Chapter 429: Human Puppet

"Testing me?"

Li Rui narrowed his eyes slightly.

Sang Kong coming up the mountain this time might have been to test whether the Yu Kingdom had truly obtained a top-grade spirit stone.

After all, so many demonic cultivators had come to the Ten Thousand Mountains; it couldn't be groundless.

Never treat those demonic cultivators as fools.

Of course, just because Sang Kong came didn't mean the Wu Kingdom hadn't obtained a top-grade spirit stone.

Top-grade spirit stones were too precious.

Not only did demonic cultivators want to snatch them, but if one side obtained them, the other two sides would also covet them.

It was possible that Sang Kong was trying to confuse Li Rui with this.

'Looking at flowers in the fog.'

Li Rui smiled slightly and shook his head.

He returned to his room and took out the Tracking Compass he had obtained from Chen Ming.

After obtaining the compass,

he did not rush to use it.

Instead, he checked the secret guard files and determined that the object in Chen Ming's hand was indeed a Tracking Compass, only then deciding to return to the Ten Thousand Mountains to try it out.

If he could obtain a top-grade spirit stone, he naturally would not miss it.

Even if he couldn't obtain it, he could better avoid the disaster brought by the top-grade spirit stone.

He wouldn't lose in either case.

Li Rui stayed in the Profound Micro Sect for a few more days.

Everything was to ensure that no one would discover any clues, and for this, he would not regret even if he missed the top-grade spirit stone.

A top-grade spirit stone only accelerated cultivation.

Li Rui held the attitude of "if I get it, it's my luck; if I lose it, it's my fate."

Not long after,

he saw the giant peak from afar, but he did not go directly to the Yu Kingdom's mining area, but stopped ten li away from the mining area.

Li Rui took out the Tracking Compass from his bosom.

Then he activated it with the technique he had finally found.

As Evergreen Qi was injected into the Tracking Compass,

the Tracking Compass soon had a reaction, and the needle that had never moved before finally began to rotate.

Li Rui's eyes lit up.

It works!

Soon,

the needle stopped, pointing exactly at the spirit mine.

'Sure enough, there is a top-grade spirit stone.'

Li Rui narrowed his eyes slightly.

Subsequently, he began to change positions around the spirit mine.

It took a full day, and finally, he determined that the top-grade spirit stone was in the mining area where the Profound Micro Sect was located.

Li Rui looked at the needle of the compass in his hand.

'Hid it deep enough.'

So many people were looking for the top-grade spirit stone, and the Profound Micro Sect had hidden it for so long without being discovered; one could see how cautious they were.

He didn't know if the top-grade spirit stone had already been mined or if it was hidden by the Profound Micro Sect.

Li Rui felt the former was more likely.

After all, if the top-grade spirit stone had already been mined, they would have found a way to transfer it long ago; why wait until now?

After confirming the direction,

he had a count in his heart.

Li Rui then put away the compass and walked toward the Yu Kingdom's mining area.

Walking into the mining area,

he happened to see Ke Liu Chuan tinkering with something in the spirit mine camp.

Li Rui walked up curiously: "Mr. Ke."

Ke Liu Chuan turned his head, saw Li Rui, and revealed a smile: "Lord Li, long time no see."

Unlike Ben Shi, Ke Liu Chuan, although also a firm member of the Fifth Prince's faction, was a good-natured person who smiled at everyone and had a very good reputation in the spirit mine.

Li Rui: "What is Mr. Ke doing?"

"Oh."

"It's the Fifth Prince; he is worried about another demonic cultivator attack, so he ordered me to reinforce the great array again."

"I am truly a life of toil."

Ke Liu Chuan joked, complaining with his mouth, but he couldn't see it on his face.

Li Rui was dumbfounded: "Then I won't disturb Mr. Ke in setting up the array."

He was about to leave,

when he was called by Ke Liu Chuan: "By the way, Lord Li, have you heard about the demonic cultivator matter?"

Li Rui blinked.

Ke Liu Chuan went straight to the point: "It is rumored that those demonic cultivators came for the top-grade spirit stone. Does Lord Li know the situation?"

Li Rui: "I have been cultivating these days and haven't heard."

Ke Liu Chuan said it was a pity: "His Highness, the Prince of Wei, intended to let Lord Li probe the attitude of the Wu Kingdom and the Profound Micro Sect. If there is news, Lord Li can go tell the Prince of Wei."

"Many thanks to Mr. Ke for informing me."

"Hahaha, I just can't keep my mouth shut. Even if I didn't say it, His Highness, the Prince of Wei, would tell Lord Li."

The two exchanged pleasantries,

and Li Rui returned to the residence.

It was the same as before; the Evil Puppet Array was still effective, and he set up the Small Five Elements Array as usual, and then stayed there.

Sure enough, as Ke Liu Chuan said,

the next day, he was called by Zhu Gan.

It was precisely to ask him to probe the situation of the Wu Kingdom and the Profound Micro Sect.

Zhu Gan's eyes flashed with excitement: "Lord Li, the top-grade spirit stone is of great importance and is an auspicious sign. The first top-grade spirit stone in the world should be sent to the Emperor. You are stationed at the Profound Micro Sect, so you must find a way to get news."

Li Rui just cupped his hands and said yes.

Zhu Gan was still as arrogant as ever, not giving anyone a chance to bargain.

Who told him to be born noble?

After receiving the task,

Li Rui returned to his residence.

Probe?

There was no need to probe at all.

The Tracking Compass had already given the answer; it was in the mining area of the Profound Micro Sect.

Li Rui naturally could not risk going to the Profound Micro Sect to investigate because of Zhu Gan's few words.

What if the Profound Micro Sect really had ulterior motives?

When the time came to use him as a sacrifice,

he wouldn't even have a place to cry.

Li Rui naturally chose to avoid it as much as possible, not to mention that he had rarely stayed in the Profound Micro Sect during this period.

He had to guard against it.

He would never use his own life to gamble on someone else's conscience.

With so many demonic cultivators around,

the Profound Micro Sect could not hide it forever; he only needed to find an opportunity to reveal the news to Zhu Gan, and that would be fulfilling his duty.

Outside the Ten Thousand Mountains,

in the broken temple.

The Wan Gui Daoist was sitting cross-legged in meditation, with the young outer disciple of the Profound Micro Sect standing beside him.

At this time, the young disciple's eyes were empty and his face was wooden.

Like a puppet.

Only for a certain moment, a struggle flashed in his eyes, indicating that his consciousness had not been completely erased.

Regret...

The young disciple was extremely regretful in his heart at this moment.

He originally wanted to use the Wan Gui Daoist, but he didn't expect that he would be refined into a human puppet unknowingly.

A human puppet is a relatively unique type of puppet.

It is an evil method of refining a living person into a puppet, and it also retains a trace of consciousness.

Life, death, and even all thoughts are controlled.

He couldn't even seek death.

"Master, Li Rui has returned to the spirit mine from Qinghe."

The young disciple said with a voice devoid of emotion, although these words were not controlled by him at all.

The Wan Gui Daoist revealed a satisfied smile.

"Very good."

Now, he no longer had to worry about this young disciple of the Profound Micro Sect lying.

"Cultivation experience is still too shallow."

This was the evaluation Wan Gui Daoist gave to this disciple of the Profound Micro Sect.

In the cultivation world, who doesn't know that one must never trade with evil cultivators, otherwise, one will definitely be eaten until not even the bones are left.

Not to mention that he was several realms higher than this young disciple of the Profound Micro Sect before him.

He had ten thousand ways to control the other party silently.

The little schemes in that Profound Micro Sect disciple's heart had long been seen through by him, just that he hadn't exposed them.

If he were calculated by such a little brat,

his hundred years of roaming in the cultivation world would have been in vain.

"Go."

Wan Gui Daoist waved his hand.

The young disciple instantly regained control of his body. He looked at Wan Gui Daoist with fear.

Wan Gui Daoist spoke slowly:

"You can tell your elders and see if I am faster or if your elders can cross thousands of miles faster."

The young disciple instantly became silent.

He didn't say a word and turned to walk out of the broken temple.

At this moment, he had already accepted his fate.

Wan Gui Daoist laughed sinisterly.

Letting that young disciple of the Profound Micro Sect regain his consciousness and return to the Profound Micro Sect, no one would be able to detect it, unless the Great True Person Qing Ding checked it personally.

But with the status of the Great True Person Qing Ding, why would he check an outer disciple?

So it was fundamentally impossible for anyone to discover the problem.

And he could also see the situation of the Profound Micro Sect through the young disciple's spiritual sense.

It was almost equivalent to his eyes.

Wan Gui Daoist was in a very good mood.

Just as he was preparing to continue cultivating, a young cultivator walked out of the spatial fluctuation and appeared before him.

Ji Lei!

Wan Gui Daoist's face instantly became solemn.

This cultivator from the Myriad Dharma Hall made him extremely wary.

Since he appeared last time,

he seemed to have disappeared, never contacting him, and only appeared today.

Ji Lei's mouth lifted, looking at Wan Gui Daoist with a smile:

"Fellow Daoist, long time no see."

Wan Gui Daoist stood up: "Fellow Daoist Ji, if you have anything to say, say it."

Ji Lei's smile increased:

"I have come here this time, and there is indeed one thing."

"I think Wan Gui Fellow Daoist must have heard about the top-grade spirit stone."

Wan Gui Daoist's eyes flashed with surprise.

Originally, he thought that this young cultivator named Ji Lei had come for Li Rui.

It turned out it was for the top-grade spirit stone.

The excuses he had thought of didn't come in handy.

"I heard."

Wan Gui Daoist nodded.

This matter was spread very widely among demonic cultivators.

He had also come to the lower realm for the sake of spirit stones, and now that Ji Lei brought it up again, it was obvious that there really was a top-grade spirit stone in the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Otherwise, Ji Lei wouldn't have come to him about this matter.

Ji Lei: "I need you to do me a favor."

Wan Gui Daoist didn't speak, just stared at Ji Lei quietly.

Ji Lei continued on his own: "I want you to help me spread a message to those demonic cultivators, saying that the top-grade spirit stone is in the hands of the Profound Micro Sect, and it is in the spirit mine."

Upon hearing this,

Wan Gui Daoist's eyes instantly shone brightly.

It really exists!

A top-grade spirit stone is not an ordinary spirit stone; it not only contains a large amount of spiritual energy but is also extremely pure, and even has extraordinary effects.

For cultivators in the Below Tongxuan Realm, the effect is even better than great medicine.

In the cultivation world, he had no chance to covet a top-grade spirit stone.

The lower realm

was for the sake of spirit stones.

"Good."

Wan Gui Daoist agreed in one breath.

Anyway, it was just spreading news, and there was no loss to him at all.

And by muddying the waters, his chances of obtaining the top-grade spirit stone would be greater.

He was naturally happy to do it.

Ji Lei laughed: "Not bad, I knew Wan Gui Fellow Daoist was an honest person."

Honest person.

Wan Gui Daoist's mouth twitched.

He had roamed the cultivation world for so many years, and this was the first time someone had evaluated him like this.

But if he really treated the Ji Lei before him as a fool,

then he was the real fool.

And he wouldn't be far from death.

He had lived for so many years, and his greatest experience was not to treat others as fools, especially these disciples of large sects.

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