Chapter 48: The Shadow Puppet

  "What's wrong, gone mad!"

  Xuan Qi was startled when he heard Lao Ding's words. Xuan Qi knew that walking into the devil was a very serious matter, so when he heard Lao Ding's words, he couldn't help but feel some worry.

  "Don't worry, with me around, you won't come to any harm. On the contrary, a moderate amount of evil energy will actually increase your combat strength. Look, didn't you just kill one of those dark puppets earlier?"

  "But I don't like this feeling of being out of control. Old Turtle, you must have a way to solve it!"

  Upon hearing Xuan Qi's words, Old Turtle hesitantly said: "Of course there is a solution, but it will take time and require some rare and precious medicine. These medicines are extremely difficult to obtain and cannot be gathered in a short period of time. Alternatively, if you diligently cultivate yourself and reach an even higher and more profound realm, I estimate that you should be able to dispel the turmoil within your heart."

  Xuan Qi knew that if Lao Ding could really resolve the turmoil in his heart, he wouldn't be so evasive. The reason he said this was probably because he didn't have much confidence, or the matter was extremely complicated.

  Xuan Qi did not continue to pursue this, but pointed at the white bones in front of him and asked Lao Gui: "Old Turtle, what is this thing? What's that green bead?"

  "That's a good thing, hurry up and pick it up." Seeing the small green beads on the ground, Lao Ding's voice suddenly became louder, excitedly saying.

  Xuan Qi was just about to pick up the pearl, when Old Turtle said: "You can't use your hand, directly use your turtle shell. Directly suck it in and you'll be fine. Otherwise, the cold air inside will damage your soul."

  Upon hearing Lao Tzu's words, Xuan Qi hastily withdrew his hand. He hadn't expected that this small thing would be so dangerous.

  Xuan Qi removed the turtle shell and placed it in front of the Yin Pearl. At this moment, not only the Yin Pearl, but also the white bones and those unlucky eggs were all absorbed into the world within the turtle shell.

  "What are you doing, old turtle?" Xuan Qi didn't expect Lao Gui to do this and couldn't help but ask in puzzlement. However, before he could react, his body was suddenly enveloped in a wave of dark energy, and with a sudden lightness, he floated up into the air. By the time he came back to himself, Lao Gui was smiling at him with a pleased expression.

  At this time, Xuán Qí also entered the world of Smoke and Waves Fishing Village.

  "How did I get in again?" Xuan Qi was somewhat surprised to have re-entered the world of Lao Tzu. Earlier, Lao Tzu had said that unless his cultivation reached a certain level, he would not be able to re-enter this "Smoky Waves Fishing Village Map".

  Xuan Qi said with some excitement: "Could it be that my cultivation has increased again?"

  "Listen up, kid. Don't be so naive. You were able to get in because of the power of this Yin Pearl, but that's only temporary. If you want to come back, you'll have to rely on your own strength."

  Xuan Qi saw that Lao Ding was carefully examining the yin pearl, and while looking at it, he couldn't help but exclaim: "I didn't think that in this world, there would still be someone who could refine yin pearls and create yin puppets. It seems that those demonic sect's evil spirits never disappeared!"

  At this mention, the old man's face revealed a stern and murderous aura, and he said solemnly: "As long as I'm here, those monsters won't be able to escape!"

  It's clear that Lao Ding dislikes the so-called demonic gate demons.

  Hearing Lao Ding's words, Xuan Qi was stunned and said: "What magic door demon, what are you talking about, old turtle?"

  Upon hearing Xuan Qi's words, Old Turtle said: "The path of cultivation is full of mysteries and changes, making it difficult to grasp. What is referred to as 'righteous' or 'evil' are merely different approaches to cultivating. Methods that harm others for personal gain can be called the evil way. And those who cultivate by slaughtering lives to achieve their own selfish interests can be called the demonic way. Since I started cultivating, I have adhered to the righteous path, being open and honest, but some people are self-centered and use murder to elevate themselves. These individuals are known as demons. In my past, I had a sworn enemy who cultivated the demonic way. His followers were all involved in bloody affairs. I thought that sect was almost extinct, yet they have reappeared in the world."

  Mentioning this, Lao Ding's face was heavy with worry, extremely concerned.

  He picked up the yin pearl in his hand and said, "Just look at this small pearl, inside it contains at least a dozen painful souls' resentment. I think that these pearls are all people who died unjustly. Their resentment is heavy, they cannot be reincarnated, so they condense into pearls. Then, take this yin pearl and insert it into the brain of a living person, let the yin pearl slowly devour the person's brain, then after forty-nine days of refinement, you can refine the legendary puppet.

  "What is a puppet?" When he heard Lao Ding mention this, Xuan Qi was still somewhat unclear and had no concept.

  The old man spoke in a hasty tone: "Puppets can be divided into five elements puppets, yin-yang puppets, soul puppets and Benming puppets. The puppet we saw today is the legendary soul puppet. As for the so-called soul puppet, it's naturally made from refining the living soul. This kind of puppet will produce new abilities after its formation. The one you killed earlier should be a powerful puppet..."

  "Alright, don't say anymore! I didn't expect there to be so many types of puppets!" Upon hearing Lao Ding's words, Xuán Qí's face became increasingly unsightly. He hadn't expected that the so-called puppet types would actually be so numerous.

  Just a moment ago, one giant puppet was enough to make him thoroughly embarrassed, if there were more such puppets, his life might not be spared.

  This situation made Xuán Qǐ extremely depressed.

  Lao Ding said, "Since you've entered this Xuanmen world, you must start adapting to this life. Young one, in this world, there are still many, many things you don't know! In the future, as you become more familiar with this world, many things will overturn your previous understanding and imagination."

  Xuan Qi nodded silently, let out a sigh and said: "I already feel that this is enough to subvert my understanding. What puppets or non-human monsters, it's enough to be disgusting."

  Because of the support of the evil spirit and some loss of sanity, Xuan Qi was not particularly concerned when facing all this.

  But when he came to, he couldn't help but feel a little scared.

  If he had been bitten by that puppet just now, the consequences would have been disastrous. Xuan Qi knew that this guy's fangs should be carrying venom.

  Lao Ding said: "This is just the beginning, you can't escape, little boy. I think that in the following days, it will be lively."

  As he spoke, the old turtle woke up those four unlucky eggs. At this time, the four miners opened their eyes in a daze and found themselves in an unfamiliar world.

  The world of "A Fisherman's Tale"!

  As they watched Lao Tzu pretending to be cool in front of them, the four miners exchanged a glance and then pounced on him fiercely, completely ignoring Xuan Qi on the side.

  After their previous encounter, they had realized that Xuan Qi was not an easy opponent. So, they set their sights on Lao Ding, thinking he would be easier to bully.

  "You think you can bully me? You treat the elderly like this, don't you know how to respect your elders and care for the young?"

  It's clear that Lao Ding is very unhappy.

  Once Laotie was unhappy, the four miners would be in trouble. At this time, these four guys were tossed about by Laotie and were almost at death's door.

  It was only then that they realized they had really provoked someone they shouldn't have.

  This situation made them regret it.

  Xuan Qi's eyes widened as he stared at Lao Ding struggling with the four men, and he took a sharp breath in. He hadn't expected Lao Ding to be so ferocious.

  Those four guys were in his hands, being manipulated like a lump of mud, and could be molded into whatever shape he wanted. Their willpower was directly destroyed by Lao Gui.

  "You few people, who exactly instructed you to come to the Liang's house and what do you plan to do? Also, how did you get a puppet of Yin, speak quickly!"

  As soon as Lao Ding finished speaking, those guys hesitated for a moment and slowed down, and Lao Ding's endless torture methods were about to begin again.

  When Lao Ding was about to take action, those guys were so scared that they peed their pants, and one by one begged: "I'm saying, I'm saying, Grandpa, please don't hit us!"

  Those who saw this scene were frightened out of their wits.

  "We were instructed by our boss to come to the Liang's house to find a treasure. It is said that this treasure is hidden in the safe of Liang Wen Gen's house."

  "I heard that it's a magical artifact!"

  Liang Wengen is still alive, our boss has locked him in a mine shaft, preparing to sacrifice him.

  "I'll take you to the mine!"

  Under the devilish means of Lao Ding, these four miners were as obedient as sheep. At this time, they knew the severity of Lao Ding and also understood who was in charge in this "Smoke Wave Fishing Village Map".

  They had resisted before, but the bloody reality made them understand that it was impossible to get rid of the old man's grasp in front of them.

  "How's that? I've trained them quite well, haven't I?" Old Turtle boasted to Xuan Qi.

  Xuan Qi looked at Lao Ding's expression and it had changed. He hadn't expected that this old man would be so formidable. The methods he used to torture people, many of which Xuan Qi had never heard or seen before.

  What's even more infuriating is that the old turtle is the master of this "Fishing Village in Misty Rain" painting, he can do whatever he wants, if he wants to make it windy then it's windy, if he wants to make it rain then it rains, if he wants to make thunder then there's thunder.

  Just now he directly manipulated dozens of lightning bolts, striking them on the bodies of these poor devils, almost turning them into charcoal.

  However, Laotou has a way to make them not die from torture, but leave them with a breath of air, and continue to torture. Torture until they are left with only one breath, then stop and continue torturing again.

  This feeling of constantly walking on the edge of collapse would be extremely collapsing for anyone.

  "Treasures, I didn't expect to find treasures here?" Having heard the miner's words, Lao Ding became even more interested. At this time, he urged Xuan Qi to hurry and search, saying: "Quickly go and take a look, I'd like to see what kind of treasures the Liang family has hidden."

  For a long time, the law instrument has been a treasure that Taoist practitioners have always dreamed of, and it is very rare. Since the decline of modern Xuanmen, the law instrument has become increasingly scarce.

  Apart from a few large sects that still retain some artifacts, most of the artifacts were destroyed during the ten-year catastrophe.

  Now hearing the news of Faqi, Lao Ding naturally became extremely excited.

  Xuan Qi had been to the Liang's house before and was familiar with some of their habits of hiding things. He also knew about the location of the safe in the Liang's house.

  Liang Wengen is a bold and meticulous person, he's very interesting. He always says that the most dangerous place is actually the safest place.

  The safe in the Liang family was actually in the bathroom. Among the toilet-like objects in the bathroom, a small safe was hidden, and its location was just below the drain hole of the toilet.

  No one would have thought that the drain pipe used to flush toilets actually has a mysterious mechanism, hiding the universe. If someone else were to replace me, they wouldn't think of this either.

  Soon, Xuan Qi took out the safe. Holding this not-so-heavy safe, Xuan Qi was somewhat at a loss, he didn't know the password of the safe and couldn't open it at all.

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