The days of school start on both sides passed quickly. Although I am still alone, this fulfilling life has helped me to get out of my original low and depressed state of mind, so that I don't have to think about it all day long.

Now, after the evening self-study (which is basically started early), I still have to go to the master's house to practice until 11 or 2 o'clock before I go home. If it happened to be the day of the ghost market that day, then I would simply not go to the evening self-study, and then go to the ghost market to set up a stall after practicing first.

The time to learn origami with Boss Su has also been changed to weekends, and my learning progress has slowed down a lot. So Boss Su seized all the available time, caught me and let me practice (do) Xi (work). When it came to the National Day, I finally had a seven-day holiday, and I had to honestly study (work) in the shroud shop for seven days!

When I had been practicing Yin Gong for two months, Master added another study task to me. He said that my first exercise had already laid the foundation for the beginning, and that the yin power in my body had accumulated somewhat, and I could start learning how to use it. This made me feel a little excited, and the time had come to test my cultivation results.

Master first taught me a mantra, which was not long, but it was very awkward. He asked me to read and memorize by heart, to be able to open my mouth like a tongue twister, and to pronounce every word clearly and without ambiguity. I asked him what kind of spell it was. Master replied, "This is the Ghost Fire Mantra, the simplest and most commonly used spell!" ”

"Extract the yin power in your body from the dantian, gather it on the thumb and index finger of your right hand, and gently rub it while reciting the ghost fire mantra, and you're done." Master pinched two fingers, demonstrated it, and easily rolled out a small cluster of flames. The flame was green, exactly the same as the ghost fire burned with the ghost fire charm in the ghost market. Now, I finally understood how Boss Su could burn the paper figure without a lighter that night.

Master added, "Ghost fire can't hurt people, but it does work on ghosts. On the contrary, the open flame of the yang world cannot hurt ghosts, but it can hurt people, so you must pay attention when using it. "I've known this for a long time. The poor ghost once said that he was not afraid to drill into my stove, but he was afraid to touch the tail of the tiger that the ghost fire turned into.

I followed Master's example, stretched out two fingers and pinched them together, trying to lift out a wisp of yin power in the dantian, gathered it on my fingertips, and then felt the mantra recited silently. This process is actually not easy, because I am not very proficient in the control of the yin power in my body, and the spell is very awkward, and I tried several times without success. Master told me not to worry, to find a good feeling first, and then practice a few more times.

So I calmed down, stopped reciting the mantra for the first time, and only practiced the part of extracting yin power from the dantian. When I was almost proficient, no longer intermittent, and could continue to keep the yin power on the tips of my fingers, I started to practice chanting mantras again. Once I had mastered both separately, I tried to combine them.

"Wow!"

With a slight thud, a small cluster of green flames finally appeared on the tip of my outstretched right finger, flickering erratically in the air.

"Haha!" I became triumphant, but with a shake of my hand, the little flame suddenly went out.

The master scolded, "Get carried away! Keep practicing until you can last for a minute! If you can't practice, you won't have to sleep tonight! ”

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After a night of sleep, I finally mastered the Ghost Fire Charm, and now it's basically at hand, and it lasts up to a minute and a half.

I learned how to make a ghost fire, and I also learned how to use it. The next day, Master taught me some simple ways to shoot out that little bit of ghost fire and ignite the rune paper a few meters away. In this way, the next time I face those ghosts who have bad intentions for me, I will be able to have the most basic self-defense technique. Even if you can't beat them, you can scare them away.

In addition to the Ghost Fire Charm, Master also taught me a few basic spells, such as the Yin Eye Charm, the Yang Convergence Charm, the Xiangmen Charm, and so on, which have the same effect as the Yin Eye Charm, the Yang Charm and the Xiangmen Charm. However, because my Yin power is really limited, even if I cast these few spells, the effective time is still very short. So, Master began to teach me how to draw talismans again.

Of course, you have to start by practicing calligraphy! Master brought me a large stack of old newspapers and asked me to practice my handwriting. Alas, what age are you going to learn this?

I asked Master, now that we all use fountain pens and ballpoint pens, why can't we keep up with the times? You also need a brush to draw symbols, which is outdated and inconvenient!

Master's answer to me was a slap in the face!

He scolded: "Just you are smart! Can a fountain pen or ballpoint pen draw symbols? Ordinary pens and paper don't work at all, and the talismans I usually draw, rune paper, brushes, and cinnabar are all specially made to absorb yin power and preserve it. Even the talismans drawn by those fake Taoist priests outside are drawn with a brush, otherwise who would believe him? This is called professionalism, do you understand? ”

I had no choice but to continue to practice calligraphy. It took me a week to finish the stack of old newspapers that Master had brought me. Then Master taught me how to draw the charms.

Fortunately, drawing symbols is not as high as writing calligraphy, and what artistic conception is emphasized, as long as the strokes are correct, the runes are neat, and the meaning is in place. Those charms, ostensibly a distortion of the font, actually implied the rules of the formation. While drawing, it is also necessary to recite the mantra silently, inject yin power, and seal it in the rune paper. In this way, under certain conditions, the rune paper will trigger, just like the effect of casting a spell. However, since the yin power is injected into the rune paper in advance, there is no need to worry about the lack of yin power when using the rune. If one charm fails, replace it with another one, and as long as there are enough charms, you can continue to cast spells.

At the beginning, what Master taught me was still the few charms that I had already mastered, and they were also the simplest Ghost Fire Talismans, Yin Eye Talismans, Yang Talismans, and Xiangmen Talismans. After I had finished practicing the runes on ordinary paper, Master was finally willing to take out the special brush, cinnabar, and rune paper he had hidden in the big box under the bed, and let me start experimenting.

But then it was awkward. I just practiced a ghost fire talisman, and I drew all the dozens of rune papers left in Master's box, but none of them were qualified!

Master is so angry! His face was dark, and he was thinking about how to get angry. I looked at the failed runes that were all over the place, and I thought it was too much. Before Master ignited his anger, I hurriedly offered to buy rune paper. The master had no choice but to hold his breath and yell: "Go find Boss Su to buy it!" ”