear on her face.

"Alright, alright, this matter is over. We have been guarding our own territory and have never coveted the power of Gang Palace. Senior Song has nothing to blame us for."

"Have you prepared all the gifts?"

Everyone nodded, and then flew to the entrance of the Gang Palace formation.

"Jia Pingjian, the head of the Jinguang Pavilion, presents a pair of third-level soul-nourishing jades.
Huang Xinhe, the elder of Jinguang Pavilion, presented an 8,000-year-old blood ginseng.
The elder of the Golden Light Pavilion, Lou Rui, presents..."

A high-pitched voice spread in front of the Zhigang Palace, all of which were rare spiritual treasures of the third rank. "The Jinguang Pavilion really blew a lot of money this time."

“Haha, who said it wasn’t true? In the past, Jinguang Pavilion and Zhigang Palace were sects of the same level, so friction was inevitable. Now that Senior Song has reached the Nascent Soul stage, the situation has changed. We must try to curry favor with him and ask for forgiveness.”

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Such sarcastic remarks were heard among the visitors and people who came to Gang Palace.

"Hmph, this Jinguan Pavilion is quite clever. It's difficult for me in the Zhigang Palace to attack it," Bu Yajuan heard a powerful voice from outside the hall.

"The Jinguang Pavilion knows the general situation. I cannot lose my manners when I come to Gang Palace." He turned his head and looked to the side. "Elder Xu, can you greet him for me?"

Xu Xianliang took a step back and bowed to Song Linfang:
"I will follow the Palace Master's orders!"

Then he flew out of the hall and headed towards the entrance of the formation.

Seeing his departing back, two people in the hall had bitter expressions on their faces. These were the two elders named Yue and Huang who had stood idly by and watched the internal strife in Zhigang Palace.

Compared with Xu Xianliang, who strongly supported the Song and Bu sisters, their status is now much inferior.

Even when standing in the corner of the hall, he didn't dare to look at Song Linfang.

As for the other three people who caused the internal strife, they were nowhere to be seen and it was unknown what kind of punishment Song Linfang had given them.

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"Qingbo Island Master Wei Zhongzhi..."

"I present to you a third-grade top-grade magic sword, a magic shield, a magic bracelet, a bottle of top-grade Haoyuan Pill, and a bottle of top-grade Yanghun Pill..."

The voice of the master of ceremonies echoed in Zhigang Palace for a long time. When the cultivators heard about such a gift, they were all stunned. After they understood the contents of the gift, they all took a deep breath.

"Did I hear correctly? They are all third-level spiritual creatures, and they are the top-level ones."

"This third-grade top-quality magic sword is worth all my wealth," a Jindan cultivator beat his chest and stamped his feet, lamenting Wei Zhong's wealth.

The sound of discussion continued inside the Zhigang Palace. The sound of a bird chirping made everyone look up into the sky, where they saw the handsome Master Wei.

He was standing on the back of a handsome and extraordinary spirit bird, talking to the two women beside him.

Wei Zhong didn't pay much attention to the discussions of the cultivators below. Now that his skills in alchemy and magic weapons had become increasingly sophisticated, these magic weapons and elixirs no longer required Wei Zhong to consume many spirit stones.

It is far inferior to the puppet that needs to be refined.

By simply removing one of the silver-white puppet's arms, Wei Zhong could refine several third-grade top-quality magic swords.

"My husband has really become a big star," Ling Ziwei said with a smile.

Xie Linghua on the other side also looked excited and proud.

"What does this mean? Compared to Song Linfang who has achieved the Nascent Soul stage, it is still far behind."

As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of light flew to the side of the spirit bird, revealing Xu Xianliang's figure.

It turned out that upon hearing of Wei Zhong's arrival, Xu Xianliang greeted him in front of everyone in Jinguang Pavilion and then handed him over to his disciples to treat him to a foundation-building ceremony.

He hurried to Wei Zhong to greet him.

"Greetings, Master Wei. The Palace Master has been waiting in the hall for a long time. Please follow me."

Wei Zhong was only at the Jindan stage, so naturally there was no reason for him to ask a Yuanying master to come and greet him in person.

Under the envious gazes of the group of people, Wei Zhong collected Jiucai, took the two girls, and followed Xu Xianliang into the main hall of Zhigang Palace.

All the cultivators knew that that was where the Nascent Soul cultivators were. Before Wei Zhong, no one had ever set foot there, not even the people in the Jinguan Pavilion who were led by a late Jindan cultivator.

In the hall, Wei Zhong saw Song Linfang sitting in the main seat. She was wearing a golden dress and looked extraordinary.

He raised his hand slightly, signaling the disciples in the hall to offer the three of them a seat, and at the same time joked to Wei Zhong:
"Brother Wei is really generous, far more than before."

Wei Zhong showed some regret:

"My skills are not very good, and I don't have any fourth-level spiritual objects. I can only use third-level spiritual pills and magic tools to make up for the quality with quantity. I hope you don't despise me, senior."

"Haha, Brother Wei, you are too serious."

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The few of them chatted for a while, and the voice of the master of ceremonies outside the hall was endless. In order to leave a good impression in front of Song Linfang, the new Nascent Soul, everyone presented extraordinary spiritual objects, which made Wei Zhong feel a little emotional.

He secretly sighed: "It's really a lot of money to hold this Yuanying Ceremony!"

But after a long time, Wei Zhong did not hear any fourth-level spiritual creatures.

at last,

"Wang family, Fairy Wang has arrived, and a bottle of Nurturing Infant Pills is presented as a gift."

"Wang family?"

Wei Zhong raised his eyebrows, and saw a hint of joy in Song Linfang's eyes.

But this is not over yet, a voice sounded immediately:

"Gathering at the Chamber of Commerce, Fairy Miao has arrived, and a bottle of Dixuan Dan is presented as a gift."

Outside the formation, Miao Lishan looked at Wang Qianxi opposite him and said with a smile:
"As expected of the Wang family, they are really wealthy. They easily gave away a whole bottle of infant-cultivating pills."

"It's extraordinary that fellow Taoists have gathered in the Chamber of Commerce. Even though Senior Jie left, they gave him a bottle of Dixuan Pill as soon as he asked," Wang Qianxi joked.

As soon as these words were spoken, Miaoli Shan's face turned cold. No matter what the other party said, Yunji Chamber of Commerce would not be a problem, but it was inappropriate to mention Senior Jie in the words.

"Humph, my Yunji Chamber of Commerce is a big business, a bottle of elixir is nothing to me.

Besides, Senior Jie has a successor, and his disciple has already reached the level of a fourth-level alchemist, so this little pill is even less of a concern."

Wang Qianxi's eyes flickered. She had also heard the news that a new fourth-level alchemist had emerged in the Yunji Chamber of Commerce.

However, the Yunji Chamber of Commerce has concealed this person's information very well, and there is no way to know his identity.

The words of the two were shielded by the power of the Nascent Soul and no one else could hear them.

Just as the two Nascent Soul cultivators were about to compete, Song Linfang flew out of the hall and landed on the side:
"Hello, fellow Taoists."

The two had no choice but to give up, and Wang Qianxi smiled a little:
"I have prepared a small gift to congratulate Sister Song on her success in condensing her baby. I hope you won't despise it."

There was intimacy in the words.

"How can I despise such a valuable gift? It is my younger sister who should thank Sister Wang."

Miaoli Shan looked at this scene and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

"The Wang family is really quick."

After giving a polite congratulations to Song Linfang, he was led into the Zhigang Palace by her.

Wang Qianxi frowned slightly when she saw that Wei Zhong and other three guests were already in the hall.

Upon seeing this, Song Linfang immediately realized that her consideration was inappropriate, and hurriedly explained Wei Zhong's identity to him, and emphasized that she had a good personal relationship with Wei Zhong.

As a result, Wang Qianxi's expression became better, and she transmitted her voice:

"Sister Song, this man has a wife and a concubine, he is not a good man!"

(End of this chapter)