“This Paper-Cut into Human Spell requires good quality paper, then it needs to be offered sacrifices and worshipped, allowing it to absorb the essence of the sun and moon before it can be used?”
He Xiuyuan returned to the shore, casually transforming his whisk into a brush and re-hanging it at his waist, then took out the Paper-Cut into Human Spell and examined it closely.
Upon seeing the requirements of this Paper-Cut into Human Spell, He Xiuyuan couldn't help but frown slightly.
The requirements for this Spell seemed a bit harsh.
If that were the case, this Spell would be quite difficult to learn.
Another point was that good quality paper was very expensive.
If He Xiuyuan remembered correctly, in some places, one copper coin could buy a large pancake, but if used to buy paper, a sheet of good quality paper would cost seven or eight copper coins.
Just thinking about this price made his heart ache.
“It looks like I'll have to find a way to get some silver if I want to buy this good quality paper.”
He Xiuyuan looked down at the Paper-Cut into Human Spell in his hand, memorizing all the secret techniques required for its execution.
He Xiuyuan's steps were unceasing as he continued to walk forward.
After leaving Xi You Prefecture, He Xiuyuan looked at the map in his hand, and his steps paused slightly.
“Next, there are two routes. Should I go back to Peach Blossom Town first, or go directly to Yunchuan Marsh?”
Thinking of this, He Xiuyuan couldn't help but rub his brow.
He wanted to return to Peach Blossom Town mainly because the peach blossom wine in his hand was already empty.
This peach blossom wine was truly delicious, and with it being empty, He Xiuyuan felt a bit greedy.
But if he went back to Peach Blossom Town, the time to go to Yunchuan Marsh would be delayed.
“The immortal sect in Yunchuan Marsh won't run away, so going a bit later should be fine.”
He Xiuyuan pondered for a moment and finally decided to return to Peach Blossom Town first.
However, to get back to Peach Blossom Town as soon as possible, He Xiuyuan decided to travel by water.
Although he couldn't afford a boat, if he traveled by controlling water, his speed could be much faster.
“Traveling by controlling water consumes too much magical power. But if I stand on a bamboo and use water Spell to propel it, will the magical power consumption be greatly reduced?”
Thinking of this, He Xiuyuan immediately decided to give it a try.
After searching on the map, He Xiuyuan then marked the tributary that could lead him to Peach Blossom Town.
As long as he followed these rivers and didn't go in the wrong direction, he could reach Peach Blossom Town all the way.
Once he returned to Peach Blossom Town, he would then head south, enter the Jiangnan region, and reach Yunchuan Marsh.
He Xiuyuan found the riverside and looked around. He didn't find any bamboo, but he did find a withered tree trunk.
The trunk wasn't large, but it was enough for He Xiuyuan to stand on alone.
He Xiuyuan threw the tree trunk into the river, then stepped forward and placed one foot on the trunk.
However, as He Xiuyuan stepped on it, the tree trunk immediately rolled, and He Xiuyuan lost his balance, falling directly into the water with a splash.
When He Xiuyuan resurfaced from the river, the tree trunk beside him bobbed up and down with the current.
“Hahaha...!”
He Xiuyuan, in the water, looked a bit disheveled at this moment.
Meanwhile, several laughs suddenly erupted nearby.
He Xiuyuan looked in the direction of the sound and saw several children playing in the water. Seeing He Xiuyuan fall into the water with a splash, they burst out laughing.
He Xiuyuan couldn't help but smile at this.
It was already the dog days of summer, so He Xiuyuan didn't feel cold when he fell into the water.
“Great Master, why are you stepping on that piece of wood?”
After the children playing in the water finished laughing, seeing that He Xiuyuan didn't blame them, they immediately mustered their courage and asked.
He Xiuyuan continued to climb onto the wood while replying, “Great Master wants to climb onto this wood and let it carry Great Master home.”
“Home?”
The children exchanged confused glances upon hearing this.
“Great Master, is your home on the other side? If it is, you're already soaked, you can just wade across the river.”
“Yes, Great Master, where do you want to go? We're all familiar with this area, we can take you there!”
The children nearby immediately asked loudly upon seeing this.
They had heard the villagers say that people wearing long robes like this were learned masters, and they must be treated with respect.
He Xiuyuan smiled and said, “Great Master's home is very far from here.”
As he spoke, He Xiuyuan rolled onto the floating wood, but as He Xiuyuan stepped on it, the floating wood rolled, and He Xiuyuan was once again brought into the river water.
With a splash, another burst of laughter immediately erupted.
“Great Master, it's not easy to stand on that piece of wood, and also, if you get on that wood, are you going to go downstream?”
The children nearby, seeing this scene, couldn't help but ask curiously.
They had seen bamboo rafts and small wooden boats.
But they hadn't seen anyone like He Xiuyuan, who directly used a single piece of wood to carry himself away.
And how would he get home in this situation?
“Once Great Master gets on this piece of wood, it will be much easier to go home.”
As he spoke, He Xiuyuan's gaze fell on the piece of wood in front of him, and his palm rested on it, feeling its constant undulations as it swayed with the river water.
When He Xiuyuan's mind was completely immersed and seemed to have merged with it, He Xiuyuan's body lightly leaped out of the river water.
With another leap, he landed steadily on the wood.
This time, He Xiuyuan did not fall off the wood again.
He Xiuyuan's mouth curved into a smile upon seeing this. Indeed, after mastering the balance, he could easily stand on this wood.
“Wow!”
The children nearby widened their eyes, watching He Xiuyuan's body lightly leap out of the water and then land steadily on the wood.
This scene left them stunned.
Could a person in the water really emerge so steadily? In their opinion, it should be impossible.
But somehow, He Xiuyuan in front of them had done it.
“Farewell, everyone.”
He Xiuyuan stood on the wood, already able to discern the balance point through his senses.
Then, He Xiuyuan waved at the children, lightly tapped his foot, and the wood was immediately pushed by the water to move upstream.
The children were all stunned, then quickly rubbed their eyes, staring in astonishment as He Xiuyuan, with his hands behind his back, went against the current.
“What are you doing?!”
Just as the children were astonished, an angry voice sounded, and a woman holding a branch in her hand looked displeasedly at her children playing in the water.
“Mom, I saw a Great Master, he stepped on a floating piece of wood and flew away!”
The little child looked at his mother, his legs trembling, and quickly said.
“Playing in this water is one thing, but now you're lying to your mother, you're asking for a beating!”
The woman became furious upon hearing this, picked up the branch, and swung it at the children, instantly startling them and sending them scattering.