Chapter 334 The Talented Younger Brother
When Jiang Liuyi and Jiang Liuyun entered the house, they happened to hear Yu Zhiyi's words.
They all came after hearing that Jiang Liuting had blown up the courtyard, since Jiang Liuting didn't use gunpowder or other firearms to blow up the courtyard, but rather a talisman.
Jiang Liuyun rushed in: "Sisters, what are you talking about? What talisman? What spiritual power?"
As they were talking, they noticed two scribbles on the table.
Yu Zhiyi explained, "My fourth brother has some talent in drawing talismans, but unfortunately he is not a member of the Xuanmen sect."
The two brothers, Jiang Liuyun and Jiang Liubin, have been competing with each other since they were little. If you can do something, I must learn it too; if you can't do something, I must laugh at you for doing it.
Drawing talismans sounds really cool, so how could Jiang Liuyun let his "arch-rival" Jiang Liubin steal the spotlight?
He immediately wanted to learn it too.
Yu Zhiyi didn't stop her.
Then……
"Well, I wasn't prepared just now. Let me try again!"
Jiang Liuyun quickly crumpled the ruined paper into a ball and started painting again.
Jiang Liubin said smugly, "If you're bad at it, just admit defeat. Drawing talismans is such a high-level skill, not everyone can learn it."
Jiang Liuyun ignored him. This time, he calmed down and completed most of the work very well. However, when he made the last stroke, he accidentally brought out a bit of his own writing habit. What should have been a clean and neat stroke turned into a hook.
"Sister, is this...is this okay?"
The fifteen-year-old boy was very nervous.
He didn't know how to draw talismans, so he thought it was alright.
Yu Zhiyi shook her head: "Although my master said that talismans can be innovated, the premise of innovation is that the basic skills must be solid. And these symbols are the basic skills of talismans. No matter how the talismans are innovated, the symbols cannot be changed, because a slight error can lead to a huge mistake."
"Even the slightest difference could cause the talisman to fail."
"If it's just a failure, that's fine. But I'm afraid it might cause a qualitative change and result in some unnecessary losses."
Jiang Liuyun muttered, "Is it that serious?"
He wasn't deliberately trying to argue; he just found it strange.
Yu Zhiyi nodded: "It may not cause serious consequences every time, but if it happens even once, you may not be able to bear the consequences."
She went through all the talismans she had come into contact with in her mind, and finally said, "For example, the Healing Heart Talisman among healing talismans is very similar to the Fire Control Talisman. If you accidentally use the Fire Control Talisman instead of the Healing Heart Talisman, you can imagine the consequences."
Jiang Liuyun was a little confused: "Healing Heart Talisman?"
"It is a talisman that can treat heart disease and injuries."
Jiang Liuyun was shocked: "There are talismans like this?"
Jiang Liuyi patted her silly younger brother: "Your sister's point is that talismans are different from ordinary writing and drawing. If the writing is a little bad, it doesn't matter. If the drawing is wrong, it can be remedied. But if the talisman is drawn wrong, it can be fatal."
Jiang Liuyun then realized what was happening.
The thought of accidentally using a fire-controlling talisman instead of treating someone with a heart condition... the consequences...
He couldn't help but shiver, and immediately straightened his attitude: "Sister, I understand. I will draw it well and won't slack off again."
He held his breath and focused, then put pen to paper once more.
This time he drew very slowly and carefully. Although he was not as fast as Jiang Liubin, his brushstrokes were even and there were no deviations.
Yu Zhiyi was surprised.
Unexpectedly, the Jiang family members are quite talented in drawing talismans.
Seeing that his two younger brothers had tried and succeeded, Jiang Liuyi also gave it a shot.
Unfortunately, the talisman he drew only resembled the original in form; his brushwork was not as skillful as Jiang Liubin's.
Jiang Liuyun, who had always been better at everything than others since childhood: "?"
Seeing that her brother was aroused by his competitive spirit, Yu Zhiyi quickly stopped him: "Brother, don't be in a hurry. Everyone has their own expertise. Even among people in the Xuanmen sect, not everyone is good at drawing talismans."
Her master once said that her senior brothers each had their own strengths: some were good at mystical arts, some were good at alchemy, some were good at drawing talismans, and some were good at crafting weapons.
Although everyone has one or two skills to rely on, they can only truly specialize in one of them.
Take her for example; when it comes to it, her greatest skill is physiognomy.
She had only dabbled in other talismans and formations.
Jiang Liuyi watched his sister rack her brains to comfort him and found this experience quite novel.
In the past, he was the one who comforted others. After all, Jiang Liuyi had always been the model child, excelling in both literature and martial arts, and proficient in poetry, calligraphy, painting, music, and chess.
They are the ones who seek comfort from others who feel frustrated.
Unexpectedly, he encountered a field he was completely unfamiliar with today.
The symbol looked very simple, and when he drew it, he felt that his drawing was no different from that of his two younger brothers.
But my sister said no.
Jiang Liuyi didn't feel frustrated; he just found the experience very interesting.
"I'm fine," the Second Young Master Jiang said with a light smile, reassuring his younger sister.
Seeing that he looked calm and unaffected, Yu Zhiyi was relieved. Then she looked at her two younger brothers and said, "You two are indeed talented in drawing talismans, but unfortunately, without spiritual power to support them, these talismans are nothing more than a piece of waste paper."
Jiang Liubin & Jiang Liuyun: "What a waste of your time."
Jiang Liuyun asked, "Sister, can we also learn cultivation from you?"
Yu Zhiyi pursed her lips: "Logically speaking, it should be learned from a young age."
The two younger brothers both wore the same mournful expression.
Yu Zhiyi added, "However, my master once said that the best time to do something was ten years ago, and the second best time is now."
"You can give it a try. If you really have the talent, you will eventually succeed. Even if you can't achieve the Great Dao in the future, you can still achieve something in the Dao of Talismans."
"Perhaps one can even attain enlightenment through talismans."
Neither of them understood what it meant to enter the Dao through talismans, or what the Great Dao they achieved was, but upon hearing that they could actually try to cultivate, they immediately put all the other nonsense out of their minds.
"Sister, should I take a bath and burn incense or something?"
Yu Zhiyi: "..."
She, who had never thought of helping her sect gain more followers, was now having a bit of a headache: "I remember that my master tested my spiritual roots first, and only after I passed the test did he accept me as a disciple."
"Moreover, this path is far more dangerous than martial arts. Martial arts is about competing with others, but cultivation is about fighting against the heavens. If you truly succeed in cultivation, the heavens will send down a tribulation of lightning, and the cultivator must endure the pain of being struck by heavenly lightning. Are you sure you want to try?"
Jiang Liubin's face turned pale: "Struck by lightning?"
Jiang Liuyun's expression also turned somewhat grim: "Is it the kind of heavenly lightning that Big Brother used to destroy the courtyard?"
Yu Zhiyi chuckled: "Although that talisman is called the Heavenly Thunder Talisman, its power is far less than that of heavenly thunder."
hiss!
Is the power of heavenly lightning even more terrifying than the Heavenly Lightning Talisman?!
The two younger brothers' faces turned deathly pale.
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