Chapter 36
: The Wooden Insect Puppet, the Iron Belt for Murder and Arson
"This is…"
Li Changsheng took the hard object out of Liu San's arms and looked at it.
It is an old book.
The cover is brown, and feels like animal hide or paper. It is decorated with paintings of plants, insects and animals, and three large characters are written in the center.
"Wood Insect Puppet".
"Woodworm Puppet?..."
Li Changsheng paused for a moment, then, without rushing to check, tucked the body into his sleeve, picked up the lifeless Liu San, and stood up. His gaze swept over the figures on the rooftops, and he politely called out:
"My name is Li Changsheng. I have captured this thief, Liu San. Are there any senior brothers or sisters willing to make a trip to the 'Spirit Field Hall' to ask the steward for his help..."
After he finished speaking, no one responded.
Li Changsheng's lips twitched, and he shouted again:
"If any senior brother or sister goes, I am willing to pay them ten spirit sands as a running fee."
These words were spoken.
Immediately, a sallow-faced man jumped off the house, glanced at Liu San and "Frog Prodigy" in the water, and patted his chest, saying:
"I hate thieves more than anything in my life. Junior Brother Li is doing this to rid the people of a scourge. I am willing to go and do it."
He spoke with such righteous indignation.
You'd think he wasn't just running errands, but was on his way to do something really important.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Zhou."
Li Changsheng nodded politely, took out ten spirit fragments from his pouch and handed them over. He watched the happy Zhou Yi leave, nodded to the spirit farmers around him, picked up Liu San, and took "Frog Prodigy" back to his own courtyard.
He still has an unopened blind box at home.
Don't let someone else take advantage of you.
And after he left.
"Liu San is a fool. Of all things to steal, he had to steal 'spiritual plants.' Now, even if he doesn't die, he won't be able to stay here any longer..."
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"that is…"
"I'll be missing Third Master from now on, and I'm actually quite sad about it..."
"Then why don't you help him make arrangements?"
"No, we're just farmers, we can't afford to do anything..."
"..."
The other spirit farmers didn't rest either; they started gossiping amongst themselves, preparing to wait for the "Spirit Field Palace" manager to arrive so they could see what was going on.
Back in the courtyard.
Li Changsheng's gaze fell on the burly corpse lying not far from the "Love Flower" seed of his life. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief and quickly walked over.
He casually tossed Liu San aside.
I crouched down, full of anticipation, and began opening the blind box.
After a thorough search.
Suddenly, more than a dozen low-grade spirit stones, dozens of grains of spirit sand, and a package appeared on the ground, filled with all kinds of fresh "spiritual materials" that he had picked.
"It's alright..."
Li Changsheng nodded in satisfaction.
Although he didn't know the price of these "spiritual materials," he estimated that they were worth at least ten low-grade spirit stones based on the spiritual energy and charm they contained.
In addition, there were fifteen low-grade spirit stones that had been collected.
It not only offset the cost of "Ice Arrow Rune".
You can also make a profit of thirteen or fourteen low-grade spirit stones.
"They say murder and arson bring wealth and honor, and while this might not be a golden belt, it's certainly an iron belt..."
Li Changsheng chuckled to himself, then turned around to look at "Frog Prodigy," the hero who had captured the thief that day.
He happily played a few rounds, praising the game enthusiastically:
"As expected of the 'Frog Prodigy,' majestic and powerful!"
"From now on, your master will rely entirely on you for protection. When you grow a bit stronger and bigger, and become more interesting to look at, your master will ride you for a spin..."
"Silence means consent..."
Thinking back to how "Frog Prodigy" leaped dozens of meters just now.
Li Changsheng was somewhat tempted, but after examining the "Frog Prodigy's" body, he gave up the idea of riding it right now.
"Frog Prodigy, you must grow up quickly..."
The thought of riding a frog in the future is so appealing.
Li Changsheng's lips involuntarily curled upwards. Regardless of whether it looked strange, as long as it was impressive and quick, it was over!
Suppressing his distracting thoughts, he took out the book he had obtained from Liu San.
"The 'Wood Insect Puppet,' is it magic or something...?"
Without much thought, he reached out and opened the cover, beginning to read it word by word.
Turning the pages one by one.
His expression gradually became serious, then excited, then thrilled.
After reading the entire book "Wood Insect Puppet".
Li Changsheng was overjoyed, thinking to himself, "It really is magic..."
"Wood Insect Puppet".
A first-tier, mid-grade wood-attribute spell.
According to the book description.
It is similar to the "Beast Taming" technique.
But what it controls is not a spirit beast, but a spirit insect.
By practicing this method, one can obtain a unique kind of "wooden puppet spiritual power," which can be used to refine spiritual insects and control them like puppets, as if they were one's own arm.
And similar techniques like "insect control".
He hadn't seen it in the "Spirit Seed Hall," but he had seen similar "Beast Taming" techniques.
A low-grade "Beast Taming" technique costs as much as 300 low-grade spirit stones, while a mid-grade "Beast Taming" technique costs ten times that amount, reaching 3,000 low-grade spirit stones.
As for superior techniques, there isn't a single one.
"Hiss... Three hundred low-grade spirit stones..."
Upon thinking of this, Li Changsheng was both surprised and delighted. His gaze subconsciously fell on Liu San, who was spitting, and for some reason, the thought of silencing him suddenly arose in his mind.
But he immediately suppressed the thought.
Compared to "magic," proving his innocence is more important.
Immediately afterward, Li Changsheng seemed to realize something, suppressed his distractions, and focused his gaze on himself.
[Target: Li Changsheng]
Race: Human
[Cultivation Level: Qi Refining Level 1 "32%"]
[Spell: Wood Insect Puppet "Beginner"]
Status: Healthy
"It's good that I can cultivate..."
Upon seeing "Wood Insect Puppet" appear in the spell list, Li Changsheng immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
The book is filled with flowery language.
But whether it's true or not is uncertain. If it's fabricated and someone actually practices it without knowing the circumstances, then they're not far from death.
Fortunately, there is the "eye of nurturing".
Otherwise, he really wouldn't dare to cultivate.
Just as Li Changsheng was preparing to use the "Eye of Cultivation" to analyze the "Wood Insect Puppet", he suddenly sensed a powerful spiritual pressure appearing in his perception.
Li Changsheng's heart skipped a beat, and he looked up.
A beam of emerald light descended rapidly from the sky.
In the blink of an eye, they arrived at the small courtyard.
The light subsided, revealing a middle-aged man in a black robe with a ruddy complexion and a faint smile. Beside him, a palm-sized leaf shimmered with a pale green glow, swirling and undulating.
"Your subordinate Li Changsheng greets Steward Fang."
Upon seeing the visitor, Li Changsheng hurriedly bowed and greeted him.
The visitor was Fang Yong, one of the managers of the Lingtian Palace.
His cultivation has reached perfection, and he is in charge of the lower-grade spirit field area.
When Li Changsheng entered the gate, he was greeted and his information was entered.
"Don't be so polite, get up."
Manager Fang chuckled and waved his hand, glancing at Liu San and the black-clad corpse on the ground before turning his attention away. His gaze fell on "Frog Prodigy," and after examining him closely, he asked curiously:
"What kind of spirit beast are you?... "
Li Changsheng dared not be negligent and respectfully replied, "Reporting to the steward, 'Frog Prodigy' is a 'local frog,' which I purchased from a senior brother in the 'Beast Pen.'"
"A ground frog..."
The manager's expression was strange.
He had not only seen and eaten many "earth frogs," but this was the first time he had seen such a large one. Judging from its skin texture, it was clear that it had awakened an unusual "bloodline."
Nodding without asking any further questions, he strode up to Liu San, raised his hand and took him into his palm. A faint black light burst forth, and a sound like ghosts wailing and wolves howling faintly emanated from it.
"This is…"
Li Changsheng looked on curiously.
In my perception, for no apparent reason, I felt that the black light was very evil.
Noticing his gaze, Manager Fang turned around and explained with a smile, "This technique is called 'Soul Search,' and it allows one to peer into another's memories."
"This is a very useful spell. Once you advance to the inner sect, you can buy one from the 'Scripture Repository' and practice it."
"This will come in handy if I encounter this kind of thief again in the future..."
After saying this, seemingly having checked his memories, he put Liu San down and uttered a sentence that astonished Li Changsheng.
Li Changsheng took the hard object out of Liu San's arms and looked at it.
It is an old book.
The cover is brown, and feels like animal hide or paper. It is decorated with paintings of plants, insects and animals, and three large characters are written in the center.
"Wood Insect Puppet".
"Woodworm Puppet?..."
Li Changsheng paused for a moment, then, without rushing to check, tucked the body into his sleeve, picked up the lifeless Liu San, and stood up. His gaze swept over the figures on the rooftops, and he politely called out:
"My name is Li Changsheng. I have captured this thief, Liu San. Are there any senior brothers or sisters willing to make a trip to the 'Spirit Field Hall' to ask the steward for his help..."
After he finished speaking, no one responded.
Li Changsheng's lips twitched, and he shouted again:
"If any senior brother or sister goes, I am willing to pay them ten spirit sands as a running fee."
These words were spoken.
Immediately, a sallow-faced man jumped off the house, glanced at Liu San and "Frog Prodigy" in the water, and patted his chest, saying:
"I hate thieves more than anything in my life. Junior Brother Li is doing this to rid the people of a scourge. I am willing to go and do it."
He spoke with such righteous indignation.
You'd think he wasn't just running errands, but was on his way to do something really important.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Zhou."
Li Changsheng nodded politely, took out ten spirit fragments from his pouch and handed them over. He watched the happy Zhou Yi leave, nodded to the spirit farmers around him, picked up Liu San, and took "Frog Prodigy" back to his own courtyard.
He still has an unopened blind box at home.
Don't let someone else take advantage of you.
And after he left.
"Liu San is a fool. Of all things to steal, he had to steal 'spiritual plants.' Now, even if he doesn't die, he won't be able to stay here any longer..."
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"that is…"
"I'll be missing Third Master from now on, and I'm actually quite sad about it..."
"Then why don't you help him make arrangements?"
"No, we're just farmers, we can't afford to do anything..."
"..."
The other spirit farmers didn't rest either; they started gossiping amongst themselves, preparing to wait for the "Spirit Field Palace" manager to arrive so they could see what was going on.
Back in the courtyard.
Li Changsheng's gaze fell on the burly corpse lying not far from the "Love Flower" seed of his life. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief and quickly walked over.
He casually tossed Liu San aside.
I crouched down, full of anticipation, and began opening the blind box.
After a thorough search.
Suddenly, more than a dozen low-grade spirit stones, dozens of grains of spirit sand, and a package appeared on the ground, filled with all kinds of fresh "spiritual materials" that he had picked.
"It's alright..."
Li Changsheng nodded in satisfaction.
Although he didn't know the price of these "spiritual materials," he estimated that they were worth at least ten low-grade spirit stones based on the spiritual energy and charm they contained.
In addition, there were fifteen low-grade spirit stones that had been collected.
It not only offset the cost of "Ice Arrow Rune".
You can also make a profit of thirteen or fourteen low-grade spirit stones.
"They say murder and arson bring wealth and honor, and while this might not be a golden belt, it's certainly an iron belt..."
Li Changsheng chuckled to himself, then turned around to look at "Frog Prodigy," the hero who had captured the thief that day.
He happily played a few rounds, praising the game enthusiastically:
"As expected of the 'Frog Prodigy,' majestic and powerful!"
"From now on, your master will rely entirely on you for protection. When you grow a bit stronger and bigger, and become more interesting to look at, your master will ride you for a spin..."
"Silence means consent..."
Thinking back to how "Frog Prodigy" leaped dozens of meters just now.
Li Changsheng was somewhat tempted, but after examining the "Frog Prodigy's" body, he gave up the idea of riding it right now.
"Frog Prodigy, you must grow up quickly..."
The thought of riding a frog in the future is so appealing.
Li Changsheng's lips involuntarily curled upwards. Regardless of whether it looked strange, as long as it was impressive and quick, it was over!
Suppressing his distracting thoughts, he took out the book he had obtained from Liu San.
"The 'Wood Insect Puppet,' is it magic or something...?"
Without much thought, he reached out and opened the cover, beginning to read it word by word.
Turning the pages one by one.
His expression gradually became serious, then excited, then thrilled.
After reading the entire book "Wood Insect Puppet".
Li Changsheng was overjoyed, thinking to himself, "It really is magic..."
"Wood Insect Puppet".
A first-tier, mid-grade wood-attribute spell.
According to the book description.
It is similar to the "Beast Taming" technique.
But what it controls is not a spirit beast, but a spirit insect.
By practicing this method, one can obtain a unique kind of "wooden puppet spiritual power," which can be used to refine spiritual insects and control them like puppets, as if they were one's own arm.
And similar techniques like "insect control".
He hadn't seen it in the "Spirit Seed Hall," but he had seen similar "Beast Taming" techniques.
A low-grade "Beast Taming" technique costs as much as 300 low-grade spirit stones, while a mid-grade "Beast Taming" technique costs ten times that amount, reaching 3,000 low-grade spirit stones.
As for superior techniques, there isn't a single one.
"Hiss... Three hundred low-grade spirit stones..."
Upon thinking of this, Li Changsheng was both surprised and delighted. His gaze subconsciously fell on Liu San, who was spitting, and for some reason, the thought of silencing him suddenly arose in his mind.
But he immediately suppressed the thought.
Compared to "magic," proving his innocence is more important.
Immediately afterward, Li Changsheng seemed to realize something, suppressed his distractions, and focused his gaze on himself.
[Target: Li Changsheng]
Race: Human
[Cultivation Level: Qi Refining Level 1 "32%"]
[Spell: Wood Insect Puppet "Beginner"]
Status: Healthy
"It's good that I can cultivate..."
Upon seeing "Wood Insect Puppet" appear in the spell list, Li Changsheng immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
The book is filled with flowery language.
But whether it's true or not is uncertain. If it's fabricated and someone actually practices it without knowing the circumstances, then they're not far from death.
Fortunately, there is the "eye of nurturing".
Otherwise, he really wouldn't dare to cultivate.
Just as Li Changsheng was preparing to use the "Eye of Cultivation" to analyze the "Wood Insect Puppet", he suddenly sensed a powerful spiritual pressure appearing in his perception.
Li Changsheng's heart skipped a beat, and he looked up.
A beam of emerald light descended rapidly from the sky.
In the blink of an eye, they arrived at the small courtyard.
The light subsided, revealing a middle-aged man in a black robe with a ruddy complexion and a faint smile. Beside him, a palm-sized leaf shimmered with a pale green glow, swirling and undulating.
"Your subordinate Li Changsheng greets Steward Fang."
Upon seeing the visitor, Li Changsheng hurriedly bowed and greeted him.
The visitor was Fang Yong, one of the managers of the Lingtian Palace.
His cultivation has reached perfection, and he is in charge of the lower-grade spirit field area.
When Li Changsheng entered the gate, he was greeted and his information was entered.
"Don't be so polite, get up."
Manager Fang chuckled and waved his hand, glancing at Liu San and the black-clad corpse on the ground before turning his attention away. His gaze fell on "Frog Prodigy," and after examining him closely, he asked curiously:
"What kind of spirit beast are you?... "
Li Changsheng dared not be negligent and respectfully replied, "Reporting to the steward, 'Frog Prodigy' is a 'local frog,' which I purchased from a senior brother in the 'Beast Pen.'"
"A ground frog..."
The manager's expression was strange.
He had not only seen and eaten many "earth frogs," but this was the first time he had seen such a large one. Judging from its skin texture, it was clear that it had awakened an unusual "bloodline."
Nodding without asking any further questions, he strode up to Liu San, raised his hand and took him into his palm. A faint black light burst forth, and a sound like ghosts wailing and wolves howling faintly emanated from it.
"This is…"
Li Changsheng looked on curiously.
In my perception, for no apparent reason, I felt that the black light was very evil.
Noticing his gaze, Manager Fang turned around and explained with a smile, "This technique is called 'Soul Search,' and it allows one to peer into another's memories."
"This is a very useful spell. Once you advance to the inner sect, you can buy one from the 'Scripture Repository' and practice it."
"This will come in handy if I encounter this kind of thief again in the future..."
After saying this, seemingly having checked his memories, he put Liu San down and uttered a sentence that astonished Li Changsheng.