Star Sky Professional-Chapter 662 - 560: Paper Folding Secret Technique

"Very good."

"The Druid truly lives up to the Transcendence Inheritance... able to adapt to any system!"

"While I’m cultivating the ’Green Wood Skill’, I can actually simultaneously increase Druid experience..."

Fang Xing smiled slightly.

He knew that there were many methods to increase Druid experience, such as planting trees, hunting, or communicating with animals and plants... any interaction with nature could potentially increase Druid experience.

However... the current environment doesn’t allow it, it’s not feasible to plant a forest near his own hut, right?

Feeding mice and sparrows every day... was already the limit.

Fortunately, absorbing Plant Essence Qi is also a kind of cultivation, and the experience points increase rapidly!

"Very good... at this rate, within no more than ten days or half a month, I will definitely be able to break through to Druid level 2 and acquire the [Wilderness Transformation] skill. At that time, it’ll be like fish leaping in the ocean, birds flying in the sky..."

After running the cultivation technique again and sensing the fatigue coming from various parts of his body, Fang Xing knew the importance of balancing work and rest.

He no longer operated the ’Green Wood Skill’, but turned his attention to the ’Paper Folding Secret Technique’.

The Blood Shadow Sect is renowned in the Outer World for its two major secret techniques, ’Shadow Puppet’ and ’Paper Folding’.

Naturally, this ’Paper Folding Secret Technique’ wasn’t a complete version, but rather the very rudimentary beginner stage.

Even so, it was extraordinary and made Fang Xing’s eyes light up a bit.

The ’Paper Folding Skill’ can be performed with ordinary paper... but it’s best to use special types of paper, such as human skin paper or blood paper..."

"This book on the Paper Folding Secret Technique records three kinds of secret techniques, which are ’Paper Crane’, ’Paper Soldier’, and ’Paper Kite’..."

"The truly powerful high-rank secret techniques like ’Paper Armor’, ’Paper Beast’, ’Paperman’, ’Paper General’, ’Paper Sedan’, ’Paper Substitute’, ’Mystical Paper House Cave’, etc., are completely absent."

"Moreover..."

With further contemplation, Fang Xing’s expression became serious: "To cultivate the paper folding skill, one must still shorten their lifespan... even cultivators, despite having mana to nourish them, will lose less lifespan than mortals..."

"Moreover, using ’blood paper’ can offset a portion of the lost lifespan."

"The most sinister part of this ’Paper Folding Skill’ is that even a mortal, if willing to sacrifice their essence blood and lifespan, can refine a ’Paper Crane’ or ’Paper Soldier’..."

"And if a cultivator wishes to significantly increase the combat power of their Paperman, the best way is... to sacrifice more lifespan and essence blood to refine it."

"And these paper creations refined with one’s own essence blood, will greatly lose power if manipulated by outsiders..."

"Therefore, the deeper a cultivator’s knowledge of the Paper Folding Skill, the shorter their life actually is... although one could increase their lifespan by at least a hundred years after breaking through the Dao Foundation following the completion of the Qi Sensing ninth level, a master of the Blood Shadow Sect’s Paper Folding lineage, living past a hundred years would be considered longevity..."

"I inexplicably feel this Paper Folding Skill seems quite compatible with my Druid [Immortality] talent... but to truly cultivate it deeply, I will at least have to wait until I’m level 15 and acquire the [Immortal Body] talent, otherwise, where would I get so much lifespan?"

"That vendor has a malevolent intent... afraid I won’t die quickly enough? But I’ve always liked to eat the candy and return the cannonball..."

Fang Xing studied the Paper Folding Secret Technique meticulously.

After all, he was a reincarnated big shot in cultivation, and his vision and knowledge remained.

With a slight examination, he still discovered the flaws and weaknesses of ordinary Paper men and Paper beasts.

"Even creations of ’blood paper’, essentially remain paper... although they can resist filth, red dragon, and evil qi erosion... water and fire are still their natural nemeses... they might hold up a bit longer, but can’t maintain forever..."

"Therefore, there are paper birds occasionally patrolling in the sky... but paper fish cannot persist in the river..."

"Moreover..."

Fang Xing focused on the ’Paper Soldier Skill’, which although reduces lifespan, it can also immediately increase combat power.

After entering the first level of Qi Sensing, whether refining blood paper or practicing the Paper Folding Secret Technique, the lifespan consumed for him is much less than for ordinary people.

Perhaps, he could cultivate one technique for self-defense?

The paper crane is mainly used for communication and surveillance, while the paper kite is used for riding.

Among the three secret techniques, the one most suitable for him is still the paper soldier skill.

"The so-called paper soldier is ’cut paper to form a soldier’, using paper to create daggers and long swords... after sharpening, their sharpness far exceeds the so-called ’divine weapons’ in the mundane martial arts..."

"It is also a secret technique that can continuously advance, such as equipping Papermen with paper soldiers, paper armor... increasing combat power and defensive power."

"In the later stages, one can even emulate Sword Cultivators’ flying swords, striking like lightning, flying swords to kill... even faster due to being thinner, though lacking somewhat in destructive power and offense..."

"To cultivate the Paper Folding Skill, one must first train the hands... there is a training method here called ’All-Complete Hand’, which says ’Even possessing a pair of perfect hands in the world, can’t fold a piece of white paper’... All-Complete Hand has five stages: Double-Complete Hand, Ten-Perfect Hand, Hundred Quan Hand, Thousand Quan Hand, All-Complete Hand... only reaching the ’Hundred Quan’ level will the success rate of producing paper soldiers be passable; otherwise, blood paper is wasted..."

"It feels not like a one-day or one-night effort..."

"Of course, following the usual style of the Paper Folding Secret Technique, if the level of Double-Complete Hand is too low and folding paper is about to fail, you can perform a blood sacrifice, using one’s own essence blood and lifespan, to forcibly increase the success rate..."

Fang Xing read through the whole thing, confirming that this Paper Folding Secret Technique is an authentic sinister side path designed to deplete the cultivator’s lifespan!

...

An hour later.

Chirp chirp chirp!

A sparrow suddenly flew next to Fang Xing, chirping anxiously.

Fang Xing opened his eyes and sensed the sparrow’s urgent emotion: "Someone..."

He turned over and sat up, heading to the door.

Through the crack in the door, he could see a shadow sneaking closer.

"Squeak!"

With a thought, a mouse suddenly dashed madly onto the person’s body.

"Ah!"

The person who was already feeling guilty from stealing was instantly startled.

"What thing? Get down!"

He jumped in shock, causing a commotion that drew attention from several nearby wooden houses.

"Who’s there?"

"In the middle of the night, can’t a person get some sleep?"

One paper slave after another shouted in dissatisfaction, with some even lighting candles.

"Disturbing people’s sweet dreams! I spit..."

Fang Xing shouted in anger as well.

Not far away, a few paper slaves crowded around a man in the center.

The man was powerfully built, but his steps were unsteady. He had a black mole at the corner of his mouth, with a single hair growing from it.

At that moment, he fiercely pulled at the hair on the mole: "Alright, let the fourth come back... We’ve already startled the snake in the grass, there’s definitely no chance tonight!"

"I know."

An underling immediately went to call someone.

Xing San gazed in the direction of Fang Xing’s wooden house: "Are you sure that kid went to the market?"

"Of course, big brother. Ever since that kid got whipped, he’s been visiting the paper mill frequently. I’d estimate he’s stashed away at least this amount..."

A youth with eyes shaped like inverted triangles held up five fingers of his right hand and licked his lips: "Getting this score off him will save us some lifespan again..."

Xing San’s gaze flickered.

Lifespan! That’s real life we’re talking about!

He gritted his teeth: "Even if we snatch and plunder, we can only live a few months longer than other paper slaves... We must find a way during this time!"

Xing San was originally a tyrant in the city, with some scheming and methods, and was a gang leader.

Unfortunately, when the Blood Shadow Sect kidnapped people, they didn’t care if you were rich or poor, noble or humble. To cultivators, mortals were like crops in the field; after harvesting, just wait a while and another batch will grow.

Therefore, even though Xing San had scheming, methods, strength, and courage... without cultivation talent, in the Blood Shadow Sect he was a slave!

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By this point, he could only rely on stealing and extorting blood paper from his peers, just barely living a few more days.

Moreover, Xing San saw this failed attempt as merely a mishap by his underlings, accepting it as bad luck, without suspecting Fang Xing at all.

...

In the blink of an eye, several days passed.

Inside the wooden house, Fang Xing held his hands in a mysterious gesture, practicing the "All-Complete Hand".

Even though his mana was weak at the Qi Sensing First Level, it was still mana.

At this moment, nourished by mana, his hands were less rough compared to before, with a tendency to shed calluses and grow soft, tender flesh.

Hoo!

Fang Xing let out a breath and casually glanced at the attribute bar:

[Name: Fang Xing]

[Age: 16/24]

[Profession: Druid Level 1]

[Realm: Qi Sensing First Level]

[Talent: Natural Affinity]

[Skill: All-Complete Hand (Beginner 28/100)]

...

"Plant Essence Qi truly deserves to be Wood Element Primordial Qi. After breaking through to Qi Sensing First Level, it added four more years to my lifespan... I can go produce a few blood papers to pretend I’m still diligently completing tasks..."

But Fang Xing clearly had no intention of handing over the blood paper; instead, he planned to use it to cultivate the secret technique "Paper Cutting into Soldiers".

"Also... Has the All-Complete Hand become a skill yet?"

Fang Xing’s face lit up with joy. Although it’s not the Golden Finger of the real body, it doesn’t forcibly boost proficiency and breakthroughs.

But being able to see his state at any moment, knowing which direction to progress in, is already quite good.

"Currently, my All-Complete Hand is only at the beginner level, in the ’Double-Complete Hand’ stage, with a low success rate in paper folding..."

"But as long as I’m willing to spend lifespan, sacrificing a ’Paper Soldier’ shouldn’t be much of an issue."

After thinking this through, Fang Xing picked up the Paper Making Net, walked out of the shack, and headed toward the paper mill.

Plop!

This time, as he plunged his hands into the paper pulp pool, he felt something different.

Although there was still some stinging pain, it was much more bearable compared to before.

’Indeed, being a cultivator and also having the Double-Complete Hand... both provide certain resistance.’

’But if I live too long in the valley, it will easily draw attention from above... There are countless strong individuals in the Blood Shadow Sect, capable of easily suppressing any disturbances, thus possessing confidence...’

Fang Xing skillfully lifted the net, pressed, and dried...

By dusk, he felt that the quality of the finished ’blood paper’ in his hand exceeded all his previous works.

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