The Terrifying Puppet Bodyguard Squad

Lu Yang rubbed his eyes hard again and stared fixedly at the lines on the panel.

The information on the panel remained exactly the same.

His scalp tingled, and a hoarse exclamation squeezed out of his throat. "Holy shit?!"

Peak Golden Core????

In all of Qin Province, only six top sects had Nascent Soul Realm cultivators holding the fort.

Those Golden Core Aristocratic Clans had Golden Core True Persons, but not every one of them necessarily had a Peak Golden Core patriarch.

In other words, with this single puppet bodyguard alone, he really wouldn't be exaggerating if he claimed to come from a Golden Core Aristocratic Clan.

As long as no Nascent Soul cultivator appeared, this bodyguard captain was practically invincible!

But that wasn't even the most terrifying part.

The most terrifying thing was that this puppet actually had two Fortune Traits.

Lu Yang knew exactly how valuable Fortune Traits were. He had a "Swordsmanship Apprentice" trait himself.

He tapped them open to take a look.

[Fire Manipulator (middle grade)]: Highly adept at controlling flames. Increases the power of Fire Dao Law Techniques by fifty percent.

[Prairie Fire Spark (lower grade)]: Even a single spark harbors the ambition to set the prairie ablaze! Increases the power of Fire Element Law Techniques by ten percent. Law Techniques have a chance to burn away a certain amount of the opponent's Spiritual Qi.

Lu Yang took a deep breath.

Both traits boosted the power of Fire Dao Law Techniques, one by fifty percent and the other by ten. Together, that was a full sixty percent!

That was practically like raising a Fire Dao Law Technique by an entire grade, wasn't it?!

He continued down Wang Da's skill list, his eyes widening further and further.

"Great Sun Gold-Melting Canon," Cultivation Method, Earth Grade middle grade.

"Flame Heart Instruction," Cultivation Method, Earth Grade lower grade.

"Great Sun Gold-Melting Finger," Law Technique, Earth Grade middle grade.

"Great Sun Divine Palm," Law Technique, Earth Grade middle grade.

Every Cultivation Method and Law Technique was Earth Grade, and each one was followed by the words "maximum level."

Lu Yang's head buzzed as he read.

These panel attributes were ridiculously lavish!

He suspected that with Wang Da's setup, he might even be able to take on an Early Nascent Soul cultivator.

Even if he couldn't win, he could definitely hold the opponent off for a while.

Lu Yang's eyes turned green as he looked at those skills.

So many top-grade Earth Grade Cultivation Methods and Law Techniques! Any one of them could greatly improve his strength, yet the skills on these puppets couldn't be taught to others!

This stupid system was such a rip-off.

And that note was ridiculous too.

This wasn't a modern city, so what was all that about breaking laws and disturbing order?

What laws were there in the cultivation world?

The biggest fist made the rules. Had that note been copied straight from a modern-city template?

"Junior Brother Lu? Are you all right?"

Lin Ying's voice pulled Lu Yang out of his thoughts, which were full of Earth Grade Cultivation Methods and Peak Golden Core.

He came back to himself and found Lin Ying looking at him worriedly. Qin Nanyue had also tilted her head, a trace of barely perceptible tension in her eyes.

Lu Yang realized he had reacted too strongly when he saw Wang Da's attribute panel.

He forcibly pressed down the excitement and wild joy surging in his chest and chuckled. "I'm fine. I just thought of something interesting."

Lin Ying breathed a sigh of relief and said gently, "That's good."

Qin Nanyue folded her arms and looked at him speechlessly. "You jumped like that out of nowhere. Anyone watching would have thought something had happened to you. You made Yingying worry for nothing."

Lu Yang smiled and reached out to stroke Lin Ying's head, his palm resting on her soft hair. "My fault, my fault. Sorry for worrying you, Senior Sister."

Lin Ying's cheeks, which had just returned to normal, flushed bright red again.

The corner of Qin Nanyue's mouth twitched, and she turned away expressionlessly.

Out of sight, out of mind!

This guy didn't treat her like an outsider at all, getting all lovey-dovey with Yingying right in front of her. Wasn't he afraid she'd say bad things about him to Yingying later?

She held back for a few breaths, then couldn't resist turning to look again.

Lin Ying already looked dazed. Her brain had probably been stirred into paste by now.

Qin Nanyue couldn't bear to watch any longer and said irritably, "Stop bullying Yingying."

Lu Yang glanced at Lin Ying's vacant expression and withdrew his hand, a little embarrassed.

For Lin Ying, doing this out in public really was too embarrassing.

Seeing him withdraw his hand, Qin Nanyue softened her tone somewhat and asked with a trace of curiosity, "What interesting thing did you think of just now?"

Lu Yang smiled. "With this batch of pills, I'll be able to cultivate much faster from now on. Maybe I can get a good ranking in next year's assessment."

Qin Nanyue understood and naturally followed up, "If you have any questions about cultivation, you can come ask me."

Lu Yang gave her a somewhat surprised look.

Beside him, Lin Ying also raised her head. Her eyes flickered slightly, and she pursed her red lips.

Knowing her good friend as she did, this didn't sound like Nanyue at all.

When had she ever had the patience to teach someone else?

Much less a man!

Their gazes made Qin Nanyue uncomfortable all over, and she hurriedly explained, "I just thought, Lu Yang, you and Yingying are so close, so as Yingying's good friend, I should naturally help you too. That way, your cultivation won't be too low to protect Yingying in the future."

Lu Yang understood and agreed with a chuckle. "All right. If I run into any problems, I'll come to you first, Senior Sister Qin."

Naturally, he couldn't have asked for more.

With the legitimate excuse of asking for cultivation advice, he would have a chance to spend more time with Qin Nanyue, and he could continue raising her favorability.

Qin Nanyue still had an eighty-point and a hundred-point favorability reward waiting for him to claim.

The auction continued.

After the first item, the Supreme-Grade Yellow Dragon Pill meant to warm up the crowd, had been sold, the next few lots seemed much more ordinary. They were all first-tier Demon Beast materials, ordinary spirit medicines, and yellow-rank Cultivation Methods and Law Techniques.

No one in the VIP boxes upstairs bid, but the Rogue Cultivators and scions of minor Aristocratic Clans in the hall bid with fiery enthusiasm.

Lu Yang watched for a while and, having confirmed there was nothing he needed for the moment, turned his attention back to the system panel.

He had only looked at Wang Da just now and hadn't yet had time to examine the other four members' panels closely.

He opened them one by one.

The four members were named Wang Er, Wang San, Wang Si, and Wang Wu.

Wang Er and Wang San were Late Golden Core, while Wang Si and Wang Wu were Middle Golden Core.

Wang Er cultivated the Water Element, Wang San the Earth Element, Wang Si the Wood Element, and Wang Wu the Metal Element.

With Captain Wang Da's Fire Element, they had exactly all five elements.

The members' Fortune Traits were somewhat inferior to Wang Da's.

Wang Er and Wang San each had a middle-grade trait corresponding to their respective Great Daos, while Wang Si and Wang Wu each had a lower-grade trait.

Their Cultivation Methods and Law Techniques were much the same as Wang Da's, all Earth Grade middle or lower grade, and all at maximum level.

Even an ordinary member's panel attributes were far superior to those of a genuine Golden Core True Person at the same level.

Unfortunately, none of the Cultivation Methods could be passed on.

Unwilling to give up, Lu Yang reread the note twice before finally abandoning hope.

The stupid system could be shrewd when it wanted to be; it hadn't let him fleece even a scrap of wool.

Still, with these five Golden Core Realm puppets as bodyguards, Lu Yang's mindset had completely changed.

What were a few tens of thousands of Spirit Stones? He could afford to be even more high-profile from now on!

Even if he spent hundreds of thousands or over a million in one go, so what?

If Golden Core cultivators grew greedy for what he had, they would merely be coming to deliver a package.

As for Nascent Soul Realm cultivators—big shots at that level wouldn't think much of this little bit of Spirit Stones. The Golden Rainbow Sword Sect's high-level resources were supplied to its Nascent Soul patriarchs first anyway, so how could they be short of them?

Lu Yang leaned back in his chair, picked up his teacup, and took a sip, feeling more secure than ever before.

As long as he didn't act against the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect, he could run wild anywhere under its rule!