Chapter 69 Lingxiang Teaching Qingwei
Banxia really didn't expect that the master of Lingxiang Peak would actually take what she said seriously. When the messenger boy came, she was really surprised.
Therefore, when Liu Xia saw Banxia at Xianyunju, his face froze, but when he remembered what Lingxiang had said to him, he immediately returned to normal and greeted Banxia.
But Banxia just responded nonchalantly and looked around curiously. Liu Xia felt upset when he saw this.
Things don’t change so quickly!
It wasn't that Banxia was intentionally neglecting Liu Xia; she was simply puzzled by the appearance of Xianyun Residence. She had been to the elders' residences before when she was helping with the cleaning. While not particularly grand, they were well-equipped with various halls and pavilions, giving the appearance of a great Taoist master.
However, this Xianyunju was just like the houses in their village. It had a small courtyard surrounded by a fence, with several houses and a long corridor in the courtyard. The roofs were thatched, and there were a few vegetable fields on the side. There was not even a Taoist child around.
The leader of Qingwei Peak actually lives such a hard life?
Just as he was wondering, he saw Lingxiang coming out of his house in plain clothes. Perhaps she had not recovered from her serious injury. Although she looked quite energetic, her face was a little pale.
"I called you all here today to prepare for the upcoming martial arts performance. Originally, I wanted Wuyang to help him practice, but I thought that since we all know each other and I am of similar age to you, we can be considered friends. There is no favoritism, so I called you all here." Lingxiang said as she sat on the railing outside the house.
"Of course, I wouldn't teach you the Dao in vain," he said, pointing to the houses destroyed by the furnace. "As you can see, these houses are truly dilapidated. After the martial arts performance, I'll need your help in repairing them."
After hearing this, Long Qi couldn't help but roll his eyes - it turned out that this woman still had a trick up her sleeve. She definitely wouldn't be so kind.
While Long Qi was thinking about other things, Lingxiang called Xinyi over and whispered something. Xinyi listened and nodded, then called Long Qi and Liu Xia, indicating that they should follow her to the backyard.
Seeing this, Long Qi was confused. When did Xinyi become so familiar with Lingxiang?
He just followed silently along the way, and when he arrived at the place, he couldn't help but ask.
"What was that little girl whispering to you just now? Why did she ask you to bring the two of us to the backyard?"
Liu Xia was also puzzled and looked at Xinyi hurriedly.
"Nothing special," Xinyi turned around, "He just asked me to teach you two the weapon techniques."
"You teach us?" Long Qi looked incredulous and reluctant. "Why do you have to teach us?"
Seeing this, Xinyi chuckled and said, "We've fought before. I still remember that I didn't use my full strength, but you seemed to be seriously injured."
Liu Xia was confused when he heard this. When had the two people around him ever gotten so angry?
Long Qi quickly opened his mouth to cover up: "Yes, yes, I know, let's get started!"
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Zhao Wuyang was puzzled as to why Brother Xinyi and the other two had been sent away while the two of them were kept. He still felt a lingering fear when he saw Lingxiang. Although this woman was kindhearted, she was also incredibly fierce and often acted erratically. He was left wondering if she would take advantage of him soon. Just as he was on high alert, wondering what he would do now that no one was protecting him, he heard Banxia bow and speak.
"Master Qingwei, I don't know why you let the three of them go to the backyard, but kept the two of us here?"
"I have my reasons for this arrangement. Let me explain it to you slowly." As he said this, he took two cushions from his own bed and threw them to the two of them, motioning them to sit down and listen.
The Taoist magics performed by practitioners can be roughly divided into mystical arts, formations, talismans, and martial arts. However, if low-level practitioners want to perform Taoist magics, they need to chant mantras and perform hand gestures in order to achieve their goal. If their realm breaks through to the foundation-building stage, they can stop chanting mantras. If their cultivation is more advanced, they can perform Taoist magics with the power of words. If they reach the realm of true immortals, all they need is a thought, and wind, rain, thunder and lightning can move as they wish.
Of course, when two people with the same level of cultivation perform Taoist magic, if one uses both mantras and hand gestures while the other only uses hand gestures or word spirits, the Taoist magic power displayed by the one who uses both mantras and hand gestures will naturally be deeper and stronger.
However, when fighting, every moment counts. If one really wants to use Taoism during a fight, it is naturally better to strike first and strike as quickly as possible. Therefore, relatively speaking, more advanced cultivators would prefer to only use hand gestures or words.
Although this is the truth, the root of the problem lies in the depth of the practitioner's own cultivation.
"Do you two understand what I mean?" Lingxiang said as she changed her sitting position. The injured part of her leg was aching slightly. She was afraid that it was going to snow again.
Banxia pondered for a moment and nodded to show she understood, but Zhao Wuyang nodded and then shook his head. Lingxiang saw this and thought to herself that little Wuyang was so adorable, but she quickly came to her senses and asked seriously:
"Wuyang, you're nodding and shaking your head. Do you understand or not?"
Zhao Wuyang pondered for a moment and then said, "Although the principles of the Taoist magic you just talked about were a bit obscure, I understood most of them. But what I don't understand is, after sending Brother Xinyi and the other two away, shouldn't you teach them the hand gestures?"
Lingxiang chuckled softly upon hearing this. "That's what I'm going to talk about next. I just mentioned the four methods of Taoism at the beginning. The reason I sent those three away was because Xinyi Longqi can only utilize the weapon techniques from the martial arts. Liu Xia is an excellent swordsman, so starting with the weapon techniques would be more appropriate. If he can apply the weapon techniques, then in the future, even if he doesn't have the natural talent, he will be able to perform some of the mysterious magic techniques."
This made Zhao Wuyang even more puzzled.
"But if we send these three people to the backyard like this, who will teach them?"
When Lingxiang heard this, she suddenly remembered that Zhao Wuyang didn't know Xinyi's identity. As Xinyi had reached the Jindan stage, it was natural for her to teach the two of them the hand gestures.
"I have a tutor in the backyard, so don't worry about that." Lingxiang evaded Zhao Wuyang and continued, "It's you two who are different from them."
"What's the difference?" Banxia asked.
"As I said earlier, no matter what kind of Taoist method you use, you must practice hand gestures and mantras. Martial arts are mostly about subduing demons and protecting the Way, but since neither of you is good at martial arts, you must start with the mystical arts, formation techniques, and talisman techniques."
Relatively speaking, the mystical arts and techniques are simply about casting spells, mostly the Five Elements, Tiangang, Yin and Yang methods; although the talisman technique is also a method of instrument techniques, when reciting the talisman, it is more inclined to the power of the technique, mostly used to summon gods and exorcise ghosts, subdue demons and monsters, cure diseases and eliminate disasters, and can also be used for other things. Relatively speaking, as long as you remember the drawing method, it will be easier to get started.
"As for the formation, it is mostly divided into three types: magic formation, talisman formation, and weapon formation. The mysteries are profound, so you just need to know them for now." Lingxiang smacked her lips as she spoke - although she knew something about the formation, she had been confused about it for a long time, and it would be impossible for her to explain it clearly in a short time. If she talked too much, she would probably get confused.
"There are many kinds of hand gestures, such as Tiangang Technique, Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams Technique, Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches Technique, etc. It will probably take several months to learn them one by one, but the martial arts performance is about to start and we can't wait. Today I will teach you the simplest Five Elements Technique and Four Phases and Six Combinations Technique. Let's solve the urgent problems first and then proceed," he said. Lingxiang said, and then sat down casually on the wooden steps.
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