Chapter 226: Chapter 226 Puppet Dao 1
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“Time is the most precious thing for a cultivator, a difference of one or two years might be the reason somebody missed a major realm breakthrough,” “Such cases have happened several times within the immortal sects, which is why the third principal of our Daoist Academy implemented a rule that a tutor can recommend a student, whose total accumulated credits are less than loo, to enter the Treasure Trove early.”
“Zhongli Tianyu perfectly fulfills this condition. Yet, his tutor still held him back for two years before submitting a recommendation letter,”
Aftrer hearing Che Yucheng’s explanation, Chen Mobai clapped his hands impulsively.
“Teacher, I have been stuck in the Daoist Academy for nearly four years now, I believe it’s time for me to be recommended to enter the Treasure Trove,” However, Chen Mobai’s words made Che Yucheng roll his eyes and he shook his head, indicating there was nothing he could do.
”1 am your teacher, not your tutor,”
“Is there a difference?”
“Not really. To avoid the abuse of this privilege, a teacher can only recommend one student to enter the Treasure Trove early every ten years. I used this opportunity on your senior brother eight years ago. If you’re waiting for my recommendation, you might be able to accumulate loo credits on your own by then,”
Hearing this, Chen Mobai thought quickly and immediately considered two other teachers who favoured him.
“Then, I’ll look for teachers Lin Wenkang and Xu Xiu. They should not have used this yet. After all, someone like me who reaches Foundation Establishment in his fourth year can be counted on one’s fingers,” “Only teachers who are at Core Formation can recommend, they are both only at Foundation Establishment, they can’t recommend,”
Upon hearing this, even if Chen Mobai was slow, he would understand why Che Yucheng had emphasised the term ‘tutor’,”
“Has Master Shaoyang come out of seclusion?”
In his four years at the academy’s automatic tutor arrangement, Chen Mobai hadn’t seen his tutor once.
“No, he hasn’t. However, his cultivation of the Pure Yang body does not require complete isolation. I have some face, I can send the message in,”
While he was speaking, Che Yucheng opened Chen Mobai’s Puppet Box that was on the table.
“When can I go to the Treasure Trove, teacher?”
“What’s the rush? Although I have sent the message of your successful Foundation Establishment, he won’t see it until after he has completed his cultivation session. Don’t worry, Shaoyang was also my student, you just prepare to enter the Treasure Trove,”
Hearing this, Chen Mobai managed to calm his slightly agitated emotions.
“Teacher, this Formless Puppet is too precious and it’s quite wasteful for me to use. Please take it back,”
After he received this puppet, Chen Mobai had used it according to his understanding.
However, he could only use it as a cultivation puppet and as he had not been to the Divine Wood Sect to exchange the Longevity Sutra’s Foundation Establishment scroll, he could only simulate the cultivation process of the Pure Yang scroll from Qi Cultivation to Foundation Establishment.
“I have made quite a few of these. In a few decades, I will reach my ultimate limit. If I don’t give it to you, it will just be left in the Daoist Academy,” He said this, but when Che Yucheng touched the Formless Puppet that was folded in the Puppet Box, his old face was filled with nostalgia.
“Do you know why the Formless Puppet, although initially based on a cultivation puppet, finally became the peak of the immortal sect’s Puppetry Technique after forming?”
“Its comprehensiveness. The Formless Puppet can almost perfectly simulate a real cultivator,”
Chen Mobai was a true genius in puppetry. In this major course, he had truly put in a lot of hard work. The moment Che Yucheng asked, he immediately gave the answer from the textbook without hesitation.
You little scamp, using what I wrote to answer my question,”
The compiler of the Dance Tool Dao Academy’s puppetry textbook was Che Yucheng. Chen Mobai was just being smart.
“The Formless Puppet can simulate a cultivator’s cultivation, simulate the breakthrough of realms, so can it be used as a real carrier of the soul, as a second physical body?”
Upon hearing this question, Chen Mobai couldn’t help but frown, and after thinking for a while he was covered in cold sweat.
“This is the next step for the Formless Puppet, which is also key to advancing to Rank-4. Unfortunately, Master Xin Ji who proposed this idea has passed away, and I’m too old. I can only pass this question down to the next generation,”
After finishing these words, Che Yucheng closed the Puppet Box and gave it back to Chen Mobai, who received it solemnly.
At this moment, what he received was not just the Formless Puppet.
But Che Yucheng’s puppetry inheritance!
“In the history of immortal sects, Rank-4 puppets have been made at all costs,” -However, that is not Puppet Dao suitable for the Immortal Sects. What we need to initiate is the infinite evolution path with renewable materials, starting from Rank-i and advancing to Rank-4, or even Rank-5,”
“The Formless Puppet carries this idea of mine and Master Xin Ji’s. If you get
the opportunity in the future, try walking down this path,”
When he said this, Che Yucheng’s face was gentle, and he didn’t force Chen Mobai to complete this path.
“Don’t worry, teacher, even if I can’t complete it, I will continue your puppetry inheritance,”
Hearing these words, Che Yucheng nodded and smiled.
Then he detailed the method for controlling the Formless Puppet and its functions to Chen Mobai.
“This puppet requires an intermediate-grade Spirit Stone to operate because of
its high rank. That’s the only drawback,”
“However, cultivation is just its simplest function. In reality, a lower-grade Spirit Stone can simulate the entire process of Qi cultivation. Only involves Foundation Establishment is an intermediate-grade Spirit Stone needed. The Formless Puppet is mainly created to simulate human body cultivation and unlimited evolution,”
“Since it can cultivate, it can naturally fight. However, there is still that flaw.
An intermediate-grade Spirit Stone is needed to bring out the power of the ninth level of Qi cultivation,”
“I once applied for a top-grade Spirit Stone for an experiment. It can let the Formless Puppet simulate the realm of Core Formation and it can also exert the power of Foundation Establishment in battle. However, after considering various factors, it can only exert the power of ranking at the third level of Foundation Establishment at most,”
“The energy source problem is also key to shackles on the Formless Puppet’s progress. Unfortunately, the top-grade Spirit Stones of the Immortal Sects are in the hands of Divinity Transformation elders. With my qualifications, I can’t apply for them. Otherwise, I could try to take a step further,”
Chen Mobai reviewed the puppetry manual given by Che Yucheng, taking in all the functions of the Formless Puppet he had explained.
The deeper he listened, the more he understood how formidable his teacher was.
The material of this Formless Puppet was closer to a synthetic human-like material compared to precious resources. Although it was also extremely precious, it was a renewable resource in the Immortal Sect. It only required cutting-edge technology and knowledge to synthesise
But if this path of puppetry can be pursued, then the Immortal Sects will have an additional peak art at Rank-4.
“Alright, after you go back, think about how to get an intermediate-grade Spirit Stone. All the ones I have are resources of the Daoist Academy and I can’t give them to you,”
Although Che Yucheng had given the Formless Puppet, he had no solution for the intermediate-grade Spirit Stone needed to start it up..