Mo Tang was naturally unaware of the schemes of those from the Tianming Sect.
Even if he did know, he wouldn't necessarily care too much.
Leaving aside the fact that he had Bi Wu, a high-ranking bodyguard, even he himself, facing a mere eight-star Dou Zun, while not necessarily capable of annihilating him with a flick of his wrist, could certainly handle him with ease.
Moreover, he might even become nourishment for his continued improvement; Mo Tang would be overjoyed then…
Although Mo Tang currently held the title of the new Pavilion Master of the Four Directions Pavilion, after finishing his important tasks, he directly dumped the other trivial matters on his cheap teacher, Venerable Lei, and returned to the Wind and Thunder Mountains to seek peace and quiet.
This move left Lei Zun Zhe completely dumbfounded, but in the end, he could only helplessly take the blame...
There was nothing he could do; after all, he was his disciple, and even if he was a troublemaker, he had to endure it.
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However, compared to Mo Tang, Lei Zun Zhe, an old fox who had lived for many years, saw things much more clearly.
For example, Mo Tang's methods against the Yellow Springs Pavilion were rather domineering and ruthless, inevitably making the Myriad Swords Pavilion and the Starfall Pavilion uncomfortable...
Mo Tang didn't care about these things at all, but Lei Zun Zhe couldn't ignore them... Therefore, the cleanup work had to be done by his teacher.
As for Mo Tang, he wasn't truly idle...
After returning to the Wind and Thunder Mountains, he used the power of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion's earth vein flames to obtain a lot of materials and began refining the Heavenly Demon Puppet...
He had already obtained the refining method for quite some time, but had never had the time or the means to refine it.
Taking advantage of this opportunity to slack off, and given that the Wind and Thunder Pavilion still had plenty of good materials, he decided to refine this demon puppet.
Refining a Heavenly Demon Puppet requires three main materials: body, magic core, and soul…
Of course, in addition, some special metallic materials are needed to make the puppet's body more robust.
Mo Tang currently has no shortage of these things.
The body is still the old Earth Demon Ghost, a half-step Dou Zun; as for stronger ones, Mo Tang is reluctant to use them, nor has he had the opportunity to obtain them…
The magic core is even more unnecessary; when he was scavenging in the Beast Domain, Mo Tang obtained more than one eighth-order magic core, which he stored away without absorbing it.
As for the soul…
Mo Tang's thoughts stirred, and a phantom figure appeared before him.
Judging from its appearance, this phantom figure was none other than Ice Venerable Binghe, whom Mo Tang had instantly killed!
When he used the Destruction Thunder Flame to incinerate the opponent's body, Mo Tang specifically preserved the soul and stored it in the system's inventory.
Whether it's due to system rules or not, after the Ice River's soul entered the inventory, it seemed to lose most of its intelligence, becoming this dull and foolish appearance...
But it doesn't matter, since he's refining a puppet, it doesn't need much intelligence, just some combat instinct.
"A quasi-Dou Zun's body, an eighth-tier low-level ice-attribute magic core, and a four-star Dou Zun's soul should be enough to refine a Heavenly Demon Puppet comparable to a Dou Zun-level expert, right?"
However, Mo Tang wasn't very confident about this.
The earth fire scorched, and the Earth Demon Old Ghost's body slowly melted...
However, while earth fire was good, it was still somewhat inferior to strange fire, especially in terms of temperature.
Mo Tang's own Destruction Thunder Flame was quite good, but when Mo Tang tried it before, he almost burned all the materials to ashes, and finally had to give up.
This Destruction Thunder Flame was truly domineering, full of destructive power, and completely unsuitable for refining flames.
Refining the body, integrating the soul, adding metal materials...
Mo Tang proceeded step by step according to the method he remembered.
However, both alchemy and puppet making are delicate tasks, requiring complete focus and meticulous refinement, naturally consuming considerable time.
Just completing the refining of all the materials had already taken half a month.
Next, all that remained was to wait for the perfect harmony between the body, soul, and demonic core; Mo Tang wasn't in a hurry.
Time slowly passed, and the layer of dark golden liquid that had enveloped the demon puppet's body had completely merged into it.
The demon puppet's color was also gradually changing, transitioning from bright silver to dark gold…
This scene made Mo Tang's eyes light up.
According to the classification of demon puppets, heaven is gold, earth is silver, and man is bronze…
a golden demon puppet is a true Heavenly Demon Puppet, with combat power comparable to a Dou Zun level expert.
Of course, since these puppets aren't living people, their combat relies solely on their powerful physique and immense strength. They might be effective against some low-level Dou Zun, but against Dou Zun of three stars or higher, they can only stall; defeating them is virtually impossible.
Having crafted a Heavenly Demon Puppet, Mo Tang felt his familiarity with this puppetry technique had improved significantly.
After all, this crafting method differed from ordinary cultivation techniques and fighting skills. Simply relying on system points always felt like theoretical knowledge; it was better to try it out personally.
After placing his first, and possibly only, Heavenly Demon Puppet into his inventory, Mo Tang suddenly noticed something else he had overlooked for a long time…
a large, jet-black ruler engraved with strange patterns…
"The Profound Heavy Ruler? That should be its name."
Mo Tang held the black ruler in his hand, feeling its weight, and his eyes lit up slightly.
It seemed this had always been Xiao Yan's weapon; in the original story, he even brought it to the Great Thousand World and still used it, indicating its material was extraordinary.
It felt a bit wasteful to just leave it gathering dust in his hands…
After thinking about it, although Mo Tang didn't use weapons much anymore, it wouldn't be bad to have a weapon that could increase his combat power.
Like the Moon Chasing Bow, even if he couldn't use it now, he could pass it on to his disciple…
Hmm, Mo Tang hadn't forgotten he still had a disciple.
However, because You Quan was too young and lacked strength, Mo Tang wasn't in a hurry to bring her to Zhongzhou. Instead, he let her stay in the Black Corner Region until she reached the Dou Wang level, then he'd bring her back…
Anyway, the resources and cultivation techniques he left her were enough for her, so he hadn't neglected his duty as a teacher.
Lost in thought, Mo Tang weighed the heavy black ruler in his hand again, muttering, "Then why not forge a new sword…"
He had used swords before, and he could learn a few sword techniques of Earth Rank or higher, which would be useful later.
It was better than just leaving it lying around…
(End of Chapter)