Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 101: Use yourself as a puppet and become an immortal!
[Failed to refine the puppet immortal. Current proficiency: 300/32764532...]

[Exhausted magical power, weakened spiritual consciousness, damaged physical bones, and depleted vital energy...]

[Successfully imprinted the Dao Heaven Talisman - Mountain and Sea Capture (Supernatural Power, Tier 2, Upgradeable). This talisman can be continuously imprinted to enhance its power.]

[Slight improvement in physical constitution and spiritual root.]

[Current proficiency in "Shan Hai She" (a skill name): 1/20000 (Tier 2)]

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The world of spiritual practice is never short of surprises and shocks.

Su Qing never imagined that he would find the Love Talisman of countless rogue cultivators from a fake wall priced at five spirit crystals.

He never imagined that the Dao Heaven Talisman named "Capturing Mountains and Seas" could only be mastered by him by using himself as a puppet to refine it!
What he least expected was...

"I just casually drew a talisman, and now my body is in a much worse state than when I first transmigrated!"

At this time, he was emaciated, his cheeks were sunken, and his body, which could have become rock hard, almost remained rock hard forever.

Not only has my blood and energy been drained, but now my body is bleeding from every part, inside and out.

The spider doctor quickly repaired the wounds inside and out, gritting his teeth as he pulled out his magic needles and used his clumsy skills to quickly stitch up the external wounds.

Once his body stopped bleeding, he even had the Wood Spirit servants cook up some animal meat porridge.

The Wood Spirit servants were very familiar with this task. In the past, when he was weak and couldn't digest too much beast meat, they would cook beast porridge with spirit rice.

"Good heavens! The body had been fully healed, but after this talisman, all that beast meat, spirit rice, medicinal bath, and golden essence has been wasted!"

Su Qing, whose vital energy and blood were completely depleted once again, was now lying limply on the bed waiting for the wooden spirit servants to serve her.

But the glint in his eyes was brighter than ever before!

The Puppet Immortal, of unknown rank, is a puppet that allows one to ascend to immortality.

Use yourself as a puppet, and refine yourself to become an immortal!
This is the kind of puppet that every puppeteer dreams of!
She Shan Hai is one of the three thousand Heavenly Talismans.

The Heaven-Reaching Rune, which made the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Penglai Immortal Kingdom famous, is a rune with supernatural powers, capable of suppressing mountains and seas, and even submerging mountains!
Both of these things were beyond his current imagination.

After searching the panel, he also learned more about the Puppet Immortal and the Dao Heaven Talisman.

To refine a puppet immortal, one must master several kinds of Daoist runes and reach an extremely high level in them to have a chance of success. Various rare and precious materials are also needed as an aid.

Given his current level of proficiency, which is so long that the decimal point is barely visible, it's probably still a bit difficult for him to refine himself into an immortal.

Dao Tian Talismans are divided into two types: Supernatural Power Talismans and Enlightenment Talismans. Supernatural Power Talismans are used to manifest supernatural powers, while Enlightenment Talismans are used to attain enlightenment through talismans. These are easy to understand.

The "Shèshān Hān" is a divine power talisman, and according to the current rune system, he currently only possesses the second-tier level.

It can suppress the spiritual energy of the land and water, and seal off and intimidate opponents.

Compared to Taoist arts, supernatural powers are easy to master, effective immediately, readily available, and quick to cast spells, often with effects that are difficult for ordinary people to understand.

For example, this ability to capture mountains and seas, even with his current magical power, would be mostly drained once used.

However, the fact that a Qi Refining cultivator could seal off a Foundation Establishment cultivator for three breaths is beyond the capabilities of a Xuan-level Dao technique.

"If I upgrade it to the third tier, when that witch attacks, I can just make her stand there and watch me refine the witch puppet!"

Su Qing chuckled lightly, which aggravated the wounds inside and outside her body, causing her to grimace in pain once again.

Failure in puppet making inevitably results in some damage to the puppet itself. Since he had stumbled upon this path of transforming himself into a puppet by some twist of fate...

At this moment, the failure of the puppet refining only resulted in the depletion of his vital energy and the damage to his body. He was fortunate that his physical body did not collapse and his soul was scattered.

To his surprise, even if the puppet making failed, his spiritual root and physical constitution would be improved slightly as a result!
"If I can practice a few more times, my spiritual root and physical constitution will quickly catch up with those of ordinary rogue cultivators, and I might even catch up with the true disciples of Yunshan like Lin Shuangmu!"

Thinking of this, he suddenly sat up, reopening several wounds, and then lay back down, wincing in pain.

Refining puppets can increase proficiency and also improve one's own innate physical attributes and spiritual roots.

But this self-refinement is ultimately not the same as refining other puppets.

Failure to refine other puppets might only waste some spirit crystals, but refining yourself is pure suicide.

"No rush. Once I've replenished my qi and blood, soaked in more medicinal baths, and absorbed more essence, the next time I practice, it shouldn't be this strenuous!"

He knew nothing about the crafting techniques of the Puppet Immortal.

He only had a superficial understanding of the specific patterns of the mountains and seas.

But he only needs to imitate the pattern of the fake wall to activate it directly. Even if he fails, it doesn't matter, as long as his body can withstand it.

"If one day I could see the true 'Capturing Mountains and Seas' technique mastered by that Nascent Soul cultivator, and try to imitate it, my proficiency would probably improve even more."

"No, if that's true, one failure would probably drain me dry. I'll wait until I've achieved some success in body cultivation and my blood and energy are strong enough before even thinking about the true talisman!"

I spent a sleepless night nourished by the spiritual energy he received from Heiwa's cultivation, and by the Spider Doctor's diligent work.

The next day, when Su Qing, who had suddenly lost a lot of weight, pushed open the door to the mourning room, Guo Qiaolian and the others were startled.

"Fellow Daoist Su, what's wrong? Haven't you taken the tonic Qiaolian gave you?" Guo Qiaolian's concern warmed his heart.

"A female cultivator is hiding in the spirit house? Even so, it wouldn't be for just one night!" Helian Xian's slander was disgusting.

"What female cultivator are you hiding? I heard that Fellow Daoist Su has crafted an advanced version of the Demoness Puppet, called the Beautiful Snake. Its taste is a hundred times better than that of a demon..." Although Liang Haishun's words were unpleasant to hear, he was also a potential customer of the Beautiful Snake, so he let it go for now.

"Yesterday I was studying a puppet, which required me to infuse it with my life essence. I accidentally injected too much, which is why it ended up in this state. I apologize for the concern shown to me by all of you fellow Daoists!"

Su Qing cupped his hands in greeting to the group, and none of them doubted him.

Infusing blood essence into a puppet is nothing. Even a weapon refiner like Helian Xian would infuse blood essence into a magical artifact to improve its compatibility if he were to refine one for himself.

I've heard that alchemists are even more ruthless. Some alchemists, when pushed to the limit, might even crawl into the furnace and mix themselves with the pills during the alchemy process.

At this moment, although Su Qing had become thinner and softer overnight, which was a little strange, everyone's attention was obviously drawn to something else.

Flute player Ding Ping and insect exorcist Yuan Hua have both disappeared!

This was news that the warriors of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion had informed everyone of early in the morning.

As for the huge crater created last night, it has been filled in at some point.

While the other independent cultivators were discussing Ding Ping's disappearance.

Su Qing was about to remind the others to be wary of Leng Fengxiang when Liang Haishun spoke first.

(End of this chapter)