Chapter 789 - 419: Tier Six Puppet
As time passed slowly, Li Mu and the Qing Yue True Dragon both fell into a deep state of casting, their minds completely immersed in the refining of the Taiyin Spirit Wood. The Taiyin Spirit Wood Heart floated in the air, emanating a strong and dense Yin power. The Blue Spirit Glaze Water flowed rapidly, with countless fragments of wood falling continuously, and the surroundings were enveloped by powerful Yin energy.
At this moment, Li Mu’s body was glowing with a mix of red and silver thunder fire, while at the same time, the Qing Yue True Dragon beside him was also resisting the Yin power from the Taiyin Spirit Wood Heart.
With the continuous output of True Essence from Li Mu and the Qing Yue True Dragon, the Blue Spirit Glaze Water flowed rapidly, frantically scouring the Taiyin Spirit Wood Heart. The Spirit Patterns on the surface of the Spirit Wood Heart became clearer, and its surface gradually became smooth.
Under Li Mu’s control, the Qing Yue True Dragon adjusted the flow speed of the Blue Spirit Glaze Water, constantly fine-tuning the scouring force. After several days, a series of perfect Puppet Cores gradually carved from the Taiyin Spirit Wood Heart emerged one by one.
No more, no less, seven puppet cores flickering with mysterious light floated quietly in the air, exuding powerful spiritual energy and life force.
Li Mu and the Qing Yue True Dragon simultaneously opened their eyes, both showing joyful smiles on their faces. They had successfully refined the Tier Seven Taiyin Spirit Wood Heart into seven powerful Puppet Cores.
Li Mu disconnected the Spirit Manipulation Divine Techniques - Shared Soul, summoning the seven Puppet Cores in front of him for a closer examination.
Except for the first Puppet Core, which had some defects due to being the first refined and thus was of slightly lower quality, reaching only Tier Six Lower Grade, the other six Puppet Cores emitted spiritual energy, Yin power, and quality reached Tier Six Top Grade.
"Master, we finally succeeded!" The Qing Yue True Dragon looked at Li Mu with an exhausted yet delighted face and said, "This refining was really difficult, but my Dragon Soul indeed got a significant enhancement during this refinement."
Li Mu nodded, looking at the seven Puppet Cores with a sense of achievement. The difficulty of this refining was indeed considerable, and the success owed a lot to the assistance of the Qing Yue True Dragon.
"Qing Yue, thank you for your great help this time. Without you, it wouldn’t have been this easy to succeed!" Looking at the fatigued yet satisfied expression of the True Dragon, Li Mu expressed his gratitude with a smile.
The Qing Yue True Dragon shook its head slightly and quickly replied, "Master, being able to assist you is my honor. Besides, this refinement has allowed me to gain a lot as well."
Every time Li Mu co-refined Spiritual Artifacts and Magical Treasures with the Qing Yue True Dragon, it always gained a lot, and this time was no exception. Assisting in refining the Puppet Cores, its Divine Soul underwent a baptism, which will provide significant help for promoting to the next realm.
"Hmm! Go and rest, stabilize your cultivation. I’ll call upon you if needed." Li Mu nodded with a smile, indicating so.
"Yes!" The Qing Yue True Dragon responded respectfully, put away the Blue Spirit Glaze Water, and its form gradually blurred, eventually transforming into a mist and disappearing on the spot in an instant.
As the Qing Yue True Dragon left, Li Mu collected the seven Puppet Cores, calming his excited heart, ready to begin the next important task—crafting the Puppet Body.
After obtaining the Puppet Cores, the immediate task was to create suitable bodies for these cores. Li Mu had made thorough preparations, carefully selecting various rare spiritual materials.
The plan was to use Tier Seven Taiyin Spirit Wood as the foundation for the body, sharing the same root and origin with the Puppet Cores, also being of Wood Attribute, whose hardness and contained Yin power could perfectly bear the Puppet Body; then use Tier Six Gold Spiritual Materials - Golden Essence Crystal, melted as bones, solid yet light, capable of supporting the entire puppet structure; and Tier Seven Unstable True Water, serving as the puppet’s meridians, flowing within the puppet’s body, bringing it spirit and vitality.
To make the puppet body more lifelike and stronger, Li Mu also selected Tier Six Red Flame Spirit Crystals to construct the puppet’s muscles, granting the puppet great explosive power and endurance. Using Tier Six Earth Spiritual Materials - Illusory Spirit Pill, he refined the Puppet’s Skin, giving it the effects of illusion and mirage, allowing the puppet to have transformation abilities. What is more valuable is, if the refinement succeeds, it could grant the puppet a certain degree of stealth capability.
Extracting various spiritual materials one by one from the Nine Treasures Spirit Pearl, Li Mu began to refine them, exerting the full force of the Power of the Five Elements, skillfully fusing these materials together. He formed Sword Techniques with his hand, controlling the sword to carve the Taiyin Spirit Wood, gathering the Five Elements Spirit Fire, melting several spiritual materials within the Puppet Body, ...
Soon, under Li Mu’s exquisite sword control and carving, wood shavings fell all around, as a piece of Taiyin Spirit Wood gradually revealed a humanoid silhouette, with smooth lines, covered in complex and mystical Puppet Spirit Patterns, exuding intense Yin power.
With the Puppet Body largely refined, Li Mu took a deep breath, put away the Spirit Sword, and began to refine the other spiritual materials. This process required even more precise operations, because different materials have different melting points and attributes, any slight mistake could result in all efforts being in vain.
Li Mu operated the Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture with full force, gathering the Five Elements Spirit Fire, and started melting the Golden Essence Crystal and Red Flame Spirit Crystals, accurately controlling the melting speed of the two spiritual materials, gradually refining them into the Puppet Body. Under the blessing of the Five Elements Spirit Fire, the Golden Essence Crystal and Red Flame Spirit Crystals slowly melted and perfectly fused with the Taiyin Spirit Wood’s Puppet Body.
Next, the refining of the puppet’s meridians, crafting of the Puppet’s Skin. The Unstable True Water can flow freely within the puppet’s body, bringing it the power of spirit and life. Li Mu carefully injected the Unstable True Water into the puppet body, forming an intricate network of meridians.