Mortals cultivate immortality, and their IQ is playing with their heartbeats

Li Chengfeng immediately understood and asked with concern, "Brother, if you have any difficulties, please speak frankly. I must seize this opportunity. As long as the conditions aren't too harsh, I will try my best to meet them."

He pondered for a moment and continued, "Actually, the difficulty lies in aptitude. It requires you, me, and Fairy Qiu to meet the standards. But…"

He shook his head and sighed, "Independent cultivators are poor to begin with, but they still want us to grease the wheels, requiring each person to pay one hundred mid-grade spirit stones. This amount is indeed a problem for me."

Li Chengfeng sighed after hearing this, "Although I've earned some, making talismans is a matter of success or failure. After deducting costs, there's little left over.

Moreover, I've also purchased research materials for refining tools, as well as some seemingly useless things, but accumulated, they're still a considerable expense.

I only have twenty mid-grade spirit stones on hand now, which is all I have."

After hearing this, Du Hai's eyes flashed with cunning, and he laughed, "Haha, brother, just give me your twenty spirit stones, and I'll take care of greasing the wheels for you. I guarantee you'll be able to enter the Puppet Sect's outer sect smoothly."

Li Chengfeng said gratefully, "Thank you, brother. I'll go to the Treasure Pavilion to withdraw the spirit stones and give them to you."

Du Hai nodded with satisfaction and smiled, "Okay, then I'll wait for your good news. I'll come back here in two days."

After speaking, he turned and left.

Although Li Chengfeng felt a little reluctant about these twenty mid-grade spirit stones, he knew that this was the only way to enter the Puppet Sect, so he calmed down and prepared to go to the Treasure Pavilion.

He thought to himself that after entering the sect, he must find a way to make up for the loss of these twenty spirit stones.

Lou Lan witnessed all of this in his sea of consciousness and was shocked.

He originally wanted to tempt Li Chengfeng to take his path, but Li Chengfeng refused.

Li Chengfeng knew that Lou Lan had a bad reputation in the major sects. If he relied on his connections, it would not only be unsuccessful but might also be burdened by him.

Li Chengfeng had his own plans. Relying on his talisman-making skills, he could cope with various difficulties without relying on external forces.

Lou Lan was even more shocked when he saw Li Chengfeng release substitute puppets to study talisman-making, alchemy, tool-refining, and formations.

He knew that the more secrets Li Chengfeng had, the more terrifying he found this boy.

With such means, as long as there were no accidents, he would definitely be able to advance to the God Transformation stage in the future and become a grandmaster.

His heart was full of envy and awe for Li Chengfeng.

Although Lou Lan was helpless within the sea of consciousness, he could only accept reality.

He was shocked by Li Chengfeng's cultivation speed and strength improvement, especially when he saw Li Chengfeng cultivating the Nine Heavens Soul Refining Art. The rapid progress made him feel inferior.

He understood that Li Chengfeng already possessed a strong soul foundation, coupled with the consolidation of the soul refining technique, which made his divine sense reach a terrifying level.

Li Chengfeng's caution also impressed him. He chose to prioritize improving the strength and detection range of his divine sense, rather than pursuing attack methods.

This choice allowed Li Chengfeng to react quickly when danger came, ensuring his safety.

Li Chengfeng had also dabbled in Thunderous Strike, but he had not practiced it in depth. He understood that his main task was to improve his cultivation and consolidate his foundation.

Li Chengfeng also encountered difficulties in refining Foundation Establishment Pills.

Foundation Establishment Pills are pills that improve the cultivation of Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, but they are very difficult to refine.

Li Chengfeng chose to buy spirit herbs himself for refining, while using Blood Coagulation Pills as an aid to cultivation.

He released four substitute puppets, constantly cultivating and sorting, and finally harvested a large batch of Blood Coagulation Pills.

However, even if he took more Blood Coagulation Pills, his cultivation had already reached its peak and could not be improved further.

In order to break through the bottleneck, Li Chengfeng decided to first establish his foundation.

He prepared to take a double-insurance approach, continuing to refine and take Blood Coagulation Pills on the one hand, and preparing to condense Gang Qi and Earthly Fiend Qi and find the refining materials for Foundation Establishment Pills on the other.

He knew that if he wanted to go further on the road of cultivation, he must lay a good foundation and consolidate his cultivation.

Li Chengfeng waited for good news during his cultivation intervals. Two days later, he was cultivating as usual in the inn when he suddenly heard a light knock on the door.

Knowing that Du Hai had arrived as promised, he gently opened the door and greeted him!

He saw Du Hai introducing with a smile, "Brother, everything has been arranged. This is Ma Zhen among the three of us, known as Fairy Ma, with unparalleled elegance."

Li Chengfeng raised his eyes and looked.

Ma Zhen's appearance was so beautiful that it eclipsed the moon and shamed the flowers. Although she was over thirty, she had a mature charm of a young woman.

Her skin was like congealed fat, as white as jade, making people fall in love at first sight, and feel pity, as if she had "hands like soft reeds, skin like congealed fat," making people want to gently caress her face.

Li Chengfeng nodded slightly and said, "Fairy Ma, please come in."

Ma Zhen walked in gracefully and bowed gently, "Fellow Daoist, I am Ma Zhen. I hope you will take care of me after entering the Puppet Sect.

I heard that Fellow Daoist is quite accomplished in the art of talismans. Please don't hesitate to teach me."

Li Chengfeng smiled freely and said modestly, "Fairy is too kind. My little skill is just to make a living.

Due to limited resources, my cultivation progress is slow. Although I like to study ingenious techniques, my cultivation is always difficult to break through.

Although I am now at the eighth level of Qi training, I will need the two of you to support me in the future."

Du Hai laughed heartily after hearing this, "Brother is too modest. With your skill, you can be successful anywhere.

When the time comes, we will need to rely on your wisdom."

After some pleasantries, Li Chengfeng took out a storage bag and handed it to Du Hai, "Here are the spirit stones you wanted. Please accept them with a smile."

Du Hai smiled happily and put away the storage bag, "It's better to act sooner rather than later. Let's set off now.

Competition has been fierce recently. If we go late, I'm afraid we won't even be able to grab a seat."

Ma Zhen also said eagerly, "Then let's go quickly."

Thus, the three followed Du Hai to the outer sect's Deacon Hall of the Puppet Sect.

The gate here was heavily guarded, and no one was allowed to enter without a token. Fortunately, Du Hai had made arrangements in advance, and they held tokens to successfully meet the deacon.

The Puppet Sect's deacon, Duan Cong, was a plump old man with a kind face and none of the manic aura common among demonic cultivators.

He said with a smile, "Are the three of you willing to join my Puppet Sect? Our sect has strict rules. You must start from the outer sect, and then be transferred to the inner sect when your strength is sufficient."

He continued to explain, "You only need to hand over a drop of essence blood to become an outer sect disciple of my Puppet Sect.

At that time, you will be given sect clothing, as well as the puppet materials and guidance needed for entry. You can choose to join different halls, such as the Puppet Manufacturing Hall, the Formation Hall, and the Spirit Herb Hall, etc."

Li Chengfeng responded respectfully, "Sir, I am very interested in formations, and I know a little about them. I am willing to join the Formation Hall."

Deacon Duan Cong nodded with satisfaction and said, "The Formation Hall is in need of manpower. The improvement of puppets cannot be separated from the support of formations.

The combination of formations and puppets can exert the greatest power. You are so young, yet you have such cultivation. It's really good."

At this moment, Li Chengfeng, although he looked like Tian Ku, appearing to be over forty years old, was already considered an outstanding figure among the younger generation in Deacon Duan Cong's eyes. If he knew his real age, he would be even more shocked.