bookbashuk Chapter 281 Adding Fuel to the Fire
Chapter 281 Adding Fuel to the Fire
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"Fantastic... Absolutely fantastic!"
While Zhang Lingyu and the others were fighting to the death in the hall, someone was hiding in the shadows, silently enjoying the whole scene.
To be precise, it is a soul and a magical artifact.
"Elder Puppet, which of these bodies do you think is most suitable for me?" The Spirit Puppet Sect Master, hiding in the corpses, had a burning gaze as he secretly communicated with the omnipresent magical artifact.
"I am merely a spirit of an artifact, not a cultivator. Sect Master, you are a peak Golden Core cultivator, and your judgment of people is a thousand times, ten thousand times better than mine. Besides, possession and rebirth are major matters, how dare I presume to comment or make decisions for you?"
"Look at what Elder Kui is saying. You have existed since the founding of the sect. For four thousand years, all the Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators in the sect have grown up under your watchful eye and been taught by you personally. You are much better at judging people than I am. How dare I show off in front of you?"
"You..."
The Spirit Puppet Transformation Box was somewhat helpless and could only reply, "There are only two suitable candidates here: one is Tang Wei, and the other is Zhang Lingyu."
First of all, in terms of lifespan, the old man from the East Sea is the first to be ruled out. Who would choose to possess a body instead of a young man?
The second factor is talent. Tang Wei, as a rogue cultivator, was able to be accepted as a personal disciple by a Golden Core cultivator, so his talent must be no less than that of disciples from major sects.
Zhang Lingyu and Tang Wei are both under sixty years old, with the former being even younger. However, they are slightly less talented and are ranked at the bottom.
After all, the rogue cultivators standing here not only rely on their own hard work, but also have remarkable talents; otherwise, they could not have cultivated to the late or peak stage of Foundation Establishment.
If you only have perseverance but no talent, at best you'll just be an old man from the East China Sea.
Zhang Lingyu has a family, and the Spirit Puppet Myriad Transformations Box also knows that the other party is the clan leader, and that his cultivation level is mostly built up by his family using various rare and precious materials and pills.
As for why they are so strong, it is mostly due to the experience they have gained from fighting against other families.
"Old Kui and I are thinking the same thing. These two are indeed at the top, and the others can only be considered as backup options."
The sect leader neither agreed nor disagreed, and continued:
"If we judge based on the situation and have to rank them first and second, Tang Wei would be first."
This is not to belittle Zhang Lingyu's talent; on the contrary, because he is one of the strongest people present, and given his powerful soul and lack of serious injuries, the risk of him possessing a body is much greater than that of Tang Wei.
Tang Wei is both talented and capable, and the fact that she had just been affected by the Mind-Controlling Bell and suffered some damage to her soul makes her an unexpected bonus.
He is now just a soul, and he seeks stability in everything he does.
"That makes sense... but I'm more inclined to believe in Zhang Lingyu..."
The lessons learned from the pagoda were still fresh in the mind, and the Spirit Puppet Transformation Box remembered this man. Not only was he powerful, but he was also nearly ten years younger than Tang Wei.
As for talent and such, there are still many rare and precious materials in the treasure vault, which are enough to improve it.
Of course, the most important point is that Zhang Lingyu is the head of a clan.
As the natal magic weapon of True Lord Lingkui, it has protected the Lingkui Sect for more than four thousand years. Now that it has been destroyed, how could it not want to rebuild the sect?
With the Zhang family, the sect can be quickly rebuilt based on its resources. There's no need to recruit new disciples; they can be used immediately. The key is that the sect directly owns a prefecture.
Tang Wei was just a rogue cultivator, and having to start everything from scratch was far too troublesome.
And most importantly, after taking over Zhang Lingyu's body, one can use the Zhang family to cover it up, without having to hide anymore.
As for the possibility of revealing one's true form after a subsequent breakthrough and being questioned by the Six Sects, there's absolutely no need to worry.
Although possession is explicitly forbidden by the immortal path, which of the heavily injured Golden Core old monsters in the six sects hasn't used it in private?
It's just that it hasn't been made public.
Afterwards, give the six sects an explanation, and send them some spiritual items and magical treasures, and the matter will be over.
It's just possessing a Foundation Establishment cultivator, not sacrificing the entire Zhang family. Exchanging a Foundation Establishment cultivator with a slim chance of breaking through for a Golden Core level cultivator, especially one who was previously a peak Golden Core cultivator, isn't that a huge win?
"I understand what Puppet Master means. This kid is indeed quite good, but his spiritual sense is quite powerful, almost comparable to the early stage of the Golden Core realm, and he also possesses lightning magic. This is not a good situation!"
As the owner of the magical artifact, this sect leader could naturally see everything within the ruins through his authority.
He is currently just a soul, his consciousness is only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, and the success rate of rashly seizing Zhang Lingyu's body is only about 70%.
Even with such a high success rate, I'm still unwilling to take the risk...
The Spirit Puppet Transformation Box saw his concerns and simply said, "That's not difficult. We just need to wear him down, make him severely injured and mentally exhausted. After that, the best opportunity will come."
"I know, but look at them..."
"Since they don't dare to fight, let's add fuel to the fire. When Zhang Lingyu is injured, let's see if they dare to step forward then!"
The magic weapon had long seen through the greed of the cultivators. It pointed to the puppets hidden in the shadows and continued, "It's time for them to make their appearance."
"Alright." After a moment's thought, the sect leader of the Spirit Puppet Sect immediately agreed. There were no Golden Core level puppets in the ruins at the moment, so these few Foundation Establishment peak puppets were the highest combat power.
Not only are they of high quality, but they are also personally controlled by the Spirit Puppet Transformation Box. Back then, just three of them were enough to almost kill Zhang Lingyu, let alone these.
That's enough to keep the game under control.
"However, to be on the safe side, let's keep Tang Wei for now."
"I understand." The Spirit Puppet Transformation Box responded, then silently connected with the puppets. The puppet in the shadows instantly came to life, leaped out from behind the chair, and slammed into the center of the cultivators.
"These are... puppets. How did these things suddenly appear? Could it be a test!?"
"It looks like it's of extremely high quality; this is a huge problem!"
The cultivators were caught off guard by this sudden change, while Zhang Lingyu outwardly feigned surprise but inwardly sneered.
"Heh, finally couldn't resist making a move!"
There were nine puppets that fell into the main hall. As soon as they appeared, they immediately dispersed. Three of them rushed towards Zhang Lingyu without hesitation, while the rest attacked Tang Wei and the others.
"Gentlemen, it seems we should put aside our grudges for now and deal with these puppets first!" The old man from the East Sea once again acted as a peacemaker and began to persuade them.
These puppets are of extremely high quality; the longer they continue to fight amongst themselves, the sooner or later they will be defeated one by one.
Aside from the man and woman who had fainted due to the Mind-Controlling Bell in the distance, there were now seven of them, more than enough to deal with six puppets.
Seeing Zhang Lingyu being besieged by three puppets, the old man was overjoyed. He guessed that Zhang Lingyu might be disliked by the Spirit Puppet Myriad Transformations Box because of his identity as a demonic cultivator, or because he took the magic sword and was targeted.
Regardless of the circumstances, severely injuring or eliminating this person would align with the wishes of all the cultivators.
There's no other reason than that Zhang Lingyu's Mind-Controlling Bell is too powerful, posing the greatest threat to them.
"Kid, you're in for it now!"
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