abnabooks Chapter 159 Divination Lineage Disciples Understand Puppets? I Don’T Believe It Either! (4900 Words)
Chapter 159 Divination Lineage Disciples Understand Puppets? I Don’T Believe It Either! (4900 Words)
Chapter 159: Do disciples of the Divination Lineage understand puppets? I don't believe it even if you say so! (4900 words)
"How... how can I accept this?" Upon hearing Wang Xiu's sincere words, Lin Yue smiled awkwardly and discreetly put the two packs of cigarettes into her spatial ring.
"We are all fellow disciples, there's no need to worry about these small matters!" Wang Xiu patted Lin Yue's shoulder and chuckled.
Lin Yue suddenly stared at Wang Xiu curiously and asked, "Are you... Senior Brother Wang Xiu?"
With tens of thousands of disciples in the Immortal Gate, there weren't actually many who had seen what Wang Xiu looked like. It was only that day, when he appeared in front of the Mission Hall to promote the Immortal Gate Loan, that he showed his face.
In the past, he had always been low-key. So it was normal for these disciples not to recognize him.
Wang Xiu nodded.
Lin Yue was immediately delighted and said, "It's really you, Senior Brother! Everyone says that not only are you handsome, but you also have a pure heart. You're a great person... Today, seeing you in person, your reputation is well-deserved!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiu couldn't help but laugh unexpectedly and said, "Are you talking about me? I didn't know that I had such a good reputation. Shouldn't you all call me the Shame of the Three Purities?"
Lin Yue's face turned slightly embarrassed and she said, "That's all ancient history! Senior Brother, ever since you introduced the Immortal Gate Loan, you've helped many fellow disciples in times of crisis... Now everyone has money in their hands, and their strength has improved rapidly. This is an experience we've never had before! Everyone is very grateful to you!"
Wang Xiu smiled without commenting. He knew that his reputation among the young disciples had improved quite a bit.
But to say that everyone in the Three Purities Immortal Gate was grateful to him? Wang Xiu didn't believe it!
In the end, the Immortal Gate Loan introduced by Wang Xiu could only help the lower-level disciples of various branches. As for the true transmission disciples and the elders... Although they also lacked money, their means of making money were much faster than mining in the Ghost Immortal Blessed Land.
Hmm...
Except for people like Huang Yunchong who didn't like to do missions.
Moreover, the old people of various branches had long-standing biases against the Divination Lineage, deeply rooted in their hearts. It was difficult to change their views on the Divination Lineage because of these small favors.
At most, they would be less resistant to the Divination Lineage.
However, no matter what, this was a good start!
So Wang Xiu wasn't in a hurry.
Suddenly, Lin Yue seemed to remember something and her gaze fell behind Wang Xiu. She couldn't hide her surprise as she asked, "Senior Brother, those puppets..."
Wang Xiu paused for a moment, then turned his head to glance at the magnificent puppet kingdom.
He explained, "Oh, I'm quite interested in the puppet techniques of the Manipulation Lineage, so I borrowed some classics from the Sutra Pavilion and studied them for a while..."
Upon hearing Wang Xiu's admission, Lin Yue's pupils contracted, filled with disbelief.
Reasonably speaking, even when Lin Yue saw Wang Xiu coming out of the forest, she did not immediately associate him with those puppets.
Although the Three Purities Immortal Gate now emphasizes the taboo-free pursuit of knowledge, regardless of which lineage's disciple you are, as long as you pay a certain amount of spirit stones, you can borrow the scriptures of any lineage from the Sutra Pavilion.
There are many talented disciples who, in addition to practicing their own lineage's techniques, also study some techniques from other lineages for occasional use.
But the classics of the Manipulation Lineage... are universally recognized as the least borrowed!
The reason is simple.
Although the other supporting lineages have different areas of study, many things are interconnected.
For example, some techniques of the Thunder Lineage, when used with the sword techniques of the Sword Lineage, become another kind of extraordinary skill.
Different paths lead to the same destination.
Learning them is not too difficult.
But the Manipulation Lineage's art of puppetry has absolutely no connection to those techniques.
If forced to make a connection, it might be with the Artifact Lineage and the Formation Lineage, which can be somewhat related.
But the knowledge learned from these two lineages cannot touch the essence of the art of puppetry.
In other words, to learn how to make puppets, one needs to understand formations and materials.
But even with knowledge in these two areas, there is still a long way to go to learn the art of puppetry.
Not to mention, Wang Xiu is neither a disciple of the Formation Lineage nor the Artifact Lineage.
He... is from the Divination Lineage!
There is absolutely no connection!
However, in this situation, Wang Xiu not only chose to learn the knowledge of the Manipulation Lineage, but also created this densely packed group of puppets through self-study.
This sounds like a dream, doesn't it?
Lin Yue swallowed her saliva with difficulty and asked, "Senior Brother, can I take a look at those puppets?"
"Um..." Wang Xiu hesitated slightly but did not refuse. "Sure!"
Upon hearing Wang Xiu's agreement, Lin Yue eagerly flew to the front of the Netherworld Tree.
With slightly trembling hands, she grabbed a puppet bird and carefully observed it.
Not long after.
His breathing became rapid, his pupils trembled, and his face was filled with disbelief: "How is this possible? How is this possible? How can it be so simple?"
The structure of this puppet bird is not complicated.
On the contrary.
It's too simple!
Simple to the point of being unreasonable.
It made Lin Yue feel a sense of doubt about life.
Anyone who knows a little about puppetry would know.
The bigger the puppet, the more powerful it is.
The smaller the puppet.
The internal structure is often excessively intricate.
To construct a structure in a small space that allows for smooth movement and completion of tasks.
The difficulty is extraordinary.
If, according to his thinking, designing such a puppet bird, the complexity of its structure would be like a colorful landscape painting.
But the one in his hand.
It is simply outlined with a few strokes of black and white.
Just like a simple sketch.
But with those few strokes, the skeleton, blood, and soul of the puppet bird are depicted.
With just these few strokes.
How can this puppet bird move?
Lin Yue couldn't understand.
This created an unimaginable impact on the knowledge he had learned.
He even began to doubt life.
Doubt whether the knowledge he had learned before was right or wrong?
This is simply a stroke of genius!
The so-called Great Dao is simple, great skill is not artificial, perhaps it is just like this!
...
"It's amazing, it's simply amazing..."
Lin Yue held the puppet bird as if holding a fragile pearl.
Afraid of dropping it on the ground.
He kept murmuring in his mouth.
Wang Xiu saw Lin Yue in a daze and smiled slightly: "They are just insignificant little things, not worth mentioning!"
Insignificant little things?
Not worth mentioning?
"How can they not be worth mentioning?" This young disciple of the Manipulation Lineage suddenly came to his senses, his face full of excitement and astonishment: "Senior Brother, do you know what kind of impact this puppet of yours would have on the current Yan Shi realm if it were released?
Such a simple structure!
But it can execute commands in an orderly manner, and..."
He paused here, couldn't help but take a breath, and glanced at the dense forest of puppets: "With so many, so many puppets, so many structures that can even be called crude puppets, they can move so coordinated...
What is the core hub of their power system?
This completely violates the common knowledge of puppetry!!!"
What is the common knowledge of puppetry?
The simpler the structure of the puppet, the simpler the task it performs.
And cooperation, coordination, these are obviously unrelated to simplicity.
This is too contradictory!
Lin Yue seemed to be going crazy.
He couldn't help but imagine.
If he were to conceive based on this template.
Could he make the same puppet?
The answer is no!
It simply cannot be done.
At best, it would be a lump of iron that cannot move!
Wang Xiu: "..."
Looking at the seemingly crazy Lin Yue, Wang Xiu couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
Is it necessary?
Aren't they just a group of the lowest-level puppets?
Afraid that this junior brother would directly faint and die in front of him.
He quickly interrupted Lin Yue's sentiment and said, "Junior Brother, it's getting late, let's go back first. If it's too late, Senior Jiang will rest, and you won't be able to receive your soul pet today!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yue suddenly woke up and slapped his forehead: "Look at me, I almost delayed the important matter! Senior Brother, please go first!"
On the way back.
"Senior Brother, I'm still curious about those puppets..."
"Hey, Junior Brother, is this mighty and majestic chicken your newly captured soul pet?"
"You're right!"
"It looks quite lively, did it take a lot of effort?"
"Senior Brother, you have a keen eye. This thing is so fast, it runs and jumps, and the most annoying thing is... when it runs a distance, it even turns back and mocks me...
Do you think it's annoying?
I finally caught it!"
"Well... it does seem quite annoying!"
...
From Lin Yue's mouth.
Wang Xiu roughly understood what had happened during his seclusion in the Netherworld Tree Forest.
He was also slightly surprised by the fact that so many Immortal Gate disciples repaid their debts and came to collect their soul pets so quickly.
But this was not a bad thing.
For him.
The faster the disciples repay their debts.
The speed at which the spiritual stone veins are being monetized is getting faster.
As for those disciples of the Immortal Gate, it's not a bad deal to mine for one or two months in exchange for a soul pet.
After all, in the long run...
Soul pets are not weak in terms of helping disciples in their cultivation.
Returning to the vicinity of Nine Dusks Temple...
The scene before their eyes gradually became lively.
Looking at those disciples of the Immortal Gate, chasing after Monster Souls all over the mountains...
A smile appeared on Wang Xiu's lips.
"Well... Senior Brother, I'll go find Senior Jiang to refine a soul pet for me first! I'll come to Divination Lineage another day to seek your guidance!" Lin Yue cupped his hands.
"Go ahead! Wait a minute!"
Wang Xiu nodded, suddenly stopping him.
Lin Yue was puzzled, "Is there something else, Senior Brother Wang Xiu?"
Wang Xiu said, "I don't want too many people to know about those puppets for now, so..."
Lin Yue understood instantly and gave Wang Xiu a look, "Senior Brother, don't worry, my mouth... is known for being tight in the Manipulation Lineage! I promise to keep it a secret!"
Seeing his extremely confident appearance, Wang Xiu suddenly felt uncertain.
Is this kid reliable or not?
...
The sun sets in the west.
The night grows darker.
There aren't many people in the Manipulation Lineage to begin with.
It feels even more deserted in the evening.
"Oh, Lin Yue, you also went to get a soul pet?"
Lin Yue had just returned to the Manipulation Lineage.
His mind was still recalling the scenes he saw deep in the Blessed Land today, and he was a little absent-minded.
Suddenly, he noticed a man walking towards him. It was Zhang Yang, a familiar disciple of the Manipulation Lineage.
Zhang Yang looked at Lin Yue's chicken and teased, "Why is it just a chicken? Hmm~ It looks quite majestic. Come on, let me play with your chicken!"
Lin Yue glanced at him and said mysteriously, "What's a chicken? You don't even know what incredible things I saw when I went to the Blessed Land to get a soul pet this time!"
Hearing this, Zhang Yang became interested, "Tell me about it?"
Lin Yue opened his mouth, but suddenly remembered Wang Xiu's instructions and held back his words, "Forget it, I won't tell you!"
Zhang Yang said, "Tsk!"
Disciples of the Manipulation Lineage deal with a bunch of components all day long.
No matter what kind of puppet it is...
The precision and requirements for the size of the components are very high.
They must fit together perfectly.
This also leads to...
Almost every disciple of the Manipulation Lineage suffers from a serious occupational disease - obsessive-compulsive disorder.
There is no one without OCD!
Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to make any decent puppets.
At this moment...
When Zhang Yang heard Lin Yue speak halfway...
He suddenly felt the urge to kill him!
Zhang Yang spat, "I don't need someone like you!"
"Tell me, tell me, aren't you deliberately teasing me?"
"..."
Lin Yue hesitated, "But I promised Senior Brother Wang Xiu that I wouldn't say it!"
"Wang Xiu?"
"The shame of the Three Purities?"
Zhang Yang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized and muttered to himself, "Forgot, that's ancient history! Senior Brother Wang Xiu is now a great person, and he's also my creditor!"
"Is this related to Senior Brother Wang Xiu?"
Hearing Wang Xiu's name...
Zhang Yang's eyes suddenly lit up.
He became even more curious.
"No, I have to stick to my principles!"
"Don't, just tell me, speak softly, I promise not to tell anyone else!"
"I can't, principles are more important!"
Lin Yue persisted.
"You...!" Zhang Yang became anxious and suddenly gritted his teeth, "If you tell me, next time, Senior Brother will treat you to a visit to the Garden of Beauties!"
When he heard the words "Garden of Beauties"...
Lin Yue frowned, "Zhang Senior Brother, what do you take me for? With this price... I'll say it at most once!"
"..."
"Heh, have you heard?"
"What?"
"Don't you know?"
"What is it?"
"It's about Senior Brother Wang Xiu from the Divination Lineage. Haven't you heard?"
"No, tell me!"
"I promised someone to keep it a secret!"
"Don't worry, just tell me, I have the tightest lips, you know me!"
"..."
"Once to the Garden of Beauties!"
"Twice!"
"Deal!"
"..."
...
The news spread like wildfire.
There weren't many disciples in the Manipulation Lineage to begin with.
Soon enough, it became widely known.
At first, many Manipulation Lineage disciples couldn't believe it.
After all, how could a Divination Lineage disciple, who also mastered the skills of the Manipulation Lineage, self-study to such an extent without any guidance?
It was too unbelievable!
But until one disciple revealed the location of those puppets in the Blessed Land.
Many disciples went to see for themselves.
When they came back, everyone was dumbfounded.
This... is actually true?
...
Late at night.
Manipulation Lineage.
In the largest operating room.
Gongshu Wumao was originally studying the latest type of puppets.
Suddenly.
Mo Wuwei came to him, panting, with a hint of inexplicable excitement in her eyes, and said, "Master, have you heard? Senior Brother Wang Xiu is actually proficient in puppetry..."
"What did you say?"
Gongshu Wumao adjusted his glasses and stared at his proud disciple with a ridiculous expression.
Mo Wuwei also adjusted her glasses and said weakly, "It's true! All the junior brothers and sisters are spreading the news!"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Gongshu Wumao sneered, "Yanshi Dao, mysterious and unfathomable, obscure and profound. Even for the most talented individuals, it takes a considerable amount of time to enter the door with the guidance of a master... He, a Divination Lineage disciple, has only come into contact with puppets through his master's coffin since childhood! Are you saying he is proficient in Yanshi arts? Who would believe that?"
Mo Wuwei said weakly, "And there's also the Ink Jade Qilin Armor!"
Gongshu Wumao stroked his beard and said, "How long has he had that puppet armor in his possession? Are you trying to tell me that he figured out puppetry on his own in just two months with just a puppet armor?"
No wonder Gongshu Wumao was so angry.
From any perspective, this matter was too absurd.
What a joke.
Puppetry is a serious discipline.
Self-study and still succeed?
Making such a joke is simply an insult to this discipline.
"I'll tell you this, if Wang Xiu really understands Yanshi arts, I'll change my name to Wumao!" (Note: "Wumao" means "no hair" in Chinese, implying that Gongshu Wumao would be completely bald)
Mo Wuwei also found it hard to believe.
It didn't fit with her years of learning experience.
But...
When she recalled the elegant figure in white in her mind, for some reason... a voice kept echoing in her heart.
- If it's him, maybe it's really possible?
She bit her lip and said, "But many disciples have seen it with their own eyes!"
"Hmph!"
Gongshu Wumao stood up directly, "Is that so? Then I want to see what kind of ghostly thing they saw that can make them mistake it for the years of hard work and study!"
After speaking, he took off his work robe.
And walked out.
"Master... wait for me!"
Mo Wuwei was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly followed.
...
The dawn was warm.
On the wilderness.
Wang Xiu sat on a small hill.
Looking down.
The view here was good.
He could easily see the scenes of those disciples capturing Monster Souls.
Occasionally, laughter and angry shouts could be heard.
The content of their arguments was amusing.
But Wang Xiu didn't laugh.
His gaze slowly shifted.
To a spot not far from him.
There.
Several Human Souls stood dumbly, looking down.
Their eyes empty.
As if they were also enjoying the scene of capturing Monster Souls.
Wang Xiu frowned slightly.
The Monster Souls in this Blessed Land could be consumed through the use of Soul Pets.
But what about the Human Souls?
How should they be dealt with?
The Ghost Immortal Blessed Land had accumulated Human Souls for thousands of years, numbering in the millions.
And in the future, it would continue to absorb nearby wandering souls.
This was certainly an extremely rich merit.
But if Wang Xiu were to personally guide them all to transcendence...
Wouldn't it take forever?
Wang Xiu narrowed his eyes and pondered for a while, a plan vaguely emerging in his mind.
(End of this chapter)