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Chapter 110: Chapter 110: Copper Bean Puppet
[Sword Embryo: An innate spiritual artifact that can transform into a lifebound sword. Nurtured with mana and bloodline, it can grow alongside a cultivator, rare and precious.]
Li Quanqing crushed the light group, turning it into a flying sword about a foot long. Its color resembled glaze, and it seemed to be unsharpened—its edge somewhat rounded.
"A spiritual artifact-level sword embryo?"
Li Quanqing held the small sword in his hand, feeling its heaviness, smooth like metal yet with the moist luster of jade.
The first thing that came to his mind was the spiritual artifact "Sea Suppressing Sword."
After he had repaired the crack on the Sea Suppressing Bell, he had comprehended an ancient divine soul secret technique, the "Mind Nourishing Sword Casting Technique."
There was also an artifact refining technique, which could be used to forge the Sea Suppressing Sword, a magical artifact that was a set with the Sea Suppressing Bell.
However, due to his insufficient skill in artifact refining, it had been put aside.
Clang Clang!
Within the palm of his hand, his Azure Sea Magic Power surged, enveloping and refining the sword embryo. It gradually shrunk before he placed it inside the Sea Suppressing Bell for nurturing.
Clang Clang!!
The bell sounded without wind, its azure patterns waving like ocean waves, as if it was truly complete, emitting ripples of sound waves.
Li Quanqing also threw the Soul Heart Sword into the sword embryo, polishing it with both his soul and mana, preparing to forge the Sea Suppressing Sword.
Crack Crack!
Li Quanqing looked towards the remaining Copper-armored Crabs. Under the effect of the elixirs, the crabs began to breakthrough one after another.
Suddenly, the pond was tumultuous; nature’s spiritual energy converged from all directions, turning into a surge of Demon Energy.
White streams of energy burst from various parts of the spiritual crabs’ bodies, forming one light group after another, flickering seductively.
Li Quanqing couldn’t wait, grabbing all the light groups in his hand.
[Harvest Qi Refining Middle Stage Copper-armored Crab one, reward Copper Bean Puppet one!]
[Harvest Qi Refining Middle Stage Copper-armored Crab one, reward Copper Bean Puppet one!]
To his surprise, the remaining fifteen Copper-armored Crabs yielded the very same light group rewards.
Li Quanqing crushed the light groups inside his Storage Bag, revealing a brass bean that flickered with a cold metallic luster.
He observed it carefully in his hand, the brass bean about the size of a longan seed, covered with various patterns, yet feeling extremely smooth to the touch.
[Copper Bean Puppet: A Daoist Soldier refined by a skilled person from a brass bean, transforming into a copper-armored puppet. Motivated by Spirit Stones, it possesses the battle strength of the Qi Refining Late Stage to the Great Perfection Realm.]
And I was just pondering how to set up the Azure Water Sword Formation, and here the puppets are rewarded?
Gazing at the full fifteen brass beans, Li Quanqing suddenly felt a sense of joy descending from the heavens.
How should these puppets be used?
A thread of mana from his fingertip surged, entering the bean, and he immediately discovered the secrets contained within.
It turned out that each brass bean had carved out a small space within, seating an imposing figure clad in copper armor, his body etched with Immortal Daoist runes.
So it wasn’t about turning beans into soldiers?
Li Quanqing thought to himself, but this approach was even easier to understand. After all, it sounded high level to transform beans into human-shaped puppets.
Swoosh!!
He activated the bean, immediately producing a two-meter-tall Copper Bean Puppet clad in armor, burly as a bear, with an ancient aura.
Its skin gleamed like metallic brass, showcasing its sturdiness and immortality.
The puppet was engraved with dense and mysterious runes that flickered with a faint metallic sheen under the sunlight, resembling the natural patterns of growing plants.
"This brass bean is not only a storage space but also the control center of the puppet, allowing for remote manipulation."
Li Quanqing played with the bean, his mana bursting forth, triggering a certain command.
Suddenly, with a click, the sound of gears turning inside the Copper Bean Puppet could be heard as a compartment on its back popped open, revealing a series of specific slots hidden within.
Li Quanqing counted for a moment and found that there were a total of fifty slots, packed densely together, blossoming like flower petals.
Now with money and no lack of Spirit Stones, naturally he wouldn’t be stingy, promptly filling all fifty slots with Spirit Stones.
Buzz!!
The next moment, the eyes of the Copper-armored Puppet suddenly lit up, and runes specific to puppets all over its body shone, the Spiritual Energy surged, unleashing a torrential momentum.
It even gave off the feeling of facing the Third Elder.
Qi Refining Great Perfection!
"At full outbreak state, it can last for about three hours."
"It’s really expensive! It’s basically exchanging Spirit Stones for combat power!"
Li Quanqing clicked his tongue, finding it extremely convenient to control every move of the puppet with the Copper Bean, which he held in his hand.
He manipulated the patterns on the bean to issue his commands.
Instantly, the bright Spirit Light on the surface of the Copper Bean Puppet dimmed, and its aura stabilized at the level of the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.
In this state, it could last for about a month, a very cost-effective arrangement.
"Fifteen puppets represent fifteen Qi Refining Great Perfection Cultivators!"
Li Quanqing was overjoyed, feeling incredibly secure, as the entire Li Family might not be able to gather so many cultivators at the Great Perfection stage.
He took out four Copper Bean Puppets, filled them with Spirit Stones, and stood holding the Azure Water Flying Sword in four directions, brimming with Spiritual Energy, instantly triggering the strongest mode.
Clang clang!!
A series of crisp and loud sword cries suddenly cut through the silent atmosphere.
The next moment, endless Sword Qi burst forth, with Array Patterns interweaving in the void, sealing the heavens and earth, reflecting spectacularly with the Array Plate in Li Quanqing’s hand.
The four Copper Bean Puppets also slightly vibrated, their runes glowing brightly, immediately channeling their full Spiritual Power, pouring it continuously into the Flying Swords in their hands.
At once, the full might of this Sword Array burst forth.
Accompanied by the Jade Plate lighting up, the complex and mysterious Array Patterns rapidly spread, engulfing a hundred-zhang radius space.
The air around seemed to freeze, the Azure Water Sword Qi densely packed, like fine rain, like a pool of azure water, covering every inch of space.
Nowhere to hide, whether in heaven or beneath the earth!
"Can I compete with a Foundation Establishment cultivator under this state?"
Li Quanqing’s heart surged with excitement.
If all fifteen Copper Bean Puppets were deployed, coupled with this Second Rank grand formation, it really seemed possible!
Of course, it had to be the weakest among the early stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, preferably one who had just broken through.
Without a Spiritual Artifact by their side, and with mastery over less sharp profound techniques, it would be possible for them to be exhausted by the Azure Water Sword Formation.
To be precise, to be exhausted by the countless Spirit Stones used by him!
Clang!
Li Quanqing stopped the supply of Mana, and the Array Patterns immediately disappeared, and the four Copper-armored Puppets dimmed once again, being taken back into the Copper Bean for nourishment.
Li Quanqing tried a bit and found that the puppets could carry the Azure Water Array Swords into the space contained within the Copper Bean.
This made things much more convenient as he could directly take them out during a fight, forming an array with a single thought.
"So, have I not only acquired fifteen Qi Refining Great Perfection puppets but also fifteen miniature Storage Magical Artifacts?"
Although the space in the Copper Bean was limited, only capable of holding small items such as Array Flags, it was still a Storage Magical Artifact!
Li Quanqing looked at the Copper-armored Crabs that were brandishing their claws at him, and suddenly they seemed much more pleasing to the eye.
Anyway, since Fish-Dragon Pool was quite large, he decided to continue raising them in the fishpond; perhaps one day they might even produce a bunch of little crabs.
