The next day, Li Qing stepped on the train back to his hometown, and after saying goodbye to him in a hurry at the station, Yue Long patted me on the shoulder with a smile and said, "I'll start teaching you some of the most basic things today." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Yue Long took me to their bachelor apartment, two bedrooms and one living room, Yue Long and one Huanzi. Yue Long pointed to the sofa and said, "This is the sofa bed, as soon as you open it, it will be the bed, you will live here for the next few days." Looking at the soft sofa, I was already very satisfied, because the place where I lived in college was really simple and a little incredible, I nodded, Yue Long then returned to his room, and after a while took a small sandalwood box out. He smiled and said, "Today I will teach you the simplest and most practical talisman drawing technique."

Yue Long went on to say: "There are five kinds of qi in nature: wood, fire, water, earth, and metal, and all things are formed by the changes of these five qis. The so-called Taoism is about borrowing these 'qi' from nature with a certain technique, and doing things that ordinary people can't do. And the most basic way to gather qi in Taoism is to use charms. If you want to borrow the qi of nature, you must first be able to practice qi, just like the human body is a container, and the body of an ordinary person is a bottle of dead core, which cannot hold qi, but a person who learns the Tao can empty the bottle, so as to improve his own cultivation by borrowing external qi. ”

Yue Long continued: "There is a procedure prescribed by Taoism for drawing talismans, which is very particular, and it must not be done simply and hastily, and the order cannot be reversed, because this involves the spiritual power of the talisman. To summarize the steps of drawing symbols, it is usually necessary to set up an altar for sacrifice (especially for Taoist priests), that is, the so-called "general altar style". The general content of the talismans in the general altar style is usually written with the gods that the Taoist priests generally believe in - the land, the city god, the Eastern Blue Emperor, the Southern Red Emperor, the Western White Emperor, the Northern Black Emperor, the Vermilion Bird General, the Xuanwu General, the Black Killing General, and so on. For example, the Taoist priests of ancient Dunhuang set up the general charm in the general altar diagram when drawing the talisman. In addition, the Taoist priests also had to carry out a solemn altar-building ceremony to make two seals of the Emperor of Heaven. These two seals are carved directly on the altar, and they are fully carved on the front and back. There are also simple ways to build an altar without a "general altar style", such as the "Invite Senji Method", in which three plates of fruit, tea, and wine are offered to the shrine of the main hall house, or in a certain direction outside the temporary house, which is equivalent to the dining table of the offering table. Before drawing a charm on yellow paper, one should first purify one's mind -- concentrate on one's mind, be sincere, clear one's thoughts from distractions, concentrate one's mind, and purify one's body, face, hands, and mouth, and prepare offerings such as fruits, rice wine, incense, and candles, as well as pen and ink, cinnabar, yellow paper, and so on. For these supplies, the Taoist priest first used a divine spell to make it have divine power. ”

It turns out that ordinary learners draw talismans, generally have to bathe and cleanse their bodies first, and open the altar to worship the gods. Then there are many complicated processes, and finally five mantras. They are: pen spells, water spells, research spells, ink spells, and cinnabar spells. In addition, the left hand that does not hold the pen should make gestures such as the Rijun Jue, the Moon Jun Jue, and the Tiangang Jue that are necessary when writing calligraphy. The tip of the four fingers of the left hand is bent, only the second finger is stretched out, and the fingertips are facing upward. Yuejun Jue: Except for the fourth finger stretched out and the fingertips facing upward, the remaining four fingers are slightly bent inward. The second finger is extended flat, the tips of the fingers are facing upwards, and the tips of the other four fingers are slightly bent inward. The purpose of using the mouth of the moon is said to be to take the true qi of the sun and the moon yin and yang, to draw qi into the talisman, to use the gods to help, to drive away evil spirits and subdue ghosts, and to increase the spirituality of the talisman. The use of the Heavenly Gang is also to use this fingering method to command the ghosts and gods, and to use the Heavenly Gang to take the Gang Qi into the talisman when drawing the talisman. After the drawing of the talisman, the tip of the pen is facing up, the tip of the pen is facing down, with the energy of the whole body to concentrate on the pen, with the tip of the pen to hit the talisman paper three times, and then with the vajra sword to point to the talisman, the finger is forceful, showing a sense of majesty that the divine power has been attached to the talisman, and finally the talisman paper that has been drawn, lift the smoke around the furnace three times, and so on, the talisman ceremony is completed.

But the spell I taught you is not so complicated, as long as you first worship the Lingbao Tianzun to the sky, and then start the pen spell, water spell, ink spell, and then worship the Lingbao Tianzun after the talisman is drawn. ”

Yue Long looked at me with a demented look, shook his head and asked, "Do you understand what I said?" ”

I nodded, shook my head slightly, and then Yue Long smiled bitterly and said, "It doesn't matter if you can't remember these, I'll draw one below, and you can figure out the essence of it." ”

After that, Yue Long took out the pen and ink, cinnabar, and yellow paper from the sandalwood box, held the pen in his left hand, and pinched his fingers with his right hand and said: "Pen spell: Ju Hui Five Thunder God will burn the light, and Warner will be able to save his life, and if he is alive and dead, he will kill all the ghosts and evil spirits, and I will live and die as urgently. Water spell: This water is not extraordinary, the water in the north is a little bit of water in the inkstone, the clouds and rain must be swallowed by the sick, and the diseases are eliminated, and the evil ghosts are swallowed like crushing, and the urgency is like the law. Inkstone spell: The Jade Emperor has a Bo God inkstone, the Quartet, gold, wood, water, fire, earth, thunder, wind and rain, and the electric god inkstone, light grinding, thunderbolt, lightning, and urgency like a law. Ink curse: The Jade Emperor has a robbery, and the divine ink is scorching like a cloud and mist, and the nine-star divine ink is lightly grinding, and the thunderbolt dispute is as urgent as a law. Cinnabar Mantra: Danshi Town's Fierce Demons, Demon Slayers, Collapse Books, and Spirit Runes, the passage of the Three Realms is as urgent as a law. After reciting the incantation, Yue Long held the pen in his left hand and pinched his fingers with his right hand, drawing a beautiful and mysterious figure on the yellow paper like a cloud.

Yue Long put down his pen, looked at me and said, "Have you seen it all?" That's the whole process of drawing talismans, memorize them, and if you can't remember the spells, write them down in a notebook. ”

I nodded, and then asked in a slightly confused tone, "Then how can you be sure that this spell has any effect?" ”

Hearing this, Yue Long laughed and said, "It's a bit of a heart, it depends on the fact that this spell is not effective, it's very simple, you can see it." After saying that, Yue Long clamped the talisman between his fingers, and with a slight force, the talisman emitted a faint golden light. From time to time, it was an eye-opener for me.

Yue Long said: "When the charmer draws a good spell, each must ensure that it is useful, and you have also seen the method, that is, the drawer holds the talisman with two fingers, eliminates distracting thoughts, and silently recites the Tiangang decision, if the charm glows with golden light, it means that it is successful, if not, it has to be redrawn." ”

After Yue Long finished speaking, he motioned for me to try, and I had to imitate Yue Long's previous action steps, but after drawing a picture, there was no response with Yue Long's test method, so I had to declare failure. Yue Long patted me on the shoulder and said, "I can't be in a hurry about this matter, take my time, you continue to practice first, and I'll go downstairs to buy something to eat." With that, he smiled meaningfully at me, put on his coat and went out.

Because of the previous failure made me very unwilling, I drew three more in succession, and finally failed, at this time I was already sweating profusely, I really didn't think that drawing talismans is also a physical work...

The strength in my heart came up, and I thought, "I don't believe in this evil anymore!" ”

Next, I drew another one, and after drawing, I gently picked up the charm, and silently recited the Tiangang decision in my heart, and when I slowly opened my eyes, I saw a faint golden light...