Chapter 96
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Chapter 96: The Miraculous Sui Mu Paper, 15-Fold Training Speed
The Vajra Strength inscription method was stored in a single-use jade slip.
When Mu Lin absorbed the Information, he found a contract within the slip forbidding him from sharing the cultivation method – a standard agreement he accepted before accessing the contents.
The technique turned out to be an external enhancement method granting puppets both a Vajra body and immense strength. While similar effects could be achieved through Vajra Symbols and Divine Power Symbols, Vajra Strength’s status as one of Meng Rui’s secret techniques had good reason.
First, Vajra Strength combined the effects of both symbols while incorporating formation patterns. A single Vajra Strength inscription equaled using both symbols simultaneously, with 1.5 times their combined power through formation enhancements.
But the true value lay elsewhere. Ordinary symbols worked only once per application, while Vajra Strength could be stacked in the same space – crucial for Mu Lin’s paper figures given their limited size compared to regular puppets.
"Stacking requires proficiency," Mu Lin muttered. "At Level 1, I’ll only achieve 50% effectiveness with 80% failure rate. Level 2 cuts failure odds to 50% but grants full power. Level 3 allows triple-layered stacking through 80% success rate, though each additional layer reduces chances drastically – 30% for second layer, under 10% for third."
Returning to the small courtyard’s classroom, Mu Lin intended to practice but faced an immediate problem – no talisman brush or ink. "Another expense," he sighed before deciding to leave.
He resolved to avoid the courtyard temporarily. Meng Rui’s priorities had become clear – like his former self, the puppet master prioritized Spirit Stones above all. Without them, no guidance; with them, secret techniques became available.
Better to save stones at home than linger here empty-handed.
After leaving the puppet master’s residence, Mu Lin detoured to Four Seas Pavilion instead of returning directly to Taoist Palace. There he inquired about Sui Mu paper, talisman brushes, and talisman ink.
After some inquiries, Mu Lin made a troubling discovery.
The Spirit Stones he earned from selling origami artworks could barely cover some talisman ink and hundred-year Sui Mu paper.
But talisman brushes were different – these magical artifacts never cost less than 300-500 Spirit Stones.
Better ones could reach thousands, even tens of thousands.
"Too poor…"
Sighing, Mu Lin reluctantly purchased talisman ink and Sui Mu paper. As for the talisman brush…
"I’ll need another solution…"
Back in his Taoist Palace courtyard, Mu Lin folded paper figures resembling himself.
With a soft blow from his lips – "Whoosh!" – the paper figures stirred to life.
Instead of making them practice, Mu Lin first transferred his consciousness into one.
"Hum…"
His spirit settled inside the paper figure’s body. The difference between ordinary paper and Sui Mu paper became clear immediately.
Ordinary paper made his spirit feel either freezing cold or scorching heat.
But this time, warmth enveloped him like returning home.
The Sui Mu paper emitted a special force that slowed vitality consumption while boosting the paper figure’s power.
"Thirty percent stronger!"
The hundred-year Sui Mu paper enhanced his paper figures’ durability by a full third.
Practicing in the paper body revealed more benefits.
The paper’s unique energy made refining Moonlight Essence significantly easier.
"My cultivation speed is now fifteen times normal!"
This came from mere hundred-year paper. Thousand-year Sui Mu paper could double that efficiency.
He immediately dismissed the thought.
Even hundred-year stock strained his budget. Both combat and cultivation steadily drained the paper’s special force.
Once depleted, Sui Mu paper became ordinary.
A recurring expense…"Now I see why wealth tops the Qi Practitioners’ essentials: wealth, partners, methods, land."
…
Next morning found Mu Lin brooding at the training grounds.
Chu Lingluo kept glancing his way. Since Mu Lin consistently sided with Yan Yunyu during their arguments, frustration stopped her from approaching.
Yan Yunyu took initiative instead.
"Young Master Mu, are you troubled?"
"Nothing."
This unsatisfying reply deepened her anxiety. Since joining Mu Lin’s team, she’d watched others progress – even her former subordinate Zhou Liang cleared the Tower of Illusions’ Fourth Floor.
Top student Ji Xue already approached the Fifth Floor with excellent ratings.
Yet Mu Lin’s team hadn’t attempted a single challenge. He just kept cultivating, becoming increasingly reclusive.
This couldn’t continue. She hadn’t joined to rival Chu Lingluo for some poor boy’s attention.
‘Unlike that lovesick fool,’ she thought, eyeing Mu Lin’s meditation posture with determination.
"For my cultivation methods and future," she declared bluntly, "Help me become class leader through tower challenges. Then yield first place to me."
Mu Lin finally opened his eyes, giving her an incredulous look.
"Save your daydreams for nighttime."
