Chapter 600 - 297: Nine Nether Cold Marrow Flower

Gu Yuntao was grateful to Xu Ping. If it weren’t for Xu Ping’s timely assistance,

uprooting the Seed Puppet Sect would have been as difficult as reaching the sky, and there was a strong possibility of failure.

At this moment, Xu Ping was making a request, and he agreed to it without hesitation.

"It’s not a difficult matter."

Xu Ping pondered briefly, organized his thoughts, and said, "The first thing is, I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Gu to help me craft a Quasi-Fourth Rank Puppet or a Fourth Rank Puppet."

His gaze carried a hint of expectation, "Given Fellow Daoist Gu’s profound expertise in puppetry, this should be a breeze."

"A Quasi-Fourth Rank Puppet or a Fourth Rank Puppet?"

Gu Yuntao frowned slightly, falling into a brief contemplation, "This... is not impossible."

"It’s just that..."

His tone shifted, he sighed helplessly, showing a regretful expression, "Although I’ve studied puppetry for many years, achieving Minor Achievement, with my current skill level, at best, I can only help Fellow Daoist Xu craft a Quasi-Fourth Rank Puppet."

"As for a Fourth Rank Puppet, my puppetry is far from reaching that level."

The crafting of a Fourth Rank Puppet involves extremely advanced knowledge and techniques in puppetry, requiring extraordinary understanding and mastery of materials, Spiritual Power control, and array runes, among other things.

Although he had significant achievements in puppetry, he was still far from creating a Fourth Rank Puppet.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have chosen to cultivate the forbidden Secret Technique "Spirit Refinement into Puppets."

"That’s enough."

Xu Ping smiled faintly, not too disappointed.

After all, he already had an understanding of this in his heart.

Moreover, a Quasi-Fourth Rank Puppet inscribed with the original ’Divine Puppet Spirit-Enhancing Talisman’ could definitely pose a threat to a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

"What’s the second matter?" Gu Yuntao nodded in agreement and immediately inquired.

"I’m quite interested in the Seed Puppet Sect’s Secret Technique ’Thousand Mechanism Skill.’

Xu Ping didn’t speak too thoroughly, but his meaning was already clear.

"This is a trivial matter."

Gu Yuntao agreed without hesitation, "I will copy all the Secret Techniques of the Seed Puppet Sect and give them to you."

Now that the Seed Puppet Sect had turned to dust, these Secret Techniques held little value for him.

Giving all of them to Xu Ping was also a form of repayment.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Gu, for your generous assistance!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Ping couldn’t conceal his joy and was overjoyed.

The entire body of Secret Techniques from the Seed Puppet Sect, this was thousands of years of the Seed Puppet Sect’s foundation, and it would undoubtedly be of great use to him.

"There’s no need for such courtesy between us two!" Gu Yuntao laughed heartily.

Their relationship had also become much closer after this eradication of the Seed Puppet Sect.

After a brief chat, Gu Yuntao’s expression gradually turned serious as he solemnly brought up another matter.

"Although the Seed Puppet Sect has now been successfully exterminated, we must not take this lightly and assume we can rest easy!"

"Oh?"

"What do you mean by that?"

Xu Ping frowned slightly, a sense of doubt rising in his heart.

In his view, the core strength of the Seed Puppet Sect had been completely eradicated, and the remaining forces were not even worth fearing. Could there be some potential crisis?

"It’s not about the Seed Puppet Sect."

Gu Yuntao seemed to know what Xu Ping was thinking and spoke seriously, "What we should pay attention to now is the Hundred Masters Sect!"

"The Hundred Bamboo Sect?"

Xu Ping was stunned for a moment, immediately inquiring, "Isn’t Mo Li handling the Hundred Bamboo Sect matters? It should have been settled properly."

"If Ancestor Wan Chun of the Hundred Bamboo Sect had not yet exited seclusion, Fellow Daoist Mo could indeed handle it easily."

Gu Yuntao’s face showed a bitter smile, "But recently, True Monarch Wan Chun has already exited seclusion."

"As for what True Monarch Wan Chun will plan and what actions he will take after coming out, it’s beyond what Fellow Daoist Mo can control."

Gu Yuntao looked helpless and slowly shook his head.

"True Monarch Wan Chun has exited seclusion?"

Upon hearing this news, Xu Ping’s brows immediately furrowed.

As the only genuine Nascent Soul True Monarch in Wind Country, True Monarch Wan Chun’s cultivation was unfathomable, and his formidable strength was undoubted, far surpassing Gu Yuntao and the ancestor of the Seed Puppet Sect.

This powerful being’s emergence indeed brought considerable pressure on them.

"However, Fellow Daoist Xu, there’s no need to worry too much."

"Now that the Seed Puppet Sect has been annihilated, I believe True Monarch Wan Chun won’t make a move against us for a sect that has already perished."

"Even in the worst-case scenario, if True Monarch Wan Chun really wants to act against us, with our joint efforts, defending against him should not be a significant problem."

Gu Yuntao smiled slightly, his tone carrying confidence.

He had a certain faith in his own strength and Xu Ping’s abilities.

Xu Ping, with his exceptional defensive power, coupled with Gu Yuntao’s own Nascent Soul combat power, would have the means to parry and engage with even a strong enemy like True Monarch Wan Chun.

"After all, as the sect leader, True Monarch Wan Chun will certainly weigh the advantages and disadvantages and won’t rashly engage us in a fight to the death!"

Gu Yuntao added another remark.

In his view, as the master of the Hundred Masters Sect, True Monarch Wan Chun would undoubtedly be well-versed in weighing pros and cons and wouldn’t impulsively take reckless actions.

"That’s indeed true."

Xu Ping lowered his head in contemplation for a moment and then nodded slowly.

With his defensive power alone, it would be exceedingly difficult for True Monarch Wan Chun to kill him, not to mention the Nascent Soul combat power of Gu Yuntao by his side.

Xu Ping speculated to himself that True Monarch Wan Chun most likely intended to use this opportunity to intimidate them slightly.

When the time comes, as long as he expresses his loyalty to True Monarch Wan Chun, the matter might just be let go.

...

After the two discussed everything properly, they left the treasure vault of the Seed Puppet Sect together and then returned to their respective abodes.