Yang Jing sat cross-legged before the Celestial Spirit Eight Trigrams Furnace. He was currently Refining a body for the Earth Puppet’s Divine Soul.
He didn’t use any particularly precious Spiritual Materials. The primary ingredient was the embryonic sac left behind in the Celestial Spirit Eight Trigrams Furnace when the Earth Puppet had first emerged.
This sac was a rare treasure in its own right, which Yang Jing had secretly kept inside the Celestial Spirit Eight Trigrams Furnace. The supplementary materials were just some scraps left over from Refining the Nine Yang.
After a moment of hesitation, he decided it wasn’t right to use only scraps for his own disciple. Yang Jing took out a Creation Golden Lotus, carefully shaved off a small sliver, and placed it into the Celestial Spirit Eight Trigrams Furnace to add a trace of creative energy to this body.
After successfully Refining the Earth Puppet, Yang Jing’s Artifact Refining Skill had reached a state of effortless mastery. With a burst of the Five Elements True Fire, he used the Five Elements Wheel to simulate the cycle of Yin Yang and the Five Elements.
A small body materialized within the furnace.
The Divine Soul in the Dinghai Pearl excitedly tried to dive into the body, but Yang Jing reached out and caught it.
"What’s the rush? There’s still one last step."
As Yang Jing spoke, he formed a spell. With a loud clap of thunder, a Five-Colored cloud of qi rose within the furnace. The five streams of energy roiled and condensed, transforming into Thunder Water that showered down upon the body.
Once drenched by the Thunder Water, the infant-sized body immediately showed signs of life. A healthy blush spread across its face, and a faint smile graced its lips, as if it were lost in a pleasant dream.
After achieving Nascent Soul Formation, Yang Jing could manifest Thunder Water without needing to draw on nature’s spiritual energy. His own Magical Power was sufficient to cover the cost.
"Daddy, this body hasn’t developed its own consciousness, has it?"
The Divine Soul in the Dinghai Pearl saw this and nearly jumped in panic.
Yang Jing’s expression darkened as he tapped on the pearl.
"Hurry and get in there!"
Although this Puppet was made mostly from scraps, it was still quite extraordinary—the very culmination of Yang Jing’s entire Artifact Refining Technique. While it couldn’t compare to an Earth Puppet, it was undoubtedly first-rate among Human Puppets.
The Divine Soul hesitated no longer. With Yang Jing watching over it, it flew directly out of the Dinghai Pearl and into the infant through the crown of its head.
The next moment, the infant’s eyes suddenly snapped open. It pushed itself up with both hands, leaped out of the Celestial Spirit Eight Trigrams Furnace, and landed on the lid, gleefully examining its new body.
With a wave of his hand, he instinctively condensed water into an Ice Mirror before him.
"Daddy, why didn’t you make me more handsome? My old body looked great."
The infant pinched his own chubby cheeks in disgust. Thanks to Yang Jing’s deliberate adjustments, he looked exactly like one of those cherubs from a New Year’s painting.
"Hmph."
Yang Jing snorted coldly.
"That Earth Puppet body is something even Divinity Transformation Cultivators would covet. The Jun Tian Sword of the Celestial Sword Sect begged me to Refine one. Even a top-tier Major Sect in the Central Continent like the Nine Marvels Sect would treat it like a major crisis. Use that little head of yours and think. If you looked just like that Earth Puppet, wouldn’t people just snatch you up first and ask questions later?"
The infant shivered in fright and, with a wave of his hand, dispelled the Ice Mirror.
"In that case, I’d rather look like this. Being cute has its perks, I guess. Daddy, I haven’t had a name since I was created. Won’t you give me one?"
Yang Jing was still feeling a pang of regret over the sliver of his Creation Golden Lotus and was preparing to nourish it with some Five Elements Thunder Water.
"You were born from a Divine Body, and you resided within a pearl. Let’s call you Xuanzhu."
He said offhandedly.
Although Xuanzhu was born with divine abilities, he hadn’t been created long and was still quite naive. Upon receiving a name, he was so happy that he started rolling around right on top of the Celestial Spirit Eight Trigrams Furnace.
Yang Jing took out a Spirit Talisman and summoned Ji Feng.
A moment later, Ji Feng walked in.
Ji Feng’s originally pitch-black pupils had turned completely crimson, and even his black hair now had a reddish sheen. After receiving and completely Refining the Nine Phoenixes True Blood, he had evolved from a Kun bird directly into a Fire Phoenix. Even though he had undergone Transformation long ago, his appearance had still changed slightly.
"What a pretty sister!"
Xuanzhu couldn’t help but exclaim in amazement upon seeing Ji Feng.
Yang Jing, sitting on his Meditation Cushion, almost burst out laughing. He said to Ji Feng,
"This is my new disciple, your Seventh Junior Brother."
"Seventh Junior Brother, you’re supposed to call me Fifth Senior Brother!"
Despite his gentle nature, Ji Feng couldn’t resist saying in a low voice.
Xuanzhu paid it no mind. He had a natural intuition that allowed him to distinguish good from evil, and he could tell with a single glance that this senior brother was a complete softie.
"Fifth Senior Brother is so pretty. It’s such a shame he’s a boy."
Yang Jing grabbed Xuanzhu by the scruff of his neck and tossed him into Ji Feng’s arms.
"You take him and get him acquainted with his senior brothers. Teach him some common knowledge, but don’t pass on any Cultivation Techniques for now. His meridians have just finished forming, so he can only start cultivating after four or five years. I’m going into seclusion to focus on Artifact Refining. Don’t disturb me for the next few months unless it’s a major issue."
He said to Ji Feng.
The Treasure Pearl he had obtained from Ah Guoshami contained an Authority comparable to a Great Divine Technique; Yang Jing naturally wouldn’t let it go to waste. He planned to Refine it into his Celestial Waterfall Sword.
His earlier reforging of the Celestial Waterfall Sword had all been in preparation for this moment. Now that he had the Treasure Pearl, he could finally begin the Refining.
Ji Feng bowed to Yang Jing and carefully exited the Quiet Chamber.
Bored, Xuanzhu was riding on Ji Feng’s neck.
"Fifth Senior Brother, Daddy has so many disciples. Who’s the most powerful?"
Ji Feng shuddered, nearly shaking Xuanzhu off.
"Why are you calling Master ’Daddy’?"
"He Refined both my Divine Soul and my physical body from a furnace. What’s wrong with calling him Daddy?"
Xuanzhu said, unconcerned.
Ji Feng coughed a few times, then cast a spell to isolate them from their surroundings.
"Ah, Junior Brother, I’ll answer both of your questions at once. Among Master’s disciples, the most powerful is naturally our Eldest Senior Sister, Si Taizhen, who has already reached the Nascent Soul Realm. Although she is the sixth disciple, we all refer to her as Eldest Senior Sister. And while she is our Senior Sister, she is actually Master’s Daoist companion."
Xuanzhu’s eyes went wide upon hearing this gossip. He never expected this newfound father of his to have such a side to him.
"Senior Sister Si has a gentle personality, but she is extremely protective of Master. If she heard you calling Master ’Daddy’... well, even I have no idea how she’d react."
Ji Feng explained to Xuanzhu.
"Got it. In her presence, I’ll just call her Mother. What’s so difficult about that?"
Xuanzhu said dismissively.
This incident, however, made him feel a bit of kinship with his absurdly handsome senior brother. If Ji Feng had been malicious, he could have easily kept quiet and let Xuanzhu offend the incredibly powerful Eldest Senior Sister, Si Taizhen.
Ji Feng scratched his head, suddenly feeling a surge of pressure. He had a feeling that Master’s order to guide this Seventh Junior Brother was not going to be a simple task.
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