Chapter 36: Obtaining the Puppet

  Elder Yun saw that everyone seemed to be interested in the ancient puppet technique, and he himself had done some research on it. Therefore, in his subsequent speech, Fang Tian Nan and others learned a lot about the ancient puppet technique through Elder Yun's explanation.

  No matter what material the puppet is made of, controlling its behavior and determining its combat strength all rely on a crucial part. It could be its head, or its hand, or even an object hidden somewhere on the puppet's body. If this part is not accurately destroyed during battle with the puppet, no matter how you defeat it, it will quickly recover.

  Gu Yanran in the grand hall of Chuan Cheng Dong Tian, the giant stone warriors who were defeated before could reappear in front of her again, it was this kind of situation.

  In addition, Yun Lao explained that the strength of a puppet is related to the skill level of its creator, but more importantly, it depends on the quality of materials used in key parts of the puppet. Especially the internal structure, which has been lost since ancient times and gradually disappeared into the long river of history.

  Nowadays, some major sects and powerful forces may have a few remaining puppets, or perhaps they are found from ancient ruins. However, the specific control methods and the strength of the puppets are rarely understood by anyone.

  For this, Yun Lao also sighed: "Alas, if you can bring out a few puppets from the inheritance cave, it would be even better..."

  Only Yun Changlao sighed. The entire Qingyun Sect didn't have a single puppet, and the same was true for other sects like Bihai Sect and Taihang Gang. Only Fang Tiannan and others in the Transmission Cave Heaven, aside from Gu Yanran, had no one with the strength to subdue these puppets, let alone bring them out.

  So, even if Fang Chang and others heard the words, they could only follow with a sigh. If they could really get a puppet, even if they had to pay some price, Qingyun Sect would be willing. Unfortunately, the Transmission Cave Heaven has been completely closed at this time, and if you want to reopen it again, it is undoubtedly a fantasy.

  If the inheritance in the Inheritance Cave Heaven is obtained by someone, then, according to the inference of Fang Chang and others, this Inheritance Cave Heaven will inevitably disappear on its own.

  In this way, wanting to re-enter the Dharma Cave Heaven and obtain a puppet naturally became empty.

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  "Cloud Elder, I'd like to ask, if we can accurately find the puppet's core location, wouldn't it be enough to just bring this core part back and consider it as obtaining a puppet?" Gu Yanrou suddenly spoke up at this moment.

  "Oh?" Yun Lao heard this and couldn't help but have a gleam in his eye, saying "Could it be that..."

  "No." Gu Yanran shook his head, apparently understanding Yun Lao's meaning. "I just... after defeating a giant stone warrior at the time, I found that its entire body had collapsed. But the weapon in its hand was still shining with light. It's just that..."

  Here is the translation:

  "Up to this point, Gu Yanmo also let out a somewhat regretful sigh. 'The giant stone warrior was using a long spear as his weapon. I'm not particularly interested in that type of weapon, so I didn't pick it up.'"

  "If that's the case, then the weapon in the hands of this giant stone warrior puppet might indeed be the key to maintaining its operation." Yun Lao thought for a moment and said, "However, you all mentioned that each giant stone warrior has a unique weapon. Even in ancient times, creating so many puppets would require specifically crafting suitable weapons and corresponding combat techniques for them, which is extremely difficult. So, their weapons might be an important key part, but I think there should also be something else we don't understand."

  "Oh." Gu Yanran nodded slightly, the look of frustration on her face momentarily easing, before she regained her usual calm and collected expression, saying nothing more.

  Fang Tian Nan thought to himself, on the small path, through the power of Yang liquid explosion, he struck and shattered the human-shaped wooden puppet's head in one move, and finally obtained the human-shaped wooden puppet's long sword, as well as the human-shaped stone that originated from the human-shaped wooden puppet's body.

  At that time, Fang Tiannan only paid attention to the cyan silk thread and cyan light spots on the humanoid stone statue, speculating that it should be a set of martial skills that can transcend levels. However, after listening to Yun Changlao's analysis at this moment, Fang Tiannan couldn't help but wonder if combining the long sword with the humanoid stone statue could reassemble a puppet?

  The door inside, Fang Tian Nan temporarily still doesn't have many clues.

  After all, if the two were simply placed together to restore a human-shaped wooden puppet, then in that situation, how could this human-shaped wooden puppet have collapsed directly due to its head being smashed?

  Deng Bai Chuan, Wu You and Gu Yan Rao all saw it, but none of them mentioned the fact that Fang Tian Nan was holding a long sword in his hand in the grand hall of the Transmission Cave Heaven. Fang Tian Nan naturally didn't want to bring it up either.

  For Fang Tiannan, the less he said about what was going on inside the Transmission Heaven, the better. Moreover, that strange human-shaped stone and long sword were currently stored in the boundary plate within his body. If he took them out now, it would be hard to explain, and he would have to spend more mental effort to come up with a reason.

  Fang Tian Nan couldn't say that he had something similar to a storage pouch, right?

  As for whether he could reassemble the human-shaped wooden puppet, Fang Tian Nan could only put it off until later, when he was alone, to consider.

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  As Deng Bai Chuan finished speaking, every giant stone warrior in the great hall condensed into a light point and dispersed into the four pillars of the great hall and the void in the central area. Everyone else was staring with wide eyes, looking incredulous.

  Yun Lao then furrowed his brow and sighed, "Indeed, it's like that. The weapon in the hands of the Giant Stone Warrior Puppet isn't the most crucial part of the puppet itself. Otherwise, those light dots wouldn't have been able to directly merge and shrink the weapon, but should have first submerged into the weapon."

  Deng Baichuan's narrative also came to a halt after hearing Yun Lao's sigh.

  A servant of Qingyun Sect asked anxiously: "Then what?"

  Then, I was pulled into a brand new world by a strange energy, just like when I first entered the Transmission Cave Heaven. Deng Baichuan said as he recalled, "I don't know what that place is for, it's all sea water in all directions. I struggled for a long time and swam out very far to explore, but got nothing. Finally, suddenly it was like time reversed, and I returned to the room where we received the elixir. After that, I saw everyone appear one after another, and then left the Transmission Cave Heaven."

  "That is to say, someone at that time obtained the ultimate inheritance?" Mo Zhixi, who was beside Fang Tian Nan, couldn't help but speak up, "Otherwise, it shouldn't have appeared that the trial suddenly stopped."

  "Heh heh, it's not necessarily so." Yun Lao said, stroking his white beard, "It's possible that the energy maintaining the transmission of the Dongtian suddenly ran out, or perhaps someone among you touched something forbidden, or even that the time for the test has come to an end, and none of you have thoroughly passed all the tests. All these are possibilities."

  "What about you three?" Fang Lao's gaze fell on Gu Yanruo, Wu You and Fang Tian Nan.

  The previous narrative was basically also started by Deng Baichuan, and then the rest of the people supplemented and explained, or mentioned some places that Deng Baichuan missed, or their own experiences and differences with others.

  Gu Yanran heard this and couldn't help but furrow her brow.

  Fang Tian Nan nodded in agreement, indicating that his situation was roughly similar to Deng Bai Chuan's.

  It was Wu You who chuckled and said, "The place I arrived at is also surrounded by seawater on all sides. To be honest, our innate attribute is fire, which makes us quite incompatible with seawater. Especially when you're completely soaked in it, unable to see the shore...”

  "Get to the point." suggested an attendant.

  "What's the point?" Wu You was taken aback, then shrugged and said, "What I just said is the point. The seawater here makes me feel very uncomfortable. However, after soaking for a long time, I have made a brand new discovery."

  "What discovery?" asked the deacon who had first suggested it.

  "It's the seawater here, it's different from others." Wu You said calmly, "I can vaguely feel that these seawaters are emitting a faint medicinal scent. So, I've collected quite a few of them." As she spoke, Wu You took out several bottles and boxes from her bosom.

  The shapes of these objects are varied, and their sizes are different. Their uses are also completely different. Some are used to store elixirs, while others are used to hold cosmetics that girls use every day, such as perfume and small trinkets. Fang Tian Nan's eyes were wide with wonder.

  Originally, Fang Tiannan thought that only those worldly girls would use these things, but unexpectedly, among the inner disciples of Qingyun Sect, there were also female disciples who carried them with them. Especially the bottles and boxes brought out by Wu You, their exquisite appearance alone must have been expensive.

  It was Wu You who remained calm and composed under the gaze of so many eyes.