67: The True Explanation of a Thousand Machines and Myriad Puppets

"Who... who exactly are you?!!"

The Upper Master of a Thousand Puppets knelt on the ground, his head throbbing with a splitting pain as he roared in a low, distorted voice.

Such a terrifying Divine Sense had left him completely unable to fight back; such a person shouldn't be unknown!!

Yu Xuzi did not answer him. Instead, he calmly withdrew his Divine Sense, glanced at the cold-sweat-drenched Upper Master of a Thousand Puppets, and said coldly:

"How has Fellow Daoist considered my proposal?"

"Huff... puff..."

The Upper Master of a Thousand Puppets struggled to stand up, his pale face still etched with fear as he unconsciously gasped for air.

"To force a sale like this, don't you think you're being too despicable, Fellow Daoist?"

"Despicable?"

Yu Xuzi shook his head and denied it: "The age of decadence has arrived, and the general trend of heaven and earth cannot be reversed by human effort."

"What use is it for you to hold onto these Legacies? Without Resources, they are nothing more than waste paper. It is a better strategy to exchange them for some Spirit Stones to use for cultivation. I am doing this for your own sake."

"Furthermore!"

"Didn't your Thousand Mechanisms City also have thoughts of killing for treasure, wanting to directly take my life and my Spirit Stones? Why put on such a righteous act?"

Yu Xuzi looked toward the entrance of the third-floor pavilion with a cold sneer: "Am I right? Fellow Daoist hiding your head and tail over there?"

The air fell into a dead silence.

No one spoke; there was only the sound of the Upper Master of a Thousand Puppets huffing and puffing as he breathed heavily.

"What? You think I'm bluffing?"

A cold light flashed in Yu Xuzi's eyes, and his vast Divine Sense surged out again, pouncing directly toward the entrance of the pavilion.

"Hmph—"

Accompanied by a sharp, muffled groan, a figure finally staggered out into the open.

A trace of blood hung from the corner of his mouth; he had clearly suffered quite a bit under Yu Xuzi's sudden Divine Sense attack.

He had a square face and a white beard, with a lean and capable build.

He looked quite old, but his cultivation was only at the Early Dao Foundation Stage Peak, which was also quite ordinary.

He was the other Dao Foundation Ancestor of Thousand Mechanisms City, Upper Master Qianji, and also the current City Lord who truly managed Thousand Mechanisms City.

"Fellow Daoist's Divine Sense could probably rival that of a Late-Stage Great Cultivator, couldn't it? No wonder my Junior Brother had no power to resist. Truly a fine method!"

Upper Master Qianji stared fixedly at the young man before him with lingering fear. The Upper Master of a Thousand Puppets also hurriedly retreated, and the two stood together as if huddling for warmth.

"I presume you are the City Lord of Thousand Mechanisms City?"

Yu Xuzi spoke again: "What do you think of the transaction I just mentioned? If you don't agree, then we'll just have to have a match!"

"You—"

Upper Master Qianji's expression changed rapidly.

The strength of this person's Divine Sense was something he had never seen in his life, yet his cultivation seemed to be only at the Early Dao Foundation Stage. Either he was hiding his cultivation and was himself a Late-Stage Great Cultivator,

Or, the quality of the Dao Foundation this person had condensed was extremely powerful, and his combat strength was likely not much inferior to a Late-Stage Great Cultivator.

Regardless of which possibility it was, the two of them did not seem to be his match. Even with their Puppet reserves, it was hard to say.

If this person wanted to rob them by force, it would truly be a problem!

After considering it repeatedly, Upper Master Qianji finally had to nod in humiliation, saying through gritted teeth: "Fine!"

"Senior Brother?!"

The Upper Master of a Thousand Puppets said in a low voice, his face flushing red.

"Don't speak."

Upper Master Qianji interrupted his Junior Brother. After calming his emotions, he suddenly curled his lips into a smile and said: "This Fellow Daoist is right. It's the age of decadence; what Cultivation Technique or Legacy can't be sold? It's just a matter of price!"

"May I ask for your honorable name, Fellow Daoist?"

"Overseas Rogue Cultivator, Taiyin."

Yu Xuzi nodded and spoke softly.

The sea of the Thousand Islands Realm was still a sea.

"Overseas Rogue Cultivator?"

Upper Master Qianji's brow furrowed.

The world was just this one continent, surrounded by the ocean and the world barrier. There weren't even many overseas islands, so where did an Overseas Rogue Cultivator come from?

"What? Does your Thousand Mechanisms City need to question a customer's origins to do business?"

"No, no, of course not. Fellow Daoist Taiyin overthinks it."

Upper Master Qianji smiled, thinking it didn't matter where he came from.

Since they weren't sure they could beat him, they might as well do business. They might even make a big profit.

"The Puppet Legacy of Thousand Mechanisms City—we'll sell it!"

"However, let's make this clear beforehand: if Fellow Daoist pushes too far and harbors any other designs on my Thousand Mechanisms City, then don't blame us brothers for risking our lives to never submit to you!"

"Furthermore, my Thousand Mechanisms City has been passed down for two thousand years. I can't say much about other things, but we have quite a few Puppet reserves hidden away. Even if Fellow Daoist is a Late-Stage Great Cultivator, you surely wouldn't want to see a situation where the fish dies and the net breaks, right?"

Listening to these words that were half-submission and half-threat, Yu Xuzi nodded and smiled nonchalantly: "Of course. I am a person who loves doing business the most."

"Problems that can be solved with Spirit Stones are not problems at all."

He had never intended to destroy Thousand Mechanisms City in the first place. His previous use of Divine Sense was merely a deterrent; not having to fight was the best outcome.

Fighting carried too much risk.

Even if it's a ninety percent certainty, isn't there still a ten percent chance of failure?

Spirit Stones were different; he had plenty of them. If he ran out, he could just go to the Thousand Islands Realm to dig up a Spiritual Vein... Half an hour later.

As Yu Xuzi left Thousand Mechanisms City and his golden Escape Light disappeared into the horizon, Upper Master Qianji and the Upper Master of a Thousand Puppets looked at each other, not knowing whether to be happy or worried for a moment.

Although they had been forced to sell their Sect's Legacy against all tradition,

That Fellow Daoist Taiyin was indeed quite generous.

The Puppets sold for ten thousand Spirit Stones, and the Legacy Cultivation Technique sold for twenty thousand Spirit Stones, totaling thirty thousand Spirit Stones.

With a bit of luck, these Resources would be enough for Thousand Mechanisms City to train two more Dao Foundation Cultivators.

"Senior Brother, who do you think this Taiyin actually is?"

Upper Master Qianji shook his head, his wrinkled forehead bunching up: "I've never heard of him either."

"Strange! How strange!"

The Upper Master of a Thousand Puppets suddenly thought of a possibility and said in a low voice: "Senior Brother, do you think it could be someone from the Qingyuan Sect using some disguise Spell? They are the only ones with a Late-Stage Great Cultivator..."

"Qingyuan Sect??"

Upper Master Qianji narrowed his eyes, then shook his head in denial, murmuring: "Probably not. Their Legacy is much more profound than ours. And although that Grand Elder Venerable Weiyun is a sneaky schemer, he wouldn't resort to such methods."

"Then who is it? Could it really be some Overseas Rogue Cultivator?"

"Let's wait and see. I don't believe he'll only visit our Thousand Mechanisms City. He'll run into other forces sooner or later, and then someone will naturally step out to test him."

A sharp light gleamed in Upper Master Qianji's eyes... Outside Thousand Mechanisms City, a thousand feet in the air.

Embracing Star soared with wings spread, like a golden meteor streaking across the sky.

Yu Xuzi sat cross-legged on its back, admiring the Thousand Mechanisms City Legacy he had just acquired.

【True Explanation of a Thousand Mechanisms and Ten Thousand Puppets】

This was a complete Legacy of Puppet arts.

It included the refining methods for over two hundred types of Tier 1 Puppets, thirty types of Tier 2 Puppets, and eight types of Tier 3 Puppets!

There were ordinary Puppets used as Strongmen and for chores.

There were all sorts of mechanical mount Puppets: avian-shaped, ship-shaped, beast-shaped, and so on.

There were combat Puppets proficient in defensive protection, rapid escape, offensive slaughter, and intelligence gathering.