sūn èr láng méi yǒu huí yìng qiǎo gōng de huà ， yīn wèi tā de jí xiàn yuǎn bù zhǐ yú cǐ 。
孙二郎没有回应巧工的话，因为他的极限远不止于此。
Sun Yi sat quietly, his gaze fixed on the golden puppet that stood like a god in the trial space.
yì bǎi ， liǎng bǎi ， wǔ bǎi ……
一百，两百，五百……
"Before long, there will be a war between our Holy Empire and the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. The decisive factor is still high-level combat power. How many daoists have the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance produced? At least over a thousand. And how many disciples does the Holy Emperor have?"
zhí dào shì yàn chǎng zhōng yǒng xiàn de hēi sè kuǐ lěi shù liàng chāo guò le yī qiān ， zài qiǎo gōng jū shì jīng wèi tiān rén de mù guāng zhōng ， sūn èr láng cái tíng zhǐ le jì xù zhēng zhào 。
直到试验场中涌现的黑色傀儡数量超过了一千，在巧工居士惊为天人的目光中，孙二郎才停止了继续征召。
Sun Yi nodded, his heart filled with shock and a hint of disappointment. As the First Disciple of the Holy Emperor, he had enjoyed countless resources and even experienced a unique encounter at Taiyin Sect... but in the end, it turned out that he was still inferior to casually crafted puppets?
shàng qiān zūn hēi sè kuǐ lěi hù xiāng zhàn dòu zài yì qǐ ， gè zì bù tóng de duì zhàn fāng shì ， gēn běn kàn bù chū shì yóu yí gè rén zài bèi hòu cāo zòng 。
上千尊黑色傀儡互相战斗在一起，各自不同的对战方式，根本看不出是由一个人在背后操纵。
What did his cultivation mean if he couldn't match these puppets?
zuò dào le rú cǐ dì bù ， sūn èr láng hái yǒu yú lì gēn qiǎo gōng liáo tiān 。
做到了如此地步，孙二郎还有余力跟巧工聊天。
Just as Sun Yi was lost in thought, the golden puppet flashed again and returned to the trial space. He also detached from the puppet's body and reverted to his true self.
“ qián bèi shuō xiào le ， wǒ nǎi shèng huáng shǒu tú ， jiāng lái zhēng fá wàn xiān méng 、 wèi shuài bù wèi jiāng 。 kuàng qiě zhè xiē kuǐ lěi suī rán hěn qiáng ……”
“前辈说笑了，我乃圣皇首徒，将来征伐万仙盟、为帅不为将。况且这些傀儡虽然很强……”
The contrast between weakness and strength was stark.
“ dàn wǒ yě bù ruò 。”
“但我也不弱。”
"Ha ha, you've been hit hard by this, right? But there's no need for that."
sūn èr láng yǔ qì zhōng mǎn shì zì xìn ：“ cāo zòng zhè xiē kuǐ lěi ， jiāo gěi wǒ shǒu xià jí kě 。 wǒ jiù bù xìn ， qián bèi dǎ zào de zhè shèng jūn kuǐ lěi ， hái néng bǐ wǒ men shèng cháo jiàng shì hái duō ？”
孙二郎语气中满是自信：“操纵这些傀儡，交给我手下即可。我就不信，前辈打造的这圣军傀儡，还能比我们圣朝将士还多？”
"The resources we invested in these golden puppets could have turned a normal cultivator into a daoist. You should feel the power within each puppet—each one contains a fragment of the essence of the cosmos. In the Yellow and Green World, they can fight like fish in water, gaining an additional third of their strength."
qiǎo gōng bǎi le bǎi shǒu ， yī liǎn xián qì de shuō dào ：“ bù bù bù ， nǐ xiǎo zi wù huì le 。 wǒ shuō de bú shì zhè pǔ tōng de shèng jūn kuǐ lěi 。 ér shì zhè zhǒng ……”
巧工摆了摆手，一脸嫌弃的说道：“不不不，你小子误会了。我说的不是这普通的圣军傀儡。而是这种……”
"And if the same person controls multiple puppets..."
shuō huà jiān ， suí zhe yī dào dào hēi guāng shǎn dòng ， bèi sūn èr láng zhào huàn chū de shàng qiān kuǐ lěi xiān hòu xiāo shī zài shì yàn chǎng dì nèi 。
说话间，随着一道道黑光闪动，被孙二郎召唤出的上千傀儡先后消失在试验场地内。
The tone of Master Craftsmanship suddenly became excited.
yī dào kōng jiān liè xì qǔ ér dài zhī ， jīn guāng cuǐ càn rú shèng cháo tiān kōng yīng líng shén diàn de jù dà kuǐ lěi ， jiàng lín cǐ jiān 。
一道空间裂隙取而代之，金光璀璨如圣朝天空英灵神殿的巨大傀儡，降临此间。
"The puppets can borrow the rule power from each other's fragments of the cosmos!"
shén mì ér wēi yán de qì xī ， xí juǎn zhěng zuò shì liàn chǎng 。
神秘而威严的气息，席卷整座试炼场。
"Short-term combat power can be multiplied several times over!"
zhōu biān de fēng yìn yīn wèi jù dà de chōng jī gē gē zuò xiǎng ， fǎng fú suí shí huì suì liè kāi lái 。
周边的封印因为巨大的冲击咯咯作响，仿佛随时会碎裂开来。
Sun Yi looked at the golden puppet standing like a god in the trial space, silent.
jīn sè kuǐ lěi de yǎn jīng zhù shì zhe sūn èr láng ， rú tóng shén míng zhù shì shì jiān ， lěng mò 、 wú qíng 。
金色傀儡的眼睛注视着孙二郎，如同神明注视世间，冷漠、无情。
"In the end, there will definitely be a war between our Holy Empire and the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. The key is high-level combat power. How many daoists does the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance have? At least over a thousand. And how many disciples does the Holy Emperor have?"
bèi duì fāng suǒ dìng ， sūn èr láng jìng rán chǎn shēng le miàn duì shī zūn yī yàng de cuò jué 。
被对方锁定，孙二郎竟然产生了面对师尊一样的错觉。
"Moreover, you are still too young. Compared to the old-timers in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, it's not certain that you can gain an advantage. Can the Holy Emperor really come out and fight every time?" Master Craftsmanship said with a faint tone.
“ zhè shì ……”
“这是……”
"At the highest level, whoever shows themselves first will reveal their flaws. You need to prepare your mind for this battle. The Holy Emperor may not easily intervene." Sun Yi nodded.
sūn èr láng yǒu xiē chī jīng de kàn xiàng qiǎo gōng jū shì 。
孙二郎有些吃惊的看向巧工居士。
"Understood."
qiǎo gōng bù wú dé sè de shuō dào ：“ cǐ cái shì néng dài biǎo wǒ qiǎo gōng zuì gāo jì yì de qiáng dà kuǐ lěi 。 gāng gāng nà hēi sè shèng jūn kuǐ lěi ， bù guò shì dà lù huò 、 zhàn zhēng zhōng de hào cái bà le 。”
巧工不无得色的说道：“此才是能代表我巧工最高技艺的强大傀儡。刚刚那黑色圣军傀儡，不过是大路货、战争中的耗材罢了。”
With these golden puppets, they could significantly narrow the gap in strength between them. "Do you want to try it?" Master Craftsmanship asked.
“ nǐ yě bù xiǎng xiǎng ， zhēn zhèng gāo duān de wán yì ， wǒ yòu zěn me kě néng jiù zhè me fàng xīn de ràng nǐ zài méi yǒu zuò rèn hé zhǔn bèi de qíng kuàng xià jiù qù shì yàn 。”
“你也不想想，真正高端的玩意，我又怎么可能就这么放心的让你在没有做任何准备的情况下就去试验。”
"If you can control three at once and defeat a daoist from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance with ease," Master Craftsmanship assured him.
sūn èr láng wén yán yǒu xiē gān gà ， bù guò hěn kuài zhù yì lì jiù yòu huí dào yǎn qián jìng jìng chù lì de jīn sè kuǐ lěi shēn shàng 。
孙二郎闻言有些尴尬，不过很快注意力就又回到眼前静静矗立的金色傀儡身上。
Sun Yi slowly nodded.
“ qián bèi ， zhè kuǐ lěi shí lì ， rú hé ？”
“前辈，这傀儡实力，如何？”
...
qiǎo gōng ào rán dào ：“ bú shì wǒ dǎ jī nǐ ， sūn xiǎo zi 。 nǐ suī rán shēn wèi shèng huáng dà dì zǐ ， dàn ruò shì zhēn dǎ qǐ lái ， kǒng pà yě wèi bì shì zhè zūn kuǐ lěi de duì shǒu 。”
巧工傲然道：“不是我打击你，孙小子。你虽然身为圣皇大弟子，但若是真打起来，恐怕也未必是这尊傀儡的对手。”
In the Holy Emperor's seat, Sun Yi's conversation with Master Craftsmanship was not unnoticed by the Holy Emperor. The golden puppet, refined using essence power and fragments of the cosmos, had transformed the ordinary into the extraordinary—creating puppets that could crush daoist combat power.
sūn èr láng dùn shí mī qǐ le yǎn jīng ， què bìng wèi chū shēng fǎn bó 。
孙二郎顿时眯起了眼睛，却并未出声反驳。
The inspiration came from Tianyang.
qiǎo gōng jì xù shuō dào ：“ zhè kuǐ lěi kě gēn liàng chǎn xíng de bù yí yàng ， měi yī zūn dōu shì yóu wǒ qīn zì dǎ zào ， bìng qiě yóu shèng huáng ……”
巧工继续说道：“这傀儡可跟量产型的不一样，每一尊都是由我亲自打造，并且由圣皇……”
In fact, under Master Craftsmanship's refinement, Tianyang's strength had surpassed a daoist realm to reach the realm of immortality, and was close to reaching the limit of the mortal world. However, there seemed to be some kind of restriction that made his progress in other puppets less effective by an entire realm.
qiǎo gōng dùn le dùn ：“ hēi hēi ， fǎn zhèng nǐ zhǐ xū zhī dào ， zhè jīn sè kuǐ lěi jí wéi zhēn guì jiù shì le 。 jiù suàn qīng shèng cháo zhī lì ， dǎ zào chū lái de yě bù chāo guò shí zūn 。”
巧工顿了顿：“嘿嘿，反正你只须知道，这金色傀儡极为珍贵就是了。就算倾圣朝之力，打造出来的也不超过十尊。”
Apart from Tianyang's unique transformation, Li Ping suspected there were deeper reasons behind it.
“ tóng yàng de ， tā de cāo zòng yāo qiú yě shì dà dà tí gāo 。 wǒ zhī qián hái yǒu xiē kǔ nǎo ， qù nǎ lǐ xún zhǎo hé shì de jià yù rén xuǎn 。 méi xiǎng dào nǐ xiǎo zi hái cáng le yī shǒu ……”
“同样的，它的操纵要求也是大大提高。我之前还有些苦恼，去哪里寻找合适的驾驭人选。没想到你小子还藏了一手……”
"The first step taker exhausts all possibilities. Just as the nameless true immortal cannot be touched on their path, so too with these puppets."
“ nǐ néng tóng shí cāo zòng qiān yú zūn liàng chǎn kuǐ lěi ， nà me cāo zòng wǔ zūn jīn sè kuǐ lěi ， yīng gāi bù chéng wèn tí 。”
“你能同时操纵千余尊量产傀儡，那么操纵五尊金色傀儡，应该不成问题。”
"However, this restriction seems more stringent."
“ chā jù zhè me dà ？” sūn èr láng zhòu méi dào 。
“差距这么大？”孙二郎皱眉道。
With the help of Tianyang and the current golden puppets, Li Ping was already satisfied.
“ hēi hēi ， nǐ yī shì biàn zhī 。” qiǎo gōng jiāng yī jīn sè yuán qiú ， sāi rù sūn èr láng shí hǎi nèi 。
“嘿嘿，你一试便知。”巧工将一金色圆球，塞入孙二郎识海内。
War was about who had more trump cards.
hōng ！
轰！
The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance might seem deep, but he could still use his resources. Moreover, Master Craftsmanship's guess was wrong.
yǎn qián huà miàn hōng rán pò suì ， sì hū yī shùn jiān cóng shì yàn chǎng 、 lái dào le wú jìn hēi àn xīng hǎi zhī zhōng 。
眼前画面轰然破碎，似乎一瞬间从试验场、来到了无尽黑暗星海之中。
"True strength does not mean no weaknesses."
qián fāng liǎng gè chì jīn sè de jù dà yuán qiú ， sàn fà zhe chì rè yǔ guāng máng 。
前方两个赤金色的巨大圆球，散发着炽热与光芒。
"It means not fearing others' attacks on those weaknesses."
sūn èr láng bù zhī bù jué bèi qí xī yǐn ， zǒu le jìn le ， cái hè rán fā xiàn zhè shì jīn sè kuǐ lěi de liǎng zhǐ yǎn jīng ！
孙二郎不知不觉被其吸引，走了近了，才赫然发现这是金色傀儡的两只眼睛！
He would not hide behind the scenes in this war; otherwise, how could he live up to the title of Holy Emperor?
yì niàn shà shí bèi xī shōu ， děng dào sūn èr láng huí guò shén lái shí ， tā yǒu xiē zhēng zhēng dì kàn zhe zì jǐ de shuāng shǒu 。
意念霎时被吸收，等到孙二郎回过神来时，他有些怔怔地看着自己的双手。
"Transmit teachings."
yuán běn de qū qiào ， gǎn yìng bú dào le 。
原本的躯壳，感应不到了。
Li Ping sat quietly, his gaze piercing through the sky into the Yellow and Green World. He held a colorful crystal in his hand.
zì jǐ xiàn zài de shēn qū ， jìng rán biàn chéng le nà jīn sè kuǐ lěi 。
自己现在的身躯，竟然变成了那金色傀儡。
Clear Flowing Crystal.
bìng qiě ……
并且……
Through the感应记录 of the Yellow and Green Heavenly Dao, Li Ping had already gained an initial understanding of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's rainbow teleportation technique.
sūn èr láng kě yǐ shí fēn qīng xī de gǎn shòu dào ， tǐ nèi liú tǎng 、 yùn zhuàn zhe de pēng pài wèi zhī lì liàng 。
孙二郎可以十分清晰的感受到，体内流淌、运转着的澎湃未知力量。
Before the battle began, he decided to use the puppet body to venture into the starry seas for enlightenment.
“ zhè shì ……”
“这是……”
It was not to start a premature war with Transmit Teachings but to seek enlightenment in the starry seas.
jiù zài tā lèng shén de gōng fu ， qiǎo gōng de shēng yīn zì ěr biān chuán lái ：“ wǒ huì jiāng nǐ chuán sòng dào dà qǐ xiǎo shì jiè wài xū kōng ， tè shū de shòu liè chǎng nèi 。 nǐ kě yǐ zài nà lǐ ， jìn qíng de shì yàn zhè jù kuǐ lěi shēn qū 。”
就在他愣神的功夫，巧工的声音自耳边传来：“我会将你传送到大启小世界外虚空，特殊的狩猎场内。你可以在那里，尽情的试验这具傀儡身躯。”
"I will definitely win this war."
zhōu zāo kōng jiān yī zhèn niǔ qū ， sūn èr láng shùn jiān lái dào le yī chù hēi àn xū kōng 。
周遭空间一阵扭曲，孙二郎瞬间来到了一处黑暗虚空。
The Holy Emperor's belief had never wavered.
yī xī kě yǐ kàn dào yuǎn chù shèng cháo bèi zhū duō xiǎo shì jiè huán rào de jǐng xiàng 。
依稀可以看到远处圣朝被诸多小世界环绕的景象。
...
“ hǒu ！”
“吼！”
In the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, in the Derivative Law Jade space,
yī tóu zhǎng dá wàn zhàng de yín lín jù mǎng ， bù zhī cóng nǎ lǐ tū rán mào chū ， zhāng kāi xuè pén jù kǒu 。
一头长达万丈的银鳞巨蟒，不知从哪里突然冒出，张开血盆巨口。
Li Fan nodded slightly as he felt his doppelganger's faint resolve. Although his感应 of the Holy Emperor grew weaker with the latter's increasing power, Li Fan still felt that the Holy Emperor was steadily moving towards a predetermined path.
xià yī kè jiù yào jiāng sūn èr láng cāo zòng de jīn sè kuǐ lěi zhí jiē tūn xià 。
下一刻就要将孙二郎操纵的金色傀儡直接吞下。
Moreover, with some backup plans left behind, Li Fan did not fear any setbacks.
rán ér sūn èr láng bìng wèi zuò rèn hé fáng yù ， zhǐ shì rèn yóu kuǐ lěi biǎo miàn sàn fà chū yī zhèn wēi wēi de guāng huá 。
然而孙二郎并未做任何防御，只是任由傀儡表面散发出一阵微微的光华。
After all, forcing out Transmit Teachings' true intentions would suffice.
yín lín jù mǎng bèi huǒ yàn diǎn rán bān ， zài āi háo zhōng biàn chéng huī jìn ， tòng kǔ sǐ qù 。
银鳞巨蟒被火焰点燃般，在哀嚎中变成灰烬，痛苦死去。
As for other matters...
jù mǎng de sǐ ， jiù xiàng zhì rù chí táng de shí zǐ ， jī qǐ zhèn zhèn bō wén 。
巨蟒的死，就像掷入池塘的石子，激起阵阵波纹。
One True Resolve, all are illusions.
shàng bǎi tóu bù zhī míng de xiōng shòu ， cóng hēi àn zhōng yǒng xiàn 、 wán quán méi yǒu rèn hé lǐ zhì shì dé ， cháo zhe sūn èr láng gōng lái 。
上百头不知名的凶兽，从黑暗中涌现、完全没有任何理智似得，朝着孙二郎攻来。
Sitting in the Derivative Law Jade space for so long, Li Ping had gained much from his continuous insights into the Holy Emperor and the Holy Embryo. Especially touching on the upper laws beyond the limits of the Yellow and Green World, he began to contemplate his future path.
sūn èr láng kě yǐ qīng xī de gǎn shòu dào ， yǎn qián zhè xiē shèng cháo tè shū péi yǎng de xiōng shòu 、 měi yī tóu dōu yǒu bù xià yú yuán yīng qī xiū shì de shí lì 。
孙二郎可以清晰的感受到，眼前这些圣朝特殊培养的凶兽、每一头都有不下于元婴期修士的实力。
"Although constrained by new laws, there are other paths."
dàn miàn duì tā men de wéi gōng ……
但面对它们的围攻……
"The Transmit Teachings system relies on the Yellow and Green World itself. If we start anew in space, it will not be bound by these constraints."
sūn èr láng shēn chū le zuǒ shǒu ， bō dòng qín xián bān 、 qīng qīng fǔ guò 。
孙二郎伸出了左手，拨动琴弦般、轻轻抚过。
"But such an approach would not gain the support of the Yellow and Green World. It has its pros and cons. Moreover, resources in space are scarce, so achieving real success might require the assistance of the Xuanxian Boat."
kōng jiān dàng qǐ yī céng lián yī 。
空间荡起一层涟漪。
"Also, that无形 barrier."
yuán běn shā qì tāo tiān de xiōng shòu men ， yī jiù hái bǎo chí zhe shēng qián de shén qíng 。 zhǐ shì shēn qū yǐ jīng qǐng kè jiān ， bèi zhī jiě chéng wú shù suì xiè 、 rú yǔ là xià 。
原本煞气滔天的凶兽们，依旧还保持着生前的神情。只是身躯已经顷刻间，被肢解成无数碎屑、如雨落下。
"It seems to be a force completely different from the Dark Star Sea system. Its power can restrain true immortals, which is unimaginable. If we could learn something from it, it might serve as an unexpected move in future battles with Transmit Teachings."
“ fǎ zé zhī lì 。”
“法则之力。”
"The only concern is..."
“ kōng jiān fǎ zé 。”
“空间法则。”
Li Ping frowned slightly.
sūn èr láng jìng jìng dì kàn xiàng zì jǐ de zuǒ shǒu ， yī zhèn míng wù yǒng shàng xīn tóu 。
孙二郎静静地看向自己的左手，一阵明悟涌上心头。
"Transmit Teachings and Heavenly Medicine are much earlier than me. Their talents surpass mine."
chǎn shēng rú cǐ dùn wù de tóng shí ， tā fǎng fú kàn dào le yǒu yī dào shēn yǐng ， cáng zài zì jǐ tǐ nèi 。
产生如此顿悟的同时，他仿佛看到了有一道身影，藏在自己体内。
"All the insights I've discovered must have been found by them long ago."
“ tiān dì zhī pò ？”
“天地之魄？”
"So-called advantages... they're not advantages."
jí biàn shǐ chū le yī shì shā zhāo ， yù shǐ jīn sè kuǐ lěi de sūn èr láng yě méi yǒu gǎn dào rèn hé de pí bèi 。
即便使出了一式杀招，御使金色傀儡的孙二郎也没有感到任何的疲惫。
...
kuǐ lěi yùn cáng de néng liàng ， sì hū wú qióng wú jìn 。
傀儡蕴藏的能量，似乎无穷无尽。
It seemed that only through actual combat could he truly understand their true strength.
“ bǐ hé dào hái qiáng de kuǐ lěi ？”
“比合道还强的傀儡？”
As the number of reincarnations increased, the mysterious veil surrounding Transmit Teachings and Heavenly Medicine was gradually lifted. Li Fan had gone from avoiding them to wanting to test them out now.
sūn èr láng hěn què xìn ， gāng gāng nà kàn shì qīng sōng xiě yì de yī zhāo ， zú yǐ zhòng chuāng xuán huáng jiè hé dào 。
孙二郎很确信，刚刚那看似轻松写意的一招，足以重创玄黄界合道。
Perhaps defeating them would come sooner than expected.
ér zhè ， hái yuǎn bú shì jīn sè kuǐ lěi jī néng de jí xiàn 。
而这，还远不是金色傀儡机能的极限。
Thinking about the cat treasure that Sun Yi's doppelganger found, if there were anything he cared deeply about in this world, it was these treasures beyond the wall.
“ nán guài qiǎo gōng qián bèi shuō ， wǒ bú shì tā de duì shǒu 。”
“难怪巧工前辈说，我不是它的对手。”
"Those who fish are also caught."
xīn zhōng zhèn hàn nán yán de tóng shí ， sūn èr láng xīn zhōng gèng chǎn shēng le yī xiē shī luò 。
心中震撼难言的同时，孙二郎心中更产生了一些失落。
Li Fan's eyes flashed with a strange light.
zì jǐ shēn wèi shèng huáng shǒu tú ， xiǎng shòu wú shù zī yuán 。 gèng yǒu tài yǎn zōng qí yù jiā shēn ……
自己身为圣皇首徒，享受无数资源。更有太衍宗奇遇加身……
The unique performance of the Immortal Passes Through Tribulations sect made him think of many things. However, it was still just speculation.
dào tóu lái jìng rán hái bù rú suí biàn dǎ zào de kuǐ lěi ？
到头来竟然还不如随便打造的傀儡？
Sun Yi's doppelganger had also noticed this anomaly and had taken the matter to the Origin Sect to collect the remnants of the blizzard and the bones of the great mage for similar reasons.
nà zì jǐ de xiū xíng ， yòu jiū jìng yǒu shén me yì yì ？
那自己的修行，又究竟有什么意义？
...
zhèng zài tā hú sī luàn xiǎng de gōng fu ， jīn sè kuǐ lěi shēn xíng yī shǎn ， què shì yòu huí dào le shì yàn chǎng nèi 。
正在他胡思乱想的功夫，金色傀儡身形一闪，却是又回到了试验场内。
Just as Li Fan was lost in thought, the once tranquil Derivative Law Jade space was suddenly interrupted by a visitor—Sun Luanye from the Sun family.
sūn èr láng yě cóng kuǐ lěi shēn qū tuō lí ， huí guī běn wǒ 。
孙二郎也从傀儡身躯脱离，回归本我。
"Lu'er, good news! Good news!"
chán ruò 。
孱弱。
After greeting the other daoists guarding the Origin Sect, Sun Luanye said to Li Fan.
jí zhì de fǎn chà gǎn ， dùn shí zì sūn èr láng xīn zhōng fú xiàn 。
极致的反差感，顿时自孙二郎心中浮现。
"I know."
“ hēi hēi ， nǐ xiǎo zi bèi dǎ jī dào le ba ？ qí shí dà kě bù bì 。”
“嘿嘿，你小子被打击到了吧？其实大可不必。”
Li Fan's reaction surprised Sun Luanye.
“ wǒ men huā zài jīn sè kuǐ lěi shēn shàng de zī yuán ， yìng duī yě néng jiāng zhèng cháng xiū shì duī chéng hé dào le 。”
“我们花在金色傀儡身上的资源，硬堆也能将正常修士堆成合道了。”
"How can I not know about the bloodline感应?"
qiǎo gōng pāi le pāi sūn èr láng de jiān bǎng ：“ xiāng xìn nǐ yě gǎn shòu dào le ba ， měi yī zūn kuǐ lěi tǐ nèi ， dōu yùn hán zhe yī dào tiān dì zhī pò de lì liàng 。 yǒu zhe rú cǐ tiān dì zhī pò zuò wéi nèi hé ， zhè xiē kuǐ lěi zài xuán huáng jiè huán jìng zhōng zuò zhàn shí ， rú yú dé shuǐ ， jìn hū néng dé dào sān fēn zhī yī zhàn lì de tí shēng 。”
巧工拍了拍孙二郎的肩膀：“相信你也感受到了吧，每一尊傀儡体内，都蕴含着一道天地之魄的力量。有着如此天地之魄作为内核，这些傀儡在玄黄界环境中作战时，如鱼得水，近乎能得到三分之一战力的提升。”
"How is Ninggou?" Li Fan seemed to suppress a smile as he asked.
“ ér qiě ， ruò shì tóng yī gè rén ， cāo zòng duō jù kuǐ lěi ……”
“而且，若是同一个人，操纵多具傀儡……”
Sun Luanye took a deep breath.
qiǎo gōng de yǔ qì dǒu rán biàn dé yǒu xiē xīng fèn qǐ lái ：“ kuǐ lěi zhī jiān hái néng xiāng hù jiè yòng bǐ cǐ tiān dì zhī pò de fǎ zé zhī lì ！”
巧工的语气陡然变得有些兴奋起来：“傀儡之间还能相互借用彼此天地之魄的法则之力！”
"Ninggou has unfortunately passed away, but fortunately, the fetus is unharmed. This is why I came so late—fearing you might be unable to accept it."
“ duǎn shí jiān bào fā zhàn lì 、 néng fān shù bèi bù zhǐ ！”
“短时间爆发战力、能翻数倍不止！”
Sun Luanye changed the subject.
sūn èr láng kàn zhe huí dào shì yàn kōng jiān ， rú shén líng bān chù lì de jīn sè wēi yán kuǐ lěi ， jìng mò wú yán 。
孙二郎看着回到试验空间，如神灵般矗立的金色威严傀儡，静默无言。
"Do you know how extraordinary that little one was? Born as a daoist..."
Sun Yi sat quietly, his gaze fixed on the golden puppet that stood like a god in the trial space.
"Before long, there will be a war between our Holy Empire and the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. The decisive factor is still high-level combat power. How many daoists have the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance produced? At least over a thousand. And how many disciples does the Holy Emperor have?"
Sun Yi nodded, his heart filled with shock and a hint of disappointment. As the First Disciple of the Holy Emperor, he had enjoyed countless resources and even experienced a unique encounter at Taiyin Sect... but in the end, it turned out that he was still inferior to casually crafted puppets?
What did his cultivation mean if he couldn't match these puppets?
Just as Sun Yi was lost in thought, the golden puppet flashed again and returned to the trial space. He also detached from the puppet's body and reverted to his true self.
The contrast between weakness and strength was stark.
"Ha ha, you've been hit hard by this, right? But there's no need for that."
"The resources we invested in these golden puppets could have turned a normal cultivator into a daoist. You should feel the power within each puppet—each one contains a fragment of the essence of the cosmos. In the Yellow and Green World, they can fight like fish in water, gaining an additional third of their strength."
"And if the same person controls multiple puppets..."
The tone of Master Craftsmanship suddenly became excited.
"The puppets can borrow the rule power from each other's fragments of the cosmos!"
"Short-term combat power can be multiplied several times over!"
Sun Yi looked at the golden puppet standing like a god in the trial space, silent.
"In the end, there will definitely be a war between our Holy Empire and the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. The key is high-level combat power. How many daoists does the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance have? At least over a thousand. And how many disciples does the Holy Emperor have?"
"Moreover, you are still too young. Compared to the old-timers in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, it's not certain that you can gain an advantage. Can the Holy Emperor really come out and fight every time?" Master Craftsmanship said with a faint tone.
"At the highest level, whoever shows themselves first will reveal their flaws. You need to prepare your mind for this battle. The Holy Emperor may not easily intervene." Sun Yi nodded.
"Understood."
With these golden puppets, they could significantly narrow the gap in strength between them. "Do you want to try it?" Master Craftsmanship asked.
"If you can control three at once and defeat a daoist from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance with ease," Master Craftsmanship assured him.
Sun Yi slowly nodded.
...
In the Holy Emperor's seat, Sun Yi's conversation with Master Craftsmanship was not unnoticed by the Holy Emperor. The golden puppet, refined using essence power and fragments of the cosmos, had transformed the ordinary into the extraordinary—creating puppets that could crush daoist combat power.
The inspiration came from Tianyang.
In fact, under Master Craftsmanship's refinement, Tianyang's strength had surpassed a daoist realm to reach the realm of immortality, and was close to reaching the limit of the mortal world. However, there seemed to be some kind of restriction that made his progress in other puppets less effective by an entire realm.
Apart from Tianyang's unique transformation, Li Ping suspected there were deeper reasons behind it.
"The first step taker exhausts all possibilities. Just as the nameless true immortal cannot be touched on their path, so too with these puppets."
"However, this restriction seems more stringent."
With the help of Tianyang and the current golden puppets, Li Ping was already satisfied.
War was about who had more trump cards.
The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance might seem deep, but he could still use his resources. Moreover, Master Craftsmanship's guess was wrong.
"True strength does not mean no weaknesses."
"It means not fearing others' attacks on those weaknesses."
He would not hide behind the scenes in this war; otherwise, how could he live up to the title of Holy Emperor?
"Transmit teachings."
Li Ping sat quietly, his gaze piercing through the sky into the Yellow and Green World. He held a colorful crystal in his hand.
Clear Flowing Crystal.
Through the感应记录 of the Yellow and Green Heavenly Dao, Li Ping had already gained an initial understanding of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's rainbow teleportation technique.
Before the battle began, he decided to use the puppet body to venture into the starry seas for enlightenment.
It was not to start a premature war with Transmit Teachings but to seek enlightenment in the starry seas.
"I will definitely win this war."
The Holy Emperor's belief had never wavered.
...
In the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, in the Derivative Law Jade space,
Li Fan nodded slightly as he felt his doppelganger's faint resolve. Although his感应 of the Holy Emperor grew weaker with the latter's increasing power, Li Fan still felt that the Holy Emperor was steadily moving towards a predetermined path.
Moreover, with some backup plans left behind, Li Fan did not fear any setbacks.
After all, forcing out Transmit Teachings' true intentions would suffice.
As for other matters...
One True Resolve, all are illusions.
Sitting in the Derivative Law Jade space for so long, Li Ping had gained much from his continuous insights into the Holy Emperor and the Holy Embryo. Especially touching on the upper laws beyond the limits of the Yellow and Green World, he began to contemplate his future path.
"Although constrained by new laws, there are other paths."
"The Transmit Teachings system relies on the Yellow and Green World itself. If we start anew in space, it will not be bound by these constraints."
"But such an approach would not gain the support of the Yellow and Green World. It has its pros and cons. Moreover, resources in space are scarce, so achieving real success might require the assistance of the Xuanxian Boat."
"Also, that无形 barrier."
"It seems to be a force completely different from the Dark Star Sea system. Its power can restrain true immortals, which is unimaginable. If we could learn something from it, it might serve as an unexpected move in future battles with Transmit Teachings."
"The only concern is..."
Li Ping frowned slightly.
"Transmit Teachings and Heavenly Medicine are much earlier than me. Their talents surpass mine."
"All the insights I've discovered must have been found by them long ago."
"So-called advantages... they're not advantages."
...
It seemed that only through actual combat could he truly understand their true strength.
As the number of reincarnations increased, the mysterious veil surrounding Transmit Teachings and Heavenly Medicine was gradually lifted. Li Fan had gone from avoiding them to wanting to test them out now.
Perhaps defeating them would come sooner than expected.
Thinking about the cat treasure that Sun Yi's doppelganger found, if there were anything he cared deeply about in this world, it was these treasures beyond the wall.
"Those who fish are also caught."
Li Fan's eyes flashed with a strange light.
The unique performance of the Immortal Passes Through Tribulations sect made him think of many things. However, it was still just speculation.
Sun Yi's doppelganger had also noticed this anomaly and had taken the matter to the Origin Sect to collect the remnants of the blizzard and the bones of the great mage for similar reasons.
...
Just as Li Fan was lost in thought, the once tranquil Derivative Law Jade space was suddenly interrupted by a visitor—Sun Luanye from the Sun family.
"Lu'er, good news! Good news!"
After greeting the other daoists guarding the Origin Sect, Sun Luanye said to Li Fan.
"I know."
Li Fan's reaction surprised Sun Luanye.
"How can I not know about the bloodline感应?"
"How is Ninggou?" Li Fan seemed to suppress a smile as he asked.
Sun Luanye took a deep breath.
"Ninggou has unfortunately passed away, but fortunately, the fetus is unharmed. This is why I came so late—fearing you might be unable to accept it."
Sun Luanye changed the subject.
"Do you know how extraordinary that little one was? Born as a daoist..."