After the Soul Deconstruction assembly, Li Chen returned on his own to his residence on Heavenly Dragon Peak to prepare for another undertaking.
He had now begun to touch upon the essence of the divine soul, and hoped to separate out his own life soul using the secret art recorded in "The Third of Dao Endeavors" in the Complete Book of the Puppet Master Order, thereby gaining a means of survival.
The Puppet Dao's division of forms and deconstruction of things is a way of thinking that runs through it from beginning to end. From the Body Deconstruction Great Art to Brain Deconstruction and Soul Deconstruction, it has always sought the mysteries of human life and existence.
The Puppet Dao holds that the most fundamental, indivisible part of human existence is the essence of the true spirit. This essence resides within the primordial spirit: the first spark of spiritual light, the core of one's life.
For example, one can live without a finger, without a hand, and even without a head or brain. This led to the realization of the Body Deconstruction Great Art, making severing heads and replacing brains an effortless matter.
But beyond that, can a person's spirit, will, memories, and convictions also be separated out like fingers, hands, and feet, or even preserved as backups?
The answer is yes!
As Li Chen silently recalled this knowledge, he had already found the crucial answer.
This secret art had been born from precisely that principle.
The secret art recorded in "The Third of Dao Endeavors," the Substitute Puppet, essentially uses a specially made puppet as a vessel and backup, allowing one to revive and be reborn when necessary!
Cultivated to its highest realm, it can even produce countless, inexhaustible offshoots, achieving "immortality" in another sense!
*However, a Great Power