Yang Tianyou's Talisman Soldiers (Part 2)

To forge Dao Soldier, one must overcome two major hurdles.

I. Resources

Second, the Spirit Awakening Method

Resources go without saying, and everyone knows how powerful Dao Soldiers are, but why are there so few Dao Soldiers in the Lu Wu Realm? One major obstacle is resources.

Forces without money simply can't manage this. The resources required to forge one Dao Soldier are enough to create several Puppets of the same level.

As for the Spirit Awakening Method, it is related to the spiritual intelligence of the Dao Soldiers.

Enlightenment is the process of endowing a Daoist Soldier Spirit intelligence.

There are several mainstream Dao Soldier awakening techniques in the Cultivation World.

First, the Undying Soldier Soul.

After a cultivator who practices the Way of War perishes, their will, under the influence of the Weapon Sha Qi, generates a trace of indestructible power, allowing them to continue to exist in the world.

Based on this, and combined with the corresponding Artifact Refining methods, one can forge a battle-hardened Dao Soldier.

Dao Soldiers forged with the Undying Soldier Soul possess extremely strong combat power, but they can sometimes descend into madness, especially after excessive killing.

The Four Great Empires of the Myriad Nations Region and the Three Great Demon Kingdoms on the shores of the Eastern Sea use this method the most. These kingdoms all possess a large number of Undying Soldier Soul, and their number of Dao Soldiers is the highest in the Lu Wu Realm.

The Yang Household Purple Moon Army was established recently and is not numerous, so this method can be ruled out.

Second, Heaven-and-Earth Spirit Nurturing.

By setting up a special feng shui formation, such as Soul-Gathering Land, one can gather the remnant souls, wills, and spirituality of all things that drift between heaven and earth. Over time, a "spirit" will be born. With the help of corresponding Secret Methods, this spirit can be implanted into a refined body, and a Dao Soldier can be obtained.

Dao Soldiers obtained in this way are peaceful in nature, possess higher intelligence, and are no different from ordinary people.

However, this method is only suitable for powerful forces with a long history and profound foundation, such as the Star Dao Soldiers of the Seven Stars Sacred Land, which are refined using this method.

The Guardian Deity General of the Four Symbols Secret Realm were also crafted using the Heaven-and-Earth Spirit Nurturing Method.

Needless to say, the Yang Household's foundation is too shallow. Perhaps the Blood Moon Secret Realm can become a place for nurturing spirits in the future, but it seems too early for now.

Third, Essence Refining Spirit.

This method is similar to raising Gu poison, placing the essence of many Demon Race and the souls of Human Race in a special container, letting them fight each other, and the final winner will have their emotions erased and be refined into a prepared body to form Dao Soldier.

This kind of Dao Soldier is exceptionally powerful and highly intelligent, but its lifespan is very short, even shorter than that of Cultivators of the same level. In addition, it is against the natural order, so only Evil Dao and Demon Dao forces would use it, so Yang Tianyou did not consider it.

Besides the three methods mentioned above, there are many other methods for refining Dao Soldier in the Cultivation World. Some are bloody, some are cruel, and some are peaceful, but ultimately, the three methods mentioned above are the most widely circulated.

Yang Tianyou thought and thought, but none of them met his requirements.

It requires either time, a solid foundation, or superb Artifact Refining skills.

Unable to find a solution, he decided to research it himself.

The Mirror Spirit Space on the second page of the Jade Register Heavenly Book is essentially about manipulating souls, while the Creation Space on the third page is about manipulating creation and recombining matter.

The combination of the two can create the most perfect Puppet in the world, such as the Luochuan River Dragon King and Feng Cang, who can not only continue to cultivate and become stronger, but are also extremely loyal, and their Wisdom is not diminished in the slightest.

Of course, Yang Tianyou could only have a maximum of three such Puppets.

But everything has its own laws of operation, and the essence of cultivation is to understand and utilize the rules of heaven and earth.

It doesn't take much; once Yang Tianyou has figured out a little of the secrets of the Jade Register Heavenly Book, he will be able to create a method for refining Dao Soldier that belongs to the Yang Household.

That's what he did too. After a long period of contemplation, combined with his own mastery of Talisman Dao arts, Yang Tianyou finally developed a special kind of talisman.

Yang Tianyou called it "Weapon Patterns".

These Weapon Patterns are constructed from numerous basic runes. Given enough soul materials and the infusion of certain memories, they can form "Soldier Spirits " with sentience.

The Soldier Spirit also comes with a physical body. Yang Tianyou used many materials to refine the Talisman Jade, and then continuously refined it with runes to form the Soldier Spirit's body.

The Soldier Spirit entered the body, and the spirit and body merged, thus forming a Jade Tortoise Dao Soldier.

Besides the Jade Tortoise Talisman Soldiers, Yang Tianyou also studied two other types of Talisman Soldiers: the Golden Wolf Talisman Soldiers and the Silver Snake Talisman Soldiers.

The Jade Tortoise Talisman Soldiers excel in defense and strength.

Golden Wolf Talisman Soldiers excel in offense and speed.

Silver Snake Talisman Soldiers excel at binding and controlling the battlefield.

Combining these three elements to form a team allows them to handle various unexpected situations.

Moreover, the Talisman Soldier are only in their initial stage. As Yang Tianyou further researches them, various special Talisman Soldier will be created, becoming a major foundation for the Yang Household.

After the basic principles of the Talisman Soldier system were perfected, Yang Tianyou summoned Yang Xuan Ning, the Talisman Hall Master.

The once naive boy has now become Nascent Soul Cultivator and Fourth Tier Talisman Maker in the Lineage, possessing extraordinary bearing.

Looking at this junior he had personally mentored, a look of satisfaction flashed in Yang Tianyou's eyes.

He handed the Jade Slip containing the method for refining Talisman Soldier to Yang Xuan Ning, who opened it and was immediately shocked.

"This, this, where did Nineteenth Uncle get these Secret Method? Weapon Patterns, Soldier Spirits, Talisman Soldier... Unbelievable, utterly unbelievable!" Yang Xuan Ning Xuanning exclaimed repeatedly, his heart filled with surging waves of emotion.

With his current perspective, he could naturally see how profound his understanding of the Dao of Heaven and Earth was contained in the method of refining Talisman Soldier; it was something that should not exist in the Middle Thousand Worlds.

The existing Talisman Soldier Secret Method in the Lu Wu Realm are simply incomparable to this.

Yang Tianyou was not surprised to see this.

This Weapon Patterns was created by him imitating the wondrous patterns contained in the Mirror Spirit Space, and combining them with his own Talisman Dao.

Let alone Yang Xuan Ning, even he only had a superficial understanding of Weapon Patterns and didn't comprehend many of their mysteries.

But not understanding doesn't mean you can't use it; what you learn by imitation is also your own.

Let's refine the Talisman Soldiers first. There will be plenty of time later to study these runes.

"I discovered this Weapon Patterns by fortuitous opportunity."

Currently, only the Weapon Patterns at the Third-Tier Lower-Grade to the Fourth Tier high-grade stages have been researched.

You will teach the Third Tier Weapon Patterns to your people and set up restrictions to prevent the Weapon Patterns from being leaked.

From today onwards, Talisman Makers of Third Tier and above shall put aside all their current tasks and devote themselves to studying Weapon Patterns, striving to forge Talisman Soldier as soon as possible.

Don't worry about the materials; I'll have my Lineage provide them with all their might.

"Yes!" Yang Xuan Ning nodded quickly, but after thinking for a moment, he frowned and said, "However, even if we set up a restriction, there are many Secret Method in the Cultivation World that can access memories, so..."

"Hehe, don't worry, I have a backup plan in these Weapon Patterns. If any other forces steal or imitate them, they'll be in big trouble!" Yang Tianyou waved his hand dismissively.

"Now I can rest assured!" Yang Xuan Ning breathed a sigh of relief and left Great White Residence with a smile on his face.