[Fourth Layer: Yin Bone Solidification Technique]
A technique for strengthening the foundation. Rather than creating a new puppet, it forges hidden bones for an existing core Paper Puppet.
It requires powder made from the bones of yin-aspected beasts or birds, mixed with the caster's own vital blood as a catalyst. Enhanced runes are then drawn on the Paper Puppet.
Once successful, the Paper Puppet's material will gleam faintly like jade, and its resilience and strength will multiply. Its ability to withstand ordinary physical attacks and the erosion of yin energy will also improve greatly.
[Fifth Layer: Paper Kite Wind-Riding Technique]
A secret method for making a puppet capable of flight and swift dashes. One must seek out extremely light yet tough materials, such as Yunmeng Reed paper, cut them into the shape of a hawk or falcon-shaped Paper Kite, and place Wind Spirit Stone fragments in its eyes. Then one mixes vital blood with Hyacinth pollen and uses Floating Grass sap to draw runes for riding the wind and soaring through the air.
Once the puppet is complete, the caster can control it at high speeds and with great agility by using the wind spirit in its talisman array and directing it with their mind. Its field of vision can also be shared to a limited extent.
However, the puppet itself is fragile and vulnerable to strong winds, thunderstorms, and sharp weapons. Flying continuously consumes the caster's mental energy and its own vital blood, making it easy to damage or lose.
[Sixth Layer: Shadow-Shifting Substitute Puppet]
A secret technique for escaping death by sacrificing a substitute. It involves fate and is exceptionally dangerous. One must use their own hair, nails, and blood from between their brows to make a Life-Bound Figurine at a specific hour.
After successfully crafting it, one