About ten minutes later, a strange and tiny fluctuation suddenly came from the formation outside.
Rong Jing had also studied formations, and at this moment he sensed this movement more keenly than others.
He raised his eyes and looked back calmly, and a dozen mixed auras came over, among which there was a faint smell that was familiar to Rong Jing.
Rong Jing frowned slightly, but did not withdraw his gaze.
Then he saw that a new group of heavenly masters appeared in the alley where they had just entered.
A dozen people walked together, but they were vaguely divided into two teams. The people in blue clothes had a more elegant aura, while the people in yellow robes had a somewhat burning aura.
But they must have a good relationship, because they were talking to each other when they came in.
"Master Rong? What are you looking at?" Master Long noticed his gaze, turned his head and took a look, then came to his senses after a moment of stunned silence, "People from the Lan and Huang families have arrived."
Rong Jing had heard about the Lan family and the Huang family from Master Long Tianshi and the others before. He glanced at the dozen or so people indifferently and then looked away.
The familiar feeling from before seemed to have never appeared. Rong Jing moved his fingertips slightly, but he did not open the Zhoutian Gua in front of so many heavenly masters.
But he didn't mention it, but Master Long Tianshi whispered to him which members of the Lan and Huang families would come to this metaphysics exchange activity.
As two of the leading Heavenly Masters in Southern Province, the Lan and Huang families are naturally well-known in the world of metaphysics.
The Lan family specializes in the art of controlling ghosts, which has actually been criticized by the metaphysical community.
After all, evil spirits are corroded by resentment and have lost all rationality. If you take them as servants, they may backfire if you are not careful, causing the evil spirits to wreak havoc on the world.
Secondly, although some resentful souls are extremely resentful and murderous, in the final analysis, it is because they died in too much pain, or because they have a grudge that cannot be avenged. Such a fate is pitiful, but because of this suffering, they are taken in by the Heavenly Master as servant ghosts and cannot be free for life, which is somewhat contrary to the belief of the metaphysical world to punish evil and promote good.
However, the children of the Lan family are all very talented, and their power is growing. Although people in the metaphysical world have some complaints, after being attacked several times by the children of the Lan family and their servants, not many people mentioned it anymore.
As for the Huang family, they took the path of using Yin energy to train their will and soul. They believed that only by keeping their mind clear even in the confusion of evil spirits could they preserve their original heart and their cultivation be stable enough.
Because the cultivation methods of these two schools are somewhat complementary, and each has sufficient influence in Southern Province, they established a certain close relationship after coming into contact.
The two families also came together to participate in this metaphysics exchange activity.
"The one in the front wearing yellow is the head of the Huang family, and the ones following behind are the more outstanding children of the Huang family. The ones wearing blue are the Lan family, and the one walking in the front is the eldest son of the Lan family, and he is also the designated young master of the Lan family."
Seeing the Huang and Lan families sitting down in front, Long Tianshi lowered his voice even more: "Don't look at Lan Qinghong, who is only in his twenties. In fact, he has great talent. He subdued his first servant ghost at the age of seven. In the next twenty years, he continued to improve. Until now, most people have no idea how strong he is."
It is precisely because Lan Qinghong is so outstanding that the head of the Lan family entrusted him with the task of leading the team to the metaphysics exchange event this time.
Master Long Tian estimated that this was probably the beginning of the Lan family's intention to slowly transfer power to Lan Qinghong.
Rong Jing followed the gaze of Master Long and saw that the young men who were walking in the front of the group had handsome faces and gentle smiles. If Master Long hadn't mentioned it, no one would have been able to tell that he was a master who specialized in the art of controlling ghosts, but would have felt that he was a gentle and elegant university teacher.
As if he noticed the movement here, Lan Qinghong paused for a moment, then raised his head and looked over here.
The silver-haired young man sat upright on a light grey single sofa, his whole body aura was cool and mysterious, his amber eyes were as light as mountain snow, and his handsome face seemed as distant and indifferent as the clear moon on the top of the mountain.
His eyelashes raised slightly, and Rong Jing and Lan Qinghong's eyes met.
A strange emotion seemed to flash across the other person's eyes, and then he quickly returned to his previous gentleness and gestured slightly towards him as a greeting.
Rong Jing lowered his eyes slightly, but sat calmly in his seat without making any response.
Lan Qinghong was stunned for a moment, and then the smile on his lips inexplicably deepened.
"Who are you looking at, cousin?"
A blue-clothed young man who looked younger noticed the expression on Lan Qinghong's face. Just as he was about to turn his head to look in the direction of his gaze, he saw that Lan Qinghong had already retracted his gaze and said in a gentle voice, "Nothing."
Then he asked, "After the exchange activities, there will be a trade fair. Have you brought everything? Even if you can't exchange anything, it's good for you to go and see it."
Their Lan family was considered a powerful family in Southern Province. However, although this kind of power allowed the children in the family to not worry about the resources for cultivation, it would also restrict their horizons.
Like a tiger kept in a zoo, it looks scary, but in fact it has lost its original wildness.
If the young men of the clan continue like this, when will his grand plan be completed?
Lan Qinghong's expression was slightly stern, and his tone couldn't help but carry a hint of authority.
The cousin of the Lan family didn't expect that his extra question would cause the young master's cousin to become serious, so he nodded quickly: "I know, cousin."
The smile on Lan Qinghong's face softened again, and he raised his hand and pressed his cousin's shoulder: "Our Lan family finally has a chance to rise. Qinghe, don't blame your cousin for being too strict with you. It's really..."
Lan Qinghe: "My cousin I know."
Although the head of their Lan family has a high level of cultivation, he was still injured after he tried to stop the rebellion of the ghosts that escaped.
Although this matter was kept secret very well, as the head of the Lan family appeared less and less in public, the other Tianshi families would always become suspicious. If they had not grown up by then, would they really have to rely on their cousin to support the entire Lan family alone?
Seeing that Lan Qinghe was sensible, Lan Qinghong smiled slightly: "Don't worry, after this metaphysical exchange activity is over, I will open a secret realm for you and let you go in to practice for a while."
Lan Qinghe's eyes lit up: "Thank you, cousin."
Outsiders may not know, but as a direct descendant of the Lan family, he knows clearly that in addition to the secret method of controlling ghosts for generations, the Lan family also has a secret realm that can increase their vitality and luck.
Controlling evil spirits is detrimental to one's virtue, and one's vitality will always be eroded by negative energy. However, the existence of the secret realm can help them cleanse the bad luck from their bodies, making their vitality even more abundant than before.
However, the secret realm is rarely opened, and Lan Qinghong rarely makes a promise, so how can Lan Qinghe not be excited!
"Alright." Lan Qinghong said with a smile, "The exchange meeting is about to begin, be calm."
No one knew what they were talking about. It was just that Rong Jing felt a little irritated after Lan Qinghong looked at him just now.
His eyes lightly swept over the two brothers of the Lan family who were talking, and Rong Jing lightly tapped the armrest of the sofa with his fingertips, but the hexagram that came out was like a fog, and the direction was invisible.
Frowning, Rong Jing loosened his fingers and gently wiped away the hexagram with his palm.
When he was casting the hexagram, Rong Jing felt a little resistance. But because there were so many Heavenly Masters here, he couldn't use too much spiritual power directly.
However, the hexagram calculated in this way is not accurate, but it is not completely empty either.
Moreover, the resistance he encountered was not as righteous and fierce as the one before when Heaven did not allow him to peek into the other side, but it was a bit feminine, soft and cold.
It was like a pool of stagnant water that came from nowhere, carrying a heavy smell of death.
At the moment when Rong Jing erased the hexagram, Lan Qinghong's heart trembled slightly, his expression changed, and he subconsciously turned to look at Rong Jing.
However, Rong Jing had already retracted his gaze at this time, and was leaning back in his chair, looking at his mobile phone with a calm expression, as if there was nothing unusual.
Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Lan Qinghong looked at Rong Jing a few more times, and saw that the other party suddenly frowned and stared at what was displayed on the mobile phone screen. After a few seconds, he typed a reply.
——Who is the person on the other side of the screen? Is he familiar with the other person?
Lan Qinghong thought about it subconsciously, and then found it a little funny.
He was just a stranger he met for the first time. Although he was somewhat concerned about the aura of the other person, but...
It seems unnecessary to care about this.
Suppressing the inexplicable emotions in his heart, Lan Qinghong retracted his gaze and looked towards the front desk of the exchange activity.
The Lan and Huang families arrived relatively late. After they sat for a while, the reception staff outside also withdrew, and another layer of formation was superimposed on top, reducing the presence of the entire old street to the minimum.
An old Taoist with a long beard was the first to stand up. He was the host of this metaphysical exchange activity and also the most powerful Taoist priest in this metaphysical exchange activity.
Below him is Master Yuankong.
"It's a rare opportunity to meet fellow Taoists at a metaphysical exchange event. I won't say much. Let's just follow the old rules."
This Taoist priest Qingyuan was a quick-witted man. After looking around at all the Heavenly Masters in the meeting place, he spoke directly.
As for the previous rules...
It was said to be a metaphysical exchange activity, so of course there had to be some exchange. There were two or three hundred Heavenly Masters here, but Taoist Priest Qingyuan took a magic tool like a cup and waved it in the air, collecting a wisp of the aura of the people present.
After waiting for a few seconds, the cups lit up, and a faint light appeared on the bodies of a dozen people.
"All the Heavenly Masters selected by the Mysterious Spirit Lamp, please come up and share your recent cultivation experiences."
Of course, the so-called experience can also be the skills in dealing with some supernatural events. The requirements in this regard are not strict, but you are not allowed to be perfunctory.
If there are interested celestial masters in the audience who feel that what the chosen celestial master said is wrong, they can stand up and refute it.
It is very interesting.
There was also a little light on Rong Jing's hand, and if you look closely you can make out a blurry shape of the Chinese character "一".
They all sat together. In addition to Rong Jing, Master Yuankong was also selected, but ranked third.
When Master Long Tianshi saw this, his expression changed slightly.
Rong Jing might not know, but those of them who have participated in one or two metaphysical exchange activities know that although the so-called Xuanling Lamp absorbs the aura of everyone, when it comes to actually selecting the Heavenly Master, it chooses after sorting according to the power it vaguely senses.
Even though Tianshi Yuankong had such a high level of cultivation, he was ranked third, but Rong Jing took first place...
After Taoist Qingyuan took a look at the candidates selected by Xuanlingzhan this time, he also found a few unfamiliar faces among them.
He smiled and said, "Which fellow has drawn the first share order? Please stand up."
Rong Jing lowered his eyes to glance at the faint light falling on his fingertips, then stood up calmly.
"So it's - this fellow Taoist." Taoist Qingyuan subconsciously wanted to say Master Yuankong, but when he looked carefully, he found that the person who stood up was one of the faces he had found unfamiliar before.
But he paused and found that no one stood up, so he knew that Rong Jing was indeed the first Heavenly Master chosen by Xuanlingzhan.
However, this handsome young man looks no more than twenty-three or twenty-four years old. Could his cultivation be so high?
Or is there something wrong with the Xuanlingzhan?
Taoist Qingyuan was full of doubts, but he kept a smile on his face: "The metaphysical world is now developing more and more prosperous, may I know the name of this fellow Taoist?"
Rong Jing had seen many such occasions when he was the imperial teacher of the Dazhao Dynasty.
Just saying my name in the current situation...
Probably no one would think much about it.
Lowering his eyes, Rong Jing said calmly: "Rong Jing."
Taoist Priest Qingyuan: “…”
Other Heavenly Masters: “…”
The imperial master Rong Jing of the Zhao Dynasty back then could be said to be the founder of the world of metaphysics. Whether the Heavenly Masters present here admit it or not, the techniques they possess now are indeed derived from the legacy of Heavenly Master Rong.
So when they first heard that the young man in front of them was also called Rong Jing, their expressions looked a little strange.
Although there are many people who change their names to be the same as their ancestors in order to get some spiritual energy, the younger generation seems to rarely do so.
Now there was suddenly such a person in front of him. Taoist Qingyuan was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It turned out to be Master Rong Tian. It seems that Master Rong Tian also respects Master Rong Jing."
Grandmaster Rong Jing himself: “… Yeah.”
I don’t know what to say.
Taoist Qingyuan also found it strange. He had seen other Heavenly Masters who changed their names to "Rong Jing" before, but when Rong Jing spoke just now, he subconsciously thought that he was that person.
Hundreds of years have passed. Even if it is really the reincarnation of Master Rong... the spiritual energy of the past may no longer exist.
With a sigh in his heart, Taoist Qingyuan didn't say anything more. He just stepped back a little to let Rong Jing play freely.
Master Rong paused for two seconds, his expression unusually solemn.
The other Heavenly Masters were already discussing this secretly below.
Although everyone may not know exactly what the rules are for selecting people for the Xuanlingzhan, they can guess a little bit about them.
In the previous few times, they had chosen those famous and highly respected great celestial masters, but this time they chose such an unfamiliar young man right from the start.
Could it be that Xuan Lingzhan really thought he was Master Rong, who was not even twenty years old but had overwhelmed countless brilliant talents in Da Zhao?
Looking at the other party's current silence, I guess it's because his cultivation is not enough and he really can't save face.
Just when this thought came to their minds, Rong Jing finally moved.
He glanced around and waved towards the back of the venue.
Everyone looked in the direction of his movements, and saw two weak paper figures walking towards them hand in hand, with a bit of human tension on their strange faces.
"Brother, are you looking for us?"
With so many Heavenly Masters present, the aura they leaked unconsciously was enough to make the two weak ghosts residing in the paper figures tremble in fear.
Rong Jing casually covered them with a layer of spiritual energy as a barrier, then took out his phone and scanned the QR code on their stomachs: "Bring me some yellow paper and cinnabar."
It’s not that Rong Jing can’t use the Soul-Inducing Talisman and Zhou Tian Gua, but these Heavenly Masters below...
Perhaps because of the two previous bans on metaphysics, the abilities of the Heavenly Masters he had seen so far were only average. Since this activity was for communication, it would be meaningless for him to use techniques that the other party could not use at all.
The two paper figures had received a ray of his spiritual energy before, and now they got a little more. Suddenly, they were not afraid of anything. They patted their paper chests and said in stiff voices: "Brother, you wait!"
Rong Jing: “…”
In less than a minute, they came running over with a stack of yellow paper, a box of authentic Chenzhou cinnabar, and a Huzhou pen.
Everyone now understood that Rong Jing probably wanted to talk about talismans.
but--
Can a Taoist priest who doesn't even carry cinnabar or yellow paper with him really make a usable talisman?
Even Taoist Qingyuan felt that there might be something wrong with the Xuanlingzhan. The chosen Taoist Rong Jing had mediocre cultivation and could only get away with it in this way.
He sighed and said nothing more. At most, if the other party failed to draw the talisman, he would help to smooth things over.
The Taoist practices of the Heavenly Masters who came to participate in the event were varied, among which talismans were relatively popular, so there were naturally tables for drawing talismans in the venue.
Taking the things from the paper figures, Rong Jing watched the two paper figures run back to the shop smoothly, then put the blank yellow paper on the table, opened the box of pure Chenzhou sand, and lightly dipped the Huzhou brush on it.
His movements were casual and relaxed, and when that slightly cold, clear and pleasant voice rang in their ears, everyone was still a little dazed.
"A talisman is divided into three parts: the talisman head, the talisman core, and the talisman foot." Rong Jing said as he dipped his pen into the rich cinnabar and wrote a stroke on the yellow paper. "People often think that among these three parts, the talisman core is the most important, but that's not the case."
"Whether a talisman is successfully made or not, there are certain requirements from the very beginning."
Most people don't draw talismans like him!
Not to mention burning incense and bathing, one should also be calm before putting pen to paper. Why is he talking about this while painting?
But Rong Jing's expression was extremely calm, and his writing was extremely steady. Faintly, they could even feel the spiritual energy in the air gathering together, following his brushstrokes, and blending perfectly into a thin piece of talisman paper.
The runes he drew also looked extremely complicated, and they didn't seem to be any of the runes they had seen before. But upon closer inspection, they seemed to contain some great power. Even though they hadn't been completely drawn, there was already a hint of obvious spiritual power fluctuations -
This is simply, simply incredible!
Some of the Heavenly Masters who specialized in the art of talismans were so excited that they stood up. However, Rong Jing, who was being stared at by all eyes, remained calm. His writing movements were neither hurried nor slow, with a beauty as elegant and free as flowing clouds and running water.
"The talisman head is the beginning of the talisman's spiritual energy. If the talisman head is drawn too quickly, the talisman will easily lose its spiritual energy, causing the talisman's power to be greatly reduced. Therefore, when drawing the talisman head, one should be calm and composed..."
His voice was still faint, but this time, everyone suppressed their emotions and listened carefully.
The previous doubts gradually disappeared until Rong Jing finished explaining the techniques of drawing talismans while guiding the spiritual energy that had gathered like a small lake into the yellow paper and writing the last soul-sealing rune. Not only did everyone stop doubting, they even wished he would say a few more words!
However, a talisman has been drawn, and the other party's advice is indeed useful. Many Tianshi opened their phones and either typed or recorded it when he spoke.
Not only those Heavenly Masters who specialized in the art of talismans, but also some other Heavenly Masters could not help but record it all.
Rong Jing also stopped his actions, gently placed the Huzhou brush dipped in cinnabar on the sand box, and then reached out to pick up the drawn talisman.
The light yellow paper is obviously a good thing, and the cinnabar color is bright and rich, but the most eye-catching thing about this talisman is the complex and exquisite runes.
Taoist Qingyuan took only one step forward and he could feel the residual power of the talisman that had not yet disappeared.
It was long and righteous, and the remaining fluctuations seemed to be stronger than the talismans drawn by ordinary Taoist priests.
"I wonder what kind of talisman Master Rong Tian drew?" Taoist Qingyuan suppressed the shock in his heart, and when he spoke again, his attitude was much more serious and cautious than before.
"An evil-breaking talisman." There was nothing secretive about this. Rong Jing casually handed the talisman paper to Taoist Qingyuan for him to look at.
The other party carefully took the talisman paper in his hand, and carefully read the mysterious runes on it, but said: "I can make a few evil-breaking talismans, but it seems..."
It’s different from the one drawn by Rong Jing?
"Hmm." Rong Jing responded calmly. The talismans handed down in the metaphysical world are all based on the classics of the Great Zhao Dynasty. Although the framework has not changed, many details have been lost.
Although the talisman finally made was of the same quality, its actual power was greatly reduced. If the Heavenly Master's level was not good, the spiritual power consumed in drawing a talisman might be less than the spiritual energy that the talisman itself could withstand.
But Rong Jing couldn't just say that the runes on my hands were the most primitive ones. Although he never concealed his edge, it was not a good thing for too many people to speculate about his origins.
After thinking for a while, Rong Jing said, "When I was drawing it before, I vaguely felt that my luck was not flowing smoothly somewhere when I started writing, so I changed it a little."
Taoist Priest Qingyuan: “…”
Did you change it? You must have changed it a lot!
However, Master Rong Tian looked calm and composed. He stared at Rong Jing for several times but could not find any flaws, so he had to return the evil-breaking talisman: "Master Rong Tian's talent... is beyond our reach."
His words were actually somewhat offensive, but no one in the audience stood up to refute them.
Or perhaps, they were already in deep shock at this point and had no time to care about what Taoist Qingyuan said.
Among so many people present, only people like Master Long Tianshi, who had seen more of Rong Jing's methods before, were slightly calmer.
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