Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 251 The Witch is well hidden, a third-tier fire phoenix armor!
When you work for a witch, she doesn't care if you're capable or not. If soft tactics don't work, she'll use hard tactics to make you succeed!
Su Qing never expected that this witch was hiding so deeply, not only having a great connection with Penglai Immortal Island, but also being a third-tier puppeteer.

No wonder she often pointed and gave instructions when she was making puppets on Black Tiger Mountain. At the time, I thought she had a penchant for being a know-it-all and pretended to know what she didn't.

Unexpectedly, she was indeed capable of guiding him, but at the time, he was preoccupied with touching her body, mastering the Transformation Dao Technique, and his skills in refining green-skinned lizards were unparalleled. He had no role to play in guiding her, so he failed to notice.

"The Golden Roc is also a bird and beast. Although its bloodline is not as noble as that of the Fire Phoenix, the difference is not much. Using the Golden Roc King's demon bone and demon core as the main material, and mixing it with this Fire Phoenix feather to simulate the Fire Phoenix's aura, it should be able to imitate the Fire Phoenix's form and aura."

However, Yun'er's expertise in bionic runes and intelligent runes is insufficient, so she still needs Fellow Daoist Su's help to complete the creation of this puppet.

Yun'er wouldn't let you help for nothing. During the refining process, I will provide all your daily cultivation needs. You are also free to hunt within a hundred miles, but if there is any threat, I will protect you. What do you think, fellow Daoist?"

Liu Yun'er bowed to Su Qing, a rare occurrence, and asked softly.

Seeing that she was being polite, Su Qing didn't dare to act arrogantly.

This witch's mood can change in an instant. Right now she's trying to reason with me in a nice tone, but if I don't know what's good for me, I might get a beating.

Then why bother coming here? Since you're already here, just make the best of it.

I'm not the same person I used to be. Do you still think I was as easy to take care of as I was when I was with Black Tiger Mountain?
This time, I'll make sure you don't go broke!

After burning the golden elixir in the furnace and nourishing his body with the Nine Li, Su Qing, who had an insatiable appetite, vowed fiercely in his heart.

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Collaborative puppet-making is a common occurrence.

It is only because Su Qing is a self-taught, independent puppeteer that he has never had such experience.

Major immortal sects such as Yunshan Sect and Penglai Sect, and even the puppeteers of the Lin family, have long had their own division of labor in crafting puppets.

Those skilled in drawing will spend their days drawing, those skilled in processing materials will process materials, and each rune will have its own specialty. By avoiding the weaknesses of others and making the most of their strengths, puppets can be produced efficiently.

This is precisely why the success rate of puppet making by major sects in the immortal realm is extremely high, which is incomparable to that of independent puppeteers who do not personally handle everything and have no choice but to grit their teeth and do it.

Because of their high success rate, relatively low cost, and monopoly on many rare puppet blueprints, the puppet business in many immortal kingdoms of the Western Sea is almost entirely dominated by these major immortal sects, and ordinary puppeteers rarely have a chance to stand out.

Su Qing is an exception.

After all, not everyone can be like him, with numerous exclusive blueprints, a group of hardworking and all-around wood spirits to help him, and even more outrageous, he can increase the success rate and lower the cost than that of the major immortal sects!

Despite being exceptionally talented and accustomed to working alone.

However, when Su Qing first collaborated with someone, her partner was a third-tier puppeteer witch with a beautiful appearance and delicate features.

At first, he was able to maintain a humble attitude and hoped to learn some puppetry skills from the witch.

The witch wanted him because of his extraordinary skill in biomimicry and intelligent runes, as well as his talent for understanding armored puppets, which he demonstrated when creating puppets such as the Heavenly Witch and Tiger Egg Silver.

And since she was asking for his help, she was initially able to give him gentle and kind guidance.

But the honeymoon period is always short.

The two had only been working together for less than half a month when their heated discussions escalated into constant arguments, and finally to mutual loathing.

Su Qing was annoyed by the witch's interference. She had been asked to draw the blueprints for the fire phoenix, so she should respect the witch's ideas.

There's not much to say about the Fire Phoenix itself; just imitate it by following the Fire Phoenix's image talisman.

But the fire phoenix can transform into human form.

This humanoid fire phoenix is ​​quite remarkable.

The Fire Phoenix clan is known for its fiery nature. The fact that the Fire Phoenix Princess, who only possesses half the blood of the Fire Phoenix, could have her stories circulated throughout the various immortal kingdoms of the Western Sea speaks volumes.

Therefore, in order to accurately imitate the Fire Phoenix, the fabric of the Fire Phoenix Armor Puppet's human form cannot be too thick.

If you should show what you want to show, then show it off boldly. If you should be hot, then be hot. If you don't have the ability to arouse lust in people at first sight, then you dare to imitate the Fire Phoenix Demon King.
But the witch disagreed. In her opinion, this was just Su Qing's own quirk. The fire phoenix was a divine beast, so why should it use its beauty to amuse people?

She kept making alterations to his drawings, turning his meticulously crafted phoenix design into something unrecognizable. The originally passionate and unrestrained Fire Phoenix Demon King was now reduced to an iron box encased in fiery red armor, which displeased Su Qing.

I lost much of my enthusiasm for the work that followed.

In addition, the witch's method of creating puppets was completely different from his. She followed the experience of her predecessors step by step without any of her own ideas, which made him despise her even more!
"A third-tier puppeteer is nothing special. They just follow the pattern and pick up scraps from the past. If it weren't for her providing food and lodging, I would have quit long ago!"

As Su Qing modified the twenty-third version of the puppet blueprints according to Liu Yun'er's instructions, she inwardly grumbled to herself.

He wasn't doing his job well, and Liu Yun'er was full of complaints about him.

She originally thought that Su Qing could independently refine many second-tier puppets. Although his level of skill in puppetry was not as high as hers, he should be very experienced and knowledgeable in everything he did.

Unexpectedly, the appearance of that fantastical phoenix painting made her realize that something was wrong.

Then, when Su Qing was processing the materials for the Golden Roc King, he made many unrealistic suggestions, such as hollowing out its belly, burying explosive stones inside, and attaching swords to its wings.

This further convinced Liu Yun'er that he was indeed a self-taught, independent cultivator.

It wasn't as I had guessed; he had received guidance from a master to be able to craft those second-tier puppets.

There was no expert guiding him at all; those novel puppets were all his own wild ideas and concoctions!
Although it is unknown how he did it.

However, the corpse of the Golden Roc King was extremely rare, and Liu Yun'er did not want him to use it for experiments, thus wasting this precious material.

The paths of puppeteers are different, and their philosophies differ, but that's fine.

The biggest disagreement between the two sides lies in the issues of compensation and efficiency.

Su Qing felt that he could easily make millions of spirit crystals in Baiyun Immortal City.

Having been delayed in this desolate wilderness by the witch, I don't know how many spirit crystals I lost. The witch should compensate me.

Therefore, he devoted himself to nourishing his body, kept his furnace at full power, and took one second-tier Qi and Blood Pill every day. Every ten days or so, he would need one second-tier Demon Core.

They work at sunrise and rest at sunset, and as soon as it gets dark, they go out to hunt second-tier demon kings and second-tier spirits to make up for the losses caused by the witch.

He ate so much but did so little work, which naturally displeased Liu Yun'er. She wondered if she had picked the wrong person. With the way he ate, she could recruit seven or eight second-tier puppeteers to help her!

"If it weren't for the fact that we still rely on him to draw third-order bionic and intelligent runes, given his performance recently, we should have kicked him off the mountain long ago!"

Liu Yun'er silently transferred the Fire Phoenix Feather into the Golden Roc King's body. Her gaze fell upon Su Qing releasing a sly-looking bear that secretly plucked a Golden Roc feather. Her beautiful eyes narrowed, and she barely managed to suppress her anger. Yes, this boy not only eats a lot but does little, and his hands are not clean either. In the past month, who knows how many feathers he's plucked from the Golden Roc King!

"Fellow Daoist Su, Yun'er has refined the Fire Phoenix Feather and infused it into the Golden Roc's corpse. Now is the best time for you to draw biomimetic runes. I wonder if you have revised your drawings yet?"

Please show this to Yun'er. If it's feasible, you can immediately begin drawing the runes!

Liu Yun'er's cold and icy tone made Su Qing realize that Xiong Er had really gone too far. Stealing things in front of people was something even the best boss couldn't tolerate.

He feared that the witch was unreasonable and, because of Xiong Er's mistake, would take her anger out on him, an innocent worker.

He then handed over the blueprints he was holding.

The 24th edition of the drawings consists of 36 sheets.

There are eighteen images each of the Fire Phoenix in its true form and the Fire Phoenix in its human form.

Each piece is full of detail, drawn entirely according to the witch's requirements, and incorporates his many insights into armored puppets.

If placed in the outer room, it would definitely be a rare Tier 3 puppet blueprint.

But in Su Qing's eyes, it was nothing special.

There are many possibilities for the Fire Phoenix's true form. For example, it can be equipped with a fourth-tier Fire Rune to make the Fire Cannon even more powerful, or it can be transformed into a Fire Phoenix Swordsman by utilizing the Golden Roc's speed, making it an unstoppable force.

With the valuable experience he had accumulated from crafting puppets like the Peng King Puppet, as long as Liu Yun'er was willing to listen to advice, Su Qing would simply help her get things done!

Unfortunately, the witch was too rigid, autocratic, and unwilling to listen to others.

A boss who is unwilling to give employees the opportunity to take initiative and stifles their creativity is definitely not a good boss.

Unless she pays enough!

Out of consideration for her generosity, Su Qing reluctantly glanced at the humanoid fire phoenix that he considered should be destroyed on the spot.

The fiery red armor covered his entire body, with endless volcanic eruptions and a phoenix rising from the ashes vividly depicted, adding immeasurable power to both him and his armor.

No matter how magnificent and beautiful the design is, it only reveals a pair of fiery red eyes, cold and hard. How can it compare to the first version of the hot and charming Mei Feng?

He looked down on the final version of the blueprints, but Liu Yun'er was extremely satisfied.

"Fellow Daoist Su has finally restrained his desires and avoided designing this puppet blueprint in a nauseating way. So be it. Fellow Daoist Su can now begin drawing the bionic runes!"

This witch thinks that her lingering feelings for Meifeng are to satisfy her lust?
It’s so disrespectful!

Su Qing was an upright man who crafted puppets with integrity; he never harbored any ill intentions towards the puppets!
Su Qing was secretly displeased, but her hands moved nimbly, holding two brushes in four hands, and runes appeared with each stroke.

The fiery phoenix aura emanating from the phoenix feathers within the Golden Roc King's corpse surged into the talismanic water beneath his brush, then slowly flowed across the Golden Roc King's body, taking effect.

Golden wings transformed into fiery red phoenix wings, and the broad back of the roc gradually transformed into a tortoise shape with dragon patterns appearing. All over its body, the patterns of the Phoenix Boiling the Sea, the inherited Dao pattern of the Fire Phoenix Clan, were faintly visible.

Unlike Su Qing, who was passive and unproductive when drawing blueprints.

In Liu Yun'er's eyes, Su Qing at this moment was finally worthy of the exorbitant salary he commanded, a sum that would be considered astronomical for any second-tier puppeteer.

Even within the Penglai Immortal Kingdom, few can draw third-order bionic runes.

In his hands, it is as simple as drinking water.

As his brush fell, he painted from sunrise to sunset.

Before the two, the original corpse of Jinpeng had been completely altered.

With a swan's head and a unicorn's tail, a swallow's chin and a chicken's beak, a snake's neck and a fish's tail, a stork's forehead and a mandarin duck's cheeks, and a dragon's pattern on a tortoise's back, it has many wings and its voice is like a flute. It is truly like a phoenix descending to earth, a divine beast descending to the world!

Although Liu Yun'er was not very satisfied with Su Qing's previous performance.

Seeing that he had completed the drawing of the third-order bionic rune in one stroke with effortless grace, he was lavish in his praise.

"The third-order biomimetic runes are indeed miraculous. The divine beast's body and the phoenix's majesty are all imitated perfectly."

Fellow Daoist, thank you for your hard work. The next intelligent runes will have to wait until Yun'er finishes drawing the rest of the runes before you can proceed. You may go hunting monsters now, but you must not stray too far from here.

When Yun'er was drawing the runes, most of her attention was focused on them, making it difficult for her to attend to her fellow Daoist as she had before. If her fellow Daoist were in danger, Yun'er feared she wouldn't be able to save them in time!

Su Qing, who used to be very enthusiastic about hunting monsters, was now waving his hands and shaking his head repeatedly.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, you overestimate me. Drawing third-tier runes has consumed most of my mana. How could I possibly have any strength left to hunt demonic beasts!"

How could I possibly go hunting monsters!
Liu Yun'er was about to draw the fourth-order divine beast rune and the fourth-order fire rune.

If you miss this golden opportunity to learn from others, you'll be punished by heaven.

Knowing how rare it was to inherit a high-level rune, Su Qing remained motionless, his eyes fixed intently on Liu Yun'er, looking helplessly like he didn't care and was determined to see her.

Liu Yun'er knew his thoughts and felt helpless about him, so she gently advised him:
"It's normal for you to want to learn about divine beasts and the Fire Rune, but when Yun'er received this rune in the past, she swore an oath not to pass it on to anyone else."

"It's fine for you to take a look, but without Yun'er's guidance, fourth-order runes are still too profound for you. Why waste your time?"

"Fellow Daoist Yun'er, please continue drawing the runes. I will not ask any more questions. Although I will gain nothing, it is always good to see high-level runes and broaden my knowledge!"

Su Qing said with a smile, "She, Liu Yun'er, doesn't know what a genius puppeteer is. Ordinary puppeteers would be completely baffled when they first see high-level runes, as if they were reading a book from heaven."

But is Su Qing an ordinary puppeteer? Why would he need Liu Yun'er's guidance? With just a little proficiency, he could master these two runes to a level that Liu Yun'er could hardly reach. Who knows who will guide whom in the future!

Seeing his insistence, Liu Yun'er nodded slightly.

Despite knowing it was impossible, this fellow Daoist Su's resolve in the Dao of puppet runes was unwavering.

It's no wonder that he has achieved such mastery in biomimetic runes and intelligent runes.

Unfortunately, without a master to guide them, their puppetry skills have deviated from the right path. Most of the puppets have taken unconventional paths. At lower levels, they may be able to achieve something with their ingenious skills, but at higher levels, they inevitably face difficulties.

I had something to do this afternoon, so I'm posting this early. I've finished updating 10,000 words today. Thank you all for your support!

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