Immortal Mystery Sequence: I Establish a Divine Duty for Heaven and Earth

Qingshan Lake.

Where the Qin family lived, the spring breeze rippled across the water, creating a scene of shimmering lake and mountain scenery, with the surrounding area serene and quiet.

Qin Tuyun sat at the stone table, staring blankly at her empty little hands.

Just moments ago.

She was still holding a small straw doll in her hand, carefully examining its characteristics.

After the little grass figure was brought to life, it could quickly transform into the appearance of a little girl, about four or five years old, with two little tufts of hair on the top of her head. Her eyebrows and eyes were almost identical to those of her when she was a child... Even the little red mole on the corner of her mouth and the little tiger tooth hidden in her white teeth were all added on!

Its entire body is rendered with special high-quality grass leaves to create a realistic color, making it look lifelike. Even without transforming into human form, it bears a four or five-point resemblance to her.

Her journey of transforming straw figures into human form was quite different from Jiang Tu's, and was much more tortuous and bizarre.

More than a year ago, shortly after the opening ceremony, she mastered the art of straw dolls. However, her straw doll weaving method was quite unique and completely unconventional.

She never studies the filling method of the five internal organs, the structure of human bones and tendons, or needlework skills. She weaves straw figures entirely based on intuition and preference, using whichever material looks pleasing to the eye and whichever weaving method feels comfortable to use.

Therefore, the straw figures they created each had their own peculiarities.

Some have big heads and small bodies, some have limbs of different lengths, some look like small grass balls, they are all strange and varied.

Qin Yi couldn't bear to look, finding it an eyesore: "Little sister, you made up a great story, but please don't make it up next time, okay?"

Let alone bystanders like Qin Yi, even she herself was increasingly dissatisfied with the more she tried to create it. The more she tried to figure it out, the more stiff the final product became, completely lacking the unique spirit that belonged to her, making it even more impossible to successfully bring it to life.

After all, what value does a straw doll that even she herself doesn't like have? Why can it be transformed into a living straw doll?

One day, seeing her extreme anxiety, Qin Xian casually remarked, "Since you don't like those strange and messy straw doll designs, why don't you make one in your own image?"

"Mother remembers you as a child, though you were naughty and mischievous, quite annoying and infuriating, but also quite cute. Now you're a grown woman, and it really makes Mother nostalgic for those days... If the straw doll you conjure up resembles you three or four times as a child, it will be quite charming!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Tuyun suddenly became enthusiastic.

She had never really thought she could create a version of herself before, but now that she thinks about it, it's true; what she likes most is definitely her own appearance.

He immediately took out several childhood portraits that Qin Xian had kept and started weaving according to the pictures. He tried repeatedly, and together with Qin Yi and his siblings, he adjusted the skeleton, body proportions, and weaving techniques. He sculpted the facial features little by little and then colored them. After hundreds of failures, it finally took shape.

The night before the initiation, she was even a little nervous, because this was completely different from the feeling of making straw figures for fun. This time, she was really going to give the only straw figure spot, so she had no choice but to be careful!

At the moment of enlightenment, she concentrated all her cultivation into her fingertips and gently touched the straw figure's brow.

A flash of green light appeared, and the straw man was enveloped in a faint spiritual glow. Its limbs moved, and its eyelids slowly opened.

Alive!

At that moment, little Tu Yun, despite her young age, felt a strange sense of motherhood, and she felt an extra affection for the little grass doll, unable to put it down.

But who could have imagined this!

The little grass man was utterly lacking in martial virtue! The instant it opened its eyes, it vanished into the earth.

Earth Escape Technique?

Did the little grass man inherit her magic?

Qin Tuyun was stunned for a moment, then used the Earth Escape Technique to chase after him underground!

Swish swish!

She began to move rapidly beneath the soil.

Rumble, rumble—!

The soil undulated rapidly!

In a daze, she could feel an extremely faint connection between the two. They seemed distant but were actually inseparable. Following that strange connection would surely lead her to catch up.

But for some reason, the straw man was slippery and ran further and further away, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

The connection between them is growing weaker and weaker!

In the end, that subtle connection came to an abrupt end, as if it were obscured by some magnificent energy, the secrets of heaven withered and untraceable!

The scarecrow has completely disappeared!

After that, Xiao Tuyun burrowed around underground, searching the area within dozens of miles of Qingshan Lake. He even used the Earth-Shaking Technique repeatedly to thoroughly examine the area, turning it inside out!

After a long while, it finally emerged from the ground, sat down with its head bowed, and remained silent.

"My straw doll...it's gone just like that?!"

"It took my only seventh-rank straw doll spot, and it just ran away?! How could this happen..."

When Qin Xian heard the commotion and came over to find out what was going on, he was not in a hurry at all. Instead, he laughed so hard that he almost cried!

"So true! So true! Just like you when you were little, never still for a second. If you weren't watching, you'd disappear and we'd search for you forever, driving everyone crazy! My child! Now you finally understand how your mother, your older brother, and your older sister felt back then, don't you? Haha..."

"...Mother, stop talking nonsense! What are we going to do? You were the one who asked me to create a replica of myself! How could I have believed your lies!"

"It's alright. You were always mischievous when you were little, trying to make the adults frantically search for you... Once the adults have some free time and stop looking for you, you'll pop out on your own! Trust your mother, your straw doll might just appear on its own when you don't want to look for it."

Qin Tuyun hugged her knees, looking pitiful, speechless and choked with tears, but still somewhat embarrassed and annoyed, she muttered to herself.

"You wretched little scarecrow! Don't let me catch you, or I'll definitely spank you..."

Ok?

This scene seems somewhat familiar?

Could this be a boomerang of history?

An eye for an eye?!

The sins I committed as a child have precisely slapped me in the face now!

……

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Huai Shu Village, Xiaopei County.

In the quiet room of the Jiang residence.

Jiang Tu was completely bewildered.

The straw doll that had just been consecrated, before I even had a chance to see what abilities it had, disappeared right before my eyes!

But he remained completely calm. Relying on the subtle connection he had just established, he only closed his eyes to sense the earth for a moment, and his perception of the earth beneath his feet spread rapidly. The changes underground, the presence of living beings, and the voices of people on the ground were all clearly audible.

The scarecrow is still there! It hasn't disappeared!

It was simply fleeing at breakneck speed, and what's most absurd is that it wasn't even fleeing voluntarily... Through the senses transmitted back from the earth, he accurately saw the scene.

Another little straw man was actually pulling his straw man along, using earth-遁法 (earth-遁法, a technique that allows one to escape through the earth) to run away at high speed. His straw man didn't resist, but just flapped its little legs and stretched out its little hands, as if waving at him...

This scene looks strange no matter how you look at it, but why is it somehow somehow harmonious?!

Elopement?! Adultery?!

Good heavens! They've even stolen from me! But why does this new straw doll's scent feel so familiar?

"My wife, please wait at home. I'll be right back!"

He pretended to make a hand seal, using a Taoist secret technique, and his body instantly sank into the ground!

Zhou Ning'e watched him disappear at the speed of light, stunned for a long while... This was the first time her husband had acted as a Taoist cultivator in front of her, displaying Taoist magic. It was indeed extremely profound, far beyond what ordinary people could compare to!

Her husband truly trusts her; he no longer hides things from her so carefully.

If only... she could be with her husband too.

The two of them, inseparable, roam freely through the world; is this not one of the greatest joys in life?

Unfortunately, she was born without the aptitude for Taoism and could not cultivate Taoism. Perhaps this is a case of being destined to meet but not to be together, and Heaven not protecting her.

Enough, why indulge in such foolish thoughts?

She was content to spend her life with her husband!

"Hmm? Speaking of which, my husband's spell... doesn't it look somewhat similar to the earth-遁 (earth-escaping) technique used by those Taoist masters? Hmm... perhaps the Taoist sect also has similar earth-遁 techniques?"

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underground.

The two auras chased each other for over a hundred miles before arriving at a deserted and desolate place.

Jiang Tu unleashed the full power of the Great Earth Escape Technique.

Swoosh!

The earth and rocks parted like flowing water, as if the sea were wide enough for fish to leap and the sky high enough for birds to fly.

He could sense the straw man's presence getting closer and closer!

Boom!

Rumble, rumble—!

With a thought, he unleashed the seventh-grade Earth-Shaking Technique!

Bang!

Suddenly, the soil in front of them bulged up, and a stone pillar burst out of the ground. Immediately afterward, one after another thick stone pillars burst out of the ground and shot into the sky, carrying with them the waves and turbulent waters of the surrounding river. The mountain stream exploded and surged!

The little grass man, carrying the Jiangtu grass man, broke through the ground and flew out. They were surrounded by huge stone pillars that soared into the sky, but they were not flustered. Their little feet stomped heavily on the stone pillars in the air.

Whoosh whoosh!

bang bang bang-

Dust and sand rose, earth and rocks rushed, and countless sharp, fierce stone spikes pierced the void in an instant, forcefully snapping the giant stone pillars in half.

Whoosh!

Rumble—!

The earth and rocks collapsed, scattering like flowers from a celestial maiden, exploding in all directions!

Puffs of sand and dust blotted out the sun, waves rose, murky fog billowed into the air, and the whole area trembled. The earth roared fiercely as the little grassman and Jiang Tu engaged in a brief battle!

Earth-shaking technique!

This little straw man who steals people can even move the earth?!

That's interesting!

In mid-air, the little straw man, taking advantage of the shockwave from the collision of the stone pillars, ran and spun around with the straw man in his arms, trying to dive into an underground river, causing the water to surge and roar.

But at this very moment!

Swish!

In the blink of an eye, the towering rock walls on both sides of the underground river rushed towards the middle, squeezing and pressing, causing the riverbed to rise like an old hill. The water was forced to the sides, dividing into large tributaries, flowing and undulating!

Splash! Puff puff puff puff—!

The little grass man leaped up with the help of the water, his body radiating a bright green light. He took a half-step in mid-air, flipped over on the water column, and plunged deep into the rock layer above his head. He moved swiftly among the soil and rocks, disappearing in the blink of an eye!

The great river roars on, its silvery course churning wildly!

Jiang Tu followed closely behind, casting spells with both hands to send earth and rocks surging like waves! But the straw man slipped away before him again, leaving behind a trail of flying stone chips.

...This little guy can run pretty fast!

Jiang Tu stopped circling and plunged straight into a natural cave. The cave was spacious, with echoes reverberating and sharp rocks hanging down like a forest.

Rumble!

A storm is brewing, and the once-solid agricultural road is now in turmoil! The stones in all directions are trembling!

The straw man had nowhere to retreat and its advance was forcibly stopped! Just as it was about to continue its escape, the river suddenly burst forth from the ground!

Boom—!

He grabbed it by the neck and lifted it up in his hand like a little chick. It struggled desperately, its short legs hopping around trying to escape but it couldn't. It was still holding Jiang Tu's straw doll in its arms, and it turned its head innocently, blinking its eyes at Jiang Tu.

Jiang Tu reached out, and his straw doll finally returned to his palm.

He was slightly relieved and began to examine the lively and active scarecrow.

It was small and delicate, with two little pigtails and bright, black eyes. Instead of being panicked, it seemed to have done something to brag about, sticking out its tongue triumphantly.

Lifelike and vivid.

Swish!

The green veins on the grass's surface suddenly receded like the tide, and in the flow of light, it transformed into the appearance of a four- or five-year-old girl, chubby, with curved eyebrows and eyes, sitting cross-legged in his palm with a smile.

Jiang Tu raised an eyebrow, sensing the inexplicably familiar aura, realizing that his keen intuition had deduced the truth.

"...Little Tu Yun?"

The little girl tilted her head, grinned, and revealed her snow-white little tiger teeth.

Jiang Tu fell silent.

This is a little grass doll created by Xiao Tu Yun!

At this moment, he not only felt a connection with his own Grass Human World, but also a faint resonance with Xiao Tu Yun's Grass Human World!

Does this mean they've acknowledged me as their master...?

A straw man serving two masters? You're a real idiot!

The connection between the little grass man and its original owner has not been severed, but he can still manipulate it if he wants to!

This……

Could it be that, like the insect spirit and the land spirits from all sides, they were intercepted by him, and that they also betrayed their own masters to serve him?

Isn't this a bad idea?

He held a straw figure in each hand, and as they became connected, he realized that his own straw figure was named the "Myriad Manifestations Straw Figure," while Xiao Tuyun's straw figure was named the "Spiritual Wisdom Straw Figure," each with its own extraordinary purpose.

"If Xiao Tu Yun knew that her straw doll had secretly run away and recognized me as its new master, wouldn't she be furious and cry? Isn't that a kind of NTR?"

"Isn't it a bit unfair of me, a grown man, to bully a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl? I still need to find a way to return the straw doll..."

He shook his head and chuckled, carefully examining the two straw figures' effects, his expression becoming increasingly excited—good stuff! This was an unexpected delight!