Chapter 54: My Journal (Part 2)
[Year of the Ox, Second day of August]
Dear Father, I have embarrassed our family of carpenters.
After more than a month of effort, the puppet I finally made is hideous. I want to dismantle it but.. I can't bear to.
Though ugly, its deterrent power is significant. When it is placed in the field, waving its eight arms, the small beasts do not dare approach.
The puppet is powered by the Divine Machine Stone and requires my spiritual awareness to control its movements.
After studying relevant books on puppet mechanisms, I found that for the puppet to move on its own, it needs to be infused with a beast soul to execute simple commands.
Beast souls are only found in demonic beasts above the ninth rank, which I can't find anywhere, so I had to give up.
Also, Little Green's body can meld two lines of poetry into ink and transform them into words to communicate with me. It has just mastered this skill and the first word it said to me was... "ugly"!
The puppet I created can make Little Green speak, so it wasn't in vain.
But who said a puppet can't have eight arms?
...
[Tiger month, Tenth day of the First month]
I almost died, and only today did I truly come back to life.
The incident occurred three months ago when I reached the pinnacle of the "Observing Glare Technique" at the edge of the cliff. Realizing something, I attempted a breakthrough at the cliff's edge.
In the instant of the breakthrough, the sharp edge triggered thunder, piercing through the Yin Mountain Grand Formation and striking me.
If not for the formation dissipating ninety-nine percent of the force, I would undoubtedly be dead.
Even so, I lay at the edge of the cliff for a month, with no sensation below my neck and blindness in both eyes.
I wanted to live, not die! When I came, I had spent a fortune to purchase high-quality healing elixirs. Fortunately, I had the puppet given to me by Mo Baichun.
Using my spiritual awareness to control the puppet, I opened the jade ring, allowing me to take the healing elixir. I fully activated the "Mad Thunder Body Refining Technique," digesting the thunder elemental force within me.
Holding on, I managed to survive. The surroundings were a vast expanse of white, and I still couldn't see anything.
During the time of blindness, I couldn't read, make talismans, or practice formations. I could only meditate and cultivate. At first, I was panicked, crying in pain and fear, hiding in the house, restless and helpless.
I convinced myself, this is the cultivation world, there must be a way for me to regain my sight as long as I don't give up.
I began to perceive the surroundings with my spiritual awareness
Fourth, spells; during the process of creating rain accompanying thunder, thunder is born in the process of gold giving birth to water. So, I combined the fourth layer of the Edge Sharpness Formula with the third layer of the Cloud and Rain Technique, with thunder and spiritual awareness as the guide.
Originally I thought it to be a fantasy, day after day of experimentation and contemplation led me to create a spell.
Gathering clouds to produce rain, rain as a sharp edge, exploding thunder upon landing, forming continuous waves that last for three to five breaths. The power is astonishing.
Dear Father, I have embarrassed our family of carpenters.
After more than a month of effort, the puppet I finally made is hideous. I want to dismantle it but.. I can't bear to.
Though ugly, its deterrent power is significant. When it is placed in the field, waving its eight arms, the small beasts do not dare approach.
The puppet is powered by the Divine Machine Stone and requires my spiritual awareness to control its movements.
After studying relevant books on puppet mechanisms, I found that for the puppet to move on its own, it needs to be infused with a beast soul to execute simple commands.
Beast souls are only found in demonic beasts above the ninth rank, which I can't find anywhere, so I had to give up.
Also, Little Green's body can meld two lines of poetry into ink and transform them into words to communicate with me. It has just mastered this skill and the first word it said to me was... "ugly"!
The puppet I created can make Little Green speak, so it wasn't in vain.
But who said a puppet can't have eight arms?
...
[Tiger month, Tenth day of the First month]
I almost died, and only today did I truly come back to life.
The incident occurred three months ago when I reached the pinnacle of the "Observing Glare Technique" at the edge of the cliff. Realizing something, I attempted a breakthrough at the cliff's edge.
In the instant of the breakthrough, the sharp edge triggered thunder, piercing through the Yin Mountain Grand Formation and striking me.
If not for the formation dissipating ninety-nine percent of the force, I would undoubtedly be dead.
Even so, I lay at the edge of the cliff for a month, with no sensation below my neck and blindness in both eyes.
I wanted to live, not die! When I came, I had spent a fortune to purchase high-quality healing elixirs. Fortunately, I had the puppet given to me by Mo Baichun.
Using my spiritual awareness to control the puppet, I opened the jade ring, allowing me to take the healing elixir. I fully activated the "Mad Thunder Body Refining Technique," digesting the thunder elemental force within me.
Holding on, I managed to survive. The surroundings were a vast expanse of white, and I still couldn't see anything.
During the time of blindness, I couldn't read, make talismans, or practice formations. I could only meditate and cultivate. At first, I was panicked, crying in pain and fear, hiding in the house, restless and helpless.
I convinced myself, this is the cultivation world, there must be a way for me to regain my sight as long as I don't give up.
I began to perceive the surroundings with my spiritual awareness
from blurry outlines to gradually clear perceptions.
Regaining the long spear and machete,
Regaining the long spear and machete,
Listening to the wind to discern locations, and resuming martial arts practice.
Thunder roared incessantly throughout the day, and listening to the wind to discern positions was extremely difficult, but I wouldn't give up.
Day after day, cultivating and farming, everything was the same as usual.
But apart from the jade slips, I couldn't read anything else, making it unbearable for me. This difficulty, I didn't share with others.
Elder Li was right; heaven favors the self-improving.
Today, after practicing the "Mad Thunder Body Refining Technique," the spiritual energy surged, and I reached the fifth layer of Qi cultivation. Suddenly, my vision was restored.
I didn't cry with joy; there was only a slight ripple in my heart. This ordeal made my mindset gradually calm.
...
[Tiger month, Fifteenth day of the First month]
Today is the Lantern Festival, and I tied Little Green to a stick, wandering around the valley. It counts as celebrating the festival.
I brewed the spirit wine , it tastes good, but unfortunately, there's no one to share it with.
Every festive occasion intensifies thoughts of family. I used the bamboo paper I made to create lanterns and released them. I miss them...
These days, upon reflecting on the day of being struck by lightning and checking my physical condition, I unknowingly gained a lot.
Fortune comes from misfortune, and difficulties eventually turn into gains.
There are four changes in my body.
First, my vision; different from the past when I couldn't observe the speed of thunder light. Now, the speed of lightning to my eyes appears slightly slowed down. I can gradually distinguishing fine lightning without feeling pierced.
Second, my body refinement; my strength has increased, and my skin can compete with the Wind Chasing Spear. The spear has armor-breaking runes on it, and it can tear my skin only when fully activated. A year of hard work in body refinement, and I'm somewhat tempted.
Third. My sea of consciousness; because of pondering every day about the origin of thunder, I have gained considerable insight. In my sea of consciousness, i can percieve thunder.
Thunder roared incessantly throughout the day, and listening to the wind to discern positions was extremely difficult, but I wouldn't give up.
Day after day, cultivating and farming, everything was the same as usual.
But apart from the jade slips, I couldn't read anything else, making it unbearable for me. This difficulty, I didn't share with others.
Elder Li was right; heaven favors the self-improving.
Today, after practicing the "Mad Thunder Body Refining Technique," the spiritual energy surged, and I reached the fifth layer of Qi cultivation. Suddenly, my vision was restored.
I didn't cry with joy; there was only a slight ripple in my heart. This ordeal made my mindset gradually calm.
...
[Tiger month, Fifteenth day of the First month]
Today is the Lantern Festival, and I tied Little Green to a stick, wandering around the valley. It counts as celebrating the festival.
I brewed the spirit wine , it tastes good, but unfortunately, there's no one to share it with.
Every festive occasion intensifies thoughts of family. I used the bamboo paper I made to create lanterns and released them. I miss them...
These days, upon reflecting on the day of being struck by lightning and checking my physical condition, I unknowingly gained a lot.
Fortune comes from misfortune, and difficulties eventually turn into gains.
There are four changes in my body.
First, my vision; different from the past when I couldn't observe the speed of thunder light. Now, the speed of lightning to my eyes appears slightly slowed down. I can gradually distinguishing fine lightning without feeling pierced.
Second, my body refinement; my strength has increased, and my skin can compete with the Wind Chasing Spear. The spear has armor-breaking runes on it, and it can tear my skin only when fully activated. A year of hard work in body refinement, and I'm somewhat tempted.
Third. My sea of consciousness; because of pondering every day about the origin of thunder, I have gained considerable insight. In my sea of consciousness, i can percieve thunder.
Fourth, spells; during the process of creating rain accompanying thunder, thunder is born in the process of gold giving birth to water. So, I combined the fourth layer of the Edge Sharpness Formula with the third layer of the Cloud and Rain Technique, with thunder and spiritual awareness as the guide.
Originally I thought it to be a fantasy, day after day of experimentation and contemplation led me to create a spell.
Gathering clouds to produce rain, rain as a sharp edge, exploding thunder upon landing, forming continuous waves that last for three to five breaths. The power is astonishing.
I named this spell 'Cloud Thunder Burst.'
Talisman sand is in short supply. Perhaps I should go out and take a look, but I haven't found a single spiritual stone, and the few I brought are running out. I can't expose them, so how to buy talisman sand is a problem.
...
[Tiger month, Second day of the Second month]
Someone is destroying the formation at the entrance. If I don't return, this will be my last message!
Talisman sand is in short supply. Perhaps I should go out and take a look, but I haven't found a single spiritual stone, and the few I brought are running out. I can't expose them, so how to buy talisman sand is a problem.
...
[Tiger month, Second day of the Second month]
Someone is destroying the formation at the entrance. If I don't return, this will be my last message!
Hey guys, I’m back! Just a quick heads-up: from this chapter onward, some of the technique names might be a bit different. I don’t completely remember the exact translations I used earlier, and it’s a bit tedious to go back and verify them all. I’ll revise the previous chapters when I can.
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