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Chapter 1013: 975 Chapters: _2
However, there are also many problems.
For instance, creating puppets requires Spiritual Objects, and a Puppet Master, especially the mining puppets that Li Zhirui is thinking of, might need to be deduced by the Li family’s Puppet Masters, as the puppets he knows of are all meant for combat and he has never seen this type of functional puppet.
But with the current foundation and strength of the Li family, these are minor issues.
Thinking this, Li Zhirui summoned those Elders, and once they arrived, he asked, "Among the clan members who came to fight in the East Sea, are there any Puppet Masters?"
"Yes, several Puppet Masters volunteered to join the battle to obtain bodies from the Sea Clan," one of the Elders pondered for a moment before immediately responding.
"How is their cultivation? And how proficient are they in the way of puppets?"
"There are two Nascent Souls, and the remaining five are Divine Transformations."
"That’s enough, summon them all, I have an idea to see if it can be implemented," Li Zhirui instructed.
"Yes!"
The Elders contacted the seven Puppet Masters. Within a moment, five arrived in haste, while the remaining two must have been in seclusion and did not receive the Communication Talisman.
Before seeing Li Zhirui in person, these five could hardly believe that this Elder, the strongest and highest in generation in their family, would suddenly summon them.
"Li Xianqi, Li Hongshen..."
The five greeted with great excitement, saying, "We pay respects to Ancestor Rui."
Li Zhirui glanced at them and seeing that the two highest in realm were Nascent Souls, he said, "There’s no need for formalities, I’ve called you here as there’s a matter I wish to inquire about."
"We are terrified."
Li Zhirui stopped them from bowing low and said, "However, this matter is of great importance, so you must swear an oath. If you are unwilling, you may leave immediately." 𝓃ℴ𝓋𝓹𝓊𝓫.𝒸𝓸𝓂
The five were not foolish; how could they easily give up such an opportunity to interact with Li Zhirui?
If they gained favor and esteem from him in this process, their future path would be much smoother!
Thus, without hesitating, they immediately swore the oath.
Only then did Li Zhirui tell them about the discovered vein and his plan to use puppets for mining, "Can you create such puppets?"
"Ancestor Rui, rest assured, these simple puppets are very easy to make, just minor modifications to the existing puppets are needed," Li Xianqi confidently stated without hesitation.
Li Hongshen added from the side, "Uncle Xianqi is right, the difficulty of these puppets is not high."
Li Zhirui instantly recognized their thoughts; it was nothing but a minor adjustment of functions to the Fourth Order and Fifth Order puppets.
Such puppets could indeed be used for mining, and it might even be an underutilization of materials, given that no matter how hard the Spirit Stone mines are, they can’t compare to Divine Transformation and Nascent Soul Cultivators. However, this did not match his expectations.
Since the number of mining puppets needed would not be small, using Fourth Order and Fifth Order puppets would be too costly; the Li family may not be able to afford it!
"I need low-rank puppets, and the cost must be low enough to produce in large quantities. It would be best if you could also improve the mining efficiency on this basis, but there’s no time requirement; you’ll have enough time for deduction."
Upon hearing this stream of demands, the Puppet Masters all fell into deep thought.
Li Zhirui did not rush them, waiting quietly for their response.
"We can! We will do our utmost to meet these requirements," Li Xianqi and Li Hongshen exchanged glances before eventually nodding to take on the task.
They knew if they failed, not only would they lose favor with Li Zhirui, but they might also struggle within the family given that other Elders were watching.
But if they succeeded, given Li Zhirui’s generous style in granting rewards, they would definitely receive rich rewards!
"Good! During the deduction process for the mining puppets, whatever Spiritual Objects you require, just ask the Elders, they will fully meet your needs."
Li Zhirui also generously promised: "As long as you can complete this task, the rewards will definitely be substantial!"
"Thank you, Ancestor Rui!"
Li Xianqi and Li Hongshen, along with the other three, their eyes lit up, and then they slightly bowed to the Elders, saying, "We will have to trouble the Elders next."
"You all go ahead and attend to your tasks."
After the instructions were given, Li Zhirui did not keep the Puppet Masters here any longer, but he did have the Elders stay a little while longer, his hands now possessing several bottles of top-tier Treasure Pills for treating those seriously injured among his people, before leaving right after them.
Li Zhirui turned and entered the Cave Mansion, beginning his routine cultivation.
Even in the heat of the battlefield, unless it was absolutely impossible to cultivate, he would never miss the process of absorbing the essence of the Sun and Moon!
Even though Li Zhirui currently had several Pill Recipes that could speed up the cultivation of Lianxu Cultivators, even the highest quality Precious Pills couldn’t match the purity of essence emitted directly from the Sun and the Taiyin.
If it weren’t that the Taiyin and the Sun were too powerful, allowing for essence absorption only during specific times, there would be no need for those Precious Pills to replenish.
The few Puppet Masters tasked with important duties immediately gathered together to discuss how to create puppets to meet Li Zhirui’s various demands.
After all, their fortunes were tied together, thus they naturally leveraged collective wisdom.
Their first task was to choose tough, commonly found Spiritual Objects from the massive amount of first and second-order ones...
As flowers bloom with each showing one of its branches.
Several months after the battle with the Sea Clan began, the first batch of Cultivators from the East Continent Immortal Tao who came to aid finally joined the battlefield!
The addition of these fresh forces completely tipped the scales of victory in the Mortal Realm battlefield towards the Cultivators’ side, causing the Sea Clan to retreat in defeat, with heavy losses.
However, in the battlefields of the higher skies in the Immortal Realm, it only slightly alleviated the pressure on the Immortal Realm Cultivators, extending the time they could hold out just a little longer.
"When will the reinforcements from other Immortal Sects arrive?" an Immortal from the Cave Abyss Sect asked solemnly.
According to their previous calculations, as soon as the major Immortal Sects received the news, they would speed up their support. However, it took nearly half a year to wait for the first round of support!
This made him suspect if someone was deliberately causing trouble, aiming to increase losses for the Cave Abyss Sect and weaken its power!
While the entire East Continent Immortal Tao agreed to help out of the need for mutual benefits, promoting the expansion and enhancing the Qi Fortune of the Immortal Tao, the process was not smooth.
After all, besides enjoying the collective boost in Qi Fortune with the entire Immortal Tao, there were no additional benefits for them in expanding the territory toward the East Sea!
In fact, it was the Cave Abyss Sect and the other five major coastal Immortal Sects that were the biggest and most direct beneficiaries.
Whether it was out of envy, jealousy, conflicts with these five major Immortal Sects, or other reasons, they did not want to see the power of these coastal Immortal Sects dramatically increase.
Thus, their delayed reinforcements could also explain why this Immortal might think along these lines.
"Fellow Daoist Xing Xi, you launched a major battle suddenly, and many Immortal Sects were not fully prepared, so naturally, the support would be slower. Have patience; isn’t the situation looking good right now?" a plump, always smiling Immortal gently soothed.
Although they were at a disadvantage, there hadn’t been any fall of an Immortal, had there?
And the Mortal Realm disciples? Unless they were their own disciples or bloodline descendants, no matter how many died, they wouldn’t care. Even for Tribulation-Transcending Cultivators who were just a step away from the Immortal Realm, the same held true.
Even if all Mortal Realm Cultivators died, as long as they were still there, they could not only ensure the continuity of their own legacies but also grow rapidly.
"So, Fellow Daoist Jiu Xiao, do you know when other Daoist friends will arrive?" Xing Xi looked towards the plump Immortal.
"Ninth Tao Sect is the Immortal Sect closest to the East Sea apart from your forces; how could it communicate with the other forces?" Jiu Xiao’s expression remained unchanged despite his questioning.
