Chapter 165: Go north, north, north again, and north again...
After Li Chu left Feilai Sect.
Zhenren Yao Ding and Elder Yao Lian stood on the top of the mountain in the sea of clouds, gazing at the vast expanse, their Taoist robes fluttering.
“Alas—” Master Yao Ding sighed and said, “In the past hundred years of the Four Flying Conference, we finally won the first place. But… it was a bit disgraceful, and it also consumed the most precious spirit of the ancestor. If there is a disaster of extermination in the future… I, the head of the sect, will be a sinner of the sect.”
"Haha, I think it's not a bad thing." Elder Yao Lian smiled, his eyes clear.
"Oh?" Master Yao Ding looked at him: "What do you mean, Senior Brother?"
"The sect narrowly escaped death, and the founder's energy was wasted... Actually, this can be considered a kind of retribution, right?"
Elder Yao Lian said slowly: "The Grandmaster set the rules for the Four Flying Conference because he wanted our four sects to be of the same blood, support each other, and encourage each other. But we cheated and invited outsiders to participate..."
“That’s totally wrong.”
"At the time, it was said to be a stopgap measure, but now that I think about it, it was simply an escape from the Feilai Sect's years of weakness."
"And the reason why Feilai Sect is weak is that there are too many root causes."
"Let's not talk about anything else, just look at the chief disciples we have selected over the years...how many of them are worthy of being the chief?"
"As a cultivator, you actually value your image over your strength. No matter what the short-term gains are, your disciples will naturally be concerned when they see them. If this continues, the atmosphere will definitely deteriorate."
"We are all responsible for the formation of these unhealthy trends."
Yao Ding Zhenren said: "But in today's Jianghu, everyone is like this."
"If other families have talented and good-looking disciples, they can naturally promote them." Elder Yao Lian said, "We don't have any, so we should give priority to the more important option. But we are forcing ourselves to pursue the trivial instead of the essential, which is stupid in itself."
Master Yao Ding was silent for a long time before he nodded.
"That's right. Why don't we regard this sect's loss as an opportunity to work hard and become stronger."
After saying that, he transmitted the message.
"Ask Lang Yuyan to the top of the mountain—"
A moment later, a young disciple, half of his body wrapped in medical bandages and leaning on a cane, staggered up.
Looking at his appearance, with bright eyes and white teeth, he is a handsome young man. No wonder he is liked by many girls in Hangzhou.
"Master, Master." Lang Yuyan bowed reluctantly and said, "Why did you call me here?"
Yao Ding Zhenren said directly: "This Four Flying Conference has inspired both your master and this headmaster. I plan to re-elect the chief disciple in the sect in the future... strength comes first."
"Strength comes first?" Lang Yuyan was startled: "Then I..."
He almost blurted out, "Then I'm screwed..."
Fortunately I swallowed it back.
"Just focus on recovering from your injuries." Elder Yao Lian said, "Since you were seriously injured by Zhao Liangchen's sword, you must not be his opponent. You don't have to worry about these things."
"No... Master, this was actually an accident... This..." Lang Yuyan was shocked and wanted to argue.
“Don’t worry, you have contributed a lot to the sect in the past two years, and the sect will not treat you unfairly.” Elder Yao Ding said.
“But this Chief…” Lang Yuyan said in panic: “The disciple was injured by Senior Brother… but he was pretending!”
"Please consider carefully, Master. I just didn't want to make a fool of myself by participating in the Four Flying Conference... so I was hit by your sword on purpose."
"Master, I have actually regretted my actions these past few days. If you give me another chance, I will definitely choose to participate in the Four Flying Conference!"
"I am willing to go on a mission for the sect!"
"A few more will do..."
“Give me another chance!”
Lang Yuyan's helpless voice was vague and echoed among the sea of clouds.
…
Li Chu returned to Deyun Temple.
After not seeing it for a few days, I didn't recognize it. The size of the Taoist temple has expanded a lot, occupying almost half of Shili Slope.
It seems that the back door over there is about to connect to the area where lantern monsters spawn.
Just think about it, if Deyun Temple was a little bigger, you would run into a few lantern monsters when you go to the toilet in the future... What a happy picture that would be.
After coming back, he went into the room.
Before leaving Feilai Sect, Zhao Liangchen taught him the detailed process of making talismans.
Now he can't wait to try it himself.
It’s actually very simple.
There are only three key points in making talismans: spiritual thought, spirit possession, and talisman techniques.
The first step is to materialize an idea in your mind with your soul. This idea must be firm and strong enough.
The content of your thought is what you want this talisman to achieve.
For example, calling the wind, summoning rain, thunder, lightning... and so on.
This stage excludes all mortals. If one wants to have enough motivation to put pen to paper, one must practice meditation for at least several years.
The second step is to possess the spirit.
Then, this thought was transmitted completely to the paper of the talisman.
This is the easiest stage to fail in the whole process.
The difficulty of achieving it is like going from fantasy to actual practice.
Of course, it also depends on the content of your thoughts.
This is also why the more powerful and mysterious the talisman, the easier it is to fail.
Combining divine will with true energy, and using cinnabar and yellow talismans as carriers, this is the basis of making a talisman.
The third step is the talisman method.
This step is the biggest restriction on the talisman.
It is impossible for a person to say what he wants to say. In fact, even if you combine the true qi with your mind, it is just a piece of yellow paper infused with true qi, and it cannot do whatever you want.
Every talisman has its own unique "talisman method".
The ancient characters written on the talismans seem to be scribbles to many people, but they contain the power of heaven and earth.
It is said that when the world was first created, there were only a few hundred characters in the world, each of which was extremely complex and obscure. They were comprehended from the most primitive traces of the Tao of heaven and earth, and only a very small number of sages could master them.
Because these words are not used for people to communicate with each other.
It allows people to communicate with heaven!
The functions of these ancient characters are casting spells, offering sacrifices, and fighting. Each character can mobilize the power of heaven and earth!
As long as you master the right arrangements and combinations, manipulating the five elements and reversing yin and yang are all possible.
Later, a wise sage of the human race created a much simpler set of characters based on this. Although it did not contain the great power of the Heavenly Dao, it could still pass on civilization.
The day when the word is completed.
The sky rains millet and ghosts cry at night.
The "talisman method" of talismans is to find the combination of ancient characters that can bring out your spiritual thoughts.
These key knowledge are monopolized by all the sects in the world and will never be passed on to outsiders.
The talisman that Zhao Liangchen taught Li Chu was the simplest one.
"Follow the talisman."
This Xingsui Fu comes from the Xingsui spell commonly seen in the martial arts world and is a little trick.
It means placing your spiritual consciousness in one place, and you can feel the scene nearby. The practice of the spell is subject to many restrictions, and the effect will be much better if it is written as a talisman.
After listening to him, Li Chu understood.
Sticking a talisman somewhere is like installing a camera there.
His first thought was that this thing was very practical in preventing thieves.
Then, he asked Zhao Liangchen how far the effective sensing distance of a Xingsui Talisman was.
That is, how far away from the caster the talisman must be for it to become ineffective.
Zhao Liangchen was about to answer, it is usually within a radius of ten miles.
Suddenly, it occurred to me that Li Chu could see everything within a radius of thirty miles with just a casual glance... and the talisman was only effective within a radius of ten miles, which was a bit funny.
In fact, he didn't know that after another upgrade, the range of Li Chu's mind had already reached a radius of nearly fifty miles.
So he smiled and said, "It depends on the individual's cultivation and the strength of their spiritual awareness. Some are far away, some are close."
Li Chu nodded.
Judging from the magical effects of my spiritual power, if it can be used to make talismans, it should be... quite far away.
Brushes, cinnabar, yellow talismans... these things are naturally prepared.
After all, Deyun Temple is a serious Taoist temple.
Li Chu spread out the yellow paper on the table, picked up the brush and dipped it in cinnabar.
Thanks to the two lessons of soft brush calligraphy he had taken in the second grade of elementary school, his brush writing skills were barely comparable to those of ordinary scholars in the Heluo Dynasty.
There will be no failure due to unstable strokes.
Concentrate your divine thoughts...
Infusing Qi...
Just about to put pen to paper...
Li Chu suddenly raised his eyes, thought for a moment, went out, and called Xiaoyue in.
The little koi looked confused and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Nothing, just stand here for a while, sorry for the trouble."
With the koi beside him, Li Chu started writing again, as if he were divinely assisted.
His mind is different from the "consciousness" of ordinary Qigong practitioners, but they all use the so-called spirit to explore the world, and if he can separate a wisp of spiritual thought, he might be able to succeed.
Thinking of this, he tried to cut off a wisp of divine consciousness and injected it into the paper.
On his first attempt, he only injected a trace of spiritual power.
The incident with Feilai Sect taught him a lesson. He still had many questions about spiritual power, so he must be extremely careful in using it.
After a long time, this simple talisman was finally drawn.
He dusted off his pen and picked up the neatly written talisman.
The surface of the talisman was slightly warm - Zhao Liangchen had said that this was a sign of the success of the talisman. The heat represented that the true energy in the talisman was circulating.
Li Chu closed his eyes and his mind moved.
boom--
The scene of the whole room appeared in his mind from another perspective.
It really looks like an all-round camera with no blind spots.
Li Chu felt that if the house hadn't blocked it, the monitoring range might have been even larger.
If you can do it in one go, it’s barely acceptable.
After thinking for a while, he thanked the little koi. He went out again and found Wanli Feisha.
Wanli Feisha, who had been working on the construction site for many days, had become covered in dust and dirt.
Seeing him like this, Li Chu couldn't help but ask, "Are you tired of moving bricks?"
Wanli Feisha raised his head with an excited look on his face: "I'm tired, but it's right to be tired! Comfort is for the rich!"
Li Chu said: "Actually, I want to ask you to do me a favor..."
Wanli Feisha waved his hand, "Go ahead!"
"Hmm..." Li Chu said, "This is my first time making a talisman. I drew a walking talisman and I want to test its effective distance. You are fast, so I would like you to run farther with it."
"It doesn't have to be too far, just wait until the talisman stops heating up."
"Hey, it's not a big deal." Wanli Feisha smiled, "This is much easier than moving bricks. Wait for me, I'll be there soon."
He is also a practitioner. Although he is not proficient in talismans, he has some understanding and knows the effectiveness of talismans.
When he first heard about the Xingsui Fu, he thought that this thing was very useful for spying.
So I learned a little bit.
I guess it will only be ineffective after running a few dozen miles at most.
He wondered if he should be lazy for a while and run slower so that he wouldn't have to carry bricks again when he came back.
But he quickly shook his head and rejected this depraved idea.
Although the days of carrying bricks in Deyun Temple were hard, they were much better than the days of living in fear in the Demon Sect.
What's more, I am atonement for my past mistakes!
By the way, the old Taoist priest would often give him some insignificant, unnoticeable benefits that he would not take to heart.
Thinking of this, he felt ashamed of what he had just thought.
You don't work hard to move bricks.
How can the old abbot and Taoist priest Xiao Li live a better life?
After saying this, Wanli Feisha spread his legs and headed north.
Li Chu looked at his back, which was full of sparks and lightning, and disappeared in an instant, and he was quite impressed.
This guy hasn't learned any special skills, but he has been able to reach this level just by relying on his extraordinary talent for running.
In some areas, it is not an exaggeration to call him a genius.
Then, he hurried back to the room, closed his eyes, and sensed the talisman.
In just a short while, thousands of miles of flying sand had already crossed the Liuhua River.
The range that Xingsui Fu could see was probably within a few dozen feet in radius, but because Wanli Feisha was running too fast, there were only afterimages everywhere.
As he headed north...
Run and run...
Run and run...
Gradually, the green around me disappeared...
It turned into earthy yellow...
Then we stopped, found a roadside shop, and had a bowl of spicy soup.
Then run again...
Running with the wind, freedom is the direction...
Chasing the power of thunder and lightning all the way...
Then we stopped, found a small shop, and ate a plate of sweet and sour pork.
Then run again...
Gradually...
The khaki turns into silvery white...
At night, Li Chu opened his eyes with a serious expression and went to Yu Qian'an's room.
"Master, do you have any maps outside of Heluo?"
(End of this chapter)
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