59: Chapter 59 Fake Core Puppet

Li Daoxuan quickly shook his head. Since arriving here, he hadn't drunk any of that spiritual tea, fearing that something might have been added to it.

Besides, other than spiritual tea that directly acted on the Primordial Spirit, other teas were useless to him.

The middle-aged man didn't say much, but his eyes were flickering and uncertain.

Li Daoxuan keenly noticed the greed in the middle-aged man's eyes and made a mental note of it.

He probably couldn't return directly to Yunding Peak after leaving Liuyun Pavilion.

However, Li Daoxuan was also quite pleased. Just after his Foundation Establishment Stage Breakthrough, someone was already sending him an upgrade gift pack—truly nice.

As for whether he could beat this middle-aged man, Li Daoxuan wasn't afraid at all. With the advantage of planning against an unsuspecting foe, his chances of winning were high.

The Beautiful Young Lady soon arrived with a Storage Pouch in hand.

"Fellow Daoist, everything you wanted is inside. Would you like to verify their authenticity?"

Li Daoxuan nodded slightly, letting the Beautiful Young Lady take out the Puppets to test them one by one before nodding in satisfaction.

Foundation Establishment Stage Puppets only need Low-Grade Spirit Stones for power, but Pseudo-Core Formation Stage Puppets require Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

Fortunately, he still had some Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, enough to power the Pseudo-Core Formation Stage Puppet dozens of times.

Li Daoxuan hesitated and said, "Can I trade with other resources? I don't have that many Spirit Stones."

The Beautiful Young Lady nodded, "Materials, Magical Artifacts, Talismans, or Medicinal Pills—I'll take them all."

Li Daoxuan breathed a sigh of relief. He had many miscellaneous Medium and Low Grade Magical Artifacts, along with various unused resources, all of which he brought out.

These were his gains from the Plain Secret Realm; most of the Qiao Family's resources had been left at Yunding Peak.

Those things were meant to be the foundation for the Asura Hall's development; after all, the strength of a power cannot be separated from resources.

The trade was quickly concluded. Li Daoxuan said, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist. I'll take my leave now. If I need anything else, I'll return."

The Beautiful Young Lady nodded, "Safe travels, Fellow Daoist."

She had sheared a lot of wool from Li Daoxuan this time. Only seeing that he truly had no more Spirit Stones did she let him go.

As soon as Li Daoxuan left, the Middle Stage Foundation Establishment man asked respectfully, "Madam, should we...?"

As he spoke, he made a throat-slitting gesture.

After all, Li Daoxuan had many resources. While they might be nothing to Liuyun Pavilion, they were a huge fortune for them.

The Beautiful Young Lady shook her head, "We can't act against such a high-quality customer. Who knows what benefits he'll bring us next time?"

"We've obtained three yangshen fruits this time. We've performed a great service, and your reward will be substantial. You may leave."

The Middle Stage Foundation Establishment man nodded quickly, bowed respectfully, and left.

However, after walking out of the VIP room, his expression turned dark.

He wouldn't let such a fat sheep go, even if the Madam said otherwise.

Six foundation establishment pills plus a Pseudo-Core Formation Stage Puppet were enough to make a huge profit.

He quickly left Liuyun Pavilion and headed in one direction.

The Beautiful Young Lady watched him leave, a look of disdain appearing at the corners of her mouth.

She knew about the Plain Secret Realm trip. At that time, Li Daoxuan should not have reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, yet he could already kill Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Now that Li Daoxuan had broken through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, his strength was self-evident.

"Heh, I also want to see just how strong you are and if you can..."

Her voice grew fainter until it was completely silent.

...

After leaving the market, Li Daoxuan mounted his Flying Sword and sped toward the Taiji Sect. It was one of the three major Schools in the Beiliang Kingdom and was considered the one with the best reputation.

He was going there because he wanted to trade for the remaining foundation establishment pills.

The Taiji Sect was quite a distance from Qingyuan Market. Even on a Flying Sword, it would take Li Daoxuan two days and two nights to arrive.

However, he didn't head straight there; he stopped somewhere that night.

The place was remote, though it wasn't his secret Immortal Cave.

He set up the Blood Array and took out the Pseudo-Core Formation Stage Puppet to refine it.

Actually, he had the Thread of Fate to control the Puppet; he only needed a rough refinement.

He naturally knew the Middle Stage Foundation Establishment man's intentions and would definitely be prepared.

As time passed, midnight soon arrived.

The Blood Array emitted bursts of bloody light. Inside, a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator or a Half-Jiao would occasionally appear.

However, nothing could be seen from the outside, as if the Formation didn't exist.

Li Daoxuan really liked this Formation. Whenever he killed an enemy, he took the magic power while the Formation took the blood—it suited him perfectly.

Soon, the Pseudo-Core Formation Stage Puppet was briefly refined. Just as he stopped, a streak of light flew toward him.

Judging by the speed, it was a Middle Stage Foundation Establishment speed, and the person's Cultivation Technique wasn't bad.

Li Daoxuan pretended not to notice and continued to sit cross-legged in the Formation to Cultivate.

The Middle Stage Foundation Establishment man glanced at him contemptuously. Someone with so little sense of self-protection deserved to be killed.

Watching him charge straight into the Blood Array, Li Daoxuan also mocked in his heart, "Someone with so little caution deserves to die."

Both had the same thought, but their actions differed.

Li Daoxuan had already set up the Formation here, and his Thread of Fate could control the Pseudo-Core Formation Stage Puppet.

The Middle Stage Foundation Establishment man was very overconfident; upon seeing Li Daoxuan, he attacked directly.

As the man entered the Blood Array, Li Daoxuan quickly moved out of the Formation.

The Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator and Half-Jiao within the Formation began to attack the middle-aged Cultivator.

Seeing Li Daoxuan disappear and the phantoms of the Half-Jiao and Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator attacking him, his expression changed drastically.

"Despicable! You knew I was coming, didn't you?"

"Did she betray me? Damn it, I knew that bitch was no good."

Standing outside the Formation, Li Daoxuan was stunned by the middle-aged man's cursing, but then he realized something.

"Hehe, she told you not to come, yet you insisted. Who else can you blame?"

Li Daoxuan understood the Beautiful Young Lady's mindset. Before confirming his true background and strength, she wouldn't act.

Plus, a high-quality customer like him was a cash cow; she wouldn't kill the goose that laid the golden eggs.

Therefore, this man was acting on his own—though he might be wrong.

Sure enough, hearing Li Daoxuan's words, the Middle Stage Foundation Establishment man was furious.

"It really was that bitch! This Formation was probably given to you by her too. Don't think you can kill me just with this Formation."

"Since that's the case, I'll let you see the power of the Middle Stage Foundation Establishment."

As his voice fell, a top-grade magical tool Spear appeared in his hand, and he used it to continuously attack the Formation.

Li Daoxuan naturally wouldn't stay idle. The Pseudo-Core Formation Stage Puppet appeared beside him, and he controlled it to attack the middle-aged man.

The man looked at the attacking Puppet in disbelief, "How is this possible? How could you refine it so quickly? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

If Li Daoxuan didn't have the Thread of Fate, he wouldn't be able to control it so easily.

With the Thread of Fate and his powerful Divine Sense, Li Daoxuan could easily control any Magical Artifact or Puppet within a one-kilometer radius.

Using both the Thread of Fate and Divine Sense to control the Pseudo-Core Formation Stage Puppet, he launched a powerful attack at the middle-aged man.

The Pseudo-Core Formation Stage is not something a Middle Stage Foundation Establishment could compare to. This single strike sent the man flying backward.