There were six levels of puppet formations. A level one puppet formation was suitable for One Star Martial Saints, while a level six puppet formation was suitable for Six Star Martial Saints.
There was a strict distinction between the levels of puppet formations in the Heavenly Puppet Mystic Manual. If the puppet's level was not high enough, it would not be able to withstand the operation of the puppet formation of the corresponding level. On the other hand, if the puppet's level was higher than the puppet formation's level, it would require more puppets.
For example, if a Six Star Martial Saint puppet was to set up a level five puppet formation, it would require six Six Star Martial Saint puppets. The final strength would be at the level of an Eight Star Martial Saint. However, because of the difference of one level, it would require double the number of puppets.
If a level six puppet formation was used, six Six Star Martial Saint puppets would be able to set up two, which would be equivalent to two Eight Star Martial Saints.
After thinking about it, Chu Mu made a temporary arrangement. Three Six Star Martial Saint puppets would form a level six puppet formation to guard the spiritual pool. The spiritual pool was not very useful to an individual, especially for those below the Eternal Realm. The limitations were obvious. However, it was very important to a sect.
Even for a super sect, their disciples were mainly at the Deity Condensation Realm and Nirvana Realm. The spiritual pool's usefulness was obvious.
As for the remaining Saint puppets, Chu Mu temporarily used them as a place for the sect's Saint experts to cultivate.
A Level One Puppet Array formed by eighteen One Star Saint level puppets would have the strength of a Three Star Saint level. This would allow the Three Star Saint level experts in the sect to fight well. Correspondingly, a Level Four Puppet Array formed by a Four Star Saint level puppet array could fight against a Six Star Saint level expert.
Next, Chu Mu used a few more months to create more puppets. Some of them were One Star Martial Saints, while the rest were below the Martial Saint level.
During this time, he had people open up a cave residence in the mountains.
Chu Mu's idea was to use the Origin Realm, Deity Condensation Realm, and Nirvana Realm puppets to create a puppet trial ground. He would name it the Puppet Cave.
The disciples of the True Sword Sect could challenge the Puppet Cave. As long as they could pass through the Puppet Cave, they would be rewarded handsomely. That way, not only could they increase their battle experience and deepen their grasp of sword arts, they could also be rewarded handsomely. For the True Sword Sect, the Puppet Cave was a clear sign of improvement.
Led by Chu Mu and assisted by the other Elders, after nearly a month of racking their brains, the Puppet Cave was finally completed.
The three words' Puppet Cave 'shone brightly above the entrance of the cave. They were personally written by Chu Mu, using the Eternal Spiritual Sword to carve them. They contained the profoundness of the Sword Dao.
After returning this time, Chu Mu would also put in a lot of effort for the development of the Real Sword Sect. After the completion of the puppet cave, he planned to temporarily let go.
For example, how to operate the Puppet Cave, how to reward them, and so on, these were all left to the elders. As the master of a sect, he only needed to grasp the general direction.
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Inside the Boundary Stele Hall, Chu Mu was comprehending the last part of the Heavenly Puppet Mystic Canon.
The reason why the Heavenly Puppet Mystic Canon was called the Heavenly Puppet Mystic Canon was because the last part was related to Heavenly Puppets.
Chu Mu had not touched upon the last part of the Heavenly Puppet Mystic Canon until now.
The content of this part was an introduction to Heavenly Puppets, their origins, their abilities, and so on. Following that was the structure of Heavenly Puppets, the creation of Heavenly Puppets, and a series of profound content.
Strictly speaking, the structure of Heavenly Puppets was clearly different from ordinary puppets.
Ordinary puppets generally only needed one core, and the interior was firm. However, Heavenly Puppets were hollow inside, and there was more than one core.
The reason why it was different was because the creation of Heavenly Puppets was different from ordinary puppets. When the geniuses of the Ancient Puppet Sect created Heavenly Puppets, their goal was to let people personally control Heavenly Puppets, allowing them to possess greater strength. Later on, Heavenly Puppets gained sentience, which was an accident.
Because of this accident, the Ancient Puppet Sect saw a possibility. After thousands of years of research, they finally came up with a method to give Heavenly Puppets sentience. This method was equivalent to a secret technique.
The Burning Spirit Awakening Technique!
This was the secret technique that gave Heavenly Puppets sentience. It was a rather peculiar and evil secret technique.
Even though they had developed the Burning Spirit Awakening Technique, the Ancient Puppet Sect could only create a few dozen Heavenly Puppets due to the limitations of materials. Furthermore, the success rate of the Burning Spirit Awakening Technique was not 100%. In addition, the method was rather evil. In the end, only a few Heavenly Puppets in the Ancient Puppet Sect successfully gained sentience and became complete Heavenly Puppets.
Chu Mu finished reading the contents of the origin and creation of Heavenly Puppets. He did not intend to create Heavenly Puppets. At least, with his current attainments in puppetry, he was far from being able to create Heavenly Puppets. If he wanted to reach that level, Chu Mu would have to be willing to spend a few decades on the path of puppetry.
Furthermore, creating Heavenly Puppets required a large amount of precious metals. He had a portion of such metals, but he also lacked a portion.
The key was the Burning Spirit Awakening Technique.
There were two parts to the Burning Spirit Awakening Technique. One was the mantra and the other was the hand seals. The two had to work together for it to be effective. The reason why the Burning Spirit Awakening Technique was said to be evil was because it required the use of the Primordial Spirit.
Yes, in order to give Heavenly Puppets sentience, the Primordial Spirit must be used as the raw material to execute the Burning Spirit Awakening Technique.
The Burning Spirit in the Burning Spirit Awakening Technique meant to burn the Primordial Spirit.
The Primordial Spirit was something that only Martial Saints possessed. It was the most important part of a Martial Saint and could not be missing. If the Primordial Spirit was burned, it was equivalent to complete death.
Killing the Primordial Spirit was a rather evil method. Once the outside world knew about it, it would cause a lot of trouble. It might even become a public enemy and be besieged. Even with the Ancient Puppet Sect's strength, they could not bear such consequences.
Moreover, it might not be difficult to kill a Martial Saint as long as one's strength was much stronger than the other party. However, if one wanted to capture the other party's Primordial Spirit, the difficulty would increase by a hundred times.
Lastly, the Burning Spirit Awakening Technique had a success rate. If one's luck was good, one might be able to successfully awaken the Heavenly Puppet once and give birth to a trace of sentience. If one's luck was not good, one might need to use it twice, thrice, four, five, or even more than ten times. The amount of Primordial Spirit consumed was immeasurable.
With Chu Mu's ability, although the Burning Spirit Awakening Technique was profound and mysterious, he still managed to learn and grasp it in a short period of time.
After familiarizing himself with it, Chu Mu took out three Heavenly Puppets.
After obtaining the Ancient Puppet Sect's inheritance, he obtained a total of seven Heavenly Puppets. He gave one to Gu Luankong and the other two. He planned to keep the Heavenly Puppet that he named Tian Huang first. The other three Heavenly Puppets had no other use at the moment. They could be used to awaken sentience and become real Heavenly Puppets.
The three Heavenly Puppets were lined up in a row. Chu Mu did not need to go out to hunt for Primordial Spirits because there were more than two hundred Primordial Spirits hidden in a side hall of the Profound Yang Sword Hall.
With a thought, more than two hundred Primordial Spirits appeared in the Boundary Monument Hall.
Chu Mu did not know how many Primordial Spirits would be needed to awaken three Heavenly Puppets and give birth to a trace of sentience. Perhaps more than two hundred Primordial Spirits would be enough, or perhaps not. However, he had to give it a try.
He took a deep breath and adjusted his breathing. He adjusted his essence, energy, and spirit to the most perfect state. Then, he recalled the contents of the Burning Spirit Awakening Technique and began to cast it on one of the Heavenly Puppets.
As he waved his hands, he formed a series of hand seals. His Sword Energy and Spiritual Energy circulated according to the unique mental cultivation method of the Burning Spirit Awakening Technique, turning into a brand new energy. That energy was restless, as if it could ignite everything.
Immediately, a Primordial Spirit flew up and was struck by the power of the Burning Spirit Awakening Technique. It burned as if it was ignited. Gradually, it turned into a pure energy and spread out, wrapping around the Heavenly Puppet that used the soft sword.
Wisps of pure energy wrapped around the Heavenly Puppet like smoke. It was as if it was in the clouds, adding a bit of mystery.
Soon, the first Primordial Spirit was completely burned. However, the Heavenly Puppet did not show any signs of sentience. Chu Mu could only immediately burn the second Primordial Spirit and continue.
Third, fourth, fifth …
One after another, the Primordial Spirits were burned. Wisps of smoke lingered. Finally, the Heavenly Puppet's lightless eyes flickered and quickly dimmed.
The sixth Primordial Spirit was burned. Finally, the light in the Heavenly Puppet's eyes flickered. It was very weak, like a candle in the wind that could be extinguished at any time. However, it stubbornly persisted in the end.
After the sixth Primordial Spirit was burned, the light in the Heavenly Puppet's eyes was weak. Chu Mu immediately smiled.
Success. Under the nourishment of the six Primordial Spirits, the Heavenly Puppet finally gave birth to a sliver of sentience.
The Burning Spirit Awakening Technique would not have any effect on other puppets. It was only effective on Heavenly Puppets because the structure of Heavenly Puppets was different. It could be said that the Burning Spirit Awakening Technique was a secret technique created based on the special structure of Heavenly Puppets.
The burning of six Primordial Spirits had enlightened a Heavenly Puppet with a sliver of sentience. Chu Mu's luck was pretty good.
As soon as he relaxed, Chu Mu discovered that he had used up a lot of energy. He could not use the Burning Spirit Awakening Technique a second time. He could only recover first.
After a Heavenly Puppet gained sentience, its sentience would slowly grow with the passage of time. This would often take a very long time, decades or even centuries. However, if he continued to burn the Primordial Spirits and nourish the sliver of sentience, he could greatly shorten the time.
After his energy had completely recovered, Chu Mu used the Burning Spirit Awakening Technique a second time. This time, he burned seven Primordial Spirits. It ended in failure. Chu Mu's Sword Origin and Spiritual Energy were almost exhausted.
He recovered once more and continued using it.
The third time he used the Burning Spirit Awakening Technique, he burned seven Primordial Spirits and still failed.
After adjusting his state of mind and recovering his energy, he used the fourth level. This time, he burned five Primordial Spirits and successfully enlightened a second Heavenly Puppet. There was only one left.
At this point, he had enlightened two Heavenly Puppets and burned a total of twenty-five Primordial Spirits. There were still over two hundred Primordial Spirits left. Looking at the situation, it was enough to enlighten the last Heavenly Puppet.
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