Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 158 The Tyrant Tiger Takes Shape! (Two Chapters Combined)

We have lost 100,000 spirit crystals!

My heart is bleeding!

Extremely frustrated, Su Qing failed several times in the process of drawing the second-order talisman water!

"Hey! Put that thief's name on the blame for the talisman water too!"

Take out a blank sheet of paper and start keeping accounts.

[Dual-Blade Lizard Losses: Six in total, 90000 Spirit Crystals]

[Loss of Iron-Legged Horse: One unit, 3000 Spirit Crystals (depreciation already taken into account)]

[Lizard Warriors: Ten in total, 13000 Spirit Crystals (based on the market price at the time)]

【War Bear and Beast Taming Maintenance Cost: 1000 Spirit Crystals】

[Compensation for emotional distress suffered by the War Bear and its Beast Tamer: 10000 Spirit Crystals]

[Compensation for my emotional distress: 50000 spirit crystals]

[Compensation for damage to my reputation: 50000 spirit crystals]

[The resulting consequences, including but not limited to failed puppet-making due to emotional fluctuations and obstacles to cultivation, will incur costs: 12800 spirit crystals (continuously increasing...)]

[Total loss so far: 22.98 spirit crystals (excluding related interest and lost wages for puppet taming).)]

"Damn it, don't let me catch him. This loss of 100,000 spirit crystals is too small. I'd rather he kneel down and give me 300,000 than I can barely settle this 500,000-value feud for 400,000 spirit crystals!"

Cultivation is treacherous, and the human heart is treacherous.

Su Qing, who had suffered a great loss for the first time, took a long time to process the bitter pill before she could swallow it down.

After all, the next step is to start drawing the Decepticons' runes.

If she ruins it, he'll keep a record of it. But even if she sold that thief, she probably couldn't afford to pay for it!

This was the first time he had ever drawn a third-tier bionic rune.

Furthermore, this rune is not activated; it is formed as soon as the brush touches the paper.

Holding his breath and concentrating fully, he dipped his first-grade high-quality spirit wolf brush into light brown talisman water.

The magical power in the sea of ​​consciousness surged and turbulent the moment the brush was put into writing. It flowed through the fingers holding the brush, into the talisman brush, and then into the talisman.

Runes are used to depict the flesh and veins of the Decepticons, and to portray their majestic appearance.

The wonders of biomimetic runes, after reaching the third tier, are vastly different from before.

As the runes spread across the tiger bones, the entire skeleton seemed to regenerate flesh and blood.

As the talisman brush moved, the tiger's body gradually solidified, with its nose, eyes, mouth, ears, and fur stripes. In an instant, in the front yard of the spirit house, it seemed as if the Black Mountain Tiger of yesteryear had been resurrected, lying on the ground in a state of slumber.

By this time, Su Qing's hand holding the pen was trembling slightly. The mana required to draw the third-order runes had exceeded his expectations.

Despite the constant replenishment of his magical power by the more than twenty meditation dolls, he was still somewhat powerless.

Not only was his mana depleted, but his physical body was also struggling to keep up. The blood and energy supplied by the first-tier refinement furnace were insufficient to hold the brush used to draw third-tier runes!

Fortunately, the refining process went smoothly, and only two tiger eyes remain unlit.

"I thought I could say goodbye to pills after raising a child, but I didn't expect I'd still have to take them!"

On the path of cultivation, it's okay to have no rice or meat, but the worst off are those who are wandering cultivators without elixirs.

He hadn't bought any pills in a long time. The dozen or so bottles of Qi-restoring pills he had in his storage bag were from before Heiwa took up his post, which he had prepared for puppet refining.

He tilted his head back and gulped down a bottle of Qi-restoring pills, then carefully took out a Qi-blood pill from another storage bag and swallowed it.

Qi-restoring pills are common items. Since the merger of the four markets and the return of prices to normal, a single Qi-restoring pill costs only sixty spirit crystals. A bottle of ten pills costs no more than six hundred spirit crystals. He ate them without batting an eye.

The Qi and Blood Pill is different; in terms of grade, it is only a first-grade high-quality pill.

However, due to the decline of body cultivation in the Yunshan Immortal Kingdom, there are few alchemists who can refine this pill, making it extremely scarce and expensive.

Anyway, according to Su Qing's understanding, the Hundred Treasures Pavilion sells this pill on the second floor; it's a first-tier item, but it's being sold at a second-tier price.

In other words, the witch knew how to care for people and was concerned about his health. She gave him two bottles on Black Tiger Mountain and later used those two bottles to exchange for a Bee Reconnaissance Unit.

This pill lived up to its name; it was extremely potent. He had prepared it for the next time he refined himself into a puppet, after which most of his vital energy would be depleted, so that he could recover quickly. After leaving Black Tiger Mountain, he was reluctant to consume it.

I only have two and a half bottles, a total of twenty-four pills, right now, and it still hurts a bit to take them all.

Once the Qi-restoring pill took effect, and with the combined efforts of the Black Boys, the magical power within their sea of ​​consciousness was replenished once more.

After stretching his muscles and bones to confirm that the medicinal power of the Qi and Blood Pill had been ignited in the furnace, providing his body with a large amount of Qi and Blood energy, he...

He then grasped the talisman brush again, and leaped up, a foot off the ground.

With a flick of his wrist, he created two imposing tiger eyes, sharp as lightning, at the position of the Tyrant Tiger puppet's eyes, before the puppet could even react.

Once the tiger's eyes began to move, the entire puppet truly seemed to come alive.

Its black and gold fur is interspersed with dark yellow stripes, while the king-shaped marking on its forehead is crimson red.

The tiger's tail is long and powerful, and its paws are thick and sturdy. When it is lying down, it is more than 10 feet tall. If it stands up on all fours, it is more than 30 feet tall and more than 80 feet long.

Even before any other runes were drawn on this enormous creature, just by looking at its current imposing presence, Su Qing knew he couldn't be wrong!
It took half a day just to imprint the third-tier bionic runes.

Even if he eagerly awaits the moment when this puppet takes shape, given his current state, he is unable to complete the drawing of the third-tier intelligent runes.

After a short rest, but without letting the large and small wood spirits idle, they began to work on building the main structure of the lizard rider.

After this puppet became an instant hit, orders came from many fellow Daoists, Hai Changqing made transactions, and Helian Xian and Liang Haishun settled their labor fees, etc.

This left him with almost no time to create other puppets besides the Decepticons.

Puppet Red has many affairs.

It's also a problem.

After working hard for three days with the Big and Small Wood Spirits 007, they had crafted a total of thirty-four lizard knights. Feeling that this was enough to meet their current needs, they stopped.

Of these lizard riders, he kept four slashing lizards for himself to compensate for the loss of combat power after the loss of the six dual-wielding lizards.

He was too ashamed to go out and sell goods for the time being, so he sent Xiong Er with the lizard warriors to sell goods.

Without the Iron-Leg Horse, the Lizard Warriors could only hang Xiong Er around his neck with an iron rope and let him carry the horses to sell them.

As for the guards, they were changed from dual-wielding lizards to mounted lizards.

He instructed Xiong Er and Huo Dan that if they found the thief in the market, they must immediately notify him.

He then let the bear and the dog, whose wages for the next six months had been withheld, leave.

He himself remained at home, letting the Great and Small Wood Spirits begin refining the main body of the Explosive Hammer War Bear, so that they could get a new brain, which could be considered as showing consideration for his subordinates.

Although he had been working on the lizard knights for the past three days, these puppets did not take much of his mind to work.

Instead, he took the opportunity to recharge and make up for the energy he had spent drawing the bionic runes.

Feeling that he was in good condition, he grabbed the talisman pen and attacked the Decepticon puppet.

There's a big difference between having a brain and not having one.

Those who lack common sense will be easily swindled out of 100,000 spirit crystals.

Anyone with a brain can swindle 100,000 spirit crystals from others.

Just like the third-tier bionic runes, which allow the Tyrant Tiger to resemble a god even with only a skeleton, releasing the same pressure as a second-tier demon king.

There is a world of difference between Tier 3 intelligent runes and Tier 2 intelligent runes.

First-tier intelligent runes allow the puppet to understand its master's simple commands and mechanically follow them.

Second-tier intelligence runes allow puppets to understand complex commands from their master and to act independently according to pre-set orders when the master is unavailable. The lizard warrior's ability to self-destruct at the opportune moment when its master is in danger is due to its second-tier intelligence.

If it is a first-order intelligence, only the master can issue a command to make it self-destruct, but whether there is enough time is another matter.

The key question is whether, when it self-destructs, it will first determine if its owner is in a safe area and whether it will accidentally injure its owner.

These puppets, being of first-order intelligence, are indistinguishable from each other and would not possess such consciousness.

However, the third-order intelligent runes are different.

While third-tier intelligent runes cannot give puppets independent consciousness, the master can edit their personality according to their needs, enabling them to have the same thinking and communication abilities as normal living beings.

Furthermore, depending on the characteristics of the puppet itself, in its own area of ​​expertise, the puppet can perform on its own, achieving results far exceeding those of the puppeteer's control.

As shapeshifting armored golems, the level of intelligence of the Decepticons is of paramount importance.

Under what circumstances can they fight independently, and under what circumstances can they form armor to protect their master?

All of these require it to possess an extremely high level of intelligence in order to make the most advantageous choice for the puppet master in a critical moment.

Runes were drawn on the puppet's fur, which was now breathing and rising and falling like a normal demon tiger.

This was also a novel experience for Su Qing.

Intelligent runes do not need to be drawn all over the puppet like bionic runes.

Simply draw it on the king-shaped mark on his forehead.

Although the project may seem small, in reality, drawing it is no easier than drawing a third-order bionic rune.

Su Qing took another pill halfway through the process before he could barely finish drawing the rune.

For third-tier runes, there is no such thing as success or failure.

Those who know how will succeed, while those who don't won't even be able to make the first stroke.

Even if successful, the quality of runes can vary drastically depending on the individual's skill in creating third-tier runes.

For example, the bionic runes that Su Qing had previously refined.

Because it was my first time drawing runes, and I didn't have enough energy and spirit to create them, I had to take some drugs halfway through, which interrupted my work and prevented the runes from flowing smoothly in one go.

As a result, after bionics, the Decepticons could imitate the Demon King's aura, but not his demonic energy.

In short, the Tyrant lost the ability to control low-level monsters and could no longer summon them to kill and sell for money.

What a pity!

There is nothing we can do about this.

Only those at the peak of Qi Refining in the third tier can barely draw it, and they can't even hope for quality; just being able to draw it is already a great skill.

He was only at the late stage of Qi Refining.

Despite several attempts to refine himself into a puppet, resulting in improvements in both his physical constitution and spiritual roots, he still falls short of the peak of Qi Refining.

Only with the aid of divine sense comparable to a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and the combination of two short and one long, can one be compared to a Qi Refining Peak cultivator.

This is also inseparable from the continuous supply of magical power by the Black Children.

Thus, combined with drug use, he gained the ability to draw third-tier runes.

In this situation, he has no control over where the drawn third-order runes are good or bad.

For example, now.

When the Tier 3 intelligent rune is drawn onto the Decepticon.

His original plan for the runes, which gave Decepticons a cold and domineering personality, seemed to have gone wrong.

"Such a weak lord truly needs my Overlord Black Armor Tiger to protect him!"

It's a pity that I, the Overlord Black Armor Tiger, am so brave and powerful, but I'm afraid I won't have a chance to use my skills in the future!

It can only rely on its master and become the strongest shield in front of its master!
But my master created me, and I have no regrets!

As his first puppet that could speak.

When the Overlord Black Armor Tiger spoke in human language, Su Qing was initially quite excited.

But after he finished speaking his first sentence, he felt that something was wrong.

As his tiger-like eyes turned to look at the large and small wooden spirits and other puppets in the courtyard, his brows furrowed even more deeply.

"Such a frail wooden figure can only do servant work. It is my misfortune and your good fortune to serve under the same master as you!"

"Look at these ugly lizards! With your abilities, you should dismantle the power supply tank yourselves to avoid wasting your master's spirit crystals!"

"Look at these stupid bears! What are you doing carrying hammers? Hit me on the head and let me see what makes you worthy of having your master equip you with weapons!"

"You blond fatso in the shadows, don't try to make me laugh with your clumsy acting!"

"Where did this beauty come from? It's a pity my master didn't install reproductive organs in me, otherwise, I could give you the chance to unite with me!"

Looking at the Overlord Black Armor Tiger, who couldn't stop talking once he started.

Su Qing just wanted it to shut up as soon as possible, and to stay silent in the future if possible.

He wasn't cold-blooded or domineering at all, but he had none of the arrogant and haughty traits of the Tiger King, and he even had a foul mouth!
It's fortunate that his other puppets aren't very bright; if they were more intelligent, the team would be hard to manage with this foul mouth stirring things up in the future!
"Shut up first. If you're not cultured enough, stop spouting nonsense. Your body isn't even finished yet, why are you in such a hurry to be arrogant!"

Su Qing slapped the tiger's head and scolded it.

Seeing that he was about to jump up and pat him again, the Tyrant Black Armor Tiger wisely lowered its head to make the patting more comfortable before saying:

"Then I beg you to take good care of me, Master. I see that your subordinates are all mediocre people who waste spirit crystals."

"My master's future life, honor, and disgrace may all depend on me. My strength or weakness will have a great impact on everything. I hope my master understands this."

Su Qing sighed helplessly, "Yes, yes, yes, you're the second-tier, you're the strongest. Just lie down obediently for now, Black Tyrant Tiger!"

The Black-Armored Tiger shook its head slightly: "Black Tyrant Tiger? Is that my name? No, no, what do you think of the names Tyrant Tiger and Tiger Tyrant?"

"Okay, Tiger Egg."

"Is Master imprinting spatial runes on me? Why not use third-tier spatial runes? That way, I can transform into the Tyrant Tiger Armor, giving Master combat power comparable to a mid-tier second-tier body cultivator!"

"Nonsense, if I were capable, I wouldn't know how to do it. It's just that I'm not capable right now!"

"It turns out the master is incompetent; I thought the master was just unwilling to feed me!"

"Tiger Egg, you don't want me to just shut down your voice module, do you?"

"I've only just learned to speak, and my throat is itchy. Don't worry, Master, Tiger Egg will never bother you while you're working!"

"Damn it, is it really that hard to successfully draw a Tier 2 damage reduction rune? I've failed to draw it four times already!"

"Master, please don't worry about me. Although I feel a little unwell due to the failure of the rune drawing, I can endure it for your sake!"

"Why should I worry about you? You're thick-skinned and resilient. I'm just reluctant to part with this second-tier talisman water!"

"Master, please don't skimp on me! I will definitely snatch even more spirit crystals for you!"

"Why did you even consider stealing the spirit crystals!"

"According to the information inscribed on the intelligent rune that my master gave me, wasn't my master supposed to help him manage the puppet business in the future?"

"That's selling puppets, it's a legitimate business!"

"Selling something worth a thousand spirit crystals for ten thousand is no different from robbery."

"The difference is that when I sell something, people will say thank you to me."

(End of this chapter)