He quickened his pace, spent some time finding a secluded and uninhabited hill, then took out the Biological Transformation Pod and placed it on the ground. Next, he stuffed the still unconscious village woman into the pod, closed the hatch, and personally operated the control panel outside, selecting to modify the womanās head features, essentially a makeover.
"It actually lacks the use of water? Just find a river or mountain spring to gather some, itāll do..."
From the information displayed on the pod, Wang Zhifan discovered that the power was indeed sufficient to complete this transformation, but another needed material, water, was lacking. He hadnāt just forgotten to add it in the Deceit Realm earlier; he knew that such tangible things wouldnāt be useful even if added, as they couldnāt be brought over to this world.
Thus, he had to consume more time at this stage, searching for a water source nearby and using boxes and other containers from his personal space to transfer enough material water into the pod.
After busying himself for quite some time, he finally confirmed the pod was ready, pressing the button to start the transformation process for the unconscious village woman inside.
"With just this function, Iām afraid in the real world it would drive a billion women crazy. Unfortunately, I donāt intend to make money from it... At the same time, I didnāt expect its first user to be a civilian from the Mystical World."
Regarding this exceptional-grade Biological Transformation Pod, Wang Zhifan was quite clear about its potential. He could indeed profit greatly by utilizing its various functions in the real world, targeting both ordinary people and player groups. Yet, considering the possible complications this might bring, he chose to abandon that idea until this particularly meaningful practice.
When Wang Zhifan finished initiating this transformation program on the control panel, he learned from the display screen that the total duration required was 1 hour. This was the minimum time needed for the podās biological transformation, as it involved an overall gene-level adjustment and repair for a biological entity, making it difficult to further shorten the duration.
"An hour is still a bit long. During this time, Iāll find a place to place the Faceless Statue."
Confirming that the uninhabited hill he was on was devoid of other people or threatening creatures, Wang Zhifan then set aside the large machine currently transforming the village woman and began searching for a suitable location to place the Faceless Statue heād spiritually bound.
This was a very necessary task, otherwise, in this world, even with followers, heād be unable to receive any faith power due to often being in the real world or in-game instances. Only by properly setting the Faceless Statue in this world could the faith power generated by his believers continually be transferred to him through this transit piece.
"Simply bury the statue in a deserted place? This seems the safest way to handle it... but I feel it should be utilized to a greater extent."
With a brief contemplation, several plans emerged in his mind. He mulled over them and chose a relatively balanced plan, neither the safest nor the most audacious.
He then mounted the Red Deer Horse, galloping around the mountaintop, carefully observing where the most suitable location was. After spending quite some time, he fancied a steep mountain peak at some distance.
This mountain peak satisfied him with four characteristics: Firstly, it was very remote, with no village visible nearby. Secondly, it was extremely steep, making it challenging for ordinary people in this world to ascend even if they happened upon it. Thirdly, its surface was barren, with sparse weeds, lacking any value for climbing or picking. Fourthly, it was taller than the surrounding peaks, subtly giving off a unique and extraordinary aura.
"Nice, this place seems secluded. Even if someone happens upon it, climbing up would be difficult, but itās not completely isolated from the world, making it suitable to impart special significance at the right moment, especially with this mountain peakās isolated and prominent stance which could be elaborated on."
Reflecting a bit, Wang Zhifan directed the Red Deer Horse to land atop this steep mountain peak, then dismounted, took out the Marauderās Saber, and swiftly carved a niche into the large rock at the peak. The niche was just right to accommodate the Faceless Statue upright, making it appear as if the statue was worshipped in the peakās rock.
"This should do. If all goes well, this place can be used as a sacred site for core followers to worship."
Having set up the Faceless Statue, Wang Zhifan nodded in satisfaction, then rode the Red Deer back to the hill where the Biological Transformation Pod was placed. He had already left a Dream Me Avatar here for safeguarding, so he wasnāt worried about any mishaps occurring.
However, upon returning, he discovered that the cosmetic transformation of the village woman in the pod was still incomplete, requiring more than ten minutes to truly finish.
"This woman remains unconscious, showing no signs of waking. Seems I might have been a bit heavy-handed before."
As Wang Zhifan pondered possible oversights in the process, he considered how to handle similar situations in the future. It was impractical for him to manage everything personally each time, as it would tremendously waste his personal time.
"Consolidating time for unified processing is one possible solution... Perhaps I could find someone else to help... Like bringing Yilin or Yali over to handle such matters... But their forms and appearances might pose a problem... Moreover, how to respond when encountering unexpected situations..."
Ideas continuously emerged and analyses revealed underlying issues. While Wang Zhifan was still mulling over them, the Biological Transformation Pod beside him finally lit up with a green light, emitting a crisp buzzing soundāa reminder that the modification was finally complete.
Upon seeing this, Wang Zhifan promptly interrupted his thoughts, pressed the button to open the hatch, and pulled out the still unconscious village woman.
"Tsk tsk tsk... Though this womanās features arenāt exactly pretty, having her scars vanished and facial skin restored to smoothness like new completely transforms her from her previously scarred appearance which was akin to a ghost. If I hadnāt overseen the entire process, I wouldnāt even believe such a significant change could occur."
With just a glance, Wang Zhifan couldnāt help but marvel at the effectiveness of the transformation pod from the instance, far surpassing any cosmetic technology in the real world.
Having completed this critical task, he no longer lingered, immediately storing the transformation pod into his personal space. Then, he rode the Red Deer to bring the now-cosmetically transformed, unconscious village woman back to the riverside where she tried to commit suicide over an hour ago.
Yet, he didnāt simply abandon the woman upon arrival, nor did he wake her up and leave her to discover the changes herself. Instead, he performed one final crucial operation.
He first placed the woman at the riverside where she previously knelt and prayed, then quickly withdrew to hide in the distance. Subsequently, he activated his quite remarkable skill in the Great Dream Saber Scripture, using for the first time an unusual ability from the scripture, targeting the woman on the ground.
The principle of this ability he employed was quite simple: creating a temporary Dream Me Avatar to forcibly invade the targetās spiritual world, dominating and influencing their dreams.
This ability was considered obscure because it was rarely used in actual combat, causing no cultivator of the Great Dream Saber Scripture to emphasize it. The reason was that slightly stronger enemies would make it difficult for the Dream Me Avatar to successfully infiltrate their spiritual world, potentially alerting them, and with sufficiently weak enemies, there was no need for such roundabout means; simply letting the avatar cut down the opponent with a saber would be more efficient, wouldnāt it?
But Wang Zhifanās current goal perfectly suited the use of such Dream Me Avatarās invasion ability. He quickly created a temporary avatar in his own dreamland in the image of a white-bearded old celestial, then directed this avatar to directly invade the spiritual world of the unconscious woman by the riverside, orchestrating the final dramatic scene for closure.