Chapter 357: Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet Challenges Immortal Qingluan!

In an instant, a woman with silver-white hair, fox-like charm, and the appearance of a beautiful lady around thirty-five or thirty-six appeared before Lu Changsheng.

“Master.”

The beautiful woman’s face blushed like a peach, her charming eyes dazed with allure as she respectfully greeted Lu Changsheng.

“Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet.”

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

It was too realistic!

If he didn’t know that the woman in front of him was a puppet, he might think she was a real person.

Her fox-like cheeks were white with a touch of red, a charming blush with captivating eyes, incredibly lifelike.

Her silver-white hair cascaded down to her waist and hips, with a pair of sharp snow-white fox ears about six inches long on top of her head.

She had a very tall and graceful figure, full of animalistic allure, wearing a blue skirt and a luxurious, exquisite snow-white fur cloak.

Under her skirt and cloak, her long, slender legs were wrapped in white and blue gradient silk stockings with lace floral patterns, and she wore a pair of high wooden clogs.

Behind her, a snow-white fox tail spiraled upwards, probably over two meters long.

The Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet before him, in terms of appearance, voice, charm, and skin texture, was almost indistinguishable from the real thing.

Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but marvel. This was truly the masterpiece of a Golden Core cultivator who sacrificed his wife to create a puppet.

It was extraordinary!

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

Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet, a mid-Tier Third-Tier Puppet!

It excels in illusions, charm, and transformation.

Lu Changsheng also learned why Master Qianji infused his wife’s soul into this puppet.

The Puppet Spirit Sect has a secret puppet technique called Spirit Infusion.

It involves refining and infusing the soul of a person or beast into a puppet.

As a result, the puppet gains a certain level of consciousness, awareness, making it easier to train, teach, and control.

The higher the quality of the infused soul, the higher the puppet’s consciousness, intelligence, learning ability, and combat strength.

So, to perfect this puppet, Master Qianji refined and infused his beloved wife’s soul into the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk. Is this what it means to be a true puppet master? It’s really perverse.”

Lu Changsheng couldn’t understand this behavior; he was deeply shocked.

But when he thought of the rumors about some equipment refiners sacrificing themselves to create a masterpiece, he figured it might be the same principle.

“But your wife is now mine.”

Lu Changsheng thought to himself.

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

According to the system’s introduction, this puppet has a certain level of simple consciousness and thinking ability. It can be instructed to do many things.

Of course, if Lu Changsheng wished, he could also control this puppet himself through the Puppet Command Technique.

However, for a puppet with consciousness like this, personal control might not be as effective as the puppet’s own consciousness.

“Answering the Master, this humble one is named Su Rongrong.”

The Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet smiled charmingly and replied softly.

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

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

Then he reached out and touched the puppet’s plump and fair skin, pinching it a couple of times.

The skin’s texture and temperature were almost the same as that of a real person.

But if you pinched it hard, there would be a slight difference in the feel.

However, in Lu Changsheng’s view, this craftsmanship was already at the pinnacle of perfection!

“Try using your illusions on me.”

Lu Changsheng spoke, wanting to see the puppet’s illusion combat ability.

“Yes, Master.”

The Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet covered her mouth and giggled, her eyes brimming with seduction, exuding an enchanting charm that made Lu Changsheng’s mind waver as if he were in a warm and fragrant embrace.

Countless women, dressed in thin veils, danced gracefully for him, their movements alluring, accompanied by enchanting sounds.

Even though Lu Changsheng was prepared, knowing this was an illusion,

the scene before him, the scent wafting to his nose, and the soft and smooth skin made him instinctively want to relax and enjoy.

“Buzz!”

At this moment, the jade pendant on Lu Changsheng’s waist and the necklace around his neck both buzzed, as if reminding him that this was an illusion, a Divine Sense technique.

But these jade pendants were just Spirit Tools, their effects limited, like a stone sinking into the sea when faced with this kind of Golden Core Divine Sense technique.

“No.”

Lu Changsheng realized the gap was too wide.

This level of illusion couldn’t be resisted through sheer willpower.

It was a complete Divine Sense suppression!

Even though he was experienced in resisting temptations, with a strong willpower and Divine Sense far superior to those of the same level, comparable to a False Core,

he still couldn’t withstand the Divine Sense technique of this Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet, which was at the Golden Core level.

But just as he was about to call a halt, a light shone from the ‘Lu Clan Genealogy’ in his body, clearing his mind.

“Hmm, so the genealogy has this effect too?”

Lu Changsheng was taken aback, realizing his family’s genealogy had this effect.

Before, the system had only introduced three functions of the genealogy and hadn’t mentioned this effect.

“This is an unexpected bonus.”

Lu Changsheng felt a wave of joy and instructed Su Rongrong to stop the illusion.

“Buzz!”

The scene before him instantly shattered.

“This kind of illusion could probably affect even a Golden Core cultivator.”

Lu Changsheng nodded secretly, then said to Su Rongrong, “Change your appearance. Hmm, transform into my appearance.”

“Yes, Master.”

Immediately, the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet’s entire body surged with magic power, and her appearance slowly changed to look exactly like Lu Changsheng.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk. This transformation technique is really something.”

Lu Changsheng examined the version of himself standing before him and praised aloud.

He thought to himself, as expected, anything produced by the system is top-notch!

Unless the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet made a move, it would be hard to spot any flaws just by looking.

But unless someone was close to him or had fought him before, even in combat, it would be hard to tell the real from the fake.

“This is the true path of puppetry.”

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

Compared to this Third-Tier Puppet, the Second-Tier Puppets he had made before were like garbage.

With this Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet, in future battles, as long as the puppet could use its illusion and charm to create an opening, he could land a killing blow.

“But I must be careful. If this puppet gets damaged, there’s no way to repair it.”

Lu Changsheng immediately realized a problem.

No matter how powerful this puppet was, it was still a consumable that needed maintenance.

Although the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet had a certain self-repair ability,

if there was significant damage, it couldn’t repair itself and would require manual repair by a puppeteer.

And while he was a Top-Tier Second-Tier Puppeteer, he didn’t have the ability to repair such a puppet.

“Considering the maintenance, it suddenly feels a bit cumbersome.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the puppet before him and sighed.

After thinking for a moment, he took out a Jade Slip from his Storage Bag and imprinted some content with his Divine Sense.

Then he handed it to Su Rongrong and said, “Try creating a puppet according to the designs on this Jade Slip.”

Although this Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet was a combat puppet, proficient in illusions, charm, and transformation techniques,

since Su Rongrong was a puppeteer in life, her learning ability in puppetry was quite good.

So as long as Lu Changsheng took the time to train her, it wouldn’t be difficult for her to create a Second-Tier Puppet.

Moreover, although the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet needed Spirit Stones embedded to consume magic power, it had a core puppet crystal inside!

This crystal could absorb spiritual energy from the heavens and earth on its own, storing magic power.

So if used for 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.

Faced with Lu Changsheng’s orders, she lacked true humanization, only obedience, with no real emotion.

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

After studying the puppet designs Lu Changsheng had given her, Su Rongrong took the materials he provided and began trying to forge a puppet.

“A Third-Tier Puppet like this can already be called a Dao Soldier.”

Lu Changsheng looked at Su Rongrong in front of him, feeling a sense of awe.

He couldn’t help but look forward to the day the system would give him a puppet inheritance technique.

Although the system provided comprehensive puppet techniques, it didn’t include any rare or advanced puppets.

For instance, many of the talismans he used came from the ‘Nine-Nine Mysterious Talisman Scripture,’ not from a talisman-making inheritance.

“Hmm, wait, isn’t there a ready-made Third-Tier Puppet right in front of me?”

“If I can understand its principles and techniques, I might be able to advance to a Third-Tier Puppeteer.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet in front of him and paused.

For puppeteers, puppets like this had great research value.

“I’ve gotten this far through my own hard work.”

“Today, I will use my unmatched wisdom, supreme comprehension, and relentless effort to advance to a Third-Tier Puppeteer!”

Lu Changsheng looked at the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet, his emotions surging, and he spoke with determination.

Then, he began training and teaching the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet, researching its principles and craftsmanship.

To see if he could gain some inspiration from this puppet to advance to a Third-Tier Puppeteer.

Half a month later.

“Damn it, system, show me what you’ve got.”

Lu Changsheng cursed as he looked at the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet in front of him.

Despite being a Top-Tier Second-Tier Puppeteer, after researching for so long, he still couldn’t figure out the principles of this Third-Tier Puppet.

Especially the Spirit Infusion aspect, it left him completely baffled, with no clue whatsoever.

However, this was also because he didn’t dare to disassemble the puppet for in-depth research, only taking a superficial look.

But he had to admit, this Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet was incredibly lifelike!

Even if he wanted to disassemble it, Lu Changsheng wouldn’t know where to start.

Then, Lu Changsheng gave up researching the humanoid figurine and took his daughter Lu Wangshu out to visit Immortal Qingluan in the Luoyun Mountain Range.

Jinlong Ridge, Jin Family.

“Lu Qingshan, disciple of Immortal Tian Yuan of the Golden Sun Sect in the Yue Kingdom, Golden Core seed of the Golden Sun Sect, son of Lu Changsheng of Bihu Mountain, and grandson of Lu Yuanshan Ding of Qingzhu Mountain!”

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

Back then, the Jin Family’s disciples were completely wiped out in the Purple Secrets Realm, so they had been keeping a close eye on any information related to it.

They wanted to know if there were any special circumstances in the Purple Secrets Realm back then and to see if any other forces had targeted their family.

But they never expected to learn such news.

“Lu Changsheng of Bihu Mountain…”

The Jin Family Patriarch’s face turned solemn.

Although Bihu Mountain had been very low-key in recent years, with no significant movements,

even the White Tiger Mountain they had conquered was left in a semi-abandoned state, with only a few people sent to mine it. In other aspects, it was almost entirely abandoned.

But even so, they had always taken Bihu Mountain seriously, constantly monitoring the Lu Family’s situation.

But they never expected that Lu Changsheng had hidden so much.

He had an incredibly talented son in the Golden Sun Sect of the Yue Kingdom!

If given a few decades or a century, when this son grew up, their family would be no match for him.

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

The Jin Family Patriarch’s expression grew heavy as he began to calculate.

White Tiger Mountain was adjacent to Jinlong Ridge.

If this Lu Qingshan became a Golden Core cultivator in the future,

even if he only reached the False Core stage, their Jin Family would have no peace.

Immediately, the Jin Family Patriarch reported this information, hoping that the family would increase their focus on Bihu Mountain!

And also find a way to take back White Tiger Mountain.

In his view, White Tiger Mountain could be in the hands of any other family, but it absolutely could not remain in the hands of the Lu Family of Bihu Mountain!

Luoyun Mountain Range.

“Is the secret realm coming to an end?”

Lu Changsheng smiled when he heard Xiao Xiyue’s words.

“Yes, according to the current progress, if there are no surprises, the secret realm will end in as little as six months or as long as two or three years.”

Xiao Xiyue, who held her daughter’s hand, spoke softly, her cold and noble face full of gentleness.

“Xiyue, when the secret realm ends, the Azure Cloud 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 made considerable gains in the secret realm. When it ends, the sect will give rewards based on the situation.”

Xiao Xiyue said.

“Mother, what is it like inside the secret realm?”

Lu Wangshu wrinkled her little nose, curious about the place where her mother had spent so much time.

“When the secret realm opens, if the sect decides to allow outsiders in, I’ll take you to see it.”

Xiao Xiyue said indulgently, rubbing her daughter’s hair.

“The secret realm opening, does that mean it’s similar to the Purple Secrets Realm?”

Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow and asked.

“It’s different from the Purple Secrets Realm. I can’t reveal the details for now,”

“But when it opens, Changsheng, if you and Wangshu can enter, you’ll benefit.”

Xiao Xiyue said.

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng didn’t ask further.

He knew that the Azure Cloud Sect wouldn’t allow such matters to be disclosed.

Xiao Xiyue had already said as much as she could.

Then, the family of three continued to play around the area.

Since Xiao Xiyue was busy with her duties and couldn’t stay away for long,

after half a month of fun, she had to return to the secret realm.

Given the situation, Lu Changsheng naturally didn’t want to make things difficult for her.

After saying goodbye, he continued to take his daughter to other places, even visiting the territory governed by the Sunset Glow Sect.

However, as both were in the Jiang Kingdom’s cultivation world, there wasn’t much difference between the territories of the Sunset Glow Sect and the Azure Cloud Sect.

During their travels, Lu Changsheng heard shocking news.

A Golden Core cultivator named ‘Bai Feng’ sent a challenge letter to Qingluan Immortal City, challenging Immortal Qingluan!

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

After some inquiry, he learned that this Bai Feng Immortal had been a famous rogue cultivator in the Jiang Kingdom a hundred years ago.

Later, for unknown reasons, he left the Jiang Kingdom’s cultivation world.

“Why would Bai Feng Immortal dare to challenge Immortal Qingluan? Is it because of the old rumors that Immortal Qingluan was seriously injured?”

Lu Changsheng was puzzled.

After all, as the number one rogue cultivator in the Jiang Kingdom, Immortal Qingluan’s combat strength was beyond question!

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

But after some inquiry, Lu Changsheng only learned that Bai Feng Immortal had a grudge against Immortal Qingluan.

When he left the Jiang Kingdom’s cultivation world back then, it was related to Immortal Qingluan.

As for the specific grievances and combat strength, and why he challenged Immortal Qingluan, there was no information.

“Sigh, the information in these small places is really not up to date. If I were in Nine Heavens Immortal City, I could have bought intelligence from Tianzhi Tower.”

Lu Changsheng shook his head and didn’t waste more time trying to gather information.

He planned to return home and have Lu Miaoyun or Zhao Qingqing inuire about this matter.

Then, after almost finishing their travels, 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 more than half a year.

However, during this trip, Lu Changsheng realized that his Spirit Boat’s speed was inadequate.

He was extremely jealous of the Nine-Headed Wind Thunder Beast that the Xu Family’s ancestor used to pull his cart.

Not only was it flashy, but its speed was also several times that of his Spirit Boat!

He thought about when the system would finally give him a magical treasure related to Spirit Boats.

That way, when he traveled, he could save a lot of time.

After returning to Biyun Peak, Lu Changsheng instructed Lu Wangshu to focus on her cultivation in the coming days, then asked Lu Miaoyun if there had been ay events at home recently.

Lu Miaoyun replied that there ad been nothing significant at home.

However, not long ago, a Foundation Establishment cultivator wanted to establish a family power and expressed interest in purchasing White Tiger Mountain, asking if the Lu Family was willing to sell.

“Purchasing White Tiger Mountain?”

Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow when he heard this.

If he wanted to establish a family power, White Tiger Mountain wasn’t exactly a great place.

Not because the spiritual land was inadequate, but simply because it was adjacent to Jinlong Ridge. If he wanted to develop his family peacefully, he’d end up just serving as a watchdog for Jinlong Ridge.

“There’s no need to bother with this matter. Our family has more and more Foundation Establishment cultivators now.”

“Once Ping’an breaks through to Foundation Establishment, I’ll have Yun’r arrange to move the family’s workshop to White Tiger Mountain.”

Lu Changsheng said.

“Yes, I already discussed this with Yun’r.”

Lu Miaoyun knew about this pla and just mentioned it to Lu Changsheng.

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

Because spiritual land was extremely expensive.

This Foundation Establishment cultivator came from a small Qi Refining family. How could they afford to buy White Tiger Mountain?

“It’s possible. After all, the Jin Family definitely doesn’t want to see White Tiger Mountain remain in our hands.”

Lu Changsheng laughed.

He knew the Jin Family harbored ill intentions towards his family.

He also knew that the Jin Family was waiting for the right moment, gathering strength.

Once they had enough power, they might make a move against his family.

But he was also waiting. When the time was right, he’d make Jinlong Ridge bear the Lu name.

After all, given his family’s current situation, if they didn’t seize opportunities, his children would have to leave home and establish branch families elsewhere.

“By the way, Yun’r, do you know about the situation in Qingluan Immortal City?”

Lu Changsheng asked.

“Husband, are you referring to the matter of Bai Feng Immortal challenging Immortal Qingluan?”

Lu Miaoyun replied.

Lu Changsheng had previously asked her to keep an eye on such news.

So she had been paying attention to various information in the cultivation world.

Bihu Mountain had two information channels: Zhao Qingqing and the Hongye Valley Marketplace. They were also on good terms with many families, so they were relatively well-informed.

“Yes, has there been any outcome?”

Lu Changsheng asked.

“Yes, Qingqing sent a message recently, saying that Immortal Qingluan accepted the challenge and defeated Bai Feng Immortal in three moves.”

Lu Miaoyun took out a Jade Sli and said.

“Three moves???”

Lu Changsheng was stunned.

When he first heard that Bai Feng Immortal challenged Immortal Qingluan, he thought this immortal was incredibly 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 Immortal Qingluan’s strength to see if she was truly injured.”

Lu Miaoyun said softly.

“A test?”

Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow, deep in thought.

Daring to test Immortal Qingluan’s strength means this force is not simple.

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

“I’ve sent people to Qingluan Immortal City to learn more, but they haven’t returned yet.”

Lu Miaoyun continued.

She knew her husband’s friend Li Feiyu was in Qingluan Immortal City, so they had always paid attention to it.

“Alright.”

Lu Changsheng nodded, thinking about the incident with the Beast Taming Xu Family.

He felt that while the cultivation world seemed calm, undercurrents were surging.

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

“Unless you’re truly invincible, how could you not have trouble?”

Lu Changsheng shook his head and sighed.

Even the Heavenly Sword Sect, the overlord of the Jiang Kingdom’s cultivation world, had to deal with invasions from other cultivation worlds.

A place like Qingluan Immortal City, occupied by Immortal Qingluan, had countless people eyeing it.

Moreover, after the incident with the Beast Taming Xu Family, the Xu Family suspected that the Four Great Immortal Sects were targeting them.

It’s possible that the Four Great Immortal Sects are also doing something to suppress Qingluan Immortal City.

“Cultivate, cultivate!”

Lu Changsheng didn’t worry about these things.

After spending time with his wife Lu Miaoyun, he returned to Sumru Cave Heaven to continue practicing his Yin-Yang Creation Sutra.