The next morning, the four of them boarded a very luxurious carriage, very similar to the one Zhang Weihua had ridden in before. It was also a huge carriage that required four fine horses to pull. The reason it wasn’t eight horses was because many mountain roads were difficult to travel on, and too many horses could easily cause the carriage to overturn and get stuck on the muddy paths.

The reason it wasn’t the previous carriage was because Zhang Weihou had left the carriage, along with the coachman, maids, and bodyguards, to Ning Zhongze and Yue Lingshan for temporary use, including Mo Xiaobei.

She will temporarily visit Mount Hua, and then engage in the Five Mountains Alliance Leader Battle with Zuo Lengchan on the fifteenth of August.

The reason for this arrangement is that Zhang Weihao is going to participate in the palace examination and will definitely not have time to return to Mount Hua, since they are not in the same direction.

Secondly, there was the fear that Mo Xiaobei and Ning Zhongze’s group would fall victim to a plot by Zuo Lengchan and the Eastern Depot.

Although the Yihua Palace is quite powerful, it’s hard to say what will happen with Mo Xiaobei’s brain.

With a master like Xie Xiaofeng keeping an eye on things, nothing serious is bound to happen.

Mo Xiaobei and Yue Lingshan were naturally very unhappy about this, but they were stopped by their mother. Yue Lingshan, whose bloodline was suppressed, could only obediently return to Mount Hua and wait to participate in the competition on the fifteenth of August together.

Accompanying them were Liu Qing and Qu Feiyan. The main problem was that if you didn’t bring all of Mo Xiaobei’s friends and playmates, she would be difficult to manage if she started causing trouble. She was an extremely unruly child, possessing all the characteristics of a brat. Besides being afraid of her master and senior sister, even her grandfather’s great influence was useless.

Her parents died early, and no one cared for her, so she was used to being wild from a young age.

However, when it came time to set off, Xue Qianxun and the others discovered a very real problem: who would drive?

This isn’t something you can accomplish just by being willing to work hard.

These are four horses, and not just any horses; they’re not easy to control without skill and expertise.

Zhang Weihao was naturally aware of this, so he worked through the night to make two Ruhua. In terms of skill level alone, Zhang Weihao was definitely no less than Ma Xianhong, or even higher. However, in terms of the use of Qi and the understanding of the Divine Hundred Refinements, he was absolutely inferior to Ma Xianhong.

How long has he been involved with this field, compared to how long others have been researching it? The difference is definitely huge.

However, Zhang Weihao’s aesthetic sense is much higher than Ma Xianhong’s, and his artistic talent and skills are also stronger than Ma Xianhong’s. Therefore, the dolls made by Zhang Weihao have a high degree of realism and lifelikeness. If you don’t look closely, you may not be able to tell that they are two mechanical figures.

The Divine Mechanism is divided into two parts: Divine Mechanism and Hundred Refinements.

Among them, “divine mechanism” refers to creating all kinds of puppets and making them fight like superhumans, which is commonly known as mechanical art; “hundred refinements” is easier to understand, which means refining various magical treasures. The strength of these treasures depends entirely on the individual’s skill, which is commonly known as weapon crafting.

Refining weapons is relatively easy, so Zhang Weihao started by refining various weapons. However, mechanical arts are much more complicated. Although he spent time studying them, the results were only so-so. Only now has he made some progress.

You might say he plays all day long and doesn’t have time to study this.

Here, we must commend the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique. With such a divine skill, there’s no need for the original body to take action personally; one can simply wait to reap the rewards of their research.

At first, Xue Qianxun and the others thought they were real people, but they quickly realized something was wrong. Their movements were too stiff compared to normal people, and they couldn’t speak. They looked like puppets. So they quickly realized the problem and, upon closer inspection, they were indeed puppets.

Don’t underestimate the craftsmanship of ancient times. Puppetry and mechanical arts existed very early on, dating back to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. The level of skill was very high, even more professional than in later generations.

After all, many master craftsmen risked their lives for their craft, which was passed down through generations and was almost the limit of their skills.

“Mechanical arts?”

“I suppose so, but they’re not your average mechanical arts. Although they don’t have real consciousness, they obey my orders as their master. They’re intelligent and quite skilled, each one comparable to a fifth-rank expert. They’re more than capable of being grooms. They don’t need to be fed; just periodically infuse them with some ‘qi’.”

Zhang Weihao was referring to “Qi,” not innate true energy, but Haitang and the others clearly misunderstood. After all, no one in the martial arts world would understand “Qi,” let alone know its power.

However, the three women discovered more secrets and terrifying aspects of Zhang Weihao. This guy’s casual moves were earth-shattering, far exceeding the common sense of ordinary people in the martial arts world. He was definitely not an ordinary existence.

After initial unease and curiosity, they discovered that the two mechanical figures were indeed very intelligent, no different from normal people, and capable of driving the carriage well. They all became curious about the mechanical skills Zhang Weihao possessed.

It’s so amazing that it’s probably comparable to the legendary “Secret Records of Duke Lu”. Could this guy have actually gotten his hands on the “Secret Records of Duke Lu”?

“Of course not. This is a method of weapon crafting, which can be considered a celestial art. However, I have only just begun to learn it. I will only be considered to have truly mastered it once I have crafted the Red Armor of the Talisman General.”

“Fu Jiang Hong Jia? What’s that?” At this moment, Shangguan Haitang was just like a curious child, genuinely curious about these things.

After all, she herself likes to study these things. The characteristic of the number one manor in the world is that it recruits all the best in the world, including the number one master of mechanical devices. But compared with Zhang Weihao, the number one master of mechanical devices, Zhu Ting (Lu Xiaofeng’s close friend), doesn’t seem to be that great.

“You can think of the Fu General’s Red Armor as a Dao soldier. It is a real Dao soldier, not those counterfeit ones outside. It is a set of five specially made battle armors based on the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. However, it is not for the living to wear, but for the living dead or people who have just died.”

Moreover, not just anyone can wear it; at the very least, one must be a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm, and it would be even more perfect if one were a Vajra Realm expert above the Innate Realm.

To get back to the point, simply put, as long as the minimum conditions are met and a set of red armor made of any of the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, earth) is created, one can cultivate a Grandmaster-level combat power. Moreover, among the Grandmaster-level combat power, this is considered quite strong, and one can control the Taoist arts of any of the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, earth).

In other words, in the corresponding environment, one can challenge opponents of higher levels and unleash combat power beyond one’s innate level. Moreover, one’s defense is extremely strong and cannot be broken by anyone below the innate level.

If the most perfect corpse could be found as raw material, the five elements could be combined to form the five talismans and the red armor into one, allowing it to unleash the power of the Great Celestial Phenomenon Realm. However, forget about it here; such materials cannot be found.”