I create patterns, regardless of your level of expertise.

This matter was no secret within the Medicine Tower, and in fact, due to the bounty, many powerful forces were already aware of it.

In the half-year that Li Hao went to the Demon Realm, all twenty-three forces previously on the bounty list had been killed. Not to mention people, even the earthworms in their original homes were dug up and split in half, and the eggs were shaken until the yolks were broken.

Thus, the twenty-three Heavenly Rank weapons were taken by the twenty-three people.

Those are a full twenty-three Heaven-Rank weapons!

During the great war between the four realms, the demon race only had seventeen Heavenly Rank weapons, yet they dared to take on three of them single-handedly.

There are now twenty-three more weapons in the human realm!

Adding those already possessed by the various factions themselves, the number is even greater!

The only pity is that the human race is currently weak in terms of raw power, and there is no one who can command the overall situation.

Demons have their Demon Lords, spirits have their Queens, and monsters have their Demon Emperors.

Among humans, no one submits to anyone else. While it's not quite fair to say they fight amongst themselves, it's truly difficult to find someone who can command the respect of everyone.

Li Hao might be able to do it. If he gives each person a Heaven-rank weapon, who wouldn't be happy to obey his orders?

But Li Hao doesn't seem to have any such thoughts.

Right now, the most important thing is to build a good relationship with him.

……

Another month passed in a daze, and Li Hao had become indifferent, watching the sunset every day with a calm mind.

They've already started to see beauties as nothing more than skeletons, they say.

These leisurely days only came to a temporary end when Ye Lin finally brought over the map he had drawn.

According to the plan, Li Hao's first stop was the Eternal Frost Kingdom.

It is said that this country is located in the northernmost part of Xuanhai Continent, where it is covered by heavy snow all year round, and even the coastal areas bordering the sea are covered with a thick layer of ice.

Someone once stood in the snowstorm for three years, and in one day had an epiphany. He not only broke through his mental tribulation, but also comprehended a Snowstorm Sword Technique, which was mysterious, unpredictable, and extremely powerful.

Aside from being familiar, there's nothing wrong with this story.

Thus, amidst the farewells of Ye Lin and the others, Li Hao stepped into the teleportation channel bound for the Eternal Frost Kingdom.

Two months later, just as the Medicine Tower branch was eagerly anticipating and warmly welcoming them.

They came up empty-handed.

Because Li Hao did not appear in the Eternal Frost Kingdom, but changed his route midway and went to the Heavenly Puppet Kingdom where the Heavenly Puppet Sect was located.

The reason is quite simple.

Brother Tie is so anxious because he can't speak.

What else could Li Hao do but spoil him?

On the way, he also took the opportunity to inquire about the Tianku Kingdom.

Don't ask, don't know, I'm startled when I ask.

As a directly subordinate kingdom of the Heavenly Puppet Sect, the Heavenly Puppet Kingdom is naturally directly controlled by the Heavenly Puppet Sect, a common occurrence in the human realm.

Therefore, the Heavenly Puppet Kingdom has a strong Heavenly Puppet Sect style.

There, puppets seemed to have become an everyday consumable, practically everywhere and rampant.

Li Hao hasn't seen exactly how widespread it is yet, but in this respect, it seems to be good news for him.

After all, he himself brought two puppets with him, so if he went to the Heavenly Puppet Kingdom, it wouldn't attract too much attention.

And so, three months later.

Li Hao finally settled in the Tiankui Kingdom.

But what I saw upon landing was truly awe-inspiring.

The sight of humans strolling the streets with puppets is quite different from what I expected.

The puppets here.

Why are they all beautiful girls?!

There were all sorts of beautiful girl puppets everywhere, and the clothes they wore were so indecent that Li Hao blushed when he saw them.

Of course, saying they're all beauties is a bit of an exaggeration; there are some who aren't pretty, but that's not the point.

The highlight is Brother Tie, a giant puppet who is two or three meters tall. He stands out from the crowd and shines brightly!

Then, the original inhabitants of the Heavenly Puppet Kingdom all changed their expressions upon seeing this giant puppet and silently moved away.

In the blink of an eye, everyone around Li Hao had run away, except for some passersby who had also come out of the spatial passage and were able to walk past him as if nothing had happened.

"Strange thing."

Li Hao looked down at himself and saw that there was nothing wrong with him.

As another person passed by, Li Hao immediately asked, "Brother, may I ask how to get to the Heavenly Puppet Sect?"

The man who was stopped was quite honest and said, "I don't know, I'm from out of town."

The man waved his hand, didn't linger, and continued on his way.

However, after Li Hao said that, the locals who had previously avoided him softened their stance.

An honest-looking old man stepped forward. He was wearing coarse cloth clothes, and his hands had many calluses. There was also dirt under his fingernails that had accumulated over the years and could not be washed off.

There are countless ordinary people in the human realm, but high-level martial artists are ultimately a minority. The vast majority are farmers who toil in the fields for a living within their own realm.

However, this Puppet Kingdom is quite strange. How could a peasant family, who are at the very bottom of society, have puppets?!

Li Hao couldn't help but look at the woman puppet beside him, who was also dressed in coarse cloth.

She wasn't particularly good-looking, but she was in the prime of her youth.

However, even though Li Hao didn't know much about puppetry, he could tell that the puppet was made in an extremely crude way.

There are very obvious marks where the limbs and neck meet, and the whole face looks like it has facial paralysis, unable to make any extra expressions.

It looks like something an apprentice would use to practice.

Before he could even finish looking him over, the old man had already approached. He first awkwardly bowed, then cautiously asked, "Senior, may I ask, aren't you a disciple of the Heavenly Puppet Sect?"

Li Hao shook his head: "No. You can't just bring a puppet and call yourself a member of the Heavenly Puppet Sect. You bring one yourself, so are you a member of the Heavenly Puppet Sect?"

The old man immediately denied it with a look of fear: "No, no! Senior, you can't say such things. Someone as insignificant as me wouldn't even be good enough to do odd jobs in the Heavenly Puppet Sect."

Li Hao didn't doubt these words, after all, the Heavenly Puppet Sect held a certain status even in the entire human realm.

In such large sects, apart from newly admitted disciples, you rarely see anyone with such low cultivation levels.

Li Hao didn't mind and asked directly, "Do you know where the Heavenly Puppet Sect is? Could you please show me the way?"

The old man had come specifically for this, since he would get a reward for leading the way.

He was so poor lately that he couldn't even afford to eat, which is why he risked going forward.

"I wouldn't dare trouble you, please follow me, senior."

Li Hao nodded and followed him into the city.

On the way, Li Hao became somewhat curious about the crude female puppet.

After all, I haven't seen such poorly made puppets in a long time.

He couldn't help but ask, "Old man, did you buy this puppet from the Heavenly Puppet Sect?"

The old man was quite talkative, replying, "How could that be? Even the cheapest puppet from the Heavenly Puppet Sect is beyond my means."

"This is something the disciples of the Heavenly Puppet Sect used for practice. They paid me to buy the materials, and since they failed to refine it, it was useless, so I just gave it to them."

Li Hao was a little puzzled and asked, "The Heavenly Puppet Sect wants to buy materials from you? What kind of materials?"

The old man pointed to the puppet: "I bought her. This is my wife, whom I married when I was twenty-seven. She was disobedient, so I simply sold her to the Heavenly Puppet Sect for two hundred spirit stones."

His words carried a hint of smug satisfaction at having gained an advantage, little did he know that Li Hao, who was behind him, was stunned when he heard them.

Selling his wife to the Heavenly Puppet Sect to be turned into a puppet?

Are all these puppets on the street...?

Holy crap, where did I get brought here? Is this still the human world?!