Becoming a Taoist Master by Walking on the Underworld

Chapter 116: Gathering, Animal Hide Talisman, Threshold
Chen Yushu took a look inside the shop and saw a tall man talking to Old Fu in the shop.

Soon, the big man came out, and when he saw Chen Yushu, he just nodded slightly. Then he picked up the big coffin, put it on his shoulder, and walked directly to the coffin shop opposite.

“Two sticks of incense are enough.

His Qi and blood are vigorous, no weaker than those of internal martial artists.

Is it martial arts training or the physical training techniques of the sect?"

A gleam of inspiration flashed across Chen Yushu's eyes, and with his spiritual eye technique, he quickly determined the strength level of this big man.

The cultivation level of two incense sticks is actually not weak.

Not to mention that his qi and blood power is also very strong, comparable to the internal martial artists among martial artists.

As for whether he practiced martial arts as well, he couldn't tell.

Because at this time he already knew that there was actually a special method of body training in the sect, which could make one's body strong and capable of fighting against a diamond.

In ancient times, there were people who practiced the body cultivation technique to a high level. Although they did not cultivate internal strength, they could fight zombies in hand-to-hand combat. When they fought, they were extremely ferocious and even better than warriors.

"Who is this person? He lives in the coffin shop?"

A thought flashed through Chen Yushu's mind, but he didn't delve into it further.

Soon, he returned home.

He took out the post-staking method again and started watching.

"The method of pinning a stake can transfer the damage caused by an attack on yourself to the object you pin it on.

The secret book says that the first thing to place your trust in is God or spirit.

This is because anyone who is in this field will burn incense and offer sacrifices to the gods, so naturally there is an extra layer of connection between them and the gods and spirits, so they can borrow power from them. Afterwards, all they need to do is offer incense and that is enough.

In addition, there are demons and monsters... Once you sign a contract with these things, you need to make compensation.

Whether it is blood, essence, life span, or tribute... the price is often even higher.

Just like Boss Zuo, who signed a contract with the little ghost and raised it into a fierce ghost.

It was because the two were blood relatives that the little ghost, out of consideration for their old friendship, evenly absorbed the blood, energy, and life span of the people in the troupe.
Otherwise, the troupe would have died a long time ago..."

Chen Yushu thought silently.

What made him different from other people in the sect was that he did not burn incense or offer sacrifices to gods.

I have been practicing and cultivating hard all the time.

What I rely on is always my own strength.

Unlike other people, he can borrow the power of God.

This kind of leverage is extremely beneficial in the early stages of practice.

For example, one can enter a state of meditation more quickly, and when practicing, one will have a feeling of being assisted by a god, and the speed of practice will also be increased by several percent.

As a price, one only needs to offer incense every day, and after growing to a certain level, it is 'possible' for one to be driven by the other party to do certain things.

Such "gods" do exist.

Such as the land god, kitchen god, temple god... and some ancient sages, who were artificially "deified", all of them are real.

Just like Uncle Zhong in Beijiao Village, he also has the habit of worshiping the land god and offering incense.

Before, it was Chen Yushu who didn’t understand.

His limited knowledge of this line of work came from Li Chao's Records of Seeing Ghosts. He just practiced step by step based on his own understanding.

Although he knows more now, there is no need for him to worship gods and seek help anymore.

This was because his state of meditation had already reached the normal level, and his cultivation speed was extremely fast for an ordinary person practicing Yin.

Going to worship the gods again would be counterproductive and might even attract attention.

god!
There are also good and bad ones.

For example, the temple priests in some temples are, to some extent, the incarnation of "God" on earth, and they are the people who do things for the other party.

It's fine for ordinary people to burn incense and pray for peace, but if a cultivator wants to "borrow Dharma", then you need to do things for him.

The essence of this is mutual assistance and mutual benefit, but there are also many cases where people are coerced into doing evil.

“So, when I practice this method of sending a pile, I cannot use the ‘god’ to cast spells.

Can only borrow the 'spirit'.

Or, borrow the help of demons and monsters..."

Chen Yushu thought silently.

spirit!
Naturally, it is the spirit of the ancestors.

Especially for someone like him who was born in a mountain village, the best way is to borrow the ancestral spirits to ward off disasters for himself.

However, when he thought about the situation in his Beijiao Village, he shook his head again.

All the spirits in the ancestral hall are gone.

How to borrow?
Even though ten years have passed now, the ancestral spirits should have been "born" a little bit.

But it must be weak and not suitable.

Otherwise, it is easy to pit the ancestors.

"Now it seems that we can only use demons and monsters to cast spells."

Chen Yushu muttered that there was nothing to worry about.

There is a saying called forced casting.

He was not afraid of the ghosts turning against him and asking for his reward.

Because the biggest difference between him and Master Zuo is that he can "control" ghosts, while the other party can't.

time flies.

Soon, it got dark.

Dong dong dong~!

In the middle of the night, there was a knock on the door.

Chen Yushu put the drawn talisman into his backpack and walked over.

Tonight is the day that Shi Hao had agreed upon for the exchange meeting to begin. He had already packed up everything that needed to be prepared before then.

When the door was opened, Shi Hao was waiting at the door.

He was also disguised, wearing a straw hat and covering his face with a black cloth.

Obviously, at this exchange meeting, no one knew the other party's background.

Some necessary precautions are still necessary.

"Brother Chen."

The other party greeted.

Chen Yushu nodded, took a hat, and also took a black cloth, put it on his head, and said, "Let's go!"

The two of them had agreed to travel together, so naturally they didn't say much at this time. They just looked at each other, then quickly left and headed towards the east of the town.

Soon, the two arrived at the entrance of a pavilion.

This place, of course, still belongs to Jianghuan Town. I remember there was a small temple nearby, and the deity enshrined in the temple was a general.

It is said that this general, named Zhao Junwu, was born in Jianghuan Town. He started as a soldier and rose step by step to the position of general. His reputation was earned through actual combat.

Therefore, a hundred years later, this general of the Zhao army was posthumously named General Fengyun by the imperial court, and a temple was built in his hometown of Jianghuan Town for future generations to pay homage to him and worship him.

Of course, now that decades have passed, the incense offerings at this General Temple are certainly no longer as popular as they were at the beginning.

Being in such a remote place, only during festivals will the residents around offer incense as a token of respect.

At this moment, some people gathered here in groups of three or four, but they were all standing there with a blank look on their faces.

Apparently, they had also received news that there would be a gathering of people from the underworld, so they wanted to join in the fun.

“The news is that it’s in this pavilion.

I just don’t know why there are only a few of them?”

Shi Hao also had a confused look on his face.

Chen Yushu did not suspect that Shi Hao had deceived him. The two had dealt with each other more than once and they trusted each other.

Then he took a closer look at his surroundings, and a look of realization soon appeared on his face.

“This place is set up.

Only those who are truly in the know can see clearly."

Chen Yushu said in a low voice.

As for the rest, they were probably ordinary people who heard the news and followed here out of curiosity.

However, this formation is designed to protect against these ordinary people.

Perhaps these people are considered to be proficient in this field in the surrounding area.

But without the spiritual practice and the entry threshold, one will naturally be excluded.

"How can I get in?"

Shi Hao asked quickly.

"Go Yin!"

Chen Yushu whispered.

Just at this moment, someone else came over.

The person who came was a tall man with a face full of flesh. When he saw Chen Yushu and others, he didn't say anything, nor did he talk to anyone. He just walked a few steps along the pavilion and suddenly bumped into someone.

Disappeared in an instant.

Others also saw this scene.

It's just that those people looked a little unhappy, because they had no idea how the other party got in.

Some clever ones imitated the other person's walking route, followed him, and then bumped into him...

He is still there.

Didn't crash into it.

He even fell down because he used too much force, and started cursing.

"It's the man who carried the coffin that I met today."

Chen Yushu's face showed a thoughtful look.

The sturdy man just now was the sturdy man carrying the coffin whom he had met once today.

But he was not carrying the coffin at this time, and he had changed his clothes, so he almost failed to recognize him.

"Brother Chen, I don't know how to do the Yin thing yet."

A smirk suddenly appeared on Shi Hao's face.

He did have other ways to get in, but it would be too humiliating to ask the immortals for help just to enter the door.

"No problem, I'll take you in."

Chen Yushu didn't care about these. He reached out and pulled Shi Hao, then took a step forward.

Suddenly, Shi Hao felt a flash before his eyes, and a slightly busy street appeared in front of him.

Although it is called a street, it is actually not very long. It is just like a vegetable market, with stalls set up on both sides and some people walking in the middle, squatting down from time to time to ask questions.

Exchange meeting, coming in!
Excitement immediately appeared on Shi Hao's face.

"Brother Chen."

But at this time, he didn't dare to walk around, just looked at Chen Yushu.

"go in."

Chen Yushu also followed in.

Only then did he realize that there were more people here than he had imagined.

There are at least twenty or so.

Except for a few people who walked in openly, most people were disguised.

Just from their appearance, one can barely tell the gender.

Chen Yushu was not surprised by this.

When he got closer, he looked directly at the stalls.

Most of them were old artifacts, and there were one or two soul bones. What surprised Chen Yushu was that he also saw some secret manuals among them.

Such as Tiancheng Stance, Sardin Boxing, Qixue Lianpi Jing...they are actually some martial arts secrets.

Because there are really not many people setting up stalls.

Chen Yushu looked from beginning to end and only saw ten stalls.

He was not very interested in most of the things and felt a little disappointed.

This was far from the exchange he had imagined.

As a last resort, he walked to a stall selling used utensils.
If it were before, he would actually look down on these old artifacts.

Because the effect of old tools is very small for him, sometimes they are not as useful as talismans.

But after he learned how to open the altar, he understood that old utensils also played a significant role in opening the altar.

It can increase the thickness of his "wall" so that the ghosts being interrogated cannot see his figure.

Only when you can’t see will you feel awe, and only when you feel awe will you be able to capture, judge, and slay demons and evil.

However, Chen Yushu did not buy too much. He only selected two jades and two iron items.

About thirty taels each, which cost him one hundred and twenty taels of silver.

Then, he began to pick from the pile of secret books.

However, he found that both the standing meditation and the internal training techniques were far inferior to those taught in the pharmacy. He picked and chose, but finally gave up. This caused the old man who was setting up the stall to frown, with a look of disgust on his face.

In response to this, Chen Yushu could only shrug helplessly.

Suddenly, Chen Yushu's eyes lit up.

He saw someone selling talismans at a new stall.

Of course he had no shortage of talismans and the like, but out of instinct, he still walked over.

Evil-repelling charms, cleaning charms, calming charms, disease-curing charms...

Chen Yushu looked at these talismans, all of which had spiritual charm. Obviously, they were formed talismans and could play a role.

But the number is not that large, only a dozen or so in total.

"How much is this cleaning talisman?"

Chen Yushu asked curiously.

"Eight ounces of silver."

The man who was setting up the stall was a middle-aged man, and his face was not covered.

Of course, in the dark, few people can actually see his true face. After all, not everyone is like Chen Yushu, who can see in the dark as clearly as in the day and can clearly see the scenes within a certain range in the dark.

"I wonder what your name is, big brother? Are you a talisman maker?"

Chen Yushu handed over eight taels of silver, then said in a friendly manner.

"My last name is Feng. I'm not a talisman maker. Are you?"

The middle-aged man responded because the other party had bought the talisman, but his tone was still a bit aggressive.

“Don’t misunderstand, Brother Feng.

I actually wanted to ask you something.

What material is the talisman paper you made from?"

Chen Yushu had just noticed that the paper used by Master Feng to draw talismans was different from the pleated paper he had been using before, and was obviously of a higher quality.

Thinking about the fact that I am unable to draw the Golden Armor Talisman, the Ice Arrow Talisman and the Golden Armor Talisman, the main reason is that the quality of the talisman paper is low and its carrying capacity is weak.

In addition, there are talismans such as house-guarding talismans and exorcist talismans, which have already been improved to the level of minor success by him, but he can only draw talismans of the finest level.

Any higher, it won’t work.

It will explode because it stores too much spiritual energy.

This has happened more than once before.

So much so that he could only control and draw talismans of lower levels.

The new talisman paper is very important to him now.

Although he had asked Lao Fu before, and the other party also said that he could purchase it for him from other places, the time required would be relatively long.

Now, if I can buy suitable talisman paper from Master Feng, then this trip to the exchange meeting will be worthwhile.

“This is animal hide talisman paper.

They are all made of exotic animal skins and are very spiritual.

You know, those strange beasts are all familiar with yin and yang and can absorb spiritual energy independently.

The fur on the body is soft and the skin membrane is also an excellent material for making talismans, and it has a strong conductivity for spiritual energy.

Even if it is an ordinary talisman, once it is made, its power will be much stronger than those low-level pleated papers."

"I see.

I wonder if Brother Feng still has this animal skin talisman paper?

Would you be willing to sell me some?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yushu asked impatiently.

"Um?

What do you want the talisman paper for?"

Master Feng Fu was stunned, with a look of obvious vigilance on his face.

"Of course, it's used to draw talismans."

Chen Yushu said calmly, "To be honest with you, Brother Feng, I am also a talisman maker."

"you?

Also a talisman maker?"

Master Feng Fu was stunned, and a hint of sarcasm appeared on his face.

As a talisman maker, he knew too well the difficulty of this job. It was not something that one could draw just by saying so.

It took him many years of hard work and instruction from his master before he was able to draw a few types of talismans.

And the person in front of me?
Although the other person covered his face and he couldn't see clearly, he could tell from his eyes and voice that he was not very old.

This kind of person, I guess, was able to enter this exchange meeting only with the help of some elder. Even if he were to rely on himself, his level of attainment would certainly not be very high.

Drawing symbols?

It's almost like a ghost painting.

It's almost impossible to succeed.

However, this is also a good thing for him.

The reason why he sold talismans was naturally because he was short of money. It just so happened that he had his own set of experience in making talisman paper... In fact, most talisman makers could make talisman paper.

Because, this way, it saves more money.

After all, if you want to achieve something in the art of talisman making, you need to spend time and energy. The constant failures at the beginning are not only a blow to you mentally, but also financially.

Therefore, if they are not born into a wealthy family, most talisman makers need to run back and forth to raise funds to buy talisman paper and ink.

But if you master the skills of making talisman paper and talisman ink, you can naturally save a lot of expenses.

In his opinion, Chen Yushu at this time was just a beginner in talisman making with some wealth.

This was also his favorite God of Wealth.

So, his attitude changed, and he quickly said, “Of course I will sell this animal hide talisman paper as well.

But the price is much higher than ordinary pleated paper."

"Oh? How much is it?"

Chen Yushu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

If the other party insists on not selling, he will have no choice.

If you are willing to sell, then everything will be easy.

"Ten taels of silver in a stack, ten in a stack."

Master Feng Fu looked at Chen Yushu with a shrewd look in his eyes, and said.

"Ten taels of silver for two stacks, I want twenty stacks."

Chen Yushu spoke directly.

Master Feng Fu was about to refute, but suddenly he was stunned.

Twenty stacks means two hundred sheets, which, according to the other party, is worth one hundred taels of silver.

Although the price is far lower than that of finished talismans, the key is that the success rate is also low.

With his skill in making talismans, it is not certain that one out of ten would be successful. It would be better for him to make money directly by selling the talisman paper.

Although the price was a bit low, it was only relatively speaking, so he quickly said, "Deal!"

Then, he took out stacks of animal skin talismans directly from the package under him.

After Chen Yushu checked it briefly and confirmed that it was correct, he did not hesitate and directly took out one hundred taels of silver.

in this way.

The deal is done.

Both parties showed satisfaction on their faces, and felt that they had made a profit.

Of course, Chen Yushu was even more excited.

Master Feng Fu may have made a profit, but he would never lose money.

This was because once he got the hang of making talismans, there was almost no chance of failure.

In his eyes, these two hundred pieces of animal skin talisman paper are equivalent to two hundred talismans.

Even if we calculate the most common house-guarding talisman at five taels of silver per piece, it would still be worth one thousand taels of silver.

But in fact, he only knew how to use this animal skin talisman paper to make golden armor talismans, ice arrow talismans and weapon armor talismans, and at most add some high-quality low-level talismans.

Any one of them, if sold, would be worth at least fifteen or twenty taels of silver.

No matter how you look at it, it's a big profit.

On the contrary, the 'high price' offered by the other party was nothing in his eyes.

After all, he is rich now.

Excluding this purchase and the four old items he had bought before, he spent a total of two hundred and twenty taels of silver, and he still had nearly three hundred taels of silver in his bag.

He is very wealthy.

"Brother Chen, come here quickly.

There is a door here. I just asked. Outside is the trading area, and inside the door is the exchange meeting.

It is a place where people with similar experience can discuss and consult with each other. "

Shi Hao, who had just completed the transaction and was walking around, quickly grabbed him and spoke quickly.

"Oh?"

Chen Yushu was already somewhat disappointed with this so-called exchange meeting. Hearing this, he suddenly understood and asked quickly, "Who are the people who entered?"

"have no idea.

But there is someone guarding there, and he said that only people who have been there for more than one incense stick can enter."

A trace of embarrassment appeared on Shi Hao's face.

He has been in this business even shorter than Chen Yushu, and there is no such thing as incense in his business.

The strength of one's power is basically related to the strength of the immortals invited.

"Go over and have a look."

Chen Yushu nodded.

Under the leadership of Shi Hao, they soon arrived at a big gate.

Chen Yushu noticed that there was a stone lion at the door and the word "General" could be vaguely seen above the door. If he was correct, he guessed that this should be the gate of the General Temple.

It turned out that the person who set up the formation just happened to skillfully combine them together.

“Stop.

Only fellow Taoists who have been here for more than one incense stick can enter here."

There was someone guarding the door, and when he saw them coming, he spoke quickly.

"Then do you think I have enough skills to last for a stick of incense?"

Chen Yushu said calmly.

Without making a sound, he removed the hidden fragrance technique.

When the man heard this, a light flashed in his eyes, and he had already used some means such as the Qi-gazing technique. Seeing that Chen Yushu had indeed reached the level of one incense stick, he nodded quickly and said, "You can go in.

But this person beside you..."

"My brother is from the lineage of the Chu Ma Xian.

In this lineage of inheritance, there is no such thing as incense.

It is possible that the immortal he invited is much stronger than those Taoist friends who only have one or two incense sticks.”

Then, Chen Yushu spoke again.

Although the lineage of the Chu Ma Xian also practices, it is different from the inheritance of incense and fire of the Zou Yin people. It is another kind of manifestation.

Therefore, it is difficult to "see through" their true strength with ordinary qi-gazing techniques.

Because their strength really has little to do with themselves.

"All right……"

After hearing this, the man hesitated for a moment, then nodded and let them go in.

(End of this chapter)