After bidding farewell to Zhang Xiaohu, Changge, and Chen Chen, Zhang Xiaohua concealed his form, soared into the air, and headed straight for Guo Village.
As he flew, Zhang Xiaohua immersed his divine sense into the jade slip, searching for records on controlling a person's mind.
Abbess Jinggang had no idea where she had obtained the jade slip, but it described a medicinal pill called the "Puppet Pill." As long as someone swallowed it, their mind could be controlled, and they would obey the spellcaster's every word, no different from a puppet! Yet the Puppet Pill had one flaw: after taking it, one truly became like a puppet, with dull eyes and sluggish movements!
Zhang Xiaohua secretly shook his head. "The Puppet Pill definitely won't do. If I turn a group of elite outer disciples into puppets, they'll lose all usefulness. I might as well use Abbess Jingyi's name to control them! Or should I refine some poison for Second Brother too?"
Zhang Xiaohua thought of Abbess Jingyi's methods.
Zhang Xiaohua had already read the contents of the Poison Scripture on his way back to the Incense-Passing Cult. Now that he considered them carefully, joy rose to his brow. The Poison Scripture also contained a poison called "Soul-Scattering Powder." Its effect was likewise to make people lose their minds and fall under another's control, though the loss of reason lasted only a relatively short time. Still, during that period, the poisoned person's outward appearance would remain entirely normal, and even their martial arts would not be affected!
"Eh? If I put these two medicines together... wouldn't that work?" Zhang Xiaohua was delighted and began pondering the formulas for the "Puppet Pill" and "Soul-Scattering Powder." Soul-Scattering Powder was not too bad; it was a martial-world substance, and the poisons and herbs