After returning to the Jiang Kingdom, Li Ping made his way to Azure Peak Lake.
Yan Hengchuan and his wife hurriedly welcomed him onto the spirit island.
In a pavilion on the island at the center of the lake.
Li Ping took out his last second-tier upper-grade puppet and said with a smile, "Hengchuan, I'll be entering seclusion for a while. I'll leave this second-tier upper-grade puppet to your three lineages as an heirloom. During that time, keep an ear out for news about the Immortal City and Donghua Mountain."
Over the years, Li Ping had refined a total of six second-tier upper-grade puppets.
After his breakthrough to Core Formation, these puppets had become of little use to him, and he had gradually bestowed them on his juniors.
The Ji Lineage in Snowflight City had received one, while Zhang Tie and his three companions in Windmist Immortal City had each received one. The puppet he now brought out for Yan Hengchuan was the last second-tier upper-grade puppet he possessed.
It was also the one most fully equipped with magic artifacts, carrying both the Soul-Slaying Greatsword and the Blood-Transforming Shield.
"A second-tier upper-grade puppet!"
After Li Ping explained what a puppet was and how powerful a second-tier upper-grade puppet could be, Yan Hengchuan and his wife both gaped in shock.
Their shock was swiftly followed by wild delight.
Clearly, they both understood how much a puppet with combat strength equivalent to a Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivator would mean to their lineages.
"Thank you for bestowing this treasure, Grandmaster!" Yan Hengchuan could barely contain his joy. "Rest assured and enter seclusion, Grandmaster. I'll serve as your eyes and ears and gather news for you."
Li Ping nodded with a smile. After a moment's thought, he took a stack of second-tier upper-grade Thunder