Stellar Transformation-Chapter 460: Episode 14 - 33 Puppet

I could not discern Uncle Fu’s aura, which must mean that Uncle Fu’s strength far exceeds my own. Yet Uncle Fu completely failed to perceive my true strength, which seems contradictory. Qin Yu could only think of one possibility—Uncle Fu was without a soul.

However, this conclusion was something even Qin Yu couldn’t believe; it slipped out as a question. But Uncle Fu’s response truly shocked Qin Yu.

"Uncle Fu, do you really not have a soul?" Qin Yu inquired again to confirm.

Uncle Fu nodded with a smile, "Correct, I don’t have one. Why, is it strange?"

"How is that possible? A soul is the most important thing. How can one exist without a soul?" Qin Yu countered, "Even Heavenly Gods would die without a soul, right?"

Uncle Fu responded with a laugh, "Did I ever say I was human?"

Qin Yu was taken aback, "Uncle Fu, what do you mean?"

Uncle Fu sighed deeply, "I am not a human but a ’Puppet’ crafted by my master, merely one of the higher-grade types."

"Puppet?" Qin Yu listened carefully.

"In the Divine World, some Artifact Refining masters, with profound strength in Artifact Refining, directly craft a body. Then, by endowing it with some simple intelligence, they create a Puppet," Uncle Fu said with a shake of his head and a smile, "But crafting ’Puppets’ is extremely difficult. First, it’s hard to craft a human form, and second, it’s hard to bestow intelligence."

Qin Yu suddenly remembered his master, Lei Wei’s, homeland—the technological universe that housed Earth.

"I know of a universe within the Mortal World, which has something called ’technology’, and it includes intelligent beings," Qin Yu said aloud.

Uncle Fu shook his head indifferently, "I’m aware of the existence of technological universes in the Divine World. That’s just an ordinary level of the universes in the Mortal World, utilizing some external materials to research the universe. It’s quite primitive... To my knowledge, no technological universe has ever broken through the bounds of the Mortal World and reached the cosmic realms of the Immortals, Demons, and Demon World."

Qin Yu nodded in agreement.

Reliance on external forces without self-cultivation will hardly lead to true achievement.

"Moreover, that kind of intelligence is quite rudimentary, lacking emotions and self-thought, merely very low-level. On the surface, ’Puppets’ crafted by divine experts in the Divine World are nearly indistinguishable from people," said Uncle Fu.

"Indeed." Through the conversation with Uncle Fu, Qin Yu felt that Uncle Fu’s intelligence was nearly identical to that of humans.

"Uncle Fu, how do Puppets possess intelligence?" Qin Yu inquired.

Uncle Fu shook his head, "I’m not very clear on this, because even in the Divine World, there are few who know how to craft ’Puppets’. In the Divine World, those who have ’Puppets’ as servants are usually influential and powerful figures."

Qin Yu suddenly remembered something.

"Uncle Fu, take a look," Qin Yu’s thoughts stirred, and the Sword Immortal Puppet bestowed by Uncle Lan flew out from within Qin Yu, "Is this the kind of Puppet you mentioned?"

Qin Yu still remembered, when Uncle Lan gave it to him, it was called the ’Sword Immortal Puppet’.

"This is a Puppet," Uncle Fu affirmed immediately, but after examining it for a while, he said, "The materials used for this Puppet are not particularly precious, and its body’s durability isn’t especially strong. However, the expertise of the master who crafted this Puppet is extremely high. Such ordinary materials have yielded such results."

"How strong is this Puppet?" Qin Yu pressed on.

Uncle Fu answered indifferently, "Its skeletal frame is rather tough, I estimate it could match a Low Grade Heavenly Divine Weapon. However, its muscles are just mediocre. But I sense that this ’Puppet’s’ flesh, bones, and muscles are very well integrated through refinement, which is a sign of exquisite craftsmanship. Not many in the Divine World can create such a ’Puppet’."

Uncle Lan, having followed the owner of Mishen Palace, ’Che Hou Yuan,’ for so many years, knew an extraordinary amount.

"However, this ’puppet’ has no wisdom," said Uncle Fu with some confusion, "I would think that someone capable of refining such a harmoniously physical body could easily endow it with some simple intelligence."

But Qin Yu suddenly saw the light.

The puppet that Uncle Lan had given him was actually a puppet from the Divine World. Uncle Lan’s original intention was merely to give Qin Yu an extra assurance for survival. Not giving the puppet some wisdom was very simple. Uncle Lan wanted everything to depend on Qin Yu himself.

"Uncle Fu, how is your body?" Qin Yu suddenly asked.

Uncle Fu’s eyes sparkled with confidence as he said, "As the steward of the number one Artifact Refining expert in the Divine World, there are few ’puppets’ stronger than me. The toughness of my body... is definitely on par with an Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact!"

Qin Yu was inwardly startled.

An Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact—how incredibly tough that was! Even the ordinary Upper Heavenly Gods probably didn’t possess such a formidable body, yet Uncle Fu’s body was so strong.

"But what’s the use of just a tough body? I only possess the same intelligence as humans, but after all, I have no soul, I’m not alive, unable to cultivate, nor can I comprehend the Space Law... With my strength, facing a Middle Level Heavenly God, I would have to surrender," Uncle Fu said with a trace of helplessness on his face.

Qin Yu understood.

A Heavenly God level expert has a strong comprehension of space. At that level, who would engage in close combat with you? Simply controlling space is enough to kill you. This was also why Uncle Fu admitted he was no match for Middle Level Heavenly Gods.

In the courtyard, a fallen leaf drifted past Qin Yu, slowly landing on the ground.

Qin Yu turned his head, "Uncle Fu, what’s the name of this big tree?"

"The Red Paulownia tree—it’s a precious species even in the Divine World. The Red Paulownia tree grows extremely slowly... This one is several billion years old," Uncle Fu said with a beaming smile.

Qin Yu looked at the Red Paulownia tree in shock. The tree required three or four people to encircle it, yet it was only about twenty meters tall. Its crown was quite expansive too, with a diameter of over a hundred meters.

But a height of twenty meters, a width that three or four people could encircle.

If this were in Qin Yu’s hometown—Zixuan Star’s ’Primordial Wilderness,’ such tall and thick trees would be a common sight. They could grow this robust in just a few decades, yet this tree was several billion years old!

"It’s only grown this much in such a long time?" Qin Yu was somewhat shocked.

"Don’t underestimate the Red Paulownia tree. I can tell you with certainty that this tree is worth more than your Upper-Grade Heavenly Divine Spear, Residual Snow," Uncle Fu said with conviction.

Qin Yu couldn’t help but look at the Red Paulownia tree with amazement.

"Whether it’s the trunk or the branches, the Red Paulownia tree is extremely tough. Even without refining, its toughness is on par with ordinary Upper-Grade Divine Artifacts. If one were to refine using the trunk or branches of the Red Paulownia tree, it would be easy to create a Low-Grade or Middle-Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact," Uncle Fu said slowly, looking at the Red Paulownia tree, "Especially the heart of the Red Paulownia tree, the heart of such a thick tree, would definitely be on par with an Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact with just a little refining."

Qin Yu understood that this Red Paulownia tree was a treasure all over.

"This Red Paulownia tree, initially, was a compensation requested by my master when he was refining a Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure for the Thunder Department God King. The Thunder Department God King was very reluctant to give it up at the time," Uncle Fu said with a laugh, "Throughout the entire Divine World, the only tree species that are more precious than the Red Paulownia tree are probably only the legendary ’Ancient Ironwood Trees.’

Qin Yu was shocked, not expecting that there would be even stronger trees, that there actually existed even more remarkable species.

"That Ancient Ironwood Tree, even the master himself has never seen one. It was just once, long ago, when he saw a branch of the Ancient Ironwood Tree, which was a material used by an Upper Heavenly God who requested my master’s help in Artifact Refining," Uncle Fu explained.

Naturally, Qin Yu understood.

Even the owner of Mishen Palace has never seen the Ancient Ironwood Tree, which speaks volumes about its preciousness.

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"Uncle Fu, since I cannot open this Artifact Hall, what should I do then?" Qin Yu looked helplessly at the stone door beside him.

Uncle Fu was still all smiles and said, "Don’t worry, haven’t I told you? By activating the master’s residual image, you have become the sole heir to this Mishen Palace. It doesn’t matter if you can’t open it now. You can come back when you have the ability to do so."

"By the time I have the strength to open it, I reckon I will have already reached the Divine World," said Qin Yu, feeling rather helpless.

"When you get to the Divine World and your strength has greatly increased, you can also ask someone to help you come down to the lower realms," Uncle Fu comforted him.

"Is it easy to go from the Divine World to the Immortal, Demon, and Demon World?" Qin Yu couldn’t help but be puzzled.

Uncle Fu shook his head repeatedly, "Of course not. Aside from Divine Kings and Heavenly Venerables who can traverse space at will, others like the master, even with his extremely high status, need to ask for help to descend to a lower realm."

"Ask someone for help?" Qin Yu looked at Uncle Fu, expecting an answer.

"You’re asking about this too early now. When you reach the Heavenly God Realm and have a status in the Divine World, you will know how to descend. Then, you’ll just need to spend some treasures to bribe someone," Uncle Fu said.

Qin Yu couldn’t help but laugh, bribery?

It seems relationships are the same everywhere.

Suddenly, Qin Yu recalled a question, "Uncle Fu, didn’t you say that people with the aura of the Divine World cannot enter the Mishen Palace? Once I reach the Divine World, even if I come back to the Immortal, Demon, and Demon World, I guess Mishen Palace won’t let me in."

"Hehe... you are mistaken on that one. While Mishen Palace does hinder those with the aura of the Divine World, don’t forget, I am the steward of Mishen Palace. In the master’s absence, I am the one managing it. As long as I detect your arrival, I will naturally let you in," Uncle Fu said.

Hearing this, Qin Yu felt somewhat relieved.

Relics left by the number one Artifact Refining expert of the Divine World are worth a return trip, even after reaching the Divine World. Qin Yu had heard that even Divine Kings from the Divine World had once asked ’Che Hou Yuan’ for help.

"When the opportunity arises, I must learn Che Hou Yuan’s Artifact Refining skill," Qin Yu thought to himself.

"Qin Yu, with your current strength, you simply cannot open the doors to the Artifact Hall or the Fire Refining Hall. You’ve also been to the Front Hall, so let me take you to the last palace, the ’Transfer Hall,’" said Uncle Fu as he walked ahead.

Qin Yu followed behind Uncle Fu, heading towards the Transfer Hall.

The Transfer Hall was different from the closed doors of the ’Fire Refining Hall’ and ’Artifact Hall’; its doors were wide open. Moreover, the doors of the Transfer Hall were extremely wide, only about ten meters tall but nearly thirty meters in length.

Qin Yu and Uncle Fu stepped through the grand doors of the Transfer Hall.

"This place?" Qin Yu looked around the Transfer Hall with curiosity. The hall was very strange, without any rooms, only featuring a series of robust pillars. Moreover, each pillar was inscribed with a line of text.

"What are these more than thirty pillars for? They are not even as tall as the ceiling, so they certainly aren’t there to support the roof," Qin Yu wondered.

What was the purpose of these towering thirty-plus pillars?

Seeing Qin Yu’s curiosity, Uncle Fu spoke up, "Qin Yu, you should know that the higher the level of cosmic space, the more stable it is. The master, being an ’Upper Heavenly God,’ doesn’t have the power to break through the spatial barriers in the Divine World. However, with his strength, he could easily pierce through a spatial passageway in the Immortal, Demon, and Demon Worlds."

"Yes, the space in the Immortal, Demon, and Demon Worlds is much more stable than the space of my hometown, Zixuan Star," Qin Yu said.

The space within the Mortal World can even be torn apart by ninth-level Heavenly Immortals. However, the space within the Immortal, Demon, and Demon World would require immense effort for a ninth-level Immortal Emperor to tear apart, even with the help of a divine artifact. The difference in stability is clear to see.

"Master is skilled at Artifact Refining, refining puppets, and is also extremely adept at crafting space channels. These thirty-eight pillars are the space channels leading to thirty-eight cosmic spaces," Uncle Fu said indifferently.

Qin Yu was startled.

Leading to thirty-eight cosmic spaces?

"How could that be possible?" Qin Yu couldn’t believe it.

"Why would it be impossible?" Uncle Fu stated calmly, "In the realm of the Immortal, Demon, and Demon World, for example, if the master wished to break through to the Dinosaur Realm, it would be a piece of cake. After all, the master is an Upper Heavenly God, just one step away from becoming a Divine King."

Qin Yu could only nod.

Upper Heavenly Gods have an understanding of space that is absolutely beyond what he could currently imagine.

"How are space channels created?" Qin Yu suddenly asked.

"I don’t understand either, but on the surface, space channels look somewhat like black holes," Uncle Fu said abruptly.

Qin Yu was astonished, "Black holes? How could that be possible, I can’t withstand the gravitational force of a black hole." Qin Yu was well aware that even on the Eighteen-star Emperor-level Dark Star, his body could hardly withstand it, let alone a black hole.

"I only said it resembles a black hole, not that it actually is one. The gravitational force is much less than that of a real black hole," Uncle Fu explained with a faint smile.

That’s when Qin Yu understood.

Pointing to the towering pillars, Uncle Fu said, "These pillars aren’t solid; you can directly step into them. That’s how you enter the space channel. As for which cosmic space it leads to, it’s written on each of the pillars."

"Thirty-eight cosmic spaces, that’s really impressive," Qin Yu couldn’t help but look over each pillar one by one.

"Dinosaur Realm, ’Milk Mist Spirit Pearl’ found on Liuyun Star."

"Illusion Demon Realm, ’Five Skill Stone’ found on Sky Blue Star."

"Mortal World’s Third Universe Space, ’Black Teeth Spring Water’ found on Kefeng Star."

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Every pillar indicated the cosmic space it led to, along with the precious materials discovered within that space. The cosmic spaces that are on the same level as the Immortal, Demon, and Demon World have names, whereas the Mortal World cosmic spaces are simply numbered. Clearly, the Mortal World has too many and lacks unified naming.

"In order to seek out some unique materials, of course, the master searched through various cosmic spaces. Creating fixed channels makes it much easier for the master to travel back and forth. The thirty-eight space channels connect to cosmic spaces, twenty-two of which are on the same level as the Immortal, Demon, and Demon World, and sixteen are at the Mortal World level," Uncle Fu continued.

Qin Yu fell silent at this point.

Because he saw a line of words on one of the pillars— "Mortal World’s Eleventh Universe Space, ’Dual-Polar Spiritual Stone’ found on Zixuan Star."

(Today I have something to attend to, so I will update only one Chapter. I will update three Chapters tomorrow!)

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