After Qing Ning and the other left the City Lord's Mansion, they gathered everyone together.
Inside the room, Qing Chi proudly displayed the military seed to everyone.
The morale of the army gathered into a heart-shaped green light, and the military seed underwent a drastic transformation in form.
It turned into a seed, the size of an adult fist, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, with many slender paper strips extending from the pointed head, resembling the roots of a seed sprouting, swaying with the breeze.
The entire seed was wrapped in layers of paper money, some white, some yellow, with a rough texture.
And between these stacked and joined papers, a solemn human face could vaguely be seen.
"Is this the military seed? It's my first time seeing it." Jiao Ma's father widened his eyes to take a closer look.
"It's really refined, girl, you did well!"
Facing her father's praise, Qing Chi looked at Ning Zhuo with a burning gaze: "Actually, it's all thanks to Xiao Ma."
Qing Yan immediately frowned, feeling that this refinement of the military species brought some breakthrough in the relationship between his daughter and Jiao Ma.
Wen Ruanyu crossed her arms, looking unsurprised: "I said earlier, the two of them were destined to succeed!"
Qing Yan feeling a different interpretation of the words, hurried to correct: "The military seed has been refined."
"As long as it's done, it's really great, hahaha." Jiao Ma's father was extremely joyful.
Ning Zhuo glanced at Qing Chi, noticing that her Life Hanging Thread had been willingly retracted by him. This divine skill was to be used at critical moments to avoid being revealed.
He continued: "Since the military seed has been refined, let's put it to the test."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Soon, cultivators from the Qing Family's Ghost Clan and the Jiao Family's Human Clan were summoned here.
In front of everyone's eyes, Qing Chi approached the soldiers.
She took out the military seed again, infusing it with mana.
The paper money military seed expanded rapidly like an inflatable balloon. The outermost layer of paper spread open, rising into the air without wind.
Sheets of paper money quickly descended, landing on the numerous cultivators and swiftly adhering to their bodies.
Soon, countless sheets of paper money wrapped around the soldiers, transforming them into human-shaped paper figurines.
Qing Chi immediately felt a strong suction force erupt from the military seed in her hand, rapidly drawing away her mana.
"Xiao Ma!" She subconsciously called out to Ning Zhuo for help with a change of expression.
Everyone was intently watching, and Qing Yan was about to intervene, but Ning Zhuo stopped him with a word: "All of you, don't move. I participated in the refining and my mana is acknowledged by the military seed."
Ning Zhuo acted swiftly, immediately covering the military seed with his hand and infusing mana, significantly easing Qing Chi's burden.
Qing Chi exhaled a breath of stale air: "Xiao Ma, thanks to you!"
Ning Zhuo remained composed: "Qing Chi, focus, this is our first time using the military seed."
Qing Chi nodded, savoring the words "our" in her heart, feeling a wave of sweetness.
Qing Yan: ...
However soon, Ning Zhuo's expression also changed.
His mana was running low too.
This just started!
Fortunately, Ning Zhuo had a large quantity of spirit stones and elixir pills in hand, quickly replenishing and maintaining his mana level.
This situation persisted for nearly half a day before coming to an end.
The paper money adhered to the cultivators fell off one after another, disintegrating into countless paper shreds in mid-air, ultimately vanishing completely.
The changes in everyone's appearances were visibly noticeable.
They became leaner. The exposed skin of the Jiao Family cultivators turned pale, while the skin of the Qing Family's Ghost Clan became deeper and more mysterious.
Their bodies were filled with a lot of Yin Qi, yet it harmoniously coexisted with their physical selves, without any rejection.
Upon careful examination with divine sense, Ning Zhuo and the others discovered that these cultivators' bodies, souls, and even the three dantians had been modified.
Although the extent of the transformation was not significant, the trend of transformation in these cultivators was clearly consistent.
"I have also learned two spells." A cultivator voluntarily reported.
"I've also mastered them, as if directly engraved in my mind."
"Why did I only grasp one?"
There were differences among cultivators; the same level of cultivation did not equate to the same level of cultivation results.
After inquiring, Qing Chi found that the two spells were Paper Armor Technique and Crossing Yin Skill.
The Paper Armor Technique, as its name implies, once activated, could cover a layer of talisman paper on the surface, adding protection.
Crossing Yin Skill allowed soldiers to adapt and survive in environments rich in Yin Qi.
"As long as we keep using the military seed to cultivate them, they should be able to comprehend more magic techniques. Among these, methods for traversing Yin Yang should be included," Ning Zhuo speculated.
Qing Chi: "Xiao Ma, you're so smart, that's probably the case. But does every cultivation require us to exert such immense effort?"
Ning Zhuo fell into silence.
This isn't simply about exerting energy. To support this cultivation, the spirit stones and elixir pills he expended were not insignificant.
"However," looking at the many cultivators in front of him, Ning Zhuo sighed internally, "having the military seed, is indeed much more convenient and advanced."
"The investment is definitely worth more than it costs!"
Ning Zhuo thought of the Three Generals Camp.
Liu Guanzhang had to expend enormous effort to train his subordinates, resulting in nothing more than ordinary soldiers.
But having a military seed was a substantial qualitative transformation!
The souls and bodies of the cultivators had all been enhanced and modified. In this sense, the military seed was akin to the Fetal Breathing Spirit Boat, Underworld Punishment Book, and others, all capable of enhancing a cultivator's foundation.
Although the military seed had a singular focus, its coverage was comprehensive, transforming both the body and the soul.