From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 67: Clouds Converge into Seals to Foretell Celestial Phenomena

The next morning, at the back of Baiyun Mountain.

The sky was dimming as the morning sun rose from the clouds, revealing a half-circle of red shadow floating above the waves of clouds at the end of the blue sky.

Li Yang sat on the big bluestone on the top of the mountain with his hair disheveled, and his aura became more and more ethereal. He opened his mouth and inhaled, and a cloud of rosy qi flowed into his mouth and nose.

The whole body was shining brightly. Li Yang was surrounded by mist. His flesh, blood, and bones were baptized again and again, and he felt unusually comfortable all over.

[Yangwu Qi-eating Technique +1]

The speed of practicing the Yangji Root Method in the early morning was faster than Li Yang had imagined. The movements and strange phenomena were also exaggerated. Every time, it reminded Li Yang of the short-lived "Buddha's Light" phenomenon recorded in the Emei Mountain Chronicles.

Li Yang pondered secretly, thinking back to the ancient times, the sword immortals on Mount Emei should have practiced like him.

When the sun came out from the clouds and the purple clouds in the sky disappeared, the speed of Yangjigenfa slowed down, and Li Yang ended his morning practice.

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【玉蟾食炁法：1阶（901/1000），解锁状态：御物，剑诀（4/9）】

[Yangwu Qi-eating Technique: Level 1 (372/1000)]

[Taoist Health Preservation Technique: Level 1 (719/1000), Unlocked: Golden Light Curse]

[Ink Talisman Book: Level 1 (400/1000), unlocked: Talisman Pill Dao Heart]

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Li Yang frowned slightly. He had already mastered the Yangwu Qi-eating method to a proficiency of 358, but it was not in the same awakened state as the Yuchan Qi-eating method.

Could it be that Yangwu’s Qi-eating method was not learned through the system, but was realized by himself?

But since it can be included in the system, when the proficiency reaches 500, it should be able to reach the awakening state.

As the sun passed, the speed of practicing Yangjigen Fa slowed down. Li Yang stood up and prepared to practice other skills.

While thinking, Li Yang walked to the table set up by Gao Miao.

Gao Miao was preparing ink and cinnabar, looking at Li Yang carefully. Although he was only staying in Baiyun temporarily to treat his illness, Gao Miao always happily agreed to the tasks assigned by Li Yang.

This time, he looked at the things Li Yang asked him to prepare, and based on his own knowledge, he immediately figured out that Taoist Li was going to draw a talisman!
Gao Miao had seen Taoist priests in Taoist temples draw talismans during some special ceremonies, but he also knew that those were just for peace of mind and were useless.

"But if it's drawn by Taoist Priest Li, it must be different. Taoist Priest Li is a man who can freeze zombies with just two pieces of talisman paper!"

Without noticing Gao Miao's curious and admiring gaze, Li Yang slowly recalled the two types of talisman drawing methods that Chi Yanhong had taught him yesterday morning before he went into seclusion.
Thinking of the talisman passed yesterday morning, Li Yang felt so angry that his teeth were itching.

Damn it, when you first started to teach your talisman to ward off evil and calm the gods, you kept saying you only knew one, but now you've taken out two more. Bai Yuchan was the number one Taoist who visited Taoist sects all over the world. God knows how many good things he left for this little girl.

Complaints aside, the two types of talismans that Chi Yanhong passed on to him this time are both good things.

One is called "Five-Element Life-Preserving Talisman" and the other is called "Cloud-Rising Talisman".

When the level of [Ink Talisman Book] reached 400 a few days ago, the experience points for drawing the Suppressing Evil and Calming God Talisman stopped increasing. It seems that the level of the Suppressing Evil and Calming God Talisman is too low, and the experience points can only be 500. The talisman is similar to Li Yang's Golden Light Taboo. The spiritual energy on the paper of the drawn talisman will dissipate over time, but the difference is that as long as a small amount of spiritual energy is added, the talisman can be effective again.

Li Yang thought for a moment and decided to paint the "Five Yuan Life-Preserving Talisman" first. According to the information Li Yang had consulted, this kind of talisman paper was from the Qingwei lineage of Hubei.

According to Taoism, people have five elements, namely nature, spirit, energy, emotion and essence. This "Five Elements Life-Preserving Talisman" should literally be a talisman that can cure diseases and maintain health, and is beneficial to the human body.

Having drawn the Evil-Suppressing and Spirit-Calming Talisman countless times, the level of the Five-Element Life-Preserving Talisman was not high, so Li Yang began to draw calmly.

The talisman is most delicately drawn in terms of brushwork. The specific method is to draw it in scattered shapes first and then gather it into a concentrated shape. It requires the mind and Qi to follow each other and the talisman is completed in one stroke.

Li Yang has made great progress in eating Qi, and his control over strength and spiritual energy is absolutely top-notch. In the view of Gao Miao standing aside, Li Yang is solemn and serious at this moment, and the inscription on the talisman paper is different from the ordinary neat and regular script. Although it looks very sloppy, it is filled with a sense of artistic conception, and is very elegant and lofty.

[Ink Talisman Book +1]

After he put pen to paper and heard the system's prompt, Li Yang began to appreciate the talisman he had drawn with satisfaction.

"Master, I've seen other Taoist temples need to set up altars and set up banners when drawing talismans, and the steps are very complicated. But for you, it's just like practicing calligraphy?"

"True and false, true and false, who can tell?" Li Yang smiled playfully and handed the talisman to Gao Miao without explaining.

"Why don't you try my Five-Element Life-Preserving Talisman and see what effect it has?"

Li Yang was in a good mood. Seeing Gao Miao working hard to mix the ink and cinnabar, he handed him the talisman he had just drawn.

Gao Miao carefully took the talisman, and after Li Yang injected a stream of spiritual energy into the talisman to stimulate it, he immediately felt the warmth in the talisman flowing to his limbs and bones, and even the coldness in his body dissipated a little.

"This life-preserving talisman can suppress the negative energy in the body, making me feel warm all over." Gao Miao's eyes lit up. Ever since he was scratched by a zombie and his body changed, he had been feeling very cold. This talisman actually made him feel a hint of warmth.

"That's fine. This five-yuan life-saving talisman can be considered as your reward for looking after the spiritual rice." Li Yang nodded. This five-yuan life-saving talisman is very helpful to ordinary people, but it is of no use to him. It can only be used to gain experience.

Gao Miao was overjoyed and expressed his gratitude immediately.

“Hiss, but even though the effect of this Five Yuan Life-Preserving Talisman is far inferior to that of the Golden Light Talisman, it is still considered a cultivation resource. It gives me some more bargaining chips when exchanging with the authorities…”

While Li Yang was thinking, he began to try to draw another talisman, "Xingyun Talisman"

The Five-Element Life-Preserving Talisman is a human body talisman, which is mainly used for ordinary people. The Xingyun Talisman is a celestial talisman, and it is obvious that it is several levels higher than the human body talisman.

Following the talisman head that Chi Yanhong passed to him, Li Yang calmed down and began to draw. However, unlike when he drew the Five Yuan Life-Preserving Talisman, he felt something was wrong as soon as he put pen to paper.

The feeling of mind and Qi following each other when drawing the Five Elements Life-Preserving Talisman was gone, and the spiritual energy was intermittent. When the talisman was drawn, although the taboo characters and the text on it were the same as what Chi Yanhong had said, Li Yang knew that he had not drawn it successfully. This Xingyun Talisman was just a work of calligraphy.

"Master, what kind of talisman is this?" Gao Miao asked cautiously. He couldn't tell the difference between the talismans and just thought that Li Yang had drawn another kind of talisman.

"This is called the Xingyun Talisman, a high-level talisman, but I made some mistakes while drawing it."

"What, the Cloud-raising Talisman?" Looking at Li Yang with a frown on his face, Gao Miao was shocked to the point of being burnt on the outside and tender on the inside. The ability to move clouds to pray for clear weather and to cause rain and lightning were abilities that only gods in mythology and legends could possess.

This is modern society. Can Master Li achieve this?
(End of this chapter)