Chapter 239: The Elder Who Wanted to Curse

Xiao Han was naturally unaware of the schemes of Yao Chen and the others, but if they were to come knocking, he might be quite happy to provide assistance.

However, Xiao Han's current focus was not on fighting and killing; he was working overtime in a secret chamber, with some Disciples and Elders of Langya Pavilion observing nearby.

"Did you see clearly?" Xiao Han said while his hands kept moving, "The most important part of a Wan Kui Sect Puppet is the Puppet core within; this is also the key to its operation."

As he spoke, Xiao Han curled his hand into a claw and pierced through the Puppet's seemingly indestructible exterior in one strike, pulling out a fist-sized, pale blue sphere that shimmered with an eerie luster.

The moment it lost this sphere, the Puppet's eyes, which had previously been somewhat spirited, instantly lost their radiance.

"Clear?" Xiao Han turned his gaze toward the group, and they all nodded in unison.

"The size and position of this Puppet core are not fixed; as long as you have the ability, you can change them at will," Xiao Han clapped his hands.

"I have taught you almost all the key points; the rest is for you to comprehend on your own."

"I will be supervising from the side!"

"Yes!" the others replied, all full of surprise. Then, a flurry of chaotic activity ensued, with clattering sounds ringing out continuously.

Xiao Han's decision to teach this Puppet-making knowledge was not a spur-of-the-moment whim; on the contrary, he had no intention of keeping it hidden.

From the moment Yi Huang prepared to develop the Puppet industry, Xiao Han knew this technology would absolutely have to be taught; if he didn't find a few tools for himself, was he supposed to spend his whole life on the path of making Puppets?

Therefore, after a simple selection and assessment, Xiao Han chose a portion of Langya Pavilion members who met the requirements to come and learn, which led to the scene just now.

And while Xiao Han was teaching Puppet-making, a piece of news was quietly circulating in the Central Plains.

"Have you heard? Langya Pavilion seems to be holding an auction?"

"An auction? Isn't Langya Pavilion not very good at that sort of thing?"

"Sigh! In this day and age, even the big factions don't leave us a way to make a living; they want to snatch up every business!"

"Are they affecting you?"

"No."

"Then what the hell are you talking about!"

"Did they say what they were going to auction?"

"Seems to be some kind of Battle Puppet? Strange and weird."

"……"

Regarding this news, many people were confused; what was so rare about a Puppet?

In the Central Plains, it seemed very few people could travel the world relying on Puppets; if your strength wasn't enough, you were just delivering gifts to others.

Only those factions that had participated in the Space Trading Fair knew that the Ice Saint had likely already digested the inheritance of that Wan Kui Sect Dou Saint, though it was unknown if the other party had mastered the method of creating Saint Realm Puppets.

But for the purpose of gathering intelligence, many factions prepared to send personnel to attend the auction held by Langya Pavilion.

At this time, Starfall Pavilion.

"Battle Puppet auction?" Xiao Yan was quite curious after hearing the news; was the Central Plains actually so advanced that Puppets had developed into an industry?

"How about it, are you interested?" Yao Lao looked amusedly at the eager Xiao Yan.

The latter hesitated: "Teacher, wouldn't this expose your existence?"

Ever since arriving in the Central Plains, Xiao Yan had been cautious in every step; even now, he had been burying himself in cultivation within Starfall Pavilion, rarely venturing out.

Yao Lao smiled indifferently, "Rest assured, how could it be exposed just like that? You little fellow aren't exactly a famous person!"

"You can just go with that fellow Feng Xian."

"You will have to participate in the Four Pavilions Assembly later to build a reputation for our Starfall Pavilion, so how could you not show your face."

"Understood, Teacher!"

Xiao Yan was somewhat excited; he also had things like Puppets. Before he and Yao Lao left the Black-Corner Region, they had wiped out Han Feng.

Before leaving, he had also taken the opportunity to rob some factions in the Black-Corner Region, from which he obtained a refining method for a Heavenly Demon Puppet from Demon Flame Valley.

Moreover, Xiao Yan had successfully refined an Earth Demon Puppet with the strength of a Dou Zong according to the records on the Scroll. He really wanted to see how the Battle Puppets about to be auctioned compared to his Earth Demon Puppet.

………

A month passed in a flash.

Langya City.

The newly built Langya Auction House could be described as teeming with people at this moment; from time to time, one could see representatives of many factions walking into the auction house with arrogant expressions through the VIP entrance.

Although a large crowd had gathered at the entrance of the auction house, no one dared to cause trouble here; everyone was well-behaved, clearly all aware of the consequences.

Xiao Yan followed behind Feng Zunzhe, also looking around with a curious expression. Having arrived in the Central Plains for two years, this was perhaps the first time Xiao Yan had appeared in public openly.

Many people clearly recognized Feng Zunzhe, the leader of Starfall Pavilion, one of the Four Directions Pavilion, and they all gave way one after another.

At the same time, Xiao Yan could also feel many probing gazes sweeping toward him.

Clearly, they were extremely curious about this unfamiliar face, and many even speculated in their hearts whether this young man was a newly accepted Disciple of Feng Zunzhe.

The moment the Starfall Pavilion group appeared at the entrance of the auction house, the Langya Pavilion Disciples who had already received instructions passed the news inside.

"An unfamiliar young man?" Xiao Han stroked his chin; if his guess was correct, that should be Xiao Yan.

"Someone come!" Xiao Han called out.

"Pavilion Master!" Before long, the Elder in charge of the auction house appeared before Xiao Han.

"What are your orders?"

"Add an item to the auction temporarily!" Xiao Han took out a crimson Scroll and handed it to the bewildered Elder, "Familiarize yourself with the content introduction of this Dou Technique."

"Place this Dou Technique later in the auction; you can arrange the specific order yourself."

"Yes!" After that Langya Pavilion Elder left, he looked strangely at the Dou Technique in his hand.

He did not understand what his Pavilion Master was doing; if he only wanted to improve the quality of the auction, those precious Battle Puppets were already enough, why go to such unnecessary trouble!

But the Pavilion Master's orders were naturally to be obeyed. The Elder opened the Scroll without understanding the reason, looked at it carefully, and soon his brows were deeply furrowed.

The Dou Technique Xiao Han handed to this Elder was none other than the one obtained from the hands of Venerable Tian Huo—the Five Wheel Departure Flame Technique.

The reason this Elder was chosen to be the person in charge of the auction house was not just because of his strength and luck, but also because of his vision, which far exceeded that of ordinary people.

The moment he finished reading the introduction to the Five Wheel Departure Flame Technique, he felt a sense of difficulty.

He did not doubt the power of this Dou Technique in the slightest; even if one only used five different types of high-grade Beast Fire, it could easily unleash the power of an Earth Tier High Grade Dou Technique.

However, what made him feel troubled was the seemingly "superfluous" introduction that followed—if one used four types of Exotic Fire, the power could rival a Heaven-Tier Dou Technique.

Upon seeing this introduction, that Elder could not help but want to curse; what kind of joke was this? In all these years, their Langya Pavilion only possessed four types of Exotic Fire; this thing was even rarer than a Heaven-Tier Dou Technique.

And besides...

Damn it, how could one person possibly contain four types of Exotic Fire at the same time? Were they not afraid of dying an unnatural death? Could it be that one had to borrow fire from someone else to execute this Dou Technique?

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Shaking his head, that Elder of Langya Pavilion cast this introduction to the back of his mind; he would wait and see if there was any rich (sucker) person willing to help him boost his sales later!