I Fabricated the Techniques, but my disciple really mastered them?

"This is the formation."

Xiao Jie subconsciously activated her own power and entered a state of combat, then blinked her eyes as if pondering something.

"I want to learn, I want to learn!"

"Come, Xiao Jie, let me explain the basics of formations to you."

Xu Yan, with a smile on his face, took out a piece of paper.

"Mm-hmm!"

Xiao Jie restrained her power and widened her eyes, curiously watching the paper in front of her.

Xu Yan's finger traced over the paper, and one by one, formation patterns emerged—these were the most basic formation patterns.

In the Way of the Array, although not as proficient as Fang Hao except for some profound and unique formations, Xu Yan was familiar with various basic formations and could lay them out with a wave of his hand.

After all, Xu Yan practiced the Sword Array, mastering various basic formations naturally without difficulty.

"This is the Reversal Formation, it can cause those within the formation to reverse directions, reverse attacks, and so on..."

Xu Yan, while drawing the formation patterns, started to explain.

Xiao Jie, not as quick-witted as Ming Yu, easily became stuck mentally with such profound formation patterns.

And this was Xu Yan's purpose.

He wanted to verify a speculation, and Xiao Jie was the perfect subject because of her weak strength and low status as Ming Yu's maid.

Moreover, with the Minor Heavenly Eye, Xu Yan could see some hints about Xiao Jie, although he could not glimpse the whole picture, he did see some outlines.

Xiao Jie listened carefully, then her eyes emitted a silver-white brilliance, spinning in circles as if stuck in deep thought.

However, Xiao Jie quickly recovered, blinking and saying, "Brother Xu Yan, this formation is really hard to understand."

Xu Yan, seeing this, became contemplative. As long as it did not affect the Divine Soul, getting mentally stuck was quickly recoverable, and it seemed Xiao Jie's thinking was particularly simple. Because of its simplicity, even if it got stuck, it was easier to recover.

Directly deleting the incomprehensible segment from her thoughts, she recovered.

Xu Yan repeated the explanation that had caused Xiao Jie's mental block, and indeed, she became stuck again.

"Xiao Jie, try copying it to see, this way you might understand it better."

Once Xiao Jie recovered, Xu Yan took out another piece of paper.

"I'll try."

Xiao Jie, excited, raised her hand and started to mimic on the paper, but just as she began, her thoughts stalled.

Once she recovered, she blinked and began to copy again but got stuck once more.

"It's so difficult!"

Xiao Jie was very interested in formations, but was somewhat frustrated because it was too difficult.

"Xiao Jie, let me help you with copying, give me your hand!"

Xu Yan said with a smile, extending his hand.

"Okay, okay!"

Xiao Jie extended her hand.

Xu Yan held Xiao Jie's hand, "For the formation patterns, this stroke goes like this..."

After drawing two strokes of the formation patterns, Xiao Jie entered a state of crash, but with Xu Yan holding her hand and drawing the patterns, she showed no resistance and no consciousness, like a puppet.

Xu Yan carefully let a wisp of the Way of Domain spread out, entering Xiao Jie's palm. In that moment, using it as a bridge, the Minor Heavenly Eye saw the special characteristics of the power within Xiao Jie.

Puppet Principle surrounded Xiao Jie, forming a special operational way, even including Xiao Jie's consciousness, which was formed by a certain Puppet Principle, operating in a specific pattern.

Whenever the problem requiring thought was too arcane, exceeding the thinking produced by the operation of the Puppet Principles, it would stall, requiring time to alleviate before it could operate again.

"It is really so!"

His speculation having been confirmed, Xu Yan felt somewhat shocked.

"No wonder these Puppet Principles are so special. If I could comprehend them for a while and establish them in my Way of Domain, achieving Great Accomplishment in Establishing Dao is imminent."

Xu Yan was secretly excited in his heart, Yu Ting was his precious place for swiftly advancing to Great Accomplishment in Establishing Dao.

But the premise was having the opportunity to comprehend these Puppet Principles.

"The three masters of Yu Ting, what exactly are they? Could they also be Jade People? If so, who is the real creator of Yu Ting?"

The more Xu Yan thought, the more he was shocked.

From meeting Ming Yu, he felt she was a bit strange, especially when thinking, giving off a sluggish vibe.

As he got to know more about Ming Yu, especially after exchanging her Puppet Principles for his formations, Xu Yan felt that Ming Yu did not seem like a creature in the true sense.

Upon arriving at Yu Ting, the sight of those Jade People only intensified his suspicion—it was exactly as he had speculated.

Now, his speculation had finally been confirmed.

Puppet!

Whether it was Ming Yu or Xiao Jie, they were actually a type of puppet!

Or rather, a Jade Puppet!

Their bodies were carved from some unknown and mysterious jade.

All the Jade People of Yu Ting were a type of puppet, possessing a certain degree of autonomous consciousness and thought.

Though they were puppets, they were significantly different from the general perception of puppets.

This was what shocked Xu Yan, a single puppet possessing such formidable strength, having a degree of independent thought and consciousness was utterly inconceivable.

Each Jade Person functioned according to a certain Puppet Principle, including their thought process, which was also governed by Puppet Principle.

This Puppet Principle was extremely unique and profound, enabling the puppets to act as if they possessed spiritual wisdom, especially apparent in battle where they bore no resemblance to puppets at all.

"The puppets crafted by Fourth Junior Brother, although capable of battle, ultimately lack spiritual wisdom and thought, and these puppets rely on Spirit Crystals for combat strength, while these Jade People fight like true Martial Artists, without depending on Spirit Crystals…"

That the Jade People could achieve all this was due to the Puppet Principle, this unusual and eerie Puppet Principle endowed them with such capabilities.

Moreover, creating puppets with strength exceeding the Realm Master Level was extremely difficult, unless the puppet was imbued with the Puppet Principle, something beyond Fang Hao's current capabilities.
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"These puppets are very unusual, seemingly not crafted, and the Puppet Principle is also very special; to say they are puppets is not entirely accurate."

Xu Yan released Xiao Jie's hand, falling into deep contemplation.

Yu Ting was too bizarre and terrifying.

If the three masters of Yu Ting were also a type of puppet, then who was the creator of Yu Ting, and how terrifying was their strength?

"Is there anything special about Ming Yu among these Jade Puppets that her status is so high?"

Xu Yan thought about Ming Yu's status in Yu Ting.

Her strength wasn't remarkable, far inferior to those Master of Heaven and Earth level Jade Puppets, yet her status was much higher than theirs.

It seemed that besides the three masters of Yu Ting, Ming Yu had the highest status.

"Ming Yu, more human-like than the other Jade Puppets, possessing the spiritual wisdom and thought of a human, and her strength can improve; could she be a type of cultivatable Jade Puppet?"

Xu Yan murmured thoughtfully.

"Brother Xu Yan?"

Xiao Jie had recovered, blinking her eyes.

"Xiao Jie, the Formation is rather profound, you might not understand it immediately; I need to teach you slowly, we can't rush this."

Xu Yan said with a smiling face.

Since they were Jade Puppets, even if they had thoughts, these thoughts were quite basic, generated by the Puppet Principle, allowing one to slowly unravel the workings of the Puppet Principle and grasp the method in which thoughts are produced.

"Uh-huh, thank you, Brother Xu Yan!"

Xiao Jie nodded her little head, her face full of happiness.

"Xiao Jie, let's play chess, I'll teach you."

Xu Yan then took out a chessboard.

"Chess?"

Xiao Jie blinked.

"Yes, chess, it's a lot of fun."

Xu Yan began teaching Xiao Jie how to play.

"The Creation of Heaven and Earth nurtures all things; the Jade Puppets of Yu Ting, possessing spiritual wisdom and thought, could they also be endowed by some sort of Power of Creation? Could the creator of Yu Ting have strength at least comparable to the Creation Realm?"

Xu Yan speculated internally.

The people of Yu Ting, though Jade Puppets, had already transcended the limitations of ordinary puppets, having acquired individuality; those of the Master of Heaven and Earth level manipulated the Dao Principles, owning their own Dao.

To endow a Jade Puppet with Dao Principles, aside from having power similar to the Creation Realm, it would be impossible otherwise.

"Martial Arts converge from different paths to the same end, ultimately moving towards the Dao, everything exists within the Dao…"

The creator of Yu Ting must have perceived the Dao, at least a powerhouse comparable to the Creation Realm!

"If Fourth Junior Brother breaks through to the Creation Realm, he should also be able to craft similar puppets, endowing them with certain consciousness and spiritual wisdom."

But if the three masters of Yu Ting were also Jade Puppets, and their strength surpassed the Master of Heaven and Earth Level, then the creator of Yu Ting must have transcended even the Creation Realm, could they be comparable to the Primordial, or even an existing Dao practitioner?!

At this thought, Xu Yan's heart jolted; could he possibly have the chance to meet a second Dao practitioner, apart from his master?