The Straw Man Art That Stunned Zhao Xing-It Was Him All Along!

Human Law!

Following the straw man to the mountainside, the terrain flattens out, and a palace appears in front of us. Several plots of land have been cleared around it, planted with flowers, trees, and shrubs, ranging from the second to the fourth level.

That's the good thing about the Agricultural Official; it's quite easy for them to undertake large-scale construction projects. As long as the Agricultural Official is even slightly capable, whether their residence is luxurious or not is another matter, but it's definitely going to be large.

Walking along the bluestone path, there is a plantation outside the palace.

Some scarecrows were digging the ground with hoes, some were cutting down trees with saws, and others were walking briskly past, carrying a bundle of firewood on their backs.

Inside the palace walls, on the drill ground, straw figures were wielding knives, spears, and halberds, engaging in combat.

Passing by a pond, I saw a scarecrow fishing by the water.

As we walked through a covered walkway, a scarecrow suddenly emerged from the ground, holding a golden stone in its hand.

In the distance, a straw figure in a pavilion is holding a book and reading.

Even though Zhao Xing was a man of great experience, he still felt a chill run down his spine at the sight.

Because all of these straw figures, without exception, are in the likeness of Liu Tianning!

Not only that, some of the "Liu Tianning" characters look very strange. Losing hands and feet is just the basics, some don't even have heads, yet they are still walking.

Although they look the same, some of the "Liu Tianning" have a cold and gloomy temperament, some have a sunny temperament, and some look foolish or even crazy.

"Fifth Grade Agricultural Official, having reached the Pure Yuan Realm, has abundant Yuan Qi, which is enough to support so many straw figures. But just how obsessed is Liu Tianning with Straw Man Art, and why are they all made to resemble himself..."

Zhao Xing suspected that this bigwig had some mental problems.

He's either a genius, a madman, or a genius-level madman!

Upon arriving at a palace, a hundred or so people had already gathered in the square.

Zhao Xing's arrival went completely unnoticed.

Because all these people are watching the straw man.

"This place is called the Ten Thousand Laws Palace. I use straw figures to perform all kinds of laws, without stopping all year round."

"There are eighteen intermediate Straw Man Art on the Performance Plaza, which are not among those promoted by the imperial court."

"You can observe and learn on your own here, or you can go to various parts of the palace to observe."

"If you want to get the points reward, you need to master a mid-level Straw Man Art and train it to the Fourth-Turn."

"You can get 800 points by passing the third test."

"One month later, the rankings will be determined by the Straw Man Art, and the first place winner will receive 50,000 points."

"Do you have any more questions?" the straw man asked.

"No more," Zhao Xing shook his head.

"If you have any questions, you can come here to ask," Liu Tianning said with a smile. "If you just want directions, just look for those straw figures with the character 'Liu' pasted on them."

"Yes." Zhao Xing cupped his hands in greeting.

Then the scarecrow turned and left, blending into the vast crowd of scarecrows. Before long, it was impossible to tell which one had led it.

Zhao Xing did not immediately try to understand it, but first looked around.

Most scarecrows follow a fixed path; for example, the one hoeing the ground will keep hoeing, and the one watering the flowers will keep watering the flowers.

These are Repeating Straw Puppet, which can only act according to fixed instructions, but they are completely different from what Zhao Xing himself can do. The operation of the five elements within their bodies is very subtle.

Some straw figures have a high degree of freedom; they can not only speak, but also see and hear.

They all have the word "willow" on their clothes.

"Ten Thousand Laws Palace, Ten Thousand Laws Palace... So he was Liu the Half-Mad from the time of Wu Emperor."

"So many 'True Self Straw Puppet,' no wonder he went crazy. He's already created so many 'True Self Straw Puppet' since he started making them now..." A look of shock flashed in Zhao Xing's eyes.

He ran into someone he knew.

Although Liu Tianning's appearance is similar to his later appearance, his sinister and manic temperament is completely different now.

Therefore, Zhao Xing did not recognize him either.

He didn't remember Liu Tianning's name, but he remembered his nickname and characteristics.

Now, when he hears the Ten Thousand Laws Palace, he remembers it.

Liu Tianning shocked the world with his Straw Man Art. During the reign of Wu Emperor, he was Second Rank Transportation Envoy, responsible for the supply of provisions to the Ten Imperial Guards.

He was not in charge of the Military Sima Nong of a particular Imperial Guard unit, but rather he was responsible for the provisions of all ten Imperial Guard units.

In addition, Liu Tianning was also the "Three Armies Inspector," and was personally bestowed with the precious Nine Section Staff. If any Military Sima Nong below the Fourth Grade committed any illegal acts, Liu Tianning could execute them first and report them later.

At his peak, Liu Tianning commanded more than 100,000 troops, and his power extended to the four major barbarian expeditionary legions.

His Military Hall was called the Ten Thousand Laws Palace, and his Straw Man Art was unparalleled in the world.

He was the Agricultural Official controlled the most straw figures; no one could compare to him.

Therefore, Wu Emperor entrusted him with a very large area and number of responsibilities.

"During the first campaign against the barbarians, Liu Tianning went mad. In the later stages of the campaign, more than a million Agricultural Official died at his hands, and more than two hundred Martial Marquis died at his hands."

As for the players? There are no numbers. Zhao Xing has been killed by Liu Tianning's straw dolls several times.

Why were they executed? Most of them were false accusations, wrongful convictions, or implicated in others' crimes. By the end of the first campaign against the barbarians, Liu Tianning had earned the nickname "half-madman," and the facts proved that he did indeed have mental problems.

Later, he was dismissed from his post and transferred to the "Creation Daoist Academy," where he was sometimes lucid and sometimes insane.

Unable to provide normal instruction, Wu Emperor had no choice but to send him to the blessed Spirit Mountain to guard the mountain and recuperate.

Mi Fu was appointed to replace Liu Tianning.

"Liu Tianning must be practicing internal Transformation of Seasons Art and frantically researching the True Self Straw Puppet- made straw figures. He is currently Fifth Grade Agriculture Official. Even if he cultivates on his own, influenced by the Dynasty of Fate's system, his realm will not exceed the Fourth-Rank Yuan Soul realm. He doesn't even have the Third Grade 'Yuan Hun' realm yet, and he's making so many straw figures... If you're not crazy, who is?"

What is the "True Self Straw Puppet"?

The True Self Straw Puppet, also known as the clone grass man or the Ten Thousand Laws Straw Puppet.

In the Straw Man Art, it belongs to the advanced level.

Its strengths lie in its high operability and high scalability.

Based on three types of Straw Man Art — Reconnaissance, Repeat Movement, and great strength—the caster can use the straw doll as a clone to speak, observe, and even fight.

What is strong control? The True Self Straw Puppet can do so many things, just like a second body. Other Straw Man Art simply cannot do this.

Its strong scalability means it can integrate all the Straw Man Art!

For example, Zhao Xing's current skills, "Swift Steps Straw Puppet" and "Mighty Straw Puppet," can be further studied to achieve "dual-method fusion," resulting in "Swift Mighty Straw Puppet," or even the Four Arts Unity.

However, the other Straw Man Art can only be combined in three or four ways at most. The Ten Thousand Laws Straw Puppet is based on the "True Self", and its internal five elements operation mechanism is completely modeled after itself. In theory, it can be infinitely integrated.

The Ten Thousand Laws Straw Puppet is also the ultimate goal of the Straw Man Art School—to encompass all laws, and even the Three Souls!

The physical body withers, but the Three Souls are transferred to the straw doll, thus achieving immortality and eternal existence!

The ideas of the True Self Faction have always been quite bold, and the Straw Man Art school is the most delusional among them!

Putting aside these illusory ideals, the True Self Straw Puppet" also places a heavy burden on the mind and spirit, and over time it may even cause irreparable damage to the Fate Soul. This is because to control tens of thousands of " True Self Straw Puppet," one needs to cultivate the " Soul Splitting Art " to split the Fate Soul and strengthen the mind's control over the doll.

The more techniques the Ten Thousand Laws Straw Puppet combines, the higher the requirements for the Fate Soul and the greater the burden on the mind.

At that time, Liu Tianning controlled far more than ten million straw figures.

"He missed the later period of revival and was unable to break through that shackle, allowing his mind to transform into divine thoughts and his Three Souls to advance. Relying solely on the protection of his Life Palace, his madness was only to be expected."

"Liu Tianning was probably invited to Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven. He should be acting normally now... right?"

"I have to avoid this guy from now on. I can't let him get killed again in this life." Zhao Xing shrank back. He only had one life left, and this guy was favored by Wu Emperor during his peak. He could kill even princes and nobles at will.

After observing for a while, Zhao Xing began to look for straw figures in the Performance Plaza to study and comprehend their meaning.

The Straw Man Art that Zhao Xing learned in Gucheng was all at the beginner level.

The beginner-level Straw Man Art requires more "materials".

For example, Mighty Straw Puppet made from ordinary Yuan Rice stalks might not be able to defeat a strong adult man.

They just chase away the Grain Eating Bird and such.

However, if Adamantine Bamboo is used, then the Mighty Straw Puppet will be very powerful, comparable to the strength of Ranked Martial Artist.

Of course, Vajra Puppet's behavior is simple and lacks any skill; he just charges around recklessly.

The Straw Man Art relies on sheer numbers; its main strategy is to "rush in all at once."

But the intermediate-level Straw Man Art is different.

We value both the law and the materials.

Materials can raise the upper limit, and the lower limit of the power and effect of their spells is also very high.

For example, what Zhao Xing is observing now.

"The Invisibility Straw Figure"

Zhao Xing touched the air; although there was nothing in front of him, his hand touched soft straw.

"Even the most ordinary First Tier fodder can Invisibility straw figures; that's the power of magic."

"The Invisible Straw Man is essentially a form of 'Invisibility Technique,' which utilizes the power of the Five Elements to conceal itself."

"But hiding a person is much more difficult than hiding an inanimate object."

The "invisibility technique" cultivated by Human Race is a high-level technique because humans are living beings, and their life fluctuations, blood and qi fluctuations, primordial energy fluctuations, and the fluctuations of the five elements are very complex and ever-changing. How can they hide?

However, relying on the straw doll only makes it a mid-level technique, as the straw doll only involves the "fluctuation of the power of the five elements".

It's easier to use it to deceive the enemy.

"Combining the Invisibility Straw Figure with the Reconnaissance Straw Puppet, a combination of mid-level and low-level techniques, is relatively easy and can be used for Reconnaissance, being both covert and requiring no personal risk."

"If the Swift Steps Straw Puppet Technique can be combined, and the three techniques are integrated into one, then that would be the best Reconnaissance."

The Invisibility Straw Figure moves back and forth, repeatedly moving around the flower beds, the square, and the soil around it.

To facilitate learners' comprehension, this Invisibility Straw Figure is constantly adjusting its position.

Using Discern Minute Details and the Five Elements Observation, Zhao Xing was able to clearly see its existence and observe its internal changes.

"The power of the five elements, integrated into the universe, changes with the environment."

Zhao Xing also followed the Invisibility Straw Figure back and forth.

About fifteen minutes later, the Invisibility Straw Figure disintegrated on its own, turning into a pile of straw scattered on the ground.

But soon a Golden Light flew out of the palace and landed on the hay.

"Buzz~"

The scattered straw figures reassembled, and step by step, slowly formed Invisibility Straw Figure.

Once the final step is completed, the scarecrow becomes completely Invisibility.

After reading it once, Zhao Xing had a vague understanding of it.

Because his Bright Eyes Art had reached the intermediate level of perfection, and his Five Elements Observation had also advanced to the intermediate level, this technique was called Five Elements Observation all the way up to the advanced level.

[Discern Minute Details] works with [Five Elements Observation].

Zhao Xing was focused on the essence of the Invisibility Straw Figure; the weaving steps were secondary, something he could easily grasp with a quick glance.

"After the third level, the rankings will be determined through a competition. Although the Invisibility Straw Figure has no combat power, this method is not to be missed."

"Learning this will make learning the 'invisibility technique' much easier in the future."

The "Liu's Weaving Art Transmission" taught by Xue Wenzhong includes Invisibility Straw Figure.

Zhao Xing had seen Xue Wenzhong demonstrate it, but he couldn't learn it at the time; he just memorized it.

Looking back now, he realizes that the Old Sima Nong and Liu Tianning are very different.

The Old Sima Nong himself was only Ninth Grade. He learned this method by copying the external path of "weaving" and using a method that was absolutely flawless to stabilize the internal operation of the five elements.

But Liu Tianning's Invisibility Straw Figure here is a demonstration of its essence.

Even if one or two blades of grass were removed, it wouldn't matter. In fact, Zhao Xing had a feeling that even if he cut off a hand, he could remain Invisibility.

The Old Sima Nong's method won't work.

The Invisibility was broken if even a single hair fell out. This can't be blamed on the Old Sima Nong; the main reason is that the two had a huge gap in their understanding of the Dao.

Zhao Xing can now confirm that Liu Tianning is indeed a native of Taihe County, and a direct descendant of Liu Zonghai.

[By observing the straw doll demonstration, you will learn the intermediate-level spell 'Invisibility Straw Figure'.]

[Invisibility Straw Figure: 1/9999]

[Effect: The body moves with the five elements, disappearing into the world]

"Rise!"

When the straw figure dispersed again, Zhao Xing did not wait for the Golden Light to fly out of the hall, but instead cast a spell himself.

"Buzz~"

The scattered straw material quickly assembled into a shape, and a rather hastily made straw figure slowly Invisibility.

Why is it described as sloppy? Because the head is crooked and the feet are turned outwards.

But that doesn't stop it from being an Invisibility Straw Figure.

"It's a bit ugly, but it's still usable."

"Take a few steps."

Zhao Xing gave the order to the Invisibility Straw Figure.

The scarecrow began to walk unsteadily.

"There are still some problems."

Zhao Xing seemed to be deep in thought, because when the straw man walked from the flower bed to the square, the transformation of the five elements paused for half a second.

It took half a second to reveal a blurry shape; even without magic, you could see it with the naked eye if you looked closely.

"Try again."

Zhao Xing dismissed the straw figures, then found some materials nearby and continued practicing.

Ten Thousand Laws Palace.

Liu Tianning glanced at a corner of the square, a hint of surprise on his face.

"Analyze the essence and learn it in just one viewing?"

"And although the straw figure was ugly when the spell was cast for the first time, it was already effective."

"This child has quite a talent for Straw Man Art."

How discerning was Liu Tianning? He could tell at a glance that Zhao Xing had a talent for Straw Man Art. He didn't even need to look for long; just seeing him learn it for the first time was enough for him to make a judgment.

Because Zhao Xing's learning involves analyzing the essence, and he is capable of doing so.

Most other people can't do it; they all start by practicing "learning its form".

"Hmm? What's he doing?" Liu Tianning glanced over, then chuckled and shook his head. "This kid, so unruly!"

They actually used Invisibility Straw Figure to pull someone's belt.