Puppet Dao Arts

Zhao Gongming was silent, his face full of confusion.

If it were just some ordinary item that was lost, they wouldn't be so persistent in their investigation.

But whether it was Lady Yunxiao's Golden Flood Dragon Scissors, Lady Bixiao's Soul Origin Golden Dou, or his own Dragon Binding Rope, they were all supreme treasures of the Daoist path. Any one of them was enough to incite a frenzy of pursuit among Qi Cultivators.

"My youngest sister thinks Yang Jian is the most suspicious. If the Sky-Howling Dog were with him, the phenomenon produced by using essence blood to search for treasures would be explained. And coincidentally, he only had his last drop of essence blood left. Don't you think, elder brother and my two elder sisters, that's strange?" At this moment, Qiong Xiao, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke with a startling remark.

Lady Yunxiao nodded slightly. "What Qiong Xiao said is not impossible. But if it truly was Yang Jian's doing, why would he approach Goddess Nuwa's two disciples first? That doesn't make sense!"

"I support my sister Yunxiao's view. Let alone Yang Jian, even his master, True Man Yu Ding, couldn't possibly steal treasures from a thousand miles away like this. My three younger sisters, first, let's broadly speculate on what method that person used to steal the treasures, and then we can search for clues from that direction." Zhao Gongming nodded slightly.

Lady Bixiao meditated for a moment, then her eyes suddenly lit up. "My youngest sister heard that the rogue cultivator Xiao Sheng from Mount Wuyi has a treasure called the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin..."

Before Lady Bixiao could finish, Zhao Gongming waved his hand. "That Treasure Dropping Golden Coin can only sever the connection between a Qi Cultivator and a treasure, but it cannot snatch treasures from across mountains and seas. This kind of treasure-stealing item likely has a summoning effect on treasures, similar to powerful treasures like Myriad Streams Return to Origin..."

The four of them continued to guess, one after another, but they still had no leads.

Who would have thought that in this bizarre and fantastical Primordial World, there would be such a monstrous thing as the System.

Even if they guessed for a hundred years, they would definitely not figure it out.

This line of thought was broken again.

For a moment, everyone fell silent again.

Finally, Zhao Gongming made a decision. "Sister Yunxiao, please go to Biyou Palace and see our master. Ask him to divine and see if he can find the truth."

Lady Yunxiao nodded somewhat reluctantly. "Having to go to Master for such a disgraceful matter, I'll inevitably be mocked by my fellow disciples."

Lady Qiongxiao, however, laughed. "It's because you are Master's favorite disciple. If someone else went, Master might not be willing to divine it!"

Zhao Gongming added, "Sisters Bixiao and Qiongxiao, you are more familiar with those present in Chaoge. Continue to monitor their every move, do not let go of any clues, including that King Zhou. In short, do not overlook anyone who was present."

"Don't worry, elder brother. Goddess Nuwa's two disciples, along with Yang Jian, are also in Chaoge City now. We sisters will include them as well."

Lady Bixiao immediately agreed.

Zhao Gongming stroked his beard and nodded. "Then I'll trouble the three sisters. I will go to the North Sea to see Wen Zhong. He is the Grand Tutor of the Yin Shang and is quite familiar with the situation in Chaoge, perhaps he can provide some valuable clues. Also, the three sisters must be careful with your own treasures, don't let them get stolen again."

"Don't worry, elder brother!"

Lady Yunxiao responded, and she had already turned into a streak of light and departed.

Immediately after, Zhao Gongming said goodbye to Bixiao and Qiongxiao and also disappeared from the spot.

"Sister Qiongxiao, there were many people present yesterday. Monitoring them one by one might lead to oversights. It would be better for us to probe separately. This way, the target group will gradually shrink, which is the most prudent plan."

Once only the two sisters remained, Bixiao offered a suggestion.

Qiong Xiao naturally had no objections. The two carefully discussed the matter, then parted ways and went about their own tasks.

At this time, Di Xin was in the Imperial Garden, studying the Puppet Dao Arts rewarded by the System.

He had initially just tried to understand some unknown things with a sense of novelty. As he continued to read, he became deeply interested in these Puppet Dao Arts.

Puppets, so to speak, were magical treasures that could be controlled by their master, and they were a special type of magical treasure that could transform into human form.

In the general principles of Dao Arts, Puppet Dao Arts were divided into three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.

Beginner puppets were not known for their combat power, but rather for their ability to perform daily tasks for their master, such as serving tea, fetching water, and sweeping the floor. As long as they were within the range of divine sense, anything the master wanted the puppet to do could be accomplished.

They were definitely standard equipment for lazy people.

As an Emperor, Di Xin did not lack attendants. However, his peculiarity was that he was a transmigrator, he had the secret of the System, and he was involved in the treasure-stealing incident. There were many things he could not let anyone know.

These puppets were very useful to him.

Especially when he learned from the Dao Arts that by adding his own essence blood to a puppet and dividing a portion of his divine sense, it could transform into his likeness.

Upon seeing this description, Di Xin immediately became interested.

However, the process of creating a puppet was very complex, involving profound runes and some special materials. Even if he learned it now, he would not be able to succeed in making one.

But Di Xin had nothing else to do, so he studied it diligently.

Although refining puppets was difficult, the effect they could achieve once refined was very tempting to him.

And this was only a beginner puppet.

According to the introduction in the general principles, intermediate and advanced puppets had even more powerful functions. In addition to all the functions of beginner puppets, they could also fight for their master.

Both intermediate and advanced puppets had such functions, but the most fundamental difference was that intermediate puppets had their own consciousness and needed to be restrained by the master's divine sense.

Advanced puppets, on the other hand, had no consciousness of their own and could execute their master's commands very well, without considering their own safety too much.

This was because during the refining process, the consciousness of the soul used to refine the puppet was extracted, which was extremely difficult.

"I need to study this properly. At the very least, I need to replicate myself and place it in plain sight, so that if someone comes while I'm sleeping, I won't be put in danger."

Having made up his mind, Di Xin sat on a soft, bound chair, holding an erotic picture book, reading with great relish.

The eunuchs followed at a distance, and none of them noticed the Great King's abnormality.

While he was studying, Di Xin suddenly felt a flash before his eyes, displaying two lines of text from the System.

[Option One: Treat it as an enemy. Mission Reward: Immortal Beast Azure Ox.]

[Option Two: Treat it as a pet. Quest Reward: Spirit Pill equivalent to five years of cultivation.]

It?

Di Xin's mind raced, estimating that a new situation had definitely arisen.

He pretended not to see these two options, continuing to stare intently at the erotic picture scroll in his hands, even turning a page, which was rare for him.

"Great King, be careful, there's a dog!"

Suddenly, a distant eunuch shouted loudly and ran towards them.