hóng zé jiè tiān mù shàng ， shà shí chū xiàn le wàn xiān méng yī xíng rén yǔn luò de yì xiàng 。
洪泽界天幕上，霎时出现了万仙盟一行人陨落的异象。
In the Imperial Capital, after several trials and verifications, Emperor Sheng revealed to the entire nation that any soldiers who sacrificed themselves for the Holy Dynasty would be immortalized as spirits in a floating temple. The golden light of this floating temple shone brightly in the sky, and people from all corners of Great启 could see it like a radiant sun.
“ yuán yīng xiū shì lín bái ， fán xiū dào yì bǎi liù shí wǔ zài ……”
“元婴修士林白，凡修道一百六十五载……”
Emperor Sheng declared that these spirits were eternal and would forever live on after death. The images of Zhang Min and his companions, emerging from the floating temple with dazzling golden light, confirmed Emperor Sheng's words. The people of Great启 rejoiced at this divine favor, transforming their fear of death into an intense desire to enter the floating temple and become immortal spirits.
“ yú hóng zé yī jiè zhēng duó kōng míng liú jīng ， bèi qián shēng 、 qián míng 、 qián sù wéi gōng ， zhòng shāng ér wáng 。”
“于洪泽一界争夺空明流晶，被钱升、钱铭、钱宿围攻，重伤而亡。”
Baron Sun felt that while these spirits were a form of salvation after death, it was better to minimize the sacrifice of soldiers in the first place. He visited the secret workshop where the Holy Dynasty forged weapons for conquest, where both the Devastating Arrow and the Altering Sky Talisman originated.
“ shēn sǐ dào xiāo ， hái dào yú tiān ！”
“身死道消，还道于天！”
"Meeting you, Senior Artisan," Baron Sun said as he approached the busy Senior Artisan.
……
……
The Senior Artisan did not respond but focused intently on a rapidly moving black puppet in front of him.
míng míng shì bèi shèng cháo xiān qiǎn xiǎo duì zhū shā ， rú jīn tiān mù shàng xiǎn shì de sǐ yīn què shì gēn “ qián jiā ” xiāng zhēng 。
明明是被圣朝先遣小队诛杀，如今天幕上显示的死因却是跟“钱家”相争。
Baron Sun paid no mind to this and looked at the puppet himself. "What speed!"
zhè shì sūn èr láng dì yī cì shǐ yòng 【 cuàn tiān fú 】， xiào guǒ kàn qǐ lái hái bú cuò 。
这是孙二郎第一次使用【篡天符】，效果看起来还不错。
The black puppet continuously teleported, floating and evading Baron Sun's mental detection with ease. "Slow! Still too slow!" "The source energy supply is limited; we can't fully utilize their量产 capabilities," Senior Artisan lamented.
sūn èr láng jiāng tiān kōng zhōng de jǐng xiàng yòng tóu yǐng shí zǐ xì jì lù xià lái ， yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī lěng máng 。
孙二郎将天空中的景象用投影石仔细记录下来，眼中闪过一丝冷芒。
"Baron Sun, go and spar with it."
ér hòu tā gēn jù zhāng míng de yí xùn ， zhǎo dào le cǐ dì de kōng míng liú jīng kuàng mài 。
而后他根据张冥的遗讯，找到了此地的空明流晶矿脉。
Senior Artisan suddenly said.
xiǎo xīn jiāng qí lián gēn shōu lǒng ， yòu bǎ cóng kuàng mài zhǔ tǐ shàng diào luò de xiē xǔ cán zhā gù yì sàn xiàng hóng zé jiè gè chù ， zuì hòu jiāng zhēng dòu hén jì mǒ chú 。
小心将其连根收拢，又把从矿脉主体上掉落的些许残渣故意散向洪泽界各处，最后将争斗痕迹抹除。
Baron Sun nodded and instantly appeared in the testing area.
zuò wán zhè yī qiè ， sūn èr láng cái qiǎo rán lí kāi 。
做完这一切，孙二郎才悄然离开。
The black puppet stopped its rapid movement and launched a full-scale attack on Baron Sun. The main attacks were two: one was a destructive black beam that carried an annihilation aura; the other was detonating array modules to trap or injure enemies with standardized arrays.
xǔ jiǔ zhī hòu ， hóng zé jiè bèi zhē bì 、 cuàn gǎi de tiān jī ， cái màn màn huī fù zhèng cháng 。
许久之后，洪泽界被遮蔽、篡改的天机，才慢慢恢复正常。
These attacks could put up a fight against ordinary peak-stage Immortal Core cultivators, but clearly did not harm Baron Sun at all.
wàn xiān méng ， yuè yáng zhōu ， qián jiā 。
万仙盟，岳阳州，钱家。
Baron Sun easily dodged the puppet's attacks and flicked out several blue orbs. These orbs traced different trajectories and accurately hit the black puppet. A faint light flashed across the puppet's body, seemingly absorbing Baron Sun's techniques.
qián jiā jiā zhǔ ， huà shén diān fēng jìng de qián wàn líng yī liǎn yīn chén ， xià fāng zhàn zhe de qián shēng 、 qián míng 、 qián sù děng rén ， hái yǒu xiē bù míng suǒ yǐ 。
钱家家主，化神巅峰境的钱万凌一脸阴沉，下方站着的钱升、钱铭、钱宿等人，还有些不明所以。
"Boy, you've never seen this before," Senior Artisan said. "This technique is called 'returning the favor with their own methods.'"
“ shuō shuō nǐ men gàn de hǎo shì 。”
“说说你们干的好事。”
As he spoke, blue light flickered on the puppet's body. The blue orbs were actually being redirected back at Baron Sun.
“ shén me hǎo shì ？” qián shēng dāng chǎng lèng zhù 。
“什么好事？”钱升当场愣住。
"This is just a single puppet; its量产 advantages lie in quantity."
“ dà gē ， tū rán bǎ wǒ men jiào guò lái ， hái zhè fú mú yàng 。 dào dǐ zěn me le ？” qián sù yě yǒu xiē bù jiě 。
“大哥，突然把我们叫过来，还这幅模样。到底怎么了？”钱宿也有些不解。
With Senior Artisan's words, dozens of more puppets appeared instantly in the testing area. In his battle with them, Baron Sun found that these puppets seemed to act as one unit, coordinating and forming an array formation. Any one of them could concentrate the attacks absorbed by the group and reflect them back.
qián wàn líng měng dì yī pāi zhuō zi ：“ hái zài yǐn mán ！ lín jiā dōu yǐ jīng zhǎo shàng mén lái le ！ nà lín bái nǎi shì bèi lín jiā jì yǐ hòu wàng de jiē bān rén ， jiù zhè yàng bèi nǐ men shā le ， qǐ néng shàn bà gān xiū ？！ kōng míng liú jīng suī rán shì hǎo dōng xī ， kě yě dé yǒu mìng huā cái shì ！”
钱万凌猛地一拍桌子：“还在隐瞒！林家都已经找上门来了！那林白乃是被林家寄以厚望的接班人，就这样被你们杀了，岂能善罢甘休？！空明流晶虽然是好东西，可也得有命花才是！”
Even though Baron Sun was a formidable opponent, he struggled to face more than thirty puppets without using lethal techniques.
“ lì lìng zhì hūn ！ yú bù kě jí ！”
“利令智昏！愚不可及！”
Stopping the test, Baron Sun returned to Senior Artisan's side. "Senior Artisan, how many such量产 puppets can be deployed at once?"
qián jiā jiā zhǔ kàn zhe zì jǐ zhè jǐ gè xiōng dì ， yǎn zhōng dū kuài yào mào chū huǒ lái 。 rú guǒ bú shì xuè nóng yú shuǐ ， tā hèn bù dé dāng chǎng jiù bǎ tā men quán bù yī zhǎng gěi bì le 。
钱家家主看着自己这几个兄弟，眼中都快要冒出火来。如果不是血浓于水，他恨不得当场就把他们全部一掌给毙了。
"Boy, this is Holy Dynasty confidential information; even if you're personally taught by the Emperor, I can't tell you too much," Senior Artisan shrugged.
“ děng děng ！” qián míng dùn shí xǐng wù guò lái ， shén sè yī biàn ， huāng máng wèn dào ，“ shén me lín bái 、 shén me kōng míng liú jīng ， dà gē nǐ gāi bú shì gǎo cuò le ba ？ wǒ men bǎ lín bái shā le ？ kāi shén me wán xiào ？”
“等等！”钱铭顿时醒悟过来，神色一变，慌忙问道，“什么林白、什么空明流晶，大哥你该不是搞错了吧？我们把林白杀了？开什么玩笑？”
Baron Sun was speechless.
qián wàn líng jiàn tā men yī jiù hái bù chéng rèn ， xīn zhōng yǐ jīng shì shī wàng dào jí diǎn ：“ wèi le kōng míng liú jīng ， lián wǒ yě mán ？ hǎo hǎo hǎo ！”
钱万凌见他们依旧还不承认，心中已经是失望到极点：“为了空明流晶，连我也瞒？好好好！”
Senior Artisan laughed loudly: "Just joking with you."
qián wàn líng qì jí ， dāng chǎng jiù tāo chū yī kuài liú yǐng shí 、 jiāng hóng zé jiè yǔn luò yì xiàng fàng chū 。
钱万凌气急，当场就掏出一块留影石、将洪泽界陨落异象放出。
"The Holy Army Puppets operate in groups of fifty and require special cultivators to maximize their combat power. They should be capable of wiping out a transformed divine being," he said.
kàn zhuó yǎn qián tiān dào yì xiàng ， qián jiā sān xiōng dì dùn shí shǎ yǎn le 。
看着眼前天道异象，钱家三兄弟顿时傻眼了。
Upon hearing this, Baron Sun's eyes sparkled with excitement. "Is there an upper limit to the number of puppets that can be controlled?"
“ bú duì a ， dà gē ！ wǒ men zhēn méi zuò zhè shì ！”
“不对啊，大哥！我们真没做这事！”
"Limit?" Senior Artisan was momentarily stunned before understanding. "Do you want to try it?"
“ shì yǒu rén xiàn hài wǒ men ！ dà gē nǐ yào xiāng xìn wǒ men ！”
“是有人陷害我们！大哥你要相信我们！”
Baron Sun nodded.
duǎn zàn de dāi zhì guò hòu ， sān xiōng dì qí qí jīng hū 、 jiào yuān 。
短暂的呆滞过后，三兄弟齐齐惊呼、叫冤。
Senior Artisan pondered for a moment and handed over a black jade disk. "Don't push yourself."
qián wàn líng sǐ sǐ dīng zhe tā men ， jū rán méi yǒu cóng shén qíng biàn huà zhōng ， zhǎo dào rèn hé wěi zhuāng de pò zhàn 。
钱万凌死死盯着他们，居然没有从神情变化中，找到任何伪装的破绽。
Baron Sun took the disk, and his识海 instantly displayed thousands of black puppets standing in unison.
“ zhè jǐ gè chǔn huò de yǎn jì ， hái bù zhì yú zhè me hǎo 。 nán dào ……”
“这几个蠢货的演技，还不至于这么好。难道……”
His thoughts connected these puppets like threads, each seeming to have its own consciousness.
zhè xià zi ， jiù lián qián wàn líng yě biàn dé yǒu xiē chí yí le 。
这下子，就连钱万凌也变得有些迟疑了。
After connecting them, Baron Sun's soul felt as if it were weighed down by something heavy. However, this allowed him to control the puppets with ease.
“ nà me qián duàn shí jiān ， nǐ men jǐ gè yòu shēn zài hé chù ？”
“那么前段时间，你们几个又身在何处？”
Baron Sun took over one puppet and sent it into the testing area for flight and attack.
qián shēng jǐ rén wén yán ， yǒu xiē chí yí 。
钱升几人闻言，有些迟疑。
After some time of adaptation, Baron Sun found that the burden on his soul had become negligible.
bù guò zài dà gē de nà kuài yào shā rén de yǎn shén zhōng ， hái shì bù dé bù dào chū le shí qíng 。
不过在大哥的那快要杀人的眼神中，还是不得不道出了实情。
He began connecting another puppet.
“ wǒ men nà tiān zài yuè yáng hú pàn xiǎo lóu xī shōu tài yáng zhī qì xiū xíng ， hū de mò míng gǎn yìng dào bù yuǎn chù yī chù dì mài yì cháng ， shì shì shén me bǎo wù jí jiāng chū shì 。 yú shì wǒ men qián qù yī tàn jiū jìng 。 bù xiǎng gāng gāng dào nà lǐ ， dì mài zhī lì jiù hū rán bào zǒu ， wǒ men bèi xí juǎn jìn rù dì mài zhī zhōng ， shī qù kòng zhì 、 bù néng zì yǐ ……”
“我们那天在岳阳湖畔小楼吸收太阳之气修行，忽的莫名感应到不远处一处地脉异常，似是什么宝物即将出世。于是我们前去一探究竟。不想刚刚到那里，地脉之力就忽然暴走，我们被席卷进入地脉之中，失去控制、不能自已……”
Next came the third, tenth, fiftieth...
“ zhí dào zuì jìn fāng cái táo tuō 。” qián shēng yì wǔ yì shí de shuō dào 。
“直到最近方才逃脱。”钱升一五一十的说道。
In Senior Artisan's increasingly shocked gaze, the number of puppets controlled by Baron Sun surpassed one hundred. And from his expression, he seemed to have ample control over them.
kàn zhe dà gē qián wàn líng nà yù fā yīn chén de mù guāng ， tā yòu lián máng bǔ chōng dào ：“ zhēn de 。 bù xìn nǐ kàn ， yóu yú zhǎng shí jiān chén jìn yú dì mài zhī zhōng ， wǒ tǐ nèi líng lì dōu bù kě bì miǎn zhān rǎn le nóng nóng de dì mài zhī xī 。”
看着大哥钱万凌那愈发阴沉的目光，他又连忙补充道：“真的。不信你看，由于长时间沉浸于地脉之中，我体内灵力都不可避免沾染了浓浓的地脉之息。”
"You... boy..."
qián wàn líng wén yán zài sān rén tǐ nèi sǎo guò ， guǒ rán fā xiàn le nà shí fēn míng xiǎn de dì mài zhī lì jìn rǎn de hén jì 。
钱万凌闻言在三人体内扫过，果然发现了那十分明显的地脉之力浸染的痕迹。
"Great job!" Senior Artisan suddenly had a strange idea: "If you were to personally control all these Holy Army Puppets, would it be more effective?"
suí jí chén mò bù yǔ 。
随即沉默不语。
This was the end of the chapter.
In the Imperial Capital, after several trials and verifications, Emperor Sheng revealed to the entire nation that any soldiers who sacrificed themselves for the Holy Dynasty would be immortalized as spirits in a floating temple. The golden light of this floating temple shone brightly in the sky, and people from all corners of Great启 could see it like a radiant sun.
Emperor Sheng declared that these spirits were eternal and would forever live on after death. The images of Zhang Min and his companions, emerging from the floating temple with dazzling golden light, confirmed Emperor Sheng's words. The people of Great启 rejoiced at this divine favor, transforming their fear of death into an intense desire to enter the floating temple and become immortal spirits.
Baron Sun felt that while these spirits were a form of salvation after death, it was better to minimize the sacrifice of soldiers in the first place. He visited the secret workshop where the Holy Dynasty forged weapons for conquest, where both the Devastating Arrow and the Altering Sky Talisman originated.
"Meeting you, Senior Artisan," Baron Sun said as he approached the busy Senior Artisan.
The Senior Artisan did not respond but focused intently on a rapidly moving black puppet in front of him.
Baron Sun paid no mind to this and looked at the puppet himself. "What speed!"
The black puppet continuously teleported, floating and evading Baron Sun's mental detection with ease. "Slow! Still too slow!" "The source energy supply is limited; we can't fully utilize their量产 capabilities," Senior Artisan lamented.
"Baron Sun, go and spar with it."
Senior Artisan suddenly said.
Baron Sun nodded and instantly appeared in the testing area.
The black puppet stopped its rapid movement and launched a full-scale attack on Baron Sun. The main attacks were two: one was a destructive black beam that carried an annihilation aura; the other was detonating array modules to trap or injure enemies with standardized arrays.
These attacks could put up a fight against ordinary peak-stage Immortal Core cultivators, but clearly did not harm Baron Sun at all.
Baron Sun easily dodged the puppet's attacks and flicked out several blue orbs. These orbs traced different trajectories and accurately hit the black puppet. A faint light flashed across the puppet's body, seemingly absorbing Baron Sun's techniques.
"Boy, you've never seen this before," Senior Artisan said. "This technique is called 'returning the favor with their own methods.'"
As he spoke, blue light flickered on the puppet's body. The blue orbs were actually being redirected back at Baron Sun.
"This is just a single puppet; its量产 advantages lie in quantity."
With Senior Artisan's words, dozens of more puppets appeared instantly in the testing area. In his battle with them, Baron Sun found that these puppets seemed to act as one unit, coordinating and forming an array formation. Any one of them could concentrate the attacks absorbed by the group and reflect them back.
Even though Baron Sun was a formidable opponent, he struggled to face more than thirty puppets without using lethal techniques.
Stopping the test, Baron Sun returned to Senior Artisan's side. "Senior Artisan, how many such量产 puppets can be deployed at once?"
"Boy, this is Holy Dynasty confidential information; even if you're personally taught by the Emperor, I can't tell you too much," Senior Artisan shrugged.
Baron Sun was speechless.
Senior Artisan laughed loudly: "Just joking with you."
"The Holy Army Puppets operate in groups of fifty and require special cultivators to maximize their combat power. They should be capable of wiping out a transformed divine being," he said.
Upon hearing this, Baron Sun's eyes sparkled with excitement. "Is there an upper limit to the number of puppets that can be controlled?"
"Limit?" Senior Artisan was momentarily stunned before understanding. "Do you want to try it?"
Baron Sun nodded.
Senior Artisan pondered for a moment and handed over a black jade disk. "Don't push yourself."
Baron Sun took the disk, and his识海 instantly displayed thousands of black puppets standing in unison.
His thoughts connected these puppets like threads, each seeming to have its own consciousness.
After connecting them, Baron Sun's soul felt as if it were weighed down by something heavy. However, this allowed him to control the puppets with ease.
Baron Sun took over one puppet and sent it into the testing area for flight and attack.
After some time of adaptation, Baron Sun found that the burden on his soul had become negligible.
He began connecting another puppet.
Next came the third, tenth, fiftieth...
In Senior Artisan's increasingly shocked gaze, the number of puppets controlled by Baron Sun surpassed one hundred. And from his expression, he seemed to have ample control over them.
"You... boy..."
"Great job!" Senior Artisan suddenly had a strange idea: "If you were to personally control all these Holy Army Puppets, would it be more effective?"
This was the end of the chapter.