When Li Xiuyuan wrote a thousand talismans and copied a book "Introduction to Talisman Taoism", Old Man Zhang led a group of villagers to bring hundreds of apricot trees to the small Taoist temple.
Li Xiuyuan, who had paid, stopped old man Zhang who was about to go down the mountain, looked at him and said, "Stay here for a few days, and I will teach you how to write runes."
Old Man Zhang was stunned, looked at him in disbelief and asked, "How old am I, old man, that I can still write talismans? Aren't you back? I just need you here."
Li Xiuyuan sighed and said: "I will still leave, and I don't know when I can come back again. You stay in the temple for a few days, and I will help you embark on the path of cultivation."
With Li Xiuyuan's current methods, helping Old Man Zhang gather energy and build a foundation is a trivial matter. All he needs to do is boil some medicinal soup.
Old Man Zhang trembled, looked at Li Xiu and said without reply: "I remember when your master helped me gather Qi and cultivate to the fifth level, I was astonished as a god. I haven't repaid this kindness, and you want to help me practice again?"
Li Xiuyuan nodded helplessly and replied: "This Taoist temple must be watched by people. The villagers at the foot of the mountain are unwilling to go up the mountain. I can only wrong you, old man."
Xiao Qing laughed at the side and said: "Li Xiuyuan is right. While he is teaching you, I happen to be able to read and write."
Old man Zhang looked at the two of them and shook his head, and replied with emotion: "The old man is trying to learn from the hard work. In the past two years, the villagers at the foot of the mountain have been running up the mountain..."
Li Xiuyuan looked at him and smiled and said: "I have already written a lot. I will try to write more these days. I will leave after you learn how to do it."
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"The runes, to put it bluntly, are letters to the ancestors of Taoism and the Taoist God. After thousands of years of evolution, they finally became the runes in the world. To put it bluntly, they are to let the world where you live understand your thoughts!"
"Taoist talismans are naturally their own rune rules, and they are not random spells written without rules. If you just trace a piece of the runes according to the runes I wrote, the talisman will be a piece of waste paper and useless."
"The runes are letters we write to heaven and earth. You must write what you want according to the rules of heaven and earth, so that heaven and earth can understand your thoughts. Otherwise, if you write it randomly, no one will be able to understand it, and heaven and earth will not be able to understand your letter. , how can I help you?"
Li Xiuyuan spent two days explaining the most basic knowledge of Fu Tao to Zhang Tou, and taught Xiaoqing how to write her own name.
While Old Man Zhang was holding the talisman scroll written by Li Xiuyuan, Li Xiuyuan handed him a peace talisman, looked at him and asked: "Touch carefully and see what you feel."
Old Man Zhang felt it seriously, and after a long silence, he replied: "There is a very light air flow, and there are some lines like leaves."
Li Xiuyuan continued: "What kind of flow is it? What kind of leaves are it like?"
Old Man Zhang thought for a while and replied: "It's a bit like water, and it's lighter than water. Aren't the lines of the leaves the same? Are there any differences?"
Li Xiuyuan frowned slowly and said: "The texture of each leaf is different, just like this rune, each rune will not be the same."
After a moment of silence, Old Man Zhang replied: "I'm not in a hurry. I have to think carefully about the rules."
Li Xiuyuan poured him a glass of wine, looked at Old Man Zhang and said, "Drink this glass of wine, and I will help you enter the realm of foundation building."
"A glass of wine can help me build a foundation?" Old Man Zhang was shocked.
Li Xiuyuan smiled faintly and said, "If I stay longer, I might be able to help you get into the golden elixir."
Old man Zhang didn't know how to answer for a while.
At noon on this day, when Yang Qi was in full swing, the fifty-six-year-old old man Zhang, with the help of Li Xiuyuan's medicinal soup and medicinal wine, successfully built the foundation and embarked on the path of a monk from an ordinary villager.
Although the road ahead was bumpy, he finally saw a glimmer of hope.
Xiaoqing studied and read "Enlightenment of Rhythm" given to her by Li Xiuyuan in the Taoist temple every day.
Old man Zhang was studying hard every day on how to write the first rune. He had been writing for ten full days.
Li Xiuyuan spends two hours every afternoon planting trees on the mountain path, planting his favorite apricot trees. He works tirelessly and sweats every day for a flower event in the coming year.
The two of them had just robbed the bandits' den in Qingfeng Gang, so they were not short of money.
For these reasons, Li Xiuyuan and the villagers at the foot of the mountain bought a large amount of cow dung and other farm manure piled in the mountains. For each apricot tree, a lot of fertilizer must be buried.
He has only one request for Old Man Zhang. You can eat the fruits of the apricot trees all over the mountain as long as you fertilize and prune the branches every year. What he wants is to come back in spring one year and feel the fragrance of flowers all over the mountains and fields.
Li Xiuyuan refused to let Xiaoqing and Old Man Zhang help, saying that they did not know how to deal with flowers. He had to plant each tree by himself, including fertilizing and watering.
It was Li Xiuyuan who planted the last apricot tree, just as Xiaoqing was reading through "The Rhythm Enlightenment".
Old man Zhang finally wrote the first rune in his life on the cinnabar that was about to dry up on the table.
"You finally feel the flow of heaven and earth's vitality. In less than half a month, you will be able to learn several runes needed in Taoist temples."
Li Xiuyuan looked at Old Man Zhang and said, "As for why each rune is so regular, just like a leaf, the reason is very simple, because the rune stipulates the writing direction for it."
Li Xiuyuan did not praise Old Man Zhang. In his opinion, Old Man Zhang had not even entered the door of Fu Dao yet.
However, Li Xiuyuan only asked him to write a few runes needed in the Taoist temple.
If this is the case, even if Old Man Zhang stays at the Taoist Temple, he will have his own income, enough to support his family.
Li Xiuyuan was very happy to teach Old Man Zhang how to write runes.
This is even happier than when he broke through the first level of Qi.
In the days to come, he no longer has to worry about whether the talisman paper in the small Taoist temple is enough, or when he must return here.
In the years to come, he can come and go as he pleases.
Because the Taoist temple finally has a new owner, an old man named Zhang who can write peace charms, exorcism charms...
Under his careful care, Old Man Zhang went from the first level of foundation building to the sixth level, and was about to enter the seventh level.
Until this time, Li Xiuyuan had never given him a piece of monster meat, just because he was afraid that he would not be able to withstand the huge power of the medicine.
Xiao Qingxiang is a quiet little girl. She reads and writes according to Li Xiuyuan's requirements every day. When she encounters something she doesn't understand, she comes to him.
Now, when Li Xiuyuan gets up every morning, he doesn't rush to practice his sword, but walks down the mountain, and then slowly walks up from the bottom of the mountain.
The point of inspection is to ensure that every apricot tree can grow normally.
On a certain day of a certain month, he came back to make an apricot blossom cake, fry a piece of apricot blossom cake, and retrieve the vague memory of his taste, although he can't remember anything yet.
The summer solstice was over and the day after Xiaoshu passed. Xiao Qing was studying under the eaves, Old Man Zhang was lying in the hall learning to write runes, and when Li Xiuyuan transferred to the back mountain...
Nangong Ruyu, who had returned to Taoyuan, climbed up Luoxia Mountain accompanied by Li Xiaoyun, walked into the courtyard of the small Taoist temple, and came to Xiaoqing.
Looking at Nangong Ruyu, who was wearing a white dress with two apricot flowers embroidered on the hem, Xiaoqing put down the book in her hand, sighed and said, "I thought you wouldn't come!"
Nangong Ruyu was stunned for a moment, staring at Xiao Qing speechless for a long time. After a long time, she asked: "Who are you? Where is my master?"
"You are Li Xiuyuan's precious disciple Nangong Ruyu. I remember you but you have forgotten me. Who do you think I am?"
After saying these words, Xiaoqing picked up two cups from the table, poured herbal tea into them, and said with a smile: "Li Xiuyuan went to the mountains for a wander, and I guess he won't be back until a while."
When Nangong Ruyu heard this, she pulled Li Yun to sit down, looked at Xiaoqing and asked, "Little sister, do we know each other?"
"Of course you know her, she is the eagle at the back of the academy."
When Nangong Ruyu was confused, Li Xiuyuan's voice came to her ears.
Xiaoqing got angry and cursed in the air: "Bad guy Li Xiuyuan, you are a talented Ying'er, and your whole family is Ying'er." He turned around and looked at Nangong Ruyu and said with a smile: "That guy is transmitting the message, I don't know how close he is. How many miles, disgusting.”
Nangong Ruyu couldn't help but laugh, stretched out her hand to pinch Xiaoqing's cheek, and giggled: "We haven't seen each other for a long time. I didn't expect that you have already been to the Demon Realm? This is incredible."
Xiao Qing looked at her and smiled: "It's incredible that Li Xiuyuan can be distracted and cut through the void!"
When Nangong Ruyu heard this, she couldn't help but cover her mouth... After a while, she asked: "My master has broken through to the point of being distracted?"
Xiao Qing shook her head, looked at her and smiled: "I was still in the Demon Realm when he broke through. You can ask him yourself later."
"Then what did you say before?" Nangong Ruyu asked.
"What happened? When we left the academy, the princess of Silver Moon Kingdom came to visit. They are also mean-tongued. You also know that guy has a bad temper. As a result, he cut off the arm of a Breaking Void Realm monk with one sword."
In Xiaoqing's view, Li Xiuyuan's behavior was normal. Even when the two of them wiped out a group of bandits in Qingfeng Gang a few days ago, she didn't look surprised at all.
Li Yun, who was sitting aside, frowned and wondered, could the Li Xiuyuan you are talking about be the Li Ye I know? That young man who killed the demon with golden elixir?
"How many days have passed this summer before you came. If you were later, maybe he would leave here and go to the Demon Realm." Xiao Qing looked at Nangong Ruyu and said quietly.
Nangong Ruyu took out two boxes of snacks, opened them and placed them on the table.
Looking at Xiao Qing, he asked: "Why is he going to the Demon Realm? Haven't you already transformed?"
"How did I know about him? He is my teacher now and teaches me how to read and write. I don't dare to ask him randomly... Oh, he seems to be going to see that guy Hua Tianyu."
Arriving at Hua Tianyu together, Xiaoqing had a smile on her face.
After all, she stayed in the Demon Realm for a whole winter, and she often mentioned Hua Tianyu's care, let alone Hua Xiaoyu.
"Can he stay in the academy to practice? He dares to go out and wander in the early stage of distraction? Oh, Xiaoqing, you girl, you are actually in the late stage of distraction. Are you going to defy heaven?"
Only then did Nangong Ruyu take a closer look at Xiao Qing's state, and couldn't help but exclaim.
Xiao Qing looked at her and sighed, and said quietly: "He is going to the Demon Realm this time. I have to stay there for a while and try to break through to a higher realm when I leave."
At this moment, old man Zhang, who was writing talismans in the main hall, heard the noise outside. He walked out to see Xiao Qing and asked, "Xiao Qing has a guest here. Do you want to cook more rice at noon?"
Li Xiuyuan didn't let Old Man Zhang get involved in the matter of planting trees, so he took care of the cooking.
Nangong Ruyu stood up and greeted old man Zhang, and said softly: "No, I'm bringing food. Senior, you can do what you want and don't pay attention to us."
Old man Zhang nodded and smiled, turned around and walked into the hall.
He had to learn all the remaining runes while Li Xiuyuan was still there, so that he could meet the needs of the villagers down the mountain in the future.
Nangong Ruyu looked at Xiaoqing and asked softly: "I don't know when my master will come back. I'm a little hungry, but I came all the way here."
Before Xiaoqing could reply, Li Xiuyuan's voice came from behind her: "Eat what you want, don't wrong yourself."
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