Based on the original timeline, Xiao Tian knew that the key to the Self-Cultivation Furnace lay in a mass of Qi flesh, which was the core. However, this thing was not created by Ma Xianhong, but by Ma Xianhong's sister.
As for how it was made, the process seems quite interesting.
Outside Biyou Village, Xiao Tian observed the Self-Cultivation Furnace through the perspective of the puppet hamster. After realizing that there was no one else inside, he quickly approached the Self-Cultivation Furnace.
"Just move out?"
"Forget it, let's just destroy it. But before that, we need to figure out the underlying principles."
Bang!
The door was suddenly flung open, and a puppet wearing a strange mask and cloth clothing appeared!
This puppet is different from the other Ruhua puppets; it is clearly of a higher level!
"Damn it, we've been found out after all."
Xiao Tian, outside Biyou Village, felt a jolt in his heart. He controlled the puppet hamster to hide behind the Self-Cultivation Furnace, remaining motionless.
The light footsteps approached, amplified infinitely by the puppet hamster's keen hearing, automatically calculating the distance and decibels.
The White Puppet stopped.
This was Ma Xianhong's earlier masterpiece, which he later improved upon, and even replicated three abilities from the village Fu Rong's sword energy, Zhong Xiaolong's Finger Flicking Divine Ability, and Zhang Kun's Terrain Immortal.
The White Puppet glanced at the Self-Cultivation Furnace, examined it, and saw the broken bricks and soil.
Swish swish swish!
In a short time, a large number of puppets Ruhua, poured in.
"Holy crap! Activate Invisibility Technique right now!"
The puppet hamster activated the Ruyi Divine Ability - Invisibility Technique, which had been enhanced by Xiao Tian. Its body quickly became transparent and blended into the air.
The White Puppet and the goblin Ruhua patrolled the house but found nothing. In the end, they did not leave the house but remained inside.
"Damn, this is really bad."
The puppet hamster was small and Linglong, but in order to avoid being discovered, Xiao Tian decided to use his enhanced Ruyi Divine Ability - Seventy-Two Transformations to make it even smaller, down to a decimeter.
"Not bad, I can squeeze into the Self-Cultivation Furnace."
For a moment, Ma Xianhong's White Puppet and their Ruhua puppets had no idea that an uninvited guest had entered the Self-Cultivation Furnace and was swimming around inside.
The puppet hamster's Invisibility Technique and Seventy-Two Transformations have a time limit, so Xiao Tian raced against time to control the puppet hamster to enter the core of the Self-Cultivation Furnace.
Ma Xianhong crafted the Self-Cultivation Furnace with great precision, but some areas still had gaps about a decimeter in size, enough for the puppet hamster to squeeze into.
Everything was easy; through the perspective of the puppet hamster, a whole new world was discovered.
The sound of a heartbeat is very clear here; the received decibel level is amplified.
"These strange runes locked down that lump of flesh; the blood vessels, meridians, and the flow of Qi were clearly visible. Goodness, if Wang Ye, Zhuge Qing, and Old Zhang knew that the core of this thing was such a lump, they would definitely be speechless with astonishment."
"Since it's going to cause destruction, why not just eat it?"
Just then, more people entered the house.
It's Ma Xianhong!
Ma Xianhong learned from the White Puppet that the mud bricks inside the house had been broken open and something had come in, so he became a little worried and came to check it out carefully.
"Tunnel?"
Ma Xianhong placed a small puppet spider into the Little Kong, and upon receiving the feedback, he couldn't help but feel a chill.
"Similar to the techniques of the Earth-Traversing Immortal? No, it's much cruder. But among Zhang Chulan and Xiao Zhan, who knows such techniques?"
"Did they run away?"
Ma Xianhong, suspicious, searched the room several times and even opened the Self-Cultivation Furnace to check inside, but found nothing.
"During this critical period, the Self-Cultivation Furnace must be well protected."
With a sigh, Ma Xianhong left the house, and the protective measures for this place were tightened even further.
At this moment, Xiao Tian's puppet hamster used an ability that enhanced itself.
The Heavenly Dao Emperor Flame is Nihility Devouring Flame that devours all things.
The runes shattered, and the mass of flesh was bombarded, instantly releasing an aroma reminiscent of roasted meat.
Meanwhile, outside Biyou Village, Xiao Tian felt refreshed. The lump of flesh had absorbed a lot of energy after being destroyed by the Nihility Devouring Flame, which was then fed back to Xiao Tian, the original host.
"That's impressive. The converted magic power is quite pure. But what exactly is this thing? Why can it be the core of the Self-Cultivation Furnace?" Xiao Tian was a little puzzled.
As the aroma of roasted meat wafted from the Self-Cultivation Furnace, even though White Puppet, the puppet Ruhua, and others had no sense of smell, they still saw the smoke drifting out.
Bang!
The door was kicked open, and a Black Puppet with a white robe, black face, and Red Eye appeared.
The embarrassing thing is, they just can't detect the intruders!
Ma Xianhong came in again and immediately began studying the Self-Cultivation Furnace. He looked extremely nervous as he checked the internal structure of the central control unit.
"No!"
Ma Xianhong's eyes widened in horror. When he saw that the core of the Self-Cultivation Furnace had disappeared, leaving only charred traces, he knew that it had been burned.
"Who is it?! Damn it!"
"Second brother! Is that you?"
Ma Xianhong thought of the strange abilities of the Great Luo Cave Observation, and also heard from his second brother that the Great Luo Cave Observation, when cultivated to a certain level, had the ability to teleport.
"No, even if my second brother could teleport in, how would he prevent my puppet from discovering him? How would he cleverly enter this place and destroy the core without anyone noticing?"
Ma Xianhong's face was terribly gloomy; he sensed that something terrible had happened.
The fact that the company was going to target Biyou Village hadn't scared him at all, but now he was starting to panic.
A mysterious enemy! Why did they destroy the core of the Self-Cultivation Furnace?
"Second brother, is there any ability you haven't yet revealed?"
When the core of the Self-Cultivation Furnace was destroyed, somewhere in the country, Qu Tong, the president of the Yaoxing Society was resting in a villa, turned pale. She felt as if something had been absorbed from her, and her heart felt empty. She felt inexplicably lost, sad, and uncomfortable.
"What happened? Could it be that something happened to my brother?"
A short while later, Ma Xianhong called.
"Sister, it's broken, the thing is broken, it was destroyed by some mysterious entity." Ma Xianhong's tone was helpless, like a child, extremely panicked, and also a little afraid of being punished by adults.
Say that again!
"Sis, that thing is gone."
Qu Tong's pretty face darkened; no wonder she felt unwell earlier.
Tell me the specifics, and share your guesses.
"Yes, sister."
After a while, Qu Tong began to investigate information about Xiao Tian, Zhang Chulan, and others.
" Great Luo Cave Observation, hehehe!"
"No one knows the Great Luo Cave Observation better than me."
"No matter who you are, if you ruin my things, my Yaoxing Society will make you regret it!"
"President, Director Zhao is looking for you." The office door opened, and a beautiful secretary entered.
Outside Biyou Village, Xiao Tian excused himself to use the restroom, put down the water, and retrieved the puppet hamster that had been digging a tunnel and returned undetected.
"Hehehe, now that everything's destroyed, there's nothing to worry about."
Xiao Tian returned, and Zhang Chulan arrived, explaining his plans to attack Biyou Village.
" Brother Tian, I think we should focus on destroying that Self-Cultivation Furnace." Zhang Chulan muttered under his breath.
"Why destroy it? Can't we just hand over the harvest to the state?" Xiao Tian Xiao with a mocking smile.
Zhang Chulan frowned and whispered, " The Self-Cultivation Furnace is like a Pandora's box that has been opened. Even if it's under official control, the outcome could still be bad, so it's best to destroy it."
" Old Zhang has a lot of awareness, alright, the important task of destroying it is entrusted to you." Xiao Tian patted Zhang Chulan on the shoulder, these words were destined to trap Zhang Chulan.
Zhang Chulan nodded. Although he didn't want to run into Ma Xianhong, he had no other choice.
As time passed, the company sent word that they wanted Chen Duo handed over to them for further processing.
"Damn it, pay my ass!" Xiao Tian looked at the message with disdain and immediately called Zhao Fangrui.
" Old Zhao."
" Little Xiao, let me guess, you're here to talk to me about Chen Duo, right? Tell me, what do you want?"
" Old Zhao, let me tell you a story. A polar bear that had been wandering in an inland snow park was bought by animal lovers who raised funds to save it from the suffering and abuse it endured at the park. It was given a new environment and transferred to a more well-equipped snow and ice reserve. Countless people love it, yet it is still treated as an exhibit, as a tool, and its feelings are never considered by the animals in the zoo..."
"Hehe, Little Xiao, I understand now. The polar bear wants to return to the Arctic, right? Your story is very interesting, except Chen Duo is different."
Xiao Tian curled his lip and said, "I know Chen Duo killed Liao Zhong. Chen Duo's Primordial Gu Poison will always be a factor of social instability if it is not resolved. But what if her Primordial Gu Poison is resolved, and she can live in a group like a normal little girl?"
Zhao Fangrui remained silent for a while on the phone.
"You can do it?"
"Of course," Xiao Tian said confidently.
"Even so, Chen Duo still bears the burden of a life; she killed Liao Zhong, who was like a father to her," Zhao Fangrui said.
"Has Liao Zhong's body been cremated?"
"It's definitely been dealt with. The person was infected with the Primordial Gu Poison; if it hadn't been treated quickly, it would have harmed even more people."
"So, Old Zhao, do you think a living Holy Child of the Gu Body is more meaningful, or a dead Holy Child of the Gu Body?" Xiao Tian chuckled.
"Can you control it?"
Zhao Fangrui's tone became a bit harsher.
"I've decided to bring Chen Duo into the Dragon Guard. Of course, I don't need your consent; the Dragon Guard is mine now anyway."
"We still need to discuss Chen Duo's matter. For now, you just need to cooperate in dealing with Biyou Village. But I can tell you something secretly: if you are truly confident that you can show us evidence, then the chances are very high."
Zhao Fangrui gave Xiao Tian a full explanation.
" Old Zhao, you've worked hard. I'll treat you to a meal next time."
"Alright, while I'm still alive, I'll have to drink as much of your Cola as possible," Zhao Fangrui laughed.
Xiao Tian Xiao and hung up the phone.
Zhao Fangrui was very close to Xu Si and Xu San's father, Grandpa Xu Xiang. Grandpa Xu Xiang is alive and well, which makes Zhao Fangrui happy, and he also learned some things about the situation.
Xiao Tian wasn't worried at all about whether the Ice Cola, the Martial Soul Drink, would be targeted by others.
"The progress on the Eight Impure Techniques needs to be accelerated, and then there's Pill Devouring —that thing is incredibly powerful! It can exchange one for many at the limit, and for me, it's practically the strongest technique!"
Xiao Tian grinned, thinking that after dealing with the situation in Biyou Village, he should go and visit the Tang Sect.