Chapter 346: Sacrificial Fire and Neidan
Fu Zhengke once flourished in the Taoist system, but nearly 100,000 years ago, it was separated from the Taoist system and became an independent Longbin Society. There is a popular saying that talismans are not very powerful, so they are not taken seriously by the Daoists, and no one has ever seriously tested whether this statement is accurate, until the Taoist priest of Pangshan has seen the spell of Lan Bing Curling.
Zuo Liuying's claim to know everything is of course an exaggeration, he could not have read all the books, and Fu Zheng was an area he knew very little about, so he decided to turn to the authorities for helpβmore books. Pang Shan's rich collection of books was only partially restored, and Zuo Liuying could only turn to other Daoists for help, especially those that did not have a Fu Qi family.
He had been staying in the carriage, full of vigilant Fu Gong masters and Taoist priests, and none of them noticed that the head of the Forbidden Secret Section was in contact with Taoist priests thousands of miles away.
Zuo Liuying got what he wanted, read and studied day and night, the early records of the Taoist system were habitually vague, and many things could only be guessed, he made a lot of attempts, wrote at least a thousand paper notes, and finally figured out part of the facts.
The early talismans were hugely powerful, but in order to exert their full power, they needed to sacrifice the Fire God Seal, especially those offensive high-level talismans, without which they could not be cast at all.
The fire god seal itself is also a talisman, its paper material is more special, not paper or iron, but the human body itself, there are not many people who can write this talisman, and the people who are eligible to enjoy this talisman are even rarer, basically the top nobles among the human beings and the rune master above the sevenfold crown.
As an external source of power, although it can greatly enhance the strength of the Taoists, it conflicts with the inner Dan Cun zΓ i Yan zhΓ²ng, the early Daoist system tried to overcome this difficulty, and after repeated failures, they decided to hand over the talisman to ordinary mortals, and the Fu Gong family still retained, but only made some auxiliary talismans. You don't need to sacrifice the Fire God Seal to use it.
The talisman was originally a combination of people, pen, ink, and paper to inject mana into the talisman, and after it reached the hands of mortals, the most important source of mana, the Inner Dan, was gone, and only the latter three materials were left to provide mana, so the power dropped significantly, but fortunately, there were a large number of mortals, enough to make up for some of the losses, but the strength of the Longbin Society always lagged behind the Dao Tong.
The process of writing talismans by Taoist priests is more complicated than that of mortals, requiring the skillful use of mana, and most of the related methods have been lost. Only zΓ i is stored in the pile of old papers, and the talismans used in loose cultivation such as Lan curling belong to those oldest spells, and are written by Taoist priests themselves.
After listening to Zuo Liuying's introduction, Daoist Pangshan had some doubts in his heart, Yang Qingyin spoke first, "How much conflict is there between the Fire God Seal and the Inner Dan, do you have to hand it over to mortals?" I see that there are not many good people in the Longbin Society, ordinary Fu Master is fine, and those who have eightfold and ninefold crowns are the worst. β
"Nedan can bring immortality. Sacrificing the Fire God Seal can also extend some of the lifespan, but both, it will shorten the lifespan, and it will slowly make the inner Dan confused. Zuo Liuying said.
Immortality and pure Inner Dan. are the two things that Taoist priests care about the most, and of course they are willing to endure pain and love for them.
"So Lan Bingling must also have a fire god seal?" The bald man listened with relish, and even felt that the story told by the first one had a different flavor, but it was too simple. "And when will she die of a violent illness?"
"She is in the Starfall Realm, she is old, and the conflict between Neidan and the Fire God Seal is even more severe. If I'm right, she has less than ten years left to live. β
Lan Curling arranged for himself to die at the age of 800, and there were more than 100 years left before the deadline, and now there was less than a tenth left, and the loss was huge.
"Just for a few talismans, is she willing to make such a big sacrifice?" Shen Hao felt incomprehensible.
She may not have known about it, and the person who gave her the seal and talisman of the god of fire either deliberately concealed it, or he himself was ignorant and did not tell her about the danger. β
No one else squeaked, only the bald man grinned, "It turns out that she was deceived, see her next time...... No, no, I can't say, don't say anything, when she's about to die, let's tell her the truth. Haha, fun. β
"But Xin Youtao went to be a talisman master...... Is there danger too?" Xiao Qingtao had already thought of the prince, and only now did she ask.
"He is a Taoist priest of Dianxia, Neidan is not strong enough, the conflict will be slightly smaller, and his life will be reduced by about fifty years, but if he frequently uses the fire god to seal the sacrificial talisman, Neidan will gradually become more and more mixed, more and more like a loose cultivator, and his lifespan will be affected by some more. β
Xiao Qingtao sighed, she didn't agree with Xin Youtao's choice, and now she felt even more unworthy to him, "Is it worth making such a big sacrifice for the power of the mortal world?"
No one can give her an answer, not even Zuo Liuying, Xin Youtao is not the first person to abandon Taoism, although their lifespan has become shorter, they are still far longer than mortals and talisman masters, and they don't have to force themselves to lose their desires, they can enjoy themselves, for some Taoist priests, this is indeed somewhat attractive.
Mu Xingqiu had been listening quietly, he and Xin Youtao were friends, but he would not interfere with the prince's choice, and then he asked: "The talisman is stronger in the hands of the Taoist, why does the Lan Bing Curling Hit the Nail Talisman fail?"
This question bothered everyone for ten days, and even Xiao Qingtao looked at Zuo Liuying curiously, not allowing herself to think about Xin Youtao anymore.
"That's another reason why I called you here, since the enemy wants to deal with Pang Shan with a talisman, we have to have the means to deal with it, and we can't just hope that they will die early. β
The bald man has never had such a good impression of the first seat, and feels that every word he says makes sense, "That's right, Lan Bingling can live for another ten years, we can't afford to wait, what if we forget this hatred......?"
Zuo Liuying ignored his head, grabbed a paper talisman from his side, shook it lightly, the paper burned to ashes, and a small flame appeared at the door of the carriage, weaker than a candle in the wind, and it seemed to be almost lethal.
In fact, it can only barely be regarded as a talisman, Zuo Liuying spent ten days learning to write talismans, without any special pen, black, or paper at hand, all of which is infused with his own mana, but he did not have the seal of the fire god, and the result was half the effort, and the talisman he wrote was worse than the rune master who had just started.
Nor was his intention to demonstrate the power of the talisman.
Zuoliu Ying immediately cast the Five Elements Spell after the Sacrifice Talisman, and the cloud of ashes in his hand did not disappear, but stopped in mid-air, wrapped in a transparent light shield. Zuo Liuying flicked his fingers in the ashes, and the flames in the door flickered and weakened, and with a little force, he broke the light shield and scattered the ashes, and the flames on the other side shook a few times and disappeared.
"It turns out that the power of the talisman is still contained in the material, even if it turns into ashes, so as long as the ashes are broken in time, the talisman can be rendered ineffective. Shen Hao understood, and looked at Mu Xingqiu, "That night, you broke the nail on the head of Lan Curling and saved everyone." β
"It was the instructions given to me by the first seat. Mu Xingqiu now knew that Zuo Liuying's instructions turned out to be an adventure, and the first seat had not fully confirmed this weakness of Fu Qi at that time.
"Luckily, I didn't guess wrong. Zuo Liuying said flatly, "To be precise, talisman and spell are two kinds of power, which are connected by something I don't know much about yet, and if you pluck one side, the other side will react." When you encounter someone like Lan Bing Curling again, you must seize the timing when you cast the spell, there is a short interval between the time the talisman turns into ashes and the spell takes effect, and only when you break the ash at this time, the effect will be the best. β
Lan Bing Curling's sacrificial talisman technique is not yet proficient, for Taoist priests, as long as they are more serious when they are about to fight, this time is enough.
Everyone showed excitement, especially Shen Hao, whose confidence doubled.
"There is only one question left, who is the person who wrote the symbol, find him, maybe you can find out the enemy of Pang Shan. β
"Didn't Lan Bing Curling write it herself?" asked Xiao Qingtao softly.
"Since it is a use, it will not put all the power in the hands of one person, Lan Bing Curling has learned the art of sacrificial talismans, and the one who is used to write talismans must be another person. The sacrificial talisman is easy to learn, but it is difficult to write the talisman, so it must be taught in person, and if you find the person who wrote the talisman, you can probably find the main messenger behind the scenes. β
Xiao Qingtao's face changed slightly, "Could it be Xin Youtao?"
There are many people who have Neidan, but it is a dangerous thing to use Taoist priests to write talismans, and once it is revealed, it will cause discord between Taoist sects. Xin Youtao abandoned the Taoist talisman, he already had a certain status in the Longbin Society, and he was the best object to be used, and everyone had long suspected it, but rarely mentioned it.
"This is your task, there are not many people in the Longbin Guild who have Neidan, and after you arrive in the Imperial Capital, you have to investigate everyone. β
The Taoist priests responded and began to feel the importance of the trip to the imperial capital.
Zuo Liuying motioned for everyone to retreat, leaving only Mu Xingqiu, "Your task is to track down Lan Curling, although there is little hope, the enemy behind the scenes may still show her feet." β
"Yes. β
Zuo Liuying took out a candle, "The last time I fought the method, I left a little mark on her, and I can track her with this candle." She is a proud person, and she must have been annoyed by her defeat last time, and she has been running around these days, probably looking for the person who gave her the talisman. β
"I'll leave right away, and I'll be the first to be alone...... Is that okay?"
Zuo Liuying's spells are still unfathomable, but after all, he is injured, and if he really encounters a powerful enemy, he still needs Mu Xingqiu to provide aura.
"Lan Curling did me a favor, because of her provocation, probably no one thinks I'm weak anymore, you just go, don't take risks, don't show your strength, if the enemy is very strong, use this. β
Zuo Liuying took out a black orb again, he left the candle and the orb in mid-air, Mu Xingqiu took it in his hand, waited for a while, saw that the first seat had no other words, turned around and walked out of the carriage.
The night was dark, Xiao Hao was practicing boxing outside, she was not a disciple of Pang Shan, so she didn't enter Zuo Liuying's carriage, looking at her appearance, she didn't seem to care.
The flame of the candle indicated a general direction, and according to the length of the flame, Mu Xingqiu judged that the Lan curling should be five hundred miles away, not too far.
Without saying goodbye to anyone, he quietly walked out of the camp and into the air, and did not fly far before he noticed someone following him.
Yang Qingyin came up, his eyes were only staring ahead, and he had no intention of asking for his consent at all, the bald man stopped on her shoulder and grinned at Mu Xingqiu, "You don't want to leave us behind." β
Mu Xingqiu sped up.
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