Finally Obtaining the Long-Desired Secret Technique, Problems Arise

After they had finished dealing with everything, it was time for their harvest.

This battle sounds very dangerous, after all, it was about wiping out an old power in the Black-Corner Region.

But in reality, it was very easy and enjoyable.

Apart from Wang Chen and his two companions, who fought against the Earth Demon Old Ghost, Seven-Star Dou Zong, the remaining elders fought against weaker enemies.

There is absolutely no risk.

Relying on their powerful senses and the information they gleaned from the small fry, Wang Chen and his group headed towards the treasure vault of the Demon Flame Valley.

Of course, the fact that he knew about the Treasure Vault of Demon Flame Valley so easily was entirely thanks to Wang Chen.

He was a time traveler; he had actually seen this plot in his previous life.

Although the specifics are unknown, it is known that the secret Treasure Vault of Demon Flame Valley is located inside a stone cave storeroom.

That's where Wang Chen's long-desired Heavenly Demon Puppet Secret Technique resides.

With a general direction in mind, Wang Chen and his group headed directly into the depths of Demon Flame Valley.

After passing through a somewhat deep and long valley tunnel for about two minutes, Wang Chen and his companions came into view a stone wall covered with weeds.

The figures of the group slowly came to a stop in front of the stone wall.

Upon closer inspection, nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

But Wang Chen knew he was getting close to the stone cave warehouse.

His Soul Power had already penetrated the stone wall, allowing him to detect the cave behind him.

"Boom!!!"

Wang Chen summoned a Flame Spirit and immediately began digging a hole without hesitation.

Before long, the Flame Spirit carved out a tunnel more than ten meters deep into the overgrown stone wall.

Behind that tunnel lies a hidden secret cave.

With the Flame Spirit shining upon them, everyone could see it very clearly.

Without hesitation, Wang Chen activated his Dou Qi and headed towards the secret cave.

Great Elder Su Qian and Sword Elder followed closely behind, to prevent any unforeseen events.

As for the other elders, they were all searching for other treasures in the ruins of Demon Flame Valley.

After all, an established power cannot possibly have only one Treasure Vault.

The publicly known treasure trove is also indispensable.

The other elders went to search for that treasure vault.

Upon arriving at the cave entrance, Wang Chen also saw some of the conditions inside.

On the stone walls surrounding the cave entrance, there are some magical beast patterns painted.

They looked intimidating, but they were completely ineffective against Wang Chen and his two companions.

Inside the cave was a long stone staircase.

The ladder stretched into the darkness below, its end barely visible.

Sparsely embedded in the walls surrounding the stone steps are Moonlight Stone, emitting a faint glow.

However, with the Flame Spirit in hand, Wang Chen didn't need these Moonlight Stones to light his way at all.

Wang Chen and his two companions descended the winding stone steps, and after about ten minutes, they finally reached the end.

At the end of the stone steps was a heavy, tightly closed stone door.

The stone gate is entirely black, covered with moss, giving it a sense of weight and solemnity.

Without hesitation, Wang Chen launched an attack, smashing the heavy stone door down hard.

"Crack!"

"Bang!!"

The originally heavy stone door was instantly covered with cracks under the attack of the Flame Spirit.

Then, with a loud bang, it collapsed.

A blinding burst of light shot out abruptly from it.

At the same time, an attack also burst forth from it.

Wang Chen, who was prepared, was not caught off guard.

With a flick of its tail, the Flame Spirit sent the attacker flying and severely injured it.

Clear Wind stirred, blowing away the dust that had shattered the stone gate.

At this moment, the situation inside the stone gate also came into view for Wang Chen and his group.

It was a fairly spacious warehouse, with glaringly bright lights inside.

The warehouse was entirely constructed of hard, Ink Steel Stone.

At first glance, the warehouse looks as if it were carved out of a vein of Ink Steel Stone.

There are many shelves in the warehouse.

On the stand, rolls of paper were neatly arranged.

On the other side, there were also many crystal cabinets, inside which one could vaguely see some rare medicinal herbs carefully arranged.

In the middle of the warehouse, on the ground, lay a huge, serpentine monster, but it was almost dead.

After all, Wang Chen hadn't held back in his previous attacks.

An attack from Peak Sixth Tier is not something a mere Dou Wang- level magical beast can withstand.

Seeing the half-dead monster, Wang Chen kindly helped it relieve its suffering.

Without even checking the Magic Core, Wang Chen headed straight for the end of the warehouse.

A bookshelf enveloped in a green light appeared before Wang Chen.

Without hesitation, Wang Chen used the Flame Spirit Aura Shield and quickly broke through it.

His years at the Jia Nan Academy weren't wasted.

Besides cultivation and alchemy, he also has some involvement in certain special techniques.

Moreover, the one who set up this protective shield was merely the Earth Demon Old Ghost, a mere Seven-Star Dou Zong.

It was naturally no challenge for Wang Chen, who was using a cheat code.

Before long, Wang Chen broke through the light barrier.

Four wooden boxes appeared before Wang Chen without any protective measures.

"Crack!"

Without hesitation, Wang Chen opened the nearest wooden box, which contained two silver scrolls.

Upon seeing this, Wang Chen didn't bother to examine it further and immediately opened the second wooden box.

Inside was also a scroll, only this one was crimson red.

Wang Chen then opened the third wooden box.

This time, Wang Chen finally saw what he wanted.

It's a very ordinary-looking grayish-brown bamboo slip.

Upon seeing this, Wang Chen's heart began to race.

Ever since his Golden Finger was awakened, he has wanted to get his hands on this thing.

Now that he finally has it, you can imagine how he feels.

Wang Chen took out the unremarkable bamboo slip with both hands, gently pulled open the thin thread on the slip, and slowly unfolded it.

Then, a bloody, ruthless character appeared in Wang Chen's eyes.

"Heavenly Demon Puppet!"

Without hesitation, Wang Chen began to read carefully.

"The Heavenly Demon Puppet is neither Dou Technique nor a cultivation method."

It is a secret puppet technique passed down from ancient times.

To forge Heavenly Demon Puppet, three things are needed: a body, a soul, and Magic Core.

Using the body as a vessel, the soul as a guide, and the Magic Core as a heart, along with numerous other materials, a demonic puppet is ultimately created.

Demon Puppet are divided into three categories: Heaven, Earth, and Human.

The difference in grade depends on the materials used for refining and the fire used for refining.

Its power is boundless, yet it brings neither joy nor sorrow, neither pain nor injury; it is truly a deadly weapon of slaughter...

Before long, Wang Chen had finished reading the entire process of creating the Heavenly Demon Puppet.

At this moment, Great Elder Su Qian and Sword Elder also came over.

Wang Chen was generous and handed the bamboo slip containing the Heavenly Demon Puppet to Great Elder Su Qian.

He has now recorded this thing on his Attribute Panel, and all he needs to do is enhance it to perfectly master this secret technique.

Furthermore, it can further enhance the potential of this secret technique.

He naturally wouldn't hide anything from the Great Elder and the others.

After Su Qian took the bamboo slip and read it, she was also somewhat surprised and amazed.

"I've only ever seen this kind of puppetry technique in some ancient books."

However, the method of its production has never been seen.

I never imagined that the Earth Demon Old Ghost would have such a collection.

"If the opponent had created such a puppet beforehand, the battle ahead would likely have taken an unexpected turn."

After a sigh, Great Elder Su Qian handed the bamboo slip to Wang Chen.

After all, judging from Wang Chen's excited expression earlier, he knew that Wang Chen valued this thing highly.

He certainly wouldn't compete with Wang Chen for something like that.

Putting aside the initial agreement, given Wang Chen's growing influence, he wouldn't want to offend Wang Chen.

To offend a rising superpower for a secret technique that isn't particularly useful.

No one would do such a thing unless they were an idiot.

When Wang Chen saw Great Elder Su Qian hand over the bamboo slip containing the Heavenly Demon Puppet Secret Technique, he was initially puzzled, but then he understood.

Great Elder Su Qian was unaware of Wang Chen's Golden Finger. He had already memorized the Heavenly Demon Puppet Secret Technique on the spot, so even without the bamboo slips, there wouldn't be any problems later.

Under normal circumstances, it would be virtually impossible to memorize such a complex secret technique in one go.

With this bamboo slip, it can be directly imprinted into the soul, and the impression can be deepened from time to time.

That's why Great Elder Su Qian handed over the bamboo slip containing the Heavenly Demon Puppet Secret Technique.

Although it was of little use, Wang Chen did not refuse and took back the Heavenly Demon Puppet Bamboo Slip.

He couldn't be bothered to refuse; explaining would be too much trouble.

Having obtained the secret technique he had longed for, Wang Chen was now in the mood to examine the other treasures.

Wang Chen kept the Thunder-Running Manual, a mid-level Earth Tier lightning-attribute cultivation technique.

Wang Chen directly handed the other True Flame Manipulation Art to Great Elder Su Qian.

This thing was completely useless to Wang Chen.

After his Golden Finger was enhanced, he could completely control the Flame Spirit and freely fuse it to increase its power.

There's absolutely no need to go through the trouble of cultivating the so-called True Flame Manipulation Art.

For ordinary people, this is a pretty good secret technique.

This will allow Jia Nan Academy to leave behind a solid foundation.

Great Elder Su Qian did not refuse Wang Chen's arrangement.

After all, this does represent a significant boost for the Jia Nan Academy.

Once the important treasures are distributed, distributing the rest becomes much simpler.

Wang Chen chose to take the rare medicinal herbs and a small amount of Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills, while the Great Elder and the others received the remaining large amount of Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills, as well as some other treasures.

Everyone was quite satisfied with this allocation plan.

This operation can be considered a complete win-win situation.

Of course, this excludes Demon Flame Valley, which was destroyed by the Jia Nan Academy.

After collecting most of the treasures, Wang Chen and his group did not linger and returned directly to the Jia Nan Academy.

Of the group that returned to the academy, only Wang Chen went into seclusion; the other elders all had arrangements made for themselves.

After all, this incident is so big, the Black-Corner Region is bound to be in an uproar.

We must retain a certain number of combat troops in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

The academy had put in a lot of effort to have Wang Chen refine the pills before.

Therefore, none of the elders refused the arrangement made by Great Elder Su Qian.

Even Sword Elder did not refuse.

For a super sword cultivator like Sword Elder Jian, combat is extremely attractive.

If some foolish person tries to cause trouble, he wouldn't mind taking action.

While Jia Nan Academy was preparing for war, the Black-Corner Region was in an uproar.

Black Alliance, Feng City!

"What?! Demon Flame Valley was actually challenged by the Jia Nan Academy!"

"Not a single expert from Demon Flame Valley escaped; they were all wiped out by the Jia Nan Academy!"

Upon hearing this news, even the Medicine Emperor Han Feng was taken aback.

Although Jia Nan Academy is indeed the uncrowned king in this region.

However, this does not mean that Jia Nan Academy can act with impunity.

This time, they were able to completely conquer Demon Flame Valley so quickly.

The combat power they displayed was indeed somewhat terrifying.

Why did Jia Nan Academy choose Demon Flame Valley?

Han Feng also frowned, looking very puzzled.

Of course, he was mostly shocked and frightened.

He had previously learned that Heavenly Flames existed in the Inner Academy of the Jia Nan Academy, and he was very interested in it.

The original plan was to gather people to seize the Heavenly Flames after obtaining the exact location of the Inner Academy of the Jia Nan Academy.

However, the strength that Jia Nan Academy displayed this time truly terrified him.

The fact that they were able to wipe out Demon Flame Valley so cleanly and efficiently shows that even that Earth Demon Old Ghost, a Seven-Star Dou Zong, was killed.

With this strength alone, wiping out Han Feng would be a piece of cake.

Before finding out the specifics, he suppressed the thought in his mind.

"Hiss! How is this possible!"

"What does Jia Nan Academy want to do!"

Among the various forces in the Black-Corner Region, those in charge who received the news all gasped in shock.

I was extremely shocked and astonished.

The Heavenly Yin Sect, the Rakshasa Gate, the Mad Lion Gang...

After receiving news of the destruction of Demon Flame Valley, all the major and minor forces in the Black-Corner Region fell silent without prior agreement.

At the same time, it raised the threat level of the Jia Nan Academy to its highest level.

As for the possibility of kicking someone when they're down or taking advantage of someone's misfortune, none of that happened.

Those who can survive in the Black-Corner Region may not be the strongest, but they are definitely intelligent people.

Now that Jia Nan Academy has destroyed Demon Flame Valley, at this critical juncture, naturally no one would dare to challenge the prestige of the Jia Nan Academy.

Three days have passed since the destruction of Demon Flame Valley, and the unexpected event that Great Elder Su Qian had guessed has not occurred.

The elders who had stayed behind to guard the area were not too surprised by this.

After all, they were very clear about the character of those forces in the Black-Corner Region.

Taking advantage of an easy win and grabbing cheap deals is like a wolf seeing its prey.

There was absolutely no need for anyone to organize them; they spontaneously rushed forward.

However, when faced with a disadvantageous situation and the potential for significant losses, they become like obedient dogs, daring not to cause any trouble.

The Great Elder Su Qian had specifically arranged for someone to stay behind was simply to ensure that nothing went wrong.

Now that there are no problems, he naturally won't keep those elders around any longer, letting them go about their own business.

"Damn it! No way!"

Inside the Kunlun Sect's Cultivation Room, Wang Chen looked at the situation before him and cursed angrily.

After destroying the Demon Flame Valley and obtaining the Heavenly Demon Puppet Secret Technique, he returned directly to the Kunlun Sect's Inner Academy and began closed-door cultivation.

Of course, the main purpose was to refine the Heavenly Demon Puppet.

After all, he had been wanting this thing for so many years, and now that he finally had it, he naturally wanted to take a good look at it.

In the destruction of Demon Flame Valley, Wang Chen obtained quite a few corpses.

Besides the corpse of the Earth Demon Old Ghost, Seven-Star Dou Zong, there were also the corpses of six Dou Emperors.

As for the corpses of Dou Wang level beings, he only collected ten.

After all, there's not much point in refining low-level corpses.

Although there were many corpses, there was only one soul: the Earth Demon Old Ghost.

Without any extra soul materials, Wang Chen naturally wouldn't refine anything casually.

He first returned to the Cultivation Room to cultivate in seclusion, strengthening the Heavenly Demon Puppet Secret Technique twice, greatly increasing its upper limit, while also reducing some of the difficulty in crafting it.

After fully recovering and adjusting himself, Wang Chen began the refining process.

For his first attempt at refining, Wang Chen did not use the best materials.

Apart from the body of the Earth Demon Old Ghost and the Tier 7 Magic Core, the top-tier material that Wang Chen obtained back then was not included.

After all, the body and the Magic Core are easy to obtain, but the Crimson Thunder Mithril was obtained from the Library Pavilion of the Jia Nan Academy, so finding a second piece would be quite difficult.

With everything prepared, Wang Chen began the formal refining of the Heavenly Demon Puppet.

This time, Wang Chen summoned all the Flame Spirit to assist in crafting the first puppet.

After all, the power of fire is also an important factor affecting the quality of the Heavenly Demon Puppet.

Relying on complete mastery of the secret techniques and powerful Dou Qi output.

With the assistance of all the Flame Spirit, Wang Chen's first attempt went very smoothly.

In just three days, a new Human Demon Puppet was created.

The newly crafted Human Demon Puppet already possesses the strength of Nine-Star Dou Zong.

Its body is bronze with a faint silver tinge, making it the epitome of Human Demon Puppet, on the verge of evolving into Earth Demon Puppet.

Wang Chen was quite satisfied with the result on his first attempt.

After all, this isn't Dou Technique; it's a technical job similar to alchemy.

Even after strengthening, it's not guaranteed that you can perfectly refine it.

At this point, everything can be described as perfect.

However, when Wang Chen used his Golden Finger to enhance his abilities, everything changed instantly.

He actually failed to enhance it!

This left him dumbfounded.

His desire to obtain the Heavenly Demon Puppet Secret Technique stemmed from his wish to use his Golden Finger -like abilities to create a large number of super-powerful fighters.

Then we won't need to be so careful; we can just push through directly.

But to my utter surprise, it couldn't be strengthened.

If it cannot be strengthened, the value of the Heavenly Demon Puppet Secret Technique will plummet.

It doesn't even have one percent of the value it was envisioned.

With a mere Dou Zong combat strength, why would he need a puppet?

Wang Chen's sudden burst of power already possessed the combat strength of Peak Dou Zong.

A puppet at the Dou Zong level is completely useless.

It's completely useless except for dealing with regular enemies.

"What happened? What happened?"

Wang Chen looked at the puppet in front of him, frowning in deep thought.

"There should be no problem with any of the refining techniques. It was refined entirely according to the enhanced secret techniques."

This kind of accident shouldn't have happened.

Wang Chen's mind Spiritual Spark as he pondered the reasons behind the problem.

"The reason? The reason?"

"No, I've got it!"

After a moment's thought, Wang Chen's eyes suddenly flashed with a dazzling light.