"I merely glanced at them and sensed Spiritual Energy faintly circulating through the clay figurines. They were quite extraordinary, so I got the idea of tricking the child out of... ahem, trading for them."
"But the child loved the figurines dearly and was unwilling to part with them at first. So I carved him a little wooden bird and engraved a simple Wind-Riding Mini-Formation on it, allowing it to circle and fly through the air for a short time."
"The child was naturally delighted to see a wooden bird that could fly, and only then did he willingly trade this pair of figurines to me. Later, an adult from his family came out and saw the wooden bird fluttering about and the figurines in my hands. Though a trace of regret showed on their face, they tacitly accepted the trade."
He explained, "Tianjin Clay Figurine Zhang excels in craftsmanship. His figurines are lifelike, their expressions realistic-the pinnacle of mundane craftsmanship. They are art.
"But Beyond-the-Pass Clay Figurine Bai is different. From the surname Bai, you can tell that he comes from one of the Five Immortals families himself. He's a Bai Family Great Hedgehog.
"He has no love for cultivation, ascension, or worldly pleasures. All he loves is making clay figurines.
"That great hedgehog has spent his whole life working with clay, using Demonic Power and painstaking study to give his figurines some remarkable supernatural qualities."
"This pair of figurines has no faces, not because of poor craftsmanship, but because that is where their true essence lies.
"Activate them properly, and they can take on anyone's appearance. Whoever you want them to be, they can become, convincing enough to pass for the real person.
"And wouldn't you know it, there happen to be two of us. So I used Spiritual