LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 803 - 603: Gold Core Puppet_2
Chapter 803: Chapter 603: Gold Core Puppet_2
For a cultivator to step into the Golden Core Realm is extremely difficult, let alone elevate a puppet to a level where it can contend with a Gold Core Cultivator.
Even if the corpse used for refining the puppet had been in the Golden Core Realm during its lifetime and its Golden Core had not been removed from the body.
But even so, to refine it into a Gold Core Puppet is still an immensely difficult task.
With just this array.
I’m afraid it will take a very long time.
He Song had now fully mastered this array.
He was also quite familiar with the effects of this array.
Relying solely on the dense Yin Qi in the array and the nourishment of Spirit Qi for the puppet, the time required would probably be as he had imagined.
At the shortest, a few hundred years, and at the most, several hundred years or even longer.
Without a massive supply of Blood Qi, this time could not possibly be significantly reduced.
After all, this array is a Great Demon Array, designed to absorb Blood Qi and accelerate the speed of puppet refining, which is quite normal.
However, to rely on an immense amount of Blood Qi to rapidly mature the puppet being refined within the array,
I’m afraid that too would come with a hefty price.
To be able to lay down such a Great Demon Array in this place,
He Song speculated that the cultivator who set up this array was likely a Demonic Cultivator of the Golden Core Realm.
As a Demonic Gold Core Cultivator.
If he were to stir up trouble and spill blood in the vicinity, he would likely be killed by the cultivators of the Golden Snake Sect in a matter of moments.
Therefore, this Demonic Gold Core Cultivator, who intends to refine a Gold Core Puppet with this great array, would not possibly collect Blood Qi himself.
Otherwise, he would likely have been killed long ago.
This Demonic Gold Core Cultivator set up the array in such a remote place.
And to refine a Gold Core Puppet with it, he naturally could not monitor it all the time.
Perhaps, after setting up this array,
This Demonic Gold Core Cultivator just remembered this place, intending to come back after decades or even a hundred years to see the results.
If by then it has succeeded, there would naturally be great rejoicing.
If after such a long time it still has not succeeded, then it will depend on the circumstances at that time.
If the puppet within the array is not too far from achieving its own Golden Core, this person would probably stay close by, waiting for the puppet to emerge from the array.
But if it is still a long time before the puppet within the array achieves its Golden Core, he will probably come back after a few more decades to check on it.
In other words.
Based on He Song’s speculation and the situation above the treasure site,
The Demonic Gold Core Cultivator who laid down this array is likely not nearby now.
And precisely because of this, the Gold Core Puppet above the treasure site is instinctually doing these things.
Without anyone controlling it,
A Gold Core Puppet that might have developed a hint of consciousness or might be operating on a lingering instinct from its previous life.
It’s not surprising that it does some things that seem incomprehensible to common people.
After all, having just broken out of the array, it is probably acting solely on instinct.
As a myriad of thoughts flashed through his mind,
The Defense Spirit Amulet in He Song’s hand disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the expression in his eyes shifted from vigilance to hesitation.
Although He Song felt that his speculations were probably true,
They could also be false just as easily.
All of this is nothing more than He Song’s speculation after all.
If things are not as He Song thought and the Demonic Gold Core Cultivator who laid down the array is actually nearby,
Then once He Song truly harbors any intentions towards the Gold Core Puppet, the consequences would be self-evident.
To confront an unknown Demonic Cultivator over a Gold Core Puppet,
This is something He Song is decidedly unwilling to do.
As a result,
How to deal with this Gold Core Puppet has become the most pressing matter for He Song to consider.
An uncontrolled Gold Core Puppet,
Whether He Song boldly attacks to kill it and dig out its Golden Core from its body for a big profit,
Or inflicts severe injuries and takes it away for refinement to turn it into his own Gold Core Puppet, both options actually have some feasibility.
He Song’s cultivation had reached the middle stage of the Golden Core Realm, and his strength was considerable.
Even without using a Talismanic Treasure, He Song could swiftly defeat those weak Early Jindan Stage cultivators who had just broken through to the Golden Core Realm and had yet to possess the actual prowess of a Golden Elixir.
Even slaying them outright was within He Song’s capabilities.
Though the opponent seemed to be at the Early Jindan Stage,
He Song’s cultivation was at the Golden Core Middle Stage.
It seemed to be a difference of only one minor realm, not enough to enable him to kill the opponent outright.
But one must understand,
Early Jindan Stage cultivators without Golden Elixir battle prowess have a vast gap in strength compared to those Early Jindan Stage cultivators who do possess the battle prowess of a Golden Elixir.
In other words, Early Jindan Stage cultivators without Golden Elixir battle prowess were not on the same level of combat ability as those with it.
A cultivator who merely possessed the Golden Core cultivation but lacked the combat prowess of a Golden Elixir was naturally at a great disadvantage compared to a true Gold Core Cultivator.
And now, He Song was in the Golden Core Middle Stage.
With nearly a gap of two minor realms in combat strength, He Song indeed had an overwhelming advantage over those Early Jindan Stage cultivators without the battle prowess of a Golden Elixir.
This also explained why most Early Jindan Stage cultivators, upon successfully breaking through to the Golden Core Realm, would quickly attain the combat prowess attributed to a Golden Elixir.
An Early Jindan Stage cultivator without Golden Elixir battle prowess was excessively vulnerable.
Even when facing a cultivator in the Golden Core Middle Stage like He Song, they could face the danger of falling.
And because of this, He Song naturally possessed the ability to rapidly slay the puppet.
Once He Song decided to act decisively and slay the puppet,
He Song would probably be able to obtain another cultivator’s Golden Core, earning himself a considerable profit.
Besides, even if He Song inflicted severe injuries and then captured it to later refine and turn into a foundation for himself, it was also a possibility.
He Song had a certain degree of involvement with puppetry.
Back then, at the Herbs Immortal Workshop, He Song had acquired a Spirit Puppet Skill.
This Spirit Puppet Skill was also of the demonic sort.
Its master was Master Ningyin from the Seven Star Sect of the past.
Being a demonic puppetry technique, the Spirit Puppet Skill naturally also recorded various Puppet Refining Skills.
Whether refining puppets from the bodies of cultivators, precious materials, or a combination of both, it was all documented.
The method of erasing the marks left by other cultivators on a puppet and then claiming it for one’s own was also recorded in the Spirit Puppet Skill.
In such a case, if He Song could capture this Gold Core Puppet that appeared above this precious land,
then in the not too distant future, He Song might also be able to claim it for himself.
By then, He Song’s foundation would be greatly strengthened.
Two Golden Elixir battle powers would be much safer than one Golden Elixir Master.
Of course,
The methods recorded in the Spirit Puppet Skill for claiming another’s puppet could be ineffective on this Golden Core Puppet.
After all, the Spirit Puppet Skill does not include a Golden Elixir chapter.
Such Gold Core Puppets must carry the marks of their original masters.
If He Song was unable to erase the mark left by the original master using the methods described in the Spirit Puppet Skill, it might not be long before he would be sought out by the other party.
By then, a fierce battle would probably be unavoidable.
As various pros and cons flashed through his mind, He Song’s brows furrowed tighter.
However, at this moment,
An additional thought also crossed his mind.
If the puppet bore the mark left by its original master, and he couldn’t ensure its complete eradication,
Then, even if he were to slay the Golden Core Puppet and take its core, couldn’t he possibly be sought out by the Demonic Gold Core owner?
After all, on the body of a Gold Core Puppet, the Golden Core is assuredly the most precious object.
If the puppet were to be killed,
And the Golden Core were taken,
The original master would definitely not take it lying down.
If he were in their position, he wouldn’t just swallow the indignity either.
After all, he had finally cultivated a Gold Core Puppet.
Yet, just as it emerged into the world, it was slain by another and its Golden Core taken.
With the inherent high value of a Golden Core and the addition of many years of cultivation, the worth was naturally even greater.
Suffering such a massive loss, it was natural they would not just let it go.