Chapter 154

"Master, do you also know puppet technique?"

Lu Xuan gave a faint smile, "I know a little, I know a little."

Chen Zhangsheng shook his head.

The master's humility was like a great mountain, making him look up in awe.

He curiously observed Lu Xuan.

These ten Lu Xuans were extremely lifelike; others could hardly tell which was real and which was fake.

The puppet technique the master used was entirely derived from the content of his insight jade slip.

But it also had many other things!

Chen Zhangsheng secretly thought, fortunately that day he did not unleash the wooden puppet to fight the master in a great battle.

Otherwise he would still lose, and also lose a large number of puppets!

Chen Zhangsheng immersed himself in the puppet way, spending an extremely long time before reaching his current level.

But the master merely looked at his jade slip for a few days and could perfectly restore his puppet technique, simply unbelievable.

At this moment.

Lu Xuan's nine puppets suddenly trembled violently, then unable to support the power they contained, they all turned to dust and vanished between heaven and earth.

Chen Zhangsheng blinked slightly, only then realizing that the puppets Lu Xuan made used ordinary spiritual wood from nearby the cave dwelling!

His heart was extremely shocked.

How could this be possible?

Can one make such puppets from ordinary spiritual wood?

Some of the puppets were even at the Emperor realm!

The master is too powerful!

The next instant.

Another Lu Xuan walked out of the cave dwelling, and the remaining wooden puppet in the field instantly collapsed into a pile of dust.

Chen Zhangsheng stared dumbfounded.

This…

He had really been deceived just now.

He never expected these to be ten wooden puppets!

Lu Xuan gave a faint smile, somewhat dissatisfied saying, "I studied your puppet technique for a few days; the puppets I made still have too many flaws."

Chen Zhangsheng's face twitched, "Master, is this your first time encountering puppet technique?"

Lu Xuan said, "Yeah. My comprehension is too poor; I can only grasp this much."

Saying that, Lu Xuan tossed out a jade slip, "Zhangsheng, your puppet technique, I have slightly improved it for you. You can take a look."

Chen Zhangsheng took the jade slip and, half-believing, probed it with his divine sense.

Instantly, his pupils contracted violently, and a huge wave surged in his heart.

"Master, this…"

Lu Xuan greatly improved his insights on the puppet technique and also gave many suggestions.

More importantly, it perfectly suited him!

Then Lu Xuan tossed out several more jade slips, "These jade slips also contain some insights on formation ways and alchemy ways; you can take a look."

Chen Zhangsheng took them and immediately probed them with his divine sense.

A flash of lightning crossed his mind!

Too strong!

Master is too strong!

The insights in these jade slips were entirely tailor-made by the master for him.

The master built a lofty tower using his insights as the foundation!

Watching Chen Zhangsheng's reaction, Lu Xuan gave a faint smile.

He merely first threw out a few insight jade slips.

Otherwise, if he were to reveal all the dozens of great Dao insights of his three disciples, it would frighten him.

Later he will slowly release them, step by step!

Chen Zhangsheng sighed inwardly.

Indeed worthy of being a strong one who walked out of the river of time!

To take Lu Xuan as master is his great fortune!

After a moment.

Chen Zhangsheng put away these jade slips, waiting until he returns to the Great Dao Sect to study them carefully.

Lu Xuan said, "Zhangsheng, let's return to the Great Dao Sect."

Chen Zhangsheng nodded, suppressing his cultivation to the late Profound Ancestor Realm, and said, "Master, let's go."

Lu Xuan chuckled, "Late Profound Ancestor Realm? If you want to conceal your cultivation, I can help you."

Chen Zhangsheng nodded, "Okay."

Lu Xuan operated on Chen Zhangsheng's system panel for a while.

After a moment.

Lu Xuan said, "All right. Now your true cultivation is known only to heaven and earth, you and I know."

Chen Zhangsheng, pondering, said, "Thank you, Master. Please help me conceal my bone age to around forty. I have studied the cultivation of the top Zhuan Chuan Di Zi of the Great Dao Sect. I think this is most suitable. Senior Sister is an eight-star Profound Saint, second senior brother is sixfold Profound Venerable, Luo Lingkong is fourfold Profound Venerable, Liu Xuan and Fang Yan are both threefold Profound Venerable…"

Lu Xuan's face twitched.

Chen Zhangsheng continued, "So, I cannot exceed the Profound Venerable Realm, otherwise it would make my second senior brother lose face."

Lu Xuan thought to himself, "Old Three, I'm embarrassed to point it out to you."

Is this because they're afraid Ye Chen will lose face?

Just want to keep muddling along!

Lu Xuan curled his lip, also not intending to interfere with Chen Zhangsheng.

As long as the third disciple works hard at cultivation, that's fine; whatever else he wants to do, let him do.

Upon thinking of this.

Lu Xuan then performed some operations on the system.

Now Chen Zhangsheng has become a forty-year-old, unremarkable Profound Sect Realm cultivator.

Chen Zhangsheng investigated on his own and felt a surge of astonishment.

As expected, it still takes the master's intervention.

These past few days, while studying the *Wuwei Jing*, he had already figured it out.

Returning to Xuan Qing Feng, he immediately got to work.

This is the first step in imitating the master!

After all, Lu Xuan himself came this way: first seven years of slacking off, then letting the sect master and ancestors lower their expectations of the master, after which the master could do whatever he wanted without anyone interfering.

It's just a matter of enduring some criticism.

What's the big deal?

He doesn't care at all!

Even just thinking about it gives him a faint sense of secret satisfaction.

The second step is to gradually fade from the sight of the members of the Great Dao Sect.

Just like the master, even if his cultivation is revealed, no one will suspect.

Of course, most importantly, he must constantly observe the master's every word and deed, every move.

Taking the master as a mirror, he can know gains and losses.

At this moment.

Lu Xuan couldn't help but ask, "Zhangsheng, tell me, what is your true cultivation?"

Chen Zhangsheng said solemnly, "Late Profound Sect Realm."

Lu Xuan: "……"

Forget it, I won't ask.

The next instant.

Lu Xuan moved his thought and directly activated the supreme imperial formation pattern.

In an instant, an incredibly profound spatial force enveloped him and Chen Zhangsheng.

Chen Zhangsheng secretly marveled, "Master, can you teach me this spatial formation pattern?"

Lu Xuan smiled, "I can't teach it. It's not that I'm withholding; this power comes from transcendent force, and you simply cannot learn it."

Chen Zhangsheng gave an "oh."

Boom!

The two instantly vanished from the spot, crossing the void toward the Great Dao Sect.

Tian Luo Province.

Tian Luo Hall Headquarters.

Numerous elders received a voice transmission from Duan Hunsheng and have all arrived.

Everyone wore a worried expression.

This time, in their ambush on the Great Dao Sect, the Tian Luo Hall suffered heavy losses!

The Ten-Fold Hall was directly wiped out, and the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Elders died miserably!

More importantly, the prestige of the Tian Luo Hall's main hall has been damaged!

The many elders discussed heatedly.

A gray-robed elder said, "I feel the hall master won't just let this go; the Great Dao Sect will face endless retaliation!"

Another black-robed elder frowned, "I think our Tian Luo Hall can lie low for a while, wait for this storm to pass, then we can act."

The Grand Elder lightly shook his head, looking at the black-robed elder, "Speak carefully. The Tian Luo Hall can have only one voice, and that is the hall master's."

The black-robed elder immediately fell silent, recalling the fear of being controlled by Duan Hunsheng.

After a moment.

Above the main seat, a cluster of eerie black mist suddenly swirled forth, and the hall master Duan Hunsheng's figure condensed; he wore a sinister grin, killing intent surged, and the terrifying, unparalleled nine-star imperial realm pressure, like an abyss and sea, poured down into the hall.

Numerous elders felt their scalps tingle, experiencing immense pressure.

Duan Hunsheng's gaze was like two abysses; he stared at the many elders present and slowly spoke.

"Gentlemen, you surely know the outcome of the Yunzhou battle. What are your thoughts on this?"

The voice fell!

The venue fell into dead silence.

No one dared to speak.

The many elders knew that daring to oppose the hall master at this moment was courting death.

Countless bloody tragedies have occurred before their eyes.

Silence for a moment.

Grand Elder bowed with clasped hands, "Hall Master, we completely follow your orders."

Duan Hunsheng snorted coldly, flicked his sleeve, and directly unleashed countless sealing sigils in the main hall; instantly, incomparably brilliant spirit patterns surged across this heaven and earth.

Everyone was startled.

It seems the Hall Master is about to reveal some secrets!

Indeed, Duan Hunsheng gave a cold laugh and said, "Things have come to this; I suppose some elders still wonder why our battles with the Great Dao Sect have been repeated defeats without compromise? Then today I will tell you, my Heavenly Net Hall does not fear the Great Dao Sect!"

"Because behind us lies the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone, the ancient power Extinction Sect!"

The sound fell!

Many elders showed looks of shock.

Who would have thought the Heavenly Net Hall has the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone backing it!

No wonder they dare to oppose the Great Dao Sect!

This is the first time they have heard such a secret!

Duan Hunsheng wore an arrogant expression and continued, "I, however, follow the orders of the Extinction Old Man. Over these years, the rise of my Heavenly Net Hall in the Southern Wasteland Three Thousand Provinces is inseparable from the covert support of the Extinction Sect. My cultivation methods and secret techniques all come from the Extinction Sect."

Everyone suddenly understood.

No wonder the Hall Master is so powerful!

The Grand Elder's gaze was deep; he remembered that when he first saw Duan Hunsheng, the latter was a Seven Star Great Emperor, and now only a thousand years have passed, Duan Hunsheng has already stepped into the Nine Star Emperor Realm!

Duan Hunsheng said in a deep voice, "Next, our plan has changed. It is not simply revenge against the Great Dao Sect, but primarily to capture Ji Fuyao!"

Capture Ji Fuyao!

A grey-robed elder asked, "Hall Master, Ji Fuyao is merely a remnant of the Fuyao Dynasty and hasn't even grown up. Now the Fuyao Dynasty has been destroyed for three thousand years; why should we capture this girl?"

Duan Hunsheng gave a sinister laugh, "An excellent question; this involves a supreme secret. If you want to know the answer, I will tell you, but I will impose a life-and-death seal in your Sea of Divine Sense... hehehe!"

The grey-robed elder gathered courage and stepped forward, asking, "Hall Master, I want to know."

Duan Hunsheng flicked his sleeve, imposing a life-and-death seal on the grey-robed elder, and told him that Ji Fuyao possesses the Reincarnation Secret Technique.

The grey-robed elder's face drastically changed.

This indeed counts as a supreme secret.

Now the Supreme Path has opened; if one can master such secret techniques, it is equivalent to gaining an extra life!

No wonder the Extinction Old Man would order the capture of Ji Fuyao!

This holds a terrifying allure for them, let alone the titans of the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone!

Soon.

Many elders in the field came forward to Duan Hunsheng one after another, wanting to know the truth.

But a few elders whispered among themselves for a moment, gathered courage, and asked, "Hall Master, we do not wish to know this supreme secret; for now we do not want to participate in this task, is that alright?"

Duan Hunsheng gave a gloomy smile, "Of course."

The sound fell!

Duan Hunsheng flicked his sleeve, and several strands of mysterious black mist surged wildly toward those few.

Killing intent surged mighty!

Seeing this, several elders shouted loudly, "Sect Master, we are willing to accept the task!"

Duan Hunsheng said coldly, "Too late."

*Puff puff puff! *

Several elders instantly turned into a mass of blood mist.

Blood burst and splattered!

In the next instant, all that blood mist surged into the mysterious black mist and returned to Duan Hunsheng's body.

Duan Hunsheng closed his eyes, wore an expression of enjoyment, and snorted, "A bunch of fools!"

Seeing this, everyone stood frozen in place.

Only the Grand Elder and a few others remained expressionless, having long been accustomed to Duan Hunsheng's attacks.

Not long after.

Duan Hunsheng's gaze was deep and cold, "Very well. This time, the Grand Elder will oversee this matter. If we can capture Ji Fuyao, Grand Elder, I guarantee you will step into the Nine Star Great Emperor! Others who achieve merit, I guarantee you will directly rise one star level, and you can also cultivate the Extinction Sect's Supreme Cultivation Method!"

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