The Immortal Emperor Returns

Chapter 516 Refining Puppets!

Qianlong Mountain, cemetery.

Chu Xun added a handful of soil to each grave.

There was a new grave in the cemetery. It was Elder Gui’s grave. This old man had taken care of Hua Qingwu as she grew up. He eventually failed to see Chu Xun before death. He died one day before Chu Xun came back.

Fifty years had passed in the blink of an eye. Looking back to the past, Chu Xun realized that everything had changed. Some people were still alive, but some others had passed away.

Chen Hanlong, Sun Ying, and the others were the first group of people to follow him.

They had passed away. He could no longer hear them calling him Sir.

Tears streamed down his face. As a man, he would also shed tears when he was heartbroken.

“I chose to carry the fate of the people on the shoulder, but I couldn’t save your lives. I am a useless person.

“From now on, I will no longer be qualified to be called Sir.”

Even though he was the Immortal Emperor of Chu and Chu the Devil, what could he do? At this moment, he let his tears fall freely and cried like a child.

The five seniors–Liu Tianhe and his wife, Tang Wenyan and his wife, and Yan Lan were standing behind Chu Xun. They had revived, and they were now glowing with health and full of vitality. Chu Xun had saved their lives from death, but now he was shedding tears, because he kept losing the ones with whom he was well acquainted.

Jing Hong, Hua Qingwu, and the others were also there. They had already burst into tears, looking at Chu Xun, who was heartbroken.

All of them looked at his slightly trembling figure with their eyes filled with care and love.

He was Chu the Devil, who carried the fate of the people on his shoulders. He shouldered too much burden, but no one could bear anything for him.

His journey of life was destined to be full of thorns. He was destined to walk this journey alone and live a lonely life.

Two days later, Chu Xun took Kuang Zhan into a secret chamber and isolated the chamber from the outside world with a magic formation.

White Feather City, a city that had almost been destroyed completely by the Chosen Ones of the Assembly of Immortals, became the focus of the world overnight.

Jing Lei, Jin Yujie, Gu Yifeng, and Wang He were hung on an old tree.

Many warriors and civilians rushed to White Feather City, almost overcrowding the city to the point beyond its capacity.

Jing Lei and the others had slaughtered ten cities in a row, leaving no one alive. They were simply ruthless and heinous.

Countless people would want to drink their blood and eat their flesh.

“I’ll leave it to you.”

Flaming Qilin and Yan Wushuang left after saying that.

The crowd began to move restlessly, and their anger was spreading. They rushed like tides towards Jing Lei and the others hung on the old tree.

The enormous old tree was pushed down. Jing Lei and the others screamed miserably like crying ghosts. The angry crowd tore them into pieces and even smashed their bones into powder.

Someone made a video recording of this event and posted it on the Internet, which immediately set off an uproar. Everyone clapped their hands and cheered.

“Who captured these bastards?” Some people asked.

It was well known that the cultivation levels of Jing Lei and the others were high, so it was impossible for Flaming Qilin and Yan Wushuang to defeat so many Chosen Ones of the Assembly of Immortals at one time.

“There are many capable people on the Earth. How can we allow a few bastards from the Assembly of Immortals to run amok?”

“You’re right. Whoever did it is the hero of the Earth and deserves our respect.”

While the netizens were talking about this event on the Internet, the alien races and the other Chosen Ones of the Assembly of Immortals were infuriated.

“I am Ruan Yichen from the Assembly of Immortals. Flaming Qilin and Yan Wushuang, get out and answer me. Who killed the Chosen Ones of the Assembly of Immortals?” Ruan Yichen was a formidable master of the Assembly of Immortals at the Intermediate Human-Immortal Level. He was very strong and dominant.

“I am Qiao Zhen from the Assembly of Immortals. Whoever dares to kill our people is doomed to die without a burial place.”

“You are ants on the Earth. How dare you defy your superiors and start a rebellion! It seems that you have forgotten the days when we were the master and you were the slaves. From today on, I will slaughter millions of you ants to comfort the souls of the Chosen Ones of the Assembly of Immortals who have died by your hand.”

The other Chosen Ones of the Assembly of Immortals spoke one after another, vowing to find out who killed the Chosen Ones of the Assembly of Immortals.

The alien races also spoke at this time.

“The Mustelid race will form an alliance with the Assembly of Immortals. Their matters will be the matters of the Mustelid race.”

“The Lycan race will also stand by the Assembly of Immortals and help them find the murderer. We will not stop until we find the murderer.”

“You despicable human beings have ruthlessly killed the Chosen Ones of the Assembly of Immortals by cruel means. Both humans and gods are indignant about what you have done. The Canid race will stand against you.”

The Assembly of Immortals and alien races had actually formed an alliance. Moreover, things were not as simple as they said. They had started taking action.

On the one hand, they sent killers to hunt down Flaming Qilin and Yan Wushuang.

On the other hand, they destroyed several cities overnight and killed or injured over ten million people.

Late at night, a team of over 20 people was quietly moving at a very high speed in the northwest direction.

The three leaders were all masters at the Immortal Level. One of them was a handsome young man with terrifying power at the Intermediate Human-Immortal Level.

The other two leaders were masters at the Initial Human-Immortal Level. They wore black brocade clothes and looked ordinary. Both of them looked old, but they closely resembled each other. They were twins.

“Mr. Mu, it’s almost dawn. Do you want to have a rest?” One of the twins asked.

Mu Tianran nodded and said, “Let’s find a place to rest first. We’ll continue to move on tonight.”

They found a natural cave to rest.

“Hei, are the people of the Zombie race ready?” Mu Tianran asked.

The twins were called Hei Ying and Hei Xiong. They were from the Draconian race.

Hei Ying said, “Don’t worry. The Zombie race has been monitoring the Sanctuary of Tetrarchy. This time, three masters of the Zombie race will take action. With the help of Mr. Mu, we will definitely destroy the Sanctuary of Tetrarchy in an instant.”

Arrogance flashed across Mu Tianran’s face. He said, “It’s just a small Sanctuary of Tetrarchy. I really don’t know why you are so prudent.”

“Mr. Zu is a genius adept at planning. Now that he asks us to do so, he must have his own plan,” Hei Xiong said.

“That’s right. I’m afraid no one in the world is better than Zu Si in scheming.” Mu Ziran’s eyes flashed with admiration when he mentioned Zu Si.

Zu Si was also a Chosen One of the Assembly of Immortals sent to the Earth this time. Although his cultivation level was not high, his scheming was unparalleled, and he could scheme without any omission.

This time, Zu Si asked Ruan Yichen, Qiao Zhen, and the others to join forces with the alien races to attract the people’s attention and secretly go to the Sanctuary of Tetrarchy to release the Subterranean Devils Clan.

The disappearance of Kuang Zhan and the death of Jing Lei and the others gave them a sense of crisis. The Earth was far more dangerous than they had imagined.

Therefore, Zu Si decided to release the Subterranean Devils Clan to do harms to the Earth. Only then would they have the opportunity and time to prepare, gain a firm foothold, and build up a huge transmission formation. He hoped that the Assembly of Immortals could send more people over.

This scheme was indeed an insidious one.

Chu Xun walked out of the secret chamber.

Kuang Zhan was standing obediently behind Chu Xun, looking extremely respectful.

Kuang Zhan’s vibe became even stronger than before. He was wearing a suit of golden armor and holding a golden spear in his hand. His skin was glowing with silver luster.

Upon hearing the news, Jing Hong and the others hurried over here. Flaming Qilin and Yan Wushuang also came to Qianlong Mountain a few days ago.

“Why didn’t you kill him?” Flaming Qilin’s tiger eyes flamed with ferocity. He didn’t have a good impression of those people of the Assembly of Immortals.

“He’s already dead.” Chu Xun smiled faintly, but Flaming Qilin and the others shivered for no reason.

“Dead?” Yan Wushuang and the others were curious. Kuang Zhan’s vibe was so strong that he didn’t look like a dead person at all.

Only Jing Hong and Hua Qingwu blurted out in unison, “A puppet.”

Chu Xun nodded slightly. He refined Kuang Zhan into a puppet.

The skill of refining puppets had always been regarded as an unorthodox one in the world of cultivation. However, it was undeniable that if the refining process could be completed successfully, the puppet would have a very strong fighting ability.

Back then, Chu Xun destroyed a sect in the alien land and thereby obtained the complete skill of refining puppets.

Kuang Zhan was not perfect yet, because many materials were missing. However, Chu Xun enhanced the puppet’s physical strength and fighting ability using the power of the Stellar Core.

Flaming Qilin and the others had seen the puppet produced by Leng Rui with their own eyes. It had no life or sense of pain, and it was just like a robot. In the end, Chu Xun destroyed it. Unlike that puppet, Kuang Zhan was breathing and looked no different from a living person.

“Can I have a try?” Yan Wushuang was very curious.

Chu Xun nodded slightly.

Boom!

Yan Wushuang raised his hand and slashed Kuang Zhan’s body with a surging chain, making a booming sound.

Kuang Zhan remained motionless. He lowered his head, and the silver luster on his skin disappeared. He was unscathed, and the look on his face did not change at all.

“So strong.” Yan Wushuang was shocked.

Jiu You stepped forward and curiously tapped Kuang Zhan’s arm with her hand. To her surprise, dull metallic sounds rang out.

“Damn it. I made a mistake. If I had known this earlier, I would have brought all those bastards from the Assembly of Immortals back and refined them into puppets.” Yan Wushuang looked regretful.

“What are you thinking about?” Chu Xun shook his head. “Refining puppets is not as easy as you think.”

The cost of refining a puppet was unimaginable. Chu Xun used up all his resources and used a drop of True Blood to refine Kuang Zhan into a puppet. Moreover, the refining process was very dangerous. Each master at the Immortal Level had a determined heart.

To refine a puppet, the first step was to destroy the divine soul and memory of the host. If one made a slight mistake, he would suffer from devastating side effects and Qi deviation, and in the worst case, all he had cultivated would disappear and he would become a useless cripple.

Chu Xun refined Kuang Zhan into a puppet out of hatred. In the past, he would never take the risk to do so.

“Can you lend him to me for a few days?” Yan Wushuang looked at Chu Xun expectantly, thinking that it would be so cool if he could have a bodyguard at the Earth Immortal Level.

“The puppet only follows the master’s orders,” Jing Hong explained.

Yan Wushuang was a little disappointed.

Chu Xun ordered Kuang Zhan to be on guard at the foot of Qianlong Mountain and kill anyone that came into the range thirty feet away from Qianlong Mountain without permission.

With his eyes wide open, Yan Wushuang complained that Chu Xun was wasting a treasure.

“How can you use a master having a fighting ability comparable to that of an Earth Immortal as a watchdog?” Flaming Qilin said in disbelief.

According to what he thought, Chu Xun should send Kuang Zhan to hunt down and kill the other Chosen Ones of the Assembly of Immortals.

Chu Xun did not explain.

Flaming Qilin and Yan Wushuang were confused.

However, Jing Hong and Hua Qingwu knew that the people on Qianlong Mountain were Chu Xun’s weak point, and Chu Xun would not let anything bad happen to them.

In the next few days, Chu Xun kept his parents’ company attentively and occasionally drank with Flaming Qilin and Yan Wushuang, seeming to be fooling around.

At the edge of Qianlong Mountain Square, Jing Hong looked at Chu Xun, whose eyes were dull and blank, and said softly, “Your parents...”

Chu Xun trembled slightly. Before Jing Hong finished speaking, he said, “Life Extension Elixir. I must produce the Life Extension Elixir.”

Jing Hong stayed silent for a while and then hugged Chu Xun fondly. “Don’t worry. Little Wu and I are here with you on Qianlong Mountain.”

Besides Chu Xun, only Hua Qingwu and she knew that although the few seniors had regained their vitality, they could only live for another fifty years.

Fifty years was indeed a long time, but it was too short for Chu Xun, because it was commonplace for him to stay in seclusion for dozens or even hundreds of years each time. Moreover, as his cultivation level improved, he would need a longer time in seclusion.

Chu Xun wanted to become stronger and make breakthroughs, so it was inevitable that he would be in seclusion. However, if he needed about a hundred years for seclusion, these seniors could not wait for such a long time.

“Don’t worry. I will surely collect all the materials and produce the Life Extension Elixir within fifty years,” Chu Xun said in a low voice, “I don’t want to see the people around me leave me one after another.”