"At first, I used the Seven Emotions Art to fight against your main soul. However, who knew that you would cultivate the second soul and resolve this disaster."

"Otherwise, how could I have fallen to this point. Although the 'Seven Emotions Art' cannot control the consciousness, it can still control emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, which is enough to cause the opponent unbearable pain."

"As for that girl, even though she used a secret technique to conceal her true appearance, how could she escape my perception?"

The old man paused for a moment, still refusing to admit defeat.

"No matter how powerful your 'Seven Emotions Sutra' is, it will be in vain if you choose the wrong target."

"Although my Second Yuanying was in touch with me, being hit by the 'Seven Emotions Art' is just a small problem for me. As for you, I never expected that the founder of Qianzhu Sect, the creator of the Dayan Art, the former 'Dayan Divine Lord', would live in a puppet and continue to this day."

"If it weren't for your extremely powerful spiritual sense and your familiarity with the Great Evolution Technique, I would never believe this. Even so, if you continue to plot against other female cultivators and disturb my state of mind, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Chen Yun's voice became increasingly eerie.

"Young man Chen, you should know that even with the help of the beads made of soul-guiding wood, my soul can only survive for a few decades at most."

"If the last type of puppet was not about to be completed, I would have long been looking forward to reincarnation. Being an artificial intelligence puppet for tens of thousands of years has already exhausted me physically and mentally."

"You are sick and tired, and you haven't seen a woman for ten thousand years. Aren't you more miserable than me?" The old man sneered and didn't care.

When Chen Yun heard this, he couldn't help but frown and felt a headache.

This old monster hidden in the bamboo tube was really difficult to deal with. If the other party had not promised to tell him the last three levels of the Great Evolution Technique and several powerful puppet refining methods that had not yet been made public, he would have already taken various measures to eliminate it.

What was even more difficult was that the other party's consciousness was amazingly strong. Even if he used the soul-searching technique on the old man who was now powerless to resist, it did not produce any effect, and he was almost taken advantage of by the other party. This made Chen Yun feel scared and he dared not try it again.

Faced with this "Great God of Yan" who had experienced many vicissitudes of life, Chen Yun felt helpless.

"Master Dayan, you are a well-known god. When you used the 'Spiritual Art' to possess the puppet, did you ever consider leaving the puppet's body again and restoring your own consciousness?"

"With your extraordinary talent, it shouldn't be difficult to create this skill. After all, you are the creator of the Great Evolution Technique."

After thinking for a moment, Chen Yun asked calmly.

"You may think that the 'parasitic spell' I used is quite simple. However, I was so intelligent and confident that I was constantly distracted."

"Not only did he create the miraculous Da Yan Jue that can enhance spiritual power, he also personally established the Qian Zhu Sect that is feared by all, and conducted in-depth research and development of puppetry in the long-lost Tiannan region."

"These achievements have consumed most of my life. In addition, I need to practice a variety of techniques to improve my strength to the late Nascent Soul stage so that I can gallop freely and be invincible."

"Galloping across all realms and invincible?" Upon hearing this, Chen Yun showed astonishment.

"Does your Excellency think that I am exaggerating?"

"When I reached the peak of my cultivation, I kept a low profile and was arrogant and self-admiring. I only fought against well-known cultivators and never publicized my achievements to the outside world."

"Therefore, the cultivators who knew my name at that time were limited to the top masters. Putting aside other regions, the two elders who were known as the leaders of the two major factions of good and evil in Tiannan at that time were all defeated by me."

"They were so convinced by my defeat that they even voluntarily ceded the Far West to me as the foundation of their religion, and at the same time, they withdrew all their forces from the area."

"Otherwise, how could you think that a mere barren desert would be enough to deter the cultivators of Tiannan from setting foot on the Far West?"

“You must know that even though the Far West is short of resources, it still has the vast land of the two countries, enough to provide a habitat for many large sects.” When Lord Dayan mentioned this, his tone was full of pride.

"You actually seized the Far West by force?"

When Chen Yun heard this, he was speechless.

"Not only that, I also forced the two elders to personally swear a poisonous oath, promising that within ten thousand years, they and their disciples would not be allowed to set foot in the Far West even a single step."

The old man's tone became more and more smug.

"Given their high status, how could they be so obedient?" Chen Yun's mouth twitched slightly, revealing an expression of disbelief.

"If they are unwilling to comply, I will mercilessly kill all their disciples and followers. Do you think I am an indecisive person?"

"As for trying to besiege me with the advantage of numbers, the thousands of puppets I refined are also no ordinary ones. However, until now, the cultivators of both good and evil have not invaded the Far West, which undoubtedly surprised me."

"I believe that the cultivators of both the righteous and evil paths are still firmly loyal to the teachings of their predecessors and remain unwavering." Lord Dayan was puzzled by the performance of the cultivators of both the righteous and evil paths.

Chen Yun fell into deep thought.

This Great Divine Lord was either exaggerating, or he really had reached a jaw-dropping level back then.

According to him, the thousands of puppets he controlled, even if all of them were at the Foundation Establishment stage, were enough to be intimidating.

As for why the forces of good and evil have not yet set foot in the Far West, is it because they are bound by the oath they made back then, or is it because the Far West is too far away?

Due to the lack of resources, they lost interest in this place, but Chen Yun was not willing to delve into the reasons.

None of this mattered to him.

Chen Yun was deeply shocked, but he heard the old man's deep sigh in his mind.

"Until I accomplished all of this and thought I had reached the pinnacle of the world of immortal cultivation, I realized that I had made a fatal mistake."

"My life span is almost over, but I am still stuck in the late Nascent Soul stage. Even though I have extraordinary talent and wisdom, the short two hundred years left are still not enough for me to advance from the late stage to the Spiritualization stage."

"If I had not been distracted by puppetry in the beginning, but focused on creating my own skills, then I believe that it might not be as difficult as ascending to heaven for me to enter the Spiritual Transformation Stage."

“Otherwise, I would have ascended to the spiritual world long ago. Why should I be trapped here in a puppet body for more than ten thousand years, and now I am facing the situation of my soul being torn apart?” The tone of Lord Dayan gradually became low, as if filled with frustration.

Hearing this, Chen Yun pursed his lips slightly, his heart secretly churning, and even a hint of jealousy emerged.

Ordinary cultivators would find it extremely difficult to form a golden elixir or condense their Nascent Soul. However, for this old man, entering the Spirit Transformation Stage does not seem out of reach.

If what he said is true, then this person is undoubtedly an existence that defies the heavens.

Calling him a rare genius in cultivation is probably an understatement. "When I realized that it was impossible to enter the Spiritual Transformation Stage, I was not willing to sit and wait for death to come."

"Although as long as the soul is immortal, there is still the theory of reincarnation after death. But for an old man like me, even if I can obtain an afterlife and lose the memories and emotions of this life, is it still me?"

"Nothing more than a stranger. Especially in the next life, I will most likely become an ordinary person. Even the possibility of retaining my spiritual roots and embarking on the path of cultivation again is extremely small."

"Out of fear of this, I have spent the next two hundred years focusing on researching ways to achieve immortality or a rebirth that preserves sanity."

“After countless attempts and failures, I finally succeeded in creating the art of spirit parasitism based on the Dayan Jue. This is an unprecedented secret art.” Lord Dayan said with a sneer.

"That means giving up most of your cultivation just to attach your spiritual consciousness to the puppet, and becoming a 'living dead' for nearly ten thousand years."

Chen Yun suddenly interjected with a hint of sarcasm.

"You know what? I was in a critical situation at that time. I couldn't complete the entire spirit-sending technique, so I was forced to do it. The result is what I am now like."

“When I attached myself to the specially made puppet, I did not notice that my cultivation had disappeared completely as expected.”

"I can barely use my spiritual power. However, it is simply a pipe dream to want my soul to leave my body. As for that secret room, I have set up an extremely powerful formation and more than a hundred puppets to guard it."

"Having lost my body and magic power, I can't even break the restriction and summon the puppet. At the same time, I have never revealed the location of the secret room to anyone because I am worried that my enemies will come to seek revenge."

“Only those disciples and subordinates who have reached the Jindan stage are unable to find that place. Therefore, I have been trapped there for ten thousand years.”

“If I hadn’t been a puppet and hadn’t stored a large amount of spiritual stones in the secret room, I would have turned to dust long ago.”

At the end of his speech, Lord Dayan's tone became extremely cold.

Chen Yun frowned, doubts rising in his heart. But after a moment of relaxation, he still asked:
"Old monster, why are you willing to reveal so many past events today?"

"In the past, I tried to ask you about some things in the past, but you always ignored me and looked lazy. Why are you willing to tell me in such detail this time?"

"Tsk! I'm sorry to answer your question about who you were talking to. You have already practiced the Great Evolution Technique, so you can be considered half of my disciple."

"Besides, if you had not broken into the secret room of Qianzhu Sect to look for me when I was on the verge of death, I would have been completely destroyed."

"This soul-stirring technique is not a true technique for longevity. Even though the puppet body can last for ten thousand years without any damage, my soul has not been nourished by a real body for a long time and is about to run out of energy."

"What surprised me was that you, a young man, were quite insightful. You saw the difference between me and other puppets at a glance and attacked me first. I almost lost my life in your hands."

The old man's words seemed to arouse his anger again.

"I took the initiative? If you hadn't used the so-called Seven Emotions Art to attack me, even if I noticed that the puppet you transformed into was a little strange, I would never have taken any action."

"Due to an unexpected incident, the Second Yuanying is in a stalemate with you. Although the latter can manipulate the Seven Emotions Art to cause my Second Yuanying to go crazy."

"But I can also use the main Yuanying to control the second Yuanying and perform the assimilation technique, so that both your spirit and the second Yuanying will return to nothingness."

Chen Yun retorted bluntly.

"How would I know that a young and frivolous kid like you has already cultivated to the second Yuanying?"

"As far as I know, at that time, except for my spiritual consciousness, I had no magic power. I took action only to protect myself." Lord Dayan showed no guilt at all, but spoke confidently.

This time, Chen Yun remained silent and was unwilling to continue discussing this topic.

"Okay. Let's put this matter aside for now. I never expected that you actually possessed a treasure like the Soul-Nourishing Wood. Otherwise, even if I subdued you, I would only be able to survive for a few years or more than ten years."

"Misfortunes may also be blessings, perhaps this is the truth." Lord Dayan paused and said with a hint of self-mockery.

"I lent you the Soul Nurturing Tree because you promised to teach me the last three levels of the Great Evolution Secret Manual. And I am also quite curious about your puppet making skills."

"After all, in the past ten thousand years, apart from sleeping for a long time in the secret room, you have been focusing on studying puppet magic."

"Since I have practiced your Great Evolution Technique, I will naturally not neglect the study of puppetry. This is just a deal between you and me."

Chen Yun simply stopped and spoke in a calm tone.

"Hahaha, little friend Chen! Now I admire you even more. I personally despise those who do not practice what they preach."

"If you were not so untalented, you would not be able to practice my skills. In fact, I am willing to accept you as my disciple and teach you everything I have learned in my life."

Lord Dayan laughed wantonly in Chen Yun's mind.

"Just studying the existing techniques makes me feel overwhelmed. Even if the technique you provide is a hundred times more powerful than what I already have, I will not practice it again."

"I am quite interested in your mysterious magic." After a moment, Chen Yun said mischievously with his eyes twinkling, a meaningful smile on his face.

"Mysterious magic? I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. My secret magic is closely connected to my main cultivation method. If you don't practice my cultivation method, you won't be able to comprehend my secret magic."

The old man responded calmly.

"That's fine. I am already satisfied that I can learn the Great Evolution Technique and those puppetry techniques. At least my trip to the Far West was not in vain."

"However, there is still one thing I don't understand. Why didn't you pass on the real Da Yan Jue's last three levels of secret manual to your disciples, but instead made up a fake manual that seemed to be true and passed it down?"

Although he felt a little disappointed, Chen Yun changed the subject and asked about this matter in confusion.

"Disciples? After hundreds of years, none of my former disciples have successfully entered the Nascent Soul stage. There is no one to take over my legacy."

"Let's leave the last three levels of Tai Yan Jue to them. I'm afraid it will only bring them endless troubles and disasters."

"You know, even though you are not a disciple of my Qianzhu Sect, you still obtained the first few levels of Taiyan Jue. Perhaps, I do have some insight into the future."

Dayan Divine Lord sighed calmly. (End of this chapter)