【Chapter 60】The monsters in the Book of Mountains and Seas
"Collecting demons, you treat me as a Maoshan Taoist?" Li Xiaochen smiled and shook his head. He found that since he met Jiang Mi'er, he was getting farther and farther away from the life and cognition of normal people.
Jiang Mi'er crossed her hands on her hips, her head drooped, and she felt very helpless about his ignorance: "There are clear regulations in the Shadow Department, but if an immortal cultivator encounters a demon or monster who is doing evil, he must try his best to arrest him and hand it over to the Shadow Department to deal with." Even if you can't accept it, you must pass the relevant information to the shadow department in a timely manner while ensuring your own safety. This is the obligation of immortal cultivators. Good and evil are not at the same time, do you understand?"
"There are detailed rules for catching a monster. The shadow department is really wide. ”
Jiang Mi'er rolled her eyes, no longer gave an explanation in this regard, and said to the trembling snake and Buku Dahan Nunu: "See, these two monsters are very sensitive to powerful immortal weapons." Take the opportunity to put them in the Flying Immortal Gourd. ”
"Flying Immortal Gourd?" Li Xiaochen raised the purple-gold gourd in his hand, "You said this?"
"Idiot, are there any other gourds here?" Jiang Mi'er tapped on his head with a flute, "This Flying Immortal Gourd is the magic weapon of the Immortal Wheel Sect that Melzak asked me to give you." Hmph, it's a big bargain for you. ”
"You, you mean, this gourd can be given to me?" Li Xiaochen's eyes lit up with excitement. The mentality of the petty citizens erupted irrepressibly.
"Yes, because it's you, Melzak is willing to give it away. This flying immortal gourd is the magic weapon of the ancestor of the fairy wheel faction, with pure immortal energy and infinite power. ”
"Wow, it's gone, it's here!" Li Xiaochen cheered and threw the Flying Immortal Gourd high. The joy is beyond words.
Jiang Mi'er noticed that the wound on his abdomen was no longer bleeding and was quietly healing.
She couldn't help but sigh in her heart: The Divine Thunder Eye Hidden is really worthy of being a thing in the fairy world, which can not only provide additional strength, but also allow the owner to have a strong repair ability.
"Jiang Mi'er, hurry up, teach me how to use this gourd. Li Xiaochen was like a child who had just received a gift, dragging Jiang Mi'er, eager to explore the mystery.
The gourd culture in the country has a long history. A considerable number of Chinese people have a unique complex for gourds.
Li Xiaochen is no exception. The first time he saw this gourd with fine workmanship and elegant appearance, he liked it very much.
I also heard Jiang Mi'er say that this flying immortal gourd is the personal magic weapon of the ancestor of the Xianlun Sect. He was even more pleased.
"Don't worry, the problems have to be solved one by one. Jiang Mi'er looked at him happily and smiled, obviously loving this gourd.
She herself laughed: "Let's talk about turning into a snake first." Do you know what a snake is?"
Li Xiaochen suppressed his smile and shook his head, waiting for her to explain.
"It is recorded in the second classic of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" that the shape of the snake is like a human face and the body of a jackal, and the wings of a bird and a snake walk. Its sound is like a cry, and you can see the great water of its city. As you can see, the snake is the monster in front of you. It attaches itself to a person, sucks the person's spirit, increases its cultivation, and has become a monster. ”
"Wait a minute. After hearing her say this, Li Xiaochen seized the opportunity and hurriedly asked: "Isn't the Classic of Mountains and Seas a myth and legend?
Jiang Mi'er didn't answer him directly: "Take our Suo Po world as an example. The Buddha said that there are four stages in a world: success, dwelling, deterioration, and emptiness. We are in the midst of a 'dwelling catastrophe'. On the other hand, there are springs, summers, autumns and winters in a year. There is spring, summer, autumn and winter in one day. A person's life has spring, summer, autumn and winter. Each dynasty had spring, summer, autumn and winter. All the six realms also have spring, summer, autumn and winter. Even the monsters described in the Book of Mountains and Seas have come to the human world to cause chaos. This shows that our 'dwelling' has to transition from summer to autumn, and from 'dwelling' to 'bad'. Heaven and earth are about to harvest the yuan and usher in a great catastrophe. ”
"The Great Tribulation?" Li Xiaochen became more and more foggy the more he listened.
"I'll talk about this when I'm free. I'm going to teach you the authentic Demon Harvesting Spell of the Immortal Wheel Sect now. Jiang Mi'er pulled Li Xiaochen aside and taught this kind of secret spell to the world.
All mantras, whether Taoist or Buddhist, are generally passed down by word of mouth.
Because this way of transmission makes it easier for the inheritor to imitate. The modulation of the pitch and the rhythm of the recitation are very particular.
If something goes wrong, the spell may not work.
Mantras that can last for thousands of years, passed down from generation to generation, will inevitably have distorted pronunciation. In modern times, it is no longer entirely true.
So is the mantra invalid?
No. In one case, even if the pronunciation is not correct, it can be effective.
When the person who recites the mantra concentrates on the mantra with sincerity and purity, and does not recite the mantra at all, even if he does not pronounce it correctly, the mantra will work.
This is what people often say, "sincerity, gold and stone for the open".
There was once an old practitioner who recited the six-character mantra of Guanyin Bodhisattva, because the level of education was not high, and pronounced "Om Mani Horn Mi Niu" as "Om Mani Horn Mi Niu".
But because she reads very sincerely, she counts soybeans every day.
Say a sentence and put one soybean from the pile to the other end.
Over time, the mind is proficient, and the mind is pure.
Later, she didn't have to reach for those soybeans. As soon as he finishes reading a sentence, he automatically jumps to the other side and counts for him.
The mantra became more and more effective. Cyan, yellow, red...... All kinds of colorful lights shrouded this old cultivator.
The more she read it, the happier she became, and felt that the soybeans could dance by themselves, which was really fun. After that, I also recited the mantra even more.
One day, a monk was passing by and saw the auspicious light in the mountains and knew that there must be a practitioner nearby.
He searched for Ruixiang and found this old cultivator.
After the pleasantries, the monk asked her what she was doing.
The old cultivator said that he would only recite "Om Mani Horn Mi Niu".
When the monk heard this, he corrected and said, "It's not 'Om Ma Horn Mi Niu', but 'Om Ma Horn Mi Niu'." ”
The old cultivator was very sad to hear this, and felt that his decades of hard work had been in vain.
After the monk left, she corrected her pronunciation and pronounced "Om Mani Horn Mi Mi". As a result, no matter how you pronounce it, the soybeans will not jump automatically.
Seeing that the beans ignored her, the old cultivator was even more sad.
The monk who had gone away saw that the light in the mountain had dimmed a lot, and knew that he had done something wrong, so he hurriedly turned around and told the old cultivator: "I just taught you the wrong thing. The word is 'cow', not '吽'. You're right. ”
The old cultivator suddenly became happy again, and felt that his efforts over the years were still fruitful.
Finally, she pronounced back the original pronunciation. The soybeans started jumping again.
This story makes it abundantly clear that the sound of the spell is not the most important thing.
Faith and telekinesis are more important than mantra sounds.
The Diamond Sutra also says, "If you see me with color and ask me with your voice, you are walking in an evil way, and you will not be able to see me as it comes." ”
It can be seen that whether it is drawing talismans, reciting mantras, chanting sutras or chanting Buddha, the principle is the same. Only sincerity and purity of mind can be invincible.
After telling Li Xiaochen the above content, Jiang Mi'er passed on the spell of collecting the demon spell to him.
Then, she said: "Although the Flying Immortal Gourd can temporarily suppress these monsters with low cultivation, it can't directly put them into the gourd. If you want to collect demons, you have to do it when they are weak. ”
Li Xiaochen said curiously: "You mean, you want to beat them half to death, and then collect them?"
"You're talking about a way. In short, no matter what method is used, the purpose is to reduce the demonic energy of the monster as much as possible. This makes it easier to collect. Now I'm going to show you another way to lower your demonic energy. ”
Jiang Mi'er took the jade flute in her hand to Li Xiaochen's eyes and shook it: "This is my jade mountain flying qiong flute, which is made by picking jade spirit coral from the East China Sea and refining it by ice condensation. As long as you play the demon subduing song according to the rhythm, even ordinary people can restrain the monsters. ”
Li Xiaochen took a closer look at the blue-blue piccolo that had been finely polished.
Under the exquisite appearance, there is a faint colorful light flowing slowly inside, which is very beautiful.
He has entered the condensing pill stage, and he can still slightly feel the faint immortal aura revealed in it.
Jiang Mi'er put the flute horizontally. Jade-like fingers pressed gracefully against the sound hole. The lips are lightly opened and slightly attached to the edge of the blow hole.
The melodious music is like a beautiful dancing girl, dancing in this messy private room.
This demon song is not as combative as its name.
On the contrary, the tune played is clear and pleasant, and the clouds and snow are flying, like a clear and transparent gurgling stream, purifying Li Xiaochen's soul that has been dyed in the world for a long time.
In addition to the ethereal spirit of this demon subjugation song, it seems to tell a poignant and moving love story with fairy sound, which makes people feel deeply and resonate with it.
But the Buku Dahan and the Snake over there didn't feel the beauty of this song at all.
Fairies and demons have always been opposites. All immortal laws are the great enemies of demons.
When they first saw the Flying Immortal Gourd, they couldn't resist the pure immortal energy. only sighed that cultivation was low, and his body trembled involuntarily, and he wanted to escape but couldn't get it.
I can only instinctively tremble in place.
Now he is bleeding all over his body by the Demon Descending Qu, and he is worse than dead.
In particular, after the first stanza of the piece, he could no longer maintain his human form, revealing his true form, a monster with tusks that pierced his jaw like a chisel.
Once the monsters passively reveal their true bodies, it means that their demonic aura has been greatly reduced.
Li Xiaochen judged that the time had come, so he pulled out the stopper, held the flying immortal gourd in his left hand, pinched the magic trick with his right hand, and recited the demon collection spell.
The cultivation of the snake is lower than the chisel teeth, and it can't withstand the erosion of the immortal qi. The entire body glows brightly and is translucent.
Immediately after, the right wing of the snake shattered into starlight powder little by little, floating towards the mouth of the bottle of the Flying Immortal Gourd.
This monster was terrified, afraid that he would be included in the magic weapon of the immortal family. It desperately tried to stop its trembling and retreated from here, trying to get rid of the powerful suction of the Flying Immortal Gourd.
Unexpectedly, this Flying Immortal Gourd was like a black hole that could even be swallowed by light, greedily swallowing the gradually decomposed body of the snake.
In the process of collecting demons, Li Xiaochen understood why he wanted to collect the work at the moment when the demonic energy was greatly reduced.
Because these monsters didn't voluntarily enter the Flying Immortal Gourd. When they are collected, they will resist and struggle repeatedly.
These low-level youkai are fine. If you are facing a goblin with a certain resistance to immortal energy, you are afraid that you will be forcibly freed.
This snake, which resides in Master Bai's body, has always held control of the physical body and has done a lot of bad things.
It happened that Liu Rongwei sent someone to hire Master Bai to solve the problem, and the snake who liked people and hated people agreed.
What it didn't expect was that it had met its nemesis here. I didn't expect that I would be planted in the hands of a half-hung immortal cultivator who even had to be taught by others to collect demons.
Secretly resentful, the snake's right wing, right shoulder, and right arm had been completely disintegrated, dissolved into glowing powder, and received into the Flying Immortal Gourd.
If it continues like this, sooner or later it will all be dissolved by immortal qi.
Instead of sitting and waiting to die, it is better to fight to the death!
With a bad thought in his heart, the snake no longer struggled meaninglessly, but let his body be sucked through with the suction of the Flying Immortal Gourd.
And at the critical moment when he was about to be included in the magic weapon, the snake suddenly released the remaining demonic energy, and temporarily overcame the fear of the immortal weapon, and flew towards Li Xiaochen, who was contemplating and chanting a spell, and was defenseless!