Uncle Jiu: I am Chen Yulou, the leader of the Xiangling gang

Chapter 92, The Art of Origami

With a smile, Master Four Eyes continued to say to Master Thousand Crane, "Especially this child, after I taught him how to control corpses, he successfully drew a spirit communication talisman in just one night. If it weren't for his shallow cultivation, he would already be able to control corpses."

After listening, Master Qianhe turned his gaze to Chen Yulou again, his face filled with undisguised shock.

Seeing that Daoist Qianhe was looking at him with such surprise, Chen Yulou could only smile awkwardly.

After a long while, Master Qianhe finally came to his senses and smiled at Chen Yulou, saying, "It seems my worries were unnecessary."

His talent in successfully drawing more than a dozen talismans in less than a month was truly astonishing.

After pondering for a moment, Daoist Qianhe turned to Daoist Simu and asked, "Senior Brother, has Yulou already received his ordination?"

Master Four Eyes nodded and replied, "That's right, it's a top-grade fourth-class golden jade!"

He did not mention that Chen Yulou had actually accepted the fifth-grade Zilu, because after Chen Yulou accepted the inheritance, he promised Uncle Jiu that he would never reveal this matter to anyone other than them without Uncle Jiu's consent, not even his fellow disciple Qianhe.

Chen Yulou was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then nodded, secretly admiring the wisdom of the Four-Eyed Taoist in his quick wit.

In comparison, while the fourth-grade superior golden amaranth is still remarkable, it is more readily accepted than the fifth-grade purple amaranth.

As expected, after learning this news, Daoist Qianhe only glanced at Chen Yulou with slight surprise before saying with relief, "So it is a fourth-grade superior golden jasmine. No wonder it was able to draw more than a dozen talismans in just one month."

Although a fourth-grade superior golden jade is amazing enough, when he thought that his senior brother Shi Jian also possessed a fourth-grade superior golden jade, Daoist Qianhe felt relieved.

When Jiale and the other five from the east, west, south, and north learned that Chen Yulou had not only been granted a talisman, but had also been awarded a fourth-grade superior golden jade, they were all extremely shocked.

Jiale, having only recently entered the sect and possessing only average talent, has not yet obtained a talisman. While the four from the east, west, south, and north have received their talismans, they are all second-grade talismans. Among them, Donglinzi and Nansongzi possess second-grade superior talismans, while Xihaozi and Beihezi possess second-grade inferior talismans.

However, the difference between fourth-grade superior golden jasmine and second-grade red jasmine is self-evident, like heaven and earth.

Master Simu nodded calmly and said, "This is also why Senior Brother did not set any limits for Yulou. Yulou is exceptionally talented and cannot be measured by the standards of ordinary people."

After hearing this, Master Qianhe nodded in agreement.

Indeed, the path of cultivation has always valued talent. Talented cultivators often make astonishing progress in both cultivation and magic. Master Qianhe had already experienced this firsthand with his eldest brother Shi Jian and his second brother, Uncle Jiu.

Master Qianhe shifted his gaze to Chen Yulou, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Yulou, I possess a skill; would you be willing to learn it?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yulou looked at Daoist Qianhe in surprise, his eyes filled with curiosity.

Master Qianhe smiled slightly and continued, "Besides weapon crafting, I have also studied a heretical art called paper folding."

Origami?
Chen Yulou was somewhat surprised. After pondering for a moment, he looked up at Daoist Qianhe and asked, "Uncle-Master, what is the difference between this origami technique and the paper doll technique?"

Master Qianhe immediately smiled and explained, "The art of origami, as the name suggests, is the art of folding paper."

"Paper doll art involves creating various items through techniques such as paper cutting, drawing, and pasting."

"Like this!" With that, Daoist Qianhe took out a talisman from his waist, and his hands flew quickly. In no time, a yellow paper crane was folded.

Then, he placed the folded yellow paper crane in his palm, made a sword-finger gesture with his other hand, and chanted, "Hurry, hurry, as the law commands! With my divine consciousness, attach yourself to the spiritual material and make it sentient!"

"amnesty!"

As Master Qianhe chanted the incantation, he pointed his sword-finger at the yellow paper crane in his hand, and a beam of golden light shot out and entered the paper crane. "Rise!" Master Qianhe gave the command again.

The next moment, the yellow paper crane in his hand flapped its wings and flew up, circling around him.

Chen Yulou stared at the yellow paper crane that was flying like a living bird, and was amazed, because the paper crane looked extremely lively, as if it had been given life.

Just as Chen Yulou was marveling at this, a glint suddenly flashed in his eyes, and the yellow paper crane transformed into a real yellow crane.

That's right!

It's a living yellow crane, only about the size of a palm.

"This...?" Chen Yulou's eyes widened in astonishment.

Jiale, standing nearby, exclaimed in surprise, "It...it's alive?"

"how is this possible?"

Only the four people from the east, west, south, and north remained calm, clearly having already witnessed this scene.

Master Four Eyes glanced at the circling yellow crane, showing no surprise, and smiled at Master Thousand Cranes, saying, "It seems your origami skills have reached a minor level of mastery."

"However, this is just a smokescreen. If they could truly turn the dead back to life, that would be amazing."

Blindfold?
Chen Yulou came to his senses and looked at Master Simu with a belly full of doubt.

Master Four Eyes glanced at Chen Yulou and said with a smile, "Take a closer look at this paper crane!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yulou immediately focused his attention on the circling yellow crane.

The next moment! A flash appeared before his eyes again, and the yellow crane that had transformed into a living creature turned back into a yellow paper crane folded with talismans.

Master Qianhe glanced at Chen Yulou, shook his head at Master Simu, and sighed, "I have reached the limit of my ability to cultivate this technique to a minor level. To reach the major level, that is, the realm of turning the dead into the living, is only possible if I enter the Yangshen realm."

Master Simu nodded. Indeed, the cultivation of magic is closely related to one's own cultivation level. If one's cultivation level cannot be improved, one's magic will naturally be difficult to improve as well.

At this moment, Master Qianhe looked at Chen Yulou again and asked, "Yulou, are you willing to learn?"

"The reason I want to teach you origami is because your four senior brothers have limited talent. For them, even just getting to the basics of origami would require a lot of time and effort."

“But you are different. I believe that with your talent, you have the potential to master origami to a state of unparalleled perfection!”

Upon hearing Master Qianhe's words, the four people from the four directions couldn't help but smile bitterly. They had all tried to learn origami, but after many years, they still couldn't get the hang of it.

Chen Yulou pondered for a moment, then looked up at Daoist Qianhe and asked, "Uncle-Master, what is the use of this origami technique?"

Although origami seems quite magical, when he studies magic, his first consideration is its practicality. If it's too useless, then there's no need to learn it.

After all, even with exceptional talent, it would be difficult for him to learn everything.

Master Qianhe naturally understood Chen Yulou's concerns and immediately smiled and said, "Don't underestimate the art of origami."

(End of this chapter)