In front of Ancient-Modern Pavilion's great gate.
A figure walked out, a satisfied expression on his face.
It was Luo Chen.
After disposing of his stolen goods, he had successfully purchased two Talisman Puppets from Gu Yuan.
There were not many of them, and their grade was not particularly high. In terms of strength, they were at most comparable to Core Formation Cultivators.
Yet they had cost him a full ten Top Grade Spirit Stones!
Gu Yuan had only reluctantly agreed to sell them because Luo Chen was a major customer.
After acquiring them, Luo Chen had studied them briefly within Ancient-Modern Pavilion. Combined with Gu Yuan's introduction, he had gained a certain understanding of these things.
Unlike ordinary puppets, Ancient-Modern Pavilion's Talisman Puppets excelled in their remarkable autonomy.
As long as one arranged in advance what the Talisman Puppet was meant to do, it could carry out the corresponding task very well.
At the same time, one could input vast amounts of information into the Talisman Puppets' Essence Cores, allowing them to respond correctly in different environments.
That made them excellent assistants in a cultivator's daily life.
For example, Ancient-Modern Pavilion's appraisal and valuation work; another example was tending medicinal gardens, feeding spirit beasts at set times, or even patrolling a cave dwelling.
Throughout the entire process, an immortal cultivator only had to be somewhat painstaking during the initial Divine Thought setup. Afterward, there was no need to expend Divine Thought to control them.
This was far more convenient than controlling ordinary puppets.
Although Luo Chen did not currently have a fixed cave dwelling or residence, as his realm rose ever higher, his periods of seclusion would begin at a hundred years apiece.
Many times, he would not even be able to spare attention for anything else.
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