Chapter 832

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

After leaving Xingqiong Hall, Xu Zhangqing did not go to find Eldest Senior Sister Bei Qingtang; instead, he immediately returned to his quiet room on Qingmu Peak.

He first activated the formations and restrictions one by one, then flashed into his personal space.

Now the space was not only vast in area but also rich in variety.

Rare and uncommon spirit plants could be seen everywhere here, and the spiritual energy was especially dense.

However, what was most eye-catching at present was not those spirit plants about to mature, but a towering great tree with nine branches that covered the sky and blotted out the sun.

This was the Nine-Headed Centipede Banyan that Xu Zhangqing had dug up from the Rotten Moss Plain before.

Among all spirit plants, it might not be the rarest kind.

After all, when he was at Qingdi Garden, Xu Zhangqing had obtained the Chaos Green Lotus Seed and the Wutong Tree.

The former suited his Chaos Dharma Aspect characteristics and could be used for cultivation in the future.

The latter could even attract phoenixes to land, belonging to one of the legendary spirit plants.

But for now, the Nine-Headed Centipede Banyan was still the most useful.

"Now, Zixiao is in Tai Xu Lie Yuan and cannot return for the time being!"

"Thousand Years can help, but unfortunately his strength is mediocre."

"At present, a spirit plant puppet with Nascent Soul cultivation must be refined!"

Looking at the Nine-Headed Centipede Banyan before him, Xu Zhangqing narrowed his eyes.

The current situation carried a hint of strangeness; Eldest Senior Sister had not notified the Sect High Level, and besides returning to the Tianyuan Realm on her own, the Guiding Spirit Light she used was not the Guiding Spirit Light controlled by the Three Great Immortal Sects.

Therefore, Eldest Senior Sister might have returned secretly, perhaps even the Master was unaware.

And after returning, she did not go back to the sect to report, but had disappeared.

Various signs indicated that Eldest Senior Sister's return this time was by no means simple.

Facing this situation, she must be found, but she must be found cautiously.

After all, Eldest Senior Sister was not an ordinary cultivator, but a Nascent Soul True Lord.

Even if it was just an Inferior Nascent Soul, she was not to be underestimated, let alone her attainments in cultivation methods and spells were quite high.

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Next, Xu Zhangqing referred to the methods of Zixiao and Thousand Years and began refining.

Of course, based on the Wood Vitality, Wandering Dragon Branches, Devour Evil Purification, and other characteristics of the Nine-Headed Centipede Banyan, he also made many targeted adjustments.

The first step was still taking the core and shaping it.

Xu Zhangqing raised his hand and waved; green spirit light enveloped the entire banyan tree, precisely severing its main root, then from the position where the nine branches converged, he took out a fist-sized green crystal core, its surface wrapped with fine leaf veins, with faint nine shadows wandering within.

This was the "Banyan Tree Core," a product nurtured by the Nine-Headed Centipede Banyan, condensing all Creation Power and Wood Vitality.

Then, he used Wood Marrow and Spirit Jade Powder, mixed in Creation Spirit Dew and a small amount of Nine Nether Soil, and shaped a body equal in height to a human.

The trunk was straight and tall, the limbs slender, and nine retractable grooves were left on the back.

The face was gentle, and the eyes carried a hint of depth.

This time, eyes, mouth, and ears were all present.

At the brow, Xu Zhangqing deliberately carved a groove to inlay the Banyan Tree Core.

In the following process, Xu Zhangqing's spirit light flashed, fusing the flexibility of the banyan tree, the gentleness of spirit jade, and the heaviness of Nine Nether Soil, so that this brand-new puppet could both heal and regenerate by borrowing the properties of wood, and rely on the power of branches to wrap around targets.

It could even absorb Earth Qi for its own use based on its characteristics.

Just like that, time passed second by second, until finally, Xu Zhangqing embedded the Banyan Tree Core into the puppet's brow groove.

Instantly, green patterns like coiling wandering dragons appeared all over the puppet's body, spreading from the trunk to the limbs, and along with it, nine green branches slowly extended from the grooves on the back, emitting a fresh floral fragrance all over.

However, the refining was not over; next came the second step, inscribing talismans and fusing.

This time, instead of Zhen Sha Liquid and Golden Marrow, he took thousand-year Wood Marrow mixed with Xu Zhangqing's essence blood, and Spirit Dew to blend, condensing an exclusive spirit liquid.

Then he held the Green Carp Carving Knife and inscribed the brand-new Puppet Nine Chapters all over the puppet's body.

Combining its wood characteristics, he replaced the original Sharp and Keen with Hidden and Devour, and then matched its Devour Evil ability derived after purifying evil strangeness.

Brow: "Control"

Palm: "Power," "Hidden"

Face: "Perceive," "Change," "Devour"

Abdomen: "Prohibit," "Life," "Subdue"

After the nine chapters were inscribed, the Banyan Tree Core's light surged, drawing wood spirit qi and faint earth spirit qi from heaven and earth to gather rapidly; more than half of the personal space was illuminated by green spirit light, and even the air was filled with a dense life aura.

But it was still not over; entering the third step, infusing spirit to activate.

Xu Zhangqing sat cross-legged before the puppet, his left hand pressing on its brow, while his right hand formed hand seals, pouring thirty percent of his own mana and a wisp of Wood Dao Rhythm into it.

"Take wood as the foundation, take life as the soul.

Puppet Nine Chapters, Devour Evil and Transform Life!"

As the spell incantation was spoken, the green patterns all over the puppet's body flowed rapidly, the nine branches behind it shook violently, the trunk emitted slight friction sounds, and the nine shadows in the core between the brows became even clearer.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the puppet was completely activated; it slowly opened its eyes, and instantly two green lights shot out from its pupils.

Xu Zhangqing quickly established shared perception with it; without deliberate control, the puppet made movements of clenching a fist, raising a hand, and stepping.

Especially the nine branches behind it, stretching and retracting at will, coiling around, agile like snakes.

Next, the fourth step, and also the most critical one: engraving the runes.

The more spirit patterns there are, the stronger the Spirit Plant Puppet's power.

For example, the first Spirit Plant Puppet, Xu Zixiao, Xu Changqing refined at Golden Core cultivation; later, he discovered that after activating all the spirit patterns, it was merely comparable to an Inferior Nascent Soul.

Even the later Xu Qiansui only had slight differences in spirit patterns and characteristics, but his strength still did not improve much.

Six attack types: Nine Branches Coiling Dragon Pattern, Clear Evil Corrupt Filth Pattern, Pierce Void Break Defense Pattern, Core Explosion Break Limit Pattern, Thrust Piercing Shuttle Pattern, Extinguish Spirit Suppression Pattern.

Eight defense types: Jade Banyan Jade Defense Pattern, Nine Branches Lock Pattern, Vitality Heal Scar Pattern, Banyan Vein False Core Pattern, Divine Soul Isolate Nether Pattern, Branch Vine Unload Force Pattern, White Flower Clear Barrier Pattern, Green Fruit Resist Barrier Pattern.

Six auxiliary types: Nether Wood Perception Pattern, Green Fruit Gather Spirit Pattern, Earth Banyan Escape Pattern, Nine Branches Resonance Pattern, Spirit Fruit Moisten Yuan Pattern, Nine Nether Coil Space Pattern.

Once the engraving was complete, the green patterns all over the puppet resonated with the Banyan Tree Core and its exclusive spirit patterns, instantly drawing forth a double tremor of the Wood and Earth laws, and its cultivation began to soar.

It rapidly rose from Golden Core Early Stage to Middle Stage, then Late Stage, and finally reached Perfection.

However, it was not over yet; the twenty spirit patterns formed a closed loop to nourish it, the Nine Branches spirit patterns, the Green Fruit origin, and the power of spatial entanglement mutually bolstered one another, and after brewing for a moment, it actually steadily broke through to Inferior Nascent Soul Early Stage, just one step away from Inferior Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

Its characteristics in devouring evil, self-healing, and spatial restriction stacked together; not only was its combat power far surpassing Xu Zixiao and Xu Qiansui, but its battlefield control was even better.

The nine branches behind it flowed with the spirit patterns, their illusory shadows solidifying as if real.

Xu Changqing nodded slightly: "From now on, your name is Xu Jiuyou!"