Chapter 66: Du Xian Sect 24 Part 4

“That’s right; he’s mine.” Xun Ji admitted generously.

He’d once thought of pairing Lu Yun Ting with red string fates like Wei Qianqian, but now that he knew Lu Yun Ting and Lu Zhou were the same person, there was no need.

Wei Luoheng stroked his chin, somewhat regretful. “Actually, I could pretend that romance tribulation didn’t break.”

Xun Ji laughed. “If you want to live, you’d better hurry and find someone willing to weather that romance tribulation with you.”

Wei Luoheng looked suspicious. “Your life-extending method is related to romance?”

“First, agree to my conditions.”

“I agree, I agree to all of them.” Wei Luoheng sighed. “Earlier, I was single-minded about Tian Yan Sect and nearly cost you your life. Even without your method, I’d agree.”

“As expected of Tian Yan Sect’s Young Sect Master—straightforward.” Xun Ji patted him approvingly. “As for the truth you want, instead of me telling you, why not see it for yourself?”

Wei Luoheng: “How?”

“When does your sister Wei Qianqian enter Passing Immortal Bridge to cultivate?” Xun Ji asked.

“Tonight.” Wei Luoheng said. “Why?”

“Then tonight, wait for me outside Passing Immortal Bridge’s barrier. I’ll show you the truth.” Xun Ji said.

Wei Luoheng raised an eyebrow. “You’re trapped in this dungeon—how will you get out?”

Xun Ji lay back on the cushion and shooed him away. “That’s none of your concern; I have my ways.”

Seeing this, Wei Luoheng asked no more, transformed into the Purple Little Snake, and quietly left the dungeon.

With no one to disturb him, the dungeon returned to its eerie silence.

Xun Ji circulated his spiritual power and continued to cast the new technique he had drawn from the System’s Scratch Card.

The rewards for unlocking the Emotion Vein Restriction at 50% and 60% progress turned out to be the same skill—Puppet Technique and Puppet Technique (Complete Version).

Fortunately, he had saved them up and drawn them together. Xun Ji silently complained to himself; otherwise, if it had been like when he learned the Snake Transformation Technique and only got halfway, it definitely would have caused trouble.

This Puppet Technique was an extremely useful substitute skill. As long as he first created a puppet identical to his original body, his Divine Soul could transfer from the main body to the puppet, making it an excellent escape tool.

However, the Puppet Technique was far more complex than the Snake Transformation Technique. It required first manufacturing a puppet remotely. Before Yulan Zhenren arrived, Xun Ji had already begun casting the spell, and the puppet—a one-to-one copy of his main body—was now complete, lying in the small cabin on Duansxue Peak.

The next step was to establish a connection with the puppet, gradually achieving shared sensations with it until his Divine Soul fully transferred to the puppet body. In this way, the puppet would become Xun Ji’s new body, and the one in the dungeon would be an unconscious empty shell. Even if Du Xian Sect executed it a month later, it wouldn’t matter.

Come to think of it, he didn’t know if Lu Yun Ting was in the cabin. If he was, would he be startled by the suddenly appearing puppet? Xun Ji couldn’t quite figure out what he was feeling. If he didn’t want Lu Yun Ting to discover it, he simply shouldn’t have placed the puppet in the cabin.

But he also kind of wanted Lu Yun Ting to be the first one to see it.

He wondered how his palm was doing—whether he had properly applied medicine to it. Xun Ji had witnessed Wei Luoheng’s abilities firsthand; his Talisman Technique surely wasn’t something that could be easily broken free from. He didn’t know if Lu Yun Ting’s instinctive resistance had caused any harm to his body.

He wanted to see him and confirm it with his own eyes.

Xun Ji calmed his mind and focused, running the Puppet Technique.

In the dim, damp dungeon, a faint, cool scent suddenly arose. Duansxue Peak was perpetually snow-covered, and this was the smell of melting snow that could be sensed every day in the cabin.

Xun Ji’s heart leaped with joy. It seemed the connection with the puppet had succeeded. Next, as long as he proceeded step by step, gradually deepening the shared sensations and transferring his Divine Soul, it would be complete.

He closed his eyes, growing even more focused. As he concentrated, he suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable in his body.

Beneath his robes, his skin seemed to itch.

Could there be bugs in this dungeon?! Xun Ji’s scalp tingled, and he jumped to his feet. He patted and searched his robes repeatedly but didn’t find even a shadow of an insect.

Xun Ji sat back down on the soft cushion in confusion. After agonizing over it for a moment, he decided to hurry and complete the Puppet Technique to leave this damned place.

He closed his eyes again, sinking into his mind, and reconnected with the puppet.

In mere moments, Xun Ji abruptly opened his eyes. It came again!

This time, the prickling itch wasn’t just on his skin—it was even on his lips! The itch on his body was relatively mild, but on his lips, it was both numb and painful, as if an insect were clinging to his mouth and biting it!

…Wait? Clinging to his mouth and biting?

Xun Ji thought of something, and his expression instantly darkened.

With the Puppet Technique, the main body could gradually establish shared sensations with the puppet to achieve the effect of Divine Soul transfer.

It seemed that the “insect” wasn’t in this dungeon.