Although I don’t know what the long paragraph that the mysterious man said just now is, I still understand the last mantra. Not only him, but all the monks have this sentence when they draw the talisman.
Following the example of the mysterious man, I also took water in my mouth and sprayed it eastward. The moment I picked up the pen, I clicked the three teeth together, concentrated on it, and whispered in my mouth: "The sky is round and the place is round, there are nine chapters of laws and regulations, I will write now, All ghosts are hidden!"
Then, one stroke is drawn without pausing in the middle.
But as soon as I finished drawing the three hooks representing the Three Purities on the talisman head, I felt something was not right, because even though I deliberately painted it to look like the talisman drawn by the mysterious man just now, the more I drew it, the less like it was, even though I knew it should be like this. I can use the crutch, but my hands won’t obey my command!
A piece of talisman drawn on paper looks like a chicken scratching it. I can't bear to look directly at it. Rather than saying it is a talisman, it is more like a landscape painting. Except for the talisman base, what is the similarity?
But even with the painting like this, my back was still covered in sweat, as if I had done a set of push-ups!
The mysterious man also saw this, scratched his head, and was a little speechless. After a while, he comforted me and said, "It's okay, it's the first time, but do you know why it's like this?"
I shook my head and tore up the landscape painting I just made because it was so ugly!
"Because the process of drawing a talisman is actually a process of forcibly pressing the yang energy from heaven and earth onto a piece of paper through a pen as a medium. Every stroke you draw is a trace of yang energy seeping into it. You can't grasp it, so it doesn't look the same no matter how you draw it, do you understand?" the mysterious man taught in a persuasive way.
I nodded. It turns out that a seemingly simple piece of talisman paper actually has so many ways?
The mysterious man came up and patted me on the shoulder, telling me not to be discouraged, and said: "Don't worry, you have a good talent. After reading it once, you have almost mastered the method. The next step is to keep practicing and keep trying. Then master the laws of Yang Qi between heaven and earth and integrate them into the paper. When it is exactly the same as what I drew, it will be done!"
After saying that, he added: "It usually takes almost a month for people to draw a talisman for the first time before they can succeed for the first time. Don't worry, the process of drawing a talisman is also a kind of practice!"
A month? Then my grades aren’t too bad! After all, for the first time, you can develop a set of talisman patterns by yourself, which is pretty good!
I comfort myself shamelessly!
"Okay, since I've learned almost everything I've taught you this time, it's time for me to go back!" the mysterious man said slowly.
"Wait a minute, I still have questions!" As soon as I heard this, I immediately became excited and said.
"There are some things that I won't tell you even if you ask!" the mysterious man said without any politeness.
"That's the question, what I want to ask, when can I know these things, and when can I go back to Maoshan to learn about my grandparents!" I quickly finished asking these questions.
Because before the mysterious man just said to wait until the opportunity comes, when will the opportunity come? There has to be a limit, right? Otherwise, I don’t know where the end of the struggle is?
The mysterious man pondered for a moment and said: "You want a goal, right? Then you can reach the Little Heavenly Master first! Because only when you reach the Little Heavenly Master will the Maoshan Sect take you seriously, and then you will be qualified to know some things!"
Little Heavenly Master? Like Zhang Sanqing? Is it enough to kill the ghost with a backhand? I couldn't help but smile bitterly, it was such a small goal!
Seeing that I didn't speak, the mysterious man probably thought I was a little frustrated, and said, "Remember, none of the cultivation methods are easy to use, and that is actual combat. Continuous fighting is the best way to practice!"
This is true, because after these few battles, I have indeed grown much faster than meditating and practicing on my own, but where can I find so many practical opportunities?
I'm so weak now. It's not bad if I don't get scared when I meet ghosts. Moreover, these few times I'm in danger, it's all because there are people around me to protect me. If I meet alone, I probably won't know how I died!
"I've also taught you the essentials of drawing talismans. Practice more on your own. When the opportunity is right, I will come to you again!"
The mysterious man spoke very fast, and after finishing speaking, he jumped straight out from the window, which shocked me for a while!
You know, this is the third floor. Just jump off like that?
But that's not what I worry about. He won't be stupid enough to throw himself to death!
After the mysterious man left, I continued to pick up the brush on the table and started another attempt at drawing the talisman!
Little Heavenly Master? It is really an ambitious goal. It took Zhang Sanqing eight years of age to learn Taoism and reach the level of Little Heavenly Master. It also took Qin Guan nearly ten years to reach today's level!
And they are all the best among them. Some of them never even reach that point in their lifetime. So how long will it take me?
