The Truth-Destroying Type Two! Astonishing Profits! Congratulations to 'Listening July' on Becoming This Book's Sect Master

More than ten years had passed in the game since he obtained Huang's Puppet Notes and finalized the Truth-Destroying Type One.

After five enhancements, he had refined five Truth-Destroying Type Ones. Another four months had passed.

Lu Qingfeng could refine one Truth-Destroying Type One only once every twenty-five days on average.

Because he was not yet proficient, failures during the refinement of each puppet were unavoidable.

If there were no mistakes from beginning to end, the material cost of refining one Truth-Destroying Type One was thirty portions of Spirit Stone Fragments, about the same as a First-Level Puppet.

After all, the Truth-Destroying Type One was merely a First-Level Puppet that Lu Qingfeng had enhanced to the Second-Level. The materials used had not changed and were still the materials for refining a First-Level Puppet.

Meanwhile, Second-Level Puppets sold for roughly five to forty Spirit Stones.

First-Level Puppets and Second-Level Puppets were rarely large. They were generally controlled through sensing. After all, having one's true body reside inside required enlarging the puppet, which increased the cost accordingly. Spending such a huge amount to refine a Second-Level Puppet with only the combat strength of the Second Layer of the True Qi Realm was plainly not worthwhile.

Apart from wastrels, no one did such a thing.

Thus, First-Level Puppets and Second-Level Puppets were mostly of two types: Remote-Control Type (with no need for the true body to reside within, allowing remote control) and Autonomous Type (which operated autonomously according to commands).

Depending on the type—Remote-Control Type or Autonomous Type—the sensing range and combat strength differed, and the price fluctuated accordingly.

Several years earlier, Lu Qingfeng had asked Mu Yuanyi to purchase two Second-Level Puppets from the Spirit Mechanisms Institute.

One was a Remote-Control Type with a sensing range of one hundred meters, combat strength at the Second Layer of the True Qi Realm, and a price of seven Spirit Stones.

The other was also a Remote-Control Type, with a sensing range of one hundred meters, combat strength at the Sixth Layer of the True Qi Realm, and a price of twenty Spirit Stones.

It was said that—

Autonomous Type Puppets cost twice as much on that basis.

An increased sensing range, however, generally did not raise the price by much.

A Remote-Control Type with a range of one thousand meters and combat strength at the Second Layer of the True Qi Realm cost only twelve Spirit Stones.

For cultivators, the difference between a control range of one hundred meters and one thousand meters was not great. At the True Qi Realm level, both were distances within which one could act sufficiently.

"The theoretical cost of the Truth-Destroying Type One is thirty portions of Spirit Stone Fragments. Including the many failures caused by insufficient proficiency at the beginning, successfully refining one Truth-Destroying Type One costs at least twice that—about one Spirit Stone."

"The most basic Remote-Control Type, with a range of one hundred meters and combat strength at the Second Layer of the True Qi Realm, sells for seven Spirit Stones!"

"Sevenfold profit!"

Lu Qingfeng's breathing caught.

This profit far surpassed that of pills. Even if refining one Truth-Destroying Type One took nearly a month, it still far exceeded the profits brought by pills!

The former could earn him only a little over one Spirit Stone a year.

The latter could earn him at least six Spirit Stones in less than a month!

The difference was tenfold or more!

"An ordinary First-Level Puppet costs around eighty portions of Spirit Stone Fragments. After becoming proficient, it can barely yield one or two times the profit. But for me, using the material cost of a First-Level Puppet to sell it at the price of a Second-Level Puppet—"

"I'll be rolling in it!"

Lu Qingfeng's eyes shone brightly.

And that was still calculated according to the most basic model.

If he changed the Truth-Destroying Type One to an Autonomous Type with a range of one thousand meters and combat strength at the Second Layer of the True Qi Realm, its price could triple from the base of seven Spirit Stones, selling for the astonishing sum of no less than twenty Spirit Stones!

"The profit is too great!"

After his excitement passed, Lu Qingfeng quickly calmed down.

If he wanted to refine Truth-Destroying Type Ones on a large scale and increase his proficiency, he would have to purchase all kinds of materials in bulk. If he went through the Yuanyi Guild, the cost would be easy to calculate.

That way—

Even if Mu Yuanyi, Zhang Zong, and the other guild elders did not covet it, the Yuanyi Guild had too many people and too many loose tongues. Once the news spread, it might implicate the entire Yuanyi Guild.

"In that case..."

Lu Qingfeng slightly furrowed his brows.

Greed stirred the hearts of men!

In truth, he had been very comfortable staying in the Yuanyi Guild over the years. Whether it was alchemy or artifact refinement, he had never needed to worry about raw materials or sales channels.

But once profits sevenfold or even twentyfold were involved—

"It's better not to try."

Lu Qingfeng shook his head.

Just as he had thought before, even if Mu Yuanyi and the others did not covet it, it would attract prying eyes from outside the Yuanyi Guild and thereby bring disaster upon the Yuanyi Guild.

"My entire fortune now amounts to only five Spirit Stones. Even counting the failure rate, I can probably refine five Truth-Destroying Type Ones. But then I won't be able to equip the Truth-Destroying Type Ones with offensive and defensive Talisman Artifacts."

Lu Qingfeng pondered, trying to find a solution that would satisfy both sides.

After a while, he truly came up with a temporary way to muddle through—

"When purchasing materials, I'll mix the materials for refining First-Level Puppets with those for refining Second-Level Puppets. At the same time, I'll stockpile a large amount of materials to throw people off."

"To refine a Second-Level Puppet with combat strength at the Second Layer of the True Qi Realm, the materials cost only about one Spirit Stone, which is completely within my means."

"Stockpiling these materials for refining higher-level puppets in the future won't count as waste!"

"Besides, I only need to increase my proficiency. I can simply stop selling puppets once my material reserves are sufficient!"

Lu Qingfeng's brows relaxed.

After being refined, the Truth-Destroying Type One itself possessed the ability to prevent others from dismantling it for research or copying. Researching the materials used in the Truth-Destroying Type One was no easy task.

This method might not be able to conceal it for long, but it could at least get him through the early stages.

Once Lu Qingfeng had accumulated enough materials, he could stop accepting external orders. That would make the possibility of exposure extremely small.

With that thought decided, Lu Qingfeng began weakening the Truth-Destroying Type One (Wu).

The Truth-Destroying Type One's combat strength was not exceptional, but its sensing range was too astonishing, and the quality of the Thousand Mechanisms Stone did not need to be so high.

The weakening targeted only these two aspects—

He weakened the Thousand Mechanisms Stone to the level after one enhancement, giving it a sensing range of a little over three hundred meters.

He weakened the Spirit-Control Formation to the level after two enhancements. With eighty groups of talisman formations, its sensing range reached one thousand meters.

Thus, the externally sold version of the Truth-Destroying Type One was finalized.

To distinguish it, Lu Qingfeng named it the Truth-Destroying Type Two.

Puppet: Truth-Destroying Type Two (Basic Version)

Type: Remote-Control Type

Grade: Second-Level

Sensing Range: One Thousand Meters

Combat Strength: Second Layer of the True Qi Realm

As for the one Lu Qingfeng used himself, it remained the strongest version, the Truth-Destroying Type One.

Puppet: Truth-Destroying Type One (Basic Version)

Type: Autonomous Type

Grade: Second-Level

Sensing Range: Four Thousand Li

Combat Strength: Second Layer of the True Qi Realm

The two had no difference in combat strength, but their types and sensing ranges were worlds apart!

"Done!"

"It's time to go speak with the guild master!"

Twenty-five days later, Lu Qingfeng refined the first Truth-Destroying Type Two.

He put away the six experimental Truth-Destroying Type Ones, controlled the sole Truth-Destroying Type Two, and walked out of the Black Sand Alchemy Room. He headed straight for the Yuanyi Rear Mountain.

Black Sand Alchemy Room.

Lu Qingfeng, Mu Yuanyi, and Zhang Zong stood shoulder to shoulder.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

In the empty space ahead, Lu Hongwen's fists and feet lashed out freely as he repeatedly clashed with the Truth-Destroying Type Two.

Lu Hongwen had advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm several years earlier, and his strength was formidable.

Naturally, when he attacked the Truth-Destroying Type Two, he was suppressing his strength.

Under Lu Hongwen's attacks, however, the Truth-Destroying Type Two went all out. Spiritual power circulated within the Spirit Nexus Formation, poured into its right arm, and activated the Great Strength Talisman Formation. When its fist smashed out, it rivaled a cultivator at the Second Layer of the True Qi Realm.

The Truth-Destroying Type Two's combat methods were simply too lacking!

It could attack enemies only with its fists and feet. Lu Hongwen suppressed his strength to the First Layer of the True Qi Realm, yet relying on his wealth of close-combat martial techniques, he handled the battle against the Truth-Destroying Type Two with ease. If he had not deliberately been testing it, the Truth-Destroying Type Two would not even have been able to touch the hem of his clothes.

"That's about enough!"

Lu Hongwen called out and jumped out of the fighting circle. The Truth-Destroying Type Two was about to pursue him, but with a thought from Lu Qingfeng, it immediately stopped.

Thanks to 'Listening July' for the 50,000 reward!

Thanks to 'Inflated Little Sword Sword' for the 1,000 reward; thanks to 'Frozen Black Tea u4' and 'Unbreakable Steel Will' for the 500 rewards; thanks to 'Emperor Piao Dian,' 'Ka zh Ka,' and 'Wandering in Confusion' for the 100 rewards.

This morning, I discovered that Lord of Shu Mountain had gone eunuch... Although I had only skimmed through a few chapters, the title Lord of the Yellow Court was still inspired by him... What a pity. Perhaps this was the mysterious, unseen resonance between eunuchs.