Great Marsh Market.
On the way back, Chen Sanshi's mind kept replaying what had happened in Dusk Valley. Coupled with the recent chaos in Beiyang Dao, he had a nagging feeling that something major was about to happen.
Wait—
Mountain Mover Rogue had been ordered to kill him. Could that be related to this as well?
Come to think of it.
No one had come knocking yet.
The calmer things were, the more uneasy Chen Sanshi felt.
He changed his appearance and remained vigilant throughout the journey. Arriving at a shop that sold magic tools, he dismantled the Crimson Winged Snake on him and sold it as materials, while also asking them to turn its sinews into a bowstring.
The Tier 2 Mid Grade Purple Lightning Bow was finally complete. As for arrows, he used disposable concealed-weapon magic tools—
Golden Scale Flying Blades—instead.
Afterward, he purchased many materials related to cultivating Puppet Technique. He planned to properly study the Myriad Soldier Art of Heavenly Evolution and at least forge a Lifebound Puppet first, then send it back to Capital City Chang'an, so that his later closed-door cultivation would not delay the handling of court affairs.
The reason he had waited so long and even changed identities again was naturally because he did not want anyone to know that he was connected to Mountain Mover Rogue's death.
After finishing all this.
Chen Sanshi returned to Little Bamboo Peak and continued cultivating the Water Element Breathing Technique.
Skill: Water Element True Energy Progress: 78/100
Whenever his meridians and spirit deity neared the brink of damage, he would stop and switch to cultivating the Fire Swallowing Art. Once he grew tired from that as well, he would take out the puppet materials.
This set of puppet materials naturally included spirit wood.