Chapter 1759: Immortal Astral tenth sun – Bringing the Evil Back to the Immortal Cave (First Update)

Kang Ren first circled the area a few times, observing cautiously for a moment, before slowly walking into the half-collapsed mountain peak and arriving a few dozen zhang away from Wang Lin.

He stared at Wang Lin lying there, his eyes unable to hide his excitement and greed.

"Such a formidable Physical Body is extremely rare outside of the Ancient Country! Looking at this person's appearance, there are no star spots between his eyebrows, so he shouldn't be one of those Ancient Gods known for their strength. Furthermore, his body lacks the unique aura of the Ancient Clan; this person shouldn't be a Cultivator from the Ancient Country!

As a Cultivator, to actually possess such a powerful Physical Body—I wonder how he managed to Cultivate it!"

Kang Ren licked his lips, his heart beating faster and faster. He felt that his opportunity had arrived; this was a heaven-sent fortune!

He hadn't expected that while just normally flying through the sky, he would encounter such a miraculous encounter falling right before him.

"This person's life force is completely extinguished, and he is in a semi-dead state. He is perfect for me to use to refine a Puppet. With such a Puppet, I will definitely be able to sweep through the second-generation Disciples within the Azure Dragon Sect! If I can even be valued by the Old Ancestor and taken as a Disciple, I will soar to the heavens!"

Thinking of this, Kang Ren became extremely excited.

Although he was excited, he did not forget to be cautious. He stopped moving forward while still a few dozen zhang away from Wang Lin, and even prepared the thought of fleeing and summoning his fellow Sect members if things went wrong. After all, if he couldn't keep it all for himself, reporting it to the School would still count as a great contribution.

He raised his right hand and performed Hand Seals, causing a Rift to flash and disappear on his wrist. An ink-colored Jade Slip flew directly out from that Rift. After this Jade Slip appeared, a violent aura immediately spread faintly.

Clutching this Jade Slip, Kang Ren did not hesitate and threw it forward. The Jade Slip turned into a streak of eerie light and headed straight for Wang Lin, landing instantly on Wang Lin's chest. With a loud boom, the earth shook, and a terrifying shockwave erupted.

Amidst this shockwave, Kang Ren retreated hundreds of zhang, the look of excitement in his eyes growing even more intense.

"He didn't resist; he is either dead or unconscious!"

Laughing loudly, Kang Ren seized the time, his body flickering as he rushed forward, arriving instantly beside Wang Lin.

Although the power of the Jade Slip's collapse was great, it still couldn't cause the slightest harm to Wang Lin. In fact, this kind of Jade Slip, which only had the power of the Clean Nirvana stage, couldn't shake Wang Lin's body even if there were ten or a hundred of them.

As for the Heaven-Avoiding Coffin on Wang Lin's back, under its protection, it remained fused with his own aura. Not to mention that Kang Ren couldn't damage or separate it, even a Cultivator who had passed several Mysterious Tribulations would find it very difficult to do so.

Upon nearing Wang Lin, Kang Ren's eyes suddenly narrowed, staring straight at the Heaven-Avoiding Coffin behind Wang Lin. He saw the sleeping woman inside. Although this woman was not stunningly beautiful, her sleeping appearance caused a lewd thought to appear in Kang Ren's eyes.

"Haha, I didn't look carefully just now; it turns out there is also a female Cultivator here. Good, good, good! I will refine this female Cultivator into a Puppet as well, and from now on, she will serve me, Kang Ren; that would indeed be a joyous thing!"

Kang Ren licked his lips, performed Hand Seals with both hands, and pointed toward the sky. Immediately, a Rift appeared on his right wrist again, and a large net flickered out from that Rift, directly covering Wang Lin and the coffin on his back, sealing him inside.

Afterward, Kang Ren flicked his large sleeve, turning into a black wind that carried the fortune he believed he had obtained, and flew toward the distance.

"This time I've made a huge profit! Haha, the heavens have eyes and want to give me a great fortune!"

Kang Ren flew rapidly in his excitement. He did not dare to linger outside; at this moment, the only thought in his mind was to return to the Sect as quickly as possible to refine the Puppet!

The mountain gate of the Azure Dragon Sect was located within several huge valleys in a mountain range filled with poisonous miasma. This Sect had even hollowed out all the nearby mountain peaks, turning them into countless stone chambers to serve as Immortal Caves for its members.

The continuous mountain peaks were hard to see the boundaries of with the naked eye. There were nearly fifty thousand Azure Dragon Sect Disciples here, but they were usually out or in seclusion, and except for the annual Sect meeting, they rarely encountered each other much.

Kang Ren turned into a long rainbow and whistled as he approached the mountain gate. Although the poisonous miasma was highly toxic, it avoided him on its own, clearly indicating that he possessed some anti-poison item.

Rushing into the poisonous miasma, a huge valley soon appeared faintly before Kang Ren. Inside the valley, countless pavilions were faintly visible.

Just as Kang Ren was about to enter the valley, a low shout suddenly came directly from within the valley.

"Who is intruding into the valley? State your name. If you don't state it within three breaths, you will bear the consequences!"

"Xu Yun, what do you mean by this!"

A cold light flashed in Kang Ren's eyes. He stopped his body outside the valley and shouted sternly toward the inside.

"Oh? So it is Junior Brother Kang. The fog is too thick, and I didn't see clearly. Didn't Junior Brother Kang go out on a patrol? Why have you returned so soon? And what is that you have captured with the Puppet net behind you?"

The voice was neither hurried nor slow. As the words were spoken, a hunchbacked youth walked out from the valley.

This youth was extremely handsome, but his hunchbacked appearance diluted the feeling his looks gave people, instead causing a sense of discordance to rise.

"You are meddling too much!"

Kang Ren snorted coldly, his body flickered, and he flew straight toward the valley, instantly disappearing without a trace.

The hunchbacked youth's eyes revealed a vicious look as he stared at the direction Kang Ren had left in and sneered.

"There is a problem, there is something strange, and there is a treasure!"

Musing, he flickered his body, leaving a Puppet here to take over the duty, while his true self flew toward the valley.

As for Kang Ren, he turned into a long rainbow and flashed through the valley, heading straight for a hollowed-out mountain peak not far away. He arrived in an instant and dived into an Immortal Cave inside. As soon as he entered, he immediately flicked his left hand backward.

The door of the Immortal Cave closed slowly, and a Restriction Seal was activated, making the door extremely sturdy. However, he was still not at ease. With a wave of his hand, nine Puppets of different ages appeared, all guarding the door.

At the same time, there were two pitch-black wooden figures in this Immortal Cave. The moment Kang Ren entered, ghostly lights appeared in the eyes carved into those two wooden figures.

Kang Ren didn't even glance at them. He walked rapidly between the two wooden figures and arrived at the depths of the Immortal Cave. At the top of the Immortal Cave in this area, there was a fist-sized night-luminescent pearl, emitting a soft light that faintly illuminated the cave. However, because the light was not strong, the place appeared somewhat gloomy.

On the ground, there was a Formation about ten zhang in size. In the light of the night-luminescent pearl, it emitted waves of purple Qi. Under the lingering of this Qi, the Formation looked extremely eerie.

Beside the Formation, Kang Ren flicked his right hand, and Wang Lin, whom he had brought here, immediately landed inside the Formation.

Rubbing his hands in excitement, Kang Ren sat cross-legged to the side, staring at the inside of the mist-covered Formation, his eyes shining.

"I must refine it successfully as soon as possible. That Xu Yun is very vicious; if he sees that I brought a Puppet back, he might have other thoughts!"

Kang Ren raised his right hand, and with a wave, portions of Materials for refining Puppets from the Azure Dragon Sect flew out and headed straight for the Formation.

At the same time, he performed Hand Seals with his left hand and pressed it fiercely onto the Formation. The Formation immediately rumbled and began to operate slowly. The mist formed a vortex and moved with the Formation. A surge of Earth Fire was forcibly absorbed from deep underground by this Formation and rushed directly into the Formation, causing the entire Immortal Cave to be immediately filled with a heatwave.

The heatwave hit Kang Ren's body, immediately causing sweat to bead on his forehead.

"Every time I refine a Puppet, I need Earth Fire to assist. The temperature of this Earth Fire is too high. Unless it is one of those powerful beings who possess the Fire Origin, they can remain unharmed in this Earth Fire shockwave, or even use it to Cultivate.

I wonder in what year and what month I will also be able to become a powerful being…"

A look of longing appeared in Kang Ren's eyes. He accelerated the extraction of the Earth Fire and, enduring the heatwave, began the refinement.

He continuously threw the Materials one by one into the Formation, his expression extremely excited.

"No matter who you were in the past, once you have fallen into my hands, you must become my, Kang Ren's, Puppet! I will refine you!! I must refine you!!"

While this Formation was roaring and spinning, outside this Immortal Cave, in an Immortal Cave on top of another mountain peak within the valley, the hunchbacked youth stood respectfully, with a white-haired old man in front of him.

This old man had a purple-black complexion, which contrasted with his white hair, appearing extremely jarring. A cultivation fluctuation of the Early Stage of the Third Step void nirvana radiated from outside his body.

"You come to disturb my seclusion for a mere trifle! Although that Kang Ren has a personal grudge against you, but…"

The old man was just saying this when his gaze suddenly flashed. He looked up, his gaze seeming to be able to penetrate the Immortal Cave and see the place where Kang Ren was.

He felt the rumbling of the Formation operating to refine the Puppet.

"Master, the Puppet that this person brought back must be strange. Kang Ren is rarely this hurried; I have known him since we were young, so this matter must have a problem!

That Puppet is very likely a treasure! I hope Master will take action to snatch it and bestow it upon your Disciple…"

The hunchbacked youth immediately knelt there and spoke in a low voice.

The old man kept looking into the distance. For a long time, his pupils contracted, and he stood up.

Seeing the old man stand up, the hunchbacked youth immediately revealed a look of joy.

"Extracting so much Earth Fire is indeed a bit problematic… Forget it, come with me, and let's see what kind of Puppet he is actually refining!"

The old man flicked his large sleeve and walked out of the Immortal Cave. The hunchbacked youth endured his excitement and hurriedly followed behind him.

As for Kang Ren, at this moment, his whole body was drenched in sweat, but his expression was even more excited. He was no longer sitting cross-legged but was walking around the Formation, continuously casting Hand Seals and throwing in various Materials.

The excitement in his eyes became more and more intense.

"This time I have used all my Materials. Once this Puppet is successfully refined, haha!!"

Kang Ren had completely forgotten everything, his speed increasing as he walked around.

Inside the Formation's mist, Wang Lin, who was lying there, was surrounded by Earth Fire as if he were burning. However, the flames outside his body did not cause him the slightest harm; instead, they seemed excited and continuously drilled into his body.

Just at this moment, Wang Lin's eyes suddenly opened!

The instant his eyes opened, the ink-wash totem transformed from the Mosquito Beast on his right arm also opened its eyes, and the Mosquito King's eyes revealed a terrifying viciousness.

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