Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 49 The Sword That Kills Its Own People!

As a mature sword, it should learn to cut people on its own.

This is roughly what Qinghe meant.

Su Qing, who thought her ideas were wildly imaginative, was now staring blankly at Qing He.

It's hard to imagine that this well-mannered and respectful female cultivator could have such crazy ideas.

Turn the magic sword into a puppet and let it kill people on its own.

If that were feasible, Su Qing would have done it himself long ago. What's so impressive about controlling a dozen or so lizard warriors? He wields thousands of swords and will take over Hundred Beast Mountain by tomorrow.

But he couldn't do it. Although both weapon crafting and puppet crafting use rune techniques, the corresponding methods are completely different.

Su Qing might be able to forge a puppet in the shape of a magic sword, but it would only resemble the shape. To make this magic sword puppet unleash the ultimate power that a real magic sword can unleash would be a pipe dream.

"Fellow Daoist is quite beautiful, and her ideas are also very beautiful. It's just that I am not talented enough to realize your highly creative ideas."

Su Qing waved her hand more resolutely this time than last time. This was no longer a matter of changing careers; it was about creating a completely new profession.

Puppet Master? Puppet Weapon Master?

Anyway, it's not within Su Qing's area of ​​expertise, so there's nothing he can do to help!
Seeing that he seemed unwilling to pay attention to her anymore, Qinghe panicked and said:
"Fellow Daoist, do not be impatient. This Fire Spirit Sword is only a sword embryo. It has not yet been refined by a weapon refiner. You only need to treat it as an ordinary material and refine it into a puppet that can execute complex commands!"

Upon hearing this, Su Qing's heart stirred, and she asked Qinghe about her needs again.

It turns out that this Fire Spirit Sword was forged from a single piece of Crimson Fire Mystic Crystal. Based on the size of a typical Fire Spirit Sword, this single piece of Crimson Fire Mystic Crystal could be used to forge more than twenty swords.

After Qinghe spent most of her savings to buy it, she was reluctant to break the large piece of Crimson Fire Crystal into several pieces because it was so rare. Therefore, she asked the spirit craftsman to forge it into the shape of a Fire Spirit Sword.

However, if a fire spirit sword of this caliber were to be forged into a magical artifact by a weapon refiner, she would be completely unable to control it with her spiritual power and it would be utterly useless.

Originally, Qinghe planned to cultivate a profound-level Daoist technique called Sword Control Technique, and use the methods of Sword Control Technique to activate this fire spirit sword.

But it's unclear whether she overestimated her talent in Taoist arts or underestimated the Sword Control Technique, which is known as the most difficult Taoist art at the Xuan level.

In short, after years of arduous practice in sword control, she had made some progress in this art, but she was still far from being able to wield an enormous fire spirit sword that was more than twenty times heavier than normal.

Originally, she had gradually forgotten about the matter and put the fire spirit crystal away in a high place. Only when she saw it occasionally could she feel a little heartache and blame herself for her impulsive spending.

But after seeing the intelligence level of Su Qing's lizard warrior, she had a change of heart.

She couldn't control the Fire Spirit Sword entirely with her own divine sense, but what if the Fire Spirit Sword could move on its own?

With a little command and guidance, it can be a powerful weapon in battle, at least it won't be lying around collecting dust anymore!

Su Qing stroked the Fire Spirit Sword Embryo, thinking to himself that the materials from the five or six spirit stones felt different from the other materials.

He was already ready to take on the business.

But he didn't forget to remind Qinghe, lest she argue with him after he had finished refining it.

"If that's the case, I might give it a try. However, since this sword wasn't forged by a master craftsman, it can't be imbued with any special effects, and the advantages of the materials can't be fully utilized. You should be aware of this, fellow Daoist."

When crafting magical artifacts, artisans imbue them with various effects such as sharpness, armor-piercing power, and speed, depending on the properties of the materials. Su Qing, however, possesses none of these skills. He's unwilling to compensate Qing He if she's dissatisfied with his finished product.

"Please rest assured, fellow Daoist, Qinghe is not the kind of person who makes trouble unreasonably. Normally, the Fire Spirit Sword has four or five effects, such as great strength, defense penetration, and fire poison."

This sword blank itself is enormous. Even without a weapon refiner, its immense strength and armor-piercing ability far surpass those of an ordinary fire spirit sword. As for other effects, they are negligible for Qinghe. Fellow Daoist, you can refine it with peace of mind.”

Qinghe just wanted to make use of the waste, and didn't care about any special effects. Even if there were none, it would still be more satisfying to use such a big sword to cut people than a regular small sword.

"Fellow Daoist looks so gentle and weak, I didn't expect you to like such a violent fighting style!" Su Qing seemed to have a new understanding of Qing He.

"What, is that not allowed? What do you puppeteers know about combat!" Ma Tuan, who had been listening for a long time, opened his sleepy old eyes and mocked.

"Go to sleep!" Qinghe glared at Matuan, then put on a smiling face and looked at Su Qing, waiting for his reply.

Su Qing may not understand combat, but he does understand puppets, so we'll have to trouble him with that!
"Alright! I'll take this order, fellow Daoist. Once it's finished, I'll have Fellow Daoist Ma Tuan be my sparring partner when we test the sword!"

Su Qing glanced at Ma Tuan, then smiled and accepted the order.

Neither of them discussed the crafting fee. According to normal prices, if you provide your own materials and customize a puppet, the puppeteer will take 30% of the material cost, depending on the difficulty.

But Su Qing was afraid of accidentally ruining the sword blank, so she didn't dare to bring it up first.

Qinghe felt that her idea was a bit unreasonable and didn't know what price to ask for.

The two of them pretended to be confused, deciding to discuss everything after the product was finished.

During the time he was discussing this business deal with Qinghe.

Tong Xin rummaged through the back of the room and finally gathered all the materials Su Qing needed from the goods he had brought with him.

"Five hundred spirit crystals? Tong Xin, you're really underutilized. If you ask me, you should be the manager of the central area. In terms of ruthlessness, you're much more ruthless than Manager Liu!"

Hearing that a spiritual material that could only be used for half a month and normally cost only a little over a hundred spirit crystals in the market was being offered for five hundred by Tong Xin, Su Qing was so shocked that she couldn't help but want to swear.

"Fellow Daoist, you know that prices in the market have skyrocketed. In addition, my shop is located in this hunting area. Although I don't have to pay taxes, the risk is still high. If I'm not careful, I might lose everything."

This involves risk, plus the cost of transporting goods back and forth from the central area, so it's normal for the price to be a bit higher than in the central area. Of course, if you're willing to make the trip to the central area, you can buy it for a little over two hundred spirit crystals!

Tong Xin's words made sense and were well-founded. Although Su Qing was unhappy, she was not prepared to run back and forth for a few hundred spirit crystals, so she could only obediently pay up and let him rip her off.

But before he could take out the spirit crystal, he heard Qinghe say in a gentle, spring-like voice:
"Put it on my tab. These five sets of materials are a prepayment from Qinghe to Fellow Daoist Su. What do you think, Fellow Daoist Su?"

"Fellow Daoist is so generous, then I shall accept your offer without hesitation!"

How much will be paid after the business is actually completed, given the advance payment of 2,500 spirit crystals?

It has to be said, Qinghe is really good at dealing with people.

Originally, Su Qing wasn't very interested in crafting magic sword puppets and only planned to tinker with them slowly in his spare time. But now, he had the idea of ​​quickly crafting the puppet.

It's still some income, after all!
Recently, he has only been spending spirit crystals and not earning any. If this continues, he won't be able to sustain it.

(End of this chapter)