After working hard day and night, Chen Lin finally collected 120 medium-grade spirit stones after more than ten days.
He felt that his current speed of making money was definitely among the best among the Qi-cultivating cultivators. If he worked at full capacity, he could earn five mid-grade spirit stones a day.
It's so terrifying!
Of course, this is thanks to the recent surge in the price of the Da Li Fu, otherwise it would not be so exaggerated.
This situation could not be normal, so he had to work hard to make talismans and seize this opportunity.
When he had collected enough spirit stones, Chen Lin took advantage of the fact that no one was at Zhao's Trading Company and bought back the top-quality spirit stones.
Feeling the majestic and pure spiritual power in the top-grade spirit stone, he even had the urge to directly absorb and refine it for use in cultivation.
Of course, he would never do that, that would be a waste.
Just as She Kui had almost finished his training, Chen Lin installed the top-grade spirit stone and put it into his storage bag.
These are one hundred and twenty mid-grade spirit stones, more expensive than the marrow cleansing pill.
Originally, Chen Lin planned to refine another Snake Kui, but the materials in the market were in short supply and it was impossible to collect ten of them. Moreover, the cost of one Snake Kui was too high. Not only were the materials expensive, but it also required high-quality spirit stones.
In the end, he had to settle for the next best thing and bought another type of material for refining a monkey-shaped puppet.
This is a puppet in the middle stage of Qi training, and it can actually be of limited help to him.
It is said that the power of a puppet is equal to that of a cultivator of the same level, but that is only in comparison with the power when attacking. In fact, the difference is huge.
Take Shekui for example, both of his skills have the power of a first-grade top-grade spell, but after all, he has no intelligence. He needs to use his mental power to issue commands, and he is unable to be harmonious and adaptable in battle.
It is impossible for a cultivator in the late stage of Qi training to only know two spells. He also has magical instruments, talismans, and many other means that puppets cannot possess.
A puppet can only be considered a good helper at best, and if used properly it can achieve unexpected results.
It would not be impossible to win by quantity, but unfortunately a person's mental power is limited. Not to mention in a battle, even if he concentrates on controlling them without distraction, with his current mental power, controlling two puppets in the late stage of Qi training is already the limit.
If you are in the middle stage of Qi training, the number can be more.
However, the combat effectiveness of puppets in the middle stage of Qi training is even weaker. Even if several of them are added together, they may not be able to match a real cultivator in the middle stage of Qi training.
If that’s the case, why does he still need to refine it
Because he had an idea, and if it was done well, it would definitely produce unexpected results.
During this period of time, new discoveries were made in the ancient cultivator's cave. Not only was another spiritual weapon unearthed, but a complete storage room was also dug out, containing many classics.
This caused an even bigger sensation.
Because the excavation took too long, it is said that the news has spread to the immortal cultivation world of neighboring countries.
Guyuan City was originally located in the southeastern border of Yan State, and was only separated from another country, Cheqi State, by a mountain range.
The world of immortal cultivation in Cheqi Country is different from that in Yan Country. The cultivators there are more reckless and chaotic. The country is controlled by a sect called the Black Demon Sect. There are frequent frictions between the immortal cultivation worlds of the two countries, and there are constant wars in the mortal world.
If the immortal cultivators from Che Qi Country come here, the ancient cave will probably become even more chaotic.
Although Chen Lin had been paying attention to the affairs of the ancient cultivator's cave, he had no intention of going to take a look. He just wanted to know how long his expensive talismans could be sold.
After returning to his residence, Chen Lin began a new round of puppet making.
He originally wanted to rely on his own comprehension ability to fully understand the monkey puppet, but he found that he overestimated himself.
Although his comprehension ability has increased as his understanding of immortal cultivation knowledge has deepened, he is still not able to quickly understand the monkey puppet.
If he wanted to comprehend it normally, he felt it would take at least a year and a half.
It's not that carving the skeleton blocks is difficult, but the corresponding formation is too complicated. He has to at least comprehend the entry-level level, otherwise his innate ability will be useless.
Finally, he couldn't help but take an enlightenment pill.
After eating each time, Chen Lin secretly warned himself that this thing was very harmful and he should quit using it, but the next time he needed to understand something, he couldn't help but use it.
"It seems like I've become addicted. This won't do. I have to quit. Otherwise, my spiritual sea will be damaged, and even spiritual nourishing pills won't make up for it!"
After fully understanding the method of making the monkey puppet, Chen Lin reminded himself again.
Then, it started to enter crazy mode.
In the blink of an eye, several days passed.
Chen Lin walked out of the house holding a not-so-human monkey-shaped puppet.
After taking a look at the rough workmanship, Chen Lin grinned and began to install the spirit stone.
It was impossible for him to use his innate ability to make skeleton components. Although he could create a lifelike main body by doing so, it would require the reuse of materials and the amount of waste would be too exaggerated.
It doesn't matter if it's a little ugly, as long as it's useful.
Put the assembled monkey puppet on the ground, it is about two feet high. This is also the reason why Chen Lin chose to make this puppet, it can be put into the storage bag.
His storage bag is only one cubic meter. If it is too big, it cannot be stored in. He cannot carry it everywhere.
It is even more impossible for him to stay in an excited state and follow him around all the time, as he cannot afford to consume the spirit stones that way.
"Walk!"
Put the puppets in place and Chen Lin gave an order.
Although he only needed to issue commands with his mental power, he felt that the sound was more exciting.
As Chen Lin's voice sounded, the monkey puppet began to move forward slowly, appearing a little mechanical.
"The middle stage of Qi training is not as smooth as the late stage of Qi training."
Chen Lin complained, then shouted, "Run!"
The monkey puppet started running immediately, and its running was quite similar to that of a real monkey.
Chen Lin couldn't help but sigh at the magic of the formation.
Unfortunately, the formation is too mysterious. Even with the help of the Enlightenment Pill, he can only comprehend the basics. And this is just a small special formation for the puppet.
Therefore, the formation master dare not have any extravagant hopes.
He was able to refine the puppet, but it was not because he had truly mastered the formation in the Sutra of Kui. Instead, he had just gained the basics, and then copied it, relying on his innate ability to synthesize it, just like refining the Thunderbolt Bead.
Next, Chen Lin made the monkey puppet jump up and down, left and right, and also tested the puppet's built-in skills.
The first one is Eagle Claw Technique, a first-level intermediate-grade spell. When activated, it forms a phantom claw that extends more than one meter long and can crush objects made of metal and stone.
The second one is the collision spell, which is just a first-level low-grade spell, on the same level as the power spell.
But it happened to be this spell that Chen Lin was optimistic about, and the reason why he chose to refine the monkey puppet was also because of this skill.
With a thought, the monkey puppet jumped out and crashed into a pile of firewood against the wall like a small cannon.
With a loud crash, the pile of firewood was broken into pieces.
It looks very exciting, but in terms of offensive power, it doesn't have much.
When Chen Lin saw this scene, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
"Haha, not bad, not bad, it's just a scene!"
He issued another command, and the monkey puppet trotted back.
Then, Chen Lin took out an ordinary version of the Thunderbolt Bead and commanded the monkey puppet to grab it, and then took out a Vajra Talisman and released a Vajra Shield for it.
After thinking about it, I felt it was not safe, so I released another one.
Under the protection of two layers of Vajra Shield, the monkey puppet once again used the collision technique and crashed into a flower tree!
The puppet left a trail of afterimage, and in the blink of an eye it was close to the flower tree and bumped into it sideways.
At this moment, Chen Lin immediately issued an order through his mental power. A magical power came out from the claws of the monkey puppet, and the thunder bead was instantly activated.
"Bang!"
There was a loud bang.
The monkey puppet was blown away by the huge explosion force, and the flower tree was blown off at the root, leaving a small hole on the ground.
A divine light flashed in Chen Lin's eyes, and he hurried over to check the condition of the monkey puppet.
At this moment, the two layers of light shields on the puppet have been broken, but the body is still intact. After being controlled, it can move normally.
Done!
Chen Lin was so excited that his hair stood three feet high, and he did not look mature at all, which was consistent with his age.