Read clearly and write.
At the bottom of the back of the book, three tiny characters are written neatly.
Although the writing had become a little blurred due to constant friction over the years, it was still legible. Chen Lin could even sense the breath of Buddha's power from it.
In the Demon Temple in the Demon Realm, Nian Qing's face appeared in his mind, leaving him confused.
From previous information, it can be concluded that the Niankong in the lower world are all clones of powerful Buddhist practitioners, hiding in various places to avoid being hunted down by the demons. However, Nianqing and others should be monks recruited by the other party after they built the Cangyun Mountain Demon-Suppressing Temple. The one in the demon world is just a projection.
He has always believed so.
But now it seems that everything he thought before was wrong.
Since Nian Qing's works have been passed down here, and judging from the quality of the books, they are at least thousands of years old, then it means that Nian Qing is also a person from the upper realm.
By analogy, the monks in the Seven Buddhas Picture should all be from the upper realm. The specific reason why they went to the lower realm and why they appeared in that small place in Tianyuan Continent is probably related to the remnant of the devil.
Thinking of this, Chen Lin remembered what Niankong's clone had said to him in the secret Demon-Suppressing Temple.
The other party claimed that he had nine avatars, distributed throughout the heavens and all realms, and asked him to deliver the cassock to the avatar that had not been demonized. He also said that there was no need to actively look for it, as they would meet if they were destined to.
The other party also gave him a reward, which was to send him to a place where demonic energy could be suppressed, where he could eliminate the demons.
However, something went wrong when he was crossing the space gate, and he was unable to make it, but instead went to the land of gods by accident.
In this way, his fate changed. He thought that he would never encounter anything related to the other party again, but he did not expect that he would be involved with the Demon-Suppressing Temple in this way.
Chen Lin looked gloomy.
He didn't think that purchasing this book was a coincidence, it must be the thread of cause and effect that was causing the problem.
This line must be dealt with as soon as possible, there is no time to wait, he doesn't want to be involved in the Demon-Suppressing Temple at all.
He had originally agreed to ask Niankong's clone for help on the condition that the other party would help him eliminate the demon species, but the other party failed to do so and almost killed him in the space turbulence, so he did not break the agreement.
As long as the thread of cause and effect was cut, he would immediately throw away the robe and completely sever the connection.
As for the demon-suppressing ring on his head, it was obtained from a traveling merchant and has nothing to do with the other party. The rules of the demon world are unique and extremely powerful. No matter how powerful the other party is, he cannot influence the demon world.
Chen Lin secretly made up his mind that after the trading conference, no matter whether he could find a treasure to improve his luck or not, he had to cut the thread of cause and effect. He could not wait any longer even if he had to use the magic of strong luck.
After thinking for a while, he put away the book.
Then he took out the jade slip containing the Zhige Pill and memorized the contents in it in his mind. He would go out to purchase materials and start refining it tomorrow.
If he could refine it, then there would be one more advanced exchange item at the exchange fair the day after tomorrow. Otherwise, he really had nothing to trade.
Then he looked at the other harvests.
What made him most satisfied were the three classic books he purchased together with the Detailed Explanation of Demons and Monsters.
One is "Explanation of Alchemy", one is "Complete Collection of Talismans", and the other is the "Puppetry" that he has been looking for!
Of course, these three items are all ancient cultivation inheritances and are no longer applicable today, mainly because the materials are extinct. But otherwise, inheritances of this level would not be sold in public at such a low price.
"Now, let's see if I can find a replacement item and turn waste into treasure!"
Chen Lin muttered expectantly, took out the jade slips and examined them one by one.
It would be extremely difficult for others to find substitutes, because the levels of the extinct treasures were very high, and substitutes were naturally not easy to find. However, he had the innate ability to appropriately reduce the level of the materials, as long as it could reach a theoretically feasible level.
In this way, the difficulty is immediately reduced by several levels.
The first thing I read was the explanation of Dandao.
The content was recorded in a very obscure ancient language. Fortunately, he had spent the past three years in Baishuang City studying an ancient language he had never seen before, so he could barely understand it.
Among them, most of the content is an introduction to the methods of alchemy, followed by the identification of the characteristics of magical herbs and medicines, and finally a dozen ancient prescriptions.
The alchemy method used by ancient cultivators is very different from that of today, and is only of some reference value. Most of the spiritual herbs and medicines are now extinct. As for the pill recipes, most of them are for the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core stages. There are only two for the Nascent Soul stage, but there is one for the God Transformation stage, and there is even one for the Void Refining stage!
It was because he saw the recipe for the Lianxu Pill that he bought this book. If he could improve on this recipe, he would make a fortune!
However, after Chen Lin carefully read through the contents of these pill recipes, he couldn't help but look grim.
Not to mention the Lianxu Pill recipe and the Huashen Pill recipe, even the two Yuanying stage pill recipes have several main ingredients that are unheard of. If one wants to refine them, one can only find substitutes based on the medicinal properties of each elixir. Whether one will succeed is still unknown. Even if one relies on innate ability, it is probably not an easy task.
Sure enough, it’s not so easy to get a bargain.
Chen Lin shook his head, put the jade slip down, and picked up the jade slip of the complete collection of talismans.
It is still similar to the explanation of alchemy, and it records the techniques of making talismans, including the methods of refining talisman pens, talisman paper and talisman ink, as well as the inheritance of dozens of talismans. However, most of them are low-level talismans, and there are only a few high-level ones. Moreover, it requires a very high level of cultivation for the talisman maker, and the materials for preparing the spiritual ink are also extremely unfamiliar.
With a sigh, he put down the jade slip as well, and finally picked up the jade slip of puppetry.
Then he was stunned.
This puppetry is completely different from the puppetry he imagined.
In the entire book, there is only one method of refining a puppet, which is called "Shadow Puppet".
This puppet does not need to use the method of refining equipment to refine its body, but needs to find some special creatures in the world as its body.
For example, the level of the mountain elf, zombies, and white walkers must be high.
From this point of view, this can no longer be considered an orthodox puppet, it is more like corpse refining, or a fusion of corpse refining and puppetry.
In addition to the main material, countless kinds of materials are needed, some of which Chen Lin has seen, some he has never seen but has heard of, and some he has never heard of, but most of them are items with yin attributes.
These things are already difficult to find, but the most difficult part is the final refining stage.
The bond between the shadow puppet and its master is not the puppet seal, but a method called "Three Mysterious Puppet Refining Techniques", which can refine the puppet into a shadow-like existence. Both the control ability and flexibility are much stronger than those using the psychic puppet seal.
Moreover, the shadow puppet refined by this method has the potential to grow. It can increase its level by absorbing energy like a cultivator, which is no less than a clone.
This is something that an ordinary puppet could never do, and it made Chen Lin very excited.
Moreover, he felt that he had a hope of successfully refining this shadow.
Because he met all the requirements for the most difficult level of the Three Mysterious Puppet Refining Technique.
The so-called "three mysteries" are the refiner's soul, spirit, and blood essence.
The reason why it is difficult for others is because using this secret method requires not only the energy of these three things, but also the origin, and at least half of the origin!
For a normal cultivator, any kind of origin cannot be missing, let alone being separated in half. Even if it is completely lost, it will have a huge impact on the body. No matter how good the shadow puppet is, it cannot be compared with the body itself.
But he can be satisfied.
The soul's origin can be restored with the Soul-Restoring Pill, and the second soul can be used directly for the spirit.
As for the origin of his essence and blood, he practiced the Vajra Body Refining Technique, and his qi and blood were already extremely vigorous. If the origin was damaged, he could also use the Body Refining Technique to replenish it. It would just consume some natural treasures such as the Three Treasures Buddha Dew.
A puppet similar to a clone, able to act independently and grow, not to mention meeting the basic conditions, it must be refined no matter how difficult it is!
Next, Chen Lin focused on comprehending the refining method.
Before I knew it, it was dawn.
There was still no response from Ye Luo, so Chen Lin simply sent a communication talisman to Ye Zhengming to inquire about the situation and got the news from the other party.
It turned out that a high-level spiritual cultivator came to participate in the trade fair, and was invited by the Ye family's ancestor to check Ye Luo's body, so he did not come out.
The other party didn't say how the inspection was going, and Chen Lin didn't ask either. He continued to let Xiaocao stay in the cave while he went to the market to purchase materials.
Today he mainly browsed the shops.
Whether it is the Zhige Dan or the materials needed for the Shadow Puppet, they are relatively advanced and too difficult to find in scattered stalls.
The purchase went smoothly and it didn't take long before all the ingredients for Zhigedan were purchased.
Although the materials required for the Zhige Pill were very many, none of them were too rare. It just consumed a large amount of spirit stones, which made Chen Lin feel a little painful.
If you can refine the pill, that would be great, but if you can't, it would be a huge loss.
But no matter what, it was finally gathered together, but only most of the materials for the shadow puppet were bought, and there were still a few missing, not to mention the most important "spiritual body".
Chen Lin also knew that the materials needed for this kind of ancient cultivator's inheritance could not be easily gathered, or even impossible to gather at all. He could only wait and look for them slowly. If he really couldn't find the original materials, he could only use substitutes and then rely on his talent to refine them.
After searching for a while, he stopped browsing and went to other markets.
Although this is the main venue of the trade fair, because there are so many people coming, the other markets are also more lively than usual, and perhaps we can gain something from it.
"Are all of this fellow Taoist's things really from another world?"
As soon as Chen Lin arrived at the West City Market, he saw many cultivators gathered in front of a newly built stall, and some were asking questions.
When he heard that there was something from another world, his eyes lit up and he walked over immediately.