Qi Junsha chuckled and said, "Puppets come in many kinds. They can be humanoid, object-shaped, or represent terrain, among other things. Nascent Soul Puppet, while the easiest is the spell puppet. The one you see now is a Soul Puppet, which already has a little bit of thinking ability."
Li Qiang had never even heard of it before and found it very interesting. He said, "Master, when will you have time to teach me? This thing is really fun, I want to learn."
Qi Junsha chuckled, "You Little Madman, ever since you became my disciple, you've never once mentioned wanting to learn anything except for asking me for Law Treasure. Now you actually want to learn this kind of unorthodox skill? I really don't understand what you're thinking. I'll teach you when I have time."
Wu Chen admired him and said, "These are two puppets left behind by my martial uncle. They're here because he was short-handed to serve them. Please, senior!"
Geng Feng wasn't interested in this kind of thing, but if these puppets could help him fight, he'd definitely like them immediately.
"Welcome, seniors!" Two people came out from the inner room.
The island lord of Buliban was a Green Tribe, Divine Envoy Kaben accompanied him as he emerged.
Buliban forward and bowed, saying, "Thank you for your help, senior. Please forgive me for not being able to greet you properly."
Qi Junsha had always disliked these formalities. He stood still, didn't say a word, and just watched.
Li Qiang, a seasoned businessman, was adept at these kinds of formalities. He stepped forward and said, "Oh, this must be Brother Buliban. Don't be so polite, haha, we're just bothering your island."
Qi Junsha was both puzzled and surprised. This disciple was truly remarkable; he knew exactly what to say to different people.
Li Qiang laughed again, "This is my master, master, this is the Lord of Buliban..." His meaning was clear: you old man, say something, don't just stand there like a block of wood.
Qi Junsha chuckled inwardly. Having lived so many years, he still had to deal with people from the Cultivation Realm. Normally, he should have gone to the Immortal Realm, but he didn't even know where Immortal Realm was. He nodded and said, "Island Lord's injury not fully healed yet? Hmm, so you injured your Nascent Soul. Your constitution... Here, take this; it can help you recover quickly."
The island lord of Buliban had already heard from the Divine Envoy Kaben that Qi Junsha was Loose Immortal, and he held him in great awe.
Qi Junsha gave him a yellow bead. Buliban, who had a rare earth-attribute physique, recognized it as Earth Essence Pearl at a glance and was overjoyed. He hurriedly said, "Thank you for your gift, senior!" Qi Junsha waved his hand and began to look at the furnishings in the room.
Geng Feng then seized the opportunity and stepped forward, saying, "Island Lord, this junior is Geng Feng from Heavenly Melody City. I pay my respects to you, senior."
Buliban helped him up, laughing, "Brother Tianhong, how are you? Heavenly Melody City has finally been born! Ah! What a long time!"
Geng Feng said, "Grandmaster Tianhong said that he will come to Blackwater Island immediately after dealing with matters in Heavenly Melody City."
Buliban cheered repeatedly, appearing very happy.
Two female puppets approached, each carrying an earthen-yellow tray. One tray held various fruits, while the other held a golden jade box.
Buliban picked up the jade box and said with a smile, "I heard that you are looking for Sea Soul Agate. Blackwater Island still has some old pieces. Although they haven't been stained by water, they are still quite fine. Please accept them, senior."
Li Qiang hesitated for a moment, because he had already obtained the water-transformed Sea Soul Agate in Heavenly Melody City. But then he thought again, and Li Qiang took the jade box and said with a smile, "Hehe, you've made such a fuss over finding this, thank you, Brother Island Lord." He knew in his heart that it would be very impolite to say that he had already found something better.
Buliban smiled happily, "You're too kind, senior." Li Qiang called him "big brother," which made him feel a little flattered. This was Li Qiang's cleverness in making friends by being humble.
Qi Junsha had no idea that Li Qiang had been searching for the Sea Soul Agate. Upon hearing this, he turned around and asked, "My dear disciple, what do you need the Sea Soul Agate for? To make medicine?"
Li Qiang smiled slightly, "I'm creating another Loose Immortal like you, who is my good friend and elder brother."
Qi Junsha looked utterly astonished, rubbing her fair hands together and saying, "My dear disciple, you're always so outrageous! Creating a Loose Immortal isn't so easy; just having Sea Soul Agate isn't nearly enough..."
Li Qiang was startled and asked, "Besides the Sea Soul Agate, what else do you need?"
Qi Junsha sneered, "Time! It takes time! Without Nascent Soul cultivator with over a thousand years of cultivation, even if you give him the Sea Soul Agate, it won't be of any use."
Li Qiang was immediately relieved and happily laughed, "There's enough time, hehe, I know that."
Qi Junsha stared at Li Qiang as if he were a monster. The old man was truly confused. Nascent Soul cultivating for a thousand years wasn't impossible, but it was extremely rare, because it was incredibly difficult. Besides facing various soul-devouring enemies, there were also the spying of other cultivators. During cultivation, if one suffered even a single injury, the Nascent Soul would never be able to cultivate into a Loose Immortal, even with the Sea Soul Agate and more time. Li Qiang had actually seen a Nascent Soul had cultivated for a thousand years and instead of subduing him, he was helping him find the Sea Soul Agate for immortality. This was truly incomprehensible.
Qi Junsha asked sternly, "My dear disciple, do you know that a Nascent Soul has cultivated for a thousand years cannot defeat a cultivator at the Heart Stirring Realm or above? And if Heart Stirring Realm cultivator obtains this Nascent Soul, their power can directly jump to the Early Spirit Severing Realm. Of course, it's useless against experts at the Spirit Severing Realm or above, but it can cultivate the thousand-year-old Nascent Soul into an extremely powerful Law Treasure, a magic Law Treasure comparable to a celestial artifact... Are you still planning to give him the Sea Soul Agate?"
Li Qiang was startled and slapped his head hard, exclaiming, "Good heavens! Luckily I didn't tell everyone where he was, or I would have been in big trouble." He thought back carefully and realized that he had only told Brother Fu Shan, and hadn't told anyone else. No wonder Mo Huaiyuan was so scared when he saw him; he finally understood.
Qi Junsha said sharply, "Regret it now? It's not too late."
Li Qiang rolled his eyes at him and said, "If you were that Nascent Soul, I would have taken you in without hesitation. Heh heh, but him... I won't do that."
Qi Junsha was so angry that she raised her hand and slapped him, laughing and cursing, "You dare! I'll skin you alive! How dare you talk to an old lady like that?"
Li Qiang said with a grin, "Who told you to teach people to be bad?"
Everyone in the room was captivated. What a huge gap there was between the Heart Stirring Realm and the Spirit Severing Realm! How many cultivators could resist such temptation? But Li Qiang didn't even hesitate before retorting. He even dared to speak to his master like that. Thinking about how Geng Feng called him Little Madman, it was absolutely true. Compared to Geng Feng, who was a fighting Fengzi, Li Qiang was on a completely different level. Everyone admired him greatly.
Qi Junsha was truly baffled by this little monster and said, "He's your senior from your sect, isn't he? Why are you protecting him like this?"
Li Qiang rolled his eyes at him again and said, "No, it's not that. I just feel a connection with him. Hmm... you're a dangerous person, so I can't take you to see him. I'll wait until he becomes Loose Immortal before I let you meet him. Hehe, then he won't be afraid of you anymore."
Qi Junsha was both amused and exasperated by his blunt question, and said, "Am I that bad?"
Li Qiang chuckled and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Master. I've decided not to take anyone with me. I'll wait until he becomes Loose Immortal immortal. Hehe, thank goodness I found out about this. Oh, how terrifying!"
Qi Junsha said, "Hehe, if this old man wants to go with you, there's no way you can escape it, my good disciple, you're in big trouble, haha!"
Li Qiang wasn't in a hurry at all. He had thought it through clearly. If Qi Junsha had malicious intentions, she wouldn't have told him all this. He just needed to follow her and make his move discreetly. Who could be his match?
Geng Feng exclaimed, "Senior, you wouldn't do this, would you?"
Li Qiang smiled and remained silent.
Qi Junsha looked at Geng Feng coldly and said, "Why shouldn't I, an old man, do it?"
Everyone in the room was stunned; his temper changed so quickly.
Li Qiang smiled and said to everyone, "Ignore him, the more you talk about him, the more excited you get."
Qi Junsha, as if deflated, cried out, "Hey, can't you just let this old man have a turn? What's wrong with my good disciple?"
The people inside were completely bewildered by the master and apprentice, unable to tell which of their words were true and which were false.
Now, Qi Junsha understood why Li Qiang had so many friends. Cultivators like him, who sincerely helped others, were rare in the Cultivation Realm. Most cultivators only cared about their own cultivation and at most did their best for their sect, rarely concerning themselves with other matters. In addition, the struggle between cultivators for various cultivation resources and Law Treasure was endless.
Judging from this incident, Li Qiang is simply a rare breed in the Cultivation Realm. Qi Junsha admires him greatly and has officially included him in her disciples' list. The initial joking intention of accepting him as a disciple has completely disappeared.
Li Qiang picked up a piece of fruit, took a bite, and said, "My lord, could you tell me what happened in the Wild Plains?"
Divine Envoy Kaben said, "Boss, let me ask you first, was it you who made the move at South Mouth Pass?"
Hong Qian interjected, "Hehe, Martial Uncle displayed great power at South Mouth Pass, killing all the divine beasts of the Tante Kingdom. Doesn't the Divine Envoy know that?"
Divine Envoy Kaben chuckled, "I also guessed it was the boss who made the move, but everyone back home is saying it was the master himself who did it. The rumors are going around like wildfire. The master ordered me to find and thank this expert. But if it was the boss who made the move, then it's different. We're family, after all, so I won't say thank you."
Qi Junsha asked in surprise, "What South Mouth Pass?"
Li Qiang laughed and said, "It's nothing, we just happened to run into each other. Hmm, Master, this fruit is quite good, you should try it. As for the events in the Wild Plains... what big thing happened? Everyone's being so mysterious."
Then the Divine Envoy Kaben, said, "The matter of the Wild Plains is far-reaching; it's a legacy from the conflict between Daoism and Buddhism..."
The island lord of Buliban nodded. "This is a secret, involving the secret of the Buddha Sect's disappearance. The Buddha Sect once imprisoned seven top experts in the Cultivation Realm at that time. Later, this provoked three super experts who had entered the Mahayana Realm, and they fought an earth-shattering battle against the Buddha Sect in the Wild Plains. The outcome of this battle... is very mysterious. The Buddha Sect has since vanished without a trace, and those three experts also disappeared at the same time. It is said that because of this battle, they could no longer advance to a higher level, but I am not very clear about the specifics."
Divine Envoy Kaben sighed and said, "That's about right. The Cultivation Realm was severely weakened after that battle, and many senior experts went into seclusion. The Wild Plains became a forbidden place from then on, as if it were Curse. That's why the Cultivation Realm stationed people at Heavenly Halberd Peak to guard the edge of the Wild Plains. After that, very few cultivators came to Tanbang Star."
Li Qiang couldn't help but turn back to look at Qi Junsha. He immediately understood that his master must be one of the seven masters who had been imprisoned at that time. He saw the old man calmly holding a fruit, eating it slowly and deliberately, his expression unchanged.
Geng Feng understood, and he said in surprise, "Senior is actually one of the seven masters? This Fengzi must be blind!" He had always admired powerful masters, because he was a fighting Fengzi.
The island lord of Buliban stammered, "Senior... you... you were one of the seven imprisoned masters... how did you get out? My God... have the other... the other six masters also been released?"
Qi Junsha said indifferently, "I'm used to being alone. I don't know about the others. Back then, the Buddha Sect sect... Hmph! I killed countless of them. Unfortunately, they all disappeared this time. Damn it, it forced me to Liberation by Violence Loose Immortal immortal..." Qi Junsha seemed very dissatisfied with his cultivation into Loose Immortal immortal, and his tone was full of helplessness.
Li Qiang said anxiously, "Divine Envoy, I'm going to call you Boss! Please! You've been talking for so long, but you haven't explained what happened in the Wild Plains, or why so many people are going there. Didn't you tell me to go help the people of Heavenly Halberd Peak?"
Divine Envoy Kaben said with a bitter face, "Boss, this matter is hard to explain, sigh... Even the great gods haven't fully figured it out. It's probably related to the Buddha Sect... and also to those three super experts. The specifics are really unclear, there are too many versions of the story, but this major event is inextricably linked to the Buddha Sect sect and the Cultivation Realm... Sigh! It's really hard to explain."
Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they heard him talking incoherently.
Li Qiang laughed and scolded, "You idiot, didn't you just say nothing at all? Oh well, we'll find out when we get there."
Only Qi Junsha lowered his head in deep thought, muttering to himself, "Could it be..." His expression slowly became serious.
Sensing Qi Junsha's change, the Divine Envoy Kaben smiled and said, "Senior, have you perhaps remembered something?"
Qi Junsha shook his head and said, "You'll know when we get there. Saying it now will only confuse people." Then he added, "Let's leave as soon as possible. This old man is becoming more and more interested in the Wild Plains."
This piqued everyone's interest. Li Qiang laughed, "Hehe, I never expected to arrive on Tanbang Star by chance, make so many friends, and witness so many interesting things. This trip has truly been worthwhile!"
Divine Envoy Kaben said, "Boss, I'll go with you. With Senior Qi by my side, I'm sure our journey will be smooth sailing."
Qi Junsha chuckled, "Hey? The little guy's pretty smart; he's really gotten a great deal."
The island lord of Buliban said, "You go first. I'll wait for Brother Tianhong to arrive, and then we'll go to the Wild Plains together. After that, I'll come find you."
Li Qiang laughed, "It'll take a long time for the Flying Hook Chain to cross the Sea of Wronged Souls. Hehe, the Island Lord might even get there faster than us."
Qi Junsha said, "My good disciple, do you think you're called Master for nothing? With me here, what difficulty is there in crossing this little Sea of Wronged Souls? I'll set up a teleportation array; it's very simple."
Li Qiang asked in surprise, "That would require a lot of crystals."
Qi Junsha shook his head and said, "That's how it's done in the Cultivation Realm. I, an old man, don't need to. The teleportation array I set up doesn't require crystals." No one doubted his strength at all.
Li Qiang laughed and said, "That's great! There are too many uncertainties in the Sea of Wronged Souls. It would be best if we could be teleported there."
"Alright, I'm going to set up the formation now. You can come down in a bit." Qi Junsha's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.
The island lord of Buliban exclaimed, "Truly worthy of being a senior master, impressive indeed!"
The Divine Envoy Kaben paced back and forth, his face gloomy, and said, "I have a bad feeling about this omen, but I can't quite put my finger on why. Boss, we must be very careful on this trip to the Wild Plains; anything can happen."
Li Qiang nodded. "I plan to let these brothers stay with Princess Lanqiu for now, and then take them with me when we return. That way, I'll feel more at ease."
Geng Feng was somewhat dismissive, saying, " Little Madman, although you're good to them, doing so will make them very dependent, which isn't good for their cultivation."
A female puppet entered and said, "Guests have arrived!"
As everyone looked, it was Paben who walked in. As soon as he saw Li Qiang, he grinned happily. He hadn't been on the mountain peak earlier, but when Nashan told him that his master had arrived, he hurriedly put down what he was doing and came up to greet him, "Master, how are you? Do you still remember this little guy?" A Blue Light shot out from his hand and rushed straight towards Li Qiang.
Li Qiang was overjoyed and exclaimed, "Huh? It's a little Sea Demon! How did it get so small?" It was the little Sea Demon that had flown away from Desperation Cape, and now it was only the size of a fist, shrunken in Li Qiang's palm.
It shook its body and swelled up instantly, returning to its original size in the blink of an eye. The string of prayer beads around its neck also shone with a brownish luster, quite different from when it left.
Buliban, who was very familiar with the products of the Sea of Wronged Souls, exclaimed in surprise, " Soul-Devouring Demon... This is Soul-Devouring Demon! This is a priceless treasure..."
Geng Feng also knew this, and he said, "This should be the most powerful kind of Soul-Devouring Demon. This is the first time I've ever seen one. It's impossible to subdue unless it has evolved in your own hands..."
Li Qiang said, "Nonsense! This is just a little Sea Demon, how did it become Soul-Devouring Demon? What an awful name."
The little Sea Demon licked his palm affectionately, whimpering softly, as if she were being affectionate with Li Qiang.
Buliban said, "Senior, this Soul-Devouring Demon is already quite powerful. With a little more training, it will be of great use in the future."
Hong Qian asked curiously, "What use could Sea Demon be? I have no idea."
The island lord of Buliban patiently explained, "This is no ordinary Sea Demon. It's a mutant. Its most formidable ability is to devour flying souls and scattered spirits. If this one evolves again, it can even devour Nascent Soul. Ordinary Soul Refiners would be terrified of it."
Li Qiang said nonchalantly, "Well, I won't use it like a Law Treasure. Let it come and go as it pleases. If it wants to leave, I won't stop it, and I don't plan to train it. It's much better to let it be free."
The island lord of Buliban was stunned. This was the first time he had heard such a statement. Upon closer examination, it was truly profound. He shook his head, sighed, and uttered only two words: "I admire you!"
Paben said, "Master, I want to go to the Wild Plains..."
Li Qiang gently stroked the little Sea Demon and said, "I don't even plan to let your senior brother go. Your skill level is too low, and it would be too dangerous for him. Hmm, I'm going to accompany you home. You'd better make the arrangements, because it might be difficult to go back again. Don't leave with any regrets, so I can rest assured."
Paben knew that his master still cared about him, and he was deeply moved. He lowered his head and said, "Alas! Paben is truly useless."
Qi Junsha reappeared silently before the group, smiling, "Alright, you can get ready to leave now. Oh, by the way, how many people are there in total?"
Li Qiang said with a grin, "There aren't too many people, but there are still some boxes that need to be moved."
Qi Junsha chuckled and said, "No problem, go and prepare." However, he quickly regretted his words. He never expected that they would be such unbelievably large boxes.