Seeking Immortality In The World Of Cultivation
Chapter 1055 - Chapter 1055 Chapter 729 Taiyin Puppet_2

Chapter 1055: Chapter 729: Taiyin Puppet_2 Chapter 1055: Chapter 729: Taiyin Puppet_2 He Song, however, still did not harbor any greed.

After all, early on,

when He Song first met the Ghostfaced True Monarch,

he had wondered if the True Monarch’s cultivation might really be just that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Back then, if He Song had indeed harbored any greed, he could have chosen to slap the Ghostfaced True Monarch to death and plunder the needed cultivator’s Golden Core from his body.

At that time, He Song hadn’t thought too much about it and hadn’t felt that the matter was a scheme.

A late-stage Golden Core cultivator, when facing someone who wasn’t even at the Golden Core realm, just a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, could indeed completely erase the latter from this world without a trace.

This represented a gap of one major realm and several minor realms.

With such a disparity, killing someone without leaving any trace was indeed possible.

And it was under these circumstances,

that He Song did not choose to strike directly but, without hesitation, engaged in trading with the Ghostfaced True Monarch.

This action, from the perspective of other cultivators in the Cultivation World, was utterly incomprehensible.

After all,

in a situation where killing the person before him would bring no consequences in their eyes and would bring immense benefits to oneself,

any random Golden Elixir would have made the Ghostfaced True Monarch highly likely to be snuffed out casually.

Of course, this premise is based on the True Monarch being merely a Foundation Establishment cultivator and not as He Song suspected, involved in a plot.

However, at that time, He Song had not detected any conspiracy.

In other words, He Song was in a situation where killing the person before him would bring him immense benefits without affecting him in any way,

yet he still chose to trade with the Ghostfaced True Monarch.

That is to say, He Song at the time did not choose to forcefully seize what he wanted because of the True Monarch’s weak strength,

but continued to opt for a fair trade.

With such broad-mindedness,

even if the Ghostfaced True Monarch kept feigning weakness before He Song, there was no way He Song would entertain any ideas against him.

After all, He Song was naturally cautious and seldom initiated conflict over opportunities unless someone provoked him.

Moreover, in He Song’s view, the most precious thing about the Ghostfaced True Monarch had already been traded into his hands.

Thereby, the True Monarch had long since lost his value.

This is the main reason why He Song did not develop any greed towards the Ghostfaced True Monarch.

Of course, there was another reason.

That was that in He Song’s subconscious, he had already sensed something off about the Ghostfaced True Monarch and instinctively kept a respectful distance.

Under such circumstances, it was natural for He Song not to go after the True Monarch as the latter had hoped.

And for this reason,

In He Song’s view,

the Ghostfaced True Monarch’s actions were like putting on a play for a blind person, utterly pointless.

As for the second matter mentioned by Xiao Qing,

He Song found it somewhat embarrassing.

But, that is how the world is.

Having connections,

having a background,

having strength,

means one can do as one pleases.

He Song, as a Treasure Pavilion Guest Elder and acquainted with Xiao Qing, had established connections and a background in this place.

Using his network to find the Ghostfaced True Monarch and purchase the cultivator’s Golden Core from him was indeed a fair transaction, no deception involved.

And He Song’s own power had reached the Golden Core Realm,

making him quite formidable.

Only then was he able to securely purchase that cultivator’s Golden Core.

Thus, for He Song, this incident was inevitable.

As for others who desired that cultivator’s Golden Core?

If they had managed to get ahead, He Song would have had no means to contend with them.

It can be said that those who became frustrated and angry due to the sudden withdrawal of the Golden Core auction simply lacked sufficient connections and background.

If they had passed the test, perhaps the person who would have been frustrated and angry about the withdrawal of the Golden Core auction would have been He Song himself.

Thinking of this,

He Song couldn’t help but smile.

However, he soon remembered the matter at hand.

He had summoned Xiao Qing after emerging from seclusion mainly because he wanted to refine the newly acquired cultivator’s Golden Core into a Taiyin Puppet.

The materials required for the refinement of the Taiyin Puppet were indeed quite numerous.

Therefore, He Song planned to assign this task to Xiao Qing and provided her with enough spirit stones to search for these materials on his behalf.

While Xiao Qing was gathering these materials in the Jubao Pavilion of this place, He Song could steal some leisure for himself.

After handing over the task of collecting the materials needed for the Taiyin Puppet to Xiao Qing, He Song sat inside a small pavilion, drinking alone.

As for Xiao Qing,

after leaving He Song’s mansion, she quickly arrived at the Treasure Pavilion’s treasury in Smoke-Cloud State Mansion.

Following He Song’s instructions,

Xiao Qing quickly collected all the materials He Song required.

Once all the materials were gathered and the spirit stones were paid to the Jubao Pavilion monks in charge of the treasury,

Xiao Qing quickly brought the newly acquired materials back to He Song’s mansion.

Inside He Song’s mansion,

within the small pavilion,

when Xiao Qing respectfully presented all the materials before He Song, there was no surprise on his face.

He merely didn’t want to make the trip himself; as for whether Xiao Qing could gather all the materials, He Song was not worried.

This place was the Smoke-Cloud State Mansion, bordering the Demons Realm.

There were countless cultivators coming and going.

In such a place, someone always needed whatever materials you had.

Under these circumstances, He Song naturally did not worry that Xiao Qing wouldn’t be able to collect all the materials quickly.

After examining the materials Xiao Qing had collected and then giving her some spirit stones as a fee for her efforts,

He Song waved his hand, signaling Xiao Qing to leave.

As for himself,

he quickly activated the mansion’s Array Skills and entered the Quiet Room within.

Inside the Quiet Room,

He Song enveloped all the materials with his divine sense, circling them around himself.

He also quickly took out the Cultivator’s Golden Core that he had obtained from the Ghostfaced True Monarch.

For a time, the Quiet Room shone with a golden light that was faint and moving.

And so,

it was not until a month later

that the light in the Quiet Room finally dissipated.

Inside the Quiet Room, after a month of refinement,

He Song had finally succeeded in refining his fourth Taiyin Puppet just today.

However, the previous three Taiyin Puppets had already all become Gold Core Puppets.

Only this fourth Taiyin Puppet remained simply a Taiyin Puppet and had not truly become a Gold Core Puppet.

His gaze swept over the Taiyin Puppet in front of him, which looked no different from an Ordinary Cultivator; a look of satisfaction flashed across He Song’s face and was gone in an instant.

This Taiyin Puppet

had no significant differences compared to the three he had previously refined.

The materials used for all four puppets were identical and, moreover, were all personally refined by He Song’s own hands.

Thus, as long as He Song could later find a place rich in Yin Qi, he would be able to set up an Array Skills and transform this Taiyin Puppet into a Gold Core Puppet.

Only, the required time would probably still be about fifty years or so.

This thought crossed his mind and although He Song’s face remained expressionless, a sigh of relief was simultaneously released in his heart.

According to He Song’s thinking,

once he had fully transformed the Cultivator’s Golden Core, which he had gotten from the Ghostfaced True Monarch, into a Taiyin Puppet,

it was unlikely that there would be anything left on that Cultivator’s Golden Core from the Ghostfaced True Monarch.

That is to say,

even if He Song left with the Taiyin Puppet right now,

he would not be detected by the Ghostfaced True Monarch.

He Song was now unlikely to be pulled into the schemes of the Ghostfaced True Monarch.

With this in mind, He Song was just about to rejoice,

but quickly,

he thought of something else.

Now, a month had passed in the blink of an eye, and perhaps many things had already happened outside.

The Ghostfaced True Monarch was likely already getting impatient, right?

Thinking of this, He Song collected the Taiyin Puppet beside him, then quickly deactivated the mansion’s Array Skills.