Strange mountains and rivers

After re-mixing his breath and feeling the smooth movement of the spiritual power, Chen Huaisheng silently recited the runes of the sacred urn and imprinted them in his heart, urging the spiritual power of water and fire to be injected into the ghost scissors.

The dim light flows, and the ghost scissors cut out again along the lunar yellow paper.

The spirit was turning, and a pattern began to slowly form on the yellow paper. Chen Huaisheng concentrated on it, trying to remember the cutting techniques recorded in the book, trying to keep the cutting force balanced and without any anger.

Seeing that the entire human-shaped pattern was about to be formed, the yellow paper trembled slightly. Chen Huaisheng was startled and tried his best to hold it steady, but the aura was affected by the fluctuation and immediately swayed. The ghost cut it at an angle, and it was useless again!

Chen Huaisheng, who was constantly annoyed, knew that he still had not practiced the art of combining water and fire to the extreme. This was a great test of the harmonious coexistence of these two spiritual powers, and he still lacked some firepower.

After calming down, Chen Huaisheng rested for a while, relaxed his mind, took another Zuoyuan Pill, and then started again.

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The seventh one.

There was a layer of sweat on Chen Huaisheng's forehead, and his eyes were like a torch, staring at the ghost scissors in his hand.

The movements have become extremely smooth and skillful, and the adjustment of the water and fire spiritual power has also reached its optimal state. The ghost scissors' cutting movements are not delayed at all. As the head of the portrait is smoothly cut out, the ghost scissors slide down along the neck to the shoulders. Then the waist,...

When he finally cut to his feet, Chen Huaisheng was shocked and felt as if he was about to collapse. The ghost scissors held in his right hand were as heavy as a stone.

Finally, after the last cut, the paper man landed gracefully on the ground and floated in the candlelight, just like a real person.

Putting down the ghost scissors with trembling hands, Chen Huaisheng picked up the paper figurine from the ground. His fingers felt the vigorous spiritual power on the paper figurine, and he knew it was done.

It took six pieces of Taiyin yellow paper to be cut to waste before the finished product was successfully cut.

But Chen Huaisheng is confident that if he continues to cut the same puppet the next time, he can double or even triple the success rate. In other words, with two or at most three cuts, he can create a successful work.

But if it were other pictures described in the book, the success rate would probably be similar to the situation of this paper man.

But no matter what, I finally succeeded, and the finished product is completely suitable for my current situation. In other words, no one can cut out a paper puppet that suits me better.

Holding the paper figure in his fingers, Chen Huaisheng knew that the main process was completed, but there were still secondary processes.

Grind the ink, pick up the pen, draw on the paper figure, and finally add the finishing touch.

This is also a skill specifically taught in the secret art of ghost shearing.

However, Chen Huaisheng is obviously better at tracing and inking, and he can do it in one go.

This depends on the good qualities brought by his predecessor. In his previous life, he was a strong calligrapher. After the infusion of spiritual power, this ink, paper and inkstone worked very well.

With the final stroke, the entire paper figure almost came to life, with a vivid appearance, and even the eyebrows became clear and lively, as if it could fly and jump in the air.

This is a protective paper puppet. Chen Huaisheng gave it life and then attached it to his chest.

Once it encounters the most dangerous time, as long as the spiritual power is activated, it can turn into a clone and bear the blows and injuries that its own body should bear.

But this does not mean that you can sit back and relax. Once the intensity of the blow is exceeded, it will be instantly wiped out, and the blow that should fall on Chen Huaisheng's body will still penetrate his body.

But no matter what, such a paper puppet can bring great comfort to people. After all, it can suddenly burst out a Taoist body that is equal to its own spiritual power.

Seeing Chen Huaisheng coming out exhausted, Min Qingyu hurriedly came up to greet him: "Brother Sheng, is it done?"

"It's done, but my success rate is too low, and I've suffered a big loss." Chen Huaisheng helplessly raised his hand on his forehead, "Maybe it's because time is too tight, and I'm a little eager to get it done. In fact, I should think about it for a few more days. of."

When Min Qingyu heard that it was done, he was determined and shook his head to express his disagreement: "Brother Sheng, as long as it is done, practice makes perfect. Besides, you also said that you don't know when the war on Wei Huaidao will start. It's always good to have more protection. , As for the Taiyin Yellow Paper, there will always be opportunities to look for it in the future, but we will get through the difficulties first."

Min Qingyu was thinking about Chen Huaisheng wholeheartedly.

Chen Huaisheng attaches great importance to the possible battle with the Yuelu Sect, and even hatches the Winged Fire Snake as soon as possible. At the same time, he also devotes so much effort to learning and figuring out this kind of magic that she thinks is more like a heretic. For extra protection.

This made her realize that this battle might be quite dangerous and might even endanger Chen Huaisheng's life.

Going to Peach Blossom Island is so dangerous, and Chen Huaisheng has never been so nervous. Once this battle breaks out, people like them are not qualified to go to the battlefield.

"That's all I can think of." Chen Huaisheng also understood this truth.

If it wasn't so urgent, he would actually prefer to slowly figure out this magic. Taiyin yellow paper is difficult to make, let alone buy. If you want to make it yourself, the spiritual materials are also quite complicated.

But now, for the sake of extra protection for his life, he could only do this.

Three days later, the Winged Fire Snake opened its eyes and began to crazily devour various fire spiritual herbs, entering a period of rapid growth.

Looking at the Winged Fire Snake that opened its mouth every day to eat greedily, Chen Huaisheng realized that the eggs of this thing were not really valuable, but why not many people were willing to feed them.

It's really delicious.

I had stored a total of five or six types of fire-type spiritual plants in my storage bag for several seasons, weighing about five or six hundred kilograms, but this guy killed eight kilograms in one meal.

According to this posture, it should be easy to lose 20 to 30 pounds a day.

This really scared Chen Huaisheng.

According to this way of eating, the 500 to 600 kilograms of fire spirit grass that I thought could feed it for at least three months might not be able to sustain it for even one month.

The problem is that these fire-type spiritual plants have a growth period. Even the smallest white sun grass takes at least two months to harvest. For example, edelweiss takes eighty days, and fire cloud vine takes ninety days. Chunyang Zizhi takes nearly five months, while Jin Yandou takes half a year.

This can only be achieved if there is enough red rock elemental magma to supply heat.

Without the red rock essence, these fire spirit grasses would not be able to be grown in Hebei.

In Da Zhao, even in a place with abundant spiritual power, the growth period has to be doubled.

In Nanchu and Wuyue, the growth date may be only 30% longer than when the red rock magma supplies heat.

Similarly, Yin Ling Cao is more suitable for growing in the north than in the south.

Chen Huaisheng realized that he had fallen into a trap.

He was also a little confused and puzzled.

He had inquired about the Winged Fire Snake egg before hatching it, and had also heard about it when he was a spiritual farmer at Qingmumen. The Winged Fire Snake was indeed unpopular because of its tricky appetite, so almost no one was willing to tame it.

But Diao Zhuan has long known that it is nothing more than not being able to stop eating or eating other spiritual food, otherwise the quality will be irreversibly degraded, but such a large amount of food is a little different from what he has heard before.

He had heard that the Winged Fire Snake did eat a lot during its youthful growth period, but one meal only required about two or three kilograms of spiritual grass (edelweiss), depending on the quality of the spiritual grass.

For example, about three kilograms of white sun grass, two kilograms of edelweiss, two kilograms of Lihuoyunteng, and about one kilogram of pure Yangzhi and Jinyan beans are enough.

If it is fire monster meat, the quality is average, such as the Tianyang rat among the ungraded monsters, which weighs five or six kilograms, that is, one can be managed for a day. The better ones, such as red-eyed exquisite rabbits, can be managed at about three or four kilograms in one meal. one day.

But now it seems that this is not the case at all. This guy's appetite has at least doubled. If this continues, I won't be able to feed him at all.

It's not just a matter of cost, the key is to have enough fire spirit grass and animal meat on hand at all times.

This land in Hebei is not as prosperous as Da Zhao in terms of trade. You have to rely on yourself to plant or hunt. The risk is too high. If you don't catch up with Duan Dun, won't this precious thing that you have worked so hard to tame for so long be destroyed?

But now is the time to let it go? That's such a shame.

dilemma.

"Brother Sheng, are you feeling a bit overwhelmed?" Min Qingyu also felt a little surprised.

This baby fire-winged snake was indeed different from what she had heard about. It ate much more, but what she could feel was that the fire energy permeating its body was also stronger.

"If we only rely on the fire spirit grass we planted, it will be a bit unsustainable." Chen Huaisheng calculated and nodded.

"Brother Sheng, would you like to consider catching some Tianyang rats or red-eyed exquisite rabbits to tame them?" Min Qingyu suggested: "It is actually not difficult to catch such unqualified monsters, but they are not produced here, but in There are many of them in Baima Mountain, Shizhu Mountain and Changfengbo area on the Tangshui Road. To catch some and tame them, you only need to feed some fire spirit grass appropriately and supplement them with other spiritual plants. They grow very fast and reproduce astonishingly..."

The reproduction rate of rats and rabbits is astonishing. The domesticated monsters of most sects are mainly pig-like rats and rabbits. Chen Huaisheng certainly knows this.

It's just that the Chonghua sect has never paid much attention to this industry. His Bailu Cave has just set up a shelf. He hasn't thought of starting to tame monsters for food, but he didn't expect that this winged fire snake would force him to advance in advance. Considered.

"Tang Shuidao?" Chen Huaisheng nodded: "We can only wait until the Lingyun Sect is over. Fortunately, I still have several hundred kilograms of spiritual grass in my hand. I can still carry it for twenty or thirty days. I'm afraid..."

Coming from Da Zhao, you have to pass through Tangshui Road. Baima Mountain, Shizhu Mountain and Changfengbo are all places where Tangshui Road is close to the river. If you can catch some and tame them, it can solve a big problem. Anyway, these Taoist species have been busy recently. For example, planting millet, jade and wheat is almost the same.

I'm afraid that things on Lingyun Sect's side will be dragged on like this, which will be really difficult to handle.

But the war obviously came faster than Chen Huaisheng imagined, and when it came it was an unusual explosion, without any feeling of breathing.