Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don't Call Me a Demon!-Chapter 355 - 249: Puppetry Technique (First Update)_2

Chapter 355: Chapter 249: Puppetry Technique (First Update)_2

The muscular disciple began to explain, and then moved closer to Su Jie, curious, “Elder Su, I am Zhu Zhangqi, the senior disciple from the Puppet Hall and have been managing it since the master’s death. I wonder what brings you here this time.”

Zhu Zhangqi felt puzzled inside. He hadn’t heard of any interaction between his master Peng Tan’an and Su Jie in his teacher’s lifetime!

That’s not right. Although there was no interaction with Su Jie, his master did have dealings with Taoist Qiu and even owed him money.

And Su Jie was Taoist Qiu’s disciple. It couldn’t be that he was here to…

Zhu Zhangqi’s face turned awkward, and he stiffly said, “That… Elder Su, we really don’t have any money right now, could we please have some time to breathe.”

Seeing Su Jie sizing up the Angry Flame Puppet, Zhu Zhangqi clenched his teeth, stamped his foot, and said with great reluctance, “Elder Su, if you fancy this puppet, you can take it to offset part of the debt.”

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The surrounding disciples, upon hearing this, immediately showed faces full of reluctance.

This puppet had been painstakingly built after the death of Peng Tan’an.

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They could hardly bear to see it seized before it even had warmed up!

Yet facing Su Jie, a seemingly bleak future young Elder, who would dare to utter a word of refusal, especially since their Puppet Hall indeed owed Taoist Qiu’s master money.

Su Jie’s face held a mischievous smile, aware that they had misunderstood his intentions, and he squeezed Zhu Zhangqi’s shoulder.

“Hmm, Yunling Realm Eighth Level cultivation, not bad.”

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhangqi shuddered, thinking of those demon cultivators within the sect who used living people to feed insects for practicing Human Worm Refining Technique, his face turning deathly pale.

Su Jie couldn’t possibly be satisfied with just obtaining a combat puppet but also want to use him as an add-on, could he?

Now that his master Peng Tan’an had passed away, no one was there to stand up for him.

“Elder Su… Elder Su, my strength certainly isn’t worthy of your attention, not at all noteworthy, absolutely not noteworthy.”

Zhu Zhangqi tried to step back, but his shoulder felt like it was clamped by steel pliers, completely immobile.

“No, I see great potential in you.”

This statement from Su Jie caused Zhu Zhangqi’s legs to go weak, his face utterly bloodless.

Seeing Zhu Zhangqi’s expression, Su Jie stopped teasing him and lightly laughed, “Okay, I was just joking with you. Let me correct one mistake, don’t call me Elder Su, you should call me Hall Master.”

“Hall Master?”

Zhu Zhangqi stared blankly at Su Jie, finally reacting after a long moment, his pupils shaking, his mouth gaping, realizing that Su Jie hadn’t come to collect debts.

“Yes, starting today, I, Su Jie, will assume the position of Hall Master of the Puppet Hall.”

The token representing the Hall Master of the Puppet Hall was raised high by Su Jie, its authority and unique array undeniable and impossible to forge.

After a moment of stunned silence, all the disciples knelt on one knee, chanting in unison, “Disciples of the Puppet Hall, we greet our Hall Master.”

At this moment, the disciples’ eyes were filled with immense excitement, including Zhu Zhangqi who had been frightened earlier, now showing a face brimming with exhilaration.

With Su Jie, a Cultivator from the Secret Realm as their Hall Master, the Puppet Hall would now have a strong backing.

Ever since Peng Tan’an’s demise, the days for Puppet Hall had grown increasingly difficult. Already unpopular, now without a Secret Realm Cultivator, their plight was imaginable.

“Enough, tell me about the affairs of the Puppet Hall,” Su Jie waved his hand, not fond of these formalities.

“Hall Master, currently the Puppet Hall covers 130 acres, including thirty-six disciples and over one hundred and fifty human servants. Apart from me, an inner disciple, all other disciples are from the Outer Sect.

Additionally, we currently possess just this one puppet, the Angry Flame, and own assets totaling just over a thousand spirit stones,” Zhu Zhangqi hurriedly reported the current state of the Puppet Hall.

“Elder Peng didn’t leave you any inheritance?”

Su Jie asked skeptically. It sounded too impoverished for a division of the sect.

Zhu Zhangqi smiled bitterly and replied, “Our Puppet Hall has always operated at a loss. After the old master passed away, many creditors showed up, and the remaining spiritual materials and puppets were all used to pay off the debts.”

Speaking of these bitter matters, Zhu Zhangqi’s face showed nothing but helplessness.

In the past, relying on Peng Tan’an’s influence, others were willing to extend credit.

But now that Peng Tan’an had passed away, with him gone, the affectionate treatment faded, and being an inner disciple alone was not substantial enough in the eyes of those creditors.

Fortunately, now there was Su Jie. Otherwise, it would be quite normal for Puppet Hall to face bankruptcy and closure any day.

“It seems I have to start from scratch with this mess I’ve taken over.”

Su Jie smiled. He had long anticipated the difficulties Puppet Hall would face.

“My master did leave some assets, which are various puppet blueprints, including the design concepts for Seventh Grade Puppets. It’s just that we lack money and materials, and our techniques are a bit rough, preventing us from replicating them.”

Zhu Zhangqi felt very embarrassed, troubled by the lack of funds.

“Which magic is practiced in Puppet Hall?”

“It’s this ‘Yin God Puppet Technique’, also known as Puppet Manipulation Technique. It uses spiritual material as the foundation, spirit stones as the kinetic energy, and utilizes the cultivator’s blood, divine soul, and the essence of yin meridians for remote control to manipulate various combat puppets with spiritual power.”

Zhu Zhangqi took out a booklet and a jade scroll; the former was Peng Yan’an’s manuscript, filled with many annotations and research insights he had left behind.

The latter was the fundamental mental method of “Yin God Puppet Technique,” which was also key for animating the puppets.

Su Jie took them over and absorbed the knowledge inside, which was much more extensive than he had imagined.

Just the material component alone required consideration of various properties like tensility, strength, elasticity, and resistance to stretching.

Some spiritual materials with properties, like flaming sky crystals, would continue to emit light and heat, and the conflicts and interference of these additional abilities must also be considered.

This was just the beginning; he had to ingeniously assemble these materials in combination with spirit stones for power output and engrave micro arrays inside to establish the corresponding energy transmission channels.

In order for combat puppets to possess a certain level of battle intelligence, it was necessary to prepare a Divine Heart Stone in advance and input lots of corresponding battle data into the puppet through the jade scroll transfer method.

That way, when numerous puppets were controlled in battle, they wouldn’t be overwhelmed.

Only then would they be real puppets.

Then, by integrating one’s own blood and essence into the puppet, one could manipulate it remotely using spiritual power.

Su Jie’s head grew bigger – the amount of knowledge was massive. In Su Jie’s understanding, it required materials science, dynamics, electronic technology, automation control, and many other complex fields of knowledge.

Being able to design a combat puppet alone was definitely the work of a capable person!

“Hall Master, which school of puppetry did you learn before?”

Zhu Zhangqi asked curiously. Previously in Ghost Ridge Palace, only Peng Tan’an’s lineage practiced Yin God Puppet Technique, and in Zhu Zhangqi’s view, Su Jie must also have mastered puppetry skills since he was willing to become the Hall Master of Puppet Hall.

“I’ve never learned puppetry before.”

Su Jie shook his head.

“Uh!”

Zhu Zhangqi’s mouth twitched, and the surrounding disciples were also completely perplexed.

Who would have thought, the one to assume the role of Hall Master of Puppet Hall, Su Jie, had never learned puppetry.

This edge department of Puppet Hall had little to offer, and everyone wondered why Su Jie wanted to take on the role of Hall Master.

“Hall Master, with your talents, learning puppetry will surely be a breeze for you; besides, all the scriptures and puppet designs left by the master, I will pass them all to you. You will definitely elevate our Puppet Hall.”

After a moment of shock, Zhu Zhangqi immediately switched to flattering.

No matter whether Su Jie had learned puppetry before or not, with Su Jie stationed in Puppet Hall, his mere presence was enough to intimidate the riff-raff.

The current state of Ghost Ridge Hall was desperate for revival, and having Secret Realm’s attention on this was more than a joyous affair.

“Hehe, enough flattery, it’s useless. I’ll study this ‘Yin God Puppet Technique’ carefully in the next few days. For now, show me around Puppet Hall.”

Su Jie didn’t care about others’ opinions; he already had some ideas in mind.