According to what the Great Evolutionary Art described, after mastering the first layer, splitting the Primordial Spirit into over a dozen divine senses was no problem at all. By the second layer, one could produce over a hundred, and at the third layer — just like "Senior Brother
Just thinking about reaching that third layer and simultaneously controlling hundreds of mechanical puppets in battle — even
However, according to his estimation, this kind of dominance would only be viable during the Foundation Establishment stage.
Once one reached Core Formation, unless you could mass-produce hundreds of third-level or higher puppets on par with Foundation Establishment cultivators, then no matter how many you controlled, they couldn't withstand a full-power strike from a Core Formation cultivator. The sight of that fat man Lei sweeping through hundreds of second-level Thousand Bamboo Sect puppets that day was still vivid in his mind!
Since even crafting second-level puppets required upper-grade magical tool materials, crafting higher-level puppets would demand at least peak-grade magical tool materials!
In that case, for a Core Formation cultivator who practiced the puppet technique to dominate other Core Formation cultivators the same way he had during Foundation Establishment, he would need at least several hundred sets of peak-grade magical tool materials. This realization left Han Li stunned for quite a while.
Not to mention the materials wasted on failed crafting attempts, and the fact that several hundred powerful souls would be impossible to find anywhere.
This was probably the main reason why the Thousand Bamboo Sect's puppet technique was so rarely known.
After all, a sect's strength was still measured by the number of its Core Formation cultivators. If the Thousand Bamboo Sect couldn't compete with other sects in battles between Core Formation cultivators, then no matter how formidable its Foundation Establishment disciples were, it could only remain confined to a small territory, ruling over a limited area.
Of course, these were all just speculations on Han Li's part after cultivating the Great Evolutionary Art and the puppet technique!
But the puppet technique could substantially boost Han Li's strength during the Foundation Establishment stage — this much was absolutely true! That was why Han Li couldn't be bothered with future concerns right now.
After all, this great war that had swept through the cultivator communities of several kingdoms had only just begun!
Not long after Han Li arrived at the spirit mine to stand guard, a major battle of ambushes and traps erupted between the
Han Li had gradually learned the details by now. As it turned out,
With the Six Sects now invading the Seven Sects, this long-buried card was naturally played. The Devil Dao hoped it would achieve the same spectacular effect as their swift takeover of the Jiang Kingdom and the Cheqi Kingdom.
However, over the course of thousands of years, the leadership of Spirit Beast Mountain had long since ceased to consider themselves part of the Spirit Control Sect, and they were even less willing to suddenly have an overlord imposed above them.
After conferring with the other six sects, they used some unknown method to trick the Devil Dao into sending forces to attack one of the Seven Sects' outposts — a trap.
The several thousand cultivators on the ambush mission were intercepted en route by the Seven Sects' cultivators lying in wait, who struck them head-on with overwhelming force. The Devil Dao suffered a considerable defeat — two of their Core Formation cultivators were even killed on the spot.
This blow to the Six Devil Dao Sects naturally sent the Seven Sects into jubilant celebration, their morale soaring! As for the Six Devil Dao Sects, they flew into a rage of humiliation and launched a massive offensive.
The Seven Sects refused to be outdone and deployed their formations to meet the attack.
The two sides clashed over a dozen times along the two borders between the Yue Kingdom and the Jiang and Cheqi Kingdoms. Casualties on both sides reached into the tens of thousands, and even seven or eight Core Formation cultivators fell in battle — a level of carnage that was truly devastating!
The look of lingering fear on the face of the cultivator who had come to deliver spirit stones while recounting the events sent a chill through Han Li and the others present. They secretly rejoiced that they didn't have to be caught in a battle of that scale. Just the fact that so many Core Formation cultivators had died was enough to imagine how terrifying those scenes must have been!
However, the Six Devil Dao Sects truly deserved their reputation as one of the two great powers of the Tianan region. Their strength was simply incomparable to the Yue Kingdom's cultivator community.
After seven or eight battles, the Seven Sects were visibly buckling under the relentless assault. Had it not been for the several powerful restriction formations they had set up in advance, allowing them to hold their ground in a desperate defense, they would likely have been defeated long ago.
But even so, the Seven Sects couldn't possibly hold out for much longer.
Just when the Yue Kingdom's side was on the brink of collapse, in response to the Seven Sects' appeal, cultivators from the two neighboring mid-tier nations — the Yuanwu Kingdom and the Zijin Kingdom — finally arrived to provide reinforcements.
It turned out that long before going to war with the Six Devil Dao Sects, the Seven Sects had wisely sent eloquent envoys to both countries, pleading for assistance.