Chapter 461

Chapter 461: Third Level Puppet

Looking at the introduction of the puppet, Zhou Luo felt his heart stop for a moment.

The Third Level Puppet could unleash the power of the Golden Core stage!

This puppet was even more astonishing and horrifying than he had imagined.

He was immensely pleased in his heart.

He had previously been thinking about obtaining a treasure as his trump card.

He had not expected to gain a puppet with such strong combat power so quickly.

He withdrew his gaze, looked at the concubine by the bedside, couldn’t wait to stand up, stepped around her, and walked out of the room to another room that was exclusively his.

Immediately, he called forth the puppet.

As the brilliance flashed, a wooden figure appeared before his sight.

It seemed as if it had walked out from an ancient scroll, full of mystery and charm.

The body of this puppet was carved from pure white and hard spiritual wood, every inch appearing exquisite and lifelike.

It stood there quietly, with two eyes inlaid with crystal obsidian stones, like human eyes, flashing with an eerie light.

The face of the puppet was carved extremely finely; the pure white smooth spiritual wood made it look like it had skin as white as snow, glowing with a warm luster; its body was curvaceous with a prominent bust and hips.

This was also a female puppet.

As a Third Level Puppet, it did not have the stiffness of low-level puppets but instead looked somewhat agile.

Its lips were lightly pursed, as if smiling or lost in thought; its head of dark hair was meticulously woven with fine threads, cascading like a waterfall, adding a touch of gentle grace.

Its entire pure white body was slender and elegant, and it was dressed in a magnificent silk robe embroidered with exquisite patterns, carrying an air of nobility and elegance.

The color of the robe was like that of a sapphire, resembling stars in the night sky, serene and mysterious.

Zhou Luo looked at this female puppet, his eyes flickering.

If one did not look at its stiff expression and wooden body, it would be hard to tell it was a puppet; instead, one might mistake it for some woman.

Zhou Luo raised the tip of his finger, and a drop of vital essence blood appeared on his fingertip pad; under his control, it landed upon the female puppet.

The moment that drop of vital essence blood fell, the entire female puppet erupted with dazzling light; instantly, her whole body was enveloped in white radiance, and her obsidian-like eyes also revealed faint glowing specks.

At the same time, inside Zhou Luo’s mind appeared the graceful figure of the entire female puppet, and he also saw its blank mind.

At this moment, with just a thought from him, the female puppet could perform any action according to his requirement.

In the white light, the radiance spread to the whole body; wherever it passed, life seemed to be endowed; the originally pure white spiritual wood had vanished, replaced by skin unique to the human race.

That skin was delicate and pale, no different from that of a human.

At this moment, the female puppet truly resembled a human being from the human race.

Zhou Luo marveled at the uncanny workmanship and unique transformation of this puppet.

This exceeded his expectations greatly.

It was a pity that this female puppet had no independent consciousness of its own, so it could only act according to Zhou Luo’s will, seeming a bit rigid.

Zhou Luo observed carefully; he discovered that beneath the delicate skin of this female puppet, faint runes flowed subtly, and inside its body, it held terrifying power of the five elements.

It wasn’t hard to imagine how terrifying the female puppet would be once it entered its explosive state.

As a Third Level puppet, it relied entirely on spiritual stones for activation.

To activate such a female puppet capable of Golden Core stage power required at least a hundred superior-quality spiritual stones.

All things considered, it was quite worthwhile.

After all, it delivered a blow from the Golden Core level.

Naturally, ordinary folk likely couldn’t bear such costs, but Zhou Luo had plenty of spiritual stones and needn’t worry about these issues for now.

Indeed, in the world of cultivation, lacking money truly made every step difficult.

Without his businesses in the Immortal City, merely relying on the Lin Family wealth—even if he drew such a powerful puppet—would have left him helplessly staring at it.

Zhou Luo trusted that anything from the system would be top-tier quality, so he didn’t test it.

Mainly because unleashing a single strike cost over a hundred superior-quality spiritual stones. Using it casually would make him ache over the loss for ages.

After storing the female puppet in his pack, Zhou Luo left the room.

This prize draw finally made his six months of effort worthwhile.

Over these six months, the decisive clash between Qinyuan Sect and Chimagong Sect erupted completely.

Chimagong Sect suddenly showcased several Golden Core masters and vast armies formed of Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment cultivators.

This influx of cultivators massively bolstered Chimagong Sect’s might.

Doubtless, Ninth Prince Long Yu could no longer sit idle and was determined to crush Qinyuan Sect.

Meanwhile, lacking reinforcements, Qinyuan Sect kept retreating step by step, with countless sect disciples and Stewards perishing in The Great Battle.

Fortunately, Zhou Luo had furnished his children with ample survival tools and a prearranged strategy.

Thus, though somewhat battered, Zhou Changqing and others retained their lives through the conflict.

Currently, Qinyuan Sect was steadily pulling back.

However, the Longfeng Mountain range wasn’t far from Qinyuan Sect. Retreating fully to their sect headquarters would strike a devastating blow.

Especially since their influence across Qinyuan Domain would plummet drastically.

Once surrounded entirely, they’d become trapped beasts, inevitably forced into negotiations.

In the world of cultivation, destroying a sect thousands of years old proved nearly impossible unless strength gaps were overwhelming.

Thus, most factions typically chose negotiated settlements during such standoffs.

Of course, for Qinyuan Sect, any truce would certainly carry unfavorable terms.

Amid this, Zhou Chang Le relayed explosive news:

Long Yunshuang and Long Yunting, residing on Ziyang Mountain, faced renewed assassination attempts. Due to this, both siblings vanished again, their whereabouts now unknown.

Sending killers deep into Qinyuan Sect to eliminate key personnel—

Such audacity across all Jinyun Continent likely came only from Ninth Prince Long Yu.

Crucially, Qinyuan Sect couldn’t even protest.

After all, permitting an assassin’s infiltration reflected disgrace upon them too.

Though Long Yunshuang and her brother had disappeared, Chimagong Sect’s assault raged onward.

Zhou Luo puzzled over where the siblings could flee, having abandoned Qinyuan Sect.

Recalling Manager Jin’s words, he suddenly suspected they’d actually returned to Qinyuan Immortal City.

Yet Qinyuan Immortal City was exponentially more perilous than Qinyuan Sect itself.

Especially with Assassin Tower bases nestled there.

It stood to reason the duo were now Assassin Tower’s most high-priority targets.

Zhou Luo cared little for the siblings’ fate.

He focused instead on Qinyuan Sect’s potential countermeasures.

An order enduring so long shouldn’t just accept being indignantly bullied.

Moreover, his children reported that while losses seemed severe, most fallen were unimportant outer disciples. Casualties among Inner Sect disciples—particularly direct disciples—remained unexpectedly low.

Clearly, Qinyuan Sect was brewing some ultimate move.

Exactly as Zhou Luo anticipated, six months later, Qinyuan Sect finally mobilized…