Chapter 23: The Profound Grade Pill Recipe

Wu Tian glanced around; there was no one in sight, and nobody knew that he had already killed Qin Long.

"Puppet Technique—Release!"

Ding!

"Player Wu Tian failed to create a puppet. Proficiency +1."

Ding!

"Player Wu Tian failed to create a puppet. Proficiency +1."

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Just like alchemy, puppet technique wasn’t so easy to succeed at. Still, every failure increased his proficiency by a little.

Since Qin Long was killed by Wu Tian, the corpse would slowly vanish if left unattended.

"Damn! It’s been dozens of tries now. If I don’t succeed soon, Qin Long’s corpse will disappear!" Wu Tian was growing anxious. He tried again, casting the puppet technique on Qin Long.

Ding!

"Congratulations, player Wu Tian has successfully crafted a puppet. The system rewards 1,000 experience points. Current puppet skill level: 8."

At last, after countless failures, Wu Tian’s puppet technique succeeded. In that instant, Qin Long’s eyes snapped open, eerily like a corpse coming to life, startling Wu Tian.

"Master!" Qin Long dropped to his knees, respectfully addressing Wu Tian.

Now, Qin Long’s gaze was vacant, just like a true puppet.

To test whether the puppet technique was as powerful as the system claimed, Wu Tian asked, "Qin Long, who is the most important in your world?"

"Master is most important to me," Qin Long answered without hesitation.

"Very good. Was my master killed by He Jiang?"

"I’m sorry, Master, I don’t know."

"Is my shattered dantian related to your master?"

"I’m sorry, Master, I don’t know."

It seemed Qin Long truly knew little about these matters. That was understandable—even if He Jiang had committed such acts, he would have kept them secret. Now that Qin Long was Wu Tian’s puppet, Wu Tian could send him to spy on He Jiang. After all, aside from becoming a puppet, Qin Long hadn’t changed; He Jiang would never notice.

"From today onward, you are my servant. I have a task for you: when you return, watch He Jiang’s every move. My broken dantian and my master’s death are connected to He Jiang—investigate this secretly. Remember, do not let He Jiang discover you. If he does, he’ll be alerted!" Wu Tian instructed Qin Long sternly.

Qin Long kowtowed respectfully. "Yes, Master!"

"Alright, go now," Wu Tian waved him off.

"Thank you, Master."

Qin Long stood, his eyes returning to normal, then hurried away.

Watching Qin Long depart so deferentially, Wu Tian felt a surge of satisfaction. "This puppet technique is truly useful! If only my skill level were higher—right now, I ca