Forget it. I'll set it aside for now and let nature take its course.
This world doesn't have too few methods of enhancement, but too many. Trying every one without distinguishing the main from the secondary certainly won't work.
My advantage lies in mastering a unique secret art and using the Swarm of Bees Technique to study the great Dao of restrictions and formations. But those advantages will only emerge after I reach Foundation Establishment, when my divine sense becomes fine enough to craft Puppet Cores myself, and I have enough wealth to maintain a large number of puppets.
Besides, as a Puppet Master, I have plenty of ways to improve my strength. There's no need to butt heads with one method to the bitter end.
Thinking this, Li Chen felt a little hungry. He simply stopped dwelling on it, went out in disguise for a hearty meal, then headed to the spirit materials shops in the Octagonal Fort to buy parts for the puppets he owned.
After more than a year in the Demon Domain, his Combat Puppets were already covered in damage. Their armor and various components had been replaced time and again, and they needed a thorough overhaul.
The hundred crafts flourished on the Eastern Victory Continent, and apprentices who had failed to become Puppet Masters were everywhere. Producing standard parts was child's play for them. Since Li Chen needed parts for common puppets, he soon bought everything he needed. He did not even have to install them himself; he sat drinking tea while watching someone do it for him.
Apart from that, the Storage Bags and Storage Rings taken from the dead Rogue Cultivators also needed sorting out. Those that should be sold were sold, and those that needed modifications were modified.
Li Chen bought himself