Chapter 359: Thousand-faced fox puppet challenges Qingluan Zhenren!

In an instant, a beautiful woman with silver-white hair, a foxy face, and an appearance of thirty-five or thirty-six years old appeared before Lu Changsheng.

“Master.”

The beautiful woman’s face was like a peach blossom, flushed with a rosy hue, and her beautiful eyes were enchanting and misty as she bowed gracefully to Lu Changsheng.

“Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the beautiful woman before him, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Too realistic!

If he hadn’t known that the beautiful woman in front of him was a Puppet, he would have thought she was a real person.

Her foxy cheeks were fair with a rosy glow, and her beautiful eyes were charming and expressive, very lifelike.

Her silver-white hair cascaded down to her waist and hips, and atop her head were a pair of pointed, snow-white fox ears, about six inches long.

Her figure was tall and graceful, full of a wild charm, dressed in a blue skirt and an exquisite, luxurious snow-white fur cloak.

Beneath the hem of her skirt and cloak, two straight, slender legs were encased in openwork, hook-patterned white and blue gradient silk stockings, and she wore high wooden clogs on her feet.

Behind her, a snow-white fox tail coiled upwards, estimated to be over two meters long.

The Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet before him, whether in appearance, voice, charm, or skin, had almost reached the point of being indistinguishable from a real person.

Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but exclaim, as expected of a Core Formation Immortal Master’s painstaking creation, even sacrificing his wife into the Puppet.

It was truly extraordinary!

As he extracted the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet from the System space, Lu Changsheng also gained a detailed understanding of this Puppet.

The Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet, a Medium Grade Rank Three Puppet!

It excelled in illusions,魅惑, and transformation techniques.

Lu Changsheng also learned why Immortal Master Qianji had injected his wife’s Soul into this Puppet.

The Puppet Spirit Sect possessed a secret Puppet art called Soul Infusion.

This technique involved refining the Soul of a human or demon and injecting it into a Puppet.

This would imbue the Puppet with a certain level of sentience and consciousness, allowing for training, guidance, and control.

The higher the grade of the infused Soul, the higher the Puppet’s consciousness, intelligence, learning ability, combat prowess, and other aspects would be.

Therefore, to perfect this Puppet, Immortal Master Qianji refined the Soul of his beloved wife and infused it into this Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet.

“Tsk tsk tsk, is this what a true Puppet Great Master is like? It’s really quite… perverted.”

Lu Changsheng found such an act incomprehensible and was deeply shocked.

However, thinking of the rumors that some Artifact Refiners would choose to sacrifice themselves to their artifacts to forge a Peak masterpiece, it was probably the same principle.

“But your wife benefited me.”

Lu Changsheng thought to himself.

He looked at the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet before him and asked, “What is your name?”

According to the System’s introduction, this Puppet possessed a simple consciousness and thinking ability, capable of carrying out many instructions.

Of course, if Lu Changsheng wished, he could also control this Puppet himself through the Puppet Control Art.

However, for such a Soul-infused Puppet with consciousness, direct control by himself would likely not be as effective as the Puppet’s own consciousness.

“Replying to Master, this concubine’s name is Su Rongrong.”

The Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet smiled alluringly and said gracefully.

“Alright, in that case, I will call you Su Rongrong from now on.”

Lu Changsheng didn’t care about the name and said casually.

He then reached out and caressed the Puppet’s plump, fair skin, pinching it twice.

The skin’s texture and temperature were similar to a normal person’s, almost identical.

However, if he squeezed harder, there was a slight difference in feel.

But in Lu Changsheng’s opinion, this craftsmanship could already be called Peak!

“Try using an illusion on me.”

Lu Changsheng said, wanting to see the Puppet’s illusion combat power.

“Yes, Master.”

The Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet chuckled lightly, covering her mouth, her seductive eyes like silk, full of charm, stirring Lu Changsheng’s heart, making his mind waver as if he had entered a world of warmth and soft jade.

Countless peerless beauties, clad in thin gauze and exquisitely alluring, shed their skirts and danced for him, performing heart-stirring dances and emitting captivating, decadent sounds.

Even though Lu Changsheng was prepared and knew it was an illusion.

Yet, the sight before him, the fragrant scents wafting to his nose, and the soft, smooth touch of the graceful bodies still made him instinctively want to relax and enjoy himself thoroughly.

“Buzz!”

At this moment, the Jade Pendant at Lu Changsheng’s waist and the pendant around his neck both hummed and vibrated, seemingly reminding him that this was an illusion, a Divine Sense secret art.

However, these Jade Pendant and pendant were merely Spiritual Artifacts, with limited effect, and facing such a Core Formation Divine Sense secret art was like a stone sinking into the sea.

“No.”

Lu Changsheng knew the difference was too great.

This level of illusion could not be resisted by sheer willpower alone.

It was a dimensional reduction attack in terms of Divine Sense cultivation!

Even though he was battle-hardened in matters of women, possessed a tenacious will, and his Divine Sense far surpassed Cultivators of the same Rank, comparable to a False Core True Person.

Yet, facing the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet’s Core Formation Rank Divine Sense secret art, it was still not enough.

However, just as he was about to call a halt, the ‘Lu Clan Genealogy’ within his body emitted a glow, clearing his mind.

“Hmm, the Lu Clan Genealogy has such an effect?”

Lu Changsheng was stunned, only then realizing that his Lu Clan Genealogy had such an effect.

Before this, the System had only introduced three functions of the Lu Clan Genealogy, not this particular effect.

“This can be considered a pleasant surprise.”

Lu Changsheng felt a surge of joy and told Su Rongrong to stop the illusion.

“Buzz!”

The scene before him immediately shattered.

“Such an illusion would likely affect even an ordinary Core Formation Immortal Master.”

Lu Changsheng secretly nodded, then continued to speak to Su Rongrong, “Change your appearance for me to see. Hmm, change into my appearance.”

“Yes, Master.”

Immediately, a surge of magic power circulated throughout the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet’s body, and its appearance slowly changed, becoming exactly like Lu Changsheng’s.

“Tsk tsk tsk, this transformation art is truly extraordinary.”

Lu Changsheng examined himself in front of him, praising aloud.

He thought to himself, indeed, what the System produces must be a masterpiece!

Unless the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet made a move, simply observing it like this, it would be difficult to spot any flaws.

But unless it was a close acquaintance, or if the two had fought before, even in combat, it would be difficult to distinguish the real from the fake for a while.

“This is the true Dao of Puppets.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet before him and couldn’t help but exclaim.

Compared to this Rank Three Puppet, the Rank Two Puppets he had built before were simply a pile of rubbish.

With this Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet, in future battles, as long as the Fox Puppet used illusion to create a flaw in the opponent’s mind, he could shatter them with one punch.

“However, I still need to be careful in battle. If this kind of Puppet is damaged, there’s no way to repair it.”

Lu Changsheng immediately realized a problem.

While this type of Puppet was powerful, it was still a consumable and required maintenance.

Although the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet possessed some self-repair capabilities.

However, if significant damage occurred, it naturally couldn’t repair itself and would require a Puppet Master to intervene.

And while he was a Rank Two Peak Puppet Master, he did not possess the ability to repair such a Puppet.

“If I consider maintenance, it suddenly feels a bit useless.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the Puppet before him and sighed.

After a moment of thought, he took out a Jade Slip from his Storage Pouch and imprinted some content with his Divine Sense.

He then handed it to Su Rongrong and said, “Try to build a Puppet according to the blueprint on it for me to see.”

Although this Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet was a combat Puppet, proficient in illusions,魅惑, and transformation arts.

However, since Su Rongrong was a Puppet Master in her previous life, her learning ability in Puppet-related matters was quite good.

Therefore, as long as Lu Changsheng slowly trained and taught her for a period of time, this Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet would have no problem building Rank Two Puppets.

Moreover, although the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet required Spirit Stones to consume magic power, it had a core Puppet Crystal inside!

This Puppet Crystal could usually absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and store magic power on its own.

Therefore, if this Puppet was used for hard labor, the maintenance cost would be almost zero!

“Yes, Master.”

Although Su Rongrong’s words and actions were like those of a real person, she was ultimately a Puppet.

Facing Lu Changsheng’s commands, she lacked true human emotion, only obedience, and no genuine feelings.

Of course, if Lu Changsheng continued to train and teach her, she could become relatively more human-like.

After studying the Puppet blueprint Lu Changsheng gave her, Su Rongrong took the Materials Lu Changsheng provided and began to attempt forging a Puppet.

“Such a Rank Three Puppet can already be called a Dao Soldier.”

Lu Changsheng looked at Su Rongrong before him, sighing with emotion.

He couldn’t help but look forward to when the System would draw a Puppet-related Legacy Cultivation Technique.

Although the Puppet craftsmanship given by the System was comprehensive, it did not include any rare or profound Puppets.

Just like many Talismans he used came from the Nine-Nine Mysterious Talisman Scripture, not from the Talisman Dao Legacy craftsmanship.

“Hmm, no, isn’t there a ready-made Rank Three Puppet right in front of me?”

“As long as I can understand its principles and craftsmanship, I might be able to advance to a Rank Three Puppet Master.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet before him, his heart skipping a beat.

Such a Puppet held great research value for a Puppet Master.

“I, Lu Changsheng, have reached this point by relying on my own efforts.”

“Today, with my profound wisdom, supreme Comprehension Ability, and unremitting efforts, I will advance to a Rank Three Puppet Master!”

Lu Changsheng looked at the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet, his emotions surging for a moment, and he spoke from the heart.

Immediately, he began to train and teach this Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet, studying its principles and craftsmanship.

He wanted to see if he could gain some inspiration from this Puppet and thus advance to a Rank Three Puppet Master.

Half a month later.

“Damn it, System, put some effort into it! Let me see your limits.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet before him, grumbling.

He was a Rank Two Peak Puppet Master after all, yet after studying for so long, he still couldn’t fully understand the principles of this Rank Three Puppet.

Especially the Soul Infusion aspect, which left him completely baffled and without any clue.

However, this was also because he didn’t dare to disassemble the Puppet for in-depth research, only daring to scratch the surface.

But he had to admit, this Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet was truly realistic!

Even if he wanted to disassemble it, Lu Changsheng felt somewhat at a loss as to where to start.

Immediately, Lu Changsheng gave up on studying the humanoid figure and took his daughter, Lu Wangshu, out to visit Xiao Xiyue in the Falling Cloud Mountain Range.

Golden Dragon Ridge, Jin Family.

“Lu Qingshan, a Disciple of Immortal Master Tianyuan from Jin Yang Sect in Yue Country, a Core Formation seed of Jin Yang Sect, son of Lu Changsheng from Bihu Mountain, and maternal grandson of Lu Yuanding from Qingzhu Mountain!”

The Jin Family Head looked at the message in his hand, utterly shocked.

In the past, the Jin Family’s Disciples were completely wiped out in the Purple Nether Secret Realm, so they had been paying close attention to news in that area.

They wanted to know if there were any special circumstances in the Purple Nether Secret Realm back then, to see if any other forces were targeting their Family.

Unexpectedly, they received such a piece of news.

“Bihu Mountain Lu Changsheng…”

The Jin Family Head’s expression turned solemn.

Although Bihu Mountain had been very low-key these past few years, with no major movements.

Even White Tiger Mountain, which they had conquered, was in a semi-abandoned state; apart from sending people to mine the ore, other aspects were almost completely neglected.

Nevertheless, they still attached great importance to Bihu Mountain, constantly monitoring the Lu Family’s situation.

But they never expected Lu Changsheng to hide so deeply.

He had such an astonishingly talented son in the Jin Yang Sect of Yue Country!

If this son grew up in a few decades or a century, their Family would be utterly insignificant before him.

“No, we must find a way to reclaim White Tiger Mountain!”

The Jin Family Head’s expression was solemn as he pondered.

White Tiger Mountain bordered Golden Dragon Ridge.

If this Lu Qingshan were to become a Core Formation Immortal Master in the future.

Not to mention a Core Formation Immortal Master, even a False Core Immortal Master would make the Jin Family restless.

Immediately, the Jin Family Head reported this news, hoping that the Lu Family would further raise the level of importance placed on Bihu Mountain!

And find a way to reclaim White Tiger Mountain.

In his opinion, White Tiger Mountain could be in the hands of other families, but it absolutely could not be in the hands of the Bihu Mountain Lu Family!

Falling Cloud Mountain Range.

“The Secret Realm is about to end?”

Lu Changsheng smiled upon hearing Xiao Xiyue’s words.

“Yes, according to the current progress, if nothing unexpected happens, the Secret Realm will end in as little as half a year, or as much as two to three years,” Xiao Xiyue said softly, her cold and noble face full of gentleness as she held her daughter.

“Xiao Xiyue, if the Secret Realm ends, Qingyun Sect should have quite a few rewards, right?” Lu Changsheng asked.

He remembered that Xiao Xiyue had been in this Secret Realm for almost ten years.

“Both my Senior Sister and I have gained quite a lot in the Secret Realm. Once the Secret Realm ends, the Sect will grant rewards based on the situation,” Xiao Xiyue said.

“Mother, what is it like inside this Secret Realm?” Lu Wangshu thought about her mother being in this Secret Realm for so long, and couldn’t help but wrinkle her nose, asking curiously.

“When the Secret Realm ends, if the Sect decides to open it to the public, Mother will take you to see the Secret Realm,” Xiao Xiyue said dotingly, rubbing her daughter’s hair.

“The Secret Realm is opening? Is this Secret Realm similar to the Purple Nether Secret Realm?” Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow and asked.

“It’s different from the Purple Nether Secret Realm. As for the specifics, I can’t disclose them for now.”

“However, if this Secret Realm opens and you and Wangshu can enter it, there will be benefits,” Xiao Xiyue said.

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng didn’t ask further.

He knew that Qingyun Sect would definitely not allow such matters to be spread.

Xiao Xiyue had already said her limit.

Then, the Family of three went sightseeing in the surrounding area.

Because Xiao Xiyue was tied up with affairs, she couldn’t leave for too long.

So, after half a month of sightseeing, she had to return to the Secret Realm.

Facing this situation, Lu Changsheng naturally wouldn’t make things difficult for her.

After parting ways, he continued to take his daughter to other places for sightseeing, even venturing into Luoxia Sect’s territory.

However, as both were part of the Jiang Country Cultivation World, there wasn’t much difference between Luoxia Sect’s territory and Qingyun Sect’s territory.

During their travels, Lu Changsheng heard a shocking piece of news.

A Core Formation Immortal Master named ‘Bai Feng’ went to Qingluan Immortal City and issued a challenge, daring Qingluan True Person to a fight!

Lu Changsheng had never heard of this Immortal Master Bai Feng.

After inquiring, he learned that this Immortal Master Bai Feng was also a Loose Cultivator in Jiang Country a hundred years ago, and quite famous.

Later, for some unknown reason, he left the Jiang Country Cultivation World.

“Why would this Immortal Master Bai Feng dare to challenge Qingluan True Person? Is it because of the old rumor that Qingluan True Person was severely injured?” Lu Changsheng was very confused.

One must know that Qingluan True Person, as the number one Loose Cultivator in Jiang Country, her combat power was beyond doubt!

How could this Immortal Master Bai Feng dare to challenge Qingluan True Person in Qingluan Immortal City!

But after some inquiries, Lu Changsheng only learned that this Immortal Master Bai Feng had an enmity with Qingluan True Person.

His departure from the Jiang Country Cultivation World back then was related to Qingluan True Person.

There was no news regarding the specific grievances, their combat strength, or why he challenged Qingluan True Person.

“Sigh, news in such a small place is still not well-informed enough. If I were in Nine Heavens Immortal City, I could completely buy information and intelligence through the ‘Heaven Knowing Tower’.”

Lu Changsheng shook his head, not wasting any more time inquiring about the news.

He planned to go home and have Lu Miaoyun or Zhao Qingqing inquire about this information for him.

Then, after sightseeing was mostly done, he took Lu Wangshu back to Bihu Mountain.

Four months later.

Lu Changsheng and his daughter returned to Bihu Mountain.

The father and daughter had been out traveling for over half a year this time.

However, during this trip, Lu Changsheng deeply realized that the speed of his shabby spiritual boat was not good enough.

He greatly envied the Xu Family Old Ancestor’s Nine Wind Lightning Steeds pulling his carriage.

Not only was it flashy, but its speed was also several times that of his own spiritual boat!

He thought about when the System would be more cooperative and give him a Magic Treasure related to spiritual boats.

This way, he could save a lot of time on the road when traveling.

After returning to Biyun Peak, Lu Changsheng told Lu Wangshu to Cultivate diligently in the coming days, then asked Lu Miaoyun if anything had happened at home during this time.

Lu Miaoyun said that nothing had happened at home.

However, not long ago, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator wanted to establish a Family force and was interested in buying White Tiger Mountain, so he came to ask if the Lu Family was willing to sell it.

“Buy White Tiger Mountain?”

Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

If one were to establish a Family force, White Tiger Mountain could not be considered a good place.

It wasn’t that the spiritual land was bad, but simply being adjacent to Golden Dragon Ridge meant that if one wanted to develop a Family stably, they could only be a dog to Golden Dragon Ridge.

“There’s no need to pay attention to such matters. We have more and more Foundation Establishment Cultivators in our Family now.”

“Once Ping’an breaks through to Foundation Establishment, I will have Yun’er arrange to move the Family’s workshops to White Tiger Mountain,” Lu Changsheng said.

“Yes, I’ve already discussed this with Yun’er,” Lu Miaoyun knew about this plan and merely brought it up to Lu Changsheng.

She indicated that this Foundation Establishment Cultivator might have been sent by the Jin Family.

Because the price of spiritual land was extremely expensive.

This Foundation Establishment Cultivator previously came from a small Qi Refining Family; how could he possibly have the financial resources to purchase White Tiger Mountain.

“That’s not impossible. After all, the Jin Family definitely doesn’t want to see White Tiger Mountain remain in our hands,” Lu Changsheng said with a smile.

He knew that the Jin Family harbored ill intentions towards their Family.

He also knew that the Jin Family was waiting for an opportunity, accumulating strength.

Once they had enough power, they might make a move against their Family.

But he was also waiting, waiting until the time was right, then he would make Golden Dragon Ridge bear the Lu surname.

After all, given their current situation, if they didn’t seize it, their children would only be able to leave their hometowns and establish branch families in the future.

“Oh, by the way, Yun’er, do you know about the matter in Qingluan Immortal City?” Lu Changsheng asked.

“Is Husband referring to the matter of Immortal Master Bai Feng challenging Qingluan True Person?” Lu Miaoyun said.

Lu Changsheng had previously instructed her to pay attention to news in this regard.

So, she usually kept up with various information in the Cultivation World.

Bihu Mountain had two information channels, Zhao Qingqing and the Hongye Valley Market, and was also on good terms with many families, so their news was relatively well-informed.

“Indeed, is there a result to this matter?” Lu Changsheng asked.

“Yes, not long ago, Qingqing sent a letter mentioning this matter, stating that Qingluan True Person accepted the challenge and defeated Immortal Master Bai Feng in three moves,” Lu Miaoyun said, taking out a Jade Slip.

“Three moves???” Lu Changsheng was stunned.

He had previously heard that Immortal Master Bai Feng challenged Qingluan True Person and thought this Immortal Master was very powerful.

But he lost in three moves?

Where did he get the confidence to challenge her!

“According to Qingqing, this battle was a test. Some force was testing Qingluan True Person’s strength, to see if she was truly severely injured,” Lu Miaoyun said softly.

“A test?” Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow, deep in thought.

To dare to test Qingluan True Person, it seems this force is not simple.

“Yes, but Qingqing doesn’t know the specifics either.”

“I’ve sent people to Qingluan Immortal City to understand the situation, but no news has come back yet,” Lu Miaoyun continued.

Now, Bihu Mountain is also considered a force, so they have always paid attention to major events and news in the Jiang Country Cultivation World.

“Good.” Lu Changsheng nodded, thinking of the Beast Taming Xu Family’s matter earlier.

He felt that the Cultivation World seemed calm on the surface, but in reality, undercurrents were surging.

Even top forces like the Beast Taming Xu Family and Qingluan Immortal City constantly faced trouble.

“Unless one is truly invincible, how can one not have trouble?” Lu Changsheng shook his head, sighing with emotion.

Even the Heaven Sword Sect, the overlord of the Jiang Country Cultivation World, had to face invasions from other Cultivation Worlds.

As for Qingluan Immortal City, occupied by Qingluan True Person, who knows how many people are eyeing this piece of fat meat.

Moreover, regarding the Beast Taming Xu Family’s matter earlier, the Xu Family suspected that the Four Great Immortal Sects were targeting them.

Perhaps, the Four Great Immortal Sects also took some suppressive actions against Qingluan Immortal City.

“Cultivate, Cultivate!”

Lu Changsheng didn’t worry about these matters.

After a moment of intimacy with his wife, Lu Miaoyun, he went to Xumi Grotto-heaven to continue cultivating his Yin Yang Creation Scripture.