Qi Yuetian seemed deeply insecure and had no intention of showing his true body. Though he offered an apology, he showed no sign of changing his mind.
Li Chen could only smile and express his understanding. "It's quite all right. Do whatever makes you comfortable, fellow Daoist."
As he studied the Black Scorpion puppet, it appeared to be an ordinary two-star puppet model.
But the model did not necessarily mean the finished creation was also two-star.
After all, the Puppeteer Dao Path was a path of investigating things to attain knowledge. A Mechanism Puppet's grade depended on the techniques and materials used to craft it.
Li Chen was still short on experience, but he could vaguely sense traces of refined gold and floating gold within it. It seemed to incorporate considerable amounts of spiritually imbued materials normally reserved for puppets of three-star grade or higher.
Judging by the standards corresponding to the combat strength of cultivators from the Other Continent, a mount for a Foundation Establishment cultivator ought to be three-star, or even four-star, to make sense.
This gave Li Chen a spark of inspiration. Perhaps he could also use the mature design of the two-star Armored Warrior puppet in the future, but forge it from refined gold and floating gold to improve its quality.
That way, he could readily craft an elite legion of Armored Warriors capable of Flight and Earth-Escape, meeting the demands of combat at Foundation Establishment and beyond.
Next, Feng Mingzhu pointed out another Foundation Establishment cultivator to Li Chen. "This is Elder You of the Merchants' Association. I believe you already know each other."
You Renzhi smiled and cupped his hands. "Fellow Daoist Li."
Li Chen nodded. "Elder You, we meet again."
He was not at all surprised to see You Renzhi here. After all,