One person: Activate the talisman, behold my Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon!

On the ground lay the remains of a puppet broken in two, its black robe with red clouds torn to shreds, and its wooden limbs scattered around.

"Ye Xing! What are you doing!"

Ma Xianhong stood aside and shouted out loud.

He spent half a day painstakingly creating this look based on Ye Xing's instructions, and it was ruined by a single kick.

"Old Ma, don't act like you're going to die. It's just a matter of redoing it."

Ye Xing pulled over a chair, sat down, and crossed his legs.

Ma Xianhong's face showed anger as he pointed at Ye Xing's nose.

"Remake it? You think this is like molding clay? The materials, the structure, it's all a one-to-one replica of that 'Uchiha Itachi' you mentioned!"

"You just used that same activation method to awaken him too; this creation is practically perfect! Why did you...?"

Ye Xing waved his hand, interrupting Ma Xianhong's complaints.

"Perfect my ass! What was the first thing he did after coming back to life? He reached for the weapon at his waist and took a half step back. That action was clearly to guard against me."

Ma Xianhong retorted, sticking his neck out.

"Having been given life, it has its own consciousness. Isn't it normal for it to be wary of the unknown environment?"

"This is very abnormal."

Ye Xing's smile vanished. "What did I tell you before? You had to incorporate the concept of being completely obedient to me and acting as my loyal subordinate during the production process."

"Just like when you were creating those 'flower' characters, did you want them to be good at fighting or good at sweeping? Do you understand?"

Ma Xianhong gritted his teeth.

“If I imbue them with this concept when I create them, wouldn’t that violate the spirituality of creation itself? What’s the difference between that and a marionette?”

Ye Xing sighed and spread his hands.

"Old Ma, you can decide what you want to research, but the puppets I want must be made according to my requirements, otherwise what's the point of me having them?"

Ma Xianhong hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I see."

After this minor incident, with Ma Xianhong's underlying logic for the refining process, the subsequent progress went surprisingly smoothly.

Relying on the unreasonable speed of creation of the Divine Machine Refinement, ten magical artifact-level puppets dressed in black robes with red clouds were completed in half a month.

Over the past two weeks, Ye Xing used rat talismans to bring them to life one by one.

Not only did they perfectly replicate the appearance and abilities of the characters from the anime, but they also ingrained the concept of "obeying Ye Xing's orders completely and being absolutely loyal" into their very bones.

Ye Xing also led this group of novices around Biyou Village a few times.

Let Deidara throw a clay bomb on the back mountain to make a sound, and let Kisame perform a water-spraying show, to terrify the villagers and those with superior abilities.

The system absorbed all kinds of emotions, including surprise, astonishment, and shock.

Early this morning, Ye Xing sat cross-legged on the wooden bed in the room, closing his eyes to feel the surge of energy within his body.

A slight imbalance of power within the body still exists, but it has little impact at the moment.

Just then, the air in the corner of the room distorted slightly, and a tall, slender figure appeared out of thin air.

He wore a long black robe with red clouds, had short, black hair, and wore a Konoha headband with a scratch on his forehead.

Uchiha Itachi knelt on one knee.

"Lord."

Ye Xing opened his eyes and gestured with his chin toward Itachi.

"what happened?"

"A stranger came to the village entrance. He had blue hair and squinty eyes."

Itachi's voice was devoid of any extra emotional fluctuations, crisp and clear: "Ma Xianhong personally went to pick him up; he seems to be a distinguished guest."

Due to the rules and restrictions of the world of supernatural beings, and the fact that it was refined into a high-level magical artifact.

Therefore, these ten Akatsuki members do not have chakra in their bodies, but instead circulate qi. Although they can use ninjutsu and genjutsu, their actual destructive power is limited to the level of those with superior aptitude in the village.

However, it's absolutely useful as an eyeliner or for carrying out special missions.

Ye Xing touched his chin.

Blue hair, squinty eyes, has Zhuge Qing entered the village?

"Okay, I understand. You can go now."

Ye Xing waved his hand.

The weasel instantly transformed into a flock of crows and vanished from the spot.

Just as I finished seeing them off, there were a few muffled knocks on the door.

Ye Xing got up and opened the door. Standing outside was a woman with pigtails and rosy cheeks, named Ruhua.

Ru Hua handed over a folded note, then turned and walked away.

Ye Xing opened the note and glanced at it.

It was Ma Xianhong who sent the message, telling him to gather in the room by the cultivation furnace, saying that he wanted to introduce a new friend to everyone.

"Old Ma is quick on his feet."

Ye Xing crumpled the note into a ball and tossed it into the wastebasket. He stretched, closed the door, and headed towards his destination.

Ten minutes later, in the main room where the body-cultivation furnace was located.

The door was open, and there were already about ten people standing inside.

The group of people with strong foundations had basically all arrived, and they were chatting enthusiastically around a tall young man.

Ye Xing stepped across the threshold.

Hearing the noise, everyone inside turned around to look.

"Master Ye is here!" Qiu Rang was the first to greet him, his tone filled with reverence.

After all, Ye Xing's technique of giving life to puppets and the puppets he had given life to over the past two weeks had left a deep impression on him.

Ma Xianhong stepped out from the crowd and greeted Ye Xing with a smile.

"You've come at the perfect time. Let me introduce you."

Ma Xianhong turned to the side and pointed to the young man with blue hair next to him.

"This is Zhuge Qing from the Wuhou School."

Then he pointed to Ye Xing.

"This is Master Ye Xing. You two should have met each other before at Longhu Mountain, right?"

Zhuge Qing had already turned around, his perpetually squinting eyes slightly opened, and his signature smile was on his lips.

He took the initiative to cup his hands in greeting to Ye Xing.

"The champion of the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony, who single-handedly chased down and killed Quanxing masters on Longhu Mountain, has a reputation that has spread throughout the circle for a long time."

Zhuge Qing spoke in a relaxed tone, revealing a hint of familiarity, "Master Ye's skills are remarkable; I've always wanted to see them for myself."

Ye Xing stood still and returned the greeting with a smile.

In the corner of my field of vision, the system panel was quietly flashing.

'Zhuge Qing has shown strong curiosity and a desire to explore; emotion value +60.'

The number on the panel jumped to 9940.

We're just one step away from reaching the 10,000-point threshold for the lucky draw.

Ye Xing stared at Zhuge Qing, his voice not loud, but it clearly reached the ears of everyone in the room.

"Ah Qing, you've come all this way to the village, you didn't come here just for a vacation, did you? Did you come for Village Chief Ma's Divine Strategist?"

These words were spoken.

The entire room fell silent instantly; you could hear a pin drop.

Chou Rang, standing beside him, stared wide-eyed at Zhuge Qing in disbelief.

Liu Wu Kui covered his mouth, and everyone else was stunned. Was this something that could be said directly?

Even Ma Xianhong was stunned.

Although he invited Zhuge Qing with the intention of passing on his knowledge of the Divine Strategies and winning him over, he had never told anyone about this.

This Ye Xing, why does he never play by the rules!

'Surprised emotion detected in Ma Xianhong; emotion value +50.'

'Shock and astonishment were detected in Qiu Rang; emotion value +30.'

'Surprised emotion detected in Zhuge Qing; emotion value +40.'

……

A series of notification sounds flooded Ye Xing's mind.

[Emotional score: 10250/10000.]

Ten thousand, done!

Zhuge Qing opened his eyes wide, which he usually kept squinting. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, which quickly turned into relief.

Faced with the surprised or questioning gazes of the crowd, Zhuge Qing not only remained calm but also burst into hearty laughter.

"Master Ye is truly a man of few words."

Zhuge Qing readily admitted it, speaking without batting an eye.

“That’s right. Everyone knows how tempting the Eight Extraordinary Techniques are. I’m just an ordinary person, so naturally I wanted to see this amazing technique, Divine Refinement.”

Ma Xianhong also came to his senses. He glanced at Ye Xing, then looked at Zhuge Qing. Now that the truth had been revealed, he might as well make things clear.

"Since we've come this far, I'll be frank: I, Ma Xianhong, am happy to share the Divine Hundred Refinements with Zhuge Qing, as long as he's willing to stay and help."

When the villagers around them heard the village chief speak in person, although they still had some doubts, they didn't say anything more.