Chapter Thirty-Nine: The True Rune Path
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"I see. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info In this way, 'accumulation' is the greatest advantage of the rune master!"
"That's right. Next, I'll teach you the first practical rune. First of all, I still have to talk about what is the runway. You say, what is Fu Dao?" Mr. Ning looked at Su Qi with a smile.
"Sir, didn't you just talk about it in class? You said that the rune is a tool that carries the true essence and mind of a practitioner, so it can also be called a practitioner's text. In fact, runes and words are the same thing. Su Qi replied.
"Hehe, you really believe what you say about bluffing children. Mr. Ning had a "you are too naΓ―ve" expression.
Su Qi was speechless: "But, if what Mr. said is wrong, why do you still say it?"
"To deceive, of course. Mr. Ning smiled, with a natural expression, "As a teacher who teaches calligraphy and runes, if I can't even tell 'what is the rune', the students won't be able to turn the sky upside down? But if I tell them the truth, wouldn't most of them know the secret of the rune master? This kind of thing would never be done as a teacher." β
Su Qi was dumbfounded: "Master, is this also the convention of the rune masters?"
"Of course. Before I became a rune master, your ancestor lied to me like this. Mr. Ning said.
"......" Su Qi was speechless.
"So, what is Fu Dao?" Mr. Ning smiled, waiting for his answer.
Su Qi pursed his lips and thought for a moment, then said: "In my opinion, a symbol is a symbol, and all symbols have some kind of symbolic meaning, and this kind of symbol is a kind of guidance and inducement for the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi, just like a key to unlock a lock. And the true element is like the hand that twists the key, and the lock can only be opened when the two are ready. β
"Very interesting explanation. Mr. Ning nodded with satisfaction, "It's a pity that you think too much." β
"Huh?"
"There's nothing wrong with that, you can understand that. There are many people who hold your view that the rune is simulating a certain law, a certain trace, just like the word 'wind' is simulating the wind, the word 'water' is simulating waves, and the word 'fire' is simulating flame. They believe that only when such a symbol has a specific form can it become a rune. Mr. Ning said.
"Isn't that right?" asked Su Qi.
"You can't say it's wrong. Mr. Ning said, "Recognized as the most powerful rune master throughout the ages, Mr. Chen Man of the old Qi Kingdom insisted that the rune was the 'way of copying', so his runes all tried to restore the origin of things, and the effect was excellent. β
"But, why did the gentleman say that I was thinking too much?" Su Qi wondered.
"Because, the ancestors of our lineage rune masters have different opinions. And it took your master forty years to prove that the words of your master are right. Mr. Ning said.
"Oh, who is the ancestor?"
"Lao Tzu. Mr. Ning said a name that Su Qi couldn't have imagined no matter what.
"Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu, the god of God?" Su Qi asked in surprise.
"That's right. Mr. Ning nodded.
"He's a rune master? However, I once read his book "The Shinto Sutra", and there is no description of the rune in it. Su Qi said in surprise.
"Of course not, because he has never revealed his identity as a runemaster. β
"It is said that the ancestor of our lineage was originally a third-rate rune master, with extremely poor talent, and the only advantage was hard work. Every day he wrote in the shallows of the river with the branches, day after day, without stopping. Until one day, Lao Tzu rode by on a green ox, and after seeing him write a few symbols, he said: 'The heart is a symbol, so why stick to the form?'"
"The ancestor didn't know that he was Lao Tzu, and retorted: 'Water is water, fire is fire, and the word water can't write fire talismans, this is something that all rune masters know, what are you talking about?' Lao Tzu didn't answer, so he took his branch and wrote the word 'water' neatly on the shallows. β
The ancestor was dumbfounded, and when he came back to his senses, Lao Tzu had already drifted away and was nowhere to be found. Since then, the ancestor has taken Lao Tzu as his teacher and studied hard. With the talent of the master, he never understood the four words of Lao Tzu's 'heart is the fu' throughout his life, so when he was dying, he passed this sentence to his disciples and left with hatred. β
"All of us in this vein believe in the words of our ancestors, but none of us can write the word 'water' as a fire talisman, so we have been obscure, and all of them are third-rate rune masters. Until it reaches my master, that is, your master. Your master is very talented, and after many failures, he went to study the orthodox runes to see if there was any inspiration. β
"Later, your master slowly achieved something, but he was always worried about this matter. He was determined to prove the fallacy of the saying that 'the heart is the symbol', and so more than forty years passed. It wasn't until the end that your master finally understood that this sentence was actually true, because he also succeeded in writing the fire talisman with the word 'water'! Although it was only once, it was enough to explain the problem. β
"It turns out that the effect of the rune is only related to the feeling of the rune master. We all know that runes are the same as calligraphy, and all runes are excellent calligraphy, and Mr. Chen Man's explanation is 'this is the way of nature'. But in fact, it is precisely because the rune is well written that we will have faith in it, and the stronger this confidence, the stronger the power of the rune!"
"In other words, what the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi feels is not how well our talisman is written, but our confidence in the talisman! The reason why Lao Tzu can use the word 'water' to write the fire talisman is that he can make himself firmly believe that this character is not water but fire!"
After listening to Mr. Ning's speech, Su Qi's eyes widened, as if he had heard some kind of fantasy. After all, this theory has completely subverted the original concept foundation of the rune masters, and it is too shocking.
Su Qi digested it for a moment, and then asked, "Master, what you said is very good, very profound, and the disciple is very useful." It's just that the disciple wants to ask, can you write the fire talisman with the word 'water'?"
"No, you can't. Mr. Ning shook his head as a matter of course.
β...... Then what's the point of you talking to me so much?" Su Qi said a little speechlessly.
"The first is to tell you that the key to writing a rune is sincerity, as long as the heart is sincere, the water rune can write the effect of the fire talisman; second, it is to inspire you, I have tried for more than ten years for the teacher, but I have never succeeded, I hope you can one day understand the writing of this rune. Mr. Ning said.
"Master, I want to quit the sect now, is it too late?"
"It's too late. Mr. Ning smiled darkly and shook his head.
Su Qi was speechless.
"Okay, after introducing the inheritance allusions of our lineage, the next thing is really to teach you to write talismans. Mr. Ning said.
"Okay, sir, which talisman shall we learn first?" asked Su Qi with some excitement.
"Water Charm. Mr. Ning replied.
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