Chapter 1580: Deep water area of research

Was this an unknown demon, or... or a modified demon puppet? But regardless, this bat's mission seemed to be to not allow any creature to approach the mountain cellar.

Tian Yun became more and more interested.

But he didn't send any more beetles to their deaths, instead letting them lurk among the branches and leaves.

"Why is Mr. Tian sweating?" He Lingchuan asked curiously. "Is this braised fish too spicy?"

The maid on the side quickly handed over a warm, wet towel.

Tian Yun took it to wipe his sweat and said casually, "Yes, I can't really handle spicy food."

It was truly difficult for him to multitask, controlling the beetles to monitor the green door while chatting with He Lingchuan and Fan Shuang.

The beetles were very resistant to approaching the green door, relying entirely on his forced driving. Multitasking like this, he felt a bit exhausted after persisting for half an hour.

Heh, controlling so many insect puppets at the same time, he didn't know if there could be a second person in the world who could do it.

Fortunately, his waiting was rewarded; just after the meal, the green door of the mountain cellar suddenly opened from the inside, and a person walked out.

This person's face was plain and unremarkable, his hair was messy, and if thrown onto the street, he would definitely be drowned in the sea of people; he was a standard "one-glance-and-forget" type.

But that ghost-faced monkey was lying on his shoulder, looking quiet and well-behaved.

And this person's skin was a bit pale, as if he hadn't seen the sun for many years.

Tian Yun thought to himself, was this his second target, Wei Yishan? This person walked out slowly for over ten zhang, a gray shadow flashed in the forest, and it drilled into his arms.

Tian Yun knew it was that bat.

It seemed this was the owner of the ghost-faced monkey and the bat.

This person stretched, yawned, and walked toward the distance.

Tian Yun really wanted to send the beetles to continue tracking, but what annoyed him was that this person had already walked out of the beetle's activity range!

The activity radius of these insect puppets was within a few li centered on Tian Yun. Once exceeded, the insect puppets were no longer under his control.

But he was currently with He Lingchuan and couldn't rush over to expand the beetles' search radius.

Damn it, damn it!

But he couldn't show his frustration, and even had to praise the villa's food as delicious and rare.

It seemed he had to leave a hook for the next visit to search. Tian Yun then asked, "In a few days, I might get another batch of Profound Crystals. Is Island Master He still buying?"

"Buying." He Lingchuan laughed. "The price will follow the market; we'll see then."

"Alright."

Only then did Tian Yun take his leave, carrying the heavy money.

He Lingchuan wanted to personally see him out, so Tian Yun pretended to stumble before getting on the carriage, supporting himself on the ground, taking the opportunity to retrieve the pine cone in the soil. At this time, most of the beetles had returned to the pine cone, including the beetle his apprentice had lost in Spring Gushing Shanzhuang not long ago.

Watching the carriage he was riding in leave, He Lingchuan gave a wink to Wanqi Liang, who understood and quietly followed.

Now that the old pear tree is gone, why does the King of Yao still guard the Jade Spring Palace?

Fan Shuang felt a bit embarrassed. "I also felt his request was a bit presumptuous, but the Profound Crystals in his hand were many and good, and I heard you were acquiring them recently, so..."

He was also acting out of kindness, so He Lingchuan patted his shoulder. "You didn't do anything wrong. I'm very satisfied to buy this batch of Profound Crystals for 700,000 taels!"

Fan Shuang's task was originally to introduce various people to him. Tian Yun was just taking advantage of this.

He Lingchuan asked casually, "By the way, how many properties does your family have left?"

"The best land in the Upper Lake District, two plots left." Fan Shuang shook his head. "I want to sell, but my family strongly opposes it, so I had to give up."

He Lingchuan knew his thoughts clearly, but still said, "No matter, contentment brings happiness."

After Fan Shuang also left Spring Gushing Shanzhuang, Dong Rui happened to drill out of the mountain cellar. "I heard you dug up good wine today? Bring a jar."

He Lingchuan immediately ordered someone to carry a jar of apricot wine to him. "How many days have you not slept again?"

Dong Rui was bearded and haggard, his eyes were dark and bruised; those who didn't know would think he had been soaking in the Cui Xiang Pavilion for three days and nights to end up with such a kidney-deficient, decaying look.

"Three or four days? No, four or five days." Dong Rui scratched his head, snowflakes flying, and He Lingchuan dodged away in disgust. "Oh, six or seven days, six or seven days!"

There were no days or months in the kiln; he couldn't remember clearly either.

"Take it easy, the storm in Heaven Water City is approaching." He Lingchuan didn't want Dong Rui to be in this state of exhaustion before the change came.

"Can't forget, isn't it just that the time hasn't come yet?" Dong Rui pointed to the wine jar. "Give me a bowl now to relieve my fatigue."

He urgently needed to drink some wine to relax.

He Lingchuan poured him a bowl of wine casually; the color was like amber, and the entrance had a faint fruity aroma, mellow and not spicy.

This wine was very smooth, and Dong Rui drank three bowls in a row before throwing the bowl and letting out a long 'Ah!' "Refreshing!"

The owner before the last of Spring Gushing Shanzhuang wasn't great at business, but he was quite good at brewing wine.

As the client, what He Lingchuan cared about most at this time was naturally not his health, but his research: "After being in seclusion for so many days, what are the results?"

"In the past, when Xiao An's emotions exploded, she would turn back into the Tong Zhu body; then do you know when the Tong Zhu will turn back into Xiao An?"

He Lingchuan shook his head. He already had enough problems to worry about and wouldn't go thinking about such professional topics.

"When its body is on the verge of collapse."

He Lingchuan keenly grasped the key point: "You mean, the Tong Zhu cannot maintain its own body and needs to borrow Xiao An's power?"

"Yes! I checked that the Tong Zhu's body was modified by divine blood; it is also a demon puppet." Dong Rui said seriously, "All demon puppets have to face the problem of unstable bodies and short lifespans."

"Ever since Xiao An found the small village where she was born, her body has been relatively stable, and only by using my method to consolidate it can her lifespan be extended." For the fourth bowl of wine, Dong Rui sipped slowly. "I found that her original consciousness and the Tong Zhu's are merging, which shows that her divine soul is naturally powerful."

He emphasized again: "It's a power I've never seen before."

"So?"

"I want to try and see if this modification process is reversible." Dong Rui's eyes glowed whenever he talked about experiments, but his face was still pale, which looked particularly eerie. "I've wanted to do this kind of experiment for a long time, but the soul power of all the demon puppets I've handled has been too weak!"

"Wait a minute, what does reversible mean?" He Lingchuan could only understand it literally. "Are you going to remove the power of the divine blood?"

"Yes!" Dong Rui rubbed his eyes. "The Tong Zhu is a shapeshifter, but I've been with Xiao An for over half a month and have never seen its third form. If I can change it back, its hidden dangers might disappear."

"Turn a demon puppet back into a demon?" He Lingchuan asked curiously. "Can this really be done?"

"Even if it can't turn back into a demon, at least it can weaken the influence of the divine blood." Dong Rui said immediately, "I originally used this method on No. 66, and it has been very smooth so far."

No. 66 was the Child-Eating Chi Beast that He Lingchuan gave him. This thing was obtained from the Heaven Palace's Dou Yun Envoy He Jing, who released several Child-Eating Chi Beasts in the Panlong Illusion, but only this one didn't respond and was intercepted by He Lingchuan.

When Dong Rui got it, he discovered that No. 66 was sleeping because it was too weak, and out of instinct, it refused He Jing's request to fight.

The plan he gave at the time was to extract the effect of the divine blood and let No. 66 return to its origin and stabilize its body.

But that was because No. 66 had reverted to its juvenile state and turned back into an egg.

And for an individual like Xiao An, can the divine blood still be stripped away? Dong Rui continued, "But No. 66's success seemed like a flash in the pan; I did dozens of experiments later, and none could be replicated. It wasn't until we found the Ghost King's underground palace in the Howling Forest that I discovered Minghui True Person was also doing related research. Although he destroyed the paper materials, the remains of the experimental subjects he threw in the landfill gave me great inspiration."

Minghui True Person also did this kind of research? Why?

"If it's done, what will happen?"

"The soul of this Tong Zhu is long gone, and its original consciousness is deeply merged with Xiao An. If this modification process is reversed, then the Tong Zhu might be able to take back its original talent." Dong Rui emphasized, "There is a problem here: a human soul cannot adapt to a demon's body; this is an iron law between heaven and earth, which no one can violate. But the Tong Zhu is very special; when it turns into a human, it is almost a human. Xiao An's 'father' used this point."

"Wait a minute!" He Lingchuan heard the problem. "If your modification is successful, and the Tong Zhu turns into the appearance of another animal or demon, can Xiao An still control it?"

"I just want to know this point!" Dong Rui's speaking speed became faster. "Logically speaking, it shouldn't be possible. Otherwise, why would Xiao An hide as soon as the Tong Zhu turned back into its original form? She used another way to avoid the laws of heaven and earth."

He Lingchuan said angrily, "What is the point of this kind of research?"

Other demon puppet masters study how to make demon puppets, but Minghui True Person and Dong Rui have started studying how to turn demon puppets back into demons. Are these guys full and have nothing to do? "Of course there is." Dong Rui said seriously, "This is actually about the 'golden ratio' of divine blood effectiveness—hey, you wouldn't understand even if I said more."

Their conversations about demon puppets usually ended with this sentence.

Dong Rui yawned. "No. 66 has been restless at night recently, hey, is it night?"

These last few words were asked to the Ghost Ape. He lived his life upside down and had long since lost track of time.

The Ghost Ape bared its teeth and nodded.

It was also restless from being disturbed; it also had dark circles under its eyes, but it had too much hair on its face for others to see.

"I watch it every day, it's really tiring."

"A hen hatching eggs isn't as worried as you." He Lingchuan took out a box of winter melon sugar and salty meat biscuits. "It's about to be born, right?"

"Yes, the melon is ripe and the fruit falls, the cub is alive and the egg is broken. It just needs an opportunity." Dong Rui immediately grabbed a biscuit to eat. "How are things on your end? Have those properties in the Upper Lake District been sold?"

"Two left." He Lingchuan had his own calculations. "Selling them all would attract too much attention."

May August be well! ===== CHAPTER 1581 =====