113: Chapter 113 Hey, fellow villager!

Inside the coffin lay a lifelike female body; if she weren't lacking breath, Su Mo would have thought she was about to spring back to life.

The woman was exceedingly beautiful, with picturesque features, and her delicate skin shimmered with a pearlescent luster under the faint light. Her body was too perfect to be of the mortal realm.

A glint flashed in Su Mo's eyes, and his perception instantly pierced through the surface.

He was shocked to discover that the woman's body was not composed of cells, but rather resembled a type of metal—a living metal!

This metal formed her internal organs, bones, blood, nerves, and even her Meridians.

In other words, this was a Puppet capable of Cultivating just like a normal Cultivator!

However, her current state was poor. The active metal in her body seemed to lack energy, its luster dim and its flow sluggish.

Su Mo looked thoughtfully at the Spirit Gathering Formation on the ground, connecting it with the current state of the Puppet in the coffin.

He immediately understood that the reason this Puppet couldn't move was likely due to the enormous amount of Spiritual Qi it required.

Even with this High-Rank Spirit Gathering Formation draining Spiritual Qi from a thousand miles, it was far from enough for her consumption.

"This Immortal Master Qian Ji certainly has some tricks, just not many."

"The Spiritual Qi from those one hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones is probably just a drop in the bucket."

Su Mo disdainfully kicked the Spirit Gathering Formation at his feet:

"Using Spiritual Qi for charging is far too outdated..."

"Buddy, today I'll show you what's called..."

"New Energy!"

Su Mo's fingertips continuously drew dozens of profound runes composed of light particles in the air. These runes landed on the woman's fair and delicate skin, combining into an Energy Storage Formation.

Under Su Mo's control, this Formation integrated with the energy circuits inside the Puppet's body. Finally, all the light retracted, leaving only a faint white pattern on her lower abdomen.

With the preparations complete, Su Mo pulled a dazzling Golden Core from his pocket and pressed it onto the Energy Storage Formation on the Puppet's abdomen.

"Revive! My servant!"

The Golden Core instantly melted into the Puppet's abdomen.

Buzz—!!!

Dazzling light burst forth from the coffin, illuminating the entire underground space.

The surrounding walls and even the ceiling were shaking, but fortunately, the reinforcement of the Formation prevented collapse.

A moment later, the shaking ceased, and the light in the coffin also subsided.

Su Mo stood aside, but no figure emerged.

"Did it fail?"

He frowned, took a step forward, and cautiously peered into the coffin—

"You're the one who woke me up?"

He saw that the Puppet, whose eyes had been tightly shut, had opened them. Her large, dark, bright eyes stared directly at Su Mo.

Huh?!

Did something burn out in this Puppet?!

Why does her speech have a Hu La Tang flavor?!

I didn't mix Hu La Tang into the Golden Core!

"What did you put inside my body? It's all warm, can I have some more?"

Just as Su Mo was stunned, the girl lying in the coffin spoke again, her voice clear and pleasant, like the sound of a flowing spring.

The deeply hidden genes in Su Mo's body seemed to awaken, and he subconsciously replied:

"Zhong!"

Hearing this, the girl's eyes widened sharply, and she looked at Su Mo in surprise:

"Huh, a fellow countryman!!"

She seemed very excited, struggling as if trying to sit up, but only her eyes and mouth could move.

What kind of thing did Immortal Master Qian Ji tinker with? The intelligence level is a bit too high.

Su Mo rubbed his forehead and waved his hands repeatedly:

"Don't speak for now. You can have that warm thing, but first, I'll ask you a few questions. If your answers satisfy me, I'll give it to you."

The girl blinked her eyes a few times:

"Zhong."

"Can you speak the Common Language of the Cultivation World?"

"Guan."

"Then speak to me using the common language."

Henan dialect sounds quite familiar, but when spoken by this Puppet with such an exquisite appearance, it's just too jarring.

"Imperial Palace Jade Liquid Wine, versus..."

"What?"

Good, confirmed. Not a Transmigrator.

"Do you have a name?"

"A name... it's been so long, I've forgotten it. But all the Cultivators who knew me called me Immortal Master Qian Ji."

"Hmm..."

Su Mo nodded, then suddenly snapped back to attention, his pupils contracting:

"Immortal Master Qian Ji?! You're a woman?!"

A trace of confusion flashed in the girl's eyes:

"What? Doesn't look like it? You... *cough* *cough*... Look at my whole body, what part doesn't look like a woman's?"

Su Mo subconsciously glanced over. Indeed, there were no male characteristics anywhere on her body, only the unique graceful curves of a woman—and they were very smooth!

"But isn't this the Puppet refined by Immortal Master Qian Ji?"

"Oh, you figured it out!"

Surprise flashed in Immortal Master Qian Ji's eyes, and the corner of her mouth curled up proudly:

"How is it? Not bad, right?"

"I replicated this piece by piece, modeling it after my original body. That immortal gold was extremely difficult to refine, and it took me a lot of time."

"However, as long as I stuff my Divine Soul inside, and the Divine Soul isn't extinguished, I will be immortal! Do you know what immortality is..."

Su Mo looked at the naked girl lying in the coffin, chatting freely with him, and couldn't help but show admiration in his eyes.

Not a shred of shame—she's quite the character!

"Have you had enough of lying in the coffin? Why don't you come out and walk around?"

Su Mo seemed to have touched upon Immortal Master Qian Ji's sorrowful past, and a hint of resentment flashed in her eyes:

"When I stuffed my Divine Soul in here originally, I found I couldn't get out at all."

"I also discovered that Spiritual Qi was too weak to drive this body; only higher-level or more concentrated energy would work."

A tear welled up in her eye, and she said mournfully:

"Draining Spiritual Qi from a thousand miles only gave me enough energy to blink once! I've been lying in this dark, gloomy coffin for three hundred years!"

"Can you give me some more of that warm stuff? I can give you my insights on the Puppet Dao, a Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique, or High-Rank spirit materials."

Immortal Master Qian Ji pitifully blinked her eyes, pleading.

Su Mo stroked his chin, pondering. This Immortal Master Qian Ji was, at the very least, an Integration Stage Cultivator.

Although she couldn't move now, what if she casually annihilated him once she regained full mobility?

He absolutely needed some assurance!

Su Mo reached into his pocket and pulled out a Golden Core that emitted a dazzling light, causing it to quietly float before the two of them.

"Want it?"

Immortal Master Qian Ji's gaze was instantly drawn to the Golden Core:

"How miraculous. It's round, bright, and warm. It looks like a Cultivator's Golden Core, yet it's not composed of Spiritual Qi. Could it also be something from the Immortal Realm?"

"Is this what you put inside my body?"

Su Mo curled his lips:

"That's right!"

"I don't need those things you offered. I can even give this to you for free."

"However, you must agree to one condition..."

Immortal Master Qian Ji's eyes lit up:

"What condition? Tell me!"

"Do you want to play with my exquisite body?"

"Or..."

Su Mo's face darkened:

"Stop talking!"

"Swear a Heavenly Dao Oath for me..."

Dense, white-glowing clauses appeared in the air.

"So many?!"

"We're fellow countrymen! Where is the trust between fellow countrymen?"

Su Mo's expression didn't change as he said calmly:

"When traveling abroad, one must be cautious of others. Just tell me if you'll recite it or not."

"If you don't recite it, I'm leaving..."

He made a move to turn and leave—

"Recite! Fine, I'll recite it!"

Immortal Master Qian Ji wore a mournful expression. She had finally met someone who could wake her up. If she missed this chance, she would probably be stuck in this coffin for the rest of her life.