One Qi Chaoyang

Chapter 111: Four Methods

Zhao Fuyun took the book "Secret Words of the Heavenly Commands" and opened it casually.

"This is what your aunt obtained when she entered an ancient temple. The "heavens" here refer to the residences of gods in the various "heavenly realms" in the world." Xun Lanyin said.

"Heaven? Is there a heaven in this world?" Zhao Fuyun asked in surprise. Of course, he had read some legends about this. For example, in the history of this world, various gods ruled this land at the very beginning.

Of course, at the beginning, they called themselves gods and no one could deny them. Gods lived together with all kinds of creatures. Later, most of the gods were overthrown.

Many died, while some were said to have gone to outer space and opened up their own divine realm.

Later, the situation that ruled this land became more complicated. There were monsters, demons, ghosts, gods, humans, various sects, and organizations. After more than two thousand years of chaos, the current human-dominated landscape was slowly formed.

The reason why it was able to develop into this pattern is that human beings gradually united, just like the Great Zhou Kingdom. There were originally many forces on this land, but the founding emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom forced everyone to unite. Even if they were not human beings, as long as they yearned for peace, they could be together.

He always regarded the so-called "heaven" as a legend, because he had never seen it and no one had told him about it.

"The sky we are referring to is the realm outside this world. As the saying goes, each realm has its own sky. You don't have to be too curious about this. It's not something you and I need to understand now. There were many extinct gods and spirits, and they left behind many small realms. Every few years, there will be news that a small realm has been discovered."

When Zhao Fuyun heard this, he thought of his aunt again. She seemed to have been looking for a place. Now it seems that it might be the realm of some god.

"This Secret Words of the Commands of the Heavens actually teaches you how to compose spells. The power of a single spell is limited after all. We need to go from simple to complex, and then from complex to simple." Xun Lanyin gave him the book, and left after sleeping on Zhao Fuyun's recliner for a night.

Zhao Fuyun read the book carefully. It did not contain any direct mantras or spells, but rather recorded various conversations between gods and spirits.

Just like the first sentence here, it says: "From the beginningless decree: Heaven and earth must have yin and yang, the turbid descends and the clear rises, and then heaven and earth are separated."

This is the only record about the Taoist Patriarch Wu Shi, and what follows are records of various decrees from gods.

Zhao Fuyun quickly understood that the chapter record of the Nine Heavens Cloud Pattern could only be regarded as an enlightenment in the practice of spiritual literature. It was like learning to read from a young age, one had to know a lot of words first, while this book taught you how to speak.

But he was not really teaching how to speak, but seemed to be demonstrating how to use a spell.

He discovered that the incantations of the gods were like speaking, or giving people direct orders, but they were expressed in a written form.

For example, the second sentence: "The Great Emperor of Nothingness decrees: Those who recite my name can escape into nothingness."

Zhao Fuyun's heart moved, and he couldn't help but wonder, is it true that by chanting the name of the Great Emperor of Nothingness, one can escape into nothingness?

He wanted to try, but he didn't know the name of the Great Emperor of Nothingness. He tried to chant "Nothingness" or the name of "Great Emperor of Nothingness", but felt nothing.

I was alone there, reading carefully, pondering, reading one by one, until I felt dizzy and even found it difficult to cast spells. My mind was like a mess, messed up by all kinds of runes.

However, when he turned to the back, he found an explanation.

It’s like those formulas that seemed simple but incomprehensible, and someone has helped you solve them.

Of course he could see that it was a simplified version. Despite this, he felt that the person who could do the translation was amazing. And in his mind, the person reminded him of his aunt's name.

He had never heard of the name Yun Yiqing in all his years of cultivation, but he was sure that his aunt was definitely not an ordinary cultivator. She could wander around and explore various secret places for more than ten years, and she only came to see her sister after she had been dead for more than a year. How could she be an ordinary cultivator? After he entered into a state of meditation and calmed his mind, he reread what Yun Yiqing had written.

“People’s thoughts seem infinite, but in fact they are finite. One thought forms a talisman, and one obtains a method. The method is in the heart, but if it cannot be applied, it cannot verify the principles of heaven and earth. If you want to display the method in your heart between heaven and earth, you need a method and technique.”

"When the Qi Sea forms a fire symbol, fire will be created when the mind is moved. This is just an ordinary method. It should be announced to the heaven and earth. If you use the name of heaven and earth, or the name of God, and cast fire on the world, then this fire will not be ordinary fire, but a fire with the will of heaven, or a divine fire with the will of God."

When Zhao Fuyun saw this, he immediately understood. It was like if he wanted to kill someone, he would pick up a knife and go up himself. Everything depended on his own ability. The other party would resist and might even kill him back.

If a person is killed in the name of the court, then if an army comes, it will be difficult for the other party to resist.

Thinking of this, I turned the page and saw the first line of the next page.

"When casting a spell, one should cast it with a name."

"The Dharma knot in the heart is like a military talisman. The talisman is also called a Dharma seal. It is just the basis for practicing the Dharma. We should use the Dharma seal in our heart to match the Dharma image of heaven and earth."

"The four realms of practice are original intention, borrowing, acting on behalf of others, and conforming to the Tao."

When Zhao Fuyun saw these four realms, he understood them easily.

The original intention is to practice the law according to the will of the self, because so many gods and spirits before have practiced the law according to the will of the self.

They have reached the state of returning to nature, or in a sense they are in harmony with the Tao, so their own will is the Tao.

The method of borrowing is described shortly afterwards.

"Practicing law is like conquering a country. You need an army in your country, you need justice, you need determination, you need to know the amount of food and grass, and you need to know the enemy's strengths and weaknesses."

Here, "there are troops in the country" refers to the talismans formed in the body, "righteousness" means that there must be a legitimate reason for the war, "determination" is the willpower that needs to be maintained, "food and grass" refers to the amount of magic power, and "knowing the enemy's strengths and weaknesses" means that you need to determine the enemy's true and false position and don't attack randomly.

"Learning the method of asking for help is to ask for the divine will, which refers to the great righteousness of the matter. With divine help, everything will be successful. It is like inviting a general to enter the camp to tidy up the army, and the army's strategy will naturally double."

When Zhao Fuyun saw this, he remembered that when he prayed to the Lord Chiyan in the past, he had actually used the phrase "ask to borrow".

However, at that time he was visualizing the Red Flame God entering his body. Although this could double the power of his fire magic, it also put a burden on his body.

The power of the divine fire was so great that even the nightmare demons had to retreat in fear.

The next spell demonstration was actually demonstrated using fire magic. Zhao Fuyun didn't know whether his aunt knew about the foundation he built with fire magic.

He looked at the secret recipe for the spell: "The red flame is immortal, borrow the time from the falling cup to make my dark room bright."

When he finished reading, he closed his eyes and recited the spell according to its meaning. In just a moment, the flame on the lamp seemed to be endowed with divine power.

(End of this chapter)