Cultivation begins with planting techniques

Chapter 132 Puppetry
"So easy..."

Li Ye silently watched the two puppet figures fighting in front of him, with a bit of curiosity in his eyes.

He had long been aware of the uniqueness of the Thousand Thoughts Divine Art in splitting the mind and spirit.

But controlling poisonous insects and magical weapons is one thing, but using them to manipulate puppets, which is more flexible, is a completely different process.

The feeling of being so comfortable with it made Li Ye suspect that this method might have been passed down from a large sect outside these four countries that relied on puppetry to dominate!

"That doesn't seem right... Ever since I established my foundation and gained spiritual consciousness, the method of splitting the mind and using it multiple times in the Thousand Thoughts Divine Art has changed... It seems that I can now split the spiritual consciousness and deposit it on a single object..."

Secretly pondering the feeling of controlling this puppet, Li Ye also became familiar with the changes in the Thousand Thoughts Divine Art after he possessed divine thoughts.

"If that's the case, let alone puppets, even living creatures might be able to be controlled!"

"Even though I can only separate nine divine thoughts after reaching the third level, and even with this level of strength, I can't seem to control overly powerful beings... But as my cultivation continues to improve and my divine thoughts grow stronger, things will be different!"

"Not to mention that according to the changes in my spiritual consciousness, the content of the technique itself after reaching the foundation should be even more magical. Perhaps there is a more detailed method for using this technique of dividing spiritual consciousness..."

And if every breakthrough in martial arts would cause the divine thoughts to split again, then the "thousand" in the "Thousand Thoughts to Generate Divine Thoughts" might be an understatement!

Li Ye thought silently, and gradually felt that something was wrong.

"How come this method exudes a sense of strangeness and evil? Could it be that this technique itself is a demonic technique, or perhaps it was derived from a demonic technique?"

If that's the case, it would be a clue in the direction of the search.

Of course, Li Ye would not be afraid of this technique because it might be a demonic technique!
As long as it does not harm him, the special ability displayed by the Thousand Thoughts Divine Art can be regarded as a first-class method of spiritual consciousness cultivation.

Regardless of other things, just talking about assisting in controlling the puppet, it is already quite powerful... If it can be combined with other secret methods, perhaps it can be further improved, and based on this, try to refine an avatar!

If this method could get subsequent chapters, it would definitely be a great improvement for him, so he couldn't give up.

"Elder Yu provided too little information back then. He only said that this method was obtained from a strange independent cultivator, perhaps from outside the Four Kingdoms... But there's the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range blocking the way. Even for a Foundation Establishment cultivator, crossing would be risky. Could the independent cultivator Elder Yu could possibly have such a skill?"

"Perhaps she hasn't revealed all the information yet... If I can't find it myself, I can ask her again when I return to Huanguo!"

As the thought turned to himself, nine small puppets of different shapes appeared in front of Li Ye and were attacking each other.

There are tigers and leopards, flying birds, and human-shaped puppets holding knives or bows.

They attacked and defended each other, it was a complete melee, and they were having a lot of fun fighting in the hall.

Whether it is a puppet of birds or beasts, or a human-shaped puppet that controls tools, they all have their own flexible performances, which makes Li Ye, who operates them, extremely satisfied.

The next moment, all the small puppets stopped moving and were taken back by Li Ye with a wave of his sleeve.

He raised his hand and patted.

Ruan Jin, who was waiting outside, walked quickly into the hall, smiled and bowed to Li Ye.
"What do you want, Master?"

Li Ye spoke lightly,
"Send a message to the puppeteer. I'm very satisfied with the small puppets he made. Instruct him to make a batch of regular-sized ones. If they are suitable, I will not treat him unfairly!"

"I obey."

Ruan Jin nodded without asking any further questions. Seeing that Li Ye had no further instructions, she left.

Currently, they are still planning to find suitable spiritual plants and cannot cultivate them. In order to guard against Xu Pingyang, Li Ye has been concentrating on improving his formation skills. He does not have any extra experience points to accumulate, so he cannot improve his puppetry to the required level in an instant.

But fortunately, puppetry is different from others.

Although there may be some unknown hidden dangers if you don't know how to make one, putting these aside, if you get a ready-made puppet, you can use it immediately as long as you know a few techniques.

This saves a lot of trouble!
What Li Ye had studied before was only the puppet manipulation techniques.

It was easy to master with the Thousand Thoughts Divine Art, far superior to the distraction manipulation techniques in the inheritance. It was precisely because of this combination that Li Ye had some guesses.

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A few days later.

"Your craftsmanship is really good..."

Li Ye examined several puppets and couldn't help but praise them with satisfaction.

He looked at the respectful old man and asked with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Ban Hou, would you like to join me at Pingyang Mountain?"

The skinny old man with a goatee immediately showed a look of surprise and fear.

"It is truly an honor for me to be favored by the leader..."

He said this, and showed a hint of hesitation. "But I have already signed a multi-year legal contract with the Liu family of Yuanqingshan to serve as a tribute. It's not that I don't want to serve the leader, but I really can't violate the terms of the contract..."

"So that's how it is..." Li Ye smiled, "Then I won't force you!"

In fact, if Li Ye was willing to signal to the Liu family on his behalf, the other party might take the initiative to terminate the legal contract.

But he was just saying it casually, he was too lazy to make so much trouble for an old man!
"Thank you for your understanding, Lord!" A trace of regret flashed through old man Ban Hou's heart, but his face was filled with emotion and he bowed quickly.

Li Ye asked again, "I'm also somewhat interested in this puppetry technique. I wonder if you have any information related to the second level besides the first level inheritance?"

It was this old man who opened the puppet shop in Dengyunfang City.

When the market town was captured by Xu Pingyang and a massive purge was launched, the old man and the Liu family behind him had no choice but to use his most powerful puppetry technique to survive.

It thus became part of Xu Pingyang's collection and was later acquired by Li Ye.

Now that he had a physical comparison, Li Ye could naturally see the content of the puppetry more clearly.

However, this old man was only in the middle stage of Qi training, but he had the skill to make puppets, which really aroused Li Ye's interest.

Since recruitment failed, you might as well ask one more question: what if there are any unexpected gains?

as predicted.

The old man had just refused to recruit him. Although Li Ye was not angry, he did not dare to be negligent when asking him again.

A dignified Foundation Establishment cultivator took the initiative to recruit you, and you dared to refuse. It was magnanimous of him not to get angry.

If you still dare to refuse, it would be really ungrateful!
Even if he doesn't have an attack on the spot, I'm afraid he will have to learn a lesson later on so that he can understand how serious it is!
Old man Ban Hou showed a slight hesitation, then bowed deeply. "To be honest, Alliance Leader, this puppetry technique of mine was passed down from my ancestors. By my generation, it's been mostly damaged, with only the first-level content barely intact..."

"However, there are indeed a very small number of incomplete second-level techniques that have been preserved. If the Alliance Leader is interested, I am willing to present this treasure to him!"

"Then I'd be disrespectful to refuse..."

Li Ye's eyes lit up slightly, and he said lightly,
"But I won't take advantage of you. Just show me the content. If it's really useful, I'll reward you accordingly!"

Old man Ban Hou nodded repeatedly, tremblingly took out a jade slip from his storage bag and presented it with both hands.

"Please give me your evaluation, leader..."

After taking the jade slip, Li Ye couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied when he saw the man's attitude.

This old man...why does he make me feel like I'm bullying others?
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　　After two days of lying down, I'm finally feeling better. My fever is gone, but my sore throat is worse. I can barely speak. I'm still a little tired today, so I'll go to bed early. But I should be back to updating as normal tomorrow. If I recover well, I'll start updating more. Thank you for your understanding during this two-day hiatus! I wish you all good health!

　　
　
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