The Beginnings of Dou Venerables Everywhere

"Oh? So you're quite brave?"

Qian Xunji volunteered for the battle, which greatly surprised Qin Yu.

"Of course, I'm super brave, okay?"

"Besides, now that this puppet has been created, are we just going to leave it in the sect instead of using it?"

You know what, there's some truth to that.

Puppets are tools, created to assist others; there's no reason to leave them gathering dust in the sect.

"Let's wait a little longer; she needs some more time."

"No problem, just remember to call us when it's time to deal with Ice River Valley."

While waiting for Xiao Yi Xian to fully control the Woeful Poison Body, Qin Yu was not idle.

He once again drew a great deal of energy from the Emperor Hong Violet Qi, raising his long-accumulated Soul Power to a level close to the Late Spirit Realm.

At the same time, his cultivation level has been approaching that of Two-Star Dou Venerable.

On the Demon Puppet Sect's side, Qian Xunji found the secret to refining Heavenly Demon Puppet and quickly produced two more Dou Venerable-level puppets.

With the puppet in Qin Yu's hands and Qin Yu himself, their side already had double-digit Dou Venerable-level combat power!

Well, Qin Yu now understands the plot where Dou Venerable are everywhere in the later stages; isn't this already taking shape?

Of the ten Dou Venerable-level combatants, eight were puppets who felt no pain.

Even though they didn't have a single Five-Star Dou Venerable on their side, who was on par with Ice Venerable, Qin Yu was still very confident.

Even if Ice Venerable is incredibly strong, can he possibly protect all ten Dou Venerable on their side at the same time?

"It's best not to open the champagne halfway through the game. Let's find out more about the situation in Ice River Valley."

The presence of ten Dou Venerable-level warriors only brought Qin Yu a brief moment of smug satisfaction, after which he became even more cautious.

If this situation is messed up, it will be incredibly embarrassing.

However, Qin Yu was quite experienced in handling situations where the enemy was in the open while he was in the dark, and the location of the enemy's stronghold was also known.

There are also those forces in the Black-Corner Region that no longer exist.

"Tsk, as expected of a well-known power in Central Plains, Ice River Valley has quite a large territory."

After Qin Yu truly understood the sphere of influence of the Ice River Valley, he couldn't help but sigh.

It would be quite difficult to encompass such a large sphere of influence.

It seems we have no choice but to take a concise approach this time, aiming to eliminate the opponent's high-level combatants as quickly as possible.

As for how to set up this Formation in the Ice River Valley...

"Oh dear, it's been so long since I've used you. If I had remembered you earlier back at the Heavenly Formation Sect, I wouldn't have had to play mind games with that Mu Yang."

It's time to bring out Qin Yu's sixth, freely toggleable, Extra Character that hasn't appeared in a long time.

After arriving in Central Plains, Qin Yu had completely forgotten about this thing because he hadn't used it for so long.

Back in the Heavenly Formation Sect, if I had just activated the effect of this Extra Character, I wouldn't have needed to think about anything else. I could have even learned their Heavenly Formation Sect's Formation right in front of Mu Yang, and he wouldn't have noticed.

Hmm... is this the amazing thing about Extra Character? Even the user can defend against them?

Soon after, Qin Yu arrived at the territory of the Ice River Valley and "sneaked" in under the watchful eyes of the sentries on the perimeter and the guards at the main gate.

"Hey, it's been a long time since I've felt this way, being ignored by everyone."

As Qin Yu walked through the territory of the Ice River Valley, he discovered that it wasn't entirely freezing cold everywhere.

At least in this area we just entered, everything was normal.

"Phew... finally some news."

Just as Qin Yu was searching for a suitable location and setting up the Formation, his ears suddenly twitched, and he heard someone muttering to themselves.

Upon closer inspection, a middle-aged man dressed as an elder was seen rapidly heading towards the Ice River Valley Main Hall.

Judging from his hurried expression, it seemed like something important had happened.

Qin Yu followed him all the way to the main hall of the Ice River Valley.

The entire main hall was covered in ice, and not just ordinary ice, but ice that could, to a certain extent, isolate the outside world from perception of the interior.

then...

Qin Yu followed directly behind the elder, entering the main hall of the Ice River Valley one after the other, listening to their face-to-face conversation.

"Valley Master, we've investigated. Near the location where the Calamity Poison Girl escaped, only one force possesses such puppetry technology: the Demon Puppet Sect."

After entering the main hall, the elder bowed to the man sitting on the Ice Throne above, who was none other than the Valley Master of Ice River Valley, Ice Venerable.

"The Demon Puppet Sect?"

The Ice Venerable murmured those three words, his brows furrowing slightly as if searching his memory.

hiss...

I can't remember.

"Based on the information we've gathered recently, the strength of the Demon Puppet Sect should not be underestimated."

"Oh? Not to be underestimated?"

Hearing that even his own elders were so wary of the Demon Puppet Sect, Ice Venerable frowned even more deeply.

"That's right. Although the people of the Demon Puppet Sect are not strong themselves, the puppets they create are extremely powerful. It is said that the sect has no less than three puppets at the Dou Venerable-level, and its sect leader himself is also a Dou Venerable."

Upon hearing this, the Ice Venerable remained silent for a long time before suddenly uttering these words:

"Puppets... ultimately still need to be controlled by someone, right?"

The elder paused for a moment, then nodded.

"Since it requires human control, wouldn't it be much easier to just eliminate the controller first?"

As the Ice Venerable spoke, his eyes lit up, and his face revealed undisguised greed.

That's a naturally Woeful Poison Body!

One Demon Puppet Sect is not enough for him to give up.

However, the Demon Puppet Sect is not simple; they cannot act rashly and need to learn more about it first.

If necessary, he will also need to contact a few helpers.

However, the guys he knew were all too shady.

"Alright, you may leave. I don't want anyone else to know about today's conversation."

"Understood."

Qin Yu listened quietly to the entire conversation from the side.

Yeah, don't worry, there will definitely be other people who know.

After all, there were three people present from the very beginning of this conversation!

You're asking about him, what does that have to do with me?

"Calamity Poison Girl, you are the true form of me..."

After the elder left, the Ice Venerable sat alone on the Ice Throne at the top of the main hall, muttering to himself.

Qin Yu pursed his lips, then left the main hall and began setting up Formation within the Ice River Valley.

"Since you're so concerned, I'll have to put some pressure on you."

To ensure that everything went perfectly, Qin Yu added many more Formation to the original plan.

If we can't wipe you all out this time, then consider it a failed order!

After setting up the Formation, Qin Yu did not linger and immediately prepared to return to the Demon Puppet Sect to call for reinforcements.

If Ice River Valley wants to wait a while longer to gather more intelligence, then they'll take advantage of that time to eliminate Ice River Valley!