Puppet Seed

Inside a magnificent palace, Xiao Yun sat cross-legged, recalling his discussion with Lei Zhan.

It must be said that Lei Zhan's character may be questionable, but he is indeed exceptionally talented in swordsmanship and is the strongest swordsman of this era.

"This old guy is probably really close to becoming a Sword Emperor. He didn't lie to me; I've benefited a lot from his advice," Xiao Yun thought to himself.

He gained a great deal from his discussion with Lei Zhan, especially in his deeper understanding of the Dao of Thunder Sword.

Of course, this wasn't Lei Zhan intentionally trying to give Xiao Yun pointers. Rather, in Lei Zhan's view, Xiao Yun, as someone who failed to become a Sword Emperor, must have a higher level of swordsmanship than him, so he didn't hide it from him.

The sword philosophy viewpoints that Xiao Yun put forward were all insights gained from the Human Emperor and the Sword Venerable, which naturally stunned Lei Zhan.

This is like a math test. Lei Zhan can score over 90 points, while Xiao Yun can't answer any of the questions, but he knows the answers.

In Lei Zhan's view, since Xiao Yun already knew the answer, how could he not know how to solve the problem? So he told Xiao Yun the solution process, which naturally benefited Xiao Yun a lot.

"My 'Cosmic Sword Manual' is still somewhat imperfect and can be further improved." The more Xiao Yun comprehended it, the greater his gains became.

After all, Xiao Yun had activated the Enlightenment System and was constantly in a state of enlightenment.

He is now full of moments of enlightenment.

If needed, Xiao Yun can activate Enlightenment every day without worrying about running out of attempts.

"Fusion, creation, creation of heaven and earth, does this mean I'm to create a sword realm?"

A day later, Xiao Yun opened his eyes, somewhat shocked.

After perfecting the "Cosmic Sword Manual," he seemed to have found the ultimate goal of swordsmanship.

Or rather, it is the true path to enlightenment in Kendo.

It's important to understand that proving one's swordsmanship is extremely difficult. Not to mention Lei Zhan, even the peerless sword master from the ancient era failed to achieve this.

Perhaps it's not that they are incapable of attaining enlightenment, but rather that they have taken the wrong path.

"The Sword Master's sword path is above 'power,' so his sword soul is becoming more and more powerful, even able to kill emperors of higher levels, but he still cannot attain the Dao."

"Lei Zhan's swordsmanship is based on 'fusion,' fusing all the profound mysteries and pursuing the origin of swordsmanship, but he still cannot succeed."

Xiao Yun pondered the swordsmanship of these two sword masters. In a state of enlightenment, countless thoughts raced through his mind.

He suddenly thought of the ancient god Pangu, who created the world and separated heaven and earth.

His "Cosmic Sword Codex" also gathers all the fundamental laws of the universe, and vaguely contains the concept of creating a world.

Therefore, Xiao Yun combined the swordsmanship of Sword Master and Lei Zhan and felt that the true path of swordsmanship should be to integrate these fundamental laws and forcefully open up the sword realm.

Once the Sword Realm is established, that will be the time for him to attain the title of Sword Emperor.

"As expected, only someone as outstanding as me is destined to become the Sword Emperor."

Xiao Yun grinned, finally understanding his path in swordsmanship.

Of course, this is not because he is particularly skilled, but because he succeeded by standing on the shoulders of two unparalleled sword masters, Sword Master and Lei Zhan.

There are also the kendo predecessors who created this "Cosmic Sword Manual".

Xiao Yun can be considered a summarizer.

"Senior, this junior has come to request your guidance!" Just then, the voice of the young master of the Sword Pavilion came from outside the hall.

Xiao Yun had only rested for a day when the young master of the Sword Pavilion couldn't wait to come to his door.

After all, he really wanted to get guidance from this invincible senior.

Moreover, his father also told him that this invincible senior's achievements in swordsmanship absolutely surpassed his father's.

This is because the several swordsmanship viewpoints that Xiao Yun put forward yesterday stunned Lei Zhan and completely shocked him.

"If I could receive guidance from Senior Dugu Wudi, I'm afraid I could quickly advance to the peak of the Great Sage realm!"

Outside the hall, the young master of the Sword Pavilion thought to himself, a slight smile playing on his lips, his heart filled with anticipation.

Inside the hall, Xiao Yun came to his senses, a slight smile playing on his lips, as the insidious plan surfaced in his mind.

"These two, father and son, are truly idiots of the same ilk. Do they really believe someone would be so kind as to give them an imperial weapon? And even ten top divine beasts? Do they think my things are so easy to take?"

Xiao Yun sneered inwardly.

He tampered with the Immortal Sword he gave to Lei Zhan, so did he not tamper with the White Tiger True Spirit he gave to the young master of the Sword Pavilion?

Xiao Yun wasn't so upright and honest.

If you can easily defeat the enemy, why waste your energy?

Xiao Yun had already tampered with the White Tiger True Spirit that he gave to the young master of the Sword Pavilion, using methods from the Primordial World, so much so that even Lei Zhan couldn't tell the difference.

The white tiger's true spirit contained a puppet seed. Back in the ancient era, Xiao Yun killed many peak Great Saints and even obtained many Quasi-Emperor corpses. After sacrificing them to humans, he obtained many cultivation techniques from the prehistoric world.

One of the most powerful puppetry techniques is the ability to create puppet seeds and give them to enemies, allowing them to become Xiao Yun's puppets without their knowledge.

Of course, this kind of puppetry has great limitations. After all, the other party is not stupid and cannot refine your puppet seed.

However, Xiao Yun placed it within the White Tiger True Spirit. As long as the Sword Pavilion's young master replaced the sacrificial spirit, he would naturally refine this puppet seed without realizing it, and then slowly turn it into Xiao Yun's puppet.

At that time, whatever Xiao Yun asked the young master of the Sword Pavilion to do, the young master of the Sword Pavilion would do, and even Lei Zhan, who was a quasi-emperor, would not find out.

Puppetry is not a clone technique. It will not change a person's behavior or habits. It will only plant the concept in the person's mind that Xiao Yun is his supreme master, making him unable to resist and only able to obey Xiao Yun's orders.

"Come in!"

With a thought flashing through his mind, Xiao Yun spoke to the young master of the Sword Pavilion outside the hall.

The next moment, the young master of the Sword Pavilion scurried in, and upon seeing Xiao Yun, immediately bowed respectfully: "Greetings, Senior. I wonder if you have had a good rest?"

"Not bad, your Sword Pavilion is much stronger than our Dugu family." Xiao Yun waved his hand and said.

The young master of the Sword Pavilion chuckled inwardly. "You Dugu family are all idiots. You clearly possess great power, yet you live in seclusion in the mountains. The only reason you haven't starved to death is because you are cultivators; otherwise, you would have starved to death long ago."

"Have you changed the sacrificial spirit?" Xiao Yun looked at the young master of the Sword Pavilion opposite him. He could tell at a glance that the man had changed the White Tiger True Spirit that he had given him.

"Thanks to your blessing, senior, my strength has increased significantly after I acquired the White Tiger True Spirit. However, I am still some distance from the peak of the Great Sage," the young master of the Sword Pavilion quickly replied.

He couldn't wait to change the sacrificial spirit last night. Of course, he wasn't stupid; he asked Lei Zhan to thoroughly investigate the White Tiger's true spirit beforehand to prevent Xiao Yun from tampering with it.

In this regard, Lei Zhan and his son are quite cautious.

Unfortunately, they had no idea of ​​the existence of the Primordial World, nor did they understand its cultivation methods, so they naturally couldn't detect the existence of the puppet seed.

"Don't rush. You've only just acquired the White Tiger True Spirit and haven't truly mastered its power yet. During this time, focus on diligently cultivating the White Tiger True Spirit. Once you've mastered its power, you won't be far from reaching the peak of the Great Sage realm."

Xiao Yun looked at the young master of the Sword Pavilion opposite him with a kind expression.

Good child, obediently refine the White Tiger True Spirit, and you will become my puppet. Don't worry, I will help you advance to Quasi-Emperor, and then I will make you and your father kill each other.