Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Oath of Apprenticeship

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Early the next morning, Su Qi came to the school palace at the agreed time in advance and asked Mr. Ning to learn the runes. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Mr. Ning, as a teacher, has a large mansion in the school palace, and even a few servants are responsible for cleaning. Seeing Su Qi up, Mr. Ning was overjoyed and introduced Su Qi into the study.

Most of the rune masters practice Taoism, emphasizing natural nature and natural Taoism, so they are not formal, and they never hide their thoughts in their hearts. When Mr. Ning saw Su Qi, he was extremely enthusiastic, without any shelf of elders, giving people a feeling of spring breeze.

"Rune masters don't like red tape very much, so it's easy to apprentice. If you write a talisman with me and make an oath, this apprenticeship will be completed. Mr. Ning paused, his expression solemn, "It's just that this oath is not just casual talk. This rune contains the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, if you deceive the teacher and destroy the ancestors, and break the oath, the end will be more serious than the consequences of the sentient Dao cultivators violating the 'True Heart Dao'. ā€

Su Qi was surprised: "There really is such an oath in the world?"

Mr. Ning nodded: "A cultivator is a kind of person who takes the luck of heaven and earth, to put it bluntly, he is going against the sky and fighting for his life. Therefore, if you want to use the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi beyond your own realm, you must have some restrictions, otherwise you will be perceived by the Heavenly Machine and punished by the gods. ā€

"Sir also believes in ghosts and gods?" Su Qi said in surprise.

Mr. Ning waved his hand: "The rune masters who have died under the thunder throughout the ages, if not one thousand, but also eight hundred, you can't believe it." ā€

Su Qi stuck out his tongue when he heard this, it was the first time he had heard of such an evil thing.

"So you still have to think clearly, do you really want to make up your mind to learn the rune?" Mr. Ning's face was serious.

Su nodded at the starting point: "Of course, the disciple is sincere in learning." ā€

"Good. Seeing Su Qi's firm expression, Mr. Ning nodded with some relief. He took two planks from the desk and handed one of them to Su Qi.

Su Qi looked, this wooden board is three inches square, fine workmanship, finely carved with boxwood, the color is light yellow, warm and soft, the surface is smooth, and the feel is excellent.

"It's a boxwood rune. Runes can be written in the air, but runes written in the air are far less powerful than runes written on physical objects. Boxwood is one of the most suitable woods for writing runes, and boxwood runes written by top rune masters will even be scrambled by some great families for a thousand gold. Mr. Ning said.

Su Qi's mouth opened wide in surprise, and he thought to himself, "Just such a small piece of wood, and it is worth thousands of gold if it is written on the rune? ā€

"Every rune master uses boxwood runes when they get started, it's an unwritten rule. As a master, you have to give a greeting gift, otherwise this apprenticeship ceremony will be too shabby. Mr. Ning smiled, "Now, I will teach you the first rune that the rune master has learned: the 'True Word Talisman'. ā€

"Mantra runes, judging from the name, it seems to be a rune that makes people tell the truth, but what is the actual effect?" asked Su Qi.

"The mantra is equivalent to a vow. If you use the rune as a basis to prove that what you say is true, and if you break your oath, you will suffer the consequences, and this is the true word rune. Mr. Ning said.

Su Qiyi grinned: "Ah? In other words, the mantra charm has no practical meaning at all, but only enforces that the oath taker cannot break the oath." ā€

"That's right. Moreover, this oath is only for rune masters. Mr. Ning nodded.

Su Qi was a little speechless: "This is really a very 'practical' skill." ā€

"Stupid boy, don't underestimate this talisman. The mantra talisman teaches how to communicate the vital energy of heaven and earth, which is equivalent to making a contract and is the basis for all other runes. If you can't learn this talisman, you'll never have a chance with the rune master. No matter how talented you are, it's impossible to cross certain thresholds. Mr. Ning said.

"It's so important? Su Qi said helplessly.

Mr. Ning picked up the brush from the bookcase and wrote a word on the boxwood rune: "Oath".

"You, like me, write an oath on a boxwood sign. The true essence in the body should pour into this word, and at the same time, it is necessary to use the divine consciousness to strive to communicate the heaven and earth vitality here. If it is less than an inch, it means that the talent is not enough. However, with your talents, you should have no problem. Mr. Ning said.

Su Qi lifted the brush, gently closed his eyes, recalled the flow of true yuan when Mr. Ning wrote the word "oath", and calmed down again, using his divine sense to feel the vitality of the surrounding heaven and earth. Soon, Su Qifu reached his heart, and a wonderful feeling came to his heart, and he gently put down his pen and wrote the word "oath" on the boxwood card.

At the moment of closing the pen, a faint light emerged from the rune, gradually reaching more than a foot, and continued for several breaths before slowly converging and dissipating.

"Okay!" Mr. Ning couldn't help but be very relieved to see that Su Qi had written a millilight far beyond ordinary people, and secretly said that he had met a genius disciple.

"Next, it's a vow, you read it with me. Mr. Ning's face was serious, and he said seriously word by word.

Su Qi also nodded very seriously, and swore according to what Mr. Ning said: "Disciple Su Qi, voluntarily follow Mr. Ning Yukong to learn the way of the rune, you must not deceive the teacher and destroy the ancestors in your lifetime, you must not be a traitor, you must not betray the way of the rune, if you violate this oath, heaven and earth will punish you!"

As soon as the words fell, the words on the rune shone brightly, and the boxwood card shattered into powder in a very short time.

"Alright, the rune has taken effect, and you are now a rune master. Mr. Ning smiled.

Su Qi looked at the pile of boxwood powder in his hand, still a little incredulous: "That's it? I don't seem to have spent much real yuan." ā€

"Of course, the mantra talisman is not lethal, and the true element required is naturally very small. When you come into contact with those high-level runes, you will find that your true essence is completely insufficient. Mr. Ning said.

"However, if the rune consumes a lot of true yuan, how can it be used to fight? Su Qi was a little puzzled.

"What do you say? I don't know if you're smart or stupid to ask such a question. Mr. Ning smiled.

"Oh, I see. The biggest advantage of the rune is that it is portable, so it must be able to be stored in normal times and used at a very small cost when it is in battle!"

"Yes, exactly. That's why the runes have become something that those great families loot. Two cultivators of the same realm, the final decision is most likely a small rune. There was even a rune master who spent more than ten years writing dozens of 'Burning City' runes in order to take revenge, and burned an enemy at the peak of the Six Realms alive with the same method of ending up, and even burned the entire city where he was located to the ground. Mr. Ning said.