Chapter 24: Yun Yun: Master, Are You Leaving Me Again

Five thousand li outside Lei Shan.

A secluded, nameless Mountain Peak.

Two tall figures stood side by side.

The man wore a white robe, his contours deep as if carved by a blade, a head of black hair dancing wildly.

The woman beside him wore a moon-white gauze skirt, her figure graceful, her skin fairer than snow.

Between her brows and eyes lay all spirit and gentleness, just like a celestial fairy descending to the mortal world.

Before the two of them lay a corpse — precisely the remains of Venerable Lei.

"Master, what do you plan to do with this corpse of the Wind Thunder Pavilion's Venerable Lei?"

Seeing Yun Yi take out Venerable Lei's remains, Yun Yun asked with slight puzzlement.

"Refine a Puppet!"

"A Puppet?"

Yun Yun had once read some ancient texts; those things seemed to have appeared only in the remote ancient era.

They could make the dead move.

"If this Puppet is successfully refined, I'll give it to you later for self-defense!"

As Yun Yi spoke, his palm lightly brushed his storage ring, and the next moment a Jade Bottle appeared in his palm; he opened it, and a wisp of black mist shot out.

This was a Soul Body.

In life he had been an eight-star Dou Zun Strongman.

Only now, all consciousness had already been erased, turning him into a Hunling Zhi Ling.

"Hope it succeeds……"

Yun Yi's side formally began the refining.

Majestic Wind Thunder Dou Qi surged from Yun Yi's palm, silver lightning arcs exploding on the body.

Refining a Puppet requires a body, a Soul, and also a Magic Core implanted inside the body to provide energy circulation afterwards.

While the power of wind and thunder continuously tempered the body, Yun Yi took out a blood-red, egg-sized Magic Core from his storage ring.

"Such strong pressure!"

Yun Yun was surprised in her heart; she had never seen a Magic Core with such astonishing energy.

It was probably at least of the eighth tier.

"Go!"

Yun Yi raised his hand, and the Magic Core was shot into the Venerable Lei's body; then Yun Yi took out many precious metals from his storage ring.

These metals were used to enhance the body's strength, so it wouldn't fall apart at one strike.

Such refining lasted a day.

That unconscious Soul had also long since been shot by Yun Yi into the corpse's forehead.

Those high-strength metals had almost perfectly fused together with that body.

However, the perfect compatibility required among the three — body, Soul, and Magic Core — was still far from enough; Yun Yi continued to urge the Wind Thunder Dou Qi to temper, hand seals linking in rapid succession……

"Disperse!"

At a certain moment two days later, Yun Yi struck a strange hand seal; after Yun Yi performed this hand seal, the Soul hovering in Venerable Lei's mind suddenly scattered.

The scattered Soul turned into countless specks of light, dissipating into Venerable Lei's flesh and blood.

And at the same time, that Magic Core also surged with massive energy, circulating along the Meridians in Venerable Lei's body.

In the end, Venerable Lei's entire body presented an eerie blood-red color.

Then, it actually stood straight up.

Just like that it hovered in midair.

"What a strange Puppet technique!"

Yun Yun had stayed by Yun Yi's side these few days; now seeing the Puppet hover in midair like a living person, she couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"If you find it strange, then firmly remember this Mark!"

Yun Yi struck a ray of light.

The light entered Yun Yun's forehead; inside was the Puppet control technique.

"Take a drop of blood! Fuse a wisp of Soul Mark!" Yun Yi warned Yun Yun.

Hearing this, Yun Yun did not hesitate in the slightest; she lightly bit her tongue tip, a drop of fresh blood containing some Soul Marks slowly floated out.

That drop of blood finally accurately landed on the Puppet's forehead, penetrating inside.

Finally.

It turned into a dark red blood dot.

And as Yun Yun left the brand.

In Venerable Lei's originally black hollow eyes, there seemed to be an extra trace of vitality.

He twisted his still somewhat stiff neck, lowering his head to gaze at Yun Yun below.

Then he dropped to the ground, knelt on one knee, and lowered his skull toward Yun Yun's direction.

Clearly, because of that brand, this Puppet would henceforth only obey Yun Yun's commands.

"Yun'er, this Puppet can currently display roughly the combat power of an eight-star Dou Zun…… If in the future Master is not by your side, you will also have the power to protect yourself!"

The first half of Yun Yi's words made Yun Yun's mouth gape open, marveling at the Puppet's combat power.

But the second half.

Made Yun Yun's heartbeat Hasten.

Her breathing also became somewhat rapid.

"Master, are you leaving Yun'er again... No, Yun'er never wants to leave Master again in this lifetime!"

Yun Yun's beautiful eyes held a mist of moisture.

"Hehe, how can a disciple follow their master for a lifetime? You must eventually complete your apprenticeship..."

Yun Yi gave a dry laugh; he hadn't expected Yun Yun to be so sensitive. He had only said it casually, yet she reacted so intensely.

"No, following Master, there is always more to learn; I don't want to complete my apprenticeship!"

Yun Yun shook her head firmly.

"Alright, you don't have to complete your apprenticeship..."

"Try controlling the puppet first!"

Yun Yi seemed unwilling to continue debating the topic; shifting the conversation, he mentioned the puppet.

"Mm..."

After receiving Yun Yi's affirmative answer, Yun Yun's mood clearly calmed considerably: "Master, just now the disciple was somewhat out of line..."

After speaking, Yun Yun slowly turned around, her gaze falling on the Thunder Venerable, her crisp voice ringing out: "From now on, I shall call you Thunder Envoy. Go, shatter that mountain peak!"

After Yun Yun's command was issued, the Thunder Envoy's body swiftly shot out, a punch heavy as ten thousand jun fiercely smashing into the mountain peak opposite.

"Boom!"

After one punch, the mountain body, a hundred zhang high, instantly crumbled.

This was merely pure physical strength.

The Tianyao Pu Lian Zhi Fa produces puppets that can only rely on physical strength.

But Yun Yi made improvements through other ancient texts; the puppets he refined could also mobilize battle qi to attack.

The puppet's true body used the Thunder Venerable's body; the Thunder Venerable possessed extremely domineering Wind Thunder Dual Attribute battle qi, and Yun Yi, the one who refined the puppet, had further tempered it with wind thunder battle qi for several days.

The magic core within its body was likewise an eighth-rank Wind Thunder Dual Attribute magic core.

This body now contained extremely vast wind thunder attribute power.

Around it, storms and thunder raged.

The powerful aura spread for hundreds of li, and above its head, a ball of lightning condensed.

"Go!"

"Attack the great mountain twenty li away!"

Under Yun Yun's command, the Thunder Envoy activated the ball of lightning, his figure flashing away, soon disappearing from Yun Yi and Yun Yun's sight.

This was Yun Yun testing the control effect after the puppet left her by some distance.

"Rumble!"

Shortly after.

A heaven-shaking explosion came from the distance.

The vast energy fluctuation could be clearly sensed even twenty li away.

And in the sky a hundred li away, a woman in a colorful skirt riding on the head of a seven-colored giant crane on her journey subconsciously furrowed her brow.

"This is, Master's aura?"

(Chapter End)