Seeking Immortality In The World Of Cultivation

Chapter 207 - 207: 204: Spirit Puppet Skill (5000 words) _2

The Array Disk and Array Banners hovered quietly, as if invisible hands were holding them in place.

These were used to set up the Spirit-Gathering Array.

As He Song’s thoughts moved, his divine sense probed out.

Instantly, the Array Disk and Array Banners before him transformed into streaks of light, falling into the mansion below him.

In this way, He Song formed hand seals, and a Spirit-Gathering Array was set

up.

Placing this Spirit-Gathering Array inside the mansion would serve to increase the concentration of the spirit Qi in the area.

He Song casually waved his hand again.

An Array Disk and six Array Banners materialized before him.

This set of Array Disk and Array Banners were needed to set up the Smoke Array.

Although being inside his own Immortal Pavilion, He Song did not need to worry about his secrets being discovered or anyone barging into his mansion.

However, he still maintained his extreme caution.

The spirit Qi gathered by the Spirit-Gathering Array would definitely be much denser than the spirit Qi around him at the moment. Ordinary mortals might not be able to sense it.

But cultivators could naturally sense it.

If someone discovered the secret within his mansion, He Song might have to take preemptive action to erase that person from existence.

Otherwise, that person might use this information as leverage and share it with others.

If this caused any consequences, it was something that He Song didn’t want to see happen.

In order to save some lives and avoid making things too troublesome, He Song figured that it would be better to set up a Smoke Array to hide the concentration of spirit Qi here.

Moreover, after setting up the Smoke Array, he could feel more at ease when he was in seclusive cultivation.

Once he set up the Seven Kills Heaven Fire Array inside his mansion, his security would naturally increase significantly during his secluded cultivation.

With a thought, He Song’s Array Disk and Array Banners used for setting up the Smoke Array turned into streams of light and flew towards various spots around the mansion.

As soon as the Array Disk and Array Banners had settled, the hand seals in He Song’s hands changed to adapt accordingly.

Swiftly, an invisible barrier wrapped around He Song’s entire mansion.

Witnessing this, He Song casually sprinkled a generous amount of spirit stones to replenish the Smoke Array and Spirit-Gathering Array before stepping inside the mansion.

The Spirit-Gathering Array gradually increased the concentration of spirit Qi within the mansion.

He Song entered a quiet room inside the mansion.

Sitting on a cushion, thoughts about the “Spirit Puppet Skill” instantly raced through his mind.

Spirit Puppet Skill—named after spirit puppets, the puppets created with this skill naturally possessed a certain degree of spirituality.

After carefully reading the introduction and various puppet-making methods recorded in the Spirit Puppet Skill, He Song gained some understanding of his newly- acquired skill.

Several puppet-making methods were recorded in the Spirit Puppet Skill.

The first method was turning cultivators into spirit puppets, like Master Ningyin did.

The second method involved using various hard materials and other precious materials to create strangely-shaped puppets.

The third method involved infusing various hard materials to create human – shaped puppets.

The fourth method allowed one to transform beasts into spirit puppets.

Besides these puppet-making methods, there were also techniques to control puppets and some skills to temporarily enhance their combat powers.

However, the skills recorded in the Spirit Puppet Skill were, at maximum, suitable for the Foundation Establishment Realm.

As for puppet-making skills above the Foundation Establishment realm, none were mentioned.

After reading through all the methods once, He Song gradually formed an understanding of the Spirit Puppet Skill.

“This Spirit Puppet Skill should be the secret skill that allowed Master Ningyin to gain fame.”

“However, making Foundation Establishment Realm puppets requires either the corpses of Foundation Establishment cultivators or other precious materials.”

“Precious materials are hard to find, and Foundation Establishment corpses are similarly scarce. Even if I learn it, I might not be able to make them in a short period of time.”

“It’s better to first learn the techniques to control puppets from the Spirit Puppet Skill, release those puppets stored in my storage bag, and then learn the rest.”

“Having those puppets unused in the storage bag is a waste.”

“It’s better to put them to good use.”

Having made up his mind, He Song quickly closed his eyes and began studying the various Puppet Control Skills recorded in the Spirit Puppet Skill.

The Puppet Control Skills recorded in the Spirit Puppet Skill weren’t simple.

However, it was for this reason that the Puppet Control Skills in the Spirit Puppet Skill were extraordinarily effective.

As He Song continued to study, he quickly understood why Cheng Yan, a

seventh-tier Qi Refining cultivator, could control nearly ten late-stage Qi Refining puppets.

Cheng Yan’s master had left him with almost seven late-stage Qi Refining puppets.

Theoretically, a seventh-tier Qi refining cultivator should be able to effortlessly control one or two late-stage Qi refining puppets.

However, if they controlled too many puppets, the mental consumption would be higher, and the puppet control would become slightly off.

Therefore, most cultivators who specialized in controlling puppets for battles only controlled one or two puppets at most.

They wouldn’t control seven puppets at once like Cheng Yan.

Doing so would consume too much mental energy and cause the puppets’ control to become uncoordinated, causing more harm than good..