Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

The transaction is settled, Fang Shiping politely asked:

"Do the two Daoist friends have any other needs? We also offer various custom services here. As long as you can state your requirements, we can create a puppet."

He transmitted to Ji An:

"For example, we can make the puppet into human or beast form, use special materials for the skin, with body temperature no different from a real person, and it can also execute simple commands..."

Ji An grinned, playing really fancy! Isn’t this just an AI smart robot!

Before he traveled here, his phone would occasionally receive push ads: ’Experience AI girlfriend!’

He coughed and interrupted:

"Can you customize a puppet that can perform Planting Techniques?"

If his cultivation remains stuck at a bottleneck for a long time, he might consider experiencing the colorful world, but for now, forget it.

Golden Puppet Pavilion can create puppets that release Wind Blade Technique and Wind Roar, so logically they could create a puppet that meets his requirements.

Fang Shiping thought for a moment, then said:

"Of course, but let me tell you in detail about the pros and cons, fellow Daoist. After all, puppets are not cultivators; their ability to release Magic Techniques depends entirely on Spirit Stones for energy.

This creates a situation where the strength of the Magic Techniques is entirely based on the accumulation of Spiritual Power and cannot contain Magic Intent."

While it’s fine in battle, since brute force can achieve miracles, planting requires more than mere force; it needs soul.

Magic Intent is an important difference between a puppet’s and a cultivator’s spellcasting. When mobilizing the same quality and quantity of Magical Power, a Magic Technique with Magic Intent is typically three to five times stronger than one without.

If a cultivator has a profound understanding of Magic Intent, the effect of Magic Techniques may differ by as much as one-fold or more.

"Then it won’t work," Ji An shook his head lightly, extinguishing the budding desire to use puppets for planting.

Fang Shiping said nothing, but there was indeed a solution.

There exists a type of puppet that can bind a cultivator’s Spirit Soul as its core. Such puppets can understand and execute complex commands and have a certain learning ability.

If the Spirit Soul was skilled in planting during its lifetime, it could perform Magic Techniques containing Magic Intent.

Cultivator soul entrapment is condemned in the Cultivation Realm, though some ill deeds are secretly carried out by many Major Sects but never openly.

After becoming a core disciple of the sect, he came to know such secrets.

The Golden Puppet Sect possesses two Nascent Soul Stage puppets, where the first and fourth generation sect founders chose to entrust their souls to puppets in deep sleep before their deadline, to fight for the sect one last time at a critical moment.

However, Nascent Soul cultivators can reincarnate for cultivation anew. Although solving the Mystery of the Womb isn’t easy, there’s hope, so few choose to do this.

Ji An asked:

"Does your pavilion sell Golden Core Stage puppets?"

Fang Shiping straightened his already straight posture, proudly saying:

"Of course, as long as you can afford the price.

If you have Tier Four materials, even customizing a Nascent Soul Stage puppet is possible!

You should know that behind this pavilion is the Golden Puppet Sect, one of the most renowned puppet sects in the Central Continent, guarded by Nascent Soul ancestors."

Although the sect’s accumulated Nascent Soul-strength puppets over tens of thousands of years are not numerous, and not a single Nascent Soul puppet was crafted in the last few thousand years, one must still boast.

"Tier Four materials? If one day I can get Tier Three materials, I’d go crazy with joy."

Ji An shook his head, stood, and said:

"The deal is done, farewell, Daoist friend."

...

Upon leaving the Golden Puppet Pavilion, Ji An had only two pieces of top-grade Spirit Stones left on him, and in the Void Realm Space, only Spirit Fruits, Spirit Tea, and Spiritual Objects like the Fire Dragon Talisman and Profound Armor Talisman remained.

Han Yan laughed and said:

"Junior Brother, when you make a move, it’s nothing short of astonishing."

All her spending these days couldn’t compare to one transaction by the other party.

As a more senior Chao Origin Stage cultivator, she has acquired decades more sect benefits than the other, at least thirty more top-grade Spirit Stones in terms of reserves.

Even so, she could not bring out seventy top-grade Spirit Stones at once; she didn’t expect the other to gather it so easily.

’Truly the wealthiest in the sect!’

"When traveling outside, one never knows what unexpected situations might arise. Transforming resources into combat power as best as possible prolongs your journey."

Ji An explained with a smile, for the saddest thing for a cultivator is to die with wealth unspent.

Han Yan nodded deeply in agreement. The other saw this more clearly than she did, as she bought many Spirit Medicines, which are of little use in combat.

"Senior Sister, let’s go to the last shop.

Heh heh, although my pockets are empty now, looking doesn’t cost Spirit Stones."

Ji An cheerfully pointed at the magnificent building; after all, one can see without buying.

The two walked side by side, browsing inside for a double hour.

The quality of Spiritual Artifacts in the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion was indeed exquisite, greatly admired by Ji An, but not suitable for his combat system. It was just an eye-opener.

Of course, the fundamental reason was his meager finances, lacking the capital to splurge.

As they were leaving, he asked:

"Can your pavilion customize imitation top-grade Spiritual Artifacts of the Innate Spiritual Treasures like the Cyan Lotus Treasure Banner, Profound Yuan Water Control Banner, or Plain-Color Cloud Realm Banner?"

The Steward serving them squinted in thought for a moment and said:

"Innate Spiritual Treasures possess unfathomable divine power; an imitation barely captures a fraction of the treasure’s might, and such artifacts are not well suited for the current state of the Cultivation Realm.

We at the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion have a refining technique for imitations of the Cyan Lotus Treasure Banner and can accept such custom orders.

As for the other two banners, the fellow Daoist will need to look elsewhere for someone more capable."