Li Mu took Mingyue into refining the puppet's composite source core. However, he soon encountered an unsolvable problem. He carefully selected a variety of high-level spiritual materials and tried various fusion methods, but the composite source core's Refining can never achieve the expected results.
The essence of spiritual materials with different attributes repel each other during the fusion process, resulting in extremely poor stability of the source core and unable to support the normal operation of the puppet; after being refined, it is difficult to exert the nature of the source core material. , it is difficult to cultivate the spirituality suitable for the puppet,... Li Mu tried many methods, but there were many problems. It was almost impossible to refine a composite source core for the puppet.
"Master, the refining of this composite source core is much more complicated than we imagined! This direction seems to be unworkable." Mingyue looked at the failed source cores in her hands, her brows furrowed, a look on her face said in frustration.
"Indeed, perfectly integrating the essences of spiritual materials with different attributes without conflict is the key to refining the composite source core." Li Mu nodded, without showing too much disappointment in his eyes. Instead, think about solutions.
"Yes! However, it is impossible to fuse multiple spiritual powers or spiritual materials with different attributes into a brand new spiritual essence with multiple attributes under specific conditions. Let's go!" Mingyue sighed helplessly, gently turning the failed source core fragments in her hands, full of unwillingness.
Hearing this, Li Mu's eyes suddenly became profound, as if he had caught some kind of inspiration, and a smile couldn't help but appear at the corner of his mouth.
“Perhaps we should not be limited to traditional fusion ideas. If we do not forcefully fuse spiritual materials with different attributes, but find a way to make them work together without fusion. , jointly provide Yuan Power for the puppet?" Li Mu smiled and looked at Mingyue and gestured.
Hearing this, Mingyue's eyes lit up, but then she showed doubts and asked puzzledly: "Master, have you thought of a solution? How can spiritual materials with different attributes be stabilized if they are not fused? To be used by puppets?”
Li Mu smiled and shook his head, explaining: “The reason why we believe that fusion is necessary is because we are accustomed to the operation mode of a single source core, but everything in the world coexists and restrains each other. But they are also interdependent. If we can design a special puppet array so that each spiritual material can exert its maximum effect in the array, and at the same time avoid conflicts between them through the adjustment of the array, then, The problem of the composite source core may be solved."
Hearing this, Mingyue's eyes became more and more confused.
Li Mu smiled and did not continue to explain in depth. Instead, he took out several low-level spiritual materials from the Tianxuan Ring and tried to refine them.
This method is no longer just a matter of refining a puppet source core. Instead, Li Mu masters weapon refining, elixir refining, talisman making, magic circles, and practices the Avenue of Chaos, three thousand divine patterns, etc. , he integrated all the knowledge and created an unprecedented puppet construction method.
Traditional puppetry, the core puppet core, the puppet array that drives the puppet body, is powered by the power of the spirit stone embedded in the puppet body, activating the puppet patterns and driving the puppet's actions. However, this traditional puppetry has many shortcomings.
First of all, the original core of traditional puppets is often refined from a single spiritual material, and the energy attributes it can carry are single, which limits the diversity and adaptability of the puppets. In battle, faced with enemies or environments with different attributes, it is often difficult for this kind of puppet to exert its best effect.
Secondly, the traditional puppet array design is relatively simple and lacks sufficient flexibility and changeability. When a puppet is attacked, the puppet formation is often unable to effectively disperse or transfer the attack power, causing the puppet to be easily hit hard or even collapse.
Traditional puppetry relies heavily on spirit stones as a power source. The quantity and quality of spirit stones directly determine the puppet's continuous combat ability and combat effectiveness.
Furthermore, the higher the level of the puppet, the more sophisticated it is, and the cost of refining and maintaining it is higher. This is not only a matter of spiritual stone consumption, but also involves the collection of rare spiritual materials and advanced weapon refining. The recruitment of masters and the mastery of complex refining techniques. Even if many cultivators have the ability to refine high-level puppets, they are often unable to apply them on a large scale due to resource constraints.
In addition, the control method of traditional puppets is relatively simple, and most of them rely on the direct control of monks' spiritual consciousness or remote control through specific magic weapons. This method is often ineffective when controlled at a distance or faced with complex combat environments, and may even cause the puppet to lose control due to the operator's distraction or error.
In addition, traditional puppets lack self-repair and learning capabilities. Once damaged in battle, monks often need to repair them themselves. This is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but may also increase the difficulty of repair due to the harsh battlefield environment. At the same time, the puppet's combat strategy completely relies on the refiner's presets and lacks the ability to flexibly adjust according to the actual situation. This is undoubtedly a huge disadvantage when facing unknown enemies or complex combat strategies.
It is for these reasons that even though Li Mu refined many high-level puppets and stored an army of puppets, he rarely used them to fight the enemy to avoid suffering heavy losses.
Traditional puppetry had too many flaws, so Li Mucai decided to innovate puppetry, trying to break the rules and create truly powerful puppets.
The nine spiritual materials in Li Mu's hands are not of high grade, all around the fourth level. However, each of them has a separate attribute, covering the five elements, yin and yang, time and space, and the power of time. It is composed of The main building block of the power of Chaos.
Took out a piece of ivy spiritual wood that contains the vitality of wood. Its color is warm and full of vitality, which represents the reproduction of life and the cycle of nature. The fire of chaos condensed in Li Mu's hand and covered it. The flame was not only Instead of burning it, it stimulated the potential of the Wood Spirit Wood, making its surface glow with a faint green light and become more vibrant.
Using the power of chaos as a medium, Li Mu began to transform this spiritual material and carve puppet patterns. Then, under the control of his spiritual thoughts, the fourth-level Taixuan fine gold flew into the realm of chaos. The fire soon turned into a metallic solution and flowed in the puppet spirit pattern. Then, the fourth-level Xuanming True Water fell into the fire of chaos. It was not evaporated by the high temperature, but instead intertwined with the flames, forming a strange blend of water and fire. scenery.
Xuanming True Water slowly penetrates into the puppet pattern, echoing the previous Taixuan Fine Gold. One is strong and the other is soft, complementing each other and adding endless toughness and agility to the puppet...
Not long after, five fourth-level five-element spiritual objects successfully constructed a puppet body. Then, under the guidance of Li Mu, the Yin Lingshi and Ziyang Jade slowly floated above the Chaos Fire. The two were pulled by the power of Chaos. Down, slowly approaching, and finally meeting in the air, the yin and yang qi entwined with each other, forming a unique energy field.
With the engraving of the yin and yang puppet patterns, this energy field is perfectly integrated into the puppet, giving the puppet the supreme ability to reconcile all things and create life and death.
Li Mu did not stop, and turned his attention to the last two fourth-level magical materials - the Time Boundary Bead and the Xuan Yue Crystal Core. These two spiritual materials contain the power of time, space and time respectively, and are the best choice for refining the eyes of this chaos puppet.
The finishing touch.
Whether this creative puppet refining can be successful depends on the next step.
This puppet will no longer have a puppet body, but will use the special attributes of many spiritual materials, yin and yang, and the balance of the five elements, and then gather the power of other time and space, the power of time, and the chaos array engraved inside the puppet. , eventually giving rise to a chaotic source core. Li Mu took a deep breath, with a solemn and focused expression. He quickly formed seals with his hands. The power of chaos flowed at his fingertips, jumping like a living creature. He guided this power and began to refine the Time Boundary Pearl and the Xuan Yue Crystal Core. They blend into the puppet's body.
The power of chaos surged out of Li Mu's body, and the realized divine patterns continued to pour into the puppet's body as his techniques accelerated. The chaotic array gradually took shape and emanated. Big and surging fluctuations.
When the Chaos Array was fully formed, Li Mu gave a loud drink and guided all the power of time, space and time in the Fire of Chaos, as well as the power of the Five Elements and Yin and Yang that had been integrated into the Array, into the array. .
At this moment, the entire space seemed to be still. Within the chaotic array, various forces began to intertwine, collide, and merge with each other, and large energy fluctuations burst out from the puppet's body.
Mingyue's eyes widened as she stared at the puppet body that Li Muzheng had refined, feeling how extraordinary it was.
At this moment, she understood the true meaning of the "composite source core" mentioned by Li Mu. It was not only a theoretical innovation, but also a bold attempt in practice and a profound understanding of the laws of heaven and earth. Understand and apply.
The puppet body in front of him, under Li Mu's careful refinement, is gradually showing a powerful force that surpasses conventional puppets. As the integration of the internal forces of the Chaos Array reaches its peak, the surface of the puppet body The light became more and more dazzling, as if a small universe was gestating in the body.
Suddenly, the puppet's body shook violently, and an unprecedented powerful breath burst out from it, shooting straight into the sky. This breath contained various powers such as the five elements, yin and yang, time and space, and years. They Intertwined and interdependent, they form a perfect whole.
Ming Yue looked at Li Mu's miraculous refining process, and felt an indescribable admiration in her heart. Such a bold and exquisite attempt combined seemingly impossible forces through a clever method. The formation perfectly combines many spiritual materials to form a brand new life form with endless potential.
However, this new puppet is like a dead thing. Although it exudes a powerful aura, it has lost its power and shows no sign of waking up.
Li Mu stopped casting spells and silently stared at the puppet he had just refined, his brows furrowed as if he had encountered some problem.
"Did it fail? Why did it fail! I think the master's method is feasible! Using the body of a puppet to gather many elemental formations to jointly nourish and generate a fusion source core, why did it fail!" Mingyue stared blankly at the 'dead thing'-like puppet and asked Li Mu incomprehensibly.
In Mingyue's eyes, the puppet refined by Li Mu has almost perfectly integrated all the required power. It should wake up like a real life form and show amazing power.
However, the reality was quite different from their expectations.
With the innate magical power of identifying all spirits, Li Mu has already found the real reason for the failure of refining this puppet. There is no look of defeat on his face. After thinking deeply, his face shows a trace of joy.
Noticing the change in Li Mu's expression, Mingyue couldn't help but feel curious, and couldn't help but ask: "Master, have you discovered any turning point?"
Li Mu smiled slightly, his eyes twinkling. With the light of wisdom: "Yes, this puppet seems to have failed to wake up as expected, but in fact, it did not fail. On the contrary, it gave me an unexpected revelation."
" Revelation? What revelation!" Mingyue was even more puzzled, her eyes widened, waiting for Li Mu's explanation.
“During the refining process, I pursued the perfect fusion of power, but ignored the essential ‘soul’ of the puppet. Although this puppet has a powerful body and the foundation of the birth core, , it currently lacks a soul powerful enough to give birth to a strong soul to drive itself," Li Mu introduced slowly, with a hint of enlightenment in his tone.
"Master, isn't this right! It already has the qualifications for 'activity' and is complete, so how can it still lack spirituality!" Mingyue frowned, obviously confused by Li Mu's statement. In her opinion, this puppet already has a complete puppet body, a puppet array, and a special source core that has been transformed, and has all the characteristics of a finished puppet.
Li Mu smiled slightly and introduced: "Yes, from the outside, this puppet does have the ability to move, and can even be said to be a complete existence. However, just like the body of an adult, No matter how strong it is, without a soul, it is just an empty shell; and an embryo, although not complete in form, already contains the essence of life, which is its soul."
Li Mu. He continued to explain: "Although this puppet has a powerful body and source core, it is like an adult body without a soul, with no power but no real vitality."
Hearing this, he fell into Mingyue Liao thought deeply and roughly understood what Li Mu meant.
"Then, Master, how should we give this puppet spirituality! Before the source core is born!" Mingyue raised her head and looked at Li Mu, her eyes shining with a desire for knowledge.
The puppet source core is the soul of the puppet, the key to spirituality.
The puppet Li Mu refined this time uses a powerful puppet body to generate a composite source core. However, without first gathering the puppet source core, his spirituality cannot be activated, and it has become An inconsistency that is difficult to resolve is a thorny problem.
"Mingyue, your question has reached the key point." Li Mu smiled slightly, and after thinking deeply, he answered: "Indeed, according to the conventional refining method, after the puppet body is constructed, the source must be condensed first. Core, and then activate the spirituality. But this time, the refining method of Fusion Dao is used to generate the source core with a powerful body, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty of refining, but it is not impossible."
" Master, do you already have an idea?" Mingyue's eyes lit up and she couldn't help but ask.
Li Mu nodded with a smile, put away the 'dead' puppet in front of him with a wave of his hand, and then summoned several high-level spiritual materials to prepare another puppet. (End of chapter)