Having many children brings many blessings; the struggle for power begins with marriage.

Xue Linglong thought to herself that she could not let the Taiyin God Sect hurt that bastard. If he were sacrificed, how could she live her life?

Thinking of this, Xue Linglong said, "Elder Cao, I spent some time in Yancheng and got close to the Northern King, so I naturally know what kind of person he is."

"In my opinion, the reason why the Northern Kingdom is in its current state has nothing to do with the Northern King. It is entirely the result of the Xuan Yue Palace manipulating everything behind the scenes."

"The Northern King is nothing more than a pawn of the Xuan Yue Palace. How could a pawn like him be the chosen one prophesied by the sect leader?"

After hearing Xue Linglong's words, Cao Xianya thought for a moment. She did not doubt that Xue Linglong had betrayed the Taiyin Divine Sect. After all, the people of the Taiyin Divine Sect were all controlled by their sect leader. Anyone who dared to betray the Taiyin Divine Sect would only end up turning into a pool of blood.

Even though Xue Linglong had already said that, Cao Xianya still didn't intend to give up so easily. She immediately said, "Even if the Northern King isn't the chosen one, he must have something special about him. Otherwise, why would Xuan Yue Palace choose him as a pawn?"

"There's something the Holy Maiden might not know yet: we massacred a city in the south and used a blood sacrifice to awaken part of the leader's consciousness. The leader desperately needs a body now."

"I have heard that the Northern King has a very high talent in martial arts. Since his talent is so high, his body must be very suitable for the position of sect leader."

"So even if he is not the chosen one, we should still try to bring the Northern King to the South."

Just as Xue Linglong was about to continue speaking, Cao Xianya spoke up again, saying, "In addition, the sect leader is also very interested in the Northern King."

Upon hearing this, Xue Linglong immediately shut up.

Even the leader of the Taiyin God Sect has spoken, so there's no point in her saying anything.

Xue Linglong couldn't help but think that this couldn't be blamed on her. She had already found a way to make the Taiyin Divine Sect stop being interested in that scoundrel. If anyone was to blame, it was that scoundrel who was too high-profile in the Northern Kingdom and caused so much trouble.

Since the cult leader also wants the Northern King's body, she can only pretend to cooperate with Cao Xianya for the time being, and then head north again.

Once they arrive in Yancheng, she'll think of a way to remind that guy; as for what happens after that, it's up to him.

As the Holy Maiden of the Taiyin Divine Sect, she knew the sect's strength. Although the Taiyin Divine Sect currently lacked any Celestial Realm experts, it had quite a few experts who were close to Celestial Realm level.

Unless the celestial being from Xuan Yue Palace is by that scoundrel's side at all times, if the Taiyin Divine Sect seizes an opportunity and finds a loophole, he will eventually be captured by the Taiyin Divine Sect and taken to the south to be sacrificed.

Xue Linglong said coldly, "I understand."

"However, I'm afraid that I and Elder Cao alone are not enough to bring the Northern King to the south."

"That celestial being from Xuan Yue Palace is still by the Northern King's side. I left Yan City and came to Anping City because I was afraid of being discovered by that celestial being."

Cao Xianya then said, "Didn't the Holy Maiden say that the Northern King is lustful? Why don't you use your beauty to seduce him? If we can control him, we will have a chance."

Upon hearing Cao Xianya's words, Xue Linglong chuckled inwardly.

She was initially undone by the art of seduction, but instead of seducing the Northern King, she now finds herself unable to leave him.

Of course, she couldn't reveal this. If the Taiyin Cult found out about her loss of virginity, her position as a holy maiden would probably be over.

Xue Linglong sneered, "Elder Cao, I am the Holy Maiden of the Taiyin Divine Sect. If the Sect Leader finds out that I, a Holy Maiden, have been tasked with seducing the Northern King, how will he view me in the future?"

Cao Xianya said, "What I mean is that the Holy Maiden uses the Yin-Yang Mirror and then uses the charm technique to control the Northern King, not that the Holy Maiden should offer herself to him. That way, even if the sect leader finds out, I believe he won't say anything."

Cao Xianya thought to herself that their leader was a person with a cleanliness obsession. Any disloyalty, whether physical or spiritual, would displease their leader. If Xue Linglong really went to seduce the Northern King, and she returned to the Taiyin Divine Sect and told their leader about it, Xue Linglong's position as the Holy Maiden would definitely be in jeopardy.

As the former Holy Maiden of the Taiyin Divine Sect, she was unable to wait for their leader to awaken while she was young and beautiful. In the end, she could only be forced to give up her position and watch helplessly as Xue Linglong rode on her head, showing off her power.

She had wanted to get rid of Xue Linglong for a long time, and this was the best opportunity to do so.

However, Xue Linglong is very wary and not easily fooled.

When Xue Linglong saw Cao Xianya encouraging her to seduce the Northern King, she immediately understood what Cao Xianya was up to. Cao Xianya just didn't like her and wanted to harm her.

However, she could have easily turned the tables on him.

In the past, she might indeed have been unable to defeat Cao Xianya, after all, Cao Xianya was the former Holy Maiden and is now a core elder of the Taiyin Divine Sect.

Although Xue Linglong is a saintess and nominally the highest-ranking member of the Taiyin Divine Sect besides its leader, few of the sect's elders listen to her.

Those elders didn't betray the Taiyin Divine Sect, but they just weren't willing to listen to a little girl.

So what if she's a saintess? In their eyes, she's nothing more than a plaything of the leader of the Taiyin Divine Sect. She has no right to replace the leader of the Taiyin Divine Sect and rule the entire sect.

Xue Linglong thought to herself, since this wretched old woman wants to harm her, then she might as well go find the Northern King.

Since she was already the Northern King's woman, she brought the core elders of the Taiyin Divine Sect to Yan City, which was a great achievement. After all, the Taiyin Divine Sect was the leader of the Demonic Sect, and a core elder of the leader of the Demonic Sect was an extremely important figure.

Thinking of this, Xue Linglong said, "I understand. Elder Cao will come north with us tomorrow. I will change my identity and try to get close to the Northern King again."

When Xue Linglong actually agreed, Cao Xianya was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed.

Xue Linglong is indeed too young and foolish. Now all she needs to do is take the Northern King to the South, and then she can complain to the sect leader.

At that time, Xue Linglong's so-called saintess will probably only turn into a dried-up corpse.

Thinking of this, Cao Xianya's face broke into a ferocious smile.

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North.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and Yun Xianxian had completely mastered the puppetry technique. Moreover, Xuan Yue Palace had no shortage of spirit wood, so Yun Xianxian quickly created a puppet.

Upon hearing that Yun Xianxian had created a puppet, Lu Chen immediately went to Yunrong Courtyard. He wanted to see if the puppet Yun Xianxian had made could actually simulate the aura.

Upon entering Yunrong Courtyard, Lu Chen's gaze immediately fell upon the puppet in the middle of the courtyard.

At this moment, the puppet was still completely made of wood, bearing no resemblance to Yun Xianxian whatsoever. Yun Xianxian hadn't even had the puppet sculpted to look like her. Seeing this, Lu Chen asked, "Master, are you sure this puppet you made can fool people?"

Yun Xianxian said coldly, "Why are you in such a hurry? Your master hasn't even started refining the puppet yet."

At this point, Yun Xianxian raised her finger, and the next moment a drop of blood flew from her finger, landing directly on the puppet's head and merging into its body.

Immediately afterwards, Yun Xianxian began to circulate her spiritual power, and the next moment, the entire wooden figure was enveloped in a cloud of white spiritual energy.

About fifteen minutes later, the white spiritual energy gradually dissipated, and as the spiritual energy dissipated, the puppet reappeared in people's sight.

When Lu Chen saw the puppet again, he was completely stunned. The puppet that Yun Xianxian had made was so lifelike that it was no different from a real person.

Lu Chen was stunned. Wasn't this puppet just a wooden figure at first? How could it now look just like a real person?

What kind of puppet is this?

This is clearly a clone technique, isn't it?

Is Yun Xianxian just fooling herself?

He cultivated puppetry, and the system directly instilled puppetry into his brain. So how come when he made puppets, they were still wooden figures, while the puppets made by Yun Xianxian were basically the same as real people?

Seeing Lu Chen seemingly standing there in a daze, Yun Xianxian felt a little smug. This wicked disciple definitely didn't expect that she could use puppetry to this extent.

What's the use of this guy having advanced techniques if he can't use them? Only a true immortal like myself can use those advanced techniques.

After regaining his senses, Lu Chen asked, "Master, were you using puppetry?"

"How come it's completely different from my puppetry techniques?"

Yun Xianxian snorted coldly and said, "What you're using is called puppetry? How could someone who hasn't even reached the Celestial Realm possibly cultivate such a high-level technique?"

For people in the world of cultivation, the so-called Celestial Realm is just the beginning of cultivation. In Yun Xianxian's eyes, Lu Chen has not even crossed the threshold of cultivation yet, so how could he possibly fully display the puppet technique?

Hearing Yun Xianxian say this, Lu Chen seemed to understand something. It seemed that it wasn't a problem with the puppetry technique, but rather that his cultivation level was too low and his body didn't have enough spiritual power to use the puppetry technique.

But it's alright. Once he unifies the major dynasties and becomes a celestial being, he can embark on the true path of cultivation.

At this moment, Yun Xianxian said, "Now that I have a puppet, you no longer need to worry about that mysterious weapon of the Great Xia."

Lu Chen said, "That's true, but I don't know if this puppet can fool them."

At this point, Lu Chen walked up to the puppet, raised his hand, and touched the puppet's face directly.

Seeing this, Yun Xianxian raised her beautiful eyes, and a hint of displeasure appeared on her cold and elegant face.

After all, this puppet is in his own image, yet this wicked disciple actually reached out and touched his own face—no, I mean, the face of his own puppet.

Just as Yun Xianxian was about to say something, Lu Chen's claw suddenly reached down and placed below the puppet's neck, saying, "I have to say, this puppet is quite realistic, but the feel is terrible. It's just like wood, too hard."

Yun Xianxian could no longer tolerate it. "You bastard! What are you doing?!" (End of Chapter)