Ghostcraft

The Ghostcraft crafters relied on Soul Combat Puppets to cultivate and took these puppets as their own bodies. Even though this method was much gentler than seizing the body of another to attain rebirth, it forcefully caused a person to become a monster that was neither a man nor ghost. t it was precisely because of this type of cultivation methods aroused the disgust of others that the Xeno-race wouldn’t be tolerated by the three dimensions and were driven out like traitors from the three dimensions. Of course, the Ghostcraft Clan was merely a part of the Xeno-race.

However, it wasn’t difficult to discern from this that when facing something that went against the normal Dao inheritances of the three dimensions, it was indeed something that couldn’t be tolerated by the gods of the three dimensions. After all, regardless of qi refinement or body refinement, they upheld nature.

Once an existence like a Soul Combat Puppet cultivated and achieved immortality, then what sort of monster would it become?

It was even to the extent that they didn’t even have to cultivate and attain immortality at all because their fleshly body didn’t exist, nor would they suffer from sickness or death. Moreover, they were unable to enter the Netherworld. So unless they were killed, or their energy was exhausted, they were no different from immortals!

A Ghostcraft crafter was a type of mysterious profession, and their method of cultivation was entirely different from ordinary cultivators. Ghostcraft crafters didn’t construct Soul Combat Puppets for others to utilize, and it was for themselves instead. The seniors of a young Ghostcraft clansman would have a Soul Combat Puppet created for the child before it was even born.

When the child emerged into the world, they would execute a secret technique to directly extract the soul of the baby and imprint it into the Soul Combat Puppet. As for the original body of the baby, it would be discarded. This child would rely on the Soul Combat Puppet as the child’s body to grow and cultivate.

Of course, even if it was within the Ghostcraft Clan, not every single person had the qualifications to obtain a Soul Combat Puppet, and only a small portion of clansmen with extremely powerful souls and lofty statuses would be able to enjoy such treatment.

If an ordinary Ghostcraft Clan member wanted to obtain a Soul Combat Puppet, then they would only be able to construct one for themselves once they matured into adulthood. But it was already a step too late to cultivate with a Soul Combat Puppet at that time, so it would be difficult for them to obtain great accomplishments on their paths to cultivation.

Besides that, the steps to construct a Soul Combat Puppet was extremely profound and precise. It was divided into the steps of carving wood, inscribing talisman markings, constructing mechanisms, creating a fake form, transforming it into a true form, attaching the spirit, imprinting the soul, creating the heart, and controlling the mind.

Every single step had extremely harsh requirements. For example, the step of carving wood was to select various superb wood to create the body of the Soul Combat Puppet. For example, the step of inscribing talisman markings was to utilize special secret techniques to refine meridians, apertures, bones, and various other internal organs within the Soul Combat Puppet.

The final step of controlling the mind was to place the soul to be nurtured within the Soul Combat Puppet. At this point, it was finally considered a true Soul Combat Puppet.One was able to discern the difference between a normal puppet and a Soul Combat Puppet from these nine great steps.

The cultivation methods of Soul Combat Puppets was extremely unique as well. They only required spirit crystals, spirit liquids, and other similar treasures to be stored within their bodies, and then the meridians within their bodies would automatically refine it all through the movement of the mechanisms within the body before it was condensed into True Essence that condensed within their Dantian.

Compared to cultivators, this sort of method of cultivation was undoubtedly even more simple and easy, and there was practically no need to cultivate any qi refinement cultivation technique or body refinement cultivation technique, causing it to be extremely miraculous.

The cultivation speed of Soul Combat Puppets varied as well, and the key was the steps of carving wood and inscribing talisman markings. The step of carving wood was the establishment of the foundations of the body, and the quality of the spirit materials would decide the accomplishments this Soul Combat Puppet could attain in the future. The step of inscribing talisman markings was the distribution of meridians and apertures in the body. In the body of cultivators, they were the paths required to circulate one’s cultivation technique in qi refinement, and it directly affected the formidableness of a Soul Combat Puppet. Of course, the other steps had varying levels of effect to the strength of a Soul Combat Puppet as well, but the key effect was undoubtedly from these two steps.

But the only cruel part about it is that even though Soul Combat Puppets possess a consciousness and intelligence, they’re weapons of slaughter that don’t possess the slightest emotion. The reason lies in the final step of controlling the mind. After completely merging with the Soul Combat Puppet, one’s consciousness would lose all emotions. So besides cultivation, there was only slaughter and plundering.