Druid in the Xianxia world

Chapter 86: Void Seal, the Shocked Talisman Master
While Zhong Cang was momentarily lost in thought, Taoist Du spoke up, "This is what you need to learn in the next month...fifteen days. During this time, I'll be in the house. If you have any questions, you can ask me. But remember, you only have fifteen days. Learn everything in this book within fifteen days, and then I'll continue teaching you!"

Ignoring his attitude, Zhong Cang nodded after hearing his request. Then, as if thinking of something, he quickly said, "Teacher, I have no objection to your request, but I also have a request. Could you please read the contents of the book to me from beginning to end?"

"Read it again? Can't you read it yourself?"

Zhong Cang smiled and said a little embarrassedly: "I have a unique talent. I can gain more insights by listening to others recite."

“…Strange quirk.”

Having said this, Teacher Du did not refuse. After letting Zhong Cang sit down, he began to recite: "The talisman is the root of heaven and earth, the contract of ghosts and gods..."

"Buzz!"

While he was reciting, Zhong Cang had already crossed his legs and sat quietly on the ground. At the same time, the lingering sound of the Tao was also activated by Zhong Cang.

"jingle……"

The crisp sound of wind chimes, mixed with the voices of thousands of Taoist children chanting, this powerful background embellishment made the voice of Teacher Du's recitation that entered Zhong Cang's mind undergo a strange change.

"Crash..."

The sound turned into rain, falling from the sky.

What’s even more surprising is that this rain is not rain, but “characters”.

Characters fell from the sky one after another, creating waves in Zhong Cang's heart.

More importantly, sound can contain emotions and thoughts, and the classic "Compendium of Talismans" was written by Teacher Du Kui himself, pouring his hard work and his past energy and spirit into it.

While reading this, he couldn't help but recall his thoughts, feelings and insights when he was writing this book.

Now, all these insights have been picked up by Zhong Cang - the remnants of the sea of ​​sand, and have formed pictures in Zhong Cang's mind.

The picture shows his understanding of writing characters, his joy at successfully drawing the talisman, and some of the mysteries and tricks when writing talismans...

"Crash..."

The characters fell from the sky like rain, mixed with the chanting of the Taoist boy. Teacher Du's understanding of the art of talismans flashed through Zhong Cang's mind from time to time.

And his thoughts and ideas, after being understood by Zhong Cang, quickly became his own.

This is reflected in the spiritual seeds, that is, the leaves of the big tree are no longer ordinary, but have marks like characters.

"I understand……"

"Dao Wen is like code, the underlying source code of the world. Using Dao Wen, one can mobilize the laws of heaven and earth within the world... But Dao Wen is so powerful that ordinary people cannot use it. Due to their weak souls, they can't even remember it. For this reason, the ancients simplified the Dao Wen, forming the Cloud Seal..."

"Cloud Seals also possess some strange powers that can mobilize the power of the world. Therefore, whether it's spells, refining equipment, or even some powerful elixirs, there will be cloud seals and cloud scrolls..."

"However, Cloud Seal is not the root of Dao text after all. In order to better mobilize the power of heaven and earth, we need to use our magic power to cooperate, and even more so, we must devote our hearts and minds to resonate with heaven and earth..."

At this moment, Zhong Cang already knew that writing talismans, copying images, and completing them in one go without interruption were only the basic and intermediate talismans.

If you want to draw high-level talismans, or even top-quality talismans, it mainly depends on the effort you put into it and your understanding of the world and nature.

Zhong Cang was full of thoughts and thought a lot. He didn't know how long it took. The sounds outside gradually died down, but various strange visions were still appearing in his spiritual world. It took another full incense stick of time for Zhong Cang to digest the insights he had "picked up".

Then, when he opened his eyes, he saw Teacher Du looking at him impatiently.

"Little guy, how much have you understood? Don't tell me you haven't understood anything at all. That will make me think you are playing tricks on me."

As a talisman master, he was asked to recite the basic explanation of talismans. This made Teacher Du feel that his behavior was stupid and foolish. Therefore, he had decided that if Zhong Cang had no understanding, he would definitely drive this troublesome guy away.

"You can't read it yourself, but ask me to read it aloud. This teaching method is amazing..."

Just as he was complaining in his heart, Zhong Cang spoke, and his first sentence stunned Du Kui.

"Teacher, you worry too much. I respect you so much that I dare not play tricks on you. As for this teaching, thanks to your good recitation, I have already fully understood the basic talisman explanation."

"???"

Because he had never expected to hear such an answer, Du Kui was stunned for a full minute after Zhong Cang finished speaking.

He was stunned, and Mo Shuyu, who was standing next to him, also looked over in surprise.

"You've understood everything in the time it takes to stick up an incense stick? Are you sure?"

"Of course I am sure... I wouldn't dare lie in front of the two teachers."

"Wow..."

"Shh!"

The conversation between Zhong Cang and Mo Shuyu finally made Du Kui react.

But he did not ask like Mo Shuyu. Instead, he used his magic power to pull a table over, and also some writing materials such as pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and placed them in front of Zhong Cang.

"Since you say you understand everything, then write a basic talisman. I want to see whether you are just a braggart who likes to exaggerate, or if you are truly capable."

After hearing this, Zhong Cang...did not pick up the pen to write.

"I understand the contents of the book, but I haven't put them into practice yet. If you ask me to write it directly, I won't be able to write it successfully in one go." "Hehe..."

These words made Du Kui sneer, and just when he thought Zhong Cang was a liar who was full of lies and was about to drive him away with a sneer, with a "hum" sound, a violent fluctuation of magic power suddenly burst out from Zhong Cang.

The next moment, the magic power around Zhong Cang gathered towards the palm of his right hand.

"Buzz!"

A large amount of magic power gathered together, causing Zhong Cang's palm to emit a light. The light was so dazzling that ordinary people could not see anything.

But the two adults in the room, both Mo Shuyu and Du Kui, are monks with profound magical powers.

Therefore, they clearly saw that in the palm of Zhong Cang's right hand, a character quickly appeared like a brand.

"boom!"

The next moment, as Zhong Cang swung his right hand forward and suddenly struck the air, the character, under the influence of his magic power, actually broke away from his palm and was imprinted in the void out of thin air.

Although the characters disappeared without a trace after a few breaths without the support of magic power, this short period of time was enough for Mo Shuyu and Du Kui to see the appearance of the characters clearly.

But because of this, both of them were stunned.

"Gold, Vajra Talisman!"

Unlike other teachers, Teacher Du Kui is very conscientious. In this collection of basic talismans, he specially recorded some elementary but extremely practical talismans.

Just like the Vajra Talisman, the Divine Power Talisman, the Divine Movement Talisman, the Sharp Gold Talisman, the Armor-Piercing Talisman... and so on.

Since there are records, it is not surprising that Zhong Cang was able to learn it.

Well, this is very strange. Not to mention that Zhong Cang was able to learn it by just "studying" it once, what shocked Mo Shuyu and Du Kui even more was that what Zhong Cang had just done was actually drawing talismans in the void.

As for drawing talismans in the void, this is something that only high-level talisman masters can do.

"No, he didn't just draw it. He made the talisman appear directly on his palm and imprinted it directly into the void. This is the Void Seal."

Well, this is why Du Kui overestimates Zhong Cang. His practice of the art of talismans is not that deep yet. The reason why he has reached this level is because of the specialness of the Yiliu Tree.

As a spiritual plant, the Memory Tree has the ability to permanently preserve memories.

With it as its foundation, Zhong Cang's spirit tree also possesses such ability - the spells he memorized will never be forgotten.

This is true for magic and talismans.

When Zhong Cang was comprehending the art of talismans just now, he recorded the talisman method on the leaves of the spiritual seed tree.

From this point on, his leaves became the carrier of the talisman.

With such a record, Zhong Cang's understanding of the talisman will not only never decline, but the talisman engraved on the leaf will also become a talisman that is mostly completed but not fully activated.

Moreover, because the spiritual tree is a memory and is illusory, Zhong Cang can not only activate this talisman with magic power, but also allow the leaves to penetrate the body surface and appear in the outside world.

The only regret is that a leaf can only carry one talisman.

Thinking of this, Zhong Cang looked at his big tree with lush branches and leaves, and felt that he didn't have to worry about not having enough leaves for the time being.

The memory of the Yiliu Tree is permanent, and it is so effective in the use of talismans. Zhong Cang did not expect this, and Mo Shuyu and Du Kui did not expect it either.

Seeing Zhong Cang draw the talisman after just listening to the recitation once, and even seal the talisman in the void, both Mo Shuyu and Du Kui had horror in their eyes.

After looking at each other in horror, Du Kui's expression changed. He went from having a bad temper and a strange personality to being kind, tolerant and peaceful.

"Hahaha, Xiao Shuyu, now that I think about it, I was too critical of your choice before. It was my fault. Since you like formations, you should learn them. And Zhong Cang is suitable for talismans, so he should also learn them."

"Don't worry, this time I will do my best to teach Zhong Cang well."

"By the way, it's getting late now, and you should leave. I won't delay your cultivation..."

"hehe."

Du Kui's words and the action of preparing to send him away made Mo Shuyu laugh. He sneered, "Old ghost, didn't you just say that you didn't want to waste time? Besides, aren't you worried that Zhong Cang is cheating and has studied in advance?"

"At this age, he can already perform the Void Seal. Even if he has learned it before, it doesn't matter... No, what I mean is that I think Zhong Cang is sincere, and I believe he won't resort to such despicable means."

Although he made some amends later, at the beginning, he was so excited that he expressed some of his thoughts.

After hearing his words, Mo Shuyu had to admit that what Du Kui said made sense.

It has not even been a month since the Taoist Academy started classes. To be able to master the Void Seal in such a short time means he has learned it in advance, which makes him an unparalleled genius.

At least, he was a genius that even Mo Shuyu was moved by—she wanted to teach him, and then study the formation together, and climb to the ultimate truth of the formation together.

But because of this, it was impossible for her to leave.

"Old ghost, just give up. I can't possibly hand Zhong Cang over to you completely. His future lies not only in talismans, but in the broader and vaster world of formations."

"Bullshit, why are talismans bad? They are the closest to the origin of the laws of heaven and earth..."

(End of this chapter)