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Across the foggy city, Yunling City.
Under the clear blue sky, the lush forest is reflected, as if huge emeralds are embedded in it.
The mountain road winds up and enters the depths of the dense forest. The emerald green canopy almost blocks out the sky and the sun. The sunlight pours down through the cracks in the branches, reflecting the curling branches and old bark of the ancient trees, like an ancient painting unfolding. .
In the center of the ancient painting, a lot of dead branches and leaves were piled up, and a big bulge gradually formed. The breeze blew by, and a few leaves were lifted out of curiosity, and a faint green light could be seen flashing by.
If you brush away all these fallen leaves, you will see a huge green snake hovering here, motionless.
Ye Qin didn't know what happened far away in Kyoto, let alone that the sword given to Master Zhidun in the Mottled Years episode had been dug up by modern people!
"Why do I inexplicably feel a trace of the mottled time..."
"There are no historical monuments or ruins nearby!"
At this moment, Ye Qin was awakened and looked around in confusion, but found nothing.
But just for a moment, he felt the slightest breath of time, passing by and disappearing in an instant.
"Maybe the ghost monk scared me. This place is indeed a bit spooky..."
Ye Qin silently complained and continued to practice meditation.
After leaving Qiguang Temple, he found a secluded, remote and inaccessible place and began to meditate. Unexpectedly, he would stay in meditation for several days.
During this period of time, he continued to consolidate his realm and improve his cultivation. He vaguely seemed to have touched the threshold again, but was unable to step into it.
The golden elixir circulates slowly in the body, and bits of golden light emit out, like fireflies, and even the fallen leaves next to it are coated with a faint light.
Inexplicable air currents began to surge around, forming a small vortex, and many fallen leaves were involved in it. Even though there was no wind at this time, even the trees began to sway.
All this seemed unusual, but it was a pity that no one could see it.
I don't know how long it took, but Ye Qin opened his eyes again. The green light was mixed with a hint of golden light, and his expression was a little confused.
It has taken a long time to break through the golden elixir, and now I have successfully visualized it. This state can be said to be perfect. According to the previous rules, I can create the next state.
But he felt like he had come to a fork in the road. There were countless forks in front of him, and he didn't know which way to take.
At present, Ye Qin has no clue. After all, some things need chance to exist and cannot be rushed.
"Forget it, maybe it's not the right time yet."
Everything depends on fate, and so does cultivation.
Ye Qin could only put the realm matters aside for the time being.
He seemed to have thought of something, and with a thought, the origin of the bones appeared.
The white bones don't seem to be much different from before, except that there is a small "Qi" character on the sternum, shining with golden light, full of unspeakable mystery.
This word was carved on the bones after he meditated on the "Prajna Heart Sutra". He did not sense any energy fluctuations in it, and it has not yet developed any effect.
But Ye Qin is sure that this word is absolutely extraordinary!
After all, it is my own magic scripture. Although I don’t know the function for the time being, the ultimate goal is to form a complete demon cultivation scripture.
As his cultivation continues to deepen, these golden characters will definitely gradually increase.
"It's just that there is only one word at the moment. What effect can it have?"
Ye Qin's green pupils stared at the bones without blinking.
"I wonder if you can carve other words according to my ideas?"
If you want to know whether the formation of this word is an accidental coincidence or has a deeper meaning, try it again and you will know the result.
After Ye Qin thought for a moment, he decided to give it a try.
He calmed down and entered a meditative state again.
The mental power spread around, and soon established a deep connection with the bones, and then controlled the golden elixir, spreading out countless golden threads.
Although this seems simple, it is extremely difficult to operate in practice. The previously obedient golden thread seems to have an idea of its own now, twisting at will and unable to be fixed at all.
"Obviously when I carved it before, these golden lines didn't look like this."
Ye Qin was puzzled. The golden thread kept wandering on the white bones. It could be said to be jumping up and down, as if his nature was liberated and became active.
He could only continue to disperse his mental power, control the wandering golden threads, and gather them between Bai Gu's fingers.
Under the control of strong mental power, these golden threads finally became stable.
At first glance, it looks like Bai Gu is holding a golden pen in his hand.
After struggling for a long time, I can finally proceed to the next step.
Ye Qin didn't know what he was going to write. After all, he had no idea about the demon cultivating scriptures for the time being.
"Maybe I can pick from the scriptures."
It happened that he had meditated on the "Prajna Heart Sutra" before, and the formation of the first golden character was also related to this, so it would be better to depict "Prajna", which can be regarded as having a source and not appear to be abrupt.
After this thought came to his mind, Bai Gu began to control the pen made of gold thread to write on his sternum, but he was still unable to leave any mark.
It was like there was an invisible obstacle blocking his way.
Ye Qin was a little surprised. He increased his power output. For a moment, even the air was distorted and all the fallen leaves around him were shaking.
After a lot of hard work, I finally carved out a radical.
However, the golden thread could not be preserved at all, and slowly became dim and dull, until it finally disappeared completely.
Ye Qin watched the handwriting disappear in front of his eyes, and he drew another one without believing in evil, still unable to escape the fate of disappearing.
It simply cannot be condensed and formed like the word "炁".
"how so."
Looking at the disappearing handwriting, Ye Qin couldn't help but fall into deep thought. What went wrong?
When the word "Qi" was first formed, he had no clear concept in his mind. It could be said that he just followed his heart and followed his heart.
Come with your heart and respect the Tao.
It can be seen that the formation of this word is not irregular.
If it is too deliberate, like just now, although it is from a subjective point of view, but because of this, it will fall into the inferior category. Even if it can be described, it will not last long.
Because it is not like the word "炁", it does not contain special energy, it is just the existence of subjective thoughts added by Ye Qin.
In other words, there is no Taoist rhyme.
Thinking of this, Ye Qin's originally confused expression gradually became clear.
"I should not be obsessed with the meaning of the word itself, but should listen to my inner thoughts. After all, this is my law."
Ye Qin got rid of all distracting thoughts and began to empty himself continuously. The golden thread began to flow slowly again, as if controlled by an inexplicable force.
That mysterious power was integrated into Ye Qin's thoughts. The two merged and collided with each other, and the golden light shone in it, like a rising sun.
Folding horizontally and pressing down, the shape is condensed bit by bit, and the pen moves like a dragon and a snake, as if it is flowing clouds and flowing water.
This time the process went surprisingly smoothly without any resistance.
When Ye Qin came to his senses, he saw a small word "道" taking shape next to the word "炁".
"It turns out to be 'Tao'!"
Ye Qin looked at it carefully and felt that the Taoist charm was endless.
Although the word Tao in front of me is simple, it is not simple.
The golden light flows between the horizontal folds and the strokes, with a vague and non-existent charm, which can be said to complement the word "Qi" next to it.
In order to carve this character, Ye Qin's mental energy was almost exhausted, but fortunately, the harvest was good.
Although he failed to break through the bottleneck this time, after he finished carving the word "Tao" by mistake, he could feel that his cultivation had loosened up, and he seemed to be much closer to the next realm.
"Isn't the creation of the scriptures on the method of cultivating monsters exactly in line with the principle of creating a realm? The two are connected!"
The extraordinary aura on the bones has also increased a lot. If the complete scripture is released, what will it be like at that time?
Will the bones themselves undergo some indescribable changes?
It's a little early to say this now. It's not easy to describe these two characters. Ye Qin can feel that according to his current cultivation and state, he can no longer describe the third character.
But I don't know if it was Ye Qin's illusion. The golden light flowing between the two words seemed to produce another inexplicable energy fluctuation.
It was not obvious when there was only one word "Qi" in the past, but now with the formation of the word "道", the two complement and transform each other, allowing Ye Qin to capture the fluctuation of power.
It's just that we haven't discovered what effect they have yet.
"Since these two words can appear on the bones, what if they are elsewhere? If successful, what will happen?"
A bold idea suddenly came to Ye Qin's mind.
Try it!
The white bones are his original visualization object, and it is easy to control them. Ye Qin's mental power covers the white bones, and his thoughts are the thoughts of the white bones.
"Kacha - Kacha"
Along with the friction between the bones, a heart-wrenching sound burst out, but this was just a mental illusion.
Baigu still sat cross-legged, holding the Shangqingguan with his left hand, but his right hand began to move, trying to write on the ground.
The gold characters on the sternum seemed to become more dazzling for a moment, and little gold lines flowed into the finger bones.
In fact, because Ye Qin has no limbs, it is inconvenient to write. He can only apply his mental power to the bones and manipulate them to complete.
But the bones are ultimately a product of spiritual imagination. Although there are shadows cast into reality, it is still unknown whether they can be successfully carved in reality.
Fold horizontally and hold back.
White Bones' movements were very slow, and his empty eye sockets fell to the ground. His posture seemed very serious. Because the whole body was made of bones, the strokes were not smooth, and could even be said to be stiff.
After all, Ye Qin hasn't written anything for a long time since he was reborn as a snake.
Looking at the crooked handwriting on the bones, Ye Qin couldn't help but fall into silence.
What is the real ghost painting talisman? Now I can see it.
It's so ugly.
He almost couldn't recognize what was written here.
Ye Qin looked at Bai Gu, who stared at him with empty eyes, both of them staring at each other with big eyes and small eyes.
"It must be because of you, definitely not because of me."
Bai Gu couldn't speak, and naturally couldn't refute Ye Qin's words, so he could only bear the blame silently.
"It's really successful? It's like a shadow, it's really reflected in reality."
"I think it's because the scriptures are too mysterious!"
Because the words written in the demonic scriptures contained Taoism and were extremely special, the writing was really successful at this moment.
Visible to the naked eye, two crooked handwritings appeared out of thin air on the ground, complementing the projection of bones on the side.
Ye Qin looked closely, released a few rays of spiritual power, and actually sensed energy fluctuations in the writings on the ground. Although this fluctuation was very small, it actually existed in reality!
And this also verified his conjecture.
If these writings were carved on other things, they would surely be able to produce energy and effects as well.
"Isn't this something similar to a talisman?"
Fu Lu is a magic spell in Taoism, also known as "Fu Zi", "Mo Lu", and "Alchemy Book". Fu Lu is the collective name of Fu and Lu.
Fu refers to the symbols written on yellow paper or silk with curved strokes that look like words but not words, and look like pictures but not pictures.
Ye Qin thought carefully and found that the two did have similar approaches but similar effects!
There were waves in his heart.
Even refining medicine can work, so why can't you draw talismans?
Although no new direction of practice has been researched, and the subsequent realm has not yet been achieved, but by accident, I discovered the magical function of the golden characters on the bones. Combined with the talisman and seal script, another new skill New spells!
Now that he had a general direction, Ye Qin began to study it with great interest.
With a sweep of his tail, countless fallen leaves were rolled aside, revealing the flat ground. His spiritual power covered the white bones, and the white bones' hands became his hands. He used the ground as paper and began to practice.
The existence of white bones cannot be seen with the naked eye, but a shadow can be seen twisting the arm, and then, there will be unruly and messy writing on the ground that looks like ghost drawings.
These handwritings are all other lines and symbols derived from the golden character "Qi" and the radicals of the character "道".
If someone saw it in the future, they might be mistaken for the handwriting left by some kind of extraterrestrial visitor.
Ye Qin erased and wrote, and erased again. When the dust was flying, golden light could be seen surrounding it.
Soon a day and a night passed. Ye Qin had cultivated his body, so he naturally didn't feel tired or sleepy. His bones were lifeless and he didn't know what fatigue was.
As long as Ye Qin has enough mental power, it can keep writing. It can be said to be a writing tool without emotions...
It was gradually dawning on the horizon, and the earth was shadowy, like a silver-gray veil. There was silence in the mountains and forests. Suddenly, there was a bird call, which cut through the long night.
Within a moment, a piece of fish belly white floated on the horizon, and the earth gradually became brighter.
I vaguely heard the constant rustling sound coming from the mountain forest, and a ray of morning light shone on the mountain. I suddenly saw the handwriting all over the ground, and it seemed that even the morning glow was amazed by it.
The white bones continued to write, writing and ink on the brown soil. Unknowingly, they thought he was a calligrapher who loved calligraphy very much.
These handwritings have changed from the original crookedness to having a decent shape. The progress can be said to be very obvious. The most important thing is that they are filled with a special energy invisibly.
It's a pity that although there are energy fluctuations in these, they are too small to form conditions for them to break through their original shackles and radiate their power to the outside.
Ye Qin looked at the words on the ground and fell into deep thought.
There is energy, but not much.
"There are fluctuations in the words. From this, it can be seen that my direction should be roughly correct. But it is not enough to form the conditions for the talisman. Does it mean that some kind of carrier is needed?"
Although there is energy in words, it still needs to be condensed and released.
Ye Qin thought about it, but it still wouldn't work behind closed doors.
Talismans have been passed down for thousands of years. The ancients were able to draw perfect talismans. However, because the person who drew the talismans was not a practitioner and had no cultivation and spiritual energy, there was no energy fluctuation in the talisman paper.
And these talisman papers have become extremely ordinary and ordinary existence, just a simple ghost-painted talisman paper.
However, maybe it can bring some inspiration and ideas.
Looking around, there was obviously nothing related to talismans in this barren mountain and old forest. He decided to go out and take a look, maybe he could encounter some opportunities.
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The creek in the early morning looks particularly clear, reflecting the bright morning sun, like a floating colorful ribbon, accompanied by the sound of gurgling water, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.
The trees beside the stream are lush, and occasionally birds fly across the water, creating a circle of sparkling ripples.
The two cities of Yunling and Wudu are not far apart, and the scenery is similar. There are mountains and water. Ye Qin walked along the secluded path, using the green plants next to it as a cover.
An antique building stands not far away. On the red plaque are written the words "Yunling City Taoist Association" in large characters.
From time to time, people wearing blue robes would come in and out. Since it was daytime, it would be a bit conspicuous to go in at this time, and I was afraid of bumping into people and causing unnecessary panic.
When the sky was getting dark, Ye Qin sneaked into the Taoist temple with the thick fog. Even if he was accidentally bumped into, he would only see a thick fog and mistakenly think that he was dazzled.
The entire association covers a large area, with pavilions, carved columns, many murals and ceilings engraved with Taoist patterns.
Ye Qin released his mental power and sensed it. There was no breath of time here, and there were no special energy fluctuations.
After wandering around, I finally found the place where the books are stored. What I saw were rows of bookshelves, and all that floated in the air was the scent of ink in the books.
The Taoist Association's collection of books is richer than that of ordinary Taoist temples, but none of them are genuine, they are all rubbings.
In the center of the room hangs a statue of the Patriarch, and next to it are several huge yellow talismans, which look full of majesty.
Ye Qin shuttled between the bookshelves, looking for the information he needed.
Fu Lu is a magic spell in Taoism, also known as "Fu Zi", "Mo Lu", and "Alchemy Book". Fu Lu is the collective name of Fu and Lu.
It originated from Wu Jin and first appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty. "Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Fang Shu Zhuan" records: "There was Qu Shengqing in Henan, who was good at writing elixirs and writing talismans. He was tired of killing ghosts and gods and had a mission."
The ideological basis of Talisman Technique is the belief in ghosts and gods. Those who claim that it has the effect of summoning gods and impeaching ghosts, suppressing demons and subduing demons are not credible. And those who occasionally say that it has a "small effect" when used to treat diseases do not mean that it can expel the disease-causing evil spirits. "ghost".
In the process of long-term transmission of talismans, Taoism has created numerous talismans and Taoism, produced numerous talisman books, and created countless talismans with all kinds of strange styles. However, if they can be summarized, there are four main categories.
Fuwen, cloud seal script, talisman, and talisman diagram.
The ancients painted talismans, hoping to communicate with the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth and obtain some power from them, which could be extended with the help of talismans.
But in fact, they have no aura themselves and are not practitioners, so the things they draw only have similar shapes but no spiritual similarities, and they cannot produce any functions or abilities.
There is an individual phenomenon among the people. Burning the talisman into ashes and adding water to it, and giving it to the sick person to drink, the symptoms will be reduced a lot. Therefore, there is no doubt about the theory of talismans.
That's because their illness is mild, and their belief in talismans and psychological effects create a phenomenon where the ghosts have been driven away and the disease has been cured.
This is similar to psychological therapy in medicine. What works is not the physical confinement caused by the talisman, but the positive psychological state caused by the talisman, which prompts the human body to mobilize its defense mechanism to overcome the disease.
This method of drinking talisman water to treat diseases was very popular and common in rural areas in the early years. At that time, technology was not developed and the medical level was limited. People had no conditions and could only place their hopes on this heresy.
It's lucky to be cured. Many people have worsened their condition and even lost their lives due to this so-called Fu Shui. As time goes by, this situation has become much less common and has disappeared.
But in some remote places, there are still people who believe that He Fu Shui can cure diseases.
"Book of the Later Han Dynasty" records: Qu Shengqing "is good at writing elixirs and writing talismans."
"Yun Ji Qi Zhuan" volume is Zhuan Huanzhi Qi "Fu Zi" said: "With the essence of Tao, the simple ink of cloth can understand the essence of things."
The book of Taoism says: "The talisman has no formal shape, and its spirit is based on Qi."
Seeing the record of these words, Ye Qin was thoughtful.
The "essence" and "qi" mentioned here should refer to spiritual energy, and the energy of heaven and earth in him fits this condition very well.
White bones are his original visualization object, which itself carries the Qi of heaven and earth. In addition, the two golden characters "Tao" and "Qi" are separated to produce spirituality.
There are hundreds of ways to draw talisman in the book. Some of them require making secrets, remembering the gods and writing them down, and some require walking and fighting, reciting incantations... Even laying out paper, studying ink, and handling pens are very sophisticated. The procedure is very complicated.
Ye Qin felt dizzy. Drawing talismans was different from refining elixirs. The talismans looked more complicated.
"But for me, these steps shouldn't be necessary."
"The way of drawing talismans is unknown to which ancient sage it originated from, but it is conceivable that it, like those ancient masterpieces, is a technique that the ancient sages accidentally comprehended when they accidentally entered a state of enlightenment and tranquility."
"It's just a pity that the ancients were shackles of their own human bodies and were unable to practice. As a result, these skills were superficial, but there was no way to use them."
"But it's easier for me..."
Ye Qin takes the essence and removes the dross.
Because the ancients could not draw talismans containing spiritual energy, they would think that their methods were wrong. In addition, there were many restrictions and limitations, hoping to gain enlightenment through this.
There are no such concerns and conditions for Ye Qin, because he has innate energy and does not need to do so many tedious things.
The talisman is composed of five elements: "talisman head", "main god and Buddha", "talisman belly", "talisman foot" and "talisman gall".
Since ancient times, there have been many sects of talismans, but each one worships its ancestor and is different. Because of this, the codes on the talisman heads are also different.
For example, the "three hooks" commonly seen on many symbols represent the symbols of the Three Purities.
When writing this "three hooks", you should secretly recite the mantra: "One stroke moves the world; two strokes the ancestor's sword; three strokes the evil spirits and evil spirits move thousands of miles away."
Each stroke and sentence must be just right, which is the so-called "stepping on the talisman".
The "talisman" also has edicts, thunder orders, etc. as the talisman. There are many types of talismans, which vary according to different sects. Generally, they invite gods and dispatch troops and generals. Many books use "imperial order" as the talisman.
If there are no "three hooks" and three clear symbols, you must curse: "The sky is round and the place is round, and there are nine chapters of laws and regulations. I am writing now, and all ghosts are hidden."
The book Ye Qin is reading now is about the Encyclopedia of Talismans. There are many talisman patterns on it, including the painting process, which is also explained in detail, and there are decomposed steps between each stroke.
Although it is said that the ancients lacked aura in drawing talisman paper, their ideas for drawing talisman could bring great inspiration to Ye Qin.
The art of talismans has been passed down for thousands of years. Ancient Chinese ascetics believed that talismans, as the foundation of the five arts of mountains, medicine, divination, fortune-telling, and fortune-telling, were the medium and channel for the ascetics to communicate with God, so they have been studying it in depth.
The more deeply he studied the art of talismans, the more Ye Qin became quite emotional.
The wisdom of the ancients cannot be underestimated. If it were not for the limitations of their own conditions and their inability to generate spiritual energy, they might actually be able to succeed!
This also gave him a lot of inspiration.
Although the painting of talismans is cumbersome, Ye Qin's greatest advantage is his innate energy and the gold characters on the original bones that are full of mysterious power.
If the two are combined and drawn on the talisman paper, it will definitely produce indescribable power. (End of chapter)
