Mysteries of Immortal Puppet Master

Chapter 1379: Chapter 546: Under-the-Table Manipulation

Regarding the Nanming Fire Furnace, the news has spread almost all over Flying Cloud Country.

When Xiao Juxia returned to the Wanxiang Sect’s Main Mountain Gate, the Transmission Array was overcrowded.

Many people left the Transmission Array and asked the guardian cultivators for the location of Danxia Peak, then headed straight there.

The guardian cultivators were busy and overwhelmed.

Since the news about the Nanming Fire Furnace spread, they have not had a moment of peace.

Each round of the Transmission Array was fully packed, bringing in a myriad of cultivators drawn to it. They had switched to three shifts, yet were still utterly exhausted.

Thanks to the cover provided by the myriad of cultivators, Xiao Juxia was not interrogated upon returning to the Wanxiang Sect.

He first gathered intelligence, then returned to his rented Cave Mansion, calmly calculating. Until nightfall, he finally pushed open the door, walked out of the Cave Mansion, and watched the night scenery.

In the night sky, stars dotted the view.

Towards Danxia Peak, however, there was a blurry pink glow, like clouds obscuring the sky.

Even at night, the place was bustling with sound, countless cultivators attracted by the Nanming Fire Furnace flocked there with optimistic expectations.

Initially, Xiao Juxia had no interest in this.

But the calculations made him change his previous thoughts.

"This time back to the Wanxiang Sect’s Main Mountain Gate, there’s further intelligence, and being closer to the site makes it easier to acquire Heavenly Mechanism."

"The previous cultivation technique modifications still have results remaining, not extinguished by Qin De’s death."

"But when I calculate how to acquire this result, the calculations do not point to the Evil Slaying Hall, but to the Nanming Fire Furnace trial event. What is the reason for this?"

To make these calculations, Xiao Juxia has expended all his efforts, at the cost of over twenty years of lifespan.

Paying such a heavy price, he ended up with an ambiguous result.

He quickly accepted it.

Because divination, this cultivation technique is just like this, often ambiguous. Especially when it’s of great importance, even more so.

"Could it be that before Qin De’s death, he had some connection with the Artifact Spirit Vermilion Bird?"

"Or perhaps he buried the results somewhere on Danxia Peak?"

"And there’s another possibility, that the cultivators who acquired Qin De’s results are also participating in this Xingyun Trial?"

Xiao Juxia couldn’t ascertain, so he immediately set off for Danxia Peak.

Upon arriving there, he merely observed, seeing if he could get a spiritual mechanism response, collecting new clues.

A golden light slowly flew forth.

This was a pure gold chariot, glowing with golden light, like a moving sun in the night sky.

Every inch of the chariot was carved with exquisite patterns—dragons and phoenixes auspiciously displayed, sun and moon shining together, stars circulating, and mountains undulating. Between the patterns, countless tiny gems were embedded, sparkling various colors in the night sky like stars adorning the golden curtain.

Before the chariot were eight spiritual horses.

They were pure white Heavenly Steeds, snow-white without a trace of variegation. Their manes were like snow, hooves like wind, their eyes flashing with spiritual light. The eight Heavenly Steeds walked side by side, with uniform steps as if they were a well-trained ceremonial guard.

Behind the chariot were dozens of attendants.

They wore uniform red gold Daoist robes, with the words "Pure Yang" embroidered on the hem, the writing silver hook and iron trace, shining brilliantly in the night. Their steps were orderly, their manner solemn, each with an upright posture, eyes looking straight forward, like a well-trained army.

Sitting on the chariot was a person.

He appeared to be in his forties, with a handsome face and a natural noble air between his brows. His black hair was tied up with a golden crown, adorned with a red gold gem, within which faint flames flickered. He wore a red gold Daoist robe, with fully embroidered on it, the words densely flowing as if living entities on the robe.

His hands were folded on his lap, fingers long, nails neatly trimmed. His eyes were slightly closed, his complexion calm like still water, as though he wasn’t coming from afar, but walking in his own backyard.

Nascent Soul Cultivator.

And even at the Peak of Nascent Soul!

His appearance immediately caused a sensation.

In the Array Space, Jiang Ping recognized it instantly: "It’s Chun Yangzi!"

Chun Yangzi is the Dao title, the leader of the Pure Yang Palace. Every Sect Leader of Pure Yang Palace is called Chun Yangzi.

Pure Yang Palace is one of Flying Cloud Country’s cultivation powers, not as big as the Myriad Images Sect, but holds a significant position in Flying Cloud Country.

Shen Hongyao stared at the shining chariot, her brows furrowed: "He’s the Sect Leader of Pure Yang Palace, how can he personally participate in the Xingyun Trial? If he wins, then he has to join the Myriad Images Sect. What happens to Pure Yang Palace then?"

Qing Baizi sat cross-legged on a green stone, eyes wide open, flashing a sharp light: "Interesting! Chun Yangzi as a sect leader is actually participating in the Danxia Peak Trial. It seems the rumors are not groundless—the Pure Yang Palace has been declining these years, with a tendency to merge into the Myriad Images Sect."

Such an imposing presence and status naturally prompted the guardian cultivators to quickly come and guide the entire convoy to the mountain top.

Xiao Juxia hid in a corner, witnessing the entire process, and couldn’t help but sigh in his heart: "Previously during the Qi Fortune clash, the Nanming Fire Furnace was burdened and destroyed. But Wang Yu, Dong Chen, and others indeed had ingenuity, using the nearly destroyed furnace to successfully stir countless people’s optimism, setting this grand scene."

This Feiyun Conference, just this Xingyun Trial alone, who knows how much external talent it has attracted to the Myriad Images Sect!"

"Such a feast, such a system, is the fundamental reason why the Myriad Images Sect can stand firm without wavering."

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