Chapter 130: The Golden Core of Creation

Regarding Jiuxuanzi, Li Si actually had another thought.

Not that thought, but a normal one.

Because about three hundred miles south from where the Jiuxuan Sect was currently staying, there was a small town. It originally belonged to the Sacred Raven Kingdom, but later became independent.

Li Si’s Yunhua Law Seal’s suppression area was just over a hundred miles from this place.

If he went there once, he would definitely be able to take it over. Then he could first create a small identity, cover it with the Yunhua Law Seal, and give it to the Jiuxuan Sect as a base. That would be quite good.

Things were different now from before. A terrifying fly was chasing and attacking him, and the identity of Kaoshan Patriarch was almost useless.

He needed to set up multiple small identities to play hide-and-seek with that fly and counter its hunt.

But these things really couldn’t be told to Zhao Qingxie, nor to Xia Xiaowan, let alone Jiuxuanzi.

This time, the reason he was tracked by that fly and even Divination Misdirection lost its effect was because important information was exposed.

Zhao Qingxie told her good sister about Kaoshan Patriarch’s matter. Her good sister Jiuxuanzi then told her trusted disciples.

Even though none of them had bad intentions, they couldn’t stop that fly from being sneaky and possessing people without limits.

Especially since their main battlefield was now at the border between the Illusory Realm and the Mortal Realm, and they were focusing most of their energy there. What did it matter if they knew?

Now Muan had turned demonic and could devour the Giant Mushroom at any time. The situation was changing more fiercely and turbulently. Should he make them worry about this and cry out for help?

To be honest, Li Si didn’t want to be their good boy; he wanted to be their man.

Well, a mature and reliable man should be able to see the big picture, control the overall situation, and eliminate dangers without drawing attention, instead of jumping around like a dog saying, “Look, I did so much, come praise me…”

So he had his own plan and was working hard on it.

Wouldn’t it be nice to have them rely on him instead?

“The first thing now is to upgrade the Divine Idol.”

Li Si set off alone, but he took a detour and went to the Yunhua Sect’s base. Even though he had the task of picking people up, he could just show up seven days later. Otherwise, how could he explain crossing 1,800 miles in an instant?

That would immediately expose his Yunhua identity.

After painful reflection, he thought one reason he couldn’t escape being tracked was that the Divine Idol was too low-level and couldn’t fool that fly anymore.

Divine Idols built by mortals just weren’t good enough. They had to be refined like magical tools or treasures.

And for that, he needed the Jade Tome of Creation technique from the Yunhua Sect. Unfortunately, he had just practiced it to the third level, achieving a Golden Core of Creation with 100,000 points of Creation Magical Power.

From this point, the barriers between cultivation traditions in the cultivation world were really strict.

Although the big realms were all Qi Refining, Foundation Building, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and so on.

Different sects had different techniques, so the composition of the Magic Power they cultivated varied.

Some were like cola, some iced tea, some green tea, some sweetened tea…

For example, the Floating Cloud Sect’s technique produced a Golden Core of Restoration, with the advantage of being versatile.

The Shendan Sect’s technique produced a Golden Core of Mending, particularly good for alchemy and growing spiritual herbs or nurturing precious pills.

The Yunhua Sect’s technique produced a Golden Core of Creation, which was excellent for artifact refining and had great advantages in networking and artificial intelligence. For example, the Mountain Guardian Deity, when infused with Creation Magical Power, became super energized, but if other Magic Power was used, it would malfunction for sure.

So Li Si had confidence.

After returning to the Yunhua Sect’s base, he summoned the Yunhua Law Seal and searched through the Yunhua Sect’s artifact refining notes. It took him a whole day, and his head felt swollen, before he found what he wanted.

Substitute Wooden Figurine!

The method to refine this thing was quite complicated, but the effect was amazing. Just by injecting a drop of one’s own vital blood, a little Fate/Luck, and 100,000 points of Creation Magical Power, it could turn into the person.

The best part was, if enough Fate/Luck was injected, it could even guard against divination to a greater extent.

This was it.

Without another word, Li Si chose to learn it. The cost of learning was quite high—it required five portions of White Fortune to master. But because there were other related artifact refining techniques and a whole set of patent barriers… after all, Li Si was starting from scratch.

So after learning everything, he ended up paying a total of 150 portions of White Fortune. Luckily, he had a bit more pocket money and tips these days, or he really couldn’t afford it.

Once he mastered it, Li Si immediately started refining without stopping.

Unlike alchemy, the Yunhua Sect’s artifact refining didn’t need a furnace because the Jade Tome of Creation technique used one’s own body as the refining furnace.

Especially the Golden Core of Creation that Li Si cultivated—it was almost like a five-axis machine tool, steel-making reactor, forging press, and quenching furnace all in one.

With such a Divine Artifact in hand, he felt he could conquer the world.

Li Si turned into an artifact refining master for a while, went into seclusion for a full day and night, and successfully refined one Substitute Wooden Figurine. The cost was a bit high, but the result was great.

After injecting a drop of vital blood, transferring one portion of White Fortune, and adding 100,000 points of Creation Magical Power, a person identical to Li Si appeared.

But it didn’t feel too Bizarre because he could transfer his thoughts over and control it without any problem. The relationship between his real body and the substitute was very clear.

It was like controlling Zhao Xin to fight all around.

So Li Si became reluctant to use this Substitute Wooden Figurine as a Divine Idol. At critical moments, it could block that fly.

Luckily, the 150 portions of White Fortune he spent weren’t wasted. From the techniques, he also chose a magical tool called Little Night Wanderer, which was like a beggar’s version of the Mountain Guardian Deity.

Back then, the Yunhua Sect used this thing as a signal relay—instantly transmitting information within a certain range, and even handling express delivery services, like home delivery or Yunhua takeout.

There was nothing they couldn’t think of or do.

Tech geeks were forever awesome!

Anyway, to meet various signal transfer needs, the biggest feature of the Little Night Wanderer tool was its spiritual responsiveness!

What was spiritual responsiveness? It meant answering every request and ensuring every response was accurate.

If neighbor Lao Wang wanted a big white goose, you couldn’t give him a small bun. If neighbor Aunt Wang wanted a son, you couldn’t just deliver a son…

In professional terms, it was called the spiritual response value.

It could even capture the dreams of mortals and easily slip into them.

This was a bit like an alternative Divine Decree.

So Li Si refined twenty Little Night Wanderers at once, bound and installed them with the existing Divine Idols, and finally integrated them into the Statue Avatar system.

With that, everything was accomplished.

After finishing all this, it was already the fifth day.

Li Si then set off calmly, not to the Jiuxuan Sect’s temporary location, but to Greyrock City to the south.

Greyrock City had become independent over a month ago. Back then, three raven people slaughtered thousands before they were finally killed. Fortunately, after this event, the Temple Priest group and the city lord’s group in Greyrock City united closely, and they now controlled the city together.

But they didn’t dare touch the three Evil God Idols in the city. The Evil God Idols stored the pollution power of the Giant Mushroom.

However, since there was no triggering condition, this pollution power remained quietly stored in the idols. The tens of thousands of people in Greyrock City lived their daily lives normally, worshiped as usual, and things stayed peaceful.

Unless the Evil God Cult made a comeback, Greyrock City’s situation would likely remain this way.

Also, there was actually a Golden Core Realm expert in this city, but he was hiding very well.

Li Si arrived but didn’t show himself. Instead, he used the Wish-Fulfilling Pearl to scout first. Then, waiting until night, he slipped into the city under the cover of Dark Mist. Seizing a chance, he approached an unguarded idol, pressed a hand on it, and within seconds, the pollution power of the Giant Mushroom stored in the idol was absorbed by Li Si.

This kind of power really had no consciousness—he could absorb it just like that.

Then Li Si repeated the process, and soon all three Evil God Idols were secured.

After he transferred the Faith Power of the tens of thousands of people in Greyrock City, a faint golden light rose from underground.

It was a Land Deed Seal.

But this Land Deed Seal wasn’t controlled by the Evil God Cult or the Sacred Raven Kingdom. Before this, it had been hidden deep underground and simply wouldn’t appear.

This was also a sign that heaven and earth didn’t accept the Evil God Cult or the Sacred Raven Kingdom.

Li Si, familiar with the process, took over this Land Deed Seal. He took out Xu Shen’s grandfather’s Golden Core Relic from his Storage Pouch, injected 100 portions of White Fortune into it, and used it as a medium to form a Hundred-League Law Seal.

Now he had experience, so he immediately modified the Hundred-League Law Seal, changing the engraved name “Li Si” to “Li Garden.” He didn’t call himself Greyrock Patriarch but used the title Old Ancestor Mingyue.

Because the city lord of Greyrock City’s ancestors were the sect leader of the Mingyue Sect. Hundreds of years ago, they betrayed and joined the Evil God Cult, and the Mingyue Sect truly became like the moon in a well—unreachable.

But the Mingyue Sect’s legacy wasn’t broken. Their family currently had one Golden Core expert, five Foundation Building experts, dozens of Qi Refining cultivators, and 500 Black-Armored Warriors, all well maintained.

So Li Si directly became their ancestor, using the title Old Ancestor Mingyue, and with the help of Divine Grace Baptism, he smoothly took over Greyrock City.

However, there was an unexpected event. When Li Si established a Pure Land in the Mortal Realm, forming a Hundred-League Law Seal, it should normally create a few-inch-tall Idol of Fortune in the Qi Luck Hall.

But this time, Herb Gatherer Xia Xiaowan, using some method, directly blocked this path.

But it didn’t matter because Li Si’s Yunhua identity had higher authority in the Qi Luck Hall. Even if his Kaoshan identity was blocked, it was fine.

After stabilizing Greyrock City, Li Si teleported and appeared a hundred miles away. Then he flew another thirty miles into the Yunhua Pure Land range, teleported again, and went 300 miles out. He was only a few dozen miles from the Jiuxuan Sect’s temporary base. Well, first he rolled on the ground to get covered in dust and grass, messed up his hair, and made himself look tired and worn out from traveling day and night.

If he didn’t do this, it wouldn’t show his sincerity.

Next, he took out a sword talisman and activated it. The sword talisman directly pointed towards the Jiuxuan Sect’s location—truly, one sword to find the way.