Different from ordinary blood, human essence is mostly stored in the internal organs, especially the heart.
Therefore, essence and blood refers to the special blood that contains essence. This kind of blood is different from ordinary qi and blood. Once it is excessively depleted, it will cause a loss of cultivation, and in severe cases, there is a risk of death.
And to sacrifice the paper figurine, the essence and blood are going to be used.
This was also the reason why Su Ming had been somewhat reluctant before. He didn't know how much impact the sacrifice of the paper puppet would have on his cultivation.
But Gong Lao's reminder made him no longer hesitate.
If you want to gain a foothold in this world, you must have enough strength. Currently, paper puppets are the fastest way to increase your strength. Su Ming has no choice.
Holding his breath and concentrating, Su Ming immediately used his true energy to cut his fingers and draw a spell on the tied paper figurine.
Similar to the refining of weapons, the paper puppets refined by the paper puppet technique also belong to a special kind of magical weapon. However, this kind of magical weapon is not refined by the traditional fire method, but by the blood refining method.
Drawing talismans with blood is the most basic method.
In the eyes of Su Ming, a first-level weapon refiner, the spells on paper puppetry were extremely simple. He only studied them for one night and became familiar with them.
Now that he is performing it, he is not even inferior to the mysterious old man who has been immersed in this art for decades. This is Su Ming's advantage as an weapon refiner.
Soon, the paper man was covered with blood curses drawn by Su Ming.
Su Ming lost a lot of blood, and his face turned a little pale.
But he knew that it wasn't over yet, because the most critical essence and blood sacrifice had not yet begun.
Thinking of this, Su Ming took out a bottle of Qi and Blood Pills, raised his head and poured seven or eight pills into his mouth.
This Qi and Blood Pill was just a top-notch blood-enhancing pill in the world, not a magic pill, so it was not expensive. Su Ming spent a spirit stone and bought a large bottle with a hundred pills.
After taking seven or eight Qi and Blood Pills, Su Ming's face turned rosy to the naked eye.
He took a deep breath, then circulated his true energy, wrapped his heart blood, and moved it towards his right fingers.
laugh!
Su Ming pricked the index finger of his right hand with his true energy, and a drop of red blood emerged from the index finger.
This drop of blood was completely different from the previous blood. It was just exposed, and the air around it became hot.
After a drop of blood was forced out, Su Ming's face suddenly turned pale as paper, and his whole body seemed to have lost weight.
At the same time, waves of dizziness hit Su Ming.
Su Ming endured the dizziness caused by the loss of essence and blood, and pressed the steaming drop of essence and blood on the paper man's eyebrow according to the blood curse recorded in the ancient books.
It's strange to say.
Just when Su Ming pressed this drop of essence and blood on the paper man's eyebrows, the dense blood curses on the paper man's body first flashed red, and then all the blood curses were hidden in the paper man's body and disappeared.
Then, the paper man moved.
Su Ming felt that he had established a blood connection with the paper man. This feeling was very subtle, but Su Ming was intoxicated by it.
He tried to control the paper puppet and found that the paper puppet was more obedient than he thought. No matter what Su Ming wanted it to do, the paper puppet did everything.
Seeing this scene, Su Ming immediately swallowed another large mouthful of Qi and Blood Pill, his eyes shining brightly.
"According to ancient books, the paper puppet is invulnerable to fire and water as soon as it is refined. I don't know whether it is true or not."
Thinking of this, Su Ming immediately found a small sword in the house.
This is the green light sword that Su Ming failed to refine. Although all the formation patterns on it were destroyed, the material of the sword body is fused with iron essence after all. If it spreads to the common people, I am afraid it can become a powerful weapon in the world.
sharp weapon.
Su Ming did not inject Qi into the body of the small sword, but relied on his own strength to slash the paper man's arm.
Suddenly, the feeling of a dull knife cutting hard cowhide came from his right hand.
Su Ming took a closer look and saw that where the paper puppet was cut, there was only a fine white mark left, and the white mark disappeared in an instant.
"What is recorded in the ancient books is true!"
Su Ming was overjoyed.
You know, this paper puppet has just been refined.
According to the yellowing ancient books, the power of paper puppets in paper puppetry can be distinguished based on the number of years the monks have spent in the Qi refining period.
Calculated based on the time interval of one sacrifice per month.
After one year of continuous sacrifice, the paper puppet will be comparable to the monks in the early stage of Qi refining.
After three years of sacrificial training, one can compete with the monks in the middle stage of Qi training.
If the sacrifice and training last for ten years, no one will be able to stop him during the Qi training period!
It sounds like this technique is very terrifying, but when he thinks about the paper puppet having to be sacrificed with essence and blood, the joy on Su Ming's face disappears.
Su Ming had just finished refining the paper puppet. He found that not only had he lost a drop of essence and blood, but the true energy mass in his dantian had also shrunk.
"Sure enough, essence, energy and spirit are interdependent, and the loss of essence and blood will inevitably lead to a regression in cultivation. This drop of essence and blood actually turned my months of hard work into ashes,"
Su Ming sighed, "It's really a magic trick!"
Despite what he said, he still couldn't resist the temptation of the power of paper puppetry.
"Try tomorrow to see if the strengthening points can strengthen the paper puppet. If not, just put it away."
Su Ming made up his mind that if the power of the paper man could be enhanced through blood and essence sacrifice, he would never do it.
His own cultivation level is not high, he only has the third level of Qi training.
In order to gain a foothold in Qingshuifang City, Su Ming spent another two years learning to refine weapons, which delayed his cultivation.
If he continues to be addicted to paper puppetry, I am afraid that he will be like the mysterious old man who gave him paper puppetry in the future, unable to build a foundation and depressed for the rest of his life.
but now.
Su Ming looked at the paper puppet with eager eyes and silently ordered it: "Break it."
With that said, Su Ming handed over the small sword in his hand.
Although this small sword is a first-level low-grade magic weapon that failed to be refined, its material is there. Even if a monk comes in the early stage of Qi training, without using any magic, it is probably very difficult to use the Qi alone.
It's hard to break it.
However, as soon as the order was given, Su Ming heard a crisp sound.
The hundred-refined sword, which was fused with iron essence, was broken by the paper man.
Su Ming looked at the paper puppet, his eyes gleaming. He happily recited a spell to the paper puppet and shouted: "Take it!"
The paper puppet flashed red, then continued to shrink, and finally turned into a piece of paper the size of a magic talisman, which fell into Su Ming's hand.
"Good baby!"
Su Ming couldn't help but admired, "Now, it depends on whether the paper puppet can be strengthened tomorrow. If it can be strengthened?"
With excitement in his heart, Su Ming could not sleep again.
In desperation, he had no choice but to stand up and meditate.
It's just that the spiritual energy in Qingshuifang City is thin, and there are so many monks in Qingshuifang City. On average, each monk can't get much spiritual energy at all.
Therefore, Su Ming has never been very enthusiastic about refining spiritual energy.
"It would be great if there was a cave on Red Cloud Peak."
Su Ming entered samadhi with unrealistic and wonderful ideas.