Puppet Spirit-Forging Pill

Ren Zhang Xuezhou never expected to suffer such a severe blow.

After years of constantly changing jobs and weathering the initial bleak period, Zhang Xuezhou quickly entered a period of stability.

During a period of stability, everything is peaceful and secure; even if Zhang Xuezhou encounters danger, he can turn the situation around.

One rule he has adhered to over the years is to avoid direct conflict with powerful figures. Pei Jing's pursuit of Song Fengying this time also gave Zhang Xuezhou a chance to confront them independently.

Zhang Xuezhou cannot say that his trauma was entirely a bad thing.

Confronting Pei Jing head-on also signifies that Zhang Xuezhou has taken a crucial step out of his psychological barriers.

Zhang Xuezhou not only worldly but also shrewd. People with his temperament are as numerous as carp crossing a river in the world, but few worldly and shrewd people are strong.

Just thinking about Zhang Qiaoen's sword intent and Pei Jing's sword intent, Zhang Xuezhou felt that the strength of these two was not without reason.

If he doesn't step out of his comfort zone and gets used to using his special abilities to exert pressure on the weak, Zhang Xuezhou feels he will never become a strong person, let alone overcome the strong when facing them.

His confrontation with Pei Jing was a devastating blow to his spirit, but it was also a spiritual transformation, even a sublimation.

After this battle, Zhang Xuezhou's temperament became less timid and more magnanimous, instead showing more of a tendency to hide in the rear.

Because of his repeated encounters with such masters, he even began to develop a vague idea of Mental Strengthening and self-improvement.

He has already entered the sixth chapter of the Mental Strengthening Chapter, but he cannot repeat Ren Yisheng's seventh chapter. Zhang Xuezhou needs to find his own way.

He pinned his hopes on Ren Anran, but Zhang Xuezhou was equally willing to make great strides forward if he had the ability.

"I am, after all, a Grandmaster who has stepped into the Divine Ability Realm!"

He murmured to himself, and after a moment of drowsiness, he regained consciousness in a carriage.

Starting from Chang'an City, they could not have reached Mount Tai without traveling day and night along the official roads.

Zhang Xuezhou shook his head, and saw Rong Tianding, who had arrived just in time, quickly hand him a bottle of water.

You don't look well.

Zhang Xuezhou took two sips of water, and the feeling of Grain Avoidance quickly faded away.

He looked up at Jin Chang, who had immediately recognized his condition, and nodded.

"My head is a little sore, probably because of the long and bumpy ride," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"You have some health issues, so I'm afraid this kind of long-distance travel isn't suitable for you," Jin Chang said. "We've had very little rest along the way, and have been traveling almost continuously for twelve days and twelve nights!"

"So rushed?" Zhang Xuezhou asked curiously, "We humans can manage, but can the horses?"

"Your cousin cast a spell on the horses, making them immune to pain and hunger, so they can run continuously," Jin Chang said lazily. "Besides, if we run out of horses, we can just find a place to get two more. Anyway, whatever kind of horse comes along, it will listen to your cousin!"

"My cousin is amazing!"

Jin Chang finds it difficult to praise someone.

For Rong Tianding to receive praise from Jin Chang Jin Chang, their relationship must be quite good.

"My cousin seems to have reached the True Spirit Realm?"

Just as the Nine Treasures Wine could affect Zhang Xuezhou's three souls and seven spirits, even extending its effects into the real world.

The severe mental trauma Zhang Xuezhou experienced in reality also affected his physical body in this world. Zhang Xuezhou felt a tearing pain in his head, but the symptoms were much milder than those in his real self.

After adjusting himself for several seconds, feeling that his strength had decreased by almost 20%, and confirming that he could barely withstand the situation, Zhang Xuezhou finally turned his attention to Rong Tianding.

A faint, heavy aura emanated from him, and Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but touch it to confirm that Rong Tianding had entered the True Spirit Realm in recent days.

When Rong Tianding confirmed it, he was full of praise.

"I owe this all to my martial uncle. He even gave me some pills, which allowed me to successfully enter the True Spirit Realm," Rong Tianding said gratefully.

"The Yin-Yang School's pills aren't so palatable," Jin Chang chuckled coldly. "What I gave you was a Spirit-Forging Pill, but this pill has a flaw; it contains some backdoors for manipulation, making it easy for you to become my puppet!"

"What my uncle says is true!"

Rong Tianding pursed his lips, his face showing no sign of displeasure.

This was a lesson Zhang Xuezhou had learned from many experiences: anger and resentment towards a powerful cultivator would not be effective; on the contrary, it would easily provoke the other party's evil intentions.

At this point, it's far better for Jin Chang to be honest than to keep things hidden.

"Is the pill that Martial Uncle gave you the Puppet Spirit-Forging Pill?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"That's right. I can take this pill myself without any problem, but it's easy to cause problems if I give it to others," Jin Chang said. "I don't know what your cousin has been thinking. After traveling by carriage for five days, he quietly tried to pry open the threshold of the True Spirit Realm. But he doesn't have any pills and he's not in Sacred Land. Even if he had the opportunity, it would be difficult for him to break through this major realm. I couldn't stand by and watch, so I lent him a hand!"

"The Puppet Spirit-Forging Pill a secret ingredient. My Uncle-Master is truly remarkable, skilled in both combat and alchemy," Zhang Xuezhou praised.

"Hmph, I don't know how to refine pills," Jin Chang muttered. "I just concocted a puppet-making potion and then coated a regular Spirit-Forging Pill with it!"

"It's that simple to turn it into a puppet -Spirit-Forging Pill?" Zhang Xuezhou asked in surprise.

"What else?" Jin Chang said, "My Yin-Yang branch isn't good at alchemy. This Puppet Spirit-Forging Pill sounds amazing to outsiders, but once you uncover the secret, it's really just this!"

"Was the puppet medicine also made by mixing your own Essence Blood into it?"

"Yes!"

Jin Chang gave a brief response.

Zhang Xuezhou immediately understood the Rong Tianding might have.

The Puppet Spirit-Forging Pill works by connecting Essence Blood to create an effect that makes Rong Tianding's body no longer repulsed by Jin Chang, allowing Jin Chang to quickly perform Puppet Technique such as body swapping.

However, this connection of Essence Blood also has a serious flaw: as long as there is a certain distance between them, Jin Chang will lack the ability to sense the puppet medicine, thus having no effect on Rong Tianding.

"How is this puppet medicine prepared? It doesn't sound too difficult," Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"Are you trying to get information out of me to find out how to cure your cousin of the puppet drug?" Jin Chang asked with a sly smile.

"How is that possible?" Zhang Xuezhou waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "Even if there were an antidote, it would require the Essence Blood of a cultivator whose cultivation surpasses that of my martial uncle. In this world, only cultivators at the True Self Realm can surpass my martial uncle in Essence Blood. How could True Self Realm cultivator possibly give me their blood to refine an antidote!"

"At least you're sensible!"

Jin Chang replied to Zhang Xuezhou with a hint of resentment.

His lineage wasn't good at alchemy or medicine making; Zhang Xuezhou's lineage specialized in those kinds of things.

Through a simple conversation, Zhang Xuezhou not only learned the details of the Puppet Spirit-Forging Pill, but also the general method to break it.

Knowing the method is one thing, being able to do it is another.

Jin Chang was once a cultivator at the Sole Self Realm. His Essence Blood was of extremely high quality, and only the Essence Blood antidote of a cultivator at the True Self Realm could completely suppress the puppet medicine made from his Essence Blood.

Unless they are direct descendants, there are no foolish True Self Realm cultivators in this world who would bleed themselves to save Rong Tianding, who has just entered the True Spirit Realm.

"Uncle-Master, tell me about this Essence Blood alchemy. I'm very interested in it!"

Not only do puppet medicines involve Essence Blood, but the Yin-Yang School's top-tier Human Pill pills are also made by fellow disciples, which involves numerous intricacies related to Essence Blood.

Zhang Xuezhou had previously had no interest in such evil alchemy and medicine making, and even categorized it as a Evil Dao.

However, the Heavenly God General Secret Medicine in reality was made using a large amount of human blood plasma, which seems to have something in common with this kind of pill.

This immediately piqued Zhang Xuezhou's interest, and he wanted to hear how the Nine People Sect adjusted their alchemy and pharmaceutical methods.