After finally making it through to evening, Xu Qingtong glanced at the darkening sky outside, cleared his throat, and announced, "Students, that concludes today's lesson. See you next time!"
With that, he raised his hand and cast a mudra, releasing the unlucky fellow under the Blood-Soul Restriction before floating out of the classroom.
The poor fellow had maintained the same posture all day. Once Xu Qingtong released him, he collapsed straight onto the floor.
Strangely, no one went to help him up. Instead, they said he had been rude and offended the Patrol Instructor.
Xu Qingtong returned to his cave abode and took out the failed puppet again, carefully pondering exactly where the problem lay.
Xu Qingtong spent three full days investigating before finally identifying the problem. Then, after another round of effort, he repaired the puppet.
As he watched the puppet move freely before him, a smile of understanding appeared on Xu Qingtong's face.
Building on Han Minghui's original craftsmanship, Xu Qingtong had incorporated his own insights into artifact refining and modified this puppet to function like a magical artifact. After a brief ritual refinement, he could control it just as he would a magical artifact.
Xu Qingtong put away the puppet and entered the Earthfire Chamber. The day after tomorrow would be his next lesson, and this time, he would teach the Qi Refining Disciples the art of artifact refining.
His artifact refining skills came almost entirely from the Mystic Artifact Sect. Xu Qingtong had been trapped in Yan Jiuxiao's secret chamber for three years. During those three years, he had not only learned the Mystic Artifact Sect's artifact refining techniques but also forged his Five Elements Divine Seals.
Since he would be teaching artifact refining to the Qi Refining Stage students tomorrow, Xu Qingtong planned to use