Chapter VIII Conferral of Symbols
Tianlong Guanzhen (Yuanxing Youth):
"You made this talisman?" Xuxian Zhenren angrily threw a spirit rune in front of Yuan Xing. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info "Who taught you!" Yuanyang? Or Yuanchen? ”
The child, who had done something wrong and was waiting to be punished, shrunk his shoulders in fear. "It's not...... They don't know about the granting of talismans. ”
"Forgive them for not having the guts. So who taught you? ”
In Xuxian's opinion, except for these senior brothers, Yuan Xing should have little contact with other people on weekdays. Making talismans is a profound skill that not everyone can learn. It requires the integration of the three techniques of "charm", "mantra" and "seal". If there is no one to teach, he can't teach himself?
The talisman is a kind of spiritual talisman unique to Tianlongguan. It encapsulates an entire spell within a charm. In this way, even an ordinary person who doesn't know spells at all can use the spells as long as he turns on the spell. A talisman would be a powerful weapon if it fell into anyone's hands. Due to the great harm of this substance, the Tianlong Temple has ordered that it be forbidden to abolish it.
However, there are always good people in the world who ask for a high price. Many disciples of Tianlongguan are secretly studying the art of teaching talismans, hoping to exchange it for a lot of money. It's a pity that there are very few people who can successfully make talismans, and coupled with Tianlongguan's own rectification and suppression, it is now priceless and difficult to find.
The initiator of this pioneering talisman art is widely believed to be the owner of the peach blossom seal, a genius who has been feared by Tianlongguan for two hundred years.
"I learned from this." Yuan Xing took out a manual that Zhenli found and handed it to Xuxian Zhenren. The handbook records the experience of the calligrapher in inventing the talisman.
"It's him again......" Xuxian looked at the peach blossom print on the page, and had a headache.
"Master, who is this person?"
When he was young, wasn't he deeply influenced by this person. Or a lot of talking about him, but it can prevent Yuan Xing from going down his crooked path.
The real person pressed Yuan Xing's shoulder and sat down on the sandalwood stairs together.
"His name is Hua Xia. It's already two hundred years ago......"
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Taolin Village Chief's House, inside the house:
Village Chief Qiao opened his mouth wide in shock: "It's not a person who is buried, what is it?" ”
"Demon!" Yuan Xing and Granny Ma said this word almost at the same time.
Su Wuqian pinched the clothes on Yuan Xing's back and whispered, "Could it be that what you saw in the coffin that day was ......?"
Yuan Xing nodded slightly in response, and then asked, "Village Chief, who was the first to discover the white mist?" ”
"First? Yes...... It's Uncle Niu! ”
Early one morning three months ago, Niu Ben, who was supposed to be farming in the peach forest, stumbled back to the village, and kept muttering: "White fog...... White...... Fog ......". Since then, Niu Ben has been ill and has not improved for three months until he died a few days ago.
Later, a small area of fog was found near the dragon. It's not surprising that the mountains are foggy, and the locals aren't suspicious, but who would have thought that the situation would come to this.
"I go to see Niu Ben every few days, although his pulse is changeable, but it is no different from ordinary people, how can it be a demon. If it's really a monster, I can't tell it, and I have nothing to say. But when did Niu Ben become a monster? Or is it that the one who returned to the village at the beginning was no longer Niu Ben himself? Jiang Ye thought for a moment and asked Granny Ma, "You brought the person back, could it be that the real Niu Ben has been with you for the past three months, how can this be explained?" ”
Granny Ma smiled and sighed: "Heh, don't buckle the basin on me." Today, on the way back to the village, I saw Niu Ben wandering in the forest, so I came up to greet him. It turned out that he was delirious, but there was still a response to the call of his name, and he followed me all the way back without saying a word. ”
The village chief seemed to have an experience and said: "This is a typical name summoning spirit, and the same was true of my second uncle back then!" People have seven souls and six spirits, and this is the case when they lose their souls and have souls! ”
"No wonder!" Zhang Lihu in the house clapped his hands and said, "My youngest son said a few days ago that he saw Uncle Niu near the village. At that time, I didn't believe it, but it seems that Brother Niu had indeed wandered around Taolin Village before. ”
Yuan Xing pondered. If this is true, how did Uncle Niu, who lost part of his soul and couldn't take care of himself, survive these three months? If the insect demon that turned into a human stayed in Taolin Village for three months, then the harm it caused must be traceable. As far as Yuan Xing currently knows, the difficulty of Taolin Village mainly lies in the "poison of white mist", that is, the disease of white worm parasitism. It seems that we have to ask Dr. Jiang carefully again.
"Village chief, can you believe what my old lady Ma said?"
If this ...... had been placed three years ago, Qiao Lao would not have believed it, but now Granny Ma is like being reborn, and Village Chief Qiao is noncommittal.
"Okay, then can you trust this little girl?" Granny Ma pointed in the direction of Su Wuqian and said.
"Miss Su is a Tianlong Dao Immortal Gu, what she said naturally makes sense."
Yuan Xing knew that Old Village Chief Qiao must have understood the message on the golden bark, so he valued Su Wuqian, who claimed to be the Tianlong Gatekeeper, so much.
Although Granny Ma was blind, she accurately walked to Su Wuqian's side and knocked her shoulder armor and chest with animal bones. Su Wuqian took a step back with her chest protected. "What are you going to do!"
"I also asked Miss Su to accompany the villagers to dig up the grave, open the coffin for autopsy, and eradicate the monster."
Without waiting for Su Wuqian to speak, the village chief immediately found a few bold villagers. "I'm going to bother Miss Su, be sure to surrender that monster! Give me back a peace in Taolin Village! ”
"This ......" Su Wuqian was a little overwhelmed.
"I'll go with you."
Yuan Xing pushed Su Wuqian, who was stiff because of nervousness, out of the door of the house, and followed everyone towards the grave.
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Back Mountain Grave:
After Uncle Niu was taken back to the village by Granny Ma, his family was pleasantly surprised, but they were also terrified when they looked back, and they followed together. Since Uncle Niu himself is still alive, they naturally have no objection to the opening of the coffin, after all, Uncle Niu's family also wants to find out and find out.
The sun was shining, and while there were many people, several villagers had the courage to wield shovels and dug up the grave in a short time, but there was nothing in the coffin. They found a small hidden hole next to the mound that could accommodate one person.
"Miss Su! Oh no! Uncle Niu's cousin ran over in a panic, "It turned out that my brother's corpse had dug a hole and ran away!" ”
"The youkai escaped! How good is that! The villagers exploded.
After coming to the tomb, Su Wuqian took out a Dao talisman from her arms, and the talisman paper glowed with a light blue fluorescence in the sunlight. During the entire process of opening the coffin, Su Wuqian held the spirit talisman tightly, and seemed to be ready at any time.
When she heard that there was nothing in the coffin, Su Wuqian was obviously relieved, and she pretended to be calm and tried her best to appease the villagers. The identity of Tianlongguan's high disciple is indeed an effective reassurance.
The corpse had already turned into insects and scattered, and the absence of anything in the coffin was expected by Yuan Xing. It's just that he is very puzzled, what Uncle Niu has been hooked by in the end. Why can a white worm transform into a human form? What kind of monster is this...... Let's call it a worm.
Chang Sheng trotted all the way over, panting and said, "Miss Su, the village chief asked everyone to gather in the open space at the head of the village, everyone!" ”
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Vacant land at the entrance of the village:
After learning the news that the monster had escaped from the grave, Village Chief Qiao gathered the whole village together.
Qiao Lao counted carefully, "That's right, it's all here." ”
"We don't know where the monster is, but we do know that it can transform into a human form!" Granny Ma slowly walked to the middle of the group and pointed at the villagers around her with the beast bone ring, "It may become your appearance at this moment!" It could be you, too! Or you! Who can tell? ”
"Miss Su, she ......," Village Chief Qiao was about to interject when he was interrupted.
"She can't!" Granny Ma pointed at Su Wuqian with animal bones and said, "If the little girl could tell the difference, these days, she should have found out that Niu Ben was transformed by a monster!" ”
This old witch! I suppressed Dr. Jiang before, and now I'm here to squeeze myself again! Su Wuqian's face was blue and red for a while when she said this, and she was indignant in her heart. She pressed her hands to her temples and closed her eyes to think about what to do. He is not really a Tianlong gatekeeper, how can any fiery eyes identify demons. But if you talk nonsense, won't it expose more flaws?
This goddess is not good at fortune telling, how can she catch the demon! Fortune teller...... Fortune teller? Su Wuqian remembered that when she was a child, there was a blind man in her hometown who was a fortune teller. Whether it was pig bones, cow bones, or tiger bones mixed together and wrapped in cloth, as long as the hand was on the bone, even if it was wrapped in a quilt, he could know what kind of bone was inside. It is said that a master with a high level of bone touching will know what kind of person you are as long as your hand touches you.
I remember when I was seven or eight years old, Su Wuqian's father rescued a man by the river and brought him home. After that, the village continued to have disasters, and the villagers invited Hu Blind Man to show him what ghosts were going on in the village. Hu Blind said that he was afraid that someone would suffer retribution for the cause and effect of the previous life, so he proposed to touch the bones of the whole village and charge according to the head.
When the blind man touched the strange man, he was immediately frightened and shouted at the man: "I don't know what you are, but I know that you must not be human!" ”
At this moment, thunder and fire suddenly fell from the sky, hitting the man's heavenly spirit, and a "click" lightning turned the man into a fire man. The man let out a terrible scream, rolled around, chased after the blind man, and shouted: "It's all you! Give me my life! ”
The blind man was so frightened that he ran away. The man didn't get far before he was reduced to a puddle of ashes. In this way, the blind man Hu still hid at home for half a month and did not dare to go out.
The old man in the village said that maybe Su Wuqian's father rescued him at that time was a monster who was in the middle of a catastrophe. After the injury was healed, he hid in the village to avoid robbery, but unexpectedly, the blind man Hu broke the sky, and was found hiding by God and took his life.
After that, Hu Blind became famous. Many people go to the apprenticeship to find out what the subtle differences between humans and animals, and even between monsters are. However, the blind man only accepted the blind as apprentices, and the secrets passed down by word of mouth between the master and apprentice were never revealed to outsiders.
The method of identifying bones and demons comes from the folk, which has existed since ancient times, but it was not the first creation of the blind man.
"Recognize the bones and demons......" Su Wuqian cleared her throat and repeated loudly, "Recognize the bones and distinguish the demons!" You can find monsters! ”
Granny Ma smiled and said, "I didn't think you had heard of recognizing bones and demons at a young age?" But people with open eyes want to know the bones, but they are afraid that it will be difficult, God will not reward you for this mouthful! ”
"Can you tell the difference, old woman?" Su Wuqian was not to be outdone.
"Of course you can!" Granny Ma's two deformed fingers pointed to her white eyes and said, "I lamented the injustice of fate, which made me born with a disability and become blind at a young age. But I didn't know until I was this age that I was the chosen one! Today, I will identify the bones and demons here, and vow to find out this demon and monster! ”
Identifying bones and demons originated from the art of touching bones, and the villagers were somewhat resistant to the thought of being touched by that strange finger.
As if knowing what the villagers were thinking, Granny Ma raised the animal bone in her hand high: "What touched you was this immortal bone in my hand!" I am a woman in the mountains, and I use the local methods of the mountain people. After I find that monster, I hope that Miss Su will show her magic and use your spell to get rid of that monster. ”
Even so, Su Wuqian had nothing to say, she crossed her hands in front of her chest and waited aside.
Yuan Xing had never heard of such a thing as recognizing bones and demons in Tianlongguan, so he couldn't help but be curious. He approached Granny Ma: "Why don't you start with me." ”
"I'm going to hit your bones with this immortal bone, and it will hurt a little. Are you ready? ”
Without waiting for words, the raised beast bone landed on Yuan Xing's shoulder. The moment he touched it, Yuan Xing's eyes were blurry, and he couldn't see what was in front of him clearly. His ears were ringing, and he couldn't hear his surroundings. The whole world seemed to stand still, and I could only feel my own breath and the sound of banging and hitting again and again.
"Knock", "knock", "knock".
It's as if a visitor from another world is knocking on the door that separates the two worlds.
"Bang", "Bang", "Bang".
Like the beating of a giant's pulse, it continues immortal life.
The picture in front of Yuan Xing's eyes gradually became clearer. He was in the middle of a peach forest, there was no villager around, and there was white mist everywhere. Yuan Xing walked all the way forward without his control, and after a while, he came to the front of the dragon. There was a "empty, empty" sound in the dragon's body, and a figure crawled out of the dragon's wide mouth and fell to the ground.
Yuan Xing wanted to step up, but the more he tried to lift his legs and feet, the more his legs and feet refused to obey the call. The figure on the ground slowly crawled towards him, getting closer and closer. Just when Yuan Xing felt that he was about to see that person clearly, his eyes suddenly went dark, and his body slowly fell to the ground.
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Taolin Village, Jiangye Pharmacy:
"Dao Chief! Michigan! ”
Yuan Xing heard Chang Sheng's call and slowly opened his eyes. The body lying flat was running with a stream of true qi, but with each breath, it gradually dissipated.
"Quick! Bring pen and ink! Yuan Xing didn't bother to explore why he passed out, and immediately turned over and got out of bed.
He took out the yellow rune paper from his arms and spread it on the table, used the brush to dot the ink, condensed the aura around him and concentrated it on the end of the pen, issued the rune paper, and printed the charm.
This is the art of infusion.
The Taoist priest poured spiritual power into the rune paper, drew a charm, and made a spiritual rune. When it comes time to cast a spell, use the spirit rune as a medium to achieve a stronger effect.
Spirit runes are as important to Taoist priests as swords are to chivalrous warriors. The sword is the weapon of the warrior, and the spirit rune is the sword of the mystery.
The spirit rune is filled with spirit, which is the sword to open the edge.
What Yuan Xing has to do at this moment is not just a spirit rune. The abnormality of the body caused the spiritual power in Yuan Xing's body to be unable to be retained. Although he didn't know why the aura suddenly appeared in his body just now, he knew that if he didn't seize the opportunity, the only remaining aura would be gone.
In order for him to be able to use spells even after losing his spiritual power, he must hurry up and make talismans now!
However, what kind of spell should I make?
Time passed minute by minute, and there was not much spiritual energy left in his body, and Yuan Xing made a decision immediately.
"Brother Chang, please get out of the house first to dodge, at such a distance, when I cast a sealing spell, it will cause damage to your body."
"Oh...... Good! Good! Chang Sheng turned around and walked out the door.
"Fa Yin, stars like rain!"
Yuan Xing's right hand folds the rune paper, and his left hand flips through the hand seal. His two hands quickly flipped away, and a bright light flashed in his hands, and a spell called Xingruyu was about to be cast.
The principle of making the talisman is to use a sealing spell to forcibly seal the spell in the spirit rune when the spell is about to be cast.
Yuan Xing used both hands, and while running "Stars Like Rain", he performed the most proud Zhenfang technique of Tianlongguan - sealing spell.
"Inherit the talisman and open the seal, and seal the demon with your mind!"
There are many Taoist priests in Tianlongguan, but many people are unable to practice the sealing spell in their lifetime, which shows the difficulty of this spell. But if it is only used for square inches, it will be much easier, such as the size of the spirit rune in the hand.
Chang Sheng waited outside the house, and he saw that the wooden window that had been shining with light was suddenly swallowed up by darkness. An invisible pressure came out of the window. The breeze outside the house swept into the chaos like a mad man. The bright sunlight avoided the hut, and everything around the house became dull. Changsheng always feels that something is born in the dark, which makes people have infinite reverie. His body unconsciously responded to the attraction and call, and slowly approached the door.
"Brother Chang, how is that kid?"
Behind him, Su Wuqian's shout suddenly woke Chang Sheng.
The darkness inside the room began to shrink.
"Ah...... Miss Su, are you Miss Su? ”
Worried about the immortality of the insect demon's transformation, he confirmed it carefully and clumsily.
"Nonsense! How to speak! ”
Although Chang Sheng hadn't seen many hideous demons and monsters, looking at Su Wuqian's cannibalistic expression, it was estimated that he would not be far behind.
She must be right...... Such a Su Wuqian made Chang Sheng feel steady.
"Is it over to recognize the bones and demons? Has Granny Ma found a monster? ”
"Don't mention it, Doctor Jiang and Granny Ma quarreled again. There are frequent anomalies in the village, and I have a hunch that your Taolin Village has a big deal this time! ”