Under One Person: My Inner Realm Connects to All Worlds!

Chapter 148 The Paper Doll of the Way of the Gou
What is the true path of paper-cutting?

Paper-cutting of a person!

Similar to the "Scattering Beans to Create Soldiers" technique in the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Methods, it imbues paper figures with human thoughts, refining them into one's own clones. Then, by bestowing upon the paper figures talismans, Daoist patterns, and so on, it enables them to master different supernatural abilities.

Of course, achieving this is not so easy; it requires the support of other techniques.

First, the materials.

To create a paper doll that can carry one's thoughts and exert a certain power, the materials must not be of poor quality; ideally, they should be magical artifacts.

Secondly, talismans.

Talismans are the manifestation of the Way of Heaven and Earth. If the ink marks of talismans are used as meridians to draw and carve on paper figures, they will surely give them considerable combat power, which is equivalent to giving paper figures innate supernatural powers.

Therefore, the paper doll technique is best combined with the skills of weapon crafting and talisman making.

However, the art of paper dolls is a low-class tradition, and some paper doll traditions are even classified as belonging to the Yin sect.

Of course, there are also those that do not belong to the Yin Gate.

Things like shadow puppetry and paper cutting for the Spring Festival actually belong to the same lineage of paper figures.

The paper figures used in shadow puppetry are made of leather, mostly cowhide, because of its toughness, flexibility, and good light transmission. They are made through a series of core processes, including selecting the leather, making the leather, drawing the design, carving, applying color, sweating and ironing, and joining together. A lot of effort is put into the materials used.

Spring Festival paper-cutting uses the method of "suppressing evil spirits," but this method is not intended to harm people, but rather to bring them blessings.

Similar to a divine mask, it collects the joy, wishes, and other spiritual beliefs of the Spring Festival and seals them into paper-cuts to bring good luck to people. Because it is related to spirituality, it can actually be classified as belonging to the lineage of shamanism.

Such wishes include "May your livestock prosper," "Congratulations on your wealth," and "Great fortune and prosperity."

But no matter how it changes, paper dolls are still a low-class tradition, while the two disciplines of talismans and weapon crafting are legitimate lineages.

Especially weapon refiners are extremely rare, so very few people would associate paper figures with weapon refining.

Not to mention that a weapon refiner's magical artifacts and treasures require years of nurturing, so why would anyone waste their energy on paper dolls?

Therefore, in the world of Under One Person, the ability to create clones by cutting paper into human form has never actually appeared.

However, Han Yun happens to possess all of these qualities.

The weapon-refining technique that Han Yun currently possesses originates from the pre-Qin classics of various schools of thought found in the underground palace of Mount Li. Although it may not be as good as the Divine Refinement Technique, it is already sufficient.

Han Yun then brought out the spiritual materials used for papermaking, mostly peach wood, since he had a peach orchard nearby, which provided readily available materials.

He then instructed Bai Qi and others to produce paper through processes such as cutting bamboo and floating it in a pond, boiling it over a fire, pounding it in a mortar and pestle, spreading the pulp through a screen, covering it with a screen and pressing it into paper, and drying it over a fire.

Then, it is infused with primordial Qi and refined, and the paper veins are arranged to make it the most basic magical object. The so-called magical object is actually the raw material that has been initially refined in the process of refining the artifact.

Then, under Han Yun's powerful brick-throwing technique, the abundant innate Qi was injected, along with the energy from his inner vision, directly transforming these papers into magical artifacts, each thin sheet weighing tens of kilograms.

Then, Han Yun suddenly had a flash of inspiration and took out the book on animal creation.

Animal-making techniques use animal hides and fur as the primary vessel for vengeful spirits, and are refined with secret incantations, thus granting them the ability to transform. But what about the paper used to create paper figures?
Shadow puppetry uses cowhide as paper. Animal hides and paper made from plants are both, in essence, materials used for carrying things, and they have something in common. However, compared to paper, fur is more likely to possess spirituality and resonate with the vengeful spirits of animals. But all of this is not a problem under the influence of inner vision energy. Don't forget that inner vision energy is a versatile and effective creative force.

Immediately afterward, Han Yun cut the papers into human shapes and then refined them using the best secret incantation for animal creation.

Let's just call it "human skin" for now!
The next step is to draw facial features, talismans, and so on on these paper figures. Han Yun had previously learned the art of painting the eyes and could be considered a master of painting.

The pigments used to paint these are usually refined cinnabar, but Han Yun had better materials.

Some time ago, the Five Dragons exchanged for a lot of divine beast essence blood, as well as ordinary divine beast blood. Some divine beasts even sold ordinary blood by the kilogram because they were greedy.

Therefore, Han Yun has a considerable amount of inventory.

After much deliberation, Han Yun finally decided to use Qilin blood for the drawing. After all, the Qilin in the world of "Non-Human Beings" is truly a beast of merit and auspiciousness, and its transformation onto the paper doll would naturally bring blessings.

Han Yun dipped his fingertip in the blood of the Qilin and suspended it above the paper figure. He concentrated his mind and calmed his breath, allowing the innate Qi within his body to flow like a surging river.

Then, he drew a talisman in the air, and wherever the strokes landed, the blood of the Qilin spread and lingered along the veins of the talisman.

Finally, a Shangqing Five Warriors Talisman, formed from golden-red blood, hovered above the paper figure.

The Five Warriors Talisman, as the name suggests, can summon five Plague God Warriors to assist in battle, granting the user immense strength.

Other derivative techniques include the Five Ghosts Transporting Technique, which all utilize the power of ghosts, spirits, and other supernatural beings to achieve certain goals.

With a light touch, Han Yun placed the talisman precisely in the center of the paper figure. Then, Han Yun drew another talisman.

The Zhengyi Five Thunder Talisman stores the power of thunder magic, its power comparable to a thunderbolt in the palm of the hand, and lands on the paper figure's hands; the Dean Dai's Curse enhances the user's speed and belongs to the category of talismans for speed, and lands on the paper figure's legs.

The Golden Light Talisman, a talisman from Longhu Mountain, can condense golden light to protect the body and land on the paper figure's arms; the Tianpeng Mantra can summon wind and thunder energy and land on the paper figure's feet.

In addition, there were other talismans, such as the Three Treasures Protector Mantra, which Han Yun installed on the paper doll, making it extremely well-equipped.

Of course, the most important talisman is the Five Elements Body-Dissolving Talisman from the Yin-Yang School of the pre-Qin period. It causes the user to disintegrate their innate Qi, causing the Five Elements to become disordered, and ultimately leading to their demise along with the enemy.

In this way, even if the paper figure is captured by a powerful being, it won't be attributed to Han Yun.

Han Yun learned this from a certain old man from the Gou Dao sect; that's what you call professional.

Finally, a drop of blood carrying Han Yun's thoughts fell, and a crimson-gold lotus pattern bloomed on the paper figure's forehead, then transformed into fine Dao traces that spread to the limbs and bones.

A hazy halo rose around the paper figure, which swelled up as if inflated, and peach wood veins resembling muscle fibers formed under the paper figure's skin!

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a paper doll that bore a striking resemblance to Han Yun, standing before him.

Han Yun touched the texture of the paper figure. Although it was slightly different from a real person, it was not noticeable from the surface. He smiled and said, "From now on, you will be called Paper Figure Number One!"

Immediately, Han Yun looked at the remaining papers and silently thought, "If a human shape is possible, what about other shapes and appearances?"

(End of this chapter)