From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 19 Ink Talisman Book (Please collect and comment)
When the two returned to the mountain, although there were many tourists at the foot of the mountain, most of them were just there to take pictures of the scenery. In addition, the gate of the Taoist temple was closed, so there were not many tourists.

The two opened the door and found the invitation letter in the crack of the door.

After staying in the hospital for half a month, today is June 6nd. Li Yang saw that there were still nearly three months left until September 22th, so he didn't care and just threw the invitation letter on the table.

As he had not returned for half a month, a lot of dust had accumulated in the temple. The two of them cleaned it up when they suddenly heard a cooing sound outside the temple.

When they opened the Taoist temple, they found the squirrel and the golden toad confronting each other at the door.

After not seeing it for half a month, the squirrel had lost a lot of weight. The fat on its belly had shrunk inward, and its hair was tangled, looking very miserable.

When the squirrel saw Li Yang, he immediately burst into tears.

God knows how badly he was bullied by the golden toad for half a month. Li Yang fell down after stealing the red fruit. The golden toad couldn't take revenge, so it took out all its anger on it and chased it for half a month.

It's so cruel that it bullied the good mice. It didn't even get to eat a single fruit!
Seeing the culprit coming back, the golden toad immediately changed its target, and with two coos, it jumped towards Li Yang.

Half a month ago, Li Yang was still a little overwhelmed by this Taoist alien, but now...

The toad was halfway through its jump when it was suddenly fixed in mid-air by an invisible airflow, and its three front and back webbed feet began to paddle frantically.

Golden Toad:?
Seeing tourists coming down the mountain in groups of three or four, Li Yang pulled the golden toad into the temple to avoid being seen.

"I know you are a Taoist alien species with a mysterious origin, but everything is based on fate. Now that red fruit is destined to be with me, why are you so greedy?"

Li Yang, who had plucked out an entire tree, gave a heartfelt lesson without blushing or getting nervous, and was fixed in the air by the golden toad.

Chi Yanhong rolled her eyes. Haha, if it weren’t for someone’s greed, she wouldn’t have to stay in the hospital for half a month.

The golden toad hung in the air in disbelief, struggling with its webbed feet. Its expression changed several times, from anger and panic to despair.

He wanted to spray liquid from his back to attack, but Li Yang was quick-eyed and cunningly retreated a few meters away.

The squirrel was squeaking with joy, and with his hands on his hips, he gave the toad two arrogant slaps.

I told you to hunt me down!
The golden toad is crying. It's really bullying the frog.

Li Yang had a strange expression on his face. Seeing that the squirrel was still with his hands on his waist, fiddling with the golden toad hanging in the air, he loosened his fingers and the golden toad fell to the ground.

Squirrel: [○｀Д○]
Golden Toad: (▼皿▼〝)
There was chaos in the temple.

Li Yang looked at the squirrel that was running away with its head in its hands and smiled silently.

As expected of the Supreme Root Technique, the Jade Toad Eating Qi Technique's ability to control objects to bully children like this is simply very effective.

The squirrel received tourists every day and spent two days peacefully. It was bullied badly. It squatted on Li Yang's shoulder for the past two days and refused to come down no matter what.

The golden toad would come to the Taoist temple for a stroll from time to time. It couldn't beat the two-legged beast that stole its fruit, and it didn't dare to provoke Chi Yanhong either. The talismans on the two-legged beast were even more terrifying than those that came out to steal its fruit.

So the golden toad could only bully the squirrel every day, and after a while they became familiar with each other.

On the third day, Li Yang found Chi Yanhong with a smug look on his face, and started to ask about his well-being and flatter him until Chi Yanhong became so annoyed that he wanted to draw his sword and chop him. Only then did Li Yang tell him the purpose of his visit.

"I want to learn how to draw talismans!"

Li Yang had coveted the art of talismans for a long time, but the old abbot had never taught him, so he had never entered the skill into the system.

The art of talismans has been the main practice of Taoism in modern times. Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, there has been a saying of "Three Mountains Talismans" in Zhengyi Sect, namely the Shangqing Sect of Maoshan, the Lingbao Sect of Gezhaoshan, and the Tianshi Sect of Longhushan.

The talisman cannot be made by simply finding a piece of paper and copying it.

Drawing talismans in the Zhengyi Sect is particularly complicated. One has to set up an incense table, burn incense, invite the gods, cleanse the body, hands, mouth, brush, paper, ink, and inkstone beforehand. After the prayer, one takes the brush and starts drawing, sprays it with magic water, prays again, and then bows and sends the gods off. None of the steps can be missed.

However, Li Yang felt that they were just bluffing. There were so many gimmicks, but there were only a few Taoist priests who could really practice talismans. Chi Yanhong looked surprised: "Li Yang, you are blessed by heaven to have obtained the Jade Toad Qi-eating Method. Why do you have to bother with this little trick?"

The art of talismans that had been practiced by the Zhengyi Sect for thousands of years became a minor art in her eyes.

"What you said is wrong. All the ways lead to the same destination. Now that spiritual energy has just revived, I just want to learn by analogy and explore more things."

Chi Yanhong shook his head and began to tell Li Yang about the development of Taoism:

"During the Spring and Autumn Period of the Qin Dynasty in ancient times, there were many stories about alchemists. Ancient books described alchemists who ate qi and practiced magic, relying on comprehending the mysteries of yin and yang in order to achieve immortality."

"Then, the alchemists' teachings gradually declined, and only a few of them were introduced to the common people. The school that followed the Qi-eating and breathing method was supplemented by the external alchemy technique. At that time, Qin Shihuang sought the golden elixir, and this golden elixir was the external elixir refined by the alchemists."

"Then Taoism continued to decline, but the rise of Taoism in the Eastern Han Dynasty provided a new opportunity for the development of sorcerers. Some Taoists took a different approach and created talismans and inner alchemy, which are also the source of most modern lineages."

"By this time, there were very few cultivators who practiced Qi-eating and breathing. I think the reason was that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had further declined. Qi-eating and breathing required too much spiritual energy from heaven and earth, and it was already difficult to practice the orthodox Qi-eating method. Therefore, Taoism could only reconstruct the Taoists' concept of gods and health preservation to form a new system."

"After the sects' disputes, Quanzhen unified all the Taoist sects in the world, and the Qi-eating and external alchemy methods completely disappeared. The internal alchemy method has since become the mainstream."

Li Yang was a little confused. He just wanted to learn a talisman, but he never thought that it would be related to so many things. So he asked in confusion: "What about the Qi-eating method? According to what you said, doesn't it mean that the spiritual energy withered during the Eastern Han Dynasty and the tradition has been lost?"

"The spiritual energy of the Eastern Han Dynasty was declining, but the spiritual energy in the famous mountains and rivers was still sufficient. The remaining Qi-eating Dharma lineages all lived in seclusion in the mountains and rarely communicated with the outside world, so there were very few records of them."

"You know why I have been wandering around the famous mountains and caves in Shuchuan. There are many legends about sword immortals in Shushan. This is the variant left by the Qi-eating method at that time."

At this point, Chi Yanhong glanced at him and said, "So, the alchemy and talismans are just a school system that was formed helplessly due to the decline of spiritual energy. Now that spiritual energy is reviving, there will definitely be a spiritual energy world in the future. Why do you have to retreat and seek those minor ways?"

Well, this little girl looked down on those schools of inner alchemy and talismans from the bottom of her heart, and she believed that eating Qi and breathing was the orthodox way, and she didn't want him to learn it at all.

But, I have a system. It only takes a month or so to open it, gain experience, and practice talismans.

Moreover, Li Yang believed that since the inner alchemy talismans have been passed down for thousands of years, they must have their extraordinary features.

Unable to resist Li Yang's persistence, Chi Yanhong had to agree to teach him some talisman techniques.

After preparing the yellow paper and cinnabar, Chi Yanhong taught him how to draw a talisman to suppress evil and calm the spirit.

"The secret method of this talisman has been passed down for hundreds of years. It was passed down orally from master to disciple. There is a high possibility of errors in the process of inheritance from generation to generation, and it may not be possible to draw it."

According to her, the talismans of each lineage are secret and must be equipped with corresponding mental methods and spiritual energy trajectories to be successfully drawn, and only those at the innate level and above can truly draw talismans.

Chi Yanhong couldn't draw it either. The talismans she had on her body were all passed down from her ancestors, and each one she used was one less.

Li Yang drew according to Chi Yanhong's explanation step by step. After he put pen to paper, Li Yang felt a trace of spiritual energy being drawn away from his body.

Something!

He inputted spiritual energy nervously, but the talisman paper did not move at all. When he continued to input spiritual energy, the talisman could not bear it and spontaneously combusted.

Chi Yanhong had expected this, so he smiled and went back into the house.

Li Yang frowned secretly, it turns out that things are not going so smoothly for you.

But it’s okay, I’m hooked.

Li Yang silently opened the system page:

[Skills: The Ink Talisman Book has been included]

[Ink Talisman Book: Level 0 (1/100)]

(End of this chapter)