Ye Xing was not a nerd. While pestering Xiao Zong to learn runes every day, he also kept asking about the history of Tianfu Sect.
Now he is not an entry-level disciple, he is still just an apprentice. Xiao Zong did not talk about the Tianfu Sect's techniques, but the history of Tianfu Sect was introduced in extremely detail.
The Tianfu Sect really has a history of tens of thousands of sects, and it was once very powerful. Thousands of years ago, there was a Nascent Soul master at the Tianfu master level, and he was one of the few masters of talisman making in the Tang Dynasty at that time.
It's just that the Tianfu Sect has no successors, and no real master has appeared again. Although the talisman-making skills passed down have not been lost, they are unable to make high-level talismans because of the poor cultivation of the talisman-makers.
More and more people have learned the talisman-making technique from the Tianfu Sect and then left. The talisman-making technique is no longer a secret. After it has been widely spread, the Tianfu Sect itself has no basis for survival. Now it has declined to the point where it no longer has any sense of existence in the Tang Dynasty, and can only survive in the alleys of Changfeng Ancient Town.
Xiao Zong said, "The talisman making technique of our sect is nothing special, but the sect's core skills are absolutely top-notch, but no one can understand them, and the ancestor has set a rule that people who are not of the five elements' constitution are not allowed to learn the inherited skills. Law"
Ye Xing said, "Why haven't the techniques passed down by our ancestors been taken away by others for thousands of years?"
Xiao Zongdao, "The inherited skills are hidden in dozens of stone murals in the ancestral hall. All disciples can go and watch them. The so-called predestined ones can get them. It has only been thousands of years. They have not learned it at all, or they may have learned it. No announcement was made”
Ye Xing said, "Can I go watch and figure it out? What are the conditions?"
Xiao Zongdao said, "You have become an entry-level disciple. Naturally, you can go and see it. It is not possible now. Just wait for two months."
It turns out that the Tianfu Sect really has the inherited Tianfu Kung Fu, but only those who have all the five elements can finally succeed in practicing it. For thousands of years, the Tianfu Sect has not had a disciple with all the five elements, and has not been able to learn the essence of the Tianfu Kung Fu. , those extremely high-level talismans cannot be refined.
A person with all five elements is only found once in thousands of years. Without suitable disciples, people from the Tianfu Sect can only learn their form but not their essence. The talismans they make have a single attribute and cannot be made. A high-level symbol without attributes.
Over time, the Tianfu technique has declined, and now no one can practice it, and the legendary high-level talisman cannot be refined.
Without suitable talents, the inheritance of Tianfu Sect has been weakened from generation to generation, and there are no good disciples, so there are only three or two kittens today.
Just like now, over the years, countless people have come and gone. First, it is difficult to learn and succeed. Second, it is difficult to advance, so there is no way to make money. Third, there are not enough resources, and it is increasingly difficult to recruit good disciples. .
The Tianfu Sect has now fallen to the point of recruiting casual cultivators in Zhongnan Mountain. It is really forced by the situation. If we don't recruit and train disciples, the ten thousand-year inheritance will be completely cut off.
Compared with some large sects, the talismans of Tianfu Sect are actually not outstanding. They are poor, do not have good skills, and have very high requirements, so their decline is doomed.
Ye Xing said to Xiao Zong, "I have mastered all the basic runes now, you can teach me new things!"
Xiao Zong is very optimistic about Ye Xing and has noticed Ye Xing's performance this month, but he still asked Ye Xing to draw all 108 basic runes on a white paper, which can be regarded as a staged assessment.
Ye Xing was not humble. On a large piece of white paper, he picked up a brush and quickly sketched out 108 basic runes, and below the runes, he wrote the names of the runes in very fine handwriting. Name, meaning, and concise description.
Xiao Zong knew that Ye Xing had already learned it, but he didn't expect it at all. When he saw the way Ye Xing started writing, he already felt a little strange, but he did not interrupt Ye Xing's movements.
When Ye Xing finished drawing all the 108 basic runes, Xiao Zong's eyes immediately glazed over, with a look of extreme surprise on his face. It wasn't that Ye Xing's drawing was perfect, but that Ye Xing's drawing was not quite right.
The runes drawn by Ye Xing are not exactly the same as the basic runes. There are many twists and turns in the details. It seems that the outline is correct, but upon closer inspection, it is completely different.
Xiao Zong immediately called the rest of the sect over. He didn't say anything. Everyone looked at the runes on the white paper and were dissatisfied at first. Ye Xing's hard training for a month was at such a level. He was not fluent at all. They felt that this was very bad. The new apprentices are probably useless again without qualifications.
But thinking that Xiao Zong asked them to come and watch, there must be some reason. Then he looked carefully and found that the details of these runes were indeed very complicated.
The current sect master is quite old and has been drawing talismans for more than sixty years. The other people are also veterans. If you look carefully, they are all silent, but their hearts are surging.
Finally, the white-haired old man who recruited Ye Xing, who was also the senior brother, murmured, "It turns out that what we have learned is wrong. For decades, we have not really learned it, and we have not practiced the basic runes." It’s wrong!”
The sect leader also let out a long sigh and said, "Yes, for decades, we have only gotten the shape, but not the reality! Ye Ming, what do you think, why do you draw it like this?", pointing to the first talisman. The turning point of the article.
Ye Xing thought for a while and then said, "This is what I think. The runes need to be filled with true energy. The true energy is stored between the runes and the surface of the spirit animal skin. If you do something at the turning point of the runes, Pausing and replying can reduce the impact of zhenqi on the talisman itself, making the talisman safer and more reliable."
Everyone clapped their hands and looked at Ye Xing with a smile. The sect leader said happily, "Ye Ming, you are really a genius. Yes, with pauses and replies, the flow of Qi will become smoother, and there is a little more , this way, you don’t have to draw the talisman in one go, and you will be more sure of success!”
Xiao Zong said happily, "No wonder, when I was drawing complex runes, it was difficult for me to finish them in one go. It turns out that although the runes are required to be completed in one stroke, they don't need to be done in one go. I thought it was because my skills were too shallow. The reason is that there is something wrong with the method.”
Everyone nodded and agreed very much with what Xiao Zong said. Indeed, the runes required flexibility and smoothness, but there was no rule that the runes had to be drawn in one stroke without stopping. It turned out that I had never really had the ability to draw the runes. master.
If the strokes of any rune can be paused in multiple places, then no matter how advanced and complex the runes are, it is possible to draw them in one stroke, and drawing the runes themselves may not require any advanced skills.
In retrospect, the real difficulty in making talismans is to fill them with true energy and seal them tightly. Of course, truly advanced talismans must only be drawn by those with skill. Simple copying is impossible. .
Everyone looked at the 108 basic runes drawn by Ye Xing, and they all imitated them in their minds. Li Yun just sat on the ground and imitated them with branches.
In fact, Ye Xing hasn't talked about the key point yet. Now Ye Xing is showing the Qi of the wood attribute. The drawing method of the runes is the same. If it is the Qi of other attributes, then the details must be carefully adjusted. This is because different attributes of Qi have very different fluency requirements.
Moreover, there are different attributes of infuriating energy, and the required talisman paper, talisman ink, and talisman pens are actually different. Only with the right ones can high-level talismans be produced.
Therefore, if they are all the same rune but have different Qi attributes, then the detail processing requirements are different. For the same attributes, due to the difference in the intensity of Qi, subtle adjustments need to be made in some places.
The reason why Ye Xing didn't say it out loud was because he didn't want others to guess that he had all five elements. That would be too amazing. It wouldn't be a good thing for him. It might also be a disaster for Tianfu Sect.
The sect leader said, "Ye Ming, you have passed the test. Learn the sealing formation from Xiao Zong, activate the formation, and take the entrance examination as soon as possible!"
Ye Xing nodded, bowed and said, "Thank you, Sect Master!"
Ye Xing turned to look at Xiao Zong and said with a smile, "Master Xiao, you can start teaching me the formations for runes tomorrow. I'm a little impatient."
Xiao Zong smiled and said, "Ye Ming, you will be fine, you learned it in a few days! Instead, you need to teach me how to twist the wrist to maintain the smoothness of the runes. You must explain this technique!" "
Everyone looked at Ye Xing expectantly, and the sect master also said, "Yes, Ye Ming, please tell me the key points of fingers, wrists, arms, and waist when drawing talisman. This will allow everyone to draw difficult characters in one stroke." Runes do not require advanced skills."
Ye Xing nodded and said, "Okay! I will demonstrate it now, please observe carefully."
