Sixty years of blacksmithing, a single hammer blow forging a celestial being.

After several attempts, Li Ping'an finally found the reason.

I have mixed spiritual roots of the five elements, containing a little bit of each element.

However, as the saying goes, a jack of all trades is a master of none.

This also resulted in his five spiritual roots being quite weak.

It's not considered a powerful spiritual root.

Naturally, it was impossible to condense the true form of the Fire Phoenix Returning to the Forest.

Be nice!

Li Ping'an breathed a long sigh of relief.

One must possess all five spiritual roots, and all five spiritual roots must be of superior quality.

Where in the world can you find someone with such a gifted spiritual root?

After several attempts, there was still no progress.

Li Ping'an also directly gave up on cultivating the Fire Phoenix Returning to the Forest technique.

With his current fire attribute, even if he cultivates for a hundred years...

It is also impossible for the Fire Phoenix to cultivate into its true form.

It seems that cultivating to the size of this palm is not very meaningful.

Forget it.

Li Ping'an shook his head and skipped over the "Fire Phoenix Returns to the Forest" part.

Continue practicing.

As he scrolled down further, he came to the spells of the wood elemental root that Li Ping'an was most familiar with.

Turning to this page, it seems that the spell of the wood spirit root is also an extremely important spell.

Although it wasn't as elaborately introduced as "The Phoenix Soars into the Forest" (火凤投林).

However, the spells of the wood spirit root also occupy a considerable portion of the text.

It's called: The Art of Selecting Soldiers and Generals!

What kind of magic is this?

Li Ping'an continued reading with his doubts.

It turned out that the system of selecting soldiers and generals was actually a form of puppetry.

Once learned, you can summon soldiers and generals to fight for you.

There's actually such a spell!

Upon seeing the contents of the spell, Li Ping'an was overjoyed.

He has two puppets fighting for him, which can be surprisingly effective at crucial moments.

Start reading now.

It was written in the "Qimen Liujia Jue".

To make the tokens for soldiers and generals, you need high-quality elm wood.

Special runes were then carved onto the elm wood.

Then it is pieced together by the cultivators themselves.

Only then can the draft soldiers and generals be created.

Do we have to make these military and civilian tokens ourselves?

Seeing this, Li Ping'an couldn't help but feel a little eager to try it out.

Do you want to build with blocks yourself? That sounds interesting.

After learning the "Qimen Liujia Jue", he bought a lot of elm wood and put it in his storage bag.

Used exclusively for wielding the wooden spear.

I never expected it would come in handy at this time.

It seems I need to get more other types of timber when I have time.

What if one day there are other spells in the "Qimen Liujia Jue" that require certain types of wood?

Where can we find them all in such a short time?

Li Pingan took a pile of elm wood out of his storage bag and placed it on the ground.

Then, follow the method of assembling the divination sticks and generals in the "Qimen Liujia Jue".

Use a knife to cut the wood into specific shapes, and then assemble them one by one.

This process is very long.

Because the drafting of military tokens is an extremely ingenious woodworking design.

It's not just a matter of haphazardly piecing things together to resemble a person; it even incorporates many mortise and tenon joints.

This really stumped Li Ping'an.

He's a blacksmith, not a carpenter.

But perseverance pays off.

After careful study, he mastered the technology.

Following the instructions in the book, two puppets were successfully assembled.

One of them was tall, about the same height as Li Ping'an.

It has a small head and a plump body, and its feet are supported by two pieces of wood.

It looks like a bucket that can stand up.

This is the image of the draw general.

It is tall, robust, and has extremely high defensive capabilities.

It can withstand the vast majority of attacks and spells.

The other one is conscription.

It has long arms and legs, and its body is simply a wooden plank.

Compared to the general's physique, the soldier appeared quite slender.

Looking at the two puppets he had painstakingly created.

Li Ping'an nodded in satisfaction; it seemed pretty good.

The next step is to infuse these two summoned soldiers and generals with spiritual power and magic.

As described in the book, Li Ping'an carved runes and seals onto the wooden boards on which these soldiers and generals were signed.

The final step is to infuse your own spiritual energy.

"Signing for soldiers and generals, begin!"

Li Ping'an then formed hand seals and recited a difficult-to-understand incantation.

The soldiers and generals on the ground seemed to come to life instantly.

It started running, creaking and groaning as it ran up to Li Ping'an.

This is Li Ping'an's first time making talismans and generals; his technique is not yet mature.

When the two soldiers moved, the wood creaked and tilted precariously.

This made Li Ping'an scratch his head somewhat embarrassed.

It seems the technique for this first attempt was a bit rough; perhaps it will be better next time.

Although the appearance is a bit ugly, it shouldn't affect its use.

Li Ping'an thought for a moment and then gave the order to sign the soldiers.

"Sign troops! Attack this wall!"

He issued the order.

The soldier immediately put his hands on his waist and abdomen, as if gathering strength.

Then, assume a horse stance and extend both hands simultaneously.

It's like launching a Kamehameha.

A ball of dark green energy instantly condensed in the palms of his hands.

It was sent out with a whoosh.

The energy waves bombarded the wall, blasting up clouds of dirt and dust.

I saw a huge hole, like a millstone, that had been blasted out.

Li Ping'an was slightly surprised.

He never imagined that he could build it out so casually with just a few pieces of wood.

Add some spell runes.

They were able to create soldiers capable of unleashing such powerful force.

This is amazing.

The other one is signing the contract.

Unlike soldiers, generals will not unleash energy blasts.

He only uses his hands and feet to perform ordinary attacks.

However, his greatest strength lies in his extremely high defensive capabilities.

"Extremely high defense?"

Li Pingan murmured.

"Let me give it a try!"

As he spoke, he took out a black hammer from his storage bag.

They struck directly at the signatory.

Li Ping'an was also afraid that if he smashed the card to pieces with one blow.

So he held back, using only one-tenth of his strength.

With that hammer blow, Li Ping'an felt as if he had smashed into a giant boulder.

The fortune teller simply stood firmly in place, without moving an inch.

There wasn't a single mark on his body.

It has such a strong defense!

Li Ping'an was slightly surprised.

He never imagined that his puppet, which was just made of wood, could withstand a blow from his black hammer.

This time he used 20% of his strength.

With this hammer blow, Qian Jiang took a slight step back.

But it can still hold on.

Continue using 30% of your strength.

This time, the fortune teller was knocked off balance and stumbled, leaving some marks on his body.

But it's clear that they still have energy to spare.

Not bad!

Li Ping'an dared not make another move.

He was afraid that if he used his fourth or fifth degree of strength, he would ruin the lottery ticket.

You should know that 40% or 50% of the force is already extremely terrifying.

This draw is quite good because it can withstand his power.

Not bad!

Li Ping'an was very satisfied.

He also learned two very good skills from this "Qimen Liujia Jue".

The only pity is that Fire Phoenix Throws into the Forest can't learn it because its fire attribute isn't high enough.

Pity.

Li Ping'an looked at the book and followed its instructions.

Once the Fire Phoenix Soars into the Forest technique is unleashed, it can even kill cultivators of higher levels.