Chapter 12: The Talisman
The two of them were speechless, Yu Xuanji wanted to talk like usual again, but he no longer had that feeling of detachment, and then looked at the smile on Xu Xian's lips, and couldn't help but gamble and speak.
Xu Xian coughed lightly twice, hiding the smile on his face: "Okay, okay, I promise that I won't do it again in the future, I'll treat you to a big meal at noon today, which can be regarded as reparation!"
Then the bamboo shoots took out the "Ink Book", the yellowed leather surface, the thick one, Xu Xian took a look, it was all like words and non-words, like paintings but not paintings. Surprised: "How to use this." ”
Yu Xuanji cleaned up his mood and explained: "It is divided into three parts, the upper can drive away the gods and ghosts, the middle can hold the wind and thunder, and the lower can eliminate disasters and diseases." Take a good yellow paper cinnabar, luck on the symbol, the book can be. ”
"You have to get cinnabar or something?"
"It's not comparable, it's just that these things have spiritual surnames, and the talisman is easier to succeed, and there are also those who carve talismans on peach wood, which is also the truth. You have to remember that Fu Wu Zhengxing is spiritual. Cultivate to the depths, and draw it as a talisman. ”
Xu Xian faintly remembered that in the plot, it seemed that a Taoist priest transformed from a toad spirit liked to use talismans, and the most bullish one also summoned a Tianzun. It took Bai Suzhen a lot of thought to settle down. The upper part is the talisman that communicates these Shinto, but it also does not know that it will come and go when it is called. Just like the toad spirit also asked for three runes in front of the idol.
According to Xu Xian, this part is a phone book, and if you are in trouble, you will call over: Whoever is who, come and help. People want to ask, "Who are you?" Therefore, the charm that summons the gods must first be approved by the people, and they must pray in front of the statue. You have to have that much authority. But of course, if it is to summon the Yellow Turban Warrior, the Golden Armor Divine Man and the like, the required authority is probably much lower, but there must be some kind of limit.
When Yu Xuanji talked about this part, he said: "There are very few people in the sea of stars who have entered the path of God, and I am afraid that it is not easy to ask the gods. "Most of the cultivators of the Sea of Stars have cultivated overseas, and some have experienced in the red dust, but they have not become gods. It is not driven by people's incense, nor is it driven by people, but it is at ease.
The middle part is the power of nature, there are fire runes, thunder runes, rain runes, etc., which are very powerful, but there is no guarantee of success, and they must rely on the real environment. For example, using a fire charm in an extremely cold place may be a small spark, and using a rain charm in a cloudless desert will ensure that not a drop of rain will fall. Unless you have the power of fire and water, you can store your power in the talisman as a trigger to ensure success.
The lower part is extremely complicated, some can cure diseases, some can eliminate disasters, but the specific effect is difficult to verify. However, Xu Xian did find some useful talismans, among which there was an invisibility talisman that allowed the user to be invisible for a period of time. What else is there to find a person, folded into a paper crane can help find someone. What's ridiculous is also the curing talisman, which is dedicated to treating bones stuck in the throat. Others are even more numerous, making up almost the majority of the book.
Xu Xian took this "Ink Book", and if he got a treasure, his mana was finally useful. Like some invisibility charm, Ziz, don't be too evil, okay. If Taishang Laojun is dizzy and approves himself with a spirit rune, and he is still afraid of what Fahai, please ask Daozu to come out and say: "Roll the calf." "This Fahai must not be rolled out immediately. Of course, if he can invite the Buddha, then it's okay, we don't have anything to do, you two big guys talk slowly. Let's go to the side and continue practicing.
The talisman in this "Ink Book", it is very remarkable that ordinary Taoist priests can know some of them. And this book is a book that the predecessors in the sea of stars spent a lot of effort to gather all the circulating talismans, which can be regarded as an encyclopedia of the talisman world.
Yu Xuanji couldn't stand his sinister smile, "It's almost noon, you don't go to cook yet, I'll teach you to draw talismans in the afternoon." ”
Xu Xian nodded again and again: "Okay, good!" Ping said that just cultivating didn't feel very interesting, but when I looked at it today, it turned out that there were so many interesting places in the Dao Law, and I couldn't help but be surprised.
Xu Xian stood in the kitchen of the Xuanji Temple, looking at the familiar and unfamiliar kitchenware, a little "thinking about Gongjin back then", his cooking skills are a family inheritance, Xu Xian's grandfather in the previous life was the chef in the village, who has a red and white affair is indispensable to him, Xu Xian also followed a lot of food to eat. Although he didn't fully learn his grandfather's craft, he can be regarded as a person in this way. It's just that I came to this world, there is really no place to show this craft, my sister didn't need him to do it, and when she grew up, she started to read, and when she saw him go into the kitchen, she scolded him directly, and asked him to study hard.
A smile appeared at the corner of Xu Xian's mouth, then it turned into a laugh, and finally it turned into a wild laugh: "Ahahahaha." He whispered, "Don't blame me if you dare to let me into the kitchen." ”
The bamboo shoots lay down by the door carefully, watching Xu Xian frantically flip the spoon, the leaping fire shining on his smiling face as if he had been hit by a magic barrier, "Master, you won't go crazy with what your uncle taught!"
It turned out that Yu Xuanji was also standing by the door, and when he heard her, he knocked on his head with a bang, "I haven't gone over to help." ”
The bamboo shoots were about to cry, "But, but, Uncle Shi is so terrible now!" Facing Uncle Shi, who is even more terrible than the master, the bamboo shoots did not dare to enter the kitchen in the end.
In the quiet afternoon, although it is already the end of autumn, there is not much cold in Jiangnan.
The northern geese fly south, the autumn is high and cool, and the sky is clear.
One dish after another was served on the stone table, and the small courtyard was suddenly fragrant. Until there was no longer a plate on the table, Xu Xian said with a slight sigh: "That's all there is to it." "A good chef can judge how many dishes can fit on a table, and now it's the limit.
Sun'er was surprised: "Uncle Shi, we have half a month's worth of food." ”
Xu Xian was triumphant, "In order to repay my kindness, eat all the dishes to thank me!" Xu Xian urged while introducing the dishes to the two: "Eat quickly!"
Yu Xuanji finally started to move his chopsticks after a long time, and he was completely frightened by a large table of dishes just now. Gently sandwiched a piece of potato, only to see that the potato was cut as thin as cicada wings, clamped and trembling, this is said in the knife work, called moon halo. Put it in your mouth and taste some. Complimented, "Sure enough, isn't it?"
Xu Xian smiled: "I haven't done it for a long time, I'm afraid it's not as good as you!" He thought that the pastries made by this senior sister were so superb, and the cooking skills must also be excellent.
Yu Xuanji's rare face turned red, and before he could say a few kind words, the bamboo shoots had already jumped up and gestured: "The master just cut the vegetables like this, and then put them in the pot, and just cook them!
Yu Xuanji blushed and scolded: "You are not allowed to eat if you talk again." Sure enough, the bamboo shoots never said a word again, but ate them desperately. In the end, Xu Xian was dumbfounded, he didn't expect such a beautiful little girl to be able to eat like this.
Yu Xuanji explained: "She's not a human being! After eating your meal, you don't have to eat it for a month." Xu Xian suddenly understood. In the midst of his busy schedule, the bamboo shoots raised his head and smiled at Xu Xian, his cheeks bulging, and there were still a few grains of rice stuck to his mouth. Xu Xian is full of affection for the diners who can eat all the dishes he cooks, if it weren't for the fish mystery on the side, he would hug and shout "kawaii" before the morning.
It was only in the afternoon that Xu Xian realized that the original talisman technique was so difficult to learn, and such a complex picture and text had to be completed in one stroke, and there was a time limit. He has no problem with the distribution of spiritual energy, and he has some experience in the use of spiritual power. But I can't draw the characters well.
Xu Xian was sweating profusely, his pen was a dragon and snake, and he drew his favorite invisibility talisman, but several of the twists were like the five-consecutive hairpin bend in "Initial D", the difficulty was not ordinary, and he obviously didn't know how to drift. As soon as the gesture is condensed, the aura can't keep up, and the front painting is considered a white painting.
Failed again, Xu Xian looked at the ghost talisman all over the ground, put down his pen in despair, and studied it for almost an hour, but he didn't even learn this talisman. He didn't know that it was already extremely rare for him to be like this, and he could quickly reach such a level by relying on his profound spiritual power to operate as he wished. Ordinary people don't have to think about it, just using strokes is of course practice makes perfect, but to infuse aura, it must have deep spiritual power.
Yu Xuanji picked up the pen that Xu Xian threw down, and drew it on the white paper next to him, which was the invisibility talisman that Xu Xian wanted to learn, and the aura was even, not just the appearance. Under the strict monastic education system in the sea of stars, it is far from being comparable to Xu Xian, a halfway monk.
Yu Xuanji comforted: "This invisibility talisman is relatively complicated, let's start with the cloud seal first! Then I will teach you how to draw the compound pattern, and then draw the talisman to be easy to draw." "She is still very enthusiastic about being a master.
Xu Xian smiled bitterly, his need for strength is time-limited, he met Bai Suzhen on the Qingming Festival, maybe in the spring of next year, when the time comes, he won't be able to learn a way, maybe he will be captured as a monk. Even if there is no Bai Suzhen in this world, he will never want to be a monk. I could only beg: "Senior sister, is there any quick way!"