The ancestor is incompetent!

Chapter 20: The Substitute Puppet Appears

Above the mountains, a white cloud floated slowly forward. Li Yuan stood on the cloud with his hands behind his back. The pleasant wind blowing in his face lifted his long hair. His body was like a jade tree and his spirit was as strong as a bamboo joint.

Behind him lay a corpse, Feng Zi's body, which he had wrapped with spiritual power to prevent it from rotting.

Li Yuan sighed: "It turns out that the wind is so free."

After fifty-seven years of practice, he kept silent and remained silent, living in the dark like a mouse, sneaking around cautiously like a worm, and finally achieved his current status as a late-stage elder.

Looking over the Guangyuan Mountains that are tens of thousands of miles long, those in the late stage of Qi Refining are all superior to the seniors. Except for the dozen or so true cultivation ancestors of the four families who are elusive, they are respected wherever they go.

If it weren't for the blessing of the spiritual lower Yuan Zhen Jue, Li Yuan would probably have to wait until he was over 150 years old to cultivate to his current level, and by then he would only live another 40 to 50 years before passing away.

Therefore, even if he becomes weaker after practicing this skill, he will not have any complaints.

Looking back at the corpse behind him, Li Yuan's eyes were cold. As for this kind of weird enemy, he would never stay with him for a moment longer if he had the ability. If this kind of person lives for one more second, he will be a threat to himself.

Of course, he agreed to Wang Xingyi's request not just for that little thing, but because he was worried that if the ancestor really found out, he would be considered half an accomplice, because he noticed the problem but turned a blind eye to it, and sat back and watched his fellow disciples being wronged.

Therefore, as long as I am a little late, Feng Zi's soul will be more scattered, and naturally only important things will remain in his memory, and he will have even less memory of people like me who are not so important.

At dusk, Li Yuan rode on a cloud and landed in front of the mountain gate.

Two deacons were chatting in front of the door, and one of them yawned lazily.

Seeing Li Yuan suddenly fall in front of them, they quickly looked up.

They were the two former gatekeeper disciples, one fat and one thin.

The thinner disciple surnamed Hou recognized him even though he hadn't seen him for more than 20 years. As a cultivator, he had a photographic memory and smiled, "Hey, Junior Brother Li, you actually bought a flying magic weapon. It seems you've made a lot of money recently."

The fatter disciple named Zhao laughed and said, "Junior Brother Li, I am no longer the second to last. I am now the 178th!"

"Tsk, isn't it just the tenth from the bottom?" Deacon Hou couldn't help laughing, "Don't show off. If someone doesn't know you, they would think you are also a master."

Li Yuan ignored the two men and just raised his hand to send them off. The body behind him was brought to the two men by Baibi Wulan. "We have captured a rebel in the Chouyun Mountain garrison. This is a serious matter. You two should remember when I returned to the mountain."

"What? This...this...is a dead person!" Fatty Zhao's face turned pale and he took several steps back in fear.

Deacon Hou was also startled, but he was calm. He put his hand on the storage bag and looked at him warily, saying, "Junior Brother Li, if I'm not mistaken, this man should be wearing deacon's clothes. How could you kill him without reporting it?"

Li Yuan chuckled and took a step forward. His spiritual power surged, pressing the two men's faces to red, making it difficult for them to move. "I returned to the mountain to take the position of elder. Why should I report the rebellious disciples? What's more, this was killed by Senior Brother Wang Xingyi who guards the Chouyun Mountain. I just brought him back to the mountain."

"What? You..." Fatty Zhao froze in disbelief, "You... became an elder?"

"Elder? How is this possible? Absolutely impossible." Deacon Hou was shocked. "When has there ever been such a young elder in the mountain? Besides, even if there was, how could it be you, the lowest-ranking deacon in Baique Tower?"

Li Yuan's smile remained unchanged as he reached out and took out his disciple token. "This is my token. There is no need to tell whether it is real or fake. You guys continue to guard the mountain gate. I will go and see the peak master first."

After saying that, he calmly walked past the two stunned people. It was not until this moment that they realized that they were suppressed by his aura and unable to move. Only then could they believe that the person in front of them had actually become an elder!
Only cultivators in the later stages can use the spirit on their foreheads to exert pressure from a distance, thus creating the effect of suppressing the weak with force.

It was not until Li Yuan had been gone for a long time that Deacon Hou murmured, "Am I dreaming?"

"Am I still sleepy?" Fatty Zhao asked in a trance.

"Snapped!"

Deacon Hou patted the other person's face and asked, "Does it hurt?"

Fatty Zhao covered his face and said in disbelief, "It hurts, but why do I feel like I'm still dreaming?"

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Inside the mountain, Li Yuan rode the white-walled black mist to the Lingfeng Hall and said to the disciple guarding in front of the hall: "I want to report that I want to see the peak master Chen Guan."

The guarding disciples were a little stunned, they saw that the senior brother in front of them was a deacon disciple at such a young age, but the deacon disciples did not have the right to ask to see the peak master.

Seeing that they did not report, Li Yuan looked down at his clothes and laughed, "I forgot to change my clothes. I am the elder of Lingfeng. Go and report it quickly. Just say that it is about the death of the previous Lingfeng master."

"Ah? Yes! Yes!"

The two of them exclaimed in surprise and hurried in to report.

Li Yuan stood in front of the hall and waited. If Chen Guan wanted to secure his position as the peak master, he must find out the truth about the death of the previous peak master, so as to appease the old subordinates and win the hearts of the people. So Chen Guan must meet him.

Sure enough, not long after, two disciples came out and led him into the inner hall.

The red-painted wooden tables and chairs in the inner hall were all ancient and elegant. An elegant middle-aged man with a long beard sat at the top, smiling gently and saying, "Which junior brother is this? Why don't I remember him?"

"I am Li Yuan, the guard deacon of the Chouyun Mountain garrison. I just broke through to the late stage today, so I exposed this traitor. I didn't expect that he was actually related to the death of Helian Peak Master."

"What? This rebel is actually related to the death of Lord Helian Feng? Then why was he killed hastily?" Chen Guan asked in surprise.

"Brother Wang Xingyi was so emotional that he couldn't control himself for a moment...

Senior Brother Yu Guhong ordered me to bring the boy's body back to the mountain to report it," Li Yuan explained.

"So that's how it is." Chen Guan frowned and pondered for a moment, then said, "Brother, please hand over the body of this traitor to me, and I will report to the ancestor and perform the soul-searching technique.

As for the position that Junior Brother's elders have appointed, how about Elder Gu do it for him?"

"Junior brother, please follow the arrangements of the Peak Master."

"Well, I hope you can understand. Senior Brother Wang Qiu is now in a state of total seclusion and cannot be in a separate place. I am afraid I cannot be in a separate place to deal with this traitor.

Of course, everything that an elder should have will be there. This is the list of magic tools in the mountain, and the magic tools of the two peaks are all included. Every elder will receive a medium-grade magic tool as a reward from the mountain gate when he breaks through.

Junior brother, please take a look at the list. I will send someone to deliver the magic weapon to you later."

"Yes, thank you for the generous gift from the peak master and thank you for the cultivation of the mountain sect." Li Yuan happily took the jade slip and scanned it with his mind. Sure enough, there were all excellent magic tools of mid-grade quality in it.

He looked around and chose a defensive weapon without hesitation, saying, "Peak Master, I think this Clear Water and Clear Clouds is good, let's choose this one." "Oh? This weapon is also good, it's a special defensive weapon. I think your aura seems to be that of a water-walking practitioner, so it's suitable."

"Yes, what I'm practicing is the Xia Yuan Jue." Li Yuan responded without hiding anything. After all, there were only a few people in the mountain who could truly practice the technique.

"Junior brother, please go back and rest for a while and wait for the news."

"Yes, Peak Master. Junior Brother, I'll take my leave."

Seeing that he didn't ask more questions, Li Yuan didn't say much either. It seemed that the peak master had some other means of communication with Yu Guhong of Chouyun Mountain and he already knew a lot of things, otherwise he wouldn't be so calm and not ask him more questions.

After he left, he did not run around, nor did he show off in front of others. He just glanced at the last name of the deacon disciple when he passed by the ranking stone tablet of Baique Tower, "Lingfeng, Li Yuan."

"Soon, my name will disappear." Li Yuan was silent in his heart, and looked at the second-to-last name with some sympathy.

“Lingfeng, Matthew Yuan.”

He rode on the clouds and floated slowly towards his own yard.

The yard was overgrown with weeds and covered with spider webs. When he opened the door, a cloud of dust fell down and choked him, causing him to cough.

He raised his sleeves and a breeze blew, scattering dust everywhere.

Standing in front of a yard covered with waist-high weeds, a large rat ran past him, squealing strangely.

Li Yuan was slightly stunned, and then he realized that it was because he had not replaced the spirit stone of the magic ban, so the dust-proof protection effect of the magic ban was lost.

He reached out and two Yimu puppets fell down. He pointed his hand and said, "Go, clean up the weeds in the yard."

The two puppets put away their bows and began to work diligently.

After dealing with the weeds, he used the dust-avoiding spell to thoroughly clean the entire attic courtyard, and then used some courtyard-reinforcing spells to stabilize the two-story wooden building. Finally, he cleaned it thoroughly before it was completely clean.

Li Yuan took out the formation plate and swept the surroundings with his mind. Seventy-two magic flags were placed in various places in the courtyard. The formation plate sank into the ground, and a layer of formation light curtain covered the entire courtyard.

He also hung a string of bells in front of the door so that if someone came to visit, he could hear it by ringing the bells.

He nodded in satisfaction, "This is what a home is."

Then he crawled under the tall osmanthus tree, lay down in the recliner and fell asleep.

But his soul came to the World of Ten Thousand Trees. The spiritual energy of the entire World of Ten Thousand Trees had increased significantly. He pushed open the stone archway and walked in. He found that there were more species of spiritual trees in the distance. The range he could move in was larger, and the spiritual trees in the distance were already two or three hundred years old.

Chen Ming was currently lying on a newly built nest, which was an ancient locust tree that was completely black and had a strong yin energy, which could heal its injuries.

Li Yuan patted Chen Ming's body gently. If he didn't have the crow to protect him, he would be distracted and fail because the formation was broken, and he might even be injured and die.

He stretched out his hand to grab the silver needle, and took a closer look at it. It was also a mid-grade magic weapon, called the Silver Cold Needle. It had an odd speed and could have a concealing effect. It was most suitable for secretly hurting people, breaking through the barrier, and other defensive magic weapons and magic lights.

"This is a pretty good magic weapon." Li Yuan took it for himself without hesitation.

He looked around the Ten Thousand Trees Realm. The area where he could move now was roughly a hundred miles long. It was full of spiritual trees, but there was not a single spiritual herb or medicine on the ground. It was very strange.

Moreover, he didn't recognize many of the spiritual trees. It seemed that he needed to learn more about them.

After leaving the Ten Thousand Trees Realm, Li Yuan's mind moved, and he saw the skills in his soul, the true art of communicating with the lower soul, and the realm of Taoism.

He read it carefully, word by word, and after more than an hour he heaved a sigh of relief, muttering to himself, "It turns out that this foundation-building practice is really difficult."

If you want to achieve foundation building, you must first complete the late stage of Qi Refining, which is the Bone Condensation Stage, and transform all 206 bones in your body into spiritual bones.

Only then can the spirit and body merge into one. After the soul and the body are in perfect harmony, one can then choose some rare object in heaven and earth to visualize, and use the soul to give birth to its shape.

This process may take several years or even decades. The strange object being visualized is called Dao Shen.

This ginseng must not only be seen with one's own eyes, but also needs to be very compatible with the attributes of the technique. It does not mean that the more powerful the ginseng, the better.

And when the Dao Ginseng is conceived in the spiritual platform, it is the final and most crucial step. It takes the form of the Dao Ginseng, draws the power of heaven and earth, combines its own methods, and derives a magical power. This magical power must be based on the Dao Ginseng, and one must have a clear mind and not be confused by the power of heaven and earth, nor allow the Dao Ginseng to be incompatible with the power of heaven and earth, and it must not evolve blindly and forcibly, otherwise it will only explode and die.

Evolving supernatural powers is the most dangerous and crucial step. If you succeed, you will become an immortal; if you fail, you will die. There is only life and death, and no second chance.

Li Yuan's mind was in turmoil. There were all kinds of Taoist ginseng. They could be spiritual creatures of heaven and earth, mountains and rivers, strange beasts, or even some senior masters.

So what kind of ginseng should I choose for my own Taoist practice?

Without giving it much thought, his mind immediately immersed in the Wan Kui Sutra.

This time, there are several new puppets.

Among them are animal puppets, which also include the four types of tiger, leopard, wolf and eagle from the Qi Ling Sect, and there are all kinds of refining methods from the early to the late stages.

There is another kind of puppet, named the real body puppet, which needs to be refined with the soul of a real person. It has a human appearance and can even speak and walk.

There is also a kind of heaven-defying puppet called the death substitute puppet. As long as it is successfully refined, the soul can be nurtured day and night, and when the person is bound to die, the substitute will take on the responsibility!

This calamity can be a direct attack from external magical instruments, supernatural powers, talismans, and formations, and it can also include fatal internal damage to the soul, witchcraft, and poison.

Once the substitute puppet is activated, the main body will be repelled by it and transferred to any position within a hundred feet. This can be said to be the only way to protect oneself and save one's life!

However, every time a substitute puppet is created, the soul needs to be torn apart. Although the late-stage cultivators have souls, they are very fragile. If the soul is torn apart improperly, the cultivator will become a lunatic!

The joy in Li Yuan's heart was diluted, but when he saw the sentence behind the Wan Kui Sutra, he was overjoyed.

"If there is a Xuanyuan Ten Thousand Wood Realm, it can be refined there. It can tear the Yuanshen apart without damaging the mind and wisdom. It only needs to be nurtured for 9981 days."

This is simply a life-saving method tailor-made for him!

Li Yuan tried hard to suppress the ecstasy in his heart. He had to successfully refine this substitute puppet first. Even if it delayed his cultivation progress, it was worth it!

(End of this chapter)