Chapter 271 Refining

Although the snake people feel sad to see Queen Medusa leave, they also understand that this is for the future of the entire tribe.

Xiao Ling waved his hand gently, and his tone was calm and indifferent with a hint of determination: "Okay, that's it for now. I'll go back and prepare to refine the puppet. You guys wait for my good news."

After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave, but then he remembered something, stopped, and turned to Queen Medusa. His voice was gentle and relaxed: "Medusa, do you have anything to say to the snake people? Before I come back from refining the puppet, you can use this time to explain it to them."

Queen Medusa nodded slightly, with a hint of gratitude in her tone: "Okay, I understand. Xiao Ling, thank you very much for the puppet thing."

Xiao Ling just waved his hand and said easily: "It's a small matter, you're welcome. I won't stay here any longer."

After saying that, he turned around and walked along yesterday's road towards the yard where he had rested before.

Upon seeing this, Qing Lin and the Little Medical Fairy decided not to stay any longer. Their relationship with the Snake Tribe is not as close as Zi Yan's, and they feel it is inappropriate to stay here longer. So, they said a brief goodbye to Medusa and Zi Yan, and quickly followed Xiao Ling.

As Xiao Ling and others left, Queen Medusa did not waste time. She began to explain various matters after her departure to the elders of the Snake Tribe. After all, this separation may take several years, and as the leader of the pack, she needs to make sure everything is in order.

Queen Medusa knew she needed some time to rest and recover. Her soul had experienced tremendous consumption during the evolution process, and it was also difficult for her to control her new body. Fortunately, there was no pressure to fight at the moment, which gave her some breathing space. She was secretly glad that the little sky-swallowing python had eaten enough just now, otherwise, she might not be able to hold on for too long.

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Xiao Ling, Qing Lin and the Little Medical Fairy were chatting easily while walking slowly towards the small courtyard. They passed through several ornately decorated buildings and soon reached their destination.

As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, the little medical fairy suddenly thought that the room had not been tidied up last night. How embarrassing it would be if Qing Lin saw that messy scene. Her heart tightened, and she quickly glanced at Xiao Ling resentfully, then quickened her pace and rushed back to the bedroom.

"You guys sit down for a while, I'll go and sort it out." The little medical fairy's voice came from the bedroom, with a hint of urgency.

Xiao Ling felt a little baffled by the sudden glare from the little medical fairy, but he didn't take it to heart.

He rubbed Qinglin's head and said in a relaxed tone: "I'm going to refine the puppet first. After I finish refining the puppet, we have to leave the snake people. This is not far from Stone Desert City. You ride Xiao Zi It will take more than ten minutes to get there. You haven't been back to the Motie Mercenary Group for so many years. You might as well go back and take a look. After all, that's where we met. You lived there for a while and you didn't know about it when we left. When can I come back?”

After listening to Xiao Ling's words, Qing Lin's eyes flashed with nostalgia. She nodded and agreed: "Master, you are right. It's time to go back and take a look. I haven't seen Sister Xuelan for a long time. I don't know how the Motie Mercenary Group is developing now."

Qing Lin does have a special affection for the Motie Mercenary Group. After all, they were the ones who helped Qing Lin during his most difficult moment. Although she was only working as a maid at that time and her life was not luxurious, she already felt very satisfied. More importantly, it was at that place that she met Xiao Ling, and that's how she became who she is today.

Although Qinglin's life with Xiao Ling has been stable over the years, she occasionally thinks of her past time in the Motie Mercenary Group. She remembered that Xiao Ding and Xiao Li had come back to the Xiao family several times and met them once. However, what she misses the most is Xue Lan, the person who cared for her so much when she was in the Motie Mercenary Group. She has not seen her for many years.

Xiao Ling smiled slightly and said in a relaxed tone: "I heard Xiao Li mention before that the Motie Mercenary Group is developing quite smoothly now. If you go back, you might as well bring them something useful, which can be considered a token of your kindness. "

After speaking, Xiao Ling shook his head slightly, as if he didn't want to continue this topic. He turned to Qinglin and waved goodbye: "Okay, I have to go and get busy. See you later."

As he finished speaking, Xiao Ling waved to Qing Lin in a friendly manner, then turned around and walked briskly towards the direction of the training room. His back gradually disappeared around the corner of the corridor, while Qing Lin stood there, looking at the direction Xiao Ling left, with a faint smile on his face.

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Entering the training room, Xiao Ling first used the unique skills he learned from Yao Tianhuo and arranged an exquisite formation. This formation can isolate the inside and outside breath for a long time, providing a platform for his upcoming refining work. The perfect secluded space.

After setting up the formation, he walked to the center of the training room with ease, took a deep breath, and waved his arm gently. Following his movements, the three bodies seemed to be pulled by invisible forces and landed lightly on the floor, ready to be refined by him.

If you observe carefully, you may notice that although these three bodies are generally well preserved, the two bodies on the left seem to have been slightly deteriorated compared to the body on the right, and there are also some irregularities on them. Few blemishes.

The reason is actually quite simple. The reason why the two bodies on the left look a little deteriorated is because they were dug out by Xiao Ling from the graveyards of the Jin Yan Sect's previous masters.

According to the records on the tombstones, the original owners of these two bodies were only at the level of a beginner Dou Zong when they were alive, so after so many years, some changes are inevitable.

However, Xiao Ling did not mind this. He believed that even a beginner Dou Zong's body could be rejuvenated after his refining.

To be honest, Xiao Ling went to the cemeteries of the three major sects a few days ago. This was the first time for him. He made quite a commotion at that time. Now thinking back, the experience was really exciting.

The puppet on the far right was the puppet of Gui Ling Zun that was obtained from the Dou Zun ruins. Although it has gone through years, because it is a Dou Zun-level puppet, it still maintains its original appearance and has not been damaged at all. Its surface exudes a faint silver light, which looks quite strange.

Xiao Ling took out three puppets this time and planned to refine them all at once. He planned to leave two of them in the Snake Clan as the guardian force of the clan.

As for the third puppet, Xiao Ling was going to use the body of Turtle Spirit Venerable to carefully refine it. Xiao Ling intended to use it as his personal guard, which could not only help him absorb the pill thunder when refining medicine, but also act as a bodyguard when necessary to ensure safety.

Since Xiao Ling practiced the "Da Yan Jue", he could easily divide his attention and do multiple things, which was no longer a difficult task for him. Therefore, refining three puppets at the same time would not slow down his progress. Of course, if he tried to refine more than three at a time, he might encounter some troubles.

He planned to refine three puppets at a time, which was just the right number. Such an arrangement would allow him to give full play to the ability of "Da Yan Jue" to divide his attention and do multiple things, ensuring the high efficiency of refining, and avoiding the influence of too many numbers on the refinement, ensuring that the quality of each puppet reached the best state.

Then, Xiao Ling took out the Ten Thousand Souls Banner from the system space with ease. He waved it gently, and three soul bodies emerged from the banner, as if three wisps of light smoke condensed into shape. As soon as these souls appeared, they knelt on one knee in unison, bowed their heads, and showed respect to Xiao Ling.

Among these three souls, the most powerful one is the one that was carefully cultivated by Xiao Ling based on the soul of the Iron Guardian. It first swallowed the souls of Yan Luotian and Xie Biyan, and then absorbed the souls of several Douhuang-level masters, and its strength barely increased to the level of Douzun. Even so, Xiao Ling still let it continue to devour other souls in order to further strengthen it.

However, since the soul of the Iron Guardian climbed to the realm of Douzun, the effect of strengthening itself by devouring other souls is not so significant. Just like eating a full buffet, no matter how much you stuff yourself, you can't eat much, Xiao Ling also realized this.

After this experiment, Xiao Ling realized that each soul has its own growth limit, and it is not possible to continuously enhance your cultivation by endlessly devouring other souls.

"However, I am quite satisfied to be able to cultivate a soul that is barely comparable to the Douzun level." Xiao Ling touched his chin and said easily. "It seems that it won't hinder the body of Gui Ling Zun. It should be easy to refine a Dou Zun-level Heaven-level puppet."

The other two soul bodies were also the result of Xiao Ling's careful cultivation. They were originally Dou Huang-level warriors. Under Xiao Ling's guidance, they devoured the soul bodies of several Dou Huangs and Dou Wangs. After some efforts, their strength finally rose to Dou Zong level. Although it was only the initial stage, it was enough to meet the minimum requirements for refining Heavenly Demon Puppet.

And Xiao Ling was planning to combine the two soul bodies with the two initial Dou Zong bodies to refine Heavenly Demon Puppet. Although such a configuration can only create the most basic Earth Demon Leader-level puppet, in remote areas like the Northwest Continent, as long as the Snake People do not take the initiative to cause trouble, these two Dou Zong-level puppets are enough to provide sufficient protection for the tribe.

Then, Xiao Ling flicked his finger lightly and touched the ring on his finger. A soft white light flashed, and three glowing magic cores appeared silently in front of him, suspended in the air.

In front of Xiao Ling, there were two ordinary seventh-level magic cores floating quietly, which he had obtained earlier. There was also an eighth-level magic core next to it, which emitted a more intense energy fluctuation. This was a treasure that Xiao Ling found in the ring worn by the Guiling Venerable when he was exploring the ruins of the Venerable. Xiao Ling had a total of three such high-level magic cores on hand. After using this one, he still had two left.

Holding the eighth-level magic core emitting a faint golden light in his hand, Xiao Ling whispered to himself with a hint of expectation in his tone: "Don't let me down, this is an eighth-level magic core, coupled with a Dou Zun-level body and soul body, this time I want to refine a Dou Zun-level puppet. I hope I can succeed in one fell swoop."

After preparing all the main materials, Xiao Ling took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. This action seemed to take away all the distracting thoughts in his mind, making his mind peaceful.

When he opened his eyes again, there was only a focused light in his pupils that flashed with azure light.

Afterwards, Xiao Ling waved his hand lightly, and the three bodies seemed to be pulled by invisible lines, slowly rising to the air and floating quietly.

Then, Xiao Ling extended his fingers, and three colorful flames appeared above the bodies. Their colors were as bright as a rainbow, and then they burned fiercely. This was Xiao Ling doing many things at once, mobilizing the strange fire in his body to finely refine the three bodies.

As Xiao Ling's handprints were activated, the three flames jumped in the air, and the temperature they emitted rose sharply. The air in the entire training room seemed to tremble under this high temperature. The light of the flames illuminated the room, as if even time was frozen at this moment.

The two Dou Zong-level bodies shrank quickly under the scorching flames, as if the water was evaporated in an instant. A layer of light luster began to appear on their surfaces, which was the process of the bodies gradually solidifying under high temperature and impurities being removed.

Although the Dou Zun-level body also gradually shrank in the flames, the speed of change was obviously much slower. The luster on its surface was deeper, as if it contained a more powerful force. Every inch of this body became tougher under the baptism of the flames, and a little bit of black corpse gas gradually drifted out and dissipated into the air.

As Xiao Ling began to refine the puppet, the originally subtle sounds in the practice room gradually became silent, leaving only the slight crackling sound of the burning flame, adding a touch of rhythm to this quiet space.

The air in the room seemed to become active because of the dance of the flames, and every jump of the flames carried a mysterious rhythm.

In this space illuminated by the light of the flames, time seemed to become slow and deep, every breath was synchronized with the beating of the flames, and every heartbeat echoed with the rhythm of refining. Xiao Ling's figure appeared particularly focused under the reflection of the firelight, and every movement of his was smooth and flowing, giving people a sense of leisure and fluency.

At this moment, the practice room became a mysterious realm independent of the world, with only flames, light, and Xiao Ling's firm and calm existence.

Here, the noise and disturbance of the outside world have gone away, leaving only the pure creative process of refining puppets, and the endless pursuit of perfection that leaps with the flames.

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In the pavilion in the courtyard, Xiao Yixian, Qinglin and Ziyan are sitting together, chatting leisurely.

Ziyan is playing with a colorful little snake in her hand. Her fingers are deftly stroking the snake, and the little snake is gently wrapped between her slender fingers, occasionally spitting out a thin snake tongue, as if enjoying Ziyan's touch.

Around the pavilion, flowers are blooming and green leaves are lush, adding a bit of vitality to this leisurely afternoon. The sun shines through the gaps in the leaves and sprinkles on the stone table, forming mottled light and shadow. In the pond next to it, a few koi fish swim leisurely, occasionally jumping out of the water, splashing circles of ripples.

Qinglin picked up a cup of tea, blew it gently, letting the tea fragrance spread, and then took a sip, with a satisfied look in his eyes. The little doctor leaned against the pillar of the pavilion, holding an old book in her hand, flipping through it from time to time, occasionally looking up to participate in the conversation between the two, with a faint smile on her face.

Zi Yan was completely immersed in the interaction with the little snake. Her laughter was crisp and pleasant, bringing a touch of liveliness to this quiet courtyard. The colorful little snake seemed to feel her happiness, and the color of its body became brighter as her mood changed.

This picture was like a harmonious and warm painting. Everyone was enjoying this tranquility and pleasure, as if time had stopped at this moment, and all the troubles were gone with the wind.

Zi Yan took out a few pills from her sleeve and gently handed them to the colorful little snake. These pills exuded a faint fragrance, and it was obvious at a glance that they were not made of ordinary medicinal materials.

When the colorful little snake saw the pills, its purple gem-like eyes immediately narrowed into a slit. It stuck out its tongue excitedly, rubbed Zi Yan's palm intimately, and then quickly swallowed all the pills into its mouth. Its movements were agile and graceful, revealing a natural nobility.

After swallowing the pill, the little snake burped contentedly, with a satisfied expression on its face, as if expressing its satisfaction. Then, its body twisted gently in Zi Yan's hands, as if expressing its gratitude.

Zi Yan looked at the satisfied look of the little snake and couldn't help laughing. She gently stroked the smooth scales of the little snake, with a hint of pampering in her tone: "Do you like these pills? Do you think they are particularly delicious?" She continued, with a hint of mischief in her eyes, "This is specially made for me by Xiao Ling, using the precious eighth-level medicinal material Youxiang Shengguo. I can't bear to eat more myself. However, for the sake of Sister Medusa, I will allow you to taste it."

The little snake seemed to understand Zi Yan's words, its eyes flashed with gratitude, and its body was more intimately wrapped around Zi Yan's fingers, as if expressing its gratitude.

Zi Yan's smile became even brighter. She knew that these pills would be of great benefit to the growth of the little snake, and she was also very happy to see that the little Sky-Swallowing Python liked them so much.

Since Queen Medusa completed the evolution of purifying her blood, she only briefly restored her human form and had a brief talk with the elders of the snake people. After the talk, she returned to her sleeping state and handed over the control of her body to the little Sky-Swallowing Python again.